The Washington times., 1901-10-20
LITERARY NOTE

| Prof George A. Barton. who is assist
| ant professor in Biblical literature and
Semitic languages at Bryn Mawr College,
has just completed 6. work in which he
traces the social and religious evolution
| OF the Semitic peoples from the earliest
| tlfnes until that period when the various
| national Semitic religions were fully de
veloped- The title of his book will be "A
Sketch or Semitic Origins; Social an- Re
ligious.'
d. Appleton & Co.'S October announce
ments include THE Quiberon Touch by
Cyrus Townsend Brady; The Alien" by
F. f. Montresor; THE Apostles of the
Southeast" by Frank r. Bullen; Some
Women l Have Known" by Maarten
Martens; "Shipmates," by Morgan Rob-
ertsoni while Charlie Was Away" by
Mrs. Poultney Bigelow: THE Wage of
Character, hy Julien Gordon; other
Worlds" by Garrett Z. Serviss; Drag
ons of the Air by II. G.. Seeley; The
Most Famous Loba," by N. *. BIissett.
Strange stories folklore gleanings, and
studies here and there compose the new
volume by Lafcadio Hearn. entitled "A
japanese Miscellany" which Little,
Brown * Co. are about to publish.
IA New Epigrams" is the title of Will
liam b. Gross new book. and X. +. Fenuo
& Co. are its publishers.
A new novel by Maurice Hewlett is a
literary event THE Fond Adventure" is
to run serially in 'Leslie's Monthly be-
ginning with the November number The
period is subsequent to the times of
Richard Yea and Nay and concerns the
pleasant adventures of Captain Brazen-
head on his memorable pilgrimage to the
shrine of st. Thomas of Canterbury.
Prof. Edward Charming has been cross
ing swords with Governor Heard, of
Louisiana, over an attack on his STU
dents History of the United States by
the Governor in his Louisiana Day ad-
dress at the Buffalo Exposition. The
Governor had been dipping into the pro-
fessor's book. and caught sight of SEN
tence to the effect that the banks of the
Mississippi are low and swampy and that
what we believe to be a fact by the
bye-ocean-g going smiling ships cannot
navigate above Baton Rouge. These rash
statements let loose the dogs of war. Had
the worthy Governor read on, he would
have seen that Prof Claiming says that,
Taken altogether and weighing the ad-
vantages and disadvantages, 1t may be
safely said that there is no other land of |
Its size on the earth's surface so admir- |
ably suited to the purposes of man as |
the basin of the Mississippi
contributions to MineraloRy and Pet !
Biography" is the title of a book which |
serves purpose broader than the mere |
Presentation of discussions upon the titu-
lar subjects. Issued in connection with |
the blcentennial of Yale, consisting |
Of reprints OF some of the more import
ant articles which have appeared during |
he last fifty years, and accompanied by |
complete bibliographies and historical |
sketch of the development of mineralogy |
At Yale, it has also a distinct value in tine |
history of the research and learning of |
hat great university.
1t Is edited by S. L. Penfield, NJ. A, |
professor of mineralogy, and L. V. PRS |
Apply. 1t is believed that many workers
n mineralogy and Photography will find
/ convenient to have the scattered pub
ications brought together. and that as
book of reference the volume will serve
| useful purpose.
A writer in the September "Bookman"
says: Lewis Carroll in his dron 'Fa-
her William. had in mind a string of
'ersified platitudes by Southey entitled
The Old Mans Comforts, and How He
iained Them Wordsworth is directly
'atirized in the inimitable tale of the old
nan sitting on gate; and The Three
Voices. in the volume Of his collected
,arodies, is fling at the Metaphysics of
The Two Voices Among the
countless parodies of 'Hiawatha' there is
me which cleverly burlesques the tauto-
ogical license of the poet:
He killed the noble Mudiokiwis,
With the skin he made him mittens
Made them with the fur side inside;
Made them with the skin side outside;
He, to get the side inside,
Put the inside skin side outside,
He, to get the cold side outside,
Put the warm side fur side inside;
That's why he put the fur side inside,
Why he put the skin side outside,
Why he turned them inside outside.
Messrs d. Appleton & Co.'S autumn an
louncements include TIE following books:
The French People" by Arthur Hassal,
4. A. new volume in the Great Peo-
lies Series" edited by Dr. York Powell;
Modern Scandinavian Literature" by
)r. Georg Brandes, new volume in the
Literatures of the World Series" edited |
" Edmund Gosse; "Other Worlds by
Jarrett p. Serviss; Dragons of the Air."
" II. G. Seeley. F. r S; THE Living
Races of Mankind" by II. \. Hutchin-
regory, D. Sc, F. G. S; r. Lydekker,
> r. s., f G. s, f. L. S, etc; Book
inding and the Care of Books by Doug
Is Cockrell. illustrated, the first volume
n the Artistic Crafts Series" edited by ,
V. +. Lethaby.
A new illustrated edition of Daudet's
Little Masterpieces. comprising Let
ers from Ny Mill" translated by Katha-
inc Prescott Wormeley. and Monday
aIes," translated by Marian Mcintyre,
gill be published by Little. Brown & Co.
THE Youngest Girl in the School is a
tory by Miss Evelyn Sharp the author
IS of ''Wymps' and other popular books
+ fairy tales. This book Is published by
le Macmillan Company and is specially
asigned for girls in their teens.
'Allin Winfield" the second novel by
Gorge Ethelbert Walsh. author Of The
Mysterious Burglar" which is announced
II early publication by T. N. Buckles &
o.. has the distinction Of being full of
dventUrc mystery, and movement, with
ut resorting to bloodshed and fights in
early every ChaDter.