The Washington times., 1901-10-13

| SNiAi iithig NtNTldn, which D. D. 1@lBlsii-
colt Company have just issued in six vol
umes, was first printed in part in London,
in 1S44-45. and is now printed for the first
time in its entirety. The Lives" are an
| interesting memorial of a critical period
in the history of the Church of England
An introduction is supplied by Arthur
| Woilaston Hutton.
A book on Holland 1t goes without say
ing, has a flavor of the quaint and pic
turesque. The authors and illustrator of
"Old Dutch Towns" by Van w. j. Tuin
and W. o. ]. Nieuwenkamp, have con-
trived to bring within the limits of one
volume perhaps a greater proportion of
what is truly artistic and characteristic
of its subject than have any of their
predecessors.
The promised translation of DR..
Karl Buchers 'Entstehung der Volk-
| swrthschaft" has at last been pub
| lished by Henry Holt & Co. under the
title of Industrial Evolution 1t is
from the hand of DIR. S. Morley Wicket,
| of the University of Toronto. Since the
book was first reviewed in these columns,
in its original form, it has passed through
| three German editions and has been
I somewhat modified. AT the outset merely
: a collection of lectures, delivered to audi
ences not composed of specialists. the
chief value of Die Entstehung' was
AAtNtIlItItSS lpuHtl III It's u-t - othtIiiNS
and others as an introduction to the
study of industrial evolution. This fact
led naturally to a modification of the
! book. Several chapters have been thor
, oUghly reconstructed. and one of semi
statistical character omitted. On the
other hand, three valuable sections
| Chapters !, V, and VIII have been added
' in order to present more fully the course
of economic development.
Mcclure, Phillips & Co. publish this
! ctO Of
! The House of the Green Shutters" by
| George Douglas writer little known to
I American readers.
/ Last May the National Magazine
| asked its readers to answer the question,
| Who is the foremost living American
| author" and in the September number
1 list of authors voted upon is given
| ranked according to the number of votes
| received. Not only does Mark Twain head
| this list with the largest number of votes
| but he also evokos the most eulogistic
| tributes.
The November Smart Set" will con-
tain several interesting features. Edgar
Fawcett writes the leading novelette,, en-
titled The Wonderful Idea,' and some |
special features that follow are THE Am |
bassador's Burglar" humorous play in |
two scenes by Caroline Duer; king Ed |
ward the seventh, a review by Stephen |
F'iske of the royal visit to America of |
Baron Renfrew; Lassitude. poem |
by Julien Gordon (Mrs. Van Rensselaer, |
| Crugerl, and AT the End of the Course"
thrilling racing story by Martha Nc
Culloch- Williams
The Grafton Press announces vol
ume of "reminiscences by Mrs. Caroline
Elizabeth Merrick. The title of this book |
is Old Times in Dixie Land; A Southern |
MatrOns Memories"
Words and Their Ways" by James |
Greenough and George Kittridge, is a |
book intended to answer the numerous |
questions which intelligent persons who
are not linguistic scholars are continually |
asking with regard to their mother ton
que. Every point is illustrated by eX-
amples so that the book contains a great |
number of interesting derivations and dis
customs of usage.
The Old Mission House at Mackinac is
a hotel with a picturesque past and most
interesting literary associations. The ear
ly French missionaries built it with their
own hands as home for themselves and
their Indian pupils. All of the original
buildings are in use today The great
brick fireplace still serves its intended
purpose. The long, low hall where the
voyagers hung their harvest of furs to
dry is now the dining-room.
1t was in this interesting inn, overlook
Everett Hale. with pencil on pad, began
his immortal short story, The Man
Without a Country and it was here that
Mary Hartwell CatherwOod, to whom the
place is second home, did some of the
best work in her new novel, "Lazarre."
The Bookman" begins review of
Kim with the statement that ''t is Mr..
Kipling's latest book-he wrote his last
about three years ago"
'Mediaeval London" is the title of a
book by Canon w. Benham joint author
Of The Life of Archbishop TAFT, and
Charles Welch, librarian of the Guild
hall Library, which the Macmillan Com
pany will publish Immediately.
A Brantome of the eighteenth century
would not have failed to include Sarah
Jennings. Duchess of Marlborough. among
les danes illustres. She has left, even in ;
current tradition, formidable reputation
as a harridan in politics. Her influence ]
struck so deep in Queen Anne's time that
her latest biographer. Fitzgerald Iio.loy, !
is quite justified in extending me story
of her life and times to two thick volumes.
In the preparation of this Elaborate biog- Z
raphy the unpublished manuscripts col
lected by the Duchess as materials for | )
the memoirs of her husband. as well as Z
other inedited sources. have been consult
ed. The books are of handsome make and | )
ly portraits. Hutchinson G. Co. of London. !
and Dodd, Mead & Co, publish the wor6 l
jointly.
"CasselTs Little Folks" contains an in I
teresting article entitled, who Chris
tened the Animals?" in which the fol- !
lowing information is given: I
One Of the funniest of animals IS the monkey
and whenever you look into its little wrinkled J
face, remember how its name arose Monkey /
is due to the English way Of pron0uncing the
Did German word ''Moneke,' which was the name I
n the Apes son in a famous old tale. This L
'MOneke' is a diminutive form OF the Italian ,
monna," meaning ape, and also used as ,
nickname for old woman; while 'mOnna' it. )
ielf is short for madonna, i. e. my lady. | y
)Tlng-Outang is Malay expression. meaning,
n plain English. the wild man OF the woods" |
.einur is the Latin word for ghost" and was
yiven to the little animal so called on account |
If its nocturnal habits The squirrel carries its
name-history about with it in the shape of its -
)ushy tail which serves to great extent a
covering when it sits down. Squirrel is COM
posed of two Greek words meaning shadow |
md tail Mouse" which goes far back TO
he old Persian and Sanskrit languages means |
he stealing animal, Just as wolf in its
,riginal form meant the 'tearer," and hare
meant Jumper The lynx called be- |
ause of its keen, bright eyes, its Latin name |
,eing allied to the Greek word for 4 lamp.
The most widely known ard oftenest
quoted verse in the English language is
Thirty days hath November,
April, June and September.
February hath NANIiI alone