Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-03-01

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NJ. Jusserand has finished the new
volume OF his literary history Of the
English people.
Eveleigh Nash is TO publish a work
on some Of the famous beauties of
the reigns OF Charles II and George
III.
William Dean Iowells says there Is
no money in literature. Maybe William
Dean doesn't write that kind Of liter
allure.
The son o. the late IIjalmar IIjorth
Eoyesen. Bayard Boycsen, has written
an allegorical drama entitled THE
Marsh" and Richard q. Badger is
publishing 1t.
A million people are said to have
visited the congressional library in
Washington last year. 1t would be in
teresting to know what proportion Of
the number opened one of the 1.344.6lS
hooks that line the walls Of our great
est library.
Dr. =. Nier Mitchell Is Is years old.
yet lie spent his summer in writing n
short novel which the Century editors
consider one OF the cieverest things he
ever produced. The scene Is laid IN
Paris forty years ago. and the narra-
tive is said to lie both absorbing and
amusing. 1t Is in the vein Of the an
thor's Adventures Of Francois" and
"A Madeira Party"
The Duchess OF Buckingham and
Chandos is publishing book Of sto
ries for children which are tradition
in her family history. The tales are
real childrens stories which have been
handed down from generation to gen-
Grafton. The author. who says she
can remember them word by word.
has written them down rs they were
told, first to her grandmother then by
her to the duchess mother. who In
turn passed them on to her children
and grandchildren.
The year 1909 saw tho loss of the
following twenty members Of the lit
erary profession George Rossiter
Guy Boothby. SIR Wemyss Reid, Sarah
WOOlsey lSusan Coolidge), Albion w.
Tourgce. Charles Henry Webb (John
PauD. Dr. William II. Algcr. Mary
Mapes Dodge. Frederick Lawrence
Knowles. Jose Maria de Hcredia, w. &.
Prime, Lew Wallace, Jules Verne. Juan
Valera. Emerson T.. Bennett. DR.. John
William Strcctcr, Walter Kittredge.
81. t.,I I, Nj NJ
donald, Rudolf Baumbach.
One OF the most entertaining chap
tiers in William O'Brlcns volume of
'Recollections' OF the political and
popular disturbances in Ireland during
the years Of the I'arncll movement mar
rates how the author edited United
Ireland for months while he was act
ually confined In Kilmainham jail.
The police OF England. nrresting every
one whom they could accuse Of compile
ity. even the newsboys. and smashing
up the printing offices whence it is
sued but never could discover its
author and editor. who meanwhile was
under their very eyes In the Jail into
which they hau put him.
Andrew Lang doesn't want To see
the oldtime fairy story sidetracked,
and writer in the Chicago Tribune
agrees with him: There are grown
up children who now ana then relieve
their lodgings for the good old times
by going back to the adventures ut
Robinson crusoe and the entertain
ments OF Arabian Knights enjoying
their substantial fare. There II some
thing wrong in the makeup Of the man
who would not he delighted at an
opportunity to witness n dragon fight.
Nr. I.aug is right. Give the children
back the orgres. the giants. the mon
will soon have enough OF the stern