The Washington herald., 1907-06-23

land after p motor tour of France. They
are now in consultation with Edmund
Gosse over the introductions which that
agreeable critic is writing for the Pent-
land edition Of Stevenson. now in course
OF publication. The next forthcoming
volume Will consist mainly Of posthumous
work composed at vailima. Mr.. Gosse's
introduction will be rich in biographical
and personal matter.
In the fall Messrs Longmans, Green &
Co. viii publish the following: "Stereo-
chemistry" by A W. Stewart. Carnegie
Research Fellow. with eighty-seven Illus
trations, crown Syo. Systematic Re
searches in Thermo-Chemistry Numerical
and Theoretical Results" by Julius
Thomson. emeritus professor of chemistry
In the University of Copenhagen. trans
lated by Katharine A. Burke. assistant IN
the department Of chemistry, University
College, London. None SO Pretty: A
Story OF Emotions" by the author Of "A
Discrepant World" &c; crown Svo.
"Electro-Physiology Of Plants" by Jaga-
dis Chunder Bose professor, Presidency
College, Calcutta; with illustrations. Syo.
international Documents a Collection
OF Conventions and Other international
Acts Of q Lawmaking Kind" editSl, with
introduction and notes, by +. A. Whit
tuck. governor Of the London School Of
Economics and Political Science; Svo.
One of Wordsworths most famous SON
nets, The world is too much with u.s.
is pleasantly parodled by Austin Dobson
in Printers Pie" a charitable publica-
tion issued annually TO which English
men Of letters and artists contribute vari-
ous good things. Mr.. Dobson calls his
delightful tidbit "A Pleasant Invectiye
Against Printing" 1t IS as follows:
The Press is too much with us: snail and great
We are Undone Of chatter and ON dit
Report, retort, reioiuder reuariee.
Alole-hill and mare s-nest, fiction upto-date,
Rebhle Of booklets. bicker Of debate.
Aspect Of A. and attitude Of b
waste Of words that drive rs like a SEA.
Mere derelicts Of Ourselyes, and helpless freight!
20 for a lodge in some vest wilderness"
Some region uusufro8chahle Cf Print
Where never cahlegram could gain access
And telephones were not. nor any hint
Of tidings new or old but Man might pire
His soul 70 Nature-caTe'ess cf the Type.
The record for book popularity at the
Public Library during the past week
shows that in nonficti0n the greatest de-
mand was for Benson's From a Col
lge Window" and Dubois Influence
Of the Mind on the Body" In fiction the
call was for The Mystics " by Thurston,
ard Lucas Malets, "The Far Horizon. -
IN the Juvenile field, Andrew Lang. with
his Red and Violet Fairy Books, still has
a big lead Mr.. O. F. Bowerman. libra
rian Of the Public Library. is Of the opin-
ion that the record Of fiction and nonfic-
ton taken from the library as published
each week I'm The Washington Herald.
exclusively. scarcely gives a correct re-
port Of the demands on the library. He
says that the call on the library for
books on arts and crafts. trades. &C, are
very large showing that the library min
listers not alone 20 those interested in
bellies lettres. but also % those who find
technical knOWledge an advantage in
earning a livelihood Hereafter. then.
this department proposes 10 show some
thing Of the varied uses OF the library
70 other than literary workers.