The Washington herald., 1907-12-15

Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. have just
concluded arrangements with Mr. Maurice
Magnus. OF Berlin, as agent for Herr
Direktor Angelo Neumann, by which they
are to become the American publishers
OF Direktor Neumanns "Reminiscences
of Richard Wagner" Admirers OF the
great composer may remember the re-
markable tour with his Travelling Wag-
ner Theater that Direktor Neumann
made in Germany, Austria, Italy. and
Russia. That noted Wagnerian critic.
Henry T. Finck. reviewing the original
In the New York Post, has called II
the most important Geographic contribu-
tion 10 musical literature since the be-
ginning of the century, with the eXcep-
ton Of Wagners letters 10 Frau Wesen-
donck"
The title of Jack London's book deal
ing with his experiences as a tramp will
be The Road instead of MY Life in
the Underworld" as previously an
nounced. 1t is expected to appear from
the press Of The Macmillan Company
before the end OF the month.
Boston will celebrate the Whittier Cen
Parker Memorial in the afternoon, the
other at Faneuil Hall at night Among
the speakers will be Col. Higginson, Mr..
MoOrfield Storey, and the Rev. Herbert
S. Johnson. At Amesbury, the poets
home, the celebration will be graced by
the presence Of Mrs Harriet Prescott
SpOfford. At Haverhill, his birthplace,
Gov. Guild will be a chief speaker. The
movement for a statue of Whittier-none
exists. though there is a bust by Powers
in the Boston Public Library-will. ii is
expected. be advanced at this time IL
is doubtful whether some more suitable
memorial might not be chosen. Some
years ago there stood in a house on
Beacon Hill. Boston. which Whittier used
10 visit. marble replica of famous
statue. which was mounted on a revolv-
ing base. 1t was customary 90 turn 10
the wall the face OF the craven image"
when the Quaker poe, came visiting.
Literature has often come TO the aid
of the unfortunate in distress, and it has
been called in TO the comfort of Mrs.
Annie NJ. Bradley. the poor woman who.
recently within peril OF her life. has
emerged from a prison only 10 find her
self and her children pennilesS. To secure
enough funds TO return to her home. Mrs.
Bradley has been offered the opportunity
TO sell 500 copies OF volume by Ella
Damn Moore. which the author has with
drawn from publication and placed AZ
Mrs. Bradley's disposal Ii will be sold
by subscription. The title of Mrs Moore s
book is Life Iuumined" It is an ad-
mirable compilation OF quotations from
a~f..
volume is the result of over fifteen years
close reading Of the master minds OF lit
erature. and a large number Of the ex-
tracts have been taken from the private
correspondence of the authors. where the
personal opinions and experiences of theiI
thoughts are more freely disclosed In hel
preface. Mrs. Moore says:
To the arrangement Of the selections. have de
voted much time and study grouping together those
IN which different writer's have declared the same
idea. thereby giving IL stronger emphasis and main
ieining a continuity Of thought and harmony O.;
expression.
Whatever in literature tends TO illuminate our
mysterious earthly existence. tighten its burdens or
console its s1ToUs. whatever uilifts above the
triVislities Of daily life cunobles its purpose cr
irradia;c its gloom, IS Of trsusccndeHt yaluc-and
would band on 10 others the torches which have
given light to me"
The selections in the volume cover a
wide range Of subjects. and their beauty
IS their usefulness. The book is unlike
the ordinary book OF quotations in that
there is certain continuity Of thought
running through the quotations on va
rious subjects. The volume is one that
should be highly useful and helpful in
many ways
The record OF book popularity at the
Public Library during the past week is
as follows: In nonfction. the call was
for James "Pragmatism" and Dubois
Psychic Treatment OF Nervous Disor-
ders." In fiction, the demand was fol
Carey's Angel Of Forgiveness" and
Whartons Fruit OF the Tree" Nmong
the juvenile books. Andersen's Fairy
Tales and DefOes Robinson Crusoe'
were the most asked for Among othe,
subjects of popular interest during the
week We're economies, In which field the
call was for Aliens Efficient Democra-
cy" and Brentanos Relations Of Labor
TO the Law of To-day" In pedagogy
there were calls COR Arnold's "Waymarks
for Teachers and buttons School Man
agement'
1t has always been a passion with me. "
odds and ends Of every sort and put them
into scrapbooks and notebooks Conse-
quentIy I now have many. volumes filed
with old sQuibs, cuttings. photographs
scraps OF verse. menu Of banquets, and
other trines, together with notes scrib.
bled at the side. recalling many pleasant
and amusing days now long vanished into
the past Out Of this material is made
up the Leaves from the Notebooks Of
Lady Dorothy Neyil.' Just issued by The
Macmillan Company. The author has
known many persons Of note I'm her Ions
life, her observation has been keen. and
her own pertinent comment on men and
events makes her book a storehouse ot
persOnaHa-
As William Allingham lived at Lyming-
ton. he naturally saw much Of Tennysor
at Farringford near by. and in his recent
ly published diary may be found some
entertaining "reminiscences of the poet
This entry is I'm the year 1865: Fine-ar
breakfast A. r. with his letters. one from
the Duke Of Argyll. Swinburne-Venables
out and meet the kings-Mrs Cameron
Return TO Farrlngford. Dinner (Which Is
at 6:SO always. Sitting at claret in the
drawing-roOm we see the evening sun
light on the landscape. 1 go to the toT
Of the house alone; have a strong sense
OF being in Tennyson's; green summer
rudy light in the sky. When ! came
down to drawing-room found A. T. with
q book in his hand; the kings expectant
He accosted me. "Allingham would il
disgust you II I read .Maud'y Would you
expire?" Tennyson read the poem, with
some new lines recently added. As he