The Washington herald., 1907-08-04

ough and careful study Of the period i'm
mediately following the civil war. but be-
cause the author. William Archibald Dun
ming. Ph.D-, LID. does not hesitate 10
differ from received opinions iu his esti-
mate Of men and events.
Contrasting Sumner and "Thad" Stew
ems, he writes vigorously as follows:
Fhaddsus Stevens and Charles sumner now saw
The tuumphs of their doctrines which had long
been treated Wlth contumely and ridicJe. stevens
irlc1leIt- TmdictIe, ara cynical. dominated the
Hl1s, of Representatives. ia the second sessi,n q
this Congress. with even lcss opposition .hsu In
the frL \ Teieutiessly keen and logical mind
an cyer-ready gift Of htIug sarcasm and stingiug
nIaftec and total lack % scTupe As % means
an the pursuit OF a legislative end secured him an
assudeuc2 Iu the House which none of ms party
associates ever dreamed Of dsputing
sumner In che senate made himself felt in a
far different way bis forte was exalted moral fer
Fur and humanitarian ideasu. he lived ia the
emIgrlau, aud descended thtuce upon his colleagues
with dOgmas which be discovered there However
remote bis doctrines from any relation 30 the reai-
tes 81 human Affairs. he preached them without
ntermlssion. and forced his colleagues rs mere
iteration % give them place IN iaw. he would
Sized tears 40 the bare thought q refusing 90
freedmen rights at which they had no comprehen-
sion. bat would hltgs5eF ell the session 10 pre-
vent The restoration 70 The southern whites Il
rights which were essential 60 their whole conception
o. life, he was the perfect uie Of that narrow
ianaticlsu which cruditl0n and eg0tism clmbue 10
produce. and 10 which political crisis alone giyfs
ihe opportunity for actual achievement.
George ". Jacobs & Co, Of Phradel-
phia, are publishing a volume on ''Siena
and Her Artists" The author is Mr.
Frederick Seymour.
of a memorial to Frederic William Matt
land, who died some months ago after
distinguished literary and academic ca
reer ar the University Of Cambridge. II
Is proposed to erect a personal memorial
in the Squire Library, at Cambridge and
20 make use Of any uneXpended funds In
the publication Of his works. or by the
founding Of course Of lectures. as may
be deemed most expedient
According to the cabled reports, the
chancellor Of oxford University. Lord
Curzon. presented the degree Of doctor
OF literature to Mark TWAIN" not 10
Samuel /. Clemens thus making it a
case Of DIR. Twain"
The recent false report of Tolstors
death was given such widespread public
ity as to awaken renewed and widespread
interest in his work Nor has this inter
est been confined to his best-known books,
for it has turned to some Of his earlier
writings, in which he used more Of action
and incident with less Of philosophy.
In early manhood he was a soldier and
fought in the great defense Of Sebasto- |
pol against the allied armies: and among
the most impressive oi all his books is a
little one which he wrote shortly after the
siege, entitled "SebastopoL" In vivid re-
alism it Is unsurpassed by anything in
his later and more pretentious works, for,
written in the form Of fiction, it |
presents his personal impressions of war
scenes, set down while those impressions
were new and strong. Some years ago
the Harpers published an admirable
translation of this book, with an intro
duction by William Dean Howells.
The book consists Of three parts: Sc
bastopol in December, 1854; Sebastopol in
May, 1856; SebastOpOi in August, 1866; and
all are written with tense and vivid brew
ity Of style.
After fifteen years retirement from all
literary work, Mrs A. L. Wister, a sister
of DR.. Horace Howard Furness. and an
aunt of Mr.. Owen W4ster, in answer to
requests for another of ner
popular translations from the German.
has delivered into the hands of her pub |
fishers a manuscript, THE Lonely |
House" translated from her favOrite au-
thor, Adolph Streckfuss The Lippincotts. |
who have always been Mrs. Wister's pub |
fishers, plan to issue the book in the |
fall.
The Century Company will issue in book |
form this fall Lincoln In the Telegraph |
Office" by David Homer Bates. Mr.. |
Bates was manager Of the War Depart |
ment telegraph office, and cipher operator
from 1861 to 1866, and the book contains |
his personal "reminiscences Of President |
Lincoln.
Maj. Martin Hume is to make still an
other addition to his invaluable series Of |
works on Spanish history. He has in |
press a volume on THE Court of Philip /
"" We trust that he viii be generous |
in his selection OF illustrations from the /
paintings Of Velasquez. The book will /
contain much hitherto unpublished mat
ter, including many letters.
Miss Ellen Glasgow has returned to /
Virginia for the inspiration of her new
work. ''The Beaten Road" which viii