The Washington herald., 1908-01-12

everybody;
We learn that Carlyle looked on his Cromwell as
much the most important book he had written
sartoF Resartus," in the retrospect at least. de-
lighted him not. though il brought him much hero
worship. As to Frederick the Great he said that
It occupied him thirteen years eight Of them hav-
ing been spent in writing the book and that he
had had mountains OF dust and rubbish to swallow.
My mind was fun Of Frederick used 10
rldc great deal then. and when I came IN
usually had an hours bright talk or So .ah, mel.
and then after dinner sat down 10 'Fraderick'-
she silent in another corner Of the ROOM often
! think she would have been glad to speak TO me-
ah, dear. Wei, IL nearly killed me. II was
the desire and longing Of my life 60 finish it." Once
the conversation turned 70 Napoleon III. CARLYLE
had known him when he was kicking his heels about
London IN unhappy exile:-''Mct him at dinner-he
made up 70 ne mther, understanding ne 90 De-
writer, who might, perhaps, be a help 10 him some
how. His talk was a puddle Of revolutionary non
sense. He was internally a mass Of darkness
used 70 meet him often in the street mostly about
Sloane Square. His face had a melancholy look
that was rather affecting az fiTst but I soon TeCOg
nzed that II the sadness u opera singer who
cannot get an engagement When ] heard him al
terEard as Emperor, said 70 myself, Cad, sir
you've got an opera engagement such as no one
could possibly have expected Whistler. Carlyle
described as the most absurd creature on the face
Of The earth" He thought that the painter vas
more concened 20 depict his coat than his lace
but he could rot away with his poetry. He in
geniously twists up the English language into nd
dies Buns. be declared was the greatest poet
since Shakespeare; FOR Keats, he wanted to live
in a world oi treace.
It is now definitely settled that the
Raven manter viii remain in Greater
New York, and the chances are that
Columbia University VIII secure this
1z#r Of
Brooklyn. the preServer and owner Of the
memento, has narrowed the list Of appli-
cants 10 two - Hamilton Club, OF
Brooklyn. and Columbia University.
Charles \. Nelson, librarian Of Columbia
has assured Mr.. Hemstreet Of the ear
nest wish OF President Butler 20 have the
mantel and II is quite safe to predict
that the relic viii go to this institution
when the formalities have been agreed
upon.
Theodore Roosevelt contributes to the
January Scribner an account of his re-
cent bear hunt In the Louisiana Cane
brakes" DR. Alexander Lambert who
accompanied him. furnishes a series of
photographs Of the guides, the dogs, and
the canebrakes
The most popular books at the Public
Library last week were as follows: In
fiction, Wharton's Fruit Of the Tree"
and Sinclairs "HeIpmate." In nonhction,
Bagot's italian Lakes" and Suther-
lands Famous Hymns" In the juve-
nile department the demand was for Al-
colts Little Women" and The Arabian
Nights" Social history also had fol-
lowing, Ashton's Social Life in the
Reign of Queen Anne" Hale's Men and
Manners of the Eighteenth Century" and
Sydney's England and the English
Eighteenth Century being especially
popular. On the subject OF furniture col
lection, which is Of constant interest
here. Moore's Collectors Manual"
Litchfelds How to Collect Old Furni-
tuTe," and SlngletOn's Furniture Of Our
Forefathers'
Mr.. Frederic Jesup 'Sumson, professor
of comparative legislation In Harvard
University, and a leading authority on
the subjects Of constitutional law and
American statute law. delivered this au-
tumn in the Lowell Institute in Boston
eight lectures on THE American COnsti-
tuition" which will form the contents Of
81 book 10 be published this month under
the same title. The lectures attracted
wide attention, and the book Is a COntri-
button of very remarkable interest to the
discussion of the most important con
temporary American problems. The ma
tiOndl powers. the rights Of the States
and the liberties Of the people as derived
from the Constitution. are dealt with in
the eight chapters. the titles of which in
dicate the course of Mr.. Stimson's dis
cussion; "The Meaning Of the Constitu-
tiOn. Constitutional Rights Peculiar TO
American and English Freemen," Re
lgiOus Liberty and the Freedom Of La
Dor, THE Development Of the Peoples
Rights, Their Infringement by Kings
and Their Re-establishment by the PeO-
pie. The Expression OF Those Liberties
IN Our Federal Constitution" "The Di-
vision of Powers Between Legislative
Executive and Judicial" Between the
States and the Nation. and finally In
terstate Commerce. the Control of TT lsts
and the Regulation of Corporations"
II VIII be seen that the book enters
especially into questions as to monopo-
lies, national and State powers. and the
regulation Of business and labor, which
the last few years have made burning
ones. and the brilliant discussion, deeply
patriotic IN the best sense. is marked by
clear and well-tempered thought enforced
common aptitude in illustration and cita-
tion.
THE Literary Mans Bible" a skeleton
of passages from the Old Testament. his
toric, poetic. and philosophic Illustrating
Hebrew literature. arranged with intro
ductory essays and annotations by W. L
Courtney. NJ A., Ii. D.. has just been
has chosen with much skill the passages
from the Old Testament that have a Pc
culiar literary beauty and value His
book is not intended 10 appeal to accom-
pllshed biblical students. but rather TO
the man Of literary tastes and sympa-
thies who desires to know some reason
why he should respect and admire the
sacred books Of Israel. It is a most con-
venient and suggestive work. and re-
markably practical and simple In its ar
rangement.
II is not generally mentioned in the
histories Of France that Louis XI first
instituted the "Angelus" throughout
France in order that three times day
al dawn. at noon. and at sunset-people
might pray for the peace Of the country
II is with just this sort Of facS that NIr.
Hare has filled his delightful book.
Louis XI" which has just been pub
lshcd. He constructs. from a mass Of
the Kings own letters and state dOcu-
ments. an idea Of that great ruler de-
cidedly different from the popular tyran-
nical notion. He also gives in the course
of this biography a fascinating account
Of the foundation Of the French mon
archy. full of picturesque incidents of
the human and spontaneous kind.
The most important book 10 be brought
out IN the month Of January is Volume I