The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

I Of such peculiarities that the superficial
/ said he had 10 heart for friends. QUITE
/ the contrary.
"O1e afternoon ny VIE and Z went f-.t,
q cafe in Munich, Unexpectedly the ors
I IN which 1bsen was accustomed 10 take
MS cup o1 coffee and read the papers We
were surprised. and did not know whether
70 interrupt his solitude OF not Al rns-
tine We were not SO well acquainted with
him. and We only thought Of his usual
desire 10 be alone, free from conversation.
50 we started 70 take leave without greet
Ing him But Ibsen, seeing Us on the
point OF departure, sprang out Of his seat
An unheard-of notion FOR hirl-and
opened his E-uIs tO Us both, and wept.
He had warm heart for friends. but
ne made friends with extreme caution
Mystery IN abundance IS promised by
3 W Dodge & CO. n the new sensa-
tiolai story by Fred ". White-~Tbe
Sun-diaI'-that they are publishing i'm
nediately. To one person after another
an old-fashioned sun-dial in an Eng
hsh country garden brings tnexpIics bla
death and the course Of the plot car
res solution only after the complica-
tons that inevitably ensGe IN a story
OF this sort At the sane time the
house is issuing The 9farooners~ a.
tale by Charles Frederick Holder Of thai
coral keys OF the Florida East Coast.
The works OF Lafcadio Hsarn na-tlv
perhaps, because OF the recent agitation
IN the press in regard 10 the writerss
personal good fame, are being persist
entity sought and read This Interest
has forced a Harper reprint OF o1s -
The authors most characteristics books
Two Years IN the French West IN
dies. So associated is the name %
Hearn with the land OF japan that
these studies Of his need TO be reme--s
bcred- The Indian sketches menr.ooad.
were mainly set IN the island OF Mar.
Unique, and are delicately coIorful
with all the poetry Of Hearn's peculiar
senslDihty. Some Creole Melodies" a
sketch IN this volume, has been called.
disttnctively typical OF the writer's
much debated genius.
George Routledse & Sons issue I. tbs,z
Miniature Library a thin volume antf-Ia5
In Praise OF Books" Now. fulsoDna
Is not laudarion al all. and Il
Is comforting 10 find amid the TRADITIONAL
outpourings Of veneraton for the printed.
page In Itself. TIE protest OF the sauer
minds who would pay respect only 10 the
DOCK Inat IS worth u. OF who put a touch
OF satire into their worship. Sir ThomaE
Browne puts the case seriously.
have heard some With deep signs lament -
-ost ines Of Cicero. cthers WIKI Is u-auv --1s-s
aepio-e the combustion Of the l5-a- of Alexs1I-is.
ior nv Own part. think there Be too many fs tss
world; AID could with patience behoI5 the m, -
lsass of the Vatican rs not A u,s7sr--,,.'--
1tl1an ot ny own bat the desires q hg-rr- Ls-ss
that tae-e were q general sT1od . for -
oenent Of lear-tnr, 70 reduce T. as = lav AZ 60
p seE and sold authors and 70 cordena 10 "a
re those swsTTns ard millions q rhsusodses -
5ottsn oHly 70 distract and aouse the weaker +,s--
1ents Of scholars ard 70 r-ai-tain The traao -
mystery CT typographers-
The Century announces as q feature OF
the midsummer holiday number q new
Travels with a Donkey" sketch By
Francis Wilson's daughter. Frances VII
son Huard, with a number OF sketches
oy Charles Huard- When We Wers
TraEps Is the record % Jolly and out
1.-THE -beaten-path wanderings in Nor
mandy. which carried the two tramps
nto all kinds Of delightful byUays ana
experiences.