New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-24
NEW BOOKS AND NEW EDITIONS.

From christem we have the nineteenth lvraison OF
Hachette's Atlas de Geographic Moderne, containing
tho map Of Africa in three Sheets and showing inc
new territorial alignments agreed upon by the Anglo
French Convention, together with the latest changes
ascertaned BY Stanley, Captain Bnger ana o'hcr ca
plorers As the AngloFrench Convention Ola hoe
itself determine the new lines Of dellmitatIon' ou.
merely provided for commission to DO that "orh'
"a Of course Impossible for the most enterprsns ca'"s
,zphers to do than mark con1eciurai hhee'
~ F. schrader who IS at the head OF h'"he."
geographical department, states that na'nrai l"u''
tops have been followed. lie thinks that inc fo"'"
sphere Of influence should embrace inc great '"'".
route nom Mourzouk to Lake Tchad observing 'ha'
"France L. Mussulman Power and ought 10 secure
control Of the sahara routes-O which. moreover no
European Power has thus far advanced any ci''n''
II being q Mussuman Power Is supreme rcaso" ~.
French CONTROL It might be asked what Is 10 NC "''
OF English control, for England is very much hoo
Mussulman Power than France Mr. schr"oer j. NV
altogether satisfied with the dclimita'ioh Ill "
,csnects Under color OF extending Algeria SCUM
ward he observes, 1t imposes barrier upon f'on'"
movement toward the Niger but he Acknowledges '"'
the action of the French Government mas Dee'' Gil
barrassed BY the course OF the French company vi
The Niger In ceding its rights TO the English COMPANY!
including the magnificent territory OF soRo'o anu 0
neaehbong REGION. French Africa. he considers EN-
braces less fertile land than the English Souo vi ."'
C..,n.n C.meroons But on the other hand, the
French territory outside the Sahara i, healthier, more
open TO commercial exploitation. and better aoape"
a., s,nro~+ an active and energetic population re
tween the div sahara and the wet SOudan. me 'i>'
will be the better Of expansion the secohd o
moro advantageous zone OF commerce. INC maps ~
the present livraisOn are OF convenient s'Ac' wei"
executed and quite bear ont the publishers p0n'Se
Dodd, Mesd Co. publish Our Mother Tongue oy
Theodore H. Mead. 1t is a commendable contribution
10 the cult OF melodious and well pronounced sPee''
Mr. Mead follows the most authoritative 'eH"e's =,
orthoepy and his chapters tone. articuatioh a"u
accommodation are marked BY sound Judgment ana WHO
s.penence He also discusses expression pause or sus
pension OF voice. emphasis infection ana 81! 10 n"'
indy. The practice tables and VOCABULARY WIN" 49,,
fustrate the principles laid down are quite Iuh' su ~
hook shoud have the effect Of correcting many vulgar
errors Of speech which are moreover " "'
fined to the ignorant.
uourhton. Mifnin & Co. have issued Alfred INC
60. nv Thoma, Hughes NJ. P. As the original
p,.f.ra has been preserved. which sumcien'! HUI
,ates the time that has elapsed since II was "ri'c Wy
referring to events now twenty years "lu as -.
noraneous. 1t Ia somewhat curious tha' t"c Pu"'
.bouh have omitted all definite alluSioh 10 ''o "s ~
ths work As matter of fact. the book apPea'eu III
Finland in 1862 and many changes nave s''.o "
.urr.d IN Purope that not few Of the author re
marks in the Introductory chapters call LOT M
,evis,en or withdrawal II need har"iS DC s' ~
Mr. HuGhes's estimate OF Alfred Is esSeh".' ~
hxan estimate and that his views OF Ailre" .'"'o
MT nrociseIy those of thoroughly equipped historian
rh. hook is interesting but II was written VIII" "
ast,nrt,v ddactic not to say poemca purpose VIII"
,n,.rferes with the frankness of discussion ana al e
results In strained and forced CONCLUSIONS
william J. Rolfe has edited aarper Blos' he"
ARRANGEMENT Of shakespcarc's Poems Win no.eS
portrait and engravings. All VINO are a'ou''p
Mr. Rolfes edition Of ShakcspeareS pays VIII hnU"
xxn.t IN expect from his editorship OF the POEMS '
".
N.,.nt On the Sonnets always test subject lie c"ro
+ruv refrans from committing himself to any Oh t'o
nositiye theories which have seduced so many 'i
and issued In many curious exraVasanc'es i
our own part he observes we ma IL AZ o''"'u" ~
h.,,.re that some of the Sonnes are aunbioSI"Ph'H
~ ,h.t others are not: and all that has been written
o. r.va that LICE are all addressed to the same person
tails 20 convince us. II is clear enough t'a' certain
ses niloe IT. for instance> form regular seroS' ~
+ha, all tho poems arranged In the oroer III N".
shakespeare meant to have them Is not 80 'ien,
,rh., seems about as far as it is safe TO 90. lne
49, =. x.,I printsd but the illustrations arc old
and very poor.
aDust And Its Dangers" by DR.. T. Mitcheh rruauoh
mr. o pr+nam,s Sons, is an interesting and rather
a,arninc booklet about the pcrils TO DC ehcounero
,ndoors and out from bacteria laden dust Dr. ruuue
n IA true gives the sntdote WITH the pailc !" o"'
..temt hut dwcllers in cities, ana new i"'ho'e g.
c,a,v know how helpless the public are against tho
IN Ale. sttr IN and set afost the disease germs wh'h
eo.t IN all muchbreathed air. Even the precautions
h>re suggested for lessening the danger IRON 'ha
%uhercle bacillae which produce consumption are "o
:. N cneender anything but a hopeful feeling Tor II
~ ARE TO wait until ignorance, carccsShess' Sce"
a,sreeard OF the general welfare. and all the o'hcr
o,.nt Influences which retard civilization ana mako
,.nst uublic hygiene, arc eliminated. the prevention
~ the dreaded disease still far enough in the lutuic.
nv p-dd.n's suggestions in regard to hygiene house
ua.n,np however, are simple and practicable. and
sensible people may perhaps be induced to proht by
them.
ncu edition OF Nadaillac's " rc-HstOric America >
translated by y. D'Anvers and edited ty W. il. Dai''
is pubshed by g. P. Putnams Sons. This Is the best
handbook OF the subjects II treats Of and It's compact
mes. makes it convenient for general USE The present
edition Is we'll illustrated
Charles scribners Sons send revised edition OF
Guyot,s "The Earth and Man." which for fort% years
has served as text book The revision does not APP
poar to have resulted in many changes ana inc ap.
'pendices arc meagre. Physical Map OF the w"rid
and Map Of the Ocean Currents are especially 'er'ca
TO as new.
WEIGH Fracker Company publish two volumes from
The pen Of Francis G. Sessions From the Lana Of the
:fdnight Sun to the VOlga,' illustrated By r." '"
Demins: and 81 From Yellowstone Park 10 Alaska
illustrated by &. H. Warren. Both arc books OF
travel as their titles Indicate and they are made Will
considerable taste and elegance. Mr. Sessions appear
10 he an indefatiGalc traveller and ronS'eitioh'
observer but he has chosen to make his Journeys III
mart Of the world already thoroughly explored and dc
scrbed and he does not possess any such literary g
az wn,ld enable him TO lend air OF originality oi
Of new interest to these harkncyed themes. some
Of the illustrations are excellent but tey are oecdedy
uneven in quality.