The herald., 1897-12-26
LITERARY NOTES

We have received from G. p. Putnam's
Sons a handsome publication, entitled
1.-THE Protestant Faith, or Salvation by
Belief" by Dwight Hinckley Olmstead.
The essay was first printed some twenty
years ago, and has run through several
editions. The author believes that it's
publication at the present time will be
of service to those disquieted by modern
doubts" Beside the essay itself, is an
an introduction upon 1.-THE Limitation of
| Thought"
"The California Vegetables in Garden
and Field" is the title of very exhaust
i've volume by Professor Wickson of the
University of California, and published
by the Pacific Rural Press, San Fran
cisco. 1t is a work of great Importance
and will be more fully noted and quoted
from later.
Under the direction Of a sub-cOmmit-
tee of three, composed of Charles w.
Eliot, Seth Low and James G. Carter,
an investigation was begun by experts
of the workings of the liquor laws in
eight states where different restrictive
laws were in force. The results of this
inquiry have been published under the
authority of the whole committee of
fifty by Houghton, Miff1n & Co., at the
low price of $1.25.
Philadelphia, Boston and St. Louis
have been taken as types of large cities
and their restrictive systems carefully
studied in regard to their effects. In
the same manner have been served the
liquor laws of the smaller localities and
communities of an agricultural popula-
| ton.
q a xyh a o.
hensive statement of liquor legislation
in each state dealt with and the efforts
made to enforce the laws enacted.
Charles Scribner's Sons have issued a
dainty and beautiful prospectus Of their
| plans for the magazine for the coming
year.
Mr.. Adrian S. Van Westrum has re-
tired from the Critic, where for several
years he has been one of the, editors
and is devoting himself to story writ
ing, with which he has already had
considerable success.
Rumors of still another periodical are
associated with Mr. John Gilmer Speed.
retirement from the editorship of Les
lies Weekly. Mr.. Speed is very myste
rious about his periodical, but he init
mates that it will make it's first appear
ance next spring.
Mr.. A. E. de Guerville, the well-knowl
correspondent, has purchased The Illus
trated American from Mr.. Lorillar'
+ Spencer, who founded it about ten year
e ago. Mr.. De Guerville will enlarge tn
paper and make it even more progress
> i've than it has been.
1t is reported that the Bachelor Syndi
. cate is soon to start a periodical fo
0 young people, to be conducted, presum
ably, on lines somewhat similar to thos
of the Youths Companion, and that
is to be under the editorial management
" of Mr.. Alfred Bigelow Paine.
Not everybody in newspaperdom like
Dana, it seems. Herford, one Of the pro
moters of the Terrible Infant, about t
II be started in New York. when he hear
of Mr. Dana's death, remarked: "Tha
. meets a longfelt want"
The Academy tells a story Of Mr.. Kip
: ling when he was lad He went on
sea voyage with his father, Mr.. Lock
wood Kipling, the artist. Soon after tn
vesesl was under way Mr.. Lockwood Kip
ling went below, leaving the boy on decl
:. Presently there was. great commot1o
: overhead, and one of the ships officer
= rushed down and banged at Mr.. Kipling
= door. Mr.. Kipling," he cried. your bo
has crawled out on the yardarm, and
: . he let's go he'll drown" YES" said Nj
= Kipling glad to know that nothing SER
: Gus was the matter, "but he won't le
. CO."