New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

nant white races must assume the responsibility
for the Governmental control OF the tropics.
The cause OF cheap books is advocated in
The Author" on thoroughly practical grounds.
EXpericnc" in n workingmens library has con
WINGED one respondent that the writers OF
the Penny Dreadful and the Shilling Shocker
hold their o"n simply from the cheapness Of
their wares. Place good works ~ says.
within the reach Of men and women who
rarely have more than sixpence or shilling
to spare for luxury and the circulation OF
those who write good English who can de-
pct real life draw real characters. and who
have thoughts and ideas worthy OF expression
Will utterly swamp and crowd out the nolsome
trash which naunis III the little East End book
shop windows to-day Their circulation will
rise from thousands To hundreds Of thousands;
from hundreds OF thousands To- millions. Brother
authors. take courage, The popular taste is
sound to the core"
Alas for the dead II was only a great genius
throned ahrv" AL other human kind who could
In "a measure protect his grave Here is poor
Lewis Carroll" Dodgson. the most sensitive
and retiring ~ men to whom the idea ~ IA
biography - himself would have been utter
misery and already n"phc" Is contemplate
ing such work. How much of his intention
is honest wish To- enalt the memory OF "A clcver
relative. and how much n desire FOR notorety
and money? Alas and alas for the dead,
Professor Smaller Mathews OF the University
~ Chicago Is engaged IN editing a series Of
New Testament landlords. In which the re-
suits az modern Theological study ar" 10 he
compactly presented FOR the benefit ~ the gen
eral reader Professor Mathews himself has
prepared a volume The History ~ New
Testament Times in palcstinc": Professor Mar
vim X Vincent has written a History OF the
Tcxtum Criticism ~ the New Testament;
Professor Nash. Of the Cambridge Divinity
school. has made ready History Of the
Higher Criticism Of the Ncw Testament, Pro-
lessor Is. ". Bacon. ~ Yale. will contribute an
'Introduction to the Books Of the New Testa-
mcnt" and Professor +. q. Peabody a volume
on The Teaching Of Jesus and Modern Social
Problems" Professor f.. +. Gould OF Philadel-
pha, has in hand "A work The Biblical
Theology ~ the New Testament; Professor
Platner OF Harvard. one on The History OF
Christian Literature Until Euscbius". and DR..
Votaw. OF Chicago. one The History Of the
Apostolic Age" Professor Rush Rhccs il writ
Ing on THE Life Of Paul" and Professor g. =
Stevens Of Yale. on The Teaching OF Jesus"
Macmillan viii publish the series
Miss Anna Fuller. the author of some pleas
ant fiction. is about to publish novel entitled
"Onc OF the Pilgrims"
Tho English author and the English publisher
do not appear to be as comfortable together as
their American brethren. The recently pub
lishcd draft forms Of agreement proposed by
the Publishers Association have reused the
wrath of many British writer's. one Of them.
Mr. Rudyard kipling in fact. writes thus to
The Author. Il have seen the draft contracts.
Nothing that you or The Author or the whole
society has ever done TO- said about the
publisher will condemn him half so thoroughly
"a his own notions Of fairness set forth for him
by his own lawyer in his own way. Can any
say more than that
A volume Of Child Verse" is to be made up
from the ten volumes OF Mr.. James Whitcomb
Hey's poetry II will be published simulta-
ncOusly here and III England.
Mrs Kcnnard. the English woman who has
already produced over twenty five novels con-
ncctcd with the turf is about to bring out
another entitled Morals OF the Midlands.'
Mr.. Henry Jamcs's new story I'm the Cage"
a book which Will be published here within
few weeks. is thus briefly noticed by the Lon
don "Acadcmy': The cage was the barrier
hat divided the little post and telegraph coun-
ter from the grocery department They econ
Dmizcd space in that shop. shop, Cheese, Soap,
Stamps And this "A novel by Mr.. Henry James.
IL il possible? We hazard an explanation. One
day no doubt. when Mr. James was buying
postage stamps perhaps in this very shop. for
i is situated on the confines OF arstocratic
neigh borhood) he must have thought. a small
" hitc hand gave him his change, All day this
little shop assistant sits here receiving tele-
grams She knows the telegraphc plots and
plans follies and fancies OF half May fair will
play with the idea. | will SO, after all.
The subject is quite akin to Mr.. Jamess genius"