The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-06
LITERARY NOTES.

Number three Of the Home Needlework
Magazine publish at Florence, Mass, has
appeared. It's designs for artistic fancy
work are excellent and all interested in
such topics will find its contents most
valuable.
a timely article is John r. Spears his
torical review in the September Cosmo-
pOlitan of the successive contests between
English and American NaChtsmcn for the
Americas cup. "rhc Art of Buying
Fod for a Family" IA prize winning ar
ticle In the competition on household top
les is feature of practical interest.
IAN American ForcIunner of Drcyfus"
Is one of the timeiest articles in the Sep
tember Century. 1t tells the story of n
gallant naval officer, early in the present
century, who was Systematically perse-
cuted throughout his career because Of
his Jewish faith and anteCedents.
He had his supporters in high places, but
large majority of his brother officers
seem to have regarded him very much as
the French artillery officer Of today is re-
garded by most of his Christian fellow
countrynen.
A new novel by Edward +. Benson,
the author of "Dodo" and "The Rubi-
con-" will make it's appearance about
Sept. 9. 1t will be entitled "MammOn and
CO.., and it is said to deal with person
ages living in the same society that was
characterized by the two books just men
toned. Edward +. Benson. 1t will be re-
called, Is a son Of the Archbishop of Can
terbury, and is thoroughly acquainted
with the society in which he places the
scenes Of his novels of London life. In
"Mammon and Co." the good genius Of
the tale is an American gill, the original
Of whom is supposed to be a member of
we'll known family. This novel will be
! brought out by ID. Appleton and Com
| pany
The Forum for September is n number
| of world wide interest William II. Stead,
| editor Review Of Reviews, gives his views
| of THE Conference at The Hague"
President Robert j.. Jones', of Hobart
| college, discusses "WashingtOn's Fare
well Address and Its Applications" Ra-
mon Reyes Lala a native Filipino writes
| cntertainirgly of The People of the
| Philippines" Professor Rudolf EuCken,
| of Jena, tells of the Progress of Phii-
| osophy In the Nineteenth Century,"
| Charles DENLY, ir., contributes an article
on Cotton Spinning in Shanghai" Sir
! William II. RattiEan, an eminent iurist
of India, portraVs Indian Famines," and
A. Cahan furnishes a review OF The
Younger Russian Writer'S
loom Paurs People" IS the expressive
| title of an exceedingly interesting forth
coming book, presenting clearly for the
| first time in this country the Beers side
| of the Transvaal question. The author
| Is Howard G. Hillegas, n New York
| newspaper man, who spent nearly two
! years in studying the South African
| question, enjoying special facilities at tho
hands Of President Kruger and other
| Boer officials, as well as from Sir Alfred
| Milner and other representatives Of Great
| Britain. Among the noteworthy features
Of this book are an important interview
with Dom Paul and n special study Of
Cecil Rhodes. The trouble between the
| British and the Bocrs Is attributed to
stock iobbcrs and politicians. The author
believes that war Is the probable final
| outcome. There Is one chapter devoted
| to the American interests i'm South Az
| rica This book is to be published by D.
| Appleton and company, and it will prob
ably be ready during the early part Of
September.
The nature and extent Of "Ingersolr S
| Influence" is discussed in the September
| North American Review by DR.. Henry
| NJ. Field, who opines that the influence
of Ingersoll will not survive him long.
| Archibald Little, an English merchant
| resident in China contributes rejoindcr
| to Vladimir lIomstrcms recent plea for
| a Russo American understanding, i'm
| which he insists that there is little I'm
| common between Russia and the United
| SldltS, anu llltl fAllitIl'l Nbblh bt h''NA
ing destructively with her CONNER
cal future I'm China If she Joined
| hands with Russia there. The Hon.
| Francis Il. Loomis, United States
minister to Venezuela, finds a cOngenial
subject i'm "The Foreign Service Of the
United States" resentinG tho constant
and ignorant criticism TO which our con-
sular service has been subjected for
years, showing, by citation OF British
French and German opinion, the high
esteem in which the service is held
abroad, and making several practical
suggestions for the correction of defects
in it. A diplomat, whose name and ma
tionality are not given, writes "a Nindi'
cation Of the Beers" confidently assert
ing that the Beers are in the right IN
their dispute with England. The au
thorized personal representative Of AEul'
naldo states "AguinaldO's Case Against
the United States" in an article cvincine
a very clear idea of our history and its
meaning, and of the political principles
with which the United States are identi'
fed In the mind of the world.