The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-23

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be published toward the end of September
by the Macmillan Company. The titles of
the stories are 1.-THE Great Good Place"
Europe Paste 1.-THE Real Right
Thing, 1.-THE Great Condition" "The Tree
of knowledge" THE Abasement of the
Northmores,' "The Given Case John
Delavoy," THE Third Person." Maud
Evelyn" and Miss Gunton of Poughkeep-
sic.''
"a Woman Tenderfoot" is the title OF
forthcoming book by Grace Gallatin Seton
Thompson, wife OF the famous artist. au-
thor, and lecturer, who has been making
US all acquainted with his wild animal
friends of late years. Mrs. Thompson
roughed it with her husband during the
trips when he gathered the material for his
wild Animals l Have Known" and other
books. Her narrative is full of outdoor in
terest and entertainment, and women who
go camping will find a fund of really val
liable advice in the counsels regarding
dress, cooking, and all such matters which
she gives from her experience.
Like his Among English Hedgerows,' -
Mr.. Clifton Johnsons new volume
Along French Byways" is book of
humble peasant life, intermingled with
the chance experiences of the narrator
1t has little to do with large towns, but
much with rural villages, farm firesides,
the fields. and the country lanes.
Henry Norman, the author of 'The
Peoples and Politics of the Far East"
begins, in the October "Scribners" a most
timely series of articles on Russia OF
Tada
recent trip through Russia and over the
new Siberian Railroad, undertaken for
''Scribner's Magazine"
"The Soul of the Street. is the title of
a series of stories which Mr.. Norman Dun
can will publish early in the fall through
Mcclure, Phillips &c Co. They are sketches
of life in the Syrian quarter of New York.
While he was connected with the edi-
torial staff OF the New York Evening
Post" Mr.. Duncan made thorough study
Of the Washington Street district, and
even became acquainted with the principal
men of the quarter. He enjoyed the con-
fdence of the population of Little Syria"
to such an extent that disputes we're re-
ferred to him for arbitration. No one could
write so wildly and sympathetically of the
expatriated Syrians as he. Among the
titles of the sketches are 1.-THE Lamp of
loran," in the Hand Of Haleem," and
THE Under-shepherd."
The increased attention given Italian life
in America. caused by the tragic fate of
King Humbert, has resulted in a still
larger interest in Mr.. H. W. Thomas "The
Last Lady of Mulberry" which is Already
accepted as the classic where Italy in New
York is concerned. II so happens that the
author OF this picturesque romance bad a
very pleasant interview with King HUsp-
bert few years since. and some of the
Kings enquiries regarding the Italians in
this country led to the first suggestion of
THE Last Lady of Mulberry"
The peculiar legal complications which
have surrounded the presence of the
more the eternal question whether inter-
vention Of one nation in the affairs of an
other is ever matter of right or simply
a display of force. If states are equal and
independent the right of interventioc In
an absurdity, but states are not wholly
equal or wholly independent. This is the
thesis of Mr.. W. E. Lingelbach in an
essay on "The Doctrine and Practice OF
Intervention in Europe
Morley Roberts latest book, "Fhe Flu
gitives," which is now being serialized in
the newspapers, will be issued In book
form by Mcclure, Phillips & Co. next
week. 1t is a novel OF the South African
war; one of the few stories of that back
ground that have been deemed worthy a
reading on this side of the Atlantic.
1t is announced that Messrs. Herbert S.
Stone & Co. are about to bring out new
editions of the earlier works of Mr. G.
Bernard Shaw which were not copyright
ed in this country. This firm is the au-
thorized representative of Mr.. Shaw in
the United States and alone has the per-
mission of the author to issue his books.
The first novel will be Love Among the
Artists" which though one of Mr.. Shaw's
earliest books is also one of his cleverest.
"Jacinta," by Howard v. Sutherland. one
of Doxey's fall publications c'Sign of the
Lark" New YORK; is an idyll where in a
California lad and a California girl come
together over a mothers grave. The scene
is laid in the hills back Of San Francisco
and the poem has a decided California ia
vor. Toward the end of the volume ara
several sonnets interspersed with half a
dozen lyrics.
1.-THE Influence of the Western World on
China is the title OF timely article in
the September Century" the writer being
the Rev. D. z. Sheffield d. D., for thirty
years a missionary in the Middle King
dom. DR.. Sheffield sailed from San Fran
cisco. on June %. having just learned OF
the burning of the North China College.
OF which he is president The article.
written shortly before his departure, is
wholly apropos of the present situation,
and ii contains powerful protest against
any ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the Chinese Empire
One can learn much about the Boxers from
a paper by r. Van Bergen on THE Revo-
luticn in China and Its Causes sec
ond installment of Jean Schopfers notes
on "Amusements at the Paris Exposition
treats particularly of theatres, panoramas,
and other spectacles.
Many enquiries are now being made
concerning the author of "Stringtown on
the Pike" These may be briefly answer
ed by saying that the boyhood of John Uri
Lloyd was spent in northern Kentucky.
Mr.. Henry George, jr., has completed the
life Of his father on which he has been
working for number of years, and this
biography OF one of the strongest and
most remarkable men America has pro-
duced will be issued early in October.
Mr. Joel Cook, the author of England:
Picturesque and Descriptive" has written
an important work in three volumes, en-
titled. America Picturesque and De-
scriptive" illustrated by seveuty-fve full
page photographers. which Henry Coates
& Co, of Philadelphia, will publish in Sep.
TENDER.
The first books that will be published
nv Doubleday. Page & Co. this autumn
will be Hymns That Have Helped" edit
ed by W. T. Stead, and Prayers, Ancient