New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-05
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

One Of the points discussed by MT. A. G. Brad
ley In his book THE Fight with France for
North America" is the rightful need of praise
and blame to be awarded to Braddock for his
generalship in the French and Indian War. He
thinks the English commander has been
Justly treated by both English and American
historians. and aims to set him right in the
worlds view. The book is Immediately forth
coming from E. P. Dutton & Co.'S establishment
Closely bordering the realms of fairyland
the tales OF saints whose love for the animal
world has in turn redounded to their ultimate
personal benefit Miss Abbie Farwell Brown
has retold number of these medieval stories
in way that expresses agreeably the modern
feeling Of sympathy for bird and beast life.
Though they are not written down to children.
they may be supposed to have special interest
for them. The Book of Saints and Friendly
Beasts" is the title OF the book, which will be
illustrated by Miss F. W. Cory one of the clever
illustrators who work for "St. Nicholas; it will
be published by Houghton. Mif1in & Co. next
week.
It is pleasant to something besides chill
dren's stories. even well told ones, submitted
for the reading Of children. There ought to be a
little stronger tonic in the Boys Book of Ex-
plorations,' by Tudor jerks, which Doubleday.
Page & Co. bringing out to match their
Boys Book Of Inventions" The explorations
described are mostly of recent times, in Africa,
Asia and Australia
The taste for Information about American
Colonial days is responsible for Rufus Rockwell
Wilson's "Rambles In Colonial Byways" soon
to be published by Lippncott Some of Mr.. VII
sons descriptions deal with material to be found
on the Albany Post Road and on the west shore
OF the Hudson-both stored with Colonial
"reminiscences. There twenty full page illus
trations.
Inc materials for a knowledge of modern
Italian art at the command of English speaking
people are nneagre as those for Renaissance
art are copious For which reason it is not sur
pr1sing that Longmans, Green & Co. have found
It necessary to issue second edition OF Ashton
Rollins Wizards History of Modern Italian
Art" This book. which first appeared in 1898
was the result Of much reaching after tnforn,a
uon almost inaccessible; much OF it was gained
from face to face conversations with living
painters.
The growing popularity of Henry Harland's
charming DOCK. The Cardinals SNUFF Box" has
stimulated the demand for his less known "a rlier
books, Comedies and Errors and GRAY Roses >"
1t is pleasant to see book written with SO fine
and delicate art meeting with SO wide a nub
lie appreciation; 1t Is now selling in its fortfe+h
thousand.
The lore Of canoes. their history and place in
ancient art, the methods OF producing them and
many curious facts about them ought to make
an interesting book, as they are presented nv
Cyril Davenport, of the British Museum J-bera
are some excellent reproductions many of them
in color printing in the book. which the Mac
milan Company Will bring out soon. 1t is one
OF the "Portfolo'' monographs.
Mrs- Gertrude Atherton's novel Senator
North has been incorporated in the German
Tauch1itz edition of English books 1t is said
that well known English playwright has pro-
posed to her to dramatize the book.
The Book of the London International Chess
Congress of 1890" will interest lovers of the
game. It contains tables OF the openings used
at that notable gathering summaries of the
play and a selection Of the games actually
played. 1t 10 a handsome book in limited edi-
ton of five hundred copies that Longmans,
Green & Co. publish
Probably no statute which has passed in many
years has been the subject OF interpretations
so diamstrically opposed to each other those
which may be found In the decisions of the
courts concerning the sections of the National
confer Jurisdiction on the Federal tribunals IN
actions by the trustees as distinguished from
proceedings in bankruptcy. AS Mr.. H. B. Brad
bury points out in his modest work, 'Jurisdic-
ton Of State and Federal Courts in Bank
Fuptcy' (The Banks Law Publishing Company.
numerous actions will necessarily be brought
by and against such trustees before there is
any sure guide from adjudcated cases. which
are final authorities. and this little volume will
doubtless prove Of great value to those who
must solve the question at the present time.
There is q concise summary of all the de-
cided In the Federal courts since the Bank
ruptcy Act of 1898 went into operation, on the
question of Jurisdiction. together with a lucid
comparison OF the jursdictional features of the
bankruptcy laws of 1900, 1S41. 1867 and 1898.
and a digest Of the older cases, far as they
throw any light the question examined. In
addition there is a subdivision devoted to the
jurisdiction OF the Federal courts under statutes