New-York tribune., 1901-02-23

Al Office of OF the smaller railways or the
South. and not unnaturalIy made use of some
Of his knowledge of railroad life there Not long
ago he received letter from man in North
Carolina. pointing that the name of the
railroad in the novel the High Point. Rankel-
man. Ashboro and Southern Railway" contains
the names of three North Carolina towns. with
the exception of Rankelman, which is Randle-
man in reality. The correspondent finds that
the life portrayed in the book is an excellent
picture of what it is in little North Carolina
town; and he adds. Whether YOU intended il
not, you the first portray this life,
think. The scant current literature concerning
this State deals mostly with extreme types of
mountaineers, negroes. etc.-not bad sort, may
be. but not the best"
Henry Osborn TayIor's hook on The CLASH
cal Heritage Of the Midi Ages" will appear al
once. with the Macmillan Company's imprint.
as one Of the Columbia University Studies in
Literature" under the general editorship of
Professor George Z. WooGberry. MI TAYLOR
(vho is The author Of a literary study entitled
Ancient IdeaIs'I discusses the changes UNDER
gone by classical thought. letters and art. while
their way 70 form part Of the intellectual
development, Of the Middle Ages The subject
matter lies chiefly in the period extending from
the fourth T. the seventh century
The Rev Francis +. Clark. known by many
people the president of the United Society
of Christian Eudeavor. recently made trip
around the world. and he and his party are said
70 have been the first Americans to travel over
the s-Siberian Railroad about this part
Of his trip ne has written al entertaining book
that he calls y New Way Around an old
World" which Harper & Bros. arc bringing out.
1t win 10 fully illustrated with photogra phs
taken hy NJ Clark himself
The Scribners are publishing 2 scr 81 repro
ductions Of Mr.. Ernest Seton -ThompSon's draw
inss of Wild animals. as they appear in
his book They done in new pro-
cess that is said to preserve All the values OF
the originals in a manner that is impossible in
the smaller copies made for use in magazines
and books. The reproductions are Of about the
same size as the original drawings. and special
has been exercised not only in the selec
tion Of the subjects. but in choosing the partc
ular picture Of each subject that has proved 70
be most popular.
The career OF Booker T Washington and his
present prominence in work for the uplifting Of
his will lend unusual interest 10 his
autobioeraphy, which Doubleday. Page & Co
will publish next month. His carly life was full
of hardship. and the turning point Of his career
came when he entered Hampton Institute. Of
which. and especially Of its head. General Arm
strong he speaks in terms Of touching graft
tude To get there he had 20 travel nearly fve
hundred miles practically without money. ami
he relates, not without pride how in Richmond
he slept in a hole under sidewalk very near
the spot where a few years ago the citizens Of
the town gave him public reception. As 70
the difficulties that confront the young mon of
his race he speaks thus.
almost reach the conclusion that often the
negro boys birth and connection with un-
popular race is advantage. With few
ceptions the negro youth must work harder
and must perform his tasks even better than
white youth in order 70 receive recognition. But
out Of the hard and unusual struggles through
which he is compelled pass ne gets strength.
a confidence, that one misses whose pathway is
COmparatiV ly smooth by reason Of birth and
race. From any point Of view ! had rather be
what I am member OF the negro race. than
be able 70 claim membership with the most ia
vored OF any other race.
The Heritage Of Unrest by Ciwendolen Over
ing is a novel OF frontier and army life. the
scene os which Is laid in the Southwest at the
time OF serious Indian troubles under Geronimo
in the late seventies and early eighties. The
background OF the novel is said 10 be exact
geographically and historically The author is
a Western woman who has made herself IA
miliar with Western life at close hand. and the
characters are described as typical of a life the
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