New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-05

olivia the cutting that made a reasonable
profit % the retailers almost impossible. The
result Was 70 drive out Of business great
number Of small retail dealers, and make the
old fashioned bookstore of high class and a
literary atmosphere almost extinct. The plan
was to publish all books except fiction net
price. from which the retailer was not to de-
viate, and which was fixed at such a point
above the wholesale price should allow him
a reasonable profit 1t agreed that no sales
should be made retailers who undertook to
violate this agreement, and the cooperate
has been almost unanimous. Nearly all the
publishing houses became members OF the
citation, the few exceptions being firms that
publish chiefly non-copyright books, and that
feared they might be unduly hampered; of the
retailers only two establishments of large size
and they practically one-announced their
intention of opposing the scheme. and it
is said that they have found their course
troublesome and expensive that they likely
TO abandon 1T before long. To obtain books for
their counters at cut rates it has been neces-
sary for them TO purchase through other deal
ers and directly from the publishers and
the agents of the association have kept so
sharp a watch as to make this a considerable
embarrassment 1t is too early yet TO that
marked revival in the retail bookselling trade
that the association hopes to bring about; but
much good has already been accomplished, and,
according TO one of the publishers most active
in furthering the arrangement. there is
every to hope for complete success. 1t
is proba BILE that before long all books viii be
brought under the net rule
DR.. Benjamin Howard in his book called
prisoners of Russia" that the Appletons
publishing, gives new view of Russian prison
written with special reference TO political pris-
O0rs in Siberia. He has written about the
curious penal colony the Island of Sakhalin,
- the mouth of the Amur River, where he en-
Joyed every opportunity for intimate c.
Quaintance with the personnel Of the Sakhalin
settlement. Dr. Howard was a penologist of
note, but has written his-book in a popular and
readable style.
About the middle of October the Scribners
Will publish a volume of poems by George
Santayana, entitled "A Hermit of Carmel and
Other Poems" The title poem and its sequel,
1.-THE knights Return" are romantic repre-
sensations of idealistic states of mind the
scenes medieval the story extremely simple;
but the suggestiveness is said to be in the
mystic vein that Mr.. Santayana has shown in
his previous works These two followed by
eeg:ac and lyric poems TRANSACTIONS and con-
viyial and occasional verses.
John Lane publishes dainty little edition OF
''Shakespeares Songs in an attractive form
and excellent Typography, that ought to find
hearty response from all lovers of Shakespeare.
There included the songs from the plays
"A Lovers Complaint" The Passionate Pill
grim, songs to notes of music and The
Phoenix and the Turtle" There are a dozen
drawings by Henry Ospovat.
Mcclure, Phillips & Co. have taken the occa-
sion OF the Webster centennial at Dartmouth
College TO announce the publication of a new
book on Webster. II consists of correspondence
between Webster and members of his family
his farmers. his constituents and a great num-
Der Of public of his tme-in ALL over a
thousand letters hitherto unpublished. Much
OF Webster's criticism upon public men OF his
day and his most intimately expressed opinions
upon great events given for the first time
The material has been taken from the collec-
ticn Of Webster papers in the library of the
Historical Society of New Hampshire and the
es1yate library Of a well known Webster col