New-York tribune., 1901-11-16
ROCKS AND AUTHORS.

-.,,bladav. Page & Co. print In a new and re-
st-io7 The Niagara Book" that miscei-
tl1 ~ which all manner of contributions were
i@"s -, -en or twelve different authors The
icae from & paper on the geology Of Nj
rails by Professor Shaler. to Mark
e.-,s humorous skit in which the impressions
.5eno and Eve arc reproduced from the for
rs diary. There is also charming paper by
= Hov,ells in this collection Scattered through
81 ,o,,,-,e are number Of beautiful illustra-
tons.
:. McClurg & Co. publish in small vol
"snborisrns and Reflections by the
-,a-,o- or Peoria Bishop Spaulding speaks of
5uc+ NJ culture and Of religion. His thought
,-+an lofty, and is never obscure. The book
= ,rep calculated 10 be of service to the reader
= +be ordinary sphere of daily life
rh. admirable compilations of Thomas Bull
s.ob receive appreciative treatment at the
Sc ~ T Y Crowen & CO. In the three VOL
-~,as which that firm has just issued in little
- One OF the three is devoted to THE Age
:. y-ri,-a1ry." the second TO The Age of Fable"
= ,ha third TO Legends of Charlemagne."
a-ha text is daintly printed, the decorated title
.ess are in good taste, and each volume has
- artistic frontispiece, while the refined cloth
r,,ai,g is adorned with a pretty design in gold.
~, -or1,laritv of these admirably retold stories
:; further attested by the appearance Of The
ACE Of Chivalry' in a new revised and en-
,rged edition, published by David Mckay, Of
[,bflodelphia This is printed in a stout octave.
18th quantity of fulpage illustrations. and
-+, raanv effective line drawings figuring
chapter headings.
D D1tton & Co. issue IN popular edition
CIV ceoree Dasent's Story Of Burnt Mai"
7,-ben this version Of the great Icelandic Saga
-.S first published by the translator. in 1861,
ba eaye in his TWO volumes good deal of schol-
erlv matter Indispensable to the student, but
not so necessary to the layman who merely
wishes to enjoy a good story. Mr. E. V Lucas
erplaius in a preface to the present edition that
II has been prepared with special reference to
the general reader. Some of the best writing
in literature he remarks, lis to be found within
ts covers" and although enough Of Sir George
nasent's introduction has been retained to make
The rerusal of the work instructive for those
who care 10 be instructed, this edition is ad-
dressed chiefly to those who will read to be de-
lighted # they are not delighted it is their
own fault for the STORY Of Burnt Njal" is one
Of The most enchanting stories in the world
The latest edition OF that frequently reprinted
classic 'Sintram and His Companions by DE
La Motto FouQue is one Of a new translation
bv A NJ Richards which the Lippincotts, OF
Philadelphia bring out in this country 1t ap-
pears IN a prettily made little volume. as BELTS
the dainty charm Of the text, and 1t is sener-
misty ernbellished with Illustrations. head and
tail pieces, drawn IN black and white by Anna
Richards 4 perennial popular holiday book is
this and good holiday edition is the edition
70 which We refer.
-Newson's Modern Language Books" (Newson
& Co.. is useful series Of little volumes edited
by Walter Rippnan and Walter H Buell. Inc
editors provide, TO begin with, what they call
q First French Book in which judiciously
conrved set OF exercises leads the student little
by little to an increased facility with the Ian
guage. a second French book contains further
studies along similar lines, and third volume,
entitled French Daily Life is so planned as
10 facilitate instructive use Of the knowledge
gained in the preceding publications. The same
method is applied 10 set Of three books dealing
with the German language. The method is
fairly simple and seems easily practicable.
Matthew Bender. Of Albany, has issued an in
dexed pamphlet Of the Tax Law OF the State of
New-York, brought up TO date by the tncorpo-
ration Of the several important amendments
made by the legislature Of 1901. The recent tax
alton OF special franchises and the later stat
utes taxing banks. insurance companies and
ether corporations by new methods have so
altered the whole scheme Of taxation in the
State that a handy and carefully indexed edi-
ton of the law as il exists should be widely
useful.
Harper & Bros have made book Of :he
Russell Wallace, Norman Lockyer. Cardinal
Gibbons and other authorities. and they publish
Il under the title of The Progress Of the Cen
tury' This inquest on the achievements Of thee
nineteenth century is one Of the best produced
in periodical literature at the dawn Of the
twentieth. Evolution. chemistry, archaeology.
literature. religion and other important subjects
are surveyed concisely, but with sufficient COM
prehensiveness by men erninently well quahhed
to deal with them Originally published in the
columns Of daily newspaper, these papers de-
served 20 be put between covers
The economist recognizes several kinds Of
value. One proceeds from the usefulness OF an
article. another from a persons private senti-
ments regarding it, d third from the difflculty
Or with which it could be replaced and
fourth frou the quantity Of some other COM
modify for which il could be exchanged. 1t is
the last one alone with which commerce is con-
cerned, and this IS expressed in money But
even that standard is not absolutely stable II
experiences some f7uctuation In The Measure
nelt OF General Exchange Value, published oy
'he Macmillan Company, Correa Moylan Waish
Expresses the opinion that enough attention mas
not yet been given 10 this fact He Goes no'
discuss the causes which produce the variations
Il question. nor indicate his choice Of remedies.
IN fact, he does not appear to be sanguine ABOUT
sne possibility OF finding one. All that ne IN
sls's upon is that economists should study the
matter more carefully.