New-York tribune., 1902-12-15

5a,,ic a,5 ecientifc departnents. The book
holds some two hundred and fifty pages OF heaVy
linen paper. bound in buckram with the sea-
of the university In gold on the cover JONI
Rogers Williams has compiled AND edited the
material and added Introduction notes aiio
index. Five hundred copies are being printed
Little Brown & Co. have just published
translation by Myrta l. Jones of Pierre Lott
1.-The Last Days of Pekin-"
The death of DR. Joseph Parker, of City Tenn
ple London has led the Fleming H ReVeh
Company to undertake earlier pubIlcation OF
the Life" which was being prepared Tor tnefl
by Dr. William Adamson, a lifelong friend OF
DIR. Parker. than they had anticipated. They
hope to have it ready before the holidays.
final chapter is still in preparation.
The latest addition to the American BOOK
Company's series, 1.-The Eclectic School Read
ings" is a volume of "true fairy stories by
Mary E. Bakewell.
H Rider Haggard has brought out two vol
umes of researches in agricultural conditions of
England through Longmans, Green & Co, under
the title of Rural England Farming and the
conditions Of the country's industries are SUD-
jects which have become more and more en-
crossing to Mr.. Haggard. For the abatement OF
evident evils, which he urges should have ear
nest attention, he recommends an Agricultural
post for cheap transport, and discourages the
notion that any help will come from protection
In these two volumes he has covered good
part of England, county by county. The
thirteen maps have the novel feature of showing
Soils crops and stock common to the places
entered.
The Macmillan Company has issued a small
volume of Studies in the Cartesian Philos-
ophy" by Norman Smith, assistant to the pro-
fessor of logic in the University of Glasgow 1t
is noted that the preface to Professor Veitch's
volume Of translations from Descartes is writ
ten from a point of view which is now dis
credited and that Professor Mahaffy's book is
mainly Geographic. This list practically ex-
hausts the studies devoted to Descartes. Mr..
Smiths book is devoted to the metaphysics
Another volume is promised on Descartess
of nature.
E Stanhope Hills ''Twenty-six Historic
Ships is published by G. P. Putnam's Sons this
week. Admiral Belknap contributes an intro
duction TO this record of the achievements OF the
most famous of the fighting ships in the Amer
lean navy, and, during the Civil War, of the
Federal and Confederate fleets.
William Henry Carson writes his books afoot-
His Tito was the result Of long tramps along
Italian roads. Mr.. Carson besides being busy
LAWYER. is fond of walking. and picks up his
scenes and views of life as he goes The C NJ
Clark Company announces that it has new
book of his in press.
The Putnams will issue this month the sixth
volume of their edition Of the writings of James
Monroe This volume Will include the famous
message which has been formulated into the
far reaching Doctrine" together with many
related papers by way Of annexation Volume
VII with which the series will close, is in
press.
Stevenson's '~Will O. the MILL" in small pocket
form. printed on good paper in clear type, and
bound in red leather, with gold stamp, is is
sued by the H. NJ. Caldwell Company A re-
maruue vignette etching by A. D. MARCEL ap-
pears as frontispiece- An Introduction setting
forth the authors life is to be commended for
its freedom from extravaganza.
I. c. Page & Co issue in attractive duodecimo
form The Lillian Bell Birthday Book Quota
tions from 'The Love Affairs Of Old Maid
'"The Under Side of Things" 1.-The Expatriates,
From a Girls Point of View" and other of the
authors books are collected by her husband,
A. H. Bogue and printed on light and unglazed
paper one to four epigrams to page, with the
facing page left blank for signatures A re-
production of the full length portrait by Oliver
bennett Grover appears as frontispiece, the
head reappearing In vignette the green cloth
cover.
In red and white calico cover. the label
adorned with two black CATS appears THE
Cynics Calendar of Revised Wisdom for 1908"
Oliver Herford, Ethel Watts Munford and Addi-
son Miner have conspired together for its pro-
duction, and Paul Elder and Morgan Shepard
are the publishers. Hamstrung proverbs are
offered for every week in the year Misery
loves company" we read, but company does
not reciprocate" On the Ides of March we
are told that people who love in glass houses
should pull down the blinds We take the hint
"A word to the wise is resented'-and say no
more.
The international News Company sends us,
as heretofore, the Christmas numbers Of ''The
Graphic" Figaro Illustre" and THE Il
Illustrated London News and, of course. Pears
Annual These are filed after the familiar
fashion. with opposite fiction, many full page
and the accustomed bits Of holiday
humor. They are accompanied by supplement-
ary illustrations, printed a large scale and
in colors THE Graphic includes a reproduc-
ton Of Romny's Lady Craven" q" in the National
Gallery and a delightful sketch of a Christmas
dinner In an old English tavern drawn by Cecil
Adm The chief supplement to THE Illustrated
London News is graceful, sentimental figure
piece by Marcus Stone Pears Annual" offers