New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

and purpose of the books contained in it, has
been changed to Noble Lives" The next vol
ume TO appear will be on Mszzini. the italian
eevolutionist, by Bolton King
The subjects treated of Dy william CARROT
Brown in his book on The Lower South in
American History" which the Macmillan Com
pany is preparing 10 bring out, are as follows:
-The Rise OF the Cotton States" THE Ascen-
dency OF the Lower South in the Union" The
Final Struggle" THE Orator of Secession"-by
which title Mr.. Brown describes William
Lowndes Yancey, Of Alabama-"The Resources
of the confederacy," 1.-The Ku Klux Movement"
"a New Hero of the OLD Type" being Richmond
Pearson Hobson and Shifting the White Mans
Burden" The genuinely hopeful signs in the
South at present Mr.. Brown finds to be Hamp-
foa and Tuskegee, the one hand. and the
Montgomery Conferences on the other. Here Is
the picturesque way in which he embodies the
problem:
AT the rear of a shop in thriving city in
the newly developed mineral region of Alabama
saw at midday a burly negro stretched on MS
back, eyes shut, mouth open. wrapt in peace
iul slumber. on the street corner outside stood
a white countryman awake, but utterly idle. a
vague childlike inquiry in his face watching
whatsoever passed the other side of the
street what passed was characteristic of the
new South, but the sleeping negro the listlesS
poor white, burdened my mind in spite of the stir
OF business about them. and the smoke OF fur-
81 the distance. Not even material progress ana
prosperity, welcome and creditable as they are
can satisfy concerning the civilization In
which those two figures keep their places.
Lord Rosebery continues TO he the recipient Of
University and other honors Of various degrees
Df glory He has been elected chancellor OF
london University. succeeding the late Lord
kimberley; the Welsh University viii in May
x,onter an honorary degree upon him. and a few
- i6pr1t Of
the Glasgow and West of Scotland Liberal
League Lord Rosebery. who has done lit
erary work Of Importance since his Napoleon:
THE Last Phase" is now at his PosillipO villa
s,ear Naples, entertaining a house party and
sruising italian waters in his yacht zaida.
The second volume of the buttons series of
S.fusic in the Nineteenth Century will be
sAImsic in France" by Arthur Hervey. Eng
Iaish writer on musical subjects. Their Master
Musicians" series will be continued with a vol
sne on Mozart, which will be by f. ]. Brake
epeare.
The long series of Stories OF the Nations
sfat G. P. Putnam's Sons have been publishing
will be brought to a close by history Of the
United States, in two volumes. by Edwin Earle
Sparks professor in Chicago University. This
will be the sixty-seventh volume in the series,
spf which sixty-three have already appeared.
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's-IedisevaI England" by Mary Bateson. VIII
krecede it"
II H Jamyn Brooks's belief is justified he
xas found the solution Of "a world-old problem
.-that is the elements OF mind, which, when
Ircnnpounded with those OF force and matter,
ssonstitute the mysterious substance we call life
1Ie has set this forth in a substantial volume
called 'The Elements of Mind; an Examination
Into the Nature OF the First Division of the
Elementary Substances Of Life" Longmans,
Csreen & Co. preparing to publish this book.
(which is dedicated TO Professor William James
and DR.. ]. Beattie.
III Mr.. Owen wister's story 1.-THE yirglnian''-he
AHvoids q pre-empted title by letter-wil ap-
pear in few days with the Macmillan Com
pany's imprint. Mr.. Wister's virgnan is far
removed from the people Thackeray described.
entirely modern product; he is cowboy and
the story describes his love for a Vermont girl
sof an education superior to his own. and their
gradual coming together through a series of epi-
sodes grotesque. laughable or tragic. such
were common in the cattle country. Several of
the chapters have hitherto appeared as separate
5etories though they were originally written with
she intention TO include them in this book.
The Putnams are planning an elaborate edi-
.fion Of Mrs. Browning's ''Sonnets from the Port
5uguese." decorated with illuminated designs and
ailustrated by Margaret Armstrong.
q The eighth edition Of Arthur James Balfours
1book. THE Foundations of Belief" is nearly
iready for publication by Longmans. Green &
Co. with a new Introduction, notes and a
Summary. The book first published in 1895.
- The Macmillan Company has now ready for
qualification The Philosophy of the Christian
sReIigion," by Principal Fairbairn, of Mansfield
College Oxford.
: No department of art has been hotly dis
spGted TO it's fundamental principles and prac-
zeal development than that of song. new
contribution to it's extensive literature is made
london, in her Health Speech and Song"
Treating Of the vocal organ instrument
e. p. Dutton & Co. will publish it next week.
1 Wilfrid Sparroy the English tutor at the
court OF Zillus Sultan, the eldest surviving son
of Nasirdd DIN Shah according to Mr.. Sparroy's
spellng), who would have succeeded TO the Per
sian throne had his mother been of royal birth.
He has written a volume on Persian Children
of the Royal Family" that is said 10 contain a
vivid description Of Persian royalty and court
life. John Lane publishes it this week. 1t tells
of the traits Of the energetic Sultan. and the
snarkable characters of his sons, Bahram
Mira and Humaynn MIRA, and it also raises
the veil OF the Persian hareTn' with delicacy and
tact, showing the authors sympathy with Per-
ieian susceptibility the subject.
Mr.. Robert w. Chambers. author Of "Cardi-
gan" has been having some opportunities for
good sport lately, Of which he availed himself
IA the following manner
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