New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-16

sam" LLOYD. whose name is familiar to lovers
Of puzzles has Undertaken to introduce this
pastime to busy Occidentals IN a volume pub
I,shed by Brentano's called 1.-THE Eighth Book
of Tan, Part l." Those addicted to the pursuit
OF this problem are said to have Chinese tan
grams" It is said to be contagious.
A special list Of books relating to North Amer
lea has been prepared from among his stock by
Karl W. Hiersemann. Leipzig, which takes with
In its scope some six hundred or seven hundred
entries ranging from reports Of departments at
WASHINGTON to rare historical and scientihc
books dated from 1720 down. The idea that the
Gospel rides gun carriage Is rather dis
tasteful. and some people have an unpleasant
habit of sneering at missionary endeavor as
cloak for extending markets. AT the end OF the
war. to Judge from the title Of book pub
hshed in New-York in 1863. there was no IN
vidious discomfort In this grouping Of IDEAS
We find the title of book running: Certain
Inducements to well minded people. who are
here strained in their estates or otherwise: Or
such as are willing, out Of noble and pupllHe
principles, to transport themselves or some Ser
wants. or agents for them. into the West lnoles
for the propagating Of the Gospel and increase
Of trade"
In Cleveland referred to his anticipation of
race war in this country, and ventured the pre-
diction that the Anglo-Saxon would sweep the
negro off the face Of this continent, lever
headed old darby in the audience remarked:
Not entirely, doctor, not entirely you'll want
a few negroes left to do the sweeping" or
course, afterward this known as Mr. Dixon's
sweeping statement
riYtT report
Librarian of Congress for the fiscal year end
ING June 30 1902 comes from the Government
Printing Office in the shape Of pamphlet COM
piled by Torstein Jahr, assistant IN the cala-
losue division, and Adam Julius Strohm' IL
brarian of the Trenton Public Library colh-
prsing a photography Of Cooperative Cata-
loeuing and the Printing Of Catalogue Cards
from 1850 to 1902" A movement for the estap-
lishment Of a union catalogue was on root our
ing the French Revolution. but never came 10
anything. When, in 1850 report Of the COM
missioners appointed to inquire into the con-
stitution and government OF the British Mu-
scum was issued The Atheneum" made what
was then the surprising suggestion that the
several governments of the world should print
catalogues of all books published In their IAN
guages This movement has continued with In
creasing vigor in the work Of the American LII
brary Association and the Royal Society OF Lon
don and kindred societies, until now the Htera-
ture of the subject demands small catalogue
Of itself The arrangement Of the photography
is chronological, with the design OF showing the
progress of the movement. In the S66 entries
description Of the book follows the title and ref
erences An index is included.
In the latter part Of this month Little, Brown
g. Co will issue novel by Miss Frances Charles.
49,, v,{-r I'D
got" in which the scene is laid In San Fran
CISCO It is called The Siege Of Youth
Parts w and of the International Studios
publication. Representative Art in Our Time"
have appeared The former number contains an
article by Walter Shaw Sparrow, on water color
painting. Six fullpage plates stitched Iightiy
together so that they can easily be separated tor
framing, comprise original work by ID. Y.
Cameron. Sir George Reid, Frank Brabgwyn'
Frances E. James, Claude Monet and d. II.
Casters Hans W. Singer writes the article
on etching and dry point which forms Part V.
Plates are included by Joseph Pennen. Henri
Riviere Eleanor Fortescue- Brickdale. Mark
Fisher Nico w. Jungman and P. Wilson Ster
Mcclure Phillips & Co. have made special
edition of Emmy Lou, Her Book and Heart"
for an English firm of publishers.
DR. Louis Brewer, jr., professor Of the Greek
language and literature in Rutgers College. is
sues through the American Book Company
brief Greek Syntax" in which the principles
are formulated with an eye to simplicity and
clearness Statements Of principles are illus
trated by quotations from Xenophon and Homer
The book is intended mainly for use in prepara-
tory schools but is designed also to be service
able for review in the freshman year.