The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-05

eyes. How can he talk like that after the
books he has written?"
In history an early publication is prom
Used Of the complete, original and contem-
porary accounts OF De Soto's famous ex-
pedition from Florida to the Mississippi
as told by gentleman of Elvas and by
De Sotos private secretary Raujel, and
edited by Prof. Edward Gaylord Bourne
of Yale University. The book is entitled
1.-THE Journey Of De Soto, and will appear
in the successful Trail Makers Series
under the consulting editorship OF John
Bach McMaster.
A new and important literary series
introduced by DR.. Hamilton Wright Mable
is presenting the personality, lives and
times of the great writer's, the first volume
of which will be In the Days OF Chaucer,
followed by "In the Days of Shakespeare"
both by Tudor jerks who has been making
a special study of the personality OF the
masters of English literature. The series
will be illustrated and the introductions
written by DR.. Mabie.
Probably no phrase is quoted more
frequently than shakespeare and the
musical glasses" but like so many
of the common expressions in vogue
it's origin is forgotten, its meaning un-
known. Lovers of Goldsmith, and, OF
course, the College Freshman female),
who knows everything, will remember that
it was first used in "The Vicar of Wakefield
of -the ladies' from London" who would
talk Of nothing but high life and high lived
company, with other fashionable topics,
such as pictures, taste, Shakespeare and
the musical glasses" But even the Fresh
man (female) will need to read the seventh
volume Of that monumental work on Irish
literature written by S. j. O'Donoghue
and published by John d. Morris & Co., to
learn that the musical glasses" were an
invention OF one Richard Pockrich, re-
markable character, who was the first to
play in public upon ordinary drinking
glasses, modulating the tones by the amount
OF water they contained to produce the
complete musical scale.
The autumn menu arranged by A. s.
Barnes & Co. is well fitted to tempt the
appetite of even the most stated literary
gourmet. In fiction there is 'The Presi-
dent" by Alfred Henry Lewis, illustrated
in color by Jay Hambridge. which, although
primarily an imaginative story. with
abundance Of interest and plenty Of humor,
is OF peculiar value to the student Of
political affairs because Of the authors
intimate knowledge OF the inner work.
ings of that somewhat complex machine
known as American politics, and his wide
personal acquaintance with public men
through his journalistic experiences Mr..
Lewis was for some time at the head of the
Washington bureau Of metropolitan
newspaper.
The already assured popularity Of @The
Majesty of Calmness,' by William George
Jordan, will not be likely to decrease, now
that William Jennings Bryan has accepted
it as a solace to his somewhat lacerated
feelings and is recommending it to his
sympathetio followers. The particular
chapter which the preacher orator finds
most soothing bears the somewhat sugges-
tive title of Failure as Success. He
ought to understand about it. However.
the book and it's companion, "The King
ship of Control" have always sold beyond
the publishers expectation, and with ever
increasing pop ularity.
One Of the works Of the year that will
he welcomed sincerely is "Maltbie Daven-
port Baboock-A Biographical Sketch and
Memorial" by Charles +. Robinson. d. d.