The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-25


 sdition of Simeon Ford's new book. "A Few Remarks" with added chapters and frontispiece portrait of the author Mr. Ford is a genuine humorist. and naturally, as such, he has not failed to win speedy recognition in this country of ours.
 Apropos George Horace Lorimer's new book, "old Gorgon Graham" just pub lished by Doubleday. Page & company. a foremost Japanese critic says the Self Made Merchant" letters should be in the hands of every man who mas his way to make in the world.
 A professor in the institute of engineers of the ways of communication, St. Peters, burg Russia, has written to the Amer lean publishers, asking permission to translate Booker T. Washington's auto- biography. Up From Slavery" into the Russian language.-"for the benefit of the Russian people who will benefit by the teachings in the story of the great aegro's life.''
 A man that's a good Somoritaa and good sport all in one he's my sort. I'm for him., says the young man who fell by the wayside of the hero of Mary
 
 maritan," in the October McClure's. And the reader agrees that this helpful hero Is his sort also, and will be enthusiastic sally for the young rector who sacrifices himself so Loyalty to protect an intoxicat- Ed friend in need. It is a most amusing journey these two take along the '.Jeri- cho road" homeward and the fact that the net result of the apparently disastrous Incident brings final joy to all and meets with hearty approval. Mrs Andrews ae- eomplishes the unusual feat of making lntoxication amusing and in the end prof. ltable-for others. Better than that, she has told a wholesome little love story and introduced us to some real and at- traetive people.
 Stewart Edward White writes from the remotest fastnesses of the Sierras that he and his bride are enjoying their honey moon in the wilds immensely Though gently bred and fresh from the highly civilized life of Newport, Mrs. White, &C., eording to her husbands report, sleeps pn the ground, eats camp fare with relish and Is simply lost in wonder at this most magnificent country in the world" We have come over some trails" he adds, but you can't scare her out"
 The Macmillan company will publish lbout the middle of October ..The Prac-
 
 Black, the author of "Friendship'' and Couture and Restraint" The volume 1eals with the practical ways in which the self can be equipped for service. It contends that self-culture Is not in It. self complete ideal for human life, but has its place as the necessary education to make mans contribution to the world worthy Our chief need the author says, Is to lay hold of a comprehensive scheme Into which our efforts will fall easily, and the proposition of which acts as an in- ducement. Some of the chapters deal with culture of the body, the mind, the imag- nation. the heart. the conscience, and the spirit.
 ''The Life and letters of Edward Byles Eowell." just published by the Macmillan company, derives much of it's popular in- terest from cowell's friendships with fa- nous men. In particular his friendship with Edward Fitzgerald, the translator of Omar was deep and lasted over the whole of his life. This biography is rich In interesting lettters, some of which are hitherto unpublished ones by Fitzger- aid.
 Margaret Horton Potters recent novel of Indian life in the thirteenth century, ."rhe Flame Gatherers," has just gone Into its second large edition. It Is a tale of sin and it's expiation, which brings in the theory of reincarnatiol, and which fairly glows with the colors of the orient. In another way it is deep and beauti- full allegory of human life
 Professor Augustus Trowbridge of Wis consin University, has made :. translation of Professor Augusta Righi's latest and most important scientific work and this will be published by the Macmillan com pany during the fall under the title, "The Modern Theory of Physical Pehnomena (Radioactivity, Ions and Electrons)" Pro- lessor Righi has read the translation and made certain corrections, so that it ac- cords precisely with his present views. 
 MT. Upton Sinclairs new novel 'Manas- sas, appears at a specially appropriate time in view of the military manoeuvres that have recently taken place on the Held Of Bull Run. This novel Is the first part Of what the author intends to be an epic of the civil war, and it culmina tes and ends with the battle mentioned in the title. The two other novels in the series Will be entitled respectively, ".ettysbury'' and "Appomattox'
 Mir Winston Churchill's new novel, The Crossing" has Just gone into its second edition. The first edition com. prised l25,oO0 copies, and the book is the most widely read in the United States this year. Margaret Horton Potter's novel of India in the thirteenth centu- ry, The Flame Gatherers," has also gone Into it's second edition: while Mau- rice Hewlett's novel of Mary Stuart. "rhe queens Quair" Is in it's third; "The Wo- man Errant," by the author of 'sThe Gar den Of Commuters Wife" is in ifs fourth. and Florence Morse Kingsley's tale of The Singular Miss smith' has just gone into it's sixth.
 The most important magazine feature announced for this fall will be the dis cusslon or Judge Parker as a presidential candidate by ex-President Cleveland, which IS to appear in the November Me- Clures. What MT. Cleveland will have to say on the qualifications necesarv Cor this high office must be of interest -to nli
 Charles Wagner the author of .arhe Simple Life" "The Better Way" and By The Fireside." is to make a tour of the United States. He is naturally anx ious about his English, and has been ac- lively practicing with all the American people he has met. Evidently he has pro- Fressed far enough into the mysteries of our tongue to be able to make fun of the various dialects of English as they appear in America, for writing of some American acquaintances he says "They are very careful about my speaking MT. Wagner they say, you must not say com for table, but com f-ble'." MT. Wag- ners lectures have been written. and he is now engaged in translating them into English