New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-26
LITERARY NOTES.

Professor N S. Shaler, of Harvard UnIver-
stty. has begun in the current number of THE
International Quarterly a series OF articles
Earth and MnnS Economic Forecast"
The question Of whether the earth would have
in time to for the growing number
of its Inhabitants has interested many theorists
from the time OF Nautilus to the present day.
who have Viewed with alarm" the tendencies
20 oFerpopuiation arising from the teachings
and practices Of the opponents of what Presi-
dent Roosevelt terms race suicide" It is graft
flying TO learn 4hat Professor Shaler believes
that there are many possibilities in the old earth
yet in the way or increased nourishment and
means OF sustenance
Maurice Hewlett is not the only traveller
with notebook to tramp the road in Tuscany
The Charter House Company announces the
early publication of volume by Mrs Emma
r. Sheldon and NJ Moyca Newell two ladies
who have spent several years in the same de-
hehefui region. making many unusual trips to
Its unfrequented and interesting hooks The
book VIII bear the somewhat peculiar title of
THE Mediei Balls" Of which the authors make
the following explanation In their PREDATORY
note:
Why the Medic family adopted as escutcbeo,
a IONS o oS selG Of gold is one Of the moot
tamily saints. Dsmian and Cosmo In the fourth
century went abroad ministering to the afaicted
Of physicians SO the balls are sisnc slgno Of
f1gndeT o WIZ nave Il mat as Giovanni al Bcc
house. attained might and fame as banker tSs
ean fact remains The fa shags grew aR0h n n sig
- an power during All the ouattrocento. and
q | ao% 70 @ To each ssnG 81 tbds lesser
kssntea me privilege OF Incorporating in their own
@sdi The erect this generosity upon h4 fSe hi 81
1taly Is plain 10 be seen. Hardly an event of I'M
poItance out Was connected in some way with the
e i statue. . building or man3sc ri e'f bur
Il al eve s 134 q the money lenders One
ne noge ssns between the large cities. the more
line of men. "a "ohoefful
As stated above In our Paris cable literary
letter December % was the Tooth ami
Tersary Of the birth Of Charles Aueustin
sainte- Beuye. the celebrated French critic 90
author OF "Causeries de Lundi" This literary
centennial Is commemorated In the Januarv
century" Of an appreciative study OF Brander
Matthews. Professor Natthews's article IS ac-
companied by portrait of Sainte- Beuye from
; photograph by Pierson & Braun
a timely volume. although dating from some
where about 500 3. C., has Just been nubl,shad
oy John Lane. It is a translation by Walter
Szcrn Olo' N r. A. S, from the ancient text of
Inc Shu King" constituting the Oldest his
pofical work which exists In China, and SUD-
posed 10 have come down to us from the text
prepared ny Confucius. 1t contains an historic
eai record embracing the period of l,656 years
from the reign Of Ysou q. q 235s - 49,
ene reign OF Ping-wang. B. c. TI9. The WORT, !.
uisioee INTO SIX books. The FIRST is devoted 10
record OF the days of Yaou and shun inmed,-
utter me Deiuge. and closes the reign of
lns second patriarchai dynasty. which hegar a.,
o T. 1SaS The second book Is CONCERNED rv,th
e nlA dynasty. the third with the shanp
eyhasty. the fourth. fifth and sixth with ths
MI. s.s" .' synasty The work deals not so much
N.tn religious aspects of the period traver.ad -
.1n ene knowledge. customs and policy Of ~.
zsop.e ano eneir rulers In ancient Chinese ufs
- us -. translator has added commentary to each
~ ING xix books. in which he mas made esnec,sI
snort to corroborate by Independent st,,d' a.
mentioned in the text. ''s yates
sSnt years since Marion HarIard -