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In one of his recent literary notes
Mr.. Alden calls Mr.. London "John,"
and hopes he will soon stop calling
himself by the absurd Jack" So he
might, if his name were John, or al
most anything but what it is, and that
is just Jack" nor more nor less nor
other.
President John HI. Finley, of the
College Of the City of New York, Is
the author of book on 1.-THE Aneri-
can Executive and Executive Meth
ods," which is included in Professor
Willoughby's series on "The American
State" to be published by the Century
Company.
A hitherto unpublished chapter in
the history Of the Civil War appears in
the shape Of little pamphlet by Ma
jor Caleb Huse, of the Confederate
army. 1t is entitled 1.-THE Supplies Of
the Confederate Army: How they were
Obtained in Europe, and How Paid
For" and in it he tells how he was
singularly successful in turning the
Confederate governments cotton war;
rants into rifles, guns, and ammunt-
ton. 1t is story Of daring and re.
source.
Arthur Gray, who is the editor Of
the Alternative volume ''Bathrobes and
Bachelors" has compiled another book,
to be called "Toasts and Tributes"
which will be published shortly by
ROhde & Haskins. 1t aims to be more
complete than most Of it's predeceS-
sors in the same field, and contains a
chapter on "The Duties Of Toastmas-
ter" by Allan Forman. Sixteen pages
at the end are left blank to be filled
in by purchasers with original or Sc
lected toasts
Professor John Franklin Genung,
author Of 1.-THE Epic of the Inner Life"
has written a commentary on the Book
of Ecclesiastes, which he entities 1.-THE
Words of Koheleth," Koheleth being
the original Hebrew word, signifying
''the Great Preacher" Professor Ge-
nungs book is divided in two parts,
and is constructive rather than critical
in spirit. In the first part he makes a
study Of the literary and spiritual
value of Ecclesiastics, and in the Sec
ond part presents new translation
with a running commentary.
Blackie & Sons attractive "Red Let
ter Library is to be published in this
country by the HI. M. Caldwell Com
pany. Twenty volumes Of the library
are now ready. The more recent titles
comprise De Quincey's Confessions Of
an Opium Eater" with an introduction
by Charles whitley, and two volumes
Of selected poems one by Robert Her.
rick and the other by William Cowper;
each selected and edited with an in
PRODUCTION by Alice Meynell, who con-
tributed the introductions to the first
six volumes, which contained poems
by Tennyson, Mrs. Browning, Words
worth, Robert Browning, Shelley and
Keats respectively.
Henry Sienkiewicz, from whose
brain sprang "Quo Vadis," is writing
trllOgy. And 1T is work Of love, for
its principal hero is King Sobieski.
The first volume will picture the king
leaving for Cracow amid the acclama-
tons of his people. At Cracow the
brave and picturesque Polish nobility
will pass before the king, mounted at
the head of his troops. Sienziewicz
intends to reproduce with very life
like detail the splendor and courage Of
the ancient Polish mobiles and soldiers.
The second volume of the trilogy will
tell the gallant story Of Sobieskis
struggle against the Turks. The laSx
volume will describe the Kings re-
entry into his country, covered with
glory and blessed by Europe for her
deliyerance from the infidel.