New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
life in the American colony OF which he wrote
in his last published novel.

The "Dictfonarv of Names. Nicknames and
Surnames" which Edward Latham has COM
pIled and which Z. p. Dutton & CO. publish In
This country is one of those volumes which
amaze one with their completeness when taken
up and examined and disappont one with their
omissions when there is occasion to refer to
them II is. of course, impossible to make such
a book entirely comprehensive, and obviously
a large proportion of the references are those
which must be familiar to persons who have
read at all widely. 1t is perhaps hardly fair TO
Judge such a book from the standpoint of the
reader who reads much, but from that OF the
one who reads little and who will find it a mine
of helpful information.
| II is a long jump from Coronado to George
| McAllister and Juan Alvarado. two mining en-
eineers of Mexico of the present day. Yet these
| two gentlemen have recently set forth In search
| Of the tabled treasure of Quivlra for when tAe
| Snanish explorer looked in vain Corohaoo'
bonaver did not have the authentic documents
which McAIlister and Alvarado claim VIII orlh5
the treasure to light. provided it is still there
From The Journey of Coronado" just published
nv 6 Barnes & Co, in their Trail Makers
series. the two gold seekers will receive little
/ encoura cement for the success OF their quest
Coronado found Quivra. where he had peen
told the natives used gold and silver 1or the
/ cournonest purposes. 10 be an lnolah NlIlase'
the chief of which nothing more Naluaple
than copper plate his neck, and priced II
| highly.
/ Marie Coreli has written story of pure love
| and faith" which Dodd, Mead x Co VIII pup
fish in the autumn. The name OF the mover IS
| 10 be kept a great secret for the present II IS
not quite certain that the author knows what
It is to be herself
,-,,o D1,oar+re,, Lane the author of Nancy
Stair which Is published this week by D. APP
pleton & Co. has the unique distinction Of con-
Quoting the only paper in the United States that
is published wherever the editor happens to be-
It is called THE Trher" and the first number
was issued some years ago. when Mrs. Lane was
at the Battery Park Hotel. in Asheville, N c.
Several numbers published in Asheville.
last summer a number appeared from Glouces-
ter. Mass. and in the winter an edition was
brought out in New-York AS the little
periodical is issued so internationally. the editor
can always wait until she has collected material
for n numoer satisfactory to herself ad-
vantage not possessed by every editor.
Bad luck has TO associate with good luck
in while to appear sort OF half way re-
spectacle" says Bruvver Jim in Philip Verrl
Mighers story. "Bruvver Jims Baby" This
piece Of philosophy is said to have been born Of
one Of the authors personal experiences. He
was out of work some years ago in San Fran
cisco and wanted it-badiy-but for a long time
met with no success. At last. when the prob
lem Of where ne should get his next meal was
assuming serious proportions. he obtained
position as a reporter and at once was Informed
bv two of his friends that one OF them had
found work for him as a clerk in a lawyers
Office the other as assistant TO scene painter.
Possibly the following bits of Bruvver Jim's
gf he IN
It's a poor shirt that won't work both ways
Into each picnic some ram dn ,f La.iii ,,,s
All doss look alike 10 a flea
ion for man - make presIdent,of himself and
about $50 chances in a thousand for him to make
a fool Of himself
Joseph Conrad. the author. was once the adj
miral Of the navy OF the Congo Free state. The
navy consisted OF a little tin plate gunboat
that piled up and down the river to awe the
natives. who found it hard TO stay conquered
An attack Of fever compelled Mr.. Conrad 10
relinquish his command-he was captain, as well
as admiral-and TO return 10 England II was
At this period that ne gathered the impressions
which he has set down IN The Heart Of Dark
ness" one OF the three stories I'm his book
Youth"
The outlook Company has transferred its book
publishing list to the Macmillan Company.
Among the titles which the latter house takes
over are Theodore Roosevelt. the Man." by
Jacob Riis; THE New American Navy" by John
d. Long; The Forest" by Stewart Edward
White; From GrieS TO Brahms" by Daniel
Gregory Mason; British Political Portraits" by
Justin Mccarthy; "Uther and Igraine." by War
wick Deeping. and the various books by DR.
Lyman Abbott and Hamilton W. Mabie
According TO The Chicago Examiner" Booth
Harrington. George AIDE, George Barr Nc
Cutcheon and other products OF the Indiana
hotbed Of literature are kept busy refusing TO
deny or affirm their responsib ility for the author
ship Of The World Destroyer" a novel Just
published by the Lucas-Lincoln COMPANY of
Washington. ID. c. The pseudonymous Horace
Manu. who figures the author is said 10 be
an Indianian and a well known writer. Can II
be that the other members OF the Hoosier school
are waiting to read the criticisms before they
commit themselves2
Kenjiro- Tokutomi's Japanese novel ..>-a,,,
Ko" was translated into English by a Japanese
Sakae Shioya, NJ. A. OF Chicago University
who is now making a special study Of the Eng
hsh drama at Yale lie was born i'm 1871 I'm n
little town fifty miles from Toxic and began
the study OF English when he was twelve years
old at a Methodist mission school In 1889 he
The book. which Is published here in English
by Herbert 3. Turner d Co. has reached in
three years sale OF nearly 100000 copies in
Japan, which is said to be something unprece-
dented in japanese book selling
Volume vi Of the Wall Street Library" has