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Among the Publishers.

DR.. Lyman Abbott, whose life Of Henry
Ward Beecher." recently published by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co, has had marked
success, is preparing a volume of quite diff
ferent character, TO treat of Priests and
Prophets of Christianity"
Two new volumes will shortly be added to
the Contemporary Men OF Letters Series by
Mcclure, Phillips & Co. They are: Charles
Dudley Warner by Annie T. Fields. who is
the widow of Warmers earliest publisher,
James T. Fields and ''William Butler Yeats
and the Irish Literary Revival by Horatio
Sheafe Krans author OF Irish Life in Irish
Fiction" which will cover the whole literary
movement in Ireland led by Mr.. Yeats
Next spring Houghton, Mifiiin & Co. are
to have volumes of fiction from the fol-
lowing authors: Lafcadio Hearn, Baroness
Won Hutton. Hildegarde Hawthorne. Andy
Adams, Charles Egbert Craddock. Rose L.
Young, Frederick o. Bartlett, and Marga-
ret ID. Jackson. They will also publish new
books by Rollo Ogden, George b. McClel-
Ian. Henry ID. Sedgwick, Washington Glad
den, y. s. Shaler, w. Startling Burgess and
Olive Thorne Miller.
Carl Snyder's successful book, New Con-
ceptions in Science" has been very well
received in Germany Johann AmbrOsius
Barth, the German publisher. has now
opened negotiations with Harper & Broth
ers, who publish the book I'm America. TO
translate 1t into German and issue IL at
Leipzig. AS the firm of Barth has high
standing in Germany, and particularly as
publishers of authoritative books of science.
their appreciation Of an American work
like Mr.. Snyder's is the more notable. The
book is also published In England by the
Harpers, and has passed through several
editions there.
Among the announcements Of spring pub
lications must be reckoned some forthcom-
ing titles in the list of Messrs. Thomas Y.
Crowen & Co.: "A Bachelor in Already" a
romance by Halliwell Sutcliffe. author OF
Mistress Barbara" "The Life of Dean
Farrar," the authorized biography OF this
noted theOlOgian and writer, by his son,
Reginald Farrar: "Ruskin Relics" a series
of important and interesting Rusdniana by
that authors friend and official biographer,
w. G. Collingwood and Minute Marvels OF
Nature by John j. Ward, a thoroughly
unique illustrated work dealing for the first
time in popular way with the marvels OF
minute life which are revealed only by the
microscope.
There is 10 be a new issue of Cassells
National Library. Most homes are provided
with some at least of the old issue-little
paper-covered volumes of classics-and IL is
not surprising that the demand for them
has led the publishers TO resume issuing
them, or at least the issuing of a similar
series. The new issue in enlarged form and
attractive Cloth cover with excellent type
and paper viii include "A large number OF
new volumes. 'Slas Mariner comes first,
70 be followed weekly by "A Sentimental
Journey" Richard H." "Evelyns Diary"
selections from Browning and TeEnyson.
Horace WalpOle's Letters, HaZlitts and
Emerson's Essays. ''Sartor Resartus. and
these books will be % cents. instead OF 10
cents, as formerly.
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"CALSSON DISEASE" FATAL
New Malady That Has Claimed
Five Victims in Gotham.

New York Herald.
Unable 10 stand the compressed air pres
sure Martin v Dolan. an inspector Of
masonry, expired few days ago from
"eaisson disease" while being assisted out
Of one of the caissons of the Manhattan
bridge at Pike slip.
Dolan who lived at No. us East Ninety
eighth street. was forty-eight years old.
and looked robust when he applied for
work two days ago. lie had passed the
civil service examination for an inspector
Of masonry, and he had heard that the
men who went down into the caissons re-
oeived SO a day and were required 10
work a few hours only. He had been out
of work and was anxious TO get employ
ment
He reported for work yesterday morning
and said his family physician had told Sim
that he need have no fear OF going into the
oaisson. lie was lowered down the big tube.
descending ninety-two feet The air pres
sure was fOrty-hve pounds TO the souara
inch, three times greater than II Is on the
surface.
After being down for half an hour Dolan
complained OF feeling III and asked 10 be
taken 10 the surface. When ne was taken
is thirty pounds. he expired The physician
who was summoned said the victims hoarf
must have been weak.
This is the NTH death that has occurred
under similar circumstances at the Manhas-
tan bridge John G. Rodgers, contractor on
the work. has agreed 10 the suggestion thss
an emergency hospital be established M tba
works. aid the Health Department will
have a physician stationed there 10 see thaf
only sound men are allowed TO attempt the
work
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SCIENCE AND INVENTION.
The Fan in the window.

a great many people gazed curiously yesterday
into the window Of Chestnut street haber-
dasher. They could not understand why, with
the weather what * is. the would put two
electric fans in his window Yet there they
were, going merrily all day-and for that mat
ter, all night-long. Then someone with mind
scientifically inclined offered the explanation:
1T does look queer, but the things really
perfectly simple. These fans create current of
air which causes evaporation of the moisture
and keeps it from frosting on the glass Of
the show window. Compare this window with
the others on this block-they are so frosted that
passersby hardly thing in them. but
you can see everything this has to show.
And it's all due to those apparently untimely
electric fans. philadelphia Press
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The Proud Prince.

Justin Huntley Mccarthy reverses the
fashion OF the day and writes novelized
dramas. After he had furnished Mr.. Z. II.
Sothern with the great success, IF L Were
King" he rewrote the drama in narrative
form, and it became very popular En-
couraged by this success he has treated
1.-The Proud Prince" in the same way As
q novel, 1.-THE Proud Prince" is more IN
teresting than one would suppose. II tol-
lows the play very closely. and, indeed, con-
sists almost altogether of dialogue BUT
the bits of description and narrative are
picturesque and obviously the work OF an
artist. 1t is a many-colored, sensuous sort
of a story. The plot is well known. being
the same as that of LOngfellOws Robert
of Sicily" A wicked king is forced for his
sins TO change places with a clown, and MS
regeneration is accomplished through
miracle. 1t may be noted that this plot
is almost a reversal of IF l Were King.
where one of the low degree is temporarily
elevated to a throne. The book is Illus
trated with photographs Of Mr.. Sothern s
production. r. II. Russell, New York.
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SO far as can be asceTtained the idea Of
this book is original, and the wonder Is
that it has never been thought OF before.
Mr.. Rossiter Johnson, the author has
written brief essays on the forms Of speech
the figures Of rhetoric and words that are
commonly misused, and instead OF putting
the informant together in the ordinary
form OF rhetoric text books, has merely
classified il in alphabetical order Thus
he can turn Immediately TO a succinct little
essay on the subject under the letter Is 30
Similarly Poetry" ''Euphony," the use
and misuse OF the word like" and SO on
The author has added an interesting chap
ter on THE Art OF Elocution.' The book
Will be found convenient for hurried refer
ence ON disputed points. -. Appleton q Co.
New York.
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A CHANCE FOR THE SENATE.

A Washington dispatch says that General
Reyes, the Colombian special envoy. hav-
ing become convinced of the uselessness of
trying TO induce the United States TO
change its attitude on the Panama ques-
ton. is ready TO leave Washington. Since
his arrival there his conduct has been dig
nifed and discreet, and if he has not been
able to bring about a change OF policy on
The part of the administration it is not due
TO any lack of earnest. intelligent and pa
triotic effort on his part. 1t is simply be-
cause he had a hopelessly bad case.
On his return to Bogota, where he will be
received as the President-elect of Colom-
the present administration of the failure
of his mission TO Washington and leave
IL TO decide what course to pursue. For
himself he has made no secret OF the fact
that he is opposed to hostile policy on the
part of Colombia or 10 any action that will
invite resistance by the United States.
There is reason to believe that his infiu-
ence will be exerted in favor of accepting
the inevitable.
The dispatch announcing his early depar-
ture from Washington indicates that he
thinks a negotiation opened at Bogota
might have better results than his efforts
at Washington have had. "IIe thinks IL
possible" II is said. that the dispatch OF a
special envoy TO Bogota from this govern
ment might result satisfactorily, and
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You have got too much foam on that beer.
mister" said patron OF the Republican House
bar. If this in Germany 1 could have you
arrested for that. Do you know that there is
national law in Germany which prescFibes the
amount of solid beer to be contained in each
glass and tho amount Of foam allowed? II any
saloon keeper tries TO palm off too much foam
he is liable to arrest and imprisonment or fine"
That's true said the barkceper, setting
good-sized stein the bar. 'and this is the pre-
scribed measure The beer must come up to
here" indicating line about an inch from the
top of the mug. "and only much foam on top
The mug contains liter OF beer and costs 10
pfennigs, which is about cents of our money.
1t would be good thing have a law like that
in this country. for some barkeepers have a way
Of dealing in froth more than in beer."-Evening
wisconsin.
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he suggested that Minister Bowen at
Caracas who speaks Spanish fiuently. and
whose influence in South America has been
increased by his work for Venezuela, or
Minister Buchanan might be able to bring
about a solution of the Colombian-Panama
problem If either were sent TO Bogota at
this time" This means that General Reyes
thinks it possible that the Colombian gov
eminent, having become convinced Of the
impossibility of recovering Panama, will be
willing to negotiate for settlement on
different basis-probably a money basis.
Here Is a chance for the Senate to show
some practical craftsmanship. One of the
charges brought against the President by
the opponents of his Panama policy is that
he appointed a special commission to Pan
ANA without the advice and consent of
the Senate If the Senate really wishes TO
aid in bringing about a peaceable settle
ment of the matter let it at once authorize
the President to send special envoy to
Bogota, as Gen. Reyes suggests, to nego-
tiate for a peaceable solution of the Co
lombian-Panama problem. A proposition of
that kind would take all the wind out Of the
sails Of Democratic senators who are oppos-
ing the Presidents policy. They would not
dare to oppose a movement for a peaceable
solution of a situation which they claim
threatens war, and if it should be success
IuI they could claim part or the credlt Tor
the result By all means let Congress ask
the President TO send a speciaI envoy 10
BOgOta
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What is Sky Blue.

The blue color of the sky a bright clear
day has been constantly noticed by the indi-
vidual from childhood. To the primitive lay
mind the azure tint of the armament is simply
its natural color. But daily experience
shows that the visible dome of the heavens is
only appearance, and science teaches US TO
inquire critically into the nature of things The
cause of this color viewed from scientific
standpoint has beer almost Elusive as the
tabled philosophers stone, which during the
Middle Ages for centuries object of pro-
found research. The same may be said of the
familiar color OF the deep-blue sea, which has
elected the admiration of dwellers on the ocean
shores from the earliest ages of mankind. and
yet probably great number of individuals
have inquired into the cause of this color.-T ].
j. See. in the January Atlantic.
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MOnoIogues.

There are a dozen of these "Monologues,
and most of them are already familiar TO
a large number of readers who made their
acquaintance in the pages of Harper's Mag
azine. May Isabel Fisk, the author is
new humorist, and her work is extremely
promising The monologues are pure fun;
they treat, for the most part, OF the f0ibles
and funny ideas of newly married and in
experienced women. There is a natural
ness about these breathless speeches which
makes them irresistible There are young
housekeepers who make funny mistakes
while marketing, women who at concerts
and matnees relate their domestic troubles
to the silent rage of their neighbOrs-and
many more of the same kind Mrs. Fisk is
the wife of a well-knoWn New York news
paper man, and she has already made a
reputation as a playwright and actress.
Her portrait is the ffOntspiece of the
present volume. Harper Bros, New
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souI-sonnets of "A stcnographer.

S. f. kiser. whose Love Sonnets of an
Office Boy were so amusing and at the
same time so true and pathetic, has pub
lished a companion volume under the above
title. In series of sonnets the love affair
of typewriter girl is unfolded by herself.
She loves her employer-who is old and
married-and scorns the clerk, who loves
her. When she finds her love is vain, she
turns to the clerk, but he has drifted be
yond her reach. 1t is simple ana vulgai
and pathetic. kiser exhibits the same kind
of humorous realism in his verse that
George AIDE does in his prose, and is able
TO look at life through the eyes or his lg-
nOrant characters. The stenographer's de-
scription of her boss" is characteristics:
He must be fifty, maybe fifty-five,
His forehead, like the crab. is going back;
The skin around his chin hangs rather slack;
But hfty-fve is nothing. Sakes alive,
At that age men are in their prime, they say,
Or very little past IL, anyway"
Forbes & Co., Boston.
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ONT Of Nazareth.

Under the above title DR.. Minot G. Saw
age has published a series of sermons deal
ing with the life OF Christ. They are very
interesting and contain much food for re-
Election, even for those who will not agree
with the authors advanced views. From
a Unitarian point of view, however. they
leave nothing to be desired, and they are
indeed moleds of homiletic discourses. DIR.
Savages style is, as always, exceedingly
clear and easily followed. The American
Unitarian Association, Boston.
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Two Unique Calendars.

Lovers of the philosophy of the Persian
poet will welcome the Calendar of Omar
Khayam," which consists of excerpts
from the quatrains of the poet OF
Naishapur, as translated by Edward
FitZgerad-nOw set to pictures by
Blanche McManus." on each of the twelve
long, panel-ike pages, Mss McManus has
a drawing Of Oriental coloring and quality
On each page also is a quatrain from the
poet and below is the calendar of the
month 1t is a unique and artistic book
let.
Another pretty book calendar is entitled
1.-THE Sov'rane Herb: The Smokers Year %
This contains excerpts from the wits and
historians of all ages. concerning the Vir-
tues OF the necessitous weed" This is
also illustrated by Blanche McManus. Both
calendars are published by l.. =. Page *
Co. Boston.
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An Eye to the Future.

A New Yorker who witnessed the celebration in
San Francisco in honor of President Roosevelt
tells the following incident, that could not have
happened anywhere save in these United States:
The President was passing down the avenue by
the school children who were drawn up in line,
each carrying a small American flag Suddenly
there stepped out little boy, who, before anyone
could reach him, darted to the Presidents side
and handed him his flag with:
Here you are, Mr.. PRESIDENT
Mr.. Roosevelt smiled and said quickly, 81 am
delighted, my little man. thank you"'
"Oh. don't mention it," returned the youngster
without a show of embarra ssment, Il may be
President myself some day."
The President SAID afterward that incident
on the trip pleased him more.-New York Mail
and EXPRESS.
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Only a New York Man.

The Rev. George c. LorimeT, when he was
pastor OF fremont Temple, in Boston, entered
one evening Boston hall where a lecture was in
progress.
Mr.. Lorimer stood in the vestibule a little
while, listening to the lecture, and the janitor,
a colored man. approached him respectfully.
"A fair lecture, sab" said the janitor
"oh, more than fair. don't you think?' de-
INJURED Mr. Lorimer. Il would call this lecturer
a brilliant man.
Sea cely brilliant man, sah. said the jani-
tor. "Ah tink he's fair man. sab. but not O.
de prima facie class He's good man, sab, a
well-meann man. but not talented man. He's
a New York man, sab. New York Tribune.
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TrackIess Electric Cars.

a traelSless-or automobile-trolley line is now
in operation al Scranton, Pa The cars. or ON
nibuses. have bodies similar. although much
shorter. than the ordinary trolley car, and will
carry twenty passengers seated and fifteen stand
ing. Power is obtained from two wires over
head by means OF trolley poles. which allow a
turnout Of fifteen feet either side, so that
the car can travel along anywhere on a space
thirty feet in width. According to the Electrical
World this is probably the only traekless trolley
line in the United States. and as such free
running car requires twice much power as a
trolley car on rails. IL does not seem probable
that the system will be widely adopted.-Hart-
ford Courant
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one or Two Plain Facts.

While the world Is INDUCING in spasms OF ad-
miratiOn for the constancy exhibited by Mary
Anderson Navarro in her refusal 10 go back on
the stage. even for limited number of nights
II may be that she is wiser than her friends
think To appear one night for charity is one
thing: appear for fifty hundred nights
at Patti prices is another. The very critics who
are enthusiastic In their appreciation OF her
wonderful powers OF vocalism and dramatic
force at a charity performance might sing a
very different tune II she before them on
the old plane OF actress and reviewer. With
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The H. NJ Caldwell Company. Boston, has
added 10 its dainty ''remarque" series vol
ume of selections from Byron's poems.
They include many Of the authors best
short poems bearing on sentimental themes.
together with some selections from the
longe. ones dealing with phases Of the same
subject. Volumes like these invite the
reader when more formidable book con-
tanning the same matter would repel. 1t IS
the day of little books. and in this one may
find some of the choicest bits OF the work
of an author whom few people now read
at length.
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SOME OF THE NEW BOOKS
Dennis Fogarty.

Lord Gilhooley," author Of "futzo'
''The Wisdom OF Confucius" and other col
lections Of wise saws and witty philosophy
has published the sayings of an Irish futzo.
The book has striking il not altogether
beautiful appearance, being bound in vivid
green denim with jagged edges. and printed
on the current brown paper The following
gems Of wisdom are selected at random:
Mrs. Foggarty. amy kind OF an ould iule
can give ye frgiveness-but there mighty
few people VINO are angelic enough 10 ray
sist dalin' We a back-handed shlap along.
with it,"
The wor-ruld has too nanny people,
Mrs. FoCgarty. whose iday Of charity gets
no further than savain': oh. dear. isn't IL
too bad " Frederick A. Stokes Company,
New York
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ticated. At the cape. twenty years since. these
were often working with draught horses.
Still better has rewarded a recent at
tempt to cross the zebra with the horse and the
ass. The resulting hybrids. which called
''zebroids." lively but docle and are easily
trained. They have unusual muscular strength
and their immunity to the bite Of the tsetse fly.
which is fatal TO the horse, makes them es-
pecaly valuable for African service. 1t is
thought by some that the zebroid will suppiant
the mule, especially for work in the tropics
Success.
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A note of discord has entered the hitherto
harmonious working of the New York Chris
tian Science cult There is a certain Mrs.
Stetson who is charged with aspiring to sue
coed Mother Eddy as supreme ruler and
prophet of the sect This would seem to
outsider to be laudable and legitimate am
bitiOn, but the New York healers think
otherwise cit appears that it is extremely
bad taste to cherish such aspirations while
Mary Baker @. is still alive and has be-
lief in good health. Another trouble is
threatened over the question of annual dues,
which must be paid to the original church
In Boston and which go direct to Mrs. Eddy.
If the Christian Scientists are not careful
they may meet the same fate which over
took Theosophists a number of years ago.
1t was Annie Besant's ambition 10 become
the successor of Nine. Blavatsky which
split that society into two sections, and
later it was Mrs. Tingleys desire to become
supreme head that was responsible for yet
another rupture. Personal ambition for
power has before this broken up even
stronger organizations than that of the
Christian Scientists, and they will do well
to heed the warning of history.
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Reciprocal Concessions.

Mrs. Mumpus-Your plan, as 1 understand it, is
that we shall make RITUAL concessions-each
sacrificing something for the good of the other.
Am / right?
Mr.. Enthusiastically.
Mrs. Bumpus-Then 1 will give up eating bon
bons
Mr.. Bumpus (cordially)-Good for you, my dear.
AND now what shall give up?
Mrs. Bumpus (thoughtfully)-We1. for the pres
ent guess about S25 for new hat will be sufIi-
cient.-Phiadelphia telegraph
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Selections from Motley.

The II. NJ. Caldwell Company (Boston).
which is noted for the choice character OF its
little books, issues in a dainty volume bound
in flexible morocco some selections from the
works of John Lothrop Motley. These Sc
lections are taken from 1.-The Rise Of the
Dutch Republic and 1.-The History of The
Netherlands" Readers not familiar with
this historian will be inspired TO explore
further after looking into these pages,
while others who know the author Will not
object to having choice passages in this
convenient form.
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all Difference to the lady's triumphs twenty years
ago. nobody really believes that she could re-
peat them to-day. More than this to be Psr-
fectly candid. and man to man, is there a
critic living to-day who knew Mary Anderson
when she was at the very height OF her sue
cess who honestly contends that she did not have
a little more of the applause and adulation than
were rightly beonging 70 .her?-Chicago Post.