The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-07

brought some OF Mrs. Fraser's books, Whlcn
have found so great favor in the imperial
family that q number Of copies have been
ordered and may be found lying about on
the tables at the Palace.
An interesting experiment in municipal
child rearing Is described In the current
Harper's Weekly. In Huddersheld, Eng
land, the town authorities send physicians
and women health officers to the homo OF
every poor family when q child Is born to
instruct the mother In the care OF the child.
A day nursery has been established, and the
Mayor OF the town has offered . prize for
every child born In the town which shall
attain the age OF one year.
Some Of the reasons for Japan's success
In the present war are set forth IN the cur
rent Harper'A Weekly by Lieut.. J. A. Baer,
U. 8. A. Lieut.. Baer was with the allied
forces during the China relief expedition
In 400 and had an excellent opportunity
to observe the personnel Of the Japanese
army under Gen. Terauchi. the present
War Minister. At that time the Japanese
had perfect military maps Of every province
In Manchuria, and the Japanese officers
spent all their time visiting the camps OF
the other allies and studying their drill,
equipment and organization. Always ready
to take the initiative, displaying a fanatical
bravery at every opportunity. tho Japanese
were at the same time quietly engaged in
preparing for war.
Mr.. Ridgwill Cullum, author Of In the
Brooding Wild which comes out early in
June. has had an adventurous experience
as a preparation for literary production.
Born In London. he spent some years Of his
early manhood in the gold seeking regions
Of the Zambesi River, In Africa, and others
on the prairies in the Bret Harte country,
where a variety OF occupations provided
him with q vast quantity OF interesting
material for writing and food for reflection.
As Sheriff's officer in the Canadian North
west he passed some years of stirring adj
venture and then settled down on cattle
ranch in Alberta, the scene OF his novel
.The Foss River Ranch Tired finally of
this exciting life. he settled down in London.
where he spent several years writing, and
wearying in turn OF this. he went on the
stage, and has played the entire season
through In New York In the duchess Of
Dantzig' company.
Bat Masterson. whom President Roose-
welt has recently appointed deputy United
States Marshal, Is one Of the leading charao-
ters OF Alfred Henry Lewis's THE Sunset
Trail" OF this story Of the cattle day the
author says that he has seized upon O real
man, and In the tragedy Of the tale he has
told what really happened.
Ralph Waldo Trine's new book, upon
which he has been at work for three years,
deals with present social, economic and life
matters from the standpoint OF .the great
common people, Over quarter Of mil
lion OF Mr.. Trine's "life books" have been
published In the English editions alone, and
his "In Tune With the Infinite has been
translated into eight languages. The Ger
man edition Of the book was enriched with
preface by the noted German scholar Dr.
Max Christlieb.
A new prose work by Richard LIE GAL
lienne will be published early in the sum-
mer under the title OF "The Paradise Of the
Wild Apple Tho story deals with the
element Of wildness in human nature and
relates the romance Of young man we'll
esta blished in life who suddenly hunsers
for the wild apples" OF his youth.
Inthe final summing up Of Henry Jamees
Impressions of America" in the current
North American Reriew our self-exiled
countryman comes out Of tho fog of his
own idiom to comment frankly and forcibly
on the striking cont rast presented bet ween
the men and women Of America. SEo
he says, so promptly assaults
the arriving visitor Of the United States
as that OF the overwhelming preponderance
wherever he turns and twists OF the I'M
miti gated business man face, ranging
through It's various possibilities, its extraor-
binary actualities OF intensity. Nothing
meanwhile, Is nose CONGO NIT antly striking
than the fact that the women over all the
land appear to be Of markedly finer texture
than the men. and that one OF the liveliest
gns OF this difference Is precisely In their
less narrowly specialized. their less COM
distinctly generalized physiog-
nomio character" Finally. "the only thing
Is that from the moment the painter begins
to look at American life. brush In hand,
he Is in danger Of seeing In comparison
almost nothing else in it-nothing, that Is.
60 ohnract eristic as this apparent privation
for the man Of his right kind Of woman.
and this apparent privation for the woman
OF her right kind Of man.
In these days Of machine made books
and hasty criticism It II interesting to
learn from Mr. Peck's new life Of Prescott