The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-19

that a sister Of the late Lawrence Godkin
prsfaced a story once with the single re-
mark Il do not hate tourists and the
story was Immediately accepted This
sister Of the late editor Of the MAI n lives
In an old palace on the Arno In Florence-a
palace that was old In Michelangelo's
day-and spends her time writing interest
ing and valuable biographies of the men
who have created the new Italy she loves
, the Italy Of Victor Emmanuel CavouT,
Gsribaldi and the rest. She does not hate
! tourists unless they talk too much Of the
I Medici which most tourists do at first. II
was an English traveller who said 10 Miss
/ Godkin. Isn't II strange to think that
England borrowed money Of little Italy
/ In the time Of the MedIcl.' And the genial
little lady who doesn't hate tourists an
swered grimly: Yes, but II is stranger TO
; think England never paid it back
A London correspondent suggests that
/ the author Of the The Yellow War who
I conceals himself under the nom de plume
| TO-" Is Capt Jones, the well known war
/ correspondent Of the London Times Capt.
Jones organized and directed the despatch
boat Hai-mun, equipped with wireless
/ telegraphy and American operators, which
made such a journalistic record last sum-
mer in the yellow war Although a young
man just over thirty, Capt. Jones's expert
( ence includes five campaigns-on the In
dian frontier, the Cree don expedition.
/ South Africa, Macedonia and the Far
/ Fast He will be most familiar TO Ameri-
| can readers as the author Of the series
Of articles on the American army and West
Point which appeared in the London
Times
A new and deliberately illustrated edition
Of Rudyard Kiplings famous story They
is announced by Mr.. Kiplng's publishers.
The story has caused more discussion as
TO its Specification than any since The Lady
or the Tiger Possibly the illustrations may
help those who do not understand the story
to ee what IL is that those who do under |
stand find 30 fascinating in this audacious
blend Of the concretey practical with the |
delicately spiritual. One thing is self-ev- |
dent-no one but Kipling would have had |
the audacity to write it.
An amusing blunder occurred in the !
announcement Of Thomas DiKons novel |
The Clansman- in England It is heraded |
" Jul blANAoH hubble a. lnllllluk anu
dramatic story Of the war between North
and South America" The book has gone
into the sixth large edition in America and
10 date heads the list Of the best sellers
Since the death Of Jules Verne. the sub
iect Of the scientific novel" figures largely
in literary discussion, for IL the French
writer was not the creator Of the romance
IN which scientific phenomena constitute
the chief interest he was one Of it's best
known eXponents Edgar Allan Poe il
said to be the father Of the pseudo-scientiic
romance, and DR.. Conan Doyle, H c. Wells,
KiplnR, even Rider Haggard in a what
may be called a suggestive psychological
manner, together with a host Of lesser
lights are its living practitioners. The
Saturday Rerieir criticises this form Of
literature as crude, requiring no profun-
dities in scientific knowledge. and says Of
IL: when one thinks OF the serious incon-
griities, the mixture OF fact and fancics
which are not much better than distorted
facts and therefore Of low order Of the
magination we cannot think that the scien-
tific romance is a thing to he cultivated.
II the scientific novel is then a thing to
be condemned by the oensors what Is to
be said Of the physiological romance
which looms large on the literary horizon
just now7 Pure science never corrupted
anybody's mind OF morals, even il falsely
promised II is always clean, even il mac
curate; always decent, however distorted,
and Is easily detected in error But the
presentment Of physiological aspects in
the form Of romance to the morbid curiosity
OF ignorance is one Of the literary crimes
OF the day. Human passion treated psy no.
logically has been the inspiration Of the
greatest poetry and romance through
out the ages. Human passion portrayed
in its purely physiological and pathological
significance belongs TO the science Of medi-
cine and is an offence to reverence and
deccncy when presented lightly in the pages
OF a novel.
Harris Dickson, the author Of the
'Ravanels, has teen having vigorous ex-
perience in establishing the legality Of the
newly created Municipal Court Of Vicksburg,
Miss, to which he was recently appointed.
He is just now under a fire Of criticism
mot literary owing 10 his decided inter-
probation Of the law governing the carry
ing Of concealed deadly weapons. The
first case brought before him was that Of a
man who had been carrying a pistol, and
Mr.. Dickson fined him half Of the full amount
of the fine laid down by the law, stat ng at
the same time that the next offender would
be charged with the full penalty.
An enterprising firm in Atlanta recently !
sent out engraved invitations 10 it's patrons
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