The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-27

of Capri, where they will speEd the winter. Mir. Wilson's publishers. the Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company Of Boston. who published his latest novel, ''The Boss of Little Already on Au- gust 15, are now sending it to press for a large second edition.
 Much curiosity Aas been expressed regarding the scene of Harry Lson Will sons new and successful novel. "The Boss of Little Already. Mir. Wilson states in reply to questions that Little Already so far as it has an existence, is his birthplace, the attractive town of Oregon in the northern part of Illinois, and about one hundred miles west of Chicago. MT. Wilson's father pulished a paper in this town for many years, and his keenly observing soE had a rare opportunity to gather a fund of knowl- edge of droll happenings, of which he has made such effective use, although in kindly way and connected with eE- tirely fictitious characters. The name Already should be pronounced with the accent on the first syllable.
 "The Ballingtons," by Francis Squire, is said to be oEe of the fall novels by a new author likely to attract more than the usual attention. It is a story of modern social relations, worked out with daring logic and its solution is bold and unmistakable. The author in private life is Mrs. Frances Squire Pot ter, member of the faculty of the UE- iversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis. "The Ballingtons" will be published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, early in October.
 Captain A. T. Mahan's important new contribution to American history, enti- tied Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1S12," will be published in two volumes, superbly illustrated, in Octo- Der, It will have the imprint of Little, Brown and Company in this country. The first English edition will be as large as the American.
 Mary Farley San3orn, the author of ''The Revelation of Herself" etc. has been spending the summer at Hull, Massachusetts. having completed for fall publication a Few novel with a southern flavor and touch of politics, entitled "Lynette and the Congress man." Little, Brown and Company will publish the book.
 i Little, Brown and Company announce a second printing of Roger Pocock's | Curly. A Tale of the Arizona Desert, which has been termed the best western story since ''The Virginian."
 | I h k1, of rirIc stories. is resticating at DubllE, N. H.. after having completed the first volume of the second seris of the popular Brenda" books entitled Amy in Aca- dai' to be issued this fall by her pub fishers. Little, Brown and Company. 1 A ninth printing of "The Wood Car yer of 'Lympus." is announced by Lit tie, Brown and Company, who will pub fish immediately a new edition of Miss Walters "A Daughter of the Rich" of which one reader says: Since the days of Little Women have not read book which appealed to me so strong ly for girls, old and young.
 i Professor David Eugene Smith, the author of the well-knowEs Smith Arith- metics CGinn and Company, Boston,, has recently received from Syracuse university the degree of ILL. D., In re [ cognition of his services in improving the teaching of mathematics iE this country. G# F.
 Professor William NJ. Davis, of liar ward university, is to join the official party of the British Associa ton of Ge- ographens which goes to South Africa this summer. Professor Davis has i travelled extensively in this country and abroad. The results of some of his ob- servations are recorded in two text books in Pysical Geography published by Ginn aEd Company.
 1 Arthur Sullivan Gale, joint author of Smith and Gales "Elements. of Analyt ic Geometry" and Introduction to An alytic Geometry" Cboth published by i Ginn and Company, is to have charge of the Department of Mathematics a the University of Rochester next year.
 The Mississippi Textbook comms- sion has recently adopted for exclusive use for five years Frye's Biographies Mother Tongue Book I, and Agricul- ture for Beginners, all published by Ginn ard Company.
 Ginn and Company's Medial Writing Books have been adopted at Ithaca, N. ". -.
 In view of the stand taken by the senate last winter on the arbitration treaties, it Is question of general in ] terest how far the executive has been accustomed to enter upon Independent agreements with foreign Eations, ant what classes of international questions have ioeen disposed of in this way This question is discussed by Professor John Bassett Moore in the September issue of the Political Science Quarterly under the title of Treaties and Exec. utive Agreements" In an article or the Cost of Life Insurance" Dr. A. H. Willett raises the question whether the existing artificial methods of calcula. ting the losses and receipts of insurance companies do not entail an llnwarrant. ed cost upor. the policy holder. One who is interested in the possibilities of the initiative and the referendum will find in W. Rodman Peabody's article Direct Legislation" an account of the results of American experience in this lire. Other leading articles in the is- sue are G. H. Rammelkamp, Contested Congressional Elections;;" D. L. Patter son, Jr., Chief Justice Jeffreys and the