The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-23

of the Greek view of life, will not be 1 regarded as labor thrown away. Va ried and manifold as the phases may be that are presented by the Greek civil ization. they nevertheless group them selves about certain main lines, to be distinguished with sufficient clearness from these which have dominated other natoins. It is those idea that I have endeavOred to bring into relief | Peter Rosegger, the Syrian peasant writer, whose story of the Christ T. N. R. l." has recently been published in America by Phillips, is the na- tional poet of his native country. His first production, written in his early youth, when he had little or no educa- tion, were folk poems characterized by some naive simplicity that is the most attractive quality in his Christ story The quality of his genius as a poet is well indicated by the following little poem taken from his very first volume, Either and Cymbal:"
 Three Little Lights.
 In going from home to a foreign land There fell three teardrops on my hand, My friends, my sWeetheart's, my moth-
 CTS tear.
 They burned like lights, all golden clear.
 The first meant: Grateful in need am I. The second: I will be true till I die. The third one burned so pure and mild; l. meant: Thou art my own dear child.
 And when a year it's course had run Two of the lights were entirely gone And only one burned pure and mild; It meart: Thou art my own dear child.
 Among the new American novels that have captivated Australian readers are The Rejuvsnation of Aunt Mary by Anne Warner, and "The Divining Rod" a romance of the oil regions, by Francis N. Thorpe. The Australian publishers have just cabled for a second edition of Anne Warmers humorous story.
 Judge Walter c. Moves discussion of and suggested solution for the railroad freight controversy, embodied in his new book, American Railroad Rates, is attracting widespread attention, and a second edition has just been printed by Little, Brown & Co.
 The death of John Bartlett, the for mer Boston publisher, but better known as the compiler of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations" has disclosed the fact that nearly quarter of a million copies of this work have been sold Since the first edition was published in 1855.
 On the same day recently Little, Brown & Co. sent to press for another edition of Sidney McCalrs two novels "The Breath of the Gods and Truth Dexter"
 Charles P. Gettemy, the author of "The True Story of Paul Revere" has been appointed private secretary of Governor-elect Curtis Guild, jr., of Massachusetts. MT. Gettemy's authen- tic one-volume biography of this fam ous American patriot has gone into a second edition
 Little, Brown & Co.,. announce a third printing of the Pasadena edition of Helen Hunt Jackson's Ramona"
 "The Divine Fire" is certainly spreading. Henry Holt & Go. are just having to send it to press for the eleventh time. While the attention lit erary periodicals are paying to the au- thor, who is now here. may have some thing to do with this novels still in- creasing popularity, it is probably mainly due to the remarkable qualities of the book itself. 1t would be hard to find in contemporary fiction a more striking contrast between two charac- ters than those of Hickman, the quix- otic poet, and Jewdwine. the critic who is debased by commercialism.
 The Wflliamsons' Lightning Conduc- ftor," the motor romance which has made them famous in America, con tinues almost as vigorous as its title, Henry Holt & Go. are just sending 1t to press for the twenty-third time.
 Mrs. John Lane is called a Boston girl because, although born in Switzerland, she was educated in Boston, was graduated from Mrs. Gunnett's school in Boston, and later, while still Miss Anna Philippine Eichberg, wrote some pleasant stories which received the Bos- ton mark of approval, and so the Lon- don announcement that she has writ ten a, book called "The Forbidden Fruit" and that John Lane has pub lished it is here regarded as Boston news. ''The Forbidden Fruit is not a novel or a religious work, but small treatise on grape fruit, concerning which Mrs. Lane, who is intent on converting the Briton to American ways, discourses with enthusiasm giv- ing good recipes for marmalades and salads and syrups.
 Messrs Herbert B. Turner & Co.,, Boston, announce for an early day of publication "The Snare Of Strength" by Randolph Bedford, an Australian author well known throughout the commonwealth, and in his own Vic- toria adding the reputation of uncom~ monly venturous sportsman to that of author. His next book divides the readers intrest among love, politics and mining speculation. the hero be- ing liberal member from Korringajo jork, and the Cooeooroo mines being objects