New-York tribune., 1905-12-18
LITERARY NOTES.

u,s usuallv a dangerous thing for an auIAoi
N draw his characters so closely from na'uro
that thev can be easily recognized py tle o'-e
s,.Is and their friends, but in recent
she erperinent appears TO have met "ilH
s,1ne success. VIII n. Harden, whose HoVe- y. =.
Georgia uountaineer life. entitled Foie DSNst'
-. -e,ayved moi long ago in these columns mas
,.oetved the following letter from the pro'oesp0
81 the leading character in the STORY
n..r B. believe folks right and tn thaT Tist y0u
eant that fellow 4 BaksT rnEing IGT and haven't done
shst vet: but may who knoWsE II CT ife'e christ
= as + ess1+ and vrite something in it snes P,t Pon,
erfuiv tckled over what the e1ISIi2s used to say
ns and o her s 9e'fs boz that You didn't have n9Gn
sense. but believe II, you h'''
.uF-ades Trniontsm in America" is the uIie ..
, volume edited by Professors Hoilailuei -.
Burnett of Johns Hopkins unlVerslts'
Henry Holt &, Co announce for lIniileui"'e a.
ucation It will devote especial ATTENTION
the interesting methods and prlhclpieS -
eigarmakers Union. Of which cofnpa. 60, 80.
utt1s IS known or has been written IN liilS
country.
IN. 6areer Of procrastination has oeen e&-
perienced By Mark Twain who commenced a
story last summer but postponed completing ~
and now finds that the title has oeeh pre-
srnpted by another and younger hunOriS''
Writing recently OF the bracing and stiInuiatiiis
air Of the New-Hampshire highlanos. "n0i0
be spent last summer. Mr. Clemens salo'
am ashamed TO confess what intoiersble
amount Of manuscript ground out in .., the hrst
thsrtv-6ve davs there Besides Inc az
ysnt5res of Sficrobe'' started another long tale
ot it. then put it with the other 10 hIiSh neal sNAN
neE
The unfinished tale bears the same title as
the book ot cartoons by John L. McCutcheoh'
published this fail by Mcclure. Phillips & Co
'aThe Mysterious Stranger was the name OF
one Of the artists most popular political car
toons, representing the coming of Missouri INTO
the Republican ranks, and was chosen to give
The name 10 the lately issued collection.
The Rev. washington Gladden's new coilee-
ton Of essays, "The New Idolatry." just pup
lshed by Mcclure. Phillips & Co, takes its title
from the first paper. in which the author oe-
ploTes the tendency Of the age. and IN TINS couh-
ty especially, to place money at the forefront
Of cur desires and to make its acquisition the
Controlling factor in lives and aspirations
The burden Of all ten Of the articles rests upon
ne problems raised by the rapid accumulation
Of wealth IN this country. and by the manner IN
Which its use and distribution affect the char
education and government The general Ques-
aon Shall ulgotten Gains Be Sought for
Christian PurposesT' treated IN one OF the
papers. finds more special application in that
entitled STANDARD oil and Foreign Missions,
"pile Tainted Money THE Ethics of Luxu-
s'ous Expenditure Religion and Democracy
Indicate The general trend OF his discussions.
ahe authors position. which is wen known
.afough recent agitation In the public press.
q indicated by his concluding paragraphs In the
psper On STANDARD on and Foreign Mssions"i
-1ssnaliy the national aspects OF this question
sri ssiss upon our attention This nation is facing a
fras l its history. Our easygoing optimism may
sseess II but the battle is on between corporate
soru .ao industrial freedom. Enormous sggrege-
fris fis OF capital are seeking gather up and con-
fons nol only the railways and the mines aud the
itssIe supply cz the people, but the government
,oTse--s Now il is undeniable that among the
srfo - ano Influences which have led the nation
sys,ssls ne peril which now threatens us-the peril
has from aggregations OF selfish weslth-noHe
vfs.LLVsn more potent or more ruthless than that
Il Is nov proposed 10 take into partner