The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-16
IN HAIRS S.
ROCKS AND AUTHORS.

The pendulum OF the great urban move
ment lie swinging back again toward the
subj ban life and the man with the hoe
is having his innings at last. Everybody
who has a plot OF ground as large as soup
plate is turning it into a garden and calling
himself farmer. Literature follows
swiftly with books Of advice from people
who have had experience in keeping green
things agrowing. The First Book Of
Farming makes its bow to the public
next week. It is written by CHARLES L.
Goodrich. a practical farmer, with many
years Of experience in teaching agriculture
and II is supposed 70 give the beginner a
fundamental knowledge Of how to conduct
a farm with the least expense and the
largest returns.
Irving Bachelor tells a good story in
connection with the storm OF discussion
which centred about the novel -Vergiii IS:
Whilo Prof Peck Of Columbia, Prof
! Gaines Of St. Lawrence, DR.. Morgan Dix
and other critics Of equal reputc indoT5e
the historical accuracy Of the book,
there are critics who disagree. Mr. Bach
eller. writing TO a Western friend recently,
said it reminded him Of the two Scotch
men who had grown old and gray in life
long disagreement concerning infant dam
nation. when. finally, McGrcgor said 10
Mcpherson; We've quarrclled long enough,
an I've decided to agree wi yc.'
Then" said Mop herson, I'm TAX the
! ither side and so they continued to disa-
! gree. The moral Of which, according to
! Mr.. Bachelor. -iies in the fact that men
cannot agree a. to the plans Of the Almighty,
And indeed that's a part Of the plans
THE Outlook Beautiful Lillian Writings
new book which Little Brown & Co. pub
! lish early in April, is said to be the out
growth Of thought suggested by hundreds OF
letters from readers Of her book referring
! to certain convictions expressed by her
letters vital in their intense interest re-
garding the mystery Of death and the
! relations between the life that now il and
! that which is 10 come.
Probably no book Of the pas: season has
| bsen 80 much and is still 80 much quoted
| as Charles WagneT's simple Life Now
| new book by the same author Is announced
for publication on March %, under the title
| Of sOn Life's Threshold" This is an eX-
/ preston in simplifed form Of the authors
| doctrines, and contains a series Of kindly
talks to young people on character and
! conduct. the meaning Of life's problems
and the best way to meet them. The book
/ is inbued with all Mr.. WaRner's special
/ sympathy for young people. which is such
a marked feature Of his deep love for hui
manity. The happiest expression Of this
sympathy is written in his book belonging
TO a private collection, which was given
TO the author for his signature 81 ban
oyet Keep the children young sen
| timent more needed in America than in
! any other country in the world
Mrs Ward has dedicated her new novel,
aThe Marriage Of William Ache. 10 her
! daughter, IN the following words: ITO
d. NJ. W. daughter ard friend, I inscribe
| this work. There IL a sympathetic human
! touch and Lesson in the inscription, for few
daughters in America are really friends
10 their mothers. Friendship is the rarest
and most ideal Of all the fine arts and the re-
! lations Of mother and daughter rarely fur
nish the equality and sympathy Of interest
In which it can flourish.
General Lew Wallace will contained only
four sentences, in which all his property
IL left 10 his wife without conditions. The
author left a considerable estate and Mrs.
Wallace will have no onl the revenue
from this, but she will also. ia future, be
entitled 70 royalties from the sale Of bis
books. which amount to considerable In the
course Of q year, for the sale Of the single
classic, Ben Hur. Is as great a. ever now,
twenty years after it, publication.
The Tooth anniversary OF the birth OF
Hans Christian Andersen, which occurs on
April 2, will be celebrated in America by
memorial edition OF the Danish fairy
tales and folk tales, illustrated by the great
est living Danish artist Hans Tegner. A
suw translation Of the tales has been made
by II. l.. Braekstad which Is said TO be
more faithful TO the original a. we'll as
pleasanter to read than those which have
been 30 long in use.
Mrs. Virginia Frazer Boyle is well known
for her negro dialect stories and through
out the South she is q much loved poet.
A verse from her oommemorAtion ode,
TIE Wizard Of the Saddle is 10 be in
scribed on the bronze tablet at the base Of
the rtatue TO be unveiled in Memphis, Mrs.
Boyk hss been spending the winter in New