New-York tribune., 1905-03-04

consistent at least to have waited until the
completion of the present work before giving ex-
preston to his orthogra phicaI atavism.
The literary press agent has developed new
terror for authors. and publicity is found at
times to have its disadvantages. though also its
hurnors Thomas Dixon, jr.. whose novel. THE
Clansman," has been widely exploited in the
press was recently the recipient of a postal card
worded follows:
Dear Mr.. Dixon: saw picture g2: 9; your II home me
Elmington Manor In The paper; Piease let ,taf me
your prices are per month and week
Among the spring announcements Of John
Lane is a volume Of "The Life and Letters of
Robert Stephen Hawker." This biography is
written by c. z. ByIes the son-in-law OF the
delightfully."- eccentric and much loved Vicar Of
Morwenstow. Mr.. Byles has come upon large
amount of new and interesting material re-
lating to the author of Footprints of Former
Men in Far Cornwall including account OF
Tennyson's visit to Morwenstow in 1913. to-
gether with a record of his conversations with
the vicar.
.orhe White Peril in the Far East" IS the title
OF book shortly TO be published by the Fleming
H Revel Company. The author. Sidney L.
GuIick. who has resided for many years in
j n.
backward yellow races. threatened as they are
bv white aggression" and puts forth the novel
suggestion that peace will not come to the East
until England or the United States. or the two
countries Jointly. establish a protectorate OF
Eastern Siberia or ManChuria. and make the
territory buffer state. like Switzerland or Hoi-
land. in Europe.
Under the rather picturesque title of ''The
bring out this month sporting anthology, COM
piled by Wallace Rice His selection is said to
be a catholic one. extending from Homer, Pin
dar and Virgil to the magazine poets of the
present day.
In ''The Atonement and Modern Thought" the
recently published work by the Rev. Junius B.
Remensnyder. D. D, Ii. D.. the author makes
a presentation of the objective theory of the
Atonement with especial reference to the mod
ern ratonalistic spirit. Starting with the vital
nature Of the Atonement as holding the central
place in Christianity. ne lays the foundation Of
his argument in the Scriptures and in the teach
ings of Christ, and proceeds to discuss its vica-
robustness and its related doctrines. holding that,
while the Atonement is universal in its scope. it
is not universal in it's application by men. DR..
Remensnyder presents the various theories Of
the Atonement, and considers the objections to
them, Well the mOCern views IN regard 10 Cne
doctrine DIR. B. B. Warield, of Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary. contributes an introduction to
the volume. which is issued by the Lutheran
Publication Society, of Philadelphia.
Mary INLAY Taylor has taken for the heroine
of a new novel, to be published this month by
Little Brown & Co.. Lady Elizabeth Spencer.
daughter of the sordid and ambitious Lord Sun
derland who married her off at the somewhat
early age of eleven to Lord Clancarty. The story
will be entitled my Lady Clancarty." and will
be illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens
T. Jenkins Hains author Of "'The Wind jam
mers" has written a new story of the sea-
titled "The Black Barque," announced for spring
publication by L. c. Page Co. This will be
the first long novel Of sea life by Captain Hans.
It deals with the slave trade and piracy that
hourished In the early years of the last century.
Farmer and Herley's volume dictionary
OF slang which published privately in Eng
land is to be brought out in this country shortly
in abridged form by E. P Dutton & Co. It has
been condensed into single volume. and will
bear the title of "a Dictionary of Slang and
ColloquIal English"
A new Automobile Register and Tourists
Guide" is about to be issued by the Hall Pub
uSnlnS company aS an HCyClOpteOld OF auto
mobiling in New-York State. 1t will contain an
official registry a gazetteer OF cities and towns.
touring routes. State laws ordinances, stations,
hotels. automobile clubs. selling agents and re-
pair stations
A treatise on the science and art of organ
building will be published by Dodd. Mead
& Co. The work is by George Ashdown Auds-
ley. and is said to be the result of thirty years.
study of the subject of organ construction in
England. France, Belgium. Holland. Germany
edition. The illustrations are drawn by the au-
thor and are in all cases true to scale.
George Horton, author OF Like Another
Helen" and novel, "The Monks Treas
ure," just published by the Bobbs-Merrn Com
pany has lately been appointed American con-
sui IN Athens 1t is in the vicinity OF that city
that he has laid the scene OF his new story,
which concerns itself with the romantic adj
ventures OF resourceful young American.
Margaret Deland is an amateur gardener and
specialist in jonqus. which she raises in large
quantities. and sells for a charity In which sha
Is interested.
In a letter printed this week in The Tribuna
Bronson Howard. the dramatist, dIscIains the
authorship OF the story entitled THE Sultana
of Zuon." which appears over his name In the
current issue Of "Everybody's Magazine" The
publishers now explain that the story was writ
ten by a gentleman named George Bronson