New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-22
LITERARY NOTES.

a certain literary Interest attaches TO the
ocean yacht race now in progress from the fact
that Two writer's OF sea tales are passengers on
rival vessels. Henry G Rowland. author Of
Tho Wanderers" Is his brother-in-Iaw's
boat the Endyulion, and James B. Connolly. au-
thor Of ~Out OF Gloucester" is aboard Dr. Slim
sons Fleur de Lys. the skipper Of which Tommy
Bohlin is tbs original OF Mr. Connollys Tommy
Ohlsen. Bohnn has great reputation as a
sail carrier, those may know who have read
Tommy Ohlseu's Western Passage" OHskins
viii be the correct dress on the Fleur de Lys
until The Lizard Is sighted. and, whatever place
the little schooner may get IN the race, there IS
no doubt Of the story that Mr. Connolly will
make Of It. In fact when the yacht race is
finished interest viii be likely TO shift TO the
story writing race between him and MT. Row
land
birch Leaves IS the title Of q volume OF
verses just published by the Franklin Press, Of
Detroit. which we are Informed is on its way
TO Us. The author IS a lady, who writes under
the pen name of Birch Arnold, and her book
Is appropriately bound IN imitation birch bark.
The Children Of Israel. II now appears. having
spoiled the Egyptians" Of their tableware and
5eweiry, proceeded TO spoil the Babylonians Of
their literature and laws. In article on THE
Eammurabi Code and the Code Of the Cove
nant," IN the current issue Of Records Of the
Past" Professor Max Kellner. Of tina Episcopal
Theological School. IN Cambridge, Mass. under
takes TO indicate the great influence exerted by
Babylonlan culture the Hebrews. Abiding
70 their settlement in Canaan. he says;
For enthusiastically since the days of Abra-
ham, which were also the days of Hamnurabi-the
rue Of Babylon had extended 70 the shores Of the
Mediterranean Sea, and at the time OF the Tel-el-
ArnArna tablets (o1450 =. c., shortly before the
51eDfeW settlement in Canaan not only as these
selters snow was there lively intercourse with
Babylon, but the BabY1onian language and cunei-
Ilile N carrying on international communication
n their new home. therefore. the Hebrews found
themselves IN land permeated with Babylonian
influence and culture; that they unafect-
Eno institutions. The earlier charters Of Genesis
Eehearse stories dTst told the banks Of the
pirates and tel OF institutions which had their
beginnings IN Babylonia. The Hebrew Sabbath. in
origin, however peculiarly Hebrew may have been
Its later development IN Palestine There
much besides in the Hebrew ritual and theoogicsI
conceptions bearing marks OF BabYIonian source
legends and institutions and recast them IN ac-
cCrcance with their peculiar national genius so
when the rOsseSs'o on Of landed property and the
conditions Of theiT new life IN Canaan developed
ated and adopted 70 their own many OF the
provisions of the BebyCuian law. IN force long be-
fore their coming But the foundation OF the Baby
lon1an law was the code OF Hanmurebi and thus
the enactment OF the old Babylonian King. formu-
lated il the twenty-third century before Christ
passed more than thousand years later. into
the Book Of the Covenant and so became the heri-
tage OF the Hebrews and Of the world.