New-York tribune., 1905-04-24

Mains. The stories were rendered into English
bv NFarv w. Montgomery. who was born in the
East and is familiar with the Turkish and
Arabic languages, and have been edited and
put in literary form by Mrs Izora Chandler.
A volume OF sermons by the late Brooke Her
ford has Just been issued by the American Uni
tartan Association, with the title. Anchors of
the Soul" These sermons. or most Of them. had
been selected with view 10 publication by DR..
Ferford previous TO his death. They represent
the matured thought of the author in the later
years OF his ministry in Boston and London.
Most persons who seriously interested in
occultism and other psychlcal phenomena are
rightly insistent that these subjects shall be
treated and studied in a scientific spirit. but
often exhibit naive inability TO preserve this
spirit in their own Investigations. The Occult
Review" published in London, is dignifed ap-
pearing magazine, largely devoted in its latest
issue to several exceedingly entertaining
counts OF ghosts, apparitions and hypnotic ex-
periments all most gravely put forward ma
teriaI for philosophic consideration. Beriah G.
Evans relates in paper entitled The Meri-
onethshre Mysteries" astounding expert
ences OF Mrs Mary Jones. Welsh revivalist
She has beatifc visions. is accompanied by
the appearance of stars and vivid flashes of
light. THE descriptions taken down by me-"
writes Mr.. Evans. ARE almost literal para
phrases of passages in Dante's Vision of Para
dise'-and some of the illustrations OF Dante's
text would ft with equal exactitude the notes
I have IN my possession. Some Of Mrs Jones's
expressions used in public prayer bear equal
" close resemblance to some Of Dantes apos-
trophies" He then concludes with this scarcely
conclusive assertion: II think can undertake
to say that neither Mrs. Jones the other
'visoaaries have ever read Dante's works
probably never heard his name"
George Bernard Shaw. realizing that the time
has come for him to write another preface has
revised and rewritten story published by him
in an English magazine some years ago and
added It to the inevitable Introductory re-
marks. The title Of the book which is
nounced for immediate publication by Bren-
tano. is The Irrational Knot" The story. and
presumably the preface, deals with the marriage
relation. which, Of course, constitutes the IRA
tional knot in question.
The love story OF Napoleon III and Eugene
has been made the subject Of short romantic
novel, called The Flower OF Destiny" by Will
lam Dana Orcutt The volume is published in
attractive form by A. C. McClurg & Co.
Karl Heinrich" the story by Wilhelm Meyer
Forster, on which IS founded the play Of "OId
Heidelberg" which Richard Mansfield produced
last season IN England, and which had success
ful representation in German at the Irving
Place Theatre. has been brought out as Ger
text by Newson & Co. It is edited from
the twenty-fOurth Stuttgart edition. with in
PRODUCTION. notes and a vocabulary, by Herbert
Worcester, Mass In view OF its educational use.
as laid down in the latest photographed die
tionaries OF Duden and Matthias
Notice is given IN the April number of "Bos-
tonia," the journal OF Boston University of
proposition by the professors OF language and
literature OF that institution to call an inter
national conference for the purpose of estab-
fishing a uniform phonetic system by which
the pronunciation of the words in the diction-
aries OF all modern and ancient languages can
be clearly indicated to the scholars of every
nation. The need OF such a system" they as
sert. lis manifest to any one who consults the
divergent systems employed in the dictionaries
OF any given language" The object is an ex-
cellent one. especially as regards modern Ian
guages, and its attainment would be even more
desirable in regard to ancient languages. If anv
one could say surely just how they were pro-
nounced.
College newspapers to-day are nothing if not
enterprising. THE Columbia Spectator is pub
lshed daily, and has a separate board of editors
for each day in the week. in order that too
much time may not be taken from such incl
dental matters lectures and recitations
Quite recently William Barclay Parsons deIiv-
cred an address before The Kings Crown"
a representative students association OH his
trip through China, when making the prelini-
nary survey for the Hankow-Canton Railway
illustrating his lecture with photographs thrown
on a screen. At the close of his remarks Mr
PARSONS gave few directions to the 'stereOp-
ticon man. spoke few words TO one of the ON
GERS OF the society. and was Immediately handed
a copy Of The Spectator" containing an nc
count or his lecture, filling with his portrait
column Of the paper. The projected college Of
journalism has apparently little to teach these
young men IN practical newspaper work