The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-01-21
The NEW PUBLICATIONS.
VARIOUS FORTHCOMING BOOKS
ANb REPRINTS.
Holt a Co.'s 'ParsifaI of Richard wag-
nerr-New Novel by II. C. Rowland
The Success of Various Books.

The Success of Various Books.
Burton Z. Stevenson's THE Mara
thOn Mystery" (Henry Holt & Co., New
York;, detective story with an aston
ishing ending, is making rapid. strides
in the public favor. Its publishers re-.
port that they have just had to reprint
it for the fourth time, have received an
offer for the German rights, and a third
large order from a leading circulating
library. =
Henry Holt & Co. have just arranged
for the publication of 'Fergy the
Guide" in London. These very witty
satires ON some well-known stories of
extraordinary animal intelligence have
been highly praised by the American
press, and stand good chance of win
ming laurels Abroad III
Although Director Conreid's $40 Par
STAR and Director Savage's SO ''Parsi-
fal' are no longer on view in New York,
Mr.. Savage's is on the road, and Mr..
Conreid's will also be given outside of
New York. The serious interest in
Wagner's remarkable final work is
spreading all over the country, and
Henry Holt & Co. have just had to re-
print Kufferath's "Parsifal of Richard
Wagner" which Is probably the stand
ard work on the subject.
David Eugene Smith, professor. of
mathematics in Teachers college, Co
lumbia university, addressed the stu
dents of the State Normal school at
Plattsburg, N. Y, on January 10. 1905;
subject, THE History of Mathematics 7"
Professor Smiths recent monograph
1.-THE Outlook for Arithmetic in Amer
ica," is a valuable contribution to ped
agogical literature. As a practical eX-
position of the authors theories. his two
new arithmetics (Ginn & Co., publish
ers) are attracting wide attention.
Those who have seen the wood folk
through the eyes of the careful observ-
er who wrote "A Little Brother to the
Bear" Secrets of the Woods" etc,
will be glad to learn that his present
blindness is not likely to be permanent.
There is now no doubt of his ultimate
recovery.
The Problem of What Crops to Grow
and How to Put the Land In Good Con-
dition for Them is the title Of an inter-
esting article which appears In the jan
uary issue of Country Life in America.
The author, Charles w. Burkett, occu-
pies the chair of agriculture In the
North Carolina College Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts, and is one of the
authors of Agriculture for Beginners, :
| the most popular elementary Textbook
on the subject. n
| Word comes from Ohio that the Uni
versity of Cincinnati has adopted r. M.
Johnson's Napoleon" recently pub
lished by A. S. Barnes & Co.. for the
use in the course in European history.
| Henry C. Rowland's novel, "To Wind
ward" has had three editions in this
country and has had a successful recep-
| tion in England and Australia. Mr..
Rowland is spending the winter in the
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literary work which It Is understood
may see the light in the course of the
| spring in a new novel. ~.
| "The White Terror and the Red = the
Important new novel of Inner Russia,
which A. Cahan has been engaged upon
for long time, is to be published by A,
| S. Barnes e. Co. early in February. Mr..
! Cahan has kept closely in touch with
internal conditions in Russia since he
was forced, as member Of the Revo-
Ilutionary Party, to fly from the country
land his dramatic romance is said to
give a picture Of actual Russia which
| has not been equalled. mr. "
| One of the most conspicuous contrib
iitors to the Metropolitan Magazine fol
February is Hon. Paul Morton, secre-
tary of the navy. Under the title Of
Making Business Fighters for Uncle
Sans New Navy" he presents many
phases of the life at Annapolis. Barney
Oldfield, the foremost automobile racer
of this country, in his article, Court
ing Death Merrily in a Motor Car, =
gives to the readers a vivid picture oil
his own sensations while riding at rec.
ord breaking speed. The first of a Sc
ries of fiction articles by Arthur Hem.
4 ing appears in this issue, also another
of Z. S. Martins essays on everyday
life, the college man being his text OF
this occasion. Joseph Conrad appears
in a new light. that of essayist. with g
charming paper on London River
The other attractions Of this fine issue
are numerous.
Madame. for February published by
the Ford Publishing company, Indian
lapolis,, is Valentine number and is
embellished with many beautiful an6
appropriate illustrations. The table o.