New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-06
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk about Things Present
and to Come.

It is curious to learn that Mary E. wilkins
| Freeman, who has written much about New
| England country life and who has never lived
| in large city, should confess herself afraid OF
COWS, caterpillars and all creeping things The
! friend who is the authority for this strange
| revelation describes her "a little, trail looking
creature with splendid quantity Of pale brown
hair and dark blue eyes with direct look and
clear, frank expression-eyes that readily grow
| bright with fun. She has, indeed. keen sense
of humor. which expresses itself quietly and
whirnsically." Not so bad portrait Despite
her bovine and buggine antipathies she Is fond
Of country ways.
Although G. Loves Dickinson is seid never
| himself to pass Judgment the American
people he at least permits the characters In his
books to do so when occasion arises. In his
| lately published "a Modern Symposium" one
of the protagonists, journalist makes some
| pointed, and at this moment especially timely,
remarks about the American game Of football
Says this speaker:
They have converted games into battles, and bat
ties in which every is legitimate as long as
hbits in the type the American spirit-short sharp
scientific intense; lettering by the road, no en-
gS to OF tho o deh With voto at the end and
everything as it seems.
cue" and Paths Of Judgment" has written an
other novel, which The Century Company will
publish early in February. II is to be entitled
"The Shadow Of Life"
Charles Newton Hood. who has written great
deal OF clever humorous verse and prose, is the
author Of a clever but not humorous booklet
entitled Europe on $500 Day" which should
prove Of great assistance TO travellers making
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tinent In It the author describes how he and
his wife took trip of seventy-hve days, from
New-York to Naples by steamer, and thence
by rail to Rome Florence, Venice, Milan Lake
Como, st. Gothard tunnel. Lucerne, Basic. Paris,
Rouen. London, stratford- on-Avon. Chester and
Liverpool, and then by steamer again to Phila-
delphia and rail to New-York. at total cost
for both of $577 80 including everything-fares,
hotels tips theatres, laundry and what not
The experiment undertaken to demonstrate
that the journey could be made within the lin
its fixed without "roughing 1t" any discom-
fort For those DESTROYS of following the same
itinerary, the little book will prove invaluable,
and it IS full Of suggestion to those whose IN
clinations may lead them further aneld The
RolIingstone Club of Medina II. z, iE the pub
Usher.
The January number Of 'The Honiletio Rs
view appears in new dress OF type and with &
generally improved appearance. The number Is
| also considerably enlivened by the introduction
of several half tone illustrations. Why, indeed
should not sermons be illustratedT
THE last volume of 1.-THE Original Journals of
the Lewis and Clark Exposition" has now been
| issued by Dodd, Mead & Co. It is the one con-
tanning the maps, which establish beyond dis
pute the mooted question OF the route followed
reasons which are not yet apparent Captain
! Clark did not surrender these maps, ffty-three
in number with the other records Of the expe-
dition on his return. They never came into
the hands Of President Jefferson or Of the gov
ernment and were totally lost sight Of. They
were only discovered by the publishers after the
present publication well under way, in the
| nossession of the explorers granddaughter. Mrs.
| yoorhis Of New-York, and Of his great-grand-
| daughter Miss Voorhis The government maps
showing the route OF the expedition are now
seen by a comparison with Captain Clark's own
| charts TO be distinctly in error, and will I'M
doubtedIy be corrected In view Of this opportune
discovery.
We have received the first number Of THE
| Touchstone," the new humorous magazine edited
| by Sherwn Cody and published In Chicago
at the subscription price of 20 cents year.
/
taken up with parody and satirical observations
| on people and matters of literary interest With
the exception ef a. clever pen characterization Of
| Mark Twain by McCutcheon. the illustrations
| are not noteworthy. The most encouraging thing
| about the venture is it's tremendous room for
| Improvement which the editor should, and
| doubtless will, exert his efforts to take ad-
vantage OF. We print some extracts from the
| Senartment OF Literary Gossip as sample or
| the contents and as the editor Of the country
weekly is wont TO observe ito I'LL out this
| coIumn"G
irving Racheller has decided 10 give up hteratrre
| 80 90 tn work lone ought to have some soFI oi
| eeroI,ISvnoent' Mr. Bachelor writes 10 u.s.
T., t'eH t5arnerss Bazar" is water polo player by
,1rofassion Formerly his recreation was ousiiIeSS'
Rt,t re now amuses himself with literature IL,
FSooth Harrington. whose descriptions on tIA o
sets at ten cents per word. are familiar 70 Ivy
Ina tina tive literature is in Capri Ior the
eIs - 10 see what an Italian sunset Is really IKE
| Its great! ne selus "Otu va
| caro- arc Harrington is assisted in holding down
cenri villa BY Harry Leon wilson, autnoE os HOT
| csies Mr. Wilson'S mission in CaRri - , " ~
iocaI color for another novel or Illinois ~" occ.nt
4Ot and Roosevelt Will Eos a-.ePt
| ,atber term The future OF Art ana GoTsiH'SAI
| a. This country is saturated IN slOoH'
| 1,ba extent to which the mail order side OF ene
pooI, business has grown in late years Is EN-
-t,as,zad bv the statement Of prominent pun
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