New-York tribune., 1906-04-04


of the Rothschilds and Augustin Rey. the archi-
teot
The cruise organized and carried out last
winter by Commodore Benedict. on which
rather notable party sailed In the steam yacht
Virginia around the West India Islands and
thousand miles UP the Amazon. will be COM
memorated In a volume shortly to be issued
by E. P. Dutton & Co Under the title. Ten
Thousand Miles in Yacht" the author. Richard
Arthur. whose name is familiar to readers Of
periodical literature, undertakes to describe the
voyage, which largely inspired by desire
TO investigate the sources OF indiarubber sup
ply. The volume will be illustrated with over
one hundred and fifty photographs. large
number OF them being OF views Of the seldom
pictured Amazon region. William NJ. WINS.
whose lively MayoraIty campaign last autumn
gave Eest TO metropolitan politics. was mem
ber Of the party and contributes characteristic
introduction TO the book
Mrs. Henry Fawcett's Five Famous French
Women" is now published here by Cassen & Co.
Joan OF Arc: Renee, Duchess Of Ferrara- daugh-
ter of Louis XII; Louise OF Savoy, mother of
Francis and Regent of France during his
Spanish captivity; Margaret Of Angouleme.
Duchess OF Alencon and Queen OF Navarro. sis
ter Of Francis I. the founder OF the College de
France, the friend of Erasmus and other leaders
OF the Reformation. and Jeanne d'Albert. the
mother Of Henry ", the subjects Of her
volume
In a recently published volume on "Heat and
Light from Municipal and Other Wastes" Jo-
seph G. Branch B. S. NJ. E, makes some en-
tightening comparisons between European and
American methods OF refuse disposal that will,
however. prove particularly gratifying to New
Yorkers He says:
While the cost Of refuse disposal rarely exceeds
phia for the year OF 1903 $5l4s7b, SS cents per
s 2 ShagS @ 90 @ esSs or Der 81 cse PBT PBosoh
s. Os per capita; New York Ss.1A or cents per
For fourteen cities. with a population above 900
average Of twenty cities between 10000 and
100000 population is cents per capita 6O while ,6n the
600 population is &c cents per capita c,,.-
VIII be seen iron ti With 5HS ofe9 cs IN cost
OF dsPSsng 20 Of its ~ ga This n s city sys Is so %
this aisSTsRa9cy yoa Is that hat
waste heat heat theFefT0m Utilized utilized for some public
e Spnr sTSn as or 0TaF m W6 he
exception of New York City, which has recently
eTren IS an eneTated For a the sroundng district
there is not another American city utilizing this
Professor Philip Van Ness Myers. the author
Of the we'll known series OF Myers's Histories.
has Just returned from an extended trip TO the
Levant which he made preparatory TO the final
revision Of his General History" Ito be pub
lished in April 19O6). He travelled the entire
length of the old Roman Empire. from the prov
ince of Britain to the province of Arabia, and
took his camera with him in order to secure
adequate illustrations for the book. A dis
covery Of peculiar interest to himself was that
his own histories were in use in Constantinople,
Smyrna Beirut and Damascus.
Under the title of Some Diet Delus!ons" Dr.
Woods Hutchinson conveys a cheering message
to a dyspeptic world in the current number Of
"AIcClures Magazine" DR.. Hutchinson skaters
z great many dietary theories. time as
well time honored. He comforts those Of
weak digestion. and tells Of the nutritive val
ues of most kinds Of food. He explodes the
breakfast food and the brown bread fancies.
pokes fun in plenty at the vegetarans. and says
that 1t should be the purpose of physicians to
make the weakest digestion get the best from
whatever is offered it. This is a most comfort
ing article. Most Of US like something particu-
larly. yet feel that should not partake Of it.
The writer is pretty sure to laugh at for our
fears-and to suggest a manner in which We
may enjoy our hobby TO the full.
signers OF the Declaration of independence. has
Just been brought out by the Fleming H. Revell
Company. 1t is written by David Walker Woods,
! jr.. a great-g grandson of Witherspoon's. who was
/ himself a lineal descendant of John Knox. the
/ great Scotch reformer. DR.. Witherspoon was
| prominently identified with the Presbyterian
Church in America, ranked high statesman
and as an educator, and may be considered as
I the virtual founder of Princeton College.
Appleton p c. Griffin. chief photographer Of
! the Library of Congress. has just had compiled
/ under his direction a useful catalogue of works
in the library relating TO the tariffs of foreign
| countries While not in any sense exhaustive, 1t
! aims to give the material most likely TO be of
| value at the present juncture The German f1s-
/ cal system and commerce have been given es-
| pecial prominence. in view of the tariff law
/ which was enacted In 1905 and which has this
4 month become effective. There have also been
/ included a number of works dealing with what
/ is termed abroad The American PERIL or the
advance of American foreign commerce IN Eu-
| rope
The March Bulletin OF the New York Public
Library is also timely in presenting a specially
prepared List OF Works Relating to Railroad
Rates Regulation" containing several hundred
| titles. In the circulation department the most
/ popular books OF the month were: Mscel-
/ Ianeous. Londons War of the Classes" Hun
ters Poverty" Shaws plays Pleasant and In
! pleasant; adult fiction Wharton's THE House
Of Mirth" Glasgow's THE Wheel OF Life."
Jacobs's Captains Alp; Juvenile fiction. Bar
| bourss "I2ehfnd tha Line Rboades's ssThe TittIe