The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-18

Few books have caused so much dis cussion "As a Chlnaman Saw Us' and hundreds of guesses have been made as to the author, many agreeing that 1t was Lii, and he has never denied 1t, despite all doubts It was written by China man and one of the most observing or his race The New York Sun has se- lected the late astute Chinese minister who had so keen an eye open for pe- culiarities among Americans. D. Apple ton & Co.,, the publishers. are silent as to the writer's identity
 Carl Schurz's "Reminiscences of a Long Life" in McClure's, gathers importance with each issue Pending the install ments that deal with his active career in our own country there is interest and excitement in plenty in the series of ad- ventures which led him here. In the Feb ruary number MT Schurz tells of his ex- periences at the commencement or the Revolution of '4S and of his flight after the failure of the attempt on the armory at Siegburg.
 The report has gone broadcast over the country that Ida M. Tarbell, the writer and historian whose latest essay, "Com- mercialism Machiavellianism," Is to ap- pear in McClure's Magazine for March has purchased a "splendid estate" in Con- necticut with a great colonial house commanding a magnificent view of Long Island sound" This has given rise again to the often repeated question. Does literature pay?" As a matter of fact, Miss TarbelI tastes are too simple to ex- tract any comfort from such an estate. She has bought the old Bradley place near Easton, Conn, comprising, perhaps, forty acres of land about small house which has fallen into sad disrepair. She will make the house comfortable on her return from California in the spring, and expects to spend her summer in it.
 MT. Owen Mister, who wrote that de- lightful book, sThe Virginian," has pre- ferred to leave his old field for an en- tirely new one Instead of following up his great success with another story in the same field, he has chosen for his scene a historic city. and the life DOT trayed Is that of the most refined ana cultivated society. Lady Baltimore" his new novel, Is announced by the Mac milan company for issue in April
 This week the Macmillan company pub fishes the following new books: "The Portreeve," by MT. Eden Phillpotts; vol ume 1 of "rhe Road in Tuscany by MT Maurice Hewlett, being volume in the limited large paper edition Of Hew- lett's works English Grammar Tor Be- ginners," by James P. Kinard, Ph. D.; "City Government for Young People" by MT. Charles Dwight Willard, and new edition of Butcher & Lang's '"Translation of Homer's Odyssey"
 "The Sin of George Warrener" is the title of the forthcoming novel by Miss Marie Van Worst. The Macmillan com pany expects that this new story by the author of Miss Desmond" concerning which the warmest words of praise have been spoken, can be made ready in time for issue in May.
 A novel having for It's scenes Jerusalem and the Holy Land as they are today is about to be published by Herbert B. Tur- ner 6, Co. of Boston. Myriam Harry. the author, has chosen for her main theme the social life in the European colony of Jeru- salem with it's jealousies, its bickerings, and the prosecutions of an eminent archaeologist.