The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-24

AS Broke of CoVenden," now in it's
fifth American edition, was one of the
distinctively important books of season
before last, and has continued to hold
that eminence ever since, the announce
ment of another novel by John Coils
Snaith is of more than usual impor-
lance. Its title is Henry Northcote, .
and it will be issued in the autumn by
Herbert B. Turner & Co, who are also
the publishers of Broke of Covenden."
That interest in psyehical phenomena
still possesses the public mind is clearly
shown by the fact that Professor James
H. Hyslops two volumes, Science and
a Future Life" and "Enigmas of Psy-
chical Research are in constant de-
mand The aforementioned book, pub
lished but a few weeks ago by Herbert
b. Turner & Co., has just gone into its
second edition.
In THE Stigma" Emily Selkirk, the
daughter of former slave overscer,
has given the other side of the race
question from that which Thomas Dix
on has pictured. In simple, straight
forward style, she has in novel of UNI
usual interest portrayed the utterly de-
PRAYED and beastly brutality OF a Ger
tain class of white men when eXclted
by race prejudice. 1t is a sterling an
swer to Mr.. Dixon.
The awaking Of the worlds educators
TO the Importance Of the effort for IN
ternational arbitration and peace is one
of the most significant and cheering
facts of the time Horace Mann SAID
half a century ago: If thousandth
part of what has been expended III
war and preparing its mighty engines
had been devoted to the development OF
reason and the diffusion Of Christian
principles, nothing would have been
known for centuries past Of its terrors'
its sufferings, its impoyerishment'
and its decentralization, but what was
learned from history" To-day men
are coming to the same insight and
conviction. The peace movement
among the teachers of France andother
European countries is noteworthy. The
conventions last year in behalf of the
cause were very large and impressive
In the United States strong COM
mittee consisting of Seth Low Daniel
c. Gilman, Andrew D. White. and
Others has recently been created to pro-
mote the movement in our colleges and
universities. Secretary Martin of the
Massachusetts Board of Education adj
dressed special circular last year tt
all the superintendent and high-school
| . Eaf in a
ting observance in all the schools oil
! Nav 49, anniversary of the opening OF
The Hague Peace Conference. Ohio
Kansas. Rhode Island, Vermont, and
New Jersey have taken similar action
and the celebration Of this inter
national day In the schools is sure soor
to become general
i It is to meet the needs Of this great
movement in the schools that Mrs
Mead's little manual for teachers, Pa
trlotism and the New Internationa
4 lism," has been prepared. 1t analyze
searehingly true patriotism and falls,
patriotism, shows that the new re
lations and duties are which civilization
to-day imposes upon the family of ma
Ions, outlines the present CouslruCtlN'
efforts towards better world organi
cation, and furnishes wealth of in
spring material to aid teachers an,
the schools in the useful observance o
May is. Prepared especially for tn
schools, 1t may rightly be said ais,
that no little handbook furnishes TO
the general reader in so few pages
better idea of the spirit and definite
aims Of the peace movement at the pre-
sent time.