The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-26
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ago IN the quaint OLD city OF Ghont tnt
experiment VAS begun Of having police
men or night duty accompanied by the
~sagaoious animals who lave for ages beer
the Trustworthy guardians Of Flemish
homes. Mr.. William @. FITZGERALD has
written an interesting account Of how
the dogs are trained. housed and fec
and Of the work which they do on the
police force. Since the introduction OF
the dog police night crimes. even in the
worst quarters Of Client. have almost ceased
In Paris also dogs are specially trained
in life saving service, and Z OF the famous
diving police dogs, has saved the lives
OF twenty-three persons. In Germany
Austria, Hungary and Italy the canine
police has demonstrated the vigilance
and fidelity and the indifference to brides
or salary OF the dog as a guardian Of the
public safety.
The illustrated edition Of They by
Rudyard Kipling, will come out this week
with illustrations by +. H. Townsend.
No short story in recent years has aroused
so much interest and discussion as this
poetical and psychical study. That the
artist Is closely in sympathy with the
author and has eau ght the subtle stgnif-
canoe Of his work Il evidenced by the deli
oaoy Of his pictured interpr rotations. Tn
faces Of the children in his pictures are
merry, roguish. definite, the figures lightly
sketched in, intangible and so nearly ans
parent that through them may be traced
the outlines of stairways and furniture
which make up the background-the IN
bodied spirits Of children who live only IN
dreams or memories. All of which will
seem to render more emphatic the belief
already entertained that the story relates
to the writer's own personal experience
interviewer with imaginary incident.
One OF the, Interesting articles in the
Fortni0htlv Rsvisw Is dev0ted TO the extraor-
binary passage In human affairs revealed
in the relations which once existed between
Boswell and Nine. de Charriere. or "Zelide,'
she christened herself for the purpose
Of sentimental correspondence. Zelide
seems to have enjoyed the literary love
affair, because it ave her emotions occu-
and because she was a born writer.
Boswell's aim seemed to be to win the
young woman's love for the a OF his
own vanity. Nothing came Of the episto-
larry fencing but some very entertaining
letters. She married a philosopher who
was fond OF mathematics. Boswell, hav-
ing shown himself capable Of some very
ungallant behavior toward a woman, re-
NAMED to be-Boswell.
Mr.. Rider Haggard has returned to
Africa for the scene Of his new novel,
-Benita.' The title is the name Of tn
heroine, a girl who has many OF the I'M
usual experiences Of which Mr.. Haggard
delights to write.
The Danish poet, Holger Drachmann
celebrates his sixtieth birthday next month
when a new romantic play by him, Sir
Olaf He Rides" will be performed for the
hagen. A complete edition Of Drach-
MAINS numerous poems, plays, novels
and essays will be published for the occa-
sion.
Mr.. Bran Stoker's Personal Reminis-
oenoes Of Henry Irving" will be published
October Is, the anniversary OF Irving's
death. For nearly thirty years Mr.. Stokes
was associated with Sir Henry Irving as his
business manager.
Many volumes Of letters appear among
the autumn publications. The biography Of
Lord Leighton, by Mrs. Russell Darlington,
will contain a number OF epistles from
George Eliot, Ruskin, Browning, Dickens
and others. Mr.. q. 8. Layard has edited a
volume, Sir Thomas Lawrenoe's Letter
Bag and finally there is to be a collection
Of the charming letters Of DR.. John Brown,
the author Of r and His Friends" DR..
Brown was on intimate terms with Ruskin
and Thackeray and was himself one OF the
best letter writer's since Lamb. In Germany
more letters Of Beethoven have been turn
ing up and have been printed in a German
periodical. Beethoven was a prolific and
onhand letter writer Inc two new editions
Of his letters are announced.
Much speculation has been aroused con-
corning the identity Of the author who con-
cealed his Cor herr identity under the pseu-
donym Of Sidney Mccall. Il IL now authori-
tatively announced that Sidney Mccall,
whose name appears on the title page Of
Truth Dexter" and The Breath Of the
Gods" is, as has been suspected, Mary
Mcneil Fenollosa, now living in New York
with her husband, Prof. E. F. Fenollosa.
Mrs. Fenollosa IL a native OF Alabama, who |
spent much Of her later life in japan. |
The scenes OF her novels rave been laid in
the two regions she knows so well-the |
South and the Far East. But, curiously
Truth Dexter" the story Of a
Southern girl, was written in Japan,
while THE Breath Of the Gods" with it's
Japanese heroine, was composed four years
In Alabama.
~Packingtown in Chicago has had a house.
and is a changed community from
that which made the great sensation OF
The spring. One Of the leading articles
the October Worlds Work will be The
Beginning OF Reform in Packingtown," by |
Isaac +. Marcosson. Il s the result OF a
Investigation Of the new and
conditions in tho Chicago packing
industry and Includes . comprehensive
OF the effect Of the new Cow !
ornment inspection rules.