The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-30
BOOKS AND

10 back In America after an absence OF
eleven years, lecturing at various points and
giving Americans his view Of educational
matters In China. The empire 10 stirred
to ambition, new ambition. by Japan's
successes. Over eight thousand Chinese
students attend college In Japan, but would
prefer American institutions II provisions
could be made for them. DR.. Smith suggests
that the indemnity Of S2o. OO0, 900 which
China 10 paying the United States be uttl-
lied as a fund for establishing scholar
chips for Chinese students In existing
colleges in this country.
A Dickens boom has been predicted
by several publishers on both sides Of the
Atlantic, and q new interest in Scott 10
demonstrated by the appearance Of two new
biographies and the announcement Of two
more for the coming season. A new edition
Of Soott's novels 10 being prepared for
May, In view Of the present popularity OF
the author Of 'Waverley' ClementK K. Shorter
suggests in the London Sphere that II would
be a graceful thing for the English Govern
ment to confer q baronetcy upon the
present Walter Scott, the great-grandson
Of Sir Walter.
The Pink Typhoon,' Harrison Robert
sons new story, In which an automobile is
one Of the chief characters, will make its
appearance this month. Mr.. Robertson Is
associate editor Of the Louisville Courier
Journal, and In COL. Watterson's absence
the responsible head Of that paper. He
has worked his way up through all the
grades Of newspaper work, and his novels
and stories, Red Blood and Blue "The
1%nlanders,' 'The Opponents have been
written in his leisure moments.
One OF the important announcements Of
the spring Is that Of a new pocket edition
Of George Meredith's works. The text
used will be that Of the Box Hill edition Of
Meredith, the volumes Of which were edited
by the author and copyrighted. Each
volume will be sold separately and four
Of the books will be brought out In April
the Ordeal of Richard Feverel," Diana
Of the C~rossways,' "Sendra Belloni' and
@Vittoria.'
Letters Of q Poet to a Musician-Laf-
cadio Hearn TO Henry E. Krehbiel,' which
will appear in the April Critic, is a series
which extends over q space OF several years
during the authors residence in New Or
leans. The author touches rapidly on
almost every subject that attracted his
versatile fancy from creole and negro music
and patois and poems OF Pere Roquette
to the descriptions of his dwelling In New
Orleans and the scenes Of unusual color
that passed before his eye. Through all
there is an interest in Occidental Inc
and objects which forecasts the trend Of
his later life.
More Stories Of Married Life by Mary
Stewart Cutting will be published In April.
About four years ago Mrs. Cutting demon
strated the interest that lies in the little
tragedies and comedies Of commuters
life, and not long afterward she discovered
the romance that lies In the days that follow
marriage. The new volume il but a suo-
cessor to those which have interested a large
circle of readers by their intimate and
human touches.
Albert E. Lyons, author Of the new
novel, mister Bill like the character
from which the pooh takes its name, has
spent much Of his life In the Far West.
He acknowledges allegiance to neither
the East nor the West. To quote him
literally, when he is in the West he Is q good
FASTENER, ana Dy Jlb Sdiuc OOhcb "hCll
he is In the East he does not hesitate to
proclaim his loyalty to the Western country.
Mr.. Lyons Is a successful business man,
with little training in the regular school
where authors are made, but wide expert
enoe in the school Of human nature. mister
Bill" he pronounces only a random shot
The District Attorney" is a timely new
novel by William Sage, dealing with pres
ent day political and financial life, which
will be published in April. 1t Is the story
OF a son with high ideals n a father of
the modern financial type, the inevitable
clash between the W with Its conse-
quences. Mr.. Sage Is the author Of Robert
| Tournay,' a story Of the French revolu-
ton; "The ~Claybornes,' q story Of the
civil war, and "Frenohy,' the story Of a
gentleman.
Josiah Warren by William Bailie. is
a sociological study Of the oumde OF
philosophio anarchism, a Boston philosopher
now little remembered, but who was honored
by John Stuart Mill and whose mechanical
inventions included the cylinder press.
His life has never been published before
and the small Volumes OF peculiar interest.
Lincoln Steffens's new book dealing
with corruption in State governments,
which was announced as Enemies of the
Republic" has been renamed "The Shame
of the States" thus making 1t uniform in
title with Mr.. S%teffens's earlier book, THE
Shame Of the Cities
Harry Vardon makes an interesting
contribution to the discussion over the ques-
ton whether games In general, and golf
in particular, can ever be learned through
the study Of a book, In tbs preface to The
Complete Golfer:
am far from believing that. as is so often said
n player can learn next to nothing from a book.
II he goes about bis golf In the proper manner
he can learn very much indeed. The services OF
a competent tutor will be as necessary TO him as
ever. and ! must not be understood TO suggest
that this work can TO any extent take the place of
that compulsory and most Invaluable tuition.
On the other hand. II is next TO impossible for a
tutor to tell a pupil on the links everything about
any particular stroke while he Is playing II, and II
he could IL would not be remembered. Therefore,
7 bona and think that, In conjunction with careful