New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
LITERARY NOTES.

Shakespeare is still a popular author Henry
Hot d Co are already reprinting Macbeth"
las You Like It." Richard II" Julius
Cesar and The Merchant OF Venice" in the
Temple school Shakespeare" which they issue
IN conjunction with Frederick Dent Of London.
Winfield Scott Moody has discovered q new
feId FOR romance in secondhand furniture Those
who may think that Charles Dickens got ahead
c him in The old Curiosity Shop are in
formed that AIr Moody finds his romance in the
buying and not in the selling. He has written
q series Of lightly humorous stories on the sub
.ec-. hich VIII appear in "Scribner's Maya
zine The first one, Buying a Sideboard, will
be printed in the April number.
Part III Of that admirable work. Building
Construction and Superintendent" by r E
Kil5e- Pm. T.. T. A. T. A. is now announced
by ne publisher. William T. Constock. New
Tc-E Il relates 70 ''Trussed Roofs and Roof
--lsses The parts previously issued are l.
.Masr-s Work" and II. Carpenters Work"
a capital little handbook on Figure Skating"
by n p Tglesias. has lately been brought out
in tr.s country by F. P. Dutton & 60. It was
written ITO meet. 70 some extent. the existing
want ~ work for those who do not wish 10
Corfrs themselves TO that special style which
has raa- developed by English skaters to meet
he sEIEe-ries Of combined skating 10 a centre,
and winch has become known as the English
school The book puts before the beginner
practical directions for gaining the principles
O. re International" style. and gives advanced
skaters ar excellent insight into its possibilities.
Sell. Hishida, Pm. D. I'm his volume. The
International Position Of Japan as Great
Power published by the Columbia University
Press Is re series of Studies in History, Eco
nortrs z-5 Public Law" writes as follows in re-
sa-6 rslou and other "perils.
7, zele--ed that The japanese viii drill the
cT'r- TT. Thar the combination Of Japan with
e ~ four hundred million people will en-
rr- q i-@t-'i'S- - - ~ -4o.-sol
tl-y me Isrsrese are rescbirg ne Chinese
how 10 defend their empire ani 10
. irs respect Of other nations IN opposition 70
} 5s se-. anarchy or the MolEoi hordes. SO
--is aE .-s BIS unable To defend herself Japan
s dispose rr sEupatnze with and encourage her.
s. -aFE. no act IN alliance with her. But
~ -e should pursue course offensive
r. western civilization. the japanese would CO.
them -rez 5f5 n -as v l- ,' +Ee F5oTeTs
Offended against civilization and in
.tTrz''. Western civilization may.
- t- a. eand- have something 70 fear from
- re commerce. NJ Japan and u other com
e nations -u North China and 1orea has
-.fs .s rrE ~ peril is. however. often the
-.s r.. r 1aala lFr ~ the temporarily dominant
m PARTICULAR power The greater
- f.-~.-= Produced hy the United States for ex-
-. me .0..rr Tie cutlery of the Continental pow
~ " .f alkee peril The great powers
SO .-r material forces are to-day widely dis
--a oyer Tie earth. and they are watching
- zee. jealousy 20 that high handed
~. TH. particular power endangeTs the
- ~ ORD. Tie peril may be Yellow, Slavic
.-.--...-- t-f its reaIizarlou is not iu the near
-.-eE impartial treatment Of shippers IS,
=. i.at ss9- Frank Psrsons's opinion. the real
~ me railroad problem, as expressed in
-1 -e" BOOK dealing with the discrimination IN
-a'es 5g mo railroads ~ the United States. and
..ac The Heart q the Railroad Problem
--e-esE7- Parsons has for over twenty years
a-' special study o. The relations between
'' a--roa1s and The public The volume is
'-'.a7e1 5g LitIe. Brown & Co
fletcher ,fo~s las written another volume Of
7.-nias es. 90 Zoe published shortly by the
lane Company 'PiIgrimszes 10 Old
ea be- calls lt. ana includes accounts Of
.s IT, ard descriptions o. thirty-six famous
'4 sa houses. with nearly $50 illustrations
" '.lf0 graphs. lie takes Us 10 EXmoor with
s hunting 20 Wrexasm with its tomb
. --al Yale. r7 War5loy Hall cine House II
81. EEs.i f7 Huddinrr0n Court home II the
E4nt.-1nd many other interesting
bur it is not entirely with architecture.
--seeIe gardening and legendary lore that the
[f fesales u.s. we gather from the advance
he takes us 20 his own ancestral hall.