The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-16
BOOKS AND

%The Awakening Of China. " by DR.. W. A. p.
Martin. will be an important contribution
to the geographical library. DIR. Martin
went out to China az a missionary in 1880
and subsequently, acted a. interpreter for
Minister Reed in negotiating the treaty
with China in 1883. He helped to found
and was president OF the new Imperial
University of China. which was broken
up by the Boxers in 1900. He also was
active in the siege OF the legation in Pekin
and stood on the firing line with the soldiers.
DR.. Martin has the distinction Of having
been made a mandarin OF the second class
by the Empress. and he is now In China.
where he is one of the advisers OF the Gov
rnmen on matters of international law.
A new publication Of George Alfred
Townsend's book with the odd title Of The
Entailed Hat" lends interest to the story
OF how such a title came be chosen. The
author, who il best known under his pen
name of Gath" while visiting the home Of
his childhood, in that region bordering the
Chesapeake known as the Eastern Shore.
went into the court house OF the county
seat and looked over the dusty volumes OF
manuscript containing the records Of old
wills. In one of these testamants made by
one Of his own ancestors he found a clause
which read; Il give and bequeath to my
son Ralph my best hat and no more OF my
estate The story written around that
hat and first published more than a score
of years ago is now brought out in a new
edition.
The Autobiography of a Southerner,-
by Nicholas Worth, will be one of the early
publications Of the new year. Tn author,
whose name is given as Nicholas Worth,
is a Southerner who has won high place
in the literary world. The autobiography.
which is o appearing ia serial form in
the Atlantic, while not IN actual autobi-
ography. is a record Of personal expert
ence and observation presenting the views
Of a constructive Southerner who is loyal
to the best traditions of his people. Much
interest has beer aroused by this work. and
the editors OF the magazine n the pub
fishers are receiving many.letters Of COM
mendation concerning it.
One Of the leading articles of the De-
cember Worlds Work is written by the
editor, Walter II. Page, and ia entitled
~McIver, A Leader Of the People" Mr..
Pages appreciation OF the man who was
TcRdTueu as III hIllpOIbd hb hhkuLc Vi Hlb bAA1C
is the result OF long and close association.
Leroy Scott, author of The Walking
Delegate" is travelling in Russia with
Mrs. Scott, who ia herself a Russian. Dir.
SCOTS new novel win be published In the
spring under the title of The Highest
Price"
Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews gives
a picture Of gentlemanly intoxication in her
recent book, ~The GoodSamaritan, whichis
an extraordinary performance for a woman,
marked as it is with good humor and SYM
pathy and none Of the feminine disapproval
tina so often intrudes when a woman writes
of such q situation. Mrs. Andrews collected
stories about drunken men for years before
writing her book, all the best points OF
which are the direct results Of her own OBJ
servation or Of actual occurrences reported
to her.
Prof. Lanciani's new book, published
last week, covers the history and archaeology
of the Eternal City when it was at the height
Of its renaissance and brings out man
particulars hitherto unpublished or little
known gained from his study Of old onu
ments recently brought to light. The text
is illustrated with reproductions from
photographs, drawings and old prints.
Lucy NJ. Salmon is one Of the best known
writer's and speakers on all matters con-
nected with domestic service. She is pro-
fessor Of history at Vassar College and the
author of a successful book on the statistics
Of domestic service. Her recently pub
lished book, Progress in the Household"
is an account Of the recent progress in the
study Of domestic service. Mrs. Salmon
has some interesting and practical things
to say on education in the household, the
relation of college women to domestic SER
vice, the women's exchange and other live
questions Of special importance to women.
Abby Mcguire Roach, like many other
literary women, began to write when she
was a child. At the age Of 0 she was oon-
tributing to a children's paper which was
circulated among relatives and friends.
At -, in collaboration with another girl
of the same age she wrote a story Of several
chapters, which was published in a woman's
magazine. At 10 she began to compose