The Washington herald., 1907-09-01
,ent dlseovery. but from the orthodox

70 70 e9 years ago, A variety Of proofs in Europe
and in North America shows that the close Of the
glacial period occurred at very recent date. Rivers
have cut only very shallow channels in glacial de-
posiis; lakes formed in glacial cays but slightly
filed w By infowing streams and the marks Of the
old glaciers on the rocks are as fresh as il made
yesterday. DR.. Wright is 20 be heartily congratn-
lated on his able aud convincing demonstration Of
the credibility cause and date Of the Noachian
Dcluge.
Aad now, what have the opponents Of the Bibli-
cal 00d 10 say 20 this long chain Of facts and evi-
denccs! They NAV well be challenged 10 make
reply. They cannot ignore the matter any longer;
they cannot eTade the question by vague statements
about 'deluge myths" They must meet the case.
They must explain the sudden disappearance Of the
great faae0lithic mammalia, and they must say how
the enormous beds q gravel and sand which have
been described. were formed. They must explain
hoW Palaeolithic man disappeared 50 suddenly and
how the assures were flled with shattered bones
from top 20 bottom Their reply to these questions
VII be awaited with great interest Meanwhile the
deyout student Of the Bible may thankfully rejoice IL
the knowledge that fresh ight has been thrown on
the firmly established truth THAT science rightly in
terpreted. powerfully testifes 70 the truth Of the
written Word Of God.
Northwestern Fights and Fighters" a
sequel to Indian Fights and Fighters, -
by Cyrus Townsend Brady, is announced
for publication this fall by the Mcclure
Company. Both Of these volumes deal
ing successfully with the great Sioux
war and the Nez Perez and Modoc cam
paigns. are richly illustrated with por-
traits OF famous Indian chiefs. maps.
and original drawings by Marchand. The
scheme Of the book is new and has In
volved the collection Of a great deal of
original historical material A third vol
ume it Is expected, WIFI be published
some time in the near future and will
complete the story Of American Indian
warfare as given In this series.
The September publications OF the
Baker & Taylor Company include the
following titles: life Of Japan" by Ma
sui Miyakawaya, a book giving a very
complete history of the relation of japan
to the United States; "A Man Of Sark. -"
by John Oxenham, romance OF the
period Of 1880. when England was en-
gagged In a naval combat with France and
Spain, Sark being one Of the smallest
islands in the English Channel group,
and "Jnana Yoga, Part II. by the Swami
Vivekananda.
Helen Leah Reed, whose new book,
'Napoleon's Young Neighbor." is to be
published this autumn, is in Paris gath
ering material for a future volume deal
ing with the French revolution
a collection Of short stories by Jack
London will be brought out next north
under the general title Of Love Of Life"
by the Macmillan Company. The book
viii contain the work done in this form
by Mr.. London in recent years. In the
same month will be published RED Coat
Captain" by Alfred Ollivant, author Of
Bob, Son Of Battle" a unique novel
which the publishers say is quite impos-
sible to classify.
The following fiction will be published
September Il by Dodd, Mead & Co:
The Daughter Of Anderson Crow" by
George Barr Cutcheon, a romance laid
in the imaginary little American village
Of Tinkletown; Those Queer Browns. -
by Florence Morse Kingsley, in which the
author returns TO the scene OF her former
success in The Singular Miss Smith"
The Revelations Of Inspector Morgan, g"
by Oswald Crawfurd. a book which is
based on the actual experiences Of a
member Of England's detective force.
which has its headquarters at Scotland
Yard. On the same date John Caldi-
gate by Anthony Trollope, viii be added
to "The Manor House Novels" \, here il
will be the fourth book in the series.
Early next month Charles Scribner's
Sons will complete their collection OF
Turgeuief's works by the publication OF
six Of his novels In six volumes, making
the set In all fourteen volumes. A new
edition also Of Robert Louis Stevenson's
Letters will be brought out in two
volumes. 10 be uniform with the Bio
graphical Edition in twenty-five volumes.
which was published last year. The forth
coming Letters" viii be sold with the
latter, or separately.
VIII n. Hardin, whose novels OF the
South are attaining such Importance
has just come UP North after an inter-
esting summers experience. He has
been living in Northern Georgia. in
section peopled by the miserably poor.
where he occupied a dIlapidated old
house. which he rented for the sake OF
obtaining a closer intercourse with
those around him.
The English periodical which, many
years ago, reviewed ''The Innocents
Abroad" on the supposltion that it was
a serious work attained a just celebrity.
The merciless criticism OF Mark Twain's
humor which Blackwood's prints among
Musings Without Method" viii affect at
least the American reader In much the
same way. Says the critic:
In other words. Mark Twain the humorist. is
bull in the china shop q IDEAS He attempts to de-
siToy what he never could build up. and assumes
that bis experiment is eminenty meritorious, When
as in A Yankee at the Court Of King Arthur
he gave full rein 10 his fancy be achieved such a
masterpiece OK Tuigarity as the world has never
seen. His book gives you the sane sort Of i'm
preston which you might receive from A beautiful
picture over which poisonous slug had crawled
The hint Of msmihccBce Is there pitilesslv de-
formed and defaced That Mark Twain is in uqr-
feet sympathy with his creature Is perfectly eyi-
dent. He frankly prefers Hartford Conn., TO Cam
eliot. He believes that IN all respects his native
land is superior 20 the wisest and noblest society
that the ere Of Arthur saw or any other eve has
seen. He Is sure that refinement and 'gentilitv'
were unknown before his own tirle. The Knights
Of the Round Table, he declares. used words which
would have made Comanche blush. "Indelicacy is
too mild 2 term % convey the idea" In our own
nineteenth century. he informs u.s. the earliest sam
pies Of the real lady and real GENTLEMAN discover
able in English hist0ry-or in European history for
that matter-msy be said 70 have made their an
peaance That Is what It Is to be a humOriSt
But even If We permit the humr, we must stif
question the historical accuracy IT the statement
and regret that Mark Twain ever thought it neees-
ssTy 10 comment upon the ancients, against whom
be cherishes fierce antipathy
Miss Lafayette McLaws, the young
Southern author. who was the companion
Of Mrs. Jefferson Davis until the latter's
death. divides her time between New
York City and her Georgia plantation.
she has just completed what she con-
siders her most important work. THE
Welding"