New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-10

but on reaching the roof did not faii 70 souho nus
horn announcing to an eager world that ,ne nm, ,
acle had to pass-Maurice Barres had us
covered Maurice Barres.
In book entitled islam and Christianity in
the Far East" (FIeming III. Revell Company.
the Rev. E. NJ Wherry. for thirty years a mis-
sionary in India. gives account of the Ma
hOmetan religion, its PROSECUTING methods, and
the methods used by Christian missionaries in
converting MoSlems. The account or the De-
lers and customs of Mahometanism is, on the
whole very good; it is of the very few pop
uar presentations of the Mahometan system OF
traditions and authorities The same may be
said of the history of the religions spread into
India and the Farther East. Although written
with strong missionary bias and intended pr1-
marily for theological students. Mr.. Wherry's
study might we'll serve as a manual of Ma
hOmetanism for all students of religion whose
ignorance of Arabic prevents them from using
original sources and classical treatises-
The Century Company will publish next week
a novel by Edna Kenton- 1t will take it's
title from the heroine. Glenn In the fall there
will come from the same publishers another
story of American life by Anne Douglas Seds-
wick. The scenes will be laid in Boston. New
York and the Vermont Hills. and 1t is said that
the author has devised "a most unusual and
compelling plot
The latest poetica, anthology is one devoted
pored is fruitful OF picturesque themes.
Here is a poem on the veldt. written by Mr..
Percival GibbOn. whose tales of African ex-
perience have won him considerable repute:
Cast the window wider. sonny.
Let the veidt,
Rolling grandly to the sunset
Where the mountains melt.
With the sharp horizon round II.
Like a silver belt.
Years and years I've trekked across IT,
Ridden back and fore,
Till the silence and the glamour
Ruled the core;
No man ever knew IT better,
None could love 1t more.
There's balm for crippled spirits
In the open view,
Running from your very footsteps
Out into the blue;
Like wagon track to heaven.
Straight 'twixt God and you.
4 friend of Mr. Hall Gaines, Mr.. Ford MADDOX
Huefer. has with mock gravity been sketching
the traits of that great man In the columns of
The London Tribune" He paints him in all
the glory of his mysterious eyes, dark large
lustrous, remote, and humorously guileful." and
says that he protects himself from bores by
uttering plattudes slowly whilst he thinks his
own private thoughts" Mr.. Hueffer thus pre-
the sage:
Mr. Hall Game lives in q castle; he speaks very
weightily and slowly, with a pause between each
word. Some years ago the writer was amusing
HIiiS''h at MI lame mousse with TALKING IN tho
presence of Mr.. Game and some half dozen
Mauxmen. who sat. silent and respectful, round
their distinguished countryman's sofa Mr.. Game
leaned. silent. too. his head upon finger. his
legs curled beneath him. And for quite a long
time the writer talked what he thought brill
liant paradox, but what probably merely
young nOnsense-abOut Anarchsm ideal. AT
last Mr.. Caine spOke-very slowly. very weightily.
and with the pause between each word-''Anar-
chism' he said ''may-b,-very-d ngerous,''
Mitchell Kennerley announces new novel by
Frank Richardson. the English hurnor.st. IL
will bear the title OF "2S35 Mayfair" The
novel by Frankfort Moore which Is soon to
appear is called The Marriage Lease"