The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-24
Other Books.

A sympathetic sketch, based on original
research. Of Sidney Lanier, which appeared
originally in the Independent, is published
in pamphlet form in Some "Reminiscences
and Early Letters of Sidney Lanier." by
George Herbert Clarke CThe j. w. Burke
Company, Macon. Ca. The original arti-
Gle has been enlarged and little known
poems, portraits and facsimiles have been
added. The author hunted up diligently
persons who had known the poet person
ally. Part of the proceeds Of the edition
will go to h Sidney Lanier chapter Of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
From San Francisco comes a collection
Of standard humorous anecdotes, I'm
Lighter vein.' by John De Morgan paul
Elder and Company. For the greater
part they are old British friends whom
even afterdinner speakers hesitate to bring
ont again, but these generally have point,
which the compiler only occasionally blurs.
Tit innovations are not always happy
from the point Of view Of humor. The ar
rangement is alphabetical, according to the
names Of the persons in whom the stories
are gathered. The collection, though it
may lack novelty, is by no means unen.
tertaining.
The ietters which Karl Marx wrote in
the early SOS from England for the Neu
YORK Tribune with Charles A .Dana's encour-
agement we're gathered by Marx daughter
ten years ago under the title Revolution
and Counter-Revolution, or Germany in
ls4s.' There were twenty of them, written
while the events were still fresh. They
are now reprinted by Charles II. Kerr and
Company, Chicago.
At h rate the grsmmars are now alb
pearing every Fsperantist will be his own
grammarian before long. The latest that
has come to US is "The American Esperanto
Book" by Arthur Baker Charles II. Kerr
and Company. II seems clear in it's di-
%rection, and If the volume is thicker than
others that is due to the large type in which
il Is printed.
The mathematical part of the geography
was not precisely a delight to our child
hood. Mr.. Willis u. johnson. however
thinks that il is neglected and has written
a text book on Mathematical Geography"
all by itself american Book Companyl.
He brings up many curious matters. such
as the various projections for map making
and the peculiarities OF the calendar. which
he might have explained more clearly.
There are others matters which aprear
10 be more strictly astronomical or mathe-
NAUTICAL. but the book will doubtless serve
the purpose OF keeping a class busy.
though Miss fonge's Book of Golden
Deeds could easily be matched in this
country by an author who cared to take
some little pains, the feat has hardly been
accomplished by Mr.. James Baldwin in
An American Book Of Golden Deeds"
american Book Company. A much
greater variety Of incident might have been
secured with little more trouble, and the
flowers of mankind" included are out Of
place. The tone in which the anecdotes
are related might he much healthier.
S~uburbanites who have grown tired Of
rolling their patch Of lawn will obtain
many ideas about what they may do with
their limited premises from How TO Law
Out Suburban Home Grounds" by Herbert
J. Kellaway (John Wiley a Sons). It is won
derful how many things can be crammed
into a small sized lot. or course, Mr.. Wem.
mick showed Pip many a year ago what
could be done, but the modern Iandscap ne
gardeners go beyond him. There are many
enticing illustrations. and the plans seem
to be taken from grounds actually laid out
We are impressed by the Importance the
laundry yard takes in the authors schemes
How to keep the wash ont of sight is certainly
n OF the sorest Of suburban problems.
Another effort TO interest America ns
in China is made by Mr.. Arthur II. Smith
who has written several books ON China
in China and American To-day FLEMING
II. Reveli Company. He writes from the
missionary point of view and adds It,ls
10 what he has said before. In this volume
he Is decidedly. optimistic. He quotes
too much from others. who PERHAPS are
Of inferior authority TO himself. His chan
ter on missionary effort is very interesting.
for instance, his account of DR.. Schere
schewsky. who during the last twenty
years of his life, although 80 p~aralyzed
as to be unable to speak clearly or 10 write
at all. yet by means Of "A typew ritter and a
system of romanization Of Chinese char
acters, translated the whole Bible from
the Hebrew and Greek into the literary
style Of the Chinese" though why he depicts
him "A "a very learned American Russian
Lithuanian jew" without limiting at his