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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17

Steamer ViEilancia. johnson. Vera Cruz February
ProGreso 10 and Havana IL. to James f Ward q Co
with 30 passengers. mails and mdse Arrived at the
Steamer Valdivia (Ger). Kruger Jerema February o
and Inagua TO- to tho Hamburg American Line. with
passenger and mdse Arrived at the Bar at 4 30
Steamer Ghazee CBr). Cavo Yokohama October "a
Hiogo November . Shanghai IL Annoy 90 Hong Ko1g
Arrived at the Bar at 28O a m WIN ''u''
Patras 81 Palermo Algiers 2s to PhelDa F{roS
Co. with II cabin and 52+ storage passengers and
mdse Arrived at the Bar at $50 m.
City of Macon. Burg Savannah Fob 3D. 20
the steamship co. with passengers and mdse
Passed III quarantine at 40
Steamship Co. with mdse Passed in Quarantine at 6s7
steamer FL Paso Knowles Galveston Feb 10 70 tho
Steamer ri VALE Patten New Orleans Feb II. 10 tho
Southern Pacific co, with mdse Passed In Quarantine
steamer WihelmIna sammon Punta Arenas Feb 10
phosphate rock to the American Agricultural Co
vessel a II Bull & CO. Passed In Sandy Hook at
steamer Arapahoe. Kemble. Jacksonville Feb Ia and
Charleston Il. to the clyde steamship Co with mas
sengers and mdse Passed in Quarantine at i2.Ib :
Steamer Campania (Br). War;. Liverpool Febriary n
and Queenstown TO- to the Cunard SIS Co. with 2s3 cabin
$50 steeraEe passengers. mails and dse Arrived
sandy Hook N. J.. Fob 49, $50 p m-yyna YVES,
light; cloudy and hazy.
SAILED
Steamers Cedric (Br), Naples. Genoa etc; Amsr,La
(Ger1 Hamburg via Plymouth and tTherborr. -
Eri IJveTpool via Queenstown Pima 1r9 E,.h1
san Juan MayaEuez. Ponce. etc; Harry Ickenbach Ss
Juan Ponce, etc; Philadelphia, San Juan Curacao etc:
West indies: Havana, Havana Altai Ger) Fortune lei
and; Trent tBr) Kingston. Colon Swedish Prince
T MOn PnSs Rosario e,s PTRs Wlle Il utc
Philadelphia; Main (Nor). Baltimore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
CADETS oUTFENCE COLUMBIA
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribunsl


West Point, y. Y. Feb. l6-In the first fencing
tourney OF the season the Cadets defeated Column
bia here to-day, winning Of the nine bouts
fenced The bouts closely contested.
In the first round Lego ana Ayers tied, and after
Fencing an extra period the judges stIu uu-
able TO decide After tho other bouts had been
fenced Lage won this bout Dwyer won Columbia =
other bout from Halablrd in extra period.
Dickinson showed up in his oldtime form and
handily won all his bouts. The army team was
composed OF Cadets Halablrd, Dickinson and Ayers.
Columbia was represented by Berne, Lage and
Dwyer.
The summaries follow:
First Tound-Halabird defeated Berne. LaRe de-
feated Ayers and Dickinson defeated DwyeT.
Second round-Halabrd defeated Iage, Ayers de-
feated Dwyer and Dickinson defeated Berne-
Third round-DWyer defeated Halabird. Ayers de-
feated BerLe and Dickinson defeated LRge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17

Naples Feb 12-satIed. steamer Luisians OtaD. Car
bone. York.
Trieste. 1ssailsd. steamer aiulia (Aust. Cheru
Hull Feb 15-saiIed. steamer Colorado (Br). Ward.
New York.
Montsvideo Feb I5-saiIed Ovid CBr). Cubitt
(from New York; Valparaiso CallaO. etc.
Dover, 16-Passed. bark Marie Molinos (Frl,
Chotard. London for Port Townsend.
Buenos AyFes Feb 1OArTlved. bark Closeburn (Nor).
Hubert, Annapolis. s.
Belfast Feb 1S-Arrived, bark Achnashis (Br) LonE-
muir. Tacoma via QussnstowR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise 1862 IL :Ol Moons age
HIGH WATER
AM.Sandy Hook I114 Gov. Island Hell Gate II2s
PM.-Ssndy Hook 1l:41 Gov. Island - Hell Gate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17

Fiums. Feb IS-Arrived. steamer Sonia Hohsnse.-i
lAust) Stuparich. New York via Naples
Venice .o,-
Antwerp. Feb 16. $40 na-Arrtved- steamer h.S.,a
land. Doxrud. New York; sailed. stea1nsr ~se
tBrl. BroOmhead. New York ,,,.xus
Havre Feb 10 a nn-Arrived steamer Ia Hrstasss,
err, VerIynde. New York: sailed tnoon' ''s
La Provence Err. POirot. New York - - ..,,hA
Southampton. Feb 16-Saied. steamer Fhie9 t5fs-si
Mills. New York via CheFbourS tand passeU -
swanssa, Feb 1S-SaiIsd, steamer Kansas csu -
Lewis New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
SEALED REPORT ON HARVARD SPORTS

Boston. Feb. 1.-the committee which has been
Investigating athletics AT Harvard with especial
attention TO the game Of football. sent a sealed
report TO tie board Of Of the university
Today No ntnaation of the recommendations Of
The committee given out. The board of
peers viii not take any action on the report before
EaTch &
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
TRANsPACIEIC MAILS.

Destination aoa ah9 rss Sb,, ana Close in New
pine Islands Via San Francisco)-Si-
6sTia ;,o,.. china ana ei,,. To-day. 1890 m
ands Cvia Seattle)-Iyra. ......--.... To-day R.oo
New Zealand. Australia Except wesO, " WV III
Caledonia Samoa, and
specially addressed mail he Fiji
Islands San Franclsco)-Sonoma-. A
Australia Except WesD. Fiji Islands and O !"
Caledonia tvia and
Victoria p C)-Miowers. .............Feb % 8oorn
Hawaii. Japan Corea, China and Philip ~ ~
pine Islands via San Francisco
China Feb "a 12soan
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THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

Liverpool. Feb 16-Arrived steamer Iucania (Br)
Barr New York via Queenstown Sailed. steamer
Bristol Feb l6-Arrived. steamer Chicago City CBr)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Saturday, Feb. 16, 1907.
Feb "a. 1890 a m

Steamer Graf Waldersee (Ger) Krech Hamburg
January 2 Boulogne and Plymouth l. TO HambrrT-
American Line with cabin and 935 steeraee mas
sengers and mdse. Arrived the a 10 "a ~,
steamer Egda (Nor). Olsen Vera Cruz january g.
s1Suna February and Campsachs z. to w D Mu1son
With mdas. Arrived at the Bar at $3.50 q M
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INCOMING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY
NeRsAl

Vessel. From. Tina
st Louis Southampton February G...American
Caledonia Glasgow, February o..........Anchor
ia GAscoBne .Hayre. February French
'NanOa. CroE. February 10. Quebec
.Maraval Port Spain February Trinidad
sCaI9lnA San Juan February H.. N
Mohawk Antwerp February I....... Phoenix
Hamburg. Naples February e.. Hamb Am
Gorjistan Marseiles, February A.. Elgeu
Minnetonha London. February 7......Atlan Trans
Calabria Palermo February Anchor
III sud Galveston February Ill.,. so Pao
MONDAY. FEBRUARY IS
'MnraCaibO-- Curacao February Re5 r,
|Noordam Rotterdam February o. Holland Am
SPretoria Bermuda, February l5..,... Cuebeo
Jersey City,. Swansea, February b.. bristol
Proteus New Orleans February u. so Pac
City Of Atlanta. Savannah February
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
'KronprinE Wilhelm Cherbourg February Tlova
EHelllg Olav. .Christiansand
San Jacinto e weston February II. -. MalIorv
III Norta. Galveston. February o.
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 90
Oceanic Ia yerpoo February 10. White star
advance. Colon. February lA... PaparIa
Fried der Crosse Bremen. February s.....N c LIoyd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
Lord g Taylor
Sale of
TisbDamask TabkClotbs
and Napkins.

IRON one ofIreland's best known manufacturers
L of Fine Damasks, at prices which we can
probably never duplicate again.
There are three grades of extra fine double
satin Damask in the offering, embracing IS choice
designs in round and square effects.
Table Cloths.
? yds. wide, to yds. long, $500 to 5000
regular value $500 to $3.50 each.
IN yds. wide "a yds. long, $500 q 5000
regular value 5000 & $3.50 each.
IN yds. wide, n to yds. long So to $II.25
regular value $3.50 to $500 each.
Dinner Size Napkins,
$4.5 50 to $7.I5 doz.,
regular value $3.50 to 5000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

MONDAY. FEBRUARY Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17

'Brings mail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-17
Decorative Lace Novelties

Decorative Lace Novelties
Appropriate for Dining Rooms and BoudoirS, follows:
Cushion Slips, Were $425 to $3.50. sos to 5000
Centre Pieces $500 o $780, $1,000 to 1850
Bureau and Side Board Scarfs. 1850 92.50
Were $3.50 TO 1880
Table Stand Covers, $3.50 245.OO
Were $3.50 to $4,000
Lace BoudOir Novelties at One-ffalf Value.
West Twenty-third Street
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Peaceful Pups Philosophy
All Optimism

The publishers are not quite sure
whether "Wags-The Philosophy of the
Peaceful Pup" by John Taylor, comes
in the literary class" The question
may be answered in the affirmative
The advice in rhyme given by the
peaceful pup is much like the phil
osophy of the golden pup which ap-
peared as a Christmas card several
years ago. The pup Is firm believer
in smiles-in taking things easy. thus:
when your atmosphere is blue;
When your laundry bill is due;
When everything and every one is vile;
When you spurn your daily hash,
And your prospects go to smash,
Then it's time for you to open up a
smile"
The canine conventional drawings are
made by Harold Sichel and have as
much humor in them as some of Chips"
famous dogs. They serve as decora-
tion on every page.
(Morgan Shepard Company, New York
Price rs cents.)
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

they, and were in turn displaced by
books of no more merit than they
themselves possessed.
But, comparatively speaking, we
have no cause for any great dissatis-
faction over the novels conceded to
have been the successes of 1906. 1t is
easy enough to profess pessimism, to
depore the absence of any great or
vital or enduring work of fiction, and
to contrast the year with some other
twelvemonth of thirty or forty years
ago to the discredit of the men and
women of letters whose books are
published today But the fact still
remains that the novels of 1906 COM
pare very favorably with the novels
of any one of tho eight or ten preced-
ing years.
And this, of course. is again to In
diana's credit. How this comes about
is shown by a study of the best SELL
ing'' novels of the year. Beginning
with the first month of 1906, THE
House of Mirth" was in the lead.
Month by month changes were noted
and new books were recorded as COM
ing to the fore in the public's favor
There was THE Conquest of Canaan
and ''Nedra," then The Gambler
Rose o. the River" Fair Margaret"
all to be supplanted a few weeks later
by THE House of Thousand Candles
lnrOuRQOuI IHe early IuO0luS OF I'll 2
year Mr.. Tarkingtons story and Mr..
Nicholson's novel struggled for first
place with such books as The Wheel of
Life" The Spoilers and Lady BaIti-
more" Finally Mr.. Nicholson's book
forged to the front and held first place
until. later, it gave way before Nc
Cutcheon's "Cowardice Court" Wis
ter's Lady Baltimore and Mrs.
Wards "Fenwicks Career" Other
books then entered the race-'Pam
Decides The Jungle THE Awaken
ing of Helena Ritchie' and THE
Fighting Chance Late in the year
Mr.. sMcCutcheon's Jane Cable" came
with a rush and stood second In point
OF sale when the year closed.
Beginning with last January those
books which were in most demand
during the year were:
THE House of Mirth.''
'sThe Conquest of Canaan"
''Nedra."
THE Gambler"
Rose o. the River"
Fair Margaret
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Molly Elliott Seawell's New
Story Disappointing
New

Molly Elliott Seawelrs contribution
to the early rush of after-the-h holidays
fiction, The Silence of Toni" is some
thing of a disappointment, being al
most juvenile and yet lacking all of
the qualities that appeal to child in
terest. The story is a kind of double
romance, beginning with the four lit
tie personages when they are 10 and
u years old. 1t takes them through
rather ordinary lives up to marriage.
One of the characters, Toni" the real
subject of the book, is intended to be
a character study, but 1t is neither a
deep nor convincing study, nor is the
character in any wise typical. Toni is
a. circus rider for a few years, and has
courage and con idence enough to be
a success. Lazy, illiterate. without am
bition for anything in the world save
that he aspires some time to marry
Denise, his childhood's sweetheart,
Toni Is a mental and moral coward. He
drifts weakly into the power of two
villains, almost too unprincipled, and
several times his life is nearly wrecked
by them, but the very cowardice which
puts him In their power saves him at
the critical moment.
A reasonless kind of book, this. The
liveliness, spirit and entertainment al
ways heretofore present in this au-
thorss dainty little stories are sadly
missing.
Cd. Appleton & Co, New York.
Price $1.50.)
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

which has so great scientific value
to America. Five years after he com
menced this study his first book on
ornfthology was published. In all he
wrote eight volumes.
A number of good letters gby Wilson
illumine this biography. Those ex
changed between Wilson and Thomas
Jefferson are conspicuous in the col
lection. A letter. in which Audubon
tells of his meeting Wilson in Louis
vile. gives a clear light on the per-
sonalities Of the men. Wilson's diary
fatty contradicts Audubon, in whose
letter there are distinct traces of jeal-
ousy. Burroughs in some of his writ
ings says that Audubon made one story
''out of whole cloth" Professor Wilson
claims that there is every reason to
give credence to the sturdy Scot. AS
to the manner and outcome of the
meeting between the two ornithologists
do not place Audubon in a happy light.
Wilson died in harness in 1873 and
is buried in the graveyard of the old
Swedish church in Philadelphia where.
as Alexander B. Grosart says, an oriole
overhead. Professor Wilson's best chap
ter is of Wilson, the Man" 1t is a
model of smooth, clear English In
fact, few biographies contain so much
extraneous, but pertinent, engaging
matter.
Like all the recent books from the
same press, the Wilson biography is.
from the printers and bookbinders'
standpoint, well worth while.
(Neale Publishing Company, New
York. Price SD
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
Howells to Be the Orator o
Longfellow' Centenary

The selection of William Dean How
ellis as orator at the celebration of the
Longfellow centenary. February 81. Is
in every respect suitable, says the New
York Times. He is the one literary
man of eminence in this country whom
nine-tenths of his fellow countrymen
would have chosen to do honor to the
memory of New Epgland,s great poet.
For LongfeIlow was a great poet. great
alike in his literary achievement and
in his influence upon American thought
and feeling, and it is absurd to fancy
that denial of his greatness indicates
fine literary judgment 1t has long
been the custom of a certain set Of
English Journalists to sniff at Long
fellow, chiefly because of the popularity
of his writings among the English midI
die classes. Their attitude toward ad-
mirers Of the author of "Hiawatha" and
"Evangeline" is similar to that OF the
distinguished II. G. Wells toward some
Americans (school children, we believe)
who betrayed knowledge of Tenny-
sons Princess" But it is not neces-
sary to take any English Judgment OF
Longfellow into consideration when we
measure his greatness, nor need we
ever keep in mind the need OF measur-
Ing the product of his genius and fancy
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

in comparison with the whole body Of
English literature. Longfellow was
great American poet, a great man In
his hour, and a great name in our
literary history. We have no doubt
that Mr.. Howells will do ample Justice
to his memory. E. H. Clement, writing
of Longfellow and Howells in the Bos-
ton Transcript, points out that in a
month after the celebration OF the one
hundredth anniversary OF the poets
birth, Mr.. Howells will celebrate his
own seventieth birthday. Mr.. Clement
intimates that this announcement may
surprise many friends of the novelist.
1t is a matter of fact that Mr.. Howells
is not an old man. in these days a
man of 20 is not necessarily to be
looked upon as aged. AIr. Howells has
been continually at work. since his
young manhood, and always in
the current We fancy that to him
each year is a better year than any of
its predecessors. He is young hearted
and young minded, and is rarely in the
reminiscent mood, never In pessimis-
tic way.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

"The House of a Thousand Candles" !"
1.-The Wheel of Life
Lady Baltimore"
''The Spoilers"
"Cowardice Court"
"Fenwick's Career
Pam Decides
THE Jungle"
"Coniston."
'',rhe Awakening OF Helena Ritchie."
THE Fighting Chance"
"Jane Cable"
OF these eighteen novels-the most
widely read of the year-four only
were written by authors not born in
the United States. OF the fourteen by
native authors one came from the pen
of a writer born in Virginia, one from
an author born in Maryland. one from
a native of Missouri. one from a Michi-
gan novelist. New York was the place
of birth OF the authors of two OF the
successful books, and Pennsylvania is
recorded as the native State OF three
of the writers. But from three authors
McCutcheon~and Nichol-
son-who were all born in Indiana.
came five of the leading novels of tho
year. To Mr.. McCutcheon three of
these are credited and one each to Mr..
Harrington and TO Mr.. Nicholson.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

airy, who halls with delight the first
faintest tokens of probity. industry and
common decency in his flock This is
what confronts us; we must play the
role of missionary in our kitchens
teaching. training. building up into in
telligent womannood the raw, ignorant.
untaught girls who are pouring into
America Most of these girls viii mar
~ and become mothers. and what the
American housewife says and does in
the intimate seclusion of her kitchen
VIII affect the future generations Of
America in ways untold. perhaps un-
thought OF. This view of the case will
probably be entirely foreign to the
woman who pays her servants as small
wages as. possible to perform the multi
tudinous tasks. and who expects these
monotonously recurring labors to be ac-
complished in the minimum of time and
with the maximum of excellence with
demeanor of humble subserViency and
good temper Such women are in a
constant state of surprise, indignation.
and despair over the alleged stupidity
impertinence and incompetency of their
servants. They are never done talking
about their trials to any one who will
listen. Sucn a person was once called
TO order by an irate domestic who took
advantage of a hasty dismissal to give
her mistress what she termed a good
piece of me mind You'll git she con-
cluded, just as good servants as ye de-
serve
Il have the hardihood TO confess that
I have my share of the woes incident
to the housekeeper in a suburban town
My last cook, who lived with me five
years. drank, and would abandon me to
go off on a spree at the most inoppor-
tune moments. At present I am strug-
ling with a Norwegian, red-cheeked
nde. willing, but . Nevertheless
believe that the solution of the ser
want question rests with the individual
housekeepers; it is not demonstrable in
the large, any more than the manage
ment of our children, or of our private
opinions on future punishment, or the
state of the heather in the next world
II we have difficulties it behooves us to
look to our requirements-are we just
and reasonable, do we pay sufficient
wages, are we invariably sweet tenn
pered when we descend into our kitch-
ems OF a morning? Are we as patient.
considerate and polite as we require our
interiors TO be7 Our conscience forces
the reply from us that we have no bust
ness to complain; in short, we have just
as good servants as we deserve. The
seldom recognized law of attraction
which divorces as we'll as binds human
beings, each to the other. works in the
kitchen quite as efficiently as, let us
say. the law OF gravitation."
I'd. Appleton & Co, New York. Price
s1.5oO
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Max Pemberton' New Novel of
Rogues and levels

Material enough was flung away in
"The Diamond Ship" the last novel by
Max Pemberton, to make half dozen
exciting books, instead of one short
story, but Pemberton is ever generous
of plot-and he can afford il.
The center of the stage in this melo-
drama belongs to a gang of criminals,
captained by one old in years and wick
edness the cruel crafty Valentine I'M
roth. The arch-villain's weakness is in
his love of his wife, vaguely seen in
the background of the tale. The merest
threat of harm to her pierces Imroth's
hardened villainy and almost
humanizes him. The foil for all this
wickedness is an English doctor with a
Monte Cristo income and hidden re-
sources of information, which fail him
in no emergency. The doctor, Eau
Fabos, is a gem-lover and collector;
jewels are his only passion. One even
ing he is out with crowd OF gay
friends and they idly drift into char
ity dance, where he meets his fate He
is much shocked TO find her wearing 6
some remarkable bronze pearls stolen
from him the year before.
From that moment he must track her
and her supposed father, one of the
gang of criminals, around the world.
Partly he is occupied with thoughts OF
revenge, but most of the time his love
is uppermost and he wishes to save the
girl. whom he believes to be innocent,
from the clutches of the criminals.
The pursuit involves superhuman
difficulty. exciting adventure and a be-
wildering rush of melodramatic situa-
tions, but of course he is finally sue
cessful and all the difficulties are so
Strengthened out that every one is
happy ever after. 1t is a frothy tale,
but entertaining and well done, though
the plot is obvious after the first chap
ter.
Cd Appleton & Co, New York.
Price S15OO
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
Socialist Editor Republishes
Interesting Booklet

A. NJ. Simons, editor of the Inter-
national Socialist Review.~wrote lit
tie pamphlet several years ago on
Glass Struggles in America which
had a large circulation in socialist
circles. He revised this work year
ago and almost made a new book of 1t,
and this, with large number of foot
notes and helpful references to books
easily procurable, makes the third edi-
tion, just issued. The keynote of Mr..
Simons' beliefs is found IN this state
ment: In every historical epoch the
prevailing mode of economic production
and exchange, and the social organiza
tion necessarily following from it, form
the basis upon which it is built up, and
from which alone can be explained the
political and intellectual history Of that
epoch"
While many facts which the author
uses are we'll known to specialists In
American history they are not to be
found, he says, in the textbooks be
cause, as he asserts. these facts do
not fit in we'll with the patriotic con-
ception that American institutions are
the result of continuous and con-
scious endeavor of an unbroken series
of high minded men to embody the
highest spiritual perfection in forms
of law"
This booklet is we'll worth reading.
If for no other purpose than to draw
the attention of the idle rich" to the
tremendous movement now going for
ward in America toward which they
appear to be comfortably and fatuously
blind.
Charles H. Kerr & Co., Chicago.
Price so cents.)
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17

close OF the Standardization war, and
under veil OF biting satire, the au-
thor mockingly shook the American
victory into the faces of his country
men as a thing for which they should
feel ashamed. All the heroes OF tho
American army were held up 10 rtdi-
cule- Chaffee, Funston. Bell. Shafter.
Hobson and others were burlesqued
and "guyed" in a way that must have
made their ears burn. The book aroused
every important newspaper in the coun-
try, and thousands OF lines OF discus
sion were printed. Mark Twain rallied
to the support of Mr.. Crosby. and. In his
inimitable way, threw a vein of humor
into the controversy. Even though one
could not accept Mr.. Crosby's point OF
view, this book showed genius OF
high order.
Boston has recently been defending
her position as publishing center
against the claim that the book makers
have all gone to New York. Boston will
have to bring out another generation
Of Emersons. Longfellows and Tho
reaus before Ii can convince the Phil
istines OF It's literary Importance.