Evening journal., 1908-08-06

lished by the Winstons, Philadelphia,
tells Of thirty of the worlds great
houses and gardens, from the Achil-
lion, on the island of Corfu-recalled
70 notice recently by its acquisition
and occupation by the German EN-
peror-to the noted show places in
Europe. the East, and to the remains
Of the floating gardens of Mexico"
The final chapter deals with the gar
dens and grounds of Mount Vernon,
and this is all that America has to show
in this compilation. The halftones are
perfect reproductions Of well-chosen
photographs.
The New York Times in its book
gossip says;
Professor George Mclean Harper of
Princeton University has reached the
conclusion as a result of his work of
the last year or more in Europe-in
the preparation Of a life and critical
study Of Saint-Beuve for the Lippin-
cott's French Men of Letters Series
that the great essayist must now more
that never be acknowledged to be. with
paine and Renan, one of the intellect
ual triumvirate of modern France He
considers him not merely the great
est French literary critic, but as one
Of the worlds chief critics in the broad
sense-a man who has thrown the light
Of reason upon the great questions of
psychology, morality, religion, politics.
and art. Professor Harper writes that
he has now completed his manuscript
except for some minor alterations and
notifications. and that his chief difh-
Guilty has been TO keep his work within
the bounds of a single volume. During
his researches he has come across a
vast amount Of new material concern
ing Sainte- Beuve, including many let
ters hitherto unpublished. And he has
naturally utilized the discoveries and
conclusions Of the Frenchmen who have
recently been devoting attention to
Sainte- -Beuve, particularly those Of NJ
Gustave Michaut, NJ. Leon Seche, and
NM. Lemaitre and Faguet The last
named authorities have devoted them
selves especially to Sainte-B -Beuve's con-
duct toward Victor Hugo, and others
have pointed out the verihcation Of
Sainte-Beuve's predictions of the de-
cline Of the romantic school, and have
dwelt upon the extent to which his CO.
operation with Renan and Taine in
favor Of secular education and the
separation Of Church and State has
lately borne fruit.
"Just Friends" by May Ives Todd.
(New York: Calkins g. Co.. is a rather
overwhelming volume containing por-
traits Of various of Americas great
men-Emerson, Thomas Paine. and
others-together with quotations con-
cerning them from various writer's,
plus a story founded on Mormonisn.
the heroine being an escaped Mormon
wife.
Uncle Remusl A palm Of victory
and a crown of glory" for him is a
prayer fervently breathed by multi
tudes, some young, and some now with
streaks Of gray in their hair-and the
bald-headed, tOo-some of them, wor-
ship the author of the charming stories
Of "Brer Fox" and "Brer Rabbit"
Julian Harris, son of the late Joel
Chandler Harris has taken up his
fathers work, and he is a worthy sue
cessor
He had long been his fathers as
sociate in literary work, and he Il
was who secured the financial back
ing to start Uncle Remus' magazine.
He has been an assistant editor, and
conspicuous in the business manage
ment He is esteemed as writer, and
collaborated with his father in two
works which are yet to be published
Mr.. Harris desired no monument, but
a little line in the magazine reading:
Founded by Joel Chandler Harris" He
said to his SON Keep the magazine
clean, wholesome. and fresh with the
best and simplest in life Never let Il
become just a money making machine -
The magazine has greatly improved
of late. Il has a character of its own.
and has made its own field