The Washington herald., 1908-03-01


idea that practical philanthropy could
hardly find better scope and reward than
in the selection and careful translation
Of first-rate library of standard novels
and classics for Chinese readers" The
most popular of all European works of
fiction now appealing to the Chinese is
La Dame aux Camelias." Others that
sell freely are Treasure Island" Robin
son Crusoe," Irvings Sketch Book"
Dawn" The Talisman." Les Miser-
ables." "Manon Lascaut," The Arabian
Nights" and Sherlock Holmes"
Ainslee's for March has in its table of
contents a new story by Marie Van Worst
which viii keep every reader absorbed TO
the very last word. The scene OF THE
Road TO Tomorrow is laid in France.
but its atmosphere and characters are
American. Some OF the situations in the
story are novel; but the whole story is
realistic and invigorating.
Few American statesmen have played a
more conspicuous public part than Samuel
j. Tilden. and his career seems constantly
to be attracting students of affairs Let
ters and Literary Memorials" OF his are
this week announced for publication by
Harper & Bros. This material has been
collected in two volumes, which are edit
ed by John BigelOw. LII D.. and the plan
has been both to illumine further the
notable career of Mr.. Tilden and 10 throw
a stronger light upon the public move
ments in which he was concerned, as
upon the characters and motives of the
public men with whom he was associated.
The biographer, himself an author and
public man. knew the famous Presidential.
candidate personally and Well-Was in
deed. trustee and executor of his estate:
hence the collection has the much-sQught-
after touch OF intimacy. 1t Is notable.
also, that the letters include such as Mr.
: Tilden himself wrote. and such as were
written 10 him by others, and that they
show in general an assortment of havors
10 pique the political taste.
! The San Francisco publisher. A. NJ
Robertson has been undaunted by the
/ fire. His new list includes Life OF Pierre
B. Cornwall" one OF the handsomest
pieces OF bookwork TO be found; San
Francisco: Its History" by Charles Keel
er; Through Painted Panes. and other
Poems by Louis Robertson:l selections
/ from the verse OF DR.. f. r TAYLOR. and
! 'Hathor," by Stanley Coghill Just COM
I ing from the press are The California
( Earthquake OF 1906" edited by David
Starr Jordan. and two other books writ
ten by the president Of Leland
/ Stanford Junior University, 'CaIfor-
MIA and the Californians" and "Ihe
/ Alps Of the King-Kern Divide -
] To these viii be added at once
/ "'Forget-Me-NOts" poems by Grace
H1bbard. and Sovereign OF the Street. "
1 by Lionel Josaphare \ third edition OF
Sterling's Testimony Of the Sons" is
nearly ready. In the ten years preceding
+ the great fire he had brought out three
volumes OF poems by Louis Robertson
! The Dead Calypso" Beyond the Requi-
en-" and "Cloistral Strains" the original
edition Of Edwin Markham's ''Afan with
the Hoe" Joaquin Miller's "As II Was in
the Beginning" Daniel O'Conne1Ts Songs
/ from Bohemia" Grace Hibbard's Cali
fornia Violets" and wild Roses from
California" DR.. F. r. Taylor's Visions
and Other Poems Herman SCheffauer's ;
"Of Both Worlds" Charles Keelers .Idyls
I of FL Dorado" and Wanderers Song Of
/ the Sea- Christian Binckley's '5s,onnets
/ from a House OF Days" Lionel Josa-
phare's Turquoise and Iron" George
Sterling's Testimony of the Sons. and
volumes by Harriet S}idmore, Mabel
( Hyde, and others.
Mr.. Christian Brinton. author OF Mod
ern Artists soon to be published by the
Baker & Taylor Company. is an American
art critic who studied at Haverford
Heidelberg. and Paris. and has travelled
/ a great deal over the beaten tracks and
N httle-known parts Of Europe He Was
for some time associate editor OF the
Critic. and contributed articles on art sub
jects TO Harper's, Scribner's. the Century.
and other magazines. His book will be
profusely illustrated with haIf-tone and
colored plates. II will deal with the work
Of nearly ali the modern masters. from
Fragonard to Whistler. and viii have a
picture Of each artist whose work IS dis
cussed. painted by himself likewise a
number of examples of the work OF each.
In response 10 ~ request from Messrs.
Dodd, Mead & Co, his publishers, for
some information about himself. Mr
Archibald Marshall. author Of "ExtOn
Manor" has sent them two typewritten
sheets. which are concise. interesting. and
amusing. He is a Cambridge man. and
says that he finds as much difficulty in
keeping Cambridge out Of his books as
Mr.. Dick. in David Copperfield,' found
IN steering clear Of King Charles head
Like many another author, he started to
be business man, but gave II up as
hopeless task. In 1897 he visited this
country with his friend r. c. Lehman.
when the latter came TO coach the Har-
ward crew. His greatest pleasure in life
is 10 plant a garden He has a country
place between Winchelsea and Rye Eng
land near that Of Henry James. but his
duties as a jOurnalist--he is editor Of the
London Daily Mails book supplement-
keep him away from the country more
than he likes.
Prof John Bassett Moore. formerly As
sistant Secretary Of State, has been COM
PEELED 70 give up his duties as professor
OF international law at Columbia Univer-
sity owing to failing eyesight. The trus-
tees have granted him leave Of absence
for the remainder of the academic year
and he VIII go 10 Florida TO recuperate.
It is hoped that Prof Moore's trouble
will not be serious. and that he may
soon be able to resume. not only his uni
versity duties, but also the work Of edit
ing the writings and state papers of the
late President James Buchanan, upon
which he has been engaged for several
years.
Howard P. Kennard. who acted as an
English surgeon in the Russo-Japanese
war, is at present lecturing in the United
States on Russian Peasantry" The
authors knowledge Of his subject has
been derived through personal contact.
having lived not only among the peas
ants. but as one of them. His book. The
Russian Peasant" recently published by
the T. b IipDincott Comoanv Is a frame