The Washington times., 1909-11-06

! Crawfish Bayou Petty Larceny" and
The Hair OF the Dog" There viii be
| pictures by Frederic Dorr Steele. A. b.
frost and others; and the book viii
bear the title OF the first story, Aunt
Amity's Silver Wedding"
George Wharton Edwards deliberately
illustrated book on Holland Of Today
required a second edition to meet the
sales in advance Of publication. Ethel
Smith DoTrance's "A Maid and a Man
also exhausted its first edition with pub
lication. and is again on the press.
Edith Ricketts, new novel, ''The Beg
gar in the Heart marks a long ad
vance both in workmanship and story
interest over her former novels. Her
heroine, Peuty-ZOu, is an American girl
living in London.
An institution for the observation and
study of criminals on the plan advocated
by Arthur Macdonald. Of Washington,
author of the book "CriminOlOgy,' has
been recently established ia Russia. The
Russian government is said to have set
aside about $4,000 for this work Mac
Donald has submitted his scheme TO q
number Of nations. and some have
promised consideration.
Signora Gina Lombroso Ferrero, who.
as her name indicates. is the wife Of
the distinguished Italian historian, and
daughter of the no less eminent Grimm
OlOgist, made a study Of the condition
Of women in America on the occasion
of her visit to this country last winter.
when she accompanied her husband on
his lecture tour, and at the request Of
the editor Of Putnam's she has written
for that magazine a paper embodying
his views and reflections on the subject
and contrasting the state Of the Ameri-
can women with that Of her sisters in
the Old World.
Emerson Tough, autbor Of 1.-THE Mis-
90 ii
/ law and other striking works has
made a stIdy Of the condition Of things
II Texas, and finds IT very different
+ from what the general public supposes-
especially In the East. where as a rule
we know very little OF the country that
lies west of the mississippi
The first Of a series Of readings from
American dramatists to be given at
the MacDoWeu Club. New York citv.
VIII take place on November Is. when
Josephine Preston Peabody viii read
her new play The Piper" which win
be published ~ Houghton Minlfn Com
panF November 6. AS this IS the first
play from Miss Peabody since the an
pearance Of her "MarlQwe," il IS await
ed with considerable interest. ''The
Piper is none other than the pied
Piper Of Hamelin," here boldly recre-
ated.
1t is expected that '"rhe Promise OF
American Life" Herbert CroIy's study
or American democracy. viii be pub
Hshed BY the Macmillan COMPANY
early in November. Mr.. Croly's con-
ceDt'ops Of democracy, Of national
spirit. Of the need and ways or recon
Cling the two, are far-reaching and
profound.
Under the title "PinchCt, the Forest u
Guardian" Day Allen WILEY presents a
caretuily drawn Den-porrrait Of clifford
Pinchot. National Forester and head Of
the conservation committee. Mr. Pin
chot who has been very much In the
iimelight this wear owing to his con-
troversy with Secretary BalIinger is q
young man. He was q consulting for
ester 10 private landowners before he
was retained by the Government In the
same capacity, his first work Of magni-
tude being done on the estate of George
Vanderbilt at Biltmore, where incident
ally he established a school for the
beneft of his aides With his father he
founded the Yale School OF Forestry.