New-York tribune., 1910-12-17

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With the recently published number Of
the Political Science Quarterly this
periodical completes its twenty-nttn
year In paper entitled The Legisla-
tive Power of Congress Under the Judi
cial Article of the Constitution Profess
sor F. J. Goodnow asserts that Congress
has wide powers Of legislation which are
still unused, and that, in particular, it
might establish uniform law to be ap-
piled by the federal courts In contro-
versies between citizens OF different
states and between citizens and aliens.
translation Of Mrs. Deland's "Old
Chester Tales has just been published
in Germany under the title OF "Ait-Ches-
ter Geschichteu."
Professor Irving Fishers book on The
Purchasing Power Of Money is TO be
published in the spring by the Macmillan
Company. He has used thercin an origi-
nal method Of statistically determining
the velocity of circulation OF money.
the old quantity theory" OF money as
restated by him
Dr. Max Nordau has amused himself
by calling Pragnati tisra 'the most pre-
posterousiy stupid invention OF Ameri-
can habbledon-"
THE Blood Of the Arena Is the title
of the translation Of the novel "Sangre =
Arena" by Sehor Ihanez. which has been
made by Mrs. Charles F. Lumuais. The
book will be brought out by A. c. Nc
Clurg in the autumn OF next year.
In reviewing last Saturday Heroes Of
California; the authorship Of that work
was inadvertently attributed TO Mr.. g..
". Edwards The book was written, Of
course, by Mr.. George Wharton James.
Il is published by Little, Brown & Co..
of Boston.
NJ. Anatole France has many American
readers, and these wise persons may Ike
TO know some details OF the authors
personality. A writer in 1.-THE Contem-
porary Review" describes him as tall and
broad shouldered- His hair Is gray. He
does not talk much and dislikes bonbast;
when he speaks his words are flexible
and arouse thousands of thoughts. He
expresses himself distinctly and eie-
gantIy. He delights that he was born in
the capital Of France. not far from the
Louvre and the Valois and
Gothic towers Of the Palais de Justice.
that remind him Of the time OF st. Louis.
He was born in 1874: his father, Noel
Thibault. was a bookseller, and took the
name of France He was well known
among scholars as a courteous bibHo-
phile. He hailed from the province OF
AnIou. the inhabitants Of which are
known for their charming manners and
common sense. Du Bellay, one OF the
most sincere lyrical poets OF the Renais-
sance. came also from that country. Like
Du Bellay, Anatole France Is frank. sad,
dreamy. When but a youth he read
much Of religious books. suggested to
him by his pious mother. That kind OF
reading made him a dreamer OF con-
templative disposition that carried him
away from reality. In the bookshop OF
old Thibault there gathered the lovers
Of rare volumes; the boy listened to their
talk. and little by little he formed for
himself q cult of books. which charac-
terizes him now as a mature man In
stead of playing, like other children. he
read old books and meditated how to
write new ones. He was especially fond
Of history"
M. Santos-Dumont has written for
THE Youths Companion" paper de-
scribing his early experiments with bal
looms and aeropIanes. As a child he
devoted himself to flying. The happiest
hours of ny life,' he declares. were
those spent In making light aeroplanes
out of bits of straws moved by screw
Home Life in Hellas" Is the title OF
new hook in which Mr.. 2. D. Ferrinan
has set forth the results of long study
of the Greeks, their ways and their
affairs. An account OF the CHER islands
If the Greek Archipelago is included.
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.