New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-16

| Biblioteca Nacional at Madrid, and the
translation was collated with the MS.
In the British Museum. The oxford
University Press is about to publish
| the book.
/ Mr.. Bennett Is Lively.
Readers who were justly amused by
| ''Deury" Mr.. Arnold Benefits little
story OF provincial English life, may
like TO know that his new novel Is In
the same more or less comic vein. This
Is the story which is 10 appear as
serial in "Harper's Magazine
"Morisrty's.'
There are few sons Of Yale who VIII
not welcome Mr.. Norris G. Osoorns
book. THE Moriartys OF Yale The
story OF THE Quiet House." as the "a
nous old place OF student resort was
called. was well worth telling
The Catholic Encyclopedia.
The completion OF this work OF ret-
erence, lust marked by tho puoiica-
tIon OF the fifteenth and last volume Is
70 he noted with appreciation. IL -
scarcely more than Ave years since the
first volume was published, and con-
sidering the exhaustive scope OF the
editors IT is surprising that even WIN
900 contributors, scattered over
,ortv-three different countries. they
should have finished their task WIN
such rapidly. Long ago Matthe" NJ
mold Maid tribute TO IL deep marx leit
mo, the general imagination OF The
n.orId nv the Church OF Rome. He was
NOT one OF It's children, but ne couia
onnrcciate its spelh The point Is re-
c,t,ed nv note In which the PUBLISH
orc NJ the Encyclopedia not unfairly
claim that their pages, while dedicated
IN matters pertaining to the Church'
are really as rich In general lntorhia-
ITO, The work contains. for example
COZ articles on civil history, 20 on
civil, law. 757 on literature, w on art
and architecture, 1l9 on music -e on
education, 800 on science and lVO on
national topics. There Is a wohderlui
array OF biographies, G,23T all told.
But what is more important than the
mere number or variety OF the arucles
in the Encyclopaedia Is the freedom
tror sectarian bias characterizing the
r,ork throughout, a fact By which we
have been impressed Ia reviewing INC
dirferent volumes at length as they
have come from the press.
The "UlIstein Books
Germany has long been the nome Oh
cbeau books, Of which the heKiam
eer,es OF world literature is perhaps the
hest known. Something new, however
are the cheap reprints of modern Ger
man novelists collectively called 'he
"I-Isfein Butcher" They are printed IN
largo readable type on thin but Opaque
nonar hound In red cloth, and sold at
the low price Of one mark or IN TINS
country, % cents. Brentanos are the
American agents for the sale Of these
handy little volumes, the list OF Which
now includes such we'll known names
as those OF clara Vebig, George Won
Omptade, Heinz Toxote, Richard Noss'
Peter Rosegger, Rudolph Hans Bartsch
C"EIizabeth Kott'D, Ludwig Ganghofer'
Ernst Won Wolzogen and Fedor Won
ZobeItitz C'Das Gasthaus EUR EheD.
These books arc published at the rate
NJ one a month, and twenty-seven have
already been issued.
international Law.
Apropos OF German books, II is from
the Leipsic house Of Duncker Il Hum
blot that we have received the an
no,,ncement of new Year Book OF
international Law" edited by Profess
sor Niemeyer, OF Kiel, and Professor
Strupp, of Frankfort. These scholars
are working with the cooperation Of
great number Of learned men and dip
lomatists In Germany and elsewhere.
IJnouestionably their work Will be of
high value to students Of the subject.
but while awaiting It with respectful
sympathy we may nevertheless Indulge
ourselves In q smile over this quaint
passage from the prospectus:
The immense progress OF international
law and its science during the last few
years has lead to the publication OF q
humber OF very considerable periodicals
tending 20 comprehend this development
i'm It's principal forms OF appearance UNI
der conscious and justified remuneration
OF completeness. The further task OF
giving in a concise form, true image
OF these progresses in all states, mem
bers OF the family Of nations, this will
be the task of a yearbook. whose want
for the province Of public international
law Is still much more wanted than In
other provinces OF public law.
"Ifr-
MIR. Price Collier makes mournful
statement in his article on the Ger
mans In the forthcoming number Of
"scribner's Magazine" If" he says.
"the American people read the German
newspapers there would be little love
lost between u.s." He thinks the Ger
man press is painfully narrow. fire.