The Washington herald., 1912-09-15

volumes OF purely literary nature. Thts
list, in which are contained brief descrip-
tions OF the books and their makeup,
takes over eighty pages and II 10 follow
are printed the titles of books issued in
the spring. The fall announcement win
be sent to any address upon request.
Seven books are scheduled for immediate
publication Israel ZangwiiPs new play.
'.The Next Religion which treats OF
..the religion all honest men are coming
to, the religion the world II thfrsting for.
the religion which accepts the reyeiation
of science;" william Lyon Phelps
Teaching: In School and ColleGe.& a
book written from the point Of view OF
human nature and one which parents
and teachers will alike enjoy: Wflfrid
Wilson GIbson's Fires" a collection OF
plays by the author Of ''Womenkind'' and
Daily Bread in which. az in hts prev
ious volumes. Mr.. Gibson tells OF Incl
dents in the lives OF the common people:
THE Control Of Trusts" by John Bates
Clark and John Maurice Clark. The
Kaliikak Family" by DR.. H. H. Goddard.
the director Of the training school for
feeble-minded people at Vineland. N. j..
a study of heredity which In more con-
crete and practical than anything in this
line previously pubiished;s Just Before
the Dawn" by Robert G. Armstrong. an
account Of the life OF Ninomiya sontoku,
the peasant sage Of Japan. around whom
cant religious cult, and Prof. R. W.
Meals Thought Building in Compost
tion."
Rudolf Eucken. the German exchange
professor who will lecture this year At
Harvard. is probably surpassed by no
man living as a creative thinker on phil
osophical lines In his lectures on Lead
ing Ideas OF the Present Day" he will
deal with the topics discussed in Main
Currents Of Modern Thought" bis latest
work. which Charles Scribners Sons. who
published his Problem Of Human Life"
bave Just issued. II is one Of the famous
Jena professors most interesting and I'm
portant works. It appeals not merely TO
the philosophical specialist, but Is writ
ten with the express purpose Of interest
ing the general literary public In all those
great problems and tendencies which un-
derlie the surface Of our busy ctviliza-
ton.
THE Dedication OF the International
Mind: An Argument for the Judicial Set
tlementN of international Disputes" by
Nicholas Murray Butler. president OF CO.
lumbia University. president Of the Amer
lean Association for International Con-
ciliation-"To that large and growing
rope. Asia, Africa, and the two Americas,
are working to hasten the coming 81 the
day when justice shall take the place Of
force in the settlement OF differences be-
tween nations" This little book by Pres
ident Butler makes very clear what has
been. is being, and may be done toward
establishing arbitration as the recognized
means of settling international disputes.
Artbur Train'sf new hook. Courts.
Criminals. ana the Camorra-" turns on
questions of crime now red-hot under in
vestigation. The Rosenthal murder made
the public feel its intense concern in the
administration of the police department
and the District Attorneys office, and Mr..
Train explains In detail the way in which
both these establishments carry on their
work. The book is divided Into three
parts, one dealing with courts, another
with criminals. and the third with the
Italian Camorra. Its various chapter
headings are The Pleasant Fiction of
the Presumption Of Innocence" "Prepar-
ing a Criminal Case for Trial" "Sensa-
tionalism and Jury Trials" Why Do
Men Kfl?' Detectives and Others, ,'
Detectives Who Detect The Camorra
in Italy" AN American Lawyer at Wit
ero." The Mala Vita in America"
Most readers of Dickens know that he
frequently drew his characters from life.
that his own father figures as Micawber
in David Copperfeld.' and that his two
friends, Leigh Hunt and Walter Savage
Landor. are fantastically portrayed In
Bleak House." as Siimpole and Boy
thorn. But probably most readers do
not know that not a dozen or a score.
but a very large proportion OF Dickens
characters had their living prototypes
among his contemporaries and acqauint-
ances. In The Dickens Originals
(ScribnersD the author Edwin Pugh. has
traced these prototypes. has made orig
inal researches resulting in the discovery
Of several new and hitherto unsuspected
identities, and has given particulars of
all of them. They stood TO Dickens. In
cidentally. the author-feeling that most
books about Dickens suffer from an al
most painful literslness-has ventured to
give some expression to his own attitude
of a hero-worshiper. but not a blind hero
worshiper.
George Ade, who has been spending the
summer in Europe, has just returned TO
this country after a most delightful tour.
Mr.. Ade. whose literary reputation dates
from the publication Of his famous
FABLES in Slang" believes that his trip
has afforded sufficient material for furth-
er effort along the same line.
"The Olympian," by James Oppenheim,
is announced for immediate publication
by the Harpers. This new novel Is pri =
marily the story of a great career. 1t
is what might be called the American
fairy-tale: the young man going forth
upon his lonely adventure; his struggles.
his years of obscurity; and then the mar
velous transformations of American life,
the skyrocket rise to success-the clerk
becomes the magnate, the drudge be-
comes an olympian. The story may be
classed as an epic Of American industry.
Ken Ward in the Jungle" by Zane
Gray. is announced for immediate publi-
cation by the Harpers. 1t Is designed
especially for readers of fourteen years or
over, and is replete with clean, exciting
adventure. The story tells Of the adven-
lures Of two young American boys in
the jungles of tropical Mexico-of their
journey down an unknown river, their
thrilling experiences with rapids. upsets.
crocodiles. snakes. venomous insects, and
hostile natives. The story is founded on
the personal experiences of the author.
Embargo on Gun Toters.
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