New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

The lato John La Farges "One Hundred
Masterpieces" parts of which have APP
peared in abbreviated form In Nc
CIure's Magazine" will be issued in book
form next month by Doubleday, Page N
Co The work. which will be abundanty
illustrated. will consist OF essays on
Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt Ru'
bens, Velasauez, Durer and Hokusat
Tho British Board Of Trade.
A history OF American Colonial Gov
ernment. 1696-l765: A Study OF the
British Board OF Trade In Its Relation 10
the American Colonies, Political, Indus
trial, Administrative" by Oliver Morton
DIckerson, Phi. d., professor Of history
at the Western Illinois State Normal
School will be issued shortly by the AT
thur II. Clark Company, or Cleveland.
I, describes the origin and development
nj the British Board OF Trade, It's control
OF colonial affairs, the rise OF the Gem
cral Assemblies. and the transfer or the
scat of government for colonial admin
istration from England to America.
The Presidents Cabinet.
4 fact often overlooked by pohucal
writers and speakers is pointed out IN
II. b. Learned's history of 'The Presi-
dents Cabinet" CYale University Press)'
The Presidents Cabinet is a customary,
not a statutory. body. The law created
the principal officers or members OF the
Cabinet. The Cabinet itself was the
creation OF Washington. He began th'
practice OF assembling his principal OIL
GERS in council, and this practice became
in the course of time settled custom.
Therefore it is erroneous to say that
either the Constitution or the law
brought the principal officers into
council. The term cabinet" did not
gain a place in the language or the FED
cral statute law until President Rooss-
Welt, on February 20, 1907, approved and
signed an act which made provision for
increasing the salaries Of the Secretaries.
Attorney General and Postmaster Gen
cral.
Astroogy and Astronomy.
In his work on "Astrology and Religion
Among the Greeks and Romans" when
the Putnams will publish In the begin
ming OF February, NJ. Franz Cumont
traces the influence which oriental star
worship exercised on the beliefs of the
Greco Roman world, and how 1t led 10 a
transformation of the old paganism and
prepared the coming of Christianity. lie
goes back to the origins OF astral re-
ligion among the Chaldeans, shows how
this scientific religion affected Greek
thought and was combined with the
Stole philosophy and how 1t spread to
the whole Roman Empire. He there
upon examines more closely the theology
OF this religion, its mysticism and ethics
and it's doctrine of astral Immortality,
which became prevalent at the end "
paganism and partly survived through
the Middle Ages.
This house will issue, also In February,
"A Beginners Star Book" by Kelvin
McKready a guide not only TO the stars,
but also to the astronomical uses of the
scope. The maps of this volume will
present for each sky north view and
south view thus doing away with the
necessity of holding them upside down
In order TO locate the consultations.
Wordsworth Memories.
Mrs. Jane Stanley Kennedy. who died
in England the other day, was the eldest
and favorite grandchild of William
Wordsworth. She spent much of her
early childhood at Rydal Mount and had
many recollections Of the poet She was
there with her grandfather when he re-