New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12

are entitled "The American Revolu'
ton" The forthcoming volume con-
tains a narrative of the events in Eng
land and on the Continent which had
a bearing upon the struggle in Amer.
lea: and il tells the story of General
Nathaniel Greene and the War in the
| CarDlinas, Of DR.. Franklin and John
Adams in Paris, and Of the campaign
/ Of Yorktown.
Bartlett.
What would we do. where would We
be. without "Bartletts Familiar Quo
tations," that watchful keeper of the
accuracy of our literary memories
! For twenty three years now it has been
| the reliance Of literary workers and
orators. standing the test without ever
| being found at fault A tenth, en-
! larged edition IS now announced by
| Little. Brown e. Co. The editor, Ma
than Haskell Dole, has included some
200 important writer's Of 'hc last two
/ decades, among them Stevenson, SWIM
| burne and Mark Twain.
| The Preservation of Wild Life.
y The Yale University Press has nov
in preparation a book entitled wild
/ Life Conservation in Theory and Prac-
( tice." by William T. Hornaday, direc-
tor Of the New York Geological Park.
Romanesquc Architecture.
What is Romanesque architecture
Whence did il come? What is the ORR
/ gin Of the triforium, whence the Lady
Chapel and the Crypt? These and many
other questions are answered by Dean
II. D. NJ. Spence-Jones, of Gloucester
? in 1.-THE Secrets of a Great Cathedral"
published by +. p. Dutton g. Co. The
book is based upon the questions often
asked by visitors TO that monument Of
/ the Romanesque, Gloucester Cathedral
/ Prophecies of ArmageddOn.
The many reviews of the prophecies
of the present war published since its
| beginning have usually dealt with the
| famous Battle of Dorking," published
| in 1871, as the first Of them all. As
! matter OF fact, the subject was dealt
with mere than a century earlier. In
1868, by an anonymous English writer
in d prophetic history of THE Reign
of George VI" He placed the time OF
this war in the year 1900 and selected
as England's opponents Russia and
France, the German Empire being lit
| tie more than geographical express
sion in his day. But the King in per-
son "set sail with formidable feet of
ffty-fve sail of the line and twenty
two frigates," and defeated both enc
mics.
Mrs. Watts's New Novel.
A new novel by Mary S. Watts is
an event in American fiction. Her new
story. THE Rise of Jennie Cushing
announced by the Macmillan Company,
is the story of woman, as Nathan
Burke" is the story OF man. Jennie
: Cushing begins her rise IN life IN a
! reformatOry.
Fra Junipcro Sierra.
Paul Elder & Co.. the publishers OF
! A. II. Fitch's excellent biography OF
| CALIFORNIA; great missionary and mis-.
! sion builder, announce that they will
! issue photogravure reproduction OF a
portrait Of him painted by William
! Keith. 1t is based upon the crude
prints and wood cuts which have pre-
| served for posterity the likeness OF
! this important figure in the early his
tory of the Pacific Coast.
Public Library Guides.
! A number of guides to reading issued
! by the New York Public Library de-
serve attention on account of the care
evidently employed in their compila'
| ton. They are New York City and
the Development of Trade" "As Inter
csting as Novel: A List Of Readable
/ Books" and "Stories of the Sea: Ro-
nance of Fact" Here is a store OF
good reading FOR the long evenings to
como. 1t is work Of this kind that
( gives our Libraries their maximum OF
usefulness. The American idea OF
! librarianship-not to wait for readers
to come in, but to 90 out to find them
is bearing increasing fruit
New Putnam Books.
Among the early announcements OF
e.. P. Putnam's Sons as new Hindu
story by +. W. Balm, "A Syrup of the
| Bees; Florence l.. Barclays latest ef-
| fusion, "The Wall of Partition" whose
/ best buying audience will no doubt look
/ forward to its coming with breathlcss
anticipation, and PHILOSOPHY: What
Is IT," by Professor +. B. Jevons
War Papers.
Sir Henry Norman, NJ. F., will con-
/ tribute a series of papers on the wal
of the nations to "Scribner's Maya.
, zine" The first article, "Armageddon;
The Forging Of Great Peace" will
appear in the October number, which
will also contain a study of Norway
and the Norwegians from an American
Point of View" by the late Price Col.
lier. "The proper place for statue
to Liberty" according to him, with
all the world to choose from, would be
on one of these bleak promontories Oh
the west coast of Norway, jutting out
into the sea toward England and Amer.
lea
Emma McChesney's Son.
The friends Of Emma McChcsney
the heroine Of Roast Beef Medium,
will be interested in the story of the
experiences of her son Jock, which
Miss Ferber has written. Jock, be il
known, went into the advertising bust
ness The book is called Personality
Plus" and has just been issued by the
+. a. Stokes Company.
The Home University Library.
This admirable undertaking. which
has fortunately won the success il
deserves, has reached its ninetietf
volume this week with these five
new volumes: THE Exploration of the
Alps by Arnold Lunn, NJ. A.; "Iht
Renaissance by Edith Sichel; "Be.
tween the Old Testament and the
New" by r. II. Charles, ID. Lift, d. d.
Canon of Westminster; "Elizabethar
Literature" by j. VI. Robertson, anC
chemistry" by Raphael Meldola, D
Sc, LII. D., f. r. 5.