The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-24

dispenser of literature received the follow
ing: kindly send me a copy at once OF
Tagores 'Rablndranath.'
DR. Woods Hutchinson. author Of "a
Handbook of Health" Common Diseases. -
&c, has four busy months before him. DIR.
Hutchinson Is on a lecture tour In the South
and West and his witty style Of presenting
scientific subjects makes his talks justly
popular.
Somewhat like the amusing mistake in
asking for = recent publication, Joe, the
Book Farmer" for which the order read.
Joe. the Boot Fancier." is one which Was
caused by similarity in sound. letter
received from an Eastern customer by the
Harpers regarding one OF their sets OF books
began thus; "Your number o665s: covering
pals of the front gear at $500 is received"
What the man who dictated the letter said
was: "Tales OF the Frontier" Is 1t possible
that the stenographer who wrote II was
thinking more of prospective automobile
ride than OF the letter. In Tales of the
Frontier" the only front gears are those on
the broncos and saddle horses In The
sGuaw Man" santa Fe's Partner" "Ths
Heritage OF the Desert" and the other books
In the set.
In New Mexico the Legislature has
created hfty-three nag days" on which the
flags on all the schoolhouses are raised and
the reason for 90 doing explained to the
children. One nag day is the birthday of
Louisa NJ. Alcott. whose Little Women" Is
known wherever English written books are
read. Some other authors honored by New
Mexico with official nag day are
shakespeare. Tennyson, Burns, Longfellow.
Whittier. Lowell and Bryant.
An interesting evidence Of ths growing
community OF Intellectual Interests through
Atf kA Ia -.
ceived by Houghton Mlffln Company, pub
fishers OF THE Personal Recollcctions OF
Vincent Van Gogh," by his sister. translated
by Miss katherine s, Drei.r. for a consign-
ment of that book to he shipped to book
store In Toxic, Japan.
Instead Of l.. G. Page & Co, used since
1897 tho firm name will be the Page Com
pany The officers and directors OF the new
Massachusetts corporation remain as before.
William Dean Howells. who has recorded
In Familiar Spanish Travels" his impress
sions OF his "trip through the peninsu
tells how his guide rcbuked his scepticism
In regard to the history OF a mosque In
Toledo. According to the legend even after
the original Christian building had fallen
into paynim hands the lamp kept burning.
One day as the cid rode by his horse knelt
down and would not bulge TIL man dug
through the mosque wall and disclosed the
lamp. when Mr.. Howells expressed h,s
doubt OF the mans knowing how the horse
meant them to dig, the guide argued; "If
you can believe ;he rest think you can
believe that"
Ellen Glasgow, author Of virginia" will
lecture In New York on February H. The
subject OF Miss Glasgow's address, which
will be delivered before the League for
Political Education, will he THE Three
Ages of the English Novel"
Zane Grey. author OF the recently pub
lished novel Desert Gold" Is lust
recovering from an attack of diphtherIa
He came to New York after many months
spent In the desert OF the Southw es l.
following previous expedition into the
jungle In Yucatan through both of which
experiences he came unscathed. hut the
city and his work on his new novel.
which Harper Brothers are to publish
early this year. were too much for the
author Of Riders OF the Purple Sage" and
"The Heritage OF the Desert" who had
lived and thrived on the life OF hardship
and exposure TO fever ana rattlesnakes
~ seen - he v able Mr.. Grey will start