New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-20
l1RRFNT TALK ABOUT
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
/ Americans Informing Book the Wharf.-The King
dom of Holland-The New Weapons of Warfare
Il Liberal Judaism and Social Service.

Empress" published this week by Hsr-
per & Brothers. The plot deals with
an Anglo Russian marriage; the scenes
are laid in Russia and France.
California.
Paul Elder 4 Co., of San Francisco,
have in preparation a classified cata-
logue OF hundred books on Califor-
MIA. works on the birds, flowers, trees,
mountains, deserts and other natural
features, general descriptive volumes
and guides Of the state, books, maps
and guides of San Francisco and
guides and souvenirs OF the exposition.
The catalogue will be sent free on re-
quest.
Anonymity Again.
Last year our publishers made some
interesting experiments with anony
nous fiction. The first of the present
seasons anonymous novels is now an
nounced by the Macmillan Company,
Getting a False Start" the work, we
ere informed, Of well-known literary
man. In this connection it may be fur
Their mentioned that q new novel by
George A. Chamberlain, the author of
Home" is to be issued by the Century
Company, under the title Of Through
Stained Glass"
information"
The Index to Dates of Current
Events" published during the last
three years by the r. R. Bowker Com
pany, of this city, is to be expanded,
beginning with the February number.
into monthly magazine. under the
title Of Information" All the useful
features Of the Index" will be re-
tanned in the new publication, but its
entries will be correlated and rewritten
into digests of the topics dealt with.
the purpose being TO make "lnforma-
ton" continuous cyclopedis of cur
rent events and human progress. The
periodical will thus become a monthly
work of reference in itself. a digest of
the newspaper articles to which the old
Index" merely referred its users.
This will make IL OF great and ready
value TO small Libraries that do not
keep files of newspapers, and to indi-
vidual workers.
Monslgnor Benson's New Novel.
A posthumous novel by the late
Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson
Loneliness ?"-is one Of Dodd, Mead &
Co.'S announcements for the spring.
The story deals with the fortunes and
character of successful opera singer.
Yale Yesterdays.
The Yale University Press publishes
"Yale Yesterdays" a volume of essays
on Yale campus life and traditions by
the late Clarence Deming. The book
celebrates the charm of the old Yale
and its traditions, portrays old campus
characters like Hannibal and Candy
sam. describes the faculty of the 7O's
with an appreciation of their amusing
tricks of manner which N no wise de-
tracts from their dignity, and preserves
from oblivion old Yale customs, such
as the Burial of Euclid. Town and
Gown Riots, Wooden Spoon Traditions
and the Statement Of Fact. Football
and baseball in their infancy make in
teresting reading to-day. The Illus
trations consist of old woodcuts OF the
campus and reproductions OF old
photographs and portraits.
Dan" Beard.
Tho Mcssrs. Scribner have just is
sued a little pamphlet containing a
pleasantly written biographical sketch
Of that ingenious and entertaining
friend Of our boys and girls, Daniel
c. Beard The booklet can be had upon
application, and should be in great de-
mand among our youngsters, whom Mr..
Boards books keep wholesomely and
proftably entertained at all seasons Of
the year.
Hardy Roses.
A movement is reported to be under
way among nurserymen and gardeners
TO produce in America hardy roses
equal in every way 10 the famous
roses of England. According TO George
c. Thomas, ir.,'s practical Book Of
outdoor Rose Growing" (Lippincotts),
the movement is entirely practicable.
The behavior under American climatic
conditions OF the almost countless
varieties Of roses has been tested ana
recorded by Mr.. Thomas, who gives the
ultimate results in this book, together
with exact cultural directions, and
ninety-six color photographs OF roses
grown out-of-d doors here.