Show LITERATURE The memoirs of Alexander Dumas are in course of translation into English Mr Du Manners first novel will be it Is said a story of peculiar psychologicial interest in-terest connected with the phenomena of dreams Prof Cyril Ransome has extracted from Carlyles Frederick the Great the remarkable re-markable battle descriptions and they aro to be published in one volume 1 The first volume of the National edition of Galileos works has just appeared at Florence but unfortunately in a limited edition only printed for private circulation Almost the last work of Mr Thorold Rogers was to revise the proof of his lecture lec-ture on Holland for a forthcoming volume to be called National Life and Thought The Wilkie Collins memorial for which something over 1500 has been raised will take the form of a small library of choice fiction to be presented to the London Peoples Palace Prof Crawford Toy of Harvard has written a book entitled Judaism and Christianity I gives a sketch of the progress of thought from the Oli Testa ment to the New Testament Charles Howard Shinn author of Mining Min-ing Camps and for a number of years editor of the Overland Hontlilu has been appointed director of agricultural and horticultural hor-ticultural stations in California He is an expert in horticulture The November Pansy might be called a ThanKsgiving number it spreads such a feast of good things before the boys and girls The Pan y is always bright fresh and entertaing and is pure in tone Address Ad-dress D Lothrop Company Boston Mass Among the contributors to the November number of the Young Womans Journal are many familiar names and some new ones and all the topics discussed are timely The poetry of the number is contributed by L L Dalton Lulu Francis H Smith Josephine Jose-phine Spencer Lu and Clara Rogers The lieutenants of Mr H1 Stanley were prohibited by their agreement from publishing any account of their travels until six months after the issue of their leaders book The term has now almost expired and it is therefore sexpected that several books by these companions will appearsome of a highly interesting nature na-ture detailing various aspects of the expedition ex-pedition Next to the account of Mr Jeph son under the title of Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator already announced an-nounced the most interest will attach to the diary and letters of tho late Major Barttelot which are being prepared for publication by R Bentley Son London and in which will be described one of the darkest episodes in connection with the expedition TABULAR VIEWS OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY Compiled by G W Putnam A M and continued con-tinued to date by Lynos E Jones New York G P Putnams Son This is a series of chronological tables presenting in parallel columns a record of noteworthy historical events of tbe word from the earliest times down to the present year It is perhaps the most convenient manual of dates extant and will be found of great service especially to teachers and writers It will also greatly aid the student stu-dent of history in enabling him to readily follow the progress of the people scattered over the face of the globe A CIGARETTEMAKKUS ROMANCE By F Marion Crawford New York McMillan Co Mr Crawford is among the few of the romance writers of the day who send out no dull books Whatever ho writes is entertaining if not strong and this story is full of interest and is delichtfullv orieinal Ithas plot just deep enough to excite curiosity cu-riosity and the author unfolds a very pretty little drama and does it in 1 brilliant liant and sparkling manner A Roman Singer by Mr Crawford is a better and a stronger novel than this but A Cigar etteMakers Romance displays the genius of the novelist The Forum The November number of the Forum contains con-tains three articles that treat of three phases of agricultural depression One is by Mr C Wood Davis the Kansan student of our agricultural development who undo un-do the title of The Probabilities of Agri culture writes a reply to the recent article by Prince Kropotkin on The Probabilities of Agriculture In another article Mr Daniel R Goodloe of Washington presents the startling statistics as nearly complete as they have been made of the farm mortgages mort-gages in all the most important western states which show that the independent small farmer in these states is gradually becoming extinct and in the third article the Rev Dr Washington Gladden reviews the organizations of farmers recites their motives and points out the valuable part of their work and influence Two American race questions are discussed The Progress Pro-gress of the Negro Dy the Rev A D Mayo and French Canadians and the Dominion Do-minion by W Blackburn Harte a Canadian Cana-dian writer Senator Cullom who took an important part in the work of admitting the six new states into the union presents the record of their development and explains ex-plains their industrial and social condition President Francis A Walker writes a reply re-ply to the recent article on Industrial Dei mbcracy by the Rev Dr Lyman Abbott Edward Eggleston writes the autobiographic autobio-graphic essay this month telling the formative form-ative influences of his life how all his lif9 he has suffered a conflict between a desire to preach and a desire to write The Forum 253 Fifth avenue New York |