New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-14
LITERARY ITEMS.

A newly-discoyered Chinese poem, Ii Sac,
written 800 years before Christ is said to prove that the
existence America known to the Chinese at that
lime
If one may believe Baron Stock Mime.
Ratazz), Ponsard has left four unfinished works: La
Sdroir PGire in which ridiculed the manners and
tendencies OF modem society la DemOiscYe dc Com
pGgEc Les ProcepteS et les ExempicS, comedy;
and tragedy, FudcgOndc
American affairs receive unusual attention in
the London magazines for July. Thomas Hughes con
tributes to Macmillan account of the Cornell UnVer-
sity and Mr. NJ D. Conway writes for Fraser review OF
Emerson's Society and solitude and Tor Inc for"9"'
~ Rericp an article on Wendell philips.
Nile. A:Ote, the heroine of a new Parlslan
novel is an immateral being evoked from all sorts Oh
queer gases by the combined science of two achenss
she is internal spirit Her eyes shed electrical shE
ming she INDUCES in deveish sneers she mas az con- t
work OF her life is 10 bring evil upon all who approach
her-upOn all who love her. The fOlaiCc y lh'IuOuV
blood un cold and sends little diaboca shVers career
ing about.
The origin of DickenSs humorous characters
still attracts great deal Of attention in London ana
some interesting facts occasionally brought to ght
Mr. Charles Rogers IL D.. writes as follows to The DdB
Netcs In 1884, in the of tour arrived at the
town Of Barnard Castle in the County Of Durham late on
a Winter evening, aud put mp at the principal hotel,
large, OdfaShOned structure fronting the principal
notce ON the opposite Side Of the street large clock
face. with the name Humphrey surrounding 1t, most
conSpicuouSy exhibited IN front OF Watch ana cloch,
makers shop How odd exclaimed to gentlemen
seated near me; here is Master Humphreys clock.
cot =, said the gentleman, and don't you know
that Dickens resided here for some weeks when he was
collecting materials for his Nicholas Ncko6y and that
he chose his title for ms next Nork 10y oDseFNg to o
clock face from this window After breakfast stepped
10 the matchmaker, and asked him wht ther ld
been correctly informed respecting MT DICKENS Hu I wv
clock The worthy hOrOlOgst entered INTO par
the title S0A of his book Of that name. / have
letter from him stating this, and copy OF the work III
sponded got acquainted with him just by his coming
across from the hotel as GU nave doc inns holhg anu
his asking 10 inform him about the state OF the
ncighboring boarding schools Mr.. Humphrey then
OF these schools Incidentally he said he had directed
Mr.. Dickens and his friend Pmz 10 the school when
lie two travellers aiterward rendered by their
pen and pencil; but was, he said, by no means the
OF those institutions The SchOomaster had been
very successful in obtaining pupils and had become very
tyTannica and nsolent to strangers He received
Mr.. Dickens and his companion with extreme hauteGi
and did not so much as Withdraw ms eyes from 5ne
operation Of peu-iuaking during their interview But
'Phiz skeched him ON his NALL and reproduced MN so
exactly that soon atter tc appearance Oh Ihe mover tno
school fell OH ana was ultimately deserted SlhCS tia'
period the DotheB Boys description OF school had alto
gether ceased IN the district
What's literary fame? The MOnGgaSques
don't you know what a MonGgasque isl Well, it
is an inhabitant of Monaco all firmly be
licve that Mariner, the newly-elected Academician
is umbrella merchant There was once in Paris
"A poor devil, who, the point OF starvation,
proved himself % of resources. He proposed TO u
noted publisher dispose all the books in stock which
one could Doe induced 10 buy. His offer Was accepted
and away De went o. Nice, where he opened little shop
and his first case of books He made face the case
contained the entire hr,t edition Of novel entitled
"MaOr Frldulu.' 10y y. Mariner. All, CIel! Al tlaJ
time the were held 40 LOngchamps, where sports
named Major FrdoIin had successfully run ms
horse against several noted English trOttcrs All France
gorOusy excited Of anent the victory over
pCrhdlOus Albion. Il am saVed'' thought the man
wilma glowing poster announcing that Major Frdon
mol only wonderful spOIslnan out one of the most dis
tugiisucd writer's o1 the age Was about 10 puDhsh
terrible. pathetic, enchanting, aud pquant romance
WorthJ of La.Zae himself" Then on he rushed TO
printers and had thc title of the whole edition changcdt0
~. Mariner. Romance by MJOr FrdOln.' intellectual
fruzv among The jewellers III Nice NO could esteem
himself man the word until he could say that he
had read the delightful romance written ny the ceebrat5G
tmte-uuartels of the edition He iOufneyed TO Monaco
and tricG the same Tu,c. But the MOntEasques uII
like the bo0E nobody wanted To- know the history ot n
Mariner OU trcnt dcNcloptdd new luth-chdrihlhE'
Ta'ishins. Ia Paris hc had formerly nauiactued var
nisHcd paper canes! brilliant thought! again l
am saved" so the rest Of tine Major FRI
canes through whose varish he permitted u
appear only the name of the firm y. Mariner Then he
utacturCr umbrellas the PaISau nobility has again
distinguished himself by and brilliant invention
ts paper cane II Is t&liitu D Il iIt Ihu>t ''Eit
al Paris ana has even been presented at C'uIt BUY oly
thu,t canes bearing he of the juStyCelcbrdtcd III
Neutur. y. Mariner" Fashionable frenzy among the
Muut g.sq.s. The edition exhausted III Two days
"rcud more NGJDr IItdOitnS Instantly! " Astohlsh-
ing" muuuuruI the publisher; "Wnat literary sue
ha-tened 10 reply: IN reprint 50 he reprinted ana
sent the second edition 10 Monaco the canes became
popular throughout the surrounding country ana Gal
Iuu after edition was remOtSelcsSy cut 10 pieces Inc
poor devil cit Monaco rich. the puillshcr almost us
solved his wonder, and Mariner eXued over the
immense success his book II is thus that Major FRI
dOfiu reached seventh edition. the paper It's
author owes Als new title Oi Acddemician.