New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-26
LITERALLY NOTES.

The author of the book the lie and campaigns OF
General j. E. b. stuart which has just been issued by
Iuullou Adintiu cousin OF the late General
Mcclellan.
There is lively boyisLness in the journal kept by
Richard Doylo u the year 1910" The artist was then
only fifteen wears old and wrote after the fashion OF
his years This is the way he began his diary OF lou
closely written pages The first Of January. Got up
late very bad. Made good resolutions and dld not
keep them. Went out and got a coid. Did keep It,
First thought would then thought would not. Was
sure would; was positive | would not. At last was
determined | would, write Journal. Began 1t. This
/, II. aud | began it on the first OF January, 1910
Hone | NAV be skinned by wild cats if don't 60 on
with it,
Professor Henry A. Beers of Yale the biograpLer OF
n z. Willis has a volume of poetry in the press OF
Houghton Miffln & Co. 1t is to bear the rather un-
grateful title Of " The Thankless Muse"
Mr. Charles F. Smith gives In the December Allan
tic some suggestive tails concerning Southern col
leges and schools He shows that these institutions
are making good progress in opportunities Tor the best
work and in the character of the work done. The
greatest gain he declares, has been Ia the study OF
English, courses in that department having been re
modelled in nearly all the better institutions Not Tho
least valuable part of Mr. Smiths paper is his quotation
FROM letter written by the principal OF Virginia
Ttuug-SchOOl
schools which no teacher should leave unreal. Mr.
Smith records some amusing anecdotes concerning the
Southern cross-road colleges" The most remarkable
Of this triue is the Texas University which has a
faculty of three-a father aud two sons. 1t is said
that some time ago the sons bestowed an LID, on
the old gentleman, who returned the compliment by
making each OF his Phi. d."
"The Atautics7 poetry is weak. Miss Thomas il
less happy than usual in a rhymug eplsue to " s. }
C." 1t brings before the readers imagination Tho
comic spectacle of a substantial Massachusetts spin
ster and equally substantial spnster from Ohio
oareering by night through nidair tor not half so
sensible purpose the taking Of comfortable cul
OF tea Tie verses have an early English favor
but their texture is too thin for cold weather. they
not in any sense poetic What does Miss Bates by TIT
wsy, mean by rhyming pageantries with " she Is u
American city government State constitutional his
torv and ararian topics will be discussed in the
fourth series of the Johns Hopkins University Studle
in Historical and Political Science. The first mono
eraph-on Dutch Village Communities the Hudson
River will appear in January
Birds Of a Texan Winter is the pleasantest pape
in the December Lippincott" 1t has freshness o
spirit and a brightness of humor that are very enSag
ing An account of Virginia tobacco plantation Is u
its practical way, unusually well done. Some letter
written by Charles Reace bear angry witness to tn
novelist's want of belief in publishers. The Ferry
mans Fee " is pretty and touching little story
Dodd Mead & Co. state that their revised edition o
DR.. S. A. GARDENERS History of England is complete
far as revised, and add that DIR. Gardiner has il
manuscript a continuation of the work which will no
be ready for publication for years to come, fac
that the author had mind when be prepared this re
yised ed tiOn for publication
The Magazine of American History" presents some
entertaining "reminiscences Of General Scott in article
written by General L. p. Scammon, General Grant
tutor at West Point General ScammOn who al
ade-docamp of Scott sets forth is superior officer
wronged and unapprec'ated man. The magazine has
number of attractive if specially notable papers
and it opens with portrait Of General Mcclellan.