New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
LITERARY NOTES.

.s,.. Ksth,eeu o'Meara, the biosrapher OF Madame
MoAl has Il reported. placed In tho hanos Va INV
Hsrrers . striking novel which they VIII coon PUBLISH
..ove,.,te entitled "Bruetou's Bayou" has been
-,,en nv John Habberton and will appear In the next
number Of Lipp,Rcon Tho publishers propose !" p'"'
hereafter in each number a complete snort n'oo-
The frs, number OF Tho Quarterly Journal OF Econ
,,,,,s .the notification Of which s PROVIDED LOT
hy the gift OF Mr. John L. Thayer, OF harvard-wh DC
l,ought out next week. Professor Duhosr "unouooo'
chat the ion rms will represent any spsca eohoo Ut
boy OF economic doctrine, but Is TO be devoted stc"
10 III. production OF scientific investigation ana oisc"s
80, II will contain signed articles from writer's
within AMI without the university; shorter papers
md notes on topics OF Interest; correspondence
allowing the movement of economic tnouSh' !" '"o
mr. ncipal foreign countres condensed photography VI
publications In political economy orhe preceding quar-
ter ami such reprinted matter as may oo "eo'" an"
,ers.tirg The first number offers these papers; 'he
Reaction In Political Economy by Charles +. punoar'
. private Mouopoes aud Pub lie Rights" by Arthur l.
u,dlev silver Before Congress in 1885, by = Dana
Horton aud " An Historical study OF Laws sys'e"h
Par; l." by A. mcfarland Davis.
Margaret sidney's new book will be entitled hes'e''
md other New En- gland Storics.'
Mr. Eixar Fswcetrs new novel, "The House al hnsh
Rr,dye comes from TickDor press next week. Inc
scone opens of tho characters stepping Oh al
elevated car uptown
1,cKnor will bring ont at the same time MS new anu
handsoms holiday reprint OF SCOTS "L OF the Lss'
Minstrel" aud Senator Morrirs sefconsciousne'' VI
Noted Persons
A, an auction sale which is TO take place ~ Cooene'
near the end OF this month number OF treasures III "o
rav oi rare books aud MSS will be disposed or Among
these are Tue first printed letter OF Columbus GU 'no
discovery OF America from the press OF stephan
Mt Rome according Brunei AZ distinct from reprint
OF .he same year, 1893 Iatin-German N"capuary'
vvith (.ut q +.
Liner VI decretalium on vellum, l473 Carthuslah
M,s.al 400 aud very rare xylograpic PRINT o' e
tora Beaia Marie Virgins Less rare xylosrspno
nrints such as Historic s. Johaunis ana the Ars
Moyiendi fetched l450O francs and $4,000 irancs' re-
srectiveiy Mt the Didot sale in 1879 b. "esterman
70 navo a mart OF the catalogue ready to take
orders from bidders
General Lew Wallace, In talking OF L" Ben Hur to
writer for The Detroit Journal the other day, said con-
corning its history: "You remember perhaps 'hs'
Ben Hur is divided into books The first DOOR, carry
ing the story down to Birth OF Christ was written
with no distinct motive 1 regarded 1t as complete
and intended some day to send 1t to maya
ziue as serial At that time ala 60.
trouble my to INQUIRE as to religious matters ana
went to church to hear an eloquent speaker ior
the sake OF his eoQuence. One day met Coionei III
cerso aud he began talk TO me In his wonderful way
FOR he lie very wonderful, in brain and eloquence
After that talk determined that, cost what might
would Investigate and decide for myself as 70 the
divinity of Christ 1t seemed to me that 10 continue
Ben Hur would give o prctext and q system OF
work. and five long years studied the life OF Christ
and the history and traditions OF his people
and country. This did by the ala OF
maps and books OF travel, until had de-
cumula,ed what I believe TO be the largest COL
lection of maps owned by any individual In
America and had knowledge Of my subject which, l
may s.y without egotsn superior to that or many
who had travelled In the Holy Land. had gone but
few steps IN work before came TO the conclusion
that Christ divine and entitled TO respect and that
all He claimed for himself He should receive AIN not
now church member When arrive at strange hotei
on sunday ask way to the nearest church, hN
always good enough for me. When ben Hur was
complete went the Holy Land and spent month" IN
visiting every place referred in order to verify my
work. Not word required to DO changed.
General Wallace says that his forthcoming book Is
romance of Turkish life founded upon his OBSERVATIONS
iu the East declares that when travelling ne writes
"anywhere snd at any time the opportunity comes
carry n and write on the cars, II nave
no one TO talk to- Composition is sometimes very dif
cult for me tho facility viii desert and for day al
a time I cannot write paragraph TO please me- VI
such DAYS force my self keep at work. rewriting my
matter time after and suddenly the Ice gives way
aud 1t is all easv again.
The holiday number OF The illustrated Graphic Ne'cs
PROMISES to be especially creditabe to American
artists Itsto have sixty pages OF original ske'ches
and reproductions and several double supplements
pr,ned in colors Mr. de Thustrups picture. "Iu the
Trenches will be printed In eight colors This paper
improves with every both IN its text and Illus
trations.
The Rev. Robert Yuck will soon publish through MT.
Whitaker book with the suggestive title OF Hand
book OF Biblical Difficulties, Reasonable Solutions Of
Pcrp,exing Things in Sacred Scriptures