New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-08
LITERARY NOTES.

Karl Flmar, the popular Austrian poet ana ura'n'
atlst whose death Just been announced rum
Vienna was known in private life as Kari o"''"'N"
How he obtained his pseudonym OF Elmar Is az anus
Ing story. In early life he was private soiuo' III
the Cd Artillery Regiment and contributed an amusing
sketch of Life in a Dombadier Corps" TO 'ich"rSc
annual which he signed Elmar." The editor 'houSn'
nropcr 10 place his real in brackets ai'er uS
signature Two days after the appearance Vi '"0
magazine Private Swiedack summoned u "o
presence of the captain Of his company ." 'o"'
shouted the officer the trembling private appear"
before him, "you the miserable lhh-sihso' "no
has written this" and he flung the paper on inc 'aoo'
.Don't you know that you arc infringing Inc leEul"
,ionsg This time ] viii not punish you; out let me
sec YOUR name I'm print more and ----! hlGh'-
ahout-face march :" And Swicdack was glad 10 'aVe
the presence of the cholcric captain In the cVc'hs
he was sent for again by the officer. whom he iouha
s,nl with the annual before him but evidently IN a
very different mood "swiedack," he said, as smile
camc over his face have read this thing. II IS not
nt ALI bad shouldn't mind reading the sequel; but
don't let me see your name in print again" " Then
the Herr Captain thinks" 81 think nothing" IN
terrripted the Captain; mark that well; you can CO.
swieaack took the hint. The remaining sketches ap-
pcared signed Elmar7 simply.
II IS said that Mrs. Stowe IS neither physically nor
mentally in a condition to write 10 supervise tho
preparation of the proposed volume of her coecon''
An Interesting resident of London IS Nine Coz
machc the wife of Tallcyrauds private secretary Shc
IS an extremely handsome old lady, and possesses
great vivacy Of manner and charm Oh conversations
Her memory is extraordinary, AMI as her el'ln""u
DAYS were spent at French Court In the very centre
~ no,jcs letters and fashion, she is walking ency-
clopaeda Of anecdOtc and French history of the period
She has In her possession many of Talcylads papers
and most of the secrets of the day passed through
her hands. She writes for tho Revue des DeuA
Mondcs,S and is a volumnous and brilliant news
paper correspondent, besides being the author OF
several novels II is said that She intends TO collect
and publish her own memoirs, which would doubtless
be valuable additions the history Of the century
rhe IS an Enelishwo oman by BIRTH
Mr.. II. Migrants biography of Mrs. Browning. pre-
parcd for the Famous Women" series, VIII soon be
published by Roberts Brothers
Caxton's romance of Blanchariyn ard EGlantync'
IS TO be copied and reprinted for the Early English
Text Society from the splendid and unique copy which
IS owned by Lord Spencer, and which IS one OF the
greatest treasures of the AlthOrp Library.
Tho genius of Fritz Reuter- the German novelist, IS
70 BE commemoraed in Chicago by the erection of a
bronze statue. 1t will be placed in lincoln Park
This right and proper and it IS pleasant to chronicle
so worthy proceeding But why among all these
Reuter- and Burns and Scott and Goethe statues can't
we occasionally find in honor of American
century Nathaniel Hawthorne, 60 unhonoredl We
arc mighty Nation but there's good deal of undi-
gesed colonialsIn about us stan.
One Of the speakers al the Burns banquet In Albany
last week made eloquent appeal for the erection Of
a statue Of Tom Moore. We should heartily welcome
SO pleasant tribute to so charming poet; but why
doesn't American, while suggestions are In ORDER
propose a statue TO EmersOn-Or 10 Longfellowl Let
the English the Irish, the Scotch the German
authors in cfigy by all means-the more the better
but let show little more pride In our own authors
too
Bishop Williams, OF Connecticut, has prepared a
volume Of studies In the Acts OF the Apostles" which
Whitaker will publish Immediately. Last sunday, by
the way, the feth anniversary of the ordination
OF Bishop Williams to the diacOnate.
Philadelphia IS 10 have heh-clasS weekly journal
for young folks, similar in scope and tone 10 " st.
Nicholas and " The Youth's Companion Of Boston
Behind the enterprise some solid business and
professional men, and the best literary element of the
Quaker City is interested In IT. One OF the well known
writers Of juvenile literature will be lis editor. and al
ready many prominent contributors and Illustrators
have promised their support.