New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-20
LITERARY NOTES.

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.sx,,shsd so much work were It not for his habit
81 earv rising Most of his writing has been done by
early candle-Ight.
astoadfasts Mrs. Rose Terry Cookies forthcoming
o, deols With the old Orthodox question in the old
days.
The new @Century Dictionary the first part OF
18th r,n annear in the spring. has not derived its
technical material in art and science rom ehcycio-
aodas and speclal dictionaries. IL has, on the con-
ta,v obtained all such material from men who, as
specialists are particularly familiar with tho words
and things defined. And It is said that each expert
% which there are upward Of forty not only reads his
own proof but the proof OF tho entire dictionary, tus
giving the editor the benefit OF the advice ana sug-
cestion Of nearly half hundred trained minds upon
every part II the work. Professor Lounsbury, Oh
y,lc has had charge of tho Middle English Russell
sturgs Of NewYork has been at the head Of the de-
| nartuent OF Ceramics, Decorative Art, etc. Ellom
Cones Theodore Gil and Others have looked aiter
! General Zoology, Biology and Comparative Anatomy
| commander Green has attended to the Naval Terms
and many other wollknOwn men have been busy ior
several years. under the charge Of Professor william
d. whitney, Of Yale, upon this work
May Muler's recent lectures on Natural Religions
will shortly be published In book form.
An edition Of Motley's Dutch Republic" is said 70
be the most costly set Of books In Philadelphia IL
belongs TO Br c. II. Clark, and has been GrangerIeo
| nv hlni from nine volumes To twenty-nine' nc mao
made about $500 insertions Of portraits, autographs
and illustrative cngsavlngs and is still collecting ma
| terial
mr. Garpett says that these three lines by Keats
are tho most magical lInes' in English poetry. They
are from tho "odo TO Nightingale
| The same that Outlines hath
! Charmed magic easements, opening on the iosm
In faarzy
Chancellor Pierscn, The Troy Budget says, PC
Gently son Of his superannuaed CLERKS ana sao
10 him Mr. -, the board has had in contemplation
some changes in the library, and after mature con-
saeraon has been decided that II would DO best for
YOU TO resign Promptly came tho reply u DO not
think So Mr. PiersOn I am on some important WORK.
and do not wish 10 leave II unfinished Mr. Pier
son was obstinate, however, and said II no one else
could finish the work the board would be compelled
rIuctantly no confessed TO roll It up and lay u away
among tho archives the clerk consented To hama IN
his resignation, which he did on the following day.
bpt II read s. 10 take effect next November 1t Is
needless to add that vigorous measures than to
quests for designations were promptly rosored TO-
lola Is thinking of quitting woodworking; he says
he is not written out, but Is getting tired OF making
books. Ho leans toward journalism.
II is said that young ladies' college In this eoun-
Try was warned against the reading OF Robert Els
mere and Of course all those pupils who hadn't al
ready read the book Immediately bought or borrowed
| It.
r,r Rirkbeek nm has already found many Of DR..
Jobnson's letters which have never been puhhshed'
and bis proposed collection VIII douDuosS % oso
of great interest Ater his edition OF the DOCTORS
letters Is completed he will arrange collection OF
Boswells epistles.
Madame Blouet has herself translated her husbands
forthcoming book, Jonathan and His Continent
A subtitle describes this work as Rsmbles through
American Society," As nearly everything which Max
| o,Ren has heretofore said about this country has
sclnillated with delightfully."- absurd onnders' tho
gentle reader may expect treat
Miss olive schrclner otherwise Ralph Irons''
otherwise the author Of 4" The story Of an African
Farm has nearly finished another novel; IL Is sala
to deal with tho question OF ideal marriage much IN
the spirit OF Tolsioi
This poetcal description Of Helns is the recent work
Of waiter IL. Pollock. Editor OF The saturday 10
Wow;
This was a singer, poet bold,
Compact OF Fire and Rainbow Cold:
Compact Of Rainbow Gold and of Fire,
OF sorrow and sin and OF hearts desire; J
OF good and of evil and things unknown.
| A merciless poet who cut TO tho bone.
lie sounded the depths Of our grief and our gladnes'
,te wont Al o,r pfth and he laughed at our madness
He knew all that's strange the world and that's rife
Ho knew, and yet knew not tho meaning of life.
Mrs. Helen Kendrick johnson, tho vito Of Rossiter
Johnson, has written a novel which the Appletons
will soon publish. It is entitled Raleigh Westgatc'
or Eplmenides in Maine.'
An Enel.shman says that she' Is neither more nor
less than weak watercolor sketch OF an obeeyah
woman, made white, beautiful and Young instead OF
laTF a
hideous as a mummy of a monkey. This no adds
is not orly my own opinion, but that of all tho old
comrades OF 'the Coast Of thirty years ago TO whom
the subject has been mentioned" He declares further
that these hIdeous old women, "beyond all dispute
possessed powers far exceeding anything ever yet
imagined In tho widest pages Of felton,
A memorial IN honor of Christopher Marlowc Is to
be erected at Canterbury, where no was born.
The chief increase IN the books published ia England
last year was In novels Tho number OF poetcal and
dramatic publications was twice as great as IN 81
There we're altgether 1900 books published during
the year.
Mr.. Henry Guy Carleton, tho author of Memnon, D
has finished his first novel 1t is TO be brought out In
Golfers once a Week"
Curious are the dongs Of some writers Ways and
Means committees. current paragraph represents
Mr. Edgar seus asking his friends permission 10 use
their bright sayings In his books as his own Referring
TO this, correspondent writes In Miss Laura Dan-
treys novel, Miss Varian Of New-York, occurs this
passage: Il wish for a ring like tho old symbol OF
eternity, the snake. 1t Is pledge of our love, and
the cncrcled snake means forever In Mr. saltus's
novel, Eden published eight months later, appears
| this: when last saw you, you gave me a ring,
serpent with It's tail in It's mouth. You said IL meant
eteruty' OF course, the snahemyth is as old as the
world but Miss Dalntrcy's application OF it was,
think, new Perhaps Mr.. saltus asks the permission
of authors, VOL as conversatonasts. TO use their
| ideas his own"