New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-18
LITERARY NOTES.

,bo cranbic amusing and sometimes patheuc
| . >,,ctov Finn papcis. which have appeared rom
limo to tiu,e in "The NewYork sum- are soon 10 Ue
hrourht ont I'm book form. This IS a PHEASANT
nrospcct for the work Is unique in Its way ana wei
worth preservation. The author Is MI Hi"''' -"
lold, clever young man OF thirty
.Cold That Did not Glitter is the title OF Mr..
virgip;us Dabney's forthcoming novel. This Is said
to he mIjle Don Milf" in that 1t IS purely story,
and q humorous one and without philosophical
,rc..ions. The scene is laid in Ne|-forh ana
Virginia.
Tho venerable j. NJ. Barbour writes TO Inc
Vatcbman9 concerning various visits he has laleiy
maid 10 his Old friend and brother Abotonlst' ME-
Whittier They sal down together ana 'alheu oNot
the old DAYS Of mob violence. MI BARBOUR ilqun w
,bothor ,be poct had ever suffered personal injury
Yes" said Whittier " ! was peHed DS 'lo ioo 1"''
badly hurt in my face by large stone. was
s,,bscouenrlv told by one of the party that ther
n,,rnoee was TO catch me and paint my face Diach'
"a that 7 would be a real niger But 1t was not
accomplisheds Mr.. Barbour adds that OAK hhoh Is
one of the most delightful spots on earlh' Inv
conioi, rains seemed 10 have drawn the living Veuuio
from the ground while the ceniury-old OAKS ana ois
shading the old mansion, made everything Dea"'iui
{. tbe extreme The five ladies and the venerable
noet gave me a genuine wlcome; though they iea'c"
I-Dclc creenlear WAS too tired enjoy my com
many, &C nineteen unexpected callers had been thefe
YESTERDAY This delightful family Is based upon inc
religion OF Jesus Christ; its members believe III INC
constant influence Of The Holy spirit IheS a''
Friends in word and deed. OF high cdi'uro anu J."
teconce Mr. Whittier has just passed his eish'S
wear IS feeble. and suffers much from ncdralgc pains
when told him that at eighty was uhacquain'u
with pain Of any kind. never spent whole uaS III
BOD IN nv long life he said with an expressive
chill tbat ought 10 be a better man, however good
| might be7
Dr John Browns tender and vinsome iitue
she,cb .Eab and III, Freuds7 is 10 be brought out
I'm Two Handsomely illustrated elitions-one o. tHcH
an edition d, Iuxc-by the Lppincou company
Miss Amelia b. Edwards. Ii. D., las prepared for
9TH, Century an article. richly illustrated upon Inc
recovery Of the ruins Of the great temple OF buoaS'i9
by the rrvpt Exploration Fund. One Of her lectures
Tho E>pnrcr IN Egypt treats particularly Of that
remarkable excavation and its rich monumental re-
suits
In the death Of Horatio Bonar. at good ola age
tbe world ha, lost one Of IN best known most deeply
loved and most Justly esteemed hymn writers oil inc
present generation. liis compositions nave lor Sc'I'
occupied a conspicuous place in almost every IroH'
tant hymnal and adapted alike to the s'a'eh's.
ecclesiastical ritual and 10 the simplest saethS VI
unlettrrcd worshppcr, in the backwooda They possess
I'm high degree the three essential qualiiles OF PIT
feet HYMNS: pure spiritual fcryor. mclodious wodlnS
ard -oruine poetic worth. DR.. Bonar was FOR many
voar. a strong pillar OF the Church in scotland ana
commanded there the greatest regard loI Ills many d"
o.rsble qualities Of heart and mind To the DuiA Oh
tbe Christian world hc 10 known only In his Writings
but I'm taorn hi, name VII live a, long a. the asprd
tous Of pious souls are expressed in sacIel song
Professor James NJ. Baldwin, of Lake Forest Uni
ve,si,y +, abour TO bring cut through Hot a CO.
a new Handbook Of Psychology concerning mis-
book Professor OlmoHd, Of Princeton, writes; " fro-
fo.sor baldwin has pursued the study OF psychology
botb in hi, country and Germany, where ne enjoyed
the personal instruction Of Professor Nmdt' h' mas
also given special attention 10 the recent dcVeopmon'
NJ ns,cbology among the French, being thoroughly
co,versant with the work of such men as Taine,
Ribot and Rabicre III, manuscript eN!nces very
tbo,ouch mastery Of the latest results Of the science,
a. well a, original ability Of 40 mean order. The
vorl, j. fully abreast Of the timcs, embodylng the
latest accredited results. ! am disposed to think
that 90 will supply want which is not fully met by
any existing textbook
Who can say whether book will be successful or
notg Il is remembered that George Eots publisher
paid $50 900 for The copyright OF Romola which,
II il said was probably the highest l.cc ever paid
dovn in full for novel OF that length The specu-
lstion failed only about fifteen hundred copies OF
the original high prlced edition being sold
The "reminiscences OF a Regicide,' edited from the
ORIGINAL MSS Of tine rcvolufionst. Scr gent Marccau
viii be brought ou' IN this country by The Lippncot
Company.