New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-24


Msssts Nicolay and Hay. Their intimate association
with their subject during the most important years Of
his life will give peculiar interest to these papers
Mr. Clement Scott, the distinguished English writer
on the stage says in Stratford letter to The London
Telegraph: Before our crowd of pilgrims arrive az
Shakespeare birthplace. conducted by smart rail-
guard in uniform find TINE s to p , s~ a5u a%e
minutes be spared on Waslins9n irvingS sasiro
in this weliknown apartment who should lind but
Washington lrvng's American successor, the glifu
s,sav known on 10th sides Of the Atlantic as
| Willie Winter"
II is encouraging to see that in England at least
authors are beginning to learn their own business.
| very useful work is coming from the press OF the
| Incorporated Society OF Authors in the shape OF
| volume on The Various Methods OF Publication
1t compiled mainly from documents in the Office Of
the society and IL is intended 10 give complete con-
spectus OF all the several agreements proposed by pub
lishers with the corresponding advantages or disad
| vantages to authors. The book Will be issued IN
| october.
| Mr.. Besant sends to The Athenaeum' sopo &C.
| servedly Stern criticisms the recent defence Of
| certain publishing firms advanced by Mr.. Walfod 81
would only ask your readers" says Mr.. Bcsant, " to
observe the mental attitude OF one who served long
and honoraby in the ranks Of literature. II Is That
| humble
rs my work. Take II. Sell It. Get all YOU can for
it, As for anything YOU may toss shall be CRATE
full Generous patron, yonr dole is greater than any
| other have received this day"
| GAS for any of Justice honesty In the
acquisition and administration OF other peoples liter
| arg property, such an attitude shows not single
| glimpse. Surely it time for society TO arise.
only to teach the simple lesson that men OF letters
have rights OF property much of collercs
| or pigs"
George Meredith has finished his novel. The Jour
nalist," and is taking holiday lie has been engaged
| upon this book for several years
Dr. Hedges closing years were happy and peaceful
| TO an unusual degree His extraordinary memory,
The Boston Transcript" twas Of great
comfort him since he had been able TO read.
70 hear reading long at time. lie could read 10
| himself from memory repeating long passages from
| favofte authors and rccitng from the Transitions
| I've had made from the German. The quality ot his
mind always of singular completeness. and in
failing health he found pleasure in intellectual memo
ries. His self possession, his polse and calm
marked even In these latter days. As long possible
| he was glad TO welcome his friends. About year
ago he made happy by visit from DR. Furnlss Of
Philadelphia who IS the old beautiful TO all who
| know him. The eulOgy OF DR.. Hedge must I've The
praise OF the high moral, Intellectual and liberal life
| Of half century In New England. All the best re
suits TO progress which have from the fcryOr
for thought Of that band OF enthusiasts who used 10
meet with DR.. Claiming and rallied about Emerson
fcrvor that lasted In long life Of usculness-thc>c
are all to lie counted. with sadness and affection
his old friends pay their last tributes TO tho dead
| In the next number of The Universal Review will
appear sketch Of DR.. Johnson taken under interest
| Ing circumstances II seems that at the age Of
| seventy five he paid q visit to his old friend. Dr.
Adams, in oxford. While there an artist brought
home portrait Of DR.. H-ams and offered to his
| daughter a Sketch Of anything she might wish. She
asked for portrait Of DR.. Johnson who agreed TO ST
butt cried he, "you must stand before TO make
look pleasant for am but sour lOohing old man
astoria" Irvlng's sketch OF pioneer life IS to be
reprinted by the Putnams In what they have named
| "The Tacoma Edition.
| In his forthcoming final volumes OF his History
Of England ia the Eighteenth Century Mr. Lecky viii
show the results Of his study OF heretofore unused
Of Information. lie has had IL is said.
| to important manuscript materfals-ofen Of a most
confidential charactcr-which previous historian has
used and which throw much new light OF some
| portions OF his subject
| Something OF gentle hunor Is to be IN Mr.
Whtiers note in relation to the poem by him recently
read at Concord Having opportunity he says,
| ito write anything new, thought Of poem read at
| Woodstock Conn. the Fourth OF July. 1853, and
| published at that time in The NcwY0rk Independ.
| ent,' which might not be inappropriate. | had no
copy of the poem with me- but sent part OF IL which
| remembered, not supposiDg it would he regarded as
newly written. My friend Lowell, who used to tell me
that rather inclined to repeat myself may find
in this last example Of self plagiarism proc; Of the
| correctness Of his good natured criticism"
1t Is possible that many people may agree with
Professor Henry Drnmmond in a statement recently
| made 10 the students OF Melbourne University. This
man, acknowledged to be and sage, declared that
he could not read Carlye-he scOlded too much and
seemed TO him great man gone derouS.
The Squirrel Inn" is the title of Mr.. Frank II
Stockton's new novelette,.
TennysOn, past eighty one, has recovered sur
prsingly from lis recent Illness. lie takes fair
amount OF exercise is interested in events
continues 10 write.
An authorized Life Of Ibsen' Is coming out here
and In England, with all It's poeiical quotations trans.
lated from the Norwegian by Edmund Gossc IL is
rather late for this region for the Ibsen craze" has
grown attenuated 10 be almost invisible happily
50, to agree with Professor Royce, that the
craze that makes Browning or lbsen any other
literary man q solitary idol Is a symptom OF con-
dton of intelligence for which literature In its truo
sense is good as non-existcnt'
F. Anstey Guthrie) Is. il appears, the author Of
those comical popu which have been pub
lished in "Punch" and several Of which The Tribune
has reprinted. They have been collected In volume
which will soon be brought out In London.
"Romance,7 is the title OF now weekly paper
which is coming out in London, fiction being its chief
feature II will present four or five complete nov
eettes every week in addition 10 a serial story and 1t
will probably be failure.
| NJ. Guy de Maupassant up the of art
"he profound and delicious enjoyment which rises
TO your heart before certain pages. before certain
phrases
Professor william Jamess work on "TlIe Principles
OF Psychology Is almost ready for publication. II