New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-03
LITERARY NOTES.

n urs burton y llprrlspn didn't wifi" the
Century" ,or,al The Arrl} Maniac" ,omcbody has
voop~i style amallncl, resembling h"r-
Doe, ANONYMITY .crvo 70 push st'0 70 the
dav,f N,t -. il dm 4 hw ago. The inferred
iOu.cl by i now j. mu'h c~s.
Professor Drunmond ia h, " Greatest Thing IN 'hr
World gives . for.Jlc illustration 0f m"l"rn pruSf'--
But cte,,'ay.~ be- -ny, "iu ~" Iu''rrrr = fdin
lnrn tine 1,a',-i ncurr Ia the faculty va ~ir James
-imp-ou the d-covcrcr Of chlo-oorm. n" other d'y
hi, successor aud nephew. rr"fr--or simpson. va'
asked ly the librarian II M uutcr iiy T. - 70 t'c
pnhi, library and pich out the boot' "n Do, subject
that were no longer needed. And hi- rcpN :" me
librarian wa, this .Takc every tcstlo"h that j.
more than ton wears Old, and pat it down in TIE cellar
sr Jane. simpson great AUTHORITY "nly Few
year ago. men came from all p,rt' Of the Garth 3"
consult him. and almost the whole tcachug uf that
time +. cons ncd by the science q to day {" oblivion
Mr. ,,corgr f. Woolbcrrv. tie artlor of a biography
Of Poe aud Of Tie Sorth Shore watch. = promising
book Of verse. B., native % Beverly. Macs, ana Is
not much pa: thlrty wear, old. lie Is lIar'nrd man
aud has done some college work Ia the West lie IS
u tall. slender and rather good looking man.
Mr. ". ! Linton's Forthcoming Masters Of Wood
Engraving viii have nearly 20 ,U'' interpreted In
II, text. with forty eight uulrcNci pig" subjects.
An edition Of ouly 800 COPE, Is printed, signed aud
numbered \, certain cut, (Su'h a. Harv'N's cr"-
brdtcd "Dcntatus.' and the cuts from pnfrrS
" Appcalyp.c- and "Grratr Pa-.on-i ran only b,
given In part in the edition Of so. ~ j. also pro
uos.d f., issue an edition according 70 orders received.
I'm, not 10 exceed 100 copics paper large cr0rcl
g. print The whole 81 such cut. In further ailition
viii Dee given that aud most important Of Durcr'
WORK, in wood the "Trumphdl Cav Of NrNNilia1
mca surfing feet inches with height Of - inches.
! Penny fiction In England count, ~ authors among
| man, classes, The d,rn.fcd QuarteHl}" quotes ~,
| Illustration u this fact lately related 10y Lady. the
wife Of we'll known physician. Her cook having
repeatedly neglected 10 -cud mp the dinner with The
immortality which Is dcsirabl" in well ordered house
| hold she demonstrated with some SharpdcS~ and 10
her asiou',Lmcn was Informed that the Young person
In question was 50 much occupied with the novel shc
| we, writing that she had been unable 10 pay due
| attention Ia her duties in the Kitchen.
| An Engli>nnan writes 10 Notcs and Queries" {,
,oncw hat Indignant letter the question Of American
| spelling "Thc most difficult case, perhaps. he SAYS,
IS that Of al English author who sells his work 10
| American publishers. II be- Is wise. aud /, popular
enough to insist he should ,Gpulac formally before
haid that the English spelling shall be ue-d In hi,
! book. But even then he Is not safe. such stipu
! lion wa, lately made, and put into due legal form
and yet the earlier numbers OF the novel which II
| related were issued by the American publisher with
| all the English .pclngS altered. The author. a man
who writes pure and excellent English. insisted on an
his point. so the book in Its first issue is parcel
English parcel-Ysnkce in spelling"
| II is related concerning Mr. r. J. Burdettc that
during his visit 10 a certain Western city he was in
tervicwcd" by a reporter who made a long article ont
| of a five minutes chat lie sent the paper 10 Mr
urdete but heard nothing Of II for months until III,
lecturer CHANGED again to be In his city for few hours
! when he went TO the hotel to SEQ him. Inrdctc APP
pcarcd TO him With travelling bas in hand
"Im Just leaving FOR my train Fast said he: did
| you want - interview mel"
| "Well, yes /"
| Now don't Jet any Of my actions hinder Won yonnf
man said Burdcttc; I've got Ia catch that train
but that needn't interfere with yOur Interviewing rfgh
along here for twenty five minutes say, or hall al
! honr That was "A beautiful interview with me yot
wrote last time here. | cOnlint add thing /
| should stay right with yOu. Go ahead. trust yon
| Good-by Remember that! 1 trust YOU And h
WAS gone.