New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17

Of sketches which have not appeared IN any petioo
| ical
The first OF the four Jungle Stories no"
Fear Came to the Jungle" has appeared IN me
| Pal Mall Budget" II Ia a strange ana powerful.
| picture Of drouth and famine in India
,fr Kip,,ng we are tod. means 10 have mousse
| IN England as We; In America, pans LOT 'ne
| same having already been made. This cottage -
| n he somewhere by the sea- so that he can wa''n
| Channel traffic and yet be within reasonaoe as
| tance n, London PAL Mall Budget writer re-
| minded Mr. Kipling how he had written from Amer
| ica that there are red-coats In Bermuda' anu
| added: Between the sea and the junse you doh
| mean to lose sight OF Tommy.
I'm about the tenth part Of , ssc}ni new springs
| Of enthusiasm within him. He is stili Iommy
faithful admirer anI heart cr% SUD I'D coat in the
| Army lie told how he met me isth tnere' anu
how he had been impressed by the SIZE o, rssent
in the swing OF daily duties and me heish., UuS
and thickness I'M, t5d me- hat Mrs Kipng
and he entertained In barracks oy ,hsTn ~
w' IN ,be rnsrricd onartcrs-a new and fruitful. ex-
perIenca how the soldiers had tried 10 grt ,'se
on, Of nm by explaining that the men N c ,,,r,
for duty Orcers in the orderly room. ne repen,Tu
win iaugh tina, would have done credit 10 Mr. !;
describe bermuda I'm sure w. shahrSpe sno, he
bay Were scphano and Trncuo found Caaban and
the p o. green scum rs the n Trmr Pc hear some
| new thinT Shakespeare never In Bermuda!
But hts descriptions are cons,d,.asy by more more
there I'm sure Of IT."
Professor W NJ sloane. Of Princeton. has nearly
| finished his Life OF Napoleon" He has gone to
France and will complete the work there
| Mr. BENJAMIN KIDS successful book on Social
Evolution" has rouscl considerable Interest con-
| corning lts author who n 9TH young man lie Is
employed In tho British civil Service. md has an
| envable record In scientific study and research.
The curious statement IS made that good many of
the IDEAS which be has developed In his book came
10 him through The p7ilert study - colonies OF
social insects. For years he kept communities OF
bees anil ants ~ his 1'nIon rooms. and comparative
study % them he found Drought ont 40 fact that
social efficiency among the socia! insects IL pur-
chnscI p, the expense - the gradual specialization
sub,rl!natlon ard degeneration ~ the individual
The second American edition Of Mr. Kidd's book
has jus, been brought cut by Macmillan. II has
new preface
Mr. Robcr, Louis Stevenson has In hand two
novels neither Of wh!ch w.. be plb'isacl Tor some
| tim. TIE n-s' =, Ivcs = he story = Fre7ch
naval orrccr who e. captured by British war sAp.
s shut Up N scotch prison. and nns.iy escapes
20 g through some won ic-fu. adventures. The
other story. Tho I.ori Jns,,ce-Clerk" dcl.s With
Scottish ufe o. the latter hat 81 the last century
NJ George Morgan. a philelclphls editor. has
written move. Gel; Reyolu'i'nary tines and has
/ caiiel u IN Cortcnp, = kings" The scene IS
AL ~ Varcy T--gc aul fhe region surrounding -
! an. the story e sail 20 o. strong ono.
Mr. Is - Howe''s VIII not return 10 Ne~-lork
until re autumn During his foreign vacation
with ~. daughter he Will make careful study OK
| Holland
W 4 Lnly's new book The Claims OF Chris
,innlty." is m ,hc Appleton pre's In THIS Vo!ume
,hc distinguished Engiish'nnn maintains me heeeS-
sty o. organinsi spritua' power 70 win iieh'e the
rghfs NJ conscience especially In age when the
tendency rs TO strengthen the state against the In
! lvidual
! Mrs Burton Harrison n her new Century" story
makes her very modern heroine demand freedom
from the restraints and requirements Of domestic
| existence IN order 20 follow what she thinks -
| The higher W."
Queen vic,orl, has la,e'y been approached. II IL
reported By several b!osraphers who WANT details
| Of the life u the Court since 1881 The queen
uniformly refuses 20 d. anything for them, feeling
TIM, the historians who wish 20 deal with her reign
| viii onl suf1cient Trustworthy material In the
memories 81 the chief officers Of the Household.
Inmens. stores u memoranda from the Queens
own hanl are among the royal archives which are
In charge Of the Keeper Of the Queens c'ose'.
| Questions Of sociology have been interesting Mr.
| Charles Dudley Warner. whose forthcoming novel,
The Golden House" takes up some Of the phases
of the problem OF poverty.
The English papers are mentioning az marVei
the large price paid oy Mr. Astor's magazine for
| George Mercdlih's novel. Lord Orinont and HIS
Aminta" This Is nfty dollars a thousand words
which Is not very large price. taking American
| standards.
II F.ammarions book on Popular Astronomy
| has had In Franc, aaie Of 10000 copies An
English translation with notes. is Just coming out
| IN London.
The brt:,,an, author Of "Obim Dicta" has NJ
! erorv sister. mi this lady, Miss Olive Rirrell has
written a novel which IS soon to be published. Its
tre IL Anthony LnngsyGe"
~, - n pity" says m English writer. that the
| Americans are not allowed 70 buy Stra'ford-on-
Avon md t-lnspor, II TO the states. They would
a, icas, treat II with the respect II deserves. which
I. more than We do. A short time ago the carved
oak doors which were paced at the north end Of
thc church century before Shakespeare was born
we're Temporarily removed: whererpon n Unitarian
| churchwarden so.d them "a lumber. The purchaser
intends 70 build pgsty with them Those OF
the inhabitants who have heard Of Shakespeare are
! Indignant And 50 what the purchaser bought at
The price ~ n plgsty he is willing TO resell at the
price OF historic relies"
Charles Henry Pearson. the author Of that nota-
bic book National Life and Character, has just
dled In splte Of hts lifelong weak health. Mr.
Pearson has he'd many high offices and has done
much valuable historical work
THE FRENCH IN WESTERLY NETWORK.
From The Rochester Post Express.
The earliest attempt al mission work In Western
New-yorl was that OF the Franciscan Father
joseph de In Roche Dailon. He visited the Neuters
in 1861 But the hrst man TO cross from Lake