New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04

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two most important figures in "The Marian,
the irresistible Barty himself and his dearest
friend the Bob Of his schoodays the Bob of his
youth and manhood the Sir Robert Maurice who
| in the mellow evening Of his life set forth the
story Of brilliant career 1t was one OF Du
Maurers skilfuest achievements to make tho
colossal chum of Barty vivid and well nigh as
| ovable as Barty himself. When, forsaknS the
text for a moment he pictured the former he
made drawing as eloquent as any OF those
which celebrate the hero of his book
Mr. Paul Leicester Ford is editing for Dodd,
Mead & Co. a new edition Of the famous New
| England Primer" 1t will include a blblloS-
| raphy Of the subject, with transcripts or ttie
pages, collations and descriptions of all known
editions, and reproductions in fac-simile OF title
pages, illustrations and specimen pages. An
| introduction will give an exhaustive account or
the origin and history Of the "Primer' Mr..
Ford is exactly the to do this work and to
do ii well.
A curious story Is told Of the late Professor
! Sylvester. He was travelling by coach in an
out oftheway part of England and at one sta
tion as he sat in the vehicle waiting to depart,
| two villagers approached. one mounted be-
side the Professor and as her friend turned 10
retrace her steps the latter said: ''Goodby,
| Mrs Harrisv' Professor sylvester the last
man in the world to let good opportunity slip
! by and the coach drove off he called out
/ "Goodby Mrs. Camp" The driver turned
with amazement and said; Il thought you sad
! you knew here? How did you know
| that ady's name Camp? This tale is
vouched for correspondent Of The Specta-
tor" abiding to it, says: I'm my old convey
ancing days 1 once had an abstract to peruse,
relating to some property in southern county
Hampshire, / think, which contained the
names Of no less than three Of the personages
in the Pickwick Papers, 'Pickwick itself, and,
| think. Tupman anu Wrinkle | could not
doubt that the deed in question must have
passed through Dickens's hands when he was
| in a solicitors Office and that he had noted the
names for use. So, should think with Camp
and Harris u"
Under the direction of Mr. Russell Sturgis, tho
! Macmillan m)any is to publish Dictionary
Of Architecture" in three large octave volumes
1t will include many special articles by archi-
tects. sculptors, engineers, mural painters ana
other authorities; it will he extensive in scope,
and it will be generously illustrated.
THE Chap-Book" makes a wise suggestion in
regard to some of the great libraries of America,
namely, that they retire the rusty old law
against the use of ink at the desks in their
reading rooms. The point is well taken. Moth
ing Is more eXasperatng, as The Chap Book"
says than to be forced to make ones extracts
| from book in pencil and then copy them out
at home in ink. The greater number of those
using the important reading rOOms are men and
women Of education and good manners. They
can be trusted with pen and ink They will not
ruin the books, the desks the floor. In the
libraries Of Europe ink is supplied for use, and
no heard Of their being in a state Of
unCleanliness as a result. We believe the Con-
gressional Library has inkwels and pens on
the desks of its reading-room. If not, it ought
to get them at once and set the pace for the rest
Of the country 1t is time the blunt and mad
dcning lead pencil was banished.
There is being prepared in the Imperial Print
ing Office at Berlin edition of the "Nibelun-
genlied' to be sent to the Paris Exposition Of
/ 1909 as specimen Of the progress Of the arts
of printing, Illustrating and binding in Germany.
Here is a suggestion for the book lovers Of this
Nation.
THE Century Book of the American RevO-
luton is a work by Ebrldge s Brooks which
! the Century Company is to bring out in the
autumn 1t describes a trip made by party Of
young people to all the famous battefields OF
the Revolution, and it is to be illustrated with
more than two hundred pictures This ought to
! be a useful book for boys and girls, and
into which their elders will not mind looking.
An English interviewer who recently discov-
cred Ibsen at a hotel in Norway sent in his card.
The mighty replied, by the waiter. that he
would be glad to the traveller IF he can
! speak German" The waiter added: Il cant
understand this. Mr. Ibsen speak English
very we'll" The journalist is tossing up as
to whether this was meant for "A rebuff or a
/ .nanOeuvrc on the part of the doctor to avoid
showing how little he could speak English.
Happy journalist. Where ignorance is bliss, etc.
ETC.. etc
The Goncourt sale has produced about 1865
600 francs The private income of Edmond de
Goncourt amounted to 100000 francs and when
his house Auteuil is sold another large sum
will he added to the fund out of which the
money is to be drawn for the foundation of
Che "AcadGmie des Goncourt' always prOvid-
ing that the kinsfok Of the two brothers do
not succeed in breaking the will Speaking OF
the Academy the other day to the Paris CORE
spondent of The London Academy" NJ. AL
phonse Daudet said
He should not have called it the Academic
des Goncourt' but. what would have been
much better the Diner des Goncourt,' for that