New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-09

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''The Kings Mirror Is TO be the title OF An
| thony Hopes new novel, the publication OF
! which will begin after Christmas. Born in the
! Purple" the title he had first selected. was re-
| n1ushed on the ground that Il had been used
before The hero OF The Kings Mirror is
clever boy. born to the throne OF a kingdom az
! delightful that Of Ruritania. His nurse"
| we are told, 'Imparts to him the greatness OF
his authority the majesty Of his privileges AZ
! king born. Next day she has occasion to spank
him. He has difficulty in reconciiing the two
| facts"
"The Century" has secured for the opening
season a war series of unusual interest. Rear
| Admiral Sampson will write for 1t an account OF
the operations OF the squadron under his com
mand; ear-Admral Schey will describe the
movements OF the Flying Squadron In the search
for the Spanish fleet and the performances OF the
Brooklyn at Santiago; Lieutenant HObson will
give a complete narrative Of his connection with
| the sinking OF the Merrimac and his experiences
| in the Spanish prison. and Captain Sigsbee and
Lieutenant Commander Wainwright will tell.
each from a personal point OF view, the story
of the loss Of the Maine Captain r. d. Evans
will describe the Santiago fight as seen from
the deck Of the Iowa, and Captain H. c. Taylor
OF the Indiana will set forth his experiences,
Other naval authorities connected with the work
OF the war will contribute to this series.
| The two most successful photographs Of
recent years In England are said to be those
Of Field Marshal Lord Roberts and FIRTH the
artist.
The late Lewis Carroll it is said. produced
during his early years three different manuscript
magazines. One OF them was called The Rec
tory Umbrella" He put lots of the 'Ace in
Wonderland" type Of humor into these ventures.
He was clever skecher, and often ornamented
his text going TO the poets for a particularly
bright series OF drawings There Is line in
Ossan which has the words. He gave it to his
father" Lewis Carroll pictures the line thus
sturdy boy beabOring his father with heavy
club Fun Is found in Milton. What
boots and SO? the poet asks. For answer
Lewis Carroll drew two figures staring in amaze
ment at each others droll boots. AS quite 4
small lad he produced terrifying tale Of a
burglar "One hair the victims head" ne
wrote in effect. stood straight on end. Another
would have done but that spider happened
| at that particular moment to be sitting on it."
1.-THE Money Captain" Is the title Of Chicago
| novel. published by Herbert $. Stone & Co. The
hero Is a rich man at the head OF great corporate
interests. The author OF the book Is Mr.. w.
Payne.
Mr.. Marion Crawford has written a novel.
and The Century" will print it In the twelve
numbers Of the coming year. It's title is VIA
Crucis: A Romance OF the Second Crusade" It's
hero is Gilbert Warde. young English knight,
whose character approaches nearly as pos
Sible that of primitive Christian, and who Is
brought into sudden contact with the tremen-
dous social contrasts Of the Middle Ages.
Mr.. George Moore's novel Evelyn Innes."
has been one OF the successes of the year in
copies has been nearly exhausted and the sec
ond edition, which has some changes of text. Is
ready for publication.
Two American illustrators, strong in the eie-
ment Of comicality, have made Christmas books
for the Scribners. Mr.. T.. w. Kemble has de-
voted himself to picturing the antics OF The
Billy Goat" and Mr. Oliver Herford has fur
nished drawings in illustration of The Bashfui
Earthquake" and other fables and verses OF mis-
own.
Concerning Bismarck speaker in the I'm
peral Parliament, Professor w M. Sloane says
in the current Century: when it came, Bis
marck's turn to speak, his rising affair
Of elaboration; it began slowly, and continued
for some time as the towering form assumed
its full height His great stature he had from
his father. Standing feet IN inches in his
stockings, and OF course somewhat more in his
boots, he could not, even with arms JSprO-
pOrtiOnatey long as his were. reach the desk
before him with his hands: consequently he
wont to stand for while. twitching his
fingers and swaying his body as il TO find a sup
port. Failing in the instructive effort, he would
then tumble in his coatta pocket. and, produce
ing his handkerchief, blow q stentoran blast
These preiimnaries completed he then began to
speak. His voice disappointment IL
the voice OF an effeminate man when in a At Of
nervousness, and at time did ii have any
ally feeble, and not infrequently he would in
terrupt himself with little nervous cough
which left the sentence unfinished. This trick
he sometimes used with considerable rhetorical
erect as when. on one occasion, he fiercely de-
clared: i am in the Emperor's service. | do not
care in the least whether | shall sink under the
task or not, and you Cough and the silence
or the "QuOS ego. The interruption more
effective than the expected orator al climax OF
impertinence to his opponents. Il orator
he says in one OF his published spec ches: I have
not the gift OF influencing your min Is of OBJ
securing the real meaning of things ~ cloud or
discourse