New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-10

t,ty Of the Boojum was unworthy OF eco'eS'as''-
cal prefermen,
American Wives and English Husbands" Is
the title Of the new novel which Mrs "er"o'e
Athertor is about TO publish
n is stated that "I'Enfant Terrible, the
comic paper promised by Mr.. Gelett Burgess OF
"Pr~nle Cow" fame is. after all, to stay IN 'he
limbo Of things unknown. The REIMBURSEMENT
n. The nroiect appears to be wise. considering
On. far, that Life" already occupies the held
successfully. and that there would prooaoN hot
no having public for another publication OF
similar aim
What ;he author Of THE American Common
wealth thinks about the doctrine of equality
is decidedly worth knowing and people VIII
welcome with interest his promised Century
essay on that subject In THIS paper he ana
lyzes the conception of equality and diseourses
upon how far Il can be realized politically. So
cial,v and economically.
A correspondent ~ The Spectator says IN
letter Just printed
In The Spectator Of January 90 YOU wrote:
"The For ever never refrain Of The Old CLOCK
on tho Stairs seems entirely the natura!
language Of n ticking tirepece that II IS
almost provoking to learn that II was NOT Oh
rectly suggested 70 Longfellow by the voice OF
clock He got the idea from an olo french
missionary" etc I should doubt H. Do you
know some remarkable blank verse by the late
Lord Tennyson. written az fourteen. quoted III
the memoir by Hallam Clord Tennyson' VOL
arhere is clock in Pandemonunn.
Hard 10y the burning throne Of my great grand
The slow vibrations Of whose pendulum.
With click clack alienation 10 and fro
Sound Ever Never ,hro the Courts OF Hell
The late Poet Laureate used to say about these
lines: These are very good lines for boy.
but ~ were to publish them now the press
would at oncA say that had copied them from
Ioryfellow or that LonEre'low had copied them
from me-"
The Romance Of Zion Chapel is the title
not particularly engaging one--of Mr.. Richard
lie Galliennes forthcoming novel
Mr. F. W. Hornung N" author of that clever
story "A Bride from the Bush is bringing out
a new novel under the title OF Young Blood"
Christina Rossetti. some years ago. visited
ny a ady who though English born. was
brought up abroad. and both in manner and
speech bore token ~ the fact. In course Of con-
versation she referred - Mss Rossetti "a
foreigner" upon which the latter laughingly
torted that she was far more English than her
visitor After some argument we can easily
settle It," said Miss Rossetti People always
use their native language IN their prayers; in
which language do YOU say your prayers" I'm
French" confessed my friend. And I in Eng
ish." trumphantly returned Miss Rossetti. 80
am the English woman and you are the for
egner'
The Rev Cyrus Townsend Brady. who
nj in he no
came a churchman and is now Archdeacon ~
Pennsylvania, has written novel which the
Scribners are about to publish. This is called
For the Love OF Country" and is story Of
adventure in the period Of the Revolution.
"A vast number NJ people do not care ran
about reading" said Mr.. Augustine Birrell the
other day. They may pretend to. but they do
not. They say they cannot find time: II is the
merest subterfugc. They could easily find time
II they chose but they prefer doing so many
other things first. There is no great harm in
this; there are other pastimes besides reading
Some people mot many read a great deal too
much and would be all the better for doing a
little observing Mr.. Bagehot said Of Shake
spesre that II he walked down street he knew
what In II. One 81 the wsest men have
ever known could neither read nor write Still
II remains true that unless you are fond Of
reading you will not read and yet unless you
read YOU cannot truly appreciate the work 81
genius.
Read what YOU like best; dc not be ashamed
of your tastes 10 deceived by novelty If
you fond of fiction give the best the first
chance. Read. for example. Guy Mannering
and Hugos Les Miserables' IT, having done So
you deliberately prefer East Lynne II cannot
be helped. Mrs. Wood a voluminous author
and, after all books were intended to be read
But nobody who is really fond Of reading needs
TO he told what to read. Lists Of books are
made for the people who do not care about
reading, and little uneasy because Of their
indifference. They buy Sir John Lubbock's
Hundred Best Books chatter about them for
a brief while and then resume the even tenor
Of their bookless way"
Mr. Kipling has finished his new story The
Burning Of the Sarah Sands" It is described
as stirring historical tale of maritime ad-
venture.
A memoir Of Susan Ferrier. the novelist
based on her private correspondence is coming
out IN London.
Dr. Morgan Dix's three-volume History Of
the Parish Of Trinity Church" is the press
OF g. p. Putnam's Sons
The same firm announces a volume OF "Remi-
niscenccs Of the Old Navy" by Edgar Stanton
Marlay.
The life Of George Borrow. upon which Pro-
lessor Knapp formerly Of Yale) has been en-
gagged for many gears. IS, IT is reported. 10 be
published by John Murray--if indeed. IT ever be
completed.
CHTCAGO STUDENTS RESIST Police.
A SNOWFALL FIGHT. IN WHICH THE POLICE IN
TERFERED. CAUSES SMALL RIOT