New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14

Anv tired editor. uncertain as to the politest
method Of returning a contribution. might take
a Lesson from Chinese brother inns eeh'I.
man is mentioned as suaveiy seholns "a :, ,bn
ar icle on the ground that II he printed ~ .'c
Emperor OF China would insist ON everything
in the paper being maintained AT the sa'is i'7.
standard. 'this being manifestly iinnoss,p'e ia
the present low state OF literary abi!ity'
General Nelson A. Miics's volume on Mill
tary Europe" is to be published in few weeks
by the Doubleday 81 Mcclure Company. IL Is
TO have many illustrations.
.Shakespeare's church at Stratford on Avon
has Just been tremendously feoI cned. after be-
ing closed all the year for repair. The comfort
able sum Of $45.0W has lately been spent IN re-
storing it to the condition in which IL Stoon III
the poets day. At the entertainment gwen All
celebration of the rcopening Mr. II. +. DehSoh
responded for THE Drama" and told this ahcc-
dotc "a friend Of mine was sitting on me wall
of Stratford churchyard. when he observed an
old laborer looking admirngy. somewhat WIS.,
fully and puzzled. ut the beautiful church
Presently the labOrer came up-fry iriehh was
cIergyman-and he said Reverend sir. do you
think he's al right My friend asked nini
whom he meant. The laborcr replied shake
um-spearc. Of course Sir. because 'hat $ SHAM
um- speares church. My friend replied that he
did not know what he meant 10y all right.
whereupon the laborcr said. He was wonder
full great man-thats his church. and should
he glad sir. If you could tell me. SIR. oclhE
clergyman, N
My friend said such a problem might safely De
left in the hands Of Him to whose honor the
church was built. but 10 the best of his belief he
was all right And the laborer left satisfied
"The Life and Letters Of Eugene Field" is the
title Of a work on which Mr.. Sl1son IhotnpSo"
of Chicago is engaged It has been authorized
bv the family Of Mr. Field. and all his literary
| remains will be used In its preparation. Charles
Scribncr's Sons will publish The book
An English critic makes the excellent sugges-
ton that Sir George Trevclyan's delightful bog
raphy Of Macaulay should be included by the
I.ongmans In their fine new edition Of the his
torians works l. is To be hoped that thrS-
iudicious publishers have already been inspired
10y this idea.
This new edition Of Macaulay reminds the
critic Of The London Morning Pc.." that the
question whether the names Of foreign per-
sonagrs should should no; be translated into
other Languages Is not 50 simple aS ~ niIsht
appear 1T was easy enough" he says. Tor
Macaulav 10 write OF Lewis. but 1t does not
seem to have occurred TO him that Lorenzo was
equally capable Of translation. Lawrence OF
Msdic' would have been an ornamen, indeed
IT, moreover wc are TO use English equivalents
for such Christian names 1s Louis, Jean or
Guillaume. why should we not also treat sur
names I'm the same manner and talk write
about the Baker episode In modern French MS
tory or the military career Of General Wood
!rNll' some ETSliSn surHaff'S iI' 'filhi"ls
Transitions. but IL Ia not certain tha' Wald
| trufrl was the original form II the name borne
by the first husband OF the lady whose roya!
song were smothered In the Tower
Mrs T. w Hornung. the clever novelist. IL
living-and wrIting-n charming villa WIN
4 vineyard AZ Poslppo-onc ~ The most 10
ligh,ful spots in Italy. Mrs. Hornung. by the
way. is the sister II Or Conan Doyle.
The Cowpcr manuscript lately sold IN London
consisted mainly at the poets corrections and
addcnda to the first edition of his rInslIt'on
OF the Had. In note h makes som" cp'ni'hri-
son bet wecn his own intrrprcia' ion II Homer
and Pop~s version Mr. Pope" writes Cow
per. has frequently altogether suppressed the
sense of his or snn and has not seldom inter
mingled his own ideas with H. THIS IL a cir
/ cumsian". which should hav" beer glad not
I To have mentioned. but. act II justice 10
uysnlf the observation ~ necessary lest I
should IN hand he suspected - much care
less oversight. ~ flctrious rmbcliis hni"nt IN
the other on this head therefore. IN" English
reader is To be admpn,sh"i that me matter
foinf I'm me whether h. Ike II or not. ~ found
also In Homer. and that the matter not found
| Tn me how much socver he may admire It. ~
found only in Sir Pope have omitted moth
| ing have invented nothing"
! II is rumored that Mr. Robert Buchanan. In
his fort Incoming book " reuins"rnc"s. has freed
his mind with great frankness concerning all
! the matters OF HIS Did disputes.
! A volume Of Letters by Benjamin Jowctt'
will soon be brough: out in London. Very lie
| lghtful ought 10 be these cpstcs Of the late
! Master of Balliol.
NAV or INiGINlTION
From The London Outlook.
There are imaginative men beyond the ken Of
la .i...