New-York tribune., 1901-01-30

Arthur Stanwood Pier, author of 1.-The Peda-
gogues" and it's scenes are laid in Boston and
Missouri. 1t deals with the social adventures
of a Western family aspiring to wealth and
culture in the East. The third book of the
series 10 be published in March. will be Martin
Brook" by Morgan Bates. of Chicago, who has
written one two plays that have attained
some success. This story is laid in the northern
part of N9w-York State before and during the
war, and tells something of the workings Of the
un foreground railroad. "Eastover Court House,
the first of the series, will appear next Tuesday
In his study Of the German and Swiss settle
ments OF PENNSYLVANIA Oscar Kuhns exhibits
some extremely interesting facts about this ele-
ment of our colonial civilization He lays spe-
cial stress on the conservative influence OF the
Pennsylvania Germans from the very beginning
They have been blamed by their English speak
ing neighbors, who a century and half ago
called them stubborn and headstrong. Their
conservatism has its drawbacks, but Mr. Kuhns
thinks it has also its value in view of the lack
Of repose that is a great weakness in the Ameri-
car National life. Another attractive trait upon
which he dwes is the intense patriotism of the
Pennsylvania Dutch at the time Of the Revolu-
ton.
There will be considerable interest in the an
nouncement of the Scribners that they are pro-
ducing a new volume of stories by Mrs. Edith
Wharton. 1t will be called Crucial instances
The forthcoming number of The Anglo-SaXon
Review" which is for the last quarter of last
year will be sold in this country through Messrs
C. P. Putnams Sons. Mr.. John Lane having
given up the publication of the periodical both
here and in England. The announcements bear
the name of Mrs. George CORVALLIS West as the
London publisher this being, of course, the
present title of the lady who, when she began
the editing Of The Anglo-SaXon Review was
Lady Randolph Churchill II has not yet been
decided whether not the Putnam house will
continue the American publication of the peri
odical in the future. Among the articles in the
new number are THE Spirit OF Romance" by
Ecerton Castle; THE Drawbacks of Certain
Games" by Andrew Lang; Ambassador Choate's
address Abraham Lincoln and Mrs. Rus
SELL" by Maarten Martens
There are said to be some remarkable and
rather amusing disclosures, in the Bismarck
love letters that the Harpers are preparing for
publication. of sides OF the Iron Chancellors
character utterly unknown to the public. For
instance. when he was quite young man he
depicts himself at a time when the air OF Ber-
lin was thick with the rumors of impending
diplomatic disasters. as running about the capl-
tai trying TO match a ribbon. Another letter
tells of the trouble he had, after the birth Of
one of his children, with the nurse. The nurses
child died at a critical period, and we are shown
the statesman's anxiety and the proceedings he
went through TO keep the news from her, lest
the shock to the nurse should have disastrous
effect upon his own baby.
Mrs Annie Nathan Meyer. we'll known in
pnilanthropic as we'll in literary circles in
New-York. has written and the Macmillan
Company is about 10 publish. a tale of the peas
ants uprising in England in 1881. 1t is called
Robert Annys, Poor Prest"-a term which
was used to describe wicklifs band OF followers
who went about teaching the poor with such
socialistic tendencies to result In this upris-
took place. John Ball, the most picturesque
figure in the rebellion enters into the book. and
| ii is in listening to his that the fate OF
| the hero is decided The period is that of the
death throes OF feudalism and the earliest
awakening Of modern life.
Almost the last printed words Of the late
Bishop Creighton. Bishop of London. who died
the other day, contained In the Report OF
Conference Held at FuIham Palace on the Doc
trine OF Holy Communion and It's Expression IN
Ritual" The Conference held at his palace
and at his suggestion last October, though he
himself took no part in its proceedings He
wrote the preface of the book which Longmans
stances attending the summoning Of the Con-
ference.
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