New-York tribune., 1902-12-14

he is SteadfaSt star,
And vet the maddeSt maldeni
She can wage gallant war.
And give the peace OF Eden
"OId Trails the Niagara Frontier Is the
title of a. volume of early New-York history
which MI F. RI. Severance is about to bring
out through the firm of Burrows, of Cleveland
The Americana of these publishers have founo
a multitude of purchasers-wfich is strong testi-
mony to the truth of the assertion that Arneri-
can readers not entirely given over 10
trash
The library edition OF Ruskin which his long
time publisher. George Allen. is bringing out
will exhaust the authors MSS The diaries
and notebooks will probably be published al
terward- There number or small note
books filled with notes for The Stones of Ven
| ice Besides these, there nearly fifty large
| notebooks more or less filled with his daily i'm
pressicns of places and scenes He has also left
in his own handwriting many thick catalogues
of minerals, with descriptions His letters alone
| would fill volumes.
| Burnand. editor of "Punch"-and now Sir
| Francis-has written his "reminiscences. and
these win be brought out IN two illustrated Vol-
| uInes full OF aneCdOte-
Among forthcoming biographies which are to
| command interest are Z V. Lucas's Charles
Lamb" Mr. Sidney Lees Queen Victoria" and
Mr. Austin Dobson's Fanny Burney-'
In the late Henry James Ross's letters just
published, there IS a picturesque glimpse OF
DisraeH as ne appeared in lS32 al Malta he
came 10 the office OF Mr.. Ross father dressed
in silk dressing gown, with q guitar suspend
ed by a broad ribbon round his reck- My father
asked him to dine and to so TO the opera after
ward and we boys were allowed to come down
70 dessert and 70 accompany the party 10 ths
theatre Disraeli lace rutieS on his shirt
front and wristbands, and his fingers were COW
cred with JeWelled rings
Mr. Andrew Lang is said to have been ths
"discoverer' OF The House with the Green
Shutters" The reviewer" he says in Long
mans takes up each new mover Dy an uh-
known author Lstlessly enough; they are so
numerous and resemble each other so much In
a careless temper l opened MI Browns pook-
and then. looking at my watch after what
seemed a short interval. 1 found II long past
bedtime. In the interest aroused by these dread
full dweIlers in Barbe. every of them mean
and malignant in a distinct and special manner.
one forgot all time. like the poet at cats-cradle
with beloved object
In a day or two there will be sold in London
some interesting relics, CRAVINGS CRAVINGS ana auto auto
were the property OF the late Miss Kate Perry
and her sister Mrs. Elliot, intimate friends Of
Thackeray. The drawings include king Charles
Takin, Leave of Bishop Juxon." with the words
Remember written beneath a small full
length pencil drawing Of himself lecturins: Miss
Perry as q shepherdess mounted; small hui
morOus gen and ink sketch OF clothes Hung
on the Line" and others Among the auto
graphs are The Lords Prayer in Thackeray's
handwriting on small piece of paper the size
Of a tlreepenny piece. and another oy PorSon on
papgr the OF Il SlNpJncts MISS Rite SfiS
album containing letters. drawings etc. by
-Ttackcray with an original unpublished poeTu-
The Pen and the Album, curious letter in
minute characters forming the word JOB signed
by initials w NJ t." etc. autograph lines
sending a small gold brooch enamelled in col-
ors with the head of Miss Perry's Skye terrier:
Il am Miss Perry's faithful Phil.
And my picture thus L send her. etc
In the same SALE il is announced. will appear
n COPY of Charles Lambs Beauty and the
Reast." with eight enSrayinSs and woOdcut on
the wrapper incIosed in a paper pull-off case on
which is printed the title page. and on the
verse side the advertisement OF this work and
..Prince Dorus." 1t is believed to be form
in which the book has never before occurred for
sale.
The late Max Muller had not too high an opin-
ion of Bismarcks biOgrapher- IF you wish
be CIisSusted" he wrote to Sir William Russell.
read Busch Bismarck / knew Butcher. and
he was not the most exalted character; but
Buscht One feels ashamed to be German.
always knew that Bismarck brute. but
he had the redeeTning qualities OF brute-but
the reptiles! Surely a man who does great
work may be very small, very mean man
And now they are going to erect monument
to B. in the Cathedral at Berlin. oh! the desc
lation of abomnation! Let him who readeth