New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23

were spent with men who had a mania for TAX
ing notes but OWL l was amazed at the bun
die OF papers relating to the mining novel My
handwriting is fairly legible; write very Slowly
and without corrections explained lola on one
occasion. Il rarely write more per day than the
quantity OF three printed pages; and know al
most To line beforehand what am gong 10
what have written but put it aside. and never
see il gain until it is in print.
series OF interesting letters written by Ed
gar Allan Poe to that queer versiher, the great
Chivers." is announced for publication in me
Century" DR. Thomas Chivers. Of Georgia, fol-
lowed fashions in literatUre-"Poe finished the
ruin OF him which Shelley b. .un." says one of
the characters in the deligE. ful Diversions OF
the Echo club" In those lagos too. Taylor
quoted these representative lines from Chivers's
Resale Lee:
Many mellow Cydonian sUCkets.
Sweet apples. anthCsmial divine
From the ruby trimmed beryline buckets.
Star gemmcd. IiIy-shaped, hyaline;
Like the sweet golden goblet found growing
on the Wild emerald cucumber tree.
Rich. brilliant, like ChrysopTase glowing.
Was my beautiful Kosalie Lee!
Mr.. owen Seaman. the author of Borrowed
Plumes." an unCommonly clever book Of par
odies, is an 'all around sort of man-an ath-
lcte. university prize man, n barrister. Il pro-
fessor of literature. lecturer on classical Itera
ture and a reviewer He is now, AT the age OF
forty-one. Il sub-cditor of Punch" He lecturcd
in this country in the later years OF the last
century.
The International Historical Congress win be
held at Rome next April from the I'd to the 9th
The German Historical Congress will be held
April II to 10 and the interested member can.
therefore, be present on both occasions.
Violet Jacob. the author of the clever novel.
The sheep SteaIers.' is a Scotswoman by
birth. and is the wife of a British officer in
South Africa.
A group OF Illustrated papers from the pen of
the Confederate general Gordon will be found
among the pages OF next years 'SCTibner."
His war "reminiscences, as his acquaintance
know, full of animation and fire, and the
reader may confidently expect a great pleasure.
Mrs Clayton Gym. the author of The Visits
OF Eliza beth" and The Reflections Of Am
brosine," is reported to be contemplating a visit
to this country. 1t is stated that her earlier
years passed here. and it is limited that she
may introduce American manners into future
visits of Elizabeth"
The first volume OF the new collected edition
OF John RuslIn's writings will not appear until
next March. Each volume will run to between
five and six hundred pages. not counting the
Illustrations Each title page will bear Rus
kns seal. with it's motto. To-day
1t is again asserted that the late Queen Marie
Henrette of Belgium left volume of memoirs
and it is added that they will soon be published
in German
Tolstoy is apparently in robust health If we
may judge by the list of the works uuon which
he is engaged. He is writing a book ON the
essence of religion, a novel dealing with Rus
sia's acquisition of the Caucasus, an essay on
the land question, and a play whose subject was
taken from real life.
The MS. of SCOTS Napoleon is owned nv
MIR. w. M. Bryce. of Edinburgh. He paid
something over 5000 for it. He is the possessor
also of the MS. of Count Robert OF Paris and
of the original draft of Allan Ramsay's Gentle