New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-01
LITERARY NOTES.

Patagonia Through the Heart or faidsOiio'
as the book is called. describes with some mi
nuteness the daily life. manners and customs
of the Tehuelche Indians. These are a people
of great stature and have been the subject OF
more or less fabulous accounts from the times
Of Elizabeth One of their skilfu1 tricks IN
hunting is described. When they go after
guanaco across the plains they have way OF
Erving them out by standing on the oacks Oh
their horses in more less upright posluon
and gazing off over the plain In one OF tle
colorea illustrations supplied by john JULIE
Nillais three OF them are represented stahoiie
d. ~ the extreme end of their horses backs, as
one would stand city pavement anu
wrapped iii their blankets. calmly surveying the
distance The author commenting on TINS Draw
ing. says:
The Tehuelche probably copied TINS net IL
from the Araucanians-. As rule, the indlan
stands or kneels on his sheepsk1n sadole- t1eLe
is depicted the extreme position, oI,cbos do
assumed TO show off have seen saucuo S w Lii
similar trick though few Patagonlan horses win
permit such liberties
Hough1on Mifin & Co have lately pup
lished a companion volume to Mr.. Chapmans
Handbook of Eastern Birds in the Handbook
of Birds of the Western United States. which
has been prepared by Mrs Florence Merrinan
Bailey. She has already written four books oii
birds. Her father is Clinton L. Merriman' OF
the United States Biological Survey. and her
husband, Vernon Bailey, who assisted her III
the preparation of the present volume is also
a member of the Surrey. She was Of the class
of So of Smith College. Study of birds in the
fields in New-York. Utah. Arizona and California
forms the Immediate basis OF the book
a compilation and analysis Of Scottish super
stitions have been made by John Gregorson
Campbell He has collected many stories anu
traditions in the Highlands and along the ISL
ends at the coast, in every case from oral
sources personally investigated. The Macmillan
Company has published the book. which is en-
titled ''witchcraft and Second Sight in the High
lands and Islands of Scotland
Bishop Lawrence Of Massachusetts. who has
written the life of Governor Wolcott, whom ne
knew intimately for forty years, has also been
the biographer of his father. Amos A Law
renee He is also the author of visions ana
Service He was born in Boston in 1850, and
was graduated at Harvard in 1871 In 1875 ne
received the degree of Doctor of Divinity he
went through the Cambridge Episcopal Theo-
logical School and in 1876 was made rector OF
Grace Church Lawrence His ordination as
bishop came in 1898.
Mark Tapley. who was always in search OF
misery in order to acquit himself OF credllaple
cheerfulness. was made the titulary genius OF
club of art students in Munich, of which Reg1-
maid 5. Birch charter member MI blrch
did the illustrations for Robert W. Chambers
book called "Outdoorland" recently But in the
DAYS of the club such practical things were
rather distant and the group OF young friends
who associated themselves in a society OF IN
territorial cheerfulness had success Of the ma
terial sort still to look forward to. 1t was ar
ranged that the club should dine yearly at a
Munich restaurant. If any member should De
absent it was agreed that his plate should be
laid his beer poured, his health drunk exactly
as if he were there. Year after year they met
As the members began to scatter TO their warn
Gus positions in life places came to be vacant
first one, then two or three, then more, until
3, last Mr.. Birch the sole survivor. and
seated himself at table in the company Of eight
empty chairs eight plates eight mugs brtmful.
Mr. Birch performed the OF the Tapley
Club faithfully. Much to the CONSERVATION OF
the other guests of the restaurant, he rose and
pledged the health Of all his fellow members in
ghostly dumb show.
New Amsterdam and Its People which the
Scribners have just published. has met the
approval of Charles Hemstreet who is known
for his books the same subject He says that
tine book IS treasure to those interested IN the
beginnings of New-York. TO those who have
come 10 think that Valentine unearthed every
thing possible from the records of old. Mr..
Inness book is an addendum to Valentine, and
that means everything to those interested in the
subject
Sidney Lanier-s most extended piece of prose
writing his study Of Shakespeare and His
Forerunners'' is about to be issued by Double
day, Page & Co. in two volumes. Most of the
matter has not appeared before, though some
of the chapters have been seen in magazines.
Mr. Ilanier offers a sequence of the plays based
upon existing evidence and the spiritual de-
velopment Of the author shown in the "rela
ton Of man TO his fellow man. IN his several
COMPOSITIONS Among the sidelights which the
author brings to bear upon his criticism is
comparison Of the Anglo-Saxon Address of the
Soul to the Dead Body" with Hamlet, as
also a contrast between the attitude toward
nature in ''Beowulf'' in Shakespeare. and in
modern authors. Especial care seems to have
been taken by the critic TO restore the lesser
men TO q due position which they are often in
danger Of losing through the exceeding fame of
the greater poet
Arthur Stirling, whose Journal is about TO
come from the press of D. Appleton & Co. left
directions that his long poem, The Captive,
was not TO be published until after lapse Of
two years. His reasons for the wish were not
stated. TIE poem was his one great afnpltlor,
and it was while making shortsighted and
rather fanaticaI attempt TO have it published in
stantly that he starved himself TO death last
summer
Sir James Il. Ramsay has supplemented his
Foundations of England B. c. 55-A. D. l154"
by study of THE AngeviE Empire: or. The
Three Reigns OF Henry II, Richard and JOHN
which the Macmillan Company publishes