New-York tribune., 1902-11-06
LITERARY NOTES.

LITERARY NOTES.
Iuhn Lane IS bringing out another comet se-
ouence by Edmond Holmes. author Of The
Silence OF Love" and a study Of Walt Whitman
This new group of sonnets IS called The Tri-
umph Of Love"
The Rev Minot J. Savage has altered the title
OF his book Oh spiritstic communication. which
the Putnams are soon publish. II will be
called ''Can Telepathy Explain?"
The two volumes Of Essays Historical and
Literary which are in part the material for
The beginning Of a history which the late John
Fiske had planned before his death. have issued
from the press of the Macmillan Company. In
Tho essay on The Old and New Ways of Treat
ing History" Mr.. Fiske says:
The critical scholar wants either the real thing
nothing; when inverted commas are used in
connection with the rrst person singular. he
wants to the very words that came from
the speaker, even with their faults Of grammar
Of taste Half century ago the letters of
George Washington We're edited by the late
President Sparks Of Harvard. who felt himself
He'd upon to amend them. Where the writer
said "Old Put" the editor would change II to
General Putnam and where Washington eN-
,laims that things IN devil of a state"
he made 10 observe that our affairs have
reached q ,Ieplora ble condition This sort Of
editing belongs 10 the old ways of treating his
tory. The spirit of the new ways was long ago
expressed by honest Oliver Cromwell, when he
sH:1 sfI% ~ . '''' '''''' ' " ~
The Lovable Tales Of Janey and Josey and
Ioe." by Miss Gertrude Smith, have been pub
rshed by the Harpers. 1t is a book for little
children. as was her Reggie and Reggie sto-
ries"
Mr Barrie's new novel. The Little White
Bird" VIII be brought out in book form by the
scribners early in the month
The Editor Of 'T'he Academy and Literature"
learns that Sir Gilbert Parker has a paper in
The North American Review Mr. Balfour
and HIS Opportunities" only to rejoice that ne
Is able TO ignore politics in his columns but'
ne adds may we, with profuse apologies, zen
a story that is going the rounds 1t comes "e
understand. from the lips of gentleman con-
nected at many points with the world OF le'-
ters. who in his few moments Of convivial leis-
ure. has added to the gayety Of literary Lonoon-
Sometimes he was heard TO say, sometimes IN
the middle Of the night I awake 1t may be
= n NAV be o'clock Everything is very stll;
the world is asleep. But leaning on my elbow
listen. and in the darkness hear Sir Gilbert
Parker clirnbing-climbng-c climbing
An account Of the ''Shroud Of Christ which
has been the subject OF much comment in Paris
lately. has been prepared by P. Vignon, who car
v4ad on most Of the scientific investigation.
translation OF this book is being imported 10y
T. p. Dutton & Co. The direct and authenti-
Gated history OF this "Shroud" goes BACK ="
1900 since when II has remained IN the pos
session OF the House of Savoy. When II was
photographed recently much astonishrnent VAS
caused by the discovery that the stain IN inc
cloth gave the appearance of we'll drawn
of nh
Others appear as illustrations 70 the volume
The theory exploited is that this shroud is the
identical one used after the cTucifXion, and that
an impression was made upon II by the chemical
action Of the exudations Of the body and the
rlyrrh and aoes of the shroud-
Mr. Kiplng's original drawings for llustra-
tions OF the "Just-so Stories" have been put on
exhibition by Doubleday, Page Co. in their
Little Bookshop.' There about forty Of the
drawings view
r. Stanhope Hill, author Of ''Twenty-siX His
. toric Ships Of the United States and Confed-
crate Naves" which the Putnams expect to
issue shortly. was for many years Editor OF The
Cambridge Tribune in Cambridge. Mass MT
IEiU went TO sea as a boy and attained COM
lnalld when barely twenty-one. He was made
acting master in the navy at the outbreak OF
The Civil War, and with Farragut in most
Of his fights After the capture Of New-Orleans
he was made lieutenant at Farraguts request
and given a command the coast OF Texas
lie was ordered 10 the command Of the ironclad
Benton, later in the Mississippi squadron
Since 1898 he had been secretary Of the Massa-
chusetts Nautical Training School Commission
The idea of the book was suggested to the su-
thor by q number of naval officers and friends
who urged him TO extend the scope of mono
Craph he had written on The Story of the
Lucky Little Enterprise and Her Successors IN
our Navy Since 1875 there have been SIX
vessels in our navy known the Enterprise.
II has been the policy 30 perpetuate certain
names. There have been i've vessels called
Hornet, five Wasp, three Essex and two Maine.
Alabama and Kearsarse.
E P Durton & co. announce the publication
of "A History Of Siena'' hy Langton Douglas.
How 10 Make Rugs" is the title Of book
which has just been issued by Doubleday, Page
A. Co The author. Mrs. Candace Wheeler, gives
specific directions for weaving. and hopes TO
stimulate the production of home made articles
Of daily use in this country, especially where
cotton and wool and such materials are easily
had. woollen rugs. cotton rugs, ingram carpet
rugs and linsey woods are described
AS his friends had been inclined to suspect,
Booth Harrington did not abide by his deter
,nination % remain silent through the cam
paael. But he has now announced his intention
n second time TO say never a word on the stump.
BY this second decision hangs tale which
should in charity remain buried i'm the columns
oF.1 Oft faOGe