New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-14

he died in his eighty afth year. on July 16 1895
A new volume in the Century Company's
Thumb Nail" series contains Jowett's transla-
1 ton Of Plato's Apology" the "Crito" and part
Of the ''Phaedo." Jowett's introduction is print
ed also. The frontispiece is made from the bust
Of Socrates in the Villa AIbani. Rome.
| A biography Of one Of the most important fig
| Ures IN the Revolution is DR.. Ellis p. Oberholt-
| GERS Robert Morris: Patriot and Financler."
| The author has had the of material
| which has come to light. unpublished CORE
/ spondence and papers. Sixteen manuscript vol
/ umes Of papers acquired by the Library OF
Congress from the John Meredith Read estate.
! Three comprise Morriss official diary. The en-
! tries extend from February T. 1871. to September
30. 11S4, embracing his term Of Office as Super
| irtendent Of Finance. The next seven volumes
are his official letter books and the next three
his private letter books. OF the remainder two
others contain official copies OF the journals Of
Congress and transcript of the accounts
dered to Congress by Beaumarchais. The book
Is published by the Macmillan Company.
Henry Provide announces that he has secured
a series Of drawings made by George Cruik-
shank nearly fifty years ago to illustrate the
/ Pilgrims Progress which in the interval
/ have not been published. They are being used
/ in preparing a special edition OF Bunyan's book
shortly issue from the Oxford University
Press. Some of the drawings were cut on
wood under the artists directions. All have
now been similarly prepared. and will be printed
on japanese paper.
Stewart Edward White in his latest book
The Forest" which the Outlook Company is
10 bring out, is sponsor for the keen senses of
/ the Indian guides OF the woods Of Northern
/ Canada OF their ability with their eyes he
writes:
In journeying down the Kapuskasing River.
our lndlans-who had come from the woods TO
/ guide us-always saw game long before We did
! They would never point il out 10 US. The bow
! Of the canoe would swing silently in its direc-
tion. there to rest motionless until we Indicated
/ that had seen something
] Where is IL, Peter2' 7 would whisper
] But Peter always remained contemptuously
I silent.
/ one evening We padded directly into the eve
4 Of the setting a shallow little lake
/ filed with hardly sunken powders. There was
/ no current, and no breath Of wind to stir the
] water into betraying ripples. But invariably
} those Indians twisted the canoe into
/ course ten feet before reached one Of the
distractions, whose existence our dazzled vision
4 could not attest until they were actually below
4 us. They the rocks through the simmer
I OF the surface glare.
! The conditions OF life surrounding the young
women employees Of the large department stores
/ Of great city are the theme Of Z. F. Harkinss
story OF Boston. The Schemers." Shoppers
/ from the Back Bay. aldermen. certain types Of
/ college men and various social traditions Of his
town are made the butt OF sarcasm.
! Little. Brown & Co. in addition 10 their edi-
! ton OF Daniel Webster's works in eighteen vol
umes. are making ready to publish this fall
selection Of the orators best speeches. The book
/ will be entitled Daniel Webster for rounr
Americans" and viii contain an, Introductory
essay and notes by Professor Charles F. Rich
ardson. OF Dartmouth College and an essay on
Webster as master of English style by Edwin
p whipple
In Thoughtless Thoughts Of Carisabel. lisa
/ Darlington Cabell has collected a number of hu-
moroUs papers contributed TO The Baltimore
Sun" Henry Holt q Co. will issue the book
shortly.
A new Mother Goose is being brougbt ou,
by the National Publishing Company. edited ~,
Newton II. Jones 1t is illustrated In three col
ors. and liberal use OF monographs has -
made throughout the text A new animal alnba
bet is added
The Bobhs-Merrin Company announces a coo,,
book by Marion Harland which embodies tba
results OF a long experience. II contains unnur,-
bered recipes. many or them original and in
cludes chapters on such subjects as The cara,o,
Food" Table Arrangements" and The Chaang
Dish" There is also series of familiar talks
with the housewife on the management Of the
home.
Mrs Edith Talbot has put into the hands n,
Doubleday, PaSe & Co the manuscript Of a usa