New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-09

Current Talk of Things Present and
to Come,

to Come.
G. P Putnams Sons are planning extra
illustrated edition of Frances Eiot's "Old Court
Life in France" The book appeared in 1872.
John Lane will publish in this country next
week humorous story by new writer. Wilfrid
S. jackson called Mine Points Of the Law.
young bank clerk on his vacation becomes
without quite knowing how, an amateur burglar
on his fathers estate, a circumstance which, by
the workings of odd plot somewhat at vari-
ance with the usual ethics of fiction, leads to
the fulilment of his dearest hopes and ambi-
TONS The contradictory nature Of this thesis
is reflected in an aphoristic style, of which we
are vouchsafed this among other specimens:
BE content and you will not want more than
you have. Be discomfort and you shall event.
ually have what you want
When Albert Sonnichsen, who has just pub
lished. through Mcclure, Phillips & Co., his
account of Deep Sea Vagabonds." had re-
turned from the far Pacific with material for
book on his experience captive campaigner
in the Philippines, it suggested that new
adventure still awaited hin-the lecture plat
form No adventure was ever turned away from
Mr. Sonnichsen's door. 1t took him to peace
full village in the Orange group. His manager
had placarded the town with broadsides setting
forth how a young soldier back from the realm
of Aguinaldo would recount the various fortunes
of his ten months captivity in the town hall
that night, and that night only. After the lect-
ure he would answer any questions, and here
was a chance for inside information on the
whole vexed question of imperialism. When Mr.
Sonnichsen took his stand beside the pitcher of
ice water he was much impressed by the audi
ence before him. One old man on the left with
an unmistakable family resemblance to David
Harum took his eye. A wonderful bonnet at the
extreme left drew his attention to that quarter.
Beside Ii sat a scrawny whiskered figure In
funereal black broadcloth. Then the lecturer saw
at the back of the room the buoyant face of the
manager This was his audience, only this and
nothing more. Escape being his theme, he
thought favorably of it. until the humor Of the
thing struck him and he gave his four auditors
their ten months worth. Even to the request
for questions at the close he lived sup to his pro-
gramme David Harum said nothing. The
bonnet said nothing. The broadcloth said moth
ing Then spoke up the manager, blithely:
'Sonnichsen," said he, what do you feel hke?"
A French translation, which appears not to
have got into print of the Theology of Albertus
Magnus is included among the manuscripts
which the Maggs Brothers, London. offer in
their catalogue of a portion Of stock comprising
nine hundred odd titles of rare editions, early
prints and first editions The manuscript Is in
good condition and has large margins. 1t is
written in lettres batardes in double columns,
thirty-six lines to the page. The headings are
in red. The rubricating is in blue, as are the
many large painted capitals, and both coors
have been used in ornamental initials. The ex
libris shows the manuscript to be from the
library of La Guiche- Another manuscript,
which appears 10 have been written shortly after
the death in 1853 of its subject, Jacques de
Calais is equally interesting. 1t traverses much
of the history OF Flanders during the Dukedom
of Philip the Good The manuscript itself is
written in small neat lettres batardes, and con-
tains within ornamental initial on the first
page a fun length portrait of Jacques de
Salaing in armor. A manuscript Of the middle
of the eighteenth century, Anecdotes Secrettes
des Grands Hommes Louis XIII, Louis
XIV, La Regence du Due d'Orleans, lie Ministere
du Due de Bourbon Condo ct Louis XIV" Is IL
Illustrated by the insertion Of over score of por-
traits, including rare one Of Nine de Pompa-
dour, by Cathlein, after Natter
In face Of the good old objection to counting
chickens before they Matched, Doubleday,
Page & Co. venturesomely proclaim that there
are to be three hundred Illustrations even more.
and many in color. in their Poultry Book"
The barn fowl has had fanciers thrust upon it
until the best educated chicken can hardly hope
to learn all the different breeds that experts
have brought its kindred up to- This Poultry
Book is to be a sort Of Blue Book to the dis
tinguished Of the feathered gravel scratchers.
Publication has already begun, but there are
eighteen parts projected, and II any representa-
tive chicken, duck, goose. swan, turkey, pea
cock, guinea fowl pigeon, fancy game fowl or
what discovers that he has been overlooked
there is still time for insisting recognition.
English birds should apply to Harrison Weir. |
F. r. II. S.. who will cheerfully supply the adj
dresses of the several specialists engaged on the
work. In this country w. G. Johnson and
George o. Brown the editors. are available
In the memorial sketch for the late Frank R. |
Stocktons novel, THE Captains Toll Gate" |
which D. Appleton & Co. will issue about June |
i, Mrs. Stockton writes: In regard to the pres
ent story, The Captains Toll Gate. although |
IL is now after his death first published. 1t |
all written and completed by himself No other |
hand has been allowed to add TO to take from |
It MIR. Stockton had strong a feeling upon |
the literary ethics involved In such matters that
he once refused to complete a book which a /
popular and brilliant author, whose style was |
thought to resemble his own, had left unfin- |
ished. Mr.. Stockton regarded the proposed act |
in the light Of sacrilege. The book, he said |
should be published the author left 1t. Know