New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-22
LITERARY NOTES.

Mcclure. Phillips & Co. have just published
another book by Ray Stannard Baker for boys
with a mechanical turn of mind called The
Boys Second Book Of Inventions 1t sets forth
such matters as the Santos-Duuont attempt in
aeronautics. the achievements Of Marconi
radium. and the Hewitt light, the seismograph,
the solar motor, lighthouse building and dia-
rnond manufacture 1t IS illustrated from photo
graphs and drawings. and in size and binding is
uniform with Mr.. Bakers first book Of the same
sort, The Boys Book of Inventions"
s A Nelson has in press a brochure entitled
THE Law Relating to Buying and Selling seeur-
ities Through a Member of a Stock Exchange"
by Eliot Norton OF the New-York bar. Mr..
Norton summarizes the legal aspects of an or
der TO buy sell. and traces the legal relations
OF customer and broker throughout the con-
tract.
Professor George Edward woodberry's volume
OF poems which the Macmillan Company is pub
fishing contains all his published verse. with the
exception OF fragment. which he hopes TO
complete. considerable number Of poems
hitherto unoollected or unpublished is also in
cluded.
The New-Amsterdam Book Company is bring
ing out in an edition printed on specially made
paper at the University Press a volume Of verse
for children by Alfred J. Waterhouse, called
Lays for Little Chaps" There are photo
gravure frontispiece and number Of Alustra-
lions.
The scribners are bringing out new edition
of Fielding's works n eleven octave volumes
under the editorship OF DR. James P. Brame Of
Edinburgh The edition is a reissue OF the
Tickers edition. The text is that of the quarto
edition Of 1T62. The Essay Nothing" origi-
naIly published by Fielding. but not represented
in his collected works. is included Arthur
Murphy's essay OF Fielding's life and genius is
also included.
The latest publication OF the Library Of Con-
Sress is a list Of books the Philippine ISL
ands in the Library of Congress. by A P c.
Griffin. chief OF the division Of photography. The
publication OF the work in It's present form Is
consequent upon arrangement made between
the Bureau Of Insular Affairs Of the War De-
pa-tment and the Library OF Congress The
inception OF the library list dates from the
acquisition Of the Philippines by the United
States. Soon after the capture Of Manila In
vestigations were made Of the resources of the
library on the Philippines and steps taken to
acquire important works and MI IN gaps.
The manuscript Of the ''Biblioteca Filipino,
nv DR. Pardo de Tsvera. placed at the dis
posai OF the library. to be put into print
The first idea to print the "Biblioteca,"
with additions and revisions, Incorporating the
library material Further consideration, how
ever showed that this was inpracticable, and
It was decided TO print two lists separately.
Soon after the receipt Of DR.. Pardo de Tavera's
manuscript Colonel Clarence R. Edwards, the
Chief OF the Bureau of Insular Affairs. made
known his intention of publishing photography
OF the Philippines. using the material collected
by the library, and by the bureau part Of
the Gazetteer of the Philippines" issued by
that Office. AS a result OF conversation and
correspondence between the Librarian Of Con-
gress and Colonel Edwards. # was agreed that
the list of works in the Library Of Congress
and Dr. Pardo de Taveras list should be printed
under the Joint auspices of the bureau and Of
the library auxiliary volume TO the
Gazetteer Of the Philippines"
The "Bibliote Filipino will also be pub
lished in separ4.e form by the Library Of Con-
gress.
It may be said that there Is 10 adequate his
tory Of the Philippines in English. Foreman's
The Philippine Islands gives historical sur
vev Of the main events IN Philippine history
from the discovery to recent times. The Eng
lish edition of Martinez de Zuniga: An Histor
zeal View Of the Philippine Islands," gives in
the form Of annals the history Of the year 1894.
Sala's The Philippine Islands" is mere pOpu-
ish histories that by Montero y Vidal, Historic
general de Filipinos des de el des cubrimiento"
IS the most esteemed.
In the early part Of the present year appeared
the first volume of an extensive work intended
70 embrace English translations Of official doc
uments. narratives of missionaries and historical
works from 1893 to 1903. under the title of
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1S03. Translated
from the original and edited and annotated by
Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Rob
ertson'' 1t is being published by the Arthur Il.
Clark Company in Cleveland Eight Of the fifty
fve volumes in which the work is to be COM
pleted have thus far appeared.
Some hutter Of gossip has been excited by
various paragraphs lately seen in print concern
ing the Introduction Of TWO authors at recent
reception. F. Marion Crawford was presented
10 Miss wilkins. and did not realize it. That
seems 10 be the gist OF the matter and accidents
viii happen in the most crowded receptions. But
Miss Wilkinss publishers, the 'Harpers, have
deemed the affair Of sufficient Importance to set
the true version forth in the interest of exact
truth The authentic facts Of this moment of
literary history. then. are declared 10 be as
follows:
The Two authors met at a crowded reception.
but IN spite OF the efforts Of the lady who was
introducing them, Mr. Crawford failed 10 realize
Miss Wikins's identity. The lady repeated Miss
Wilkinss first simply as Miss wilkins,
then as Miss Mary wilkins. then Miss Mary Z.
wilkins the writer OF New-England stories. but
all to no purpose. Miss wilkins. who is the
most modest Of authors. was only very much
amused The incident was often repeated and
garbled. Mr.. Crawford afterward explained
that, despite all the repeJitions, he had failed
10 catch her name in the chatter of the crowded
drawing room
The excitement. it should be said. is showing
GRADUAL signs OF being allayed.