New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
LITERARY NOTES.

III n
In comrnernoration of the one nundreoth ann
ve-sarv Of the birth of Ralph WALDO Efhefsoi
which occurs on May %, his authorized pup"sh-
.rs Hopebton Niffiin & Co. preparing
definitiye edition of his works Ii VIII oe hho""
&c the centenary Edition" and viii contain
xo-,e matter hitherto unpublished This ma
terial. which came to light in examining 'he
.nthor,s napers for this new edition. VIII aoo
1-a and r,ossil,ly two volumes 10 the set Ihey
cannot be made ready in time for pubicauoh
with the other volumes on May %. but VIII
follow as soon thereafter as possible An ihtIo-
duction TO the edition has been written pS 6u-
ward Waldo Emerson, who has also prepared
the notes These will explain the circumstances
attending the delivery Of the better known dis
courses will set forth the impression mace o!
their publication viii comment upon persons
and events mentioned in the text, and VIII trace
in Emersons prose parallels 10 thoughts ano
phrases in his poetry. The text to De useo iS
,ha, ~ the Riverside edition. prepared with the
authors sanction by his friend and biographer.
J. Elliot Cabot. New Caslon type will be used
in nrintinc. A fun index TO the entire works
will he included A limited edition will also be
issue5 each set containing original sheet OF
Emerson manuscript
Echoes from Erin. and Other Poems. is the
title OF a volume of verse by William Nestcotl
Finck which the Putnams will issue shortly.
The author is of Des Moines, Iowa Many OF
the poCms are characterized by broad lrlsh
hur,or In a section OF miscellaneous verse are
several poems dealing with the Civil War The
same publishers announce two other books OF
verse Songs from Natures Lyre,' by Howard
Beck Reed. and Puerto Rican and Other I'm
pressions," by William James
& reader of The Tribune who is an old friend
and correspondent Of Paul du Chaiilu. the vet
eran traveller and author, has recently received
from him letter relating to his experience In
Russia where he mas been gathering material
for book on the country. From this letter we
have had the privilege of making the following
snteresting extracts:
I have worked very hard since my arrival IN
this country. / have studied Russian Tor II was
absolutely necessary TO know Russian before
travelling through the country, as L want 10
study the life of the people OF the peasants ano
they do not speak French In cities every ecu
Gated man and woman speaks french-it is the
Language spoken in society. Like schoolooy
went TO work in earnest, and for numoer OF
,7,on+hs-ten or twelve hours a day generally,
seldom less than six or seven hours mao TWO
teachers. / saw perfectly well that 1t was hard-
er for me to learn quickly, for 1 am no more
lad and had to use all the energy possessed
Now with hard work and perseverance-and
with q strong will--one can acconlpilSh soou
deal ] have somewhat succeeded. can write,
read and begin to speak Russian So now
can go by myself in villages and get along Wen
with the peasants
body has been very kind to me. rich and poor,
the Emperor especially. He has invited me 10
come and see him every time / come TO st
Petersburg. He has ordered q special passport
90 be given to me- and letters are written 10 the
governors Of the provinces where L go ny tne
Department Ct the Interior can see every
thing / wish All / want is TO keep my healtn
and nv powers of observation, then L will be
sble to write good reliable book on Russia and
srs inhabitants. But have great task be1ore
me for Russia Is an immense country
Do not believe what you hear In regard TO now
the Russian Government treats IolsIoy- W ssa Mnsn
/ arrived in St. Petersburg his photographs
were for sale everywhere, and postal CARDS with
his likeness; in fact, you see Tolstoy every
where: nobody ever persecutes him. / TOLD the
Frperor that short time before my depart
.,re from America, a bogus telegram came 10
tell us that Toistoy had been exiled from Rus-
sia and that he had been conducted by gen
oarnes to the German frontier. Now, wrote
ae.ter to the newspapers saying that the news
was not true. He laughed and said, why
|. should he be exiIed?" And he laughed again.
I have Just returned from Archangel While in
Moscow. on my way TO that city. could have
seen Tolstoy through a friend Of his who as
slfred me that would be welcomed, but prom
ised on my return to accept his invitation.
However on my way back, had to hurry TO St
Petersburg for the cold season was coming on,
and wanted my fur coat and warmer under
clothing. Soon ] going back TO Moscow TO
spend part OF the winter ana continue my SluoS
Of the Russian language In a word, Moscow
Will be my headquarters from which L VIII
move about and visit different parts OF the coun-
try. / will not fail 10 ash to see Tolstoy, and
will ask photograph for you. telling him that
you are one of his greatest admirers in the
United States, and how sorry you were when
the telegraph announced his exile, but that /
told you il not true. Your devoted friend,
PAUL DU CHAILLU.
Little Brown & Co. are bringing cut a re-
yfsed edition of Morse Banks and Bank
ing" which has been edited by Frank Parsons,
and new impression Of ''The Law of INTERIOR
porative Relations" by Judge Walter c. Noyes,
OF Connecticut
Julius Friedrich Sachse author OF several
monographs on the history of the Germans in
New-Jersey and Pennsylvania, has made the
chapter Oh Domino Justus Falckner. in his study
Of .aThe German Pietists." the basis for fuller
account of that hermit and missionary. The
book viii be ready about April 1. and will be
called "Justus Falckner. Mystic and Scholar .
New material has been gathered at home and
abroad for the purpose. The present year marks
the o0oth anniversary Of the ordination Of the
pastor and this publication is designed as BIZ
centennial memorial In his Prologue" the au-
thor says:
OF all the interesting characters, prominent
IN the early history Of the settlement OF Penn
sIlyaufa none are more so than the company OF
German Pjetists Mystics and Theosophists VINO
in the year 1854 settled on the shores of the
Wissa hickon a tributary TO the Schuylkill, and
ro.y within the corporate bounds Of the city or
Philadelphia The stories of Magister kepius,
Joaan Selig Daniel Falckner. the heroic koster
and their associates have served as a theme Tor
,napv writers No incident, however, in
the life or history of this Mystic Community
surpasses the story OF Justus Falckner, the