New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-11
LITERARY NOTES.

The 1904 issue of the ever useful ''whitakers
Almanac" is TO hand. An index OF three thou
sand references precedes the usual calendar with
astronomical and meteorological tables and then
begins the Whitaker" part Of the Almanac"
which boasts some new features this year, in
GLIDING tabular history Of the consols Stats
ties Of trade for period OF fifty years bullion
figures, food import statistics and the like The
most striking departure, however is to be seen
In the inclusion of what is termed "a Political
History Of the World in 10000 dealing with
ahe British Empire a whole and with various
groups OF foreign countries The Almanac"
concludes with its usual index to former issues
We have also received 'Whitaker's Peerage" for
1904, that handy Directory Of Titled Persons"
The Stokes Company promises a Library OF
Standard Biographies" which should form an
interesting addition to the many series" now in
course OF publication The initial volume pre-
sents in a condensed form all ten volumes
OF Bourienne's Memoirs OF Napoleon" and
contains in addition to the text an appendix
note, index and a chronological list OF
events in the life OF Napoleon The Life and
Times Of Oliver Goldsmith will follow. and will
be succeeded by The Life Of John Wesley" by
r. southey. The Forster Goldsmith" the pub
Fishers announce. will be the early form of this
book. which praised highly by Dickens
and Carlyle, who thought the author spoiled the
work when he extended it into what called
1.-The Life and Letters of Oliver Goldsmith"
scientific book of popular interest will be
John J. Wards Minute Marvels Of Nature"
promised for early publication by Thomas Y.
croweI & Co This. it is stated. viii be a
unique illustrated work dealing for the first
time in a popular way with the marvels Of
minute life which revealed only by the
microscope"
The Hon. William L. Scruggs. author Of THE
Colombian and Venezuelan Republics" little
Brown & Coz. has had years OF experience with
the people OF both these countries From 1871
10 1879 and from 1881 TO 1887 he was the United
States Minister 10 Colombia while from 1889 10
1897 he was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary Of the United States TO Venez-
uela. During the Anglo-Venezuelan boundary
troubles he acted from 1893 TO 1898 as legal adj
wiser ana special agent OF the Venezuelan gov
eminent Before he became q diplomat Mr.
scruggs was a lawyer and journalist His pub
fishers report that there has been a steadily in
creasing demand for his book ever since the
Republic OF Panama established an independent
government Mr. scruggs's home is in Atlanta,
Ga
From. Fables In Slang" TO a novel dealing
with the political history OF the United States
is assuredly a far cry. but IL is reported that
George Ade is now devoting his attention to the
latter subject. with the idea OF proving that ba
can write pure English. Mr. AIDE began his ca
reer as a writer on the staff of The Chicago
Morning News" where he used up his spare
AIne IN penning sketches OF humorous scenes
and incidents. This earned him an advance IN
salary and the assignment at the time OF thu
Worlds Fair 10 III a column every day or SO
with little stories Of human nature as seen IN
the fair grounds One day boy OF the streets
gave him account OF a church social he had
attended and the lads verIacular delighted
Ar. AIDE that he utilized il in one OF his stories
OF the day, giving his hero the name Of "Artien
This was the first of the Artie Series" that soon
became a feature of the Sunday issue OF the
paper with which their author was connected
and were finally made into book The next
step forward was when he hit upon the idea OF
making modern slang the medium OF expressing.