New-York tribune., 1905-11-03

rnat his archaeological researches have not
,5are5 him obvious to the practical side or
a.. orestion is made evident by the pains ne
,.tes TO point out the lessons Of supreme i'm
-o-snce to the breeder which can be learned
.b. concentration of the injury wrought
:. ,-.eds Of great value by the I'll judged and
,.ci.ntifc introduction of alien blood, prac-
,,r. in no small degree due TO lack OF hlstorl-
20, knowledge and to a general belief that all
mr. domestic races Of horses, like those OF tame
,,,.o,s have been obtained solely by artificial
b,.eding from single wild species" The au-
,,,, maintains his thesis with great display
.. ambition and with a wealth of historical
r,r..-stion He follows the horse from ancient
., ,,oder1 times down to the present day, show
inr the development and characteristics of all
III. nrincipal breeds. reinforcing his arguments
steach step of the way. The work is instructive
.n5 entertaining even to those whose interest
IN the horse is purely academic, while its value
70 the breed is unique.
much less pret4ntious volume. yet as useful
n fits way is John Gilmer Speeds THE Horse
N America" published by Mcclure. Phillips &
Co Il is written for the benefit of those
whose literary interest in the horse is, so TO
sneak In the primary stage; and the author has
added to his consideration of the different types
Of American horses and the breeding Of them
chapters on the keeping. handling and using
OF horses so that If an owner have only this
one book he may be able TO have at least
little useful information of many sorts and
kinds" without giving more than a mere
glance at the ancient history of the horse, Mr..
epeed is as inssteuc Professor Ridgeway that
real excellence IN horsefesh can only be pro-
duced by consistently breeding to "a reproducing
type" consideration which ne urges upon the
Gov.
amateur or Professional Mr.. Speed notes
peculiar Characteristic Of most writers on the
horse;
ness and social life. he is apt. when he beeon2es
interested in horses. TO throw away his judicial
only on. side When his interest in that one side
is to be so partisan that he is even discourteous
70 those who disagree with him
This characteristic is not altogether absent
hun Mr.. Speeds own book. It is, however, pleas
snty written, If not altogether unbiased The
author comes from Kentucky-and there are
no horses like those from his native State. In
ooe respect. at least, the volume has an advan-
xxe over Professor RidgeWay's It is not aimed
above the heads of those whom it is most likely
to benefit.
new book concerning the excellent Parson
Gilbert White. of Selborne. Will soon be pub
hEhed. Its special value will be found in twen-
ty-ave letters written by the naturalist and
therein published for the first time. The originals
Are owned by Mr.. Andrew Pears, to whom also
belongs Whites old home at Selborne.
Mr.. John Morley, The Saturday Review" tells
Us. has been giving the public one glimpse of
himself in unheroic mood:
Twice in his nfe it seems. he has really faltered.
S,a'loasy once II oSc1r.eo al aaI9en tt1stie ana
was when for the first time he faced by new
2 ta sggsng err sk IL is not nfaI sIPsng m huge 10 hee p
q Gladstone papers when first they met his view.
good book If the reader could only know of it,
ofsn must he The hard struggle of the author,
tom work for time above all. Indifferent physical
trength-there is nothing particularly heroic about
fsy with average strength and spirits carrying
OFT severe literary task
Mr.. Charles G. D. Roberts has gone far aield
FOR the hero Of his new nature story. No less
creature than a polar bear serves his purposes,
ana the motive of the tale may perhaps be
guessed from its title. The Summons of the
North" II is 10 appear in the Christmas num-
ser OF The Metropolitan"
In noticing Sir Horace Rumbold's Final Rec
objections Of Diplomatist,'' the London "Athe-
hasum" says:
interesting fact set forth IN It's pages Is
w. statement that the veteran dipio!latlst Io9ht
p.gfa mas written memoirs which, as Sir Horace /
.s-aloed says, will surely be contribution OF
.arIasslng interest to the history Of the last cen
80. There may be slips between the Nlgra cup |
iS,gyas papers would be seized and suppressed at |
ss oeath unless ne had taken the precauton now
eoenon among statesmen. OF lodging copies IN this
TrsinhEy If Count Nigra is as prudent as was |
-sae3fano. his papers viii not be plbhshed nitl !
ssery one now living is dead. and when published
~ ~ Dc found by our descendants to omit every
a.ag That is OF moment. II Count Nlgra papers
- ssssS.o be published fully. and within century |
ces,ouno the world. Since the death or Bsnarck,
Ss.c II he chose reveal the secret OF the origin 1
- ~ OF the Hohenzollern candidature of leos ana
80. ne was. too. IN an extraordinary degree '4ie
iaead OF both sides.
Snstav Kobbe In his volume '"rhe Loves OF
ofeat Composers" CThomas y. Croweu d Coz, |
treats In a manner warranted not 70 bring the
01sh OF shame 70 the check Of modesty OF
certain Passages in the lives of Mozart Bee
snoVen. Mendeissohn. Chopin. the schumanns'
-aszt and Wagner. that wifi appeal TO the ro-
seaiically inclined reader. lie has accomplished
Us sometimes rather difficult task with ciscre-
.'h and az the Same time has succeeded IN
ufoSing quite little new light on the cpl
sooes which form the themes of his articles
nus he makes clear that Beethoven's I'M
A0s'ai Beloved" was not the Countess Guic-
rSso, to whom he dedicated the Moonlight
s@ata but her cousin, Countess Therese
brunswick, who was at time secretly De-
Aolhed TO the composer. "The tragedy of their
.O,nefioe." writes Mr.. Kobbe, LAY In its non
-athiEnent", 1t was Beethoven who broke the en-
sageraenf
~hst ~hsstssSssgen no. was of noble nature @ ,oa bat
- RAD he to offer her IN return for her Iovss
VIZ love. IL is true. But ne was uheoula'