New-York tribune., 1905-07-30

correspondence. and is collecting from his aS.
quaIntances all scattered epistIes of interest
One Of the later American novels IN which
John Paul Jones figures is Miss Jewett's The
rory Lover" The author spent her childhood
near portsmouth. where every family had rre-
served traditions OF Joness presence while the
Hanger was preparing for sea- Handed DOWN
with these traditions were "reminiscences of the
lively talk of an old sailor of the town who had
served under Paul Jones' and who had no hest
taGon in discoursing when judiciOusIy prodded-
All thls conveyed to the little girl by her
elders. came into play when she grew up ta
write an historical novel.
The present head of the publishing house es-
tablished by John Murray, the Scotchman. In
1865. is contemplating, it is said the publication
of book OF his own. The title is announced
as The Calamities OF a Publisher; or, Some
Authors Diagnosed" It ought to be fun OF
amusement for the lay reader
The original Murray was born in Edinburgh
IN 1745 as a McMurray but when he started
his publishing business he discarded the Celtic
prefix. The present John Murray has associa-
uons with Scotland, inasmuch as he married
the daughter Of Scotch baronet, Sir William
Leslie
In Paris, in 1896 died Charlotte WaIpoIe At
kyns. the widow Of Sir Edward Atzyns. She
was pretty girl, who had been on the stage
two years when Sir Edward married her. They
went to live at. Versailles Immediately after
that was in 1779- There the Duchess De Poli-
gnac introduced the bride to Marie Antoiuette,
and the Queen and the young English woman
became firm friends. Lady Atkyns it is said,
spent most OF her fortune IN trying to save tho
Queen and her in the terrible days OF tho
Revolution. The story OF her struggles is deeply
interesting. It is told in a volume by NJ Fred
eric Barley, just published in PariS-a volume
in which has been used all the correspondence
addressed to Lady Atkyns It is described 4
huge collection and one which had not been
opened for seventy years.
THE photographed Register is the title Of
new quarterly journal which is about TO aD-
pear in England. 1t will publish hitherto
printed documents relating to any photographic
cal subject and it viii offer it's pages as 4
ready means of INSTRUMENTATION for all bibIi-
ographers.
We are told that THE House on the Marsb.'
a 'gashIy'' novel which had a curious success
some years ago, has never lost its popularity.
altogether forty novels. and is just bringing.
out another which is described as the mose
sensational story of mystery, money and muir
der which she has produced. She was Miss
Price, the daughter of Il the London
Stock Exchange, and she is a middle aged
Mrs. James
1t is worth while TO quote the "reminiscences Of
a writer in The AthenRum." Many years
ago. he says, we were in company with SIr
the talk turned on the relative merits of seVsn-
teenth century prose. There were quot scrip
torres, tot sententiE; Hooker and Taylor. ot
course, but also Bacon, Hall. Fuller. found
champions, while others pleaded, with ourselves,
for Milton. The old listened, playing with
his vast gray beard. Presently from his lips
came forth, in deliberate, sOnOrOuS cadence7.
They who to States and Governors of tba
Commonwealth direct their speech, High Court
Of ParLiament'-the long, opening sentence OF
gained the day: tn missus abibis' was said ta