New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-10

that she has recently purchased splendid es-
tate In Connecticut. with a great Colonial man
sion commanding a magnificent view of Long
Island Sound" Miss Tarben appears to be
somewhat disturbed by these implications of
honest graft wrested from her hardy attacks
on aggregated capital. In her own version of
the late real estate transaction, the splendid
estate shrinks ito the dimensions of the old
Bradley place. near Easton. Conn. containing
not more than forty acres and the great
Colonial mansion resolves itself into small
dwelling sadly in need of repair. The mag
nihcent view Of Long Island Sound she is con-
tent to allow to remain unchallenged. 1t is
free to all who pass that way
The late G. ]. Holyoake finished shortly before
his death the revision of his History of Co
operation" for a edition. His simplicity,
sincerity and kindness made this reformer a
most hkable man. His old friend. Gerald Massey,
once wrote this quatrain about him:
''I blend the holly with the oak
Twas thus the voice of Nature spoke
And. in fulhlment of her plan.
She gave US Holyoake the man.
Holyoake was the originator of the term "jin-
go" in British politics. 1t is remembered Of him
that when Mr.. Gladstone offered him pension
he declined it the characteristic ground that
it would never do for an old reformer to become
chargeable on the taxes-which at once
humorous and consistent. He died peacefully of
old age, and his last words, whispered to his
friend Mr.. Applegarth. those of Landor's
well remembered verse
1 warm'd both hands against the fire of Life:
II sinks and am ready to depart.
He could scarcely have said. IT strove with
none"
General Horace Porter has written an account
of his search and final discovery of the body Of
Paul Jones. which will be included in a
edition of A. C. Buelrs Paul Jones' Founder
of the American Navy" to be published soon
by the Scribners. The final ceremony Of placing
the body of the admiral in the chapel of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis will take place this
coming summer.
Authors, playwrights and patriots taking
time by the forelock in anticipation of the CEN
tenary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. still
three years off. Three serial accounts of his
life. treating Of special phases of it, are ap-
pearing in as many OF the magazines: charac-
ter drama of his life will be produced in New
York next month and steps have been taken
to purchase the farm in Kentucky which he
was born, for the purpose of turning 1T into
national park. In addition. Houghton. Mifflin
& Co. announce for publication about the mid
die of March a volume entitled Lincoln: Master
OF Men," by Alonzo Rothschild. In which the
author aims to concentrate the readers atten-
ton on an element in Lncoln's personality
which continually grows in significance time
goes by-his mastery over different types of men
as we'll as over himself.
The new professor OF Poetry at Oxford, J. w.
MackaiI, is a sound classical scholar and his
claim to his post is his translation of the
Odyssey, published two years ago. Among his
other publications is a life of William Morris.
He married a daughter of the late Sir Edward
Burne-Jones-a lady who is also. by the way. a
cousin OF Mr. Rudyard Kipling
o. Henry does not believe in making invidious
distinctions. Mcclure. Phillips & Co are bring
ing out volume of his short stories about New
York this spring, and the author, hunting for
name that should be at once characteristic and
inclusive. has decided to call the volume The
Four Million"
DR. William Elliot Grifis is now writing
supplementary chapter on the Russo-Japanese
War for his we'll known work, THE Mikado's
Empire" First published thirty years ago by
the Harpers. the book has been kept up to date
by the frequent addition of material, as
events have marched rapidly during that time
in Nippon. until it has now been expanded to
twice it's original size. necessitating it's publ
cation in two volumes. The 0welfth) edi-
tion including the authors latest additions
will probably be issued in the summer or early
fall DR.. Gritfis expects TO complete his work
and to sail for Europe in May in order to make
| further researches into Dutch history and to at
tend the Rembrandt tricentenary July Is.
A number of literary Engshmen, including
| librarians have been considering these ques-
| tons: % Does the educational usefulness,
| which every one is agreed that municipal libra
ries should possess. constitute their whole legiti
mate scope? CD Is it inconsistent with educa-
| tional usefulness for library to circulate silly
| novels? The librarian who opens the discussion
| in 1.-The Library thinks that the immense mass
| of cheap and silly novels should be cut off. Lord
| Ayebury, Professor HodgSin and Mr.. Sidney
Lee do not think that public funds ought to be
applied to the provision of such frivolous
amusement as ephemeral fiction affords" Pro-
fessor w. NJ. Dixon. Mr.. PassmOre Edwards and
| Mr.. Sidney Webb take opposite view. Their
answer to DIRECTORS is that their argument
proves too much: ii is fatal to public libraries
without fiction as with 1t. DR.. Garnett defends
the novelists, Miss Braddon, Mrs. Henry Wood
| and Miss Warboise. who are mentioned by the
librarian as the producers of the novels he OBJ
| jccts TO. Their works says the doctor. are by
no means silly. but adapted with much skill
to meet the taste of large body OF readers
unable to appreciate fiction OF higher class
and are actually useful in so far as they depict
phases of modern life with spirit and accuracy"
| DR.. Griffs appear as a contributor to the
rent number of THE Homiletic Review" in an
article entitled THE Secret OF DR.. Talmage 5
Power" believing. he says. that THE SUCCESS
OF q man who every week, for twenty years or