New-York tribune., 1906-10-31
MISCELLANY.

II s said that In the History Of the Russo
japanese War" which General Kuropatkin has
undertaken to write he Will be unsparing even
OF himself He is intending to spend the rest
OF his life in writing on military subjects.
In the Just published Hohenlohe Memoirs-a
work which has naturally caused great sensa-
ton In Gerrnany-there is a significant account
Of an interview between Prince Hohenlohe and
the Empress Frederick at the time of the En-
peror Frederick's death:
Prince Herbert Bismarck. the Empress added
had the I-npudenoe to tell the Prince OF Wales that
an Emperor (Kaiser Frederick who was uua 7Ia tn
carry on discussion was really incspabie Of mi
attached importance TO the good relations between
Prince Bismarck out Of the room. As to Bismarck
md ,'nscrinII}I6s uee5rea mar ne was false
pIungng his fatherland IN destruction if his per
went after the audience to the Prince of Wales
spoke guardedlv but was djsrI1srad AZ +, "a
ness Of the Bismarcks, both father and son The
Prince cannot understand the policy Of irritating
France
Lord Rosebery's monograph on Lord Randolph
Churchill, which we have already reviewed from
the English edition. has just been published in
this country by Harper & Bro It appears IN a
comely volume printed on heavy paper. and has
what the English edition lacks a good frontis-
piece portrait of Churchill. AS we have ALREADY,
pointed out. this Is not only an interesting COM
mentary by one statesman on the career of an
other, but study of a personality drawn with
affectionate sympathy and enriched with manv
piquant anecdotes.
The Point of View il the current number
of "Scribner's Magazine contains an "Open
Letter to Authors and Editors urging writer's
who may hereafter gather into volumes articles
and tales pre- = ousy published in reviews and
zin n hair II
upon editors who are responsible for the pub
icat!on Of collections Of essays, or tories or
poems TO see TO it that so far possible each
contribution shall bear the date, Of the year at
least in which il written. The suggestion
is an admirable one. It's adoption would be ap-
precated by students of literature in the future
and be not without interest 10 rea ders Of the
present time. II would satisfy a justifable
curiosity and would throw light upon
the literary development Of writer's as well as TO
clear up what is often now obscure IN their al
lusons. The anonymous author Of the open
Letter thus makes his request
When this Gentle Reader takes UP a volume Of
essays recently issued and finds d reference 10
turn to the date OF the particular ESSAY contang
this reference TO discover whether was originally
written before or after the last day Of December,
1850 When sl3f he is Teadtng MatJheW ArnoIdg dis
whether this article written before or after
Remains discussion Of the subject But
RenIn The latter :Essafs de Morale et de
CritiQue" is now In its NTH eaition; a.d oniv by
a correction here and there III q fOotnote can We
guess that the first edition published before
1860
Even more important II that every separate
contribution should be dated in any scholarly edi
ton OF classic, ancient or modern. When we
ere reading the works OF any one Of the New Eng
land poets, for example It is interesting at
that certain lyric was written before the
Civil War Or afterward II edition OF Poes
Tales" the Gate his grewsome The Pit and
the Pendulum has a certain Importance. If
of William Mudford; and which was written first.
THE Cask OF Amontillado" the ''Grande- Bre-
teche'2 Bazac. IL may be noted, often dated his
novels as NJ Paul Bourget is careful TO do
II is satisfactory to find the date at the end Of
every one Of Merimee's ironic tales and it would
be pleasant find at the end Of the Paris Sketch
Book" and the Irish Sketch-Book the year when
they were written
BEGINNING with the December number Of The
American Magazine" Miss Ida Tarbell win be-
gin new historical serial, to be called The
Tariff In Our Times" The method of propara-
ton and presentation will resemble that followed
by the same author in her lie Of Lincoln" ard
in her History Of the Standard Oil Company"
She has sought her material far po~ BILE
from first hand sources, reading hundreds of
reports, pamphlets and speeches relating 10
tariff discussion and legislation. following the
daily comments Of the leading newspapers on