New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-05
Wbat N. y. Booksellers Say Obey
Are Telling Most.

MIetus Paul tells his followers Of the bonds and
afnlcuons which await him at Jerusalem. But
oTdng to the Authorized Versions ne %hoh ado DTS
s HeIe ne d transaction Of the passage as found in
None deny there IS a God" said Bacon in his es
that Oh there WeTe no out G6 those f whom it maket
Shakespeare puts in the mouth of Richard III.
are seen 10 90 It but the people, wrote Milton IN
zjne cannot he turned into dictionary OF quota
tons, otherwise ii would he easy 10 fiji mage after
lect of plural verb taken from the best writer's
Of the language OF every period, and indeed from
est 10 the lowest. ''-e
VIII Professor Lounsburv deem The Tribune
TO draw too fine a distinction when it confesses
that there is one occasion where IL uses none"
with the singular? II is when general refer
ence is made TO fewer than three. Are we too
"schoolmastery" in assuming that none Of two
cannot be more than one?
What promises be a valuable and ought to
be a notable work is now in preparation by
Henry Holt Co. Its nature and scope are de-
scribed by its title. The Political History of
New-York State" The author is the Hon D. 5
Alexander, Of Buffalo, a member of the present
United States Congress and one Of the Com
mittee the Judiciary. The first two volumes,
covering the years 1874 10 1861 will be ready in
enrich the purely historical portions Of the work
with character studies Of the men whose lives
and deeds have contributed to the progress and
fame of the State.
Double Trouble" is the name of new novel
by Herbert Quick. just published by the Bobbs-
Merrill Company 1t is like an English novel
published last year. founded on the phenomenon
Of a dual personality but treats the subject in
I'll. I
by Orson Lowell We have not yet read the
story. but it is doubtful if any work of fiction
can rival in strangeness and romance the actual
record of the case of Miss Beauchanp, related
bv DR. Morton Prince, of Boston. in his recently
published volume, The Dissertation of a Per
sonalitv" of which we shall speak more at length
IN a future issue.
u c Characterization makes IN the current
issue Of The World To-day" plea for ma
t,onaI theatre in America and thinks that with
a SloOO0OO0 endowment II could easily be es-
tablished Who VIII claim the privilege OF being
lis founder? Mr.. Taylor writes:
Tho establishment of an American counterpart Of
The Theatre Francois Is an Ideal Impossible o. at
ia Apf or the Chicago Art Institute Tie American
Louvre No one however WIZ BaIitsa4 tLe va e
70 theirs sis ooveTnmentai subsidy is course. out
e ~ question likewise foyer des artstes con-
81 ~ 10 nortrais OF three centuries OF actors.
or archives replete with the manuscripts OF t Fe
oa,t-,Ties OF dranatists but ratheAtre devoted 70
eTa hest traditions OF dramatic }Tt, endowed 50
THOROUGHLY that Il may disregard the bo1 one re-
tngnS ana present only plays Of the frs order IS
a dreain recurring but a single millionaire for IT'S
NoX~aasvs 100000 will found only second Glsg
,,nivereity but think OF tie theatre Nold tI4uUH
,rbe~a is no originality in ADDING one more ~ 4
-.sres,y or even one more library 70 the Ilsil.l
IN existence whereas me man VINO IoLt.us
Is tTes1re and houses il in a monument!
building Win the stipulation that d I5ee 5a pc =,
@ormar,s for the people shall be given one Gay a
wsek ard that only the best plays OF az cout .
AID All ages shall be presented. TesaIn ss ~ q
49, af.=Ce a. The anbitiors az stars. would ne d
national oenefacior unique among p.al' MS
TITS A.eildoer. however, shouln not ilt4'-'t -.
r1Cnurneuf 10 "A BOARD Of wiseacres or - an ~
lressario The director Of the Theatre ffals ;5,n
81 Jules Ciaretie IS man Of the world an a"'ii't