New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-21

We are 70 have another book from Mrs
! Charles BrookHeld. derived. as were the fasci-
mating volumes on Mrs. Brookhele ana Her
Circle from family papers. In the case ~
/ this new book-to be callec The Cambridge
/ Apostles"-the material has been found among
/ the earlier papers OF William Henry Brook
] field lie was one OF the Apostles" the group
Of young undergraduates including Teuuyson.
FaIlarn, Trench. Mines SPEEDING. John st.--
ling. Kinglake and Thackeray. It was group
Of more than commonly brilliant youths. and
there ought 70 be much that Is interesting IN
"Reminiscences OF their friendships. Tenuyson
was one OF the best loved among them. and
there are glirnpses OF his young comrades busy
IN copying the manuscripts OF every new poem
OF his which they could get hold Of
II is said that only one uncut copy OF aaThe
Vicar OF Wakefield" is known 20 exist. This
which is worth. we are told. at least 25oo-is
in the possession OF an English collector who
owns also the only uncut copy Of Gray's "Elegy
in a Country Churchyard." and one Of N.
nine copies OF Mrs. Browning's little book OF
sonnets privately printed at Reading. Another
Of these nine copies is IN Chicago collection.
Any one OF them viii bring 500 or more at
auction
The third volume in the new edition Of Grove.
Dictionary OF Music" viii be brought out within
few months. The proofs are now passing
through the press.
The ola Engravers OF England IN their Rela-
ton 10 Contemporary Life and ART is the title
of a volume recently announced by CasseIl. Mr..
Malcolm Salaman follows therein the evolution
Of the art from the early beginning Of copper
plate engraving IN England 20 the decadence OF
linz -fr7p ~ sha oTr 1a
century; thence 20 the introduction and Develop
ment OF mezzotint the revival OF line engraving
in the days % woolett, Strange and Sharp, and
the rise Of stipple engraving and Of the color
print IN the latter part OF the eighteenth century
We have received an advance copy OF the first
number OF "Putnam's Monthly" which WIN make
its bow 10 the public next Tuesday. This
periodical. which sbsorbs The Critic" but re-
tains Miss elders services. is a revival OF the
magazine which the same publishing house
started IN 1853. and abandoned four years later.
II IS 10 he miscellaneous in character. but If we
may Judge from the first number. is 20 give
abundant attention 70 purely literary matters
Its opening pages are naturally devoted 20
sketch Of the old magazine in which It interests
us note the following passage:
Daily journalism was evidently the main literary
reliance OF the new enterprise Longfeilow, Lowell.
Thoreau and Melville were almost the only con-
'authors'' in contradistinction 10 newspaper
almost EXCLUSIVELY, reerlited from the staff OF The
Tribune Quite rightly and inevitably 50, since
lshsd itself as the organ Of the humanities. the
centre OF all the virtuosity and nearly al the in
tellect % the place"
Two old Tribune men are conspicuous in the
pages that Immediately follow IN this number.
Mr.. stedman contributes some charming notes
on the late r. II. stoddard's last poem, which
is included IN the brief essay, with portrait
and the editors print three undelivered addresses
by the late John Hay, one Of them speech
prepared IN honor OF Mr. Stedman. when the
friends OF the poet were contemplating dinner
70 him IN celebration OF his SEVENTEEN birth
day. three years ago. We must quote from
this:
began 70 hear OF stedHlan while he was hardly
thought more OF the things OF the spirit than we do
now TIE great Boston choir q poets was then in
in the Middle States. Taylor. stoddard and Boxer,
but bound together in true Friendship and genuine
love Of Poesy, as they liked 10 call it-and after
shining foTeheads came ne three young heirs OF
others have gone 20 their celestial rewards. but
these three happily with 70 enjoy the sweet
ing % --S''''-' ''' -, - '-.'1 ~ =
famous with that Tyrtean ballad which rang Ike
a reveille IN the troubled ana clouded morning OF
The deep Inspiration Of the prophet. It was when
the sceffold building for John Brown. have
not lost the sonorous refrain IN forty years:
But v.rznians DON, 90 g. for you that the nason
Filled win blood u John Browns offspring inst
poured by southern hands
And each crop - old Browns blood Ike ire rel gore ot
shan ssus vergefuI fury Kissing through your
And CId Brown
ossawatoue Brown
Win trouble than when you've nailed bis
conn down
II is not given 20 many prophets 20 read their
prophecies transferred from the future 20 the per-
feet tense. in the history OF their times
Under the title OF The Man with the Muck
Rake" President Roosevelts famous speech Of
last April is printed in the defnitive text with
this terse appendix: Five months have gone
by since made this speech. have re-read Il.
and have added a few sentences. Strengthening
one paragraph. I believe more strongly than
ever II that is possible in all that have there
in said" A serial story is begun in this number
The Shadow OF Great Rock" by William r.
Lighton and among other contributions no
tee ''Tangier IN the Early Seventies by Ion
Perdicar1s: "FrRnklin's Social Life in France" by
Albert H Smyth. The Restoration OF the Erec-
theurn." by G. p. Stevens; The Latin and Teu-
ton Races" by Maurice Maeterlinck; The val
ley OF Life" by Richard Watson Glider; 'Iaf-
oadio Hearn." by George NJ. Gould. and The
Ethics OF Reviewing" by A. c. Benson. There
are Illustrations IN halftone. there is a fronts-
piece in colors. and the cover is a design in
e,roarIeD. ,-fnfea IN delicate ebadas Of