New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-18
literary .NesOS and Criticism.

Tfbanus: popular government hanpened or 70 vap
which killed and Inurthered every oSes, Nan
: whom any hssesll would accuse 20 be friend 10
those popular iniudieious judges faneied not. Ana
shameesse sight OF the daily eusion and prof,sion
~ her best ooudi now every man an Actor:
they present mot repIesenO bloude Tragedies, OF
which Saer MtPie 80. So9RtTey was beeomne the The
the heginningl snd the whole world Spectator
uncouth sight
Purchas is packed 20 overlooking with this
sort Of thing. and IL is hard 10 say which is the
more beguiling in the old narratives collected
in this classic, the first hand observations II
gives OF men and things in a younger world
or the quaint style and spelling of the artless
chroniciers. Purchas is veritably little library
in himself He is. have noted before per-
fectly set forth in this edition. Paper and press
work leave rothing 10 be desired. and the an
Gent maps form the most delightful of ulustra-
tions.
The citizens OF Bordeaux once chose Mon
taigne 20 be their Mayor and 20 this day hts
memory is cherished by the town as comforting
special glory upon its history. The munich
pality itself is now bringing out a new edition
OF the "Essais.' in four volumes edited by NJ
Fortunat Strowsli professor in the local uni
Nersity The four volumes will be issued with
every possible circumstance OF editorial ma
chinery' and viii be prepared throughout in
TACT with the idea CT making this the defnitive
edition. The enterprise offers a fine illustration
Of civic pride
In his volume entitled The Siege OF the South
Pole published by the Frederick A Stokes
Company, Hugh R. MIL u. Sc. IL. D., sets
forth the results OF an exhaustive study OF the
annals OF Antarctic exploration and discovery
and makes an addition to the literature OF the
subject that VIII save both time and research
for those who are content with a summary OF
South Polar adventure. The author makes
clear the reasons why the South Pole is so much
more difficult OF access than the North Pole Civ
ing not only a comprehensive idea OF what has
been accomplished in South Polar exploration.
but explaining the causes that have so far led
10 the failure OF attempts TO unlock the Sc
crets OF the frozen south. He does not seek
10 crlticise the work Of the explorers, but con-
tents himself with welding the records OF the
differen. explorers into a continued narrative.
Beginning as far back as the earliest discovery
that Africa could be rounded 10 the southwark
he brings the record down 10 the return OF Mr.
Mossman. OF the Scotia expedition who reached
Buenos Ayres in February 1905. after two years
or Laurie Island. and the arrival OF the Fran
CATS, OF DR.. Jean Charcot's expedition. month
later. in the Argentine. He makes some sug-
gestions pertinent 20 the resolution adopted by
the Eighth International Geographical Congress,
IN New York. September. 1904. but expresses a
serious doubt that the desires OF the congress
will ever be translated into action. unless some
original minded millionaire discovers that money
can be put 70 good use in securing the doing OF
deeds that would build. himself an everlasting
name" The author believes that any real de-
gree Of success in South Polar exploration is de-
rDeDdeur he s1IIstfrFrFor oFS
for spasmodic methods. Successes must be fol-
lowed Up. failures must be retrieved and the &C
complishment Of the end IN view must be held
20 be more important than safe return Above
all ship should be bought man employed
until the full means are provided for carrying
out the whole scheme with every material prom
ise OF success"
The next volume in the Putnam Historic
Rivers" series viii be a study Of The Ohio
River" by Archer Butler Hubert
Two large volumes relating 10 the "Docu-
mentary History OF Reconstruction. Political.
Military. Social Educational and Industrial"
from documents selected and edited by Professor
Walter / Fleming. viii be published this fall
by the Arthur II. Clark Company. OF Cleveland.
The same house IS also bringing out Farnham's
Travels IN Great Western Prairies." De smet's
the Rockies" al three volumes edited by DR..
Reuben Gold Thwsites. Volumes - 43. a and
- Of The Philippine Islands series viii ap-
pear during the autumn under the editorship
OF Blair and Robertson. and the series OF
Early Western Travels: 174S-1s46." will be
! completed by the issue OF volume 81 containing
the Analytical Index to the thirty previous
| volumes.
The first volume Of DR.. Charles A. Briggs
important work. a Critical and ExeseticaI
Commentary on the Book OF Psalms orig
inaTv announced for publication last spring
by the Scribners has Just appeared The
i Commentary distinguishes between material
for Hebrew students only, and for those VINO
! do not understand Hebrew. II gives sum
/ mary statement OF the contents OF each Psalm
an English translation with an arrangement OF
l The original poem IN measures, lines ana equal
/ stanzas: a study OF the historic origin of the
/ Psalms and their history in the hands OF the
/ various editors and in the general, major ana
minor Psalters. and a commentary on the Eng
! lish translation