New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13

erary and would perish miserably at the
thought OF looking at life save in highly lit
erary manner. Mr.. w l. Courtney is preparing
volume which will no doubt give them pro-
found satisfaction. II is to enbody "a seleo-
ton OF passages illustrative Of the narrative.
poetic and phiIosophic styles OF Hebrew litera-
ture." and it Is 10 be called THE Literary
Mans Bible" This ought 20 be a boon-for the
| literary man"
Miss Rose Kingsley. in her new book on
| "Eversley Gardens and Others gives u.s. as
| noted the other day. glinpses OF her father.
| the novelist at home. Here are two of them:
| hardly ever smell syrinsa without recalling
experience OF my fathers boyhood which he used
10 say had been OF the lessons OF his life AS
small boy he was passionately fond OF the scent
OF syriusa; and one day he thrust hts head into
| bush and drank in the fragrance. till II suddenly
turned into nauseatlng stencil. so that from that
moment hts horror of it was as great his for
mer enjoyment and never, as he would tell US. did
he forget that sharp reminder that might have
| too much of 4 good thing
| When my father settled Evers!ey Rectory in
eI4 most Of the garden consisted in line Of fish
ponds, running from those IN the glebe field. past
the house. and Joining the large pond belonging
/ the Church Farm. behind the church He at once
| became his engineer and gardener The ponds.
! except three in the g!ebe field. which IN course
| OF time We're stocked with trout, drained.
| What had been wrctChed chicken yard outside
| the brick 1oored room which my father took for
! his study laid down in turf with wide bor-
| der each side. and the wall between the house
| and stables on the western side was soon a mass
| OF creeping roses, scarlet honeysucke and VIZ
|
| up and down which my father paced bare-headed.
/ composing sermon or novel, lecture poem. for
he never INDUCED in rough copy every sentence
| being thought out hrst. and then written die
| tated OFF with hardly a correction.
Mr.. D. b Updike of the Merrymount Press.
announces that owing 10 the time necessary for
| the preparation of the very full index which is
to form part OF his new edition OF The History
OF the Narragansett Church. its publication will
be deferred until October L 1t has been de-
I gl,I, rg,+ ,ha lr,,
Of two.
The Macmillan Company has in preparation
a novel by iona Gale. entitled The Loves
of Pelleas and Etarre." The principa! charac
ters in the book have already been made known
TO readers of the magazines through number
OF short stories.
That idolatrous word democracy 10 the
rhythm OF whose sound tyrants have prospered
and brave men have died. cannot be defined too
! often nor at too great length. provided he who
undertakes the task has the requisite breadth
| ofsview In True and False Democracy (the
| Macmillan Company DR.. Butler. the president
| of Columbia University. embodies in three brief
| essays-once leotures-a definition OF the much
| mouthed uttle-ana' yZed wCrd which must profit
| every reader Democracy is shown 10 be a form
| of government under which every man has the
| opportunity to make the most of himself Its
radical difference from socialism is found to lie
| in its avoidance OF that tyranncal restraint
|
| Individual growth. Numerous fallacies some of
which have been used by socialistic writer's.
| UNANIMOUSLY exposed. Not the least OF these IS
| the belief that government with a strong
| single executive head is undemocrattc.
| In the second of DIR. Buffers essays, education
| bv public opinion Is shown TO depend largely
! upon the enlightened efforts OF small group
| Of eminent men, to foster whom is one OF the
| first duties OF a democracy. An aristocracy OF
| talent and service cannot be dispensed with in
| any we'll ordered state. The author incidentally
| develops in connection with his views on the
| elite of democracy" admirable exposition of
the vital function Of political parties. These
| tbree little essays make a stimulating hours
| reading so full they OF careful observations
| and sane comments of value TO every citizen.
The late Dr. John Watson better known as
| Ian Maclaren, had very pleasant and helpful
| relations with The Hilbert Journal and IN
the current number OF that quarterly. Sir Ed
| ward Russell pays fervid tribute 70 him He
| touches upon the graver side OF his nature. re-
! vealed 10 some extent IN his character as
| s+orvteller but better known TO those who knew
him in his religious work. Sir Edward Russell
! says:
| His amity and his inexhaustible interest in his
fellow men had a critical SIDE which sometimes
| inst missed being saturnine- IL was really half
yyoelanchoy half humorous. His OF hurnor
! saved him from sentimentality, as from most
| arrors Of Judgment, and from nearly every error
4 OF heart; though his insight into things occa-
sionally softened by simplicity dnacut 20 rsshss