New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

which shows the evidence of daily 1t has
been labelled by Irving Notes for Knicker-
booker, 1S01-oS.' written slip of white paper
and pasted cover while on the other he
has written the cover itself Notes FOR
knickerbocker.' and Memorandum Book OF
Washington Irving of Sunnyside,' has been
written apparently by another hand the in
side cover. With the exception of few blank
leaves the book Is filled with notes in ink and
pencil in Irving's very fine and almost unde-
cipherabe hand
A lesson in the ways OF statesmen may be
found in anecdote of Gladstone at oxford,
told in a 'CornhilI' article
Mr.. Gladstone arrived in the afternoon and was
brought by the warden into the coffee room to be
introduced 10 the fellows. NJ had expressed
in vigorous terms his conviction that he could not
conscientiously meet Mr. Gladstone, but had been
Gladstone heard his ne said: AN, professor
at every moment some one With whose name in
some branch of learning one has long been famil-
lar. NJ B. beamed with obvious pleasure, and at
him trotfpe about - after pfr Gladstone with the
sugar and cream jug.
Chaucers 'Romaunt Of the Rose" is to be the
first of the proposed special issues of the Flor
ence Press. 1t will be illustrated with coTored
collotypes from twenty water color drawings
Mr.. Frederick Moore of New Orleans is to
bring out through the firm of Houghton. Mf-
fin & Co. his book THE Passing of Mo-
rocco" Mr.. Moore has in recent years served
as correspondent of The London Times and
THE Westminster Gazette" His knowledge of
the situation in Morocco was gained during this
service.
1.-THE Battle of the North Atlantic is to be
described in a coming instament of Mr.. H. G.
Mar n
engagement the United States and Germany are
brought face to face Here is a foretaste Of the
news which was conveyed to the German Air
Fleet, then approaching the scene:
The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound
impression upon Bert ad ne es was erountered He
filled the Smallways soul with passionate aTeao r
az ana Karta cabin doing nothing and not ventung
even to open the door lest he should be Oy 'hal
So it came about that he was probably bah ;rae the
less telegraphy was bringing to the arsnlP Is 10 ~
throbs and fragments of great naval Datue IN
progress in mid-Atlant
@ Kurt hut In m6 to haef in ar gsh
Here" he said get off this locker" And he
maps He spread them the folding ble and
diecfplfne strugged With his English informality
and his natural kindness and talkatlveness and
They're at it. smallways" he said
Fighting, The American North Atlantic
dega@@ron daet@ and pretty nearly the "n0'e 0' o0'
Apropos of this extract from Mr.. Weiss
story it is interesting to note DIR. Alexander
Graham Bells comment on Mr.. Stedman's last
work-his Century" article aerial navtga-
tion "It Is obvious" says DR.. Bell, that sea
power will become Of secondary Importance
when air power has been fully developed
through the use of dirlgibe balloons and fly
ing machines in war. The nation that secures
control of the air will ultimately rule the
world
Has ToIstoy written a novel called Father
Sergius"? One Russian newspaper throws doubt
unon II and then goes so far to summarize
the story The later work of the novelist has
fallen so far below his standard that no one
need sorrow If the reports crediting him with
this new novel prove to be false.
NJ l. Condurier the editor OF the "Depeche de
Brest" tells in a volume entitled "Une Vile sous
10 Regime Collectiviste" the history Of his town
since q SocaIistic majority captured it four
wears ago 1t is said therein that the manage
ment Of the captors first spoiled by strikes the
|, shipbuildfng industry. which is the staple OF
Brest The Pail Mall Gazette" adds:
They also increased the hearth tax, because fire
places ssrgeq to & warm tb the uI [lc o w9eh bP ladies'
gave one Of these civic patriots, as he declared
unphantIy locked the sub-prefect Of his free stall
at the s1 mqnSPa Reform Iagae Was formed
Brest it was found t4at & The 1 ef!oTs q tHsT sg gt
disinterested as at nr5t appeaffa & Hnt af of
the taxes they had themselves imposed haq taken taken
many visits to Paris and elsewhere. mad dlned
the expense Of the rates. and had managed mat
ters skifuly that the free milk which Is % the
he host of FTrng
Ties, cost a hundred per cent to distribute
The Rev J. 3. Cohu, rector of Aston Clin-
ton late Of oxford, has just published through
Thomas Whitaker. Inc The Sermon the
Mount as Viewed from the Modern Standpoint
I'm the form of seventeen sermons.
Mr.. W H Davies who is described as the
new poet"-one OF a species far from rare-ls
lust bringing out book entitled The Auto
biograph of a Super-T1Hmp." He tells therein
a frank story of his experiences as tramp in
the United States, Canada and England
newly discovered letter from Voltaire to
Thieriot is published in Professor Churton Col
lns's new book on ''Voltaire Montesquieu and
Rousseau in England" It Is worth quoting for
several reasons:
came again into England in the latter latter eaa end Of
july very much dissasIec ' and EXPENSIVE
i was " ithout a penny, sick to death or
a violent agile a stranger. alone helpless, IN the
midst of a city, wherein was known 10 nopody,
NV lord and my lady boIingbrOke were IN the
Country i could not make bold to see our am
hassadour in so wretched condition had
never undergone such distress; but am porn i 10
run through all the misfortunes OF lie In these
cir sent 10 me an
encIish oantieman unknown 70 me. who forced
me to receive some money that wanted another
Tondon citizen that had but once IN paris.
carried me 10 his own country house, wherein
Lead an obscure and charming life
let me believe j shall have the pleasure to see
You in london, drawing up) the strong spirit or