New-York tribune., 1909-03-27

sketches pIans. pictures and other objects as
may reveal the gradual development OF the IN
stitution Men of culture all over the world viii
be interested in this exhibition
General Kuropatkin's military Memoirs" VIII
be brought out here almost Immediately by E
P Dutton & Co The work has been suppressed
in Russia
What ought TO be an entertaining article b.
the Rev Samuel NJ. Crothers will appear in the
Nav Atlantic" 1t is to bear the title of The
Hundred Worst Books"
Two forthcoming English books will appeal
to readers who have particular liking for the
biographies OF authors One Is George Paston's
study of Alexander Pope; the other is Mr. s V
Makower's Richard Savage: Mystery IN
Biography" Mr.. Makower. by the way has cor
rected the errors in the biography written by
Dr. Johnson-errors into which the good man
fell through too implicit confidence in Savages
own statements. Both were in want during the
nerjod of their closest intimacy. sympathy
toined them In a league OF friendship" Arthur
Murphy has told US johnson has been often
heard 10 relate that he and Savage walked
round Grosvenor Square till In the morning;
In the course OF their conversation reforming
the world dethroning princes establishing new
forms Of government and giving laws to the
several states OF Europe. till. fatigued at length
with their legislative office they began to feel
the need of refreshment; but could not muster
up more than fourpence halfpenny"
Mrs. NJ. NJ Fenorosa has written a new novel
which, under the title OF Red Horse HILL" will
be published this spring. The pseudonyme OF
sidney Mccall" used on the title page of her
first novel Truth Dexter" this author has now
discarded.
The lust published book Nine. Novikof
contains this odd paragraph from a letter of
Eroudes. addressed to the Russian lady: we
hear less of your famine, so hope you have
got control of It. Pity your Alexander was ever
ter,nted into Emancipation. While your poor
peasants were serfs they belonged to somebody
who had an interest in preserving them. They
are left now to benevoence. Carlyle-he alone
always foretold how it would be-"
Readers will welcome with deep appreciation
the letters of General Sherman. printed in the
Aprl "Scribner" Those written from Louisi-
ana when the South was trembling on the verge
Of secession are especially interesting. Our
country" he says, in of these, has become
so democratic that the mere popular opinion of
any town or village rises above the law"
Men have ceased to look to constitutions and
law books FOR their guides. but have studied pop
and that was and is law The old women and
grannles Of New England reasoning from abstract
country The people Of the south, not relying
the federal government must allow their people
treaties of the land, and everywhere from
robbery or arson if the peoples prejudicos lay
in that direction. And now Things are at such
a pass that one section believes the other and
we beginning to fight. The right of secession
is but the, beginning, of the end, 1T is utterly
moment have permitted the South Carolinians
and hold the public property in Charleston Har-
Dor. Had he promptly reinforced Major Ander-
more circumspect. Ny only hope is that Major
Anderson may hold out, that renforcements may
reach him. and that the people may feel that they
can't always do as they please or, in other words,
think In this view l am alone here. but l do so
think and will say IT,
DR. John Massons study of Lucretius, book
received with appreciation some time ago. is to
be succeeded by a supplementary volume in
which he deals with the ancient anticipations of
modern scientific theories. He treats such sub
jects 1t is stated as the Borgan life of Lucre-
thus, the relation of Lucretius's atom to the
Daltonian atom and to the electron. the origin
of Leucippus's atomic theory from earlier specu-
lations the central Epicurean doctrine of atomic
declinaton. criticisng the presentment of it by
Guyau and Giussani, the evolution of the Epicu-
rean conception of pleasure from that of the.
Cyrenaic school; also the revival of Epicurean-
ism by Gassendi
There is movement in England to enlist
British children in the plans for the placing of
a memorial window to Bunyan in Westminster
Abbey. Mr.. j. N Comper is the artist to whom
the commission for the window has been in
trusted. His designs are, of course taken from
the Pilgrims Progress"
The latest book about Oxford quotes Dean
Burgon's amusing story of Dr. Hawkins's first
admission to his provostship:
According to custom. the College gate was closed
the Fellows drawn up in the quadrangle. and the
proyost-elect detained without he mi uras