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would not have dsdained 10 record de-irc to chow
wbst interest he took IN everything connected with

wbst interest he took IN everything connected with
progress have reason 10 believe that II chiefly
wing 10 him that the King Of Prussia offered me- not
'opR after my yisi', chair 10 lie created in the Unit
yeisy OF Berlin, exclusively dedicated 10 the science
end a. OF Punishment, 10 POenology | had COO
vertd with tfe Monarch on the superb rty Of solitary
col hneueni At labor all the other prison systems
wien he concluded cur interview with these words:
Il wlsn you would convince Mr. Won Humboldt Of
your views. lie is rather opposed to them. ! AL
ist him know that you VII see him.
Humboldt and prisOn discipline sounded strange to
my went and found that be loved truth better
than bis opinion bias; ard my suggestion tia,
comprehensive University that Of Berlin,
common native city, ought to bc honored with having
the first chair of poenology, for which il high time
to out distinct branch treating Of the convict
in al bis phases after the act OF conviction seized
upon at by his liberal mind. He carried the
Minister Of Jusoe along with him. and the offer to
which have slluded was the consequence.
On the other hand friend, whose name is perhaps
more lnterwoven with the history Of our canal than
that Of any Other citizen, except Clinton, informs
that lie had the pleasure o. sitting BY the side OF Hum
bo.dt al royal dinner, at Chario,tenburg. During
the whole time they were engaged in conversing almost
excinsiye! On cur great canal aud that greater one
which ought to unite in everlasting weflock the sturdy
Atlantic aud tue teaniDg Pacific having now yearned
for one another for centuries. Humboldt spoke With
knowledge OF details and sagaoious di-cerrment
which surprising to my friend, well ver,ed in al
the Geta taiis Of q csc topics.
Although ii has beer stated by high authority thai
the works Of Humboldt show TO every Ole who can
read between the lines an endeavor TO present
Nature in ler otaty uncOnnee,ed with Man. cannot
otherwise than state here that, the CONTRARY Il has
ever appeared 60 me that this great man, s,udying
nature II her details and becoming hat Bacon csls
her interpreting priest be eleya,es bmself TO those
nights wheIce he can take comprehensive view OF
rtr 10 connection with man and the movements Of
cieiy with language. economy ard exchange inst.a-
tioIs and arche cture which is to man alme ike the
nidif,ng instinct 10 the bird. Humboldt tendency
this respect seems TO in its sphere not wholly dis
utrxa r-Q vi ffferd 0f
ge9grap9hyy Il Z. connection % with With tlstt.eerry. lit.er
I Humboldt i, would seem, could hardly be expected
TO in different relation TO the natural sciences.
He was, with all bis ,rudon ard the grandeur o his
| lDOwltoet, enirently social man. have found q
prssngr IN papr @r,t' by dip'omast aud highly
cultivated writer VaInlagel Ense' which feel
sure will be irtered to With interest. Won Ense de-
scibes bis soUuiD in Pss in the year 1910, and sgys
H. the salons Of Met;ernich lat that time Aus ran
ambassador nebr the Court II 81. Clogdi saw Hum
b,,dt only e II biliaLt sld admued meteor, mDch
80 that hardly found time tn presen, myself 10 bin,
ard to whisper 10 bis few Of those names which
gave tight to u per-onal acquaintance with him.
Rerely has erjoyed in such degree the e-ieem
Of all the admiration of the opposite parties, aud
the zeal Of all IL power TO serve hun. Napoleon does
| not love him; be knows Humboldt shrewi
| thbktr, who-e way of thinking and whose
| opinion cauno, be bent but the Emperor
and bis court and the high authorities in the
| State have denied the impression which
they received by the prerence Of this bold traveller
| by tie power Of his knowledge, and the light which
| ,eems to stream from il p every direction. The
learned of all nstions proud Of their high
cihte oil the Germans Of their countryman, and all
| The liberals Of their fellow IL has rarely
been ven hshfed col tinues Won Ehse, Ia man in
tucb degree to HUI budt. to stand forth in indi
vidusl independence, and always equal 10 hnseit aud
az on ard he time. in scientific activity, and
in the widest social ana international intercourse, in
the sOidude Of minute inquiry, abd the almost cOnu
ing brilacy Of the society of the dav; but know O
10 one who, with all this has endeavored throughout
IL Ill md
our race 80 stesdiy uniformly, and with such ample
suCcess.'
So lar Won Ense This picture IL doubtless true, but
ought Lot to recall il to our memory without t.
nembeIirg az the same time one VI his most prom
Lent chsieeteIsiics-hs simplicity and smenity, 40
rhere, i'll hin tba, they were never dmmet, So far
NJ know by the luser Of his teien;s Or the energy
If lr thought.
The nost peli,ct image of social refinement which
hsy, 10 This dsl ia my MUD is early evening party
at tie villa 'f William won Humboldt, hear the Lake
Of T,eel Nature has not done much for that spot,
but refined Dpicy, courtesy and taste, easy inter
chaBge Of thought AID experience, men OF name and
women If attractive elegance ana high requirements,
Young snd old trsvelIs, coutiers, soldiers aud stu
delts music, works If art. green lawns, sbrubbery
AND wiIong paths along smooth water or waving
felds the componens OF that scene IN the midst m
which tie two illu-triOus liumbodts moved aud de-
lighted others much they seemed 81 be gratitet,
giving and receiving all the Others did, never CON
o, scendng indicating c"n~clousn' - that tley
.ncouraged the timid but showing how gladly they
There are men here around ne II hOnored names IN
those sciences which Humboldt cuiva,ed more espe-
ciay hs his own. hope they vii indlca'e 10 Us now
he Infused new spirit into ITEM how be inimea-urabiy
.Yt nc,d them bor h. addei DISCO series and original
col cept,on; but l. though allowed to worship these
sciences H. the p rye only and not ss consecrated
ps1esr crave permission To say few words even on
this topic. ,
S..me fif cen wears ago Humnodt presided over the
annual ,tirg q. Natululsis then held at Berlin In
hs opening speech he Chiefly dconrsed OF the merits
lgfn
knew If Salsms aud Tbermopya; for the life Of the
greet Swede oveHspped by some ten years that ot
Uuuholdt and all he there said of Llnne seems 10 me
apply to himself with lar greater torce ana On 40
ENLARGED scale In that speech too, remember, be
quoted his friend Schiller. lIumbo 1t was IN amarSed
manner Of u poetic temperament do not believe
that without It, he would have been able To receive
those living impressions of nature, and 70 Commune
What yss snely received in those vivid descriptions
sd in lat gusge true and transpar.Lt that they sur
pise the visitor OF the scenes to this dSy lie hadthi
nstipove magi a'i,Ll do not speak no" oil ihVen-
tive fancy-wthou which no man can oe greh' 10 any
branch whether II belong to nature o. TO history.
Iu, yesterday an officer of our navy. whose profess
sion as made him well acquainted with S1uth Amer
ica hy sea AID land, ald with the Anies-ohe OF me
NopuIr,pis ,f our Illu-tiiou- Man-told ue that h-
knew of no descriptions rather chhraeeTi,iic> 20
tIue to living reality as HUI boldts Views oi Nature,
which he had perused and eIl' y.d On the spol'
TIE mower of c. location and shrvwdpess of cnnnec-
tion he knowedge Of oe'ail ana the hb-eree OF oe.
size 10 percrve ,ings according 10 system the thlrsf
for knowledge Ct the life of Nature and the constSe'
with to axe all of US share IN the treasure. OF his
kpou des-bis lucid style, which nay raise his
Ia &c man classic-fese seen 10 me 10 ehsrac'e'he
Hun be t 10 bis s,uaer of nature beside al iha' WHICH
| be tas dofe a. a professional naturalist -, -.
unnho1dt's rAne and hfe may be termed with strict
nr, r,ietv of language, International. tie resh ana
y az, Eng sh ana Itnu u; he spoke and wrote Spanish
With ease and correciIes- and tfetch almost a. wen
| a. Cerosn; he lived for entire periods OF hhhy
y,sr. m PARIS and counted many Freuch among hi-
beet rleui. vet 10; the expense of patriotism In
r.r. sr.cch az Berlin. which hhs been meotope1 y