New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-03

tude Providence r. l.: latitude. College Hin. In
cent communication TO The Journal Mr. Guild, the IL
brarian refers speech OF Winter Jones' OF the Brit
ish Museum the requirements OF an ideal library
building light shelving cement, alcoves sys
tem etc, and the patrons OF Brown University
that all these conditions realized In the new college
library, which TO be opened for the use OF the
sjudents Now 1t happens that this same Winter Jones
is who talks altogether much for the good OF
his colleagues the world for he has recently taken
occasion 10 declare that the librarian who reads is
lost" He adds: "Tbe Dominic Simpsons and Tom
fnches of hcu0n, whom kindly authors nave degnltI
in placing az the heads OF libraries where they could read
al their full and do little else, are quite out OF court
who knows only the backs aud tue-pages Of books
II the Librarian wanders beyond the preface or at most
ton that while Brown has Winter JOness ideal library,
II has not his ideal Librarian
The statuary in an artists studio In this
city is TO be attached for nine years amony and inter
est In 1868 the sculptor married Cornela, IN Greene
County. n V. and In the following Spring his welded
life cut short by a decree Of divorce, which re-
quired him to pay her $500 year aimony. The lady
now AYERS that she unwilling 70 make scandal,
she did not press her claim AZ that time and at the end
Of three years the sculptor went to Florence to win
fame. He won that and something else the affections
Of dar-eyed maid In 1876 he resolved TO send some
OF bis work TO the Centennial Exhibition and his dark
eyed associate set SAIL for America 10 sell several pieces
in advance, TO enable HIM 10 follow her with more
ambitious work At the close OF the Centennial lie came
70 TINS city and exhibited several piecPs, refusing an
-
Cone.a learned that be New-York, and sent her
attorney TO demand aimony and interest An apphea-
ton has been made AT Albany TINS week 10 nave tne
divorce dOcketod and execution issued against the
statuary.
Ex-senator Chandler had something wise to
say about farming well something significant about
politics. when DC addressed his neghbors at his farm IN
Michigan not long ago. He declared that farming was
not only the oldest but the most respectable occupation
known 10 man. II had boy to-day, he exclaimed,
would rather put him on elghtyacre lot that had
never had plough upon than place him in the
best Government Office in the landw Agricultural pa
pers will please copy that remark and farmers ads who
are growing up dissatisfied with country life and who
cannot overcome "A restless desire to 80 "a city and
ter profession, will do well TO remember H. Make
your homes pleasant" continued the ex-Secretary.
Make them attractive that your and daughters
will love their homes better than any other places on
GODS earth Make this business Of farming 80 agreeable
that your sons will see that It is the most health
ful and profitable occupation in which they can
engage. Build good houses and buy good implements.
Don't get an ora cracked cookstove but put III gooi
range In fact have every convenience tnat you can 80
that your wives and daughters viii deem II pleasure 10
perform their household WORK. In IDS way you can
bring up your sons and daughters on the iarm Du Wh1
ships and other oa positions, when they ought to be
Gods Amounted lords Of creation" These are plain
words, but they IRE Crammed with hard sense
General Longstreet has written for The Phil
Gdephid weekly Tunes an interesting and valuable de-
scIron OF the battle OF Gettysburg He says that ne
opposed the march into Pennsylvania on the ground tat
the Western Confederate armies needed assistance Grant
having bottled up" one Of them in Vicksburg When
the two armies faced other Gettysburg he advised
General decline battle lnterpOse his army between
General Meddes and Washington, and force the
latter to make the attack. But General Lee
said: "If the enemy is there tomorrow we
must attack him" General Longstree REPLIED IF he ia
there II will be because he is anxious that we should at
tack hima good reason, in my alignment, for not doing
So" L0ngstreet was directed to make the opening at
tack His corps numbered 5000 men. 1t charged up
Cemetery Ridge with such bravery nd audacity that
General Meade thought that General Lees whole army
was at It's heels Reducing his right to one BRIGADE
Meade hurried the to the support OF his impered
Left and forced Lougstreet back. When night came,
LOngstrce found thai he had lost 4529 men, or more
than unenrd OF ais corps LJngstreet charges the id
ure his TO Evefs inactivity declaring that II
EWell had attacked Mcades weakened right wing, IL
would surely have overcome, and the battle won.
He also crlcsc PcEetts assault ON the second day OF
the battle, says that IL great mistake III zen
eral Lee 10 order IL made