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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
PROFESSOR HUXLEY ON HUME.

The series of English Men Of Letters Harper <
brothers, edited by Mr.. John Morley. has reached its
fifth volume which is devoted to the famous Scot
tish philosopher, David Hume, and is from the pen
of tho dsting pushed Psychologist Professor Thomas
Henry Huxley. LII. ID. In this little volume OF 2O6
pages Professor Huxley undertakes to furnish to that
increasingly large class of young men and women
"who have to run they read" an account of the
life and writings Of the great Scottish metaphy stefan
"copious enough to DO profitable for knowledge and
life and yet brief enough those whose leisure
is scanty." In this attempt no has in great
measure succeeded. and this little volume will
probably become familiar to tens of thousands
of students who desire to know something of tho
great predecessor of tho Kantian philosophy, but
who have not courage TO attack the numerous
trcatises which compose the four octave volumes of
Hume's philosophical Works. as edited for tho
Clarendon Press by Professors 4. II. Green and Il.
ii. Crosse us7l-7 We have not been accustomed
hitherto to regard Professor Huxley Us a meta.
physician. but he informs that his own copy of
Hume "A vols l777) .has been long in his possession
and bears marks of much reading" 1t is needless
to say that u is as philosopher and not ~ a his
torian that Hume is chiefly regarded in this volume
the world Of letters having long ago reached the con-
clusion that however elegant the style and pleasing
the tone of his History of England 1t il utterly
worthless as a repository Of facts.
The authority Tor the biographical chapters Of this
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.


In May last Mr.. George d. Prescott, consulting
electrician OF the Western Union Telegraph Company
published a volume the speaking Telephone
Talking monograph and Other Novelties" (New
York: D. Appleton K COZ, of which edition has
just appeared enlarged from 43l to GIG pages under
and Other Recent Electrical Inventions" chapter
in the original book devoted to the electric light
but in the revised volume it has become the charac
teristc feature of the work. 1t now presents in
four chapters of 2l3 pages useful eompen-
dunn of nearly all that is at present known
of the manifold rival inventions for cleo
trio lighting which have absorbed so much
attention from the scientific world during the past
six months. Mr.. Prescott is apt compiler. and,
though very little of his material is original. he has
succeeded in presenting in readable form what every
body now wishes to know about the electric light
Copious sketches and Illustrations given of Du-
boscq's and Foucault's regulators" the electric
lamps of Farmer Jablochkof's candles. the dynamo
electric machines of Wallace Farmer Brush Siemens.
Ladd, Gramme and De Meritens; the carbons of
resented by the names of Thomson Houston Rapietf,
Lontin Reynier Sawyer. Man and Edison chap
ter is devoted to Edisons tasmeter. megaphone and
other recent Inventions Notwithstanding his dill
gence Mr.. Prescott has overlooked the notable
achievements of werdermann and of several other in
ventors of electric lights, omission which will,
doubtless, be remedied in a future edition.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27

planned to her English guests that there is no eisure
class" in America. He was a 'dear. good fellow"
and "perfect husband" So everybody said, and SO
he was. He let his wife do as she pleased. go to
Europe often she wanted to, and the more gen.
tlemen friends she had the better he liked it, While
Mr.. James shows all the weaknesses OF woman Ike
Mrs. westgate he makes charming character out Of
her sister. The English are not spared. Lord Lam
beth and his cousin. Percy Beaumont, are excel
lent types of the class Of Englshmen who
to this country. Not the snobbish
men. but the good natured genial fellows,
who do not think that Americans are necessarily
war painted Indians. After landing in New York the
two friends ride up Broadway in hotel COACH They
look out of the windows at the various sights and
but make no remark until they reach Union
square. when one them said to the other, at seems
rum looking place
s'Ah, very odd, very odd" said the other. who was
the clever man of the two.
'Pity its beastly hot" resumed the first speaker.
after pause.
''You know we are in low latitude. said his
friend.
II dare say" remarked the other
II wonder" said the second speaker, ''lf they
give one bath p?
Il dare say not" rejoined the other.
"Oh say.'' cried his comrade.
This animated discussion brought to q close by
their arrival at the hotel where they found the best
of bathing conveniences.
There is nothing more characteristic in the book
than Mrs Westgates remark after the visit of the
Duchess of Bayswater and Lady Pimlico, Lord Lam
beth's mother and sister aud the rejection Of the
latters suit by Bessie Alden She did not regret
much her sisters lost opportunity. ut is only she
said, because those women will think that they
ceeded-that they paralyzed u.s."
Like most of Mr.. James stories the scene of this
one is laid in Europe and America. and he is equally
at home in both places. The story originally APP
peared in the Co,1iu Magazine. where it attracted
much favorable criticism from the English
viewers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
ouT-oF-scHooL EDUCATION.

Those who experienced in the requirements of
the young. in relation to their moral and ply steal
welfare. know that prolific of evil is what
may be termed out-of-school idleness which means
that the young people do not apply themselves to
healthful, amusing and intellectual occupations
during the hours Of relaxation from their regular
school studies This waste OF time-for the hours of
amusement can also be made those of instruction
tends to intellectual barrcnness or to the for
nation Of vicious habits. We satisfied that while
the school training prepares the mind for the recep
ton and application of practical afterlfe ideas,
really teaches far less than is supposed. Personal
experience observation does more to form and fix
impressions than all that be read in books
in pictures. Therefore. every encouragement
should be given to a system of out school educa-
ton by which the youth becomes at once
teacher and pupil. Such system, if con-
troed by the intelligent but unobtrusive direction
of parents and guided by books that possess fas-
cnating interest for the young. accomplish what
stated tasks. rigid school discipline and the too often
misused birch in combination fail to We
persuaded that sef-educator like "The Young
Scientist" Qs7s. The Industrial Publication Com
pany. New York; will make any boy. who Is neither
stupid vicious dler. take deep interest in the
simpler methods of practical science, in amateur me-
chanics from the building of big kite to the con-
structon of model steam cnginc in dabblings in
chemistry microscopy and photography; in the
thousand and one things that interest the world
scientific problems or everyday experiences. While
enjoy the sight Of boyish sports in the fields and
parks-baseba cricket, &c.-we are attracted to the
youth who can build model boat, erect miniature
telegraph line and equip with battery and soundcr
make small but very useful collections of mineral
ogical specimens. draw, color. photograph. botanic,
&c. Such boys will always turn out to be useful
members of society. 1t is from their ranks that
come the great inventors. the renowned explorers
and the master scientists of the age.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
HOME ART NOTES.

The sale OF the Artists Fund pictures will take
place at the Leavtt Art Rooms the evenings Of the
9th and 2sth inst.
The work OF the Hanging Committee of the Water
Color Exhibition which opens the Sd prox.. is
now going ON bravey. The exhibition promises to-
be unusually interesting.
The Art Interchange for the 22d inst. has CORES
spondence about current art topics from Boston.
Philadelphia, Chicago. Cleveland. Baltimore, St.
Louis and New Haven.
newspaper war has been started in Boston anent
the hanging and rejection of pictures ut the Boston
Art Club Exhibition.
The Boston Society of Decorative Art Loan Exhibi-
ton opened on the 18th inst.
The sculptor Valentine, of Richmond, is at work on
"Andromache After Her Parting with Hector"
which he intends for the Royal Academy.
W. L. Sheppard has lately returned from abroad;
Longfelow.
The Utica Exhibition is now OPEN
San Francisco will have an exhibition in the spring
chiefly of work by local artists
And now A. II. Bickncll. of Maiden, Mass, is going
to inflict the national Capitol with Lincoln the
Conservation Ceremonies of Gettysburg Cemetery
IL - feet in length by 10 feet in height-if
the government will buy it.
G. q. Perkins lecturcd odd inst, at the Yale
School OF Fine Arts Etching and Etchers."
Akron, Ohio has 1000 articles in its Loan Exhibis
ton and Meadyille 5000.
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worth Mrs. Roswell-S Smith, of this city-and the
words We're. '.What hath God wroughtY The
volume is handsomely prepared. and contains por-
traits OF ali Americans who have achieved unusuai
distinction in connection with the subject OF mag
netc teegraphy. There is an interesting chapter III
memoriam of the late William orion.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27

val French Literature" which reviews class of
books not generally known to American readers.
The Celtic Monthly is the title of periodical pub
lished in New York whose first number is to hand.
1t is intended as Irish American Magazine" and
contains fiction and poetry, original and selected.
There is also an appreciatiye biography OF John
Mccullough, the tragedian.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
"pRETrY LITTLE COUNTESS z1NA. I"

In pretty Little Countess Zina" e. b. Peterson &
Brothers) have of Henry Greville's clever
stories Of Russian life. In it learn that Russian
girls not unlike American girls, or the bright.
pretty girls of any country OF the story of
love- What claim would have to the attention Of fair
readers if it not? There is mnuteness of de-
tail about Henry Greve's novels that gives them AZ
air of reality. We told 1.-THE Countess looked
the letter-the envelope thick and glossy-the
wax and seal pure and perfect. The style of
the letter was. in fact, irreproachable." 1t was
handed to the Countess "silver tray" and it had
red seal" While the little Countess Tina gives
name to the book she is not more its heroine than
her cousin Vassalissa. Certainly the latter has the
most romantic career. Henry Greville has capital
way of sketching character. We the two gov
ernesses the prim English woman and the easy going
Swiss, distinctly though we had their photo
graphs before The roughish boy Dimtri, the
humble tutor. the poor RELATIONSHIP represented
with few clever pen strokes. The book is full OF
excitement and is written in that interesting
for which this author is conspicuous. Mrs. Mary
Neal Sherwood has made the translation. and can
only say that the French novelist has been fortunate
in her translator. Mrs. Sherwood has done her work
SO well that one feels as though he reading from
tho original
In the preface to forthcoming book Henry
Grevile writes few lines to her American readers
whom she has learned have 'shown her great deal
of indulgence and to whom her is as
familiar to her countrymcn." She writes t.
1t has been said that am Russian, that my hus-
band is Russian and that my education Russian
Nothing is more untrue. was born in Paris, where
was educated in the bosom of my family; and then
the time having come for me to earn my own living,
l followed my father to Russia. 1t was there be-
acquainted with the language and the customs
Of that country. But had married u Frcnchman,
and our love for our native land drew homeward.
a
in France and my countrymen seemed to me in.
tcresting to study as Russians. They had not for
me the attractio OF the unknown, but / had
strengthened my faculties OF observation, and /
marked a thousand points of interest in them where
others only everyday life. the commonplace of
home existence. The yearnng toward our country
became strong that years ago returned to
Paris and here II is that have written all my works,
except one short novel and two or three stories.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.

Mr.. Ainsworth r. Spotford's report to Congress on
the condition of the Congressional library and the
statistics of copyright for 1878 is brief document.
The accessons to the library from all sources were
21.537 volumes and 1859 pamphlets, making the
total in the library of 331.11S and about 10000
pamphlets Copyrights have slightly increased,
being 15 9s against 15 5S for 1877 They divided
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27

volume are Hume's own autobiography and DIR. John
Hill Burton's "Life and Times of David Hume"
e vols. lsA7). No pretension is made to original
formed of the name of Hume's mother. from whom
he apparently derived the chief elements of his char
acter In discussing the merits of Hume philos-
opher great stress is rightly laid upon his celebrated
doctrine of causality. and it is satisfactorily shown
that he was not that blind opponent OF final causes
which he has usually been considered. On the
trary he genuine teleologist. in the enlarged
meaning of that term which has arisen from the
profound speculations of modern German scholars,
in connection with the doctrine of evolu-
ton. Far from being poemic against
theology. Professor Huxleys book is directed
in especial against what he con-
siders the misnamed ''positivism" of Auguste
Comte, for whose pretension the founder Of
Sociology" Professor Huxley evidently has small
respect No theological opponent of Comte has pro-
nounced so sentence that "the founder of
positivism admirably illustrates the connection of
scientific incapacty with philosophical incompe-
tence. Comte's denial of the existence of science
of psychology is pronounced 'solemn nonsense
and it is shown that the Frenchman really included
what now know as psychology under the term
cerebral physiology" The classification of Hume
"materiast'' is triumphantly refuted. unless in
a sense which makes Materialsm and Spiritualism
convertible terms. 1t evident that in the eyes of
Professor Huxley Hume is the real founder not only
of anthropology, but Of the modern evolutionary
philosophy. and from this point of view it has been
genuine labor Of love to prepare this interesting
and readable little treatise.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
ON FOOT IN SPAIN,

oN rool IN SfAlN.
There is something very inspiring in volume
of "views a-foot" One enjoys following travel
Ter over by-ways and hedges rather than
country in railroad train. Bayard Taylor sounded
the first notes of his fame by the account of his
tramp through Europe with knapsack and staff
Other writers who have followed his example, if not
so successful. have made more readable books than
they could have woven from the ordinary material.
Major j. s. Campion, whose ION the Frontier gave
him pleasant introduction to the travel reading
public, has published ION Foot in Spain Scribner
Welford, in which he tells of walk from the Bay
of Biscay to the Mediterranean. His pages. as he
says full OF "triviaties" and "mnor incidents"
but that does not detract from their interest. Life
is made up OF little things and why not
book of travels? There is "more gossip than
guide book in this volume. The author
frankly confesses that he was susceptible to the
charms of the dark-eyed daughters of Spain, whom
he met at the wayside inns. In every town he finds
zone of the most beautiful women he has yet be-
held" and although he is mot dancing man. and
mot given to hirting" dancing and flirting formed
the main portion of his amusement. He carried
gun with him and was followed by dog, but found
for either. Major Campion had quick eye
and ready notebook, which served him we'll. His
descriptions are appreciatve. and where he fails in
the technicalites of architecture he makes up in
knowledge of characteristic traits among the people.
The typical Spanish inn is graphically described in
chapter q. He is received in the kitchen, which
seems to DO the inn parlor WE'LL
Almost in the middle of the rough
hearth, about four feet square aud foot high, and
composed of tiles, fiat stones and pieces OF iron
anything that would not consume. In its centre
burned fire of three sticks, laid star fashion,
with q pile of blazing brushwood heaped on
them. Around stood with different messes stewing
in them, goodly number of pottery pipkns and
utensils in shapes and patterns identical with the
Roman ones in use before Christ large wooden
hood, supported by massive rafters, caught and
Quoted such portion of the smoke did not circu-
late about the room to hole in the roof furnished
with rough louvre, through which it escaped, and
from cross iron of the hood hung stout chain.
terminating in hook by which suspended
large pot full of potatoes slowly simmering. In
corner stood primitive looking casserole range for
cooking. with charcoal in little hollows. few
coarse, badly constructed chairs, with bottoms of
hide, and an old chest completed the furniture.
AT six o clock a clean tablecloth was spread
on the old chest of drawers in my room. a large
white napkin furnished-one nearly twice large
the towel-and very fair dinner Of several
served, of which the best dish omeette
soutfie. much better dinner both regards cook
ing and material than l got i'll any English
country inn.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-01

Death of a Former Mtnnesottan In the
Black HilIs.
To the Editor of the Globe.
DEADwooD, D. T., March 25.-Judge Henry
Hill, former Unknown Minnesotian, died at
his residence in Leaf City Monday night last,
of softening of the brain, and was buried here
to-day. Deceased was born in Conway, New
Hampshire May %, 1929, and was admitted to
the bar at Chillicothe, Ohio, whittier he had
gone when child. In 1865 he removed to Min
nesota. and, locating in Stearns county, which
he represented in the legislature during the
sessions of "a, '65, '66. In 1869, he having
removed to Meeker county, he was again
elected to thelegislature, serving with credit
and such distinction that three years later, his
home being in Chippewa county, he was for
the third time elected to the legislature He was
very active in the organization of Stearns and
Meeker counties, and beloved by all who knew
him. He immigrated to the hills in June,
1876; was prominent member of the first
convention, having for its object the organiza-
ton Of aseparate territorial organization for
the hills country; and was ever active
in the prosecution of that effort. He was elect
ed justice of the peace for this district at the
first election, end upon the organization of the
school board he became its clerk, which posi-
ton he held at the time of his death. His
family came to the hills last
fall. Deceased was widely known,
and commanded the respect of one and all His
funeral to-day was according to the Masonic
form, he being member of that order, and
was the most imposing and largely attended Of
any in the history of the hills Interment was
made in Mount Moriah. He leaves wife aud
children IN moderate circumstances, there
being besides considerable real estate in
this vicinity recorded in hia name, and an in
surance of $4,000 upon his life. l.. F. w.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-01
Municipal Court.
Before Judge Flint. I!

II CRIMINAL.
The City vs.. Burt Hayes; assault and battery
Charge withdrawn on payment of $2.S5 costs.
The State vs.. Lawrence Fox and Charles
Squiers; larceny from shop. Held to the
grand jury in bonds of $500 each.
The City VS.. Ann Pinney; disorderly conduct.
committed to jail for seven days.
The City vs. j. J. Ryder; vagrancy. Sent out
of town.
The City vs.. Frank Baxter, alias Frank Pipe;
drunkenness. Sent out of town.
The City VS.. Andrew Ostern and Rose Leslie;
disorderly conduct. The male disorderly was
fined $11.75, which he paid, and the woman
was sent to the House of the Good Shepherd
for thirty days.
The City VS.. Joshua Fisher and John Wood
disorderly conduct. Fine of $5, in each case
paid
The City VS.. John Stenland; drunkenness.
Committed to Jail for seven days.
The City vs.. James E. Culligan; disorderly
conduct. Continued until to-day at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, in bonds of 5000.
j. E. Belt VS.. Stetson & Nelson; motion
of defendants for a new trial. Motion
argued and taken under Advancement by the
court.
A. r. Capehart Vs. NJ. A. Kennedy, etc.; &C.
ton for restitution of premises. Motion of
complainant for q new trial continued to April
| 16 at 10 A. N.
| Carrie Bell Wright vs.. Edwin Gribble; action
for restitution of premises. Motion of defend
ant to settle case continued to April 8, at 10
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-01
THE ADMISSION OF UTAH.

The New York Times has discovered a
conspiracy of the Democrats. A RepubI-
can newspaper thst cannot discover con-
spiracy at least once month is of no &C.
count whatever, and ought to be read out of
the party. Most of them can send their ex-
plorers out and discover conspiracy every
ten days or oftener, but these possess ex-
ceptional enterprise. But this latest discov-
cry is one that will fairly cause the hair to
stand on end ''like quilts upon the fretful
porcupine.'' 1t is nothing more nor less
than conspiracy to admit Utah into the
Union as a State-a most atrocious, even dia-
bolical, scheme to give the latter-day saints
State government and representation in
the two houses of Congress.
This, of course, is another exhibition OF
the total depravity of the Democratic party,
for no other party would be guilty of such
an infringement of the rights of the people.
The Republican party, however, admitted
Colorado, Nebraska aAd Nevada as States
before they had : population sufficiently
large to entitle them to elect town con-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-01

Mr.. HAYES is surprised that he is not re-
cognized nowadays as ''the government"
And we'll he may be. It has been the custom
for so many years to recognize the man who
occupies the executive Office as all that the
government consists of, that return to the
original idea that Congress and the judiciary
have rights, at least coordinate, is calculated
to create surprise. The idea of creating q
centralized government may as we'll be aban-
doned. It can have no part in our present
community, for men have got hold of the
reins of government who have very little
respect for it.