New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-18
BITS or CRITICISM.

LITERATURE AND POLITICs.-The man who
really moulds desCnIes Of mankind is the man
who alters neir beliefs or shapes heir aspraons-the
phosopner VINO determines the basis OF belief the poet
who finds uterance for the deepest emot0ns, or the
religious leacher WHO Is poet anu philosopher IA ole
Such generate spiritual force; tine statesman
or the solder only apply II 10 particular cases Ihe
iowest in household OF thought above the highest
OF hewers Of Wood and drawers OF water no
try interpret ideas nto fact. Even the desplsed
novelist who ostensiby writes only 10 amuse you, Is
secretv Affecting your character ana altering
ceptons o. the world. The statesman only leglslate
sna give enscu 40 Rtrnri n3ess bey are vvifed nv
corres pondence with intellectual impulses The poet
carries out little more speedily or retards little
longer thr realization desires which tnat spirit
gives bnth.-trhe Pail Mall Gazette
Miss BRoUGHrONs " SECOND THOUGHTs."-
The of this book is more pure and healthy than
yS % any Gt nj pr Of her worst faults and er
characteristic brightness aud hunor, which In former
Instances were obscured by rreverence and hppaucy
get far-pay in consequence. charming freshness per
sades and Miss BrOughtOn's ridicne of the
= excessive cushaw school, the Maudle and Post
lethwaie iargOn-whch with the illustrations. Is the
bes, thing tnat has appeared Punch since the healthy
very ing indeed. Perhaps Miss Broughtons admira
Die sketch OF the High Art young gentleman OF the period
with keen 10 the main chance) may hep 10 give
the crazest and most artihchl OF fashions timely ana
Desirable toward IT, declne.-l The Spectator
AROUND THE WORLD WITH GENERAL GRANT.
mir Young Sent out as special correspondent To
report tie Presidents gongs out ana comngS IN Tor
The benefit OF the American public, task hch he has
executed With considerable minuteness and bad aste
The work said have passed through three editions
IN the United States, ana vas probably published In
BONE measure with political object view, III which,
Judging By the result or the Chicago Conyenon we may
assume has failed Whether the limited number
of COPIES however. which learn have been reserved
Sor British consumption VIII ever be exhausted except
by gralu0us distribution, we take leave 70 DOUBT
printed sip which aecOnlp Dies the WORK INFORMS us
that It n the most complete and elegantly illustrated
book OF tIaye ever produced but; AFTER somewhat
long experence OF narratives OF Journeys round the
world We feel bound TO the before ia the
worst We have ever met with The Academy
Mr. BRET HARTE as DRAMATIsT AND POET
"fwO Men o sandy Bar" does not seem 10 us 10 give
much evidence of dramatic faculty; certainly II gives
none Of IRA matte faculty AT al Sguai 10 te MY
which the author has shown IN other directions. Inc
and one ~ The most telling characters-Oolonei Star
boepusnes his habit Of senisntlous broken utteranee
nerspersed with the err so familiar TO auditors IN the
HouAe Of Commons good deal beyond the verge Of toll
cradle tedousness II is 10 the POEMS. the shorter
poem especially, that readers will turn ana IL u THESE
which worthy Of critical examination for the
purpose Of hxi3g the authors yrtue ., - 70 cl1r
httle upon be merely mechanical AIDS OF mlsspeiinR'
familiar Biblical quotations aud the llke when nave
hitherto betrayed TO great extent the expenses OF
American humor II upon far more solid ground
Than tbis--n8mev upon ace rae observation of ma
ture ana tact the hand and upon runclen ac'
guantancc Win literature on the otherj WALe sure
IhMt7d artistic faculty Is shown in the managemsht
o. the materials drawn from these two soufces-lIhe
raj NAL Gazette.
OK SUPPORTING MEN OF GENIUs.-Tnl
way can found reward fitiy the work Of men OF
reai genius We shall always see instances great
powers guObr wasted II may be said that such men
Ne Savage and POebetween whose lives small Ike
ness ID 10 be- fOund-cOuld be brought mo
accent ways Oh living No one, however, eau tell now
violent IL the revolt that IL raised ~ tt6mnds OF men
nke theso by the OF neglected merit and by the
agh OF The good things that far TOO commonly fall 20
we 10y oil those whom with justice. they utterly hes
fse Ihest unhappy OF genius ought. no dOnDi, 10
.noN ID ue words OF OF The greatest among lheh.
Lat prudent, cautious self-coni rOl Is wlh0Omb root
us ser control l. easily cultivated IN nlna that
vi Mehted by burning sense OF injustice men OF
,n ioi' tune could surely IN way more Wisely or
, nOh"ia0y eXpend small part 81 their wealth
securing FOR such men the certainty or at al
shss decent maintenance. Among all the utles, al
~ eoooatiunss all The lOnOrs, that were CONFERRED on
wealthy men OF the last century could any one
Hoh Tor himself or his descendants higher tue.
waT1f becoming decoration, d greater honor tbnn
IA nave been earned by granting modest but Ger
E,,t income 10 Goldsmith, or Burns ChatertOn
nes% lhfee men Poe certainly s not for moment
r. eomIhted. He II a. muf1 below them IN genius as
worth sfill, with AL his faults. lac was as we
yss,iv sau an l-nsed man. for he did for the world
Review A 'Ae "0'io uIu 'oi n'ui'-l AHo 0"'u4u"'
usSiGSOR MONALDDI's NIECE.n-The story
tbsvsgT Aonaldiuis niece Ia full Of interest, and,
kht mo-, ~ beauty The young 'ady herself is one of
thai tSs Snanihg girls and the truest herOnes
ehsraet~ ofu Oi novels mas seen ful many year Her
tc1pTi"S no where made the subject OF regular dc
her sen,,. nut sue speaks admirably for hersefi ana
vt Jsmea sf gestures words. attitudes and Actions