, 1880-03-20
Nervous Exhaustion-A Iloosier in Europe
"A Relic Of Coluln0us-Mag.
azincs.
The Cathedral at Florence-New Pre-
servative Procesz-Fire Laws
Of Japan.
sun.spot Cycles and EpldemIcs-Literary, Art,
and Scientific Noics.
LITERATURE.

Three works On the life Ut the great French
poet and orntor, which furnish ts with alI
that Is known about him, were published In
tlle same year (lSTe). Ono of these was but
q fragment written byhinself and translated
into English by Latly Herbert. Alazatle's
work WIS review Of Lnntnrtino's political
md literary career, anu afforded very little
insight into the private nlMi socinl life Of Its
subject. The work by lacretelle has Just
been translated, aiuI supplies, rs ,nny he seen
from It's title, TINT which was wanting In tho
others.
Tlts book Is written by a man who fatr1y
w0ssltpcd I.atnartfne. lie isalul0st blind 10
his faults nit1to his deficiencies. 1lehasmate
Of lini a Ae1ni.gotl, artl, with nil II Fre,lcl,-
lnnn's ftg!ltlenrtedness, brushes away or
Ignores the weak points IN tho poets clarac-
ter which imutlo him very human. lie can
hardly find adjccttyes enough with Which to
properly speak Of ilfs frfcnl. But lle icads
us into tho dnIy life Of the poet, md VIC SEQ.
Ills faults while atlmlr'ng his genius. Lan,ar-
tine was NIL inhefatigable literary worker
and wrote on all subjects, lie was Il natural
orator, with wonderful force and power III
tho tribune. 1Ie was u statesman, md witlIal
q poet, thus uniting In himself thnracters
most t(iSslniflar md apparently iMllArlno-
nous. III Mr.. tle 14acretelle's book we see
him in NIL these varying roles, and We nls0
obtain glinpscs OF Ills cxtrnyngnut habits
nlll his propensity for gambling; of Ills
weaknesses rs we'll as of Ills strength. We
have no particulars of Lnmnrtfne's curly llfn,
but .nre tntrDdnced to him when tle was at-
sny 40 ye;nI1y Of u "ge af s ed ~sotn
to,ir, which l!e ,ina!le In vessel furnished
and chartered by himself. Ills duel with
Count. Pept, in which 10 syas wounded, ls
Hso n'ng et o ot9ss Ir on t el@ 1r ono5 T.
~ ttos ,a;rni, s,n ra',o,mnt.i ier r..,ir;GI !"
Satsf ts se,pes qa rtsr bis fniy sr .ans
nsf frtne 'a Ind srs Unveiled like soyer
nItr,, ea,"u ,nnninr III. nrinrnis, nrcsn.sts hmynr
es Tor MS of hoys II sasvcc a
mftu ltfn ,oa re',,arkahin on. mi tGe bst as.
nnnt ny MS ~ na, ~, fp,.,; % iii thn ,nntrinl
G nl9enty furns,,et I Ii os % vet to be writtei. WI "
posk VIII {S5sis!, W. best oS}!1ftai|y fer
}g,hE q t9,o ~ .tniis S' ~ ortlmaa @ nrivnic
ntt''a nv nra rn III imicr"stims: % fn,mnriins Tia
%sr.isE 9 wsSt airsstiy fri; @ lis Ssd5ssm 70 %
liz 'o nmIv tahin NJ hlack wt,ntt nn,f hiai,
TifouEjlout tic wIloiu seaso1l f,o 1tetlte,i lis
Ts qt ASK SSsoS r aa oqs fp ~ o. rel
,,ntl,,s v ,;s'rn,,s .,na,Sin,s Wtti Iistnrv
pfSi pfirs OF cn eG's ,c,ors Wr;tmg wtt wt arvsI
ina ro,,iity @ n,,d VIII, nm ejcr,,nce Will,
M Xas ts sst SsHns MS iSX Io
mo. i,nf nn,,itl ,iivine. Iie belonged to hIs
nss Vus ,more tan js does ta lin. There wero re
hoff n .los.', s ~ tGcn, cn,nime cnnstnntlv
scratching nj tic door opening on tho stai1r.
sr SaSo aE 9an y aaG ao c,,n.,s arnv aaon, WI
tn knnw the tlnvs tlnt their slay;, tleynfeti
t0 HvT nnrfrv' mil ca1ne anti Went oftsl1sr
t!!a9 usual x between te soMngs and ,a!so 60.
irta nnnt ,voa lila m in,llnn IN
his rasmnct md admiration fnr mi.
mo1a r. b,e stu,.v nn bnI onras Si.ij
~ XIII hirds dil,ins ia yoo,m IN viii iii uoso H..
tot to nn mnn esS Hsis When the
weTo wan iHn ratcd bv ct11lo a' caarcs Mi1 bar. b
sss' aid sds y hsT sl e;ss e
sa1v .e tn ri rttno ,v.o WAS % "eiciam y
SHa1 ~ Ia ap pcoatW ~ iFs wmrt}s Iiamcyoy ~
fmisi,c,i tirrssn~ nntii Tho hrcak fast.h,.ii
@TSng @ Ms' 90 o,,1H n1f te Etlests
sa H. W.. iDl nt,t ,,,1 .rt,,n1i,y Sute at.
i. ~, 1s s,oa oa ETY. }rs }rkcii; i;ap prtuMp ny Wfi H.
sp Wcrt ia o.sova s,!fr"i ,noro ~ aus
iES ayspspsI1 M R y,x, 9iS
III @ 10 ~ ~ taS. ,nti ~ ~" r.'aIs ~
uM IT. aoff V lu mot 11eot ~ o "o ~ ~"
enI ~ ~ 1 acnn ss ."tH t1,, VIZ frd,, ~ is III
WorK, !er innt ao aM1 Mot ,ii,, iiGn., oMs & from l
nmxiety n psess a'tg,rs wlf' H. were 6
ginning 10 !tHfnsS l'i, it,,,s ttnk ls covHls
tao he r., %oa meip @ "seii u Lo XII. re1R1,aoies
espeGaly sPlnc m H. n s,pr p;1pK o tho i1ass McNw
WouM Pe1c w @ H. n.rs n,,s ., ae,i tu kneft III
screaming IL 6neae e@fs III @!u rcH c!alng is
s1l'te, ',, w. ts.a w. IT. t;prs p o o'o u''e'on
" the1r te 1as o. Sa1nt-loins ne says:
q o t pry MtMEnSs omg nn E
but Eeneral!y We were oblige;l 70 walt for tho
essemgcFF cs Fs wo ron6i art,u s iStters at M
gral hours 9yer the regular . pest. a1,d % We sel'
tolli starIed IT. TT 9Ma w,!,k peloae oc!nck;
Invariably hftcr 1reaxinst l.anlartiile carried
hread to hts i.oTses lle i,ad ozen at lcast
tho1s, gcnera'y 81 !a1tte vaiae' FOR twsty
a,'l q po,'y Ter tho saddle llo bought hls
horse i'orscs either IN tug country country nenr oy. Or haa
ecstncles over cact! acquisition, tho animal
GnsoSS.ns nS e e ma'e Ct e
Posst. before eacl! sta!!. TIe AxnEgontlon