Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-16

'el I truly literary blu!lcph!Ilsul anu oIou
Dg,aEty, and the model Of the perfect sa
ant. At the same time he was an elegant
I'D gentleman, retaining III his dress some
,hing Of the stvle Of the lion Of GarvGni
Iav, aud charming talker No greater
mistake could be made than 10 think Of the
billiophile Jacob as 3 fruwsy old book%Orm
oreycr pouring over dusty tones in the
iLrary Cf tie Arsenal, Of which he was cura
or. He was. on the contrary, always neat
4 his dress; he prid ii himsel on his abund.
mi long white hair, and by studying the
books of the sogcerers ofthe past he seemed
% have discovered the secret of eternal
Youth Furthermore the Mhliophiie Jacob
vas great letter writer and bis fem mine
correspondents had more than their share OF
his prose: Paul Lacroix leaves some vOlum-
nous memoirs, few chapters Of which,
concerning his relations with Ba!zac, ap.
peared last year in Partisan review, aud
rs be vas famous for bis anecdotes and
skill in CnwSeTic we may look forward TO
some excellent good reading. Thanks to
his French blood, Paul LacroiX was never
crr she'd and overwhelmed By the prodigious
wealth Of his eruditon; he always remained
witty amiable, and charming, an ornament
10 SGlcu, as we'll as q walking library. This
combination of social aud other qualities
IS certainly one of the points which render
he Frenchman such an agreeable person
when he is agreeable The first Due de
Morny realized this combination in another
manifestation which I will explain BY the
following anecdote: When the Duke was
elected Deputy, not wishing TO sacrifice his
elegance TO his Official gravity. be went to
see bis hst.maker and laid the situation be.
FORE him. The hatIrageF reflected mo-
meut, and then replied. Il understand what
you want, Monsieur lie Duc will max.
-. - The article you desire-a bat Of sesi-
o o shane hgt with little gayety in ;te
brim
There is prospect tha. ID ihe next cen.
tury there may be an author whots nil
ionaire. The highest prize by long way
ever offered for literary performance vii
be awarded in 1925 TO the successful author
of "a simple biography. Fifty years ago, il
is said, General ArantSchejef, the friend and
confidential adviser of the Emperor Alex
ander l.. deposited il the Imperial Bank of
Russia the sum Of 600 roubles, which is
10 be allowed TO accumulate at interest till
TIE lst Of December, 1925 when the entire
amount principal ard interest, is TO be
handed over to the author of the best work
on the life and reign Of Alexander ]. The
ST Petersburg Academy Of Sciences will de-
eide on the merits OF the different perform.
sncss sent 10, aud award the prize, which
will by that time amount 10 the enormous
sun of l,9lS,000 roubles-about e300, 600.
A fifth Of the amount will be deducted for
The cost Of printing the work The re.
msinder viii go 10 the fortunate author,
who, after all. may be cheated by a reyolu-
ton or republic, and an act of cou6scation.
-.
General Lew Wallace has written for the
December Century" an article on Port
Donelson This will be the second paper in.
the War Series. the first one Of which-Gen-
eral Besuregsrd on Bull Run. in the No
vember number-has attracted Es1is atten-
ton The extra densud for the EsTember