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New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
4 RUSSIAN HEiRESS.
From The London 7rUth.

The Queen of the fete was a Russian girl of six
teen. the Princess Helen NJ, granddaughter on
the paternal side of famous Slayonlc poet ana IN
MANY respects remarkable young lady. IL occurs
to me that sketch of such original girl OF the
period would be read with interest. Princess Helen
was too recalcitrant to school discipline 10 ,enaln
i'm any Swiss. German, French or English pension,
and brought up rowing over southern ana
Central Europe with highly accomplished mother,
albeit of Kalmuck race. This lady had learned as
child Homer, Dante, Shak kcspeaTe, Milton and the
Bible She broke her head. when she, grew up,
against all the new philosophers which have been
discussed at Moscow since the death OF the Gar
Nicholas. One of her philosophers was Herbert
Spencer, whose system -he aInalgnated TI RerhsRs
unknown to herself with ROusSeauS. TINS ulustrl,
Gus lady in her rdRdejahr in southern Europe, had
with her not only Helen, but her husband and three
sons "A couple of servants, aud whole squadron OF
blood and Oroff horses, which the different mom-
bers of the family took turns III grooming. She
wished TO see the world just rs 1t Is and really TO
rough il in Wilhelm Meister fashion. Nlhlllst,
aspiring to propagate his gospel IN factories mad
villages, could not have shown more tenacity III
holding on 10 the programme that she wanted 10
In summer the nomads bvouacl1ed like gypsies in
forests and other wild places. They had tents, and
wheeled vehicles to transport their camp furniture
and heaps of books-whch were their sole linz with
civilization. In winter they lay by IN village inns
During all the four years, they never passed
and her brothers became handy and enterprlsing
Their mother kept up their Russian and taught
them English, French German and Italian winch
they speak huently, and brushed up her rusty Latin
and mathematics, TO prepare the boys Tor Civil
Service and military examination ut 81. Petersburg
The sons and eldest daughter have grown up, she
has re-entered the pale of civilization and resides
in a villa near Paris where she keeps fifteen horses
two of which are devoted to the service of Victor
Hugo. She has translated his work., into kusslan
and for his pleasure, Shelleys ana SWihpdrlU
INTO French Helen is mistress of the yllia,
and goes to market and a musical class unattended
With her nomadic" experience she fears no man
and yet feels awfully shy" Her expectations aIo
rnof brilliant "a her maternal grandfather stands
in point of wealth. on a line with the DemldOns;
Before Alexander ii. came TO the throne ne owned
about 100 600 serfs. Whenever he had shooting
Marty AT hi, Oura residence he used TO send about
1000 OF them TO beat the woods for game. The far
translator of Shelley and Swlnb9rne was brought
mn according TO the precepts laid down for boys
Education In " Emile" Although prospective
heiress of great wealth, she had to dress in the
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
SCHOOL-BOOR PUBLISHERS COMBINING,

At the St. james Hotel on Wednesday even
ing TRIBUNE reporter met f. 3 Bragg. of the school
hook publishing house OF Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co.,
of Cincinnati.
What Il there Mr.. Bragg in the story OF eolnbina-
tion of school book publishersl" was asked.
An agreement has been made between certain large
bouses II relates wholly TO what was formerly
designated I'm our trade dishonest competition; that
is giving new books in exchange for Old Under THIS
arrangement all such practices and unwhocsome
rvalres are discontinued II does not affect the price OF
books Each house regulates that for itself Any house
NAV reduce its prices low as 1t sees ft."
Where are the greatest number OF schoo-books
publshedF .,, -,
house There is firm in PittsDurg. Morton In Louisville,
Sherwood I'm Chicago and Bancroft IN san Francisco
That comprises all the schOo-boOk houses West
What Is your largest tcld!' .,
Ohio Indiana Illinois and Kentucky But we sell
hooks in every State and territory In the Union Our
Looks are used Ia the schools OF NeT-fork city Brook
yu and Boston jersey CITY has Just introduced some o
our works Eastern books come West IN the same way.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
4 LETTER FROM UISHINGTOX.
From The Leisure Hour.

Lctsufe
The following letter is taken from an old Edia-
burgh Ereniag COurdnt dated September -, 1856,
1t was addressed to a gentleman IN Dublin
whose name is not gwen.
"SIR,-FOr the honor you have done me IN calling
your only child by my name. and that, too, you add.
when the issue of the American struggle stood sus-
pended pray you to accept my best achno"I-
edgments: MY thanks are also due for your polite
ness in sending me piece of linen OF your' staple
manufacture: and / particularly indebted 10
pressons of your letter to of the 4th of August
last.
" lOur country has my best wishes for the fullest
fruition of everything that is interesting To tho
rights of mankind and you sir, that you may be %
principal sharer of them.
Being your most Obedlent very humble servant,
(Sgnedl G. WASHINGTON.
Mount ! e7aon, March 10, 1856"
In the same old newspaper We find the following
remarks upon American affairs. The writer would
be somewhat astOnishcd If he could now behold that
empire beyond the Atlantic concerning whose pros
poets his antlcipatons have proved rs unfounded
as his language ungranunatical
" The affairs of America are still involved IN OBJ
scurlty. Little permanency can be expected to
their present divided form of government, and
unless they again become colonial possessions to
some Power the establishment of an empire must be
the work of ages. The late edict passed in Virginia
relative to religion shows that they have already
trespassed in their Constitution, originally pub
lshed. on the peace; and the publication of Uni
tartan t0Tms of worship III Massachusetts lntimatcs
The prevalence OF n party in matters of religion.
The remittances however, to this country, OF
money, have been considerable"
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
LORD LYONS IN P1RIS.
Er0m The QNeen.


Ueis one of the most marked personalities of
h,s never for an instant wayered since he ap-
,,,irt.d Ambassador to France in 1857. To his
Steiner 0ualitIes Lord Lyons Joins the reputation
of a bon rrdRt: the table at the Embassy Is sup
piled in n most recherch6 style, while the floral
decorations are always arranged IN exquisite taste
eyeryt hing Il served in the best order and with
celerltv which astOnlshes all guests uuacquanted
with the habits of the host. who considers one hour
ample for The Enjoyment of the most intricate menu,
and bcirr ,r-drnber himself, would be intOl-
Grant of tc-t allei ulhller eNCtss' Iuuccu'
he has as ne Irench custom OF accompany
ing the laaIr, back into the drawng-room-tor
ladies are invited to dine If not 10 dance, at the
Embassy since etiquette permits an unmarried am
bassadOr 70 dispense with hostess other than the
wife of the principal dtach6 on such occasions.
The following paragraph. published by cOntempO-
rary is Frenchman's description OF LORD Lyons
at home: " The guest having been announced Is
met bv the host on the threshold, welcomed with
gracious smile and waved into chair. Converse
fi0ns begin forthwith. The noble lord IL a charm
ing talker sparkling, witty caustic even IN Jovl-
AL kindly way. He is an adept at varying his con-
yersaton in accordance with the character ot lns
listener If yOu belong to the ranks OF journalism,
he will fill your note book for you with news Of all
sorts. being one of the best informed men IN Paris,
not excepting the Cleyerest OF reporters. Above
all he possesses the art of making you feel you are
the man with whom he has the greatest pleasure III
conycrsIng; yet, with all that, very reserved,
ALWAYS discreet never allowing any one 70 resd De
low the surface, and never saying m0Te-dlplOmate
of the old school as he is-than precisely what lie
wishes Won 70 know"
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26

coarse carb of a peasants child and 10 spend many
hours day in genuine and very fatguing agricul-
tural tasks and dairy business. She used TO bo
taken TO those dangerous and exciting Olf-hunts
In sledges in which the hunter is really the hunted.
This yirile and original education formed
sprightly and original little woman, who seems TO
be made of spring steel and impressionsbe nerves,
TO wear her heart upon her seeys, to be led in all
TO preserve her illusions she avoids crowds, and
cultyates poets aud intellectual socialists who VIII
90 10 any length short of the dagger poison or dyn-
9mite 10 come by their ends. She y scarcely less
fond of dogs than horses. and has In her collection
genuine "mops," such az the Beauties painted By
Lely were won't to bear In their nrms at the Court
The Princess Helen (she likes 70 be called Lily.
and when "A child, biz her nurse for calling her DY
her real nanle) was IN white cashmere, with n lac9
ruff at the neck Her dark brown hair was arranged
in single long, thick braid which descended below
her waist aud was tied with white satin bow.
This snowy simplicity made its mark, and went
well with fine dark eyes full Of life, good nature
and strong intellect aud will. The figure was 1.-the,
and moved with ease showing conflicting qualities
modest diftdence and decision. There Was "a wild
SAVIOR in IT, which gave to her pquant and Dungent
charm kalmuck block was distinctly tracenblo,
but corrected by Slay almost 20 be source OF
curious beauty. The address and bearing We're lady
like 1t was said Of Rachel that she filled the stage
directly she advanced from the wings. Likewise
the moment the Russian girl entered the room, all
the gTown-up people felt she was somebody. Her
bert Spencer would have felt justly proud had hs
seen the effect she produced
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
4 NIGHT OF AGONY.
From The sfauches,er Times.

NdNcNcscf
The following " true tale was recently told by
the Mayor of StratfOrd- Avon when delivering
lecture Forest and historic trees Some years
ago a gentleman mounted on a horse set out IN
or dertO cross the DartmOOr. Though the thaw had
commenced, yet 1t had not melted the snOw-heaps,
and our traveller got on but slowly, and toward
evening it frOze again, The shades of evening came
on with yapOr and mist. To reach Tavistock that
night he knew would be impossible, rs fresh snow
storm began to fall: To stay out all night wonid
be certain death 1t was, therefore, with no Small
satisfaction that he saw at distance "a cottage,
partially covered with snow, and II was not long
before he reached it. He dismounted, and the dOoI
was answered by an old woman. He entered and
saw a sturdy peasant, the wOnan's son, who sat
smoking his pipe beside blazing peat hre Inc
strangers wants were soon made known; an Old
clubhouse accommodated his horse, and the son gave
up his bed, adding that he would sleep IN the old
settle by the chimney corner. After supper he was
shown to his room, where there was large OAK
chest very old and curious, so much so as 10 cause
him to remark upon 1t to the old woman, VINO had
lighted him upstairs and he could not help Obscrv
me somethlnr shv and odd about her manner.
After she had gone, he felf Inclined to peep into to
chest but he f0rDore. and went to bed lie Iei5 m
chest haunted him; q hollow sound, as If behind
his beds head, suddenly startled him; and as hc
raised himself in his bcd the first thing he saw was
the chest There it lay in the silvery silence OF the
moonlight his fears gave action to the lnaninate
thing and at length he fancled the nd of the chest
began TO move. Starting from his bed, he grasped
the lid and raised it up. Imagine his feelings of
horror when he beheld a human corpse stlh and
cold.
Ont IllOuBul lCSl vi IiiBha pvoSt,oOA
him-that he was in the house of murterers There
was no escape. He thanked God when morning
came. On coming down stairs he found the old
woman and her son preparing brea ktast: They
noped his honor" had passed good night and
bade him eat his breakfast, consisting OF broiled
bacon the son Ginning in " that mother was
reckoned a good un at sailing .un in," lie enjoyed
his breakfast and recovered his fright and Just rs
the old woman was brOiling him another rasher he
summoned up courage to. disclose the secret of the
oak chest and asked for an explanation Bless
your heart your honor, It's nothing at ALL SAID the
y0nng man; it's only faytherW rW Father Your
fatherm cried the traveller; "what do you
mean ~ "Why you your honor, the snow beng
so thick and the roads so cedgey like, when old
fayther died two weeks agole, we couldn't carry
un TO TavistOck to bury un, mother put IN the
old box and salted un in" The travellers break
fast was spoiled. He got up from the table, paid
for his lodging saddled his horse, and has never
been known 10 touch rasher Of bacon since, as It
always recalled the feelings of disgust connected
with the adventure of sailing un i'm
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
"LET THE TIRIIF HONE THIS YEAR,
EX-GOVERNOR BISHOPS ADvICE-oPINIoNs on
POLITICAL QUESTIONS.

EX-GOVERNOR BISHOPS ADNlCE-OPlNlONS On
POLITICAL QUESTIONS.
Ex-Governor X. NJ. Bishop, of Ohio, at the
Fifth Avenue on Wednesday evening said:
Il have been to Washington, where delivered an
address at the Garfield Church services consider
myself out of politics and would not permit the of
my name Tor any office"
Is ar Payne coming forward for President"
Yes; his friends are pushing him. They will leave
stone uuturncd To secure his nomination
How do his tariff views suit the DemOcracyP
can only speak for myself. think ought TO let
the tariff alone this year It policy TO let it alone If
it Is aeitated in Congress. the free trade fanatics will
carry the discussion 30 far that 1t will mjure am
not high tariff man free trader. believe about
with Nj Payne. That is the position that the country
will support. think u
What about Carlisle FOR President!'
have not heard him mentioned. IL looks to me-and
I'm an old Kenuckan-as If he would be United States
Senator from that state One the best posted Ken
tucky politicians Oscar Turner told just before left
Cincinnati that Car,cs election would be the resutof
the prolonged contest Carlisle would make an able
honest"
farF' ''' '-'"A viii carry oi''O H'A'
That will depend entirely upon our legislature II
carry ohio It Will require hard WORK but careful
legislation and early adjournment we can carry Ohio
" What about the Presidential ecct0ni"
That will hinge upon Ohio and upon Congress There
as the part OF Legislature think the Democrats
have the opportunity To win"
What do you see OF the Republican Presidential
ARTHUR appears 10 be making the strongest effort
Blaine has a large following. DO you know, / like
Blaine In spite OF differences OF political belief He
has great heart In him His sympathies with the
people He was bitter partisan But lattery he
turned IA aid the South In hearty manner. have
thought the Republicans would turn for candidate
however TO some such man as Lincoln Indeed, have
thought he would be the man"
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
1 CHAT WITH EX-GOTERNOR TALBOT.

,r-rr rrrp-PnrsIDENr1AL INTINfATIoNs-THE TARIFF.
Ex-Governor Thomas Talbot, of Massachu-
sets was asked the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Tuesday
evening for the latest OF Ben Butler and laugh
ingly replied
ave still have him with He hasn't left the state
"Wul he be a Presidential candidate T.
think he will try 10 the Democratic nOmina-
ton He will probably attempt to capture the con-
venton after the manner practised by him IN Massa-
chusetts."
should he fail OF n nomination. would he run as an
Independent I"
ton he will compromise It, His next move would be TO
dicot. the nomination and to himself the dis
ibu,iop Of all the patronage for our corner OF the
country"
l. he q protective tariff man =
doubt IL ne has any downright settled convictions
that way. lie holds to the doctrine that certain
amount OF revenue be raised any way and that II
boud he 80 distributed as advance the manufacturing
interests Of the country
Would not his views incline him to Payne as second
choice r.
1t would probably make him friendly to Payne
shoud say"
what I. the Republican Presidential drift in the
East I"
aTberc &. no crvstallizng yet Of public sentiment
Massachusetts Will 10 tor Edmunds. He il IA strong
safe man lie may not he deemed the most aVaiaDIo
by the convention but that Is what IS TO be tested We
think him wholly available"
What OF Blaine e.
Hi. name f. never heard. Massachusetts, VIII give
him no support in the convention. lie was unfortunate
in the attack he made on State, because we ad not
support him In 1880. 1 hear William l. Sherinhhs
name mentioned often and fayora6ly. A., ..,.. 49,.
they not I"
ayes and ,u.t now suffering from the effects Of tss M
uncertainty that question. regard huTn 1- " tHo
uneasiness IN business duo 10 that cause @
growing accumulation OF goods in New;EnglAn9 Iae,9
nos; time IS being shortcned forces fs''"
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
HEPEDITARY INFLUENCES.
From, Th, Sgeeta,or.

Mr.. Francis Cation has added new flavor TO lifo
for the few who love the study of pedigree. and who,
beyOnd ped gree, like 10 have something OF an IN
ward picture of the ancestors from whom thoy are
derived lie offers TO distribute $500 in prizes for
the best accounts of ancestors which he receives
the plan OF the Record of Family Faculty Mae
object Is to collect materials for his studies in he
redty and also TO draw the attention of parents 10
the Importance of considering tho hereditary in-
fuences which are acting upon their children:
will he verify h 5 facts We should expect him 70
accumulate "a very large number OF exceedingly
untrustwortly facts. Relations are apt TO take =
red and connections. Sometimes il Is partial IN the
sense of favorable: sometimes il is partial m It's
spites. But without yeridcatior. snch as We van
Mr. Cations statistics OF family faculty as ae-
quIred IA thLsways
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
THE OBSEQUIOUS BURNS.
Erom Notss sand onerits.

NotSs
II NAV be worth while for" \ & O. to save in
its columns the following piece of somewhat char
acteristc letter-writIng by Robert Burns, which
does not to have appeared before IN ms DOgra-
phies or anywhere else. That 1t came from hls
Edinburgh period, when he was in his twenty-eighth
wear is indicated by internal evidence, as well rs
by the address to the Hon. Henry ErSkine Dean
OF Faculty Edinburgh" In the prose OF Burns
there is hOOwness of rhetorical humility that
has no plcae in his poems, which are finished, as
Lord LyttOn well SAID with the precision OF Greek
art There are at any rate few ferences OF the u-
comfortable kind of which this letter has one typ!-
cal example in ITS :" "SncereSt gratitude iOr the
notice with which you have been pleasd to honor
the Rustic Bard" The famous Scottish poet missed
sound manhood by protesting too much as 10 ITS
value IN verse, and by prostratng hunse before ms
practical interiors in education under the con-
sciously assumed guise of rustcity His character is
of such psychological interest that IL would nave
drawn great attention had he not written line.
and these few sentences show him with consldera-
BILE clearuess Oh his less attractive side;
Two O'Clock -.
SIR showed the enclosed political ballad to my
Lord GencaiTn. to have his opinion whether
should publish IT as ! suspect my political tenetS,
such as they are, may be rather herctlcal IN the
opinion of some of my best Friends. have few
first principles in Religion and Politics which,
believe. | would not easily part with; out Tor All
the etiquette of, by whom, IN what manner etc,
would not have dissOcia word about IL with any
of Gods creatures; particularly an h0nOrcd Patron
or a respected Friend His Lordship seems to think
the piece may appear in print. but desired me to
send you a copy for your suffrage. am, WIN inc
sincerest gratitude for the notice with when you
have been pleasd 10 honor tho Hustle Bald, Slr.
''N' ROBERT BURNS
The letter has just appeared in an Ulster news
paper and there Is reason to believe uat II was COi
trbuted by an accomplished Ayrshire admrer OF
the pOet The sender declares that II i untdmlhat
70 him and probably all students OF poetry VIII
agree that tins was ats first public appearance
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26

also talk o reduction I'm wages n must certainly como
II the present condition continues. | do not thlnk
Massachusetts deeply interested In Teaiy y
where there are newer manufacturing IN
terests With them It Ia vital such States a. ONO
Indiana. Illinois. Tennessee Georgia, and Alhbalha
with their growing manufactures. will In time o9e
to have greater feeling aOu the tartt than Mascnu
sets Pennsyvnua / should not lie surprised 70 see
even South Carolina strongly for protecton 'nAn
the Old Bay State" a.,
More than their people inclined TO see clearly; A.
Is the manufacturing States that consume the I
OF the agricultural sections. All our Dreausl -
Massachusetts, come from the West and h0rlhWeaJN'. aN
We raise absolutely nothing IN that line. Even tne
proyender for domestic animals Is transported lo
half across the continent. For many years 81 houl
furnished the -four for New-England. NOW MInns-
very little of its product abroad now. IL WOULD sen aV
more under free trade and would lose its home
through the destruction OF manufacturing centres hu
the return OF employees in them TO rural lie me
farmer will be very blind who cannot see this Waul
TO the Republican party take strong ground IN ihNo
of protection, and force the fight Oh IL. "
New-York tribune., 1884-01-26
LH WADE on SENATOR-ELEcT PAYNE.

WHAT THIRTY YEARS OF INTIMACY HAS SHOWN.
J. H. Wade, the Cleveland millionaire who
was the father Of the Western Union Telegraph system
said to TRIBUNE reporter the Fifth Avenue Hotel:
have known Henry b. Payne for thirty years init
mately have been associated with him in large enter
prses and had occasion to watch his In Others He
is worthy man. about whom there Is danger say
ing too much that Is favorable am politician. but
am great admrer of such men Payne wherever they
may be IN politics. At his request | went
down to the banquet at Columbus the other
day at which he made his speech thanking
the Legsat What surprised me, and surprised him.
WAS the una NIFTY with which the Ward and Pendleton
members Ioitod in cOnsratuating him and IN pedging
him their best efforts to make him President
.sWhat about the use OF his name for Presidentp
II don't know whether he has given any the right to
Use his name In that connection But II the Democrats
play to beat they cannot get along without him"
''What his prospects for the nomination.
The Democrats cannot elect President without
Ohio. Mr.. Payne can carry Ohio. No other Democrat
can In CuyahOga County and Cleveland, Mr. Payne has
always carried election when nominated for office"
"What about his Standard Oil connecticut
HE hasn't a dollar OF interest In the Standard oil
Company and never had His is interested there but
Are his tariff views popular among Democratsr'
"Wel, you know the party is divided. Among protec,
sound The Repnbcans are also divided on the tariff
II IL not party question: and ought not to be- think
the doctrine laid down In his Combu. speech T. the one
that will prevail The tariff question ought TO De taken
party politics where the people can decide inde
Mr Paynes name was before the last Democratic Ma
tiOna COnyentiOni"
He would have been nominated there hut for Thur
man I vas a delegate nj large from Ohio: Tho state
Convention had instructed for Thurman. Though there
was no possible show Of his nomination. though OUTSIDE
pressure for Payne tremendous, thOugn Oher Sa'o
were voting him, and though twenty out OF
fOry-fOur Ohio delegates wanted to vote for h Ihur
demanded the vote OF the state, ana we gao ~
him He ought when he knew his own opportunity was
gone TO have given Mr. Payne the chance that was lei
lie IL dead enough He himself says OF the lettei IN
which he attacked Payne just before the sena0ra eau
Gus that although Killed him. be had the satlsfaouoh
Of burying himself"