New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-03

,o, e N sav at greater rate than that at when
II can be done Wells folly but Of all foon nts Of
hb bv Snino so and misuudorst aud the resi- , IN
Leaving the scholar to his discretion ann cia,ses OF
a., MATS :hey fan AT FIRST into the brOah
vue aud id,er The whole holy OF moderm emeu
IaIjnr library literature IS prolnecd Ter inc osns
az the Families so daintiy pictured IN I""e I'D the
Wing on sofa her pretty iect ma mrs. tao
ona maid and footman-jbe close of the day CONSISTING
OF state dimner and reccption INA OF o" ~. e"s
surely the most heno cort aud inLocent Oh
a books yet produceJ FOR them Is .ho noo rSr,nng
,ri,h it, sora larry carols iin!mit ;be ahu
Ard perfect in ry hth. really don't know any au'1
to whom am half grateful LOT my aie sen. ~ ,af
Tb.n there used 10 be Andersen. hut he has ben
up, ana washed np and sqScs1G Tp arH Of
the onnliseent judg but pure edition Of MN, gnyty
Illustrated would 30 treasure anywhere-rer"p'e'''
| To- rho workers., whom II IL hard 10 please ..,,,-
But did not begin this talk to recommend az ni
bu: to ask you give me room To answer nI
which receive many by letler, why ehaceu SUI" ''
such books froio sir johns Isl. p.oors, ,,ors is
l. Gro:e's History of Grecce'-becanse ,n,ar -
probaby no commercial establishment between CnarsOs
Gross Bank. whose head clerk eona n1s w,'
| o "C"sfes-ions OF st. Augustine "-3ecause TeIg
ious people nearly always think TOO mnn 10 Is
more desirable know the history o. 81 f"ucA W 'e
eR 1an sSsrs MLsr john Labbock ought to have
| known that his day WAS over ,,.,,,,.r,i ia false
and his tragedy frighu. People who buy cheap ciolhes
are pun he'd In real life ny catcnlng ,,,n, IN
meaualties are rot rcdresscd By talors laipg III
love with bishops daughters or gameReepers win
soulres ana the story OF "Hypatia ia the ost tns1H
IN Cnrisan tradition and should forever nave oeeh ei
S. Darwlu-Becausc it ia every mans duty to know
what he H. ana not think OF the embryo ne wat nor
the that lie shall be- Because also Darwin ms
mortal fascination for all vainy curious anu IGy h
atye persons, and has collected III me Tram VI MN
every impudent imbecility in Europe Ike nim eolot
its useless tail OF phosphoresceht hohne
'' e. Gh6on@Prmarly. but the malisnant and the
weak study Decline aud Fall either OF state or organ
lam Dissolution aud alike common ana
unccan all things any wretch or slnpetoh may ou
of nun; but good study. and wise men describe
only the growth aud standing of things-no their decay
For the rest Gibbons is the worst English that was
ever written by educated Enslishman Having no
Imagination and little logic he Is ake iheaPan,e .atr.
without point sOnor0us without welSht, ana nave no
Office but to make Ma sen"nce tnrSa with good
literature. what nitric acid is to wine, ana te
count of te sting aud stencil him. put he has no pace
In tho library OF thoughtful scholar; hrrry man -
sense knows OF the world than Voliaire can l.
him; and what wishes TO express OF such kho"eose
he will say without a snarl - - , ,,
Question which neither the PdH Mall nor It's RESPONDENT
ask~respec,ng literature the yonnsnut WI, n
pot out one total In the present confused supply
OF it, that OF inelligb.e books IN natural history
CHANGED at breakfast the othorday 20 ws r e
thing of the biography OF shriinp the RATHER ah.E
nnder the impression of having seen jumping snIimN
NY shelves are loaded with books Oh natural hst"ry
but l could nnd nothing about shrmps except NAV
they swim in the water, or lie upOn tne au III so"'
and are taken in multitudes for the taD'e'
We have often had occasion to remark on the strange
lengths TO which journalistic Jealousy goes IN Ionic l.
There funny instance OF This IN the private nstoty
of the gned article Ivy Mr.. Ruskln winch we punlls III
another column The article IN question was Witt
for The Nineteenth Century and was indeed actually SCI
up in type for that journal Mr.. Knowles, however
wrote 10 Mr. Ruskn begging him TO strike out al REFER
ences 10 he Pa Mall gazette. Mr Ruskin ther6unon
made certain communications TO Mr. Knowles ana i9t
warded the article 10 We are much obliged 10 VT
Knowles, and feel bound to do him favor In return
We understand that Mr.. RusSn's letter protecting
against Mr. Knowles's attempt 10 boycott iIltndiy
rival coucbed IN Somewhat vigorous terms anu
would be OF public interest. As Mt Knowles can
not bear snyhnG referring to ourseiyes we
shall praud subject of course 10 Mr. Ruskns con.
.e.: 10 publish the letter for him he cares 10 hrust IL
to us for that purpose. Ed PaiI Mail GsZette'