New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05

a poSslDlnty OI DclHB iIih9ho"
Mr. Poultney Bgeow's "Cent'iry" paper on the
German Emperor is really an 0utburst OF enthuslasuo
praise The secret of Wilhelms power with his people
he thinks arises mainly from three causes-f1rst nc
has courage: second, he is honest; third, he is a
thorough German. Mr.. BigelOw believes that II the
whole country had to vote tomorrow for a leader
embodying the qualities they most desired their choice
volld fnll unquestionably Wilhelm. As business
manager Mr.. Bgelow considers the Emperor equally
admirable, and quotes the impression OF an American
officer who had interview with him last year.
What DO you thsnk of him nowF said. immense
he has a genuine Yankee head on him. "
As an afterdinner speaker, this admirer says, the
Frnperor has no superior in Germany. "One OF the
prrttest speeches l have listened tor Mr.. BigelOw
adds delivered By the Emperor in answering the
toast to wife in the province where she was born
1t was during the great combined naval and military
manoeuvres of 1890, at which the United States was
represented by Commander Ward, and Great Britain by
Admiral Honby. The Emperors words were L dc
sire TO express to YOU my dearest sir the gratitude
felt by the Empress and myself for the kind words we
have Just heard at the same time our thanks TO the
whole the day have passed and for the reception
which the province has prepared for us. This day
however not needed in order to assure us of the
warm friendship have found here. The bond that
unies to this province, and chains me- to her In a
manner different from all others Of my Empire, Is the
Jewel that sparlSles at my SIDE Her Majesty the En-
press. Sprung from this SOIL the type Of the various
virtues Of German princess, 1t is her that owe II il
am able 10 meet the abors Of my office with
happy spirit, and make head against them. The
words OF the Emperor unexpected, and TO one
more than To his wife, whose face benmed with
happiness at the compliment she so publicly received
Nor did any who listened the speaker at that
dinner think to question the sponanety and honesty
OF the language"
The history Of Germany between the years 1895
and 1916 which Mr. Digelow hes been engaged upon
is nearly finished. 1t is said that his work will
tain details which have not yet been published, he
has allowed 10 have to private documents
in the Berlin archives.
Mr.. Richard Harding Davis has a right to be much
pleased with himself for has not his Gallagher and
other Stories" gone into the eighth thousand Tis
pleasant to note the fact.
All the keenness Of observation, all the minute
delcacy Of method to which Mr.. Henry James has
accustomed us, may be found In his Atlantic" story,
"The Marriages" But certain famous epigTam
recurs to us when note his sheer in writing OF his
vulgar wid0w-as using "intOnat0ns that Adea
had never heard, If she had been Australian Or
an American"
/ Roden Noel says Of Browning whom he knew well,
that the superficial euveness Of his talk about trivial
things covered profound reserve. "Ofen,o he adds,
Browning seemed 70 me TO talk he wrote one
sentence rather tripping up the other It werewith
no end of hyphens and paientheses."
The Scribners about TO publish q new book by
| the author of " How 20 be Happy though Married.
The title Of this forthcoming vOlume-which is de-
scribed as witty and wse"is The Business of Life
The most general form OF meanness shown by Eng
fish people, who try to get their amusemens gratis
in the matter Of buying books At least so says "The
London Spectator" and it ought to know. ave seri
ously believe it says, that the great proportion Of
the upper and middle class of England never tny a
book for their pleasure from one years end 10
! another. Prayerbooks Or hymnbooks, schoolbooks
chidrens books, they must buy, because they can
not obtain them otherwise; but regards any other
kind Of literature the lending library affords them an
excuse for not buying, and Of that excuse they
| avail themselves 10 the utmost out of a
| hundred families whose incomes average five
thousand year. at least seventy-fve will spsnd
nothing upon literature but the small amount
of their subscription 10 lcnorc-llbrary.
couple Of gaineas is not eXtfTva-ant price for the
years reading Of large household and looks rattle,
small when compared with those which the sans
household has expended Its food clothing Proba