Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-27

TO face the midday skies.
The world of letters has sustained Sc
we're loss by the death of James Russell
Lowell In whatever light he is viewed. as
poet. Lecturer or IN public life, hehas shone
yrn-cminentlv as as scholarly gentleman,
and BY his attachments has won the respect
of a. not only for himself but for his native
land. which he has everywhere so ably rep
resented
At The court Of 81. James he was the rep
rcsrutative of all that elevates man, and
That Queen Victoria and men of high rank
deplorc. and have expressed 10 the family
,hrir sincere regret at the death of this
plain American citizen is tribute TO
his genius and to his gentle breeding.
The London Spectator speaks of Mr..
Lowell b. his works coming to them as the
ambassador Of American literature TO the
court Of Shakespeare, and that his catho-
Lefty was not his least merit.
Those familiar with his works have not
lied 10 notice his profusion. IN fact so
great was this that it almost became culpa-
biz piodigality, and sometimes leads the
reader 20 forget, in the eagerness 10 gather
the Jewels that lie so temptingly around,
that there Is also an eNpanse of grandeur
and beauty that admits of larger compre-
hcusiuu. Ills writings are most delight
fully tonic. and nov; that he has passed 10
the other side. those who reyeled il the
beauty of his verse or enjoyed his direct
ness Of speech and broad heartiness of man
ncrs will miss the inspiration he gave forth
So freely. and must feel that the place he
filled 50 charmingIy, NOW wreathed with
immortrlles, will long remain unoccupicd.
The modern newspaper Is rapidly gaming
readers among women. not so much because
there are departments set apart for them,
for these are often devoted TO trivialities,
hut for the reason that Us women grow
more intelligent there arises in them cray
Ing for general information which only a
well equipped modern Journal can satisfy.
The old sheer that women only read the
marriages, deaths and local gossip has lost
its force. Live editors recognize and minis
ter to their women readers who are not sat
baseball items. Few candid readers Will
deny that in literary excellence the news
paper is in the line of progression. and that
the style Of writing in the better journals IS
fast approaching the highest standards OF
classical excellence.
So marked IS this advance that profess
sor of English literature i'll one of the fore
most colleges in America, in public adj
dress said:
In truth, to state my own opinion
frankly there IS not IN our american -l,Gla
speeches any body Of written English so
strong and 50 effective. or even so correct
@,u ~ s',r 4. i d%. in he hest
a3itoriaI yvritinr Of our American news
papers -
There are few haoi'H more productive oL
ey'I than that oil becoming 'onlluentiai even
often results IN d harvesting lllaO - io' u''-
hirAole. Nhile 'he car Oh i lrieh" may Ut
open 10 the Iaie ol woe II Is wiser Io re-
IRAN from pouring IL IN. II IS Il WeaNneSS
10 TAX oil on" Seh or "l one grievances
reai or imaginary II MOI only "ear'eS tht
sympathetic friend, out "lminlsheS sell
respect. ADDS 10 'g"llshl oN me attempt u
make ones sell ana ones analfS oil primary
Importance, lheh' 100 iriehuS sometimes
prove lalthieSS' ana mat "h'eh III d NO.
mcnl OF oNerWeehlhg commence WIS given
solely INTO ther keeping becomes puol''
property anu Il matter OF common 'IlA'
Fanl!N and personal matters oeiou@ within
the limits "i nome ana certain felltehct
upon all these matters Is 4 HlIrh OIL Tcnheo
sens o'i''E ana evenly -pa'ah't" ch"r"c''''
owe Nrhrelner III Dreams says una
The sweet lender 'hlns Whlch walks oe'4o'
US when JOY has grow II Old that IS warm IL
the SHOWS and brave IN arearlest deserts:
sympathy, ana Is orhncu love perfected
Too often sympathy ana pity are ueeme'
synonymous, but now ol1efeh' are lhey'
-
Mothers moi only frequently ask OUT art
quite as often told through the press Wla
TO teach Their daughters. without ASSUME
ing the role OF mentor 10 either lholhefS
or daughters ana re1ra'ning IRON
the usual detailed ADVICE is
personal habits or houSehoid dutieS' clos'
observation lmpelS 4 suggestion that one