The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-23


the government Of . province Manbreuil
ayowed that no accepted the prorosai. and
took measures to ca ~ out his mission. 1t
va. only alter leaving Paris that he expert
encsd some scrurles. and began 10 realize the
horror of the crime no wab about to
commit. He thereupon resolved to aban-
don his design. but on his return to
Paris he was arrested a. highway robber
on the charge OF having stopped tho carriage
Of the Queen Of westphalia and stolen her
money and jewels The carSs OF robbery
seems to have been we'll founded. but Tallsy-
rand finds 1t hard to explain how It happened
that Maubreuil was found IN possession OF
passport and regular safe. conducts given BY
the allie armies and By the French author.
tiles, in which he was described ~ charged
with secret mission which required tho ut
most expedition. There Is something mysteri-
Gus about tn csc papers. and the affair has
never been cleared mp. Maubreuil lad tho
blame OF the persecution to which he was sub
sequently sub. ected on Tailsyrand. and In 1877
assaulted him In the Cathedral OF Rheims.
Here again. Is In the matter OF the Duo
d'Enghien. TalIeyrand. finding conclusive self
sxculpa,ion diflcult pleads previous good
character and appeals to posterity. Putting
aside. he says the revolving nature OF the idea
OF sssassinnting Napoleon. he would " fain ask
what possible Interest he could have In bur.
dening himself with so odious . crime when
there Was no necessity Whatever for itp Before
his abdication the Emperor was 1T Fontatne-
tleau. surrounded by the glorious rom aims OF
his army, and It would not. fancy. have On.
tered into any ones head to 20 there TO assas-
sipats him. After the abdication no was
fallen enemy who's, existence was NO longer
dangerous to any onA" This IL . sample OF
tho cogency OF Tsleyrand's attempt to clear
a. 10 1nAD
dangerous after hs wss sent to Elba2 What
are w 10 say. then. to the Hundred Days?
The truth Is that even after Waterloo all En-.
rome regarded him 40 dangerous. Thai. OF
course. 10 the reason why no Was guarded with
such vigilance II 81 Helena
How NJ. III. n. Bancroft MaAs HE His.
tories.
The history Of the Pacific States. which. IN.
GLIDING tho Introduction and supplemental
compositions. comprises about. forty capacious
volumes. is now universally recognised as ono
Of tho most remarkable achievements Ia tho
annals Of literature. OF the processes BY which
It was accom- plished We have for the nrst time
a detailed account Ia . memoir entitled Lit
erary Industries" By Hubert Howe Bancroft
lHarper.l 1t is well understood that Mr.
Bancroft doe. not profess 10 have definitely
solved all the chronological. archRoloe cal. and
historical problems belonging to The vast fed
which he has traverssd. What he claims Is
that no has made so exhaustive q collection OF
the relevant materials that this preliminary
and essential WORK wilt not have to 10 re-
newed. From this point OF Wow 1t Is imDossi-
bio to overestmats obligations under which
students have been p ced BY tho colossal
outcome OF his labor. One 10 interested to
learn something OF the personality Of the man
who could conceive AMI carry out plan OF
such unparalleled scope. as we'll a. OF the
methods OF fundamentally BY which. after
thirty years Of unremitted endeavor. his aim
has been at last fulfilled.
Hubert Howe Bancroft was born In Gran.
Vile Ohio. May 5. 1882. Just two cent ures at. or
the arrival OF his ancestor. John Bancroft in
New England. His boyhood WAS spent In
working on Tho farm during the summer. ADD
In winter attend ing school. whore he advanced
far enough to obtain IL smaiterinc of Latin and
Greek and some insight into tho higher msthe-
matics Wien he was fourteen or fifteen years
old he was offered the choice OF preparing for
college or entering brother-in-law's book
shore In Buffalo. N. Y. He wa- At first disposed
to prefer study. and spent another year In ft-
his brother. in-law's advice. he left Granville
for Buffalo. in August. 1889. He was then six
teen years OF age. and has since made his
own way in the world. His first OK.
pertinent at sel.-support was not. how
ever. encouraging Tor at the end OF six months
| he was discharged. but having obtained . few
cases OF goods on ere lit. he proceeded to peddle
| them among the country storekespers In Ohio.
| His success In this business raised him in the
| esteem OF the Buffalo book magnates. and he
was taken back into his brother-in laws estab-
| lishment as recognized clerk at salary If
800 year. This seemed to the boy great deal
OF money. He invested. he tells us. In a suit OF
black broadcloth. q silver watch. a high hat.
and cane. put gsudy tie around his neck.
| encircled his finger with . fashy ring. and
! smoked. now and then. sure ptitiously. cigar.
| He assures US that never since has he held
| himself In higher estimation or presented to
| his own fancy SO 1ne sn APPEARANCE.
Mr.. Bancroft's father was carly infected with
| The gold foyer. and In March. 1850. he started
| for California Aletter received from him to-
ward tho close OF the following year deter
minsl his son to follow him. and tho design
seemed to DO mads practicable by his brother.
| in.lAw's arranging to put him in charge OF q
book-selling business on thu Pacific coast
| Tho lattsrs death. however. compelled John
[ Bancroft to shift for himself and at tho end oil
| two and half years spent in a mining town
| called Crescent City. he had MAJ aged TO accu
mulate some $4,000. With these resources and
the sum OF $500 lent to him by his sister. he
| opened book store under the firm nan,e oil
H. H. Bancroft Il Co. about Dec ]. 1856
Times were dull Just then In California but
IS the firms stock was merchantabls and
It's expenses light. the business gradually
grew. By the end OF 1857 tho Arm wal
able to obtain goods in New York
on credit to tho amount OF 100000 OF
$1,000 By the year 1869 Mr.. Bancroft'l
booksollinR business had become one Of the
most extensive Of the kind in tho world. II
was distributed in nine departments, each In
charge OF u responsible head with tho rs9ui.
si,e number o: assistants. and each In Itself al
large as an ordinary business in the book.
selling trade. Thus far. however. It was pu, ely
mercantile and publishing house: Mr.. Ban
croft now added manufacturing to its me,
tions. On tho third and fourth floors OF the
building reared and occupied By him wers
placed printing once and bookbindery, saof
covering the entire ground OF the structure