New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-29

.h. consnrators were tried nearly ready Tor p"h
ncaton.
The total amount Of subscriptions 10 the Lowell
Memorial Fund already promised In England Is some
thing over q thousand dollars-not very large sum-
The Scott Monument in Edinburgh Is tnoush'
70 be the finest raised anywhere to the memory Vi
man of letters but few people have known the story
OF Its architect George Mcikle Kemp. An excellent
biography. lately brought out tells 1t In detail hehp
was a poor village carpenter who TOOK great interest
In architecture. taught himself drawing, ana gfadualy
acquired by hard struggles skill enough TO CONSIDER
himself justified in entering the competition for the
Scott Monument. lie awarded the thitd place.
but a quarrel among the committee led to the re-
lection Of all the plans emp TOOK MS original
design and worked over it uatil he had improved IL
so greatly that the committee could not 90 o'her
than accept 1t. lie lived only to see the ceremonies
attending the LAYING OF the foundation stone. His
body was found In the Edinburgh Canal, INTO when
It is supposed he had fallen In u night Of fog.
No true man who has read General Grelys book
on his unfortunate expedition to the North Will ever
forget the Of Sergeant Brainard' II Is 'la'
Sergeant now deservedly Lieutenant Brainard VINO de
scrtes in the September "Scribner' the Attainment
of the IIighest North" He with Lieutenant LOCKWOOD
and the Esqunau Thorlp. reached the most north
ern point ever touched by and reached through
storm and with provisions almost exhausted " he-
aizng that this indeed the 'Farthest North, says
Branard, unfurled the flag OF our country the
glorious Stars and stripes, with feeling OF prlde anu
exultaSion impossible describe. Lieutenant LOCK
wood and seized each others hands again ana aenlh
for very Joy and Rugged the Esquimau Thorlp, who'
gaping at us, wondered what 1t all meant Inc
physical hardship from many days tiaSel I"ious"
heavy gales and binding snow. over Jagged Npoo-
ice and across dangerous udaltrackS, was all oeihu
u.s. and the mental strain which marked our grOp'ns
e-rnhr
to us only In momentary glimpses, had Also pasSo'
Could il be wondered that our spirits rose 10 point
beyond the power Of wordsl Again ana agar" "o
looked about us, as to fully realize tha' te eo'c'
honor had been by our little party. WAS +"
possible that We had Indeed surpassed all 'hcr er
forts the efforts of all English brothers, WHO 10,
800 hundred years, by dlnt Of energy, courage ana
rance had held the supremacy of the 'Fathest
North?"
Daudet says that he does not think anything o'
literature as n profession. After ALL" he declares
mt,.re is nothing so weary brain work. ana IL Is
practically impossible 10 keep up tile SORT VI so"
undergone by every literary man Tor many years WIZ.
out breaking down." His advice TO young peoP-0
who come TO consult him on the question OF '"s up
literary career always is Stick to your proieSs'on'
and il you have 1t in you to write anything really
,ood Won will always find time TO do II"
At the last conference of the American Library
Association Miss NJ. S. Gutter read an Interesting
paper on the earnings OF women horaFists' iioi
examination Of the question led her 10 cohciuuc
that - woman occupying subordinate poSluoh
in a library where faitlfulncss, accuracy ana d
fair knowledge of books the only Essentials can
expect from $500 10 500. good ca'aloguer, or
librarian with average ability and training, can eA-
ncct 70 receive from 5000 TO $500. woman with
GOOD natural ability and fitness for the work. with
a. ubc,al education aud special training, can expec'
ppfa dana I'M N
in a largo library with possible increase TO Sl'ooo
mr. So 600. Women rarely receive the same pay Ior
IN. same work as men. Salaries lowered %
by the city and Stale which discourages good work
~ making the tenure of ONCE uncertain. C2) BY
the fact that working among books is considered an
attractive and 'genteel employment wiuout
tho severe strain Of teaching. (3) Because many
library trustees have not the modern conception OF
library and content with Inferior work. t4' BE-
cause many other library trustees take advantage OF
womans willingness to work for less than she earns
when she knows her work is useful. The women IN
one wellknOHn library accept year alter year. ior
grade service the piiiu dole OF 70 cents an hour
Salaries tend to Increase and increasing steadly
because there few men or women able 70 meet
the growing demand for trained librarians"
Or Conan DOYLE says about historical novels that
man must have an enthusiasm for the age about
which he is writing lie must think II a great
one and then he must so deliberately TO work "
reconstruct it. Then his Is splendid Joy.