New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04

E,.//gs5s2sxESzs, personal Journalism to-
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IS misleading him az 70
the relative value II his work and his personality: it
is fostering vanity; in a word, it is exploiting the
artist rather than the
There is a report that Mrs. Humphrey Wards
now book is to be still longer delayed; that it will
not in fact be published before April
Tho Life and Correspondence Of Rufus King
will be- brought ~ rapidly may be from the
press Of c. p Punam's Sons The work is to be
sslcl IN five volumes. the first Of which is nearly
ready Rufus Kings grandson, Or. Charles Il.
King Is the author and editor
\ somewhat humorous list in the handwriting
Of Robert S5uthey was sold the other day in Lon
don Il is addressed 20 Miss Bowes. and Is dated
from Keswici. January 2. 1893 l. runs thus
VI soasey writer Of qa'2srarhs in consg ScS S
OF me great ana enplos ',uc , ,'1.' ~
Law before his friends ana the public the follow
ing scale Of charges;
\ Signature
bit, IN c>,ra ,. nmanship. with date Of time
pt,o vim motto or text of Sculpture. y {
n,,o Win an extract rom the writer's poetry o
D.ttp with the poetry unpublished II
Di',) WIN the poetry composed for tho oc-
Dl,ic Icing sentimental. ami not exceeding
pltto beng Il
y B.-An warranted original.
Mr. = Marion Crawfords new book IS 20 be IL
ns.ra,el by Alfred Brennan This and the novel
which - 10 follow It Will Ike the Saracinesca
books deal with the fortunes Of a family; but this
now series Is an American ono. and the people are
Ncw-Yorkers md LauAerdales. The forthcoming
nrs, novel Of the series Is described as extremely
romantic.
Those nlucky wlgh,s vino not authors may
no doubt take Mr. Clemens's word for I. when he
tells them In The Century" that there are three
lnrllllbr ways Of pleasing an author anl The three
form rising scale Of compliment { 20 tell him
You hav. real one Of his books >. % tell him
y1u have road all ~ his books: 3 20 ask him 10
j.. You reld the manuscript OF his forthcoming
book. so admits you TO his respect; No. ad-
m,ts yon 70 his almrition No. carries YOU clear
into his heart"
Mr. Thomas iIarly's new novel. which is now
complete. ia to appear rs 4 serial in "Iiarper's."
Mr. James Schouor's History Of the United
states Under the Constitution Is be enlarged by
q sixth volume. describing the C!yil War period and
Mr.. G.ncoln's Administration.
General Lew Wallace is TO read extracts from his
"E.n-rIur' and The Prince Of India" at the
"Anthors' Readings which Will enliyen the Music
Hall next Tuesday evening. Mrs Julia Ward Howe
Mr. cable Mr. du Chaillu Mr.. Wallace Bruce and
Mr. j. X Bangs will also raci;e portions % their
writings. alr Richard Watson Gilder IS to pre-
side
Edmund Burke's dream Of the State "a part
ncrship In all science. a partnership in all art. a
partnership in every virtue and In all perfection"
may be- In process ~ realization IN an unthoughtot
corner Of the globe. Professor John Grer Hibben
IF Princeton in the last number OF THE Interna-
tlonal journal Of Ethics discusses 'rhe Relation
OF Ethics 10 Jurisprudence" and dissects the theO
rias Of those who hold law something having
no necessary relation to morals. international law
and the altruistlc position taken by Mr. James c.
Garter In the l}ohrng Sea arbitration come in for
q share Of his attention. but in the Congo Free
state he finds a government established by the ma
tons on the avowed Foundation of common ideas
Of equity and justice. instead OF being basel.
theorists have argued with show OF reason In the
case OF older countries ON the power Of the stronger
ard hereditary claims. I'VE behold" he. "a
nation without a history without preceients. with
traditions its laws ready made. and these laws
of such nature that they met with the approval
Of ,hn great Powers Of the world. because they
represented that which common 70 all these
several governments. ... Il is State dedicated
TO the whole task of developing an ideal citizen
ship. It il a unique instance In history 1t ndi-
Gates how thoroughly ethical IDEAS have permeated
public policy II Is an index Of the common con-
sciousness of nations regarding the claims of JUS
tcc one hundred years ago such an Undertaking
would have been impossible The time has come in
the history OF mankind when 1t Is generally recog-
nlZed that state possesses certain moral respon-
sibllites There Is a civic as well as an Individual
conscience America has solved many world prob
lens. perhaps II H. the turn Of Africa 10 teach the
white man what law at its best really Is.
Report says that bookworms have made sal
ravages among the of the so-caled Indian
Archives. Therein to be found all the docll-
ments relating 70 the discovery OF America and
It's administration mp TO the 1870 OF them
being more than four centuries old. The family
papers" TO speak. OF the Republics OF Central
ana South America are almost entirely in these
Indian Archives and savants who wish To study
the history of these countries obliged to 20 to
Seville to do so
The archives are in the building bearing the name
''LonJa. which was erected by Juan Herrera the
architect of the EscuriaL Had the entire palace
been devoted TO the precious papers. there would
have been plenty OF Hight and room. But. unfortu-
ma ely. number of officials assigned 10 offices
In the "Ionja." and many of the documents were
crowded together in dark. small rooms These
bookworm able TO carry ON his work OF destruc-
ton unmocsed. As far back ls9s the Minister
OF the Colonies. who has charge of the papers fear
Ing that the bookworm might attack the archives
directed the Governor Of Seville to remove all the
other offices from the "Lonja' and devote 1t ex-
clusVely 10 the documents. which were 10 be better
arranged and distributed. But the Governor failed
70 carry out the Minister'S instructions, and the
\ report Will be made upon the condition OF the
documents. but It is feared that many Of the most
valuable are practically destroyed and the Informal
ton which they contained forever lost.