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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
EARLY TRAINING.

He was the son of Greek professor who was
also a doctor Of divinity. His Tother was
clever handsome. vivacious and unconventional
with a turn for practical affairs which was
wanting in her husband The ancestry on both
sides was Scottish. and both parents had liVed
in Canada where George John Romanes was
born In 1S4S. In the same year the inheritance
Of a considera BILE fortune relieved DIR. Romanes
from the drudgery Of professorship, and the
family returned to Europe. first travelling
about the Continent and then settling IN Lon
don. But life in England still alternated Win
long sojourns on the Continent. TWO years III
particular that wer, speht In Heidelberg seei'-
ing 10 the memory Of Romanes like a remns-
cence of the golden age, He had no schoo'hs
excent At home. and this is described as desul-
tory In Heidelberg he had some lessons III
c.erman. and a little practice on the VIOLIN
enough to bring out the fact that he was pas
sionateIy fond Of music. Another trait evoked
nv tho half-rural lie at Heidelberg was the
t.sts for natural history shown In the digent
collection of specimens and In an intelhgent
fondness for pets But both these characters
tics which became prominent later in life were
for the time treated rs mere childish amuse-
ments and were quite neglected as hints OF the
future. Mrs Romanes evidently thinks that
her husband might have become more imam
merely q lover of music IL little whoieso'ie
diecinliro had been exercised. His boyish vent
,,res a a naturalist were even less Observed ana
he grew UP with domestic reputation as d
shocking Ounce" He seems to have betrayed
M liking for the classical studies or which MS
father was fond Nevertheless. he innerlted' OF
gained by imitation, those very traits, controi
~ temper and calmness Of manner. when are
tho most significant fruits of classical study
uhen II is pursued in the right way Iheee
characterized him through life, ard earned ior
him amongst his friends the playfui soprique'
Of The Philosopher.
Meanwhile. another aspect Of his character
was cultivated by himself to marked degree
NJ perfection His father and mother were I'M
martial as between the Presbyterian and Angh-
can churches, but Romanes preferred the latter
and was confirmed He meditated mucn on the
subject Of religion. and grew UP with de-
termination. opposed rather than encouraged oy
his parents to become clergyman. those
who wish can easily connect this early preference
with the meditatve, gentle. unseihsh dispos'-
+,on Of the boy AS yet he knew little OF either
men or books. He had seen from without the
,dvIl,c side Of student life at Heidelberg he
lrnew all the show places Of western Europe
Int he seems to have cared little Tor them
The famous paintings Of Italy did not touch
his imaginati ton. though he had from the hrst an
enthusiasm for architecture. a passion wei
suited to his youthful clerical aspirations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
ROMANES.
REVOLUTIONS IN THE BELIEFS OF "A
SCIENTIFIC .rOUBTER.

TIE LIFE AND LETTERS OF GEORGE JOHN
ROAfANEs. NJ A., LID. T. ~. X, 8 Mr,area
and edited by his wife PIP. vi'i SSo Lohs'''a"''
Green & co.
Spccial interest attaches to the biography Oh
Romancs. because 1t is the life history OF
doubter who became in the end believer.
Prejudice used 10 AK O stigma upon the persistent
Nouhtcr. That Is pretty we'll done With now.
II Huxley died as he lived, ali agnostic. ana
Romones saw things differently in his closing
wears from the way they had appeared TO MN
in his prime the contrast between the t"o'
which would once have been looked on AZ moral
Is now seen 20 be psychological Inc q"estio"
rises at once whether they ever occupied the
same position with reference To faith. No'h'"s
,s c,sarar IN the sketches Of Hixey's life than
his conviction tina. the real secret OF the UNI
verse dcned even conjecture. His agnos'icism
vas vital. and thus far removed from 'he'e
doubt. Eut there is nothing to snow tha'
Romanes ever felt this negative certainty re
questioned what seemed certain to others ne
made his uncertainty so prominent tha' o'"o'
appeared the most noteworthy indeX oi me-
.ch,rncrer But he fixed 10 such bounds to mys-
tory as were set by Huxley. His manner OIL
aouhting showed that.nc looked for an answer
His mind was open to forms of proof that were
rot at all scientific. that might even be called
,rvs,ico, He could not hold himself down 10
strctlv mechanical view Of nature. 1t Is partial
exclamation OF this 10 say, as can truly DC sald
that he had no liking for mathematics. One or
his en,prammatic savings was that mathematics
,vas OF about as much use In biology as scalpel
IN carpenters shop. But 1t is only part Oh
the truth to say that he lacked the cxactness
and therefore the limitations OF the purely
.cIenti6c intellect. fuller answer will be found
IN the complete story Of Romancs's youth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
UNIVERSITY RELATIONS.

p,,. tho s,pnifcanf thing about his prediction
o. .he Church was that 1t lasted long after he
h.a .r,ared the University. though the begin
Ming az university life must have been reVoiu-
.,or IN him. He had grown up almost to man.
hood with hardly anything OF what Is ordinarily
called an education. At the age OF seventeen
he was put in charge OF Juror to make up
his deficiencies, and two years later entered Gon-
Vile and Caius College, Cambridge. he hao oeeH
intended for oxford. and his own preferences
might have red him the same way, but the
persuasions OF friend changed his purpose.
In considering the relation between this forma-
t,ve neri,d OF his career and the very latest
Quo IN which there seemed TO be another revo-
iut,on II Is noteworthy that Oxford first In his
vouthful thoughts, was also foremost with him
IN his maturity. He was long resident there.
and the Romanes lecture. already FAMOUS
foundation belongs to oxford, not 10 Caih-
bridge He was himself conscious or this IT.
,evu,arity-as il must seem to the average uni
versity man--in his conduct. Il suppose you
will have seen In the newspapers he wrote
from his invalid chair IT. Madeira TO his only
brother. James Romanes in 1892, that Caius
College has made me an Honorary Fellow Ihis
Ia a great pleasure TO me, because nave al
WAYS retained my first love for Cambridge ana
ve. ~ late years have co severed my connection
,., 4, 1rb,sc Goals OF fire have therefore a
teat about them which Is all the more crafty
ing"
Observe that he ignores his boyish preference
FOR Oxford. He dates his whole life from the
university era, and yet the victorious elements
In II were Of an earlier time. 1t II easy to see
now this was Mrs. Romanes. after observing
that even men who go from great public
achool still feel "how great part Oxford or
Cambridge plays in their lives; how 1t IL In
their university life they make their intellectual
cnoicc and receive the bias which, for good or
for evil, will influence their whole life; adds
rand TO this raw boy. fresh from secluded and
somewhat narrow atmosphere. entrance into the
university Yves the beginning OF an entirely
new life He entered Cambridge helf-educatcd,
n..erfy unframed with no knowledge Of men or
"a books. He ief. II TO all intents and pur-
posrs trained worker and earnest thinker,
With his Network bcgup-that work which was
an ruwearied search aher truth. a work char
aclcrixed by an cver-incrcasing reverence for
roodness and. as years went on by disregard
for applause or for reward" 1t must not be
thought from this that nc was utterly I'M
formed. lie was already All ardent and expert
sportsman, a stage of evolution from which
many men never emerge. lie soon acquired a
taste for boating. and once came near drowning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

ological Selection. Romanes himself crea'eu
school But on the whole. his WORK as Oar
whist was efficient in keeping clearly peiore Tue
minds of scientific workers the actual teach'"s'
OF Darwin as distinguished from the older views
OF Lamarck, the later views OF Weissmahh' anu
the variations OF the Neo-Darwinians. the wv
Lamarckians, and SO forth. But one cannot
help remembering that this man intenced ohce
TO be a thcologian one watches him se.,lnS
scientific crceds TO rights: a sort OF noue,m
Athanasius with none Of the antique pi'terhess
and no desire to brand any opinion AZ he, ,,
The question whether Darwin said l". .,,
and whether or not II is correct are never III
same to him. His sincerity deserves an 'ne ulr
phasis which Mrs Romanes puts upon H. lnuusn
rather cllriously she dwells upon IL IN coIli',
ton with o form of literature which the "o,,u
at large hardly attributed to Romanes. ~
wrote q great deal OF verse. and II Is Oh .ns
fidelity of his poetry to his own character anu
TO his moods that his loving biographer say .
most But II was shown equally IN tne INA,
revulson OF his mind from the negative 80 te
OF his more active years back to sometnr nm
closely akin to the. faith Of his youth. inc
problem which the book offers. whether inten-
tionellv or not is this: Was Romanes ever an
agnosfic In the thoroughgoing sense Oh '"e
tern2
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w.
THE REVULSION.

The exclusively scientific method was perfect
for Darwin, for Huxley. for Tyndall. because they
simplv did not care for problems that II would
nat solve. But 1t was peychologically impossl-
BILE for Romanes. and equally so for another
distinguished Englishman. II Romanes crlti
cism be correct that Spencer has done little
service to science but great service to
thinking" The distinction between science"
and thinking" as words 90. is one worthy Of
the most careful attention In 1876 Romanes
thought himself a devotee to the scientific
method He exploited his belief in book en-
titled "A Candid Examination OF Theism."
Years afterward he criticised himself sharply
for this. But in the mean while 1t must be
said that he id not live up to his materialisiic
point of view He was one Of the most per-
sistent offenders in the use OF theological
phrases his own apology for them showing that
they were consciously adopted. The fact ap-
pears to have been that he could not rid him
self OF the doctrine OF final cause. Ii was a
great deal more than a rhetorical flourish when
he ended his premature study Of thesm with the
words: II am not ashamed to confess that with
this virtual negation Of God the universe to me
has lost It's soul of loveliness and although from
henceforth the prcept to work while 1t Is day
will doubtless but gain an intensified force from
the terribly intensified meaning Of the words
that the night cometh when no man can work.
yet when at times think think at times l
must. OF the appalling contrast between the
hallowed glory OF hat creed which once was
mine and the lonely mystery of existence I
now find 1t. at such times shall ever feel 1t i'm
possible to avoid the sharpcst pang Of which my
nature Ia susceptible" The man whose tradi-
lions cling to him thus will never lose them.
His greatest achievement as scientific In
vestgator belongs to this period Of doubt. He
settled once for all the question raised by Agas-
siz whether or not Medusae had a nervous sys-
tenn by showing that they had. The number Of
vivisections and experiments was endless, and
1t was fairly matched by the amount Of writing
In scientific papers and in letters which was
necessary TO convince others. The years were
full Of Investigations, some Of them to carry
out the plans Of Darwin. others Of his own.
and OF writing for the reviews. The letters In
this volume aliude to many phases Of the con-
,roversy that ragged before Darwinism was ac-
cepted. and then to the new controversies that
arose among the secte into which Darwinism at
once divided In advancing his theory Of Physi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
RUNNERS FROM MARATHON.

400 d. G. AND APRIL TO- $500. a. D.
BY Elizabeth Mayhem Edmonds.
"a runner from Marathon--look out
He hrlngeth freedom-siavcry death
Speak-but word-thou craven. scant OF BREATH
.Vict'ry"-he gasps ir dying-'foe-in-rout'
on the o ercirclIng hills. and round about,
The crowded marble Stadlon beneath.
All wait with strainlng eyes and heads awreath
The runner Of to-day He comes" they shout.
.He comes and we rejoice. a Greek hath won."
While generous gladness raineth storms OF MOVERS
As royal hands take Hcllas' peasant son.
To lead him forth. one the acclaim that showers
From ali alike: each grateful to those Powers.
That gave TO Greeks-the race from Marathon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

.he illustrations for ~
book. 1t is a matte, :
permanent record Tia.
X US kin admired ~.
poems that Rosse,t, 49,
recognized their m.,,,.
and since then the Ot,s..
OF their praise. who M. 49,
ried d.. Mr. wllfrid Meynss
In 1871 has held . reso.cs'
ed position in contemos
rary letters. But two !.
three years ago she r.s,x
lished her poems IN a =,
ume which was ezD..a ~,
by a number b iuDo,,.,ss
IN a ltst- k
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
BROWN EYES-A FANCY.
Rv Ronaid Campheli Macfie.

Her dreamy eyes are deep
AS the fathomless eyes OF sleep.
And willsno love declare.
Nor laugh nor weep;
And daring souls who dive
Into the water brown,
To win the secrets there,
Sink down and drown.
or else are chained alive
A thousand fathoms down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

Some picturesque "reminiscences Of Mr.. On ~
will appear In the forthcoming number :. 1870 -
Century Magazine" Felix Mosche,es a.. - n
thor Of Peter Ibbetson" were art stud.s ~ ~
gether and the, former is said to hay, ~
first object Of Du Maurier's experiments = ~
tOrlal carieatuTlst; The paper in The ceass,,!
to De caNed IN HOnemia with Du Maurer; L..
illustrated with drawings by the artis,
Mrs. Alice Meynell published her ar., vs,.
poems, under the title Of "Preudes." ahor, q
years ago. She was Miss Alice Thomnso, ,s''y
her sister. Lady Butler. the military p,in,.. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
THE REVELATION.
BY Coventry Patmore.

BY Coventry FatmOre
An idle poet, here and there.
Looks round him: but. for all the rest,
The world. unfathomab.y fair
Is duller than a witline's jest.
Love wakes men. once a lifetime each;
They hf' their heavy lids. and look
And. lo. what one sweet page can teach.
They read with JOY. then shut the book.
And some give thanks. and some blasphem.
And most forget: but. either way.
That and the Child's UNDECIDED dream
Is all the light OF all their day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26
LITERARY NOTES

The Harpers announce a new novel BY ~.
klns. 1t Is to be called "Madelon," ana a, !.
as usual with a New-Engand tbemA ny ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

Mr. Morse's life OF Holmes Is at last coming frod
the press. 1t will be published on May g.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
rNnsoNAL INTENTIONS.

q u. kirkland of Richmond ls in the
Hon Fen Rodgers Of BRENNAN arrived
ia the city yrateraay.
Miss Matte Mciilc Of Canton. Miss.
IS visiting Mrs Il. T.. IIamblnn
Mr. aud Mrs Harry humble returned
Yesterday morning from their bridal trip.
Mrs. Aurolia II Moh returned from san
Antonio Yesterday, having attended tho
Saongorfos, with great pleasure.
Mr rhillip carson arrived Yesterday
extending his Journey 10 crizaba.
= ' Nro,S' jr a wei KNOWN v, , ray
man OF Fort Worth. is in IN" city,
Mr.. V s Mason returned yesterday
from san Anfoniu. where lie was en-
ragged AS Nrst violin Ia the orchestra at
The S4cngoNest
Mir aud Mr.. rr,d Robinson of the
Huntsville Itnm paasci through the city
Thursday nt,ht an their return from ihe
ToNns Press association.
Mr. aud Mrs W j Ewart and Miss ila
Hamilton Of Kansas CITY ar" I'm laa.eiiy,
cnioNing visit with N" thiniiies "t
Mcssrs PAU md Harry flato
Henry H. Harrison of Austin, n well
kuowr travelling man, passed through ih"
city yesterday afternoon IN route to New
orleans to accept position with hiS
nrm iu that city
George II league. editor OF Tho orAnge
insin"ss trip Mr. T.aruc is II most ngrr''-
able gentleman and is running one Of The
| host wreklics in ihe state
Ralfc nat,mau. . young nttarhc of IN,
! Houston cotton l,Nohang" for tho pns'
year, has rryrrcl his connection win thai
ton. lie ccntempla''s n visit 10 Sow
| York
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
REVIEW FOR THE TERM
Result OF the Work in the Criminal
District Court.
DOCKET CLEARED OF MANY CASES.
civil Gaze On Tttai-s. A. Brown rhnr-
macy In tho Hands OF n Trustee.
New Trial Granted.

The grand fuzzy FOR the April term OF the
criminal district court viii make its final
report to Judge Gavin TODAY. the minutes
will lie signed and court will adjourn for
the term this afternoon. after Il session OF
four weeks.
This has been busy term In the cour,
and great MANY cases have been dis
posed Of During the session OF twenty
thrua days an aggregate of 2oi cases huT
been disposed OF Judge Gavin presiding
ana District ATTORNEY j. X T. Giiiaspic
representing tho State. This is an av-
cragc OF a fraction over eight cases per
day. OF the .ot cases disposed OF the fal-
luwir. is the result IN detail:
Misdemoanors- Convicted. "a not guilty.
II total 81
Fclonirs--C Convicted. Is. not guilty -,
total Is.
Occupation tax cnses. III all of which
were DISPOSED Of hv Il settlement under
the law whore license and costs were
paid. or there were convictions. except
In sncl" instance. and 1t was proved
that the accused had never been IN the
luuor business.
During the term there were l23 forfeit
urrs Of bonds. az the fclonv convictions
four were for murder THIS is a l,ood rec
ord for terms work. aud tisirict NJ
iornev Giliaspie has hccn sioalfast in his
duties to SECURE enforce mcut of the Grim
inal laws. He has worked daily in the
court room aul often has been called
hack after supper tor 4 night session. *
presiding u'i. Hon. r.. u. Gavin has done
what he could TO facilitate the work and
g rnr the lockei of he work which is fast
accommodating ut each Succeeding session
of the grand inrv. lie * fair and impar-
tinl and his ability as a lawver = cirariy
shown lv an. frw rrvcrsalS that ar" mad"
hy tho high"- courts. The most inpor-
tan, cns's of the term lust closed nave
zone TO ii,r higher courts and the iudg-
,.f l1,i
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
THE STREET CAR PROPERTY.
Tho Bondholdors VIII BID q Round Sun
For IL

Tho Bondholdors VIII BID q Round Sum
For II.
Tuesday. May .. between the hours Of
20 a. m. before the court house door. John
II. Kirby, special master commissioner.
will gel, Mt public cutlery the property Of
khe Houston CITY Street KnlwoY com
pany 10 the highest bidder Under the ID
crse Of The United States court orderiug
the sale. 10000 IL the iopeai bid tina, will
be considered. the purchaser win he r..
qt1!rcd 10 depos.t 3i5,pr AS q guarantee ~
good faith.
Tho Post In regard 10 tho Intentions Of
the bond holders. General Manager \ "
Hayward OF the company ah!i: Il have
been appointed by the bond holiers 10 rep
resent them at the sale and VIII bid on
the property to the * cent or their inter
csts. This is IN excess OF iLppOq J un-
slcrstand There ar. number Of prospof-
tive bidders. but VINO they nr~ and how
high they will 80. ] can not say Tho
longest pole will get tho persiminon. and
II fherc IL anyone who dcsires 10 80 be-
You'd what The bond holders viii offer.
they onn have the properly
All OF the property aud franchises viii
he sold subject 10 the rights 81 IN. bond
holders under n mortgaR" dated July J.
iss4. to secure an issuance OF honda, 81
Ohich there r. now outstanding one hun
dred and tfurty-seycn Thousand dollar
(sI37. 100, ard Tina sale VIII DC without pre-
1utlire 10 thu rights Of the bondholdcra nm
10 the MORTGAGE IN said morntge. ih'
American Loan and Trust company o
New York.
The decree provides that bonds OF TN
houston city Street Railway ccmphn'
dated September 90 1850 may b" recelye'
in part payment for the balance Of ~
prrchaser's bid. in proportion TO M
amount such bond holder Womb rec"lv
thereon In the event tho cntir. bid yer
cnsh. and In the event the purchaser shat
deposii bonds In part payment Tor III
price Of the property. the court may re
auIre from him a bond with sureiics con
ditioned to deposit with the clerk Of ~
court c.lsi, In addition to the sum "ireal
Deposited sufficient 10 satisfy tho claim
or inferyenors who may hereafter IN
tervene in the suit and establish clair
ngainst the fund. whereupon the pni
chaser or pnrchasers sna o "s r, so nm,
chased by him.
- tho court.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
stnn!rNs BEREAVEMENT.

strnvcd or Stolen
Dun horse liis hands. brand on icf,
hp inais,lnct. white tnnne and tail; s.
rewald.
Flea btten gray mare Ia hands. u
wears. brand 1T s, former range near
siatfordu J.. lat, Fort Bend county. s.
reward
ora pan mules hotn black. both fhod
had halter IN. on aged 3 ard one
years viii stand nearly Is aanl~.
Gray horsr. l. years - hands branded
j n connected an lett iaw and Mexican
braud oA left shoulder
llrowu horse about ig years. II hnnls
white spot 100 forehead IN fair condition
shod all aroung.
Albert hrirhson.
ShnrLM Enrrlts Iouniv.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02
CITY ERENiTlES.

Rov. g. G. Rankin, who was painfully
injured white On bicycle ride F, Few day $
ugo II able to he out again
Alderman Gus g street has resigned rs
mHnus'r Of ihr National cotton Oh mills
and his resignation took effect yesterday
Nr. street has been connected with 'his
min since ISL aud he a. ono Of tho hest
aud most faNorahly known oil min men
IN the State,
Tire Post has received an invitation t'
attend the seventh annual ioint rirni,
given by the committee of Hpusirn ano
the Palm Leaf clnb of Galveston at Dick
In .on ON sunday. May 10 There win h,
bicycle races and prizes for the best dane
rrH, The Houston committee consists q
Megsrs. Ike l.. freed aud Tom rlaNmau.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-02

Loudly apr'audcd. All officers OF military
ORGANIZATIONS In Houston have volunteer
ed 20 give the Emmcts what assistance"
they can TO perfect them IN the drill. The
new company Is stnrt.ng OF well ANA WIN
III, Assistance offered they will certainly
not lack advice.
Tue scay. Wednesday, aud Friday night
OF each week in MAY VIII be devoted to
drill June ! the boys WI go In barracks.