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sation. h claims with regard to that part
Of the t~erritory occupied By residents OF the
South African Republic were made the subject
Of an arbitration which resulted in the we'll
known Keats award. which was not at the
time acted upon, which the burghers never
seem TO have accepted or scquiescod in, and
which whs revived against the republic some
years later. In 1877 the annexation OF tho
Transvaal by Great Britain took place, and
into the history OF tho events that led TO that
step Mr.. Statham enters very carefully. His
chief contentious are that It was brought about
largely by Misrepresentation, that Dutch sym
psthy with the British Government was con.
fined to the towns, and that the agricultural.
lists, who constituted the great majority Of the
burRhors, were opposed to the annexation and
have never ceased TO protest against it.
From this point Mr.. Statham deals with mat.
tiers that are within the recollection of all read
ers. and his history OF the various strugg.es in
which the Beers have succeeded in preserving
their independence is brought down to the close
OF the Parliamentary investigation that fol.
lowed the flasco Of the Jameson raid. lie puts
clearly tho case OF the burRhers as against that
of the Uitlanders and brings a strong indict-
ment against Mcssrs. Chamberlain and Rhodes
and the Parliamentary committee Of invcstiga.
tion. The weakness OF the book lies in the
facts that the author has not altogether salts.
factorily met the charges as to the Beers atti-
tude with regard to slavery and ss TO his treat
ment Of the native races, and that he has not
succeeded in disproving England's claim to the
''suzerainty." He has, however, written a vol.
ume that Is worthy Of the attention OF all who
are interested in the personality OF ono OF the
foremost men OF his generation and in the brave
struggles Of a brave people fighting to maintain
their freedom and preserve their homes. There
are signs In the air that those struggles may
have to be renewed ere long, and 1t may be that
Paul KrnRor will 1.-Two to see the independence
that he has fought for overthrown. Material
interests to-day are stronger than abstract ideas,
and Mr.. Klpling probably expressed the opinions
Of most OF his countrymen when, In a sig.
nifcant speech a few days since, he said that
the Boer blocked the way In south Africa and
must 60. 1t is not likely that he will be easily
driven out. BETTER a ruined country than no
country" was the principle laid down in the
famous Third Proclamation" after the affair
of LainS's Mex. and that proclamation also con-
tanned this significant sentence: I'VE say, IL
you will have our country. take it; but it shall
be over our bodies and the ash heaps Of our
property and goods
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no ENTHUSIASTICALLY nothing that the eye
could rest upon. Zenith and nadir alike. an Inc
tangible gray n~othingness. NJ rect ana snow
Shoes he writes, were sharp and clear ns
silhouottes, and ] WINS conscious OF contact with
the snow at every step, yet ne far ms my eyes
gave mo evidence to the contrary, was walk
ing upon nothing. Tho space between my snow
shoes was equally as light rs tho zenith. The
OPAQUE light which filled tho sphere of Vision
might come from below ns we'll Ns above. Never
shall I forget, though l cannot describe, the i'm.
prcssions made by those surroundings. Toe
strain. both physical and mental. OF this blind
ness with wide.opcn eyes was such that aitera
time I would DO Obliged to stop until the passing
of the fog. or formation OF tho higher clouds,
gave me something to keen tho course by"
Tho wind, Mr.. Peary says, is never still on the
Great Ice" Day and night, summer and win"
ter, year in and year out. IL 10 sweeping down.
drifting tho everlasting snow. In gentle breezcs
this drift is Of almost impalpable flneness, and
extends only a foot or two above the surface
with a higher wind the particles of snow boz
como coarser, and the depth OF the flying OUR
rent increases until, in n storm, tho DRIFT o@
comes a roaring. kissing, binding, suffocatlng
Niagara OF snow. rising hundreds Of foet into the
ARA drift which almost instantly burios any
quicscent object, and in which 1t is almost mposs
sible for the traveller to breathe. This drifting
bnoW' Nlr' Fodry Bays 10 20 pohoeI"Iihs "
water. When the depth of the drift Is no0
above the knee its surface is as tangible, and
almost as sharply defined. as that of n sheet OF
water, and it's incessant dizzy rush aud strid eno
sibilation become, when long continued. az mad.
eninR as the drop, drop, drop OF water on the
victims head in tho old torture rooms. The ex.
plorer believes that In tho centre of this ice cap.
lifted some two miles into the frozen air. is to DO
found, In the middle OF the Arctic night. the
fierccst degree of cold that the Garth affords.
Mr.. Peary is an excellent story teller. He 10
aware of the value OF narrative rs well as the
value of science, and these two volumes are
bound to interest any reader. The 500 photo
graphic Illustrations deserve all praise.
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With the discovery OF the diamond fields of
GriquRland West in about 1870, and of the gold
fields of the Transvaal and the election OF the
Rev. FRANCOIS Burgers as President of the
South African Republic in 1872 commenced a
new chapter OF TTansvaal history. Great Brit
ain now. perhaps. for the first time recognized
the value Of the country. and the change In feel
ing was officially indicated in the dispatches In
which Lord Kimberley deprecated any extension
Ct tie rule OF the republics on the ground thnt
this would open to the Boers an extended field
for their slave'deAling operations, and prob
ably lead to much oppression OF the natives
and disturbance OF peace One OF the aims of
the British Government was to bring part of
the diamond bearing districts, which had long
been occupied by burghers OF the Orange Free
State and the South African Republic, under the
control Of the Cape Colony, as the strongest
power in South Africa. A means to.bring about
this end was found in the revival of certain
old claims by tho GriqualAnd Chief Nicholas
Waterboer, which claims had some years pre-
viously been disallowed by a court OF arbitra.
ton. Waterboor having coded his claims to tho
British Government, that Government pushed
them as its own. with the result, so far as
the Free State was concerned, that that re-
public forfeited Its claims 10 the disputed dis
tricts in return for Jun Of ROO. O0O. a. comDen-
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stendhaI on Napoleon.

It is we'll known that HENRI BEYLE, better
known, of course, by his pen name of STEM
DIAL, was q great admirer of Napoleon. whom
he had personally known, and that some Of his
ideas about the Emperor were published in a
volume edited by Prosper MGrimee. Some Of
his notes, however, were not given to Merimee,
and these have been lately unearthed In the
town library Of Grenoble. They have now been
published with an introduction by NJ. Jean de
NIFTY. They are well worth reading. like
everything which proceeded from the pen of the
man who is generally regarded as the greatest
master of analysis in our century. and whom
Tame considered the creator of modern sensi-
bility. In the same volume which contains tho
notes on Napoleon Is a collection of thoughts
LPcns6cs). but we must reserve a glance at these
for another occasion. II Is what Stendhal
has to say about Napoleon to which we would
direct attention at this time.
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SIIssissIppra New senator.
From The Wash ngton Post.

FROM me WHshtnUfOn IOsf.
Senator Sullivan. who will take his scat this
week as successor to the late Senator Walthall,
by appointment from Gov. McLaurin OF Missis-
sippi, will be one OF the youngest members Of
that body. He has been In Mississippi for over q
week, his selection for Senator having been aS-
sured, as The Post stated several days ago.
Although this Inns been his hrst term in ,DA
House, Mr.. sullivan has taken an active ma
creditable part there for a now member. He has
made two or three brief speeches at the day ses-
slOns OF the House and has participated actively
AT tho Friday night sessions. Although q
southern man nv birth aud associations,
Mr.. sullivan has shown himself especially free
from sectional prejudice and has never opposed
reas0nabl pensions to the veterans OF the civil
war. lie was one of David Is. Inns followers in
the south, and, while he is IA free silver man,
he Is not radical in his views. Like Representa-
tive Bailey. his brOthor-in-aw. his course In tho
pnst. has hccn for II conservative policy that
would not estTRnge the gold Democrats.
In personal appearance senator sullivan IL a
man OF medium size. He is very erect and precise
In his bearing ana cOnVerses with n frank but
positive tone. Ho has "a keen eye. an a%quiline
nose. and features that are rather thin anu
convey an impression VI severity. Not with.
standing this, Senator sullivan isn Very pleasant
man socially, and during his service In the House
has been popular. lie WAS appointed by Speaker
Reed as n member of the COMMITTEES on ClaiHS
and Of the OOmmittSs on Pacific Railroads
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Tho favor which Ministers enjoyed went
through phases that might last a month or six
weeks apiece. When ono OF these poor fellows
saw that he no longer pleased his master, no
grew livid with anxiety, Occupied his lRbors,
and redoubled his ServilIties TO the Duke OF
Bassano. All at once and Unexpectedly a
CLEAN OF favor would return. Their wives
would be invited TO join the imperial circle, and
they themselves would be drunk with Joy.
This kind OF life was deadly. but, at least. there
was 10 room in it for ennui. Months went
like days. When tho Emperor was satisfied
with them he would make them 3 present,
amounting, perhaps, to 10000 francs a year,
One day. having taken note OF a grievous blum
der which the Grand Judge. the Duke of MAssa,
had made him commit, 10 showed the latter
over, red gown and AL. On q sofa. and spanked
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g..

In tracing the development OF the personality
OF Paul KRUGER. Mr., Stathnm traces the history
OF the causes that have driven into an attitude
OF distrust and antagonism a race that, accord.
Ing to eminent testimony. was qualified TO form
an important and valuable factor In the
strength OF the British Empire and was, in the
lightning, disposed to DO friendly. Tho two
chief causes of this unfortunate condition of
affairs he finds in the personal vanity Of certain
British Statesmen, who. from time 20 time,
have exercised control over colonial policy, and
In the wholesale Islander and misrepresentation
with which the Dutch race In South Africa
has been pursued. The inventors of fiction"
lc says, have been sometimes missionaries,
sometimes officials, sometimes Though not so
OiIerl journalists, sometimes traders, sometimes
SDeculatOrs. Their object has been in all cases
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In a chapter on the army. Stendhal says that
the promotions made by Napoleon himself at
public reviews, when he consulted the opinions
of the soldiers. were excellent. On the other hand
the appointments made by the Prince de Neuf.
chatel lBcrthierl were extremely bad; in his
eyes the possession or brains WAS a fatal dis
qualification. Stupidity, however. was insisted
on only among the officers of the Guard, who, It
was thought, ought to be blind instruments OF
the will Of Mohammcd. Stendhal. who, like
Cervantos and Descartes, had served under the
colors before becoming a writer, says that the
truly divine element in the French Army of his
time was contributed by the subaltcrn officers
and the soldiers. lie can vouch from his own
experience thnt there was not n Second Lieu
tenant who did not firmly believe that II he
fought well and escaped n bullet he would be-
come one day n Marshal of France. This han.
py Illusion lasted up to tho grade of Brigadier-
General. Then the truth was discovered that,
unless one could perform a gallant deed under
the great mans very eyes, there was no hope of
promotion except through intrigue. What went
on without the Empcror's knowledge is ~illustrat-
ed by the following anecdotes: One day, in a
Cabinet council, Gen. Gnssendi, Gen. DeJean,
the Minister Of the Interior, and several others,
combined to beg the Emperor to give the rank
OF Lieutenant Colonel to u Captain OF Artillery,
who had rendered, they said, great services in
tho War Office. The Minister of War had re-
called tho fact that within four years his Mai
esty had thrice efTaced the name Of this officer
from the list of promotions. All now i'm.
plored him to let 1t stand. mo, gentlemen
was the reply, II will never consent to promote
an officer whom ten years has not gone under
fire. IL is, however, pretty well known that l
have n War Minister who sometimes gets my
signatures 10 promotions without my knowing
It," Tho very next day the Emperor signed.
without reading 1t, a decree which made a Lieu
tenant Colonel of the Captain in question.
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In a chapter on the Napoleonlc court It is
pointed out by Stendhal that it was in the draw
ing room Of Barras that Bonaparte learned to
comprehend for the first time the delicate and
enchanting pleasures that a highly organized
society may give. But like the slave who went
to market in Athens loaded down with gold
pieces but without any copper money. his
mind was OF too elevated a nature. and his
imagination too ardent and too quick for him
to have a drawing-room success. Moreover,
by tho time he was 90 years old his character
was formed and infeXible. For some time after
his return from Egypt the court of the TUT.
leries was a bivouac. Bonaparte perceived
that If he wished to be a king he must have a
real court wherewith to seduce the weak French
people, over whom that word has always had a
mighty influence. lie found himself in the
hands of military men. A conspiracy OF the
PrRtorian Guards might hurl him from the
throne in an hour, as the plot organized by
Mallet came near proving. II, on the other
hand, he surrounded himself with Projects and
with ladies Of the palace, with Chamberlain.
Equerries, and Ministers, he would impress the
imaginations of the Generals of the Guard, who,
after all. were trenchmcn. and had an innate
respect for a court. After these precautions
had been taken. however, the despot remained
suspicious. Stendhal asserts that even some of
bne wives OF hhrSnhlb consented 10 ACT as spies.
The following incident was significant: A Gen.
eral who was a friend of Stendhal wanted
to give a dinner to some twenty persons, and
ordered it at Very's in the Palais Royal. After
taking the order, Very remarked, You are
doubtless aware, General, that l am obliged to
notify the police about this dinner. in order
that they may have a representative there"
The General was much surprised and even more
annoyed. That evening, happening to meet
the Duke of Otranto ut a council called by the
Emperor, he said to him: "Parbleu, 1t is pretty
hard that ! cannot give a dinner to twenty
people without admitting one of your fellows
to my able The Minister made some excuse,
but, nevertheless, declined to break the rule.
The General grew indignant. and finally Fouoh6
had an inspiration. and said: Let me soc the
list of your guests" The General handed it to
him. Scarcely had the Minister OF Police read
over a third of the names than he smiled. and, re.
turning the list, observed, at is needless for you
to invite an unknown person"
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Ill.

In the field. after a victory, or even whom
some advantage had been gained by a single
division the Emperor always held . review.
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PIT AND PENDULUM.
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Scythe.
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4 man lies fiat on his back, bound so that
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The figure dcscends slowly, the scythe
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The man awaiting the approach of a
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ROK.4NCE OF LOVE AND
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cd that the liquor should remain seal
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"a kiss from the bride and glass Of
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aid period Of mourning.
Back to the shelf went the jug, and
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cobwebs. The old distiller and his
wife passed away, and when the exc
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business he handed among other things
the jug of whiskey to surviving
son. Perhaps the possession of the
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the seal was broken.
From him it passed into the hands
of Mr.. Gambler, whose daughter will
wed in September. The day is set,
and the father-in-law has promised
that when the solemn words are spoken
and his girl becomes the happy wife
of worthy husband, he will pull the
cork and pass the bottle to the assemb!,
ed guests.
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