The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-20

change came so rapidly that at one timeths
| great weight of authority was the other
way, and that In many cases the same pas
sages were relied on to prove various au-
| thors that had been TO prove unity, while
many men who had when students thought
| Gladstone's reasoning unanswerable lived
| to wonder that it should ever have seemed
! TO them weighty.
| In his Studies on Homer and the Ho-
neric Age CIS5S) Mr. Gladstone maintains
I that one man wrote the entire poems, and
| that they are historic-that is, there was
real Troy which was destroyed BY the
Greeks. In his "Juventus Mundi'' QS6al
and his latest work on Homer QS7s) he goes
still further and attempts TO fix the date Of
| Troy's destruction The argument is, il
anything. ADLER, yet the first convinced, and
| The last did not. The world is now in an
ara of skepticism as to all ancient stories.
The most ardent admirers of Gladstone's
genius merely smile at his views on such
mbjects and say that he is by nature dew
stee, whether as TO the literalneSs OF the
Pentateuch, Of Homer or any other ancient
work.
Nj. Gladstone's Library.
Mr.. Gladstone's library contains about
5000 volumes, and be was fully three
quarters of century collecting il. Scarcely
sday passed that he did not make mead
Hilton to it. For instance, on the day Of
Stanley's wedding he escaped as soon Is he
sould from the gay throng and went 10 the
Ihop OF bookseller on Southampton row,
where he bought The Life of Thomas
Reynolds" in two volumes; The Morning
If Life" Catholic religious book; Ireland
Before and After the Union" by R. B.
Martin; The Rise and Progress Of Reli-
gious Opinion in Ireland" by Mrs Thomp-
Bon; Lord Hollands "Reminiscences,
Manchester College Lectures containing
n address by Cardinal Newman on clas-
heal literature; 'Byron's Letters" Lent
Lectures" The Laws of Honor" an ac-
sount of the suppression of duels in France;
Ale Bouddha," by Saint Hilaire; The
French Librarian or Literary Guide" by
Ventonillac; English Synonyms" and q
Greek work
He always had his books rebound, hold
ng that any book worth having was
worthy of good cover. His library was 50
miscellaneous that he could not himself
tate what sort of books predominated,
slough he had personally divided it into
many minute sections Theology, he
thought, comprised about one-fourth Of the
whole. There are about 20 editions of Ho-
ner and from 80 to 20 translRtions, whole
Dr in part. He never sympathized 10 any
considerable extent with the craze for
modern first editions, but Il like tall
Dopy," was a characteristic remark made
nce to friend And so far as regards q
preference for ancient authors, in old but
good editions, to modernizsd reprints, the
Ferdict was emphat1cSlly in favor of the
former"
Gladstone sad the CAricaturisss-
Mr.. Gladstone's pronounced personality
snd his extended public career combine to
make him an easy and always timely sub
ect for the caricsturiSt's pencil In fact, it
IS hard to imagine on looking over the
tunereal pages of Punch what its artists
would have done had there been no Glad
stone. These satirical pictures of the great
Liberal leader have a certain value, how
ever, for they show him in exaggerated
measure, it 10 true, but still with degree
Of fidelity at all periods of his life and as be
appeared in every possible mood The eK-
Imples here given are copied from the pio-
lures of John Leech, John Tennel, Linlsy
Sanbourne and Harry Eurniss as they were
printed between 1889 and the present TINA
The picture with the exaggerated shirt
collar is by Furniss, who delighted TO por-
ray the Grand Old Mans high collar As
ais most pronounced characteristic, often
simply indicating with line or two the
sop of his head and with dot the eye, as
N this case.
Among the pleasantest and most valu-
able customs of the staf of Punch has been
Tor many years the eating Of a weekly din
~ ~. . -. III .
The paper and its caricatures are outlined
and criticised. Mr. Gladstone was invited
to be an honored guest at one Of these din
ners, and there was some previous specula-
ton as TO how he and Mr. Furniss would
enjoy the meeting. Mr. Gladstone proved
equal to the occasion. He came, and hard
y was be seated at the table when the com
pRny became aware of a change ia his IA
miliar personality. A second look revealed
its nature Mr. Furniss started; somebody
Uttered; there was smile, a ripple and
then q roar Of laughter.
Mr.. Gladstone had on the smallest sien-
aerest and most inconspieuous Of narrow
rundown collars, assumed for that occa-
Lon emily, and was quietly enjoying the
artists discontinue Mr.. Furniss soon re-
covered himself and appreciated the joke
Is much a. any one else
Gladstone and the Queen
Gladstone never was a fAvorits at the
palace. Indeed the queen is reported 20
have said more than once with emphasis
that she detssted him, and said IL In a
way TO imply that she also feared him.
When Lord Salisbury resigned In 1892 70
be followed in office by Gladstone, she Is
aid to have accepted the resignation with
- 4.
1nwritten law that British royalty should
never express preference for either Of the
great political parties There are stories 20
he effect that more than one discussion be
tween the sovereign and Gladstone ter
minated in angry words, but the premier
sever hinched from facing royalty.
You must take this action" be oncs
aid 20 her.
"hustl Did you say must" she angT1ly
'etorted And DO you know. air, who
mW
Madam" answered GladEtons eooIly.
you are the queen Of England But do you
Know who ami am the people Of Eng
and, and in this emergency the people
ny must"
1t Is scarcely necessary 70 add that tia
people" prevailed.
Glsdstons's Pet Dog
Il IL stated elsewhsrs that NJ. Gladstoos
sever, 70 far ~ recorded, DerpstrStsd 3
oke, Jet he was Ear from being gloomy
nan Indeed his b0uyk1cy o. spirits was
-emarkable, lie was frequently even gay,
md his smile u Ikened by some oue q a
mnburst he liked psts and durizg h.s
alter yezrs possessed lI:tla black Pom
Tauian dog named Per. of which be Vas
reTy fond The Lizzie animal used often %
accompany the SALESMAN On Ionz walks,
U1d Il was ME Gladstone' delight - tkfoE
sticks for the Little fellow 70 Tlsa after. ard lie