New-York tribune., 1899-02-10
LITERARY NOTES.

DR. Crozier a Canadian philosopher. has Just
hrougbt out in London a volume OF memoirs. IN
which he describes a visit paid young man,
70 Thomas Carlyle. He found the Chelsea Sage
uap old man with gray beard and thick mop
of iron-gray hair: his spare figure incased IN a
long, brownish-yeow overcoat" His back was
deeply bent" and he tottered as he rose 70 WEI
come the Canadian. but there was rleh'
healthy bloom" on his face. and his eyes were
sclear and penetrating" These, by the way are
nhysical attributes which are not usually sup
posed 10 accompany dyspepsia The old man oe-
lvered sings song discourse" on the wisdom
of following Goethes example in oattlns VIII
mental depression-a wisdom which had not al
WAYS resided with hmsef-and then suddeniy
end sbarpIv asked his visitor: But what may
We be?" The answer. "A Canadian doctor gong
a. for literature" called out the comment in
,hard. irritable voice.: Ma na that Wilma DO
Ye'd better stick 20 your profession. young man.
1,,s time enough TO think Of literature when
you've cleared your own mind, and have some
thing worth saying. Medicine is a noble calling
In spite OF this statement. however, there fol-
lowed some sharp comments on "quacks ana
fashionable doctors who kept their gigs. Young
r-rozier's list Of the authors he had been readinS
called out more explosive remarks. John STUART
Mn was disposed Of in this fashion on aye
poor Mi. lie used 10 come TO me here with his
Benthamism. his Radlcasm. his greatest num-
Der and a that nonsense. but had TO tell MN
at last It was a moonshine. and he ala ma nKe
g. But he was thin. wire drawn. sawdustlsh'
logic-ohopping kind O. body was poor MIL When
his book on liberty came out he sent me copy
Of II 10 read. but just had 20 tell him that
didn't agree with n single word Of II from ehd 70
end. He was offended and never came PACK
10 me-" The memory of their early friendship
stole over the old mans mind. and he muttereu'
"Aye. but he was n pure-minded man. JON"
Mil"
AS for Buckle "of all the blockheads salo
Carlyle "by whom this bewidered generation
bss been deluded that man Buckle was the
greatest 4 more -winded. concerted
t,ockbead. and one more full OF empty. barren
formulas about the progress Of the species. prog
ress Of this and progress OF that and especially
of the progress Of science, never came across.
A moor creature that could be Of service to no
mortal" But the thing that called out great
ehriek Of derisive laughter was the young mans
admission that he had been reading HERBERT
Spencer. Spencer, An inmeasurable ass.
And 60 ye've been rneddling with Spencer have
ye? He was brought 20 me by bewes' ana
more conceited young man I thought haa
never seen. He seemed TO think himself just
rerfect owl Of Minerva for knowledge.
Yell get little good out Of him. young man
Mr. william Black found literature prohtaole
81 we may believe the testimony Of his will. lie
left en estate Of nearly 100000 and most Of
This was left IN trust to his widow and FOR MS
children in equal shares after her death
When the execution of n statue to Balzac was
taken from NJ. Rodin and given TO NJ. Falguiere
there we're not wanting partsans Of the former
sculptor who declared that his supplanter would
turn out a SNUG mechanical production OF no
artistic value. 1t appears, however, that NJ. fal-
euiere has had peculiarly bafinG and labori-
Gus experience in preparing the monument
Again and again he tho oiGht his work finished
IN one moment. only 10 modify 1t in the next
The model which he at last sent to the Salon,
showing Balzac seated in an attitude OF medita-
zion. is said 10 have commanded respect even
among some OF those who were most averse TO
giving the commission 10 this sculptor The
pedestal. by the way is be adorned with three
bass-reliefs by NJ de Vasselot
General ]. c. Wilson. writing about Shake
Ypeare's Will. says: 'The attendent. not recog-
nizing the visitors nationality. IN replying 10
my inquiry as to the numler Of persons who
our people ever ask for st. Now and then a
Frenchman or German comes to it. and
1nultitudes OF Americans Them Americans are
mad about Shakespeare. A hundred Of 'em
come here for one Englishmanl SO many OF EN-
handled the will that their fingers wore off tho
signatures on the bottom OF the first and second
sheets. and 50 had 'em framed"
About hundred thousand copies OF Mr Kip
5ngs last book, The Days Work" have been
sold by the American and English publishers.
Mr. Kiplins has lately been claimed IN Eng
jand as a product Of Methodism. His mother.
whose maiden name wac Mary Macdonald. was
the daughter Of Methodist minister. and her
husband was the son Of the Rev. Joseph Kipling.
Mrs. Kipling's brother. the Rev. F. W. Mac
donald IS IN the Methodist ministry. and is
likely to be the next President OF Conference.
OF Mrs. Kiplings two sisters, one married Mr..
Poynter who has now become the president
OF the Royal Academy. while the other married
Burne-Jones an artist who will not soon bs
forgotten
The Flag Of Their Country" IS the title Of
Mr. Kiplings new story. It IS the seventh and
final "Stalky" tale
Mr. Maurice Hewlett Is engaged in writing
another romance and wise man that he IS,
means 10 take a good deal Of time over Il. His
Jabors as the head OF the Land Revenue Record
Office IN London are important but not unduly
exacting. and he has reasonable leisure for his
delightful literary work
A scheme for the protection OF literary prop
.srty IN Russia has been formulated by the Com
mission which is revising the Civil Code. BY It's
terms the copyright In any work will be vested
in the author his heirs and assigns for a
period Of fifty years. No limitation 10 the right
OF translating works published abroad by Rus
sian or foreign writers IS recommended, but
native writer's are secured the exclusive right TO
translate their own works for ten years from