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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
STUDENTS NOTES.

]! The great repository of all facts.
relating to Johnson and his friends is.
OF course. Boswcll's Life" A standard
EDITION is that edited by DR.. Birbeck
Hill and published by Harpers (six vol.
Si0) Cheaper editions are published by
other houses Boswclrs Life of john
SON II perhaps Is needless to state is
universally considered the best biog-
raphy ever written. For example, Leslie
Stephen says of it: ut remains not only
the first. but the best of its class"
2. The student OF the Johnsonian ne.
Rod can find no better sources of in
formation and instruction respecting IL
than the Lives" OF Johnson. Burke and
Goldsmith (by Leslie Stephen, John
Morley and William Black, respective
ly). in the English Men OF Letters Sc
RES. stephens work is n master piece.
Morley's is perhaps less interesting.
Blacks is admirable in every Wages
pecialiy in its sympathy. To these
books may be added Puling's excellent
little monograph on Reynolds" (Scrlb-
ner's).
g. To those Interested In the general
club Of life Of London. limbs "Clubs
ana Cub Life in London" may be re-
commended. Besides giving accounts
of all the famous clubs of London it
gives account, with anecdotes, Illus
trations. etc. of all the old taverns.
eating houses and coffee houses that
nave served as meeting places for clubs
or Inc resorts of famous parties, SETS
coteries. clipues. etc Though a quar-
ter of a century old the book la still a
standard authority and its Interest is
aS fresh rs ever 1t was (Scribner's
limbs "a Century of Anecdote-from
1860 TO 1850 may also be consulted.
Anecdotes have never-failing interest
ana in this little book the authentic an
ecdotes of nearly all the notable per-
sons of The hundred years concerned
nave been most painstakingly collected.
Chicago: McClurg e. Coz
=. London has an interest for Eng
lish-TpeakinS people that no other city
IN the world can offer and many vol
tmes of descriptive and historical to-
Biography have been written to embodv
ms interest. For an entertaining work
OF this sort we know of nothing better
IMAM Leigh Hunts The Town." a VOL
ninc full Of "reminiscences of persons
ana places that we are perpetually
coming across in our English reading
Johnson. Burke. Goldsmith. Reynolds
ana all the other great names mention
cd IN the foregoing paper (that is Of a
century or more ago. have. of course.
places in its pages.
Note-The study of Tolstoi and the
literature of Russia by DR.. Parrot OF
Princeton will be commenced to-mor-
row.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
KII!.-LITERARY CLUBS OF
LONDON.
(Concludcd.)
BY JOHN EBENEZER BRYANT, MA.

Dryden died in 1901, and the fame of
Wits coffee house, though for ten
years or more it was known as the
Wits coffee house, soon fell away. 1t
was succeeded in popularity with the
literary beaux -Asprits of the day. by
Buttons. OF Buttons coffee house Adj
olson was the great patron. Pope tells
US in Spence's Anecdotes" that Nd
olson usually studied all the morning.
then met his party at Buttons. dincd
there. and stayed five or six hours: and
sometimes far into the night" And he
adds: Il Was of the company for abou,
year, but found it too much for me.
1t hurt my health, and so | quilted it,
Other literary frequenters of Buttons.
besides Addison and Pope, were Steele.
swift. Arbuthnot and Savage. But
tons continued to be the place of re-
sort for the literary people of the dav
until Addison's death, and then il.
fame also fell away.
st. James coffee house had n longer
vogue. 1t Was Il famous place Of resort
from Queen Anne's time ill late i'm the
reign of George Ill. So far as our pur-
pose Is concerned, it is principally ia
nous from the association of Goldsmith
with 1t. Toward the crosse of Cold
smiths life. he. with other mon Of tal-
eht ana genius. was Il member of A
temporary association-some of them
members of the club. johnson. Burke.
Reynolds, etc.-that frequently met at
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
FOR wEALoR WOE.

The comDleXity of man is one of his
chief difficulties. He is not one per-
son. but ut least four: Il physical, in
tellectual. moral and spiritual being.
and in each puzzle and u mystery.
He is as difficult to guide, control, or
drive rs Il team of unbroken colts. and
II he be physically reduced 10 order and
The rein, one, or another, or all his
o'her three natures may be utterly I'M
"i't'aGeap'e. Just so even with his
moral character: for. if it be fully de-
ve'oped and disciplined, his health may
taii. or his animal passions. upon which
morality so much depends. may upset
him or run away with him; his intel
ectual being may wander off. or be-
come blind: and his spiritual entity.
'east understood of ALL may fall into
iunacy. or visionary tendencies. or in
comprehensive vagarlcs And there is
the final task of bringing all into har
mony with one another, with exterior
personal circumstances. and with tho
world at large.
The perfect balance of the man in
himself. in all that Is not himself. and
IN all that has been, is. ana may be.
is simply impossible, so far as we can
see and understand. though there may
be some spiritual power of adjustment
that may. or can and will compel or
compose all diversity and dissension to
exquisite accord. But that is not yet
All We are yet competent to hope is
that there is such n power and that il
resides somewhere In our spiritual
capacity. or in relation to It, Physical
intellectual and moral man. in his
inrthest evolution, or dreams Of imaci-
nation confesses his impotence to
solve problems upon whose solution de-
pend his final success and triumph over
all things. including himself; but he
mas an inspired or inherent sense. or
irrepressible consciousness. that he has
a spiritual endowment that, in the last
resort. will come to his rescue 1t must
DC SO. too The law of inevitable nee
essity assures faith and reason that
creation cannot fail. and that therefore
man has allies in Omnpotence and
omnisclence that will supply him with
all their resources to make him con
cucror in the end
1t is something worth living for. 1t
is consummation that measures up to
the demands of time. space. life and
faith; and only in realized and com
pretended iniinity, eternity. immortality
and limitless bliss can be found any
justification for the probation of man,
the sacrifice of God. and the awful
suspense of the universe, its angels ana
devils
These interests and inquiries are not
at all partisan or political; but neither
men nor journals can afford:
ITO narrow their mind,
And give up to party what was meant
for mankind"
There is no change OF administration
nor party on any spiritual issue or
principle; yet every man must take
sides. either for or against, the spiritual
truth-for veal or woe.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

S'tAt restaurants organized on com
Hui!stic principles. Nevertheless. they
are quite as appropriate TO our age ms
Johnson club was to his, and serve
purposes quite as useful
The most famous modern literary
ciuo of London is the Athenacim. TO
ne erected Il member OF he Athenaeum
10 one oil the choicest distinctions thai
n man engaged in literature or arr or
science can enjoy. Though the member
snip is Loo. there are always so MANY
apPlcat!ons 10 be considered that n /,
icast sixteen years must clapse between
2 nomination ana an election ono
olack pail III ten constitutes rejection
As me possible number Of electIone
,.hese dcpendinG wholly on deaths and
rcsiSnations) IS rarely over iifty-fo,ir -
year. 1t is almost impossible to secure
ADMISSION without strong ana active
support. On one of the last occas,nne
on which Robert Browning was nj tho
ciub ne was seen standing at the hnad
OF a staircase holding out his arms 10
intercept all ne knew, aud saving:
Here am like great spider irwin.
how many can drag into nv wcb 7,
was. OF course. 10 help n friends ballot
W nen Ihackeray WAS proposed no ,vac
rejected; and this in spite of tho fact
that the historians Hanam. Milman
ana c.pher-the latter being the found
"a ~ 'ne ci"p-all urged his election.
Inc Aihenacum club was instituted
FEBRUARY l6. 1921. Among those pres
c en-. at the meeting Of organization we're
H s i5umpnry Davy. then president OF
me royal society; SIR Francis Chant
rev the sculptor; Sir Thomas Law
renee the painter; Tom Moore and Sir
waiter Scott The prime mover in the
aha'r was Croker. ut that time secre-
tary OF the Admiralty Croker. it will
be remembered. was afterward that cd
ltor OF BoSwell's Johnson" whom Ma
cau!ay SO Numerically flagellated).
The main seconder was Sir uumphrY
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
WE ENVY THE RICH.

Mr. Carnegie. the millionaire fronman.
once SAID that 1t was a disgrace for a
man OIL wealth to die rich-thus an
houncing that he intended to Distribute
MS millions while yet alive. Mr. Car
nesie. nevertheless, is likely TO die n
millionaire. in disgrace; for he has not
yet got rid of his wealth. and does not
ma 1t so easy to do so satisfactorily.
as he supposed he would He NIGH,
nave died any day since he said that
he who died rich, died disgraced. and
with all the diligence he is likely to
use. lie may yet die wealthy.
In allusion TO this and the will of
the recently deceased Roswell p. Flow
or. of New York. q Richmond contem.
porary says:
~ rich man who pursues this course
uves not dle dlsgraccd.' The rich man
VINO HVeS well, who uses his money for
me benefit of others, for the rood Of
humanity, and for the development of
nis own character. and dying. tistri-
outeS 1t In such q way as that II still
may accomplish the greatest good in
inc world, expressing in the provisions
vi ms VIII the sentiments of generous
lin a.; " III eiiuS lives. we say.
"i!i uie not disgraced by his wealth
. nut honored by it. and through it. and
Inv lol , which he leaves behind will
DC 20 him noble monument
That is right. 1t is common-sense
Neither we nor our contemporary are
hhiiionaires; yet neither would consider
.he possession Of millions a disgrace
during life, nor at death.
Honor and shame from No oo,,;.:.
''se' serve God and love your fellow.
man Is all; and the rich are to be en-
Vied only for their ability to do good
with their wealth.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

STOP THIS OVER-WORK !

We do not know whether to CIV :,
with regret" or not. but it is tho f,c,
that THE NIRGINIAN-PILOr is IN
no connection or communication with
the Democratic State Chairman. or tho
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee, or any OF the official powers Of III,
party or any ring, clique, or other
combination TO rule or effect the Demo-
cratic party ia respect to any person
or measure. or policy. Democrats nc
IL Is TO the very marrow. it spcals only
ior itself and the people: represents
NOBODY but itself and the people and
consults nobody but the people in die.
covering the popular will. though n
does devote its best Judgment and on
crsies in developing and directing tbis
VIII toward the best interests and
rights of the people, This NAV accour.
LOT Its occasional differences with the
o''iciai VIII. and the cut and dried Off
cial programs made in authorization of
The popular desire and without any
consultation with the people: but II
also accounts for the facts that not only
on main points, but on details of ,vavs
and means. THE VIRGINIAN-PII.OT
Is generally arm in arm with the ran,,
ana nc. If sometimes it is not follow
ing the official beck and wink.
we are very willing to concede. and
40 cheerfully concede. that this official
tendency to supcrcede the people IN
choosing candidates. and directing the
party policy, is most amiable ana
praiseworthy: but. on the whole. we
prefer to be guided by the people them
selves in these matters, as we find also
that the people prefer 10 decide them:
not only because they consider it their
business to do ser-but because they
'hink the official gentlemen have quite
enough to do TO attend strictly to their
own business. and allow the people TO
attend strictly TO what is theirs. We
una wide concurrence in this view.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
POPULAR STUDIES IN LITERATURE.

AS an actor confessed without rival to
shine.
AS a wiz if not first. in the very first
line.
Yet with talents like these. and an ex
cellent heart,
The man had his failings. a dupc to
his art.
Like an ill.judgins beauty, his colors
ne spread
And he plastered with rouge his own
natural red.
On the stage he was natural. simple.
affecting:
Twas only that when he was off he
was acting"
1t is related by Cumberland one OF
those 'reta!iated" upon. that the occa-
sion when Goldsmith read his epitaphs
was the last time he ever enjoyed the
company of his friends" Goldsmith.
alas. of all that company OF brilliant
wits was the first to be committed to
the grave. and the time was very soon.
Any sketch of the literary clubs of
London, no matter how short. would
be incomplete without some reference
TO those that are in vogue at the pres
ent day. The clubs of the nineteenth
century differ from those or the seven
ttcnth ana Standardization thOS, that
Johnson had in mind when he framed
h.s definition for the word-in almost
everything but the one fact that every,
member must be balloted for or chosen
with the consent of the rest. Johnson :
ciuD was never more than forty i'm
membership. The great clubs Of to-day
nave memberships runni,ig up into the
thousands. Modern clubs are in fact
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

guage. and types OF evolution, that re-
veal to intelligent scrutiny the very
germ OF what is. and by what ways
and under what influences progressive
thought and feeling have undergone
changes. more or less good or evil,
from old or original forms and ideas,
That. If valueless in themselves. at
least throw an interesting light on
ooscuritics that often hide most useful
and unsuspected truth.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
TW ELvE PAGES
THURSDAY. NAY Is. 1899.
THE VERIFY OF THINGS.

It Is q difficult position for one to
hold who knows that he is n Prince,
of the blood royal. without acllnowl-
edged rank or means, and known only
as one OF the common people. Hans
Anderscn's ugly Duckling" very we'll
portrays one aspect OF the matter, and
how time alone brings n natural de-
movement that makes all even: but
there are other and graver aspects that
nre not so easily dealt with, and which
In some cases compel consequences that
are disastrous either to the Prince in
cognlto or to others-some times to all
concerned.
IT. in these casual mistakes and mis-
placements. the "Ugly Ducking'' al
ways revealed himself in due course of
time and were restored happily to his
place and family. they could be regard
ed. ut worst. as but temporary annoy
ances that soon bring about their own
happy ending, and that really. have a
certain romance that Is interesting and
attractive. But, unlucleily. Hans An
dersen is but the providence of the one
ugly duckling, in his pretty fable. while
there are so many In real life who ut
terly miss the beneiiccnce of Hans An
dersen. and fall under the malign in
nucnce of oEres. cruel giants. and devil
1sh fiends that abound vastly more i'm
actual life than in Imagination and
fiction.
But for the novelist. fabullst and
teller OF fairy-tales which everyone of
us carries within himself this actual
life of stern realities would be in
tolerable to most of us. If not to all
We may be, in fact, bGt the ugly
ducklings that We seem. or venomous
toads. with no precious jewels in our
heads. or hearts; yet II VIC can but hear
hopes fattering tale, and read the 0c-
tons that our imaglnations are ALWAYS
80 busily debating TO our typc-writcrs
the reality OF existence becomes tho
unrcal.-thc nightmare Of sleep.-and
we are indeed the lost princes. The
stray swans. and the Adams and Ewes
OF new Eden, inaccessible 10 scrncnta
and their guile. The hideous Grad
Erinds. who pursue lis with reality
facts. figures and the hard form aud
substance of things. are the maniaoal
furies and the raving demons OF this
temporal purgatory; truth flies and
hides from them: and only the Father
of Lies finds congenial companions in
them and knows how to appreciate
their facts. fresh from the factories
whose manufactures are incompatible
with that truth which is love. faith ana
charity.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

mere is a great difference and dis
'nciion between the government ana
us administration. The government is
inc state: the administration ia the
men employed by the people who con-
sutu'e the Stale to carry on the gov
eminent. The latter is permanent and
constant; the former is temporary and
chanSeable. The government is master.
the administration is servant or should
be- and the moment IT disobeys. or at
'en'his 10 rule, it is n maladministra
''Vh ana must be dismissed at once on.
as early as possible. Government ron
resehts the people and their supreme
WIZ administration represents p party
ana its policy, subject to government
ne government is sacred trust. and
must not he violated: the administra-
ZION may be vile. and every good cjti-
zen should oppose and denounce tie
evil deeds.
The moment an administration. IN
ms free and sclf-govcrning country
mas 10 seek the protection Of tho row
ernment from the people. or to usurn
inc government. it is an unfaitbful
'reacherous. reasonable servant dan
serous and Improbable. and should M
longer be trusted
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

the st. James. and occasionally dineG
there. AS an amusement, the habi,
grew up among them OF writing\ bur
lesquc or comic cpitaphs upon one an
other. One of these ep.taphs was the
famous impromptu of Garrck's:
Here lies Molly Goldsmith, for short
Who wrote like an angel. but talked
like poor Foil"
Garrick tells us that Goldsmith. be-
ing called upon to retort to this i'm
promptI. either would not or could not.
but that The went to work and some
weeks after produced the poem called
'Retaiiation.' Various accounts OF
the affair are given. X is generally
supposed, however. that the cpitaphs
found in the poem werc squibs really
got off by Goldsmith in a more or less
impromptu sort OF way, and that the
putting them together into continuous
form and the furnishing them With an
introduction were after,houGhts. II is
noticeable that the "epitaph" on Rey
nolds was altogether culogistic. X y
noids' character was so wholly lovable
that Goldsmith had not heart to bur-
lesquc IT, The epitaphs on Burke and
Garrick. however. were pointedly satiri-
cal. Burke was his countryman whose
iacile eXuberance of conversational
power. 50 unlike his own. and so i'm
POROUS that he had no doubt found it
hard sometimes To put up with. We
have in our first paper given some lines
from the 'epitaph' on Burke. AS a
further relish TO our story we will now
give a few lines from the "epitaph" on
Garric,l:
Here lies David Garrick describe me
who can.
An abridgement of all that was pleas
ant In man.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
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Professor Eaton, and az soon as the
work of examination is complete the
result will be reported, and certificates
issued to the students entitled 10 them.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

II Is gross mistake to suppose that
satan and sin rule the world. in snite
of God and good. Crime and ,aw,oss.
hess 90 not always obtain their de-
sorts but jail, penitentiary and shame
are after them. Even in politics the
devil does not always do the counting
Goa is neither dead. nor deaf, nor blind
nor much afraid of Hanna.
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What an outrage" cried the pris-
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Note-The study of Tolstoi and the
literature of Russia by DR.. Parrot Of
princeton will be commenced to.mor-
row.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25

Here lies Molly Goldsmith for short
ness called Noll,
Who wrote like an angel but talked
like poor Foil"
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-30

When Mr.. King comes to treat of
politics in the city of New York the
mask drops from him, and the real ami
mus which inspires his entire book is at
once apparent. 1t becomes obvious to
the unprejudiced reader that Mr.. King
is actuated rot by any religious mo-
tive, but by a political motive pure
and unalloyed. He is grieved to the
heart that the majority of Catholics in
the city of New York affiliate political
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1899-12-30
GLAND IANDv,

Rev. Matthew Russell. s. j.
My dying hour, how near art thou?
Or near or far. my head 1 bow
Before Gods ordinance supreme:
But ah, how priceless then will seem
Each moment, raShly squandered noWi
Teach me, for Thou canst teach me, how
These f1esting instants to endow
With worth that may the past redeem.
My dying hour!
My barque. that late with buoyant prov
The sunny waves did gaily plough,
Now through the sunsets failing CLEAN
Drifts dfmly. shoreward in a dream,
1 feel the land breeze on my brow,
My dying hourii
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