The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30

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New Defense Of SER. No wfsessesry
says: 'rcnsiarsny ssm1thsnx = seeoEins
supesnnous narplTaAae,r Or wpnsing . sne
work az tie rasL yEcosy Itself maKss
arms useless ard conssgns them to dark
closets New times rev weapons. - the
history Of ali warfare
In Democracy" Mr. woodbury. tells rs:
.Demcrrary 10 . prophecy. asd iooks TO
she future: II ID for shss reason that II has
liz great career Its faith - the substance
OF things bored for ard the evidence Of
things unseen. whose realisation wiz DC
the labor % \ long age"
In The Ride Mr.. wnodherry deals with
the mystic, and the beginning and the end
OF his experience 10 that enc can never
escape the mercy Of God. Among the
beautiful. pictures one receives 10 taas We
live each asher.s lives.
Mr. Woodbury., who has been ca'ici \
Disciple OF Mr.. Emerson. bears osat tbs
theory by many suggestions Of the thought
and direction OF the great sssaysst This Is
particularly seen In the observations OF
nature
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CONTEMPORARY FRENCH NOVEL
lists BY Rene Daumfc. Authorized
translation by Mary u. Frost. Published
by Thomas Y. Crowel 4 Co. Boston
In this very delightful resume OF the
modern French novelis.s M. Doumlc has
given us the opportunity Of seeing a. he
sees them Octave Feuiiiet, Edmond and
Jules de Goncour:. Emile Zola. Alphonse
Daudss. Paul Bourxes. Guy de Maupsssans,
Pierre Lott. Edouard Roi. j. H. Rosny.
Paul Hery!eu, J. X. Huysmans and Rene
Bazin There are many American and En-
giish speaking people who. after reading .
very poor and unsatisfactory translation OF
the modern French novelists. say now
horrid" To this class Of readers series
of Biographies such as n. Rene poumic
gives us will prove educational. There is
a raison d'etre, or cause OF BIRTH IN
many Of the French stories which the cas-
ual reader loses sight % In poor transia-
tfon, which IL considered from the stand
point OF the author would be regarded. X
not more iensently. at least more humanity.
In his idea Of Paul Bourget NJ Daumic
depicts the reaiist. and he says: when
the psychologist. Is a moraiist as well. when
he Is interested not only in the formation
OF the sentiments. but in their conse-
quences. not only in the causes that pro-
duce certain acts. but in the worthiness or
unworthiness OF the acts themselves. he
win turn without hesitation to the prob
lens of love.
1.-The complaint Ia often made that all
modern literature turns upon this one
passion Are there not other sentiments in
the human heart and other events In life ?
Is not the place reserved for love infinitely
small. in fact. compared with that filed by
other affections. interests and dutiesr 1t
is true love fills butean hour in the life OK
mos; men. but thai hour Is decisive. for
according TO the fashion in which We un
derstand this supreme emotion We show
ourselves as we are: IL lis the great test OK
character, and upon our experience Of this
emotion depends the welfare or ruin Of our
whole moral being"
or Guy dc Maupassant NJ paumic says:
"A life wholly comprised in ten years OF
incessant literary production In labor that
was prolific without haste, starting with
the instant conquest Of celebrity and end
ing suddenly in hopeless madness"
From NJ de Maupassant's being frst an
empioye In the ministry we receive his
Photographic impressions Of such worth
less characters as that of "Bes Am"
De Maupassans began by writing verses,
and NJ Daumc says: Nearly all the mas
tiers Of contemporary prose have begun BY
writing verses. even NJ. Alexandra Dumas
himself. Later they proved their cri ical
taste by not repeating the experiment"
The one sentiment which de Naupassant
paints over and over again and in w1ich
he sees the only charm OF existence-the
sentiment Of loye--he has despoaed Of ev-
cry remnant OF the IDEAL. He empties II Of
all thought. ard such as he shows II to US
1, can scarcely be called sentiment.
THE image ot Death is everywhere pres
ent in de Maupassants works: IT casts its