New-York tribune., 1900-08-25

DR.. Dietz. of the Berlin University. IN lect-
before the Prussian Academy of Science.
has declared his belief that English is undoubt-
edly the world language OF the future Accord
ing to THE London Daily News the Professor
points to the wonderful diffusion Of the Eng
lish language through Great Britain and her
colonies and the United States circumstance
which in itself constitutes a great claim to
still more eminent position among the Ian
guages of the world. But, apart from its po-
litcal prestige, English thinks the Professor, is
remarkably adapted by its very structure to be
the ''Welt-sprache." 1t has freed itself from all
superfiuous ballast of declensions and cOnjuga-
tions and genders. BY It's fusion OF the Ger
manic and Latin elements 1T represents two
principal streams OF culture" THE young Eng
lishman" says DR.. Dietz "unconsciously from
early childhood amalgamates valuable elements
Of cultivation dating back thousand years
in his Germanic- Roman mixed speech which
every other nation only acquires with great
pains and at great expense"
William Barnes, whose Dorset poems the
most beautiful and touching Of all English dia-'
lect verse. familiar figure market days
In his county town. He quantity attired.
we are told, in slouch hat. knee breeches and
buckled shoes. with Scotch plaid wound about
him and a stout staff in his hand. He seemed.
ment. and to be thinking of matters which had
nothing to 90 with the scene before him. Halt
ing at the four crossways In the centre Of the
town. he would pull his old fashioned watch
from a deep fob and set II by the town clock
Having completed this first act, he turned
about and methodically proceeded about the
other business which brought him on Saturdays
into town
Before William Barnes took Orders and settled
down in a country living he kept a school, and
in the early days of the Indian Civil Service
examinations Of his pupils with tuition
other than what he received from Barnes, came
out at the top of the list of successful candi-
dates. His master was forthwith deluged with
letters from parents offering him their sons as
pupils but with modesty and humor William
Barnes wrote to decline their offers, saying cit
took two TO do it,
The Ruskn exhibition at Coniston has been
notable success, and the raising of an archi-
tectural monument to Ruskin's memory in the
form of museum is now assured, The RuskIn
sketches presented by Mrs. Arthur Severn have
all been sold. bringing something over $780,
Ada Cambridge's novel is to bear the odd
title of The Devastators" It will probably
appear In this country some time during the
winter season.
The handsome edition Of FIelding's writings,
edited by Mr. Edmund Gosse and published by
the Scribners in twelve volumes. Is to be fol-
lowed by a similar reprint of the works Of
Tobias Smollett. This edition, edited by Mr.. W.
E Henley will also run to twelve volumes, and
will be printed like the Fielding. in a limited
edition. by the same publishers who will issue
It complete in September.
Mr. Maurice Hewlett's recent illness, from
which he has not yet completely recovered. will
probably delay the publication Of the de-
scriptive volumes on the city Of Florence. with
which the MacmflIans are to follow his new
novel Richard Yea and Nay At last
counts Mr. Hewlett was TO proceed to Norway
in search OF rest and recuperation-
Bread" has found such favor in England that
it's sales are reported to be only just below those
Of the book Of the moment across the sea, Mrs
Crafgie's Robert Orange"
1t is said that the new book of sketches, Paris
of the Parisians" announced by the ]. B. Lip
pincott Company. is made up Of contributions
to THE Saturday Review" If this is so the
author, Mr. John F. Macdonald. is certain Of
his audience at the start. His pages in The
Saturday" have been among the cleverest ever
written for that periodical
ROBIN HOOD.