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New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
SUNDAY, JULY Is, 1900.

The many headed critic of these modern times,
"Claudius Clear" of the British Weekly"
stherwise 30. o." otherwise "A Man of Kent"
otherwise DR.. NicolI, of the London "BOOkman,"
has been sorey troubled in his mind by the
decadencC of the "Quarterly' and Edinburgh
Reviews With colossal wisdom he observes
that since Deutsch's article the Talmud in
1867 the reviews have published no papers that
have excited real sensation" Mr.. Murray
takes up the cudgels for the "Quartery" and
certain articles by Sir Henry Maine, Gladstone,
Froude and others published in his periodical
since the communication by Deutsch over which
the many headed one is 80 mOurnfully eloquent.
mcnt of Mr. Murray'S: I'VE neither expect nor
wish that the Quarterly should excite sensa-
tion among the readers Of cheap magazines and
scrapp"t literature, but that it has produced a
sensation among educated readers on many Oc-
casions during the last thirty years is a simple
fact which nobody can deny" Here point is
made which commcndS itself to the editors and
publishers of all the magazines of the day.
There are sensations and sensations. In the
present era of "timclinoSs" there is always dan
ger of producing sensation of the wrong sort,
The kind Of sensation that is wanted most is
the sensation which makes vulgar noise,
but appeals to the best intelligence of the
people.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

tremendous passions were a necessity. =
William. afterward known as the Conqueror'
when he first met Emma, his wife to be, seized
her and threw her to the ground as an evidence
of his love" 1t is important to remember these
things throughout a consideration of the poetry
of the troubadours. In the absence of the print
ing press and of anything corresponding TO our
modern theatre or music hail. they were Obliged
to recite their verses to their patrons They
travelled from place to place, winning theF
way by their songs. 1t was inevitable that they
should play an important part in the evolution
Of that theory of love which men, but especially
women, adopted in the reaction against methods
like those of William the Conquerer. AS Pro
fessor Smith points out, the loOsening of matr1-
monial bonds in the Dark Ages, which left
wives in possession Of a certain legal status
without in any way mnistering to their happi-
ness, could only result in the establishment of
the god Of love pedestal essentially his
own. If the wife neglected. she not un-
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

II. gives us indeed as his subtitle indicates,
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pr,,..r.,l ,,o..,ry Travel in the Midi and in
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se,tin, for his historical facts" but he has i'm
nor,ed none Of The arttdce OF the stag, into his
hook Close o.guairtanrc with the literature
~ bis srri.ct h.,s nnalifai him Ia tell MS the
truth about his heroes but ne is not afraid To
NO.. his ir,a..inatinn in moulding his data into
a form not only convincing but delightful.
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naturally turned for consolation to divers
sources, and her husband being himself inclined
To range freely in the world OF gallantry, was
not unwilling that his spouse should emulate
his example. He drew the line at anything
seriously indecorous. but he smiled upon
merely courtly romance Ladies welded by
compusion 10 lords who cared absolutely moth
ing about their wishes or feelings took such
love came within reach In time society
found it hest To allow them a safety valve, and
they were permitted to receive the homage and
praise of knights and poets and listen to their
passionate ayoWals with the understanding that
nothing beyond the line Of decorum should be
done" What more natural than that the
trouhadour should here find his opportunity and
should become indeed pillar of the Provencal
institution Of chvalrous love?
We may see the " hole system vividIy illus
trated in one of the earliest and best Of Pro
fessor Smiths biographies. that of Raimbaut
de Vaqueiras. This troubadour, born in the
twelfth century not far from the VaucIuse OF
Petrarch. the Of an Impoverished and
crackbrained knight, French Don Quixote.
The lad was born poet. bat he was born into
a time when no man could live by verse alone.
but must win his way by his wit and his strong
arm. He appears to have been welcomed among
the young mobiles of his neighborhood. but the
hard struggles OF his whole existence We're fore
ShadoWed by the Sights hr had to bear among
the high born companions of his youthful games
His first patron, Guilhem del Bauz was a brill
liant nohleman, who proved for a time a faith
full and generous friend. but a break between the
two was bound to come. Raimbaut was neces-
sarily a dependent. and the time came when
the Prince noticed that his troubadour had re-
ceived too many gifts. He showed his discon-
tent In his manner the troubadour retorted with
satire. the patron accused him of caring only
Tor what he could get, and the upshot was that
Rambaut mounted his horse and with his vioI
rode Off 10 Italy. Professor Smith pauses ar
this stage of his narrative to explain how g,
troub2dour in such case prodted by misfortune
Travel sharpened the poets wits deepene5 his
feelings, broadened his versatility repIenfsbad
his store OF songs and of anecdotes and en-
rched his knowledge of things and of peopIe
Then bright eyes flashed for them and uan,
a time the wicket gate of a gentle heart oprurd
softly at their knock" The author shows Ms
too. the other side Of the medal Resumine tb,
tale OF his troubadour's pilgrimage. he says:
Raimbaut probably concluded that tho LON,
baIds deserved their reputation for stinsiness
He sometimes found baron rude no ,i,I,Et.
he had chased stag all day in vain The nrvt
lord was a boor and preferred wine to song
At another time a jealous lover forced a quarrel
upon him. Not long aftcrward it was q bro...
of robbers that put his life in danger More.
than once the castle gate refused to omen Dark
ness was upon him, and the storm. inn there
was none. How the cold wind sifted and tb4
shower drenched hint Famshed besides he
urged his horse along the rough and broken
road until he found an abandoned hut open
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

From the manner in which the average writer
of short stories fails when he attempts Il MARIA
tiy. long enough to fill volume, from the in
ability of many novelist TO produce Il good
short story, one would be inclined TO think that
in fiction, at all events versatility is not com
mon. Mr.. George Gissing, in some recent pages
of his unconscously provokeS a few reflections
on the subject. Writing in the "Fortnghtly"
series Of papers under the title Of by the
Ionian Sea" this novelist of the seamy side Of
English middle class life gives impressions
of Sicilian travel which might have been
corded by poet No one would ever have sus-
pccted that the author Of New Grub Street" or
"The Whirlpool" with their depressing pictures
of Squalid present. cherished secret longing
to linger in the radiant past. But from his boy
hoods days Mr.. GiSSing has Stccped his imagina-
ton in classical literature, the Greek and Latin
poets have been singing in his heart while he
has studied the hard lines Of London mcdiocri-
ticc, and now, rambling on the slopes Of Etna
or musing by the river that conccals in its bed
the tomb Of Alaric, ne not only feeds lifelong
enthusiasm for ancient history but cmbodics
his dreams about it ana his delight in Southern
landscape in prose that meets Patrr and Sym
OudS on their own ground. losing nothing in the
inevitable comparison The lesson that turks in
this bears upon the whole question OF versa
tity in letters Versatility is, of course. mat
ter Of IIcavcn-Scnt gifts. but does not This cpl
sodc in Mr. GSsings career prove that culture
has also, on occasion, something to do with it:
by the Ionian Sea" with It's unexpected
charm, is eloquent of nothing So much rs of the
priceless benefit which early reading and con
sant reading Of the right sort means to the
novelist quite as much as to the cssayist or his
torian.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15

y Sorcy tried reviewer in the London "Ath-
enwum' hints grmly that something ought 10
be done 10 the gentlemen who publish books
without indrXes. We sympIthi2c with him. and
would add that the punishment ought 10 be lin
gering, something with boiling oil in it. No
work of biography or criticism. no history or
book Of travel, should be published without an
index. one might as we'll leave the pages un-
numbered. Is there such being as profcs-
sionHl indeXcr? If not, we advise literary men
out Of job III Publishing houses to apply at
once for the opportunity to create new pro
feSSon. They could earn substantial wages
and their employers would never regret the in
vesment. We assume. Of course that they
would make some study of the art Of indcxing
If there is anything worse than book without
an index it is Il book with bad one We turn
to the nearest manual on our shelves and find
half Il dozen important names omitted We
test certain solid work of scholarship i'm two
volumes and find the first three references cor
rect; the fourth gives us the wrong page This
is an experience common that we have often
wondered why the author took the trouble to
prepare index at all. There was talk some
time ago of On institution at which young men
were to be trained for the publishing business
II a good ndexcI is not among the faculty the
aspirant may rs well study publishing by going
through the shop windows of the booksellers
New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
THE TROUBADOURS.
PORTRAITS OF THE POETS OF PRO
VENICE.

THE TROUBADOURS AT HOME. Their Lives
and Personalities Their Songs and Their World
BY Justin II. Smith. Professor Of Modern HIS
tory in Dartmouth College. With lfS lHuStra-
tions. In Two Volumes. octave, PIP xxx, 49, "
1876 G. 7. Putnam's Sons.
The first few pages of Professor Smiths book
give the reader pause. He finds them, if he is
fastidious a little too lorid But by the time
one has reached the second chapter it is seen
that if the author is do:1d. it is for the best
reason in the world. for the reason that his
subject permits and even demands it. There
is scholarship in this work, and if the author
is careful to veil it behind animated narra-
tive style he is only the more successful in
his reconstruction of the age of the troubadours
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
lost Hint srories.

The London Globe has been collect.
Ing series Of lost hat stories, Of which
the following are specimens:
A father and son were standing al
the entrance to Old Chain pier al
Brighton when the dear little boy
tutnbled into the dancing waves. J
bystander, accouteted as he was
plunged into the sea and, buffeting the
waves with lusty sinews, succeeded a,
last in setting the dripping child at hi,
fathers feet. "And what hae ~ done
WI his hat?" said papa.
4 correspondent sent the following
narrative: A festive bluejacket was
seen from a ship In Malta harbor dane
Ing on the top Of the parapet wall al
Fort Ricasoll. First his hat blew oves
and then, leaning over to look for 1t
be lost his balance and fell after it--a
sheer drop Of 80 feet or more. The
surgeon on duty was landed with q
party TO bring off the remains fol
identification. They found them crawl
Ing about on hands and knees end in
quired IL he was seriously hurt. "Hur-
be blowed!" was bis reply. ~Whers',
my hatT" ts
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
Our Two Opinions.


Us two wus boys when we fell out, ,f[
Nigh to the age Nv my youngest nov y,
Don't rec'lect what 'twus about;
Some email difference I'll allow.
Lived next neighbors twenty years,
A-hatin each other. me md Jim.
He hnvin his opinyin Nv me.
md havin my opinyin Nv himl J
Grew up together nd wouldn't speaks
Courted sisters md marr'd 'em, toot
Tended same meetin house oneet week,
A.hatin each other through md through.
But when Abe Linkern asked the west
FIR soldiers we answered, me md Jim,
He havn his opinyin Nv me.
md havin my opinyin. Nv himt
Down in Tennessee one night y
Ther wuz sound Nv arin fur away,
ND the sergeant allowed ther'd be o fght
with the Johnnie Rsbs some time next day,
Nd as wuz thinkin Nv Lizze md home
Jim stood afore me. long md slim,
He havin his opinyin Nv me.
ND havin my opinyin Nv hini
Seemed like we knew there wux goin to be
Serious trouble f'r me nd him;
Us two shuck hands. did Jim md me,
But never q word from me or Jim.
He went his way. md went mine,
md into the battles roar went we.
hayin my opiDyin Nv Jim.
ND he havin his opiryin Nv mel
Jim never came back from the war again,
But ] hnin't forgot that last, last night
whcn wnitin r. orders, US two men
Made up md shuck hands afore the fight,
md after It all It's eoothln to know
That hero be md Yonder,s Jim.
He havin his opinyn Nv me,
md havin my opinyin Nv him!
--Euuene Field
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
Funny Freak. of Yvette GuiIbert.

Funny Freaks of Yvette Gui1bert.
Mile. Yvette Guilbert In the heyday
Of her American success was in splen-
did spirits. In crossing n certain dis
trict on Sunday she was unable to get
q bottle of claret.
"If give it to you, madame" said
the waiter, II shall have to go to Jail"
"Then CO." said Mile. Guilbert cheer
fully, "but first get me my claret."
One afternoon III Chicago two blank
cards were sent up to her by callers de-
string her autograph. On the one she
wrote, "Yvette Guilbert Is very good
singer" and on the other. 'Yvette Gull
bert is very naughty singer"
"Now," she said airily as she dropped
them on the tray, '1et them choose
wheech is wheech."
Her wisdom was Of a worldly de-
scription. "For who will give me bread
when no longer please by my songs,
the dear publeec? No. Therefore come
to America, and l come high."-Satur-
day Evening Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13

go-between, and not O'Rourke.
must say that can't remember that
Mr.. O'Rourk9 was ever at the fiat
The $4,000 was paid to Burke as
guarantee that Jim would stick to his
end Of the bargain"
Mrs. Corbett was asked when 1t was
she decided to bring suit against her
husband for divorce. She said that
she had not fully determined to do
SO until Wednesday, although she had
talked with her counsel about It before.
Mrs. Corbett's attention was called to
the fact that Mrs. Mccoy, In her affi-
davit claimed that it had been ar
ranged that Mccoy. was to lay down to
Corbett, and not that Corbett was to
lay down to Mccoy, as Mrs. Corbett
claims. Mrs. Corbett said:
"If Mrs. Mccoy knows as much
about her husbands fixed fights as l
did about my husbands, she must
know that it was fixed for Mccoy to
lose to Sharkey, and that 1t was also
fixed for Choynski to lose to Mccoy.
Whether she will tell all she knows
do not know, but If she should 1t
would be interesting"
INSIDE THE MONEY.
Akron horses are appearing at sew
eral places this week. At Wooster
Lura Backus finished third in the
2:23 trot. The race was won by
George Idolp. Lura Backus finished
2-3-3. Best time 2:24. In the 2:20
pace Wardetta finished 3-4-3, getting
fourth money. The race was won by
Worth. Best time 2:22. Perry was
unplaced in the 228 trot. The race
went to Miss Rose. Best time 2:27.
Freebooter finished third in the 2:26
trot at Elyria. The race was won by
Nickle d. Best time 2:25A. Wedding
Chimes won the 2:35 pace at Canal
Dover. Best time 2:26.
FOUGHT A DRAW.
The 15-round glove contest at Ashta-
bula last night, between George Sid
dons, of the south and Denny Gallagh-
er, of Cleveland was decided draw
by Referee Jerry Doyle. Freddie Green
was to have been Sddons' opponent,
but Green not being in condition failed
to appear, and at the last moment
Gallagher was substituted in his
stead A good crowd was present and
everybody was satisfied with the decis
ion. Before the fight Young Gibbs
challenged the winner.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
Thc source of WINDOW.

"I wonder how Solomon became the
wisest man on earthT
"That's easily explained" replied the
man with the intellectual but worried
face. "You see Solomon had large
number of families, and Of course his
children asked questions, just as all
children do. l have no doubt Solomon
was like anybody else and had GER
tain dislike to exposing his ignorance.
When one Of the children would ask
him something he didn't know, he'd
make believe he wanted drink Of wa
ter and then 60 out and look in the
back Of the dictionary. I shouldn't be
surprised If he were compelled to do
this so or 60 times a day. Under such
conditions man couldn't help getting
wise. se."-Washington Star.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
Mine. That Burn For Years.

A number Of good sized mines are
now on fire in the United States and
have been for years. The Vulcan mine
on the Green river, opposite Newcastle,
In Colorado. has been on fire since the
great explosion several years ago, when
about 80 persons lost their lives. AL
efforts to quench 1t have proved fruit
less. In Butte there is o mine which
has been atire since 1884. 1t has been
treated with carbonic acld gas gener
ated on a large scale quiek!iine aiit
acids and all the stiaing devices tina;
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
wealthy, but Coulanr write.

"Hotels entertain good many people
who can't WRITE" said the clerk of
large hotel, "and the bad pen comedy
Ia enacted quite frequently. OF course
the clerk has to be very careful not to
let the guest suspect that he is on to
the dodge, for such folks are very SEN
sitive about their educational infirmi-
ties.
II once knew q man who paid 81 200
q year solely to keep hotel clerks from
knowing that he coulan't write his own
name. He began life as day laborer,
drifted out west and made fortune
through leasing supposed worthless
mine In Montana. When he accumu-
lated about $150,000, he sold out and
started in to travel and have good
time. He was naturally shrewd, but
he had never had particle Of school
ing, and dodging registers at new hO-
tells became the chief worry of his life.
"At first he used to tie up his hand in
handkerchief and pretend 1t was
hurt, but he realized that the trick was
pretty transparent, and at last he en-
ployed a young newspaper man at 500
a month to travel with him as his Sec
retary.' The examiner never sent or re-
ceived any letters, he didn't care for
reading, and the secretary's one and
Only duty was to sign hotel registers.
They would walk in together, and the
young chap would say deferentially,
Shall do the registering for us both,
colonel?' If you please his boss
would reply, and he would thereupon
write, Col. - and secretary, Mon
tana.'" - New Orleans Tlmes-Demo-
crat.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13

genius and experience could devise, but
so far without effect.
In Pennsylvania there are several
steadily burning mines, and in one
place where the outlet Of natural gas is
very great the spectacle 1t affords Is of
SURPRISING interest. For miles around
a great tower of fire may be seen day
and night, and the dense black smoke
which It gives off settles upon the sur
rounding country. How.a mine gets
afire is easily explained, even though
the greatest precautions are taken to
prevent it. Coal seams exude gas
varying in quantity according to the
pressure and the quality of the deposit,
which gas when mixed with. air in GER
tain proportions is about as explosive
as gunpowder.-New York Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
Conesit All Gone.

"That boy" she said when her hus'
band reached home, "is inst like you
Been naughty again. has hep he
eturned.
Long experience had taught him the
circumstances in which she noted the
resemblance between father and son
and years ago the remark had ceased
to hatter him.--ChicsSo Post.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-13
GE MS IN VERSE.
OLD FAvORiTEs.


patient shore, that oanst not 20 to meet
Thy love, the restless sea, how comfortest
Thou all thy loveliness2 Art thou at rest
When, loosing his strong arms from around thy
feet,
He turns away' Know'st thou, however sweet
That other shore may be, that to thy breast
He must returnf And when In sterner test
He folds thee to a heart which does not beat,
Wraps thee In Ice and gives no smile. no kiss,
To break long wintry days, still dost thou miss
Nsught from thy trust' still wait, unfaltering,
The higher, warmer waves which leap In springf
o sweet, wise shore, to be so satisfedl
o heart, learn from the shore Love has tidei
Helen Hunt jackson.