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There was stampede for salaries
in the census department at Wash
ington last Saturday, all on account
Of a new order issued by Supt. Mer-
riam. One woman was injured. II
Hamlet Colson was in that mob the
ghost chasers knew it.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

Ike trepidation upon Il comparison of Scott and
baizac In their financial troubles. but he might
better nave omitted 1t altogether. eschewine
completely irrelevant his conclusion that I'm
these thinss scott was gentleman and BIIzac
neither better nor worse than French business
man of the class whom French gentlemen de-
spise or affect TO despse' All through this es-
say the value of the authors Judgment on
Balzac is vitiated by his inability to ferget
personal elements which have Infinitely less to
do with the novels than he would seem to think
occasional tributes TO some of the volumes in
that prodsious mass of work cannot conceal
the critics utter lack of sympathy with his
subject; nor can they mitigate the ineptitude Of
passages like this: Money. with ignObIe ways
of earning. boarding and spending money is the
very substance of Balzacs books, as it seems to
have been of his personal life And there is
nothing nmcaI to gentiIty nothing -
foreign to art, constant preOccupation with
profit and loss "CentiIity" no less,
But Professor Harper does something 10 atone
for his excessive estimate OF Hugo and his
injustice to Balzac by treating Sainte- Beuve
with abundant appreciation. Here. too. h
makes one slight misstep There is nothing
particularly inspiring in Sainte- Beuve's life
apart from his work as author Quite true and
as his literary criticism alone is his title
fame" ii is surely superfluous 10 talk about
1IS thlHS else, or 10 warn the reader that II We
detach from our conception of him any notion
Of his being really important admirable in
other respects. appreciation of his true value
will gain rather than lose" our appreciation
Of his true value which is 10 say of his critical
performances. must be-if it is TO be apprec.I-
tion at au-totaIy indifferent To- any question e
his private life. The opinion Of a reader OF the
| "Ccuseries likely To- be affected one way or tho
other by SantaEcJsve's political affiliations. for
example. would have Lrtl- if any value. Iut
Professor HarV-r's anxiety on chis point is more
apparent taan real. once he addresses himself
= surrey II ,h- great critics work he is g;lcll
to s-r It's unique merit. While ve might v.sA
Tor a Inor- genial exposition of his quailt--a. ono
which without losing sight Of his s'oriet5 al
djscrimiratitr. would emphasize little ia9r- las
feeling and humanity we could ask 10 i'-,,.r
.Sntr3Iueti,n If Sainte-ifeu-e To tte 60 -
.aI,r thlu IS contained in this essay
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

a." presented in an interesting manner. With
th- aid cf STYLE mat is Gear and sufficiently
animated. The authors taste is conservative.
ani il" is at his hes, when dealing with thos.
matters on which al intelligent critics have been
and @ir npW ina agreement. There is nothing
II W IN his account Of the literature of the ,rs. Of
Louis MY. hut he is very happy in his pre-
lmiuary observations on the social conditions
which produced it. and touches its charact,rs-
ties with cdifying lucidity in the following pas
sageS.
The rrfailing presence md abundance Of the
Efard tone Is What distinguishes the literature
of that age. 1t IL its grand tone which gives this
ht'ratur" position of authority and makes us
say "l il that ii is classical. II was rnVal in
purpose and use. Ii was produced much nf il
directly Tor the Kings approval. AMI in ac-
c'rdah'e with whist was supposed to be his
tlstc- And il has the good qualities of ROYALTY
IL Is maFktd by dec"rGm. reserve. dignity. 1t
has the aristocrdtic habit of reVerent retrOspec-
t"n upon what IS best in the past. with an easy
disregard very "fter for what is pressing and
clampf"us in the present 1t has polish fine
H. SS. wit just enough erudition, not too much
viGor. Louis himself was not more elevated or
more Insufficient Within quite narrow limits
IT comprises many beautiful and admirable,
achievements. Among the nuh!eSt and most en-
during works IN French philosophy are the
'l'' nsres ana the ''I,ttrcs I'rovinciai.s" of
Pascal the prOf1undest thinker or that age
The most inspiring clopuence that the French
ldngudE" boasts is in the addr' SSeS of I.osSjct.
IN" chi, court pr tacher under Louis XIV.
Among the first great and epoch making works
in French literary criticism, is the Art Po-
Clique OF i'Oileau, who was distinctly poet
OF the court. and held officially the position of
court historian
In these three departments of literature in
philosophy, oratory and criticism. that is the
classical age, and the works produced then are
the classical or standard works. These works
may he asSailed. Men may ieny their Conclu-
sions and the spirit of our ,ime may he wholly
hostile T. their spirit. but the form. the tone
the style. are beyond criticism. and the great
ness cf their influence is unquestOned They
II uSt always hc reckonCd with. And they are
all stamped with the same character. They are
what might have bren expected from an era
whose DISTINGUISHING quality was love OF
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
'.n. ia ,h" L0uvI,

%" received with caution. He tells that h. re-
read Hug with view ol determining whether
or not hc could he accepted rs he uniiyiuE rep
res"ntative. the continuous iu'.rpretrr of
FRI rch literature siuc, the ian al Napoleon
And as result can say that for me. this one
mans Lille and works formulate neatly all the
phenomenal of French literary history from the
battle of Waterloo Gown To- the present day
Except comedy and the realistic novel hr has
eXcel'cd in every kind OF literature which the
Fre,.ch have cultivated during this century"
found Importance. that helms; far more. chara.-
teristic product of the century tkan anything
else. saving the vein 0f psychological criticism
running through all departments of French
literature. a vein. it may ne observed in which
Hugo was also sadly deficient. However. these
points may br for the mom mt ignored What
is more important 10 notice is that Professor
Harper's conception Of HuSos life and works as
formulating nearly al the phvnon, ma of French
literary history from Waterloo down 70 the
present day is. broadly considered pretty
large order one which we cannot approve We
find it leading him 10 an interpretation OF the
writer which is convincing in some places but
not in others. and ON the whole. unsatisfac-
ttry.
The study of Isalxac is even less successf,I
One who has recourse to Balzac's letters in tho.
nope OF learning the ;ecrcts II the ruveists art
or of thing an atmosphere of noble Thought
VIII ~ o'S'pPointcd. nut may acquire much in
formation about notes of hand. compound in
terest discounting. renewals of bills contracts
and litigation" The method of search has the
sanction of Sainte Heuve. hut that great critic
who was himself. By the way. we'll aware of
Ba!zac's defects-would have been th, first T.,
avoid the pit into which Professor Uarper has
fallen. The latter attaches far too much weight
To what Bazac was Il man. with thu. result
that he does less than justice To what Bazac
dld as novelist. He ventures with what looks
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

grandeur They are strictly in the spIrit oil
court society under absolute monarch
These CONGRATULATIONS follow with unlmpeacha-
BILE precision the accepted Judgments on the
subject Judgments widely accepted that they
have the weight of facts Professor Harper IS
wholly safe" writer on the earlier phases OF
that stream of literary development which ne
has set himself to follow. But, while he shows
some penetration in his treatment OF SAINT
Simon for example. recognizing in him at once
the last defender of feudalism and "a prophet
of things and the first man of the eigh-
teenth century''-a suggestive if not an alto
gether conclusive view of the Dukes personal
and literary signfcance-he leaves the impress
sion, in the long run. of being at ease only on
the beaten track. His dealings with the classics
are helpful. inasnuch they summarize in at
tractive and unadventurOus terms the traits OF
these traditional figures. 1t does not matter
very greatly that he fails To get To really close
qua rters with them. Hugo. Sainte-Beuve and
Balzdc. the other hand. bring him on To de-
batable ground. and there his remarks are to
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

! From The saturday Review
| The odd spirit of the lad is shown by clever
sketch ~ him drawn 10y Charles Iteadr-
My father John Ieatie II isieu. 1'Z ~
h. writes was Mt u Rugby at eight years "t
AK" Next day. IN the ttler0" n. 4 !nEcn t-S9rr
| boy e>2iei him. AMI sail. lily You new To- y. /
want YOU IL was To carry casting net Icun;
Iteidt found it rather heavy. Master lani'r
cast the net se-eral times in certain water
and caught nothing Tn hereUp2n h blamed his
attendant. You ar" the caus" of JhIS SaIc h-'-
i begin - fear ycu boy of Ill omen -
east a1ain and drew a blank .b-cIi IDLY, S.-I,l
Master Land1r. -yoU are a boy of IN omen How
ever says he. vs. Won't lay il on -h' Fats
till we have tried all mortal means. Sarl-ni
d1mnahitur aStriS. We must poach Ettie-' "
Accordingly he proceeded tu "a Forbidden pre-
serve 1t th,. gate stood u bLtche~. contemplate
tiSh the brook there Well sir. faint mine"
Then what objection can You possibly have"
Why. master / ha'r't no objection. but Sru
e. Much obliged says this smart boy.
and entered the He'd directly. east N the brNol
bat caught nothins- "I;eade. said hr. "thss is
MT L. be borne You are a boy 81 t'o I'LL c-.sFs,
Nov here a faVorite hole, If catch nothing
in il shall yield u your evil destiny. but ~er1
you shall make YOU carry the Eet home. ani
shall flick You all The way with nay hInCkeT-
chief" Little Isradc looked very ruefCi at
that The net even whom d.y had - e-l,ed mortal
heavy To- him. AMI he began To calculate how
much more il would weigh when vet and dirty.
Tn. Net WAS cIst-a good circI~-draWn straoi;y
10 land and lo, strussIinE in its neshes pike
nr really unusual size. Master Lander Ta!So I
/ shout Of triumph: then. instantly remember
ins his partner. l." turned To Master ReaIe:
"WvlcNHIe L. Rugby. sir. welcome, You are Il
boy Il excellent 1men. I'll carry the nv houl,.
ana yIu shall "u this fish, il is th,, joint
rroducti1r II my skill amt Your favorab1' star
Next dly there WAS :, complaint against HIM
f'r fishing ouI of brur :. Mr. y. ttht Dutcher}
gave me leave said he quietly
" an :nStancl of school discipline a hundred
years az, We may HuCtS the following
"Onc day in full school. Master Lander had an
apple Uf singular size. and beauty. He had his
LtVy in hauf and this aFI.Ie- th,. other
~ .r-I.f Il n
till the sound STRUCK the doctor He esp 4 the
delinquent. and order. Il him 10 hriu-, that 3lp.t
tH him. HI Put * his ,,vSt curam poPul1
and then. half rclentinS, said. There. Slr Now.
II You want that aSalu. yoI had better go AMI
sit down aCd make me short I'm the otca-
sion 'Oh. / cIu iO that ard stand here says
Master Lander. Do il. then. The boy tEouSht
a moment. and soon obliged him with Il penJ;t-
me- o.
'EsurierS ductor !ulcia ponI1 rapit'
Hum says lir. James. And Itay whGt
ip You mean hy E.-SlI-rirnS doctor" The cor
nandiZiuS doctor. Take it, SIT You arr ,Cp
hard for me-. You are too hard for me. said Ike
doctor delighted with his pupil"
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
Gbe Nsno'2)otk Gribno1e.
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.
NDAY, APRII. :. 1891.

Mr.. iinWcllS has long been accustomed TO
speak the word in season that is needed by the
reading public. His effective advocacy of the
Russian noyelists heads long list of such ser
vices We quote on another page, from the
current "ilarlcr'>'' some of the timely remarks
which he makes in the editors Easy Chair
the present vogue of literary rubbish. Draw
ng a parallel between the natural causes of an
abundant rainfall AMI those of what hr witily
char;ctrriZ,S as II rubbish fan. he indicates
that the supply Of poor books only meets an
Imperative demand He proceeds to Il hopeful
conclusion. S2rnF that the rubbish is ut least
IcclIiming from absolute illitrracy wide area
of humanity. ana that in the long run better
seed is bound To he demanded hy the soil. We
must never despair of the republic. III any
the ,lme time Mr IIowclls keeps in view the
fIciilinuS clements III The great movement
which is sending inferior books into such cX-
tI.inr!irary circulation. and while he goes for
cnc0l,rl.rmrut Ia his belief in Il reaction which
1a. instinct of Scf-rrrScrvltion in the race i
certain - hrn. about, he gives some ShrcWd
llpWS "a thIl compliment confidence in The mere
popularity of "a book which is doing =, much 80
rciarl tn' Improvement of literary taste. lie
is w"Iry of hearing That This novel cor tL:i is
selling in vast numbers l~ though that WIRE u
Iraoi Of lis merit. whereas. ~ often rs not the
book in question j. Of up literary value what
ever Mu~j of u are weary OF thai crIsS
fatuty aud must hr grateful =, Alr HowrllS
for h> tarIful ana conclusive exposure of its
WORTH, ~>irSs.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
4 JNIQJE FIR>T EDITION.
From The .Athenleum.

From The Athen;euru.
The sale of the unique fi-St edition Cf EunyanS
Pilgrims Progress is tiXt Il at MeSsrs :Otheby
Wilkinson * Hodges for May . Half a century
az" Mr.. Holfords copy, which was then
garded as unique and perfect. but Wh.Ch an
parently wants the curious frOntispiece. was
valued mt about t-lp That price is absurd. as
prices go now. and probably four figures Will
he nearer the mark AS matter Of fact.
believe that there is record II q COPY ever
having appeared in the saleroom.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
FRENCH LITER AT L RE.



George Mclean Harper Professor in Princeton
University. Octave PIP. 3l6. Charles ScribnerS
Sons.
The plan of Professor Harpers book is well
laid out. Opening with general consideration
of the place of French literature in the fabric of
European culture he proceeds to an examina-
ton of the golden age of French drama. follows
this essay with two which exhibit the emergence
of more modern ideas in the writings of Saint
Simon. Montesquieu and Voltaire. and con-
cudes with three essays on Victor Hugo. Sainte
Beuve and Bazac In his preface he disclaims
all pretence To giving "a general outlook over
the two centuries which lie between Corneille
and I:alEac." Nevertheless his book will serve
the beginner well first step toward such an
outlook The ideas. though not markedly Origi-
nal are arranged with good judgment and they
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

The poet, aS the history of Lord Tcnny son
alOn" will show, is not necessarily given to
cccrntririiy and foolShn.s> But if mankind
not infrrqu"ntly cyincrS an ndSp0Stion 10
credit him with of humur and a regard
for III" reasonable conduct of life. il is largely
bccausr persons who at least call themselves
poets insist upon doing pr"poStcruuS things
When the first number of THE Thrush an
peared kind of ''p0rtic1il organ" its
obly0usucsS To the ahSurlity of lis aim excited
only "A playful criticism. I:ut now the editor
proposes to secure IN adequate recognition uf
modern poetry hy cSabiShin. "A society for
'thr study of living Poets and the cult of
modern i'0ctry." ANY recipient Of his circular
who cares for tn office may become an hon
0rary secretary, ami will br authorized To
throw The glamour of The soricIy over tE9 small
reading parties" which he may assemble at he
house uf Il member, or, preferably lin some de
Ightful garden Woodland den The circular
scars To i lights, bu ONES down with a Stodgy
and sorIid flop with The warming to the "hun
SEC. that above all things hc is mot in anF
way 10 incur debts on hrlalf of the SJrrty.'
1t il also pointed out that he must rniravur
10 make the meetings agreeable to the mem
bers, and though firm in his control of thr
proceedings he must remember the iil-inuor-
tame" of patience and sweet rraS0nablrncsS"
We are tempted To repeat the apoSlrophe thai
has so often risen to our lips. "Oh, Poetry what
crimes are committed in thy manner
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

lh" lat" Sir William FRASER hr,lnclth,-l
f23."op for thr i'urp">. al ere ting a home for
unfortunate. authors AMI artists. II is tn In
built N 'olinion. not far from Edinburgh. aui
1t iS % consist of twelve houses and m al
mini>trltiy' block forming three sides of
square. Il" houses small. some hayin.
only Two anI none having more. than four
rooms. a>ii" from the Kitchen AMI sanitary
accommodating; but il is said thai they hay"
been designed with taste and are t. hr al
trlctiv" Attractive, that l.. to ia" diSntcr-
cSt"d eye, but "" wonder what viii hr the
Judgment III thos" authors and artists who
com" - end tlrir lives within The precincts of
til" Institution VIII they think of il aS an
"n,titu1iOn. not altogether unrelated - thp~"
scattered al over England for the reception of
tn" broken down ana pcnnilrSS: AMI viii the
association at IDEAS send them flying from the
scene, to face almost any 90 the ills uf life. -
that they ESCAPE that one? The artistic ana
literary temperament is peculiar Perhaps.
however. hy its very peculiarly ii may help
The Io- SCISSOR of il IL sore" up hi~ courage and
take tli. good thar Sir William Fru~"r- hrncii-
Ccnrc hIs provided. He Will moi be- iapprr ia
1iy" II That sentlcmanS Intentions. Hut we
wonder if he will not W>ifully rcgr't that the
"tWrly" houses AMI al administrative block"
had not been translated into other terms. either
into cash pensions OF into tiny cottages far from
another in rural peace.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
L'fLiEGRO.

RY PHILOSTRATUS.
The birds and fishes wander still
Hith-r and thither at their VIII;
by times or places led. they range.
And oft their hahitationS change,
But Beauty, entering the eye
Forth from her lodging Will not fly
So in mine eyes. as in a net.
l caught thee once. and keep thee Yet.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
LlNpOE THE >cHD0LEOY,

\ SKETCH pY eu.i,-Es nEApE
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-21
PROPOSED AUSTRIAN CANALS.
The Agrarfan Element Is strongly
Against the ImnrOVement

WASHINGTON, D. c., June pa vast
canal scheme IS now under consideration
before the Austrian house of representa-
tives, according to a report received at
the state department from Consul Mahin
at Reichenburg. The consul has preVious-
ly reported q distinctively Hungarian
project which favored the construction
Of a canal joining the Oder and Danube
rivers, with prolongation from the lat4
ter stream to the Adriatic sea, neaP
FiUme, Hungary.
The Austrian plan contemplates a canal
fom the projected Oder-Danube water
way eastward to the Dneister river,
which flows into the Black sea, another
westward to the Elbe and still another to
join the Danube and Media rivers. This
would mean a net Work of canals cover
ing the principal provinces Of Austria
aHording cheap all-water routes to the
Adriatic, Black and Baltic seas, and link
Ing the navigable streams of the empire,
The new measure was at first received
with considerable enthusiasm the gov
eminent evidently fathering the project
and announced that the vast sum Of
$50, 900 would be appropriated for It,
each interested province bearing a share
of the financial burden.
But the agrarian element in Austria has
now begun a most decided opposition TO
1t, claiming that by a cheapening OF
freight rates the CANALS would food
Austria with foreign food products. On
the other hand the project in it's entirety
Is strongly supported by manufacturing
and commercial interests generally, and
Consul Mahin says though the fate Of the
measure is uncertain there are strong
hopes for Its ultimate passage.
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IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
Amendment for Preferential Duties
for Colonial Trade Defeated

LONDON, June 20.-During the courea
a. q discussion st;I Of the clauses Of the
To-Day the chancellor of the exchen11er 81.
Mlchael Hfcks-Beach informed the mover
oa an amendment providing for a prefer
edLLlat Wuiy on sugar from the British
SSoi9liIes thaf he had no intention of en-
barking on such policy. It would he
SAD, benefit neither this country nor the
c66t0nles' and would deprive the ex-
consumer, and might endanger frsde
win Foreign countries. There was a
stTong feel1ng on this subject in Ger
many, and the acceptance of the amend
ment would mean running a most Sc
rloas risk of losing the favored nation
treatment Great Britain. now enjoyed in
Germany. If preference was extended
10 sugar from Canada, Australia would
want special treatment for other prod~
ucts, and then foreign countries would
oner the same concessions to the COL
ONES and ask for similar treatment He
Great Britain's foreign trade which was
greater than the trade of the colonies.
Inc preference granted by Canada had
not greately benefited trade with Great
Britain Tor the simple reason that the
preference granted still left a protective
DUTY against the British and in favor Of
the Canadian manufacturer. Although,
happily British trade had largely Ins
creased with Canada, the trade of the
United States with Canada had largely
increased. The amendment was Mega
tiyed by a vote of 366 to 16.
The outcome of the debate proved to
be somewhat amusing. Knowing the
scantiness of their following, the sup
porters of the amendment tried to with
draw 1t, but the Irish members insisted
upon division, with the result that only
sixteen members voted in it's favor, and
the mover of the amendment Mr. Ernest
Flower Conservative himself voted
against it.
There was considerable laughter at
the expense of Sir Charles Howard Vim
Of the Protectionfst party. The free e
traders expressed great satisfaction at
the outcome of the division and regard
the incident as a great blow at Mr..
Chamberlains pet idea Of "a Zollferein' %
Sir Charles Howard Vincent, in the
course of the debate, expressed mis- re-
gret that Mr.. Chamberlain was not
there to defend "the Zo1lferein''
Mr. Chamberlain is confined to his bed
by govt and is not likely to appear in
parliament for several days.
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which held its fourth days session here
today, resulted as follows: President, Dr.,
james c. Wood, of Cleveland; vice presi-
dent, DR.. Edward Beecher Hooker, Of
Hartford, Conn.,; general secretary, DIR.
Charles Gatchen, of Chicago; treasurer
and recording secretary were reelected.
DR.. Wood, the new president, is pro-
ressor OF gynaecology in the Cleveland
Homeopathic Medical college and a mem
Der Of several foreign societies
AT the morning session the members
or the institute made a decided de-.
parture by voting unanimously to receive
back into the institute the subsidiary az
sociatlons of the eye, ear and throat,
gynaecology, materia medica, surgery,
ETC., and arrange the future sessions of
the institute and of these off-shoots so
as to avoid all conflict between the two
and give all the members of the institute
tho fullest opportunities for pursuing
their specialties within instead of outside
its fold.
The resolutions against Christian
Science and in favor of the army can
teen will be up for consideration tomor-
row.