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New-York tribune., 1901-03-30
CONCERNING FRENCH AND ENGLrsHs

HOW AK ENGLIsHMAN TRIED TO LOOK FRENCH
From The Contemporary Review
A friend of mine. Engshman. who knows
and likes France. was once making stay in
Paris. Tired of hearing the chatting "Aoh yes,
English spoken, called after him by the street
boys, he went home 10 his rooms. planted him
self before the looking glass, and examined his
appearance carefully and impartlally. lie was
OF moderate height, well formed. with a brown
complexion and very black hair. His dark eyes
shone beneath the shadow OF his eyebrows: his
nose. slightly aquiline. ovcrhung finely drawn
mouth with small teeth. Ills chin was that OF =
Roman bust. There was nothing English about
him. An observer. in choosing "A fatherland
for this type OF face. would have pitched upon
Spain Crowned with 4 large sombrero his
might have been the head OF an intelligent
picador. People don't shout "Aoh yes" at plea
doris What was it that betrayed the English
man?
The answer was soon found A thick heather
colored suit. strong boots and hat from Picca-
dilly, these were clear signs of the Islander.
Ny friend did not hesitate moment. He went
and got himself a new costume. Partisan TO the
last detail.
Next day. when he put his new clothes. he
could NOT help smiling TO think how his Cam
bridge chums would laugh with amusement
when be appeared in Partisan disguise. The
transformation was complete. He would not
have known himself again. He lit "Caporal'
cigarette and went down into the street with
the ease Of man who has nothing about him
10 attract attention He had not gone hun
dred steps before his illusions were dispelled by
"Aoh yes,' hurled at him as he passed by
printers lad The tiresome chaff began again;
quite frequent as before. bat still inevita-
bic. AS he came near 10 my apartment q
laundry girl. with basket of linen on her arm,
saluted him with laughing Good morning, .
looked him carefully over when he told ms
of his misfortune lie sitting in an
chair. joking about the impossibilty OF pre-
serving his incognito Nothing but his speech
indicated the Englishman. / was curious 10 see
the experiment for myself and asked him to go
out with me: but we did not go further than the
corridor Before we reached the door had
found IL out. Experiment needless He
was obviously. strikingly English; that was
clear from his very first movement. II was not
his face, y was not his dress: il was himself
his attitude toward the things around him. his
attitude to life. That struck me at once. II
was not easy TO define; slight tr.fies-the set Gf
the elbows. the solid torso, rigid from the hips.
the stiffness of the shoulders. the carriage Of
the head or the neck. the decisive way OF walk
ing. IL the walk were serious function. 10
he performed in a given time. The street boys
were not deceived To have rowed for ones
college-that leaves an indelbe mark.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30
LIrING IN THREE CENTURIES.


Mrs. McEwan, who resides in Bridgend Inver-
kip, and who was born near the Gleniean pow
der works between Sandbank and Glendarnel,
one hundred and two years ago. and is now lv-
ing In her third century. Mrs. McEwan had
several visitors yesterday. who wished her a
happy new year. but did not add many returns
Of the season" She resides with her youngest
daughter. Mrs. Mclean. who, although about
sixty-hve years OF age, Is an outworker on the
Ardgowan estate. Mrs. McEWa an can now read
without the aid Of spectacles, the Of which
she discarded about ten years ago She is rather
deaf, but has all her other faculties and assists
In the work or the house while her daughter is
al work. Her husband. who died when over
eighty years or age, was a native OF Glendarnel.
ana at the time OF their marriage and till his
Geath was employed in the powder mills. Mrs
McEwan's grandmother was one hundred and
three years OF age when she died and her great
granomother one hundred and five years. Mrs
MeEwan Is In excellent health and from her
appearance may even break the latter record
hsr faInily have resided In the GIenlean dis
years.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

spect Green's artistic grasp upon MS suUJee'
was stronger than Freeman's.
Another obituary article Of more than tran
sient value is that devoted 10 the life and work
Of Edward Livingston Youmans; and two dis
cussions in field in which Mr. Fiske is espe-
cially at home are contained in The Doctrine OF
Evolution: Its Scope and Purport." and the
Part Played by Infancy in the Evolution OF
Man" The latter relates 10 a contribution TO
evolutionary theory in which he takes speclaI
pride as peculiarly his own. it being the hrst
rational explanation of the origin and persist
ence Of family relations, and thence communal
relations. and. finally. OF society as a we'll
known biologist has called IT,
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30
STORIES ABorT VERDI
Prom The Pan NAH MAGAZINE


mere are TWO pages little known in tha, ,-a..
ne, ana worthy OF reproduction II only bseer,sa
Nefel appears there in the unexpecteS Nsb. =.
hNmoflst The nrst refers 10 Nerdf,s Deli,t.o1
SsaassT when Tor the period OF one Par1Ia,,s--t
thsS1) ne represented constituency IN ~ T,ai
al leslsiatnre. This mandate he accented ,.ie1s
ms 70 tne pressure Of Count CsVour for Tho-,
NJ ehlertalnea the greatest esteem ..Tu, - $40
ne. 4 knew nothing about politics ana 60 7
loohea 10 CeVanr 10 take my cues fro,, ~,
hach time saw him get up 10 opnosa a., -
aFproNe motion, got up. too SO long a. 7
lnltateo nm was sure not 10 go wrong rpr
ING the sittinSs Verdi amused himself ~ ss-t,,
10 music the parliamentary interruptions anS
ruled the Official paper in slaves himself wba1
~ want or theme he would write chorpses 90
The words, IA vot'" and the various e,,,o-
sraphs of these settings are 5ealously epsrses
IN the archives OF Montecltorio.
The second instance OF the masters hur,oro,.
turn is a quaint correspondence between ysrsI
End his earliest friend. Count Opprandino A.
r1vsbene--a correspondence which lasted sor
several years. IL is a perfect masterpiece OF IN,
KIND. Verdi and his friend assumed the of-ice q,
secretaries 10 two creatures who loved each
other fOndly; in fine conducted an amorou,
correspondence between the dog OF Giusepp,
Verdi and the little cagnetta of the Count Th,
letters are in the possession OF the heirs OF IN,
ArT1vabene family. and IL is impossible TO eb,
tain even glance at the pm cious heirlooms
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30
BOOKS OF The WEEK.

THE BEACON BIOGRAPHIES, Edited by NJ A D,
WICK Louis asssiz 81 Alice s{ ssRsS Baehe Gcd ssa
Each 2amO. small Mayrard { COJ
Rosr War: isss-isoo 2iInO. pp. S. dSnsHisns.
Emo Dp SIS d0thIop PablisSias companyS ''''n
THE LycK OF "A a SAsr&awAY CAS- a,S Or FIGHTNs THE
Mershon companyJ -'' ~ ''"'
sSB9695RoEs S5669 Is PdTG PdJ ss OR TIE s eAEEEH OF
Mershon Companyj ~ ''"'
M hd.Ion s1 2a: PAr Fl py wss .s eopssn lsas io 'V
TIE LOVE LETTERS OF THE KING; OR. THE LIVE
PSI, Little. Brown i'aSis'J coJ - '''''' '-H'' w.
Truth I1,Ia PESTER RI5T Gs Sidney Mccall l2mO pp s7'
PRO PATRIA By Max Pemberton. limo. ID. 2se.
s boGd .ds By regl e3 Laurence Dunbar i' 'p
THE ,I, LOVE T, LETTEHS r OF DoSoTHT OSBORNE TO
ward Abbott Parry. limo. pp. sis. Dodd. Mead &
THE STORY OF MY LIFE BY Augustus ]. c. H.r.
Vols III and ". svo. pp Vol III, 672; Vol Nv. all
sPIRTIIC5A! TL5.. KNoWLEDGEI OR BIBLE SUNSHINE @ By
nails Company
SPECIMEN BOOK AND CATALOGUE. March. 1901. I'm
land Type Foundry. ST. Louis)
THE m STORY d ss SF SE9RGA G s65. & AMD GEORGIA % PEOPLE
gp Ga tAtlanta. Ga: The Franklin Printing and
J. Horace Round. II. A svo. pp, 4oe. GOngrnans.
FELIX REvrLLE. BRUNoT 1870 as A Civilian in the
War for the Union President OF the First Board Of
12mo pp soI. jLonsmans, Green & coJ ''A'''''
THE LOVE LETTERS OF A LIAR BY Mrs william,
Alien 24mo. pp. es Tess Ess Publishing Company.)
pp 17S. tThe abbey PTsssp i-'"'
DEATH-AND AFTERWARDS. BY Sir Edwin A-,od
16no. pp- g. (New Amsterdam Book Company.)
FOUR HUNDRED LAUGHS; OR. FUN WITHOUT vUI-
i6mc pD. lss. tNsw-Amstsrdam Book c6mpsngJ SiO''
ABOUT THE BIBLE Being a Collection OF Extracts
from Writings of Eminent Biblical Scholars and Of
Scientists Of Europe and America Compiled BY
Charles I. Hammond. 12me, pp. 136. Cooke & Fry1
Rernn OF T-1kn paonIa
by Occasional Traveller. Edited
Drayton. Emo. pp. S7s. THE Grafton Press)
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. A Life Study in Crtl-
csm- By III. Bellyse Balloon With TWO portraits
12mo pp. 2f4. "a. Vessels Company
LEES AUTOMOBILE ANNUAL FOR 1901. Edited by
Alfred 3. Chambers. 16Tno. pp 27S Laird & Les)
THE FEEDING OF I2SFANTs By Joseph e Winters.
GOOD FRIDAY MEDITATION. BY the Rev. Dr. W. 8
Rainsford- l6mo. pP. Ill o. p Dutton Coz
THE EPIC OF THE WHEAT: THE OCTOPUS. A story
Of California; By Frank Norris l2mo. pp. S2
THE WORLDS ORATORS Edited by Guy Carleton
Putnam's Sons)
THREE FAIR PHILANTHROPIsTs. By Alice NJ
Muzzy 12mo. pp- 39S- (The Abbey Press)
JEWELLERS IN THE HILLS. BY Melville DAWSON Post
limo. pp. 27S. &c. p. Putnam's Sons)
THE THIRTEEN COLONIES. BY Helen Ainslee Smith.
In parts Each l2mo. Ip.. Part I ~ Part H.
Sons1
WILD WALES: ITS PEOPLE. LANGUAGES AND
SCENERY. By George Borrow New and agthorita-
ADAM BEDE. BY George Eliot. 2ino. rp. 7sS John
LaneD
A BIRTHDAY BOOK From the Writings Of John Oliver
Hobbies Selected ana arranged by Zoe Proctor l2no'
IN HIS OWN IMAGE. BY Frederick Baron Corvo limo.
pp. 4l9. John LaneJ
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

The Railroad" just published by Mcclure.
Phillips & Co.. contains the following stories OF
railroad life The Night Run of the Overland y
by Elmore z. Peake; The Farmers Railroad. .
by F. B. Tracy; "A Million Dollar Freight
Train by Frank III. Spearman; The Winning
OF the TranscontinentaI" by William Mcleod
Raine; Conductor Pat Francis" by Frank H.
Spearman. and AN Engineers Christmas
Story" by James A. Hill
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

and dramatic editor of New-York daily news
paper. whose work has so pleased the managing
editor that he is promoted TO. the post OF agri-
cultural editor. and thus secures a long wished
for opportunity of living in the country.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

But I am told n. contents are absolutely
unique both friends endeavoring quite seriousy
not only 20 guess the thoughts of their pets. but
also 10 express them ia quaint dog language
linguageio bizzarmente canino-while the wnole
IS a model OF huTnor. Fancy Ferdl settlhs 10
music parliamentary interruptions, and writing
hs dogs letters!
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. say that they are
printing the fourteenth edition Of Anthony
Hopes Dolly Dialogues" OF the other six novels
of his that they publish. the only one that has
been printed more often is The Prisoner Of
Zenda." They have in press duodecimo edi-
ton Of Mr.. Hopes Father Stafford"
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
CURRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.

For Mr.. Winston Churchilrs new story The
Crisis" Mr. Howard Chandler Christy has pre-
pared series of eight characteristic illustra-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Century" will contain a romance from her pen
Its title is The Making Of Marchioness; lis
scene is laid in an English country house. and II
is described "a sort Of society fairy story
without fairies"
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Miss Gwendolen Overton's novel, The Heri-
tage of Unrest" and Miss Beulah Marie Dix's
THE Making of Christopher Ferrngham." which
have been recently published here. are both said
to have had rapid sale in England. The re-
ports that reach here to the duIness of the
English book trade. it is remarked by one caus-
tic publisher. seem to apply principally to the
works of English authors
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Abbie Farwen Browns reteling of some an
cient and medieval legends and animal stories.
The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts has
found so much favor with English children as
we'll as with American. that a second edition of
it has been issued by It's English publishers. the
Messrs. Longmans.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

There is a growing interest in books describing
and picturing distant and unfamiliar parts Of
the world. making known to the eager intellect
of civiliza tion the rapidly decreasing of the
earth's unknown surface. But according to one
publisher. there is a quarter of the globe in
which il is almost Impossible TO get the public
take an active interest. to the point of buying
books about it. and that is South America There
is much unfamiliar country there. full of Wild
life and impressive scenery. but books about it
fall fiat. This man examining the manu-
script OF book submitted for acceptance. and
pointed out the remarkable qualities of large
collection of photographs that accompanied II
for neutrality-suspicious. showing scenery Of
unsurpassed grandeur. mountains valleys rail-
roads built with daring engineering Skill remote
settlements with apparently all the elements to
attract the imagination of the reading public
but he spoke as one without hope Il can't get
up the least interest about South America my
self" said he. "and the books we have published
about it have fallen perfectly fiat. There is
something down at the heeT about the whole
thing. the people are so hopeessly far from
arousing any sympathy with US Full of trade
possibilities? Yes; but the people here who do
the trading with South America are much better
informed as TO the needs and conditions Of their
special branches than any general writer can be
and the great public doesn't seem TO care"
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Rear-Admiral Evan%'s book OF "reminiscences.
\ Sailors Log will he published about the
middle of April by the AppIetons simultaneously
here and in England. where they are fully alive
10 the Importance OF the American naval Off
GER 1t is said that much substantial interest
has already been shown in this promising book.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

1t is significant of the increasing weight at
tached in England to American scholarship in
English literature that two American books on
that subject have recently been taken for publi-
cation in London by George Bell. Neither is a
new book. Henry s. Pancoast's Introduction
TO English Literature published here by
the Holts two or three years ago. and Professor
T r Lounsbury's History of the English Ian
guage" has long been work OF standard au-
thority in this country
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Martin Brook" by Morgan Bates. the third
volume in the Harpers American novel series
has already reached it's third edition.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

1t is some years since Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett has published a story serially. Special
interest attaches, therefore. to the announcement
that the June. July and August numbers of ."rha
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Captain H. H. p. Deasy. of the British army
penetrate the inhospitaOle and inaccessible con-
fines of Tibet. he prepared himself by studying
astronomy and surveying and the theory and
practice of medicine and surgery His account
of his journey In Tibet and Chinese Turkestan.
Being the Record of Three Years Exploration"
is about to be issued by the Longmans 1t bids
fair to contain much interesting matter though
Captain Deasy apparently went through no such
describes himself undergoing in the same part
of Asia
new book by Amelia z. Barr. Souls OF Pas
sage" is published this week by Dodd. Mead E.
Co. She sets the scene of this romance in the
Scotland of about century ago. and il alter
mates between Glasgow and the Highlands
r. Fl. Russell will publish at once a volume
of Racing Rhymes and Other Verses, by Adam
Lindsay Gordon. selected and arranged by T o.
Guen- These will be illustrated by numerous
pen and ink drawings OF Louis Rheads and a
1rontispiece in photogravure by Max KIepper
sydney Herman Preston. who has had some
amusing stories in ''Scribner's Magazine"-"rba
Greeh rigs some months ago and Our Two
Cncles" in the March number-has written
Oooh IN the same vein OF persifage that he calls
The Abandoned Farmer" soon to be published
Oy the Scrfbners- 1t is account Of young
| couples adventures in the country near New
York. told In the satirical and amusing style of
Fudder Grange" The husband is the musical
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Mr.. Andrew carnegie's success as an author
Is not little striking considering the vastness
OF his purely business interests. Besides his last
book. that is attracting wide attention because
of his discussion OF his principles a philan-
thropist. The Gospel of Wealth." his "Trium-
phant Democracy" has sold TO the extent OF
forty thousand copies more, and his less
serious books. AN American Four in Hand in
Britain" and Found the World" have also been
widely successful.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Another book about China will soon make its
appearance, this time with the Dutton imprint;
il is to be called China; Her History Diplomacy
and Commerce from the Earliest Times TO the
Present Day" and is by Z. II. Parker. British
ConsuI-General in Corea in $685. consul
general in Kiung- Chow in 1891, and IN 1S92-'93
adviser in Chinese affairs 70 the Burmah Gov
crnment
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

Books auo Publications..
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

The Holts have in preparation new novel
ny George Gssing Our Friend the Charlatan"; :;
the motive. the publishers say. is "as old a
theme as Nuna and his Egeria." the politician
ard the woman
New-York tribune., 1901-03-30

"A Victim OF Circumstances" which Is the
April addition 10 the Harpers' monthly series OF
American novels. is said 10 portray New-York
society so closely that several persons in IL may
be identified by those familiar with the real
personages. Miss Geraldine Anthony. the au-
thor Of H. wrote the story frs- when she was
fifteen years old. then put it By for a couple OF
years. when. rereading it. she was much
disEusted with II that she tore ii up Later she
wrote II again. and again destroyed it, and re-
wrote il in its present form.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
PLEA FOR PURE ENGLISH.
Vicious Practice of Using Foreign Term
for Effect.

Vicious Practice of Using Foreign Term
for Eject.
Many writer's make use of foreign
words and lingo, says the London Ex-
press, not because they cannot express
themselves in English, but that they
really have nothing to express in any
language at all. When Mr.. Tootletum
comes from his country seat in the
North and hires a twelve-and-sixpenn
room in Bloomsbury we are told that
he has acquired ''pieda-terre," and
that ION dit he is a man of ''savoir
faire" and the rest of it.
"Cui bono?"
Also ''vox populi' and "a la bonnie
heure" and 'revenous nos moutons."
Then there is the man who went to
the races, bien entendu, and naturelle-
ment made a few bets.
Why? Why? Why?
If a person rents a room in Blooms
bury or mansion in Hyde Park, why
can't he do it in English like a native
instead of going to the length of
"pied-a-terre?"
why is a nrSC nlSnI at the Inedler
a PREMIERE" OF course, it isn't any
thing of the kind on this side of the
channel, but why go to the length of
the affectation of pretending that it is?
Has the English language lost any of
lis virility lately? Is it laid up fol
repairs, or has anything whatever out
of the common happened to it? We
venture to suggest a negative reply to
all of these questions
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
Admiral sampson. Condition.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-One of our re-
firing admirals recently called upon
Admiral Sampson at his home in New
Hampshire avenue. He looked well,
and arose and greeted his visitor in a
sprightly and cordial way. But when
he attempted to carry on conversa-
ton Admiral Sampson broke down.
He would start sentence and find
himself utterly unable to finish it. His
mind is clear, and he knew perfectly
well what he wanted to say, but could
not command the words. After five
minutes of this painful endeavor to
converse with his old comrade in arms,
the caller excused himself and left the
house with tears in his eyes.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
EXCHANGE OF REGIMENTS.
Seven to Come Home and Six to
Go to Manila.
TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-Having
reached decision to check, at least
temporarily, the natural reduction
which is going on in the United States
army in the Philippines as conse
quence of the expiration of terms of
enlistment, Secretary Root has before
him details of a plan for replacing
these men from the forces now in the
United States. While a final decision
as to the particular organizations to
exchange has not yet been reached, it
is in contemplation to withdraw from
the Philippines the Fourth, Thirteenth,
Seventeenth, Twentieth, Twenty-first
Twenty-second and Twenty-third in
fantry, the organizations to return to
the United States in the order in which
they went to the islands. Before leav-
ing the Philippines there will be many
changes in these organizations, how
ever, for it is the intention to exchange
into them from the other regiments in
the Philippines the men whose terms of
enlistment are about to expire.
To take the place of the returning
troops the department will send out
the Eleventh, Twelfth and Fifteenth
cavalry, and the Twenty-seventh,
Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth in
fantry. The cavalry organizations will
be brought up to the maximum strength
by recruitment before they go out while
the infantry regiments will be swelled
to the exceptional figure of 800 men
each. In addition, at least 1000 men
will be recruited and sent out in bat
talon organizations for attachment to
depleted regiments in the Philippines.
The quartermaster's department is
making every preparation to discharge
this heavy transportation problem, and
it is believed that the movement can
begin within month after the orders
| issue.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31

TIE population of London, according
to the authoritative and careful calcu-
lations of Mr.. Welton, published in
the December $4,000 issue of the Royal
Statistical Society's Journal. amounted
to only 1000 900 in 1901. This figure
had doubled itself by 1S41; and in 1891
the total reached 5.442, 900. and by 1901
was probably 6 $50 900. The area in
cluded, it should be said, is not precise
ly that of the census returns, so that
the figures, though based upon the CEN
sus returns, differ considerably from
them. But practically we may say
that in the lapse of a century the in
habitants of London multiplied skiold.
This enormous population, greater
than that of many European states Of
the second class, is compressed within
a space of about 10000 acres, or, say,
200 square miles.-National Review.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-10-31
MISSIONARY IN MOUNTAINS.
Ignorance of the Natives Concernin
An RelI1Ious A fYairS

Ignorance of the Natives Concerning
All Religious Affairs.
Away back in the mountains of West
Virginia Presbyterian minister some
time ago fell in with some people who
seemed to be we'll fitted for the mis-
sionary efforts on which he was bent.
He had been riding nearly all day, and
late in the afternoon came upon
cabin set in the midst of woodland.
Near the door was a spare straight
haired woman who gazed at him curl
ously The minister spoke to her cour-
teously and made some inquiries re-
garding the neighborhood. Her hus-
band was a hunter, the woman said.
And is he a God-fearing man."
asked the preacher.
II reckon So" came the slow reply,
cause he always takes his gun with
him"
The visitor hastily changed the sub
ject and inquired if there were any
Presbyterians in the neighborhood.
Il dunno" said the woman simply,
but there's a lot of skins hanging up
III the Sapih' you Sdh iOOh AT GIN anu
see if you can find any" A Sunday
school organization in the same dis
trict had old men and young lads in
the same class. Wishing to test tho
knowledge of her scholars the teacher
began by asking each one who made
him. An old man at the end of the
bench didn't know, the next man
didn't, and no one until a small boy
declared he knew, and said God"
We'll" cried the old fellow just ap-
pealed to, 'Taint been so very long
since he was made.''-Baltimor Sun.