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New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

ought to have fortltude.- 'cFTe. Josephine, You,
heart is excellent and your arguments weak
You feel acutely. but you don't argue as we'll
That's sufficient quarrelling. I want YOU 70 h.
cheerful happy in your Iot and that You should
obey not with grumbling and tears. but with
sayety of heart and little more good temper"
Whatever may be said Of NapoIeons action In
divorclng Josephine. 1T must be acknowledged
that ne afterward tried his utmost TO make her
lot serene and comfortable. He saw to her
prosperity and anticipated her wishes When IL
was possible he saw her; and he wrote 10 ba,
often. and always affectiOnateIy and encourag-
ingly. The deserted wife was. as we know.
touchinsly grateful for this kindness, and nobIs
in her loyalty. That his affection for the bride
OF his youth stin lived in him, the piteous
tribute OF the man under the shadow of his
final misfortune save proof: She. at any rate
would never have abandoned ne"
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

husband the most famous in the world.
Between lay also the matrimonial troubles
which made both of them contemplate divorce
and which did away with the mans romantic
love- though not with his frank friendship and
patient never ending affection. That this affec-
tion was real all the letters of his afterlfe un-
mlStakably show. There is SO little bitterness
manifested in them that ii goes far to persuade
the reader that many of those marital troubles
were carefully manufactured by Napoleon's par
tcuIarly mean, grudsins and very vulgar family
Il love you as l did the first hour" he writes
in 1902, because you are kind and sweet be-
yond compare" Without you everything here
is dreary; and he rejoiceS over her promised
return from Plombieres-"That is good news for
your lover, who is tired of being aloner' He
still signs himself hers for life" and alto
Sether writes in strain which makes it diffi-
cult for one to believe in his acquiescence in his
brother Joseph's accusations
The Emperor's later letters 10 his Emnress
are full of kindness, full of instructions as to
her behavior to those about her, and reproacb-
fu only in the matter of her low spirits While
away in the campaign of 1906 he hears con-
unually of her weeping. "'FalIevrand ba, 5,+
arrived and tells me, my dear that ,-o,, a.
nothing but cry Il am sorry to find vo, in
the dumps; yet you have every reason to he
cheerful Her majesty grows jealous while he
Is in Poland, and he writes To her: An these
ialr Poles are FrenchwOmen at heart: but there
IL oi"S one woman Tor me. 1 could draw her
portrait very well; hut should have 70 aattar ;.
too much Tor you to recognize yourself" And
truth to tell Napoleon was writing inst tbsn
with Corsican fervOr to the beautiful Nma
WaieWska-whose name. by the way. Mr. Han
incorrectly prints ''Walewskf' JosephIpe,s va
rious worries on all occasions vexed hin, more or
less yet his reproOfs are not unkind ..Na,,a-
doubt my feelings" he says "and if vo,, ,,,ish
10 De sun dearer to me- show character and
stre"s'h OF mind. I am Inundated to think
'"'' i'S "iie can distrust my destinies" Il
at",, 'Uu nluch' Dut If you are always crying.
shall think you without courage an, n,t,I11,,.
character. do not love towards Al ar,r-.e.
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scott. that "Boney was id good fellow after
ALL - do not appear to be testimonials of a
compelling sort
The authentic letters which Mr. Hall has
gathered from various sources present Napoleon
in an amiable light enough, though even taken
together with the prOfuse notes, they do not go
far to indicate the history of his first marriage
or the character of Josephine The ntroduc-
ton shows that the compiler has not mastered
all available material. and he has left in the
record for no very obvious reason a gap
which might have been filled with a little
trouble, although it would no doubt have inter
lered with the sentimental aspect OF his book
Ierhaps he was moved by a kindness for the
graceful, luxury loving, benevolent creole ladv
though passage in the introduction shows that
he has adopted the convictions of modern his
torical commentators as to her nirtations
The first letter is addressed to the young Re
publican generals sweet and Incompatible
Josephine" before their wedding; the second is
written five days after the marriage when he is
on his way alone to join his army in the South
This, and the others written during the cam
paiGn Of 1896, breathe all the amatorv unction
OF Il romantic bridegroom, the impetuous ardor
OF Corsican boy. My unique Josephine " he
"flteS-ihe TWO armies are already in motion
and the battle of Montenotte at hand-"away
IIol" you 'here Is no more joy-away from thee
the world Is a wilderness" The cruel the
fatal thought" that Josephine might love him
less, he cries, "blights my soul stops nv blood
Without appetite, without sleep. without care
for my friends, for glory, for fatherland: vou-
you alone-the rest of the world exists no more
Tor me than If 1t were annihIated" Il love Won
to distraction and never will my poor heart
cease to give all for love" Perhaps all this
ardor was intensified by the cooIness of the fair
pride IN farls. He waits in vain for letters
from her filling up the time with burning cities
and mastering States; and when at last Mime.
bohapartes answers arrive they do not soothe
the impatient lover. Your letters are as cold
as if you were fifty" he complains: Eve might
have been married fifteen years" You don't
care for your husband" he writes after ArcoIa.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
THE GIANTS, AND BOSH.

SOME DISTINCTIONS DRAWN BY ANDREW LANG
From Longman's Magazine
Mr.. Garnett says that bar the great Rus
sian author TOlstoy and the great Scandinavian
lbsen-" If do. il is not because they are nor
old. indeed, patriarchaL TOlstOy has written
some great novels. and Ibsen may have written
works in which his lack OF humOr is not absO-
lutely fatal What / have read OF IbSen in
tranSlatiOnS appears to me highly luGiCrOus. al
most beyond the power of burlesQUe to carl
cature. But he has done other things More
over it is less these devOtees of the Hyper bOrean
Apollo than their fanatics that I bar" Ae-
cordins to Pindar. the Hyper borean Apollo de-
lights IN the gambOls OF wild asses If SO. the
god must be charmed BY many of our TolstOy-
ties and Ibsenites-
I am quoted as saying that in rols,oy xe
md social PHILOSOPHERS striving to take liter
ary form" Well do We not?
And is that what you want in a novel? II
so, fan TO! But prefer my social PHILOSOPHERS
In reasoned treatiSeS, that is all. So perhaps
does SefOr VaIdes- The public is deIighted@
he says, with OsteGtatiOus enormous weari-
some works. full of symbOlical and mystical
aspirations We do not at least l DO not,
bar mystical aspirations. I am a mystic NY
self. like Gordon Plato. Jeanne dare Oliver
Cromwell, Napoleon Bonaparte and Mr.. Kip
ling's Lama But what l do bar. and what
Senor Naldes bars. are 'ostentati0us. eu1rmOuS
wearisOme works"
AS TO France. adore NJ Anatole France and
NJ. Jules LemaitTe and NJ. Bourget but before
lStU We had Hugo. Musset, Dumas Th5Ophile
Gautler, Charles de Bernard. George Sand
BalzaC-the catalogue is endless. Thus il taka
any year. say, 1860 as marking the desenerscy
OF literature" L more than Justified The
mere list of names chosen by Mr.. GaTnett (hs
omltS historians and is not strong in pOets)
proves my contention. There We're giants tbs
earth IN those days before 1St50. After 1859
there are many meTitOriOus authors, including
Jonas Lie and Maeterlinck, but giants there are
not 80 L leave the SeniuSeS Of to-day 70 cry
aloud with the great voice OF Culture which
mas taught the general public to become articu-
ate 90 mon Dleu). which has opened q way
LOT the yeaSty waters of popular literature
and Classy Bits Dear general public! Thou
art not articulate, and carsSt little for the
compliments of Mr. Garnett Thou dOst not
pour from the hOOdSates OF they Consciousness
that whirling sea which cannot Well be worse"
NO, bad as things are. the general public does
not yet pour books from the fiOOdEateS OF its
consciousness, though there are too many ANA
teur noVelistS, including such as know not their
riSht hands from their left. The public is not
aruculate. but is oddly receptive of ''Ostenta-
tlouS- enormous, weariSOme works Why IL
should be SO one might discover by Meditation.
Meanwhile. these works are Bosh
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
FROM THE MEADOWS.
BY ELLSOR SwE.ETMAN.

BY EILSOR SwEETMAN.
IL is IN summer when the green is deep
- tender dream-O deep, delicious dream,
hcre might weary man lie soft asleep.
Asleep Yet all alive.-O tender dream,-
IL IS IN summer when the green is deep.
Here might man through haIf-shut eyelids
peep
On tateful sights and long forgotten bliss,
Here like AdOniS. the beloved. sweep
The stems aside for Cytherea's kiss
. tender dTeami-Or where a dOWny crest
Ot plumy reeds grows high as maiden'S breast.
Spy her who brought for dover 20 mighty DIS
Only sweet flowers upon her bosom prest.
Sweet flowers from far off fields that all men
miss,
Though it be summer when the green is deep
Wild gardens of the gods whose thickets TEEN
With lips that speak and lips that silence keep
As lovers ChOoSe-O deep. delicious dream.
q languid lids, no longer need We weep
Dreamer this hour is thine-behOld her pass!
Her feet like warm white roses in the grass;
Her locseaej hair glory through thy sleep
Now hear her speak, and speak thysef-Alas-
Nhy dost thou weep%-iS il not sweet to dream
While IT Is summer and the green is deep
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
THE COLLEEN DOM.
BY ALFRED PERcEvAL GRAVES

bf ALFKE-D PERCEVAL GElAVhS-
My Colleen DOM OF the duSky tresSes. -,
The dawn-red cheek the glance or SoAi''
glow
Tis little surely your fancy gueSseS
How for your sake a grieving man go
The hvelOng night care my hearts cons sum- -
While you lie blooming with the rose Oh .s -
The bright day through. while you bless , ahotA
The sobs smother in my lonesome OieHSN'
My Colleen DOM OF the dancing dimpie; m
The low. sweet answers and the dream
eyes. III,
How true I thought you how fresh and Smg-T
In every wish. OH how worldly wise. ,,
My Hope ana JOY. there was that ABOUT SO. IN.
None dared to doubt YOU Yet you &c -
you re gOnct ,v-
My winters warmth and my summer Sh.sIIsaa
I'm but lost without you, my own W.
dOnnI
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1G. 1902.

They are beautiful things, these dlSco'erieS
that are made every now and then by great
minds subjected to the necessity of producing
.copv" Witness the that has just been
made by a contributor to The Academy ano
.Iiterature'" He has suddenly lit upon the
French fiction OF the nineteenth century ana
il has dawned upon him that nothing could De
more interesting than a comparison OF II WIN
the English fiction Of the same period Ills
point of departure is provided by a recent
series of translatons Of twelve works Dy
French authors Stendhal, Balzac, Dumas pcre,
George Sand Mcrim6e, Hugo, Feuillet, Dumas
fills Flaubert Daudct, the brothers Goncourt,
and Guy de Maupassant The sight OF this
glorious panorama of French fiction In the
nineteenth century" he says, naturally IN
duces the question, Can England match IL!
and the answer to the inconvenient but tome
question must assuredly be, England cannot
She cannot show twelve novels by twelve dead
authors which, in variety and intensity OF
power and beauty, might hold their own
against twelve such French novels. We hold
our breath. Can these things really bef We
fear we must admit the awful truth, because
saws this wise contributor I'VE have been
forced to this conclusion by the logic OF figures
and schedules which surpasSes that of adjec-
tfyes and rhapsOdies." But what, we may ask.
have figures and schedules to do with htera-
ture? We give it up.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

The tcHacty of the minor poet has long Deen
the marvel of mankind Yet we sometimes are
inclined to think that it is as nothing to the
tcnacity of those writers who are constantly
rising up to prove to us that the volumes pub
lishcd by the poetical debaster are really full
OF poetry. If the author of "POpjOyS Lyrics"
say, is to be praised very we'll; but why not
praise him a POpjoy and not as a poet?
POpjOyS have their uses no doubt. We have
been told that it takes all sorts to make a
world. But it takes poets TO make a ParnaSsus;
PopjOys have no business there However, the
campaign OF exploitation goes fatuouSy on. We
have before us an eminently respectable review
in which Il whole page, and more is given to the
amiablc discussion of poet who is in the strict
sense, more of poet than he is an elephant
His amiable critic is almost but not quite
aware of this. Yet, by dint of quoting clever
line here, clever stanZa there, he manages to
persuade himself, and seeks to persuade his
reader, that, after ALL there is really something
in this particular P0pjOy, as though a man
could he proved poet by rule of thumb One
never has to argue about the poetry in the
works of a true poet. 1t lies upon the surface
No human creature with even the most rudi-
mcntary conception of what poetry is could
miss it, The busy writer's who try to make us
see poetry where poetry most emphatically is
their boot straps and have done with it
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16

According to the calendar, and in the light
of all precedent, the spring publishing season
should be- at this writing, n number of weeks
off Nevertheless the first fruits of that sea
son are beginning to arrive, Fiction. OF course,
seems most active, but then fiction is always
with U.s. What is more important is that books
of a miscellaneous character are now coming
in fair numbers from the press. Biography
and history are represented, and so, also, are
poetry, science and travel The outlook at
present is distinctly interesting. Many books
that promise to be worth reading are an
nounced and the new lists ut the same time
are not Overcrowded. The truth is that the
new publications are more likely to secure
popularity when their number is brought
within bounds. TO gain approval they must
first gain attention. and how, ask, is the
public to give attention to new books when
they are poured forth in a vast, overwhelming
flood? Many book that has come floating
down that stream and has been duly adver-
tiSed, and duly reviewed in the public prints.
has drifted On into oblivion chiefly because be-
wildered readers have been unable to do more
than read the reviews and the advertisements.
Some choice must be made, the average reader
cannot buy every book, and how is he to make
his choice when he is being swamped by the
mere mass of printed matter that moves over
him? 1t looks if the spring were
to be a rational affair We trust that our
hopes of it will not he disappointed.
New-York tribune., 1902-02-16
NAPOLEON'S LETTERS.
\ COLLECTION OF THE NOTES TO
JOSEPHINE.

lated, with Notes Social, Historical and
BY Henry Foljambe Hail, f. r Hist s
Octave. PIP. $50. b. p Dutton Co.
The majority of men, we believe. have a well
grounded admiration for Napoleon the Great;
few however. are as fanatical in that sentiment
is the compiler of this volume. He expatiates
in his introduction on his IDOLS marvellous
epstolary style. his extraordinary accuracy. his
Eye telescope and microscopic, his capacity
for hard work. his generosity Ienity and good
nature Granted all these. we can but smile at
the enthusiasts assertion that Napoeon's dis
interested goodness IS SLOWLY but surely"
"conquering the world" Even more grotesque
is his quotation from Lord Acton TO the effect
that this goodness was "the most splendid that
has appeared on earth" This and the declara-
ton of the old British tar at Elba, quoted by
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
ON BOULDER
The French Company Will
 Drift All Summer.

1.-Two shifts are working for the SOeiete Mlnlere on Boulder creek. lt Is said that the eompany's manager Is well satisfied with the outlook" Says the Atlln Miner. The drift commenced by the Nlrton BTosl sanv in the winter Is being continued with the view of the determining the width of the channel. lt is expected that thls drift will be continued all summer. Hydraulic operations win not be begun until the snow Is of the ground.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Work On the Grounds Has
 Begun.

Yesterday two Car loads ot cinders were brought down from the shops and dumped on Bro dway of from Fourth avenue. These two carloads will be used leveling the baseball grounds and fixing up the diamond in general. especially the runs.
 In the afternoon Capt. Hovev had a squad of men with the two mule teams hauling the slnders to the lot and within a day or two the grounds will be completed.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
REAL WANT
WA&ss Photography For ] Alaska

lf the wireless telegraph can be adapted to the needssf such a country as Alaska, where new settlements spring up suddeolv hundreds of miles apart, It whl supply a real want, SlvS ihe Philadelphia Ledg'r. Gener Greely evidently thinks lt Is available under certain circumstance <, slI ce he has Invited bids For the installation of a svSiem between N me and St. Michael, but lt will be ti,cl that the eomhurlea- tlon Is to be over water, and not owe, Lnc.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
IS DYING
Jim Williams Taken to His
 Deathbed.

"Jim Williams. an Alaska Indian, who has been serving a S-ntence h the Nc Nell's Island penltentiarv for participation h the murder Of a family near Juneau two wears sgc, has been removed to one oi the elty hospitals" Says the Seattle Times. "He Is ffilcted with an lncurable disease and the physicians say he will ale within a month."
 Jim Wun ms was one Of the partle'- pants In the Horton murder.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
FOR CHILKAI
Stern Wheeler Being Built
 For River Run.

Tn. Glggv brothers are building stem wheel steamboat near the approach Of the Se ,tIle whlrf. The boat will be 70 feet long nd feet beSm, and will be com pletely elblned lt Is destined tO make the run up the Chllkat river and Is being built to draw but very little water. As soon as The bOli Is built the GiEgv boys will try conclusions with the Chlikat h. dlans.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
HITCH SOMEWHERE
Work On tho Klonliko Crooks Rail
 road Badly Delayed.

A chlcsgo dispatch 10 the Seattle Times dated April aa quotes Mr. Hawkins as say- ing;
 "work will stlrt lu two weeks, and most of our supplies Will be purchased In Settle"
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
NEW OFFICE
Elaborate Structure Being
 Erected On Wharf.

A large office soxso Is being erected on Moore'S wharf. This will be occupied jointly by the Moore wharf attaches also the railroad dock employees and freight agents.
 The office will be fitted up In special care, giving attention to all necessary ad- iunets.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
Now Awnings

A. H. Baker and Dan Ryan, both lower Broadway elg,rlsls have just put up brand n W awnings on their rtsgeetiye places of business.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
Violin Pupils Wanted

Prof. Jos. Blernan. an eminent teacher of the violin. would accept a number of pupils. Apply at his home, cottage form erly occupied by the Rev. Walter, St rear of court house, or to B E. whalen's curio store. Broadway, between Third and Fourth streets.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
ELECTED
Tennis Club Officers Named
 At Meeting Yesterday.

Al a meeting of the tennis club ysster- dly afternoon held In the railroad building the following officers were elected for the ensuing two months:
 President, H. N. Lav; first vice presl- dent, c. Wynn Johnson; second vice preSl- dent, J. c. Prlce; treasurer. H. s. Vest secretary, J. \. Kelly.
 The above officers will also constitute the executive committee.
 After the meeting the latter body meet and de.lde to at Onee commence grading the lot which will be the tennis club grounds.
 Son0S illustrated hv living plctureS at
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

No matter what your want may be-lf you want tO buy or want Co sell-The ad- vertising columns of the Daily Alaskan wlll bring the desired results.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

All kinds of soft drinks and Seattle Ex- port Beer at B. B. Bottling Co. Fifth Avenue. opposite Fifth Avenue Hotel
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

It Is the continual porndlng away keeping everlaStinglv at lt-that brings success h advertising,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

All the delleaeles of the season at the Royal Cafe. Lunches put up on short notice.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Bosworth X Aggers, Kelly block, re- ceIves fresh fruits, green vegetables, ovS- ters, etc. every five dlys.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Fresh milk & Iream from the Skagway Pioneer Dairy at Chealander's, sth Ave
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

The advertising columns of the Daily Alaskan arc the peoples exchange mart.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Finest meal In the eltv at Royal Gaie. Everything hrst-class. The best of service guaranteed.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
MINING FUND
Watch It Grow From Day
 To Day.

The following public spirited citizens of Skagway have agreed to pay monthly the sum set opposite thelr names to help the iund of the Citizens Mining Committee In prospecting the Humboldt claim.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

French dinner at the Royal Cafe every Sunday at IIa m. to SD. m. Private dining rooms for ladies.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

If you want to be well Informed on local happenings, subscribe for the Daily Alas kan. Phone TO.
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The Daily Alaskan's facilities for doing oD work are rnexcelled.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

The poses plastiQu., Grandly Illuminated, tonight at Elks hall.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

The Principal bath rooms are open when others are frozen up. Opposite U. 8.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Just received at Royal Laundry latest appliance for lace curtain work Next to new electric plant.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Baths in porcelain tubs at the Principal ,pposite U. 8. barracks.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

F Rent anc For Sale cards for saio at this ofice
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Fresh oysters at the P.ek Train Res taurant.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01
STEAMERS DUE IN PORT
The following steamers are scheduled arrive on the dates named:

All kinds of pies and cakes at the Boss Bakery.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

New Wan Paper IOoa patterns, Peoples
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

New Lace Curtains at E. R. Peoples.
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PERSONAL MENTION

2>~N~S~~SrNO>N~SN>S - W c. R. Young and family will leave this morning for Dawson.
 -o-
 l W. Mosier. at one time In the butch CT business at Skagwly, came out from 'Dlw son last night He Is at the Dewey.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Fresh taffy dallv at the Boss Bakery,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Celebrated Washbum mandollns, gull tsrs and banjOs. Bakers Book Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Mining blanks at this Omca
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-05-01

Songs, illustrated by living pictures, at Elks hall tonight.