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New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

Continent Mr. Mallet does not explain. but OBJ
tain it he did, and handling his abundant ma
terial in the light of a powerful intellect this
keen sighted observer seems from the start to
have fixed his themes in a perspective extra
ordinarily accurate for a man Of his time
Temperament came to the aid Of vision, and
enabled him to pierce with remarkable fire.
quency into the heart of his subject He had
the sympathy which means understanding, and
though in some important matters it curiously
failed him. he was. rule. wonderfully
sound commentator Above all, he resolved
to tell the truth When the authorities endeav-
ored to coerce him into their way of thinking it
was his practice to offer to retire Determined
to lose all rather than sacrifice my independ-
ence" he says Il declared over and over again
to various ministers that they might suppress
all wrote but that they should never extract
from me a line eulogy contrary to my con-
science" There is amusing anecdote of
passage he had with Vergennes when that min
lister had caused the suppression of an article
of his, sending one written in a contrary sense
to take its place The indignant journalist pre-
sented himself at Versailles. announcing that he
came to surrender his license rather than write
against his conscience. Vergennes was struck
by his independence and, seizing his hand, ex-
claimed: "This must not be; you will give up
your article, shall give up mine, and we will
remain friends" So much for the personal force
with which Mallet du Pan carried on his work
Turning to the consideration of that work. for
It's own sake. admire and we pause
He was believer in order. but he not
highbound conservative, and while cinging to
the monarchy he was insistent upon a read
justment of it's attitude toward existing con-
dtions and toward the changes that not simply
threatened but were inevitable. Possessed of
the historical sense. and always looking for
the elements that lie beneath the surface. he
that the sterile legislative nostrums OF the
ideologues offered solution of the difficulties
confronting the State. What was wanted. he
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

Justice indeed. was one OF his passions he
could, as well any man, see the faults In
Voltaire but ne could not withhold his testi-
mony when the religious feeling OF his old
friend was in question. 81 saw him." he writes'
zone evening at supper give a tremendous les
son to dAlembert and Condorcet by sending MS
servants out of the room in the middle or the
meal, and saying to the two Academlcians:
Now gentlemen, you at liberty to pursue
YOUR discussion. AS I do not wish to be roooed
and murdered tonight by my servants, am
anxious that all notions of God and of future
state should not be eradcated from their
minds "
Mallet du Pan began his labors in Paris at
time when the old regime, while feeling more
and more the stress of those social conditions
which were destined to bring about it's fall was
still blind to the necessity for reform; and, what
was quite as bad, incapable of sound admins
tration along any lines Before he left Geneva
he had foreseen important changes, IL not dls-
asters and he endeavored, in so far as the CEN
sors would permit him, to make men see the
critical points calling for attention, and Tor
action. in the politics of France and OF Europe
generally. Just how he contrived to obtain
authoritative information from ali over the
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11

nine out of ten biographies based on expert
ences in France toward the close of the elgh-
teenth century. Mallet du Pan was more than
once In peril of his life, he knew scores of
Frenchmen whose adventures were infinitely
more exciting than his own, and sometimes
tragic, but such records as he left of the more
dramatic aspects of the spectacle at which he
assisted have been subordinated by his biog-
rapher to those documents which make us &C
quainted with his thoughts on what he saw.
Born beneath the shadow of the Alps, and
educated at the college founded by Calvin he
grew up with lively sympathy for Republican
ideals, checked and clarified by an instinct for
discipline. At fifteen he was studying philosophy
and law, and reading history in reason and out
of season Five years later he published his
first pamphlet vigorous criticism of Genevese
political conditions, and, although it was pub
licIy committed to the flames before the Hotel
de Vile. as a "seditious libel. assault on the
State, the Council, the Citizens and the Bur
gesses" he not dissuaded from embracing
the career of a publicst. Such career. at that
time promised any his full share OF trouble,
but it is important to note that despite this fact
and the infammatory nature of the pamphlet
just mentioned, he was far from contemplating
turbulent and destructive campaign. On the
contrary, if Malet du Pan is fairly to be styled
pioneer in modern journalism, it Is by virtue
Of the thoroughness and sobriety which he
brought to the discussion of public affairs. 1t
is true that he made the acquaintance of
Voltaire, but he never emulated the malice of
that creator of opinion. 1t is true that he fell
under the influence of Linguet, of the most
ndscreet journalists who ever found printer
and that he conducted a Swiss edition of the
"Annales' published by his friend. But by the
time he to Paris to edit the political por-
ton of the "Mercure de France" for Pane
koucke, he had found his own level in purer
air than that which was Indispensable to Lin
guet. and thenceforth until his death he wrote
Dre-emnenty like of sense and justice
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
JIMMY THE DANE.
BY JOHN MASEFIELD.

BY JOHN MASEFIELD-
"Goneys and guIlies and all O. the birds O. the
They amt birds not really" said Jimmy
the Dane
mot Goneys. n gullies. n mollies at all
said he,
But srerrits n souls of old mariners Hvin'
again.
Them gullies n goneys is nothin' but souls q
the drowned,
o. the damned n the drowned, n the kicked
are never more;
NJ yander old wanderin' goney cruisin'
around,
Belize he's Admiral Nelson or Admiral Noah
"'N' merry's the life they are having. They
settle n dip.
They fishes. they never stand watches, they
waggle their wings.
When ship comes by they fly to look at the
ship,
To see how the nowaday Mariners manages
things.
when freezin' aloft In snorter tell you
wish
CThough mebbe 1t amt like Christian).
wish could be
A naughty old copper-bound albarross dippin
fer fish,
M coming the proud over all O. the birds OF
the sea-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
SELLING EXPENSIVE FRENCH BOOKS.

From The London Morning Post
curious feature Of the French trade in ex-
pensive books is the system of payments by in
staIments most commonly applied TO encyclo-
paediaS in this country. In catalogue We have
lately examined the most SumptuOuS and re
gardIess'' items mercifully offered on terms
of 10 10, 20 or 30 francs a month. II seems
funny to see an Erasmus-"ElOge de Ia FOlie''
1751, with Eisen's plates), price f-payable 5y
instalments of eight shillings month! surely
the enthusiasm for art and letters combined
must here be reaching it's highest pitch Shall
not hear presently Of illustrated works on
the finest Whatman paper being let out on hire
like pianos-at so much quarter-to decOrate
the salon of the ambitious but economical biblio-
phile?
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
MALLET DU PAN.
SOUVENIRS OF AN EIGHTEENTH CEN
TURY JOURNALIST.

MALLET DU PAN AND THE FRENCH KEW
IJJTION BY Bernard Mallet. With fronus-
piece octave. PIP. Xxx. 1863 Longmans Green
Co.
The Genevan pioneer of modern Journalism
whose career is traversed in this volume. was
not without a certain fame during the Revolu-
ticnary epoch which witnessed his labors but
after his death. in 1900 his writings fell into
neglect While in later days he came to be ap-
preciated by Sainte-Beuve, Taine and Carlyle,
he has never ranked among the really salient
figures in the literature of the French Revolu-
ton 1t is doubtful If his name will ever be-
come famous. But he was man of character
and ability his works are of value to the his
torian, and the biography now offered to the
world by one of his descendants makes inter-
esting reading 1t differs from most memoirs
of Revolutionary times in dealing more with
ideas than with personalities Rarely in these
pages do we encounter passages touched with
that fearful glamour which is characteristic of
New-York tribune., 1903-01-11
PHYLLISS VOICE.
BY F. r. DOVETON.

BY f. DOvETON
When PHYLLIS speaks her voice is music's own
you think of fountains and the streamiets
song;
Amid sweet sounds that voice hear alone
And for celestial strains cease to long.
How rare the flush that mantles DER ner cheehS
When Phyllis speaks!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
NO PICKANINNIES THERE.
One Comfort Bell Boy Derived From
PLAY of Faust"

+ rom the St. Louis Globe Democrat
1t is declared by the marager In charge
that through the south Lewis Morrison and
his performances of Mephisto in Faust. &"
with the fiery broken scene and its other
features, Is something of a terror to the
colored population. His principal billboard
advertisement reads: 1.-THE Devil is Com
ing, and this announcement, spelled out
and repeated among the cabins. is enough
to bring out all the yoodoo charms in the
neighborhood.
AT southern hostelry recently where all
the attaches are colored the actor rang for
Ice water, but no one responded He rang
again and again with the same result
Finally. starting wrathfully for the office
ne found very black and small boy hud-
died in one corner of the halt
Come here, | want you. I've been looking
for you for half an hour" roared the actor.
angrily.
Fob me. sub; oh-h Lawd l amt done
nothing. | seen you at de show subj
Please, sub. don't you touch me-
The boy was SO evidently terrified that
Morrison took pains to set him at ease and
succeeded In drawing him into converse
ton. which revealed the fact that not a
colored boy in the hotel would voluntarily
answer the bell: de debble' was ringing.
Il was plumb scared myself sub; but dere
was just one thing about that place YOU
was in dat ticked me to def sun
What was that?" inquired the actor
"Dere wasn't a pickapinny oh any kind
down dere where you was, sun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
Mime. Roger-Miclos' Recital.

Nine. Roger-Miclos. the French pianiste
gave her first public recital yesterday aft
ernoon at the Columbia Theater. 1t was
believed that as she had played at several
private musicales in this city, including
one at the White House. sufficient interest
had been excited to insure large attend
ance. but the audience was only of fair
size and excepting in two instances was it
enthusiastic. Nine. Roger-MicloS possesses
a remarkable technical equipment, but
what she seems to lack Is the interpretive
grasp, the power to bring out the real
meaning of Beethoven, Schumann and List
Both in the reading of the Beethoven So
nata and in it's execution there was a care
lessness that was hardly pardonable in one
coming here with her reputation. and the
same is true of her rendition of Schumanns
"Carnaval," which was last given here
with such splendid effect by Paderewski.
The two instances of enthusiasm referred
to above were the performers rendition of
Haydn's Arietta Varee and Chopin's Valse
Posthume. In the former she played with
great daintiness and clarity of tone and it
was certainly her best work. The Valse
was given an adequate interpretation but
it was the only one of her Chopin group
that found any particular favor.
There were quite number of fashiona BILE
people in the audience and Miss Roosevelt
was one of box party entertained by Nine
Margerie The French amba ssador and
Nine. Jusserand also had several friends
in their box.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

other important production to follow Will
be In the Palace of the King" for which
the Pike company carries the original cos
Allen company Later "A Royal Family
and Nathan Hale will be offered. THESE
plays will all be seen for the first time at
reduced prices The Pike company includes
many well-known players. among the num-
her being Misses Mary Hail. Evelyn Brown,
Grace Hadsell, Enelie melville, Florence
Leslie. Helen Royme and Dorothy Bremen,
and Messrs. Byron Douglas. George Farren.
Thurlow Bergen, John b. Maher HUDSON
Liston William A. Hackett, Robert Milton
and others. Edwin Barbour. is in charge
of the company's stage management.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
Tax on Show Tickets.
From the London Chronicle.

INC
Australia Is apparently about to give us
another new lead-a tax on theater tickets.
Retrenchment Is now the order of the day
ali over the commonwealth, and the re-
duction of the government grants has seri-
ously embarrassed the finances of a num-
Der of charitable institutions. large depu-
tation of the managing committees of the
Melbourne charities has waited upon the
treasurer and protested. Mr.. Shiels, in re-
ply. pointed out that Melbourne was the
greatest sporting community i'm the world
He thought tax on sports amusements
and the totalisato should be imposed for the
benefit OF charities. The hundreds of thou
sands of people who cheerfully paid a shilI-
ing each to see cricket match or witness
a play would feel no hardship In contribute
ing penny more for the sake Of charity.
He estimated that such a tax would bring in
fl20000 year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
"M'Liss."

One of the most popular plays that the
American stage has ever known is m liss,
which will be presented at the Academy
week February %. This play is an adap-
tation Of Bret Harte's famous story of the
same name and is as thoroughly American
as a native dramatic offering can be. All
of the scenes are laid in California. and
the action of the play takes place at the
time when that state was overrun with
fortune hunters The company is headed
by Jolly Nellie McHenry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Miss Sandol Millikin, who is not playing
the principal role in The Bird in the
Cage, is to be withdrawn from that piece
and given the ingenue role in the strong
Empire Theater Company. Who will re-
place Miss Milikin in THE Bird In the
Cage" or whether the piece will be shelved,
Is not stated. Beatrice Irwin, the present
ingenue of the Empire company, has re
signed so as to be with her husband, the
Earl of Rosslyn. in another play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
ABIDE

Mabel Howard, recently leading woman
with William Gillette in Sherlock
Holiness is reported to be i'll in Cincinnati
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Miss Grace Freeman, the prma donna
of "A Country Girl company, will be 'fea-
tured in new musical comedy at one OF
the Broadway theaters next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
Wherein the Danger Lay.

From the Smart Set.
Have you any objections II my taking
your daughter to the theater sir?'
No: not so long as you don't let her Sc
lect the play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

The Adoption of Archibald has proved
very successful in London and will be pre-
scented in this country next season. Edgar
Selwyn, with William Gillette's company
is the author of the piece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Mrs James Brown Potter is touring Eng
land with great success. giving recitals.
1t is reported that Mrs. Potter will open a
spring season in London. appearing in an
original play from the Italian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

James X. Hackett has secured the Ameri-
can rights to Pierre VOLTS Paris success.
lie Secret de Polichinelle,'' which was
originally produced at the Gymnase, in
Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Jessie Busley has joined the Girl With
the Green Eyes company in New York,
Clyde Fitch having written part into the
play for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Clara Taylor. who holds the record of
having worked in eighteen musical comedy
companies in Boston within eighteen weeks.
is to appear in London soon as member of
Thomas B. Davis company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Gertrude Bennett. who has resigned from
Henrietta CroSmanS company, will retire
permanently from the stage. having made
her last appearance with The Sword of
the King in Norwich. Conn, last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14
ADJUSTMENTS.

membered that the elder Coquelin's brother
is also a star in stageland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Stair & Havlin, who control thousand
theaters, more or less, in this country, are
trying to secure the rights to Mrs. FISK
Tess of the D'Urberviles." If successful
Miss Rebecca Warren will be starred in the
title role
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Amelia Bingham gave the first present6,-
ton of Clyde Fitch's The Frisky Mis-
Johnson in New York last Monday night
A consensus of the critics places the piece
in the raw class, but praises Miss Bng-
ham and her supporting company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

1t is reported that Weber & Fields Will
lose Fay Templeton and Charles Bigelow.
the Shuberts who open another theater IN
New York next season, having secured
them to head a musical comedy company
4 hprnin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Marie DRESSER has fully recovered from
her attack of typhoid and will soon make
a tour of the prominent vaudeville houses.
She has already signed a contract to head
the company to be placed in Boston by
Weber & Fields next season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Mary Shaw and her supporting company.
who have been presenting Ibsen's Ghosts"
In New York for the past three weeks, will
take the drama to Boston next week. Miss
Shaw is a native of Boston and has many
admirers in that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Jessie Bartlett Davis is at her home in
Chicago. recovering from attack of
pneumonia which started during her trip
to Boston. There We're symptoms of ty-
pGod, but the physicians say Miss Davis
viii be well by next week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

Maurice Grau has written to Olga Meth
ersole, in London, begging to be relieved
of his contract to star her in this country
next season. Mr.. Grau says his health is
poor and that he will not be in this cOuntry
next fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-14

At the Academy Of Music In Jersey City
last week rich contractor by the name of
English took offense at Brandon Tynan's
lines in Robert Emmett" and interrupted
the performance. Mr.. lyman stopped the
play until the police removed the contrac
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
STEERS ON A RAMPAGE
IN NEW YORK STREETS

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Five steers of
a herd which had just arrived from Jer-
sey City, stampeded at the foot OF West
Fortieth Street this afternoon and for
three hours pandemonium reigned along
Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. between
Fortieth and Thirtieth Streets. while the
steers raced about the vicinity.
Men in the railroad yards dropped be-
meath the cars, and many persons
sought refuge while the Infatuated ami
mails were on the rampage. They al
most ran down several persons. and one
Of them jumped completely over a
youngster on the sidewalk.
Policeman Dulane was in front of one
OF them trying to stop it's fight, and
would have been gored had not Police
man Delaney shot and killed it just as
it reached Dulane. The other four were
lassoed before they did much damage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
WHEAT.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The cotton
market opened with a concession on the
nearby months of to points. as
compared with yesterdays closing. in
fiuenced by unfavorable cables and clear
ing weather in the South. September
sold at 11.3s. October at 1894. December
at ISL. January at 9.S1, and March at
9.s2, unchanged from yesterdays close.
The market showed some activity and
come further concessions from this
ranga OF values during the early trading,
in which October sold at 80: December
rs: January. "a. and March 7S Though
narrow, the market showed no yielding
tendency. and in the last half hour of
the session the buying of the September
and October options. carrying these
months to 11.45 and 1905. respectively.
gave a better tone TO the entire list.
The market accepted considerable
liquidation and taking during the
early trading this morning. and also a
continuation of rather free offerings
supposed to be from short account OF
Wall Street operations. This was. how
ever principally directed at the winter
options, with somewhat less pressure on
October. The buying OF the September
and October options was largely a COW
cring movement. though reports of pur-
chases of the latter months by spinners'
brokers as hedge transactions were con-
sidered plausible. The receipts for the
day were regarded as an indication of a
large increase in the movement next
week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
JOHN WANAAAKER CASE
PUT INTO JURY'S HANDS
Verdict Not Likely to Be Known
Until Monday.

BEAVER. Pa. Sept. 19.-Judge ].
Sharpe Wilson, in his charge to the jury
IN the Robinson wanamaker Islander
suit consumed a half hour in his address
TO the jury. A verdict. IL is thought
will hardly be reached tonight. but in
the event OF a decision being arrived at.
In all probability the finding will be
scaled. and the result of the suit will
not be known until court opens on Mon
day morning
r. S. Holt for the prosecution. opened
the arguments. Mr.. Wanamaker was
apparently greatly interested in the
speech. Mr.. Holt laid emphasis on his
statement that not one bit of evidence
had been introduced by the defense TO
show that a dollar had ever been taken
Illegally from the State treasury. Mr..
Holt spoke for an hour. and was fol-
lowed by Attorney Bergner. for the de-
tense.
Mr.. Bergner finished speaking at 2:20
O'Clock. having consumed the full two
hours allowed for the defense. In clos
ing he said he did not charge Robin
son with conspiracy. but thought he was
incompetent for the position OF State
printer. He made several sarcastic al
lusions to "Dr. Warren's bird book, -
and the padding in it.