New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-16


would confer favor by sending them TO Mrs.
Stanton Blstch. No G12 East Buffalo-st.. Ithaca.
X Y ~ - Theodore stanton. No. Avenue
du Trocadero. Paris. Letters will he copied and
carefully returned.
There has been some irreverent talk about a
noted political orator. heard often and not long
ago in this city. standing for Parliament But
We hardly looked 10 see David Harum on the
musings. But switch us for a yellow dog. If 1t
doesn't look as II that's what he's UP to. Here's
what Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman said last
month while talking about Mr.. Balfour's tariff
policy a lot Of Liberals at Bolton:
Mr.. Balfour's maxim is this: We must do
20 other countries what they always do 10 each
other" 7 am familiar with another maxim:
DO TO other men what you would they should
do 10 YOU. and have Yet "A third maxim in
my memory. the maxim Of David Harum. Have
YOU ever made the acquaintance OF DaNlo
Earum2 I would like you all TO make acQuaint-
ance with him. David Harum was money
lender. or banker. in the city II New-York, and
was accounted Il particularly cute man in none
tary transactions and he laid this down as a
rule OF life: DO unto the other fellow the way
he would like 20 do unto you. and do il first"
] think that is worldly wisdom. I think more
Of that maxim than of Mr.. Balfours, and It is
TO be observed that Mr.. Chamberlain is Of the
Harum school he is going to DO it first TO
put all-round duty Of 10 per cent at least
upon all manufactured goods, irrespective Of
mis- question OF retaliation altogether But
after all. / prefer myself &c fall back upon the
antiQuated maxim Of Scripture that it is better
we should do to others as We would that they
should do unto US
Francis Edwards. London is offering collec-
zion Of books. pamphlets. maps. views and
transactions Of societies relating to Africa. and
covering such topics its history. exploration,
natural history. wild sports. ethnology Ian
guages, missions. commerce, politics. wars and
the slave trade. Scmaliland. where the Mad
Mullah has lately been kept too busy for his
own comfort. is represented by some forty titles
Ahyssinis. whittier a representative OF this
country Is bound 10 negotiate commercial
treaty. IS the subject o near a hundred entries.
Job Ludolph's History IF Ethiopia" is among
the earlier books, a description of the kingdom
Of AbeSsinia. the country ard inhabitants. their
government. ecclestical affairs. private economy.
etc. made English by J. 2 Cert" Ludolph
was an Oriental scholar. lie obtained much Of
his Information from Gregory an Abyssinian
ecclesiastic. This translation was published in
1854 Such recent books are included as Cap
tain N. :. Welihys 'Twixt MeneHk and Sir
dar." containing an account Of the devil work
ers" Of Walamo. and the theories Of the Shang-
ksliss. that the white men are born Of thunder
and can cause pair
Amelia 7. Barr VIII be in town for the winter
months. She is staying at the Wellington Hotel
Brentanos have issued illustrated Bridge
Score. pad Of blank scores ruled in columns
and perforated foT tearing out, adorned at the
top with comic drawings in red and black Fos-
ser's rules fer scoring are summarized on the
inner
Some q The unpublished annals belonging to
the Colonial history Of Connecticut are to be
published by A p Williams in a history OF
The Rogereres." The sect was distinguished
by its cluse adherence 10 the New Testament
teachings. and it, opposition TO the union OF
church and state The small band OF NOncon-
eornnists which stood out AGAINST the ecclesias-