New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-16
A MISTAKEN IDEA

"A MISTAKEN IDEA.
st ~ ats.. sFis s r., Rss3 T.0
curriculum NsveThees slfdy I inSed 4 their
OF heedmasers it unanimously decided that the mere
marked the Writings Of Julius CAESAR h 6T sSI0ng
exceptional futu1s 3bity IN ITSELF as an earnest Of
Mark y9nder youth. who scorns his task
Letting his inward fancy bask
ON the surrounding scene
0 empoy his msY infant Of 5es0 S5 fts
For see, upon the desk he beats
or Pye, or Byron.
Not 3.;, his the fever'd brow of those
Who constantly explore
The painful paths of Latin prose
Nor count the task a bore
Twas never said of HIM that he
Would grind for hours a day so
That at the last he cen might be
Familiar with the works of p
Ovidius Naso.
TO me his soul appears to soar
With future triumphs big
And count the quest of classic lore
As something mira dig
Yet there are one two beside
Who claim to know his habits.
And ma these my point Of view deride.
With thoughts OF rabbits.
In ths year 1902 Germany published OF books and
pamphlets nearly q oo and the United States only
about third as many. On the other hand the
United States published 21,o0o newspapers and
periodicals. and Germany only little more than a
third as many. In tho output of books Germany
and German Austria. taken together lead the
world; then follow France, Italy England the
United States and the Netherlands In creative
works, novels, romances and works of pure lima si-
nation, England leads the world: Germany is ahead
In educational and theological works and books
for the young. France copiously to history.
and Italy to religion. Fiction mainly rules in the
United States.
A young woman at country house party one
Christmas had been thrilled with delicious horrors
by tales OF ghosts and hobgoblins TOLD by Certain
OF her fellow guests about generous fire just be-
ing she appeared at the breakfast table ready for
for going. finally confessed that she was afraid 20
steep under that roof another night She said that
step 10 her horror saw spectre ali in btty
at the foot Of her bed. and it raised its clawhke
There was no halucination about it, for the cover
While the interest was at its height. a belatsd
breaktaster appeared and rem ,rked eeniaIy:
room next 10 mine was 1noccuried I took the
liberty OF helping myself to an extra covering from
theFe!-tCountry Life in America.
Stories of betrothed lovers marrying when one
OF them going to die Immediately have alva Va
a good deal OF pathos and romance in them. hut
nothing like the practical prudence and wisdom OF
the one in which a Hohoken damseI has recently
moved the principal figure. She went to the
Philippines TO marry her soldier boy lover found
him pretty nearly dead from CONSUMPTION took
the first steamer back. and on the way found an
other wooer. whom she espoused as soon as thew
came on shore. Starting on with such a fund OF
good sense and freedom from sentimental notions
they ought to live happy ever after" according to
the formula OF the story books which Outlines take
things for granted with more lberality than the
general run of experience justihes.
The Goddess of Liberty on the American coin
uttered hasty exclamation NV lanJi', she
squeaked, in a shrl voice They'll be calling me
& Panamamma next."-(Chicago Tribune
Fordham has long needed n new hospItaI The
action Of the city authorities toward acquiring four
acres OF the land owned by st. Johns College witt,
the expectation that buildings viii be constructed
at an outlay OF 100000 is foresgbted ana
judicous. The Borough OF Tho Bronx and all tn
upper part of New-York City on this side of r.
East River and Long Island Sound ara TOO
meagrely provided with homes of healing ON,
refugees for those stricken by accident or disease
Baseball conferences have been in progress ~
Manhattan Of late, and II Is pleasant 10 obser,,,
that the maguates OF the bats and the bases have
been amicable in dispositions. They declare that
the returns from gate receipts In 1903 have been
cousolatory. 1t may possibly be that their good
nature is In some measure attributable to the out
look for dividends.
Teaching Of Scientific Method we extrSct
the following passage; III the proper stnJv
OF man (sicl be man-as the highest disnitary
OF our ChuLch some time ago asserted" etc. This
Is not simply due To a natural confusion between
Pope and the Pope IL comes OF poets havine.
Two Christian names Oncludng one for his sur.
nance, so that the student OF the Dictionary OF
description Of him Pope. Alexander-(Pun