New-York tribune., 1903-01-08

heaks parted. dropping IN the Wnl1e truce oI
noon.
Drinkeble water lies near the surface in parts
Of the desert. but men die on the very spot.
ignorant that rescue is there 1T is related that
the final breakdown of that hapless party that
gave Death Valley its forbidding name occurred
in 2 locality where shallow wells would have
saved them. But how were they TO know that?"
Mrs. Austin's paper is excellent pendant 10
that striking description of desert experience by
Professor McGhee which appeared in The At
lantic' some years ago.
II is always difficult for the true lover Of
poetry realize that there reasonably
well trained minds in the world having not the
slightest comprehension of what poetry is
From such a mind comes a businesslike note
quoted by Mr. Howells In the current 'Har-
per I object to the tinkle.' says this curious
Mind Il object to the poetic license which
performs a Cermanic divorce between subject
and verb so that instead OF complete thought
which can be mastered before another is set
before the brain there is twist in the gram
1natical sequence that requires a conscious
effort Of viii 10 keep the original thread. The
world is too busy TO do this; reading must be
relaxation. not study. When poetry
conforms in its mental tone TO the spirit of the
times; when it reflects the life and more or less
the common thought of the day. then more of
s65ra dgrind, Poetry take care of itself.
The Mississippi. as described by Mr.. Willis
Gibson in "Scribner's'' is seen to have lost none
of its old time interest though there be those
who predict its REIMBURSEMENT great high
way Of travel and commerce. Many are its
Observation-Disclosures its appalling" crookedness
Approaching Cairo from the north by boat"
says the author. the stranger. seeing the city's
elevators and church spires within stones
throw. is pretty certain to rush into the cabin
10 assemble his belongings when he has still
before him tortuous ride of two hours
Yet this phenomenon is not wholly without
advantages The citizen of aforementioned
Tiptonvie who misses the upbound boat at
breakfast time does not worry over the acci-
dent. He calmly spends the morning at home.
then, after dinner. trudges four or five miles
across country Slough Landing. arriving
there in plenty of time-lkely with an hour or
two TO spare-to catch his boat. which. in the
interval since leaving Tiptonville has been
wandering through thirty miles of bends.
Down IN the Great Bends country below Mem
phis. the south going steamer at the end of a
half days travel may be further from the Gulf
Of Mexico as the crow flies than she was at the
beginning. One may go from Memphis to Or
leans by rail-the distance is 400 miles-in a
single night. BY steamboat it is. at best. four
davs run; the Mississippi dilly-dallys through
exactly 500 miles of twists and turns between
the two cities.
Mrs Schuyler Crowninshield's novelette, in
holds dainty poetic little love story of modern
France. The fairy girl. all grace and whim and
irnpetuous love. the melancholy. ardent boy hid
ing the wonder and rapture Of his worship be-
hind his nTonkish habit and occupations. make
a charming pair. and their story has idyllic
sweetness and simplicity which that Of the real
Heloise and Abelard certainly lacked.
Mr. Alfred Moseiy. the Englishman who
brought a party of British trades unionists to
this country TO study American industrial meth
ods contributes interesting paper to The
Worlds Work" The results of his observa-
lions as stated therein calculated TO warm
the American heart with pride. Among the
things in which he thinks Britain should borrow
from us are our educational system; readi-
ness 10 put capital into productive enterprises;
the readiness OF the American employer to
s6opt every kind of mechanical force. and his
readiness TO accept every good working sus-
restjon from his workman-a thing which In
britain our critic tells us, brings the sack"
lto believes that there should be an end Of the
destruction of output. based he says. "on the
economic faIlacy that there is not work enough
TO go round"
True there is not in congested spots But IN
the newer English speaking countries. South
africs Canada the United States. have
etn6ted Industrial conditions with care, and L
krow that now. at this moment the WoIIo ls
1lteil2en1 dIlQ
ie no deartt Of opportunity; there Is oearth
of lal,or-b,Yt the worker should go 10 the TASK
never will the task go TO the worker
Mr. Dugmores article on camping IN the SNOW"
,rin,ed in Country Life in America. Is a
Resulting one If the healthy city man who has
Eo,e for nature could once realize the delights
NJ the winter woods there would be many more
vacations taken in cold weather snoWshoeing
over the sparkling snow, under t1et laden ever
greens of those northern woods. is 2 JOY to the
sni,5ated which can hardly be put into words
f.old9 Our author knows what ne is talking
sbout when he tells US Of the keen air that Is