New-York tribune., 1904-10-02
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individuals concerned ascertain whether such and
such a statement made to them is true before giving
it currency couple of penny stamps expended III
private correspondence would settle the question
Personalities" however would seem to be greatly
in vogue. Note the following
At seven o'clock the King left the hotel walked
the spring to drink more OF the water Altogether his
majesty has drink about quart OF the water every morn
ing before breakfast.
Standing among the throng, in which every type and
nationality Of humanity represented the King apped
his second pint glass of water.
After drinking the quart of the regulations laId
down for the cure further require the King 70 walk two
hours before eating a morsel OF food.
This his majesty performed by pacing up and down tne
promenade from the kruez spring at one end to the Ferd
nand spring a the other
Notwithstanding all appeals of the local authorities
10 visitors King Edward greatly nconven-
fenced by the snobbish curiosity of the crowd.
One may query whether the snobbish curiosity of
the crowd the snobbish newspaper information
how the King slipped his second pint glass of
water" the most rcprehensible. OF course there
both men and women who delight in the person
ates of the press, especially when they them
selves. Sir Gilbert Parker for instance, would have
been Justly annoyed had the fashionable news col
umn failed to insert announcement that he had
followed the King with that "snobbish crowd,
supposeso to Marienbad Many women of rank
and title only too happy 10 have their dresses
described the Man in the Street and their physi
cal charms discussed by Tom Dick and Harry And
when the press IS aniabc enough TO oblige them in
these little warnings for publicity let us hope that
In olden days it would that a great part of the
responsibility of the press lay its criticism of
and literature. That burden however longer lies
upon its shoulders Since the people began TO read
for themselves newspaper criticism. far books
concerned carries little weight. When par
ticuar book secures great success. read this kind
of thing about it &c In argument intrigue and style
It captures the fancy OF the without attracting
the slightest attention from the critical and dscrni
mating few whose approval alone gives any chance
OF pernancncc 20 work
The critica. and discriminating few in Italy long
ago condemned Dante a vulgar" rhymer
used the peoples uar. Now the much abused
Florentine IS the great Italian classic The
critical and dis, Eliminating few % condemned John
Keats. who is now en-. ri among the chiefest OF
English poets. Onsaughts of 6itterest kind were
hurled the novels of Charles Dickens by the "criti-
cal and discriminating few but he captured the
fancy of the masses - and lives in the hearts and
homes of thousands for whom the critical and dis
eliminating few might Just we'll never have existed,
And when YOU look up the names of the critical
and discriminating few III day. We find
strange To say. that they al disappointed authors
All OF them have written poems novels. which
failures. So must needs pity their criticism
and discrimination equally knowing the secret
fount of gall for which both these delicate emotions
spring At the time, thc responsibility" of
the press might still be appealed To in literary dramatic
and artistic matters for example
Why permit unsuccessful artist to criticize
successful picture: