New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-12

spectivelv 70 .rThe Age of Charlemagne. ana
..-rba 400 of Teudalisn1 and Theocraey' the
record being thus carried down TO the Garner
decades of the fourteenth century. the inter-
aetin. readable character of the narrative IS
maintained and we note the same profusion
as in the preceding volumes of opposite Illus
ira tions reproduced in black and white and
in color. From Professor Prutzs volume on
Charlemagne we take the following passage on
that great rulers reference to the educational
movement of his time:
In the first place Charlemagne strove 20 unite
in himself both of The elements of national culture
that existed side by side in his kingdom. He
caused the old heroic myths and tales. as well as
read TO him at meals. He took pains to have the
man names for the winds ana montns, ana De re-
CURED the bishops to preach In German: Blit
nsfrcfe IN grammar 6 Peter Of Pisa In IKE
manner in the case Of his children his frlends.
and the Young people of rank who were growing
UP at court he strove to unite the Roman and
German elements r more perFeG5 uq ntSIiaota 1
life of the realm. and by means Of the scholars
envy CharIen1s gne himself stood in sympathetic cor
necton with this whole movement WITH extra orc
adapted to his purpose all the nationahties of the
empire represented among them. and even
abIest men We find at his court the learned
family had shared in the struggle of the JIomhards
= native Of Spain VINO rose to he Bishop of Or
leans and combircd theological learning with IN
of Pisa; and Angilbert. who was of noble Frankish
peror's daughter BERTHA. and finally Charlemagne's
especial favorite, Einhard the Emperors intelh-
at times also bis confidential adviser in important
matters Of state.
ChaIienagne associated freely with the members
of this circle, where he called by the academic
name David His companions received similar a
names: g. EinharG was styled BezaleeI; Aias ns
bert, Homer; Alcuin Flaccus, etc The range OF
surprisingly great. and went far heyond tn ne
narrow bounds which in those days were SET -
ecciesiasttcai ideas 1t included even astronomy
With what success Charlemagne fostered HISTORICAL
GildTcai works Of his time that have come down
in comparison with which those IhfiT RreCer
and follow seem very poor and scanty HIS care
extended even to the cultivation of good style;
in the neglect OF this by many ecclesiasttcs ne saw
p danger to the right understanding and interpre-
tatiol OF Holy Writ.
In his bulky book on Modern India" Flenn-
ing II. Reve1 Company Mr.. William Eleroy
Curtis offers a we'll arranged description oI
that country. its present condition and the life
Of it's peopEe His observations are set forth IN
an animated fashion; he provides illustrative
anecdotes: and he has added a judlc1ous MS
torfcaI background. Many vague Ideas Whlch
the man of the Occident entertains about lnola
he brushes aside For example, he tells US that
foreieners have very little conception Of the eX-
tent and the power of the native governments;
that instead of being useless sybarites many
of these princes are men of high character,
culture and integrity, who exercise a wise, just
and patriarchal authority over their subjects.
The British government interferes with that
authority only when the welfare of the people
plainly requires il. Lord Curzon, during his
administration, has deposed only two native
rulers.
one of them was the Rajah of Bhartpur, State
we'll known in the history of England by its long,
successful resistance of the British treaty. In
1890 the native prince man of Incorporate habit
and violent passions, beat death one of his per
sonaI servants who angered him by falling to obey
orders his satisfaction. 1t was not the hrSt
OFFENCE. the most Migrant, and the only
one that brought officially to the atten-
ton of the government His behavior had been
the subject of comment and the cause Of scandal
for several years, and he had received frequent
warnings Hence. when the brutal murder OF his
servant was reported at the Government House
Lord Curzon Immediately ordered his arrest and
trial He was convicted. sentenced to imprson-
uent for life. deprived of all his titles and author
ity. and his infant son was selected as his sue
cessor. During the minority of the young prince
the government will be administered by native
regents under British supervision
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