New-York tribune., 1906-12-21
rated on religious grounds. writer in THE
Freeman,s Journal SAYS Of this Irish Rose:

rated on religious grounds. writer in THE
Freemans Journal says of this Irish Rose:
Miss La Touche, the young Irish lady who in
@ so one ssG 95 s3e TN aT baT5 G IN M and
was young enough to be Ruskin's granddaughter
faxen hair. exquisitely chiselled features, some
what aquiline nose and mouth indicative of firm
nee and had not ONLY the usual young-iadyIike
accomplishrnents of knowledge OF the modern Ian
guages and music but was an admirable Greek
and Latin scholar with considerable acquaint-
brilliant in conversation and had an encycloPRdio
memory. She was, moreover, an accomplished
prose but of sonnets, both in English and German,
Ct unquestionable power.
In the Just issued memoir of Professor York
Powell appears an amusing story connected with
the official letter in which Lord Rosebery offered
Powell the Regius Professorship of Modern His
tory. THE scout" says a commentator. whose
declining years were smoothed by the unexact-
ing task of looking after the rooms of York
Powell took the letter in and detected about II
all the marks of a most fragrant tradesman's bill.
He placed it accordingly behind the clock with
others of the same unappealing exterior and It
lay unopened for a fortnight; at the end of
which time inquiry from the Prime Minister'S
private secretary led to the discovery of the
document and, after much searching of a genu-
inely modest and self-knowing heart, to the
accepting of the professorship"
OF a certain novel which was published last
year and which has gone into three editions It
is said that before IT reached the press twenty
one publishers had declined IT. Such happen
ing IS rare in these days, good books being rea-
sonably sure of a welcome but there were
plenty Of regretted declinatons in the last CEN
tury. Mr. James Payn used TO relate that in his
capacity as reader TO Smith & Elder he de-
rIfu he Of
afterward this fact stated in print, to-
gether with an estimate of what his error had
cost his firm. Payn, who was the last man 10
SIT down patiently under calumny. told the
late Mr.. George Smith that he felt bound in
self-respect to contradict a story so derogatory
TO his literary judgment. "If were you" re-
piled Mr. Smith. 'I wouldn't do that for. as q
matter of fact. YOU did reject the manuscript.
and we have lost what Macmillans have gained
I never told you. because knew it would an
noy you: and I only tell you now TO prevent Won
from contradctng AN over true tale" Payn
used to say that in all the annals of business.
considerate forbearance had never been better
exemplfed
Against this story of his failure to perceive
merit Payn was wont 10 set his discovery of Mr.
Anstey Guthrie The manuscript of 'evice
Versa" bearing the unknown name of ''F.
Anstey,' came in ordinary course into his hands
He glanced at the first page, turned over. read
to the end and then ran into Mr. Smiths room.
saying, We've got the funniest thing that has
been written since Dtckens's Christmas Carol
And the public gave unequivocal evidence that
II ooncurred in the verdict
Nj. Henry Han has written and has himself
published, a book called How Money Is Made
in Security Investments; or. Fortune at Fffty--
Five" It is more conservative in character than
might be inferred from its rather sensational
title The author aims to assist the man who
having saved q little money, wants to put il
into the stocks Of paying properties without dan
ger of losing any part of his capital, but with
the assurance that the investment will grow.
He shows both what could have been done and
" hat actually has been done in thirty-hve years
starting with 81 coo II is argued here that
81 900 invested IN a good stock in 1870 could
have been made to grow to 100000 by 1909
AS in commerce a man who purchases stocks
must turn his money oyer and over at judicious
intervals. He must sell well as buy and the
secret Of success lies in doing both at the right
time One of the facts which the investor is
q sked to remember is that in their long osciIIa-
tions in value stocks move in rather close svrn-
pathy with transportation and manufacturing
but are liable to anticipate those industries N
some extent For its bearing upon the values of T
stocks the story of alternating business pros
perfty and depression is given at length The |
hook contains many entertaining incidents and /
an amusing list OF Wall Street maxims