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New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

Victorian era: but the general reader win prob
ably turn with most 2est to the glimpses OF
famous personalities and the anecdotes which
enliven these pages
The Duke begins his story with some notes on
the career OF his grandfather. that brave John
Campbell, who was the of the lovely Mary
Belenden and the second husband Of the Won
dcrful beauty. Elizabeth Cunning. Duchess OF
Hamilton Elizabeth's youngest son, our
Dukes father. of ability. with a
strong taste for the physical sciences Among
the experiences Of this John Campbelrs early
manhood his escape from Switzerland in
woman's clothes when. in 1903. Bonaparte's rep
resentatives were hunting for all the unwary
English on their side of the Rhine. Only a few
weeks before young Campbell had attended one
of the First Consuls lcvaeS and had set down
in his journal this description of Bonaparte:
His hair is straight. of a dark brown color. and
scarcely reaching the cape OF his coat; his fore
head straight, but the brow projecting more
than is common HIS is large and prom
inent and forms a gentle curve from the fore
head to the point The upper lip is short and
it's edge rather turned up The under lip does
not project nearly far the upper The
chin. rather long. projects considerably at the
end. His eyes are light gray. He has not
much eyebrow. His complexion IS uncommonly
sallow His linEs are small. but neatly made.
His stature does not exceed . foot 6 inches.
His countenance varies astOnishingly in its
preston. and when he laughs smiles is very
agreeable and engaging. His teeth are fine. but
he does not show them much" In after days
the Briton often said that Bonaparte's smile
was the most beautiful he saw. Concern
ing another celebrity of that period he less
amable: Monsieur Talleyrand is the most dis
gusting looking individual l ever saw. His
complexion is that of corpse considerably ad-
vanced in a state OF corruption His feet
distorted in every possible direction. His having
learned to walk steadily with such wretched
materials is a proof that he is man of con-
siderable abilities"
There are several interesting references to
Bonaparte's conqueror. Wellington. in the
eighth Dukes "reminiscences. Unlike most of
WeIlington's visitors. Argyll was not particu-
larly struck by tho high aauilins the
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
PICTURE ROBBERIES.
-ondOu SpeCtatOr.

From The London Spectator
Your readers may be interested in hearing
some particulars of a great picture robbery
which took place fifty-Odd years ago al Chari-
ton Park. near Malmesbury, the seat OF tne
Earls of Suffolk. / was curate or Ch1riIoh al
the time. one morning. thlnk IN LIe HoiIA
of June-twelve picture frames in the two draw
ing rooms were found TO have had the canVases
cut out of them. CuriOusly enough, the house
maids had been at work in the rooms. bit had
not observed it. All the twelve were valuable
vorks-at the moment l can remember the
name of one only, lie RabOteur. oy AnnlDae
Caracci For two three years the affair re-
mained n mystery. Some very curious Specu-
lations were made as 20 the guilty person l
remember the late Lord Suffolk saying 70 me.
after interview which he mad h1d VIA ne
police, DO you know. they think dld II
Then the truth came out \ man VINO hai
been butler in the family. and had had posi-
of outdoor messenger in the Foreign once gwen
him through their influence came down from
Ondon and secreted himself IN the house.
which of course. he knew Well his hiding
place was woodshed opening out OF tne cen
trail court which though roOIed over h4d never
been finished. Early in the morning ne cut Ouf
the canvases. rolled them up and walked TO ths
nearest station-it was then Ninety dlsIancs
of about six miles For two years and more Ne
did nothing with his booty Presumably ne nad
heard while waiting at table, that this or that
picture was worth many hundred POUNDS, and
had not realized that this value depended on
conditions of pedigree and title Later pract-
tioners In the same line have contrrved. nevertne-
less TO make something by their vtifanE; tns
took one OF the pictures to a dealer II was 70
be cleaned and he limited that he would DE- Dis
posed to sell it, The dealer. OF course. recos-
niZed IL at once and gave information Tia
man was arrested. tried and found guilty and
condemned TO 4 period OF penal servitude-
y J. c.
I'VE remember an amusing gloss. whether true
or not we cannot say on the story of the Chars-
ton robbery IL was that the thief cOntrived to
show the stolen pictures To 4 distinguished an
critic who had not heard of the robbery He az
once pronounced the pictures TO be very In
rerior copies of the celebrated pictures in Lord
SuNoIk's coIIection-"-Ed- Spectator-l
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

a bald head. very nat face. and a cornplexic,
perfectly cadaveroua His eyes were sharp ana
observant. but amiability was not consuicuo,.
in the expression. His speech was slow and AL
ways apparently preneditated" His temps,
was abominable. as an anecdote Of a dinner a,
Thomas GrenviIIe's house shows. One OF IN.
guests, Sir David Dundas told a good storv a.x
told it very well Rogers never could bear 70
see those around him listening to any one bu,
himself. He therefore slowly lifted his cadavsr.
Gus face and, with most vicious expression
said: have been waiting a long time rilI
Dundas had ended May I be allowed now N
get in one word edgewaysr Dundas could not
reply. of course to such an antiquity as Rogers
and could only look. he did. very much an
noyed-" The Duke offers US amusing glimpse
Of Christopher North" otherwise Professor
Wilson With his friend. DIR. Robertson. III,
young man sat down a bench in front of TIA
professors chair in a lecture room where tner,
were not a dozen students:
Presently Wilson IN with rush NOR,
singular looking being IL is impossible 70 imagine
The head enormous. like the ouSts OF Jupiter
upon the collar OF his coat A wild force was sim
seated in his expression He sat down with
words uttered with vehemence in a deep and stil
powerful voice ea1emen- IN ,tis ys Z no15f not D. get
elements of moral philosophy; coupled with the
for's gravity His convulsive efforts 20 suppress
his Iaughter in the very face OF the professor
irresistjbIy infectious. and We both spent an hour
In GREAT agony for there was nothing IN what fol-
lowed 10 take off the first impression
The Duke says that the only really very great
human being he ever met with whom II was
tnpossible to be disappointed was-Nrs- Eliza
beth Fry He writes of the majestic Quakeress
in a tone of the deepest reverence over her
whole countenance. he says. there was an in
effable expression of sweetness dignity and
power-"It was impossible not to feel some awe
before her as before some superior being
Argyll had many friends among cultivated
Americans and apparently found them and their
ways peculiarly IikabIe- 1t should be renen-
bered that at a critical period of our civil War
he urged that the Alabama should be detained
at any British port at which she might touch.
When the suggestion was made in the British
Cabinet there was as the Duke afterwards said.
"a perfect Instruction" and the proposition
was vetoed In this affair of the Confedesats
shin we are told, ne consistently maintained
that England in the wrong
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
ARGYLL
The Pleasant "reminiscences of the
Eighth Duke.

GEORGE DOUGLAS. EIGHTH DUKE OF
ARGYLL. K; G.: K T. ,,{bs GsSIlso0 9 g., Auto Aaa,
ager Duchess of Argyll Illustrated. In two
volumes Svo 6e-63a E. p Dutton & Co
The eighth Duke of Argyll was man whose
interests were of the widest Early in life he
entered politics. and his public service was long,
conscientious and useful. AS a great land
owner In Scotland he introduced improved
methods of cultivation, and spent a fortune
upon them to the exceeding advantage of his in
teIligent tenants. His leisure was given to sci
ence and to literature; Nature and all her works
he loved and studied with devotion His auto
biography reflects all these phases of his life,
and was evidently written with keen enjoy
ment of the task There is much in il to at
tract the student OF the political history of the
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

1t is amusing. and little comforting, TO OBJ
serve that the caStigItion of Mr.. Thomas Wright
for his amazing Life of Walter Patcr'' goes on
apace- In the London Saturday Review" We
find this scornful outburSt: "Mr. Wrights fac
tory Of biography is becoming a nuisance. 1t Is
time it were summariy abated If we tooh his
work seriously at all, should have to say
much harder things about it. As ii is he is Just
an irritation We want him out of the way
He has scribbled his name on FitzGerad Bur
ton and Pater; and we hear he Is threatening
Dickens and Rushin- Decency should forbid"
We read this comment with sympathy. but we
appreciate even more the critics protest against
the whole principle of making so-caliel "biog-
raphies' that are actually but chronicles of
small beer. AS we pointed out in reviewing Mr
Wrght's volume, his publication of divers facts
hitherto unknown is not excused by the new
ness of the facts Whether new or old they
simply have no interest for intelligent readers
OF Pater- As the Saturday Review" says,
~Pater's life in college is just about rs impor
tant for genuine readers of Pater rs Keatss life
among other surgeons apprentices is important
for lovers OF Keatss poetry" But the Wrishts
of this world will. we fear, never learn the sig
Ai6cance OF this truth.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
C4THAY.
From Notes and Queries

From Notes and Queries
The modern pronunciation Is stated N u1e eof
torial note but there can be no doubt our fore-
fathers called il Cat-hay, or sounded the IN
as simple II" Shakespeare writes Tor the ad-
jective either Catalan or Catayan- The spelAhs
with '-th'' seems confined to modern EngilSa
The Persians write khatay. the Russians and
Bohenians Kitay, the Poles kitaj. the Run1a-
mans Chitai- In the SlavOnic and Rumanian
tongues il is used. not only name fof
China but also to denote kind OF cotton stun
English nankeenl. In Moscow the whole com
rrercial quarter is conprehensively styled kitay-
Gorod. "Cathay-Town-"
Khitan. Khatai. is the collective name on
several Monaghan tribes who in the tenth cen
tury inhabited Eastern Manchuria- and. con
quering the northern provinces or China, nam
tanned their rule there for two hundred years
UiiI lf2.sl Their name. in the forms khifal
Khata, Cathay. etc, thus came TO be used fo'
nearly Il thousand years as the name or Chiha
anons, the people of Central Asia and those
European nations which became acGualIie9
with China through that channel
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
g1oe Weea1c We1oc; 2lDoort:ls grlbn11e
SUNDAY, MAY 26, 1907.

Should part of a critics equipment be will
ingness to suffer bores gladly? Should he make
heroic efforts TO rise above poor human nature
and throw himself with ardOr upon the discus
sion of things that weary him almost to stupe-
faction? The point is raised by the amiabe
plant of young dramatiSt who seems to have
come to the conclusion that the critic armed
with Il battle axe is more stimulating to him
than the critic who barely cOnceals languid
Indifference We have heard this plaint before,
and have been much diverted by the complacency
behind it There are few things funnier in this
time of n million scratching pens than the atti-
tude of the mediocre writer toward his critics.
lie cannot understand why his ineffable works
are dismissed, very often, with breyity and
good nature suggesting that they have been
taken in n rather light mood, and even some
what dSdainfully. 1T is not that l want
praise he will say. 81 can get plenty of that
from my friends What | want is good strong
criticism, an overhauling of every point made
tn my book" 1t rarely occurs to him that his
book is quite poiutesS, that there is nothing in
ii TO invite the minute criticism which a re-
viewer gladly gives to a work of brains. The
battle is all very well. 1t is indispensable
upon certain occasions But to ask the critic to
bring it out when he is being bored to death by
a tissue of colorless, dull, and utterly Intellectual
stuff. is to ask just a shade too much
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26
THE FACE OF A CHILD.

81 J. H MAC,1EIKAN-
o childish face! when God was dumb,
The sultry world a seeming,
--hc light Of thy clear eyes has come
Like dew upon my dreaming
Dear chi!dfsh face: for when desire.
Brute inclination. claimed me.
(Nor old ideals could inspire,
Nor thought of others shamed me).
The picture of thy sunny grace,
Thy wistful look of wonder
That lives but in Il child's fair face.
Have trod the devil under.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-26

1t is impossible to tell what n professional
humOriSt will do next The only thing of which
We may feel certain is that it will not neces-
sarly be funny. Mr.. Barry Pain, who has put
some very clever drolleries to his credit has re-
Gently announced a new book entitled First
Lessons in Story Writing" He explains that
he has been in his time "a publishers reader, an
editor and reviewer and he states that his
t2rthcoming book lis intended to be of some
practical use to beginners His reasons for
playing schoo!mastcr in this way are thus ex-
planned: The painter has his training The
musician whether composer or executant has
had TO learn and TO work hard. Why should
writing be the only art for which no study is
required" We like the comment of THE Acad-
enly on this precious deliverance, which it char
acterizeS the mereSt film fam" Coins, ON
to speak of the numerous books which -p,lrport
to instruct people in the whole round of literary
performance this periodical makes charge
against them which cannot well be denied:
The plain fact is that practically all the acen-
cies concerned with the tuteIage of literary as
pirdnts are not concerned to teach them how ro
write. but TO teach them how to make money
The Kind OF story that is written 10 pattern and
for the deleCtat0n of the persons who read
weekly and monthly snippet journals, Is the kind
of story which the literary tutors consider 10 be
the only KIND worth producing. As il is the
country is fun of authors who turn out 'iC-
ton OF this particular brand by the furIong
who esteem themselves literary people and in
some way concerned with letters in consequence
Virtually they a class by themselves and 4
decidedly peruiciouS and undcsira BILE class II
would be good thing for Eng land If they could
be reegated 10 their native business OF trimming
hats and keeping other peoples books
These words will be considered harsh TO the
point of wickedneSs by the purveyors OF ma
chine made f:tjon in this country and in Eng
land, but they are nevertheless words of justice
and wisdom
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-12-15
PUYALLUP
VALLEY

Twenty-nine acres About ten acres
bottom and the rest upland. The bottom
has been partly cleared but has grown
UP with alder The upland has fine
timber. Right on Puyallup River. Only
a short distance from Mcmillan and
close to the N. p. r. r. Some of the
best hop ranches in the valley join
the place
Price for quick sale and all cash ST.
10000 Will take clearing house GER
tifcates or savings bank certificates of
deposit
Address Owner, Box 96S, Tacoma, Wn.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-12-15
the new HARDWARE ENCYCLOPEDIA.

The new General Catalogue just is
sued to the Retail Hardware Trade by
the Simmons Hardware Company is the
greatest achievement of it's kind in mod
ern times and has rightful9y been
called Simmons Hardware Encyclope-
dia."
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-12-15

The Giant Powder Co, Con-, San
Francisco, was the first company in
U. S. to start making high explosives
for all purposes, and for 40 years or
more the original brands of the Giant
Powder Co. Con-, and their products
have been known throughout the u.
S.. Mexico, Central America and Can
ada. Their goods have been initiated
all over the world, but never equalled.
They make two brands of low ex-
plosives expressly adapted for your
bulk) and Giant Stamping, 20 per
cent N. c., put up in cartridges "
ks inches Every ounce of material
used in making either brand is Sc
lected for a special purpose-that of
forming a large volume of explosive
gas.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-12-15

Each copy contains 4,2OO pages, Ill
535 illustrations of 79,137 different
items, and weighs 20 pounds, the entire
edition weighing more than ESQ tons.
1t required 16 carloads of paper, 1874
tons of tar board for binding and S.
900 square feet of binding cloth to make
up this catalogue, in which the printing
presses have deposited 1 "A tons of ink
in printing.
Not only does this vast catalogue
eclipse anything ever before attempted
in point of magnitude, but it represents
perfection in every detail. The flve-
colored productions of Keen Kutter
goods are beautiful in appearance and
perfect in detail, illustrations are cor
rect descriptions are concise and com
plete classifications of goods clearly de-
fined, and as a whole, it is safe to say
it is the greatest Commercial Catalogue
of any kind the world has ever seem.
This Catalogue is issued exclusively
to the Retail Hardware Merchant for
his use in picturing and describing to
the public any items which might be
wanted but which he would not usu-
ally carry in stock, and by means OK
it the retail merchant can supply any
thing on earth that would be in stock
in the largest retail hardware store In
the world.
1t is we'll worth the time of any man.
woman or child to call on local deaier
and ask to see a copy Of the simmons
Hardware Encyclopedia"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-04-26

The reception given by the mem.
bers of NJ. E. church to their newly.
appointed pastor, Rev. II. South, at
their church last Thursday night,
April is. was decided success. The
seasons flowers added their charm to
the tables, which were perfect in
every appointment The floral dec
orations in the church were most ar
tistic. The guests were entertained
with an interesting program, Rev.
Tillman delivering the welcome ad-
dress. The recitation. "Our Own for
Keeps by Mrs. Katherine d. Till
man, q great writer, was fine. The
address by Or. G. b. Wilcox, a Chris.
tian and nan of ability, was listen,
ed to with interest Master Of cere.
monies was Rev. II. w. Johnson. Spe
cial music for the occasion was rem
dered by the choir. The reception
and refreshnlent committees did the
very best.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-04-26
THE LIBRARY RESEARCHER
Hen Employed By Crxaks to Dsivs
Into 1Usty Ter..s fer Ia
formation.

Says The New York Times In the
reading rooms OF the New York public
Libraries one may see almost any day
mysterious, often seedy looking per-
sons surrounded By musty tones, max
Ing coplous notes These individuals
are frequently the subject of remark.
Who employs them, and where are
their notes published? The explana-
ton Is that most Of these mysterious
persons are experts in research, and at
least two OF them are abba to scrape
together Sl.50e year, but they are the
very princes OF their profession. They
are not soedy Both are highly edu-
Gated, cultured men past middle age.
and "ere at one time wealthy
There Is a vast multitude of cranks
In our country, and as most OF them
are people OF means. they are often OF
use to the needier members OF society.
Many library researchers receive q
good slice OF their yearly income from
these cranks. Thus some unknown
gentleman has conceived the idea that
Gibbons Decline and Fall Of the Ro-
man Empire is crawling with errors,
and ne has been employing for some
time three library researchers at sal
airy OF $50 Il week each to make sys-
temaIc examination Of every state
ment OF fact in that mighty work and
collats all the evidence obtainable on
each work! Another gentleman has a
peculiar idea about the head Of Paul
tones and, contemplating a treatise on
the subject. is paving researcher a
good salary TO ransack every book 10
tbs Ne~ Yorl; public Libraries likely 10
yiald grain Of Information
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-04-26
[arriS' Orchestra
A Real Fiesta Occasion! Saw?
How Africans Bear Pain.

A writer in Central Africa gives
these Illustrations OF the fact that the
black man is much less susceptible
to physical suffering than his white
brother. A Makua whose foot had
been amputated was found the day af.
ter the operation out OF bed on the
hospital floor. using the stump for
progression. A Yao who had had
three fingers removed stole away the
next morning 70 20 on q machila Jour.
ney OF some weeks. using the dam.
aged hand freely. So. too, the s1pedl.
uons OF 1895 against the slave-deaL
ers brought to light many instances
OF this callousness. Shells fred into
a stockade unfortunately do not dis
criminate between men. women and
children. They wound all alike. Al
Mlozis women mortally wounded
were to be seen going about picking
up frewood. drawing water and at.
tending to their physical wants. wom.
On who the next day ws-s dead. A
lttle girl whose leg was ampu,ated
made her way to . pool. where she
sat With the stump dangling 10 The
water. Which she was spIashins over
v With her hsndS. singing I'll us time
u theISa no'hisx rss SmisS.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-04-26
THE PROMPT COMPANY.

Denver. Colo.
Commonwealth Life, City.
Conference.-The way you have
treated me in paying me my benefits
of $50 for Inflammation of the eyes IS
certainly appreciated by me. a ben
eft that is paid every week while one
is down is the best
Yours respectfully.
lSigned) MAYME TANNER,
Pills Arapahoe
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-04-26
Queer Place For Nest.

A large centrifugal pump at . Brigh.
ton England, bath stopped working.
and an examination revealed the pres
ence In a pipe Of a pigeons nest with
two eggs. tn reach It's nest the bird had
to find its way through a six-inch
diameter pire-horizontx for six feet,
and bending sharply into a six.fec.
perpendicular
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-04-26
Aseertsinino Sig. Of Rsindrops

The largest raindrops. the bucket
fuls tina; We tell about. are abou. one
hfts Of an inch in diameter. They are
meas-rcd by allowing them to fall
In flour. Each drop forms a pellet
OF dough. These pellets are compar.
ed with others obtained from drops
OF known size.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-04-26
Amrl Shows improvement.

Amrl Haines vas kicked on the In
OF the month b mule, but 10 some
what improved at this writing. Amr,
Is now able to set up 10 bed and
swear whenever be thinks sbou, tho
uule.--'Cslsuity Corners CORE
spoudenee,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-04-26
COLORADO SPRINGS
Whitaker Agent, $40 East Hueano Street

Wanted-Combings of black hair, at
the Santa Fe Hairdressing Parlors,
$40 L. Huerfano.