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New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
STRANGE ENGLISH TRAIT.
From Notes and Queries.

MANY instances could be given of persons
who are known to have kept back SO far as they
could the intellectual side OF their nature, and
AS a consequence their literary work. from their
friends because they had learned from sad eX-
perence that any signs of thought or culture
beyond that which Is given in the ordinary
school course would be highly distasteful TO
those in power almost always producing fric-
ton, which not infreGuently degenerated into
absolute cruelty
some neopIe who must have but limited expe-
rience question the truth of the undoubted fact
that many persons who have had the charge of
Young people have strenuously endeavored to
etunt the intellect in all but the regulation lines
marked out by school teachers. A friend, writ
ing about eight years ago. told of the case of a
gentleman losing important borough appoint
ment because he was addicted to archaeological
studies and had good library; and l have
heard on trustworthy iauthority of an eminent
LAWYER being much hindered in his profession
because he writes books. of serious nature,
well known though they be throughout Europe
and America
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

cosInE c1A6ss u NIL ANP SE S.
pany)
mo modern I35sg S'iEs,iSs. aeS!
TEN YEARS OF MOTORS AND MOTOR RACING b,
Ward spy and forty ohsT iiastraoa. gvo pn
K. 297. O. P DuttOn & Coz
England S sn oR Re cnneh IN me motor 'n'hD'
STUDIES DIES IN CHARACTER 61 a BY BY Carol SoTton d
Essays ethical religious themes
THE ARMY IN 1906 A Policy and vi9dieation sy
xviii. 56s. CE. P. Dutton & Cos
,a An Sss szapsIGn S Of Of ss main gT0sss So.fsc.tIn.
ACT OF STATE IN ENGLISH Law. BY W. Harrison
Moore. svO. pp. XII. lis. (E P. Dutton & Coz
Papers OF various phases OF state law
THE BOOK OF THE V. g Compiled from oGciai
don. Illustrated limo, pp. \. 295 Il. P. Dutton
a record Of the deeds Of heroi,nn for which the
St0 6a 5 & STs 70 f hls Byssnt Sesn sffSd % from Its n'
THE CENSORSHIP OF THE CHURCH OF ROME AND
ITS INFLIENCE Upon THE PRODUCIIoN AND
s1o Save@ Pp P5na TT4 s4 Lie Ptnsm ln ona Vol
history Of the expurgatoTy indexes Of the Roman
tHgTh B sand and OF the effects o.
THE ANCEsTORs OF MY CHILDREN AND OTHER
LIVING n TIE f5N 8oRN1S5 OF M rE TWENIET
III Ky BY william lila 1b Cs9sana sfbo ear SO pp-
The history a New England family
THE MAKING OF THE CRIMINAL By Charles p.
Russell and l. NJ Risoy. 12nno. pp xvi. ss2. chs
An Investigation Of England. method. Of H.atmens
AN ALPHABETICAL ENCYcLoP-E -EpIA OF NsrrTy--
TIoNs. PERSONS. EVENTS ETC. OF ANCIENT
limo. pp- pa CThe Macmillan co1npanyJ
In the New Classical Library
NE c BE- "a, By 70 John R lli Dos fss,os sSa 5p-
Dealing with the various duties OF the lawyer 70
the state. the courts and 10 clients.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
BIOGRAPHY.

VITTORIA COIONNA. With Some Account OF Her
Friends and Times. By Maud F. Jerrold- Illus
trated Svo pp 336 (E. p Dutton 4 Coz
\ sketch OF Michael Angeles famous friend. The
photogravure portraits from paintings by Seoas-
tano del Piombo Raphael. Titan and others
COMEDY QUEENS OF THE GEORGIAN ERA BY
John Fyvie Illustrated. Svo. x. AS. (E- p.
Dutton & COZ
Studies OF private characters and professional
Of Margaret Wellington, Sophia Baddeley.
Dora Jordan and others: illustrated with photo
rravire portraits contemporary paintings
\ REVOLUTIONARY PRINCESS Christina Belgio-
-Trivuzio. Life and Her Times. 1S0s-1SI1.
Tlv Wh!tehouse Illustrated Svo
z. Dutton & Coz
The life Of a ailanese nobIewoman during Italy's
struggle for national independence.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
NEw:YoRK, DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY, JANUARY r. 1907

Their pa ssionate feet have passed-a charmed
hush
Spreads from the green rings on the bare hill
talked Of love beside an elder bush
Nhere Dane fed-perhaps Roman died.
me fires of war fade out. Love. could you,
Could you not keep a Pickering torch alight7
but love is drowned by the lowlit dew
But war is done and nothing wakes the night.
Gray stream-low meadow-heavy trees goodby.
When all the wizard memories still.
When the wind falls and the birds do not cry
Will come back across the dreaming hill.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
LITERATURE.

HERoDOTUs. Histories Book III. Translated ,,
G. Woodroufre Harris. 3. A. 12mo. pp. Z. 2c5. (Thi
Macmillan Company
In the New Classical Library" edited BY pr Drna
Reich
LIFE IN ANCIENT ATHENS. Tho Social and Public
Life OF a Classical Athenan from Day TO Day b
7. G. Tucker. Illustrated 12mo pp. Kill S23. cTrl
Macmillan Company
description OF the general features Of Athens and
Its environment. its social political life
together with comparison with present day eiviliza-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
HISTORY.

THE ENEMY AT TRAFALGAR. Account Of ne
Battle from Eye Witnesses Narratives and Isttert
and Dispatches from the French and Spanish F1setA
By Edward Fraser. Illustrated svo. xtx. Asa
(EA P. Dutton < Coz
LORD MINERS WORK IN SOUTH AFRICA. From
Its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace Of Vereent-
ging in 1902. Containing hitherto unpublished IN
formation By W. Basil Worsfold. With portraits
and map. svo. ID. Will. 620. (E. P. Dutton COD
Tracing the and effects Of the Boer war an4
the WORK OF Lord Miner as High Connnissioner II
South Africa
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND From the Accession oi
Henry VII 70 the Death OF Henry VIII (14so-lo4Il
BY H. a. L Fisher. " A. svo, pp. SIS (Lons'
mans, Green & Coz
Volume IN The Political History Of England
edited by William Hunt and Reginald L. Poole.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

Is she honest sober. willing ceanly and good tenn
pered? Lady Seymour would also like to know the
Wiltshire"
No. lady shuckburgh presents her compli,
ents 70 Lady Seymour: her ladyshfps letter, dated
OctoDer 18th. only reached her yesterday. November
90. Lazy Shuckburgh was unacquainted with tne
eetIlle OF the kltchenmad until mentioned Dy Lazy
nor give characters any OF the under servants.
tnls being always done by the housekeeper. Mrs
woman Therefore Lady Shuckburgh is surprised
at ner referring any lady to her for a character
Vel onuJbRnurgh, SOU Keeping ProIesseed COOK; as
not very probable she herself should know any
tnng OF the abilities merits of the under ser
Eantsi she is therefore nable to reply to Lady
Seymour's note. Lady Shuckburgh cannot imagine
Mary Steadman to be capable OF cooking anything.
except tor the servants hall table. November T.
to Lady Shuckburgh, and begs she will order her
housekeeper Mrs. Couch, to send the girls char
sought for elsewhere Lady Seymours children
cannot remain without their dinners because Lady
Snuckburgh. Keeping professed cook and house
keeper. thinks a knowledge of the details OF her
establishment beneath her notice. Lady Seymour
understands from SteaGman that. In addition to
her other talents, she actually capable of cook
ing food for the little Shuckburghs to partake OF
when hungry
There is a drawing Of a round table, and all the
the said Mary Steadlnan.
No. 4.-From the nousekeeper:
''Madam.-I.ady ShuCkburgh has directed TO
acquant you that she declines answering your note
the vUlgarity of which she thinks beneath her
tempt and, although it may be characteristic OF the
Sher1dans TO be vulgar coarse and witty, II is not
that of lady unless she chances to have been born
IN Qdrret and bred ia u kitchen. Mary Steadman
informs me that your ladyshp does not keep either
a cook or housekeeper and that you only require a
girl who can cook mutton chop; If so I apprehend
that Mary Steadman. any other sculltOn. will be
of Beauty am. madam; your ladyships ETC. etc.
ELIZABETH COUCH
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
TRAVEL.

ARCTIC EXPLORATION. BY J Douglas Hoare. WITH
eighteen Illustrations and four maps svo, pp viii.
p Dutton * CoD
A history from the earliest known voyages TO tbs
Duke OF the Abruzzi and Peary expeditions Illus
tratsd from old prints and from photographs
IGA GANDA TO KHARTOUM. Life and Adventures on ths
Upper Nile Albert r. Lloyd With preface by
victor Buxton. With eighty Illustrations. Svo. rD-
xii, (E p. DuttOn & COD
A record o years adventure and missionary
among the pagan tribes OF the Uganda Pro-
tsctorate.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
LOVES COLORS.
BY DUM-DJM.

II is not in her azure eyes
That Delia's main attraction Hes
They have been much admired. It's truA
But 1 prefer q darker blue
Q always did-and always do)-
Her locks Ga wealth Of deepest brown)
Have gained a general renown;
For me. my favorite shades of hair
Are touched with sunshine here and there
(They always are-and always were).
The creamy glories of her cheek
Have charms that many hold unique;
To me the red rose gives a thrill
More than the palest dafodil
(It always has-and always will)-
But though my Delia's outward hues
Nay not be all that one would choose,
Her full perfection blooms unseen:
There Is not-there has never been
A maiden so divinely green.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
BOOKS And AUTHORS.
Current Talk Of Things Present
and to Come.

Miss Elizabeth Luther Cary, the editor or
~The Scrip" has for some time mad In prepard-
tion an elaborate monograph Whistler. Alof-
fat. Yard & co. have the book in press. and
will bring 1t out January 10. 1t is TO be tully
illustrated, din some cases from examples which
have never been reproduced before.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
ARI.

RIRKET FOSTER r. ". s BY II. NJ. Cundar. I. s. o..
F. 5. A. illustrated Svo. pp XXX, 216 CTho Mac
milan Company
A collection colors and pencil sketches
rom books. The volume is uniform
style with the series OF illustrated books or travel
brought by A. * c. Black. OF London
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

The weeks literary news from London is still
confined almost exclusively 10 matters of fiction.
Mr. w f. Norris has brought out new novel
entitled Harry and Ursula" Another romancer.
Sir William Magnay, has taken for the central
figure of his book George Vers. Duke of Buck
ingham.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
EDUCATIONAL.

ANIMAL. FABLES FROM THE DARK CONTINENT.
BY A. O. stafford. 12no. pp. 12s (American Book
Company
Stories adapted Negro folklore designed
supplementary reader for the third year grades.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

middle aged bank clerk and . populas
actress
THE PRIVATEERS- BY II. B. Marriott Watson rluss
trated- 12mo, pp 500. Doubleday, Page & COD
THE SECOND GENERATION BY David Grahan
Phillips. Illustrated 12no. pp- S33. Cd Applston
Col
The story Of ''sef-rnads man and his rarnily
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
FICTION.

THE FAR HORIZON BY Lucas Maist CMrs- Mary Sc.
Leger Harrison). limo. ID. SSS (Dodd Mead Coz
The principal characters IN this stssy e modsr1
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

Apparently the campaign OF THE Times" Book
Club, which has deeply stirred the English
publishing world. has begun to influence the
practical conditions of the market Messrs.
Longmans, Green & Co. introducing in Lon
don, in modified form, the newspaper system of
sale or return. According to their new arrange
ment the bookseller is to be allowed to return
at the end of sixty days one unsold copy out of
three copies of a work purchased from this
house
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

We reviewed only the other day the late Fer
dinand Brunetiere's study OF Balzac In the
French Men OF Letters Series published by
the J. B. Lippincott Company. Of Philadelphia
This series is evidently to make rapid progress.
for another volume in 1t is promised for next
month. 1t will be devoted to Rabelais and the
author is Mr.. Arthur Tilley, of Kings College.
Cambridge.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

Miss Jane Addams. known throughout the
country for her excellent work at the head Of
Hull House, in Chicago. is bringing out through
the Macmillan Company study Of the various
moral substitutes for war which have been de-
veloped by social and economic influences. The
title Of the book will be Newer Ideals OF
Peace"
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

There is 4 comcal episode of nineteenth CEN
tury society in England to be found in the
Memorials of a Warwickshire Family" recently
published by Henry Provide. 1t centres in a
correspondence between Lady Seymour Uhe
Queen of Beauty at the Eglington Tournament.
r. B. Sheridan's granddaughter. and ancestress
of the present Duke of SomerseD and Lady
Shuckburgh 1t is preserved among the papers
at Brownsover Hall. and thus:
No. Lady Seymour presents her compliments
TO Lady Shuckburgh, and would be obliged to her
for the character of Mary Steadman, who states
that she has lived twelve months, and still is In
Lady Shuckburgh's establishment Can Mary Stead
man cook plain dishes wall. and make bread, and
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS IN BERKSHIRE.
BY James Edmund Vincent with illustrations
BY Frederick L. Griggs. 12mo. PIP. 443. The
Macmillan Company
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

The patron saint Of the French metropolis is
the heroine OF a book by NJ. Jean Bertheroy
which has just been published under the at
tractive title OF "Genevieve de Paris" Our
Paris correspondent informs us that 1t gives a
vivid picture of the city during the Gallo Roman
period In the fifth century in which the saint
turned aside the hordes Of Attila Another pub
Hcation. Just announced. which should be OF
serious interest, IS lie Systeme Historique de
Renan,' by NJ. Sorel. a critical examination or
the methods of one OF the most brilliant French
authors OF the last century.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
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New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

One OF the promising books IN the list with
which the buttons open the new year Is The
Roman Capitol in Ancient and Modern Times,
translated from the French OF E Rodocanachi,
bv Frederick Lawton 1t gives full account
Of the citadel. the temples the Senatorial palace
and other important subjects.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

new series OF reprints has been projected oy
Doubleday, Page & Co. 1t Will be known as
"The Large Print Edition. from the fact tnae
the books will be printed in type OF really
generous size on thin white paper. making the
volumes convenient TO handle. Many OF the
standard authors will be included
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

Readers who have an interest in the turf will
be glad to know that MI Hamilton Busoey, the
author Of 1.-THE Trotting and Racing Horse IN
America" is completing volume of ReInl-
ntscences of Men and Horses" Dodd. Mead &
Co. will issue it in the spring Mr.. Busbey has
long heen acquainted with breeders and train
ers Of horses, and ought to put some entertain
ing stuff into his pages.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

The Century Company announces THE Dan
gers Of Municipal Ownership a book by Rob-
ert =. Porter It will present In detail facts ana
figures relating to this much discussed subject,
so that the reader may hope TO get tangible
impression. where he has often had to be satis-
fed with va que generalities.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

The would-be eccentrics who declare that
BYRON is an overrated and far from immortal
versifer must look with despair at the success
sion of new books about the poet. The latest
volume is a reprint of Trelawney's "Reconec-
tions" of the last days OF Byron and Shelley,
with an introduction by Professor Dowden- A
forthcoming volume is a new Life of Byron"
by Mr. Ernest Coleridge.
Who is the poet who. in popular editions. finds
the greatest sale? Mr.. Shorter assures US that
il is Longfellow and that Byron comes next
New-York tribune., 1907-01-12

Next spring will see the publication Of the
first part of Prince d'Essing's great work enti-
tied LES Livres Figures Venitiens de la Fin
du XVe Steele ct du commencement du ANle.
1t is 10 be sumptuous in form. The four folio
volumes will contain many illustrations. in coll
ors as we'll as in black and white The edition is
limited to three hundred copies, and the sub
scrfption price of each set is 800.
An entertaining paper in "Chambers's Journal
is packed with anecdotes of curiosity hunting
Here is one of them:
Some years ago IN Yorkshire a went TO
farm for 4 days shooting with the farmer. In the
morning as they about start, a pointer dog
was unkennelled to accompany them. The sporting
friend noticed that attached to the dogs collar
was apparently brass ring, which the farmer ex-
planned his servant had ploughed up the day be-
fore and tied to the collar. When the ring
moved the friend pronounced II 10 be gold and he
offered take 1t into town and get ii valued. The
farmer assented, but he said he would rather have
some silver spoons than money These the 1eweller
readily agreed to give and he afterWard sold the
It fetched $3.50 and 1t is now in the British Museum
1t is Saxon ring. having in enamel the words,
"EthelSwyth Regina"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
BURIED BESIDE SPOUSE.
Woman Who Murdered Her Husband
Inferred by Him.

NEW YORK, Nov, G.--Thc body Of
Mrs. Grace Smith. tho woman of mys.
terry. who numbered her husband aud
then killed herself at New Rochelle. will
be buried beside that Of her husband In
baltimore. This has been decided BY
smiths brother, who Ia here from hal.
,imom to look into the mystery which
still surrounds the shooting. No claim
has been put forth for thu woman's
body. aud but Tor this decision II would
finally be laid to rest In the Pottcr's
ncld.
The fact that the time was approach.
Ing when the estate OF the late w, II.
l.ulkcley, Of Hartford. to which Tho
woman has always claimed 10 be The
principal heir. was about TO be divided
ID now thought to have had some.aiog
10 do with her sudden determination to
end her lifc and that OF her hnaband.
The executors OF the i,alkeley estate
will divide the property tomorrow AMI
with that division tho falslty OF Mrs.
Smiths claims must have become known
TO her friends.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
CONCLUDE HEARING.
Aftermath Of Brownsville Riots Before
Senate Committee.

WASHINGTON, Nov 27.--with the
possible exception OF one more witness
the senate committee on military affairs.
yesterday concluded the hearing Of ties.
tImony bearing on the riot In Browns.
vile. Texas. II Is expected that there
viii be two reports, one holding the
colored soldiers were responsible for the
shooting and justifying the course Of
the president in discharging them ami
another to be prepared by Senator For.
aker. taking the position that the testi.
money had not been sufficient to hold
the troops responsible.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
A Hard Debt TO Pay.

Il owe debt OF gratitude that can
never be paid off," writes @. 8. Clark, Of
Westaeli, Iowa, "for my rescue from
death, by DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Both lungs were 80 seriously affected
that death seemed imminent, when I
commenced taking New Discovery. The
ominoas dry. hacking cough quit before
the first bottle was used. and two more
bottles made q complete cure, Moth.
Ing has ever equaled New Discovery for
coughs, colds and oil throat and lung
complaints' Guaranteed by Charles
Rogers 4 Son. druggists. 80 ecnts and
Sl.00. Trial bottle free.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
Biliousness and Constipation.

For years ! was troubled with bilious.
ness and constipation. which made Nfe
miserable for me. My appetite failed
me. lost my usual force and vitality.
Pepsin preparations and cathartics only
made matters worse. do not know
where ! should have beon today had /
not tried Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets The tablets relieve tie
u feeling at once, strengthen the diges.
i've functions, helping the system 10
DO Its work naturally. Rosa potts,
Birmingham. Ala. These tablets are for
sale By Frank Hart and leading drug.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
The Commercial,

The Commercial still continues to do
q good business The finest grades Of
different kinds Of refreshments kept at
this well known establishment assures a
continuance Of Its popularity. The pro-
prietor, Otto sund. Is genial gentle.
man, and Is well and favorably known In
this city. Drop into the Commercial
when in the neighborhood. It is on Com.
rnercial street near Eleventh.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
PICTURES BY CABLE.

NEW YORK, Nov 27.--A special from
Paris to the Times says that Edoaurd
Belin, u young Frenchman, who has
long been experimenting with telephoto-
graphy and has successfully demon.
strated his system over short distances
has announced that by Spring he expects
TO send pictures by cable from Paris TO
New York.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
DRIrTED TO SEA.


NEW YORK. Nov. gT~-llaif dead from
exposure. two young men. Charles Loser
and George Doii, ditted In disabled
l5'foct sloop onto the Jersey sliorc At
point CITY Cove last night and being
revived told story VI having driited
AT sea for over 1g hours In tho face OF
cold rain and heavy wind oi the Last
three days without food OF drink.
The men started OH, fishing Saturday
In tho sloop for an afternoons sport.
They did not carry any provisions.
Caught In squall they we're blown 10
sea where they endured much suffering
until they driHcd ashore last night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
TRY TO BEAT RECORD.

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.--At the twenty.
second regiment indoor games here to.
night, John D. Taylor.tthe famous uni.
versity Of Pennsylvania runner, will at.
temp to beat the indoor record for the
44o yard run, The present record, held
BY Harry L. Hillman, is 5 as seconds.
Az Cambridge last summer Taylor did
the outdoor distance in 4s as seconds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
Dancing Proves Fatal.

Many men and women catch colds At
danoes which terminate In pneumonia
and consumption. After exposure. II
foleys Honey and Tar 10 taken II will
break up a cold and no serious results
need 30 feared. Refuse any but the
genuine In yellow package. T, v.
Iaurin. Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
The New Pure Food aud Drug Law.

We are pleased TO announce that
Foley's Honey aud Tar for coughs, colds
and lung troubles 10 not affected by the
National Pure Food and Drug law a.
u contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs, and We recommend Il az a safe
remedy for the children and adults. r.
Y, Laurin. Owl Drug Store,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
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