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New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

the owner Of Scotch island In order TO catch
bfs boat one morning, he had to walk for some
miles and the young lady Of the house offered
to act as his guide He was carrying small
bag with him and asked the young lady II she
would like to carry IT. She mildly replied that
he had better do so himself He rejoined. I
thought you would like to be able to say that
you had carried Martin Farquhar TuppeTs bag
for him." Most of Hayward's anecdotes. as
rehearsed by Wolff are less witty than personally
descriptive He used to tell story of Ta1ley-
rand which bears odd testimony to the French
mans power Of elf-control. Hayward met him
at a dinner party ito which the Prince had gone
out of good nature to promote the marriage OF a
young man, in whom he took an interest, with a
lady of considerable fortune arnassed in business
Prince Talleyrand always studiOusly
dressed As he was sitting next the lady Of the
house, servant, carrying tureen, split the
soup all over the Princes wig and clothes Mr.
Hayward said that his face did not betray the
slightest emotion of any kind. The only re-
venge that he took was when leaving the house,
to say 'Quelle ntdiSOr 6OHrge0lSer "
When temporarily transferred to the Colonial
Office as secretary to Sir Edward BuIwer LyttOn
Wolff acquired many pleasant recollections of
his chief and of the people from many quarters
of the globe whom he met at Lytton's house
Among these were various Americans who pro-
vided him with stories which at that time were
no doubt new but which seem truly ante
diluvian. One Of his stories OF these
quaintances concerns a lively young American
Secretary OF legation who was tackled at
Knebworth by a remarkably self-complacent and
deadly dull Englshman-a man who was fond
of the sound of his own voice in rolling periods.
On one occasion this parsonage standing with
his back to the fire. delivered himself Of some
pompous remarks I was going through Paris
he said. and I saw placard announcing that
a gathering OF Americans to be held in the
neighborhood l attended the meeting. and
turning to the American. you must acknowledge
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

the Foreign Office under Lord Palmerston, whose
first demand that the new clerk should pro-
duce a specimen of his handwriting. a hand-
writing other than clear and neat filed Palmer
ston with wrath and. our author records, a
good handwriting at that time somewhat
uncommon The Foreign Office was then he
tells u.s. something like a convent of BenedIctlneS
-"nen of intelligence but separated from the
world by the nature of their employment That
work was of course essentially confidential and
they had little TO do with men IN other branches
of the government Great was their agitation
one morning when 1t was discovered that
London paper had published the original of
treaty together with an English translation
Could anybody except the Foreign Office clerks
be blamed for the undue disclosure? Lord Pal
nerston restored them to serenity. When
treaty is drawn up between several nations each
is mentioned first in its copy and the others
are placed alphabetically. When Lord Palmer
ston saw the published copy he at once detected
the quarter whence it came by the name that
came first the others being usual in alpha
betical order" Wolff tells anecdOte Of his
chief in which lies useful lesson for other polit
ical leaders. One of the actors in the scene was
MI Chisholm Anstey. a member of Parliament.
barrister of immense learning and great bore.
He had supported attack on Palmerston in
the House of Commons. but had subsequently
become reconCed to him:
One day I happened to be dining IN the coffee
room Of the House of Commons. which was then
only q temporary building, with very rough
accommodation. and Mr.. Chisholm Anstey was
there AT other tables were sitting Lord Pal
nerston and Sir James Graham. Mr. Anstey
went in a shy way to Sir James Graham who
was reading a newspaper. and said How do
you do, Sir James Grahdm?" The latter looked
up at him and saying How do you do. Mr..
Anstey?' resumed his reading. Mr- AnStey then
went to Lord Palmerston and said. How do you
do, Lord Palmerston?" Lord Palmerston looked
at him and said. "Oh. Anstey, how dye do? Now
sit down You have heard what this man has
been saying in the House You know something
about it Just sit down and let me know what
you think of his argument" Mr.. Anstey was
delighted with his reception and the contrast
OF the two manners easily showed why Lord Pal
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

that the occasion was one 20 draw forth an "A.
eloruence Of American hearts. II was the dea-s
of Webster The American replied. Yes sfr '
agree with YOU Mr.. Webster was a very sou
old gentleman" While with Lytton. VOL,
naturally made the acquaintance Of many srnt-
nent colonists. One OK these Sir Geo-,.
MacIeay who was full Of anecdote concernf,.'
the Australian natives. There is a quaf,,
glimpse in his talk Of a group Of Wild men VIA.
newly instructed in the doctrines Of Chrstianity
believed that the history Of the New Testarnau,
was going on still and that the principal Der.
sons were stiH alive When Sir George,
steamer reached its landing place these native,
rushed I'D to the captain with eager inquiry
How 60, captain? All well at Sydney How,
the Governor And how's 'PostIs PauI?" Oua
of VOLTS "reminiscences OF Lytton has to Ia
with a novel which he incautiousiy produced /,
his vouth and sent for inspection to the veteran
,,,-iter The latter treated the mistaken thin,
With e,antIeness. and at the end Of his letter -
advice respecting the necessary studies %
budding author. set down a sentence which a
v,orth quoting: There are three masterpiece
in narration which can never be too much
st,dfed-the 'Edipus TyrannGs. The Bride II
Iarnmermoor' and Tom Jones'
The Diplomat has not in these reniniscencsa
told us much about the great queen ne served
so long One story OF court life there 3 which
conveys a humorous and a profitable moral .
prevarfcatiny guests everywhere
A lady was late for dinner at the Palace. but
hoped to escape observation a. sns va PLACED
habfnd an eprergne which she thought would coz
ceaI her from view OF the Queen Her Majesty
rercefved her, however. and sald. : suppose sOns
ssCcfJent occurred on the rOadg
The lady replied Yes. madam The carriage-
ThereTIpon the Duke OF CamOr1dge-father o.
the Iate Duke-n0t letting the question drop
ICED what the accident had been
The guest hOundered and SAID One of ta'
hoTSSs This did did not satisfy the Duke. who sait
Tba IadT repiied. Tn HOLES street"
Tbs T1uEa said And what did you DO
Tbe Iadv said II went into shop
ssyHhat shop?'' he asked
a Chemists shop" said the g7!eSt ~,
'FF2ut there is no chemists s snip II AoA5
street" replied the Duke - . -.
Al This pofnt the Queen. Tho was nnlcn eStar
tained took pity on the lady and sac . hs'
nncie ~ ou should not ask ladies' q-est-on5 Il
confIIses them
Our authors experiences in foreign countr-7s
ae cha-gs d'affaires and Afterwards as arno2s-
sador gave him much material with which %
enriven these pages II We were 70 suggest
s,ecial fault In the chronicle it would be IN ref
erenca to the constant mention OF friends and
accraintances Of whom he tells Us little mOrs
than the names and place OF meeting Thii
basi. has unnecessarily enlarged his book
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
GEORGE MEREDITH.
HIS CheerfuIness on HIS Eightlsth
Birthday.

NJ. c-o-,. ,rarsdith's efghtieth birthday va
celebrated on February Il in pleasant fashion
nv his friends and admirers IN England ana
oIsa,rbare An address and an eia5orately e1-
crossed album OF congratulations were presented
to him. many friends and relatives called upon
him. and in high spirits he talked 70 al OF them
Almost every day. wet OF fine, sunny or cioll7.
the yenera bic novelist takes five nile drive Z
his pOnv chaise round his Surrey nils, oGt On
this particular morning he cut short tbs e1ef-
else for the sake OF his visitors One OF them
thus describes in The Pail Mall Gazette' TIE
man and his talk:
With his pointed white beard. flowing hlir. act
clear. delicate features NJ tIeorge iI - = -
published every to-day. have painted MN ~
the Beautiful scenes surrounding his home But
even here, in this quiet corner OF the nus, IL =
moved from the highways OF the word, ne 5 hoJ
he told me quite free from the punSent odor Ok
the motor car. Not. however, that he Is en1reEy
contrary. for he does not at al dislike ne men
All around the great novelist were piles or letters
and teIegranS OF congratulate LoOAIlg at them
and then at him to whom 6ney wefT T ,ss75s \,
this great chorus OF congTatuLatloa- n1I-onai anu
'Ah.' he replied you must not ask ne for,
message. nor beyond a word or t7go-J--st = word
And then. while il was plain 70 see that the mes
sages have given him great pies-Ee ne pS7tsd ia
said a little sadly ''thfnk too much # myself. and
that is always bad II IS kind OF larvast TINT
wish could be reaped by a younger Ta-l 80,
II was only for moment that he -1Icned y us
way upon the tribute of his COntenp1r1--eS. Thel
in viriie voice and with flashing. splendid periods
he introduced a vaSter therle-a theme when as
am only permitted to indicate "JuSt ! W0Fl 1
must summarize in q sentence by saying fE-1t- al
luding 20 the enterprise Of the Garr1In race, =
amounted plea for greater national e,iacatiol
and contained as an illustration OF the results hat
may be achieved thereby the ~ernLTk nat When
there is oranizltiOn-aS tne-e is. Tor example =
the cricket feld-Englishuen can always come 70
the front
This visitor declares that no one could fail to
be impressed with the wonderful aIertness MI
Meredith retains, despite his fOurseore years He
does not look his age. and his vocal and mental
vigor is surprising He IS not. however. at
work though it is added that for some time ne
has had the novel on the subject Of The Jour
nalst' three parts finished. and no doubt It
will at some time be completed.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
TBTQUE.
BY JOSHUA SYLVESTf

BY JOSHUA SYLVESTER
Were as base as is the lOWiy PLAIN,
And you, my Love, as high as heaven ABOVE,
Yet should the thoughts of me. your huihole
swain.
Ascend to heaven in honour OF my IoFe
We're as high as heaven above the PLAIN,
And YOU my Love, rs humble ana as 10"
AS are the deepest bottoms OF the MAN,
Wheresoeer you were, with you my ioNe
should go.
Were you the earth, dear Love, ana the SKIES.
NV love should shine you like to the sun,
And look upon you with ten thousand eyes,
Till heaven wax'd blind, and till the World
done,
Eheresoe'er | am5-below, or else above you
Wheresoe'er you are my heart shall truly love
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01
DIPIHn 4IoS STORIES.
"reminiscences and Dissertations OF
Busy Life.

RAMBLING RECOLLEt -ONS. by l, me tHsT' ~ !,
Honourable Sir Henry prummond w Wolii. ,o- w. in
r q I, NJ q Late British AmbaSo,i'o, II, ~, ~,
Sna;n Two volumes. Svo. Up. S9S-i65- ne
Macmillan Company
As a diplomat and an active poltician' Oh
Henry Drummond Wolff has passed thfous"
manv interesting experiences and has accui''H- :
lated an enviable store of anecdotes oil men ''',
affairs. A multitude OF these ahecd"'eS' do "'''
nc numerous details of his official labors ne sets
for,b in these two big volumes. generally in an
o,-uoooh1o fashion and with no hampering re-
- &c he admits for chronological order
Tbase recollections are indeed rambling, but they
are not the worse for that. He is an alniaoie
r1contenr. bearing no grudSes and usually snow
ing happy sense Of the humorous sioe Oh
things. If some Of his stories have been toio
before there are enough new ones to make tna'
fact of little importance
Wolf was a boy Of sixteen when he entered
New-York tribune., 1908-03-01

new biography OF Henry Fielding. The
novelist, is announced as the work OF Mr.. @ NJ
Golden. Hitherto unpublished letters are q
appear in il and full photography Is iHClude1
The miniature of the novelist now owned by VI
Ernest Fielding VIII be reproduced for tA3
volume
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
tRecollections of My Christmas Tree
ny Charles dickens.

1 have been looking on this evening at
a merry company of children assembled
around that pretty German toy. a Christ
mas tree.
Being now at home again, and alone,
the only person in, the house awake. my
thoughts are drawn back, by a fascination
which 1 do not care to resist, to my own
childhood. Straight in the middle of the
room, cramped in the freedom of its growth
by no encircling walls or soon reached
ceiling, a shadow tree arises, nd, look
ing into the dreamy brightness of its top
I observe in this tree the singular property
that It. appears to grown downward toward
the earth-I look into my youngest Christ
mas recollections.
All toys at first l find. But upon the
ranch of the tree lower down, how
thick the, books began to hang. Thin
books, in themselves, at first, but many
of them with deliciously smooth covers of
bright red or green. What fat black let
ters to begin with!
"a was al archer, and shot at a frog
OF course he was. He was an apple pie
also, and there he is. He was a good many
things in his time, was A, and so were
most of his friends, except. X, who had so
little versatility that 1 never knew him to
get beyond Nerves or Xantippe, like Y,
who was always confined to yacht or a
yew tree, and z, condemned forever to be
a zebra or arzany.
But now the very tree itself changes,
and becomes a bean ~stalk-the marvellous
bean stalk by which Jack climbed up to the
giants house. Jack-how noble, with his
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
Not a FIatterinE Mistake.

Eugene Walter, the young playwright,
discussed in his Ansonia apartment the
failure of paid in Full in London.
fTThe Lsondon critics." said Mr.. Walter,
praised my drama without a dissenting
voice. From Mr.. Walkley of the Times
down they deluged ne with praise. But
the public would not come to the Aldwych
theater. The public was unflattering as
the African sentinel.
"A French sentinel in Algeria, you
know MIR. Walter explained, had for
colonel a very tall, lanky, rou~nd-shouldered
man.
"This round-shouldeFed colonel one night
was making a quiet inspection. Passing
the sentinel he found. to his rage and IN
dignation, that he was not challenged.
So he returned to the man and roared:
you didn't challenge mel"
ono, sir faltered the seminal %saluting,
"'WeI, why didn't your the colonel de-
manded. .
Excuse me, SIR said the sentinel. but
1 thought-I beg your pardon, sir-I thought
you was a camel. Baltimore American.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

warm little fingers; and how the tails Of
the larger animals used gradually to re-
solve themselves into frayed bits of string.
Eneircled by the social thoughts Of
Christmas time, still let the benignant
figure Of my childhood stand unchanged
In every cheerful image and suggestion
that the season brings, may the bright star
that rested above that poor roof b the
star of all the Christian world.
A moments pause, o vanishing tree, of
which the lower beughs are dark to me
yet, and let me look once more. 1 know
there are blank spaces on thy branches,
where eyes hat 1 nave loved have shone
and smiled, from which they are departed
But far above, l see the Raise of the dead
girl and the Widows son-and God is good,
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sword of sharpness and his shoes of swift
ness.
Good for Christmas time is the ruddy
color of the cloak in which the tree maxi
ing a forest of itself for her to trip
through with her basket, Little Red Riding
Hood comes to me one Christmas eve, to
give me information of the cruelty and
trecahery of that assembling wolf who ATE
her grandmother, without making any i'm
preston on his appetite, and then ate after
making that ferocious joke about his
teeth. 1 felt tina if l could nave married
Little Red Riding Hood 1 should have
known perfect bliss. But it was not to be,
and there was nothing for it but to look
out for the wolf in the Noah's ark there,
and put him late in the procession, on the
table, as a monster who was to be de-
graded.
Oh, the wonderful Noah's ark! 1t was
not found seaworthy when put in the wash
ing tub, and the animals were crammed in
at the roof, and needed to have their legs
well shaken before they could be gotten
in even there, and then ten to one but they
began to tumble out at the door, which
was but imperfectly fastened with a wire
latch; but what was that against it?
Consider the, noble fly, a size or two
smaller than the elephant, the lady bird,
the butterfly, all the triumphs of art. Con
slider the goose, who feet were so small,
and whose balance was so different that
he usually tumbled forward and knocked
down all the animal creation. Consider
Noah and his family, like idiotic tobacco
shoppers; and how the leopard stuck to
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
RELICS WENT BEGGING
Little Competition ne the Auction sale
of the Great Tragedian's
belongings

What a chance the members Of the Play
ers, the Lambs and the Greenroom club
missed the other day when they let the
New York auction sale OF the late Edwin
Booths effects slip by without putting in
so much as a bid for any Of a hundred
and one articles so closely associated with
the great actor that any collector-or for
that matter any man or woman who honors
the stage-would regard as treasures be-
yond price. Such relics as Mr.. Booths
makeup box, his tobacco jar, the jeweIed
mace he used as Richard, the scales and
knife OF shylock and the cloak OF Don
Caesar de Bazan were auctioned off for a
mere song. Mr.. David Belasco. who was
lucky enough to secure all of these relics.
declared that he was positively ashamed
to obtain them so cheaply.
In the Suns story of the auction there
was a description of a white haired old
man who, as he saw the professional cos
tuners haggling only for those Of the great
actors costumes which were still in good
condition, suddenly exclaimed with tears in
his eyes: "They parted His garments
among them and for His raiment they cast
lots" Phe man was the old time actor
and stage manager, Mr.. Robert Eberle.
For the greater part of the afternoon he
and Mr.. Belasco sat together. Both Of
them had their eyes fixed longingly on Lot
25S'-a black walnut clock, with alarm, de-
signed and made to order for Mr.. Booth.
which was ornamented with bronze statu-
cites Of Shakespeare, Goethe and Schiller,
and had for its mountings elaborate bears
heads with the coat of arms and motto,
"Quo Fro spero.'
Are you going to bid on 253, Mr..
Eberle'' asked the manager.
do you want it much, Mr.. Belasco?"
returned the old actor.
'Well, to be frank, I had set my heart
on II, said the playwright. 1--WE got just
the place for it in the Stuyvesant's Green
room, but"
Not at all, Mr.. Belasco. 1 shall always
like to remember that the old clock has
come to such a happy anchorage" said
Mr.. Eberle.
But Belasco did not secure the clock after
all. Throughout the latter part of the aft
ernoon a young man had stood in the rear
Of the room watching the playwright mar
rowly. Finally, just before the clock was
put under the hammer, the young man
seribbled some lines on a piece of paper
and sent the note to Mr.. Belasco. After
reading it the play wright stood up, waived
his hand to the young man and said: "By
gil means I'll retire in your favor. Good
luck. 1t belongs to you by right Five
minutes later the young man secured the
clock for a very small sum. The note which
he had written ran like this:
My Dear Sir: For purely personal family
reasons / am very anxious to obtain my
uncle's clock, as II bears our coat of arms.
l fear you only. Please be merciful Hop
ing you have not set your heart positively
upon buying it, I am respectfully yours,
Sydney Booth. New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20

patient consideration and many consulta'
lions by the heads of departments as to
the momentous effect the change in making
anchovy paste might have on international
world politics.
But at last the old firm has got to cleai
out. The march of London Improvement
calls upon them to keep up with the pro-
cession, or move. Rather thar capitulate,
they nave decided to %evacuate the fort they
have held so long.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
here and nowhere else," CONCLUDES the "ad,"

here and nowhere else" concludes the "ad, "
with evident pride.
1t is scarcely necessary to say that to-
day the firm deals in exactly the same
sort OF stuff which it has been handling
an these years, anchoyy. sauce being per-
haps their main line. They no longer en-
ploy the mortar and pestle, and have al
lowed a certain amount of modernity to
creep into some departments, but these in
novations have only come after years of
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-20
Serious I-acerntions

Serious L~aceratiOns
ahd wounds are healed without danger of
blood poisoning by Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
the healing wonder. &c. For sale by
-Beaton Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-26
Household Hints.

ScaIding hot milk will remove stains from linen and cotton more effectively than boiling water
 Rugs dulcd by dust and usage can be cleaned to look liEc new by rub. blng with half rye and half wheat bread. They should be well swept aft CT the bread Is rubbed into them
 Small mats of different sizes cut from oilcloth are most convenient for slckroom to set glasses and dishes upon and to prevent staining and soil ing of table covers. The mats can he neatly pluked around the edge
 Many a piece Of old hairc.cth furni- ture can be made most attractive if covered with pretty chiutz or ere tonne. With these coverings one can have hanglngs to match Nothing adds more to a room than its draperies.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-26
Base Hits.

Bob Emslle Is the most unfortunate umpire that ever lived so far as being Injured while on duty lS concerned.
 There never was a twirler so success, tul in the minors and so unsuccessful In the big league as the big side wheel CT Doc Newton.
 Umpire Jack Sheridan is in favor of the double system, He works less alone than any other member Of PrcSi- dent Johnson'S American league stan,
 Jack McCloskey. who has been a rubber for the Harvard football, hook ey and baseball teams, has been ap- pointed trainer of the Boston Nation als.
 Catcher Jack Mclean of the Cincin- natl Nationals has taken to shin guards. With Waddell, Bailey and Graham the St Louis Americans are rather long on south paws.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-26

today have better conception of the creator through scientific knowledge, and ALL socialists have. Socialists have many deep and dsmning faults but this is not one of them. While Mir. Mslthus took the world by storm a hundred years ago-and before Mir
 Burbank was born-this alleged New York Socialist with his tardy discov- cry, causes only smile. Today relig- ion, science and philosophy together teach joy, through hope, being aware that we have but to apply the knowledge we have and the world may be rid of poverty as we'll as disease and thus-so far as these produce it-unhappiness, Millions may still be crying for bread, 8 hundred years after Molthus, but the world comforts itself in presence Of the knowledge that plenty for every man is but matter of education.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-26

Some raw material Is much more workable If first roasted and lambast' ed.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-26

The sense of humor seldom-ah, sell dom.-amounts to dollars.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-26
College and School.

Housework and marketing are taught In the public schools for girls in Bel glum.
 Professor Oswald Redlich of Vienna university has accepted an invitation to lecture at Harvard In the spring of 1909
 The present educational policy of tho Chinese empire includes the eviction of Buddhist monks from their monas' tories in order to secure school build ings.
 Jane Addams, Dr. Coruelia De Bey and Mrs. Emmons Blaine have all been dropped from the Chicago school board by Mayor Busse He has. how. ever appointed two womcn-Mrs. Isa' bel O'Eepfe and Mrs. Evelyn FrUke.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-26
YUKON RIVER FLEET

Whitehorse, Sept. 26-Following is the record of the river fleet as reported today:
 Up stream-Prospector arrived at $50 a m, with g passengers; Selkirk passed Tautslus at 2:SO m; Casca passed Selklrk at m.
 Down stream-Whitehorse passed Selkirk at p m; Victorian iu Dawson.
 Next Sailing-Selkirk, Monday.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-09-26

There are people who know how to be rich and offend nobody, but far the greater number don't know how to be rich at all.