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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

Lemons pipe, gold locket and silver inkstand'
a block Of Leech's first drawing cut by Ian
delIs and the last pencil used by him; Keenes
and Du Maurier's sketchbooks; TennieFs silver
tobacco box fve-minute sketches by Phil May
a letter from Hood to Dickens and portraits or
busts Of Mayhem, Leech, Hood. Thackeray. Jer-
rold Doyle Keene. Tom Taylor, Tenniel, Sam
bourne and Owen Seaman. There is the original
charter Of the comic journal, with signatures OF
the five partners; there is the prospectus OF the
first number; there the six covers Doyles
being so good that another will never be re-
ouired: there is the first cartoon; there are
scores of drawings Of woodeny Mr.. Punch In
various characters the most benevolent and
humorous being the old man thinking, as he
sits in his oaken chair; and there is a library
of comic ANIMALS and literature, with Mr. Spiel
mann's history in four volumes the most
authoritative and luxurious record of the most
PROSPEROUS syndicate Of fun in existence. 1t is
indeed an inspiring pageant which the old Italian
marionette has ordered for the entertainment
OF I.ondoners In place Of the stick for beating
faithful dog is the magic wand for revealing
two generations of social and political England:
and the boards of the puppet show are trans
formed into a whispering gallery where the
merry voices of gentle humorists and warm
hearted artists be heard as they gather
around the Mahogany Tree" l. N +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

calls the fatal gift Of beauty Never she
adds did I see such collection Of plain races
as there We're among the men As to the Iad4eS'
I was rather disappointed, I had heard a
great deal Of American beauty. EllzaoeIh
Uncle James Knox was in Florence just then'
and admired the Forentines as little as the girl
admired Americans. He went to court with his
wife and was presented TO the sovereign. Ihe
Grand Duke is so very shy" writes Elizabeth
TO her brother. that he is quite miserable for
two or three DAYS before the presentation at
the idea of having TO speak to so many stran-
gers. All the refreshments they give at court
consist Of hot orangeade and SnOtc ana 1odter!
instead of Ice, the latter not being allowed in
Lent Uncle James was so bored with ms
evening that he he will never go to court
again During the years of the famllys HE
in Paris many important events took place, not
the least notable of which were the trial Of
Prince Louis Napoleon, the building OF the bar
ricades in 1916 the abdcati of Louis Philippe
and the proclamation of the republic. There
some references but not many to these hap
penings in Captain Knox's letters TO the son
whose military career was beginning, but those
letters were chiefly filed with domestic news,
mingled occasionally with good advice and
quaint suggestion. He would have the youth
give thought to his manners. Those little at
tentions to the females" he observes. which
distinguish Phomme bien ne from the roturier
must not be neglected a favorite maxim of
the good man is worth remembering in
travagant period: Nothing is cheap when you
don't want it"
There are many portraits in this volume one
Of the most interesting of which is that Of Mrs
Edmond Knoxs long time friend 'VatheB
Beckford's daughter, the Duchess Of Hamilton.
Her husband that Duke of Hamilton who
long after the wearing of wigs had ceased to be
fashionable still adhered to his periwig It
his daily appearance on Rotten Row wearing
this wig and riding a thoroughbred Arabian
that, as Lady st. Heller tells US, suggested the
well known saying: rs that a high spirited
nobeman a long tailed horse or a long tailed
nobleman high spirited horse?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
FICTION,

FICTION.
THE FAsHIoNABLE ApyENTgEEs OF JOSHUA
limo pp. vii se5. I'd. Appleton & Coz
The story of Western mans introduction to
washington society.
OPEN HOUSE BY Juliet wilbor Tompkins Illus
trated limo. pp. 2Te. (Tha Baker q Taylor
Company
The story a doctor and his friends and pa
tients.
neid l2mo. pp. 400. philadelphia: J. B. Iippn-
Company
story Of privateers and a.iventurerers in
Colonial days.
THREE MISS GRAEMES. b. s Macnaughtan limo
DID. $40 Ca p. Dutton s COD
A story three charming Scotch girls.
DREAMING RIVER BY Barr Moses I2rno. pp 2e2
Of. A Stokes Company
romantic story OF life Western prairie.
CHECKERBERRY. BY Lucretia S. Macdonald I2mo
DID. ,276 (Cochrane Publishing Company
The story a little orphan
COMRADES a Story OF Social Adventure in Califor-
BY Thomas Dixon. Illustrated by c %.
williams 12mo. 81. Doubleday. Page Coz
The story Q socialist colony.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
RELIGIOUS.

THE ETHICS OF THE CHRISTIAN LEE 81 1 "a
Theodore Won Haerirg Translated from we o s-s-~-
Edition by James :. Hill. B. wig g. 70.
duction by the Rev. D. Morrison. IL d eNOs -
xvi 479. &C. P PutnamIs Sons)
In The Theological Translation Library
THE MISSION AND EXPANSION OF CHFlISILASs1s..i1s
IN THE FIRST THREE CENrUEaIE-S y Nss 80
Harnack Translated and edited bv James SS1-n-
r D.. ID. ID. Second enlarged and revised 80
Vol IL svo ID. VII. SIS. C. P Putnans sonNJ
Uniform with above
THE, ACTS OF THE APOSTLES By Adolf EerSaeSS-
Translated by 7 r Wiha1so1- n
limo pp Xvii. 313- &c. P. Pu1na1's sonS)
Uniform with above
SOME ASPECTS OF RABBINIc THboL99S55ss. ma
schechter. NJ A. Lit D. svo, pp- XIII SS1 -
Macmillan Company ,.n.
THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT An 1atr9ac es 'sv = =
csophy. BY Rudolf Eucken- Trans Suus,sn.rIg
Posson- Il. A limo ID. Z. &OS ~ =
Sors) -,x~-.rI
JESUS ALI. GOOD. By Eakasr Aexa16s< 1919.
= Transsted and edited oy ,. L1uyhlAh -
Do 2A Up. J. Kennedy 5onsj
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

BANzAII By Parabsur1. Illustrated 12uIa. ID II
$40. CThs Baker & Taylor Company
The story OF a great war between Japan and
America
54-4o OR FIGHT By Emerson Hough- Llustraes1
by Arthur I. Keller 12nno. pp- 4O2 Ondtanapo-
Ifs Bobbs- Merrill Company
A story Of American politics n which John Cal
houn plays the hero.
THE SPELL BY William Dana circuit Illustrated
by Gsrtruds Domain Hammond r 7 limo. Do
$50. (Harper Bros)
A story OF married life
ONE IMMORTALITY. BY H Fielding Hall limo ID,
2e3. (Ths Macmillan Company
The story OF great lows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
REPRINTS.

FOSTERS COMPLETE HoYLH An EneyaG 25sssTsd q
Including All the Indoor 5asss God Piay
me Present Day. with Suggestions for 60 Brse
All the Oacfal Laws Illustrative HANDS az
Statement OF the Doctrine OF chances a. "a
Games BY r F. Foster illustrated $3.50 CcEr-
vised edition svo pp. xv. $50 tF' -
rany) o.. MS
"REMINISCENCES OF ABRAHAM LINCSSL-Css lifted ~
tinr1ished Men OF His Time Collected anu sros
AiIs1 Tho-1dite T9ics New and revised edltiol-
DID. K Qiarper BrosO = walt
Papers by General Grant. BENJAMIN - = rnxer-
Whitman Henry Ward Beecher and RooSHN -
soil are included In this memorial NOiuA.s'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

That the English hold to German culture. and
especially to German poetry, IAN almost unin-
telligibe attitude Of estrangement' is the con-
viction of Herr Richard Meyer, expressed in
THE Contemporary Review Il am continu-
alv astonished at this deplorable fact" he adds.
4 do not believe that any other instance can be
found in which there is so profound an ignorance
between two cultivated European nations as
exists between the English people and German
poetry" Thereupon Herr Meyer proceeds to
discuss the situation in philosophical fashion,
revealing now and again an extraordinary in
ability to justly appreciate English poetry OF to
remember English poets If the Englishman and
the American not intimately acquainted
with German songsters. what shall we say of the
German who makes these admissions the point
of which he does not seem to see:
The Germans hold themselves to be the lyrical
nation. not only because they are richer in lyric
poets, and in great lyric poets. than any
lyric poetry SO sympatheticaly as ours. Beranger
aI0 Ausett Byron and 6uTnS C9TdheGl ana PeI1n
merous, perhaps warmer, friends among US tnah
longing to the whole Of England and not to Scot
land alone Yet the share OF English lyricists in
ably small, particularly that of the moderns
Known: Tennyson is liked but not priced in nearly
as high degree in England; Coleridge is forgotten
that his favorite Wordsworth has absolutely moth
ing to say, has no meaning for us WIN the soil,
the celebrated literary historian Bernays, do not
know single German reader en- whom the lyrics OF
the great Master of the Lake School has made any
deep impression.
Here the boot seems to be another foot
All through Herr Meyers paper there may be
perceived a naive feeling, really charming in
effect that when literary perfection is wanted
Germany is the country in which to seek it.
1t would hardly be worth while to discuss that
point with him; but might meeky hint that
the "authoress of Elizabeth and Her German
Garden is not American critic nor is she
TO be cassed critic at all with Matthew
Arnold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
BIOGRAPHY.

BARTHOLOMEW DE LAS CAsAs. His Life His
writings.
tus MacNutt. With portrait and map. Svo DID.
xviii 472. &c. P. Putnam's Sons.)
A life OF the sixteenth century historian Of
spanish America the devoted missionary and de-
fender of the Indian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

Mr. Fielding Hall. whose book THE Soul Of a
Paople'' has been so justly admired. has writ
ten a. novel with the curious title Of ''One I'M
mortality" It is issued to-day by Macmillan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

kind Of growth. The Grand Duchess herself
cleaned them and wore them continually, until
they became quite white again"
The Maharaja Of Burdwar has described his
trip through Europe in naive fashion in a vol
ume recently published. His comment on Lon
don theatres is amusing: with the exception
of the piece that heard at the Grand Opera and
the shakespearian play saw at His Majesty's,
all the modern pieces that went TO struck me
as being most uninteIlectuaL This shows how
the public taste is now degraded"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

Professor Ferrero's observations on American
life II res appeared to him during his So
journ IN this country are to appear In future
numbers of 'CPutnam's Magazine" These OBJ
servations will no doubt be entertaining. but the
value of anything of necessity so superficial is
another question.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present and
to Come.

Mr.. E F. Benson has written new mover
which he calls 1.-The Osbornes." The serial pup
location of it will begin next July
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

In the Just published volume of papers by
Ieclly is quoted with approval this saying OF
Carlyle:
He once said TO me that two great curses seemed
10 him eating away the heart and worth OF tne
English people. One drink The otner was
stump oratory. which accustomed men TO say
without shame what they did not In their hearts
believe TO be true, and accustomed their hearers
10 accept such a proceeding perfectly natural
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

The autobiography of ]. D. Rockefeller Is TO
be published in several European countries IN
the languages of those regions In Paris 1t Is
to appear in lie Matin."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
JUVENILE.

n CAPTIVITY II THE PACIE5Gi ,-. OR = TIE
Edwin J. Houston. Phi D. Illustrated. 121no. ID.
422- (CIrf11th & Rowlan6-)
Relating the adventures OF two boys who ar9
taken prisoners BY savagss OF the Msrdussas
Islands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
ERATURE.

THE ANCIENT CREEK HISTORIANS. CEsrvarI
Lectures BY J. b Bury. Lit D. IL D Svo.
XII. Isl (The Macmillan Company
The Lane lectures delivered Harvard Uni
verslty the spring OF 1905 under the auspices %
the classical department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
TRAVEL.

THINGS KOREAN A Collection OF Skstehss go 4.
dotes Missonary Dtponnatio p csssrnsr8
Allen, Il d. Illustrated t2no pp ~
Il asyeu CoGpanyl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

"The Faith of a Modern Protestant" is the
title of a new book by Professor Wilhelm Bous-
set which is coming from the press of the Scrib-
nars II is said that in this volume the author
cocks to show what faith in God means for men
oe the twentieth century. how it is to be related
to science and history, and what its conse-
ouences should be in the life Of the believer.
Among the new art books of the season is TO
appear a translation of NJ Edmund Pottiers
work on "Douris and the Painters OF Greek
Vases" The volume is to have a preface from
the pen of Miss Jane Harrison. who has writ
ten elsewhere of Douris's elegance of detail and
tendency toward small expressive figures"
In a paper in The Nineteenth Century" on
Berlin Society in the Fifties" Lady Paget
sets down some "reminiscences of her visits
young girl to the Court of Weimar. List, an
other guest, not Yet an able and perfectly de-
Iightful in conversation" would never touch the
piano during his visit but would read aloud TO
the Grand Duchess by the hour-generally from
Sainte- Beuves 'CaAseries du Lundi."
List always wore lemon colored kid gloves,
frock coat and top hat, and one DAY when we got
out Of the carriage and were walking on the brink
a precipice. / spled rare flower growing on
the rocks halfway down No sooner had the ex-
horror saw frock coat and top hat clambering
nimbly down place which was like the SIDE or a
-he lemon coIored hands. thought of the odium
which would attach TO had anything hap
pened to this great genius. who was then at the
eliminating point OF his celebrity Gustav Freytag'
already famous as the best modern German novel
st was Of the visitors. well as Hans Ander-
sen The latter used to amuse us PX his funny nn1y
tain and badly put together; bis body appeared to
never physically grown out Of the ugly green cen
slightest incident furnished him with food for
story
During one of their walks together the Grand
Duchess told her little friend the curious story
Of her mothers pearls-pearls which had once
belonged to Marie Antoinette. The Queen OF
Holland kept all her magnificent jewels IN
glass case in her bedroom is, believe the
habit in Russia, for she one of the Emperor
PauPs daughters. One fine morning they were
all gone and the search for them was vain;
but il was generally believed that somebody
very nearly related to her had taken them to pay
debts They were never traced, excepting the
pearls, which many years afterward were found
hidden in a walking stick in America, where
they had evidently been all the time. for they
had become quite brown and sncEusted with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

we are to have a new biography of George
SeIwyn, the friend of Horace Walpole. Him
really loved" said Walpole mot only for his
Infinite wit but for thousand good qualities
a good deal of Selwyn's wit as retailed by MS
friend seems dull enough in black and white;
# was not always of the brilliant kind that lives
successfully the printed page. Mr. Parnel
Kerr the author Of the forthcoming book, has
found a number of Selwyns unpublished let
tiers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

In an entertaining "Blackwood" article en-
titled "Old Irish Life: Duels," there several
anecdotes of a legal luminary. one John Egan.
who often resorted to arms with an opposing
counsel after hot argument IN court. One Of
his duels was fought with Curran- Egan, being
a stout, bulky person, complained. on arrival
at the ground that Curran had unfair adj
vantage. for whilst he himself was as big as
turf stack. Curran thin as blade OF
grass" The brilliant orator was not at a loss
"Oh, Mr.. Egan,' said he. Il have no desire for
anything that might be considered unfair. Let
my size be chalked out upon your body. and any
hits outside the line shall not count"
1t is recorded that the handicap proved IN
necessary, both the men going OF the field with
out wounds Here IS another story about the
redoubtable Egan:
Late in life after he had been made County
Court judge. Egan had an encounter with Roger
upon the fair ground at Denny orook. and a large
concourse gathered TO witness II. Both men were
humOrists and the meeting was characterlstlc
Upon the Combata,its taking their ground, Barrett,
who was the challenger, promptly nred without
coolly away, calling out Now Esan' my honor
is satisfied" .,
and shouted. ''IIilloa! stop. Roger. TIL take &
shot at your honor"
self in his former station said composedly. All
right then, fire away . .
liberate aim, first at one part OF the Master OF the
Rollss anatomy and then at another, seemed de-
termined to finish him OF outright Al iast now Ho
won't he bothered shooting you. so now you may
go to the ID your own way. or come ana snake
hands whichever you like best"
Barrett chose the latter alternative and amidst
paudits Of the crowd. the antagonists departed
from the field in much good hunor and the pest
of friends
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23
4 FAMILY RECORD.
Life in Paris in the Early Victorian
Period.

MEMOIRS OF VANISHED GENERATION.
ISI3-IS55 Edited by Mrs. Warrenne Blake.
With an Introduction by the LADY ST Heller.
Illustrated Svo, PIP. sos. John Lane Com
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-23

fl was not always of the brilliant kind that lives
successfully on the printed page. Mr.. Parnell
Kerr the author of the forthcoming book mas
found a number of Selwyn's unpublished let
ters
The hitherto unpublished poem by Rossetti
which has just been given to the world by MI
Watts Dunton. might better have remained IN
obscurity If we may judge from the stanzas
quoted by The Academy" He wrote this
Jan Van Hunks" when he was boy Of eign-
teen or nineteen but did not quite finish it. He
did not touch It again for more than thirty
years only taking it up when he lay. drawing
near death, at Birchington-o Sea The Man
chester Guardian" says of the grim and fan
tastic plot which the poet had found in his
early reading: "A Dutchman who smokes in
finite tobacco is heartlessly cruel TO his own
family. and is challenged by the devil to a
smoking duel OF course he is no match for
his antagonist and not only loses the match.
bu-, dying Of over-smoking, is carried body
AMI soul to he'll where the body is converted by
the Evil one into pipe of his own private
ls- In this plot Rossetti is said TO have added
incidents out Of his imagination"
Here is the beginning OF the ballad, which, 1t
should be remembered, Rossetti himself did not
choose TO publish:
Fun Of smoke was the quaint old
and Of pleasant winter heat;
Whence you might hear the hall door slap
and the wary shutting of feet.
" nich from the carpeted floor stepped out
Into the ice paved street
Van Hunks was laughing in his paunch
en golden pieces rare
Law in his hand, with neighbor Spratz
lie had smoked for wager there;
He laughed: and from his netghboTs pipe
He looked TO his neighbor's chair
Even as he laughed the evening s. AIDES
Rose stealthily and spread.
And hid his shining old head,
AS though he too had his evening pipe
Before he tumbled to bed.
Van Hunks still chucked he sat-
n caused him inward grin,
When he heard tho blast shake shutter and blind
with its teeth-chattering din, 80
To fancy the many who froze without
While he sat thawing within
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-28
ALICE MILL RUNNING FULL
Three Shifts Now Employed, Working
so Men in the Mine and Concentrator

-Four hundred and fifty of concentrates month IS the es
innate of shipments to be made from the Alice The mine has
been working three shifts and the mill started third shift yes
terday This gives employment to approximately 81 men ana
that from 10 IL cars OF concentrates VIII go 70 ne
smeter monthly.
The mill which is thoroughly modern and well adapted was
early the present month and has been thoroughly tested
now 1t running with entire satisfaction but some MINOR
changes had to be made the arrangements to the best
results All these details been adjusted and while the
mill has running continuously and concentrates stored
no shipment yet been made is expected that the first con-
gnmen the smeer will be three four cars and these VIII
probably go forward within the next week or 10 days
The Alice mine has been under development for years and
of low grade are blocked out The vein
proximay 500 wide and has been developed on several
levels While in the main low grade property some ore or
shppine quality has been encountered and probable that
with further development of this character will be dis
covered The property under the management OF James r
Mccarthy whose Of the great Heca mine stands as
a lasting testimonial.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-28
HYPOTHEEK WORKING FAST
Sinking Shaft to 1ooo.Foot Level at
Rate of Three Feet Daily

Work sinking the shaft additional 2OO feet well unae
way at the Hypoeek mine This was commenced apoot TWO
weeks ago and from two three feet day is being made
new recently installed facilitate this work ana
il giving entire satisfaction in it's operation
The shaft started from tunnel at depth OF oo 1eet ana on
the foot level there good showing although no CONNER
ca ore was exposed The shaft sunk SUI feet to the
level and here commercial large quantities was exposed
The company was inclined that time put in plant Tor ea
inc this ore at the mine after several experts had examined the
property it was decided sink 200 feet more where the
enrichment being by dep It'll oeeVeo ne ore
can be shipped without sorting or treatment
The vein on the Soo level from 10 to 10 feet VIDE ana
carried two feet of cacopyes running to 10 and II per
Some gaena Of high grade also ana ne
~ Tho giving place to aena for decd
no the delay the erection OF plant 1or eatng
the .. -
One we'll known engineer Of the district who made an exam
ron IN his own account gave the opinion freely that lew
hundred feet more depth would disclose body Of bone Ihere
is evidence Of teaching at the surface ana IN tne upper
I tho assembling point is found there little doubt but
that rich ore body will be the reward Some views OF the sur
face from photographs taken for The Miner are given
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1909-10-28
REX MINE CHANGES HANDS
Lease for Twenty Years Taken by East
ern Canitalists. Start Work at Once

The deal for the Rex mne which has been pending or
time has been finally consummaed and work VIII DC s'areu M
force within week. .o+ - . svr
lease for 20 years been given on the property 70 syn
dcate of wealthy people from Chicago New YORK ana
The deal was made by NJ Francis the former lessee New
~ ~ h; f stock at 25 cents share and royalty Will be
Maid the lessons on all returns from ore shipments
The new operators have agreed to meet all the
cations and start work with clean sheet In aoo'oh " s
an onon on the treasury stock which payment was ma
cover the claims against the company ills
that Of the private holdings have also been
Will; extensive purchases made in the open Market
the past few months,' - .n =. 4..a,,, ~,
vod and % new work undertaken additional men VIII De
required - -, ~, c4 p.oL .sctor
The Rex is located Nine Mile in the Sunset req. Seco
near the Success It an ola properly anu w. 49,
az tho is fol It was operated by Finch Campbell VINO arg
still the largest shareho ders