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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
MoUJIK TOLSTOY
The Absurdities of the Russian
Author,
From The London Academy.

From The London Academy.
To live the life Of a simple moujik was
no hardship for this hardy old man, and,
in order to do this, he probably intended
TO retire from the world and from those
few luxuries that he still allowed him.
self at Yasnaja Poljana-Which were not
many, as l am in a position to testify.
1 shall never forget seeing Tolstoy
cook his simple dinner on the dining
room table over a little spirit lamp. or
make coffee for me at the breakfast
table, attentions which he thought it his
duty to pay to his English guest His
own meals on those occasions were pure
~ vegetarian. On the excellence of this
mode of life he used to descant freely.
Being a carnivorous Englishman, | was
allowed the customary beefsteak. or
some other animal food which the count
assured me tended to awaken ones lower
nature. Perhaps he was right: but we
carnivorous bipedS. | suggested, cannot
become herbvorous all at once. He as
sented to this opinion and did not adj
wise a sudden transition from a flesh
diet to that of the vegetarian, but a
gradual change; he also assured me that
since he lived on this principle he had
not only become more healthy, but that
his mind was much clearer. AS re-
CARDS cost. he said vegetarian diet was
much cheaper and that all he spent on
his food was about % cop. (sixpence) a
day, which | thought very reasonable.
considering that he had been brought
I'D in luxury and refinement.
Although somewhat of a Spartan, |
really thought that Tolstoy went too far
in his views on life and conduct, and
told the young Countess Maria. who was
her father in petticoats. that such was
my opinion. Tolstoy probably heard of
my remark, and in one of our numerous
walks over the breezy hills Of Yasnaja
Poljana we had some interesting dis
cussons on this subject. | expressed,
as politely as possible, the conviction
that he carried his opinions to extremes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

THE SKIPPER AND THE SKIPPED. Be-
s Sp;on me R Sno Tfo,n log of CaRn aaron
Emo, PIP. AZ. Harper & Bros.
Cap'n Sproul has retired from the sea
with competence and taken up his
abode in the interi of Maine. among
landlubbers. His first venture ashore is
the keeping of a tollgate, which leads
him into matrimony, an excellent Sec
ond venture. But his brother in law
bests him in a real estate transaction,
whereupon the Cap'n rigs up Capn
Kids buried treasure yarn TO get even.
In this he is ably assisted by his friend.
the retired Snowman. The brother in
law swallows the bait. the result being a
sea venture. with Cap'n Sproul in COM
mand of the local volunteer fire depart
ment by way of a crew. The fire fight
ers deciding that the safest thing to do
in gale on I. lee shore Is To make for
that shore before the wind. a shipwreck
follows. Cap'n Sproul gets even with
his wifc's brother, however. Thereafter,
as first seectman OF the town. he gets
into trouble with the Womans Temper
ance Union workers over a tavern on
which he holds "A mortgage. All this by
way of outline of the pegs on which Mr..
Day has hung humorous tale that
grows into roaring farce as 1t proceeds.
Taken altogether. the book fultils its
purpose of amusing the reader. Ii is a
capital cure for the blues from first page
to last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

without turning il into a tract. 1t IS,
indeed, entertainment that we, like his
soldiers, get from the book. The moral,
though powerful, is curiously unobtru-
slve
These tales are meant to expose not
simply the horrors of war at the present
time. but those, even more agonizing,
which may be expected as science still
further develops the resources Of armies.
Individual heroism is illustrated, but
attention is concentrated on the relation
OF food supplies to the defence Of a
chimes and extraordinary explosives,
and, in fact, the ever enlarging scope of
pure intellect in, war. There is one
story, THE Point of View" written to
show how the commanding genera: of a
great army in a tremendous battle may
go a-fshing at a critical moment-the
solution of his problem depending not
so much upon the number of his forces
as upon the clearness of his mind. In
short, the author aims at bringing out
the transcendent Importance of brain
stuff in war. His stories mostly strike
note of heartrending tragedy. but
"Ole Luk-Oie' does not forget that war,
after all, is a human affair; he gives us
one purely comic interlude in the tale of
a man driving across the veldt with a
wagon load Of champagne. and else
where. in when Dog Eats Dog" he
EFFORTS fun out of the play of character.
There is. indeed, plenty of interesting
character in this book. as there is plenty
OF drama and of suggestive reflection
The Green Curve" ought to be dis
tributed among the members of every
Peace Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

men and women who surrounded him
took care that his fate should be full
filled
The first notable episode in the life of
Henri second son of the volatile Francois
and the gentle and unhappy Queen
Claude, was his Imprisonment in Spain.
He was between seven and eight years
old when, vii his elder brother the
Dauphin. he was sent over the Pyrenees
TO the Emperor Charles as very un-
comfortable little hostage. Papa Fran
co.'s. taken prisoner at Pavia, and weary
ing Of his extremely unpleasant captiv-
ity at Madrid, swOre TO accept the En-
peror's conditions of release, and fulfilled
them so far as went the handing over to
Cbarless keeping of his two young sons.
The oaths of his French majesty were
not meant to be kept-had he not uttered
them under durance?-and while the
Emperor fumed and hostilities broke out
again between France and Spain, the
two little boys passed through four
wretched years of Spanish fortress life.
When Francois's refusal TO keep the en-
gagements of the Treaty of Madrid was
received the children were made to suf-
fer the actual rigors of prison. Their
French attendants were sent away, and
they were kept behind bars with no play
mates, no exercise, no education and no
occupations. They were visited during
this period at Pedraza by NJ. Bodin, a
member of the household Of their grand
mother. Queen Louise. The warm
hearted Frenchman could hardly re-
strain his emotion at sight Of the small
prisoners. Thus runs his narrative. sur
viving TO this day: They led me into
rather dark chamber of this fortress,
which had neither tapestries nor hang
ings Of any kind, and only straw mat
tresses In this chamber were my said
lords, seated on little stone seats OPP
posite the window of the said chamber
which is furnished both within and with
out with solid iron bars. while the wall is
ten feet thick. The said window is so
high that only with great difficulty can
my said lords enjoy air and light. 1t is
a place where persons accused of grave
crimes might well be detained, and most
wearisome and unhealthy for those Of
the young and tender age of my said
lords They were poorly clad in a sort of
black velvet riding costume, with black
velvet caps, without silk ribbons or orna-
ments Of any kind. white stockings and
black velvet shoes. IL was impossible
for me TO refrain from shedding tears"
The Emperor Charles had probably no
desire 10 be unduly cruel to his little
prisoners-he merely wished TO make
the royal parent fulfil his promises, or,
falling that, to secure the enormous ram
som demanded for the princes. Father
and grandmother were frightened by
Bodins report, and after some delay
the lot Of the boys being ameliorated
rneanwhile-the hour Of release came.
Groaning France. whose purse was ex-
hausted by useless wars, again bent be-
meath the rod of the tax gatherer. and
Charles was the gamer by 1,2OO'ooO
golden crowns. AS for the boys. the
hiographer tells us that the twelve-year-
old Dauphin returned to his country
more of a solemn Spaniard than
Frenchman. while the younger brother
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

THE GREEN CURVE. And other stor 1,s
BY Ole Luk-Oie. 12mo. PIP. VI, 90
Doubleday, Page & Co.
Speculation as to the personality lying
behind pseudonyme is VIGOROUSLY I'M
certain game, yet it is surely reasonable
TO infer that the author Of THE Green
Curve" Is a soldier. Also we take MIN
to be one of those thoughtful military
types. who, having seen much service
possess no illusions as to the glamour
of war, but hate it and would nave IL
cease. Furthermore, we must assign 10
"Ole Luk-Oie" the character OF an art
ist. He says that his sketches were
Originally written for the entertain
ment of soldiers but when we first en-
countered them in "Blackwood's Maya
zine" we were struck by their literary
excellence. This author, fitting his mar
ratives to the camp. has also fitted them
to the study. He is especially artistic
In his way of giving story a moral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
LITERARY NOTES.

1t Is hard to believe that new stor..
about Carlyle are to be presented IN ~.
reading world. but such Is the "a,
They will be found In the forthcom,,-
memoir of the late Churton Collin
whose tragic end is not yet forset,..
Included In this work will also be a mr.
Der Of unpublished letters from the ~.
Of 3winburne. ~
Chinese Wives.
officials ruling in Wei-hai-wei, in a ,us,
published volume on his Chinese err
riences. notes that the local magistrate.
have difficulties in dealing with villa.
shrews. He asked one complaining Inn.
band why he ran away from a wom.,
rs she not your wife and can You NJ,
make her obey your" The plaint,r,.
face is described as broadening int !.
mirthless smile as he replied: II am
afraid of her. Eight men out of "a,
are afraid Of their Wives
Father TyrreIl.
The autobiography and biography ~
the late Father Tyrrell is being publI,h.a
by Messrs Longmans, Green & Co. IN.
priests account Of his life was vy,,.
ten in 1901 and it ends just before ths
time of his mothers death. Notes ana
supplements to each chapter are sun.
piled by Miss Maude ID. Petre. who add
record Of the modernist's later year,
Father Tyrrell was born an Anglican.
but he became a convert and entered the
Jesuit order. from which he was ex.
PEELED four years ago. His biographe,
who is a daughter Of Lady Catherin.
Howard, comes Of a long Catholic lie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

With equal candor-for he is one OF the
frankest and kindest of men-he told me
that people OF moderate views were
rarely of much use I'm the world.
When / mentioned that my ideal of an
agriculturst was not half-starved
Russian moujk. but a well-fed english
,ecman with a good coat on his back.
a comfortable house and plenty of good
food on his table, the count strongly dis
approved OF my views; he considered
that most of these things were unneces-
sary luxuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
A Pretty Verse.
A Napoleonic Myth.

Whether Bonaparte aid or ala p".
one occasion. visit London Is qoesS
which many people and man! .,..
papers of that capital have been w.
cussing at greatly Inneeessar! ',st
Mr.. John Burns thinks that 'ne 4
may have been a fact ana 'n'' 10
scope for a book on the supJ'' Ina
adds: In the improbable event OF Os. 'n.
out of office in the next six year, ,.u
ably ten-I may string tose'h'' 'ss,,s
hitherto unrelated facts ana ,ss
relating to NAPOLEON in LONDON W 90
interest its citizens and I'LL ma 4
more facts in the mystlt!lhs !, Al
one who still evokes the ihte'e''
mankind"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

AENRI Ii: HIS COURT AND MIS- d."o
By H. Noel Williams. Illustrated "o'
pp. $40 Charles Scribner's Sons.
A large part of this volume is given 10
me wars, quarrels. limitations ana gen
tral behavior and misbehavior OF king
Henri's father, that very magnihcent
botentate and pleasing scamp, FRANCOIS
PREMIER. Henri's youth does not furnish
much material to the biographer; and'
indeed. if his hatred for Charles ana
his love for Diane de Poitiers were OBJ
Eterated from his life's story there
would be not much of vivid personal IN
terest in it, Catherine, his wife, WIN
her Medici craft and ruthlessness, was
more formidable parsonage, when came
her turn TO rule, than her husband knew
how to be. There was little chance or
leading the subtle Italian by the nose
whereas her lord rarely went about MS
business without the beautiful hand OF
Diane upon the halter. 1t has been SAID
Of him tina he was born to be gov
trned rather than to govern" and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

lice. the cranks and mentally unbalanced
who complain of being Swallowed, are al
most invariably men. according to this
experienced police official With women
the delusion is generally directed toward
their neighbors. In more serious VEN
Sir Robert talks of the Improvement III
the relations between this country ana
England since the late 6Vs, OF the low
percentage of capital offences among the
native English and OF the measures pro-
vided by English law against ioreish
anarchists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
SUNSET.

BY SANDYS WATSON
OF all his ruind panoply, alone
OF all the plumed pomp his culver chose
Falls on the fields now darkning one by
one
A shaft OF amethyst. shaft Of rose.
Alone, his thrall, the unforgetful sea
Filings up afresn her evening franklin
cense.
Lifts to him dead louder litany,
EcL,es the kne.l Of his omnipotenca.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

and she is herself founder OF West'
minister Cathedral. Besides writing sew
eral devotional books zone The Souls
Orbit" being done in collaboration win
Father TyrrelD, Miss Petre is the author
Of some pointed studies in spiritual lio-
erty entitled Catholicism and lnde'
pendence." rIT
G0gs
The GaeTs Tongue. d lt
The great Gaelic Dictionary, compiled
set, stereotyped, illustrated and puo-
lished by one determined man. with the
help of a little home press, is nearly
completed. The three volumes contain
full references for over eighty .ihousano
Gaelic words. Edward Dwelly has Deen
absorbed in the work for thirty years.
and has been at the printing part Oh
for the last twelve years. His is an az
most incredible story of labor-for 10
has been forced 10 earn money
printer at night in order TO carry on INC
dictionary work by day. He mas even
lad to sell the Gaelic library thae,o'
worked from. His enthusiasm H'
brought him triumphdntly throdgn ei''
less disbursements.
A Pretty Verse.
There is a pretty, musical, ar'ino'..
strain in these lines by the late Franz
Thompson, which have lately appe''''
In a little anthology.
DO not loose those rains my WEI
Eyes, my Fair. unsureiy threat
DO not, Sweet. do not so 100.
Thou canst not have single w. w.
But this sad and doubtful weather
Overcasts US both together.
In the aspect OF those known eaes
THY souls a captain weatherwise'
An me! what presages u sees
In those watery Hyades rs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26

The readers OF Mrs Henry de la Pas
lures uncommonly entertaining novels
may expect new story this spring, a
story written since her second marriage.
1t is to be issued under the title OF
Master Christopher.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
MAINE FOLKS.

THE SKIPPER AND THE SKIPPED. Be
ing the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron
Sproul. BY Holman Day. illustrated
l2mo, PIP. Az. Harper & Bros
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
the Life of the King Henri
Deux.

AENRI II: HIS COURT AND TIMES.
BY H. Noel Williams. Illustrated o'o'
pp S7e Charles Scribner's Sons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
FICTION
Some Remarkable Stories o
Modern War.
"OIE CUk-OlE."

THE GREEN CURVE And other stories
BY Ole Luk-Oie. 12mo, PIP W. 90
Doubleday Page & Co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-17
MIsTRIAL IN AMMoNs CASE.

A mistrial was the result of the
case last week Of Curtis Ammons,
charged with the killing of Claude
Fowler at Lockhart on December Is
last 1t is said according to the Union
Times, that the jury stood eleven for
acquittal and one for conviction. This
lit is understood was the result Of the
first ballot and there was never any
change in the vote.
Considerable part of a whole day
was spent in trying this case and the
jury, which went into their room
about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, was
The defense put up the plea Of self
defense. 1t was brought out in the
testimony that Fowler was drinking
heavily and Ammons to some extent.
That the young men had been warm
personal friends, having slept to-
gether the night preceding the kill
ing. The testimony brought out at
the trial was, in substance as follows:
The young men engaged in a quarrel
over a dollar which Fowler said AM
mons owed him. Some one led Fowl
er away, and 1t was thought the diff
ficulty was over. One witness testi-
fed that he saw brass knucks on
Fowler's hand at this point in the af-
make friends with Curtis" and was
allowed to walk back to where the
quarrel began. Here he backed up
against Ammons; Ammons pushed
him off. Fowler turned and said
do you want to shoot me?" Am
mons said: II did not say that"
Fowler then began to strike Ammons,
the latter warding off the blows and
backing away. Finally backing up
diagonally against a store room, and
while in STOPPING position, both
men scuff1ing. Ammons fired his pis-
tol, .38 calibre three times, the first
shot into the ground, the second shot
into Fowler's side, and the third into
his breast. Fowler ran about twenty
yards and fell, dying almost imme-
Curtis, you have killed him." Am
mons replied: II don't give q G.
D.; If 1 have to go to hell, let me
60" Witness further testified that a
pair of brass knucks were found a
few minutes after the body of Fowler
was moved, lying near where the
body had fallen. Witnesses testified
that Fowler was q stronger man
physically than Ammons. and that
the reputation Of both young men was
good Young Ammons, when himself
upon the witness stand testified about
as other witnesses for the defense,
but also that Fowler was using brass
knucks. The state undertook to show
that there were no brass knucks used
by Fowler, and that the knucks shown
in court were not those Of Fowler's
but had been placed where the dead
body lay as blind.
Fowler was fireman on the Lock-
hart train. Both young men stood
we'll in the community and the trage-
dy is greatly regretted by every one
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-17
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The executive committee of the York
County Teachers association met in
Rock Hill last Saturday for the pur-
pose Of arranging a programme and
perfecting other details in connection
with the meeting to be held in York
vile on Saturday, March II.
Prof. J. H. Witherspoon, superin-
tendent of the Yorkville Graded
schools, who is chairman Of the COM
mittee, says that the prospects for a
rousing good meeting are fine, and that
the committee proposes to leave moth
ing undone previous to the date of
the meeting to diminish that pros
pect.
DIR. s. c. Mitchell, president of the
South Carolina university, has con-
sented to deliver the main address of
the occasion, Prof. Schofleld, also of
the university, will make a talk on
school athletics and Prof. Haddon of
Clemson college will make a talk on
school gardening.
Arrangements are to be made for
an attractive musical programme, and
no pains will be spared to make the
social feature of the occasion as pleas
ant as possible to teachers and visitors.
1T Is my purpose" said Mr.. With
erspoon ito ask the people Of Yorkville
to entertain the visiting teachers in
their homes, and to be in a position to
assign all who come to hospitable en-
tertainment"
Mr.. Witherspoon also said that the
committee had arranged for an athletic
and oratorical school day on April Is,
and this will probably be held at Win
throp college; but fuller details will
be made public later on.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-17
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The swelling buds Of the elm trees
that line the streets indicate defiance
Of the frost that may come later.
1t is quite clear that there will
have to be another try at fixing UP
Congress street so as to bring it ir
keeping with the concrete sidewalks.
Local dramatic talent is being re-
hearsed for a play that Is to be pre-
sented in the opera house soon for the
benefit of the Church Home Orphan
age.
There is a growing home building
sentiment in Yorkville just at this
time, and if it will just get little
stronger-strong enough to influence
all who need homes to get loose from
enough cash to build them-nothing
can be better for the community
Yorkville is a good town, one of the
best towns in the state. There are
knockers here, of course. There are
knockers everywhere; but knockers
are not quite so much of a drawback
as are the people who allow themselves
to be unfavorably influenced by knock
erS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-17

There is fine prospect for an unu-
sually heavy fertilizer trade this
spring.
Small grain is looking we'll; but the
great trouble is that there Is not nearly
80 much Of 1t as there should be.
The time in which returns of prop
erty for taxation may be made without
penalty expires next Monday, Februa-
ry 20.
Now that tho country has about ac-
Industrial boom Of the past few years
1t looks as If the general assembly
Is going to adjourn without having
done anything to demoralize business
or to cause a general re-adjustment OF
the conditions under which the world
is living.
The general assembly is about to
put on the statute books law which
imposes license Of $500 on hawkers
and peddlers, who take chattel mort
cages to secure deferred payments on
articles sold.
If tho pending bill does not get lost
in the shuttle jurors in magistrate
cases will, after the adjournment OF
the present session OF the general as
sembly, be entitled to 80 cents for
each case instead Of 25 cents as here
tofore.
One of the greatest hindrances to
progress Is the spirit that fears that
it will be lost in the shuttle and read
justment Of a higher and more difficult
level. But the really progressive spirit
must move up and beyond regardless
of this kind of spirit.
And the appropriation bill promises
to be about as heavy as usual, with the
tax levy no less than 1t has been here
tofore. There are those who think the
governor Is going to veto 1t; but as to
that, of course, there is no telling, ex-
cept that we believe the chances are
that he will let 1t stand.
An essential element of successful
advertising is truth. People may be
deceived with falsehood for time, but
not for long. Most intelligent buyers
now-a- days look to the newspapers for
information as to their wants and they
appreciate the thoughtfulness of the
merchant who tells them through the
newspapers of what he has to offer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-17

It is an historical fact that the de-
velopment of South Carolina was re-
tarded for many years, because first
the early settlers insisted on making
hunting and trapping their principal
source of livelihood, and second be-
cause after hunting and trapping had
been exhausted as a means of support
the tendency was to go to the next cas-
lest eXpedient, cattle grazing on COM
mon lands. 1t was not until the peo-
pie were eventually forced into agri-
culture and manufacturing that the
possibilities of the states development
began to dawn on the people. But
there are still those who would like TO
revert back solely to hunting and trap
ping if they could.