Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-09-22
AUTHORS AND BOOKS.

SIDNEY LusKA's talent ss q writer OF
romance 0an hardly be disputed, but the
fact that he has chosen 10 devote himself
chiefly 10 studies OF Hobrew life makes II
difficult for him TO win the popular approval
with less ability. HIS persistence and pluck
In sticklng TO his purpose OF breaking down
or weakening the narrow projudicos OF
many, BY Q simple portrayal Of the lie OF
the best OF the race, IL worthy OF admira-
lished BY ID. Lothrop IL Co., b ,stou, he has
aimed at the bost marx for all who seek 10
conquer prejudice generations old, for the
book IL for the younger readers
Mr.. d. r. PATTERSON, the well known
Plttsburg lawyer, publishes q book With
the bold title " Superiority OF Demo cratic
Administration -; and he hardly needs 70
explain In his preface that The 800 odd
pages are devoted TO q careful and candid
study OF our political history. He makes
no pfetepse Of entire fresdom from partt.
san bias but protests that though writing
from Democratic stand point he has con-
| scientiously avoided errors or mistaten ents
OF facts The book shows at q glance the
hand Of the scholar Of clear and logical
bsbt and II . most earnest and valuable
treatise on the party principles and their
| support In the past AZ we'll a. their present
appreciation: The srsuments for and
| against the Mills bill are presented with
| equal fairnsss and the work In above the
level OF ordinary campaign literature.
HANS CHRrsTIAN ANDERSON AND
CHARLES DICKENS did not take TO one
another with great entbusiasm. Mr.. r. g..
| Evans In "a Journslist's "Reminiscences
| OF Many Men," hss this following amusing
| story Of them I: Anderson was staying with
| nickens A few days after his arrival he
| rang tho bell and asked 10 see the eldest
/ snu, The eldest son was awsy, but Dick ems
| came tn see what WAS wanted, and Il turned
| out that the guest wanted the eldest son to
shave him, that being tho custom In his
| Dickens explained that, in the first place,
| young CHARLES was absent, but that n be
| We're ~ none u wouid oe unsaie ior MN 20
l suempt ING uesheu services, a., win 'ne
| pest ihtentions ho wou'u run sr.ht rNk VI
outung tne es.eemeo euests nesu on so
MS pesIu nein9 uIten,, hAns Dni'snau
took h,s sian ana Iaied iorth 10 Ohslhsuli
several miles away. 10 LOOK Tor barter
HIS Visit Al uad,s hlii was OF generous con
unusnoe, hnu when ono Gay nc uropped
hlnt OF departure. Diekens ssiu wen
out anu ofdereu the morse hitcbeu up im
media'ely.
SOCIALISTS ARE ACTIVE Forty e'gh
pages, half preface, make pamphlet Of !
speech on free trade, delivered In lsiS by
Karl Marx, In Brusse,s. The preface is by
Frederick EDgels, and the evident purpcs'
Of the whole com mbiDation and its circulation
The famous sociaiist has caus,lc remark
for both free trade ana protection, but oi
the whole he favors Tree trade, because II Il
progressive, ana being sn aRitator ant
revolutionist he prefers to see things pro
gresa. But bis follower, EnRols, don't carr
whether free trade or protection triumphs
because no believes that everything
10 gong 10 the bow.wows at any rate
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