The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-06-14

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COMEDY OF Errors" and others, then, in
deed, was it O magic pen. and he who welded
it the composite Of all humanity, with q
quantum Of divine leaven ~superadded, such
as has never been vouchsafed to any other
man.
For SHAKESPEARE, ~unlearned as re was, TO
have sounded all the depths n shoals" Of
learning. to have culled so much wealth from
the debris of dead languages with which he
was not familiar, was a miracle; for Bacon
to have added the production Of the plays to
that of his other works, was a phenomenon;
and is as much greater than the other as the
%cquipoise n rotation of the solar system il
greater than the floating Of an axe head OF
the transformation Of rods into scrperts.
There are two facts worthy Of note: The
turning from Shakspere is an expression
of the widespread unbelief in his ability; the
turning to Bacon Is an expression Of the gen.
cral recognition Of his transcendent genius.
II Shakspere did not write the plays, then
it must have been the man who ''made all
knowledge his province" 1t is also worthy
Of note that tho greatest merit Of the ones
charming poetry is its philosophy; and the
greatest charm Of the others meritorious
philosophy is its poetry. If the authors were
not one, surely Shakspere borrowed Bacons
sage and left bis muse for surety.
It is natural that tas theory should he Wig.
orously combated SO long as it is only q
theory, for it may be an injustice Is being
done; but II 1t can be demonstrated, It would
seem that all men should hail it with Joy. for
it raises the standard Of humanity to twice
its supposed hight. 1t is a compliment to The
human race, to the planet on which we live.
and humanity should feel such a dilatation
Of the soul as must, for a time, seem like ia.
1ation.
1.-THE GREAT cRYProGnA1.n
The full title Of Mr.. Donnelly's book Is:
THE Great ~Cryptogram: Francis Bacon's
Cipher in the So Called Shakespeare Plays"
1t is a magnificent imperial octave volume
Of 1000 pages, and is divided into three parts
or books: Book 1.-The Argument. Book IL
The Demonstration. Book I1I-Conclusiocs.
Throughout it is written in an easy, enter.
tanning style, such as will hold the attention
Of the reader. From a typographical stand
point the volume is a credit to the art pre-.
~servative, being beautifully printed, with
engraved titles and numerous illustrations.
all of q very high order. The frontispiece is
a portrait on steel Of Lord Bacon, from the
celebrated painting Of Van Somer. The
work is published by r. s.. Peale g. Co.,
whose principal Office is at 4O7-25 Dearborn
street, Chicago. The publishers announce
that the second edition will probably be
issued in two volumes, as the original price
Of tho work was based on the superstition
that it would contain only 700 pages. The
Great Cryptogram" Is sold by subscription
only, and m army Of agents will soon he In
tho field. It will not be sold in the book
stores, but orders may be sent direct to the
publishers by those who have not had an op
portunity to subscribe.
FAC ON II SUBSCRIPTION BOOK.
The intense feeling against Mr.. Donnelly
and his book has manifested itself in almost
every form Of opposition imaginable, from
the fippant charge Of hallucination and
crankiness to the sober imputation of willful
and deliberate fraud. Not content with con.
gone SO far as to find matter Of criticism in
tho method by which the book is published
and sold-that is, the subscription method,
as If tnat could affect the merit of the work.
Grants, Blaine's and Logan's books we're all
sold in this way, and the moro important OF
Mark Twain's. By this method publishers
are warranted In undertaking what would
otherwise be too hazardous. and many books
are thus issued which could not otherwise see
the light. Some of the best editions of the
Shakespeare plays have been published In
this way, and never could have been pub.
lished in any other way. Not only this. BIZ.
thousands Of people are thus induced 60 read
who rarely see the inside of a library 3r book
store, and the cottage without q small ,oliec.
ton OF choice books Is now the exception.
Besides this an army OF e~nterprising men
and women find profitable employment. and
this book should certainly ,fer them 4 field
for rich harvests, for TO such literary sensa
ton has ever occurred.
A list Of eminent men who have been book
agents comprises many authors and states
men The following Is from The Philadel'
phia Times:
George Washington was a book agent.
and a good II Prior to the fateful Brad.
dock expedition he sold over 200 copies IN
Fairfax and adjoining counties in Virginia
Of a work on The American Savage Jay
Gould, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Marx
Twain were in early life book canvassers. Sc
also was LonGfellow, and his success was re-
markable. There is now in the possession II
the Massachusetts Historical society a pros