Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-11
this case is on false tran most Of the time
but on the rascal.

but on the rascal.
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There is not SO much of the adveuturer. hui
quite as much of the rascal in the principal
villain of Admiral Porter's Arthur Merton
I'd, Appleton d Co.. J. r. Weldin & Coz Ar
thur Merton's father is miserable
low-browed, despicable scoundrel. Whom
he will he sends into dungeons
and whom he viii he Weds and makes misera.
Bile. We have sort of shamefaced liking for
| such brilliant scamp as Belcourt, but we hate
Merton with vigorous hatred. There are
several reprobates in this book. They get all
the money, and the good fellows have their
character defamed and make acquaintance
with iron bars. The heavy villain business is a
| little overdone. Merton is Just a trife too
deliberately bad.
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"The Banner Library" has for its motto,
"Hang out our banners on the outward walls
the cry is still They GOMEZ" We hope that the
cry in this case is false alarm or at least that
| those that 'come" will be pleasanter people to
meet than My Good Friend (Worthington &
Co., ]. R. Weldin & Coz Robert de Vernier is
a susceptible youth, who spends his time
falling in love and playing roulette at Monte
Carlo. The story is about as highly colored as
the cover.
-Four paper-bound novels are added to the
International Series, which is published by
Frank F. Lowell & Co. Pittsburg: ]. r. We'll
din & co., One is Young Mr.. AfnStte's Court
ship. by F. G. Philips, we1l.written story with
tragical ending. Another is She6a, by "Rita.'
not pleasant book. The Haute NobIesse, by
George Manville Fem. is adramatic, somewhat
STACEY story, with a robbery and pretty nearly
murder in the middle of it, and many complf-
cations following which, however, are happily
untangled at the end The Tree of KNOWLEDGE
has always proved tree of evil fortune from
the beginning. The fruit has bitter taste to
it. 1t is not sweetened any in q. NJ. Robins
story, which ends like the myth of Cupid and
Psyche. Psyche tells the secret and Cupid
puts on his yachting suit and sails away into
fatal storm.
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John A. Grier, of Philadelphia, in Our Silver
Coinage John w. Lowell; J. R. Weldin & Co.),
calls upon 'the people of our common country
to rally around one Of our old well-tried meas
ures of value the silver dollar, Just as we are
now all glad to rally around our common flag"
Mrs. S. T. Rorer also of Philadelphia, tells us
not of silver, but of sugar. Home Candy Making
(Arnold & Coz is book of recipes. Mrs.
Rorer says that the best way to keep candy is
to use air-tight boxes. If the candy is made
after these sensible directions the air-tight
boxes will need locks on them. Lectures bg the
Thompson Street Poker Club (White & Allen:
j. r. Weldin co., will please those whom the
antics of this remarkable organization have al
ready interested
hs%
The Gear, they say, is reading Mr.. Kennan's
articles in the Century. Mr.. Kennan finds one
good prison in Eastern Siberia SO he tells us in
his installment for this month, and gives it
what praise he can. He has great trouble In
one place to get anybody to provide horses for
him. The whole town, man, woman and child |
is enthusiastically drunk. whats the matter"
he says, with everybody in this village7 The |
whole population seems to be drunk" They've |
been consecrating q new church." said the |
driver. soberly. The November Century is un- |
commonly good, many of the articles being not |
seph Jefferson begins his autobiography /
in a way which promises the reader
abundance sr-v 2. coming pleasure Mr.
to sea, with her crew of captains Amelia D !
Barr begins serial story. Friend Olivia
Street Life in Madrid" Is charmlngly sKetched
with pen and pencil old Esop in Velasquer's
picture leading of as front1spiece. Brander
Matthews tells Of the "Grolier Club.'' Grolier
was lover OF books and bindings several CEN
turies ago in France. The members of the
Grolier Club are book lovers and book makers
in New York The vagaries of New England
ticle, entitled, "The Newness'" " The late Mr..
Robert Carter read this paper Of "Reminiscences
at literary club In Rochester. The perform
BrOot " Farm V6ese Natbanisi 1S s1pafb aaVtborns S
|
tended the pigs, the queer cranks and mono
maniacs who took part in that singular move
ment, partly philosophical, partly religious,
partly vegetarian, and sketched DELIGHTFULLY."-.
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The November Cosmopolitan is horse num-
Der. The first paper, which concludes an arti-
ole on the French army, is illustrated with.
drawings Of Detailles characteristic and spir.
tied dragons and cuirassiers, splendidly mount
ed. The second paper describes the stables Of
the Queen Of England, and the complete novel,
which Is now feature Of the Cosmopolitan, is
The Dark Horse" The number is a very good
one. The illustrations are well DONE the little
sketches of heads which accompany the Cornell
o University article and the book review depart
ment being especially attractive. Senator Far
well discusses "Chicago's Candidacy for the
Worlds Fair Of 1891" Elizabeth Bisland, In
valuable paper with pictures accompanying,
writes on Cooperative Housekeeping in Ten
sments." This Is one in q series Of practical
articles. Social problems are treated
IN special regular department. conducted by
Edward Everett Hale. Mr.. Hale has a good
word for the associated charities of Pittsburg
The reports of the city of Pittsburg," he says
ARE most satisfactory illustration of what
,an be achieved under the most difficult cireum-
stances.