Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-18

genius who figure in these sprightly sketches
seem to have had more genius than Judgment
They married in haste, and fulfilled the proph
ecy OF the old proverb, by a repentance at leis
ure. The attractive pages are adorned with
the usual little bits Of pretty pictures, none Of
which are quite SO commonplace as the one
selected-for some occult reason--as fronts.
piece and decoration for the cover.
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Fifty years make more changes than any of
the prophets can keep up with. Fifty years
ago IN New Zealand they had an ingenious
system of land transfer which was both direct
and elective. The register Of deeds and the
examiner Of titles had no place in it. The
prospective owner simply killed the previous
occupant and ate him. To-day that canuibal
island has all the advantages and disadvantages
OF modern civilization" Out of the ground they
dlg KIND OF gum which is brought into the
DnlIed states and used in making Yarnish.
Every year they freeze shipload after shipload
OF mutton which they send to England; and.
after TWO months cruise 1.-THE most fastidious
connolsSeur cannot tell but that this mutton
was walking about only the day before as sheep.
Mr.: Edward Wakefield, in NetO Zealand after
fyty Years (Cassen & Co.: H. Watts & co.,,
tells us Just what we want to know about this
growing colony, its history, its volcanoes, its
plants and animals, its 600. 900 Europeans and
It's 4OOOO Maoris, its trade its politics, and its
prospects. There is an excellent map, and a
good many unusually good pictures and an in
dex.
The transfer of property in this country does
not, as rule, involve the eating of either party
by the other. 1t is, however, attended some
times by heecing operation which is almost
as bad. Mr. Warren discovered this histori-
cal fact, and, indeed, experienced the bitter
side OF 1t, in Frederick r. SanfOrd's The
BurSttnq Of n Boom; Isl 25; ]. B. LippincOtt
Co; ID. Watts co., Mr.. Warren, whose in
itlals are also NJ. II. W., exchange trunks in
the confusion of the checking room. They
meet afterWard at friends house in the town
where warren is working up a real estate
boom" The boom fulflls the prophecy of
the title, but the love affair, with life-saVIng
adventure Tor crisis, comes out all right.
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The prettiest version of the old Cinderella
myth is that which the Germans love, in which
the heroiDe's name is Ashanputtel. The rat
and pumpkin foolishness does not appear in
this version. A little tree takes the place of
the fairy godmother The step sisters cut off,
one her great toe, and the other her heel, to
get their feet into the Princes slipper. The
little Cinderella, which White q Allen pub
list, and j. X. Weldin Co. have for sale, begins
with translation from the German, but speed.
lily halts and picks up the mouse traps and the
magic wand.
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1t is not quite apparent why Mrs. Schere-
scheWsky should have named her pretty story
Miss RuoIFS Novel, Miss Ruby could do every
thing which is good, except write novel.
This delightful little maiden lady goes to live
in tenement house. and brings with her such
a food of sunshine that the whole neighbor-
hood is lighted up. The Flynns and O'Rourkes
fhnEw 10 Nknr, NH.owr
was queer little idea which came into Miss
Ruby's mind that she would write novel, and
one which should suggest nothing but what is
charming. elegant and refined" The wise
Miss Ruby gives it up after awhile. Her life is
the best kind of novel. A pretty little helpful,
uplifting story. (Thomas Whitaker so cents.)