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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29
CKIrICs AND CRITICISM.

In this day of universal newspaper
and magazine reading what is called
criticism is in general an advertise
ment rather than a candid and sympa
thetic account of the purpose of the
book, and the degree in which the pur
pose is attained. Still less is it al
award of fame. Except for the notice
in the newspaper, but very small part
of the public would hear of the publ
cation of the book. The managers OF
reading clubs, perhaps, peruse the pub
fishers announcements as an official
duty. and in such cases the club would
get some at least of the new books
But this would concern only a very
select circle. The great mass of the
public is made aware of the issue OF
new books mainly by the notices in the
newspapers and the magazines. But
the diversity of Intelligence and quail
iication for the discharge of this office
are as great almost as the number OF
newspapers.
In the older day the reviews of the
Evening Post. for which Mr. Bryant
was held responsible, of the papers
with which Robert Walsh was con
nected. and of the Tribune when Mar.
garet Fuller and George Ripley were
the critics, were all important and
authoritative. In later days the critical
bench of many other papers than the
two named is of great weight. But IN
the enormous multitude of papers
there Is every kind and degree of fit
ness for the duty of reviewing books.
Whatever the qualification, however,
the power of this bench is unquestion-
able. If the paper which is the literary
director Of it's readers declares that our
correspondents work is well-meaninG
twaddle or tedious superfluity, that his
subject is worthless, and his attempt at
authorship a failure, which he will do
we'll to heed. the number of readers
who will read the book to ascertain
whether the judgment is justified will
not be many, For that circuit the case
is closed; the opinion of another judge
that the book is one of the glorles of
the age will not avail.
The consolation of the author must be
found in the knowledge that there is an
invisible higher tribunal-a court of APP
Deals-which passes upon all the lower
judgments, and awards the final decis-
ION. The qualification of book is its
becoming part of permanent litera-
ture. But to this result no critics APP
proval is the title, nor can his cOmdem-
nation prevent it. There are regulations
that glitter in the past-bright moths Of
an hour - authors whom everybody
praised, but whom nobody now reads,
whose names are vanishing or are utter
ly gone. What songs the world will
heed and hum through the long lapse
of coming time no critic sense can fore
tell. We only know that in certain
flowers which seemed no fairer than
their mates the bees found honey that
is stored in unwasting cells. a perpetual
delight. From the Edilor's Easy Chair
by George William Curtis, in Harper s
Magazine for July.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29
CHARITY.

only drop In the bucket.
tRlt cVcry drop will tell:
Thc bucket would soon be empty
without the drops i'm the well
OILY poor little penny.
10 was an had 10 give:
but as pennies make the guincaS.
10 may help some cause 60 I'VE.
4 few little bits Of ribbon,
And some toys-thcN were not new
1890 they made The sick child happy
Which has made me happy, too
only some outgrOwn garments
lncy were All had 20 spare.
Bui they d help 10 ClOthc tho needy.
And tnC poor are everywhere.
word now aud then OF comfort.
That Gusts fuc NOTHING 90 say
Vnf the poor old man died happy.
Ana helped him on the way.
OnI loNCth q cheerful giycr,
Though the gifi bee poor and small.
MINT doth lie think Of His children
When they never give al all
-fhc Catholic
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29
THE MANS VISION.
II TrODic C1lm

hear the blackbirds singing I'm the grove,
And now see-I smeli-the eglantine-
The meadow-sweat where rivulets laugh anc
shine
To English clouds that laugh and shine
abovei
| feet stream Of maiden music move,
Pouring through all my body "A life divine
From this fond throbbing bosom clasped tC
mine
From this dear harp, her heart, whose chords
are love
Nanlsh'di-
oh God (; a blazing world OF sea
A blistered deck-in engines grinding jar
Hot scents of scorching oil and paint and
tar
And, in the ofiing up yon fiery lee,
One spot in the AR no bigger than a bee
A frigate bird sailing alone afar.
The Atheneum. Theodore Watts,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29

called for. His object is never dimmed
by elaboration, nor his sentiment weak
ened by metaphor. Simple. and there
fore clear; direct, and therefore cogent,
his motives are definite. And know
ing we'll what he has to say. with no
hesitation as to the effect he can achieve,
he rarely misses the mark. At his best,
his workmanship is perfect.
This estimate of Coppee is intended
to apply to his poems alone. aud not to
his tales or dramas. Merry England.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29
TWO VISIONS At SEA.
THE BOYS VISION.
Il Nlnrru Ni0hfl

lfheayen's bright halls are very far flom sea,
On cad pang the angels could not 'suage -
The imprisoned sea-bird knows, and only he,
How drear, how dark, may he the proudest
cage;
Outside the bars he sees prisoifstill -
The selfsame wood or meadow or silver
stream
That lends the captive lark joyous thrill
Is landscape I'm the sea-bird's prison dream.
SO might pine on yonder starry floor
For sea-wind, deaf tO all the singing spheres I;
BillOws like these that never know shore
Might mock mine eyes and tease my hungry
ears;
10 scent OF amaranths DER yon glittering
vault
Might quell this breath. Of ocean sharp and
salti
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29
FRAGMENTS FROM THE TALMuD.

Humanity to animals it is one OF
England a glories to have enshrined IN
the ooetry of Wordsworth. IL vitallzes
the religions Of India. That IT, also,
shope in the religion from whence
Christianity sprang, let the following
verify: A calf prepared for slaughter
mt it's head into the lap of Rabbi the
Holv. buihe repealed it with the remark
sGo. for this is tho end OF thy crea'
tion., Therefore it was said in heaven
because he is pitiless let ailliction
come upon him. But one day hi
maid servant 10 sweeping DIS room
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29
yoLuMINous WRITER.

The quantity of work produced dur
ing his singular existence, from the
time when De Quincy first began. I'M
usually late, TO write for publication,
was very large. As collected by the
author it filled fourteen volumes: Inc
collection was subsequently, enlarged
to sixteen, and, though the new edition
promises to restrict itself to the older
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29
RELIGIOUS
OPINIONS

Nh0iSosrtr hiH0s are true, 'Chotsoercr Ming
arc honest. ,csofsocrcr nin0s are iWsi rhdfsO-
cucr hin0s are pure tcadtoere. ninGs are
irriv. 'ohafsoercr Ota0s arc o(ooodrcporc u
marc bc oHB Ctrfsc. and Il there be any praise
Hiut ~ Ocsc niaGS-Phil Ath. sth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29

What do we mean when we speak of
a revival of religionY Some persons. OF
course mean a time off excitement. nDlim-
tied singing loud praying and preaching,
public display, and such an exhibiliJ0
OF spasmodic energy ms shall stir up The
entire community. Others take diffe-
rent view, and think 1t qli :
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29

A short time ago L. w. Perry, acting
in the interest of Western and Southern
capitalists. purchased over 100000
acres of land in Honduras, near the
coast. The sale was made on the con-
dition that the land should be improved
and used for the rearing of stock. The
land consists of savannas, and is said to
be admirably adapted for the purpose
intended. The Interested parties are
stock raisers. and their efforts IN Hon
duras will be largely directed to the
ai.iug oi mules. which find ready
tale ia Central America. The company
has been incorporated by the Stale Of
] Illinois, with capital Of S5,0O0,0O0
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29

As pretty Miss Mollie Southall, just
sweet sixteen was leaving her home
on lower Reynolds street, one night
last week, she was seized by her mother
and locked up, and her father tele-
graphed 10 come home. Not a great
distance off in a brilliantly lighted
parlor, stood awaiting her coming Rev
DR.. Mailman, of the English Lutheran
church, Mr.. Charlie Blount, with a
plain gold baud in his pocket, and a
number of friends. 1t was to have
been a secret marriage, but the party
broke up when they heard the bride
elect was denied departure from home.
YounglBlount is an engineer on the
Augusta. Gibson and Sandersville rail
road, and had already fitted up a home
for his bride. Relatives of his opposed
to the marriage gave information
which led to the capture of the bride
elect. The bride to be had secretly
transferred her personal effects to the
little home fitted up for her, but which
for the present she cannot go TO.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-29

LEAVES.

HE hath nerer fed Of the dainties hat ar,
bred IN book; he hdih not ate paper as "a pere;
he hdh not dryk INK; his intellect Is not rcpien-
l'hed; h. Is only sensible IN he duiler PARIS
Lore's dbor Lost.
What Is fCice read is better remembered Mda
Uhdt Is t5nHscribed.
Samuel johnson.
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

70 accomplish this gigantic robbery
went over and talked the matter up with
Treasurer Huston yesterday-told him
theft and asked him for the requisite
information.
oh" said he. that wouldn't be a
very difficult thing to do"
Then he called his Intelligent colored
messenger, and said:
George, this gentleman wishes to
rob the vaults. Show him through
them and give him all the information
that will aid him in his laudable enter.
prise"
So George courteouslY led mo TO the
vault in the sub-cellar where the silver
dollars are stored There are about
ninety-two million Of them, packed in
small wooden boxes, piled one upon
another from the foor 10 the lofty cell
ing. To reach this vault we had TO
pass through a doorway in the thick
stone wall-s doorway which at four
o'clock every afternoon is closed by an
ordinary vault door, such as most banks
use, with CON biRation and time locks.
Beyond this is vestibule perhaps ten
feet square, and then we came to big
black steel door which weighs six tons.
and is opened and closed by machinery.
This being drawn back, we were let
into the vault where nothing but a
heavy wire nett lg was between US and
the boxes. It wonld be no trick at all
to cut that netting away.
There is ore thousand dollars IN each
box in this vault and each box weighs
sixty pounds
"Then one thousand million would
weight sixty thousand pounds-thirty
tons. Why, George, how could l carry
IL away?"
ut would take about sixty horses"
he answered, and then proceeded to in
form me that if all the silver dollars in
that vault were piled one upon another
they would make column four hun
dred and forty-nine miles high, and as
II to impress me still deeper with de-
sire TO own this vast store. no said that
1t would take Miss Calhoun, the expert
lady who counts an average of thirty
thousand coins day, seventeen years TO
count these dollars. When the Treas
ury was turned over to Mr. Huston it
took fourteen persons three months to
count the contents OF this single vault,
and they dia 1t by weighing tho silver
in sixty pound lots, not by counting it
piece q piece, as Miss Calhoun does IL
is due TO this lady to say that she has
made the remarkable record of counting
eighty-fve thousand coins in a single
day, each coin passing through her
hands; and 50 delicate has her sense Of
touch become that should there be a
counterfeit coin in the lots be would de-
tect IL even when counting at this tre-
mendous rate. She spreads the coins
upon large glasstop desk and draws
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

strinz IS loHg A. fsoW New 1srs g. Saa
Krancssao Moreover. / razas tee dis-
eoarszlnT discovery shat il ssoel1 AXE
dozen srzih4sy srelgkI trAiEs - haal
s~ay Ghis eaEiFe m2Ss II silver. 80 1
tea 0sorge ! believed ! Wesl1 nes ~
teazps = sseal A.
2nen ks took ne % another ysult-
the enc ia Nhlch gel2 cein - stored.
Iais vault vEieh. ia addition 20 tie
So. 90. 90 q Eoid. contains sboat soe.-
Co. oo9 ulore Of silver aollars, Is net 30
well guarded By doors il las only
heaxy vault door With : big con bina-
tion and lius loek. BAT since II woala
be quite IS imBoSsibls 70 carry OF
81, 0oa. oo0 in gsia as a similar sum N
silver I abandoned al thought Cf rob
bing the Coin vaults aRd asked George
% show me the weak pOiRts about the
places where paper money Is kept
This took us upstairs, aud We found
some very ordinary looking vaults, no
stronger than nany which expert cracks
men have opened in very short time.
This seemed TO be the place, then, 10
begin tie burglsrious business. fer here.
in the reserve vault, for Instance. is
SEQ, 600 600, some OF it ia bills OF SO
large denomination that a maa could
carry OF his million and not half try.
OF course they keep armed men on
guard. but in these days, when ordinary
everyday votes are said 10 sell FOR s. a
piece, and when even Legislators are
said be bought FOR anywhere from
S25 to $4,000, il might DO possible to
bribe poor guard or two for a small
fraction OF our million.
But here we come % another dificul-
". We should have 10 make our ar
rangements with the man in advance.
and no guard knows from hour 10 hour
where he is going TO be stationed. Now
there might be a chance for leak If We
undertook 70 buy all the guards, for
there are sixty-fve OF them. and il
would hardly be safe to trust so impor-
tant secret to them all. And even IL
we should do so and should be success
full in blowing open the vault and carry
ing away the million dollars. what on
earth would We do with it? In the morn
ing the theft would be discovered, and
by noon every man, woman and child in
America would know about il. The
banks, and through them the mer-
chants. would know the numbers Of the
stolen bills before the close Of business
that day. and the first one of as who Of
fered any OF the money would be locked
UP.
told George that such reflections as
these bursting upon me, almost
prompted me to go to work for a living
and give up the project Of getting some
thing for nothing, but the kindly-dis-
posed messenger led me on to the re-
demption division. This is where they
redeem old and mutilated paper money
of all sorts, and they handle a hundred
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

home 20 his lonely apartment and cook
over IA Aloehol lamp I cosld seo, In
fancy. some poor solitary man gnawing
an sigAtposad tHrksy sy The dying
en- bers. With only one plato and one
chair. aod the spirit OF desolation for
company Bat for 3 married man
whose heart was on both sides % the
table, and his frfsaa AZ one end OF IL
no lean and scAatly fowl would
answer I,~ouit not have Tom 20 go
away and saY: Poor HOway; now that
hs - married. he has 20 economic, and
live 0n eight-POEad turkey"
Give me a large. taL fourtesn-pound
turkey" said l to the butcher. ''Rnd
don't try 20 palm 90 any inferior bird
upon nA fCr ny wife can tell his aye
without looking Es bis teeth.
And ths butcher cut q piece OF sir
Lola" steak OF the under side OK the
round and swore that his word was az
good as his bond.
~ the evening before Thanksgiving
or servant went 20 call upon some
friends. and an sorry 10 say that her
absence vas prolonged thirty days be-
yond her intention By judicial inter
fsrssce. But shs turkey arrived on
sir1s. and be vas a fne biped, as / re-
marked - Made after receiving hia
from the hands Of the butchers boy.
Maude looked nervous and asked IL I
didu's think Bridget would come back
tn time. I said didn's and then added
that was awfally sorry ny own little
Nands would have the trouble OF cook
Ing ths turkey, bat that The pleasure TO
bs derived from eating turkey which
she bad cooked would gnfit man form
properly apprcciating the Joys OF para
diss. She turned her face away and
hat = small. convllsivs spasu, which l
astributod % gratiGed vznisT.
The inmates how bT ard Bridget did
not come. We had brsakfasted n Sc
lectioas from the cupboard, with cofee
OF ny Own preparation. Ny cofee
may noe bs az clear "a sone. bat it ia a
wakefal sad meditasivs fuid. which
wopld not recommend % sinners.
By nine o'clock is became evident
snas the preparations Of that turkey
would dsvolvs spon MAude. She was
pale. bat eutwsrdly cals. We invaded
ths kitchen together. The turkey lay
upon tss sabls snd bis Dimensions
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

A sinrulsr runaway is reported fron-
South Brooklys. =. y A WOMAN NAMED
5ii5erslecvs. who bad lived With her
husband Ter over tAirty years and bsd
ofne biru four sons. sone q Tbeu.
rave attained ru@r hood. has left be-
lorae bees as4, ss sbe states in q letter.
her husband haa ret furu uishee her
neans - properly oloths herself and
a. refused - give her ths nsozsT 70
ave her scsth sts~HdeS 20 hbs there
'ore sscsre8 = positiez ~ Slss monts.
sad vita hsE ssrniscs for . yesr sbe
zid tast she proposei -. fsvs bsr sssth
repeTiy csrs3 fsr. ard sstk ths balsDcs
r. bay clothes - last Der drring ife
Then. g hsr h ushsns wos6 reosivs her.
Re intended - retaru - kfn. - sks
.ov~i hin. ~ Gfl&eTs3esv~ hss
sesrekes ir vsfz faT bis ~tfs. ssys se
arsvi6s5 FbsrsliT fsz ~ ast far-s~sss
ser horss. ~ 80 net approve e Ass
asving fslse 80 ~
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

70 be burned. but he had swelled 70 the
size OF an ostrich. His skin was as
tight as the head Of drum. and 1t had
stretched till il was transparent. lie
was such fearful-looking object that
Maude ran away TO weep. but the sense
OF deep responsibility would not per-
nit me 10 desert my post
But Tom didn't come, and / was
greatly disappointed. l wanted 70 point
to that turkey with pride and say that
my wife cooked IL Then If Tom noticed
any thing funny about the turkey he
wouldn't blame me.
We had to eat it all alone. We only
made a good beginning az dinner; and
We dined 80 late, after waiting for Tom.
that we hadn's much appetite for sup
per. For breakfast we hadn't much ap-
petite. either-that is, not for turkey.
| have a secret suspicion that Msude
luRcded OF something else, for julius
showed no signs OF dininution when
returned for dinner.
Maude had tried vainly TO getanother
servant during the day. but she had
failed. and so. 70 save her the trouble
OF cooking any thing. we had julius for
breakfast. / did not cat heartily, and
neither dld MaBde. When / left the
house / advised her 70 take a good,
square lunch. and I remarked by way
OF inducement that she was looking a
little thin. The ghost of julius haunted
ne during the aay had mildly sug-
geste1 % Maude that We nighs have
something else FOR dinner. but she said
it would DO wastefuL I took occasion
70 invite several friends home 20 din
ner, but they all had engagements
Then 7 nedltsted sending telegram
70 Mauis that l was detained down
town, bat that was TOO mesa. couls
nos leave her 20 face Julius slops-
Mauds had sndeavored to disguiss
Julius In a stew, but I recognized his
81 diaaer and NJ appetite 8ed.
"Msude. said 7. 'd0n's you thiRs
our poor cid washer~omsn vOula hss
tbe rest Of this Sew
NO use. H9Ndy' said Msude, 'ths
II only isst part of him.
For HTs dsvs nobody came % help as
eut bnt at lass M sister-in-lsy. hear
Ing thst Mauds was without a servant.
came around % see IS. She agrees 20
coo< tae dinnsr. and when I took NJ
place a. she table, behold. there we're
the bones Of Julius in a soup. Hsuds
took one leok at hiul and left sh- tahie-
"Jenale.~ said % NJ sister-iR-lsv,
'-is al shst turkey IN ne sospf'
Way, Yss. Howard. I believe So
shs said. surprised
lifted tas turssa from ths table ard
ccurea tba sonseats eat of tss baek Via
8oE. Il ssruek on tee janttor's head.
but paid sis - hst ans vsss ard
an Injured 1igsisT witAsst = uarmur.
fog tse yhost u JsliBs vas aid az Lass
HouARn FrEEDHSs
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

were imposing and awfuL Made EAST
ene lonE pa'lid stars>as hiu. then are
drew Tasrihx breath. tprned suddenly
and feA fosnd her vita her face
hsrisd n pilov.
WHAT'S the nasser. Nsude7' I asked.
''rhe TURKEY won't bits you, he's desd. :
'So away. H'w5y." said she. in =
voice interrapssd by sobs "Yoa will
never Iave ne sn7 more 7 have de-
ceived gous @ -raeilT deceived roui
ear not an ne cooki Lsavs ne - a
reuorse
My dear So Z. "srise and sse u's
ccok ft VII a. rel rccs
She silowed an ere ~ ba rfsihlr. and
there vas al incres aloas feck In r.
''Caa gws sAks -srxsyr' sbe asxsf.
"Peopia icn't bake tarksysr said l.
-thsr reast en- ion't 3 pretsaa 20 "a
q susoia1fst On tas sahieck hat ean
cCos in Tenerai scrt sf ~. ard its
r-7 ouin ion tbat setwsea 50 ws can
ret sp 8ianer such A. rsrs never sav
before
We ~snt cos inee the ksaesar, srs
Stared a fre. It rss xaftiuE late I'D
tin,e vas previous. 80 Z ssriakled ths
frel iiberailr rith SeroSsne siI. opened
a. the aranzh - sad las ~ ksu. Thea
ne a11rsaehad tha tnrsa1
Telegram-herald., 1890-11-23

~hAsae. sAi4 1. .this klrd - al
riz4s sxesBs as ssssglsxlsa- ss aas =
d2E2. alsz- p4ssd lssk sash J 3sns
lik4"
Tvs bseaass BE hssu't bssa shaved.
Aa41s s4la The hssls feathers ave
81 be eus OF elsss - .hs ska
.DoaH fAsy szra 'sn sGf I've heard
sbogl siRzsiaz tosL of eoaEss thsy d.
Juss lis - taat save Ia ss1 vel i'm
progs hts Psss0a.I aPse.raaee Ia .
kaFry.s
Rs sseoaassrea some aieseultiss Ia
stalnag sAs tsrksy, osing % OR iaex-
psFlsRcs. bat alta ths ala u ths roll
tag pa as = ra1Fod / az lsAstA sac
eseded IA coaosaiing sAs bread cram b
ssicA Magds As1 prepared. Taea Se
ssssd AiA air JIgat vita = dzrniAg-
assdis. After thsss fern slities ! pat
Julius on ats b4ek in . P4as Poared
s0ms water over hi2; pspPsssa sRd
saltsd am. and offered him sscA osher
delicate astentioas IS were ssggesssd
by rscollsctioas Of M Kraad adnosnsr IN
shs old ThanSsglVing azd Christmas
amss aowA EAsN
Nskad conducted these operations In
the dinlng -FOOn because II "As large
enough tor to psople " move about Ia
uitaogs knocking each otAer down |
n0~ raised sho bier Of Jaiias and bore
him towards the kitchea Bat the stove
had been busy in my absence. IL Vas
ABSOLUTELY red hot in every part, And
ne paint On the opposite wall was be-
ginning - blister. When | pat my
asAd into the room. my hair curled up.
I stopped 80 suddenly that Msuds ran
yiolsatly against me and bumped her
nose on ny shoulder blade.
leonsoled Maude for her mishapand by
that time the open door had cooled tho
kitchen 50 maea that could get inside
and plsk up julius, bat neither Aande
nor l dared approach the stove near
enough 20 open the oVep. | lost nearly
all my nEstachs IN various reckless at
tsmpts. Finally got the blower and
poker from the parior CRATE. and by
holding the blower before my face like
an old Romans shield. managed to get
near enough 10 open the o'en-dOor with
the poker Thew by tho same tactics
slid the corpse OF julius into his crena-
tory, and shat hia az.
There's Oae good thing about q fire
like that said l, with the air OF a ten
thousand-dollAr chef de cuisine. 'ifany
thiag gets within ten feet Of the stove
its bouAd 20 be cooked"
But wOn'l he bGrn7' said Maude. II
should think one OF us ought TO stir him
or turn hin over now and then"
The suggestion appealed strongly 20
ny Judgment SO | lashed the poker to
the end OF the broom handle, and thus
made a weapon Of great culinary useful
ness When IL was done we inspected
julius. A great and alarming change
had come over him. He did not appear