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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
THE LITERARY WORLD.
WEEKLY CHAT REGARDING "hii
Frs AND BOOKS.
Miss Rossetu Winning Real Recognihon'
Mrs. Hodgson's First Effort IN fic"
tion-The Only Real Art

Miss Rossetti seems to be getting real
recognition only to-day Perhaps curing
his lifetime she was overshado"eu Dy
the fame Of her brother, Dante Gabriel
Mr.. Gosse who makes her the subject OF
an appreciative paper says:
Her literary repertory. too seems
purely English; there is hardly soil
tary touch in her work which betrays her
transalpine parentage. In letter to my
self. in words which she kindly lets me
give to the public. Miss Rossetti mas thus
summed up some valuable impressions
OF her earliest bias toward writing: FOR
me. as we'll as for Gabriel, whilst our
school was everything, Is was no one
definite thing. l. as the least ana iast OF
the group, may remind you that besides
the clever and cultivated parents VINO
headed US all. / I'm particular pehelu lar
ahead Of myself the clever sister anu TWO
clever brothers who were a little tthougn
but a lttle) my seniors. and as 10 ac-
qulrements. / Jagged out OF all proportion
behind them, and have never oVertaken
them TO this day. q interrupt my dis
tinguished friend 10 remark that, even
IL we do not take this modest declaration
with a grain Of salt. # is Interesting TO
find one more example Of the TACT mat
the possession Of genius by no means pre-
supposes a nature apt for what are called
requirements. Miss Rossetu proceedS0
II any one thing schooled me In the
direction OF poetry, II was perhaps the
delightful idle liberty to prowl all alone
about my grandfather's cottage-grounds
some thirty miles from London, entail
Ing in my childhood a long stage-eoaeh
journey. This privilege came 20 an end
when ! was eight years old. II not ear
lier. The grounds were quite small. and
on the simplest scale-but in those days
10 me they were vast, varied, worth eX-
ploring. After those charming holidays
ended | remained pent up In London TIL
was a great girl Of fourteen, when de-
light reawakened at the sight Of prim-
roses in a railway cutting-a prelude TO
many lovely country sights
"All poets are unequal except the bad
ones, who are uniformly bad. Miss Ros-
seti INDUCES in the privilege which
Wordsworth, Burns, and so many great
masters have enjoyed. Of writing eN-
tremely nat and dun poems at certain
moments, and Of not perceivlng that they
are dull and fiat. She does not err In
being mediocre; her lyrics are bad or
good. and the ensuing remarks deal with
that portion only Of her poems with which
criticism is occupied in surveying work
so admirably original as hers, namely,
that which is worthy OF her reputation.
Her lyrics. then, are eminent for their
glow of coloring their vivid and novel
dlctiOn, and for "A certain penetrating
accent. whether In JOY or pain, which
rivets the attention. Her habitual tone
IS one Of melancholy reverie. the pathos
of which is strangely intensified by her
appreciation Of beauty and pleasure.
There is not a chord Of the minor key
in "A Birthday, and yet the impression
which its cumulative ecstacy leaves upon
the nerves is almost pathetic"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
kalf-Sumciency.

THE Stole philosophy laid great stress
on self-sufflciency The Ideal man, ac-
cordlng TO the Stole teaching, was ne
who should be wholly Independent OF eh-
ternal circumstances; untroubled by hu-
man passlon and unaffected by earthly
change: to whom pain ana pleasure
shouid be absolutely Indifferent, pam De.
ing no evil and pleasure no good' out
ali things alike TO the wise man, scofn-
ing and defying them. To say nothing
bowever. OF the impotence OF Stoicism 10
realize. or even approximate. It's lofty
and austere ideal, there is. notwithstand-
ING the seeming resemblance, the greatest
nossIble difference between the Stole ana
The Christian self-sufficiency. The one
was born Of pride; the other is the on
snring OF humility. The one. aiming az
apathy, counted sympathy an evil thlng
che other mikes sympathy one OF the
cbiefest virtues. The one had It's essence
,n the extinction OF all human feel-
t,g. the other has It's essence
A. the yi,allzing and energizing OF the
entire human personality. The process
~ the one was that Of progressive death' ;
the process OF the other Is that Oh more
abundant life. Stoicism set man an
tnnpo.sible task; none could perform IT,
n was too difficult even for It's own
se,,,asr and its chief advocates. Zeno
and Cleanthes. its first two leaders
among the Greeks. as also Cato and Sen.
eca. the two principal representatives OF
n among the Romans died by their own
hands. the world Of external clrcum-
atanoes being confessedly too much Tor
elem. But the Christian self-sufhciency'
however Impossible OF absolute attain
nent the ideal Of 1t may be, Is nevertne-
less one in the learning OF when the
humblest disciple OF Christ may conrlh-
nallv he making genuine progress."-Re-
formed Church Messenger
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11

manuscript back with. II he does not
want IT. And shall have to speak about
the money You see. Edith, II the stories
are worth writing. they must be worth
reading, and II they are worth printing
and reading they must be worth paying
for. and II they are not worth publishing
and reading they are not worth writing,
and | had better not waste my time On
them Whence this clear and practical
point OF view II would be difficult TO say
But she was quite definite about II. the
urgency OF the situation had made her
definite. Perhaps at a crisis she became
practical-but Il was only at crisis
And after serious elaboration and mucn
rewriting and elimination. the following
concise md unmistakable epistle was
inclosed In a roll OF manuscript with
enough extra stamps TO have remaiie"
an editor:-'Sir: ] inclose stamps for the
return OF the accompanying MS, MISS
Desborough's Difficulties" II you do nol
find II suitable for publication In your
magazine. My object is remuneration.
Yours respectfully. r. Hodgson.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
InspirntIon of Art.

The old religious ideals, the old poetic
Ideals, the old social ideals are certainly
RAISING away, and We are all waiting till
the new ideals are fully formed and
anTltr cancns Of life and beauty are re-
yea ed. But these are not TO be reached
by II gehious experiments with palette.
or by the random fahcies Il men who
have neither wide grasp Of life n-r SEX
Gus Intellectual culture Our painters need
an e0-e< ton far larger than that OF third
rate Poetry and comic lierature. And in
the meantime desperate efforts to do
son tthng original by men who have no
single qualification TO make them intel
lootual leaders are certain to lead us still
further astray. II is bu: too obvious that
nearly all lat which served TO inspire
great art In past times Is now worn cut.
But 10 preach 10 US that art needs no
Inspiration. no ideals. no guidance. no
thought no beauty, no self-control-that
us sole task is 10 put on canvas what
ever Is to be seen-thIs Is the broad road
that leadeth to destruction"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
.r..-on.I ConsecrntIon.

ION. great need OF the times rs for rieh
oD,e 20 understand their duties, othes-
people 70 NAV be a snare and curse.
YVES, ne,n mral need is for strong churches to
discharge Msc their obligations that Is the
world to the weak and stl snnnh f. H Mew
Dr. nnook hands with over 800, 100000
- a'' money In ten minutes after the ser
81 v,csi That might mean 100 missionaries
VIZ sor,ed and endless other blessings
supped abroad. The greatest need CT
ali is more personal CONSIDERATIONS or me
mart OF every one OF us TO seli-denylns
p a., for our crucihed Master. lnas-
I'm, as We do II TO the least and weakest
n ~ 40 n unto mel Thatsis our Masters
ye a, ~ and call to duty. Power
r ms debt-a debt we owe to the poor
M feeble, the guilty and the perishing.
ca CO. help us all TO pay the debt"-T. l..
CvvIer. in Christian Intelligencer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
LITERARY CRITICISM.
A Sympathetic Review a source of Graft
ficatIon.


ProfCs sor II. II. Boyseen writes Of
american Literary Criticism and its
Value" but just what its value is we do
not CLEAN from its pages only that It
was more valuable fifteen years ago than
II is to-day. In the following extract
Professor Royseen describes the sort of
critic he likes and the sort he does not
care for:
AN author who has anything definite
to say does not sit and squint at his pub
lie. while writing; nor does he trouble
himself much about the opinion Of the
press. The value Of a criticism depends
primarily upon the insight and the in
tellectual equipment Of its author. and
where these are slight, or altogether
lacking. the power Of the verdict for
good or for III is corrcspondingly small.
What. for instance. can IL matter 10 me
II an anonymous young gentleman who
incidentally confesses TO a warm admra-
ton for Rider Haggard. and regards
Walter Scott as the grand master of
fiction-What can II matter 10 me, I say,
II such a man finds ne dull and common
place? / have never suspended my
heroincs over the Drinks Of yawning
chasms. nor have | introduced monkeys
falling in love with men or men with
monkeys; nor am I equal TO the depicting
OF the perennial charms OF women two
thousand years old. The laurels Of
romancers who revel I'm this style OF ju-
venile entertainment never disturb my
sumbers; and the opinions OF critics
who, like the amazing Andrew Lang, take
pleasure In such rubbish may amuse me.
but influence me no more than the chorus
OF mosquitoes that hum about my ears.
OF summers light. II. on the other
hand, reviewer, whether anonymous or
not, shows himself to be in tolerable
sympathy with my aim and my cOncep-
ton OF what fiction should be. / read
what he had 10 say. with critical re-
servduon perhaps, but yet with interest
and desire to profit by his advice II
Is always a matter Of some concern how
your work affects an unprejudiced mind.
which approaches II without friendly or
hostile bias. And ! may as well confess
that cordial and sympathetic review
which intelligently selzes your thought
and from kindred point Of view develops
your merits and shortcomings, Is often
source OF deep qualification. Praise.
unless II is discriminating. and shows
maturity Of judgment, has none other
than commercial value; and | some
times even question IL Il has that"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
Right OF Citizenship,

''It should never be forgotten, and for
myself / beg with all due courtesy to
say never intend to permit II to be for
gotten, that there is no calling, however
conventionally sacred, which in this land
deprives man OF his right OF citizen
ship nor OF the freedom to exercise that
right. 1 have heard IT said that for a
minister who claimed some sort II lineal
descent from Apostles to have even an
opinion, and much more to express his
opinion, about political reforms or the
best methds Of securing them, was a most
unapostolic business. IL is a fine satire
upon the errand on which Apostles first
went forth to their fellow-men that such
dismal rubbish can be talked or written.
and II Is still keener satire upon apos-
tolic behavior that, by any sensible peo-
pie IL can be believed. There Is q scene
in the life of the grandest figure in apos-
tolic history which just here Is not irrele-
want IL is at Phillippi. where st. Paul
and his companions have been unwar-
rantably imprisoned. and where. next
morning, as the story runs. the magis-
trates,' having become conscious OF their
blunder, sent the sergeants Ito the pri-
son), saying, Let those men go. And the
keeper OF the prison told this. saying to
Paul: The magistrates have sent to let
you go; now therefore depart and go I'm
peace. But Paul said unto them. They
have beaten us openly, uncondemned, be-
ing Romans. and have cast us into prison.
and now do they thrust us out privily?
Nay; verify. but let them come them
selves and fetch us OUT and the point
OF the whole story lies In the fact that
the sturdy apostle stood Ike a rock upon
his clear rights as a citizen, until the
cowardly officials II representatives Of
their kind in many another age, came
cringing obseQulously to the cell and set
their prisoners free!
Let no man among us all, gentlemen,
miss the lesson of that inspiring incident.
Neither you nor l can be removed so far,
by any calling or station, from personal
concern for human rights that we can
AFFORD 10 be Indifferent TO their Defense
Neither you nor /, nor any man any
where can afford TO be so sublImated by
his office or his traditions as that he
shall consent 10 remain silent when
other men are wronged, whether in their
persons or his own. Such a one Is a
coward and a renegade. whether he be
iayman or a priest. Bishop Potter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11

''Ir the history of Christ there is a
wonderful absence Of custom and a Won
derful presence Of principle He did take
into his hands once some emblems and
appoint a memorial Of his life, but the
great volume OF his words We're those
OF an infinite lawgiver. He is the ic-
verse OF many religions. for he was one
tenth custom and nine-tenths law. 1t
Is to be hoped and prayed that the new
generation will behold the matchless
beauty OF God and nature and yield up
mind and soul 10 those social. political
and religious DEGREES which descend from
the Infinite As the four rivers ran
through the Garden OF Eden not 10 de-
stroy II but 10 quadruple Its trees and
blossoms. bird-song and dew-drops. thus
the laws OF being traverse mans later
Eden only to make It grander arena
Sor q race made IN the image OF God
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
Solf-Love.

,,Th,nk as little as possible about any
good in yourself; turn your eyes reso-
iu,oIv from any view OF your require
nents. your influence. your plans, your
success your following all. speak
az LITTLE as possible about yourself. The
inordinateness Of our self-love makes
s,e.ch about ourselves like the putting
Of a lighted torch to the dry wood which
has been laid IN order for burning. Moth
ing but duty should open our lips upon
this dangerous theme, except IT be In
humble confession Of our sinfulness be-
fore God. Bishop Wherefore.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury Will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering II through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
hons from reputable physicians, as the
damage they Will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by
r. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo. o., contains
no mercury. and Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure TO get the genuine
II Is taken internally. and made In Toledo
Ohio. by f. j. Cheney & Co. TESTING.
malls free.
Sold by druggists. price 70 cents per
bottle.
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n. Careful How You Vow.

'eDo not be hurried into SIN by your
mouth. II messenger come from the
priest for what you vowed 90 not zen
him either he or you were wrong, ana Try
70 get out OF II. Instead OF getting
blessing YOU will. by such mockery, bring
dovn the anger OF God on yourself, ana
rouse him to destroy your prospects by
baking away your health or by upsettihs
y0Ir plans. Re careful, therefore, how
Y5u vow; for in too many words, as IN the
confusion Of q dream, there is always
vanity. But fear thou God To do so,
however. implies n belief that God rules
the affairs of men; and. since this Is so.
saws the preacher, II thou seesi the OPP
preston Of the poor. by violence. cXtor-
ton. pilIage or fraud; II thou seest the
nItrage OF all justice and right by the
authorities In pashalic, do not give way
30 fear and wonder-be not In consterna-
don-for over the great man VINO OPP
presses the lowly there stands higher,
VINO Expresses him In turn: and both have
over them a still higher-that Is God.
who will call both to account. Indeed
even TIE great king has bounds set to
his power. for he himself is dependent on
the industry of his people in the field
'Nor do they need TO wonder at the
great inequalities OF mans lot. All is not
gold that glitters. There are compensa-
tons for poverty. The man who gloats
on having wealth is not satisfied with
what he has, after all The more he has.
the More he wants. Thus the craving
for wealth is merely folly. AS riches In
crease expenses grow; so that rich man
has only the name Of being so, and can
but look on while others enjoy themselves
devouring his substance. Even the hum
bls blessing of sleep. which is not denied
the poorest slave, whether he lie down
hungry or after an humble meal, flies
from the perfumed chambers of the great
their very wealth filling them. with
anxieties that Danish II from thstn silken
pillows."-Rev Cunningham Geiu& d. ID.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11

There IL many a beautiful and valuable
rnstar IN our world. but nothing can pe
..,,,,,ne "a n law that creates nigh
% ss,ona and womanhood. Custom may
, nir"h and wear flower, but the Law
piver makes countless millions OF d u BIOS
SONS out Of dust; so customs may e n'ver
or sweeten life. but the grea. ,o,, and ali
can make nations ana al, 'o sany,sr for
hearts grow greate' anu
.,,nr n-David SWING
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11

$50 much Of the noblest life which the
world sees dissatisfies us with its partial
ness; so many Of the greatest men we
see are great only upon certain sides,
and have their other sides shrunken,
fat and small, that IL may be well Tor
US TO dwell upon the picture of an hu-
manity rich. fun and strong all around
complete on every side, the perfect cube
~ human life. which comes down out OF
heaven from God."-Phillips Brooks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11

MRS. BURNETI,s DEBUT.
She Enclosed Stamps for Return of

Mas.
In her autobiography 1.-THE One / Know
the Best Of AL" Mrs Burnett tells Of her
FIRST effort in fiction:
With what care the ordinary foolscap
was chosen: with what discreet precau-
lions that IL shold be OF the right size
ana shade, and should not enrage the
editor the instant he saw Ii. How large
and round and clear each letter was
made In the copying. An editor who was
aniicted with cataract might have read
II half way across his paiatial sanction.
And then the letter that was written TO
accompany the ventme, How 1t was
reflected upon. and reasoned about. and
discussed! An editor does not want 10
know anything about me. the small per-
son said. lie does not know me, and he
doesn't care about me, and he won't
want to be bothered. i shall just say
have inclosed the stamps to send the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
FOOD FOR REFLECTION
o<ruxRyD FROM THE RELIGIOUS
and GENERAL PRESS.
,gords of wisdom on Religious and Moral
Subjects which Are worthy Attsn-
ton from the Thoughtful.
yOyE AND LIFE.

"And what is lover / ask OK fsi,h,
"sIlence for smiting.' clear she sai'h, 3,
EJECT dark with bruises; temples cro"he1
,y,,h woven ehorns that prick and
wound"
ga hand outstretched 20 cling for aye
NV men with spear-point thrust away;
A side deep stabbed; a suffering breath
vocal with pardon; then a death.
"And is this ail?" 1 ask OF Faith;
may, nay. not sol" that spirit saith'
"a touch OF shadow; yea, OF night
"A resurrection full OF light!'
A. II. III.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-11
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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-23
Pain That Animals Suffer.

We cannot explain the grim fact Of all
animal suffering. as we can a great pro-
portion of that endured by humankind
by showing that it is the just retribution
for personal or ancestral wrongdoing.
In the world of animals the sins of the
fathers are not visited upon the children
even to the first and second generation;
not because the general laws which rule
the bodily natures Of animals are differ
ent from those which govern the phys
ical constitution Of man, but because an
unreasoning being cannot do wrong. and
in this respect is little more than a liv-
ing machine, actuated and impelled by
blind instincts.
And the instincts OF an animal all
tend in the direction Of self preservation.
They teach it to satisfy its needs, but
without giving way to excess: they pre-
serve it from overindulgence in the
bodily passions; they lead it, in word,
to observe all tho laws of health. We
are very apt to fall into the habit of esti-
mating the pain inflicted upon an ami
NAL by given injury by that which q
corresponding injury would occasion in
ourselves. But are we justified in doing
so?-London Sunday Magazine.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-23
Heroism Among Women.

The life Of the west Is one to induce
heroism on the part Of both men and
women. The latter are often left alone
for days in the little sod cabins or in the
dugouts that dot the hillsides along the
water courses. They learn to be self re-
liant and strong natured. There are in
every settlement events recorded any
one Of which would in Massachusetts,,
New York or Ohio give tho actor state
wide reputation, but which in the far
west are not thought of seriously. With
the difficulties of outlaws, indians and
the terrific forces of nature to combat,
1t is remarkable that more tragedies do
not occur.
But the women Of the plains realized
when they came from the old homes In
the east that they were coming to face
hardship and danger, and the elements
Of bravery in their nature came out
strongly, and whenever the test came
there was the hearty and hardy spirit to
meet it. Much as the men have done to-
develop the country the women have
done more, and the wives and daughters
deserve all possible credit. Here and
there a deed stands out in relief, but for
the most part the stories OF the heroines
are confined to their immediate neigh
borhoods and never reach the outside
world.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-23

India has been described by Euro
pean as the paradise Of horses. and from
his point of view the phrase is not un-
fitting The natural affinity between
horses and Englishmen becomes closer
bond by residence in India, where every.
body rides-or ought to ride-whers
horses and horse keep are cheap, and
where large castles Of stable servants,
contented with a low wage. are capable.
under careful superintendent, Of keep
ing their animals in u state of luxurious
comfort. The horses. however, which
serve native masters. are born to purga-
tory rather than to paradise. Those in
the hands Of the upper classes suffer
from antiquated and barbarous systems
of treatment, and are often killed by
mistaken kindness or crippled by bad
training, while those of low degree are
liable to cruel i'll usage, overwork. neg
lect and unrelieved bondage. -John L.
Kipling in Popular Science Monthly.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-23
WILL YOU PLANT FRUIT TREESf

Owing to the desire to clean up a certain
piece OF ground now offer attractive bar
gains in some large two and three year
old fruit trees. These trees are of the
best varieties, are acclimated. and will
bear the first year. The desirability and
cheapness of these trees insure ready
sale, SO place your orders before it is too
late.
AT +. R. LEAHiNo.