The herald., 1896-09-20

ShCtCH VI WI. buIStSS we ldht Tile IOl-
lowing:
Gelett Burgess, whose discarded first
name is Frank, comes of Puritan stock,
and was born in Boston about thirty
years ago. He is descendant of one
Tristan Burgess. who silenced by his
sarcasm Randolph OF Roanoke; and is
also relative of Edward Burgess, the
designer of cup defenders. Mr.. Burgess
was graduated from the Massachusetts,
institute Of Technology in 1887 as a civil
engineer. He then travelled abroad. and
being man of many talents has since
been an instructor in the University of
California. a clever designer of book
covers and title pages, and is better
known as the editor of The Lark, where
his versatility has been tested success
1Vely over the pen names Richard Red
forth" Lewis g. Holt" and james F.
Merioneth." A devoted disciple of the
Tusitala, he Is pronounced by his friends
TO be "a saturated solution of Steven
son." and his style everywhere shows
his worshipful study of his master. He
is a favorite and friend of the family,
and 1t Is partly due to Mrs. Stevenson's
advice and inspiration that Id has turn
ed his attention to literary work. The
Stevensons dubbed him with another
name, a Samoan one, 20 lie Lupe."
DENOUNCED. By J. Bloundell Bur-
d. Appleton & Co. This volume is No.
2o0 of the famous Town and Country"
SERIES and is strong story. In fact
there is never any risk in buying these
volumes. They are all good and some
are great. One always gets his moneys
worth, and he may get prize.
BY the way, the voume before this. An
Outcast of the Islands," is a stronger
story than we at first accounted and
1t will attract much attention when it
becomes fully launched. There are some
unfortunate ungi;ammatcal errors in it
which should be corrected before it goes
into other editions, as it Is sure to do.
For instance, like they did before is
phrase twice found. "All but 1" and
"where he'd gone to" are also unfortun-
ate blemlshes. But as)we said, they will
be corrected. Nor do they spoil the
story, anyway. 1t is too good to be
spoiled by such mistakes.
SOME WOMEN AND A MAN. By Will
liam j. Locke. F. Tennyson Nicely.
Here is a comedy of contrasts, done in
very creditable style. II is a handsome
paper-covered volume, literally illustra-
ted. The story opens and centers around
a pension in Geneva-tne pension Boo
cortland there are many curious char
acters summoned in to fill up the lively
each reader must determine from the
standpoint of individual taste.
From the same publisher we have also
two books on the money questions:
FREE SILVER AND THE PEOPLE,
OR SILVER VS.. GOLD.
A campaign hand book.
SOUND AND SOLID MONEY.
A symposium of the greatest of the age
on the money question.
Both of the above volumes are valua-
BILE guides to the study of the pending cur
rency question, and above the average
of the usual ephemeral matter that such
a campaign brings out. They are some
thing more than mere campaign litera-
ture, that is to say, they are not strictly
partisan appeals, but arguments as good
for any day in the year as they are
just before election.
A FULL Observation-Disclosures A.
Stokes Co.; for sale by c. c. Parker.
An anonymous writer has here given
us a curiously exciting romance of an
English school girl, who elopes from a
French convent, and whose subsequent
career Is full of rare adventures. The
story opens in the domitoryl of young
| ladies' school in Morbrille-a midnight
scene Eleanor Seynwood is about tc
run away with newly found Adonis
and little supper is arranged to cele-
brate the affair. Not very much can be
made of the story on high lines of criti-
cism, but the reader is left to find out
the ending for himself. 1t is truly dra-
matte, from the first and~yill interest a
large class of readers who like lust
stunning adventures. The volume is
very handsome, as BELTS the Newport
Series.
DOcIrE,c DAIrCuTEP nv AdeIipe
Sargent, author of A Life Sentence;
DR.. Endicott's Experiment; Etc.
Frederick A. Stokes Co.; for sale by
c.. c. Parker.
This is an ambitious novel. making a
large volume, and is the best of all the
stories by this author. 1t is romance
of London life, and brings many actors
upon the stage. Della Vansittart, the
heroine, though "a pretty girl" by COM
mon consent, has no proper pride" and
mo STYLE according to her women
friends. Through many vicissitudes
some of them very dreadful, this young
woman passes on to perfect happiness
husband once thought she was "a rogues
daughter"
WHAT RULES THE WORLD?
The origin of famous line hfNs. been
often disputed, and the following Cos
SID contributed 10 Tie SIlllC ny dfl Olu
correspondent, will be found Of interest:
Many years ago John Brougham, Les
ter Wallack, ArtSnas Ward and Others
used to meet, after the play, at Wind
bursts in Park Row. One night the
question, What rules the world?" arose,
and various opinions We're expressed.
William Ross Wallace, who was pres
emit, retired before long, and some time
later called Thomas J. Leigh from the
room and handed to him poem which
he had just written. Mr.. Leigh read 1t
aloud to the company, and Mr. BrOug-
ham made a happy little speech oEec-
acknowledgement. The thing was enti-
tied what Rules the World, and the
first stanza ran:
He governs land and sea,
He yields a mighty sceptre
Ger lesser powers that be:
But a mightier power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled,
And the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world"
Somersby manor Lincolnshire, Ten
nyson's birthplace, is advertised to be
sold or let. 1t is a quantity beautiful
old house, worthy of the great event that
immortalized it on August 6, 1909. That
love Of county, which rightly or wrong
ly often comes before love of country,
is signalized in several Of the oet's
works. Indeed, it Is not too much to say
that Somersby rectory and it's immedi-
ate surroundings are cOmmemOrated in