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OUT OF TOWN.

"A bright, sketchy volume, without any
pretense of depth, has been issued under
this title by Messrs. Harper & Bros, New
York. 1t is one of those delightfully."-
ephemeral pieces OF literature which is best
read on a summer'day, on vacation or dur
ing picnic time. No name appears on the
title page to father this series OF sketches,
though the ilIustra tions are done by Ro-
sina Emmett Sherwood in highly credi-
table manner. Indeed, they are the better
portion of the book.
.t'Out of Town" "'records the adventures
OF William Hartford, gay young bachelor
with fondness for athletics and marked
distastee for suburban residences. His
tastes and conversations run in the direc-
ton of life in clubland. Numerous ex-
traneous personages are introduced
throughout the book, who, by .judicious
blundering. help to keep Hartford away
from the object of his affections, Miss Mary
Burnham. For the rest, it can be said
that William Hartford is isintroduced to Miss
Burnham in sketch /, and is married to
her IN the final sketch 10.
A pretty conceit is introduced on the
contents page, wherein Hartford is pictured
AS talking to his lady friend, the before
mentioned extraneous personaees being
shown as 'on the line" to the end that
conversation between them is interrupted.
New York: Harper & Bros. For sale by
A. Nj. Robertson; price 81 25.
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of all the world have been directed by re-
cent events. Apropos of the Roentgen
rays number of short papers are con-
tributed under the title of iPhotograph-
ing the Unseen" by T. C. Martin. r. W.
Wood, Elihu Thomson, SIlvanus Thomp-
son, j. 9. McLennan, DR.. William ]. Nor
ton and Thomas A. Edison.
An account by William r. Thaver of
"The Election of Pope" describes the
scenes in the Sacred College which follow
upon the death of pontiff. The first half
of two-part story of Western life, 1.-THE
is printed. and Mrs. Humphry Ward S
''Sir George Tressady'' develops dramatic
intensity. A paper on the artist Diaz, by
Royal Cortissoz, is accompanied by three
full-page engravings, and there is a vie w
OF the group for the John Boyle O'ReilIy
memorial. soon to be erected III Boston,
the work of D. c. French. the American
sculptor. Two other humorous stories
are Cinderella up TO Date; "a Romance
of Etna," the principal characters being
an American girl and prince Michael of
Polkavia." and a rollicking story of
Georgia by II. s. Edwards, entitled MAS
Craffud's Freedom" 1.-The Protege," by
Annie Steger Winston, printed in the
Lighter Vein Department, is a humorous
character sketch of Virginia.
HARPER's.
The current number of Harper's is fully
up to the standard of that excellent maga
zine, and among its features of special i'm
portance may be mentioned: "Mark
Twain" (seven illustrations), by Joseph
II. Twichell; Through Inland Waters, -
a journey by canal boat up the Hudson
to Lake Cham plain, with sixteen illustra-
tions by the author, Howard Pyle; ENG
land and America in 1863" chapter in
the life of Cyrus w. Field; THE bashur
Explorations, by Jacques de Morgan
"The German Struggle for Liberty
ginia," showing Washington as the young
head of household and man of affairs,
by Woodrow Wilson; "The English
Crisis" by an Eastern diplomatist. "Lit-
tie FaIry's Constancy," by Julian Ralph,
gives an insight into the courtship and
marriage customs of China. Other short
stories in the number are The Bringing
of the Rose, by Harriet Lewis Bradley,
with a page illustration by Albert e.
Sterner, and 'Three Old Sisters and the
Old Beau" by Mary E. Wilkins. Mr.
Blacks novel, "Briseis," is completed in
the number, and there are poems by Dora
Reade Goodale, q. ID. Underhill. Louise
Imogen Quincy, Mary Allen and Lulah
Ragsdale. The Editors Study and Edi.
tors Drawer contain a variety of timely
comment by Charles Dudley Warner, ano
original humor by well-known writers.
THE FORUM.
The May Forum contains an analysis oi
''The Political Situation" by E. l.. God.
kin, the editor of the New York Evening
Post. Mr.. Godkln declares that the two
problems which at present constitute the
sum total of our politics are the tariff
question and the currency question. With
regard to the latter he thinks that what
the champions of the gold standard really
demand sis not so much the gold stand.
ard as assimilation in currency matters to
the other great commercial nations, aud
the absolute abandonment of the currency
question as political issue" Among
other good articles are: lis the Power OF
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Christianity Waning? Nor' by DR.. H. K.
Carroll, who had charge of the religious
census, and Modern Norwegian Litera-
ture," by Bjornstierne Bjornson, the dis
tinguished Norwegian poet, novelist and
dramatist. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
has written a stirring article entitled "Our
Duty to Cuba"
REVIEW OF REVIEWS.
In the May number of this unique peri
odical forty pages are still devoted to q
thorough and varied digest of the most
significant articles in the newest issues of
the principal American, English and Con-
tinental periodicals. The most important
original feature in this number is entitled
1.-The Great Occasions of 1885," In rapid
narrative fashion, with due regard to dates
and precise facts. the reader is apprised OF
+ all the great gatherings and conventions
of political, religious, or educational
character, foreign expositions, and note
worthy events in general that the coming
six months will afford to American and
European travellers. w. L. Stead furnishes
a character sketch of that ever interesting
personality, NJ. de Blowitz of Paris, the
cosmopolitan journalist who represents
the London Times. Charles D. Lanier
writes with sympathy and discernment
concerning the life and literary work of
the late Judge Thomas Hughes, author of
that most famous of all boys books,
Tom brown at Rugby.
The editors department, entitled "The
Progress of the World" covers as usual
the field of American and European poll
tics, and of general social progress, while
the department of Current History in
Caricature," with about thirty reproduc-
tions from the work of American and
foreign cartoonists, throws many keen
and pertinent sidelight upon the course OF
events.
THE PAIL MALL.
The Pail Mall Magazine for May is richly
entertaining. The frontispiece is a beauti-
full etching, "On the Arno" (Florence), by
Fred b. Burridge. The number opens
with poem, "The OLD Spinet," happy
conceit by James New. Among other
numerous features may be mentioned W.
L. Alden's interesting experiences with
the practical Mahatma;" Sheila E.
Braine's contribution, 'The Blue Stockings
of the Eighteenth Century,; Alice
Mackay's love-poem, "Anthony to Cleo
patra," and not the least important and
attractive feature. l. Zangwill's literary
department, without Prejudice" The
short stories are exceptionally clever, as a
rule, and the Pail Malls illustrations are
superb.
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American slavery or Roman empire. The first
step TO remedy is that the people care. II
they know, they will care. To help them to
know and care; to stimulate new hatred of
evil, new love of the good, new sympathy for
the victims of power, and, by enlarging its
science, to quicken the old into new con-
science
This compilation of fact has been made.
Democracy is not lie. There live in the body
of the commonalty the unexhausted virtue
and the ever-refreshed strength which can rise
equal to any problems of progress. In the
hope OF tapping some reserve of their powers
OF self-help, this story is told to the people
The Utopia painted by Mr.. Lloyd may
not be reached, but it is to be hoped that
vast Improvements may be effected in gov
ernmental. social and industrial conditions
through the removal of at least some of
the causes which now, to the greater part
OF the human race, obstruct the path to
contentment. New York: Harper &
Brothers, publishers. For sale by A. NJ.
Robertson; price ST.
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A GENTLEMAN's GENTLEMAN.

The volume which goes under the above
title is more particularly described as
certain pages from the life and strange
adventures of Sir Nicolas Steele, Bart. as
related by his valet, Hildebrand Bigg."
Sir Nicolas, while belonging to good fam
lily and technically gentleman" by
birth is an adventurer of the basest sort.
utterly devoid of honor, truth and shame.
The story, which is written by Max Penn
berton, has no great literary value as
whole, but there are some scenes which
are quite strong and effective. notably that
OF the Russian duel, near the end, which
is thrilling and dramatic New York !:
Harper e. Brothers, publishers For sale by
A. NJ. Robertson. Price 81 251
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SOME MAY MAGAZINES.
THE CENTURY.

Topics of the present time fill large
part of the May Century. As the cere-
monies of the approaching coronation in
Russia will be substantially similar to
those OF Alexander III, the reader will
gain a good idea of their character from a
journal of the latter event contributed bv
Miss Mary Grace Thornton, daughter of
Sir Edward Thornton, who at the time
was British ambassador to Russia. The
first of Professor Bryce's papers on South
Africa is printed in this number, and
deals with the external and geographical
features of the country to which the eve s
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Developing a Cathodograph.

is noticeable that the development goes on
all through the film, back as well as front.
This is not the case with ordinary camera
exposures, which develop from the front
toward the. back of the plate. The be-
havior noted is, with the cathodograph,
an indication of the fact that the sensitive
film itself is largely transparent to the
cathode rays and therefore lets them
through without fully utilizing them. II
they could all be absor bed and made to do
chemical work our time for making an i'm
preston would be much abbreviated
May Century.
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A ROMAN SINGER.

This popular novel, one of the earlier
works of F. Marion Crawford, first pub
lished in 1888, and which has passed
through mum Der of editions in the more
expensive forms, has just been issued in
the Novelists Library, as volume 2, mum.
Der /. These comparatively cheap edi-
tions, well printed on good paper, place
the works of the better class of authors
within easy reach of all. New York :
MACMILLAN & Co., publishers. For sale by
William Doxey; paper covers, price SO
canfs1
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JOAQUIN MILLER's NEW VOLUME.

The Whitaker & Ray Company of
this City, and George Routledge 81
Sons, London, have issued Joaquin Miller s
new book of poems, "Songs Of the Sou" F"
This volume is the result of the poets ten
years hermit-Iike meditation on the
Heights. The cover is from design sug-
gested by the poet himself-the Sierra
snow-plant on dove-colored background.
In the preface Joaquin Miller says: "It
may be bold thing to sing by our own
great sea bank instead of abroad, as be-
fore, but l have faith in my own people,
ard believe the time has come to keep our
work at home" The volume contains,
besides large number of poems that have
appeared in the public prints, though
never before in book form, many new pro-
ductions OF the poets genius, notably
"Sappho and Phaon," embracing 1.-The
Songs of the Soul" The poet dedicates
the work ITO Mother" and the prelude is
in the following beautiful strain:
Long years, Iorn years apart alone
Despite mans rage or woman's ruth,
kept my cloud capped heights of stone
To watch for light, TO toll Tor truth.
And oh, the voices have heard,
Such visions when the morn ing grows
brothers. soul in some sweet bird,
A sisters spirit in a rose.
And OH the beauty have found,
Such beauty, beauty everywhere;
The beauty creeping on the ground
The beauty singing in the air.
The love In all, the good in ALL
The God In all in all that is;
But oh. stumble to my fall,
try to tell 1.-THE of thisl
Poor falt'ring tonguel Each rambling tale.
Save here and there a ray of light
Reads as some tavern OF the vale,
Instead OF Gods house on some height
But take these flowers tears and toll
Have meshed them In most sad array:
Yet If some weed, some wood, some soil
tear may wash the moil away,
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tertainment, or afford pleasure in leisure
perusal. Humor and pathos mingle in
the episodes-laughter ana tears-and "a
Fragment, which closes the volume, has
a dramatic coloring which is excellent.
naturalness some of the amusing incidents
which occur in the average photograph
gallery. "Dr. Bean, Dentist" will recall
to the reader his last sitting in the chair of
torture, with the difference that a smile
will accompany the recollection. TBuffalo:
The Peter Paul Book Company, pub
fishers
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TILE woMAN,s BIBLE.

The first part of the much discussed and
criticized Woman's Bible has reached US.
Its professed object is ''to revise those
texts and chapters directly referring to
women, and those also in which women
are made prominent by exclusion" The
movement can be termed direct cffshoot
from that ofemancipation of women, and,
as has undoubtedly been the case with
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-03
ADVERTISERS GUIDE FOR 1895.

The Lyman D. Morse Advertising
Agency of New York City, whose reputa-
ton among advertisers and publishers is
world wide, has just issued the twelfth
dy Guide (size 4x61l, over an inch in
thickness and contains III pages; price
$2). 1t contains in condensed form ali the
information considered essential by an ad-
yertiser
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"ME AM METHUsELAR."

Harriet Ford's neat little volume, ssMe
an Methuselar, and Other Episodes" con-
tains series of readings which will serve
admirably for juvenile stage or parlor en-
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SCRIPTURE READER OF ST. MARKS.

Despite certain small crudities of COM
position. and abrupt piecing together of
situations this is awell-written novel with
strong human interests.
: Michael Angelo Lee Is a poverty-stricken
Scripture reader, whose sole am bition is to
ease the life of the poor mem bers of his
parish. Returning home one Christmas
eve he stumbles against a female in a
dark court. The woman has been rendered
desperate by i'll treatment and is intent
.upon suicide. Shells dissuaded from her
purpose by Lee, who conducts her to his
rooms.
The woman proves to be possessed of
great persouar charms, but totally litter
ate. Lee asks her to become his wife.
This she refuses to do, but is willing to
act in: that capacity if the Scripture
reader will consent to dispense with
ecclesiastical or legal formalities. The
r struggle between his better self and his
merely animal. nature is well pictured,
and in: a weak moment he consents.
Twelve. months afterward child is born
to the couple, and the woman becomes his
wife.
Some time afterward Lee accompanies
poor man-Charles Cunliffe by name-to
the hospital. Cunliffe has been run over
by a wagon in the street, and, seeing the
friendly interest taken in his welfare by
the Scripture reader, the two become
friends. The sick man confides to Lee the
fact that he has .'beastly temper" an ex-
hlbition OF which be has already given by
unmercifully. beating dog. The animal
: Is placed::in Lees care, and is regarded
with extraordinary interest by his wife.
Upon Cunliffe's release from the hospi-
tai he. claims his dog at the Scripture
readers house. Here he finds the woman
for whom he had long been searching, in
the. person of Mrs. Lee. It is now made
apparent that she. had run away from
;Cunliffe by reason of his Ill treatment of
her and has willfully contracted bigam-
oils marriage with Lee. The pair leave
for. Australia with few lines of farewell
addressed to the lady's second husband.
: The last part of the story is probably the
most unreal, and here occur the portions
that appear stilted and ierky. Never
fheless, the author. of 'fThe Scripture
Reader OF st. Marks" K. Douglas King,
may be congratulated upon having written
an Interesting story of life in London,
which in places is quite. powerfully told.
The Merriam Company, New York /;
price 50'cents. For sale at all booksellers !
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STEVENSON DEFINES "GOOD LIT
ERATURE."

In "Vailima Table-talk" in the Nav
Scribner's Isobel Strong furnishes this in
teresting diary entry:
May 81, 1893.
81 asked Louis this evening how you
could tell good literature when you saw it.
"'It is capable of explanation, think,
he said when you see words used to the
best purpose-no waste, going tight around
subject. Also they must be true. NV
stories are not the truth, but try 10 make
life. No detail is too small to study for
truth. Lloyd and 1 spent five days weigh
ing money and making calculations for
the treasure found in The Wrecker.' +"
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n smart Broadway, New
| \ York, druggist has
this sign hanging outside
his store, it marks the
new era of drug selling.
Is it any wonder that he
has to enlarge his quar-
ters, that his clerks are
busy, and that his store is
one of the most popular
along the leading thor
oughfare7
You can afford to trade
with a druggist that has
such a motto as that.
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N~ HE Brooklyn Ethical AsSocla-
-. tion has issued another of its in
:. teresting and helpful volumes.
j. This is called Life and the Condi-
!: -: tIons of Survival 1t contains
number of popular and yet learned lee
lures germane to the title that have from
time. to time been delivered before the
society.
:, There are fourteen of these lectures in
the book, as follows: By DIR. Lewis G.
James; on "Cosmic Evolution as Related to
Ethics; by A. Emerson Palmer, on "Solar
Energy" by DR.. Robert G. Eccles, "The
Atmosphere OF Life": Rossiter w. Ray
mond; Ph. d.. MATER; Professor w. o.
Atwater, FOOD as. Related to Life and Sur.
.r.vival''; Professor Edward D. Cope, Ph.D.,
THE Origin'of Structural Variations; Or.
NJ artin L. Holbrook, "Locomotion and Its
Relation to Survival" DR.. David Allyn
GoIton, Labor as Factor in Evolution" !;
Mrs. Lizzie Cheney Ward, Protective
. Covering; q. Sidney Sampson, "Shelter
:: as Related to the Evolution of Life": Rev.
:. John White Chadwick, "Habit"; Rev.
:: John &C. Kim bali, From Natural to
Christian Selection; James Avery Skill
ton, Sanitation Rev. Edward P.
Powell, Religion as Factor in Social
Evolution" =.
. This is not "a t!dry, learned book" but
one that is full of information of the use
'.ful sort in everyday nineteenth century
life, and it is coQched, too, in language
that the non-specialist readily grasps and
comp mprehends. While the lectures are all
by specialists they have evidently been
written for those who are not spe-
cialists in these lines. The publications
of the Brooklyn Ethical Association
have a peculiar value to students
in almost all departments, since they give
in large measure the results of broad
and very effective ethical work that rests
upon science as a basis, is philanthropic in
character, and almost entirely gratuitous
outside of the supporting members of the
association" whose motto is: 1.-The Truth
Shall Make You Free Life and the
: Conditions of Survival is for sale at the
=. bookstores or at the associations head
quarters. Brooklyn, n. Y.
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6THE Brooklyn Ethical Associa-
: tion has issued another of its in
:. teresting and helpful volumes.
:. This is called Life and the Condi-
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
MARKETS BY TELEGRA1 H.



New York March 18.-(Special)-Th cot
ton market today was the scene of a lively
tussle between the bulls and the bears. with
the advantage at the close resting decided
ly on the side of the bulls. Liverpool sent
a good response to our rise of yesterday,
and at the opening here there was a rush
to buy, May selling on the call as high as
776. After the call prices eased and during
the forenoon fluctuated nervously between
TO and 7.76 for May. In the afternoon the
leading bull operator, who is credited with
having maniulated the present advance,
appeared personally on the floor, and his
presence served to stimulate the confidence
of buyers. Prices had further and rapid
rise, May selling up to 7.S1. At this point
the offerings of holders exceeded the de-
mand from the frightened shorts, and May
receded to In but the buyers rallied and
the close was steady, with the trading in
May at 7.79. Everybody is trying to guess
at what point the king of the market will
unload his heavy holdings. Many believe
that he will not sell May below cents.
Others think that it was his cotton that
was quietly but literally fed to the hungry
shorts at today's high prices. We are in
clined to agree with the latter view. But,
however this may be, we have no faith that
the Improvement will last long.
RIORDAN & CO.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19

But If cotton continues to rise for any
length of time it is not at all improbable
that there may be some improvement in the
cotton goods trade. Al the moment, how
ever the worst features 81 the sityati99, are ar,
goods, coupled with the universal belief
that the next crop will be the largest On
record. Nevertheless, bears are DESERVING
this cfop just as fast as they can get out
of it. Their purposes to cover within two
days have reached very large proportions,
and they are not at all aggressive in the
next crop either. Inman, Swan & Co, as is
well known, have been very prominent in
the buying of late, partly, it is understood,
against sales of spot cotton at the south,
though they are supposed to represent
clientele that believes cotton is unduly low.
At all events, many believe that the recent
rise it at once healthy and natural. Today
prominent bulls liquidated to some extent
al times, but later on they gave the market
support again. Local shorts covered heav-
lily this afternoon Wall street is UNDER
stood to have bought pretty freely. Prices
wound up close to the best figures of the
day.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
Chicago Change.

Chicago, March 1S-The wheat scalper
had an ideal market today. The ups and
downs of prices afforded him abundant OPP
portunity for operation, and, If he caught
the movement correctly, of materially en-
larging his bank account. The value of
May wheat was at one time within shade
of being 1c over the final prices of yester-
day and more than &c above the lowest
quotation recorded on the recent decline.
There was no particular reason for the adj
vance other than the buying by the shorts,
and in fact the news was rather unfavora-
BILE than otherwise. Reported financial
troubles at Philadelphia were cited as an
excuse for the closing weakness of the mar
ket. prices at that time declining to almost
Yesterdays final figures. May wheat
opened at 63@63hc, sold between 62B and
sic closing at 631sm63Ae, &c higher than
yesterday. Cash wheat was firm and lie
higher.
Corn-The amount of trade in corn was
not extensive enough to cause vide huctu-
atoms, but what changes there were were
mostly in the way of improvements, a
steady to firm tone prevailing. May corn
opened at 29Ac, sold between 294s429Ac and
2SJto, closing at 29Ac, unchanged from yes
terday, Cash oats were firm to l4c higher.
Observation-Disclosures from the yards
quoted hogs weak and &c lower under a
heavy run this morning. Products adopted
the course of that market and declined.
The attitude of some leading professionals
is at present adverse to prices, and that
serves to intimidate smaller leaders AT
the close May pork was loo lower, May
lard PIC lower and May ribs l0ql2l2c lower.
Domestic markets were quiet, but steady.
The leading futures ranged as follows: