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SLANG FROM CHICAGo

thought had touched the bottom of slang
when l read Henry NJ. Blossoms Checker"
writes George G. jerks in the November
"Ev'ry Month" But here's another His
name is George Ade, and he owns a cobble-
stone in Chicago. His book, ''Artie: A Story
of the Streets and Town." just out, is odd
Listen to "Artie's" description of an incident
at dance out on the prairie. He had been
cutting out member of the floor committee
with his girl, and this is what happened:
"FinaIly his rabs with the banner on his
coat comes around and begins to roast her.
Sore? You never see a man so sore
You had ought o. seen me- 1 put up bluff
thatd curl your hair. went up to him and
l breathed it right in his ear. Ileened against
him. Look here I says, you screw right
away from here. We don't like your STYLE
If you open your face to this lady again to-
night I'll separate you from your BREATH Did
he go? Well, 1 should say yes. He didn't
want none o. nay game"
Herbert S. Stone & Co., who published
CHECKERS" are also the sponsors of "Artie"
do not blame them Tor it, for there is some-
thing SO deliciously funny in spontaneous
slang when coupled with real humor that the
volume is sure to sell. "Artie" originally ap-
peared in a series of sketches in a Chicago
newspaper. But they are excellently well
deserving the dignity of book-covers.
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EOOK FOR YULE THE.

SANTA CLAUS HON r. BY Helen NJ. Cleveland.
Boston, Mass. Arena Publishing Co. Price SOC.
The Christmas book season is now fairly
upon US and many are the candidates present
ing themselves for favor in the literary line.
One OF the best children's books we have seen
up to the time OF writing is "Santa Claus
Home" by Helen NJ. Cleveland.
The short stories herein are selected with an
earnest desire TO furnish mothers with stories
to read aloud TO their children, and also for
young children TO read to themselves; and the
rhymes are chosen with a special desire to
give something suitable for small children to
sing and speak in school.
This book should have wide circulation
and should be specially considered for supple
mentary reading in our schools, as well as for
the entertainment of the child al home
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HISTORY OF FRANCE. BY Victor Duruy,
abridged and translated by Mrs. NJ Carey
New York: Thomas Y Crowell q Co, 46 East
fourteenth street. For sale at all bookstores;
price, vols, So.
his work has now passed through no less
than score of editions. which is an attest to
Its popularity. twas originally translated by
Mrs. Carey in 1889. and It Immediately took
rank as standard historical work.
To the present edition Professor J. Franklin
jameson hes written an Introductory notice
and continuation to the year 1896 In the
former he states his belief that no better HIS
tory could have been chosen as a basis for an
abridged translation than that of M. Duruy.
In this opinion he is confirmed by Professor
Andrew d. White of Cornell, while to even the
most inexperienced eye it is evident that ex-
traordinary pains have been taken by trans
lator and publisher to make these volumes of
permanent value as works of reference They
will be found by students to be accurate, and
the general reader will also perceive their
worth as an acquisition to his bookshelves.
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Rich Observations on California Manners
and Customs by a London Cleric
RARE ENCOMIUMs FOR THE LoCgL BOHEJMIgN GLIB
Rev. Mr. Ha7eis, With Brilliant Pen Makes amusing Comment
California Politics, Sings Our Climates Praises and
Enjoys Himself at Our Expense

dark mountains. California may be sensual
materialistic, skeptical, superficial; but Cali
fornians are full OF heart and the young
! people with small respect for precedent and
convention are wonderfully receptive and
eager"
OF the newspaper press in San Francisco, and
in America generally, Mr.. Haweis has not q
very hign opinion. This is evidenced by his
chronicling the fact that he felt himself under
OBJ cations TO the proprietor of his hotel for
guarding him from ''visitors, reporters and
bores." His antipathy to the press arose, It
seems, from the fact that some correspondence
| relating to his preaching in a nonconformist
place of worship got into the papers. In fact,
all through the present work he has been at
some pains to manifest his contempt for the
writing craft. There are those who have said
that Mr.. Hawes did not consider his I'M
portance sufficiently accentuated by the New
York papers upon his landing this side of the
Atlantic, though this may be only q malicious
report.
"Travel and Talk is in some respects a
brilliant book. There is much in it that is
witty, bright and sparkling, but there are
places where it is spoiled by the spirit of SELF
sufficiency manifested by its author. Mr.
Haweis is possessed of no desire TO hide his
light under q bushel, and the all-importanr
ego is continually struggling to assertitselt
A glance at that portion of his book devoted
to the Eastern States reveals numerous mac
curacies, which cannot be passed under
cover of the excuse that the book was hastily
written. He makes the astounding assertions,
for instance, that the literary set in Boston
did not recognize Bryant; that Harriet
Beecher Stowe had little or nothing to do with
the anti-slavery agitation; and. finally, that
Emerson did not admire Walt Whitman. The
veriest tyro in literary matters knows these
statements to be incorrect
To conclude, Mr.. Haweis should remember
that the San Francisco press concerns itself
with far more important matters than the un-
seemly squabbles of clergymen, visiting or
resident He should not lay against any sec
ton of this country the charge OF money
grubbing" and in the same breath make elab-
crate estimates of what his lectures are worth
to a church at so cents per auditor. He should
not publish letters which upon their faces
bear the stamp of privacy; and finally, he
should "read, mark and inwardly digest" that
portion OF Psalm XIV descriptive of the man
"that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor
doeth evil unto his neighbor, nor taketh up a
reproach against his neigh por.''
EMANUEL ELIAS.
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IN CRoMWELL'S TIME.

AMYAS EGERTON, CAVALIER By Maurice
H. henry. New York: Harper & Bros For sale
by A. Id. Robertson, Post street: price 81 So
Sir Guy Egerton went with the royal armies
to suppress the rebellion of the Roundheads
and was killed in battle. His son Amyas. a
lad of 10, then followed in the service against
the rebels, and for bravery in many adventures
rose from cornet to captain and then knight.
He loves Geraldine Vyvian, neighbor He
takes her twin brother to the wars with him,
but at the end of few weeks he finds that the
pale young officer is Geraldine herself, and
that her brother, coward, has fed to France.
Amyas and Geraldine are married at once,
Then follow many adventures and escapes in
attempts to save the life of the King. Finally
Amyas is arrested and locked up in the Tower,
but he is eventually pardoned and retires to
his estates
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TRIBUTE TO DU MAURIER.

The English papers are filed with tributes
to, and "reminiscences of, the late George du
Maurier. TO writer in the Daily Mail he
said: "This 'Trilby' boom distresses me when
think that Thackeray never had 'bocm.'
And l hold that means nothing as sign of
literary excellence-nothing but money!
Another writer in the same paper, who signs
himself San Old Friend," says that early in
his career Du Maurier worked for the S. P. c.
K, and was well satisfied to receive $40 for a
drawing on wood, and more than satisfied IL
he had orders for two of these blocks in
week. Ever since he lost the sight of one eve
in 1857, the great dread of Du Maurier's life
was blindness. He would describe with haunt
ing horror how he would wake at night and
stare into the darkness and wonder if it was
only the blackness of the night, or the dark
ness that has no dawn.
Encouraged by his friend, Henry James, Du
Maurier wrote sPeter Ibbetson" "I usually
wrote" he said, son the top of the piano.
standing. 1 rarely looked at my man uscript
as wrote, partly to spare my eyes and partly
because the writing seemed literally to flow
from my pen. thought it modest little
tale when it was finished, and with the great
est delight accepted the Harpers' offer for it
OF $500, with another $500 for the drawings
in Illustration
Then came "Trilby." "Of the mechanism of
the story Du Maurier said, 81 can tell Won
nothing. The story formed itself. / had al
ways leaning toward the weird and mystical
My father was great musician. 1 myself had
passion for song. So the mysterious, the
occult and music took their place in 1t by
right OF natural descent. The name had
struck me as one with fortune IN it, 1t was
none OF my inventing. Charles NodIer had
written a romance with Trilby In IL. Alfred
de Musset had composed q sonnet 10 Trilby.
But II fitted my heroine and / adopted it. I
think must have felt as happy as Thackeray
did when the title of lVanifv EairI snrresfad
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AN ARTISTIC EDITION.

ROBERT HELMoNT. BY Alphouse Daudet
New York: The Macmillan , ompany For
sale by William Doxey, Palace Hotel; price 81.
This is a rebrint of one of Alphonse Daudet's
works from the press of ]. M. Dent & Co.,
London. 1t forms part OF the series of the
French authors books, printed and bound
uniformly, the others issued so far being
Tartarin OF Tarascon" and "Tartarin OF the
Alps" We have already taken occasion to
speak of the artistic get-up of this edition, and
can only add that the present work is equally
well printed. bound and illustrated. A sketch
OF the suthor by L. Rossi makes a pretty
frontispiece to Robert Helmont."
Messrs. G. P. Putnam's Sons have in press
new edition of ''The Last Days of Kricker-
booker Life in New York." by the late Abram
c. Dayton, fully illustrated.
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nave
intrusted the preparation of an authoritative
record of his life and work to J. w. Mackail.
D. Appleton & Co. announce an eIaborately
illustrated work. entitled "Drivlng fcr Pleas
ure, or the Harness Stable and Its Appoint
ments," by Francis T. Underhill
NJ. Raoul Pictet, the famous Swiss chemist,
has ready an important volume in which he
treats of the arguments for and against
modern philosophic theories furnished by
experimental science.
Thomas Hardy has thoughts of extending
his story, "The Pursuit of the Well Beloved, :"
into a full-blown novel. This story was wri +
ten three or four years back, and so far has
only appeared serially.
The Macmillan Company OF New York have
just published q new standard edition of
Scotts works 1t is in twenty-five volumes
and will be sold in sets only. The price is mod
crate, $22 so in buckram and $35 in leather
1t seems likely that "Phroso," Anthony
Hopes new novel, which has just been pub
ifshed in McClure's Magazine and is to be pub
hshed In book form by the Frederick A. Stokes
company in January, will make as great a
success as 1.-THE Prisoner OF Zenda"
The Macmillan Company announces a vol
ume entitled "Guesses at the Riddle of Exist
ence, Dy professor Goldwin Smith, au b II of
questions OF the Day. and other volumes
also published by the Macmillan Company.
In ms new volume the questions raised are
chiefly ethical or religious.
''The Land of the Castanet" which is pub
/ nshed this week, is H. c. Chatfield-Tavlor's
lourtn book. The first three were novels
with Edge Tools," "An American PeeressD
and 1.-TWO Women and Fool,' which sold so
largely year and half ago. This new book
IS not notion. but sketches OF Spain, where the
author spent last winter
The collation. OF the text of Lord Rvrop,s
works, with the original MSS and proofs.
wnich was put In hand by the late Mr.. Murray
some years ago, is now rapidly approaching
completion. The result will be seen in the
new edition OF the poetical and prose works of
the poet which Mr. Murray has in preparation
The edition is being edited by Lord Byron,s
grandson, the Earl of Lovelace
The Macmillan Company will shortly add tn
It's remarkably fine line of biographies and
editions of collected works an entirely now
edition of The Works and Letters of Lord
Byron, edited by w. Z. Henley 1t is TO be
completed in twelve volumes, of which the
Letters Diaries. Controversies, Speeches. etc
will be contained in four, and the verse in
eight volumes of medium size with portraits.
"Master Ardick, Buccaneer,' is the title OF
strong historical novel by new American
writer. f. ]. Costello, which is 10 be published
Immediately by D. Appleton & Co. This pic
turesque historical romance, with its eatn
o1adyentures on sea and land, introduces US,
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For a Dav.

Just for day You crossed nv lifes dull track,
Put my ignoble dreams to sudden shame,
Went your bright way and left me TO fall back
ON my own world Of poorer deed and aim.
To fall back on my meaner world. and feel
Like one who, dwelling mid some smoke
dmmed town
In a br .ef pause OF labor's sullen wheel
'Scaped from the streets dead dust and factory's
frown,
In stainless daylight saw the pure seas roll,
Saw mountains mirroring the perfect sky,
Then iourneyed home, to carry in his soul
The torment of the difference till he die.
WILLIAM WATSON.
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Waiting.
ere I sit alone, alone,

Here sit alone, alone,
Ever list'ning for mine own,
For his step, his laugh, his tone
Like flute note softly blown.
VIII he never, never more
Come in smiling at the door,
With the rapt look that he wore
When his task OF love was o'er?
Will he never stoop and say,
"Mcther, am tired to-day"
Like child from too much play;
''Kiss me in the dear old way?"
Nay! I cannot think It so.
He will come TO me, know,
Smiling sweet and speaking low
He will come, or L will go.
Father, only let US greet,
Here, or wheresoeer his feet
60 upon owes errands sweet.
Send him-take meas seems meet.
JAMES BUCKHAM in Harper's bazaar
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END OF HAZEL y ooD SERIES

THE ROSEBUD CLUB Ply Grace LIE Baron. Bos.
ton; Lee Il shepard. Price 75 cents
"The Rosebud Club" is the conclusion of
Mrs. Upham's Hazelwood Stories, and it is fit
companion Tor the preceding volumes. Mrs.
Upham knows how to use simple language
and to think as children think, and to live in
the situations which are interesting to them.
Her books are free from the Objectionable fea-
lures which such writing usually has, and are
sure to obtain favor wherever they are read or
known. These stories will be read with pleas
ure by ali boys, and older people viii enjoy the
pathetic situations which are presented
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AN APOSTLE OF HUMANITY.

JOSHUA WRAY. BY Hans Stevenson Beattie
NeN York: merican Publishers Corporation.
The Lakewood Series. price 30 cents.
The story of an apostle OF humanity is here
told. The book is a reprint, but Joshua
Wray'' was much commented upon when it
was first published in 1892. The now popular
trade schools for the training of our youth for
employment in mechanical pursuits are
claimed in this book 10 have had their origin
in the practical, unassuming efforts along that
line of the man who is represented in the
character of Joshua Wray
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Memory's stores unsealirg.

Scenes which long have disappeared
From their sleep awaken
Sounds by loved, lost friends endeared,
Joys by them partaken.
Bright and fragrant there appear
Flowers of recollection.
Bathed By many holy tear,
Nursed by fond affection.
Oh, ye loved, lamented few!
Once to me united
Heavenward by each thought OF you
Be my soul melted.
CHARLOTTE ELLIoTr
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My Mountain Lake.

My own lake of lakes.
My Ion lake of lakes.
When the young blushing day
Beside you awakes,
7 he cod, hoary mist
7 he gold glory kissed
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Lifts laughing away
Ger your cool amethyst,

Lifts laughing away
Ger your cool amethyst
My fair lake Of lakes.
My rare lake of lakes,
How your artan red-gold
In the SUNNI air shakes;
Fold fiuttering on fold
OF purple heath boom
And gay, glancing broom,
A Joy 10 behold.
My sad sleeping lakei
Ny mad leaping laKe!-
When the pailed Tempest Powers
Into agony break,
Their tars scaldlng showers
Thund. r-mosns their lament,
Their garments grief-rent
Thy broken hill bowers
Bright, faint-heaving breast,
BY fond V sions possessed,
Not wave frets thy beach,
Scarce one ripple's unrest!
Dim, welteriRg reach,
Where the Prizes ess of Heaven
And the steadfast Star-Seven
Hold Sibylline speech
ALFRED PERcIvAL GRAVES.
Retrospection.
oh, how oft unsee n. unknown,
Does "the soul of feeling
Muse on friends far of or gone,
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LITERARY NOTES

The publishing house of 7. Y. Crowell & Co.
announces new book by w. H. Rideing, enti-
tied "At Hawarden with Mr.. Gladstone"
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08

The representatives OF William Morris have
intrusted the preparation of an authoritative
record of his life and work to J. w. Mackail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08

D. Appleton & Co. announce an elaborately
illustrated work. entitled "Drivlng fcr Pleas
ure, or the Harness Stable and Its Appoint
ments," by Francis r. Undernill
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-08

Oh, how oft unsee n. unknown,
Does "tha soul of feeling"
Muse on friends far Off or gone.
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among others, to the redoubta BILE Henry Nor
gan, whom the reader accompanies in his dar-
ing journey across the isthmus and in the
sackinP of Panama
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NJ. Raoul Pictet, the famous Swiss chemist,
has ready an important volume in which he
treats OF the arguments for and against
modern philosoph;c theories furnished by
avnarirnanfal snienoe
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acquainted with his department. The books
may be had in cloth and in leather, separately
as we'll as in sets
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
CAUGHT AT THE LAST MOMENT
An Italian from E8aitamere Arrested
fes EJobOkao

William Kurtz of No. 7o4 Mosher ave-
nue., Baltimore, and a representative of
the John Seward Company of that city,
came to Hoboken last evening and pro-
cured warrant for the arrest of Frank
Carrogzia of No. Ill Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Baltimore. Carrogzia is an Italian
fruit dealer, and Kurtz said had done
business with the John Seward Com
pany and had swindled the company out
of $3.50 and then left Baltimore.
1t was suspected that the Italian would
sail for his native home. Mr.. Kurtz
and Detectives Nelson and Quinn search
ed the Hoboken docks and ferries last
night for the Italian.
The Bremen Line steamer Fulda was
scheduled to sail today for Mediterranean
ports. The detectives and Mr.. Kurtz were
on hand early this morning on the pier
and mingled with the crowd of Italians
for some time. but were unable to find
their man. They also made a search
of the vessel with the like result. Just
as the steamer was about to leave Mr..
Kurtz saw the Italian among the steer
age passengers on the ship. He was
taken to Police Headquarters and all
most the entire $500 was found on him.
He will be held till the necessary papers
are ready to take him back to Balti-
more
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A fire was discovered at No. ss1 New
ark avenue early this morning, but was
put out without doipg amy damage The
building belonged to Allan McDermott
and was occupied by John M Laws, q
hardware dealer.
William Dickinson, OF No "a Congress
street. Newark, who is IN the employ Of
John O'Conlor. Of Bridge street, Newark
was arrested yesterday by S. p. g. A.
Officer Joseph Bennett at the Junction
Dickinson was driving a horse on whose
body were several large running sores.
Justice Lowy fined him IS.
Thomas Powers, SO years old, of No. 1S(
Warren street, was received at the City
Hospital yesterday suffering from q bad
cut over the right eye. He said he had
received the wound from falling The doc
tors fear that erysipelas will set In
Fire broke out In the cellar OF the three
story frame house occupied by several
faniliea. at No. 2s3 Fourteenth street. this
morning. The flames were extin8uISfled
after 500 damage had been done.
e The George H. Kiink Association viii
give Its annual bah doInorrosR night ct TIT
Avenue Heuse.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
CLEVER OOUNTE RFBI9ERS CAUGHT
Gang Were Making spurious Money
when Nabped by tho Omceys.

NEW YORK, Dec. 80, 1896 Mary Haa-
son., Willfam Martin and Patrick Burke
were arrested last might at No. s Batavss.
street. this city. on the charge Of being
counterfetters They are said to be nem-
bers of a gang of the cleverest counter
feiters that have ever existed either in
this or any other country. The opera
tione of the gang were carried on In the
Maine woods and the mountain businesses
of Virginia, as well as In the slums Of
New York.
Spurious money made by them has
been extensively circulated throughout
this done that the Governments detec-
tives found it hard to tell it from the
genuine.
1t is said that other arrests Of the
gang will be made shortly. Martin, one
of the men arrested, has already served
a term of twenty years for counterfeit
Ing. He is considered the prize capture
He Is over seventy years of age and a
clever engraver. Martins confederates
are known and detectives are now search
ing for them
Mrs. Haason, it is said was simply em-
ployed 10 pass the coins by the gang, and
her good appearance and handsome dress
enabled her to do so without much fear
OF detection.
Martin and the woman, the detectives
allege. were at work with complete
counterfeiting plant. making silver quar-
ters, half dollars and dollars by the hum
dreds when arrested. a complete plant
of crucibles, dies and silver and several
hundred dollans' worth of coins were
found about the premises. The operations
CT the gang, the detectives say. have
amounted to several thousands of dollars
during the past year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
MRS. CASTLES RECOVERY.
Favorable Result of the Operation 80
which She Submitted In Phtladei-

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 80, 1s9s.-Mrs
Ella Castle. the wife of the San Francis
co millionaire. who was admitted to the
Polyclinic Hospital about three weeks age
shortly after the return of the couple
from their unpleasant experience in Lon
don, left that Institution on Monday last
perfectly well. Mrs. Castle was suffer
ing from an internal malady and was
successfully operated upon in order to
restore her to her normal condition By
DR.. L. W. Steinbach of the Polytechnic
Hospital. The physicians at the hospi-
tai state that Mrs. Castle is now IN ex-
cellent lsaaith and does not exhibit the
least trace of her former malady.
1t is not known yet what are the fu-
ture plans of the Castles, but it is
thought that the husband and wife viii
take a short trip somewhere before re-
turning to their home in San Francisco
During her stay at the hospital. Mrs
Castle occupied a private room and was
attended by a trained nurse. BY order
of the attending physician no visitors ex-
cept her husband were allowed to cal
upon her.