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The times., 1897-09-26

In his book, 1.-THE True George Wash
ngton," Mr. Ford has produceu a work
tnaL Is as entertaining az any novel ever
written. Waving aside the inists OF ira
dition, ne conpels the man Washington
to stan d before us in all his strength and
weakness, q triumphant, erriBg, lovabIe
as brother than he ever could be as 4
defnigod. In this achievement Mr.. Ford
has performed task well worth the great
labor involved in its successful accomplish
mpnt.
The times., 1897-09-26

means wearing out and premature decay,
law Whlcn rs continually III operation
IN the bDUk ana song oriu, as " ca.
The deadest books AMI songs are those
whose popularity has caused them To be
READ or sung into extinction.
Miss Sherman points out that slahguage
VIII never be a formidable rival OF Ian
guagc, because OF its utter lack OF dignity
No subject eau he seriously treated In
slapguagc. Its sole function is To tickle
by It's patneSs or its grotesqueness. II
reflects a Fugitive iridescehce upon current
wit and humor as the bubble catches pris-
naaic coiorsi bat like the burble, it
vanishes even while you behold it,
Moreover slang has no permanency it
is il fad Of short life and no res direction.
Miss sherman argues:
one OF the surest tests of the rapid NOR
taiiby or slang is the extremely painful
SENSATION Produced by hearing antiquated
slang phrases useu-and there are alwavs
people Who are two or three or ten years
behihd n their use of such phrases. When
other people are sa wing. MOI on your I'M
type, The user of nildewed slang feebly
calculates. Il should smile. The
plquancy ana paJness OF certain phrases
make It hard 10 declare that slang mas no
legitimate use But, concerning its mis-
use, there can hardly be two opinions
among people whose opinions are worth
anything. careful study OF the quail
interlard their remarks with slang will
Furnish anybody with a world OF con-
Nlnclng conclusions in favor of pure Eng
lisa
The times., 1897-09-26

chapter Of American history which
should have been written before is that
preserving lie history Of that real and
picturesque type of frontiersmen known
as the cowboy. What has been deSira bic
and lacking Is not a hare record or a mere
summary uf industrial results. but living
picture Of a type often heroic ana alwa rs
invested with an individual INTEREST,"
picture Ibat VIII bring before us and pre-
serve for rs tie sweep and mai jesty and
splendid atmosphere Of the plains, which
is disappearing before the refining pla ii
tudes oi civilization. This is given US at
last by Mr.. F. HOugh in his addition To
the Story cf the West Series, The Story
of the Cowboy
Frederic Remington's facle pen and
more skilltuI brush nave kept the cowboy
before Us. but only in a desultory aul
imFermaneut way. for there is no per
manency ina mere periodical. Mr.. Hough's
book viii be d iresh and yivacioGS ru8D-
ter to sevesal generations of readers, per
petuatius thu hllG glory OF the picturesque
type of !iureer. he has infused into his
book not merely the quality of incident ana
description calculated to give graphic un
GerstandiEg of his hero type but he has
infused into his style the right flavor.
so that it sn.aclls of the grea plains, the
free air. the herds and the rugged keepers.
He mas given his style genre which re
fleets his subject admirably.
Alr. Hough describes everything about
the cowboy, his Euunts, his amusements,
his work. hs method his society, his horses.
his outfits. mis- marks, and all the mmutiae
of his person, character and environment
Reading through the pages Of this me
moir OF receding type, which Is closely
identified VITA oar history as a nation, and
is quite as diStinctiyely American as tie
! m6tador Is Spanish the gondoHer is
Venetian, the brigand is Siciiian, the
shepherd Is Alpine or the viking is Morse, 1t
occurs to us that perhaps when time has
removed the cowboy sufficiently far in
perspective TO soften some of the unro-
The times., 1897-09-26

Christian Reid's Tile Man of the Fam
ily'' is Incorporated in the twenty third
volume of the Hudson Library. This is d
story of the struggle OF one of the Did Lou
isi4na French families and the love affairs
of its daughters. It combines heroism and
sentiment, The home OF the Frevosts is
about to be taken from them on account af
Indebtedness, when Yvonne finds a paper
written by an ancestor Of whom the family
are the sole survivors, in which
he tells her where lie has buried all hls
pate, jewelry and coin, anticipating
revolt of the slaves Yvonne determines
10 go search for that treasure for in its
Tin ding she viii save the family from pov-
erty and the old home from desecration.
Everything turns out in the end as tile
most eNacting lover of ideals in fiction
might anticipate. The proper lovers for tie
daughters come on the scene, and after a
properly romantic comtship they are hap
PLY married. Christian Reid's stories are
always safe fiction for the moral integrity
OF the young. There is nothing of the end
of-the-century problem in them. Tie
most alarming discussion is usually tie
choice of husbands and wives. The English
is ALWAYS very correct aud the unsated ap
petite finds them stimulating and absorb
ing. (New YORK. e. p Putnan.'s Sons.
Washington: Breutano.
The times., 1897-09-26

In last weeks Critic is an fnte re St
ing article by Ellen Burns Sherman or
what she calls 'Slanguage.'' This is Il
new word Of Miss Sherman s coinage, and
as it is a good word and has d reason, iu
might be well to retainit. She calls atteu.
tion to the Italian method of prefixipg "s''
to a word 10 give ita damaging significance,
and points out that that is what she has
done to language ii. e, prefixed an ''s'D,
and that the effect on the word is aculI-
ally damaging
Slaug the writer accounts for in the
rather peculiar theory Of it's being a YER
bal escape valve for an oversupply of emo
tioual steam in the human hoiler In
anger, it takes he form of an oath. When
the emotion is less violent or the Instincts
of the man more refined, slang is resorted
to. This Is not sufficiently true for a
generalization. Miss Sherman's other re-
marks are more easily subscribed to, ant1
they display considerable originality in
her View of slanguage.
Slang is first cousin to the OATH and
both are used by those who mentally re-
serlbe the man whose use Of intoxic;tfinp
drinks has made him forget or UnOerasti-
mate the attractions of pure water, Slang,
III Sooth, is a whisky y-diStillatiol OF Ian qua ce
lt is SO strong That 1T may be taken only
very rarely with lmpunity. And herein lies
the cfief danger III its use. Not only does
the slangust find ordinary English tame.
hut ne ends in not heing able to find apy
English at all. He has expressed himself
SO often In sianguage tn at W zen he really
The times., 1897-09-26

The latest addition tothe Hudson Library
is, however, a novel by Sydney Pickering,
whom il is safe to guess for an English
man. Ne calls his story 'Margot,' after
bis heroine This is really a fine little
tale The author has Imagination and
taste. His style has individuality. though
not sustained, which at times produces u
peculiarly happy effect upon the reader
1t is felt in the tender word-picture OF
the first picture andit recurs several times
The generaltone of the book s buoyant and
sprigftlg, though there are clouds at times
which darken the horizon OF the lives OF
the people in this little piece OF magma
tive history. Thefscene of affairs is Paris,
but the persons involved cons titute a
thorough; cosmopolitan galaxy. Mr. Pick
ering has written one other story, The
Romance OF His Picture" New York g.
P, Pntnam's sSons. Washington: Brentano j
The times., 1897-09-26


The first OF the campaign literature OF
500 has arrived II is The Silver Side -
and II il Symposium constituting a bi
metallic educattanal treatise. Ii conta las
a wealth OF economic financial, historical
and national informs tion OF an instructive
character, furnished in a large measure.
by the author. Col Dorus NJ. Fox, and
many noted writers Oh the speciaI sub
jeetS treated. Zen. Weaver writes of
"PlutoCratic Usurpauons Senator Pet
tigrew discus sses The Distribution OF
Wealth.; Gen. u arner discusses Mono
uetallism ard Bimetallism," and is fur
theI represented in the authorship of the
American Eimetalle Unions address to
tile people. The whole list Of subjects
whicn were involved in the last Presi-
Dental campaign are herein again elu-
cidated for the enlightenment Of the
student OF campaign issues Which are Ia
tional issues. The book is dedlca ted to
tile 6,530,6el American citizens who
voted foI free silver last year The book
is profusely illustrated with portraits of
the Writers who have contributed TO its
pages, as well as Recognized leaders Of
the biuPraiic crusade. tCnicago: " r
Conkey Company. Washington: Brentano,l
The times., 1897-09-26

VIII YOU kindly state If an American
warship has ever gone To Constantinople
after tie European eScIIsiOn treaty with
or without permission? W W, Sr
.auagut Went o Constautiuople in the
sInall vessel Frnhe, as his flagship, the
Franklin, was to, large TO be allowed up
al tie city Finally permission was given
10y the sultan AMI lie Franklin steamed up
the DarGanelies and anchored off the city
OF tie s1hiiue Porte. Thus was in SOS.
The times., 1897-09-26
NOTES AND QUERIES.

What is the unpa rdona BILE sin2 SCH
No one Knows absolutely, hut it is sug-
eested by theologians that it is the as-
cripsien 70 Satan OF the works performed
by the Hoy Spirit.
The times., 1897-09-26
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story, and the harmony of all of 1t with
the actual existent state OF affairs.
Mrs Dunbar received most of the ma
teria for her story at first hand from Capt.
Harry Earle, VINO spent two years and
hail ln Cuba. as war cores spoudent for
the ScrippS- -8iciRae League. ItwaS he who
discovered MISS Cisneros confined in tie
vile Casa de Recoiidas, and he brought her
her first aid. Her difficulty, we may
well believe, has not been to find IGateriai
Tor her sc opportune romance, but rather
20 chuosc witE right Judgment from the
supaTabanIancc which the press private
letters. public documents aud the resti
nnny OF travellers tc the scene of the ex-
listing horrors las furnished.
A Cuban Amazon" is recommended on
accouu, II its noble purpose and its effect
ivcness in promoting that purpose. The
recit,d OF a story OF a group of people in
present Culan conditions is fun of the
n.ea af TACT, and of such facts which must
move the lethargy OF the insenshle ana
s.ir the humanity OF man tu sympathy for
the martyrs and resentment against their
cruel oprrcsSorS- The interest engen ed
by the reality OF Mrs. Dunbar's narrative
transrends and indeed, ecfpSes any con
has wrtten FOR a purpose, and the result
snd Gos tln manner thereof is the meas.
ure OF her success.
After following Evangelina Cisneros
through her eventful career, the novelist
polisiies Off the story by consecrdtine her
lie in he sisterhood OF the Sisters of Char
ity 10 a peaceful and happy career as
nurse TO the heroes OF the war for inde-
pcudencc- It may at least he hoped that
Mrs uuabar's denoueuent VIII prove
prophetic Perhaps her own hook viii
have The wide circulation it deserves, and
the lelven in it VIII work in the hearts
OF her readers 10 the liberation of her
heroine 10 tile predicted career of peace
and happiness afleI the cloudy present.
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Editor Publish-
ine Company. Washington: Woodward &
Lothropl
The times., 1897-09-26

.'Rehekah'' Is tale of the times Of Nero.
and ~ p. Jones irresponsible for it. There
is no very heavy responsibility ON Mr.
The times., 1897-09-26

writing has given his pen has probably
conditioned il for a more elaborate work
IN his next effort. He has crowded his
picture with many personages from sacred
and profane history Cincinnati: Editor
Publishing Company. Washington: Bren-
tano.)
The times., 1897-09-26

What is Hog Latin. yvbers is If rsaff
anu wiere dId the name Hog Latin
originate IN what respects does IL differ
from pure Latin. Caesar.
Hog Latin, generally called Dog Latin,
is siEpiy very bad Latin. The French
aGd the Germans called IL Kitchen Latin.
We don't .;IOw nos tie term originated
There is number Of similar phrases:
Dog sleep compare Cat napl, 4 light sleep
that isn't sleep: dossereI, verse tha5
isn't pGetIy, etc.
The times., 1897-09-26

-, Have the postoffice officials any au-
.ho LOFTY 70 open letter on assumption that
tne contents are unlawful. W.
Tney have not Sometimes, we think.
they assume an authority, however. as
d rule thoish, the addressee is requested
to open the suspected letter in the pres
ence OF the authorities
The times., 1897-09-26

What is the paw OF daughtSmen in civil
ana In mechanical engineering 2. What
dIe dae tue chances for employment in either
p.ahchI ana which would you advise q
young man 70 take up2
From Sl.@, 10 so . day IN The former
ana 70 to - da u he latter. 2 About
eqna'' both heing pretty well filled. With
odt tEno 'Tiiig 3t4elhngaloutth the young man
we would not adyise.
The times., 1897-09-26

renee comes the old proverb "whIIs
the grass grows the morse starves2., Ape-
niaatus.
It Is one OF JJnn Hcyw0od's pro7erbs
He lived in the last third of Jhe fifteenth
century Ee wrote While the grasse grow
eth the horse starveth' From George Whet-
stoae. 1873. Is quoted. ..WhyIst grass doth
grow, Oft starves the seely stcede''
The times., 1897-09-26

Several of the states of the Union have
formally adopted state eubIems, usually
IloWers- VIII you kindly give a list OF
list published in December last gives
these State flowers and ernblems. AIabam4l,
goidenrod, Colorado. columbine; Delaware,
peach blossom: Idaho, Syringa; Maine, pine
cone and tasscl; Minnesota, cypripodiuIn.
Montana, bitter root: NEBRASKA, goIdenrod;
utaii: Segc lily; Vermcnt, red clover; Rhode
Island and Wisconsin, maple tree.
The times., 1897-09-26

Kindly inform me about the motto, ''Eoni
SOFT qul mai TeHse.' where and from
what 1T originated. T. ].
The expression is said TO date from the
time % Edward III Of England. about
] sac. y, court BAH the beautiful Count
ess of Salisbury dropped her garter. On
seeing this the cuurtiers began 10 laugh
TheTeupun the King picked up the garter,
with the famous remark, ''HOni soft Qui
nal penUe"-may he be ashamed who
thinks evil of il tnot as translated usuaI lily,
"evu TO him who evil thinks''l. Honi,
properly honni, is the past participIe Of
the old French verb hornir to shame. II
was customary then for knights to Indicate
their purity of thought aud loFtiness of
mind by acts of what might be called
suhlimated humility. So. shortly after
ward, Edward said: Il VIII make this
mean article the badge OF an order so
lofty tia: the nobiest viii wear il gladly
and thereafter he instituted the Order Of
the Garter.
The times., 1897-09-26

VINO made famous the SAYING. w here
ain at? AMI on what occasion? J.B
Congressman Obj, OF Alabama, used the
/ Expression OH ! pTH 20, S92. he was IN
terrupted IN a speech in Congress. and when
ne began again used the now very famous
expression COLgre sslgan Watson, in A
hooh printed for Populist cons uIuption, tIn-
piled that C0b1 was drunk when he said
this, but q coIamittee Of HHveS tigation de
cded tlsat hc failed 10 prove his implied
charge Whether Cobb or Watson made
the remark fam0as We 90 not know
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-01

adelphia Times expresses the signlfic-
ance of this gathering when It says:
For the first time in American his
tory concerted movement is on foot
to promote commerce between the sew
eral American republics. Heretofore
this trade has been left TO promote
Itself. When we needed the coffee,
hides and rubber Of South America we
purchased them on the best terms we
could, considering that we must have
the goods and could get them no.
where else. We have paid principally
In cash for our enormous purchases,
and have allowed the manufacturing
countries of Europe to capture the bulk
Of this trade i'm manufactured goods.
These goods we could have furnished
ourselves and thus have paid in the
products of our mines and mills for the
products of South American forests,
plantations and pastures This indif-
ference to trade with our nearest
neighbors was mainly due to the Won
derful expansion of home trade aris-
ing from the rapid development of our
own country. We have reached the
point, however when we must extend
our markets to maintain our prosper
ity and we find the trade of these
near neighbors monopollzed by the
countries of Europe While we slept
they cultivated the South American
trade, and now that we are awake
we must cultivate 1t as assduously
and the congress Of the present week
will afford the opportunity to begin"
In this congress delegates from every
county in this hemisphere south of the
Rio Grande will be brought together
and for forty-flve days will be afford
ed opportunity to study the industrial
achievements and prospects of the
United States. They will visit every
principal trade center in the country,
receive explanation of American pro-
cesses at first hand, gain introduction
In a general way to American busi-
ness interests and business ideas, and
they will return to their respective
lands qualified to cooperate with in
telligent efforts by American export
ers to introduce among their country
men a superior quality Of American
made wares. This arrangement, how
ever. is not to be wholly one-sided,
for though as the chief nation con-
cerned we are likely to make the great
est gains in such a cultivation of Pan
American trade relations, the benefits,
to be permanent, must be reciprocal,
The idea Of the present congress is al
most wholly an outgrowth of the reci-
procity policy revived with such ad-
mirable deXterity and timelness by the
late James G. Blaine, and it will con-
stitute in session a striking tribute to
the remarkable prescience Of his states
manship.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-01
STOP CROAKING.
Washington Post

From the Washington Post.
Times are not made easier. but harder,
by croaking. Although II may Temporal
rily mitigate the unhappiness of an ANA
teur political economist or any sufferer
from dullness of business, to grumble
about the present and predict worse for
the future 1t adds not cent to his in
come, it only strengthens a disagreeable
habit, tends to scur his temper, makes
him an unpleasant member of a family.
and an undesirable companion. And
there are other effects of croaking more
serious than these merely personal con-
siderations. 1t actually increases the in
tensity and prolongs the duration of a
period of financial and industrial depres-
sion. The louder the chorus of grumbling,
the greater the impression it makes on
the minds of capitalists and business
men, and the more despondent they get,
the less inclined they are to so into any
operations or enterprises that will fur
nish employment to labor and help to
dispel the general gloom. Doubtless. We
should have hard times occasionally If
all the people were as jolly as Mark Tap
ley. hut cheerful and courageous spirit,
in lieu of the general prevalence OF croak-
Ing and whining, would take the fangs
ont of panics, and tend to an early res
toration of confidence and resumption of
activity all along the Industrial lines.
Hi
1t Is entirely safe TO say that half-an1
we think much nore-of the hard times
grumbling Is done by those who have not
only not suffered from hard times, but
have been substantially benefited thereby.
All persons who hold salaried positions
and have held on to them without ma
terial reduction of saleries, have seen,
since the disturbance began in 1898, the
very best times they ever saw and better
than we nope they will ever see again
from the same cause.-the enhanced pur-
chasing power of money by reason OF an
uneXampled reduction in the price OF the
products of labor. There Is some excuse
for the croaking of a man out of work
and vainly hunting for employment, but
one hears far less complaint from that
man than from his neighbor who has re-
ceived just as many dollars month since
the crash of four years ago as he ever
received in the flush times preceding that
upheaval.
-:ll:-
The Post does not believe that the coun-
try is going to the dogs, or that the re-
turn of prosperity Will be long deferred.
We have the same natural resources that
we had in 1892 and our acquired facilities
for business are greater than ever be-
fore, Already there are Indications of
improvement in many directions. Let us
all get over the habit of looking for trou-
BILE, and let us take hold of the habitual
croaker with a determination to reform
him. There is no other country on cart
SO rich as ours In all the elements of
prosperity.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-01

she gets not a quarter OF the efficiency OF
ours. Her ffty-one policemen must try
TO protect life and property covering over
four times the territory taken care Of by
our thirty-four patrolmen, with a conse-
quent great lowering OF efficiency Her
citizens must run TO half dozen collec-
tors to pay their taxes, and then not be
sure that they have paid up, while n
Wilkes -Barrean steps to one window of
an office IN the city building and in i've
minutes walks away square with the
municipality. And there are other ad-
vantages OF which we shall speak later.
We shall await with considerable in
terest statement OF these "other ad-
vantages." One would think the Times
had already mentioned quite enough
We agree with II as to the superiority
of Wilkes Barre's special charter over
the general scheme of government for
third class cities provided in the act
Of 1883 But we do not want 1t to make
out too strong a case against Scranton
in particular. 1t is fact. notwith-
standing Wilkes -Barre's charter advan-
tages. that many of the best citizens
Of that city have in recent years re-
moved to Scranton; and we have no
doubt there are many more who would
he only too glod to do SO II they could
sell their present holdings.