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The times., 1897-12-05
"rhe Kentuckians." /"

John Fox Jr's, new story, The Ken
tuckians," had many readers while it
appeared scrialy in Harpers, but it is
bound to lave an independent and much
wider audience now that it is reprod iced
in book form. It's own inherent strength
and charm, active in the admiring impress
sion it leaves upon every reader, viii :mpel
ii. It is a book to be read with delight
and recommended in the charitable spirit
involved in the maxim that it is good 10
give. The numerous person WHO is con
tinually abroad asking for something i ,od
toread Will find he Is receiving sound advice
from hiin who tells him to read The
Kentuckians =
The pleasure found therein is not in the
surprise OF its excellence, for Mr.. Fox has
denoted already in "A Cumberland Ven
detta'' and Hell fer sartain'' that he
possesses the endow nents from which str ng
fiction is produced. There are new powers
expanded which denote a crescendo in
thenoise he is TO make in theliterary worlI.
In the superficial sense of the word it is
not merely a story. Facts alone woven into
a sequential plot, cumulative in interest
and concentrated i'll climax, are not its
most absorbing qualifications. 1t IS a
| study. An interpretive glance into the
| working of the minds and hearts OF two
persons whom life has drawn into a vortex
with a thIrd, from environing influences
very different in each case. One is the
| polished son of an aristocratic Bluegrass
| family, with ancestral pride, cigilizing in
| fIuences from birth, a polished modern
| gentleman. The other is man from the
| mountains, from the feudIand, son OF
| the strange people, proud, hospta BILE, good
hearted, crude and murderous.
These two men met iii the political arena
| at Kentucky's capital. They are not only
| political rivals, but each is in love with
| the governors daughter Anne, d sweet
| cha ra cter. Mr.. Fox has in them q pair
| of heroes. Each is indeed a hero, with ali
| the marks of integrity, OF refined If priIa
| tive manhood; rough in the grain or pol
| ished we are forced to admire both. He
| does not spin an endless narrative of what
| they do: he searches their hearts and minds
| and LAYS hare their character and thoughts.
| In this he las accomplished a great work.
| The contrast is defined, and the appealing
| points OF each man are strikingly illuni-
| mated. In a retroactive manner it dIstill-
| guishes Mr.. Fox as a novelist, and not
| merely story teller, for he understands
nature, character, and humanity, and has
| the gift of placing it before his reader
with the same viyidness which it possesses
for him. New York: Harper & Bros. Wash
ington: Woodward & Lothrop. $1.25.)
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New Jo,,rnevs in spain.

Travelling With u PeSsiniist in Spain
is not Just what it would appear 20 be at
first glance or course, it would be
sad sort of job If the Pessimist had her
own way, but she does not in Mary T
Nfxon's account of her peTambulat. ms
through the laisd OF the Castanet. Miss
Nixon is al aptiInist, and the Pessintst
only accompanied her for companionSbip
and contrast In fact, she is nowhere
so conspicuous as in the title and the
rrontispiece OF this book. From tie
OptiIniSt's 5 point Of view, it could not be
otherwise for in the paths OF their travels
there was found nothing for her to expend
her peSsinistic comments upon. Every
thing appeals To a traveller in sunny Spain,
it is unique, picturesque, and thoroughly
attractive to American eyes.
Miss Nixon's book is au easy, pleas mt
account of two American womea's pere-
CARNATIONS from Gibraltar to Montserr at.
An amazing amount OF description and
Information is gathered without the slight
est suspiciop on the part OF the render
that lie is receiving il, for the author %raps
1t up in hunlor and tucks it away in di-
yeftlng little discussions, and plays Il
'D|t-
its most ailuring charm. The impress
,ions are all vividly given. yet one cannot
say at any point In the reading, nor at tie
| end, that he has been conscious CT the
tlsagreeable parapbrase Of the gHide-h took
| effect OF which this narrative mas all the
informing virtues and none of the tedious
| results.
ire itinerary taken by the Pessimist ana
4 Hon, 2
| of tie beaten paths, but into many byways
| with which the reader cannot complain that
| ne is over familiar. Ofcourse, it would be no
| Quincy through Spain at all II it didh I
| reach Cadiz, Seville, Cordova, Toieeo and
| Madrid But when the Optinist is not
| discovering neglected places OF interest
| n other travellers paths, she is leading tie
| Pessinist to side trips rarely described
| There are the bea utiful Geralife i'll Granada;
| the territory from Alcazar TO Toledo,
made fimous by the accO lnts Of El Hidalgp
| Don Quixote de Ia MaBcha; AranjueZ, tn 3,
| erstwiiie seat or the nledievalSpants cours
| ma the terminal or starting point Of the
| first Spanish railway; Segoyia, with its
| great aqueduct. BHrgos, the birthplace OF
| he Cid. Zaraeoza in whose dungeon of la
| rurreto III TTovatore,'' Leonora's lover
| vas confined. mol 10 mention It's leaning
tower. and many other places fullofncyeity
and charm.
Miss Moons book proves one thing, an6
! il is that j. az the writer's before her, WIT
/ have helped to familiarize the nntraTele'
| with Spain, have exhausted the byway IS ant
| highways. where one may journey viii
| continually stimulated interest tChicaGo
| A. G. McCurg X Co. Washington: Bren
tano. 81 .50.l
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zenith Mr.. Crockett has written ~ least
one other story as good az 'Lochin gar.
He Will probably write several more of
equal excellence. 1t could only be In the
production OF a singularly magnificent
epoch-making piece Of fiction that he
could eclipse his own standard.
The story begins prettily on an estate in
the south of Scotland in the seventeenth
century, when the second James Has on
the throne Of England, and ones ambition
was TO give no suspicion of comInanion with
the wings OF the hills The daug hter of
the house OF Balmaghie, Kate McGhie,
loved, and is loved Of, Wat Gordon, some
times called Lochinvar, a prescript. de-
signing woman separates them In the pro-
logue, hut fate d-aws them together after
thre. yearsin Holiand in the city IF 4imers-
fort. This is net the end OF the story; IL is
batthebeginning. Prosecutions tave driven
the Scots from home, and here are found the
men in military service and the women
faithful tothem. The ancient love between
Kate and Wat reasserts itself, hut the
course thereofis smooth in the inverse ratio
of its fidelity and depth. The fortunes pf
war separate them, and other resources of
the imaginative ronancer are employed to
keep the Interest centered upon the pos,
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sible outcome, which Is never for one mo-
ment in doubt
Locbinvar is fine bic specimen of
rugged manhood, romantic heroism. and
gallant lover. Nothing daunts him. BIS
bravery dares anything when his heat
hears the call of duty. his country ami bir
sweetheart. Kate or Bahna ghie, of the
dark lashes, is an ideal laFs, Gesery ing oil
Wat, as he is deserving Of her. Many fher
characters group about these; brave men
and true, knaves, towards ana. traitors.
Some OF them re faIniliars from Mr.. Crock
ett's other nov els, ana they are survivors
the reader is gratified Go meet again
! There glows through all hepaGes an at
niosphere Of the old IN hioned owe romance
with ali its sincerit7' and almost naivete
which itIs delicious 60 encounter after much
OF the arti'iclality which is forced uIon
the reader nowadays. New York: Har-
per * Rras. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop0
The times., 1897-12-05

but TO be graduate of Winchester, Eton,
or Rugby means vastly more than 10
have passed through the American prepara-
tory schools.
'Schoolboy Life in England" as seen
and written by John corbin, presents to the
schoolboys of this and the survivors of the
last generation picture and commentary
on a topic which must be Of interest to
persons of intelligence. He is a graceful
writer and his narrative is a once in terest-
ing by reason Of its pleasant diction, as
we'll as on account Of the subject-matter
which he has gathered with attention to its
importance and relative interest. Mr.. Cor
bin studied the subject In England among
the schoolboys of whom he writes, but as
an American and for American boys he
writes from strictly American standpoint.
The text is rewritten from series of arti-
cles which the same writer contributed to
Harper's Round Table.
He observed that the result Of an Eng.
lish school education was TO make a man
surprisingly solid In character and at tho
same time surprisingly simple and natural.
The times., 1897-12-05

The next twelve months will be very
busy ones for Samuel L. Clemens MARX
Twain) publishers. Harpers still Ia e
several volumes to add to the trade edition
of his works Which they are publishing
McCluie's will continue the chapters from
Mr. Clemens diary of his trip around tie
woIld, ab0unding, it is said, ia acute
observations, drolI anecdotes, and vivid
descriptions. His new book, Following
the Equator" is Just out. The edition will
be large one, and his publishers predict a
great sale fer it. Following closely lie
publication nf this new book, Will appear
a uniform complete subscription edition &C
his works.
The times., 1897-12-05

the pictures, in boomers or knickerbockers.
a Calendar which Will go straight To
the heart of every maiden who ever loved
Lucille" and which it should be the
instant desire of her fayorite young man
TO buy for her Christmas present, is the
Lucille Calendar" gotten up In colors,
with quotations from the poem. There
are twelve exquisitely y-drawn and tinted
pictures by Madeleine Lemairo of scenes
from. this classic of the fifties, and the
low-necked gowns, flounces, mantles and
soft bandeauN Of hair worn by the Mere
dith heroine are charmingly portrayed, to-
gether with the high collars and quaint
coats and trousers worn by the hero. and
the whole is tied up with pink ribbon
The pictures are of a sort to carry middle
aged people back to the days of their
youth in a dream, and fascinate young
people with the ghosts of bygone days
and the scent of Iong-dead roses, and the
music OF operas that were passe a genera.
ton since.
tNew York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.
Washington: William Ballantyne & sons.)
The times., 1897-12-05

George Gissing, whose novel, "The Whirl-
pooi,' Will be brought out soon, after an
unavoidable delay caused by the necessities
of serial publication, has written a story
showing the possible result of the extreme
cultivation of the reading habit. The sub.
ject of this remarkable tale deserts his
work, his family and his religion for thu
free library, caring not at all what IL Is
that he reads. so long as IL is print. lie
devctes himself to his ''unholy worship Oi
letter-press" so that practically nothing
else interests him. THE scent of newspA-
pers, mingled with the odor of filthy gar
ments and unwashed humanity, put hin
beside himself with joy; his nostrtls cuIY
cred, his eyes sparkled."
The times., 1897-12-05

Who was 1t and n what date was the
last person beheaded in Great Britain?
2 Has there been a transla tiOH and repu6-
liCatiOn or Juvenal 5 History OF Rome and
who are the publishers 3 When was inn
pFisonment for debt abolished in New YoTSs
4 Since the adoption OF the Constitution
has there been an ecclesiastical court IA
any State that had the power 70 arrest and
imprisOn? c. II. NJ.
The fast person beheadedin England was
the famous Simon Fraser, Lord LOvat.
one OF the Highland lords, who led In the
rebellion of I745. He was executed on
Tower Hill, In the Tower of London on
April 8. IT47. 2. JuvenaI wrote no his
tory OF Rome; his sHtires have been trans
lated more than once. 3. Imprisonment
for debt was abolished In New York in
1881. The last State to abolish 1t was
the last State admitted. Utah, which for
bids sueE imprisonment in It's constitution
4. No; so far as we know. Jhsre never was
such court In any one OF the original
| States.
The times., 1897-12-05
S. R. crockett.s "Iochinvar."

Admirers of S. R. Crockett viii find oc-
casion for neither surprise nor dsappomt-
ment In his new story, 'Lochinvar.'' 1t
is just what We might expect of him after
the assurance his other writings have given
of the stability of his capacity for fine
romantic fiction. He gives every indication
that he is in the plenitude of his powers
and graces as constructionist and Har
rator, hut 1t would he venturesome to say
Of one who has given so much that is
sustainedly good that he has reached bis
The times., 1897-12-05
Two Beautiful Calendars.

"A Calendar of Modern Society" modern
society being illustrated by Hal Hurst, a
member of the Gibson school, is quite
a large calendar and quite a
pretty one. 1t contains six pictures Of
the modem girl and the modern man, and
the conceptions are happy and the draw
ing good. Exception might be taken to the
feet that the bicycle girl appears 10 have
donne1 riding habit in which TO q
a-wheeling, but one may be thankful that
she is not, like the usual bicycle girl OF
The times., 1897-12-05

The death was announced recently Of
Mrs. Stevenson, the devoted mother Of the
novelist. II is well known that Mr.. Ste ZEN
sons father, to whom he was tenderly at
tached, stood for long time in doIBt Of
his gifted son. His mother, however Id
his aunt steadily encouraged his literary IS
pirations, and, as is well known, Mrs. Ste
venson gave the crowniug proof of her de
votion to her son by going to join MIN IN
Samoa. When she returned to Edinburgh
she went to live with the brilliant SISTER
who survives her.
The times., 1897-12-05
EngIisn schoolhor Life.

The English publicsehooI and the smaller
American college are almost identical
in scope. Here the public school is free,
IN England it is not Here it is primary
In England 1t is pTepa ratory for the uni
versity. They have their prototype in
our Andoyer, Exeter, st. Paurs. and Groton.
The times., 1897-12-05
Education and life.

There are certain facts in life which
we are apt To appreciate in their large
ness, bui not 70 credit for their fun sig
nificance. One of these facts is the i'm
portance 10 which colleges and collegiate
Influence have guoxn in every phase of
our Intellectual, professional and, rela-
lively, domestic life. The general idea of
this condition impresses us in a vague
way. but there has been absent any
definitenesE in the study, and appreciation
of the eieInentals Of collegiate growth:
an unfortunate deficit. which the nuiner.
The times., 1897-12-05

Madame schumann left behind her when
she died fifty volumes of her diary. This
is now being edited 10y hersiaughter. .Iarie
who IS living in Vienna. II VIII be OF great
interest, especially to tie musical world
for Madame Schumanu was wonderfully
strong and interesting character. and had
lived IifcfuHof incident and color. In her
diary each one OF her numerous pupils is
mentioned by name.
The times., 1897-12-05

Chicago is displaying astonishing fecundi
" in the art of book making. For awhLe
sedate eonventionahty sat upon the prod
ucts OF the Western city. but the change
has come, suddenly aud markedly. II. s.
Stone x Co. lead tie way and SIT the pace
in papar, type face and artistic originality
in binding. A g. MeC1arg & Co. have ateiy
put on their tables books which compare
favGrabIy Will the richest and most tas-e
ful printed anywhere Even. Way & VII
liams have bIoomed forth, and their prod
ucts are color pat' nes on any shelf. Some
of the lettering on their covers suggest
that there Rave been designations frOu
puzzle factories and alphabet block max
ers. The fashion of spelling out titles with
out regard 10 capitals or word spaces an
tuning lines with no concern for syllable
intervals is weird and distressing.
The times., 1897-12-05

Not long ago a gentleman astonished he
world, and tested the fortltude Of lis
friends, by rpclting from memory the whole
of Dante : Divine Comedy" The feat %as
accomplished in twenty-six hours, and WIS
sufficiently novel ana Undesirable. BuJ IN
eccentrieity reciter, who had recently
performed before Miss Ellen Terry, goes
further, says The Academy. This Ell
thusiast called on the actress and insisted
upon reciting Thomson's Seasons en-
tirely by facial expression. The poesu is
not peculiarly rich in dramatic opportu-
mites, bat he forged remorselesSiy to the
end, although long before he reached 1t
his listener had to consult the text. 4
single facial expression can mean - many
things.
The times., 1897-12-05

DR.. Istlor Singers Encyclopaedia Of
the History and Mental Evolution of the
Jewish Race" is TO be IL twelve volumes.
The prospectus has Just been issued. The
encyclopaedia viii number some 600 al
ucles, and Will embrace all historical and
philosophical researches on the Old end
New Testament, with the literature Of The
Jews in the Middle Ages
The times., 1897-12-05

London used 10 laugh at the Ma:quis
of Lorne, and his literary debuts were
received with marked Indifference. But
Lorne has shown himself to be very
fair ail-round kind of nan. The mar
Guis has been working on decorative art +,
and has turned out designs for wall ga
pers and friezes which have such merit as
to have found purchasers III London.
The times., 1897-12-05
LITERARY NOTES.

1t was fortunate for Kentucky and for
story lovers and for John Fox, jr., though
tue blessing came disguised, when the
rapacious demands OF New York journalism
broke ava tile health ofthe young Harvard
man and made Journey South an impera-
tive necessity. He left the seat Of hopes
he knew ofand journey yed into land whose
promises were not in his ears. There eem-
ed chance for Tecuperation In che high
Cumberland Mountains. Incidentally he
devoted himself 10 the management OF an
investment company. Leisure drew tim
into contact with the pale, Hstless, mel
ancholy creatures, ''the dust from the
chariot wheels cf COLONIAL civilization, thrown
high upon the hills more than a century ago
and having remained untouched by modern
Influences Mr.. Fox descended 10 tneii
social sphere and drew from them the most
hidden aspects OF their character end lie.
AS q result of his obse rv.ttions he has pro-
duced Some Of tile strongest stories Of re-
eeHt years About four years ago the Cen
tory published "a Mountain Europa and
III. Fox was at once Il prominent figure
among contemporary Htcsary Producers
Harpers then pubhshed The Cumberland
Vendetta" and Hell FER Sartain' stories.
The Heptuckians'' Is his last story, and
his longest IL has been prettily said:
The Kentucky mountaineer is passing
away. The bell and the whistle OF modern
machinery sounded his deathkneIl ten years
ago With him VIII perish the blood feud,
Ihenlthuiactureo OF Hponshine, ana the pitt
ful,lingering death which he called life: but
MS early phases OF life and cha racter, as
pnrtrayed by the young Bluegrass novelist,
VIII preserve for us a type OF manhOon OF
which oar newer, mightier civilization Will
not need to be ashamed.
The times., 1897-12-05

The short account of the History Of
the Atlantic Monthly which appeared
recently in the foructh anniversary um-
Der is reprinted as the pTeface 70 a hOOkiet
of complimentary things, which the lIess
have been saying OF this splendid perio,ii-
cal Ten cf GacfOGrteen Authors who made
tine principal! contributions TO the first mum
ber were: Motley, LonGfeliow, Emerson,
Charles Eliot Merton, Holmes Whittier,
Mrs. Stowe. j. T. Trowbrldge, Lowell, { nj
Parke Goodwin. Whittier and LongfeloW
'ach contributed poem. Lowell, his
sonnet, The Maple the verses on th,.
Origin OF Didaciic Poetry, and editorial
pages OF prose: Emerson gave, besides the
essay, Illusions four shortpoerrs. ofwhich
two We're DAYS and BRA hina; Mrs. stowe
and Mr. Trowbridge Were represented by
short stoties. and there was the first
inStaIlmenr of THE Auto crat Of TIT
Breakfast Table" All the articles were
unsigned.
The times., 1897-12-05

When ID G ROChamheau brought nis
French soldiers 70 aid Washington dur
ing the American Revolution he was lieuten-
aHJ-gencrai OI Jte royal army IL II stated
that he considered IL beneath lis dignity
TO accept nrders from Gen Washington,
and that III consequence Of this trouble over
the question OF rank, Washington " a. maOe
a marshal OF France Is this So y y.
1t is not so. The story IS said 10 have
arisen from a portrait of Washington wear
ing a blue sash over his shoulder, and 1t
is based on the assumption thar the sash
was the insignia of a marshal Of France
AS a matter OF fact, Washington is not IN
the list OF marshals OF France, and. fur
ther, the blue sash was the insignia or
an American general Early in the war
-on July II, 1873, to be exaet-wash-
ington directed the officers TO assume dis
tinguishlne badges aS follows: Ilue sasnes
for generals, red or pink for field officers,
yellow for captains and green for sui al
terms. As a general officer. he wore a
blue sash.
The times., 1897-12-05

On the title page OF Richard Mansfield's
Blown Away are two portraits The
print, after photograph, shows Mrs. Mans
field and the wife OF one OF the ruembeCsor
the firm y hich publishes the book when the
ladies We're about fourteen years old.
The times., 1897-12-05
NOTES AND QUERIES.

When dId Easter fan in the years 1884
and 1885? ID. C. n.
In Is'sa Easter fell ON March 30, aad in
1885 on April 10.
The times., 1897-12-05

Who wrote the Graveyard OF the Ases,p
and where can il be found? b. G..
We do not know.
The times., 1897-12-05

In which one OF his poems does Tom
Moore abuse a rnericans? E. E.T.
IN ScF.ial- ah't f'arVGCuiaTty iH One, en-
titled Ito the Lord Viscount Forbes-Frono
theCityoi Washington.
The times., 1897-12-05

They We're issued soon after the second
war with England, and were very common
in 1897. We cannot more definitely sar
when they first appeared.
The times., 1897-12-05

Has Johnstown, which was destroyed by
ii'5Oc in 1853, been rebuilt Has new
dam been built? j. L. II.
Johnstown was rebuilt very soon. and Is
now much as it was before the fl,od. The
dam has not been rebuilt. The flood &c
Cured on Nay 81, 1883.
The times., 1897-12-05

Why was Gen. Jackson called Hickory
Jackson? IBN.
lie y as called odd IIiclory.' Dos Hilcz-
DRY Jackson" The name grew on Aiin.
First his soIdiers. in the war OF 1872,
said that he was as tough as hickory.
SO he was called Hickory; then the PIE
fix old was applied, rs q term of ar
feetioE.
The times., 1897-12-05

VIII pure peroxide OF hydrogen bleach
the mar VITA the first appucsttionr =
VIII belladUnna brighten he eye ffy simply
applying IL 10 the cheek uGder the eye2 W.
les, If the application be or sufficient
time. >. No.
The times., 1897-12-05

What are the dimensions OE the CaUauaEia
and tne Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse 0 r.
Tue caupania is go feet .ouE, 65 II
feet wide, and 43 feet deep, her net
tonnage is $500; her gross ton
mage, I2.950, and her Indicated horse
powe: is $4,000. The Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse is G49 feet long, So feet brusd. ;.Rt
3S feet deep; her gross tonnage is b. ,sOG.
and her indicated horse power Is 27,0n0.