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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-09-04

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
COUNTY OF ST, LOUIS,
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The New York botanical garden,
planned for Bronx park, will be the
third largest in the world. It en-
braces $50 acres.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-09-04
Where's Gompers?

And American citizens, now,
are cast in Jail for walking on
the highways!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-09-04

Labor Day! What is there
to celebrate on this day? Look
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-09-04

ssThe dreams that nations dream come
Lowell.
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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1897-09-04

Letters and articles relating to the social
problem are solicited.
The times., 1897-08-22
in 1t on Au Fonrs.

Authors have TO listen TO many dnbt
Gus compliments as wei as Co those which
axe wholly agreeable. Not long ago an
effusive yourg woman was seated next "A
man who had recently published his first
book, which had received many favorable
criticisms. a dinner was in progress. and
at the first opportunity the young woman
turned to her neighbOr, saying:
'oh, am so glad To see youI To think
that | can really talk to an authorl |
think IL is 81 wonderful that YOU should
have written The Hawks Nest"
WHAT / mean,' she went on, hastily
correcting herself, lis that it is wouderfuI
10 think you Gould have writteh anythingr'
The authors face probably showed sorae
signs of b. is mental attitude in regard To
this statement, for the young woman once
more attempted to make her feelings clear.
''Of course, YOU understand" she said,
with an uncertain smile and an an xious
note in her Voice, that mean il ALWAYS
seems perfectly wonderful To me tnat any-
body can write anything, no matter how
poor II IS; that Is, you know, even il ID
ism 5very good; though OF course in this
case"
Here she abandoned the field, and with
crimson cheeks TUNED to answer an op.
perfume question from the neighbor on her
other side, who happily occupied her .ttten-
tion during the rest Of the meal, aud left
the author free to ponder ON this, his latest
compliment Youths Companion
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Mrs. stoves Homestead.

Everyone viii be surprised to learn that
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe died almost
pennileSs. and that her homestead is now
offered for sale. This statement, by Mrs.
Isabella Beecher Hooker, herself a famous
writer, is made public in letter that VIII
appear tomorrow. The twin daughters of
tie diSttn guished writer and philanthro-
pist are in actual need.
1t has been proposed that monument
should be erected to the memory of Mrs
Harriet Beecher stowe; but itiSnot cues
tion of monuments It's question of bread
and butter for her children. The daughters
of Mrs. Stowe have themselves made no
appeal for aid. They are ignorant of the
fact that others are making such an appeal
in their behalf.
On the same block on which stands the
home in which lived for SO many years Mrs
Harriet Reecher Stowe stands also the home
OF Mark Twain. On its roof there have
also fallen the shadows of evil fortune but
life and will and vigor still remain with
him, and it is hoped that kindly humor's
smiles may yet Danish the frowns that dark
en It's deserted threshold Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The times., 1897-08-22

derome's mother when his father disap
peared and they believed him dead There
was no corpse and no coffin, but the
woman would have the funeral, the ser.
vice, the mourners, the gathering, the
mourning and all, partly in humble trib-
ute to the memory of the unfound, but
partly in submission to the insurmountable
lnborn pride, which made her answer 10
the neighbors' protestations against the
foolish proposition, ''Why can't / have a,
funeral?' She had it, and the description
OF the strange event fs one of the best
things in the stor y.
jerome" Is an admirable story. and it
VIII bring Dew admirers and firmer friends
to Miss wilkins. She has written it with
sweet naturalness; sometimes with severe
truth, but always with the logic of human
nature ard human consistency on her pens
tip 1t is rich in present excellence. but
1t is rich also in the promise OF more ami
perhaps even better work from Miss vii
kins, for its relation to her other stories
The times., 1897-08-22
The New IernsaIem

Dr' Iheodor Herzl, the leader of the
IloniSoc movement among the Hebrews
recently was interviewed by d c;irrsspopfI-
ent OF the Pan Mall Gazette at Vienna
Aiter explaining the purposes of the con.
terence to he held in BasIe on 4ugrst %
DR.. Herzl said:
we shau first send an exploring exDe
dltion5 equipped with all the modern To-
sources OF science, which will thnroueblv
overhaul the land from one end 20 the
Other before It is cOloniZed. and establish
'eiephnnlc and telegra phic communication
with the base as they advance The old
methods Of Colonization will not do here.
II was In Paris three years ago that
first hit On the idea. had no hopes then
or ever realizing it, but our organization
Is now established throughout tn world.
lie ptani simpl eenough. WeInuSt obtain
the aovereignty-oII never-to-h be forgotten.
historical home. At the head of ths
movement viii be two great and 10 werfuI
agents-the Society Of Jews and the Jew
ish Company.
The r1rSi named will he a political organ
ization and spread the Jewish propaganda.
The latter viii be limited company. under
English laws, having It's headquarters in
London, and capital of, say. a niIIiard
of marks Its task viii be TO discha rye
all the financial obligations Of TIE retiring
Jews and regulate the economic conditions
In the new country. At first We shall send
CHfJ- un skilled Iabor-that is, the verv poor
est, who VIII make the land arabic They
will lay out streets, build bridges ana rail-
roads, regulate rivers and Law down teIe-
graphs according 70 plans prepared at head
quarters. Their work VIII bring trade.
their trade the market and the mar kets will
cause new settlers to flock to the country.
Every one Will go their voluntarily a his
or her wn risk, bat ever under the watch
ful eye and protection of the organiza-
Jion.
Il think we shall find Palestine at our
disposal sooner than we expected Last
year went to COnstantinople, and had twJ
long conference with the Grand Vizier. to
whom l pointed out that the key 10 the
preservation of Turkey lay in the Soiu-
ton of the Jewish question That the
Sultan has taken no unfavorabIe view
of my proposals is proved by his having
decorated me. tits TO confer over this poin5
that congress has teen arranged for az
Basle on august % 1 am told that among.
the bulgarian Jew S there is a belief that On
that date a Messiah wiIIariSe. hut wha tev,r
may happen, there is no doubt that that
congress will be the redee mer Of the Jews
The immediate resultof the Zionistic move
tnenI has oeen t. unite the most an tagonistic
Jewish elements and to bring uto actuaIufs
u new school of Jewish literature
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picturesque style and dry humor are known
to all re;sders Of the New York journal, as
well as to those w no knew him before the
Journal lived. The particular thing which
strikcs one IL oursory glance over this
remarkable collection OF stories is the alb
sence OF profanity. Most writer's on far
western affairs appear to think that all
Jurations in English, Spanish, and Indian
are absolutely necessary to give realism
to their style, but almost the only bad
language in this book is the expression "a
whole lot. which is only grammat:calIy.
not ethically, bad, and which occurs about
as often as Chinmie adden's classic in
quiry OF ''wot t'ell,'' The Old Cattleman
who tells these tales wishes to give an idea
The times., 1897-08-22

Experts say that diseases take such a
hold on the constitution by the time a child
ts grown to fifteen that they are not pre-
ventatIe, Only In conception, birth, in
fancy and childhood up to about the fifth
year are means efficacious to preserve the
integrity of the constitution. T hat is the
reason that a mothers influence is so I'm
portan;. That too, is the reason of the
Importance and value which attaches to
Mrs Wood IS Infancy and Childhood"
Tie information impaired therein is not
intended to make the motherinde pendentof
the physician, but rather TO lead her 10
appreciate the fact that only the souudess
MEDICAL advice, supplementiDg her most
Intelligent and earnest efforts, can di
mlnlsh tie amount OF illness prevalent in
hef famiiy. r'he slight knowledge she
VIII gam III this little book will not make
her independent or tho scientific skill OF
he: physician; but il is necessary merely
tist sic may be able to cooperate with
him, and produce the desired immunity
from Illness
The recital OF the table of contents VIII
give a comprehensive notion of the con
tents o., the book: Preventable diseases.
The Young Babe, Regularity in Feeding
System in Sleeping, Rational Dress, Diges-
tive Disorders, Sense Development, Ra
tional Feeding, Sterilized Milk, From In
fancy to Childhood, Normal obIiquitias,
V alue OF Milk as Food, Contagious Dis
eases, Variation of Rules, The Nursery, To
a void Self CONSCIOUSNESS and The Nursery
Maid New York: Harper & Bro. Wash
ington: Brentano.)
The times., 1897-08-22

any 9eody's portrait, or TO describe the life
Of anv known society or to indicate the
management Of any particular institu-
ton.
10 do any OF these things would be TO
wrong the theory of fiction as / understand
1t, which s not to offer mock history or a
substitute for fact, but to present a thought
In the form of a story, with as much real
Ism as the requirements or idealism win
permit In presenting the thought which
is the motive Of The Christian. my de-
sire has been TO depict, however imper
fectly, the types of mind and character:
OF creed and culture; of social effort and
religious purpose, which l think / see in
the life OF England and America at the
close of The nineteenth century. For such
task my own observation and reflection
could not be enough, and ] am conscious
that In many passages of this book have
been often merely as the mold Through
which tue metal has passed from the fires
kept burning round about New YORK:
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denotes the authors art is crescent and in

denotes the authors art is crescent and in
the ascendant
Tile same censor who attacked the
grammatical Integrity of "Madeion" has
doubtless awaited zealously for Jerome, y
ana has read with an eye open only for
iapses' lie viii NOT have to chronicle his
disappointment in entire silence, for he
VIII point out that the first sentence in
tne Dook is an enigniaof ambiguity, which
only solves itself to second thought.
me sentence reads: hOne morning early
IN May, when the wind was cold and the
Bun not, and Jerome labont twelve years
DID, he was iu a fayorite lurking place OF
His' Which nobody but himself knew
The illustrations deserve more than a
The times., 1897-08-22

Mary E wilkins latest novel, Jerome; A
Poor Man." has just concluded its serial
run in Harper's Bazaar, and was last week
issued III permanent book form The list
or Miss wilkins hooks is growing in spite
OF the oonSdeIate interval which she per.
mits to elapse between each presentation.
There are now eight books to her credit.
Tile fact that the story appeared in tie
BaZar, which is a magazine FOR the gender
feminine, somehow suggests the idea that
1t is intended for or appeals particularly to
Women. This impression Is quick.y dis
sipat ed in the reading. Though the romance
is tempered with the delicate and gentle
quaiity of womanly refinement in some
Of it's phases, 1t Is, In entirety and accently
81 Ill its dominant features, masculine
and heroic, ii, q negative and stole way
Miss wilkins is true to her lares ahc
renates, or, to borrow the familiar metz
phor from our friend the cobbler, she
sticks to her last. New England is her
stamping ground, and there she stamps
''Jerome" is a story of people of New
England of the second quarter OF this
century, we should gather from the Illus
tTstions, but in all else it might be AN
exposition OF the ways and thoughts and
life OF people of today.
The tenacity of pride in a poor man
is her theme. Jerome Edwards is the son,
the only son, of poor and shiftless New
England pa rents, bat there is a rod of
pride from heel to tonsure in tie mother,
and she transmits IL to her boy. He has
vain fear of anyone getting the better Of
him IL giving or taking, not in selfish
ness or generosity, but in the horror of
possible charity underneath. This weak
ness which is steel fiber in his cha
goes with him through life. 1t is the gist
Of the story, and it is set out withadmirahle
art by Miss wilkins.
The story is seldom aggressive. tits vi
vaciou in action and is sforn OF ampli fled
description The author employs incident
for eSempli ficatiCn, and each straw is Il
vane OF the direction of the winds OF char
aoter. The plot sinks beneath this to q
place of secondary Importance. The
reader follow $ the path of the proud, un.
swerving. albeit occasionally narrow, Je
rome, conscious only of the figure before
them and those among whom he is passing.
In temperament the tale is optimistic.
It glows with an ashcovered furnace Of
love, which sends forth its flames In spite
Of the misdirecting voice of pride, and
the quality Of humor sparkles all through.
OF the humorous passages Of the story
none is more amusing or genericaIIy char
acterstic than the funeral gotten up by
The times., 1897-08-22
Two Sides ofIt.

From whom do We get our current
impressions of The extravaganza of wonl-
en-?
From the men.
From whom do we get our impressions
of the extravaganza OF the men?
From nobody.
That Is why we are familiar with the
story of female extravaganza. If the wom-
en- had had chance to tell of the extrava-
gance Of the men it would be another
story.-New York World
The times., 1897-08-22
D. Appleton 6 Co. Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop)

A bit of gossip in connection with Mr..
Caine and his new story will amuse those
who have not read the book, as we'll rs
those who have. 1t tells how he came TO
name his hero and heroine. When he visited
America | n lis Canadian copyright mission
the plot was in his mind, but he had not
named the two principal characters nor
Written single chapter.
When he was al the country home of his
American publisher, Mr.. W. W Appleton
in Massachusetts, he called at President
CleveIand's cottage. Outside the gates
OF Gray Gables there was one Of those pa
thetic lii,le churchyards by the roadside
which are common in New England, ana
he went into il for the express purpose Of
looking for the purpose OF looking for q
Bame for the nero Of his new book. On one
of the hea,lstones was the name, .Storm. Z"
which he remembered having once seen In
a churchyard on the top of the cliffs in
whitby, Yorkshire Instantly John Storm
was adopted as a characteristic name for
the hero OF his emotional drama.
Not long afterward Mr.. Caine went to
Canada, passing through Ottawa ard To-
ronto, and pausing at Hamilton 20 attend
public reception to which he had been
III NlAcu ny tHe mayor O1 JEie CITY. AS he
was leaving the hotel to 90 to this recep-
ton brusqne, stalwart young man
opened the door of the carriage and closed
it ;,gain Something led Mr. Caine TO ask
him what was his name. John Storm"
was the immediate reply, in an uncom
promising voice The coincidence was Il
remarkable one, and the author, who
had succeeded IN naming the child Of
his imagination only a few days pre-
viously had the weird sensation of hav-
Ing caught glimpse of him In the flesh
The heroines name also has New
England stamp. Driving with friends one
day from BuZzard's Bay to Plymouth, he
strolled through the cemetery on the top
of the till above the town and read the
names of the Mayflower company and their
inscribed Oh the tombstones
He wanted Puritan name for his heroine,
but he found nothing that suited his fancy.
A few minutes after he had left the ceme-
cry he CHANGED to see the word GLORY
printed or stone wall. 1t suited the
character and the Manx surname which
se had already selected, so that Glory
Quayle, like John Storm, may equally
slaim New England origin. A faithful scrap
book credits these interesting facts to the
New York Tribune.
The times., 1897-08-22

A little hook of laudable ambition comes
from tEe pen of Frances Fisher Wood and
is called Infancy and Childhood" 1t is
d book for mothers and the heads of
families. and careful consideration of the
information therein, gathered from the
best scientific sources and de-technicalized
fof the general reader will go far in eff
feeling the ambition of the book, which
is the prevention of disease among infants
and children
Il is said that i'll England 125 900 per-
sons succumb every year to preventable
diseases American figures are not pre-
scnted, but there is no reason to believe
that, between two countries. where the
schools Of practice and ratio Of progress is
proportionately the same, there is ma
teriai discrepancy in like proportion in
re.stion to our general population.
The times., 1897-08-22

Chauncey Depew once came home from
England and told how an Englishman
came TO him the day after a banquet at
which he had spoken. and told him he had
just seen the point to one of his Jests. at
must have Come to you on "a freight train, !"
replied the American bat that only plunged
the Briton in another sea of doubt. Fer
haps this man is in America. a friend of
the EDITOR of the Critic entered the Turkish
cafe OF the Waldorf the other evening, and
being struck by the abunCla nee of potted
palms or every side, rema rked 10 his con-
panion that Mr. Potter Palmer should feel
very much al home there. Hiscompa MON g
cnly answer was, Why"
The times., 1897-08-22

word. They are by A. I. X ellar and they
GaVe the triniL" OF virtues that they re-
pfoducS admirably the spirit OF the peo-
PIE they depict, they are exquisite eN-
ainpies OF illustrative art, and they are
pleuteous. CNew York, Harpers & Brother.
Washington: BrCntano)
The times., 1897-08-22

A gorgeous bookto look ats .'Wolfville, -
which comes to US from the pen of Alfred
Henry Lewis. The coveris brilliant or ange,
the Illustrations are Remington's, S, the dedi-
cation is to William K. Hearst, and the Ian
guage is foroeful and epigranimatic 1t is
book Of Arizona tales in dialect
Mr.. Lewis is familiar with Arizona life.
having spent years in the widest and
woollest part Of the Southwest: and his
The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-28
CAREER OF ALPHONsE DAUDEr
Life Eecord of = Wonderful Frenchm I'M an
self In the American Wsy.

New York, Dec. Z7.-With Alphonsc DaB-
det. who died suddenly al dinner IN his own
home in Paris December 1s. passed away
one OF the most brilliant. original. imagin-
a:!ve, observant. and fascinating of modern
French writer's Like so many other men
OF note, he fought his own way. unaided.
TO fame through the most adverse c!rcurn-
stances. He was born al Mines IN May.
$50 and his parents were 80 poor that they
were unable 10 afford him more than ths
rudiments Of education. His power OF sc-
curing knowledge. however. was extra0rd-
mary from the first. and In his earliest
childhood he exhibited the liyel!est sppre-
cation OF all that was beautiful IN ma
ture. reveiliag. with the intuition OF the
true artist. IN tbe charms OF form and color.
He devoured omn.veroUsly whatever BOOKS
came in his way. and BY the time that he
was fourteen years OF age was familiar
with the works OF many of the best Freneh
authors. and had studied also. IN transis-
ton. some OF the great books IN English
ard German literature.
Wsth the aid Of friends. he was sent then
70 TIE Lycee az Lyons. and disil121.shed
himself there n certain branches Of study.
He rad no aptitude for mathematics or io-
gic. which he considered dry. but he loved
geography. history. rhetoric. and al II
eraturc that appealed 20 1.s Imagination.
Altnouzh ne Old not stay long AZ tha
Lycee. o. account % rs narrow means.
he derived great benefit from the skilled
instruction ns received there. After re-
turning home finding i leceszary 20 q
something for himself. he sought and oa-
faines az Alais a dE11ai manufacturing
town twenty miles from Mines. a situation
as assistant teacher IN ore q Ire scsoois.
largely ATTENDED ~ tas csl1-ea ~ work /
men n 'he fsrfoTies Hils annual salary !
zzz - francs. 20 which vas ssie6 klld !