The herald., 1897-03-07

1t is a very able presentation of th'
pressing troubles involved, with full
autobiography and references. 1t is no
too much to say of the servant question
| that 1T is function difficulty, an i'm
| perfect. arduous and painful perform
/ ance of those internal activities essen
| tial to the life of the household" and
| is not too much to say that this valua
BILE volume, among other things, treats
of this perplexing problem in a broat
and helpful spirit. In word, this bool
deserves to be commended to every
body interested in domestic life-ant
who is not?
A APRINCETONIAN.B BY James Barnes
author of For King and Country
Midshipman Farragut, etc. Illus
trated. G. P. Putnam's Sons.
This is a lively story OF college life
the story of a recent time, and the scenes
and incidents cover something more
than one college course, although they
relate mainly TO the career of Newton
Wilberforce Hart, erstwhile clerk In
the great country store of Van Clees q
Jackson, at Oakland, Neb.
Newt" Hart made the acquaintance
of some members of the Princeton Glee
club on the occasion of a concert in
Omaha, and, inspired by some encour-
aging words of a fellow he liked, he de-
termined to go to college, although he
had hitherto considered himself too old.
And so ne went, leaving his old life and
Mabel Van Clees behind him-the pretty
daughter of the senior member of the
firm. In what follows Hart. who had,
as the boys declared, the neck and shoul-
ders of a Hector and hand like ham,
is a leading figure. He clears the room of
the sophomores who came to haze him.
he rabs some enemies out for a lark.
he at once gets upon the scrub" foot
ball team, and generally becomes a IA
vorite. At the end he embarks in a
lucky venture in business, and finds his
warmest welcome in famous family,
he changing Mabel Van Clees of Oak
land. Neb., for Madge Hollingsworth of
Hilltop, N. Y.
The story rattles along pleasantly,
abounding in lively incidents and meas
ureless freedom of language. The swing
OF the narrative never becomes danger
Gus nor the slang coarst, but the main
interest of the volume will lie with
modern Princetonians.
There is one piteous story in Nansen's S
book. So as to exist the dogs had to be
eaten, and thus at last only two of the
faithful were alive. Suggen and Kaifes.
One belonged to Nansen, the other to
Johansen The two dogs had been faith
full, but eaten the dogs must be or the
men would perish. So Nansen and Jo-
hansen swapped animals and into the
hearts of the dogs their masters drove
their sharp knives.
There having been entertained the
idea of asking subscriptions to be used
for the erection of some memorial stat
ue in honor of Mrs. Stowe, her son, the
Rev. Charles E. Stowe, writes: IF any
thing is to be done, why not ISoney be
raised to found a Harriet Beecher Stowe
scholarship at Hampton, Fiske or Tus-
kegee? Such memorial would, know,
be quite in keeping with my mothers
taste. and far more useful to man and
honoring to God than some brazen
monstrosity scowling the unfortunate
beholder out of countenanoe from its
ugly granite pedestal. The ordinary
bronze statue ought to be regarded as
a terrible penalty, to be inflicted only on
great offenders
Ideas that Elevate.-Good society
is scarce in the slums-as elsewhere
Good books and good music are good
society 'in the scar" if not in the green.
1t is good society which raises men, more
than any other human agency Let us
not neglect the practical means for lift
ing up the degraded-but it is worth
while to remember that he who supplies
a noble thought or happy and elevating
sensation may have done as much as the
practical philanthropist, or more. He
has met a legitimate need-he has even
helped one to grow.
One of the worst things about the sala-
cious and corrupt press ofthe day is that
il circulates freely among the very poor,
ard gives subjects for thought and con-
versation which drag downward. AS a
man thinketh in his heart, so is he-and
by his words, we are told, he is either
saved or condemned.-Lesl Weekly.
The tenth volume of Tourgueneff's fic-
ton. published by Heinemann, has for
title "Phantoms.
Incorporate name of Joseph Knight
Co., publishers, has been changed to L.
c. Page & Co. The new concern will
the publishing business in Bos-
ton.
Why should Mr.. Andrew Lang ques-
ton Charles Kingsley's popularity? Dur
ing the last month three distinct issues
of Westward Ho,' have been pub
lished4
will be begun in the April
number. The gossip of authors, which
has been one of the prominent features
Of the magazine will be edited by Ed
ward S. Van Zile, author of THE Man
and other stories.
Having learned to expect good things
from Quincy. Mass. the former home of
Colonel F. w. Parker we are not sur
prised, first, at the persistency of the
and teachers in urging
he publication by Houghton, Mifiiin &
Co. of portraits of American authors and
pictures of their homes in a cheap form
'or school use, and second, at the very
great success attending the use of this
material.
The widespread interest in the inaug-
lral ceremonies al Washington gives
-imeliness and value to the article en-
titled "Ninety-seven Years in the White
House" which forms the leading fea-
ure of Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
or March. 1t is written by Joanna r.
Nichols, ard is profusely Illustrated
With portraits and interior views repro
luced from new photographs. Then
here is a vigorous description of the
great Lincoln Inauguration. by Hon. A.
oakley Hail. who was a participant in
he ceremonies.
The world will have nothing more from
he magic pen of the late Robert Louis
stevenson after the romantic novel of
st. Ives" which begins publication In
he March number of McClure's Maga-
line. We know from Stevenson's let.
ers to Sidney Colvin, already published,
hat he was engaged on this novel down
almost to the moment of his sudden
leath, and that it interested him deeply.