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The times., 1897-06-06

Mr. F Hopk inson Smith has just lin
lsbe1 a new novel, entitled Caleb West,
Master Diver" 1t viii begin 10 appear
serially in the Atlantic Monthly, probably
in October, and be published as book i'll
the spring of next year. Two of Mr..
Smiths former characters, both heroes in
their way, play important parts in this
story-Capt Joe, the man who saved a
Hoboken ferry boat from sinking in mid
stream, by forcing his body into cash
left in the boats side by colhdlng tug,
and Major Tom Sloconbe of Poeonoke, al
ready known to us in "a Gentleman
Vagabond."
The original of Capt. Joe is, we believe,
n famous wrecker and submarine engineer
of New London, Conn The scene Of the
story is laid on the Connecticut shore ana
the interest is centered in the erection of
a lighthouse situated some eight miles
from the harbor Mr.. Smiths own init
mate knowledge of lighthouse building and
his familiarity with the life OF men work
ing on the sea enable him to enter a
field in which he is perfectly at nome
But the strong contrasts OF char acter and
the central dramatic situation OF tie story
give it a powerful attraction, independent
of the wealth of local color, II heightenedby
it. 1t will undoubtedly take rank as the
best work that Mr. Smith has written. 1t
goes with a. verve and swing that are
irresistible tits a story of everyday life,
like tom Grogan." and, like that, makes
its appeal by dwelling on the romantic
side of familiar things. Tom Grogan,
published just year ago, is now nearing
its twentieth thousand. Caleb Vest" We
believe, will outsell even that.
The times., 1897-06-06

Aside from the purely literary value of
this work, the pictures have an interest
of their own. Tie photogravures scat
tered through the volumes, half dozen
or so in each, are nearly al taken from
famous paintings which Illustrate more
or less definitely the work of some author.
One OF the finest is that illustrating
ssHohenlnden," which is taken fiom
painting of that name by Meisson!er, and
another is copy of Burne-Jone "Circe,"
illustrating loen ON that subject.
Glanclne at random through the first
volume. cne finds under the alphabetical
system of arrangement chapters dealing
with the following subjects and authors:
ASsyrian Literature, Louisa Alcott, James
Lane Allen, Abigail Adams, Alfred the
Great, Vttorio Allieri, Alfonso the Wise,
r b. A,dricb, Alciphron, Baltazar de Al
caZar and Edmond About, with d host Of
others. This may give some idea of the
wide range of time and space which has
been covered by the makers of this ency-
clopaedia.
When, on investigation, it is discovered
that they have done it well, and that ap-
parently authors whose very names are
unheard of by the general public have re-
ceiveG as skillful consideration as those
whose works are in all our libraries and
on all our center tables, if we have that
sort of furniture, the wonder Of this achieve
mcnt rather grows upon one Mr.. War
ner and his associate editors and his adj
visory council seem to have succeeded in
treating the whole world Hospitality, with
out causing native authors TO camp at
sufferance on the stoop." People who do
not care for any literature except their
own may read this library with as much
comfort as folk OF more cosmopolitan
tastes 1t is a great work.
The times., 1897-06-06

left out
There were several difficulties in the
way of Mr.. Charles Dudley Warner and
his associates when they began their
mighty task One was that this particular
kind of work assumes TO give the same
consideration to all sorts of literature,
whereas different authors require widely
different treatment The poet and the
philosopher stand some chance OF ade-
uuate representation in work oI thls
kind, because their thought is more or
less epigranimatic and condensed One
NAV quite easily select half a dozen short
poems of Browning or Tennysou or Long
fellow. or even Shakespeare, which VIII
give a clear idea to the uDtutored iEind
what manner of men they We're, aud which
Will, moreover, be a pleasure even to the
reader who is thoroughly familiar with
these authors. Half a magazine page VIII
sum UP the essential truths in the teach
ing OF any great philosopher, although, uf
course, the more space given to ms wor
the clearer the idea. There have been
two or three fairly successful compilations
of this sort
But with the historian, the dramatist, the
descriptive author, more than all, the nov
elist, IL is another matter. Their Work re-
auires space No one page or half dozen
pages from any novel VIII give fair
notion Of the author, unless he is person
of exceptionally narrow range, IN which
case he is hardly worth quoting at ali
An entire chapter or short story, in some
cases even a whole book, may hardly give
q correct idea of his powers and his line
of thought If his speciality is the making
of plGts, there is Eo way in Which the
intricacies of a three-voluTDe plot can be
developed in the bounds OF chapter.
If he deals with the portrayal of character
the case is almost as desperate That Is
the main reason why libraries OF Itera-
ture which attempt to deal with prose
writings of descriptive, h storlcal or nc
tionaI character are so woefuDy unsatis-
factory In Mr. Warmers work this diff
fioulty has been overcome by the utmost
skiIifulness of selection and the space
which it has been possible TO give To
each author in this forty-five-volume
aditiOn
The times., 1897-06-06

Another Ouida novel;! But for all that
she writes and writes and writes, the
clever French woman seems to retain her
style charms unimpaired, and her focus
on society and its men and women is as
unerrngly true as of yore. The book is
"The Massarenes." 1t might be called
a satire on modern plutocr attic society, if
it were not the exposition of too evident
contemporary mania, of which those who
read may learn. Ouida piles her verbiage
high and Jashes her colors on thick, but
her outlines are withal true, as rule,
and the mirror of her page reflects cor
rectly Her cunning is best displayed IN
the description OF murder, a grand recep-
ton, or a Monte Carlo episode, and all
these she has given herself opportunity
to revel in, in THE Massarenes New
York: Fenno. Washington: woodward &
Lothrop)
The times., 1897-06-06

One of the longest novels of the year
will be Mr.. Hall Gaines work, THE Chris
tian." Mr.. Hall Caine, who has recently
been in London, had some thought of
publishing his book in July, but for va
rious reasons it is probable that 1t VIII
now be deferred till the autumn The pas
sagcs omitted in serial form are to be
restored in the book, and there is no doubt
that the novel viii cause considerable
discussion.
The times., 1897-06-06

isfactory way; but, at any rate, there Is
"a great deal more in this library than the
average American knows of, or even s'is-
poets, and the subjects are handled in the
very hest manner possible, considering the
limitations OF SPACE and printers ink.
One of the most interesting features of
this work to student of the history of
literature is the reproduction of ancient
writings and pictures. There are colored
plates showing the Illuminated work done
by various nations, from the exquisiteiy
designed aud ooiored rage from an ilii!-
minated copy of the Koran tthe page Oily
contains one text, surrounded by intricate
and curious network of flowers, and one
cannot help wondering how many years
the patient artist spent on the whole book)
to the ctcnings on bark of the Yucatan
natives of prehistoric times; a page from
the Gutenberg Bible, and an exact fac
simile Of part OF papyrus Book Of the
Dead" from Egypt. Here and there are
fac SMILES Of autograph poems. notably
one of Burns.
The times., 1897-06-06

There is a distressingly sad story in Il
recent number Of BLACK and WHITE told
by Barry Pain, of "a friend of his, by the
name Of Charles Chadband, who has just
died near Malvern Mills 1t appears that
this Mr. Chadband according to Mr.. Pain
and others of his friends, was something
little short of a genius, and that he wrote
a number of stories, which, If they had
been published, would have brought him
fame and money; but he was too sensitive
about his name to make it conspicuous, and
too proud to assume another. When lie
died he made Mr.. Pain his literary exccu-
tor, with instructions to destroy every
line of his manuscript; and this Mr.. Pain
did. with q heavy heart. Mr.. Chadband
was unmarried, because 'he did not be-
Ieve in the hereditary principle as ap-
plied to Jokes" But Mr.. Pain says that
the real reason was that he had cOnsunp-
tion. and did not think that he was fit TO
marry. He worked hard, however, 3ut
as he knew, to no purpose He wonld not
even own that he took pleasure in bis
work, Though he took great pains with It.
Now there is nothing left of it but ashes
The times., 1897-06-06

Instead of attempting to give short
sketches from half a dozen novels, the
editors have selected the most striking
scene from one novel or perhaps two
Mrs Burnett, for example, is represented
by the chapter from THAT Lass o. Low
rie's" describing the mine explosion, winch
is, perhaps, the most telling bit OF work
she ever did.
In the case of Hall Game, one chapter
from "The ManXman,'' quoted in fun,
exemplifies his style better than half
dozen abridged scenes occupying double
the space could possibly have done. In
the case of authors of older and greater
fame space enough is allowed for adequate
quotation, whether it crowds the lesser
lights or not. Thus the scrappiness Of
other libraries" is avoided, while i t is
still possible to find something about
every author of prominence
In the effort to avoid the triteness of
a COMMONPLACE book there are editors who
have made the mistake of quoting from
the least nopular and least known works
of an author, overlooking the fact that
popular taste usually hits upon the best
in time: and there IRE editors who have
confined their selections 10 the things that
we have all grown weary of, because we
read them in the grammar school.
Mr. Warner and his colleagues seem TO
have strucka happy medium They have
quoted familiar poems from Browning,
Bryant. Colerdge md their like, but they
have also taken care to introduce TO the
public some Of the less familiar butequaily
good work of those singers. lone Word
More" for example, appears in none of
the popular volumes of selections from
Bro owning" and yet 1T is one Of his finest
and most Characteristic poems, and had
a peculiar interest from the fact that 1t
is evidently a tribute to his wife This
finos place in the Warner library, While
"The Ride from Client 10 AK" which
has been almost declaimed to death, is
left out Another example of this sort OF
thing appears in the pages given TO John
Burroughs. Allreadersof of Burroughs know
his charming little sketches of birds and
animals and woodland life in general, but
not everybody very few-are aware
that he was poet; and one of his poems
The times., 1897-06-06

In dealing with the literature of other
lands the obvious difficulty is in getting
q translation which does not murder the
original IL is almost impossible, espe-
cially in the case of foreign poets, to
discover the peculiar charm of the author
I'm an English translation. The translations
in this Library of the Worlds Litera-
ture," however, are as good as any can
be, and include a great deal of literature
which is inaccessible to ordinary folk. 1t
would seem that the members of the adj
visory council. who are al eminent in
one way or another, must have taken es-
pecial care of these tTanslations each in
his own department Prof. Toy, of Har-
ward, is a recognized authority on Hebrew,
and Prof Alcee Fortier in folk lore. The
names Of T. r. Lounsbury, Brander Mat
thews, James B. Angel, Willard Fiske,
Edward Holden, w p. Trent, Paul Shorey,
w. T. Harris and Maurice Francis Egan
are all familiar TO the hereading public Pos
sbly the field of the worlds literature Is
too wide to be covered by any company OF
men, however learned, in perfectly sat
The times., 1897-06-06

new matter He displays a cheerful APP
probation for the pictorial failing IN even
adult human nature by providing numerous
beautiful Illustrations. II the eye travels
ahead to the pictures it is not entirely
because the illuminated text is more at
tractlve than the printed, hut in III
stinetiye obedience to the childish pleasure
we all find in looking at such pretty pic
lures.
Sometimes Mr.. Logan is unnecessarily
and not tastily colloquial in his style, as
when he employs such palpably slangy ex-
presssons as mot in it," not doing tue
square thing" or keeping up their end. :"
In distinction to these slips, which might
he apologized for as Americanisms. A we are
confronted with the curious fact of how
easily years of customs are overcome by
a few weeks of travel, and a man ac-
customed all his life to speak OF trunks
and baggage succumbs at once TO boxes
and luggage"
He makes some logical, if severe, COM
ment on the rather nwisely economical
treatment which we accord our diplomatic
representatives and the comparative dis
advantage at which it puts Us He points
out that. in view of the beggariy apprC-
priatiOn made for the expenses OF the
special ENJOYS, there was NJ petty prin-
cipaiity of Europe or Asia that lid not
treat its representatives with more gen
erosity. III the east, in Russia, and, indeed,
III many European countries, the dignity
and power of nation are estimated ac-
cortling to tie appearance mnde hyits rep
resentatives If our country was thus
Judged by the delegates of the different
nations at the coronation of the Gar they
must certainly have placed US at the bot
tom of the list (New York: Appleton
Washington: Brentano }
The times., 1897-06-06

Mr.. Blackmore's new book. Darrell
which has been running through Black
woods Magazine. and which is considered
one OF his best novels, will be published IN
the autumn by Messrs- Blackwood, in Eng
land, and in this country by Messrs- posin'
Mead s. Co. 1t was found Impossible 10
publish the story in an American magazine,
as the American magazines are more and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
Real Rstate Private sales.

Hoffman Bros. and ]. N. Kattey & Son have sold
for Warren Z. Dennis No. 80 Great Jones street, q
seven story new mercantile building. on a lot Elk
nh takes IN part payment q small country place,
Louis r. BERG has sold for hrs. Mary Y. Peckham
No. 2es West Eighty. eighth street. a threeStory
orown.stone front residence, lsx6oxioo.s, for
Spo. 0CO.
Louis r. Berg ha. sold for Mrs. Pauline Levy No.
2VS Central Para West, a fve.itory Indiana. stone
o 0.0O0.
NJ. Bargebuhr & Son aud N. II. Gslsmann have
sold for Il. Nay valid 10 q Mr. Hoetzie Nos. 1893 and
lAo7 Madison avenue. Two nvc.sIoTy HAT houses, at
y reported price of about $50. 600.
Edward Oppenhelm ana Martin MetEger are said
10 be the buyers OF tho plot %i24xloo. on the north
side OF ll3th street, 100 feet east OF Eighth avenue,
ported.
John Aeksr has purchased from opponheim &
MetEger two lots on liam street. 22o feet west OF
Lsnox avenue. He Will huild two nat houses on
them.
". +. & C. II. Smith have sold for charlotte,Biu.
menthAl q plot OF thirteen lots fronting on Jsn.
ming and Longfellow streets. near Boone avenue.
Also. for Annie Y. Vreeland. tho three.stoFy brick
private dwelling. siLe 6.Sxb0E0O feet. No. 1908
East I6Tth streetI the two.Story frame dwelling
No. 2lro Warrington avenue. 10 Louis GotthDId'
and the similar dwelling, No. 2l60 washInRton
avenue, 10 Barnett schAener.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
81. ooLUmBxn1B.
Exercises Commemorative the Thiytsenth Cen-
tennry Of his Doatk

sfF-E
Tho conimcmoration in this city Of tho thir-
teenth centenary Of the death OF St Columbkillo.
who founded the great religious schools of Clon.
ard, Derry, and Iona in tho sixth century, will
begin In st. Columbus's Church tomorrow morn
ing with the singing of n solemn high mass by
the Right Row. John NJ. Farley. auxiliary Bishop
of New York. Tho sermon will be preached by
~vica-.Gonerul Mooney. The services at this
church will continue for three days.
Tho event will be celebrated by the Gaelic So
ciety tomorrow evening in Chickering Hall. An
| address on st. Columbkille and European Civ
i~lizntion " will be delivered by the Rev. Thomas
J. shahan, d. D., lecturer on church history in
tho Catholic University OF America. Victor Her
bert will play on tho cello an arrangement
especially made by him Of o'Cehan's Gaelic
melody, "a Chuislin mo Chroidhe." Bernard
o'Donnell, tho organlst OF st. Patrick's,
Brooklyn. will play on the organ an
Irish Rhapsody" in which he has
combined several ancient hymns. Other
appropriate music win DO performed BY, Mrs;
n aetGI 1Doa nnS !. MSS ~ L Mapse 9 TSe prosidinS
officer will be Supreme Court Justice Joseph i.
RRHP lS, and md amT oSa r., 4 E yiS,c,Pr9 RisSoh M VIII be the op
Trenton, the Rev. II. neber Newton, the Rev.
George, II. Hopworth,, President Hunter of the
Hon. Charles A. Dana, Justice M. J. oBrien,
and John Z. Crimmins,
P1lRrl1naReS are now Doing OTRunlLeu III oNSE
Scotland to visit the ruins at Iona next week.
The Episcopalians and Prcsbyterians will hold
exercises for three days, commencing on June y.
bratc high mass at Iona, and on June is. ad.
dresses will be delivered there by Scotchmen of
all denominations interspersod with the singing
Of Columbian hymns in English and Gaelic.
In Ireland tho principal ceremonies will be
held ut Gartan, county Donegal, The place Of
st. Columbkillo's birth, commencing June 8.
Solemn high mass will DO sung in tho open air
by Bishop O'Donnell OF the diocese OF Raphoe.
The sermon will be preached in Gaelic by Arch
bishop Logue of Armagh, Primato OF Ireland.
The ceremonies will last three days and Will be
attended by throngs from the northern counties
and by delegations from the rest of the island. :,
Columbkiile, or COLUMBIA, was born IN Ssl; and
monasteries in Ireland. As expiation for an in
surrcction he had raised he was commanded TO
leave Ireland, and with twelve monks he went
to Iona and founded n monastery. Ancient ira
ditions ascribe to him the foundation OF 800
inconsistencies and churches. He died suddenly
| on June q, 59T, having. as tradition says, pre-
dicted tho hour Of his death some time before.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
SAVED FROM FIRE BY A WOMAN.

Her bravery and Goodness Preserved y Family
FROM Fatal Burns.
Mrs. Esther Nelson took q bottle Of alcohol to
her room on the second floor ut 5o4 West Twen-
ty-flrst street yesterday to use in cleaning a
bedstead. The room was dark, so she lighted q
candle. Directly she took the cork out Of the
bottle the alcohol exploded and was scattered
over the room.
Her three children we're in the room, the oldest
nearly ready to go to school. Some Of the burn
ing fluid fell on tho two-year.old girl. Eugenia.
The child ran screaming into q corner and tried
to beat the flames out with her feeble hands.
Mrs. Nelson's clothes blazed up and the bedding
caught fire. The alcohol ran over the floor,
trailing fire in all directions. The children hud-
died in n corner, half dead with fright.
The mothers and the baby's screams brought
the other tenants TO the door. but instead of
rendering aid they ran wildly about calling for
help, until Mrs. Minnie Jarman came from the
Nat opposite the Nelson's. She ran straight into
the burning flat, flung the burning bedclothing
out of the window, threw n blanket about Mrs.
Nelson, and beat out the fire on the child's cloth
ing. Then she hurried the other children out.
When the firemen came there was only the burn
ing furniture to attend to.
Mrs. Nelson was badly burned. but she would
not allow the police TO take her to the hospital.
The baby's injuries were slight. But for Mrs.
Jarman's presence of mind the whole family
might have persisted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
a stockhoidsr In the brooklyn Elevated Road
Opposes reorganization

Before Justice Van Wyck. In the Supreme
Court in Brooklyn yesterday, Newman Erb,
through his counsel, e1-Judge Dittenhoefer, ap-
piled for leave to join with other minority stock.
holders OF the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad Com
pany, as "A defendant in the foreclosure proceed.
ings instituted by the Central Trust Company.
Ex-Judge Dittenhoefer said that an attempt was
being made to freeze out those stockholders who
refuse to submit to an exorbitant assessment
called for in a reorganization pan. Mr.. Erb, he
said. owned 300 shares of Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad stock. The plaintih. he said, seeks to
sell tho property OF railroad companies which
are not defendants in the present action. Briefs
we're submitted ana Justice Van Wyck reserved
decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05

The speculation to-day was practically a repetition OF
that which has prevailed in the cotton market for a
month past; there were no new Developments. The
trading was stagnant and the fluctuations In prices
were trtn!n". Early in the day prices declined slight
~ in SYMPATHY with n reaction In Liverpool, but In
the absence OF any pressure to sell the loss was recov-
cred. the last prices being practically unchanged from
continues active and nrm. A general precipitation
3i.-"There are squares and half-grown bolls
in southern Texas. Coast counties doing fair
ly well. and fields OF early cotton scat-
tered about south of the thirtieth parallel, but the
amount is SO small that Il Is misleading to report it.
Weather conditions that promise very early cotton
will indicate a short crop, Farmers in town on Sat
urday, 2yth. report a good crop and fully as early as
last year. Some report that lice and boil weevil have
appeared, and some say a good deal OF damage has
been done. Nights are still too cool. The only thing
I'm favor of present conditions is that ground has been
well prepared and we think the plant will respond
quickly to favorable weather. Augusta. Ca. Nay
2a-"Twelve counties in west South Carolina. fifteen
in north and northeast Georgia. also seven in east
night weather bias been dry, except an
occasional shower. The few cool nights did little or
no damage. Stands generally are satisfactory. We
hear very little OF replanting and no reports OF lice or
worms. Dry weather gave opportunity for chopping
and wedding. AMI plant IS now in condition to grow
OF rapidly should season hereafter prove favorable.
Temperature Is normal. and as we write a timely rain
Is falling. The plant. while small. Is generally health:
and strong. Increase in acreage 10 y cent. fertilizers
10 2 cent. over last year"
C.FFEE-Rio on the spot was dnll hut steady; No.
:. 1asc. Sales. 1000 bags No, : at 1Sc. adoat. and 800
haSs Central American on private terms. The future
Lii -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-05
GRANT DAY Drs4PPOIvrMEyrs
Two Lawsuits Over Them. One by Walters.
One by n stand Owner.

Sixty-fve disappointed waiter, have begun
suit in the name Of Emit Wagner against Ralph
A. Gushee. proprietc. of the Hote. Claremont on
Riverside Drive, to recover n days salary which
each alleges IL due him. MIR. Gushee antici-
pated a great rush in his hotel on Grant Day
and several days before he went to Mr.. Wagner.
who manages the Gastronomic Exchange at 431
Seventh avenue. and asked to have 100 walters
sent to him on Grant Day. 1t is alleged that he
agreed to pay So to each waiter and furnish each
with two meals. Mr.. Wagner could muster only
sixty.hve walters. but he sent these up to tho
C%laremont at o'clock A. NJ, on Grant Day.
They waited around until . o'clock, when,
they allcge, proprietor Gushee changed his mind
about employing them and engaged only one.
He sent the others back to the exchange. agree
ing, 30 Mr.. Wagner alleges. TO call later apd pay
them. He did not do so, and hence the suit.
Another suit growing out OF losses on Grant
Day is that OF Daniel Mccarthy against Louis S.
Grenner. President of the Roscoe Conkling Club.
They were partners in a grand stand on River.
side Drive on Grant Day, and Mccarthy alleges
that Grenner has $3.50 belonging to him, while
Grenner has a counter-claim for that amount