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The times., 1897-07-25

inspired possibly by the attra ctiyeness OF
the stories for young people made of Wag-
ner's heroes and herones by Constance
Maud, Anna Alice Chaplin has paraphased
the story Of the Rhinegold into simple con-
unuous English She has accomplished ter
Work era cefully and made another stroke to
lower the barrier between the German n,as-
ter and larger compass of appreciation.
Such books as these are not for children
only Though the mythology OF the Teu-
tons appeals in It's bold imaginatiyeness
and its splendid heroiSm TO youthful minds,
1t is appetizing food for their elders More
over only savants ia the Wagner cult grasp
the reason and meaning Of things therein.
Such simplificatious as Miss Maud and
Miss Chaplin offer are valuable because
necessary. They are primers which outline
the fundamentals OF the story on which we
may build appreciation of the music and
its meanings. They will teach many who
have no5 believed it not only the exist
ence of an extensive mythology, but il
unfolds it's exquisite poetry, its trans
cendant beauty.
The storvof the Rfinegold is the story OF
the Niebelungenlied as set out in the tetraI-
ogy of Wagner Miss Chaplin divides her
story into four parts according tn
the opera: The Rhinegold, the VAL
kyre, Siegfried and the Twilight Of
the Gods; and each part is divided
into chapters according 10 the acts OF each
oDera. The simplicity, convenience and
reason or this is patent. Frequently in the
course of her narration the author employs
the actual words OF Wagner. permitting the
characters TO tell their own story, and the
principal motifs areintroduced with elabor-
ate descriptions of the emotions they are
expected to convey A valuable preface
gives a short but remarkably clear exposi-
sition OF the complicated series OF tradi-
tions from which Wagner made his operas
Miss Chaplin gives this brief but lucid ex-
planation of the meaning of Wagner's
supposedly bothersome motifs and it will
enli shteu many old people as well as the
young: ''When he set his poem OF the
Niebelungen to music he was not satisfied
with merely beautiful airs and harnonies
linked together with no purpose save lovely
sounds. He wished above all to have the
music fit his words land for every charac-
ter and thought and incident, and, indeed,
for almost everything in his operas, he
wrote melody, and those descriptive
musical phrases are called motifs Each
one has It's meaning, and when it is played
it brings the thought of what it describes
and represents, and it makes a double Ian
guage, what the characters on the stage
are saving and what the music is saying
as well. Through the motifs we under
stand many things Which we could not pos
sibly understand otherwise
The book is Illuminated with dozen
full-page, half-tone pictures of characters
in the tetralogy from paintings by great
artists. They lend an especial attractive
ness to this little volume. tNew York
Harper & Brother. Washington: Woodw ard
Sc Lothrop)
The times., 1897-07-25

Book agents, go to Hawaii You are in
vited; You Will find welcome a least
SO says E. s. Goodhue in q column of CORE
spondence in Book News, from which we
quote:
Il wonder nothing has been said about
it, but Hawaiiis one of the best markets
oraimited number OF magazines and books
Every family has its score OF periodicals,
and have never Come across better read
people than the old residents; people yersed
in current literature especially verse and
fiction Every new book is sent for, and
where You would least expect it, is an A T..
iantic or n. A Review. woman said to
me, Il can't understand why there is so
much said against book agents in your
country. We are eager for them here, and
when We have bought their books we in
vite them to dinner A fter some months
residence here, must confess to the same
weakness. or right-mindedness When
the foreign mail arrives, generally once in
two weeks, it is sort of feast day, where
in all manner of excesses are permitted.
mysterious wrappers are torn from new and
fragrant magazines, and we are across sea
once more in tears OF laughter"
Robert Barr is gradually getting formi-
dable list Of works to sustain the ..etc. -
which fOllows ''author Of "A Woman Inter-
yenes,' OH the title page which bears his
name. Until just now the bulwarks of
the ..etc." were From Whose Bourne.n
IN the Midst of Alarms, The Face and
the Mask. = 'one Days Courtship," ana
Revenge" "a Woman Intervenes'' es-
capped the 'setc.'' because it was the best
of his books, and would be especially remem-
bered by those who read them
He has recently finished and published
new novel. 1t is called THE Mutable
Many" which title Mr.. Barr takes from
"Coriolanus:''
"For the mutable. rank-scented many, let
them
Regard me as do not fiatter, and
Therein behold themselves ..
The questionis, does The Mutable Many,
The times., 1897-07-25

Miss Marie Corelli has been celebrating
the twelfth anniversary OF her debut as a
novelist, aud it appears that che royalties
of her initial volume, her celebrated ''Ro-
nance Of Two Worlds,'' would be ample
fer her support, even If she had no other
sources of income. And yet, as in so many
historic cases, the publishers readers,
who seemed to be called readers on the
sucus non principle. rejected the story
as romantic rubbish. Perhaps it was, and
is, but the public has paid so many dollars
Tor it and the other progeny of its au-
thor's prolific pen that Marie Corelli is,
in point of income, far and away the rich
est woman writer of the time She is
physically much the style of woman the
iamented Duchess was small an d blonde
a singular fact considering her italian
blood, which appears to show itself chiefly
in her iniaginati rather than in her phy-
sique Miss Corelliis one of the numerous
literary people of Kensin gton, in London.
Success has merely stimulated her pen
and possessed her of a truly Marion Craw-
forG-like rage for writing
The times., 1897-07-25

John Lane enjoys parody even on his
own books. He has published them before,
and he announces another Richard lie
Gallienne's Guest of the Golden Girl is
to be made fun of in "The Quest of the
Gilt-edged Girl" by Richard de Lyreenne.
The times., 1897-07-25

number OF amiable people cross the
seas, and explore Cairo and vicinity.
There are tw scientific young men, one
of whom is the professor; young woman
and her aunt, and another young woman
and her father and her two aunts. They
are the dramatis personae, only there is
no drama By some rambling process the
professor and his friend become engaged
to the two young ladies, but the love
story is an undercurrent, very deep down.
The main stream of tile book is an easy
narration OF whatled to the voyage; of the
voyage itself, and the sightseeing around
Cairo.
The characters stand out in remarkably
Hear Silhouette, especially the two sister
annts, Minerva for amusement, Harriet for
comfort" The opening chapters have ex-
qulsite charm, and the reader parts With
Sandy and drifts from iarriet's room with
real regret, It is this same capacity for
character and atmosphere which sustains
interest through succeeding chapters. The
authoress knows hel Cairo pretty well, as
her personally conducted" evidences. tNew
York: e.. p. Putnam's Sons. Washington
Brentano.)
There was also issued last week the reg
ular fortnightly volume of the Appletons'
Town and Country Library. But this is n
much older institution than the Hudson
Library. 1t is, indeed, at present in it's
220th number. The stolyis "Nulma," by
Mrs. Campbell Praed, whois designated on
the cover as being the author Of Mrs.
Tregaskiss," "ChTistina Chard," out
law and Lawmaker,n etc.
Her newest story is a story Of the Eng
lish in australia, rather ntinental and un-
spirited in most respects. a new governor
of an Australian colony brings out with
him his nephew as private secretary, and
the nephew's wife is to he mistress Of the
governors house. On the ship with them
Is the new chief justice, who, it transpires
| before the author lands her pa rty. love and
is loved by the aforesaid lady. On Ian ding
they find Dutch settler in love with an
ingenious young gin, Nulma. she shortly
becomes a formida ble rival of the mistress
OF the governors house. There is an in
| discretion, a scandal, the Dutchman mar
iies Nulma, other marital complica tions
remain 10 statu quo, and the book closes, a
probably fair sample OF what the British
fiction reader seeks for an fin ds sa tia ting
ltprobahly appea Is largely to the la rye mid
die class, and it's good specimen OF mid
'.le-class literature.
The Town and Country is in very ex-
tensiye degree recruited from foreign pro-
ductions' It must argue a native appe-
tite for fiction greater than the fertility
OF the native market. New York: D.
Appleton CO. Washington: Woodward
| & Lothropj
The times., 1897-07-25

deserve place before or after his hereinbe-
fore best, or shall " be consigned to the
"etc?''
Mr., Barr makes an ambitious effort in
this novel. The ambition has all been be-
slowed upon the conception, what the
dramat.st would call the scenario. Whenit
came to elaboration, to dressing and finish
ing, he has not distinguished himselfbeyond
the rank and file Of modern English fiction
lists. 1t is q story which depends on it's
readers for classification. As piece of
literature Ii is inoffensive, but not strik-
ing. As a story, counted forits absorbing
values and potency for capturing and con-
filming the interest of those who read for the
story's sake, 1t is almost masterful, for he
has devised striking story, and the process
of narrative carries 1T firmly for ward in
in crescent interest to the very end.
The mutable many are the people who
Struggle for existence. The Mutable
Many is story Of their struggle In q
great strike against an alleged tyrannous
factory manager. London is. of course,
the scene. In the person Of John Sart-
well the author has drawn an impressive
character SO conventionally frequent as
to be almost commonplace, vet he attacks
Oui iHitreSt. fldiHlNf lie Is Ire IIIue OI
his creator, though the responsibilities of
playing hero are shifted to a young fac
tory man who loves Sartwelrs daughter.
The character is fine in denotement rather
than in itself, and inspires admiration for
Barr rather TINA Sartwell. He is one of
| those iron willed, crueiiy-just, self-made,
ambitious, fnflexible men with u kind
| heart when the right spring is touched, u
| steel keenness, such man only as could,
| as he cid, walk unmoved and fearless
| through mob OF threatening strikers
| breathing vengeance and wrath upon him.
| Mr.. Barr has made an effort to heighten
| hisimpassive temperament by contrast with
| "a self depre ciating, too-real wife, who only
hores the reader as cheap and Irrelevant.
| Sartwell stands alone.
TIE cheapness OF Barney Hope needs
| apology as does his presence at all SO far
| as his relation to the story, but he is
clearly drawn. Gibbons is well char
| dctcrized specimen of labor leader and
| fotls admirably the younger, saner, and
| more admirable youth, Marsten 1t was
| Inevitable that his fine spirit should ap-
| peal to Sartwell and conquer him, but
| u must be taken on inference only that
there was any magnetic potency in sart-
wells daughter Edna, to attract Marsten.
| for the author has failed to show it,
| tNew York Frederick Stokes Washing
| ton. Woodward & Lothrop.l
I
The times., 1897-07-25

In reviewing Putnam IS new publication
'.Nippur,'' some account was last week
given in these columns of the eminent
services contributed by Philadelphia ard
the University of Pennsylvania to the
cause of ancient excavation. Recognition
of the pre-eminence in its oIass uf The WORK
of the Americans is now given by the
Thunderer Of the British capital, the
London Tines:
ITO have unearthed the ruins OF the
oldest city in the world, the foun dations
of which were laid some six or seven thou
sand years before the Christian era, is
reward OF which an explorer might indeed
'e proud. Such good fortune seems 20
have fallen TO the lot of Mr. Haynes.
who for nearly five years has been in
charge OF the American expedition en-
gagged in excaya ting the great mounds of
| Nuffar. In Northern Babylonia, the site
of the ancient city Of Nippur, the sacred
| city OF Mrllil or the Older Bel Of the
Semilcs The history of tie expedition,
which, eince 1883, has worked upon
| this site, is a iemarka ble one: and its
great work has been quietly Cone that
1t has attracted but little attention ex-
| cept among students of Assyriology. The
work was undertaken by the University
| of Pennsylvania, the funds. which have
amounted to about SO GOO, being pro-
viied 10y a small committee interested
! in the work.
We have been able to give only brief
account OF the wonderful work of this
campaign, which reflects so much credit
on Its organizers, and, above all, on Mr.
| Haynes. For thirty-two months he lived
/ no will IA trfy. In,
| Mesopotauia, in an atmosphere of fever
varied with cholera. One determined, but
| fortunately unsuccessful, attempt was made
upon his life; yet amid all these surround
iugs he lived and did the work of three
men. 1t is no oyerpraise TO say that Mr.
| Haynes is justly entitled u take his place
| in the front ranks of explorers along with
| those who have restored to US first chapters
nf thc world history
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16
VOORHEES, DEAD.
Generosity Kept Him Poor
Wonderful Jury Lawyer.
Congressional Library His Monu-
ment-Bust viii BE Provided.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. April l3, Daniel
Wolsey Voorhees,, United States ex-senator
from Indiana, has just died at his home IN
this city. Mr.. Voorhees, has been in poor
health for several years. and for at least
two years past has taken little part In the
proceedings in the Senate. He has been a
constant sufferer from rheumatism Of
the head, and his friends. therefore,
had come to expect that they might hear Of
his sudden death. At the time of his retire
ment from the Senate the "rall Sycamore
Of the Wabash" as he was aifectionately
called by his devoted followers in the HoOs-
Ter state. was the ranking Democrat on the
finance committee. and. by virtue Of this
position. the nominal leader, at least, OF his
party ON the floor Of the Senate on tariff and
financial questions.
Ex-senator Voorhees, was born Sept 26.
1927, in Liberty township. Butler county,
Ohio, and when in his infancy his parents
removed to their pioneer home in the
Wabash valley, Indiana He graduated
from the Indiana AsbuTy lnOw the DePauwl
university in lS49 and soon after began the
study Of law, and at the age Cf % years COM
menced the practice of that profession.
He was appointed United States dis
trict-attorney for Indiana in 1858. and held
that Office until the year 1861, when he en-
tered Congress was elected to the 3Its
Congress. and served in the 3Sth, 39th. 4lst
and 42nd Congresses and was only defeated
in the 43d by reason of the nomination ef
Horace Greeley as the Democratic candi-
date for president. He was appointed
TO the United States senate to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Oliver p. Morton and took his seat in 1877.
He was, Immediately after his inauguration
in that body, made member of the commit
tee on finance. Soon after he entered the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16

Senate he addressed that body on the
question Of free coinage Of silver.
and favored the preservation OF the
greenback currency az full legal tender
money. On this issue the Democrats
carried Indiana by over 10000 majority in
the election Of the members Of the legsla-
ture, and in return this legislature voted him
into the Senate by a neat majority over
Benjamin Harrison. In 1855 he was re-
elected by a majority of Al over Albert G.
Porter, and again by a large majority over
Alvin P. Hovey His term expired OH March
3, 1897.
No other public man ever had so many
personal friends in Washington, of all classes
and conditions His free handed generosity
to friends. acquaintances and everybody in
need, or who claimed to be in need. kept
him poor, SO that when he left the Senate,
with no prospect of return. and with no
hope of rebuilding his law practice, he was
obliged, at 20 years OF age, to prepare 10
support himself by delivering a lecture on
the great men of his time. He was at work
on this lecture when he died
1t was appropriate that he should die
near the congressional library, for that is
his monument. since it was he who. on the
9TH Of MAY, 1880. with a speech in the SEN
ate, started the movement for its erection.
Congress will provide for placing his bust in
a prominent place in the library building.
Senator Voorhees, was regarded as one of
the most eloquent and powerful advocates
that ever addressed jury. His first prom
inence before the country was acquired
through his defence of young Cook, who
was associated with the John Brown raid
At the trial young Voorhees, delivered an ad.
dress which attracted much notice. and has
since been published in every language OF
the civilized world.
The remains of ex-senator Voorhees, were
escorted from Washington to his native state
of Indiana. Before being taken to his Terra
Haute home the body lay in state in the cap.
itol building at Indianapolis. The honorary
pallbearers were Senators Morrill,, Turpie
J. X. Jones, Wilson and Cullom. ex-senator
Butler. Judge Lawrence Weldon and Hon
Richard j. Bright.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16

As compared with our own progress
in naval construction, the activity of
England in the same direction is al
most startling, declares the New York
Mail and Express. The British navy
will be increased during the present
year by the addition of sixty.six new
ships, and forty-two others will be we'll
advanced toward completion. This
enormous expansion of her sea power
is Eugland's answer to the vast under.
takings OF Germany and Russia, and
it means that Great Britain keenly
realizes what scientists and experts are
universally declaring, namely, that
the next great war between first class
nations will be determined by their
fleets rather than by their battalions'
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16

People who indulge in all sorts of
superstitions about the number thir-
teen may be interested to learn that
DR.. Nansen, the distinguished ex-
plorer, not content with being born
on the thirteenth of the month, went
off on his last expedition with com
pany of thirteen, all of whom re-
turned safely. The Fran got clear
of the ice on the thirteenth of the
month, on the same day on which
Nansen arrived at Tromsoe, and to
crown all, he was entertained by the
Royal Scottish Geographical Society
on the occasion of its thirteenth ami
verSary, held on Februry IS. After
all this, the number thirteen should
be reinstated in the good graces of the
most superstitious.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16
NORCR0SS BROTHERS GET 1T
Contract Let for New Union Station
Amount S2,OOO,OOO,

BOSTON, Mass, April l3-Orlando W.
Norcross, who is practically the firm of Nor
cross Brothers, james Norcross having with
drawn from active participation some time
since. will build the great Southern Union
Station above the suhpreliminary work. for
which Woodbury. Il Leighton are the con-
tractors. The amount is in the vicinity of
81 1000 600 There were other bidders. five
being in the competition, including
Charles +. Clark of Boston. Woodbury. 4
Leighton OF Boston. Horton & Hemenwav
Of Providence and J. W. Bishop Il Co.. of
Worcester. The construction will be of
Stony Greek granite. an attractive stone
which will add To the sightliness OF the
structure. This is the material OF which the
Merchants Exchange on State street is built
Hundreds OF men will be employed in order
that the great building may grow as rapidly
as it is possible. 1t i5 to be finished within
two wears.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16

1t is said that one of the candidates
for the ayoralty of the city of Toledo,
Ohio, S. NJ. Jones, is remarkable
man. Politically he is very much like
Hazen S. Pingree, but has more of
the spirit of Mazzini and of the Chris.
tian Socialists than the well. l.known
Mayor of Detroit and Governor of
Michigan. It is said in the New York
Independent that he is one of the few
men in the oil business who have
eluded the Standard Oil Monopoly,
and at the same time managed to make
n good deal OF money; in fact, by an
invention which made him independ-
eat, he has been fortunate enough to
set up little monopoly of his own.
In his factory the only rule for the
guidance of his employees is the Golden
Rule, which he has posted up, and
which, moreover, he lives up to him.
self. He is accustomed to pay all his
men more than the market rate Of
wages, and does all sorts of extra
things for them, taking them OF ex-
cursions on holidays and giving them
social pleasures of various kinds.
Once he was visited by the leaders of
the local union in the trade pursued
by his workers, and having his atten-
tion called to the fact that none OF his
men had joined the union, he at once
subscribed for as many copies of the
trades union paper as he had men,
and had copy handed to each one
every week with his pay. Mr.. Jones
has been deeply affected by the writ
ings of Ruskin and Mazzini and their
American sympathizers, and is pos
sessed with the idea that those who
believe these doctrines and preach
them ought to do their best to practice
them. In fact, he is dangerous
man IN the best sense Of the word, "
and if he receives the election some
very interesting results may be ex.
pected to follow.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16

The greatest auctuation in produc.
tion has occurred in the United States,
dropping near thirty per cent. from
1892 to 1894 and then recovering
to the hign water mark in 1895. The
production in Germany has shown the
steadiest growth
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16

Rear Admiral Lester A. Beardslee. has
been ordered to Honolulu in his warship
Philadelphia, to see that the japanese do
not annex the Sandwich Islands, is one of
the ablest sailors in the navy of the United
States, and has splendid record. He has
been in the service of the navy since he
was IA years Of age. and he is now 81. From
1850 TO 1855 he was a midshipman on the
sloOp Plymouth in the East Indies. In 1856
he came out of the naval academy, and his
career since that time has been a good one.
He saw little of the big rebellion, his
services being mostly in foreign waters. He
is an old sea dog, and should his good ship
come in contact with anything from Japan,
he Is expected to retire with honor from the
engagement. The Philadelphia is one of the
most powerful boats on duty ON the Pacific
coast service.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16
A MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.
Ten Years of Life will Double the
Amount,

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April 13-NTrs.
Leland Stanford has just signed contract
by which her life is insured for 81 ,000, 900.
The policy, is the largest ever issued and
was written by Il New York company. By
the terms of the contract. Mrs. Stanford is
to pay an annual premium of $4,000, and
upon her death Sl,000,00O will be paid by
the company to the Leland Stanford, Jr.,
University. Should she live 10 years. and
continue her ANIMAL payment of premiums.
the university will receive at her death 81, :
600, 900 instead of 81 900 900.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-04-16

IARISSA. Thcssaly. April l3-The Crown
Prince Constantn, commander-in-chief OF
the Greek troops says: II am fully prepared
to make war when ii becomes necessary.
My troops are in excellent condition, and the
warlike spirit prevails in the soul Of every
man under arms. II the Turkish army
should make an attempt to cross the frontier
and attack us, should act promptly. The
incursion into Turkish territory by rebel
bands Of armed Greeks was wholly un-
authorized by me, and absolutely against my
policy and my instructions from the king.
Their attack upon the MOslems will by no
means be considered rs an excuse to begin
war. and | shall do my utmost to prevent "a
repetition of such violation Of the neutra-
lity laws. The Turkish position captured by
these rebels will not be occupied by the
Greek army, nor will we aid the invaders in
any way.