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The times., 1897-08-29

Public tribute to our women has been
slow To take expression in marble, fact
which renders especially significant the
statue which the city of Hartford, Conn,
is about tc erect to the late Harriet Beecher
Stowe, of that city. IL will be the first
statue every erected To an American
woman writer
The sculptor is W. Clark Noble, and his
model, a reproduction of which is shown
on this page. is now on exhibition III the
Statehouse at Hartford.
The statue, which ID twelve feet high,
is to be cast In bronze 1t repres ents Mrs.
Stowe seated, with grateful, worshiptng Z
figure of Uncle Tom beneath stretching
forth brawny pair of arms, from which
hang broken shackles.
The figure OF Mrs Stowe is iClealized in
so nuct. as to make her speculatiyely heroic
Air. Noble, the sculptor, worked out the
features OF Mrs Stowe from the impression
left upon his mind by careful study of "a
number of photographs Of her taken at
Inildle life which We're presented to him
by her sister. Although the design has been
The times., 1897-08-29

1t seems quite necessary part OF each
winters attractions that there should be
q lion on the scene. People are very fond
of Iionizing the author is sincerely human
in submission to. if not in courting, lion
hood, and the publisher sits in the mezzo-
tinted dbackgroundandcompla W atches
the operation aud figures on the profits;
that is, when he is the publisher OF that
particular authors books.
The point preliminary to lionizing is that
a series or readings be arranged. The
authors publisher does this The dear
public does the rest. Two teas, recep-
ton, one dinner and Bohemian supper
of choice spirits" goes with every read
ing. and every one who has been ''pre-
sented.' and knows dear Mr. --' goes
TO the reading; the balance of the audience
chamber is filled with people who have
come because it may be implied in their
absence that they haven't been presented.
and don't know the lion
This winter we are TO have new lion
and he win counteract MacLaren. He
viii be o lion more nearly in the literal
sense His readings and his topics viii have
more of the bravado and roar of animated.
life The hero of the winter is Officially
announced and mayconfidently be depended
upon in Mr.. Anthony Hope Hawkins. Yes;
Hawkins, If you please, as per visiting
cards. Mr.. Anthony Hope or Mr.. Anthony
Hawkins, or Mr.. Hope Hawkins, or Mr..
Anthony Hope Hawkins, has his reading
selections all chosen and partly memorized;
his passage is engaged for early October,
end the astute Major Pond, the McAllister
who gives tone to every reading an.
nouncement, has mapped a route whichin-
The times., 1897-08-29
States tNew York: G. r. Putnam's IS Sons
Washington. Brentano.)

Edward Bellamy's "Equality'' has
rounded one edition after another since the
day of it's publication. The public was
evidently eager for something from the
Backward" No novel OF modern times
not even "Trilby," has had the great
success OF that book. Over 100000 copies
have been sole in this country alone, willie
nearly as many were sold in England,
and TRANSACTIONS of the book have been
made into nearly every civilized language.
None of these foreign editions, however.
has been OF much pecuniary advantage
to the author, for they were made before
The times., 1897-08-29

The writings Of Abram English Brown
erary pilgrim travelling over the ground hal
lowed in his countrymen's blood and then
recording what he hasseen. Mr. Brown has
prepared a large number OF boo for Messrs.
Lee & Shepards' Footprints OF the Patriots
series, foi which he has been to infinite but
evidently loving pains to rescue forgotten
minutiae of Revolutionary history.
His last book, issued last week, is He
side Old Hearthstones,' and continues the
intent of Beneath 9ld Roof Trees" 1t
tells what lie heard from the descendants
of old Revolutionary stock in the course
of mis- rambles among the old homesteaas
OF New England; his pen transcribes much
valua bic and delightfully."- interesting mat
ter, and his camera was faithful IN repro
Gucing much which his pen might not nave
caught with such adequate thoroughness.
The record thus made is not only a
readable narrative aud one inspiring To
any American whose heart is responsive
TO the smallest of the great deeds for
liherty's sake, but il is estiInably fmpor
tant in rcscuing from iueclaimable OBJ
livion family history and historical de.
tail which is fast fading with the eelipsed
memory of the passing old people of New
England. In these respects Mr.. Browns
work cannot be overeStiInated. Aside from
this, his books are inspiring and are beau
tifully prepared, ana deserve a place in
every American library. tPoston: Lee &
Shepard. Washington: Woodward & Lo-
throp.)
The times., 1897-08-29

that assail their Government as well a.
their liberties. II there ever was q Do
hucai party worthy the confidence OF
wcrkinsmen IL is the Democratic party
as now organized and officered.
no workinsman need join the Democratic
party unless he would hope to bind 1t
with stronger bonds to the interests OF
fhe people. They can vote the Democratic
tickets without compromising their labor
organizations or themselves. If, instead
of threatening revolution, working people
will unite their forces with these Of the
reformed Democracy they viii help bring
about the reforms they desire IN IA peace
ful manner and without offending those
whose attachment to our Government wiz
lead them TO oppose everything partaking
of the character OF revolution or social
ism. II. NJ. BEADLE.
The times., 1897-08-29

His Majcsty's Greatest Subject is
the fiction of S. s. Thornburn and lived"
in 1903. This is putting time limit on
Victoria, and prophesying the accession
OF Albert Edwar TIE subject died
eminent. but he began life, at least 50
far as his public career was concerned,
seated on an air cushion on asteamer chair,
floating unprotected on the unsteplned
tide of In Indian river flood. He finally
came into a bayou and there encountered
two maidens and duenna bathing. One
OF the maids was q princess. She and her
companions cared for him. His advent into
The times., 1897-08-29

he1 life was not less fortunate for her than
her rescuing him from death OF desertion
was to MIN, for be peri formed many brave
and important functions for her which
saved her from the harem of a cruel
Sardar and won her To him for faithful
wife. The story is bold and adventurous
in spirit, conceived with daring agina-
tion and narrated with directness and
plausibility which gives it convincing
charm. 1t is published in the Town and
Country Library Series. (New York. D..
Appleton & Co.. Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop.)
The times., 1897-08-29

cludes all the larger cities of this end of
our continent.
Speok king seriously, with no attempt at
levity, it may be said that the young
Englishman will be sincerely welcome.
He is good fellow, young, virile.
artful; be has helped restore a healthy
spirit OF romance which CRAFTS with ex-
cellent temporizing result on our ultra
practical life; he has moved us MS few
now writing have or can, and his
popularity has previously established him
as par rticipator In large portion of our
sympathetic fellowship. He is going to
The times., 1897-08-29

the days Of international copyright. Now
he .wDl reap his reward, and those who
scott at the advantages of internatio
copyright law to the American author ma Y
perhaps change their views when they hear
what Mr.. Bellamy makes out of the better
arrangement.
Mr.. Bellamy's success did not come out
Of clear sky. He was wellknown
writer even before Looking Backward -
He is still a comparatively young man, as
may be seen from his picture herewith,
and he VIII not celebrate his senli-cen tennial
for three years to come. Mr.. Bellamy was
bornin Chicoree Falls, Mass, and there he
lives. He does not care for city life eyi-
.dently. Thoughtful natures such as his
prefer quiet and communion with nature.
Yet he displays in his works a profound
knowledge of the human lives OF our
populated cities. The portrait repro
duoedis from photograph copyrighted by
d. Appleton & Co.
The times., 1897-08-29

Ii may he perfunctory. but it is neyerthe-
less true, 10 say that the gold contraction
interest, and its agent the Republican Ma
tional Committee, is wasting great deal
OF ink and type in expensive publication,
towering whole lot OF old straw which the
people have long 20 threshed out, andrele-
gated to the fertilizer heap. One of the
stransest OF these phenomena of monetary
discussion during the past and present
isis illustrated in the fact that bankers
and other people, presenting 10 speak for
the cause OF gold contraction and memo
metallisfn, almost invariably display alb
solute and abject ignorance of the eIe-
nsentary principles of political economy.
and appear to know as little OF the science
Of money, from scientific standpoint, as
they may be supposed to know of the Chi
nese language
They seen. TO assume, in fact there is no
The times., 1897-08-29

What we have said OF Mr.. Cornwell's
Monographs will apply in a general way
t. another Of the poet of prosperity finan-
cial book with which Mr.. Hanna's cam
paigG-of-education money is beginning to
flood long-suffering country. 1t is called
Monetary Problems and Reforms" by
Charles Il Swan, jr., and it is not OF
enough general Importance to Justify an
extended review 1t is well written as
far as its English is concerned, and that
makes US regret that the author has not
devoted his literary ability to something
that he was better able to handle. The
one good thing about the book, which
however. is not by any means new is Mr.
Swans review OF the origin of money,
which, in deed, appears 10 have been
mostly drawn from Senator Stewards
brochure, 1.-The Science of Money"
In this part of his work Mr.. Swan in
evitably leads himself up to, but stops
short at the conclusion, that money is
q function and not a thing absolute. But
before striking that necessar Y deduction, he
wanders Off into the mazes Of intrinsic
value, the Inviolability of bankers in.
tercsts. although that Is not what he calls
IL, and so On. There is nothing whatever
new in Mr Swans hook, and 1t will not
be generally accepted as an important ad-
dition to the literature of the one great
issue before the people of the United
The times., 1897-08-29
Tenderness in DneIing.

The report states that the swords used
by Prince Henri and the Count OF TuriE
were treated with antiseptics-' This
thoughtful precaution to prevent any serl-
Gus injury whilethe two enraged gentlemen
were furiously striving to kill each other
must elicit the hearty approval OF humane
nations. Chicago Record
The times., 1897-08-29

The PutnaIns are about to issue new
Knickerbocker edition in forty volumes,
containing all OF Washington Irvingls writ
ings. This is significant, because it was
Just about fifty years ago, in lS4s, when
Mr.. George Palmer Putnam the founder
OF the house, fivst began to publish irving $
works. The fact that large and hand
some editions can still be published with
profit in the face of so many cheap edi-
tions, and no ownership OF copyright shows
more clearly than anything else the last
ing popularityof Washington Irving, as well
as the rare wisdom displayed by the Put
nam house fifty years ago.
When Mr.. Putnam began to print ne W
editions of the works written by Irving W
to 1S4S, itwasthe commonopiniont that the
author had ceased to be attractive to the
The times., 1897-08-29

accepted. the sculptor is seonsidering the ad-
visibility OF remodeling the head so as TO
represent Mrs. Stowe at the time OF the
publication of Uncle Toms Cabin" an
with this thought in view he has collected
such photos and prints of the Mrs Stowe
of that time as are still extalt. The unveil
ing in the spring Of S9S will be made
state occasion by the Connecticut govern
lnent
The times., 1897-08-29

Americanpeople, andinm many cirlcesit was
considered a piece of business folly for a
publisher to offer new editions To the pub
lie. Just the opposite was the result, and
within few years Washington Irving re-
ceiYed more money from the Putnams than
he ever had from the sale OF his works
previous to 1913.
The times., 1897-08-29

read from the fDoIly Dialogues 1.-The
Prisoner of Zenda - "Phroso'' and some of
his short stories. Meantime will some one
kindly affirm with authority whether we
are to address him as Mr.. Hope or MIR.
Hawkins?
Mr.. Anthony Hope was asked recently
aprppos Of his coming lecture tour in this
country, whether he in tended to write a
book of his American impressions. He
promptly answered. II shall be there too
long to write my impressions. l under
stand that no traveller ever writes book
who stays in q. country more than week,
and shall De iii America three months at
least"
The times., 1897-08-29

With the October number for the pres.
ent year the Atlantic Monthly begins the
fortieth year of It's existence. This coca
sion will be Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin
& Co.'s opportunity to issue a number
OF particularly choice essays by eminent
living writers, as it is the opportunity
of all apIreciative readers to felictate
the editors of the Atlantic on its sur
viyal through two score years OF honor
able -eminence the most astute and
representative literary periodical which
We have.
It has always been model in dignity,
astuteness, literary grace and brainy rep
resentaticn. About il cluster the memory
OF LongfsIkw, holmes and Lowell, and
many men living today Who enjoy deserved
literary reputation made their debut in
the Atlantic, and look upon it as an
alurnnus upon his alma mater
For this anniversary number Mr.. Henry
NJ. Stanley has written "a Quarter of a
Century's Progress in Equatorial Africa
Mr.. John Fiske, Political Changes Since
de Tocqueville;" Dr. T. j. j. See, The
Latest Discoveries in the History of the
Universe" NJ. Ferdinand Brunetiere,
why the French are Greater Masters of
Style Than The Americans" and Mr.. Wood
row Wilson, an essay "On Being Human :"
In addition to these strong articles, Mr.. F.
Hopkinsoh Smiths 'Caleb West" a Con-
necticut story, will appear
The times., 1897-08-29
LITERARY NOTES.

The death of Mrs Hungerford some
months ago brought out deserved eulogies
and pleasant "reminiscences of the pro-
lific Duchess but it did not stem the
tide OF her publications. Like John
Browns, her soul goes marching nm y
II marches on iii an unprecedented mum
ber of postbumous novels
II memory serves correctly, four novels
by the Duchess have been received and
have herein been reviewed since Mrs.
Hungerford's sad taking away Last
week there came another, "a Point OF
Conscience If these posthumous Duchess
hooks keep piling i'll we need not be
surprised to discover that The Duchess is
now a limited corporation OF novel produc-
ing young ladies'.
However, "a Point of Conscience" is a
harmless story OF English life along the
lines familiar to readers of Mrs. Hunger
ford's books. 1t is cheerful and whole
some, though mild, and will cheer without
inebriating. 1t is the twenty eighth story
by 1.-The Duchess so far published. tPhil.
adelphla: j. B. Lippincott & Co. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.l
The times., 1897-08-29

doubt they do assume, that the masses OF
the American people are as dense andignor-
ant on questions OF money and national
financial policy, as they are themselves.
ThisIs one of the most remarkable manifes-
tations in connection with the general de-
The times., 1897-08-29

compilation Of much of the informa-
tion recently published in the papers in
regard to the new northwest gold fields
is made by the A. N. Marquis Company,
of Chicago and published under the title,
'The Gold Fields of the Klondike." This
book has such Sdistinction attaches to
priority in the unavoidable flood OF
Klondike literature which is bound to In
undate US.
The times., 1897-08-29

Some books Of we'll known writers drew
fairly good prices in London sales re-
Gently. "Jane Eyre in the original cloth,
1847, brought f17, It's; fine copy of
Dickens memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi -
1888, in the original pink cloth, brought
fS, Is; the series of sixteen original pen
and ink drawings by R. Caldecott Illus
trating Cowper's "Hi6torr of John Gil
PIN SIS, brought ESQ, and George Mere.
dith's poems, first edition, 1854, auto
graph inscription, went for f12.
The times., 1897-08-29

Here is Mr.. Hall Gaines explanation of
his familiarity with the cockney or CO.
caigne dialect, as SO exemplarily denote0
in The Christian:
LAS to the language spoken by my sport
ing and cockney characters, studied the
turf and cocaigne dialects with as much
zeal as l should study Russian, for in
stance, IL I could find time to do SO, So
as to realize my desire to read Tolstoi in
the original. l have quite collection or
books in cockney dialect now in my Ii.
brary. Ore in particular, a book called
'Thenks Awf'ly,' which has cockney stt,-
ries with the English translation under
each word, was extremely useful. But
to make sure that there were no slips OF
a pathological kind, 1 submitted that part
also to an expert in cockney-no less O
person than Mr.. Albert Chevalier, who,
however, had nc alterations to suggest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-04
WANSkUCk.
Held Up and Robbed in WcOdville-Big
Crowd at the Ball Game.

Thomas Duffy of Gladstone avenue, while
in an intoxicated condition, was held up and
robbed OF SIS in Woodville late Saturday even
ing. Duffy is frequent visitor 10 North
Providence hostleres, especially Saturdays.
IL was about IL o'clock Saturday night, as
Duffy was on his way home from Centre
dale whore he had imbibed rather freely of
the ardent" and was In n rather muddled
condition. lie had just turned into Douglas
avenue, when ho was confronted by two
men, who told him 10 throw up his hands
He was too startled TO fully realize what
they meant for moment, until he received
"A rap on the head from the taller of the two
mon, which staggered him. Then up went
his hands He was sure they meant business
now The shorter of the two men held re-
volver close to Duffy's head while the other
went through his pockets. IAN tho bills
which consisted Of a ten, five and three
one-dollar bills, were conhscated.
Fifty five cents which were in the left
pocket Of his trousers they kindly refused TO
take, saying they would leave him that for
an eye-opener in the morning. They then
told him TO make tracks for home, mt the
same time pointing tho revolver at his head.
Duffy started as fast as his condition would
allow. He is unable 10 give good descrip-
ton of the men. other than they were young
looking and fairly well dressed, the taller
wearing a white shirt land turn down collar.
George Robertson of Henrietta street is re-
ceiviDg the congratulations of his friends
this morning There was n new arrival in
the family in the shape of little girl, which
weighed eleven pounds
Despite the cold weather Saturday after.
noon, a large crowd Witnessed the game he-
tween the Boomers and Wanskucks on the
latter's grounds, and while they shivered on
the blcachers the rooters were Just as en-
thusiatic as ever. The Wanskucks won as
usual. The score was To T. Conatv pitched
"A great game and was given splendid sup
port. Taylor made hit every time he went
10 bat and added TO his batting average con-
siderably. The fielding of the Ratigan
brothers was "A special feature of the game
Umpire, Trainor.
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