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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
portfolio by themselves, they would still wake
inextngushable mirth,

portfolio by themselves. they would still wake
inextinguishable mirth.
Mr. Jerome X Jerome used to be funny, in
modest way. Then his humOr grew a tribe per-
functory and wearisome Now that he has I'M
dertaken to mix it with dreary kind of serious
ness he makes very doeful reading. sketches
in Lavender Blue and Green" is an unprohtapie
book with the merest CLEANS of amusement IN
II at long intervals The sentiment is ilaDpy
The observation Is crude and cheap The gen.
eral quality of the work is mediocre ana thif
The book as a whole is a bore. 1t Is TO De hopeo
that Mr. Jerome will do better next time III ne
could bring back the minor joys of his ilrst pro-
auctions he might still hold his own.
There can be no doubt that Mr.. Thomas Mel
con Page has fallen below even his unpreteh-
tious standard in THE Old Gentleman Vi '"e
JIack stock" The tale is short 1t might wen
have been made shorter. At any rate, II III Is
tiresome it is because Mr.. Page takes too many
napes to describe a type that obviously requires
tact and a skilful. reserved treatment Tor us
nroper portraval In vignette artislicaiis
drawn Mr. Basham Miles would he good coiil-
panv Maundered over he is TEDIOUS ihui-
vidual whose pathos fails to ring true Inc
romance in the book is also rather ar'i'cii'' WI
Page is not a prolific writer HIS WORK. ""e"
il appears ought to be more condensed h'''
polished more interesting.
"'rhe Wise and the Maynard leaves p'u
taste in the mouth The characters are h'"'''
all repulsive their dongs are in the mann do
vulgar as they are themselves, and the terihihd
tion of the story leaves the various uhloNap'e
persons in a state of mind a triile more u''-
odifvinp than that discussed at the outset
With these qualifications the book Is Il c'eNe'
ono Mr. Street has some insight into the CHAR
acter of people leading a butterfly eAs'
ence and it must be admitted that what ne h'S
to say is all true enough, all very piausip'c anu
human. At the same time he appears 10 nave
gone aimlessly to work, to have written hoNe'
Of no particular drift, Of no significance arts'c
mr. otherwise As piece of modern impress
sionism il is well enough. As a story offered 10
thinking human beings it lacks substance
charm. everything. 1t is like a piece OF entirel!
authentic gossip uttered by an ordinarily cieNei
man-authentic but still gossip.
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friends II is said that Kinglake used to watch
for them eagerly as for one Of the greatest pleas
lres of his existence. The novelists death has
brought forth everywhere the most cordial trib-
utes But people could love her books without
finding them masterpieces, and the upshot OF IL
all is that she remains, as we have Indicated
above. a minor novelist.
In "The Be,eaguered City, she handled spir-
final and mystical and mysterious motives with
notable skill. In the great mass of less esoterlc
ec,ion which she wrote she pictured the society
of her time. urban and rural, with freshness and
yivacty and humor often WIN pathoS ana
stronotb Her biographical and historical works
are sober intelligent productions. But Whe'her
as critic or novelist she renamed an duthor Oh
modest capabilities one who charmed more
,broupb the personal strain in her work than
through its strictly literary clements. She mad
everything. in fact, save literature. That she
could not quite grasp though she was an assidu-
ous student Of English letters and did much use
ful work in their service. Personally she was
most lovable woman, and anecdotes are numer-
ous about her courage and self-sacriiice. She
was the chief prop of a large family for many
,oors and her tasks never caused her to lose the
ra;rtest degree OF her sunny spirits. Something
ne her nature is revealed by the preface to her
last hook THE Ways Of Life" In that she
save. 81 NAV . confess that have often
begun a story with the determination 10 De
biob-minded-to treat my young lovers without
INDULGENCE and either kill them or part them in
difference TO the rules of Art. But my heart has
generally failed me- and l have rarely found
courage to do them any HARM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
MRS. OLIPHANT.

A MINOR NOVELIST WHO WAS MUCH BELOVED.
Probably mos: readers of fiction in America
regarded Mrs. Oiphant as one of the minor Eng
lish novelists. Probably they were right. At any
rate. the warmest admiration for her gifts can
not fairly claim for her place beside the
acknowledged masters in the Victorian era. IL
she had deserved such place, it is reasonable
to suppose that she would have obtained H. I'M
disputed a long time ago. She lived long lie
and filled it with work that has been not only
liked but loved On the other hand. in that last
epthet lies full explanation of Mrs. Oliphants
peculiar position. Her books made her countless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
RECENT FICTION.
A NEW MAN WITH A NEW SENSE OF
HUMOR.

MANY CARGOES. By w. w Jacobs Octave PIP.
41 Frederick A. Stokes Company
SPANISH CASTLES BY THE RHINE Tripty-
chal Yarn BY David Skaats Foster. Duodeci-
mo. PIP. 245. Henry Holt & Co.
THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSEBOAT; Being
Some Further Account Of the Divers Doings Of
Bangs: Illustrated by Peter Newell Duodeci-
mo. PIP. 2Oi. Harper e. Bros
SKETCHES IN LAVENDER BLUE AND
GREEN. BY jerome X. Jerome. Illustrated.
Octave. Henry Holt & Co.
THE OLD GENTLEMAN OF THE BLACK
STOCK. BY Thomas Nelson Page. Duodecmo.
PIP. 1871. Charles Scribners Sons.
THE WISE AND THE MAYNARD. BY G. s.
Street. Octave. PIP. 23 John Lane.
Mr. w. w. Jacobs is a hitherto unknown
young man, at present occupying a position in
the London Postofiice. His book MANY Car
goes Is made up of a score Of short sketches,
and there is hardly one of them that fails to
give that welcome sensation which springs
from the impact upon the imagination of an
entirely new and perfect piece of drollery. All
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

From a pen and ink drawing Of Dante Gabriel
ROssetti)
was marked by several indiscretons he printed
an edition of his sisters poems which contained
much that i; is fair to suppose she would her
self have preferred to leave in oblivion. and re-
Gently he has made a little book out Of piece OK
juvenilia which are certain Christina KOS
setti would have suppressed without hesitation
1t is an interesting and, it may be added, 4
peculiarly modern record The worst or 1t IS
that there is no telling what Mr.. Rossetti VIII
publish next
The Harpers will presently bring out in book
form the story of Jerome, Poor Man. by MISS
Mary T.. wilkins which recently ran through
The Weekly.
A London publisher has been reprinting
number of essays by Carlyle, written l IN Inc
padia" To Judge from the extracts which
have thus far been made accessible on TINS SIDE
Of the water. the essays are mediocre produc-
lions which would better have been left in the
obscurity which had kept them comfortable fo-
so many years. But the book has one good
from the pen of Mr. 5. r. Crockett Perhaps
in some moods" says he of this unhappy book.
Il would rather it had not been published at
all but since it is printed, and VIII De puDllsneu
with or without my poor say-aWay of ADVERTISE
ment, / would cen rather do it myself than
leave the Introductory words to be said more
less lovingly by another" 1t is good of Mr..
Crockett to thus stand up in affectionate de-
Tense of the great Thomas. But wish we
could see the expression in the latters eyes
when in the E.lysian Fields he reads the Pore
word" and finds himself described as him or
the burning stomach and the honest forth
looking. irascible eyes
1t appears that the announcement concerning
the publication OF Hallam Tennyson's life of his
father by the Harpers was incorrect. The Mac
milan Company is To publish the book. 1t VIII
APPEAR on Tennysons birthday, October u.
The Macmlans announce for immediate pub
LEGATION a new volume of stories by Colonel
Richard Malcolm Johnson. 1t will bear the title
of "Old Times in Middle Georgia"
Dr. w. J. Knapp, of Chicago, has been working
for many years upon biography of George
Borrow He is now finishing it, and the work
is expected to appear in the autumn in three
Volumes
The Book Buyer" says that steps are being
talk, n for the formation of a Whittier Memo
rial Society. which shall go on with the project
of securing the poets house in Amesbury as 4
permanent shrine for his memory. Mean
while the Lowell Memorial Fund. for the preser-
vltion of Elmwood. grows apace. The last re-
port of the treasurer shows that over $4,000 has
been raised leaving $1,000 still to be collected"
The American Book Company has in press q
series of volumes Of stories relating to various
States of the Union. Mr. Howes contributes
a collection of Ohio stories. Mr. Stockton one for
New-Jersey, and Mr.. Joel Chandler Harris one
volumes forthcoming.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18
LITERARY NOTES.

The Century Company will publish curious
bit OF tuyenilia in the autumn. 1t Is TO ne a
child's book on Joan of Arc and IT VIII be Illus
trated in colors by Boutet de Monvel Mrs.
Catherwoods novel. THE Days of Jeanne
dare" will also be published by the Century
Company in the autumn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

erary World reporting the paper, gives this
abstract Of il: There was tendency at pres
ent, the lecturer pointed out. to distinguish be-
tween novels and rOmances, but the older ana
more authorized usage, which he would follow,
would be to use novel the generic and ro-
nance as the specific term. The character of q
novel was determined by the theme, and the
theme was not concerned with Incidents as such,
but dealt with people passing through incidents:
Therefore, the qualities of romance must be
found in the people, not in the Incidents
The ordinary way Of speaking and thinking was
rather opposed to this theory. The mistake was
to take certain frequent incidents for the es-
sence of romance When it was said that a man
had no romance i'm him, the phrase did not mean
that nothing happened to him, but referred to
the qualities of his mind The basis of romance
lay in the choice of a special of emotion
and impartng to it special qualities by the man.
ner in which ii treated
The Henley Henderson edition of Burns has
lust been completed An essay on the poet by
Mr. Henley appears in the third and last volume.
Mr. William Michael Rossett of whom Dante
Rossetti made the accompanying sketch, mas All
partly because Of his relationships and partly
because he has managed TO do from time To tlme'
a creditable piece of work. He has written some
respectable criticism in his day. But latteriy
he has gained the distinction of being one or the
most remarkable literary executors OF modern
times His bulky book about his brother Daht3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

The Henley-Henderson edition OF Burns mas
Just been completed. An essay on the poet ~
Mr. Henley appears in the third and last volume.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

The Harpers will presently bring out in book
form the story of jerome, Poor Man. by Miss
Mary +. wilkins, which recently ran through
The Weekly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

The American Book Company has in press q
series of volumes of stories relating to various
States of the Union. Mr.. Howells contributes
a collection of Ohio stories. Mr.. Stockton one for
New-Jersey and Mr. Joel Chandler Harris one
for Georgia. There will presumably be other
volumes forthcoming.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

DR.. w. j. Knapp, of Chicago has been WORK
for many years upon biography OF Gee
Borrow He is now finishing it, and the "
is expected TO appear in the autumn in Il
volumes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

The Macmillans announce for immediate pub
LEGATION a new volume of stories by Colonel
Richard Malcolm Johnson 1t will bear the title
of "Old Times in Middle Georgia"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-18

1t appears that the announcement cor
the publication Of Hallam Tennyson's III
father by the Harpers was incorrect. II
milan Company is 10 publish the book.
APPEAR on Tennysons birthday. October
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-02-20

The position of alderman at
large is now vacant and a special
election has been called for March
80 b to fill the position. In this
year of financial upheavals we need
our very best men to pilot our city
over the tumultuous waves OF dis
content. AS a man who would be
an honor to the position, as we'll as
eminently useful In the work Of
the present year, we take pleasure
in pres -nting the name Of Judge
R. McConathy. Besides being an
expert accountant he is thorough
ly conversant with the needs Of
our city and no man has a higher
sense of moral obligations. He is
the sort of material we need and
If he will accept, he can be elected
by an overwhelming majority.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-02-20

The delightful growing weather
of the past week has had wonder
full effect in bringing out the early
We zetables. The finest cabbage
ever seen in this countyis now be-
ing shipped to northern markets.
Some strawberries are coming into
market and by the first Of the
month it is predicted that Marion
county will be sending the north
ern markets more vegetables than
during any season in its history.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-02-20
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE

The steamship Florida has re-
sumed service between Port Tam
pa and Mobile. sailing on the fol.
lowing schedule:
Lv. Pt. Tampa Saturdays ego pm.
Ar. Mobile Mondays 500 am.
Lv. Mobile Tuesdays 200 pm.
Ar. PIT Tampa Thursdays 800 am.
The steamship Florida has supe.
rior accommadions for both first
and second class cabin passengers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-02-20

The annual message of our ne"
mayor, w. S. Bullock, found else.
where in this issue will be read
with great interest by every tax
payer in Ocala. It is a fair, con-
else and practical statement of the
financial conditions of our city. He
quotes some past history in regard
to our finances that will furnish
food for reflection.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-02-20
2. c. & P. Special Rates.

NEW ORLEANs-On account of
Mardi Gras Celebration, tickets
will be sold on Feb. 10th to
March Ist inclusive at one fare
round trip, good for fifteen
days.
MOBILE, ALA-On account of
Mardi Gras Celebration, tickets
will be sold Feb. 10th to March
Ist inclusive, at one fare round
trip, good for fifteen days.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA-On account of
Mardi Gras Celebration, tickets
will be ssld Feb. 10Th to March
Ist inclusive, at one fare round
trip, good for fifteen days.
WASHINGTON, d. Con account
of presidential Inauguration, tick.
cts will be sold March Ist to 3rd
inclusive, at one fare round trip,
limited to March 8. 1897.
De FUNIAK SPRINGS Son accoun:
of Florida Chautauqua, tickets
will be sold from Feb. IS to
March II inclusive, limited to
April 10. 1897, at SI4 SO roune
trip from Ocala.
TAMPA.-On account Nat Good
win performance, tickets will bt
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one fare for round trip. good IN
til February 18TH, 1897.
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Jacksonville.
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w. H. Hopkins, Trav. Pass. Agt.
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Ocala.
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-Colored bosom shirts, the lat
est patterns, 75c & upwards. Da-
wilson & VanEchop.
If you wish to save money
call on the Racket for No. 6 Price
List.
Extension sole russell shoes
the kind that wear. We have
them. Davidson s Van Echop.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take laxative Bromo-Quiuine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. exc.
Fresh Cedar Key and Crystal
River oysters al L. S. Backs,
fat and fine 2sc per quart.
-Martinot's French Bakery for
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WANTED-To sell my house
hold goods, am going to California
about March LIST. Will sacrifice
Mrs. E. G. MCCALL.
Reasonable rates and prompt
return of clothing to be cleaned.
Grease and dirt warranted out by
Macon Steam Dye Works, See
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Refreshing
!. SarsapariIla

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The Champion boarding house
is one of the most popular board
ing houses in the city. especially
so for railroad men. Try it. A
good square meal for e cents.
Pleasant rooms. Cheap weekly
board. One block south of the
Methodist church.
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BuekIen's Arniea SaIVa

The best salve in the world
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faction or money refunded. Price
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Pullman ParIor Cars via F. CAP.

Ocala TO Jacksonville, leaving
Ocala at 1855 M, arriving at
Jacksonville at 4:I5 m.
Ocala to Tampa, leaving Ocala
at 1.32 p m, arriving at Tampa at
$50 p N.
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Special Rates by The Plant System

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limit to March IS. at one fare for
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To Washington, D. C.. sell
March I, and 8. limited TO March
8, at one fare for round trip, &C
count of Presidential Inaugural
ton March 4. 1907
To Birmin ham, Ala, sell Feb.
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to March 1 S, at one fare for round
trip, account Mardi Gras, March
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To Mobile, Ala, sell February
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Save Your Money

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NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS

If you contemplate trip TO any
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The routes offered via The
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
THE REPLY OF SPAIN.
Answer TO Gen. Woodrufrs Note
About Ready.
Unable 40 Fix the Date when Cuban
War VIII lie Ended = says the
struggle Has Been Prolonged
by Aid from America.

Madrid, Oct. 13.--lt is semioflicially
announced that the reply OF Spain 10
the note presented by the United States
minister, Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford,
has been drafted by the minister OF
foreign affairs, Senior Gullon, and will
be submitted TO the cabinet at its
meeting Wednesday. The reply. IL is
stated, will say that Spain is unable
10 fix exactly the date when the war
will be over; but the ministers are per-
suaded IL will not be long, because the
situation OF the rebels is critical and the
efforts of the Spanish troops are sure
of success. Owing TO the rebel situa-
tion and the concession OF autonomy,
administrative and economic, which
will be effective before January, the
government hopes actual hostilities will
finish shortly.
Spain, il is continued, thinks the re-
forms and the activity Of the Spanish
troops are sufficient elements to secure
the immediate paciication OF the is
land, which, il is asserted, would have
been more rapid II the rebels had not
had the succor Of filibusters who, under
the shelter Of the American flag, have
contributed TO maintain the state OF
affairs"
The government has decided that
Gen. Primo de Rieyera is 70 retain com
mand in the Philippine islands in
order that he may initiate the pro-
posed reforms and reorganize that col
ony.
Madrid, Oct. IA private cable mes
snge from Washington declares that
President Mckinley will endeayor to
induce the insurgents to accept auton-
omy, and II they refuse he will do his
utmost to put an end TO agitation and
10 prevent iilibustcring, as he believes
now that Capt. Gen. Weyler is recalled
congress will support this policy
Madrid, Oct. i3. - a semi-ofllcial
statement. issued after the cabinet
meeting Of Monday, says that by en-
ploying native volunteers in Cuba in
stead Of European troops the expenses
of the campaign would decrease. and
the operations against the insurgents
would be conducted more rapidly.
Havana, Oct. 13.-Gen. Weyler, Il Is
announced, has received numerous tel
egrnms from politicians, bankers and
merchants in Spain, expressing sym
Pathy with him personally and with
the policy he has followed i'm Cuba. IL
is now said TO be probable that Gen.
Mcyler will not leave Cuba until Oc-
toher 30, when he will embark for Bar
ceiona.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16

New York, Oct. i3.-EmmetC c. Gibson,
the promoter vice president OF the Ak
ron Street Railway d Illuminating com
pany, and said TO be associated in BUSH
ness with Gen. Samuel Thomas and j. u.
Clews. of New York, who was arrested
on the 9TH inst, on a charge Of attempt
ing 10 pass worthless check for S640,
was discharged Tuesday, the complain
ant, X. b. Stimson. auditor OF the Hotel
Nctherland and Imperial, saying TO
Magistrate Hedges that he did not be-
lieye that Gibson had any intention of
defrauding him.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-16
New senator from HfIssIasippI.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 12.-Gov. Nc
Laurin wires from his home in Brandon
that he has appointed Senator-elcct
fernando De Soto Money as United
States senator to fiji the vacancy
caused by the death OF the late Senator
j. Y. George, whose term expires in
1899. Senator George before his death
having declined again 10 be candidate
for Office, an election for the regular
term was necessary, and the last legis-
latnre, after a long deadlock. elected
Mr.. Money for the regular term begin
ming ia 1890.