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The times., 1898-01-02
CURRENT VERSE.
Ye Clden Times

Ye Clden Times.
How oft we hear tiny praises sung.
In strains the most Civine-
As tho each harp was tuned to tell
Ihe joys OF 4 uid Lang Syhe,
True-pleasuTes were more keenly felt,
When pleasure still was new;
A nd so our joys seemed deeper than
When life had held so few.
Rut as each rose we pluck III life
Must ever wear its thorn
SO OF each pleasure we enjoyed
There seems sorrow born.
Now, a canker's in cur roses,
And sawdust i'll our dolls;
A nd the piping OF the song birds,
As tuneless now as polls.
Tie sparkle has left the sunshine.
Faced once bright flowers
So we turn with heaTtsick longing.
To the joys of bygone hours
\ nd today we stand mid theNyreckage
OF dreams once so divine
Mid the remnants OF that future
We dreamed Of-in Aud Lang Syne,
X LoYETT sED WICK
The times., 1898-01-02
Mr.. DrexeI Biddle.~ Publications.

Mr.. Anthony J DreNel Biddle, of Phila-
Geiphia' who uniteS in himselfthe funcsk, rs
of author IND publisher, has recently issued
three new hooks OF his own writing. One
which children especially Will receive with
pleasure, is The Second Frogcy Ferry
Book, being continuation OF the unique
fancies of the first volume OF this title.
Mr.. BiCdie has improved on his first book
FOR Children, which was very attTa ctivc IN
itself. In 'Shantytown Sketches" he has
gathered some OF his Irish, German and
negro Gislect stories, which have been pub
lished separately in periodicals. A third
volume is The Flowers Of Life." bro
chure cf poems and prose pastels OF consid-
erable finCsse. philadelphia: nIexef Bid
die. Washington: A II BookseIleIs.)
The times., 1898-01-02

Miss Henrietta Drumm, of Canton Ohio.
las been selected as the alto sOlOiSt at
Epiphany Church To succeed Mrs. Sh Al II,
whose resignation was a cause of ragr t
to the whole congregation. Miss DrHnzn
has strong, full voice Of pleasing quality
and is Il valuable acquisition 20 tie Ilu-
seal circles Of the city. AT the Christmas
se-vIces Miss HALEY, the soprano. was
GEable To apDcar, owing 10 n sudden spell
of sics ness, too late to get subsfr tie.
Mr.. w. j. Caulfield, the tenor, took the
soprano solos, as well dS his own, aud ie-
ce:ved many eomplim ents fof his work.
The times., 1898-01-02
MUSICAL NOTE AND COMMENT

The many friends Of Prof. Fanciuni. late
leader OF the United States Marine Band.
are much pleased at the quick recognition
which has been accorded his worth as a
musician In New York city, where he is
now located Hehas been appointed leader
and director of the famous Seventy-first
Regime ent Banc, Of that city, one OF the
largest in this Country, and was director
OF the united bands and chorus or over
800 voices, which participated in the car
nival in that city un New Years Eve, ct
the raising of the flag Of Greater New YORK
over the City Hall.
The times., 1898-01-02

i. Car YOU give the names Of the grand
CtlidreI OF AieXanuer Hamilton: OF .jer.
iefson Davis? z. What are the grounds
Tor believing that Shakespeare did not
wrte Arden OF Faversham? That he did?
x
l. We can find the names Of only wo of
Alexander Hamilton s grandchildren
Schuyler and Allan McLane Hamilton,
cousins. Mr.. Davis left no grandchildren
:. Inc fact that, though published twicein
Shakespeaie's life, 5S2 and 1899, IL was
not ascribedto him until 177U- The delinea-
tlon of the characters is, gen orally speak
lhG' ilfe-iike; SOME Of the fignres are very
much too insipid and vague. and others
now and again inconsistent This is quite
contrary to Shakespeare's art. 1t lacks
the passages in rhyme that distin gaish the
early plays. On the other hand, it has
certain paraileiIsnIs of speech and thought
with his Known piays:it was written about
the time ne was doing-or supposed to be
doing hack work for the theater; and it
has much ofhis fire, nspite ofthe uonotOny
discovered by Ulrici. NJ one but Knight
really thinks it is SEakespeares
The times., 1898-01-02

Tie Bishop of Washington, DIT. SatterIee.
who is an able musician himself antl
great admirer of surpliced ehoirs, i much
pleased with the work which is being lone
al the Pru-Cathcdrai. under the able guild
ance of Pro-de-offro Brown, the cTganiSt
who came from New York at the invita-
tion Of the Bishop. The choir has leen
greatly strene thened by the engagement
Of Mr.. c. T. Belt, SO long of st. PaII's
Church. this city. Mr.. Belts knowledge
not only Of the general service Ofthc church,
hut OF 10y choirs, makes him a most Val
liable acquisition, and one greatly appre.
ciated by Iir. Brown.
The times., 1898-01-02

One OF the most enjoyable featur IS Of
the masicaf Program at the concert given
for the her eft of the Shrine of the Saer .d
Heart, the new Catholic church 10 be
erected iE MouLt Pieasant, was rendition
OF Lang's Flower Song by Prof. 4. j..
fundt and Miss Eva Keieher, vioIins. an:
Miss Naomi Keleher, pianiste. The lights
were turrt out and the stage and an Ii
torium left IL. total darkness: the eff 1T
was most pleasing. Miss Eva Keleher IS a
pupil Of Prof. Yundt, and gives promise
OF becoming very fin g musician.
The times., 1898-01-02

The election OF Prof Paul Wiallarl. Df-
ficer and member of the French Academy,
a. honorary president of the Edward ir'Eg
Darling Musical Society is announced The
e.,1ect of the society is t. erect aSUlStaDtiaI
memorial to the memory OF this Iamentee
Young composer. At the performances OF
the opera of cinderella to be given at
the Metropolitan Opera House in New 'rk
for charity, from January . TO IA,
the charming lullaby OF Edward Irving
parrnc's, entitled '.slrmfer Sv Getty.
Baby Dear viii be siIug by rniiIent
81 loists, among Others Mines. Lamperti
snd yaida. Nine Lamperti is the widow
OF the famous Italian maestro, and is her
self an artistic of high renown, althonsh
5rershadowed by the towering reputation
Of her husband. whose cola bora ten. shs
was.
The times., 1898-01-02

At the Christmas tree entertain.n NJ Of
the National Fencibles ON Christmas Eve
ths musica Irar t of I he programmes rendered
by Messrs. Yundt and Holmes. II the
NJ drids. Prof. Yundt. Who is sH old
friend of the Fencibles. was presented
witt violin case and stand as 4 token OF
appreciation.
The times., 1898-01-02
III

To deck thy breast, at loves behest, with
bud and blossom rare,
When years are flown and thou art grown
with girlhCod's graces fair:
Boon Summer smiles in all her isles, and
mid the mountain SHOWS
BY glaciers set, ungatbered yet, the Al
pine violet blows.
His eradled sleep good angels keep whose
manhood's breast shall thrill
With loves excess thy days to bless. and
loves sweet fate fulfill
Though far it lies in sweet surmisc, the
future all unknown,
Yet shall he come to lead thee home and
claim thee for his own.
Nor wind that blows. nor wave that flows,
where'er the sailors haunt,
BY tropic strand, or a ustral land, or coasts
Of the Levant,
But owns the truth that thou, in sooth,
now Tapped in tiimpled ease,
Rulest serene, a sceptred queen. the Mis-
tress of the Seasi
Richard 5. Spofford, in Harper Aiaga-
zine.
The times., 1898-01-02

4 featureof the Christmas prograyn7t The
Church Of the Immaculate Conception
was the singing Of the new ladies .!GaTtet,
known as the st. s. and SOInEOaed Of
Misses Annie Grant, Katie Smith, first
aud second sopranos; Mamie Grant and
Grace Maher, first and second altos
The times., 1898-01-02

A writer in London newspaper hears
an interesting insta nee of the good nature
Of J. NJ. Barrie. Having made his literary
fortune ut of 'Tlrliuns," he proposes in a
small wa V tc pa y7back the debt by bringing
over, on AN excursion to London, many
local villa gers fs possible. so that they mas
see he metropolis and at the sa me tima Oh
tain glimpse his play, The Little Min
ister," winch is still running To crowded
houses at the l!ayuarket. One of the
actors in the present cast Of the play WIS
it is saiti, borE in Thrams, and several nf
his fellow TEcs plans have a strain Of
Scotch blood in them.
The times., 1898-01-02

At n banquet in Liverpool on st. ndTaw's s
Day, Ian Maclaren spoke OF the Scot
character Among other things he sai id
that he tthe Scotchmanl was not bigored
and would use all methods that were hol-
ora bic to achieve success Therein wa the
rea son OF the Scot 'ssuccess. He was nan
with the strongest attachment to home,
which gave tie greatest pledge of perna
nerce OF character, and he was man VITO
was at home in every place throughout
tile world. The display OF nationality by
Scutchmen in america greatly delighted
the American people. The American peo-
pie reveled iii tartan, Ind they Woni1
declare, not perhaps looking yoI in the eyes
bu. with steady voice, that OF all musical
instruments they preferredthe ba epipes. No
people had So resisted the yiriIe influence
of the Americans as the Scotch, and Lad
So steadily refused to be swamped and
absorbed in the American accent and the
American hat of thought. On the other
liz nd, no People were SO popular and IN
deed, Americans were only anxious bout
one thing, and that was TO show that they
were Scotch. The number OF people in
America who were directly descended fr om
Mary Queen of Scots was simply incalcu-
liable. Dealing with English influence in
Scotland, Dr. Watson said that some good
would certainly be done by the influence
OF England over Scotland, for they were
not there to say that they were withoat
faults.
The times., 1898-01-02

is not this year, / s97, ti.c limit Of time
granted the Maitime Canal Company in
TliIch to complete the canal ana open 1t
Tor traffic? q How THucn Gf tie canal
has been constructed. j.. VIII the present
coiipauy's charter be 3nnI!iled by the non
coihpietiOn Of the work within the ten
years allowed In the cuncesslnns? F.. A. s.
No. IHis company had three and
half years for surveys. and ten years for
construction; the thirteen and one half
years are not up until August, 1902
2. Very little. Breakwaters at San Juan
have been b,i:Ii and part of the pa h cleared.
The company rot into difficulties and work
was stopped. 3 That depends OH the Mica
raguan government.
The times., 1898-01-02
LITERARY NOTES.

A severe earraignmentof Sir Edwin Arnold
as pIagiarist has heen made. 1t appears
tfat while In Japan. though in the
prcparat tion of lecture he had access 10
a remarkably fine library, in delivery lie
apoiogized for inexa ctitude, as he had 70
rely upon his memory entirely, having
had no books. This is but minor CONT
ag,jnsf the Englisbman, What is ;1ore
serious is the use which ne made IN his
work on Japan -'Japonica'-of manu-
script Ice ned him by Mr.. Conger, keen
-asistic Society Of Japan. He asked that
the manuscript be left with him for
while, request which the flatter I'll MIR.
Conger cheerfuliy acceded to. But tiat
gentlema ms pleasure turEed to sorrow
and cha grin when Sir Edwin's 'Japonic,"
reached the Orient, for 1t appeared that the
Englishman or his copyist had not hcen
idle while the Conger manuscripts re-
MA med in his possession. Comparative .easi-
ings. or, as is more often said, the iea11y
para lle!," is given. and it is not fla:terIng
to Sir EdwIn's sense OF literary honor.
Some of the appropriated material he has
worked over: in using whole uncredited
passaEe he las screened himself behind
occasional quotation marks: but there are
dana ring examples of portions crtbhed
without a change OF word or a sign ,f a
quotation mark 1t Will he interesting 10
note what reply the compiler or ia poI,ica"
viii me ke To this severe impea chncnt Of
his li,nof.
The times., 1898-01-02

certs VIII be four in number this season and
will take place in January. February.
March and April. Tickets for the course
will be on sale a Ellis in few days.
The times., 1898-01-02

Busy.
tFrcm the chicago Tribune)

Vt IIIH IIIt NIIN-dTU Il TINIIIItT
Spokesman-w have come. sir, 10 %
that you will accept, as slight testimonial
of the public appreciation OF your services
TO science, this little present Of
Great Arctic Explorer linterruptins,+
You viii lave to see my agent. My tinIe is
worth $500 an hour Good day.
The times., 1898-01-02

The Lawrence school OF Music AMI e. =
oution celebrated tie advent OF the new
year with n pupils recital a the studio
\ very enjoyable program was rendered,
Miss Ma C1en.m0ns reciting The Whistling
Regiment" ;" ~ request, ant Prof. La wrancc
singing The College Bell" Songs anil
recitations were given by the pup'IS,
together with a musical slit entitled
After the Storm Comes n CalIn,' after
which refreshments were served.
The times., 1898-01-02

Prof George W. Lawrence, the we'll
known musical director, Is considering
several very flattering offers from cbmCheS
to conduct theii music for the coming wear.
but as yet has nut come 20 decision
in reference thereto, owing to his busi-
ness engs gements, which require So much
of his time
The times., 1898-01-02

/. When did the insurrection in Cuba
begin? g What Were the Immediate
causes? 3. Who We're the leading COM
nianders on 10th sides? a. What battles
were there? NJ. b.
III February, 1895. 2. Bad government
On the part of Spain. 3. Ebe Spanish gen.
was succeeded by Weyler. The principal Gu
ban leaders were Gomez, Marti tdead), Ri
efai was Marshal Arsenic de Martinez Cam
pos; h. rad swarm OF other Officers. and
vera, Maceo t'leadl. Roioff, Garcia and a
dozen more good soldiers. A. There have
been no great battles. The Cubans harass
the Spaniards more by constant skirrnishrs
than they could by fighting pitched battle
The times., 1898-01-02

The Columbia Glee Clubneton Wednesday
e.ening at the studio OF Pref George ".
I.,wrenee. the musical director. ami dis
CT ssed plans for the new year. Among
ether matters the careIessness of members
iii attending rehearsals was carefully gone
over. and il Is urgently requested tfat
a fun attendance be had on Wednesday
evening next. when rehearsals will o. he
gun for the performance of 'Ptnafore'
and The Chimes Of Normandy
The times., 1898-01-02

The Italian government las resolved To-
found at Florence, at public expense,
a library of all the books which have in
CURED thr eensure of the Sacred Congrega
tion tf the Index. The Vatican protests
that a ma ;ority of the books are improper
To the IL st degree, and that the esta blish-
mentof sucha onisanaffront1sa ainst
public mortality.
The times., 1898-01-02

The Critic furnishes complete list ~
the late AIphonse sDaudet's works. 1t in
ciuties Les AmpuTenses,' lies Absents,
.'Iartarii. Ge Taraseon, ..Tartarin sur les
Alpes,' pert Tarascon.' Contes dn
Bundi,'' '.Lettres de Mon Moulin he
Teti, Chose y Jack. ''"Fron1Ont Jeupe ct
RisIeI Aine, = Robert Helmont,' lie
Nabab," Les Ros Ell ESil, 'tNufna
Rolmestan, - 'LEyangeliste," {" Sapho,
la Belle Nivernaise,'' NLe Chaperon
Rouge lies Pet.ts Robinsons des Paris.
souvenirs dun Homme de LettreS,
''LImmortel,' Rose ct Ninette, La
Petite Paioisse' and La Fetlor." HIS
last book, LIE Soutien de Famille," has
been repeatedly announced during the iast
few years. Whether it viii be published,
and when, are questions To which, at the
present moment, no authoritative answer
can be given.
The times., 1898-01-02

flames of Englandl was james Stuart.
The fun names OF sovereigns are not easy
to find. The Almanac de Gotha tthe of-
fetal year book of Europe) gives the
baptismal names of thesoyereigDs and the
names OF the houses to which they belong
In some cases the names OF the houses are
The names OF the sovereigns. In other cases
the soveieigns really have no surnames.
The times., 1898-01-02

Miss Levers will sing The Christmas
HeIald,'' by Coombs, this evening. IT the
Western Presbyterian Church, h-ith vio-
lin obligato by Prof. A. E. Yundt.
The times., 1898-01-02

Give. the direct reason why = hundred
years elapsed from the discovery of America
to the first English colony? =. What
agreement did Constantine ma Ike with the
Pagans in regard to the Sabbath day? 3.
Have we any logical proof that we keep
the rigis- Sabbath? STUDENT.
Spaii CIaimetl all the new discoveries q Nc
50 long as England was a Roman Catholic
COUNT. and at reace with Spain she had
to admit Spains claims When England
first became Protestant, men were too
much engaged in other things to go ex-
ploring or coionizing, but under Elizabeth
there began a general widening of inter
est; and II war with Spain and the differ
ence OF religions relieved the English of
any need of respecting Spanish claims. So
the colonization followed. 2. He made
none, according to Gibbon. He allowed
them to retain most OF their rites and
their temples, though he suppressed some
of these because of their immo alties. but
on the other hand he ordered that work
should cease on Sunday. 3. No, because
it is admitted very generally that Christ
ians do not keep the Sabbath. The Sab
bath is Saturday, Sunday, though called
Sabbath by some clergymen, is the Lords
day.
The times., 1898-01-02

priest IT. l,ecoming figure in fiction; the
fieldwhich belonged to NJ. Ferdinand Fabre,
the autlor of Ma yoca tion,' is invaded
by NJ. George Ohnet, in lie Cure de Favi-
ere.' IT. contains some beautiful pas.
sages II has not the violent interest of
'Corleone.' and the Cure, after all his
adventures ard vicissitudes, gains the
hearty approbation Of his Bishop. A bet
ter book, however, is 'Les Lettrss ,ln
Cure de Campo gne. the popularity OF which
shows q res ctiun among the French ag ainst
the distorted clerics once so fashionable
in French fiction. But the Cure de
Faviere.'is IS somewhat sentimental for our
taste. and NJ. George Ohnet's manage
ment Of the scene where Bernard twho has
saved the priest by confesSiHg a ;nlfder
which the Cure, from a sentiment of honor,
has concealed commits suicide, is not sat
isfactory. Suicide after the priests 5eH l.
tiful words of bencdiction and hope. IS
incongruous. But then the French are
still Greeks il literature.
The times., 1898-01-02

Must the members of the Presidents
cabinet be natural born citizens? NJ b. X.
No. Tne r,esept secre.aryf cf ~ rfc,i
tures MI. James Wilson, is Scotchman
by pnn i.i.U seNraa. oo..ct Cdu.hct Inin
listers have been naturdIiZed citizens.
The times., 1898-01-02

l. ZaI ewilI was the the chairman of the
yagabonds' Gibbs Christmas dinner. ana
the brilliant Jew said many interesting
things. In proposing the toast of The
Queen; he remark ed that this was a Christ
mas dinner and he could not claim the
title of Mr.. Hall Gaines latest novel
1.-THE Cbristian"}. He comforted himself,
however. with recoilectiuii of tie aItless
query of little Jewish girl. Her parents,
ike most Jews with ia shionable tendencies.
were extremely pious in celebrating the rites
OF Santa Claus and plum pudding ard the
Christmas tree. One evening, when The
Yule log was II: Zing brightly and the Snap
Dragon roaming free, little Rebecca 'ia
tender. beautiful thought Mother" said
She do the Christians also haze Christ
mas?'' He farcied, however, that avery-
body took Christmas in the Pickwic.ian or
rather the Dickensonian, Sense--as q sea son
of right good will. The toast which he had
in charge was not, he admitted, original,
He had heard of German waiting in
crowd to see the Emperor pass, and being
arrested for saying,z'I wonder when the
iackass will turn up ''ButI meant ,by
brothe, ir-law,' said the prisoner. NO.
10" replied the policeman lyon said jack
ass ard you must have meant the En-
peror."
In his country if "a policeman We're to
hear anybody speaking of good, kind
hearted lady WHO had sympathy for every
kind Of .trcpble, whether Of triplets or
death, lie wouldk now that the Queen was
meant. Authors owed much to her najeS
ty for not. having brought out another oc
her books this year. Charmingly unobtru-
sive as her majesty's works We're, contrast
ing gracio,rsly with sti,e obtrlsive genius
which mark ed the adings Of the other Eu-
ropean sovereigns there, wasano tlosibt tl.s,;.
any book OF hers. woHld be the book of the
year, and would swamp everything put
forth by the ordinary author. Everybody
had read her letters ito Tennyson. 1t was
very nice to find h er signing herself Yours
affectionateiy.' That was the right atti
tude for a sovel eign to tax up toward men
OF letters but HOW itswasfor the vagabond
Club andits gueSts to sign theaiselve with
reference tc the queen, Hers affectionate-
""
The times., 1898-01-02

Please name half dozen American his
torians of the United States. j. T. j.
THESE are good writer's: John Fiske,
James schouler, George Bancroft, Richard
Hildreth, Edward Won Holtz, and Thomas
w. HiGginson.
The times., 1898-01-02

The latest news from the no selists is that
Mr.. Gilbert Parker has written story en-
titled .'Mr RS. Balchion,' and Mr.. Grant
Aren one called The Incidental Bishop
Mr. Max Pemherten is just "serialising
two romances, THE Phantom Army and
IA Woman oflKroBstadt." Mrs. EVer;ifi
Cttes (Saia Jeanette Duncanl Is writing
stoIy called n Voyage Of Consolation
ard we are Co have an English translation
o."The Red Terror new aovel by Felix
Glas,
The times., 1898-01-02

London paPers announce that the premises
of a large publishing company at Christi
ania Were totally destroyed by fire fort
night ago. The damage is estimated at
400 900 krouers, III which 10000 kroners
is covered in one insurance office and 53,-
900 kroneIs in1another. The books lost in
the fire Included quantity III Christmas
literature and a number nf valnabIe works
and manuscripts, among them being 5000
copies of Ninsef-s book on his expedition
TO the Moth Pole.
The times., 1898-01-02

With the issue of December %, the Critic
completed its seventeenth year. This week
ly Is one Of the most astute and discrini-
mating OF tie literary periodicals. Its re.
views are always considered ana scholarly;
its news is fresh and usually important.
and the weight it carries with the publish
ers, reviewers and readers is such as 10
regard its utterances as confirmation of
opiniuh or fact.
The times., 1898-01-02

The Critic wants To know why some enter
prsing publisher doesn't collect Col.
Hays English spec ches. They are too good
To be lost. The one delivered before the
Omar Khayyan Club has called forth
torrents OF praise from the English press
a nd led the Da lily Chronicle to say that the
United States has never, not even in Mr..
Lowell, been represented by a stronger,
more oharming, cultured personalit ="
The times., 1898-01-02

Donahue'e Magazine, an acknowle,l -sed
organ of Catholic thought among the
lafty and clergymen, says of the con
fessional scene in Crawforl's "Corleone"
and Of priests in fiction generally:
His Confessional incident is unfortunate
AJmos. anything is possible in real life,
but a priest who Could be forced to hear
the confession Of murderer in the presence
OF the body of the victim would be alb
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS suchimprItlence would
deprive him Of all the sympathy that one
ought to feel for man who, because his
lips have been tivinely sealed, must suffer
for the crime OF his sham peiitent. The
The times., 1898-01-02

Are gfeenbacks subject to taxation? Is
any circulating medium limited states
currency exempt from taxation?
The times., 1898-01-02
III l4lj-I -lI|l4It|t*1alI 8 i

their relation to life. They were origi-
naily delivered as lectures, and their
style addresses itself witt. tue vigor OF
discourse. New York: g. ?. Putnam's
Sons. Washington: Woodward & 10th
rop Sl25)
The times., 1898-01-02

Greenbacks are not subject to taxation;
In fact, no circulating medium in the
United States is subject to taxation as
such.
The times., 1898-01-02

Tie Christmas program viii he reprate ed
this morning at Calvary Baptist Church by
the quartet composed OF Misses Lucia NOla.
soprano, and Florence McNelly, alto, and
Messrs- W. T. Glover, tenor, and Arthur
Earnest, bassoi Prof Fra nk Gebest, organ
ist.
The times., 1898-01-02

In tn. February Harper's there will be
printed the first part of a paper on Social
Political Satire" which is a rosthumo,s
work OF George Du Maurier. 1t deals with
the life and works of John Leech, Charles
Keene and Du Maurier himself, and is tn
be accompa MED by numerous illustrations.
some OF them hitherto unpublished.