The Elbert County tribune., 1898-10-13

| skim" and other stories for boys and
girls by y. Anstey. author of "Vice Ver-
| hy Guy Boothby; "Bellnda-and Some
| Others: Fortunes NY Woe by q. B
| Burton: and the "Knight of the Golden
Chain by r. D. chetwode.
| A correspondent of Notes and Queries
says: In the review OF Alfred Lord Ten
nyson: a Memoir by his son. tMacmliian
& Co.. 1880. In the St James Gazette,
October g. iS7. II IL stated thnt the foi-
lowing poem. written IN 1851. has never
been published. Perhaps n place can be
found for II In Notes and Queries.
Bold Havelock march'd.
Many mile went he.
Every mile Il battle.
Every battle victory.
Bold Havelocis march'd,
Charged with his gallant few;
Ten men fought thousand,
And slew them. and overthrow.
Bold IIaveiock march'd.
Wrought with his hand and his head;
March'd and thought and fought.
March'd and fought himself dead.
Bold Haveiock died.
Tender. and great. and good.
And every man in Britain
Snys. I'm OF Havelock blood"
It Is well known that America has
drawn largely upon her mcn-of-letters. In
filIing diplomatic posts of confidence. but
most OF us viii be surprised to learn from
an article In the october Critic, to how
great an extent she has done so: The list
OF "Americnn Author-Diplomats' Is in-
deed a most striking one. including several
names of the greatest prominence In 1T
erature. II not in diplomacy. II begins
with benjamin Franklin. equally great In
each walk In life. and goes on with wash
inEton lrvi,ss-the iirst American author
to become known In Europe purely as
man n-of-letters-George Bancroft, J. L.
Motley. j. r. Lowell John Bigclow, Eu-
gene Schuyler. Dr. Andrew ID. White.
Bayard Taylor, George II. Boxer Gen.
Lew Wallace. w. w. Astor. Whitelnw
Reid. and Colonel John Hay-the only one
of the number to become the head OF the
state department. Even in the consular
service the same tendency of our govern
ment to honor letters has been strilrngly
manifested, the list OF consuls including
the names of Nathaniel Hawthorne. John
Howard Payne. Donald G.. Mitchell OK
MarveD) Bret Harte. W. D. Howeils and
John James Piatt. and the list of consult
generals that of Charles de Kay. The
Critics article is Illustrated with fifteen
portraits.
"A Herald of the West Is the title OF
Mr. j. a. Aitshclers new American ro-
nance which Is to be published immedl-
ately by d. Appleton and Company. The
authors brilliant success in this country
and in England MS writer of American
historical romances VIII direct especial
attention to his new book. which embod-
les his most ambitious work He opens
with some most interesting pictures OF
social life and political conditions IN
Washington just before the War OF 1872.
and later the reader gains an insight Into
the contemporary life OF Philadelphia.
New York and Boston. The passages
dealing with the war itself include sin
guiarly vivid and dramatic accounts OF
tho capture of Washington by the Brit
ish and the battle OF New Orleans. both
noteworthy contributions to American lit
erature. Another feature of the book IL
the adroit domination OF views between
the east and the west Of that time md
the Characterization of sediment in New
England. The story moves brlskly, and 1t
is told with fine spirit and humor. On
the social and political. as well as the
romantic and military sides this novel Will
be ranked an an important work OF fic-
Hon. and q valuable contribution toward
n better knowledge of American life in the
past.
An inviting list of special articles of
great interest makes up the table of con-
tents for the October magazne number of
the Outlook Prominent among these is
that by the Outlooks special correspon-
dent at Amsterdam and the Hague. DR..
William Elliot Griffis, on Queen wilhci-
nina and her Realm" Equally timely In
interest is that by Mr.. Jacob A. Riis. On
Roosevelt and His Men" DIR. Edward
Everett Hale's instailment for the month
OF "James Russell Lowell and HIS
Friends deals. with "Mr. Lowell IN
SPAIN" and throws a light on Spanish
methods and Spanish character which has
direct application to the situation be-
tween the United States and Spain. These
three articles are all fully Illustrated. ms
are also an account OF "I.ife at Willetts
Point" by a private of the Twenty-Second
Regiment. Mr.. A. s. Cox: Mr.. Clifton
Johnson's description of "A Canal Boat
Voyage on the Hudson:" Mr. II. s. Hous-
toms story of Bishop Hare's life of "A
Quarter OF Il Century with the Sioux. >"
and Mr. Lawrence IIutton's pleasant talk
about Charles Dickens. Tho story Of the
number by Mr.. Joseph Conrad, the author
of one of the most successful novels OF the
year. children of the Sea, Is. like that
novel, n strange story OF sea NE; It is en-
titled: Youth: a narrative" tss year
The outlook Company, 2sI Fourth Avenue.
New York;
Under the caption of ''rhe United States
and the Far East the North American
Review for October presents In Its OPEN
Ing pages two extremely important and
timely articles. viz. what Shall be Done
About the Philippines" by Mayo w. Ha-
zeltine. and .our Policy In China by tho
Hon. Mark Il. Dunnel. formerly deputy
consul-generai OF the United States at
Shanghai. '.Thc Movement Of Municipiai
Reform is earnestly discussed by Clln-
ton ROGERS Woodruff. secretary of the
National Municipal League. while Prof.
Goldwin Smith contributes an interesting
essay on the "Originality OF Morality"
Major General ]. c. breckenridge. U. s.
A.. writes on "Our National Folly and IFS
Victims" and Admiral p II. Holcomb
r. N deals thouxhtftllly with tho auh-
ject of "Tho United States Navy Under
the New Conditions of National Life"
a popular educational article on Manual
Training and the Poor" is furnished by
Elliott Flower while ''rhe Minimum Cap
ital OF a National Bank" forms tho theme
OF a suggestive financial paper by Thorn
ton Cook. Legislative Elections In
France are described by Walter y.
scaife. and the ''Diniculties In Assimila-
ing Hawaii" eioquentiy treated by Rear
Admiral l.. A. Beardsiec, Y. S. N. A
socund instailmcnt of .'Bisfnarck and Mot
laN Is ftirulahfl htr 4 u l.rtIud fonrth,r