The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-20

caps. with q big rusette % ribbon. jest
above TIE forehead. tied under the chin,
80 well beloved b. cur graa1-nothers- Her
manners we're quite q the old school
Nr. Georges latest book. The Science
o. Political Eeo1 on1y." published BY Dou-
bleday Mcclure Company. VII %
issued about the last OF tnis month. Great
care has been taken in reading proofs. as
II was SIR. George s ambition 70 have the
book letter-perfect.
Little Folks = :he name OF an Illustrated
monthly magazine which should De found
IN ali nurseries. as Il IS for all little chill
dren. from baby Up 10 le-year-oid. The
articles have the great virtue Of appealing
directly 70 tire childish mind, yet are
neither bGbyish nor silly.
The February number q Colonial Tracts
contains = narrative % the Indian and
/ civil wars In Virginia IN the years l575 and
1916 II is published from the original
manuscript Of the collections OF the Mas
sachusetts Historical Society. George p
Humphrey IS the author % these valuable
publications
The leading article in Modern Machin-
cry, Of Chicago, for February. Is from the
pen Of STAFF correspon dent and describes
( the features OF the great American fair Of
1855. which IS TO express the magnificent
/ resources and material development OF the
West The many other articles are par
/ tlculsrly interesting 10 all students Of
machinery.
G. T. TAItnana's Sons will publish shortly
the authorized American edition OF lie
! Soutlea De Fam!lle'' the last story, COM
pleted shortly before his death. of Al
/ phonse Daudet. The book will be issued
simultaneously in Paris, London and New
York The American version VIII prob
ably be issued under the title Of The
/ Wage Garner"
Who has not been puzzled TO translate
( the street cries OF fruit vendors. rag men
and old cloes' soIoists Of the great cities?
/ The Street Cries Of Paris ) the title Of
| All intensely interesting and handsomely
I illustrated article IN the 81. Valentine
| number Of the National Magazine. The
pen and ink sketches OF the Partisan
/ street vendors are decidedly clever. They
were drawn by a Partisan artist and have
I the real French favor.
The celebration last year of the 4e)th an
/ n!vers4ry OF tBe discovery OF North Amer
lea by John Cabot has been the occasion
! Of mucn discussion. but 10 article hereto
/ fore published has summed Up the results
/ OF the new studies concerning the Cabots
! so carefully and well as that by Rev. Ed
! ward O. Porter. which stands at the front
f, Of the February number OF the New Eng
! land Magazine The value Of his story IS
| increased by a great number Of maps,
/ charts portraits and pictures Of the new
/ monuments.
I Those busybodies who said that the rela-
/ tious between Mr.. Poultuey Bigelow and
/ the Emperor William were strained talked
without the facts. These sSh0p!feilOws
+ are apparently upon the best OF terms for
Mr.. B.gelow sent the kaiser his book.
white Mans Africa" and the latter has
sent word 10 the author by the hand OF
MS chief aide De camp, that he Is delighted
with 1t. and "amuses himself very much
reading it lie considers Mr. Bigelows
I description OF South Africa and the man
I'm D. lob 10 iy- th4A lt% rAs 81
read"
The very readable series ef papers which
/ Edward Everett Hale is writing for the
Outlook continues 10 grow IN interest.
! That printed in the February magazine
/ number deals with Lowelis life and friend
/ ships In college. and contains some exam
pies Of his poetic work when ho was one
! OF the editors of "HaTvardiana." Dr. Hale
| in this installment tells the true story Of
| LowelFs suspension from college just be-
| fore graduation about which Tor many
years absurd and absolutely unfounded
4 stories have been circulated. The true
/ cause OF the suspension was simply and
! solely young LowelIs lack Of regularity N
/ the attendance upon the college chapel
/ exercises.
| 1t is instructive to ind that Lewis Car
! roll. for all his uncOncern about the things
! that interest most authors, was neverthe-
! less deeply anxious about the mechanical
side OF his publications, says the New
1 York Tribune. Ii is recalled that when
/ the s!xtleth thousand OF '.Through Look
/ lnk Glass" was published IN 1893 the author
/ discovered that. the Illustrations had
| failed So muca in the printing as 10 make
thu book not worth buying" He issued a
/ communication to an holders of copies re-
/ Questlna- the return Of the latter TO the
/ publisher. ana promising that COPIES from
| The next issue voula be sent in exchange.
For over twenty-five years he wrote.
/ gard Ia my hooks That they should be OF
/ ~ hest yg,rlztr,s,7sAff, a.faiuahI.. far The
IN -. .,,r,'.i =, -. ,.r.,fa. 80.