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The times., 1898-09-04

Houghton, Miffiin & Co. have been try
ing 10 make good literature popular
through cheap editions. Some OF the
books published by them have been rec
commended for use in schools. While this
plan has proved a happy one in some
school districts, there are others in which
the trustees express themselves in this
way Ohe letters, written to the firm, are
reproduced verbatim):
Mr. - have baught all fables Story Books
and Novels am Coin TO | shal the Board
aboit it first. ! have Bought all School Books
Requiard am Citing teard OF Bying Novels
yours
The times., 1898-09-04
IRIS Folly to BE Wise.

You wore them clustering On your breast,
Ny gift. the violets blue,
Two blossoms fell; kept them, pressed,
In memory Of you.
! found them in an old worn book,
The violeis crisp and dried;
And dreaming Of those days Of bliss,
Those foolish days, ! sighed
Would that | were a foel again,
And you my folly's prize,
Alas how vain my longing, since
We've foolishly waxed wise
Columbia Literary Magazine.
The times., 1898-09-04

Dwight was for many years the musical
autocrat of Boston, ana it was TO him
that the Curtis letters were written. the
book contains nany valuable letters
from Carlyle and other contemporaries
Small, Maynard & Co.
The times., 1898-09-04

The housewives will welcome book
which appears among the Century COM
pany's announcements for the coming
ria Parloa.
The times., 1898-09-04
Leaves.

A low wind tossed the plumage all one way.
Rippled the gold feathers, and green and gray
A low wind that in moving sang one song
All day and all night long.
Sweet honey in the LEAKAGE, and cool dew,
A roof of stars, tent of gold and blue;
Silence and sound at once, and dim green light,
To turn the gold day night.
katherine lyman.
The times., 1898-09-04

Two nuggets of golden gossip which
will be among the seasons treasures are
James Russell Lowell and His Friends,
by Edward Everett Hale, and "Reminis-
cences," by Mrs Julia Ward Howe.
The times., 1898-09-04

"Public Finance" by Prof w. M.
Daniels, of Princeton University, is one
of the books announced by Henry Holt
& Co
The times., 1898-09-04
NOTES AND QUERIES.

Was Lord o'Hagan ever lord lieutenant Of Irs-
land? H.
No; he was lord chancellor. serving as
suclh from 1865 to 1874. and from iss0 70
1852. He died February !, 1885
The times., 1898-09-04

A little learning is sometimes hardly
an advantage to the possessor.
The times., 1898-09-04

What are the requirements for man to enlist
in the army and navy? A. W. K
He must be over eighteen and under
forty. unmarried. and in good physical
condition 10 enter the regular army. IN
the navy the requirements are atOut the
same.
The times., 1898-09-04

Where can l find list of the major generals
and brigadier generals in the United States serv-
ice now, with their previous rankf K
Here The three major generals of the
regular army who rank all the others
are Nelson A. Miles, Wesley Merritt, and
John r Brooke. The major gen
erals of Volunteers are: ]. ]. COppinger.
W. R. Shafter, W. NJ. Graham, j. F.
Wade, and II. c. Merriam, each of whom
was formerly brigadier general, O. s.
A; J. C. Breckenridge, inspector general
u. S. A: E. S. Otis. brigadier general u
s. A; j. II. Wilson, major general, 1868:
]. W. Keifer. brigadier general 1868; Fitz-
hugh Lee and Matthew c. Butler. each OF
whom was maj jor general, c. s. A, and
Joseph Wheeler, who was lieutenant gen.
eral. C. S. A. On August p, Brig. Gems.
T. NJ Anderson, Arthur Macarthur, and
F. V. Greene, now at Manila, were pro-
NOTED to this rank. There is a swarm Of
brigadier generals, and we may omit a
few, but we think the list very nearly
complete. Formerly ranking as colonel.
L. S. A, are: C. z. Compton, A. h Ar
mold j. S. Poland, ]. S. Bates, A 5.
Bates. Simon Snyder, II s. Hawkins, r
| T. Frank. ]. F. Kent, S. s Sumner. F.
| l.. Guenther A c. NJ. Pennington, g. v
| Henry, ]. l. Rodgers, l. H. Carpenter, )
B. NJ Young, ]. NJ Bacon, Z. B. Willis
| ton. R H. Hall, z. V. Sumner, p s.
Hams, G. L. Gillespie. M. p. Miller, Jacob
| Kline, R. p. Hughes, ]. NJ Anderson,
| and L. A. Wood assistant surgeon); as
| lieutenant colonels. u s. A, FL w Law
| ton, c.. NJ. Randall. Theodore Schwann,
| William Ludlow. A. r. Chafiee, G. w
! Davis, A E. Bates. o. H Ernst. Lloyd
| Wheaton. H c. Hasbrouck, J. c. Gilmore,
| w F. Randolph, NJ v Sheridan, W. .
| Worth. Chambers McIlibbin, Davis.
| NJ. Liscum, and ]. B. Babeock; formerly
major. L. S. A, ]. P. Sanger; civilians,
F. d. Grant H. G. Otis, Charles King, l.
F. Hubbard G. A. Garretson. l. w Col
by. Roy Stone, t. l. Rosser, j. H. Bark
ley, NJ. w. Sheafe J. X. Hudson. W. w
Gordon, II. v. Boynton. Adelbert Ames
II. T. Douglass, c. P. Mattocks, j. r. Lin
coin, w. A. Bancroft, ]. A Wiley, C. r
Roe, ]. P. S. Goblin, j. r. Waties, N Cole
| and w. c. Oates.
The times., 1898-09-04

The Bookman will publish this season
series of four articles on "A Century of
American Book Illustration" by Arthur
Hoeber. art editor and critic. The pa
pers will be fully illustrated.
The times., 1898-09-04
LITERARY NOTES.

In the current number of Book News,
President Hyde, of Bowdoin, tells why
he wrote his book, ''The Evolution of the
College Student" The explanation is so
good a summary of the racts and the
problems of college life as to be well
worth quoting:
This book is written in the hope that it NAV as
sure over-anNious parents that not every aber-
ration of their sons is either final or fatal: per-
suade critics of college administration that our
problem is not so easy as they seem to think:
and inspire the public with the conviction, cher
ished by every college officer, that college stu
dents, with all their faults and follies, are the
best fellows in the world: and that notwithstand.
ing much crude speculation about things hu-
man, and some honest skepticism concerning
things divine, the great social institutions of
family and industry and church and state may
be safely intrusted to their true hearts and
generous hands,
jeremiah Curtin, who has won fame a
the translator of Sienkiewicsz, has also
written books on his own account. One
of them has an interest of a rather un-
usual sort. 1t is Creation MYTHS of
Primitive America in Relation to the Re
! ligious History and Mental Development
| Of Mankind" The author. under the
! auspices of the Smithsonian Institution,
spent several months among the Western
Indians and learned to speak their Lam
I
many of their folklore tales, twenty Of
which are included in the present volume.
All lovers of exquisite descriptive and
mystical writing viii welcome the an
nouncement of new Japanese book by
Lafca7io Hearn. 1t Is called "Exotics
and Retrospectives." The titles of the
! chapters suggest delightful things to
those who have read Mr.. Hearn's former
bc oks. The Exotics are: Fuji-no-yama
Insect Musicians; A Question in the Zen
| Texts; Buddhist Literature of the Dead;
| Frogs; OF Moon Desire. The Retrospec-
| tives are ten: First Impressions; Beauty
is Memory; Sadness in Beauty; Parfum
de Jeunesse; Azure Psychology; A Sere-
made; A Red Sunset; Frisson; Vesper-
tina Cognitio; The Eternal Haunters.
Mrs. Deland's "Old Chester Tales,
which appeared during the past year II
Harper's Magazine. viii be brought ou
The times., 1898-09-04

Dear Sir
Can not get no mobiles Inovelsl book for Scoo
Book, he can reed Out of his Reeders and not
Out of the Fairtail Stories Books
Yours Truley
The times., 1898-09-04

The Macmilans have bought the pub
fishing business of Richard Bentley &
Son. of London. and all the BENTLEY pres
ent publications and those heretofore is
sued will be published by the Macmillan
Company.
The times., 1898-09-04

Dodd, Mead & Co. announce a new vol
ume of essays on Jane Austen, Gold
smith and other writers of the eighteenth
century, by Austin Dobson. The same
publishers have already presented uni
form edition Of seven of Mr.. Dobson
The times., 1898-09-04

Every critic of sensitive nature VIII
take an extra dose of quinine before at
tacking a book which is liable to descend
upon us in the near future from the press
of the Messrs. Hutchinson. The name OF
ii is 1.-The Modern Marriage Market.
and it is the Joint work of Marie Coreill.
Susan, Countess of Malmesbnry, Lady
Jeune, and Flora Anne Steel. If they had
only invited Nine. Sarah Grand to as
sist in the production of the thing II
would have been quite perfect.
The times., 1898-09-04

in book form by the Harpers in the nea,
future.
The times., 1898-09-04

What is the time for setting cut shade and
fruit trees2 2 How large 4 tree can be trans
planted with saietyg C. A.
Fall. when the ball of earth at the
trees roots is well set . Trees sixty feet
hlsh have been transDlaEted. u is a
matter of expense rather than Of safety.
The times., 1898-09-04

How long has the United States Weather Bu-
reau been in existence? N
the meteorological department Of the
Signal Corps of the army was established
in 1910, and was in active operation in
1913. In 1881. on July l, it was transferred
from the War Department 10 the Agri-
cultural Department
The times., 1898-09-04

Dodd, Mead & Co. announce three par
ticularly interesting books to be issued
this fall two of them books of travel.
They are The Wonderful Century" by
the veteran a. r. Wallace; Egypt in
1885, by the lively newspaper correspond
ent, G. w. Stevens, and a very taking
volume by John Thompson F. r. g. s.,
Through China with a Camera"
The times., 1898-09-04

According to the New York Times, two
eminent authorities on Hindu matters,
Sir William Jones and M. Langles, are of
the opinion that Buddha was negro,
and they are bringing forth many argu-
ments in support of their position. This
will certainly be new idea to American
readers, but nothing will be easier than
for them to examine the statues of
Buddha in the museum and see. These
statues give the Hindu conception of
Buddha with reasonable correctness.
The times., 1898-09-04

r. F. Fenno & Co. are to publish
1.-THE Real Bismarck there is that title
again!-early in September. 1t is trans
lated from the French of Jules Hoche by
Mrs. Charles r. Rogers. Now, why
should any Frenchman think that he,
above ali others, knew the real Bis
n.arck?
The times., 1898-09-04

Rider Haggard is at work upon a bu-
collie volume, to be entitled "A Farmers
Year: Being his Commonplace Book for
1885," 1t deals with country life in the
English county of Norfolk, and gives a
daily record of experiences on 36O-acre
farm
The times., 1898-09-04

Sydney Grundy has finished his dramati-
zation of The Three Musketeers." 1t is
said that Beerbohm Tree will produce it
in London in November
The times., 1898-09-04

1.-THE Grenadier: A Story of the EN-
pire," by James Eugene Farmer, is an
nounced by Dodd, Mead & Co. The
scenes are laid in France, Spain, and
Austria, in the time of the First Ma
poleon The story follows the adventures
of young conscript, who enters the
French army at the age of eighteen and
plays a part in the great events of the
campaign against Austria, in 1909, which
closed with the battle of Wagram; and in
the campaigns which followed until the
fall of the Empire.
The times., 1898-09-04

Mrs Delands '.Old Chester Tales"
which appeared during the past year In
Harper's Magazine, will be brought out
The times., 1898-09-04

I'm the Cage" new novel by Henry
James, deals with the life of telegraph
operator. 1t is said to be "a delightful,
fantastic comedy
The times., 1898-09-04

D. c. Heath & Co will publish book
by Dr. Frederick Starr, professor OF an
chronology in the University OF Chicago,
upon American Indians" 1t is said
that the chapters are charmingly written
and discuss the Indians houses, dress
childhood, stories, hunting and war,
canoes and fishing, fire making, sign IAN
guage, writing with pictures, wampum
the medicine man, dances, funerals and
graves, the Mound Builders, the Alson-
kins, the Six Nations, the Pawnee, the
Sioux, George Catlin and his pictures, the
sun dance. the Pueblos, the snake dance,
cliff dwellings of the southwest, totem
posts, etc.
The times., 1898-09-04

Alice Morse Earle has written a new
book on the early history OF this country,
called Home Life in Colonial Days.
which bids fair to be the most interest
ing work she has done yet. 1t is TO be
published by the Macmillans.
The times., 1898-09-04

How did Great Britain acquire possession Of
Gibraltar, and when? C. D.
Great Britain had a war with Spain
and France. that in which Marlborough
distinguished himself. called -he war OF
the Spanish Succession. IL began in 1I02-
On July q, I704, Sir George Rookie and
several other English generals attacked
Gibraltar which the Spaniards had left
poorly fortified. On July a the place
was captured. In October the French
and Spanish besieged the place, but were
repulsed and the siege was raised on
March 10 1705. At the treaty Of Utrecht.
ADriI II. I7I3. which ended the war. the
fortress was ceded 70 Great Britain.
The times., 1898-09-04

How to Know the Ferns" an elabo-
rately illustrated book on the ferns of
North America, by Mrs. William Starr
Dana, is soon to be published by Charles
Scribner's Sons.
The times., 1898-09-04

A new Ane5o-Indian novel by George
Dick. entitled Fitch and His Fortunes,
will be published by Mr.. Elliot Stock
very shortly The scene is laid in Cen
tral India, and the narrative centers
round notable fraud committed by a
native of good position, which is detect
ed by an English resident barrister
The times., 1898-09-04

If foreign boy Of fourteen years comes to
the United States and lives here Until he IS q
age, is he entitled 10 citizenship without having
declared intention? SUBSCRIBER
He is not entitled TO citizenship with
out papers. The law says however. that
he may get his final papers by asking
for them, withOur having TO take out
first papers; he must prove that ne has
lived here FIVE years. including in those
five years only three years of lis mi
nOrity. So he cannot get his papers IN
III he is twenty y-three years old. but can
get them then without going through the
trouble of taking out preliminary papers
declaring his intention, that IS
The times., 1898-09-04

Those who have seen Curtis delight
ful Brook Farm letters, lately reviewed
In this column, will also wish to see and
to possess, another book which is shortly
to appear on a kindred subject. Rev.
George Willis Cooke the editor OF Cur
It's letters, has written a biography OF
"John Sullivan Dwight, Brook-Farmer.
Editor and Interpreter OF Music MI,
The times., 1898-09-04

Longmans Greene & Co. will publish in
October a work by Lord Ashbourne, en-
titled Pitt: Some Chapters of His Life
and Times" The author has been at
work on this book at odd times for several
years.
The times., 1898-09-04

In what tribunal viii country al war with
another country sue for pace? c. W. C.
A country at war with another country
does not begin suit 10 get peace II asks
ior peace. Sue means really 20 ask, and
the word Is applied 10 a law proceeding
because IN the papers which bring the
matter into court. the plaintiff sues or
asks for certain relief.
The times., 1898-09-04

Australia seems to have been discover
ed by the story tellers. During the month
of September a collection of Australian
bush stories under the title when Mo-
poke Calls" by William S. Walker, will
be published by John Long, London. The
author was born in Australia and is the
nephew of rolf Boldrewood."
The times., 1898-09-04

Mr. David Mutt has just brought out
new edition of Don Quixoto, which Is
said To be exquisite. The Saturday Re-
view comments on it in these words
These types of the Constables, these stately
pages this tribute of careful and loving brtish
scholarship, applied TO the text OF the master
piece OF Cervantes-all these in their quiet way,
should combine to soothe the wounded Spanis1
pride. Fer, whatever wal and conquest may 90,
thus TO the end OF the world will civilization and
the intellect OF Europe bow TO Spain with gifts OF
frankincense and myrrh, breathing the immortal
names Of Cervantes and Calderon, Of Lope de
Vega and Quevedo
The times., 1898-09-04

Did the father Of the present Gar Of Russia
die natural deathl When did the first Emperor
OF the Germans die2 Z e )
Alexander III, father OF N5chOias II.
the present Gar of Russia. died a natu-
raj death. 1t was the grandfather OF the
present Gar who was killed. He was
hI5wn up in the street on Sunday, March
/ IN. 81. February IS 20. 81. and died
the same day. There never has been an
Emperor of the Germans. In the old
days. when the Holy Roman Empire was
in existence, she Emperor was the En-
peror of Germany; the title Of the present
ruler of Germany is German Emperor
William I died in Berlin in March 8, 1sSS
The times., 1898-09-04

Mr.. Edmund j. Carpenter, author of
"A Woman of Shawmut,' has prepared
a volume entitled America in Hawaii"
giving history of the United States in
fiuence in the Hawaiian Islands
The times., 1898-09-04

What il the present extension Of suffrage amoay
Italians in Italy? Some years ago there was
objection 10 extending il because only about half
Of the small class then allowed 70 vote nirde uss
Of the privilege. GRANGER
In 1874 only about 3T30 GO OUT of about
$4,000 persons entitled 10 vote made use
Of the franchise. In 1895. by the act OF
March y, the franchise was extended to
include all citiZens of Italy over twenty
one years of age, who could read and
write, and paid taxes in a year amounting
DO 1880 lire (about 81 Members Of acad-
emies, professors. those who have served
two years in the military service. and
persons in several other classes are also
entitled 10 vote.
The times., 1898-09-04

Has the Arkansas legislature ever enacted any
law in regard to sAe name Of the State, and y so
where can find an account OF II! Fh4IA-
The Arkansas Legislature approved the
report made by a joint committee or the
Arkansas Historical Society and the &c
lectic Society, in 1850. This report was 10
the effect that the name of the State had
been taken down phonetfcalIy by French
voyageurs from the Indians, and the
French spelled 1T in the French way, CIV
ing French values, not English, to the
letters, so that, though spelled Arkansas,
the name had been pronounced Arkan-
saw The report urged that the pro-
nunciation be kept as Arkansaw, and the
Legislature approved the report.
The times., 1898-09-04

complete edition of Browning. with
notes, is to be issued by T. Y. Crowell &
Co. The editors are Miss Charlotte Por-
ter and Miss Helen Clarke 1t is said
that the edition is line numbered, and
that each poem is provided with a de-
scriptive synopsis for the benefit of the
reader who needs it. Query: Why should
any one wish TO read Browning who cam
not understand him without a synopsis? ?
The times., 1898-09-04

John Ruskin, Social Reformer,' is the
title of a new book by John A. Hobson,
who has written number of books on
economic and social science. 1t will be
published during the autumn by Nisbet
& Co.
The times., 1898-09-04

Was the battleship Texas built from plans pro-
cured in England? 2. Is IL permissible for the
Navy Department to secure plans for warships
wherever they can obtain them? 3 Were any on
the first batteships cruisers built during Clsve-
lands first term built from foreign plans2
VS..
The Texas was buiat from designs by
William Johns. an English ship designer.
He won in an open competition p u
was then; it would be now, If the law
authorizing the vessels permitted II.
3. Yes. The Baltimore and the Charles
ton were built from designs bought from
Sir William Armstrong & Co.
The times., 1898-09-04

Eliot Gregory, who has been writing
under the pen name "An Idler," has in
press a collection of essays entitled
"Worldly Ways and Byways," which
originally appeared in a New York paper.
They will be published by Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons.
The times., 1898-09-04

Marion Crawford's new book on Rome
will be called Ave Roma Immortalis," +"
and is a selection of studies from the
chronicles of Rome, in two volumes. Mr..
Crawford was born in Italy, and is prob
ably as well fitted to deal with this sub
ject as any other man in America. The
information contained in these volumes
will be very useful in connection with
the authors series of Roman novels.
The times., 1898-09-04

What the Philistine will doubtless call
"Gladstoniana' is likely to food the mar
ket. The best work on the great man
which has appeared thus far is said to be
THE Real Gladstone by Ritchie. 1t is
to be hoped that this work is better than
its title. To assume calmly that ones
own view of man is the only real
view savors of egotism, and no really
fine writer, of course, is an egotist.
The times., 1898-09-04

Alexander Black, author of Miss Jer-
ry'' and "A Capital Courtship," is writing
new novel, entitled Miss America,
which will be published by Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-03-17

We do not believe for one moment
that the board Of inquiry will report
that the Maine NJ. ne, was blown up by au-
thority of the Spanish government, or
even by its knowledge. 1t is possible
that it may have been destroyed by
hot-headed Spanish citizens or indis-
Greet officials. In this event the Uni
ted States could put in claim for
damages, and the result would doubt
less be submission Of the question to
arbitration. In all probability, how
ever, the board of inquiry will not
positively assert that the Maine was
blown up from the outside, for it is ex-
tremely doubtful if this can be proven.
Perhaps the question will never be
settled.
What ground, then, has the United
States for going to war? None, unless
it be unwisely determined to interfere
with Spain in her management of Cuba
However much we may deplore the:
long-drawn-out conflict between Spain
and the unfortunate Cubans, we have
no right to interfere. Our govern
ment cannot right all the wrongs in
the world nor relieve all the suffering.
Evils always have been and always
will be-they are inevitable. The
impulse to assume the role of protector
to tie ignorant and undesirable masses
of Cubans should not be permitted to
embroil us in a war that would cost
the lives of thousands of our own
worthy citizens and the expenditure
Of millions of money. We do not want
Cuba at any price-much less at such
a price.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1898-03-17
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