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The times., 1898-05-01

AS its name indicates Victor Serenus'
is a novel OF the early Christian era, deal
ing with the people OF Roman names and
various nationaiities who occupied the
civilized world at that time. The author.
Henry Wood, has evidently been study
ing metaphysics and theosophy, and he
introduces an unconscionable lot OF those
elements into scenes where they do not
belong. 1t is possible that, in the early
Christian era, lover communng with
his betrothed might discourse in this wise:
As we seek the truth and strive to feel it, it
unyeileth itself Man iudgeth by appearances
Counting things that the Real we
thereby deceive ourselves, and our thoughts lead
us astray Behold our weaknesses and our sick.
nesses are the outworkings of darkened and
troubled minds II we dwell in the restless bill
lows Of the outer and deceitful self, they sub
merge US. Righteousness is right thinking OF
which outward wholeness well as good works
is the natural harvest.
He might but would he? The probabili-
ties are that, unless human nature has
very greatly changed. he would not
The times., 1898-05-01
"a Realized IlnI.'

"a Realized IDEAL" Julia Magruder's
latest book. is a tale of the passion-fow
er order. There are people who like to
see their inmost emotions photographed,
and there are people who do not The
former win like this book There is
nothing much in It but emoticp, and
most of that is Of an impossible kind
The plot could only be made tolerable by
a higher art than is at the disposal of
this author. The characters have Moth
ing realistic about them, not even their
language. One gets the impression that
they studied that language and wrote it
down In journals beforehand after the
manner of dreamy young girls Perhaps
the heroine did. But there never was a
middle-aged man, used to shooting tigers
in Africa, who behaved In that way.
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone e Co
Washington: All booksellers. $l25)
The times., 1898-05-01

Thomas Nelson Page has already prov
ed himself competent story-teller for
grown folks, but he has only lately wan
dered into the byways of the children.
Two Prisoners a little story which he
has lately written, is one of the brightest
sweetest, and most charming of tales,
the best of its kind since The Birds
Christmas Carol" and artstically more
perfect even than that, although lack
ing the humorous element of Mrs. Wig
gins story. The two prisoners are two
little girls, one rich and the other poor,
and bird, blossom, and pet puppy move
through the atmosphere of Mr.. Pages
fiction, as they always do, with the as
surance of humans" The talk of the
children is as natural and as sweet as
the piping of birds. and the denouement,
while bit dramatic. is quite natural
and unaffected. 1t is illustrated by KEN
bic.
(New York: r. II. Russell. Washing
ton: All booksellers)
The times., 1898-05-01

even if he were the most transCendental
of philosophers. Yet the betrothed,
whose name, by the way, is Amabel TN
the time of Nero), seems to understand
this Emersonian dialect as duck under
stands water, and she says this:
o, Serenusl l am persuaded of thy pure love,
and am thine own Life with thee will be an
abounding spring of gladness. | will share thy
lot even though prosecutions surround me. Be
hold my soul knoweth more shadow.
The alleged hero, Victor Serenus, Is
made up mostly of speeches. such as that
above quoted and an imposing figure.
The apostle Paul and his sister Rebec-
ca are somewhat lifelike, but the con-
version of the former is explained with
more long words than really seem TO be
needed 1t is intima teo, moreover, that
Pauls view finally became very much
those of the Emersonian Serenus, an
idea which will somewhat surprise peo-
pie who have studied the life of that
very intense Hebrew. II there is any
one of the New Testament writers who
can be called transcendental it is John.
whose language is frequently mystical
and metaphorical. Paul, on the other
hand. is exact, definite, practica! and to
his efforts to mold the new church ac-
cording TO his ideal have been due most
of the schisms and disputes, and half
the abuses OF which the CnurCn IN past
ages has been guilty. lie was above all
desirous of making things definite. He
was emphatically not made for a trans
cendentalist In the earlier part of this
book his character is portrayed with
some skill, but when he finally turns
about and begins to talk exactly the
same language as Serenus and his ethe-
real lady, one feels as one does when the
bad boy in the Sunday school book un-
accountably begins TO have a wild de-
sire for prayer and fasting. Mr. Wood
by the way suggests in this book the
reason why the Apostle Paul never mar
ried Add to all this mixture of modern
transcendental beliefs and ancient
Greek forms several patent anachrOn-
isms as in the chapter where "Amabel'
puts on her hat and goes to join her
husband, and it is perfectly evident what
sort of a novel, as a novel, it may claim
to be- 1t leads one to wish that when
people want to write philosophy, they
would be honest enough to call it philoso-
ply and sell it under that name. 1t is
not honest from an artistic point of
view, to write what is supposed to be a
story unless it is made a story with some
regard for the unities. The thing has
been done very often of late, and it is
time to enter a protest.
(Boston: Lee & Shepard. Washington:
All booksellers)
The times., 1898-05-01
CURRENT VERSE.
The CnIIecns of spnin.

King Philip had vaunted his claims;
He had sworn for a year he would sack US;
With army of heathenish names
He coming to fagot and stack us;
Like the thieves of the he would track Us,
And shatter our ships on the main;
But we had bold Neptune to back us
And where are the galleons OF SpainY
His carackes were chriStened of danes
To the kirtles whereof he would tack US;
With his saints and his gilded stern-framcs
He had thought like an eggShell TO crack US;
Now Howard may get to hIs Fiaccus,
And Drake to his Devon again,
And Hawkins bowl rubbers 10 BacChus-
For where are the galleons Of Spain?
Let his majesty hang to ST, James
The AK that he whetted to hack US;
lie must play at some lusticT gamss
Or at sea he can hope to outthwack us;
To his mines of Peru he would pack us
To tug at his bullet and chain;
Alasl that his greatness should lack US
But where are the galleons OF Spain!
L'ENVOY.
Glorianai-the don may attack us
Whenever his stomach be fain;
He must reach us before he can rack US
And where the galleous of Spainf
Austin DObson
The times., 1898-05-01
"SCnOritn MOntennr,"

"Senorita Montenar, by Archer p.
Branch, is a lively story of adventure of
the time of the Chilean war of indepen-
dence. The great Lord Cochrane is one
of the prominent though not one of the
principal, characters. There is a beautiful
Spanish lady of Chilean birth, who is the
heroine, and plucky Englishman, who is
the hero. There is a most satisfactory
and diabolical villain Spanard, and sew
eral useful subordinate characters. The
local color is good, and there is plenty of
plot and incident. The book is calculated
to give some information and n great deal
of pleasure to the reader who likes his
torical novels that are not too didactic
(New York: Harper e. Bros. Washing
ton: All booksellers)
The times., 1898-05-01
"The Track of n Storm"

"The Track of Storm by Owen Hall,
is one of the Australian stories so plen-
tiful of late years. 1t concerns the for
tunes of a gentleman who, to save his
scapegrace twin brother to whom he
was much devoted. allowed himself to be
convicted of highway robbery and mur-
der and transported to Australia. His
life there among the convicts is described,
and he rescues from danger and finally
marr;;es the customary beautiful girl
There is a good plot in the tale, and a
certain amount of emotional interest;
and it will do very well as a time-kilIer.
philadelphia: j. B. Lippincott & Coz
The times., 1898-05-01
s.rIiP NnIe."

Paint her blue of deepest hue,
And send her Ger the brine.
With plucky crew of courage true,
Against the Spaniards' line!
Her sides are fraiI. but she cannot fail,
No matter what the game!
Baptized the Yale, how can she quail
Before the smoke and fame!
Her sides are thin. but in wars din
As in the boyish strife,
Yale's pluck VIII win-to that We pin
Our faith, more dear than life!
Drink to the Yale. for she'll soon sail
And when wars thunders roll.
She'll hear our hail through widest gale
Behind the Spaniards' goal
-Yalensidn.
The times., 1898-05-01

book Of his. 1t is like the zone word
more for which children always plead
after a story. In answer to the cry of dis
may which the world gave on hearing of
the sudden death of this happy-hearted,
gentle-souled artist. 1t seems as if he had
lifted one corner of the curtain and ap-
peared for an instant. TO leave US this
little bOok-his ''Auf Wiedersehen!" to a
world which knew him too late.
(New York: Harper & Bros. Wash
ington: All bookseHers.)
The times., 1898-05-01

What was the ancestry OF Hannibal Hamlin.
wee President under Lincoln? NANELESS
lie was the son of Cyrus Hamlin and
the grandson of Captain Elijah HamIin.
VINO had served in the Revolution on
ms mothers side he was descended from
Elijah Livermore. one of the original
owners OF LivermOre township. Maine
Both families came originally from Eng
land.
The times., 1898-05-01

Did Olive Schreiner. the South African author
eSS marry = neerot Al
She did not. She married in IS9g a Mr.
Cronwright. an EngIishman recently set
tied in the colony.
The times., 1898-05-01
LITERARY NOTES.

This story comes from over the water:
At a corner of a street in an English
town d placard appeared advertising a
new book, The Price of Soul" Oppo-
site was a fishmonger's shop. which dis
played on its noticeboard the words:
''SOles, Is per pound"'
The times., 1898-05-01

When an urchin wants 30 whistle
NaUght he cares for written tone;
OF all melody he's scornful-
He makes measures all his own.
He Just whistles -whistles-whistles-
Loud and shrill or sweet and low;
And his lawless strains OF gladness
Beat all wiser tunes we know
Detroit Free Press.
The times., 1898-05-01

To whom should one apply for information
about Revolutionary soldiers. il one wishes to
c. Nee
NO general answer can be given TO this
question. You will have 10 apply to some
one in the State from which your ances-
tor came when he entered the ReyOIu-
tionary army. Some States have COM
piled the records Of the soldiers who en-
tered the Revolutionary army and OF their
services; other States have taken no ac-
tion in the way of preserving those rec
Ords
The times., 1898-05-01

of North Carolina? TARfEFT
Cyrus Thompson. He took office In
September. 1897.
The times., 1898-05-01

k0wski? n
We do not know.
The times., 1898-05-01

Please give the population and number q sol
diers for both the British empire and Russia?
TEXAS SOLDIER
The population of the British Empire
is 3Sl. 100000. and its army numbers 20
600. Russia's population is 129. 600 600 and
her army is 1,743,000. These figures as TO
soldiers are on the basis Of the peace
establishment, but the preponderance in
Russia's favor is quite as great in re-
serve forces. Man for man, the Russian
forces are superior. so you see how COM
pletely England's power rests in her
enormous naval force.
The times., 1898-05-01

The book also contains pictures of the
poet, his wife and the youngest chill
dren, "Posey' and Little Sister Girl.
1t should meet with great favor as a
gift-book among people who know a good
thing when they see il.
New York: Chsres Scribner's Sons.
Washington: All booksellers)
The times., 1898-05-01

Dodd. Mead & Co, will publish in the
Autumn "Glimpses of Modern German
Culture" by Prof. Kuno Francke. of
Harvard University, and Modern French
Fiction" by Prof Benjamin W. Wells,
Of Sewanee University
The times., 1898-05-01

George W. Gable has gone to England,
where he will give readings. a new edi-
ton of his novel THE Grandissimes.' is
about to be published by Messrs. Holder
& StOughton.
The times., 1898-05-01

Please give me some instructions for con-
Quoting Maypole dance and for crowning 4
May queen2 CARR
\ May-pOle dance is for children. They
should be dressed in white and should
be invited for the middle Of the after
noon. The May pole is a pole set in
the grOund or in a stand; it is wreathed
with flowers. On the top is fixed a ring.
say a foot or more in diameter: from
the sides of this fall differently coIored
ribbons long enough nearly TO touch
the ground. The May-pole dance is
danced by each child taking a ribbon.
boys and girls alternating and dancing
10 quick music in such a way that when
the first part of the dance is ended. the
ribbons will be plated together around
the pole. The second part of the dance
reverses the first. and unplaits the rib
bons. The queen is chosen by lot. and
so is the king; they appoint one or two
attendants, ana then take their thrones.
They are crowned with garlands by the
others. who dance before them The less
formality there is. the better the child
rem will like II. The giver of the party
should however. arrange matters ahead
so that the affair viii not prove tiresome
because Of monotony.
The times., 1898-05-01

Has any government whose former subjects were
killed by officers IN recent mine strike disturb
ances called the Unit, 4 States for eNplan3tCn2
,. Has any of the nations whose former sub
jcets were blown up IN the Maine disaster asatd
explanation OF Spain2 8. Is Mexico helping the
suffering CubaHs2 4. How must send food,
medicines. etc. 70 Cuba % the disJressed3 >.
What is the formula process for making CON
densod milk? p C. y
No; but the AuStrian-HunSarlan min
lister was represented at the trial of the
deputies . None that we have heard OF.
g. We do not know. We think that she is
not t. 1t is too late TO send them now.
You can send supplies for the refugees in
Florida who are said to be quite as
needy as the Cubans in Cuba. to the Gu
ban Relief Fund c. A Shieren. treas
urer % William Street New York city.
Specify that the contributions are for
the refugees in Florida. 3. This is one
formula: Take 10000 parts of fresh
cows milk. fifty parts white sugar and
two parts pure carbonate of soda Place
In a porcelain vessel and evapOrdte. stir
ring constantly. until it is of the desired
consistency. IL IS best TO do the heating
in a vacuum. You can also evapOrate
the milk first and then add to it abOW
one-fourth its weight Of sugar
The times., 1898-05-01

A book relating to the settlement of
Manitoba has appeared and is said 10 be
most interesting. 1t is by Mr.. William
Briggs, of Toronto and is entitled, The
Making of the Canadian West" A form
er book by Mr. Briggs, The Selkirk
Settlers in Real Life" met with a warm
reception.
The times., 1898-05-01

Bret Harte has written a new short
story called Under the Eaves."
The times., 1898-05-01

One Of the innumerable new books on
Journalism is Journalism for Women: A
Practical Guide" by e. A. Bennett. Mr..
Bennett is the editor of an English paper
called Woman
The times., 1898-05-01

Mr.. Grant Allen has turned his versa
tile mind to the writing of a Guide Book
for Americans visiting Europe Success
to his efforts. Such a book is needed
The times., 1898-05-01

Ihey are gotten up with extreme care and
sk1ll, and one is set to music and headed:
EVENING HYMN.
(COn eNpressione,) (Opus MDLXIIl.)
Oh, Shackelfond, if you would see
Your own true friend survive,
BY this same small boy send to me
\ necessary five
The times., 1898-05-01

A revolutionary AutobioErnphy.
An interesting book of "reminiscences at
this particular time IS "A French Volun-
teer in the War Of independence. by the
The times., 1898-05-01

Phil Mays illustrations of David Cop
perfield" are likely TO be published first in
a portfolio. which seems 10 be an excel
lent idea, for many people do not care
for their Dickens illustrated by any one
but the immortal Leech and Cruikshank
The times., 1898-05-01

William Canton's two little classics
The Invisible Playmate and w V. Her
Book are to be bound in one volume
and published in the Autumn by Dodd.
Mead & Co. They are the most winsome
and tender little books for children that
were ever written. Without the plot of
"Fauntleroy," the grotesqueness of Alice
in Wonderland" or the human nature of
the Alcott books. they have an airy and
dainty imaginative quality that is all
their own.
The times., 1898-05-01

The current number of the Bookman
reproduces as an Illustration the window
exhibit which a Washington dry goods
firm made of The Bonnie Brier Bush
during the week of it's presentation here
The times., 1898-05-01

1t seems to be generally admitted that
Gertrude Atherton's American Wives
and English Husbands" is the best thing
she has yet done.
The times., 1898-05-01

Stephen Crane is coming home He in
tends to be in the midst of this war as
Il correspondent.
The times., 1898-05-01

have several thousand postage stamps Can
you tell me where 1 can dispose Of them?
c. II. NJ
To business men, If they are uncan-
celed; to dealers in stamps or to junk
men. if cancelled. Stamp dealers viii pay
for Cancelled current issues. in denOmi
nations that are seldom used, from three
to twenty per cent of their face value.
making 100 stamps the unit OF such
transactions. Cancelled twO-cent stamps
of current issues, are, so far as We know,
unmarketabIe. When you write TO
dealer be more explicit in your query
than you were TO US.
The times., 1898-05-01

Ian Maclaren has recently spent some
time with DIR. George Macdonald in his
home on the Riviera, and predicts that
ihe gentle and venerable Scotch novelist
will give us before he dies some such
swan song as Tennysons Crossing the
Bar"
The times., 1898-05-01

How many sugar-beet factories win there be in
operation this season. In what states VII they
be. and how many in each State2 What Is the
least number Of acres needed to support fc7cryt
there will be some fifteen beet sugar fac
tories in operation. or these there viii
be seven in California; two in Nebraska;
two in Utah; two in New York; one IN
New Mexico. and one in Wisconsin Prob
ably other factories will De buIit- Fac
tories are not built on the plan suggest
ed in the third question, but We do not
believe that a factory could be operated
on the average product OF fewer tnan
SEQ acres.
The times., 1898-05-01

Were there horses in America when Columbus
came here did the Indians ride them2 How did
the Indians procure firearms in the early history
OF Texas! No NAME
There had been horses in this country
before Columbus came. but they had all
disappeared in some way Their fossil
bones have been discovered, so that we
know that in prehistoric times there had
been horses here. But the first horses
in the actual history OF the country
were those brought by COrtez when he
came to conquer Mexico. They We're
strange and alarming animals TO the
Mexicans. > What firearms the Indians
had they got from the whites either by
purchase or conquest
The times., 1898-07-19
30c ribbons go at 131sc yd.
HECHT { COMPANY, SIS Seventh Street.

is but another version OF the humorous
myth from which was taken 'NiObe, .
''Pygm1 1liOn and Galatea." .AdOnis' and
two or three other comedies. 1t is but
just to say. however. that none OF them
surpass that given last night in brilliancy
OF dialogue and cleverness OF situations.
The music, too, is catchiIy light and the
entire selection is well worth a double
hearing.
In the cast all five OF the principals OF
the Parry Opera Company are seen and
heard 10 advantage. Charles Hawley' 5
Pygmalion is not oply a clever bit OF
acting. but. as might be expected, is also
admirably sung. Allene Crater is charac-
teristicaIly dainty and clever in the OppO-
site role, while Viola d 'Armon abandOus
skirts in the part OF Ganymede- Her
voice and acting are as good as ever,
her appearance better Charles DAILY adds
some good work TO the list, while Frank
DeshOn bears the brunt of the labor in
his humorous impersOnation Of a miserly
old admirer of the animated statue He
had no difficulty in winning continued
laughter and hearty applause
The performance viii be repeated to-
night and every evening for the rest Of
the week. with matinee on Saturday.
The times., 1898-07-19
Roof Garden-vausevirIe.

The experiment of conducting a place OF
amusement on the W c. T L order
while not especially alluring TO some
classes. seems 10 meet with the apprObI-
ton of others, and the Union Roof Car
den is now an assured success. Being a
near neighbor of the river. II receives the
benefit of whatever breeze may be linger-
ing in that vicinity. Last night was OF the
kind which made anything in the nature
of a zephyr very welcome, and gOodly
number of people bet0Ok themselves To the
miniature theatre, where. with the aiShly
respectable lemonade and equally ire
proachable bill, they enjoyed every stray
breath of cOOlness that visited them.
Chief Of the attractions on the program
is Truly ShattucS, who was seen here sew
eraI times at the BiiOu last season. when
she made a most excellent impression
Her performance last night was quite up
to her usual standard The songs OF Pau
line Moran also found great favor with
the audience, while Lillian Perry, Al
Stern, Perry and Burns and MignOn Gil
bert all presented good turns. After the
vaudeville program those who cared 10
had an opportunity TO dance in the new
pavilion. the music there being furnished
by WagRer's Orchestra
The times., 1898-07-19
HAVANA,s DEFENSFS.
stronger I'll I'm SnBtiago's md Will
He Harder TO Overcome

w
He Harder to Overcome.
If it would have cost 5000 lives to take
Santiago by force of arms. an interesting
question arises concerning the taking of
Havana.
1t is well known that Havana is much
more strongly fortified than Santiago
was, and. as there IS now no thought
of moving on the Cuban capital until
after the rainy season. the defenders
will of course be even harder to over
come next Autumn than they would be
now
Little II any aid is expected from the
insurgents. Whatever they may be,
fighting in the open is not their forte.
The Administration Is advised, too.
that in addition to the intrenchments
and other outer fortifcations land mines
have been laid around Havana wherever
the topography of the country will per-
nit. Il :iSlyI
AS the campaign against the city has
been temporarily abandoned. these mines
may be taken up. but as they are easily
replaced the assailing force must count on
coping with them.
\ land mine is by no means complex
instrument of destruction A dozen or
more could be laid by three or four men
In the course OF a day. They are simply
Internal machines, buried a few inches un-
der the earth and connected by wire with
signaling stations within the enemy s
lines.
! They could not be used against the in
surgents and their bushwhacking tactics.
as the radius of destruction of a single
mine is not great. 1t is sufficient, how
ever. to cause great loss of life TO troops
advancing in solid columns
The news from Havana, brought In nv
Cuban scou.s, acting as spies. Is care
fully guarded by the War Department.
| Enough has filtered through the various
channels. however. TO justify the belief
that the city is in a better condition to-
day as far as supplies are concerned.
than il was when the blockade began.
Supplies are transported TO the south
ern part Of The island via the Isle of
Pines. and besides the Spanish practically
| control all Havana province.
There may be, and there probably are.
rowing bands of Insurgents close to the
very gates of the city. but they do no,
| appear at any one point in sufficient
force to intercept provision trains with
conveys.
! The blockaded city has at least thirty
miles of territory in the province TO draw
on for vegetables. and in this territory
crop can be raised every three months
The smaller vegetables, beans. peas. and
| the like. come 70 maturity within less
! than six weeks from the time they are
! planted.
| The Administration no doubt hopes that
! Havana will fall without the firing of a
| gun or the loss of life. But this hope
is founded on the belief that Spain may
sue for peace after the invasion of Porto
Rico by Americas land forces and the
| entry into Spanish waters of Watson's 5
! feet.
| The war is TO be pushed, however with
| out regard to what the enemy may do in
| the way of crying for quarter
If Havana is to be taken by assault
| the American army will be ready to move
| on her works not later than the list Of
| November.