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New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

despite Mrs. Bardei and the lady in yellow
curi-p apers) more blameess in his relations
with women? VINO more Say!y put hlnselt III
peril TO rescue virtue in distress! VINO WAS
more fiery on the point of honor even II MS
attitude OF self-defence was unscentic? In
whom do mark hanG more open, a. heart
more tender or more eager 10 iorSiVeI Indeed.
Mr. Pickwick seems Scarce other than my own
ideal llright." though "a knight sin amor
Ike the good Earl Marschal His foibles
of Brian TunstaL He did not shun the bowl;
nor did Socrates. Who, to be sure like DR.. John
son, had the stronger mead. These cxcesses OF
the pckWickians are TO be taken in Pick
wic<ian sense: they are As symbOlical as Mae
ternck and infinitely more entertaining.
As to method or plot. "Pickwick" has none,
and needs none. II is not novel, but some
thing far better; Il is "Pickwick." the breyary
cray cries when Dugald Dalgetty's name comes
into his mind '"ro think Of it is TO want to
jump VI and take it down from the shelf" II
opens 10 us a world literally crowded with
human beings. Of whom the ieast important
oven are permanent creations. friends whom
we d. not forget. Nothing is lost In such
work by the optimism which converts Mr. Jingle
and job Trotter, and leaves us practically on
good terms with all the world. This IS not
Realism. We are far from being on good terms
with all Of our acquaintance. This is the opti-
misin Of Shakcsp ares comedies, in when the
author cannot be unrelentingly angry with his
naughty puppets They have served his pur-
pose and our purpose; let them 20 away, SIN no
more and marry women Of whom they arc quite
unworthy. SO even Thachoray spares tolonel
AitamOnt. for whom he had intended very
bad end. The modern novelist and critic. VINO
cannot forgive Dickenss tolerance and protests
in the sacred name or insulted Art ana injured
Nature may 60 wage his with Shakespeare
for like offences. The world will decide In favor
Of Shakespearc's artistic instinct as against
the critics artistic theory.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

villains there are turrcted castles and cleaning
forests: there are In short all the acconpan-
ments to a true romance Of love in the most ro-
mantle Of places and times. 1t is possibly a
little too long Mr. Barr has introduced an Eng
lish archer into tie book, meant 70 be humorous,
who is voluble - an intClerable degree. He
alone does a great deal 20 swell The novel far
beyond its rightful limit. But we may admire
the story nevertheless. it,has 30 genial Il tone
il is so amusing.
The author OF adventures Of Captain ket-
tie" has a light and airy way with him and
rarbles on pleasantly from one dramatic cpl
sode to another without troubling himself over
much about connecting links The work smacks
of the seq. but much more Of Il wildly inventive
spirit. THE Liner and the Iceberg in this vol
ume Is one Of the "tallest" yarns ever spun py
rocl,lcss novelist StpI the book has the merit OF
being in the main unforeed. Ephemeral as Vt 49,
We confess that it is readable from cover TO
cover
Miss Fowler's novel deals with rural Metho-
dists and the fashionable folk OF London. Her
Isabel Carnaby is n young woman Of no great
substance ana the hero Paul Scaton, is not any
moro innressive as an individual. but the two
torother furnish forth the material Tor a mildly
Interesting narrative il is the ancient story Of
love awakened BY impulse. fostered by youthful
curiosity and enthusiasm, half quenched by the
coming Of rnaturcr feelings and IDEAS and In the
end revived and brought TO its highest estate by
experience and sorrow. We find Paul Seaton
priggish and Isabel trivial. but neither character
Is without redeemng traits 1t Is perhaps in
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
.UR. PICKWICK.

Andrew Lang in The Fortnightly Review.
Dickens began "PcI,wicll" n young nan
who saw his path now clear before him. ana
as q happy and accepted lover The shadows
fell away and Mr.. Pickwick stepped beamng
on the stage, surrounded by his immortal com
pany The sunlight grew clearer. Mr.. Pick
wick ceased to be the amateur suburban sa-
want and bloomed into the delight of mankind
the cockney Quixote, the soul If gathered chiv-
airy the cockney Socrates with his disciples;
the obscure Johnson of a newer Fleet Street
This great man, in his benevoleEce. chivalry
chldike wisdom and gcniality reminds us al
tornatey of all the tnree characters mentioned
and surely Mr.. Pickwck himself refuteS the
Islander that Dickens could not draw gentle
man If Mr.. Pickwick is not a gentleman (of
course, not in the heraldic sense) who is? Who
WAS ever more courteous and consderate, and
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
FICTION.
RoMANcEs OF OLD AND MODERN LIFE

TEKIA. A Romance Of Love and Wa-. BY Robert
f. Barr. Duodccimo. PIP. i5'. Frederick a.
Stokes Company
ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN KETT i,E. by tut-
cIne Hyne. Duodecimo, Up. S1. DouDcGay q
Mcclure Company.
CONCERNING. ISABEL CARNAEY BY Ellen
Thorncyctolt Fowler. DLoiccimo, pp' 81" -
Appleton & Co.
The pivot on which Mr. Barrs story reVoiFe'
is one well worn. The idea OF monarch "''
goes about in disguise to find out what his SUD
iects and Governors are doing and in the process
meets the woman whom he ultimately raises TO
the throne by his side, is as old as the ARABIAN
Nights" if not older. But 1t never grows 'ire-
some. and Mr. Bars Emperor is most agree
able gentleman, who makes love and gives nara
knocks with equal grace and galiantry' Inc
scene Of "Tekla' is laid in Germany. Much OF
its action takes place along the picturesque
banks OF the Mosee. There are feudal barohs
in armor clanking splendidly through the tale,
there are handsome heroes and dark-browed
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

AS might n soul. new born its wandering way
Take through the gates Of pearl and up the
stair
Into the precincts Of celestial day
So 10 this shrine my worshippinf5 feet did fare
But lcok. what tragic waste. Is Time so lavish
or dear perfection thus to see ii spilled?
Twas worth an empire; now behold the ravish
That laid it low The soaring plain is filed
With the wide scattered letters OF one word
or loveliness that never more was spoken;
Nor ever shall its like again be heard:
Not dead is art. but that high charm is
broken.
'TflJ poem is an interlude of aesthetic import
between others more profound in motive and
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

her resolution to depict average characters thar
the author has cone as close to reality as Is the
case in this book Paul and Isabel may be COM
monplace, but they are certainly typical Ana
the common placenegs in the book Is counterpart
arccd by sprphtly converEation which MISS
Fowler Keeps going with admirable energy. She
is II writer stationed at present midway between
medlccrity and cleverness, with indications that
some day she may do better things
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
LITERARY NOTES.

In the just published memoirs OF LDrI .mes nes.
Russell Lowell wrote after staying WIN .ns
eminent lawyer at Biacknoor near 'he ou "'"'
Of Gilbert White
ITO visit Seborne had been sweet.
No matter what the rest might be:
But some good genius led my Ieet
Thither in such lit company
AS trebled all its charm for me-
With them TO seek his headstone gray
The lover true Of birds and trees'
Added strange sunshine to the day;
My eye a scene familiar sees
And Home! Is whispered by the breeze
NV English blood it's right rcclaims;
In vain the sea its barrier reaH
Our pride Is fed by Engands fameS'
Ours is her glorious length OF years .
Ours too her triumphs and her tears.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25
SILKWEED.


Lighter than dandelion down.
Or feathers from the white moths wing,
Out of the gates Of brambletOwn
The silkweed goes a-gypsying.
Too fair to 1y in autumn's rout.
All winter in the sheath ii lay;
But now, when spring Is pushing out.
The zephyr calls, away. Away
Through MULLEN, bramble, brake and fern,
Up from their cradlc-spring they fly.
Beyond the boundary wall to turn.
And voyage through the friendly sky.
Softly as If instinct with thought
They float and drift, delay and turn:
AND one avoids and one is caught
Between an oak leaf and a fern.
And one holds by airy line
The spider drew from tree TO tree:
And if the web is light and fine,
'Tis not so light and fine as he!
And one goes questing up the wall,
As if 10 find door; and then,
AS if he did not care at all.
Goes over and adOwn the glen.
And all in airiest fashion fare
Adventuring. as II. indeed,
'Twere not 80 grave thing to bear
The burden Of q seed.
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

One Of the most touching letters ever pehhe1
by a queen may be found in these rnefnoifs ~
addressed by victoria 10 Loro 49,
upon the death OF his wife. The royal lao'
own sorrow speaks in 1t: III Is ior you, W
whom she was so devoted, that feel so uecpiy.
for to lose the loved companion OF ones ne -
losing half ones own existence. From that tlmo
every thing Is different; every event Seeuo ~
lose its effect; for JOY which cannot pe shareu
by those who feel everything win you Is no JOo;;
and sorrow is only redoubied when II cannos
be shared and sCothed by the one Wno aione
could do so. The longer God has pcrmit.eu us
to remain together, the more acute must DC tno
agony Of separation and 1 do most sincerely
feel for you. No children can replace wlie,o1
O husband they be ever SO good ana Ue-
voted One must bear ones buGoeh aiohe'
The Gadshill Edition of Dickens Is drawing
toward completion the twenty OF the thir-
ty-twO volumes having just come from the SSliu- @
ners. 1t is devoted to The Uncommerc,ai ilas-
eller" of which Mr.. Lang says in his lntrouuc.
ton that "it Is epitome OF Dickens; none Oh
his greater qualities, scarcely one OF ms n ole.n
ishes, Is absent. He is still the man VINO pesan
by Sketches by Boz the lover OF the open ;ir'
the unbookish naturalist OF human HE, tHc STU
dent OF tramps, cheap-jacks, sailors on shore
and plyers Of odd trades In shy nelghpornoous
His art. as a writer has greatly improved; tne
mechanical humor OF 1S30-3J has been worked
of cThe Uncommercial Traveller was pup
lished in the sxtIes): but he remains what ne
was what he showed himself to be, before MT
Pickwick first beamed upon mankind, before MS
creators name was the most widely known IN
modern English literature. There Is develop
ment in Dickens, but there Is no essential fnood-
iication" This passage IL itself almost an epit-
ome OF what Mr.. Lang has to say In his general
essay on Dickens. a delightful paper whieH ep-
pears in the current "Fortnightly. FTOmehe
latter we reprint his eloquent tribute to Mr..
Pickwick The portrait OF Dickens Is taken from
the "Uncommercial Traveller" where 1t figures
as frontispece.
Mr.. Max Beerbohms caricatures Of Andrew
Lang and others. some Of which have been re-
produced in this place, have shown that he has
not only skill but good humor Both qualities
clxafc Of iDnSe
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

it was hardly fair OF Max TO turn his back II n
bit unsportsmanliSe. After he has taken liber-
ties with the faces Of Mr.. Lang Mr James and
Mr. Archer, he ought at least to unveil his own
features 10 the public gaze.
The cleverest Of Alphonse Daudets books aro
in course OF translation by Miss *. r. Wormeley.
They are to be included IN the new American
edition Of his novels.
The Time Machine OF Mr. II. G. Wells IS to
be published in French in i Paris journal and
the Collie translator is desperately casting about
for equivalent to the title In his own Ian.
guage. He has been considering these sugges-
tons: lie Chronomobe," lie Chronomoteur"
la Machine explorer. lie Temps" and Quar-
ante S!ecles pheure"
In Mr.. Weilss new story, The Sleeper Awak-
ened." ne describes the London of two hundred
years hence. city in which all the inhabitants
live In tenement-houses and are supplied from
! common kitchen. The electric eht Is never
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

Mr. Max Beerbohms caricatures Of Andrew
Lang and others. some of which have been re-
produced in this place, have shown that he has
not only skill but good humor. Both qualities
are exemplified In the sketch Of himself which
New-York tribune., 1898-12-25

more strenuous in accent. There are some
licht-hearted lyrics in the book. but the most
characteristic notes are struck in the solemn
opening verses, in the lines for the unveiling OF
the monument to Robert Gould Shaw. and In
the poem to Helen Keller with its happy intro
ductory stanza:
She lives in light not shadow:
Not silence, but the sound
Which thrills the stars of heaven
And trembles from the ground.
Mr Duncan Campbell Scott has done In the
past some promising work, but we find no fulfil
ment in his Labor and the Angel which Is
forced in tone and altogether more rhetorical
than poetical The best thing in the book Is this
picture Of an Indian squaw:
WATKwENIES
Vengeance was once her nations lore and law:
When the tired sentry stopped above the r1ll,
Her long knife flashed, and Kissed, and drank
its fill;
Dmy below her dripping waist she saw
One wild hand pale as death and weak as
straw
Clutch at the ripple in the pool while shrili
Sprang through the dreaming hamlet on the hill
The warcry of the triumphant 1roquois: =.
Now clothed with many an ancient flap and
fOd
And wrinklcd like an apple kept till May,
She weighs the interest money in her palm.
Hears. like the war-whoops OF her perished day.
The lads playing snow snake in the singing
cold
The reader who opened Mr.. Philip Henry Saw
ages "PoeIns' at page 30 might well shrink
from pursuing his acquaintance with the poet
any further
g., 49,. Every morning dies the sun
On the eastern horizon,
And blazing god is born
From the white egg of the morn.
That is very nearly the most preposterous
stanza it has ever been our fortune to meet
But Mr. Savage, capable as he is Of grotesquey
unpoetical smes-as when he traces re-
semblance between the magic Of spring and the
science Of chemist mixing liquids in a jars
also capable Of one or two pretty little verses
which save his tiny volume from contempt.
We quote one Of these few meritorous produc
lions.
The herald., 1898-03-12
q ON CHANGE
Conditions Shown by the Dealings on
Wall Street

NEW YORK, March 11.-Strength of
American securities in the early dealings
in London was in strong contrast to the
weakness of Spanish government bonds
which were poorly supplied either in Lon
don or Paris. The only rational explana-
tion that seems available for this move
ment is that London felt that there was
a prospect of avoiding hostilities and was
alarmed by the Spanish governments
acute financial straits. Sentiment on the
local exchange with regard to values was
not in accord with that of London, as is
shown by the days declines, which ran
between l and points all through the list
and over that on exceptional cases. The
fall of prices was at no time violent, but
the offerings of securities were constant
and there was no support apparent at any
point in the list. The extraordinary weak
ness of exchange made it possible today for
the Bank of England in spite of the virtual
premium asked by that institution. The
demand in.Paris for gold was reflected also
by the stiffening of the discount rate in
Paris. Yesterdays late decline in local
money in banks proved to have been
per cent again today. The local banks con-
tinue to lose money to the interior and
how far this movement is offset by the
receipts of imported gold was not definitely
known. The decline today in the exchange
of the New York clearing house banks to
less than $1,000 900 indicates the decreased
use of money. The banks are contracting
their loans, but quite the larger part of
these contractions go to release sterling
exchange which was used as collateral and
which is being liquidated for the importa-
ton of gold The weakness in the bond
market today was rather more marked
than hitherto, but business was not of a
large scale. Total sales, 2,22O 900.
u. S. new As are per cent lower, the old
As coupon " per cent and do. registered
"a per cent lower bid.
The herald., 1898-03-12
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET
Call Board Dealings and Prices o
Produce

SAN FRANCISCO March n.-wheat-
Quiet; December, 1.335s; May, 1.40la.
Barley-Quiet; December, 9SA; May,
1.0S12.
Flour-Family extras, 4.55@4.65; bakers
extras, 4.30@4.40.
Wheat-shipping wheat, 1.4o@1.4lA for
No. 1. and 1.42H for choice: milling, 1.450
1.50.
Barley-Feed. good to choice. 1.O71s@1 10 !;
fancy, 1.12la; brewing, 1.15N120.
Oats-Poor to fair, L15@1. 17lb; good to
choice, 1.204125; fancy feed, 1.271a; gray,
1.15@1. 20; milling, 1.200G1.25; surprise, 1271a0
LBS; black for seed. 1.35@1.5O; red, 12591 49,
Hay-Wheat, 1600d19.O0; wheat and oat,
16.00M1S0O; best barley, 13.50@1550; alfalfa,
10.00q110O; clover, 11.OOq1200; stock, 11OO0
IL. 90.
MISUNDERSTANDING 2O.OO@22.5O per ton;
Dry Beans-Pnk, 25Oq2.6o; Lima. 2.1O
2.2O; small white, 1.55@165; large white,
1.50G165.
Potatoes-Early Rose, 65@75 per Genital;
River Burbanks, 60@7Oc River Reds, 5O@
6Oc Oregon Burbanks, 60@9Oc; Merced
sweets, 750S5c
hothouse cucumbers, 5OcGD1.OO garlic, $40
4c; green peas. 3M31ac; string beans, 12lac
per lb.; asparagus, S@9c; egg plant, $50
zoe; green peppers, soc; mushrooms, 4Glgc.
Mexican lines, repack, 5.OO@55O; COM
mon California lemons. 75c@1.25; choice
1.50M20O.
Butter--Fancy creamery, 1Sc per lb.
do. seconds, 1SA@17c; fancy dairy, 1slsc; do.
seconds, 15dl6c.
Eggs-Store. 1O4@11c per dozen; fancy
ranch, 1112D12hc.
Poultry-Turkey gobblers. 9@12c per lb.
ers, 65O017.0O; small broilers, 300@l4. 90;
large broilers, 5.O0@550; fryers, 4.5O@6 90;
hens, 3.5004.50; old ducks, 4.00@5.00; geese
1.5O@1.75 per pair; old pigeons, l.25 young
pigeons 1500225
The herald., 1898-03-12

the woman who had been out to make a
few calls rushed upstairs to her own apart
ments.
For heavens sake, what's the matter,
John?" she demanded as she entered.
Nothing, my DEAR" replied her husband,
as he looked up at her in surprise. He was
on his hands and knees playing horse with
the 4-year-old while the baby sat in the
corner, gurgling and laughing.
"Nothing!' she exclaimed. Nothing!
Do you know that you have knocked a
square yard of the plastering from the
ceiling of the room below this one?"
"Have l. my dear?" he asked meekly.
"Have you?" she cried. 'Of course you
have. Further than that, you upset water
pitcher or something, and good deal of
the paper down stairs is ruined"
Ibid l, my dear?"
Eyes, you did, she asserted "and the
neighbors tell me that the racket here has
been simply awful; and the worst of it is
that you have been responsible
ZIP"
Eyes, you. You needn't try to get out OF
1t. They recognized your voice. They could
hear you clear to the corner yelling Whoa.
and Get up and all that sort of nonsense,
and the people down stairs say that You
were Inc one who was galloping up and
down the room jumping over the chairs.
They could tell by the way it Jared the
house The children couldn't possibly have
made such a racket What in the world
have you been trying to do?"
"My dear" he returned, meekly, edo
you remember what you said to me when
you went out?"
Distinctly" she replied. II told you
above all things to keep the baby quiet
| for there was somebody sick down stairs. -
"Wcll," he said. with the air of much
| injured man, II have kept the baby quiet
in the only way possible to me.'-Chicago
POet
The herald., 1898-03-12
COMPOSITION ON "HISTORY"
What a Little Girl Knows of the Course
of Human Events

A little Virginia girl who had covered
considerable ground in the study of his
tory has condensed the information she
has acquired into the following compost
ton. 1t was received by the teachers with
some degree of satisfaction, as it showed
an attempt at original thought and was no,
a plain copy from the histories:
HISTORY
"History is a subject can say very little
about it is very important a very useful
study and Interesting to those who can
study some Some can read it over and
recite perfectly others can study hard
for days and get it by heart-history tells
you about the wars and about the differ.
ent countries in the old world and about
Kings, Queens and about the great Law
givers of the world. History are divided
in so many different kind. United States
History treats of when Columbus discov-
cred the world in 1892 A. D. Columbus dis
covered that the world was round he got
in his vessel rode on the water and in a
short time he went in the direction land
and he called land West Indies and cam,
up to Mexico and he saw land all round
and kept on going from place to place unit
he saw it was round that was when he dis
covered America.
1.-THE Indians lived here before the white
people came and when the white people
came they were very angry and the whites
and the Indians had war and the whites
gained this land and the poor Indians hat
to leave place wasn't that mean and tn,
Indians showed the white people how tt
| make corn bread. There is war between
generals Robert e Lee Andrew Jackson or
one side General Bradley johnson an6
Usulsees Grant but Andrew Jackson ant
Robert e. Lee are the most important
1.-The men keep on making addresses JUS
last night Smith (Note-A DR.. Smith from
Richmond, ex-confederate officer of Stone
wall Jacksons troops, made an address a
the town courthouse on Lees birthday
made an address about Robert E. lie,
which people will talk about so much wei
There was a war between England anC
France now the History 1 studied is Gen
eral Meyers and that is divided in thre,
periods.
| Modern History commences with the
close of the Medieval period and extend.
| to the present time. The History tells u:
| that you don't know when man was come
| in the possession of the earth we oni,
know that is ages most remote when botl
the climate and outline of europe were very
different from what they are at present
Plato was one of the smartest men in Mod.
| ern History."-New York Times.
The herald., 1898-03-12
Real Estate Transfers

Friday, March 11th
f.. A. and L. J. Bacon to w. Faulkner
Lot 81 and part 80, blk. d, w. l.. A.; $5000
w. and M. M. Faulkner to Il. A. Bacon
Part blk r, Painter & Balls add: $5O00
A. s. and c. Kerns to c. d. Jackson
Lots Is and 10. blk. X Nadeau Orange trt. ;
s. C. and A. l.. Pitzer-Und. u of lots 1
and 2, blk. %. Pomona; $250O
p and M. White to s. j. .Armstrong-Part rt
lot 2, blk ]. sub. of John NJ. Thomas Ro.
$l050.
L. and A. C. Reece to L. d. Johnson,
Part lot 10 Gum & Hazard sub. of Cutler,
trt. $500.
T. II. Powers to S. Marshall-Lot 10. BLK.
35, Elec. Ry Hstd. assn. $780,
j. T. Ioux, attorney of c. Mcmahon of
al, to ]. Wilson-Rel. of all int. of John
Wilson In est. of Bridget Wilson; s11 GAS. .63.
d. j. and r. A. L. Watson to L. G. Nance
Lot 80, blk. B, Potter & Vests sub. s20S0.
+. III. Howe. assignee of Eureka Oil Co.
to e. Danforth-All int in lots 7, s and 1S'
blk. s, l.. A. Imp. Co.'s sub. blk 80, II. s. f.:
$14l5.
!. A. Hodgkins to A. w. Fisher-Part
lots and 3, blk. 1, New Depot trt $4,000.
M. L. and HI. J.. Sill to ]. Carrol-Lot 8.
blk o, resub. Alamitos trt.; $1,000.
SUMMARY
Deeds .......................... AZ
Nominal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 50
Ioldl $4S, ZIG. IL
The herald., 1898-03-12
London Market

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
The stock markets here opened better to-
day, then became fiat on further liuuda-
tions, but recovered later and closed steady
to firm. Spanish securities were heavily
sold on talk of reduction of interest.
Americans were The weakest. the market
closing fiat This was partly due to further
liquidations by weak men, helped by
rumors after business hours that the
independence of Cuba
The herald., 1898-03-12
Dividend Notes

The Commercial Cable company has de-
clared a quarterly dividend of 1% per cent
on its capital stock, payable April LIST.
The North Shore Traction company has
declared semiannual dividend of 8 per
cent on it's preferred stock.
A representative of the Hamburger Amer
lean line states that the net earnings of the
company for the last year are found to be
about the same as for the previous year,
which were about s., $50 900, and that the
company has declared a dividend of 6 per
cent.
The Philadelphia Traction company has
declared dividend of 50. payable April 1st.
The Consolidated Gas company Of New
York declared Friday week ago it's quar-
terly dividend of per cent, payable March
15th
The herald., 1898-03-12
Silver Bullion

NEW YORK, March 11.-Bar silver. 54lb:
Mexican dollars, 44Ac.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 11.-Bar sill
yer, 54A; Mexican dollars, 45Ib0D4Cc