The herald., 1898-05-29

of q Spaniard are Cubans If they are born
in Cuba; but the sons and grandsons and
great-grandsons of a Cuban must always
be Cubans, no matter if they were born in
Madrid and spend their whole lives in that
city. No Cuban can ever become Span
lard, no matter what happens to him, and,
from the Spanish point of Wow, he is a
degenerate.-The Chautauquan.
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A$1425 Book
The Bookman has the following concern
ing Captain John Smith, whose first VEN
ture in authorship was sold the other day
in Boston for s1425:
Captain Smiths name is, and must al
ways, in the popular mind, be, associated
with that Of the Indian princess, Poca-
hontas (she would be called a squaw in
modern times), daughter of King or
Chief Powhatan. But few, except special
students of our colonial history, realize
that Smith was actually the founder of the
first permanent English settlement on
these shores (the previous adventure I'M
der Raleigh having failed utterly, the
author Of tho first description in print Of
the jamestown colony. the first man TO
give the name New England to the section
with which it is still associated, and the
author Of the first book with New England
on Its title page.
Before he came to America Smith had
been, apparently, professional fighter,
and had served under various banners in
most of the countries of Continental Eu-
rope. including Turkey and Hungary, as
we'll as in Asia and Africa. Europe being
~ nd ha ctor hnlI IL
ing out attractions to his adventurous
spirit, he took command of the expedition
sent out by the London Virginia company
and came to Virginia in 1905. From that
time until his death, in 1892 hsi time, mon
ey and thought seem to have been spent
in encouraging the development of the in
FAINT colonies founded on the James river
and on Massachusetts bay.
Smiths first effort as an author and
the earliest printed account of the James
town colony, was issued in 1908, with the
title, "A true Relation of such occurrences
and accidents of noate as hath hapned in
Virginia since the first planting of that
Colony This is book of great rarity,
and it is curious fact that among the
known copies there are four varieties.
These do not represent four editions, but
only denote that the title was four times
printed. What seems to be the first issue
states that the Relation was Written by a
Gentleman of the said Collony;' the Sec
ond variety states that it was Written by
Thos. Watson, Cent the third that is was
Written by Captaine Smith one of the
Said Colony and the fourth that it was
Written by Captaine Smith Coronen of
the said Colony Some copies have two
pages Of preface lacking in others. This
preface TO the Courteous Reader Is
signed with the editors initials, I. II. In
It he says that some of the bookes were
printed vnder the name of Thomas Wat
son, by whose occasion I know not vnless
It were the ouer rashnesse, or mistaking
Of the workbench, but since hauing learned
that the sadie discourse was written by
Captaine Smith, who is one of the Counsel
there in Virginia: I thought good to make
the like Apologize
WHO'S WHO. 1895, entirely remodeled
Edited by Douglas S!aden. Price, $175
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THE COURTSHIP OF QUEEN ELIZA.
BETH, history of the various negotia
tons for her marriage. Ely Martin A
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This volume, among other things 70
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England's queen was looking out for tn,
Spanish fleet. as we are today, and the de
ptruction Of which marked the beginning O
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