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J. NYCTOIC U CO., Oh TO anu 10
: lev houses. Few merchants
Z r ce--many others are not in
/" terms-so that
exhibit the novel feature of be-
ing able to make prices on all
these goods that catch near a
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for about twenty-five cents
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

..cessary for their proper exploitation, be-
w.. tho moral influence most important o.
o,bans in the conversion OF his country
into willing instruments Of his genius To
-, ,beee volumes with care is TO feel that Mr..
80, is mimi cachahly right. Some piratical
.,ons as We have said, he wisely refrains from
'.o.n.,ine without them Drake would not be
,,nnsef But al the wors, he was no meo-
,.onatic swashbuckler. carrying death and dc
-,,rc,;on in his path His piracics seem more
tho actions Of a man fearing God. honoring his
oreen and so convinced that the chastisemcnt
n the Spaniard would be as welcome in the
.ves of the Almighty as in those Of Elizabeth
that the plundering OF few ships more or
hss The saCkinC Of city or OF dozen cities
.ould only he regarded by him as righteous
Since The defeat Of the Armada was followed by
only so Intellectual a performance as the at
,empt upon Lisbon. it is not surprising that he
fell into disgrace. Elizabeth putting affairs
Of statecraft into the hands OF man of action.
looked always Cor tangible results. II these
we're rot what she had expected. she made her
representative feel her displedsure Drake IN
his retirement seems to have lost his grip on
the drift Of naval affairs in Spain, and the
history Of his last voyage suggests that his
abilities were fading. He underestimated his
enemy for him an unusual thing. But his work
was done and England. after he and Elizabeth
were gone was TO reap what they. lahoilng
40 often in harmony. so often at cross puI-
noses had after all succeeded in sowing. Be
s;des setting forth this with perfect clcarncss.
besides shedding abundant new light on hoth
Queen and Admiral. Mr. Corbctt has written
hooe n *
canvas is dominated by few principal actors.
but IT includes great deal else: numerous
minor figures enliven it, and the whole work
breathes thu spirit OF historic time. The
Illustrations taken from old sources. put the
finishing touch to an account Of the Tudor navy
which makes IL live again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

which you speak liked. though did not like
that there should be such protest against the
world by those who were somewhat subject to
It, Gradually perceived that only as
man grew deeper and broader could he wear
the coat and submit to the etiquette and obey
the laws which society demands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

What "A famous man has written Of "A hmous
contemporary may generally be printed with
out qualmS-ao here Is Thackeray's II nsant
impression Of Tennyson. transmitted to that
clever old lady, Mrs. Proctor: alfred Ttnny
son. II H. can't make you like him. will make
You admire him. He seems to me TO have the
cachet Of a great man. His conversation Is
often delightful; Think, full Of breadth. manli-
ness. and humor. He reads all sorts Of things,
swallows them. and digcss them like n great
pocticaI boa constructor AZ he is. Now | hope,
Mrs. Proctor. you rrcOllcct that If your humble
servant sneers at small geniuscs, he has the
contrary huge respect for big ones Perhaps
IT Is Alfred Tennysons great yellow face and
growing voice that have made an impression
on me. Manliness and simplicity OF manner 80
great way with me fancy. :"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
LITERARYN CT ES.

October is 10 see the publication % another
volume In Mr. Murrays new edition Of Byron.
THIS is to contain more letters. The succeed
ing volume viii include "Childe Harold" tie
Thyrza" poems and probably The Corsar."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

Of Succession BY John Bioundcllo- Burton Duo
d-cimo, PIP AZ Herter; 5 Stone Company.
THE QUEENS CUP A Novel. BY C. A Hcn,y
Duodecimo PIP $50 d Appleton & Company.
Tfnseau Duodecimo PIP 342 Paris: Calmann
Levy New-York; Dyrssen d PfeifIer.
YANKEE SHIPS AND YANKEE SAILORS. Tales
Of 1872. BY james Barnes. With Numerous
Illustrations by r. F. Zogbaum and Carlton T.
Chapman. Duodecimo, pp D. The Macmillan
Company
There is something almost naive about MY
Boundelle- Burton's romance OF fighting on sea
and land he exploits SO many old conventions
Of the narrative Of adventure. and is all the
time SO unconscious that what ne is doing is
not altogether new The tale is full OF Incl
dent one episode OF exciting struggle against
diversity is fast followed by another and the
cir is charged with meodrama II is amusing
melodrama In spite OF the conveniionalty Of
his plot the author keeps the reader Interested.
for the characters if not very brilliantly drawn
are at any rate human and sympathetic. 1t
h. indeed a very excellent minor novel of the
modern blood and thunder type, swift in
movement, picturesque in setting. and with a
bve motive treated In wholesome romantic
fashion. We wish, by the way, that all good
novels printed well this unfmror-
tant production.
Why Mr. Henty should ever have written
The Queens Cup" is incompre hensible, ex
sept on the hypothesis that he wished to show
N inquistive world how bad book by
usually competent al .hor might be. He is, in
his own field, thoroughly competent writer. He
produces books for boys which they can read
The 'HpntV have an extraordinary
vogue in England and they deserve 1t. But
their author knows nothing about writing novels
hr mature beings. THE Queens Cup is abys
ma in its medocrity.
There is touch of the mediocre In M. De
Hnseau's new book but II is not a very ag-
fessve touch I'm Md Dams Les Ruines Is A
nory quite without distinction, but on the other
nnd, with a certain veracity which is effective
describes an unhappy marriage, leading to
dreary crisis In the heroine's life. But in the
end the charming young German saves some
oufort from the wreck and finds in her daugh-
ters JOY something Of the romance which she
sad herself longed for The little drama Is
ko1ght swiftly to It's conclusion, even smoothly,
We would say IL II were not for the tragic ele-
pent. II Is, canddy, a commonplace MARIA
I'VE At the same time 1T is not quite dull.
we reads It, and does not wholly grudge the
half-hour required
We suppose Mr. Barness sketches Of events
INC personalities OF the War Of 1871 will be
gao with more avidity to-day when naval war
: constant topic Of conversation, than upon
y>ner occasions, but the book would be inter-
eung at any time. The sketches are brief. they
SN skhfully put together. and In spirit they
efe captivatins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

'Wisdom and Destiny" is to be the title ~
the forthcoming English translation OF Nj.
Maetcrlinck's new book
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
"CIRANO DE BERGERAC."


SOME ENGLISH VERSIONS or a BAILADE IN TIT
when We reproduced recently tho Ballad" dl
Duel" from NJ Rostands now celebrated play Of
"Cyrano de Bergcrac" we suggested that some
Of our readers might be Interested to try then
hands at translating lines which, according tc
more than one critic. cannot be translated. W.
give below three versions which have been sent
to us, prefxng NJ. Rostands own lines:
"Ballade du duel qu'en rh6tcl bourguignon
Monsieur de Borgerac cut avcc un belitre.
"Je tettc avcc grace mon feutre,
Je fails lentemcnt labandon
Du grand manteau Qui me cal!eutrc,
TT je tire mon cspadon:
Elegant CONNIE CtladOn.
Agile CONNIE SCaramOuchc.
Je vOus prcVicns. cher MirmNdnn,
Qua =. fin de icnVO j. touChc.
"Ncls auricz hicn dn roster neutrc:
on va's-j j. vOus lardcr. dndon?
Dams L. nanc. sous vOtre mabcutrc"
Au co.ur. sous votrc bleu Gordon? 49,.
Lest coQuillcs tintcni. dine-don :.
Ma pointo votige. unc mouche,
bfcidCmcnt .. cost au lcdon.
Qu'a la fin de lcnvoi j. tou,he
I'll me IN Inquc une rimo on cutrc
Nous ronpcz plus blanc qu'amidon?
C'cst pour me fournir L. mot plcutrr,
Tao j. pare Ia poin.c don't
Nous csrfricz me fairc don
louvre la ligne.-jc ia bouchc
ITEMS hien IA broch' larIdoni
A la fin DC rcnvoi i. touche.
"ENVOI
prince dcruande q Diru pardon
j quartz du pied. yescarmouc he.
Jc coupe. j. feinic NJ Ia done
A la Nnc lie cnvoi jc touche "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
FICTION.
THE HERO IN DOUBLET AND FEATHER
ONCE MORE.

ACROSS THE SALT SEAS A Romance Of the War
OF Succession. BY John Bloundcll, Burton. Duo
decmo pp +46 Herbert S Stone a Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

Now. Prince for your sins a short prayer.
! lunge it - not "A faux pas,
I cut and thrust and but there.
That last was too touching Ia ia
IN ~ Ballard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

| fling down my hat with an air
! slowly rcmoN" the great cloak
That. snucly wrapped round me. ! wear.
And | whip out this keen httlc JOKE"
| am built ON Lord Ch"sicrf'ld's plan.
/ m a. nlWi,lc AZ clowns at the show.
! am too quick for YOU mn, man
Ny remarks VIII Iun'tuatc- So
You had better grow wiser or holder
Now where shall SPIT YOU. NY 'ocb7
hi th' side. or here. under The shoulder.
Your heart or the belt ~ Your frook?
Tn tamhourinc tinklcs sad omen
M sword fires about tis IA bee
Precisely right on your abdomen.
There - point to my argument see
Look H. braces himself for "A pass.
You weaken. "h' Pal. a. your Gun
That's 10 give M IN" nam" FOR YOU -ass,
CIck' parry your point That's III" stun
You hoped II would stop ~" for good
Let M open the cash That's the way
Hold fast 10 the spig"t for blood
NJ remarks are too pointed; Well say
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
ENVOY.

MY hat with grace throw aside.
More slowly next my heavy cloak rid me OF:
Then draw my sword "a elegant ~ II Just
stepped from bandbOx and AZ nimhle as
ScaramOuchc himself
] warn you, my MirmydOn. that
At the end Of the envoy" ! touch.
You should have Kept out Of this affair.
Where shall | begin to carve you, turkey?
In the side just under your arm?
or in the heart right under your ribbon so
blue?
The metals cling clangi
NV swords point trcmblcs IN air.-a touch
You may rest assured that at the end Of the
envoy" your vtals III touch.
want n word to rhyme with "oon.'
why, you break away pale as ghost.
That gives me the needed word potroon.
Click. ! parry the stroke you intended To give
me-
present an opcning,-T close IT,
Grasp well your blade. Lardon
At the end Of the envoy" | touch.
ENVOY.
NV worthy, make your peace with heaven!
/ 'duarte" with my foot, skrmish,
I strike / feint There you are!
At the end Of the envoy touch.
~ T. Mcguire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
"f;N\'t,I

prince. dcuandc Z Dl"u pardon
j. quartz du pied. jescarmouchc.
Jc coupe. jc feintc NJ Ia done
A la nnc lie cnvoi jc touche
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

Rolf Bul!rcwood the Australian author. has
"A nephew who is taking to literary paths. His
name IS William s. Walker. and nc has written
a book OF bush stories which to he pub
lishcd under the title OF when the Mopoke
Calls"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

THE QUEENS CUP A Novel BY G. A Heniy
Duodecimo PIP. $50 II. Appleton Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

throw down with grace my bonnet.
And al my ease put OF my cloak.
My sword draw like 'cladun
And quickly as Scarafnuuchc.
! warn you. my dear Mirrnvdun
That fight to Il finish and punch,
You should have remained neutral.
And from this quarrel kept apart.
Where shall haste you. YOU capon
On the hip or in the heart?
For my tip Is jumping very ny.
At the tap Of the drum you're sure TO die;
To the end Of the round punch,
haven't rhyme very handy
But you break white As sheet.
Just TO show yourself up az "A coward
a thing I'm ashamed 10 meet
There, / parry the thrust you would give me
And throw open my guard 10 your steel.
Look out that your spit you hold well,
Else my iron you'll surely feel.
ENVOY.
Prince. of God better ask for pardon.
For | skirmish about with my feet:
cut ! thrust There. yOuvc got IT;
At the end Of the story you are beat.
-(E. &. Barncttc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

Miss Anna Fuller. the author Of som" pleas
ant fiction. is about To publish novel entitled
One Of the Pilgrims"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

A volume Of Child Verse is TO be made u
from the ten volumes OF Mr.. James Whitcom
Riley's poetry II will be published simulta
ncously here and III England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

Alas for the dead. II was only great genius.
throned ahrv" al other human kind who could
In a measure protect his grave. Here is poor
Lewis Carroll" Dodgfon the most sensitive
and retiring ~ men. to whom the idea ~ IA
biography - himself would have been utter
misery and already nephew Is contcmpiat
ing such work. How much Of his intention
is honest wish To- e1alt the memory OF c!cvgr
relative. and how much desire for notoriety
and money? Alas and alas for the dead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

Mrs Kcnnard the English woman who has
already produced over twcnt y-five novels con-
ncctcd with the turf. is about to bring out
another entitled Morals OF the Midlands."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

Mr.. Benjamin Kidd tho author OF that pop
ular book. Social EyOlutiOn.' has written a
new work which Macmillan is about to publish.
This $ called "Thc Control of the Tropics
and the authors argument is that the domi-
nant white races must assume the responsibility
for the Governmental control OF the tropics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28

UN MD DAMS LES RCINES Par Leon Ds
Tfnseau Duodecmo. PIP 342 Paris. Calmann
Levy. NewYork; Dyrssen d Pfefer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-09

c. c. Packard, of Kalamazoo, one of
the best known photographers in the
state. shot himself in the temple while
in bed. He died instantly. Business
trouble
The peppermint industry in Berrien
county is waning rapidly. The acreage
this year is not one-fifth of what it was
last year Farmers two years ago
realized 500 per acre, now they can
hardly get SIS.
A 4O-in vein of coal has been found
on the town line between Buena Vista
and Blumfield, about five miles east of
Saginaw. The Morley-Evans syndicate
is also reported TO have found a good
vein of coal in Bridgeport and Spauld-
ing townships.
The Bay View summer university
will open July 10, and the assembly a
week later, both closing August II.
Among the prominent lecturers will be
Mrs. Maude Ballington Booth. Hon.
VIM. Jennings Bryan, Gen. o. o. How
ard, Prof. Graham Taylor and Others.
The Grand Rapids common council
adopted resolution permitting saloons
to keep open until midnight, though
the law compels them to close at IL
o'clock. The police reported the sa-
looms which kept open and the owners
will be prosecuted. There is prospect
of a fight between the council and the
police department.
Much alarm is felt by the fruit grow
ers about Grand Rapids over the prev
alence of the new pest. curl leaf" and
il is feared that the whole of the prom
ised big crop will be a failure. The
disease is said TO have attacked thous-
ands of trees seriously, and very few
are entirely free from it. Those af-
fected lose the leaves and fruit goes
with them
Edwin f. Woodruff, son of wealthy
Ludington lumberman, died from in
juries received by jumping from NOV
ing train while on his way home from
Philadelphia, where he had just passed
an examination and received an ap-
pointment as acting assistant engineer
in the navy. He was "A years old, a
RIduudlS VI lhc - VI W. ehE iiSNAi ing
department and one of the brightest
young men of Ludington.
+. w. Wheeler & Co., shipbuilders at
Bay City, have made an assignment to
Ii. p. Wickes, of Saginaw, preferring
numerous local creditors in their mort
cages. The shipyard has been shut
down until arrangements for complet-
ing the three big Rockefeller boats can
be made. Secretary Steever says that
it is probable the Rockefeller or Besse-
mer company will operate the yard
until its vessels are finished.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-09
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

John Porterfeld, an old and respected
resident of Menominee, was struck and
killed by the cars.
Eric Mattson, of Bessemer, drank
quart of whisky on bet, and died
shortly afterward.
jackson Brewer is dead at Kalama-
zoo. He was born in March, 179s. He
had never used tobacco.
While swimming in Raisin river, at
Leroy bridge, three miles east of
Adrian, Ethan Ward, aged Is, was
drowned.
An order has been issued establish
ing postoffice at Woodlake, Montcalm
county, and L. Eugene Carpenter is
commissioned postmaster.
Cornelius Debree, aged IL, and FL
mer Chaffee, 10, went fishing at Grand
Rapids and in some manner fell off the
bridge and were drowned.
Fred Mates, aged &c, and Henry
Meyer, aged Is, were fishing from a
sailboat at Monroe when the boat cap
sized and both were drowned.
Mrs. Fern Wadsworth, a young mar
ried woman, attempted to suicide at
Adrian with morphine. The doctors
saved her. 1t was her second attempt
within year.
New Michigan postmasters: Bagley,
Menominee county, Anton DeclSleman;
Oakland, Allegan county, r. Wander
leest: Westville. Montcalm county.
Geo. f. Clark.
The tug Agnes Arnold. owned and
commanded by Capt. j. NJ. Glow,
caught fire off Chambers island, near
Menominee, and burned To the waters
edge and sank.
Mrs. Isaac A. Baldwin, aged so, com
mitted suicide at Davisburg while tenn
porarily insane from the effects of long
sickness, by hanging herself TO bed
post with handkerchief.
Three desperate characters, while
being taken TO the Jail at Menominee,
tried TO escape from the police. Two
of them were captured by the sheriff
and the other one was shot because he
would not stop The bullet penetrated
his lungs and his chances for recovery
are slim.
The old settlers of Berrien county
met i'm annual convention at BerrieE
! Springs Gen. Roscoe u. Dix gave the
address of welcome, while Gov. Pin
gree made the speech of the occasion.
| There were 900 persons present. The
society lost 50 members by death dur
ing the past year.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-09
NOTES ON THE WAR SITUATION

Secretary Algcr sent TO congress adj
ditional estimates of SO, 107. 900 needed
at once for the expeditionarv force to
Cuba and for work and equipments
necessary in the campaign against
Porto Rico and the Philippines. Sec
rotary Alger also sent a letter outlin-
ing the immediate action against Cuba
and saying it is proposed to dispatch
90, 600 troops at once to be followed as
rapidly as possible by 10000 more
Couriers from Cuba bought highly
encouraging reports from Gen. Calixto
Garcias army which is near Santiago.
Garcia alone has 10000 men, better
equipped than ever before, except in
the matter Of clothing. and they are in
excellent spirits. Five thousand men.
IL is added, occupy territory along the
northern coast near Manati. The
Spanish troops have Withdrawn to san
tiago. lIolguin and Manzanillo and
Gen. Garcia still holds his headquarters
al BayaIno.
1t is said Portugal Is showing her
friendship for SPAN ia every possible
way.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-06-09
MICHIGAN NEWS SUMMARY.
Doings of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style.
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Yosemite Conveys a Shipload of Am
munition to Key west-34th Michigan
Volunteers Go to Washington.
Michigan Pioneers.

The cath annual meeting of the State
Pioneer and Historical society, was
held at Lansing. Ex-Gov. Cyrus G..
Luce, the president, gave the annual
address. The report of Secretary
Greene showed balance of $3.50. 30 on
hand. The society has had a total en-
rollment of OF. The number of deaths
reported has been 429, leaving pres
ent membership of 495. There are but
three charter members still living:
Mrs. Harriet A. Tenney, of Lansing;
Il. Lakin Brown, of Schoolcraft, and
Warren Hopkins, of Jonesville. A
number of interesting papers were
read. The following officers were
elected: President Cyrus G. Luce, of
Coldwater; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Harriet A. Tenney, of Lansing;
recording secretary, George III. Green,
of Lansing; treasurer, Il, +. Davis, of
Lansing.