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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

publish everything that is best in the whole
worlds literature. and sell the books at the cost
~ ,nanufacture regret to these fast
Calling Gifts Of millions on millions always gong
to colleges.
What | propose for this publishing company
is Cleanliness MAKE the books as chcapy an"
sell them at as low a price as possible. Leave
m, good and high priced editions to- the resu'"i
furnishing houses but make these BOOKS 50
low priced that the laborer the woe-""rh III
valid IN. man in debt. can afford to own
,.,,.a library When We visit the city We can
find on tho counter in the department S'"i'
books bound in cloth for sale al ~ anu -
,.rte each A large magazine publisher III New
Vork last wear tried the experiment OF lSSu'"-
q rauer-covercd series Of fiction at TWO GEMS
zach Could not the endowed company nope l"
ruldish the best hooks in paper covers d. "''
cents in cloth at - cents each?
This is the a,e Of tyPesrtiing machines "'
r,rf.rttng presses. Of machine binding. An"
,,. looks would not be- the stock fiction %
,,. serial "librarv'' or the conclomerate mixture
Of tn. dcpartm mt store counter. sometimes
,,,,thv sometimes worthless. hut ia" best MS
tories th, best philosophy. the best poetry. 'h'
hos, everything that the world has. Perhaps.
if LARGELY endowed, the company might gro"
until i handled two thousand. five thousand
fen thousand numbers including French TER
man Latin and Greek texts. "a well as uahs'a-
tions. and even offering textbooks Oh languages
mathematics and science. - - -
oxford. Mass, Jun, IT, 1899.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

dogs great and small my favortc squire. M
Highland pony, my plans, my hopes, and my
quiet thoughts.
In another letter. written in the next year
OS72 Sir Walter tells his fair correspondent
the story Of his avowal Of authorship OF the
"Wavcrlcy Novels" The circumstances OF con
stables bankruptcy placed the secret IN TOO
many hands for further denials, and ne looked
for some decent opportunity to lay aslue Inv
mask which had grown thin as my Aunt
Dinah's Besides. the joke had lasted long
enough and | was tired Of it. had not now
ever, the most distant intention OF choosing
the time and place where the thing actuaHy
took place for making the confession Lofu
Meadowbank, who is a kind and clever niue
fellow. but somewhat busting and forward sdId
t. me in the drawing room, DO you care any
thing about the mystery Of the WaVerley novels
now not L. | replied the secret is too gen
orally known I was led to think from this that
he meant to make some jocular allusion TO Rod
Row But when. instead Of skrmish OF
this kind he made a speech in which he serl-
ously identified me with the author of WAIVER
ley had no opportunity Of evasion. and was
bound either to confess or deny, and IT struck
me. while he was speaking, il was as good ana
natural an occasion as l could find for making
my avowaL And 50 out it came, to the great
astonishment Of all the hearers. My secret was
lust in the case Of Jack Meecots monkey, which
died just when Jack got completely tired OF nm
Besides, / was sorry for telling lies which were
not believed. A. to my denials, | could
not have kept my secret moment unless had
shat the mouths Of people who thought them
selves entitled to pry into what they had no
business with"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

ne Mtlldtlon or JACK HdmIln. ana ttDer
Stories is the title of Bret HartCs forthcom-
ing book.
curiosity Of literature which appears in the
new number Of The Westminster Review is
remarkable parallel from Shakespeare and an
Italian writer. Matteo Boardo who died eighty
years before Shakespeare. Thus wrote the great
Englishman:
who steals my purse, steals trash; its some
thing, nothing;
Twas mine lis his, and has been slave ia
thousands:
But he that hlches from me my good name
Rohs me Of that which not enriches him.
And makes me poor indeed
And here is the translation from the Italian:
HE who steals horn a horse. ring.
And such like things. shows some dscernment
And mFht be called a little thich
But ne who robs me of my good name,
or arrogates to himself the labors Of others
May We'll he called an assassin and rohher,
And merits the greater hatred and pun'Shmrnt
In SO far as the reality exceeds the counterfeit
Mr. Whiteine's novel $50. : John Street" has
gone into a fourth edition in this country a
third edition Of Mr.. Churchils Richard carver
is on the press.
The recent announcement that Or. j. O.
Brirton has presented his library To- the I'M
ycrsity Of Pennsylvania is of deep interest 'o an
students of Americana IT consists ~ "," 'tb
three thousand volumes. dealing enemy IJn
American languages ana archaeology anu ~
said a. Do, one 81 the most complete cole IONS
If the kind ir The world Dr Brinton has long
been recognized as an eminent authority I'D ms
field Of research. and this library represents hl.
careful sitting 81 the literature az ms SH'J. ~
throughout tho period oi IBIS s.lcniiu. d'iiN'l'
Though tho hooks have not as yet been 'dN'H
10 the university. they have been iofudI\ a.
ccpt,d 10y 90, trustees. who propose ihat 'i"F
shall b. carefully CatalogUod Dr I'Intvh h'I"-
self who has already prepared cara '"'"-
Iorue Of his library. viii assist IN the, pfeiAl'-
tiou Of o. more elaborate catalogue. w rIL
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missions. among them being the great CLOCK 'or
the Congressional Library at Washington Inc
Hrinton medal is an admirable piece OF work,
well designed and modelled with feeling as Wei
a. with skill
An anecdotal account Of Zoas life in Eng
land has been written by NJ Ernest NiZet"lly
and viii soon bc published. one ot these stores
has a fine dramatic flavor ON the day Colonel
Henry was arrested the novelist received mott
hcation 81 the fact from a friendly source IN
Paris. That night ms quiet little household was
Weakened NJ 10y one Of it's members. when me
others FASTENED e. discover the trouble they
were told "Oh. I've had such horrible vision.
II seemed a. me- that man was lying dead IN
a pool OF blood. saw the awful spectacle IN
detail and then aVste terrified Next day lola
heard Of the suicide of Colonel Henry.
Forty hitherto unpublished letters from the
pen Of Charlotte Brontc vii! appear IN tn new
edition of Mis-. Gaskclls Life Of CuTer Bell
II is supposed that Mr.. Justin Mccarthy viii
supplement his recently publ shed rcminiscenc.
with "a book on tho Ireland Of his carly da|S.
His history 81 The iou' Georges IS making STEADY
progress, Notwithstanding his trouble with his
eyes.
In the Just published letters II BENJAMIN
JoWttf - tins passage concerning Matthew Ar
mold. Mat Arnold Is q gro" I"-s {" me. tie
was one of my urmcst and dearest and best
friends Every year rad higher opinion "
him 80 one, ever united much kindness and
ughth,irtcdncs> with So much strength He
was the most sensible man If genius whom /
have ever known and the most free from per
sonality. and his mind was very far from being
exhausted
A recent proposal 20 erect a monument 20
Dickens i'm London has been met hy this quota
tiou from bis WIZ i couJuie my friends On
mo- account to make ~, M subject of any molu-
ment meWoria. of testimonial whatever. ! rest
my claims &c. tine remembrance Of my country
upon my published works and to the remcm-
brdnCt cf my friends upon their "Np'r"nc" Il
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CHElP CLASSICS.
\ SUGGESTION TO rHLANrHRorsTs

SUGGESTION TO IIULANTHE'IISTS.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. / would like to- suggest o. some rich man
anxious TO do good with one or several million
dollars that he found and cudow am incor-
poratcd company in the city Of Network 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

contribution to our knowledge Of the eighteenth
century grande dame
With a great deal OF reverence for George II
and for royalty generally Lady Louisa's sens'
Of humor continually gets the better OF hel
loyal intentions She quotes with huge en-
joyment the criticism Of the Kings shreWC
aunt. Princess Emily, on HIS Majesty's brothers
that they were the best-humored asses eVel
born" OF the sillicst and the widest OF the
weak tribe the Duke Of York, the lady has NJ
good at all TO say. This was the prince whose
idea Of fun was 10 awaken a visitor befor'
day 10y sluice of cold water from the
ceiling. and TO introduce a ghost in the shape
Of d fearful figure in a white sheet in the mo
die Of the bedchamber Of a judge on circuit
Concerning the King himself Lady Louisa is
more lenient She remembers how in the dal'
before he came to the throne the easily apaShe1
youth was thoroughly snubhed by ms parents
II ne faItered out an opinion nobody noticed il
or if there was a response it was ''Do hold YOU
tongue George: don't talk like fool le
This treatment she declares. did not move hin
To- sullen brooding. 1T only tended to augment
perhaps create, the awkward hesitation we re-
member in that IN st excellent filhoe' """H'
real good sense. innate rectitude, unspeaha"N
kind heart and genuine manliness oil SIHI
were overlooked in his youth. and, indeed h"
fully appreciated till much later time. 'i''
II the social eXcitements Of TINS Ne"iE's I''0'
in which III Queen busted heiStH "dS' LOU
Louisa tells us. that attending 'He "i'''"
of ostrich feathers as heaN "''
fashion was attacked as seriously "i'"~ an
immoral The feathers wherever they alp'aie'
were msulted, mobhed Missed d'"''S' i'''''
The newspapers abused them. clereyme'
mot .S
preached at them; as our auth"T H'''S' ''''
perfectly innocent fashion raise" al "i'
such as has never greeted m'"'S VIM"
in truth open o. severe cilutI-HL
UtI the hlu4-etockings of hcr day LadA
..,i,, mas, mainly one of curiosity
..i, ,..,.s ~. a ou3int picture Of these cleo
t..,s. ~ Mrs Nontaeu
, t...,.-. 80 .u ,.,son. Of note and dis,lnc
,,,.,.s. i,.,t,ll. Of comfortably
flerdiua the clements Of her entertainments
49,. h. c,,,,ar, came in" saws Lady Louisa
"a heterogeneous medley. SO they went out ca
.-,....,..., t.,,..o himself single. isolated anC
49,. ,..~r,,. , French phrasci embarrassed viii
1870 600, obi.b might he partly OWNS
,..,, ,.,i,fo- of IN. furniture. thu
~ wv - .o,Iee and chairs. Every
'i'''' aus ,..... &c = nndo, a spell. ,a
,,,r. g. form itself into circle or Seini-cI:ce
7 o,,e Gnu. this produce a ludicrous scene. Mrs
Nfortacu having invited US To- a very earl!
Marty We went at the hour appointed and tool
C,r e,.tiors in a vast haIf-moon. consisting %
,y,entv ar fye-and-twenty women. where, PLACED
between two grave faces unknown to me. sa
hiding vawns with my fan and wondering d
the unwonted exclusion of the superior SeA' y
length 4 door opened behind Ne and h"H(
eminent personages-the Chancellor think
4 from
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III. ..ue was the youngest daughter OF that Ear
~ Bute who was George HIS Prime Minister
and who was hated Thackeray reminds us, with
d rage 4 which there have been few examples
~ English history. Lady Louisa was born in
80 and lived to a clever and vigorous old
ae-. dying at ninety-four in ISL Her active
experience Of English society. therefore ran
through two II its most interesting periods-the
latter half II the eighteenth century and the
csy years Of the nineteenth. She was the
r-anldauclter If Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
ans 81, mum bered among her acquaintance the
most .ncu shed Of the wits, the beauties. the
t..u~ - her day. From the lips Of her brill
...r.t mother she heard a thousand amusing anec-
a.t.~ q The preceding generation. many OF
Winch she sets down in these "reminiscences
So. VAS person Of unusual ability and OF
r,Il. characterized a breadth Of mind remarka-
t. a time when it was not the fashion for
women % ne learned or particularly wise. 50
tir u.s. her literary efforts went, she shared
o.. rrejudlces of her sisters carefully conceal
.,.- -t. fact - her authorship. and refusing to
publish her compositions. The only one OF these
productions made known 20 the world previous
,o .hs publication of these selections is the
.htf.I chapter Of anecdotes Of her grand
mother. contributed ~ her TO Lord Wharnclife's
edition .f ,a. life of that famous EnghshWoman
u is as "i-t'I 90 i''''''''
ron. .r.SO.r''S ana ot NNtE reuters '''' Lou.
Louisa VIII he remembered Inc '"o S'- '
'.'-.at tales winch i"l'" the prose '.'"''''
.f-h.~ volume are rubbish. and ought not o. he
mentioned II, th, same breath with her sparkllns
r..r..r0t John Duke of AreyI. and his family
Tt. Duke who was IA, authors ereat-unc.".
-.t his military training under King William
"tre IIutehuau''-Wds In lch renowned t"f
ta.'T ana 5000 JOCKS anu a'''I -'l"'
was 3D." most ADMIRED neg" V' ''' "'"' |
Court queen Anne's maids OF hoh'i pune"
caps for his n"uce-and he Marie" ING '''
au nc them Vh" was pdhiu'H pam S'Ui'''.
rustic rneauc"t@d ana 'lundei4he. JeHNl wa
burton Was col excellent country l"I''.l' 'u va
ur-t untran"d-she was d G"'o. ou" XIII anu
nothing more. Inc happening NH''H e"-"3
OBJ" soldiers attention j. fe'a''" ny "e' So
n'.' who Was \eIse3 u al '"' id'I'> ""'
t.HS Al d'hher gwen u! 'i'' '".'
N' royal h"uSeh"iu u ''' manu- W
Vain '"huhua"! OuI"eN Ni'" 49," a..
F" me c'olh De'ns 'eil''r 'N "'1
i".'Sls c"ileu I"'' VIM d" nv "
itSh"iS OF ee"'idIS' Inv .'''' u - .,.
thoughts hoheS' MIS- wa "U' WI "'''
L. the man uIlt'i'"S' II. H'IS' anu I"''''
me DUKE 81 A'E!"' i'' ~
Shou' u i"URI',- ~" nv 80,
V''te' was ne ITuiy' S'' '"u 'o'' - a., ,,
80 1...,.. ~, ,,.,,,., ~. u.,,,,ld
'''" aus oN.., ..,.,. r,oa. r.,,h.r
"' a"'"1''-' ~ go ,., mod
1000 '''''' '"I ~ Wv 49, ,in ,h. vic
ems ',''N IT, '''' qu'NN'.,e ,.,.,,s.
was irrceu 10 H''iIoSo anu man
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missions among them being the great clock tor
The ConercssIo nal Library at Washington Inc
Briuton medal is an admirable piece Of work
well designed and modelled with feeling as well
a. with skill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25
LITERARY NOTES

"The Mediation Of Jack Hamlin. and other
Stories is the title of Bret Hart"s forthcom-
ing book.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25
LADY LOUISA STUART.
rFR STORIES OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
SOCIETY,"

LADY LOUISA STUART. SELECTIONS FROM
James Home. Crown $40. pp. Al, 80 Harper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

Mr.. Whiteine's novel 40 : John street" has
gone into a fourth edition in this country \
third edition Of Mr.. Churchills Richard carver
is on the press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-25

Forty hitherto unpublished letters from the
pen Of Charlotte Brouto viii appear in the new
edition of Mrs Gaskclls Life Of Currer Bell
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-17
SISTERSvlLLE

Sistersville, w. Va. May 16.-E. A.
Aggas the well known bookkeeper for
the Carter Oil Company, has purchaser
the house owned by William Murphy.
on the South Side, and in a few days
will move from where he is located al
present on Brown street TO his new
home.
X. S. Boreman, of Middlebourne, a
well known and popular druggist OF
that place, who has been at Parkers-
burg and other points South for week
or ten days, passed through the city
this afternoon on his way home.
E. A. Daniels, of the Opera House
Drug Store, was the guest of his par
ents at Belpre, Ohio, over Sunday.
Miss Emma Thompson, of Claring-
ton, Ohio. who has been in the city TO.
several days as the guest of her sister.
Mrs. w. E. Seal, of the North End. re-
turned home yesterday evening.
Col. John Morrison, of Main and
Elizabeth streets. left yesterday morn
ing for Wheeling and other points
north. He will remain in Wheeling
for short time for his health at one
OF the hospitals there
Roscoe Snedecker, one of the best
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-17
WHO is RESPONSIRIEs

The Register is much mistaken if this
community does not hold responsible
the party to the street car strike who is
unwilling to arbitrate The street rail-
ways of the city are not private cor
porations in the same sense as a mill.
a factory OF jobbing house. They
have no valuable privilege from the
city to do business; they depend solely
on their merits for existence. Neither
is their operation vital to the welfare
and convenience of the community. Not
so the street railways. They are
granted large privileges without cost;
their operation is a constant necessity
to the public good and to public con-
venience. They are practically public
necessities almost as much as light and
water These conditions should very
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-17
MARTINS FERRY.

Yesterday at noon every department Of
the West Virginia glass works closed, the
results of the strike inaugurated by the
boys Monday. Regardless of the fact that
the management offered them the same
advance as the boys at the Crystal glass
works We're offered they did not appear
yesterday morning when it was time TO
begin the turn, which was quite a surprise
TO the management, as they were under
the impression that everything was all
right. 1t is very likely that the boys will
return to work at the advance offered
them by the company, as the boys at the
Crystal glass works at Bridgeport, have
about decided TO return to work at the
same advance.
Wood Smith, an employe at Spence,
Baggs & Cos stove works fell from a
tramway to the roof of the foundry, re-
ceiving a few Slight injuries. The men
working IN the foundry were somewhat
frightened for a minute thinking the roof
was failing in.
Gideon McCord left yesterday for Grip
pie Creek, Col, where he has secured a
position in the m-nss.
Ellis Lash viii close up his jewelry store
the last of this month.
Council will meet Saturday evening in
an adjourned session.
Rev. Chares Boyle and wife of Rich
land. O.. are visiting Rev. Bogies par
ents here for few days.
Several from here attended the dance
given in CRAFTS hail at Aetnavilie last
evening.
young child of Thomas o'NeiWs. Of
First street is seriously i'll with pneu-
monia.
The reserved seat sale for the Alumni
entertainments to be given Saturday even
ing, begins tomorrow morning. The en-
tertainment promises to be something out
of the usual order of affairs OF the kind
and will be well worth seeing In the list
of attractions VIII be a flower drill which
includes the browning of the May Queen,
and the May pole dance. the drill IS un-
der the direction of Miss Ella Devault
which gives assurance of It's success
Spence, Bags K Co. at present are
adding to the list Of improvements at
their place what is known as the barrel
cleaner for cleaning castings. BY its use
the work is done more rapidly and much
better than by the old method.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood have returned home
from a several days visit with their son
Charles, at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Miss Sarah Jones. of Warrington. "
Va. has returned home after a several
days visit with the family Of y G.
Truax.
The hail storm yesterday afternoon was
rather light and Of short duration, conse-
quently rot much damage was done even
TO the gardens
The work of repaint:ng and frescoing
the interior of ST. Marys church is pro-
crossing rapidly Mr. Les, who has the
contract, IS here superinteEd ng the work.
The Arnstein & Wolff ard Eddie Gard
ner Singers VIII cross bats on the m IL
grounds Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Hermann Erbe ard son. of Taren-
tumz Pa. are here, visiting her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Coates.
The switch recently PUT in at the West
Virginia glass plant from the G @ p
road il the cause Of I mighty kick from
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-17
ABOUT INSANITY.

Certain classes of insanity pleas are
common and quite often without merit,
but all the same many a criminal
eludes the law and his just deserts be-
cause of the insanity dodge. Recently
st. Louis judge held that such pleas
are confessions of guilt. The case re-
ferred to was upon the charge of wife
abandonment. Expert testimony was
introduced by the defense to show that
the husband was in sanitarium SUI
fering with paranoia and often labor
ed under decisions and therefore not
responsible for his actions. When the
physician had completed his statement
the judge decided that he would hear
the case upon its merits and not re-
plea. The warrant, which was sworn
out by the wife, charged that he had
never settled down really to live with
her since their marriage Without anv
cause or warning whatever he would
leave her and go away to remain days
at time, without supporting her.
When he returned he would treat her
as affectionately as ever. Again he
would assume an austere manner and
quit her.
The judge in rendering his decision
said:
The expert testimony introduced by the
defense is to the effect that the defendant
was mentally unbalanced 'Parano.a. is
the term applied by the experts Well he
may be suffering from paranoia but when
we come TO analyZe it it is nothing more
than an alteration of the mind 1t IS
said that he was suffering with decisions.
that he often imagined he was a greater
man than he really is, and that when UNI
der such delus-onS he thought himself
superior to his wife and left her Such
a CONDITION of self-esteem is quite COM
moM Egotism is a common trait among
men, and If | were to let every man go on
itself rs competent to be put on trial.
When off the bench this long-headed
justice declared that pleas of insanity
were exaggerated in nine cases out of
ten, and most often were trumped I'D
as the last means of defense. With
few exceptions, any man who is al
lowed his freedom to walk the street
and go where he pleases is competent
to be put on trial. Il am tired of these
insanity pleas"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-17
BEN W GOD.
A Marriage at st. Johns Church "A
Hearlng---0 her Notes.

An attractive wedding ceremony was
performed at ST. Johns church yester-
DAY at high noon, by Rev. II. T. Nc
Menamin, the contracting parties being
JACOB MuserIck and Miss Lizzie Pc
velko, Slavonians, OF the Fourth ward.
Quite a number OF the relatives and
friends of the principals were present.
At the conclusion OF the ceremony the
bridal party were driven to the home of
the brides parents, where there was
much jollification during the remainder
of the day. Dancing was very freely
INDUCED in, and wedding supper WAS
served.
A case of State against John Man
ming ON the charge OF assault, as pre-
ferred by Thomas Bannon, came up for
hearing before Squire O. A. Lacey,
Monday night. The accused pleaded
guilty to the charge and was fined SIS
and costs. The assault occurred last
Saturday.
Mrs. Moore and daughter, Miss An
ME, of Sistersville, spent yesterday in
the city with frineds.
Patrick Havey, Jr., of Proctor, was
the guest of relatives Ind friends in
the city yesterday.
Peter Dolan, of Scio Ohio, former
Benwood boy, is visiting his parents
at the Junction.
This city will be we'll represented at
the convention of the Wheeling district
Epworth League, to be held at Mounds
vile on Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hall departed
yesterday for Pittsburg, where they
will spend a few days with friends.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, of Halleck,
Monongalia county, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brown, of Kankakee, ILL.,, were
the guests yesterday of Mrs E. Browns
daughter, Mrs. George W. Bente, of
Main street.
Mrs. N. R. c. Morrow, of Fairmont,
State president of the w. C. T. T., de-
livered very pleasing and instructive
lecture at the NJ E. church last evening
before a large and attentive audience.
Mrs. Morrow spoke of the work of the
organization and cited many incidents
to more fully illustrate the subject She
is the editor and publisher of THE
White Ribbon" the official organ of
the West Virginia w c. t. U.
Eddie Walker, of Mingo, Ohio, was
in the city visiting at the home of
Miss Jessie Hopkins.
The members of the graduating class
of the Central school are making pre-
parations for their commencement ex-
ercises, to be held in June.
The wedding of Mr. August Rempke.
of Wheeling, and Miss Lora Riddle.
will take place this evening at the
home of the brides parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Riddle of Water street.