Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-28

Sir Thomas Upton makes n per-
sonsl statement in Ainslee's for Octo-
Der on the subject of his challenge
for the America Cup. His utterance
is marked by fine feeling Of sports.
manship and the justifiable confidence
of the man who goes in to win. In
Lipton," by E. A. Summer, we have
rarely interesting portrait sketched
from life, A more important, il not
SO popular contribution to this num-
Der, is 1.-THE New Dawn in Education,
a Study of the Public Schools in
| Washington, ID. c." No movement of
equal moment in education has been
recorded in several years. The fact
that public school authorities from all
sections of the country are addressing
Superintendent Powell for instruction
| in his methods is evidence that we
have in this subject matter very near
the heart of every father and mother in
| the United States. Other timely and
readable features Of Ainslee's for Octo-
Der are: "a Man and Colony, the
Story of Newfoundland ;''"The Camera
Club of New York." exquisitely illus
Problem,'' and short stories by e. W.
| Hornung, Henry g. Catlin, Arthur J.
Stringer, Howard Fielding and Edith
Robinson. Street & Smith, publishers.
New York.
The "Salt Water" Century opens
with enconiums of that prince OF salt
water artists, Winslow Homer and
specimens of his work. Unhesitating
as is the praise accorded, it has met
approval. Though painter with little
art education and even with obvious
faults, his broad, virile individuality
has won foremost rank among contem.
porary artists This Is followed by
story of rakish craft decidedly in tht
manner of Kipling. A lady gives i'm,
pressions along the great River OF
Tea in China, showing incidentally
that choicest products of its banks are
too sacredly guarded ever to reach
foreign consumption. Robert Rantoul
tells how Capt. John Derby of Salem,
probably an ancestor, brought the news
of Lexington and Concord to England.
The little schooner made fair time, 20
days, for a sailing vessel even now.
For his personal services Capt. Derby
charged o in his bill to THE Province
Massachusetts Bay The paper il
vigorous and refreshing as with the
very essence of the salt, whirling spray.
More SO, however. is the initial OF
Capt. Slocum's voyage around the
world four years ago, alone in his sloop
Spray" Dire was his condition, one
night. when having imprudently mixed
cheese and plums, he seemed to see
one Of Columbus's crew, coming to
take charge
A. few crisp arguments show the
pressure, direct and indirect, from all
sides brought to bear upon captains
of liners to shorten up the passage. a
captain proverbially slow. like dull
preacher, is never in demand. For
lives lost the companies are hardly, IL
at all. brought to account. The Act
of God" is clear, simple explanation.
No new safeguards can be adopted
except by international agreement. The
narrowing part is that most collisions,
, as of the Bourgogne, are clearly pre-
J ventable. A few hours longer at sea to
take more southerly passage, slower
progress through fog, Kidding the sea OF
derelicts would minimize danger. MIR.
J Sewall, who served four years at an
East India naval station and adds
further study to personal experience,
tells wondrous tales Of Oriental pirates.
; No pale-faced adventures ever carried
] things with higher hand while, they
lived or met death in more business
} like way. The commander of ono
effective feet was woman. Another
, woman seized an assailant with her
, teeth, sprang overheard and dragged
him down with her to watery grave.
Matching these, with the present
} redoubtable Tsi An, Empress Of China,
it seems as if Oriental women at q
J pinch, were as able to take the iniria-
tive as their western sisters. q
, A plain, concise description of the
, South African Republic, which is
3 attracting universal attention at this
time, appears in the September num-
. Der of the Locomotive Firemen' g
I Magazine, which is also replete with
t store of information on other topics
: equally interesting. The illustrations
add largely to the effectiveness of the
! Transvaal and other articles.
3 "a taste of Militarism" is discussed
. by able writers in manner which
. presents fully both sides of the ques-
ton. Commercial Dishonesty comes
= in for large share of attention and is
a decidedly interesting reading. Sundry
8 legal decisions of interest to labor are
i reproduced in manner which shows
8 how they are beneficial or detrimental
q to the working classes, together with
the criticism Of the courts. Indus
trialism" receives extended considera
ton, the discussion being properly
; classified under sub-heads. each one
: of which is handled by competent
writer on the subject Then there is
the usual department for women, in
! Guiding household hints, &C., and Is
! unusually bright. Fashion and home
9 is treated in good style. women
: dresses being infinitely described and
= illustrated. The technical department
of the book is exceptionally bright
: aud exceedingly valuable to all classes
Q of railroad men. Many half-tone cuts
J are scattered through the pages and
are really works of art. The Septem
Der number augurs we'll for the fall
. and winter series.
\ The August and September number
= of the Bulletin of the Society OF
American Authors contains variety
of literature of interest to literary
: people in particular and the public
generally. The subjects treated In
: clude the death of Isaac Mcclellan,
: biographies, personal and general mat
= : tiers, while the editorial department is
especially bright and correctly reflects
: the ability of the editor, G. Grosvenor
! ! Dave. WI
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