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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
NEW FICTION.

% The Procession of Life. By Hor-
ace Annesley Vachell Appleton & Co.
(2) An Unofficial Patriot. BY Helen
II. Gardener. Fenno & Co.
go A West Point Wooing and Other
Stories. By Clara Louise Burnham
Houghton, Miffiin & Co. For sale by
Putnam, Davis e. Co.
Although THE Procession of Life
% is Mr.. Vachell's first novel to be
published in this country, the author
is favorably known to a considerable
clientele in England, of which coun-
try the author is native. Mr.. Vach-
ell lives by preference in California and
he Is therefore acquainted at first hand
with the varied social conditions which
he depicts wildly in this book-ranch
life, bimetallism, populism, land ana
mine speculations, and the like. This
is, however, a love story pure and sim
pie. The heroine, girl of wealth ard
position, marries for love a poor but
cultivated and fine charactered young
farmer. Through hardships and vicis-
STUDIES they cling to each other, emerg-
ing finally into prosperity and the real
iZation of a perfect love. Christian
science is handled interestingly in the
opening chapters, but is subordinated
later on until an epidemic of diphtheria
brings the fatalities of this sect into
picturesque collision with the general
profession. The scene is laid through
out in California. There is considera-
BILE plot, sufficient character painting,
and q firm control Of details. AS a
whole, the novel is fresh and interest
ing.
Mrs. Gardeners novel (2) has been
so recently represented upon the stage
in Worcester that to speak in detail
of It's calm strength and moral beauty,
1. !. III Il -
forth a little understood phase of the
life of the south prior to the civil war
would be superfluous, Mr.. Herne has
adapted the novel freely, altering the
perspective, bringing into prominence
unimportant episodes, ignoring scenes
which did not promise dramatic effect,
and creating a whole new conclusion.
In the play, you remember, Griffith
davenport is reunited to his wife on
the porch OF their old home, which has
been converted into a confederate hos
pital. Mrs. Gardeners novel ends with
the death of the stalwart old pa
triot and the mourning of
his wife-a finish that apparently
Mr.. Herne, like the confirmed
optinnist he is, could not brook. Pres
ident Lincoln figures largely in the
book, the arguments and persuasions
tibet the play puts into the mouth of
Gov. Morton being there represented
as falling from his lips. Mrs. Gard
ener's presentation Of Lincoln seems
somehow clumsy and irreverent, and
one commends the good taste which
omitted 1t from stage presentation.
lengthy Patterson is less tiresome and
un-funny in the novel than the drama,
possibly because there is less Of him,
Mr.. Herne having followed his within
of accenting the peculiarities OF speech
in one of his characters past the point
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
NEW MAGAZINES S.

The new volume of Poet-Lore opens
most attractively with "Thrond," a
poetic short story from the Morse Of
Bjornson, and an extremely diverting
story of which an American girl is the
heroine, from the French of Anatole
France. John Albee contributes an ex-
quisite little creation. really a love
story by innuendo; and there appears
also an original poem, a sort Of rhymed
storiette, by DR.. Richard Burton. One
of Poet-Lore's features is it's reprints
of rare pieces. This time It is "a
sheaf of poetry and prose-" by william
Blake, including one or two of his most
justly famous lyrics and less known
quaint sayings and proverbs of he'll. &"
The critical articles are: "A propagan-
da for poetry" Ferris Greenslit: "The
literary influence Of medieval zoology"
Prof. Oscar Kuhns; "Sun symbolism in
Browning" Helen A. Clarke; "Banquo,
study in Macbeth" Prof. Colin S
Buell.; and THE three Christmases Of
In memoriam,' Prof. G. w. Hodell
The customary study programs include
Shakspere's Il Henry W. and "Mac-
beth" and Brotherhood in literature"
a suggestive contrast OF the Greek
Edipus dramas with ShaksDere's
Lear" and Ibsen's "Borkman." Among
the able reviews that treat of current
DOCKS IN an eNentLul way are. 'CyFa-
no de Bergerac," Charlotte Perkins
Stetson as poet and social philosopher"
Recent American poets" Published
by the Poet-Lore Company, Boston.
An addition has been made to the list
Of monthly periodicals now before the
public in a new publication that mas
made its appearance under the title
Of the Anglo Magazine. Ac-
cording to the prospectus OF the issue
"the general plan Is to present o
monthly publication which shall serve
the Anglo American people in all thelt
varied interests and pleasures"
In The Writer, Ruth lac again takes
up the question whether literary
rings" exist, and analyses the contents
tables of leading magazines Under the
heading, Rules for Newspaper Writ.
ers" Is reprinted pamphlet Of instruc-
tions recently issued to writer's for the
New York Press. Zoe Anderson Nor
ris writes amusingly of THE where
abouts of the lost manuscripts" The
editorials discuss the best methods Of
beginning a story and other practical
topics, and show why it Is not necessary
for editors 10 read TO the end all the
manuscripts that come TO them.
The opening number In the Arena is
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26

with reproduction, and that our ex-
Vessively practical institutions have
cohSealed the sources of imaginative
genlusf At first sight, realizing
how few traditional forms and
themes, remain unhackneyed, and find
ing that in some departments the pres
ent age is incapable of producing a
Nirile type, such would indeed seem the
case. When. however, we regard litera-
lure In its broadest sense, and not re-
stricted by traditional Standardization
we consider it as the record Of all the
various relations that can exist or have
existed between man and man, or man
ana nature, written in the characters
OF passion and fancy, we gain a more
hopeful view of the situation.
The present age of literature is a
transition period. like that existing in
America before Irving and Cooper, or
IN England between the classicist
period of Pope, Addison and DR.. John
son, and the romanticist period of
Burns, Scott and the Lake poets. At
the period in America just spoken of
the country was as yet too new and
the conditions too practical to produce
an Indigenous literature; the author
had to go back to Europe, where an i'm
aginatiVe atmosphere already existed,
and import sickly eXotics.
LNell dlleT the eyes OIL Americans ldu
been opened to the boundless resources
of their own country from g. literary
standpoint-after Irving, Cooper, Bry-
ant and Hawthorne had given to ro-
nance the red man and the pioneer, our
trac6less forest and prairie, the songs
Of our great, lonely rivers, the mystery
and quaintness Of our old colonial
towns, Hawthorne, postmaster of the
imaginative, was forced to admit that
he found himself greatly hampered by
a lack of historic and legendary back
ground. In the same way, the present
age, with its machinery and science, is
as yet too fully exposed to the gaIish
daylight to be much available for the
authors canvas-more especially if that
canvas be poetry. At the same time
the world, craving more than ever the
original and unique, tires of old models
and themes dealing with things past
and distant. Let US but wait a few
years, until time shall have softened
the outlines of modern appliances and
conditions, and surrounded even our
American cities with a mist of fancy.
We shall then find that those subjects
which now seem SO prosaic and unpro-
fitable will prove new mines of literary
inspiration, richer and broader than
any heretofore available. - Current
Literature
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
IN MEMORY OF WHITTIER.

The Paths Their Feet Have Worn.
BY Whittier. Arranged by Anna NJ.
Lucy. Brown &c Co., Boston.
This is best described a a Whittier
album, for It's pleasant pages consist
alternately of quotations from the
writings or this beloved poet and pho
togravures Of the scenes and places
described. Most Of the latter are IN
East HAverhill and Danvers and
Amesbury, but there are others OF tbs
Merrimac. Boston, the valley OF the
Nashua, Cambridge, Plymouth ana
other places, celebrated by Whittier.
There are also excellent prints OF some
Of the people with whom his gentle life
was most closely identified. such as
Garrison, Henry Wilson, Sumner, Lucy
Larcom Celia ThaXter, and Lowell. II
is gratifying TO note in turning over the
pages u charming Bit from Elm Park.
with the accompanying motto, Rich
and rural Worcester" and a larger
slice Of Mt. Wachugett, accompanied
by the legend, by Wachusetts wood
en- side" Artistically and Topographic
cally the book reflects credit upon IFS
makers.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
ERIN

"She once was great How long, o God
how long
Must these sad words from Erin5 proud
sons fall
How long o God how long, must they
recall
Her past to shield them from the scornful
strong,
Years come, years go,yet such their dirge,
full song,
Still silent is the harp in Tara's hall,
GRAVEYARD each generations bondslaves
crawl
Boosting the glory of the entombed throng
All. what avails the greatness OF our sires
II from our loins their manly strength
be gonel
The glory Of the dead is theirs alone
Re-light, then, ,Erin's sons, sweet Free
donl's fires!
'Twere better far each hill and dale rar
blood
Than Erin should for aye lack nation.
hood!
--John b. oConnor OF Worcester in the
Boston Pilot
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
DR.. GOULD'S PORTRAIT.
Its Unwilling Recalls Many Pleasant
Memories of Piedmont's First Iprstor,

Memories of Piedmont's First IPrstor.
To the Editor of the Spy:
There has recently been hung on the
walls of the ladies parlor at Piedmont
Church fine portrait Of Rev. DR.. Gould.
the hrst pastor of the church-a portrait
50 true to life that Us we look upon It if
seems that he might step forth with
words of counsel and advice, as he has SO
often done in former years.
1t is said that Memory il active when
all else is STILL" so the unwilling of this
picture of the beloved first pastor of Pied
mont caliea forth expressions from differ
ent members who were with him in his
work of the past, Remarks were made by
the present pastor, Rev, DIR. Willard
scott Mrs. Ward, president Of the Ladies'
bred, Mrs. Bigelow, Mrs, Higgins. Mr..
Lincoln and others, recalling the words
and deeds done, which will never be eff
faced from memory.
DR.. Gould, during his pastorate that
many names were written in the Lamb 5
book. of life sometimes so being gath
cred into the fold at one time. The truths
of his teaching will follow them and be
treasured in memory, for he preached the
gospel in its purity and he lived it,
In the addresses made the speakers
dwelt long and lovingly upon his earnest
ness and pointed scriptural preaching,
prayerfulness and fidelity in bringing
truth in direct contact with conscience,
and entire devotion to the saving of souls
from sin in all it's forms 1t was also said
that he bad wonderful faculty for set
ting people TO work, which Is one reason
why Piedmont is such working church.
We rejoice that he is still with US, and
that we occasionally hear his voice. Ii
was deeply regretted that illness prevent
cd him being present, but letter from
him was read
This elegant portrait in It's fine setting
Of gold is q present from Rev. DIR. Gould
to the Ladies' Benevolent Union, which
they highly prize, and for which they ten
der heartfelt thanks to the giver.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26

ductory French Prose Composition" by
Victor E. Francois, instructor in
French in the University of Michigan.
This book is prepared for students who
have already gained some knowledge OF
French grammar, and consists of
French text, grammar drill. questions
translation and transposition exercises,
arranged to form a system. The first
part presents systematic review of the
elements Of the French grammar; the
second consists OF more advanced ex-
ercises in the use Of important words,
constructions and idiomatie express
ions
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
THE r. |. STATE FAIR.
1t Will Be This Year Later Than Usual
Dates for 1899 are Oct. 9, 10, II, I2, I3.

1t VIII Be This Year | alter Than Usual
Dates for 1899 are Oct. 9, 10, II, IL, I3.
The management Of the Rhode Island
State Fair Association has decided
upon a radical change in the selection
of dates for its annual exhibition this
year. Up to 1896 the third week in
September was the time chosen for this
great annual event, but in that year
the exposition was opened on Labor
day, with the primary object Of secur-
ing an increased attendance by means
of making the holiday one of the days
of the fair. The object sought was
realized, but in some respect the ad-
vantage thus gained was offset by
drawbacks in other directions The
very hot weather incidental to the first
week in September was found to oper-
ate somewhat unfavorably to the live
stock, agricultural and garden pro-
ducts.
This was particularly noticeable in
1898, as the heat during fair week and
the week or ten days preceding was I'M
usually intense. Unwilling to see the
eXhibitive interests of the fair impaired
from any preventable causes, the man.
agement has decided to abandon the
early September season as unsuitable
and the fair of 1899 will be held upon
! Oct. g. TO, II, l. and 10. BY this change
/ il is expected that every condition con.
ducive to the success of the fair will
| be attained. 90
October weather is usually the most
comfortable of the year for out-of dool
movement, and at that time field, farm
| and garden products are at their best
| for the purpose of exhibition. Summe,
vacations are at an end, and from al.
| most every point of view a better time
for the fair could not be chosen.
| In passing, it may be said that MANY
| plans having for their object the better.
ment of the state fair of 1899 are now
in course OF arrangement. The premium
list has been carefully revised and the
amount Of money to be awarded has
/ been largely increased in every de.
partment more particularly in the live
| stock classes.
| The matter of special attractions al
| the lair Will receive especial attention
| this year, and even at the present time
| the management is negotiating for fea.
lures that will far surpass anything
ever before presented upon the fair
| grounds.
| The state fair of 1899 promises to be
record-maker, and everything calcu-
lated to achieve this distinction will be
employed in the display of it's exhibi.
| lloh ana Its program of events.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
RESCUE.
Widows and Orphans
OF Hindustan.
RAMABAFS WORK,
Worcester Women are Lend.
ing Hearty Assistance.

The long continued famine in India.
the spread of the bubonic plague and
the incapacity or Indifference Of the
British government in alternating the
wants Of its millions of subjects in the
far east, has. during the past year,
drawn the attention Of many Worcester
people to the work of the one individ-
ual who is doing more than all else
combined to better the conditions of life
among the Htndus, Pandita Ramabai.
This devoted woman is sacrificing her
life for the benefit OF the widows and
orphans brought about by plague and
famine. In her schools at Kedgaon
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
A BOOK o. THOUGHTS"

Thoughts. BY ivan Panin. Published
by the author, Grafton.
This IS a small but earnest collection
Of epigrams and aphorisms upon sor-"
row, God and man, love, conduct ana
miscellaneous subjects. The contents
are Of uneven merit, among the best o.
the sayings being some Of those termed
Critical" which deIl IN a STIMULATING,
If eccentric manner, with literature
A preface Of twenty-one pages con-
tains some OF the most attractive writ
Ing in the little volume, which is strong
ly tinctured with Carlyle and Tolsto,
but Is not any the worse on that ac-
count. ,..
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26
A FIT GUARANTEED.

Customer lat shirt counter)-Heres a
shirt I bought of you the other day.
It's too small for me. I tore it trying
to put it on. .H
Salespan-Thats too bad, but you've
spoiled 1t, so we can't take it back. III
tell you what you can do, though. Go
over TO the drug department and you
can get q small bottle OF anti-fat for
10 cents.--Chtcago Tribune.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26

Legouve and Labiche's one-act COM
edy, La Cigale chez les Fourmis," has
been edited with notes and q vocabulary
ington and Lee University, and pub
hshed by the American Book Company.
The same Arm has published an Intro
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-06-17

The second orator of the evening,
at the Richmond College Commence
ment Monday night, was MIR. q. L.
Poulson, ministerial student from
Accomac and it will be gratifying to
the people of the county generally
that he acquitted himself in way 10
call forth the following notice from
the Richmond Dispatch;
He stood forth as e representative
OF the Phililogian Society and de-
livered an oralion which will never
cease to do credit TO the speaker ana
honor to his society. His speech was
considered by all the most popular
OF the evening, bringing forth ap"
plause loud and long as he unravelled
the patriotic subject 'Virginia's Con
tribution to America He pronounced
a beautiful and stirring eulogy on
Virginia and Yirginia's statesmen.
he declared that Virginia had been
first in every great deed OF the na-
ton; that Thomas Jefferson WAS The
greatest statesman of all time. Every
body thinks more Of Virginia because
She gave to the world Robert Z. Lee
and Stonewall Jackson"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-06-17
Executive Committee Declines to Cal
Convention to Nominate us.
Senator.

RICHMOND, VA, June 19.-There
will be neither conventionsnor
general primary for the nomination
of Senator Martins successor. This
question the Democratic State Com
mittee promptly settled to night at
the called meeting of that body held
here at the Jefferson Hotel.
The meeting, which was presided
over by Chairman j. T.. Ellyson, WAS
we'll attended. Among those present
were Hon. w. A. Jones, who Is
member of the executive committee,
but not entitled to vote. He, now
ever, voted as the proxy OF Hon; W..
A. Anderson, of Rockbridge. Neither
Senators Martin nor Daniel were
present at the meeting, though the
former was in the city. The resolu-
ton of the May conference asking
for a State convention was presented
by Mr.. J. G. Parker, of Southampton.
His argument presented no points
not heretofore submitted by the
friends of the Senatorial reform
movement.
The following resolution, offered
by Senator James, of Danville, as a
substitute for the proposition OF the
Nav conference, was adopted by a
vote of 81 to II:
1.-THE committee has heard with IL
terest and has considered carefully
the REQUEST submitted that it should
order Il primary or call g. State con-
yention to nominate Democratic
candidate for Senator in this Con-
gress of the United States. Looking
to the plan of organization OF the
Democratic party and to the action
taken by the last State convention,
held at Roanoke on the 18th day of
August, 1897, by which this commit
tee was appointed, the committee Is
of the opinion that it has not the
right to grant this request.
IF the committee felt that 1t could.
in its discretion, rightfully grant the
REQUEST it would consider such action
ut present unnecessary, unwise and
not productive of the best interests
of the Democratic party in the State.
The committee is satisfied that there
is not such general demand from
the body of the Democratic voters OF
the State for this departure from the
established usage of the party as IN
any event to Justify 1t In MAKING
change so radical as the one pro,
posed. The people in the general
legislative districts of the State have
ALWAYS had, and still have, the power
20 control the election of United
States Senator, either by leaving it
to the sound Judgment and discretion
of the representatives chosen by them
or by seeing that the representatives
chosen are in accord with them on
the subject or by instructing them
when deemed necessary. Therefore,
be IL.
Resolved, That the request subs
mitted be not granted. y
The committee tabled Il substitute
offered by Mr.. Eggleston, of Char
lotte, requesting the county and city
committees 10 hold primaries for the
nomination of Senator at u date III
September next.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-06-17

The editorial notice appended ap-
pears in a late issue Of the Staunton
News, and inasinuch as that journal
has never been able to see in any
law enacted heretofore, "a solution
of the vexed oyster question" but
has been disposed rather to cfiticise
unjustly all laws relating to same,
praise from such source for both
the law and its patron may be &C
copied as praise indeed. After all
the strife which the oyster question
has occasioned, everyone ought at
least to hope that a satisfactory So
luton" has been reached. The News
says:
"On another page appears a COM
munication from DR.. George w. Lee
Cato of Accomac county, who is the
author of the law on the state fish
cries, which is the first law enacted III
the state that appears to offer salts
factory solution of the vexed oyster
question. DR.. LeCato has right to
congratulate himself on the successful
workings of the law to date. There
are so few men who go to the legisla-
ture and do anything that entities
them to be remembered, that the
people of the State ought to feel
proud OF DIR. LeCato who has demon
strated, in quiet and unpretentious
way, that he is a real statesman.
We infer from what DR.. LeCato
says that, under the fostering care
now bestowed on the oyster indus
try, he expects it to assume much
larger proportions, and to make more
steadily increasing returns to the
State.
The chill country" and the wal
ley country" have for years been
working on this oyster question. We
trust that no man from our section,
however, will venture to disturb this
law, and that it may be permitted to
show what it can do after being in
force for term of years.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-06-17

The action of the State Democratic
Committee in refusing to call State
Convention to consider the senatorial
question was not unexpected. No one
of course, is surprised as enough Of
the members of the committee had
given expression to Interviews in the
matter TO indicate what The result
would be. The Committee though
has had its inning" and the people
will be heard from later. in an issu.
of Martin VS.. the people, it can only
be a question Of time which will be
the winner. 1t is gratifying TO note
in this connection, that Mr.. K. L.
Ailworth, as the representative OF the
Eastern Shore, stood by the people
aud voted For the Convention.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-06-17
DreSsf1laking

On and after July 1st daily
trips will be made to Chinco-
league from Bloomtown Station.
Hacks will leave station about
1 p. m. daily, connecting with
Steamer Winnie at Wisharts
Point, arriving at Chincoteague
about 81 p. M, returning to
Wisharts Point about 6 O'Clock.
Steamer Winnie will also leave
Wisharts Point for Chinco
league daily at 7 o. M, leaving
Chincoteague at 90 am.
Fare each way rs cents. Extra
charge for baggage.
S. w. MATTHEWS,
President.