The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-18
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Some echo OF the white throsts song
From lonely valleys blue with rain,
Ringing across tho April dusk
Joy aud unbelievable pain;
Some glsnor Of the darling land
OF purple hill and scarlet tree.
or tidal rivers and tall ships
And green dkod orchards By the sea-
Aswcsp Of elm. trcod interval.
And grsvely floor, whore hcrons wade:
Asigh ~ wind through old gray barns
with esriest music ever maio.
And will no hint Of this outweigh
The faulty aim. the faultier skill.
To save our credit whom We come
To the Green Dwelling In the Hlf
All, trust the Vendor wise and kindi
He knows the outside and the In.
And loves the very least OF those
lie tosses In the dusty bin.
Mgr Robert Seton has prepared and Brcn-
tnno has published IAN Old Family. or the
setons Of Scotland and America" which should
be Of interest to more than the members Of
that family. It Is an enlargement and revision
OF an earlier book on the same subject. Seton
of Parbroath In Scotland and America" which
Mgr seton published in 1890. The Setons
were numerous and distinguished Scots
family. dating back In Scotland to Saher de
Say. who obtained grants OF land from Alex
ander |. OF Scotland early In the twelfth CEN
fury: but before his time. Mgr Seton says
the family had gained distinction In Nor
mandy. There was an ancestor at the battle OF
Hastings In 1855: later there were Earls OF
Wlnton who were Setons. Earls OF Dunferm-
line. baronets. knights and plain untitled
setons. all OF them serving their king and
their country as It was given them to do. and
leaving behind them good regulations and be-
quests to worthy objects. or late. say for two
or more hundreds Of years. most OF the family
have been Protestants: but there has always
been a strong nfusion Of Roman Catholicism
in the family. and Mgr Seton IA not the only
member who has gained distinction in that
church. Mother Seton" the founder OF the
Sisters OF Charity in the United States. was the
grandmother Of Mgr Seton; she became 4
Roman Catholic in 1905. and died in 1921.
Mgr Seton himself was born In 1884, and was
made Prothonotary Apostolic by Pope Plus TX.
in 1897. when only - years old. He Is the
nrst American to be honorei So In the
family was one OF tho Queens Mar
ies." Mary Seton. daughter OF the sixth
Lord Seton. A fact bearing on the widely
accepted belief that the Reform alton and es-
Enlistment Of Presbyterianism m ade a sharply
denned line in Scots history-that before that
time all were Roman Catholics. and after that
time all were Protes tants-is found in the crea-
ton OF Alexander Seton. son OF the seventh
Lord Seton. a. Earl OF Duntermliue and Lord
Chancellor Of Scotland In 1905 though he was
a Roman Catholic.
Monsign"r Seton has done his labor OF love
well and his book appears to be complete and
up to date. Margaret Seton Porter does not
appear, in her picture. to be more than two
years old 4 system OF numbering the various
branches Of the family would have made refer
encc to them easier and cross references In
the text would have helped matters also. The
book should be valuable to the future historian
aud 1t is TO such works IA An Old Family"
that the future historian will In many cases
apply
In "A Farmers Year. Being His Common
place Book for 1888 Longmans. Green L Coz
Mr.. Rider Haggard gives a record Of hi. er-
periences a British farmer. and incidentally
attempts to show tho dscrepit and dangerous
state into which the farming and attendant in
dustres In eastern England have lapssd dur
ing the great agricultural crisis OF the last
decade OF the century. This is what Mr.. Hag-
gard. writing as a private but Interested OBJ
server OF events. has to say on the subject In
his preface.
open door abroad" Is the cry-whst docs u
matter II the oll.fAshioneI door at homo 10 shut
that door which in hyz,ne age, ha, so often stood
betwesn tho wolf and tho EnZlshnAn II matters
sighted a. some II us taink. Tor British grown prod
ducts are no longer OF great importance TO the
community except. perhaps, to enterpri-ing SEQ
sion OF it, tho'e OF the meat sAlesmen and traders
who use The title as veil for fraud In short
British agreuitnre on its appropriate journey
TO Jericho resembles tina, Biblical traveller
who fell am ing scquisitye and self seek ng char.
acters Atleast the parallel holds to certain extent
This Phartsee. the Scribe tho Priest and the Ioyits
townsfolk all OF them-piS. by with . ie, and 4
curse-sometimes they add u kick-but the good
Samaritan has yet To- appear. when he comes II ever
and proves successful IN his work OF healing; whom
no has oinpted the Anamic enervatod ties back on
10 the land and caused the ysomsn class to re- ARISE
he will lie the greatest man Of his age. and a. . 70.
ward viii earn the gratitude ~ healthy country.
nGrsed poster.tios, who, without him, would not
have been.
Two dainty volumes OF the Ella Essays got
ten up with the taste and mechanical excel
lence that mark all the Dent publications. are
imported hy MesSrs. Scribners. Mr.. Augustine
BirrelI supplies an Introduction to each volume
and Mr. Charles T.. Brock a large number OF
illustrations. Of which latter II Is not too much
to say that they arc worthy of their subjects.
An attractive picture book with a series OF
large illustrations in color and in black and
white by Mr., DE ThuIstrup IL published by
Messrs i. A. Stokes Il Co. under the title OF
"out Door Pictures" Hunting. GofnG. Coach
ing. folo Yachting. &c. form the subjects OF A
series oil twenty-five pictures that are sure TO
be popular.
number OF Mr. W. I. Smedey's black md
white lllus' tons are collected in handsome
voIum" and published by the Harpers under
the title Of Life and Character" with accom-
panylnG text Ivy Mr.. A, '. y. Anthony
One OF the best of childran's books published
In long while Is Father Goose his Book"
Geo VI. Hill Company.C On cngo No.. The verses
by Mr. l.. Frank Baum are funny enough in
their way onl likely TO interest the youngsters,
while Mr. ". W. DenSow's pir'ureS canno. be
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plant aud tho rest are all lrresistibly droi and
the color printing and general makeup Of
tho book are in first class style
A chilir"n'S book OF great beauty IL THE
Princess Of Hearts" collection of fairy tales
by Shui!a q, Braine. with charming cover de.
sign and pictures by Alice Is. Woodward. Inn
ported hy Scr.bnersD
Admirers Of Mr., Kenneth Grahame's work