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New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

nose a lofty brow an air OF graviy-these are
the outward characteristics of Philemon IIol-
land A quill pen, held in his right hand IS a
proper symbol Of his devotion to letters And
as his portrait shows him, so We know him 20
have ambled through life Always recluse,
shut up with his pens, which became fabulous,
and his books. which were all Of serious import,
nc went seldom abroad He had no tai
cnt for affairs, his were the quieter virtues Of
kindiness and scholarship; SO long as his
strength endured lie carried healing and hos
p!tality to the poor; and even when old age
chained him to his bed he preserved The vigOur
Of his mind. His gOdsOn. after the gosslping
fashion Of the time confded TO Anthony Wood
q sketch OF manifest truth. HIS ntcllcctuals
and his senses" wrote Philemon Angel re
manned perfect until the eShty-fourth year OF
his age: and more especially his sight so good.
that he never used spcctacles in all his llle he
was always of a spare and temperate diet and
seldom drank between meals And was always
oi a peaccablc and quiet spirit. and his life so
innocent that ne was never i'm all his days either
plaintiff or defendant in any suit at law in any
court Though he suffered sometimes by iO. As
a scholar he was a most reserved man. most
interchangeable in his study saying often that
there was no greater burden than idlcness.'
lie was a pedant observes Mr.. whitley, yet
not dry and crotchety" like the modern pedant
but ripe and eloquent and quickened by
sturdy love OF noble words There is nothing
pedantic in our sense OF the term, about his
translation Of Suetonius. who gave him, indeed,
a rare opportunity for the exploitation Of his
own special gifts The Latin writer was no
exemplar Of style. Calling a spade a spade did
not suffice to give him the charm Of simplicity
At all events. whether from an Indifference TO
the style OF Suetonius in particular or from an
impcrious attitude toward all writer's whom he
might chance to translate. Holland gave the
Historic OF Twelve Casars, Emperours OF
Rome" garb that is as much his own as it is
his authors lie showed Independence in so
doing He also showed taste. The iurd quality
of Suetonius IS modified into something no less
eloquent and much more ingratiatng in this
stately prose. The reader welcomes rhetoric
that somewhat softcns and adorns tho biting
lines Of the historian. Mr.. whitley alludes TO
New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

the personal character Of Suetonius as having
been so far as can be learned. honorable and
pleasant. Pliny was his friend, and called him
the most upright man he had ever met But
Suetonius the man and Suetonius the historian
are two different beings. The historian may
perhaps have been just. he may have had
abundant evidence for the charges he drew
against the CAESARS, but the general tone OF ms
book is nevertheless suggestive Of a kind OF
fury Of denuncation The CHsars are portrayed
not only as men but demons. No doubt
they We're both though tho sinister lines in the
portrait Of Julius would appear 10 have been
deopened far beyond the measure Of truth The
thing that repels in Suctonius Is the yIsor ana
fuIness with which the demoniac traits are set
down Holland could not soften them out Of OK
istencc nor would ne have done so under any
circumstances being too loyal scholar But
he could place the richer more varied and more
wholesome colors OF his prose between US and
the livid hues OF the original descriptions, he
cid this and without altering the essential
character of the work. gave il more winning
aspect. one reason why ne could make his
transmogrihcation with a light heart was that
there was a substratum Of human nature IN
Suctonius which was itself 50 potential that
certain amount Of rhetorical establishment
could do no harm No matter how much the
historian may have written IN malice, h" Ger
tainly got hold of the elements Of truth at clos"
quarters. lie observed Caesar on parade, and
portrayed him in his state character. 1ic OBJ
served him with the more sympathy in his pri-
vatc hours and in his most personal moods.
giving 10 his account of the man a singular
edge and yivdness. lie had an eye TO details.
See how Holland co-oporates with him. and
tr..f.. b. lies
New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

and his joynts so nrme that with his finger he
was abl" TO bore through greene and sound
Apple: with fllop also 90 breakc the head Of \
boy yea Of good stripping and big youth.
or colour and complexion he was cocrc and
white. wearing the hare Of MS head lOnee be-
hind. in so much rs il covered his very nockc:
which was thought in him 20 be a fashion ap-
propriate to his Image and family. lie had an
ingenious and well favourcd face: wherein not
Withstanding appeared many small tumOrs or
risings and Il paire Of yerie great gOclc eyes in
his head. such as (whcreat a man would mar
Yallel could SOC even by night and IN the dar5c
but that was Oncly for 4 little while and Wkcf
they opened first after slecpc. for in the efas
they WaXed dim acainc. His gate was with his
nccke stife and shooting forward: with Il
countenance bent and composed lightly 10 %.
verltie: for the most part he was silent. seldOiaN
or never should you have him talke with thOee
next about him. and If hec did, his speech was
exceeding sOwe not without a certaine WantOn
eesticulatiOn and nmbling with his fingers All
which properties being OdiOus and full Of
rogancie Augustus both observed in him. and
also went about e. excuse and cOke for him be-
for the Senate and people. assuring them, they
were the defects and mperfectons Of nature,
and not the vices Of the mind. He lived most
healthfull and verify all the time well necrc
that he was Emperour not once in maner crasie.
The prediction of Suetonius for concise state
mcnts Of fact and for the minutie Of character
and conduct. did not of course, blind him to the
importance Of giving homogeneity to his chap
ters. and in each case he traverses the career Of
the Caesar with a judgment that almost gives
his portraiture breadth. He traces roughly but
not obscurely the evolution OF the man into the
ruler. and though he fingers with the more en-
joyment over the private traits, ne is not 50
much Of a gossip that he ceases TO be his
torian. Hollands translation well fitted TO
the character Of the book that such man was
bound to write, and that full bodied, rcsound-
ing style Of his enhances the movement and i'm
pressiyeness Of the narrative. MY pen touched
unwillngly,' he says. the places marked by ex-
ccssiye brutality, and he adjures his reader TO
glance over with your eye such places lightly"
Amid the pomp Of his English those obnoxious
passages fan easily into the background and
the reader apprehends The history Of Suetonius
In its larger more serious aspect.
New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
SUETONIUS.
THE LATIN HISTORIAN IN ELIZABETHAN
ENGLISH.

SUETONIUSS HISTORY OF TWELVE CTSARS.
Translated into English by Philemon Holland,
Whitley Crhe Tudor Transactions Edited by
w. T. lIcnley) IN Two Volumes. Octave. PIP
AAN'h' ~; VI. 31 London: David Nutt
It is said that the collection Of Tudor Trans
lations" to which these volumes form the latest
addition. will be completed during the present
year by the publication Of MottcuX's Rabelais
and Of Hoby's version Of Castigliones "Cortegi-
ano' We hope the report may prove to be un-
true as the series is one which may we'll be eX-
tended. 1t has peculiar merits. Published under
the general editorshp of Mr.. Henley it first Sc
cured attention through the attractiyeness Of his
name, and won high position by virtue
Of the sagacious manner In which he supervised
its evolution. He chose for republication some
Tudor translations well known. others very little
known. but tho PREDATORY matter for each one he
put in the hands Of a competent man OF letters.
and the publisher crowned his efforts by giving
familiar and unfamiliar works alike form un-
surpassed for dignity and beauty. This has been
no lightweight, popular series. 1t has been an
cnterpr:s' Of scholarship from first to last Mr..
George Wyndham. whose recent volume on the
poems Of Shakespeare has caused him TO be
reckoned among the literary statesmen Of the
present government. won his spurs a writer
when he prepared the long introduction for the
edition of North's Putarch given in this series
five years ago. Mr.. Whibley's reputc as critic
is based largely on the essays he has contrib
uted in the form Of introductions TO the same
collection. In short the Tudor TRANSACTIONS
are wcighty and invaluable reprints. They in
oludo besides Norths Plutarch the translation
OF Montaigne by John Florio Fenton's Bandello
Danctts Commines Underdownes Heliodorhs
Mabbe's translation Of the "Celestina" OF Fer
New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
FICTYON.
PAGES ENsANGUNED INGENIOUS AND
Artistic.

Emo. rp. 40 Doubleday & Mcclure ccrpany
THE RIVER SYNDICATE AND OTHER
ST0lttS d BY Ghargs r Carry With Illus
THE GREATER INCLINATION Ry Ed.th Whar-
ton. Emo, PIP. -d. Charles ScrDncr's Sons
NJ. Crocketts love OF tho grewsome carries
him on from ono appalling novel to another.
In The Red Axe" the throwing of human be-
ings TO the hounds was described with relish
Now in The Black Douglass" we have NJ. Giles
DE- RotZ sacrificing hundreds of children TO an
image Of Satan IN his chateau. and drinking
the blood OF his victims. Red or black, yc.-
low or robin's-cgg blue. It is all one 10 Mr.
Crockett His fiction must be filled with blood,
scattered about in great "gouts' and COB
bets" or he does not, apparently, feel that he
has given his public its moneys worth. 1t seems
especially pitiable that The Black Douglass
should have been spoiled 10y this cheap sensa-
tOnalism, for it begins on pleasantly romantic
lines. The story does not live up 10 its begin
ming. however, nor to its title. Earl Douglass
is soon dead, ana even before his execution the
interest is centred upon the horrible worshipper
Of Satan and his crimes 1t seems as If the
author had lost patience with the theme he
first attacked, or had found his imagination
powerless to adorn it in proper manner and
So hastoneJ to devote himself to his beloved
'gouts" and "gobbcts." These. however are be-
coming disgusting and puere, and il Mr..
Crockett has any ambition to be heard Of as a
serious novelist he would better begin TO write
with little care and taste.
Mr. Carryl brings one more volume to that
shelf in the library upon which, as We have
recently pointed out the annals of fictitious
crime are oecoming thicker and heavier every
DAY. lie deals with robbery and murder, but
he is not bloody after the fashion of Mr. Crock
EFT He prefers 10 BE- ingenious ana puZZnG,
unfolding various miracles of detective work
with considerable clcverness. lie has not on
tirely mastered the mechanism Of tn" kind or
story he writes. but the bitches are few and
there u.s. indeed. only one serious blundrr IN the
book the forestalng of the climax IN The
Pasha club" by several pages. Captain Black
is perhaps the most striking of the yarns
though in this Mr.. Carryl rather strains ere
dulity by a fortuitous reassembng of his per
sonaecs long time after the principal act IN
the drama mas come to an end.
Mrs Wharton's volume of short stories. The
Greater Inclination" has been composed. obNi-
ouslv. with great deal Of care, but We fear
that perhaps the author has been too artistic
She has evidently modelled her style on that
z Mr. Henry James. following his every man
ncrism with scrupulous fidelity. Indeed, the
of his methods IN this book is eXtraoi-
dinarily clrcumstantial As We read Mrs. Whar-
ton We are aware of the atmosphere and the
point of view which Mr. James has made SO
familiar: We seem 10 De- watching lis eager,
airy rdicule Of the petty foibles Of mediocre
We recognize his vocabulary, his
intonations AL his little tricks Of style ara
New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

=" Conan Dosle las plunged his Sherlock
'-'S INTO new situations ia The play Do has
- Writing. i .s understood that the stories
homes heretofore published were not
@-'uy available for stase Iuruoses
New-York tribune., 1899-03-26

SUETONIUS'S HISTORY OF TWELVE CT,SARS.
Translated into English by Philemon Holland,
Ammo 1906 With an Introduction 10y Charles
whitley. CIhe Tudor Trans.at Edited 10y
W. e Hcnley) in Two Volumes. octave. pp.
IL. 4 -
The leader., 1899-11-08
The HomochittO Bridge Assured.

Messrs. f. p Alsbury Il Son, the new
contractors for the HomochittO bridge,
presented their bond for $4,000 to the
Board of Supervisors Monday, which
was approved and filed and the build
ing of this much-needed, substantial
steel structure is now an assured fact.
Aside from the obligation of the Board
to provide a safe and durable crossing
over this dangerous stream, which
traverses one of the principal public
highways in the county, the bridge
will undoubtedly be a good investment
for the county in the long run, III the
matter of dollars and cents, on ac-
count of the large amount of traffic 1t
will divert to Brookhaven, which
would otherwise go elsewhere. Again,
the comfy is fortunate in getting such
a bridge as it will get, at practically
the original contract price. Since the
first contract was awarded last March
and forfeited, steel, iron and other
materials needed in the construction
have advanced materially i'll price, yet
under the agreement with Messrs. Ais
bury & Son the county will get the
bridge at about actual cost.
1t is matter for congratulation to
the Board of Supervisors and to the
county that matters are now IN the
fortunate and satisfactory shape they
are. Hon, w. f. Parsons, President,
and Hon. K. F. Brennan, Attorney OF
the Board, have been earnest and inde-
fatigable in their efforts to bring about
the satisfactory results achieved, and
to them a special vote of thanks is due
The leader., 1899-11-08
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
omciai Proceedings of the Regular
November Term. 1899.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
,INTnT ~

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
be 1t remembered, that at regular
meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
begun and held at the Chancery Clerks
once at the Court House on Monday.
Now 1899, there were present the fol
lowing members and officers. towit: w.
r. Parsons, j. G. Bryant, S. A. Brister
- L. montgomery and z. Linton. mem
peTs II. Z. Applewhite, sheriff, and
Felix May, clerk.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
j. y. Cooke, two days work on road with
,if4 team ..-..-..--... ..--. 500
,ity OF Brookhayen. water and lights q 20
nieI, I, " biue lanltor 90
u: T. Hobbs. publishing delinuuent tax-list.
SzlVo' stationery for County Superinten-
UNI, UNI, ST.; stationery for Sheriff. $50;
stationery Tor Chancery Clerk 81 70. sta
uohery Tor Circuit Clerk. S7.25 .----..- a on
OCTOBER SPECIAL TERM CHANCERy CorRT.
Lincoln County, Dr., To officers ser
vices rendered at the October special
term, 1899, Chancery Court.
r. Applewhite, Sheriff, and deputies.
:, days each .-..-....-..-...-...---.. -. So 90
ftllX May. Clerk - M
Brookhaven Ice Mfg. CO.. 80 lbs ice e. 40
Allowed October 49, 1899.
II. G. Conn, Chancellor.
OFFICERS FEES IN CASES WHERE STATE
FAILED IN PROSECUTION.
+. VI. Waddell. J. p. fees sI7 %
H. +. Middleton. Constable. fees u 90
Ordered, That the report of the com
mlssioners appointed to lay off road,
commencing near r. w. Bristers place
and intersecting Brookhaven and Top
lsaw road at IL mile board, be received
and commissioners discharged.
On motion. it is ordered. That the
Iopisaw road be discontinued from the
II mile post to \. NJ. Summers school
house.
ORDER FOR BRIDGE.
Ordered, That bids be received at the
next regular meeting of this Board for
the erection of bridge across east
prong of TOpisaw creek, on Brookhaven
and China Grove road, near 20 mile
post. Bridge supposed to be 40 feet
long: said bridge to be built according
to plans and specifications on file in
Chancery Clerks office
HOMOCHITTO BRIDGE.
The bond of Messrs. +. p. Alsbury
X Son, for building and completing a
steel bridge across the HomOchittO
river at or near n. r. c. Watson's ford.
for the sum of sixteen thousand dol
lars, with K. p. Alsbury 4 Sons as
principals, and Sam D. Baker, of Match
eZ, Mississippi, and M. S. Hasee, of
Warren county, Mississippi. as their
sureties, conditioned for the faithful
performance of the contract heretofore
entered into under the direction and
supervision of the civil engineer EN-
ployed by the county, is this day ap-
proved and ordered to be filed by the
Clerk, and duly recorded in the records
of Bonds of County Officers in and for
Lincoln county, in the State of Missis-
sippi.
T. G. Crawford, keeping pauperS for month
OF October --'-....---- So 30
Walker Evans & CogSwell Co.. blank re
turns for election commissioners ...---...-- : 20
1t is ordered. That the Board do now
adjourn until Monday November 18th,
1899, at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
w. F. PARSONS, Pres
FELIX MAY. Clerk.
The leader., 1899-11-08
Fire at Mrs. Hard v =.

The residence of Mrs. Ellen Hardy
narrowly escaped destruction by fire
Saturday night about s o'clock The
fire started by spark from a chimney
igniting the shingles on the roof For
tunatelv DR.. Ira Parsons was return
ing to town on the Meadville road and
discovered the fire just as it was get
ting under way. He promptly notified
the family of his discovery. Buckets
were secured and the fire kept under
control by himself and a few others
who were promptly on the scene. until
the alarm was spread in town and the
hose company was brought into ac-
tiOn. Owing to the distance of the
residence from the farthest hydrant
on Jackson street it required an extra
amount of hose to reach the fire. and
the fire department only had a chance
to do little work at the close of the
excitement The damage to the roof
was very slight and. fortunately. few
of the contents of the residence We're
removed or injured during the alarm.
The leader., 1899-11-08
Real Estate Transfers.

On last Saturday Hon. E. F. Bren-
nan sold his former residence between
his new residence and Capt. j. F.
Whites. to DR.. w. H. jackson. Ihe
consideration was $1,000.
About the same time, Mr.. r. f.
Becker made the sale of 80 acres OF
land adjoining the Hodgman place 10
Messrs. Fellows and King, two Chicago
gentlemen, for 5000. This tract OF
land is situated about one mile west OF
the depot, and will he improved and
used by the gentlemen above named
as n poultry farm. They understand
the business and will doubtless make
if one of Brookhaven's profitable III
dustries.
The leader., 1899-11-08

Charley Johnson has sold his restau-
rant business to Mrs. Ella McClendon.
George McClendon, who is thoroughly
we'll known to the citizens of Brookha-
ven and Lincoln county and an
experienced restaurant man, will have
charge. 1t makes ones mouth water
to think of Georges luscious, we'll
cooked oysters. Give him a call when
you need either nice lunch or a
square meal.
The leader., 1899-11-08

We would like your trade. We
haven't time to stand around on the
corners and play the Uriah Heep, and
say nice things about our good broth
ers in busines. Get in line Trade
where your money is as good as the
other fellows and will buy as much.
One price to all at MARTIN DRUG Co.
The leader., 1899-11-08
OFFICIAL CITY DIRECTORY.

,t,xop-,J b. Daughtry.
MAtrTpvES-First Ward. G.. b. Perkins; Sec
ALurrrJ ~ II Seayey; Third Ward. A. Cohn:
Gna Gnpi,rth "" Ward, A. f. Moreon; City-at-Large,
rbsS' Schnorrenberg. ,,
'sTnr,sTRER-ChaS.F +. Heuck.
rrFHK-W. II. Seavey.
SSL,.St,I TAN COLLECTOR and STREET
ca,wIsSIoNER-A Hurst.
toMMt Ar-roKNEYs-Ch Chrsman 4 Brennan.
The Mayor and Board OF AideTmGn hqld n dTery reg
lar meetings the first Tuesday evening III every
month.
The leader., 1899-11-08
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
The waterworks are great.

The waterworks are great.
Nice fish and oysters served at Nc
Clendon's restaurant.
The New York Racket Store now has
a fine new delivery wagon.
Mcssrs. Street Walker and L. Garner.
of Wesson. spent Sunday in Brook
haven.
Mrs. \. X. Robinson. of McComb
City. is the guest of her sister Mrs
Harvey.
Miss Bessie Kearney was the charm
ing guest of Miss Bertha Abrams last
Sunday.
Miss Josie Hurst. stenographer at
Moreton & Helms, spent Sunday with
her homefolks.
people try to boss the foremen of the
fire department.
For nice meal. served quickly and
cheap. call at McClendon's restaurant.
Cherokee street.
Empty ings are much in demand
among the farmers for putting up
"long sweetning"
Go to c. B. Perkins for cooking and
heating stoves. Selling every day
Prices guaranteed
The Cemetery Association will meet
in the Commercial Hotel parlors to-
morrow afternoon.
Mr. George Bowsky was quite i'll for
several days during the past week, but
we are glad to state is now recovered
Brookhaven's volunteer fire depart
ment is hard to beat. but little more
discipline and practice would improve
/ it,
Mr.. John Penn. of Brookhaven. is
| here painting the court house. which is
a guarantee of a first-class iob.-MOnti-
cello Press.
) Miss Hart. Whitworth's accomplish
ed teacher of art. entertained her class
and select number of young people
on last Saturday night
Robt. Penn has bought out half in
terest in J. L. Storms restaurant bust
ness and after Jan. 1st, J. l.. Storm &
Co. will be the firm name.
/ Geo. c. McClendon's country friends
are advised that he is again in the res
taurant business at c. A. Johnson's old
stand and would be pleased to have
! them call when in town.
The Cadmus Club will meet in the
College parlors on next Friday evening
and will be entertained by the teachers
of Whitworth. The occasion promises
to be very delightful one.
The Board of Supervisors was in ses
sion Monday, and after disposing of a
lot of business. took recess until next
Monday. on account of the election
and meeting of Circuit Court. Mon
days proceedings are published in full
in another column.
! AS Joe Bennett, a colored farmer
was bringing two bales of cotton tC
town Monday, on the Meadville road
the wind blew spark on the cotton
from burning stump on the road side
and in twinkling both bales were in q
blaze. No water was near and Bennett
and companion had great difficulty
in extinguishing the fire and saving the
precious load, burning their hands Sc
verely in the effort.
Mr.. S. Kohlman has become one Of
THE LEADERS nearest neighbors. Thi:
cultured gentleman and splendid citi
zen is the merchant who informed us,
few years back, that advertising
brought him more business than h,
could then do, in his small apartment.
and impaired state of health. Since b,
has moved into the elegant and spaciou.
storeroom he now occupies and ha:
one or two active young sons to assist
him, he is advertising; and has thu.
proven his sine Gritty in his statement
above noted.
The leader., 1899-11-08
W
FELIX MAY. Clerk.
CHEEKY Letter from simpson with
Word of Friendly Warning.

CHEEKY Letter from simpson with "a
Word of Friendly Warning.
Editor Leader MY dear : ir:
Enclosed find one dollar and fifty
cents lS1.50l for which please send me
THE LEADER. / need THE LEADER to
help me in my school work. 1t tells
me about the people of my home coun-
ty Tell your readers that the people
of Simpson county seem to be going
almost wild, so to speak, over the as
surance of the new railroad and that a
period of wild speculation is upon us.
Warn them that such blind speculation
begets the failure and bankruptcy of
many good man.
Yours and theirs truly,
NJ MCCULLoUGH.
The leader., 1899-11-08
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF LIN
coin COUNTY.
Sr.T.-Brookhaven

CorNrY srAr.-BfCokhaSnen;o ,na A., N.,,.,.. -,
tI"r5 November. Robt. Powell. Judge.
May az" p oliver, Clerk. BroOkhaven.
Can1G"; CarnW1SScFRY CouRT-Meets the third Mondays
in rr' IiaiIehurst Felix May. Clerk, Brook
haven. ma coI-pr-Neets the first Mon
dsT in every month. Members-DiStrict No. l..
W. . / G. BRYANT WessOn; District No. g..
tflct 40 Erister, Bogue Chitto; District No. T..
san Montgomery. summit; District No. 8.
ZetuS S,,,,IIrE"Robt. c. Applewhite BroOkhayen.
TTmrEHHsIRER-Prentiss Buie. Caseyville.
ikt,yson-J, G. Cosnahan. WesSon.
sfrERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIoN-Edgar
,o.p RrOOkhayen.
Green 6feenn;rynR-A. j. MaXey. Bogue Chitto.
SnpoSER AND RANGER-R. X. Phillips,
Brookhaven.