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A History of the Netherlands.

THE History of the People of the Meth
erlands,' by Petrus Johannes Biloxi, pro-
fessor Of Dutch history in the University
of Leyden. is a book which will prove val
liable to the student of European history
1t deals with the history of that country
from the earliest times to the beginning
of the fifteenth century, and fills place
which no other work of the kind has eX-
actly fitted. Before the appearance of this
book there has been no one work treating
of the gradual changes undergone by the
provinces separately and collectively, from
the period of Roman dominion through the
centuries of almost undisturbed independ-
ence to the union OF the states under the
Burgundian princes and then to the time
of the formation of the Kingdoms of Bel
GUM and of Holland.
The work has not yet reached its COM
pletion, and the present book is only a
history of the Netherlands. Until 1888
there was no Dutch nation proper, and the
history of Holland will be told in one or
more succeeding volumes, now in prepara-
ton. The present work however, is COM
plete in itself. The English version has
received the approval of the author, and
at his suggestion the political narrative
has been somewhat abridged while the
story OF the development of social intel
lectual, and industrial conditions is given
in full
The thing which is particularly interest
ing to the people OF the present century is
the rise and development of society. The
modern student is continually asking, How
has our society become what it is? How
did our ideas of ethics. Of equity. of cpl-
,ttro. e turIr origin. AS the MS
torians of previous years did not concern
themselves nearly as much with these
questions as with the reporting of battles
and the tracing of genealogies, the task
Of the author who undertakes to trace this
development is somewhat difficult. This,
however, Professor Biloxi has sought TO do,
and he has devoted his work to the history
of the Dutch people in its widest sense.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. S2.50.l
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Minor Fiction.

The Changeling' by Sir Walter Be
SAINT, is one of those stories of English life
which remind one of softly flowing brooks
and green meadows and rich orchards and
all the pleasant, quiet, ng-established
life of England. There is plenty OF Incl
dent in the book. but it is not OF wildly
exciting kind. The story is that of
mother who, in dire poverty, consents TO
relinquish all claim on her infant son Tor
the sake of sum of money with which
she may follow her husband. The child
is adopted by rich and titled woman,
Lady Woodroffe, and is brought up in
place OF her own baby, which has died.
She practices this deception in order to
save her husband from the bitter disap-
pointment OF dying without an heir.
nc pVs sIu"9 p WIN ',i' >"n faults of
the father who abandoned him. He is
frivolous. deceitful, vicious in a passive
way, and utterly without the noble charac
teristics of his adopted father. In course
OF time the real mother, having followed
her husband 10 the United States, where
they were divorced, has married an
American, and the American his become
wealthy. AS she grows old her one
thought is to find the child which she has
lost; and she comes to England for that
purpose. BY a strange chance she is
who afterward proves to be the son of her
former husband by another wife. This
youth ferrets out the secret of the adop-
tion and discovers the changeling. The
real mother and the supposed mother
Alice Haveril and Lady Woodroffe-are
brought face to face, and Lady Woodroffe
denies pOint-blank that the adoption ever
took place, and declares that the boy is
her own child. This scene is one of the
strongest In the book. Subsequently La
dy Woodrofle is forced to admit the truth
in a private conversation, and writes
| letter confessing her deception, which is
placed i'll the hands of the real mother
Then arises the question whether the
changeling shall be told of his true origin:
/ and despite her longing 10 see her son,
Alice Eaveril finally decides that he must
| remain in ignorance, that he shall not be
thrust from the place which he has always
| supposed was his. She asks only that she
| may see him once before her death: and in
this interview, although she tells him moth
! ing. she sees the cold, hard, selfish nature
of the man, and feels that she has really
| lost her son-lost he vague, but precious
ideal of him which she has treasured all
/ the years of her separation from him. And
| so the tale ends. There IS a thread of a
! love story which runs through the book
! together with this pathetic study OF char
acter, and the atmosphere of the romance
/ is pleasant in spite Of the sadness OF some
; of the scenes. The Changeling" is not
one of Besant's great books, but it is ar
! tistic and delightful tNew York Fred
+ eriCk \. Stokes Company. $l50J
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In the later life of the duchess there is a
pleasant episode in the visit of the Cheva-
lier Bayard 10 his old home. Throughout
this chapter Mrs. Wiel has contrived TO re-
produce the atmosphere of that far-off time
so that the pathetic story Of this brave
and beautiful woman reads in truth like a
romance of the House of Savoy II is well
that this chapter is the last in the book,
for there are few historical romances with
which it could be matched, and after the
story of Blanche of Montferrat, the history
of other members of house would be
rather an anti-cHmax. New York: G. p.
Putnam's Sons. So
The times., 1899-01-22

What is the legal limit of city indebtedness IN
Greater New York? BRio-
Ten per cent of the valuation of its real
property, except for water supply purposes.
This is Incorporated in the constitution OF
the State. so applies to all the States
cities and counties.
The times., 1899-01-22
LITERARY NOTES.

Mrs. Anne Thackeray Ritchie, in her
"reminiscences, says that one of the es-
pecial pleasures of her childhood was the
companionship of the Dickens children,
and that the parties given by them were
the delight of all the children of the neigh
borhood. She gives a pretty little picture
Of one of these gatherings, when toward
the latter part of the evening her fathers
white head appeared above the crowd and
the children tat hint from Mr.. Dickens
HIMSELF burst out into shrill cheer
Thackeray looked a little bewildered at
first, then acknowledged the compliment
with his unfailing grace of manner.
The times., 1899-01-22

A new book by Ian Maclaren is called
afterwards" and is a collection of stories
which have appeared in various magazines
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps says of this book
that the motif is a chariot of holy fire.
and is touched with a simplicity that
sometimes gives Immortality to an uncon-
scious stroke of the pen" chariot of
holy fire is rather towering expression
TO apply 10 anything outside the Bible, but
perhaps Mrs. Ward knows what she meant
b. it.
The times., 1899-01-22
Please explain the belief of the NoEHgns-

Please explain the belief of the Normons-
J. X L.
The Mormons. or they style themselves.
the Church of Latter-Day Saints, is a sect
| founded by Joseph Smith, ir., az Fayette.
| New York, in 1880. Their headquarters
has been in Utah only since 1Si'- They
are Christians believing in God his son
/ Jesus and the Holy Ghost holding that
I men will be punished for their own sins.
/ not for Adam s. and seeing promise OF sal
! walton in obedience to the ordinances Of
the gospel They believe that man must
be called of God to preach the gospel, in
a church organization comprising apostles,
! pastors. teachers evangelists. etc: in the
gift Of prophecy, revelation, and healing, In
the Bible as the word OF God. ''as far as 1t
is translated correctly" and in the Book
of Mormon as the further word of God,
in the literal gathering OF Israel and the
restoration Of the ten tribes; in the build
ing Of Zion on the American continent
and in the coming of Christ 10 reign in
person pn!- ss..IIs was not preached ur--fI
after the settlement in Utah. A plurality
of wives was then not merely allowed but
was held to be a means OF grace the
number of a mans wives and children in
creasing his honor and glory in the world
to come. The Book of Mormon purports
to be the historical account of the Occupl-
tion of the American Continent after the
destruction of Babel. The belief is that
God commanded Mormon to record the
events and secrete the record. An angel
showed Smith where these records We're
hid on a hill near Palmyra, New York
Please give a brici sketch of silk cuitur, inl
the cost OF the same, and the best place TO- a
plant. II. J. !.
Here's the sketch. but first know that
very little silk is produced in the United
States because the frost kills or blights
the trees on which the silk worms feed
With food a-plenty the worms have to be
carefully reared. Eggs laid before the end
of the winter are protected and kept
warm until Matched. and the larvae are
fed six to eight times a day on chopped
leaves. When fully supplied with food
the worms begin to spin their cocoons.
Most OF these are yellow white ones be-
ing scarce and especially fine In about
a week the cocoon is complete, and if let
alone a butterfly will result in three
weeks. As that means holes in the cocoon
that will ruin its silk, the cocOOns arc
killed, usually by heat or dampness Th.
silk threads are then ready TO reel on =
process that needs a deal of care the
value Of the product depending largely on
this reeling During reeling the eocuons
float in hot water to soften the gelatiRnUs
matter that holds the fibre and from two
to six are reeled off into one thread The
product Of reeling is raw silk which is
supplied in large hanks. Several Of its
threads have TO be made into one before
it is fit for weaving The principal cour-
tries producing raw silk are China, Japan.
Italy France, India, Persia and Asiatic
Turkey. What little silk is produced in
this country Is poor as to quality and
color.
The times., 1899-01-22

Kindly publish short biography OF Asefnon
Charles Swinburne. giving age, birthplace. where
abouts, and status poet C.
Swinburne was born in London April .,
1887: had some schooling in France and
entered Balliol in 1857, but did not remain
for degree His first literary efforts aft
er leaving college were two plays that at
tractea little attention. Then CAME pc
ems that aroused a storm Of adverse crit
icism, the volume being eventually with
drawn. Poems. ballads and contributions
to magazines followed. In the opinion of
many he is the first living poet of Eng
land and had it been left to the literary
lights of his country he would probably
have been made laureate. He has been ii
delicate health for years. and lives in re-
tirement at Putney.
The times., 1899-01-22
NOTES AND QUERIES.

Is IL "Nioniiio." ..Montejo'' or 'Montoio2' i
refer 10 the spanish admiral beaten At Manila.
: "
The correct spelling is Montojo.
The times., 1899-01-22

The Black Curtain" by Flora Hares
Loughead is an excellent example of good
idea overstrained. Treated in a different
way. the theme ol this story might have
been impressive: is it is, the whole af-
fair is trivial. The sole interest of The
book lies in the fact that no one can pre-
diet with any certainty what is likely to
happen next. The characters behave in a
most irresponsible way, and so does the
fate which governs their actions. In the
first few chapters we have Il young man
and young woman SQuabbling over the
possession of the same quarter-secti of
land somewhere IL the West. There is the
customary proud independence OF attitude
on the part of the young woman, and the
customary ignominious collapse in the
presence of a real emergency. CThc word
customary is ussC with reference to the
novel, not to real fe. In real life young
woman does occasionally get on without
running for masculine assistance when her
dog breaks loose, especially if she is the
kind of woman 10 take up a homestead
claim in the woOds.) Subsequently this
same young woman nurses 4 family of
Mexicans through the smallpox or some
thing of that nature. while the man looks
on III admiration. Being a heroine in Il
novel, she does MT catch the disease
Finally, when the invention OF the au
thor is apparently exhausted, the hero
goes blind and at about the same time
the heroine recoyers a marvellous voice,
which she lost prior to the homestead
claim episode. This is convenient be-
cause the hero has just come to the end
of his resources in the way of money. and
the lands of both lovers have been burnt
over in forest fire. The heroine's Won
derful voice therefore assures the pair
some sort of an income on which they
can live. II the author of this roman e
had taken pains TO weed out all the hack
neyed situations and expressions in her
book and all the absolutely improbable
incidents, the book would not have been
very big. but It would have been much
more readable AS it is, ii reminds one Of
a pint of cream spread over large sec
tion of floor and as every one knows,
split milk is one OF the most hopeless
things in life (Boston: Houghton, Mif
fin & Co. sl.20.)
1.-THE Road to Paris" by r. N Stephens,
is very readable book of adventures Of
The times., 1899-01-22

What became of DIR. Gallagher. the Irish Amer-
lean, who served many years in an Ensiish
prison, and was released not long ago? }. > ;.
DIR. Gallagher was not released until he
had become insane. He is now in an
American insane asylum, supported by his
friends. with some assistance from Irish
patriotic societies.
The times., 1899-01-22

1t is said that Harold Frederic's Gloria
Mnndi' is meeting with great success in
London. His later work. The Market
Place will not appear until spring. If
this proves the superior or even the equal
of Theron Ware and Gloria Mundi"
we shall have trio OF great American
novels of an absolutely unique type. The
distinguishing characteristic of Frederic's
work was its fearlessness. He never
hesitated to put new characters or new
views into book he borrowed from no
body; he was himself. In spite of our
reputation for freedom of speech and of
writing. there are not so very many
American writers who can lay claim to
that quality.
The times., 1899-01-22

1t is related of Carlyle that when the
first volume of his French Revolution"
was, accidentally destroyed he took to
reading trashy novels as another man
might have taken to whisky or opium 1t
appears by his own account that the trash
iest books he could find were those of
Marryat. II CarIyIe had lived in these
days and undertaken to cure meIauchoIy
by the same means, it is possible that he
would have had the worst attack of dys-
pepsia which even literary son OF Scot
land ever had. There were some advan-
taSes in belonging to the last generation
The times., 1899-01-22
Book News says:


To that large number of people who are try
ing I" write Dialogues for play-anybodv can
do Il plot commend the Ambassador" bv
John Oliver Hobbies" Here are the speeches
Just right. The night number, short enough
cadcnccd 50 they run like conversation. glaucing
always about to sIy something, never quite sIv.
Ing II, and leaving nu line in the memory. These
the Indispensable technical conditions
the two last; but unless You have them il is no
use saving something and having lines that bite
their record ia tile memory. After long lack the
current play j. again literature, and Pinero.
Jones, Hope. Rostand are all publishing plIys
which sell by the edition.
1t seems little as if the writer of those
sentences had proceeded on the theory that
anybody could do a paragraph; but with a
little study the meaning is clear, and it is
a good meaning.
Music and Poetry a recently publish
ed book contains more than dozen papers
by the late Sidney I-anier, on the the inter
relations of these two arts. Lanier was
himself both musician and poet with a
thorough sympathetic understanding of
both these creative arts; and no one could
be more competent to handle such a sub
ject than he.
Downey & Co. London, will publish
General Fitzgerald, the Chevalier,"
novel by Charles Lever, that appeared as
serial in the Dublin University Maga-
zine in the sixties, but was IeiSsued in book
form during the authors lifetime, and
seems to have been forgotten until now by
his literary executors.
Ainslees Magazine publishes a charac-
ter study entitled The Real Russell Sage"
Ii this exploiting of real great men goes
on much longer the children of our nation
will begin to have the impression that
most great men are hypocrites.
The Putnams have published a fifth edi-
tion of Under King Constantine, by
Mrs Spencer Trask 1t is interesting to
note that this popular little book was
originally published anonymously by A. ID.
i. Randolph G Co, in 1893.
Mrs. Leland Norton and Jennie Van Al
len, prime movers in the Cat Show held
recently in Chicago have published book
entitled Practical Pussyoogy; or. Just a
Little About Cats" If the book at all re-
sembes its title even the most hardened
| book reviewer will be tempted to run.
II is understood that NJ. Terquem will
visit this country in February or March
next to make arrangements with the book
trade for a collective exhibit of its publi-
cations at the Paris Exposition of 1900.
recent critic says that fitting title
| to the autobiography of Bismarck would be
that which was once suggested for Pepys'
Diary. AN Epistle to Posterity.' There
is pith in this remark, though two books
more unlike than these could hardly be
found in the whole range Of literature.
The times., 1899-01-22

A recent critic says that fitting title
to the autobiography of Bismarck would be
that which was once suggested for Pepys'
Diary. An Epistle to Posterity." There
is pth In this remark, though two books
more unlike than these could hardly be
found in the whole range Of literature.
The times., 1899-01-22

London bookseller has been pleading
with young authors to turn their attention
10 humorous work. He says that his Gus
toners are continually asking for some
thing funny, and that he cannot supply
the demand. The lot of an English hook
seller must be hard
The times., 1899-01-22

SUBSCRIBER
The daily ration consists Of l. ounces
of pork or bacon. or 1 pound ounces Of
fresh beef, or % ounces of salt beef: is
ounces OF soft bread, or Of -four, or about
16 ounces OF hard bread, or l pound
ounces of cornmeal- To every 100 rations
are added 10 pounds OF beans or peas, OF
10 pounds OF rice or homiuy; 10 pounds
OF green coffee, or about s pounds Of
roasted coffee, or about . pounds Of tea:
10 pounds of sugar: quarts Of vinegar.
l pound ounces of candles, pounds OF
soap. pounds Of salt, 1 ounces of pepper,
and to troops in the field when necessary
pounds OF yeast powder to the 100 ra-
tions OF -four. 1t is permitted to vary this.
but it is aimed 10 have any substituted
food the equivalent of whatever item It
replaces. Thus fresh mutton or fresh hsh
may be issued in the place of fresh beef,
syrup or molasses in place Of the sugar,
and so on.
The times., 1899-01-22

II is understood that NJ. Terquem will
visit this country in February or March
next to make arrangements with the book
trade for a collective exhibit of its publi-
cations at the Paris Exposition of 1900
The times., 1899-01-22

Mrs. Leland Norton and Jennie Van Al
len, prime movers in the Cat Show held
recently in Chicago, have published Il book
entitled Practical Physiology; or. Just
Little About Cats" If the book at all re-
sembes its title even the most hardened
book reviewer will be tempted to run.
The times., 1899-01-22

Ainslee's Magazine publishes a charac-
ter study entitled The Real Russell Sage"
Ii this exploiting of real great men goes
on much longer the children of our nation
will begin to have the impression that
most great men are hypocrites.
The times., 1899-01-22

The Putnams have published fifth edi-
tion of Under King Constantine, by
Mrs. Spencer Trask. 1t is interesting to
note that this popular little book was
originally published anonymously by A. ID.
i. Randolph e Co, In 1893.
The times., 1899-01-22

Which country. America England. first intro
duced the electric light, and in what year was It
done? j. VI
The electric light was put to extensive
practical use here before it was in Eng
land. Three radically different systems
were brought out almost simultaneously.
These were the Jablochkoff QSI6l, Brush
(1S7SJ, and Edison tlSS0); the first in
Paris, the other two in America. But
there were beginnings in electric lighting
in the form of lecture-room experiments
in Europe away back in 1902, and Sir
Humphrey Dayy exhibited an are light in
1921. One English lighthouse had an cleo
trio lamp in 1858. and two lighthouses
near Havre, France. were similarly lit in
1865. What delayed the development OF
electric lighting was the difficulty and ex-
pense of obtaining a sufficient current
With the perfection Of the dynamo, about
1879, lightning went ahead with jump.
The times., 1899-01-22

What must I do 10 obtain trademark with
out a lawyer? To whom shall write, and what
the feesg TRADEMARK
Make the application yourself TO the
Patent Office at Washington. The Office
issues, free on request, its Rules OF Prac-
tice," which you should get. After pom
dering them you may decide to engage a
lawyer, but a trademark can be secured
without an attorney. The fee is SO
The times., 1899-01-22

1.-THE Road to Paris" by r. n. Stephens,
} q very readable book of adventures of
The times., 1899-01-22

1t seems a little as if the writer of those
sentences had proceeded on the theory that
anybody could do paragraph; but with Il
little study the meaning is clear and il is
a good meaning.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-30
Going Longest Way Around.

From the New York Herald.
1t is rather roundabout way to go
from one Peruvian town to another by
way of New York, but such journey
is now being essayed by a party Of
Peruvians who arrived here yesterday
by the steamship Maranhense. AL
though the town of TruXillo is only
about 400 miles from Iquitos, the in
terror point from which they took their
departure six weeks ago, they believe
they can reach their destination more
comfortably, If not more quickly, by
the 9OO0-mile journey which they are
now undertaking.
The family consists of Noises Vas
quez Ponce, his wife and their four chill
dren-Carlos. Manilua. Julio and Emma.
Mr.. Ponce owns a large rubber planta-
ton on the Ucayala river, a stream
which flows through the northeastern
part of Peru and empties into the
Amazon.
Truxillo, a seaport of Peru, is about
400 miles distant from the town of
Iquitos, near which the plantation is
located But the route to the coast lies
over mountain range, and, not wish
ing to essay the hardships of a horse
back journey over the mountain trails
and through a district that is now dis
turbed, Mr.. Ponce concluded to travel
across the continent, embark at Para,
Brazil, for New York then go by
steamer to Colon, cross the isthmus to
Panama and take a steamer down the
coast to TruXillo
The family accordingly embarked on
a little river steamer, which brought
them to the Amazon, where they trans
ferred to larger vessel and, steam
ing down the Amazon. reached Para,
where they took passage on the steam
ship Marenhense for this port.
At the Hotel America, where they
are now stopping, pending the sailing
of the steamship which is to take them
to Colon, the family attracted much Gu
riosity yesterday, more through the
presence of it's Indian servants than
by reason of the strange journey. The
servants are barefooted and brown, and
were sun worshipers before they We're
sold into service to the Ponce family.
Two of them are 10-year-old girls,
Estelvina Herrare and Mercedes Ruiz.
A third Roldan Ruiz, is a 7-year-old
boy.
In speaking of them the other day,
Mr. Ponce said that they were unkempt
little savages when they first taken
into service. By degrees they were
| tanned into docility, and are now ODE
dent and faithful. They will serve the
| family until they are q years old, when
| they will regain their freedom.