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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
MAINTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Editor Virginian-P Pilot:


a communication in to-day's Ledger
indicates that an effort is being made
TO impair the efficiency of our public
schools by reducing the pay of the
teachers. For years many of our
people have been fighting hard to i'm
prove the public schools of this city,
and now that they have been greatly
improved. for some one to come in and
by pleading lack OF finances to cripple
them may be putting fire TO a maya zine
that will explode.
Every street ought to be paved md
oilcials given decent salary, but not
at the expense of our little ones Not
one OF the present officials will resign
II their salary is not raised, but thew
nave votes that must be caught. Side
streets belong to people who have Dull
ana the children may grow in ignor-
ance. Boys and girls of Norfolk. 10
arms! Your rights are in danger.
speak to every man you meet and ask
MIN to help you. Fathers. brothers. see
that the rights of your sons. brothers
ana sisters are given as much consider
alton as voters.
lat which is worth doing Is worth
oeing. done right. and to show the
enemies of our public schools that the
friends of the schools know how m
tght and have the courage to do it,
Maintain the public schools.
OLD PUBLIC SCHOOL SCHOLAR. :
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
Mr.. Editor:

Sir:-In to-day's issue Of your paper
Your local columns say that an effort
will be made next winter to extend the
boundaries of the city of Norfolk out
TO Tanners Creek.
Now let me just say to you that the
people of that section beyond Hunters
vile are n unit against being taken
into the cndearing arms of the city of
Norfolk
In the name OF common -ense what
would induce them to forego their
present tranquility and contentment to
go into the city and be taxed and get
nothing for it. I'll assure you, Mr.. Fdi-
tor. we are not hankering after the
fathcrly care of your city government.
We have water. streets, lights. sewer
age and other convenicnces. and are
free from the blighting influence of
your political ring. SO pray tell me
what inducemcnt there is to tempt lis
to tack on to the city's coat tails No,
my dear Editor we don't need your
city government: we are happy where
we are. The people OF the City Park
section are running their own affairs Ia
suit themselves. so please don't worry
about us. We are not ambitious to in
crease the population of Norfolk jus,
now.
ONE OF THEM.
] March "a, 1899.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Many OF our contemporaries are s,iu
disport!ng with each other about when
the twentieth century begins. notwith-
standing the Nirginian-Pil gave ac-
curate ana authoritative data on the
subject They might settle it by bor-
rowing money and executing notes
payable on the first day of the TWEEN
tleth century. The banks will do the
rest in accordance with the latest i'm
proved methods
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

as to Jefferson and Democracy are
prominent characteristics, nagrantly
displayed In their denunciations Of the
Democratic platform of 1896.
In his first annual message to Con-
gress. Jefferson said: Agriculture,
MANUFACTURES, commerce and
navigation. the four PILLARS OF OUR
PROSPERITY. are then most thriving
when left most free to individual en-
terprise." And in his second message
he urges on Congress to PROTECT
THE MANUFACTURES ADAPTED
TO OUR CIRCUMSTANCES." In a
special message of January IS, 1903, he
advises among other things that the
Indians be encouraged to abandon
hunting and to take to stock-raising,
agriculture and DOMESTIC MANU-
FACTURES.
In his 9Th annual message he speaks
OF the tariff, he says: THE great mass
Of articles on which impost is paid are
foreign luxuries. purchased by those
only who are rich enough to afford
themselves the use OF them: and he
asks: Shall we suppress the impost
and give that advantage to foreign
over domestic manufactures?
In his final message to Congress,
Jefferson says: THE suspension of our
foreign commerce. produced by the in
justice of the belligerent powers, and
the consequent losses and sacrifices of
our citizens are subjects of just con-
Germ. The situation into which we have
thus been forced has impelled us to
apply portion of our industry and
capital to internal manufactures and
improvements. The extent of this con-
version is daily increa sing, and little
doubt remains that the establishments
formed and forming WILL under the
auspices of cheaper materials and sub
sistcnce, the freedom of labor from tax
alton with us, and of protecting duties
ana prohibitions. become permanent"
These extracts surely establish that
the Chicago InterOccan Is mistaken
that 1t was n hobby OF the great Dem
ocrat to confine our people to agrcul-
tural products to be exchanged for for
ciEn goods, and we are surprised that
n Virginia paper should copy the error.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
EXAMINATIONS AND CERTIFY
Gates

Al the end of the term Of seventeen
weeks. a series of questions on each
course. prepared by Professor Seymour
Eaton. will be published in the Vir-
ginian-Pilot, and blanks containing the
questions will be furnished every SUBJ
scriber making application for same.
Two weeks will be allowed after the
courses close, for the receipt of examl-
nation papers containing answers.
These papers will be referred to q
Board OF Examiners. who will assist
Professor Eaton. and as soon as the
work of examination is complete, the
result will be reported. and certificates
issued to the students entitled to them.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

The n. y. Journal has n striking car
toon of savage giant as "The Trusts. -
Selling small person, as The PEOPLE. ;,
by the hair and foot, and casting the
latter to the ground, with great vim
iehce'-Hanna, Alger and Mckinley
looking on laughing and crying
"Bravo!"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Bunyan's success in literature Is sur
prising for two reasons. One is that
the people among whom he lived were
never so opposed to literature. Their
opposition to theatres and dramatic
literature extended to all forms OF liter
AZURE: in the mind of the puritans it
was frivolous thing-too frivolous for
any man intent on his own soul. After
Bunyan had written "Pilgrim's Pro-
sress" good many of his friends
pleaded with him not to publish 1t. He
refers to the controversy or dispute in
his good-humored preface:
And some said. Let him live some,
Let him die
Some said. John. print it, others said.
Nut So.
Some said it might do good; others.
No"
Their objection was, they wanted
"solidness" -"speak thy mind" They
will have nothing to do with what is
"feigned" mctaphors make us blind"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

The strongest proof Senator Vest has
yet given his constituents that he is
opposed to expansion is found in the
fact that during his recent illness he
worked off thirty pounds of flesh with
out violating his constitution.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

sinful pastimes could not be expected
to have q very healthy creed, or man
who was in prison twelve years for
the complicated crime OF not attending
church and preaching in conventlcles
might have been excused for not having
a very charitable one, there Is no sign
Of either in The Pilsrim's Progress"
1t Is the work OF man whose self Is
wider than his creed and his art wider
than himsclf.-William Renten.
He was universally esteemed for the
beauty of his character and the LIBERAL
lily OF his views, while the fame Of his
suHerings and the power OF his dis
course drew multitudes to hear him
preach. In London let but days no.
tice be given and the house would not
contain the half Says an eye witness:
have seen, by my computation.
ABOUT l'2Uo persons to hear him at q
uark WORKING time. I also computed
ABOUT 5000 that came to hear him ut a
town end meeting house; so that half
were rain to go back again for want
OIL room; and there himself was fain at
q pack door to be pulled almost over
people to get upstairs to the pulpit"
But he has larger audience now. IT
is by the Pilgrim that he affects the
minds and hearts Of survivors more and
more widely as generations pass away.
The historian will value 1t as an e.
iect-a record. in part, of contemporary
institutions and ideas and an express
SION of the new imaginative force that
mad been given to common English life
by the study of the Bible. The peo-
pie will treasure it for its artless story
OF Christian eSperience-its perpetual
narrative OF their personal rccollections.
More than 100000 copies circulated in
england and America during his life.
since his death it has been rendered
into every language OF Europe, and in
TO more other languages than any book
save the criptures.-Welsh
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Rear Admiral Schley has n tremen-
dous advantage of Rear Admiral Samp.
son in banquet oratory. When It comes
TO speaking of the destruction of Ger
vera's fleet the former can speak from
experience, while the latter has to de-
pend largely upon hearsay for his facts.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

notwithstanding the old saying that
Nonches ior their veracity. figures are
great liars, are naturally full of deceit.
anu IN knav!sh and cunning hands.
may mislead or confuse the wisest of
us. Therefore. beware of figures ,bot
arc not as strongly backed by reason.
as by authority.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
PEOPLES FORUM.

NOTE.-Tne Peoples Forum being
freely open to all parties. classes. per-
sons. views and capacities. the Vir-
Sinian- Pilot is responsible for none
OF the statements nor opinions ex-
pressed therein. nor for the style in
winch they are set forth. The ignorant
and uncducatcd shall be heard here
equally with the learned.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

1t is announced that twenty-five cent
cigars cost only two and half cents in
Manila, but that is a very poor justin-
cation of the sacrifice of blood and
treasure in order TO hold the Philip
pines
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
ST. Mas-~.
Trinity College. Durham. n. C.

Selected Studies and Criticism. NTH
E1S1-Ea-@A .1s-II 70 ss sggI.sS-IF,-ssI9
We might say that puritanism said
it's last great words with Milton were
1t not that its spirit continued in Eng
lish life, we're it not also that four
years after his death, In 1878, John
Bunyan, who had previously written
religious poems and in 1865 "The Holy
City" published "The Pilgrims Pro-
gress" 1t is the journey of Christian,
the pilgrim, from the City OF Destruc-
tion to the Celestial City. I class 1.-The
Pilgrims Progress" here because in its
imaginative fcrvor and imagery and in
its quality of naturalness IL belongs to
the spirit of the Elizabethan times.
Written by man of the people, 1t is
n peoples book: ana its simple form
grew out Of passionate feeling and not
out of sclf-conscious art. The passion
ate feeling was religious, and in paint
ing the pilgrims progress toward
heaven and his battlc with the world
and temptation ana sorrow tho book
touched those deep and universal inter
ests which belong to poor and rich. Its
language the language of the bible.
and Its allegoricai form initiated a
plentiful prose literature of Il similar
Kind. But none have coualcd it. Its
form is almost epic; it's dramatic dia-
losue. its clear types of character. its
vivid descriptions. as of Vanity Fair:
and of places, such as the Valley of the
Shadow of Death and the Delcc able
Mountains. which represent states of
the human soul, have given an euual
but different pleasure to children and
men. to the viliager and the Scholar
Stopford A. Brooke.
~ M lr la1er -
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Kansas City Is struggling with a milk
scandal In view of the fact that water
is plentiful and cheaper than any chem
zeal known, this scare would seem to
be wholly unwarranted.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Vast changes are being wrought in
the worlds way of doing things. France
hasn't had crisis and Aguinaldo
hasn't issued n proclamation for nearly
q week.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
STUDENTS NOTES AND oUEs-
TInNC

l. Macaulay says that Bunyan Is "the
most popular religious writer in the
English language" 1t will be useless
therefore, to specify editions Editions
ot me Piigrim's Progress" are Indeed
icElon. We have noticed twenty-elgh
0iherent editions by American publish
ers alone. AS n. curiosity we may MEN.
lion The Pilgrims Progress Done into
Modern English" by John Morrison
tMhcmillan). Editions that we persons
, "iiiy IiAe are Tho Golden Treasury"
(Nlacmillam and THE Temple" edited
by Israel Gollanez, II. A.. Of Cambrldg,
"a. c. McCiurg e Cos. The new edi.
ton Just published by the Century
Coinpany.printed Mt the De Wine press.
with many illustrations by the Rheads.
VIII commend itself to the lovers Of
beautiful books
= No siudcn; Interested in Bunyan
should fail TO read Macaulay's enthu-
SiaStIc essay suggested by Southey's
edltion of The Pilgrims Progress"
pubiisned with Il memoir in 1880. The
essay was written in the late months OF
mat year when the cssayist wns in the
tull Vigor of his prime, although he was
then but little past 80. Immediately on
us appearance every one began TO road
Ihc Pilsrim's Progress" who had
never read 1t before. or not since child
nood. Macaulay was much amused one
day short time after the appearances
or the Athenaeum club he heard n gem
'lclnan call out: Waiter, is there a.
copy OF The Pilgrims Progress" In tho
library Every copy was out
.. IL may not. perhaps, be generally
known that the article on Bunyan iI,
the Encyclopaedia britannica was writ-
Ten by Macaulay. 1t was written for
the eighth edition. published 1s53-6o. bur
along with the articles written MISC nv
nun on Goldsmith. Johnson and Pitt,
IL was retained for the ninth or pres.
ont edition of the work--amona the
very finest things in it. 1t will be ine
lcresting to record here what Mr..
tiacH. the publisher OF the encyclo-
ppecia. has said of The spirit in which
Macaulay contributed those articles.
lie had ceased to write for the reviews
or other periodicals. though often ear
te9tIy Enliclted TO do so. 1t Is entirely
20 ms friendly feeling that / am in
depted for those literary gems which
could not have been purchased with
money and 1t is but justice to his
memory that | should record as one OF
the many instances of the Kindness and
generosity of his heart that he made IL
i stipulation of his contributing to the
encyrlopaodia that remuneration should
not he 50 much rs mentioned"
l. IWo lives of Bunyan can be spe-
u.Aliy recommended to our students-()
iunyan," by J. ~. Froude in the Eng
i.'l .4cil Oh Letters Series (HarDer's).
Which IS critical End descriptive as
wei as biographical-a study of Bun.
vans writings rs we'll as of his life
and t2) John Bunyan." hy the rev
Canon Ncnablcs In the admirable Sc
ries edited by Eric S. Robertson, en-
titled Great Writers"G (Scribncrs).
| This last-named series, though not SO
wen known rs the English Men OF
Letters series. has many excellent fea-
lures 10 recommend it,
QUESTION.
What well-known allcSory by n fore
rost American writer is n sort of mar.
ody ON Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress?
EXAMINATIONS AND CERTIFf-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

1t. Is reported that Speaker Reed has
declared that he can see the expansion
movement growing larger. What the
speaker really sees is his expanding
shadow. That's all.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

out in Arizona they handcuff pris-
oncrs around telegraph poles to save
the expense of building jails. Occasl-
onally the public breaks the handcuff to
hang them on the pole.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Missouri has actually sent q man to
the penitentiary for train robbery. If
this thing happens often holding up
trains in that State will cease to be
"eminently respectable"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

There Is, beyond the peradventure of
a doubt we think, future for the
councilman who will father the pro-
position to pay councilmen a salary.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

We do not subscribe to the opinion
that the surgeon Of the future will be
able to perform all operations with the
aid of a pneumatic pump and a screw
driver
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

When General Eagan was put on the
stand to testify before the Court of In
quiry, he knew enough this time to
make his remarks lit for publication.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Spain Is deeply in sympathy with the
Filipinos, but the latter needs some
thing more substantial than sympathy
from people who are angling for the
same thing.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

sides of the paper. thereby virtually
passing them to the waste basket,
themselves? Echo answers why?
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Why will people who desire to see
their effusions in print write on both
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31

Bunyan's knowledge OF human nature
was more than experimental: 1t was in
Prospective. And If n man who be,
liev6d dancing and bell-r!nging to be
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-31
V.-BUNYAN.

THE RELIGIOUS ELEMENT IN EARLY
LITERATURE.
(Concluded.)
BY EDWIN MINIS, A. NJ,
CTrinity College. Durham. n. c.
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Bunyan's answer Is n plea not only for
his books, but for all art. Using the
figure of catching fish
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
AT THE OPENING OF THE DREYFUS TRIAL.

ecourro nth Igce a
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
EXCLUSION IS TEMPORARY.

An interesting place to visit, Gump's New
Art Rooms 113 Geary st.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
BUREAU HAS OBTAINED
EVIDENCE FOR DREYFUS

SEATTLE, Aug. 24-M. Leon Bureau,
the private secretary of Maitre Laborf.
the leading counsel for Dreyfus, who has
been in Seattle visiting the French Vice
Consul, Dr. MOnod, has left for Paris
In an interview NJ. Bureau admitted
for the first time that his trip to tho
Northwest was for the purpoSe,of secur-
ing information of great value 10 DreY-
fus.
He has obtained it and this accelerates
his desire to reach home without loss of
time. Il have been to the Great Slave
Lake in the Northwest Territory" said
NJ. Bureau, after information connected
with the Dreyfus case. 1 hope to reach
Paris in time to hand it over to Labori
before the case closes. but even if | do
not 1t will still be of value. 1 am unable
to state the exact nature of the fnforna-
ton obtained, for you know we must
guard against every contingency in the
case, future IS well as present
THE impression that there was a con-
spiracy among the high army officers
against Dreyfus prior to the time he was
condemned is not in conformity with our
belief and contention. 1t is true that the
proceedings by which he was degraded
were Illegal but we do not think that any
deep-dyed conspiracy has been hatched
against him. 1t was a case of an inno-
cent man being prosecuted while the real
criminal was in the background"
An interesting place to visit. Gump's New
Art Rooms l13 Geary st
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25
SORRY SHOWING MADE
BY FRENCH GENERALS
Labori Causes Each in His Turn to Be
Placed in a Ridiculous
LIGHT

RENNES. Aug. 24-When the fourth
session Of the third week Of the second
trial by court-martial Of Captain Alfred
Dreyfus. charged with treason, opened at
the Iycee here at 6:30 a. m to-day Colonel
Jouaust. president Of the court, ordered
that the evidence given by NJ. Penot,
friend of the late Colonel Sandherr, chief
nj the intelligence department, be read
bv the clerk Of the court. It was to the
effect that Colonel Sandherr said the
Drevfus family offered him 10000 francs
on condition that he would clear Dreyfus.
NJ. Demange for the defense, disposed
of the allegation by reading the actual
note written on the subject by Colonel
Sandherr, thereby proving that the col
oneTs remarks had been distorted, Drey-
fus' brothers having only said:
I'VE are convinced of the innocence OF
our brother and will spend our entire for
tune TO discover the truth"
The testimony of the first witness of the
dav. NJ Linolle, former official of the
Government was also in favor OF Drey-
fus as IL was in direct contradiction Of
what M. de Brieul deposed yesterday in
regard to the alleged intimacy of Dreyfus
with the German attache at the house of
M. Bodson. a mutual friend.
The president of the court then called
Colonel Maurel, who was president Of the
Dreyfus court-martial in 1884. Complete
silence fell upon the court as the infantry
sergeant who was acting usher conducted
Maurel to the witness bar. The colonel
was attired in a black frock coat and bore
the red ribbon of the Legion of Honor at
his b1rttonhole His hair is gray and he
has a ragged, iron-gray mustache; HIS
face showed anxiety. AS NJ Labor lashed
him with pointed questions the coionel
baeitated and then answered in a short,
shoppy manner, and when NJ Labor final
ly disposed of him the witness left the the
look Of a man who has awakened from
a nightmare. Counsel had drawn from
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25

Beaurepaire, followed. He deScrlneo SS1rII9 d d
visit which he made to Emperor William S
palace sdie at at Potsdam, and said at one point
the guide announced that they were about
TO enter the Emperors room, At the DOT
tom of the room witness noticed his MAJ
esty's bed. and was admiring the can
vases on the wall when he remarked
small table, upon which was an army list
in~ a hostage stamp Written on the
newspaper 4ng PERM in blue pencil, the witness as
serted, were certain words in German; re
garding the meaning of which M de Mul-
Ter was certain They were: 'Dreyfus has
been arrested"
Demange-You are quite certain you
were i'm the Emperor's bedroom?
De Muller-I should think So But MS
name was not written on the DOOR
Regarding the German word meaning
arrest the witness, when cross-eXamlned
could not positively say he had distinctly
read or understood it.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-25

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The State De-
partment does not apprehend that any
international complications will arise from
General Otis action in excluding Chinese
from the Philippines, as this is said to be
only a temporary military eXpedient leav-
by Congress.
Moreover, it seems that the exclusion
comes about through the adoption of
the military regulations. following the
line of the United States laws and
not by the detailed enforcement Of
the United States statutes relating to
Chinese exclusion. While the same end
attained, yet the distinction is made that
Congress is the only body which can ap-
ply a United States law to the Philippines,
although the military authorities may
adopt temporary steps conforming to
these laws.