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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
The RenlCyrano.

"A Voyage TO the Moon,'' by Cyrano de
Bergerac, is an interesting addition to the
mixed literature which has accumulated
since NJ. Rostand's play appeared and con-
quered the world. 1t is pocket edition OF
a fanciful history by the real Cyrano,
which gave Swift hint for the immortal
Gulliver's peregrinations. There is an in
PRODUCTION by Curtis Hidden Page, OF Co
lumbia University, and the spelling and
capitalization Of the seventeenth century
translation have been retained. There is
also a portrait of Cyrano as frontispiece,
taken from seventeenth century eugray-
ing of the original portrait by Zacharie
Hence.
In the introduction we find considera-
Bile amount of information about the real
Cyrano, who appears to have been much
the same sort Of person as the Cyrano of
the play, although he was rot a Gascon
However, he entered the tanks of the Cas-
cony Cadets, and as Mr.. Page remarks:
Unable to be the most Gascon o, the Gaseous
he made it up by being more Gascon than the
Gascons
His fight with hundred ruffians appears
to be history, not legend. and is attested
by one of his friends, one Lebrct He
seems to have been an earnest student OF
philosophy and a great traveller. The nose
is authentic, and is said to have caused
the death of no less than ten persons,
The chapters of this voyage to the moon
contain much interesting matter, as the
headings may indicate:
OF His Arrival there, and Of the Beauty of that
country in which he fell.
Being cast out from that Country, of the new
Adventures which betell him, and Of the Demon
of Socrates
OF the little animals that make up our Life;
and likewise cause our Diseases.
OF the Original of Al Things, Of Atomes, and
OF the Operation of the Senses.
Altogether, this tiny book is well worth
reading. New York Doubleday & Nc
Clure Company. so cents.)
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
A Jewish Novel.

"a Tent Of Grace" is the somewhat
enigmatical title Of a story by Adelina
characters are not Jews, the heroine is a
Jewess, and the plot hinges on the in
tense prejudice against the Hebrew race
which existed in Europe In the early years
OF the present century. The intention OF the
author is evidently to arouse and capture
the sympathy Of the reader for the hero
inc and, through her, for the oppressed
people who suffered with her. Many Incl
dents are introduced, showing the bitter
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
LITERARY NOTES.

Emporium in Imperio' is the title of a
novel by Sutton E. Griggs. discussing the
race problem of the South. The author
has some talent for writing, but he needs
to cultivate both that and his mind a great
deal more than he has before he will be
able to do justice TO the topic which he
has selected.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

A feature of the May Book News"
which will attract attention is the auto
graph letter from Onoto Watanna, the
young authoress, half English and half
Japanese, who is now resident of Chi
cago, and who tells the story of her life
and of her methods of literary work.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Miss Caroline NJ. Fuller whose forth
coming book. Across the Campus" gives
the first complete picture of life at a girls
college, is a graduate of Smith College. of
the class of '95. 1t will be perfectly oh
vious to all readers of Miss Fuller's book
that the Harland College of her story is
her own alma mater
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
NOTES AND QUERIES.

How long before West Point cadet is sd-
mitted into the Academy does he receive his
appointment? WILLIAMS
Rather less than a year.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30
BY Pol, Ire and Pen
You NAV know the Co,


Penrhyn assumed name), Tregarrick, a
Trewint, and a Polperro among the char
acters, though the heroine's name is
Wordsworth and the villains Killigrew.
The hero, Roger Trevanion, is induced by
bargain with a scheming old miser TO
rescue Mistress Nancy from the KILL
Crews, n Doone-like family of Catholic
Jacobites living in Il medieval castle
Being rather cynic about women, the
youth undertakes this adventure without
much thought, but from the first of 1t the
reader naturally scents a romance. There
is a curious old creature called Uncle An
thony, half hermit, half minstrel. the last
of an ancient family, who plays a promi-
nent part in\the ;ntrigues which follow,
and there is also a very cunning and very
ugly Killigrew named Ohio, to whom It Is
intended that Nancy shall be married.
This much is made clear in the first few
chapters, and the rest OF the book is very
much like a game of chess with the ia
nous automaton in the New York Mu-
scum. One knows perfectly well that the
hero will outwit all his enemies, or fight
his way through them, although he does
occasionally get into dangerous places.
In fact, he runs SO many risks that the
author is sometimes compelled to make
use Of somewhat transparent devices to
avoid his meeting his fate fore the prop
er time.
The character drawing is fairly well
done. The heroine is spirited maiden of
the Di Vernon type, and the hero a manly
young fellow, despite some contradictions
of character. The atmosphere of the time
and place are preserved remarkably well
and the story is well told. New York:
Doubleday e. Mcclure Company. $1,000
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

The United States. certainly: though be-
cause OF the various classifications OF ves-
seis 1t is difficult to reduce the compare.
son to figures
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

al. Annean" is the title of the novel
which, it is reported, is being read in Paris
Just now. The author is Louis de Robert.
a protege Of Pierre Lott.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

=, Which has the more powerful navy. Italy or
me United States, only ships shoat having con-
siuefationF L. b.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

"nat IS the difference in the amour. Of silver
IN the Indian rupee and our doiiarf
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Mr. f. T. Bullen. who lately published
the Cruise OF the Cachelot," and who is
about to publish a book of '1dylls of the
Sea-" has been not only a cabin hoy and a
sailor but street preacher, and that for
some time.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Mistress Nancy Wordsworth" is an
eighteenth century tale by Joseph Hook
ing. author of The Birthright," and other
stories. The time is that OF Charles the
Pretender; the place, Cornwall, and the
names of the characters remind one forci-
bly, of the couplet quoted by Scott In his
''KenilWorth:"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Little, Brown G. Co. publish this spring
The Victory of the Will" by Victor Char
bonnet, translated from the French by En-
lily B. Whitney, with an introduction by
Lillian Whiting; 1.-THE Dukes Servants. i
romance by Sidney Herbert Burchel,
and Fremont and Risler." by AlDhonse
Daudet, translated by George Burnham
Ives, with an introduction by w. f. Trent.
This last will contain photogravure 'front.'
ispiece.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

rupees vary good deal in weight, but
'neir value In our money was placed by a
recent Secretary Of the Treasury at %
cents.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Mr.. William Harvey Brown. the author
of ION the South African Frontier went
to the west coast of Africa in 1889 as nat
uraiist of an expedition sent out by the
United States Government AT the time
Mr.. Brown was chosen to accompany the
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

How many times does the heart OF healthy
young man beat in one minute? T. s q.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

The forthcoming biography OF Millais,
the artist, will contain a number of let
tiers from some of the most famous of
his contemporaries. including the Queen
There are to be nearly 800 pictures and
sketches, the owners OF Millais' paintings
having shown remarkable generosity in
granting permission to reproduce their
possessions.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Paul Laurence Dunbar is completing en-
other volume Of poems. which will probably
be entitled Poems in Dialect" The book
will be illustrated by the Hampton College
Students Camera Club and decorated by
Alice C. Morse.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

A new monthly magazine has just ap-
peared in Boston under the title of La
Creme" Each edition is to contain 4 com
plete tale by some well-known author,
handsomely printed on designed pages The
first issue contains MY Lord, the Ele-
nhant." by Rudyard Kipling.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

The success of "Quo Vadis'' may be
judged by the fact that jeremiah Curtin,
the translator of the book, has been paid
SIS, 600 as his share of the profits. This is
more, probably. that Mr. Curtin has
made from all his myth and folklore
books put together, notwithstanding their
scientific value.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Prof Leo Wiener, the instructor in the
Slavic language at Harvard, has written
THE History of Yiddish Literature in the
Nineteenth Century" This book is an es-
say in an entirely new field Yiddish, Ju-
dish, or udeo-German, the language,
though in baser form, of the New York
Ghetto, grew up originally among the
Jews, who driven out of Germany in the
Middle Ages, settled In Russia, Poland,
and Lithuania. 1t is still the language of
nearly a half a million people in the Unit
ed States. most of these in New York
city
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

The originals for Mr. Thompson's Illus
trations for wild Animals | Have
| Known" have recently been on exhibition
at Keepers Gallery, in New York, and nave
attracted much attention. 1t is notewor-
thy, by the way. that Mr.. Thompson's book
has made very favorable impression in
England. The London Daily News" calls
1t 'one of the most fascinating studies OF
wild life ever given 10 the world"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Soiomon's declaration that "there is
nothing new under the sun is exemplified
in the translation of the Book of Ezekiel,
the latest volume In Prof. Paul Haupts
''Polychrome'' Bible. 1t appears that the
ancient Assyrians had a method of infiat-
ing skins, which custom was the forerun-
ner of the pneumatic tire OF today.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Robert Kitchens, the author of "The
Green Carnation," has been silent for some
time. but is now to command attention
with new volume entitled 1.-The Cry of
the Child" to be published on both sides
of the ATLANTIC.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

seventy-two beats to the minute is a
normal average, but this varies some with
diferent individuals. and varies much with
the same person in different circumstances.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

THE Daughters of Babylon" by Wilson
Barrett and Robert Hichens is a strong
imaginative novel, based upon the Baby
lonish captivity.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

G. P. Putnam's Sons will publish shortly
the History of American Coinage" by Z.
X. Watson, some time district attorney at
Columbus, Ohio.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Rev. John D. Williams has presented to
Cornell University collection of about
thirty Welsh books printed in America.
All are rare. One Welsh hymnal print
ed at Utica in 1903. is believed to be the
first book printed in Welsh in this coun-
try, and the only copy In existence
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Prof. Eiihu Thomson, in the Engineer
ing Magazine" for May. takes up the i'm
portant subject of the Possibilities of
Liquid Air, giving a most lucid and au-
thoritative statement of what may and may
not be expected OF this latest form of stored
energy. In view of some very fallaeious
statements which have become current OF
late, this paper is especially timely.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

The recently published volume of Sir
Robert Peel contains a little letter writ
ten by Tom Hood on his deathbed, In ac-
acknowledgement of a s1O0 note sent him by
Peel: I'VE are not to meet in the flesh
Given over by my physicians and by my
self. l am only kept alive by frequent in
stallments of mulled port wine. In this
extremity / feel a comfort for which
cannot refrain from again thanking you,
with all the sincerity of dying man, and
at the same time bidding you a respect
full farewell"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Those who know Henry Sienkiewicz,
the author of Quo Vadis," say that he
would rather go shooting or tramping over
the mountains any day than write He
writes his serials from week to week, and
sometimes. in the middle of one. when the
most exciting situation is reached, he takes
his gun and disappears His publishers
tear their hair, but his readers have to
restrain their curiosity till he returns,
when he takes up the thread of his nara
tive, and carries it to the end, unless an
other fit Of restlessness seizes him."
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

A carefully prepared paper on the Re
vival of the Mormon Problem is present.
ed to the readers of the North American
Review for April, by Eugene Young. Re-
ferring to the immense power of Mormon
ism, Mr.. Young declares Mormons have
eleven members of the legislature in Idaho.
their settlements are spreading through
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Washing
ton, and Nevada. Their ambition is to
control the nations of the world.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Messrs. Truslove, Hanson & Comba, OF
New York and London, publish a book en-
titled Contemporary Spain, as Shown by
Her Novelists." compiled by Miss Mary W.
Plummer, of Pratt Institute. Brooklyn,
from the novels of leading Spanish writ
ers. The selections are grouped under
Local Description" Religion Poll
tics" Manners and Customs" and so
ciety," and the whole gives a composite
picture of the life of the Spain of today
as her own writer's see 1t.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

Can young man Of eighteen join the army
without his parents consent r. r.
1t Is not intended that he should, and il
any doubts exist as TO the applicant being
uhder twenty-one, his oath is not taken
as sole evidence, but written consent OF
parents or guardian is insisted on.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-04-30

The Lyceum Theatre Company of New
York is shortly to appear at the National
Theatre in repertoire of two plays, Tire
lawny of the Wells and John Inger-
field" The former piece is said to be a
bright bit of comedy and is from the psn
of Arthur Pinero, while the latter is ac-
knowledged by Jerome X. Jerome. Both
have had extended runs and may be called
successes
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-01-20
Cycling In the Wind.

Bucling head wind is one of the
disagreeable features of winter bicy-
cling The wind blows harder and more
frequently at this season of the year
than in the other three But it need not
be formidable obstacle if the cyclist
will exercise Judgment in riding against
it. Even a rider of light weight can
make good progress against the wind if
he will ride his weight for all it is
worth. In such emergencies the scorch-
er's position is not only e-cusable and
permissible, it is necessary. The rider
should stoop over his handle bars, squar
ing his back as far as possible, and thus
reduce the resistance to the wind by
fully so per cent. Thus he is enabled to
allow the weight of his body to furnish
the driving power for the machine,
with minimum exertion of the leg
and hip muscles. Contrary to the com
mon belief, there should not be a strong
pull on the handle bars The pressure
on the pedals must be steady and the
speed moderate. New York Press.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-01-20
rha ozar,a Newest whim.

The car is man of moral courage.
His peace manifesto convinced few
persons of that, but, to quote Cyrano,
he has done better since. Popular fads
are no respeeters of persons. Even roy
atty cannot escape them, and the recent
fad for papering or decorating rooms in
black and white sketches appealed to
the car and czarina. According to st.
Petersburg gossip, the imperial couple
had one of the palace rooms done over
In black and white, and were nightly
pleased with the result Then the car
had brilliant idea, says the New York
Sun. He would have den papered en-
Eirely with caricatures of himself. He
gave orders that collection of all Carl
catures of his royal self that had ap-
peared in foreign journals should be
procured, and he is delighted with the
scheme.
Few great men could stand such a
test, and only phenomenal sense of
humor and sturdy self respect liberal
~ favored with genial tolerance for 9th
er men views could enable man to
be happy in room papered with carl
catures Of himself 1t is doubtful
whether another sovereign in Europe
would enjoy following the cars exam
pie.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-01-20
rake Care Of your Doe.

The care of dog after hard days
hunting is something that no true
sportsmen ever forget, although many
others do let it slip their memory. A
dog becomes just as tired as man.
No one who has ever witnessed the
abandon with which pointer or setter,
after q long day in the woods or
swarnps, filings himself down in front Of
a fire, will doubt that statement. If
rain has been falling, and the dog is
wet through, the best place for him. if
such thing is handy, is q stable well
filled with dry straw. Take your dog
there and watch him roll and dry him
self. Later, when he has rubbed him
self fairly dry, q good fire and q good
meal are what he needs. Afterward,
when You, too, have eaten and are warm
ing yourself. take coarse toothed comb
and go carefully over your settlers coat,
removing all burs and Spanish needles.
New York Commercial.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-01-20

all ''soldier footed horses that stand
in this way are knee hitters. Pigeon
toed trotters, on the other hand, rarely
touch their knees. Trainers say that
any horse is likely to strike himself at
this sensitive point in going round a
sharp turn at speed, particularly when
tired. Expert farriers are frequently
able to shape the hoof and shoe the
horse SO that the foot will be swung
outward when it is uplifted, thus avoid
ing contact with the opposite knee, but
when farriery fails to effect a remedy
the spreaders sometimes come into play.
These are of many patterns. The style
most commonly in use, known as the
Illinois spreader,, is q light steel spring
having one coil near the shaft to give
it power and running from there down
to a padded strap encircling the leg of
the horse above the knee. The force ex-
erted by this spreader is directly out
ward, pulling the legs apart when the
horse is in action. Another contrivance
known as the Mosul spreader was used
last year by Dick Wilson to prevent the
well known trotter Mosul, 1904 from
hitting his knees
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-01-20
The Roman Numerals.

Hold your hands up before you, palms
outward, thumbs at an acute angle.
Begin on the left; little finger I /; little
finger and ring finger II; little finger,
ring finger and middle finger III; all
the fingers of the left hand iii, and
the hand and thumb at an acute angle
form " In place of the I'LL you may
use the fourth finger from the left, still
holding the thumb at an acute angle,
and you have ~.
Now pass to the right hand. Holding
the thumb and the hand at the same
angle as before we have VI; by using
the index and the middle finger we get
VII, while the thumb and the three
large fingers make VIII.
Now join the two VS. made by the
thumbs, inverting one, and we have x
or ten. Then use the x with the last
little finger before it, and it will give
TX. The combinations following x are
obvious. The forefinger of the left hand,
with the thumb at right angles, makes
a perfect L, the little finger Of the left
hand curved toward the thumb makes
@, the initial of centum (100), and so on
with the hundreds. Now join the two
thumbs with the forefingers, or two VS.
inverted, and you have the hieroglyphics
complete.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-01-20
Golf Etiquette.

No player, caddie or onlooker should
move or talk during stroke.
No player should play from the tee
until the persons in front have played
their second strokes and are out of
range, nor play to the putting green
until the persons in front have holed
out and moved away.
The player who leads from the tee
should be allowed to play before his OPP
ponent tees his ball
Players who have holed out should
not try their puts over again when 9th
er players are following them.
Players looking for lost ball must
allow any other match coming up to
pass them.
A party playing three or more balls
must allow two ball match to pass
them.
A party playing shorter round must
allow two ball match playing the
whole round to pass them.
A player should not put at the hole
when the flag is in it.
The reckoning of the strokes is kept
by the terms the odd, 7 1.-TWO more =
ETC., and Zone off three ''one off
two "the like. The reckoning of
'the holes is kept by the terms so many
''holes up Or sall even" and SO
many ''to play.
Turf cut or displaced by stroke in
playing should be at once replaced.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-01-20
Profesgor shaler,a LONG less.

Professor Shaler is the man who can
outwallS any other man at Harvard,
not in the mile walk, on Holmes field,
but geologically, 80 miles in day at
about four miles an hour, in the inter
walls between stopping and expatiating
on "dipv and ''strike, = ''brecciation"
and s'erosion Professor Shaler has
seen scenery in his time and is qualified
to speak on it,
In AN article in The Atlantic ON ''The
Landscape as a Means of Culture, he
says that the first Of the mental arts
which the student of landscape needs is
that of contemplation. In our busy life,
with our ''almost fendish sense of duty
by the moment, the true contemplation
Is a rare man, and certain of the stu
dents who have tried to follow Profess
sor Shaler's long legs to drumlin and
what are the other technical terms for
common little hills and holes about
Boston, would probably complain that
geology as he walks it has far too little
of the contemplative quality But Pro
fessor Shaler says in his article that the
true contemplation, "the calm, affec-
tionate forthgoing to the environment
which permits the scene to enter in its
fullness to the understanding and to
sink quietly therein, must be in soil
tude. Professor Shaler perhaps thinks
che time with his classes proper for the
exercise Of his ''tiendish sense OF duty. "