The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09

sr&fHtYuI SQItie Sut1 tAaAAhffatlVH Va
5 n. .srdiffons under which the Southern
4 s...ss we're readmitted to the Union. II
il - ~ sosssl,,e to form clear opinion of
-!rs, significant of our internal prob
n the coming decade, namely, the
.s.rrsrt for the Acknowledgement of
a.,,fhern negro. The following are
s.- "a those who will contribute pa
PROF. Woodrow Wilson. Thomas
xsss.u rage. Hon. Samuel A. Mccall,
49, +. ii. Chamberlain and ex-Sccre-
~ Of the Navy Herbert
r.y,nning with the December number
~tths North American Review, Mr.. w. ID.
9-.H~ Will discuss each month in tho
$500 ~ chat periodical some topic con-
q kk-rtea With the literature of the time
- merely individual books and classes
= hooks. but. as he may deem expedient,
=. -ovrnenrs and tendencies of Thought
~ fee3lpg which find their expression in
s-,rs Mr.. Howeils' first essay in the
Hsccrnbes number is on The New. His
scr,ral Romances.f Mr.. Howelis finds lit
~ II the historical novels Of today to
$50. As a class he pronounces them
& ~ Is untrue to the complexion of the
800 a 10 personality In any time. He IL
zsss,sel Il the spfIth Of blood with which
s5sey reek and panied at the absence from
800 81 the consciousness that II is bet
e, "a suffer wrong than to take the life
Il ne vilpst miscreant He says:
,.fhe Inventors Of the hideous incidents
rv4tb which the new romanccs TEEN have
q, surn FOR character II they had the time
~ ii. and possibly they do not prefer
SIoodshed, but arc simply too busy with
tafchery for anything else. They are
iuoetly gentlemen OF peaceful callings and
knye inc Instincts of iaw-abiding citizens,
.x.4.. -
IN. who would rather stay away from
! siuxring match than not. and would not
rrca,lv enjoy an electrocution ANY
MEASURE In their bloody business, II IT
could b. realized, Is still less Imaginable
Il tie Young ladies who deal I'm its hor-
Yoss. These can hardly have witnessed
/ yt6ence OF any kind. and must sicken at
IL sight of blows with the fist, much
s,ore thrnsts with swc-d or shots with
pistol. and it MAJ well be said that
NV mean no harm by their ideals OF mil
INT manhood Very likely their ideals
y not do all the harm which Ia their log
d Y. but Il ii all the saIae their logic, Just
= the logic Of the royalties and nobiii-
~ which abound In the new historical
ypmances Is that life cafmo. be beautiful
u great without them. Their testimony.
fnloe witness as II Is. is against the Amer
4 ian lie Of individual worth. without
lilies and ranks. and only the distinction
4 honorable achievement"
~ Interesting criticism, of Miss Lillian
D4lis new novel. .T-he Expatriates, !"
4 eomes from lie Courier de la Presse, OF
IafiG
& h the book Miss Bel. attacks the French
oeclal system as whole and the French
opasleman in particular.
~ n. ..f tt,.
ting Miss Bells talent and the charm OF
M story. rises In wrath to protest against
~ pictures OF French life
IN commenting on Miss Bells brilliantly
aareastic description of the burning OF the
haaar In Paris. the Courier ventures to
~ up the scenes of the Hoboken FIRE,
Ware 80 mary lives were lost at the
bufnine Of the Hamburg American piers
H&e the Courier repeats the story that
various captains of tugs on the river re-
tpssd to pick up drowning men unless
Nv agreed to pay certain amount for
lhslr rescue.
The Courier. however. makes no dental
y the truth Of Miss Bells statements AS
% the conduct Of certain French gentle
ntn ~ the burning of the bazaar. but con-
teats Itself with a vigorous TRADE On a
H&ts OF affairs which. after all, probably
zever existed.
noteworthy story by q noteworthy
Sftter Will begin as a serial In the issue
q hArper's Bazaar OF January 6. This Is
me House Of De Maiiiy.' by Margaret
nerton Potter. Miss Potter. who has
nrsly emerged from girihood, IL the
Anghtsr OF prominent Chicago gentle
nan. Her first essay in literature was the
writing Of a book called "A Social Lion"
which was alleged TO deal with some local
Mppenings. and created great sensation
Y Chicago second book by Miss Pot
~ has been published this autumn. It's
ttle ~ "uncanonized." and though only
hansd In September, 5000 copies have al
nady been sold Her latest story, the
coming serial In Harpers Bazaar. is In
isnseiy interesting. and shows the imprint
q fresh and vigorous style. The scene
iaid chiefly In the French court In the
ume Of Louis XIV. but partly In colonial
america. Miss Potter Is about leaving
ne country for an extended trip In Egypt
md tho East. which part of the globe Will
unaoubsedly be the setting OF a future
story.
IN his new book on Colonial Govern
nent' Prof Paul s. Reinsch viii treat
sshaustisely Of the following divisions of
~ subject; !. The Extant and Compo-
nent Parts Of Existing Colonial Empires.
motives and Methods of Colonization.
:, Forms OF Colonial Government. 4. Re
nuons Between the Mother Country and
~ Colonies. 8. Tho Ethical Elements in
Nsoaaa' Politics. :. The Special Colonial
1seeaems OF the United States. The book
~ % published by the Macmillan Com
Pay in the Citizens Library " Ecouom-
feiites and Sociology. I'm which Prof.
1nshsehs book on World Politics" APP
psSfed the other day.
Memories Of the Teunysons" Is the
NC q = little book by the Rev. II. u.
tn.&Nhsiey, Canon OF Carlisle. which tho
aAsialilan Company viii publish immedi-
sssH' Tbs book Is pretty well described
" '!s tits. and win serve admirably as a
ssaaeeok 70 carry when visiting Tenny-
- country. white az the same time II
- as much e our knowledge Of his carly
~ shd surroundings, II Is Illustrated
ia Portraits and some twenty half-tone
saes af The country side in the neigh
ssaaooo Of SonserRhy Of the churches and
sss1nho9ises and village scenes with which
tsAassons name is associated.
ahs new edition OF the ''Ruhaiyat OF
= sA3f Ahayyam" Qittie. Brown 4 COD.
&2aiion 10 the renderings OF Fitzger-
~ AhinfieId ard Mrrarthv raptains