Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-08

\apoleou lived in constant eSpectabion
# bodily harm. lie Thought noth,ng
too bad fer Sir Hudson to DO. Ae us
traotcd any English physician. ~ He
resented constant espionage. ihNe DIS l.
he kept his car to the grouha.
He watched with eager interest tne
bill providing for him at St Helenn
He, by no means, wished II TO appear
that this could be done too chaaply,
His orear solace was books. When
cases Of these came, his Joy was almost
Truo or false, he losed ac-
counts of his campaigns. He was, also,
much interested in an illustrated work
IN Condor, rointing out possible nm
nrovements, those, such as he had maue
In Paris, Copies Of the 'Momtenr,
we're of great use in the history whlcu
he was compiling.
Book News for February gives notice
of seyeral valuable features to be intro
duced in the succeeding number which
will attract the attention OF literary
America. Aside from this tho present.
issue is one of the most notable when
has vet appeared by reason OF the many
sterling papers which it includes,
among them What Makes Great
Novels study which will interest,"
ali novel readers; an autoi,iographloai
sketch of Booth Harrington, author Oh
1.-The Gentleman from Indiana
striking paper entitled Only Loneiy
Man lSnows;'' reviews Of all the notapie
! foreign and domestic books tnet are
destined to make talk; line haii.tones
from the newest books; list OF peso
selling books, &c. Five cents nunl-
Der; so cents year. John WanamaNer'
Philadelphia and New fork.
| The leading article in Anpletons'
Poru lar Science Monthly for February
i is entitled South Sea Bubbles IN
Science and sounds a much needed
warning against the ciedulity Of inc
general public toward anything labeled
science. and their readiness to put
money into enterprises depending on
PROCESSES about which they know moth i
ing. 1t is written by Prof. Trowbridge,
of Harvard University. The mechanism
of the trolley car is clearly described
and pictured by William Baxter, Jr., q.
L, Prof. Charles A. briggs, who was re-
Gently expelled from the Presbyterian
Church and Immediately, admitted to
the Episcopal ranks, contributes 40
interesting and very timely article
under the title lis the Christian he'
ligion Declining" He believes not
, TIE second paper in the Monthly
: series on the advance OF science durint
! the nineteenth century appears IN tnl'
number. 1t is entitled "A Century o
!. Geology" and Is by Prof. lie Conte
the veteran geologist OF the CDivcrsit.
of California, and author of ono OF tn
!, most popular geologies OF the DAY. Ex
II plosiyes, how they are made, their com
70 narrative cover, and the many uses
20 peaceful as we'll as warlike, TO wbio
I, they are latterly being put, is the sub
y ject Of an extremely interesting an
,. instructive article, which forms IN
% conclusion of comprehensive accom-
sr of the present stage of the art by Pfoi
:, Charles r. Munroe Of the Columbia
10 Museum at Washington, d. q, th
acknow lodged authority on high .e'
es plosiyes in this country. The artic
% is pl ofusely illustrated. The change
8, which the last year has brought aborr
a in the Klondike gold fields Is the sui
is ject of an illustrated article by Pro
. Angelo Heilprin. the we'll know
: traveller and scientist. An importai
z, and timely article by G. Q. Speranz
~ au q member of the New York bar, cal
y; attention to the decline of Grimm
- Jurisprudence in America" and poin
'er out the especially important place viii!
- the criminal code holds in the lnri
~, prudence Of State. Prof. Carl Eige
W mann, who has devoted the last 40 yen
~. ~ to systematic study of the blind fish
'lo Of the United States, gives an ilIustrat
!, account of his work, and describes
ne number of these curious monstrositit
'la Prot. T. W. Clarke Of the United Stat
pl Geological Survey contributes
sly thoughtful paper entitled THE Man
Science in Practical Affairs" Und
Wy the title Forenoon and Afternoon
itu Q. +. Down explains why it is that
W different times of the year the forenc
~ ~ and the afternoon are OF ditiere
rs, lengths A curious and INTEREST,"
pS reply to President Jordan's iece
en-, article entitled 1.-THE Education Of
, los Neminist," closes the body articles.
ex- The illustrated account Of 1.-THE III
~, Stage of the Boer War, which appe
'ese liz the February Scribner as the OPP
,ere ing article in the iScribner series
'ar' the Boer War, is by Mr.. H.. j. Whi2ha
"a, who first won fame az q champ
~; s amateur gclfer before he made rec'
~ for himself as war correspondent
n Cuba, where one,of his adventur,
LAY enterprises, it will be remembered,
;.;s to his capture and Imprisonment by
~, .h SEaniards. Tho second article, also
a ,ns Mr., Whigham, to appear in the Ma
"na ScribneI, will wildly describe the b
49,, ties Of Belmont, Graa Pan and Mod
River, and will make clear Just W
' uis Methuen's division tried to accompl
u.e' and how far it was successful,
wherein it failed and why. Dista
Ill., and censorship have made the report
v ',lioe of this war very difficult, SO that
'pel carefully prepared descriptions
Scribner's il is expected, will form
81 in the case of the notable Scrit
lar;. seriss on the Spanish War, clear
/, han authentic record and probably q pro
a that nent part of the permanent litetat
,a.a on the subject As in tho Spanish Y
lonn the illustrations will form valu;
;ons accompaniment to the text. The /
,;s;s lures for Mr. Whigham's article
Liass from his own camera, taken soineti
NE from very unusual and, indeed, peri
nnn points of vantage Some Of his /
,,rlas successful Moddei River pictures
'Pi6S rs to be taken from behind cover on
, arc firing line, and when he raised
y 90 camera over his head he did not X
from, but that it would be knocked OF
e bis his hand, or Mauser go through
'bows arm before hs snapped the shut
vita The results show the success of L
s',ha pictures which have been pronoul
a az the most satisfactory yet obtained.
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Riis' Wright & Cumnauv's PubIiGatj