The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
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men of our own day that we want to
learn the truth about
The Christmas number of the Ledger
Monthly is full of good things. The COW
! err is a beauty 1t shows a happy young
woman doing christmas Shopping.
The first article is devoted to Christ
mas Trees in Many Lands" with many
suggestions and illustrations. Scenes
Of Our Saviors Life and Labors" con-
tains pictures of Bethlehem, Nazareth,
Jerusalem. the Holy Sepulchre, and
many other revered scenes of sacred
history full of interest on our Lords
Anniversary.
The Lounger will be omitted from the
pages of the December Critic and its
place taken by Millions lode on the
Nativity" which, with its elaborate and
| beautiful designs, will cover over 20
pages. These designs have been made
Especially for the poem by Mr.. Ralph
Fletcher Seymour, who will publish
them, together with other printed mat
ter and designs, in a limited edition.
The poem is printed in fabricated type,
and Is distinguished for the beauty and
dignity of the design. A portrait of
Milton at the age of q, which was the
age at which he wrote this immortal
number.
In view of the several editions of
Balzacs Works which are now appear
] ing, his readers will be interested in
the news that the Temple Edition of
the Coincide Humane has just been
| published by the Macmillan Company
| in forty volumes. 1t appears under
the editorship of Geo Saintsbury. The
! first volume contains a general intro
duction and classification of the novels,
while each book has its special prefa-
| tory essay The sets are bound both
| in cloth and limp leather and each
volume has an etched frontispiece. The
binding is dainty in Uniform style with
other Temple editions. The paper is
a little larger than the Temple Class
| les and from a mechanical point of
view the edition is an altogether pleas
ant one to handle and to see. The
! same remarks apply very largely to
the Temple Edition of the Bronte nov
els which Is complete in twelve vol
umes. each with a photogravure front
! ispiece, with drawings by j. Greig.
| The page is a little smaller then the
| Balzac set This set is also published
in cloth and leather binding, with I'M
cut edges.
Peter Newelrs original drawings for
! the Harpers new edition of "Alice's
| Adventures in Wonderland" are now
on exhibition in the city of Baltimore
| The pictures are exceedingly amusing
| in themselves, and admirably sympa-
thetic with the spirit of this immortal
| story The edition is selling faster
! than the publishers anticipated.
| The Hon. John A. Kasson who nego-
tiated the reciprocity treaties in which
! the late President took so keen an in
! terest, will contribute to the December
| Century his Impressions Of President
! Mckinley He lays considerable stress,
| it is understood, on the mans personal
kindness, unselfishness, and sense of
the dignity of his office. His study Of
the character of his old friend is ac-
companied by photographs by George
Cox taken at Canton especially for the
Century Magazine.
IAN Old Acquaintance win write
in the December Century of THE Per
sonality Of President Roosevelt his
sketch being accompanied by Rock
iwood photograph for which Mr..
Roosevelt is understood to have eX-
pressed a decided preference. The
writer thus summarizes his judgment
of the President:
"Out Of the clouds of misconception
and the false impression thrown about
this picturesque figure by the cartoon
lists and the photographers, more inter-
ested in sensationalism than in reality,
there suddenly energies this intensely
earnest, forceful brave, patriotic, hu-
mainly loving, broad-minded non
sectional American, this practical
idealist, to become the youngest ruler
- fas n . world
Most appropriate to the coming ses-
sion of Congress, before which Reel
procity will be one of the most vital
and prominent questions, is the Allan
tic Monthly's discussion of this great
topic. A month ago, the Atlantic
printed a paper by Sidney Brooks, a
caustic but friendly statement of the
! European side of the case and the
views of European nations; while the
forthcoming December) Atlantic VIII
open with a review of the subject from
the American side by John Ball Os-
borne, Secretary of the Reciprocity
Commission, under the title Of Expan-
sion Through Reciprocity. Mr. Os-
borne gives a brief historical resume OF
| the question and expresses a strong
! conviction that our present merchan-
tile expansion abroad will arouse con
Icerted tariff oppositions from European
| goVernments,-of which the mutterings
are already audible,-unless we disarm
| such opposition in advance by means
| of reciprocity arrangements, which he
regards as the only safeguard against
a war Of retalatory tariffs, destructive
to commerce and prejudicial to inter-
| national comfy"
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