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Evening star., 1901-11-09
MckINLEY,s AUTOGRAPH.
Brings 1925 at a hook and Picture
Auction.

From the New York Times.
For the first time since the death of
President Mckinley his autograph was
sold at public auction in this city yester-
day. It was included In a lot of Americana
and scarce miscellaneous works sold by
Bangs & Co. at 81 9TH avenue. The auto
graph consisted just of the President S
name, written in fun, William Mckinley y
across an original cabinet photograph of
him by Sarony. After spirited bidding the
item was secured by George d. Smith for
1925
Three timely items that brought verv lit
tie We're: How New York Is Governed;
Who Pays for the Stealings? Wholesale
Corruption &c, by James Parton. wrap
pers, Boston. 1866: The Downfall of Tam
many Hall. No Fall, at ALL Not by A.
Oakley Hail. wrappers designed by Thomas
Mast, New York, 1871, Dedicated not by
PERMISSION, to the Hon. William NJ
Tweed. and with preface addressed ITO
the Great CnwaShed Democracy" and
Tammany Hall souvenir of the Inaugural
ton of Cleveland and Stevenson. tiger
wrappers, containing History of Tam
many by Nelson Smith, and "Tammany
Hall and Democracy" by Richard Croker
The prices fetched by the most important
items of the sale were as follows:
Lactantius' manuscript on 245 leaves of
the finest vellum in the red and black char
acterS of the early fifteenth century with
the ornamentation in the style of the Ital-
ian renaissance, $40. The first edition of
,'Lactantius," printed on paper in 1863 was
sold 10 Quaritch at the Bckford sale for
81 .425.
Benson ]. Lossng's The Pictorial Field
Book of the Revolution New York. 1861
new full roya bluel levant, emblematic
backs. gilt tops, uncut, the original two
volumes extended to four volumes by the
insertion of lo4 appropriate prints, 500.
Lossing's The Pictorial Field Book of
the War of 1872" New York. 1868. extra
illustrated copy, with autograph letters and
documents from Thomas Miff1in, Philip
Barton Key, Gen. Jackson and Others SCI.
Milton's Paradise Regained," London
1911, first edition, with the rare License"
before the title and the last leaf with the
errata, s42
The Charters of the Province of Pensil-
yania and City of Philadelphia arms of
PENNSYLVANIA on title page, small folio,
original old law calf, Philadelphia, printed
and sold by F. Franklin, 1742, SD
Booke of Christian Praiers Collected
out of the Ancient Writers and Best Learn
ed in Our Time printed in black letter.
within beautifully engraved woodcut bor-
ders by Alfred Durer. Hans Holbein, &c,
containing sacred and grotesque subjects,
dance of death, the senses and full-page
portrait of Queen Elizabeth praying, small
quarto, brown pigskin, with portrait of
Queen Elizabeth on the fore cover gilt top.
London, 16OS, one of the rarest ,liturgical
works in the English language $50.
Evening star., 1901-11-09
MiltOnia.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The Milton collection of a noted private
library that recently changed hands in New
York attracted the particular attention OF
collectors from it's completeness-though its
completeness is of that useless sort that it
delightful to the soul Of the bibliomaniac
can scarcely be said to result in any useful
literary purpose. There were fifty-seven
items in all, including all the tracts that
Milton wrote in Latin and English on vari-
GUS ephemeral subjects, and that are of no
present intrinsic value. A dozen such would
be all that the ordinary collector would
exert himself to collect. There are all the
seven title pages of Paradise Lost" de-
noting the rare early editions desired by
collectors, the exact chronological order of
which has never been settled. These edi-
tions throw no light on the text Of the
poem, and their collection Is merely point
Of honor with the collector-unlike the first
five folios Of Shakespeare, for instance,
which are all useful for the collation. OF
the text and the detection OF corrupt YER
sions. It had not hitherto been supposed
that q collection Of rare Millions would
bring more than 1900 to 5000 but this
one is said to be valued 1T 10000.
Evening star., 1901-11-09
The Novel Writing Industry.

from the Norlds Work.
There have been more than 200 new nov
els published in the United States this fall
There have been perhaps 5000 written that
the publishers have declined. The phenom-
email popular success of a few writer's of
fiction during the last few years-some
masters of their craft and some mere stage
carpenters, who set up spectacular scenes
has had the effect of making novel writing
appear to be an industry. Few persons
used to make 1t business; for regarded
as an industry it did not pay for the labor
1t required. But now IL is regarded by
many a way to fortune. Lonely women
disappointed teachers. impecunious preach
ers-these, but not these only, try their
hands at 1t. You never knew whom to
suspect. Your phs ssician, even your broker,
men in public life, ladies in society-your
own grandmother or your own granddaugh-
ter for all you know-all these have taken
to the secret practice of the craft For in
stance, one publishing house, which does
not publish many novels, has within a given
period received eight hundred volunteered
book manuscripts of which $50 were nov
els. OF these four were accepted for publi-
cation. A few such facts as these indi-
cate the extent of the delusion about the
profits of the industry. Father" said a
boy of fourteen the other day. II want you
to buy me a copy of the Century War
Book I'm going to write a novel of the
civil war
There are other books that the world
wants more than it wants novels-histories,
biographies, social studies, adventures
These seldom yield sudden fortunes. But
there have been men who have made very
considerable incomes as historians and bi-
ographers Their incomes have as often
come TO their children as to themselves:
but almost every important historical work
has brought a fair reward at last. As a
gainful industry novel writing is not worth
the labor 1t costs. AS an art ii is one Of
the noblest and most difficult, and oniy
those who regard it great art have any
right to undertake it.
Evening star., 1901-11-09
NOVe1ists and the Stage,
From the London Chronicle.

French critics are lamenting the fascina-
tion which the stage possesses for their
novelists. Authors write one or two bril-
liant novels and then abandon fiction for
the drama. A Partisan bookseller stated
lately that the only French novels which
command a great sale are those which no
head of a household cares to leave upon
his table. Consequently people who do not
relish obscenity are reduced to translations,
which accounts for the fact that the au-
thors most in vogue in France just now are
SienkiewicZ, Tolstoi, Tourgueneff, Suder-
mann, Rudyard Kipling and H. G. Wells.
Les Annales," edited by NJ. Adolphe Bris-
son. is publishing translation of the last
authors War of the Worlds under the
title of Les Marsiens sur la Terre"
Evening star., 1901-11-09
books as Christmas Gifts.
From the woman's Home Companion.


Books and pictures when well chosen and
perfectly adapted to the receiver are ideal
presents. But do not give volume of
Browning to your little sister, a French
novel to your grandmother or book on
sheep raising to your father If he is a law
yer banker or minister. A book should
be given only when You understand the
mental culture and general attitude of mind
Of the one to whom you give. It Is much
the same with picture. One rule should
hold good as to Christmas books and pic
lures: Never give anything OF a painful
nature, for they don't fit in well with the
happy midwinter days OF festivity. Choose
CHEEKY, sunshiny books, the classics old and
new. on which the sun never sets, for gifts;
and for pictures, II YOU can afford them.
get bright airy wa water c9aors ,,ah, OF wel exc
Avoid gloom. sentimentality and vulgarity
In either literature or art
Evening star., 1901-11-09
The AnEIo-SaxOn Review,
From the Providence Journal.

No one need be surprised at the suspen-
sion of the Anglo-Saxon Review. 1t was a
handsome publication, and its contents were
usually interesting, but the price of a
guinea a number-or SO in American cur
rency-was practically prohibitive. One or
two copies sufficed the book collectors The
bindings were remarkably handsome but
these could not float 1t indefinitely. Nor
were the essays essentially superior to those
that appeared in the other magazines Even
when they were written by titled contribu-
tors their inherent merit was not increased
Still, the experiment was a curious one.
and there is no reason for regretting that
it was tried.
Evening star., 1901-11-09
End of Serial Novels.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
Now comes Editor Alden of Harper's pre-
dieting that both the serial novel and the
conventional short story are about to dis
appear from the magazines, and that their
place will be taken by the vivid. suggestive
sketch, giving brief expression to some sim
gle phase Of thought concerning an interest
ing theme. This looks as IL the magazine
was going to be something like the modern
newspaper minus the news.
Evening star., 1901-11-09
Not . Dictator.

From the Syracuse Post-Stsndard.
In a recent interview William Dean How
ellis said he had made q desperate effort
and had at last succeeded In accustoming
himself to debating his letters to . stem
ographer. but he admitted he could not de-
tate his fiction In this manner and never
expected to be able to do 80.
Evening star., 1901-11-09
NEW LEGATIONS

sTRATAGEMS AND SPOILS; Stories OF Love and
Politics. By William Allen White. author of
The Court Of BoyvilIe," etc. Illustrated New
York: Charles Seribner's Sons. Washington:
VIM. Ballantyne & Sons.
Mr.. White possesses an unmistakable
power of human analysis. He Is at the
same time a practical student of every
day affairs He knows the political game.
and he is personally acquainted with the
Evening star., 1901-11-09

advice to gardeners is based upon actual
experience and, if followed. will at least
lead to development of personal interest
in the garden.
ANIMALS; A Popular Natural History of Wild
Beasts BY Wallace Rice Chicago: Herbert
S. Stone & Company.
Great advances have been made in the
making of books dealing with nature since
photography and particularly color print
ing came into common for illustration
This book, for instance, represents a
marked improvement In the methods Of
presenting vivid descriptions of the beasts
of the field to the young understanding
The full-page pictures are lifelike and
helpful to a correct understanding of the
true nature of the creature, save perhaps
in the case of the walrus and the Greenland
whale, which are not quite up to the stand
ard. The text is carefully written, each
animal being treated separately and
grouped with it's family associates to per-
NIT a comprehensive survey of the king
dom. The large type. the portraits and the
evidences of conscientious preparation visi-
BILE on every page combine to make a
nature book of exceptional value and inter-
est.
GOLDEN THOUGHTS; Extracts From the Writ
ings Of Archbishop Fenelon. New York: II. NJ.
Caldwell Company.
Fenelon was one of the great thinkers of
the seventeenth century. His writings re-
fiected the stress Of the troubled period fol-
lowing the revocation of the edict Of Nantes,
during which he was set at work to quiet
the disturbed French provinces OF Saintogne
and Poitou. In his later life he was admin
istrator Of the diocese of Cambrai. his placid
career in that capacity being interrupted by
the necessity to defend himself from q
charge Of heresy precipitated by his refusal
to condemn the doctrines OF ...Pietism,' es-
Evening star., 1901-11-09

GUESS. BY l.. J. Bridgman New York. Fl VI
Caldwell Company.
Here is book of up-to-date conundrums
for the little folks destined to please even
older ones. The posers are put in verse,
with pictures which negatively help the
imagination. That is, with each question
rhyme are printed two or three sketch
notes telling what the answer is not. The
real answer occurs on the back of the uues-
ton page, expressed in a clever drawing in
colors. conscientious study of the book
from cover to cover affords an excellent
exercise in good faith and resistance to
temptation. ~
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31
IN FAVOR OF WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE.

Wilmington District i1pworth League Votes
in the Affirmative on the Question,
The attendance was good at Friday s.
meeting of the Wilmington District
Epworth League, at Newport M. Il.
Church. Miss Elizabeth Scott read an
interesting paper on 1.-The Methods Of
Working in the Mercy and Help De-
partment. The Rev. W. E.. Greenfield
had an interesting paper on temperance,
which was discussed by number of
the delegates, Resolutions endorsing
the anti cnnteen movement were
adopted, and it was decided to eject
delegates to tn, Anti Saloon League
convention to be held in Washing ton.
II was decided TO hold the next uon {.
yention of the EPworth League az
Rising Sun, Md, an invitation from
that plaoo having boon. accepted.
Mrs. Martha lUranston made an ad
dress on woman's suffrage. by rising
vote the convention placed itself en-
record as fayoring woman's suffrage.
The Rev. Walter Il. Avery made an ad
dress on THE Mercy and Help Depart
ment'' The election Of officers was to
have taken place this morning, but il
was deferred until the afternoon session,
as the committee had not had an oppor.
tunity to complete Its nominations,
Presiding Elder Watt spoke on the
literary feature Of the ;lHE=-Ea
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31
PRECAUTIONS MUST BE TAKEN.
State Board of Health VIII Urge Necessar,
Measures in Kent County.

State Board of Health VIII Urge Necessary
Measures in Kent County.
The State Board OF Health has no
sympathy with the efforts of some per.
sons to create an impression that small
pox does not exist In Kent county near
the State line, and over the line in
Maryland. The bUard knows that cases
do exist and that the only way to check
the disease ia to take precautions
against it.
DIR. Il. W. Cooper, who is president
of the Stats Board OF Health, made the
following statementMonday to reporter
Of The Gazette:
~ wish you would say for the State
Board of Health that the epidemic
prevailing in Kent county, Delaware,
and in Maryland near the line Is surely
smallpox, and tht publication OF news
papers. or the declaration of citizpus
that claim it to be ohickenpox or any
thing else is decidedly 10 the way of
the State Board OF Health in its efforts
to stop it. We are DUNG ell We can
with the means at our disposal, and We
will utterly fail unless the rreBs and
people give US cordial support.
We say to the smallpox patient:
Stay in the house.. Some ons eise
comes along and says. 1t amt small
Fox, or this man would die. Then be
goes out and the disease spreads. The
lightest case of vnrioloid may develop
to be the worst case OF smallpox. This
is IL cold weather disease and when the
house is closed up and the peopls live
along side hot stove In the winter,
the probability Is that it will assume
more malignant form, resulting in
death. Now during this pleasant
weather ia the time to prevent Its
spread.
1t is proposed to call meeting of
the State Board Of Health at Dover on
Thursday, at which meeting we desire
to have the Levy Court of Kent county
TO take up this matter of making
arrangements to fight the disease -
While lie Wilmington DR.. Cooper con
ferred with DIR. Alexander W. Lowber,
secretary OF the State Board of Health.
They say the smallpox il of mild form.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31
LEONF. CzOLGOSz PAYS THE PENALTY


CONTINUED from hrst pAgcl l-r
early today. This group included the
next of kin. the nearest OF all human
beings 60 the assassin, his father and
two brothers and half a dozen Of his
former neighbore In this city.
The same seeming Indifference that
has characterized the members OF the
Czolgosz family was maintained to the
end and when the statement that Leon
i. Colgosz had been hut to death was
told to the old man in Polish, his fingers
twitohed neryously for minute or 80,
suspicion of tear was seen to come
into his dark eyes and he made reply
in Polish to friend who acteo as in
terpreter. The old mans statement WAS
to tho effect that, inasmuch as 1t had
to be, 1t was better that 1t was all over.
When told OF Leon 8 regret that he
had not seen his father the assassin
parent replied pathetically that, had
he been asked to 20 to Auburn, he
would have done 30, but the news from
Auburn was never assuring, and the
father felt that he was not wanted !;
hence, he remained at home
Tha cd man said finally that he
would not have been witness to tho
killing OF his son, Tor the scene would
have been too much for his paternal
heart.
Other than the suspicion Of a tear in
the fathers eye there was no sign OF
grief from him. and the two brothers,
both younger than Leon, began to ask
as to the probable painfulness OF the
execution.
The party did not wait to hear de.
tails and soon left, the father TO bis
daily work in one of the city's parks
and the two brothers to their respeo-
tive employments -.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31
HEALTH OF KING EDWARD.

London, Eng, Oct. 28. The peril
nacily with which society discusses the
rumors regarding the health of King
Edward has had serious effect on the
court dressmakers, who expected before
now to have been busily engaged on the
coronation robes, &c. They are keeping
large stalls in almost complete idleness.
The members of society have apparently
maue up their minds that they will not
go to any expense until they fesl sure
that the coronation will really occur.
There is a very clearly defined i'm
preston in the diplomatic corps that
the King is threatened with some
organic complaint. Some go so far ms
to say 1t is cancer, or Biight's disease,
or both. Probably the truer solution ia
that the cancer rumor springs from the
Kings oft expressed dread of cancer,
which has made such ravages In his
own family, and thai whotev ailment
may threaten him it has mot reached
any definite or dangerous stage else he
would be unSble to Keep up his In I.
oessant round of public duties and
private pastimas with the regularity
and zest which he continues to display.
In spite CT these facts, there is un-
doubtedly very alarming premonilion
In court circles, especially among the
women, that the King will never live
to be crowned, which, however, base.
less ur otherwise, is having serious
effect on trade The fHvorite story In
this connection now CURRENT is that q
palmist told Queen Alexandra not long
ago that she would never live to be
crowned.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31

stood theTregulations, and tried 10 every
instance TO obey them. As to some Of
the re iuirements, be could not remem
ber whether there had been observance
of the regulations or not.
When the Judge advocate aslSed II the
captains OF the squadron had been sup
piled with a plan OF the battle 10
written form, Mr.. Rayner objected that
there was no regulation that made IL
the duty OF q commanding officer to
give his captains written plans OF q
hattie; besides, thure cou d be no plan
of a battle that was unforeseen. lie
said the commodore could not supply a
plan of battle ut Key West or at Cien-
fuegus that was to take place at San
bad no right to furnish any plan OF
Admiral Sampson. The court passed on
the matter and limited the questions to
time prior to June LIST. The admiral,
replyi said he though he had COM
piled with the regulations as to furnish
ing plan OF battle to the captains, not
IN writing, but in signals and orders
The Adula incident came in for con
siderable INQUIRY, and much time was
celved from the commander Ia ohief at
Cieniuegoe. The ADMIRAL answered with
promptness and forcefully. lilo showed
the man trained to face emergencies.
and his replies we're interesting In this
respect However, there was little that
was new In the GROSS examination, and
as whole 1t was dull business.
Washington, Oct. 90. Judge Advocate
Lemly Lost no time in beginning his IN
terrogations OF Admiral Schley after the
O'Clock today. When. the court ad-
journed yesterday, he was still ques.
tioning the witness with reference to
and he resumed todaj where he had left
off yesterday.
Large rs the attendance has been IN
the last few days, and eager as was the
interest manifest, the utmost discipline
and good order has prevailed about the
courtroom.
Tho first question the judge advocate
asked was in connection with Admiral
Scbley's examination in chief regarding
the meeting with the Eagle after he
"You said you had distinct rec0llec
tion that the Eagle passed within hail
ing OF the Yucatan Channel, and that
she reported no news. D."
mot in the Yucatan Channel. We
passed the Eagle soon after leaving Key
VEST
''She passed within hail?''
"That is my recoll action"
"And reported no news?"
Eyes -
"As you sent the Scorpion to com
municate with her, do you not think
you were in erior?"
No. do not think am mistaken. u
Did the Eagle report anything ese?''
mo; only that she had no news.
The judge advocate then jumped to
Cienfuegos, examining him upon his
statement that upon the arrival Of the
squadron there the Scorpion was sent
in as picketboat. and asked him to
reconcile that statement with the entry
in the log OF the Scorpion to the effect
that from midnight TO a. m. 'drifteo
In company with the feet for the re,
mainder Of the watch.
The admiral explained that thai
entry did not necessarily mean that the
Scorpion was absolutely N touch with
the fleet As he recalled 1t, all the
ships were drifting.
Did you regard her under these cir
oumstanoes as picketboat?n
:, did. she was drifting in shore. "
"How far iDside?"
THAT would be a guess; perhaps Q
mile. -
Further proceedings on fifth page!
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31
WEDDING All GLAYMONT.


Marriage of John l.. Graham and Miss
Alice Preston Hopes.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Ulaymont, Oct. 26.-The wedding OF
John h. Graham and Miss Alice
Preston Hopes took place in Clay
mont NJ. +. Church Wednesday, the
Rev. George K. Tompkins officiating,
Andrew Major of Philadelphia was best
man, and Miss Nellie Maxwell maid of
honor. Miss Sarah Edna Hopes was
flower girl. n. q. Guam, Frank Cole
and II. H. Mason were ushers. The
bride was given away by her uncle.
Jesse Hopes. The bride was gowned
in white Persian lawn. trimmed with
ribbon and lace, and carried white
chrysanthemums. The maid Of honor
and the flower girl wore costumed in
pink, and CARVED pink chrysnnthemums.
Miss Bessie Habbart played the we'd
ding march. The church was decorated
with growing plants and cut flowers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-31
SUICIDE OF A STRANGER.
Special Core, providence Of Gazette and Journ

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
Laurel, Oct 29.-An unknown man,
aged about % years, rather stout, Of
medium height, we'll educated and Of
aristocratio bearing, while in tit of
despondency last night, said good by
to those near him and jumped into the
river from Hills landing. Efforts to
rescue him were without avail.
The man made his appearance near
Nantiooke Point several weeks ago,
looking as though he had been on a
Trotracted spree. Nothing of his ante
cedents could be learned.