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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-06-11
IN THE
District Court Of The United Stats
FOR THE
District of South Carolina.

IN THE MATTER OF
G.. A. DOUGLASS,
BANRRUPT-IN BANKRUPTCY.
At AbbevilIe, on the 7th day OF June, a.
ID. 1907
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

the whole truth with respect to his Unsuitable
industry. Never there such a glutton for
work. For another feature secret of his lit
eIary activity and prOductiveneSS is the way in
which he has economical (Ivhat most of us lose,
hardly conscious how great is our loSs) the odd,
unconSideTed quarter hours and half-hourS, the
small change of time. He never lost a moment
indefatiSabity personitedi Thus with respect
to his translation of Horace, which was in his
mind, off and on, for twenty years before Its
publication. he would think over this and that
metriCal rendering of given passages as he
went to and fro between his house and his office,
and cast and recast them until the perfect mould
had been attained. His translation of CatulluS
was achieved in a somewhat similar manner.
With such Il record-sixty-thTee years of this
sort of thng,-it might be supposed naturally
enough that Sir Theodore is possessed of a
wonderful constitution. but this is not quite the
case. AS n young man he was strong, but
after early manhood that can hardly be said OF
him. He has always, however, lived very tenn
perately, and for many years, as he Will CRATE
fully tell you, he taken great care of by his
devoted wife What he himself thinks has
helped him very much to VigOr of constitution
was his love for fencing, an exercise in which he
was an adept in his youthful days in Edinburgh.
OF the mass of Sir Theodore Martins literary
work a large proportion of what appears in pub
lished volumes is not original-that is, it con-
sists in transations into English of the original
work of other writer's 1t may be that in the
circumstances above set forth he found it easier
to do work of this kind as. at any rate in q way,
it made less continuous demand on him than
original work would have done The object he
aimed at in these translations was. to quote
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his own words, to transmute into English for
the benefit OF those who could not read the
originals, some of the great masterpieces Of for
cign literature. some of the works which might
be termed scaled books. As carly as lN:iS there
Al TeaTed his rendering Of the old. munkish Latin
poem called the 'DlsIutduon Between the Body
and the Soul Two three years later Martin
became acquainted with Professor Aytoun. and,
both men were djsgusted with the trdnsla-
tions then current Of Goethe. they set to work
. to present more worthy versions. Previous to
this however. Martin had published a biography
OF Sir Thomas trquhart of Cromarty. along
with an edition de luxe If that eccentric knights
translation of Rabclaiss romance of GarEantua.
This book, which involved throughout a close
study OF the pli French of the original, was
actually his first work" as the "pi~putation'
ran To- "a" more than few pages of print. After
this time Sir Theodore wrote much in maya
zines and took from RaLclais the name of Bon
Gaultcr' as his nom dc Sucrro. Martin met Ay-
tcun in ISL through the Introduction Of Ell
ward Forbes. the eminent naturalist and profess
sor. at Edinburgh University.
The chief outstanding result Of their friend
ship is the "i"u Gaultier ballads" la lN"? Sir
Theodore had written IN "IHts Magazine"
under the pen nam" of "Eon Gaultler." showing
the ahSuidity of the taste then distinctly preya-
lent for what might bee Stvlni thieves Ui-ra-
turc.' Harrison Aiusworth. Eulwer. aud even
Dickens. as in oliver Twist" had brought into
literatur" sort oi g"rltcatiun of crime. and the
slang of NeWgato was the argot of the day.
Even in stad, l"" abiding Edinburgh. the bells
of St CHESS rang out the air of ballad of
( NcwEaie. Martin protested against all this in
u humorous manner. and about this time he
contributed To periodicals various articles. writ
ten in light Vein. over the signature of Bon
Gaulter." i'm which 4 large proportion of the
Bon Gautier Ballads 10y Aytuun and him
self, appeared, many of them written i'm what
Sir Theodore. In his life of Aytouu, calls "A kind
/ OF Reaumunt-and- FLETCHER partnership" In
these papers, says Sir Theodore I'VE ran atiIt
with all the r"CklcSsncSS of youthful spirits
against such OF the tastes and the foIIics OF the
days as presented an opening for ridiculc or
mirth; at the same time we did not altogether
lose sight of a purpose higher than mere amusr-
mcnt.' Some of the verses were exclusively
he rN deli fuI.
Of the MCPherSon': others were exclusively
Martins, Will Il few were done in cola bora
ton. The authors OF the day. such Macau-
lay LOCkhaTt, Wordsworth. Moore and Tcnnv-
son, We're parOdied. Never were verses thrown
off with keener sense of enjoyment" saws Sir
Theodore. I'm writing them had no thought
Of the public. and it "A pleasant surprise TO
us when we found how rapidly they became pop-
ular. not only in England but also in America"
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now A MAN WITH \ GREAT BUSINESS on HIS
HANDS WRITES BOOK AFTER BOOK.
From Literature.
81 have always been a very busy man." said
Sir Theodore to me the other day" and a very
busy man | still am ,
work in connection with the eminent firm OF
Parliamentary solicitors, Messrs. Martin %
Leslie of which he is the senior partner but ne
has always been very busy man OF letters too
Now, the amount. scope and excellence
of the literary product of Sir Thcodore Martin
are in themselves striking. but they VIII appear
positively extraordinary when the circumstances
come to be understood in which these notes or
characteristics. so To speak, Of his literary work
have been exhibited and developed.
With respect to mere amount a tul plu''"E :
raphy of his writings embraces upward ot
twenty volumes many Of them OF considerable
length. Not a few OF the volumes nave goh"
into second and third or more editions his trans
latiOn Of Goethc's Faust for example his
Bon Gaultier Ballads" is Just about to enter
tions in America. and in several OF these newer
editions there have been revis!ons OF the orig
ina! text. and the addition. often. of fresh mat
ter. Stated even in this bald, mco hauical way,
his output Of literary work is seen to b. fairly
extensive. In scope, these various books of his
have a wide range comprising poems. os-
says and reviews. critical and otherwise
plays. translatiOns almost invariably in metre
of Horace, Catullus. Virgil. Dante. Rahclais
schlager. etc, and lives such as the Life
of the Prince Consort," itself monu-
mental WORK, Jnt Lie OF l-pIl lSllluISl
and the Life Of Aytuun."
Sir Theodore Martin has just recovered from a
severe rheumatic attack, but he IS still re
markably hale and vigorous man considering
his advanced age. In fact. his is a lusty winter;
he is a living example of the fact that hard
work does not k-at any rate il has not killed
him. He is in his ciEhty-siXth year, having been
born in 1916 at Edinburgh. at whose high
school and university he was educated. There he
practised As a solicitor-tt was his fathers pro-
fessiOn-till 1919 when he removed to London
He has been hard at work at his profession
ever since he was eighteen; he works hard still
For by far the greater part of his professional
life Sir Theodore has been engaged many hours
u day his legal work frequently. day after
day, from in the morning till in the evening
with scarcely any time. or no time at all, for a
meal in between. And the bulk of his literary
work has been done between 1870 at night and
= in the morning! When other men in his cir
cumstanccS would have retired to rest. with the
satisfying consciousness of having well deserved
it, he turned to lteratuTe-One might almost
say as recreation; yet he took it up seriously
not in the spirit of the dilcttante but in that of
the worker. That is to say, that Sir Theodore's
working day, professional and literary has
often-indeed generally-been of fifteen or
Sixteen hours! But this does not state
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

are involved in situations which have all the air
d6 being based impartial and thoroughly in
togent observation of actual life. Mr.. White
apparently has illusions about what occurs
behind the scenes Of many a political transac-
ton and he goes to the roots of the matter
with refreshing candor. At the same time, he
remembers the claim of human nature. tracing
the action of certain unedifyinE forces straight
to the hearts of his characters. He has the wit
to be brief, and his book is distinctly worth
reading If any part of it is to be excepted
from this judgment it is that part which con-
tains the preface, a discourse no doubt harmless
enough in itself but quite superluous, and sug
gestive Of nothing than that unless Mr..
White is going to take himself with very great
seriousness he would better simply write and
publish his stories and leave them to take care
Of themselves
Mr.. Morgan Robertson deals skilfully and with
much animation with life board ship, and in
''Shipmates' he has brought together eleven first
rate specimens Of his work 1t is a picturesque
and breezy volume full of interesting people and
happenings. Often enough both rather
rough. Seamen, as has previously been re-
marked. are not exactly lambs. But neither are
they invariably brutes; and Mr. Robertson con-
trives to excite sympathy and liking for the
actors in his little dramas. He has, too the
atmosphere of the sea. In short he is one of
the most welcome of recent writer's of sailor
yarns.
In his introduction to the new translation or
Murgers Scenes de Ia Vie de Boheme, pub
lshed under the title of The Latin Quarter,
Mr. Arthur Symons happily says of the author
that "he has become a kind Of classic in neglige'
and adds some pleasant remarks about the work
itself with Which few, we imagine, could dis
agree. If the book has at times been unduly
neglected it has been because the affectation OF
half baked individuals in and out of print have
brought the old Bohemia of Murger into dls-
repute. It was not may admit, the most
reputable thing in the world, but be 1t said TO
the credit of those who made it that it was at
least a manlier affair than the sef-conSclous'
sicliy and generally meretriciOus Bohemia OF
which we hear only too much at the present
time. Furthermore if Murger dealt with facts
his pages; he wrote with literary charm about
phase of life which, in his Imagination, took
on unfadng colors of youth and gayety, and
though as Mr.. Symons says, he is IN neglSe
to this day he is just indubitably a classic
The translation before has been eXcelently
made by Ellen Marriage and John SelWyn. and
the publishers have given it inexpensive put
very satisfactory FORM
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
THE DRY4D'S HOUSE.

:. w Campbell in Tie Spectator.
This cool and eIoCuiUE summer wood
Is wise and silent IN It's mood,
For ever moving in its dream
OF breathing leaf and sunny S-eatn-
Whatever voice. within. is heard
OF stir uf leaf OF Whir of bird.
without it's trance is ever one
or breathing. sleeping shade and sun
The cleaning gold Of summer fields
Dreams through its green Of le1-y shields
And windows Of the shining wind
With gray trunks looming dim behind,
GroteSque and ancient, all their peace
The dreams OF gods OF Olden Greece
AS though in ages long ago.
Before their dreams began 10 STOW,
some startled fleeing dryad hid
Within this Ieafy Coverlid:
Enmcshed her silvern reveries here.
And filled its shadows with her fear:
And all the woodland mind inwrouSht
With golden hHgree of thought
And maiden fancies peusive spun,
From purple SkeiuinSs Of the sun,
Woven on sunbeam shuttled looms.
Dim. luminous, Of these leafy rooms
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
4 CLOSE RESEMBLANCE.

From The Chicago News.
College sons are a good deal like some foun-
tain pens" said the potato philosopher. They
are expensive. half the time broke. and when
you put your dependence In them they faI %
make a mark"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. II. G.. Wells is writing book dealing
with education ''on broad, scientific basis
We are told that we may expect Mr.. Morley
biography of Gladstone in October of this year.
The most entertaining piece of biography an
nOunced for early publication is the late Wal
ter Besant's story of his own life. 1t will come
out next month.
The new novel by the author of Miranda of
the Balcony is called The Four Feathers" +"
1t is a tale of to-day and the scene is laid part
ly in the Soudan.
The lately published book on the famous ORR
entail Club of London, contains an amusing
anecdOte concerning Thomas SnodSraSs. eX-Col-
lectOr of Canaan, Madras. whose prOdlSal lux
ury and OstentatiOn in India caused the COM
pany to recall him, and ask him to produce his
books This he could not do. The company ex-
pelled him from it's service 1t turned deaf
ear to his request for pension. You Will
shortly be glad to force it upon me-" said MIR
SnOdgrasS.
Arrayed in tattered clothes, and armed with
a broom, he set to work sweeping a crossing in
Leadenhall-st., in front of the East India house.
Immediately all London was aSoS with
the intelligence that old and distinguished
officer of the East India Company who
had ruled over hundred thousand people and
revelled in a palace. reduced, in the
evening of his life to the necessity of earning
his bread by sweeping the streets. The
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He hopes she does not deprive herself OF ,h
little drop of coffee she is so fond Of and tbs
1T still wards off attacks of neuralgia The
quality that is most felt in these letters is in
deed, affectiOnateness.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

The memoir of Kinglake the historian. which
the Rev. w, Tuckwell has long been preparing
will be brought out soon. No separate biographv
of kinglake has ever been published.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

W ny. asks Mr. James Douglas in The Lon
d"h star. do men write better poetry than
women He COUfrSscS his inability to answer
the question. None of the conventional ex-
plantations. he says. is convincing St.X Srryi-
ludr is hardly sufficient To- account for the. long
low aEera2" OF ages. Men have beaten their
music out in spite OF bondage as bitter As the
bondage OF Womdnhoud. Must we fall back an
the TennySOnian theory that woman is the. lesser
man 1t Is a poor, purbiind theory. and. for my
part revolt against it, for il conflicts with the
evidenC" OF my own sense. Rather than ac-
Ctpt it, | prefer to regard the enigma as in
soluble Perhaps the true solution is IN ba
found in the innate self abnvgatinn which is
tn" prominent trait of woman. She ideaIizes
man as lover, husband, father brother son
ana in the Intensity OF her idcaliSm She Wills tn
hr less IN order that he may seem to he great ter
To her any form of superiority over man Is a
suh-'onsci"us hlasphemy against the divine il
fusion or love- This is pretty theory. but il
is To bc feared that mankind will hardly adopt il
An ingenious enterprise is Mr.. + Unwin's
First Novel Library" The series will consist
of the first novels of such new authors as show
exceptional talent. The publisher little guesses
what he Is undertakingl He Will never b,. nj bile
To cope with incoming MSS
y number Of letters written by Renan to his
course of publication in the Revue de Paris
They are charming letters. frank simple and
graceful He shows himself a tenderIy affec
uonatc son. and. as his mother is alone is care
ful TO write as often he can. His single cause
OF sadness is the thought of her solitude He
oeseeches her not to save. but spend on herself
and not to send him such good suits of clothes
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

French translation of DIR. Frazer's valuable
work. The Golden BOuSh.'' is to be brought on,
shortly Nj. Solomon Reinach has written an
introduction.
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court was thunderstruck. and impIored Mr.
SnOdgrass to take himself and his broom away
In the end the company gave Mr. Sn0dCrass
his pension. WheTcafter he drove 10 the India
House in carriage and four. and thanked the
court At the time he sweeping his cross
ing, Mr.. SnodSrass possessed two votes in the
administration Of the company"
Mr. w Il. Yeats. the Celtic poet has tempo-
iarIy deserted poetry for prose. and like most
other literary people. is writing a novel The
Spcckled Bird" is its queer title
II Is recorded that this season the demand for
the late Louisa Alcott's books has been greater
than al any time since her death although
every holiday time sees a new outburst OF
Juvenile desire for the chronicles Of Little
Women" and Little Men"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

Mr.. II. G.. Wells is writing a book dealing
with education 'on a broad. scientific basis"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

TOIStoy who is described as quite we'll again.
is busy upon a book about which he vii! say
nothing. all eutreatieS are in vain
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

Mrs w X Clifford has written a new novel;
Its title is Margaret Vincent, and u IS 10 make
its first appearance as a serial
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19
SIR THEODORE MARTIN.
A WONDERFULLY BUSY MAN.

HOW A MAN WITH \ GREAT BUSINESS on HIS
HANDS WRITES BOOK AFTER BOOK.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

Mr. Austin DobSon's new and enlarged edition
of his Collected Poems is 20 include some OF
the verse in his privately printed volume, Car
nina EOtiVa." and other recent poetry by him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
A Denthbed Question.

Not long )cfore bis death I. L. Bar
mum summoned his lawyer to the Size
of the couch where he was lying. Il
am vcry much Worried, he said,
"about a certain matter, and want 10
consult YOU. Nj ucigbbor keeps pea
cocks stipnaSe sonlc Of them should
fly over - my yard, which they are
doing all the time, and lay some eggs
here. Would those eggs belong to me
or could my nc@hbor compel tue to
give them Up.'
The lawyer. having dCly scatchcd his
head answered: We'll, Mr.. Harnum,
/ must take !ime TO !Ook into this mat
ter. But the les; thing fer you to 90
would be to keep the e.. and let your
neiGhhor sI.c for t,!cir pc. session. In
that way yo"r rights weN.#' l." deter
mined and We should have Il Very val
uahlc test C;.@2.
Well" SAID VI. i;arnum. w.. fa yon
arc lookn% into She matter Will You
find out how It would be if the CO.'S
were laid hy pealcus9' Il" lawyer
swore softly 10 himself, but never
made any ilvcs,i@ CATION.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
Sicily the Home of Sulphur.

The beautiful island of Sicily, with
its huge volcano, Mount Etna, and it's
most interesting rcma.N of classic
Greek architecture. is the world S
great source of supply for sulphur.
The rocks and soil are largely of vol
canic origin, and the sulphur mines in
some places penetrate deep into the
earth. \ common sight is Il train OF
freight cars loaded win bars of sui
phur :s yellow as gold. Some of the
greatest mines are close by Girgenti.
the celebrated Agrigentum of the Ro-
man historians. About 80 per cent Of
all the sulphur produced comes from
Sicily.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
A F.erriaCc In Persia,

Before dinner is served the bride
goes to the bath accompanied by fe-
male relatives and friends. At night.
as the procession Of the bridegroom!
approaches, aims are distributed, and
women and children look on from
neighbOring roofs. Loud cries flonl
the women welcome the bridegroom
on his arrival. w!.ilc the bride, care
fully yelled, mounts the horse await
ing her at the door. Al, the men who
have been f2asted and entertained join
in the procession, in Wh:cl lanterns
are borne. The brides departure is the
signal for the discharge of fireworks
and great beating of the big drum
The final ceremony is similar TO one
observed by the Arabs and the COpts-
namely. the sacrifice of sheep. These
are killed as the bride steps over the
threshold of her new home.
One wonders what the idea is under
lying the sacrifices. Are they intended
as acts of Precipitation Inherited from
an earlier age. when people thus en-
deavored "to appease the anger of the
gods" or OF the spirits OF their an
cestors? Or is it merely a way OF seal
ing in blood an important act and
t?-Woman's Home Compan'
ion.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
COSAsssoratp.

An Albany lawyer With q penrha Mt
for billiards had occasion recently to
visit a small town While there. seek
ing TO pass the tim", he found a now
and excellent billiard table Upon his
inquirin. if there was anybody about
who coHld play the landlord referred
him to one Of the natives. who may
be called John Jones because that isn't
his name they played several games,
but the result was against the Albany
lawyer Try as hc might. the country
man Won
"Mr jones'" he remarked. Il have
quite Il relutAl l,ol at home. They con
slider M ~ good billiard player, bnt
I'E not in your class. May | inquire
how long YOU haH" pAN"dE'
oh rna :: spell bark' replied the
native Say stranger, | don't want to
hurt your tc"tin's, bl.t you're the tust
fe!.cr ever beat"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
The silent Boatt,lan.

"WAo can swim? Who can swim%'
shouted Il uian who wanted to rross 4
river in a boat. \ crowd OF boatmen
gathered round him, crying: II can, 81
guor' | can
Only enc was silent and remained in
his boat all the time,
And can't You SWIM" inquired the
stranger
'No' was the mans curt reply.
''I'hen YOU shall take mo across"
The gentleman had adopted this
method TO escape the importunity of
rival noatmen in that part of the coun-
try. Perhaps also he Shrew1ly suS-
pected tnat a man who could not swim
would be the safer pilot.-Capitan Fra
CaSSu.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
Ga-a,D-izas: For PRAYER Books.

The ladies of the town OF .SronsburG
arc passionate card players. Since they
are not allowed to play at the local
clubs they make up games at their
friends houses and gamble all day
through rs soon as the cash funds
run short they take to various articles
mostly toilet beloG@in%s. ThGs onc lost
to another her corset. one lost = bon
net, third some lace and perfumes
prayer .-Arens5urger TaSeb!att.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06

Joaquin Miller serving on the same
staff with Ike pay. \ woman of means
who patronized bohemia and gave the
impccluou$ strugGlcrs many a good
dinner saw Mark Twain, thin'y clad
and imperfectiy shod, standing with q
cigar box under his arm and locking
hun@rily in at a confectioner's window.
The patroness Of letters asked what
was in the box. "Ch," drawled the
hunorst, I'm moving again
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
Eriend OF the 'feopie.

In this issue will be found the an
nouncement of S. NJ. Taylor as can
didate for congress from this district.
To those who are personally acquaint
ed with Col. TAYLOR we have little to
say, for his genial personality. his
breadth of mind and nobility CT char
acter has already made it's lasting i'm
preston upon them. and nothing for
or against him that could be said by
the press or individual would change
this impression. To those who have
not had the pleasure of such acQuaint-
ance. we desire to say that he IS every
inch a man and statesman. A man
who has the confidence Of the bust
ness world and who's private life is
above reproach A statesman with
out a peer in the South, the perennial
home of the statesman.
He has ever been 2 friend to our
people, as is evidenced by his action
as a member of the Pine Bluff school
board in giving preference to the ap-
plications Of various teachers from
our county seeking positions in the
schools Of that city. It was largely
through his influence that Nessrs. A
w. Lowe and Robert Wilson secured
the positions they now hold.
The people Of Drew will not forget
his kindness when it comes time to
vote on their congressman.-Drew
County Advance
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
Dancing Academy

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLASSEo
EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING Al BALE
HALL.
PROF. MCCONNELL, Dancing Master
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-06
SlfCbt5y Mixed

.Who was Ananias?" asked the Sun
day school teacher.
After a thought ful pause hand went
up toward the foot of the class
VERY we'll, Tommy" said the teach
er. you may tell US who Ananias
WAS"
please. ma'am," said Tommy. "he
wuz tn feller wot sed he swollered a
whale"-Ohio State Journal