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.: "The Development of Cabinet Gov
!: ernment in England by Mary Tay-
!; lor Blauvelt, is a careful and clear
=; history of the way in which the
English cabinet has come to be
I what il is. 1t was not born with
the English nation, and its develop
] ment was extremely gradual, and
what may be called fragmentary,
its powers being enlarged and de-
!; fined one by one, according to the
dictation of circumstances.
The growth of such an institution
is always interesting to trace, and
the present author has done her
work well. She first takes up the
privy council and its history up to
the time of Charles Stuart. Then
the development of the cabinet
council, and then the steady growth
of parliamentary power, and the
origin of the Wing and Tory parties.
The declining power of the crown is
traced through the reigns of Anne
and the first two Georges, and the
last chapter is occupied with the
history of the later cabinet develop
ment.
The chief advantage in reading
this book, to Americans, will be
that of learning more about the
English government than most of
us know. 1t is unhappily true that
the average American knows less
about the English government than
the average Englishman knows
about that of this country, for the
very good reason that our Govern
ment is less complicated and less de-
pendent upon tradition. When one
has REID the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and the Constitution of
the United States, one has the plat
form of the American Government,
but there are-no corresponding doc
uments which explain the powers of
the English parliament and cabi-
net. hence it is to be feared that a
good many otherwise intelligent
people in this land have an extreme
ly misty and vague notion of these
powers, their origin, and their ten
denotes.
1t is difficult to say how much of
the change in the, English govern
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know how many Of the readers OF
this novelist who are on the dividing
line between social culture and social
interest have paused before some pic
ture of his and inquired uneasily of
themselves. DO / do that?' and con-
cluded in answer to the question, Il
believe do, and if don't get rid of
the habit people will think of me just
as they did of this creature in the
book" But such census will prob
ably never be taken until we all get
to heaven, and then. perhaps, we shall
not care.
There is one development in this
novel. however, which is compara-
lively new. Mr.. Howells is becoming
epigrammatlc. His people have
sometimes said bright things in other
books, but he himself has not taken
to condensing his wisdom. Here,
however, he puts in now and then a
sentence which one can quote. One
is as follows:
They were very good comrades, as
elderly married people are apt to be;
they had long ago quarrelled out
their differences, which mostly arose
from such differences of tempera-
ment as had first drawn them to-
gether."
That is the Howelis view of mar
,.;nc,o
And here is summing up of
certain type of latter-day Unitarian:
"That he is in love with her now
is the strong present belief of his
flock. If they are n flock. and ii they
NAV be said to have anything so posi-
tive as belief in regard to any
thing
The degree of happiness with which
people will read this story will de-
pend exactly upon the degree of their
admiration for its author. Those who !
are admirers of Mr.. Howells will en-
joy il all the way through, and those |
who dislike him will not get beyond |
the first three pages. 1t is most |
characteristic piece of work New |
York: Harper g. Bros. S1.jO)
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Interest attaches to 1.-The Sport OF the
r.oas" new novel by Paul Laurence
Dunbar. from the fact that II is the most
ambitious work the author has done In
The line of fiction. and also because 1t is
"a presentation Of a phase OF New York
life practically untouched in hction.
There have been plantation stories and
stories of the pink Marsh" type in
abundance but this is the only attempt
ye, made to give a serious picture Of the
ord,par. New York negro.
The story opens with the unjust arrest
nj an old negro on the charge OF steal
snp a large sum Of money. His convic-
.,on drives his wife and young son and
a.,vbter out Of town. and they go TO New
yort where the whole family proceeds
,o he demoralized by the rapidity OF the
,,,. around them. The rest OF the book is
accounted with the picture of their degen-
Grafton. and II is not a pleasant one.
,boush 1t might be saiutary II read by
the right people. The negro In New York
ss the cockney par excellence. He takes
the city ideal with the same seriousness
-,itb which he takes his new clothes, and
has NO previous traditions to interfere
with either. The result is sometimes un-
canny.
The parts OF this story which deal with
the life OF Southern white people are not
as successful as those which deal with
negro life, but the latter form most OF
the book. There is a dry cynicism about
the whole thing which is not TO be found
in most Of the work OF the author. and
some Of his aphorisms arc worth remem-
bering, because they are quotable. Here
are two or three:
III dancing is the poetry Of motion,
ragtIme is the dialect poetry"
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"The Kentons'' is the latest book OF
Mr.. William Dean Howells, and it is
one of the most characteristic love
stories that he ever wrote. If any
body ever succeeded in SO thoroughly
eliminating all romance and charm
from love affair before, the book in
which 1t was done did not get pub
lished. The worst of it is, this ro-
nance looks most dreadfully the
same as most romances do to the peo-
pie not directly interested in them.
1t seems to have been Mr.. Howells'
special mission in life TO show young
lovers that while all the world may
love them it is also likely to laugh
at them if they make fools of them
selves.
All the same, there is in this, as in
most of the authors other books, n
social study of some Importance. 1t
cannot be said to have the import
ance of "The Quality of Mercy" AN
ME Kilburn," or ''The Minister'S
Charge" in this respect, but there is
certainly an underlying idea which is
worth attention. 1t is a study of the
essential difference between the
American parents attitude toward
his children's love affairs and the at
titude of the continental parent. In
our middle class this ideal probably
comes as near perfection as it does
anywhere, especially if, as in the case
of the Kentons, the family is pros
porous.
We have here simple, honest, af-
fectionate family consisting of
father, mother, two daughters, and
n son who is schoolboy. The elder
daughter, who is sensitive, conscien-
tious. Snd unworldly-the Lady of the
ArooJook over again-falls into
love ENHANCEMENT with a young man
who is an unspcakablc cad; and in
order to help her forget this affair
the family obediently pulls up its
roots and takes her abroad. There
is no other country on earth where
such a thing would be heard of, and
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An Oriental Romance.

Little. Brown & Co. will issue some time
in May book entitled THE Queen of
Quelparte." which has its scene laid near
Japan shortly after the war between
China and that country. Its novel plot,
make IL a really remarkable story. The
chief motive is a Russian intrigue to
throw the Island of Quelparte into the
hands OF Japan as a sop for the possess
sion of Port Arthur by the Gar. and the
efforts OF the Chinese, directed by Prince
Tuen, to prevent this. THE Queen of
Quelparte" is by Archer B. Hubert, who
edited the Korean Independent" during
che historic struggle, and a great many
facts are woven into this romantic novel.
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New Edition of Whitman.

The Putnams have an elaborate under
taking on foot in the publication of a
uniform edition of Walt Whitman's COM
plete works. 1t will be in ten volumes.
and will appear in three or four different
shapes, one being limited to small num-
ber of copies. and all intended to be of
exceptional elegance. This publication is
by arrangement with Small. Maynard 4
Co, who control many of the copyrights
on Whitman's writings.
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vices of the German kings respec-
table"
The point at which the influence
of the crown ceased to be great
enough to keep a minister in pow
er was the time of Walpole's fall,
and of this the author says:
"He resigned simply because he
was no longer able to command
parliamentary majority. Such n
deposition had up to that time been
unheard of. 1t was recognized as
marking distinct era in the de-
cline of the royal power. One of
the popular ballads of the day be-
gan:
20 England, attend while thy fate de-
plore,
Rehearsing schemes and the conduct Of
power:
And since only of those who have power
] sing,
am sure none can think hint at the
King
Lord Hervey, who was lord
privy seal at the time, being called
upon to resign, ventured to remon-
strate. Suppose, Sire he said, 'one
of your majesty's footmen had been
beaten for trying to keep an inso-
lent mob off your coach, which mob
had shown that they. were endeavor-
ing to approach your coach only to
insult you. to force you to let them
drive 1t, or to attempt to overturn
it. Could your majesty possibly at
the instigation of that very mob
turn away the footman with the
same marks of your displeasure
that you would do any servant who
deserves such treatment by the
worst behavior? Keep only those in
your service who had underhand en-
couraged that mob whom he had
resisted? The strange weak an
father. he made this can never be
guessed, and will scarcely be cred
tied when / say it was, my Lord,
there would not be so much striv-
ing for footman's place"
This will show as clearly as any
thing can the great changes which
have taken place in the English
government during hundred and
fifty years. and will also illustrate
the authors style of writing of
these changes. tNew York: The
Company. Sl.5OJ
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LITERARY NOTES.
Maxims Disguised.

A clever burlesque appears In the Ma.
"Bookman." This is an extract from it:
IF actin square didn't do no more thai
make your vittels taste better. it woul,
, be wuth all the trouble"
"And 80
What are yer hoIlerin' about? I aim
hurt, as the feller's ear sed to his funny.
bone
| "Ah
| Wouldn't it jar you to find out folks
don't think no more of you than you dc
of them?"
II ."
There's one good thing about rotten
apple-you don't have to eat it."
"Oh - ="
It's waste OF time tryin' to please a
feller who can't please himself"
Constance rose, pale, agitated, trem-
bling.
Uncle Ober." she gaspingIy calculated.
where did you acquire all the wisdom
you express so qua,ntly?'
The old man reached trembling hand
toward the shelf and pointed to a tattered
volume.
That there book is the Thoughts of
the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antonius.
he family chuckled. IAN I've got to do
is to reel him OF in my own inimitable
way. II feller wasn't allowed to say
nothin' that's been sed before, there
wouldn't be much use for spellin' books"
Contance was awe-struck, captivated.
bewitched.-From Constance de Cordu-
roy."-An Historical Novel-Chapter
XCII. BY Herman Knickerboeker Viele.
The Washington times., 1902-05-04
The Ghost of Burr,

After reading Mrs. Atherton's account
Of Aaron Burr as he appears in her novel.
THE Conqueror." which is based on the
life Of Alexander Hamilton. one is not
surprised to find that some of the old
colonial houses with which he was identi-
fed, and which are still standing, hayo
the reputation OF being haunted Com
modore Thomas Truxtuns old house at
Cranbury. N. j.. to which Burr fed after
he had slain Hamilton. has a secret panel
which leads to bedroom which again is
approached by winding stairway Lead
ing away from the entrance hall up to the
third story. 1t was In this room that
Burr hid for two or three weeks after the
duel. There is much local lore as to the
disasters which happened continually for
the next sixty years to occupants Of the
house-uncanny deaths. The spell was
not broken until the original wings OF the
house were moved by superstitious
owner to the opposite side Of the street.
and the fine old mansion has for the past
quarter o. century been the center Of q
very happy home.
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Things Which Should Not Happen.

When Josephine Dodge Daskam put
"Ardelia" among the children OF her il,
agination in The Madness of Philip, and
Other Stories" she thought. she had hit
upon new thing. Then she went to
Brooklyn. One of the stories was Ar
della in Already" At the end an effusiye
matron rushed up TO her and cried:
''oh, j do think. that's the cunningest
story. And the narre; its"
Yes, I'm rather proud of that name"
sai6 the young writer. Its all my own
Your own? Why. thought yours
My own invention; not my own name.
Nobody in real life ever could have had
such a name as Ardelia."
Il beg your pardon said the Brooklyn
matron, chillingly; my name is Ardelia
That is the only reason ! was interested
in your story"
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The Evolution of Poetry.

"An Introduction to the Study of Eng
lish Poetry" written by Prof. Mark II.
Liddell and published next week by Dou-
bleday. Page & Co. contains a new
theory OF poetry based upon the evidence
of the development of poetic forms of ex-
preston, and treats poetic phenomena as
being definitely movable in terms Of
scientific truth
The Washington times., 1902-05-04
A Story of Texas.

Joseph ". Quail. author of "Brockman's s
Maverick" is at work on new novel of
Texas. II will deal with those troublous
days when Dictator Diaz was massipg
troops on Mexico's eastern border to pre-
vent the return TO that country OF Presi-
dent Lerdo. whom he had expelled.
The Washington times., 1902-05-04
Ford's New Story.

Paul Leicester Ford's Wanted: A
Matchmaker" is to be followed by an
other story in the same amusing vein,
called. Wanted: A Chaperon." Dodd,
Mead & Co. will publish 1t, with illus
trations in color by Howard Chandler
Christy. whose pictures were feature
Of the other book.
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Sir Martin Conway.

Sir Martin Conway the celebrated
mountain climber and author Of The
Bolivian Andes." was the guest few
days ago OF the Authors Club in New
York. Sir Martin has performed some
of the most wonderful feats on record In
the annals OF mountain climbing. and in
THE Bolivian Andes he tells of thrill
ing experiences above the clouds. where
breathing became a matter of serious diff
ficulty. Sir Martin told the Authors Club
that he had now reached a state OF years
and q state Of mind where mountain
climbing was over -arduous work for him.
He is now professor of art history in
Cambridge University.
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Authors and Golf PLAYERS.

Mr. Kenneth Brown, co-author Of
"Eastover Courthouse" the first novel
published in Harper's American Novel
Series, has recently won the champion
ship of the University of Virginia Golf
Club, playing the final round with Mr.
Senje Hiroaka, Japanese student at the
university.
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A New Edition of Ruskin.

The new uniform edition OF Ruskin's
works is 10 be the final one. This edi-
tion-in thirty volumes-will be limited
In number and will contain much hitherto
unpublished material. Its editor Is Mr..
Z. T. Cook.
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Miss Stones Book.

Isbister will publish in England in the
autumn the hook in which Miss E. VI.
Stone intends to relate her experiences
among the brigan1s. Messrs. Mcclure.
Phillips & Co. are the American publish
ers. The narrative is TO appear first as
an illustrated serial in two magazines.
The Washington times., 1902-05-04
Rhodes in a Novel.

The late Cecil Rhodes is supposed to
have been the original of the central char
acter in Anthony Hopes strong novel.
THE God in the Car" published by d.
Appleton & Co.
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George Douglas.

George Douglas, the young scotchman
who set critics buzzing with his THE
House With the Green Shutters" Is hard
at work on a new book. which will be as
gloomy as his other realistic tale.
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An Odd Name

THE Tiger" is to be the odd title Of
a new English weekly projected by Mr. T.
w. ii. CroslaDd. the author of divers
witty fables and burlesque verses.
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The Castle of Chillon.

A building associated with Byron-the
Castle Of Chillon-has been in the last
few years restored with much intelligence
and carefulness. The authorities. 1t is
stated, intend to make the castle an his
torical museum, and some interesting
medieval furniture and wrought iron OBJ
jects are already to be seen there.
The Washington times., 1902-05-04
Mr.. Mallock's New Book

Religion as Credible Doctrine" is the
title of forthcoming book by Mr.. w.
II. Aallock.
The Washington times., 1902-05-04
Psycholoqical Analyst

John Oliver Hobbies is to make another
literary offering to her public in book
called Talks About Temperaments.''
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08
Ouestions in Arithmetic.

If a man tries to carry two ported
plants from the cellar to the front yard
for his wife and one falls and breaks,
what commandment does the man also
break?
A and B are good friends, who live
next door to each other. A bought his
daughter a piano for $780, How much
would give if some one would steal
the piano; also how long will A and B
remain on speaking terms?
A man dies leaving a will How
many lawyers will be required to break
the will and how long will it be before
the lawyers own the estate of the de-
ceased?
A doctor calls on his patient three
times a day. How long viii the pa
tient live and how much viii the doctor
make out of the patient before he dies ?
How long can a half-horse power
man run a four-horse power lawn
mower?
Mary has three green apples and
Johnnie has seven. If Mary eats all of
her green apples and Johnnie eats all
of his green apples, at what hour will
the funerals occur?-Ohlo State Jour.
nal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

strength or craft. and becomes a ver-
table leader OF his kind And Il was
by a series Of occurrences that Puma,
the little cub-cougar, grew up 20 be
one Of the strongest and wisest of his
race
lie always had been remarkably
bright. and as he grew older and
stronger he became one Of the most
reckless, fenr-insplring animals that
ever played havoc with cattle and
sheep, or that ever was so suggestive
OF death TO the inhabitants Of the
small town Of Birehcreek.
Several months had passed and one
day, late IN November, Mother Cougar
was leading her young ones home TO
their den.
Ii was a wintry day; the snow COW
cred the ground and dark clouds We're
swept across the sky. The little cou-
CARS had grown considerably, although
Puma's brother had developed some
internal trouble which made it hard
for him to swallow OF to digest food
without discomfort. and so he was all
ing most Of the time
Just as they were coming around a
small hill. huge grizzly bear doomed
up in front of them. At first he didn't
see them, but Mother Cougar arched
her back and uttered a blood-curdling
scream which was a good enough
warning for any animal but a grizzly
! to change his direction. The little fell
lows were fairly frightened to death,
and ran back some distance into the
woods. But still the grizzly kept on
until he got quite near Mother Cougar,
and again she uttered that wild scream.
| She was terribly enraged now, and
was prepared to fight if he made an
other step in the direction Of her little
ones. The bear raised up on his hind
legs and awkwardly continued his way.
as though he thought himself more
terrifying in that exalted position.
But Mother Cougars fighting blood
was up, and she made couple OF
bounds and a leap that landed her
square on the grlzzly's shoulders. She
buried her teeth deep in the heshy
folds of his chest, and fell to work
with all her twenty claws
For few seconds there was a ter
rible fight, the snow flying in all direc-
tions and the agonized roars Of the
grizzly were pitiful to hear But as
soon as the bear could shake one arm
free, he raised 1t like a powerful club
high in the air, and brought it down
with one awful crushing blow on
Mother Cougars head.
And that was ALL She dropped to
the ground limp and lifeless, while
the grizzly made the best of his way
to the woods, roaring with pain and
fury
The little ones? Well, they were be-
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strnnro 80 Tailors.

Most curious are the sewing or tailor
birds Of India-little yellow things not
much larger than ones thumb. To es-
cape falling prey to snakes and mon
keys, the tailor bird picks up a dead
leaf and flies up into n tree, and with
a fibre for a thread and its bill for a
needle, sews the leaf to a green one
hanging from the tree. The sides are
sewed up, an opening to the nest thus
formed being left at the top. That
a nest is swinging in the tree no snake
or monkey of even man would sus-
pect.
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The "snueRiety Bug"
No doubt you have heard Of a place that is
"snng,"
And perhaps you've been told Of the Dug
in the rug,
And II that is so
You'll an like 10 know
That this tale is about the warm Snug
glety bug"
The "snugglety bug" is a cosey old soul,
But he hides himself often down deep IN q
hole,
Where he's doubtless a-snooze
In a pair of old shoes,
For it must be confessed that his habits
are droll.
The "snugglety bug likes the warmth Of
Or the freight cheerful, when daylight is
done,
lie dislikes bare walls
And he finds splendor pals
On his snug sense of comfort and notion OF
fun.
There's a name that this funny bug goes
by, my dear,
And he lives in all homes where there
comfort and cheer,
if he lives dear, with YOU
You can prove my words true,
For his nickname's Content" he's a guest
without peer
lEa New York Tribune.
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CAN YOU FIND THE CAPTAIN AND TWO SAILORS?

the cord is to be fastened in a loop
to the left handle of the scissors and
then the double cord is to be drawn
through the right handle and secured
to a nail at some distance. Next the
moose at the left handle must be drawn
through the other handle and so on
ward until it is between the two
blades. AS soon as this is done the
cord can easily be loosened and re-
moved from the scissors.
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Ye RHYmEsTER's GALAXY

Here's a maid Of Colonial cast,
With q short wasted gown and some
curls,
Wee slippers. highheeled, narrow last;
Demureat aud slyest Of girls,
And now she a-marketing trips;
And now she the minuet dances.
Her name must be right on your lips
Fair Peggy Of courtly romancesl
Here's a maid in trim tailorsuit
% raglan OF pockets / wis
With stout, cOmmon-sense little boot.
A daahing uniettered young Miss.
She's of in her automobile,
To run Il she's perfectly able
lshe's the same who once perchcd on a
wheel,
Her name-you have guessed it's Mabel.
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Detroit Free Press.

reft Of their one and only friend III
the world. They had crept up nearer
during the fight, and when they saw
her drop lifeless to the ground they
ran up to her. But it was all so
strange; she was so still and quiet;
and they, not knowing what to do, ran
whlmpering off into the woods-Clar-
ence Edwin Booth Crossman, in the
ST. Nicholas.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-08

Here's a maid in an artlcss array
OF dimity- gingham-et Get,
Who lenses aud mocl,s night and day;
a fluffy and kittenish pet
Perhaps. with arms barred, dimply-nice,
She ensconced in the kitchen - u,
Dolly
But. II che Is strong in advice,
And piquant and learned-'tis Polly
Here's the maid who most often is sung,
Whose graces we ever recall;
Who moves like a vision among
The Peggys and Mabels and all.
No matter how varied the guise
The words of the poet may bring her,
Unchanged she remains in the eyes
And heart Of her lover and singer
Edwin J.. Sabin, in PutA.
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limiting the Puma.

The survival Of the ittest.n a law
among wild animals, accounts for most
Of taem having about the same amount
of intelligence, Of course varied ae-
cording to the scale Of animal intellect.
But once ia a while an animal excels
his fellows by superior wisdom,