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The Washington times., 1902-08-10
Essays by Fiske.

The late Mr. John Fiske left two VOL
umes OF essays ready for publication.
They will be published in the early au-
tumn by the Macmillan Company. under
the title Essays: Historical and Lit
erary." They comprise the only post
humous work completed and made ready
for the press by Mr.. Fiske himself be-
fore his death. The contents of the vol
umes will be: Thomas Hutchinson. Last
Royal Governor of Massachusetts:
Charles Lee, the Soldier of Fortune; AL
exander Hamilton; Thomas Jefferson
the Conservative Reformer: James Na1i-
son. the Constructive Statesman; Andrew
jackson, Frontiersman and Soldier; An
drew Jackson, a1i American Democracy
Sixty Years Ago: "Tippecanoe and Tyler
Too;" Daniel Webster; ''Old and New
Ways of Treating History The Boston
Tea Party" Evolution and the Present
Age" John Milton; John Tyndall: Kos
chef, the Deathless;" The Story OF a
New England Town" "reminiscences
OF Huxley
The Washington times., 1902-08-10

One of the historic hooks of this re-
gion is thus pictured:
Elsewhere the gardener has devised
every artiiice of bower. trellis, and par
terre for the ANIMALS and perennials.
the begOnia, gladiolus irides. poppies.
spirae, cystus or carnations, but the
rose reigns in this nook. The rose be-
longed to the Roman garden. laid out in
stiff. geometrical forms. with the shrub
berry clipped in the semblance of ships.
urns and such animals as bears holding
snake in the mouth, arbors, covered
paths. and spaces in the borders for
flowers, the violaria and rosaria of
somewhat sparse adornment
Pliny's little rose OF Como muses.
the tourist in recognition.
''He is a dreamer on this spot. Who
is not? The perfume of the rose per-
meates all his senses. a soft medium of
color. creamy and pink. envelopes the
dell in warm atmosphere.
And another description accompanies
the beautiful view of Bellaggio:
''The promontory of Bellaggio is sup
posed to have been the site of Pliny's
villa of Tragedy. On such height were
constructed pavilion, portico, gallery,
the hot and cold bath. the broad alley
Of the Hippodrome for exercise, the
calorifere hidden in the walls to temper
the first chill OF winter. From the
portals of Tragedy. Pliny gazed on the
sparkling waters. and the boats of the
fishermen with sails spread, shining in
the warm sunshine. All about him
were those elements OF life dear TO the
country gentleman. He might cultivate
paternal lands with his own oxen. watch
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
Conan Doyle's History.

Sir A. Conan Doyle's history Of the
war in South Africa, according TO Lon
don dispatches, has been translated into
round dozen of European and other
languages, and part of one edition has
been reduced TO heliograph signals. This
does not mean that the army is to keep
1t green in memory during maneuvers.
IL happened that the Norwegian YER
sion was printed at a press some miles
away from Christiania. where the book
was issued. A special preface was writ
ten for the Norwegian version. as had
been the case with all the TRANSACTIONS.
and had to be sent in a hurry from
Christiania to the press. But the roads
were impossible after a series of
storms. The telegraph, or even the tel
ephcDe, might have served in this coun-
try. But in country where the sun
fingers they probably get accustomed to
making use of il.
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Even Dickens Newspaper Revives.

popularity of Charles Dickens has ex-
tended even to Household Words" the
paper which Dickens founded, and which
has recently come under new manage
ment. The Literary World says "Its
circulation was numbered by hundreds
few months ago. We see a statement
in the present number that a quarter of
a million copies are being printed of the
next issue The Harpers report large
and ready sales of their new thirty-yol-
ame edition OF Dickens works.
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A Newspaper Woman.

THE. Autobiography of l. Newspaper
Girl" by Elizabeth L. Banks. author of
Campaigns of Curiosity" will come
from the press of Dodd, Mead G Co. in
the fall. Miss Banks experience in
newspaper work is said to be varied and
interesting. She was educated in the
Wisconsin Female College, and began
her business career IN St. Paul. MINI.
Then she went to Peru as private sec
retary TO the American minister, and on
her return here became society editor
OF the Baltimore Herald" She went
TO London in 1892, and she describes her
experiences there very graphically. AZ
ter four years she came back to the
United States, and was connected with
various papers for few years, but fl
nally settled in London. The frontis-
piece of her autobiography is portrait
OF her black French poodle. Judge. to-
gether with his mistress.
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
Thoreau.

The revival of interest in Thoreau is
steadily increasing. Current enthusi-
asm in nature study. among young and
old, has emphasized the great incentive
of this pioneer interpreter of nature
lore Extracts from unpublished letters
and journals of the, Thoreau family and
intimate friends give value to the illus
trated volume. 'Thoreau; His Home.
Friends. and Books" by Mrs. Annie
Russell Marble. soon to be published
by T Y. Crowell e. Co.
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
THE BIOGRAPHY OF HAZLITT

The latest volume in the English
Men of Letters" series published by the
Macmillans is William Hazlitt." by
author has peculiar individuality
which some time ago led somebody to
add new verb to the language of
English reviewers and refer to one of
his school as 'birrelling" The verb is
convenient one and likely to stick At
any rate the critic has never "birrelled'
more pleasantly than in this critical
biography of a writer whom he is pc
culiarly fitted to comprehend. The motto
of the book is "A mans life is his whole
life. not the last glimmering snuff Of
the candle"
There is certain disposition to
generaliZe here and there in this BIZ
ography. which is good in writing of n
more or less misunderstood author The
work of the biographer must often he
that of mediation between his subject
and the public. the correction of the
idea of his subject which the public has
in mind. A specimen of this sort of
writing and of the authors method of
quotation is to be found in one of the
earlier chapters. and runs as follows:
These eight years Q794-1S02) at Wen
were important years in Hazlitt's life.
as well as the history of Europe. Few
young men have so long and so quiet a
time to brood over their thoughts. to
nurse their fanctes. and. IL well may be
to feed their delusions For q senti-
mentalist in grain a severer discipline,
a more rigorous course of reading. would
have been better. Both Hazlitt and his
great contemporary. Landor. cultivated
their self-will at too great a pace dur
ing those years.
1T is never safe to place much re-
lance on the confessions of a man whose
genius lies in picturesque expression.
Hazlitt tells us that during these eight
years he could do nothing I could not
write line, | could not draw a stroke:
was british. In words, in looks. in
deeds, l was no better than a change
ling Again he says: / was at that time
dumb, inarticulate, helpless-like
worm by the wayside. crushed, bleeding.
lifeless.' In 1886 he chanced to take ut,. |
on one of his many rambles. or perhaps
in Shrewsbury, number of the st. |
James Chronicle which contained a long
extract from Burke's Letter to a Noble |
Lord 1t was the first time HazIitt |
had read a line of Burke's Haziitt is |
famous for his first times and this was |
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LITERARY NOTES.
LancelOt in Dutch.

"Morien" is the curious title of an in
teresting little book just issued by the
New Amsterdam Book Company. 1t is
prose translation from the medieval
Dutch version of the 'Lancelot" The
translation was made by Miss Jessie L.
Weston. who translated also the Sir
Gawain" and the Green Knight" and
Tristan and Iseult,' published by the
same Arm. The date of the original is
not known, nor is the author.
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
FROM YALE TO YORKTOWN.

Binon Eliot by James
ani other in
the Revolution The
actors of the day in the
mold Nathan Male Baron
cradle activity 10 be in all the expected
interesting work in the book ann
especially author
has evidently deal
lee the origin
old college the definite
America The Yale
marked quite like that
modelling o
this
undergraduates OF the
had changed a ndred years
there commencement of the ~
gradual ted In anoer m
beauties OF the Chew family Philadelphia prominent
and another there fight The e is
vigorous The Macmillan
ConaaDy)
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
East Africa.

An important work to be issued by
Dodd Mead & Co. is THE Uganda Pro-
tectorate.' by Sir Harry Johnston, G. c.
NJ. C.. X. G. b. The portion of East
Central Africa described contains. within
an area OF some 100000 square miles,
nearly all the wonders, most of the ex-
tremes and signal beauties. and some of
the horrors OF the Dark Continent. There
are to be found the most remarkable
known forms among the African NAM
mails, birds, fish. butterflies, etc. besides
specimens of nearly all the most marked
types of African man.
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A SCRIPTURAL NARRATIVE.


bed attempt rehabtate of
The making Judas
tell MS the
aer of Tbeus Caesar
of the
which
the egess beggar Dogene
1t
that
that the horror and religion
of
The theory that Judas
act was necessary that the he
stress upon the prophetic
book will be likely of fiction
though the chances
regard is
side the simplicity and of the
which approacb
ed
Higgins Coz
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
An Authors Opinion of His Own Work

The other day somebody asked Mr..
II. G. Wells, author of The War of the
Worlds" which of all his books he con-
sidered the best. After some hesita-
ton he replied: Il really do not know
which is my best book. Ny biggest
thing. my most intimate thing my first
line of battleships, is 'Anticipations.' -
He added that he liked The War of the
Worlds" because of the destruction
there was in it, and said that he con-
sidered his novel. The Invisible Man."
"a significant piece of story writing"
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
A Life of Bret Harte.

Dodd. Mead & Co. announce that they
will publish shortly the authorized
Biography of Bret Harte," written by
Mr.. T. Edgar Pemberton, the author of
several wellknown theatrical biog-
raphies. Mr.. Harte's family have cor
3ially offered 20 place all material at
Mr.. Pembcrtous disposal. and. in fact.
II was their desire that Mr. Pembcrton
should write his life.
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
A DEMONSTRATION of Hiawatha.

Messrs. Houshton, Miffiin G. Co. an
nounce for immediate publication a
drama tical arrangement of Longfellow's
Song of Hiawatha." prepared with
special reference to its presentation as
play by school children. 1t has al
ready been successfully given III Chi
cago. and it is thought that it will ap-
peal to both teachers and children
wherever the poem itself is known and
loved
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
Sensational Sales.

Harper & Bros. have just sold | 300
copies of THE Right of Way" in sin
gle day. This is evidence OF the last
ing vitality and popularity of a really
good book, for this, Sir Gilbert Parker's
greatest novel, was published last year.
The Washington times., 1902-08-10
English Literature.

Messrs. Houghton, Miffiin G. Co. an
nounce for Publication in September a
Students History of English Litera-
turc," by Prof. William Edward 81
of Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

promoters to combine 1t with the other breweries
in Paterson.
Il will never consent let the of Hinchlire
pass away. after all the efforts of the house to
make it what it is. declared Mayor repeatedly
But finally the trust promoter prevailed and the
name of Hnchlife has been lost in the Paterson
Brewing and Mailing Company, of which Mayor
Hinchfe is president
His business as a brewer and his connection
with the saloons have caused him to be constantly
pillorted by the clergy, and it is never failing
theme for hts political enemies But these attacks
do not to have worried him much and they
have not hurt him the public estimation. for
the people have elected him member OF the
Board of Education, Tax Assessor. State Senator
wants to be Governor, and, although it is also said
cratic State Convention and for years his political
opponent has declared that he can never be Gov
such declaration, and II he decides TO into the
have been in hard contest when it is over
He has never been an organization Democrat but
bonG RE gain 9 heir ends Since b baS mo 9 were
this coterfe 10 has been known as % the nebfs
cabinet and they get the credit for the complete
Previous to two years ago ali the city ofdes WeEe e
flled by Republicans. To-day they are filed by
The Mayor is a stanch friend and relentless foe
Robert 6. Brenner. young newspaper man,
Of service to the Mayor IN his campagn for re,
of the canvass, and the Mayor thought well OF
Passaic Herald and turned it TO the young
newspaper man. IN the way political plums
have fallen for his other friends
Even in his official capacity he does take the
trouble conceal his personal dislike for
envy. At last falls election ne wanted certain po-
lice officers placed at certain polling places pre-
sumabiy for politicsl results in his own favor.
Chief Graul, who favored the Republican candidate
for Mayor. refused TO obey his order. His hatred
for the chief dated from that episode Since then
he has consulted with the chief recog-
nized him the head of the police department.
When he had any communications to make to that
department he made them through Captain Birn-
son, and this ir1ensif ID the i'll feeling between
him and the chief When the riots occurred and
he had a chance TO find fault with the chief who
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

the British located what Is now Broadway.
which is divided by a beautiful ravine-
our Fire Department. with A membership Of
TWO hundred and fifty. IS Up to date in equipment
and apparatus There Is natural water pressure
OF two hundred pounds. IN case Of fire.
The streets and parks abound with handsome
shade trees, and many Of the streets Canopied
by wide spreading boughs extending from trees on
opposite sides of the street
To the person whose tastes are aesthetic the town
OF White Plains is surrounded by the beautiful and
picturesque; but the best Of all TO him who seeks
To bring mp family in the way IT should 60
the churches. the public schools and library chal-
lenge the attention of the father, mother. sister
and brother
The stately building Of the Roman Catholic church
is in architecture faultless. and is commanding in
its exterior, churchy and delightful in its decora-
tions. Much also can be said Of the Protestant
Episcopal Presbyterian Methodist and Baptist
churches whose representatives, are among
most respectable residents
The library abounds in English and American
literature Of both standard and current series and
every facility is given for the enjoyment Of this
delightful and Instructive pastine.
And last. but not least. I commend with
than ordinary earnestness the splendid facilities
given TO the education Of the young by public
schools The high school is second none in the
State and challenge comparison with any in
the country The high standard ii maintains and
the splendid corps of teachers it possesses give to
White Plains a society OF young men and women to
be admired and cultivated. In generations yet to
come the faithful mental and moral training given
by our schools viii have its indeIible impress.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

theory The 9th is a gallant and extremely ef-
fsctive regiment. and TO it a body. and its
members as individuals. there is such thing as
fear In the Cgur d'Alene riots in Idaho the sth
Cavalry made an enduring record for bravery
From the moment when first the regiment went
into action against the rioters its reputation for
reckless bravery. coupled with cooness and de-
termination when in action. was made The tale
of the Coeur d AIene riots IS OF unbridled law
lessness OF rapine, OF destruction property and
OF bloodshed. One o. the first acts the strikers
was 70 coast a dynamite loaded car down in
cline. II exploded the bottom. and sixty-two
lives were sacrificed. This wholesale killing
followed by others until the whole countryside was
in a state of terror and the only law was mob law.
and anarchy seemed completely enthroned- II was
when things had come this pass that the eth
Cavalry came. and what a coming 1t was,
Upon those hardy mine owners who had braved
the dangers that beset them and remained 70
guard their properties the strikers had served no.
tice that they must leave the country Eleven
o'clock on the following morning set as the
hour departure, and the penalty of disobedience
to this arbitrary fat was dea h. The mine cy-rers
knew but the strikers did not that the 9Th Cav
airy had been ordered TO the CGur d'Alene region
and was due at 1880 O'Clock. short half hour
earlier than the time scheduled for their
forced departure After anxious night came
an equally anxious day Would the 9th arrive IN
time? That was the burning question
The railroad tracks lay along the side of creek
which was crossed by a bridge, under which the
strikers had placed dynamite in large quantity
cross the creek hill rose and this hill was bare
of grass or trees Fire had scorched and killed all
vegetation on it. and its sides in consequence rose
bleak and forbdding Upon its shoulders and crest
the strikers began to assemble the dawn grew
into day. Their purpose TO make good their
threat that the mine owners should hit the pike
at Il o'clock HaIf-past 10. therefore, found them
in orninous force upon the hillside
Then came the 9th. and as the train that car
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

make his home in" desire to present some of
the reasons for believing that White Plains quail
lies Itself fulIy ideal place q residence for
New-York business man
Our Municipality has d population Of 1900
inhabitsEtS. with groy=neuts of every public
nature unsurpassed by any city town of its size
y the State. Tie town is strictly a residential
place L has factories
The total tax rate is less than > per cent.
which. when our splendid public improvements are
considered. makes a marvellous showing 70 those
Interested first in taxation when selecting sub
urban place Of residence
Ne can also boast Of the greatest facilities for
railroad travel OF any town of equal distance from
Manhattan Borough. There are ninery-three trains
daily t. and from NeW-York City. running on the
srerage time of thirty-hve minutes Trolley lines
extend every direction. 10 tie Sound on the East
and the Hudson on the west. The great mass OF
People who commute daily between here and the
Grand Central Station each pay p cents day for
that privilege.
The watcrw0rks system Is one Of the most com
Pe1e in the state. and the State Board Of Health,
sffer careful analysis Of the water. has pro-
BOUNCED II unsurpassed in purity IN the State
Our roads compare with those OF any town or
city in tho State The business streets built Of
NT7hed brick while the cutlsying streets and ave-
nues are Of macadan. They are kept in constant
repair. Residence streets by custom long since
sdopte5- laid in width varying from one
hundred TO three hundred feet
There are three banks in the town The Central
Bank has a capital Of se0eoo and a surplus oc
1e4s0. aid deposits of s52oooo- The White Plains
Bank has a capital of $3.50 go and deposits of
ss9eea. The Home Savings Bank. which has been
organized but few years has deposits OF Sl25e,e1
This town boasts Of the finest views for resi-
aential purposes in Westchester County At Ger
tain points one can stand and view Long island
Sound and turn in the opposite direction and see
the waters OF the Hudson River and the Palisades.
White Plains is historical town as we'll The
battlefield where the battle of White Plains was
fought. on October IS I776, is on Chatterton HILL
which commands a view for twenty miles around
This spot was occupied by the Americans. while
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
CHIEF " HiGfSTRtTE or PATERSON
WHO REHOTED CHIEF or
BDIICE
POLICE.

one % the most picturesque figures before the
public Is John HtnchI:fe Mayor Of Pa ,erson His
acts and utterances in the of the strike
there have attracted much attention to himself
as was given the disorders. and this is not the
first time that he has gained public notice Four
months ago. when Paterson was visited by a
great fire. Mayor Hinchliffe astonished the country
by refusing III aid from the outside
Paterson can take care of its own he declared
and all contributions from outside the city were
fused.
1t is characteristic of the man that wherever he
Is placed he becomes the central figure His public
career has been turbulent the experiences
through which Paterson is passing. He is de-
nounced by his bitter enemies and
lauded as q hero by his stanch friends and he has
many of both
Any one Of the striking dyers helpers whether
they know him personally not. him in
the street and greet him with Hello jack as
freely as his fellow members OF the Hamilton Club.
Although he is a man of wealth and lives In
handsome home in Broadway he $ Jack 70
every man in the street sweeping gang. and no one
ever thinks of calling him anything else. In poll
tics since he boy. he has roughed II at the
polls with the ward heeIers and the purchasable
vote and he Is thoroughly familiar with that part
OF the community Yet his greatest detractors
never said of him that he cUrried favor with them
ne is well able TO inspire enthusiasm among
them. however. tor although of medium height and
slight build he is as sinewy a tiger and ath-
ete Of considerable repute. In his younger days he
cared to him. Even now. although he is
ffty-two years old he would give a good account
of himself. He always fond of sports and for
years he of the best players on the crack
Paterson cricket team. He was also known as A
curler and baseball player.
Soon after he first elected Mayor about five
years ago. there crusade against Sunday
baseball by the clergy. The Mayor had been in the
habit OF going 10 the game Willard Park
jCst outside the city Dean McNuIty. whose church
the Mayor attended went up TO the park one Sun
day TO try stop the game. The alarm was given
and among the first the venerable priest saw run
ming through the cemetery adjoining the park was
the Mayor
He ran like one possessed" said the dean laugh
ing heartily afterward he told the story AZ the
expense Of the Mayor
Mayor HinchIne had hard taskrnaster m his
father. under whom he got fine business training
The elder Hinchn1e established one OF the largest
breweries in the state and when he died John
who the oldest took the leading part in
conducting the business. The ale that they brewed
gained a wide reputation. and it the thought
OF giving Up the than anything else
that long stood in the way OF the efforts of trust