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The Washington times., 1903-02-22
ENCLAND,s OMAR CLUE.

T he publishers output Of 1881 vol
L umes for the past year in Eng
land has stung certain readers in
the organization Of an Omar Club. This
body has nothing TO do with him OF the
quatrains. but has as its patron the
CaIph who did Cor did uoO destroy the
Alexandrian library. It's aims. as set
forth in the London Daily News" are
as follows:
The forthcoming Omar Club is to be
modelled on the organization Of the late
Thugs: each member will pledge himself
to destroy a certain number Of new
books IN the course Of each month. and
TO do his utmost to dissuade al least two
authors Publishers and their readers
will be specially welcomed under the
second heading In fragrant cases it may
be invoked against Guy Boothby. s. r.
Crockett. and the others who insist on
producinc more than two works in a
year There Will. IL is hoped. be no
limitation placed on the numbers Of the
club. and special effort viii be made
by the offer OF vice presidencies and
similar honors-to induce voluminous
authors 20 join. The examples Of Pope.
Rogers. Crabbe. MoIiere. and Lady Bur
ton Will be written in letters Of gold on
the walls Of it's habitation. AS mot
TO. it may be suggested that the sugges-
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
CONQUEST OF ROME
This Work of Comparatively New Italian Novelist
Wide Attention

view OF modern Rome. Inevitably. per
haps. 1t will be compared with the
work Of Crawford; but whereas the work
OF Crawford delights through its char
acter-drawing. the relations Of the char
acters with one another. which one feels
would be much the same in England.
Italy. France. or America. the work Of
Matilde Serao owes its interest largely
TO the additional fact that these are
Enthusiastically Italians
In short. the one view is from the out
side and the other from the inside. and
that is the important difference. There
is a chapter describing the carnival
which is well worth anybody's atten-
ton.
For the rest. the style Of the author
is wholly impersonaI; she never betrays
interest in the fortunes Of her hero or
heroine; one feels that she is there to
portray, not to make moral reflections:
she is never partisan. Altogether. this
is a strong book from any point of view,
and. like it or not like it as you may. it's
Importance as representative novel of
this generation cannot be gainsaid
CNew York: Harper & Bros-)
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

Abbey, close beside the bust of Walter
Scott II was unveiled by Mrs. Severn
on his birthday. February s. 1902
with a simple village funeral. and
with gathering OF relations and inti-
mates, he was laid in a grave beside
his old friends. the Beevers. beneath a
fir tree. close to the chiIdren's school
The only unusual feature in the burial
was the presence OF rich colors. and the
absence Of all black. which he so hated
even in mourning The pail upon his
coffin was Of bright crimson silk. en-
broidered with his favorite wild roses
on a gray field, and inscribed with the
motto. Unto This Last
The chanceI was filled with wreaths.
white, green and violet; and foremost Of
all was the great cross laid there by his
cousin. Joan Severn. consisting OF the
red roses he loved
81 There was no black about his bury
ing except what we wore for our own
sOrrow.' says his friend. secretary. and
biographer, who has left so fine a trib-
ute, in the life. to the memory OF his
MASTER
Let there be no black about our
memory of him. say all OF US who love
a beautiful nature and honor a rare
genius" New York: The Macmillan
Company
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
DU MAURIER's LATER YEARS.

= GORGE ". sMALLEY says OF Du
" Maurier:
So imperfect was his vision during
all the later years of Du Maui
rier's life that he used to draw twenty
or fifty times the scale OF the block from
which the drawing was finally printed
for Punch" His studio in the little
house at Hampstead was curiosity.
with its great areas OF blackboard and
other material, half the space Of one
side filled with them.
He was beset, moreover. with the fear
that his invention would fail him He
was always saying: Give me an idea;
give me q subject. can think OF moth
ing"
He kept what he quantity called a
joke pot. into which he cast the letters
which came 20 him by post. often from
persons. with suggestions for
cartoons. But he lever lost his faculty
Of seeing what was about him You
could trace his eomings and goinKs by
the subjects he treated in Punch
London. the French coast, Whitby and
many other places.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
EPIGRAMS.

LLD ITS OF ANTHRACITE" is the
n rather suggestive title OF a
tiny book OF epigrams by an
author who appears under the name OF
Winters" but who is really Miss Gardi-
ner of Washington. Some of them are
better than other some. but here are a
few specimens,
with woman religion is either es-
thetiC or asCeuc. luxury or a cross
She wears it either as she does a sprinr
bonnet or as a monk does bis camel-i
hair shirt
CWere the hair shirts Of the monks
made OF CamoIs hair?)
Human nature is the very devil Tor
upsetting human plans
1T were better TO be the last rose
of summer than the first pumpkin vine
of spring"
washington; Privately printedJ
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
Are New Stories NTH THE N.TE
WhoA Are in of

tive lines Of Mr.. lie Gallienne should be
adopted.
Have you loved the good books OF the
world
And written nOneZ
Have you loved the great poet
And burnt your little rhyme?
o. be my friend. and teach me to be
thinei
Ultimately the Society OF Authors may
pass a self-denyfng ordinance and ANAL
gamate with the Omar Club, when the
excellence Of It's propaganda Is clearly
perceived. Much peace would follow.
publishers capital might be devoted to
really useful purposes. and we should
at last have time to read Don Quixots"
and Boswell.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

Game still talking It seemed as IL
was never so hungry in my life Well.
on toward dinner time Game finally be-
thought himself OF other engagements.
I suppose. for. expressing his regrets
that he had been unable TO meet me. he
took his leave II was not until then
that Mrs. Crawford thought of her poor.
hungry husband / hardly care to have
Game talk me out OF another meal.
even to enjoy the pleasure of your
charming society, madam"
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
mo HERO"
HE author of The Shadow of the

II He author Of THE Shadow OF the
l Rope" z. ". Hornung. whose new
novel. NO Hero" will be pub
lishcd by the Scribners this spring. is
not Australian born. as has been stated
recently in several newspapers. He is
an Euglishman. born in Middleboro in
1856. He did not go to Australia until
he was eighteen years old. and only re-
NAMED there two years. fact that
probably accounts for the vividness and
the correctness OF his iIlpr assions. He
has been doing literary work ever since
his return 10 England and has been
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
WILL WRITE A BOOK.

II ENRIETTA CROsMAN is going 10
L write the story Of her girlhood
next summer. while roughing IL in the
Rocky Mountains.
She was born az an army post in a
hostile Indian country. and was the com
panion Of her father. Major Crosman.
on many perllOus expeditions. She has
been noted among her associates for her
thrilling stories on Indian war. prairie
fires. etc. and a New York publisher has
persuaded her 10 put her "reminiscences
into print.
Eden Phnlpotts has a brother who
has spent many years in Africa. He
has given him inspiration and local
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
THE CONQUEST OF ROME by
Matilde Serao. is the latest

-'ltAtAt-AN A-NLtA1 ~ AALI A-Alt.-a-
novel Of an author who has
been called 1.-The most prominent i'm
agiuativc writer of the latest genera
zion in Italy" The Land Of Cockaync. %
a story dealing with the influence of the
lottery in Italian life, was the first OF
her works TO be translated into English.
and attracted some attention a year OF
two ago by its realistic presentation OF
certain phases OF italian character.
The present novel is more ambitious
in its theme. the hero being n pro-
vincial legislator who comes to Rome
with the idea Of making a reputation.
The title is sardonicaIly misleading,
however, the end being not the con-
quest OF Rome by the Honorable San
giorgio. but its conquest OF him. In
some Of its chapters the story is curl
ously like some recent romances Of po-
litical Washington.
Neither Artificial Nor Intense.
Those who take up this novel with the
expectation Of finding in it's pages a
series OF rhapsodies of the fervid and
erotic style Of D'Annunzio will be disap-
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

W SIN -, @." ia. T 20 .:.... I; 'e :,
equally simple addresses by
NIinot J. Savage. They are mostly con
cerned with the relations between men
and women in the family and elsewhere,
a subject on which some otherwise SEN
sible people are often so muddIed that it
is. perhaps. a good thing 20 have some
man Of acknowledged ability, like Dr.
Savage, step in with a few words on the
matter. even if what he says be only the
commonest kind of horse sense.
When, for example. he says fatty and
plainly that love. and only love. will
justify marriage, and that a Ioveless
marriage becomes no better when the
price paid for it is large. he says a
thing which the great majority of peo-
pie know is true, and which only the
false sentimentaiism or artifciality OF
an artificial class ever pretended was
otherwise.
II there are any OF his readers in
danger of being swayed by the sophis-
tries of people who try to argue that
loveless marriage is wise, OF honorable.
or necessary. they viii do we'll TO take
in his argument and digest It.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
MUSHROOMS.

E(THE MUSHROOM BOOK" by
Nina L. Marshall, will be in
teresting and valuable to am
ateur students of botany. 1t contains a
key by which those eccentric growths of
the vegetable world may be analysed
and classified. and also a detailed BIZ
ography OF the mushroom from spore to
fungus.
Not the least valuable feature OF the
book is the picture work. The illustra-
tiOns are numerous and good BY care
ful examination Of them one may see
plainly the difference between the edible
Agaricus campestris and it's poisonous
relatives, and be proof thenceforth
against the old joke about the way TO
tell a mushroom from a toadstool at the
risk of your life. New York: Double
day Page & Coz
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

growing steadily in the esteem of his
home public. The Shadow of the Rope"
has won him great praise from the Brit
ish press.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22

color for an exciting boys book 10 be
called The Golden Fetish" Mr.. Phill-
potts is. however. planning an African
sOjourn on his own account this spring.
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
A SPORTING EDITORS STORY.


l. Ned Barrett's WIFE" appears In
the February Lippincott's. served
a long apprenticeship as a newspaper
reporter. and not infrcduently he uses
his personal recoIlections Of that time
as foundations for his fiction. But the
story OF the only time he ever wrote
up a prizefght is so narrowing that
he never has had the heart 20 put one
Of his heroes through such an adven-
ture.
Il never was much of a sporting edi-
tor" is the way Mr.. Flower tells it.
zone day the city editor told me 10 20
to a prizenght. lie didn't know just
where # was going TO be. but Of course
] could find that out Well, I did. That
was at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and
at was in touch with some OF the
sports. and had learned that a special
train was 10 leave az 9 TO carry the
party over the State line into Indiana.
Il went with IL. naturally. We went
70 a town where Il was customary to
'ruU or minor Chicago fights. but there
had been a change OF administration or
something. and We were warned away.
after standing in a drizzIiag rain for an
hour while the managers dicl1ered with
tho officials. We moved on about ten
miles 20 a siding. which was said TO be
near a barn. which could be used
we Dlodded through the rain and
the mud for a mile and a half to the
barn, and had just arranged the pre-
E1inaries when farmer and his TWO
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
"a LOOK OF DOOM"

HENRY SETON MERRIMAN Rugh
| | scotD, author OF The Vultures.
will not permit the publication of his
portrait. and the nearest idea the pub
lie has of his appearance is gathered
from the statement that he resembles
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Really" remarked a friend OF this
author. ''if Scott would turn down his
collars, and his hair (which ne wears
brush iashion). the likeness 10 r
l. S. would re striking" He is further
described as "taH and long limbed.
careless as regards clothes. lazy as re-
Rlrds movement; with the same sharp
yess of feature and brilliance Of eye that
suggested delicacy in Stevenson; the
same humorous curve OF the mouth
and in rare moments OF self-abandon
there is the same tragic look OF doom. 20
The Washington times., 1903-02-22
Savage Has New Interesting
and Marimony

On ZEN AND WOMEN is the
w simple title Of a collection Of
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
Large Land Sale.

Three farms. aggregating ten hundred
and forty-hvr acres of improved land.
among the best in quality and location in
this county. forming the bulk of the
landed estate of the late Mrs. Elizahet
Black Groomr, relict Of the late Col.
John {. Groome were sold mt public auc-
tion i'll this town. on Monday. by Albert
Constable. .Ir.. Attorney for the EXecu-
triccs of Mrs. Groome'S estate.
y farm of BAG acres. on the road from
Cccilton to Earlcville. WAS sold to DR..
j. J. Back. of New Castle Dol. for
Sll $50. y second farm of 40 acres. in
thr same district on the south side of
Eii River, was purchased by Mrs. Eli
Znhcth &. Constable, of E!kton, for S1O,-
2Ch. y thir.. farm. containing DO acres.
no"r ElEton, was sold to James r. Kirk
of Chesapeake City, for 5000. A small
hose and lot in Elkton. was sold to
George II. Howard. for S:j35.
y tract of woodland containing 100
acres. lying on the Nottingham road.
three miles from Elkton, was withdrawn.
aS was also Il tract of eight acres. in
ELTON, with frort of Al feet on
North Street extended.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
Catholic Benevolent Legion,

The Elkton Council of the G. Il. H..
for which ~. J. e. V. Smith. supreme
Org lnizer has been gathering material
amongst the pariShonrrS of the Church
of the immaculate Conception. is max
ing rapid progress. The leading Catholic
business men of the town have made ap-
plication to be included in the charter
list.
Rev. Father +. +. Arnd. the Pastor,
Is pleased to note that applications are
also coming III from the country districts.
hS he regards this Order as one of the
finest means of acquainting the Catholics
with one another. it will create an in
t"rcSt in each others welfare and be of
great benefit to the families of its MEM
bcrS i'll the time of greatest need. To
those who avail themselves of this Op-
rortunity To join aS charter members.
there is quite II saving in the cost to Join.
All Catholics between the ages of Is and
- years. are eligible ana should make
application without delay if they intend
to he registered as charter members.
Mr. Smith will receive applications
through Rev. Father Arnd. or Dr. VIM.
ID. Caw!ey. North Street Elkton. who
has been commissioned aS Medical EX-
aminer in this section for the Order.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
An Incident In Libby Prison,

The "Whig" has been informed that
Bishop McCabc'S lecture on "Thc Bright
side of l.iEhy Prison containS an in
trrrstin= account of the drawing of lots
/" that notorious hlhitat of Union SOL
cierS captured by the ConfcdcratcS. by
which Il selection was to he made uf one
of the Union prisoners then in Libby
Prison. for execution. in retaliation for I
Nonfc'cr"tr prisoner in Union hands.
wlo WIS Threatened with execution. The
interest of Cecil county people in con
lection with this recital of the Bishop.
ccture. lies in the fact that Rev. Joseph
Il. c'Pnrsor'1 Brown. who was Chaplain
Of the Sixth Maryland Regiment. and
who WIS beloved wherever known. was
ore of the Libby prisoners ut the time.
'nd was selected to draw the lots by the
Confederate authorities in charge of the
prison.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
A Practical Christian

The Rev. George \. PhorbuS. in 1879
and 1876, Pastor of the Elkton NJ. f..
Church. and who died recently in Brook
lyn y. V. was an educated and Schol-
arly man. with heart ovcrfowing with
the milk of human Kindness. \ single
act challenged our admiration of him.
nd which we know was never mad"
public. One bright Christmas Day. he
earned that Il family who worShipprd at
his church, pinchcd by poverty they could
lily conceal. We're about to pass their
Christmas without ray of Christmas
cheer and that their family ar,lcr was
MS bare as the cupboard of the traditional
Mother Hubbard.
But with him. the secret pleasure of "A
generous act was his greatest happiness.
he mad no Supcr-ahundancc ON his own
table. but the unhappy faces of his de-
'tltutc friends unsettled him. He sat
down ut his own board. and invoking
Coos blcsSir. on the food before him.
asked for basket, which was brouyhr
him. Then. dividing in two equal por-
tonS every dish upon the table. and
p!ach" them carefully in the basket. he
carried them to his destitute friends. and
returning to his home. ate the happieSt
Christmas dinner of his life. Like Gold
smiths immortal village Pastor
Pleased with his guests, the good man
learned to glow.
And quite forgot their follies in their
Woe,
Careless their merits. or their faults 70
sean,
His pity gave. ere charity began
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
A Verdict For $4,000.

The jury in the ease of Mrs. Agnes
EmmonS. against the Board of Town
commissioners of Chesapeake City.
which has been on trial for several DAYS
i'll the Circuit Court for Kent county. ut
ChcStcrtown. rendered verdict for
Sa.WDO in her favor. on Saturday. Mrs.
EmmonS was severely hurt by fall on
il defective boardwalk maintained by
the municipal authorities of Chesapeake
City. and brought suit against the town
for her personal injuries. She was repre-
Scntcd by Messrs. John s. Writ and Al
bert Constable. Jr. Ex-senator Austin
l.. Crothers ana tichard Hynson appear.
ing for the defendants. Exceptions were
taken during the trial. and the case will
20 to the Court of Appeals.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
DEATHS.
REBECCA s. HEISLER.

Mrs. Rcbecca :. HeiSler. widow of
BarZillni HciSlcr. died ut her home, in
Wilmington, Del, on Monday morning,
in the S4th year of her age. Mrs. Heis-
Ter was Il native of Cecil county, and
was born ut the Brick Meeting House,
on June 10th, 1919. In 1910 she married
Barzllai IciSler. successful manufact-
urer and worker in copper, and who dur
ing his life was II prominent Methodist
of that city. Mrs. Heislcr was the
mother of four children. the late Col h.
X. llciSler, the late Henry Il. Heisler.
Mrs. Etta Lawrence. and Frances w.
HriSlcr. who survive her. The funeral
services We're held ut her late residence,
on French Street, on Thursday. with in
termem in the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Cemetery
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
A Surprise Party.

y pleasant Surprise Party was given
George w. PoiSt. Mt his home. near
Noodlawn. on Saturday evening last
June 9th. in honor of his twenty-frst
birthday. Those present numbered about
forty. He was the recipient of many
useful presents. among them being n
beautiful gold watch. given him by his
mother. At about ten thirty o'clock. we
were invited to the dining-room, where
ice cream. cake and fruit in abundance
were served. and enjoyed by all. At
twelve O'Clock. after having spent a very
pleasant evening, we left for our homes
wishing George many happy returns Of
the anniversary.
A GUEST.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
What The Committee Did.

State Conventions September
9, in Baltimore.
Fourth Judicial District Con-
We tion-September 3, i'll Cum
berland.
Primaries in all the counties
August IS.
Uniform regulations adopted.
Harmony prevails, at least on
the surface, and Mudd and Nc
Comas shake hands.
Resolution offered by Mr..
Mudd indorsing Roosevelt for
the Presidential nomination un-
animously adopted.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
INTERMENTS.

The funeral of Alfred u. Crockett. who
died ut his home. near Warwick. aged
Sevrnty-three years, took place on Satur-
day. the intcrmcnt being in Forest Gem
rtery. Middletown. Del. \ widow and
two sons survive him.
The remains of Miss Susan Watson
Evans were inferred mt Head of Christ
lana Cemetery, on Thursday. last week
81" WAS the daughter of the late John
Watson Evans and died at her home. in
Newark. Del.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
West Nottingham Academy.

The 1G2nd Annual Commencement of
the West Nottingham Academy took
place on Thursday, when the following
were graduated Dare Hopkins, Alex,
Mitchell, Henry Shaw, Clarence Oldham
and Leslie Palmer, The Alumni Asso-
citation he'd reunion which was largely
attended. Among the speakers were
William I. Warhurton. Esq. of Elkton,
DR.. j. NJ. II. Rowland. of Baltimore: !:
Prof. Roland Watts. of Western Mary
land College. and Rev. w. NJ. j. Eckles,
Of Hhiadelphin.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
WILLIAM KIRK.

William Kirk. II venerable and respect
ed citizen of this county died at his
home, near Calvert. on May Both. from
the effects of paralysis. He was eighty
six years of age. and is survived by
seven children-AIrS. Mary GoodEow. of
Wilmington. Del; Miss Cornclia Kirk.
Mrs. John Grier and Theodore Kirk. of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Brinton Jackson. Of
Nnnticoke. Pa. Miss ELLA and Clifford
Kirk. of Calvert.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
VIII Camp At Belajr,

The Maryland State Militia will go
into encampment this year IT Belnir, on
ju'y 9th to 10Th, and the members of
Company f.. of Elkton. are looking for
ward to the event with pleasant antici-
patton.
That Belair has been selected is denied
by the Baltimore Sun of Thursday
which states upon the authority of Gov
ernor Smith, that the statement is pre-.
mature.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
Plant Sold.

Mr.. III. III. Haines. of Rising Sun. ?s
cert for the owners, has sold to Mr. w.
j. kcndig. Of Quarryvillc. Pa. all the
"nchinery and appnrtrnanceS of the
Rising Sun Shoe Manufacturing Con-
pany. Mr., Kendig has also rented the
CompHny's factory building. and will at
oNcc begin the manufacture of shoes
there.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
Academy Building For Public School U.s.,

the control of the County School Com
miSSioners. it is likely that the lower
grades of the public school will be trans
forred to the building. and Miss Emma
l.. Lewis and Miss Alice Frazer probably
selected as teachers in charge.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
MRS. MARTHA \. ROGERS.

Mrs. Martha \. Rogers. wife of How
ard Rogers. died at her home. near
Pleasant Hill. yesterday morning. Fri
day, in her Goth year. Mrs. Rogers be-
for" her marriage was Miss Martha
Hooker, of Pennsylvania. Her husband
and four children survive her. viz, Oddie,
Louisa. Linda and Robert Her funeral
will take place on Monday afternoon. at
o'clock. Intermcnt at Rosebank Gem
ctcry.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-06-13
HARRY &. WILDSMITH.

Harry {. WildSmith. formerly of this
county. resident at North East. died on
sunday. ut the home of his son, in Bal
timorr. after Il lingering illness. The
funeral was held on Tuesday, at North
East. under the management of the G.
y. Il. lnterment at the NJ. Il. Cemetery.