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The Washington times., 1903-01-25
Justin Mccarthy Writes a Remarkable History
Of Queen Anne and Her Tmes-A Diagno-
sis Of the Literary and Political Ailments
Of That Interesting Period.
COIN BACK EAST

TWAS years places best
a strappn youngster when started for the West:
= the plain
by by my go hack again
They wouldn't let alone; Ruth, she set
Somehow let her have grandchden
journeys couldn't seem
place was there but the same
A upstart never lis name
how used 0 he understand.
topsy-turvyed every rod o. o
garden house in field instead
bush flower that mother
sprout tree"
OF all her "pinys" anywhere her Posey
I, God, disappear
o that we'll a journey
filed a brink,
Twas Of St o
Microbes in fathers well! I'll bet
There this i
I thought water
I swore.
7 asked for all boys girls to know we'll
10
a
of o
m
Why Robert Chambers you've grown!
sister once-hey? AIebbe it me-"
I her,
gOne-tvas
hat svinmin'
nd
As when t Iast-why, 1 against he sky.
The gone a stump
boys girls that loved it well
holer.'
7 Iow-the hOrer wasn't there
And where he log sehoolhouse academy
Looked down fairly angered me
small;
I wanted so to find my friends, all
I sat down couldn't
cried just like child
90 grandpa! grandpa! you
slipped her hand in mine ande we left for home
NELLY HART wooDwoRTH
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HE announcement Of a new
work by Justin Mccarthy her
i aids always an event OF some
importance to the literary world and
his latest history. THE Reign Of
Queen Anne" has the additional in
terest which belongs to books dealing
With material more or less new. To
be sure, the various personages and
events Of the reign Of queen Anne
have been very thoroughly discussed
in one way or another, but it has been
in a disconnected and disjointed man
ner very different from the way in
which the EHzabethan age, for ex-
ample, has been handled.
Nr. McCarthy's work is the first
connected history Of this reign, and,
like all Of his writings, it is interest
ing. There are some authors who
could probably make a post office di-
reetory entertaining # they put their
minds to It. and he is one Of them.
It must not be inferred, however,
that the material with which he deals
in this book is dull; far from it. The
age which knew Jonathan Swift and
Dick Steele, WaIpole and BoIingbrole,
Marlborough and William Penn. could
not be commonplace
But the fact remains that to the
average reader the personality Of
Queen Anne is as shadowy as an old
fashioned ambrotype portrait and
about as commonplace. and that her
reign, coming between the picturesque
vieissitudes Of the Stuart dynasty and
the French and Indian wars under the
Georges. to say nothing Of the war for
American independence, which partic-
uIarly engages the attention Of stu
dents on this side OF the sea, remains
in the minds Of most people a vague
chaos Of "MaIbrouck sen va-ten
guerre," cottage architecture and the
Blenheim spaniel. Even Marlborough
might have been much less distinct in
their memories had it not been for DU
Maurier with his TriIby-
It Is. therefore, good that a writer
with the imagination and skill Of Jus
tin Mccarthy has taken it upon him
self TO gather up all the scattered
threads Of romance, Of biograp ply, Of
letters, OF fiction. Of political intrigue
and great strokes Of craftsmanship,
Of popular sentiment and religious
strife. which belong to this period, and
weave them into a connected nara
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
The Pit, :" by Frank Norris-His Posthumous
Novel Is a Powerful American Industrial
Epic0ther Gossip from Bookland and
What Authors Are Doing and Saying.

machine persisted; but it moved with
rapidly Of vibration that seemed 70
be tearing the tissues Of being into
shreds. while its rhythm beat out the
old and terrible cadence: Wheat
Wheat-wheat. wheat heat-wheat.
Blind and insensate. Jadwin strove
against the torrent Of the wheat.
There In the middle of the pit. sur
rounded and assaulted by herd after
herd Of wolves yelping for his de-
structiOn, he stood braced. rigid upon
his feet his head up, his hand. the
great. bony hand that once had held
the whole pit IN its grip. flung high IN
the air, in a gesture of defiance, while
his voice ike the cIangor Of bugIes
sounding to the charge of the forloru
hope, rang cut again and again over
the din Of his enemies
" Give a dollar for July-give a dol
lar for July,"
Norris has not made the mistake
here which he made in the first volume
OF the series, Of trying to use a mass
OF material 50 great that he was
swamped by It. He holds the interest
of the reader. not only from the first
to the last chapter, but from page to
page. His side issues are adroitIy IN
troduced; they all relate to the main
idea, but each has its own vivid in
terest. All IN all, the book Is perhaps
the most interesting work which he
has left. and this is much to say. New
York: Doubleday. Page & Company
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

Mark Twain has received dozens OF
voluntary obituaries Of himself since
he advertised for editorial obituaries
to be sent him for revision. In this
connection a Baltimore man, evidently
a thoughtful student of spiritual eco
nonics, has sent him the following adj
vice. which Mr. Clemens has received
with mingled feeling Of gentle appre-
citation and wondering admiration:
BALTIMORE. Nd. Dec. 9. 1902.
Mark Twain, New York-Some peo-
pie think you are immortal, but If you
really ever dc intend to die it is GER
tainly your duty to go TO H. Funny
men are needed there, but they are
very small potatoes up in heaven You
have always preached philanthropy.
and now you have the chance Of a
lifetime TO demonstrate your consist
enCy.
Mr.. Clemens is said to be bordering
this idea, which he regards as fun Of
suggestion, and is considering how
far a humorist's duty to his fellow
creatures actually extends.
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LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. A Goodrich-Freer, in Outer
Isles" has treated very fully Of the
Western barrier [Tyree, the lists,
Barra, Eriskay, etc. with respect to
their social and economic conditions.
He gives some interesting bits Of
Gaelic folklore, Of which the follow
ing is an example:
If a cat scratches on the ground
with its forepaws, 1t is a sign of death,
for II is seeking a corpse If Il goes
into pot, it is a presage Of fish com
ing to the house, Stories Of sharp
practice, such as in Aesop's Fables
are attributed TO the fox. in South Uist
and Eriskay, where the fox is IN
known, are told Of the cat.
Two old cats went down 10 the shore
one day and found a large lump Of
butter. After much quaEreIling 70
proprietorship. it was agreed that the
oldest should have IT.
4 am the Oldest" said the one who
had made the suggestion. I am the
cat that Adam had"
The other replied: You are IN
doubtedly elderly, but not so old as
I. for was on earth before the hem
pen feet IL e, the rays went under
the sun. Hand over the butter"
He ate so much butter hat he be-
gan TO swell. and he became so heavy
that he could not run, and so when a
hungry wolf came down to the strand.
he fell a victim. 1T is. not good 70
be telling lies" as the cat said when
the wolf ate him.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

Horace c. Du Val, well known in
financial. railroad, military and social
circles, has made his appearance as
an author. A little book by him. en-
titled Bridge Rules in Rhyme. has
just been published. and because OF
the popularity Of the game OF bridge
and Of the author-wiI undoubtedly
be widely read. Nj Du Val makes
excuses for his rhymes in a short in
PRODUCTION, in which he says:
Oh Muse, forgive ne.
Critics aIl-deSist-
Ny Rhymes, tho bad
Perchance may teach you whist
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

introduction 10 a Woman That
Tolls" which viii be published early
in February. It represents the COM
bined work Of Marie and Bessie Van
Worst. the former Of whom is the
daughter OF the late Judge Van Worst.
of New York.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

George Bernard Shaw Is writing
new book OF plays It viii be prefaced
by q dedicatory epistIe to Arthur B.
Walkley.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

Mr.. Kipling's home in South Africa
during some weeks TO come viii be
the house which in the past was lent
to him by Cecil Rhodes.
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tive Of which, however insignificant,
the Queen herself is the central figure
Those who are familiar with the
style Of Mr.. Mccarthy will not look
for an entirely dispassionate and i'm
partial record Of events. That is not
his style of writing history. He has a
point of view, and makes i clear at
the outset. In this case, however, his
point Of view is undoubtedly the only
one available.
There is yet some discussion Of the
question how far the glory Of Veto
ria's reign was due to he. personal
character; there always viii be dis
cussion, rampant and partisan, when
ever the name Of Elizabeth IS brought
up IN connection with the age TO which
she gave her name; but there can be
no two opinions about Queen Anne.
She was no more responsible for the
greatness Of the time in which she
lived than she is for the recrudescence
Of its architecture in suburban villas
to-day. Her influence was mostly
negative. If SIZE accomplished good
it was In much the same way in
which, as the small boy said, pins had
saved many Hves-by not being swaI-
lowed.
In other words she might. had she
possessed the positive qualities of her
race, have been q force for evil; as a
quiescent ruler she at least refraIned
from doing the things whicI. she ought
not to have done. The Stuarts had
their good points. but in a queen. at
the time Of Anne's Accession. the very
virtues Of the Stuart biood-impuIsive
generosity. certain loyalty, gayety
Of spirit-would have been productive
Of disaster Anne was d figurehead.
and il her reign 1t was demonstrated,
possibly for the first time in Fngland's
history. that the great currents Of
thought and progress in the life Of a
people may, under a ruler who reigns
but does not govern, be safe govern
ing forces.
This is the view taken by Mr. Nc
Carthy, and 1t is set forth with admir-
able precision and cIearness at the
beginning Of the first volume, in
which he says.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
Sympathetic Treatment.

One Of the particularly interesting
chapters is that which deals with
Swift. This eccentric and peculiar
genius has been for several genera
tons the bette noir of conventional
teachers Of literature, the delight of
every child who ever read "GuIliver's
Travels" expUrgated Of unmentiona-
BILE terms and political significance
and the standing enigma of the Sc
rious student.
Mr. Mccarthy treats the subject
with g sympathetic appreciation which
is more than likely to be the key to
the strange career Of this nissan
thropic and hayward being. He says:
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
A Remarkable Age.

The age Of Queen Anne stands out
a distinct epoch in the history Of the
world. Il takes rank with the age of
Pericles in Greece, with the Augustan
era in Rome, with the EIizabetha, era
in England The mere mention Of
any one Of these eras brings with it
the thought of a peculiar success as
great in the achievements of peace as
in the achievements Of war. as great
in arts as in arms.
But in such instances as those, when
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
Now and Then .

Let US take one illustration Of this
morbid impatience. Swift was by
natural inclination and by habitude
given over to the ways Of rigorous
personal cleanliness. The social life
OF Queen Anne's day would be re-
garded by those who live in our more
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
VIEWS FOR READERS OF BOOKS

pill, but desired as a food.-CNew
York; Harper & Brothers.)
The Last Norris Book.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
Resolutions

Whereas, The majority of the resident
owners owning a majority in square feet
of the lots or real estate liable TO taxa
ton for the payment of the paving and
curbing of Douglas avenue in the city
CT Wichita, Kansas. from the end OF the
pavement on West Douglas avenue 10
Seneca street in said city, have petit
toned the mayor and councilmen OF said
city 10 pave and curb from the end Of
,-.e pavement on West Douglas avenue
10 Seneca street. therefore be il
Resolved: By the mayor and council
men OF the city of Wichita, that it is
hereby declared necessary 10 pave and
curb Douglas Avenue from the pavement
on West Douglas avenue 10 Seneca
street; and the clerk cause publication
10 be made of this resolution according
10 law.
5s-St J. L. LELAND. City Clerk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
Notice.

Notice is hereby given by the under
signed appraisers. duly appointed by the
mayor and councilmen of the city of
Wichita to assess the damages and bene-
fits to the city and property owners for
the purpose of opening a sixteen Q6) foot
alley beginning at the south side OF Lin
coin street running south to the north
line Of Zimmerly street. in block > in
Perry's addition to the city of Wichita.
Kansas, in the benefit district described
as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner
OF lot l IN block > in Perry's addi-
tion 10 the city Of Wichita: thence
south along the east line of Fiftb
avenue, TO the southwest corner of
lot IS in said addition: thence east
along the north line OF Zimmerly street
to the southeast corner of lot Il in said
addition: thence north along The Yves,
line Of Mead avenue TO the northeast cor
ner - lot IS in said addition: thence west
along the south line Of Lincoln street N
the place Of beginning.
The said appraisers viii meet i, tho
Office OF J. i. Hollicke. over the Kansas
National bank in Wichita. Kansas. an
the fourth DAY Of February. leo2 at n
O'Clock d. m. for the purpose Of sss.s.
ing the camases and benefits in the above
described benefit district.
Dated this 10Th day Of January 1ale
\. 9. DICKSON.
= +. HOLLICNE.
y. II. MKEE.
ALL Appraisers
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| service is held every Sunday and Sunday
| school for instruction in the Bible follows.
| The idea is to get the most intelligent
| ambitious, high-principled boys that can
| be found an dtrain them to become not
only sailors, but petty officers of the
navy, and the records show that the
| western boys are altogether superior in
each of these respects.
Captain Hawley of the navy, who had
command of the Hartford training ship
for several years, has kept record of
the boys that were under his instructions
and is very proud of it. Nearly all OF
the petty officers upon the ships that
participated in the war with Spain were
graduates of that training school, and
had such reputation for intelligence and
efficiency that there was a great demand
for them
They were mostly western country
boys" said Captain Hawley. and they
We're much more intelligent, of better
habits, better education and more self
reliant than the wharf rats that are
usually picked up around the seaports
They take an interest in their work; they
are proud of being sailors; they have a
patriotism and love for the flag that is
unsurpassed. and can be depended upon
for any duty or any danger under all
circumstances. They read the books in
the ships libraries; they subscribe for
newspapers and magazines and many of
them write regularly for the newspapers
in the towns where they come from"
And that is the class of men that is want
ed.
TO get that kind of boys for the ap-
premiership. and older seamen. mach;n-
lists and men for the other branches Of
the service several parties of recruiting
officers are starting out into the west
and will visit the principal cities and
towns during the next two or three
months. remaining several days at each
place to receive applications and examine
candidates.-William E. Curtis in the Chi
cago Record-Herald.
The agent for the United States Pub
fishing company is in the city in the in
terest of new reading matter BY paying
SOC you will receive Wilshire's magazine
six months and sample copies of other
new magazines. the year around, giving
value much greater than cost. No strings
to il. 60-1tx
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
NAVY N NEED
Of GOOD MN
Recruiting Parties are Being
Sent to the West.
BEST MATERIAL Is HERE
Boys Raised on Coast Do Not
Fill the Requirements.

Washington, Jan. 24.-Good men are
wanted for the United States navy. a
| thousand month now until July, and
several recruiting parties. each composed
of a lieutenant, a medical officer and
three or four noncommissioned officers
have been sent out into the west, where
! experience has demonstrated that the
best material for seamen can be found.
There used to be superstition that only
| boys who had been brought up on the
coast, who had learned to swim in salt
water an dsail boats would make good
sailors, and hence the rank and file of
the navy was formerly recruited in the
cities and fishing villages on tide water.
This fallacy was exploded long ago. and
now it is the unanimous opinion that the
best sailor comes from the farms and
villages of the west, where the boys are
born of honest, industrious families, rear
ed under good moral influences and have
principles as well as intelligence, ambi-
ton, education and self-control.
The modern sailor is not the swash
buckler that we read about in sea tales,
who is always "shivering on timbers,"
and splicing the main-brace" and hitch
ing up his trousers The modern sailor
no longer uses the strange oaths of the
fo'cas'le and despises "land-lubbers' but
he is a machnist, an electrician, a tele-
grapher by signals and must have edu-
cation and intelligence to do his work.
The cruisers and battleships of this gen.
Grafton are floating machines and require
as much mechanical skill TO manage them
as a big mandatory. Therefore the
highest cEas sof moral and mental ma
terial is demanded for the navy, and it is
found in the west.
Boys who have been brought up in the
merchant marine. in the fishing fleets and
on the docks of the great tfdewater cities
are no longer wanted. They know too
much that is wrong and have too many
bad habits. The navy is not a reform
school these days, and every boy who
presents himself for enlistment is requir-
ed 10 show a certificate OF good charac-
ter from his pastor. his school teacher,
the mayor or postmaster of his town or
the employer he worked for last He is
required to submit to physical and men,
tai examination. If he has had bad habits
he viii be rejected. The best men posi-
HE are wanted because they are needed
and those whose conduct is unsatisfac-
tory viii be promptly discharged from
the service as soon as they are found
out. and their parents will be required |
TO pay their expenses home.
All sorts Of men are wanted; not only |
apprentices between Is and II years Of age, |
but seamen, machinists, mechanics and |
every possible kind of artisans who re- |
ceive the following pay:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-25
Places of Worship
Where Services Will Be
Held in Wichita TODAY,


/ At Plymouth Congregational Churcr
Dr. Sargent will preach in the morning
on Greater Love- and in the evenins
on Salvation"
| Services at the cleveland Avenue
: Friend church as usual Rev l.. G.
Hinshaw will occupy the pulpit Sunday
! school at 10 a. m; preaching II a. m
Christian endeavor $50 p. m; preaching
7:3O p. m.
I. W. Stewart will lecture and Rev.
Josie *. Folsom will give spirit messages
at Dunbar hall, 233 North Main street.
on Sunday evening, January y. at 80.
Subject of lecture: THE Use and Value
OF Spiritualism.'
The usual meeting of the Young Mems
Christian Association will merge into the
great mass meeting for men this after
noon at $50 o'clock at the Toler Audi
tcrium, conducted by Evangelist Eng
lish. Every man should avail himself
of this opportunity.
First Baptist church corner Topeka and
Market street: Sunday school at $50 to
10:45 a. m. j. F. Sherman superintend-
ent; preaching services at IL a. m This
service will be in charge of Rev. ]. r.
Edwards of Anthony. Kan. All are well
come to these services
First Church of Christ. Scientist. corner
Lawrence and Second street: Services
this morning at IL o'clock Lesson sub
ject: Love" The regular "Wednesday
evening meetings this week All are in
Vited. The reading room in the church is
open to the public each afternoon of the
week excepting Sunday.
Pro-Cathedral Catholic. St. Francis
and Second-Low mass, S a. M: high
mass, 1880 a. m, sermon by Rev. J. A.
kealy; vespers and benediction, 7:30 D.
M. sermon by Rev. j. II. Then. Subject,
The Lords Day" Catechism. 3 D. m
Meeting of St A. A. s., $3.50 p. m. Holy
hour. Thursday. us to Sis p. m
Emporia Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, South Emporia avenue. Rev.
Wharton. pastor: Preaching at II a. m.
and 7:3O p. m. Sunday school $50 a. m;
League $50 p. m. At the evening ser
vice Rev. Wharton's subject will be
The Stars Behind the Clouds" Every
body welcome to these services. Come
and bring a friend.
Unitarian church. Topeka and Central,
Rev. W. S. Vail. pastor: Service with
sermon Sunday morning at IL a. m. Sub
ject: Robert Burns. the Poet of HUI
nanity." Miss Childe wiz sing The
Land of the Leal." Services in honor of
Burns anniversary. Sunday school $50
a. m. Young Peoples meeting $50 D. m.
Sacred concert in the evening.
Reformed church, corner South Topeka
avenue and Lewis street, Bruce Griffith
pastor: Preaching services 1T II n. m
and 100 p. m. Morning offertOry Gently
as Refreshing Dew" by Thomas. will be
sung by the full chorus choir. For even
ing offertory n quartet viii sing Now
tho Day is Over" by Barnby; Sunday /
school at 10 a. m: Young Peoples meet l
iEg at $50 p. m.
Universalist services are held in the = !
o. L. w hall, Is South Main street.
every Sunday at II a. m. and 30 p. m. 4
Rev c. W. r. GossOw. pastor: Mrs
Catherine Russell. director OF music .
Morning subject: The Art and Utility OF .
No evening service as T.
the congregation is invited 20 attend the /
sacred concert at the Unitarian church
The Sunday school NETS at 10 a m. and
the Y p c. L. at 5:9s p. n.
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Mandolin orchestra Monday nights.
Prof. Blume's new orchestra Wednesday
nights. Childrens class Saturday from ,
TO 5; adults 7:3o. Prof Hartma n )
academy, 211 East Douglas.
Mrs. Petticord requests the patronage
of all of the late Mr.. Petticord's custo-
mers. Would be grateful to any others
who would take oil and gas from the
two red wagons bearing the name of
Petticord as there seems to have been
some misunderstanding in regard to the
ownership of the wagons. The revenue
derived from these two wagons is the
only resource which Mrs Petticord has
for herself and four small children.
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