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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

PosITIoNs-More than $4,000
appointments made last yenr; chances better
than ever. Thousands whom we have prepared
by mail for the examinations have been mp
pointed. Full particulars as to positions. sala-
ries etc., freq. Write for circular 1ss, Ma
u. g.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

yon stIv-privately, desirable house FUR.
SisIIiYGs MAY be seen Monday, and nd, Tues I.s
DIV morning q ( Mrs. MAE TALLEl'S sTuplo,
81 East Franklin Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

Yyawrr-n a. sell or rant by september LIST, my
al rei,hie Grocery nnh Liquor stand; also also
stock and License. GEO. Il, ANDERSON, 1885
West Cary, county, Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

YOUNG LADY, capable Of teaching Music.
Latin French and the usual English branches,
desires 10 teach in family. Address Miss
f., Trenton Mills. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

FOR RENT-1n GENITAL and convenient locality,
front Furnished nGoM fsts wh use e 2.
chanred Address PRIVATE FAMILY, care
this Office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

A SOUTHERN -ledy desires q position to teach
the English branches, Mathematics. Music ana
painting, highest references given Address
x b. NJ, 3l6 u. Lawals Street. baltimore. S'o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

LADY OF TWO sessions experience wishes
position IN teach in family; am qualified 10
teaeh English and Music. Address MISE !! Ea :
ME KING. Culpeper. Culpeper county, w.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WANTED, to loan for customer, $500 to 81 900
cent in SUM t. snit r Sn et esta ana
cosisfEnCIAL GUARANTEE co., 1l1a East
Main,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

a LADY of refinement desires position CO
teacher Of English and Latin Ia private ram.
fly; best references given. Address ~, care
Of Postmaster, Clarksr!llc, va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

GOVERNMENT PosITIoNs-More than 1900
ever. Full particulars as TO positions, sala-
ries, etc, free. Write for circular l6s, NA-
TIONAL CORES. INSTITUTE Washington
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WE WILL PAY any man $50 per month and all
= travelling espenses such us horse hire, II. r.
tre hotel hs @ to take ,bs wots Tor You're
salary will be guaranteed aud paid TO You
weekly IL preferred, Address r. D. CURRY,
Dent Ogo Chicago, Ill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

ORDERS FOR ANY life OF Pope Leo" Allied
at better terms than you are now receiving.
Large stock containing funeral, on hand.
Write giving particulars. Address Lock Bo1
413, Hammond Ind
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

AGENTS. etreetmen and Fakers-The mysterious
Star; most wonderful loc. novelty eyer invent
ed: uintIses young and old; lightning aeller..
SuinUle 1Oc; order quick. TEMPEST CO..
Ashland Block. Chicago.
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MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL. MEETING or THE STOCK
holders of the WATKINS-COTTRELL COM
PANY will be held at the office Of the COM
pauy No. 1871 East Main Street. Richmond,
va, on THURSDAY. September 10th 1908 at
12 O'clock W. s. ROBERTSON,
July 81 It'd President.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

wANTrn ia sell HOUSE with 9 room'i CEN
traliy located: perfect order: all modern con sS
ror,enrea. terms reasonable. Address W.,
care Letter.Carricr To-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

SEWING MACHINES.
r,rr ,ru HOME (Ph. iiks), so2 East Bread
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WANTED. EoARDERs for August; 10 miles
below We.st Point, on York River location
nenr steanlt,oat wharf; daily mails. nice bath
IN" shore. tinc fishing, sailing, etc. Address
Mrs. Y. W., Clay. Clay Bank, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WANTED, SUMMER BoARDERs at a nice,
healthy historic country home, near Charlottes-
vile; good table Anss water; in sight Of Mon
~ sydnor. Postal Telegraph Co, Address
Mrs, W. w. MASSEY. simcan, Alebmarle
county, Va.
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ELECTRIC SHOE FACTORY
w. +. DREW AND CO., TIC East haih
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SHIRT BUILDERS,
9. e. DIsHoP, 7e2 East Main.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

NS sSa On own fe snow BIRDS have ihem IN youns
Old stock be he h bss h hsSlns ls swi
a eo 20 r customers this season md can do
e ia s fss sale Wits e eo OF sai
~ S sr'tevs poWEN Box l6l. Manchester,
Va. Ag or Poultry Yards, hason's Park. Ches.
terileld county, va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

AGEETs-our men arc m aking So to $40 a day
hitting glasses; our Free Eye Book tells al
about II; write to-day. JAGKSOSlAN opTi-
CAL COLLEGE, Dept Gu - Jackson, Ahch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

vytNTFD far party Of three adults, FLAT
or portion OF House. with Kitchen and bath
private must be In good crdcrt west OF sixth;
south OF Broad and north OF Cary Street; VIII
take possession any time before Octobec; rel
crences exchanged. Address w. s. o., care
tIs Office
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

rhpn IN ACRES; house, three rooms, barn.
etc: ss5ogsI5o cash, balance , $40 month
Scsr station. r., r. and =. Railroad. Z. ..
LEAKE. BOX 553 Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
BAGS AND RAaaINa.

WAsIEp t hetaes civ in Hanover county; abund-
sia miles itSm and ne water; cattle carried
out and SSns %SS s asihEfssa g e pse
month plonlh A stnre Twenty NTH Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

AGEETs-Bis profits; easy work. Sell our sold.
ons!ght Cooking Utensils every housewife
needs them; s., 500 made in months ny one
general agent: Will give territory where de-
sired bright men and women easily RnEe
Address THE MIDLAND CO.. OF Linden Ave-,
ZancsvIlle O.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

BIG MONEY for men and women taking order5
for patented article just out; every mnn VII
t,yy on sight. Send 25c. at once for sample
md fnll particulars. EMPIRE COLLAR Re
TAINER CO.. % Chelsea Bldg Utica, y. =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WANTED, By September 18th, unfurnisheda
FLAT or rooms south Of broad; ,h wes 9l
nhIe conpIc: references exchanged; state terms
etc Address ..CouPLE." care this office
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
BOARD WANTED.

WANTED. BOARD for motormen and conductors.
1ddress stating terms. location etc., va:
PISSENGER AND POWER CO.. Seventh ana
Main Streets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WANTED. q BOY that will make himself gen.
orally ,iseful: good chance to learn trade.
Apply 2O4 \. Fourth Street after A. NJ.
Monday. sls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WANTED, occupants for two front ROOMS,
second and third story; Furnished Or uninr
With hath attached opening on porch, with
Hrst.class board; 2l7 East Main.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

eALEsMAN WANTED; experienced travelling
salesman to I'LL vacancy August l5lhi mus mus,
lion. large Wholesale house; exceptional OPP
portunity. HODGMAN AND CO., Cleveland "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WILL TAKE a few DoARDERs in private fam;
ily at All1shany SPRINGS 70. , rates nna
further nfor1naton apply TO- y. A. Jt!,o,ory,
- county Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

position either in n railroad office or whole
sale business; can give good references u re-
required. Address r. ]. NJ. care this Office
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
SUMMER eoAHDERs WANTED.

sUNMER RoARDERs. six miles from Richmond
on the main line of @. and o.; boating ana
bathing: hot and cold baths In house; conyen.
lent train service. Address "RuTLAND,
caro- this office
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

7A,Ira pIvrR Farm for sele; o aores, 60
low. Grounds: well watered, fenced. good or
DWELLING sSsS Genh to s'p post
~ ~ ol,rches schools; 40 miles from Rich
mond. Address "B," 1925 Floyd, Richmond,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

suMMER RoARpERs WANTED for she month.
Of and sepemIer large ,er snsa yea saga
"hIe Annly to r, NJ. hIUHCERVILLE, on
G. ana q. r. H.. Louisa county. va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

MINERAL WATERS,
THAw AND GRANT, Richmond va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WANTED, graduate Of military institute rs
drill master and teacher OF MathemAtlcs.
W. TINSLEY. Principal. Berkeley Military
Academy. Aartinsburg, W. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
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SITUATIONS WANTED-MALE,

WANTED, position as engineer for saw-mili
or stationary engine; In the mountains pre-.
ferred; best OF references as TO character ana
ability given; fifteen years of experience. Ad-
dress TRUEAiAN. care this office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

THE DAVIS GALLERY, 2sa East Broad.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

poARpERs WANTED; rs miles from Rich.
hu mand, on q. and o, Ry.; terms $40 per month;
plenty q Vegetables mk nnttT ee ne eGl
iarn,tion and best water; 3 miles from Mel
ION Station. Address Mrs. J, IT. QUARLES,
Wuldrop p. o., Louisa county. Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
FLATS WANTED.

WANTED, young married couple wish 70 I = ny
FLAT for light housekeeping ut NOT over S11 ian
month Address III care OF this oHlce.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

AGENTs-smith's Scrap Book OF the Bible at 81
copy be sold to every intei,igen 1T man ~.
days w. p. SMITH AND CO., Box 1885
Providence. Il. !.
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HELP wAnTED-MALE.

WANTED, Bench and Machine HANDS on hard
wood work Apply at MILLER AND MILLER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02
BOARDERS WANTED.

FOR s1,o5 PER DAY you can ind nicely fur.
nshed rooms, good board extra seTviee; teie,
md 1lG East Twenty-ffth Street, New York
CITY,
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WANTED.

,UANTEn ~ buv 25 or so young Leghorp HENS.
aSjrsss W W sSSpIy HENS Chamber OF Com
merce, Rooms is aud ID. CITY,
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WANTED, TO exchange BOARD in private fam
Wv Ton aantnI work; dentist must be reliable.
AJress Miss NJ, care this office.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

WANTED, capable travelling sALEskAN for
Virginia: stapIe line to country merchants;
bond rcn,ii.ed Box COS, 81, Lonls. Mo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

SALESMAN WANTED; experienced travelling
salesman to al vacancy August bin; mus mus;
tion: large Wholesale house: exceptional op-
portunity. HODGMAN AND CO., Cleveland, o..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

soDA WATER TANKS repaired or exchanged;
New and secondhand tanks non 19r ss'e' GRIFFIN fnS
Asn SONS. Manufacturers OF Soda water
Apparatus, philadelphia, Pa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

TyT nIsEAsas CURED at your home no knife
or main; small expenses thousands curea; book
and dyicp IN ee Write to-day. T. @. MADI,
son, NJ. p.,, So Dearborn stt chicago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-02

FOR RENr-REsIDENcE, No. 2bos East Grace
Street; seNan rooms, modern sonyenlenees
I.atrobe stiWe; tmnediate possession ,o on Apply
to JAMES INGRAM, No, lil2 EAST Main
Street ,
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SAMPLE NO. ONE.

SAMPLE NO. FIVE,
THIS ADV. has fifteen words, and costs,
run Sunday only, for one month, 0oc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13

its own sake and as an illustration OF his vigor-
ous tluminative style. For six years. he says
1t exhibited to the world the spectacle OF a
hcentiOus court and a good constitution OF
benehcent reforms sacrificed TO an insane policy
or Latin enlightenment transfusing Teutonic
darkness. and of Teutonic industry honestly en-
listed in the OF a Latin government"
Few kingdoms have been endowed with better
constitutions. and few have contained within
their boundaries more seats of learning and in
dustry and other elements of greatness ISIt
few have had more unworthy head than the
ignorant young debauchee who had deserted his
wife and unborn child in America to receive
royal honors in the Old World. ProAigacy ran
riot. In such hands the best tools were ineffec
i've Napoleon Numbered at Jerome for a fool
for not obeying his Instructions but he might
as Well have stormed at the Rhine for flowing.
To ask Sood government from such a ruler was
to ask the impossible.
Moreover. with all his statesmansbIn M
poleon himself made the success of his German
policy impossible. He gave those States good
administrative systems, But then he forthwith
began TO exploit them for the sordid gain OF
himself and his tribe They must pay rich trib-
ute. not for their own maintenance but for the
imperial family. for the marshaIs of France for
the standing army in Germany and for the
french military and naval establishments else
"heFe IL was the fatal fault OF Napoleon that
ne created only To plumber. He blamed Jerome
Tor the very things he did himself. He charged
MN with raising too many troops and with
spending too much money. You have" he
wrote him. many pretensions. some wits, some
good qualities but spoilt by faulty. by extreme
presumption. and you have no knowledge OF
things" That was doubtless a correct charac-
terization OF Jerome. yet" says our author
in spite OF all this penetration Napoleon ruined
Westphaha' treating the kingdom as a mere
hnaheial and military asset in his great game
of politics."
mere we take 1t. Mr.. Fisher touches the
secret or Napoieon's downfall and his trans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13

into the Augean stables. That was what Ma
pOleon did.
He made a German revolution, arbitrarily,
from without. He swept the old map clear and
remae it to suit himself. Feudal State lines
were disreSardej. Out of unnumbered State
lings he constructed three important States
These were the Kingdom of Westphalia, the
Grand Duchy of Berg and the Confederation or
the Rhine. To them he gave rulers, laws,
schools, administrative systems and whole codes
of civil rights and duties Serfdom and feudal-
ism were abolished with word Religious toll
Grafton was established. Sane and enlightened
systems of finance were organized. In some re-
spects he gave Germany a French equipment;
in other respects he equipped it even better than
France. His highest achievements Of Construc-
tive craftsmanship were upon German SOIL If
any is inclined to think of Napoleon as
merely a military butcher let him read Mr..
Fishers pages and see the statesman there re-
vealed.
The most important and most interesting OF
these German creations was the Kingdom of
Westphana. upon the throne Of which Napoleon
put his own brother, Jerome. Mr.. Fishers epi-
grammatic description of it must be quoted. for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13

world has long known He found that country
in chaos, and he gave it order, prosperity and
progress. The noblest chapter in the history Of
the First Consul is that which tells of his
ganizatiOn of French law and French admins
tration The Revolution had smitten down
feudalism. But it a destroyer. and that
alone He followed in it's bloody wake as a
builder; not a restOrer Of old things but a
builder of new things that were far better than
the old. In contemplating those achievements
we cannot, perhaps, forgive the ruthless selfish
ness with which he turned his blessings into
curses But we can imagine that if his life had
ended before the Consulate was extinguiihed in
the Empire his memory would have remained
cherished and honored above that of almost any
other in the history of France,
Noteworthy as were his achievements for the
good of France, however. those in behalf of gov
ernmental reform in Germany were still more
so; and since they have been comparatively lit
tie regarded by the world, it is cause for graft
tude that Mr.. Fisher has brought them to our
attention in a brilliant book. Napoleon's re-
forms in Germany We're more notable than those
in France, partly because they were wrought In
a foreign land among alien people and
partly because the task there was actually more
difficult than in France In France he had to
deal with the wreck and ruin of the Revolution;
in Germany he had the old feudalism still flour
shing in its EXTREMIST and most persistent form
His success in recognizing France inspired him
to undertake the same work for all Europe Be
yOnd doubt such reform was soreIy needed
There were in Germany fewer than three
hundred and sixty separate States. Scarcely two
of them were alike in political system admin
istratiVe practice. Nearly all were selfish and
corrupt. There no common bond OF national
sentiment or aspiration. The situation was SO
complex and cumbersome to paralyze polit-
teal ambition The civic life OF the people was
scarcely more than vegetation. Reform by de
tail would have been greater task than any
performed by Hercules. The only way of effect
ing IL the harculean one OF turning a river
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
4 LYING BOOK MARKER.

From The London Outlook
The mystery of life has rarely furnished LIS
thinker with strange problem as -
which arises out OF a fact inSLlnced by MI W
IA, Hudson. the naturalist. Mr. Hudson h'it
piece of snake skin. which for years ne uSSI
as q book marker. 1t changed color perlodlCa+.5
and shed its scales 1t continued 70 Sleu -
scales in this fashion for ten years, eaSn So
Ceeding set OF scales being smaller than the t-S-
Some fairly recent books would make even :
hlppOpOtamuS hide book marker change 80
were it To find itself between their leaves Ing
sensitive book marker capable OF blushing rose
red or palins with emotion may. no doubt -
a feature in the literary life OF the aina1iis
future. and perhaps in the literary WorIL
Some Emotions OF n Moral Book Marker IS
thinkable title when We consider the strides OF
modern Thought"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
"PdLEFiCE."

From The London Daily Chronicle.
br. Murray is now looking after his ps anu
as For the purposes of his monumental dlo
tIohary ne wants to know the earliest use aLl1
accurate origin OF the word ''palefaCe.- fainll'
10 the countless readers OF American lnuld4'
stories. 1t occurs frequently in FenlMOie
Coopers Last OF the MOhicans" published ~
$50. and that Is the earliest reference VIII
which DIT. Murray Is at present acquaiile'-
Whether II is translation OF genuine Indian
word. or merely a convenient phrase inNehIsV
oy storytellers. and placed in the mouths %
the red men. are points on which authOrltatlve
information will doubtless be forthcoming rom
the other side OF the Atlantic. But at presen1
We incline To the belief that "paleface" Is an W.
yention OF the nOVelistA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
SUNDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1908.

AS regularly as though the matter were con-
trolled by the tides, some one reterates the old
question, What are the influences which sell
new literary periodical, an A B." MAINLY
About Books. He goes behind the solution
which has been offered more than once, in the
assertion that people buy a book when they
hear talk about it at the dinner table and in
drawing rooms. "On what is this talk baSed?'
is the next question. On this point doctors will
differ until the end Of time. Some insist that a
ity is enough to assure prosperity for a new
book. Others declare that it is the stray para
graph that piQueS curiosity, and ultimately sets
the ball a-rolling. Again there are debaters
who maintain that advertising is the thing, and
they discourse endlessly concerning the kind of
advertising that should be adopted, arguing
about the respective advantages Of n conserv-
ative method and such procedure as is adopted
by the public performer who OPPORTUNITY loses
her jewels or does something of that sort We
must not forget either, the adherentS of the
theory that the way in which a book is made,
the color Of its cover and SO on, should be re-
garded as of great Importance in accelerating
or diminishing its circulation All this seems
futile enough. The one thing that is obvious is
that it is the cumulative effect of all these diff
fercnt influences that goes furthest in deter
mining the fortunes of a book. Saving, per
haps, one element in the situation that is too
often forgotten, namely, the quality Of the
book.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
BONAPARTE IN GERMANY.
Il Brilliant Study of the Effects of
Has Reforms.

STUDIES IN NAPOLEONIC STATESMANSHlP:
GERMANY. BY Herbert A L. Fisher. M A.
Fellow of New College, oxford With Maps
and Index. Svo, PIP xii 1872 Henry PROVIDE
What and how much the world has gained
from the French Revolution are questions that
have been YoluminousIy discussed Chief among
the answers to them is this paramount fact: 1t
gave the world Napoleon. That was not only
the greatest of it's gifts it was one greater than
all the rest combined. But that is merely beg
ging the question What and how much has the
world gained from Napoleon? Toward the full
answer to those questions Mr.. Fishers book
makes an invaluable contribution. We are quite
ready to believe that many of NapoeOn's works
were far better than his character. We believe
that 'he builded better than he knew" which Is
saying a great deal. for he knew much and
meant much good. What he did for France the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13

Another problem that has recently been
brought up for renewed discussion is that which
is offered in the unhOly persistence Of the crit
zeal introduction" biographical introduce
ton" the superfluous essay which publishers
continue to commission this or that person to
write for their new editions of English classics.
There may be some excuse for these essays
when they are printed in volumes of ransla-
tons from foreign authors. But why should in
Productions be written for books like The Pill
grim's Progress" for example, books which
have entered into the daily life of the English
speaking world? We believe that it is largely
4 matter of superstition. The style has been so
long established that in some quarters it seems
really dangerous to depart from it. Then we
must reckon with the desire, natural enough,
no doubt, to make n new edition really new in
more senses than one. But with little courage
the practice could easily be abandoned, and it
is certain that nothing would be lost thereby.
There are signs that this view is being slowly
adopted. The useless introduction is with us
still, but not in such force as of old. Many
reprint is now issued without it, and publishers
and editors always receive such appreciative
notice of their discretion that it is not at all i'm
probable that they may soon give up the offend
ing detail altogether