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into one Of Boston's most exclusive
families. There is no denying that
Miss FarQuhar writes well, but it is
doubtful whether this book will add
greatly to her fame.
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Strong Mac-By s. R. Crockett Dodd,
Mead & Co. For sale by st. Paul Book
and Stationery company.
book by Crockett Is always some
what of an event, but perusal OF this
long-drawn but well written story will
convince the most ardent Crockett
reader~that this one is not quite the
event that some of his former books
have been. Mr.. Crockett can always
tell story well, but in this case he
uses too many words and tires the
reader out before he brings his story
to close. Strong Mac is a man, there
can be no doubt of that, and we follow
his exciting career with pleasure,
though heartily wishing he had been
put out OF his agony a little sooner.
We meet the hero first when he was
a boy at school in the village Of Low
ran, and had the pleasure of wiping
up the ground with the school bully,
Sandy Evan, and then helped Dora
Oracle, the teachers daughter, to keep
the school in order. Dora's father was
the black sheep of a powerful Scotch
ldElIIy anu QT1uk WAS his unQOtIlR.
Having been deposed from the min
istry, he was given the little Irish
school, and could not have kept that
had it not been for his faithful, de-
voted daughter. Here we have the ele-
ments of a good story, and Mr.. Crock
EFT makes the most of them. Dora
grows to be beautiful woman, her
father becoming more selfish every
day, but Strong Mac gets into trouble
and is concerned in murder of which
he is not guilty. The story ends hap
PLY, however, Strong Mac is cleared
and wins the girl he loves. There is
a good deal of excellent character
sketching In the story and much fine
writing, but it is not Crockett at his
best.
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The PIcaroons-By Gelett Burgess and
VIII Irwin. Mcclure Phillips & Co.
For gale by st. Paul Book and Station
cry company.
This Is very aptly called ''a book of
the romance of roguery," but 1t is
something more than that. and is the
best work that these two original
writer's have ever done. It is a series
of short stories, interviewer and con-
nected by a thread of plot. Tales Of
men who have seen the world above
and below and have been able to laugh
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on the staff of the New York Sun;
President Charles f. Thwing writes sug
gestively on Sending a Son to College,"
Observations, as a cavalry officer, Of those
unique troopers. the Cossacks; Arthur
Warren describes The Turbine: A New
Era of Of Steam: @ and J. a. Rngman writes
brarian Elmendorf, of Buffalo, defines
1.-The Work of a Modern Public Library"
Prof. e. R. A. Seligman contributes pa
per on the special franchise tax in New
York, and Prof. Carl G. Plehn writes on
the taxation Of bank franchises in Cali
fornia.
The North American Review for June
is number of great and varied interest.
The veteran scholar, Karl Blind, asks,
and answers in the negative. the ques-
ton. Does Russia Represent Aryan Civ.
Russia and England During the Civil
WaA denies that the visit Of the Rus
sian~ships to New York harbor, in 1853,
had any practical significance, and on the
strength Of a letter which he received
from Mr.. Gladstone, he affirms that Eng
land had no intention to recognize the
Confectionery, Sir William H. White. K.
G. B.. late director of naval construction
in the British navy, gives an interesting
description of the The New American
Navy Charles A. Prouty. OF the inter-
state commerce commission, discusses
Railway Rates and the Merger Decision
and concludes that the former will not
be in any way affected by the latter.
Hugh Clifford pays a high tribute to
'"The Genius of Mr. Joseph Conrad"
Mary Church Terrell honorary president
or the National Association of Colored
Women, treats Of "Lynching From Ne
gro's Point of View Sir Walter Law
renee explains the occasion and object
of "The British Mission to Tibet"
Maurice Low suggests how American cap
-ital and American labor may learn IA
Lesson From English Labor"
Outing for June is veritable joy, so
fun is it of summer and the outdoors.
The opening article is "The Waterways
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PEFORE the Christian era, if we be-
ID mud. there were richer men than
lieve the Agadic history of the Tai
now.
Joseph accumulated numberless bushels
of corn 'as the sand OF the sea- and vir-
tually cornered the production OF the
world until the people confessed that all
their money was gone and were forced to
transfer their property to Joseph, acting
for Pharaoh. Tradition says that this
immense liquidation was by order Of Jo-
seph hidden underground In three dis
tant parts Of the world. One treasure was
unearthed by Korah To form an idea
OF his fortune we are informed that 1t
required no fewer than 300 white" mules
to carry the keys of his storehouses, and
those keys were not made of heavy metal
but of light leather strips. (Pesahim,
page 119a.) Averaging five 'sleathern'
keys to the pound, and the carrying ca
pacfty Of each mule to 200 pounds, there
would be total OF 800, o00 keys. Figure
SO many storehouses, each valued at $10,-
600, and they equal $4,000, ,0o0, 900, or
thrice the amount credited to Rockefeller.
No wonder that Korah. being so rich.
thought he had ''pulr' to influence the
people against Moses and Aaron.
A Fabulous Encourage. :
King solomon ndO 4U,UUV SIaDf0 nOrSoS
and 1000 stables for 1,400 chariots, with
IL, 900 horsemen. Every horse was worth
150 shekels and every chariot 600 shekels
a. Kings ". 6; X, 20; III. Chronicles t., ~.
The following items might have made up
his stable inventory:
40, 900 horses. at $50 shekels 5000. 900
AGO chariots at 600 shekeis.... $4,000
1000 stalls, at about 1000
$4,000 horsemen, at 80 shelxels... 100000
Total ShekelS. IL, 10000
A shekel is worth about so cents In
American money, giving total of $780,,
000 But when we consider the high pur-
chasing value of shekel at that time,
from the standard value Of slave at 30
shekels, or SIS, in comparison to the value
of the slaves in the South before the Civil
war, which averaged $1,000, at this rate
the price Of the stable, multiplied by
about sixty-six would bring the total to
1869 600, 900 at the present low purchasing
value OF money. Without counting the
cost Of saddles, harness. livery outfits and
food for the horses and men.
Voltaire calculates that the gift OF
Queen Sheba to Solomon was worth
4, 200. 600 German thalers. and sarcasticaiiy
remarks that as Solomon was a gallant
king, he must have reciprocated fin double
kind, which Voltatre considers highly ex-
aggerated sum for the Jewish kinglet
And yet this Is a mere bagatelia in COM
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these two. In addition to an his literary
work, Prichard is one OF the most tn
nous boWlers among the younger Ram-
Grafton Of cricketers.
Frederick Moore. the bright American
VINO attracted attention by his work for
the London Times in the last Balkan up-
rising mas started back for Macedonia ON
the strength of inside information that N
all goes well with the plans on the revoIu-
tlonaries there will be a war on with
turkey by September. Mr.. Moore has
spent his leisure in London on a book
which will give some rather striking pic
lures OF the methods Of the Turks and
revolutionarfes in the constant conflict
now going on in the Balkans conflict
that can be terminated only by the in
eFltable ont ana out war. The conscfen-
tious author has carried his inanuscrIpk
away with him to Macedonia for final re-
vision on the spot.
The Death Of Literary Hack.
Pathetic enough and characteristic of
the New Grub street were the circum-
stances attending the recent death OF
James Neville Porter, though not oufta
as tragic as the first report OF the coro-
ner's officer made 1t appear Speaking
Of the garret In which this veteran ''hack''
was found dead. the official reported:
All 1 found in his room was one-and-
hvepence (about 80 cents) and four
trunks full of rejected manuscripts" An
matter of fact. the papers in the trunks
were not rejected manuscripts. but rep
resented pages upon pages of notes which
this aged writer had made in connection
with his work. Porter was sixty-two, and
in his attic in Gray's Inn road he lived
all alone, cooking his own meals. For
many years all his time had been spent
In accumulating statistics for a certain
book Of handy reference published here.
lie hunted them up by day at the British
museum and other places of reference,
and put them I'm shape by night At first
IL was thought he had starved to death,
but his end really was caused by heart
failure, and though so small sum was
found IN his room, he seems to have
made enough to keep body and soul to-
gether. But the picture of the friendlesa
Old man grinding away In his garret I'm
not a pretty one
Miss H. Marshall Pratt. Of New York.
who is writing a voluminous work on
The Cathedrals Of England" is now In
London and to be seen daily in the read
Ing room Of the British museum, whers
she Is engaged in research in connection
with her book. She has been working ON
it for nearly five years
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Germs some folk who are said to be-
long tn the innermost circles Of Bos-
tons social holy of holies. The plot Is
built upon the marriage of Gordon
Fuller to a girl he met on an ocean
steamer. and Of whom he knew but
little. She turns out eventually to be
the daughter OF the black sheep of a
prominent English family, who has
become mixed up with a set of foreign
plotters who use him for their own
ends. There are several bits OF good
character drawing in the book notably
the old maid, Miss Zitella, whose por-
trait is drawn boldly and sympatheti-
cally. She is a soured old woman, who
has had a bitter experience with the
very man. Hawtry Evans, who is the
father of the girl her nephew, Gordon
Fuller, has married. She seems to be
the only person in the story who real
ICES that the heroine, Harriet, is not
one of them, and that there is a mys-
terry about her. The story ends we'll,
and Harriet and Gordon are happy.
but the weakness of the whole thing
is that a stranger and adventures
should be received without question
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the family could be otherwise than lit
erary, SO it follows that the first SON.
in-law elected to membership In this
select family circle bears a name ia
nous in the book world. George Mac
auley Trevelyan, who has just married
Janet, the second of the Ward daugh-
ters, is one Of the editors Of the new
Liberal Review, author Of ENGLAND in
the Age of WycIiffe" and other his
tor1ca1 studies; and Is son and heir
to the Right Hon. Sir George Treve-
lyan, whose recent history Of the
American Revolution has won SO much
praise in England and America. Sir
George is also distinguished as being
the nephew Of Lord Maeauley, the his
torian.
The Ward daughters have been much
in America, and, although not famous
beauties, are as charming in manner
as they are cultured In mind.
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Staff Correspondence.
| ONDON, May 20.-Although Mrs.
~ Humphry Ward is seriously given
to many sorts Of reforms, and is a
niece of Matthew Arnold, and is one
Of the most learned women novelists
Of our day, yet she finds time and in
clination somehow to be an uncom
monty successful worker. Her three
children join their father in idolizing
her and waiting on her, tip-toeing
when she dozes, rushing into action at
her slightest beck, and revering her
always as above the other powers and
principalities Of their world. The son
his name, of course, is Arnold-is a
fine young man, almost as Sandstone as
his father, who is now almost ready
to emerge into the world of letters
from university life. No member Of
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Of Paris by Vance Thompson There
are the usual good stories. and cOntribu-
tions OF interest to sportsmen and ath-
The House Beautiful has expanded
greatly with the June number and
Housekeepers and home builders and lt
indispensable.
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Besides, probably an equal amount for
precious stones. marble and other building
materials, making a grand total Of about
$500, ,000, 900. The above figures are based
on the account given In Kings v. and 1.
Chronicles xxx. of David's preparations
for the temple, together with the dona-
tions by the leaders OF Israel.
Herod's temple was even superior in
beauty and more costly. cit was built OF
intersecting bevel- edged alabaster and
MARBLE that resembled the waves of the
sea-"
But even Herod was -Heroded by
the magnificent labyrinth in the dual
metropolis of Alexandria, Egypt. con-
trolled by the Hellenistic Jewish popula
ton, which r.. Judah estimates as twice
soc, 900. the number of Jews in the Egyp-
tian exodus. The labyrinth contained
seventy one cathedrals for the seventy
one sanhedrin of the great assembly.
Every cathedral cost no less than 210 900
talents OF gold. This item alone, II times
2l0,000 talents, foots up 1851. sac, 900, 600.
When Jerusalem was besieged before
the second destruction there were three
rich Jews named. respectively. Nikode-
mon Ben Glorion. Ben Kalba -Sabna and
Ben Tzitxith- Ina -kesath. They resolved
rather than to surrender to the enemy to
feed all the Inhabitants of Jerusalem dur
Ing twenty one years IL necessary. One OF
them stipulatedAnto furnish wheat and
barley, another to furnish wine and oil,
another frewood Assuming that the
p0PulatioR was now 100000 (by actual
census at the Passover festival In the
year &C. or three years before the de-
stzactionD, and allowing but 500 year
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even after expending their last penny.
Some of them are vulgar, all Of them
are OF life in the dives of San Fran
cisco, and of the lowest strata of So
ciety, but the stories are every one Of
them alive; they are bits Of life. The
characters are outcasts of all kinds
and places. and they telN in racy, nat
ural language their experiences.
There is much ingenuity and excessive
cleverness in this collection Of stories,
and it is not too much to say that they
are the most original and unique tales
OF the year.
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BaIdwIn's Spelling by Grades-American
Book company, New York. Cincinnati
and Chicago.
Contains the words used in the well
known series of Baldwin readers, ar
ranged in the order of their occur
renee. The gradation and arrange
ment of the book, however, are such as
to adapt it for practical use in all ele-
mentary schools, without regard to the
series OF readers. The words are ar
ranged in numbered groups, each
group being sufficient for a single les
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Baseball and Music.

''That man." said Bleacher. indicating
the home player who was coaching vocif-
erously, 'is the new infieIder they've
signed. but he'll never do for second
base"
Dudley, who was witnessing his first
game. lis he supposed to be singing Pc
Philadelphia Press.
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PonuIar belief.

Teacher-wfllie, what is the meaning
OF Easter Sunday.
Willie-It's the birthday OF spring hats.
Detroit Free Press.
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parison with the cost of his luxurious
stable equipment.
Cost OF the Temple.
The estimate of the amount expended in
erecting Solomon's temple, at approx
mately present day value Of metal and
labor. is as follows
5000 talents OF gold. at
$24,O0e ....................$ $192, 600 900
1900 talents of gold, at $3.50. II, ,220 900
is, 900 talents Of BRASS at $3.50 225, 900
100000 talents Of iron, at $5... 500, 600
150, 600 laborers, seven years.
at $3.50 per year. r............ 37,500, 900
$4,000 overSeers, seven years,
at $1,000 per year. ......... 1900, 900
10000 drains, at $5............ $4,000
To Hiram-king Of Tyre
14.000 kor OF wheat, 4,4S0, 900
bushels 80 cents ....... 4,032, 900
$4,000 kor Of barley, 4,4S0, 900
bushels. at So cents. s...... 1868 900
1900 bath wine. $50, 900 gal
Ions, at so cents. ......... 490, 900
$4,000 bath oil. 980.000 gallons,
at 90 cents. tS................. 490. 900
Total. .....................$ $249, 1916, 600
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An Evans Of SuffoIk-By Anna Farauhar.
y; Z Page & Co.. Boston. For sale by
~. Pau Book and Stationery company
The scene Of this story is laid in
Boston and the picturesque summer
places which lie at its door, and con-
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In "The House in the Woods" by Ar
thur Henry, just published by Messrs. A.
;: Barnes & Co.. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Henry has held the mirror up not
only to nature, but to his neighbers. to
whom. the book is dedicated, and that
they have each had an opportunity OF
criticising the manuscript.
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MEDICINAL.
Narrow Chests.

The old theory that consumption was
inherited is utterly discredited by modern
medical science. The germs Of con.
sumption must be received from with
out. These germs are every where.
They are constantly being received and
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Killed IIandlady.

After killing his landlady, Mrs. Anna
Waclawisk, in Chicago, Stephen Wac
layik was pursued for blocks by scores of
foreigners and rescued when badly bruis-
ed in the conflict. Waclavik lived at
Mrs. Waclawisk's house until a few
weeks ago, when the woman forced him
to leave because of his intemperance.
He knocked at the door Thursday night
and when Mrs. Waclswisk opened it he
rushed into the vestibule, drew his re-
volyer and fired twice. Both bullets
struck the woman in the right arm. She
ran to the kitchen, shouting for help.
The woman leaned against the screen OF
an open window 1t gave way and she
fell eight feet to the ground, dying short
ly sfterward The assailant rushed out
Of the front door, still holding the re-
volver. A score of men saw him and
pursued. Their number was increased
until hundreds, mostly foreigners, had
Joined the chase. They had surrounded
Waclayik when the police came.
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SEA FIGHT REPORTED.

Vice Admiral Kamimura evidently
trapped and attacked the Russian Vladi-
vostok squadron off the Islands of Tsu,
in the southern entrance to the Sea ol
Japan last night. The result of the en-
counter is unknown.
Fighting has been almost continuous
for the past six days along the roads
leading to Port Arthur and on the heights
of the outer defenses ofthe great fortress.
Vice Admiral Togo's warships have
been operating in conjunction with the
japanese land forces. The japanese
have occupied several Of the heights and
a position on the main road to Port Ar
thur, but, according to Russian official
reports, the japanese have lost very
heavily. One report says that in their
attack upon the Russian position on the
heights they lost over 1,00c men, 90
being killed by the explosion of mine
over which they we're passing.
Delayed advices from Port Arthur say
that the Russian Port Arthur squadron,
consisting of l 1 ships, attacked the Jap
anese squadron of 18 ships, June %,
sinking four of the japanese torpedo
boats and inhicting damage on the other
vessels. The Russian ships returned to
Port Arthur. Not a single large vessel,
it is added, was damaged.
Major General Plug, telegraphing from
Nukden under date of July L, says; :;
The reports from foreign sources that
the japanese feet sank several vessels OF
our squadron on June %, and that our
loss included Rear Admiral Prince Ouk-
tomsky and 700 sailors, are absolutely
untrue"
Admiral Skrydlof reports that the
Vladivostok squadron has returned to
Vladivostok undamaged. The Admiral
confirms the bombardment of Gensan.
The steamer Chefoc which has arrived
at Chefoo passed within l5 miles of the
japanese fleet, consisting of two battle
ships and five cruisers, all actively en-
gagged. The Russian feet was not seen,
but the distance of the japanese from
land precludes the possibility of any at
tack on the land batteries. The captain
of the Chefoo says he heard terrific ex-
plosion, but was unable to discern wheth-
er japanese or Russian ship was af'
fected.
A party of Russians and Chinese ar
rived at Chefoo yesterday by junk direct
from Port Arthur, having lett there
Thursday. They report that for several
DAYS shells from both land and sea have
been falling in the town, but doing little
damage.
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pear to agree even with the stomach OF
TIE Americans, who are accustomed 10
partly raw food"
Ereak ofReIIeious Enthusiast.

Because, according to his own declara-
ton, he wished TO proverbs love tor God'
John Franklin threw himself in front of
southbound Eighth avenue car in New
York city yesterday, but was saved
from death by the quick action OF
the motorman. franklin was walking
up Eighth avenue, when, without
the slightest warning, he ran out upon
the track directly in front of a car, knelt
down, threw his hands over his head and
began to pray in a loud voice. The
motorman threw his reverse power on
and the fender struck Franklin only a
glancing blow, causing him to slide along
the asphalt. Franklin was then arrested.
"What made YOU throw yourself in front
of the carr" asked Magistrate Whitman.
al did it for the love Of God, he replied.
at showed that am willing TO offer
myself up as a sacrifice to the Master. "
Magistrate Whitman paroled Franklin
10 his sisters custody, but the prisoner
stared at her as If he did not know her
and refused to accompany her, where
upon he was ordered committed to Belle
vue Hospital to be examined as to his
sanity.
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Rules for Barber Shops.

The following laws recently passed by
the Legislature of Maryland for the gov
ernment of BARRIERS shops went into ef-
feet yesterday,
The use of powder puff is prohibited.
The use of sponge is prohibited.
A wash stand with running water must
be supplied for each two BARRIERS in a
shop.
No finger bowls will be allowed.
No towels shall be used for more than
one person without being washed.
Mugs and shaving brushes shall be
thoroughly washed with hot water after
being used on a person.
10 barber, unless he is a licensed ply
sician, shall prescribe for skin diseases.
BARRIERS must wash hands thoroughly
with soap and hot water before attending
to any person.
No hair must be allowed to remain on
the floor, and furniture must bekept free
from dust.
astringent shall be used in stick form
if used to stop bleeding. 1t must be in
powdered or liquid form.
All utensils must be sterilized by steam
or antiseptic solution before using.
Clean paper must be used for head
rests; no towels will be permissible.
One sheet for each customer.
Shaving paper must be clean, without
printing or marking.
Cuspidors must be cleaned daily and
kept one-fourth filled with antiseptiC
water.
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Breakfa fast Foods.

American breakfast foods are having
a hard time of it in Austria. The mil
lers the dealers, the jobbers and pub
fishers are all down on Hattened oats
and pre.digested shaviugs, it would ap-
pear from reports received by the State
Department, and just at present our
consular agents are doing their best to
think up some scheme that will popular
ize the new-fangled victuals. In q
letter to the departme ent U. ;. Consul
Ledoux at Prague sends some clippings
from prominent Austrian journals. One
oil them, the Muller Zeitung of Vienna,
remarks: "The Austrians are not like
iy to relish an article which does not ap.