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New-York tribune., 1906-11-11
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ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF EARLY ANIERI-
CAN HISTORY VOL T. THE NORTHMEN,
COLI MBUS AND CABOT. SS5-l5u3 The Noy-
ages Of the Mortimer Edited 10y Julius f. o.
SON The Voyages OF Columbus and OF John
cabot. Edited bE FlCwarG Gaylord Bourne. I'm
D With Two maps and "a fac-simile reproduce
ton. eFo, pp- XVI, 4f. Charles ScriLEe-'s Sons.
The present volume is the first in a series pro
jected four years ago by the American Histori-
cal Association for the purpose of providing "a
comprehensive and We'll rounded collection Of
those classical narratives on which the early
history OF the United States is founded. Of
those narratives which if not precisely classi-
cal, hold the most important place rs sources Of
American history anterior 10 1909" The ex-
ecuton Of the work has been put into the hands
Of DR. J. Franklin jameson. of the Carnegie In
stitution, and il is intended that the volumes
shall contain not mere body of extracts but
whole works, or distinct parts of works Where
the original documents were written IN foreign
languages, new translations Will be made when
ever satisfactory English versions do not now
exist In the main the series will include only
narratives which have already been printed. but
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

now and then accounts, the importance Of which
appears 10 have been Underrated or that have
only recently been discovered will be inserted L
the value Of the enterprise may be predicated
from the volume just published it is likely 70
take q high place Ia The ranks ~ source Iublica-
lions.
The first seventy pages OF the book now ISSUED
are taken Up with The early Morse accounts of
The discovery Of Niuland by I1eif the Lucky. and
Of The voyages of Karsefni, Thorvaid and Frey
dis, as contained in The saga Of Eric rhe
Red" and in The Vinland History Of the Flat
Island Book" Extracts are also given from
the few other references to a New World pre-
vious 10 the voyages Of Columbus as contained
in Adam of Bremeu's "Descriptio InsuIarurn
Aquilonls' II the Icelandic Annals and in the
Papal Letters concerning the bishopric of Car
car IN Greenland during the fifteenth century
The bulk Of the book is given over 10 CoIunbus's
Journals of MS four voyages, as contained in the
epitome discovered 10y the Spanish archiyist,
Martin Fernandez de Navarrete. in the archives
Of the Duke del Infantado According TO Ma
Narrete. the handwriting Is that of Las Casas
and il is by far the most detailed Of al the ex-
isting versions Of Columbus journals The
translation used is that made by Sir Clements
r. Markham for the Hakluyt Society. with some
slight revisons by Dr. Bourne Tho original
T-lferlt4l IT regard TO lL- }tytEg- OF 5Dtn ana
Sebastian Cabot is scauty. and all that is here
presented consists Of the private letters Of two
Italians who We're living in London in 1497 and
1895 and the official dispatch of the junior
Spanish Ambassador ar the English court
Professor Olson. in his Introductory comments
on The Morse records. gives as his opinion that
.rhe IucoutrovertibIe facts Of the various Morse
axreditions are that Left Ericsson and Thorhnn
KarIsefni are as surely historical characters as
Christopher Columbus. that they visited, in the
early part Of the eleventh century, some part OF
North America where the grape grew and that
IN that region the col0nists found savages,
whose hostility upset their plans OF permanent
ettl.nent-~ H does not believe. however, that
they sailed further south Than Nova Scotia,
thereby rejecting the legend that associates the
Mortimer with Narragansett Bay How little
the early chronlcler understood the Importance
OF L.eirs discovery Is shown in the casual way II
which he aIludes 10 il ia his narrative.
Ieif went 10 the court OF King Olaf frygsvason-
he was well received by the King. who felt that
az could that Left man OF great accom-
uIishEnents. Upon occasion the hang
syeech with Lef AID AsAs LII. Is II ~ purpose
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

n sail 70 Greenland in the summer 1T is my
purpose said Left ''if il be your will Il be
ileve il Will be we'll answered the king, and
tIIither thou shalt go upon my erraud 10 proclaim
Christianity there" Left replied that the King
should decide. gave IL ms belief thaJ IL
would be- difficult 20 carry this mission 20 2 sue
cessful issue IN Greenland The king replied that
he knew ~ no man who would be better fitted for
this undertaking. and II thy hands The cause
will surely prosper This can Only oe, stI S1
Left put 70 sea when his ship was ready tor the
voyage. For a long time ne WaS tossed about lt-oI.
the ocean. and came upon lands OF which he had
previously had knowledge. There we're self
sOwu wheat nelds and vines growing there. 4Herr
were also those trees there when are called
.-uausur' LInaple2l and OF al these they tooh
specimens Some OF the tImuerS We're so large llat
they were used building Left found mer upon
d wreck and took them home with him, and pro
cured quarters for them all during the winter In
this wise he showed his nOblenesS and goodness,
since he introduced Christianity into the country,
and saved the men from the wreck; and he was
called Left the Lucky ever after.
Not If viii be observed because he had dis
covered a new continent
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

und-rcur-euts OF political life furnishes al that
IS approximately truthful in the narrative The
a--hors conceptions Of social life ana character
a~e false and exaggerated No such multi
millionaire as he depicts ever existed, or, 4 he
3D. his reformation. in which h- gives UP his
I.-rorteu privileges TO rh- city after rrst
cautiously trying the experiment on small
country town. is lne0uceiva1.t
When NJ Randall Parrish comes 10 apply The
methods Of eighteenth century romance 70 a
story q modern -ues his style appears Jess
plausible tEaE when De wrote of the Gays When
wilderness Was EluE." Of Ny Lady Of the
North There is no lack Of complications in
his plot or Of exciting adventure and mystery II
its working out There are dghts with Indians,
miners lynchLng bees gambling house
-scr-ps.~ starvation IL the desert and romance IN
the settlement il which feryid passion and
au.alIe calliance are alike expressed II terms
trausr .artel crJu The pages OF the Ready
Letter Writer"
IT. Jewel Weed W. are treated 70 another of
The current views OF Western social life varla-
gateG witt civic politics SO popular among
writers OF fiction The story takes ats tirle from
the secondary heroine, " no Is al least original in
that though poor. proud and beautiful she IS
vain an bilious and shallow Succeeding IN her
Effort 70 marry q valiant young reforrner fresh
from college. she SO conIroullzes herself that
u save her good name he is compelled To reTld.-
ate ms political principles The incidents upon
which the plot turns 4re absurd'y Tar Fetch, c.
although many OF the characters are naturally
DESCRIBED. and the general picture, apart from
TIE highly artificial action" bears. in the main.
The stamp Of truth
I'll. 5l-EcuIty of translatinE Oriental develop
r,ert and civilization into Occidental terms is
plainly demonstrated in NJ. Adamss novel Of
Japauese life, "ShlbUsa@a-' u a long. intricate
and inae-ar,r mate plot which seeks 10 folio"
tbe involved workings Of japanese history from
the tine or Commodore Perrys first visit 10 lhe
overthrow = the Shogunate, the author SHOWS
his IaUan.se characters engaged IL q purely
Vein romance which must prove confusing
indeed 70 those VINO hope 10 understand the ar
East through this particular med I'm In fact
= NJ AdaGus's conception Of Nippon a. the
,tr,. covered by the tale - no more correct than
are ms motto. 2 things American At the same
r.rlsd il Is 10 be feared tha; he VIII prove out q
fels. guide HIS Characterization Of Commodore
E5..rry.s black huIled, wooden ships as "a white
,rLasr5f % with rows Of brilliant (and presumably
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11
LITERARY NOTES.

An Index 10 the Collected Works Of William
HazIitt edited by A r Waller and Arnold
Glover has been published in London at price
considera bly, below cost, in order TO place II
within the reach of all lovers Of Hazlitt and IN
memory Of Mr.. Arnold Glover"
II is said that Lord Rosebery intends 10 write
a monograph on the Earl of BeacOnsfeld- A
book by him on that singulary interesting sub
ject could hardly fail 10 be fascinating.
Mr. John Masefeld, who appears to be spe-
ciaUv interested in the sea has prepared "a neW
ryvo-voluue edition Of Dampier's Voyages" No
complete edition has been brought out since
1921.
In one of the recently published letters Of
Lord Ivtton (Owen Meredith there Is an anus
ing glimpse Of LamartIue, who rose at ana
went TO bed at 10.
MANY authors" said he. require the excitement
Of the Gav-diuner- and conversation, etc. before
w-itIoa Evrou did but ]. unfortunately for my
self have so much excitement IN myself. tndt
what I require is only to calm and moderate it,
sleep is the best calmant This IS why l write
In it,. morning" He appears TO have vanity, nut
no a. ratH1n. He eXacts homage but receives IL
like a great gentleman Nine. h1lerSl tells Tfs
thsr when she went him. she asked h-u
what he thought of a young French poet who had
inst been calling on him Ell n est pas sans
TALENT said LaHartlne, mails ID u- sera JaI aIIEiis
grand homme. car ii ma pas DE- sympathIe. Ina
voyant"'
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

The so-called portrait of Charlotte Bronte,
which was reproduced in these pages the other
day, is not a treasure on which the directors of
the National Portrait Gallery congratulate
themselves. Various excellent reasons for be-
lieving it To be q forgery have been advanced,
and chief among them IS proof positive that the
hand said to have painted IL never touched it,
It is Ostensiby signed by Paul Heger Charlotte's
schooImaster iu Brussels, and the hero of VII
letCe." As NJ. HtSeTs son a distinguished ETuS-
sells physician. declares that his father never
painted i'm water cOlOrS AT all. and that he never
saw Miss Broute after 1874, it may be taken for
granted that he did not produce a water color
portrait of her from life in lSJt-Uhlch Is the
date of the picture TaShIy purchased by the Of
fcaIs Of the National Portrait Gallery. The
only portrait Of the novelist known 10 be gem
Uine is that by Richmond. II is in the pos
Nichols and il is stated that in his will he has
left il TO the institution which has just been
fooled by the "Heger' water color.
The author Of that exciting move! The Cardi-
nails Pawn has written a story OF the Pyreuees
in the period of Philip II of Spain II is entitled
The Ark of the Curse
a translation into English of the memoirs 4
the Provencal poet MistraI, is 10 be published
next spring.
a very rare book was sold the other day IN
London This was Tennyson'S Poems 1850
1873 privately printed in Canada in 1867 The
volume consists of three poems in the volumes
OF 1870 and 1893 which not reprinted In
subsequent editions
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

eiectrlc) lights shows as little acquaintance with
American history as does his allusiIn to ten
story teneuents in New York in the ffties
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

II is said that among all Lady Dorothy New
Hes recollectiOns of her earlier acquaintance in
London society none is more curious than the
he was nothing more than poverty stricken
young of commonplace appearance, who
could when he chose be exceedingly amusing"
NY sister and l a good deal of him.
JoyIng mis- sOcIety-So much So, indeed, that we
often told TO less of him: for society
did not view this prince with any too favorable
an eye. consider him ideal companion for
young ladies'"
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

-IIy 13ITy ,5e9rse Dr. l-mo, pp. viii. i6S The Mac
SOB HAMPTON OF PLACER. BY Randall Par
l-SI "a IN -four Illustrations IN color 5y Arrf1-I-
a. Keller -2rro, pp. - A C.. McClurg' a Co
aaN EL WEED by Alice Arnes Winter WIN si,
Illustrations hy Harrison Fishar 75,,,,, " - - sA
4'i The bobbs Merrill Company AZ A.
JAPAN ~ J. William Adams VIM forT 4
s-s1raioTs 6y r Dalton Stevens emo pp XII
- o. p Putnam Sons "
Mt Henry George. jr-, is less happy as an
advocate OF municipal ownership when he turns
h.s zen 10 fiction than when he wrote Of The
Menace OF Privilege" The hero of ms story is a
Young lawyer, who. after short but brilliant
professional career in the extreme West. comes
10 New York 70 seek a wider field for ms efforts
against The domination OF corporate interests
ne becomes an unpiedEed Taumany candidate
Tor alderman, and falls in love with the daughter
u wealthy franchise grabber-a young lady
Nho IS Incorporating artist under an as
SUrned name. There are some vivid and exciting
descriptions Of contest in the Board OF Alder
men, over the granting OF sort OF blanket
street railway Franchise 10 the father of the
heroine in which bribery Is carried on with an
open hand. This, with other pictures of the
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

The letters which Edward Lear, author Of the
InlUItable Books of Nonsense wrote 10 COun-
tess WaIdegrave and Lord CarlingfOrd are 20 ne
brought out in a volume edited by their niece,
Lady Strachey- The cOrresp spondence, il is stated,
covers q friendship Of over forty years.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

Or j. q. FTaser's valuable anthropoIugicaI
study, THE Golden Bough' does not yet satisfy
its author He Is bUsily engaged in revising and
expanding the work which first appeared about
sixteen years ago.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

and prints. The years which the unhappy Caro-
line spent upon the Continent have not been
treated at any careful length by former bioe-
raphers; Signor CIericis fun record has no COM
petitOrs
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

The new book on THE First Gentleman OF
Europe is 10 be matched by q volume dealing
with his wife Queen Caroline II has been
translated from the Italian or Il T. Clerici, and
Is u De illustrated BY contemporary portraits
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11
POLITICAL FICTION.
tl'le heI as Heroes of Recent
NOCels.

THE ROMANCE OF JOHN BAINRRTnGF Pv
milan CgmparT- ' SAC -'Ai~
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

SOB HAMPTON OF PLACER. Rv Fansau r.-
rlStl "a TN four Illustrations In color IN 49,
a. Keller --rlo. pp. ~ A G.. McClurg' a Co
New-York tribune., 1906-11-11

-A Az ~ WEED. by Alice Anes Winter WIN civ
.A-stratlons by Harrison Fisher 757r,o ~ "a
4Ss The EobbS- -NerrlI t,arnrHrr- N' ~ A.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17
Corky IS Driven
Into SecIusion.
REFUSED QUARTERS AT THREE
AND Ac-
TRESS GIVE II Up

NEW YORK April 1G.-Hu-t be-
yond words at what he considers the
unjust attitude assumed IN certain
quarters toward himself and Nine.
Andreseva. WHOM be insists is his
wife. Maxim Gorlsy. turned away from
three hotels in one day. has gone Into
retirement AT 1I13o o'clock Satu-.
day night he was compelled to leave
Hotel Rim eIanjer after being refused
accommodations at sae LAFAYETTE
Brevoort. where he and his party had
gone upon leaving the Beueclaire
he went to Club A. ar No. 3 Eth
sociological students. where he spent
the NIGHT Yesterday morning Gorlly
apd Nine. Andreieva-- accompanied by
friends dro-e to TIE Grand Central
station and took a train for Scne
place that HIS not been revealed
1t is not known how long the author
will remain in ScclrSicn. but maui Of
his friends are urging him 10 prepare
a detailed statement reSard'T'% his re-
lationS with the former actress. so
that all may see that she is. as he as
Serts. really his wife. TIE Russian
government AMI It's secret police rec
cca!ze my marriage TO Nine An
dreieva said Gcrt1y- speaking with
some bitterness. .-Whv. ff"n. srot;lA
there be question over t1e matter
here2
II cannot believe that nv wife ami
1 are being sacrificed through desire
for cheap Sensationalism on the part
of a certain section of tn" American
press But if 1t be not due to that
teen it is owing 10 the WORK OF ems
sar:es of the Russian government she
is my wife-my wife in every sense OF
the word Should that not be suE-
cient?"
Since Gorky's arrival in this coun-
try he has been under the constant
espionage of Russian spies Not alone
have his movements and his words
been made the subject matter of re-
ports TO St Petersburg ard the Rus
sian embassy at Washington, but
there have also been detailed sum
maries made as to the effect he has
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17

sed@in tssesi list OF cities % be vfsfted.
by such asnoeabfe2 attraction Eittle
Johnny Jones. was Written by George
VI Cohanswho also composed all the
music, and has given the present pro
duction the benefit OF his personal
stage management Mr. Conan IS 4
prolific young writer. only twenty
seven years of age. yet he is the
author and composer of those very
successful musical plays. Forty Five
Minutes From Broa1way.tG George
Washington. The Governors
SON. and Running for Office in ad-
dition TO large number OF vaudeville
sketches and a formidable list 81
songs Little Johnny Jones" VIII be
seen in this city with the same NAM
moth production which characterized
its engagements in the principal cities
last season The scenery and warI-
robe is claimed to be among the most.
beautiful and extensive in America.
TIE three acts being gorge ously set 20
represent the exterior of the Hotel
Cecil in London. the steamship pier At
Southampton. and street scene in
The Chinese quarter of San Francisco.
while the ensemble wordrobe inclades
eleven complete changes. the whole
representing an Investment OF, many
thousands of dollars The company
is one of the largest travelling, ;nclud-
ing seventy-fve people, and cast Of
principles embracing the names of
many stage rotables. AS Little Johu-
ny Jones' is undoubtedly the most
famous attraction that Will visit this
city this season 1t goes without say
ing that the theatre VIII be crowded
on this occasion
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17
HosTELRs
sURNED III aeoIlhGsTosEss-
several People Injured IN sEseiteraens
Fotfo~ios Outbreaks of flames
--saoney Loss Small.

LATRogE. Pa. April 16.-FIre
Suued The Hotel Washington AZ
Youngstown. three miles distant last
evening. causing q loss OF about 81
900. The blaze started IN The cellar
at the furnace. and The rooms ard
halls quickly filed with smoke. fore
ing the occupants TO jump from Up
stair windows
Mary, The i-year-old daughter of
Thomas Barrett TIE proprietor. was
dropped from Second-storE window
and was cut about the head and FACE
in the fall James McCarty, a board
er. sustained a broken arm in leap
ing TO the ground.
Citizens quickly formed a bucket
br1Gaue. anc1n quarter OF an hour by
carrying water from nearby wells and
pumps. Guenched the flames. TIE
hote, was over 100 years old
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17
To the Sheriff of Marion county,

To the Sheriff of Marion county,
greeting:
You are hereby commanded to SUM
mon Thomas ". Reeves to appear be-
fore the judge Of the Intermediate
Court of Marion county, at rules to
be held in the Clerks Office Of said
Court on the first Monday in April.
1906, to answer a bill in chancerE
exhibited against him in the said
court, by Grace Reeves Ane have
then there this writ
Witness, R. B. Parrish, Clerk Of our
said Court, at the Court Housue in
said county, the Goth day OF March,
1906, and the 43rd year Of the State
r. B. PARRISH, Clerk.
The Sherif's return on the foreso-
ing summons is as follows:
The wIt-ia named Thomas w.
Reeves is not found in my baiiwick,
neither is he an inhabitant thereof.
IF. DAVIS, Deputy Sheriff.
For H R FURBEE, Sheriff of Mar
ion county, West Virginia
Object of Suit.
The object Of the above suit is to
obtain on behalf OF the plaintiff.
Grace Reeves. divorce from the
bonds of matrimony from the said de-
PENDANT, Thomas W. Reeves. to have
awarded her, the said plaintiff. the
exclusive control, care and custody
of the infant children OF said plaintiff
and said defendant, Floyd Reeves,
Opal Reeves and Edith Reeves; and
that she have general relief.
An affidavit having been fled that
the defndant, Thomas w Reeves. Is
a nonresident OF this State, the said
defendant is required to appear with
in one month after the date Of the
first publication Of this order In the
Clerks Office Of our said Court, tc
do what IS necessary to protect his in
terest-
And it is ordered that this orde,
be published and posted according tt
law
Given under my hand this End da,
OF April 1906:
B. PARRISH. Clerk
JOHN L. LEHMAN,
Counsel for plaintiff
s5.5 3Io17-e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17
ACE

Therefore. to a large degree the mu-
sic Of the production is familiar 70
most of our theatre-Soers-N No musical
play has been presented In many sea-
sons that has attained such an eoor-
nous degree OF popularity as was at
tested last season by its phenomenal
run OF six months in New York. four
months in Chicago. four weeks in
Boston It's present tour has been ar
ranged only to embrace the principal
cities, therefore this town can con
slider itself fortunate in being includ-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17


Among the subscribers in behalf of
the Mrs. Gilbert memorial widow fund
Mr.. Daniel Frohman announces the
names of Dr.. Wier Mitchell. Bishop
Whitaker, Bishop Mackay-Smith. the
Rev. J. A Harris Mr.. Howard Il h
Furness. Col. Alexander Mcclure,
Mrs CaSpar WiStar and Presiden=
Wood Wilson, OF Princeton Univer-
sity.
Otis Skinner lately delivered an elo-
quent address in New YORK on the
theatre, in which he said that II It is
to be treated as an art it must be
moral In its tone, because all true art
IS uplifting. But, he added, this NOR
al IS not to be obtruded in the same
sense as in sermon. He also said
that mistakes in history or facts might
be made by a dramatist and be for
given, but never mistakes In the rep
Presentation Of nature or emotion.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17

JEFFERSON CITY. No. April L.
Joseph w. Folk, in statement
said:
The 1ynching at Springfield was
a most disSraceful occurrence. What
ever the offenSe of the negroes may
have been and however deserving Of
death they may have been. they Were
entitled to punishment by law and
not by a mob. and when mob takes
the law into its own hands. as this one
did, any member of it is guilty OF
murder I viii request one Of the as
sistant attorney generals to aid the
prosecuting attorney Of Greene coun-
ty to punish the offenders, and shah
offer a reward Of $500 for any informa-
ton that would lead to the conviction
of any member of the mob
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17
SCENE FROM -LlTrLG JOHNNY JONES'

produced upon the American public.
and the chances for success of the
movement he has come to propagate
Robert Watchorn. commissioner ri
immigration. said that as soon as his
attention was officially called to Tie
fact that the woman with-Goriy is
not his wife and that the two had
falsely entered the country, he would
be compelled TO place the matter be
fore Secretary Metcalfe for his rul-
ing
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-17
NINE. eoRkY SILENT.
NoveIist.s Wife in Southern Russia
Has Not Vet Given Version of
Divorce Story.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 16.-Mme-
Gorky is in southern Russia, and her
version of the question of a divorce
from her husband. the novelist has
not yet been obtained Maxim Gorkys
friendship with Nine. An5reieva is OF
more recent date than was supposed
AS late as 1903 the novelist, with
his wife and two children toured the
CausaSus The children are boys,
aged ; and S years