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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-11-14
Sinf Wrnbcnarbciter pcrnualiift

EottSpillc, Fd., 10. 9top. ---
Mobrcn0 5lpei bcirn6tetc aoblenpug.
QonS bcllte olt5 cincnt ihrG1cn Stol.
len Der Sdnnono. 3cdc, Gigcnthnln
Der oFbiln. & Hcobin1 Gool 80, "
n0bc bier, 81 Gage gc}oAcn mllrocL
rIlicn sic Satcu al Scr Scltc 0cS Dor
0crcn @a1gona, olt ncld)cn on5 ,5lGs
lcil hcicIti1t lunr, mo 0aa pl0blid
5urlldIobrcnoc, Dorbcr ltraif an0e.
ipnnntc Sell jcridImcttcrtc G0mnro
9rennan, eincnl III Der @rubc beid)0is
tiNten Nrbeiter. 0en Sduocl. Gle
jluel Mnggons IalItcn ulS0ann 6lib.
'dncQ alif Sen No0cn oc5 StoQens
juriid, no lie jerihmettcrt lpitrOcn
lno pier llltclt arbcltcn0c Ofdnncr.
luclhc niht ihnell 9erltg 5ltr Scite
iprlnger forntcn mnr0cn 0urd oIe
bcrltm iIic9cnocn 5riintncr tootIid,
oerlcBt. Sic bciBcn Soiepb SuQi'
DnlL gbparo looo, Wm. NrrnS lnb
Ianicl Hccic. 9(Qe mobncn III @irnr0.
piIlc oilBcr (oob, rucIdcr III 9liblnno
onldiia lit. zoo lmO 9lccic limo ucr.
bcrotbct, lluo Der TcBtCrc mar crit
an letter Sanlita1 gctrollt uorbcn.
Die bier 8crlctten Ieben nod, boben
jeoot fcinc @oiirurg ollf 8cnelna.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-11-14
uenfzie Sohre
ais li6crca Ntittcl gegen ipnnoc acble,
Hbcnmatismus, Ntnralgic, grGunc,
GrfGltrnM NcrcnidJnR, Grippe mno
Gnmgcnent5ilnonng.
Sin poiiIiues 9eilmittel

u. Il. @afcr uun $50, 3uia.str.. Tew.fr.
leans, Su., ihrctbt o. Idh bate an chroniidenl
Hhcuuintisnuta felt liuGcr. as icCbs Douatcn
Rcittcn. Sd lonulc mCinc 6dno uicbt 5nl
aopfc crbcbcn uot6 has 0euo nusjsben Gbc
in Sreioicrtrl Der SInibe bon Auolpnn'S GeuhH
Belief Ous0Cbrduobt buttc. Ionue i'd meire VT
rtc 70 mic ic ocbrnuDen.
HoppGN's Ncuog Jlclcf it itcbcr 5nocrIdftia
mo ciftIpoI. irelcu ieincr itimuIirenoen Gi'
Gcnfhdiirn, pclbc oniietc nui ole Geroen nho
ole &iocritanoelruit ocS Nbrpers nuSiibt. iuoeri
c3 Die crirrcu frdftiat mo bic ic1iummcrnbcli
pbpfifdbeu Nrditc III crncuier ulIo crbDbier l1di
Blei nnporut uno burtb oefe aeiunoe Stimlis
ldt!on NIB crbHbtc glfiion Die uriafe 1T. fueldne
oeu sdlmcrS uertrcibt mn ben uuilrlichen 3u'
nnue lpicber heriteat. Sos III Der Srunb iueS'
bdIb hn9 Rennp Mclici cine 10 beourJuete 8er'
lueuburp Sltr Neiluug Uun s1merScu iinoet.
pbnc cine CSciubr Der Sbdoiaura meIdc nab
bem Gcbrrud ionenunuter SdmerBens sSeiImittel
ocS bcuiGcn cages iiber eintriit.
sleubcrIhcr NbeunltiSullS. 9lcuraIaie. Scin'
iicd. @crreuiuuoen Guetihnn9eu. NioSittossti'
! Chc, Slide bon nnbcrru JnIclteu. SonRenbrGne,
Hruithpurhen. 3abnfdlmcri. Nopffbmerj,
SC6mer3cr i'm Siiidcn, pC.ocn ourtb cine cnnlai
icu Hnpcnounq non
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-11-14

lss's, Mr. t2o4, Wsh.Jassits. strahe. sfiice.
Efunben bon 6s 10 tt6r Wlorseiis unb bon
II llbr 0sffinaS bis llbr stbcnSs.
(Tes20-)
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-11-14
QSmnocrbnrr Ncttnng.
0cr urrihiittrte MobltuNrdbcr NtidlucL
McGubc uah 81 Srtu0cn CrrCicht

Ger urr'chlittrte MpbItnArdbCr NtidlucI
9|cGabc nad 81 Shm0cn crrcIht
mo 0,nl Hcbcl iuritt lclcbcn.
EottHpillc. IA, t3. Nou. -
23tocr G'rmarten lit c3 AcIlnGen, Ocn
am lcBten Sanltul IN Der 0rnpCr-
3ccbc CinQcihloilenen &ohlcn9rdbcr
DtihdCl lFcGubc unn CSiIbCrtou 81
rcttcu, nlh0cn1 cr 81 Shm0cn in Dem
pcrlhilttrten StolIcn jltgebruht Bate.
Gr mar 10 ithpod. 0ob cr f1lm rcocn
fonntc, crholte lid ic0od) raid un0
miro am Hcben crhatcn luer0cn,
Sclnc Hcttlng lit oic munocrboritc IN
Der @eididtc ocS glntbru5it aohlen.
reoiers. Nie Nettltngamamihait cr.
reihte i'm INT ) llhr bel,te iriih. nahs
Sem lie mcbrerc Shtnocn lana lem
Nltrd, &r0Bcn lno &lopfcn an elmer
Hobrc 8eacbcncn Sign0Ic 2cbort
bate.
(?Im lcBtcn MontaN brnhtc 0ic
r!IMocilrtc Erclic" foINcn0cn @criclt
ilbcr 0ic 2Iifnirc; ,Scbcno mN timer
lest uIlcl bon elmer ,SinltCrniB ums
9cbcn mcIhc nic Cin Solncnitrubl
0ltrdorin9cn miro, crluortct N}i6acl
WCGubc, elm CSribcnorbcitcr, in Scr
Grapcr- 3cdc, uabc bier, 500 SUB I'M.
fer Der Gr0obcrildcbc sen NlnNertoo.
WCGnbc mar al leincr iiblihen Pr
belt ais cr cillen SpreulIhuB ub.
iclcrtc, luelhcr cincn Scr 9}feiler oca
Stnllcna ltrmNrf. Gr Cntfloh ill Scr
lutrchtCn NldltInN mo 0clnn1tc III
ctncn loBcnunntcn bliu0cn Stullcn.
Sin un0Crcr 9lrbcitcr bclpcrfItelligtc
leinc SSlltdt ans Dem bctrcifcnoel
5hciIc oe5 WerfeS, che ser Stollcn
cirItilr5tc. Ter orrh ocn GinItur5
pcrlrlod)tc NtB III Scr Gr0c critrcdt
licb bis ou oiC SbcrflGdc, no CT 60
,lIB brett lit. NicGobc'a Wohnmg
lieNt oiht an ieinen Hanbc, mo bic
@nttin lmo iefS ainocr ocS llngIiid-
lihcn boilcn llntlonlt ollf icinc Hct.
tnN. @rubcnbeontc crflGret, cS
ucroe Dicllcidt cin Tabr III 9lnprlld)
nebmen sic Stelle 81 crrcihel, an
luelher Der Wtonn lebcnoig be0ro'
ben lit
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-11-14
Ood'poy's
J(eody Rel;ef
RJenmatismus,
1truralaie,
5riatira

o0cr S6mcpen irGen0 pcIhcr 9trt
gcplugt icio, oonn peridafit gltdl
cine 6loi1c BON 9fuonup'S 9feaop
Nclief; beiolgt sic olli ser 6laide BE-
iiuoli6c @cbrau6euuueiiltng, un0
Sbr mcr0ct ioiortigc 2inocrltng BON
Shmer5 befonnnen - cin Rccorb pnn
nlchr ais
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-11-14
Ysitrualpecrin. .Sabrif in bic lnit ac.
fluocu.

. Vrn0ner, 9, 13. 9tUucnbcr. -
dc Scrculca Observation-Disclosures,
l2 WeiIclt uon bier. iIog bcntc in
Die &lit 9iir orcl }In0citcllte bcion.
Ben iih 5ur ,}cit in Der Jtobc. nGnlih
". G. Cisco, mcIhcr jli Iooc Der
brnnnt luuroc, &Obn @libblrrr mel
den 0ic GrpIoiion iii 9ltomc ierriG,
mo 6errp Goiton Superintendent
Der t5nbrif, IpcIdIer lpobrifeinIid)
t00tlihc IerIeBlmgcn erIitt. Bon
0enr Sebniloe blicb 9tiht5 itbril ais
ein groBes God in Ger Groc, ino ludy
ein ii Der 9tGhc geIcgenea @obnbnus
lpur0e Seritort. S5ier in 9rn0ner ser
icbnctterte oie geluoItigeGr'hiitt
pielc ,Scnlterihciben un0 Spiegci.
Cisco pilroc oitrt) ole grploiior ncr.
lett llno III Die brcnneroen 2riinler
geidleuoert, no er oen loo erlitt.
Gie gr'hiitterilna mar IN Upper
Sdnoustn lilt0 anoercn 10 Wellen
peit entiernten Srten lpubrnebmbor.
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Oabeu sic 8atarrb =:

9gesloIb eoniuItlren Gle MOT
clncr gIr5t, iueIdber staiarrbr
strlnfbetien Der siaie, bes SdI.
irS, ber priiee NIB Der SDrcn
fit 'dnpcr, oils 26 Jabre III
hiciec Si1ot bebnnoeit bat2 -
g8enn Sic reth firo. ptro S5,
men Mot 5i bieI ubuerIangi
uno iuenn Gle arm finb, 10
brauGen gle nur fit bic We.
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gsar Der (sruhpafsr cincr spcriuaim

@c1lcfontninc, 8, t3. 9tpp.
- 2Ibrant Gpnno, (SroBuatcr Der
Ncr5oGm pou MonbcItcr, ltnrb nab
reno Scr lcBtcn 9labt i'll Der Mobnllna
cinca &crmanotcn 'iiolih bon bcijgcr
StuOt Gr mar SO Sabre alt llno icit
mcbreren Sabrcn Don Der 0dlbtbdtiG
tcit leincr 8crmanoten abh0n9ig. Gic
Scr5o9in Don MonheItcr lit bCtanlt'
lih cine geborcnc zimmerman nu3
Cincinnati, ..
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oinridJtnngcn anf SnDti.

q cp Oorf, t3. Ropcmber. 60
Nahridtcn oll3 5nucrl1Iiigen Guellel
III A5nDti tbcilcr nihcrc GinSclbcitct
iibcr oic filr5Iih orrd) cine Icpclhc
6c2 ulncrifn1ild)Cn @cinnbtcn 1fltrniB
0cm StootSocportencnt III MoIbinN,
ton QciucI0etc @inrid)tllnN BON fiini
politilhCn NcIongencll nit. Nic 0oa
rois crhcilt, muroen Dor ctlihcn No
hcn ncGrcrc W0rncr unter Der 9ln
flogc elmer COMPUTATION 9e1cn Sic
Hegierltnl pcr6aftet uno iumnluriId)
sum Io6c perlrtGeilt.. @iner Scr
W1nner nrr0c pcrurtbeilt, neil er
cincn @aiicnrof iiir einen Mmln an
0cIertigt bate, llno cin anoerer neil
er in cincm Sunic 5piihcn 5nci ait,
ncrcu mobutc, III 6crcn ieberu eli, sc.
luchr nltiGciiln0cll lporben mar. 2Inn
Wcrgen 0cS 30. Sftober lcgtc rAcu0
SCmon0 cine PGtorne alti cincS dicnc
Der StroBcnbnblt lltb Der critic 2H0A'
golL nclncr bic Stcqc crrcidtc
brod)tc lie 5iln Ggplooren. Phi BE.
febl oes Nrdltocrter tulroen iiilti Ser
Vcrirtbeilten ols6arr aui Den 0riGO.
boi gcfiibrt mo BORT cridloiien. Die
Sinoeritttetell hieben: S6elpetilis Ara
ncriicrc, 2llcr1nOer Te 9olnnp W}oiic,
Ncitor GunnD, Gooudroinc Gbouor0
uno Crime Teal
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gsi pislcrlri lieGeln, iuis aopfueb. lirvcroun.
td,feii 8eriior'itna H. T. 10. fbitiet BET u
IN, ben Qntierten dlt etne Iuuge gebanouG
mo cine und ldneere Tuiior4 trn spobcIcr
Hed)nuna uor5ubereiien llnn bob becdri es
tpie ct. Sernnro arGnterptnrn iie am fdrpuitell
iino iicberiier betpirten aoreftre y. gicu'iaao'
ier & Co Bor 2418. Sem gori Gib nm
ieitenisei eine Rrobe y .belonlmeil sic T.
81 bdben. Bret: - Genis. (SiEoSul
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irorrb c;n nnr i6n, orocnn'n,ronrg
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itirt mir ocioot fpin hcrortiocs a..
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New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

ills have been done through faction that WHAT
have said is almost nothing
OF the lavish extravaganza of Slena III tho'0
davs there are many details here set Io''ii'
There was a gambling craze among all Glasses
4 craze no law could control. Dress was mag
nifcent, well as women 1ndulsinS III
robes of silk and rich cloth. beautiful embrolder-
les and buttons of gold. The municipality WIS
Obliged to enact statutes to repress this partlcu-
lar form of extravaganza. 1t was not only 1ii0
mobiles or wealthy citizens who had to be dlSci-
plined The spouse of the prosperous petty
tradesnan was sharply dealt with If she pre-
er,roed to wear a train. THE archives of Slena
record that a heavy fine was imposed on inc
wife of n pork butcher who appeared IN San
Cristofero with a long train to her cloth dress
Her husband appeared before the magistrates
in her place and pleaded that she had not Will
fulIv broken the law, but had carried the tram
in her hand or hooked it up. and if it had
trailed she was unaware of it The plea was
set aside. ard the fine had to be paid" AS for
the gaIlants Of the time the author recalls the
confession Of Petrarch in regard to the care
with which he studied his dress and the effect
he made to the shoes which pinched him and 10
the curling irons with which he incautlOuSly
burned himself. To look after her husbands
clothes of the first duties of a good
wife. and in sequence the proper conduct of the
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

household. Education for women was not pop
ular with the Sicnese. and Catherine. the Overs
daughter. whose teachings We're TO stir all ItaIv
70 reverence. and who was to affect the policy
OF princes and prelateS with her pen did not
learn to read and write until she was grown up
Against this background OF bloody struggle
and of luxury the gentle figure of the girl passes
on its errands of helpfulness. She toiIed IN
cedsinSly among the poor and the sick. she
soothed the dying. she was credited with nirar-
ulous healing powers When pestIence came. as
it often did to Sena, she was incarnate com
fort and hope TO the stricken. Deeds not
words, seemed 10 her most important but the
influence of her teachings naturally grew as
the hearts Of men and women melted before
the loving, untiring labors OF her fraiI hands
IhouSh herself full of enthusiasm. and know
ing we'll how valuable n quality it is when she
saw danger of II running riot she checked If
at once. as in her letter to Donna Agnesca da
Toscanelli. who appears to have been of an
hysterical temperament. craving visions and
revelations and exaggerated penances, a mood
common enough In the Middle Ages. where she
warns her almost sternly to control herself Nor
did she recommend pilgrimages nor 90 on any
herself She was emphatic on home duties. we
find her reminding her friend Alessia del Sara
clni TO plan out her day. talk with moderation
and whatever she did or did not do to come in
of an evening and look after her old mother
without negligence, providing what she
needed" Sought as adviser. she had a way of
going straight TO the heart of a situation. never
mincing matters. and with equal wisdom and
kindliness enforcing the thing that was right
and true. She became the counsellor not ONLY
of ever increasing numbers of women but of
learned monks, highly placed officials and
magistrates, and with sunny sincerity and COM
mon sense she solved their problems She
healed many a feud among the mobiles of Siena
her sweet voice and inspired demeanor quieting
bitter hatreds in a marvellous fashion There
is u striking story of her effective pleading with
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

first glimpse We have Of the little girl reveals
her trudsinE out beyond the city walls. intent
upon finding a cave wherein She might lead i
holy hermit life. She did not forget to take a
loaf Of bread lest the angels should delay com
ing TO feed her" She found her cave in the
rocks and spent some happy hours there: but as
night came on she remembered what her par
cnts would feel when they could not find her
and she trudged the weary way back again.
Thenceforward she made no more attempts at
that kind of hermit existence. though all her
youthful soul turned TO prayer and pious auster-
ity in the intervals OF household tasks When
she reached a manageable age. that notable
housewife. her mother. pestercd the girl TO
choose u mate; but 50 averse was Catherine to
anything but the religious life that at last old
Giacomo. in full family conclave gave the bud
ding saint her way, Three years she spent in
absorbed meditation in little room still to be
seen in her fathers house. Then she was ad-
mitted 10 the Dominican lay order of Mantellate
an organization given to practical good works.
Such was the girlhood Of saint in Siena in the
TresCento. 4 period Of which the author gives
this picture:
With all the luxury. the encouragement OF art
the religious revivals, there Il background of
almost incredible violence and cruelty in the
fourteenth century which must be realized as part
of the surroundings of st. Catherine. Even allow
ing for the colors being strongly laid on what Il
there were a thousand Guelfs. and day small
child were born of a GhIbelline. Immediately one
and all would hate him. says Bernardino. and in
another place he gives appalling description of
the savage cruelty and murders of women and
children in faction fights Dante records the ven
omOuS hatred of SIpia for the party who had ban
ished her from Siena. and her exuitaton at seeing
them routed She is portrait of the partisan of
that day. pdSSOnatay resentinS private wrongs
and trtumphlnE in her opponents fall Women in
these fights were always ready to egg the men
Il have heard. Bernardino ''Of
bitter against the opposite party that they would
put lance into the hand of their little Child that
he might say and take vengeance. And there was
a woman so cruel that when she another of the
other party escaping she cried to her people 'Such
one Is escaping; u certain fellow has set her
his horse. and IS carrying her away and running
after them. she cried Set her down thou yyouldSt
not die and when she was set down that woman
murdered her lie gives more details too hOr-
rible for quotation. though preached to a great
congregation. ana then observes Verify, So great
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
gDe Neau;l1o1.k grib1eoQaas
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER s, 1907.

In the course of some remarks on the sub
iect of plagiarism valued correspondent stig
matiZeS as the acme of all that is ignoble i'll this
direction the deliberate adoption by one author
a. the STYLE manner and whole literary at
InoSphcre of another The point is we'll taken.
The form of plagiarism thus denounced is OBJ
yiously worse and meaner than the convey
ance'' of Il single outstanding idea or phrase.
for it adds a certain insolence to the injury in
ficted The 'seduous ape" flaunts his borrow
ings posing as the disciple of the man whose
workshop he has invaded and talking about
his great debt to the latter All the time we
dare saw. he is probably aware of the fact that
he is making headway with resources not his
own There can be no plea of unconscious cere-
hrItiun in this matter-it IS the unInlStakapie
device of dishonesty, and OF meulocTlty. lou
never find the masters doing this sort oil lhlhS.
Everybody knows the curious parallel between
the dying utterance of Misunderstanding ana
that of Colonel Newcome, but nobody dreams
of CRYING plagiarism III the presence OF crea-
tive artist like Thackeray. What deserves repro
botion is the manner liz which George Meredith,
for example is made to furnish forth some
Young noveliSt's whole stock in trade, his way
of turning a sentence or a paragraph, his de
scriptive mcthod-in fact, his very attitude
toward life and the romanCerS art beng
s!ayishIy copied. In the long run all this counts
for nau,ht Without the genius of his original
the imitator soon gives himself away. But even
So his critics are apt to be too good natured,
merely observing that This author IS of the
school of Mr. Meredith" where they ought TO
saw. This author has been picking Mr.. Mere
diths pocket
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08
4 POINT OF HoyoR N rLcrIox

Andrew Lang in the London Illustrated News
There ought to be a kind ~ close time -
human beings. period during which tt 81 u
not be lawful to introduce them as Ch1raCte
in novels-that is. under their zeal names. ~
elists generally select traits from living people
of their acquaintance. even CGrl,ltIre them
as Charlotte BrOnte did in the case 0f the Gu
rates. of Madame H6ger. and 50 en- Simple IS
| seem, l have sat for the hero Of ~ least ONE
novel. and the villain OF other
This is all very WELL SO Ions as the real names
OF the originals are not published Il is a deli
cate question, how soon may actual persons b.
introduced into novels. names and all Mr-
l. Stevenson introduced the Master OF Lo'-t
into "Cdtriona." and made him behave ahl-I-
pressed their wrath against Mr. Stevenson
Why he made the Master such monster 1
never knew. and as the Master has been dead
L presume, for about a century. people So-th
of the Tweed would not have cared much tor
what novelist made him say do In SCOT
land il is otherwise: they do care
Scott introduced in THE Legend of NOn-roS7-
under the name of Alan MaCaulay that stuart
Of Ardvoilich who murdered Lord kilpOnt in the
middle of the seventeenth century. and rerl'n-
strances poured in. though there was no doubt
about the murder He named a valet Jerr--tl
Cor Jerningham) in "Peveril Of the Peak. and
though he only borrowed the name from The
Vicar of Wakefield" q lady OF the houSe ~
birmingham, in amusing letter, protested
against the outrage
In a recent novel Robert Burns appears. AMI
is made to behave detestably This does not
seem fair. Burns not being a public charlrter.
like. say. James VI with whom any freedom
may be taken II realty appears as II. except III
the case of kings one should not make IRE, IN
q novel with any one who lived after the eHi
or the sixteenth century. The man or woman!
may have living descendants. whose sentiments
ought to command respect Lady Ch.-i'J A
Bury (nee CampbeID was hurt by Scott's picture
certainly not fiatterinG, OF her ancestor. t5r
Marquess OF Argyll l confess that Sh'uli
feel reluctant to introduce John Knox and his
love affairs (pour lie bon motif) into a romance
though they offer tempting subject
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

An eminent philosopher once said that no
writer of fiction need be at loss for material
so long as he could look about him and observe
marriages. that the truthful history of any mat
riInoniaI union would provide enough incident,
situation and play of motive to keep going even
the novelist least fertile in invention. Be it
remembered that he said truthful" The
writers who are rebuked for the shady pictures
they draw of domestic interiors are wont To re
tort that they are blamed for being "unpleaS-
ant when they are simply trying to be arts
tic That is not the trouble. The trouble is
that they are not truthful. BdZac can be as
unpleasant as ne likes because he gives you
both truth and art. We wonder, by the way,
If most readers realize how much modern fiction
owes TO the international marriage? 1t is not
alone for its occasionally dramatic COmplica-
ti0ns that we place a high value upon it as a
source of material for the novelist. In many
WAYS il plays into the hands of the analyst
giving him all manner of psychological con
trasts Isabel Archer did not make an inter
national marriage in the strict sense but when
Mr. james told the story of her career in The
Portrait of a Lady" he gave his countrymea
an inspiring example of what can be done in
fiction with 4 marriage made abroad He has
in later years. fallen short of his own model
and few indeed, are the books successfully
written in this field but when they are truth
full these international rOmances are among the
best works of fiction that we possess
New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

SAINT CATHERINE OF. sIENA AND HEB E;IS
TIMES BY the author Of "MademOiseiie
Mori. illustrated. i2mo. pp 90. @. p. Put
MANS Sons.
OF all that may be said by mankind concern
ing one departed there IS surely no utterance of
nobler import than that Of Plus II in canonizing
in 1461 the great-hearted mystic Catherine Be
nincasa of SieHa: None approached her
without going away better The author of this
volume. writing not a sectary but as an
admiring yet judicious bographer vividly illus
trateS the truth Of that epitaph. The Sienese
maiden OF the fourteenth century who died. worn
with unselfish toll. at the early age of thirty
three deserved, if ever mortal deserved it, the
title then bestowed upon her The saint was
not only the being stirred 70 spiritual exaltation;
with GATHERINGS seif-abnegatOn and loving
kindness and religious ecstasics went the whole
some militant spirit Of the reformer who could
not forget the practical in the ideal
This practically was born in the child Of the
worthy Senese dyer. Ciiacomo Benincasa. The