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reau to ascertain every six months the
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Chairman Underwood announces that
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revision bills In the order named. He
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Bankrupt aatnrs.
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS.

In the matter OF No. 1912.
CHAS. J. B. HARE, In
Bankrupt. Bankruptcy
IN TIE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE EAST
ERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA:
To tho creditors6o CHAS. j. q. HARE,
OF Richmond, In the countyyof Hon
rico and district sforesaid-Rank- 4
rupt: tt}t6fH
Notice is hereby given that on the 1
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DAY OF DECFlIBER. A. D 1911 att
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such other business AZ may property!t
come before said moettnE.
THCS. b. SNEAD, SO SO
Referee In Banksuptcf.StS
December g. 1911. SsSs Si4s
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During the hrst week OF it's session
the Democratic House passed a bill
aiming a blow at the tobacco trust
This action may forecast the character
OF the legislation to be enacted or at
least discussed at the session which
has just opened
This bill authorizes the Census Blu
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

LORD BELLINGER. An Autobography
Edited by Harry Graham. l2mo. PIP. 3il
Duffield q Co.
Lord Belinger, so we learn from the
preface. left his country i'm disgust when
the House. Of Lords consented to be
shorn of its hereditary rights. His au-
photography, as edited by Captain Gra-
ham. informs lis that his noble house
was founded by a grandpaternal brewer
who married the daughter Of a Lam
cashire spinner. a younger son. the
third Baron Bellinger. as he afterward
became through the deaths of his two
elder brothers, was destined for the
army. He was sent to Eton, where he
learned nothing profitable and useful,
but, in the ignorance OF boyhood made
some socially undesirable acquaintances
that caused his father much trouble A
coach finally got him into the army in
time to muddle through the South Afri-
can war and to receive several medals
without ever knowing why or for what
service. Returned home he stood for
Parliament, was defeated, made a trip
to Canada and succeeded his father.
Captain Graham's satire Is In broad, al
most vindictlve. lines. Incidentally.
there is capital bit of parody Of the
Chestertonian manner
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

dcavored to remove the particular OBJ
stacle in the way of performance by
inviting me To an evening party at which
she intended to introduce me to Or.
Hanslick once more. She knew that
nothing could be done without winning
this gentleman over. AS was in a good
humor, II was very easy for me 10 treat
lianslick as superficial acquaintance
until he took me aside for a private con-
NcrSation, and assured me- with tears
and sobs (sic) that he could not stand
being misunderstood by me any longer.
Anything surprising in his criticisms of
rle was not due To malice, but solely the
limitation OF his individuality. and he
longed for nothing more tnan To widen
II under my guidance. He made these
explanations with such strong signs of
emotion that | could only calm his dis
tress ana promise him my complete SYM
pathy In his future efforts. AS "A matter
OF fact. Just before leaving Vienna I
learned that Hanslick had expatiated in
vague terms To my acquaintances about
me and my amiabilty'
The result of this change was that the
following autumn, 1862. Wagner was
again summoned to Vienna for the nro-
duction of Tristan" but Immediately
alter his arrival the following "stranee"
incident occurred:
N""''u w ttiu To my friends the
Standhartners the lihre,tn ~, .,o .,o
Meisterslnger,' which | had finished
since our separation and. as Herr Han
slick really interested me since that
evening, l thought | should do wall 10
nave MIN invited, too. We now potic.J
IN the course of the reading. thai mo
dangerous critic got more and more pale
ana out OF humor. and. oddly enough
~ ! "ds over. ne could not he rer-
suaued To stay. but soon took his loaya
obviously irritated. Ny friends agroed
.na' Hans''ck REGARDED the whole noem
as lanp3on on him, and the invitation
att,,mda 'a1'nI ~ ,h; as AN insult. In fact. the
rom % that evening soon becoming a Ecen
',,i, mn ~ ~ Oh winch he lives lucratiyelv
np ,l,,u TO me present day, in conten,ed ,,m;.
'a,ion Of his individuality. '''" ''''''-
II only remains T., a.
crker IN ihc original ycrsio, ,"", q, nv NV
beck'nesser. but-"IIans I.iir"' 'N'us
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
MYSTICISM.

MARY BY Winifred Graham. l2mo, pp.
39s Mitchell Kennerley.
Mary, tranquil. gentle. compassionate
comes none knows whence, walking
among flowers, and brings peace to many
n troubled heart The author intenslhes
the atmosphere of mystery surrounding
her as the tale proceeds, making ever
clearer the suggestion Of his tale, UNTIL
after what devOut French fishing VII
lage considers a miracle. she disappears
at sea i'm a storm. The story Is, in other
words. an attempt To do in fiction what
was done with considerable effect on our
stage some time ago in THE Servant IN
the House" and THE Passing OF the
Third Floor Back" The success of the
book depends entirely upon the mental
attitude of the individual reader. AS an
effort of the imagination. as work OF
fiction. il has considerable merit, al
though the author strays at times from
her narrative into discussions Of matters
that lie beyond the field of imaginative
literature i'm the realm Of forms of re-
ligious worship.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
THEIR VILLAGE.
PEOPLE or POPHAM. BY Mary c. f
Wemyss. 12mo. PIP. 337. The Houghtor
Mifflin Company.

PEOPLE OF POPHAM. BY Mary c. f.
Wemyss l2mo, PIP. 337 The Houghton
Miffiin Company.
1t is mostly chronicle Of small beer.
for Popham is a very quiet. decOrous
English village, but beneath its well reg
ulated daily doings human life proceeds
from cradle to grave with the same pre-
occupations and tribuations, the same
Joys and sorrows, as in the larger world
without Only, the people of Popham
have their way of looking on and ex-
periencng. their own way of being CEN
serious or sympathetic, of helping or
keeping aloof. And there is the OBJ
server Of this peaceful progress through
life, who in addition to many good and
helpful, well wearing qualities. has be-
coming sense of humor contemplative
rather than robust. She is i'm the midst
Of it all, and there is her maid Somerset,
who was Jane i'm the days of her girl
hood. to use her own eyes beyond that
circle, and to comment upon happenings
there for her mistress's edifcation. The
Howards are boon to Popham, lovable,
charitable, cheerful people, meant by
Providence to counteract the sternness
OF the Rev. Mr.. Dare and his wife. Nor
should the local physician be forgotten
The book is as gently and quietly pleas
ant as the life it describes.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

JOYCE OF THE NORTH WOODS. BY
Harriet r. Comstock. Illustrated by
John Cassel. l2mo, pp. 300. Doubleday
Page e. Co.
The title of this novel is its weakest
part: il suggests so much easy sentl-
mentality and unripc romanticism' SO
much of what we have recently had OF
unreal pictures Of the innocence OF the
rural simple life. Joyce Of the North
woods" is made Of sterner stuff. 1t has
sirnificance: il is worth while. The
tragedy of Joyce's life threatens to be
even darker than that of the generality
of wives in that isolated forest village,
which has been left to stagnate morally
and materially in the second growth OF
the woods after the lumberman had for
sakCn them. Joyce struggles upward
and is aided onward by the man from
nowhere in the face of scandal and un-
charitableness. and of the narrow stand
ard of propriety that has survived the
general degeneration of the small com
munty The intricacy of the plot re-
uuires much careful handling. wherefore
the authors managing hand appears
from time to time. The story does not
tell itself altogether unaided, but these
are minor considerations, suggested by
the very quality of the authors per-
formance The understanding care she
bestows upon her numerous minor char
acters. her able handling of environment
and atmosphere deserve much praise.
Altogether book we'll above the av-
erage. and most welcome as an earnest
of ripening talent.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
WAGNER AND HANSLICK
An Amusing Vienna Memory.

From The Pail Mall Gazette.
The approaching publication Of Wag-
ners Memoirs. in May. has revived an
interest in various fragments that nave
appeared from time To time In the Ger
nan press. and one in particular relating
To Wagner's visits to Vienna and his
dealings with the formidable critic,
Iiansick. is very amusing reading
Hanslick when still a student, had
heard one of the original performances
of "Tannhauser' i'm Dresden, and had
been an enthusiastic admirer or the
work: but when Wagner went to Vienna
in March. 1861. to arrange about some
performances of his operas, he had gone
over to the other camp. They met at a
rehearsal of "Lohengrin,' which Wag-
ner here heard for the first time. lie
SAYS:
Although the opera had already been
frequently performed, the whole staff full
filled my wish for a complete rehearsal.
The orchestra played the prelude so
be autfully. the voices of the singers and
their other good qualities all showing a
close acquaintance with the work, came
as such an agreeable surprise that ! was
overcome by the impression j received,
and lost all inclination to criticise. My
deep emotion was, apparently. not un-
noticed. and DR.. Hanslick seemed TO
thlnk III a suitable moment 10 ne ihtio
duced to me. as | sat on the stage listen
inc to the music. | greeted him curtly,
as though he was a complete stranger
whereupon the tenor. Ander. introduced
him 20 me again. observing that he was
an ola acquaintance of mine. | an
swered curtly. that / remembered him
very WELL and again gave my whole at
tention to the rehearsal"
Wagner then adds that perhaps those
Ieople were not wrong who ascribed his
i'll luck to this renewed enmity.' AT
any rate. mis- visit the same autumn to
arrange for the production of Tristan
proved fruitless. On this occasion, how
ever.
Frau Luise Dustmann. who really
seemed to like the part of Isolde, en-
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
MOUNTAIN SUMMIT EAST SIDE OF LAKTsPAR JUNCTION.
CFroma a i IIispar'D

quaintances everywhere. She left no
stone unturned, her son says, and ne
adds a story told to him by Sir Joseph
Duveen:
He happened to be over in Holland,
searching for 'objets dart" when he heard
Of some wonderful pieces OF emma IN a
railway: to get 10 this remote place en-
tailed a long and tedious journey by car.
rage He started off on his expedition, but
as he was nearing his destination he OBJ
served a fly. driving out OF the village tow,
ard him. he looked into IL as IL passed ana
he saw the face Of my mother; he felt at
once that he had been forestalled' ana ne
continued his journey, only TO md that she
had snatched the prize, which she was
carrying off with her
There could hardly have been any an
1iuuarjan shops on the Continent which
were unvisited by Lady Charlotte. Few
dealers attempted to offer her fakes;
end as. year after year. she returned
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
TALES OF THE PAST.
A BOOK OF DEAR DEAD WOMEN. b,
Edna w Underwood l2mo. PIP. 327
Boston: Little, Brown & Co.

BOOK OF DEAR DEAD WOMEN. BY
Edna w. Underwood. l2mo. PIP. 327
Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
The inventions woven into these tales
may be traced more or less directly to in
fuences found in the course of much
reading of Old World traditions of the
super-normal and of the fancies that
writer's OF fiction have woven around
them in many tongues. including our
own The authors imagination has
drawn on memory saturated with the
fantastic tales of France, Italy, Spain
and other countries as they were retold
IN literary form i'm the middle of the last
century. Her models are unmistakable,
but unfortunately she lacks the delicate
literary equipment that alone can give
20 such material the form which makes
u i've. The tales vary greatly in quality,
Ihe one that opens the book, an episode
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

urers of his time-is that he was able 10
ceduce from all the vague, anu oi.o"
erroneous, indications the true conc'"
sion that land existed where ne ai'e'
wnrd found America, just as DuVerrie'
convinced himself by his observations
and calculations that there was p'a"e'
IN the position where he subsequently
discovered Neptune. As to the perso"a.
character of Columbus, M. Vighau"
proves by trustworthy evidence that "o
did not hesitate to tell lies In order ~
enhance his reputation; that ne was
ashamed of his humble origin; that ne
was conceited, vndictive, avaricious'
and that during his whole career not
single act Of generosity or self-dehiai Is
recorded He was devoid Of mora'
sense" But he was patient. ener-
getic." and had "indOmitable force OIL
will" In recent conversation Win
your correspondent NJ. Vignaud sa'o'
my views In regard to Columbus nave
often been misunderstood. 1t has even
been said that I consider Columbus
fraud. No such thing. He discovered
America because he was in search ot IL
and not because he struck uneXpec'eoN
against a land which he took to be As'''
Stripped of the vague halo OF popular
delusions Of the Columbian legend ne II
nevertheless entitled to a place IN the
pantheon Of great men to whom hu-
manity erects monuments
The present work contains iacsiml'e
Of the letter Of safe conduct written py
King John III of Portugal. March ~
1883. to his particular friend Christo-
pher Columbus. then at Seville. Ihe
original of this autograph letter Is III
the possession of tho Duke of Neragua'
one of the descendants Of Columbus. NJ
Vignaud's book is admirably gotten up
and is provided with a carefully arranged
and copious index. L. B. b.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

door. when c. +. S. happened to cast her
eyes 10 topmost shelf, on which a bright,
familiar object met her astonished and de-
lighted gaze: What is that ! see above?"
said she. "Oh, il is only an old bottle Of
German ware" said the dealer, and he
reached IL down. There was no mlstaking
IL now. 1t was the long lost, much lament
ed bottle, which their better educated sense
now showed them to be of the priceless
Rouen fabric. c. s. was overjoyed at the
recovery of the beloved object, and he in
stantly paid whatever he asked with
out any demur Luckily il was only 40
francs. and he walked away with the bottle
which after such a series Of adventures
had come so happily into his hands. The
dealer had bought II AT the Antwerp sale
some months before, and singularly enough
IT had not caught the attention Of any
Of his clients, though there are many first
rate amateurs, especially Of faience. at
Brussels Some Of them TO whom G. s.
showed il subsequently instantly recog-
nized it's oriein. and were not "A little yexed
that they themselves, being on the spot.
had overlooked II in Poonets shop. TO
&. S. and &. T.. S IL was an exciting event
in their ceramic career.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
LADY CHARLOTTE sCIIREIBER OF HER TROPHIES
2 -Iady Charlotte schrehe's Jounas.)
fectivc. 1t should have been.

fectivc. 1t should have been.
The mountains inclosing the Hispar
and it's branches are characterized by
surfaces. being screened by gorges and
ravines at all attitudes. The masses of
snow and ice near their tops start fire.
quent avalanches-in short, the noun
taineer in search of climbing calling
upon every resource Of skill, endurance
and daring. is not likely to find them
combined in greater measure anywhere
else than in this scene of DIR. and Mrs.
Workman's sixth expedition.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23

of Napoleon in Poland, Is one Oh 'ne
least successful; the one that closes H.
one Of the best. The subject Hia''e' 20
often ingenious and uncannily interest
ing. but II never is. used to best artisuc
advantage. Those, however. VINO nave d
vivid fancy themselves, and are WILING
IN bocome th, authors ool!abOrators ar q
not merely her listeners, VIII ma much
10 interest them I'm these pages.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
LITERARY NOTES.

"And the greatest Of these Ia chs,.- .
This Is. we may suppose. the keynoI. :.
Mr.. Winston Churchill's new novel
ne has given to 1t the title OF ~
Greatest of These" The book v,u
published few months hence.
Indian Place Names.
A forthcoming volume which VII,
peal to many readers in this rer,os
Mr. w. w. Tooker's Indian Place N.,'
of Long Island" The lists Of nan.- '
Indian derivation include. II Is stateh
only those OF many Of the islands ia
and villages, but also the names of ,...
streams and other natural features
Cibbon and q Wonnsn's Letter.
There was sold In London the A..
day letter to Garrick from Mah.~
Necker, and Garrick's answer. in v,...
he wrote:
Gibbon, our learned friend and exc.,,...
writer. happened to be with me vhsn sN
ceived your bewitching letter re n
stared at me. was silent. then gave !, ~
with these emphaticaI words, ernphs,i.Ie
spoken: This IL the very best letter ~
ever was written.
The two epistles brought $3.50 -
same sum was paid for business k,,..
written by Washington. a letter ~.
the pen of Charles Lamb brought u,,,'
quar- a bundrad doIiara
A Successful Biography.
Morley's Gladstone" 1t is stated .
the most successful biography Of uss,.
year-at least, In its financial retur,
Turned into American dollars, the n,
realized for the Gladstone family |, :.
less than s506.000. 1t Is recorded IA,
when Morley had finished the max,.
work he was asked by a friend. "Ares,
YOU glad it's done?" and answered, .y.,
I'm very glad-and very lonely"
Stevenson's Profits.
Sir Robertson Nicoll has lately poIn.i
out that Treasure Island" has been
most profitable book to the author ana
his family. while 1t Is true" he sau
that Robert Louis Stevenson receive,
100 pounds on account OF royalties a,
Treasure Island published originally 1,
Cassell e. Coz, up to the present Messu
Cassell have paid to him and 10 his .r.
ecutors 400 pounds for the book" |,
American dollars that is a comfortab.
sum.
Shakespearian Problems.
Mr.. Ernest Law has written book q
Some Shakespeare Forgeries' whn
will have some interest for students
is stated that he has been subjectine =
searching microscopical and chemicl
tests many documents which have bes,
used as evidence for the dates Of Ii.
principal plays, and that he has mad.
valuable discoveries.
GImpses Of Lions.
In Mr.. A. G. G. Diddell's just pubsha
book of "reminiscences there Is an oi
glimpse OF Tennyson at dance al Far.
Il remember seeing the Poe,
Laureate" he says. Joining vigoroaly
in the revels. He even condescended to
take the floor, dancing in a stately, almos
deliberative, way with a young dams
in a polka. I am not sure that
did not regret having gone to that daro
which had much the same effect upon nj
that the scenes in Lucian's Dialogues Il
the Dead must have had upon a wor