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THE SUNDAY jTrgEROtAN, POTCTLAXn, DECEMBER ifi, 1900.
JBQQOl,
MOUNT RAEHEB.
A. zing of camellaa;
Its frexa a pure diamond.
White, translucent, sparkling, dear;
Out of the empyrean.
Which the gods had abandoned
Buch la peerless Mount Italnler.
Green grass, green trees. Its setting,
To a pure, clean, snowy height,
A crag of clear, glowing -white.
Which, like a diamond ring.
Reflects flashing, gleaming light.
To amaze and daze the sight!
The eharp, enow-tipped peak aflame.
In shape and light like a gem.
Out of far, rare atmosphere;
Puts the diamond to shame
And Illumes the haunts of men.
Like a. mountain jewel clear.
Rev. T. W. Haven.
TorS Springs, Pa., Dec 5, 1000.
'THOJIIAS HENRY HUXLEY
(Sis Extensive Correspondence Edlt-
ed-and Published by H Son
i Other Late Publications.
Tho life of Huxley Is Dracticallr told In
the correspondence contained In the two
volumes "The Life and Letters of Thomas
I "Henry Huxley," edited by Leonard Hux-
jey. Tho letters, with the connecting end
purely biographical text, present an in
teresting' personal narrative. On the per
Bonal side, the tale of Huxley's early
years at Ealing, his educational misad
ventures, his thirst for knowledim nnd
liis efforts to work out his own edu
cational salvation are peculiarly sugges
tive in view of his later relations to edu
cation. Huxley practical struggles to
reconcile existence and devotion to sci
ence form another feature of his life.
His relations to the government and his
experiences in scientific surveys are told.
Of larger interest is the unfolding of
Huxley's relations with Darwin and the
doctrine of evolution. His correspond
ence with Darwin, his reception -of the
evolutionary thesis, his examination and
comments, and his convinced champlon-
ciup xorm a vaiuanie part of the cen
tury's scientific history.
In November, 1859, the "Origin of
Species" was published, and a new direc
tion was given to Huxley's activities.
Ever since Darwin and "Wallace had
made their communication to the Lin
nean Society In the preceding July, ex
pectation had been rife as to the forth
coming book. Huxley was one of the few
privileged to "learn Darwin's argument
before it was given to the world; but
the greatness of the book, mere install
ment as it was of the long accummulated
mass of notes, almost took him by sur
prise. Before this time he had taken up
a thoroughly agnostic attitude with re
gard to the species question, for he could
not accept the creatlonal theory, yet
sought in vain, among the transmutatlon
lsts for any cause adequate to produce
transmutation. He had many talks with
Darwin, and though ready enough to ac
cept the main point, maintained such a
critical attitude on many, others, that
Darwil was not hv anv meonc oriiln
of the effect the published book would
nave upon him. Darwin was the more
anxious, as, when he first put pen to
T)aner. he had fixpfl in his mimi tiimn
judges, by whee decision he determined
mentally to abide. These were Lyell,
Hooker and Huxley. If these three came
round, partly, through the book, partly
through their own reflections, ho nmilii
2eel that the subject was safe. On all
three, the effect of the book Itself, with
Its detailed arguments and overwhelming
array of evidence, was far greater than
that of previous discussions. "With one
or two reservations as to the logical
completeness of the theory, Huxley ac
cepted it as a well-founded working hy
pothesis, calculated to explain problems
Otherwise Inexplicable. As soon as he
had read the book Huxley wrote to, Dar
win: t trust you will not allow jourself to be In
any way disgusted or annojed by the consid
erable abuse and misrepresentation which, un
less I Rreatlr mistake. Is in stor fr inn
MDepend upon It, you hae earned the lasting
Krauiuuo 01 an inougnuui men. As to the
curs which bark and elp, jou must recollect
that Rome of our frlnris fit nrw mt. ia ..
J dowed with, an amount of combatI eness which
nuuu&u juu iimo oncn ana juuy reouKed It)
may stand sou In good stead. I am sharpen
ing my claws and beak In readiness.
The famous Oxford meeting of 1SG0 was
of no small Importance in Huxley's car
eer. It was not merpJi that ha holnoi tn
save a great cause from being stifled
under misrepresentation and ridicule
that he helped to extort for it a fair
hearing; it was now that he first made
himself known In popular estimation aa
a aangerojs adversary in debate a per
sonal force In tho World of cnlonco -nhlVi
could not be neglected. From this mo
ment he entered th front fighting In the
most exposed quarter of the field. Bishop
Wllberforce spoke for half an hour with
inimitable- spirit, emptiness and unfair
ness." In a light scoffing tone, he as
sured the meetlntr that tliri v nothing
in the ilea of evolution; rock pigeons
were wtiat rock pigeons had always
been. Then, turning to his antagonist
with a smiling Insolence, he begged to
know. was it thrmifti Mb c-TnfiVi..
or Hs grandmother that he claimed his
aescii irom a monKey"?
Tr.W was the fatal mistake of tho Wsh.
I op's speoi h. Huxley instantly grasped
the taMIcal advantage which the descent
to personalities gave him. He asserted
that a man has no reason to be ashamed
of r-a.rg an ape for a grandfather. "If
there wore an snorstnr whnm T slmnU
feel shame in recalling," he said, "it
would rather be a man a man of restless
and versatile Intellect who. not content
with an equUocal success in his own
sphre of activity, plunges into scien-
unc Qjcsucns wim wnicn ne has no real
acquaintance, only to obscure them by an
aim' ss rhetoric, and distract the at
tentlcn of his hearers from the real
point at issae by eloquent digressions
and skilled appeals to religious preju
dice '
The irrnortanon nf h nrfnr5 mantlnc
lay in tvo onen resistance that txraa mnfln
to atiftT" fv. at a. ninrnpnt whan nfan 0
drawn lattle was hardly less effectual
iran -rMuiwiedgea victory. Instead of
being crushed under ridicule tho now
theory's cured a bearing, all the wider,
lnderd, for the startling nature of the
oetense
Tt ! fmnAGftlVilo a itnmo i wav?1 ..r
rich as this in personal, social, literary
and sclertlfic interest?. The record of
Huxley's earnest and vigorous life is 6ne
oj. ttp??roing interest, xnee Y0ium.es
f present his choicest correspondence with
Darwin, Hooker, Lyell, Sir Michael Fos
ter, Tyndall, Spencer, Haecfcel, Charles
Klngaley, Romanes and others. There
are also sociological and civic or politi
cal comments of value.
The editor's preface to the American
edition, describes the prompt response of
American readers to Huxley's teachings.
Of Huxley's attitude towards America,
the editor says:
"His Interest in the present problems of
America and the possibilities of its future
was always keen, not merely as touching
the developments of a vast political force,
one of the dominant factors of the near
future but faf more touching the charac
ter of its approaching greatness. This
was the note he struck In the appeal for
Intellectual sincerity and clearness which
he made at the end of his New York
lecture on 'Evolution.' The same note
dominates that letter to his sister which
gives hl3 reading of the real Issue at
stake in the great Civil "War. He watfched
the early maturity of social problems in
America as indications of the problems
which would afterward call for a solu
tion In his own country. The educational
campaign which he carried on in Eng
land had its counterpart in America;"
(D. Appleton & Co., New York.)
MRS. HUMPHREY WARD'S XOVEL.
"Eleanor," a Strong Story, "Wlthr an
Itnllnn Setllnff.
Italy, ancient and modern, politically
and religiously, has deep fascination for
Mrs. Humphrey "Ward. Therefore, wo
ara not surprised to find that tho Italy
of today is the background of her new
story, "Eleanor." Its characters are Eng
lish and Americans, and the two heroines
are Eleanor Burgoyne, an English
widow, and Lucy'Foster, a Vermont girl,
Puritanical, hlgTi bfed, well educated and
self-possessed. These two women are In
love with Edward Mainsty, Eleanor's cou
sin, whom Eleanor's relatives had enter
tained in Boston. At the same time
the women are devotedly attached to each
other. Here at once is a situation which
only a master of fiction, one of wide
knowledge of men, women and modern
social and political conditions could carry
through to an artistic climax. But this
simplex problem Mrs. Ward presents and
salves with consummate ability and
charm.
Mainsty is an English country gen
tlemen with a liking for letters and poll
tics. He had been In the ministry but
had resigned because he could not endorse
the radical course of his colleagues and
had gone to Italy to write a book In
defense of ultramontane politics. He is
brilliant, erratic, perhaps irresolute, one of
the class that can see both sides of a
question through the same glass, who no
sooner leap a fence than they are sorry
they do not stay where they were. .Elea
nor helps Manlsty with his work and falls
in love with him. Then there arrives at
the villa near Lake Nemi. overlooking
Rome and the Campagna, Lucy Foster,
socially raw, intellectually cultivated,
with her beauty suppressed in a dress
made in a Vermont village. "Manlsty
fusses about the visitor, though she came
at his Invitation. Eleanor teaches the
young- Vermont girl to dress in Euro
pean taste. Manlsty becomes cognizant
of Lucy's Intellectuality, her sincerity
and her beauty and falls In love with her.
Eleaner, who Is In a sense responsible for
Lucy's rivalry, becomes overpowered
with Jealousy. Every effort to throw
Manlsty off the track having failed, Elea
nor appeals to Lucy's New England con
science to give Manlsty up and get out
of the way. Together the women flee to
a remote corner In the hills, hiding them
selves In an old chateau. Nothing is
further from Lucy's Puritan soul than
to rob another woman of her lover, and
that woman one who had been so true
a friend as Eleanor had been. Lucy hon
estly thinks that Manlsty should love his
cousin and that he is wronging her in
not rewarding her tenderness for him,
Eleanor, finding her case hopeless, sacri
fices her love. Her health, long delicate.
is undermined by this trouble and in the
face of death she devotes herself to the
task of inducing Lucy to marry Manlsty.
It proves to be a hard task but Lucy
finally consents and Eleanor dies.
"Eleanor" is one of the best things that
Mrs. Ward has ever written. It Is not
didactic like "Robert Elsemere," nor dry
like "David Grieve." It Is more cheerful
than "Helbeck of Bannisdale." The
scenic effects are among the chief excel
lences of the book. Two exquisite bits
of description are those of the Easter
service at St. Peter's" and the picture of
Rome and the Campagna. seen at sunset
from the Alban villa. (Harper & Bros.,
New York.)
Lord IiInlltltRovr.
References to the South African War
and the Chinese troubles and alever char
acter sketches that appeal to the reader
as porttalts, make Morley Roberts' story
of English politics, "Lord Linlithgow." a
novel of today. We have, the many-sided
Lord Linlithgow "so many sides that he
doesn't know which is which, and with
his racing stud that he keeps partly be
cause he loves horses and partly because
it gives him popularity with the masses,"
a passably good Lord Rosebery. Lord
Linlithgow, a Liberal Imperialist, is
I struggling to regain control of the gov
ernment, .tic deputizes nis lieutenant,
Murray Harford, to get possession of
compromising letters which had been
written by Eugene Loder, a South African
leader, to Henry Pole, a Radical editor.
The young man understands that the
success of his party as well as his own
fate in love depends upon the outcome
of his mission. He secures the letters by
chicanery, but he had not been long
enough in politics to do so questionable
a trick with an easy conscience, so we
find him full of contempt for himself.
Harford thought better of himself after
a few days' reflection, and all things went
well for him in politics and love. (Har
per & Bros., New York.)
Importance of the Similar School.
At the diocesan convention of the Epis
copal church of New York, In 1S9S, Bish
op Pottor appointed a commission to con
sider what steps should be taken for the
Improvement of the Sunday schools of
the diocese. Under the auspices of this
commission, lectures on the principles of
religious instruction were delivered In St.
Bartholomew's Church. New York, in the
Fall of 1S8S. by BiShop Doane. of Albany:
Dr. George Hodges and others. These
lectures are now published in book form
under the title of "Principles of Religious
Education." with ah introduction by Bish
op Potter. The child's earliest percep
tions and apprehensions are apt to be the
deepest and most determinative, it hdt
1 the most enduring. "In this view," says
Bishop Potter, "It mtlsi be fiwrted that
the modern church has not adequately
recognized Its responsibilities' nor im
proved its opportunities, as a teacjier of
the young. There have been ages when
that office belonged almost exclusively to
it, and when its failures were due, not,
perhaps, to Its want of zeal, but to its
want of wisdom. Today the conditions
are quite different. Under republican in
stitutions, arid with us in the United
States, the functions of the state as a
religious teacher through an established
religion have, as m6st of us, I presume,
believe, wisely reased. That fact ought,
undoubtedly, to have awakened and stim
ulated the church to increased endeavors
to supply what a Christian man must
hold to be fundamental to a right educa
tion, and which now the church or the
family alone can give. Our American
situation, In other words, has lifted the
Sunday school into a position of pre-eminent
importance, ,whlch, we must ac
knowledge, has been but feebly and Im
perfectly recognized." (Longmans, Green
& Co., New" York.)
nistorlc Southern Towns.
The third Tolume of the series of
"American Hiscrlc Towns" Is devoted to
the Southern States. The towns described
are Baltimore", Annapolis, Washington.
Richmond on the James, Williamsburg,
Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Mo
bile, Montgomery, New Orleans, Vicks
burg, Knoxvllle, Nashville, Louisville,
Little Rock and St. Augustine. Profes
sor W. P. Trent writes the Introduction,
and his paper is of decided Interest. "For
weal or woe," he says, ''the South is
now an integral part of the Nation, and
the attractive and Inspiring, no less thai
warning, features of Its history- should be
a portion of the intellectual inheritance of
every American. Next to the large num
ber of otwns worthy to be Included In
the volume, perhaps the most striking
feature is the fact that nearly every town
described has experienced the v.cissitude3
of war. No walls of long standing or
traces of them may be pointed out to
the i-nrious visitor of today, but battle
fields there art, and" in more than opb
Instance stories may be told of long-sustained
sieges and heroic defenses. The
Sunny South ought naturally to be a
land of languorous peace, but over no
other section have the clouds of war
rolled so heavily. Its oldest town, St.
Augustine, was born of war. Baltimore
and Washington suffered during the War
ot 1S12, and the latter was , seriously
threatened during the war for the "Union.
Frederick Town lives In our memories
along with Stonewall Jackson and Bar
bara Freltchle. Before Richmond. Lee
foiled the troops of McClellan, and the
gallant capital, after four years tilled
with high hopes and reckless gaiety and
solemn mourning, surrendered when the
same undaunted Lee had but a iew thou
sand starving veterans to oppose the
splendid and puissant hosts of Grant.
The ghosts of long-dead cavaliers must
have shivered when the streets of Will
iamsburg echoed to the tramp of sol
diers from Puritan New England. The
name of Wilmington brings to mind the
daring exploits of tho blockade-runners:
that of Charleston recalls the heroic de
fense of Fort Moultrie, the occupation
by the British, the threatened bloodshed
of the Nullification crisis, the capture of
Sumpter and the magnificent resistance
offered to the Federal arms throughout
the Civil War. Like Charleston. Savan
nah can tell of encounters with Span
lards and British undergone gloriously by
her sons, although she doubtless does
not yet relish having been Sherman's
Christmas gift to the Nation. Mobile and
New Orleans are forever associated with
the illustrious name of Farragut, and the
latter can boast of being the scene of the
most splendid victory in our annals tHat
won by Jackson and his backwoodsmen
over the picked troops of Wellington.
As for the great siege of VIcksburg, that
set the seal upon Grant's fame, or for
the battle of Nashville, that gave al
most eqiial renown to Thomas, men will
not forget them even when Tolstoi's
dreams of universal peace have become
a blessed reality." (G. P. Putnam's
Sons, New York.)
Chevalier de St. Dcnln.
The author of "Beatrice of Bayou
Teche" has found splendid material for
her romantic Imagination and descriptive
powers in the career of the Chevalier
de St. Denis. That commanding figure
In the early history of Louisiana is the
center of the historical picture which
Mrs. Alice Ilgenfritz Jones has presented
In the romance, "The Chevalier de St.
Denla" The reader is Introduced to St.
Denis at Paris, where he Is being edu
cated for a career In the new world, and
follows with unflagging interest the Inci
dents that crowd the life of a man to
whom chivalrous striving Is as the breath
of his nostrils. The mutual love of St.
Denis and the fair Senorlta de Villescas
is the thread of continuous Interest In the
story which moves at a swift pace
through the splendors of Louis XIV3
court, the fighting In the War of the
Spanish Succession, and adventures amid
the fcests of Louisiana and the plains of
Mexico. (A C. McClurg & Co., Chicago.)
Mnetenth Century Science.
All the important branches of science
are touched upon by Henry Williams in
"The Story of Nineteenth Century Sci
ence," and complex developments are ex
plained In a manner which, while being
thorough, is within the comprehension of
the average layman. It is up to date in
all the marvels of electricity, medical and
physical science and natural phenomena,
and tells how the savants were led to
exDTiment. with interesting sketches ot
1 the men who have made themselves fa
mous by their researches. After a short
discussion ot the condition of science at
the beginning of the century, Mr. Wil
liams reviews the century's progress in
astronomy, paleontology, geology, meteor
ology, physics, chemistry, biology, anat
omy and physiology, scientific medicine,
and experimental psychology, concluding
with a statement of the solar and tel
luric, physical and life problems which
remain unsolved. (Harper & Bros., New
York.) ,
Heir ot Ycsterdny.
A study of modern social conditions
aj they affect the Jews in the United
States Is offered by Miss Emma Wolf in
"Heirs of Yesterday." In spite of the
assimilative powers of the American Re
public the Jews remain here as in Europe
and elsewhere, now as always, "a pecu
liar people." The characterise of the
race are as active as ever and in the
attitjde of Gentiles toward Jews there is
too- often the same display of Ignorance
hd Injustice that has marked all past
history. This socia' problem Miss Wolf
has Invested with the concrete charm of
huraar. action and character. The reader
pluiges at once Into a swift, brecty
storv. full Of Incident, with perfectly Indi
vidualized characters who leave no doubt
that they arii alive and not mere puppets.
Th$ story is of a young Jew, clever, cul
tured, .strong of intellect and character,
who Is anxious to be "an individual and
not K class," and who prefers to cast In
hi- lot socially with Gentiles rather than
Jews. How the forces of Inheritance" and
tradition of Gentile prejudice and Jewish
excftislyeness, aided by the omnipotent
fore of love, break down the Iron will
of this descendant of the Ghetto. Is told
in dramatic and entertaining fashion.
(A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago.)
"With Both Armies.
Richard Harding Davis went to South
Africa prepossessed in favor of the Brit
ish. He came back convinced that the
Boert were right and the British wrong.
The great struggle in South Africa, he
says in J'Wlth Both Armies," has been "a
holy war, this war of the burgher cru-
saderL and his motives are as fine as any
that ever called a minute man from his
farm, or sent a knight of the Cross to die
for it in Palestine." When the Boer falls,
runs Mr. Davis prediction, "with him
will end a great principle the principle
for which our forefathers fought the
right of self-government, the principle of
independence." Mr. Davis is projecting
a smattering of present knowledge a long
way Info the future. There has been no
crumbling of. the pillars of republican
government since the fall of Pretoria or
the re-olectlon of McKlnley. (Charles
Serlbner"s Sons, New York.)
Christian Mlnslonn.
The missionary problem Is beginning to
be discussed In this country in the light
of recent events in China. 'A Study of
Christian Missions," by tho author or
"An Outline of Christian Theology,'1
should, therefore, invite broad reading.
Dr. William Newton Clarke is a clear,
forcible and eloquent waiter. As to the
character of his book, a glance at the
table of contents is suggestive: "The Mls
slnoary Character In Christianity"; "The
Missionary Motive in Christianity"; "The
Object lit Christian Missions"; "The Field
of Missions"; "Christianity and Other Re
ligions"; "Organization for Missionary
Purposes"; "Denominations In Missions";
"The Present Crisis in Missions": "The
Next Needs in Missions"; "The Outlook
in Missions," and "The Home Side of
Missions." (Charles Scrlbner's Sons, New
York.)
A Bicycle of Cathay.
Our delight in Frank R. Stockton is
perennial. Who but Stockton could have
written such a story as "A Bicycle ot
Cathay," and who but Stocckton could
have thought of such a title? A young
schoolmaster, who is of a romantic turn
of mind beyond even his own realization,
spends his vacation on a bicycle. Stop
ping at a vine-clad Inn for refreshment,
he finds, instead of mine host, a trim and
pretty young widow to welcome him.
How he relieves the charming hostess
from the distracting burden of having a
tame bear left on her hands, and how he
doe3 many other equally amusing and
agreeable things, Mr. Stockton relates
with great success. (Harper & Bros.,
New York.)
Purl In Its Splendor.
A capital is often described as the
heart or brain of a country, and the fig
ure in tha case of Paris conveys more
truth than such epigrams usually ex
press. Paris, like London and Rome, Is not
only the political, commercial, social and
intellectual center, but it Is an epitome
and reflection of the national life of
France and an Illustration of the past
history. In the two handsome volumes
composing "Paris In Its Splendor," E. A.
Reynolds-Ball gives a general Impression
of Paris, past and present, and of the
more striking features of the social life
of Paris of today. The work Is Illustrated
with 60 full-page half-tone plates, in
cluding many of the exhibition. (Dana,
Estcs & Co., Boston.)
The Frlsatc Constitution.
Th Mtory of Uncle Sam's famous
oV vessel is undertaken by Ira N.
I" 'The Frigate Constitution," in
or jrlng within one volume all the
even, which go to make a long and In
teresting career upori the sea. As the for
mation and service 'of the sailing Navy
supply the background which brings the
Constitution into stronger perspective, all
the circumstances which had an influence
upon her design, construction, and em
ployment are given. While the volume Is
not a history of the Navy, It forms a con-
, ' " ... ,, ,. , .
UNITED STATES CENSUS DIRECTOR "WILLIAM R. MERRIAM.
From his lateit portrait.
nected narrative of naval events, and
particularly of the good old frlgate.
(Houghton, Mlfllln : Co.. Boston.)
Domestic Dramas.
M. Bourget's "Domestic Dramas" may
be said to have been written for the
Eng'ish-speaking as well as for the Pa
risian world It is composed of a group
of stories of home life whose unity Is
Indicated by the title. Keen psychology
and searching philosophy permeate these
tales of domestic life, whether In the
drama of the conversion of the agnostic
physician, the career of the bourgeois Pa
risian family or the studies of the phases
of childhood. (Charles Scribner's Sons,
New York.)
Cupid' Garden.
"Cupid's Garden," by Ellen Thorney
croft Fowler, presents the author as a
story-teller of the French rather than of
the English school. A situation, an Inci
dent full of significance beneath the sur
face, a contrast, becomes in her hands a
theme for a charming- tale. As a whole,
"Cupid's Gcrderf" sh'ows Miss Fowler in
a Hghttf vein than "The FarrlngdOnsV
(D. Appicton & Co., New York.)
In the Alamo.
The battle of the Alamo has furnished
Ople Read "the historical element for "Iri
the Aitmo." The love tale concerns a
stout-hearted Texan who is standing for
the United States Senate, and a young
woman who adores hinv but who is un
der pledge not to love him. Mr Read
makes everything right In his usual lucid
styled (Rand, McNally & Co., Chicago.)
1 BOOK XOTES.
The never flagging Interest in the wel
fare of the Indian makes a place for "A
Soul In Brbhze," by Constance Goddard
Du Bols. An Indian educated and civ
ilized, a BooTcer T. Washington among
ttie "children of the forest," struggles to
help his people and to take the station
among them to which his training en
titles hlm. (Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chi
cago.) "Little Lords of Creation," by H, A.
Keavs. The story of a first boy and his
up-bringing by his parents. The mistakes
and trials ot the father and mother and
their final arrival at wisdom and success
are told with much humor. The experi
ences are Just what all parents must
have with their first child. (Herbert S.
Stone & CO., Chicago.)
"Boj-s' Book of Explorations'," by Tu
dor Jenks, are stories of the heroes of
travel and discovery, chiefly during our
own time, and in all parts of Africa,
Asia and Australia. Mr. Jenks1 has a
thorough knowledge of what interests
beys. While the book has a distinct in
formative value, showlngwhat has been
done In the way of Operiing up new lands
and giving a boy new Idea3 about th6
geography and natives at these countries,
its chief claim to attention lies In the
interest of the stories and in the picture
of the resolute men who risk their llve3
in the cause of science and civilization.
(Doubleday. Page & CO.. New York.)
Francis Gilbert Attwood's best work
was done In recording from month to
month In forceful vignettes the most
striking events of contemporaneous
history. This was done without his hav
ing any idea of their having any but a
passing Interest. Gathered together, how
ever, they put in attractive form a pic
torial history of 10 years of the world's
doings. (Life Publishing Company, New
York.)
"Lucid Intervals," by Edward Martin, is
a collection of humorous and philosophical
essays on "Children," "Swains and Dam
sels," "Education," "Some Human Crav
ings," "Energy and Its Consequences,"
"New York Types," and other intimate
subjects. They are in Mr. Martin's well
known style, with apt illustrations by
Miss Stllwell and others. (Harper &
Bros.. New York.)
A new and final edition of Herbert
Spencer's "First Principles" is td be pub
lished Immediately by D. Appleton & Co.
A London critic has said: "In looking at
the "First Principles," one is struck by
the erudition, the splendid capacity for
lucid exposition the richness of the illus
trations and other gifts, some never be
fore possessed by any philosophical writ
er." It is interesting to remember that
the first lines of this book were written
40 years ago, and the author has lived to
supply the final amendments.
A writer who hides behind the nom de
plume of "The Man Who Heard Some
thing." Is the author ot "The Slaves of
Society." Mr. Hammond, an English
millionaire, becomes interested in Belle
York, a music-hall singer, of sweet face
and lovely voice. The Marchioness of
Severn, as it chances, desires the million
aire to marry her daughter. Lady Victoria
Mauleverer. There Is a lively scene be
tween the Marchioness and the music
hall beauty. The story Is told with con
siderable humor and a deep touch ot
Irony. (Harper & Bros., New York.)
Harper & Bros., New York, have pub
lished a new Illustrated edition of "Vesty
of the Basins," by Sarah P. McL. Greene.
The illustrations are from photographs
made by Clifton Johnson, who visited the
scenes of the story. The character of
Vesty Is one of great sweetness and
strength. The book makes an attractive
holiday gift
The "Roggle and Reggie Stories." by
Gertrude Smith, relate the adventures of
Roggle and Reggie in the garden, on the
backs of horses, and everywhere the jol
ly little boys go. They are written
In a motherly style and are enlivened
by pictures In four colors. (Harper &
Bros.. New York.)
Selections In prose and verse for every
day In the year, from the wbrks of Henry
iVan Dyke, constitute the make-up of
"Th Frfonrllv Vr" Thoco crm r4 It i -!.
the extent and variety of Dr. Van Dyke's
intellectual and spiritual Interests, and
bring to the fore the cheery philosophy of
life, which makes his essays, stories and
potms so companionable. (Charles Scrib
ner's Sons. New York.)
j ''Helen's Babies." by John Habberton.
Some account of their ways, Innocent,
, cralty, angelic. Impish and witching.
Miss Sara Crosby's illustrations of this
favorite volume are especially good this
year. (Alexander BelfOrd & Co., Chi
cago) Dana Estes & Co., Boston, who have
got out many delicate little books this
holiday season, have added two mora to
their list. These are: "Among the Flow
ers" and "Among the Birds," each coni
posed of selections from the standard
poets suited to the" subjects. The vol
umes are illustrated in color.
THE MAGAZINES
The rndst important group of papers
which the Atlantic MOilthly will offer dur
ing 1301 1 & series Of scholarly, unparti-
3an studies ef the Reconstruction Period.
TEe various authors represent both the
South and the" North,, and many shades'
of political oplnlod. Some of them were
prominent actors in the Reconstruction
drama; others are known throughout the
country for their special studies upon this
P&Iod of American history; but all ot
them, however, naturally inclined to
the Northern or the Southern point of
view, have written with candor and
good temper. It fs true that one of them
confesses that "Reconstruction is still
revolutionary matter Those who delve
In It find it like a banked fire; still hot
and fiery within, for all it has lain un
der the ashes a whole generation; and a
thing to take Are from." But without
some such examination of the conditions
under which the Southern States were
readmitted to the Union It is Impossible
to form a clear opinion of the most sig
nificant of our Internal problems of the
coming decade, namely, tHe movement for
the disfranchisement of the Southern
negro. The following are a few of thost
who will contribute papers: Professor
Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Nelson Page,
Hon. Samuel A. McCall, Hon. D. H. Cham
berlain and ex-Secretary ot the Navy
Herbert.
In the December Review of Reviews the"
editor comments on several important
questions of the hour, including the new
Army bill, the problem of reapportion
ment in the South, the Isthmian Canal,
and other matters that will engage the
attention ot Congress; the results of the
census of 1500, with reference to the pro
posed admission of new states and repre
sentation in Congress; the meaning of the
National election; the Cuban Constitu
tional Convention; the elections in Porto
Rico and Hawaii; the Liberal victories in
Canada and Newfoundland; the Chinese
negotiations, and European politics, both
Internal and international. Among the
contributed features are articles on "The
Cuban Republic Limited," by Walter
Wellman; ''Governor-elect Odeil. of New
York," By Dr. Lyman Abbott, and "Mar
cus Daly, Empire-Builder," by Samuel E.
Moffett. There Is also an Interesting
chronology of the career of William Mc
Klnley, the eighth President to be re
elected for a second eonsecutlve term.
The opening article Of the December
North American Review is an essay, hlth--erto
unpublished, in which Honore de Bal
zac discusses the principles and the meth
ods of "Modern Government." W. J.
Bryan writes of the causes which pro
duced the Republican victory In "The
Election ot 1900," and the effect which the
result ot the election may nave upon
the future of the country. Lord Charles
Beresford, considering the "Future of the
Anglo-Saxon Race," describes certain
dangers which threaten that race at the
present time, but comes to the conclusion
that the vital force Inherent In It will en
able it to overcome the processes of
decay which have been fatal to the domi
nant peoples o the past.
The beautiful cover of the Christmas
number of the Ledger Monthly is a re
production of a painting of a Christmas
dinner scene, a rich and noble picture
of contemporary life by the well-known
artist, Victor Perard. This Is supplement
ed by Illustrated Christmas articles and
stories. "Christmas Holiday Entertain
ments" and "Santa Claus Among the
Poor Children' are full of suggestions for
those who provide for the happiness of
the little ones.
Perhaps the most popular feature of the
December Critic is the series of portraits
of those novelists novr most in vogUe,
with fac simile pages from various orig
inal manuscripts. The phalanx Includes
admirable likeness ot Dr. S. Weir
Mitchell and a portion of "The Adven
tures of Francois," of Paul L. Ford, and
a page of "Janice Meredith," together
with Winston Churchill, Judge Robert
Grant, Miss Mary Johnston, Edward
Noyes Westcott and Charles Major, with
characteristic excerpts from the manu
scripts of thdr successful novels.
Some unpublished verses by James Rus
sell Lowell signalize the opening of the
December Atlantic, while Owen Wlster's
much-belated and eagerly looked-for
"Symphony Ode" appears in the samd Is
sue. The serials of Mrs. Wiggins and
Miss JeWctt continue. John Flske de
scribes historic Mlddletown, a typical New
England village, and A. Maurice Low
praises the delights of Washington, the
only real City of LelsUre. Goodwin Smith
denounqcs the wickedness of War as a
Medicine; G. S. Lee describes the latter
day dominance ot a crowd over the Indi
vidual; President Wheeler treats of art
and literature,' and Waldo S. Pratt, of
"New? Ideals In Music." Under the title
of 'The Maintenance of a Poet," Frank
B. Sanborn sketches the history of Chan
ning. H. L. Abbot shows that Panama Is
the true route for the Isthmian Canal.
Short stories are furnished by John Bu
chan. Countess Martlnengo-Cesaresco.
Florence Wilkinson and Eliza Otrie White.
The number includes other sketches and
poetry, and the always entertaining Con
tributors Club.
.
TOO 3MUCH PHOTOGRAPHER.
Skull and Crosshones in Negative
Scared the Operator.
One day a young mdn came to a profes
sional photographer to sit for his likeness.
To the ordinary eye he looked like any
other young man. A couple of plates
were exposed, and then the assistant who
was operating went Into the darkroom to
develop the negatives.
He was cone much longer thaft usual,
and was heard berating the junior assist
ant pretty soundly for playing prank3
with the apparatus. When he returhed
to the studio he asked for another sitting,
and apologized for having before Used
spoiled plates.
This time when he went away to de
velop he wos heard to utter a slight
scream, but he reappeared and said there
was a peculiar effect In the negative
which 'he couldn't account for, and would
the sitter oblige him again.
Once more he went to develop; then the
bell rang violently for the master, and the
two held a long confabulation Ir the dark
room tdgether. This time the master tried
his hand, and went away to develop. It
was not I6ng before he returned and said
he was sorry not to be able to get a sat
isfactory likeness, but a skull and cross
bones appeared defined oh the young
man's forehead.
"Rubbish!" said the sitter; "my fore
head's all right. Can. you see anything
the matter with my forehead?" and Be
peered into a mirror as he spoke.
"No, there's nothing that I can see,"
answered the photographer. BUt I should
be obliged If you will please go away and
not come here again; this sort of thing
Is just a wee bit creepy."
Upon this there was a dreadful scene;
but the upshot was that the young man
had to go, and up to the present has not
returned.
The explanation ot the matter Is that
the young- man was a bit Of a scientist,
and had been playing a joke on the pho
tographer. jBIsulphate of quinine is a
chemical which is white in themaked eye,
but seen black by the camera. Anything
that Is painted on the skin, therefore,
with the chemical will be ordhiarily in
visible, but will conie out prominently in
a photograph. London Tit-Bits.
m '
Snalce Jc-tvelfy.
Fashionable women of today are wear
ing snakes as ornaments in every con
ceivable way. One of the latest modes
of utilizing them is as hair ornaments.
Sometimes the hair Is done high on the
head and a glittering snake, either of
green ot gilt spangles, is colled around my
lady's knot with the head raised as If
striking. The effect Is unique, even
startling.
Another plan is to arrange" the hair low
and twine the snake in and out as if it
had colled itself In the air. The head
must always stick Up in a wicked way.
An order recently given la a New York
Jewe'er was for an enameled snake to
be worn ac a necklace, the" eyes to be of
rubies It wa3 to be long enougli to coll
threa times5 around thtj necTi of the
wearer
COMIC OPERA DOOMED
NOT ONE NEW PRODUCTION OF CO"&
SEQUENCE IN YEARS.
The Pnblle la Tired of It "That la
TVhy All the Stars Have Go.
Into Vaudeville.
"The sinking ship of comic opera lies
at the mercy of a relentless sea. Occa
sionally some bold young diver goes down;
to see what can be rescued from tho
wreck. An Intrepid navigator .tries vainly
to move the hulk. Impossible it is hope
lessly on the rocks. You smile at tha
futile attempts made to launch it ones
more, for you know that in these days
of 'modern Improvements Its o!d-fash-loned
heaviness and ponderous useless
ness are no longer needed. It has beer
disabled. Ichabod! Its glory hath de
parted," exclaims Alan Dale with ruth
less bluntness in the New York Journal
And then he points the finger of fate a
Lillian Russell, erstwhile comic opera
queen, now seen through a mist of cigar
ette smoke in vaudeville at Weber &
Fields; Do Wolf Hopper, vigorous, vocal
and vivid, who clung to comic opera
until some sort of a buoy wis necessary,,
then cried. "Let her go!" and went to
Weber & Fields'; Fay Templeton. an
artist to the tips of her fingers, who
years ago. had too much prophetic vlslort
"to hitch herself up to one of those
librettos that would make an angel
weep"; Jessie Bartlett Davis, who, it
there had been any more prizes left in
comic opera with the Bostonlans, would
have been there still with a grab-net;
clever Louise Beaudet, and sprightly
Delia Fox.
"In London," continues the prophet of
the New York Journal, "they haven't
produced a comic opera of any conse
quence for years. And New York don't
wince generally takes its cue from Lon
don. The substitute for comic opera on
the other side has been very successful
here. Look at 'The Geisha.' The Run-
ownv rsirl' nnrf 'San Tnv These giVO
ybu Jovely, catchy airs ear-tickling mel
odiesand a collection of up-to-date peo
ple who do unconventional things. New
York has given comic opera the cold
shoulder, and taken to 'The Runaway
Girl' kind of thing, because In the substi
tute there are surprises. You never
know what is going to happen.
No Surprises.
"In comic opera you can time any
thing. It goes something like this: At
8:15 opening chorus of tra-la-!as; at S:3J
grouping of tra-la-las and entrance of
star: at 8:30 the fiendish tenor skulks on,
graps the star, and sings a love aria at
her medulla oblongata; at 8:40 the funny
man appears, and says something about
Croker, Parkhurst. Croton water, or tha
subway; at 8:50 the tra-la-las come on,
again and arrange themselves for a
"finale." They finale vigorously until 9
o'clock, when the act comes to an end
This is Invariable. There Is never any
change It moves, like the machinery oC
the earth, unerringly.
"The manager of onti of the most popu
lar comic opera 'stars' this country has
ever known said to me the Other day:
'We came to town. We had a comlo
opera that the critics liked. It was
really first class. But my star, who used
to stay here for months, found that
weeks were too long. The show was bet
ter than ever, but the public didn't want
It.' Small blame to the public! Drama
changes, comedy changes, farce changes
the evoluting tastes of the public are.
enervated In all these entertainments.
Why should comic opera remain forever
the same, with nothing but a new young:
face to offer as an Inducement?
"Weber & Fields dealt the death blow
to comic opera. They showed that it
was possible to produce something humor
ous, musical and filled with cleVer peo
ple on new lines. They didn't invite a lot
of frowsy, long-haired Critics to de
scribe the tone, color and rdulades of
some pert lady's voice, or to classify
the nlckel-in-ihe-slot music of some ener
getic person who ground it out by the
yard.
"The death of comic opera would be sad
something to bewail were it not for the
fact that it is so frightfully old and de
cayed. It has gone under nhrough sheer
lack of vitality. This reaaon one charac
ter from a successful con 1c opera ('The
Highwayman") was made the pretext for
another comic opera ('Foxy Qulller'). That
tells the story Of paucity ef material,
lack of Imagination, grim de; ermlnatlon
to make the best of the wonst."
The Agnostic fo the UnUnorvn God.
Edmond Holmes in the Spccta-'or.
O God! O Father of all thlnsst O i.ord and
giver of life!
0 fountain of peace and blessings! O center of
storm and strife 1
The wares ot thy will roll onward 1 I stand
alcne on thy shore:
1 veil mint! eyes in thr presence: I seal my
lips and adore.
Art thou not Force and Matter? Art thou- not
Time and Space?
Art thou not Life and Spirit? Art thou not
Love and Grace?
Do not thy wings o'ershadow the whole and
the humblest part?
Are not the world's plulsatlons the ebb and
flow of thy heart?
O God! O Father of all men! O Lord of
Heaven and Earth!
Shall we. who are dust before thee, exalt tbj
wisdom and worth?
Shall we. whom thy life embraces, set forth
thy life In our creeds?
While the smoko of thy battle blinds us shall
we read the scroll of thy deeds?
We spin the threads of our fancy; we weave
the webs ot our words;
But nearer to troth and knowledse are tha
songs of the quirlns birds.
Th rays of thy golden glory fall free through
our nets of thought:
And all that we seek is hidden, and all that we-
know is nausht.
How shall I kneel before thee who hast no
visible shrine?
Is not the soul thy temple? Is not the world
dttlne?
Will tower or transept tell me what the snoW-
clad mountains hide?
Is the surging anthem holler than the murmur
of ocean's tide?
To whom ha3t thou told thy secret? On whom
Is thy grace poured out?
Whose lamp will direct my goings? Whose-
word will resolve my doubt?
Shall I turn to the sects and churches that
t.-i4i -M-unHnil In thv name?
But the best Is a mote In thy sunshine, a
spark flung out from thy flame.
Slowly through all my being streams up from
each hidden root
The sap of thy life eternal streams up into
flower and fruit.
Is this the truth that we dream of? We seek
what we ne'er shall know;
But the stress of thy truth constrains us when
the springs of thy love o'erflow.
Af night, when the veil of darkness Is drawn
.o'er the sunlit blue.
The stars fcome out In the heavens, the world
grow3 wide -on my view.
At nisht. when the earth Is silent and the Ufe-
waves cease to roll.
The strains of a deeper music begin to wake la
my soul.
Is It thdn. 6 God! that we know thee when
the darkness comes Is It then?
When the surges ot thought and passion die
down In the hearts of meif
Is It then that we hear thy mtauge? Is It
then tHat we see thy light?
Is the sound of thy voice our silei.ee? IS tha
sheen of thy face our night?
A Fearful Discovery. "Dls is terrible," said
lieanderlng Mike, ltfi a deep-drawn sigh.
"What's US iriatter?" asked ploddlnff Pete In
alarm "Here's a piece in de paper. It says
wo'vd got -muscles inside of ud dat keeps up aa
involuntary action. Dey g&es on workln',
whether wS want 'era to or not." Washington
Star.