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THE SCRANTON TRIBUNESATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 7, 1895.
It
Of and Abomt the
Makers of Books.
Notices of Recent Interesting Volumes and
Chats Concerning Literary Men and Women.
THE VALUE OF EXTREMIS.
The world la none the worse off be
cause of the proiieness of lta lnhabl
tanta to go to extreme. Not long ago,
there was an ultra carelessness In the
book world with reference to the man
ner of printing- and binding. Every
thing else was then subordinated to
contents; and It soon occurred that the
Intrinsic valuf f a book for fie hook's
alike for the sake of the handicraft
exhibited In the making of ita types, its
paper, its binding. In brief. Its mechan
ical elegance fell next to nothing at
all. But of lute, happily be It noted, a
Change has been decreed; and the select
circle of competitive publishers, follow
ing Ms bent, are now going; to1 the rope's
end for unique and select mechanical
effects, whereby the whole business
of book-production bids fair to be ele
vated quite handsomely.
One of he forces to this end Is the
legantly done little publication called
"-Moods, a Journal Intliue," the second
volume of which reaches us from the
Jensen press. Philadelphia. The mis
sion of 'Woods' Is to free art from fet
ters and enable author and artist to
please themselves. Its plea for free
dom, however. Is not a bid for license,
but rather a reaction from the callow
Philistinism that has fur recent years
stunted literary promise and checked
true artistic growth. tMoods' editor,
Mr.'St.Elmo Lewis, In a recent address,
voiced this aspiration when he aald:
"Give us air,, give us space In which
to breathe, to stretoh out our arms, to
look God's free world o'er, and the op
portunity to see what there Is In the
world of art and letters, to which we
may lay our hands and hearts. Give
us a little freedom. Let us bank In the
sunshine of an art that Is of our own
making, even though we may be but
lone pilgrim walking In the light of
tallow dip." And again. "If there was
a greater endeavor made to satisfy the
artist's and author's own artistic stand
ards as they grew, deepening and
broadening. Instead of harking after the
strange cults and creeds evolved out
of the wilderness of modern criticism,
there would be more sincerity In the
realm of art and books. True, there
would be more complete successes, and
less dubious lights."
The letter-press of Moods Is In Jen
eon old style, a variation of types In
vented by Nicholas Jenson, a French
man, who at Venice, in 1470, founded
the true Roman style. The paper Is a
super-calendar, and the binding a white
vellum, with a unique front-cover de
sign In three colors. From a literary
Standpoint the contents are of uneven
merit, but yet Interesting In the light
they shed upon the potential re
sources of American letters. The list
of the contributors Is: In literature,
Harrison S. Morris, Bertram G. Good
hue. Norman Hapgood, Ralph Adams,
Cram, Owen W later. Kate Chopin, Col
lin A. Scott. John Luther Long. Blanche
Dlllaye. Constance Grosvenor Alexan
der, Henry A. Ingram. Harvey M.
Watts, Philip Hale, Howard Fremont
fitratton. G. Frederic Russell, John Hall
Ingham, Walter Blackburne Harte.
George Rogers. R. St. Elmo Lewis, and
S. S. Stlnson. The artists represented
are Paul Lachenmeyer, Robert Henri,
E 9. Burton. Joseph J. Gould, Jr., Wil
liam J. Glaekens, John Sloan, Charles
Augustus Davis, Marlanna Sloan,
Katherine H. Evans, Gustavus Wynne
Cook, Sophie Bertha Steele, Frederic
R. Gruger and Eleanor B. Caldwell.
Philip A. Goepp contributes an Idyll
for the pianoforte.
The public will look with expectancy
for the next volume of Moods, for It
clearly possesses the power of Inspiring
more than moderate hopes.
RECENT FICTION.
Ople Read la a gifted Chlcagoan
who Is at his best In short stories and
sketches; and at his worst In his new
novel. "On the Suwanee River" (Chi
cago, Laird & Lee). This story ac
complishes nothing in particular and 13
Interesting only In spots. It narrates
how a liberalizing, square-Jawed young
clergyman drove himself into a fever
and almost Into atheism because of a
neurotlo passion for a young woman
whom he suspects of having murdered
his brother. It lampoons Southern ln
dolencein theperson of theCommodore,
who employs the suspect as his type
writer and secretary, and who, always
boasting of his wealth. Is forever bor
rowing money and forgetting to repay
It; In the Commodore's daughter, Sap
pho, It parodies the soft literary pre
tensions of budding southern genius of
the school girl persuasion; and in the
character of the old negro servant,
It touches with comedy the amiable
shlftlessness and hypocrisy of the typi
cal negro deacon. Rut the execution Is
uneven: the pathos Is forced, and much
of the "business" of the melodrama Is
obtrusively stilted and artificial.
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"A Spoilt Girl," by Florence Warden,
forming No. 173 of Plpplncotts' select
novels, Is a well-spun fiction of con
ventional qualities, which will enable
one pleasantly to pass through a leis
ure hour. If not to declare, at Its con
clusion, a new dividend of wisdom.
The Girl was Spoilt by her parents, of
course. They let her have her own
way when young, and her persistency
In continuing to want It after she had
grown to woman's estate la a potent
cause of the complications and disap
pointments that form the novel's plot
and that are all happily smoothed out
In the final chapter.
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Edmondo de Am Ida Is an Italian au
thor whose skill In the analysis of a
child's mind Is pleasantly made known
to English readers through Professor
IMantelllnl's translation of his master
piece, "Cuore," or "The Heart of a Boy"
(published by JJalrd A Lee, Chicago).
The Insight Into the depth of childish
Impulse and emotion shown' In thin work
Is fairly phenomenal, and it may well
be studied by students of true realism
In Action. The translation is smooth
and fluent
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It Is scarcely probable, despite (Mr.
Gladstone's endorsement of it. that her
Royal (Majesty, Queen Victoria, will
relish the commemoration of her half
centennial of sovereignty which George
Glsslng has embodied In his last novel,
"In the Year of Jubilee" (New York:
X. Appleton Co.) The dellneatlve
kilt exhibited In this travesty of the
edacated New' Girl is almost unsur
passed; but the tone and tenor of the
book Is pessimistic, and the reader of
it lays It down feeling discontented.
While it Is probably the cleverest novel
of the year, the cleverness Is that of
glittering, cynicism, and not that of
wholesome faith.
THE MAGAZINES.
OrapMBook for Sept. 1 appears as a
"fiction number," with an imaginative
sketch by Gilbert Parker, a bright
story of child-life by Kenneth Grahame,
and another of Marriott Watson's well
spun series at yarns treating ot the
"Life at Dick Ryder, otherwise Gallop
ing Dick, sometime Gentleman of the
Road." There are four Illustrations, of
which Raymond Crosby's drawings for
the Watson story are easily the best
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. This "monochrome." fejr Emily B.
tone, Is the best thing In tfas current
number of Chips:
, ' THB smUNQBR.
There dams to the colony a young man
art fa was unmarked by ears nd
wi fc.-e syss sootained a Set bappi-
, The people stared 'at him. but none
I thtiiiu-ht v., nff.r li. ni ItMliMiiir. They did
not luquiru his timr nor turn whu4 coun
try he liuJ Jourlieyvl-
"He Is no I Lke us, ' suld one, and he be
rated the new-comer wan, corn so word
and threw stoned ut him.
"14 him alone," auld another; "his odd
con.-e.ts limy serve, to make our children
laugh;"' and he gave to the calm young
all-anger a guy cup with bell.
Rut u third sa'.d, "This, wanderer speaks
wonts which we do not uiiderslaud. Ho
is mad."
So they built with great stones a tower,
and Imprisoned the beautiful strunger, nut
dream.ng t hail his name was Wisdom and
that ho had comu from their far-away
Fatherland. (
Waving with Professor SUmnes ex
cellent study of the llrst empire opened
the way to a consideration of that em
pire's short-lived successor, the Cen
tury begins In Its September number
a series of readable Recollections of
Life In the Tulleries Under the Second
Empire. The author. Anna L. ltlck
nell, was an inmate of the palace, and
is thus enabled to spextk with accuracy
and understanding. This paper and
Madeleine McDowell's Recollections of
Henry Clay are the two conspicuous
features In a well-varied table of con
tents tlmt offers grutltk-utlon to many
tastes.
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A life-like portrait of Henry W.
Grady is the frontispiece of the Sep
tember number of the Clmutauquan.
It accompanies an Appreciative bio
graphlVul sketch of this great south
erner by Clark Howell, editor of the
Atlanta Constitution. Remaining con
tents expand this number into a model
of Instructive and yet entertaining
reading.
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An exceedingly droll poem by Edwin
Asa Dlx commemorating comical Inci
dents appurtenant to the Introduction
of the nionocycle which Is the bicycle
evoiutloniseU In a modest New Eng
land village forms the diverting first
article In the St .Nicholas' September
menu. There are many other Items of
excellence to boot: but we here pause
at this one, a poem by Nixon Water
man:
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.
One day, In huckleberry-tune, when little
Johnny FIu'Ih
And half-a-dozen other boys were starting
w.:! .their pails
To gather berries, Johnny's pa. In talking
with him, said
That he could tell Mm how to pick so he'd
uoiue out aneaa.
"First rind your buh," raid Johnny's pa,
"and 'then stick to '.I till
You've picked It clean. Let those go chaa-
in all about who will
In search of better bushes; but It's picking
tens, my son
To look at fifty bushes doesn't count like
picking one."
And Johnny did as he was told; and, sure,
enough, he found.
By sticking to his bush while all the others
chased aroud
In) search of better picking, 'twas as his
father said;
For, while all the other looked, he
worked, and so came out ahead.
And Johnny recollected this when he be
came a man;
And llrst of all he laid him out a well-de-termined
plan;
So, while the brilliant triflers failed with
all their brains and push.
Wise, steady-going Johnny won by "stick
ing to his bush."
At a time when many are by habit
led to exalt .the past at the expense of
the present, It Is a delight to get hold of
the September Humanitarian and read
In It Mrs. Hawles" refreshing paper on
"The Golden Age," In which Bhe not
only sings the praises of the present
with irresistible grace, but. speaking
with special reference to women,
urges her sex to get over the foolish
nation that at forty or so its value and
Joy expire, leaving only dowdies on so
ciety's hands. Another strong article
In this magazine Is Arthur W. Hut
ton's "moral argument against com
pulsory education."
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The table of contents prefixed to Mc
Clure's this month doesn't Indicate lit
erary deterioration, by a wide margin,
notwithstanding the magazine's recent
drop in its selling price. 'Hope, Mac
laren, Weyman and Stevenson each
have stories; and there are other feat
ures of Interest by Cleveland Moffett,
E. J. Edwards, Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, Garrett P. Servlss, "Edmund
Klrke," W. J. Henderson and others.
The Lincoln biography, upon which
MIhh Tarbell Is now engaged, and for
which a mass of materlul and a host
of pictures have already been accumu
lated, will begin In the November Is
sue; and for Its suggestion to the pub
lisher the public, It wll be recalled, is
Indebted to The Tribune's alert Arch
bald correspondent, Mr. P. A. Phllbln.
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AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS:
Stanley J. Weymun ha become a Bene
dist. Mlea Margaret Deland Is finishing a new
novel.
George Hissing's next novel will Issue
as "Sleeping Fires."
Emlle Zuta. expects to finish his novel,
"Rome," in January.
"Hans llreltmann In Germany" Is the
title of the new book of Leland Verse.
George Meredith in In Impaired health
and has been put on a rigid course of
dieting.
A series ot Walter Crane's clever toy
books will be brought out this autumn by
Stone A Kimball,
William Carlcton, the Irish novelist, left
unfinished an autobiography which will
soon be published.
"A Man of Moods" Is the title of a new
novel by 11. 1. Lowry, author of "Wo
men's Tragedies."
A volume of "Joan of Arc and the Strug
gle for tho Independence of France" la
being written by Mrs. Ollphant.
Dr. Max Nordnu works at W.n books
from, 8.30 p. m. until midnight. No won
der he takes a dark view of things.
Tho Scrlbners will ilssuo a new nnd re
vised edition of Theodore Mommsen's
"History of Home," from new plates.
Howard Phyle has wrltiten a new book
for children called "The Garden Behind
the Moon," to be published by the Scrlb
ners. John Oliver Hobbes now novel has
been christened "The Herb Moon." Mrs.
Cralgto has also In hand a volume of fairy
tales.
A posthumous volumo of Huxley essays
will be brought out soon. It will Include
a notable article finished Just before bis
death.
The daughter of the late Henry Ar
miM Brown has written a novel which
she calls "The Black Lamb." It is a
I story of New York life.
e-ruin i nomas is spending tne summer
In Europe, and was in Holland at last
accounts. She had Intended to go to her
old home In Ohio, but she finds Rotterdam
more attractive.
'Messrs. Theodore Roosevelt and Henry
iCaboO Lodge have written twenty-six
stories illustrative of American patriotism
and heroism, under the title of "Hero
Tales from American Hstory."
Conan Doyle says he mode about I' 25 a
night lecturing In this country, and from
that his expenses for agent and traveling
had to be deducted. He says the state
ment that he made 6500 a night la absolute
ly false.
Nathan Haskell Dole, the author, Is a
nephew of Daniel Dole, an early emissary
to Hawaii, and father of President Dole,
of the Hawaiian republic. The Boston
writer Is, therefore, a cousin of the Ha
waiian president.
Mrs. Ward's new novel. "Sir George
Tressady," wHXIntroduce tier readers to
the industrial wVld and to the society of
an English country house. It Is whis
pered that several characters of a former
novel of hers will reappear. .
Miss Beatrice Harraden says she baa re
ceived, aM fold, In Great Britain and the
United States, for her "Shs That Pass
in the Night1' only, KM. ,, American
publisher, who llrst pirated the story, has
wade mucn money oui oi a.
Joaquin Miller's grandfather wss a sol
dier under General William Henry Itarr.
uu. His own father never tired a gun, al
inough he lived umoiiK' the liut.uns for
seventy years. The poet In mora com
bative, and began skirmishing in 1S56.
The many-sidedness of the great genius
of the Franco-l'rueslan war, Count von
Moltke. la illustrated again by the d.s
covery among hs papers of several poems
which critics say are worthy of rank
amui:g the works of the most famous Get
liken writers. '
PRESIDENTIAL THIRD TERMS.
From the Times-Herald.
The New York Herald in a series of
editorials has summarised the views
and political standing of the early
presidents who were elected for two
tcifns .Washington, flVffersom IMadl
ons, Monroe and Jackson und at
tempts to point out why it was that no
third term was given to them, it is
the plainest of historic tales, and yet
the World falls in its dixiuetlous, and
refuses to recognize the tremendous
influence of, not only the example, but
argument of Jefferson. In fact, It
seems to take delight ill Ignoring Jef
ferson and would have Its reuders be
lieve that he had no chance for a
third term.
Now. nothing Is clearer In American
history than 'that Jefferson could have
hud a third term If he had remained
silent. In Schouler's History of the
United States, volume 2. page ICC. in
speaking of Jefferson In 1S0S, us his
second term was drawing to a close,
the historian says: "Nearly all the
state legislatures, Massachusetts
among tlu-m, hnd lately transmitted
affectionate addresses unking him to
become tho presidential candidate once
more. Hut his refuxul of a third term
was positive. 'If some period,' he hnd
already written, "be not lixed, either by
the constitution or by practice, the
otllce will, though nominally elective,
become for life, and then hereditary." "
If anything could inllucnce the con
duct of Madison and Monroe It would
be the example of Jefferson. Not even
Washington would be so potent, but In
his general letter of declination Jeffer
son quoted the example ot Washington
as fairly conclusive on the question.
This is the historic side, but the fact
Is the real reason why the early presi
dents did not seek a third term was be
cause at the end of their second they
were old men. sated with tho cares of
otllce and desirous of easy and repose.
Like Prospero, they sought retirement
where every third thought should be
their grave. When they retired Wash
ington was 65. Jefferson 66, Madison 08,
Monroe 07 and Jackson 70. Their yeurs
of otllce were stormy and there was
nothing in the mere power belonging
to the station that could compensate
them for the care and worry. And
this particularly so as they could not
transmit tho crown to an heir. "The
historic evidence Is that every one of
them laid their burden down with glad
ness. The only president we have had who
seemed ambitious for a third term was
General Grant, who was the youngest
of the presidents. Curiously enough,
had he been re-elected In 1880, he would
then have been of the same age as Jef
ferson, (Madison and John Qulncy
Adams when they were first elected,
and four years younger than John
Adams and Andrew Jackson when they
were Inaugurated. It Is, therefore, age
rather than any real reason against It
that has kept us from having third
term presidents. But If reasons are to
be sought for they will be found In Jef
ferson's declination In ISO", and If any
one Is to have the credit for establish
ing a precedent that credit must be
given to Thomas Jefferson.
EDUCATION
It Unlocks the Hard Problems of Life, In Europe as
Well as in America.
Hon. W. T. Harris, United State
commissioner of education, returned
to Washington recently after a three
months' tour of Europe. To a Post
reporter he said: "My personal object
was to make observations of the pro
gress of education and economies In
the great cities, with especial reference
to the slum element, which Is at pres
ent the great problem In our civiliza
tion. I did not seek this among the
civic authorities, becuuse I have all
the statistics and Information they can
furnish In my library here. I sought
ratiier to study the people themselves
to see them at their employments
nc-te their dress, comforts, and homo
life, and by personal Intercourse with
them to ascertain their Ideas of life
und the principal difference between
their conditions and those of our own
people. The city nowadays seems to bo
the center of civilization and the re
sort of progressive people, because
there man gets the most for his tlmo
and labor. The farmer secures only
about one-half or two-thirds ns much
wages and comforts as the city man,
so there the problem of our civilization
must be solved."
"What fact impressed itself most
upon you?"
"It was evident to me at the first
glance that all of these Kuropean cities
are making great progress In the dis
tribution of wealth. Production Is In
creased and the laborer get a greater
Phare of It than formerly. This Is
especially noticeable In the Italian
cltlea, which have advanced wonder
fully In manufacturing. In England
thirty famines out of every 100 have
an Income of over H.000 per year, which
means comparative comfort. In Italy
the average Income In not so large, but
living Is much cheaper there, and ac
commodations are good.
"in the old countries, like Italy and
Germany, the houses are better: sub
stantial eld stone structures, meant to
stand for centuries, and very few, even
of the poorer classes, live In wooden
bouses. They are also learning sani
tary science. In Home, for Instance,
all the old sewers, connecting with the
Tiber, which used to overflow annually,
have been stopped by the present gov
ernment, and a new system, which car
ries the sewerage almost to the sea, has
made Rome one of the most healthful
cities In the world. In "Nnrthn Eu
rope, Franco, Holland, and (Belgium,
the cities are also vorjtjieat.
"But the principal advance has been
In public education. The Franco-Prussian
war was a boon In this respect,
that It opened the eyes of all Rurope
to the fact tlint a cultured, well-trrtlned
people must necessarily conquer. Since
then compulsory education has been
the rule In Europe. Italy, the last to
take up the movement, sends 11 per
cent, of Its whole population to school.
This per cent. Is not so great as In the
United States, but their school term la
longer 200 days In every year, while
ours Is only about 135."
Government by Newspapers.
'So education Is becoming more gen
eral abroad?"
"Vcs, all Europe la learning how to
read, and as soon as a nation becomes
a reading people It Is governed by pub
lic opinion rather than by law by the
newspapers Instead of the police. More
over, a nation thus becomes homogene
ous In thought as well as In blood. Sec
tional differences are reconciled, and
tho people come to have a common na
tional view. This Is also remarkable
In France. It used to be said that Paris
governed the republic, but now that the
provincials have become generally edu
cated they have as great a share In
the government and the formation of
national opinion as the capital.
"Corresponding to this Increase In
publlo education, I noticed great Im
provement In the newspapers. For
merly ths continent was far behind
England, which Is still somewhat be
hind America. Our Sunday papers ara
a Hberal education with their newi
fsaturw, telegraphic dispatch, and
AN IMMORTAL SPEECH.
Handy, In the Times-Herald.
The senMit tonal arrest of citizens of
Lewlstown HI., for burning the histo
ric court house there calls to mind the
fact that Abraham Lincoln made his
immortal apet-ch ou tlw? constitution of
the United states from the steps of
that court house. It was during the
iKiuglas-Liiicoln campaign for the
United States senatorshlp. Douglas
bad spoken at Lewiston a short time
previous to Lincoln's appearance there.
Douglas was greeted by an audience of
fully 15,000 persons. They came In
wagons from fifty miles around and
gave him one of the most euthuslastio
receptions he had durlug that wonder
ful campaign. What .Douglas said that
day Is not recorded. When Lincoln
came there he was met by a beggerly
audience of less than three hundred
persons, but this apparently appalling
discrimination against him and in favor
of his rival did not curb the eloquence
of the gaunt young lawyer. He spoke
with the inspired power of a genius and
what he said on that occasion literally
sounded around the world. Perhaps he
had no Idea at the time that his utter
ances Were to become historic' and a
model for all future addresses on the
same subject, but the eye of Providence
was upon him that night and preserved
his wisdom there expressed for the
guidance of the nation.
It came about thus: In the au
dience was a young man who had been
studying stenography for amusement.
He determined -to practice upon Lin
coln's speech not that he thought It
would be worth preserving but for his
own Improvement In stenography.
When he had transcribed his notes he
became Impressed with the Idea that
he had something remarkable in the
written pages before him. On a chance
of the speech Impressing others as It
had him, he sent it to the Chicago
Times. There Its value was almost In
stantly recognized und It was published
in full. Some time luter It fell under
the observation of the London Times
and by that great Journal It was pro
nounced the most masterful and explicit
disquisition upon the constitution that
had ever been made. And so It proved
to be.
In this connection the veteran Lewis
town editor, William Davidson, tells the
following Btory: "I was talking over
old times one day with ex-Governor
Thayer, of Nebraska, nnd Incidentally
I told him that I had sat at Abraham
Lincoln's feet when ho delivered his
great speech from our court house
steps nt Lewlstown. Thayer looked at
me a minute, then he slappod me on the
hack and said: " 'Hilt, I would rather
huve sat nt Abe Lincoln's feet and
heard him deliver that speech than to
have sat on the hill at Sinai and heard
the law delivered to the people!' "
.
What Ha Gave Promise of.
"Augh-waugh!"
It was the baby. He had repeated the
remark sixty times In 'the past hour.
Mr. Newlelgh's hair, such as It was.
stood on end.
"Gwow ahwb wowbdgwow ftlwatighf!"
milled the baby, while people living across
the street got up and closed their windows.
Mr. Newlelgh took a whetstone out of
the table drawer and ground his teeth.
"To think," he groaned, burying his face
In tho pillows, "thut I should grow up to
become the father of a Union depot train
crier." New York Recorder.
Uecadenco of n Once proud family.
"Your name Is John Smith, is It?" sar
castically Inquired the police magistrate
of the seedy vagrant tiefore him. "And
you belong, of course, to one of the lead
ing families of Chicago?"
"No, Jedge," dejectedly replied the pris
oner. "Accordln' to 'the last city direc
tory the Johnsons lead us about S,0u0."
Chicago Tribune.
IS TIE KEY.
general digest of the progress and
opinion of the world. .Now, all over the
continent the newspapers are follow
ing In this line, and the result is mani
fest. People are being eductvted inter
nationally as well ias locally, and this
points to a universal understanding
within another generation that will
substitute arbitration for war, and dis
miss the great standing armies which
cumber iKurope and interfere with her
productiveness."
Illotting Out tho Slums.
"Are the slums Increasing or de
creasing?" "1 btlleve that by this process of
public education the slum evil Is being
eliminated from the large European
cities. The slum Is the resort of the
weukllngs In Intellect, morals and
thrift. The police can never do more
than control them, while education can
and does elevate them, and by so doing
eradicate them. I visited the notori
ous slums ot London Mlle-Kml Iioad,
Whitechapcl, etc., fifteen years ago.
These sections have changed more than
any other region In the world during
that time, and the means was the pub
lic school. Fortunately they were in
charge of very wise tuachera, who hu
manized the children, and t'i.ese in turn
reacted upon their parents. The 'Sal
vation Army is also endeavoring to lift
up this whole mass of people, and I
believe la making good progress.
"An Interesting feature of Phe econo
mic development of the world Is the
comparative production of the differ
ent nations. In 1NS0 the people of the
United States produced an average of
40 cents per day. luvssla has the low
est average In Europe, being only about
14 cents per day. France almost equals
us, not Mint sho produces as much but
because her people have been trained
to give nrtlntlc finish to their work,
whliih enables It lo command first
prices In the markets of the world."
Aesthotle Kdueutlon Neeeisary.
"Then you would emphnnlso the re
lation of art to business?" suggested
the reporter.
"Certainly," was the commissioner's
emphatic reply. "We must not only
make useful things, but we must give
them artistic value. The Danes, Nor
wegians and Sweden have developed
greatly In manufactures nnd Inven
tions, but they have smnll aesthetic
taste. They make clumsy things which
nobody cares to buy when they can get
something that Is equally useful and
ornamental. The Germans, too, are be
hind In this matter, while France and
Belgium easily lend the world.
"The World's fair In 'London, about
the year 1855, taught the "English a les
son In this respect. Prince Albert, who
was a very wise man In his generation,
saw that his countrymen would never
win prizes from France unless they In
creased In aesthetic culture. Conse
quently he was Instrumental In estab
lishing the 'South Kensington and other
art schools, which have done wonders
for English art. The Frenchman has
not only modernized the art of the
Greek, but he has the divine gift of
harmony and the exquisite sense of
how properly to display his products.
We do not all understand why a cer
tain object pleases us, but nine out of
ten, whether cultured or not, wilt select
a work of art.
"Since 1870, when Boston brought
over a teacher from Kensington, the
United States has been Improving In
this line. Our workmen are being
taught to combine grace and beauty
with utility In their products, and Just
In proportion a thla Is done their value
Increases. We have still much to learn
In this line, but when we have educated
our children to give aesthetlo finish to
our manufactures, we shall be the
wealthiest nation on the earth. Ths
harmony of the structures at ths Chi
cago World's fair cave Europeans a
better Impression of American art than
anything we have yet done, and our
line lot development lies In aesthetlo
tdudaUoa t btUe W ' .
Gathered in the
World of Melody.
(Merry, brilliant and melodious is
Rice's musical burlesque, "I4!. wnicn
comes to us next Thursday at the
Frothinghum. No extravaganza of re
cent years has equalled this in popu
larity, and few have succeeded in at
tracting to their theaters so large a
portion of the refined patrons of the
theater. Bessie Bonehlll has been sue-
tin;'
w.iisar:.
BESSIE B0NEHILL.
dally engaged for this tour and tho3
who have not seen this charming young
woman In her refined and fascinating
specialties have a genuine snrprl.se in
store for them, iltlchard Harlow, who
Is generally acknowledged as the bept
female impersonator on our stage, will
be seen as "Isabella, the Daisy yuecn
of .Spain, "nnd to .Mr. Harlow's credit
be It said, there Is no ofl'enslveness or
suggcstlveuesa In his Impersonation.
II II II
The case of Dorothy Morton, who
had been engaged to play one of the
leading roles In the "Wizard of the
Nile," which will be presented at
Wllkes-Burre for the first time Septem
ber '26, has created considerable com
ment In 'New York. The managers of
the opera company state that Miss
Morton was asked to resign on account
of Incompetency. Miss Morton gives
her version of the affair In a recent In
terview In which she states that the
managers desired her to sign an iron
bound contract for five years. This
she refused to do and was then asked
to resign.
II II II
.Tlje announcement of the resignation
of Professor Weedon as musical direc
tor at Second Presbyterian church has
caused considerable surprise In musi
cal clrclcB of the city. Mr. Weedon
received the largest salary of any choir
master In Scranton, und as his voice
was much admired by the members of
the congregation, his sudden resigna
tion Is unexpected. It Is rumored that
when Professor Chance assumes the
position of choir leader on Oct. 1. the
olid quartette will again furnish music
at Second Presbyterian church.
II II II
'Miss Leonore Snyder, who Is to take
Miss Morton's place, was formerly with
the Duff Opera company. She has
been studying for several years, and
was Just about to sail for Europe, with
the Intention of fitting herself for grand
opera, when this engagement was of
fered her. She Is fold to represent the
idea Cleopatra in appearance and has
been very successful in comic opera in
the past.
II II II
John Philip Sousa's new comic opera,
"El Oapltan," at which he In now busi
ly engaged, will be produced by the De
Wolf Hopper Opera company at Bos
ton In the Tremont theater, on April
13, ISM. and will be heard In New York
on April 20. one week later. It Is writ
ten In Aousa's happiest vein and Is full
of the characteristic Sousa swing and
originality.
II II II
The Adnms avenue Lutheran church
congregation Is to be congratulated
upon having secured the services of
Charles B. Donmnn as musical director.
Mr. Denman's ability as a choir leader
Is well known, and the music of the
church will doubtless be Improved un
der his direction. The choir at pres
ent includes three of Mr. 'Denman's
most promising pupils. Miss Duval.
Miss Stahlhaber and Mr. Edward
Kwartx.
Alfred Pennington, organtat, has con
sented to take charge of the music at
Elm Pork Methodist church until May
next, when It Is probable that h will
accept a New York engagement.
II II II
Reeve Jones piano recital at the
Welsh Baptist church on Monday even
ing will be one of the enjoyable mus
ical events of tho week. Mr. Jones will
be assisted byiMrs. Joseph O'Brien and
J. W. Jones. A programme of musical
merit lias been arranged, and those
who nttend the recital may be assured
a rare musical treat.
- . H II H '
Llewellyn Jones will have charge of
the organ at St. Luke's church tomor
row In the absence of organist Conant.
who Is upon a three weeks' visit to
Boston.
II II II
Reports from Elmlra state that Or
ganist George It. Carter la giving entire
natlsfactlon as musical director at
Beccher's church and that the music nt
tho church hits never been of so excel
lent a quality as at present.
II II II
SHARP AND FLATS:
Oakland and Thompson, American dtiet
Usts, have met with success at the Lon
don Empire,
Julie Mackay has made a hit with her
b:i lads m the Londun music hallB, gha
will remain abroad for a year.
Lilll Lehmnnn has decided to return to
the operntic stage, flhe will slug In St.
Petersburg next winter and In Beyrouth
In
Arthur Nlkisch, formerly conductor of
the Boston Symphony orchPHtrn. has re
signed the directorship of the Buda-Pe
court opera.
D'Oyly Carte will give a series of Gil
bert and Biilllvnn revivals In London, at
the Savoy thtater. The first opera will he
"The Mikado."
Sir Arthur Sullivan has signed a con
tract to compose the music for a grand
ballot to be produced at the Alhambra,
London, next year.
Sutton Vne, author of I'The Span of
Life," has written an Irish sketch called
"Prison Bars," wh'.'ch Is now being played
at a music hall In London.
Ysaye. on his next American tour, 1RM-7,-will
be accompanied personally and on
the piano by his brother, Thoephlle
Ymiye, a very talented pianist.
John Philip Sousa's new comic opera,
"El Captain, ' will be produced by the De
Wolf Hopper Opera company at the Tre
mont theater on April 13, 1K1W, and will be
heard In New York on April SO, one week
later.
The libretto of Mascagnl's new one-act
opera, "Zanetto," was founded upon Cop
pee's "Passant." Ieoncavsllo and Pus
elnl have both written new operas to li
brettos founded on "La Vie de Boheme,"
by Murger.
Mme. Calve la studying the part of
"Valentine" In Meyerbeer's "Huguenots"
during her vacation, while Jean de Resaks
Is at work on the principal part In Mas
senet's "Le Cld," which be will sing in
New York next winter.
Jacob Fields, the Norwegian sculptor of
Minneapolis, has been selected to design
a statue of Ole Bull, the famous vlorlntat.
Norwegians aH over theyUnlred States
are te be asked to subscribe to fuad
to matt the expenses ef erecting . the
Ippf
Interesting Notes About Famous
Musicians at Home and Abroad.
memorial, which will be of bronze, and
will ba placed iu Minnehaha park or one
of the other parks lu the city of Minne
apolis. Mme. Calve is studying the part of
Valentine In Meyerbeer'n "Huguenots"
during her vaciMlon, while Jean de Kenke
ia at work on the principal part In Mas
senet's "Le Cld." which he will sing in
New York next winter.
Victor Maun 1 has gone to Vichy and
will immediately visit Munich to attend
the Wagner cye.lu there. It 'is by no
means divided that he will not vls:t
America this conung season, and It need
not occasion surprise If he sings with the
Auljey tk Urau company,
Gaetano Oreflce's opera "Oonsuelo" won
the pr.xe nt the liarusti competition In
Bologna, on the plan of the Sontugiio com
petition thut brought out "Cavallerla Kuis
ticuna." The words are by the computer
and the plot Is taken from the Vene
tian part of George Sand's romance.
Melba Is In Tyrol, where she will pass
a month before sailing for America,
whence she returns in spring to Sing
Ophelia and Julh-tto In opera here. She
passed through Paris, staying a day at
her pretty apartment, rue de Prony, a
musical street owning Mme. Artot Pa
dllla and Kenee Richard, close by Mme.
Marches! und Minn Lyi'.a Kuatts, niece of
the American ambassador, one of the beat
umateur singers In I'uris.
The test of Messenet's new opera, "Cen
di dl.ip," Is by Henry Cain, the author of
the libretto of "Lu Navarralse." The old
"Cinderella" story is blended by Cain with
a love intrigue. The fairy tale of "Cin
derella" lius attracted several compos
ers, as Rossini, whose "Cenerentola" fur
nished Liihlache with one of his best roles.
Besides ltosNinl, Lnruette In I".',!. Stelbelt
In Ptus- nnd Nlcolo In ltdo have composed
operas on the same subject.
The scenes In "Nancy Lee" Fred Mil
ler's m w nautical opera which Dlghy Bell
is to produce Oct. 7, are laid In Klttery
navy yard, Portsmouth hurhor, In thn
early (jus. One act Bhuws the old fort
with a view of the harbor, another the
ouui ter deck of the United States steam
ship man-o'-war Kankakee and the other
a ship decorated for a Fourth of July
celebration. The new opera Is described
as a satire on the military and navy.
NIcalay Herlotsen will this season man
ago the first tour In this country of Mar-
sick, the celebrated franco-Belgian violin
1st und composer, in conjunction with
Joseoh Thlliatid. pianist. Alarslck Will ar
rive in New York about the end of Octo
ber, ami his first appearance will take
place early In November. At tho age of 12
AlarslcK was a cnoir master and organist
in Belgium, and at the uge of 13 he won
his first prize, a gold medal, for the violin,
The Melba Operatic Concert company
will consist or the following artists: .Mme,
Melba, Mme. Sculchl, Mile. Bauermelster,
Mr. D'Aublgne and Signor Campanari,
There will be a complete orchestra. Mr,
London Ronald conductor. Mme. Melba
will sail from England the middle of Sep
teniber. The concert season will be about
twelve weeks, as on Jan. 1 Melba Joins the
Abbev. Schoeffel & Orau Opera company.
remaining with them during their entire
season.
The following will be Paderewskl's route
for the season of la-lsi; el. 30, New
York. Pol sh r untasle with uamroscn or
chestra; Nov. 2. New York, first recital;
Nov. C, Philadelphia; Nov. 9, Now York,
second recital; Nov. 11, Brooklyn; Nov. 13,
Philadelphia; Nov. IK. New York; Nov. Ill,
Boston; Nov. 2. Worcester! Nov. 27,
Nov. 21 and 22, Portland, .ce. ; Nov. 23,
llnstmi: Nov. 23. Worcester: Nov. 27.
ftprlnglield; Nov. 2S, Troy; Nov. 30, Boston;
Dec. 2, Hartford; Dec. 3, New Havent
Dec. 5, Providence; uce. i, isoston; uec.
9, Philadelphia; lec. JO and 13, wanning
Inie T)ec. II. Baltimore: Dec. 16 nnd 1H,
Pittsburg; Dec 19, Cleveland; Dec. 21,
Buffalo.
OF COtHSF. SHE CUl'LDVT.
From the Chicago Tost.
"That's a bad bruise," said the physi
cian solemnly, "but fortunately the leg Is
not broken. How did It happen?"
"I was thrown from a bicycle," replied
the actress.
"Well, bandage It for a few days, and
then "
"Bandage tt! Impossible! Who'd play
mv part while I"
"Play It yourself," returned the physi
cian. "What has a bandage on your leg
got to du with your appearance on the
stage:
"You evidently forget that I am a bur
losquo actress," she replied.
AT GETTYSBURG.
Up from the valleys desolate In the track
of bitter war,
From their wasted holies and ruined homes
and lonely graves, afar,
The cries of wumvn, comfortless, above
the silent sluln
Echoing still upon their ears In moans of
endless pain,
In deep despair of heart and soul, with
sword and sweeulmr flame
Northward to Pennsylvania's fields 'Lee
und tho Lost Cause cume.
Out like the shades of darkness from the
irloom of sullen u uht.
Ghost of a mlghay, vanished dream In the
misted morning lle'ht.
Scarred and worn from the dreadful strife
the old battalions stood.
Like tigers battled from their lair by the
hungering scent of blood.
Girded for one las', onslaught they crossed
the hills to throw
The last llerca- chance upon the fields of
Uettysuurg, below.
But well for the blue that battled 'gainst
the ons augiht of the gray.
The puitleiit north had sent its tried and
truest men that day.
And well fur the I'nlon banner Its own
were brave and true
And never a craven heart beat there In
oil the ranks of blue,
And glory to every man of all who fought
and would not yield,
And glory to fair Wyoming's sons, the
first to reach the field.
For they were tho first at Gettysburg
the men or yoming a vuie
The licit to bear the shock of the fight In
that storm ot leaden hall,
Tho llrst to plant the I'nlon flag In the
face of the rebel foe,
Tho first to give for tin stars their blood
In the battle's bitter throe,
The tlrst 'to strike, tho first to die, their
blood baptlr.ed the fray,
While the winding river of their youth
sang glory, ar away.
Brave men were on that bloody Hold, but
ours the bravest mil:
Twas Pnna led the lion heart, tho daunt
less eoul and will.
His sword had drunk of foeman'l blood
in many ugnt or old
When the Spaniard hordes of Mexico had
flung their challenge hold.
'Twas he who won El Plnnl's pass, and
Vera Crux could tell
Tales of Wyoming's voulnteers and Dana's
shot and shell.
But never, of their battles all, fought they
as on that dnv
At Gettysburg, when Reynolds fell before
ths daring uray;
Thrice went our colors down 'twas Crip'
nen bore them on
And thrice through fire and blood and
denth the flag again was won;
'Though Crippen fell his soul ne'er left
tho battle s fierce confines,
And like a bugle Dunn's voice rang cour
age tnrougn the lines.
Bore pressed were they In that drear hell
of agony nnd pain,
The foeman's hand was at tholr throats,
fast fell their comrades slain;
On head and limb the snbre stroke, and
deep the cannon's roar
Hushed the Inst moan of llpa that would
sneak tenderly ho mors:
And ne'er again the dead's dull ears would
hear, when done thmt day.
The winding" river of their youth sing to
tnem, iar away.
But so they fought at Gettysburg the
first to reach thfl field
And so they faced the foe and bled and
died, but did not yield.
Few came they back the many sleep
among the hallowed dead,
But fame has wreathed Its laurels fair for
every here's Head.
And when they apeak xt Gottyiburg in
asea. far away.
They'll marvel much at Dana's men whose
blood ftaptiiaa the fray.
Wohu g, jtfcClroartjr,
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