II Of and Aboaat Makers; of Books,: Notices of Recent Interesting Volumes and Chats Concerning Literary Men and Women. RECENT T1CT1QN. "HE DAYS OP AULD-LANO SYNE. Being Further Sketches of Drumtoehty Scenes and Folk. By lan Mac.aren. Cloth, 12 mo., si.za. new mri; uouu, Mead & Co.; Scranton, (or sal. by H. Howard BeJdleman. Ninety-nine times out of one hundred, If not oftener, the experiment of a clersrvman entering the field of let ters as a writer of Action will fail, and fall disastrously. Apart from the in stance before ua I do not now recall a single case wherein It has succeeded to the extent which would doubtless have been realized had the author been freed from the homlletlo environment. The business of a preacher being to preach, It is natural that he should. In the over whelming majority of instances, con' tlnue to perform this edifying; but not always entertaining function in the novel as well as In the pulpit. Now, the preachy novel has Its admirers, and in Its wav I dare say It deserves them. The utilisation of romance as a kind of hand-maid to theology, the shifting of scenes on an Imaginary canvass for the purpose of giving the worthy lecturer at the stereoptlcon a chance to indulge In highly praiseworthy pi'-oppts tnis sort of thing, I say, has educational value, but it is generally conceded to belong to the primary grade, it sul fites admirably In the Sunday school libraries and Is of charming availability at me nouaay xime wnen grwiuiiiamu wishes to give to young America a Christmas t 1 'n at once readable and safe. Bui . nil this, the hortatory novel Is ..lly ignored, and art, very fortur.au for all concerned, is permitted to txirt in its own person, sovereign and supreme. I count it as the chief merit of the Rev. John Watson, otherwise "Ian Maclaren," that having only Just left tue pulpit of a church by trauuton se vere In Its manners and almost for bidding In Its morals, he should have given to the world a series of rwrtnder rnllv human sketches In which, with all their purity of inspiration and their tonlomoral properties, mere is noi, irom cover to cover, one single precept. I ran rnncelvo of no field more barren that that to which he withdrew for his subjects and his atmosphere. Of all the human beings Inhabiting that portion of the sphere whlcn is regaraea as civil ised, it occurs to me that the Scottish neasant farmer is probably the least In teresting, the least picturesque; being In these respects second only to the laroron which distinguishes nis speecn, Yet the genius of this Scottish minister of a year or so ago, bursting suddenly UDon the world or art, nas gripped whole millions by the heartstrings and literally led them captive to urura tochty. Touched by that genius, the waste places of the Olen bloom with the richest and rarest flowers or. lancy; De- neath the rugged ways of Drums- heua-h. Burnbrae and Jamie ho tar, those types of the great mass of the Scottish middle and lower classes rwnom he has drawn seemingly with so much ease, yet with a thoroughness wnicn bespeaks the inimitable artist, we soon discern the movings of emotions and Imnulses common to all manklr and even the dialect, harsh, dlscordu..; and severe, mellows in his use Into a kind of fascinating cadence which blends with the general effect and perceptibly aug ments Its total charm. This newest Maclaren book keeps be fore us the same characters, the same surroundings, and the same atmosphere that gave and Is yet giving to its pred ecessor volume.: "Beside the. Bonnie Brier Bush," Its phenomenal popularity, tt treats of the crude, simple Scottish peasant folk, canny in the craft of busi ness, stubborn in the traditions of their faith and kirk and yet, withal, true as steel in friendship, loyal to the death In patriotism and firm as the very hills about them when it comes to matters of principle and conscience. There are. in all, ten sketches, of which we specially sommend the one in five chapters called "For Conscience Sake," In which It seems to us that the art of this wonder ful writer has reached a degree of achievement beyond any previously re corded to its credit. It makes no dif ference who the reader is, what his tastes or predilections are, or whence his literary Instincts were derived. If he . be equal to the average In intelligence and not deficient In the normal sus ceptibility to pathos, Maclaren's ketches In this book will fasten their pell upon him, send the blood beating In rapid currents through his system and, at Its climaxes so easily reached yet to tens with scarcely revealed power and force suffuse his eyes with the moisture of fairly conquered sym pathy. The man who cannot be made to cry by Maclaren ,1s unfit for a posi tion of public or private trust, and hould be put under espionage lest he loot a bank or wreck a tran. L. S. It. :o: a SHERBURNE ROMAXCK. By Aman da M. Douglas, author of "The Sher burne Series." Cloth, 12 mo, 11.60. New York: Dodd, Mead ft Co. Miss Douglas' skill In the Interpre tation of youthful charcter and her sympathetic understanding of the thoughts and emotions of young people were so pleasantly exhibited In the first story of the Sherburne series that she has not yet been able to bring that charming series to a close, so great has been the public demand for its contin uance. In deference to many written requests that the heroine nf the first volume, Lyndell Sherburne, have a love affair and be safely ensconced in do mestic felicity at the last chapter, Miss Douglas has In the present book pilot ed Lyndell through the various epi sodes of a cardiac adventure. The deli cacy with which this romance has been unfolded and the general brightness, purity and grace of the tale will com mend It to all admirers of good Juvenile literature. :o: FETTERED YET FREE. A Study In Heredity. By Annie S. Swan fMre. Bur nett Smith). Cloth, 12 mo, 11.25. New, York: Dodd, Mead Co. There la this agreeable virtue about Mrs. Smith's book: the problem In It Is kept well In the back ground, while the trm, Haalf .n.l,t!.i n nr1 Malt,, 4 ward Its end. She has called It a "study In heredity;" and so far as that goes the book may be said to be a warning? to parents that wrong-living on their part i certain to outcrop In the lives of their children, causing them anguish and humiliation. But this feature of the work Is by no means delineated aggres sively. It Is at all times subordinated to the main story, which Is a brisk and SI6'" melodrama of life among the .ngiish middle classes, replete with in c dents of a natural tenor and yet suffi ciently varied and dramatic to sustain the readers Interest. Mrs. Smith has been likened as a writer to the late 03. P; u f' .and there 8een,B ,n th effort or ner s to be good ground for the com pari son. :o: NOWBIRD AND THK WATER-TIGER, AND OTHER TALES, By Margaret ' Fompton. WHh frontloplee.Vi cofofaSd full-page Illustrations and decorative SSTfr .7,,n T, W,lt"r C- Gresnough. M d Jco?' W Tol! Dod' This Is happy collection of fairy tales founded on the folk-lore of , the American Indians, as disclosed by the government records of early Indian life and by the traditions still current among surviving tribes. The author has faithfully reproduced the spirit and color, of the Indian Imagination, and has been materially aided by -the apt genlss of the artist which Is In evi dence with several admirable sketches. o far as w. know this Is an entrance B. a new literary domain. In which ... t Ul-s Ccmpton is to be congratu the i' ; :i lated for her successful start and urged to pursue the quest to yet more com prehensive results. .u.. :0: r . " HADASSAH, or Ksther. Queen to Ahasue- rus. An historical novel by Mrs. T. F. Black. Cloth. 11! mo, with illustrations. Chicago: Laird A Lee. To reproduce with anything like sat isfactory results the language, man' nera and local color of the Jewish race during the supremacy of the Persian empire, or to be exact, during the year or the world 3531 ana nereaDouis. re quires patient scholarship and pains taking care. Mrs. Black has succeed ed milte well In this, her first attempt. The lines of her story closely follow the Tithllral record, yet diverge sum oiently to enable the author to indulge her fancy and also to picture for us scones and social conditions ascertain able from nrofane rather than sacred writ. It will not be pretended that she has been historically exact, but In the sense In which she clothes dry facts with living and breathing interest, ana draws near to us, as through a tele scope, the activities of a generation thn two thousand years dead her work is historical in the highest form. Like "Ben Hur,' which It sug gests, if it does not equal, "Hadassah" is an excellent aid to a correct under standing of the Old Bible times, and the atmosphere of it Is clean and pure. :o: PRIVATE TINKER, AND OTHER 8TORIKS, by John Strange Winter, with a frontispiece by William A. Mc Cullouirh. Uuckram, SI mo. New York: Frederick A. Stokes company. For Rale In Scranton by M. Norton. Here are ten bright, snappy stories of barrack life, each with a smile and a tear in it. The author of "Bootle's Baby" Is at her best In the short story. Like Kipling she surcharges it with a verve and a swing that carry one to the end In a kind of delirium of Interest. This little volume, handsome in me chanical execution and exquisite in ar rangement, Is Just the book to take with one on a journey or to read in a leisure hour. It Is like a tonic in its refreshment and like a magical spell in Its quick and potent charm. MISCELLANEOUS. A DAILY STAFF FOR LIFE'S PATH WAY. Selected and Arranged by Mrs. C. 8. Derose; Illustrated by Izora C. Chandler. Cloth, 10 mo. Published by Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York and JxmIon. Received through M. Norton, Scranton. We have here a compilation of gems of thought, sentiment and fancy, culled from the writings of the world's great authors, and arranged for dally read ing. In diary fashion. The first selec tion on every page is taken from the Bible; but few of the great uninspired sources of counsel and guidance are missed In this handy volume. The book Is admirably suited to holiday presen tation purposes. :o: WEBSTER'S TP - TO - DATE VEST- POCKKT DICTIONARY. A Collection of Words Such as Are Frequently Mis spelled and Mispronounced. .ILeather, 2.i cents. Received from M. Norton, ticranton. This is a notably compact and con venient grouping of words. There are 25,000' of them altogether, beside a table of translated foreign words and phrases; but these 25,000 words really serve for double their number, inas much as all commonplace words, repeti tions, compound words and those with well-known prefixes and suffixes are purposely omitted. Many new words appear In this dictionary for the first time, and altogether the volume Is a most timely and convenient one for the pocket of the writer or speaker of English whose spelling or pronuncia tion needs occasional coaching. :o: THE ELVES' CALENDAR FOR 1835. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.; Scranton: For sale by M. Norton. Price, CO cents. Of the numerous unique designs de vised by this progressive firm of art publishers, its Elves' Calendar Is one of the most attractive. It comes In folded pasteboard, with four faces, each giv ing three months. The first elf, having to typify January.February and March, naturally provides himself with a snow shovel; the second, a spring-time type, appears carrying a basketful of tulips and other early flowers; the third Ba lutes us with a sack of apples tempting ly thrown open to Indicate the season of harvests;' and the last one stands with woeful face behind a pumpkin which bears upon its ample exterior the scars of autumnal frosts. The ef fect as a whole Is quaintly charming. YELLOW BEAUTY. By Marion Mar tin. Illustrations Reproduced from 1'alntlngs by Henrietta Ronner, of the Belgian Royal Academy, the Colebrated Painter of Cats. Beautiful Cover In Four Colors and Title in Gold. Chicago: Laird A.Lee. , This is one of the most satisfactory of the season's holiday juveniles. It Is meant for children of from three years to six, but many older folk will also find more than passing pleasure In the marvelous accuracy of the pro ductions of Mme. Bonner's cat faces. Every one of the score or more of pussy countenances pictured in this pretty Volume Is as characteristic and as thor oughly distinct from every other face as would be the case If the subjects had been men Instead. Miss Martin's ac companying story Is chic and clever; and the boy or girl who shall not take delight in this book will need to be sent to the doctor for medical examination. WASHINGTON: OR, THE REVOLU TION, a Drama Founded Upon the His. torical Events of the War for American Independence. By Ethan Allen. Paper, 12 mo, 50 cents. New York and Chicago: F. Tennyson Neely. The author of this historical drama Is a descendant of Colonel Ethan Allen of Fort Tlconderoga fame,, and has been, In his day, one Of the foremost practitioners at the New York bar. He has made American history a life study, and especially the history of the great struggle In which his ancestors took so prominent a part The present drama is In two parts, each of five acts. Part one carries the tragedy of the revolution from the Boston massacre to the surrender of Burgoyne; part two, from Valley Forge to Washington's In auguration. From the nature of the subject the drama Is not fitted for pres entation on the stage, but as a theme of study In the library It possesses merit apart from Its conscientious adher ence to the facts of history and Its scrupulous endeavor to be a truthful representation of the subject. It might well be Introduced Into the public schools. :o: AMERICAN CATHOLICS AND THE A; P. A. A Complete History of American Catholics in Their Relations to the Gov ernment of the United States: and a Re view of the Meaning,-.Methods and Men of the American Protective Association, By Patrick Honry Winston. Paper. 12 mo, 16 cents: Chicago: Charles H. Kerr Co., 175 Monroe st. The burden of Mr. Winston's argu ment Js that there Is nothing In the Catholic religion or In any of the vows or obligations of the Catholic faith prejudicial to complete loyalty to American Institutions and that, as a matter of record, many of our best and bravest cltliens . and . truest patriots have been members of the Cathollo church. On the other - hand, the au thor's Inquiry Into the character of the leaders . In the American Protective as sociation convinces him that the over whelmlag proportion ot them art ex citable, narrowmlnded men, who by reason of their peculiar mental equip ment and undue susceptibility to alarm form a dangerous element in the com munity. The' authors argument is not dispassionate, but It Is forceful and to the point THE MAGAZINES. In the American Historical Register for November, the serial description of Lafayette's last visit to the United States Is brought down as far as his ar rival at Holmesburg. near Philadelphia, on the morning of Sept 25, 1826. The Instalment In this number of Mrs. Mary B. J. Richart's Interesting traditions of Fort Jenkins treats of a piiase of Arilerican history In which residents of Scranton and Its vicinity naturally feel a deep concern. In addition to these two commanding special features the November Register has several reada ble historical contributions of a general character, and much detailed Informa tion pertaining to the patrlotlo heredi tary societies, ot which It Is the official organ. :o: The Progress of the World, an "Il lustrated monthly summary of the leading facts In current history ana achievement." Is a new maaaatne which has just made its appearance on the editor's table. It Is published by the Progress of the World company at 158 Fifth avenue. New York, at 10 cents a copy or $1 a year, and is, as its sub-title implies, a digest or current news ar ranged with a view to permanency, Sublects of live Interest are treated In telligently and at sufficient length to tmnart the necessary Information, ana the judgment shown In the selection of topics appears to be excellent. The MetaDhyslcal Magaslne has evl dently found a field of its own, for It continues to give evidences of Increai Ing prosperity. The November number of this highly Interesting magazine marks something of a departure from tradition In that It contains, amidst several Berlous and even somewhat pe dantic articles relating to occult themes, a capital "story of latter-day realism" by Frances Albert Doughty, treating of the vain attempt of a colony of advanced men and women near lios ton to eliminate from their social prob lem the factor of age. This story Is well worth reading. The Black Cat, which prides Itself on containing the choicest nlckle's vortn of reading to be found in print, ap pears for November with an attractive cover, backed up by eight swinging. nerve-tlngllng stories. The publishers of It have declared war on dullness In the short story line, and they seem to be pushing their campaign to a satlsfac tory success. At all events, their maga slne is unlikely to be laid down before the purchaser of It has read every tale In It (Received from M. Norton.) :o: That exceedingly well-ed1' organ or the American Society for t::e exten sion of University Teaching, the Citi zen (published at 1U South Fifteenth street, Philadelphia), has among Its November features a paper by Henry C. Adams on "The Statistical Division of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion" which will enlighten those who wonder what that commission Is In ex istence for. There Is also an Interest lng study, under the heading "Old Au thors," of the too often forgotten "poet or blood and passion," Thomas Otway. :o: If anything In Chips for Nov. 9 (re ceived from M. Norton) deserves men tion, apart from u. li. coley's humor ous black-and-white drawing of "an other new woman." It probably is Franklin E. Denton's sonnet entitled "What Is It to Be Dead?" That is as follows: What is It to he dead? Who, who can tell The awful verity of mortal fate. Beyond the portals of that sable gate Through which the race has passed since Adam fell, Toward which the cruel years our' steps impel? When, in his serious hours, that problem great Presses upon the heart, with mountain weight, Who can the mob of his misgivings quell? Does being end with this terrestrial scene? Are we extinguished when the bolt shall smite? Or, shall our footsteps thread eternal ways, ... Where the Inexorable guillotine Of darkness cleaves not the continuous llBht Into gad pieces by the name of days I LITERARY GOSSIP. The Putnams have Just brought out a volume of humorous verse by the late Francis S. Saltus from which we make the following brief quotation, which ex hibits the author's skill in the handling of the comic vein: A KIND OF CRITIC. With pompous mien and all-Important air. He'll say your views are premature and rash, And with a grave grandiloquence declare That all the verse of later years is trash. To satisfy his most aesthetic mind. In all the modern work he labors through, He grieves to state he really cannot find One worthy line, one thought supremely new. You ask: "And Swinburne?" Well, be has some Are, He will alk-w; "but then so very crude." Browning? "Bah! verbose, ot his style you tire." Hugo? "A bard of second magnitude." Longfellow? "Dabbles In all kinds of i verse." ' . Lowell? "A fraud, and so was Bryant, too. They do not write," he cries, "in language terse, As real and god-born poets always do." And as you gasp and dare not add a word, This critlo gently smiles and says to you: "I wrote a poem that you never heard, '. I think you will admire It, it is new.", s And he will read to you, unhappy friend. Lines that begin "How lovely is the night," And which I know invariably will end With something , like "Beneath the Moon's pale light." By a lucky accident trie writer of these lints recently got possession of the first number of a new magazine, which does not seem yet to have made the complete acquaintance of the public. It Is entitled "The Looker-On,1' (published at 8 Broad street, New York) and is devoted, quite conscientiously, to musical, dramatlo and literary news and criticism. In the num ber In mind that for October Henry T. Flnck had an appreciative review of the virtuoso Pederewskl and his art; William H. Fleming contributed an exceedingly readable paper, with illustrations, upon "The Boards Shakespeare Trod," being a description of the earliest Elizabethan theaters; Paul and Vaughn Kester were jointly represented by the first half of a two-act comedy of delicate conception en titled "La Fleur de Lis;" William Foster Apthorp gave a bright paper lamenting the decline of Italian opera, Mr. Krehblel contributed a paper on "Singers Then and Now," being a comparison of the lyric artists of today with those of an earlier generation; and Louis C. Elson ended the special contents with a read able article on the "Beginnings of Music." In addition to these features there were several departments, one of current dram atic news, In Mr. Fleming's charge; one of muBical news, presidod over by Mr. Flnck; some bright book reviews and, last but not least, a department called "Friendly Ob servations," In which there appeared some of the best-worded common sense that we have lately been privileged to read. In deed, some of these "observations" are so apt, fair and truthful that we are moved to present a few quotations. The theme of the first series or these "observations" Is the scope and obliga tions of criticism, concerning which the author remarks: "There are at least three schools of current criticism which demand small effort and make large promise of Immediate remuneration. The first of these may be called the thud-and-blunder school. The easiest way la the world to attract popular notice Is to set out upon a career of Indiscriminate abuse, It Is said that the late Lord Randolph Churchill first gained the public ear by the vivacity and violence with which he boxed It The old comedian's recipe forkeeplng the attention of the audience Was very simple: 'When you are at a lorn what to do, smash the china.' Preacher, even, do not disdain the path to fame by war of vituperation. And critics, from Jeff revs down, have bees prone to follow it- These, who adept toil method otllfht la ae thing elM to much as In flaying a new poet, or beating down a new musician, or in driving a new aotor off the state with verbal cabbage stalks and the stale eggs ot ridicule, or, best of ail, In drawing a fierce Indictment of imbecility and immorality against the present generation of mankind. There is a twist in unregenerate human nature toward this kind of work, at least In cer tain moods. I suppose the mildest-mannered of men has moments in which he would like to cut a throat, or scuttle a ship. The ability to inflict pain gives a sense of power. But then, I am sure, no one will maintain that this is a healthy state of mind, or calculated to foster clear perceptions and sound judgment "At' the other extreme Is the puff-and-plunder school of criticism. This also has an easy method and some attraction. It deals in unqualified praise for certain qualified performers. It revels in the dis covery and announcement of new 8hake speares, Thackerays, Uarncks, Titlans, Keethovens, and Jenny Linda but always within the boundaries of the family circle or stock company to which the critics be long. Their polnt-of-vlew is, that appre ciation, like charity, begins at home and ends there. Verily they have their re ward. They usually make a contract for It. They resemble the hero ot Lowell's 'Fable for Critics:' 'Not a deed would he do, nor a word would he utter, Till he'd weighed Its relation to plain bread and butter.' I would be understood as speaking now only of those who profess to be Impartial and unbiased observers. For writers who are openly employed In the service of pub lishing houses, or art firms, or dramatic enterprises, to draw favorable attention to their productions, we should have noth ing but respect. Theirs is an honorablo business, and One that offers opportunity for the exercise of a very fine skill. There Is no branch of commerce which has been more Improved in modern times. I know an. advance at?ent whose conversation is as brilliant and engaging as that of Syd ney Smith, and a book-announcer who writes his notices in the purest English, sparkling with wit and full of illustra tions. The advertising pages In the backs of the magazines are as entertaining to me as the earlier columns of reading mat ter, which are treated with more consid eration and cost less money. But then, 1 like to know, and to remember, the differ ence between the two kinds of pages; and I cannot help thinking critic are some times tempted, by various considerations, to forget or to obscure it. The Looker-On, In these days of universal advertlsment, must be on his guard against the peril of being transformed into a sandwich man or a bill-poster. "There is another school of criticism, midway between the thud-nnil-blunder and the puff-and-plunder, which muy bo called the gush-nnd-wonder bcIiooI. It Is the literary representative of those fami liar people who say, 'I don't know any thing about music or painting, or books, but I know what I like,' and then they proceed to tell you at great length and with much enthusiasm the story of their confessedly unreasonable likings. In pri vate life they are often amusing and some times profitable. It Is pleasant to obperve the transparent revelation of character in their unstudied admirations. I have sel dom spent a more diverting half-hour than at a New England tea party, where the dear old ladles of the sewing circle were raving over 'Trilby,' and declaring that they would all be perfectly delighted to go and live In the Latin Quarter of Purls! But it is worth remembering that a taste which Is not based upon knowledge, and backed, up by good reasons, Is better adapted to private enjoyment than to pub lic expression. The critlo who is forever telling the world what he likes, without pains to explain and Justify his liking on good and sufficient grounds. Is not mu"h of a critic after nil. He Is only an excla mation point. Real criticism criticism that Is worth the nninunt of human Inbor that Is needed to produce a page of print, and of human patience that is required to read it, is something more than the ex pression of personal prejudice and prepos sesions. It is the discovery of principles and the illustration or laws and the con sequent Illumination of life and art. The art of music and painting and sculpture, and poetry and fiction, and acting are not affairs of chnnce; they are products of skill; and skill always has an Idea behind It and an aim In front of It. The critic's business Is to apprehend the idea, and to appreciate the aim and measure the means which have been used to bring them to gether. Take, for example, the art of story-telling. The short stories of Miss Wllkins and MIbs Jewitt and Mrs. Blos son are better than the tedious tales which are printed In tho Weekly Wrnpplng-Pa-per, not merely because you and I like them better the sentence must be re versed we like them better because thry are better. And the question that the Looker-On has to answer is. Why? Their excellence Is very different. Miss Wllkins Is dramatic; her stories always have a situation and an epigram. Miss Jewitt is Idyllic; sho makes a little picture, and the figures and the landscape belong to gether. Mrs. Slosson Is sympathetic; she has the faculty of putting herself In the place of the quaintest, remotest charac ters, and making you feel the pathos and the humor of their polnt-of-vlew. In all of these writers there Is a quality of dis tinction, a choice of method, and an artis tic perfection of result, which the critic ought to consider, if he Intends to write about them, and of which he must be able to give some intelligent account, If he wishes thoughtful readers to have any re spect for his observations. II II II "I do not mean by this that the Looker On should divest himself of all personal likings in regard to art or literature, and look on at the passing show as coldly as at the progress of an experiment In chem istry. To do that would be to yield to one of his perils and not tho least of them. The gusto of criticism comes from cmcUon and enthusiasm, even at Its nutritive quality comes from Intelligence and reason. I would not choose to live upon spicy salads, nor upon unsalted por ridge, but upon wholesome dishes well flavored. How admirable In this respect Is the book which W. D. Howells has lately given us with the title 'My Literary Passions.' It la full of generous admira tions, expressed with piquancy and vigor; but they are by no means blind. He nevor forgets, nor fears, to give a reason for tho faith that is In him; and the story of his love for books, interwoven with story of his life, Is an instruction In living, as well as a guide to reading. But the dan ger of Indulging too strong predilections in the matter of art Is that they have a tendency to become exclusive and narrow. Because Abana and Pharpar are beauti ful rivers it does not follow that the Jor dan Is a mere mud-puddle. Miranda sings the part of Marguerite to perfection; and Rublo plays tho nocturnes of Chopin magically; and Antonlus is a wonderful interpreter of Wagner's music; but shall we therefore refuse to listen to all other musicians? Let us avoid provincialism, and keep an open mind. It takes all sorts to make a world, and there are varieties of excellence." AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS:. The widow of the late Philip Gilbert Hamerton Is writing a biography of her nuaband. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's new book Is to be called "Is Polite Society Polite?" It Is a collection of essays on social ques tions. Only one novel will appear from Mr. Howells' pen during 1896. and this will not be seen until July, when it will be pub lished as a summer serial, dealing, 89 it does, with American summer hotel life. The new novel which Maria Louise Pool has Just finished is called "Mrs. Gerald." It Is said to surpass In interest and strength anything which Mrs. Pool has heretofore written. T. B. Aldrich's forthcoming volume, "Later Lyrics," Is to be uniform in Its guise with his little volume of "XXXVI Lyrics and XII Sonnets," and Is to con tain his own selection of songs from his recent larger works. Mrs. Burton Harrison has chosen the struggles of a young married couple who wish to entertain socially and yet have not the means to do so for the theme of her new novelette. It has for its title ','A Young Couple." Hamlin Garland's long expected novel Is at last announced for Immediate publica tion by Stone & Kimball. It Is confidently aserted that this new story Is by far his most important piece of work. It is, as the title Implies, a tale of western life, be lng called ''Rose of Dutcher's Coolly." Some new poems of Robert Burns and many new readings have been discov ered by Messrs. W7 B. Henley and T. F, Henderson, who are editing the "Century Burns." They were found among some Burn MSB. collections net open to earlier editors. Mr. Henley is preparing an es say on the life and genius of Burns. A curious condition of affairs In the Autumn publishing trade I the relative importance of memoirs, and books of let ters. The supremacy of the novel la of course In no. wise threatened. Yet It Is probable that dtevonson's "Vslllma Let ters" will this year assume the Impor tance of a new novel by the same hand. Indeed to a true lover of Stevenson noth ing could be more fascinating than a study of the well-beloved Louis himself. Stone Kimball announce a novel by H. B. Marriott Watson, entitled "Gallop ing Dick being Chapters from the Life and Fortunes of Richard Ryder, otherwise Galloolng Dfok, sometime Gentleman of the Road." Some of these chapters came at in the Chap-Bonk sad- were full of elttment and color; highwayman of the Restoration period Is as picturesque a character as a novelist has ever had, and Marriott Watson has proved his ability to handle the material. Justin McCarthy does not care for books of the "Yellow Aster" type. "Women we have had always with ua," he says, "and we have known her a long time. We can not change her much, nor she us. an, therefore I'm Inclined to think the modern roblem novel a waste of power." Mr. IcCarthy throws down the gauntlet to several people In the statement that there Is no single novelist of today who can be called great as Thackeray was great and Dickons was great THE STORY WRITER: His story had a plot, no doubt. But then, he didn't need It; He had to go and take It out Before they'd even read it Washington Btar. EUGENE FIELD'S VEBSE. With Trumpet and Drum. With big tin trumpet and little red drum. Marching like soldiers, the children comet It's this way sad that way they circle and file My! but that muslo of theirs Is fine! This way and that way, and after awnlle They inarch straight li4o this heart of mine! A sturdy old heart, but It has to succumb To the blare of that trumpet and beat of that drum I Come on, little people, from cot and from hall- Thls heart It hath welcome and room for you ail! It will sing you lis songs and warm you with love. As your dear little arms with my arms Intertwl ne; It will rock you away to the dreamland "above Oh. a jolly old heart Is this old heart ot mine, And jollier still is it bound to become When you blow that big trumpet and beat that red drum! So come; though I see not his dear llt:le face And hear not his voice in this jubilant place, I know he were happy to bid me en shrine His memory deep in my heart with your play Ah met but a love that Is sweeter than mine Holdeth my boy In Its keeping today! And my heart it Is lonely so, little folk, come, March In and make merry with trumpet and drum! Some Tlino. Last night, my darling, as you slept I 'thought I heard you sigh. And to your crib I crept. And watched a spaco thereby; And then I stooped and kissed your brow, For oh! I love you so You are too young to know It now, But sometime you shall knowl Some time when. In 'a. darkened place Where others come to weep. Your eyes shall look upon a face Calm in eternal sleep; The voiceless lips, tho wrinkled brow, The patient smile shall show You are too young to know It now. But some time you may knowl Look bacward, then. Into the years, And see me here tonight Bee, O my darling! how my tears Are falling as I write; And feel once more upon your brow The kiss of long ago You are too young to know It now, But some time you shall know. Norso Lullaby. The sky Is dark and tho hills are white As the storm king speeds from the north tonight, And this Is the song the storm king slnga, As over the world his cloak he flings: "Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep;" He rustics his wings and gruffly sings: "Sleep, little one, sleep." On yonder mountain-side a vine Clings at the foot ot a mother pine; The tree bends over the trembling thing, And only the vine can hear her sing: "Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep; What shall you fear when I am here? Sleep, little one, sleep." The king may sing In -his bitter flight. The tree may croon to the vine tonight But tho little snowflake at my breast Llketh tho song I sing the best Sleep, sleep, little one, sleep; Weary thou art, anext my heart Sleep, little one, sleep. ' At the Boor. I thought myself Indeed secure. So fast the door, so firm the lock; But, lol he toddling comes to lure My parent ear with timorous knock. My heart were stone could It withstand The sweetness of my baby's plea That timorous, baby knocking and "Please let me In It's only me." I threw aside the unfinished book. Regardless of Its tempting charms, And, opening wkl? 'he door, I took My laughing da,..ng in my arms. Who knows but In Eternity, I, like a truant child, shall wait The glories of a life to be. Beyond the Heavenly Father's gate? And will that Heavenly Father heed The truant's supplicating cry, As at the outer door I plead, " 'TIs I, O Father! only I?" Wonts Tt Prt k"tri!et. . He was saying all sorts of soft things to her. "Sir!" she exclaimed, with sudden In dignation. "Oh, I beg your pardon," he replied has tily, "I meant nothing by" "That's Just what I don't like, sir. What I want to hear Is something you mean." Detroit Free Press. w PILLS, i, Purely Vegetable, MILD BIT EFFECTIVE. Purely vegetable, est without pain, slotrant ly coatod, tiwteloiw, smsli and u.tsy to take. Uodwsy s i ills assist Imtare, stimulating to newicniui activity ui liver, bowels ami other d getivo organ. Laving the uow!s .n s nut dial condition without any bad at tor effect. Cure Sick Headache, Biliousness, Constipation Piles AND All Liver Disorders. MOMMY'S PIUS are purely vegetable, mild and reliable. Cause p. r feet Dig stinn, com plete absorption and healthful regularity. S eta a Vox. At Drug .lists, or by null "Book of AdTios" fret by mail. RADWAY A CO., P. 0. Box SISS, Kow Y..ri. PWwf W wTVMsWi SsNsnpn' er V5i Itete yjfc itJO. yf$ saska m kset l WW WfS tM SSMSW r - rfj rsTM rn:i uH n i i "urn A BROAD MINDED PHYSICIAN WITH PROGRESSIVE IDEAS. Believes in Recommending Any Medicine That He Knows Will Cure His Patients. Thinks Br. Williams' Pink Pills a Great Discovery. He Sites Some Marvelous Cures. Prom (h Examiner, Lanratter, Pa. " Acnox, Fa., AprU 2Mb, D5. Br. Williams' Medicine Co.t Gentlemen While it Js entirely contrary to tho custom of the medical profession to en dorse or recommend any of tho so-culled pro prietary preparations, I shall, nevertheless, five you an account of some of my wonderful txperiences with your preparation, Dr. Wil liams' Fink Pills for Falo People. The fact U well-known that medical practitioners do iiot as a rule, recognize, much less, uso pre paratlons of this kind, consequently the body bf them have no dufinito knowledge of their virtue or lack of it, but soundly condemn them all without atrial. Such a course is manifestly absurd and unjust, and I, for one, tropnse to give my patients the best treatment nown to me, fur the particular disease with Which they are suffering, no matter what it is, where or how obtained. I was lirst brought to prescribe Dr. Williams' Pink Pills about two years ago, after having seen some remark able results from their use. Reuben Hoover, tiow of Heading. Pa,, was a prominent eon tractor and builder. While superintending the work of erecting a largo building during cold weather, he contracted what wns thought to be sciatica. He having first noticed it one morning in not being able to arise from his bed. After the usual treatment for this dis ease he failed to improve, but on the contrary Crew rapidly worse, tho case developing into Slemiphlegin, or partial paralysis ot the entire right side of the body. Electricity, tonics and massage, etc., were all given a trial, but toothing gave any benefit, and the paralysis continued. In despair he was compelled to jhcar his physician announce that his case was hopeless. About that time his wife noticed 'one of yonr ailvertisemeuU aud. concluded to try jour Fink Fills. i " lie had riven tip hope and it required a 'Hreni ucui ui urnix m 'iiri ui 111. wiiv to oersuade bim to take them remilarlv. rtHe, however, did as she desired, and if appearances indicate ncaitn in tnis man, one would think ho was better than before his paralysis. ' Why,' says he, I began to improve In two days, and in four or five week I was entirely well and at work.' . "Having seen these remits I concluded that such a remedy is snrely worth a trial at Ithe hands of any physician, and consequently '.when a short time Inter I was called upon to 'treat a lady sulleriug with palpitation of the WEAK QUI CURED AS IF BY MAGIC. Victims of Last Manhood should send at one. lor a boos that explains how full tnuoly visor is easily, qnlcsly and permanently restored. Domaa altering from weakness caa af ford to Ignore this timely advice. Hook tells how fnll utrrnoth. dn. veiopmeas and tone are imparted to every portion of the body. Sent with positive proof s (sealed)re to any man on application. ERIE MEDICAL CO., OUFFALO.N.Y. Ccaplexlcn Presarc3 DH. HEBRA'S VIOLA GREAL1 EMolesfShtadS IwdMra mot Ten, and re stores die skin to its r- sal frei tineas, product, j, a CMAf sua auuuiy cum i pluion. Buporloitoallfto. f rrpuatlons and .perfectly IlruaistaorsnaUM lor SOcta MALA asflM BOAP as stantf Ste IKnlMM MO." W . ! mm. jTinssiM,' Pr. as Cents, O. C. BITTNCR & CO.. Toledo, O. uta by Matthews Brat, and J oho Ms.sr st vt Hmmss Mtmn Rstnesma HEADACHE'E tsnat.cn will care too- A wondnrfnl boon to anftoMt 'fromClMSaraTknal, ' laflaanra. Braaekltl. or HAT - VJLSU Ajurtt imftuHUmlartliMf. An rttcit ft . "r remerty, eonmintoji7 IB Boekst. read ta as. on Ont indicauun of mis. Caatla.ea Vn Ilkctt Pamunt . ttif sartpf sfaated orsaOBev rsfanaefl. lV. 1-TOTTT fh TTT1 HrVTUnl TktimtttduM Mt.ll IllUk .li aim dUmMj!mMiek.wll HfcewBuoWl frasjlaraa, Onts. WsnSarTal rear Mr forfLKarrtM. S e.M lira-nil tj or brant! prepaid. AdaraMibori. PWUIW hTp' ifMloby Matthowo Bros, and Johs neica. EasnlSj rMta.tOKOPJL prodaela Task Mas, Mtmes Daaunr, SkyMly KsalMofc, Oj.aamua, InsaattT, r f hail imatlrlrM and Iofcoaowar ot Itoa Qaay. tmtlTsOrssiwaiiSiainf on for st tmatoaa sad an. sum Males uremca by mv Vet sal. by JOHN H. WHELPS. Drmf gist. Wyoming av j ,t1rXJ1L MTICTU suffer- May obtala voluble tin minis r raie Py cwbk sup to i OolamMa bh.ailc-J Co.. Washington, a I . ears, no pay,, Iki. wmifta Is inahtk .Itn'd'tfaroOa? heart and prefft tierrofli prntfrailon, after fh usual remedies failed to relieve, I ordered Dr. Williams' Pink Fills. The result was simply astonishing. Her attacks became less frequent and also less in severity, until by their use for a period of only two months, sbe was the picture of health., rosy-cheeked and bright, eyed, its well as ever, and she has continued so until to-duv, more than one year siuce she took uinr medicine. I have found these pill, a specific fur chorea, tr as more commonly known, St. Vitus' dance, as beneficial results have in all cases marked their use. As a spring tonio any one who, from overwork or nervous strain during a long winter has be. come pale and languid, the Fink Pills will do wonders in brightening the countenance and in buoying the spirits, bringing roses to the pallidlipsaud renewing the fountain of youth. Yours respectfully, J. . Albbioht, M. D." IVOCOSIOTOIt ATAXIA IVCCESSFULLY TREATED. From lh Oswtgo, N. Y. Palladium T. D. McCarthy, of this place yesterday told a Palladium reporter his experience with Locomotor Ataxia. The account is of interest because Locomotor Ataxia is supposed to be incurable and yet Mr. McCarthy is cored He said : " In October, 1892, I was working at my trade, that of a machinist, in the Eames Vacuum F-ake Works, at Watertown, N. Y. I had been sick several weeks before I gave up and quit work. A tired feeling seemed to have taken possession of me, and rest as long and as well as I might I could not get rid of it. I took tonics and other medicines prescribed by the physicians there but kept getting worse all the time. Finally I became so bad that I could only walk a short distance, and that witn the greatest exertion, iiy nmDs seemea to me like so much lead, and there wns hitch in my walk. While walking I couldn't think of anything, not even the name of an acquaintance whom I might happen to meet in the street Dr. Stevens, of Watertown. was my physician, and he it was who informed me that 1 suffered from locomotor ataxia, and advised me to go to my home. In the spring of 1892 I came to my father's home, 80 Vuriek Street. Osweeo. I had about eiven op all hope of ever being anything but a helpless iuvalid. I couldn't sleep at night, and the physicians who attended dosed me with mor. phlne and other opiates. Every day I tried to walk, aud every day I appeared to be less able than the day before. I was about the worst looking wreck of a young man that you could imagine. It was in June, e that I began taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I hadn't used the first box when I began to feel beneficial etl'ects. My limbs appeared to be stronger and better able to sustain me. Urnduully this feeling in creased until finnlly I was able to lay aside my crutch and cane. Kow I can walk or run as well as ever. I have for sometime past en gaged myself in light work. I can't say too much for the Pink Pills. I hope every ui' fcrer will try them." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Fenpla are now given to the public as an unfailing hl,mH limlifor find nprrA rMtnror fiirinir nil forms of weakness arising from a watery con diliouof the blood or shattered nerves. The pills arc sold by all dealers, or will be sent pott paid on receipt of price, CO cents a box, or six boxes for $2.S0 (thev nre never sold in bulk or by the 100), by undressing Dr. Wil. 1 lianu' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N.Y. THE NEW NO, 2, Contains all that has mads Hammond Work famous, and NEW, NOVEL and UBBFUL im provements. "Hammond Work the Criterion of Hammond Superiority." "Hammond Bale, the Criterion of Hammond Popularity." Ham mond No. 2, "The Perfect Typewriter. Ex amine it and be convinced. Philadelphia branch of The Hammond Typewriter Co., lit 8, Sixth Street. F. A. & A. J. BRAND A. 01 Struct St., SoranbM RsprtMstaUsea, Rend 8 eanta fr aQmola package Faaltlaaa Ch.mloal Company, Baltl mora. Md. 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