THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1899.
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fiCUNTON, OCTOUKR 3. ISM.
ItEPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
State.
Justice of the Supreme Court J. HAY
IIHOWN, ot Lancaster.
Judge of the Superior C.nirt JOSIA1I It.
ADAMS, of Philadelphia.
Stnto Trinsurer-LIEUTENANT COL-
ONT.L JAMi:S K. 15AHN12TT, ot
Washington.
County.
Commissioners-JOHN COUniEIt MOP-
IMS. of Srruntou: JOHN PENMAN,
of Olyphunt.
Auditors -WILLIAM E. .JOHNS and ASA
i: MKFKlt, both or Sciunion.
rieetlnn day. Nov 7.
The r'i't of the special committee
of -lie fcranton Underwriters :isfie!a
ion up'iii the rrcent condition iof the
Prr.iitfi fire department, summarised
el cv.li re, Indicates a lienlthv spirit
f improvement. f"t" which eitiznut
f,i'nemllv will ho di.ly thnnUful. PJS,t
jiegl. ct rm the pnrt of councils hnH been
Fios the ilennrallzod condition of
the Pr" department three months
net was simply f rlirlnnl: hut now that
tlu lnnd of cm reel Ion has 1 en i'I
pil d v Itli Kdllmr i-'l'ect let public op
inion krep on pushlnt- until we gtt a
oonii'ieti'lv eiiulnned litld. rpjrulnr ser
vice lllttln;r th" city's r'ze and ilsks.
Republican Opportunity.
I'll DBMOCHATIC friends, by
the nomination of a county
ticket which practically Ig
nores the large German
an element ordinarily voting
A in
with that pnrty, have taken a position
which at least has the merit of candor.
Tills action was doubtless inspired,
nmoi k other reasons, by memory of
the way In which, In tho last city cam
paign, ltocho was slaughtered to make
a Itobinson holiday. Tho hand of ven
geance Is now oillclally lifted and frank
notice Is served upon the supporters ot
Robinson thnt their help is not wanted
In future; nnd thnt hereafter no Ger
mans need apply.
With the wisdom or unwisdom of this
policy we are not concerned. From a
Republican standpoint it clears tho way
for an easy Republican victory pro
vided those vainglorious factional
bosses who started In to parade tho
Republican ticket as a factional pos
session are pulled off by the candidates
friends and the Republican party H
permitted, as In decency it should, to
mass at tho polls its undivided
strength.
The speech ot Hon. John D. Long,
secretary of the navy, accompanying
tho presentation to Admiral Dewey of
the nation's sword of honor, rises to
the highest plane of American oratory
and reflects upon its distinguished
author new nnd permanent credit.
Read It in full.
The Yacht Race.
OF COURSE no American la
anxious to lose a trophy
an und which cluster so many
gloiious tiudltlons of Ameri
can superiority as nr) connected with
the history of tho Ame lea's cup: and
U goo" without wiving that the defend
ers of this symbol are evprotert to do
their level best to retain It on this side
of the water. Yesterday's Initial spin
nhows, that In clear wo.nlier. with only
a moderate breeze, tho Columbia has
even chances with the Shamtock, not
withstanding that ihe RritWIt vessel is
n most admirable contrivance, tho post
In most resppcU, that has ever crane
over.
Rut, fiom tlii standpoint of puro
sport, woull it not be advantageous
If Sir Thomas Upton's boat should
win the cup'.' "Without takin? account;
of the money that he lias ex
r ended In order to make tills challenge
a sum not far from $1,000.000 nor
sharing the sentimental feeling which,
In view of his being a jolly good fellow
would bo quietly xl'ar.e.1 if buccess
should attend his sportsmanlike- efforts,
there Is for consideration the possibil
ity that one loss of tho cup, after
m many conMuucus Ictorle.. would
exe ds a vltallilng inlluorce upon the
(rendu of American j.iclit designers',
and !n. ow popular Interest to future
tempetltions oC th' kind. Vaiiely Is
the spice of life. Th man or tho na
ti in who has tilings always his way
u
misses the line zest which comes from! ' snmt of dut' to modern clvlllza
battllng against adverse clroiinistniien Ho", nnd to an Inferior race unex-
snd Is prone to dot.worato from the
dry rot of unrufllcd prosperity.
Thl3 theorizing, M he sure, does not
Imply thnt the Shamrock ought to
have tho cup without earning it fair
ly. It Is mon-ly an anchor to windward
In case she should win It; a", In view
ot yesterday's result, we Incline to bu.
llcve ifhe will.
m -
Prosperity Is a sure cure for politi
cal delusions, but It generally needs a
season of adversity to remedy tho strik
ing mania.
A Diplomatic Gem.
,OMF TIME ago tho Bricklay
ers' nnd Stonemasons' union
ot Chleago sent to President
McKlnley a card of honorary
membership. The union had declared
o strike on tho new federal building ,n
Chicago because M.e low bidder for
hupplylng tho cut Btonn- n .Matin firm
employed non-union labor. Tho
union reasoned that If the president
accepted the card of membership he
could not consistently accept tho Invi
tation of tho people of Chicago to come
to that city and lay tho cornor btono
nf the building except upon condition
that the corner stone was a product of
uiion-'labor. Tho union, in other
--words, proposed to uio tho president
&
ns a weapon in Us war upon tho Maine
contractors.
On Saturday Inst tills difficulty wan
ndjuted by a compromise arrange
ment whereby tho union agreed to fur
nish the corner stone upon condition
Hint tho local federal o'Tlclnls would
use thdr good nlllccn ns Individuals to
induce congress to pass a law requir
ing nil holders of government con
tracts to employ union labor exclusive
ly, ilttl before this solution was
reached the president, through his sec
retary, Mr. Porter, sent to tho union
an acknowledgement of Its member
ship card which Is n diplomatic gem.
TMs was it:
Tho president Iiob no peisonal knowl
edge of your constitution and laws. , In
accepting this kindly lender of honorary
membership, as in the case of many other
organizations extending similar courte
sies, which tho president assumes Impose
upon him no obligation or restraint In
cnnlstent with his duty as chief execu
tive of nil tho people, ho Is gratified to
Interpret It ns an expression of your con
fidence and good will. Assuring you of
the president s deep sympathy with eveiy
worthy moi al and mntcrlnl advancement,
bellevo me, sincerely yours,
John Addison Porter,
Secretary to tho President.
"In vain i the net spread In the
sight of any bird."
It Is true thnt Admiral Schley In New
Yoik got more hand-clapping than Ad
miral Sampson; nnd If we remember
our history correctly, Aaron Rurr was
more of a favorite with tho multitude
until found out than Alexander Ham
ilton. Hut the Judgment of the judic
ious, founded on unalterable facts of
record, gives to Sampson, In spite of
the mob, the credit which Is his duo;
and this Is the Judgment which lives.
A Righteous Cause.
(Piom (i Sermon Preached in Trinity
Chinch, New York, by Hev. Morgan
DIx )
THERE are things which ele
vate the people, and things
which demoralize nnd cor
rupt. Mere hero worship is
one of the things which deprave and
depress, and sympathy with a bloody
war of aggression and conquest for
war's sake is another. Now, bo It
noted and will not all right-minded
folk note this that the people have
neither been worshipping nor applaud
ing an unjust or unholy war. And the
great point to he made today Is this,
that tho scenes of the past week do not
Imply the dishonorable worship of a
mere world hero. Our brave soldiers
are now fighting, It Is true, but they
are not fighting out a vrnr of conquen',
nor aie they engaged In a censurable
and unjust strife. Tho position In
which the nation now finds itself Is not
one which it sought, nor Is It one
which It desires to hold on to beyond
the time when it can be vacated with
safety and due regard to solemn obli
gation. The civilized world comprehends our
position; the verdict of mankind Is
that the woik which we have in hand
is one which we cannot lay, aside, and
it must go on until those ends are ac
complished for which we are contend
ing in honesty of purpose and in loy
alty to the Interests of the human
race. I cannot imagine how any one
can read that chapter In our history
in which the sceno is laid In. tho far
off East without feeling that some un
seen and mysterious power has been
and is at work conducting, compelling
ft certain end which must bo accom
plished, and by peaceful methods, If
It were, possible, but If not peacefully,
then by the whole force of tho powers
of the state. We are working toward
the emancipation of the races In bond
age, not for foreign conquest, not for
the repression of nny legitimate aspira
tions, not for the subjugation of an In
telligent 'eoplo, who know their true
Interests and are able to attain them,
but for freedom, for education In tho
art of self-r.ivinment, for stable In
stitutions and tho repression of th'i
enemies of progress and light.
Tills celebration of tho past two days
has had a double meaning. It goes
to honor on Illustrious servant of the
state; it also goes to show that tho
people are at least loyal to high prin
ciple and set on supporting tho govern
ment so long as the government Is
right. Could we have decorated our
sacred edifice with the national colors
and have flung the flag to the breeza
if we had deemed the war still going
on nn unholy war a war of unjusti
fiable aggression, a war fraught with
disgrace to the starry standard which
floats above our heads?
For one I believe the motive which
Impels us to pursue the course on
which we have entered Is a puro mo
tlve, needing no apology, calling for no
defense, but founded on reverence for
tho principles which go to alleviate
tho condition of Inferior rnces and en
largo tho general hope of the human
race. May I venture to predict take
tho country nil through that nono of
ub will see tho day on which the peo
ple will withdraw from that which
they accept as a grave and terrible
nnd a. real responsibility, and, by fall-
pectedly thrown on our hands, Incur
ring tho derision of other nations and
of mankind?
Concerning the technical merits of tho
controveisy between Venezuela and
Great llrltaln which only a few years
ago enme near getting us into a. war
with England, few Americans now re
member anything definite. Hut in a
geneial way It is gratifying to them to
have a. unanimous verdict by an inter
national court of arbitration afllrmlng
in effect the justice of their interposi
tion In Venezuela's behalf; and If there
Is gratitude In Venezuela It will not
soon forget Its debt to the Monroe doc
trine as afllrmed and defended by the
United States.
Certain anxious persons are now
speculating as to tho placo that Ad
miral Dewey will occupy In history.
This may bo u trifle dililoult to deter
mlno in advance, but It Is safe to say
that his position will be near the title
page.
Technicality cannot save Captuln
Carter from serving his full term In the
penitentiary. His crime was the worse
from the very fact that ho had edu
cation enough to know better and ju 1
vato means Bufllclent to dull tho edge
of avarice in any ordinary man. The
country which educated him and pro
vided for him an honorable, carcer.wlth
marks of distinction and confidence
away 'beyond tho nverage, ho deliber
ately robbed, betraying a solemn trust
In a most villainous and wanton man
ner. For such a crime tho sentenco
passed Is light.
President Steyn, of the Orange Freo
State, according to published portraits,
has the nppcaranco of one who would
prove a stubborn foe If arrayed on the
side ot the Hours to resist lnvndeis.
His countenance Is broad and wears a
look of determination, while his whisk
ers are even more luxuriant than those
of Ooin Paul nnd Josh Joubert.
In these days of welcome to naval
heroes, when Colonel nryan's speeches
fall to excite tnoro than a two-line
heading In tho papers, It would seem
an exhibition of good judgment on tho
part of the orator of adversity to re
tire for a season and give his larnyx ft
rest.
It is to bo hoped that tho fact that
Admiral Dewey Is now occupying the
home at Washington owned by tho
mother of the Democratic candidate for
governor of Ohio, will not arouse Hon.
Henri Wuttcrson to renewed activity
as a president-maker.
Philadelphia cricketers should not bo
surprised at defeat at tho hands of
Prince "Tlanjltslnhjl. The namo of the
captain of the English team should
have been convincing proof that tho
Americans had encountered a hoodoo.
Those who were not fortunate enough
to get n glimpse of Dewey tho other
day may console themselves that they
will have an opportunity ot witnessing
the finest firemen's parade ever seen In
Scranton.
HUMAN NATURli STUDIES
Used His Imagination.
Twenty years ago Lafcadio Hearn, tho
noted author, was a rtpoiter on tho stuff
of u, Cincinnati newspaper. One day a.
famous steeple-climber was going to bcale
tho splro of the cathedral to repair tho
cross that topped the spire 200 feet ubovo
tho Mdewalk. , Tho afternoon ho first
FC.iIcd tho splro thousands of people
watched him breathlessly ns lie slowly
Hindu his way up tho outsido of tho stee
ple. Of com so ho was interviewed and ho
said boastfuly that the task was so easy
that ho could Just ns well carry a man
up on his bnk. That noon Hearn said
timidly to his city editor that ho had
read ot tho steeple-climber's offer and
would be glad to ascend tho spire on his
back. Tho editor tried to point out to
Hearn tho peril of thu thing, but ho would
not listen. Finally, tha steeple-climber
and Ilearn arranged their end of tne feat.
At tho appointed hour Heani mounted
tho steeple-climber's fdiouldors nnd tho
dizzy Journey began. Tens of thousands
of people watched tho foolhardy pair. At
last the cross was reached and Hcnin
left his perch on the climber's shoulders.
Tho mob in tho streets below cheered and
then the two men returned to the ground
nifelv. Hearn went back to tho office and
et down nnd wrote two columns of a,
htory describing his sensations nnd tho
glories of tho 'view ho had obtained from
tho steeple top. Such a glowing descrip
tion of u city from such a great height
has never been read before or since. Tho
most Interesting thing nbout It was tho
fact that Hearn was so nonr-slghted ho
could not see five feet beyond tho tip of
his nose.
Major Hayes' Inherited Luck.
The success of Major '.Vebb C. Hayca
in the Sparlsii-American war recalls to
an old timer a recollection of Webb's
father, Rutherford IS. Says tho veteran:
"General Hayes told me once of un expe
rience in the Lynchburg campaign which
I shall never forget.
"Tho Unionists bad been out-numbered
and probably out-maneuvered, nnd were
falling back, pursued by tho Confederates.
Hayes was ordered to hold the enemy In
check In a narrow valley until tho artill
ery nnd supply wngens were safe. He
promptly entrenched himself nnd erected
barricades of logs and stono fences. He
had General Hastlnss to hold one side
of the gorgo nnd Major William McKln
ley, now president, to hold the other,
whllo he took personal charge of the cen
ter. The night were on and soon tho
firing began.
"Suddenly General Hayes saw men
wounded nnd staggering In front of ono
of his barricades, nrd In tho darkness
toi.lc them for his own soldlcis. Ho oi
derd the flrlnsr to cease, nnd ran him
self out of tho lines to save them as far
as he could. A few feet from a cannon
ho heard a man mnanlg. He picketl him
up nnd carried him within tho lines and
said gently In tho daik :
" 'My boy, what leglment do you be
long to?'
"The man gasped : 'I'm one of Early's
brlgndo.'
"The scneinl had tun Into a body of
Confederate, troops, and had ho been
known the history of the Republic might
have been changed.
Texas Posters Jurists.
At Langtry, Texas, mi.is the San Fran
cisco Wave, 'Squire Itoy Hean. who nd
mlnisters lusth'o and keeps tho leading
saloon, had to sit in judgment on one Jim
Anderson, a red-hendod iiulioad elerk
who had killed Ah Ling, a lauiidryman,
for, as ho claimed, Insulliug him. An
derson was arrested and brought hefoio
Magistrate Dean, who 1'siened to the evi
dence, wi Ich was glvjn by tho accused
himself, and thin proceeded to turn tho
pnueii of bis copv of the revised statutes:
"Tilts hero book, which Is a Texas law
book." he announced, "fuvs thct hominy
side is th kllllu' of a human, male ur
female. Theie is many kinds of liommy
side murder, manslaughter, plain liommy
side, nogl'Bcnt liommy side, JustlU'blo
liommy sido nn' praiseworthy liommy
nldo. They Is threo kinds or humans
white men, niggers nn' Mexlklns. It
stan's to icnnon thct a Chinyni'n nin't
humnn. Kf u Chlnym'n was human,
klllln' of him would come under th' head
of praiseworthy liommy side. Th'
prls' ner Is discharged, on conditions thet
ho pays f'r bavin" th' Chink burled."
Since tills decision tho laundry work of
Langtry has been dono wholly by Mexi
cans. Wanted a Handsome Picture
A local photogiapher tells a story of a
young mnu who came into tho studio ono
day nnd asked nervously If ho might have
a little conversation with him,
The visitor was painfully ugly, ami,
after some awkward blushing und Indefi
nite allusions, ho asked tho artist If ho
supposed bo had among his samples a
picture of any young man who looked
Ilka him, but was bettor-looking.
"What do you menu, young mini?"
asked tha photographer.
"Well," replied he, making a clean
breast of It, "I am 1ut eimnscd to bu
man led. The young lady lives down In
Devonshire. Sbo U going homo tomor
row. Sho says sho things I'm so good sho
doeen't mind my being homely, out ihu
wants a good-looking plrtuio to take
homo with her to show tho girls." Tit
lilts. Her Father Objected.
A younR woman wlin imlronlzeH tho ttt o
llbiary at Bun .Iote wnn unloun to read
HopUlnson Hmlth'H "Tom Unman," lut
whenever alio called for It tho book wai
Invurlably "out." She becKed then that
the librarian would notify lior by tele
Iihono as goon aw tho book tamo in, ho
that tho could come at cuico and eel It.
Tho book was returned next day, nnd
tho librarian telephoned. It was tho
girl's father who ansncreil. "Tom Gro
Ban," ho shouted, Indignantly. "So Tom
Grogan wants my (Ini'ghtcr to como up
nfter bun. Look here, ou tell thnt
young man from me, If wants to reo my
daughter ho had better como hero and
do It." San Francisco Wave.
Ono on Dr. lyman Abbott.
Hew Dr. Lyman Abbott spends much of
his spare time, when in New York, In ono
ot tho deep alcoves lit tho old Astor Li
brary , where tho tnblo In front of him Is
littered with books nnd Btrewn with
papers. Tho attendants all know him,
and his wants aro never neglected. When
the doctor Is nt woik ho buries hlnnelt in
his book, his gray hairs nlmost hidden by
the volume, and as long as ho roads ho
is dead to tho rest of tho world.
Not long ago another Industrious book
worm visited tho library und called for
a certain book.
"1 think Dr. Abbott has It," replied tho
clerk. It was no, nnd the student wns
forced to take up nnolhcr lino of Inves
tigation, veiy much against ills will.
Soon afterward still another man ramo
In and went over to the nlcove in which
tho doctor nnd his rlvnl sat, says the
Philadelphia Post. Ho called for no book,
but was merely looking around aimlessly,
"Looking for a book?" psked tho rival.
"Oh, nothing in particular."
"Well," ho added slowly nnd sternly,
"If you nro looking for nny book, that
man over thero (pointing to tho doctor)
has It, nnd ho will keep It, Blr, for a
whole year."
Russell Sage's Generosity.
"You often seo It stated in tho New
York newspnpers that that great-hearted,
open-handed man, Itusscll Sage, Is dls
posed to be close In money matters," said
a New York capitalist, who was in town
last week. "Don't you believe nny sueh
stuff und nmsense. I'll tell you a little
Incident thnt happened light under my
own evo. only Inst week, that will dis
prove all such assertions. I was In Mr.
Snget's ollleo. wnltitg for him to finish a
little work on his desk before having a
talk with Mm, when a messenger hoy
whom ho had rung up camo In.
" "Take tills noto down to No. "Stecn
Wall street," said Mr. Srge to the boy.
'No nnswer necessary. How much will
thnt be?'
" 'Twenty cents,' replied tho hoy.
"Mr. Sage pulled n handful of gold
pieces of largo denomination out of his
trousers pocket. Carefully turning over
the gold coins, ho got down to a new
shiny silver uuniier.
" 'You ore a bright looking boy,' said
Mr. Sage to tho I.id, handing him tho
quarter. 'You may keep the change uml
buy yourself a pair of shoes.' "Wash
ington Post
EXPANSION'S TRUE IMPORT.
Secretary Long to Admiral Dcwcy.
"Tho lustre of tho American navy wns
gloriously bright before, and you have
added to it a new lustie. Its constella
tion of stars was glorious befoie, and you
hnvo added to it another star of tho first
magnitude. And let, many of your
grateful countrymen feel that, in tlmo
to come, it may be your btlll greater
honor that you struck tho first blow,
under tho provldeueo of God, In the en
franchisement ot those beautiful Islands
which make that great emplro of the seas;
lu tellevlng them from tho bondage and
oppiesslon of centuries, and In putting
them on their wav, under the protecting
shield of your country's guidance, to take
their place in tho civilization, tho nrts,
tho Industries, the libcitics and nil the
good things of the most enlightened and
happy nations of the woild so that gen
erations hence your namo shall bo to
them a household word, enshrined in
their history and in their hcnits.
"Clouds and darkness may linger about
them now, but tho shining outcome is
ns suro as tho rising of the sun. What
ever tho passing tribulations and dlf'lcul
tles of the present moment, they will in
duo time, eoon mid surely glvo way to tho
dawn of a glorious new clay a day not
of any mere selfish imperial dominion of
ono people over another but ot Imperial,
moral nnd physical growth and expansion
of all tho peoples, whatever tluir race or
language or color, who have come under
tho shelter of tho broad shield of tho
United States of America.
"I5y nuthoilzlng tho presentation of thin
sword to you as the mark ot its approv
al, the country hns recognized, therefore,
not only tho great fruits which even
before returninc from your victory, you
hnvo poured Into her lap, but also her
responsibility to discharge the great tru,t
which is thus put upon her and fulfill
the destiny of her own growth nnd of tho
emplro thnt Is now her charge. It Is a
new demand upon all tho resources of
her conscious wisdom nnd courage.
"It is a work in tho speedy and benell
clent consummation of which she Is enti
tled to the cordial help, sympathy and
uplifting of nil her citizens, not tho fal'it
hearted doubts and teasing cavils of nny
of them. It Is a. work on which sho has
entered In the Interest of early peace In
theso new lands, their stable government,
the establishment in them of law and
order, the secmitv of life nnd property,
and the Amcrlrnn standards of prosperity
and home. Let those who fear, remember
that though lu r children, guided by you,
took tho wings of tho morning and dwelt
lu tho uttermost parts of the sea, even
thero the hand ul our fatlic rs' God shall
lead them nnd His right hand shall hold
them. In tills woik, In view ot the gieat
part you hnvo taken In tho sudden de
velopment of her sovereignty, our full
knowledge of the situation nnd tho Just
hold you have on tho hearts of all her
people, sho looks for your continued ser
vice nnd listens for your counsel In the
high hope nnd purpose that tho triumph
of her peaco shall bo even greater than
her triumph In war."
LITERARY NOTES.
According to tho London Chronicle, "A
Doublo Tin cad," by Kllcn Thorneycroft
Fowler, la the most successful novel of
tho summer In KiiRland. D. Appleton
and Company nro tho American publish
ers of Mlsa Towlei's nocls.
It Is a new Idea for an eminent man to
superintend the preparation of his own
biography, and Its very novelty promises
to malco a particularly Interesting book of
tho "Life of Sir Arthur Sulllvun," which
Is to bo published this fall by Messrs.
Ileibert S Stono & (.
Harry Stlllwell IMwaids, who it few
years ago won tho $10,000 prize awarded
by the Chicago llecord for tho best story
of mystery. Is tho author of tho complete
novel uppcailng In tho October number
of the New I.lpplncott. This new novel
is entitled "Love Across tho Lines."
Sir William Mnenay, author of tho new
novel of London society and politics, "The
Heiress of tho Season," Is the second bar.
onet, having bucceeded his father In S71.
Ho waa born In November, 1635, nnd re
sides at Sussex Place, ltegenfs lnrk.
His novel, which is described as a bril
liant and caustic study of modern social
nnd political llfo, will be published short
ly by D. Appleton nnd Company.
Tho October number of Mind, a maga
zine devoted to psychology, metaphysics
and occult science, appears in an attrac
tive form with un Innovutton In tho way
of Illustrations. The October Issue, which
Is known as tho "Clrcenacro number,"
contains a line portrait of Miss Sarah J.
Vurmer, tho dominant genius of tho Mou
Milvat School of I'umparatlvo Hellglon.
Mind fills a mission In tho literary world
that Is not attempted by any other maga
zlne, and has a huge following among the
leading1 thinkers ot the day.
Joseph 1 1. Stlckney, who stood beside
Dewey on the bridge of the "Olympla"
throughout tho battle of Manila Hay. re
lates lu the October number of McCluro's
Magazine his experiences with Dewey on
tho recont homeward voyage through the
Mediterranean. 11 met the admiral nt
l'ort Bald, visited with him wherever ho
stopped, and had many Interesting con
versations with him, which form tho
basis of his article. In the same number
Onvernor Itnoovelt tells how Dswey
camo to get his famous assignment.
Admiral Sampson's generous tribute to
tlio victor of Mnnlla Hay nppears In tho
October Century, under tho tltlo of "Ad
miral Dewey ns n National Hero." Tho
namo of Dewey Is set beside thoso of
Nelson nnd Fnrrngut, each of these threo
admirals having rendered transcendent
servlco to hla country. "His enreer hns
given n lofty Impetus to tho young,"
writes Admiral Sampson, "which will
bear fruit In nobler nsplratlon. Ho has
become ono of the most vnlucd posses
sions which a nation can have a nntlonal
hero."
Dr. Hornco Howard Furness' distin
guished literary abilities nnd pre-eminence
as a BhnkcBpenrean authority re
ceived recognition by Cambridge univer
sity, F.nglnnd, which recently conferred
on lilm tho degrco of D. Lit., an honor
shared by only two other American schol
ars, Oliver Wendell Holmes nnd Charles
Eliot Norton. Ho hns just returned to
America: and nn addition to his Variorum
Edition of Shakespeare's Plays is nn
nounced for publication tills fall by J. II.
Ltpplncott Company, tho new volumo to
bo "Much Ado About Nothing."
A prominent feature of tho Coming Age
for October Is that devoted to tho conver
sations with Lillian Whiting, ono of tho
most advanced exponpnts of spiritualism
In tho Now Englnnd states. An Interest
ing contribution to dramatic Utcraturo Is
also given by J. A. Heme, tho well
known nctor, nnd Sam Walter Foss pre
sents tho second Installment of his papcm
upon "Tho Poet nnd Outlook for Poetry."
Tho Issuo Is full of carefully-prepared
matter from cover to cover, nnd cannot
fall to Interest lltcrateur as well as those
In search of knowledge concerning tho
habitation of spooks.
Tho now "Llfo of Thackeray," which
Herbert S. Stono & Co. nro to publish
this fall, Is really tho first complete bio
graphy of the novelist which has been
published. Curiously enough no ono hns
ventured Into this field with nny thor
oughness, bernuso of a passing disapprov
al of biographies which Thackeray once
expressed to his daughter. The present
"Life" by Lewis Melville will therefore
hnvo tho field to Itself, and It Is quite
worthy to occupy It. It has been careful
ly written, nnd It Is accurate and sym
pathetic. Moreover It contains many
extracts from Thackeray's early works
which bear tho Indefinable mark of his
peculiar genius. For this alono tho book
will be n delight to rend.
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