Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1897, Page 15

THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1897-16 PAGES. We give trading stamps with | each cash purchase. I Don’t 4 hesitate To buy all you need | A on credit. We wil- i lingly extend the payments to suit your circumstances. You need not con- sider it a favor. It is , our regular business , method. Nor do we charge a cent extra for the accommoda- tion, though our prices are fully 25 per cent below the average. Our great seven-story building was never more thoroughly equipped | with all things need- | ful for the house. We not only have a splendid selection of suites for every room, but all the lit- tle et ceteras that ‘give character to a house. Oddpieces,for | use or ornament; lit- tle tables, rockers, corner chairs, desks, cabinets, dressing | tables; quaint and | pretty designs and colorings that match |” well or contrast de- lightfully with the | general effect of any |: room. Our Drapery ; Department is equal- ly comprehensive. | We have curtains | and hangings of all ' sorts that do so much to give an air of comfort and cozi- ness to a room. And here, too, our prices are fully a quarter less than usual. PRICES | 2 PR. cr. BELOW. nSordonfondogessoatongorgeteaseesensententeeste teaseetoatonconetentertontontontontentergege DRAPERY. Lansburgh Furniture Co., 1226 F St. N.W. nol Painless Best Extracting, Teeth, 50c. *8.00 Cheap things are usually bad. Cheap dentistry is mot only bad, but danger- It fs full of pain and disappoint- Deai with a dental establishment that has a veputation—that fs a credit to Washington—that does all work abso- lutely without pain, and—last, but not least“ charges fair and honorable prices. ous. ment. U. S. Dental Ass’n, Cor. 7th and D Sts. N.W. OPEN SUNDAYS 10 TO 12 O'CLOCK. n03-50d < SRO POD De he a ae sOur Shoes $ ra + : Are Honest, ¢ > Woth made, perfect ating Stsl- > ish Shoes. ‘worth every penny of © bs ——-— _what we charge. @ ¢ BARGAINS 3 {Tani 20 mat $500 ees 001 <"— nepucrp 10 $1.98. ° © LADIES’ Cloth-top Buttcn, sizes 2%, 3 ¢ S ane $3.50 qualities. = 4 > REDUCED TO $1.48. 4 Peb. Gt. and Kid Button » 08 qualities. > REDUCED TO 78 CENTS: 4 Fine Button Shoes (heels), sizes 11 “> p+ and 4% to 544; and $2.00 t bs REDUCED TO 98 CENTS. ¥ } Exery one of the above a genuine bargain. 7} $ Robert Cohen-& Son, 3 ¢ 630Pa.Ave.N.W. | Pf : ort-3m,40 Established 1838, TODO SOO. POSITIVELY CUR RHEUMATISM. DR. H DONS ““Gypsey’s Gift.” sints CURE for RHEUMATISM in all its Relieves quickly & eradicates the urle acid. ‘*Gypsey’s Gift.” An Internal Blood and Kidney Medicine—prepared after the prescription and processes of Dr. Herndon, & celebrated Specialist in Blood Diseases. *“‘Gypsey’s Gift.” to itself. Has no equal. In order to hb Rl tism to give it a allow those aftii trial, we will for $: BOTTLE Jie armacy,Gen’l Agts. 7TH ST., COR. E N.W. Great Reduction In Hair. Switches, $2.50, formerly $5.00. Switehes, $6.00, formerly $10.50. $3.00, formerly $5.00, yy Swit $4.50, formerly $6.50, lass attendants in Hairdressing, Shampooing, ete, Impe:tal Halr Regenerator for restoriug gray hair. Never fails. S. HELLER’S, 720 7th Street N. W. aplé-200 {00 Doz. Hair Switches, Cousigned to us for the purpose of raising tones for a New York Hair importer. ‘We sell you a very fine Switch for. ++ = $1.50 Exactly the same article sou will pay 50 for elsewhere. OS de. Girt uall of thele actoal ving!" AT THE Louvre Glove Store, NO. 919 F ST. ecld-if ——= Go to Siccardi’s FOR BARGAINS IN HUMAN HAIR. Hair Switches at Great Ba: $3.00 SwiteBes reduced to $1.50. .00 Switches reduced to 52.50. im same proportion. Time. Siccardi, Til 11th st., next to Palais Royal. bs Philadelphia A little story concerning “Foot-Form” Boots: Thekid skins used in “Foot-Forms” are imported direct, in their raw state, from Cal- cutta. Arrived in Philadelphia, they are plac- ed in the hands of our leather dressers; whose process of dressing is conceded to be the best ever known—it leaves the life and elasticity in the leather, imparts a finish unsurpassed— makes the leather tough and durable. ‘The shoemakers at our factory in Phila- delphia are selected from the best this wo- man’s shoemaking town produces, They make “Foot Forms” exclusively. They use no scraps or Cast-off pieces of goods. Every piece of leather in top and sole is perfect.. The last used is perfected according to the anat- omy of the foot, gives an elasticity, comfort and style at the same time. We conduct our shoe-selling business at the least expense possible. We ship in large quantities and save freight. We pay no royal- ties. We've reduced the expense of selling to a minimum. The nearest approach to “Foot-Form” Boots in quality is a boot made by another Philadelphia factory, which retails in Wash- ington at $5. We can well say “Foot Forms” are worth $5. All this goes to show that we offer the best shoe possible to make for the smallest price at which it can be sold. “Foot-Form” Boots always $3.50. Women only, Leads the World | —— =) ‘Making Women’s Shoes. $ é loot. orm F St. Cor. 13th. Oe he ee ee hop. ¢ imcreased trade between Canada and the United States.” Of course, he is “willing,” and, of course, upon “terms” which will give him about two for one, or he wouldn't “discuss” them at all. And what has Canada done for us that we should cut off part of our barely sufficient revenues to help her to build up English trade? The answers might be numerous, but we will only allude to periodical boundary irrita- tions, recurring fishery disputes, relentless seal poaching, hardly concealed prepara- tions for destroying our lake commerce when war may break out, etc. The aver- age Canadian politician is only a more grasping (if in this case more polite) Eng- ishman. If we are told that it is for the Purpose of smoothing out some of the aforesaid frictions that Sir Wilfrid is “will- ing to discuss terms,” it simply amounts to this: “We will continue to poach unless you buy us out; we will fleece American miners in Klondike and do all manner of other dis- agreeable things unless you let us swamp your miners, lumbermen, others along the boundary with our pro- ductions; our ‘terms’ are that we are to win in any case; at present England is under our thumb and backs us with all her force.” The Canadian premier is undoubt- edly a man of note. When thoughtful Englishmen were in serious doubt whether free trade was really so great a blessing, and after the Cobden Club had held sev- eral annual wakes over the corpse, he made so eloquent a speech in its favor that they gave him a gold medal; but to us he is only a very distinguished Canadian in- tent upon driving a hard bargain. We have a spelndid opportunity for the sec- ond time in some ten years to test squarely the merits of American protection against intended imitations of British free trade; but if all accounts be true we are about to surrender our advantages before we ob- tain them, and to so becloud the whole question that our domestic troubles will again assert that protection has no supe- riority, even in obtaining revenue, and that we should return to the Cleveland- Wilson abomination in some shape, which shall go even further in true “infamy and dishonor.” The English profess to believe thoroughly in free trade and in gold to the exclusion of silver. By all means let them follow their professions and send us our balance of trade in gold, and export gold to India, where it will be absorbed cut of sight like the dishonored Tupee. We, with monthly increasing customs duties and with the true bimetallism which keeps gold, but accompanied by an ample sup- ply of silver for minor purposes (and which last we a maintain at par with gold), can stand our our polic: >} stand ee Policy if England can N conclusion, are we not in too t @ hurry to discount our revenues before they have equaled our expenditures? Should we not discriminate between those of our own household and those of our enemy's household? Can we not use our surplus, when it comes, to much better purpose at home than in England? McK. ——__. ANOTHER MILITARY SCANDAL, Defenders of Capt. Dreyfus Things Up in Paris, M. Scheurer-Kestner, one of the vice presidents of the French senate, who has been agitating for a reopening of the case of Alfred Dreyfus, the former captain of artillery, now undergoing a sentence of im- prisonment for life for selling important French military plans to agents of a for- eign power, has written a letter to the Paris newspapers in which he asserts that October 30 he presented to the French min- ister for war, General Billot, documents proving the prisoner innocert. M. Scheu- rer-Kestner adds that the minister prom- ised to make an inquiry into the matter and glso undertook to communicate to M. Scheurer-Kestner the result within a fort- night, pledging the latter to silence in the meanwhile. Continuing, M. Scheurer-Kestner explains that this is the reason of his misunderstood silence, but as the fortnight has elapsed without the minister of war communicat- ing with him, he now repeats, without fear of contradiction, that he showed the minister documents which easily estab- Be the culpability of another than Drey- Us. The letter of M. Scheurer-Kestner caused considerable excitement in the lobbies gf the chamber of deputies, and it is expected the cabinet will discuss the situation to- morrow and issue a pronouncement on the subject. M. Scheurer-Kestner, in his letter to Minister Billot, declared that a rich and titled officer, well known in Paris society, had been requested to resign in cons quence of the continued leaking of military secrets since Capt. Dreyfus was deported. Furthermore, he declared that this officer was the author of the unsigned letter which led to the condemnation of Capt. Dreyfus. The-Paris newspapers will publish the let- ter which the brother of Capt. Dreyfus sent to Gen. Billot, the minister of war, denouncing Count Esterhazy, who answers the foregoing description of the author of the unsigned letter. ——_—_+-e+—___ OHIO’S OFFICIAL VOTE. ABOUT RECIPROCITY| The United States Should Hasten Slowly i@ That Direction. Should Not Help Foreign Countries at Her Own Expense—What Canada Wants. To the Editor of The Evening Star: In your recent excellent editorial, “Free Trade Prophecies Discredited,” you advo- cate reciprocity, and to some extent rightly so; but perhaps it would be well for the United States to hasten slowly in that di- rection for a while, and by no means to treat all foreign countries alike. Most of us remember that a few years ago we were happy in the possession of an annual surplus, one so large that we be- came the envy of our foreign enemies, but which we voluntarily gave up in obedience to the clamor of domestic opponents. We have learned by bitter experience that an annual surplus, even a large one, is better than an annual deficit accompanied by in- creased debt, endless chains, soup kitchens and all the rest of it. But the first step made in reducing our surplus was by en- tering upon too great and too one-sided “reciprocity” with other countries; that step cut off the revenues which protection had given us, and the fall in revenue be- came so rapid and so great that our free trade friends attributed the total fall and subsequent deficiency to protection; and they so beclouded the minds of a majority of our voters that our true American policy was reversed for four unhappy years. Having had a gogd dose of deficiency and debt, we are once more on the road to prosperit: our revenues are perceptibly and pretty steadily increasing, and we can weil look forward to being able to pay our way next year—but not much besides. In deference to the clamor alluded to, the coming surplus has been so carefuliy guarded against that it will be far too small to be of any account in paying off our national debt, strengthening our na- tional defenses, buying up railrodds and telegraphs, building an east-west and a north-south national road, or carrying out any other important national improve- ments; it seems a pity, but the people will have it so. And yet, small as that surplus is ever likely to be, and now, before we have even begun to pay our daily expenses, the talk is already of that reciprocity by which we are to forego some of the advantages which protection has already begun to give us, and of help to other countries at our own expen: There are ordinarily no favors in business, and foreign nations are bound to trade with us, as they are doing now and as they have done in the past, regardless of protection; they do so for their own profit. Why, then, should we hasten to pay back the advantages we are beginning to prosper upon, even before we have at- tained the bare “living expenses” of the government? If our income was at best equal to our outgo, or if we had any sur- plus at all, the United States might be ex- cusable for helping the smaller, feebler American nations to the souta of us, and Cuba when she shall be free—by reducing vertain tariff rates in their favor, but what excuse is there for yielding our advantage for the sake of helping the British West Indies and Canada, depend- encies of the country always most opposed to us in trade, in policy and (if it dared) in arms? Great Britain has three ways of accumu- lating wealth, and she is not solely depend- ent upon trade for her prosperity; if she were so she would be reduced to the pover- ty in which her agriculture languishes, and the ruin in which her West Indian colonies have been plunged by the balance against them caused by free trade. But the United States does not yet lend money to the world upon usury, nor has she yet resumed seri- ously the carrying trade of the world; we must, therefore, rely upon protection alone to make the balance turn in our favor, while England can afford to lose in trade as long as her other two schemes make up the difference. Canada has prospered fairly well, thanks to protection, but she has just promised a reduction of 15 per cent in duties upon British goods) this is denied, gbut certainly was the understanding ot English papers some weeks ago). It is an imprudent step for a new country, and she naturally seeks to be recouped at the expense of the United States. ir Wilfrid Laurier is now in Washington, willing to discuss terms for THE CURSE Of mankind—contagivas blood polson—claimed as its victim Mr. Frank B. Martin, 926 Pennsylvenia avenue, Washington, D. C., and the usual physician's treatment did him not the slightest good. His condition zcached that deplorable stage which only this terrible disease can HE GURE Stir Bushneli’s Plurality Over Chapman Was 28,101. election is thus recorded: Bushnell (republican), 429,816; Chapman (democrat), 401,715; Holliday (prohibition- 4st), 7,558; Coxey (people's party), 6,254; Dexter (national democrat), 1,661; Watkins (socialist labor), 4,242; Lewis (negro pro- tective), 476; Liberty, 3,107. Bushnell’s plu- rality, 28,101. - The vote farmers and. ‘Fhe official vote in Ohio for the respec- tive candidates for governor at the late | NURSES FOR THE SIC Meeting of Union: Aisson Directors to Consider the Question. Views of Prominent Ministers and Other Workers. S DETAILS OF THE SYSTEM The board of directors of the Central Tnion Mission will have a meeting this afternoon, at which time the matter of further considering a plan for District uursing for the poor will, it is understood, be brought before them by President Bai- ley, and it is believed that either the nec- essary steps will be taken to put a practi- cal scheme of the kind in operation in the tear future or Mr. Batley will be author- ized to take such action to bring about tke result desired as he may deem proper. Letters which “have "reached Mr. Bailey frcm every portion of the city, written by representative citizens of both sexes in various walks of life, have, it is under- stood, convinced him of a unanimity of opinion throughout Washington that train- ed nursing ought to be made available to the sick poor at the earliest practicable mo- ment, and all of the writers of the com- munications who go into details say the Central Union Mission people are the proper persons to have the direction of the movement. It is anticipafed that President Bailey, acting upon authority conferred upon him by the board of managers of the mission, will invite a number of leading ministers, phianthropists and others to meet him in conference at the mission rooms in the near future to discuss the subject. System Successful Elsewhere, Three ladies who recently came to Washington—one of them from Bethle- hem, Pa., and the others from Philadel- phia—have outlined to a Star reporter their observations in regard to district nursing for the sick poor in those cities, in both of which it bas been completely successful. “In Bethlehem,” said one, “the work is comparatively in its infancy, yet it has been in operation long enough to show that it has met the fullest and most en- thusiastic expectations of those who have the matter in charge. “There the work is in charge of a dea- coness, who resides at the parish house, as does also the only nurse at present em- ployed. The’ expenses are borne by the members of theEpiscopal Church solely, and a charge of 10 cents per visit is made for the services of the nurse who goes to any Place at the suggestion of the doctors of the city. While the charge is 10 cents, the patient can pay more if he or she wishes. The salary of the nurse is $15 per month and all expenses. The sick are cared for by the nurse, whether they are able to pay anything or not, equal attention being given, and all money coltected by the nurse is turned over to the deaconess for the so- ciety by whom the work is carried on. “The nurse starts upon her rounds at 8 a. m., and she is on duty until 6 p. m., it being understood that she will remain until a later hour if the condjtion of the patient demands it. The nurse takes every means in her power to instruct the family of the patient, or any nelghbor who may be in charge, how to make the patient as com- fortable in all respects as possible.” High State of Profection, “In Philadelphia,” said another of the ladies, and the thifd corroborated what she said, “district nursing has been brought to a high state of perfection, and the system there is regarded by experts as one of the best in the world. , It is' really the ‘pet’ of many of the society anit charitable people, and the societies of the elty, who furnish it with liberal supplies of money, as well as great quantities of clothing, provisions and delicacies for the sic : “The society was organized in 1887, under the name of the Visiting Nurses’ Society. The city was divided into districts, and each nurse took care of all cases in her district, no matter what was the disease, Provided it was not of a contagious charac. ter. Later, however, it was found better to divide the nurses into four classes, as maternity, surgical, cancer and chronic and this is the plan’ now followed. : “The nurse is paid $25 a month and ex- penses, including car fare, and she is ex. Dected to collect from 10 to 50 cents from each patient, according to their ability to Pay, if able to pay anything. The head. quarters of the Visiting Nurses’ Society are at No. 1340 Lombard street, where from elght to ten nurses live, and whence they proceed on their daily duties. The house is just on the border line between the rich and the poor sections, the service being in- tended for the poor, though sometimes the rich send for the nurse and pay her accord- ingly. “I remember one month in which a nurse was sent for nine times and for each visit she was patd $10, all of which was, as are an oes collections, handed over to the so- ciety. “The nurse {3 expected, when proper to do so, to inculeate lessons of cleanliness, how to cook food for the sick properly and other matters of that character, and she is also made the almoner for the dispensing of provisions and clothing to all in need who come under her observation. “In hundreds of cases, more particularly those of maternity, the society provides complete new outfits for the sick room.”” Local Comment. Referring to the proposed movement by the Central Union Mission here, Rev. Dr. Bittirger, pastor of Westminster Presby- terian’ Church, said to a Star reporter: “As to the plan itself of providing nurses for the sick of our city, everything is to be sald in its favor. Any means or agency b: which the condition of the sick, eepeniaty the poor sick, may be alleviated is to be welcomed and commended. “More than ever before are realized the benefits of good nurzing as a supplement to the skill of the physician, and in certain diseases not only the comfort, but also the recovery, of persons is largely dependent tpon the care and nursing which they re- ceive. Why, then, should not scme plan be adopted in our city by which the desirable result may be attained? For whatever dif- ference of opinion may be expressed as to the details of the movement, all must be agreed as to the movement itself. It is in the line of religion, approved by enlight- ened philanthropy and the suggestion of the Instincts of our common humanity, Platt Pleased. Mrs. M. B. Platt/'prigident of the Wo- man’s Christian Tgmpenance Union “of. the District of Columbia, said: Seiees! “I am much pleased ,Wwith the article in The Star of Thursday eutitied “Care of the Sick.’ Surely no class {i the world stands in greater need of ;the skillful service of a trained nurse than:thoseto whom, by force of circumstances, such isérvice is east ren- dered, that is, the!sick’mong the families of tHe very poor, estat large propor- tion of our vse 3 are neither very poor nor yet rich. ;In such homes the wife and mother, even where -she is able to em- Ploy the proverbiat'maia of ail work,’ has always all she car $6 tf care for her fam- fly in health, and 5 kness comes sh is taxed.often Deybad' tHe limit of physical endurance, and herself Aseco: . , to be cared for by sympathizing pakrees hearted, though riot always wise, neigh- bors.” ees Warmly Commended, Mrs. Mary Church’ Terrell, one of the members of the board of»school trustees, said: ~ £ : “I am glad of an opportunity to express a few thoughts on the ‘care of the sick,’ a subject which liés ‘very near my heart. Have you ever Deen ‘so sent your life, of your ccmfort, depended skill and the-patience of a Stal od ite tant See Soa oe Seprivea yok atch segvices : you bee rot, you have only m is Increased tenfold a@ lack pf “The authorities of the Central Union Mission should, and undoubtedly will, be encouraged to put into immediate opera- tion the plan by which the sick poor may have that care and attention of which nearly all are at present deprived. Na sac- ice on the part of the mission and the citizens of the District should be account- ed too great to bring to successful fruition this charity by which suffering will be alle- viated and the awful gloom of the sick bed im poverty flats be irradiated by a few gleams of light.” Suggestion of Proper Food. Mr. W. L. Bruen, banker and philan- thropist, said: “During the last six years I have visited the poor of this city with some diligence, confining myself almost exclusively to the southeast section. Two facts have espe- cially struck my attention—the apparent entire lack of ventilation in houses and the large number of persons of both sexes dying of cancer. Respecting food also, it has been apparent that there exists great ig- norance as to what are the most nutritive and inexpensive foods, also an equal amount of iguorance as to the eth of time the same should be cooked in order that they may be easily digested. While the Baltimore plan to provide trained nurses for the poor is a most excellent and merciful one, it appears to me that if a band of ladies could organize, whose efforts would be directed toward giving instruc- tion, both verbal and written, to the poor respecting the general subject of hygiene, including ventilation, and the importance of cleanliness about the premises, espe- cially in hot weather, and the importance of buying foods that have been found to be the most nourishing as well as the most inexpensive, in this case the corps of train- ed nurses when organized would have less business to attend to.” Unanimous Approval. Rev. Charles C. Cook, pastor of People’s Tabernacle, said: “While there are undoubtedly some forms of charitable effort the wisdom and utility of which may well be questionéd, surely there can be only unanimous approval of the suggestion proposed in The Star's re- cent article on the care of the sick. “Many visits as a pastor give me good reason to know that there is widespread and urgent need for a systematic work like that proposed. While among the _ poor much is done in a private way by kindly friends and neighbors, yet the service ren- dered is frequently neither intelligent nor judicious. There is a woeful ignorance among people generally of some of the sim- plest rules of health. Ventilation, cleanli- ness, the use of antiseptics, rest and quiet- ness, these represent a broad field in which instruction and practical examples are needed. 1 can imagine no more benevolent and timely cause than that which seeks to meet this need. “If young women are available for this Christ-like service, and I rejoice to believe there are many who are ready for it, and if the Central Union Mission will undertake the management of the project, surely the necessary mcans should be forthcoming.” An Inestimable Blessing. Rev. O. M. Waller, rector of St. Luke's P. E. Church, said: “It will indeed be an inestimable blessing if the plan of the Central Union Mission to provide trained nurses for the poor can be carried into effect. During a rectorate of some years in Philadelphia I had ample opportunity to observe the very successful and helpful working of just such a project. One could get there the services of a trained nurse for a single visit for 25 cents. - The visit might last an hour, during which time the nurse would frequently be entirely alone with the patient. “Sometimes the clergy find the poverty- stricken upon a bed of sickness left en- tirely alone, not. from lack of love and sympathy, but by reason of the necessity that demanded money for the rent and food for all.” _— NEW PUBLICATIONS. PARTISAN POLITICS; The Evil and the Mermed, An snalysis of the great political parties of country as tke supreme power in the republi the remedy prohibitive legislation. By Jam. Suyles Brown, Los Apgeles, Cal, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. The author, who was for many years a resident of Washington, discusses the ques- tion from a rather Utopian standpoint, as- serting that legislation can be relied upon tofcure the undeniable evils that are to be found throughout the country as the result of partisan politics. He proposes the en- actment of a law that shall make ineligible for office any man who has been named by an organization of any kind. He suggests that the people can be relied upon to con- centrate their favor upon the most worthy citizens, and that there is no valid objec- tion to be urged against his scheme cither on a constitutional or a practical basis. He sets forth the ills of partisanism in vigorous language and indicates a keen personal acquaintance with the subject and with the intricate workings-of the govern- ment. JOAN OF ARO. By Boutet de Monvel. New York: ‘The Century Company. Washington: Bren- tano’s, In forty-three colored drawings this emi- nent French artist gives his conception of the career of the Maid of Orleans, follow- ing her through her pitiful, inspiring, tragic story. The work is remarkable for its ac- tion and its realism, even while preserving in a measure the quaintness in design that relates to the period of the history. The efiect is somewhat posterish here and there, but this effect heightens what might by a stretch of words be called the “local color” of the production. These drawings were published by the Century Company in black and white some time ago, but the lack of the pigments was so noticeable that the present volume, which will be highly ap- Preciated by art lovers, was issued. The drawings are accompanied by a brief sketch of the career of Joan of Arc, writ- ten by the artist. under the title of “The Stoddard Lectures.” Complete in ten volumes. Vol. I, Norway, Switzerland, Athens, Venice. New York: Bel- Middlebrook & (Co. It would have been improper to permit Mr. Stoddard’s lectures to pass away as mere memortes, for they have formed a large part of the amusement and instruc- tion of the American people during many years, and they have in effect become part of the history of entertainment of the last quarter of this century. Their preserva- tion in a series of such handsome volumes as the first one proves to be is a boon to book lovers, to the admirers of beautiful scenery, and to those who have come to look upon the Stoddard talks as typical ot one of the best phases of modern touring. The books, when fully issued, will form a library of rare value. THE ROMANCE OF ISABEL, LADY BURTON; The Story of Her Life. Told im part by her- self and in part by W. H. Wilkins. With portraits and illustrations. In two volumes. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Washington: Brentano's. it is to be doubted whether the readers on this side of the water will take as keen an interest in the sayings, doings and trib- ulattons of Lady Burton as d6 those in England, or that if there is such an inter- est whether it will survive the perusal ot the two volumes in which the present “ro- mance” is told. But the two volumes are at hand, done nicely, and well worthy a more absorbing subject. Lady Burton and her. husband had many adventures and traveled extensively, and Lady Burton wrote most voluminously, though she kept out of print, save to the extent of publish- ing a life of her husband. The autobiog- raphy was left unfinished when she died, and Mr. Wilkins, her literary executor, has completed the ENGLISH LANDS, LETTERS AND KINGS; The to Victoria. By G. Meg Rg ee ‘Wastington: Brentano's. This is the fourth volume of the series that surveys the entire field of English literature from the days of the Celts. It is not exactly a history of the literature of the language, nor is it a summary of all the work that has been worthy of enumera- Baron de Coubertin attracted ticnal notice mainly through the success ot his endeavor to re-establish the Olympian games in Greece, and this volume puts him before the world as a historian of a high order of merit. edits the work for American readers, calls the author the De Toqueville of the pres- ent time. seum library catalogue there are no less than eighty-nine entries under the name of Matthew Arnold and sixty-seven under that of his father, thus indicating the immense volume of their writings. force. MATKA AND KOTIK: A Tale of the Mist-Islands, jordan, facts related to the Mfe of the fur seals that he has woyen into this volume, which THE SOCIAL SPIRIT Hende: The writer points out that there is devel- oping in this country a marked tendency toward a recognition of the social relations of society, and that the complex civilization of the day is undergoing a material change as it seeks new foundations and new out- lets for energy. The volume is an interest- ing dissertation upon a theme that is just r Si now attracting much attention. CALAMU One of Walt Whitman's most marked characteristics was his tendency to form friendships with the common people. Peter Doyle was the recipient of such an affec- ticn. quent and were filled with the strong per- scnality of the poet. 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