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tbe atoet delighifal last eer, aod doobtlere will ba arala tbla year, lira. Croly ohooaes Sandsy evenings for tba eeptlooofher frleodi, and literature, art, musio aad dram ara always rapreaaatad bara by tbair moat conspicuous figures. Marioo Harlaad ba Monday evenings act aside, aad it la a testimonial to bar auperlority aa a hosleas that aooraa Journay each wk. from Nw York ever to tha elegeat parlora ol bar Brooklyn boma. Ella Wbeclar Wil- ox will tbla yaar receive lo ijer now boma JA tha faabionabla St.

A I bant flat. Tba poeloe aelectt Sunday sfternooa for tba aaiua Hi LITERARY LEAVES. IOM1 BZCCPTIOJI 9 A3TD AT DOMXI Literary Oattserlass la Metrapolltaa HanM "Tim Dwktw Maaao -ItmiMi'i Goo4 Fortua. (Oorrmoxtooo of Tk Iadlaaaeetla Kewat Nkw Yoke, KoTember 29. Literary re-eptioot aad H4 homae" promise to be area Snore plentiful daring the approaealnf win-tor than la an 7 pre loot year.

TbU i do largely to tba fact that It baa Worn tbe niton lor those whose pent bar mad tnsoa fame to have om "eveolof ei home" dorina tba weak lor their friend. Then, too, New York't llUraU ara eonstentlv growlnf largar Robert Loait 8tenoa will ba amonf tba new face la New York'a literary eirelea, wblla Oraaa Own wood, bavin; settled is a coir up-lowa flat, will ba added to tboaa who will nave aa "area-lag." meet tba moat intellectual aod learned.ee fathering ara parbapt mora representative tbaa tboaa who assemble at tha lainrioa boma of I'roJeeeor aad Mrs. Via iu Betta. Coming as eleee to tha literary aaloa of tba old world la these modara dart ara Mr. Stedman's evenings.

Mrs. Mary L. reason that Colonel Ingersoll ehoose Sunday evenings, "becaaao my friend are not than worn cot with Imsiaesa and fhe worries of a dally metropolitan lile." Mra. Frank le-lio'a "evenings" ara on Tbnrsday.and will be comparatively law thit year owing to a pro longed Western tour which aha will make directly after tha holiday. Mrs.

Caster, who wins lasting friend-hip at tingle meetings, will most likely make another addition to thia list, and the ar bojt few and prominent ezamplea of the larger total. There are feweitles where tba worker ot tha pen meet on inch a delightful social basis as in New York, end-where hospitality hat a mora sin ere and lasting quality. If any Don do plume hat become familiar ta oar American woman who read novels it Is that of "Tha Duchess," Yet bow few who constantly read her many books know oven tba author's real name. To these it may ol Interest to know that tha lady Is a Mrs. llupgerford, who livae la ona of the most beautitnl homes la all Ireland.

She baa earned a handsome competency with her pan, and anything aha choose to writ is sura to bring btr a comfortable sura in return, Her Erin home is ona of singular tenia and riobnaaa, for the teller of so many stories it alto a careful boaeekecDer and manager. She baa aa Interesting family, who help to make bar boma cheerful and a desirable place to ba. As to tha reading public, ah la eimply "The Dachas." eo to her neighbors aha la almply Mr. Hunger-ford, and it I said that many of them do not know to-day that tba pleasant visitor at their homes it the author of tba ttoriet which ara on table and on the ebelvee of tbair book- eauea. Bbe ia ttrangely sensitive on thia tjoinL and never aaaoolatat har uom da with her Identity where It can ba avoided.

tba author la a aaoet charming woman, aad bar com- Eaay la aoutht oa all occasion by a irge citole of Iritnds. Sha Is fond of young people, aad court tbair society whenever poeaiol. A life of eae aad comfort is here, although she I an industrious worker with the pea, employing lb, mornings for bar literary production. Har handwriting ia peculiar aad jerky and not alwaya eaay to decipher, bb Is, however, gracious as a orreepoadent, never cloning a latter without soma kiadly-eipreated wish or a ssalimsot of regard. Few anthort hava to much to thank to America aad Americans as bas Robert Louis Stevenson.

It I scarcely mora than a year ago whea he reached thee shores ia a semi-dying condition. A winter in tb pur and Crisp mountain air of tb Adirondacka made him a aew man, and to-day his health it better than it hi been at any time lor tha past ten year. With health earn the ability 10 do more literary work, aod since hie etay in America hia lortaoes have ateadily been on the inoreas. Hia famous story of "Dr. -Jekyll aad Mr.

Hyde," which came to him in a. dream when ba was almost on tba verge ot despair, aloha brine bim a comfortable income. Nona of bia other book bare Bold as has this Mmarkable story, its dramatization brought him mora dollar. Than aama his revived story of "The Outlaws of Taostall for the Amerioan aerial eublicavtioa, of which received $3,000. pon it completion la aerial form it was put into a bok and 35,000 copies wertsoldupon each Stevenson waa given royalty.

For bia new novel, "Tba laierof Ballantra," now running in fceri oner's, ha wa paid a most generous sum, with prospect of still further return In book form. A friend placed a Wautilul a yacht aa aver Bailed ia Southern waters at his disoosal, and tine last Attgntt the novelist baa bean cruising lei-nrelv in the Southern aea. findinr health and rantterial.lor new literary work. For a serin 'Trtf I I imrm hia ri iaaii Ia k- Mnk. llshed, i to be paid $10,000, and npon bia return to America nest month ba begin work oa a aew novel, already sold to tha Bonner for another $10,000.

And all thia wDiie ma iourteen published books ar selling right along under royalty contract. These ar soma of. tb thing wbioh America, hae doa for Kobert Louia bteveoson. On thing I to hi credit, bis sue-mm is due to his undoubted genius as a writer and a master oi hia language. Ha earns uothiog on hie personal qualities, for Stevcnsoa Is not an airreemble man, except to tew chosen Intimate friends.

Hia whims ara many and hia manners are decidedly feml nine. Ms is contrary in temper ana aispo- alilon and do preolsaly tha opposite of what ba ia advised to do. When bia doctor commanded him to break off bia cigarette amokicg habit he deliberately smoked th mor lie declinea suggestions, and any reqnest made ot him will bring aa entirely opposite result. BOMB LITERATlf PERSONALS. In a fortnight Mrs.

Amslia Rives-Chanler will leave America for a season of atady and reoreatioa ia Tarts. Sha will goo two years, during which tim she says bo literary work will corns trotn ber pan. A noveleti and aa ambitious aerial entitled "My Lady 'a Tongue" will be finished before aha leave tha country. "Women In America' Is th title of a new book to be broavht ont in lb early pact of next year. It will be composite in its nature, a different writer contributing eaehaehapler on woman's work in different fields, such at literature, poliilca, philanthropy, temperanc.

journalism, ate. Julia Ward Howe. Mary A. Uvermore, Helen Campbell, Dr. Mary PuU nam Jaoobi and Fraacea E.

Willard will ba unoog th contributors. Mr. Margaret Deland baa tha satisfaction A. of kaowing from her publiehera that 15,000 copies ot ber Ward, Preacher," bv already been aold. Tba (ucees of Sarah K.

Bolton's aerie of biographical hooka for youag people baa ia-duced th author to begia work oa two additional volumes. Orer 10,000 copies hsva been sold of aaeh of tha thra that far published, i Haorr Jamee'e latest oootribatUa to literature will be oat In the" next number of th Century, and show how thoroughly a maa an torsst his nativ land wbea be ia pampered, feted, wioed and endowed ia com her eoantry. Hie subject ia thia paper ia "London," and be fairly go into raptures ver it a a place suited to romance, poetry aad all 1 that 1 good and noble. London togs do not diseeurar bim; ba 6 nda that area tha foe ara desirable In ion waya, aad aaya at no other tie do the elob beam oat ao at tractively. Of London life ha ha aa equally hijb opinion.

II a admiraa the frequent houday "blessed little ialaad of comparative leiaora;" ba eall them "Intarraiaof ahaeneo of good aoaiety." oat of town" eastom wbea tba bead of tha family picks ap bia belonging his wife, babiaa and bulb tab ba thinks a very trraciovt aad kindly one. "Suea moment, ho arges. ara tba Paradiae of tba genuine Inloa lorer." Indeed, if wa ara to believe Mr. Jamee wa shall oarer know what It is to en joy life outil wa learn to lira as they do ia London. William J.

Box. Mff HOOKS. BOB BrHTOX. Oil THE TOCKO RAKCHMA or tub MiiMot'RL By Horatio ALer; Jr. fbll-adelpbla: J-oner A Coate.

Mr, Alger ie on of tb most voluminous of writer for boy. generally manage to get la torn stimulating aJ vie to hi reader, bat baa written so much that he baa no longer etaough ingenuity of plot to make hia narrative iotereetinr. I-AN3IKJ FOR TUOUUHTS. From tb writlnc of "i'ansv" (Mrs. O.

K. Aldeni. Complied i (iraea Livingston. Boston: I. LothropComr "Ur'e rosemary, that' for rcmembranea, pray love remember; aod ber' ptosis, tbal't for thought." Mr.

A ldsn ba been a writer of many books ei religion Instruction for tb yeang. Beautiful ide-a and happy tuggee-lions have characterized her. stories, and ia this pretty booklet nre found helpful binle for every day. Miss Livingston compilation offer itseif a a handsome gift book. FKlJirEM NOURMAHAL, By fieor Panfl.

Translated by 1-sw Vaudarpoole. New York: G. W. lllllncham. II may be remembered that quit a eean- dal attended the discovery or alleged di eovery ol manuscript of thia story.

It bad been accepted from Mr, Vanderpoola for publication In a Now York magazine, but tba editor would not as it at tba laat owing to doubA of it authenticity. Quite recently Mm, baod'e literary execator denounced tb novel as a fraud. Tha story ia Freneby enough to have coma from Mma. Sand's pea, bat it ie hardly possible that aver saw it. We think it 1 worth nobody Mime to read Princes Nourmshal.

NVE AND RILEY'S RAILWAY tiCIDF. By K. w. Nrssuil James Winioomb Chicago: Tbe Dearborn PutilMbiug Company. This volum is a pleasant variation on tha old order of railway guide book, with it tiresome iteration of fact and figure.

It is th sort of thing to carry in your hand on a journey to help pass "waits" and to torn to when tbe panorama uniold'ng from the car window becomes monotonous. Tba joint authors ar too wsll known to the reading publio to need any introduction, aod their pe-euliarjliterary uie bod are familiar wherever the lancoace I spoken. Mr. Kri contribute to th proas part of th bok, which i iu bia nappieii i vein. ur.

ruier lurniaue in rhyme and jingls which ar intrspned through book. All hi work ia clever and aome of" his most characlerlstio piece are found la tut collection. "HISTORY OF GREECE." By Evolvn Abbott, M. A. LL D.

New York: O. P. Putnam' Sons. Indtanaolis: Th Buweo-Merrill Company. Thia work is not designed to glv infor- motion to those who have never gone over tb history ei Greece, but, on the other hand, ia Intended for reader who know th outline of tha subject and hava aome knowl dg of th Greek laagnaje.

However, tba writer. In preparing a aistorloal work of tha Higher olaes, bas not made his volume un interesting. His arrangement of matter is nsw and present facts ia a most entertain ing manner. Opening with a topographical description oi lieilas, bo pusses to chapters oa tb early inhabitant, immigration and lezandarr history, tc. A vast deal of in formation It crowded Into small space and copious foot note and reference testify to the faJthlnhseaa of tbe author' research.

Ona of th most interesting feature of th work Is tb consideration of th Homerio poems. Indeed, it I from th view-point of th Indent of eivilizatioo that Professor Abbott writes. Th work is warjnly commended to students who already know something of th general feature of Greek history. It is not a superficial treatise of tb aubject for pop ular education but more a critical examio' atioa. In a second velum I to issued Greek religion will be treated and the history ill brought down to tb raioponncsian war.

The Tlarpers PabllcfttioaB. Harper's Magszin with its homely yellow jacket is familiar all over the world. Every month it present a delightful treat to th reading world, and very little dull 1 matter creep into It page, la addition, to tb diversified contents th special department of Mcasrs. Curti, Howell aad Warner add greatly to fhe monthiy interest. Mr.

How-slls's talk about books in th study is af ways entertaining and Instructive. Tha Thank-giving number of Uarper'a Weekly ia a- rainiuder that that excellent paper ia improving every year in th quality of it illustration. It rsading pagetlhav always been filled with tbe choicest literary matter, and lta editorial lone never depart Irons that high stnndard which Mr, Cnrtis haa long given it. Harper' i a model weekly jouraaU It 1 carelolly conducted and bear oat tbe motto that ataml as it sub-title, ia beiag "a journal of Harper a 1 oung People will ba weloomed wherever there ar ohildren It carefully edited and can aafoly be put' in the handa of boya and girls. It comes ia neat form for fireaervation.

ia handsomely illustrated and ta contents ar diversified and alwaya inter Bating. Uarper'a Bazar it a literary, household and fashion weekly which Ie a desirable vis itor In any boma, Tbe illustrations ar of uniform ezoellenc aad ar a ieatur ot tb pablioation. Literary Not. Iltnrv Jamet it to have a lovt story, "The fragio Mas," in Th Atlantio next yar. Harriet Water Preston was on of th author of "Tha Guard I ant," published anonymoutly.

No. 27 and 28 or "Battlea and Leader of th Civil War" hava been issued by th Century Company, New York. "Bible aod Land" is tha title of a work on the land question ia the presa of James B. Converse, Morristown, Tena. Th Botanical Gazette, conducted by tb faculty of Wabash College, Is a magazine ot growing excellence.

It ia laud at Craw-Jordvill. Th latest of Julian Hawthorne's novels is "Tha Professor' Sister," a mystio tala of lova and murder, with Americana lor character and Germany lor tha scene. "Miss Brthrton," by th author of "Robert Eismere," and "Tha Rogue," by W. E. Norrit, arc late additions to Rand, McNally A Glob Library.

"Tha Psychology of Dcoeptian" ia tb leading article in th Popular Science Monthly for December. It ia by Professor J. astro and it replst wifh interesting points. onw of Mr. Barnett'a ariir atari, dealing with American life, and George Sand's "Indiana" hsva been issued in paper form by T.

B. Peterson dt Brother, Philadelphia. At important announcement made by tha magazines for lb New Year it that ot Harper's, which will begin tha illustration of Shakespeare's comedies by Mr. Abbey, with text by Mr. Andrew Lang.

Tba author of "Salad; for th Solitary and th Social." Mr. Frederick' Sannders. of th Aator Library, ia about to publish another work ia the same spicy vein, which he name "Stray Leave of Litsratur." It I to th children of soldiers and slaves that must ieok to pat American literature confessed ly at tb bead ot tbo current litsratur of the world before th birth-hour of th twentieth enary arrive. Tb Forum. Mr.

Itider Haggard'a frianda call attention to "Colonel Qaarriteh, V. CM tba aew navel just published by th Harpers, in snswer to th trumpeted charg that ia merely a "sensationalist," and a "popular paper stain-Br." France Ridley nverrl ha hm dead a aomber of year. Yet people demand something new from her ach season, as in Pennsylvania men still vote for General Jackson. Tbie demand ia bravely met bytha publishers who issue each season new book made np out of ber writing noJer title similar to tho which first mad her popular. Of "Royal Commandment," "Royal Bounties, THE iroiAKAPOLIB NEWS; SATUEDAT; DEOEMBE.

1, 188a i "Loyal "Tba Eoyal Iaritatioa," and other of ber work mora than a xolilioa opie hava been sold. 'I'm toanewhat astonished. Csrwr." re marked Bicbacaabe looked aroaod tb room "to find that ao great a bookworm aa yon tbonld possess so small a library." "ia, my boy return ed tb other, "it take a great deal ot reading to find out what Isn't worm keeping." Paek. Mr. Roe Terrv Cook, th author, live la a bright and cheerful old boat in Pitts-field, Maes.

Sha la very fond of antique furniture and relica, and bar home contains many ehoie piece of old mahogany. In bereopboard is aa ancestral dinner set of rare old Lowestoft ehina. A new novel by Robert Edward Fraocillon iapnblisbed by Messrs. Harper A Brothers (New York), in tb "Franklin Square Library." "A Christmas Rose; a blosaom ia Seven Petal." is th fanciful title, and tb pretty conceit i carried out bv calling tba 1 introduction "Tbe Stem," and tb different chapters "Petals." Mr. O.

W. Wiaht. who died recentlv in Milwankee, wa well known aa tranalator ot rascal and editor of Montaigne' works. Mm, Stael't "Germany." lo. had.

shortly before hi death, put in th band of Mooghtoa, Mifflin dc Co. a book of travela. entitled "A Winding Journey Iloontl tba World," which will be published soon. Interest centers just now in Christmas celebratione and entertainment. "The Gypsies' Festival," br M.

Earle, a musical entertainment for yoong people, ami "Th Court ot K.iog Coristmas," arranged for presentation atebnreb entertainment. school exhiiiition. ar offered in paper form br Harold Roarbacb, of Murray street. New Eleven interesting and valuable papers constitute Tb Forum's bill of content for December. Cannon Farrar leada off with a disquisition on "Tolsloi'a Religious Views," ri'l ivlward Atkinson gives a paper on 'Tbe Price of Life." Professor Davidson turn hi attention to "Teaching tbe Me chanic Art" and Judve Tonrgie write of "The South as a I ieM for Fiction." Tbe North American Review for December i a most excellent number, (jeberal Via-count Wolaeley is one of few writer on tb los ol btanlay.

ueneral Sherman writee on Klalne. Dr. liaramond on "Mauneea and Unrders," Warner Miller on "Ilieb Licen Justified," and Dion Bouoicault 00 "Shakes peare's In flueno on the Drama." Walker Blaine is good enough to tell "Why Herri-son Waa Elected." Tba December Oealury contains tbre complete stories: "Tbe Third of March," by Julian Hawthorne: 'Mino' A Plot." bv II. S. Kd wards, author of "Two Runawavs:" "The Riia and Fall of "The Irish which it tba first of th Irish-American lories by George H.

Jessop. There will also uw a ravei saeicn or r. nousLinson A White Umbrella ia Mexico." with ten illustration by the author. AUIHOK or 'jftOBEET ELS-HERF, 1 Aa Cskoflns Novelist Who Ha Bod. denly Mprung Into fans, (The critic.

There i not much doubt that until withlnr the latt five or six montba Mrs. Humphrey Ward win uakoown save to tha lew. Evan oibort time ago a IS S3 ber nam found no place among the "Women of th it ia quite a certain that during thee tire or six months not many English novelista have been ao much talked about and die. cussed. With "Robert Eismere." or perhaps.

to be more xat, with Mr. Gladstona'a review of it in th Nineteenth Century, Mrs. Ward sprang into notoriety. To those who bad no knowledge of her personally her book made it clear that abe was one who not only knew her Oxlerd well, butwa intimate with Oxford life and Oxford people and Oxford traditions. It) was.

therefore, nor' anprlse 10 learn that before ahe became lira. Ward ah wa a ise Arnold and that, abe it tb grand-daughter of Dr. Arnold, of Rugby, the niece of Matthew Arnold and tba daughter of The. Arnold, tbe editor of maay old; books, toe writer of "The Encyclopaedia llritannica" artclc on English literature and the author of a well-known "Manual ol English Literature." Thos. Arnold, it will be remembered, became a Roman Cat hollo, aad for awbil he waa a professor ia th nniv raity lit Dublin and also at tb oratory school in Birmingham.

But he finally settled down to literary) life inOxlord. In 1872 Miss Arnold married Thos. Humphrey Ward, aa Oxford maa, aod at that tim a tutor ol Brazeaoea College. Sine then Mr. Ward ba given np bia tutorship, and ia now the art critic of tba Time.

II is anthology of Koglish verse, popularly known aa" Ward' English Poet," is perhaps the best in existence. Mr. aod Mrs. Ward live ia of th large house in Russell 8quare, bear the British Museum. Tb Bloom sbury squares are so quiet and pretty, and -the bouse so comfortable and airy, and tba neighborhood ao eoropa-itively convenient that ona1 wonder why so many hive deserted thit part ol London for the out-of-the-way corners of Kensington and Bayswater.

However, tbe Wards can atill count among their neighbors Misa Christina Roaaetti and Wm. Michael Roaaetti. Whoever doee not koow his Bioumtburr has but to turn to "Robert Eismere," where he will find the de-criplion of Bedford cquare, tba London home of tbe Is me res, end bnt a two minutes' walk irom Mr. Ward own house. Rumor now bat it that Mr.

and Mrs. Wtrd have found for themselves a torn mer houses in Surrey, surely one of tbe prettiest countiee In all England. Tba place they hava bought ia near Haslemere, where Tenaitoa live several months of th year, and wlieri Mrs.GilQhrist. th friend of th late Dant Rosaet'ti and Walt Whitman, wrote many ot tha letter which haft lately been given to tb world. 1 Mm.

Ward baa publichad two or three other book less tamoua than "Robert Eismere," but non appeared until alter she bal been i married for severl yean. The first was "Milly and Oily." a story for children, illustrated by Mrs. Alma Tadema. How strong ia her love for oertain parte of England is already shown in this very, simple little tale. Her child hero and heroin come from Oxfordshire, and their summer journey, ot which this story is the' record, is to th lake country where Robert Eismere first met Catherine.

A good deal of Airs. Ward'a personality can learned from her books. "Milly nnd Oily" wa published in 1831. In 1384 it wa followed by ber first novel "Mia Bretberton," which made some talk at the tint because the heroine, an actress, in certain, wave Mis Mary. Anderson, There was just enough similarity to give people a chance to goasip.

Manr passages in "Miss Bretherton" dearly reveal Ward's great reverence for and sympathy with reoob genius and Ireuch Ideal. It wa this probably that led ber to the translation of Amiera "Journal Intiuie," published In 1855. Tn "Journal" is of imme nse interest to all those who care for psychological problem and s'ruggles, but it. is a book pre- emiaeariy for tha Iw. Lrn Mattbew Arnold's criticism of It in on th English magazine could not make tha translation popular.

Besides her mastery of tba French language, ahown by thia work, it is said that Mrs. Ward knows mora about early Spaioith literature than almost any woman living. Ot "Rbrt Eismere" we have al ready spokeo. It has been reveiwed in al most every paper and magazine, and it bids fair to baas widely read in America aa ia England. Technical ne lino Is Needed.

IThe Foram.J If ther it anything for whiob th work-ingmsn of to-day, through all tbeir organiza tion, ought to agitate, it ta for th establish' men! of technical schools, to replace th old, wearisome, wasteful apprenticeship, and to eievat tb who! mechanical profession school in which intellectual and practical instruction tball go hand in band. Th Habit ot Consjhiar. I London lancet. 1 It represents to a large extant avoidabl avilt, bred of habit and thoughtless Imitation, and it very desirable redaction ia there fore bv no means hoDete. Even where basis of dis underlie tb explosion a little talf-coatrol could usually do something to last ta lit foro or itt frequency.

"UnaoeaKKbl 111 as." A clergyman who married a couple of deaf and dumb mutetj in Brooklvn th other day mad a bad break whan wished them "unspekabl bllsa." NOVELIST TOLSrOL HIS VU1T8 0 5 blTXBATSBE 1 And Method for it Dienaiaatt Tb -awtfeor' Personal Method aad X-ttarary r-slsrasats. I Wrlttea foe TaelndlaaaoolU Copyiirttsd. In the midst of communion with Nature, in All iu form, Count Tolstoi apenda hia lif. For tb first twauty year alter bis marriage never quitted hi rotate. Even now bo leaves it with reluctance, and always rejoice when tb hybernation of winter ia at hand.

read and enjoy Thorean, with whom ha bnt much ia common. Americana ar much mo in sympathy with Connt Tolstoi tbaa tb English. Hia writing were translated ia America be Tor they were translated in England, and they corn to find much more eutbutiastio readtrt ia tha States than In tbe old country. For on letter whioh the Count receive from England be receive aix from Americans. The admiration Is mutual.

"Tur-genieff," he once eaid to me, "told ma that tha Americans wrote nothing worth reading. Therein was wrong. I Ilk American literature very much it ia very good. He thought Wiltiam Lloyd Garrison a little too much conscious of bis virtue, but admired hia non-resistance principle, and lamented that, a Russian who had tha translation of hia life had been cast ia prison. For Emerson he profesed great admiration, and alo for Theodore Parker's "Bible of the WorW." Of English novels spoks at some lengtb.

Of the more recent be had not heard. "Dr. Jekyil and Mr. Hyde" he had read in recommendation of Mr. Katkoff, bat be bad not eveo beard of Walter 1 Besant, who "All Sort and Cooditioaa of Men" I cent him alter I reached St.

Th spirit of that novel is Count Tolstoi's, in so far aa it insist npon personal living among tbo poor. Ha waa much interested in hearing about Toy bee Hall. Personal service, personal sacrifice, were th nwtes of' his doctrine. "Do yon know," he asked me. "what 1 liked best in tha letter which yon wrote from Hollowav Gaol about the essence ot Christianity being to be a Christ? This: Christ did not briba a superfluous angel by hb-ral subscription in order to crucified by deputy.

Neither can individual Christians be Christ by deputy." "That," he said, "is tha troth. (We must all do the same. We must descend to tbe level of th men with to help and beoom on of themselves. Not aa angel from above, bnt as brother helping them aid by aide that ia our duty. Whether we do that or not ia th test whether we are) in tbe church or, not.

The reel church oonsists of tbos who ara united to Cbritt by obedience to Hie commandment. No one baa a right to say I am in tha church, much lea I am tb church. All that dare say is I try to be ot the church, and leave to God and yoor fellows to say whether or not yea succeed." Ills idea of Christianity i that ot a broad Hnmanitarianism. Imagine an agricultural Robert Eismere. with a dash of Quakerism in Bis doctrine, and you will be pretty near realizing Count Tolstoi.

Oi our novelista ba spoke most highly of Dickens, who. he de clared was tbe most Christian ot all our novelista. The beat three English novelist, he said, were Tbaekerav, Dickens and Trol- lope a decending climax. nf 1 n.K njmliila liAkt.l tlift although he did not care for M. Zola for torn thing, he waa the only noveliat In France wbo wa doing anything.

Th others, what arathey doing? 'Elaborating trifles which may help to spend a fine lady's idle hour. Zola ia doing real work. I don't put any count upon his. "nana," which 1 a sketch ot a diseased and temporary phase of society. But la "La Terra" and "Germinal" wa bava for the first tim an authentic pictora of tba peasant aad th miner.

They belong to tbe permanent element of humanity, have bean talking about them all oor lives. Her is a plotur of them a tbev are. Disagreeable and re volting, perhaps, bnt it ia well to see tbe facts, and ta realize th lite our brother are living. It is a work that bas now been done, and done onoe for all. If any one wishes to sea bow the majority ot men live, it is ther.

You can go and look at it when you wish. it is not a picture that yon would car to have continually before yoi. It was in talking of English authors that Count Tolstoi suddenly exclaimed: "I do not think that we bare aa yet even opened our res to the extent to which wc can use tha pre. I have bow for aome years been think- ig eat a great project bv which we should bv able to publish a world's library at a price aod a lorm whioh would bring the best thought of tha best men of ail time within th rang of th poorest passant. I waa led np to thia lv the success, the wonderful success, which pas atteaded th sal of cheap traeta- in Kassia, la tba last three year we have begun th circulation, by means of the ordinary colporteur of small traeta written explaining tbe Commandments Christ and tbe duty ot man to his neighbor.

They ar clearly printed with' an illustrative cover, and they are told wholesale from li copeck and upward. The colporteur retail them at from two. tbre and tour copecks: they ar very popular, and we have aold no fewer than eight million! in tb last tbre it there it auch a demand for auch ittl book, why (boo Id we not supply it by bringing the literature ot all th world dowa to th price and dimension of a peasant? 1 asked bim whether the colporteur war organized specially for the tale of Tolstolan literature ot propoganda. ya" ha replied, we limply tapply tb trad. M.

Sella, of Moscow, i at the bead of tne most extensive oolpertage in Russia, and all our sale goee through him. Herore we began, be uaed to sell about 2,000,000 a 11 bad about 200 dinercnt publica tion, of which be sold on aa average 60,000 each. Now hava doubled hia business in thr years." "But would Stm ba available for your wider project?" "Certaiolv, la Russia: bnt my aobema ia not exclusively Russian: it ia international It may only be a dream on mr part, but I see the possibility of publishing a Universal Classical Library at not more than Irs copecks a volume that ia to aay, one penny of your money which should appear simul taneous! v-in French, German, English and Knssian. lo me this is a religious Idea; for th best books of th world, what ar they? Tbev ara tba revelation of reason to tbe mind of man. Th mind began in the infinite that is, it began in Ged.

It finds expression in all tbe highest thoughts and elaaaio alter aoee ot human renins." "Then your Universal Classical would be really tb collection of th canon of th Scriptur of Humanity? Would It not be rather bntky? 1 f'No. Not if yon do that which ia Indis pensable it it is to bis brought dowa to th meant and th tim tb present. 1 hat is, if yon eliminata all that ia accidental, aad temporary, and provincial, and Jeave only that which ia eternal and human. When you have eliminated all that divide men, you wilL'tind that wbioh nnites them ia net ao nnwieldly ia dimensions, Ther is aome of it in all classic litaratnr. and it i all i tb spirit of Christ.

That is all-pervading, You eaa not get out of th atmospbsr of Christ's lie ha solved every ibiag. Trp to aolvp any problem, and yon will find when you have solved it that 70a' hava been anticipated bv Chnt. Between Christ and what it usually denominated Christian, of course, aa ha bee a remarked, Count Tolstoi make a wide distinction. For instance, when earn to discus what works should find a plae ia th Psnny Universal Classical Library of tba World, said that would not allow ithr Milton or Dante a place on th list. Personally bo would Ilk to xclud Banyan also, but, in vitwf thxtrm popularity of the "Pilgrim'a Pros-res" la Russia, he would be neutral.

He eaid that a French man and a Croat war already co-operating with him in tb execution of thit project, and he would be glad to ascertain what ebaae ther wa for th Pnny Classical Library ia ugland. 1 ttid that I feared our weekly paper (applied th only reading which th poor ard to. bay, aad that mar might don bj passing tb classic through tb newspaper than by aa independent publication, tor which yon would, ia the first instance, want circulation. He said that "Marcos A arelius" was almost ready tor th press, and it was purposed to follow it by th following: "Diogenes," "Epictetos," Xeaophon'a "Memorabilia," Xonophon'a "Eoonomiea," aome eighteen or twenty of Plutarch' "Live." "Tbe Pbofdo," and "Tbo Banquet of Plato;" and a very condensed version of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey." All the, be thought, would be appreciated aod naderitood by th peasantry in all countries. Hs objected to include any of the Greek tragedians in the list.

If the Library succeeded, after they had published all the classics of the first flight, then they wonld have a second category, ia which Herodotus and Thucydides would have a leading place, but in the first instance travelt and history would be Ignored. Of Latin author he waa very (paring. rejected Horace and Ovid, outright. Parte of Virgil bewcold Jnveoal, Seneca and Cicero'a Amicitiai" war tbotbr which mentioned a being in contemplation. Tb Chinese Confucius, Msneiusand Loatze be held ia th greatest respect.

They would come vry near tb front; so would a book giving tb gist of Buddhism. did not, of course, compile an axbau-tiv catalogue. He mention with strong approval Pascal and the first part of Thomas a Kempia. Victor Hugo alto he put nearly at the Irnnt ot tbe French, remarking that "Lee Miserable" ought to be read in vry language nnder th sky. When he came to Eutlish author I was anxious to know whom ha would select.

Shakespeare, of coarse, came first. He eaid that most of hi playt were translated into. Russian, and some of them were Very popular. "Which moat?" I asked. "'King said, instantly; "it embodiee the experience of every Russian Izba.

After 'King Lear1 come. I think. and then Milton is. very popular, especially among' the old peasants, aad ha long been familiar in an old Russian translation. Bunyan is a great favorite among th Stuod-ists, Molokani and all th Rationalist Dissenters." Robinson Crusoe he would add, of course; also Gulliver's Travels.

He was in doubt about Emerson, Bscon's essays nd some ot Burk. Theodore Parke and Matthew Arnold, a good deal of Dickens, some of Scott, and Felix Holt, aod "Adam Bade" of George Eliot. So th talk went on. I fear jt will be difficult to condense "Let Miserables" or "Adam fBede" into the covert of a penny bo k. Still, the idea be already been partially realized in Germany, an-l it may yat be realized more oomnleiely in England and America.

In Russia, where there ia tbe greatest need, Count Tolstoi it already at work. i I could not belp marveling that ith ao many projecta on hand Count Tolstoi should attach anch exaggerated importance to. tbe need of personal labor in the potato field. To hold np tbe ideal of Cbritt't ethict before the world seeras to be more useful labor than the wa.ting his health and strength ia plowing, which any monjik can do better tbaa be. Whea I begged him to take care of himself, if only that be might live to deliver bis message, he shook bis head.

"That i propaganda," eaid ba-, "and propaganda ia tbe temptation of tbe devil. My first duty I to live rightly. It- may not be my doty to teach; it is my duty to work with my haada." I will clot these desultory reminiscences of many a long and pleasant talk by recalling what Count Tolstoi said to tbe political outlook. I put- tbo question to him, "Suppose the Emperor were to ask yon what be abeuld do? what would you say?" He was kilsnt a time, then be said, "I am praying to God to give ma wisdom to make th right answer." Then after another pause, be replied: "I would aay: "Nationalise th land. "Declare absolute liberty of the conscience.

"And establish the libertv of the pre. "If he did these three, all tbe rest would com right" W. T. Stead. A DRUG IS MISSIONARIES.

Competent. One Scare Bat Many Want to Offer Thenaaelvee. "Tbe business of finding suitable persons for mistioatriet," remarked a lecturer wbo th authorized agent of a certain burean of ona of the largest church denomination in tbe State, like making selection of editors lor newspapers ther is an abundance ot willing material, but few are 'I thought that missionaries were bard to ft" 'The right kind are, but if yon are satis fied with tbose who offer themselves, tbey are a drug in the missionary market. Scores of young near wbo have not made eminent aucoetset in. civilized -communities deem themselves jut the right person to ducat th heathen." "What are the qualifications'necessary to make an acceptable missionary?" 'It drpeada upon where the miionary ia to work.

Ia any field ho ahould possess knowledge of the Lite of Chriat aad should be wall up in the influences that Christianity bas bad upon humanity. But inppo yon want to eon vert not aavagea but educated heathen. Tak th very cat I am now working on. I hava an application lor missionaries from China accompanied with the money to meet the expense and the aalary of theee who are I m-A U. I received many answer.

1 conld gat together I a hundred men from Indiana who would go I to China at miatioouriea. but aa yet I bar not fouud three that I can tend out of all who' are so desirous ot going," f. -Why'" "Because there it mor likelihood of thtir beiug converted, by tb Chine than of their making eoaverta to Christianity. Christiana do not atop to think thai tb Chinese civilization, though inferior, ia. older than our.

Tbeir plillocoper ar learned in their way. rocliaalical history la at their tongu end. With tbeir knowledge and their assurance they could refute an ordinary spokesman and It would be necessary lor the missionary going to China to encounter these philosopher occasionally." Even the common people there have a degree ol knowledge that I not to be detpistd. Tbey eling to tbeir tradiliont and thtir civilization, as yon know, mora strongly than any other people on the globe, aad no ordinary influence will reaoh them. "1 wrot a circular to many of the preach er of tb State making known my wants.

1 did not think there waa each ignorano in th profession. Bat you can jadge from aome ot th antwer I received. One maa taid he had received my "klrcelar." Another wa very "ansbnt to be a forun missionary." A third wa entirely willing to go lo a "for-inge" land, and if deaired, to go "ammedi-ately." I sometime think that tha missionary worker could do a twofold good by employiag thia class; tbey would thua relieve tbefeome community to soma extent, and at th earn time do the' heathea aome good, tor thee men ar good-hearted aad of Christian characters, A maa ia net to be condemned for hi ignorance, nor is hit Christianity diacoanted thereby, bat wo do not, want to pat a prensintn oh igeeraaee in the church any more than wo do ia basin est or In tbe educational work." Farnsas Trvasottwre- Walt Whitman began a a compositor. David R. Look (Ptroleum V.Natby) wat at on tim a types iter.

Joaquin Miller aaya that bo got bis first idea of writing while setting type la Call fornia at tlitecu year of age. Bret Harte began setting type at Eareka, and afterward pursued tne tame Dual-na ia San Francisco. Samuel L. Clemen (Mark Twain) got hia start by setting type, and thinks that the time spent at it baa proved of great advaat- age to him. One of th latt men yon would auppoee to bav been in a way educated at the case ia William D.

Ilewell. aad yet he bad very lilti formal Instruction. William Lloyd Garrison wat a compositor, and a very good one. When at tbe ease be wtt fond of writing poetry. Jol Chandler Harria wat a printer.

He waa tint employed oa a small paper published a Georgia plantation, and eoold look from hi tripod out upon a field where rabbits were fond ot playing. Farming an a Laad OIBea Heal. A farmer ia Monterey County. California. ia preparing to bow 16,000 acre with train thit winter.

He it to ea eixty-olgBt lgbt bora plow. I MATTERS MUSICAL SOME IXTEBXITIXO OOSSIP A boat th Local rrsdaesrs at Harm any aad Discord Th Musical Events al th Week. Mr. Clarence Forsythe is In Ptnttgart, Germany, hard at work upon hia musical stifdte. Protesor New land furnished some ebole mnslo at tbe Blind Asylum chapel exercises oa Tbanks- Vr.

and Mrs. S. L. Morrison. Ulsa Winnifred Willard and Mr.

Lete Willard have formed a quartet 1 Tbe music at the different Chnrche 00 Thanksgiving wesof a hisb order, and proved aa Interesting feature of the service. Mrs. Alice Therer wbn sung at the concert at Hall Place Church oa Wednesday evening waa the red peat 01 a hearty encore. Mrs. Grace Levering ia slnaing In two churches In Denver beside having charv ot tbe ocal tousie In tbe Colorado Plat University.

1 Mm. Fannie BioomQeld 1 (tudyint of her old teacher, Lecnetixky, tn Vienna, fcbo will return to thia eountrv somatiaae in January, Miss Genevieve Parker, of Ehelbvvlle, who ia attending the tilrls' Classical School In thia city, pofeses extraordinary talent as a violinist, and la perfecting herself tn that department of music. The marriage of Mr. Perry I oral 1. tbe talented cornet plarer, and Mi's Emma Wocher.

on of tbe lead ins voca.lus of lb Lyra hVteiety, will occur Tuesday, liecember 4, at tb horn of lb bride. 1 1 Tb friends of Adolph Pnlgrafl. the well-known les'lerot the City Band, will be glad lo know that he la reenvertaf from the in Juno received a short tim suice oy Miag run orer oy aa express wsgon. Mis Msy Miller, pianist; Mr. Perry Ingalls.

rometist: Mls Alma White, Tlollni-t, and Ur. W. D. Allison, vocaiint, furnished the musical part of the program tor the entertainment given gy the Y. M.

A. on Thanksgiving. i MtssMerker'a account of th Wagner festival at Beyrouth attracted a cultured audience to Plymouth Churrh on Weditenlsy evening. Too lady's remarks were both Interesting; and instructive, and were listened to with elose attention. is Lou Crawlord, or Greenfield, wbo ass sie.l Mrs.

OTld Builer lu receiTing on Wednesday afternoon. Is a young lady pos'ased ol musical taste and has a pleasing mezzo-soprano voice. 1 A banjo quartet composed of Miss Anna Constant. Miss Florence Miller. Mr.

Maurice Butler and Mr. Herbert Collins will prove a great acquisition to the musical entertainment thia aeason ahould the performers favor audiences by appearing. Pretty Bess! Cleveland, who ia her with Jar-bean, has several lriends in tbe city wbo are vie-log with each other to make the little lady's stay a pleasant one socially. The singing of Mia Cleveland shows constant Improvement and an ha a bright future. 1 MM I.

Lofler, the leading soprano of Fletcher Place Church, wa married on Tunday to Mr. Robert Kistner. The weddinc waa attended br a larce number of musician-, wborecocnize in ibe bride a lady wbo 1 possessed of a beautiful voice and musical last of no mean order. The Camilla Urso Coucert at Tomiinson Hall last evening attracted a large audience. Th famous violinist baa lost non of ber former skill and brilliancy in handling th bow, and rare the greatest satisfaction by ber artii-tto performance.

Her support may be commended for being conscientious ia tbolr endeavor to pleas. Mis Grac Paul, a brltht yonng girl from Indianapolis, who i atteadlnc tb lPauw Mnlc ecbool. ia working on alrio in minor, by Mendelsohn, for the plsno fori, and la preparing to give a recital next term. Mlaa Bun err, another yonne ladv from this city. Is arranging a Mozart recital of which she will have full charg.

i The Republloan GV- Club, of Columbus, which wa beard here during the recent campaign, will receive official recognition at tbe Inaugural ceremonies at Washington. Eighty prominent young men of Columbus constitute ibe organization. Tbe club ia twenty year old, and haa taken part in the campaigns oi la72, '7ii, 'SO. 'M and 'So. i Th Cincinnati Enquirer apeaka in the following complimentary termaof Misa Lottie Adam, th voealiat of thia city, whole studying al tbe Cincinnati College of Music: "At the noon students' recital yesterday, iu th Oleon.

Mis Lottie Adam, an Indtanapolia girl, aurpriaed tbe faculty with an extraordinarily promising voice. she ta a pu inji or leoia vigna. Ml Horttni Pierse. a estern elrL who ws hear with rurach-Madt at the Omaha Musical Festival, not contented with ber progress In this country wat abroad two year ago for Instruction under th beat She haa Just met with remarkable success as a prima donna soprano in Loudon, and will doubtless com back to bar native land for a series of concerts. The musical portion of tbe Elks entertainment will consist of a minstrel first part by Messrs.

Pink Hall. Cbaa. Foster. John H. Martin, kon-rt Johnson, Go Schmidt, W.

Lowry, ban Davl end f. L. Bsliou. Mr. Joseph Fanning will act asloterlocuter.

There will also be a banjo song and daur. music by a select quartette, aud -avers! numbers by tbe Indianapolis Zither Club. Mia Madge Wickham, tbe violinist, who Is borne for short rest, in the southern part of tbe ate. haa brought from her European trip ssver-1 aubtanlial souvenir from royal personage. Tbe Prince and Prince of Wale gave ber a brooch in tbe shape of a violin act in ruble and diamonds, and the late Emperor Frederick oi Germany recognized her ability by preventing ber with a broocn set with diamonds with his portrait st the bsck.

It often requires the production of some work by amateurs, to bring out talent that other wis would remain dormant and never come to the front In tne rehearsals of th -Chimes of Nor-maudy" It has proven the ease. Miss Ella KrelL. hitherto unheard of in musical circle. av by a coterie of intimate friend, haa developed a contralto voice of an astonishingly pur an deep quality, while Mia Daury While, who will take in role ot "Gertrude shows a clever aptitude for actio that la attracting considerable attention. Tb Indianapolis Isramatio and Musical Asso ciation, the dramatic portion of which was or-gan'trd on Wednesday evening, ha (elected the following oiucers: president.

Or. E. Wright; Vic President. Mr. J.

T. Brush: Secratarv. Mr. John Helnrtcba; Treasaerer, Mr. George A.

Dickson; Committee. T. V. D. Richards.

J. T. Brush and Dr. E. Writht.

At the meeting called for Moodsv eveninr the mu- steal section will be formed. It Is the Intention yot tha association to give dramatic and musical performance tbtough th winter. On ot th best choirs tn tbe State i that of Center Church, Crawfordsvllle. It i competed of Miss Msry Thompson, soprano; Mrs. Josie Thomas, contralto; Mr.

A. A. McCain, tenor; Vir. George F. Hughes, baritone, and Mr.

Kos Anderson, organist. While tbe choir give Special attention to sacie 1 music, it 1 also auite aa aue. ceesful in the rendition of other selections. Tb members have frequently appeared In publio entertainments, and early ia December they Intend giving a concert In Greeacastle. Tbe program will be made up ot both sacred end secular selec tions, and will be rendered In Locust-street Church, which has recently been furnished with an excellent pipe organ.

Balow is subjoined tbe prorram rendered at the last meeting of the Ladles' Matinee Musical: nano et petit Rubenatefn Mead am Kiaer and Lilly and Mia Dietrich and Forter. Th Pining Flower Miss Sadl Walker. Duo Rondo Misses Constant and Porter. Song "Entreaty" i llson O. Smith Miss ween In.

Piano Solo Pre! ad la A MollBch Miss Ruby liurbea. Dong la separation -Rossini Misa Base. Duo Final Theo. Lock Misses nilller and Uiuur. song.

Mrs, epedea. Duet JoeetFv Miss Constant and Mr. BanckeL Solo and Chorus "At the Cloister Cat" Orlg Mr. Walker and cborua. Mrs.

Matti MoCorkle. wbo haa proven herself most successful as an instructress In entertainments, gave one of ber Interesting exhibi'ioos on rreouesusy evening at rfaniln'e Han. The first part of the program waa of a miscellaneous nature, tbe musical portion ot which consisted of an overture by tb orchestra: Son. "Rock-a-bye-Baby," by little birdie Kozier: Pong "Behind the Parlor Door." Master Charlie Paul. loon; vocal duet.

baril and Bennt 'l II ti t. BnU Xfl I 11 i 1 with Cart W. Camerou violinist and Lena Mc. Cockie pianist, aad a song. "All Yeeterday I waa (pinning tne uream," by Mi CoraWiahard.

Th greater portion of partaseoad of th prestram waa given to tne prouueuon of tn cantata, wim tn following case Chief Cook J. H. MeCorkla Assistants, i Messrs. Curtis, Conk. Mrs.

Clark and Mia Caylnr. Klng Mr. Louis Akar Queen. Emma Church Klng.Msn of Honor. JVV' Quean 'a Ladle ot HonosJO1' Crol Maid Mia Laura MoCorkl xing a oumsr Hi.

etewan It mav said that th entertainment twnl off in a moat creditable manner lo all concerned and receivea considerable applause. Ta concert at Uail Place Church oa Wednesday veoine passed off In a moat olaaaine man. ner. Mr. Frank Ballou gave four piano solos.

"4 i rand March de bv Wollenbauou "Raool lection ot Home." by Mlil. and also ptayd in uottachaik duet. "Kadlenss." with Mis Ells Bills. Mr. Alice Thayw contributed a aeilghuui vocal selection.

Miss NsUi Van Bergen displayed a pleasing contralto voice la a song by Kocb eallrd "Tb Wluwrsd Rose," aad Mastar Willie It. Wllklaoa gave a redtalioa. Two talented children, Oracle Ate and bar euuer ixtia. wer Mara in a piano aolo, a vocal solo. and a piano and violin duet.

Mia Labors hn y-der was to have sung, but failed to appear. Mr. Frank Hemstreet waa prevented from being prevent by Mines. Tbe violin and piano dual to have been played by- Professor Zumofa and Jacob was omltied owing to the abenc of tbe latter gen lie maa. a either solo bv Miss Pertha Mania received an encore.

Ay request. Misa fiUla fura asasaa a pisas mna. Mp I i Siberian Exilee. Kow and then two or three daring or desperate convicts attempt to escape wjth a hurrah that is, by a bold dash thrones, the soldiers. Tbey are instantly fired upon, and one or more of them is usually brought to tbe -ground.

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