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TWLEVE PAGES FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1S'.?D. NO CLEMENCY FOR CRIME. It seems to bo taken for granted that clemency In our criminal Jurisprudence and administration is wise and proper, and that It should be exercise.1 ad libitum (or with the rarest exceptions) by the executive power of the Com? monwealth. At any rate, thai Is the view our constitution takes of Nie subject, and it is very fully carried out in practice.?Insomuch that, whether regarded as a duty or n privilege of the Governor, his time Is largely engrossed in hearing appeals, rending petitions, examining pleas and evidence, and con? sidering the law, &c., In behalf of the pardon, or commutation of sentence, of this, that, or the other criminal; and still they come, and still tho crowd of applicants grows, nnd .still is the bur? den on the shoulders of the Governor increased; and he has to cry for relief or help, and a Board of Pardons or Clemency is proposed. Better first consider whether Justice should be thwarted by clemency in dealing with crime and criminals, or, not. Ih not this provision for executive clemency tin additional induci mcnt to the violation of law? There is one ex ample In our own experience, full of ob? ject-lessons, that should tench us how the best of Inws may be practically rendered null and void by placing the power somewhere to mitigate or re move their nenalties. The an: i-duolling lcw, with Its political disabilities, was practically perfect, but for the p iwer vested in the General Assembly to re? move those disabilities. The power to do anything naturally compels, per? suades, or lends to the exercise of ii. and the thing Is done. In fact, the removal of disabilities added another grace to the attractions of due-Hint;, through the greater notoriety it gave the parties, and Hie sense that they had lnd their names inscribed In the ar? chives of the State us those of citizens too able to be excluded from public Service. If an alleged criminal has been im? properly convicted, or too heavily pun? ished, or is In anywise unjustly dealt vvilh In the amount of his fine, or term of imprisonment, or graver penalty, to relieve hJm Is not clemency, but sheer justice, nnd, of course, the power to afford relief in such cases should be lodged somewhere, if it is not nkeady placed, under the writ of habeas corpus, In our courts of Justice; nnd if, under this existing authority In the courts to repair their own Injustice, wrongs and errors, there be anything lacking, speedy legislation should supply u. Burely it is not for the executive de? partment to invade the judiciary de? partment, either to defeat Justice, nega? tive the law. or to correct judicial mis? takes. If any "clemency- be allowed, It should be placed |n the hands of the courts, and administered fairly to all according to law and not made Ihe sub? ject of caprice. Unless the constitution be amended, fwe cannot see In what way a Board of Clemency can relieve him. It may, on tho contrary, add to his burdens' by the necessity ho will be under to ex? amine and consider the further papers they will submit in every case, if there be any relief to be found in sucli ni anco to the Governor, it should come from the Judiciary, without increasing tho number of officers and the expenses of the State. In a government* like ours, there Is no room for clemency, and no man Should bo invested with any power of eleraency. Jt is a royal prerogative, that should not be known here, unless where the letter of the law works In? justice; and then the judiciary should avoid it. The more criminals pardoned, tho more sentences commuted, or miti? gated, the more crimes and criminals there will Inevitably be. Our own criminal records provo this. Crime can only be met successfully by Justice; and If Justice be subordinated to mercy in another department, crime has an advantage over Justice that must ap? pear In its rampancy. The Injustice of crime receives thus more mercy than It deserves In strict Justice; and In any case, the Judiciary alone should correct the errors of the courts, or mitigate tho letter of the law. THE SAME G. O. P.: "GRAB OFFICIAL POWER." Tho editor of the Harrisonburg Spirit of the' Valley Is a gentleman of rare courage (because it is moral and phy? sical) of rare integrity (because he car? ries his honesty and honor into politics, as well as all his business and private life), and of an intellectual ability and equipment -which ho devoted with sin? gular zeal to truth and his country. Hut, unfortunately, he narrows himself, his paper and their sphere to what is Immediately around him. instead of ex? tending the application of his qualities and quallflentlons to a broader and more liberal work; and, therefore, though perfectly reliable In the field to which he confines his personal labor and Inspection, outside of that he Is easily Imposed on by that "enchant? ment" which "distance lends to the view." From all this it results that while tho Spirit of tlie Valley gives its readers the cold and unadulterated truth about the Republican party of Ttockingham county, it gives them fancy pictures of State and National Republicanism? not perceiving that the whole party has "fallen from Its tlrst estate," and that the degeneracy ho sees so distinctly In Harrisonburg and Rocklngham county pervades that "ab uno disco omnes" (from one specimen, judge of all tho rest); and that the picture it draws so faithfully of what is before its eyes, has only to be expanded and enlarged to be equally true of the entire Hanna Algcr combination. Our esteemed Harrisonburg contem? porary has found what we say corrobo? rated by the fact that the black sheep and their doings in the Republican fold of Rocklngham have generally found more favor In the sight of the powers that be at Washington, and that con? trol the party In Virginia, than the white sheep and their doinns. Like unto like; a fellow feeling makes us won? drous kind; birds of a feather tlock to? gether; and much similar erudition ex? plains clearly enough why the degen? erate Republicans of Rocklngham are Hanna's lambs. The Spirit Of the Valley sees what a thing the Republican party has become; but II Still fondly believes that the he? roic and traditional party continues to exist elsewhere. But consider Hanpa, Alfter, Quay, Addickfl & Co. Arcadians nil! The way in which tho Washington Tost still applauds the Alger-llanna Eagail-AlcKinlcy treatment of the army that liberated Cuba, and maligns those who exposed and condemned that in? famous treatment, would bo strong cir? cumstantial evidence that it was an in? terested party to the Army beef con? tracts; but we know the Post is con? cerned only In veal, which was not sup? plied to the army in any form,?golden calf cutlets being reserved for the bomb-proofs and exempts at Washing i ton. Besides, the Post In pretty much on neci ns Hans Dcufeldoffcr was on lam burger cheese. The people of all the county complained that It smelted bad? ly; that even the buzzards bad qull the region; and that he should not keep it in his store; but bury it. "Vah. dots right," said Hans; "hut I nlnl sell In' him for Klone; what schmoll got to do mit him? He not for schnu ll; he for t at!" If the Richmond Times would cease awhile making dogmatic assertions, or citing facts tlint prove only themselves, and thereby begging the question (peti tlo princlpll), and give its readers a lit? tle rational argument, It might so well plcaso "the groundlings," nor have so easy a task, but it would at leas; grat? ify the judicious, if It failed to con? vince them. Everybody Is willing to grant all the facts and figures it cites, and to even agree that that proves prosperity for some folk's, if at every? body else's expense; but no Just, im? partial, or well-informed man will agree thai so partial a prosperity is the "general welfare" meant in the pream? ble of the 1.'. S. Constitution, or the prosperity of tho people. The power aimed by courts and judges in matters of contempt and in? junction, is worse and more unwarrant? ed than lynching by the people in cer? tain foul and infamous crimes. With less reason and no law, the Judges claim an "inherent power" to take n case Into their own hands (not the law of the rase) in a matter of no moment to any? body but themselves personally, nn<1 line nnd impri?on good citizens, where? as, in lynehinc, the people merely take the low ir.to their own hands against a miscreant whom the laws adjudge to death. Both are great evils,- lynch law, and the unauthorized and Illegal power exercised by courts and Judges in mat? ters of so-called "contempt of court," and government l>y Injunction. No tanned beef has yet been consid? ered In this beef Inquest, we believe. As the "keeping'; of the beef has Fcomed to bo (lie main point In dis? pute, suppose Secretary Alger make or hide a lanyard, construct the necessary vats, und steep fresh beef in the usual oak-bark-pickle, for various periods, so as to discover how long It takes to tan beef that will stand a torrid cli? mate. Tanned beef may not bo fresh, or sweet, or toothsome: but then it might not be so repulsive as embalmed or canned beef, and would surely keep better. Oh, yes; try tanning-, by all means. ' The only sensible thing this adminis? tration has 'done for a long time is to send that $3,000,000 for the Cuban Army to Cuba, in spite of the cry for "more-" A bird in hand Is worth two in the bush. Just the same In Cuba as else? where. The army?or any other army? will naturally disband, with that much money to spend. But whether the dis? banding will be better than their pres? ent organization, Is another question They will then be under neither Cuban nor American command; and disbanded soldiers nre usually a turbulent and tumultous set,?as witness our own troops, black or white. "Republican allies who masquerade as Democrats hetween campaigns," and are not wanted by the Democratic par? ty, says Mr. W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska, to Mr. Perry Belmont, of Vow York. It is n wise saying, nnd worthy of till acceptation. It Is true that Jesus sat nt table with Judas, but the ease of Judas was not given as a precedent; but only as a warning. AVe are quite happy to agree with the Washington Tost that Mr. McKinley needs rest,?and for our part we would be content for him to retire perma? nently, at once, with his guardian-an? gel, llanna. In any case, the people will give him his discharge in Novem? ber of next year, to take effect March 1th, 1901. May llanna and joy go with him 1 It is easy enough to found a party; any little squad may do it. as witness billy bynum's Indianapolis "party in a pa Hot ;" but It is sometimes difficult to find a party, as also witness billy by? num's little party, which cannot be found since he dropped it Bomcwhere nnd went to llanna to keep from starv? ing. The self-constituted legislative assem? bly of Cuba, consisting of Qencrals and Colonels self-elected to that body, have even bad the cheek to "depose." or cashier. General Oomez, for insubordi? nation. As he is Commander-in-chief of all of them, he should order them to disband, or a'djourn sine die, or have them put Under arrest. A Duluth man has sued his wife for divorce on the ground that she failed to Inform him before marriage that she had a glass eye. In his specifica? tions he alleges that she Is careless with her glass eyes and subjects him hardship and expense in keeping her supplied with new ones. Several Street cars wore held up by robbers in St. Louis one night not long I since. This lends us to remark that Norfolk, with Its metropolitan features, is preferable to any quiet country town o{ which we have knowledge, St. IiO'.iIs not excepted. An Ohio paper boasts of a barber in Cincinnati who won a gold medal for shaving a n-,an in -fifty seconds. The sequel to the story may be read in a statement from Trinity Hospital that he will hardly get out again before hot weather sets In. Accurate measurements and other tests have demonstrated that certain decisions of the Norf.dk Board of Health have not caused any apprecia? ble difference In the ebb and How of the tides of tills section. A person must now live in Dakota a ' year before ho or she can sue tor a di? vorce.?Iowa State Register. This being true, esteemed contempo? rary, what excuse Is there for living in Dakota at all? After this, army officers who get mad will find in the fate of Commissary General Kagan a standing admonition to wait for a war, and take it out on the enemy. i The grip was once called the Influen? za. In this year It Is called several things that would not make appropri? ate Sunday school mottoes. The newspapers engaged in renoml natlng President McKinley are demon? strating their ability to be on time when the procession starts. Gen. Jim Walker Is having a little war on his own account in the South? west. However, he received two bul? lets to one he gave Hamilton. Hamil? tons nre unlucky in duels. About that army beef; some folks can't understand the objections to It nt all. There are birds, beasts and men who like their meat that way? "high"?you know. At none of the State dinners given by Secretary of War Alger, has any guests, the President not excepted, found a resignation under his plate. Perhaps beef saturated In liquid air might do to send to our soldiers In Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. Is there any need of vaccination, after eating a ration of commissary beef? Italy Is mad again. Cause why? She found the "Open Door" in China swung the wrong way. Tlie fellow who goes out looking for trouble rarely misses finding it. The inventor of "Angel Food" Is dead. YYc ?xpecltd LU VIRGINIAN-PILOT'S . (Copyrighted, 1899.) DIRECTED BY' PROF. SEYiMOUR EATON. SUBJECTS OF STUDY IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WILL BE PUBLISHED. EVERY SUNDAY? History?Popular Studies In European History. EVERY TUESDAY? Geography?The World's Great Commercial Products. EVERY WEDNESDAY? .. ? Governments ot the World ot To-day. EVERY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY? Literatur??Topular Studies In Literature. EVERY SATURDAY? Art?The World's Greal Artists. The?c roiir<n will continue until June 110 Hi. Exiiminnllnna conti nplctl by mail, n III br lipld at their close ni? a bants) for Hie granting of CertlOanles. POPULAR STUDIES IN LITERATURE. IV.?SPENSER: THE ELIZA? BETHAN AGE, (Concluded.) BY JOHN MILLAR, M. A. (Deputy Minister of Education, Ontario, Canada.) Knrij l.ll>. LJtlle Is known of the childhood of Edmund Spenser, the. "Prime of foots." His father was related to that family of Spensers from1 which the vic? tor of Blenheim was d tsemded. East Smtthfleld In London 's pointed out as the birthplace of tho poet and the year 1552 is mentioned as the date. Mr was educated at tho Merchant Tailors' school, from whi. h. with some recog? nized ability for v.-rse. he was admitted at lue age of lit as a sizar at Pembroke college, Cambridge.?Uovcrty xiui?m henlth marked his university career, and had It not been for the generosity of a friend, of education tho "psure seht Her" would ha.ro been unable to finish his course. 11.? took his R. A. ir 1.17.1 and his M. ?. in 1576. if tradi? tion speak:- correctly, h>> planted the mulberry treo which still survives in the garden id- his college. A frlen Iship formed nt college with Gabriel Harvey of Trinity hall had e ns:.', rable Influ? ence upon tho poet's fortunes. I .n leav? ing Cambridge he went to the north of England and amid obscure poverty spent some years as a tutor. He had. no *loubt, long been wooing tie- muses sihle that the patronage of Leicester and Essex may have caused the great stKtesman to look with distaste on the tfew poet. As a dependant on Leicester and a suitor for court favor Spenser Is supposed to have experienced many rrverses. In "Mother Hubbnrd's Tale," which belongs to this period. Spenser gives us his mind of the difficulties of the SUltbr at court.lie knew the craving for advancement, the envy of others by which many were distinguished, and the unworthy menus by which they sought to gain advancement. Sometimes in gentle satire or even humor he con? demns the vices of the :irro. At other times he uses great seriousness. Im; in all Instances there may he recog? nized the deep moral and religious mo? tive by Which lie was continually ac? tuated. The uncertainty of court favor t\ns brought home to Spenser, it Is said that Queen Elisabeth on being pre? sented with his poems whs so greatly nffeotca that she commanded Lord Burleigh to give the author a hundred pounds. To tltis the treasurer demur? red. "Then," said the queen, "give hint what is reflBon." Tho matter was for? gotten or Intentionally neglected, nnd some time passed without Spenser re? ceiving anything. At length Spenser complained of her orders not being car? ried out. and Kl'za'vih demanded lha( h't commands should r.ot be overlook? ed by her minister. A RESIDENT IN IRELAND. After 1GS0 the greater part of Spen? ser's life was s:>cnt in Ireland. As secretary for the lord-lleutenanl he had ill' duty of writing much in d? felis? of I 1 \ EDMUND Si . . by tho classic banks of Cam, but now tho time had come when his genius wo* to shine out in richer lustre. It was during this time th.it hr- met that per? sonality whose attractiveness dominat? ed his poetic genius. Rosalind, who cannot be dissolved as a myth, made a plaything of his heart, and w'e.ra tlr?-t of_her snort cast it aside. Though site little knew the worth Of the Jer.el she had thrown away, her Influence) re? mained. Love gave an impulse to his powers and a. color to his thoughts which may he seen in the most beauti? ful and characteristic creations of his Imaginative genius. The scorn of the fair "Rosalind" drove him again south? ward. "The sad mechanic cx?rci5e" of verse was balm to the wounded poet, and bis friend told him that life was loo serious a thing to b.^ spent in vs.in re? gret for the ohje t of his unreciprocated affection. Indeed, more than advice was Riven, for, it seems, Iiis friend introduc? ed him to Sir Philip Sidney and thus opeired to him?an Important matter in those days?the avenue along which preferment eventually came. "SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR." Tn 15S0 the poet was in love again, and writes to Harvey of "another little Rosalind." who. however, soon disap? pears. About the same time his first Important venture, the "Shepherd's Calendar."- Is given to tlie world. The greater part of the poem was written while a tutor in the north. It consists of twelve parts, and while in the form of a pastoral, it is such only in an al? legorical sense. The shepherds are the pa3tors of the church and their sheep nre the people committed to their care. It is evident the poem was founded on the ir.r,<i( i of Virgil and Theocritus. One of the pastors was Intended for the archbishop of Canterbury and another for the bishop of London. The tone of the poem is puritan, but not of an ex? treme kind, rty this Introduction the author was recognized among the first pi , of the day. It was different from what the age had hitherto known. It was always a favorite with Spenser, who desired to be known by the name of Colin Clout, as a later poem of his specially testifies; "MOTHER HUBBARD'S TALES." It, is said that some allusions 111 the "Shepherd's Calendar" to Archbishop Grlndal and to Bishop Aylmer gave ot Xcnse to Lord Burlulgh. It is quite pos tho policy of tho government. His s r vices were rewarded In 15SC by a Kraut from Elizabeth of "M'? ucrea In the county of Cork. This la ml formcil th< estato of Kllcolmnn and was part of the forfeited lands of the. rebel Des? monds. This generosity is ascribed to the good Offices of tir.^y and Leicester, but it is probable the cool and cautious Burleigh was anxious to thin tho ranks of his magnificent rival by consigning to nu honorable exile an adherent of (Leicester! Smitten in 1566 with a great sriM" on account of the bloody death of Sidney, the poet hurried across to his estate, which lie was compelled to cul? tivate in terms of the grant. The cas? tle of Kllcolman stood by a beautiful lake in the midst of an extensive plain surrounded with mountain ranges. Denrly he loved the wooded banks of the crntle Mulln. which ran by his home, and doubtless by Its waters many a sweet line of Iiis great poem was composed. He was visited here by Ra? leigh, who seems to have quarreled with Essex and to have been "chased fr*m court" by the hat-beaded favorite of royalty. With the warm friend, who now took the place of Sidney, he crossed the sea. and the first three books of the "Faerie Queene" were published. The voyage is poetically described in the pastoral of "Colin Clout's Come Home' Again." where Raleigh figures .'is the "Shepherd of the Ocean." Ho received i for his success as a poet a pension of fifty Dounds from Elizabeth and re? turned to Ireland to .till Iiis beautiful barren acres and "pipe his oaten quill." As sheriff of Cork, to which office he was subsequently appointed, be came much into collision with the Irish peo? ple, whom it was the policy to keep down with nn iron hand- Indeed, in the process of governing the unhappy country during the P.00 years that have since elapsed history lias often repeated Itself. Ireland lias had Its own share of the policy of "thorough" and "coer? cion." ami the peasantry lias had much to endure as a result of unjust laws and traitorous agitators. The chief events of the rosj of Spen? ser's life were his marriage and the publication of the second three books of the "Faerie Queene" and a series of eighty-eight sonnets. The lady whom he wedded was Elizabeth Boyle, and it was in honor of the marriago that he 1 wrc'-e his great "Eplthalamlon," one of the finest of hla poetical creations. Af? ter his return from England, so lau? reled and rejoicing, he had to all ap? pearances a long vista of happy years, bright with the love of a tender wife and blooming children, stretched out before hist. In those days life was per ilous In Ireland. Scarcely was ho set? tled In his hotte when a rebellion arose. Hordes of "long-coated peasants" gath. ercd around Kileolman. The poet and his wife escaped with difficulty. It is seid n new-barn child, having been left behind, perished in the Hames when the rebels sacked the castle. Three months later Spenser breathed his last at West? minster, at the early age of 47. Ills is ' a common tale of life?bright hopes? a crushing blow?a broken heart?an early death. "THE FAERIE QUEENE." In Spenser's letter to Halelgh he speaks of his masterpiece as "a con? tinued allegory of dark conceit." The "Faerie Queene," by whom the knight? ly were sent forth, indicated Glory in general, but more particularly "the most excellent and glorious person of Queen Elizabeth." Twelve virtues are represented by twelve knights, who were sent forth from the court of the Glorious Queen of Fairyland. Each of the six finished books 1b divided Into twelve cantos. They give the legends of Holiness, Temperance, Chastity, Friendship, Justice and Courtesy. The ordinary reader need not feel that he should grasp the whole allegory. The high moral and religious aim of the writer will not be missed. There Is no doubt many of the leading personages of Spen.ser's time are represented. Eliz? abeth, Mary "Queen of Sont?, Leicester, etc., are represented by Glorlana, Duessa, Prince Arthur, etc. The object of tiie poet was, following the example of Homer, Virgil, Ar los to and Tasso; to write a book, colored with historical fiction, which should "fashion a gentle? man or noble person in virtuous nnd gentle disposition." Of the twelve books planned we have only elx. Tho si\ form a descending scale of merit. Tlie llrst two have the fresh bloom of genius upon them. The third contains me exquisite pictures of womanhood; out in the last three the divine lire Is seen only In fitful .and uncertain flashes. In attempting to sngg, st for the reader specimens of Spenser's poetry the task i.: embarrassing, on account of the i..any f:.miliar passages eo dear to stu* deniH of literature. Perhaps a llrst ac? quaintance might be made by reading Hum the "Faerie Qucene'l such pas rages as Ilit*I relating to the Red Cross Knight and Una, at the beginning of Hook !.; or that of Bolphoebo, Hook 11. VERSIFICATION, STYLE AND RANK. Spenser wrote the "Faerie Queene," nfter haviirr bis head full of the ro inautlc poets of Italy. The melody of their heroic meter?the ottava riina? had fallen on his ear. Tb this meter he lidded u grat.f Iiis own. the ninth line an Alexandrine?to close the ca? dence. The stanza in which the great poem Is written, and which bears the pw t'? name, has been compared to the HWelllng wave of a summer sea. which sweeps on until It breaks upon the pebbly shore in long and measured flow. The power of the grand Spenserian stanza has been proved by Thomson, Campbell and Byron. Spenser was the Hist poet who might challenge comparison with Chaucer. The "new poet" became the recognized title of the author of the "Faerie Qu.ene." Ills power of invention was extraordinary. All the past was d'.s ptayed to .view with its Imagery, Illu? sion and glory. The passion of conflict, the grossness of sin and the tarnish of sordid motives were superseded by what was graceful, noble and true. Next lo Haute among the Italians, next to Homer and Virgil among the an i lents, Spenser must be ranked, nnd .surpnssed only by Shakespeare nnd per hnps Milton In English literature. Of all mir poets he Is most truly sensuous, hut of so ( hast,-- and ardent a nature Hint in his paintings sentiment, passion or material loveliness becomes something higher than is generally seen on earth. By his Ideal method of treatment he gronlly Influenced the stlye and lan guagc of Inti r poets, He had mnny Iml t a tors among third-rate poets. The musters of stylo hove studied his pro? ductions. Milton called him "our sage" nnd Dryden claimed him fnr ,i master. \Vord??\vbrth and Shcltcv show traces of his Influence and the originality of his ? lus, .'is well as the high moral tone ,.r h's sentiments, has become a stand? ing protest pgalnsl what Is low, pedan? tic and commonplace. STUDENTS' NOTES AND QUES? TIONS. 1. Spenser Is no! a poet whose works nre round In every bookseller's cata? logue. It requires some appreciation of culture or desire for culture to Induce one to attempt to read him at all. As <: cd Ii i'kiiis In ''The Guardian An? gl" says: "He's hard." And yet no pool not even Shakespeare?has from firsr.t to last, "from the very moment ot the appearance of his first masterpiece down io ihe. present," held so firmly his position as one of the great poets of the world. The standard edition Of Spenser's works Is that edited by Dr. Morris (with an Introductory memoir by J. W. Hales, M. A.), published by Macmillan & Co. (Globo edition, $1.75). Crowell publishes an "As-tor edition at RO cents and .a "Students' " edition at ?! Appletons also publish nn edition, with indes, glossary, etc., at $1. 2. Very few professed students of literature read the whole of the '.'Faerie Queene." Honk 1. Is generally found to be a sufficient course of In? struction for an ordinary reader. To such as wish to keep i\ry the study of Spenser seriously, yet wish only to give to the study a limited time, wo can confidently recommend Kitohin's "Faerie Queen, Hooks l. and 11." (Ox? ford: The Clarendon Tress. 2s 6d each), 6r Perclval's "Tho Faerie Queen." Book 1. i New York: Macmillan Co.. 50 cents.) Those who prefer to study "The Shepherd's Calendar" Instead of "The Faerie Queene" will find Herford's edi? tion, published by the Macmlllans at 40 cents, suited to their purpose. These works all have good texts, full notes and am.de glossaries. :t. Spenser is familiarly called the "Poet or roots." A little work by this title, containing, the "love verse from the minor pi* is" of Spenser, has been put together ..y that enthusiastic Spen? serian scholar, Alexander B. Grosart. it forms part of the elegant "Eliza? bethan Library," a fine series of vol? umes made up Of selections from the works of Sidney, Ttnleigh, Bacon, Greeno, Spenser, Jonson and oL.er Elizabethans (Chicago: A. C. McC'lurg Co.! each 75 rents). QUESTIONS. 1. "Spenser was the earliest of our great modern writers in verse, as wns the earliest of our great modern writers in pi ose."--Dean Church. Who was our "first great modern writer in (Continued on Fifth Paga.)