15 AUGUST 1896, page 16

The Grievances Of The Western States. [to The Editor Of

THE " SPECTATOR-1 Sin,—Your notices of American political affairs, while inter- esting and sympathetic, still betray a lack of knowledge of the actual conditions of the West,......

Letters To The Editor

• THE C01'LhiIICATION OF THE SENTENCES. LT0 VIZ EDITOR or Inc " BFECT•TOR."1 Sin,—Allow me to express my deep sense of the value of your article under this head in the Spectator......

The Meaning Of The Word "imitation" In Poetry.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPTCTATOR."1 [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPTCTATOR."1 SIR,—The use of the word "imitation" in connection with poetry may be, as your reviewer thinks, "......

American Millionaires.

[To TEIE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, — There are probably very few among us—men or women—who do not sometimes wish they were a little richer. With the wiser ones the wish......