14 OCTOBER 1899, page 8

Unlucky Men.

M R. HERMANN VEZIN, the well-known actor, publishes a letter in this week's Era which revives two rather worn but still interesting subjects of speculation. One is whether there......

The Value Of Public Libraries.

/THE public-spirited action of Mrs. Rylands in present- ing the city of Manchester with a Public Library of exceptional interest and value is an event of national interest.......

The Newest Prussian Trial.

• T HE trial of young officers for gambling which for some days past has been amusing or shocking Berlin is of some, it may be of great, political importance. It shows that the......