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, 1879-02-01


nj ;he Building Committee Of tie Eity Council,
tic Select Committee Of tho County board, an1
tt.c Department Of Public Works OF the city, to
discuss illc differences in tile connections of the
ncw city nua county buildings, mud somo
changes In the plans, was held ycster-
tlay afternoon In ahc Councll-chnrntcr. There
vcrc prrsenk for the City Aid. Cook, Bal
lard, and Ryan, Commissioner Chcsbrougf,, and
Architect CIcaycla,ld, a,tl for The County Conn
m.soncrs Durliug, Wood. and Boese, an.l
Architect E0an.
sir. Clcayc1and exhibited plan showing The
Washing gtor.streot ccyat Ion Of the two buildings
aMd the style Of the arcl, With which 1t tc pro-
posed to connect tlein OIL the northern anl
southeru sides. It las been suggcstctf that
these arc!,os-whiel are quito ornamental md
lie ,nntcsial Of tho two bu'EiIngs-be
built Of pittsfort! {Vt.) blue marble. Another
drawing showed proposed cl,ango IN tic orig
inal plnn which reduced The hight ot tue out.
OF tile upper story Inside. third drawing
shows.d a corner Of ono OF tic buildings In pcr'
Commissioner Darl!n1 said that his Commit
10 what snyn1d bu done, uni, for tho PURPOSE Of
obtuIninE the sense Ut tic meeting, read the tol-
loving:
The Joint Committee Of the County board and
pisns anil tpccihcatton+ with the estimates tos
buIldin: the rntnnda ''ctwcea fhn County hn!lding
ana tht "u' beg M eayS y repoIt rs fot
tAnda is gooa one and will fully shs"cr thc pur-
pSss tes Th!sh H. i intended ,n. o,1nn,y nsHy to
.isaed. .isD ' and DO 10 aaurd casy mud p1oeer con.
nectlons between no hai!d!nvs. Therefore
IT, wsaa 3 NaSs ts T
and Patrick j. sexton they oeinE !he !oweet bid:
dcr*-tor erecting ths rcspecttra halves Of ss.d
, 1879-02-01
RELIGIOUS.
zaAn ttHhtn t.1x-S 1fu n.rf Mon

THE fEHFRGo'F Akkt'NtS'
Gospel tcsnrcsnnre WAS tlH subject trcatc! NJ
tn prutpyost mil Stct!,t,tA revival meeting Yes.
t,.r,,v nnnu ~ r,rxc,l Efnll. 'r1,, .xrrcIxr.
"' a.. ,,.,..,, ,,n,,.I.., 1,nv
were opcHea " s'l.'"s Luz MUM nes"S 1"5
Work" Capt Hlsllys lilo missionary MARINER
ofTcrrl nra,cr. "isrsrtlc the Pcrishng" was
.,,u,,. nnL tbr fo,lowtnv REQUESTS for PRAYER
1"Ss ~. .,..I.,. ,,.,,,, ,.,, ,,,. - ,r,.l,.
seaa: f"F eu''ss'a' ,"u"s NV" ""t W "u'M'
Tor tlic businessmen ~ tH's c'ts' M nSea III.
n,onov. atks proyerx for friends: for the revival
.,.'rl -, W.c,r,h m, ;, for n vouur man WIN
:" .'ias'"'n' 49,. i'' ~ Jos ". '" w."
nr fnr ''1 husbands. n thry hnylnr sunk iron,
HIGH kortal posIiluna tn ubaoiutc want;
~ - r,,,no l,d.. vim In. mi very h,nv In live:
, 1879-02-01

Leeds letter IN yesterdays Tnlnuxr |, oar.,.,-
Understood to bo continuation Of tic schcm. ~
rival Agency to damage thla Institution. n. =.
pication for an Injunction sgai,st gu, f,oo. ~,
ltatlnrs was and ts dallure. We ngo n,en,,.s u
defend ourselves and patr"ns In tho con.t, n
called npon, but decline further new.n,n1. ~ ~
froyersy with myths. TArrAx, Mch,ttor ) r..
, 1879-02-01

from Mrs t.nfnn. l,r,0 10 tho 1s.: Lyman
Lamb, stealing s31 from F. Brown whllo play
Ing poker, t10o to tho Criminal Court; ts,,
tntne. Frank Bates md F.. Brown, charged with
nlasing cartls for money, HiD flnn each: Frank
Morris, worthless fellow who'l.as been Eysten-
Attcailv stealing money from tho store If lls
brnthcr. t'eorge Morris, rf No. ~ Blue 1hlaml
avenue, $500 to tho Crin ia It Court.
, 1879-02-01

Vt10HNEFTfEVS N1NEVsssFNLJ VS. E6I1V
"NA7toSAL f1oAE ron D,sApttn rs,,".
soLpiERs, nArTos. O., ian. q. lH7p-Dr. r,.
ger, EhIeaqo: After taIr trial of thru. ,r,.,s. ~
In two caacs, sceningty Encutablc. am ria ,a..
that tho result has been all that ron could IT.
and al Tho most Bangnlnc conId homo "a, M y.
specifically. E.F Hrown. Hoscruor." b, mr..
gers ofrce. tsoo.ns 91-I3. Tatn,rr 1Iuute.
, 1879-02-01

shnw. Tint m epidemic, probably ak1n ,,.,,
era, nfsc, ruin lnr,,J aceonrS,I.Trsthw H. IT, e,o
nmi by tm roce..!pn Of 'ic Eanvc:, sbhs ~.
olr, Is now slowly cutting Lta way basu buf ml;ea
, 1879-02-01
THE CITY.


-
Gen. J. N. Osborn, Toledo, Is as the Pacific.
The lion. Samuel iiotRc, Detroit, is at the
fremont.
TIM lfon. ,1ohn j, Mitchell, st. Luuis, "a stop
,,,,, ~ ~, p,o,oc
Ill.,. r. N snuster, Al. ,1osenh. Mo-. Is rcr.
suuso y. ~, 1,.,~ nnuo'
1stefed NJ Lie i"Mcs'
The lion. Georec Douglas, Cedar Rapids, Is 4
suc.t az ,he fremont.
:, AZ, ~
Nal. W. H. Nash and Maj. "'J' Oawes' U.
8. a., arc at the Palmer.
Tia HIM. r. p. Concuunor. 1nlepeudcncc,
Ras, IA at The Sherman,
80. ~ u,...,,... ,v.....,ur I. .,,,,, |
auaEe D. y. "asht'"'"' "A'c'Io" ~ 70 eo''"e
a'e sues" Of the fremont :.
.,. - ~ ,~,,o.ts ~ H.. shorr,on.
"'o " '"e *".s1" ~ ~. N,'e' "'" x..
C. 8. Animc1, agent of tic Oates Opera CON-
pany, IL Registered at lie fremont
The Han, j, r. Joy, Detroit. of tho Michigan
e.antrnl Railroad. In At the Palmer. |
,,1",. r...., s,,.,..,,,,naa,, of ,,A
F.d' HecReF' tfehe'a' e"pel'''cnoens " .'o
Eel ftivoe Railroad. Is amoug tic guests OF Inc
Palmer
II, r,,,.. o,n.-.t rs.,o,, po.,cnoor
II. ". fuiel' "s1esa' nss.esn ~, .Anesnku'
Agent Of Lie new 1olR. ETC q "es1eru s'a'l-
road, Is guest OF tic Palmer
.'' So'sI.. r'. .'ta ,,t',1 - ~.,G,,r,or,s =.
AieAanuet 1oa"son' WIG 4.e'' ~ p'e""ols ,.n a.
No. ~ Carroll avenue. neceaeca WIS an 1r'sh'
man. o. years ot age, ann labofcf.
The Temperature Yesterday. rs observed BY
Manassse. opt{ctnu, 81 Madison stseot (Tn1BUNx
TnIifiInrH VIA. al n. M. ri Degrees: l0n. nn
a: 10 H.. M: n. H.. 81: s D. H., o.. Haro1ne-
ter At a. n'.. 1a9.69; r. M, 2o'o'.
Tha rtl;1stc,s for tic Insurance. eoEupaufcs
which lat bY tic recent burnng Of the Honure
Hinck have s.out cunin1ctcd tlcIr labore, and
vii he abio to rsnprt In detail to-day. THEY
cstfmn,a the tot.f ioss IA jtttIc less thin
in I'm. o
Oihcer 1. Mcsahon yestcfoaY 1ouna nnoef
sidewalk ut the eorner OF LOOMS "ita harrison
strects ne ootiy ot = small ihlan. "fappeu up
in black cloth ailtl several newspapers; Ihe
child had evidently been born a!lsc, bnt there ID
no Gle" to It's parentage'
Thu Biod1ctt 1nycst,rntlur Committee nc
cnntet an fnyitat.on 10 dine Ut the residence Of
tl,c HIM. ,Jn,n v, Io Moyno ]aat evening,
Ncnv who rnlir,i nn ti,c r.ntIencn conita,eirr
the Emnn,lttce 10 nav their rrsDcrta ware cnn.
sno,cntjv tien.i tbat picasure
'StNo"' , !, >.
man kuDnQ4EQ 10 ne, u. liz burton, OF
, 1879-02-01
lHO03SED.

DT. frlce's cream baking powder eminent rh.,.
lists lhdorss ~ being perfectly parc and whoe.om.
and use II In their own families.
, 1879-02-01

wev to the South sido to look up tho Clerk Of
the Cjrcuit Court.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-11
Court Martial Ordered.

General Sherman has ordered a general
court martial to conyere at Fort Vancou-
yer on the 18th inst. for the trial of Cap
tain Bendjre, lst cavalry, now stationed at
FCrt Walla Walla, The court will consist
Of Colonel Alfred Sully, Lieutenant Col.
Alexander Chambers, 2lst Infantry; Major
D. p. Hancock, Capt NJ. A. Cochran, Cap
tain j S. Conrad, "a infantry; Captains
G. b. Throckmorton and II. &. Hasbrouck
4th artillery; Captains Evan Miles, Patrick
Collins and G. NJ. Downey, 3lst infantry;
cap,ain S. G. Whipple LIST cavalry. Mai
+. c. Mason, 2lst infantry. is Judge adro-
cate of the court. The charges against
Captain Beudire are preferred by Lieut..
Col, Elmer Oils, 9TH cavalry, on account
of the alleged use OF some opprobions
epithets against him by the former, and
the trial will be watched with interest by
military men. Lieut.. Col Otis, Captain
Beuteen and Lieutenants Gresham and
Russell, 18th cavalry, stationed in Oak ota
Territory, have been ordered to report at
Vancouver as witnesses for the prosecute on
and some twenty witnesses have been sum
moned by the defense.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-11

LIME Lime has hitherto leen
brought up to Walla Walla and Lewis.
ton exclusively from San Juan Island.
Recent reports from Lewiston announce
the discovery of a large vein of lime
stone between that place and the mouth
of the Grand Ronde river. BY ship,
ping down large quantities during the
high water season so that boats can
easily reach landings near the quarries,
the upper country can be supplied
cheaper than from the Straits of Fuca.
We hope the Oregon Steam Navigation
Company will give them the lowest liz,
ing rate of freight on this important ar.
ticlc of commerce, and thereby materi
fally assist in developing the local indus.
tries of the grand country TO the east
ward Of us.---I Empire.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-11

Two BILGs. Senator Window has intro
duced one bill for extension of the Nor.
thern Pacific railroad land grant, and
Senator Grover another. The latter EN-.
braces certain features of the Mitchell bill
which passed the Senate a year ago, though
certain other features appear to be omitted
The fact that two bills have been intro.
duced appears to indicate further conten.
ton aud disagreement on the subject, a nd
may lead, us heretofore, TO total failure. =
Oreqonian.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-11

solution of tie community by the death
of the husband, one halt the common
property shall! 20 to the surviving wife,
and the other half shall be subject to
the tcstamen,ary disposition Of the hus-
band, and 10 the absence Of such dispo-
sition goes to his descendants, equally,
if such descendants are iu the same de.
gree Of kindred 10 the descendant;
otherwise according to the right of rep
resentation, and in the absence of both
such disposition and such descendants
shall be subject to distribution in the
same manner as tue separate property
of the husband. In case of the dlsso
luton Of The community by the death
of the husband tn. entire community
property shall be equally subject to his
debts, the family allowance and the
charges and expenses Of administration.
SIC. .. That all acts aud parts Of
acts in conflict with the provisions Of
this act are hereby repealed.
Approved Feb. II, 1879.
AN ACT to amend ''an act authorizing
and directing the collection of Hos
pital tax in Ncz Perce county," ap.
proved January 9th. 1877.
Be it eaacted by the Legislative As.
sembly Of the Territory Of Idaho, as
foHows:
SECTION I. Strike ont the words
'two dollars in the third line of sect on
of said act. so as to read one dollar.
Also strike out the words fifteen per
centum," so as to read seven per
cen.um in tenth aud eleventh lines of
section one Of s1id act.
SIC. 2. All acts and parts Of acts in
conflict with tn, provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved February 20, 1879.
AN ACT to repeal an act relating to
Quartz Claims in the First Judicial
District, &c.
Be it enacted By the Legislative As
senbiy ofthe Territory Of Idaho as
tollowS:
SECTION J. That an act entitled an
act relative to qulrtz claims in the first
judicial district Of this territory, en-
bracing the counties of idaho Nez
Perez, Shoshone. Lab Toh and Koote-
mai approved January 18th. 1865, be
and the same is hereby repealed
SEC. 2. This act to take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved February IT. 1879.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-11

CONSOLIDATION OF NEWSPAPERS a.
SEATTLE, March 30.--The Daily Ep-
ing Tribune and Morning Iateiiigencer
have consolidated, retaining the name
Of the Intefligeacer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-11


ulating the salary and fees of The pro-
bate judge Of Shoshone county, passed
at the ninth session Of the Legislative
Assembly there f, aud all laws passed
prior or subsequent thereto in Conflict
with the provisions hereof are hereby
repealed.
| SIC. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
Approved Feb. p, 1879.
AN ACT to allow valuable stations
kept for breeding purposes to run at
large with the bands Of their owner
or owners.
! Be il enacted BY the Legislature As.
assembly Of the Territory Of Idaho,
as fotioies:
| SECTION !. It Shall be lawful for
any person or persons owning any stall
lion or stations Of an assessed value Of
not less Chan one hundred aud fifty dol
llrs each, to allow the. same to run at
large with bands Of mares kept by them
for breeding purposes: Prorided that
this act shall only apply to Neg Perez
aud Idaho counties.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the
owner or owners Of sta lions who wish
to take advantage OF tho provisions of
section one "a of the &c, to iurnish to
the assessor, each year a description of
the animals so kept.
| SEC. 3. This act to take effect and
be IN force from and after It's passage.
Apf roved FEBRUARY 20, 1879.
AN ACT to amend an act, entitled ''an
act relation TO construction of bridges.
ferries, roads and trails" approved
December 20, A. d. 1864.
BE 1t enacted by tie Legislature As.
sembty Of the Territory Of Idoho as
f0iious:
SECTION /. That The following pro,
viso shall apply to seetion Of said act:
But for any bridge or ferry established
over any stream or slough in this terri
tory, for the benefit or convenience Of
any settlement or neighborhood, aud
not on any OF the main thoroughfares
OF this territory, the county commission
ers may fix tho rata Of license, in any
sum not less than Eve dollars having
due regard to the profits to be derived
by said privilege.
SEc. 2 This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas
sage.
Approved February Fl, 1879.
AN ACT to reduce the fees Of auditor
and recorder in Nez Perez County.
BE il enacted bg the Legislative As
sembiy Of the Territory Of Idaho as
folfo,os:
SECTION !. The auditor and rccor-
der of Nez Perez county shall be al.
lowed fifteen cents per folio for all deeds
and mortgages recorded by him, aud
| no more.
SIC =. Section one of the act shall
not apply to any other paper than those
mentioned above, nor shall IL be con.
sirucd 50 as to change any other fees
BIZ law.
SEc. 8 This act to take effect and
be 10 force on and after its passage aud
| approval by the governor.
Approved February 81, 1870.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-04-11
AN ACT fixing the salaries of certain
Offices in Shoshone county.

AN ACT fixing the salaries of certain
Offices in Shoshone county.
BE 1t enacted By the Legislative as.
sembly Of Idaho, as .foilo,cs:
SEoTIoN |. The county auditor
shall receive the sum Of three hundred
dollars per annum, payable quarterly
out of the county treasury for all services
to be by him rendered TO and for
Shoshone county: Prorided, that for
any services rendered the territory he
should receive such fees as may be al
lowed by law.
SEC. q The assessor of Shoshoue
county shall be allowed as compensation
for his services the sum of five dollars
per day: Provided. that the board of
commissioners may fix the number of
days for which pay shall be allowed !:
Prorided also. that the assessor shall
be allowed Of all taxes collected for the
territory such compensation as is allowed
by law.
SEc. 3. This act shall take effect
and be in force from aud after its pas
sage.
Approved, February 20, 1870.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled "An
act defining the rights of husband
aud WIFE approved Jan. 6, 1875.
Be it enacted By the Legislative As
sembiy Of the Territory Of Idaho as
| folioms:
| SEcrIoN |, That See. IL be amended
to read as follows: Upon the dissolution
of the community by the death of the
wife the entire common property, with,
out administration, shall belong 10 the
surviving husband, it he shall not have
abandoned aud lived separate aud apart
i from her; but If the husband shall have
abandoned his wife aud lived separate
aud apart from her, the half of the
common property subject to the pay
mene of tho debts chargeable to it shall
be at her testamentary disposition; aud
in the absence of such disposition gees
to her descendants or heirs at law, ex.
elusive of her husband. Upon the dis.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-24
THE FARM AND HOUSE.

TO Remove Mildew.-Pour quart OF
boiling water on two ounces of chloride
OF lime; then add three quarts of cold
water, and soak the linen IN it twelve
hours. This is preferable to any other,
recipe that have ever seen.
French feeders, it Is said, find that
feeding the fowls with boiled or steamed
carrots, chopped into small pieces, rapid
ly tattens them and imparts an agreeable
flavor to the flesh, greatly relished BY
epicures, and the fowls thus fed sell more
rayidly than others.
Fricasseed Chicken, with Green Corn.
Cut the green corn from the COO, put
1t in the pot, with water enough to cover
it, let it stew until it is nearly done;
then cut up the chicken, put it with the
corn, and let them stew together about
half an hour; put in few whole grains
OF pepper, with teacupful of cream or
milk; thicken with two tablespoonfuls of
flour stirred in lump of butter; add the
salt last,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-24
A Chance For Work.

Burdette, writing from Canada to the
Burlington Hawkeye, says: One morning
Walked out by myself. All along the
marsh road the farmers we're busy in the
meadows moving ana turning their hay.
A couple of regularly-ordaincd tramps,
idle and aimless as myself, and much bet
ter acquainted with the road, passed me,
and 1 tagged along in their lounging
wake. Presently the voice Of farmer
came over the sweet-scented meadows:
"Hallor
The tramps halted. 'Hallo yourselfp'
shouted one of them. !
. 'Do you want to hire?' yelled the far
mer.
Judge Of my astonishment when both
tramps chorused back:
"Yes!' ii
Well, I thought, they aren't American
tramps, anyhow, or they wouldn't dis
grace the profession in this way. But I
stood still to listen and watch, for it was
an unusual sight, two tramps going to
work.
"Then come over here!' yelled the far
mer; and the two fellows sprang over the
fence and trudged across the meadow
with the brisk air of men who really
wanted work ard meant business. The
farmer stood still leaning on his pitch
fork, gazing intently at my motionless
figure. Presently his voice broke the 81
lence once more. "
"Don't that other fellow want to hire,
too?'' he yelled. ..-..+. IT,,
The t." Q tramps turned and glanced at
me for my reply. I shook my head sad
ly but firmly, and moved on, without
waiting to hear the farmers muttered
comments on my laziness. An American
may die, but he never works. a.. ..a
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-24
A Dozen Good Things Worth Knowing.

That salt fish are best and quickest
freshened by soaking in sour milk.
That fresh meat, after beginning to
sour. will sweeten if placed out of doors
in the cool, over night.
That fish may be scaled much easier by
dipping them in water at boiling heat
about a minute.
That ripe tomatoes will remove ink
and other stains fr,,m white cloth; also
from the handG.
That teaspoonful Of turpentine in the
boiler with your clothes will aid the
whitening process
That kerosene will soften boots or
shoes that have been hardened by water,
and render them pliable az new
That salt will curdle new milk; hence,
in preparing milk porridge, gravies, etc.,
the salt should not be added ill the dish
is prepared.
That milk which is turned or changed
! may be sweetened and rendered fit for use
| by stirring in little soda.
That boiled starch is much improved
by the addition of a little sperm or lit
| tie salt, or both, or little gum arabic
| dissolved.
That clear boiling water will remove
| tea stains and fruit stains. Pour the wa
ter through the stains and thus prevent
it from spreading over the fabric.
That kerosene Will make the tea ket-
ties as bri gbt as new. Saturate linen
rag and rub with it. It will also remove
stains from clear vanished Furniture
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-24
The Hair We Wear.

The South of France and Brittany con-
tribute to the human hair market the
largest amount of the black. Tnither
each year agents of the Partisan whole
sale houses 20 to gather an average crop,
of more than two thousand pounds weight.
From one to five francs is about tho
usual rice Of a head OF hair. TIE deal
ers 60 provided With ribbons, silks, laces
and jeA elry which they often succeed in
exchanging for black Or golden tresses-
They attend all the fairs and merry IN ak
1ngs, and at Breton fair may be seen q
number Of them surrounded by peasant
girls, ready to be sheared like sheep
as t"ey stand in a row one after an
other with their caps in their hands
ready for the scissors, and their long
hair combed out and falling like veil
about then. Sometimes it is a man and
sometimes a woman who cuts of the hair,
placing it in large basket provided for
the occasion, and into which every sue
cessive crop of hair, tied up in wisp, is
thrown in by itself. AS it is the fashion
in those parts to wear close cap, which
thoroughly obstructs the view OF coils or
braids of hair it can make but little differ;
cnce whether they have them or not.
Hence it is said that girls seem to bring
their hair to market as regularly as they
do peas and cabbages and eggs, and that;
q peasant girl parts with her hair as read
lily as the stern uncle in old-fashioned
plays parts with his guincas in the
last act. For choice heads of hair, like
choice old pictures or choice old china,
there is no limit in the price they occa-
sionally command. ...-..... -..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-24
A Biography.

Vanity and ambition have inspired
many Indifferent biographies; the par
TALLY of love or friendship has to an
swer for many more We are all famil-
liar with the emotional mourners who
will obtrude the heartfelt expressions of
their grief and affection into the brief
obituary notice in the newspaper, which
is paid at so many shillings the line. So
there are sorrowing widows and admir-
ing intimates who seem to consider an
elaborate memoir of the departed as
much de regueur as the tombstone that is
to commemorate his gifts and his virtues.
Very possibly he may have done some
thing considerable for himself. Proba-
bly, he was most respectable member Of
society, and benefited his fellow creatures
IN some shape or other. He has died in
the fullness of years and regard; or a
promising career has been prematurely
cut short before it had we'll begun, or just
as it seemed approaching fruition. In
the latter case, especially, the blographl-
cal tribute becomes sacred duty. The
literary legatce feels himself bound to
turn architect, completing and embelllsh-
ing in the realms of fancy the edifice that,
in actual fact, had barely risen above the
foundations. He has accepted the duties
that are pressed upon him with reluct
ance, real or feig ned; though in his in
nermost heart he has hardly a doubt that
he will discharge them something more
than satisfactorily. Writing life seems
50 exceedingly easy; indeed, under
taking it involves certain self-sacrifice,
seeing that it scarcely gives sufficient
scope for the play of original genius. If
regard or ambition did not sweeten the
labor, and if the biographer did not show
himself so confident in that genius Of
his, we should be inclined to feel sincere
sympathy for him. For working out the
most brilliant memoir must involve an
inordinate amount Of wearisome drudg
cry, while 1t lays the writer under an in
fnity of trihing obligations to people
who are ready enough to remind him of
them. Even it you employ staff of
secretaries and amanucnses, your own
gifts of selection must be- sorely taxed.
If the object of your hero worship was a
busy man, the chances are that he wrote
a vlllainous hand. AS he should have
had time to make a certain reputation,
the odds arc that he died in ripe maturl-
ty. So you have masses of grabbed manu-
script consigned to you, in boxes and
packets, and by single communications
and the earlier of these letters have been
penned on old-fashioned paper, in ink
that has been fading with time and damp
These date, moreover, from the days Of
prohibitory postage. and are written in
the most minute of hands, and crossed
and recrossed to the edge Of the seal. Il
the talent Of the departed lay in senti
mental verse, or if he was a reforming o.
philosophical genius in embryo, of course
they are magniloquently diffuse; anc
though you hardly dare reprint his rhap
sodies in replica, you are 10th to waste
:, any Of the flowers of his clOouencc