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The morning times., 1896-05-10

F@ IR. HENRY IRVING, OF the mephis
tOpelian profile and adored of sChol
aTly SanCho Bran Stoker, appears
II to show the eye tooth OF sarcasm
on occasions. A magazine Taconteur
calls the muses. to sing OF how he lately
squelchCd certain young and humptiouS
author OF New York; Theauthor in question
is one who has Travelled "A good deal and
has given TO the world III many books tie
fruits of hs pcripatctic observations. Now,
il hcfell that in one of his journeys il minor
potentate OF Southeastern Europe, in
glow OF sympathy for the tender ineXpe
rieuce of the youthful writer, once he
slowed upon him a decoration, of which
the recipient Is inordinately proud. Wear
ing il in his buttOn-holC on all Ccremonious
occasions During Sir Henry IrvinEs last
stay In New York the author was asked
To meet the new knight. and OF course
appeared with his beloved decoration in
his button hole.
The hostess placed the two distinguished
men i'll the places of honor, where they
could mutually dazzle one another with
their respective magnifiCence. But the
author soon perceived that the actor was
painfully oblivious of literary merit, and
that he had even failed 10 notice at once
the decorations; so lie puffed out his chest
and by glanCing from time 10 time in the
proper direction, at last succeeded IN at
tracing the necessary notice.
'Aha!'' said sir Henry, what have We
there?" Then screwiug his eyeglass into
his left eye, he inspected the decoration
with minute attention. The young author
beamed, but tried TO look unconscious. II
was a proud moment.
"Ah, YES resumed the knight; II see:
O medal. Very pretty! very pretty!
And did ye get it al school?'
The morning times., 1896-05-10

IN the increasing manifestation of book
trade depression the publishers or
Paris have at last ClutChed at the straw
of illustration to float. Paris. although
home of art. and more especially the
birthplace of modern methods. has been
most conservative in the example which
America has set of pictorial bookmaking.
The conventions of many generations We're
hard TO break upon, but sentiment always
suCcumhS 10 necessity. though the resist
ance be strong and long. England was
earlier in the movement than America, but
to our commercial publishers is due the
credit of having adopted the suggestion
and carried 1t 10 approximate perfection.
The unbrokcn pages of stiff. French type
are now relieved occasionally by pencil
specimens of the unapproachable French
black and-white men. Thankful appre-
citation is due them for not lowering the
bars of conservatism beyond the admission
of good wood engraving. and the pro
cesses'' are eschewed The reluctance of
the Partisan publishers may after all have
been "prosaic and commerciar' for illus
trating is expensive. In London a pub
Usher may have book well illustrated
throughout for $3.50, which is the minimum
in Paris. But the alternative of illus
trated hooks or no books. as presented by
dissenting and unproducng public, de
termncd the course of action.
The morning times., 1896-05-10

Her faultlcss form ana dress so red,
And curls that dangled from her head,
But such a face would strike a dread
And make Il husband wish he was de az
, 1896-03-14

New York. Gail Hamilton advised him
to sign the contract and hasten to the
execution of a work for which he OBJ
~viously possessed eminent fitness 10Th
in experience and in literary art.
Finally. he signed the Contract-and
set himself to work in his library: but
before he had done it he had been ap-
preached by "A New York publisher.
who said: Whatever you are offered
for writing Twenty Years in Con-
gress," Wen double the price That
tempting and strange offer, however,
did not in the least change Mr.. Blaine's
determination 10 give the publication
of the book to the house that had sug-
gested it.
When Mr.. Blaine set at work, he
executed rapidly and little in the vein
| had contemplated. He changed the
title of the work from Twenty Years
in Congress-" which | had suggested
to Twenty Years of Congress-
change which took Mr.. Blaine's per
sonality out of the the book. so far as
its heroes are concerned. but intensi.
fed his personality so far as the free
dom of the pen vas concerned. Blaine's
name figures not at all in the first vol,
ume, and only very modestly in the
second volume. Blaine was not writ
ing his autobiography. Mr.. Blaine pro,
duced copy with great rapidity. | ask
ed him why he did not dictate to the
typewriter, and he replied, Because
can write better with the pen to heir
me- The first volume was written
with great rapidity. In the second vol.
ume the typewriter was frequently in
voked.
Were there many changes in the
proof?" Yes. it cos us almost as much
to correct the proof as to set up the
type in the first instance. The proof
was changed a great deal. The won
derful part of it is that the changes
were largely verbal and for better eX-
preston. Blaine had the book in his
head when he sat down to write it. He
occasionally referred to other books.
but the book was in his W brain.
Hence the rapidity of its production
was marvellous. l remember at one OF
my early visits | found him in bed: but
he got up and soon appeared animated
His social magnetism was marvellous.
His memory was a phenomenon.
I'VE published 400. 900 volumes OF
Blaine's Twenty Years of Congress.
1t was a great seller. After the book
had been u three months l got a dis
, 1896-03-14

Japan has had the same finance min
lister for Is years. The people Of this
country should give thanks that they
will not have to put up with Secretary
Carlisle for such a long period. 1t is
true that he has SO nearly done his
worst during the last three years that
fear Of what he might do during his
last year in Office has been discounted.
Still 1t will be a relief when he is sue
ceeded by a good republican, as he will
be on the 4th Of next March.
, 1896-03-14
KING SOLOMON'S NOTION.


KING SOLOMON'S NOTION.
That There is nothing new under
the sun" does not always convey the
truth. Especially is this true AS re-
CARDS tie new composite car now
operated daily via The Chicago.
Onion Pacific and Northwestern
Line between Salt Lake City and
Chicago.
These handsome Buffet Smoking
and Library Cars are entirely new
throughout. Of latest design. contain
all modern improvements. aud are
well supplied with writing material,
the leading daily papers, illustrated
periodicals., magazines, etc.
Tho fact that these ears run daily
via 1.-The Overland Limited" and
that the Union Pacific was the line
west Of Chicago to inaugurate this
service should commend itself to all
See that your tickets read via
The Overland Route" II jm1
, 1896-03-14
BLAINE'S BOOK.
His Publisher Tells How 1t Came to be
Written.

c. c. Haskell, Of Norwich, Conn.
president Of the Henry Bill Publishing
company, has been telling the story O
the Blaine book. He says: 1T hap.
pened in this wise. Immediately after
the assassination of Garfield it occur.
red to me that a life of Garfield by
James G. Blaine would be a valuable
book. l wired Mr.. Blaine at Augusta
and waited in vain for a reply. | Their
started for Maine, leaving word tina,
were a reply to my dispatch received
it should be reforwarded to me.
stopped in Auburn, but no dispatch
reached me- there. Then l went on tc
Augusta. l had never met Mr.. Blaine
and l called with some forebodings ant
sent my up my card. Mr.. Blaine re,
ceived m cordially in his library ant
at once put me at ease. Have you re-
ceived a dispatch from me?' l asked
Very likely said Mr.. Blaine, pointing
to a big pile of unopened mail, but you
e it takes time to get to the bottom
OF the pile. May l ask what your pro-
posal is?'
Then l unfolded my plan. said:
There's no man in the country who
could write so effective a biography OF
Mr.. Garfield as you, Mr.. Blaine-and
that, for obvious easons. You have
been intimately associated with Gar
field; he was shot down at your side
you can have access to original docu-
ments, no doubt. The book would be a
great success. l believe our company
could sell 1000, 900 volumes Then l
outlined the royalty that l would be
glad to pay, which, in my Judgment 1
said to Blaine, would net you $3.50, 900
for writing the book Blaine instantly
replied, 1 want every dollar OF the
profit from this book to go to Mollie
Garfield. l should not accept a cent
After further conference a dispatch
was sent to Mrs. Garfield, suggesting
the plan. l went back to Norwich, but
no word of reply was received from
Mrs. Garfield. l got ready my prospec,
tus, but OF course could put out moth
ing until matters were settled with her.
After waiting till l was unable longer
to delay, l e to Mentor, O., where
at that time resided, and had an inter-
view. The interview amazed me. Mrs.
Garfield had intrusted the biographical
issue to two OF three friends, and she
hesitated. l saw those friends and put
the case to them. The objection raised
was not that Mr.. Blaine would not
write a good biography, but that it was
thought the contemplated work should
not be written by a personal friend.
You know the results. Biographies of
Garfield we got, but we lost Blaine's
Garfield.
you may be sure l went back to
Norwich with a heavy heart" continu-
ed Mr.. Haskell. But it occurred to me
that there was a work which Blaine
might write ever TO more enduring
worth. Twenty Years in Congress-
were the words that rung in my ears.
l & again visited Blaine and preached the
subject to him. He was not in the best
OF health. and he was yet immersed in
politics. and he hesitated. 1 visited
him repeatedly and he agreed to write
The book, but he was not ready to sign
the cootrsct Finally ! met him in
, 1896-03-14

patch from Blaine saying he needed
some money. | sat down and sent him
a check for $40. 00U-the first item of
our account! My relations with Mr..
Blaine were delightful. | had hard
work to get him started, but once start
ed he became absorbed in the work in
hand. | don't know as | ever should
have got the work started but for the
important help of his private secretary,
John Sherman, my old schoolmate in
Bucksport, and Gail Hamilton. 1t was
Blaine's natural reluctance to begin
the work and cast the die that had to
be overcome. Blaine's book is now
selling wit created no animosities
because it Vas full of ~magnanimity and
breadth of view."-From the Lewiston
lMe.) journal.
, 1896-03-14

1t has been discovered by a Nebraska
farmer that a high grade of alcohol can
be made from sugar beets, and he be-
lieves that a wider market will be OPP
ened for the sugar beet product.
, 1896-03-14

Blackburn now knows what every
body else has known for some time
that his reelection to the senate was
an impossibility.
, 1896-03-14

Quick In effect, heals and leaves
no scar. Burning, scaly skin erup.
tionS quickly cured by De Wits
Which Hazel Salvc. Applied t.
burns, scalds, old sores, it is magical
in effect. Always cures piles. Chas.
N. Settele.
, 1896-03-14

Cuba Free" has been put on the
dramatic stage. but whether free Cuba
is to take its place upon the worlds
stage Is still a question.
, 1896-03-14

The Laramie Boomerang speaks of
bearing for coal" New process?-
Saratoga Sun.
Excuse him, Brother Crawford. His
mind was probably reverting to the
time when the moon shone all night.
, 1896-03-14
SATURDAY, MARCH IA, 1896.

A sensation was recently caused in
New Jersey by the appearance of the
first Chinese tramp ever seen in the
state.
, 1896-03-14

One Minute Cough Cure touches
the right spot. 1t also touches it at
the right time if you take it when
you have a cough or cold. See the
oint? Then don't cough. Chas. n.
, 1896-03-14
JOHN H. SYMONS

A TTORNEY-AT-LAW AUTHORIZED
"A to make Land Filings and Final Proof
rs Commissioners of the United States Circuit
Eonrt
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12

Il do moi suppose that once in a hun
dred times we ever learn the real cause
OF a railroad accident" said a man who
Is we'll posted on such matters, "when
any n of the principals concerned is
killed. In individual cases, where a
man is lost from a train, and his body
is found later beside the track, suicide
Is the first thing suggested; but YOU
can never tell. A peculiar accident
happened to a friend of mine.
He was travelling Eastward with some
friends. He left them for a few min
utes to go to the smoking car. AS he
crossed from n a to the other-that
was before the time of the vestibule
trains-a strong wind that was blowing
struck him and blew him to the
ground. He was wearing a large circu-
lar coat, which acted as a balloon in
fated with wind, and it was RESPONSE
BILE for his being blown off the train, as
well as for the fact that he landed on
his feet unhurt. He walked some dis
lance to the nearest station and tele-
graphed ahead to his friends that he
was all right, and would come on by
the next train. If he had been killed
every one would have said Suicide for
the possibility Of a man being blown
from a train would seem to be an alb
surd idea"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12
A Telephone SwindIe

y leading telephone company has is
sued to the public a warning against
h perpetrators of a smart swindling
game which has been practiced sue
cessfully in a number of cases in New
York. The telephone company is in
the habit of looking up anyone who is
called on the long distance lines to tell
him he is wanted at a certain tele-
phone immediately. The district mes
senger service of the city is usually
employed for this work. and a blank
form is taken by him for carving the
message. all being paid in advance.
Some one who knew all about this
practice, secured n number of blanks
and started out on a swindling tour.
Filling in the blank forms with names
ana telephone numbers. he delivered
them i'll person. He also collected n
charge of % cents for the delivery of
each message. As the person who re-
celved the mesSp ge was not familiar
with the rules of the telephone compa-
ny in this respect, he paid the charges
without protest. and the impoSter
reaped a rich harvest. The first init
nation the telephone people had of
this neat little trick was when the en-
trail exchange wa called up several
times with word to the effect that the
person at the telephone wrs ready to
talk with the party WHO had called
him from out Of town.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12

1t has been said, and with mucl
show of reason, that by the time Eng
'or5 4.'hv4... t-.s.,ai,3d ~ rnn tro!Io1
them, and taken up a better electrical.
system. 1t would certainly seem that
tie United States will have exhausted
the usefulness "f thc incandesccnl
light, and thrown it over for phosphor,
escent lighting long before the average
English town has adopted any kind OF
electric light. English municipalities
of the good old crI sentative sort are
given to carrying out reforms very
thoroughly and well when they have
ut last concluded to enter upon them;
but when the average councilman sets
about "'making up his mind no man
is going to hurry him, and he wants to
be sure that he is right before going
ahead. An amusing account is given
of Il recent attempt to Introduce the
electric light in Torquay, a watering
place of considerable importance on
the coast OF Devonshire. At a local
meeting u gentleman, an eX-mayor
II alderman, objected to the scheme
on the ground that it was too much of
a luxury for the town. On being
pressed, he explained that the town
could not afford to spend $780, 900 on
lighting when it was already lit by
gas. while it's proposed marine drive
was awaiting construction. His testi-
mony was brought to naught by the
counsel of the lightiI e committee,
who, on cfoss-eNamination. extracted
from the witness that, while he object
ed to the towns going to the expense
OF a 100000 lighting plant. which ex-
perts showed would pay for itself. he
advocated a marine drive which would
cost the same money, without making
any return whatever. One opponent
OF the lighting scheme. a member OF
the electric light committee. refused to
admit anything, even that the light
was healthier than gas. But the doe
tors all said so. That might he. but he
dldnt care for what the doctors said.
lie was evidently prepared to saw
much more but some one in the meet
ing asked him if he didn't sell patent
medicines, and whether his business
would not be affected by the better.
health of the public. He sat Town.
Another opponent of the Measure said
he had taken an active part in canvass
ing the feeling of the citizens, which
he found strongly again st the electric
llght. On being gently pressed, the
witness admitted, after some hesita-
ton, that gas was bad for house dec
orationS. and that by using the electric
light people would not have to call in
the painters quite so often. A little
more hesitation. Il little more pressure.
II 1t came out liza the earnest can
VaSSer was also a painter and decorat-
or. Another argument in favor of de-
lay was advanced by a rate-payer. He
had read in the newspapers that Mr..
Edison had found out Il way of coat
ing electric lamps with the Roenteen
rays, whereby it would be possible be-
fore long to produce the electric light
at half-price, and he thought that if the
local government board came to hear
of this, they might put the scheme off
for a while. TorqUay, however. de-
cided that it would not wait for Mr..
Edison, and is installing its lighting
plant.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12
Effect OF Heat.

No II can tell how high a tempera-
lure man car endure until he is sub
Jected to the trial. The effect of an
ihtensely-heated atmosphere in caus-
ing death has been but little studied.
some years SINCE" says DR.. Taylor.
the eminent jurisprudent. Il was CON
suited in one case in which the captain
Oh ii steam vessel was charged with
hansla lighter for ransing a MAJ to be
dashed within 4 short distance of the
stoke-hole of the furnace. The man
dice i'll n few hours. aEl4ie.-uy from
the effects of the exposure. Yet the
engine rooms of steamers in the trop-
les have been observed to have a tenn
perature as high as 140, and engineers,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12
Sour Meal Kills Chicks,

The common custom is to keep u
dish Of Indian meal mixed up, and two
or three times a day a lot is thrown
down to the chickens. If they eat it,
well and good; if not, and the chances
are they will not, they having become
tired of one single article of diet, set
before them day after day, it stands
and sours. If a quantity is thus found
uneaten, the next feed is likely to be q
light one, and the chickens, driven by
hunger, finally devour the sour stuff;
the result is cholera, or some other IA
tai disease, sets in and their owners
wonders "Why my chickens are dying
off, In our own practice we find that
small quantities of varied food, if given
to the chickens often, produce vastly
better results than any other method
of feeding.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12
The Spcaking Gown.

The latest creation of the modiste Isl
known as the speaking" gown, but as
far as can be learned the name does
not imply either hidden mechanism or
any fresh achievement on the part of
the magician. The prOsaic truth, stat
ed in prosaic English, reveals only the
fact that the dressmaker who prepares
her patron for the platform has a doub-
ly difficult task. Women who make up
audiences have not ceased as yet to in
dnlon in criticisms concerning the CO.'S
tune OF the lecturer, ana as the gown
in question is liable to be under inspec-
ton for a considerable period of time,
it behooves the artist to make it ideally
perfect.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12
The Electric Launch for Pleasure
and Business

Builders of electric launches say that
at least this unique means of water
travel has struck the fancy of Amcri-
cans, and that the shops are overrun
with orders. The absence not only of
smoke IL SCOT, but of all noise and
all vibration, appeals to the millions of
passengers that these boats have car
ried. notably at the Chicago and At
lanta eXpositiOns, in the last four
years. Street railway companies have
found it profitable to and
aid i'll the introduction of these boats.
as the current for charging the cells
may be supplied when there is little
other demand. One railway
mas laid out an extensive tract of
country as woods and a park for the
purpose of getting more traffic. One
OF their strongest attractions is a fieet
of electric launches in the lake, which
are charged from the company's feed
wire along the electric road. In Paris
an electric boat has been constructed
for the purpose of visiting and inspect
ing some of the large sewers. The
boat is wrapped with a chain, which it
picks up as it goes along, the motive
battery being an accumulation battery.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12
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An old gentleman, meeting his grand
son, said to him, in an impressive tone
of voice:
MY dear boy, l hear some very dis
couraging reports about you. They say
that you go behind the scenes and arc
very much gone ON Miss Topsie Lift
toe. Is that 500"
Eyes, grandpa, to some extent
drop them, my boy. l know them,
my son. They are a bad lot"
But, grandpa, the actresses of the
present day are different from what
they were when you were a young
man, fifty years ago"
Not much, my boy. They are most
ly the same identical actresses. Why
l was engaged nee to Miss Topsie Lif.
toe myself."-Chicago Times-Herald
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12
Whent From tine stnrt.

The best lot of chickens we ever
raised were fed on dry grain feed from
the very start. They were in Il brooder
house and side by side with other
broods fed ON mashes and mixtures Of
all kinds. This particular lot had the
end brooder and were allowed full.
liberty to roam over a large patch Of
woodland. The feed was placed in
covered troughs, and consisted of a
mixture Of cracked corn and rice and
whole wheat, and this the only food
given. The chickens, having unlimited
range and plenty of shade, picked uN
all the animal and vegetable feed they
required and tackled" the grain feed
when they felt inclined that way. They
grew like weeds and beat the othef
pens decisively, although the first three
weeks little or no difference could DO
detected in the different broods. The
unnatural system of feeding and yard
ing them began to tell and the natural
method triumphed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-11-12
Money Locked UP
Mammoth Clover.

A correspondent inquiries about Eng
fish clover. On looking the subject up
In our authorities, encyclopedias, re-
ports of the department of agriculture,
etc., we are surprised to find that no
mention is made of English clover. 1t
seems that clover of no kind is native
to that island. The ommon red vari-
city was introduced there from CONT
mental Europe about 1910, and soon
became popular and has been so ever
since. They grow a variety called the
Mammoth, or sapling clover, and we
think this is sometimes incorrectly
called English clover. This large vari-
ETY. is excellent for fertilizing the soil,
but unless cut quite green is not worth
much as forage. The stalks become
quite large and very tough, and stock
will not eat them, so that a large part
of the plant is wasted.
Mr.. Wallace, in his book on Glover
Culture, says of it: "While the Nam
moth is far inferior to the medium red
as a hay crop, and. therefore, we do
not advise it's cultivation where a hay
crop is the main object, it has very i'm
portant advantages to the farmer who
has exhausted the fertility of his land
by long years of cultivation in wheat,
corn, oats and flax and who is not in
shape either to buy live stock or to
provide the shelter necessary to keep
them at a profit. In such cases as
this we advise the sowing of Nam
moth clover with every crop of spring
grain, w though it be the intention
to plow it up the succeeding year.
- +--o -" +L~nn ruonIys
later than red clover, and on this ac-
count is often sown with the red,
when intended for pasture, as it pro,
longs the season considerably."-Indi
ana Farmer.