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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
DISPENSARY Bill. TABLED.
Friends of the Measure Outgener-
aIed at Olympia.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. 27-The OPP
position to the Kline dispensary bill
IS rejoicing over what they term the
defeat Of that measure without the
senate being aware of what was talk
ing place. Before the report Of the
public morals committee was made in
the senate, as agreed to, by which a
majority was to recommend indefinite
postponement, and Chairman Van Pat
ton was to offer a minority report
faVorlng passage of the bill, PIummer
representing the opponents of the meas
ure, met Van Patton and prevailed
upon him to compromise with the ma
Jority of the committee by submitting
a report providing for a substitute bin
recommending the submission of a dis
pensary law to be voted on at the next
general election. When this was
agreed, all the members of the COM
mittee signed the new report and it
was presented to the senate. AS a
substitute bill was not ready, Plum
nler offered motion that the Kline
bill be laid on the table until a sub
stitute bill was prepared. The motion
was adopted without opposition, and
the bill went to the table.
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me hand the child off the train into
the arms of a waiting colored woman
dressed like q nurse. At least they
swear that they saw a gentleman who
looked like me, with a light, snuff-col-
lOred OvercOat, and soft brown hat,
hand off a sleeping child in that man
ner at Crandall station. That was ex-
actly my garb upon that unlucky
night. Now what 1 want. to know is,
who represented me upon that occa-
sion? I fell asleep in the smoker, but
I think I only slept a few minutes and
it is not likely that r did it in my
sleep. My overcOat was in it's place
when I returned to my seat and had
my hat on, I think. So that is the
state of the case at present"
Advertise for the nurse
oh, bless you! I've. done so. That was
my first move, but nothing has come Of it, .
he said, desDondently.
George Every <dollar l have is at your SER
vice and all sthe time 1 have. which is
unfortunately not much. At present 1 can't
walk great deal. but in any other way
command me.'Mf
The days passed into weeks and yet no trace
OF little GertieY Sad at heart for the trouble
which had fallen upon the Cooks and my own
FAMILY, l returned to my duty. Thousands
Of dellars were spent in the search. The
grandparents, who would not spend few
dollars for a photograph of the little one
the lack of feature up to date proving a Sc
rious drawback in the search for the child
now spent money with no niggard hand
Every dollar George Cook had went, every
bit Of property he ppssessed was sold to raise
money, but alTt Twain. All traces of the
child had disappeared as completely as if
the ground had opened and swallowed her or
as if she had gone UP in a balloon.
Capt. and Mrs. Mac were very sympa-
thetic especially the latter, who had now a
lite girl of her own added to her numerous
boys Poor Elsie's health was completely
shattered. In the fall the physician ordered a
change Of climate and mother rented her
out to spend the winter in California. After
Mrs Mac met my dear mother and Elsie she
was more sympathetic than ever, and we
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

waiting for. the oracle to speak I felt that
was fool beyond measure for my pains.
She asked me for lock Of hair, picture,
! neither of which l had. Then she produced
in its depths, to go into a trance which had
the effect CT making her look more fiendish
than before if that were possible.
81 see picture of her." she began, ''lots
of pictures!''
1t is needless to say did not believe her.
Yes, lots of pictures Pretty dear, can't
you talk?'
At this remark pricked UP my ears, for
I was sure this woman could not know that
Gertie was a mute. .rt
Yes" she continued, chats what they
have her for. They make pictures of her in
many ways. She is we'll, but not happy
They will not make pictures of her much
more, for she is fading, pretty dear. What a
pity. A large city, very large, across a lot
OF water, that's where she is.
Here the old woman stopped and came out
CT her trance. and upon no consideration
yagueness of her remarks prevented them
from being Of much hep, though Mrs Mac
who was master hand at catching thread
made quite a good deal of them
1T is as plain as day to me now. Some one
stole her for the purpose of making fancy
pictures of her said that ingenious lady
| reported my success. You all say the
child was beautiful. Perhaps they were
watching for the opportunity for months
which Mr.. Cooks careiessness gave them at
last. Now 1 feel sure she will be found, for
| if she is fading-as that old woman says
they will find some way to get her off their
hands. She may not be in America at all.
Across lot Of water may mean England or
some other foreign country. 1 think that old
woman IS wonderful TO tell that and
Are you sure, my dear, that you have not
been posting the old lady on the sly Capt
Mae inquired unfeelingy at this juncture
The ideaH' his good lady Indignantly re-
piled, and there the matter rested.
Three years went by and not trace Of
Gertle Cranfeld was discovered Active
measures had been dropped for a year at
least. Every one except her mother and
practice had gone to pieces and in order to
live and pursue his quest he had procured
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28
4 Proposed wedding

The mail was just in at Fort Nc
henney@and those of us fellows who
had friends in whom we were more or
less interested had hurried to head
quarters to obtain our share of the
news it contained, bad, good or other
wise.
My letter, a fat one, was from nv
dear mother, I knew, even before r
glanced at the postmark or recognized
her we'll known handwriting, and when
had read it, if I. did not regret being
a, soldier out on the plains fighting the
willy Indian I certainly did regret not
beng able to obtain the leave which
she so earnestly desired. She Urged
me 10 DE with her during the approach
ing wedding festivities Of my only Sis
ter, VINO was going to espouse the man
OF her choice on the 18th of the en-
SUNG month, which date was about
three weeks off
Ny mother was a widow and [ was
now her only son. There were h1It
three Of us left out Of a large family,
IL mad been my misfortune to see very
little of my people for the last few
years. as had gone to the far West
almost directly from West Point and
had, OF course, only one leave of alb
sence while there. My mother felt this
very much and disliked nv being y
soldier and upon this especial occa-
SION, if l did not agree with her. I did
feel sorry that circumstances com
PEELED me to remain with my company.
But, as rule, 1 was we'll satisfied
with my lot, the duties Of which were
not Onerous, though when not fighting
IT was rather a monotonous life which
we led Still, it had it's compensations.
7 had gained step, there was some
talk Of further promotion and I felt
now impossible it would be for me to
ask-nuch less obtain-leave. as we
were in daily if not hourly expecta-
non of fresh outbreak on. the part
OF the noble red men, who took such
EVIDENT delight in harassing the white
settlers under the protection of the
department from the Platte.
knowing all this, it was strange that
allowed my mind to dwell upon the
matter, but some way I could not bear
to write and dash my mothers hopes
so quickly to the ground. / was deem
~ attached to my sister. and the young
IelioW whom she was about to marry,
.hough somewhat older than myself
nau been my chum before I entered
west Point. He was now a successful
young lawyer with q growing practice
IN steady going old Cincinnati, which
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

so different He impresses one so thor
oughly with his reserve force that,
far from thinking ones rapacious de-
mands have exhausted his supply, one
is inclined to accuse him of having as
many more surprises up his sleeve.
Anthony Hope, the weaver of adven-
ture, is likely to overShadow Anthony
Hope the creator of character, not be-
cause his ability in the latter direction
is slight but because his power in the
other is so strenuous. We are con-
scious, in a general way, that the peo-
pie we meet on NeOpalia are very real
and living, but it is only when we
shake ourselves free from the whirl of
events that We realize the authors art
in construction.
''Neopalia." Of the Greek seas, for
the future is as real as Crusoes ISL
and, though different indeed from
that. "Phroso" is a name to conjure
by; and the memories that it will not
start in years to come in the hearts
of its readers are not such as belong
to the realm Of Romance.
CPhroso; A Romance by Anthony Hope
Frederick A. Stokes company, 81. so. For sale
by the st. Paul Book and Stationery COM
pany)
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the position of travelling salesman for a large
notion house in Cincinnati. l never saw any
human being so changed as he was. He
looked like an old man, and many OF his
friends no longer considered him In his right
mind. Elsie and he still held to their en-
gagement, though all hope of a union be-
tween them was very vague
During the summer which followed tina
third year of Gertie's disappearance Capt.
and Mrs. Mac took their brood and them
/ selves East for visit, leaving the young
sters in the care Of their grandparents Mrs.
Mac and her spouse took a little tour on
pleasure bent to Niagara Falls and up through
Ontario. They did not follow the beaten track
of tourists in general, but their own sweet
will, and roughed it or smoothed it as time
and funds permitted.
Happening to stop at Bellevil1e, while pass
ing through, the Macs put up at the Queens
Arms, second-rate hostelry. The room al
lotted to them was by no means luxuriously
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

seldom met without her asking If there was
any news of the lostichild.
why don't YOU see clairvoyant, Lieut..
Fcrbes?" she inquired of me one day, where
at the captain snorted.
Because / don t. believe in them'' l an
swered but added: Il have no doubt some
of the feminine members of my family have
tried their skill before this
''Well, If that child was mine would find
her, and 1 would not be particular as to the
means. / hear there is a wonderful old WON
an at Buffalo. Not clairvoyant exactly
but she has crystal or something which she
looks into. Suppose you go and see her,
But Mrs. Mac returned to the charge and
I finally consented to go see the woman
mere to crafty the lady than from any 9TH
er feeling found her a veritable bag in
comparison to whom Meg MerriIies was
Venus. Her residence was howell and when
i had taken my seat upon bench while
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

drawn crudeness of the setting there
are situations Of the greatest intensity
The remaining sketches are in lighter
vein. But really something interna-
tional should be done for the protection
of the German princess. Here is even
Bret Harte inventing a filtration be-
tween one of these hapless and help
less young women and an American
newspaper man! Such is 'The Indis-
erection Of Elsbeth." These numerous
daughters of more numerous principal
tiles are made KY the modern author
to fill the place left vacant by; the
indefinite princess of olden' time, and,
whether the young persons l11egit sor
not, they seem, to have come to ILL "a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

California sun Of many years ago.
In the Chap-book of a recent issue q
writer, from the critics point Of view
makes the rather bald statement that
had Bret Harte died in his youth
Rudyard Kfpling would never have
written. The critic, who regards him
self as less prejudiced than the rest
Of the profession, goes farther-a
spring can not rise higher than it's
source, and the inference is that Kip
ling is the stream and Harte the
source! Evasive as is the writer's lcgi-
cal sequence-he gives nothing but his
own unprecedented CD judgment in sup
port of his premises even-and innpos-
sible as it is to follow him to his
cratic conclusions tits nevertheless
pleasing to hear Bret Harte spoken
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

Again a volume of tales by Bret
Harte! Tales of the West, too! Bret
Harte. from his own West, half the
world away. writing still out of the
mine of experience, the wealth of at
mosphere, of his free youth. is like the
wine from the same hills yielding now
in some faraway place the sunshine
and heat, the glow and brilliancy of a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

The complete novel in the March issue Of
Lippincott's is Dead Selves, BY Julia Ma
gruder. 1t deals with the emotional and spir-
ttual awakening of two highly superior per
sons who have managed to reach mature
years, and go through a good deal of ex-
perience, without becoming ae luanted with
their latent possibilities-in short, their
hearts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

promises to be Byronic irruption. More
than one new edition of the poets complete
works is announced, and the papers are filled
with paragraphs concerning him as though
he were alive today. One of the recent is
sues Of The Sketch gave over page to his
portraits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

Hamilton w. Mable continues in the March
number Of Current Literature his thoughtful
series Of essays on literary c.itic,Sm.
Prof. D. G. Hogarth. of Oxford university
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

Of portraits Of the Queen and Of members of
her family circle Many o9 these portraits
are rare. and are now published for the first
time in America.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

A book of interest TO those who appreciate
inal sources is to be published shortly by the
Macmillan company. 1t contains selections
from the first nine books of the Florentine
Chronicle of Giovanni VILLAIN, translated for
the use Of students of Dente and others by
Rose E. Seize, edited by Philip H. Wicksteed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

author of "a Wandering Scholar in the Le-
want" has in press with the Scribnsrs a vol
ume of rare biographical interest. 1t IS en-
titled philip and Alexander of Macedon'
and is said 10 surpass all the traditional BIZ
ographies in convincing lifelikeness. 1t is
written in the most modern spirit from orig
inal sources, and the portraits of Philip and
Of Alexander are drawn with vigor and in a
style that will place the work in the class
with FOrsythe's Cicero" and the few other
really classic biographies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

Capt King has translated from the
German OF Ernst Won Wildenbruch a
cadet story called Noble Blood" and
pupHshec 1t together with one of his
CWn, which he mOdestly calls "A West
Point Parallel"
Capt King Is in perfect sympathy
with his subject-in sympathy not only
with the military atmosphere (which
seems to be his by nature-but also
with the boys point Of view-which is
ms by recollection. The stories are
both Sad-the more so that the actors
IN them bring the intensity of youth to
their real tragedies. The German tale
Noble Blood is a simply told remi-
niscence of brother devotion. The
American parallel is a story of West
Point life during the war when the
troublous times without were reflected
In the discipline of the Point. 1t is
well told story with the power Of
arOus1ng ones sympathies and holding
ones attention as really good boys
story always does.
C.Noble Blood" and "a West Point Par
king. F. Tennyson Nicely, New York, 70
cents. For sale by the ST. Paul BOOK and
Stationery company
The MACMILLAN company has added
another claiming classic to the Tenn
PIE edition, THE Essays of Ella" com
blned With an extremely good etched
portrait Of Eanfb as a frOntispiece and
the fine lettertress and tasteful bind
ing Of this tedtion make a desirable
little volume
(''The Essays of Ella by Charles Lamb,
in the Temple: Classics. From the Macmillan
company, 90 cents. For sale by the st. Paul
Book and Stationery company
Il. - -
From HcHgh5on. Miff1in & Co. we
have received a number of volumes
from the, Riverside Literature
series. intended for class, USE The
bCcks are carefully edited and taste
fully boundy and, the fact that we can
place in thehafrds of students. in such
practical form the best literature in
stead of the old-fashioned text book
is one of the happy signs of the times.
GMacauIay's essay on Milton johnson
and Goldsmith and Addison" Burke S
Cancellation with the Colonies, Popes
..Iliad." Is cents, EACH Houghton, Mifiin &
Coz
"a Handbook of Greek and Roman
History" by George Castegnier, is a
very convenient little volume A CYCLIC
pedia, in condensed form. of classic
history, it is very satisfactory as. "a
reference book.
(''A Handbook Of Greek and Roman His
tory by George Castegnier American
Book company ne. New York: 50 cents.l
STD &..4 Notes
Ft;iWe aseem, etot. Be upon the1 edge Of : what
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

Homer Dodge Martin, who died in st.
Paul on Feb. II, born in Albany in
1885. He was a landscape-painter of ex
ceptional and peculiarly delicate talent whose
work had not been and is not yet, appreciat-
ed at anything like it's true value. He was
one of the few who, lacking the qualities
that attract the ignorant, and being too
modest to push themselves, suffer an I'M
merited neglect during their lives, but whose
works win their way gradually to the notice
of connoisseurs after their death. He was
a true cOloriSt, a master Of exquisite har-
monies, which he never failed to invest with
an original character His favorite subjects
were found among the wild yet quiet seem
cry to the landward of the sand-dunes along
the coasts of Lake Superior Normandy and
Massachusetts, expenses of brown and green
grasses and low shrubs, with here and there
a tree, and a glimpse of the sea between
the sand-hills In this he was like the
more noted French landscapist, Cain, who,
however, is much inferior to him as a col
orst. But he also painted many delightful
bits of river scenery in Old and New Eng
land. His water-colors. which are few COM
pared with his paintings in oils, have much
of the beauty of color Of these, but are in
a yet more refined and delicate key.
Mr.. Martin was made an A. N. A. in 1868,
an Academician in 1875, and was a member
Of the Society of American Artists.-From the
Critic
1t is now four years since the publication
OF volume of short stories by Mr.. Stock
ton. A new book, to be issued shortly by
teller's Pack" will contain a selection Of
his best work during that time They will
be introduced by characteristic preface
written by Mr.. Stockton specially for the
volume.
In an article in the March Harper's en-
titled Preparedness for Naval War" Capt.
A. T. Mahan, U. S. NJ, considers the event
of war with Great Britain calmly as If
our hopes had never been fattered by an
arbitration treaty. He agrees with Won
Moltke that war is an element. of order, and
inevitable where national individuality and
national honor are strong. The sensible way
to come happily out of it. he argues, is to
have force capable Of graphing on even
terms with the greatest force likely to be
| brought against us, and this he proposes to
do by developing large body of seamen in
actual service.
An Englishmans study of the longest reign
in British history is contributed to the Re
view of Reviews in this diamond jubilee year
| of Queen Victorias rule by w. y. Stead, who
| traces the growth Of imperial dominion and
the influence of the royal family from the
point of. view of the typical British slIsje6 :
| The article is illustrated with a. large number
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-28

sEr
long felt need for a ''really princess"
in American fiction.
I Bankers Luck" by Bret IIarte. Hough-
ton, Mifiin C Co., New York. SIPS. For
sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
Miss Magruder will always have
following, and that following will al
ways De large. She represents an ever
present element in fiction-something
that the very young can no more do
without than toasted marshmallows.
MISS Ayr of Virginia" comes to us
IN binding that makes us regret the
necessity of looking inside it. Indeed
the cover is so artistic that If we COIL
sluered 1t alone our praise of the vol =
ume would be unlimited. The stories
are the kind Miss Magruder always
writes and as such will be welcomed
by her admirers. The strongest tale
among them Is "a New Thing Under
the sun. We hesitate at the sweeping
title, but the plot and conception are
certainly much newer than it's author
Is IN the habitof selecting,-so perhaps
she is justified in her choice of name
III mas considerable power in it's con-
structlon, and the baby-like heroine
with the mighty Womans passion is
very much alive, though far from real
she is an exotic, and, though the stu
atlon is possible-what is not with a
woman !-the characters are Just
enough oVerdraWn to curtail the real
strength of the story.
MISS Ayr Of Virginia" by Julia Magru-
ueT. stone & Kimball New York, SIPS. For
sale by the st. Paul Book and Stationery
company
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-20

It is precious ami impOr ant Truth
that should never he lost sight OF TINT
God is n livin. God. He Is not nc i've
at one time aud al another in lclivc, but
He ever livsth aud wlrkeln There IS
no reason TO suppose that God takes
more Interest ~ one age than
He does in another Blu. Tor us The I'M
portant age is the present one. For
every man the supreme time Is the lime
IN which he lives. The man who be-
leyes in the past but not IN the present
does noy believe in living God. The
writer OF the letter 10 the Hebrews
makes belief IN a living God the true
ialtn The unbelei he condemns is not
an unbeliei in Christ hut IN Christ as an
ever living Savior The Jews to whom
tins letter was written believed in Moses
and honoTed him, but failed to perceive
lie was only servant and that IN the
nature OF things the Messiah and the new
dispensatIon must be- different from tina,
which weut before It, They could not
perceive that COT could work along
other and very different lines than II I
did in the past. Inc result was they
Tell away from the living God Bun the
temptation 10 CNagg erate The past and
despise the present is one that comes
to Others as well as the Jews. The
Savior says, Nov is the day OF saliva
ton" He who cannot enjoy religion
unless he is surrounded wnh the condi
lions OF the past, when he was converted,
has become hardened by the decsiliul.
ness OF sin. sin is nowhere so deceit
full as when it takes Christian and
slowly holds him back, while the great
world moves on. a true faith in God is
more than belief IN historical Christ.
We must believe in Him as living today
We must believe that the problems
about us are as serious Tor US as the
problems OF any pas, age were for the
people OF that time. For us to believe
in Christ is TO do the work today that
Christ would have Us do.-Metnodlst
lines.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-20

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else
"Ilis lips troubled forth . humble
thank you lady then he shuiiled on his
way, hunger impersonate.
"'Stayl' murmured The little owner
of the new doll. There was culver in
her childish voice and moisture in her
eyes as she spoke. wait a minute
please
"She stepped back into the shop,
approached the lady behind the counter,
and said:
"On, please, do you mind taking the
doll back and keeping it ior me few
days longer
Certainly will, replied the shop
keeper; and you wish me to return you
the money!
"'Yes, ii you please.
"This was done, and the little lady
hurrying out OF the shop, placed the
whole oil the money in the hands Of the
starving man.
HE was like one thunders.ruck.
Never had bounty rained upon him in
sue proiusion before.
"The otjsc oil her bounty murmured
in low tone. though loud enough to
reach her ear
"'Il the Almighty made you queen,
it would not be more than your good
ness deservesl
"rhen he hobbled away to satisfy hi.
nun veT.P