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The times., 1897-04-11

Broken Away is an attractive novel
by Beatrice Grimshaw. Sometimes the
author has burdened her text with minute
descriptions OF trifles, which are rather
uninteresting To other than feminine read
ers, but this is but the inc evtahle relief
of strong story behind The title may
apply 10 two phases of the story. 1t may
refer to the congo which a young writer
and his wife takes away from the plati-
tudes OF social life to see refreShlnent
and inspiration with nature, or it may
mean the unfortunate breaking away OF
the mind OF another writer, W no is crazed
by his own failure and jealousy of his
friends success The insane man pursues
his friend 20 his cot tage in the hills and
makes several crazed attempts to murder
him, and for the idea which he believes
would have made his own success, and
which he believes his friend to have
stolen. ia the working out of this theme
Miss Grimshaw has been most successful
1t is written with fine appreciation of
dramatic quantities, and the resultant
is moving and powerful. Woven about
this phase of the story are two interesting
love affairs One the strange affair of
the mad man and the mercenary May
Miller, the other involving Terry 0'Connell,
one of the freshest, sweetest. thorough
and loyable girls that has crept into fiction
in many day. Concentration would,
however, have made n good story
better tNew York. John Lane; Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.1
The times., 1897-04-11

weighed in the Balance" is a new
novel by Harry Lander. Ii has the value
OF sterling literary qualities and all the
virtues or properly told tale. But the
matter and the motive of the story rise SO
far above the considerations of formal
quality that they drop out OF the readers
calculation of the book He becomes en-
groSsedin the problem of the author. The
author would say that he is aa optinist be-
cause he breaches elevation by the pmest
process, the reader would fain qualify his
optimism as hopelessly pessimistic, for the
wading 10 the hopeful final is through
sioughs of despond Weighed in the
Balance" is the fruition of sadly con-
ditioneG soul. Emerson commended honest
doubt. The lesson of Mr.. Lander's dark
story is the hopelesSnesS OF evil, the
fatality of the liberated conscience unsus-
tanned, the weakness OF human nature, and
the inevitable conclusion that faith in
the unseen, acting upon the fears OF
mankind, still remains the most potent in
fluence for their moral elevation. His
''forew ord is a confession of has pitiable
condition of honest doubt.
His story is the recital of the unhappy
boyhood and south-tiIue That stimulated
increiulity and shattered faich in existing
conditions. 1t is not a story for the firm
ground in faith, for it viii strike un-
necessary blows at sheliering bulwa rks.
Perhaps the nomadic mind adrift in a
desert OF doubts, bitter with its own
hopleSsness, may find therein tine con
soing company that misery loves If the
religioniSt reads unrebcIlious TO the end
he will Tcma in to cry ''amen'' 10 the tier
mic formula EVIL begetS evil" But will
the tioufter find satisfaction for his Jared
soul in the proposition That peace dweils
only in the heart which does good only
for goods sake" which is the authors
offer as ultimatum, the plenteous all, in
exchange for the undermined hopes in re-
wards and the diSpeIled confidence in PER
sonal Diety?
The book is only for the thoughtful, and
only for the doubters. They must weigh
it and ills peSSmistic optimism in the tai
anoe, ana the tipping Of the scales will
vary III each heaTt according 10 the weights
1t weighs against it The book viii i'm
press the authors name upon the mind OF
whosoever reads il, and new offerings
from him VIII be grasped with avidity II
will likewise augment john Lanes pres
tige among senuus-nlindcd readers, for
his earneStneSsir III presenting, from the Bed
ley presses, literature which has the :m-
press OF thought as well as the virtues tf
belles-lcttres. washington: woodward Il
LothropD
The times., 1897-04-11

have been, for who knows that the po-
tential is not Gods way of interpreting
the Indicative and actual?" Formally, the
book is divided into forty-eight notes or
chapters, and each of these is devoted to
spirited and delightful chat on all va
Tieties of topics. Might Have Been" is a
book to love and be thankfal for. New
York: Frederick Stokes Washington
Woodward & LothrOp.l
The times., 1897-04-11

How a crazed Italian artist loved an
English girl, but was refused her hand in
marriage; how he destroyed himself; how
his wife, returning with her son, blamed
the gin for the avarice her money sug-
srested, and vowed terrible vengeance;
how she blded her time and married her
son with his inherited weaknesses to the
daughter of the gin whom she blamed for
her husba nd S death; how terrible was the
life Of the innocent victim TO this iiendiSh
plot: all this is the burden of The Sacri-
flee OF Fools,' u story written by X.
Manifold Craig. 1t is a highly colored
romance efiove and revenge, adventureand
striking unconventionalities New York:
Frederick Stokes. Washington: Brentano) }
The times., 1897-04-11

After reading, with ever deepening at
tention and profitable returns, through
Joseph Parker's new book, might Have
Been" the one and only criticism that
springs to the pen, and it comes from the
heart as well as the mind, is that every
one might read it, and have it and read it
again. 1t is a book full of witty diversion,
excellent philosophy, consolation for doubt
and human ethics cseharacteristically set out.
The very title itself strikes chord in the
heart.
The might-have-beens never happen in
real life, but Mr.. Parker has invented the
drama graph, and that sets it all right.
Through it, which is his book. he sees
life in the optimistic light, las it might
The times., 1897-04-11

A tale OF the search for happiness is "a
Transatlantic Cha telaine' To some it
comes at once, to others delayed; for some
it is III posses sion, for others, even in
separation. when the link OF real love
unites. SO it was with Sylvia, the heroine
OF Helen Choate Princes story. She
seemed oppressed by more than her meas
ure of fate's prosecutions, but through it
all she sustained herself noble, beau
tiful character. Though in the end her
true love was denied her in life, she was
happy in the knowledge that his heart
was hers, and there was a sweet calm and
holy satisfaction for her ustainment, The
novel is IA tale of character development,
and in motive it is protest agains mar
rlages Of American girls with foreign
titles. / is told in an admirable manner,
Favored with the sentiment OF domestiCity
and the romance of war and its fortunes
The author of this story is remembered as
having written The Story Of Christine
Rochefort. - Boston: Houghton, Mifflin &
Co.; Washington: Brentano.
The times., 1897-04-11

Mr.. Barrie, since his return from merica,
has not been doing much literary work.
He has been engaged in the dramatization
OF THE Little Minister" with which
he has made good progress. He did not
at first intend to do the work himself
but has now taken it in hand, and itmay be
expected without very long delay.
The times., 1897-04-11

The Critic does not resent the warming
over given its contents each month by The
Month. Passing the question of excellence,
the utility of the monthly edition of the
Critics not obvious. The admirable weekly
fills an undisputed place in the purveyance
ofliterary news. Why shouldit be warmed
over under one cover every month? Perhaps
for the economical assistance of those who
do not take the Critic But can you Inn
agine anyone being or affecting to be ''au
couranS' without the Critic?
Sir Edwin Arnold has bought yacht,
and accompanied by his SON and daughter
in-iaw, proposes to start for cruise in the
Mediterranean.
The times., 1897-04-11

magazine dummy. THERE'S much else Of q
varied and interesting literary character in
the Book Buyer this month, including re-
views by Lieut.. Peary, u. 5. N; Paul Lei
cester Ford, Laurence Hutton and others.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
Request of the Dauntless

Cincinnati. Jan. "a special to the
Commercial Tribune from Jacksonville,
Florida, says:
Captain John Myers of the tug Daunt,
less, in compliance with request made
by the collector of the customs, filed with
Collector Bisbee an affidavit giving the
last trip of his steamer, when it is al
legged that she left this port for No Name
Key and took aboard the arms, ammuni-
ton and men deposited there by the
steamer Three Friends and safely landed
them in Cuba The information CON
tained in the affidavit could not be
learned officially but it was CLEANED that
Captain Myers denied that the vessel
went to Cuba. He stated that she was
out on wrecking expedition and that
nothing criminal was connected with
the actions of the vessel or her crew on
the trip. The affidavit was at once
mailed to Washington and an answer as
to whether or not the DauntleSs can be
cleared for Neuvitas, Cuba. is expected
in few days.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
sa,c of the Oregon short,lne.

Salt Lake, Utah. Jan. 9.-The sale
of the Oregon Short Line and Utah
Northern railways under CONSOLE
dated mortgage given by that compa-
ny on August 1, 1880. was made this
morning under the direction of John
b. Clelan, court commissioner, ap-
pointed to direct the sale. Zera Snow
was present representing the Ameri-
can Loan and Trust company of New
York.
Samuel Carr, Walter G. Oakman and
Henry G. Nichols, representing the re-
organization committee, purchased the
property for $5,447,5 800.
The Utah Southern road was bid In
by the same parties for $763.OOO.
The same parties also purchased the
Utah Southern Extension, for S073.-
600. w. H. Bancroft will be general
manager of the company.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
Wolcott In England.

Liverpool, Jan. 9.-The Cunard
steamship Campania which arrived
here to-day after leaving New York
on Saturday had a most stormy pas
sage, encountering strong gales and
high seas all the way over.
Senator Edward o. Wolcott of Col
orado. who is understood to be visit
ing Europe in the interests of bmetal-
lism. was In good health when he
landed here. He read with interest
the dispatches from the United States
during the week, but refuses TO say
anything except that the work he has
in hand lies chiefly in London. to
which city he is proceeding immed-
ately.
London. Jan. 9.-The Spcker com
menting on the mission of Senator
Wolcott. says that nothing is likely TO
result from it.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
Mclen. Dnhnnmc. InMn.

You have the zodiacal sign Libra ris-
ing and therefore Venus is your ruling
planet. You are medium height or
above; slender figure; medium to light
complexion hair and eyes. If born
four minutes earlier you have Uranus
also for ruling planet, and that would
denote little darker shade to the
eyes. You are cheerful and happy
most of the time, yet will be subject to
short spells of the blues. and if any
one does you an injury you are not
apt to forget it very soon; yet you
will forgive them and be very just to
them If you had any dealings with
them, for you are a lover of justice, and
have also a great admiration for the
fine arts. You will have very strong
intuitions at times, yet this will only
be spasmodic in its actions. Marriage
will be more than average fortunate
for you.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
E so,ric tail d. n Eu pc.

There arc now 5Gn miles Of electric rlI,
way IN Europe. an Increase NJ IL uIla M
one year Sys London Engineering IUe
number of electric cars Au= luurrH Sod FROM
%iG TO I1iI in tlI" same time. GrrW-uy
las 20 miles ~ electric railway and $50
motor cars. France hJs ~ nillu- and -
motor cars Great britain has 80 mules
with lGs cnrs. Austria lluuTrTy uH- .lJ U.'s
with lHI ears Next cHur switzerland
lalyl Spain and Relgluu ln thc order gr.u
while Russia has but uur electric llur. H.y
SIX miles Of lrirk mud - motor ptr-- For
lVEa! ends thr Def with i'- mllrs Nl iN.
Ill European lurs ~ are overhead truNDy=
NJ which there uru H, iu Germany. L. 'r
switzerland 10 iu France. 7 r1uI jH LI-
land nud Italy and u n Au-fTa HHnHv
etc OF electric railways With Iulyrlr
current there were Hut rIIHHH fIr fUr H.H.H
ming Of lids year one cuclt lu EuGIauJ Ger
many and Hungary. N.uu lines uru rrm
yldel with an lusEluirl DuufFuI fr ].
through which the rurruut is arulIH I
eight Of these lines buug iu GruHf lFriUlf
nui one ln Frlurr rho rcWIiuIu" rl-l
lines are provided with arrumuHrNr- N
these, four are ln France, two ln Au-'ria
and one uavh iu England aud tile Nu'hrr
lands.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
"Mrs. urlnnu." Cairn.

According to data. the sign Sagitta-
RUS, which Jupiter rules, was rising at
your birth, and therefore, Jupiter is
your ruling planet or signifcator. You
are medium height or above, with a
well-set figure. The complexion very
clear and healthy; the hair medium
to light; eyes light you are noted for
being of a cheerful, happy disposition;
you do not allow anything like the blues
to come near you; you are also noted
for being fully appreciated by all, and
you can secure and hold a good posi-
ton at any time you wish; you have
had a very eventful life and have been
a great traveller and the last half of
life has been the most fortunate; you
can always command a good salary if
you wish. and will make and handle
large sums OF money during your life
yet will meet with many losses. You
are a great lover OF horses. You have
great ambition for a large business
You have a remarkably strong consti-
tuition
The indicator., 1897-01-16
"EktI." smithhoro. III.

Data proclaim you a mixture of the
signs Libra, which Venus rules, and
ScoDio, which Mars rules, and, there
fore. Venus and Mars are your ruling
planets. You are medium height; we'll
set 0figure; medium complexion; hazel
eyes hair was flaxen when young. but
has been getting some darker as you
have grown older. If you had been
born few minutes earlier there would
be indications of dimple in your chin.
You are endowed with the indications
of both the gentle contiding, modest
Venus; also the bold, aggressive, re-
fractory, warlike Mars, and you will
act in accordance with whichever one
of these happens to be cahed forth.
You are fond of anything that relates
to chemistry and mystery; also the
beautiful in art, such as music, paint
ing, drawing, sketching, etc. You need
some special instructions or you will
get rid of all the money you can make
and have nothing left to show for 1t.
Marriage fortunate.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
The Uunpr Air.

Scientific curiosity knows no bounds.
One Of its latest manifestations is the
attempt OF Messieurs Basancon and
Hermite at Paris to ascertain the com
position of the air at great heights
above the earth. For this purpose they
send up balloons containing an instru-
ment invented by Monsieur lTermite,
which consists of a tube exhausted OF
air and fitted with valve which auto
matically opens at a time fixed in ad-
vance. As soon as air has rushed into
the tube the valve closes The height
ut which the tube was filled is known
by means Of self-recording barome-
ter. No important discovery has yet
been achieved with this instrument,
but interesting results are expected
from 1t. 1t Is the converse ef the in
struments which are used to bring up
specimens OF water from great depths
in the sea.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
A MONETARY coMMIS SION.
Result of the indianapolis Conv. ntion "A
Foregone Conclusion.

Result of the indianapolis Convention IA
Foregone Conclusion.
indianapolis, Jan. 1O,-Only few
members of the monetary conference
have as yet arrived in the city, John
p. Irish of California. w. f. Dodge of
New York and e. V. Smalley of St
Paul being the most prominent OF
those already here. The majority OF
the delegates which had been thought
10 number 800 are expected to arrive
| tomorrow. 1t is almost n settled con-
shall be created by the convention
whose duty it will be to submit a
final plan to Congress and urge its
adoption by that body Differences of
opinion exist as to whether this com
mission shall give extended hearing
to various plans for reforming the cur
rency system, or shall draw up what
it considers wise without much waste
of time. Whether any full and free
discussion of finance will transpire in
the conference also remains an unde-
cided point, there being not a few of
the delegates who have expressed
themselves as opposed TO such
course and rather favor the placing
of the whole subject in the cOmms-
sion's hands with as little debate as
possible. General feeling is it will
not avail much TO urge financial re
form on the spring session of Con-
gress owing to the tariff legislation
having the right of way.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
Bio COMET COMING OUR WAY
a DDlsadid TrHvclor Duo to Bo within
! Human Vision LII loIl

bDlsAdid frHvclor Due to Bo Within
Human Vision In 1911.
Halleys comet is coming back-tht
comet which in the year 1865 shed
celestial splendor over the Norman
conquest and whose tcrror-inspiring
visit was commemorated by the hand
OF Queen Matilda in the BayeauA
tapestry, says the Providence Journal
the comet that in 1456 the year OF the
battle of Belgrade, scared the Turk and
Christian alike and was mathematical
BY . bull from the pope; the como,
whose strange, scimlter form still
chilled the marrow OF the ignorant
and superstitious at its latest return
In 1888. 1t Is yet far away, but the
eye OF science sees 1t, already within
the orbit of Neptune, rushing sunward
and earthward with constantly increas.
ing velocity as 1t falls along the steer
curve of its orbit And a call to arms
Q call for preparation, has just beer
issued from one of the chief watch
towers OF astronomy Prof. Glassnapp
announces that the computing bureau
established by the Russian Astronom
ical society has undertaken the calcu-
lation Of the true path of Halley'f
comet with view to predicting the
exact date OF the next return. He
hopes that astronomers acquainted
with unpublished observations of tn,
comet will communicate the lnforma-
tion to the society After Its peri.
helion the comet was watched retreat
Ing out into space until May 1885, when
It was finally swallowed from sight
It will be in perihelion again abou,
1911. but with the great telescopes now
In existence, and the greater ones tha,
may then have been constructed. i,
Is probable that the comet will be de-
tected coming sunward year or more
earlier than that. The fact that the
labor of computing the precise time
of its return is already about to be-
gin gives assurance that the next time
1t will not be a question of how many
days. but rather of how many hours,
or even minutes. the calculations will
be in error.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
FACTS ABOUT GAMES.

On the old-time cards used in India
the vizier is represented as mounted on
a horse, a camel or a tiger.
1t is said by some writer's that the
game of dominoes was known to the
Jews in the time of Solomon.
Dice of ivory and marble have been
eound in the ruins of Roman houses in
sarious parts of Great Britain.
Dice almost exactly similar to those
now used have been discovered in
Thebes and other Egyptian cities.
Both Aeschylus and Sophocles. in
their tragedies. allude to the game OF
dice as being common in their day.
The Arabic cards are believed to have
been originally associated with necro-
mantle or fortune-telling practices
According to one historian, cards
We're brought from the East and first
used by Europeans in Italy in 1879.
French historians say that the intro
duction of dice into France was in the
reign of Philip Augustus, 1850 to 1928.
The name of chess is supposed by
some philoogists to have been derived
from Shah, the Persian name for king.
The first known record of regulating
dice making and selling in England
was in the ninth year of George w,
1928.
In the works of Chaucer. Shake
spears and Bacon the game of back
CANNON is mentioned under the name
of tables.
Napoleon was fond of chess. but did
not like to take the time 1t required
He said, at is too slow for busy
man."
The indicator., 1897-01-16
FIGHTING COOLIE ABoR.
Barbarous Methods of Intim dation In Calf
fornia.

fOrna.
Sacramento, Gala. Jan. "a crusade
against cOolic labor has been inaururated
at Orangevale, a citrus colony In the
southwestern part of this county. C. c.
Roos, an orchardist, employed six Japan
ese on his place and last night fifteen
citizens with gunny sacks over their
heads seized the japanese and placed
rope around the necks of each, took them
to big oak tree There they We're strung
up and left hanging until life was almost
extinct The Japanese We're then lowered
and as they revived the hanging was
repeated several times. The japanese
were then forced to march out of the set,
tlement, and warned never to return on
penalty of being hanged until dead
Roos, the employer, demonstrated at the
outrage. and then rope was thrown
about his neck, with a threat TO hang him
if lie interfered or employed any but
white labor on his ranch hereafter.
The indicator., 1897-01-16
No-ro-RAc EnR ElErY cFNrs Q

Millions nf mon who arc daily "TU4ra8
Splitting and smoking Ih.Ir LIyrs AWAY
will bee glad tu learn fhn- fuo mu.urs VI No
To liuc. the famous guaranteed tobacco luHaI
cure, that has frpol over tvu Uuu iu.peuu
users In the lnst few years. have pot Dn DO"
market n uffy cent puuisuuc Df fhu.r greGt
remedy. This VIII give every tobacco USER
chance To- test Nu'ru-BuC'- '- power iU cuu.
trpl the desire fur tobacco u every turm
aud at tho same time hu benefited b7 hu-
10 hac's nerve -irgn2ileulur gu1l|un-
cent box at once FROM lIg 1ErEgl-r u puIrr
It by UIl N1u Will hp =urpr-.I To- -eN
hncco disappears Any rr Irr Dlu obtain d.
sample and booklet fTyr 'l addressing thr
Sterling Remedy co.. ruiraEu uT New York
ana mentioning This paper
The indicator., 1897-01-16

and acq1nint himself fully with the stua-
tinn from the standpoint Of an official, the
presence OF the troops Is necessary to the
maintenance of order. / stopped further de
pletiOu of the force.
believe however, that under the new
order OF things In the sherin's office of
Lake county. in very short time the troops
may be withdrawn and the preservation OF
the peace and the supremacy Of the law be
mnlntnincd at the hands of the local author
itles or Lake county. as they should be and
should have been during this whole period.
Arhiir .tion.
The subject of arbitration is considered
In the message at some length, and he recon-
mends the creation of state board OF arbi
tration similar to that OF Massachusetts. OF
the working of that law he says:
1t is not an experiment there and their
legislation IL well digested and has pro-
duced excellent results satisfactory alike
10 employers and employees. saving both
these and the community the loss, the harm
md the demOralizing results OF either strikes
or lockouts. by It the rights of neither side
nor is either side Obliged to submit. never
thcless 1t is rare that either refuses to sub.
init to the mediation Of the board, whether
general or local, or refuses to abide by the
results The board has power To compel
witnesses to attend, to testify and to sub
and usually do have. experts not Interested
In the controversy to pass upon such points
MS are deemed too technical for the ordinary
witnesses. Ia furnish aud TO supply tech
nlcal knowledge to the board The board Is
paid ~ the state. The cost to the state In
1893, In Massachusetts for this stnte board
Of arbitration and conciliation, was So
OS2 10.
Among other recommendations in the mes
sage are the following; That coal mine su-
pcrintendents he required to pass an exam
inatiun: that Denver be allowed to elect Its
own officers; that the amendment regarding
mining leases passed by the last Legislature
be repealed. and a clause substituted rcquF-
Ing the recording OF leases; that the claim
of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for
caring for incorrigibe girls be paid