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The Portland daily press., 1897-10-02
PORTLAND & WORCESTER.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER, \. R.
station Foot of Preble 81.

On and after Monday, Oct. 4, 1897, Passenger
trains will Leave Portland
For Worcester, clinton, Aver Junction, Nashua.
Windham and Epping at 7.3O a. m. and 1890
p. m.
For Manchester. Concord and points North at
7.30 a. H. and 1890 p m.
For Rochester, Springvale. Alfred. Water
boro and Saco River at 7.30 a. m. 1890 and
5.35 p. m.
For Gorham at 7.3O and s.45 a. NJ, 1890, 800.
5.35 and go p. m.
For Westbrook, Cumberland Mills. Westbrook
Junction and Woodfords at 7.30, 9.45 a. M,
$780, 800, 5.35 and $40 p. m.
The L. 80 p. nj. train from Portland connects
at yer junction with "Hoosac Tunnel Route"
for the West and at Union Station, Worcester,
for Providence and New York, via providence
Line" for Norwich and New York, via Nor
witch Line" with Boston and Albany r. R. for
the West, and with the New York all rail via
Springfield"
Trains arrive in Portland from Worcester
at 1.30 p. m; from Rochester at $50 a. m, 1.30
and 5.52 p M. from Gorham at 64O $50 and
1880 q. m, 1.30. AIS, 5.52 p. m.
For tickets Tor all points West and South ap-
ply to f. H. COLLINS Ticket Agent, Port
lond, Me.
je25dtf u w. PETERS, Supt
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CASC0 BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House Wharf,
PORTLAND, MAINE.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
Commencing Sunday, Sept. 26. IS9;


For Forest City and Trefethen's LANDINGS
Peaks Island. Little and Great Diamond
Islands, $50, 64O 500, 1880 a. M, 2.15, 40
6.10 m
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 500
1920 a. M, 2.15 p, m.
For Cushins's Island. $40, 1890 a. M, APO
p m.
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing. $40. 7.2o. 9.15,
11.45 a. M, $50, 800, 6.25, D. m.
Leave Trefethen'S, 600. 7.O5, 800. 1l.3O a.
m, 3.15, A. 5, $40 p. IN.
Leave Little Diamond. e.10,.7.15. 9.1o. 11.4o
a. M, 3.25, 4.35, 6. 35 p. m.
Leave Great Diamond, 6. 05, 10, e.o6. IL 80
a, NJ, $40. 4.40, $40 p. nj.
Leave Ponce's Landing Long Island,
S.45, 1.16 a. NJ, 3,O0p. m.
Leave Cushing's Island. 7.25, 11.5o a. m..
sos p. m.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest City and Trefethen's Landings,
Peaks Island Little and Great Dia-
mond Islands, 800, 1890 a. M, 2.15,
4.2O p. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 1890
m. 2.15, 4.20 p. m.
For Cushing's Island. 1890 a. m, 20 p. m.
G. w. T. COOLING. General Manager.
sept24dtf
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MAINE CENTRAL Il. r..
II effect Oct. 4, 1897.
Trains leave Portland as follows:

700 a. m. For Brunswick Bath Rockland.
Augusta. Waterville. Skowhegan. Lisbon Falls.
lewiston via Brunswick, Belfast Bangor and
Bucksport. b.
SAG !. m, For panyhle j.. poland springs)
Mechanic Falls, Rumford Falls, Bemis, Lew
AZ Fs tor BATH
Augusta, WaterYviIIe, Pittsfeld. Bangor Bar
Harbor, Greenylle and Aroostook County,
St. Stephen. and St. Andrews, via Vanceboro
and st. John.
:. 1.15 p. m Mechanic Falls. Rumford Falls.
Bemis, Danville Jc Lewis ton, Livermore Falls,
Pennington. Kingtield Carrabasset, Phillips
and Rangeley. Winthrop, Oakland, Bingham
Waterville and skowhegan.
gnsta. Bath. Boothpay. Rocsiand and
Lincoln division Waterville, slowhegan, Bel
Vie Bangor Bar o Marbor oIdtoWn and Mat
$40 D. m. For Brunswick Bath Lisbon
Falls, Richmond, Gardiner, Augusta and
5.i5 p m For New Gloucester, Danville
Junction, poland Springs, Mechanic Falls,
Brunswick Bath. Lewiston, Augusta Water
ce Banr Moosehead Lake
AroostooK County via Vanceboro, Halifax and
the PROVINCES, The Saturday night train does
or beyond Bangor excepting Bar Harbor
OctSd, 1othAand nth. Sleeping cars to ST. John.
White Mountain Division.
s.45 a. m For Bridgton. Fabyans, Burlington
Lancaster Quebec, St. Johnsbury, Sherbrooke,
Montreal. chicago, St Paul and Minneapolis
and all points west.
$50 p. M. For Sebago Lake, Cornish Fryeburg,
Bridgton: North Conway, Fabyans. Lancaster.
Colebrooks tLunenburg, St Johnsbury, New
port, Sherbrook, Montreal and Toronto.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.20 a. M Paper train for Brunswick. Au-
gusta, Watervi1Ie and Bangor
1880 p. m. Train for Brunswick, Lewiston,
Bath. Augusta. Waterville, and Bangor.
100 p. m; Night Express with sleeping cars
for all points.
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND
From Montreal. Quebec, Fabyans. Bridgton.
$50 a. M; Lewiston and Mechanic Falls, $50
a. M: Waterville and Augusta, S.35 a. NJ.
Bangor. Augusta and Rockland, 1878 p. m;
kingteld Phillips, Pennington, Bemis Rum
ford Falls Lewiston 1880 p. m; ST. John. Bar
narbor. Aroostook County, Moosehead Lake and
Bangor. 545 p. III; Rangeley, Pennington,
Rumford Falls, Lewiston, $50 p. M; Chicago
and Montreal and all White Mountain points
$40 p. M. daily from Bar Harbor, Bangor,
Bath and Lewiston, 140 a. m daily; Halifax,
st. John. Bar Harbor. Watcrville and Angus
ia, $50 q. M. except Mondavs.
GEO. f. EVANS. General Manager,
+. L. BOOTHBY, G. P. g. T. A.
Portland, Sept. %, 1897. oct1du
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Ireland on Patriotism.
(ProYidence Journel.l

These timid people who apprehend
that the Roman Catholic Church has de-
signs of a dangerous character on the
United States, and who think that devo-
ton to the Papal hierarchy is incompat-
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TIME TAsIG
OF THE
Falmouth and Fresport Steamers
On and after Oct. A.

OM ana aTGeT VCl. N.
Steamer will leave Portland Pier for Great
DiamondiIsland at LOO p m, 200 p. m. Return
at 8.45 a. NJ. 1925 p. m.
For Mackworth island at HOO a. M, 200 p
m. Return at $40 a. M; 1925 p. m.
For Falmouth at 11.0o 200 p. IN. Return atS.15
a. M; 1900 m.
For Cousen's and Iittlejohn's, Chebeague, Bus
tins Islands, 200 p. m. Return-Bustins, 7.15
q. NJ; Chebeague at 1855 a. M; Cousen's and
Little johns at 7.45 a. m.
For Freeport, Porter's Landing, 200 p. m. Re-
turn, leave Porter's Landing 645 a. M South
FreepOrt, 100 a. m.
BENJAMIN NJ SEABURY,
sept24dH General Manager
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The wares OF reputable, responsible
firms are advertised in these columns, and
are for sale by enterprising dealers. No
substitutes or limitations should be ac-
cepted. Be firm, andyou can get what
you want.
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Portland, Mt. Desert & Machlas ST boat Co.
STATE ST. WHARF

NJ 1E ST. W dAhEr
Commencing Friday, April Q, the steamer
Frank Jones will leave Portland Tuesdays and
Fridays at II p. m, for Rockland,. Bar Harbor
Returning Mondays and Thursdays, leaving
Machiasport at 400 a. m, arriving in Portland
at ii D. m. GEO. +. EVANS, Gen. Man.
+. f, BOOTHBY. G. P. & 7. A. mar25dtf
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HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co,

Beginning october LIST. 1897, steamer Aucocis-
co will leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily, Sun
days excepted, as follows
For Long and Chebeague Islands, Harpswell
Bailey's and Orr's Island, 200 p. m.
For Cliff Island, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays zoo p. m.
Return for Portland Leave Orr's Island, by
way of above landings, 700 a. m. Arrive Port
'''-'>'' - ISAIAH DANIELS, GenI Mgr.
can11 Diff
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WATCHES ON INSTALLMENTS

will sell you Waltham and Elgin watch.
lower than any inatallment dealer on earth, and
make the terms 70 suit you II you are honest and
square. MCKINNEY the Jeweler, Monu.
Ment6quare. tsn6dtf
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Portland and Boothhay Steamboat Co
SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.

SUMMER ARRANGEMENTS.
GOING WEST.
STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves as fol-
lows:
EAST BOOTHBAY for PORTLAND. Mon.
days aad Fridays, at 7.16 a. M, touching at
South Bristol, *Occan Point,
tChrist,nas Cove. Boothbay liarbor,
Heron Island, Squirrel Island.
PEMAQUID for PORTLAND. Wednesdays
az 800 @. m, touching at above landings,
GOING EAST,
and Saturdays for
Squirrel Island. +Christma. Gov.
boothbay harbor, south Bristol.
Heron Island
Leave PORTLAND at 100 a m Tua,aars
tor PEMAQUID and above landings.
Passengers conveyed by team to and from
Thursdays and Saturdays, passenger, for
Pemaquid conveyed by ferry from South
Touch on signal.
tly16dtf ALFRED RACE. Manar.,
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GRAND TRUNK
Railway System.

On aad after MONDAY, June lAth, 1897
trains viii run a. follows.
LEAVE.
For Auburn and Lewiston TOO, $40 q. m I:
1890, 100. 400, $50 and S.3Op. m.
For Gorham, Berlin and Island Pond $40 q.
NJ; 1.30 and $50 p. m.
For Gorham and Berlin Sundays $50 q. m.
For Auburn and Lewiston Sundays $50 and
$50 p. III.
For montreal and Chicago $40 a. m.i and
$50 p. m.
For quebec $40 a. m. and:s.so p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From Lewiston and Auburn $40, 8.25,
lo.15 and 1l.50 a. M, 3.15, 5.15 and 5.45
p. m.
From Island Pond. Berlin aud Gorham GAO
and 1918 a. M, and 5.45 p. m.
From Chicago and Montreal GAO q. m. and
b.45 p. m.
From Quebec 5.45 p. m.
From Lewiston and Auburn Sundays 8.25 a. 10.
The $50 D. m. train runs through to Montreal
daily, Sundays included. Attached to this
train Ia a Pullman for Montreal also q
through, Pullman for Chicago daily. Sundays
pullman Pullman Palace slesplng Car, on Night
trains and parlor cars on day trains.
TICKET OFFICE DEPOT AT FOOT OF
INDIA STREET.
CHAs. M. HAYS, Gsny Manager.
Portland June lain. 1887. 1elzn
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INLAND ROUTE,
AND ROCMLAND

Commencing Monday, July 5. 1897, until fur
Their notice. STMR. MERkYCONEAG, /. f.
Archibald. Master, leaves Tillsons wharf, Rock
land. Monday. Wednesday, and Friday. at $50
a. M. for portland, touching at Tenants Har-
Dor, Port Clyde. Friendship, Round Pond, New
Harbor and Boothbay Harbor, arriving in Port
land in season to connect with Boston and New
York steamers same night.
Returning leaves Portland. Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday, Portland Pier at $50 and
Boston Boat Wharf at 100 a. H., for Rockland
making way landing as above, arriving In sea
son to connect with steamer for Boston.
Fare, Portland to Rockland, only S1.25
G. s. ATWOOD, Agent, Portland Pier.
j. r. FIVE, Agent. Tillson's Wharf, Rock
land. 1ly12dtf
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Johns ns AnodyneL iniment

1t was originated IN 1870 by the late DR. A. Johnson good
Family Phya tor in his private practice relieve
and cure every form of Inflammation Every Mother
in the house Dropped sugar suffering love to take
Send for our Book Treatment for Diseases" Sick
Do pus Signature and ps
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International Steamship Co.
- FOR
Eastpod, Lubec, Calais. St. John. NIB, Halifax, MS.

Eastpot, Lubec, Calais, 81. John. NIB, Halifax, MS.
and all parts Of New Hn,y Bruns wick, Nova Scotia
faYorite route to Campobello and St. Andrews,
N. B.
Fail Arrangement.
On and after Monday, Sept goth, steamer will,
leave Portland on Mondays, Fridays and
at p. m.
Returning leave st. John and PASSPORT same
days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. G-Freight received up to 4 90
p. m.
Pine Tree Ticket Office Monument SQUARE or
for other information, at Companys Office.
Railroad Wharf, foot of State street
J.B. COYLE. Gen. Man.
sep20dtf ii. Z. G. HERSEY Agent
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Portland & RumtOrd Falls R'y.
Hin Effect JEsne Ell, 1897.

DEPARTURES.
$50 A. NJ. and 1910 P M. From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls. Buck1eld, Can
ton, Dixfeld, Rumford Falls, Bemis and all
stations on The r. L. & r. L. r. r.
$50 a. M, 1910 and 1910 p. m. From Union
Station for. Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
Through cars on 1910 p. m train for Bemis.
*On Saturday only, train leaving Portland at
$40 p. M runs through to Rumford Falls
Through Tickets ON sale.
R. G. BRADFORD, Traffic Manager,
Portland, Maine
je18 dit --A--d Falls. Maine
The record-union., 1897-08-22
Painting Was Fashionable.

Painting was thought interesting
when her majesty came to the throne,
SAYS London Truth" It was consid-
cred proper to for an engaged young
lady to swoon away if she received a
letter containing the news Of her lover
having sprained his leg. The Queen
was thought too insensible because
her voice did not falter when she an
nounced to the House of Commons her
gagement to Prince Albert. Con-
sumptive heroines We're best liked by
novel readers Girls tok a. pride in
being in poor health. They used to
talk of their ailments as they now talk
of the bike and golf.
Prince Albert, when skating on the
pond in Buckingham Palace gardens
early in the forties, slid into hole
in the ice. The Queen did not faint,
but helped to pull him out She there
by greatly lost the esteem Of romantic
ladies' They would have taken a far
deeper interest in her had she swooned
away. the Prince been drowned, and
her majesty came forward after the
funeral as a young and forlorn widow
The men, | am sure, would have also
liked her better. They thought it all
right for elderly ladies to be sensible,
but what they most priced in young
ladies was simpering sensibility or SEN
timentality. The poet Moore's ideal was
still in fashion when the Queen came
to the throne. The same type of dam
sell was the ideal of Bernardin de st
Pierre at the beginning of the century;
she would blush when praised and Weep
when blamed.-New York Times.
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Section T. The public square, bounded
by r. G. Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
is hereby designated and set apart as
market place free of rent charge, Tor
hay, straw, grain, WOOD, coal, coke ana
charcoal at which place any person,
firm. or corporation, may stand wagons.
carts and other vehicles carrying such
material and may solicit customers
therefor: and from said square deliveries
may be made to any part of the city in
quantities equal to all the contents OF
each wagon, cart, or other vehicle used
at the time of making sale.
Section ?. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person. firm, or corporation, to sell any
hay. straw. grain, wood, coal, coke or
charcoal in quantities less than a full
carload. at any place in the City of Sac
ramento. except on the public square
bounded by b, G. Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets, or at hay, grain or
straw warehouses, or woodyardS, regu-
l.4rly licensed and established upon pri-
vate premises, owned, leased, or con-
troIled by the person. firm, or corpora
ton for whom such sales may be made
The term carload is intended to mean
railroad cars of the size and kind ordi-
narilv used by steam railroads in haul
ing hay. grain. straw, or wood, COAL
coke or charcoal.
Section 3. Any person found guilty of
violating the provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
and shall be punished by fine Of not
less than ten dollars. nor mere than one
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the County Jail for a period OF time
equivalent to one day for each two dol
lars of fine so imposed.
Section 4. All other ordinances hereto
fore in force and effect in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet from and after its passage.
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A GREAT SOCIETY MAN.
He Was Getting On Finely But
There Was a Thing He Omitted.

A dim light burned in the hall as Mr..
Laytlie fumbled somewhat long and
uncertainty with the key and then let
himself in and as quickly as possible
slipped off his overcoat. From the dis
tant sitting-room another light was re-
fiected. Mr.. Laytlie knew what that
meant, SO he drew his tie trifle
straighter, smoothed his hair with a
few hurried finger touches, pulled him
self very erect. and parted the por-
there's.
obj he said, in an excess of affected
surprise, you sat UP for me, did you?
Didn't know YOU were here"
Mrs. Laytlie had been nodding sleep
lily over her magazine.
Took the last degree in the United
Good Fellows tonight he said in an
ostentatious effort to appear at ease.
oh" his wife returned, in the tone
that nobody but a wife can give utter
ance to.
Yep" Mr.. Laytlie went on, pluck
ing up his courage; AN it was a pealer,
too, / tell ye. Let's see," he went on,
refiectively, that makes-how many
does that make I belong to?"
Il do not know" his wife wearilv re-
turned.
There's the Ancient Soothsayers, !"
he said and the Mysterious Shine, the
Independent Order of Ostriches, the
Minute Men, the Royal Rites and Lefts,
the Grand Bounce, the Super Eminent
Pharse, and three or four others | can't
just remember: but l belong to 'em, /
know. cause I've got their notes for
dues in my pocket. Tell you what,
Maria" he concluded in voice of
pride, "I'm getting to be quite So
ciety man."
Mrs. Lavtlie arose and took I'D the
lamp.
There's one society you appear to
have forgotten she said, icily
Whats that?'' Mr. Laytlie asked in
some surprise.
THE society of your wife" she an
swered, a little sob rising to her lips
and accompanying her up The stairs
St. Louis Post-Dispateh.
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Sartain" he presents some delightful
short studies, and in his latest novel he
contrasts the widely different phases OF
life among the mountaineers and among
the people of the Blue Grass" Ths
difference. by the way, between the two
regions. in spite of the excellnt work
of the Kentucky writer's, does not seem
TO he understood by many readers Nc
one. however. can fail to appreciate
this on reading THE Kentuckians. Mr.
Fox is himself a Blue Grass man, but
from living at various times among tbs
mountaineers he as acquired very
warm regard for them and an intimate
acquaintance with their habits.
In these days of rapid transmission
and concise collection of news. how fire.
quently the arena of interest shifts
Now one region, then another becomes
for the tine being a focus point for
the gaze of the whole world The aver
age reader must often be impressed by
two facts. One. how little he really
knows about the world: the other, what
unexpected relation exists between To-
calities that he has never thought OF
connecting.
This ignorance has been recently en-
phasized by the marvellous accounts OF
gold finding in the Klondike A short
time ago few had even heard of the re-
gion while to-day its name is house
hold word. Now that the first excite
ment is over. we settle down to learn
something about the spot. and it comes
to US almost as a surprise that this
wild region. which our Imagination
pictured as inhabited only by moose
and mosquitoes. until the arrival of the
miner. has been thoroughly investigated
by the United States Geological Survey
In Harper's Weekly of August list
Harold B. Goodrich. a member of the
expedition. describes the journey made
by his party from Juneau 10 the klon-
dixie. following the route that is takeT
by the miners approaching from tbs
south. But the interest in the Klon-
dixie naturally extends across the from
tier into Alaska Here we are in oul
own territory: but what do We know
of it? And It is a territory equal il
area 10 all the States east of the Mis-
sissippi. In the same number of "Har-
per's Weekly there is a descriptive
article on this interesting region by tht
well-known authority, Cyrus c. Ad-
ans
But while we are examining the MAJ
IN this quarter of the world, we note
another point Of already languid inter
est and soon to be of extraordinary sig
nificance, for it is the objective point
the present full stop-of an empires
march. We have been so accustomed
TO look eastward when We think O.
Russia that 1t is another surprise Il
US that it is really westward-or shall
we say Alaskaward THAT our gazt
should be turned. While with oul
branch of the human family the marcf
of empire has trended TO the west fol
close on three thousand years. the en-
pire OF the great white Czar, for some
three hundred years. has been moving
slowly but surely eastward. With ths
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He Knew Why.

Mrs. Packingham-Do try to tell
me, Josiah, that the men are stronger
minded than the women. Look at the
suicide statistics. A great many more
men tran women kill themselves. Ism
suicide an evidence of weakness?
Mr.. Packingham-Ye / admit that
suicide is an evidence of weakness. but
there is very good reason why sc
many more men than women should
resort to self destruction
Mrs Packinghann-I'd like to know
what il is.
Mr.. Packingham-Why. you know
lots of men get married to women.
Being a good runner he escaped un-
manned.
The record-union., 1897-08-22

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
City of Sacramento do ordain as follows:
Section l. Section six of Ordinance
Number three hundred and twelve of the
city of Sacramento, passed April g. 1899, is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section g. The Board of Trustees of the
city of Sacramento shall determine the
necessity for the construction, alteration.
or renewal of any or all sidewalks, or
whether any existing sidewalks may be
repaired; but whenever it becomes neceS-
sary to renew the surface the support,
or the foundation of any sidewalk within
the limits described in Section two of Or
dinance number three hundred and tWen-
ty-four, concrete or artificial stone Cor
other similar materiaD sidewalk. as afore-
said, shall be deemed to be required under
the provisions of this ordinance. And any
sidewalk, after being inspected by the
Sidewalk Inspector and upon the recon-
mendation of the Sidewalk Inspector to
the Board of Trustees, that the foundation
or support of the sidewalk so inspected is
in frst-class condition, said Board of
Trustees may grant permission to
make said repairs in conformity
with the report of the said
Sidewalk Inspector, provided that the
same material be used, such as concrete
or artificial stone, as the original walk
was constructed Of The manner of the
work done and the quality of the ma
terial used to be subject to the approval
of the Superintendent of Streets.
Section 2. This ordinance 10 take effect
from and after its passage.
The record-union., 1897-08-22
A Favorite Poem.

1 wandered lonely as cloud
That floats on high Ger wales and hills
When all at once / saw q crowd,
A host of golden daffodils,
Beside the lake, beneath the trees
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin Of the bay.
Ten thousand saw | at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but the.
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;
A poet could not but be gay
IN such d Jocund company.
/ gazed and gazed, but little thought
What wealth that show to me hat
brought.
For often when on my couch | lie,
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They fash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
-WadsWorth.
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drawn4some Of her strongest characters.
in The Missionary Sheriff" her latest
volume. recently published by the Har-
pers, Miss French has done some of her
finest work. the chief figure in each of
the stories, Amos Wickleff, being an
absolutely distinct American type, and
one of the strongest and most valuable
characters in recent fiction.
John Fox. Jr. whose latest book.
'Hsll fer Sartain," as recently brought
out by the Harpers, and whose new
novel, The Kentuckians. began to
appear serialy in "Harpers Magazine"
for July, is one of the youngest and
one of the ablest of the writer's who
are making us familiar with the pict-
uresque life of Kentucky Mr.. Fox, like
Miss Murfree and James Lane Allen,
writes directly from personal observa-
tion, and his characters are closely and
sympathetically defined. In Hell fer
The record-union., 1897-08-22

L is said that when the author of
"The Missionary Sheriff, and of many
other strong stories of Western life,
was talking a walk one day she hap
pened to observe the name 'Thanet
chalked on a freight car. 1t struck her
fancy, and, prefxing Octave" TO It,
she created the pseudonym which is now
familiar 10 thousands of readers. IN
deed, comparatively few readers know
Miss Alice French by any other name.
Few know, too. that though in her work
she reveals an insight into Western
life that could be possessed only by one
bred TO it, she is of New England stock.
Born in Davenport, Ia, she Travelled ex-
tensively in the Southwest and in the
South, where she is as much at home
as among the people of Iowa, Kansas,
and Nebraska, from whom she has