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The morning times., 1897-01-31

cession Of picturesque incidents since the
earliest days OF the republic. 1t inspired
Bayard Taylor. John Ruskin and William
Dean iIowells. Within the year we have had
a Venetian June" Hutton's impressions,
and the recent Yriarte volume.
The translation OF the work is credit
able, but rescrviDG the word due Yriarte,
especial praise belongs to the bookmaker
In this case the imprint is Coates, but
it was probably Joseph knight whose taste
is reflected in this beautiful book. He
has furnished a series OF full-page Illus
trations. interesting i'll subject and ex
quiSite in reproduction, and the other ac-
cessories OF paper and a fine-faced type
contribute to harmonious gem. Yriarte
writes himself an evident scholar His
catholic knowledge of events and their
philosophy, his appreciation of aesthetic
values and the charm OF style with which
he phrases his facts and impressions arc all
denoteInents OF the gifts OF the writer
The books richin history, and much space
is devoted TO the monuments and buildings
and the life on the lagoons and along the
canal.
The morning times., 1897-01-31


/ am reminded by recent book (tliat is
not worth mentioning) that there ism t SO
much talk about atheists as there used To
he The ma n who talks loud on the street
corner about the non-cXistence OF God may
be arrested for his noise, but not for his
atheism In fact. people seem now to be
askingif there really is any such thing.
OF course, all the people who have been
called atheists are not to be considered
hypocrites. There is no inGucement for a
man to pretend to think differently from
Ids neighbors. The atheist who succeeds
does it in spite OF his opinioas not be-
cause of them But people are slower to
accord this title TO the man who does not
believe or thinks he does not believe, than
they once were. Perhaps this is because
tie present age is one of human interest, of
desire 10 know humanity; and the more
men know one another the less ready are
they TO think that they know it all. The
man TO whom God has been slandered till
his mind has got q permanent twist on the
sub ject may still love all things good, and
be himself very good Tefutation of that
slander. Maybe, after lie has lived long
enough to come close to the vital questions
of liIe, lie will come TO see things differ
emily. That is the involuntary thought Of
the friend Of such a man, the friend who is
orthodox and who in other days would
have considered the unbelieyer lost.
And, surely, this new thought is nearer
the charity which hopes all things ma
never fails, than the older and more gloomy
view. And so, too, the world comes less
and less to denounce the atheist and the
atheist is, in consequence, not nearly so
sure OF his own point of view as he was
once He is more willing to learn, and
not quite so much on the defensive.
SO, nc is called. and calls himself, Gg
nostic and materialist, and does not deny,
but only doubts, the existence of what Ee
cannot see And since the very sure at
uitude OF attainment is the most effectual
bar TO progress that can be raised: ard
since the scientific siue of the universe is
coming To the front, even in the churches,
it looks as If the atheist. should he rake
the truly scientific attitude of wishing 10
learn anything lie does not know, and the
church, il it could assume the no less sci
entifc attitude OF trying to find out what
manner Of sickness it is that it engages
to heal. might walk in some sort OF har-
mony together. and both learn something.
The peace on earth comes only To men Of
gentle viii.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Cunnlngham's Life OF Nclle Gwynnc"
has for a very long time been rare book.
Copies of the first edition are s.ill priced Of
collectors, but Francis Harper has repro
duced the story of this interesting woman
and actress, and new matter OF interest
and value has been added, so that, except
to the antiquarian, the new book is Of
more value than the old. Not a great deal
is known of the fascinating favorite of
Charles IL Paul Kcster wrote her with
fair accuracy into q charming comedy for
Hurtense Rhea, and though the memory of
this Is vivid. the picture was naturally sir
cumscribed. The disputed points in Nell's
life are discussed with much ingeniol sncss
in the introduction, and the value to the
student is considerable.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

One Of the most original Of the new story
books, all who lave read it will allow, is
Lucy Furman's Stories OF a Sanctified
Town" The town in question is in the
western part OF Kentucky, the author ssures
Us, and as a result OF a universal getting
ofTelieion'' the whole population has taken
TO religion, intimately, vigorously and ex-
clusively Hiss Furman's stories OF these
peoples scruples expressed in their home
ly lives are delightfully."- amusing, but she
writes with an undercuTent OF meaning
which is at best a cynical commentary on
the effects of too much religion. She de-
notes most artfuIly the colloquialisns Of
the people OF a small Western community;
its very truth is humorous. Their inter
probation and distortion Of Scripture to
justify their means and ways aud the IA
natical Purtansm Of some domestic and
personal f0ibles aresome of The other anus
ing-,edtureS which can appeal as most real
only to those who have known them.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Venice. more thanany other city, not even
excepting Paris and Florence, has been
an Inspiration 10 bookmakers well as
book writer's. There is distinction here.
How many exquisitely written books are
freaks in reproduction. Seldom can this
charge be laid against Venetian books.
Its splendid aesthetic history is doubtless
the reason. The old capital by the \ Adriatic
has been the theater of a continued pro-
The morning times., 1897-01-31

It is remarkable how accurately foreign
ers come to America and measure lis up.
We were young when Dickens wrote of
Eden, and resented ii, but who can say
that Max o'Reli has not our measure to
the dot, or that Brice's American Com
monwealth is not as valuable as any self
appreciation. Dean Hole, Of Rochester Ca
thedral, is one of the latest foreigners To
come on the errand of inquiry for vol
ume of impressions, which he has given in
"A Little Tour in America" Again, We
must defer to the observant and assim-
lative faculty of our visitors. The dean
has seen US with appreciative and accurate
eye Though his chapter on Washington is
devoted to Bill Nye and Max O'Rcll. his
notes on persons. places and things Amcri-
can are interesting and marvelously pho
tographic.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

headquarters OF the institution. The poets
father and Sarah Anne Wiedemann, his
mother, were church members and teachers
in the Sunday-sehool. Not only does the
Settlement celebrate the poet thus senti
mentally, ogt there is also practical side
to its purpose, for it has numerous classes
OF an educational kind, clubs, lectures and
poor mans lawyer" who attends to
the legal work. of the poor free of charge
The MONTH S Leunger gives these interesting
facts.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Fhe story has been going the rounds Of
the press that Mark Twain, at sixty-two,
is living, broken-down, poor, sick old
man, in London lodgiDg-house, working
almost with his last strength, at a book
which he hopes will pay his debts. The
pathos OF this thing needs no rhetoric.
But 1t is not in any way a peculiar case.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

According to r II. Sherard, Henrick Ib-
sen has not been a shining example of our
proverb. don't mix drinks = The famous
Norwegian spends an hour each day sitting
ut a hotel table, slipping alternate draughts
OF beer and water Another hour he spends
in walking the streets Of Christiana, ''clad
in blacl. professional broadclotE, with his
tall hat tilted back on his head. The rest
OF his day is spent in absolute sccluston
IN his house in Victoria Terrace, where Wis
itors are rarely, if ever, admitted. He is
never seen at the theater or in society, or
at any placeo entertainment. He is rarely
seen in any man s company Itisa dismal
and depressing life in a town which at its
best is not q cheerful one"
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Note this little paragraph from the Critic:
Now, Americans are not in tile habit or
shouting reproachfully at England that she
is Initiating them. Thomas De Quincey aud
Herbert Spencer were appreciated in this
country before England recognized them;
Robert Louis Stevenson had host OF en-
thusiastic admirers here before England
discovered him; America brought forward
Felix Gras, the Provencal romancer, and
introduced his Reds of the Midi to Eng
land. But we do not think it worth while
to keep up an incessant chatter over our
acumen, and we have hardly smiled at
Engiands change from scoru of our "Tr.i-
by enthusiasm to Mysteries which far
outdid our example And how about Car
lyle? L have an impression that Emerson
doomed him in this country long Before
his own people awakened to his greatness.
And did not Mrs. Browning find many Of
her earliest admirers among u.s. Yet the
English reviewer clings to his Red Badge"
mytIl--''After English praise the authors
countryInen reconsidered tbeir verdict.
TIE wife OF Explorer Nansen was favor
ite prima donna in Sweden before her hus-
band became famous BY their JOINT efforts
as singer and writer they are getting rich
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The Robert Browning Social Settlement
keeps the poet 'smemory green in one of the
most crowded quarters Of London. Itccqe-
brates Browning's anniversaries, and has
reproduced the poets birth certificate.
which is in the church now forming the
The morning times., 1897-01-31

George W Cable has recently made an
arrangement whereby he isto hccome the
editor OF Current Literature. Mr.. Cable
has been living in Northampton, Mass,
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The lives Of most funny men, 50 called, are
not funny. The professional humorist'
nine times out OF ten, staggers under
burdens that woald appal his friends If
they understood the cnsc. There is not
one man who ever reached the hearts or
the people by his quaint humor and eX-
travagant fancy but had been through
some trouble above tnat OF the ordinary
man. Perhaps that is the secret u it all.
Perhaps one must lose everything TO find
out just how little it al is worth, and be
enabled forever after to make a jest OF
the world. But afterthe secret is learned,
and after the life has been spent in grow
ing smiles on faces That don't naturally
lend themselves TO such things. it does
seem too bad that the man who lightened
SO many hours for his fellow.men should
not have enough to be comfortable.
But Mark Twain is more than a humorist,
He is a writer OF rare imagination. The
world has lost something by forcing him
to put his winged horse in harness and
go to breaking stones. His ''RecollectiOns
of Joan of Arc proved his power in more
serious fields of literature than the por-
traiture OF the jumping Frog" II is
all very well TO write stories OF his foTlorn
state, and to circulate them broadcast, but
nobody dare offer TO get up a subscription
for him, because he probably wouldn't take
it. The people 10 whom he belongs. and
who are ready enough to claim him as
theirs, can buy his books, however; and
let US all do IL.
Joel Chandler Harris announces new
book, which VIII be sequel to Aaron.
of which l told you last week Aaron"
was in a way u sequel to Mr. Thimble
finger Mr.. Harris is interested in trac-
ing the Arabic origins OF these stories, and
some day he may write something on that
sub iet.t
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Three-soarths OF oil the IRON mined in
the United states is shipped fioaI Duluth.
The iron ore output of Minnesota increased
from 62,oO0 tons in 1884 TO 4,O0O,O ,OO0
tons in 1896.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

stephen Crane coplains that the women
are bothcrinE him. or course they are.
The naive surprise OF Mr. Crane at this de-
velopment IS funny lie seems % feel that
his red badge OF courage is not of much use
in this case lie cannot Kill his feminine
admirers, and he cannot get away from
them. because he doesn't want to be a
hermit. The more bcarish he is, of course
the more they viii adore him, because that
will be to them some further proof of the
red quality OF courage. and the Crane
local color. Mr.. Crane might as well make
up his mind to study the feminine half OF
humanity while he has a chance. There is
so much disposition ON the part of certain
frivolous sisters TO seek any new sensation,
especially SO piQuant a sensation as
Stephen Crane, that he viii have all the
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The only recent portrait Of Hallam, Lord
Tennyson, makes him resemble his poet
father, except that his face is stouter.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

The Critic reviewed ! ,635 books in 1896
an average of more than thirty week
The morning times., 1897-01-31
SANTA AAhA's WOODEN LEG
1t Was Found in a Carriage by
an American Soldier.
A VETERAN TELLS THE STORY

The Substitute Limb Discovered I'm
a Carriage Occupied by the Fa-
NOUS Mexican just Before His
Crushing Defeat at Cerro Gordo,
1t Is Now in Some Museum.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

One steamer, the Mongolian, carried
12O, 900 geese and turkeys from Canada
to Liverpool just before Christmas.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

a memorial window 20 Oliver Goldsmith
is proposed for Ferncy Church, MiIlingar,
the reputed place OF his birth
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Frank r stockton's story. which he has
written for Harper's, VIII probably begin
seriaIiy next June The author hiI.lself
says: 1t is forecast Of some wonderful
things which may be expected about the
middle OF the twentieth century Thsis
delightfully."- Stocktonian. The author Of
.RuddeF Grange is spending the winter
among the New Jersey hills, and he VIII
soon begin a volume OF short stories.
The morning times., 1897-01-31

Only few months ago I called at
tention to a new book, from Edward Ar
The morning times., 1897-01-31

opportunity to study them that he car
wish.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08

Young poultry may be distinguished
by the pellucid appearance and peculiar
feel of the flesh and by the flexibility Of
the breastbone. Tho feet and bill of u
young goose are yellow. They turn red
as the bird grows old. If fresh, the feet
arc supple. II stale, they are dry and
stiff. Young ducks feel tender under the
wings; the web Of the foot is trans
parent Tame ducks havo yellow legs
wild ducks reddish ones. In pheasants
and quail yellow legs and dark bill are
signs of u young bird. Pigeons should
be fresh, fat and tender, and the feet
plant and smooth. The eyes of prairie
chickens are full and round when young.
and the breastbone is soft. Snipe aud
plover may be chosen by the same signs.
Partridges faint first in the crop. If the
bill is black aud the legs yellow, the
bird is young. If the bill is white and
the legs have blush cast, the bird is
too old for the table. The capon is
known by short and pale comb, a
thick rump and breast and fat vein on
the side of the breast When young, the
spurs will BIO short and tho legs smooth
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08
How to Care For Fuel.

When the fire is burning, small
shovelful at time will keep the oven
in prime condition and cook everything
as well as if the heat was intense. II
you let the coal in the latrobe all get
on fire at once, it will drive you out Of
the room with heat, but it will all burn
to white ashes in an hour, when by feed
ing down properly it would have heat
ed tho house, and the one feederful
would have sufficed for u whole day.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08
DIAGRAM OF LAWN TENNIS COURT.

court is 81 feet, and together with the
outer belts of AZ feet each make a to.
tai breadth of 80 feet. The net at the
sides should measure 81G feet, and in
the middle 3 feet in height Service
line is 81 feet distant from net The
above is from an English exchange, but
Gardening says it is exactly what our
own young people have been using for
many years.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08

Having been entrusted from busi-
ness men all over the Islands for the
past years, am prepared to make
Abstracts of Titles or Deeds in most
thorough, accurate and complete man.
ner, and to negotiate sales or leases OF
lands belonging to those who are re-
siding at the Settlement on short no.
tice. 633-3m
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08

The total length of the court should
be 7S feet, divided into two courts of
each 81 feet in length and two Of each
IS feet in length, on opposite sides of
the central line where the net will be
stretched across. Tho width of the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08
How to Tell the Quality Of Drinking Water

A simple test to ascertain tho quality
OF drinking water can be made by fillinl
q decanter half full, tightly corking it
and then violently shaking it for min.
ute Or more. On uncorking it, il the
slightest disagreeable odor develops.
there is some kind Of pollution in it,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08
w. G. Irwin & Go.
Limited.
Offer for Sale

Paraffine Paint Cos p Il B Pain Is and
Papers; Lucol and Linseed oils, raw
and boiled.
Indurine. Ia cold water paint in white
and co.ors.
Filter Press Cloths, Cement, Lime and
Bricks.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08

How to Keep the Water Cooler Pure.
To purify the water cooler, either
porcelain or zinc lined, pour little
vinegar on clean cloth and wipe il
well once or twice week.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-08
Just Like Gold Coin.

For more than fifty years
has PERRY DAVIS PAIN
KILLER stood the test
against all remedies prepared
to eradicate pain, aud today
stands at the head of the list
among the medicines that are
so essential to keep at hand in
the home. :
Tits not new fangle remedy
nor do the proprletors lay
claim to any wonderful revela-
ton of the ingredients that en-
ter into the manufacture of
this ever popular remedy.
1t is perfectly harmless, you
need have no fear of becoming
habitually inclined to it's use.
For Collie, Cramps, Dyson
terry, Colds, and all painful
affections, a few doses will GER
ta,nly give relief. You cannot
afford to be without bottle
in the house.
Your forefathers used it
and found it beneficial.
Why experiment with some
remedy that is new and It's effect
on the system unknown?
1t has many rivals but no
equal.
p@ The new 35c. size con-
tains over double the quantity
of the 25c. size.
ho||ister -:-Drug
Company,
Sole Agents for the Islands.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14
THE SACRIFICE.
1t Made Mamma Sad. but the Baby Gloated
and Was Glad.

1t Made Mamma Sad. but The Baby GIoated
and Was Glad.
She was a sweet little woman, with
big brown eyes and a pretty air of de-
termination and hardly summoned for
titudo, as she led a 4.year-old boy into
an up town barber shop. She took off
his hat and dallied lovingly for a mo-
ment with his long yellow curls. Then
she spoke to the man in the first chair,
but her voice faltered and fell, and no
Il else could hear what she said.
In a minute the little chap was perched
atop Of a hassock placed in the chair, a
big apron was around his neck, and the
barber with comb and shears in hand
was preparing to begin his work.
Tie little woman seated herself reso-
lutely with her face to the street and
gazed straight out at the stream Of
teams and bicycles hat fills Woodward
avenue just before noon, but she didn't
seem to see anything of the long process
sion.
Snip, snip, SNIP" went the shears,
and still she looked straight ahead be.
fore her. Then her head began to turn
slowly, but before the fatal chair came
in view she had recovered her nerve and
Strengthened herself with a little shiver,
fixing her gaze nee more on the oppo-
site side of the street.
But that couldn't last long. Her
hands were beating ~nervously on the
arms of the chair, and the toe Of a
dainty boot made a rat-a-tat-tat on the
atiling. She shifted uneasily in her seat,
and pretty Don her head turned again,
very slowly this time, until she could
see the devastation the shears had
wrought.
One side of the little chaps head was
already shorn of it's long locks, and the
unfeeling tonsorial artist held another
curl at full length. "Snip" went the
shears. The little woman gasped, and a
big tear rolled down her cheek. She
ficked it off, but another followed it.
She didn't look away again, but the
barber's task was nearly finished before
she trusted herself to speak.
Then she swallowed hard, tried to
smile and said in a strained, wabblv
voice:
They're almost gone now, baby"
Eyes. responded the youngster, with
an approving glance at his reflection in
the mirror. II guess Dick won't call
me a little girl any more. Detroit
News
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14
GN,boOoux 5cutiMfl.
THE TOYS.

ny little son, who look'd from thoughtful eyes
And moved and spoke in quite grown up wise.
Having my law the seventh time disobey'd,
struck him and DISMISSED
With hard words and unkiss'd-
HIS mother, who was patient. being dead.
Then, fearing lest his grief should hinder sleep,
] visited his bed,
But found him slumbering deep.
With darken'd eyclids, and their lashes vet
From his late soothing wet.
And !, with moan,
Kissing away lis tears, left others Of my own.
For on a table drawn beside his head
He had put within his reach
A box of counters and a red vCin'd stone,
A piece of glass abraded by the beach,
And six or seven shells,
A bottle of bi-cbells,
And tive French copper coins, ranged there
Will. careful art
To conlfort lis sad heart.
So when that night I prayed
To God, l wept and said:
"Ah when at last we lie with tranced breath,
Not vex,ag thee in death,
And thou relncmiberest of what toys
We made our joys,
Ecw weakly understood
Thy great commanded good,
Then, fatherly, not less
Thar / whom thou has nodded from the clay,
Thou'lt leave thy wrath and say,
Il will be sorry for their cE~iliishness.'
Coventry Patmore, as Originally Printed In
Pail Mall Gazette.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14
The Peacock ut Home.

The real home Of the peacock or pea
fowl is in India. There they were and
are hunted, and their flesh is used for
food. AS the birds live in the same re-
gion as the tiger, peacock hunting is q
very dangerous sport. The long train Of
the peacock is not its tail, as many sup
pose, but is composed Of feathers which
grow out just above the tail and are
called the tail coverts. Peacocks have
been known for many hundred years.
They are mentioned in the Bible. Job
mentions them, and they are mentioned,
too, in I Kings K. Hundreds Of years
ago in Rome many thousand peacocks
were killed for the great feasts which
the emperors made. The brains of the
peacock were considered a great treat,
and many had to be killed for q single
feast. -St. Nicholas.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-08-14

want money worth for my money; l
only want to please my Mary. The
squire spends bis money on hunters, not
because he wants TO kill foxes for food,
but because he loves huntin for its own
sake. You spend your time On cricket.
not because you are paid for it, but be-
cause you love cricket for its own sake,
and pleasin Mary is my huntin and
cricket, don't you see?"
That's it, is it," said Jack quietly.
1.-The only JOY / ever had in my life
was Mary, and the only pleasure I have
now is doin what l think Mary would
wish. And when I meet my Mary again
l know she'll be rarely pleased to hear
how | have toiled and saved 10 please
her, and as to how the Lawsons spent
the money. Why, bless you, Master
Jack, do you suppose that when me and
my Mary are together once more we'll
be worryin cur heads about such rub
bish as the spendin o. money!"
And Jack Leyett felt that he ought to
take off his hat i'll the presence of the
man that married Mary.-Young Wom-
nm