The Somerset reporter., 1898-05-19

crement dropped during pasturing will
be very largely remos ed before the sheep
are turned on again. If there are any
grasses which the sheep refuses to Craze,
cut them down with the scythe, and the
fresh second growth will undoubtedly
be eaten greedy when the sheep are
turned into the field where ii is.
Literary Notes.
The Living Aye has bought the right
to use serially Neil Munro's striking
story'Tohn Splendid which is now run
ming in Blackwood's Magazine. 1t is
begun in The Living Age for May 28,
and will be published in weekly install
ments until il is completed. 1t is Scotch
but not too Scotch. and as w. L.
Alden has well said it marks wide
departure from the "kailyard school, of
fiction.
A noteworthy serial, begun in the
issue of The Youths Companion for the
week of May 5th, is The Making of
Zimri Bunker" by William Long, one
of the foremost OF the younger story
writer's of America A son OF Nantuck-
ct. Zimri Bunker bore a heroic part in
the War of 1872. The story of the
stirring deeds of battle around Nantuck-
cts shores is largely founded on actual
occurrences.
In history making times like these a
! truthful record of passing events becomes
an imperative need. The daily news
paper is ephemeral and not easily pre-
served for reference. The American
Monthly Review of Reviews has all the
value OF the newspaper, besides distinct
| i've merits of its own. AS an epitome of
current history it Is complete, compact,
terse. impartial, absolutely reliable, and
judieiously edited As piece Of Journal
istic history writing what could be more
brilliant or fascinating than the May
number of this publication, with its story
of the Spanish. American war.crisis
Merely as souvenir of this past event
/ ful month the Review has certain
unique fitness.
The Outlook has secured the services
of Mr.. George KEENAN,, Vice. President
of the American Red Cross Society, as a
member of its staff during the war.
| Mr. KEENAN, is the most distinguished
| American traveller of the time, and his
studies of the conditions in Siberia have
had world wide reading and have rev.
| outionized the Russian exile system
He will study conditions in Cuba and
elsewhere, as may be desirable. and re-
port to the readers of The Outlook in
series of weekly articles which are
certain to be Of surprising interest, and
to afford a graphic narrative of the pro
gress of events.
The May Forum has the following
strong table of contents, viz: Germany
and China ;" by HIS Excellency M, Won
Brandt, formerly German Ambassador
to China 1.-The Fifty Million Appropria-
ton and its Lessons" BY Hon. Hilary
A Herbert Elk Secretary of the Navy;
independence Of the Military System
BY Brig. Gen. G.. Norman Lieber, Judge
Advocate General, United States War
Departments The ns-Siberian Rail
way; Its New Terminus in China" by
Clarence Gary; "Ihe Utility of Music, y
by Henry T. Finck The Physical Fac
tor in Public.SchooI Education by
Everett c. Willard Superintendent of
Schools, Stamford Conn. ;"Canadas
Relations with the United States, and
Her Influence in Imperial Councils hy
DIR. John G. Bourinot, c. NJ g., Clerk
OF the House of Commons of Canada !;
weather Forecasling,' by Prof Willis
L Moore.
Enoch Crosby who rendered Washing
ton valuable service as a spy in West
chester County, New York, during the
Revolution, was the original of "Har-
vey Birch" in Cooper's novel, The Spy
and many of the Incidents rela ed by
Cooper were real adventures in the ex-
citing life which Crosby lived while serv-
ing his country so faithfully. Under the
title of The Spy of the Neutral Ground
Mr.. Harry Edward Miller has conuit u,ed
to the May number of the New England
Magazine a most interesting account of
Crosby's experiences. The illustrations
are chiefly from photographs made espec-
tally for use with this article, and show
places in and around Crosby'S old home
in Carmel, N Y. while a portrait of the
patriot himself is also given.
The May number of ST. Nicholas opens
wi an article by Tudor Jerks on
Three Boys in Amor describing tine
famous portraits of Don Carlos Balthazer,
Prince William of Orange, and Charles
II. painted by Veiasquez and Van Dyck
Fine reproductions of The pictures are
given. An article illustrated by Nine.
Ronner and others, describes "Pussi-
nella.n cat that was born in palace
Pussinela was fine Angora cat, of
mos, imperious ways. that was presented
by Queen Marguerite to a little Italian
girl, Inc daughter of one OF King Hum
bert's aides Robert Wilson Fem, in
1.-The Jaguar and the Caymar s. tells of
the clever trick by means of which ore
of these fierce South American cats
succeeded in crossing river infested
with alligators. Mrs Rebecca Hard
ing Davis tells of the experiences of a
wide awake American boy''ln Old Flor.
ence." incidentally relating some of the
curious pagan and medieval customs
that still survive in that quaint city. A
second and concluding paper, on The
Japanese at Home, is contributed by Ida
Tigner HodDett.
The May number of The Century
appears in special cover, printed in
gold and colors, after design by Fer
nand lungren, representing the great
mesa of Katzmo. This is apropos of an
article in the number by F. w. Hodge,
of the chronological Bureau describing
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