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The times., 1898-02-27
CURRENT VERSE.
Afternoon

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oh. sweet" she said. that afternoon,
The smile of God on land and sea;
And sweet through many a vanished June
Comes back, like remembered tune.
The silence of the shore to me!
Oh. sweet the moment was, the scene,
The flashing of the shingles wet,
The scent of clover and of bean
warm fragrance of the fields that met
The salt fresh breezes of the sea,
The white sails dropping out of sight
Were kindled into tawny flame.
And all the moor lay stepped in light
The way he came the way he came,''
"oh, sweet" she said, '-the warm, wet
reach
OF glittering sand, the tide that woke
In tumult all along the beach,
Yet made the very calm ii broke,
Blue was the heaven that Ger us bent;
The sheep upon a sunward slope
A quiet TO the landscape lent.
And all things gave widening scope
To thoughts Of peace and calm content.
And all things seemed in league with
hope
The way we went. the way we WENT
Dora Greenwell, in Good Words.
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The Haunted CITY

Some hearts remembrance and regret
FIJI every street with life profound.
This corner where of old We met
To me has since been haIlowed ground
/ never pass in sun or rain
Now, but / meet you here again.
We cannot go from where we dwell
And leave behind no lingering trace.
Where in the past our shadows fell
A shadow of us haunts the place.
Returning now. ourselves may there
disturb some ghost of what we We're
Ihe stones are thrilled by many a tread
Ihat leaves no footprints where il
strays;
SHADES of the living and the dead
In silence thrOug the noisy ways;
Here where meet in shower or shine
Your ghost, You haply meet with mine.
Inc ar has sounds we cannot hear.
Is dim with shapes that none can see.
Tho' dear the living voice. and dear
The sight of living faces be,
with kindlier yearnin9s yet we greet
The friends We see not when we meet.
"A. 81. John Adoek. in The Spectator
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sweet to Thee than all acclaim
The Sleigh Ride

First you go down to the stable.
And convince the man you're able
A ten-dollar bill to burn
He provides the horse and cutter.
Needless of the things you mutter.
AS into the street you turn.
Off you go in search of Beauty.
Tuck her in, as is your duty,
With the soapstones at her feet.
She expresses pleasure loudly.
And you look around you proudly,
AS you jingle, up the street.
For awhile the sport is pleasing.
Then you find your ears are freezing.
While your feet are getting numb.
And the girl who chatted brightly.
While You listened so politely,
Strange to say, is growing dumb.
All the while you're getting colder,
And the girl is growing older
AS you cannot help but see
Now the homeward way you've chosen
But her nose and ears are frozen.
And she's as cross as she can be.
Gladly at her house You leave her,
She thinks you n base deceiyer,
And she'll never be your BRIDE
BY the stable stove you Iinger,
Thawing out frozen finger
Then you cash up for your ride,
--Someryillc Journal.
The times., 1898-02-27
Max AIuIler,s "Reminiscences

Under the title of Aud Lang Syne'
Max Muller has collected various recol-
lections OF his long and varied expert
ence, comprising Musical Recollections,
Literary Recollections, Recollections of
Royalties, and Beggars.' In preface
which has its own interest, he states that
having been ordered by the doctors to
spend a month at small English water
ing place, without books, TO rest. he be-
gan to jot down book which could be
written without reference to other books.
What j give here" he says, lis but a
small portion of the panorama of life
that has passed before my eyes. OF my
self there is but little, for the spectator
or Interpreter in panorama should re-
main unseen and in the dark. 1t is q
pleasure to him, though often r sad pleas
ure. to see once more what he has seen
before; to live the old time over again,
to look once more at dear faces so full of
love and life; TO feel the touch of a van
ished hand, and hear voice that is still.
As we grow old il is our fate to lose our
friends; but the friends we have lost are
often nearer to us than those that re-
main. VIII they never be quite near to
us again? Stars meet stars after thous-
ands OF years. and are We not of more
value than a star?'
The "Reminiscences" themselves will be
OF much interest to people who are inter-
ested in Muller. As volume of reminis-
cences however pure and simple the
book is not very great either In matter
or manner; although the author knew an
immense number of distinguished people
in all walks of life. a specimen anecdotc
is one about Thackeray. who was the
guest of honor at a little dinner of four.
given by fellow of St. Johns College.
I'VE were all Very much awed by
Thackeray's presence" says Muller. "and
we sat silent for some time; no one VEN
tured TO make the first remark: the soup
was over, and ther was fine John Dore
on the table waiting to be splayed. At
last Thackeray suddenly turned his
large spectacled eyes on me. and
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renee. but who vet believe that. in the
present era of the world, some prepara-
ton against IL is a preservative of peace
and a restraint upon despotism, would be-
come as much enlightened as its learned
predecessor. Toby. of Immortal Memory.
Altogether. this new Dickens volume is
very interesting reading, and gives one
the sensation that the immortal English
man has come TO life in truth, and Is at
tacking some of the abuses of our own
time-so like are these things denounced
by him TO things seen nowadays. All
of which goes to prove that human ma
ture, that human nature which the great
novelist loved and abused. depicted and
caricatured with all the power of his
rhetoric and the resources of his imagina-
ton, is just about the same as ever (New
York: New Amsterdam Book Company.
Washington: All booksellers)
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stephen PhilIfps

Mr.. Richard LIE Gallienne has been
quoted as saying that Stephen Phillips is
the most promising of the younger Eng
lish poets, and one is tempted, after
reading the slender little volume of eff
fusions which is Mr.. Phillips latest ef-
fort, either to doubt Mr.. LIE Gallienne's
statement or TO say something irreverent
about the rest of the poets. Certainly
Mr.. Phillips. however promising he may
be, performs very little. In the first
place most of his poetry is blank verse, in
the heroic pentameter, which, when
The times., 1898-02-27

Can you tell me what the duties are on
saddle and pack horses going from this
country into Canada. and whether the
Canadian government collects duty on
horses which person is taking into the
Klondike country for the purpose OF car
rying his supplies? w. A. p
The regular duty is 20 per cent The
Canadian government intends to waive
the duty on our Government pack trains.
but will collect it on all other pack ami
mails.
The times., 1898-02-27

Rev. Joseph Parker, of the London Tab.
ernacle, has collected an Interesting vol
ume of "reminiscences, which he calls
Tor no apparent reason, might Have
Seen Among the people of whom the
book treats are Henry Ward Beecher,
John Bright, Phillips Brooks, John b.
Cough, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mark
Twain, and Charles H. Spurgeon
The times., 1898-02-27

Prof Hartvig Nissen. acting director of
physical training in the Boston public
schools, has just published a volume
called Rational Home Gymnastics. ="
which is likely to prove of interest to
those studying physical culture The
book is issued by Richard G. Badger &
Co., Boston.
The times., 1898-02-27
Doubt

When out beyond the ebon gates we've
passed.
And standing in the sempiternal light
OF life's young dawn, We see resolved at
last
The thousand busy thoughts of yester-
night;
When all the partial truths that here
harassed
Are there made whole. and in our full
grown sight
The jealous wards of mystery wear
trite-
When all is r and naught is over
Shall we not miss the pleasure of the
pause.
The graceful play of judgment, and
friend Chance
Who never cared a rap for reasons laws.
hut ie led old prudent science such a
Aye, sha'n't we miss them. iTis a. merry
doubt
But, faith! Well pay the piper Mnl hg
out.
Thomas D. Bolger, in Harper $.
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A Good Sama ritan .
Lay him away.

Lay him away,
1t matters not where;
Dig hole in the ground,
And deposit him there;
Twill be useless to raise
A shaft Ger his head,
For heavens aware
OF the fact that he's deadi
Lowly his lot,
And humble his sphere;
The world-the big busy world knew not
That he ever was sent to minister here
He gathered no millions, he buiIt.up no
trusts
Cornered no markets, robbed no one of
bread;
His raiment was ragged, he lived upon
crusts-
he's dead.
Did he worship in church
In the orthodox way?
Did the rafters ring when
1t was his turn to pray?
Alas, | know not
But let it be said
That heavens aware
or the fact that he's dead,
The orphan he famed
Through feverish DAYS
May live or may not
To cherish his praise;
Inc SICK that he nourished when stricIS-
en- himself,
The starving that when no uas b,,,-
CRY, he fed,
May pray for him, or may not, as they
list
But heavens aware of the fact that
he's dead,
Lay him away.
1t matters not where:
Dig hole in the earth
And deposit him there:
when the last trumpet sounds
He will hear. he will hear
AS well as the man
Ger whose head people rear
The highest OF columns
Aye, put him to bed,
IL there is God he will not forget
That this lowIy man iived-and is deadi
cleveland Leader
The times., 1898-02-27
LITERARY NOTES.

Walter Besant, in an article in the Feb
ruary Munsey's entitled MY Favorite
Novelist gives a critical analysis of one
of his favorite books, "Huckleberry Finn"
The times., 1898-02-27
A Touching Episode

l.,
The note began MY dearest" and then
went on to say:
'I am doing we'll at coIlege-passed n
hard exam. today;
Athletics, too. are booming; think I'm
sure to make the crew
But / will not talk of these things, dear,
my thoughtssare all of you.
IT.
I've been thinking of you daily-of the
happy days gone by.
OF the sunshine in your tresses OF the
love-light in your eye,
And I'm longing. dearest, longing. for the
time to come once more
When we can be. together by the rivers
murmuring shore.
"I am so lonely-ah so lonely and
would that you were here.
That I might tell my troubles to your
sympathetic ear.
And yeti hate to ask it-but could Won
spare for me
From your liberal allowance a ten spot
or V?
w.
"I am going to the Junior-with a girl
you do not know,
To the Sophomore and the Glee Club-and
/ need the cash to blow.
Send it, dearest, implore you, If you can,
and send 1t quick,
And believe me, L am always, dear, your
own beloved Dick"
v.
Then he read the missive over, made
corrections here and there
Rubbed his head and smiled quite softly.
said: Il think twill make her stare.
'It's no lie-she is darling-she is a dar
ling and I've missed her.
Then he folded stamped. and sealed it,
and addressed it to his sister.
Philadelphia Times.
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How long is it since the Bender family
left its murderous den? Is any Onc of the
family still alive2 q What is the pOpuia-
tion of Fayetteville. Ark? r X
the Bender family was reported to have
been lynched in April 1871. We don't
know IL any one of the family is now
alive. 2 BY the census of 1880 the popula-
ton was 2.9t2
The times., 1898-02-27

Where is Dry Tortugas, who owns it.
and what is it used for? . What is the
so-called 'Kneipp cure?' s. Is it eti-
quette for physician newly located in q
village to first call socially on the older
resident doctors. or should il be the re-
verse? 4. Has negro infant white skin
at time of birth? j. The earth moves
around the sun. but does the sun mov0
at alp l.. s. h
Dry Tortugas is 4 group Of islands at
the extreme westerly end of the Florida
Keys. about eighty miles from Key West.
They are part of the State of Florida.
On the largest island is q large fort. Jef-
ferson by name. now used as the quaran-
tine station for our gulf ports, . a mod
iieation of the old water cure. The pa
tients go about barefooted. 8. The older
residents call first. 4. Pinkish white.
which darkens very rapidly. ). The sun
has three motions; one. on its own axis:
secondly. q motion about the center OF
gravity of the whole solar system: third
Iy. motion in space toward the constel-
lation Hercules.
The times., 1898-02-27

Mr.. o. e. Duffy writes US that We are
mistaken III our statement that there are
no such things as mineral rods which To-
cate gold and silver IN tine earth. ana
adds that he has invented one himself.
But does ii work. Mr.. Duffy? IL so, Why
arc you hero and not at Dawson City?
The times., 1898-02-27

The correspondents page of the New
York Times is now engaged in a discus
sion as 10 the finest woman in fiction
One correspondent gives Rider Haggard s
Beatrice as his favorte. and the editor
OF the column confesses TO a partiality
for Elizabeth Bennett One thing is GER
tain, no correspondent past middle life
will be found expatiating on the charms
of very modern heroine. The maidens
OF Page, of Hope of Davis. of Howells.
Of James Lane Allen or Hall Caine. Kip
ling is out of the question because there
are no girls in his books). will never. in
the mind OF an elderly man, compare with
the heroines of Scott, Dickens and Thack-
cray. The reason may be sought by psy-
biologists.
The times., 1898-02-27
NOTES AND QUERIES.

Can Bermuda grass be killed in a way
economical enough to be practical2
DALLAS.
We do not know. Write to the Sec
retary of Agriculture.
The times., 1898-02-27

handled with Shakespearean power Is
truly heroic verse but in the hands OF
| ordinary versifiers is very much like a
| piece of mediacval armor In the hands OF
a small boy. The boy is overpowered by
| the armor and the armor itself is unin-
teresting. The first poem in the book,
Inc woman with the Dead Soul. has
certain weirdness about ii that Is rath-
er impressive but for all that, II has an
atmosphere of the Iime-light, and ii is
not really weirdl-onIy painted canvas.
10 make up for the paucity of rhyme in
most Of his work. Mr.. Phillips gives US
two or three pieces which are nearly all
rhyme, and one of them is this:
to recall
What to recall,
All the roses under snow2
Not these.
Stars that toward the water go?
Not these.
to rec i.
What TO recall.
Not the star in waters red
Not this;
Laughter of girl that's dead,
q this.
One is tempted. in gazing upon this al
legged poem. TO think that at the last mo-
ment Mr.. Phillips may have found that
his poetry was a misfit for his book, and
been obliged to write more, and do it sud
denly. As space-grabber. this poem is
certainly all that could be desired. As
an expression of certain sick spirit OF
iatter-day literature ii is also not bad.
But from any other point of view 1t is
hopeless. tNew York: John Lane: The
Bodley Head. Washington: All book
sellers. I.5G)
The times., 1898-02-27

Among the books in the "vagabond Lii
brary," issued by the New Amsterdam
Book Company, is "KaIee's Shrine" by
Grant Allen. Mr.. Allen may be more sue
cessful with human nature via India than
via England, but it is not likely.
The times., 1898-02-27

A new novel by Eden Philpotts called
Lying Prophets. is in its third edition
In England and has lately appeared in
America
The times., 1898-02-27

A new book by Kate Chopin. the talent
ed Louisiana author. is about to be issued
by Messrs. Way & Williams. 1t is called
A Night in Acadie," and the scene is
laid in New Orleans and the Grand Isle.
The times., 1898-02-27

A new book by Ambrose Bierce is soon
to be published. This author is reported
to be gaining popularity in England
The times., 1898-02-27

Way & Williams, of Chicago, lately
adopted new and rather odd method Of
getting out n book in a hurry. There was
demand for Stanley Waterloos IAN
Odd Situation" The American plates
were not available, and the enterprising
Chicago firm cabled to A. & c. Black, of
London. the English publishers of the
book, and had the edition shipped direct
ly, putting the American cover and i'm
print on after the books arrived.
The times., 1898-02-27

Rudyard Kipling lately wrote to a
friend that the "Uncle Remus' Stories
had long been to him an inspiration
When / was a little fellow" Mr. Kip
ling says, II used to stretch myself on
the floor beside the fire, kick my heels in
|. the air. and enjoy them night after
night Uncle Remus was my boyhood
friend and he has place at my fire.
side still"
The times., 1898-02-27

How often was the strong city Of Dan
zig, in Germany, surrendered by the
Prussians 10 the French from 1850 70
1876? u. p. S.
Once in 1907
The times., 1898-02-27

'Mnor Tactics" by Charles Albert
Smylee, captain of the Twelfth Infantry
of New York, is a short treatise on in
fantry tactics, designed to supplement
the very limited information which Amer
leans possess in regard to military af-
fairs. It is published by D. Appleton
& Co.
The times., 1898-02-27

When was Napoleon Bonaparte born.
and how old was he when he died?
y. c. o.
He was born August Is. 1863. and died
practically murdered by Engiand) May
), 1921.
The times., 1898-02-27
ASCcinfi0u


y, Thou who has beneath Thy hand
The dark foundations of the land
The motion of whose ordered though;
An instant universe hath wrought
Who hast within Thine equal heed
The rolling sun, the ripening seed.
The azure of the speedwell's eye.
The vast solemnities of sky
Who hearst no less the feeble note
bne small birds awakening throat.
unDe unnamed. tremendous ch&r,l
sounds before his Lord
sweet to Thee than all acclaim
u storm and ocean, stars and flame.
In favor more before Thy face
Than pageantry of time and space.
The worship and the service be
OF him thou madest most like Thee
Who in his nOstrils hath Thy breath
Whose spirit is the lord of death,
Independent
The times., 1898-02-27

"The Sack of Monte Carlo by Walter
Firth, is a tale of which the name is an
epitome 1t deals with the enterprise and
adventures of some young men of the
Jules Verne type who determine to sack
Monte Carlo, and who succeed. There is
no probability in the story, of course. and
not very much else New York: Harper
& Bros. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop. $L25)
The times., 1898-02-27

"On the Winning Side" by Jeanette
Walworth. Is a Southern story of modern
and one decidedly interesting character.
the overseer's s daughter, who has been
brought up as lady The character of
the hero, however. is rather cOntradic-
tory, and the plot lacks connection and
sustained interest. New York: f. f.
Fenno & Co Washington: Brentano.)
The times., 1898-02-27

''Vashti.'' by John Brayshaw Kaye, is
a would-be poem in seven books, the OBJ
ject of which is to vindicate this unfor-
tunate queen from the ISLANDERS which
have been piled upon her by the historian
of Scripture and several generations of
preachers. AS a vindication, it is quite
good, but as a poem, in spite of studied
historic fidelity and good deal Of ex-
tremely instructive information, sedu-
lously introduced-as a poem, 1t Is not
much. 1t is issued by G. P. Putnam's
Sons.
The times., 1898-02-27

Routledge's Yearbook of 1897" which
has just made its appearance, is a con-
else and handy resume of the events of
last year, and of value as reference
book. especially a reference book of af-
fairs in England.
The times., 1898-02-27

Harper's for March contains this char
acteristic sentence by George du Maurier:
sam Weller. if you recollect. was fond
OF 'pOotiness and virtue | so agree with
himi / adore them both. especially in
women and children. / only wish that the
virtue was as easy to draw as the pooti-
ness" And in the course of the article
the artist takes occasion to explain that
the original du Maurier girl is the So
called Venus iii Milo. the goddess of the
Louvre.
The times., 1898-02-27

Henry Holt & Co. will soon publish
book called ''Tourgeneff and His French
Circle. 1t consists of letters written by
the great Russian novelist TO his dis
tinguished friends in France.
The times., 1898-02-27

The esteemed poet laureate of England
will issue volume called Songs of
England" being the various productions
of his laureatehood now scattered
through his works in a way inconvenient
to find
The times., 1898-02-27

The American Academy of Political and
Social Science in Philadelphia will pub
lish monograph by Burghardt Du Bois.
entitled THE Study of the Negro Prob
lem Mr.. Du Bois is professor of social
science at Atlanta University
The times., 1898-02-27

Who hearst no less the feeble note
bne small birds awakening throat
The times., 1898-02-27

The Scribners have in press a book call
ed THE Unquiet Sex by Helen Waiter
son Moody. wife OF Winfield s. Moody.
editor of THE Book Buyer The book
comprises several papers published in
Scribner's Magazine
The times., 1898-02-27

London is to have three-penny week
ly journal. with the unique title of ..,The
Eagle and the Serpent devoted to the
philosophy of Nietzsche, Emerson. Thor
eau. Goethe and Spencer. 1t is published
by William Reeves.
The times., 1898-02-27

One of the features of the Century for
March will be a story of the Pennsylvania
Dutch. called Elm Nix-Nutz' "a Good
For-Nothins), by John Luther Long
This curious people has not hitherto been
considered by the novelist, with the ex-
ception of the writer of knights of the
Golden Circle" and one or two others.
but there is plenty of material in the
American Vaterland, and it is not very
hard to come by.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-22

tional and individual, since the out break of the last Cuban insurrection Should she refuse she would also lose probably, as further indemnity for the expense of conquest, one of the Caro- lines, which she may now sell; and other cable privileges within Spanish jurisdiction might be taken by the United States without any return to Spain for them.
 This evening the Spaniards, doubt less, do not know whether they will ac- cept or reject the American terms They are telegrap phing the substance Of the American memorandum to Madrid and they expect reply at Wednes- days meeting.
 Possibly they may conclude that be- cause one money offer is made another and larger offer may follow pressure upon the American Commissioners.
 But if this be their expectation 1t will not be realized. The American terms submitted almost at the close of the eight weeks of patient hearing and painstaking argument, are practical ultimatum.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-22
cUsHMAN,k DAVIS


sioners to reach an amicable con- clusion.
 Then. handing the American presen- tation to the interpreter, Judge Day concluded his remarks by saying that the Americans, preferring not to break the arrnistice or to resume hosttltties, had determined to present another and final proposition which he hoped would lead to 3. speedy and amicable adjust ment.
 That portion of the presentation set ting forth the new proposal that the United States must have pos session of the entire Philippine archi- pelago. with a tender. of $20,OO0,0oo for a treaty cession of the islands, was then read Without betraying their mental attitude the Spanish Commis- sioners suggested an adjournment un- til Wednesday.
 The new proposition, with it's collat- erals, was embodied toward the end of the American memorandum, which fill ed thirty typewriter sheets. Only this part was read in the joint session. the memorandum then being delivered to the Snaniards for translation by their own staff.
  fees of a third power to construe the words "controi, disposition and govern ment of the Philippines" was rejected by the American commissioners on the ground that the diction of the third ar tfcle of the protocol, dealing with the Philippines, is so broad and clear as to afford no justification for arbitration as between. the parties to the agree. meht.
 An analysis of the American memo randum shows that all other sugges- lions and considerations hinge upon treaty sessions at the amount named by the United States and with in two weeks In the event of cession. Spain may enjoy for term of twelve years rights of commerce in the Phil ippines equal to those of the United . States. If the United States acquire the islands by conquest Spain may not enjoy such rights.
 Should Spain refuse cession she would remain liable for indemnity claims, na-