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The times., 1898-04-03
The Fight nt sam Jncinto.

'Now for brisk and cheerful fght!'
Said Harman big and droll.
As he coaxed his flint and steel for a light,
And puffed at his cold clay bowl;
''For we are a skulking lot, says he,
'of land thieves hereabeut.
And these bold senOres, two 10 one,
Have come to smoke out.
Santa Anna and Castillon,
Almonte brave and gay,
Portilla red from Goliad,
And Cos with his smart array.
Dulees and cigaTItOs
And the light guitar. ting g-tum!
SAINT Anna courts siesta-
And Sam Houston taps his DRUM
The buck stands still in the timber
us it patter of nuts that fallz'
The foal OF the wild mare whlnnles-
Did he hear the Comanche cali
In the brake by the crawling bayou
The Sinking she-wolyes howl;
And the mustangs snorr in the river sedge
Has startled the padding fowl
soft. low tap and a muffied tap,
And roll not loud long
We would not break SAINT Anna 5 nap,
Nor spoil Almonte's song
Saddles and knives and rifles,
LOrdl but the men were glad
When Deaf Smith muttered Alamo!
And harnes Kissed "GOliad.'
The drummer tucked his sticks in his belt,
And the fifer gripped his gun
Oh for one free wild, Texan yell,
As we took the slope in rum
But never a shout nor shot we spent,
Nor an cath prayer. that day.
Till we faced the brayoS eye TO eye,
And then we blazed away.
Then we knew the rapture OF Ben Milan,
And the glory that Travis made,
With Bowie's lunge, and Crockett's shot,
And Fannins dancing blade;
And the heart OF the fighter, bounding free
In his joy so hot and mad
When Aiillard charged for Alamo,
Lamar for Goliad.
Deaf Smith rode straight with reeking spur,
Into the shock and rout;
''I've hacked and burned the bayou bridge;
There's no sneak's back-way out!'
Muzzle or butt for Goliad.
Pistol and blade and Inst
Oh for the knife that never glanced,
And the gun that never missed
Dulces and cigaritOs,
Song and the mandolin.
That CORY swamp is srewsorne grove
To dance f3ndangos in.
We bridged the bog with the sprawling herd
That fell in that frantic rout;
We slew and slew till the sun set red,
And the Texan star flashed ont
John Williamson Palmer. in the Chat Book.
The times., 1898-04-03

sion over her neck and shoulders that
her ruby lips wreathed in enchanting
smiles around teeth that rivaled the rar-
est pearls and that the hero instant
ly felt that he could not survive separa-
ton from her," one has vague feeling
that somewhere. somehow, one has seen
those charms and sympathiZed with
those emotions before. But there is no
plagiarism here. The heroine is simply
a combination of the delightful qualities
of many romantic heroines, and she is
very sweet and very beautiful. When the
hero, disguised in white wig. and some
thing or other in the way of makeup
on his visage-the author only tells us
that he completely disguised his face
-insinuates himself into the castle of
the father of this princess and sings
1.-THE Harp that Once Through Tara's
Halls" the reader is prepared to find
that he Immediately becomes the favor
lite of the king, and has good chance
to explore the castle He does this, and
other things for which the reader is not
prepared. and after many tribulations,
among them diploma from the Pal
ace of Publication, is adjudged fit for
heaven.
The most unique feature of the tale,
however, is the appearance of q faithful
servant by the name of Sambo, who is
rewarded for his utter and complete de-
votion to the interests of his master
the hero, Randolph, by being permit
ted to return to earth as q white man,
with sufficient money to purchase a
house having a door-plate on the front
door Whether from Sambo's point
of view, this ought to be a sufficient re-
ward for a lifetime of single-hearted
service, including a. hunt which took
him to the moon in search of his mas
ter, is not considered in the story, but
everybody concerned appears to think it
is. and Sambo himself has not thought
OF being rewarded at ali. The episode
Is thoroughly original one, from any
point of view.
Baltimore: The Sun Book and Job
Printing Office)
The times., 1898-04-03
\ Distant April.

All, wOrshiped one! ali, faithful Spring,
Again you come, again you bring
That flock of flowers from the fold
Where warm they slept while We were cold.
What shall we say To one 80 dear.
That keeps her promise every wear?
All. hear me promise, and as true
As you 10 Us am | to YOU;
Ne'er shall YOU come and As a child
Sit in the market piping mild,
With dlnce-incitement IN your glance,
And not dance-and not dance.
But you the same Will ever hc,
While ninety Springs Will alter me;
Yet truly as YOU come and play,
SO truly will dance. | say!
There IS a strange thing 10 be seen
One distant April, pink aud green;
Before a young Guild piping sweet
An old child dancing with spent feet.
-GeFtrude Hail. in Harpers Magazine
The times., 1898-04-03
CURRENT VERSE
.IestWe Enrgct.e

Ay, tear her tattered ensign down.
Long has it waved ON high,
And many an eye has danced TO see
That banner in the SKY;
Beneath it rang the battle-shout,
And burst the cannon's roar;
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more!
Her deck, once red with heroes blood,
Where knelt the yanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying DER the food,
And waves were white below.
No more shall feel the victor's tread,
Or know the conquered knee;
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle OF the sea.
o better that her shattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave!
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should he her grave;
Nail TO the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbdre sail.
And give her to the god OF storms,
The lightning and the gsle
Oliver Wendell Holmes
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ArI,utus.

Along the woods brown edge
The wind goes wandering
To find the first pink pledge
The hint OF Spring.
The withered leaves around,
She scatters every enc,
And gives to Wintry ground
\ glimpse Of sun.
And to the woodland dumb
And deSolate SO long
She calls the birds to come
With happy song.
Then the arbutus This
The pledge, the hint She sought
The blush, the breath. the kiss
Springs very thought.
Frank Dempster sherman. in Scribner's ;
The times., 1898-04-03
Prepared.

Oft have | wondered at the fearless heart
With which strong men and tender women go
To meet great Death; but now | seem to know
The secret OF their courage. 'Ts part
OF their whole life, the end OF all thou art
Nature. to their souls The steady flow
OF time is ceaseless; thick thy hand doth sow
The void with stars while from earth's bosom
start
The lovely flowers and there are trees and streams,
And women's faces and loves mystery.
And all these things are influences that
give
The needed lesson. They are all foregleams
Of the one strangeness and the last How be
Of death afraid when we have dared to live?
John White Chadwick.
The times., 1898-04-03
The Crescent.

just over the gates OF the gold and glow
Where the sunset spirits are.
She floats in the nebulous amber low,
Luminous, languorous, moving slow,
Away nom the evening star.
golden cloud drifts back from her face
Like the treSs OF her yellow hair:
And the stars come out of their hiding place
To bask in her beauty and feel her grace
To WOO her, she is so fair.
Her answers are soft as adagiOs,
Yet waywaTd and coy is she;
When the petals close of the western rose
Evading them all, she silently goes
Over the edge OF the sea-
Lloyd Mitin.
The times., 1898-04-03
LITERARY NOTES.

The United States Navy Department
has ordered supply of each of Lieut.
Sargent's two books THE Campaign of
Marengo" and Napoleon Bonaparte's
First Campaign" tMcClurg & Co. pub
lishers), for distribution in the Navy
When Mrs Stannard, otherwise known
as John Strange Winter and author of
"Bootles' Baby" first met Sir Morrell
Mackenzie she laughingIy remarked that
she was Bootles Baby. The great phy-
sician subsequently drew friend aside
and whispered to him solemnIy i've
just met a poor demented lady over
there who was introduced as a man and
who tells me she's baby"
Joseph Hatton has written novel
THE Vicar" about TO be issued by Lip
pincotts, and il is said to be even finer
than his former success. John Bode
wins Testimony"
THE Bibelot." for April contains an
article on The Poetry of Micheelaneelo,"
and that is all it contains.
Shapes and Shadows" a new volume
of poems by that eccentric genius. Madi-
son Cawein. is about to be issued from
IiiC -h0il iilcuUl i ltSS.
Stories From Dante" an eIucidation of
the works of the great Italian after the
manner of Lambs Tales From Shakes
peare, is about to be issued by Freder-
ick Warne & Co. The task i'm this case
is rather harder than that of Lamb but
II il can be satisfactorily ACCOMPLISHED
II Will be boon to many people who are
anxious to know Dante
The poems of Charlotte Perkins Stet-
son are shortly to be issued by Small
Maynard & Co. This gifted California
woman published little book called ain
This Our World" several years ago. and
1t contained some new ideas cleverly eX
pressed. Whether she can write poetry
real pOetry-is a debatable question, but
she can write remarkably bright verse.
and she is independent and original I'm
her thinking. Two or three of these bits
of verse have circulated throughout the
United States, sometimes with the name
of the author and sometimes without.
Whether they are poetry or not there Is
plenty of room in the intellectual world
for more of them.
w. f.. Henley is a brilliant journalist
who sometimes writes poetry There are
SlllitS WHO say lIldJ lie mas never really
learned to write poetry. In two books he
has now collected all his verses. and mos;
people will consider them good enough
poetry to be quoted and remembered as
such. His hospital verses are admitted
to be the best ever written.
VIII Allen Dromgoole has written a
| novel of Tennessee life, entitled .Tne
Valley Path" which will be published bv
Estes & Lauriat.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward is about to pub
| lish a new novel, which is said to he less
serious than "Marcella." Some of her
| readers would like to hear also that il is
| to be less long.
II. d. Whighan, author of How to
| Play Golf" is the dramatic critic of the
| Chicago Tribune.
| Rudyard Kipling is said to have COM
| pleted new book called The Burnjnc
| OF the Sarah Sands" which viii appeal
The times., 1898-04-03
"At the Sign of the silver Crescent

In the miscellaneous collection of latter
day literature, with its frequent speci-
mems of slipshod writing and more Slip
shod press work, new book by Helen
Choate Prince, "At the Sign of the Silver
Crescent" gives the reviewer a distinct
thrill of pleasure. OF late the short story
has rather crowded the novel into the
background, especially in the output OF
The times., 1898-04-03

news about Mr.. Kipling seems to get out
until he is ready to give il to the pub
lie. Some other authors who are less
fortunate would like to know how this is
arranged.
The times., 1898-04-03
NOTES AND QUERIES.

Is Mexican June corn a success? Is il worth
fooliDg with2 '. l. C.
Write to the Department OF ASricul-
ture at Washington; we are unable 70
give definite information.
The times., 1898-04-03
What is Fata Morgana?

What is Fata MOTgana? J. y. Y.
A mirage seen on the coast Of Sicily.
The expression is also applied to any
fantastic bit of imaginative writing or
utterance.
The times., 1898-04-03


ton which he has no right to occupy
The scene is laid in the South Seas.
Jove occasionally mods, and the book
reviewer of the New York Times ap-
pears to have done something of the
kind. He calls the heroine of Sara
Jeanette Duncan's latest book Amy
all through a column or more of review,
when her name was really Mamie"
John Wanamaker's Book News quotes
the review, and also states in a New
York letter, dated March H. that Zang-
Wills 'Dreamers of the Ghetto is a
London Jew study" and has not yet
been brought out by the Harpers, but
will be in time for the Summer vaca-
ton. As matter of fact. it came out
not more than five or six days after the
date of the letter.
Tom Hall has a book of short stories
in preparation, to be issued by e. r.
Herrick & Co. They will be called "A
Little Lady; Myself and O.her Sto-
ries,' and readers of Puck will re-
member some of them as peculiarly rel
ishable bits of humor
1.-The Man Who Outlfved Himself"
Judge Tourgees latest story, deals with
identity which have been puzzling psy-
biologists.
"Sweethearts and Friends" by Max
well Grey has had a peculiar history 1t
was written in 1879. and was intended to
advocate the opening of the medical pro-
fess!on to women The book did not
find a publisher, but has recently been
taken out remodeled and put on the
market.
Ruth McEnery Stuart says of "Simp-
kinsville' that, though the village is i'm
aginary. the people who suggested the
types are real, and she adds that she
hnds conscience quite as sensitive as the
New England conscience of the books
among these rural friends of hers, and
thinks that they get more enjoyment out
OF life than do their Eastern cousins.
Folks from Dixie Paul Dunbar's book
of stories, will be on the market soon 1t
Is illustrated by Kemble, and two of the
illustrations will be in colors Some of
the sketches appeared in newspapers and
| some IN magazines, and the book, as a
whole, Is likely to make a greater success
than Lyrics of Lowly Life which is in
its third edition. although that did not by
any means contain the best work of its
author. The stories are all studies of ne
gro life, and there is spice OF originality
and a fidelity TO nature in them which
Is rather rare in literature of this type.
People seem to be slow TO discover that
ordinary English, provided with apostro-
phes and bad spelling, is not necessarily
good dialect. The thoughts and feelings
of the people who speak the dialect must
be reproduced in order to make it live,
and this can only be done by writer
thoroughly in sympathy with his subject
There is a quality in Folks from Dixie"
which is unique. 1t is the psychological
accuracy of the thing. The negro is not
caricatured or idealized, but shown as he
really thinks, feels and acts. The new
book will be published by Dodd, Mead &
Co.
The times., 1898-04-03

Grant Aliens new story, THE Incl
dental Bishop" deals with the struggles
of an innocent man, tossed into a posi-
ton which he has no right to occupy.
The scene is laid in the South Seas.
The times., 1898-04-03

How shall ! clean light tan. undressed Kid
glovesg MAUD.
II is a very difficult job. II the gloves
are only slightly soiled. put them on
and rub the hands thoroughly in Indian
meal IL badly soiled. wash them while
on the hands in benzine or naphtha Aft
er thoroughly washing take soft cloths
and rub gently till dry
The times., 1898-04-03

Please give the parentage Of General FitzIIrgh
Lee. 2 What is the estimated vgesjfb 81 4 p
German, senator2 4 "
F1tzhugh Lee is a son of Henry Lee.
who was half brother of Robert E. Lee
and son Of Henry Lee. Light Horse
Harry, of the Revolution. . Write 10
Mr.. German.
The times., 1898-04-03

camp at EldoradO, Col Where Is the camp!
SUBSCRIBER.
The news Of the discovery was pub
lished late in January. Of this year, and
followed the actual discovery very quick
~. The camp is thirty miles west of
Boulder, the capital of Boulder County.
The times., 1898-04-03

Mrs. Humphrey Ward is about to pub
lish a new novel, which is said to be less
serious than 'Mareelia" Some of her
readers would like to hear also that if is
to be less long.
The times., 1898-04-03

A translation of the novel written by
Petronius, the historical character who
is the central figure in "Quo Vadis." is
about to be made by Harry Thurston
Peck, and the book will be published by
Dodd, Mead & Co. This fact will have
considerable interest for the admirers of
that popular work of fiction
The times., 1898-04-03

Where does the Verdigris River lie? LII
1t rises near the east border OF Chase
county. Kan, and flows generally south
ward through the Indian Territory about
20 miles to the Arkansas River. into
which it empties near the Neosho River.
about a mile above Fort Gibson.
The times., 1898-04-03

II. D. Whigham, author of How to
Play Golf" is the dramatic critic of the
Chicago Tribune.
The times., 1898-04-03

Where and what is the largest mandatory in
the United States? Where located and what does
IL manufacturer ?. How large a Are DEPART
ment has New York city; how many engines
etc, OF each kind? PATIENCE
The Pillsbury Flour Mills. at AIinneapo-
Us or the Borden Mills. at Fail River
Mass, which make cotton goods. . New
YORK city, before the consolidation had
in its fire department I192 officers and
men, sixty-one steam engines. three fire
boats, twenty-five hook and ladder trucks
and three water towers. The Greater
City has 131 steam engines, one chemical
engine, four water towers, sixty-One hook
and ladder trucks, five fire boats and
thirteen separate hose carriages. belong
ing to old volunteer companies of the
towns now Incorporated in the city.
The times., 1898-04-03

Rudyard Kipling Is said to have COM
pleted new book called THE Burning
OF the Sarah Sands, which viii appear
The times., 1898-04-03

Joseph Hatton has written novel.
THE Vicar about TO be issued by Lip
pincotts, and it is said to be even finer
than his former success, John Bode-
wins Testimony"
The times., 1898-04-03

Can you send to me. or tell me where to fnd..
copy CT LincOln's Gettysburg address?
W G. :
-Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth upon this continent
new nation. conceived in liberty and
dedicated to the proposition that all men
are created equal Now We are engag-
ed in a great Civil War. testing whether
that nation. or any nation so conceived
and so dedicated. can long endure. We
are met on a great battlefield of that
ton of that field as a final resting place
for those who here gave their lives that
that nation might live. 1t is altogether
fitting and proper that We should do
this But in a larger sense we cannot
dedicate we cannot c0nsecrate, we can
not hallOw this ground. The brave men,
living and dead. who struggled here
have consecrated il far above our power
to add or detract. The world Will little
note nor long remember. what we say
here but il can never forget what they
did here. 1t is for US. the living rather
to be dedicated here TO the unfinished
work which they who fought here have
thus far so nObly advanced. 1t Is rath-
er for us to be here dedicated to the
great task remaining before us that
from these honOred dead we take in
creased devotion to that cause for which
they gave the last full measure of de-
votion; that We here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in vain;
that this nation, under God, shall have
a new birth of freedom, and that gov
ernment of the people by the people
and for the people. shall not perish from
the earth" This is Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address, November 49, 1865.
The times., 1898-04-03

Shapes and Shadows" a new volume
of poems by that eccentric genius Madi-
son Cawein. is about to be issued from
the Merrymount Press.
The times., 1898-04-03
MOSES AND JESUS.

In dream | saw two Jews that met by chance
One old, stern-eyed. deep-bTowed, vet garlanded
With living light OF love around his head
The other young, with sweet, seraphic glance.
Around went the Towns satanic dance
Hunger applying, while at heart he blcd,
''Shalom Aleichcn," " mournfuy each said
Nor eyed the other straight, but looked askance
Sudden from Church out-rolled an organ hymn
From Synagogue loudly chaunted air,
Each with its Prophets high acclaim instinct
Then for the first time met their eyes, swift
linked
In one strange silent, pteous gaze, and dim
With bitter tears of agonized despair.
(New York: Harper & Bros Washing
ton: All booksellers)
The times., 1898-04-03

VIII Allen Dromgoole has written a
novel of Tennessee life, entitled The
Valley Path" which will be published bv
Estes & Laurat.
The times., 1898-04-03

THE Bibelot" for April contains an
article on The Poetry Of Micheelangelo," 3"
and that is all ii contains.
The times., 1898-04-03

w. L. Henley is a brilliant journalist.
who sometimes writes poetry There are
critics who say that he has never really
learned to write poetry. In two books he
has now collected all his verses. and mos;
people Will consider them good enough
poetry to be quoted and remembered as
such. His hospital verses are admitted
to be the best ever written.
The times., 1898-04-03

Can the State militia, in the event Of war. be
called into service in another State? Cau a
National Guardsnan be ordered out Of the United
States in Of war?
A recent opinion from a Judge Advo-
cate General Of he Army was TO
the effect that the militia can be
ordered out by the President 10 re-
pei an invasion. and that when so
ordered out they may be sent out OF
the country. The Government does not
recognize the National Guard as such.
but only deals with the militia In New
York and Massachusetts the National
Guard is expressly made a part of the
militia. so there is no doubt about their
having to go IL called
The times., 1898-04-03

Is there any homestead land in Minnesota or
North DakOta2 II 50, WHERE and on what terms
can it be had2 A. DN
There are e2l0.So9 acres OF public land
in Minnesota and q. .3S5. .2s3 acres in North
Dakota; we DO not know exactly the
counties in which they lie You can
learn the terms By applying to the land
agents at CookstOn Duluth Marshall
and St Cloud. MINI; and at Bismarck.
Devils Lake. Fargo Grand Forks and
The times., 1898-04-03

Tom Hall has a book of short stories
in preparation. to be issued by f. r..
Herrick & Co. They will be called "A
Little Lady; Myself and O.her Sto-
ries,' and readers of Puck" will re-
member some of them as peculiarly rel
ishable bits of humor
The times., 1898-04-03

What disease do chickens have when they throw
their heads backward and shake like a person
with the palsy2 What is the remedy Ought
they TO be kept separate from other chickens
SUBSCRIBER
We do not identify this disease nor
does large poultry raiser 10 whom we
have submitted your question. Praeti-
cally all diseases Of poultry are due TO
uncleanliness of their houses Your SAT-
est course will be to kill the fowls af-
iected remove the others and clean and
disinfect the premises Thoroughly.
The times., 1898-04-03

Stories From Dante" an elucidation of
the works of the great Italian after the
manner of Lambs Tales From Shakes
peare, is about to be issued by Freder-
ick Warne & Co. The task in this case
Is rather harder than that of Lamb but
II IL can be satisfactorily accomplished
IL VIII be boon to many people who are
anxious to know Dante
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-16
BUY THE CUBAN
INSURGENTS OFF,
They VIII Receive Pay for the Time
spent as Soldiers and VIII Then
Finally Di.band.

Copyrighted. 1885. By tho Associated Press.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Aug Eli p
ma secret meeting was held tonight at
the palace between the commanding Off
GERS Of the American army and the cuban
leaders. The strictest secrecy Was min
tained hat Il can be said with good an
thority that Gen, Garcia was present The
meeting lasted an hour and q half The
Information obtained Is 20 the effect that
the Cuban situation WAS thoroughly re-
viewed. and Z WAS resolved to disb1nd the
Cuban army. and The United states should
pay the men off. This Involves the ex-
penditure Of $500 001. but It IS most I'M
portant to the prosperity Of the Island.
where the wealth is almost entirely agri-
cultural. nobody daring 10 cultivate his
land while the .nsurgeat hands are 10 the
fields. Yaid.ng and burning