Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-23

a,,d b,,, ,,%t ii'oiS WIN ms lhought-cieai
under several heads viz: Nature. Art
'tiiG Love. There are also twelve sonnets
;t ;n,i, a lew miscellaneous poems: 1t is diff
IONS tle author is seen at his best While
an OF ms poems are perVaded by a de-
Nollohal spirit, majority of them are
metaphysical in character There arc
however, number which show a dcep
sympathy With. and knowledge of exter-
lltl nature, and which abound in vivid and
hVautliul word pictures. For example:
MOUNTAIN MIsTs
Gray ana chill the cloud mists blow
Across the mountain pass today;
daughters OF the wind and snow,
zen me, whittier now away?
An night long we brooded low.
Moving not from peak or side;
Far beneath the streamlets flow
sui above the bright stars glide.
Scarce had the east begun to show
The earliest pallid beams. when 10.
our topmost pillows gently sway
'Westward,' Westward sweeps the tide
on its noiseless wings we ride.
Drifting. flying. We obey
nm who is our only guide
staying if he bids us stay
Hiding if he bids us hide
IN the heavenly fields that glow
" hcn the western sun is low.
We regret that space does not permit us
To quote further bat the above viii s1lf-
flee to illustrate the general nrar,. ana
beauty of Professor Jnhnson'S verse, The
r,&dthe public is indDbted t" him for this
contribution to current literature. 1t is a
work of genuine merit, and We trust chat
II may not be the last to come from Pro-
f"Ss0r 1ohnson's pen.
Facts ana Fakes about Cuba, y Review
of the Various Stories Circulated in the
i,,;t,l cta4,. ,-,,....,.;. -, ~.
'i''' N'l'' 81 '''''@ ''' 'i'7'''
resurrection. by George Bronson Roa.
field corrpsDOndcnt of the Nao- Work. iJ,r-
oId >-u. v,- c ,t. Co.,
N'S'' - ''"i'i' . SUNS
publishers.
Mr. Rca claims to have been in the ficlI
with the various insuraYut forces nm Ter
! Gomez Maoeo and other cuban leaders.
from the 18th of January. 1896. until the
latter mart of Snntr1nhrf in thr same
wear In his dedication The 1uthor snvs.
40 the editors of the american press
ana 10 the Members Of Congress. who
hay, been svstotnaticallv ana wilIfujiv
imrnsed unon hy n rIiG,lS of splri"us ana
unScrupulo1Is citizens aided by i.lromDr-
tent ana rnalicioIIs corresnondeits this
book is respectfully dedicated 'The au-
thor has acquired the right to spproach
the subject from, the stafdnoints. revealed
in the following pages. by havingsexposei
his life on many occasions to ascertain
the truth. and the only object in expasinr
Tho ntfrr faisitv of the many stories citnd
is a desire to see fair plan. and 10, cali at
tention to a campaien that has made our
press and highest legislative body aDpoar
ridiruloIls in the ewes Of the ciyiliznd
world
From the narrative of Mr.. Rea. it APP
nnars that the renorts of alleged move
menus. battles. campaigns. etc. OF the
Snanish and insurgents; have been largely
fakes or in other words efforts of the
in,aginatinn He claims Thai ne and MIR
srnvei Of he New York World were fh~
only two American nrwspapcr corrcspon-
dents who we're actually with the insur-
Gent forces in the fiel l. That there were
many other CORRESPONDENTS who were
nnnH1arlv .ls>;lln1al 10 h. writing of what
thfv actually saw ana knew. but Who
were. in fact located at Key West or
IIay1n., where me at1nnsDhere is ALWAYS
burdened with idle and groundless rum
ors and whpr. Standards and insurgt nts
give full play to there naturally
vivid lamentations. To show the eX-
tanf to WHEN the credulity OF Inc Anori-
can nnbic has been Imposed upon Mr.
Rea quotes a large number of stories. ''
reports and ''interviews published i'll
a number Of leading American newspa-
perS. and shows from his own knowledge
That they were fakes pure AMI simple.
tli"nS t,St ,3 ME-, ,nd n
fnrviews'' With alleged inSurgent officers
including members OF the stan OF
Gomez, VINO yer never ,,,t near lihr ~
II .ir. Rra's statements are reia-
Bile. and he certainly has had abundant
opportunities to learn The truth. the tH-
tent to which American newspaper read
ers have been imposed upon by IN" con-
bottoms of imaginative writers, ana OF
those. who. at safe distance from ac-
lual hostillues permitted themselves 10
be impose upon ~ lmaSinatNt stories
Of the ''constitation4l liars. who -four
iSh at Havana ana Key Nest, Is SlmpIE
astounding. IT must ne remembered
however. thlt Mr.. itoa represents ii pa
per which does not look Win taNHf upon
the insurgcnt cause, and which many Pc
lieVe 10 be largely iuiiu"nGed bN the
wishes of the Spanish hondh0ldtfS VINO
are quite numerous IN france Wntir INC
owner mas, Tor Il hummer or years past.
ever. that SO far as we have noted the
direct charges and statements made ny
~ ~ N"iit't iit'' -, f'tad y r'
which in itself goes far to demonstrate
their truth Whatever may he thought
Of The motives which have governed The
author of This book the fact remains
Inn at he present lime. it is one of great
interest and contains much information
Of value ms bearing upon the existing
ron lition of affairs on the island of
c;lha
The Twentieth Century city, by f&V.
Josiah strong. d. d: 1G mo. paper %
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