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The times., 1898-10-09
..Phases of an Inferior Planet

A new book by Ellen Glasgow, author
of The Descendant" has appeared, and
is in no way inferior to its predecessor.
1t is caRsd Phases of an Inferior Plan
et," title which is about as puzzling as
that of the authors first famous novel
The meaning of this title becomes clear
enough however, after one has read the
book
The scene is New York, the time, to-
day, the characters, New York Bohe-
mians This is one of the rare novels in
which the hero and heroine engage the
readers attention in equal shares. Both
are interesting persons, although they
will be quite incomprehensible TO that
public which knows not Bohemia The
hero is young scientific man, eIzing out
meager living by teaching, while he
works on what he fondly supposes is a
great book. The heroine is slender
young slip of a Southern girl, who has
grown up wild on her fathers planta-
ton, under the more or less coercive
sway of stepmother, and who has a
passionate desire to become a great op-
cratic singer, 81 would give ten years of
my life to sing with Alvary,'' she says in
one of the early chapters. And her name
is Mariana Musin, the French surname
due to Huguenot ancestry. The name of
the hero is equally odd and characteristic
lit is Anthony Algarcife.
These two young people occupy adjoin-
ing rooms in huge New York apartment
house, and become acquainted by chance
and informally. They interest each 9TH
er, and grow to be very good friends.
There is touch of romance in their
friendship, but hardly anything which
could properly be called love. Then Ma
riana is informed by "a letter from her
father that the income which enables he-
to stay in New York will not be forth
coming hereafter, and that she must re-
turn to her home and assist her STEP
mother to care for the younger brood
The traditionally good. self-sacrifcing
elder sister-or stepsister-would have
accepted this dictum with cheerful resig-
The times., 1898-10-09
LITERARY NOTES

One of the interesting features of the
October Nickel Magazine is a sketch by
ellison Willets, TYPES of Havana" de-
scriptive of many bits of life and char
acter and accompanied by an interesting
set of pictures made by the author him
self in Havana after the destruction of
the Maine.
The times., 1898-10-09

The Maemillans will soon issue 'The
Philippine Islands and Their People a
book by Prof. Dean c. Worcester, of the
University of Michigan. 1t has been
written from personal observation.
The times., 1898-10-09

tom Benton's Luck is the title of
new book by the author of "On Many
Seas" and ''The General Managers Sto-
ry." Mr. Hamblen has written in this
an American boys story of adventure by
land and sea.
The times., 1898-10-09

Does our extradition treaty with England in
eiude the crime Of perjury among exfraditabIe
crimes? N
Yes 1t was included in the treaty Of
1889 made by Mr.. Blaine. The treaty of
1872 included only murder. assault with in
tent to commit murder. piracy, arson
robbery. forgery and the utterance Of
forged paper.
The times., 1898-10-09

What is the highest rate Of pension granted 90
private of the civil war?
Seventy-two dollars a month. This is
granted TO privates so severely affected bv
wounds that they require constant attend
ance.
The times., 1898-10-09

The complete novel in the October is
sue of Dippincotts is Confessions of an
Aide-de-camp.' by Capt. f. A. Mitchell
1t is tale of the civil war
The times., 1898-10-09

Appletons Popular Science Monthly
for October contains an article by Ed
ward Atkinson on THE Evolution OF
High Wages from Low Cost of Labor
Russia and the Slavs'' is the title of an
article by Prof w u. Ripley. Alice Car
ter Cook writes on PLANT Life in the
Canaries." Felix L. Oswald has an arti-
Gle on Weather Freaks of the West In
dies, and there are numerous other arti-
cles of scientific interest.
The times., 1898-10-09

Among the books to be published this
autumn by Lamson, Wolff & Co. is
Songs of Good Fighting by Eugene r.
White.
The times., 1898-10-09

The Century Magazine has in view for
the coming year new war series, deal
ing with the Spanish-American war. 1t
will include articles by Sigsbee, Hobson,
Mahan, Sampson, Schley and VAIN
wright
The times., 1898-10-09

Kiplings new book of short stories,
'.The Days Work." has a cover de-
signed by himself.
The times., 1898-10-09

The Chicago Post prints a spicy story
of Mrs. Lynn Linton, told by a bright
American woman who had spent most of
her life abroad
THE last time I saw Mrs. Lynn Lin
ton she says, Il was delighted to get
the better of her in a slight international
tilt. 1t was in London, and as 1 had sew
eral engagements for that evening l had
told my adopted daughter to remind me
that we must leave certain house at
certain hour | was sitting on a sofa
talking with the entertaining novelist
when my daughter came by and said:
8 Mamma, it is time for US to eo.'
There exclaimed Mrs. Lynn Linton,
that is the American girl! Hear her or
der her mother aboutr
My dear Mrs. Linton was glad to
retort. my daughter is only reminding
me- as bade her to do, that we must go
at this hour. AS to her being an Ameri-
can girl, you are mistaken; she is not my
own, but my adopted daughter, and she
is English
The times., 1898-10-09

Kiplings Captain Courageous" has had
sale of 10000 copies in this country.
The times., 1898-10-09

DID Kingston, Jamaica, ever have different
manner Was there ever a bank OF deposit thera9
SUBSCRIBER
Kingston never had any other name.
The capital of the island about twenty
years ago was at SpanishtOwn. II NAV
be that your questions should refer TO
that place Kingston has a branch Of the
Colonial Bank Of London and savings
bank.
The times., 1898-10-09

1t is announced thatlAnthony Hope has
just finished novel devoted to study
of Disraeli This is a new departure for
The times., 1898-10-09

In St. Louis about ten years ago there
was organized a Modern Novel Club"
Its purpose, as may be inferred, was to
make the members familiar with the
modern novel and its bearing upon lit
erature and life. The club has now sent
out small prospectus for the coming
year, giving a list of books which will be
studied. The prospectus indicates that
the author needs to study the use
of English. She talks of ''the chaos of
undigested opinions into which the new
woman is blindly rushing" a metaphor
which is mixed, to say the least, and
she speaks of mans conception OF re-
ligion as very finite" A thing must be
either finite or infinite. 1t is as absurd to
talk of a very" finite thing as it would
be to speak of Every" absolute truth.
or very infinite futurity. The original
meaning of very" it is true, was 'ab-
solute," and thus we may speak of
very truth But the author evidently
uses the adverb merely to intensity her
adjective, owing to one of those lapses of
Intelligence 10 which intelligent people
are liable.
The times., 1898-10-09

A book for younger readers, relating di
rectly to the war, is the forthcoming
Heroes of Our War with Spain, Told for
a Boy" which has been written by James
Barnes.
The times., 1898-10-09

What are the game laws Of Maryland regarding
red squirrels. rabbits reed birds and parfrj,fe-7
l. T. p
be different in almost every counf,,
Partridges or ruffed grouse NAV be shot
between November l and December "a
The times., 1898-10-09
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun

A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
says:
One of the all-year-round residents of
Jackson, n. H, is Miss Katharine Worm
ley, whose marvellous renditions of Bal
zac into English have given her an inter-
national reputation. Her red-shingled
cottage-in this land of high-thinking we
are pretentiously unostentatious-lies on
the side of a granite hill in scarcely en-
durable solitude, little amphitheater of
silence that leads through two monster
cliffs, into the radiant and mysterious
world of cloud and sky. The surprise
and pleasure is then the greater to find a
welcome of books and pictures and Curl
os and Morris chairs and the latest news
papers. Miss Wormley, between whom
and George Eliot there is haunting like
ness-perhaps it is in the delicious tones
of their richly modulated voices-is in
middle life, and for want of a better
word, may be described as of decided or
rather of picturesque personality. Poor is
a relative term in this part of the world,
and is only applied to people who cannot
buy the last work from Germany on tran
scendentalism. This Miss Wormley's Ii
brary supplies, and she is regarded in
consequence as the good angel of the
neighborhood. Am 1 repeating what
every school boy knows when | mention
that Mrs. Elizabeth Lattimer, the author
and translator of historical documents,
is the sister of Miss Katharine Worm
ley?-r fgg grrfssafe
The times., 1898-10-09

Mr. Hope Hawkins, but should prove in
teresting. a q
The times., 1898-10-09

Hall Gaines next novel is to be called
The Drunkard." 1t is to be issued in
shilling parts.
The times., 1898-10-09

Typewriter.-For the countries you name
the order of naval strength is: England,
Russia, United States, EngIand's navy be-
ing far stronger than the other two COM
bined.
The times., 1898-10-09

Some of the autumn announcements of
D. Appleton e. Co. are Cannon and
Camera; Sea and Land Battles of the
Spanish-American War in Cuba, Camp
Life and the Return of the Soldiers" by
John C. Hemment, WAR Artist at the
Front with over fifty illustrations from
photographs taken by the author; "Puer-
to Rico" an illustrated handbook for
travellers, investors and others, by Fred
erick A. Ober; Latitude 10 Degrees" a
romance of the West Indies in 1921 by
Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield; "Paleface
and Redskin, and Other Stories for Boys
and Girls by f. Anstey, author of "Vice
Versa illustrated; "Pharos. the Egyp-
tian," by Guy Boothby; "Belinda-And
Some Others; Fortunes my Foe" by G.
B. Burton, and 1.-The Knight of the Col
den Chain," by r. D. Chetwode.
The times., 1898-10-09

G.. w Stevens, in his new book about
Egypt makes a characteristic comment
on the government of that ancient land.
He says:
THE nominal suzerain of Egypt is the
Sultan; its real suzerain is Lord Cromer.
Its nominal governor is the Khedive; its
real governor for a final touch OF comic
opera, is Thomas Cook & Son. Cooks
representative is the first person you
meet in Egypt, and you go on meeting
him. He sees you in; he sees you
through; he sees you out. You see the
back OF a native-turban long blue gown,
red girdle, bare brown legs. How truly
Oriental you say. Then he turns
around, and you see Cooks Porter en-
blazoned across his breast. You travel
Cook. sir, he grins; alright And it is
alright: Cook carries you like a nursing
father, from one end of Egypt to the
other. Cook has personally conducted
more than one expedition into the Sou
dan, and has done it as no transport de-
partment could do. The population of the
Nile banks raises produce for Cook, and
for him alone. In other countries the
lower middle classes aspire to place un-
der the government; in Egypt they aspire
to place under Cook Good Cook shob
all the time is the natives giddiest am
bition-a permanent engagement with
Cook"
The times., 1898-10-09

A volume of New Letters of Walter
Savage Landor, Private and Public is
announced in London.
The times., 1898-10-09

The following letter from Miss Alice NJ
Longfellow in regard to the pronunciation
of Evangeline by her father has been re-
Gently received by Houghton. Miftiin &
Co: Dear Sirs: My father always pro-
uounced Evangeline with the short. In
deed, l never heard it with long until
quite recently. 1t seems TO me very OBJ
jectionable, and I trust will not become
prevalent Yours very truly,
ALICE Nj. LONGFELLOW."
The times., 1898-10-09

Is il optional to capitalize the words Bible
and odd Testament" must they Invariably
be eapitalizedf What is the modern usageY
Except in religious writings bible is
rarely capitalized, though it might be
capitalized with entire propriety when
used with meaning synonymous 10 Holy
Writ. ''Old Testament is sometimes cap
italized.
The times., 1898-10-09

Messrs. Rand, McNally & Co, are
about to publish "a Maid of the From
tier" by H. S. Garfield. Mr.. Garfield
has in his recent magazine articles dealt
with the same scenes and characters as
Owen Wister, Gen. Charles King and
others who have written of the romance
of frontier life.
The times., 1898-10-09

What statesman brought about Catholic sruan-
eipatOn in England in ls29? . Could 4 Catholic
hold commission in the army OF navy u-der the
that time?
Daniel OConnen worked for the Roman
Catholic Emancipation Act and is called
in history the Liberator. We presume
you refer TO him. 2. Not until the Catho-
lie Relief Act, 1S29. was passed g. The
Duke Of Wellington
The times., 1898-10-09

How many men are there in regiment, a bat
talon, and 4 companyg GREENHORN
In a company, on war footing, there
are three officers and los men, a total OF
l09. regiment consists Of twelve com
panies, 1,3os. and a field staff OF IS. total
of 1924 officers and men. Some regiments
have one or two more officers. or few
less. A battalion is one-third Of a regi-
ment-that is, about Al officers and men.
The times., 1898-10-09

Please give 4 recipe for making wine from Wild
grapes! W G.
Wild grapes are not used as rule for
wine-making, but this recipe may avail
Put twenty pounds Of ripe, freshly picked
grapes into a stone ja.F and pour on them
six quarts OF boiling water. When the
water is cool enough, squeeze the grapes
well with the hand. then cover with a
cloth and let the jar stand for three days.
Then press out the juice, and add ten
pounds of crushed sugar. At the end of
a week, skim, strain and bottle. corking
loosely. When the fermentation is COM
plete. strain again, and bottle. corking
tightly. Keep the bottles on their sides
in cool place.
The times., 1898-10-09

r. F. Fenno & Co. announce THE Ro-
nance OF Midshipman." by w. Clark
Russell; "Wedlock," by John Strange
Winter, and a translation from Maurus
Jokai, THE Golden Age of Transylva-
MIA" The same house will publish Jules
Hoche's THE Real Bismarck" and re-
print of John Jasper's Secret the Sc
quel to Edwin brood which was writ
ten by Charles Dickens, the younger. and
Wiikie Collins. The book last named has
been out of print for twenty years.
The times., 1898-10-09

How and when was the eagle adopted as the
national bird Of this country Was any other
bird suggested 2 Why did not George Washing
ton sign the Declaration OF Independence l. ;
In I7S2, on June 90 when the act Of
Congress describing it became a law. The
American eagle is said TO have been sug-
gested to John Adams by an English
friend in 1913. The eagle typifies strength
and sovereignty Benjamin Franklin is
said 10 have suggested that a turkey
would be better bird, as it was useful
and did not smack Of mOnarchicaI things
as did the eagle 2. He was not men,
Der Of the Continental Congress
The times., 1898-10-09

Clement Fezandie has written story of
the future. for young people, which is sug-
gestive of Jules Vernes famous flights of
fancy. His Through the Earth is a
fairy tale of science 1t appeared as a
serial in ST. Nicholas and is published in
book form by the Century Magazine.
The times., 1898-10-09

Stanley Waterloos new book. "Arma-
geddon," will appear from the press of
Rand. McNally & Co. within few days. 1t
is tale of war, invention, and the An
glo-Saxon union. How the Nicaragua
Canal was torn hurriedly across the
continent is said to be one of the most
graphic features, and 1t is a fact that in
his work Mr.. Waterloo had the assist
ance OF noted engineers and statesmen.
The times., 1898-10-09

What is the difference between the British
constitution and that Of our own countTy2
H. D.. F.
It would take volumes to answer this
question. The American Constitution is
a written one; that of Great Britain is
the result Of the experience of centuries.
The times., 1898-10-09

Please inform me as TO the best way 70 go to
Africa, and how far has to travel by rail,
and when it is necessary 10 take a boat
Africa is large proposition Most peo-
pie tackle It by way of Cape Town. To
get there you take steamer from New
York, or from Liverpool Arrived at
Cape Town. you select the part of the
continent you wish to reach, and gener-
ally you get there as well as you can.
Sometimes it Is by rail, but not to a
great extent. There are boats: but you
will do most of your travelling in the in
terror by OK train
The times., 1898-10-09

Among the autumn publications of G.
+. Putnams Sons is part five, complet-
ing the first volume, of the English Dia
lect Dictionary. 1t is described as a
complete vocabulary of all dialect words
still in use or known to have been in
use during the last 200 years, founded
mainly on the publications of the Eng
lish Dialect Society and large amount
of material never before printed"
The work is edited by Joseph Wright.
M. A, Phi. D., deputy professor of Com
parative philology In the University of
Oxford (1on. secretary and literary di-
rector of the English Dialect Society
1t will be completed in eighteen parts.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-27

but Mr.. Hoffman will halt them with
the peremptory challenge, "What will
you give or takePn and threaten ar
rest II they drive opposite his land.
Chris is a full blown daisy.
Brother Perry, Of North Dickin-
son, has grievance which may result
in the Republican party losing his
vote. The Democrats when Cleve-
land was in power took away his PEN
sion and the Republicans have not
yet restored it. We gather from his
not very luminous letter which he
published in the Pop papers that he
holds Mr.. Stanley and Frank Nelson
directly responsible for the delay. If
those gentlemen expected to be elect
ed solely by Mr.. Perry's vote they
are likely to be disappointed. 1t is a
sad, sad thing. Don't tell them about
it. They will feel so bad!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Rev. Jonas Erect is here from
Sabetha.
j. j. Schupp, of Gallon, Ohio, is
the guest Of his brotEer-in-law, Chas.
Young.
Mrs. Chambers, of South Dickinson,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. B.
Stauffer.
Mrs. M. +, Hoisington left for ILL
nois, called by the serious illness Of
her father.
D. W. Keller, formerly an Abilene
boy but now Of Los Angeles, is greet
ing old friends.
7. J. Edworthy, one Of Solomon's
prosperous businessmen, was visitor
to the city and called on the Re-
FLECTOR.
D. J. Kimmerly and wife Of Okla.
homa, formerly Of this county, are
visiting their son Eugene Of Solomon
and were in the city.
M. B. Roberts, Elmo's rustling mer.
chant, was in the city buying pota-
toes for his store. MIR. Roberts is q
first-class businessman and is sue.
ceeding.
Misses Alma and Della Brown left
last night for Omaha to see the ex-
position. They will visit with their
sister Jennie, in Kansas City, before
returning.
MIR. and Mrs. Claus H. Goss, Of
Enterprise, were visitors to the city.
They have purchased fine farm in
Center township and are making a
deserved success.
NJ. L. Burton, editor Of the Grenola
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-27

mittee set the Populsts a good ex-
ample by hanging out flags in honor
of the governors presence in the city.
The Populists themselves never show
ed a banner.
The North Central Kansas Teach
ers' association meets at Concordia on
Thanksgiving and continues three
days. The following teachers from
this county are on the program: Miss
Leila Stackhouse, Miss Maude Cur.
tiss, W. H. Wagner, j. H. Niesley.
Ed Swartz formerly Of this coun-
ty but now in charge Of the Belle
Springs station at Lorraine writes for
the REFLECTOR. He says: at is i'm
possible for me to get along without
It," Eds many friends here will be
glad to know that he is prospecting,
Glen Pleiscr, leader of the Abb
lene band, is indignant at c. B. Hoff-
mans statement that some one tried
to hire the band away from the Pop
meeting at Enterprise and says it is
a falsehood. Chris seems to have
been rather unfortunate in his as
sertions.
Rev DR., Haithcox had possum
hunt all by himself last night at the
parsonage on West Third The ami.
NAL had been stealing chickens and
the doctor attacked it with a broom,
stunning it until he could get a
stronger weapon when he killed it.
lie donated 1t to the colored brethren
who will have a feast.
The presence Of real live Eng
fish lord in town is likely to arouse
our Populist friends to a high pitch
OF excitement, They will probably
consider that he is an envoy Of the
Money Power to help Mark Hanna.
Chris Hoffman would better publish
letter explaining the gentleman's
honorable intentions.
&C. B. Hoffman is not an issue.
&c. B. Holfmans letter.
No, but Mr.. Hoffman was an issue
year ago when he ran for reelection
as high school trustee. Do you re-
member what the people Of Dickinson
county did to himp Since then he
has not been big enough to be an
issue and his latest escapade has
made him smaller still
Mr.. Hoffman in his remarkable
letter says'he asked the owners of the
Enterprise boat what they would give
or take for the boat on the day Of the
rally. People having good driving
horse or team would do well to watch
out when in Enterprise. Who knows
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-27

Chief, with his wife and daughter are
here visiting Mr.. BIS parents. Marks
friends here are glad to know that he
is succeeding in his new field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton H. Speer came
here from Ell Reno, Ok, last evening.
They were married at the First Pres.
byterian church Of Ell Reno Wednes-
day at 2 p. m. and will visit friends
and relatives here before going to
East Las Vegas, N. M, their home.
They are receiving hearty congratu.
lasions from many friends of the
groom here where he spent a large
portion Of his life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-27
RECENT REFLECTIONS.
Two over joyful individuals spent
a few hours in the city Jail SOLDERING

Two over joyful individuals spent
few hours in the city jail SOLDERING
off.
The D. Of H. is making arrange
ments to have an entertainment on
the evening Of Nov. 9Th.
1t Is reported that Howard Bone
brake, formerly Of Abilene but now Of
ElReno, Ok, was married this. week.
Marriage licenses; Ada Puter-
baugh and d. Stitzel, Lanark, Ills. !;
Jos. G. Froelich and Mary Angst,
Enterprise.
Cards are out for the wedding Of
DR.. c. W. Jolley and Miss Belle New
man at the home OF the bride on Fifth
street at noon, Nov. lst,
Hope Dispatch: Miss Niles has
returned to her home in Abilene and
Nora Charter is working in Mrs
Stoddard's store in her stead.
Some curiosity is felt as to the
use Of Frank Erwin's advertisement
Of his greatness this week. Will he
use the old copy or write a new oneP
The Pops Of Dickinson county
are smarter than they used to be.
They knew enough not to take the
opera house. Their crowds this year
don't need opera houses.
B. D. Sherman, Of Talmage, has
bought the Waverly hotel at Hope
and will give the town a frst-class
hostelry. He will be found a good
citizen and popular landlord.
Mrs. Frances Woods, who for.
merly visited her sisters, Mrs.
Downey and Miss Lizzie Howe here
and had many friends in Abilene,
died last week in Salt Lake City.
There is so little to be said in
favor Of the Pop officials records that
they have to put advertisements in
the Pop papers telling Of their own
greatness. Frank Erwin is now do.
ing it.
The REFLECTOR takes pleasure in
printing an excellent picture of Gov.
Leedy today. 1t is about the last
opportunity it wiz have of using il
for the governor will be plain COM
mon citizen after next January.
Harold Frederic, who wrote
"The Damnation of Theron Ware
"a powerful book which had a great
run in Abilene and was one of the
most readable volumes Of recent
time, died yesterday Of heart disease
The REFLECTOR and Chairman
Case Of the Republican central com.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-27
Receivers Statement.

Receivers statement of the financial
condition Of the Thomas Kirby Bank
at Abilene, State Of Kansas, on the
9th day Of Oct, 1885,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-10-27

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