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The times., 1898-01-30
The voice Above.

Lost on the drfft-and whsIe tha fun clouds
The steep above him looms,
And strong winds OUT OF slant regions
blow
The snow In streaming pIunes,
A no VA Wns sne guI or the crevasse below
In sapphire glows and giOoms.
Aiong the precipice there is no way
That he may surely tread,
Slight is his foothold on the slippery stay
That trembleS to his tread,
a nd chill ana terrible the dying day
Fails fast about his head.
Could he bat near some lowing OF the
herd,
Some mountain ball ring clear,
Ii some famIiiaf sound one moment stirred
To guide 'Iim lost in fear!
He dares nor move-souIe DeCEODiDg, lead
ing word
Alas. could ne but heari
In those waste places OF the earth and dim
No star shines forthat all
Through awful loneliness surrounding him
He gives one shuddering call,
While horror of great darkness seems to
And fold him in its pail.
Then like blown breath OF music in the
height
A.cry comes faT and low
He thrills, he springs, lie gathers all his
might,
He feels new pulses glow!
His FATHERS voIce-he needs nor sense
nor sight,
He knows the way 70 goi
Harriet Prescott spofford. in Harper's
Magazine.
The times., 1898-01-30
Destiny

Serene, l fO.d my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, or tide. or sea;
/ rave no more gafIlst time or fate,
For, 10, my own shall come To me!
/ stay my haste, I make DELAYS.
For what avallS this age- pace?
/ stand HIniil tie eternal ways,
And what IS nIiue shall know my face
Asleep, awake, by night or day,
The frienils l seek are seeking me.
No wind can drive my bark astray,
Nor change the tide OF destiny.
John BuFrough.
The times., 1898-01-30
Comforting.

(Frum the New York Evening SUM-
A young md beautiful matron was dress
ing for dining out the other evening. Her
little daughter of four sat watching the
operation with thoughtful eyes. At length,
My, but you do look nice, mamma said
the little girl. Others may think you
old and ugly, but I, never
The times., 1898-01-30
The Song of Signs

There sits mad where the winds OF the
wilderness finger her hair,
And the Tar stars uOGkandSteal the iuSter
and light of her eyes,
Where tsTEIOl- H+oaiI ~ silence a ud 81 d.
ness Slckens the air,
Where the Snivering esrtm lies cold meath
the Sneeted ffistS tnat rise,
Still at her lattice she sits, and heart-sad
song she sings.
(Song uf signs IL Is, has been, and shah
ever bel
Love is the King OF all, q tyraut King
OF Kings,
y cruel tyrant Of Kings, and my Love he
loves not iue.
Aaron Mason, in Harper Ma ga zine
The times., 1898-01-30
CURRENT VERSE.
The Violet

he Violet.
Here she is again, the dear,
sweetest yestai OF the year.,
In her little purple hood
Frightening the lonesome wood.
We who, something worn with care,
Take the road, find unaware
Joy that heartens, hope that thrills,
Love our cup of Ine tnat fills,
Since In springs remembered hooks,
Lifting feiu familiar looks,
Once again with curtsying grace,
In the same dear iowiy place,
God His manual sign hath set
In the tender violet
Magazine.
The times., 1898-01-30
A Book-Lover's Wish.

IL stray woodward, not for Inc
The loudesu warbler In the tree
But rather one that sings apart
The simple songs that TOUCH the heart
And SO, although 1 may aspire
BE mine the temperate sire
Not for the ssaimaryel old
Ilinrned with rnetiiaevaI gold
Not for the rare bIack-ietter text
Ger which his soul a CaXton yeXt,
Nor what SOM. seek through snine and snow
a priceless shakespeare folio!
But only this one little bOoI.
Wherethrougn do bird and bee and brook
In tteir melJdious employ,
Sing on AMI on and on OF JOY;
And where, amid the MaytiTne flowers,
Love, without rival, rules the hours.
One little book whose title date
Reads quafniIy, 164S;
In Saint Paufs cHurchyard, we are tOICs
Sold at the crown ana Marygold.
One little book-if fortune please
Herrick, first" Hesperidesi
Clinton Scollard, in Scribner's Magazine.
The times., 1898-01-30

Mr.. William Waldorf Astor will con-
tribute an article to the Pail Mall Mag
azine before long, on John Jacob Astor
The times., 1898-01-30

Louis Pendleton will publish a new
novel this month, called ''Carita; a Gu
ban Romance" II will be issued by
Lamson, Wolfe & Co.
The times., 1898-01-30

Colonel Richard Malcolm Johnstons
book, "Old Times in Middle Georgia"
has had decided success in England
1t has reached its second edition both
there and here
The times., 1898-01-30

Isabella Bird Bishop has published
a book on Korea and Her Neighbors."
This was quite in the natural order
of things.
The times., 1898-01-30

Clarence Hawkes., the blind poet, says
that il is one of his favorite theories
that every human life should contain
three kinds of intelligence, namely, un-
common sense, common sense and non
The times., 1898-01-30

A book of interest TO musicians will
be "Marchesi and Music" by Mathilde
Marchesi.
The times., 1898-01-30

II. G. Wells, author of THE War Of
the Worlds" says that his idea of
work is to spend a year on a book,
burn 1t at the end, and devote another
year to rewriting it. That is what he
is said TO be doing with his present
novel.
The times., 1898-01-30

First editions of the books of Lewis
Carroll are especially scarce. and have
brought extraordinary prices. The 1856
edition of Alice in Wonderland. with
Tenniefs Illustrations, has sold for s6o
and SIS a copy.
The times., 1898-01-30

The last volume of the Thistle Edi-
tion" of Stevenson, the twenty-second.
VIII contain The Great North Road. -
two fragments called The Heather
cat and The Young Chevalier." and
all hitherto unpublished sketches and
critical papers; also an index to the
set
The times., 1898-01-30

Evolution and Effort by Mr. Ed
mond Kelly, will be published soon by
d. Appleton & Co, and will be of in
terest to students of New York poll
tics. 1t deals with the causes leading
to the results of the late election, and
of the probable future of the city. Mr..
Kelly's treatment of civic government
may be characterized as broadly philo-
sophical, as distinguished from the
purely practical.
The times., 1898-01-30

Mark Twain's new book, Following
theEquator," has sold over 10. 600 comics
in England, and seems to be more pom
ular there than here.
The times., 1898-01-30

Brunetiere, the French critic and ed
ltor of the Revue des Deux Mondes.
has retired from that post and gone
into politics. He is expected to be-
come one of the leaders of the Ultra
montaneS.
The times., 1898-01-30

Mr.. Anthony Hope says that his ia
vorite among his own books is THE
God in the Car"
The times., 1898-01-30

H. r. Fl. the Prince of Wales a
biography which has been in prepara-
ton for some months, is to be pub
lished Immediately by D. Appleton &
Co.
The times., 1898-01-30

In the olden times teachers were paid
in country districts in whatever com
modify happened to be the medium of
trade. On Cape Cod it was whale oil
and fish. and in Salem one scholar had
to sit in the window to hail passers- by
and endeavor to sell to them the gro
ceries paid TO the teacher.
The times., 1898-01-30

Octave Thanet has written "A Book
of True Lovers" which is made up of
the tender and beautiful love stories
OF common people. and of other peopIe
The range of these stories is wide. hut
all are of interest
The times., 1898-01-30

The title of James Lane Aliens book.
"rrhe Choir Invisible" is taken from
the line by George Eliot, 20 may I
Join the choir invisible
The times., 1898-01-30

e. c. Stedman will publish another
anthology similar to that which con-
cerned the poets of the Victorian era,
but dealing with American verse.
The times., 1898-01-30

Mr.. James Bryce has published
book on Impressions of South Africa"
which is written in his usual easy, en-
tertaining and able style. There is no
expression of opinion on the political
situation; it is simply a book of travel.
The times., 1898-01-30

One of the interesting books lately
issued is Bishop Winners "Reminis-
cences of the South in Antf-Slaverv
Times" Bishop Wilmer has never been
reconstructed. and u thoroughly loyaI
to his own land as it was and is.
The times., 1898-01-30

An American author. who has made
England his home for some time. saws
that he likes that country because peo-
pie seek him for his own sake and for
what he has accomplished, not because
OF his money. At home, he says. his
publisher, being richer, holds the bet
ter social position. People who do not
like to have American authors live
abroad can hardly accuse them of
snobbishness after this.
The times., 1898-01-30
LITERARY NUrEO.

Senor Don Matias Romero, Mexican
Minister to the United States, has
written a book on Coffee and India
Rubber Culture in Mexico; Together
with Historical and Geographical
Notes on the Country" which is in
press and will be published this spring
by G.. Z. Putnam's Sons.
The times., 1898-01-30

Miss Jane Barlow's Irish Idylls'' have
been illustrated by Mr.. Clifton John
son, and Miss Barlow expresses her
self as much pleased with the pictures.
They are the product of Mr.. Johnson's
skillfuliy managed camera.
The times., 1898-01-30

Kipling has a new volume of stories
ready for publication, but it will not
appear till September or October. 1t
will contain Bread Upon the Waters"
and that delightful polo story, The
Maltese Cat" The Cat is one of the
most interesting of Mr.. Kipling's ami
NAL friends
The times., 1898-01-30

William Morris has published book
called Water of the Wondrous Isles"
which is full of the exquisite rhetoric
and sunny atmosphere for which he is
nOta BILE.
The times., 1898-01-30

The first volume of Dickens illus
trated by Phil May will be David
Copperfield, and there will be thirty
six pictures.
The times., 1898-01-30

An extremely valuable little book of
reference is Edmund Routledges
Date-Book," containing important dates
from the creation of the world as COM
monty accepted, to the year 1897. Some
people have a natural memory for
dates, but the average person remem-
bers the year 1892 and few others. and
to the average person this little volume
will be welcome acquisition. 1t is pub
lished by George Routledge & Sons
The times., 1898-01-30

Mr. Grant Allen has been breaking
into fiction again, and this time he
he tells of IAN African Millionaire 1t
is a lively and interesting book, but
the accuracy and observation which
Mr. Allen shows when he is watching
plants seem to desert him entirely
when he goes to describe human ma
ture. The present story-book is not
at all probable.
The times., 1898-01-30

Frank r. Stockton is writing new
story with the very Stocktonesque title
of 1.-The Associate Hermits." Nobody
but Stockton ever would think of mix
ing up medieval legends and modern
business in just that matter-of-fact
and airy sort of way. The tale will ap-
pear in one of the Harper publications
as a serial.
The times., 1898-01-30

How can you put hardwood finish on
! soft wood 50 that it viii look like oak?
balloon does it require To lift 100 pounds
into the air? 3. III q man should 20
i 900 feet into the air would ne come
down on the same spot IL there We're no
wind: or ir not. why uotT A. Can good
vine~ar be made from common rhnharb,
and IL so, how? Y. z
steep the wood in solution OF cop
perus, which hartlens IL. Then stain the
wood yeIlO'T, of the desired shade, and
work the grain ON with grainer- Try an
ordinary board before you try anything
valuable. You can never make soft wood
look very much like oak, however. 2. Gas
is made by the GistillatiOn of "A number
of substances, generally from coal. The
coal is placed in retOrt and subjected
To obstructive distiIIation," the gas given
off being collected. purified and stored.
Coal gas is used in aeronaUtics, because
il il much chea per and More easily obtained
than hydrogen gas. used for time. As
coal gas is about half as heavy as air,
80 pounds would raise I5O pounds weight.
One cubic foot of coal gas weighs about
oDctw entieth OF a pound; 80 40 pounds
would occupy about 500 cubic feet
But the usual balloon is made on the
calculation that 80 feet Of gas lift one
pound, SO to lift 76 pounds the balloon
used would hold 2,250 cubic feet of gas.
3. Yes; the atmosphere moves along with
the earth 4. Vinegar can he made from
any liquid susceptible OF vinOus fermenta-
ton and We suppose from rhubsrb. Take
rhubarb juice, syrup made OF / Il
pounds OF sugar dissolved In one gallon
of water and l 4 pint OF yeast; keep the
mixture ut q temperature OF about as
and at the end of three or four days,
draw off the liquor; then add one ounce
of cream of tartar, when there is no sweet
taste, bottle. You will have to excer'
ment with this formula, as it is not ab-
sOlutely exact.
The times., 1898-01-30

An interesting little monograph is
Slavery in New York. by Edwin v.
Morgan. 1t is one of the Half Moon
Series, for 1898 and is a dainty pamph-
let of some thirty pages, giving many
The times., 1898-01-30

The original drawings for "Kemble's
Coons.' the inimitable, have been on
exhibition in New York for week. and
will continue on view till February ;
at the Avery Art Galleries There
are thirty sketches in all, covering
every kind of subject in color, from
Uncle Remus to a jdemure wee damsel
in a white sunbonnet
The times., 1898-01-30
NOTES AND QUERIES.

Euchre: We cannot decide bets or
settle card controversies in this column.
The times., 1898-01-30

The works of Jerome K. Jerome have
been translated into Russian and Nor
wegian, and he is said to be one OF
the very few English writer's at all
well known in these countries.
The times., 1898-01-30

THE God-Idea of the Ancients: or.
Sex in Religion by Eliza Burt Gam
bic, is about on the level of the "Wom-
ans Bible" and has no more business
to be.
The times., 1898-01-30

Mr.. S. M. Hamilton, librarian of
the Department of State, has edited
the writings of James Monroe, which
will be published in the series of The
Writings of the Fathers of the Re
public by G.. p. Putnam's Sons.
The times., 1898-01-30

EucHTt- we CdnnOt UFClUe DeIS or
settle card controversies in this column.
Would you kindly give me the name and
address OF the. United States consul re-
siding nearest TO Brkenfeld, Okenburg,
Germany? j. X. ID.
The nearest consul is at Mannheim; bis
name is William j. Hoffman. He las
vice consul named r. c. Bauer.
]f . soldiers health is failing can he get
ID release from the Army . What is the
punishment OF a GeSerreT if he il cap
tnred; 3. Is there reward for the cap
eure OF deserter, IL 50, what is II? HID
Perhaps depends on the case. He VIII
De cared for fn the hospital or sent to a
soldiers home .. Forfeiture OF retained
pay Imprisonment in a military prison for
not more than the unexpired time, and dis
honorable discharge. ). Yes; SO
The times., 1898-01-30

Keats was once medical student,
entering upon his studies at the age of
fifteen. He says of his student days:
"a sunbeam came into the room, and
ing in the ray, and was off with them
to Oberon and Fairyland.
The times., 1898-01-30

Phil. May tells a little story of Glad
stone, which illustrates one of the un-
pleasant traits of human nature He
says that an ardent Liberal once got
into correspondence with Mr. Glad
stone, who was kind enough to give
him some of his own works with his
autograph on the f1y-leaf The man
went and sold the autograph copies,
and then he took the money and went
down the country to vote the other
way from the way Mr.. Gladstone sup
posed he was going to vote. Some men
have no sense of politeness
The times., 1898-01-30

The Free Circulating Library for the
Blind in New York, has issued re-
port of its first years work The Ii
brary contains some 500 volumes. and
it is said that poetry and religious
works are the favorites among the
The times., 1898-01-30

A distinguished New York theolo-
gian has taken occasion to criticise
quite severely Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
latest book, THE Story of Christ" The
only real trouble with this book is
that it was not written by a theologian
Geikie, Farrar and good many other
people have tried their hands at this
task, none of them succeeding very
well, but it has never before been done
by a novelist.
The times., 1898-01-30

Queen Liliuokalani. in her book,
"Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen -
had prepared biographies of some OF
the leading lights in the American
Hawaiian colony, but they were sup
pressed by the publishers.
The times., 1898-01-30

q. nat would be the distance between two
ipS ep W men Dy standing on the deck OF
one the top or the other. which is Tiftv
rect il1gh, can just b. seen? =. And wIia1
aisIaii''S can you sse across the water with
The times., 1898-01-30

interesting historical facts dug out of
old documents. Slavery in New York
began in 1854 and practically ceased in
$50. 1t hourished most during the
Revolutionary years, when the num-
lation of l314, 900. The next monograph
of the series will be 'Tammany Hail."
by Talcott Williams. Others will be:
"Old Family Names" by Berthold
Fernow; Bowling Green" by Spencer
Trask; Prisons and Punishments,' by
Elizabeth Dixie Lewis; .Breuklyn," by
Harrington Putnam; "Old Taverns and
Posting Inns by Elizabeth Brown
Cutting; '.The New York Press in the
18th Century" by Benjamin E. Martin;
Neutral Ground" by Charles Pryer;
"Old Hospitals" by Francke III. Bos-
worth: .Old Schools and Schoolmas-
ters," by Tunis G. Bergen. The series
is published by G. p. Putnam's Sons.
The times., 1898-01-30

Mr.. Goldwin Smith has admitted that
the American historian is, all things
considered, very judicial in dealing
with American and English affairs. Mr..
Smith is now worried about the parti-
san view of historians in dealing with
our own civil war. He does not think
that any native writer" can be per-
fectly impartial there.
The times., 1898-01-30

ASSUMING the observer To stand on a
dech 70 feet above the water and 10 be
i've. feet tall we should have the vessels
thirt1en and One-third miles apart. ..
About three miles. if the eye is say four feet
above Tie waters eda...
The times., 1898-01-30

When anI bE whom were horses first
sh0d, and what was Gsed-iron. steel,
copper or brass? r.
It Is impossible 10 say when ana by
Whoin horses Were shoG first. The Ecyp-
tians did not shoe their horses, and the.
word 'horseshoe'' does not appear in the
blDle' It rs said that the EARLIEST reference
10 horseshOes is found in the works Of he
Emperor Leo, the Philosopher, who ruled
from SS6 to S1I A. u. The shoes seemed
u have been called in Greek. ssaJeusia.
cTescents, because OF their shape. and were
Cf ron William the Conductors horses
Wpr- sh ID.
The times., 1898-01-30

is u Gainst the la W in New York state
u publish or sell formulas for making. in
JOXlcatIne liquors. .. Did Mrs PaTueii re-
celVe pension from the United states?
How ala she procure II that is why
sil' uld this country pension foreigner,
and especially a woman L. 81 N.
There is no Ia W in New York against the
publishing or selling Of such formulas. 2.
Mrs PaTneil draws a pension from the
United states as the daughter Of Com
modore Charles Stewart, L. :. ", a dis
tincuishcd naval officer.
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.LAECNSTEt. 4 CUESTER
RAILWAY.

Between Chester and Lancaster.
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Interesting Disclosures Elicited
\, the Campaign Meeting
At Manning.

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has hern thy most interesting
mee-iur OF tn, camDaign Tine
recant;ou uT Inc candidates. the
editorials at INV Dear Anpejt,"
the aeUuncl.t.on thereof by Col.
Watson. the tetal's'oTaranrarput
Geg, tor tha SDartavhrr. vote
told bT Mr.. Archer ..l the anus
ally warm sst-to verbal ..-wocn
the railroad commie-..a rsndi-
date 10 iuterr.s the crowd Of tvo
hundred Yar~,os from, y..-, ta
finisn. Editor Aprn.t Ga. u+.a
all bic "mear.aXs wit" .s raara.
terlzei by one OF the ltac.. t;us,
IN .raeting some ur The cam
pslgners in tu.uav's I.s.a of the
, Tin .s, and Col. Watson resautp.
il, az did Mr.. Eeatner.,one. IL
said CAN'T had tried to get $3.50
frou nim la. ~puug IA order TO
huH ont Sjan"arue Wilson's III.
ter"s' in the Pledmont Headlight,
as Wllson h"a tRmD"roa with the
voting returns. LITTER. one OF
Geatr's. special friends camo to
him, telling hlm thst he needed
a navrSDaDpr To aGvavro nia can
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THE MAINE.

New York, May IA special 10 the
Herald from Toronto says:
Almost Immediately after the Maine
disaster Captain Kent. torpedo expert Of
the British Halifax squadron. wag hur-
riedly sent 10 Washington. whence he
proceeded to Key West His departure
caused considerable comment an the time
and the government was asked question
relative 10 the trio but simply answered
that It was purely a departmental affair.
Captain Kent has now returned 10 Hall
fax and from some remarks he has made
ii Is evident that whatever other bugl-
ness he had in hand, he was making in
qUiries about the Maine disaster. He ey-
presses the opinion that the vessel was
blown up by an external means and that
il was probably q mine put in position
not long before the explosion took place
He saw Captain Sgsbee and went ali
over The evidence taken during the in
quiry and with his own accurate knowl-
edge Of explosives. their effect when ex-
ploded In certain conditions and the GER
talnty that in such a case as that Of
the Maine disaster all traces Of how the
mine or torpedo was laid would dlsap-
pear, made 1t plain to him that external
agency had been applied. Such a thing
he asserts. could not be done without the
knowledge and against the will of the
Spanish officers, 30 that his opinion
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VALUABLE MAIL.

New York. May j-A special to the
Tribune from Key West says:
The mail bags on the Spanish steamer
Argonaut which was brought In by the
Marblehead yesterday, may prove a
most brilliant capture. There were twelve
in ALL They contained both mail 10 and
from Havana, some confusion having re-
suited when the authorities arranged to
send everything by way Of Clenfuegos
to avoid the blockade Of the northern
coast OF Cuba. One letter from Havana
under date OF April 26 spoke OF suffering
among the poorer classes Of the popula-
tion who were entirely without means
OF support The writer hlmeself said he
did not know where he was 10 get his
dinner
Another letter spoke Of suffering. but
apparently the government had fair
amount Of supplies for the soldiers. A
large amount of rice had been imported
by spectators. who foresaw the blockade
and placed 1t In a warehouse which
Blanco was expected N seize. The Ar
gonaut had a cargo chiefly Of provisions
intended for Havana. The suggestion has
been made that these food supplies be
sent by the United States under cover
Of warshlps to relieve the reconcentrados.
The mail taken shows that the condition
Of the Spanish In eastern Cuba was dos.
perate. They were then on the point of
yielding some Of the smaller garrisoncd
cities held by them. The latter report
that the Spanish garrison at Bayamo had
capitulated to the insurgents confirms the
statements In those letters and the troops
could not hold out They were badly of
both for food and ammunition
II viii not De surprising II news comes
before long that the spanIards have aban-
doned Santiago. il the port was block.
AIDED they would be forced 10 do so.