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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12
THE WEATHER.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. II

Wichita, Kan, Feb. II.
Local forecast for Wichita and vicinity:
Until Sunday fair and warmer.
During the past "a hours the highest
temperature has been 81, the lowest ..
and the mean 40, with clear weather and
gentle northwest wind
The river has risen to % feet on the
gauge.
The accumulated excess Of rainfall
since the first of January is now 3.51
inches.
Thus far this month the average tenn
perature has been 81.
For the past nine years the average
temperature for the month Of February
has been 80, and for the 18th day, q.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
Washington, Feb. u.-Forecast for Sat-
urday:
Kansas-Fair; northwesterly winds.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory-Fair;
northwesterly winds; slightly colder.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12
CAPTAIN RAY REPORTS
CConunusJ from FRS; PaEe)

over the situation. which : declined % DO;
ne thea came out in his trae co.crs. and
said they had determined 70 prevent ny
going forward. by force, and a. q signal
from him twenty-five men armed wiki
rifles came out % the timber and covered
the party. Noblett said that they had
possession OF the cache. A. Lieutenant
Richardson was there. and rad not heard
any firing. knew his statement vas false
and said 50. al the same tine starting
or. and told him they might open Ere Il
they wished 20. He then said that as
conditions were changed By NJ seizure
q the stores. and they we're 10Th % Dis
turh governmental property. that Il
would wait . few moments he would eoa-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12

CiruCuit No. OF the pneumatic tube
system built for the transmission Of the
mails was opened yesterday in New York
The second circuit runs from the general
postofice 10 the Grand Central railway
station, and is three and one-half miles
in length. AS a result Of the introduction
Of the service the postal officials believe
that resort will be had TO the mails for
who heretofore have used the telegraph
for that purpose.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12

DLEASE bear III mind the fact
= that the chest, or the
" standard" in all lines COM
mands a fair price. See list OF
the brands of Pure White Lead
which are the standard. They
are the best. Avoid those brands
said to be "just as good offered
for "less money" and of so
called White Lead
EDE By using National Lead Cas- rure White Lad T.iae
vAl1Ahle infornaioa AHd samples
also cards showing twelve
styles Of shades forwarded Application
intending paint.
NATIONAL LEAD CO.. ST. LOUIS BRANCH,
Clark Ave and Tenth St, St Louis Mo
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12

Chicago. Feb 11.-Cabies this morning
were very strong at I'D higher, and our
market opened up sc and manifested
very little weakness at any time until
after II had sold up to $3.50. At this
ponit the market became weak, selling
back to 977sc, closing at 97azG9Ts. Letter
and Cudahy were reported as covering
their shorts. Receipts were liberal all
round. Clearances were fairly good, 407,
900 bushels. Argentine shipments for the
week were 712. 900 bushels. against 10000
for the same day last year. For the week
Argentine shipped no corn, against $1,000
bushels shipped last year for the same
time. There Will be no session of the
board tomorrow, II being a legal holiday.
Iincoln's birthday. 1t is also a legal hol-
iday in New York. and the st. Louis mar
ket will be closed also. While the sta
tistical situation has appeared bearish to
us for some time, we have known and
called attention to the fact that a power
full holding stood in the hands Of strong
people in Chicago and that their holdings
and their position could not be ignored.
We shall not be surprised to see some set
back in wheat but the Letter crowd evil
IDENTIFY have no intention of loosening
their grip on the situation; that whatev-
er the market may do in the near future,
some time between this day and May,
with ever rumors of damage to the grow
ing wheat, they are likely to give up
something startling. Wheat is probably a
sale on strong places for scalping pur-
poses only. Corn was very strong today.
II is beginning to show its merits and af-
ter the momentum is thoroughly on, we
shall have considerable advance. Oats
were very strong and the May optionosld
I'D to 26c Receipts of hogs were not large
and the market was not as strong as
might have been expected. We have had
considerable advance in this product and
some setback would be perfectly notural
But cash demand for the product has been
wonderful for the entire season. Stocks
have accumulated very slow, and moth
ing but heavy receipts will prevent an
advance
CHRISTI STREETE COMMISSION co.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12
COFFEE AND SUGAR MARKET.

New York. Feb. u.-CoIee-Options
closed steady al net unchanged prices:
sales I7.750 bags. including March. & as7
sos Spot cofee-Rio quiet: No. invoice
SIC: No. jobbing, a. Mld-Stea6y:
Cordova, 7iz1l5iz.
Susar-Raw. strong; fair refining His.
centrifugal. 8 test, 3-Isc. sales - tons
centrifugal. 1 s-Isc. Trinidad IN port; TX
tons moiasses sugar. 7-lsc. Trinidad IN
port. Refined firm.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12
RIsTIT-sTREETE COMMISSION co,
CASH GRAIN.

Chicago. Feb. 11-Cash wheat: No. 2
red. a9l2d10O; No. 5, 9OG95; No. > spring
q2ls: No. 3. sOa97; No. 2 hard winter, 9212;
No. 3. IS: No. ! new spring. 500
Cash corn-No. 2. 2S12G2SS4; No 3, 27l99
a7%
Cash fax-s124: northwest, 1.2Si5; May,
81 26: September, S.l5.
Receipts today: Wheat. 81 cars; corn,
900: oats. 90. Estimated car lots tomor-
row: Wheat. So; corn. $50; oats, S25 cars.
Minneapolis receipts Of wheat. 341 cars.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12
BANK CLEARINGS,

New York, Feb. 1.-THE following table
compiled by Bradstreet's. shows the total
clearances at the principal cities and the
percentage Of increase or decrease as COM
pared with the corresponding week last
year:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

The following official range of prices on
grain and provisions at Chicago is fur
nished by the Christie-Street Commission
Co, Board Of Trade Rooms, Sedgwick
Block Wichita Kan:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12

The giants who brighten US most, often
turn out TO be common-sized men on stills
Ram Horn.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12

Frank Sherwood was down town today.
the first time since he had his tussle with
cholera morbus- He says he drove thirty
miles after he was taken, and never came
so near dying in his life. After this when
he goes out in the country he will take a
bottle OF Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy with him.-AIis-
souri, Valley Uowa) Times. For sale by
druggists.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12
WICHITA MARKETS.
Wichita, Kan, Feb. Il.
SHIPPERS.

J. ]. Houston. Of Ponca City. one car
of hogs.
Geo. Kenoyer Of Leon one car Of hogs.
Townsend & Gibbons. OF Andale. one car
OF hogs
s Clark. Of Andover. one car of hogs
House & Woulfe, OF Newton, one car
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-12
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FOR An ACTIVE SPRING

Continued from First Page.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25

found in any eastern State. between
l.ynchhTiry and I,schmoni. a distance 81
TO iffes the solitary pace ~ dcIsr>.t
was At Scott~vil!e. about midway where
mere was a small State bank Of So.
uD capital. In tli~ s.trne vai.v there
We're State banks in 81 with resources
OF nearly S.HD.tHst. '-Tn.rc ara now
men who now join in tn. cry for free
silver" declared Mr.. BRYAN. who know
nothing Of the affnent facilities ~
banking c~njpye@l by Their fathers forty
Years a-o. But they know perfectly
+" without understanding the reason
why. that they are u,w in n terrible
state a. restriction. l. j: >urpriSiu. that
"a" dcnlone5izlt.on OF silver should b..
used a the explanation Of their
troubles: Z"
"Geatienen." said Mr.. Bryan. There
are deep principles involved IN this CON
troye1>>y which cannot he violated with
out Consequences 80 severe that one may
Wei stand appalled, in contemplation II
their Possibilities. There is Il principe
Of human sympathy. the observance III
All Of which must lie at the very fouu-
dti!on Of any peaceful ana orderly gov
cIItin"nt. There WAS no doubt u stuti-
Atent tlrlt The yanqui>Ied deserved what
they got, and that the c~onqucrorS Were
"'N' anu IlltFtIIU III. but / Nb0II say 10
yoI-and | am not alone in the belief
that It would have been less disastrous
and mere mercitul to have deyiuatcd
the captive Southern army ami then
gwen their surviving comrades their
natural liberties. than 10 have PASSED.
first the national bank act. and the re
StTIct.on laws. The consequences OF uni-
F.! vcrSal ncgro suffrage and the confi~ca-
tlon Of credit accomplished by these
bank laws have retarded the progress
OF the South and turned that section
over % the free silver dclusion. bringing
untold ills upon 4 whole Union from
which You yourselves, have not been
exempt.
Il do not hope for an unqualified re-
pfdl Of the 10 per cent Tx upon the
Stat" banks. although it is the almost
universal opinion in my country that the
restoration of the State banks TO the
place they occupied before the war
would be the death of the silver error;
but | feel greatly encouraged ihy the
splendid work Of the Monetary Commits
SION, which presents Il plan thoroughly
sound in It's fundamental principles and
which will in the course Of time work
out IN Il great measure the relief We
need
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
TIE BANK

\ SatIation Of Conflicting Features but
the Government Strongly lntr@nched.
New York, Jan. 22-The New York
FlEancier says: The extraordinary in
cyrt2Se- III the principal items of the
New York bank statement for the week
ending january -. while in Il measure
Unprecedented. considering the short
snort space Of time required to send
the figures 10 the high limit attained.
are not at all mysterious. Taking the
course Of last years flow
Of money from interior. it
is found that the surplus re-
serve of the banks stood during the first
week iii January at $4,000. and
three weeks latter at SJ1. 5000 Il gain
of SD. 100000. At the end of the month
this amount had been increased another
5000. 900. The 1893 conditions have
not been widely different. Three weeks
the banks reported SO. 1SS. 1000 sur
plus reserve. On Saturday the same
item stood at S~31.275.2OO, which goes
to show that the banks. despite the
amazing increases for the week hay
accumulated eight millions less excess
money than in Il similar period at the
beginning of 1897. In fact. the gain in
deposits OF SD. $4,000 last week WAS
almost equalled by the second week in
January, 1897. It IS interesting to re
call that investments in sterling loans
We're then heavy and dhe trade cyndi-
tions are not unlike. with the exception
that no bank failure epidemic is 0
affecting tire west aus during the early
part of 1897.
An ANALYSIS of the holdings Of the in
diyidual items Of the banks for the past
week reveals the fact that. although one
b1pl- roiNn1 1,ipn p,iIl:pnc ~, lopaS;tS
and was apparently able to loan it all.
the larger banks. with few exceptions,
show heavy gains. The expansion Of
S12.4II 600 in loans, Of course, tends to
swell the deposit item, and with the
S11 O21.40O increase i'll cash, accounts
for the deposit gain. This money is
coming from the interior, for most part
and while Il larger quantity than usual
is going into commercial paper, the bull
is loaned on the street. and perhaps on
sterling loans. All the items are far
above anything heretofore recorded, bu
1T should not be forgotten that the
Treasury still has large special deposits
i'll the banks as 4 result OF the J1lOn
Pacific settlement and the withdrawal OF
this money may be expected soon. Its
Importance us "a factor III the market Is
not to be underestimate. New 1orE
banks. even with Investments in foreign
credits. will probably have difficulty in
putting out the funds now accommodating
hree. and there is apparently no reason
for leaving government deposits III
bank. Never before has the situation
presented so many conflicting features.
but stripped Of ambiguity. the strong
position of the United States is clearly
revealed. This country. through Its
heavy trade balances and the intrench
cl condition Of the Treasury. can. if it
Is its disposed, regulate the price o.
money for the world for some months t.
come.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
\ CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Question to be Submitted to Virginia
Noters-The Doctors n

Richmond. Va. Jan. 22.-In the Sen
ate to-day. Mr.. Withers offered a bill!
providing that at the general election to
be held in Virginia for the election Of
Representatives of Congress. there snail
be submitted to the voters tire question:
''Shall there be 4 convention TO rovlSn
the constitution and amend the same"
The bill was referred.
The Senate passed the House bill to
make it unlawful for any lawyer. physl-
clan. surgeon. dentist. or any other per-
son engaged in Il profession or calling.
taxed by the laws Of this State. who has
his residence in this State. to practice
his profession in any county or city Of
This commonwealth under 4 licenSe-tay
from any other State or the District Col
umbia.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
WHY ISN'T IT ENFORCED?
(StateSville Landmark
'he Biblical Recorder observes:

The Biblical Recorder observes:
"A preacher who will not pay his
debts IS unfit for the passionate; a man
who VIII not pay his debts is not fit for
church membership"
Quite true. But this writer knows
of his own personal knowledge that if
this rule was enforced there would be
an awful thinning out of Church MEM
berShip and some preachers would be
forced to retire from the ministry. But
why isn't it enforced? What's the use
of always prating about such matters
ami allowing facts that are or can be
within the knowledge of every man to
go urchallenged?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
y WRECK NEAR ABERDEEN.


Asheboro. y. e.. Jan. 22.-tSpccial)-
y wreck occurred this Afternoon nj $50
o'clock on the -Ashcboro and Aberdeen
railroad. seven miles south OF Aberdeen.
The engine. which went TO the tank
for water. had left the cars on the hill.
The cars started down and could not be
controlled. The collision came with the
returning engine. badly injurinG bOth
engineer and fireman.
Engineer Brown is pinned between the
engine and boiler. aud i suffering terri
bly, from the extreme heat.
Fireman Burns was found in his
regular position. Burns was released by
cutting the wood work. One leg *
broken and the other injured. No other
person was hurt.
The engine and cars are badly
smashed.
\ wrecking train with surgeons AMI
with Superintendent Page and "A com
pctent force have gone to the scene Of
the wreck.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
WALTER CLARK.
MIR. GLADSTONE VERY ILL.
Is Lifted Into His Carriage and he is Dc
iectod.

Cannes, Jan. 22.-Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stone drove out ut loon to-day. Mr..
Gladstone wore n thick Overcoat. with
the collar turned up and 4 soft hat. only
exposing his checks and eyes. He des-
cendod the steps in the slowcSt manner
leaning heavily on a stick and using til
baluStrade and was lifted into the CIR
ria &c. Then he was wrapped in furS.
The alarming rumOrs Of yesterday re-
garding Mr.. Gladstone's health were fur
Their confirmed to-day. He is extremely
weak and detected as n result of neural
gic pains.
Mr.. Gladstone again drove out with
Baron Stuart Rendcl. his host, after
luncheon.
In consequence OF the reports regard
ing the health of Mr.. Gladstone. hun
dreds Of letters and kilograms are pour
ing in upon him.
There is no prospect at present of the
rctarn Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone IN
England.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
THE COTTON STRIKE.

Boston. Mass. Jan. 22.-The first
week of the cotton operatives strike in
New England cotton centers closes with
the strikers and the manufactures firm
" maintaining their respective positions.
Save in the case of the White Rock
Mills at Westerly. +. L.. it is not eX-
pectpd that attempts will be made 1T
any of the striking points to open fac
tories next Monday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
SEC'Y ROOSENELT'S LETTER.
Did Not Mean q Depreciation of Our
Navy.

Navy.
Washington. u. c., Jan. 22-Secretary
Long believes that an erroneous con-
struction has been placed on Assistant
Secretary Rocsevelt's letter to the House
Naval committee comparing our nayal
vessels with those of Japan to our detri-
ment. The Secretary says that instead
Of being unprepared for war. our navy
is as efficient. ship for ship. as those
of any nation. while our new ships
compare favorably with amy in the
world. Instead of allowing the older
ships to he non-cfficicnt. the department
has been steadily and systematically
r%cnovating them and bringing their
batteries up to date rs exhibited in the
treatment of the Atlanta Charleston
Boston. Newark and other ships.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
$4,000 FIRE IN MT. AIRY.

Mt. Airy. \. C.. IAN. 22.-tSpecial(-
Yesterday afternoon about > O'Clock The
residence Of Or. f. NJ. Ii"llingSworth
WAS destroyed by fire. Loss $1,000: in
surancc. 500. The fire is thought -
lave caught from Il defective tiue.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25

ft"F A4H~S% NV 8N from tsAaWE4asNI. nj
cpInl-l the Federal government - .m-
pisy q larger farr, fhaa IN. entire. Con.
f~'7lcrate army i'm Virginia. IN orA,r a.
i-.ur'in satf. 't1 project th. F.~f.raf
'apitsl.. WhiIc An.tt-r superior f.r..,
ul~--ated against - anl Richmond
| ciunot xiv, yau auy iu~tane.< ar i
DESTINATIONS - ta, m.u# al as;lua hs which
q" r~,ash.-l his e.ne|H~i.s~ - ,l.xfs,st ih.
"f.il5tf 'H> va a irf.t'.>4 enemy.
'"F 1''e~'H toss 10 rsH 81 save with MS
iaH1'iar tH" ttc IL u7r. au3 rs
''rt- IL aht Aa,t orc. 8.l only anr
e1uu,t 81 War III Na-1. t>t1. at Win-
chester Jackson bel IS ~ small army
at>> fraa att1 usa. N.n.-a1 Eauk<.
wnst No. advancing HsYu N-.n.E.~t.r
from iiar1str~ lrrF, a-i Cart~essNn.
i1ti .''tNhi ~'A@vr~tstn ] .A~tn ~i-af.l
x oH'F'Tt ''.ttFa l@Hk~ H.sff.. 0uf tae
hs.'r t',t.'tt. 1aeE .0 te u-Ht ~ ,hs
ltta Is N"-,h W,f nte Eusp fsnr 81
irH1 Ntnr.f>f,~ ans Jackson -.tt ,Ws
~ 'thsrr~ ansl pn.>.-l 't mlk..
H.-at attack. ftt sd. tlau ASA. r.t An
proved ly thc sn1u.t. lie ~.ef fer H.,
officers 6 second i.o,. ny hoar~ later.
sls -ala H--.el Ih,m s., a1e.e a make,
lbs N-Hf assault. sat th, again 3~sp-
proved " th, attempt. - iaf. III 'Ar.
liicIht-H. Nt Wit4 tr'.A fra18 Nucls
Ter ati 7Htr'i'el - Newton | r,Ir with
thr G~,sa.rHI rs ue less t* g.aaa. 1ul
We rra heel d .3-h paiat aycrl,stk
'3' town wv s~''h tnra.-l ;s l.~k af Mn
,ie >t,r, Ji<t eElel4',-i and uaev left -
fir mercy ~ ti" E,t,rat soldiers.
rH.uk fl1t "a man INNS A.mrtiu,r N,.d
o. overwhelming motion anl | Vas NJ
r,riy eNcreaul, iy The fact ih8t Mas
leaving lH hat | held 3,ar .n elrtaEut
uy emotion WJr arrested "a -, I-sk 1t
jackson. Ills face Wi> fairly hl1ziu.
WIth lin, tlat Wf~ burning in him. AMI
| f'It JVttl before hsH. I'rt>,utfy ~
or...l out With Il MANNER almost ~ty...
Tina j. lie last council IF war | VII
ever hold And 81 WAS ni~ first ami
.a~t. Thereafter br heId council in the
secret chamber uf his own heart. and
acted. Instantaneous decision ah~.b4t,
e,If-rclian,c. every action. every WORT
displayed. His voice DISPLAYED IN IN bat
lie. Ii was not the real or the rumpct
I'm: the sharp crack ut The rifle sudden.
Imperative. lrSplutc.
jackson always expected ta hold his
lin,r. but was always most dangerously
aggressive. | i,afl him ancp say. We
sometimes fail 10 drive the enemy from
h.S position. lie always fails Ia dr.,c
Ms Bnt he WAS never content with tho
defensive. however, successful ~ how
ever ~cNlaueting. In tn, terribly il
-sruct.yc battle af S~hart~hurg H.. wa4
locking all IF that day for a chance Ia
make the counter stroke.
lie was always calm and solf-coutroa-
cd. lie never host h.> balance FOR On.
moment. At Tn" First Manassas. when
we reached tie field and found oar men
under Bee and Barlow falling back
when the confusion was greatest. AMI
Bee in despair cried ont, They are driv-
ing ue back, there was not the slightest
emotion apparent about him. Ills thin
ahlaze when he cnrtiN said. Then. sr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-25
MIR. e. ST. JOHNS RESIGNATION
n Story That he Will be Manager of the
Union Pacific.

st. Louis, Mo. Jan. 21.-The Republic
will say tomorrow:
1t is stated on what is considered the
best of authority that Il. st. John, who
recently rendered his resignation rs man
ager Of the Scaboard Air Line to take
effect February l., will on that day be-
come manager of the Union Pacific. He
will succeed Edward Dickinson, who
will accept an executive position with
the Il. and @. X. X.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-20
MACLAREN AND HIS WORK
He Acknowledges Being Forced Into
the Literary Field.

Ian Maclaren (Rev. John Watson. d.
Do, story writer now famous where
ever the English language is spoken,
evidenced in his early career. slight de-
sire to rush into print" Although his
mind was occupied by the negatives
upon which We're imprinted the images
Of the quaint Scotch characters with
whom he came into contact during his
ministry at Drumtochty, he never felt
imbued with the inspiration to develop
them. After his removal to Liverpool.
he was wont to entertain the congrega-
ton of the Seton Park Presbyterian
church with lectures on Scottish life
One evening a friend said to him, You
ought to develop that and turn it into
a book" But the lecture remained I'M
published.
To Dr. w. Robertson Nicholl, of the
British Weekly" belongs the graft
tude of that army of readers who have
found keen enjoyment in Maclaren' s
homely tales of a simple people for he
1t was who first urged upon the Scotch
dominic the advisability of recording
his impressions that they might be
more widely disseminated.
Ian Maclaren tells how DR.. Nicholl
kept at him-"talk, talk, talk, in that
queer, quiet way Of his"-to write
some sketches of Scottish life; how in
desperation, he turned out a story-"a
very poor story, l believe it was, but l
could only convince him of my penury
by exhibiting my ragsi" The MSS. was
returned and the author told that he
could do far better. Write something
else in your true vein," wrote DR.. Mich
OIL and send it to me soon.''
''Ihpra WAS nOtbiDcr for = r.t,-.
in, continues Ian Maclaren, so l
thought of some types of character
which had known in my Scottish
parishes when l was a young minister
about twenty years ago, and | selected
one or two of them, and wrote Dom
sic, which, you remember, is the first
sketch in the Brier Bush This time /
didn't receive the MSS back again. /
simply got a letter from DR. Nichol the
purport of which was that 'Domsie' had
affected him much in the same manner
that others have been kind enough TO
say it has since affected them. 1t was
just what he wanted and it appeared
in an early number of the British
Weekly Then he asked for more: and
somehow the other stories came in
shape, till finally the book was pub
lished. And there it is; but. as l have
said, it is a surprise to me still"
This transformations confession ac-
cords finely with the simplicity of the
tales contained in his first volume,
which it may interest readers to know
was first to be designated under the
general title Annals of a Perthshire
Parish"