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The times., 1898-06-12
The IIunHes.

And they were stronger hands than mine
That digged the ruby from the earth;
More cunning brains that made il worth
The large desire OF a king,
And bOder hearts that through the brine
Went down, the perfect pearl 10 bring.
But | have wrought in common clay
Rude figures Of a rOugh-hewn race;
For pearls strew not the market-place
OF this far land wherein / stray,
Where with the shifting dust / play,
And eat the bread Of discomfort.
Yet IS there life in that make
Thou who knowest, turn and see
As Thou hast power over me,
So have ! power over these
Because | wrought them for Thy sake
And breathed in them mine agonies.
Small mirth was in the making. Now
lift the cloth that cloaks the clay,
And, wearied, at Thy feet lay
Ny wares ere 20 forth TO sell.
The long bazaar will praise-but Thou
Heart of my heart, have I done we'll?
-Rudyard kiDling.
The times., 1898-06-12
CURRENT VERSE.
Accountabflttx. A

about dey habits
Him dat give de squir'ls de bushtails made de
bobtails fur de rabbits
Him dat made de gread big mountains hollahed
ont de little Valleys;
Him dat made de streets an highways WASH
shame ter make de alleys.
We IS all constructed ent, Amt no two of
US de same
We cain hep ouah likes an dislikes, ef we's
bad we ain ter blame;
III we's good we needn' show off, Gaze YOU bet
amt ouah doin'
We gifts into su'ttain channels dat we jes' cain
hep Du-suin';
We is all cut out fer places dat no othah ones
could fill.
An we does de things we has ter-big er little
good CT ILL.,
John cain take de place o Henry; su an Sally
amt alike;
Bass ain nothin' like suckah, club ain nothin
like pike.
When you come ter think erbout hit-how it's
all planned Quits splendid
Nothin's done or evan happens, 'dOut hits some
thing dat's intended.
Don keer what you does, you has ter; an hit
shO'ly beats de diekins-
Niney, 20 put on de httle-I got one o mastah's
chickens.
Paul Laurence Dunbar
The times., 1898-06-12
Answering to Roll Call.

This fought with jackson and faced the fight
with Lee;
That one followed Sherman as he galloped to the
sea;
But they're marchin' on together just as friendly
as can be,
And they'll answer to the roll call in the mornin'
They'll rally to the fight.
In the stormy day and night
In bonds that no cruel fate shall sever;
While the storm winds watt on high
Their ringing battle-cry
"0ur country-our country foreverp'
The brave old flag above them is ripping down
its red
Each crimson stripe the emblem of the blood
by heroes shed
1t shall wave for them victorious or droop above
them-dead,
For they'll answer to the roll call in the mornin
They'll rally to the fight,
In the stormy day and night,
In bonds that cruel fate shall sever:
While the storm winds watt on high
Their ringing battle-cry.
'Our country-our country foreverl'
Frank l.. Stanton.
The times., 1898-06-12
What was the sacrifice of Iphigenciaa

According to the story told by Homer.
the Greeks, when they had prepared their
army TO invade Troy. were hindered by
contrary wind for a long time. A messen-
ger was sent 10 the oracle of DeIphOs.
who said that the ships would be de-
layed until the leader of the Greeks should
sacrifice the thing most dear to him. At
last Agamemnon made up his mind TO
sacrifice his daughter. Iphigeneia. There
are at least two versions of the maiden S
fate; one that she was actually sacrificed
the other that she was taken away from
the priest who was about to slaughter her
by the goddess Artemis who substituted
hind in her place. The resemblance of
the story to that of Abraham and Isaac
and to that of Jephtha and his daughter
is very noticeable.
The times., 1898-06-12

How IS oil extracted from eocoanuts2 SUB.
Inc nuts are broken into small pieces
ana drled IN the sun. when they become
pressed or boiled to extract the oi1
The times., 1898-06-12

r. What are the populations OF London and Of
NuAd' Z H.
London, 5.633,s06. by the census of 1891.
Cuoa population was I6316S7 in 1881.
out this has been reduced by war. some
authorities estimating the decrease as
high as % per cent.
The times., 1898-06-12
The Spanish Gunner.

There was an angry don
Who had an ugly gun,
With which he'd shoot the Yankee pigs he said.
said said;
But the Yankees knew their man.
So they neither lodged nor ran,
And merely kept en- marching straight ahead,
head head.
The Spaniard blazed away,
But his bullets went astray,
AS the Spanish bullets generally do, do, do;
So they bottled up the don
When his powder was all gone
More filthy Yankee treachery, boo-hoo, hoo, hoo
Chicago News.
The times., 1898-06-12

When was Fred Douglass born and when did he
u'ei n c.
frederick Douglass was born at Tueka-
noe Md, In February. 1917; he died
February 20 1895.
The times., 1898-06-12

what is the average number Of galions in
barrel Of whisky, and what is the usual cost per
wholcsaIer2 n
The regular size barrel OF whisky con-
tains 81 1-2 gallons There is no usual
price. Some five-year-oId whisky com
mands much higher price than other
whisky, even at the distillery
The times., 1898-06-12

Please state the politics ~ Admiral ns,vsv
Acting Admiral sampson and Comnodore Sebley''
MANY READERS.
The times., 1898-06-12

How many Congressman are negroes2 D.MN
Mr George Henry White, of the Second
North Carolina district. is the only negro
in the present Congress.
The times., 1898-06-12
NOTES AND QUERIES.

what What is the pronunciation Of Commodore
80. N4Ais' G. d. II.
The times., 1898-06-12
Selections From the Works of Walt
Whitman.

Those who wish TO become acquainted
with the writings of Walt Whitman with
out the trouble of reading them all will
do well to purchase a book of selections
which has just appeared. Its title is
Selections from the Prose and Poetry of
Walt Whitman and II is edited by Os-
car Lowell Triggs, of the University of
Chicago. There is fine portrait of Whit
man opposite the title-page. and the book
is printed and bound in way to satisfy
the most fastidious lover of dainty
books.
This volume will be revelation to those
who know Whitman only by reputation
| or through Leaves of Grass" 1t may
easily be admitted that the best of the
good gray poet has been gathered in the
two hundred and ffty-odd pages of the
book, The mostfamiliar of his poems are
here-"Captaip, My Captain and others
and with them many which are unfamii-
lar. But it is doubtful whether one who
has read only his poetry can know how
great a man Walt Whitman really was
Selections from his prose writings here
given show a depth of thought and a
grandeur of imagination which was
scarcely attained by any other American
writer save Emerson. But Emerson was
a New England Greek; his genius was not
American so much as ii was universal.
Whitman. on the contrary, was American
in every fiber of his body He had all the
American virtues and all the American
faults; he was a gigantic embodiment of
the nation. Seeing only one phase of mis-
great, healthy, many-sided nature, men
called him grotesque, a mOnstrosity, but
when the whole man is seen it is appar-
ent that he was greater than mis- gener-
alton knew
A glimpse of the whole man is given in
this compila ton. We see Whitman in The
woods, in the city streets on the prairies
on the battlefields, in the hospitals He
was at home everywhere. He was every
where himself. it is impossible 10 con-
ceive any circumstance or combination Of
circumstances which would have made
Walt Whitman other than he was. This
was not because he was adamant, infeXi-
bic, incapable of change, but because his
nature had an infinite capacity for as
similation. Too large for hate or jeal-
ousy, as the editor of this volume says in
his Introduction he could yet harbor all
the commonest loves and cares of the
race. He could be heroic in his devotion
to the soldiers in the Washington hospi-
tails. and he could at the same time
member TO write of all the small happen
ings of his daily life to his mother, know
ing that she would treasure such little
things.
He was emphatically man who was
too great ever TO be small And there
has been no book of selections from his
works which would so clearly demon
strate this fact as the present volume 1t
should be owned by all students of lit
erature. II has an effect of Incomplete
ness. but anything short of the entire
works of Whitman must always have
that, and even then the man is sugges-
tive rather than satisfying. He aims no:
so much to express accurately human emo
tiOns and ideas as to incite men to think
and to feel But so far as one can put
Whitman between two covers, Prof.
Triggs seems to have done it.
(Boston: Small, Maynard & Co. Wash
ington: All ho0ksellars S125l
The times., 1898-06-12

Which country has the larger export trade Of
manufactured products, Germany or the United
Statesl y
In The year ending June 80 1897. our
exports of domestic merchandise amount
ed to $1.032 0O7. sos. Those OF GERMANY
in 1886, amounted to Ss3S, 40. .00O
The times., 1898-06-12

Please state and explain the principle upon
which railroads obtain right Of wav when parties
are not willing TO part with land? JAP P.
Railroads get their rights of way, either
simple or so complete as to be a purchase
of the lard. under ar extension of the
State right OF eminent domain" That
IS the state has right to take private
property when needed for the public use
on payment of a just compensation 10 the
owner. As railroad Is or NAV be a.
oeneht to the public, the State has given
to 1t under certain circumstances the
right TO condemn either a mere right of
way, or, in some instances, the right to
condemn land necessary to its business.
AS this condemnation is a right of sover-
eighty. its application to railroads ia
guarded very carefully to prevent abuse
1t can be enforced only under the terms
of the railroads charter or under the
eye of the court.
The times., 1898-06-12

Who the founder of the Baptist Church and
when il founded? SUBSCRIBER
Most Baptist historians refer the be-
ginning of the Baptist church to the
times of the Apostles. and say that the
early Christian Church was Baptist in
its organization and manner of worship
Others and all non-Baptist historians re-
fer the beginning of the church to about
1920. when the Anabaptists first came in
to prominence. The leader of the Ana
baptiSts was Thomas Muenzer. the Luth-
eran pastor of Zwickau. Johann Book
hold, afterward known as John Of Ley
den, was another leader The Anabap-
lists were prosecuted and exterminated
Afterward the Baptists who, except in
the matter of adult baptism. had nothing
in common with the Anabaptists. grew
up, in England especially. always as here
ties from the state church. In 1911 a
church was formed in Amsterdam, COM
posed of English Baptists. So it is i'm
possible to say when the church was
formed, or by whom.
The times., 1898-06-12

What are the worlds records for the athletic
events known as the dip. swinging dip and
puii-up? 2 How many forts, batteries. etc. are
there around New York city that could be used
in defending 1t from 4 attack? Q. D. S.
We DO not find records for the events
you name. The record for the parallel
bars is put ar thirty-four times. F. P. GUY
held it last year. Maybe this is what YOU
mean. ?. Fort Hancock. on Sandy Hook;
Plum Island, torpedo station; Fort Ham
iiton and Fort Wadsworth, at the Mar
rows; these on the ocean side On the
sound side are Forts Schuyler and SIo-
cum. and the Willets Point torpedo sta
ton.
The times., 1898-06-12
of the Old Navy

"reminiscences of the Old Navy" by
Edgar Stanton Maclay is, like everything
else connected with the Navy, of partic-
ular interest just at this time 1t is
dedicated to Capt. A. T. Mahan, whom
the writer calls "our foremost writer on
naval affairs A large part of the ma
terial was gathered from the journal and
private papers of Rear Admiral Stephen
Decatur Trenchard, and his father Capt.
Edward Trenchard. The latter was in
the early part of the century engaged
in the suppression of the slave trade off
the coast of Africa, a work which was
attended not only with difficulty but with
considerable danger.
A comical description is given
of the entrance of Stephen Decatur
Trenchard into the Navy. as a
midshipman. 1t is recorded that
the collar of his uniform was required to
be not less than three and a half inches
high, and the boy being short, with
neck in proportion, the collar undoubted-
ly came near saving off his ears. But it
had an oak-leaf and an anchor embroid-
cred on it, and that was enough for him.
Another amusing bit of reminiscence con-
Germs the Philadelphia Naval School.
which antedated the Annapolis Naval
Academy by several years. At the time
young Trenchard was a midShipman the
pay of the "middies'' was exceedingly
small, and after furnishing their own
uniforms and paying their other expenses
there were serious difficulties in obtaining
proper clothes for social occasions. So
they had 'class wardrobe" one fur
nishing a hat, another a coat. and so on
In course of time quite an extensive col
lection of clothes was thus accumulated
and a midshipman of normal proportions
could usually secure a respectable suit
when he wished to go to a party. The
state of things when any considerable
number of the boys wished to go out at
a time was, however, somewhat embar-
RAISING.
The book is taken up almost wholly
with records of the adventures of Trench
ard and although he was more or less
connected with most of the important ma
val incidents of the war, the title might
better be "Reminiscences of Stephen De-
catur Trenchard." However, it will prove
interesting to students either of the his
tory of the Navy or of the Civil War
New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Washington: All booksellers. s2.50)
The times., 1898-06-12

Hopkinson Smith writes in Book News
for June concerning his latest book. Ca
leb West:" 'The note l have sounded
is the note of compassion. l have tried
TO review in Caleb West, Master Diver,
the memory of the almost-forgotten ad-
monition of the Master. Poor little Bet
ty Calebs child-wife, is a type of
thousands of women. whose hearts Were
stronger than their heads. II there were
more Captain Joes and Kate Leroys and
Aunty Bells, the world would certainly
be better
The times., 1898-06-12

A new book by Harold Frederic, author
of The Damnation of Theron Ware" is
soon to be published by the Lothrop Pub
fishing Company 1t will be called THE
Deserter, and Other Stories" and two of
the stories will deal with the civil war in
America, while others are told of the
War of the Roses. The book is to be II
lustrated by Sanford Merrill. Gilbert
Gaul and G. F. Barnes.
The times., 1898-06-12

In the seathing philippe pr nounced by John
Randolph, Of Roanoke, seyenJy-two years ago. in
the Senate. and which led To the duel between
himself and Henry Clay, Randolph compared Ad-
ans and Clay 70 the characters % BlifI and
Black George. adding: IL shall not say which IS
BlInl and which i Black George" Please describe
these characters? d.
Blifii Is character in Hery Fielding's
novel Of Tom Jones" He IS one OF the
villains Of the story. a hypOcriticaI cox
comb Of 'pinchbeck professions and
vamped-up virtue" Black George is an
other villain in the same story He is a
gamekeeper who sells the game he is
paid 10 keep. and displays great fngrat-
itude to Tom Jones. who has been his
patron and benefactor.
The times., 1898-06-12

What salary does first lieutenant. dismounted.
get IN the volunteer Army? SUBSCRIBER.
The pay of the rank Of first lieutenant.
not mounted, is 1880; If a person made
hrst lieutenant Of volunteers happens
10 have served in the Regular Army for
more than five years previous 10 get
ting his volunteer commission. he will
get increased pay at the rate OF 10 per
cent additional for each five years that
he served in the Army.
The times., 1898-06-12

Love Among the Lions is the title of
a new story which F. Anstey has COM
pleted 1t is a tale of London life and
is about the length of THE Tinted We
nus"
The times., 1898-06-12

"Hygienic Bicycling" by II. c. Clark of
Delaware City, Del, is a little book in
tended for the use of those who have not
yet begun to ride the wheel. 1t contains
great deal of information concisely Civ
en-, but would be more attractive in ap-
pearance If the publisher had not been
niggardly of the inside margins
The times., 1898-06-12

How many battalions are there in q regimentl
= How many companies 10 ] battalion? j. j. D.
Three. -Four.
The times., 1898-06-12

Mr.. Nathan Haskell Dole has in prep
aration privately printed edition of the
Rubaiyat OF Omar Khayyam," which
will be ready early in this month.
The times., 1898-06-12

Was Sampson Of higher rank than DexeyIh the
Navy prior To May , Give list OF the prom
inent naval officers, from commodore up incIusive2
5. Was the law creating the 0es Of Vie adaIiraI
and admiral repesIeds W y
No; he was nine places behind him on
the seniority list of the Navy. ? The rear
admirals on the active list are. w. A
Kirkland, Joseph y. Miller. Montgomery
Sicard. Edwin o. Matthews, c. S Merton.
Francis NJ. Bunce and George Dewey.
The cOmmOdOres on the active list are:
F. V. McNair, John A. Howell H L
Howison, Albert Kautz, G. c. Remey, y.
c. Farquhar, John c. Watson, H 3.
Robson. W. S Schley and Silas Casey.
g. No; the law creating those ranks limit
ed them to FarragUt and Porter and
Rowan, respectively. When those officers
died the ranks died also.
The times., 1898-06-12

Among the many Cuban books now ap-
pearing on the scene is Cuba at
Glance" published by r. II. Russell. and
containing contributions from Estrada
Palma, General Gomez, General Maceo,
President Masso and Evangelina Cisneros.
The compilation is made by +. B. Kauf-
man and A O'Hagen. who had access to
the original documents.
The times., 1898-06-12

A small, new volume by Alice Morse
Earle is In Old Narragansett," bound in
the white and green of the Ivory Series
published by the Scribners. 1t is said to
be delightful. and to sustain the authors
reputation for thorough knowledge and
charm of style.
The times., 1898-06-12
LITERARY NOTES.

An edition of 'Wolfville,'' by Alfred
Henry Lewis. has been printed In Can
ada. and is to be issued there in paper
covers. The Canadians are used to
cheap editions of English books, and
are averse to buying cloth-bound vol
umes, This has led to the issuing of spe-
cial Canadian editions of many popular
American books.
The times., 1898-06-12

Very few literary men of England, or
of America either. for that matter, have
been loved as was James Payn. Since
his death the "reminiscences of him have
been legion, and all of his biographers
speak of him with admiration and affec-
ton.
The times., 1898-06-12

How DO the electors Of the different States cast
their vote for President? ?. Has il ever Occurred
in the history Of the United States that an elec-
tor, having been elected q Democrat voted for
a Republican for President. or the reversed
E. L.
Under the Twelfth Amendment 10 the
Constitution the electors meet in their
respective States. and vote by ballot for
President and Vice President separately.
2 In 1882 one elector on the Peoples
parry ticket in North Dakota elected as
a Populist. voted for Cleveland. and so
the votes Of that State were cas- one for
each candidate. After the election of
1870 one elector voted for John Quincy
Adams. to prevent Monroe from getting
a unanimous vote. He said that only
Washington should have such an honor
The times., 1898-06-12

Sidney Colvin IS engaged on a life of
Robert Louis Stevenson, which will be
ready about the end of the year 1t will
be in three volumes, the first bio
graphical and the second and third devot-
ed to the correspondence of Stevenson.
The times., 1898-06-12

The June number of the Bibelot contains
reprint of THE Flight of the Princess"
originally published in Longman's Maga-
zine in 1885.
The times., 1898-06-12

Somebody lately made the assertion that
the autobiography of Gen. Grant was the
only American book which would be read
two centuries hence. The literary pres
ent of the United States is so full OF in
terest that few people stop to consider
what its future may be. One may take
exception to the statement quoted. but
nevertheless it sets one thinking.
The times., 1898-06-12

Mr.. Funck-Brentano, the librarian Of
the Horary of the Arsenal at Paris. has
published an article in which he posi-
lively states that he has discovered the
Identity Of the Man in the Iron Mask. The
mask, by the way, was not of iron. but of
black velvet and according TO NJ. Funck-
Brentano the name of the man was Her
cuies Antoihe MattioH and he was the
secretary of the Duke of Mantua. seized
on italian soil by order of Louis XIV. in
violation of international law. and
brought to Paris. where he was kept in
several prisons and finally in the Bastile.
He was masked in order that he might
not be reclaimed by the Duke of Man
tua.
The times., 1898-06-12

After ten hours march we were back at the
camp breaking the disagreeable news 10 Lee II
was very sober, silent little party gathered
round the cooker and il long before went
70 sleep. The next morning after breakfast /
brought the matter up and with very little dis
cussion il decided that we should stake every
thing finding the musk-oxen. ! fully explained
C the boys that were taking our lives in our
The times., 1898-06-12

The Bookman pensively inquiries why
every American man who says whilst
for while" has grease spots on his waist
coat. 1t might be well to refer that ques-
ton to Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page. In his
latest book, "Pastime Stories,'' he uses
the word whilst" for while" three or
four times without any apparent reason,
but we do not believe that the habit has
affected his waiStcoat.
The times., 1898-06-12

The story comes drifting by way Of
grapevine telegraph that there were two
McClures Magazines for June. One was
arranged, edited and in type month or
more ago; the other was gotten up in a
hurry after the declaration of war. and
is packed with articles. stories and poems
of special interest. McClure's Magazine
has always been particularly careful 10
be up TO date, and in an emergency so
great as the present 1t was not likely to
be left out in the cold
The times., 1898-06-12

Henry James has been writing a new
novel, and it bears the rather curious
title. THE Two Magics"
The times., 1898-06-12

President William Dewitt Hyde. of
Bowdotn College has written a book
called The Evolution of the College
Man" 1t purports TO show the college
man as he is. from the moment of his in
PRODUCTION to his Alma Mater till he leaves
his four years home for the great and
busy world. President Hyde ought to
know all about college men, and boys,
but the prevailing impression among the
critics Of his book seems 10 be that if
that is a specimen of the college boy of
the present, they would like to know just
what IS the matter with him. In q word.
the person depicted by President Hyde IS
something of a prig and very unnatural.
The times., 1898-06-12

Mrs. Humphrey Wards new novel.
"Helbeck of Bannisdale," deals partly
with social Catholic life in the north of
England. 1t will be published by Mac
milan s, Co.
The times., 1898-06-12

On the lee side Of one Of the mounds we drew
up the sledge. We had taken with only the
lamp full Of oil, and when Matt started 10 make
tea. he found that most Of the oil had been
spilled while coming down through the seracs.
spare pair Of stockings, which had been packed
about the lamp 10 keep it upright had absorbed
considerable Of the oil and by cutting one of
these in strips and using il fuel in a very small
and very carefully constructed stone fireplace
Matt succeeded in making a tinful Of tea.
Evidently the guardian demon Of this land was
opposed 10 our examining it, making any
havoc in the musk-ox herds.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-11-19

cur FLOWERS.
Roses, NUNS, carnations, etc.
IVES. THE FLORIST.