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The times., 1899-02-19
New Novel. by sienkiewic.z

II is little uncertain how far the i'm
mense popular interest in Quo Vadis"
Will carry other books by the same au-
thor, especially translations not made
until year or two after the vogue OF the
former book; but the publishers have
The times., 1899-02-19
LITERARY NOTES.

Late in February the Lippincotts will
publish THE Daughters of Babylon" by
Wilson Barrett and Robert Hichens. based
upon Mr.. Barretts play of the same name
The times., 1899-02-19

Annie Eliot Trumbull has just publish
ed through A. S. Barnes &c Co. book deal
ing with early New England life.
The times., 1899-02-19

Miss Florence Warden, the English nov
elist, has just finished a new novel, The
Love that Lasts the scenes of which are
laid in Scotland. Miss Warden lives at
Ramsgate, on the English south coast, be-
cause she finds the invigorating sea air abb
solutely essential to her health. the nerve
strain OF her sensational stories being ex-
hausting
The times., 1899-02-19

Which were the larger in Isos. our exports or
our fmports1 n H. Z.
The exports were about double the i'm
ports We sold abroad over $3.50, ,O0O.000
worth OF agricultural products, which
alone exceeded our imports OF all Sorts
1t was a record year.
The times., 1899-02-19

CHM & Co have in preparation an en-
tirely new translation Of Saintine's Pic
cola
The times., 1899-02-19

Please tell me the cause Of the duel between
Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. J. J. T.
Burr sought the goveTnoIship OF New
York unsuecessfully, and il was to Ham
ilton's opposition that he attributed his
defeat. Smarting under supposed Injuries
in that attempt Burr challenged Hamilton.
The latter. though repudiating the code as
barbarous. accepted and the men met at
Weehawken y. j., July IL. 1904. Hamilton
did not fire. and was mortaIly wounded at
Burr's first shot
The times., 1899-02-19

What is the fastest time ever made by anyone
on ice skates? J. L. J. X.
For one mile, minutes IL 3-5 seconds.
by Tim Donoghue, jr.. made near New
burg. n. Y, February /. 1857. the
wind favoring. Under fairer conditions.
]. S. johnson skated n mile in 2.45. at
Minneapolis, January 12 1885. The record
for so miles is 4.23:i3 IL. and for 100
miles 7ll:3Sl-5
The times., 1899-02-19
miscellaneous Publications..

"The Sphere of Science" by Frank Sar-
gent Hoffman, PHI. D., Professor of Phil
osophy in Union College and author of
The Sphere of the State" is n volume OF
moderate size which viii be chiefly useful
to teachers and students of science. AS
the name indicates, the book is intended 10
point out what constitutes a science, the
grounds upon which each science rests.
and the principles and rules which must
be followed in order to construct one.
Prof Hoffman's view is that every depart
ment of knowledge Is capable of scientific
treatment and must be SO treated in order
to further the advance of true wisdom.
The contents are partly composed of
series of lectures given by the author 10
his classes in logic. He has avoided tech
nical expressions as far as possible, and
has made on the whole very readable
book. CNew York: G. p. Putnam's Sons1
To write with adequate force of "A Yam
kee BOYS Success by II. S. Morrison, one
really needs to use a part of the vocabu-
larry OF the book. II is, in short, record
of what can be done with unlimited
nerve" gall" Cheek" or grit which
ever one chooses to say. The author is a
Chicago boy. sixteen or seventeen years
old, who made up his mind to go to Eu-
rope and interview everybody worth inter
viewing, and who hnd at starting a capital
of about s25. Perhaps as remarkable n
circumstance as may be found in the book
is the fact that this sum was saved from
| wages of $3.50 a week. the boy supporting
himself Having made up his mind to go
| to Europe he visited several Chicago news
paper offices and told the editors what he
| expected TO do. and one of them got him
! pass to Philadelphia. On the way thith-
The times., 1899-02-19

An amusing fact is noticed In a German
booksellers catalogue. in which King
Solomon's Mines is classified under Old
Testament literature.
The times., 1899-02-19

Rev. Stopford A. Brooke is now at work
upon browning" a companion to his
"Tennyson," which is sure to place the
studious readers OF that poet under great
obligations, for there is today no more ac-
complished and helpful Interpreter of what
is best In English letters than Mr.. Brooke.
The times., 1899-02-19

Houghton. Mifiin C Co. announce for
early publication Carlyle's letters to his
younger sister, Mrs. Jane Hadding; Life
of Thaddeus Stevens by Samuel W. Nc
Call; Life of Edwin NJ. Stanton" by
George c. Gorham; Fields, Factories, and
Workshops" by Prince Peter Kropotkin;
"A Federation of the World by DR.. Ben
jamin f. TruebloOd; "Papias a Study OF
the Second Century by the Rev Edward
II. Hall; Everyday Butterflies by Sam
uel H. Scudder, and Corn Plants" BY +.
L. Sargent.
The times., 1899-02-19
Please give a sketch Of Charles Eeade's life.
NnIU

Please give a sketch of Charles Reade's rie
READER.
Charles Reade was born at Ipsden. Ok
fordshire. England. in 1914; graduated at
Magdalen College, oxford 1895. was elect
ed to Virerian fellowship at Oxford. 1872;
was called to the bar at Lincolns Inn in
1913. and in 1852 published Peg Woffing-
ton" This work at once made his reputa-
ton, and many other novels followed, most
OF them being eventually dramatized By
himself or by Dion Boucicault. He also
wrote several plays. He died in London.
April IL, 1854. His great work was Tho
Cloister and the Hearth one of the finest
novels in the English language.
Correspondent; Any debtor is entitled
TO the benefits of the bankruptcy law OF
1888 r. r.. II you wish TO join the Sig
nal Corps of the United States Army as
telegrapher, make application to the Chief
Signal Officer. United States Army Wash
ington. f. l.: The Atlantic cahies ara
about an inch in diameter, and OF length
TO suit the need.
The times., 1899-02-19

What is the price Of aluminium . How Is the
ore or clay treated and where in the United
States do they treat the oref ]. n.
About 40 cents a pound .. Clay is not
used, bauxite and cryolite being more easi-
ly worked. The Hall process consists in
eectrolyzng alumina dissolved in a fused
mixture of fluorides OF aluminium and So
dium. or OF fuorides of aluminium and
potassium. The mixture OF fiuo-
ride salts is placed in carbon-lined iron
tanks. The pots, their Innings and the re-
duced metal in the bottoms become mega
tive electrodes. The anodes are 4 series
OF three-inch carbon cylinders attached TO
copper conductors. The mixture is melted
by heat due to its resistance to the cur
rent. and alumina is added. Then the re-
sistance is reduced and electrolysis begins.
The metal accumulates at the bottom of the
pot and may be drawn off. so the pots can
be run continuously for months at a time.
Among others, there are large reduction
works at Pittsburg. Pa, and at Brooklyn,
y. Y, there is a concern that extracts the
metal from bauXite that is imported from
Ireland.
The times., 1899-02-19

Paris de 1900 1900" is the title of a
big work to be issued in weekly numbers
and finally in three volumes. When COM
pleted at the end of two years the work
will contain about 1000 pages and 1000
illustrations. Everything that has in
structed, amused. excited, and absorbed the
great city during the century will be dealt
with therein. About fifty of the leading
men OF letters and artists of France are
engaged upon the work, it is said.
The times., 1899-02-19
Does the sun move?


1t does and takes its planets with It.
Modern astronomy has disclosed very
slow motion on the part OF at least all the
brighter stars In the heavens. and the COM
mon explanation OF this is that the sun
has proper motion toward the constella-
tion Hercules. Like the earth and the
planets the sun rotates from west to east,
the period of rotation being about twenty
six days, and a curious fact Is that its
equatorial regions rotate in less time than
those near the poles.
The times., 1899-02-19

Is there constellation which never sinks into
the sea. but circles around the polar star all
the year? ?. Who wrote He prayeth we'll who
ioveih well both man and bird and beast?'' 3.
What great modern composer las built a tril,
ogy Of operas Northern Mythology l.
What famous Italian painter became a monk be-
cause Of Savonarola's influence and horror at his
fate? T.
AS viewed from the northern parts OF
the United States, yes II is Ursa Minor
2. Samuel T. Coleridge. in THE Ancient
Mariner g. Richard Wagner L. The
Florentine Betuccio. more generally known
as Fra Benedetto. He was a miniature
painter.
The times., 1899-02-19

The Doubleday Mcclure Company ex-
poets to publish on February / Through
the Turf Smoke" by Seumas (Shamus)
MacManus. Mr.. MacManus' stories OF
Irish peasant life doing for his native
Donegal much the same service that Mr.
]. NJ. Barrie did for Thrums) have been
quite successful in England, but this col
lection OF The Lore and Laughter of Old
Ireland is his first publication In Ameri-
ca. Besides the sketches of the daily life
and humorous oddities of the Donegal
folk lore OF Ireland for some of his most
successful tales-which are supposed to be
told about the peat fire.
The times., 1899-02-19

The Life of Lewis Carroll has met such
a hearty welcome that already a second
edition is In preparation to follow the
5000 copies of the first impression.
The times., 1899-02-19

Where is the public domain of the United
Statesg
Land belonging to the United States is
what is meant by this term. OF this there
are, by general estimate made in Noyeu,-
Der. 1898. 2.S36.75 square miles OF pub
lie lands subject to entry there are over
300, O,O00.o00 acres, this exclusive of Alaska
and various lesser tracts. With the ex-
ception Of possible isolated tracts in Ohio
and Indiana. all of this is west OF a .ins
connecting the eastern borders OF Michi-
gan and Florida.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22
A CLEAN NOSE.

Recent writer's in medical Journals
have called attention 10 the fact that
While We are wisely careful to brush the
teeth and keep the mouth and all 9TH
er cavities OF The body scrupulously
ciean, the nasal cavity though most ex-
posed OF any. has been almost wholly
: neglected.
., physician writing 90 the Boston
IIuhscript, says II has been clearly
SioMh mat mot only Is Ii the receptacle
ol the boating animal and yegetable
uust ana germs. but the free. we'll
,,ta mtaiineu ana most convenient Matching
hi'.e TOT All sorts of disease producing
baat. ia' \ mar the close relation OF the
"u 10 'ne nasal cavity--only separ-
aAeu oy thin shelving of bone-makes
epvia,iy dangerous when suffered 10
n'So.he uiseased and the home of bacil-
=, nhVIopes and germs. Ii is the close
connection between the brain and nasal
SaNi,y mat dulls the mental perception
ing the infiamnatory stage OF Sc
.iS ooiu' ana when there Is closure of
oHc OF Doth nostrils more noticeable in
youth than I'm adults. though the best
mental effort is never attainablc under
,i suci conditions. Mr.. Beechcr once said
si'"' diter rne most careful anl search
ss inNvstisa tion, II had finally been dc.
clu.d Vhat the nose was a bitsthlug
anu e, nor speaking organ" Let US hope
.nat ,ne next generation will discover
tiia .i"' Uhe way 10 clean or treat disease OF
me naSal cavity is from behind on
,,..s ioush the posterior mares. else the
wise creator would have placed the
nose under-side IN, while we should
nave nave Ihought ourselves Just as beauti-
iui. only those who have experienced
~ can appreclate the sense of neatness
e,eaniiheSs and comfort that comes from
cleaninS the nasal cavity from behind.
,s mnth they have been inhallng dust or
impure air.
Nith modern. improved methods T..
easly accomplished, prevents disease.
oIten restores the hearing and sense Of
: sheli, lnsures a sweet breath and bv
~ Ne pihs the membrane clean. affords
nature the most favorable condition For
restoration. Irritants of all sorts should
pe avoided, as they cause an unnaturaI
condition of the membrane and nnrs.ne'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22

IN our country the first trusts Of any
size %. consequence were the labor
trusts. There never was. and probably
never VIII be again any trust that
Welded more power than did the
Knights OF Labor in their palmy days
Because that power was abused the
organization crumbied as other trusts
have done when they have become ar.
rogant beyond the patience of n fraA
and plucky people to shnd H. Tho
labor trusts were organized To fight
capital at a time when capital was
practically without organization. But
In the existing development OF indus
tiual combinations there has been m,,io
apparent no purpose OF making a bat-
tie against labor part of the policy
On the contrary. as Mr.. Gompers tcs-
tifes. there Is nothing to show that In d.
Dor is not the better off since tn. trusts
have sprung up so numerously i'm MANY
lines Of industry and IL this happy con
dition Is To be credited To some othor
cause than the trusts the fact stil 70
mains that the trusts and good times
for labor have come along together
President Gompers. as q leader i'm tho
cause OF labor, does not oppose trusts
because In the policy of Organization
labor and capital are working along tho
same trust lines and Mr.. G0mpers has
90 fear that the labor trust viii not bs
uble to hold its own against the capital
trust IN there should be conflict. which.
however. In no more likely than In -
days when Industries were engaged in
some times ruinous competition withs
their own lines and labor. by reduced
wages and short time was compelled "a
contribute its share u the losses to the
fight.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22
It'd BITS.

In . new plumb and level the intc-
rior OF the tool has "A reservoir which Is
hlied with slightly thickened Hquid.
the gauge glass having graduated rim
which allows the level TO be set at any
desired angle.
I'm "A newly y-dcsigucd book for tbicl,
samples the leaves arc folded i'm scts
with strips in each fold which are
'idmped To- separate portions OF back.
WIN space enough between the strips
To allow the leaves 10 spread
A recently patented pneumatic bicv-
Gle mas the tubing OF barge size to- be
USED as a storage reservoir for air
forced In by pumps attached TO the
peddls. the power being applied by
means OF piston rods on the rear axle.
4 new elevator consists OF an end
less chain having steps ai short dis
tancos from each other. running up ana
down an inclined plane. \ pcrson Nish
mg Go ascend or descend grasps "a rope
az the side 90 steady himself and st.ns
upon the projecting step as II uTvz a
him.
An Illinois woman has deglen.d n
simple burglar alarm. Jon which "a clock
me ohanism ~ fastened ca the uau to
De So or By cords running 10 The o,or
window and irlna0m when thre. ,n
frances afs onened the rlockwotk car-
iying cord which ignitcs a lamp set
on "a bracket nearby.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22
TiEBETTS SCARED THE GHOST.

In the hope Of quieting a headless
spook that has been haunting tbs
Davis house for the past six years and
thereby bringing peace to "A disturbed
and distracted nelghborhood,J j ohm Tib-
belts OF StFtsOn, Me. has bUught the
ghost houses callel.and moved IL on
one OF his vacant lots. After he has
rcftted and furnished the building he
viii occupy it with IS family.
The story OF the ghost is peculiar In
The records of demonoogy Six years
age this fau Jas Davis.a young man
| who had become mildly insane from
| religious excitement, made an effort 10
| convert n $ fatner. The elaer Davis
was reluctant to accept the faith OF mis-
son, though he freely confessed a de-
sire TO 90 To heaven after death.
so you will own up 10 that much,
will you?" said the son. You really
wish 10 go % heaven do yOu?"
"Of course. DO. Piled the 1ld man..
Then go now, SAID the son. strik-
ing his father across the neck with
an AK and severing his head from ms
body.
After killing his father the young
man concealed tnc hea Z, and t9ld the
neighbUvs ;hat he had committed tne
act because his parent had entreated
him 10 do SD. After the lcauIess body
was buried the young man was tried
and committed TO the insane asylum
at Augusta, where he died two years
later. While the murderer was ilving
there were no signs of o.sturbance
about the Davis house. but the night
after the young man died. according
to neighbOrhOOd gossip. a headless
skeleton came with n lighted lantern
ana hunted about the premises from
, O'Clock In the evening until daylight.
The tenants who occupied the house
asked the skeleton what was wante-,
and a voice which had the tone OF the
sider Davis rerTpied:
Il want my head, and want il
damned bad come on and help me
ind it,"
Instead Of accepting the invitation.
me tenants ran across the road and
allied MIR Tfbbetts out or bed. AS soon
rs the headless ghost was made aware
II Ttbbetts presence it ran off through
he fields in the direction OF the grave
YARD. the lantern and it's attendant
'keletOn dropping into the ground at
he Davis burial plot. During the past
.eW years the skeleton and lantern
nave prowled about the house every
lark night staying until after cock
ROW. unlesp Mr.. Tibbetts was sent for.
The tenants quit without notice, Others
anne but went i'm a hurry. The rent
vent down from $40 a mona to sl,and
hen the place was offered rent free
Without takers
Physicians and .lergymen from near
" towns and famous ghost hunters
rom Boston have visited the place
Without gaining any solu ion 10 the
1ystery. The farm grew up TO bushes,
nd the building went &C. d"cav. lNln-
lly Mr.. Tibbetts purchased the house
or one-fourth Of It's value. and has
loved it across the street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22

ADMIRAL Dewey misses the point.
or one Of the points. if he considers
that the American people have taken
offensa only because he gave that gift
house to Mrs. Dewey They didn't want
him 10 give it to anybody. not even TO
his son although, to be sure. something
Of the heat of the controversy is un-
doubtedly due 80 the feeling OF national
proprietorsh p assumed in the Admiral
giving ground for a sentiment akin TO
jealousy more particularly toward the
briac. The thing hinges on sentiment.
anyway So far as the hous. is he
come as much the property OF the ad
miral as the collars and neckties n,
buys az the store ne was, OF course. n,
liberty to do what he pleased with IL.
sell IL, mortgage II, give II away. or
abandon IL and so live i'm a Hat. But
sentlment dictated he keep it.iive
IN IL and die I'm 1t when his time came
And II rs that sentiment which he has
violated That the action surprised
md grieved the American people and
perhaps has led them TO excessive
OF comment is not TO be won
rai at.For the people are chock fullof
sentiment and the admiral in his pre-
'lous intercourse with them had given
evidence that he had a lot of that
quality IN his own mental make up
md appreciated it at its full value.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22

IN his testimony before the Indus
trial Commission. President Gompers
contributed further evidence that i'm
appealing 20 the laboring man on an
antitrust platform the Democratic
party will miss its shot. Aside from
the manifest fact that the trusts are
giving employment To more laborcrs
than ever before i'm the Industrial his
tory OF the country aud paying better
wages the Intelligent men among labor
leaders are not prepared 10 take posi-
zion. even theoretically that trusts are
an evil even though they may not en-
dorse them. President Gompers accord
5ngly could not favor any legislation
designed To Interfere with the opera
tions of trusts. at least until they had
been fully demonstrated to be an evil.
IL is too early yet 10 say whether trusts
benefit labor. or the reverse, but wheth-
er because Of the trusts or not labor
is IN prime good shape Just now and
trusts have surely not dope the labor
Ing man any injury that is apparent.
Moreover one Of the most powerful and
aggressive trusts In the whole country
is the Federation Of Labor. of which
AIR. Gompers is president.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-22
SIGHTS IN SOUTH AMERICA.

Mr.. A. NJ. Milne, who mas been for
81 years in charge OF the American Bi-
bic Society in South America. saws
that up TO she close Of 1905 he had dis
tributed through his agent so. GIG con-
les of the Scriptures and had received
s92, $50 United states gold as proceeds
of the sales. The prices charged arc
merely nominal Last year he sold
%. .925 Bibles for s4.945.SS. Thirtv-threa
agents were employed, who travelled
u 939 miles.
The work OF the Bible Society in
South America first began I'm 1926 hon
DIR. Brigham and Isaac Watts Wheel
right. brother OF William Whcelright
who built the first railway i'm South
America and established steamship
communication on the west coast ma do
a Journey overland from Buen1s Avres
TO the city of Mexico and dlstribnte5
copies OF the Bible in nearly every
town. These Bibles are freouentiy
found by the travelling colporfenrs
nowadays and appear TO have been
well read.
In the markets and at the. shons i,,
this country IL Is the habit of custo-
mers 10 demand what they call a van
pa"--a present. a little something 80,
boot" says the Chicago Record n
YOU buy a parcel of vegetables from
a market woman she must throw In ,
potato. an onion or an orange, ~ yo,,
buy q dress at dry goods store yon
cxpect a piece OF ribbon or a uan.r -,
pins. The buyer Ia not allowed to make
the selection; the seller reserves thar
privilege
The ancient bridges found in this
country are exceedingly simple i'm con-
struction. but are well adapted Con.
crossing the rapid streams that ,,,sb
down from the Andes aal DEFY tho mi
or the modern cnginecr. They r,rsist
of strong cables OF the clbuya n na-
tive vine or OF twisted ro,vbfd..
stretched from one bank 90 tho other
something after the style OF mo sns'
pension bridges Of our times poIas
were lashed transvtrsCly covered ui,r
palm leaves. reeds snlit bamboo
branches. and these We're again COW
cred with earth and stones so as to
form n solid floor. Other p,bles ex-
tended along the sides. which wrere IN
terwoven wi,h similar material or the
limbs nf trees. forming k.rt1 80 wick
er halustradc. In som, cases he mode
NJ transit was q basket r. car sttsnend-
ca N single caDi- .uI drawn from
side to- side with -prfs one vould
think that bridges o. This lsserintion
would rOt De NarN On furiuv vsf fhas-
exist whicn are said o. have been con
structed by the ineas more han 400
y avs ego.