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The times., 1899-04-16
The DanodiI..

! wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats ON high DER wales and hills,
When all at once / saw crowd,
A host OF golden daffodils,
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretch in never-ending line
Along the margin of bay;
Ten thousand saw | at glance
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;
poet could not but be gay
In such a iocund company.
i gazed and gazed, but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought.
For oft when my couch | lie,
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye,
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills
And dances with the daffodils.
--Wordswort
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The Graciou. Failure.

sweeter voice than the honey seeker has
Is m the murInur Of the summer grass;
In brooding woodlands, when the thrush is done,
Wanders an utterance by songster won;
The constant sky has colors lovelier far
Than any cleaning in the evening star;
The gentle heart, deep in its secret place,
Has beauty never lent the fairest face.
So in the poets world. shamed is his art
Before the vibrant silence at his heart;
And well it is that spurning perfect speech,
Plays the wild beauty always out of reach;
Were once by some god-poet caught and bound
The wavering light. the subtle pulse of sound;
That ere it come is gone-what singer, then,
Would ever dare to lift his voice again
John Vance Cheney in Harpef's Magazine.
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Armie. I'm the Fire.

The lamps now glitter down the street,
Family sound the falling feet; "a
And the blue even slowly falls
About the garden trees and walls.
Now in the falling of the gloom
The red fire paints the empty room,
And warmly on the roof it locks,
And flickers on the backs of books.
Armies march by tower and spire
OF cities blazing. in the fire;
Till as | gaze with startling eyes,
The armies fade, the luster dies.
Then once again the glow returns;
Again the phantom city burns;
And down the red-hot valleys, 10,
The phantom armies marching 90.
Blinking embers, tell me true,
Where are those armies marching tot
And what the burning city is
That crtmbles in your furnaces?
Robert Louis Stevenson.
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Jackson and His Times.

"The Jacksonian Epoch" by Charles H.
Peck. is intended to present critical sur
yey of the political history of the United
States, from the Presidential candidacy of
Jackson to the accession of Tyler, with a
preliminary review of the preceding pc
riod beginning with the War of 1912, and
particular attention is given to the infiu-
ence of the prominent men Of the time. By
this combination of the historical with the
biographical elements it is hoped that the
reader Will be given general idea of one
of the most interesting and important
epochs OF our history. This epoch marked
the passing of the old-time aristocratic
element out of politics, and marked the
entrance Of men of the people.
The picture which Mr.. Peck gives of An
drew Jackson is vivid one. II could
hardly fail 10 be impressive, since this tre-
mendous personality cannot be otherwise
than picturesque and imposing whether
described by friend or an enemy. The
author says:
At no period Of our history have the people
been 50 individualized In the popular mind
Jackson's mission to infuse the democratic
spirit into the administration Of the Govern
ment. The prevailing and potential idea Of
Jackson was that he was ''of and for the people,
and IL was pfooleiousiy alueu Dy the Criticism
that he was without training and that ac-
count barbarously unfit for President. Nor was
the popular notion Of him wrong; he was thor
ouehly homespun. Despite his martial bearing
and the belligerent yigor Of his administration,
he was accessible and unaffected To all but his
declared enemies he was sincerely cordial and
winning His advanced age and later expert
ence had subdued and improved his manner; lie
was in ali things entirely direct; and such a
man is necessarily free from can't and preien-
sion As during his previous career he seemed
without strong personal ambition, and his fero-
cious energy after he entered the contest was
far more the consequence OF his pugnacous TEN
perameni than OF his desire for the honor of be-
ing elected During his Presidency the same
assertiye sclf-reliance which had always charac.
ierized him governed his conduct. strong
mind operates unawed by the magnitude of re-
| suits. Jackson, with the same freedom as though
be were dseiding which fields Of his farm should
The times., 1899-04-16
In Ithaca.

IT'S thought Odysseus, When the strife was DER,
With all the waves and wars, weary while,
Grew restless in his disenchanted isle.
And still would watch the sunset from the shore.
Go down the ways OF gold. and evcTmOre
His sad heart followed after mile on mile,
Back TO the Goddess OF the magic vile,
CALYPSO, and the love that Of yore.
Thou, too, thy haven Gained, must turn thee yet,
To look across the sad and stormy space,
Years of youth as bitter As the sea.
All. with heavy heart, and eyelids wet,
Because within a fair forsaken place,
The life that might have been is lost 10 thee.
Andrew Lam.
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4 Seal.

See. children, the Full-bear-inG Seal
Observe his mis-di-reci-ed zeal
He dimes with most ab-ste-mi-ous care
ON Fish, Ice Water, and Fresh Air,
Avoiding cou-di-ments or spice.
For fear his Fur should not be nice.
Ard FIRE and smooth and soft and meet
For Broadway or for Regent Street:
And yet somehow l often feel
(Though for the kind Fur-bear-ing Seal
| harbor a Respect Profound
He runs Fur-bearance in the ground.
Oliver Herford in Century.
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The Busy Hear.

How doth the philanthropic Bear
Convert the world from wrath
By prowling perilously near
The Lion in his path.
How nice it is to watch the smile
Upon his playful jaws
To hear him speak of Peace, the while
He sharpens up his claws.
His manners are so mild and kind,
One wants TO know him more;
But when you go that way you'll find
He always Shuts the Door.
The Globe
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C.ilIiXe.

When in the dark Of some departing dream
Sorrow has all her will with me, and ease
l. full forgotten, through her dear degrees
Seals Music reckoning with 4 hand supreme
For me to follow. Straight | see the CLEAN
Where the winds dip them in the far, bright
seas
That roll and break upon the Hebrdes;
See white wings fash, and hear the sea-bird'
scream.
Or it may be in palace gardens falls
The moonlight en- white roses. where the swell
OF one great lovers heart in passion calls
To deeps in other hearts. And, listening, we'll
I know, while sink my slow dissolving walls
So Music lurcd Eurydice from hell
Harriet Prescott Spofford
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NOTES AND QUERIES.

What is the condition Of Hawaii with regard
TO the United sastes now? J. NJ
Hawaii belongs 10 the United States. bur
its form of-goyernment is yet to be de-
termined.
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Because of a custom OF playing pranks
on that day that originated many hundred
years ago. Some place its beginning with
the Hiudus. others With the Romans
The times., 1899-04-16

There are many metres. but nearly all
are connected with dial or face which Is
read as simply as telling time by a clock.
or course. TO tell how much water has
been discharged In given time. record
OF how the metre stands must be made at
first. Then at the end of the pei iod sub
traction will give the correct amount.
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Is there manual parliamentary practice
written by Speaker Thomas d. Reedg II. b.
Yes, but it has not brought him tie
fame that his interpretations Of the rules
OF the House OF Representatives has earn
ed for him. The more striking OF these
were embodied in the new rules adopted
by the House in 1890.
The times., 1899-04-16

controversy is as TO whether .-tull-bloodsd''
ana thoroughbred, applied to horses, mean
the same things; will you decide?
j I @ md L ~ Ne
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Why is the first Of April called Fools Dayf
The times., 1899-04-16

S. H. l.: The date line is in the Pacific
Ocean at about the 1s0th meridian; ii curves
east OF the latter in passing through Beh-
ring Strait. crosses to the west in getting
around the Aleutian Islands, then follows
the meridian to the Equator, curves to the
east about the Fiji Islands and New Zea-
land. and comes back TO the meridian
again. II. l. Med: The qualifications of
the President as expressed in the Con-
stitution are: mo person except natural
born citizen, or citizen of the United
States at the time Of the adoption OF this
Constitution, shall be eligible 10 the office
of President; neither shall any person be
eligible TO that office who shall not have
attained the age of thirty-five years and
been fourteen years resident within the
United States. NJ. N: The North Fork of
the Platte River rises in the North Park
Col. and the South Fork rises in the South
Park Of the same State.
The times., 1899-04-16

A fuil-hlooded animal is one of pure
blood; thoroughbred is one having an
ancestry OF noted stock recorded in the
stud-book for five generations-in England
Tor seven generations So the two terms
are not synonymous.
The times., 1899-04-16

"The Mormon Prophet by Lily Dougall,
is story of the early days of Mormonism,
and one of the characters is Joseph Smith
The author has the advantage of an almost
unoccupied field. and evidently knows her
ground well. She describes the primitive
people of New York with considerable skill.
and the character of the prophet is well
brought out She takes the view that the
formation of this sect, among the early
settlers of our country, was in no way un-
natural, since the forefathers of Ameri-
can pioneers were often men who had been
prosecuted for conscienee's sake, and were
given TO belief in resolutions from heaven
of one sort or another She also describes
vividiy the abuse toiiwhich the early Nor
mon church was subjected. The book is an
interesting contribution to American ic-
ton. though il may never reach a very wide
popularity. tNew York: d. Appleton &
Co. s1.50.)
The times., 1899-04-16

THE Philippine Islands and Round
About by Major G. ]. Younghusband.
author of the Relief of Chitral,'' and
South Africa of Today is on the press
Read in connection with Prof. Worcester's
philippine Islands and Their People,
and Mr.. Stevens: Yesterday in the Phi l.
ippines,' this book by an Englishman,
who is at the same time a keen observer,
affords an interesting difference in points
of view.
The times., 1899-04-16

The title of James Lewis Aliens forth
coming novel is 'The Mettle of the Pas
ture." The "Bookman" says of it:
Shakespeare lovers will remember the stirring
lines in Henry the Fifth in which the phrase
occurs:
"And YOU, good yeomen,
Whose limbs were made in England, show Us
here
The mettle Of your pasture; let us swear
That you worth your breeding; which
doubt not;
For there is of you mean and base,
That hath not noble lustrc in your eyes.
see you stand like greyhounds i'll the slips,
Straining upon the start. The games afoot;
Follow your spirit. and upon this charge
Cry God for Harry, England and Saint
Georger"
Not only the suggestive words which ionn
the title OF the work, but The spirit oi the
whole passage is peculiarly characteristic of the
life and action treated therein. The sturdy
yeomen Of old England, who bred new race
the soil OF Virginia. and whose noble mstre
and virilc force descended 10 yeomcn's sons in
Kentucky have yielded pasture for the novelist,
who, in the line of descent, and with Inc dover
OF imagination, is the most capable Of trying
their mettlC. The Mettle ot the Pasture is
the most important work that its author has yet
written--and this is 10 say that with all its deep
seriousness 1t will partako OF the sunny humor
of the warm South. Mr.. Allen expects TO have
the work ready for publication in the autumn.
The times., 1899-04-16

Bob. Son OF Battle" gains some addi-
tional interest from the fact that it is the
first book of the author, Mr. Alfred Olli-
want, and that he is cripple
The times., 1899-04-16

correspondent OF 1.-THE Bookman" in
quires: did Rudard Kypling or Witcome
Riley write the Rubiat: some says one and
some says the other. l would like to know
this very much.'
The times., 1899-04-16

Where does the United States get niekelY Are
there any nickel mines in the country? What IS
nickel worth toni NJ
Chiefly from Canada, whose mines prac-
ucally control the nickel market of the
world, though nickel is mined In this
country, in New Caledonia, Germany and
Sweden. Pennsylvania. Oregon, NevaIa
and Missouri produce little The metal
is worth about $40 a ton.
The times., 1899-04-16

THE Immortal" by Martha Perry Lowe,
is a little book of verses devoted to the
memory of great souls in the past and
present day: such as Dante. Shelly, E. B.
Browning, Charlotte Bronte, Schubert, En-
erson, Phillips Brooks, Lowell, Coe, Shaw.
Charming. Lucy Larcom, Whittier, Lucy
Stone. and others.
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Lobby for Women.

Des NIoines, Dec. 27.-The Iowa Po-
litical Equality association announces
that it will maintain strong lobby in
Des Moines during the legislative ses-
sion. The organization has already Sc
cured parlor suite of rooms at the
Savery, and will have its representa-
tive on hand early. They will take up
the struggle for constitutional
amendment giving women equal rights
with men in voting. Mrs. Evelyn II.
Belden, of Sioux City. president of the
organization, is probably the most ac-
complished lobbyist in her line that ev-
er came to present this question to the
Iowa legislature, and she will have
personal charge of the work this win
ter. She is expected to arrive on the
scene in few days and to remain till
some action is taken on the question.
The association has now an excellent
organization in Iowa, probably the
best in the union. The national or
ganizatlon considers this the next
state which must be carried for the
cause, and is prepared to give the Iowa
women substantial aid. 1t is consider
ed that if a great, rich, intelligent, adj
vanced state like Iowa should adopt
equality it would give the cause a
great boom in other states. Hence a
special effort will be made in Iowa this
winter
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Has Faith in His country.
Governor shaw In Washington.

Washington, Post, Dec. is: The gov
ernor of Iowa. Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw,
and AdJutant General NJ. ii. Byers, of
the same state, are at the Arlington.
Governor Shaw is serving his second
term as governor of the Hawkeye
state. The governor is gentleman of
cordial manners, and one can easily APP
proach near enough to him TO extend
the traditional ripe peach. He told the
Post reporter that he was here partly
to look after some affairs in which
Iowa is interested and also TO attend
the meeting of the commissioners APP
pointed to take action regarding the
observance OF the one hundredth ami
yersary of the establishment of the
federal government at Washington.
Any political stir in Iowa, govern
or?'
''Not now. In November was re-
elected by a plurality double that / re-
ceived two years ago, and by major
ity four times as great. The prospect
for 1900 is just as GOOD as the republic
cans could wish. My belief is that next
year President Mckinley will get the
electoral vote of Iowa by not less
than $4,000 and the figures may go to
100000"
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Col. sweeney ASK. a Dlvorco.

Mason City, Dec. 27.-Much interest
is centered in the divorce case now be-
ing heard by Judge Clyde. The plain
tiff is Col. John H. Sweeney, prominent
in military and political circles
throughout the STAGE. For four years
he represented the fourth COMPRESSION
al district in congress. While in WASH
ington he married prominent society
woman of that city. In the proceed
ings desertion is the charge. For six
years they have not lived together. Mrs
Sweeney is on the ground and is stub
bornly fighting the case.
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IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doings of Hawkeye Residents NJ tho
Nations Capital.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Raymond G.
Wolfe OF Humboldt has been appointed
teacher in the Chiocco Indian school,
Oklahoma, at $40 Il year.
A postotfice has been established at
Crona. O'Brien county, w..h Henry ID.
Year rs postmaster.
Iowa patents have been issued as
follows: Henry NJ. Dalzell, Muscatine,
tubular boiler; Frank j. Domayer, Dy-
ersville. vegetable cutter; Joseph +.
Doze, Hueston. carbureter; Charles II.
Hackett and c. E. Daley. Waterloo,
centrifugal liquid separator: Toloert
LennoN, Ames, portable forge; John +.
Rinker, Burlington, tenoning machine;
Lomis p. Rollins. Prescott, roller bear
ing axle box and wheels; VIM. II.
Sleeth. Oskaloosa chair leg fastener;
W!n. c. Rilka, Rock Rapids. thrcshing
machine; also band cutter and feeder;
also automatic straw stacker attach-
mentS.
Pensions have been issued to the fol-
lowing Iowans:
Original-Lewis Wisehart, Center
Point, Sc; George w. Dean, Conway,
SO; Abnre R. Boston. Keosauqua, Sc;
Michael thinner. Irwin, Sc; Miles A.
Hamblin. Sibley, SIS; John H. Strong,
Colesburg, So; Francis NJ. StegaIl,
Council Bluffs, $40.
Restoration and Increase-John G.
Netf dead, Monroe, SIG to $24.
Increase Edwin Broadway, Maquoke-
ia. SIT to $24: Frederick C. Fifield,
Wheatland, $22 to $25.
Original Widows, etc.-Minors of
Casford, Council Bluffs, $12; Francis
r. Neff, Monroe, SIS.
Original Widows-Spe. accd. De-
cember 12, Lucy A. Games, Des Moines,
$12.
Additional-Jas. Summers, Farnham-
vile, So to S12.
Increase-William N. Wood, yinton,
SIS TO $40; Jeremiah w. McCune,
Soldiers Home, Marshalltown, Sc to
$40.
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Had a Narrow Escape.

Geneva, Dec. GA bad wreck on the
Iowa Central was narrowly averte6l
Wednesday night. Two extra freight
trains running at high rate of speed,
one going north and the other south,
met on the grade three miles north OF
town. Inc engineer of No. so first
discovered the headlight of No. As, and
reversing his engine gave the warning
to the fireman and head brakeman,
and all three jumped into the dark
ness.
The engineer escaped without in
jury, the fireman was badly Jared and
was cut about the nose, and Brakeman
A. n. Hauser struck in pile of ties
and had his ankle dislocated. Hauser
Is 4 new man on the road and has a
family. Both trains We're stopped at a
distance of ten car lengths.
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SHIPPERS GAIN a POINT.
Evidence In Injunction Case Will be
Given to Attorney General.

Washington. Dec. 27.-(By Associat-
ed Press. 1.-The interstate commerce
commission decided to comply with the
request of the shippers of freight to
transmit to the attorney general of the
United States a transcript of the evi-
dence taken before the commission last
week on the increase in the classifica-
ton of freight by the official classifis
cation committee. The shippers desire
the attorney general to take action by
injunction or otherwise TO restrain thu
railroads from putting the classical
ton into effect Jan. /.
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kelley win Incorporate

Kelley, Dec. 23.The proposition to
incorporate this town has been voted
on at a special election. The result
was an almost unanimous vote in favor
of the proposition, the result being 81
for to 2 against it, 1t was thought
there was considerable opposition to
the movement, but many of those who
have openly opposed ii remained away
from the polls, There is considerable
talk OF contesting the election on tech
nicalities.
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Par.on. College New.

Fairfield, Dec. 27.-H. G. Shriner,
whohas been studying art abroad since
1891, under the great French masters,
Carmen. Petijean, and Depru, gave an
exhibition of twenty-five of his paint.
ings during the past week. Negotia-
tons are pending looking to the perma.
nent connection of Mr.. Shriner with
the college, and it is expected that an
art department under his direction
will be established by the opening day
of the winter term, Jan. g..
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APecuIIar Dea,I,.

Council Bluffs, Dec. 27.-Frank S.
Webster, who has been in the employ
of Mayer & Raapke of Omaha as u
TRAVELLING man, was found dead in room
81 at Neumayer's hotel about IL O'Clock
Monday night. Though no evidence
was found in the room to point to a
suicide, other circumstances arouse the
suspicion of self-murder.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-28
Town Sugnr 90 ,npanx.

Des Moines, Dec. 27.-The Iowa Sug-
ar Co. was incorporated here yesterday
by leading local capitalists with a
capital stock of Sl,Oo0,00O, of which
one-fourth is preferred. The company
proposes to make beet sugar.
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mi..lon Of The United States.

picture in your imagination the eff
feet of the immediate withdrawal of
the strong arm OF the American people
from the Philippines, and the establish,
ment, out of existing conditions, of u
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voices an Abiding Faith.

There was that in the spontaneous
action OF the man that spoke of hard
ships to be endured and dangers to be
dared for country's sake. There was
that in the reverential attitude that
said, even though the libation of his
hearts blood should be required in far
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off lands, his life would be laid down
as lightly sas his hat was; lifted to his
country's call. Denied by age the priv
ilege of sharing the hardships and the
dangers of the comrades of his boy,
no rule could regulate his patriotic
ardor, no limitation could restrain the
instinct of his homage.
The patriot, hat in hand, speaks a
faith that stayed the soul of the pill
grim fathers when they set foot on
plymouth Rock; an abiding faith that
filled the hearts of the Continental SOL
diers who carved independence out of
bondage; faith that failed not when
the firebrand of civil war blazed fierce
~ for four years and then went out;
triumphant that guided our ships to
Santiago and Manila Bay and sustain
ed our SOLITARY when they wrested the
grasp of Spanish tyranny from the
Pearl of the Antilles; an everything
faith that will burn in the breasts of
our statesmen and our soldiers until
no hostile hand is raised to menace our
flag as long as it floats in the Philip
nipasi5
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Flatulence is cured by Beecham's
Pills.
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Michigan in Good place.

Out of the nine Michigan men re-
elected, four lead committees. The
state is deeply interested in mining, so
it is natural that lrump should be
chairman of that committee and also
a member of railroads. Mesics is at
the head of one of the elections COM
mittees and member of war claims.
Corliss of Michigan is given the chair
manship of a little committee, that on
the election of president, vice president
and representatives, but also has a
place on the committee of Interstate
commerce and patents. William Alden
Smith of Grand Rapids is a member of
the committee on foreion affairs, has
a reat in the committee on Pacific rail-
roads, and gets special clerk by vir-
tue of his chairmanship of the COM
mittee on expenses in the state depart
ment. Hamilton will represent his
state on elections, territories, ventila-
ton and acoustics, and enrolled bills;
Bishop on rivers and harbors, and pri-
vate land claims: S. W. Smith on pen
sions and District of Columbia; and
Sheldon on Indians, mines and pen
sions. OF the new members, Fl. C.
Smith goes on railroads, pensions, ac-
counts and enrolled bills; Gardner on
education, militia, and alcoholic liquor
traffic; Fordney on merchant marine
and expenditures in the treasury;
Weeks on elections and pensions.