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Hooks ncceiYei-

Letters to Mother on the Philosophy of
Froebel." Susan E. Blow. d. Apple
ton & Co. $1.5O.
THE Queens Garland: Being Chosen Lyr-
les of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth" ."
Selected and arranged by FitzRoy Car
rington. Illustrated. New York r. II.
Russell & Co.
Confirmation" Compiled by the Most
Reverend Ashton Oxenden, Bishop of
Montreal. New York: Z. r. Herricli
& Co. Paper.
The Story of Geographical Discovery. -
Joseph Jacobs. New York d. Apple
ton & Co., in Library of Useful Stories.
40 cents.
And Then Came Spring" Garret Van
Askel. New York: L. r. Herrick &
Co. 80 cents.
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her. Here is the first stanla of the "Lul.
lab

her. Here is the first stanza OF the "Lul-
| laby:"
Bcdtiiae's come 70 little boys.
Po little lamb
Joo tahtd cut 10 make a noise.
Pc ntiie lamb.
You gwine = have io-moTrer sho'l
Yes yoH toll me dat bcio'.
Don; yuu fool me, chile, no mo,
Po' little iamb.
The Back Log Song will wake a re-
sponsive chord in everyone who knows OF
the Christmas customs on a Southern plan
! tation. One merry verse Of It runs as fol-
lows.
Dey's wo'kin' in de qia'tahs a-prcparin' fu' de
So de little pigs is feein Kind o shy.
DE chlekehs amt 30 tIus'ful ez dcy VAS, to say
de leas
An de wise or hens Is rocstin' mighty high.
You couldn't git gobblah fu to look You in de
! ain, ssyin' vhut de ta'ky specs is true:
But hits mighty DANCE ous trav lin fu' de crit
tiers de place
Fon de time dat log commence a-bu min thoo.
Nothing better exists in this line than
Angelina and TWhisthn' Sam, Pos
sum- and "Lovah,s Lane The broad
comic element is represented in the skit
called Jealous" which pictures the effect
produced by the gorgeous new clothes Of
one Caesar Higgins. In conclusion it may
be said that Mr.. Dunbar has mastered one
very difficult art=-that of putting pure
pathos into a dialect poem without
next TO impossible to render into
verse tragedies of old-time slave life,
because those who experienced them
had but limited power of expression, and
the complicated rhetoric of ordinary tragic
poetry is uusuited to the theme. In
Parted" for example, we find the slave
husband trying TO comfort his WIFE, from
whom he has been sold away, and there
is a sob in every broken cadence the
touching faith of a loving aching heart in
every line:
De breeze is BLOWN cross de bay,
My lady, my lady;
De ship hit ticks me far away,
My lady, my lady.
Ole Mas done sol me down de stream
Dey tell me I amt SO bad's hit seem,
Ny lady, my lady.
o. cc'se I knows dat you'll be true,
Ny lady, my lady;
But den | don know whut to do,
My lady, my lady.
knowed some day we'd have to pat,
But den hit put nigh breaks my heat,
Ny lady, my lady.
De day is long, de night is black,
My lady, my lady
j know you'll wait twell come back,
Ny lady, my lady.
I'll stan de ship, I'll stan de chain,
But I'll come back, my darin Jane,
My lady, my lady.
Jes' wait. jes' b'lievc in whut say,
Ny lady, my lady.
d amt nothin' dat kin keep me way,
Ny lady my lady.
mans a man, an love Il love;
God knows ouah heats, my little dove;
He'll hep us fom his tn Zone above,
Ny lady, my lady;
The simplicity of this little lyric makes
it seem easy of accomplishment, but
1t is not so easy as it looks. The old plan
tation songs have never been successfully
initiated, and this is to literature what
those melodies are to music-the express
sion of a racial genius. (New York:
Dodd, Mead & Co. Washington: Purcell.
81
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DrcH ms.

Dream on for dreams are sweet;
Do not awaken!
Dream on, and at thy feet
PomcgrInatcS shall be shaken.
Who lilencth the youth
OF life to morning?
'Ts like the night, in truth,
Rose-colored dreams adorniug.
The wind is soft above,
The shadows Umher.
(There is dream called Lovcl
Take thou the fullest slumber.
In Lcthe's soothing stream
Thy thirst thy s!akcst.
Sleep, sleeu; { is sweet TO dream
Oh, weep when thou awakeSt.
Paul. Laurence Dunbar.
The times., 1899-04-02
Three Crosses.

There were three crosses on the hill,
Three shadows downward thrown;
Mary, Mother. heard you not
The other mothers moanl
Your Son-He was the Holy One,
Whom angels coIniorted:
They touched his lips with heavenly wine
In those dark hours Of dread.
For him all nature nourned; the sun
Yelled its respondent face;
Darkness and tunult for his sake
Filled all the awful space.
And you-the sword that pierced your heart,
Grave prophets had iorerold;
You saw the crowd above the cross
Clear shining as Of old!
Mary Mother sitting now
Enthroned beside your son,
You knew even then the glorious end
For which the deed was done,
You saw the ages bending low
In homage at his feet;
You heard the songs of triumph
And the music piercing sweet.
Three crosses on dark Calvary's hill
Three awful shadows thrown:
Three mothers, faint with anguish sore,
Making TO God their moan.
But they, those other mothers, who
Bent down to comfort them?
They covered afar; they had not dared
To touch your garments hem.
Even if in mockery your son
Was crowned and hailed as king
While theirs-disgraced, dishonored, they
Past all imagining.
They loved like you Their sons had lain
Like yours in sinless rest;
Graded to slumber. soft and deep,
On each fond, faithful breast.
Yet now the terror and the shame
The agony untold:
The deathless mother-oye, uHqucnched
By horrors manifold.
Three crosses on the dreadful hill.
Three shadows downward thrown;
Mother OF Sorrows. thou hast borne
Not one sharp pang alone!
Julia c. r. Durr.
The times., 1899-04-02
NOTES AND QUERIES.

whc i the champion professional skater %
isr wcrldi 2. Who Is the champion amateur
skater q Amsriszf T. H.
cclloeh. of Winnipeg.
The times., 1899-04-02

by Berwen Banks is a new story by
Allen Raine, author OF "Mifanwy,'' Torn
Sails" and other Welsa romances. There
is not as much Welsh dialect in this book
as in its predecessors. and there is rather
more human interest. 1t is n pretty and
pathetic little story Of two lovers. for
whom ones sympathy is instantly enlisted
on account OF their lCable qualities, bu;
who are separated through the religious
prejudiccs entertained by their respective
guardians. After more trouble than the
average reader will see any use in. they
are finally reunited, AMI all goes merry as
a marriage bell always does when il rings
in the last chapter, after weary chase OF
300 odd pages to reach the altar. The To-
cal color OF this story Is well managed and
there is not too much of it; the character
drawing is carefully and daintiIy done
and the heroine, Valmai Powell.
is as charming as an English
daisy The whole atmosphere of
the book is exauisitely fresh and
sweet, and the sentiment is never over
drawn Allen Rane has a right TO be con-
sidered the Welsh novelist par excellence
as Hall Game is the chronicler of the Isle
of Man. and William Hack is lord of the
novelist's domain in the Highlands of Scot
land. (New York: DJAppleton & Co. S1.)
The times., 1899-04-02

The feature of the April number of Nc
Clure's" is "At Ninety Miles an Hour, :"
by Cleveland Moffett. The War Kite: A
Kite That Will Lift Man" is an illustrat-
ed paper by Capt. B. Bladen-Powell, and
Brooks Adams writes of THE New Strug
gle for Life Among Nations" The first of
Hamlin Garland's poems on THE Trail to
the Golden North appears in this number.
The stories are "A Little Prep" the fifth
of the "Stalky" stories, by Kipling; "A
Woman Who Hesitated," by Walter Barr
and Sheriff of Ebert" by Chauncey
Thomas.
The times., 1899-04-02
The Poet and the Baby.

IIows man To write 4 sonnet. can you tell
Hows he going 10 weave the dim, poetic spell,
When a-toddling the floor
Is the muse he must adore,
And this muse he loves, not wisely, but too we'll
Now, TO write a sonnet, everyone allows,
one must always be as quiet as a mouse;
But to write one seems to me
Quite superinous TO he,
When you've got little sonnet in the house.
Just a dainty little poem, tine and fiEe.
That is full OF love and lite in every line,
Earnest. delicate, and sweet,
Altogether complete,
That wonder what's the use Of writing mine
Paul Laurence Dunbar
The times., 1899-04-02

One of the features OF the April "Cosmo-
politan" Is the beginning of Count Tolstoy's
new novel, The Awakening" Another is
THE Extraordinary Story OF John Worrell
Keely" by julius Moritzen. striking
sketch by Harriet Prescott Spofford is
THE Nemesis of Motherhood and there is
an odd, thoughtful bit of poetry by Paul
Kester. under the title, THE Unheroic
Strife"
The times., 1899-04-02

rrNak Redland, Recruit" is the title of
the new romance with -shich Mrs. Coulson
kernahan is following up the SUCCESS she
achieved with "Trewinnot of Guys" There
are several scenes in Frank Redland, Re-
cruit''-especially that in which the
Squire's Seizure" is described-whcn
show the same medical knowledge that at
tracted so much attention to 'Trewinnot OF
Guys" But the new book deals more
with the cancer of sin in the soul than with
the healing of the body. 1t is the story Of
a great and cowardly wrong that was done
to a woman, and of the slow, but terrible
working-out of the punishment.
The times., 1899-04-02

Mr. Hamlins old age at his home in Maine
after his retirement from public life. He
was always fond of farm life, and to the
end of his days liked to engage In such
work about the fields and grounds as his
strength permitted An amusing incident
which occurred when Hamlin was more
than sixty years old and in the Senate, is
recounted by grandson:
lie stood at the end of a large hay-rack. and
pitched 10 a who at the other end. and
passed the hay up 10 another man in the barn
chamber These two men were veritable giants,
and both farmers. They fell to dispuiing a. TO
which the stronger. and the hattie waNed
hot Presently ! noticed that they were lifting
larger and larger loads. which came with great
Tapidiiy. They stopped talking, and worked
with desperation. Al al once the man on the
rack staggered up with immense load. and
he and the man in the harm chamber between
them unable TO lit IL in. They collapsed
and fell down painting and apparently exhausted
l had had an inkling of what going on,
and peering out OF the barn chamber ] saw my
grandfather leaning his pitchiork surveying
the scene Of those two giants spTawling before
him. caught his eye. There was twinkle
in IL. as much IS 10 say: You see, my hoy,
they forgot me The bows in the yard told
me that when the men began to brag they saw
my grandfather watching them quietly. Then.
without saving a word, lac began TO bury the
other men There a smile on his face, but
he did not say word. The twinkle in his eye
told the story.
Another anecdote, of pathetic interest,
is as follows:
One of Mr.. Hamlin's old friends was Jere
Patten. rough jewel, who was drummer in the
Hampden Rifles. of which Mr.. Hamlin was cap
tain in his early days. When fatten began 10
decline he sent for his old friend TO say good
by. He dragged himself TO the door OF his lit
tie farmhouse, and putting his hand ON Mr.. Ham
Inns shoulder, said: I'm going to die. ! know
nothing about heaven. and | have offered only
one prayer; that was when l died should go
where you did,
The man who inspires that sort Of affec-
ton in his old friends is man worth
knowing Cambridge: The Riverside
Press. Philadelphia: The Thompson Pub
fishing Company. Washington: C. G. Har-
rison
The times., 1899-04-02

Does any government the United states ex-
cepted, have a I-eent pieceg oAKDALE
Canada does. also Liberia There are
several countries, too, that have copper
coins of the same value as our cent, but
they give them different names. as the CEN
tavo, Mexico: the att. Siam. and the cente-
simo. OF the Argentine Republic.
The times., 1899-04-02

How many members are there in the House Of
Representatives? J. As
There are 357. The basis OF representa-
tation by the census OF 1890. which will
hold force until 1908. is one Congressman
for every l73.90i of population.
The times., 1899-04-02

MEMS Tragedies is the title OF vol
ume of nine stories by r. V. Risley. which
is in press for immediate publication.
The times., 1899-04-02
Distinction.

81 am hnt clay" the sinner said,
Who fed each vain desire.
''Not only clay another said,
But wo:se; for thou art mire.''
Anonymous.
The times., 1899-04-02

"Out of Mulberry Street" is new book
by Jacob A. Riis. 1t is book Of stories.
whose character is clearly indicated by the
name of the author Sud the title of the
book. 1t can hardly be called fiction; it is
too true 10 life.
The times., 1899-04-02

The April number of "Scribner's Maga-
zine" contains richly illustrated article
by Frederick Palmer, entitled "a Winter
Journey to the Klondyl1e. combinations
of Roosevelts history of the Rough Riders
and Stevenson's Letters. and political
"reminiscences, by Senator Hoar. story
of unusual merit is The City Editors
Conscience" by Jesse Lynch Williams.
who is one Of the few men who have been
able TO reproduce in fiction the atmosphere
of a newspaper Office. "a Lover of Music"
is story by Henry Van Dyke, and two
poems are "At Break OF Day. by NJ. L.
Van Worst. and Three Crosses" by Julia
c. R. Dorr
The times., 1899-04-02

The April number of the Pail Mall Ma
gazine' has for its frontispiece an exquis-
ite photogravure after Orchardson's fa-
nous picture "The Farmers Daughter"
A strong poem by W. C. Scully. of Cape
Colony, entitled Prayer of the Cattle
Smitten with Rinderpest." heads most
attractive table of contents.
The times., 1899-04-02

OF great interest to the scientific world
will be found Among the Himalayas." by
Major l.. A. Waddell. This intrepid scient-
ist and explorer penetrated through a sea
of mountains to the borders of Tibet
where he was unfortunately turned back
by the military guard holding the passes
He spent fourteen years in this region on
the Roof of the World" which is inter
esting to us as the birthplace of the an
cient Aryan race. The book will be pub
lished by the New Amsterdam Book Com
pany early in March, with numerous pho
tographs of this weird region
The times., 1899-04-02

Electricity in Town and County Hous-
es." by Percy Scrutton, is the title of a
popular. practical, and fully illustrated
handbook; TO be issued Immediately.
The times., 1899-04-02

c. f. c.: Eastern time holds from Calais
Me, TO Newark, Ohio; central time from
the latter to a point about half way be
tween st. Louis and Denver; mountain
time then holds TO about half way between
Denver and Sacramento. and from there
TO the coast Pacific time is standard
Kingston Sub: You can get information
about Mexico by applying 10 the Bureau Of
American Republics. You are probably
better off in these United States than YOU
would be in Mexico. Les Miserahles. The
authorship OF The Arabian Nights is
not known. Ignorance: The closing ex-
ercises Of a school or college are correct
ly styled commencement. If the exercises
mark the commencement by the students
Of new studies or duties in life.
The times., 1899-04-02

A new work by r. Kearton. f. z. S. en-
titled wild Life at Home" is announc-
ed. The book contains pictures of sky
lark feeding her young in the middle of
10-acre field, pied blackbird at her nest.
a great skua in the act OF knocking a
mans cap off his head, a lizard basldng
in the sun, fish swimming in the water,
leverts in their form, a humble bee asleep
on blue bell. and butterflies on flowers,
all photographed direct from nature and
is a worthy successor OF the authors now
famous book with Nature and Camera"
The times., 1899-04-02

with Spaing Ey
In money already appropriated by Con-
gress, s4s2, ,562. .Oss; but a calculation that
includes. besides this, estimates. OF State
expenditures. war claims. interest on war
debt. private contributions. pensions result
ing directly from this war and the loss OF
the soldiers productive labor. make it out
billion-dollar contest
The times., 1899-04-02

Francis Cowley Burnand, the editor of
Punch made his first contribution TO
that periodical when he was twenty-seven,
and has been on its staff ever since. His
published works include Happy
Thoughts The Modern Sanford and
Merton" New Light on Darkest Africa"
"Strapmore," etc. He is the author of
about hundred plays, chiefly burlesques
and light comedies; among the latter The
Colonel" a satire on the aesthetic craze OF
the period, which enjoyed a great success.
The times., 1899-04-02

E. J. A.: Consult with the highest off,
cial in the Navy Department to whom you
can get a good letter of introduction. ID.
r. W. You DO not state what country
minted your half-pennies. but We cannot
find that half-pence Of any country of your
dates are listed as valuably rare. VI. F.:
Your question is too indefinite for answer.
but here is a suggestion: Fix definitely
upon some branch Of study, and then con-
suit personally, a teacher of that branch
or get your advice as to books from good
librarian.
The times., 1899-04-02

Eph.: Enlisted men in the regular ar
my have chance for commissions but it
! is n slim one. J. d. J.: January ~, 1872.
fell on Monday. as did October /. 1860
r. T. L.; Civil service examinations are
held twice year in every State and Ter
ritory OF the Union. " o. s.: One of the
Younger brothers died in the Minnesota
penitcntiary Two remain there have
been exemplary prisoners. aud hope for
release through the legislature Grand
Jury: Sleep o nights, Our prisoners are
not filled unlawfully and unconstitution-
ally with prisoners, nor do our criminal
courts habitually ignore the Constitution
OF the United States. It's a serious error
for man to get such mistaken ideas into
his head.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-19
CORPSE OF A MAN SEIZED.
Coroner Refused to Surrender 1t on a
Writ of Replevin.

Sioux Falls. S. d., Oct. i9.-Sioux
Falls yesterday experienced the novel
ty of II writ of replevin being sued out
for the recovery of the corpse of a man
and the breaking open of undertaking
rooms by deputy sheriifto obtain pos
session of the corpse covered by the
writ. The body was that OF Richard
Dukelow, 4 prominent farmer. who was
killed by a Milwaukee excursion train
Il few miles out OF the city last Satur-
day while driving here to participate
i'll the welcome to President Mckinley
and the returning soldiers. His body
was taken TO the undertaking room of
Coroner Booth. In reply to kilograms
sent to relatives, the coroner received
one from soma daughte, and a neph-
ew of the deceased, stating that they
could not be here. and instructiug him
10 inter the body here. Two brothers,
Samuel and Peter. the former from
Woodland, Ill.,, and The latter resi-
dent of Cresco. Iowa. reached here, and
after consulting with members of
lodges to which deceased belonged, de-
citled That the Odd Fellows should have
charge of the burial When the body
WAS demanded OF Coroner Booth he
declined TO surrender ii. A writ of re-
plevin was then procured and given TO
Deputy Sheriff Nelson TO serve. The
coroner still refusing to give up the
body the deputy sheriff kicked the
doors in and removed he body to the
rooms of rival undertaken. 1t is
probable that the matter is not yet
ended
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-19
WHO is ,rssls mAN,
Stranger IS Found WHO withholds His
Name,

Dallas Center. Oct. 1o.-This town
has sad case OF bewilderment. caused
by an oyer-indulgence in strong drink.
a man was discovered on the streets
yesterday afternoon, who says he don't
know how he got here. He can't re-
member OF being in any other place or
on any train since he was in Sioux
City. His mind seems to be almost Il
DlanE. yet occasionally he makes ra-
tionai remarks. He is Il very intelligent
looking, well dressed man about 80
years old. He evidently has been rob
bed since leaving home as he las no
money purse. Says his father is n ply
sician in Nanltton, S. d. He admits
that he has been drinking and is in
great mental distress. yet asks for no
help: is conscious OF his disgrace and
requests that his name he not given to
the public. Our town authorities are
investigating the case through the tel
egraph.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-19
NO q rs OF TREASON.
Balfour WI Move Against Irish
x.inberS.

London, Oct. 19.-(By Associated
Press. lin the commons today, Bal
four, the government leader, in reply
TO the question whether the govern
ment intended to proceed against GER
tain Irish members for sedition in ad-
vocating the cause of the Beers. said:
so far KS my memory serves, support
of a similar character has invariably
been offered by the same quarters to
those engaged in hostility with her
majesty's government quite irrespec
tive of race, creed or theatre of hostil-
tiles. ] have no ground for thinking
that such support has ever been re-
garded as important by those TO whom
it was pro-offered. j advise the house
to take the same view" Peels of
laughter.)
Chamberlain, rising, proceeded at
length TO defend himself against th,
accusations which have been made
against him to the effect that he forced
the war with the Transvaal. He earn
estly denied any connection With Cecil
Rhodes and DR.. Jamison in the Jamison
raid. He declared thai in the light of
recent events and uttcrances of kru-
ger. he came to the conclusion that
war had always been inevitable. He
had hoped for peace and strivcn to
maintain it, and up TO recent dare be-
lieved it possible. but, he declared,
Great Britain must remain the para
mount power in South Africa. as far
as the two duties of The republic and
the British colonies are concerned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-19
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doinss of IIawkeye Citizens mt the
NntiOnss Capital.

Washington. Oct. 1s.--A postofiice
has been established at Dresden, Chick
asaw county. and Cyrus L. Richards
commissioned postmaster.
p. d. Finch has been commissioned
postmaster at Finchford.
The postotficc at Tunnel, Hamilton
county, has been discontinued; mail to
Homer.
The postotfice at Garner has been
moved to the building owned by l.. b.
Byers.
Iowa Pensions: Original-Wm. Ket-
tel. Upton, SO: George b. Sexton. Vii
lisca, SIS. Increase-Joseph Roberts.
Eddyville. So to S12; Wm. NJ. Hays,
Grinnell, Sc to SIS; Martin McCarty. New
Haven, Sc to SIS; James L. Batsman,
Nevada, Sc to $s; Henry c. Harshbar-
ger, Woodbine, SIS to $40; Joseph II.
Young. Creston, Sc TO S12.
Iowa Patents: Frederick P. Bemis.
Davenport, bicycle; Geo. w. Curtis and
]. II. Marriott. Long Grove, date hold
er; two patents to VIM. London, Fair
field, for hay carrier and hay carrier
stop; Byron Rumsey. Davenport. heel
for shoes; Clarence w. Taylor, Sioux
City. mucilage holder; Adolph VALID
cup, Davenport, rotary steam motor or
engine: Worthy d. Weir, Gilmore City,
portable and transferable hosting ma
chine; Harry Willis, Des Moines, collar
button and neck tie holder; Joseph C.
Butler, end gate.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-19
RANKIN An NQoRAvlA.
Ellsworth ssomin%er Making Many
Friends by Fhis C:nsrni@r.
Many

Moravia. Oct. iS,-tSpecial.)-iion.
A. G. Rankin. widely known rs the
Molder orator. spoke in 4 ia:g2 tent i'll
the park. at this place Monday night.
Mr.. Rankin made m excellent address,
and one :hat was greatly appreciated
by our people.
After Mr.. Rankin's speech. Hon. ELS
worth Rominger, of Bloomfield, was in
troduced, and for AN hour amused and
instructed the :oters us few men can.
1t had been feared by the republicans
that Claude Porter. Rominger's oppo-
nent. would run ahead in this county,
as he has salways secured some OF there
publican votes. After Mr. Rominger's
speech Monday night, many of these
doubtful republicans signitied their in
tention of voting right this year. We
predict that Rominger will carry this
end of the county, and We believe that
he Willie elected. He is making mauy
friends Wy his campaign.