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sOHE NEW BOOKS.
Ancient Irish Civilization and Liternturci
First Notice.

First Notice.
In the largo octave volume Of more than coo
pAgos. entitled Literary History Of Ireland
(Scribnersl. we have an account OF the litera-
ture produced ~ the Irish speaking Irish.
The author, Mr.. DOUGLAS HYDE. has rOfrained
altogether from any analysis or oven mention.
OF tho books written by AnRlicized lrishmon
during tho last century such men as Far
ouhar. Swift, Goldsmith and Burke. Tho eX-
act extent OF the Irish literature. properly 90
called. which still survives in manuscript. hns
not been determined. NJ d'Arbols do JuVain-
vile noted 1873 manuscripts. all copied before
the year 1900. and the whole number. which
he found Ell sting chiefly In public Libraries on
the Continent and in the British Isles, amounted
TO 1.0O9. Many others. however. have since
bsen discovered, and it Is probable that great
numbers are scattered through ireland in
private libraries and that numbers more have
persisted since the establishment Of the :" Ma
tional schools brought about the neglect Of
the Irish language Rather more than hall
the manuscripts contained ia the Royal Irish
Academy have been cataoRued. They I'LL
thirteen volumes. comprising 3.43S uaRes. Mr.
Hyde computes tho number OF separate com
positions contained in this catalogue at about
10000: they range from single sentences or
cuAtrains to long poems and epic sagas. IL is
doubtless owing to the difficulty Of arriving at
denuite conclusions As to the real scope OF
Irish literature that no ATTEMPT Mt a consocu-
tive history OF it has been previously made
The author Of tho book before US believes that
an experiment in this direction would have
been made some time ago but for tho collapse
OF Irish ireland which followed the great
famine and the unexpected turn given to
Anglo Irish literature by the efforts OF tn"
Young Ireland school TO compete with the Eng
llsh in their own language.
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Tho latest addition to the "Literatures OF
the World" series. now in course OF publication
by the Appletons. Is 4 History OF bohemian
Literature by FRANCIS. COUNT LUTZow. This
book has been compiled on q plan somewhat
different from that followed in the preceding
volumes in the series. The works OF French.
Italian, Spanish and Greek writer's are already
known to many readers. and long selections
from them are. consequently. not needed. Boz
hemian literature on the other hand. mny be
described as absolutely unknown in Vest
ern Europe and the United States. for
which treason large amount OF space is
here devoted to translated quotations from
Bohemian writer's. 1t is also to DO noted that
Bohemian literature lie so closely connected
with Bohemian history that. without somo
knowledge OF the latter. II Is difficult to under
stand the former. Tho author Of this book
has. therefore. attempted to explain the refer
ences to historical events by footnotes. so far
as this could be done without trcspasslng on
the domain Of history. We should mention
further that the volume before us is divided
into three parts. corresponding to the three
periods OF Bohemian history. Tho first OF
these extends from the earliest times to the
days of John lTuss; the second from the time
OF Huss to the memorable battle Of the White
Mountain; the third from that battle to tho
present dav.
The Bohemian tongue belongs to the group
Of Western Slavic languages. which includes
the Polish and the almost extinct dialect of the
Lusntians. once spoken in Saxony and Bran
dcnburg. The Bohemian tongue is now spoken
by about 100000 people. OF whom 1860 900
live In the Austro- Hungarian dominions. TO-
600 In Prussia. 10000 in Russia and 100000 In
the United States. There are minor Bohemian
colonies. compromising one in London. 1t
should be pointed out. however. that tho Sla-
vonic inhabitants OF northern Hungary. al
though identical with the Bohemans In respect
OF race have. in the present century. developed
written language somewhat different from
that OF Bohemia. II these. therefore. be de-
Quoted from the total. we arrive at the result
that the bohemian or Czech tongue proper Is
spoken by somewhat less than 5000. 900 people.
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doubted popularity for upward OF three centu-
rles among the scholars OF western Europe.
On another occasion we shall follow Mr..
Hyde's history OF Irish civilization and litera-
ture through the Danish ard Norman periods
down to the seventeenth century. NJ. W. II.
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III.

The only Incidents In the annals OF Bohemla
that are familiar to English and American
readers are those associated with the life and
death of John Huss. Born In 1860. Huss pro-
ceeded TO the University OF Prague at very
early age. and took In 1893 tho degree OF Bach
elor OF Arts. which In the following year was
supplemented with that Of Bachelor in Divini-
ty. Two years later he became Master Of Arts,
and his reputation for learning spread so rap
idly that in l40l we find him dean OF the fac
ulty OF arts. and in the year following rector of
tho university. His lectures seem to have
been founded on Wycliffes philosophical works.
which became known to the BohemIans earlier
than the theological writings Of the English
divine. The sermons which Huss delivered at
the Bethlehem Chapel. founded in 1891,
soon attracted general attention. for he de-
nounced the preponderatinR influence which
the Germans exercised In the university
and city of Prague. For time he remained
on good terms with his ecclesiastical superiors
although rs early as 1903 discussions on
Wycifre's teachings had begun to disturb the
peace OF tho university. Tho amicable rela-
lions that at first existed between Huss and his
Archbishop did not Iona survive tho merciless
censure with which the former assaulted the i'm
morality. avarioe and arrogance Of the Bohe-
milan clergy. It was not, however. until 14O9
that he was charged with preaching anything
contrary to the Nogmas Of the Roman Catholic
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Nv.

The name OF Jerome OF Prague was by Older
writer's 30 closely connected with that OF Huss
that the writer OF the book before us feels II
necessary to mention his name. although what
influence he obtained was not through tho
pen. but by the spoken word. 80 that his place
III history OF Bohemian literature is a very
modest one. The death. or. as his adherents
considered 1t. the martyrdom OF Huss was fol-
lowed BY prolonged bloody wars. during which
for time Bohemia repealed the forces OF n
large part OF Europe. The period OF desperate
warfare could not be expected to be fruitful OF
literary composition. The followers of Huss
soon after his death became divided into
TWO parties, namely. the moderate party
known as the CaiXtines or as tha
PraRuers. because the town and Uniysrsitv
OF Prague was their centre. and the advanced
party, which acquired the name of Taborites
from tho town which was their stronghold
Ihere were minor differences OF opinion
some OF the Calixtines. or Utraqulsts, as they
were also called were prepared to accent nil
the rest OF the teaching Of Rome, il only
the right Of communion in the two tinds
were granted to them. Among the TaborItes
there was section led by Ziska and known
after his death as the ORPHANS" which die.
agreed with the more extreme reformers II
is no longer possible to describe in accu-
rate detail the strange military-rolieious
community OF the TSborItes. who. in
many ways, were prototypes Of tho
iatel Furitans, Some information about
then may be gathered from the wrltiuGs OF
hneaS syiVlus who gives an account of his
visit to the city OF Tabor. The Italian human
list wa" especially amazed to see how general
WAS the knowledge OF tho Bible In the town
me Italian priests" he says. Should no
nshamed' they OF whom it Is doubtful whether
they have even once read the New Testament
Among the Taborites It was hard to find moor
woman who could not answer one any ones.
ton referring to the Old or to the New Testa-
msnt Among the writer's OF ~ Iah0xits
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Return Of spring makes the packing
away of winter garments and draperies
imperative for the housewife who would
preserve them free from moth until
another winter.
Packing has developed into an art.
and it is nowadays the housewife pride
to so pack each garment that it may be
brought forth in the fall as trim and
fresh as slough just from the tailors
In this sort of packing tissue paper Is
as important as camphor. and the fact
is borne in mind that garments change
color when packed away as well as
when exposed to the sunlight. and also
that they crush and wrinkle from their
own weight.
Fur coats after being shaken and beat
en- and aired, before moth time are hung
on a coat hanger, slipped into moth
bag or a brown paper bag with plenty
of camphor gum and hung up in a
closet. The bag is glued up close about
the wires of the hanger so that even the
air is excluded Before slipping the
coat into the Tag ii should be buttoned.
to keep the sides from sagging, and if
there is storm collar il should be left
standing that it may not lose its
"spring.
If there is closet room enough it is an
excellent plan to leave skirts hanging
up all summer. but whether packed or
left hanging they should be thoroughly
renovated before putting away. They
should be aired brushed and freshly
finished with new braids and dust ruff
hes Then when "A skirt is to be left in
the closet it should be slipped over a
skirt hanger and wrapped loosely in
fresh folds of paper or an old sheet,
pinned closely in place. a bag of cam
phcr gum is suspended from the hanger.
If the skirt is of light cloth or silk it
should be first covered with sheets of
white tissue paper-this Is especially
important with white goods, as it pre-
vents that old yellow look that so often
creeps into white stuffs in single sea
son packing. Brooklyn Citizen.
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He Ended the FeuA.

When the Republicans were about
to nominate somebody to run for gov
ernor in 1914. there were candidates In
all parts Of the woods. The day of the
convention, however, Uncle Dick"
went down and, without having present
any semblance Of candidacy other than
his own personality. he was nominated
by acclamatioR
His brother .in-law David T. Little1,
was candidate for state treasurer.
He had been to some pains to make his
candidacy an organized feature of the
days preceding the convention. When
Oglesby was named for governor, Lit
tier was put out of the calculations by
reason of coming from the next county
and was side tracked il consequence.
Although Mrs Oglesby and Mrs. Lit
tier were sisters, the houses of Oglesby
and Littler We're faI apart from that
time. The heads were SO completely
estranged that one did not speak to the
other For ten years they remained
strangers
Littler lived in great old fashioned
mansion in Springfield. Oglesty lived
on his farm near Elkhart One day, to
the surprise of the Littler family. ex-
Governor Oglesby walked in.
"How are you, DaveY" said the ex-
governor.
"How are yon, governor p said Lit
tier, as he struggled against his aston
ishment Then the extended hand of
the unexpected visitor was cordially
grasped
Il came to take dinner with you,
Dave
"Well. I'm glad of it, e" answered
Littler, as he took the hat and coat Of
his caller
"Is the whisky bottle in the same
old place, Dave|'
at is. and there's whisky in it. -
And that was how the family feud
ended forever Chicago Tribune.
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"Gentlemen, began the proprietor
of the only hotel at Eastwood Corners,
81 We run this here institution for over
30 years. It's given me first rate
chance to study human natter. An now
In some respects | think I'm sort Of
Sherlock Holmes I've had married cou
Piles come here in all stages of their
matrimonial careers, from the blushin,
cooin things that hain't got the rice off
'em yet to the couples where the man
let the woman carry most of the lug
gage, an tell ye, gentlemen. | can tell
purity straight how long couple has
been married by watchin the husband
get his wife drink of water
$50 ahead, we said whats your
discovery p
"Well, when the tender young honey
mooners come here an the Teller gets
the bride a drink Of water, if there 8
any left in the glass after she gets
through he drinks it. If the
couple has been married year or so,
the Teller will throw out the water that
his wife leaves in the glass and get
himself some fresh. Amt that purity
straight p
Eyes, but it doesn't go far enough.
How can you tell if they've been mar
ried several years.
Every easy. very easy. Then the
Teller not only throws out the water his
wife leaves, but rinses the glass out be-
fore be gets any for himself
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Women of Wyoming.

When Wyoming women AK they re-
ceive. The Woman Volunteer AID 20
cieAy, which rendered noble service IL
the early days Of the Spanish-American
war, recently asked Of the STATE legisla-
ture an appropriation Of s. 500 to be
paid from the state treasury 70 start the
fund for d monument to the memory If
Wyoming volunteers who died during
the term Of their enlistment When the
bill came up for vote, the gallery was
filed with interested and enthusiastic
women. The rules were suspended and
the privilege Of the floor was extended
to them. hut they kept silence and
looked to the men they lad helped 70
elect to speak for them The most dis
tinguished members Of both house and
senate eloquently advocated the measure
and it was passed unanimously. Women
are a part Of the Constituency in
Wyoming Boston Woman journal.
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THE VOLUNTEER.
90
A Sketch of the
Cuban War.

X >. Il. i. + !. =. !. i. = + + i 4 l. -
With the intensity of tropical day
the sun seemed to expend its entire
force of furnace heat upon the unshel-
tered spot in front of Santiago. where
lay a grievously wounded American
soldier boy The wide. tortured eyes of
the youth stared fearfully upward to
the glazing zenith. past the foul birds
watching his sufferings with calculat-
ing vision and waiting for their human
feast which seemed sure to come. He
thought with sickening brain of his
northern home-the green hills, the
running streams, the dear mother
Tears welled up into his aching Orbs,
and the hot drops crept down his cheeks.
He did not try to wipe them away. He
could not A Mauser bullet had struck
him in the thigh another in the right
arm and another in the left He was
helpless But what matter The dead
could not see. and the mother would
probably never know how he had nobly
fought even to the gates of death. AT
his feet lay the dead body of Cuban,
black and burly, slain by the bullet of
Spanish sharpshooter For these Gu
bans he was dying, for them he had
come to help free the island from the
tyranny of Spanish rule
Then he recalled the events of that
day at San Jnan hill The American
troops had been on their feet since day
break. There was a scanty breakfast,
and as the men ate it there were lndi-
cations of the coming clash OF arms.
The files on the march to the firing line
were closed up Every sense was alive.
The bugle sounded, and then came the
order to advance The tempest of mus
kerry and shrapnel through which they
moved forward drove like storm of
steel into the faces of the men, but
nothing could resist the imperious adj
vance, and the first line of the enemy
was swept away
The battle grew Here and there a
soldier went down, but the column
stood firm The officers marched close
by the men Sometimes through the
smoke they caught a glimpse of the
colonel leading on in front
The din increased. The earth seemed
reeling underfoot. Shells burst with
horrid shrek and flung out quick
death Still the men pushed on. An
officer picked mp the gun of a man who
had fallen and spoke CHEEKY word.
The Spanish artillery and the far
reaching Mausers swept within GER
tain limit every inch of ground, but
with firm and rapid step that nnhinch-
ing column moved forward.
Louder grew the tumult, and thicker
came the angry messengers A sharp
cry of pain. and one of the men is help
ed to the rear The bullets came hotter
and faster from the Spanish in the
trenches and from the blockhonses.
More comrades stretched ont quietly
with the death mark on their faces
There was no time for words only
mad swelling Of the heart and throb-
bling of the brain A deadly thirst for
blood dried up all other feeling as an
other man was lifted back
Suddenly cool voice they had heard
before rang ont an order "Come on,
boys Charged And the thin line rushed
through the smoke and advanced up the
hill. With cheer they answered the
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Chicneo's 4nticrueIty society.

A number Of prominent -ociety WON
en- of Chicago headed by Mrs. Theodore
Thomas, have organized an Anticruelty
society, whose object is to cooperate
with and supplement the work Of the
Illinois Humane society Mayor Harri
son and Chief Of Police Ripley have rec
ognized the society officially As a re-
suit, the members of the police force
have been instructed to give their indi-
vidual assistance to the society. and TO
recognize all requests of its members,
each Of whom will display when neces-
sary small star bearing the initials Of
the society and the words authorized
Police Call " The first work of the so
ciety will he to stop horse beating at
bridge approaches and elsewhere and
other cruelty On the streets
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TKaYyy Wothors
Gratitude
[LETrEs TO nss. tIskHAz NO. zs,78sI

GLErrEs TO ms. fISkHAn NO. z6.7ssI
"DEAB MRS. PIsKHAs-I have many,
many thanks to give you for what your
Vegetable Compound has done for me
After first confinement | was sick for
nine years with prolapsus of the womb,
had pain in left side, in small Of back
a great deal OF headache, palpitation
of heart and leucorrhna. felt 50
weak and tired that could not do my
work. | became pregnant again and
took your Compound all through, and
now have sweet baby girl. never
before had such an easy time during
labor, and I feel it was due to Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. l
am now able to do my work and feel
better than l have for years cannot
thank you enough. - Mrs. Ed EH.
LNGER, DEvINE, TEX.
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One of the first things girl has to
learn is the art Of receiving comph-
ments, neither appropriating them nor
disclaiming them 1t is sometimes diff
ticult, and to blush is fatal. Oh, those
youthful bushes How distressing they
are to their vexed proprietresses, and
yet what charm they give to the in
genuous girlhood, and how enchanted
ingenious girlhood would be to escape
from them forever and be clad in coat
of mail, says the Philadelphia Inquirer
The skillful complimenter embar
rasses no one not even the shiest girl
He knows how to convey an expression
of his appreciation without exactly say
ing it. Such a man can hatter ones self
love quite sufficiently III merely saying,
"How well you look = The tone and
manner are eloquent enough to supple
ment the poverty of the words, and
their very meagerness allows the recipl-
ent DO accept it without embarrassment
A florid compliment makes a girl look
or, at least, feel-a perfect goose
But they belong to a past age Com
pare the Sir Charles Grandson verbiage
with the present day Il say what a
swagger frock you have on Yon look
ripping.
No one addresses long speech about
"your charms to the admired one.
That kind of thing has gone ont as ut
terly as the flourish of laced bandker
chief and the bow with hat on heart.
In those days compliment was re-
ceived with "A courtesy, now replaced by
d laugh and nod.
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Wonderfully strengthened.

! have been taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, Blood
Purifier and Liver Pills and feel won
derfully strengthened. Before using
your remedies was in terrible state;
felt like fainting every little while
thought l must surely die. But now,
thanks to your remedies. those feel
ings are all gone Mis- EMILE
SCHNEIDER, 1s44 HELEN AYR, DETROIT
MICH.
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"Ideal motherhood Is the work not of
instinct, but Of enlightened knowledge
conscientiously acquired aud carefully
digested, writes Helen Wattersou
Moody of THE True Meaning Of Moth
erhood, in the Ladies' Home journal
IF maternity is an instinct mother
hood is a profession. and YET many "a
girl undertakes IL with less understand
ing of its duties and less anxiety for
their discharge than she gives 10 the Sc
lection of the tailor who Is IL make her
new gowns, or tin costumes OF the
bridesmaids in her wedding procession.
1t is quite the fashion. nowadays IN
well t. g. families To provide the
daughters With some special training by
means Of which they could earn their
own bread and butter If the family for
tunes should suddenly fail
1t is held to be altogether wise ana
proper to educate daughter ter Il pos
sible profession in a remote cuntlu-
gencv. Vet. while 10 ont of - II our
girls marry and become mothers, n
training whatever for thu real proteS-
sion of their lives is thought Il he nee
essarv Any practiclng physician Will
tell You that four hfths If the illness
among children could be avoided by
proper knowledge and care ON the part
of the mothers and yet our girls feel
that they must take mp college settle
ment work and scientific whist ana the
banjo t. get a little excitement into
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Prize Headdres. Worn at Bryn Ma,vr.

At dance recently given by the
Bachelor Maids society of young
women at Bryn Mawr, Pa a prize
was offered for the moa brilliant and
inexpensive headdress. 1t was worn by
Miss Gertrude Sonsleigh whose hair
was decorated with three miniature in
caDdescent lights while a fourth spar
killed. in her corsage A small battery
which she had concealed among her
clothing supplied the power. and as the
wires were thickly covered she was just
as safe as her rivals who shone resplen
dent in diamonds Electricity
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ORDER OF NoTICE- THEREON

DI-IEI'I y HAISF. :
on this 3rd day Of June \. . 20 on read
Ing the foregoing petition. il i---
Ordered by the Court that hearius lie aaa
upon the same on the 24rh DAY Of June A D.
ls@' before said Court a. Portland. in said DIS
trct, at 10 clock in the forenoon; and thai
notice thereof be published in The Somerset
Reporter, newspaper printed IN sad District
ana that all Known creditors, and other persons
IN interest, may appear a. the said time ana
pace ana show cause # any they have. why the
prayer OF said petitioner should not lie granted
And II l. further ordered " the Court, hat
the clerk shall send by mail 70 al known credi-
tots copies OF said petition aud thl. order. AT
dressed 10 them at their places Of residence A.
stated.
Witness the Honorable Nathan Webb Judge
Of the said Court, and the &C.. thereof a. Port
land, in SAID District. On tie 3rd DAY If june
A. ID. 1899.
l.. :. a. H DAVIS. Clerk
true copy Of petition and order thereon.
lw . Attest A. Il. DAVIS Clerk
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Chinese Bnby show.

There were 20o entries IN the recent
Chinese baby show. the first ever held
in the empire. and the little ones pre-
scented an extraordinary appearance
They wore satin blouses and embroider
les of wonderful make Tie little boys
had shaver heads, while the girls hair
was stiffened and polished and dressed
in the grandest fashion Patches Of
pink rouge We're put on the smooth vel
low checks, and the mouths were touch
ed up and the narrow brows daltcatelv
penciled.