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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-01
No. 81
The First Prayer.

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1899-11-01

GEO e. ROBERTS, director of the
mint, reports that the production of
gold for 1898 was nearly fifty million
more than that of 1897, and that the
United States stands third in the
amount of gold produced, and second
In the amount of silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13

r"tort Of this kind and Mr. Bryce went On -
remark that. ~ was said IN America, literature
was going - hlv" money in IL one wondered
what drawbacks and dangers would brsct IN"
literary man II the future Amongst TN" dan
E,rs which might lssai him he dId not count
"a" circulating libraries which were declining,
there was the evil OF the critics but h" did not
think mat was serious danger. Critics had
changed The WdSps seemed To have lost their
sflugs BESIDES. critics We're now nearly all
authors and nearly every on" who was an au-
thor vas also critic and the moral standard
oi TIA" critic has risen ~ high b" believed. that
there were few critics who iid not At least cut
the pages n book before reviewing it The
real danger. II there was one. for the author IN
the future came from the publishers ana the
public. and II was IN connection with tn" cnOr-
mDusy larger public authors had to address.
Oue must hone that the authors Of the future
would not care very much about the public. and
would not b" led away by the temptation of
l1rg" prices but would write To please them
s'ly"s aud would think chiefly Of keeping up
ia" standard u their OWE work because a man
MAS his own best critic.
Mr. Frank Norris the author Of that clever
novel "McT"aguc." Is about TO publish love
story which he calls Blk" The first book is in
it's fourth edition
Mrs. Oliphant was almost devoted to her
gtrd n AZ to her pen BlaCkmorc. the novelist
ana gardener visiting her for the first time one
day spent the visit In discussing a pear tree
which he found in full fruit in her garden.
After rushing To catch his train and getting
home" says The Quarterly" The sat down to
write his regrets that the conversation had not
been literary. as h. had intended Mrs. Oil
phant related this triumph OF her horti-
culture"
The same writer quotes what Mrs. Oliphant
said Of Turgcnicff. who called upon her I'm 1879
She spoke of him "a great giant, with much
melancholy. much gcntlcncss Of expression.
He was not 10 be hurried not given to talking
much when he had come expressly to converse
but contemplatiye-oh. very contemplative,
very gentle big man"
II is said that Mr.. Kipling's latest book
From Sea to Sea- Is already I'm its thirty
nth thousand in this country. His latest book
Of stories, The Days Work." Is Ia Its one
hundr, Il and second thousand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13

his chief Joys. Many times through IN" year
he says II long FOR snin Of Ia" peat. anu
never feel well AMI happy as wheh "',.i"s
on one 81 my native boys. just 1ikr an iIs"
king" This love ~ Ireland IS visb" IN IN"
pictures made for Mr. G"ynns book. i'ut Mr.
Thomson has eyer been most "uce' '1Iu' III . ~
illustrations Of The hfc Of earlier lays. IL
quaint costumes and quaintrr manners ana per
eoralitics Of the past hav" afforded MN n7 "'S'
material. For this reason II ~ Eiatiy'lE 10
know that he Is working On Peg Wpfin%i"i.
n book the scenes and characters 81 VINO" ''T"'
10 be after his own heart
Mr. benjamin + Smith has mad" new trans rams.
Iation Of the calculations Of Marcus Anr"nuS,
and tha IS 10 appear IA me pt"'p n ,,In
"Thumb- Nall series published by the century
Company
Two important books on Russia are shortly to
ho puhIisLod in London. ON" Of them ~ a MS
tory Of the country from the seventeenth century
TO the Crimcan War. rs author - MT W: H.
Morrill, of oxford The other book is MI i. J.
James History of the Russian Navy.
( Elizabeth Stuart Phelps spends al her pas
sfonate enthusiasm on the woes of viVis"cton
in her Atlantic story entitled LONELINESS
She certainly manages to give an almost human
'pnntlcn.ss and lovablcncss TO the little DOG
that is it's hero the little dog that IN diyS
mast had saved the life Of his beloved mistress
and was the invalid childS JOY ana MOI me
childs father traces the stolen dog after long
months Of search tO-thc operating ttble.
i "Thcre stretched. bound gagged gaSplng
doomed TO "A doom which the readers OF TINS
page would forbid this pen to describe, lay the
silver Yorkshire, kissing his viviseciors hand
In the last few months LONELINESS had known
TO the uttcrmost the matChlcSS misery or the
lost dog (fOr he had been sold ana rcs,olcn more
than oncc). ne had known the miscricS of cold.
Of hunger. Of neglect. of homclcSsn"SS, ana oth"r
torment Of which it is as well not to think, the
suffrringS which ignorance imposes upon am
mails He was about to endure the worst torture
Of them alI-that reserved by wisdom ana power
for the dumb the undcfcndcd and the small.
"Thc officer seized the scalpcl which the dem
Onstrator had laid aside. ana slashrd through
The straps that bound the victim down When
the gag was removed. and the little creature,
eLoIn sunken, changed, almost unrccognizablc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
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ARABIC INTERVALS.

II Fetis is to be believed (and in this case faith
is much easier than investigation. the Persians
long ago brought their system into somethn'
like accord with the modern European by divid-
ing their scale into twenty four quarter tones
just twice the number OF our semi-tones. Pro-
fessor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES studying the peo-
pies songs in modern Greece, however. says
nothing about these fractional tones. Every one
Of the thirty songs which he published (see BIB
biography at the end Of this article he reduced
10 scale fashioned after some OF the old
modes. or after this formula, to which ne gave
the name "rechelle Chromatique OrientaI':
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13

This scale. like the Hungarian presented 49,
previous study. Is distinguished by the interva
twice. also like the Hungarian scale. The only
difference Is that the Oriental Chrom1uc" con
tains the interval between the second and third
and sixth and seventh steps. the hungarian be
tween the third and fourth and sixth and sew
enth- The effect may be heard in the tender
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13

MI Eden Phillpots the novelist. has written
A study OF the English schoolboy. which ne
means to publish under the title-reminscent OF
Mr. Chadband-of THE Human Boy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13

looked up into his masters face. those cruel
walls rang to such cry OF more than human
anguish and ecstasy as they had never hcalu
before. and never may again. The operator
turned away: he stood in his butchers blouse
and stared out of the laboratory WINDOW;
over the head Of the lily, which rcSarueu
him fixcdly The students grew rapidly quiet.
When the professor took LONELINESS into MS
arms. and the Yorkshire, still crying IKE a
human child that had ben lost and saved put
up his weak paws around his masters neck ana
tried to kiss the tears that fell, unashameu,
down the cheeks of that eminent man. the lect-
ure room burst into n storm of applause; theri
fell suddenly still again. II II felt embarrassed
both by it's expression and by its silence. and
knew not what to do"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13

Mr. Rrvco NJ p reminded his audience OF
London writer's the other evening that this was
the first age of the world in which any one had
made anything out Of pure literature; ana ne
added that they had seen In their own time a
great poet make a large fortune and purchase
two beautiful estates out OF the proceeds or MS
poems MT Bryce'S audience might nave re-
tortcd why not? Why should not the use OF a
superior faculty for authorship be as profitable
as the use OF a superior faculty for commercial
enterprse?' The authors, however. made no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13
LITERARY NOTES.

; NJ de Ia Roncerie is writing volumlnous ms
tory of the French Navy. lie began with the
Roman period is now dealing with the MILO
die Ages and intends to bring the story down 10
date.
Mrs Voynich the author Of The Gadly' Is
in THIS country looking after the forthcoming
reduction OF the play which has been maze
from her novel. She has brought with her
Various photographs and sketches Of architect
ure and scenery to be used In planning the set
ting OF the play 1.-THE Gadfly" has passed
through seventeen editions here.
: We have recently had occasion to refer To the
new edition of the works OF Charles Reade that
IS coming out Full details as to the edltlon
have not yet been circulated, but we learn WIN
pleasure that Mr. Hugh Thomson is one OF the
artists who will contribute to the Illustration OF
the volumes. Peg wellington. for when, by
the way Mr. Austin DObsOn has written an
Introduction IL the book he is adjoining with MS
fascinating drawings. The illustrations made by
Mr. Thomson for Mr.. Gwynn's recent volume.
"IiChways and ByWays Of Donegal and An
trim" showed that his original and charming
style Is thoroughly at home in the treatment OF
modern types. esp" ,ially when they are found III
his native Ireland. An occasional trip To tine
dear old country" ne describes, indeed. as one OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13

The notion that there should be 5000 keys
In any system Of music sounds fantastic. but
AS mere theory might fancy. result easily
and naturally enough from the application OF
,Ahe law OF Formulation to the Hindoo system
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-13

IT is said that Mr.. Kipling's latest book
Prom Sea to sea" Is already I'm its thirty
NTH thousand in this country. His latest boob
Of stories. The Days Work." Is In It's one
hundr, u and second thousand.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-06-14

The Grand Chapter of the ROYAL Arch
Masons met in Virginia City Monday
with the following officers present: j.
NJ. Mccormack, Grand High Priest; A..
.. Percy. Deputy High Priest; Enoc
Strother, Grand Treasurer; G. N. Note
ware, Grand Secretary; Joseph A. Mul-
Ter, Grand Royal Arch Captain; w. D
Cntts, Grand Chaplain; Adolp! Jacobs,
Grand TYLER.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-06-14

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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-06-14

The Lode says there are plenty of la
borers at DeLauar, Lincoln county, but
good miners are in demand.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-06-14
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MAR RiED.

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June 2, 1899, by A. NJ. Trolson, J. p. Chas.
II. Watson of st Clair, Nevada, to Annie X.
Nicholson of Jimmison Hill, Plumas Co.
Calf.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1899-06-14

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uHt1 celebrated Anheuser-f3ush Beer &c.
per glass; the famous Budweiser at
25c. per bottle, especially adapted for
family use and the highest grade OF Cigars
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26
CHAPTER VI

BONAPARTE BLENKINS MAKES HIS NEST.
'Ah, what is the matter?" asked
Waldo, stopping at the foot of the lad
der with a load of skins on his back
that he was carrying up to the loft.
Through the open door in the gable
little EN- was visible, her feet dan
Cling from the high bench on which she
sat. The room, once storeroom, had
been divided by row of "mealie"
bags into two parts, the back being
Bonaparte's bedroom, the front his
schoolroom.
"Lyndall made him angry" said the
girl tearfully; land he has given me
the fourteenth of John to learn. He
says he will teach me to behave my
self when Lyndall troubles him."
"What did she do?" asked the boy.
"You see," said EN-, hopelessly turn
ing the leaves, whenever he talks
she looks out at the door, as though
she did not hear him. Today she ask
ed him what the signs of the zodiac
We're, and he said he was surprised
that she should ask him; it was not a
fit and proper thing for little girls to
talk about. Then she asked him who
Copernicus was. and he said he was
one of the emperors of Rome, who
burned the Christians in a golden
pig, and the worms eat him up while
he was still alive. don't know Why"
said En- plaintively, but she just put
her books under her arm and walked
out. and she will never come to his
school again, she says, and she al
ways does what she says. And now
l must sit here every day alone" said
EN-, the great tears dropping softly.
perhaps Tant' Sannie will send him
away" said the boy in his mumbling
way. trying to comfort her.
mo" said EN-, shaking her head
mo. Last night when the little Hot
tentot maid was washing her feet he
told her he liked such feet and that
fat women We're SO nice to him, and
she said must always put him pure
cream in his coffee now. No; he'll
never go away" said EN- dolorously.
The boy put down his skins and
fumbled in his pocket and produced
small piece of paper containing some
thing. He stuck it out toward her.
"There, take it for you," he said
this was by way of comfort.
En- opened it and found a small bit
of gum, a commodity priced by the
children, but the great tears dropped
down slowly on to it.
| Waldo was distressed. He had crieG
so much in his morsel of life that tears
in another seemed to burn him.
"If," he said, stepping in awkwardly
and standing by the table, "if you viii
not cry, will tell you something, {
secret"
"What is it?" asked En-, instantly
becoming decidedly better.
"You will tell it to no human being?'
mo"
He bent nearer to her and with deel
solemnity said:
81 have made machine"'
EN- opened her eyes.
eyes, machine for shearing sheep
1t is almost DONE" said the boy
'There is only one thing that is no
right yet, but it will be soon. Whe1
, you think and think and think all nigh
and all day, it comes at last" he added
mysteriously.
"Where is it?"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-26

and would give you f40 year, would
you accept it? Just supposing, Of
course"
"Well, my dear FRIEND" said Bona
parte, chat would depend on circum-
stances. Money is no consideration
with me. For my wife l have made
provision for the next year. My health
is broken. Could meet place where
a gentleman would be treated as q
gentleman l would accept it, however
small the remuneration. With me-"
said Bonaparte, money is no consid-
Grafton"
"Well," said the German when he
had taken Whit or two more from
his pipe, II think shall go up and see
Tant' Sannie little. go up often on
Sunday afternoon to have a general
conversation, to see her, you know.
Nothing nothing particular, you
know"
The old man put his book into his
pocket and walked up to the farm
house with a peculiarly knowing and
delighted expression of countenance.
"He doesn't suspect what I'm going
to do" soliloquized the German
"hasn't the least idea; nice surprise
for him."
The man whom he had left ut his
| doorway winked at the retreating fig
ure with wink that was not to be de
| scribed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-05
Teaching the Minister.

In Stamford. Conn. two children
attended service at the church of which
the late Rev. Mr.. Vail was pastor Mr..
Vail repeated the words: There is no.
where. no place, that God is not"
In an audible whisper Pauline said to
her brother: "He don't know about It,
does he? But I'll tell him after
church
Just then the preacher descended the
pulpit steps a breathless little figure
caught hold OF him and said pantingly:
You don't know about God, Mr.. Vain.
He isn't everywhere, like you think
he is, cause the Bible says: God is
not in the thoughts of the wicked.
That's why he don't always get into
me, but I'm going to try to be very
good this week so he'll come"
And as Mr.. Vail took the bright-eyed
little one tenderly in his arms. she
added naively: You don't know ev-
erything, do you, Mr. ?"-Saturday
Evening Post
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-05
General Grants Advice to Twins.

General Grants tondness for chill
dren is illustrated in the following true
story, which has never been published
before. 1t is an experience which
twins had with the great Union soldier
at the close OF his second Presidential
term.
General Grant was stopping at the
famous old hotel at Cape May, known
as Congress Hall. which was burned in
the disastrous fire OF the fall OF 1873.
when many OF the landmarks of the re-
sort we're swept away.
One Sunday afternoon during Cen
erai Grants so3ourn he was walking in
front OF the rotanda with the proprie-
tor. Colonel ]. f. Cake. who at that
time also conducted a we'll known
hosiery in Washington. Colonel Cake
espied coming down the street one Of
his friends, father with his two
sons. who were the twins.
General, here come two youngsters
twins" said Colonel Cake; II be-
lieve that you will be unable to tell one
from the other"
I'VE will see," was the DISTINGUISHED
Generals reply. Call them over"
The father and his two sons crossed
the street 20 the pavement in front OF
the hotel rotunda. The General shook
hands with the father and the two
boys-the latter being shy and awed at
the sight OF the great man before them
General Grant looked at the lads.
rubbed his eyes as if to increase the
powers of his vision. and finally. after
a searching examination, exclaimed.
laughingly:-
II can see no difference. You have
won. Colonel"
Each of the boys had a book under
his arm, for they had been to Sunday
school.
The General was in a playful humor.
He took the book from one of the lads
and. opening it, said
Try to read it upside down"
The boy bashfully made the attempt,
but it was too much of a task
II cannot read it that way" replied
the boy, but / will the other way
The twin then read a sentence with
the book turned in the proper man
ner.
The other twin also failed to read
his book upside down, but read a SEN
teRce when the page was held rightly.
We'll, boys" said the General, "if
you will always remember to do the
things in the right way you will pur-
sue a good course. Never learn to DO
things the wrong way, for that means
failure"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-05
USE OF TIE PLEDGE
Like the Fly Wheel of an Engine For
Passing Dead Centres.

Like the Fly Wheel of an Engine For
Passing Dead Centres.
In the engine-room of a factory one
may see a huge wheel swiftly whirl-
ing. 1t appears to do nothing; it
might seem only to add to the engines
task. But it has a part, and an i'm
portant one. Twice in every revoIu-
ton of a crank a point is reached
where the whole power of the engine
becomes of no effect in turning the
crank. The great fy-wheel, once star
ted, carries on the motion steadily and
smoothly past these dead-centres. 1t
keeps the machinery moving regularly,
whether there is little resistance to be
met or the utmost power is suddenly
needed. 1t stores UP force, to give il
out when required.
1t may seem easy to do right much
Of the time. But our days are full Of
dead-centres and moments of special
temptation. Then comes failure. The
problem Of true living is to meet these.
General good impulses are not enough
then, whatever we may fancy, their
value to be at other times. We want
something that will lead us to do right
when we do not feel like it, TO take up
duties when we are not in the mood
to nerve us for the task from which we
shrink Habit is a fiy-wheel that will
help in such crisis. and a definite
promise to make a fixed rule for our
lives on certain points leads to the
forming OF the habit
This is not giving the pledge undue
credit Of false place in our lives. No
one imagines that the f1y-wheel is the
source OF power. 1t gives only what it
receives from the engine; it only
hnlv 10 hnt
teaches nc one to trust in itself or in
ones own strength; its great virtue -
that ii sets up Christ's will as the law
Of action and Christ's grace as the
fountain of strength.
Arthur w. Kelly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-05
sssOSIETISIE."


Sometime. when we shall say Good
night at parting
'TwiXt sun and sun:
And hand from hand be loosed, and
strange tears starting.
Leave hearts undone.
Il may be, ere the coming Of the morn
The gates are drawn;
And Tor thou-called to the Kings
crossing
adjoining,
In silence gOnei
Or thou-Or land cold hands mutely
A songiess heart;
And pallid blossoms in the hairs soft
CLOSING
And braided part.
And then-a7d then-can sorrows
voices follow
An opening skyi
Burden the soul, risen like heeting
swallow,
Dear heart-or II
Nor cold. nor careless, let Good
night" be spoken
At dark's threshold:
Long years may number ere its seal be
In sunrise gold:
And eyes to eyes a steadfast message
carry.
Perhaps, life's last;
The hidden soul for farewells may not
tarry
Till night be past.
Lest haply ere the coming of the morn
ing,
The gates are drawn:
And thou or I-called to the Kings
adjoining.
In silence gonel
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-08-05
New YoRx Cry .
DAILY SERVICE, YORK RIVER
LINE.

Daily service via York River Line
will be resumed. beginning May 18th
on following schedule: Leave Rich
n-ond via Southern Railway i 80 P. M.
West Point. $500 P. NJ, arrive Balti-
more $3.50 following morning. Return
ing leave Baltimore 500 p. NJ, West
Point 8 90 A. M arrive Richmond 9:20
A. M. Close connections are made at
Baltimore with Baltimore and Ohio
and PennsYlvaniA railroads to and from
Philadelphia, New York, Atlantic City
and all points East Steamers leave
West Point and Baltimore daily, ex-
cept Sundays.
Fare between Richmond and Balti-
more, hrst-class. one way, 81 so, round
trip, good for ten days 81 90. Round
trip tickets, Philadelphia, $500, to New
York, $500, good for thirteen days.
o. w. WESTBURY,
Travelling Passenger Agent.