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The times., 1899-05-28
bereavement of the Fields.

On Memory of A. Lapmau, Died Feb. TO- 1so9.)
Soft fall the February SHOWS, and soft
Falls on my heart the SNOW OF wintry pain;
For never more, by wood field croft,
VIII he we knew walk with his loved again;
No more with eyes adream and soul aloft,
In those high moods where love and beauty
reign,
Greet his familiar fields, his skies without stain
Soft fall the February SHOWS. and deep,
Like downy pinoRs from the moulting breast
OF all the mothering sky. round his hushed sleep,
Futter million loves upon his rest;
Where once his well-loved flowers were fain TO
peep,
With adder-tOngue and waxen petals prest.
In young spring evenings reddening down the
west.
Soft fall the February SHOWS, and hushed
Seems life's loud action all it's strife removed,
Aiar. remote. where grief itself seems crushed,
And even hope and sorrow are reprOved;
For he WHOSE check erstwhile with hope was
flushed,
And by the gentle haunts of being moved.
Hath gone the way of all he dreamed and loved.
And now, untimely cut, like some sweet flower
Plucked in the early of its prime,
Before it reached the fullness of its dover,
He withers in the morning Of our time;
Leaving behind him, like summer shower,
fragrance OF earth's beauty. and the chime
OF gentle and impeFishable rhyme
Songs in ears OF winds and flowers and buds,
And gentle loves and tender memories
OF Natures sweetest aspects, Of her pure moods,
Wrought from the inward truth of intimate eyes
And delicate Of him who harks and broods
And nightly pondering, daily grows more wise,
And dreams and sees in mighty soitudes.
Soft fall the February SHOWS and soft
He sleeps in peace upon the breast Of her
He loved the truest; where, by wood and croft,
The wintTy silence folds in heecy blur
About his silence, while in gloons aloft
The mighty forest fathers. without stir,
Guard well the rest of him, their rare, sweet
worshper
w. wiifred Campbell, in the June Atlantic.
The times., 1899-05-28
CURRENT VERSE.
The Flower of Fnme,


He sought it before the billow Of spring on the
meadow was seen.
When only the flush Of the willow was tracing
the river with green:
He scanned TO the edge OF the frayng SHOWS that
dappled the mountain slope,
And ever too late the March sun rose. for he
searched the world with hope.
saw him at noon Of the summer day, and that
was his favorite hour
To one who had hunted from March to May, and
never had found flower;
For the light full, though the sun were
aiding his eager quest,
And there were no shadows TO DER
his path from east or west.
And still in septcmber's purple and gold he was
hunting the grndgng ground,
But not with the steady eve of old or the spring
times joyous bound;
| II he stopped in his fevcrish roaming twas &c
question the darkling air;
Too early came the cleaning; he was searching
with despair.
And while, for chance OF the rarest, he wan
ders in storm heat,
He is blind to the charm Of the fairest; he il
crushing beneath his feet
| The Flower Of Every Valley. the Flower Of Al
the Year
Deep in whose broken blossom the dew lies lik
Robert Underwood Johnson.
The times., 1899-05-28
When We Grow Old.

When we grow old, dear love- and from my eyes
The light aud hrilliancc at my hot youth dies
And all the fairness YOU are prIiSins now
Casts hut its wrath Ger lip and cheek and brow,
While one by one our golden visions fec
ask you-will YOU love me faithfully
When grow Old.
When time shall turn these sunny locks TO gray,
From ms trim form all beauty take away,
When grace and ease and elegance are gone
And noucht i left of Loves fires TO feed upon,
You. whom | chose my king among all men.
Still your hearts queen. shall be reigniug then
When we grow old!
God keep You ever happy by my side!
Though age may stem this teverrd passiontide,
When worn and weary down Lies vale We stray
Be my hearts anchor, YOU are t1,lly;
Be my true love, that shall the ciosrr c'u-.
Through all the changes coming years may ;as
Our faith upheld-eount this our lasting gain
That we 50 live that Love undimmed remain
When we grow old,
Pail Mall Magazine
The times., 1899-05-28
l.iN ing.

'"Today" thought 81 viii not plan nor strive
Idle as yon blue sky. or clouds that 20
Like lettering ships, with sails white a!
snow,
simply will he glad to DC alive
For. year by year. in steady summer glow,
The flowers had bloomed, and life had storeS
its hive
But tasted rot tie honey. Quite to thrive,
The flavor OF my thrift now would know.
But the good breeze blew in a frieud-a boon
At any hour. There was = book To show,
A gift to take. slender one to give.
The morning passed 70 mellow afternoon
And that to twilight; it was sleep-time soon
And 10! again | had forget 70 live!
Edward Rowland sill.
The times., 1899-05-28

nant Irishwoman declared, like flies in the
air" But his story was realistic. There
is nothing very real about Mr.. Anstey's
book; it is simply mild and amusing. The
violent red cover is the liveliest thing
about 1t, though the denouement is rather
funny. New York: D. Appleton & Co.
The times., 1899-05-28
Miner Fiction.

Madame Izan," by Mrs. Campbell -Praed,
is that unusual thing, novel with new
plot. 1t is not only novel in its main point
but in most of its details The heroine is
an English daughter of the gods, divinely
tall, and most divinely fair" and for the
greater part of her life she has been blind.
During her blindness she has met, while
living with her aunt, a young Japanese
student, and becomes involved in love
affair with him. Rather he has fallen in
love with her. while her imagination re-
mains untouched, and she sees in him only
a way OF escaping from the disagreeable
environment OF her aunt's home. Then
affairs are complicated by the arrival of
her uncle, who has become suddenly rich,
and believes that her sight can be restored.
The final arrangement is that she shall be
married to Mr. Izan and bear his name, but
that he is TO leave her TO herself for three
years. Then she is to meet him in Tokyo
and decide whether or not she VIII live
with him. The story opens as she is on
the way to the meeting place, and the plot
is developed with the assistance of a young
Australian Englshman named Windeatt
who falls violently in love, at sight, with
Madame Ian. On her arrival in Japan
Izan himself appears, in disguise, and be-
comes a guide for the European party
taking this means of initiating his wife
into the true meaning and beauty of ia
panese thought and character. What hap
| pens afteT that is the business of the nov
elist, and should not be prematurely dis
closed But it may be seen from the out
line that the tale is one of decided origi-
nality and daring. The character-drawing
| is fairly good, the pictures of Japan are
| fascinating and the author satriZes gen.
| tly, but cleverly. the European view of
Japan (New York: d. Appleton & Co.
| $1,000
Queen of the swamp" by Mary Hart
well Catherwood, is collection of stories
| of the Middle West, which are pleasant
pictures of the pioneer life OF that region.
| Edward Eggleston, in THE Circuit Rider -
and other novels, did some work in this
| field but for the most part it has remained
uncuItivated. Mrs Catherwood has a par
ticular talent for writing historical fiction,
| whether she deals with well known char
acters or with the common folk and it is
not an exaggeration 10 say that her first
notable work in this direction, "The Ro-
nance of Dollard,' is one of the best his
torical novels in American literature. The
present book is not at all ambitious, being
merely a series OF disconnected sketches
each good in its way. THE Stirring or
is one of the best, and its picture of the
rough. hearty pioneer life, with its deli
cate differentiation between the characters
of the Virginia Davises and the Ohio folk
from Northern States. is perfect. There
Is hardly more than a suggestion OF Jane
Davis, yet one sees her as she was, sim
pie, graceful, bright faced girl, with an in
describable charm which was not the
charm OF race, or ancestry, or personal
attraction; 1t was the charm Of civiliZa-
ton which developed types of its own, un-
like anything in the old country or the
new. Ohio, Kentucky. Indiana, and iii
nois are the scenes Of the stories, and the
The times., 1899-05-28

Ethan Allen was one OF eight children
whose names were Ethan. Heman. Lydia.
Hebe, Levi. Lucy. Zimri, and Ira
The times., 1899-05-28

Is there an animal called the eIand' ]. A. B.
Yes; an Gland Is an ox-like African an
telope that is often called the Cape Elk 1t
is now very rare.
The times., 1899-05-28

tographs of most of the prominent men
among the Rough Riders. of scenes at
Tampa and in Cuba, of groups of Cuban
soldiers, and of the battlefield of Las
Guasimas. THE Farewell Letter" shows
a group of soldiers on the transport writ
ing hasty notes home before going ashore.
1t is good example Of the photographers
skill in the choice of subjects. There is
view of Richard Harding Davis, which is
probably unique. 1t is part of a picture of
a conference on the field. Mr.. Davis is
lying down. and his feet are very much in
evidence, while the rest of his body is
hidden behind the other persons in the
group Were the feet not labeled no one
would know that they belonged to Davis.
They look exactly like any other persons
feet. New York: F. Tennyson Neely. $2.)
The times., 1899-05-28
NOTES AND QUERIES.

Are there any locomotives used in this country
that have sixteen drive wheels; eight a sidei
The times., 1899-05-28

Did Ethan Alien. Of TicendcroSa. have any
brothers and sistcrsg II so. what were their
namesg EUGENE
The times., 1899-05-28

Walter Crane, the English Illustrator, is
now at work ON an extensive series of IL
lustrations for magnificent edition of
the Bible, which is to be published in AMI
sterdam, the fourfold text being English,
Dutch, French, and German. 1t is to be
illustrated by artists of Holland, France,
Germany, England, and Italy.
The times., 1899-05-28

Is the phrase, ''change Of heart" found in tho
Bible? II 50, where? INCoG.
The times., 1899-05-28

Three-Grant. Sherman. and Sheridan
Washington. in 1888. was commissioned
General of the Armies OF the United
States"
The times., 1899-05-28

How many full generals has the United stat
Army ever had? 5.
The times., 1899-05-28

No; the nearest wording to 1t is in Dan
iel A: xvi: Let his heart be changed
from mans. and let beasts heart be
given to him."
The times., 1899-05-28

"The Foray of the Hendrix Hudson"
tale of "a, by Frank Mackenzie Saville, au-
thor OF John Ship, Mariner" will be the
leading feature of the midsummer holiday
number of the Pocket Magazine" to be
published on July 10.
The times., 1899-05-28
MARGARET wEsrcoTT MUzzEY.

A Boston house has in press an inter-
esting pamphlet on THE Friars in the
Philippines" by Rev. Ambrose Coleman,
o. p. The matter first appeared as sepa-
rate articles in an English magazine, and
attracted considerable attention.
The times., 1899-05-28

Twelve drivers is the limit, we think
The times., 1899-05-28

Please name the books written by Gen. Lew
Wallace. E.L L.
General Wallace has written THE Fair
God,'' Ben Hur," THE Life Of Gen. Ben
jamin Harrison, "Commodus," THE Boy
hood of Christ" and THE Prince OF In
dia."
The times., 1899-05-28
LITERARY NOTES.

G. w. Dillingham; Company announces
"A Princess of Vascovy." by John Oxen
ham, author OF Goods Prisoner" THE
Day OF Temptation" by William LIE
Queux; Lock and Key" story of the
twentieth century, by James NJ. Galloway;
Dry Bread a story for men, by Samuel
Walker; " Village OpheIia," by Anne
Reeve Aldrich. Albert Ross new novel,
"The Naked Truth" which he has just
completed, will be issued in July. Edward
Marshalls Story OF the Rough Riders
has run into its tenth thousand and has
met universal praise as most realistic
history.
The times., 1899-05-28

Pursued by the Law" by J. Maclaren
Cobban, is a sort of combination OF detec
tive story and love story, with plot
which is rather weak and not particularly
well worked out. II is as much like a bad
dream as anything else-one of those
nightmare dreams in which one is always
being chased about by officers of the law
for some crime which has not been COM
mitted. The hero, James Graham, has
come with his mother to live in n manu-
featuring town. in hiding from his father,
who is a scoundrel. He comes home one
evening to find his father dead on the par
lor floor from apparently no cause, and to
save his mother from the possible accusa-
ton which might follow this event he de-
clares that he himself killed his father.
Owing to the advice and assistance of a
mysterious parsonage whose business is
not divulged. but who is supposed to be
the leader of a gang of criminals, Graham
escapes from the train which is to bear
him to prison and roams about the coun-
try for some time, dogged by tramp who
has recognized him, and vainly trying 10
find work. For several chapters the au-
thor seems to be trying as hard to lind
some way of escape for his hero as the
hero and all his friends are trying; and
when he finally does discover one ii
is rather lame In fact, the story limps
all the way through, and almost the only
bright sentence in it is that in which Gra-
ham calls his sweetheart Nelly Clemence,
| "a penn'orth O. cloves" This pet name
exactly suits Nelly, for she is tiny, impul-
sive. and warm hearted. 1t is a happy
phrase, and makes up for the vacillations
of the young lady's character. New York:
| d. Appleton & Co. Sl.00)
The times., 1899-05-28

Love Among the Lions" by F. Anstey,
is fantastic tale of two very foolish
young people who planned to be married
in a lions den for the sake of becoming
the objects of public attention. Most ,peo-
pie have wondered at some time or other
impossible places and crave notoriety no
matter how il is obtained. Julian Ralph
touched on the subject when he described
the wedding party OF the lineman who
climbed with his bride to the top of tele-
graph pole and was married, as an indig-
The times., 1899-05-28

The two following extracts are from NM.
Fabulet and DHaniers' delightfully."- naive
translation of "The Jungle Book" lie
Livre de la Jungle 'Je viens de man
quer ma proie," is the old VOLTS plant.
Now / have missed my KILL and lie
chameau Sc replia la facon, de chameaux,
en- equerre," is but an attempt at Kipling's
clever description, "The camel doubled up,
camel fashion, like two-foot rule"
The times., 1899-05-28

and il so. how much2 ,. What torm Of gov
ernment have Brazil, Chile. Egypt. and Cubas
| q y n
The times., 1899-05-28

a new Boston magazine has made its
appearance under the title of La Creme"
1t will be published monthly. Each edi-
tion Will contain a complete tale by some
well-known author, handsomely printed
on designed pages. The first number pre-
sents Rudyard Kipling's My Lord the
Elephant"
The times., 1899-05-28

Miss Caroline NJ. Fuller. whose :orth-
coming book Across the Campus gives
the first complete picture of life at a girls
college, is a graduate of Smith College of
the class of SO. 1t will be perfectly OBJ
vious to all readers of Miss Fuller's book
that the Harland College of her story is
her own alma mater.
The times., 1899-05-28

Gelett Burgess, of Purple Cow" fame,
is one of the most popular members of the
American literary colony in London.
He writes that. much to his surprise, he
has found himself once more in mon
sense mood" that he is turning out some
quatrans for a new Nonsense Alman-
ack," and believes that some of the lines
are as good as those on THE Purple Cow"
His Lively City O. Ligg," with his own
| Illustrations, is now appearing seriaily in
THE Criterion" and is 10 be brought out
| in book form in the coming autumn.
mistress Content Cradock" by Annie
| Eliot Trumbull is love story OF early
New England colonial days.
The times., 1899-05-28

VIII YOU give the history OF Nhdtiuttc tuiua4
y G.
She was born in Normandy. July Is. 1I6S,
and was the daughter Of poor nobleman.
She was educated in a convent. and after
ward led a lonely life at the home Of an
aunt Her lover. young cavalry officer,
was killed by a mob. On July Is. 1893,
she obtained an audience with Marat who
was then q power among the French reyO-
lutionis,s. on the pretext OF revealing plots
Of the G r ndists and stabbed him to death.
Four davs later she was tried. sentenced.
and guillotined. In undergoing execution
her calmnass and courage were remarkable.
So little else OF her is known that an esti-
mate of her character is difficult. As one
writer puts it, history dares not applaud,
nor can it stigmatize or condemn
Thos. G.: The Twenty-third Infantry
is in the Philippines. but is not at Manila
| having been recently ordered to Ioio ISL
| and l. p. G.: Our Commissioners TO the
| Paris Exposition of 1900 can be addressed
at Equitable Building, New York city.
J !. NJ. L.: The verse beginning "Ohi where
I shall rest be found" is from Issues Of
| life and Death" by James Montgomery.
who lived from 1771 to 1854 Paradise:
| Both Fort Sill and Anadarko are in Okla
homa. A. S. w: The Internal Revenue
| laws apply to homemade wine that is
| made to sell G.: During the Revolution
here were fortyfour fighting boats in the
| American Navy. Most OF them were de-
stroyed or sunk.
The times., 1899-05-28

Stephen Crane has fixed upon active
Service" as the title of his Forthcoming
novel. AS the hero and heroine have many
exciting experiences in the arena of the
Graeco- Turkish war. it would seem 10 be
well chosen and likely to interest his ad
mirers, especially as it is of the same gen.
eral nature as the title of the authors
most successful work, The Red Badge of
Courage"
The times., 1899-05-28

Yes; 5000 yearly. 2. Brazil is fed
eral republic similar to the United States.
The constitution OF Chile was also pat
termed after ours with several important
notifications. Egypt belongs TO Turkey,
but is really ruled by England. Cuba is
now under the military control of the
United States.
The times., 1899-05-28

A London firm is publishing in portfolios
two sets Of plates associated with Dick
ems, which, in some mysterious way have
been lost for twenty years. They are steel
engravings by onwhyn. one of the origi-
nal illustrators of Dickens, who used the
pseudonyms of Peter Palette" and Sam
Weller" The first set of thirtytwo pic
lures was evidently intended to supple
ment those in THE Pickwick Papers, and
the other set of thirty eight those in
Nicholas Nickleby." In their present
form they appear on India proof paper.
The times., 1899-05-28

Is it as cold at the South Pole as it is at the
North Pole? W. a. NJ.
AS no man has reached either pole and
lived to tell the tale. your question cannot
be answered. But ice extends much fur
ther from the pole in the Antarctic regions
than in the Arctic, and the former has not
even the scant population of the latter.
So far as these facts may be taken as in
dications, they make the southern pole
quite as cold as the northern
The times., 1899-05-28

"At the Court of Catherine the Great"
the very interesting historical novel by
Fred Whishaw that was published about
two months ago, is to be dramatized. 1t
is full of action, and if well handled ought
to make a successful play. THE Sturgi5
Wager" n detective story by Edgar Mo-
rette, is also being considered by New
York manager with a view to dramatila
ton Mr. Morette is a school teacher by
profession.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
TREASURY DEFICIT FOR JULY.

TT WILL AMOUNT TO ABOUT ss.51s.OOo. SOMEWHAT
MORE THAN WAS EXPECTED.
Washington. July 31-The monthly statement Of
the Government receipts and expenditures, which
will be issued tomorrow, will show a deficit for
July of about ss518O0O which is slightly In excess
OF the estimate made by the officials month ago.
The total receipts for the month will be about 49,
054 259 as follows From internal revenue, S2S322,-
b74; customs. s1697l45 miscellaneous, &16o229 The
expenditures will amount to $5s.573,0o0 Internal
revenue will show an increase Of about 100000
over July 1898, and customs an increase Of about
100000. For July, 1898, the total receipts were
s43.s47,1oS. The expenditures In the same month
t4, 263i75. showing deficit Of about So2OOOOo
In that month the expenditures on account Of the
war alone were about s35.c0oOOO, which has been
reduced about 100000 for the month just clos
ing. It IS expected that the expenditures in Au-
gust will be heavy account OF payments TO re,
turning volunteers and the cost OF equippins and
sending out others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
THE CLEVELAND STRIKE.

Cleveland. Ohio. July 31.-Whether the boycott
upon the Big Consolidated Street Railroad Com
pany is having any effect or not, the company
shows no indication Of a desire to change It's pohcy
with respect the strike. A special meeting OF
the directors of the company was held this after
noon. AT Its conclusion President Henry A.
Everett made the following statement:
eve are going ahead We have been going we
are hiring new men all the time, and we now nave
nearly all we want Some Of the new men are be-
ing discharged when found TO be not the men we
want and others put In their places. We are sat
isfed with the situation. And might say in refer
ence to the statement that there is division OF me
Board of Directors that the Board has been unit
from the beginning, and It is now unanimous IN
favor of the policy being pursued ,,
ON the other hand, the leaders Of the strikers
profess to be very much encouraged by the work
Ing Of the boycott, and they say they must surely
Secretary Bishop, of the State Board OF Aroltra-
ton. arrived in the city to-day TO look over the
situation. He said he willing TO undertake an
investigation of the strike If one was desired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-01
ARMY ORDERS.

Washington. July Sl.-The following Army orders
have been issued:
First Lieutenant ROBERT z. GRIMsTEAD, Goth IN
fantry will proceed to Fort Mcpherson for duty
CAPTAINS ALBERT b. SLOANE and CHARLES BECHT.
9th Infantry. will proceed to Camp Meade FOR duty.
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM JAMES. 32d Infantry Will
proceed to Fort leavenworth for duty.
Acting Assistant Surgeon MAXWELL s. SIMPSON Will
proceed san Francisco for duty
Captain HENRY T. THOMPSON. Goth Infantry, IS hon
orably discharged from tho service on tender OF
resignation.
places indicated san Francisco for dutyi T. II.
LANDOR, from Canton, Ohio: JAMES MITCHELL
from Lancaster, Penn.
Major HUNTER LGGErT. 8lst Infantry will proceed
from New York City to Fort Thomas for duty
Captain FRANK A. SULLIVAN and First Lieutenant
CHARLES J. GEIsHBUsH, Bath Infantry, Will re-
port Captain Charles W. Penrose, 18th Infantry,
recruiting officer Milwaukee, for temporary recruit
ing duty.
Second Lieutenant CHARLES NJ DUFFY United States
Volunteer Signal Corps, Will proceed Angel Island,
California for duty with the Signal Corps detach-
ment at that post.
Captain DEANE c. HOWARD assistant surgeon now ct
West Point temporary duty will return 10 his
station at Fort Columbus. New-York.
First Lieutenant HARRY N COOTES, 18th Infantry,
viii proceed 70 Richmond, Va, and report for
sgnment to recruiting duty at staunton, Va
Major OTTO BECKER, additional paymaster, lie relieved
from Department Of the Gulf Immediately after COM
pletion Of payment on muster OF July 81, and will
proceed without delay 10 Havana for duty.
Captain FRANK W. WOODRING assistant quartermas-
charged
The following promotions have been made in tho
Regular Army:
LEROY ELrINGE and EUGENE ?, JERyEYs IT,
DOCK and JAMES b. HUGHES, captains Of cavalry,
FREDERICK X WARD, major OF cavalry.