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New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

nothing II not truthful. The reader who looks IN
their stories. they declare, ''for monsters Ce hate
and wickedness brought 20 the point Of arrest by
monsters % intellectual astuteness viii be disap-
pointed" They take the criminal and the officer
Of the law they find them. the latter protect
ing society 20 a certain extent from the depre-
dations Of the former. but preserving more or
less intimate relations with him at all times.
largely in order that the line OF protection may
be the more firmly drawn. Out OF such a league,
Of course. it is impossible that the ueIodramatic
conditions familiar in the traditional detective
story" should flow. These stories. IN short,
have the flavor Of official reports. based on posi-
tive facts. But the cOIlaborators have the nara
tive gift, they give not simply documents
but sort Of art Their pages are vastly enter
tanning being filled with the vitality OF observa-
tions Of human nature taken at first hand and
then set forth with sense OF drama SOrdid
material it is that Mr.. FIynt and Mr.. Walton
use but they are Undeniably readable.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
FAIRYLAND.
A NEW EDITION OF THE BEST GUIDE TO
IT'S MYSTERIES.
Napoleon.

FAIRY TALES AND STORIES. BY Hans Chris
H. L. Braestad Win Tnstra IrGm ihe Danish by
Tegner, and Introduction by Edmund Gosse
Imperial Quartz pp. xiv 52i. The Century
Company
We refer to-day on another page to the hold
which fairy tales have at the present time upon
children Of a larger growth, and to the pains
lavished upon the publication of such literature
IN forms calculated to appeal to readers of ex-
perience and taste. This new edition of Ander-
sen offers a case in point. Children will go into
raptures over it. Their seniors may give ouieter
utterance 10 their feelings, but of their complete
approval We have doubt. The book is Of
absorbing interest, and it is beautifully made
worthy tribute to the rare genius for whom
Mr. Gosse justly claims nothing less than "ab-
solute supremacy in his own special field" 1t
is odd 10 realize that Andersen himself was
always dubious about the permanent value Of
his work He set out in life" says Mr. Gosse
intending to be a serious poet a writer of five
act dramas. novelist of passion and society
Almost to the very last ne persisted in believing
that the critics and the public had made a mis-
take, and that his ambitious works. in the con-
ventional branches of the profession. were what
he would really live by. Don't you think he
said to me in sort of coaxing whisper toward
the very close of his life, don't YOU think that
people will really come back TO The Two Baron
Itrihes or bagatellesl have had their tay?'"
Mr.. Gosse not only met Andersen face to face
he seems 10 have got TO know him very wei and
even haG one of the stories The CrippIe
read to him by the author at the time of its
composition He writes, accordingly. with De
culiar sympathy in his predatory pages, giving
a clear and attractive image of the cobbler,s
son absorbing from his very earliest davs the
talk around him. turning the episodes of daily
life into fairy tales even before he dreamed Of
literary labors He never. perhaps" We are
told, absolutely invented the material Of his
tales. But these We're legends, the crude germ
or kernel Of each Of which he had heard long
ago, in his unparalleled chdhood-fragment of
the prejudice and ignorance and mother wit Of
the untaught peasant mind. These were atoms
Of folklore left sticking to his memory from the
days when ne went weeiing in the garden OF
the lunatic asylum, strolled along among the
hop pickers at Bogense. These worn fragments
of a primitive age shapeless and unsuggestive
TO any less penetrating imagination than his,
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

Andersen redeemed from their low uses. and
clothed again with his fancy and his humanity.
This view as TO Andersens sources is ap-
parently shared by Hans Tegner, the illustrator
of the present edition. He has imagination,
plenty of it, but the tavern scene which we re-
produce from THE Galoshes OF Fortune" illus
trates a method which he has followed more or
less throughout the long series of pictures,
method which speaks not only Of invention but
of a careful study of facts. His figures have the
characteristics of definite individuals, closely
studied. Their faces are not conventional each
parsonage is new and at the same time exactly
what we expect after reading the text The
realism reflected in the costumes is visible also
wherever accessories and environment are con-
cerned. Tegner has gone with his author into
fairyland, but he has been faithful to Denmark,
too and this, which might spoil the Illusion in
weaker hands, only serves in his case to make
the effect more convincing. His draughtsman-
ship is strong and has originality, some of the
black and whites being Of technical brilliancy
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

the Emperor was kind forbearing, even paterna
in his attitude toward tie companions of his
captivity. He lost nothing of his magnetism In
fact the English themselves found it impossible
to withstand his spell The crew of the Beler-
ophcn were of one mind. saying We'll. they
may abuse that man as much as they please;
but if the people of England knew him as well
as do they would not touch a hair Of his
head" The crew of the Northumberland de-
clared: He is a fine fellow, who does not de-
serve his fate" Two of the British naval Off
GERS Hotham and Senhouse, less inn
pressed. THE Admiral and myself writes Sen
house, have both discovered that our inveteracy
has oozed out like the courage Of Acres in The
Rivals" Lord Keith's tribute even more
sweeping Damn the feilOw!" he said. IF he
had obtained an interview with His Royal High
ness 0hc Prince RegenO, in half an hour they
would have been the best friends in England"
But if he could unbend to those he met after his
surrender. or to those surrounding him at Long
wood. he remained still the Emperor.
AT st. Helena the small court that remained
was chivarously sedulous to observe the strict
est forms of etiquette 10 their dethroned En-
peror None of them came to his room without
being summoned. If they had something of i'm
portanCe to communicate they asked for an
audience. None uninvited Joined him in a walk.
and all in his presence remained bareheaded,
until he became aware that the English were
when he desired his followers to do the same.
None spoke To him first, unless when cOnversa-
tiCn was in flow. But Bertrand once or twice
contradicteG his master abruptly that the
Emperor at once remarked ii, and observed that
ne would not have dared to behave so at the
TUilerios.
He passes from the stage thus with remnants
of his former majesty around him. They are
sadly tattered. almost farcical, in the contrast
they invite But Lord Rosebery does not smile;
he is gravely eloquent to the end. OF the varied
character Of his book give further
Illustrations This is a piece of portrature in
mosaic; ii treats OF LOwe-with his eye "Of
hycna caught in a trap" in Napoleon's words
OF Gourgaud and the other members of the
cOurtiers; of the questions of title. money and
stody; of the Emperor at home. in cOnversa-
ton, in his moments Of regret and in his views
on war and government and all these matters,
while handled with philosophical acumen.
set forth with a constant appeal 10 anecdote.
To reproduce here everything that is quotable in
the book would be to reprint the bulk of it
Lord Rosebery has not guessed the riddle of the
Sphinx. He leaves the Emperor what he found
him. a problem. But he has made his book
about him one of the most interesting that have
ever been contributed to the literature of
Napoleon.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

which cannot be too highly praised. This is
indeed, an art gallery as we'll as a story book
one rich in fancy and in humor. one full of sur
prises, all of which pleasant Among the
holiday books of the year it takes high place
and it will long be treasured by whoever cares
for perfect fairy tales in a perfect setting.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

4S5. The Macmillan Company
THE POWERS THAT PREY. BY Josiah F1ynt
and Francis Walton. 12mo, pp X 2o9- McOiure'
Phillips & Co.
Mr.. Benson's story is curiously constructed
The central figure in it is young man whose
memory is subject to sudden suspensions SerV-
ing a Federal SPY he passes the lines OF the
enemy IN Confederate Uniform she'll bursting
in his vicinity strikes him down and wheh he
regains consciousness he is no longer JoheS
Berwick. Of the 11th Massachusetts Regiment
but a man with an identity still 10 De
established. He enters the Confederate ranks.
fights the rebel side with complete content
ment but by and by recaptuTes his lost memory
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
FICTION.
A FIGHTER ON BOTH SIDES IN THE CIVIL
WAR

WHO GOES THERE? The Story of a Spy In & tne
Civil War By B. X Benson lzIho' PP- A'A-'
4S5. The Macmillan Company.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

There arc excellent transIations into Spanish
Of Kipling's works. the best being that Of plain
Tales from the Hills" made by Don AugUstin r.
de LaseTna. formerly Nice-PTesident Of the
Chamber Of Deputies. and himself q clever
writer. Many a Spaniard can reCite passages
from the stories of the AnglO-Indian
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr.. John Payne has completed his metricaI
version of the ''Divan" of Hafiz. and il wiu soon
be published by the VllOn Society.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

y thorough search is being made Just now
among the ruins of the Church of St. SprdOn. in
MissOlOnghi, for the urn in which Byr0n's heart
was contained. The town was long ago de-
strOyed by the Turks and not until this year
has an attempt been made TO rebuild the church.
II the famous can be found. the authorities
wish to place it in a prominent position in the
new church. 1t is thought unlikely, however,
that it will be discovered.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

The raFest Of Dickens's writings and one.
therefore, which is precious to collectors, is his
Durletta in two acts called The Strange Gentle
man." This production is comparatively un-
known, few collectors possessing a copy. and the
price ranging from $40 to 500 with a "Phiz''
frOntispiece and from $40 10 $50 without il A
copy of the first edition containing the original
drawing by "Phiz' brought 500 last year.
Even the original playbiH costs s..
New-York tribune., 1900-12-02

How many living peOole can remember Sir
Walter Scott? One who could died only the
other day. II was a Scotch tailor, who, as a
boy, sang "ScOts Wha Haze so Justify at an
AbbOtsfOrd HOgmanay celebration that Sir Wal
ter gave him a crown.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-20
To Breed Herd Headers.
A government report says: The

A government report says: The man
who is raising hogs to be sold for
breeders cannot be too careful to use
only such as come nearest the ideal
for the breed; hence, from his point Of
view, defect in color, sWrls, or miss
ing tail would be a serious blemish to
the animal. The breeder Of breeding
animals can well afford to pay rela-
lively high price for an animal which
is free from these minor defects, as
his sales will depend largely on the
general appearance of his herd, while
the hogs Of the pork raiser are sold by
the scales. Bears should not be pur-
chased until they are four or five
months old, as they do not show their
form fully before that time. They
cost less at weaving time, but their
purchase at that time is lottery, as a
promising pig often develops into an
is not safe to delay the purchase until
the boar is wanted for service, as
others will be wanting him at the same
time, and there may be delay in finding
a desirable animal. The service is
more sure and the boar can be han
died with much less trouble if he has
been on the place for few weeks be-
fore he is needed for use. He should
have time to become accustomed to his
new quarters before he goes to service.
The boar should never be allowed to
run with the sows, as he will be a con-
tinual worry both to them and to his
owner, and it is much better to keep
him in a lot where he can neither see
nor hear other hogs. He should be
kept as quiet as possible, and his food
should be such as will give him
strength and vitality, but not too fat
tening. He will do better service when
he has sufficient grazing to give him
exercise, and only sufficient grain food
to keep him in good condition without
becoming so fat as to be heavy and
unWielQy
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-20
Satisfy or yeretable Oystrr,


Press Bulletin No, 81 Of the Kansas
Experiment Station says: Vegetable
oyster, or satisfy, Is most valuable
addition to the list of cultivated veg
etables, but at present is little known
and scarcely appreciated. 1t is not a
native of America, SO far as is known,
but is indigenous TO the southeastern
counties of England, where it grows in
the meadows. Nothing from the ordi-
nary sources of information can be
found as to it's introduction into this
country, but it is noJ we'll enough
known to indicate ta45 X has been
long in cultivation. Henderson, in his
Gardening for Profit, says that al
though the consumption is limited the
prices are high and remuneratiye, and
That the amount grown is increasing.
Whether or not it should be grown ex-
for the vegetable viii settle, but there
IS no question whatever that it is
worthy Of cultivation for family use
in every vegetable garden.
Botanically it bears the name Trago-
pogon porrifolius, Linn, belonging to
the Compositae, and is a biennial
plant. The varieties Long White and
Sandwich Island have been tested by
the horticultural department of the
Kansas Experiment Station There
was little difference in the total yield,
Sandwich Island being ahead, but the
roots of Sandwich Island had fewer
laterals and were smoother. Where
a good stand the yield was very nearly
d pound to the foot of row.
Satisfy is easily grown, may be cul-
tivated without trouble, and is easily
stored for winter use. The seeds are
sometimes planted with a drill, but on
account Of being so sharply curved at
the ends it is rather difficult to obtain
an even distribution in this way, un-
less they are very thoroughly cleaned
They may be planted thickly, to be
thinned later on, or the seeds may be
dropped from four to six inches apart
in the first place. The soil should be
rich, but with welI-rotted manure
worked deep and thoroughly. Upon
the perfect condition Of the soil de-
pends the straigntness and smoothness
Of Ine roots, there being a tendency to
branch where fresh manure is applied.
The plants should be cultivated as par
snips are, They are very hardy, are
not affected by frost and may be left
in the ground all winter without harm.
But to have the roots ready for use
they should be dug in the fall and
stored away in soil or sand where the
temperature is low II exposed to the
air the roots become shriyeled and
tasteless and are without value.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-20

the fowls the farmer wants to use. 1t
may produce fancy specimens, but often
they are physical wrecks. Why not
keep our pure-bred fowls pure with
out breeding all the stamina out Of
them? Why not make each successive
generation harder than the preceding
one? Can this be done and how? 1t
can be done by out-crossing, or chang
ing the males. This would be called
detrimental to standard breeding, but
IL is good common sense in practical
culture. Out-crossing can be resorted
to with Improbable poultry, IT the
next year males of the same breed be
again used.
The farmer has reached the stage
when, if he cannot secure strong,
hardy thoroughbreds, he resorts to
cFoss-breeding. When they once get
to crossing they get careless and cross
males of the cross on females Of the
same family. 1t does not take long
tor this process to convert really good
fowls into mongrels. Mongrels, dung
hill or barnyard fowls are the result OF
hap-hazard breeding for generations.
At length it becomes a matter of in
difference to the owner as to their
ancestry. What we need most of all
is to bring only thoroughbreds up to
the highest type OF hardness and util-
ity. Then the farmer should use only
pure-bred fowls.
| wish to touch on another question: ::
Does it pay farmers to buy eggs for
setting at cost Of 81 to $1.50 per Is?
Yes. We will suppose that out Of the
Is the farmer gets but seven chicks,
three males and four females. The
males themselves are worth twice the
cost of the eggs and the pullets will
be extra. EDWIN BURROUGHS.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-20
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The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-20
Coiorlng Bui ter.

The color question is a matter OF
vital interest to the dairymen Of the
United States. Upon that line nearly
all the repressiye legislation that has
been had against the fraud oleomar-
garine, Is based. For that reason, in
order that in the future deception anu
sWindling may be prevented, IL De
comes a matter OF necessity that al
butter shall come upon The table III
yellow color, says HOard's Daifyman.
So far as deali4s naYing ever enSueu
from the eating Of butter that has been
colored that is the merest hunDug,
Butter is coored simply as matter
of taste, because in summer, when FEED
is green, all butter is yellow. 1t does
not make poor butter good butter. l ne
coloring has nothing whatever to 90
with the question of quality. No man
need be persuaded to buy poor butter
for good because it is yellow. Qualty
in butter is not Judged by the eye, but
by the taste and smell, so color has
nothing to do with quality, Dut has
much to do with another department
of value, that Of appearance to suit the
eye of the customer.
The aim oi the dairymen and all
consumers who do not wish to be
swindled into buying oleomargarine
when they call for butter, is to force
oleomargarine, by the strong arm OF
the law, to appear in the market and
elsewhere in its own distinctive color,
which is white, or nearly So Then,
il the poor want it as a cheap substi-
tute for butter, they can buy it for
what it is worth. Public sentiment
and understanding is fast coming to
see the integrity, fairness and wisdom
OF such a purpose.
The boarding house or restaurant
keeper who puts white butter on his
table is lacking in good business sense.
No deaths nor even sickness, have
ever occurred, to our knowledge, from
eating butter cOlored by any form Of
color.
The sooner all butter comes on the
table in yellow attire and all substi-
tutes are forced to appear uncolored,
the quicker will justice be done to the
consumer and the dairymen.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-20

all parts of the world is destined IT, be
OF great value to the farmer, and the
latter should not be backward in avail
ing himself Of the opportunities pre-
sented. A number Of grass plots should
exist on his farm and in these should
be grown the grasses best reported of
for his locality. Our practices Of g:Nss
growing are bound to undergo a radi-
cal change; and the future will no
more see US sticking to the two or
three kinds OF grasses now being
grown than the present sees us grow
ing the potatoes and cabbages that
were favorites with our grandfathers.
Different grasses use different con-
sttuents in the soil, and on exhausted
grass land it may prove possible to
substitute a new variety for an old va
rlety with advantage. Some of the new
grasses have been brought from lands
subject to great extremes of heat and
cold and of drouth, and will prove es-
peClally seryiceable on lands that are
so mechanically constructed that they
yield readily to drouth conditions. Prog
ress in the science Of grass growing
will come only as result of many
and varied experiments with all the
known valuable grasses.
The Philipsburg mail., 1900-04-20
Hardness in Poultry.

To The Farmers Review: desire
to call the attention of farmers and
farmers wives to few facts of consid-
cradle Importance 1t is without ques-
tion true that, in all branches of stock
industry, good blood is the key to sue.
cess. In fact, in all business, whether
mercantile or industrial, the best good 5
make permanent success. This is true
also in poultry culture. Common hens
like cheap labor, are not to be depend
ed on. The object of the poultry raiser
is eggs and meat. To produce the
former we have the Leghorns, Minor
cas-, Spanish, Hamburgs, and the like
For meat we have, if our aim be for
roasting, superior qualities in the Ply
mouth Rocks, Brahmas, Cochins: and
for broilers no better breed than the
Wyandotte can be secured. Now, If
we properly raise, house and feed these
breeds, no cross-bred fowl can equal
them. We have come to this conclu-
sion after years of experimenting with
both cross-bred birds and with pure
bred ones.
But some say, when we use pure
bloods, we have a great deal of sick
ness in our focks, while our mongrels
are always hardy" 1t is pity that
too often such is the case. What is the
cause? l believe it to be due to in
breeding. In-breeding is injurious to