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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

nights. And the shining yellow sconites ana
vestal snowdrops image the glittering winter
sunshine and icy radiance of the snow"
April weather" is chapter filled with the
atmosphere and the freshness Of the English
spring. And Mrs Tenant is at her best when
she is describing the rhythmic flight of rocks
herons and kestrels or the skylark's spiral stair
Of song, or the twittering hocks of thieving
fnches. or the chirpy brotherhood of tits. robins
and plovers
A PRACTICAL HAND.
Mrs. Tenant makes these notes on flowers
birds and rural life with practical hand,
which has the sure touch of knowledge and
refined sensibility. There so few writer's
who concern themselves with the little things
in village lanes and country hedgerows that
this unaffected record of life in Wiltshire will
be welcomed by those who are never weary OF
turning the pages of Gilbert Whites Natural
History of SelboTne" and Richard Jefferies's
"Gamekeeper at Home" 1t is amateur work in
comparison with those naturalists' calendars,
in which the times and seasons Of plants, birds
and animals were jotted down, the habits of
squirrels field mice and earth worms noted, the
story Of a garden told from day to day, and
country rambles in woodland glades and across
the Towering downs illuminated by keen OBJ
servation Mrs Tenant is neither a naturalist
like Gilbert White. nor a brilliant writer like
Thoreau or Richard Jeheries or John Bur
roughs; but she has a true eye for the beauty
and simplicity of rural England, and she
writes about birds. flowers and villages
with unaffected sympathy and charm There is
a current fad among women of fashion for writ
ing books and affecting literary tastes, just as
there another one not long ago in Vanity
Fair for learning painting and exhibiting water
coors. Mrs. Tenants modest little book is
something more than literary caprice. 1t is a
record of Impressions of village life, which has
written itself because the eye has been trained
to see world of interest in a few scattered
Wiltshire villages. just Gilbert White was
moved to make up the calendar of his native
parish. 1. N. F.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
CURRENT TALK OF THINGS PRESENT
AND TO COME.

Miss Mary E wilkins came back from Europe
as unostentatiously as she went During her
little trip she spent most Of her time in England
and in France. She seems to have been sue
cessful in avoiding the lion hunters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30
Is, Piccadilly,
QbnAfEICn London. Dealer in
old Mss. Early
Printed Books and General Literature. Agsnf
or Learned Societies.

POOKs.-AM OUT-of-PRINT BOOKS SUP
Piled. matter what subject. Write !
any book published. The most sx1eFl
book finders extant. Please state wants and when g
England call and lnspect my $4,000 books REAA1
GREAT BOokSHoP. John Bright St. Birmingham Ens-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

ised that special attention will be given to the
printing and binding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

Interviewed by a writer for THE Outlook, -
Dean Stubs asked II he really intended to
write book after his recent visit here. His
reply worthy of a diplomat. After my
next visit-perhaps." The interview shows that
the Dean has plenty to say about, us, and knows
how to say 1t with spirit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

The Putnams have secured the American
rights to Mrs ELEPHANTS Memoir of Queen Vic
toria-" They have arranged TO bring it out in a
volume that will contain also reprint of Robert
Wilson's Life and Times Of Queen Victoria ."
which furnishes the title to the new book.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

TOoMEY AND OTHERS. BY Robert shacketon.
limo, PIP 2H. Charles Scribners Sons.
THE ALABASTER BOX. BY Walter Besant
12nlo, PIP. 327 Dodd, Mead & Co
THE FORTUNE OF WAR BY Elizabeth N Bar
row. 12mo. PIP. 2eS Henry Holt & Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

Joel Chandler Harris will bring out a new
book OF short stories early in the autumn
through Doubleday. Page & Co. They will deal
chiefly with incidents in the Civil War, and
they viii bear the title of ION the Wing of Oc-
casions."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

Mr. L. Frank Baum. whose book OF nonsense
verse, Father Goose" won considerable favor
from the young people last year, will nave
ready for autumn publication, by r. H. Russell
& Co. a collection Of fairy stories for children.
called "A New wonderland" The book will be
illustrated by Mr.. Frank verbeck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

DOWN NORTH AND UP ALONG. By Margare55
Warner Morley. limo, PIP. O4. Doou' "e"u
n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

Dodd. Mead & Co. will soon begin the plbli-
cation Of a series of books to be known as
The Bookman Classics" which will include
such works as Irving's Sketch Book" Sternc's
Sentimental Journey" Kingsley's ''Hypatia"
and De Foes Robinson Crusoe." II Is prom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

Mr.. Lorrimer stoddard is said to have created
an exceptionally strong play out of Marion
Crawford's novel, In the Palace Of the King.
He has made good many changes in the story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

The Appletons have in press a new novel The
Girl at the Halfway House." by Mr.. E. Hough
author of the STORY of the Cowboy" which re-
ceived strong commentator when first pub
lished. 1t deals with scenes during the days OF
pioneer life In the West.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30

Mr. Henry Clews has added to his book. The
Wall Street Point of View which Silver. Bur
dett s. Co. announced for publication short
time ago. a chapter on The Ice Trust Reeve
iations."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
How it Rained.

How it rained! The huge drops
pelted the pane and then trickled
down the sill. Just such night as
Is years ago." muttered the old man
with the snuffbox. The bel rang
sharply. The old man hobbled over
and opened the door.
who is there?" he called.
you win soon know" responded
the stranger IT'S wild night"
Fierce"
Just such night as rs years ago
"What?"
"And you found a basket on your
step"
How do you know this?'
And when you took the basket in
you found it contained an infant. You
admit this?"
Yes, but
"And then l suppose you remember
taking the infant to warm fire and
drying its clothes?"
Il do"
And then you treated the outcast
as your own kin until he was Is years
of age"
81 remember all. At Is he left my
humble. roof to seek his fortune"
But ne didn't find it,"
Then he must be-
He stands before you"
"And you have come back after all
these years to thank me?"
mo, have come back to lick YOU"
"What?"
Eyes, to lick you for taking me in.
IL you had not disturbed that basket
the chances are some wealthy, child
less woman would have seen me from
her carriage window and taken me
for adoption. Then instead of being
tramp / would be rolling in a lap
of luxury Old man, can never for
give you. Come out here while
wipe the yard up with
But the door slammed. How It
rained!-Bar Harbor Life.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
HERE'S ABOUT HARES
GENTLE ANIMALS, FINE FoRPETs,
FINER FOR FOOD.
BREED EVERY SIX WEEKS
The "Poor Mans Turkey"-creatures
Not Hardy Enough &c Live in Wild
State in This Climate-Hints as to
Rearing-Profit in the Somewhat
New Business.

The Belgian hare is nowt the most pop
ular animal pet in the country and is
rapidly taking the place of the pigeon
in the affections of the boy, says The
Little Chronicle of Chicago, which
knows boys like book There is also
great deal of prof. in breeding it
for the market, and the business has
become craze ia California anu Col
orado where owners of small places
have given I'D poultry raising for the
more profitable business of breeding
hares.
i, Many people think that hares and
rabbits are the same, but this is mis-
take. These Belgian hares are big
fellows, often weighing eight pounds
when full grown. In color they are a
rich fawn marked with white and
black. There are usually white patches
and streaks about the eyes and chin
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18

the rate OF nine OF ten inches in hun.
bred years. Eventually, unless a dam
is erected to prevent it. the lake viii
again overflow to the Illinois river,
its discharge occupying the channel
carved by the outlet of a Pleistocene
glacial lake. The summit of that
channel is now about eight feet above
the mean level of the lake. and the
time before it will be overstopped can
be computed. Fer the mean lake
stage such discharge will begin in
about 1000 years, and after 1900
years there will be no interruption.
In about 1000 years the Illinois river
and the Niagara will carry equal por-
lions of the surplus water of the great
lakes. In $500 years the discharge of
the Niagara will be intermittent, fall
ing at low stages of the lake, and in
$500 years there will be no Niagara
The basin of Lake Erie dill then be
tributary to Lake Huron. the current
being reversed in the Detroit and St.
Clair channels.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18

The underside OF the body is white.
The head is carried well up and the
eyes are dark and bright The ears
are about five inches long and are
tipped with black and they should be
carried erect While the fore legs are
small the hind legs are large and pow
erful and can give vigorous kicks.
The animal should, therefore, always
be lifted by the skin between the
shoulders exactly as a cat carries her
kittens.
The hare needs plenty of room. Each
grown hare should have run" of its
own at least twenty feet long, two
and a half wide and six feet high COW
cred on all sides with woven wire net
ting and with two thicknesses of net
ting, tarred and buried in the ground
to prevent burrowing. A weather
tight roof should cover the entire rab-
bitry and project beyond enough to
protect the animals from the weather.
In the winter the sides should be
boarded up.
The pens should be cleaned twice
a week and the animals fed on second
crop clover hay, oats and bran and
green vegetables. Lettuce and car
rots are favorites and both are cheap
and easily raised, and potato and APP
pie parings are much liked. Clean
water should be given every day and
the pens kept dry. Plenty of straw
should be given the animals with
which to line their beds. In this the
little mother will make her nest OF
straw which she will line with fur
from her own body.
While nursing her little brood the
mother should he given milk, oatmeal
and wheat. Nc green food should be
given her, for this will kill the babies;
and the little ones should have nc
green food until four months old. They
will eat clover hay, oatmeal and bran
and drink water and milk when three
or four weeks old,
At ten months of age hare should
be ready for the market, and since il
sells for something like 20 cents a
pound, it is worth $1.25 to 81 dressed
The skins will brink from Is to %
cents each. Fine ones that are cor
rect in color, markings and size, in
tended for breeding, will bring from
$25 to 500 a pair.
The best way to cook hare, it is
said, is to steam it in double boiler
using just enough water in the inside
boiler to cover the meat Steam 1t
three hours, thicken the gravy, sea
son with salt, pepper and butter and
serve like quail on toast. Stuffed with
chestnut dressing and roasted it is
said to be better than turkey.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18

impossible 10 stop. l could see the
ago1y Oh the faces OF the engineers
and the french as they caught one
lash OF the headlights; and then came
the crash, the escaping steam, the
grinding and creaking OF broken TIM
bers. But over all I heard the cries
az. groals OF injured men, and every
one of them was friend of mine
r u two hours 1 was obi. ged to con-
TIME sending orders TO forty or fifty
trains on other parts of the road and
all the time was waiting for the mes
Of the collision. / tell you, gentle
men" here the white-haired man rose
to his feet, stirred by the recollection,
Il wouldn't live that night over again
for all the world. l couldn't tell you
in an hour all the thoughts that
crowded to my mind as I'worked and
waited. Nearly all the men compos-
ing the crews on these two trains were
married; / knew their wives and
children. had grown up among
them. And before the break of day,
thought, they would be widows and
orphans; and l, l should never dare
to look them in the face again. Per-
haps the law would punish me. Here
tho idea occurred to me that l must
escape; it didn't matter where l went.
| only wanted to go where l should not
be seen by those who knew of my
criminal carelessness. About o'clock
had figured that in few moments
should know the worst. By that time
was no longer fit to handle trains,
and although had said no word to my
call boy he knew that something was
wrong, and without consulting me
awoke the chief dispatcher. | re
membered seeing Johnny come into the
office; then, l may as well confess it,
laid down on the counter, or someone
put me there. The next thing l knew
was that water was being dashed into
my face and the chief was saying;
Come, old man. it's all right; they
didn't hit, they met at Ludlow"
The climax was dramatic. Every
man in the party sat bolt upright to
catch the last sentences, for the voice
of the general manager was husky
with emotion.
81 never sent another train order in
my life; l never shall. That" said
the speaker, as he rose and motioned
to the clerk for his key, was how
ran trains and allowed them to ar
range their own meeting point. But
then, as l stated in the beginning, il
happened in Arizona, the hottest land
under the sun."-Kansas City Star
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
NIAGARA is PASSING AWAY.
Those Who Wish To See II Must Do
So Within a Couple of Centuries.

Investigation of the region of the
great lakes by G. X. Gilbert, of the
United States geological survey, has
brought out the fact that this whole re.
gion is being lifted on one side or de.
pressed on the other in such a manner
that its plane is tilted bodily toward
the southwest. The shores of each OF
the lakes are sinking on their south.
western and rising on their northwest.
ern sides. the rate of the movment
being such that the two ends Of a line
100 miles long running southwest and
northwest are displaced relatively
fourtenths Of foot in a hundred
years. In Lake Superior, to Illustrate
by single example, the waters are ad-
vancing on the American and falling
on the Canadian side. At Duluth the
advance Is six inches, and at Huron
Bay the recession is five inches in a
\ hundred years.
At Chicago. on the sinking shore Of
Lake Michigan. the water is rising at
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
FOUND DEAD AT HIS BENCH.
Gentle Old Man Who Ran a Doll Hos.
pitaI in New York.

Scores of women in this country,
particularly in New York city, will
read with profound regret that
Uncle" John Lamb, the doll doctor, is
dead. For sixty years this gentle soul
had given consolation to little girls by
repairing the fractured limbs of
favorite dolls, regluing the hair or re-
stuffing the limp bodies with sawdust.
Almost half century ago his doll
hospital was known all over New York
city. He bore genuine love for his
little patrons, and was happiest when
surrounded by group of them, listen
ing to their sorrows, but always send
ing them away buoyant and laughing.
| Uncle John lived at 759 Sixth. avenue.
He came to New York from Ireland in
1910 and started a doll hospital at
Madison avenue and Sixty-third street
While there he mended the wax babies
of many children who are today noted
in many walks of life. Ten years ago
he established the shop on Columbus
avenue and enjoyed a large patronage
1t was while engaged on one of his
hopeless" patients, as he dryly called
the dolls most severely battered by
little hands, although he managed to
pull them through, that the end came
peacefully. He was so years old, but
despite his age worked early and late.
The little girl whom he dearly loved
had come to him holding by a limp
arm q doll much the worse for fall
from nursery window on the fourth
floor. She feared her dolly would die
Uncle John took her on his knee and
persuaded her the broken head could
be mended and it would be restored to
her quite cured. He promised the
reincarnate baby the next morning
1t would be necessary TO remain late al
the shop that night to fulfill his
promise. So he worked until late in
the stuffy, hot quarters. When he did
not return to his home his wife and
four grown-up children did not worry
because he had told them that he
might spend the night with his friends
in Brooklyn. When one of his sons
went to the shop at 9 o'clock Wednes
day morning Uncle John was dead at
| his bench.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
Practical Points.

A successful breeder of Belgian
harcs in answer to an inquiry as to
how TO raise these pretty and profit
able pets, says that the first thing nee
essary is to get your hare and the
second is to take care of 1t as nearly
after natures plan as possible.
There are plenty Of hares to be had
but they are not all desirable, by any
means. In getting a pair to start a
rabbitry, the greatest care should be
taken to secure animals that have the
proper coloring and markings and that
are OF good size. A full grown hare
weighs from eight to fourteen pounds.
In color the pure bred Belgian is a
reddish tan which is deepest on the
shoulders and the top Of the neck.
The sides and launches will be darker
with many Of the hairs tipped with
black. This gives a notified appear.
ance which is sign Of pure breed.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
Human Freight Overheard.

Take, as an illustration. the chase
of the British cruiser Black Joke. after
the slavers Rapido and Regulo In the
Blight of Benin, in 1881. The two
slavers were seen coming together out
of the Bonny river in September. The
Black Joke at once sent two small
going in one Of them. The slavers put
about and made all sail up the rivers,
but it was soon apparent that they
could not escape. What happened
then is told by Captain Ramsey, Of the
Black Joke. in his official report.
During the chase they were seen
from our vessels to throw their slaves
overheard, by twos, shackled together
by the ankles, and left in this manner
to sink or swim as they best could.
Men. women. and children were seen
in great numbers, struggling in the
water; and, dreadful to relate, upward
of one hundred and fifty Of these
wretched creatures persisted in this
way" Captain Ramsey said after
ward that he and his men distinctly
saw the sharks tearing the slaves as
they struggled in the water.-John r.
Spears, in Scribner's.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
He Was Goinq.

1t was one-horse wagon loaded
with boxes and barrels, and the driver
suddenly turned in to the curb and
got down and stood off a few feet and
looked earnestly at the horse. Four
or five pedestrians came to halt, and
one of them promptly called out:
THAT horse has got chill and you
ought to unhiteh him!"
Its case of bots" added a second.
He's got the blind staggers, or l
don't know anything about horses"
put in third.
The four or five pedestrians grew to
five or ten. and ten to 20 or 80.
He's balky, eh-" queried fat man,
as he forced his way into the crowd.
"Holler in his earl" shouted boy
who was up on balky horses.
"All you fellers get hold and push
the wagin." commanded q citizen, who
appeared to be born leader of men.
The crowd grew to so, so, 100 and
the street was blocked. Men examined
the wheels on the wagon, the feet OF
the horses and the harness. The
driver stood there with lines and whip
in hand, and said nothing and made
no move until a policeman forced his
way into the crowd and excitedly
asked:
Now, then, what's all this about?
What's the matter here2"
"Nuthin," was the calm reply.
Horse sick?"
Nav"
is he balky?"
Nav"
"'rhen why don't you go on?"
I'm goin'."
And he put his foo on the hub of
front wheel and sprang to his seat and
drove off at a sharp trot, and all the
wondering crowd said as It looked
after him was:
II thought so all the time" - st.
Paul Dispatch.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
III IUt UIdCC6T
HE did"
And SO. She Went Forth.

The moment had come for the
maiden in the ancient ballade to es
cape from the battlement tower.
But" she faltered, shrinking sud.
denly back, my hair is not sufficient.
ly luxuriant to serve me in the stead
of attire,"
The good fairy, who was nothing il
not resourceful. bethought herself to
bark forward few centuries.
There is enough of it to pass for
rainy day ccstume!" cried the good
fairy, in all confidence.
Hereupon there seemed to be no
reason why the regular program
should not be proceeded with.-De.
troit Journal.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
He BAsELY DECEIVED HER.
Why the Young Woman Broke off the
Engagement.

Why the Young Woman Broke off the
Engagement.
$50 your engagement is broken?"
said the girl in gray.
Eyes it u.s." replied the girl in
brown, frowning at the recollection.
What was the matter?"
He basely deceived me-" answered
the girl in brown. "You see, it was
this way. l asked him one day to
promise me that he never again
would smoke cigarettes, and he prom
Used. Then l asked him to refrain
from the use of tobacco in any form,
and he promised to do that Later |
told him had horror of anyone who
touched liquor, and he agreed never
to touch it. After that | suggested
that l thought clubs had bad in
fiuence on young men and l should
expect him to give them up, and he
said he world. l also took up the
subject of gambling, and made him
promise that he would stop playing
cards and betting on the races"
well, you didn't demand great
deal of him, did your" said the girl
in gray. 81 suppose he deceived you
in the matter?"
HE did"
Broke his promise, did he?"
"Oh, no! l could have forgiven that
But just when l was congratulating
| myself that I at least had rafornn or
one young man l found that he didn'
| require any reforming. He WASH
addicted to a single one of the habits
made him promise to break. 1t wal
terrible shock and I broke the en-
gagement at once. There was NJ
longer anything in it to make it in
teresting''
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-18
Mans Soul Lives in a Doq.

A cablegTam from Paris says: One
of the most wonderful stories OF the
transmigration of souls ever told
comes from L'Orient, an eastern sea-
port, where seven persons of intelli-
sence and reputation for truth swear
upon their honor that dog spoke to
them intelligently. Ten years ago
according TO their testimony, a mar
liner Of the name of Kerbec, who had
always been a firm believer in the
transmigration of the human soul to
the body Of an inferior being, told
his wife that after he died he would
return TO her IN the disguise OF some
domestic pet.
-Four years ago strange dog wan.
dered into the house and remained.
being well taken care OF by the family.
Three days ago Widow Kerbec. her
three grown children and three
neighbors, including skeptical
schoolmaster. were spending the
evening together at the house, chat
ting pleasantly, when suddenly the
dog, crouching away in dark cor
ner. began to moan piteously.
Everyone thought that the animal
was dreaming, but presently he rose
on bis hind legs and spoke distinctly,
in faraway, unnatural voice, these
words: "Adieu. wife and children;
adieu, friends
Then the dog fell oyer stone dead.
Nothing can shake the COMPLETION Of