The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-18

culturist-that is to- say. the Boer-is
bound to be the final factor in South At
RIGA The country is undesirable in it
self, and the exhaustion of the gold will
mean the elimination of the outlander
question Neither of these two writer's
on the Boer side by the way, are able
to do anything to tighten the prevailing
Impression as to the Encouragement of the
towns and the grievances of the OUTLAW
ders.
Karl Blend writes of the European opin-
ion of the conflict: Francis Charmes dis
cusses intervention; and the possibility OF
an alliance against England is consid-
cred by Demetrius Boulger. while Nordau
furnishes some reflections upon the
philosophy and morals of war which have
very little value from any point OF view.
The publishers have just announced a
new and enlarged edition, containing as
additional material. Sir Redvers Butler"
a character-study by Edmund Gosse;
Great Britain on the War-Path' by
Vladimir Holmstrem and Prince Ookh-
tomsky, and England The Transvaal
and the European Powers" by Prof Hans
Delbruck.
(.'Britain and Boer: Both Sides of the
South African Question" Harper
Bros. sl.25. For sale by Lowman q
Hanfordl
Perhaps all readers are not aware that
the popular writer who styles herself
"Ouida" has two distinct styles OF writ
ing, one as limpid and wholesome as
mountain brook; the other as turbulent
and muddy as the waters of the Missis-
sippi. The former style is reserved for
her stories about children and peasants,
which are so simple. graceful and read
able as to make one wish that all other
subjects were forbidden to her. THE
Waters OF Edera" belongs decidedly to the
good ouda as distinguished from Ouida
the Unpleasant. 1t is strong and
tragic story of young italian. peas
ant-proprietor whose people had held for
hundreds of years a farm upon the banks
OF the river Edera, which he loved as II
It were living thing. The National So
ciety for the Improvement of Land and
the foreign company Of the Teromo-
Tronto Electric Railway find that II will
be to their profit to build certain works
which will require the waters of Edera
to be turned from their course Parlia-
mentary sanction is obtained for the ex-
preparation of the lands in the Val
d'Edera. including the well-beloved acres
which Adone Alba's fathers have titled
for generations before him. Adone suf-
fers terror, confusion and wrath at the
things which the state may do. for the
sake of gold to other men. with his in
heritance and his dearly-loved river. The
end of the story can only be tragic.
There is no other ending possible IS the
stories of those who seek by any means
to stay the wheels of our alleged
progress.
('The Waters OF Edera." BY Ouida. r.
II. Fenno & Co. 50 cents,)
o.
The drawings OF the late NJ. A. Woolf
have long been among the favorite pic
lures of the Furthermore because OF their
humor than their art. and most of all
because of their pathos. II wonder If /
WIZ all dressed up an put in a winder,
| IL anybody would long to have me-"
muses. one of his wallis. standing In front
| of toy-shop and enjoying the big and
! happy dolls inside. Another. poking in
| the ash-can and furtively watching a
J well-dressed little boy and girl absorbed
| in conversation, mas learned this much
| OF worldly wisdom: DE story books say
| dat de prince married CINDERELLA, but 1
| don't believe Il: don't think he took no
/ notice of her Again. a pair OF urchins
watch an errand-boy fastening by with
| a wreath of ribbon-tied roses:
"Them's for funeral | guess!"
'Surel"
with a sigh "Ah. there's some pleas
ure In bein' a Firth Avenger Corpse,"
| All these. and many others. are good
| texts for sermons which are all the bet