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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-01-05

The fond mother dreams great dreams
of baby's future as she holds the sleeping
little one in her arms. But the dreams
will never come true unless she has
given him a strong body and healthy
mind. Children die in hosts, or live to
struggle through life feeble of body and
dull of mind because the mother was
unfit physically and mentally for moth
erhood. Women who use DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription endow their chill
dren with strong bodies and bright minds.
1t is every mothers duty to give her
child the advantages of healthy body
and mind. A weak or sickly woman
cannot do this. vFavorite Prescription"
makes weak women strong and sick
women we'll.
Mrs. orrin stiles. Of Downing, Dunn Co, Wis,
writes: NJ have been intending to write to you
ever since my baby was born in regard to what
your Favoritc Prescription has done for me.
cannot praise II enough, for have not been as
well for hve years as now am. In July last had
baby boy, weight II pounds, and was only sick
short time, and since got up have not had
one sick day. have not had any womb trouble
since got up. was not only surprised myself
but all OF my friends here are surprised to see
me so we'll"
DIR. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

THE CIRCULAR STUDY. BY Anna Katharine
Green MRS Charles Rohlfs). 12mo, PIP. 2SS. Nc
Clure, Phillips & Co.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

significance as a type now disappeared, and
he even coacedes to the lazy novel reader a
blandly comfortable ending. En- Banham is
took comical,'' which is to say that she enjoys
fits; Murre goes through amazing quackeries
to cure the girl, and temporarily blights another
household; DorriIy Thorn loses one sweetheart
but gains another, and Roboshobery Dove car
ries his wooden leg and his poetic name up and
Gown through pretty nearly every chapter. It is
a strange medley, but it passes muster and is
certainly better worth the doing than those pre-
posterous "slum novels which gained for the
author at time brief and entirely unde-
served celebrity.
Mrs. Rohlfs exploits a mysterious crime in
The Circular Study" OF course when every
thing is cleared up i'll the last chapter the occur
renee is exposed not quite so extraordinary
after all, but, equally of course the art of the
novelist in this field is to create beWilderment
irrespective of anything else. The author of this
book understands what is required of her, and
dettly befogs the reader all along the line. The
solution of the mystery is successfully with
held until the right moment for it's discovery ar
rives. Miss Butterworth who has figured in
other books by Mrs. ROhlfs, reappears and
some other old friends are brought upon the
scene. The Circular Study is read with
amusement once and then promptly forgotten; it
is a fair piece of ephemeral fiction.
The author of THE Girl and the Governor
draws his inspiration from contemporary politi-
cal life in the United States. He is of course
en- the side of the angels. and his stories aim at
showing that the public who really lives
up to high ideals can succeed in politics. though.
no doubt, he has to suffer some unpleasant dis
illusionments. The book is a good one. because
it gives the fruits of keen observation of political
life but it is good also because Mr. Warren
has the narrative gift. knows how to give dra-
matte interest to his work without strainine for
effect. and writes with admirable spirit and
taste. He treats Of familiar things, but escapes
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
E8TIMAFING A POET.
From "Colloquies of Criticism" in The
Mall Gazette.

From "COlloquies of Criticism" in The Pail
Mall Gazette
think L can give you very good test by
which the rank and real value of any poet can
be estimated. Let us take the sentiments, the
feelings, the appreciatiOns the interests which
such and such poet expresses and let
slider what should think of a man whose life
was made up Of these bounded by these,
or, at all events, dominated by these. Shake
speare, Goethe, Heine, Horace and, a lower
level, Pope and Dryden-aH these poets exhibit
in their poetry the characters, the knowledge
the pursuits of complete and remarkable men,
Limit man to those elements of his, those
tastes and pursuits which expressed in the
poetry of Keats, and you get a who, as a
man, is mere incoming imbecile. What the
poetry Of Keats represents is d small fraction of
hfe-beautiful and delightful if related to some
thinS larger than ITSELF but if regarded the
whole, as the principal part of life, contemplate
Keats was weak a poet, and weak as
man also, because this beautiful fraction of life
was for MIN the whole, or the more important
part OF 1t. He gave us a most delicate liquor,
and asked US to accept it a beverage Our
friend Mr Beranger, on his admission does
the same thing. Poetry, he told us, is essen
tally scented liquor, abstracted from life
For the great poets it is inspiriting Wine
trodGen from the vineyards of the richest and
most varied experience; and the typical great
poet as Il man is not, as Keats fancied, and Mr.
BeranEer and Mr. Berangers friends fancy an
lnSpIt d recuSe, or an inspired Vagabond: but
he is the inspired man of the world, whether he
be courter like Goethe or a pIoughman like
Burns
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

The third volume Of Professor s r Gardiner
history Of the Commonwealth and Protectorats
win be published early ii the new year. Ii wiI
contain the history of two years only, stopping
short by some months Of Cromweli's reinstalla
tiOn as Protector.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
THE AMEER or AFGHANISTAN.

The Ameer of Afghanistan is. it appears. an
author of some experience He has written
several books besides the autobiography which
is to be printed within a few weeks. If we
may believe his statements in the chapter just
published in The Monthly Magazine" he is
the most interchangeable Of workers. so deeply
do my thoughts take possession of me when 1
am planning various improvements and cOnsid-
ering State affairs that I DO not any of the
people who are in my presence. Many nights
begin reading, and writing answers to letters.
and do not raise my head until l see that the
night is past and the morning has come My
doctors and hakims tell me that this never-ceas-
ing activity is the of all my illnesses, that
1 work too hard and do not take my meals reg
ularly at fixed times My answer is: Love and
Logic have never agreed together" His sup
port under these exhausting conditions is thus
described: II 90 not go to sleep directly lie
down in bed but the person who is specially ap-
pointed my reader sits down beside my bed
and reads to from some book, as, for in
stance, histories OF different countries and peo-
pies; books on geography. biographies Of great
kings and reformers. and political works I
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
AMERICAN STUDENTS IN ENGLAND.
From The Athenaum.

From The Athen8Um.
The number of American historical research
students who have visited the archives of this
country during the present year is stated to be
exceptionally large, and the subjects upon
which they have be2n engaged are, as usual, re-
markab bic for their originality and interest IN
deed, American historical professors who cul-
uYate the seminar system with such admra-
bic lesults appear to have a positive genius for
selecting subjects which lend themselves to fur
ther eIucldatiOn from unedited MSS. At the
present moment the subject in favor is
the development of exceptional Jurisdictions
such as the Paatinate of Durham and the Star
Chamber together with the great economic
problems connected with the inClCsure of COM
mons the survival of bondage, the history Of
the great trading companies ana the emancipa-
ton of colonial trade ON all these and other
important questions much good work has ap-
peared or may be expected. Such exemplary
Iabors furnish still further indication of the
activity and success of the new school of Amer
lean history, which bids fair to rival the schools
of France and Germany in its scientific meth
eds. while retaining Anglo-SaXOn Individual
ity of its own.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

Poetry and prose are fused in his beautiful pict-
ures His Madonna is a mortal mother, but
there is flung over her spirit which you would
call the spirit Of holiness, if it were not elo-
Quent of something besides religious emotion,
something flowing from that mysterious. com
plex meditative mind which Botticelli opens TO
us only ftfully and obscurely, Turing us on by
the simplicity of tangible forms to the framing
of judgments which lose their weight in pres
ence of that tantalzing atmosphere which is the
last mark of his individuality. Count Plunkett
leaves BotticeIH pretty much where he found
him. so far as the Interpretation of the subtler
elements of his genius is concerned. But he does
much to put the student in possession of all the
practicable facts This volume is brief but to
the point. 1t touches lightly but sufficiently on
the subject of BotticeIs masters, sketches eff
[ectvely the pale outline of biography that is all
we thus far hope to possess, traverses the
works stematically-eXpOunding the conclu-
6iens of the scholars this or that point of
attribution-and deals adequately with the
painters followers and the engTavings ascribed
TO him. \ full catalogue of the works terminates
the book The photography of Botticelh en-
braces a number of valuable publications.
Among these Count PIunketts monograph must
take high rank.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

THE GIRL AND THE GOVERNOR By Charles
Warren. Illustrated. 12mo PIP. 400. Charles
Scribner's Sons
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

seen his like for perfect gentlemanhood- The
more have seen of literary men. the more do
I marvel at the pure unseIfishness and pre-
eminent goodness of my father"
There is to be more Junius controversy. MI
c. F. Keary promising TO prove that Sir Philip
cal and social gossip of intimate sort viii
appear in the forthcoming Letters of Sir Philip
Francis and Members of His Family"
The third volume of Professor S. r. GARDENERS
history Of the Commonwealth and Proteetorate
win be published early III the new year. IL will
short by some months Of Cromwelrs reinstalla-
tiOn Protector.
Signor Gabrielle d'Annunzio's tragedy The
Dead City has just been well slated by The
Saturday Review" The critic prOnOunces the
work to be of the kind that makes him re
luctantly sigh for a literary censorship. or wish
that the Church of the Realm would assist IN
the gibbetinS of evil books by an Index LibrO-
translated the play, and the commentator re-
grets 10 see his really fine talents employed in
the propagation of such uaUse5us. wearisuule
and inlquitOus literature
a memoir of the late Sir George Grove is to
be prepared by Mr.. c. l. Graves. The biog-
rapher asks that any persons willing to lend let
ters from Sir George VIII send them 20 him.
care of the Messrs- Macmillan.
AR Morley's life of Gladstone will apuea- fn
two volumes. one containing the life and letters.
the other documents and notes The frst vol
uIne VIII be Illustrated with many interesting
portraits. 1t is not yet determined when the
work VIII be issued Mr.. Morley is far from
we'll, but his i'll health has not been allowed TO
interfere with his literary work
Dr. Conan Doyle it is reported has returned
from South Africa looking more than ever like q
burly farmer. He has made good progress with
his history of the war, but has plan for the
date Of publication.
Mrs Henniker, daughter of the late Lord
HouShtOn (MOnckton Milnes) has written a
play founded on the South African war with a
general for hero The authors husband is colo
mel OF the Coldstream Guards. now at the seat
OF war
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
FICTION.
w1rcHcRAFT. MURDER AND POLITICS.

CUNNING MURRELIA By Arthur Morrison 12mo.
pp 2SS Doubleday, Page & Co.
THE CIRCULAR STUDY. BY Anna Katharine
Green (Mrs. Charles Rohlfs) 12mo, pp 2SS. Nc
Clure, Phillips & Co
THE GIRL AND THE GOVERNOR. BY Charles
Warren. Illustrated. 12mO, PIP. 407 Charles
Scribner'S Sons.
Less than half a century ago witchcraft and
smuggling still had their practitioners in Eng
land, some of them f1ourishing within easy dis
tance of the capital Mr.. Morrison relies on
this circumstance and tolerably skilful
hand in the writing OF fiction, to give reality to
his Cunning Murrell." a : lie Of rustic Gre
duIity quack conjurations humble romance.
It is an amusing little book. Cunning Murrell.
the quack, is a simple soul for all the curious
and powerful learning" which he fondly be-
lieves he possesses, and in the long run he does
no great harm by his Obligations. though at
times he seems potent in the brewing of trouble.
Fortunately for the success of his story Mr..
Morrison uses his titular parsonage only a
pivot round which divers episodes Of life
in an old English village revolve; ne takes as
much interest in the pathetic and humorous
happenings among his peasants as in Murrelrs
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

the artist very different from the common flat
tories of portrait painting
We might take this as an elucidation of Bot
4ceiIi's hold on life, but the point on which it
Is perhaps wiser to lay stress is the unification
in his paintings of life and the world outside
life, the simultaneous rendering of his vision of
facts and Of his imaginative conception of things
found only in the sphere of the imagination, in
Serms swiftly and completely comprehensive.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
THE POSTCARD MANIA.
From The Saturday Review.

From The Saturday Review
The custom of sending and collecting pictorial
Not only those who delight in amassing stamps
and autographs are bitten by it. People hith-
eIto free from fads go about in anxious quest
OF 'NlcNs'; and, for the indulgence of their
puerile passion, weekly journal devoted only
to the interests of postcard collectors has an
peare4. Apart from other depressing features
the paper provides a correspondence column
through which its readers trade with one an
Other and so We learn that Flora" is eager to
obtain Milan, Florence and all Italian towns in
exchange for Berlin, Frankfort and Coblentz; or
that rank Will give all Stockholm for certain
corners OF Vienna; or that Schmieders Agency
Is 50 TIch in rivers monuments and steeDlas that
II possesses a panorama (at penny a gIimpse)
OF the entire world Stories. in which the prin-
clpai parts are played by German and Italian
postcards, tollow-"Gretchen' and Alberto"
are married or separated for ever by this mod
ern means; while gay Percy" who is suppnsed,
to be busily engaged in Lyons absentmindedIv
discloses his real whereabouts by sending a view
OF the Moulin Rouge from Paris
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
INGENIOUS ADVERTISING.
From The London Chronicle.

l. IOlH me LONDON chronicle
a German firm of publishers a little while ago
hit upon novel and ingenious method of ad-
Vertising, which has been attended by the hap
plest results. They caused to be inserted in
most of the newspapers a notice to the effect
that a certain nobleman Of wealth and high
position, desiring a wife, wanted one who re-
sembled the heroine in the novel named There
upon every marriageable woman who saw the
notice bought the book to see what the heroine
vas hke ana the work had immense sale
But it is said that the publishers had 10 enpa@e
the services OF several additional clerks to deal
with the deluge OF feminine correspondence from
Image" of the heroine.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
LITERARY NOTES

A collected edition of Ruskin is in cOntempIa-
nish AN event for the whole literary world"
1t is supposed that it win include much new
matter
The real triumph of the past publishing season
in London is asserted 20 be that Mr Henry
Harland's Cardinals Snuff box which has no
quality to recommend it but mere literary
charm. has gone beyond fifteen thousand copies
Mr.. Gilbert Parker. the Canadian novelist. was
designed by his parents for the Episcopal min
istTy. but after few months OF ecclesiastical
study he turned TO literature He was for some
time lecturer at Trinity College. Toronto. but
i'll health compelled him to resign his post.
A volume Of recoHections Of the Tenuysons IS
coming from the pen of Canon Rawnsiey who
was long time friend OF the family
His recently published volume dealing chiefly
with the noted figures of English Lake re-
another laureate. Robert SGUthey- OF the last
lean and lanky that his father once wrote Of him
the last time / talked with him his eyes gIGwed
used to quaver. as he told Of the perfect lessons
constant tender kindness and high minded sim
plicity he learned in those young bOyhood days
from that noble spirit Of the genius Of Greta
Hall: Take him all in all. though I have lived
nearly as many years as my father, have not
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

listen to this reading until I so to sleep, when
story teller takes his place. repeating his mar
ratives until I awake in the morning. This is
very soothing. as the constant murmur of the
story tellers voice lulls my tired nerves and
brain"
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

the commonplace. This is, in short one more
book to prove that author can he realistic
and discourse of everyday things without being
tiresome or vulgar
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

CUNNING MURRELL. By Arthur Morrison. 12mO
pp 2SS Doubleday, Page Co.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

Mrs Hennker. daughter of the late Lord
HoughtOn (MOncktOn AIilnes). has written a
play founded on the South African war. with a
general for hero. The authors husband is colo
mel Of the Coidstream Guards. now at the seat
OF war
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-24
ADMIRATION FOR pEWET.
London Papers Compare His Ride to Famous
Ba!aclaya Charge.

London. Dee. 23.-Gen. Dewct would be
by far the most acceptable Christmas
box TO the average Englishman. though
there seems little likelihood of the WISH
being granted. The desire for the sup
preston of this wonderful Boer leader,
however is accompanied by generous ad-
mira ton for his latest feat.
''It would be unworthy of the British
name" says the Times. ito refuse the
credit that is due a feat of arms 50 bril-
liant as the unexpected dash backward
of Dewet and his men through the Brit
ish lines"
other papers take the same view. COM
pairing the ride to SprinEhaan : Mex with
the charge at BalaclaVa. In fact. adInira-
ton for the extraordinary daring dis
played by the Beers on this occasion al
most predominates over the chagrln at
the failure of the British officers to cope
with their opponents.
difference to the incapabilitv Of the gen
erals in South Africa. Revcrscs have
become the expected. Last Christmas
society almost went crazy over plum
buildings and chocolate hampers, sent to
the soldiers on the Vcldt. This year they
are not mentioned.
In fact the public is unutterably weary
of the long-drawn-out struggle, whose
only interesting features are the senSa-
tional successes of DeWet. This in no
way affects the government. whose deter
mination to fight it out to the bitter cnd
is evident from its decision to reinforce
the already huge army IN South Africa.
Several members OF the cabinet. however.
would be heartily grateful were the Boer
leaders to sue for peace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-24
Somerse. Cour. Judge Strout. Presiding.

The case Blanchard VS.. Blanchard was
put on trial, Saturday morning. This is
a cross suit over several accounts and
notes 1t was found that the case would
JccuY too much time if tried in full and
il was accordingly put into the hands of
an auditor and Will come up for trial lat
cr in the term. @. w. Cover for the
plaintiff, Walton & Walton for the defen-
dant.
Both juries were discharged during the
forenoon until the opening Of court, Mon
day morning. Court will continue next
week only suspendinE on Christmas day
Mor.:ay thc case. Turner VI. Dexter. VIII
ba nut On trial. Forrest Goodwin for the
raint!n; Il. n. Merrill for the defen-
dant.
Inc case Holt vs.. Brown ct al. Dan
forth and Gould for the plaintiff: futile
for the defendant, has been defaulted.
The jury returned a verdict of $50 for
tho plaintin il the case Strickland vs..
the Southland Manufacturing Company.
TWO days. Forrest Goodwin tor ,---
plaintiff; J. +. Holman ara Walton 4
Walton for the defendant ,riututIOn.
Tho case prcbiC vs.. i..tlS nus oecn de-
flJltch. Walton fer t--v plaintiff: Dan
forth & Cor:lI .rr M. deiendanr
Preston GocL.ns of Fairfield. who has
lust a a ~ days sentence. in an
sw 6. charge brought on a search and
sC.~..ic. lyds Drought into court. Saturday
morning and discharged upon payment
OF costs.
Milford Patton York Of Madison, was
brought into court To answer to two i'll
dictments found hy the grand jury at the
September term for larceny. The thcfts
were committed last June ana consider
ing that York had been in Jail since the
ID of that month, County Attorney Small
moved that he be discharged. His ease
was continued for sentence. York is a
boy Il years old but has been under ar
rest several times for different offences.
Ernest Schais, a native Of Austria. who
resides in this town. appeared before
JIdcc StroIt to receive naturalization
papers After a brief examination his
request was granted and his papers were
made oIt by the clerk, Mr. Seekings.
The cases on the criminal docket will
bc put on trial after the Turncr-DeXter
ease has been settled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-24
DEWET UNDERESTIMATE.
Has Army Under Perfect Control and Is a
Formidable Enemy.

London. Dec. 23.-Lord Kitchener's
dispatches breathing confidence hard
ly justified by their contents, are al
most the only available news from the
seat of hostilities in South Africa; but
kilograms from Cape Town depict the
situation in anything but roseate views.
Without believing the assertion Of the
Transvaal agency IN Brussels that 5000
Beers have invaded Cape Colony, it is
quite evident that the invasion was a
serious and we'll planned affair. In con-
nection with this a correspondent
sends an extremely interesting letter,
dated Bethulie, Dec. l, describing Gen.
DeWet and his doings.
.DeWet has never been taken seri-
ously enough" says the correspondent.
1T is of little use to pursue him as he
fights rear guard action and gains 20
miles while he is being fought. He is
a born military genius, whose wonder
full powers have kept up this phenom-
email resistance.
once he fails the whole thing could
be crushed in a fortnight. He has
every single commando under his SUI
pervision. All his patrols and columns
march and countermarch on his order
The forces under his command have
been reduced by his strength of will to
a properly organized army, moving at
his word. The sooner the British rid
themselves of the idea that DeWet $
forces are a mere rabble, wandering
aimlessly, the sooner they Will grasp
the need of the determined effort when
is necessary to capture him.
The Cape Colony cabinet had an inn
portant sitting, yesterday Sunday. IL
appears that the Beers have destroyed
a railway bridge 80 feet long about i
miles south Of DeAaar and that nc
Cape mails have arrived at Bloemfon-
ten for three days
Further anxiety has been caused III
Cape Town by the discovery that dur
ing the last , months. public bodies III
out of the way places have rcqulsltlon-
ed supplies of dynamite. The colonial
government is now endeavorinE to re-
cover possession Of these explosives
and is removing all stores of arms and
ammunition from suspected depots.
Other adviccs from Cape Town repre-
sent the Dutch element in Cape Colony
as greatly elated over the southwark
progress of the Boers and as boastihe
that the whole district of Victoria NcSl
will join the raiders. 1t IS suspected u
cane Town that the force travelling
from Zoutspandrift is not a body OF
Beers but one of Colonials, fastening tC
join the invaders.
The Pietermaritzburg correspondents
of the Daily Mail, says: The Beers are
active between Johannesburg and Pre-
toria, exchanging shots with the Brit
ish outposts: and it is represented thai
parties Of Beers are lowering around
Johannesburg.