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The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16
NINE PERSONS ARE POISONED
Entire Family Eats Toadstools for
Mushrooms.

Little Rock. Ark. July 9-News reached
here TODAY that an entire family of rine
persons died near Calico Rock. Marion
county. from the effects of eating sup
posed mushrooms, or poisonous toad
stools. The victims are:
w T. FINK. aged forty.
MRS. MARY LEE FINK. aged thirty.
JOHN f. FINK. aged eighteen.
KEAKIF FINK, aged thirteen
STGEL FINK. aged eleven
WE'LL FINK, aged nine.
ROSE FINK, aged seven
MET.IN FINK aged six
INFANT CHILD
The family ate a hearty dinner. which
included the supposed mushrooms. All
were taken violently i'll and within three
days all We're dead.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16
Full Ruby Jeweled Elgin Watches

have genuine ruby beartngS-their other
points of superiority can he told by any
jeweler-ask him about the Elgin.
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Mrs. l.. u. Daniel. Volney. Va.-Will the
sister who gave a description of the white
Holland turkey some time ago please
write to me? l have forgotten her name,
and have got the paper misplaced. / want
to get some of the turkeys. Will give a
nice quilt design to all who send self-ad-
dressed envelope.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16

Miss Matte Mathis. Middleton, Miss
wish to say to those asking for California
beer seed. that | have them, and Will
gladly send some to oil that will write,
inclosing postage for same.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16

Mrs. Hattie T.. Thompson. Carpenter,
Miss.-As several sisters are asking Tor
recipes for putting up fruit and vegeta-
bles viii give mine ere the canning sea-
son IS over. To can snapbeans, cabbage,
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16

Mrs. IL Francis. Lake Creek. Tex
VIII the lady who painted Sunday school
banners please send me her address at
once. / have lost tho paper and have
forgotten when Il was published. but think
IL was in a last years number.
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Mrs. Minnie r. Smith, Berthoud, COL
We hSve taken The Constitution off and
on for several years. and have never seen
a letter from this part of the state, so l
will write one. We live In the northern
part of Colorado. in Weld county. between
the little Thompson and the big Thompson
creeks This is 4 splendid farming coun-
try Fine crops of wheat, oats. barley,
potatoes and alfalfa are raised. Alfalfa
Is used for hay. 1t is called lucerne in the
papers. Three crop Il year Is put up, and
IL Is show to see so many large hay
stacks over the fields. l see so much in
The Constitution abut fertilizers. but Ii is
never used here. When the land gets run
Gown 1T Is sown In alfalfa, and in two
or three years Is plowed up and more
grain sown. Everything here has to be
raised by irrigation. This place would be
q desert II 1t was not. for the snow that
falls on the Rocky mountains In winter
melts I'm the spring. runs In the creeks, Is
taken out of the creeks and brought to
the farms I'm bitches. All that keeps the
farmers from getting rich is the low
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16

pound and Blood Purifier. / am now
regular every month and suffer no pain.
Your medicine is the best that any suf-
fering girl can take. Miss MARY
COMES, Aptos. Cal, July 6, 1899,
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-07-16
THE HEALTH OF YOUNG WOMEN

your advice. /"
MISS MARY
COMES, Aptos.
Cal, July 81,
1898.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19

This volume OF about 800 pages, will COM
prise notes and sketches OF several tours
of Panama. the west coast OF Central
America and Mexico and the most romantic
regions OF the Sierras The book viii be
profusey and artistically illustrated from
the authors original photographs. ana VIII
contain some unique and beautiful features
III this respect. IL will be issued by the
Riverton Press.
The books for children on Little. Brown
& Co. S fall list include the following: The
Young and Old Puritans OF Hatfield, the
fourth and concluding volume Of the
Young Puritans Series by Mary p Wells
Smith; 1.-THE Christmas Angel" by Kath-
crime Pyle with illustrations by the au-
thor: Brenda, Her School and Her Club.
by Helen Leah Reed. author OF Miss
Theodora; ..Gold-seeking on the Dalton
Trail, the Adventures of Two New Eng
land Boys in Alaska and the Northwest
Territory by Arthur II. Thompson: "A
Little American Girl in India" by Harriet
A. Chever: ''Phebe: her Profession by
Anna Chaplin Ray, sequel TO the popular
TEDDY: Her Book" Scouting for Wash
irgton. Story of the Days of Sumter and
Tarleton." by John Preston True. author of
THE Iron Star" "A Child of Glee." by A.
q. Plympton. author of Dear Daughter
Dorothy 1.-The Worlds Discoveries. the
Story of Bold Voyages by Brave Navi-
gators During Thousand Years, by Will
liam Henry Johnson; Doris and Her Dog
OF Madam Mary Of the Zoo; Nan
Chicopee Children the third and conclud-
ing volume of the popular Chicopee series,
by Myra Sawyer Hamlin. and new editions
OF THE Joyous Story of Toto" and Toto 5
Merry Winter" by Laura T.. Richards.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19

of Wonderland and the wonderful adven-
lures of its inhabitants" is written by l..
Frank Baum, author of Father Goose;
His Book" The pictures are by Frank
Verbeck. In a few confidential lines to the
reader Baum says: This book has been
written for children. L have shame in
acknowledging that / who wrote Ii am
also a child; for since i can remember my
the marvellous, and my heart is still accus-
toned 10 go pit-a-pat when reading OF
impossible adventures. 1t is the nature
of children to scorn realities, which crowd
into their lives all quickly with adj
vancing years. Childhood is the time for
fables. for dreams. for joy" All the
curious things narrated happened in the
Valley of Phunnyland." The people are
merry light-hearted folk who live in beau
tiful houses of pure crystal, where they
and go in when IL rains for 1t rains in
Phunnyland as il does everywhere else.
only il rains lemonade: and the lightning
In the sky resembles the most beautiful
fireworks: and the thunder is usually
chorus from the opera of ,'Tannhauser.'
No one ever dies In Phunnyland and the
people are always young and beautiful.
There is king and a queen, besides sew
sral princes and princesses. But Ii is not
much use being a prince in Phunnyland.
prince is prince to the end of his days.
and his days never end. What the events
are II would be unfair to tell here. but
their character may be indicated by the
heads of some of the chapters-"The Kings
Head and the Purple Dragon" How the
King Lost His Temper How Prince Tin
gle was Punished" "The Cast Iron Man."
'"rhe Wicked Wizard and the Princess
Truella.'' THE Civilized Monkeys and
Prince Fiddlecumdoo and the Giant" The
full-page illustrations are excellent speci-
mems of color printing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19

IT is gratifying to see that the state
geologist recognizes in his reports the full
spirit and letter of the law under which
his department is supported. The last re-
port-the twenty-fourth-gives due space
to the mineral resources of the State and
in addition contains several special contri-
buttons on natural history which are of
permanent value. The one which is of
most economic value is "A Catalogue of the
Flowering Plants and of the Ferns and
Their Allies Indigenous to Indiana by
DR.. Stanley Coulter, of Purdue Uni
versity. The author has done the work
well from a scientific standpoint; further
more, he has given an interesting and read
able account of our native vegetable re-
sources which will be esteemed as an adj
ditiOn To the library of the general reader.
The work is of peculiar interest to teach
ers in our public schools, to farmers and
to all whose business or profession bears
any relation to agricultural pursuits. The
report covers over five hundred pages and
deals with the plants in relation to the soil
and climate. pointing out their value as
indexes of the agricultural capacity of the
region to which they are indigenous The
timbers, poisonous plants and other forms
OF market value or economic interest re-
ceive special attention. While IL bears the
name catalogue il Is far more than a mere
list of species. Following the name OF each
form there Is given nearly all of the in
formation concerning il which the general
reader desires. feature which strongly
commends itself TO the user of books is
the exhaustive Index, which contains all
of the recognized names whether technical
or common. applied to our native plants
In his work the author has rendered two
good services-first. he has made il much
easier for the students of our flora to con-
tinue their studies systematically: second
and perhaps better. he has placed in con-
else and orderly form q large amount of
the accurate practical information con-
corning vast native plant resources
which the public wishes to know.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
With the Publishers.

The illustrated edition of Alice in Won
derland' and Through the Looking Glass
issued by the a. Vessels Company New
York; last year in two volumes mas now
been put forth by this firm with both
stories under one attractive cover This
firm announces a number of attractive
calendars.
The realm i'm which Elisha Gray has won
his great fame as an inventor is made the
general subject of the third volume of his
popular science primers entitled Natures
Miracles II deals with the history. theory
and practical development of electricity
and magnetism. and the publishers. Fords.
Howard * Hubert New York give no.
tice that 1T will be issued Immediately.
Cassell & Co. announce for early pub
LEGATION ''The Story of the Chinese Crisis .
recognized authority on China This little
be ok has been written in response 10 a re-
quest for a popular account of the cir
crisis in the far East. " presents a plain
unvarnished narrative OF the relations be-
tween China and Great Britain. Russia
France and Germany. with Just so much
detail respecting the Chinese themselves
a. is necessary TO present coherent pic
ture of the country and inhabitants II
has specially prepared map and q plan
o. Picking.
DIR. G. Frank Lydston. the well-known
Chicago surgeon, whose writings have al :
tracted marked attention in both scientific
and literary circles. has prepared a vol
ume Of sketches OF travel In the tropics
and the far Nest, entitled Panama and
the sierras; Doctors Wander Days'.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
Exposition Art Books.

Messrs. George Barrie & Son. publishers,
of Philadelphia. have begun the issue of
a series of books containing reproductions
of the choicest pictures and other art OBJ
jects displayed at the Paris exposition.
The exposition had the cream of the great
museums and chateaux of France, and
this publication, which bears the title
"Chefs d'Oeuvre." contains, the editor
claims, the cream of this cream SKINNED
by experts Besides the French pictures
were exhibits from other countries, and re-
productions of the best of these are to be
included. Those parts of the series first
issued bear out the promises of the pub
fishers. They cover the field of French
art. Each number contains several full
page illustrations. the various processes of
Notwithstanding, photogravure, typo
gravure. etc.-being used. At least one
plate i'm each number is a typogravure fac
smile in color, feature which makes this
work distinctive. The color work is excel
lent and as a happy choice has been made
IL the specimens selected for this form of
reproduction the result is especially pleas
ing. The letter press which accompanies
the pictures is not merely a descriptive
text, but includes information which makes
IL In a way of encyclopedia value in the
art field. The size of the page, a large
octave, makes volume not too large for
the ordinary book shelf. Altogether the
work Is valuable addition to art literature
and illustration. The series will consist
of twenty-five numbers. the price of which
Is 81 each
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19

This story is. we believe. the first VEN
ture in the field of fiction by Robert Burns
Wilson. the Kentucky poet. Because the
author is a Kentuckian the book will in
evitably call to mind the work of John
Fox. jr.. and James Lane Allen. The tale
is in curious contrast to the incisive. up
to-date stories by Fox and the equally
modern though more poetic novels of AL
len. MIR. Wilson has gathered together
material and properties that suggest
time vaguely remote. and has invested the
narrative with a dreamy atmosphere which
adds the old-time quality of the romance.
An element of the occult runs through IL
ali. The young man. who is represented
as writing the story i'm secret and then
res,iiEg IL to his mother. is informed by her
at the close that the main facts are true
as he related them and part of the his
tory of his ancestors-a history, however
which had never been related To him save
I'm some mysterious spiritual way. The
main action of the story is confined to
three men and one woman. Two of these
men are in love with this woman. and one
of the two disappears on the eve of his
most of the later happenings are con-
nected. hidden trap door. concealed
vault. a ghost and a mysterious and un-
pleasantly suggestive flower are uncanny
choly in tone, although IL lends WELL" is
improbable in plot. and suggests the
amateur in various ways, yet IL has n
charm of its own and is likely To be read
90 the end by who takes il up. The
authors poetical proclivities are shown by
the bits OF original verse scattered through
the pages He is most at home in that form
of expression. but having tried his hand
nj fiction he may become more at ease
with it i'm a later venture. Published by
Charles Scrtbners Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
The American Slave Trade.

Now that slavery is under the ban of
every civilized nation, book relating to
the American slave trade would, at first
thought, seem to be an unnecessary re-
calling of what is now recognized as an
evil and stain upon the American Ma
ton. Nevertheless, this book, by John r.
Spears, has both a present and an historic
value. Its historic Importance is in the
recital of the part which American ship
owners and spectators in the North, as
well as in the South had in the infamous
crime of man-stealing for sixty years. 1t
is we'll to say the North, well as the
South, because the North did the stealing,
while the South purchased the negroes
who survived the horrors Of the middle
passage. The last slave-stealer arrested,
and the only one hung for the crime, was
Captain Gordon, of Portland Me-, in 1861
g. In the history of human outrage and
in the recital of diabolical heartlessness,
nothing more hideous can be found than
the recital of the horrors of this American
slave traffic. The present value of the
book is that. by comparison, the humane
sentiment of the country has broadened
and deepened since the United States finally
got rid of the slave trade. The book,
which is written in excellent literary style,
is published by Charles Scribner's Sons,
New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
The Art of Writing English.

The art of good writing or of putting
ourselves well on paper is partly gift of
nature. but il may be so nearly acquired
by study and practice, or at least may be
so greatly improved. that helpful books on
the subject are valuable. This book is one
OF the best OF its kind. Its author. Prof
Meiklejohn. of the University OF St An
drews. Is practical educator and writer
himself. and a master in the art of convey
ing knowledge TO others. The object of the
work Is TO guide the young student into the
right path Of composition and save him
from wasting his time I'm exercises that are
not only of no use TO him. but which are
positive hindranceS i'm the way of his learn
ing to write good. clear and firm English
Opening with a chapter on composition in
general and the formation of style the
work proceeds with chapters on para
phraSinS, essay writing. punctuation pre-
cision in the use of words. idiomatic
phrases and other matters. Perhaps its best
single feature Is its exercises. These are
oopious and excellent aud will be found
very useful To teachers and students of
the art OF writing. New York: ID. Appleton
* Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
With Both Armies.

Whatever opinion may be held in regard
to Richard Harding Daeis, one is quite
sure to read what he writes, when it comes
in the way. More frequently than other
wise, he is unreasonably condemned. In
South Africa Mr.. Davis was with the
British until the relief of Ladysmith. Dur
ing that period he apparead to be in full
accord with the British. When there was
to be no movement from Ladysmith, Mr.
Davis asked and was permitted to join the
their cause, and now sees many things
they do in a favorable light. He discloses
one fact that betrays the secret of their
downfall-the Beers have an utter con-
tempt for discipline soldiers. Those
watching the war were surprised that they
made no stand after BlOemfontein. when
the advantage was with them. Mr.. Davis
says the failure was due to the refusal of
the Boer soldiers TO do so. When strong
hold after stronghold was surrendered it
was because the Beers refused to fight. 1t
is well known that places which they
abandoned were retaken the following
week; this, he says, was because they
were in the mood for fighting. A more
numerous people. with greater oppor-
tunities, would have failed the Beers
did, because of failure to recognize the
proper authorities. The book is published
by Charles Scribners Sons
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
The Bandit Mouse.

From Rand, McNally & Co. comes q
pictorial Juvenile book which contains a
rhymed history of the bandit mouse, his
band of reckless adventures and the
various things they did. There is also a
narration of the many experiences by
which the ducklings learned that Uncle
Peter Pelican was wiser than they. Some
"Unproved narratives concerning various
members of the animal kingdom, which
might surprise the animals, and sundry
surmises as to how things would be if they
were other than they are are other fea-
lures of the book. The animals are all de-
picted behaving as men would do under
similar circumstances situation which
the average child accepts readily. The
rhymed story is written by w. A. Frisbie,
the drawings and color work are by f.
r. Bartholomew.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19

Charles c. Abbott, the author OF several
books treating of different phases of ma
ture. offers a new one. 'In Natures
Realm consists of a series of delightful
essays, partly sentimental and partly de-
scriptive concerning the beauties of ma
ture as seen and studied by the author in
his different outings. Some of the chapter
headings are: Winters Last Day." "a
Cheerful Fog" ''Waste-land Revisited
"A Fence-rail Fancy" "a Marsh Madri-
gal," THE First Ten Flakes etc. These
are mere texts for pleasant, rambling dis
courses, which show an ardent love of ma
ture. close observation and good descrip-
tive power. The book is beautifully and
tastefully illustrated with a photogravure
frontispiece and nearly a hundred draw
ings, and is published in very attractive
form as TO printing and binding by Albert
Brandt, Trenton, n. j.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
RELIGION Creeds.

The complete title of this book is "Creeds
and Religious Beliefs as they Appear to a
Plain Business Man" The author is John
s. Hawley. of Yonkers, n. Y. In modest
introduction ne disciaims all pretensions
to literary culture skill in composition,
and asks indulgence for what he terms
1.-The lack of finish or completeness in both
sentences and chapters" The book itself
is a candid and interesting discussion of
all the leading religious cI'eeds from the
standpoint of an honest, independent
thinker who neither knows nor cares much
for theological dogmas ecclesiastical
casustries. The author is evidently an
honest, sincere and good man who well
comes the truth as he sees it, but who
makes no claim to being orthodox what
ever that may mean. 1t can hardly be said
that his book adds anything TO theological
discussion or throws any light on religious
problems beyond showing that they are
largely the result of mans invention, but
IL contains some good points and furnishes
food for thought New York: Wilbur b.
Ketcham.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
Faith. of lannon's Men.

The plan of this work is unique. 1t gives
in their owns words, in quotations from
their speeches OF writings, the religious
views OF more than five hundred dist.n-
suished men, including scientists. states
men, educators. philosophers, theologians.
literary men, soldiers. business men, lib
eral thinkers and others. The expressions
given relate TO God, creation, the Bible,
CHRIST, immortality, the millennium, the
intermediate state, resurrection and
heaven. Among the persons quoted are
Lyman Abbott, J. q. Adams, Alexander the
Great. Mathew Arnold, Albert Barnes,
Henry Ward Beecher. Edward Bellamy,
Bryant. Bulwer Byron, Hall Game, Car
lyle. Cicero, Russell Conwell. James Free
man Clarke. Grover Cleveland. Robert
Collyer, Joseph Cook Darwin, d Aubigne
Dickens, Dsraeli, Drummond, Edison.
Emerson, Farrar John Fiske, Benjamin
Franklin, Garibaldi, Geikie, Henry George,
Cardinal Gibbons. Gladstone Goethe, Il. S.
Grant, John Hail. Holmes Hugo, Hume.
Ingersoll, Josephus, a Kempis, kipling, Ii
Hung Chang, Lincoln, Longfellow, Lowell.
Luther. Mohammed. McCosh, Milman.
Moody, Napoleon, Paine, Parkhurst, Schaff.
Seiss. Shakespeare, Swing. Talmage, Ten
nySon. Tolstoi Washington. Webster, Whit
tier and many others. Ex-President Cleve-
land personally wrote what he wished in
cluded. The work of compilation has been
very thoroughly and intelligently done by
Rev DIR. John X. Kilbourn, and the result
Is a work of unique interest. PHILADELPHIA
Henry Il. Coates e Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-19
Chess stratcgetics.

The author of this work, Franklin X.
Young, is recognized high authority in
the chess world. and has written several
books on the subject The full title of this
one is "Chess Strategetics Illustrated:
Military Art and Science Adapted to the
Chessboard' 1t teaches how to apply
in actual play over the board, the theory
of chess founded on the practice of the
masters OF the game. The previous works
of the author dealt largely with the laws
and principles of chess: this one teaches
the practice. or how to combine tho pro-
cesses of the art of chess play with the
formulas of the science Of chess The idea
that the principles underlying the science
OF war and the science OF chess are the
same is ingeniouSy and forcibly present.
ed. as is also the connection between chess
play and mathematics. The book is one To
delight the student and player of chess
The text is copiously illustrated by draw
ings from actual games, including many of
Paul Morphy's. Boston: Little. Brown
<. Co.