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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03

DIR. Pigg, of southwest Missouri, has
succeeded in having his name changed
to Peak with the assistance of the cir
cult court.
Buffalo county, Neb., boasts the
largest alfalfa field in the world. 1t
is from one-half to two miles wide and
eight miles long.
DR.. G.. R. Wieland, of Yale. found
a turtle in the black hills that lived
millions of years ago. which proves
that the region was once an ocean
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03

The United States court of claims
has just settled a case 102 years old.
New York's Masonic grand lodge has
Jurisdiction over more than 1O2. .000
members.
The prince of Wales is credited with
the am bition of anonymously owning
and editing newspa per.
The League of American Mothers has
issued call for a national convention
to be held in Chicago August !, 2.
and 4.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
A Mans Ideal.

A lovely little keeper Of the home
Absorbed in menu books; yet erudte
when / need counsel Quick at repartee,
And slow TO anger. Modest as a flower,
Yet scintiilant and radiant as star.
Inmerccuary in her mold Of mind.
While opulent and dainty in her tastes.
A nature generous and free, albeit
The incarnation Of economy
She must be chaste as proud Diana was,
Yet warm as Venus. To all others cold
As some white glacier glittcring in the sun;
To me as ardent the sensuOus rose
That Yields its sweetness 10 the burrowing bee.
All ignorant Of evil in the world
And innocent as any clustered nun,
Yet wise as Phryne in the arts Of love
When | come thirsting to her nect1red lips
Clothed to the pretty lobe OF her pink ears
For other eyes Away; for mine alone
The feast Of sculptured throat and breasts Of snow
Cleaning through pillows Of seductive lace.
Good as the best-and tempting as the worst
A saint siren, and a paradox.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
A wild work of Fancy.

II is lamentable, but it is true, that
sometimes a brilliant author perpetrates
work so amazingly discordant with the
best Of which he is capable that the pub
lie, startled and disguised, can only dis
miss the subject with the comment, An
other good man gone wrong" OF course.
nobody can be expected to strike twelve
every hour in the day, but. after ALL man
who has an established reputation owes
Il to his readers not 10 deceive them
thereby into buying a book which is glar-
ingly inferior.
IL can only be coniectured what was the
matter with Mr. Robert W. Chambers
when be wrote THE Cambria Mask" and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

Like rosebud slipped from its parent stalk,
sweetly defiant and fresh and gay,
Comes Betty a-swng down the garden walk.
Through the hedges Of box that line her way,
In her primrose gown, TO take the town
By storm, this Easter Day.
Sweet Mistress Betty, the county toast,
50 many her charms and variable,
That drinking them many a worthy host
Hath fallen prone meath his own good table,
And mauy's the beau viii doh his hat
And sigh she pas-es angcl-Wlsc;
But its not for this, and it's not for that
They may win the sweet OF smile irom her
eyes.
The suubeams dance on the old church floor,
The parsOn droues like q swarm Of bees,
But never al him looks the Governor,
Or the parsons nephew from over seas;
lis a curl If brown and q Powered gown
That have brought them to their knees.
Sweet Mistress Betty. Oh. fee. for shame,
Though low you look ds you blush demurely,
Was it all for pietys sake You came
To the old oak pew where You sit seCurely2
Do YOU ponder well what the parson says,
With never a thought Of Your fmhelcws.
Or drop your ewes when the good man prays,
To madden the maids and hewitcn the beauN!
There's dark-eyed lad in the singers seats
His voice rings loud and his voice rings true
Do you understand what his heart repeats
When he sings TO YOU, and Co only you!
Oh. Mistress Betty there's one heart beats
trihe fast in the old Uab pew.
Sweet Mistress Betty play loose. play fast,
Torment your lovers without regret;
But tbs love laughs best and It's love laughs last
When he couuuers the heart Of a gay coquct;e,
In the garden tonight one lifts a tune,
And one steals out like dainty ghost
And woocd and won meath the Easter moon
Is Mistress Betty, the county toast!
-Theodosia Garrison. IN the Smart Set.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
CURRENT VERSE.
A Fcrfect DIV.

] will be glad today; the sun
Smiles all adown the land;
The lilies lean along the way.
Serene on either hand.
The full blown roses. red and white,
In perfect beauty stand.
The mourning dove within the woods
Forgets. nor longer Erieves;
A light wind lifts the bladed corn,
Ard ripplcs the ripe sheaves,
High overhead some happy bird
Sings softly in the leaves.
The butterflies fit By. and bees;
A peach falls 20 the ground.
The tinkle Of a bell IS heard
From some far pasture mound;
The cricket in the warm. green grass
Chirps with a softened sound
Tie sky looks down upon the sea,
Blue. with not anywhere
The shadow Of a passing cloud.
The sea looks up as fair
So bright a picture on its breast
As ii il smiled to wear.
A day too glad for iauChter-nay,
Too glad for happy tears
fhe fair earth seems as in a dream
OF Immt mortal years:
Perhaps Of that far morn when she
sang with her sister spheres.
It NAV be that she holds today
Some sacred sabbath feast;
II may De that some patient soul
Has entered % Gods rest,
For whose dear sake he smiles on Us
And all the day is blest
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
LITERARY NOTES

A reviewer says; There Will lie any
o,,orrt of discussion over the rev Ibsen
-. ..,,.,,-.- " n,,d A-.yc, d, nc escb
pay
IedueI 'aH 1dNe 'O-" ID Nv l~'0
into the reading. one may judge II SIM
ply and literally or accept ]; as a sutGrs-
tion NJ deeper poetry than many an epic
o-u,,f.- 10 oacb reader If ereal,s in hi
'ON
own language u"'
fetal who would claim 10 nave s'uh-eL
its depths. Nc matter no" lar one may go
there are infinite depths beyond. II is quite
possible to dismiss the play with the com
ment that IL IS bah MAD, nut IL IS ROT
easily forgotten. II cries out TO you IN
eyitably al critical moments.
NJ
Greek MeIle ioe DS ne, oe' WI
Smith, professor oil GFeeh al bTyh MdWr'
IS coHeGuon OF 'he lIasnleh's Oh ,ne
Greek meiiG po['S, InDluulns d seleclioh
In the commentary the editor has drawn
upon the whole eAtant BODY OF Greek lyric
poetry, in the hope OF making the work as
comprehensive as possible within the limits
Of a single volume He has aimed at Illus
trating the poets from each other. especial
" with reference 10 Pindar and Bacchy-
lides.
In an article on "A Chicago Aesop" N
the pbiladeIpbil SATURDAY Evening rest
Mr.. Charles Battel LOOMS puts Mr..
George AIDE in the long and happy list of
American humorists. He says that the
Fables in Slang have charm because
they are real fables and because they have
robust American humor They are brim-
full OF philosophy and they 90 right to
the bottom Of things" And he adds that
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

THE Nicaragua Canal" by w. Z. Sim
mons. is likely to have a certain sale
among those who are interested in the de-
yelopment Of this enterprise. The book
contains an account of the country, the
habits and customs Of the people, and 9TH
er particulars likely to be interesting TO
the public. There is also a history Of the
canal from its inception to the present
day. The style is somewat colloquial
but clear and readable and the work IS
fully illustrated with half-tone reproduc-
lions Of photographs. lNew York; Harper
q Bros. $L25)
"The City Problem" by Albert A. Hos
kin. is a small book dealing with the prob
lens Of municipal government. There is
nothing very new or remarkable in it, but
Il is suited to the use Of students of good
government. (New York: J. b. Alden. 50
cents
"wotan, Siegfried, and Brunnhilde," by
Anna Alice Chaplin, author Of Wonder
Tales from Wagner" The Story OF the
Rhinegold etc. is a little volume writ
ten in persuasiyely interesting style, and
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

"The Greatest Gift" by A W March
mont is an English story. with deformed
cripple for the central parsonage. The
cripple IS the best bit Of character-draw-
ing IN the book, though he is anything but
an attractive figure The next best is an
INSCRIPTIONS coquette. who does all that
she can 10 force a former lover into an en-
gagement with her. Some Of the English
ideas in the tale are not likely to prove
agreeable to American readers, notably the
plan to allow a young girl to sacrifice her
self by marrying the cripple nOtwithstand-
ing a previous unsayCry ENHANCEMENT OF
his. and in spite Of the fact that she does
not love the man IN the least, and does
love someone else. Such a match, in the
eyes Of most Americans. would seem moth
ing less than criminal. but it seems to be
regarded as all right by that man Of the
world and newspaper editor, Dallas, who
is the real hero Of the book. (New York.
F. NJ Buckles & Co. $1.25.D
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

Burgher smit Of the Transyaal, alone on the
kopje's crest
Beneath, in the mud, pool Of blood-a ragged
hole in the breast
groan and chiil-a fever chill-l prayer for a
soldiers rest.
Bursher Smit Of the Transyaal, in the heat OF the
tropic sun.
Had stood that dav thro' the deadly fray to his
rock and his bclching gun
With only hope to guard the slope till the grim
assault was done.
And Burgher Smit Of the Transvaal had worked
his heart's desire
lie had held his own on his rocB-ribbed throne
thrC' the storm Of steel and fire
He had proved his heart a worthy part Of the
heart Of his trekking sire!
But BurgheT smit Of the nansyaal felt a hand Of
ice 1t his soul;
He saw. or he felt, his native veldt, with its
ocean dip and roll
He looked thro' the night and saw the light
stream cut from his ''i4ndbouw" knoll
=.
And there he saw his little ones-he heard their
mothers call
As bcst she can. like her own good man, she
works in the cattle kraal-
But her heart is away, the long, long day, away
Ger the mountain wall.
VI
But Burgher smit Of the Transvaal shall come no
more to his own;
He has gone the road that his fathers trode-he
has trekked 10 the last Unknown
And the Father above, in justice and love, shall
reap what these hands have sowni
j. J. Rooney.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

Little Brown & Co. have just published
"The Parsonage Porch. Seven Stories
from the Note Book Of a Clergyman, by
Bradley Gilm9n. Each story has stort
preface which serves to increase the in
terest in the story to follow, and aids in
giving the book unity. 1t is to be con-
sidered as a whole. rather than as the
seven ingenious stories, told under the
following titles. "A Misunderstood
Dog" My Old silk Hat" a Frankea
stein Family" Here Endeth the First
Lesson" willis the Dreamer "Wantel
A Young Minister" The Rival Under
takers"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

Among new books published by the Mac
milan Company is Dreams Of a Spirit
Seer" BY Kant. translated by Emanuel F.
Goerwitz and edited by Frank Sewall.
In this little treatise from Rants ear
lier period the author makes his cortem-
porary. Swedenborg. the object Of the
shafts Of his satire, aimed at metaphysics
and speculative philosophy in general.
That the Dreams has never before been
published in English may be owing in part
to the authors subsequent exclusion Of it
from the authorized edition OF his works.
Far from lacking in intrinsic interest and
value. the work is now seen, in the light
Of recent German criticism to hold an i'm
portant place in the genetic development
of Rants whole system.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

Little. Brown Co, Boston, besides
other books heretofore described. have
nearly ready. The Colombian and Fene-
zuelan Republics "a valuable work by
William l.. ScrugEs. lately United States
Minister in those countries: "Currita,
Countess OF Albornoz.'' from the Spanish
Of Luis Coloma, by Estelle Huyck Att
well: Total Eclipses Of the sun by Ma
bel Loomis Todd; The Parsonage Porch
Stories From the Notebook Of a Clergy
man." by Bradley Gilman; Empress Oc-
tavia," a romance Of the court Of Nero,
from the German OF Wilhelm Walloth, by
Mary J. Stafford; "Sapho" translated by
George Buruham Ives; Kings in Exile.
from the French of Daudet by Katherine
Prescott Wonueley: The Little Parish
Church" and Robert HelmonL' translat-
ed by George Burnham.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

Lie.
saw a beam Of light,
II shinmcred on its Way through realm gloom,
More swift than shuttle 10 q UrIv6r's loom,
And sAOIe upon my sight.
saw q falling tear,
Il gIistencd in the glory oi The sun,
Like threads Of crystalline reflection spun,
But soon 70 disappear.
saw a speck Of white,
Far ont upon the bosom of the deer,
like some fair goddess sinking To- hcr sleep.
Into the liquid night
saw falling star.
II shot its golden course along tho shv.
But persisted in the tviukling ot an eye,
Within the deeps aiar.
saw a human soul.
It looked on Time and with piercing cry
1t faded into Immortality,
part Of the Great Whole.
canadian Magazine.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

VIII You describe indigo culture and the pro-
Ctsscs Of procuring the dye from the plant. aud
tell me If it can be raised SUCCESSFULLY IN this
country. J. l. T.
The seeds Of the plant are sown about
April l. and the first and best cutting
takes place late in June. Two months af-
terward another cutting is made ard
third and fourth cuttings Of diminished
value may follow. Indigo is extracted
either from the fresh OF the dry leaves.
Fresh leaves are fermeuted in water for
about fifteen hours The yellow liquid
that results is vigorously beaten or pad
dIed for an hour or more. This introduces
oxygen. which preeipitates the indigo.
This is boiled. drained. and pressed into
cubes. Dried leaves are separated from
their stems. threshed. macerated in water.
and then treated In much the same manner
as the fresh ones. The cultivation Of in
digo plants has been tried many times in
this country, but has not resulted success
fully.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

sentiment that it becomes "a thing of
beauty" Especially noteworthy is the story
Of The Lost Child" in which we are shown
how N. Jean-Baptiste Godefroi, the
wealthy deputy and astute inancier. lost
his son on Christmas Eve, and found him
again sleeping in a hovei. The change of
heart wrought in the great NJ. Godefroi
when he found that his boy had been ten
derby cared for makes a very human and
touching climax to a welltOld tale. The
other stories are. THE Christmas Lovers"
"A Forgiveness" THE Louis dor" THE
Commendable Crime, " The Hand Organ
The Poet and the Courtesan,' The
Dressing Maid, The Pillar Of the Cafe.
charming Introductory sketch Of Coppee's
grandparents, entitled An Uuwritten
Chapter Of My Memoirs"
correspondent of the Savannah
News has some spicy things to say about
the much advertised Janice Meredith
Here are few of them:
Janice Meredith is certainly curious story.
1t is an historical novel Of the Revolution, and,
excepting Washington, around whom the story
plays, without We may say, an American lady
or gentleman, a hero or patriot!
SOrdiJness and vulgarity infect the atmosphere
from the beginning to the end The story opens
Win a scene IN WHICH Inc heroine Atttiilli7 ~
play her mother false, and is detected in the
fault, and through the eight years which follow
during which, strange TO say, she does not ap-
pear to grow older, her character scarcely i'm
proves. A few more pages on we ind her COM
panion and herself engaged in most udehc1te
talk for young girls-lHG that about dchcacy!
From this the two proceed to examine the cloth
ing Of man whom they find to be bathing IN
the river, within a fcE rods Of them, and aetu-
ally takc-can we avoid saying steal-irom Gun
osity from the clothing a gold chain and NINA
turc How is this for the opening Of story
written to describe the manners Of the people ana
the times? And vet the indeccncy Of this con
duct is surpassed by that Of a conversation be
tween the heroine and one Of her lovers, young
Hennion, who grossly insults her, without caus
ing indignation enough on her part TO put an
instant end to the conversation and 10 ms ac-
dIaintance AZ the story proceeds, we ma tine
heroine accepting iavors, protection, and N one
instance actual money from her various lovers,
one after the other, the extraordinary vleis'l-
tudes Of her fortune are made 70 afford the eX-
cuse or the opportunity, the while holding out 10
each the prospect OF marriage. With one OF
them, a mere stranger, Of whom she knows
nothing, and scarcely pretends TO love- she al
tempts to elope for the mere adventure and 10
nance Of the thing.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

Herbert s Stone & Co. are about to bring
out new editions Of some earlier works OF
C. Bernard Shaw. The first novel will be
Love Among the Artists"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

In what State and Territories mas first cousins
mlrrvs D. hat is the birthstone for each month
and the significance q CachG o. T.
The states which forbid marriage be-
tween first cousins are Illinois. Indiana,
Kansas. Missouri. Montana Nevada. Vow
Hampshire North Dakota. Ohio. OklahO-
ma. Oregon South Dakota Washington,
and Wyoming .. This is a jewelers. list:
January, garnet. cOnstaucy; February.
amethyst, gentleress; March, pearl. puri-
ty. April. diamond. riches; May emerald.
happiness. June cats-eye. long life: July,
ruby. freedom from unkindncss; August.
moonstone courage; September. sapphire.
kindness: October, opal, hope; November,
topaz friendship. December turquoise.
success in love. Like the beginners salad,
this list may be changed TO individual
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22
NOTES AND QUERIES.


What Is Dutch Hquidi ST
An infammable coiorless liquid resemb-
ing chloroform and having anaesthetie
powers when its vapor is inhaled. II gets
ITS name from the fact that It was disooy-
cred by Dutch chemists.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-22

BY bankruptcy act that went into effect
in November 1851, Imprisonment for debt
when not fraudulent was abolished Eight
years later the Imprisonment OF fraudulent
debtors was abolished. though exceptions
remained and do 20 this day.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-12
GATHERING At CANTON.
Prominent Republicans to Pnrtfci
patc in Notification Ceremony.

Prominent Republicans to Pnrtfci-
pate in Notification Ceremony.
CANTON, Ohio, July 11.-Postmaster
General Smith was the first OF the els
tinguished party to come hero for the
notification to reach the city. He came
this morning. and is a house guest at the
Mckinley home. 1t is probable that he
will make one OF the informal addresses
tomorrow. following the formal address Of
Senator Lodge and the response of Presi-
dent Mckinley. The Postmaster General
says he expects the currency issue to be
the most conspicuous ii the coming cam
paign, and declares that the whole battle
of 1896 will have to be fought over again.
Senator c. D. Clark. OF Wyoming. ac-
companied by Mr.. Seweil. and other MEM
bers Of the Hawaii delegation to the Phila-
S6elphia Convention. arrived during the
afternoon. to remain over after the notili
cation ceremonies. They were received by
the President this afternoon and spent
some time in conference in the library.
Charles G. Dawes. Comptroller Of the Cur
rency. and Mrs. Dawes arrived this after
neon, and are guests of Judge and Mrs.
Day.
Senator Fairbanks arrived this evening
and is also a guest at the Day residence.
Proprietors OF shops and factories OF Can
ton offer their employees time off withou.
loss Of pay during the hours OF the speak
ing tomorrow, and these employees will
turn out in body to assist the regular
committees in receiving visitors, and will
join in the escort parade that will form
in the public square and march 10 the
Mckinley home. Arrangements have been
made to hold the exercises in the Opera
House in case Of unfavorable weather.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-12
MAINE DEMOCRATS IN LINE.
The state Convention Endorses the
Kansas City Platform.

LEWISTON. Me. July 1.-THE Demo-
cratic State convention here today was in
the nature of a love feast. so far rs the
choice of a gubernatorial nominee was
concerned. Samuel L. Lord, of Saco, whose
name headed the State ticket two years
ago. was rcncminated by acclamation. The
platform strongly endorsed the Kansas
City platform. in its entirety and pledged
hearty support to Bran and Stevenson.
The platform deals Target; with State is
sues.
The convention was presided over by
the Hon. ID. ]. MoGillicuddy. of Lewiston.
in whose address 10 direct reference was
made 10 the silver question. He dwelt
at great length On the question OF terri
torial expansion, and declared that though
the United States may have legal right il
has no moral right to hold the Philippines.
His reference, TO the Republican rarty's
long feeding at the public crib was
vociferously applaunded.
Anti-imperialism was the keynote of
all the addresses In the convention. Ban
rers were displayed. bearing these senti-
ments: The Constitution and the flag;
one and inseparable. now and forever"
The flag Of republic forever, of sn en-
pire never"
These Presidential electors were chosen:
George E. Hughes, d. C. Parker, Cornelius
Horigan. Frank w. Knowlton. Edgar L.
Jones. and John S. p. Wilson
Representative Fitzgerald Of Massachu-
setts addressed the convention on the
Shipping Subsidy bill