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The times., 1901-03-10
Religion.

Crccds change,
All outward forms
Recast themselves.
Sacred groves, temples, and churches
Rise and rot and fall.
Races and nations
And the various tongues OF men
Come and go and are
Recorded. numbered,
And forgotten in the repetition
And the drift
OF many ages.
Al outward circumstances
May be different,
But there lives no man
Nor ever lived one
v no. in the silence Of his heart
Feeling his need,
Has not cried out.
Shaping some prayer
To the unchanging God
Paul Kester. in McClurc's Magazine
The times., 1901-03-10
In an Egyptian Garden.


Can it he winter othervherc?
Forsooth it seems not sol
The moonlight on the garden square
Must be the only snow,
For all about me, fragrant tair,
The blooms OF summer blow.
Wine-lipped and beautiful and bland,
The rose displays It's dover.
Tie heavy-sCented citrun and
The stainless lily tower;
And winter than houris hand,
Fl Full, the Arab flower.
In purple Silhouette a palm
Lifts from a vine-wreathed plinth
Against a sky whose cloudless calm
Is hucd like hyacinth;
And echoes with q bulbui's psalm
The jasmine labyrinth!
In life's tumultuous ocean swell
Here is a charmed isle;
! hear late mueZziH tell
His holy tale the while
And like the faint note OF bell
The boat songs of old Nile.
Across my spirit thrills no theme
That is not marye-hri%ht;
I see. within the lotus, CLEAN
The nectar of delight
And tasting it, drift and dream
Adown the slamoured night!
Clinton Scollard, in the Smart Set.
The times., 1901-03-10
CURRENT VERSE.
Love, the conaueror. Came to Me

Love, the tonuuerOr. came to NE,
Love the Conqueror came to me
He whom l did long dcride:
Gave humility for pride,
April voicing
Ny rejoicing.
I-who faneied ! was free
Glad to be with garlands tiedl
Love the Awakener came to me:
Called my sleeping soul 10 strife,
Offered gift of fuller life
(Nish. the measure
OF my pleasure);
And the bud that knew no bee
Burst, a rose with beauty rife.
III.
Love the Tester came to me:
For the paean gave the dirge,
FOR caresses gave the scourge
CAY, though Fortune
Did importune),
TIL my breathing seemed to be
But the tide OF sorrows surge.
".
Love the Ennobler came to me,
With the cross as his device.
Saying. shrink not from the price
(Pain the burden,
Peace the guerdon):
Sorrow bravely borne shall be
Doubiy sweet as sacrifice
Y.
Love the Revealer cones to me
On this battled height. and shows
Yonder river OF repose:
Not by creeping,
But by leaping,
Learns the rill the harmony
That within the river flows y
Robert Underwood johnson, in the Atlantic
The times., 1901-03-10
Minor Fiction.

"A Royal Exchange" is a novel of Eng
lish life by j. MacLaren Cobban. The
hero is a German princeling, and the
heroine the daghter Of a Scottish colonel!
and the scene is laid in the Highlands.
When one has stated these facts one has
enumerated all the distinguishing features
of the book. (New York: D. Appleton q
Co. $100)
The times., 1901-03-10

Was Walt Whitman at one time engaged in
newspaper writing? ?. And was he a hospital
nurse during the civil war? T. A.
He was, at several times. 2 Yes; It
was in such work that he impaired his
health seriously.
The times., 1901-03-10

japanese Plays and Playfellows" is the
title of a little book by Osman Edwards
which will be published Immediately by
the Macmillan Company. 1t will contain
twelve colored plates by japanese artists.
To quote the authors own words in the
preface. he has burned a good deal Of
incense in honor Of the Musume" who. rs
he says. still summarizes in her dainty
little person much of her country's magic,
its picturesqueness its kindness, its 70
lftencss" There are chapters on religious
plays. popular plays, the geisha and cher
ry blossom. vulgar songs, taking the wa
ters playing with FIRE. afternoon calls,
and the scarlet lady. The latter chapter
is treated in an extremely interesting way.
The times., 1901-03-10
NOTES AND QUERIES.

What day of the week was December 2, 1887
o. l. O.
Friday.
The times., 1901-03-10

What is the population OF New Orleans, At
lanta, Birmingham, and san Antonio? ". s. NJ.
New Orleans. 2S7. .1o4; Atlanta. ss,S72; Biz
mingham, SS.415. and San Antonio, 5s.3z.
The times., 1901-03-10

What is the meaning Of Gone where the
woOdbine twinethI'' L. V.
1t has no meaning.
The times., 1901-03-10

What State officers are to be chosen in the
election TO be held next November in Ohio2
Il VI Z.
The times., 1901-03-10

''The Sentimentalists," by Arthur Stan
wood Pier is the second in the series Of
novels Of American life announced by the
Harpers, of which "Eastover Court
House" was the first. The present novel
has an immense amount of good stuff in
5t, Of one kind or another, and there are
one or two characters which are certain
" additiOnSzto American literature. Mrs.
Kent, the mother Of the rather unherOic
hero, is q person Of a type wholly new in
American fiction. and the picture of her
unusual and slightly prObiematic person
aiity is worked out very skillfully.
For the rest, the plot is the weakest
part Of the book. The reader becomes
Wearied with the innumerable petty de-
tails incident 10 its development, and so
much is made Of the mysterious disad-
that one is rather irritated at discovering
that the mystery was not founded on any
very deep disgrace after all. The whole
book is more or less Il succession of
episodes of the tempest in a teapot type.
II It could be cut about one-thiTd, and q
little backbone could be put into the
hero, and the heroine could be made more
definite and a few other minor matters
could be set TO rights, the book would
possibly be q fascinating one, but that is
considerable reformation to make in
any novel. On the whole, it seems as if
the best plan would be to write another
book and avoid weakening it as this one
has been weakened. CNew York: Harper
& Brothers. $l50)
The times., 1901-03-10

Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Treas
urer. and Attorney General.
The times., 1901-03-10

Debts of Honor" by Maurus Jokai. is
a story of adventure in Hungary, full of
incident, excitement and thrilling interest.
The hero belongs to a family which lies
under a mysterious doom of the kind in
which Poe would have delighted. and the
mystery is kept well in hand throughout.
One of the most fascinating characters in
the tale is a gypsy girl named Czipra;
and the scene is partly laid in one of those
lonely feudal castles which are favOrite
haunts Of Jokai. (New York; Doubleday
& Mcclure Company. SL25)
The times., 1901-03-10

''The Day of Wrath by Maurus Jokai,
deals with the grewsome topic Of heads
mans family and its adventures. This
Hungarian novelist is perhaps fonder of
the grewsome than of any other element
in fiction, and he manages it with extreme
skill. There is something bizarre and hOr-
rible about his tragedy, and his pathos
and humor are alike grim. (New York:
Mcclure, Phillips K Co. s125)
The times., 1901-03-10

"The Turn of the Road" by Eugenia
Brooks rockingham, is q novel whose
worst fault is that it seems to be an at
tempt to rewrite Kiplings Light that
Failed" on American ground, and make
K end differently This may not be, but
the plots Of the two stories certainly
have certain resemblance. The author
has done fairly well with her material,
though there IS a girlish scntimentality
about the style which makes it somewhat
crude in effect. Boston: Houghton, Mif-
fin & Co. Sl.50)
The times., 1901-03-10

How long was T. C. Platt United States Sena-
tor az the time Roscoe Conklng vas his associatef
2. Was a justiceship in the United States Su-
preme Court afterward offered 70 Mr.. Conklingi
l.
The times., 1901-03-10

Houghton, Mifflin & Co. announce for
immediate publication a school edition of
John Burroughs Squirrels and Other
Fur Bearers"
The times., 1901-03-10
LITERARY NOTES.

Messrs. Doubleday. Page & Co. an
Rounoe a change of title on the new nov
ell by Eden Philpott. now being pub
lished by that house. THE Good Red
Earth is the new title cabied by the au-
thor. The OLD one, first announced, was
johnnie Fortnight" taken from the
main character, an unctuous ex-peddler,
lay preacher and hypocrite. with Peck
sniff1an virtue and an irresistible flow of
words, less famiiiariy called Alpheus
NeMf
The times., 1901-03-10

"AIabers Mishap," by Amy E. Blanch-
ard, is a story for children dealing with
the ordinary haps and mishaps OF a lit
tie girls life and the characters are not
only real children. but charming ana
well-bred children, which not all the little
folks i'm Juvenile fiction are. The book,
like "Dimple Dallas" and other tales by
this writer, is daintily illustrated by Ida
Waugh. philadelphia: George w. Jacobs
& Coz
The times., 1901-03-10

From March to May II, 1851. 2 Yes;
but he declined the appointment.
The times., 1901-03-10

The Octopus" the new novel by
Frank Norris, published by Doubleday,
Page & Co, is to be the beginning Of a
remarkable undertaking. Though novel
complete In itself, this will be the first
Of 2 trilogy OF the epic Of wheat
or, three related novels, the first dealing
with the production of wheat, the second
with it's distribution, and the third with
tho consumption Of American wheat In
Europe, altogether forming the story Of
a wheat crop from the time Of it's sow
inG in California, through the stock ex-
change gambling based on it in Chicago.
TO its use as the relief of a European
famine. This new novel, dealing with
the fight OF the railroad octopus and
the wheat growers, is said to raise the
standard Of this authors work. and may
go further to make Mr.. Norris, dealing
with modern California wheat what Bret
Harte was to the early gold country.
THE Handy Man Ahoat and Ashore
is the title of book just published by
Small, Maynard x Co, which deals with
the life of the professional saEor-not his
heroic actions and doings when in stress
of duty, but with the everyday life, his
habits, manners. customs, songs, diver
sions and all the thousand and one
things OF which the public knows so lit
tie. but which is really the Interesting
part of sailors life.
The times., 1901-03-10

In speaking of THE Influence of Christ
in Modern Life by Newell Dwight Hills,
Book News says that the pages ''reek
nation" however that can be. The critic
seems to have gotten his metaphors
little mixed. Moreover. in order to in
struct Mr. Hills to avoid small errors in
future, he says:
These tides of emotion never rise without bear
ing some hcarer higher; but why not be informed
accurate and equipped on .hese momentgus is
sue or avoid the perpetual nfeIicitous asser-
tion of warped. a partial. or an incomplete
statement often not needed ior plea and used
only for lavish illustration?
There is an old proverb about people Hv-
ing in glass houses which seems to apply
here.
The times., 1901-03-10

Admirers of George Eliot will be inter
ested to know of new edition Of her
works, containing matter of great per-
sonal interest. 1t is called the Personal
Edition, and will be published by Dou-
bleday, Page * Co. The new matter, in
Guiding not only hitherto unpublished por-
traits of George Eliot and her father, but
many photographs of scenes familiar to
1ntroducuons to each separate wOrh, by
Mrs. Esther Wood, the Well-knOwu stu
dent of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Mrs, Wood
has had unusual opportunities for becom-
ing acquainted with the life of George
Eliot, having lived for years among the
scenes in the midst of which the author S
lifo was spent The originals Of many of
the characters have been identified and
numberless scenes located. Especial en-
phasiS is laid on the personal side of
George Eiiots life and her personal traits
are brought out in clear relief.
The times., 1901-03-10

The Macmillan Company are soon to
introduce to the public new writer of
fiction, Mr.. owen Johnson, of New York,
whose first novel, Arrows of the AL
mighty is to appear under the au-
spices Of that house in April being pub
lished simultaneously in New York and
London.
The times., 1901-03-10

Mcclure, Phillips & Co. will publish
shortly Edward H. Sotherns Prompt
Book on Hamlet"
The times., 1901-03-10

When was 'The Order Of the Thistle insti-
tuted. and what was its notto2 2 How many
dimes coined at the san Francisco Mint
in 1s9f2 ; T.
May %, 1881; the motto Memo me i'm
pune lacessit, meaning NO one provokes
me with impunity." 2 Twenty-four.
The times., 1901-03-10

A demand which led to the printing of
65, 600 copies of a series of six nature
books had induced the publishers. Dou-
bleday Page & Co, TO issue d work in
comparatively little known field. Birds,
butterflies, and flowers were before ad-
mirably treated with large photographs,
comes this last The Mushroom Book,
by Nina l.. Marshall, which is claimed to
be the only reliable guide lat a reasonable
price on the conmoner species Of fungi.
This book has the same ful-page color
photographs, in which an attempt has
been made to bring out the delicate shad-
ings Of the living mushrooms.
The times., 1901-03-10

No one writes more entertainingly Of
New England life and character than
does Alice Brown, the author of Mead
ow Grass and "Tiverton Tales" King
End her latest novel, takes its name
from New Hampshire hamlet in which
the romance of a New England girl of
fine type whose religious idealism threat
ened both her own and her lovers happi-
ness. The story presents interesting
phases of New England character, and is
quite gypsy-like in it's treatment of out
door life.
The times., 1901-03-10

''Daunay's Tower" by Adeline Ser
geant, is story of English life, involv-
ing the adventures Of beautiful girl
brought up in ignorance of her parentage
Though the plot is rather melodramatic,
the tone of the story is wholesome and
sweet and the character-drawing is well
done. (New York: J. NJ. Buckles 6 Coz
"Dimple Dallas by Amy L. Blanchard,
is story Of small girls. and is as fasci-
mating TO the childish mind the name
would indicate. 1t is charmingly written
and illustrated. and the spirit Of it is
delightful in its kindlineSs and refine
ment No child can read il without hav-
ing at least q little clearer idea OF what
true courtesy is. (Philadelphia: George
W. Jacobs d Coz
The times., 1901-03-10

''The Diary of Freshman" by
Charles Macomb Flandrau, now in the
press of Doubleday, Page e Co., will give
lovers of college tales a most entertain
ing volume.
The times., 1901-03-10

The Critic" for February contains an
exceedingly interesting article on Thack-
eray's connection with the 'Cornhill Mag
aZine," by Sir George Murray Smith.
The times., 1901-03-10

A new field in American historical fic-
tion is presented in The Curious Career
of Roderick Campbell" by Jean y. Nell
wrath a Canadian writer, whose His
tory of Canada" has been the preparatory
work for her forthcoming volume, which
will be issued by Messrs. Houghton, Mif
fin &, Co. 1t is a story Of the uprising
for the Pretender in Scotland and of the
struggle between the French and English
in New York and Canada for the pos
session of the Ohio Valley.
The times., 1901-03-10

What are the terms and salaries OF Mexican
Congressmen and Senators? ?. What is the
length of the Congressional sessions2 r. R. s
Representative are elected for two
years, Senators for four years. The an
nual salary of each is 5000. 3 There
are two sessions yearly; from September
16 to December Is and from April l to
May 81, and a committee Of both houses
sits during recesses
The times., 1901-03-10

Richard lie Galliennes new romance,
shortly be issued by Little Brown & Co.
The times., 1901-03-10

Apropos of the exclusion by the Com
mittee of Selection in the Boston Public
Library, of Maurice Hewletts charming
Little Novels of Italy" the following
lines on his work are not without point
We reprint them from the New York
Times Saturday Review" They are ad-
dressed presumably to other novelists of
the day by John Ernest Mccain:
Ye write with pens: this New Nan with a sword; /;
Ye write with ink and he with blood and tears;
Ye from the head: and he from the head and
heart!
He fronts his work like Richard his great Lord,
Or like god who rules starred henspheres,
And not like greedy traders in a mart
The times., 1901-03-10

In answer to the criticism that ''The
Penitentes," one of Bowen MerrilIs new
publications, is overdrawn, and that the
attempted crucifxion, as described in the
story, never did and never could occur in
free America, The Evangelical Herald"
Of Cleveland says, in a recent review:
. The Penitentes' live in the San Luis
valley in the State of Colorado, and have
attempted the practice of their peculiar
religious rites in the last few years. One
nearly related TO the writer of this review
was witness to their practice as late as
1882 -
The times., 1901-03-10

AS some but not all animals have quail
ties that approach the human, SO some
people are immortal but not all, says Dr..
Samuel D. Mcconnell in his book on The
Immortality of the Soul, about to be
published by The Macmillan Company.
DIR. McCOuneIls theory is that immor-
tality is the highest step in a long process
of evolution the final result Of the sur
ViVal of the fittest.
The times., 1901-03-10

development of the West. and it's influ-
ence on political life. A large portion OF
this volume is given up to an account of
the actual conditions of slavery. and Of
the abolition movement, as q background
for the details of the slavery contest
which will appear in Nnlume "
The times., 1901-03-10

What is the meaning Of .'Mardi Gras'' and
when did the custom OF celebrating it originated
Y. Y T.
Shrove Tuesday; the New Orleans cele-
bration is an outgrowth of the European
and they, in turn, probably
sprang from the springtime festivals OF
the ancientS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-01
INDOOR GAMES At Y. NJ. C. A.

In the midst OF n Vociferous and en-
thusiastlc crowd Of spectators. athletes
from the Providence High schools and
Friends school. composing the students
class Of the V NJ. {. A, participated I'm
indoor games I'm the gymnasium last ove-
ming. which. for interest and merit. were
never more successful
The rivalry existing between the diff
ferent schools was intense and each rep
resentative strained every nerve To bring
victory and honor 20 his school.
The high jump. which was wor by
Janney. with a mark OF feet inches,
was perhaps the most interesting event
on the program and the victor received
meritcd applause for his clever perform
ance. lie was also the individual star.
having won a heat in the 15-ysrd dash.
heat in the hurdle. and was "A member ~
the Trotters. who defeated the Heavy
weights IN relay race.
The events and winners are as follows:
Fifteen-yard dash-lst race won by
Keene. % race. Graves; sd race. Janney:
lth race. Bennett: 5th race. Pierce. eth
race. shsrmen. eth race. Weeks; Sth race.
Bristol: 9Th race, Lewis. 10th race, Ed
wsrds: lith race. Jones. 18th race. Tan
nsr; 18th race. II. Pierce; htiE1see, Har.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-01
DEIGNAN's TEAM.
YACHT SHOWS PROGRESS.

The squirt made Wednesday by the
workmen employed in framing up tho
Boston boat was continued yesterday
with tho result that when the whistle
blew at o'clock IS pairs of frames. or
considerably more than half TO be used.
had been set up. These frames are mum
hers q TO 66, inclusive, and gave the
visitors at the construction shed n still
better idea OF the extreme fiatness OF
floor. which is a noticeable feature OF
the model OF the craft.
The Tobn bronze plates which are to
compose the lower strake of the after
overhang were brought out of the foun-
dry yesterday morning and put into place
in order tnat the stern frames could be
bolted together In their proper positions
In the foundry. the work OF punching
and trimming the rivet holes In the bronze
goes on rapidly and the frames which
are to be at the extreme stern OF the
craft were trued UP yesterday
A separate gang OF men have been busi-
ly engaged for the past two days i'm pre-
pairing and Strengthening the frames up
on which the mast ie to be stepped The
foot of the mast is 10 rest I'm a cup
shaped socket cast especially for this
purpose, and steel platform has been
constructed upon the floor plates and
braces Go support ~.
Designer Crownnshleld has planned 10
strengthen the forward ovcrhang with q
series Of braces. At every other deck
beam, steel posts Will extend down to
the keel centre plate and from these
steel braces will run diagonally across 10
the frames on either side.
Capt. Ilaf has returned 10 New York
bat before he started he went 10 Kings
ton and paid short visit AZ the home of
Capt Nate Watson. Designer Crownin-
shield states that ne Is not Worrying be-
cause OF the remarks made by some
critics that because of the extreme fat
ness Of the forward ovcrhanR the boat
will pound badly I'm = heavy sea.
lie saws that when there is Wind
enough TO kick up waves Of any size
tho boat will heel down 10 n and present
n nicely turned bilge 10 the water.
"Of course" he remarked. "the boat
will skip the waves once IN = while but
then. the Flirt did that. and she kept 20
iug all the time.
Mr. lawson has not yet given out the
name chosen hy him for bis craft
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-01
B0AING AT MANT0N.

Five boxing bouts served as an attrac-
tion 10 draw large crowd OF sports To
Kings hall in Manton last evening and
while none OF the pugs showed champion
ship form, still the exhibition ON the
whole was a little better than the ordi-
nary.
All OF the bouts were rather tame with
the possible exception of the Berger
LAWN go which aroused the spectators to
"A high pitch OF enthusiasm.
Berger. who is a stockily built chap
pummeled LAWN all over the ring and
would have dispatched him into dream
land In the first round but for the kindly
Intervention OF the bell 81 tho expira ton
OF the final round LAWN was all but out,
but his experience and Vitality saved him.
The first bout brought Mack of Aanton
'and Strong OF Olneyville into the arena
and after four rounds OF punches and
jabs. Referee Collins called il n draw.
Harry Knowski. better known as the
Newsboy" and Cliff Howe of Middleboro
were the next pair OF aspirants for pu-
giIstic honors that were brought on and
they entertained the spectators for four
rounds. with no decision.
Two boys were next led into the ring
and they at once proceeded 20 business
causing an atmospheric commOtion In
their vain attempt 20 hit each other. 40
the conclusion OF their sketch they were
rewarded by a shower oil pennies.
he next bout between Berger and
LAWN proved TO be- the best one Of the
evening, both displaying much science as
We'll as an ability To hit. Although Ber-
ger held the upper hand the referee de-
cided ~ to be a draw.
The supposed star event Of the evening
between Kid Buckley OF North End and
John Franklin OF Olneyyille was the next
event but before the expiration of the
a H. lad a Off
ing to the fact that FranlIlin's face came
I'm contact with Buckleys head, which he
claimed was foul.
This disappointed the spectators, but
they departed feeling well repaid by the
other exhibition.