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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17
The Denth-song of the HemIock

Ye say | am oid-I am old-and We threaten tc
hew me down,
Lest the roof of your puny dwelling should be
crushed by my heavy crown;
Ye measure my spreading branches, We mock me
with idle fears
Ye P5smies that creep at my footstool, wha,
know We Of age or years?
reckon We all as shadaws Ye are but as cloud.
that pass
Over the face of the mountains and over the
meadow grass;
Your generations phantoms; like wraiths they
Leaving no trace behind them in the paths they
used TO knos.!
But ]! For six hundred rolling years 1 have
stood like watch tower, /!
I have counted the slow procession Of Centuries
circling by.
l have looked at the sun unbienching, have
numbered the midnight stars
Nor quailed when the fiery serpent leaped from
its cloudy bars!
Or ever We were nation. or your Commonwealth
born.
stood this breezy hilltop. fronting the hills
Of morn:
In the strength OF my prime uplifting my head
above nsaner things.
Till only the strong winds reached il. the
Wild birds sweeping wings,
1t was mine to know when the white man ven
tured the unknown seas,
And silence fed before him, and the forest mys-
trfl.~.
I rose. hi, towers and steepies that pierced the
uul nomed sky,
And ~ -o,-d domes darkenet the heavens-but
abcys them all scared I.
He Ia ed his towns and cities. and his man.
s.uls fine and fair,
And ..owIy his fertile meadows grew wide in
the tranquil air;
He stretched his iron pathways from the noun
tans to the sea
But little cared for his handiworki Twas the
One Great God made me.
The Earth and the sun and the mighty Winds and
the Great God over all,
These babe me stand like sentinel the hill
top grand and tall
Know We that hundred years ago men called
me old and worn?
Yet here l tower above their graves, and laugh
them all to scorfi.
lures OF day?
Ye to like the flying notes that in the
sunshine play!
Shall l tremble because We threaten, and whisper
that | am old?
/ will die of my own free. iordly will. the
year has shed its gold!
But till then, as stood or ever the land of your
love born,
1 will stand erect on my hilltop fronting the
hills of morn;
In the pride of mine age uplifting my head above
Ineaner things,
Till only the strong winds reach it, or the wild
birds sweeping wingsi
Julia c. X. DOR, in Harper's Bazaar.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

$500, ,,,;,. -o,,
one a'i,.h 4uiii.i' IA .. 90 900 rrhon
elal Silsn s'eaiiooa's III -. scotch
come Two ooats cohs.i ue'eu =. 80
engineer one "iiii"iii 10y 80
LOWING purposes Wete 'e. a.o,oa
.eSs go
IN LOS ana l''l' S.s
Va o,,,,a-i,,,ortad
VI 80 go, boilers
"a, ,ooo III. aa,,o1o, a SCREW pro-
i'yI, ~ - -, ,'sa, - cr,,,so around
- vi, D. .a,,a,,.hot 70 the curiosity
~ - r. ,,.oto,od hts Moot II Pc
r,,,,,od for o,,r own Robert Fulton TO
cell, ,,,aLo s.aor,hoats succeee Porn
in Pennsvlvania in 17s5 he went to Eu-
ro,o 10 et,dx art in 17ss Always experi-
mentinp in mechanics he soon abandoned
art for steam engines became interested
in steom naviration and In 1909 he built
a steamer in France but had TO give up
its DEVELOPMENT for lack of funds. Our
Minister to France. Mr.. Robert Living
ston becoming interested in his expert
ments sent him TO England in 1904. Here
he bought for Mr. Livingston a steam en-
CINE from Roulton & watt. In 1906 it was
sent 70 the United States. A hull was
bpi,t IN New York and launched in 1907
while being built was dubbed "Fuiton's
Folly.r On August e 1907, to the intense
chagrin of the doubling Thomases, who
had assembled on the banks of the river
to witness Fulton's discontinue. the
Clermont swung into the stream and
steamed No the river 10 miles without
stopping." Thenceforward steam naviga-
ton was a fixed fact. Since then it's de-
yeIopment has been constant. In 1913 Full
ton submitted to President Madison plans
for steam battery. 10 be used against
tho ships of England. then at vaf with
this country. II was an undoubted sue
cess but was not completed till 1915. and
the war with England was over before it
could be brought into action. Had she
been brought into action the result would
have been as complete a change in naval
construction then. in 1915, as il was nearly
fifty wears later. after the fight between
tbe Monitor and the Merrimac. in 1862. In
most entertaining way Lieutenant Ben
nett goes on to show the difficulty the
advocates of steam power as against pro-
pulsion by sail had to encounter with the
older officers of the navy They had. most
of them, committed themselves TO the side
of wooden hulls and cotton sails as
against iron hulls and steam propulsion
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17
A MadrigaI.

On fair spring morning
Love rode down the lane.
Youth and joy and eager Hope
Followed in his train;
All the primroses looked up
Such a sight to see
Leaning from her lattice high
Mockingly sang she:
Love that's born at spring tide
Is too lightly won,
1t will pass like silver dew
Meath the midday sun
All in glowing summer
Love went riding by.
Not a single downy cloud
Flecked the azure sky:
Generous roses DER his path
Their sweet petals shed
Lingering on the terraced walk
Wistfully she said
love that burns so fiercely
Nav have life as brief.
1t viii all be dead and cold
Ere the falling Leaf
Late in golden autumn
Love passed uD the street.
When the reaDer's sickles fash
Through the riDened wheat:
Russell leaves about his way
Fluttered in a cloud
Half she STAYED. then turned aside
With a gesture proud
''Love though late a-coming
Might be swift TO go.
Flying as the swallows hv
From the early snow"'
Through the shiyering forest
Swept tie wintry blast.
laundering DER the frost-bound roads
Love came riding fast:
Snowtlakes froze upon his beard.
Yonder lay the waste.
As he paused before her door
Like II man in haste:
Swift she ran to meet him,
Love. forgive. and stay.
Never any more dear Heart,
viii | say thee Nay"
Christian Burke.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17
miscellaneous Books.

"A Book tor All Readers is the work q
Ainsworth Rand Sponord. Any bool by
Mr. Spofford upon any subject about
which he could be induced TO writ would
be valuable but this, which is look
about books, is written az la
Dor OF love by one of t1a dblest
Librarians in this or any other
country. Mr. Spofford is a passionate
lover of books, as every stroke of his pen
shows. and has lived among them all his
life, and devoted his life to them. More
over, he Is an omnivorous reader and a
constant student with q marveIously re-
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

at the upper end Of the bench, placed one of the
little slabs against a chock the top OF the
bench little way in front of him. lifted foot
and clapped his heel upon the piece to keep it In
position, and scraped away with awkward
little plane requiring the use Of both hands.
To do this extended upon either side OF
the upbent leg, underneath which the work was
done. 1t scrape, scrape, scrape Until one
side was dressed and then the slab was turned
for the same process the other side.
This seems sufficiently primitive to be
capable of Improvement, but, Mr. Rob
inson remarks, labor costs only % cents
per day. New York: Mcclure. Phillips
e. Co s2nll
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17
4 Song for Youth.

fowerlike years of youth,
Delay. delay!
Old fine shall soon. forsooth,
December make Of May;
Bid him away!
o fower-like years of youth,
Oh. stay, oh. stayl
Nor covet Age uncouth.
When all is warm and gay
For YOU today.
o fower-like years of youth,
Delay, delayl
Let Others seek for Truth,
Yours is the time for play
And dance OF fay.
o hower-like wears of youth,
Oh. stay, oh. stay.
Time with remorselcsS tooth
Shall gnaw your bloom away:
Then say him nay.
Hower-like years of youth.
Delay. delay!
Age knows for you no ruth;
Then, till your latest day
Hold him at bay.
1T Underwood Johnson in the Independent
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Gods grace be with you fearless elf,
The city streets strange and wild,
And yet quite by your dauntess self,
You tread the mazcs little child
The seas blue dream is in yonr eyes,
Your brown cheek shows health's ruddy rose
And where the deepest crimson lies,
baby dimple comes and goes.
Madeline S. Bridge.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17
NOTES AND QUERIES.

What is the name Of lord Roseberyi HI
Archibald Philip Primrose.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Is Stephen Adams author of THE Holy City,"
living? II so, what is his address? ". P. A.
Stephen Adams is the pen name OF
Michael Maybrick, whose address is 2ss
Regent Street West, London, England.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

When did the Duke Of Edinburgh and the Prize
Alice def r. W.
July 81. 1900. and December II. 1878. re-
spectively.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

What was MeKiniey's plurality over Bryan in
Pennsylvania? L. A
1t WE 'es ~
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

What was the population Of vicksburg. Miss,
at the last censusf MISSISSIPPiAN.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

1t is $500 miles. 3 In 1866. but active
operation began under an amended char
ter granted four years later.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

| What is the diameter of the planet Jupiter3
2. Mhen was Rutgers College first chartered?
T. r.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

viii you give the classic quotation to the effect
that Homer nodsl W.
Even the worthy Homer mods was the
way Horace put IL.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Where is the United States cruiser Newark
4. b. c.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

What are s4e,i.4 lrs?' z
The name is given to certain London
rowdies.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

The Riverside Art Series will shortly re-
ceive two additions in volumes on "Murillo
and Greek Sculpture" Each of these has
sixteen full-page illustrations of paintings
and sculptures reproduced in the best
form Photographic printing processes can
give them. They are wholly untechnical
and are calculated to introduce their re-
spective subjects in the simplest manner
to young people and to older persons de-
string art Information.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Is the entire regiment of Eighteenth Regular
Infantry in the Philippines? "
Companies A. C, and d are at the Pre-
sidio, San Francisco, and 3 is at Fort
Mason, Cal. The rest of the regiment is
in the Philippines.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Where there locks the Mississippi River.
been st. Louis ssd St Paul? &C.
Nowhere; the1e are locks in the canal
about the Des Moines Rapids, near Keo-
kuk LAVA
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

How did the old saying about ''the dog in
the manger'' originate? SETTLE
In Aesop's fable which described an ILL
natured dog lying in a well filed manger
and preventing hungry OK from eating
the hay srt
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Where is the Sixth United States Cavalry
J. d. P.
Troops A, B, C, and d are at Manila:
I. X, L. and NJ are in China; E is at Fort
Walla Walla, Wash: and G at the
Preside. San Francisco, and II at Boise
Barracks. Idaho.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

| Who was Periphery and in what century did he
live? , What weight had his arguments against
the Christian religions Nv.F.
A neo-Platonist philosopher who lived
from 233 10 about 305 2. Enough to lead
Emperor Tfleodosius II to have his chief
work against Christianity burned publicly.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Can women hold Office in any State where
woman's suffrage is not established? ]. p.
Yes: in Indiana, for example. women
may hold any office under the school
laws, but may not vote for such officer.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

What shall use as spray to do away with
curled leaf peach treesf VS..
A 80 per cent solution of iron suiphats
is recommended, for use in early spring.
1t is also advisable to cut away and burn
promptly all diseased leaves and shoots
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Does surveyors compass needle vary, and il
so, why? CT.
1t does, because of oscillations in the
forces in magnetism and of local attrac-
tons. Except for reconnaissance work
and farm surveys it is not considered SUI
ficiently accurate.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

John Uri Lloyd has offered a reward for
Information as to the authorship of the
old Confederate ballad. THE Southern
Girl"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

Cassell & Co are publishing Chinese
Pictures by Mrs. ]. F. Bishop. 1t is
collection of some sixty photographs taken
by an intelligent observer while travelling
through China, and illustrating most of
the phases of the social life and customs
OF that Interesting country. The photo
graphs are accompanied by explanatory
notes.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

What troops were engaged in the battle Of
Fontenoy besides French and Engisra q Who
won? g. Does Fontenoy lie in Belgium o.
Erance9 o H.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

The English had Dutch and Austrians
as allies, and an Irish brigade was an
effective part of the French force. 2. The
French. 3. In Belgium. just over the bor-
dar
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

What became OF Napoleon's son after Water
loo? OK.
Napoleon abdicated in his favor and pro-
claimed hin, Emperor of the French. with
the title of Napoleon II, but the Powers
ignored the proclamation. So the son never
occupied the throne, and is known more
commonly as the Duke OF Reiehstadt.
though he is counted as a French sover-
eign by the Bonapartists. He died in 1892.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-17

A novel by a new writer will be The
Heritage of Unrest" by Gwendolen Over
ton, which the Macmillan Company will
publish in a few weeks. II is a novel of
frontier and army life, the scene of which
is laid in the Southwest at the time of the
serious Indian troubles under Geronimo in
the late seventies and early eighties.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23

Of Henrietta Anne sister Of James II and Youngest Saughsr OF
Philip duke of Orleans and died in 1870 leaving who
married
Amadeus king Sardinia several generations through
Prince Ludwig Bava-
o
had Jacon would
m
is
s in Of
his of
in
have
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23

of in
I'm of
of
a o a
cunad defeated Charles Edward the pende That the Jaeobns
action OF the Jaobn and gm leagues of London emitting the
o O
OF
of
DEATH of his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23

the
81 q
%
England Vtoras diamond jubilee and
n
But at the time his Of valid
a In
VI
follow
n He and
he
% tn him his
Of
d Protestant ruler Catholic and the
William
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23


5u AH Mary elder OF the Nv children born TO the late H. r. II
e!n eTacy l. old and called blossom
There reflection the fac father subject
CON
trifing objections
OF
prince
she has
q age .
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23
MR. cARNEoIEs NEW YORK RESIDENCE AND HIS BIRTHPLACE

The spacious mansion approaching completion and figured in the
o O
steel lie
biography would 20 bear out the assertion But there vast
street and Firth New York and the humble ane which h NaA
IN he
homestead in DuneTmlne Scotland and half in height
while by family Pennsylvania but $500
width depth OF $50 and the remark
casm
in
as SoDoOoo
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23
A PALMlST's ESTIMATE
OF DOM PAUL KRUGER.

A Partisan palmlst recently made %
study Of Mr.. Kruger's hand and took
the photograph from which this MUS
tration is made According 90 this emil
ne1t authority, Dom Paul has hands OF
brass rather than of clay. or. In other
words when he wants a thing be gets u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23
ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF WORLDWIDE CELEBRITY


parted warrio eli al
o o
o
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23

inisccnce and narrating tales of indi-
vidual bravery. The latest hero Is the
young man whose portrait is presented
i'm this connection. Lieutenant Douglas
Alexander Blair who. although only ~
years old and half an inch below the
army regulation height. is said 10 have
held more than 1000 Beers at bay for
"a hours with little command OF less
than so men
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23
A WONDERFUL SEA LION.

A certain Captain Woodward has ac-
complshed the feat OF making tank
full OF sea lions do his bidding, one OF
them being shown I'm this illustration
balancing an air ball on the tip OF his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23

rlosity in itself,
but II possesses
historic value as
having once be-
Ionged 10 Eng
lands kin z,
George III, TO
whom Il was
pre- sented by
Charles. duke OF
Brunswick. The
dulxa HaH proh-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23
he HELD 1000 BoERs AT BAY,

Now that the Beers seem 10 be having
their inning in South Africa, with Dom
Paul in Holland and Lord Roberts az
home, the English are indulging in rem.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-23
EiNBoR ATELY CARVED WINE


In the accompanying Illustration are
shown both ends of what has been call
ed the most deliberately carved wine
cask in the w0rll 1t Is not only a cu-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-10-11
To All Persons Having Farming. Tim
bered. or Mineral Lands. or Water
Powers For Sale.

The Nashville, Chattanooga 81
st Louis Railway proposes to use
its best efforts to induce d good
class of immigrants to settle in
territory contiguous to its lines,
and to engage the attention Of
capitalists seeking manufacturing
sites or mining property. It there
fore solicits the support, the COZ
operation and assistance Of the
people of every county through
which its lines pass. The manage
ment earnestly requests that all
persons who have farms for sale or
lease, those who have timbered
lands. water powers Or mineral
lands for sale, will send brief de-
scription of the same TO the rail-
road agent nearest them, giving
the prices and terms Of sale The
prices must correspond with the
prices asked of local buyers. The
management does not propose to
and in selling land to immigrants
at exorbitant or speculative prices.
Large tracts suitable for colonial
ton, at low prices. are especially
wanted. J. B KTLLEBREw,
Industrial or immigration Agent.
Fl. r. SMITH,
Traffic Manager,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-10-11
FREE TICKETS
TO Grand Opera at Nashville Includ
ing Railroad Fare and Hotel Bills.
Chance TO Hear caIve and selnbrIck and other
Great Artists.
NASHVILLE BANNER TO SPEND $4,000

NASHVILLE BANNER TO SPEND $4,000.
A committee Of prominent and in
fiuential citizens of Nashville recent
lY took under consideration the liqui-
dation Of the debt due on the Taberna
Gle of that city, one of the finest audi
forums In the country, and with this
object In view the committee has ar
ranged for two performances Of grand
opera In Nashville, October "a and 25,
to be given by the most celebrated
singers that have ever been brought
together either In this country or
abroad.
TheOperas to be given are Carmen
and 1.-THE Barber OF Seville,D with
Madame Calve and Madame Sembrich
in the leading rolls, accompanied by a
host OF the best leading artists to be
found In this country or Europe.
These two operas are to be produced
In Nashville just exactly as though
the performances were given la the
Metropolitan Opera House In New
York. where a seat for q single per-
Torrance frequently costs as much as
$50.
The Nashville Banner. In order to
aid In bringing these great artists to
Nashville, and to do its part towards
relieving the tabernacle from debt,
has agreed to take $50 reserved seats,
good for both performances, and to
present them to ladies in Tennessee,
Kentucky and Alabama selected by
its readers. One hundred and ten OF
these season tickets will be given free
to ladies living outside Of Nash lille
and the readers Of The Commercial
will have chance to share in these
tickets and d trip to Nashville, with
railroad fare and hotel bills paid in
addition all at the expense Of the Ban
ner. This generous and laudable ac-
ton on the part Of the Banner will
cost the management fully 81, 600.
Those Of our readers who are inter-
ested ia 1t can consult any issue Of
the Banner after this date or write q
q postal to the Nashville ssssasssfsfeF for
particulars, which will be furnished by
return mail.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-10-11


Humboldt was visited by two
fires Sunday night and Monday,
the last one proving very disas-
trous. Between and 2 o'clock
last night the residence of Wade
Hamilton burned, together will
all of its furnishings, the family
barely escaping with their lives.
The Butler House, q very large,
frame boarding house near the
Louisville & Nashville freight de-
pot, burned Monday morning.
III. me honshold goods were partially
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-10-11

Drop in at Pearl Cafe.
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Pdn-AmeriCdn
Exposition -.
Best reached by the
.lIGali, Central Railroad.

Through service via. Memphis, Louis
vile, Cincinnati and Cleveland, effect
i've on and after June /. and consist
ing of
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-10-11
SLEEPING CAR
WITHOUT CHANGE
Between
New Orleans
and
Buffalo

Al evening departure from New Or
leans and morning arrival at Buffalo.
Dining-car service and Buffet-library
cars en- route. Particulars Of agents
OF the Illinois Central and connecting
lines.
VIM. MURRAY, D.P.A., New Orleans
JNO. A. SCOTT, D. p. A., Memphis.
A. II. HANSON, q. PA, Chicago.
w. A. KELLOND, A. G. /. Al,
Louisville.