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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-14
WRcrrrY or COTTONWOOD TIMBER

WRcFrr8 OF COTTONWOOD TIMBER.
At late meeting OF the Southwest
sRn Horticultural Society OF Iowa a
gentleman of good reputation made the
9si1ewing statement with reference to
DE profits OF timber culture on the
western prairies: Twenty years ago
Ae planted a row Of cottonwood slips
esur feet apart half mile along the
highway fronting his farm. The trees
grew tall and thrifty. and as they Mt
4nined large size drew Epon his farm
Geld adjoining for width of three
sads. occupying thus about three acres
ef tand. Last fall and winter ali but
eoc OF the trees were cut, and from
AEem were made $1,000 feet, board
sDensure. OF serviceable lumber and 250
cords OF wood. The lumber sold for
&15 per thousand and the wood was
EOrth $225 per cord, or a cash value
Cor the timber grown on these three
acres of $1.Oi2, or $347.50 per acre. or
an annual income of S17.37 per acre
Dor each OF the twenty years. 1t should
DC stated in this connection that these
trees grew upon the iocss soil of the
Missouri slope, Il soil wherein the cot
S0nwood tree finds its most perfect de-
veiopment. and we do rot believe the
above record could be duplicated upon
tlle average prairie soils of the west.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-14

''You say you never goasipy'
Never" answered Miss Cayenne.
when feel disposed to hear my
netghbOrs discussed. ! merely mention
q name and proceed to listen. =" wash
Iugtou Star.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-14

scain from the
top. and the sides
are treated in
the SHINE way.
beginning at the
underarIn seam.
The side pieces
are twenty-four
inches wide Mt
the bottom each.
and the fronts
are twenty-four
inches each. the
W hole comb'n-
ing 1856 inches
around the bot
>toni OF the skirt.
This Ia for q
|. nlain airlNk hut
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-14
LIVE sTocK AUCTIoSEERs.

We are asked what sort Of conpen-
satian Is received by the live STOCK
aucticneers- the little fellows who
cry the common farm sale. but those
who sell the blue blooded Shorthorns.
Dodd.cs and Herefords at fancy prices.
Inquiry develops the inf rmation that
che best of these auctioneers receive
from 500 to $50 per day for their
services and sometimes more when
they sell on Il commission and strike Il
good lot OF stock and a buying crowd.
TO lie able to command these prices
for their services, however. they must
be walking encyclopedia Of the pedi-
grecs OF the best stock in the country
and possess. what is not a common
trait. the ability to in some degree hyp
notize men and make them buy and
pay prices which il let alone they
would not 10. Not many men are nat
orally fitted for this business, for u
man should have reversible CON
science and a tongue hung OIL ball bear
tngs to mike a brilliant success at 1t.
PACIFIC COAST LT.-BeH.
With the Disappearance Of the pine
forests of Michigan. Wisconsin and
Ninncscta big forests OF Oregon and
Washington nre beginning to I've drawn
upoa to supply The demand for lsim.
bcr In the central west Dimension
iunlber-bonrtls. scantling and 1ois;s-
up to sixteen feet in length Of this PA
eidc coast product is now being lait,
doSva il the towns and cities OF the.
central west for sol to SEQ per thon
SAID feet by the carload. or Mt a price
(which brings it into direct competition
with the product OF the northern pin.
erses. This coast lumber sells ut the
mills for 81 to IS per thousand rect.
ana the freight is about sti per thou
saAd feet. The great benefit OF reduc
ed Irates from the coast is thus easily
scen. and 1t is likely to materiaiize be-
fore long.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
Holiday Editions Of Il
~ Permanent Value.

The sympathetic appeal Of Oliver Goldsmth's
"The Deserted Village" is fresh and force
full today as when it first saw the light I32 years
ago.
On the same principle that good wine needs
no bush" The Deserted Village has never suit
fered from the lack OF illur NATIVE illustrations
in the way Of drawings, though strange 10 say
there has been until now no actual evidence that
the text has commended itself greatly 10 artists
An edition just issued for this holiday season IS
illustrated by the eminent American artist, Ed
win A. Abbey.
As works Of art pure and simple, these draw
ngs whether reproduced from pen ana INK peu-
ell or wash (ior in the originals all three methoas
are TO be found represent Mr.. abbey IN ms
best vein No man could have arrived al ms
position as an illustrator without possessing Sc
rious abilities OF construction and OF comPosi,
ton and in these drawings the man mas mao
the double advantage Of sympathetic subjects ana
plenty Of time in which 70 execute them me
earliest Of these thirty-two drawings dates mack
into the late eighties the most recent was mn.
ished this year, Happy IS the artist able 10 WORK
under such fortunate conditions.
This new edition Of The Deserted Village
contains charming introduction by austin
Dobson than whom who is in closer touch WIN
the eighteenth century spirit DR.. goldsmith
dor it was under this title that the poem was
pubshed) has been charged by some Win ae
picting in AUBURN, loNenest Nl4laBe OF tll1 f''''
his own native hamlet Of Lissoy, near Athione
Ireland Mr.. Dobson shows why this theory IS
not tenable, and how the old inn there was re.
modelled 70 1T the poets description, instead Of
the inspiration coming in the other direction
He remarks truly that nowadays one cares least
in The Deserted Village for the 'philosopniea
and didaetio' side Of the poem, upon which COLD
smith chiefly prided himself Rather viewing th'
authors fears Of depopulation Of the country
through an excess Of Injuries, with the dispas
sionate eye Of posterity, one turns with most en-
oyment to his exquisite little genre pictures
his portraits of the clergyman and the ullag'
sohoolmaster his vignette Of that sad historian
Of the pensive plain, the aged water-eress gath
erer
The volume contains also the highly ehsrac
teristic dedioatioss Of Goldsmith 10 Sir Ioshu
Reynolds, and few notes, from various sources
upon the text
!
Shakespeare and His FoFsruansFs," BY Sid
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Humanest of Lone Stories.

Miss Laughlin characterzes the marriage Of
the Carlyles as The Very Humanest Love Story
and that OF the Brownngs as The Most Ideal
Of Love Stories" The publication of the Brown
ing letters has made known most Of the orcun-
stances OF that famous eourtship. One of the
most pathetic and humane incidents is Miss
Barretts dread of Brownng's seeing her.
There is nothing to in me" she said, nor
10 hear in mel never learnt TO talk as you
do IN London, although can admire the bright
ness Of carved speech in Mr.. Kenyon and others.
II my poetry Is worth anything TO any eye II is
the flower Of me. have lived most and been
happy In II, and so il has ell my coiors the
rest of me Is nothing but a root, AZ for the
ground and the dark
One Of the most interesting Of the sketches
is headed The Most Famous Love Story Of All
Ages" Dante and his Beatrice Miss Laughiin
looks upon Dante as an ideal, almost a superhu-
man being different from all other lovers; a man
who, after a period during which he allowed the
ideals OF his youth 70 lapse, returned to them
and lived evermore in their radiance,
The stories are all sympathetieally written, and
they are beautifully illustrated by forty-hve photo
sfayurss, reproductions Of portraits and views
They viii be widely and aAeetienatsiy read o.
B. Eppineett Company
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Chances in Public Taste.

We have Just closed successful season OF
historical romance But If novelist were TO
start today and write a better story OF the Eind
than All the Tanices and Dorothys rolled INTO
one he would in all probability put his gooos on
the market when the stores we're flled with snake
cbarmers or Eskimo bellies or whatever iash!oh
was demanding and his poor oiushins heroine
would be put under the counter .,..s,
Now, how is the fashion in books eieaseo :
Much the same as the fashion IN dry goods,
tbink Novelsts Of established reputation are
tbs Worths and the Paquins Of the business
each has his oachet his following ana nus nm l,,
tators and each brings out his spring ana la.
creations. which eventually reaen me D1' s s.i.
co,,rters and the village stores Just as me Slse
NJ tbe Worth and Paquin styles Such n0sS'. .ls
.sIe l, and combine ideas from the novels Of the
o,.t ;ust as Mr.. Worth oonsults the 'asHlo.l
states Of long ago, and by iu1k mere s' ~ =
bnneb Of words there, present the new ana o 45
mai designs eagerly awaited by me S;..,.,..
n,sgszine editor is the pretty SRI VINO I'sp .,..
the model the publisher is the loooeI VIZ
i, ~ ~ doubt-is the travelling man Who e Pr
.sn,s The goods and the bookseller y sat zen.
.t+ss+ r,srehant who fills his counters WIN
I;css NJ the fashionable creation
Tsyior in Chicago Post
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
Gulf States Historical Magasine.

That the people OF the Gulf States are at length
awakening to the need Of painstaiing and thor
ough historical research is well illustrated by the
scope and art Of The Gulf States Historical Mag
azine,' published at Montgomery, Ala For years
there has been needed in this section Of the Union
precisely the kind OF publication represented by
while in other sections Of the Union--and espe-
ciay the people of the Gulf states--have, on this
subject Of historical records. disregarded what
has been and what still is their plain and inpera-
tive duty. They have been too content TO do
things and 10 let others write or speak OF them.
1t would be easy TO state reasons for this peculiar
indifference OF the Southern people 70 highly
important question. In manner, the lack OF in
terest in local and State history is legacy Ct the
ante bellum regime In that period OF Southern
history when almost all the intellect Of the South
was interested in questions purely political, the
writing Of history-the preservation Of historical
reeords--was sadly neglected. The result is that
while in other sections OF the unon--and espc-
cially in New England--studious and well-sus-
tanned effort has been made 20 stimulate and 70
cherish interest in local history, comparatively
feeble attempts 70 do likewise have been made at
the South Like the Carthagenians, the South
ern people have permitted unfriendiy critics 10
write their history and like the Carthagenians also
the Southern people have been not little injured
by the experiment
The time is now come when this "sn Of omis-
sion" should be corrected. The Southern States
field stepped in legend, in romance and soul
stirring memories OF heroic deeds-,should make
an intelligent and persistent effort to conserve
into its present and future life the lessons OF its
history Historical societies where they do not
now exist should be established and where already
established they should strive with unceasing
energy to do the work that is required Of them.
An admirable nucleus for this worksn accept
able medium Of publications. furnished by the
Gulf States Historical Magazine which, though
1t is not yet one year old, has already established
reputation for dignity, thoroughness and interest
ingness i Is not too much 70 say that this maya
zine should be loyalty supported by the people
who arc making and keeping the South worthy
of the souths best traditions. It should be found
in every ihrary--prvate as well as puhlic-ane
IN every college and secondary school, and il
should be sustained by all influences that repre-
sent the intellect and wealth Of the Southern
! States. The work it is doing may not be toe
/ highly commended II is published every second
month Of the year, and IT'S subscription price OF
! So year makes II easily obtainahe by the public
/ II is an excellent magazine and it deserves tc
wax in power and prosper,-Ne1O OrleaH5 Times
| Democrat.
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ney Lanief, published in two volumes with all the
care and sumptuousness that the subject and its
still well beloved expounder deserve is an elab-
crate and scholarly attempt to lead the many
from vague general knowledge regarding the
Eizabcthans to a direct acquaintance with and
admiration Of their works.-Doubleday, Page
Co., two volumes.
In belles-lettres, the Early Prose Writings
of John Russell Lowell" with a predatory note
by DR.. Edward Everett Hale John Lane sI.zo
nett, demands instant recognition. A bare men
ton sufhces for the work Of Mr.. Howells whose
Literature and Life is published by Messrs.
Harper Bros, with many illustrations (Sa %
nett Prof George f. Woodberry's Nathaniel
Hawthorne too needs no comment and in the
same series with it has appeared Mr.. Thomas
Wentworth Higginsons Henry Wadsworth
(Houghton MifAin Co., each $40 nett
Nova Solyma,' the romance in prose and verse
attributed to John Milton, has been issued in an
American edition by the Messrs Sorbuer (two
volumes, S. metz.
new subscription edition Of Poe's complete
works the "Arnheim Edition" is in course Of
publication by Messrs. 6. P. Putnams Sons, and
there is still another fine Poe volume the "Vir
ginia" edited by Prof James A. Harrison Of the
University of Virginia.
John Fiske, whose earlier essays, physical
metaphysical and pathological have long been
Mgnly valued Dy thinking people was the authol
Of the volume OF Essays Historical and Literary,
just out Of Macmillan company's press. Many Of
the abiest articles in this posthumorous colec-
tion. Mrs Fiske says intended by the au.
thor as nucleus for a contemplated History Of
the American People The first volume pre-
sents chronological series Of critical biographies
ranging from the long misunderstood Hutchinson,
the last loyalist governor Of Massachusetts, 70
Webster and the Sentiment Of Union
The second volume is varied IN character.
There IS literary discussion OF Milton, which is
/ followed BY historical studies OF "The Fall Of
| New France" "Connecticut's Influence on the
/ Federal Constitution" and "The Deeper Sgnih-
canoe Of the Boston Tea Party The next four
essays have a special significance since they Il
/ ustrate Mr. Fiskes convincing treatment Of the
/ subject which first engaged his interest and In
/ hueneed his historical writing so potenty-the
/ exposition and application Of evolution. In the
4 last paper a Russian legend furnishes motive
/ for suggestive discussion OF folklore
! Ripley Hitchcock says OF this, special one Of
/ the essays For the professional student Of his
tory there may be little that is in the discus
sion Of cold and New Ways Of Treating His
tory" which opens the second volume, but 20 chs
general reader Il will bring peculiar pleasure ane
preft. The study Of sources characteristic Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
On Hapina Something to Say.

Certainly the danger in present literary
outlook is that publisher, proof reader and writ
ers Of book notices shall persuade themselves that
people can be taught how TO make good books
although they have nothing 10 say. John Milton
made a great poem where a man named Du
Bartas had made very bad poem. William
Shakespeare read "Holnshed' and then wrote
Richard H." Therefore, 1t is supposed by the
fencing masters that If people will read enough,
they will be able to write something worth read
ing In truth, it sometimes happens that $4,000
copies Of book are sold which has been written
by some one who appears 10 have no knowledge
Of mankind, or Of human life but what be has
received from reading other books.
When ! edited "Old and New I received an
imprisoned note from young author whose story
had been returned 10 him. The author wanted
10 know what was the matter with It / was
touched by the passion Of the appeal. ] stepped
over all rules Of editing, and told him said
TN the first place you have taken boy name,
while you are a girl" l then said In the
next place you have described things which
] think YOU never saw. ! am older than you
are. / have read Of American mothers who
cruelty Insisted that their daughters should marry
European noblemen But ] never saw any sueh
mother or daughter, and do not believe you
have. You can not make good article tiil
YOU will write one about something when you
have seen yourself, and Of which you know more
than the average OF your readers know
was wrong in thinking | was writing 70
Girl The Young author was q boy, who had
been in bed most Of the time for several years
This was some thirty yeua ago MY boy IS now
a writer who does what he chooses ana writes
when he wants TO- year or two ago he sent
me grateful note. thanking me for the brutal
advice / gave him. He was good enough 70 say
FRAT he owed what may call his distinguished
SUCCESS with the pen 10 the hard counsel whieh
I gave him then.--Edwsrd T. Hale
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21

modern history and the means by which arehives
have been reached and manuscripts, letters and
original documents have been made available in
increasing numbers are oontrasted with the old
Chauvinism, dependence upon predecessors, de-
votion to kings and battles and court intrigues,
reasoning from loose analosies absorption in
classical periods and neglect Of lower races.
But there were giants in former days" OF whom
our author takes full eognisanee. AS regards the
leadership in the use Of sources. there Is
curious lack Of reference to Leopold Won Ranke,
whose influence in this respect. and a. regards
the seminary method, is not mentioned. Indeed,
one might be led TO regard Won Ranke as alto
gether Of the older school from the sole men
ton Of his name. which might we'll have been
accompanied by explanatory note.
To illustrate the looseness of older historical
methods Mr. Fiske cites President Sparks editor.
ship Of Washington letters, wherein the raey ex-
preston things were in a devil of state was
solemnly converted into affairs have reached
depoTable condition"
As two or three editions de luxe Of poems by
Oliver Goldsmith are just out for this Christmas.
below is quoted timely review from the Chicago
Evening Post concerning book about the baby
hood Of that great genius who in many respects
remained always child.
Quaint and unique enough is Hervey White
little fantasy, "Noll and the Fairies" Briefly,
It is the biography--one might almost say auto
biography--oi a baby; and for those who choose
to read between the lines it is the biography OF
particular baby, to-wit Oliver Goldsmith.
Little No begins at the very beginning, and
the great round world, as it appears TO the blink
ing eyes Of the last newcomer. is depicted with a
high degree Of sympathetic divination.
Pretty soon Noll begins to sit up. That is "a
sreat improvement Tor It gives new aspect to
the world One learns. too, that other people
go all the time instead Of being made new or
each floating OCCASION discovery well worth
while
/ In due course Noil got on his legs. 1T was
/ great day for him when he took up an interest ir
walking It helped him to forget his other trou
/ bes Il kept his thoughts in his legs" And tn,
a difficult and perilous succession.
In chapter seven Nell is weancd--or refuses
10 be An irate father applies force. Noll hnd
himself caught in a storm. 1T fell IN loud, swift
| eaps Of thunder" and with every fresh clap h,
felt himself getting hatter and thinner" Ate
that he liked to drink his mix and he liked th
pretty mug with red flowers in which it wa
brought to him.
Noll's world is made up Of his parents and hi
brothers and sisters and the cook and Patricl
and the schoolmaster. The occult influences tina
move and order this world are, on the one hand
the fairy princess and. on the other, the tribe o
the gnomes between them they struggle 70
the ultimate possession Of little Oliver, At on
time it seems as il the alluremeu;s and sophistiea
tons OF the world might gain the day but homeh
hearty gnome.land eonquers in the end an
Oliver starts on the path over which all til
world has followed him.
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thorizcd scientific witness Of n. p,.
and finally the Rev. Walter Bssi.,, IS g up'ion
out what he thinks is novel bv I,Ls ,T gu'eu
IN two volumes, called Nova soyms e. ,,', Sos.
the dead past uncover It's aus,ere fsst,-.s uos'
Duke the gauds Of frivolous todayi Bur nf;,,on
was not novelist and success Of eurio.i,, I.
the me very most that can be expected for b;r,
his ode on the Nativity" wilI on,ia.. D .nS
novel he might have written--and most tb.,
other people have written, too, for that matte
---Juhan hawthorne in New York American
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
Ne ScwbcEs' christmas Ball.

Way out Western Texas where the Clear FORK. water, few.
Where the Norths+s some avAiin beyond neutral
Where tn. say o@s aSo" round he ranches ss ss DARK
Where the possnm and the and rstesnste. sSouns ~
And the mOnsrous stars winlun Ger wilderness profound
Whe the Doube Mountain. :mS ii heavenly kind Of dreams
attended ' The eovS s'V Christmas s' Ban
The %s:. vas . 29 as f ss d: Is sos: sa ~;
w. @ pP the eess western %' tSs' ae asean supplies
WV, WIZ 4 news sand zd yarn. and stories Nv most a@a,in se
And Demooraoya triumphant ind mighty to beat
"'' %b9 ' a sSo 8 sss if' back sp rs s P sg
7 there, Arson, with the lively "wddcr Wall"
That went to that reception The Cowboys Christmas Bali
The boys had left the soneh and come s town piles,
And yet the place crowded remember well,
T was got for the occasion at The Morning. Star Hotel
The And .S 5 sog' @os By ss ssi from N. 31 Sss
And candles Sckrod fe.eoes around the airy WALL.
The T 6r leaders em%end % w5oa fe oa let. samped
And .' G a @ s9e 4 r a5r5sy sst es. a Ball.,
The leader vi Teller that came from swsnson's Ranch
His They 5@ . % 9 s n from and ss.s sos
His i, s IN aa%s s " ' mighty @Ss'i @os s sst
"' loe bn' @ ali them hsfcr an ru..s % ike mem
"saoo yer lovely critters meow swing an let EN-
Mavericks, n the round,urJest skip her naoali
Huh hit sctin happy The Cowboys Christmas Ba'
Inc 9 P6ss d bass oI nao Just t got
20 chase your SQUIRRELS and cut EN- to one 'de bride
Doc Hollis down the middle . an %os the ladies' p 9ao
CAN Yer s t s n' Ssrd loSr . P sss range
HUH Hit was gean aoeye%The Cowboys Christmas
The An 4 s s ss' gi s' ' bs SIX ' s a.va.
'" s sa sao our our ' 5o o e a to a s early dawn
Don't tell me bout eoa.ions. Or germans No sir EEL
I'm sick OF lazy shudns. I've had FILL
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4 Motnan WORKER IN Color.

~. 15In1nt Oaklev who 1taIsII-4 -,
MISS E go n. Christmas numbers Of The Cen
i tn .. s9a s. g hsn0 and gsdb d H.5
r work Of this sort ! N saS Eighty
II All Angels on West End avenue g. -''l boweyer
8r.t street. New York city she has q0% color
done much other ecclesiastical deeoISt ~ decorate
She recently received eoninisIHis harrisburg, Pa
a room IN the new eaplt9l Abbey also Is
for which building Mr. Ha"'"
N make decorations
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On. of the mourners at the Fe s9i, woman woman or
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was '.,,y Mrs. An.
dainsd 80 a minister N Ii..ku.u OF Henrietta,
toinstte Louisa bTe~n HH'A
n. q,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21

"sAa4s,psu. and HI, Eorsruansra" BY Sid
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21

Mrs. Wiggs Of the Cabbage Patch CONTINUES
on its successful way. December was the eighth
consecutive month in which It had appeared on
the Bookman's list Of the six best selling books
OF the month. The Century company recently
declined the offer of large dealer 10 purchase
20 600 copies OF MRS, Wigs" at price slightly
better than the usual rate in lots of 5000, It IS
said. in the trade, to be an unusual deelinstion'