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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
A Genial Book About Books.

AA NS4AAsFA 7DVUNN @NUVAt A0OV1AD' Adrian Hoffman Joline. whose genial Diversions Of a Booklover" has met with such favor from boo1xish folk, Is a Prince ton man. He was junior orator of his class. wrote the Glass Ode, and delivered the literary oration at commencement. He also received the Cliosophic Society Prize and the Literary Magazine prizes for essays MT. Joline was born at Sing Sing, New York, in 1850. Ills father was Colonel Charles Oliver Joline, an officer in the Mexican and Civil wars. and his mother a sister of ex-Governor John T. Hoffman.
 Some Suppressed Poems of Tenny-
 sons.
 The poems which Lord Tennyson con
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30

oessANAp ohA dlt1to4r PHOtO8tapttCt Cuu w come a member of the Round Robin Guild by sending in his name and address. The reproductions of the December
 number are excellent Marchiand by pr.
 Henry H. Koehler would be a fitting H. lustration for Sidney Lanier's Marshes of Giynn. A letter to Santa Claus has charming Christmas spirit. Ye Olden Days, by Jeanne Bennett looks a real bit out of Colonial Days, but Is surely due to there were good old days when photog-
 raphy as thing of art was not. A par
 trait by J. E. Gifren is fine. Photo Era, Boston. Mass.
 Personal and Pertinent. The letters of American authors con- cerning American critics have been wide- ly quoted from. The time has certainly
 arrived when we can all see ourselves as others see us. Here are some sentences from The Bookman to show what authors think of their critics;
 Some of my reviews were certainly written by people who had never read the book. k."-Thomas Dixon.
 Honest criticism is simply the expres- sion of the personality of the critic. his own definition of his tastes, capacities | and powers."-Thomas Dixon. Any criticism is well founded that is
 built squarely and honestly on the per- sonal point of view of the critic. Lucky is the writer about whose work critics violently disagree Thomas Dixon. Nowhere can more brilliant reviewing
 be found than in the columns of somc two or three of our daily papers: notice- ably The New York Sun and Times."- Herman Knlckerbocker Viele. T do not rely upon book reviews. The whols matter is a doubtful equation. do not subscribe for reviews of my
 books."--S. P. Mclean Greene. The writers of book notices are usually unpretentious and of great kindliness of disposition; therefore thing their slips
 should not be taken to heart. t."--David Graham Phillips. Do the majority of the reviewers write
 as though they had read the book? The
 majority of reviewers-yes; the majority of writers of hook notices, no."-Dayid
 Graham Phillips.
 AS a rule, the chiefs of the reviewing
 staff were away on their vacations and
 the book fell into the hands of the office boys for eview."-Thomas Dixon. 'The newspaper reviewers seem to me
 to be men often in touch with life as 1t is
 lived in the korld. and not absorbed in life at is Is dreamed in studies."-David Graham Phillips.
 Miss Grace Cleveland Porter of Summit, N. J., has just undertaken compara- lively new book The entertainment of children. taking entire charge of birthday
 and holiday parties. arranging the enter
 tainment of games, songs, and stories.
 Miss Porter draws much of her material from the writers of Southern song and
 story. She tells to the great delight of her youthful audiences Uncle Remus's stories. She sings to them genuine plan tation melodies: she teaches them to play Wallkin' on the Levee. as played by the little pickaninnies of Florida, and the old game, Chasing the Squirrel, and the fa- vorite play of the Cracker children of the niney woods of Florida, Turn, Cinnamon, Turn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30

sidered unworthy of his complete works have been gathered from sundry sources for the first time. and arc being published by the Harpers. They are edited and annotated by J. c. Thomson, editor of The Bibllography of Charles Dickens. The Avon Booi<iet."s etc. The value of the collection is twofold: 1t preserves the random work of great poet, which would otherwise be forgotten and even lost: and it demonstrates the develop ment offTennyson's genius from it's early beginnings. The editor says: T believe have succeeded in tracing every pub lished poem of Tennyson's not now given in the Collected Works
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30

The Epworth League at it's meeting
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30

The business at the postofflce thi Christmas broke all former records.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30

A delightful house party is being en-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-30
Two English Views of New York.
Widespread Tnterest i'm Wagner.

WtuespEeAd 1nteTeYt m WaBnef. Harper and Brothers have been notified by the American Printing House fer the Blind, at Louisville. that they desire to have embossed, for use in various schools for the blind, Henry Krehbiel's Studies in the Wagnerian Drama and Anna Alice Chapln's Wonder Tales from Wagner.
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21
REST.

There is little grove beside the hill
Where aspens shake and thrill.
With silver. stems beneath their glimnner-
gs. ing green
Against the pines dark screen.
And all day long the rain unceasing
weaves,
Rippies Of light among their tremulous
- leaves,
And all day long the moss against their
feet
Tufted. and starred, and sweet,
Flashes in flickering splendor with the
OF diamond drops swept down.
Through pillared arches or the forest
aisles,
Sacred untrodden miles,
The voiceless throngs in this Gods temple
Bow to the rains soft hymn:
Walls on whose pile nor axe nor hammer
wrought
The Master-builder's thought,
Unchiseled font and granite altar stair
Wait on the worldless prayer.
And overhead against brooding sky
The priestly pine trees high
With lifted hands invoke on vale and
crest
1nfinitudes of rest.
mabel Earle, in the Atlantic.
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21
Maxistrate's Small Fee.

While Judge Nero Pitchford was q
magistrate many years ago he was
plowing about a half mile from home
when one of his children came out
and announced that a neighbor was
at the house wanting to see him ON
important business. The weeds were
about to outgrow the corn, but he
climbed a large hill, and was about
worn out when he reached the house.
The neighbor's wants were made
known, after much urging. two hourr
after the Judge arrived. After hear.
ing the trouble elaborately ex-
planned the Judge gave him some ad-
vice and started to return to his
work. ze..s. s :. e. = :.
+ The neighbor said: Hold on. How
much do I owe you?' II T.. :. .... y. !:
The Judge told him that he did not
make any charge, as the law would
not allow it. =..:ss q. ..zs #
'tWell,' . said the gentleman: after
studying few moments, heres q
nickel. guess that will about pay
you fo- your trouble ? s=..z.:-.3-@
The judge told him he guessed ii
would and went back to the distant
bottom to take out his horse, for il
was then night. Scottsville (Ky.l
Enterprise.
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21

So it had come to this. Branleigh
Hall must be thrown open to callers,
to be invaded at all hours Of the day
by our neighbors, and Alma's youth
and legitimate pleasures are to banish
the quiet, drowsy life of perfect con-
tentment I had hoped would be mine
for the rest Of my days. IT,. z .z.. :s
Mrs. Brown and Alma will expect
me to entertain next, as soon as the
child's mourning will permit. I see
looming before me the horrors OF 4
house party for next Chr1 1tmas.
a1 am in a dragnet, and can only be
released by one event. .sss=z sss3s=ssT i
Considering Alma's astonishing
beauty and the report certain to get
around that I have adopted my cousin
Arthur's chni. ] don't azppose I WIN
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21

and the choicest vegetables grow rank
on every side.
, There is practically no expense con-
nected with building. a home, for ma
terial is going to waste and few hours
work will construct as comfortable a
home as you can find in the neighbor-
hood. Surely the most critical can ask
no more convenient spot.
A glowing tropic sun, copious rainfall,
never nipping frost or q blighting
drought to blast the hopes and expecta.
tions of the planter.
On some of the coast counties the rain
fall is so heavy at certain portions of the
year that the water lilies may be found
on the tops of the hills, and this is pos
itively authentic.
The chief industry you will find con-
sists in the raising Of coffee, sugar, rub
Der and tropical fruits, particularly the
finest oranges in the world.
Everything grows with but little care
or attention, and all in great profusion,
and of the most superior quality ~
I The labor question Is in Mexico, as
seemingly in every other country, the
most vexatious problem of the day. tits
really most difficult, and attimes almost
impossible, to find competent or incom-
petent hands to work on the plantations
or haciendas.
The Mexicans, for the most part, will
refuse absolutely to perform any kind
of systematic labor, or, rather, they will
not refuse, but promise most profoundly
and then simply do as they please. A
few hours work and then a days rest is
the common method among the more re-
liable; with the others, it is work an
hour or two, borrow few pennies and
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21
| INVESTING ! MEXICO
Section Of Republic Which oners
s. Capital Rich Returns.
The States Along ths~ Galf In the.
Extrene Southern Quarter of
the Country Are Endowed Isl
,.a 5: s Sss with Fertile Soil,

Il you are looking for a place to live
fcheaply and a quick way to make plenty
OF money, fold up your tent and follow
the first birds. to fly from. the coming
winter. Do not stop at lovely San. An
tonic, nor along the hills and valleys Of
central Mexico, but follow on till to the
south of Vera Cruz, in the southern
quarter of the great republic, you come
to the states along the gulf.
Here you will find all that God has
given to make man Independent and suf-
ficient unto himself.
A resident OF this fertile country has
but few clothes to buy, for it iss too
warm to wear any; but little food to
purchase. for the most luscious fruits
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21

without fight which would do credit
to even the revolutionary fathers"
But this disquieting claim against
the bell is only one of it's numerous
troubles. The bell of late years has
become quite traveller, and has been
toted from one section of the country
to another, despite the opposition Of
q great many prominent Philadelphi-
ans. 1t is claimed that the dignity and
sacredness of the relic should insure
1t a permanent abiding place in the
Liberty Memorial hall at PHILADELPHIA.
A strong effort was made not long
since to prevent the bell from going to
Boston to lend its inspiring presence
to the celebration of the anniversary
of the battle of Bunker Hill. But the
bell went, and it has hardly had time
to get comfortably settled down at
home again before st. Louis is reach
ing out to secure it for her exposition.
If we could win our way into the
inner condolences of the precious old
bell, I wonder if we might not. hear
her sigh for the quiet and seclusion of
the old attic of Independence hall.
where she rested so many years, for
gotten and alone. 1t was the prince
Of Wales, now king of England, who
discovered the bell, and it was at his
suggestion that the dust was scooped
on her sides and her public career be-
gpn. 1t was during the visit of the
prince to this country many, many
years ago. During his stay at Phila-
delphia he requested to be taken
through Independence hall and shown
the relics there treasured-the orig
inal copy Of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence (now at Washington, por-
traits Of the various patriots, and
many belongings of George Washing
ton. But where is the greatest relic
of this important occasion - inquired
the prince, ''the old liberty bell" The
official guide was unable to answer
the question. He had never seen the
bell, and did not think it had escaped
the junk dealer: Finally an appeal
was made for information to an old
caretaker Of the hall, who said he be-
lieved the bell was stored awav
"somewheres up in the loft" But the
prince wanted to see the bell, and up
into the loft he went, dragging the un-
willing guide with him. After climb
ing crooked stairways and steep, dusty
ladders. he saw revealed. through 4
veil Of cobWebs, the tarnished relic
Of the revolutfon..I see they have
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21
old [|BERT | BEL
Nations Sacred Relic Claimed by
# Heirs Of Bell Founder.
trials which Have Reset the Ben
since It Becane Famous-How
r.. the Prince Of Wales Discov-
cred 1t In Dusty Attic. T.. l.cct.rr=

Some one had declared that with
fame, in just proportion, envy grows :
And 1t Is equally true that with fame
comes multitude Of perplexities and
annoyances which would have. been
unknown = had obscurity continued
to cover with her ,sheltering
cloak. Our own famous liberty bell
is no exception to this experience
Had this bell never hung in the tow
er of Independence hall at Philadel-
phia, had it never pealed forth its
loud message of liberty, and then
burst with the joy of that message, its
present tale of woe would not have
been told.
The nation, secure in the possession
of this cherished relic of the revolu-
ton, has been suddenly shocked by the
claim Of the heirs of one John Wilt
bank, the revolutionary bell founder,
whom it is declared was never paid
for the bell. Documents are said to be
in existence which in some degree at
least substantiate this contention.
After over century and a quarter, in
which the bell has been allowed to re-
main III the undisputed possession Of
Philadelphia, these ambitious heirs,
who hope to become sole owners and
custodians of the precious relic, dig up
from some dark and dusty corner.
some parchments yellow with age, and
disturb the peace and serenity of the
old bell by DrOpOsing tn take f0reih1e
possession.
Philadelphia may sleep sometimes
some people; generally the hard
pressed funny paragrapher, would in
sinuate that she sleeps most of the
time-but she is thoroughly awake now
that her claim to the liberty bell is
called into question. City Solicitor
Kinsey has donned his fighting clothes
and declares that: 1.-THE liberty bell
will not pass out of the possession of
the city of Philadelphia, at least not
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21

then rest and beg till driven by sheer
necessity. to 60 to work again.
Perhaps, though, theirs is the best
philosophy; they have enough to eat,
something to wear and place to lay
their heads-what is there more?
i, OF late years, since the railroads have
pushed further south, gangs of Italians
have been imported and worked in the
fields. This has not proved successful,
however, and such attempts will al
ways fail as long as the men are brought
alone and the families left behind. There
is some talk of Italian colonization, but
whether that is practical or not remains
to be seen. - -
Some idea of the fertility of the coun-
try may be cleaned through a glance at
the prices received there for the choice
fruit in comparison to what we pay for
much inferior goods.
" Oranges, twice the size Of our market
able article, go begging at four or i've
cents a dozen; bananas are grown for
the>shade the tree gives and sell for .
few cents q bunch pineapples for three
to i've cents, and lemons for threetf for .
penny. This, of course, is on the ground,
and there is really no fixed price, rs the
natives ask what you will give before
stating their price: ~ ss=.
Do you see why, with Q little money
and contented mind, . disregard for
snakes and love Of the beautiful, 8
long. care-free life may BE passed III
- 5N
more, fortune growing independently.
IN reach of your hand.
s 3.zs AHNAH. CLARK. S.
#ss BoOms Poyver1ess.
Money makes the mare 60 :.
II cant always maKs the automobile
run. though {, lyuJ III
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-08-21
MINI N! ll160
Eorsstry Conyention.


The attendance at the sessions Of the
American Forestry association, to be
held in Minneapolis Aug. ESQ, prom
slses TO include many persons aof note
n government and private forestry
G circles. Chief among these is Secre-
tary of Agriculture Hon. James Viii
son. Dr.. Roth, formerly chief forester
OF the department. Of the interior, in.
charge of the forest reserves, will .
speak Oh Possibilities Of Reforesting
the White Pine Districts in the Lake
States. !" Mr.. Edw. "A. Bowers, con-
spieuous in. his efforts to further ma
tional forest reserve legislation, will
handle the subject Of t.The Future OF
the Forest Reserves" Taxation and
Private Forestry" will, be discussed by
Mr.. Ernest Bruncken, late secretary
of the Wisconsin forestry commission.
Mr.: Overton w. Price, of the bureau
OF Forestry, gives a paper on Govern
ment Aid to Private Forestry. For
estry Courses in Agricultural Colleges, y
will be presented by Prof. s. B. Green,
of the state college of agriculture.
~~~SJs OSAAs DOSAk4 4ebS WALL VS1AA OA L AeSAo-r
ing Pine at Itasca Park" Prof, C. w.
Hall, of the state university, has
paper on theological Features of Water
Control on the Upper Mississippi Val
ley" <..-
Perhaps the most interesting sub
jects are the papers by Mr.. Eugene
Bruce on ''The Plans and Policy of the
Forestry Bureau on the Chippewa Res
ervations;" one by Mr.. T. B. Walker
on .Our Past and Future Forestry
Policy" and an article by Mr.. B. F.
Nelson, of the Nelson-T -Tuthill Logging
company on "A Lumberman's Idea Of
These will be deliv-
cred on Wednesday morning. -. -
' Atthe mass meeting on Wednesday
evening, at which Secretary Wilson
will speak, short addresses will also be-
given by Gov. Van SAINT, Hon. John
Lind and others.
The Minneapolis Commercial club
will entertain the visitors on Tuesday
evening, Aug. Is.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-23
IMPORTANT pROcLAMATiONS.
Government Action That PreSages and Confirms Much About
 Irrigation Projects.

Of the last three land reservations Of the federal government two are of es- pecial interest to Yuma county, the areas embraced lying wholly within the county limits.
 The first of these two, both of which were withdrawn last week, embraces all land lying along the Colorado within six miles of the stream; beginning at township i, south, and running north to the southern boundary of the Colo radO river Indian reservation. This takes in the Arizona strip from Nor tons Landing to a point five to six miles north of Ehrenburg. It had pre- viously been withdrawn from sale and from entry except as homestead.
 Following this came proclamation reserying for the use of the reclamation service the old Fort Yuma Military Reservation, long abandoned, and lying south of the river. Of this only the land and buildings set aside for the Weather Bureau and the Customs Ser vice and the land and buildings granted by act of Congress, so the Yuma Pump ing and Irrigation company are ex- empt for the purposes to which they are now devoted; all else passes to the reclamation service.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-23

etc. Agricnlturally speaking, he said the bottom lands of the Mo- have, Colorado, Chemehuevis and Yuma valleys will some day con. stitute some of the richest areas in the country, but not until great public works have brought the river under control, lnclud- ing, without doubt, reserVors or barrage works for the storage and control of water and leTees for the maintenance of the river in a fixed channel.
 If the above is a fair summa- ry of Professor Forbes conclu- sions, they must be based upon a very careless and nasty inves- tigation. It is little strange that his agricultural observations should be limited to few Indian "overfOw farmers when there are so many we'll cultivated farms of thrifty white settlers whose fertile acres are already producing abundant crops, being irrigated from extensive canal systems: it is further unaccount- able that he should ignore the mesa lands bordering the river, which are accessible for practic- al irrigation from the river. We are inclined to think that the sombre hues and inadequate summing up does an injustice to Prof. Forbes as we'll as to the Colorado river country.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-23
Like a Machine.

Thomas A. Edison believes there is no worker as methodical as the telegraph operator. In an argument over this point with a couple of friends the other day he told the following story;
 "One night when 1 was a cub operator in Cincinnati 1 noticed an immense crowd gathered in the street outside a newspaper office. I called the attention of the other operators to the crowd and we sent d messenger boy out to find the cause of the excite ment. He returned in a few minutes and shouted out:
 'LincOln'S shOt!'
 "Instinctively the operators looked from one face to the other to see which man had re- ceived the news. All the faces were blank, and every man said he had not taken a word about the shooting
 |" Look over your file, said the boss to the man handling press stuff.
 "For few minutes we waite d in suspense, anG then the man held up sheet of paper contain ing short account of the attack on the president. The operator had worked so mechanically that he had handled the news with out the slightest knowledge o1 it's significance. New York York Times.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-23
Letter List.

List of letters remaining unclaimed in Yuma pOstOffice, week ending September 2, 1903: Allen, George Buck, Frank Chobez, Sebero Huckoby. Geo. Huckoby, Richard Lotion, Earnest Manning, H. E. Mallen, J. H. Romero, Esmoel Sikvanah, Mir. Santellanes, Sil- Williams, Verna Miss verian Williams A. C. Persons calling for above letters will please say advertised.
 R. H. CHANDLER, P. NJ.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-23
York Times

The Phoenix Democrat has passed into the hands of Mulfol d Winsor, who has buried the now defunct sheet in the rear of the Enterprise office. MT. Winsor announces that a new plant has been purchased and the Enter prise will shortly come to the front as real, trst-class after noon paper. As an interesting feature of the new Enterprise it is announced that Henry C.. Warnack of the Los Angeles Herald, a well-known writer and originator of happy thoughts, will contribute to it's columns.
The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-23

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