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New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

A PRECEDENT FOR THE MODERN NAN.
George Gssing. IN The Fortnighty Review.
Nothing in all Homer pleases me more than
the bedstead of Odysseus. L have tried TO turn
the passage into English verse, thus:
Here in my garth goodly olive grew;
Thick was the nobl, lc,t;iec of prime.
And Tx" carven column rose tie trunk.
Laying gr, at stone stone, r"olcI We'll.
AMI in III" portal st ooll,.y door.
Stout hinged and tightly closing. Then with axe
iopi'd me Ir'iy onre br'srtrit, had
And sno"t;led IL, craitslllillshc and groo|cd and
Making the rooted timber where it grew.
fashioned ali the brd-fraine "hlrh complete,
The wood ovcraid with shining gear
al 9bd FIT 'l, Of s,.r, ana ,h OF HGry ,,
Stout thongs OF oA-hlde, dIpped i'll purple dye.
-tOdyssey, Anil, ItU -2Ol.
Did any one ever initiate the admirable prece-
dent: Were l young man, and owner of
land. aSSuredly l would do so. Choose some
goodly tree, straight soaring, cut away head
and branches, leave just the clean trunk and
build your house about it in such manner that
the top or the rooted timber rises couple Of
feet above your bedroom floor. The trunk need
not be manifest in the lower part OF the house
but should prefer to have it 50; am tree
WorShipper; ii should be as the visible presence
OF a household god. And how could one more
nobly symbolic the sacrtdness of home? There
be home without the sense Of pcrlna-
nence. and without home there is civilization
as England will discover when the greater part
of her population have become fiat inha bitin,
nOHadS. IN some IDEAL commonwealth one can
imagine the OdySsean bed a normal institution
every head Of Il household, cOttager or lord (fOr
the commonwealth must have its lords go toD
lying down to rest, did his fathers, in the
chamber OF the tree. This. fanceS, were
somewhat more fitting nuptial chamber than the
chance bedroom of hotel. Odysseus building
his home is man performing a supreme act of
piety; through all the ages that picture must
retain its profound significance. Note the tree
he chose, the olive sacred to Athena, emblem
OF peace.
1t is one of the dreary aspects of modern life
that natural symbolism has all but pershed
We have no consecrated tree The oak once
held place in English hearts, but who
reyeres it?-our trust is in gods of iron.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
BOOKS ON TIE SCILLY ISLANDS,

From The Cornish Telegraph.
hundred years ago there were only two
books in Scilly-the Bible and q solitary copy of
Doctor FauStuS." The latter had been 50 fire.
quently lent and so carefully read that it became
illeSibe. and eventually meeting of the in
habltants tone prcSumes of ST. Mary's, the
largest isiandl was called, to consider what
should he done to meet the public demand for
something to read. After a prolonged discus
sion it was decided. nobody having word to
there and then instructed to send a letter to (,
P"nZance bookseller and procure another copy
Of Doctor FaustuS'
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

soul is conscious of great depth ana so1nethihs
sea-like-this had all been known to Beaulee
The Rlitz in the human soul and the pyrotecn-
mics of it's illusion. the soul rolling In Its phan-
tasmagoria-these are the things for the amaze
rnent and the excitement OF all moraIlStS-
Good old Blitz
Mr.. Smiths two stories both charming.
'The Turquoise Cup is the tale OF an Engllsh
Earl an Irish heress and italian Cardinal;
the scene is laid in Venice and the episode In
which the author finds his account has IN 1t the
lightn IS Of comedy. Lady Nora declares to the
Earl that if he is to marry her he must first
place in her hands the turquoise cur which Is
one of the glories of the treasury of st. Marks
The Earl goes to the Cardinal to see If he can
buy the cup. That being impossible, he resolves
to steal it, whereupon the Cardinal interests
himself in the transaction, In way and with
results that are altogether delightful. 1t Is a
pretty story, told with art It's companion, Ihe
Desert" is even more beguiling in a totally diff
ferent manner in fact, the serious note that IS
struck in this composition gives perhaps q
better measure Of the authors powers. we
enjoy the first story for it's vivacious plot. for
its daintiness and its atmosphere. The second
also has atmosphere. and a good plot but we
enjoy it chiefly for the human nature in 1t. The
book is one of the most attractive to look uLon
that the Scribners have ever published. Printed
in delicate taste at the Merrymount Press. and
eXquisitely bound it Is precisely what spring
novel ought to be in appearance. Save for cne
blemisl.. There is a frontspiece in colors and
there two head pieces in tint by Mr.. Max
field Parrish, and these in harmony with the
style Of the book. The half tone from photo
graph Of camel train in the desert seems, In
its present place, little masterpiece of incon-
sruity, about welcome as an advertisement
OF steam ploughs would be if it were pasted on
4 oP +hn hoIF
tone be removed from the book without diff
ficulty.
The stories Mrs. Free1nan's new book
in her accustomed vein, with the difference that
in each elm or a birch or some other
tree is introduced with more or less 3ym0oliCal
significance. They bring a dim Of poetry
into pages that otherwise characterized by
the same prosaiC and painful qualities which the
author knows we'll how to interpret in her
studies of New-England life This book is full
of Sadness but it is sadness tempered by q
charm which we owe to the trees commemO-
rated. 1t is ing eniouSly conceived, yet we would
not imply by the of that word that Mrs
Freeman forces the note. that she is at all arti-
fclal ON the contrary. her humble types are as
genuinely pathetic. sincerely human, as IN
tercsting.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
4 &TDHr or TIM .s....

from IL" I-.:..iu:. rL.,r.a-
y Veil known ,..-- t-'.s -,
f ms !. JE~r. an In. 81 -,
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dit. iIrti, u!..r!y u.tr:...-; ''.-
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haG 4 great ptr;IIi.ty. ''t--. ..- --.
pleaded tn Ietc.'rt. .=-ty:tt
just on sun lay W. .t.,-,.- !... & -.-
then" Sir. replied 81 II .'.', .s
'do You iIiI.I-;iu, that ynG., ~-.... .. B: h !,
f"rrnt on SUNDAY from uh.t & = p r.:-.. -
I fDpI rIl,tru.u
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
LITERARY NOTES.

A real veteran OF the plains is ANDY" Adams
whose Log Of g Cowboy" has come from the
Riverside Press 1t Is the result Of actual ex-
perience as cowboy and foreman on the Oid
Western Trail. MIR. Adams is now miner III
Colorado.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

"Thyrl Va-rick'' is III. I'll. /
which Mrs. Amelia T.. I.tr~ "
book { :!i.. II - Z, ,ri,...:...-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

The forthcoming book on Hoppner. the Eng
lish artist IS to contain many splendid ilustra-
tions as we'll as careful biography Of the
painter. A good Hoppner is an expensive pict-
I1re to buy in these days. but it not so IN
the period of his toilsome life. 1t Is recorded
that when he WAS called upon to admire paint
ing of the time he would say: "Ay it is a noble
picture: but it has one daInnjng def"ct-it IS 4
modern one Prove it. sir. to be but two nun
dred years Old and from the brush Of u famous
man. and here's 1000 guineas for it
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

af its height; the moment Of fun tide when tne
soul is conscious of great depth and soInething
sea-like-this had all been known 10 oeaulc
The Ritz in the human soul and the pyrotech-
mics of it's Illusion the soul rolling In its phan-
tasmagoria-these the things for the amaze
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

The edition for America of the work contain
ing reproductions of the most famous paintings
i'll the Wallace Collection limited hun
dred copies only, imperial japanese paper.
The ten copies with all the plates hand col
ored in facsimile are no Ion ger available, Ill
of them having already Lccn t;thcn at d
thousand dollars Coiy.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

David A. Wasson who Ms t1rE -
literary lights Of the "A,tt,t.'" t,
a who. Ike. his ftrl,r. =
also artist. AMI paints 81. ..-:., -.
the in Maine IT, .i-,.~---
has written 4 book on tt,. H.. ,.f ..
errucn. and II is 10 hr ilr 49,.
under the title OF "Capu =.
The Int st q,:ot2t!uns f...,-. rS'
publishers on the question "S ..'y )
show wide divergence t.-cVe.., - = .,
HuUGhtOn ana NIlIn All - ...- =
head of the lItt..y firm ,i-S..- '....
in favor OF abo..slinE ti..- e. ~ 80
receipts from " H., h urt ..-- '-e
national Income ami IL. ~ - II .- ...--
rrHt further however. IL; r-.:- & ..- )
abolished, the duty shrI.,t - ,..- '' -
tl:" articles that are ut.i!. i =! -
"t books. such as paper. b.a,.-:e ,-..;t --. 5
Thread. -tc.'
TIE Cambridge firm says Il. :
ChuIIStIil..5 the duty t-....l~ 5
- 50 clear that We c.tnnrr bps .-- )
that it is a practical question -..- y
To tax all the parts cIit'.rI..-, i-.t, %. 80
Of 4 hook manu- FIrtur'I IN III. O. =
and then to admit foreign =. e.. ..r 4
English free would he am. .t -
justice. quite iuL,pr:l,!.-:.t ~ .l-y ..-.-
Cllle OF protection W.t.ch
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Why should Steycne'n the drIr1atiSt take such
back seat III comparison with Stevenson the
novelist. the cSSayiSt the poet? This is Guvs-
ton asked by Mr.. y. W. l'ill'rp til" other tvtIl-
in2, at Edinburgh. He Thought it all the
more worth asking t,-Caus,- StcvtISonS case
was by no means singular one Tilcr" Was
hardly Il novelist OF poet of the whole nineteenth
century who did not stand in exactly the
position. They had one and all attempted to
to say that they had one and all f;tii,,I. only
to achieve Theatrical sucCc cSS. but even III any
apprcCiable degree to enrich dramatic liter
ature. There was only exception to the rulA
that during the nineteenth century poet
novelist OF the slightest eniucnre made any sue
cess upon the stage and even that solitary tX-
ceptiOn was a dubious one He referred tu Tu!-
Wer Lytton- There WAS no doubt as to his SIC
cess: but what did the twentieth century think
OF his elnlnenCe? If they could lay their finger
on the reason of StcvcnSurl's inadr,ultr success
as a playwright. perhaps it might help them tn
understand the still more Inadequate. Succ,.ss uf
greater men. They should find that Stevenson
with all his genius, failed to realize that the
art OF drama was not stationary. tut yrr..r,S-
sive. They should find that in all his lIalS h..
was deliberately initiating ntltW.,rn luU,l, Is and
DOING IL, too. i'll Il SortiNr h!i dis l.,iIItt s;rlt
as VINO should say. "Ih,' St.i:,t realm pI
ahsurdltIcS come let H.. cl,-vrtIy :tt,S,Ir -
In that spirit success newer MAS s,u,I r,.v,.r
harS the only universal rule oI tn. drama Ms
that they coull not pour new Win. into old
skins. No one could doubt that h" had in him
the ingredients of a tirI1nItiSt Dramatic. Ih,
poetic talent was born, Not made If II was to
achleEe success on the stage. 1t lu. dy,.l-
oped INTO theatrical talent by hard study and
generally by long Practice pi,,iI.ut., talent
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

A remarkable collection Of "lrIy pa. z
Bunyan's works has just been sold - Be- =
1t included pa volumes, may "f IT,. 49,
nal editions With them I.,T- -pi
copy Of the very first -'iIt!"H # it.y
War" 1859; and also ore Of only - -. NJ
copies OF the third edition of IN .-~ 5
Progress 1850.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Stevenson undoubtedly possessed n ah4-@ .,
and he vas convinced that Theatrical a..-. =
well within his reach. II only IA" h.s.! 80. !! -
self to the pains OF cvn.viES II H. art -
drama, in its higher forms. ".is rr', s-.: Id
never bc. easy; nor were ETl'H f-rg- s-I
To- il in any Way ont IF Yrpi"'r' '-
mental stress il involved 80 .-r:.'..-r ...-.
Of genius would, Url'-r modern condition .tr nv
rate enable thu dr;ImatiSt u q 8; s.-.- 49,
conc Centra ton of Thought SI.Stil,.! - 80 -..v
of mental effort, very different. II =" ..,.Ic
venture to say so, firm tn" ex.-'.1-. 2 ...... I'd
in turning out ordinary nOr'l
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Mr.. Douglas SIdic,I has pr'"i ..I e..- r-.. IL
ficitipn Of IL waiting wpriI ~. e.. J.
called Edward the IIack I'r.: ...-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Captain II. NJ. Chittendcn the author OF that
interesting, book The American Far Trade OF
the Far W,.St' is adding 4 new VuluTI' to thH
American. Explorers Series. This is a history Of
early steamboat navigation on the Missouri
River it is founded on tn" life and adventures
Of Joseph La Barge, the pioneer navigator and
IuNian tradcr.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Dr. George Brandes IS bringing out VoiuIne
! of "Impressons in Poland from which 1t APP
| pears that he IS persistant partisan OF the
| Poles lie has added to his sketches crltcai
| analysis of the romantic literature or foidIu
in the nineteenth century.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

Among the American books With - .., I
to appear III L"nd"u NJ. Ja:.."S i~t..- "
lens novel. Mrs AttIrEtp:4'5 f... ... ..- 4
Alexander HaniItonS I-tt"rS ar: NJ -. VI
kins's story The Wind IL l;..--- =.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

F.zelin. a P;iduan desppt Of the thirt@Hrr: ..'-
tury whom tradition called the Of : .-
by an earthly mother is the hero of Tn" l'':
Of tho Dark Red STIR" \ novel by Mr. Eu-
Lee Hamilton. The author, who lives in + b .~-
enCe is better known poet than as novelist
He married few years ago Miss Ann l." F.
HOlGSW Orth-WhO is also a novelist but one
whose early promise has not been fulfilled.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
PROTECT HOME AND PURITY.

By KEY ~ -. uhFtfCU+
/ have been amazed at the result of
my utteranees on the sacredness of the
home and of womanhood. Several sig
nificant facts have come to light. The
press of the North occupies itself
almost wholly with the Pronunciation Of
lynehing and has comparatively little
TO say about the crime which preceded
it, and avoids the point made in
which / had reference to one crime.
The press Of the South. as sent 10
me, says it has looked in vain for the
least expression of sympathy from the
North for the awful invasion Of homes
The whole nation bears { response.
bility and there should be no North"
and no South in this. 1t is a lessoJ
for every individual. The home and
purity must be protected. Loose ideas
on marriage and divorce need reforma-
ton. Men In our cities who have nj
respect for womanhood must be pdn.
ished to the limit of the law. Society
which makes more of clubs than Of
the home should be rebuked
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
|||57fIz 4 POPULAR
'kAEl|| 81 PULPIT !

nastics. which embraced all physical
development.
The education of the middle ages was
confined to the cloister and castle. The
first produced the monk, the second the
knight. Universities arose in the
twelfth century. Bologna, with its
twelve thousand students was deyot-
ed to law, Salem to medicine and Paris
to philosophy and theology.
Erasmus proclaimed the new ideas
that education should foster piety and
include girls as well as boys.
Public schools were first established
for all classes in Athens. Luther found
ed the Saxon school system in 1923.
Knox planted schools for the poor in
Scotland, but free schools. such as we
know, had their origin in Massachu.
sets and Conneene 1t.
But what is education? 1t is devel-
opment of the powers of the mind, as
light, heat and moisture bring out the
latent glorles of the grape seed. II
furnishes the mind with facts. and
trains it to use its powers. The body,
the mind and the moral nature of man
should be developed to reach ideal edu-
cation.
Such education must refer to the
outer world of matter, the inner werld
of conscience and the upper world OF
eternity and divinity.
Such education will result in humil.
ity, reverence, usefulness al happi-
ness
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
WHAT Ais THE CHURCH?


There must be something the matter,
for everybody says so. It's friends say
so. and the world says so. Our Church
papers, editorially and otherwise, take
notice Of the question, and In variety
of ways acknowledge there is some
thing wrong, even in some instances by
laboriously trying to prove there is
nothing wrong Secular papers devote
much space to the subject. and COM
pare the Church of to-day unfavorably
with that of the past. The local
Church Is aware something is wrong,
and discusses the matter officially. The
preacher breaches about it, but usually
must be content by showing it might
be worse. And worst of all. the world
that is, multitude of the unsaved
without the Chu.ch-believes there is
something wrong. The world has lost
confidence in the Church, and that is
to be the more regretted because the
world is the field of the Church.
Ii could safely be said that the world
once believed In the Church. They be-
lieved that it had the words of life,
knew the way of salvation, and was so
familiar with the whole matter that
there was absolutely no doubt what
ever but that penitent sinner making
application to the Church could be
brought to Christ Immediately and ex-
perlence a conscious pardon of sin.
The world doesn't believe that now.
Does the Church? 1t is no time TO
discuss methods. Nobody cares about
methods. Let us get at the facts.
What are we trying TO do? What
ought we to do? Must a man be born
again? Is sin the awful thing the
Bible paints it? Has Jesus Christ
power ON earth to forgive sin? Is there
any other name under heaven given
among men wherein we must be
saved? Questions like these and many
ot.ers that will readily suggest them
selves, can be settled; that is, we can
decide and say whether the Church be-
lieves them, or not. Much of the mist
and clouds surrounding the situation
would be removed il only this much
was clearly set forth and proclaimed.
How would ii do to have a multitude
of little conferences. each at some cas-
lily accessible point, that would include
say three or five churches in the yicin-
ity? Let the pastors and as many lay
men as could attend and discuss pray
erfully what are the vital things OF
Church life. Then, within week or
so, let two or three of these small CON
ferences meet IA, a larger one, until at
last a district conference should end
the series. Discussions of methods and
all criticism or complaints should be
ruled out Only The essential things
of the gospel-sin, salvation, the Holy
Spirit, spiritual life, etc.--should re-
ceive attention Much good would GER
tainly grow out of such series. If
we can agree or these basic principles
and we can-the rest viii be easy.
The preaching will take care of itself.
the methods will take care of them
selves, souls win be saved. the Church
respected, and Gods name honored
and gleeified.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
Eight a Fierce sale.

Captain Daniel Wall and the crew of
fourteen men on the steamer |. Wa.son
Stephenson of Mamnette had a terrific
fight for life in Lake Michigan, off the
Kenosha harbor. For FIVE hours the zen
contested with the angry seas. The wind
blew at a rate of sixty-five miles an hour.
Five feet of water settled in ire hold of
the steamer. and the engines becoming
disabled it was left to drift at the mercy
of the breakers just as the day was
breaking the boat seemed to have drifted
into the harbor, and the men, all but ex-
hausted, were taken to houses near by
and cared for efter which the boat pro-
ceeded to Chicago.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
state Itenns of Intereat.

There may be more delay in the work
on the new Carnegie library which viii
lie erected in Manitowoc. Bids opened
by the city library board are too high
not one Of the thirteen submitted being
within the limits of the gift.
As the result of injuries of the brain,
said to have been received in q fight
which took place on June %. John Cup
pa. - years old, died IN Milwaukee and
two 1S-year-old boys, August Bielawa
and John Kessler, are under arrest.
George Conlee. aged II years. the son
of Mrs. John Conlee, was drowned while
attempting to swim in the Fox river at
Oshkosh
Fire broke ont in the warehouse Of tho
Menasha Woodenware Company. The
combined efforts Of two FIRE companies
kept the flames confined 10 THAT building
The loss Is about $500.
The little city Of Onalaska is being ter
rorized nightly by the pranks Of seem
ingly insane man. He tales great delight
in chasing people The authorities can
not find the man. They insist that il ID
the work of some practical joker
The residence of John Kiser u Ash
land was totally destroyed By two ex-
plosions Of dynamite. Mr. kiser was
hurled TO the ceiling by a terrific explo-
sion. Though seriously injured, he got
outside the house. Another explosion oc-
Cured which utterly demolished the resi-
dence Mr.. Kiser thinks that when he
was away the dynamiters entered the
house and placed the exploeiye in the
stove.
A large barn on the farm OF Thomas
Mccormick, two miles north Of Water
loo. was destroyed by IRE. The barn con-
tanned this years entire hay crop. togerh-
err with some machinery. al Of which
wss Nst App lxirnate loss, $500
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
THE BADGER STATE.
NEWS or THE WEEK cONclSELY
CONDENSED.
Farmers Are JubiIant over Tobacco
Crop Prospects-Lake Crew Fights a
Fierce GaIe-TeIephone Information
Causes Run on Bank Minor News.

The prospects for good tobacco crop
We're never beeser. The transplanting
from the hotbeds TO the fields Is now
completed, and the cool weather that has
preva ied for the most PARK thus far this
season has been very good for the 10
bacco raiser, in that the young plants
have not been wflted by the hot suns, -
is sometimes the case. in spite OF diligent
watchfulness and care. Frequent show
ers have on the other hand, aided them
materially. The growers are jubilant over
the prospects of good prices for their pro
duct this tall, on account of the failure
sure TO come in the East. While they
sympauhize with their Eastern brethren.
they realize that the failure on account
Of drought, when the franspianting sea-
son was on in the East. cannot help but
reduce the output of the farms alrd thus
raise the price. The cutworms are scarce
30 far this year. and the growers are get
ting TO know how TO handle them better
when they do appear, by covering the
tender plants at night with cabbage or
other vegetable the worm likes, after first
dipping il into weak solution of paris
green.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
ciaim 70 Rau.ou millions.

Major A, E. Ransom is to leave Mil
waukee for England to lay claim to the
Ransom estate of $70,000,000 now being
held in trust for the Ransom heirs by
the British crown. He says there are
1000 heirs. among them Senator Ran
som of North Carolina. The English
Ransom died intestate and the estate is
held in trust for the heirs when title is
proven. The original Ransoms to come
to this country were three brothers. Ma
thaniel Of Palmyra, Wis, father of Maj.
Ransom, has after years of work per-
fected the chain of evidence to prove
their title W. C. Ransom of St Jo-
seph, Mich. has printed the records in
the case and the millionaire Ranaoms Of
Boston are putting up the Necessary
funds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
phone cause. Run.

The Farmers and Mechanics Bank of
Bangor was recently placed in the hands
of the State bank examiner. Its failure
is ascribed to the curiosity of the patrons
of a local telephone company. A short
time ago a stakeholder visited the bank
and the fact that he was looking over the
books was telephoned to some party in
tereated The telephone message was
sent over 'neighborhood' line, and it
happened that everybody on the line was
listening. As result there was run
on the bank which it was unable to with
stand
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-07-29
wiscon.in Elks .aajourn.

The second annual session of the Wis
consn Association ef Elks closed at Ash
land, after three days session. Twenty
eight of the thirty lodges of Wisconsin,
reprcst ntirg a present memberhip of
1900, we're represented at the conven-
ton. The members closed their work BY
choosing Fond du Lac as the next place
of meeting, spending the afternoon on a
boat ride among the Apostle Islands, aud
visiting the spot on Madeline Island
whore Marquette built his chapel in 1863.