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New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
THE SURVIVAL OF PERSONALITY.

On the subject of Immortality little need be
said. We have seen that Mr.. Myers claims for
these facts intimate bearing the belief in
the endleSSnesS Of life. But when the question
Of Immortality is actually raised in connection
with them, il is put aside OF the infinities
lth which science even with the enlarged out
look here claimed for it. has nothing to do. All
that he aims at establishing is the survival of
some form Of psychical life after what appears
To the death Of the body What is actually
established in the great number Of cases grant
ing il is established} suggests I confess, to me
the prol0ngation Of death rather than Of life
Whether such form Of existence is desirable,
and. granting its desirableness whether ii sat
isfies religious longings, are further qestions
Of which in the immediate future We may eX-
pect TO hear good deal in connection with such
contentious The answer to them must largely
depend on the nature Of the life itself So far
may judge from the facts already before
us. The outlook is not favorable. Some of the
Inessag ges, indeed, of the peace and happiness
Of the surviving soul. but they are by no means
uniformly Of this character, and in them all
there is the same weird suggestion of imbecility
which has been so often used an argument
gainst the authenticity OF the MESA ges.-tJ. h
Muirhead in The Contemporary Review
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
MR.. CHAPLIN's AMENDMENT.

II a tariff is imposed for revenue purposes only,
1t is not properly classed protective tariff,
although in its operation it may have a prOtec-
tive effect The corn tax which was imposed
last year, and the remission of which the
occasion of the debate MI Chaplin's amend
nent, is a fitting illustration That tax was
defensible and defended the ground that it
ena bled the necessary revenue to be raised with
a minimum of industrial diSlocatiOn, and with
out imposing any class undue burden.
Apart from any analysis of the difficult subject
of its ultimate incidence, it fulfilled the eXpecta-
tions of its supporters, and there very
general regret at its remission among UnOnist
members. The question, however, between the
remission of the tea or corn duty would not
have aroused any critical interest had it not
been made the occasion of a debate on far wider
issues. The fact that it proper to remit
duty no longer required for revenue purposes
did not occupy the attention of members, and the
antagonistic forces of Free Trade and Protec
ton fought round the proposal to take off a
tariff the imposition of which did not imply
protection and the remission of which does not
pTejudge the future of fiscal refCrm.-(C. A
Cripps, in The National Review.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
THE LATE DEAN BRADLEY.

No account Of him would be faithful which
omitted ali reference to his sharp and incisive
speech. a story current that as q master
at Rugby he gave notice one day to his form
that from next week onward he would dispense
with impOsiuons and penalties and merely tell
the form what he thought of them" At the
end o. the week petition signed, implor-
ing that the impositiOns might be restored,
the new procedure was beyond human endur-
ance. In old age he laughingly declared that
the tale was mere legend, but he did not deny
that the legend was ideally true. All great
headmasteTs have / believe. been an object OF
terror TO the school at large But the terror in
spired by Bradley was of singular intensity. We
all shrank from coming under the lash. There
was an institution at Marlborough called Re
view" Each form in the school was once a
term inspected by the headmaster Many fell
lows who never came directly under him,
cept on these occasions, retain unfading
recollection of the dreaded ordeal Trembling.
they waited for his coming. When the fusillade
Of questions had begun they We're already para
lyzed with apprehension, and had forgotten
anything they knew.-(S. II. Butcher, in The
FoTtnighty
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
A LIFE SAVING KITE.

OF late years the kite has emerged from the
position OF a mere toy, and has been successfully
employed for meteorological observations at high
attitudes more recent application Of the kite
principle IS as life saving appliance to be car
ried on shipboard. its particular duty being to
establish communication between a stranded
vessel and the adjacent shore. 1t stands to rea-
son that a ship in this position generally has the
ass stance of the wind in carrying anything
shoreWard, and it would be far easier to launch
kite under such conditions than it would be to
fire rocket in the reverse direction The kite
carries guide rope and contains in a pocket
set of signals and instructions 1t is also fur
nished with apparatus for telephone cOmmuni-
cation between the crew and their Would-be
rescuers. But must confess that seeing the
frequent difficulty of telephone conversation
ashore in quiet Office hardly believe
that it would be possible in a bowling tempest
The kite is the invention of the Comte Brossard,
and it is said to have been tried with success at
Toulon and at BreSt.-(ChamberS's Journal
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
DANES AND GERMANS.

Inc character and temperament of the popu-
~ ~Ialion or North Schleswis very quiet and
Pe1ceapie. AS an official Prussian record of
criminal cases states there is in the whole
Serman Empire no single province in which so
lew sentences are passed by the criminal judges
as IN North Schleswig. There were only half
the Prussian average of theft cases and cases
or robbery with murder and murderous assault
1heSe favorable crime statistics are due prin-
clpaily TO the good bringing up and intelligence
OF the middle and lower classes, we'll as to
the cordial and harmonious family life of the
Dahlsh population. Among the individual mem
bers of the family there always exists a con-
slSIently anectonate and hearty tone in their
intercourse with each other 1 visited many
theatres, restaurants and inns, which were prin-
clpalIy frequented by the Danish inhabitants,
but nowhere saw an improper action nor i'll
hammered onence. The intercourse between
master and servant is also always friendly and
poIIte-CW- Hartmann, in The Nineteenth Cen
tury.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The distinction between town and country,
between natural and artificial life, is Of course
as We all know, a very arbitrary The
highly complicated ana seemingly artificial life
which we now lead is absolutely natural
condition of existence, natural the life of
a colony of beavers in one of their dams
Canadian river, or of a nation of ants at work
in the garden. Evolution directs the forces of
nature il the building of the beavers houses
in the construction of birds nests and in the
building of the kings palaces. There is no
natural difference between a leaf carried by
murmuring stream over transparent depths full
of sunshine, under dark tunnels of oVerhanging
foliage, and a humal waif Whirling in a
human stream over muddy pavements. AS the
great ocean itself is but a single drop in the
immensely of creation. so London, OVergrown
as ii is, is but an ants nest in the surround
ing country-(Marcus Reed, in MacmilIan's
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
KARAGEORGEVITCH

The situation Of Karageorgevitch is, morally
speaking, as bad as il can be; and its legality
is more than doubtful He is the receiver of
stolen goods. If he had no foreknoWledse of a
massacre, he knew oi the conspiracy, and
whether he did or not, he is an accomplice after
the fact. The faction that brought him back
had power TO reinstate, by proclamation or
otherwise, the Radical Il. e., Nationalist and
Russophe) Skuptschina which Alexander had
an unquestionable right TO dissolve. It is true
that he tired out the patience of the Belgrade
politicians and of the Gaze haunting officers by
his frequent changes Of the constitution and
that whenever he made an alteration he talked
ike a despOt. People generally sooner forget
tyranuicaI acts than despotic words.-(Ihe Con
temporary Review.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
ON SHREWSBURY BATrLEFIELD.

But one of the most interesting things con-
nected with the whole episode is the existence
of the church which was erected four years af-
terward on the site Of the pits where the mass
Of undistinguished dead upon both sides We're
buried after the battle. Though its patron
was Henry ", whose battered efIigy still looks
out from above the east window toward Haugh-
mOnd Ridge, it actually built and endowed
by the then rector of Albright Hussey, the par
ish in which the battle fought. This was
Roger I've priest of LeatOn, a strong Lancas-
TRAN and Of an old burgher family in Shrews-
bury The site was given by Richard Hussey,
squire, 10 use modern word, of Albright Hus-
sey. a college of priests was also erected and
endowed to serve the church. which was in no
way a parish church. but erected distinctly and
emphatically a commemoTation and thanks
giving offering by grateful and pious Lancas-
trians. for the victory of 1403.-(A. G. Bradley
in Macmillans.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
HONEYsUCKLE AND GALIUM.

II would be d disappointment if yellow ladies'
bedstraw, or galium, came not in its season
year by year, among the stones around our
sundial. The peculiar perfume Of it refrcshes
greatly. more especially if mixed with honey
suckle It is only in Scotland, I believe, where
wild hOneysuckle blooms late deep within wood
land shades, while yellow galium, with flower
stalks rising a foot or more, makes gay the
sunny banks outside, that one can breathe this
mixed sweetness. Galium is far less vigorous OF
growth here in the South, where, according to
Gerarde, 1T wanders hither and thither upon
the ground. supporting its yellow spikes upon
the heritage stones near at hand" Red
lamium, always rather coarse looking, IS in
clined to be q tiresome weed; though now and
then il is impossible not 20 enjoy the dash Of red
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
MR.. LANG's SCOTTISH HISTORY.

Altogether, II would appear, as Mr. Lang
might say, that things are looking up for
Scottish literature IN addition to the work of
the Text Society, there has in recent years been
a remar ka bic number Of books bearing the
literary political and social history Of Scotland.
Mr. Lang himself in what VIII probably rank
as the most erudite as it certainly is by far the
most attractive, history Of Scotland ever writ
ten. has naturally found room for good deal
Of literary criticism, and il is needless to say
that he steers his course through the literature
Of the Reformation period with undaunted
eayety that would have moved Mr.. Tapley TO
envy and delight (BlackwOOd's.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

Oeen simply Theodore Roosevelt, plainsman, he
would not have hesitated about leaping upon
those broncos. but it was obvious that they were
not destined to carry Presidential dignity. In
1act' Mr.. Roosevelt laughed aloud when he be-
held them.
Take them away! Take them away" he ex-
claimed DO they expect me to go out riding
rabbits?"
Fortunately his own horses soon arrived He
has ever since been adding steadily to his sta
bles' his latest acquisition being the gift horse
Wyoming.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
INIGO JONES.

Proportion, indeed, say those who know his
art best being his fellow artists. and again pro-
portion. was the secret Of its perfection
And TO this. no doubt, was due that effect of
simplicity rising into magnifcence. which one
hnds in buildings like those of Wilton or at
Brymptons or in Whitehall, and in all his best
work Touched with something of that trans
Cencentalism which in so many Of the
f-llHabethans and their near successors, and
which expressed itself in his more daring ex-
periments in the maSque, he had every intention
OF raising fabrics along the Thames fairer than
those Of Patiadio along the Brenta. And so
one likes TO remember him best, not in his de-
cline, bat as he was when he returned from his
second Italian journey, full of great schemes
and seeming TO say with another God fearing
London idolater. who lived a generation before
him, i VIII remember the fame Of London, my
native citie-"-(Irnest Rhys in The Nineteenth
Century.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
DICKENS AS JUSTICE sTARELEIGH,

one memory Of Dickens Is indelibly impressed
or my mind. 7 can recall the whole scene as if
II hid happened yesterday. l cannot have been
more than six or seven years old when my
father and mother took me to one Of his read
Ifgs IL, ! think. St. Jam=s's Hall. First he read
he death Of Paul D0mbey, which left me IN
foods Of tears. and next came the trial scene
from "PickWick.' ! shall never forget my
sf.azemeut when he assumed he character Of
lIr Justice Stareleish. The face and figure that
knew. that I had seen on the stage moment
Iet. re- seemed TO vanish as # by magic, and
there appeared instead q fat, pompOus pursy lit
t.e man, with a plump imbecile face from which
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

every vestige of good temper and cheerfuIness
everything, -fN in fact, except an expression of
seII-suinclent stupidity-had been removed The
upper up mad become long, the corners of the
mouth dropped, the nose was short and podgy
an. aI me angles of the chin had gone, the chin
@ i@tsei mao receoed into the throat, and the eyes
e!y Laleiy SO humorous and human, had become as
nanclous and obstinate those of a pig-(R.
= Lehman, IN Chambers's Journal.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19
THE AcADEMY's ZEAL FOR IMITArIoN.

Another influence must be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
taste of the wealthy but uneducated art patron.
Among wealthy 1radesmen who bought Academy
pictures there were many who had not enjoyed
IN their youth even those educational advan-
tages which are now common. Such men natu-
rally preferred something prosaic something
more tangible than general ideas, in their art
They had no measure by which to check off
such stuff as dreams made Of; but when
il came TO counting the hairs in a bulls coat
the blades of grass in a field, the number of
branches on a tree. they felt on safer ground
As Reynolds said, 1T is certain that the lowest
style VIII be the most popular, ii falls with
in the compass of ignorance itself" There can
be little doubt that the desire to sit well with
the paying public is largely responsible for the
Ffnberg, in The National Review.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-19

gwen suddenly by cluster Of it at the edge of
border. Ia the grass. somewhere else where
II ought not TO be; short lived triumph, to be
too quickly ended as soon as the gardens come
round. 10. V. B. in The Cornhin.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-15
GAVE LIQUOR TO MINORS.
And Paid Heavily tor it "A Trial for
the Offense in Prospect.

A hundred dollars in fines was
paid into the police court Monday.
The ofense was giving liquor to
min ors. Added to fifty dollars col
lected in the same court on thesame
account two weeks ago, it may be
said that the Corvallis police force
and court has been more than self
sustaining for the past month. The
combined salaries of the Judge,
chief and nightwatch is$IIo. They
have collected in fines on the above
account alone, $3.50. besides several
smaller amounts, sufficient to swell
the total to perhaps 5000, or more.
In addition, they have proceeded
long way towards breaking up a
wholesale business of giving liquor
to minors. Night officer Osburn
observed pot of beer leave saloon
the other night and calling Chief
Lane to his assistance made a
swoop> on an outbuilding on Third
between Jefferson and Madison
Some girls and men were surprised
to the extent that there were sub
sequent confessions in the Office of
the police judge, where number
of af6davits were made. Those in
vo1ved are Clarence Irwin and Mr..
Hodges, who pleaded guilty to a
charge of giving liquor to minors,
and paid a fine of $50 each.
1t resulted also in the arrest of
Mrs. Wheeler and a warrant for
Mary Smith. The afidavits charge
point blank that several minors,
in age from IS years UP, have been
given liquor at the Wheeler house
by Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Hen
derson-Smith. They also involve
others, whose names have not been
learned. y
Mrs. Wheeler was arraigned in
the police court Monday. where she
pleaded not guilty. Her trial was
set for nine o'clock yesterday morn
ing, but at that hour she asked a
postponement in order to get an
attorney. AS it now stands, the
case is to be heard at nine o'clock,
this Wednesday morning. Mary
Smith, who is wanted for the same
ofense is somewhere in the coun.
try, out of reach of the city officers.
= For sometime there has been
vast amount of drunkenness among
young boys of all ages above thir-
teen and fourteen, and the officers
are making good headway in break
ing up the practice. Incidentally,
they are helping to pay off the city
debt.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-15
SIX CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Portland Firm Secures Most of Them
One for John Ingle.

Contracts for the construction ot
six lateral sewers were awarded by
the city council Monday night
There were three bidders for each
of the 1atera1s. Two awards were
secured by J. R Smith & Co. OF
Corvallis, by J. w. Ingle Of
Corvallis. and three by Jacobsen &
Bade of Portland. The last men.
toned contractors built several lat
erals in Corvallis last year. The
closeness of the figuring in the con-
tracts is shown by the fact that the
total amount bid by J. R Smith &
Co, and the Portland firm only
differed about $28.
The bids were as follow:
Through block eighteen and block
two county addition, known as the
Ingle sewer, J. R. Smith & Co $500
jacobson Bade & Co.. S623; John
Ingle, 635.
Through block II and block four
Dixon's Addition known as the
Farmers Hotel sewer, Jacobsen
Bade & Co, $o7e; J. K. Smith &
Co. $o85.7o; John Ingle. STA.
Through block one, Dixon's ad-
dition known as the Altman sewer,
]. R. Smith & Co. $285 IS; Jackob-
sen Bade & Co, $3.50; John Ing1e,
$368. 50.
Through block 80 Avery's addi-
ton, known as the James Hayes
sewer, Jacobsen Bade & Co, $500;
J. R. Smith & Co, 1910 rs; John
Ingle, who fgnred the sewer to be
three instead of one block, $e4t 10.
Through block five, old town,
known as Hotel Corvallis sewer,
John Ing1e $37o, 80; J r. Smith &
Co. $3S7 90; Jacobsen Bade & Co.
$3o5.
Through block 2s and 20. Avery's
known as the White-Far-
mer sewer. Jacobsen Bade & Co.
$7o7; J. R. Smith & Co 778.25;
John Ingle. 5000. Und er the terms
of the specifications the 1aterals are
all to be completed within 90 days
Each bidder gives bond for faith
full performance of the work.
A sever has been ordered through
blocks IS and 10 N. B. Avery's ad-
dition known as the Pratt-Hays
blocks, but no award Of contract
was made on account of negotia-
lions that are pending for right of
way in block which has no alley.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-15
Wanted,

Wood. Inquire at TIMES office.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-15
Reduced Excursion Rates,

The Southern Pacific Company has
placed on sale at very low rates round
trip tickets to the various resorts along
its lines, and also, in connection with
the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, to De-
troit and the seaside at Yaquina Bay,
latter tickets good for return until Oct
ober 10th.
Three day tickets to Yaquina Bay good
going Saturdays Mondays are now on
sale at great y reduced rates from all
points Eugene and north on both East
and Westside lines, enabling people to
spend Sunday at the seaside, Very
low round trip rates are also made be-
tween Portland and the same points on
the Southern Pacific, good going
Saturdays, returning Sunday or Monday
allowing Portlnnd people to spend Sun
day in the country, and the out of town
people to have the day in Portland.
Tickets from Portland to Yaquina
Bay, good for return via Albany and
Eastside. or Corvallis and Westside, at
option of passenger. Baggage checked
through to Newport. A new feature at
Newport this year will be an up-to-
date kindergarten in charge on an ex-
perienced Chicago teacher.
A beauti fully illustrated booklet de-
scribing the seaside resorts on Yaquina
Bay has been published by the South
eru Pacific and Corvallis e. Eastern and
can be secured from their agents, or by
addressing w. E. Conan, G. P. A.. S.
P. Co. Portland, or Edwin Stone. Man
ager c. & E. R. R, Co, Albany, Or,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-07-15
THE CAMPAIGN ON.
And big Crop to Cure-All Orchards
Heavy with Prunes-The Big
Drier.

With but a few exceptions, the
prune trees of Benton are heavily
laden with fruit this season. The
exceptions are in the south end of
Benton. There the orchards of
the Heron Brothers, Hugh Finley
and the Ziero1f Brothers are not as
full as on former occasions, but in
all, the crop is in no sense. fail
ure.
To the west and the north, the
reports give assurance of a boun-
tiful crop, The yield at the big
prune orchard. in particular, is ex-
pected to be enormous. Prepara-
tions for saving it are on, and in
clude Improvements to the big
drier, The latter is the largest
concern of the kind on the Coast
if not in the world. 1t has ten tun-
nels, each 100 feet long, and four
feet square, inside. Its inside con-
tent is 16, 900 cubic feet. For heat
and power it is served by two eigh-
ty-horse boilers. It accommodates
5000 bushels of green fruit at a
time. With perfectly favorable
weather conditions, its curing ca
pacity is about $4,000 pounds of
fruit every "a hours, When the
weather is damp, as is often the
case, drying is retarded. and
much smaller output is the result.
Improvements based on the exper-
fence of past years are being added
to the curing plant this season, and
Manager Johnson with gang of
workmen has already set about the
task.