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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-15
PROVISIONS OF THE MEASURE

rila5T i:;ya3s Et5iz sz:z5t4s E&sts Iat7iH ad5
ssesesafy sefRthei Tssasory Authosizse
Essa.:sz3t:s O. 1.Tg5 .saF irflTt bahEEaaa
s to MAKE AXE Fqlt Rebates Of 10y Rgtief In
posed bystawt' 81, sAffzcoaosaEs4
.sEEarasaaad 0ssesiptia ns tHperteaH A
-StsEt 6fnt9d states!A: r6posed. %,
Observation-Disclosures suotedeDownps=
4trWashington, Ian zrhe Ways -ane
f inca Sc eommlttee of4tlee hopsse: has de
sides sided to to repeEt P bill proYidipg for 4
rebate-equa1 to theEdp nc nov timnoseee
on all kinds of coal and coming from
all countries for. q period Of sene year
3ffEhisi hillisla subs substitute .t fo for athe lone
intredueed by Represent atiEea Hill q
Connecticut (which provided forssa Ra
bate until IHneG30 next. 4:,s4.;l j. .t1t5ss
salt lis expected the biHeMitl be-oallea
up in the house at:oaeesiT The bib .adont
ed1provides: F.... :es!s II 50 E3iz&Rdi
f. rEhat the secretary of theEtreasury
be and he is hereby authorized andCret
quired1toE make full rebates of duties
imposed by law: on all: coal of every
form, and description ! import ed L into
the United States from foreign eoun
tries fer the period of one: year frons
and: after the passage of this act - Ii:
Representative Richardson 911Hehn:}
proposed an amendment striking OUT
the words "for a period of one Year,
which was voted down :@> He then pro.
posed an amendment. placing alfzeoa1
on, the free list, Which was likewise
voted down The final vote on the
adoption Of the bill was unanimous: ''-,.
!Representatives Payne; Dalzen' and
Grosvenor held a conference With the
president during the morning rela-
tive t. tn the action which had been. taken
TIE somHittSs Fs9og ,3. ri. f5s e,,; PIT It 3
the hotfse1 later but ala. not cali if11pR,
for'. cohsideratlon as Originally Con
tetnpiated. s' Is $500 - ''SS, '2''O .4 80
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Mayer Meets r epnese initiative snofi
.r94Ht GsCeaEcarryife Roads! .ssssi q: "

IMaxer Low:*Meets1 Repnesentatisesnof
| 7a+@! GCeaI4carrythe :zRoadsl 1888 s'e "
Newly ofk*. Jan IL. Mayor t5Ew and
Representatives, iof: the i >coafcafryfrg
roads held a conference during the
day-te~diseuss- the coat situation in the
five boroughs of Greater New York.
Tre~faifroati present we're
IBorge I. .Baer of trIe Reading, a. d.
fhderWood pf the. Elae} Fowler Rtha
Ontario and Western, and Thomas OF
Tie Lehigh VALLEY. Iohn: BSMarkle repl
resented the" 5ind ependents operators.
President Baer read a statement de-
$crihing, the position Of the coal roads,
He maintained that the roads. were dot
Ing all possible to relieve the sftua:
ti9ns; The situation was full Of -t1ffIi4
tulties, and the, failure Of miners; to-
work during the holidays had reduced
the output: and the price had been pn4
dulW advanced by the smaller compa}
nies Acknowledged operators. !
| ContiHsiin g Mr.; Baer said: - The
difficsltX2 in keeping down the: price
Of Anthracite coal is that the: coal off
many Of the operators is sold at. the:
highest. prize. that can be obtained; inl
the market In the present time of
scarcitys they: have sold their coal at
prices, from :S2 to:.$s5 per- ton higherE
than that at#Wh fch: the philadelphia
anl Reaaffg-~Goaf "arld Iron company
antl the Iehigh and, Wi1kesbarre Coal
9ompanyH set their coal ',.''s @-.'','
J | Nr4Baer3s Ills companies would
4optinua to se4..at5 SD a ton They could
not ship all their coal: to New York,
AetauSe New Jersey, Baltimore, Wash
hston and; New England had equal
dlams:<: -:.'' 1888. -'-.'
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PREPARING oI=lMPoRT&seos
II - ZrzSlz s5;;1e:::t5
Mayor Harrison Hopes e Break the
Il chieaaoeouabn he. ~

Chicago, Jan. 14.GMayor Carter H.
Harrisen,E speaking. OF the:recommenda
don of:the ways and: means committee
TO Irebate the tariff on coal fmrerta-
SON W.: :s:::i ! b., ::.:r ; z:.s ,s:2E,E
| fThe. moment that recommend tiona
Refonaes aElaMthe city Of Chicago Will
tate immediate steps TO bring iii istif-
fclept .seoal to break uns the eomhiAa-
ti4. Coal will be hurried in, and sold
foi cost, plus the railroad tariff, and in
thit .maysathe people szsincIuding those
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Due, to Castro's. Persuasion.

New York Jan 13.-The Americans
La Guayra correspondent authority
for the statement that,:under persua=s
sion or pressure of President Castro
the foreign merchants Of Caracas have:
'contributed"- $4,000 to the expense
fund Of Minister Bowen on his "trip stsz
Washington. y F}<% 4>AA>'~f IL 81 =
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Washipgton.zsI ans .i4s-AdyiaEsNze-

.eiysd .fg2pas fAnnanolis ,stata "a =
soRai ion or Secret q lwf
Ea8 WsAr ekalhsA TnnaW ay uaa&
,ol1aide7sa sSbisfsstD EzssE hi &cRaf4
ii sss asata gt
af<51eA % 9SRzsA axEs&s u
akfsxsast Mssx "a $50 ssss Asfa3 8 y
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= Rome, Jan. 13.-Negotiations be-
tween the cooperating powers rela-
tive to raising the blockade of the
Venezuelan coast are proceeding. the.
H1aiRepoint being fhe qussti onsof sllas~-
atitGes for the payments fof+ clainass
sfss..le.stheewarships be Withdrawn.
The italian foreign Office recognizes
The correctness. of ,the contention gin
zzSae maaHy$,Hay' last note that con
tinuance Of the blQckadtss. will only # fur
Ether impoverish +Nenezuela and make
the settlement of the claims more diff
sfeaft4 and is destroHs>aDf meeting the;
susgestion of the. Emitted afess. %Ats
the same time it cannot act without an
agreement with Germany and Great
Britain. AS the quickest solution the
suggestion is: again nooted 5whether3
the United States might not again be
asked to guarantee tie payment Of the
SUMS awarded, now That the situation
has so completely changed.
H. - PuZZLEs 1TtHE GERMANS. -
H:r*;. i # r: s i -94-sA-: i ~ ~ y
Castro's Last Note Not Specific Ac-
ceptance Of Proposal.
10y er1ffi,' Jan: f3:-eTfe foreign ioffice
here is! somewhat puzzled byt CastEb s.
last note: He avoids specific Accept
lance: Of the powers, Sstipulations and.
seemingly leaves the basis for settles
6nsatas Hpdefafezas in his preceding!
dispatch agreeing generally to arbitra-:
'tfdil: rfie president reply has really
not advanced the matter at all. but It.
is confidently Supposed he has given
Mr.. Bowen full power of Attorney
The state department at Washington
has advmedf the foreign Office That Mr.
Bower has sailed from La Guayra.
Nothing more will be done from this
side. until Mr. Bowen reaches Wash
ington. 1t Is hoped that a full agree
lnent, will be attained without aFbitra
ton ''''''" - So - - -
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Chicago Lines Decide to Abandon Fast
Freidht.


st. Paul, Jan. 14.-For the present
at least, the roads between St. Paul
and Chicago that have beenSoperatfng
fast freight trains viii abandon them.
and a slower schedule will bei maihs
tanned until the goal situation ion imz
Some 81: these fast s freight trains
have Been RAINING on d time scheduleE
between Chicago and St. Paul Of TWEEN
ty-four hours and the amount of coal
consumed was something enormous.
The Rsadsiad nsh esita nsy lin usf1ag
the! coal aWh enit heN&had aaala Hge SUPP,
pls Of it on ahapas bat ia, the :pEaeseat:
stEingepeX they must . seopem IL anaagE
TO- do. SO, without ma eEial1gFr affecting,
thelr businssg fh1ey1, t!akz 1T tte fas IT
fs2;TT ss*f NJ Ut zzs4stszsz- GIsssssassRae3
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-15


mental fishings Which yielded impor-
tant results. In three days 1T halibut
and 300 large cod were caught at a
depth of POO fathoms, thus proving
gthe* existence ofs large quantities 4@of
these fishes at time Of the year Wien
they're TO fouhde ting coast
of Norway.
The Botanical Gazettesasaafes -hat the
magazine known as contributions to
the United Stdpess SsTsattffonidfl 'HeT'ba-'
RUM has been transferred from the
'depa rtmertspf agricuHure ito 4hs@'Na-
5HEf7opA Museum, with az indreased ap-
preparation of $1,000. thus enabling the
museum to hire an editorial assistant
and an artist and to republish certain
valuable numbers That fave long been
!oo3 q. ~ III .,. Ill., Ill.,,
Ex-Governor Holm Lind Of Mihneap-
oils has violated tie Minnesota law as
ff. !. ! { 4 pc? { s. ss:lt; !
having cXcc;lod The li!;l;t by SIS. Mr..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-15

1t has been known for some time
that the sNeEthern Secasities cgnlpahyl
pr rathsF James J. Hillsa4aas been very
DESTROYS of acquiring a"direct' Eastern
outlet. The Eastern terminal of the
Burlington is at Chicago. andEthe ter
minafaH seftfIEeJ Heat Notfh cry and
Northern Pacific. BY the Burlington
are virtually at Chicago. The Rock
Islands Eastern terminal is at Chi
cago, so that the Erie will be the d
rect Eastern outlet for four roads
James J. Hill is. the largest individual
stock Erie. and 3 issst
forms part of the actual control.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-15

thatt-i. nfe-zzesr1Hri VIII Be
by possible lessening tof New Eng #
lands demand on the American coal Il
fields. 4
Mayor Maybury said when told ofs
the action of the house committee on "a
ways and means: r - :. . 9. So
Ut do not see that we have muchStd
expect in the way of relief from asre4 f
pate. With Toronto importing WEI 4
coa3 I'm 1tssz Z
asshl9 oseefheA" esysIO1
sAkzAa saekAla hns ssansa1 ss2ans
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-01-15
GOOD BUSINESSES RtoaI4cN 4 .

GOOD eUsfNe ST. HOT 4cN. Il I
conor1assSmln asEsstoJkL svofy Rstily
ing eaSaaTtsmD1 2a1a {
. Washington, Jan. 13.-President
geltahAat png .Sanferalce vi
RepTesentatiye Babcock Of Wisconsin
who has just returned from Cuba. Mr..
Babeock told thepresident that he swas
heartily in faysr of the ssatifieatiofYd
ra1 laa heF Fsgaaded ssrattssS
ton as a good stroke of business policy
for$the United States. = h3A ~ 4
HOUSE SESSION sRIEF. /
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ea!SRoAp con1Rol4l I'd sNRos
fAfoIrEaa1HEas1Es
i j IaI,ss.sSA>..@ ;
=. 7 sxElaNHHW ; :
WLk-QRERAE IT JoINTI,
~ !
g
the Rock Island andHthe-Aorthsr
snurhesRse.ss = $780, sutass
the AtIantic-Westboun Traffic.
the Erie to Be Divided According
.nsstlas.lon. ..,.h {
:!::s: hJotS.:xESrly Ton 1d-Tkz A55ssx.L .1c afc

:= New York, Jan. 14.-1s sdstatetI
An street during the day in conser1
]: YatIyeaaFters that control of the Fri.
would pass to the Northern Securities
comp and the Rock Island and that
theYwouA operate it Jointly. 1t was
that one of aha aFaads sot
4 sorthern secuslaae any
for the company, put
thai was probable that the company
aet#for itself. 1t was beliexeG
sa1aaEHa quarters. that this
he ultimate disposition Aot
::Hla bore, it was safd hat while
iii ISLAND and the Northern Sc
Hgm pany would take over the
joint account the tTaf,
divided up aecordlngst tic
aIiaa. All SouthwestaaI tfhf
to the RaalaaIslaRd and
asss ern traffic to the Northern
Dads. =
i ass5 sustE the effect of the DIAL
give both the Rock Isl.
Northern Securities roads
lantic coasba outlet and Cts
mot wHlTfbe 3overestimatEd.
81 ed thaN bid Anterest
With the Rock IsIands
time ago that the RICK
Island will not rest until it puts Ats
nose in salt water" This would I'M.
doubtedly be the most effective way
OF accomplishing its"1Rurpose. That
an~ aaneetant am qAaeement is peid.
ing An beock Iklaad is known, and fir.
tfefs itsis asserted thdtit will be maae
within a week Many assert that the
joint acquisition of the Erie by THAT
seonbany aadkneI N osths fi sesnrities
will be the~%burden &of the announce.
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- 'HsfS~ R7"-s+s 800 - 1F+5'S E9E
Hot lN7Gs9=eeklP N 0RMEl

- - asg.sss;ss t:i .Es.s;G
STATE z Sd. At HasrishuFe for a 1ehartet
- forsthe3E Eastern securritfes; i: eeompaarniyy
:Gc: zz 4sEtI II 13ss1s:s SIT E3:1 :E t.3
.,e:sss SAID e Be- The Nshist e,te Be Used in
ri oomBihlnsstfe Vast Properties Fl. Il,
EsAag5 iso1s s=~lis 70 st,.7; 72,3::i::s E:sf4i33
p<ztesesteaE t.aasa:us7 oGa .3,,:se-.&: -; 70
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 14.-App1ica
ton was made during. the day at the
state department. for a Charter for the
Eastern Securities company, which, II
is said rs teEbe vehicle for: the con-
solidation of the anthracite coal inter
ests of Pennsylvania. The applica
tfen fora charter is made under>a law
passed blythe Legislature of 1901: *:
II The nominal capital of the corpora:
ton is. 81 ,eQe.;l $50. >>@4::a-;s,:E .s.ol
NO Benefit To="oPERAToRs..
ssa+-Er
Testimony Regarding Present High
*>.,*s.~z Pfies Ct Hard Hard s:!ceaI.s1a 49,
!. = PhiladeIphia,5yan. a4se==The. hrstwT.
ness called, before the coal strike :eeni.
mission was Thomas F. sEerrey of New
York, general cQals.sales agent of the
Delaware and Hudson company, who
told: as far as: he knew: the prices of
coal at New York He was first exam,
ined by Commissioner: Watkins: He
said his company has no control of
pany's coal for tide water IS turned
over to the Hillside:Coal and Iron COM
pany, owned by the Erie RAILROAD, at
Garbondafe, and csa1 for the West is
turned over rs til e Erie at ffonesdale
I.he Delaware and Hudson company IS
werls3ng+ with the Erie company, under
the IS and 35 per cent basis, justtfie
same as the indspeadent operators
were doing zpFioP> to the abEesatfon of
their. contract. The: circular iideWater
price is SIS and7it costs about 20 or p
cents ton to transport it from the
New Jersey Side tU New York ,,.' .7'
Continuing; Mr. 9EofFey Said the Del
aware and %Hud son>h adsnothing' to do
with; the retail, price; Of coal in New
York and his, Information about such
prices was mere hearSay. He further
said that the Delaware and Hudson
derived no :beneft5from the abnormal
price: Of retail eeal* 4 ,<.*."1 s...: IT, r.:
. During the examination counsel for
the miners endeaVOred to get the wit.
ness to ten something about freight
rates but 7thez,toT11mfssion ruled, out
the QueStion.=:s@:T: iTs:. -:'z#-s ). 5--.';.' E
> w. l.. Lawrence ss!of- Scranton, real
estate agent of the Delaware and Hud
son, saidg1.ss 9:tSstthasnorn y'stsa;:5al
min ers.3 o9tn, Tth e8ET OWN :i1on1es;t whieG:
have astet t$ES22; lti}sd =
Pr. w 4f4fFi'A44a.rEza Surgeon iA3bAf.
d4ackaWanna haspita+z at Scfant p,s aitd j
the occupation of mine workers, 50. faf.
as healthfulness is :. concerned, com
pared tavorabJy with the majority OF
other occupations SS;&7 ;'2s'
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II the iert eye IS the larger, the lnOl.
vid Sal is ruled by the heart. A larger
krH pa q n hs
! He4that 1setiesveho w
u Ike th$ cdacestf ea& tollnR-
ence and probe the secrets of anothers
soul.
A very ronnd eye III never found in
the face. Of a clever, quick Witted in
FeivduaE 'IhsmGe the Aye feseMbles
eahesrouad, beaAlil& Gle Nf asbirG the
sshose dos Il bssras AllsessA says an
I'D writer.
If when you examine your eyes you
lind that the left eyelid droops farther
sover the eyefhan doSszthe right yda
may take it for granted that you pos
sess delicacy of constitution united
with brilliancy of intellect and that
you are a genius in one way or a.:
puniie :.:4:
ars
OH ls Ii
3, 40 ST. lIlils sl q
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Books Received.

The Book OF Ser Marco Polo ths Venetian.
Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels Of tho
East" Translated by Sir Henry Yulo Third
revised edition by Henri cordier. 2 vols. um.
ported by Charles Scribners SonsJ
Memoirs OF George Elers" Edited by Lord
Aonson and George Lcvcson Cover Appletons
Paris in |s" Baroness Bonds John Murray:
James Pott & Coz
Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad" Edited
by A. Wallis Myers tCharlos Scrbncrs sons)
"A Song OF Speed" W. f. Henley david
Mutt; Charles Scrinaer'S SonsJ
"The HorSewoman" Second edition Alice AZ
Hayes Charles Scribners SonsJ
"A Search for the Masked TAwarsks" W /
Harding King. tSmith Elder Co: Charles Serb
ner's Sonsl
The Monarch Bllllonaire" Morrison I. Swift,
(J. S. Oglvie Publishing Company
Technique OF Musical Expression" Albert
Gerard THEIRS, CThe Theodore Rebla Publishing
Company. New York;
"ConSecratcd WOmanhood." Frederick Rowland
Marvin. tJ. o. Wright 81 Coz
johanna" h. NJ. Croker, u. q. Lipplncot,
Company
Bachelor Bigotrios." paul Elder and Company
San FtanciscoJ
THE Widow In tho South" Teresa Dean
(The Smart Set Publishing Company
industrial Trinidad" (Tho Government Print.
ing once, Trinldad)
Life OF Captain jeremiah O'Bnen, Machias
Me" Tho Rev. Andrew n. Sherman George W
ShermnnJ
The Law OF Life" Anna Mcclure Shol
(Appietonsl
The Story OF Notation" c. r. Abby williams
Crhe Walter Scott Publishing Company; Charlie,
Scrlbner'S SonsJ
"Wagner's Parsifal" Oliver HuckeI. CThomas
Y. CrOwel & Co..
. The Art OF carlcatur-" Gran, White Pub,
lsheh nv the author, New York;
THE Shadow Of Victory" Myrtle Reed. 20. p
Putnam's SonsJ
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other Books.

We fear that the newspaper man can
hardly be made by books or by university
courses, and that the school of practice
after all is the only one that will form him.
If books could do it tho beginner could
find no safer guide than Mr.. Edwin l..
Shuman's Practical Journalism" (Apple-
tonsl. Mr. Shuman's statements of fact
arc accurate and are put very clearly, his
advice and his directions are excellent.
we can imagine no better lectures in the
new Columbia school OF journalism But
after all it is direct ion and advice and his
book, we fancy, will be read rather with
interest by newspaper men, who will recog-
nize the difficulties they have surmount ell
than with profit by neophytes, who will
imagine they know it all" and will be
foored as their predecessors were by simple
elementary problems. Mr.. Shuman has
written very thorough and very COM
petent account Of the newspaper business
The sun., 1903-08-29
EXONERATES WILL s MUNRO.
Louis Stuyvesant Chanlcr Wlthdraws Old
Charges He Made.

Some time ago Louis Stuyvesant Chanler
filed with the Grievance Committee of the
Bar Association charges against Willis
Munro. alleging that while Mr. Munro
was an Assistant District Attorney he had
secured a confession from a prisoner by
putting a detective in the mans cell. It
was then said that Mr.. Munro's resignation
from the District Attorneys Office was
owing TO these charges. This was denied
by District Attorney Jerome and yester-
day Mr., Munro made public letter show
ing that MIR. Chanler's charges had been
Withdrawn.
Charles W. Appleton and Robert James
Turnbull have been appointed Deputy
Assistant District Attorneys on Mr.. Jerome's
staff to replace Mr.. Munro and Charles II.
Pechner.
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Recorded Mortgages
DOWNTOWN.



Where no interest Is stated read per ceutl
LIST nv, s W cor 18th st. also LIST av, W :, lot
207 map lands " Stuyvesant: Max
Kcsslcr to Herman FIGHTER. instAlly. 0
per cent ....................,,.. "a 4hO
Broomc st. 2lo: Henry Bresaucr to George
Kocherepri mtge --, yrs. o per cent. 1000
Cannon ST, lis III Michael Kramer TO
Nathan Fcldman and ano, prior m tge S4S-
900. due Aug 28 1911 per cent. .......,. II 600
East Broadway, s. SO: Bernard Rathowsky
TO Joseph r D Conwcll. prior mtge $50.
900, due Dec a. 1908, per cent,.,.'.,..... 10000
Ludlow ST, III. Morris kantrowitz and ano
10 Joseph kabinowltz. prior mtge $4,000
inStallS. q per 275O
Wnvercy pi, II s, 1898 e 9th nv: Margaretta
X Welsh to Lawyers Title Insurance
Company. 3yrs, per rccnt.,.,.,.......,.. 1000
william st, 1874: Clara W FOotc TO Title
Guarantee and Trust Company, 20 part
all title, yrs, per cent, ......',.. 1000
wooster 81, II 10. George III PigneTon to
Atlantlc Dock Company, demand, o per
9th ST. Jos L: Max Kotzcn to Sender ''''''
Jarmulowsky, building loan prior mtgcs
-, yr, q per cent........,..' ',,.....,,' A am
Vh 81, IL y. i25 Avenue u: Charles Lrdercr
ana ano TO Rosie Buxbaum. due Jan l. 1901,
q per Ccnt............ ''''' ooo
sth 81 or 81 Marks pl, $ s, rs G list av; Caro-
nne knebler 70 Katharine Macder prior
m'ge u, 900. due Oct Is. l906".....,.,..., $500
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Some Verse.

sHephestus, "Persephone at Tnna' and
'Sappho at leucadia" are the titles of three
scholarly blank verse poems by Mr.. Arthur
Stringer Ciethodist Book and Publishing
House, Toronto). In the first of these,
Hephastus. finding that his wife, ,Aphrodite,
is loved by his brother Ares. voluntarily
surrenders her to this younger brother.
Take her, o Arrest AS Dcmeter mourned
Through many -fountaned Enna I shall grieve
Forlom time. and then. II may be. learn
Some stl ausuinnal twilight by the sea
Golden with sunlight. TO remember nos
philosophic husband was the lame
and ill-favored god. and, as he hands the
lady over, he consoles himself with these
reflections
giving her. I gain what you shall lose:
ForS'Nlng her hold her closer still
" sea shall take deeper sound the stars
stranger and more mysterious henceforth
Shall seem the darkcnnR SHY line OF the West
For me. the solitary dreamer, now shall hold
Voices and faces that knew not Of
More. hcnceforth. shall all music mean 10 me,
And She through lonely musings. ever seem
As beautiful as are tho dead. But you
You In your hand shall guard the gathered rose
Shall hold the rven veil. the oosened chordl
In "Ropes Of Sand" (Sobert G. Cooke)
Mr.. Joseph Jenkins Lee essays various
styles Of rhythm and metre Here is some
prose. sawn into lengths and printed in the
form of verse:
Twilight. plano and slender white nnger, playing
In the dusk:
Soft. sweet chords-and nrcllghs on the polished
floor:
dull red last gleam from tho sunset on the glass
of tho window:
Sympathy. appreciation. longing. and two white
arms around my mock:
My soul on my lips whispers to your soul on your
lips
All the world for me is In this dim nrolit room:
All the word-and heaven beside.
Mr.. Lloyd Mifflin sends us a copy of his
volume Of sonnets entitled AT the Gates
of Song" (Henry Frowde), which were
commented ON in these columns on their
first appearance some years ago They
are now issued as u handsome new edition.
The favorable opinion we expressed of
these beautiful essays In the most difficult
of all poetic forms has since been widely
indorsed, both here and in England.