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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
Just Monograph.

published by Longrans, Green & Coz contain
ing only Of the Illustrations given in the
first edition, but otherwise quite desirable;
it is, indeed more convenient TO read the work
il this volume than il the original stout folio.
II the admirable historical series TO which this
book belongs there is not another study that is
more interesting or more notable for impair
TALLY. In spite Of al his faults Charles re-
mains q curiously sympathetic figure in the
annals Of his time, and il is easy for the senti-
mentalist to take a rather too favorable view Of
his character and career. DR.. Airy has no
prejUdices against his subject, but neither has
he any Illusions concerning the merry monarch,
and he gives portrait Of him from which
10 touch Of legitimate shadow is missing. II is
a severe portrait but il is Enthusiastically just
Charles's best plea at the bar Of history. we
are told is the deHlOralizing training Of his
youth" but Dr. Airy cannot allow this to divert
him. when all is said. from this grim conclusion:
His guide was not duty; il was not even am
bition: but his guide was self; II was ease, and
amusement and lust. The cup Of pleasure was
filed deep for him, and he grasped It with both
hands But pleasure is not happiness. There
Is no hauuIness for him who lives and dies with
ont beliefs without enthusiasIns and without
love" No matter how defective his youthful
training may have been, il is il his own nature
that the source OF his declersion is 70 be studied
as Dr.. Airy indicates II this characteristic
passage:
And II 10 his father. the perfect horsenlan. and
a. ne mother the beautiful dancer, we nay assign
much Of diguiled ease OF carriage winch ne
L..rs his death. his charm Of voice, and ms
80 in The ballroom; peculiar gifts ana fraii
- fv which he succeeded where others failed, and
raed where others succeeded, were eulinently MS
oa-n From first 70 last We ind no trace OF the
f.rECnt religious feeling when gave 10 charles
ne roWrr TO die nObly for cause, no reserve or
sofriety OF thought ard life, no unsellshness nor
nigh ulrYosc. regal Jnagn2nImlty- But he had
o:her qualities which secured for hlm-on lower
Diam lie which We feel was IS satisfactory 10
esIf as
fuily spent Ills vigorous constitution and lnVari-
~. good health allowed him 10 indulge without
rl,scaI discomfort and 10 the end OF his days. In
M nordiuate pleasures Of an Oriental debauchery
ms po1ger Of ina gination his intuitVe perception
OF character his faculty OF statecratt enabled MN
"a s-suge strength weakness or a positlon,
=. UoTthiness or the frailty OF adherent, and
10 sin by difficulties which IL nconVenient 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
FICTION.
-Four Nee Books by american
NOueIists.

THE I3o TEST. BY Mary Tappan Wright Emo PIP.
800 Charles Scribner's Sons.
THE RAINBOW CHAsERs By John H. Whit
son. Win six Illustrations bv Arthur D.
Beeher l2mo PIP. 1913. Little, Brown & Co.
THE HORSE LEECH'S DAUGHTERS Bv Mar
garet Doyle jackson l2mo, pp. SOL. Houghton
MIiIlin * Co.
Mrs. Mary Tappan Wrights latest novel is
undeniably interesting. The author carries the
reader with her to the end. But, arrived there
he may we'll pause and wonder if a girl with the
strength of character and purpose of Alice Lin
dell. the heroine of The Test" could ever have
made the fatal misstep putting to the proof those
fine traits Of character which enabled her to live
through and down the despair and the shame of
the bitter years that followed. Here is a beauti-
full, intelligent well educated Southern girl,
poor. but of good family. and at home in the
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meet; his love OF banter never lacked material
and his saving grace Of humor enabled him to ex-
tract amusement from the most distressfuI con-
diton The graceful familiarity which was natu-
raj to him from childhood; and the address and
tact which served to conceal to a selfish
ness which nobler feelings were seldom allowed to
violate, and an habtual ingratitude which matched
the tnSratitude that sacrificed STAFFORD, so
useful to him that 1t was saying that The could
send away a person better pleased at receiving
time that had requests granted them so different
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

best society Of college town. engaged 70 the
son Of the local magnate. She is better.
stronger. uobler than he. but she sees and ad-
uires the latent possibilities OF his character.
and loving him devots6ly, and believing in his
love for her is confident Of her ability 10 steady
him and 10 make "a man Of him. Ten DAYS be-
fore the day fixed FOR the wedding Tom Win
chester is called TO another part Of the State on
legal business. 20 a town where another girl
lives who also loves him Within a week she
has married him. he not being quite sober. and
then Alice Liudeu learns that the sacrifice she
has made 10 hold" her lover has been in vain
She resists the temptation TO kill herself and the
solicitations Of her family that she go away.
She resumes her position as secretary to Senator
Winchester. accepting thus the only PREPARATION
the father can make for his sons perhdy, and
lives in order that her example may strengthen
her faithless lover 70 be true to his wife and
himself. and so help him to rise 10 the better
things Of which she knows he is capable BY
pure force Of character she not only succeeds in
this. but in regaining the respect of her towns
people She does this The author will not
allow you to doubt it, nor to lay down the book
until she las proved il. But the reader con-
tinUes to wonder.
It is q pity when q writer has good story
to tell as Mr.. Whitson has in The Rainbow
any better than il is told in this instance. The
book contains the story of the rise and fall Of a
boom" town in Kansas in the imitation period
It bears the stamp of accurate observation. In
all that concerns the fortunes of Golden City
and OF the men who made and wrecked il Mr.
Wilson's narrative. though crude, is strong
and vivid. He has given a picture that has
value as a record Of phase of the develop
ment Of the West. Unfortunately the authors
lack Of literary skill and taste is painfully mani
fest in his choice of plot. II is as if, having
painted a background Of exceptional force and
vigor say Of a storm the plains, the artist
had filed the foreground with figures and mean
ingIess details copied from the illustrations in
sensational papers and from sentimental
chromo-ithograp hs Mr.. Whitson should stick
TO Nature as he sees it. and eschew the effects
Of the dime novel and the cheap meIodrama,
and be content 10 tell simply the simple stories
of the men who have made and are still making
the new West.
The baleful lady who prances through the
pages Of Mrs Jacksons novel is so very baleful
and queer that we must leave description of her
to the author. Says the latter:
Gbe was petite smiling and self Possessed and Of
n deceitful anguor that MASKED tie singular efcc-
tiveness OF her least movement TIL" smile showed
70 advantage her red weI-fOrmed lips and white
teetb-she would not have worn IL eise, and her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
TIE MERRY MONARCH.

4 Ner Edition Of Or, 4iry's Serere but
Just Monograph.
L IS nearly three years since We welcomed
Or Airy's monograph on Charles II IN the
sunptuoUs form given TO il by the Goupils.
We are glad to welcome it again in an octave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
LITERARY NOTES.

The new English edition Of Motleys works Is
to be one Of nine volumes. The third volume
has just come from the press Of John Murray.
Lady Burne-Jones is preparing biography Of
her husband. It viii contain reproductions f
many Of his pictures-of some pictures Of whicn
no reproductions now exist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
BLACKMORE.
anecdotes Of His Career and Notes
on the Ereter Memorial.

The fragrant memory Of good man and q de-
hghtful writer was honored in Exeter Cathedral
the other day. in the unwilling of a stained glass
window and marble tablet bearing an inscrip.
ton to Richard Doddridge Blackmore. The ser.
vices included the delivery Of an admirable ad-
dress by Mr. Eden Phillpotts. an address in which
fun justice was done to the author of Lorna
Doone" and The Maid Of Skier" He dwelt upor
the paramount qualities that underIie each OF
Blackmores books-qualities not present ht
noted, in much great fiction, yet invariably
found belonging to the very greatest Of al
times and countries. In the quality of a sea.
deep, sweet, sane humor and large under
standing Of humanity's strength and weakness
unbIemished by any shadow Of exaggeration
Blackmore he believed has had no equal sine,
Fielding wrote.
His splendid generosity. his genius for finding out
the worth in others, his charity and his humor
made Blackmore 4 man apart-a personality unique
in that literature for whose highest traditions he
always stood. He beat drum, clamored at no
corner OF the marketplace, permitted curiosity
70 pry within the sacred privacy OF his life his
home; and so it happened that generation sucked
on modern Journalism supposed that he had retired
from the van Of the fight; but there he to the
end and there he labOred, WatChful, jealous and
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
THE BOOM IS ON.

Same one at Pierre telegraphed or
'phoned or wrote way down to the Sioux
City Journal that Pierre had been do-
ing some rushing business. The dis
patch stated that five teams had come
from way out at Presho and bought five
loads of lumber at Pierre to start Pres
no booming. Collyl that must have
made things lively in Pierre for spell.
Must have been an awful furry at the
hotels, DoG't see how they could ha- Z
die so much business In one little day.
Bet Mr.. Perkins was awful glad to get
that dispatch. Bet he took it home
and had Mrs. Perkins read Ii before he
let the boys print it In the Journal.
Five big loads Of lumber on five In
dian wagons behind ten Indian ponies,
drawn up Ia front OF the State-house 10
have picture took! Gee! bet 1t scared
the rats that play peek-a- boo around
the Kap-a.taIl.l Wheel but things must
be booming la the centre of the com
monwealth. How the vapor 'butments
sof the Pierre Invisible Airline bridge
must haga been rattled when all that
trade crossed the river. But Pierre
IL robDing herself. Pierre can do an
awful lot Of building Ion paper) with
five loads Of lumber. Why didn't she
Iet the Presho boomers hike of to The
pine woods 81 the Hills and get the
material FOR their metropolis on the
mem Of Lyman counsy? Five loads d
lumbers Il 4 70 fBrnl wouldn's Elk
Point u Vermillion or Herestord Like
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
CRAWFORD's MISTAKE.

From all appearances, Hon. Coe L.
Crawford, an able and popular man, is
reading himself out of the republican
party, as fast as he can do so. He is
apparently proud of it. His nomina-
ton as candidate for governor ON the
republican ticket in this state was al
most conceded two months ago. In
fact, Herreid being out OF the race be-
cause Of two terms in Office, the Black
Hills, as well as the state at large,
thought that Mr.. Crawford would
make a good, safe, popular, conserva-
tive and creditable governor. His
nomination was not matter of much
doubt, as far as the Record can learn,
until he began to charge That GER
tain republican machine" was trying
to down" him. Thereupon he an
nounced his candidacy las any and
every man in the commonwealth has
a right to do) following the announce
uent up with bald charge that he
didn't stand much show because the
machine" was against him.
The Record don't know what s'na.
chine is except combination of men
where a few do all the hard work of
organization and the rest acquiesce in
the system, as relieving them OF that
much burden, though tending to the
common good. There are republican,
democratic, pop, socialistic, labor,
equal suffrage, and all other kinds OF
''machines" Mr. Crawford was mem
Der of the republican machine for
many wears. What induced him or
forced him TO leave is matter of little
import. He has deluged the country
with stereotyped letters, addressed TO
the political lambs and goats alike,
calling for personal aid because he
slipped a cog in the strenuous wheel.
La other words, install Crawford
machine instead of some other sort OF
machine.
The Honorable r. F. Pettigrew, as
good republican today as ever was
built, read himself out OF his party,
and has always beer sorry for it, and
ashamed OF the political company he
kept afterward
Mr.. Crawford is doing his party
more harm than whole battle line of
straight-out opposition. iStatrgisR Record
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
lNsTALLMENT FUNERALS.

Chicago Concern Makes Contracts
with Living Persons For Burial
Funeral contracts are new idea
which Chicago company is setting be-
fore the public, says a Chicago dis
patch. 1t contracts to bury persons,
and the funeral expenses are paid on
the installment plan. 1t has six differ
ent contracts, ranging from $50 to $500.
The method of doing business is the
same as any installment house that is,
one makes small payment at the time
the contract is entered into and then
pays so much a month, 81 to Sc, accord
ing to the price of the funeral desired
For Instance, if one desires fifty dol
lar funeral he pays 81 down and 81 a
month for forty eight consecutive
months. AIT the time of the funeral the
last payment Is paid While the month
ly installments are being paid, Ii the
holder Of the contract dies. he and his
friends are released from further pay
n1ent So IL a man should make con-
tract today for $50 or even a $500 flu
neral and should die tomorrow the
company is bound by the terms to bury
him, although he had paid only one in
stallment. A contract may cover as
many as i've persons whose names are
written In 1t. Should any one Of the
I'VE pass into the beyond at any time
after the first payment Is made all fur
Their payments cease.
The company's contract covers all
ages from two to sixty-five years. A
contract was recently made for sew
enty-dye dollar funeral with man
who said he had never been III q day
in his life. Forty-eight hours after the
contract was entered into he died
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
EMPIRE SHOW ON A SHIP.
F1oatia@ Exhibit of Great Britain's
Industries For Her Colonies.

F1Oatin@ Exhibit of Great Britain's
Industries For Her Colonies.
The British Imperial Floating exhibit
ton has reached an important stage,
says London cable dispatch to the
Chicago Inter Ocean Arrangements
were recently made with Sir Alfred
Jones to charter the Elder Dempster
liner Lake Megantic $500 tons, which
has been running for some time in tine
north Atlantic trade
This steamer is well fitted In every
way for long cruise. Her. ample
space on the between decks and enor-
nous coal carrying capacity are ex-
ceedingly well adapted for voyage TO
the most distant parts of the empire
Numerous important manufacturing
firms have already secured space in
the exhibition, sand applications are
being received daily from all parts of
the United Kingdom 1t has now been
decided that the steamer will leave
London on or about April q.
The object Of this long journey to
the east, west, north and south Is to
give British manufacturers an oppor-
tunity OF showing the colonies and
foreign countries that Great Britain
can hold Ter own commercially with
Germany. France or the United States.
Each firE2 will be entitled to send a
representative on the Lake Megantic.
III Montreal. Melbourne, Sydney and
Buenos Ayres a stay of six days or
more will be made. while in smaller
ports like Sc Johns. Barbados or East
London the steamer will stop only two
or three days,
The cruise of the Lake Megantic will
embrace Canada, the West Indies.
south, east and west Africa, India, Cey-
lon. Burma, China, Japan, Queensland,
Australia, New Zealand, South Ameri-
ca and the Grand Canaries. ~.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
THEY SAY,

That the Elk Point papers keep
telling about the imam who got mar
ried and then suppressed the records"
and thus keep afellow guessing who
the man was who thus felOniously com
mitted matrimony. Why don't they
tell US? And who was the lady inter
ested in the tie-up? What's the mat
ter, anyway: was the fellow ashamed
Of the act? Why, when we got mar
ried, We were SO tickled that people be.
came happy seeing oar happiness, and
we have by no means gotover being
that way disposed yet. All you have
to do Is to get the right woman and
then try and help her build up home.
We wouldn t trade our cosy home off
for dozen marble palaces, for We
couldn't be happier anywhere than we
are right now just "At Home. -
Hudsoaite.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
CYCLISTS ROYAL TRoUsEas
LuciS Of One Who Was Run over ~
Cawrfaxre ne krlmces. as vum4.a ss

Luck ~ one Who Was run over ~
CarriaEe Of Princess "a walaa.
It Is not often that d cyclls. who
runs in front or carriage AMI gafs
bis machine smashed up, h..naelf
bruised and his clothes torn lind him.
self In such luck as did join 4 rhox.
who the other day got In front liz the,
Pincess Of Wales carriage. hi L. ndon,
with dire results. says the New York,
Herald.
II was no fault OF the princess drlv-
er, but the princess was SO affected BY
the mtshap that she not only sent one
OF the royal doctors to minister 10 the
injured young man, who after all was
more frightened than hurt, but the
princess also presented him with d
beautiful new machine, much more
valuable than the old one ever was.
But TINT wasn't all. Another royal
gift was sent 70 Tarbox's home. IL
was pair OF new trousers To replace
those which were torn In the aceidSat
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
why THE ROSEBUD DIDN'T OPEN !.

The Geddes Record, owned and pub
lished by Johnson Brothers, one Of
whom is the democratic candidate for
national committeeman, made funny
break last week ii its effort 20 create
prejudice against Pres Roosevelt. On
Its front page, in display type, double
column measure, and surroundedwith a
conspicuous border, the Record says:
III Pettigrew had remained lii the
senate, the Rosebud would have been
opened and settled before this, but get
ting rid of Pattigrew is what brought
Mark Hanna to South Dakota liz 1900,
and Id his speech stated. first or sll
things they must defeat Petsigrew. Il
Mr.. johnson knows, and his hired
mar ought to know, that Mr.. Hanna
never once mentioned the name of
Pettigrew In any public address while
he Was Ia the state Of South Dakota
That he had something To do with the
defect Oh Pettigrew moody viii deny.
and the friends 81 Mr.. Hanna are quite
willing TO assume all responsibility for
that defeat. But the statement Of the
Record Is unqualiaedly false and shows
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17

either ignorance, carelessness or wilful
Misrepresentation.
II the Record will take the trouble
to look up the Congressional Record for
March 5, pages 30O9 to 30l2, 1t will find
some interesting material that has
contributed richly to defeat the open
ing OF the Rosebud. 1t will find that
the Indian Rights Association here
quoted two or three editorials from the
Sioux Falls Press, urging that the land
was worth more than SIS per acre and
favoring the fight the Indian Rights
Association was making against the
Burke bill. The Indian Rights AS
ISOLATION evidently considered the sup
port OF the Press as their strong card,
as they introduce one editorial with
this comment:
THAT the people of South Dakota
are not favorable TO unfair treatment
of these citizen wards within their
State Is shown by the following edi-
torial from the Sioux Falls Daily PRESS
of February 26, 1904.
The Geddes Record would better con.
fine its attention to getting representa-
tives of the press of it's own party into
line favoring the Rosebud opening,
than to misrepresenting the work of
one of the best friends the State of
South Dakota ever had.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
Official Paper Of Union County
MARYR,s WICKED RAM.

Maybe Marye had a hard browed ram as black
as any crow, and everywhere that Marye
went the ram was sure to go
II went with her to Zion church one peaceful
Sabbath day, and Marye thought it would
behave in religious way.
She wisely counseled IT on route and begged it
to be good and rammy shook his whisker.
cites as If TO say he would mott.
A deacon met them at the door and said twould
be a sin to see wicked beast at church,
but rammy butted I'M
The deacon got plexus punch that stretched
him on the floor and the subsequent pro-
ceedngs interested him no more.
The congregation rubberaecked with widely
staring eyes, the superstitious thinking
twas the devil in disguise.
A sister from her seat arose she fain would
hence depart-but got chug behind her
back that almost broke her heart
81 will expel the sinful BRUTE cried Brother
Pettigrew, but in his midst the rammy's
brow was buried p d. q.
A choir man threw prayer stool TO crush the
warllke ram and landed with vigor on
poor Maryes diaphram.
The preacher said that kindness would subdue
wild beasts and birds and moved toward
the waiting pet with soft. endearing words.
Then came a dun and sickening thud! The
preacher, where was he? 60 ask the sis
ter In whose lap he liz ungracefullyi
Then sent they Tor the butcher man who slew
the aged ram and fixed its meat with
chemicals and sold it for spring lamb.
James Barton Adams in Denver Post
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17

Spring Is coming! Hip, hurrawg
Cannc keep II dark, sir.
Sparrer cop declares he saw
A bluehird In the park. sir.
Heard 1t sing little lay,
And 1t set him humming,
winters going far away,
And the spring is coming!"
Spring Is coming! Winters losei
All Our hearts are throbbin'
Though the ground still knows the
frost,
Kids have seen robin.
Now they're waiting for its song
When with worms It's cumming
Nesting time will not be long.
For the spring IL coming.
Snakes are waking from their sleep,
Wriggling round In wonder,
Weakened from their siumbers deem
BY clap OF thunder
Gees I'm lazy as can be!
Wisht that / was drumming.
Want the country or the sea,
For the spring is coming.
--Grif Alexander in Pittsburg Dispatch
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
study or me Japanese language. 4

study OF the japanese language, s
says the London Mail. Arrangements
for their dispatch and reception had
been concluded before the war broke
out Obviously, with Japan for our
ally, It was necessary that British Of
ficers should be cognizant Of her lam
gnage, since at any time they might
be called upon to serve side by side
with their new allies In the field. They
are now taking advantage of their
presence to watch and to gather ideas
from the Japanese arrangements for
mobilization and transport OF troops
The officers will remain two years
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-03-17
PIan to Restore the sphanx.

A project Is ON foot In Alexandra,
Egypt, for restoring the sphinx, near
the great pyra mid Of Gizeh, to It's
original condition. Thick layers of soil
completely cover the head Of the mon
ument, while thu lower parts are great
~ obscured by denominations OF sand.
1t Is proposed &c clear all these accumu-
lations away and to clean the head
completely. When the work has been
completed the sphinx win once more
appear, If not in Its first freshness, ut
least in the grandeur 81 it'll original pro.
portions.