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Joe Jererson and Francis. wilson.

It is a pleasant book Of "reminiscences and
Of gossipt that Mr.. Francis Wilson has written
in his Joseph jefferson" Charles Serb
ner's sons, and the readers main regret
will be that Mr.. Wilson is not an older man
and thus did not know Mr.. jefferson earlier.
There is no attempt at a biography; the
author limits himself to imp e~ssions,
memories and anecdotes. These are rather
long drawn out at times n occasionally
the point Of a story is blurred. Fol in
stance, the great story bou Jeferson's
meeting Gen. Grant liz spoiled in the telling.
Mr.. Wilson, however, has succeeded wonder
fully we'll in avoiding the ~laudatory tone
into which he might have drifted through
his own affection for Mr.. jefferson and the
kindly feelings he Knew his readers would
have for him..
For the years in which he came into con-
tact with Mr.. Jefferson he seems to have
acted the part. of a Boswell, noting down
impressions and sayings as he went along.
He shows admirable tact and d~iscrirnina-
ton in what he does tell, for there is not a
word in the book that will not increase the
esteem and affection in which Joe Jefferson
is held. The very full account OF the ex-
perienoes of the @all star" cast of The
Rivals Of which Mr.. Wilson formed Fart.
will rouse regret that he could not say more
Of the earlier and more famous star cast
Of the same play. Of which Mr.. Jefferson
and Mrs. John Drew were also the chief
0rpa unapta . =s
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negative, for while there 10 no hint OF the
phrase In the newspaper report, this i,
SC; oondensed that very little Of what Lincoln
did say appears.
To one volume is prefixed ar article by
Henry Watterson with verses by Edwin
Markham, to the other on address by Frank
s. Black with a poem by Paul Lawrence
Dunbar. 1t would have been in better
taste to have omitted these additions and
20 have left the Lincoln material 10 stand
by itself. There are many interesting and
well executed portraits. The volumes
should have the place of honor in every
Americana library.
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m N sun. SUNDAY. APRH 22. 1908.

combination. Psychologists talk Of a con-
d~ensation Of thought; In comparison with the
pupils thought, the ma tors is condemned.
In the history Of all mechanism increasing
condemnation is to be observed. Once
there were only church clocks; now people
carry CLOCKS In their pocket. That Is to
say, the mechanism which once required
for it's wheels and springs the space provided
by a church clock now finds room enough
in a watch. In like manner many an old
tragedy does not contain more thought or
moro feeling than atHeine poem oftwo or
three verses Compare, for example, the
treatment Of the Lorelei legend by Heine
on the n hand and by Clemens Brentano
on the other. It is quite certain that Heine
was indebted to Brentano directly or at
second hand for tho subject Of what 10 IN
Germany the best known and ,most sung OF
all his songs; butt latter's verses will be
scanned in vain for a counterpart to tho
instantaneous, clear, definite picture OF the
landscape limned in e.few words by Heine.
The. following translation is by the 'late
Miss Emma Lazarus: ,a
The cool air dsrkens, and, listen,
, How softly flows the Rhine! a.,
The mountain peaks still glistep '
Where the evening sunbeams shine.
The fairest maid sits dreaming
In radiant beauty there.
Her gold and her Jewels are cleaning.
She combeth her golden hair.
Another example Of condemnation which
has scarcely a parallel in poetry Is cited
In the verses beginning sEs war Elm alter
Konig," which Bowring has thus trans
lated: -! 5.t.. = '
There was an aged monarch.
HIS heart was sad, HE head vas gray
This foolish. fond old monarch
a young wife took one dSy.
There was a handsome page. too,
Fair was his hair and light bis nnien:
Tho silken train he carried
OF the beautiful young queen.
Here, then, are the drcmdtis persona;
but their story Heine does not tell. II Is
only suggested in the third and concluding
verse, beginning "Kennst du das alte Lied
chen?' or, as it has been done into English:
post know the ancient bsnadr
I. sounds so sweet, II sounds 30 sad:
Roth OF them had to perish,
Too much love. each for each. they had
The plastic fancy and the. perfected
laoonicism Of Hence, style are thought by
Mr.. Brandes to have reached the acme OF
achievement in the familiar and beautiful
verses, Elm Fichtenbaum steht einsam.'
which Sir Theodore Martin has thus rem
dered: p. ...,..;
A pine tree stands alone on ia
A bare, bleak northern height;,
The Ice and snow they swathe II ..-..
As II sleeps there all In white.
IT'S dreaming Of the palm tree.
In q far OF Eestern. land ,. Of,
That mourns alone and silent.
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Accommodating
From the Minneapolis Tribur,.

From the Mirneup polls Tribune.
Speaking Of accommodating hotel CLERKS
remarked a Portland traveller. tho best
| ever saw was in a town near Bangor. J
reached the hotel late in the evening dr'
was assigned TO n pretty tidy looking room
Just before ] retired | heard a scamr"riI&
under the bed and looked. under, expect (, =
OF large rats Just escaping into their hoi'
j dressed mi went, dow 20 th6 Office arr
pun in a big kick. The clerk WAS as serfr'
as a summers breeze.
"I1lhx that all right. strt' he said. Front
Take Q cot 20 10 at once
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A Novel Of Religion and Politics.

The theme Of Anna Chaplin Rays new
story Hearts and Creeds' is the old one Of
racial instincts and religious differences
between Catholics and Professionals. The
scene of the story Is laid In quebec, and
Canadian politics form the real structure
Of the plot. Social life, picturesque features
and political intrigue in the old city well
handled and co~nvincingly presented make
up the long tale, in which a high spirited
English girl marries a French Catholic and
faces the problems which inevitably arse
when the child in the house forms the storm
centre Of religions and domestic conflicts
There is much Of pathos, much OF tragedy
and a final surrender en- the wife's part
which is neither triumphant MOI joyful
The characters of the story are well
drawn and the plot is carefully put together
and filled out with interesting material
Miss Ray is a good craftsman and seems
to know her way in the unfamiliar intrca-
cies' Of Canadian politics. The book rs pub
.lished by Little, Brown & Co.. -
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Besant'u London.

The last work on which the late Sir Walter
Besant set his heart was the new survey Of
London. In the portion just issued. Med
laval London. Vol. l. Historical and
Social adam and Charles Black, Macmil.
lans) his name appears on the title page,
but the authorship is not quite clear. 1t
probably is Besant's work as he left it,
for some of the chapters certainly would
rave been put into better shape IL he had
lived.
Here in a beautiful, finely illustrated
large quarto we have the history Of England
under the Plantagenets told in its relations
to the City Of London. II is rather scrappy,
including. bits Of antiquarian lore some.
times more interesting than important, but
telling a great many things that the great
histories pass by. We are more inclined
to find fault because the history Of the City
itself is not told more consecutively, but
after all 1t was a survey and not a history
that Besant planned.
With the chapters on the social life the
impressionistic style, the jumping from
one subject to another, fits better. We
get attractive pictures n glimpses of a
bygone world and are ready to generalize
from a single phrase or one remnant Of
furniture. AS far as he can the author
reconstruct the streets and the buildings
Of the days before the Tudors. When he
deals with names his work seems incom-
plete. It looks here as though the TN
worked material we're offered.
The illustrations are excellent. The book
is very attractive. London is always tina
centre Of the English speaking people
and has a fascination that no other city
has, one wholly apart from artistic merits
or beauty. This nineteenth century sur
vey OF the curiosities il contains and the
associations it calls to mind, thought may
lack the q~uaintness Of the older a%ntiquaries,
was undertaken by a man who knew his
London we'll, and lis we'll worth following by
the traveller on the spot or in the library
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III.

In another chapter Mr.. Brandes con-
oedes that II Heine is to be Judged by his
pictures Of real life many an inferior poet
rIrpasses him. But think he adds, of
his visions, Of the world Of waking dreams
In. bis poems and in his prose! As q rule,
he starts closer to earth than other poets,
but presently above the darkness Of earth
a cleaning vision appears-and disap-
pears THE Winter Tale considered
"a a whole, il here adduced as a characterize
de example Of Heine's artistic procedure.
All the tHenty-seven divisions Of the long
poem aro constructed on the same plan.
They begin close to earth, materially.
with "reminiscences Of travel, common
place realistic Impressions; then the writer.
without warning, by unnoticeable transit
tons, rises to the height of passion, to
heart shaking pathos, wild contempt,
glowing admiration, destructive or con-
struotive enthusiasm. divine madness, that,
as it were, rolls thunderbolt on thunderbolt;
and then al sinks back once moro into the
gray dulness Of everyday events and situa-
tions." From the methodistic point Of Wow,
indeed, Heine is ar epoch maker not only
In German lyric poetry but in poetry In
general. He introduced a new style, the
combination OF sentiment and humor' In
lyric poetry, and a new idea, the introduce
don Of prose- into poetry, either BY way Of
foil or by way OF parody. His assumption
Of the role Of epechmaker is here attributed
to his historical position, TO his having
lived at the period whom Romantic perver-
sion Of reality was giving way to pessimistio
realism. Hence the two elements are
fused In his writings. Hence, too, in Mr..
Brandes's opinion, IL happens that -the most
characteristic domain In the province Of
Heine's art 10 the domain Of chiaroscuYo,
q cAidroseuro akin to ~Rembrandt's. To
make the central objects stand out from
the shadow Of half darkness in which they
are concealed; to make light. natural light,
produce q ghostly, supernatural effect, by
oonjuring II forth from a sea Of dark shadow
waves, bringing IL, pickering or flaring, out
OF half darkness; TO make darkness pene-
trable, half darkness tran~sparent-this lie
R~embrandt's art. Heine's. which Is closely
related, consists in gradually, impercepti-
bly,. oonjunng forth out Of the oild OF
reality and back into 1t again h perfectly
m ,dern, fantastic dream world. At times
the vision Is in a full blaze Of irradiation
and the reality IL hidden In black darkness;
but presently the vision fades and the
reality gradually energies into the light"
Another novelty In Heine's lyric style was
its unparalleled condensation. His o.
dences, HE alternate female and male
rhymes, seem to have been initiated from
Wilhelm Miller. Heine's short stanza,
however, has two marks Of superiority over
Mailer's, namely, more passion and muoh
greater compaotness Of thought and do
ton One Of the surprises, indeed, In
Helne's verse was. as we have said, its I'm
paraileled compression. The poems arc
all epitomes, They present US with q epiced
fragrant distillatlon Of passion, experience,
bitterness, mookery, wit, emotion and
fancy; an essence Of poetry and prose In
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1t is well known that Heine did not live
to be an old man. He was carried Oh In
the prime Of This mental powersfby q terrible
disease. He had always been delicate
and suffering; in his youth he was plagued
by severe headaches, andfTas obliged 10 be
10 moderate in be'matter Of drink that his
friends used :iaughingiy 10 declare that he
oontented himself With sg,elRns tpbottle q
Rhenish wine whioh ~ 5kebt b his room.
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he was thoroughly ashamed Of the step,
which he took simply with the aim Of ex-
Treating himself from the humiliating and
CALLING position OF dependence on his uncle,
income, Office or profession being attain
able on no other condition.
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ny DONtln8'
know IL now, BY heAvenl tits thou,
whom I have lovedi How BITTER now.
The moment we are Joined forever.
10 hnd the hour when we must sever!
The welcome must az once give way
f" To sad farewell! %
What Mr.. Brandes would regard as a
great, mystic epithalamium, the poem
which celebrates the nuptials of the dead
poet with the passion flower that bloss m
on his grave. is a hymn OF resignation in
the presence Of Death. We refer, Of course,
to the verses beginning "Du warst die
Blurne. du geliebtes Kind" which perhaps
might be EngEished thus:
That DOVER vert thou, beloved onel
BY thy kiss ] knew thee mine.
No flowers kiss 10 so tender,
No howers't tear burns like thine.
= Fast closed were then my eyelids,
But my soul fed on thy face;
&c. And in the moonlight ehostly,
/ felt thine answering gaze.
- 49, NJ. W. Il.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-07
PREHISTORIC
SWITZERLAND.

Excavations now I'm progress at
Munsingen. in the Canton Berne.
have produced results throwing val
liable light on prehistoric Switzer-
land and showing the country to be
enjoying very considerable degree
OF civilization six or seven centuries
before the Christian era. What seems
to have been a large metropolis has
been laid bare. and up to the present
1853 graves have been searched. ev-
cry one of which has yielded material
to throw light upon the life of the
period Among the most interesting
is the grave OF a child. evidently of
rich family. There are bracelets on
the arms and feet and around the
neck is a necklace of bronze, while
near lay so reddish amber and blue
glass beads that had evidently
formed another necklace. There was
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Immigration to the United States
Is expected to reach 100000 this
year. Good! And for two reasons.
Big influx means that America is
prosperous or they wouldn't come
Secondly. We need all the hands we
can get. SO long as we keep out tie
diseased. the paupers. the avowed
enemies of government and those
who look like victims or instruments
OF crime or vice, let them come. The
American colonies were founded by
immigrants. The continent has been
subdued and the wilderness made to
blossom like the rose" by immi-
grants and their descendants. There
would have been no LAND OF the
free and home OF the brave" with
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reached 81 degrees. minutes near
er the north pole than the Duke OF
Abruzzi expedition in 1900.
al am very glad my husband is
coming home so soon and that he
has been so successful" said Mrs.
Peary.
In discussing Peary's dash late
last night. after he had had time to
study the commanders message more
closely. Mr.. Bridgeman said: Com
mander Peary's achievement ought
to be n subject for national rejoicing
am sure IL has been the ambition
of every true American to see the
Stars and Stripes first at the arctic
pole. And that II should be an
American TO reach the furthest
north is but little less gratifying.
Peary started out with the deter
mination to reach the pole at all
hazards and 1t is certain that only
the impossible prevented that.
"Win Peary ever make the trip
again? | do not know. Although 1t
was said by the newspapers when he
sailed that IL he failed this time he
would never try again, he never told
me that and | was quite close to
him. The commander will undoubt-
eddy bring back with him a wealth
of scientific and geographical mat
ter. consider that one OF the Won
derfu features of this expedition is
the fact that the Roosevelt is COM
ing home With the entire party. de-
spite the hardships they have expe-
rienced."
Peary probably reached within
200 or 800 miles of the north pole.
He surpassed the D'Abruzzi party
by about thirty miles. This was
Peary's fifth attempt to reach the
pole. The other sledge Journeys
were made in the years 1892, 1895.
1900 and 1902.
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Smile, smile. smile.

The cement reservoir OF the new
water system at Uxbridge. Mass,
which leaked water at the rate of
$4,000 gallons day when tested,
has been treated with an inside coat
OF a composition of soap and alum.
The composition is made by heating
soap, alum and water in a kettle un-
til the mixture is the thickness of
paste, when it Is applied while hot
with brushes. IL is believed that this
Will fill the pores in the cement and
prevent the water from leaking
through. This process has long been
known to engineers and in spite of
the theory of some that 1t will not
last has often given entire satisfac-
ton.
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Schedule in Effect
May 81, 1906.

Leave Bluefeld $3.50 a. m. for Ro.
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SUGGESTS TAX
ON CATS


PARIS, Nov. 6.-An ingenious
correspondent writes to the paper
suggesting a tax on cats. He states
that considerable sum might be
added to the revenue I'm this way.
useful animals, the horse and dog,
are both taxed. there is no reason
why the cat should go free, especial
ly in view OF the much better time
the feline has all round.
Cats. according to this man. de-
stroy the game I'm country districts.
are more liable to hydrophobia than
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PEARY IN GOOD
HEALTH.
EXPLORER WHO WENT FUR
THEST NORTH" SENDS A
MESSAGE TO HIS WIFE
In NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Mrs. Rob
ert K. Peary, wife of the explorer,
received today the following message
from Commander Peary, dated at
Hopedale, Labrador:
"Homeward voyage incessant bat
tie with fee. storms and head winds.
Propeller damaged and progress very
slow. Waiting here for coal from
mail steamer. Have no anxiety. Elk
pect wire from Chateau Bay. Am
perfectly we'll"
Mr.. Bridgeman said that Comman-
der Peary's mention OF Chateau Bay
might indicate that he expected to
touch there on his way to Sydney.
Mr.. Bridgeman believed that Peary
obtained coal from the mail steamer
which carried his message TO Twill
lingate, N. +.
Although Commander Peary fail
ed to reach the north pole, Secreta-
ry Herbert l.. Bridgeman of the Pea
ry Arctic club believes that his feat
In reaching furthest north ought to
be a subject for national rejoicing.
Mr.. Bridgeman. who received the
message from Commander PearY
announcing the latter's return to
civilization, telephoned the news of
Peary's safety to Mrs. Peary, who
happened to be in the city.
Thank God he is safe" was her
first comment and then she piled
Mr.. Bridgeman with questions re-
garding the details of the news he
had received from her husband.
Mr.. Bridgeman told her that her
husband, while he had failed to
reach the pole because of drifting
ice, had now the distinction of hav-
ing gone furthest moth, having
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out Immigrants There IL room
work for more. Let them col
Boston Herald.

Rev. Charles w. Blodgett. I
OF the north ave Methodist cb
Allegheny. condemns the practf
selling churches In certain locs
to re-estabifsh them In fashioI
suburbs. THE church should I
active factor in the redemptic
our Cities" he 4lsss: "a church
is only a social club is a gaml
den and a dance hall run In
name of the Nazarene and hal
mark of Cain upon It."
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also a prettily ornamented little
vase, which had apparently been the
child's toy A skeleton of a soldier
showed the man to have been of that
squat, thickset type still common to
the country.-London Globe.
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BE JOYFUL.

Don't be glum and gloomy;
Let your troubles spin.
Cultivate a roomy.
Wide, expansive grin.
III you lose your money
Through somebody's guile.
Laugh and call 1t funny,
Smile. smile. smile.
BE as bright and CHEEKY
AS Cheshire cat.
You will make folks weary,
Sure. But what of that?
Take no heed of sorrow;
Swallow all your bile.
Whistle down the morrow,
AND
Smile, smile. smile.
All the bards that scribble,
Gayety adore.
They would have us dribble
Mirth from every pore.
Grins and chuckles mellow
Now are all the style.
BE friendly fellow.
AND
Smile, smile, smile.
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FOR SALE.

/ will buy real estate most any
where at bargains. / do my own
trading and there is no commission.
If you desire property at William
son, Bluefield, Roanoke, Norfolk on
in the Coal Fields, let me know. ]
own some Of the best locations.
Address
Il. WHITE ATKINSON,
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FOR RENT:-One furnish
ed front room. Apply at
No. 6 Giles street.

FOR SALE:-New River
planning mill at Sandstone
ready to start on days no
tice. Ready market for out
put. For full information
write j. w. Graham. Hin
ton, w. Va.
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A long headed English scie|
remarks that the suppression Of
newspapers would result in the
largement OF the lunatic asylum
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-07

A bachelor is forced to wear skirts
in Korea and cannot don trousers
until he marries
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FOR RENT: Three rooms for
rent over Bohannans Feed store on
Pulaski street
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Scene in Act isle Of Thursday
NTED - Position

WANTED - Position as
Store-man, Bookkeeper or
Stenographer by a thor
oughly competent man.
Al Reference. Address b.
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FOR .RENT:-One 7 room
house on Third ave. near
Grace Methodist church.
Apply to j. f.. Keith. 81
Third avenue.
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HERBERT 3. HAYES,
Attorney and Counselor,
No. o Telephone Building.
BLUEFiELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

Prompt personal attention given to claims
in Mercer and Mcdowell counties, w. Va
and Tazewell county, Va. Commercial an
corporation law a speciality