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New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

love with his great river. he has also taken
pains TO make himself acquainted with its his
tory to fiji his narrative with hard facts well
as with impressions. He gives US in conse-
quenCc an interesting and valuable portrait Of
the Columbia, which not only presents its
physiognomy in vivid fashion. but admirably
exposes its significance in the development Of
this country, His numerous Illustrations are
worthy of the text. We have here, in short.
delightful book.
Professor Lyman has shown notable good
judgment in following n topical rather than a
chronological scheme in the treatment of his
subject He thus avoids the pitfalls of pedantry
and enables us to realize the river almost as
though il We're a personality. After f-w
brief pages on the geological history OF the
Columbia it is shown To us in the myths of the
Indians. and then. in a succession of tabeaus.
we watch the white men discovering the rivcr,
quarrellinS for its possession. beating back the
red man. clearing away the wilderness. Winning
wealth from the soil. building up towns and
cities and finally achieving absolute mastery
over a region in which the forces of nature had
once seemed unconquerablc. 1t is romantic
story and one which is the more fascinating
because there blow through it the winds of tie
primeval world The Columbia holds its mighty
way through scenes of Incompatible grandeur.
Enter it from the broad bosom of the Pacific
or begin your journey at the other end. lin the
midst of a perfect sea OF Mountains and while
the banks of the river may be marked here by
rich fields and orchards and there by crowded
buildings all eloquent of the arts of peace, she
dominant impression is that of land of heroic,
unspoiled character The Columbia may be put
in harness by civilization, but it will never lose
its wild and splendid glamour.
Imagination rests appreciatively on the Indian
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

legend which credits the great teaVer WISH
noosb with the creation of the stream lege"A
nicturesdueIy denoting the action Oh ueilieh
dous elemental power Wishpoosh Il IioiI7t
of Unsuitable appetite. craved more than ne
couId find in his own lake of KicheloS 50 ne
tore out its banks and the waters spreau '''l
over the land. Speelyci. the coyote god' uleu
10 abate his fury, but in the struggle one DAT
rfer after another was swept away, and more
lakes and rivers were formed, until finally tile
Columbia came into being and the beaver io.-'-
himself in the sea These things then ehsueu-
Wishpooeh being in the ocean, lald apouJ
him with such fury that he devoured the LSh JiIi
whales and so threatened all creation that Ietly
perceived that the time had come TO end II an
transforming himself into Il floating brSthcL, NJ
drfted to WiShpOOSll and was SWaho"tu- Chtt
inside the monster the willy god resumed ms pToper
size and power. and with his keen-edged khlIe
rroce dpd 10 cut the VtaS of the belgerenI beaver
until at last all life ceased and the huge carcass
was cast uu by the tide ClatSOp BeacH. JUST
south of the mouth OF the Great River Ana no"
what to do with the carcass Speelyel solved the
problem by cutting it up and from ITS dinereit
parts faShiOninG the tribes each part was
adapted From the head he made the NeZ Perce5
great in council and Orat0ry- From the arms came
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
A GREAT RIVER.
The Columbia SMreyFd from the
Mountains to the Sea.

THE COLUMBIA RIVER. It's History. Its MYTHS,
It's Scenery, It's Commerce. BY William DEM
son Lyman With eighty Illustrations and a
map. Svo, PIP. 400 c. p. Putnam 5 sons
To the series on our salient waterways. IN
which have already had capital volumes on
the Hudson, the Connecticut. the Colorado. the
Ohio and other great streams. Professor Lyman
has added work of exceptional merit He had
to begin with. inspiring theme. and he has
risen to it with the instructive authority only
perhaps to be expected from one whose parents
were among the pioneers of 1Sf9 on the banks
Of the Columbia Obviously the writing of this
book has been a labor of love. The authors
affectionatc enthusiasm is visible on every page
Yet to his credit be it said Jhat he never allows
himself to lapse into sentmentality. If he is in
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
THE WILLOW WREN.

BY ROsAMrND MARRIOTT WATSON
Far ovcrsca he roaned the winter through
His WAY BY kaSVin and khOrasSan WlnSirS,
And now he hauntS the Surrey hills anew
To charm their woodlands with his taery SiiiE
ing.
His prelude seems the very voice OF spring ,
I7hrough the green hardwood as he nlts ana
pcrCheS.
Even such an air a dryad's wrath might sing
IIttWcen the beccheS and the silver blrcheS
I iol,+- -noised haIf-hid aIOft upon the spray,
lined like The olive, fine and willow slender,
over and over through the lyric day
.[Ic sings each delicate cadence, Shy ana teHu'i
= Ant when the Nav flowers fade and grass grows
long.
In wStfuI sequel. set 'twiXt speech and signing
Faint fall the lingering closes of his song,
Most swcct-most sad: he knows the Spring IS
dying
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

II is curious to observe the SwiftneSs wlfh
which some writer's always 90 10 this question
OF the proprieties' in fiction, rs though the
whole secret Of the art resided in ones attitude
toward them. "In works Of ar" says VI. Pre-
voSt. we have right To say certain things :.
we should not use mask. 1t is not wrong 10
describe passion in terms Of reality; but, IF
course. ii must be passion withou; libcrtinage
Whic! is a very different thing The English
novelist is not denied his right To say Ccrta
things. nor is he asked to use Il mask All thIt
is expected Of him is that he should not cross
the line which divides freedom from libcrtinagc
IN short, ii is the old story-it all depends upon
how the thing is done. II is odd that our
French Commentators, and the English OF Amer
lean writer's who echo them, should So seldom
grasp this point. They forever talking as
though fiction was handicapped by bur
den of racial prHdishness, blandly ignoring the
fact that when the novelist is an artist and is
possessed Of Il decent sense Of things he may
speak his mind freely in England or America
as in France. Witness the author of Tess
and Jude" Hardy has had his foolish critics
no doubt, here and in his country but they
have had no influence upon the bulk Of the read
ing and thinking public Some Of these days it
will be discovered by the wiseacres who think
that lberalty means license that an instinct
for cleanliness is quite compatible with can
dor and that, in fact, it strengthens rather than
Heakcns the noYelist's art
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
WE PICNIC STRETCH."
From The Manchester GUARDIAN


Though brilliant ConverSatiOnaliSt. Mr.
Meredith had. OF course. his silent moods, and
he happened To be in of them at n certain
picnic. Next to him sat a lady. herself a good
taIker who had been looking forward % thlS
meeting for days. and. il may be guessed. pre-
pairing for it, In vain; the only sentence THAT
passed his lips WJS when he reached slightly
across her for the salt: Excuse the picnic
stretch"
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
GDe Nea1ot21eak 01ibagess
SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1909.

The first inStaiment of that mass Of Swim
hurniana which may be expected to find its way
into print is offered in The Fortnlghtly by
MIR Edmund GoSse who was intimate with the
poet for many years. 1t contains some charm
ing impressions. which especially testify to
Swinburnes possession of that virtue Of which
Matthew Arnold makes much in his criticism
of Byron, the virtue of Il magnificent sin
ccrty.' Mr.. Gosse says that his feeling about
literature was serious to the verge Of fanhl-
cism. 1t absorbed him like Il religion, and 1t
was this untla gging sense of the superhuman
pow and value of poetry which made his con
vers.ltion 50 stimulating His talk must indeed
have been delightful. One beautiful thing
about it was its ease. Alike in courteous mood
and he was habituaIy courteOus-and in mo-
mcnts of tempestuouS wrath. he had the same
command of language Mr. GOSSe reScues from
his notebook this outburst concerning some
literary antagonist:
He had better be careful If 1 Obliged
Tvory, sIoyIvI 10 take the cudgel in my hand
i'm rapid exultatonl the raftcrs of the hoye in
which ne skulks and singers shall ring with the
loudcst Whacks ever administered IN discipline
chastsement to a bowling churL
All this. we are told, poured forth, in
towering high spirits, without moments pause
L. find a word. once an interlocutor remarked
that II was disagrceable to be cOntraverted and
Swinhurne replied. No, not at all, II gives
a zeSt to the expression Of sympathy 10 raise
some points OF amicablc disagreement Mr..
Gosse s1IggeStivey notes that there was 4 Ger
tain unconscious resemblance between the poets
rcpIrtces and those Of Or Johnson, and another
interesting point be makes is that Swinburnrs
mock irrascibilty was perhaps deliberately
modelled on the behavior Of his idol, Landor.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

NJ Marcel Provost having been made Il
racmbcr Of the Academy. lie has been duly in
tcryicwed by correspondent Of The Pail Mall
Gazette" His observations. If not particularly
luminous. are 1T all events amusing OF his
election to a place amongst the ImmOrtals he
said that it had given him rather Il nervous
week and he sighed as he reelected that lie Sti.l
had To pay visits to all OF the members who
had given him their votes. But he admitted
that he was proud Of his new honor, saying,
at is tantamount TO a social promotion. II
does not mean that your works Will gain now
readers. but that you have gone MP in the social
scale. In England you give titles To your men
of letters il is the same thing here" NJ. Pre-
vost spoke with enthusiasm OF Meredith, calling
him the greatest Of contemporary writers
but in going 10 speak of the differences be
tween French and English fiction he observed
that the French novel had the advantage in re
spcct TO form. and that while it was To be re
GREETED that it was ''un pcu libertin,' IL was
free from the English faults of prudishnces-
dilidencc and conyentionality.
New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

Upon going into II the numerous saloons.
he found the to"r covered with SdwiuSt and upon
asking for wLIskty. Er received with I- n whISN-
broom. Feeling puzzled 90 tho intent 1t the
latter. and not wishing TO reveal his lSuorl0ce.
he waited till another man came in Waiting t'C
developments. he found -hIt the object Of tac
broom 10 sweep of a place on the floor o. have
n TT on. for the WiI>kry sure to produce one
After haviuE got through his nt. the happy l,'
purchaser would return the broom and - on
his way
The author has plenty to tell us about the
side Of life Illustrated in this absurdity, but n
can nj the proper moment turn his back on the
vavs OF men and devote himself 20 the celebra-
tion OF what is merely beautiful along the Co
Iumbil- The second part of his book describes
a Journey down the river and Ibsorbs the reader
in panorama which is surely not TO Be sur
passed either in America or in Europe for pict-
uresqueuess or exquisite charm We reliuGuish
the book feeling that We have visited one OF
the really romantic corners OF the world
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
PADS AND FASHIONS

Diaxonals are appearing in a variety of fabrics this fall. A novelty in this style of goods has the basket weave suggestive of ovals. which gives 1t decidedly individual effect
 Dyed laces are being used freely ov- CT white silk or metallic foundations. and black and white all-overs. jetted or spangled are making up some or the smartest dinner gowns.
 Everything is exeravagant in even ing costumes. Materials are thin as gossamer and trimmings are elabor- ate with needlework, bead. bugie. spangied and jeweled ornaments and metaliic threads
 The mushroom sailors of patent leather or of felt are extremely be- coming to the childish face These are usually finished with a band of grosgrain ribbon with ends falling over the brim-
 The short dancing frock with sash draped low-anywhere from the hips to below the knees-and knotted low at one side. is another of the sos re- viva1s The sash is now, as then, of
 On many of the handsomest dinner and evening gowns the decolletage is modified to something not far from d low Dutch neck. the low neck be- ing now considered by some author ities as outside the mode
 Bonnets or hoods of fur will be worn this winter. With fur hood. large fur gauntlets .a fur neckpiece with dangling beads and tails. muff of huge proportions and a fur garment miiady will be clothed like an Arctic explorer.
 F,ashion is freer this winter than in many years. This is true as to gowns. hats and wraps. as to the style and cut of which there is wide choice; the hard and fast rules of style now fapply principally to accessories.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
BRIDGEPORT HIGH MAKES SECOND PLACE IN THE INTERSCHOLASTIC

By defeating Hartford Public High. at Hartford. Saturday. Bridgeport High captures second place I'm the Inter
 schciastic League falling one game short of New Britain. to whom the honor of first place goes Second place, as it is. is better than any po- sition Bridgeport High has held In the hleague In a number Of seasons Last season Bridgeport finished third. With this record as a ground work for seri- fous dope. B IT. s. ought to cop the frRE In 1910. Nfl
 Bridseport's first score came in the miGdle or the first half when Hurd 1 picked up a tumble on the Hartford 50 yard line and ran for a touchdown. Savage kicked the goal Hartford lplayed with stronger determination and after line plays and forward pass les had been worked to advantage. fore ed the bah across the Bridgeport goal { line and kicked the goal. tieing the score.
 See-saw work marked the. second half. one side having the ball and then the other A change of play was then
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
HousEHoLD NOTES

When making a mayonnaise in which only the yolks of eggs are used the economical housekeeper will use the white in dessert, such as apple snow for frosting or for a meringue on pie. ftr - .t.t-
 A bathing cap. may be kept in good condition for another year by sprink- ling 1t thickiy inside and out with toilet powder before putting 1t away It will prevent it sticking together and rorting.
 A sponge in a porcelain umbrella stand will keep the umbrellas from triking the bottom of the jar. which is often broken in this way, and will also absorb the rainwater from a wet umbrella
 Using warm iron when cutting out clothing will do away with pins and weights on tissue paper patterns. Lay the pattern on the material and press 1t lightly with a warm iron- It will adhere to the cloth.
 To prepare a painted wall for paper ing. wash it first with a solution of half a pound of washing soda in a gallon of water and then apply a warm mixture of half pound of ground glue dissolved in a pail of water.
 Wash leather furniture very gently with warm water in which there is little vinegar, wipe with dry cloth and then restore the polish by mixing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22

made in the Bridgeport attack. Me Carthy. who on every occasion he was given the ball made a good gain. was after a brief spell In which he caught his breath, rushed into play. Con- stanf line plunges brought the ball within the danger zone. with AfcCar- thy still going good It was easy work for him to smash the line again. SCOT ing another touchdown
 The game marked the windup of the playing season at the local school It has been the most successful i'm many seasons. both from a financial and playing standpoint The team has been defeated but twice. New Britain winning 11-6 and Stamford 22-0 Cap tain Della Valle and Coach Reilly have worked hard to bring out team, and have succeeded To Manager Joe Howard a big bit of the success is also due. Howard has been the real type ofsa manager in every way that with out doubt he will have the honor of managing the first team that has won a football pennant at B. H. S. since way back in the nineties.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
FOOTBALL RESULTS

At cambridRs-Yale & Harvard O. At New fYork-Brown u. Carlisle nzlinnz a l'ieF A Ishass-co5nsIl LII II Niesara At New Tork-Fordham 2, Holy Cross 6
 A south Bethierem. Pa.-IAfayette At Haverford-rrinity IT. Haver- Al Annapolis IS. Davidson 6. At Ithaca-Cornel freshmen II. PRnnsy1rania freshmen O.
 Alt New Tork--New York 6T. Union O. At Hoboken-Stevens IT. RutEers 8 At swarthmore- -swarthmore 2s. At Lancaster, Pa.-Frankiin and Marshall z3. Delaware O. At Kingston R. L-Rhode Island 5f Connecticut Aggies o.
 At Meadville Pa--corneEie Tech 10 AZ Balfimore-Johns Hopkins 1s st At Minneapoliz-aIich IS. Minne- At Chicazo-Chicaeo 6. wisconsin 6. At Notrs Dame. Ind--Noete Dame At Bloominxton- Ind--Indiana ss AZ Fitfsburr -Pittzsars IS Mt u9- Al Cleveland Western Reserve f. At Lansn<. axieh.-Michiran Arries At st Tout--vanderbslt ia. wash, Al " Atlanta -esorrlo rsch IF, qtor- At Macon. Ga-Mercer 5. south At New or:eans-AIabama s ru- Ane o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
LOW PRICE FOR
 DRAFTED PLAYERS

According to the official archives of the National Commission. as kept by Secretary John E. Bruce. the New York National League club has made an outlay of s16750 for new talent for next season The new Giants who were purchased cost S1255o. while the drafted athletes stand on the clubs books as an investment of a. 200. There being no players in the minor leagues last season who made such sensational records as "Rube" Maruuard and Big Chief Myers made in 1908. President Brush was not compelled to make any fancy offers for sterling athletes. John T.. however. expended sums for cer- tain of the recruits that reoresented months salary list of a minor league club
 new players for 1910 are according to the National Commission. as follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22

the white of two eggs and little tur- pentine which Is applied with a fan nel
 When working on velvet, use only the finest pins or needles to pin. so as not to tn1ureA the pile. and when bastfngs are essential do not draw the thread tight. Clip each stitch with scissors before pulling out the bast- ings.
 The measures for the ordinary French dressing are: three tablespoon fuls of oil, one and a half tablespoon frls of vinegar. a fourth of a teaspoon ful of salt, an eighth of teaspoonful of salad
 Some of the best part of the apple Is wasted when the fruit is pared for apple sauce Core the fruit and then cut into quarters. Cook until tender and press through a collander. The skin will fgive to the sauce a bit of color and add to it's flavor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22

ing without either team scoring. It was well toward the. second half that the Westerns by splendid line rtfshes. especially by Captain Rerwln and Halfback Cfglar. brought tho ball from the center of the field over the Lyric goal line
 Ogden A C. yesterday. 1s-11. In a game in which both teams were proficient In piling up the scores. The winners now challenge the Arrow Juniors or any other 75 to 30 pound team Tn the city.
 The Lincoln Reserves would like to play the Bridgeport Boys Club Thurs day morning at Onion and Connecti- cut avenues for the championship of the city. Answer through the Far liston street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
OOYEY WILL BE
 PUT ON CARPET

Among the major league baseball nngnAtes if iE rurn0red just now that during the coming conclave of the of the Boston National League club xf1I co<11e up for considerable discus don It appears that a majority of he National League men are anxious he game has been handled at the old south End grounds I'm the Hub and that some of them win doubtless ad- Ffse John Dovey. who controls the dub. to sell. out to one of several bid- iers- li.i -.f .--s.,tl
 i, Prom the beginning of the Dovey ,wnershiD. however the Boston Ma dona1 League club did not Ind much popular favor in Beant0wn- partly be- strength there and partly because the DoTey teams could not play good ball When George B. D0vev died the clubs control passed into the hands of his brother John and at the same time he team continued to go from bad 10 worse. The climax was reaehed last season when the Boston Nationals finished last. while the Boston Ameri- sans came i'm third after making a sensational fight for the pennmnt-
 While the Americans made nearly 100000. it is said Dovey'- ~iub lost a ruartere of shat sum. of which the minority stockholders have been asked 70 make good part Yet Dovey has refused several offers to sell his plant.
 While Dovey is conscientious and .aEer to win the magnates say his limited kn0wledge of baseball Is a lerfoua handicap and that not untn he wfthdrawH from the club can there be my hope of success A winning team lf the South End grounds would De l big money maker. 1t is argued. and he National League would naturally ,e the <ainer. Boston fans always nave patronized a winner. and that Is why the maEnates realizing that DuveF cannot provide the necessary 1rticln. 1re demandinE M change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-22
SOUTH ENDS TIE
 THUNDERBOLTS

The south Ends and the Thunder bolts, both contenders for the city championship. fought to a no score tie at Steeplechase yesterday afternoon The contest was called in the second half. as the battle was being fought i'm the dark The Thunderbolts were to have played the Films of Waterbury. but that team crawled from the game. informing Manager Dunnigan Friday evening that they would not come to Bridgeport Rather than disappoint the crowd they knew would be at the island to see the contest. the South Ends consented to play and put up a grand game
 The first halr saw the Thunderboits forcing the ball through the South End field tfil ft reached the~two yard line
 Here the South Ends braced. holding the East Siders for downs, although
 they had three attempts to shove It
 over. The bah went to the South
 Ends who kicked out of danger
 Yesterdays game was the second
 time these two teams have met since
 the same result. o-0 tie.
 Both clubs will meet again Thanks giving morning at Newfield Park. when the championship will be decided Should there again be another tie score the managers haze deciced to play
 Sunday at Steeplechase-
 The Edgewoods. playing the style of game that has characterized their con- tests all season. rubbed 1t into the
 Hollywoods of Southport yesterday af- ternoon- in the latter place 14-o- Two touchdowns were made by the Edge
 woods. while the HoliywoodS were showed back for two enferfes. This is the first time the Southport team
 has met defeat in some seasons. The
 winners did all their scoring in the second half They should have been credited with another touchdown on a tumble by a Southport man behind his own goal line. but the referee decided that the Edgewood man who finally
 covered the pig skin stole the.ball. The Ali-TamrnanyE and the Annex team of New Haven battled long and hard yesterday afternoon on Annex field in the Elm City, the New Haven boys winning 12-0. It was expected the score would be much larger. as | the Annex team defeated the South Ends 2S-O. while the South Ends In turn defeated the Tammanys in two contests. A big crowd turned out to
 witness the contest in the expectation of seeing Ed Casey. the boxer football player from villanova. but they were disappointed as Casey has bidden good bye to the North Enders for the sea- son.
 The Lyrics. fast team hafling from East Bridgeport. went down to n 5-o defeat at the hands of the Westerns at the circus grounds. yesterday. Both sides battled hard. the first half end-