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ripping stream tinkling its silver song
down through the valley towards the
blue waters of the arrowy Rhone. The
last sound at night is this liquid
music, and the first tones that greet
the ear in the quiet morning is the
merry song of the brook, winding on,
broadening, deepening with It's unceas-
ing now. WherAe comes 1t, this sing
ing stream? Far away among the
mighty heights of the Alps, springing
out of hoary crags. oozing forth from
dell and dingle, leaping down the
mountain sides, through light and dark
ness, sunshine and shade, comes the
rivulet the stream, the brook, and at
last the river. Snowy crystals, fields
of glistening ice, frozen coronets that
had crowned the topmost crags of
hoary hills, all are sacrificed beneath
the suns rays to the music, to the
beauty, and to the life of the stream
whose song mingles with your dreams
at Brieg. l have thought 1t is true Of
life. The streams of mercy that en-
rich our lives with love and music
flow on, because, somewhere among the
hills of the past, love sacrificed itself
for us.
There is nothing of special interest in
this little Swiss village, and yet, 1t is
not altogether without interest to OBJ
serve the spirit of sweet contentment that
characterizes the people. There is no
rich among them and no apparent compe-
tition, except among the hotel people,
who have doubtless caught the hurry
fever by coming into contact with so
many people from the outside world. In
similar places in many parts of Europe
have been impressed with the beautiful
grace of contentment as illustrated by
the humber classes of society, and I've
thought how wise was he that wrote
Henry VIII in saying
"'Tis better to be lowly born,
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BELIEVE Charles Dickens intimated
that his immortal miscreant Beth
= Pecksniff, actually believed that he
was a thoroughly good man, one of Gods
elect, the salt of the earth, and we can
easily believe it when we find in real
life such an editorial in a leading news
paper as that which appeared recently
in the Philadelphia Telegraph, entitled:
ITS the South Going Back?" The ques-
ton might become pertinent, propounded
by somebody outside of the state of "Ad-
dltion Division and Silence" This Phila-
delphia pharisee parvenue is much dis
guested with southern representation in
the United States Senate. and Is led to
presume that the late Samuel d. Nc
Emery had a monopoly of the statesman
ship south of Mason and Dixon line. All
the rest are nobodies not to be men,
toned in connection with the leadership
of the old SOUTH The Telegraph even
pays a high compliment to Jefferson Da-
Wis, the President of the Confederate
States of America, In order to get fling
at John Sharpe Williams, far better
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paying friendly visits when they went to
Pennsylvania? Were Pickett and his Vlr-
ginians paying their respects to Meade
when they charged his lines at Gettys-
burg?
With the general scope and substance of
DR.. Curry's argument, stout old states
right man, who has studied the history of
the constitution, will be sure to find him
self delighted. Since reading A. l.. Bled-
soe's admirable book rs Davis a Trai-
tori" | have seen nothing In this line
that pleased me SO well. DR.. Curry was
constitutional lawyer, and he took pains
to consult the best authorities on the
subject of which he wrote. He knew that
politics Is n historical science, and that
no man who has not given time and
thought and study to the history of the
constitution can have intelligent opn-
Ions upon the great questions which are
so admirably discussed in this book.
On the so-caled dead issue" of slavery,
DR.. Curry expresses some views with
which I can by no means concur; nor
do I conceive that he always concurs
with himself. On page las we are told
tho. "horne rule and slave-holdlng and
personal freedom created in the south
sentiment of individualism, of self-control,
of local government-of manly, chivalrous
independence, of family sacredness-of
freedom of conscience" On the next
page we read of the cool vigorous judg-
ment and unerring sense applicable to
the affairs and intercourse of men which
the southern mode of life engondered and
fostered." And yet, on page PAP. he says
that 1.-The greatest curse that ever af-
f1cted the south was the introduction and
the continuance of African slavery" On
the next page we are told that slavery,
socially, politically and economically,
was a misfortune, an evil, calamity"
And on page 23S I learn that every
thoughtful, rational person in the south
not only acquiesces, but rejoices in the
cessation of the system"
If you have neither part nor lot In
this universal rejoicing you must nat
urally conclude that you are thoughtless
or irrational.
And now come reports of great unrest
and troubles in Spain; and in Portugal
1t Is said that there are many fanatics
in both countries who are making violent
speeches which are infiaming the pas
slons of the people. In Portugal there are
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gambling transactions in Wall street. Not
q great while ago Pennsylvania builded
a new state capitol. The edifice cost
millions and investigation developed the
fact that at least 20 per cent of the
cost was pure graft that went into the
Golfers of the immaculate g. o. p. It
would have been just as respectable to
raise the denomination of a bank note,
in order to swindle, as to kite the bills
of the contractors who paid the black
mail to the cormorant political bosses,
who fed on the treasury; but Pennsyl-
vania is rich-in ill-got galns-and can
stand the graft
Except that miserable period 1S65-75, the
era of reconstruction, when vutures from
Pennsylvania went south to prey on
PROSTATE people, there was more graft
discovered in the investigation of the state
capitol frauds in Pennsylvania than all
the former slave states could show for
the 121 years of the existence of the re-
public.
There has been no popular government
In Pennsylvania since the state cast her
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~ r. J. L. NJ. CURRYS book on the
south gives full title page as
- follows: 1.-THE southern states of
the American union considered in their
relations to the constitution of the United
States and to the resulting union, by ].
l. M. Curry"
If there is book which this scribe is
competent to review, this must be the
book. DR.. Curry was for many years
my intimate friend l can never forget
the day when at the Baptist General as
ISOLATION of Virginia, at Warrenton, he
came up to me and said: Hidden, 1 want
TO hug YOU" and proceeded to embrace
me in the presence of the great assem-
bly,. We had not met for several years.
Dr. Curry knew that 1 had given much
attention to the study of constitutional
law. Indeed, outside of theology, it has
been my favorite study for more than 80
years; and do not think 1t is immodest
for me to say that those years Of study
have made me familiar with the substance
or all tho standard authorities from the
."Federalist' to John Randolph fuckers
recent and splendid work.
When Curry had completed his manu-
script he put it into my hands for re-
vision. To one who had for many years
heard DR.. Curry in the general association
of Virginia, or in the southern Bap-
fist convention, or on ''the stump" 1t
would be no surprise to find his book
bristling with "debates;" but the work
before us is, considering all the circum-
stances, rather remarkably free from the
spirit of mere disputation. True, I cam
not agree with the author when, in the
first sentence, he says that this book is
not controversial" To my mind it is con-
troversial In the same sense in which
the Sermon on the Mount is controver-
sial-i. e., it is aimed at serious and
widely prevalent errors; and is an attempt
to correct them. The style of the author
Is good.
But what does DIR. Curry mean when,
in note I, page 146, in speaking of the
condition Of the north during the civil
war, he says: mo hostile enemies
tramped over her soil. have heard the
polite French phrase, Our friends, the
enemy" but 1t never, occurred to me
that "enenaies" could be without hostil-
ity. Were Lee and Early and McCausland
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at the SOUTH Oh. shame, where is thy
blush?
It will readily be recalled that about a
year ago the Hon. Herbert Parsons, re-
publican member of Congress and mag
nate of the G. o. p. in New York, in
order to make Tammany odious and de-
feat Gaynor for mayor. felt called on to
denounee what he called decker where
by Tammany saved Uncle joe Can
mons scalp at the extra session of Con-
gress the previous March, when the dem
ocrats and the insurgents had the vet
eran going. 1t was the sensation of the
hour, and the newspapers were full of 1t
for at least two weeks
1t was no new thing for the G. o. P.
to pillow with the Tammany heifer, but
Uncle Joe was very wroth. and set up
an Ananias club and made the Hon. Par
sons chief of it. And Uncle Joe de-
nounced the statement as all sorts of
lie, swore great oath, and, raising
that left hand aloft. damned himself II
he did not intend to demand a commit
tee to investigate the thing when Con-
gress came together again in December.
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thorship, he would have failed In his am
billions for office and position in line with
his profession.
After the passing out of Elizabeth,
Burleigh and Cecil, and under new
regime, Bacon was elevated according
to his talents and great abilities. The
plays ceased. A gap occurred in the out
put VIII SHAKESPEARE having retired to
Stratford, was gradually lost sight of,
and died in 1915. Seven years later Bacon
fell in disgrace What happened? With
, In two years complete, revised, altered
and enlarged body OF the Shakspere
plays came out. Nineteen of them never
published before, though some of these
had been played. Where were the manu-
scripts? Where are they now? Who re-
vised, altered and increased them? Some
body did. Did Shakspere? Nothing what
ever has appeared to bear out such a con-
tention.
Well, Baconians take this large group
of circumstantial evidence and build
therefrom analogy, their explanation of
this puzzle.
Francis Bacon's sojourn on the CONT
nent in the prime of youth, under the
most favorable auspices and guidance,
throwing him in contact with the Gull
ture beyond his native land, qualified and
equipped him for the Innovations which
n
Indeed, in every department which this
genius interested himself we can observe
the master hand of innovation and crea-
tive touch. Always and ever the inquist-
tive spirit of the man drove him to aspir-
ations looking beyond accepted stand
ards and complacent doctrines In no man
Of the period was the spirit of the age
OF re-awakening, of the new order so
typified as in him. Bacon was the legiti-
1afQ nd ayto oil tl~k
other scholastic and humanist. Sir
Thomas Moore, though he lacked the
courage and nobility of Moore. which, had
he been endowed with, and still have
written immoral dramas must have fol-
lowed the same path as martyrdom as
Moore. No one could have beer more
cognzant of this fact than Lord Bacon,
who had not such noble courage as to
brook the controversy of Elizabeth and
his enemies, Burlelgh and Cecil, nor. even
at a later period, the assembling and
pedantic James. Can it be forgotten how
the play of Richard the Second we'll nigh
caught the theatrical circle of London
in a trap on account OF its reasonable
illusions, and caused the closing OF all
playhouses in England? This alone sug-
gests the danger which courter ran In
assuming responsibility for such literary
works at that period.
DR.. Richardson thinks to overwhelm
Baconians with his avalanche of fiowera
his deluge of perfumed water, his pane
gyricse of rhetoric. Baconians them
selves have long been used to receiving
such in place of facts, evidence and reas-
on. Baconans, If need be. can grow
eloquent over the beauties of the mar
velous works attributed to the little
known and unlearned actor from STRAIT
ford They are quite appreciative of
the richness of the mine as Shakspereans.
but they do not use them per Sc as ar
guments to sustain age-old prejudices and
CONTINUED ON PAGE 31.)
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course upon course, of guesses infer
ences, theories. conjectures, an Eiffel
tower of artifcialities rising sky high
from very fiat and very thin founda-
ton of inconsequential facts"
Richard Grant White. who was not a
Baconian says: I'VE do not know posi-
lively the date of Shakespere's birth, or
the house In which he first saw the light
or a single act of his life from the day
OF his baptism to the month of his OBJ
scure and suspicious marriage. We are
equally ignorant of the date of that event.
and OF all else that befe him from Its
occurrence until we find him In London
and when he went there we are not sure.
or when he finally returned to Stratford.
Hardly a word that he spoke has
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~ R. EVANS has given In three pa
pers a short but brilliant and
- fairly stated summary of What
the Raconians Say" DR.. Eaves and Dr.
Richardson, in evaporation, follow with
the pet traditions of Shakspeareans, as IL
DR.. Evans were not perfectly familiar
with them, even before he became famli-
lar with What the Baconians Say"
The subject needs nothing more than
a good screening, that will throw out
all the big Jumps Of assumptions and con-
lectures and let through the small reai
facts, which alone are important and
conclusive, or at least productive OF gooo
hypothesis.
to prepare an authoritative article on
Shakespeare, for the seventh edition of the
Encyclopedia BRITANNICA as he himself
AYERS in a volume of collected essays,
but these difficulties do not seem to en-
barrass the Shakspere critics and biogra-
pliers of this time.
peQuincey says ION a first review of
the circumstances we have reason to feel
no little perplexity In finding the ma
teriais for a life of this transcendent
writer so meagre and so few; and amongst
+ them the larger part of doubtful au-
thority. All the energy of curiosity d.
rected upon this subject through pc
Rod of $50 years (for so long 1t Is since
Betterton, the actor, began to make re-
searches), has awaited US little or moth
ing Neither the local traditions OF his
provincial birthplace, though sharing with
London throughout half a century the
honor Of his familiar presence, nor the
recollections of that brilliant literary
circle with whom he lived in the me-
tropolis, have yielded moro than such an
outline of his history as Is oftentimes
TO be gathered from the penurious rec
ords of a gravestone. That he lived, and
that he died, and that he was little
lower than the angeis-these make up
pretty nearly the amount of our undis-
puted report"
It is a significant event that Mark
Twain's late book, us Shakespeare
Deadr published little over year
ago, almost the last word from the pen
OF ever-to-be-forgotten, convention
and sham-exposing humorist, should be
upon the subject Of the SHAKESPEARE Bacon
controversy. But 1t is far more signi1-
cant, though not surprising, that the
great humorist practically demolishes the
claims and assumptions of the would
be empirical critic amongst the Shaks-
pereits. 1t would be well worth anyone's
trouble to read this work for its Clarity
ing and sane deductions, as well as Tor
the delightful entertainment which Mark
Twain never fails to afford.
The burden of this work is to exhibit
real facts and laugh out Of court all the
mass of differences. suesses, conjectures
and desires; and draw the reasonable con-
illusions. g5t.
There are two kinds Of evidence involved
in this case. the one external, the other
internal
The one has to do with facts and mat
), tiers outside of the plays and poems in
question.
The other has to do with facts and
matters contained in the plays and poems;
or with the works themselves.
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We know more of Rameses than we do
of this English speaking Shakspere
Appleton Morgan says:
more than a century and half of
vigorous and exhaustive research,
bounded only by the limits of Great
Britain, have failed to unearth a single
scrap of memoranda manuscript
notes in William Shakspere's hand
writing, as preparation for any one or
any portion of these plays or poems"
Dr. Richardson says: HE (Shaks-
perez Is the cholar's heritage, the
patrimony of the race. Not to defend,
not to champion him as one of the
greatest ornaments and benefactors of
mankind would in me be the blacklist
ingratitude."
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ception to the rule. Those passen-
gers who were not injured sought
their homes or lodging places in the
city with a great deal of gladness
that the wreck had been no worse.
There was fire in the forwar
coach, but fortunately the stove was
closed, and no harm resulted from
that source. Had a fire started
the accident might have been disas'
trous as the coaches were overturn-
ell in such a fasion that hole had
to be cut in the car to let the pas
sengers out, the doors being wedged
by the position of the cars.
Mrs. Frank Funk and son were on
the train and escaped uninjured and
Mrs. Funk buisied herself assisting
the older ladies who were In need
of help. She was in the wreck on the
N. p. at Mckenzie little over q
year ago and escaped uninjured. She
is immune to injury in railroad
wrecks. she came from Washburn
to visit her father, who is i'll in tie
hospital
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Am1uSen
GRAND

A good show and packed houses
tell the story of what is going on at
the Grand the first of this week.
Sytz and 'Sytz, billed as "Novelty
Entertainers" have an act that takes
big. They introduce a variety OF
stunts in their act, all of which are
good. Their singing and dancing is
very good, their jokes all clean and
funny, and their tumbling and barrel
act very clever, all of which goes to
make up an act that is bound to
please.
Sampson the Great, assisted by lit
tie Margaret, has one Of the best
strong acts ever presented in Bis
marck. AS advertised Sunday, he
lifted a horse and six men, and little
Margaret lifted five men. In making
this lift heavy frame Is used over
a platform upon which the horse and
men stand, and Sampson mounts the
top Of the frame to pake the lift.
AS the ceiling over the stage is too
low to permit of this being done on
the stage, this part of the act was
done in front Of the stage which ne.
cessitated bringing the horse in the
front way and through the audience.
Fearing that something might fright
en- the horse and cause injury to
some of his patrons, Mr.. Temple
wishes to announce that the horse
will be eliminated from the act, and
the weight made up by calling men
from the audience to stand on the
platform instead.
Dell Reno, magician, is there with
the magic stuff, and causes much
merriment by picking coins from the
hair, eyes, mouths clothes, etc, of the
audience.
Miss Rowan is pleasing her aud
iencces with her illustrated song and
the picture program is good.
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c. A. Burton Of this city was
among the passengers on the wreck
ed train. He says the apprehension
Of a passenger on a wrecked train
between the time the cars begin &C
tip and the time they finally LAM i:
something he does not care to exper.
fence again. He felt the car fitting
to one side, and was finally thrown
into a corner Of the forward coach,
with several other passengers. His
shoulder was bruised AMI injured.
but he was not seriously hurt AMI
s:was able to be about last night.
.,. Prof. w. B. Snyder of the state ex.
5periment station at Hebron was an.
&other passenger. on the wrecked
train. He was in the rear car ana
saw the forward car sway AMI leave
the rails and he grabbed for the
parcel rack above the car seat an
held on. Two women were thrown
from their seats and he managed to
catch holi of one of them and say
her from a bad fall. He was not in
jured> but stiff hat he wore was
crushed in the overturning Of the
car and%he has damage claim
against the 500 road to this exteus
at least.
r. There is always good share Of
passenger traffic on the train frora
the, north AMI yesterday was no ex-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-03-22
H0SkINS' FLORAL co.
HAS A fine DISPLAY
FLOWERS FOR EASTER DECORA.
TloNs IN ENDLESS ARRAY
SHOWN.
Stated to BE Most Lavish Display OF
Flowers Ever Made in the History
Of the State.

Today the Mecca Of all lovers d
the beautiful in the way Of lowers!
will be Hoskin's store, and they will
be we'll repaid for their time and
trouble.
In preparation for the big Easter
trade, the Hoskin's Floral Co. has
prepared q display that has never
been equaled in the history Of the
state, and the best part of the entire
proposition is that most Of the flow
ers are home grown, having been
prepared in the immense hot houses
Of the company on upper Fourth
street. 81
There 10 a bank Of Easter lilies
In the front Of. the store, and the
Broadway window was filled with a
profusion Of colors which was very
pleasing to the eye. It is impossible
to give an adequate description of the
beauty Of the display, and 1t might
be added in passing that the natural
beauty Of the flowers lost none OF
their charm in the arrangement plann-
ed by Mr.. Phil Meyer, who has
charge OF that end Of the business.
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GEM

There are two extraordinarily good
acts at the Gem the first OF the week
and they made a great hit last night
and at the Sunday performances.
Blair and Crystal have a comedy
sing and talking act that is way above
the average and they will have good
houses for the rest Of their stay in
the city.
The cycling Zonavos has new act
II its kind, and introduce a lot OF
comedy in their turn.
There will be new pictures for the
performance tonight. There is plen-
ty of comedy, some good singing and
fine bunch of pictures, and that
should make a good enough show for
anyone.
The good houses at the Gem for the
past week show that Prof. Hirsch
has shown good judgment in the Sc
lection Of his acts and pictures.
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|PICkWICkIAN PICNIC
PLANNED FOR TONIGHT
YOUNG PEOULE OF PRESBYTER-
IAN CHURCH PLANNING A
UNIQUE STUNT.
There Will Be Entertainments Of
Various Kinds and to Please All
Glasses Tonight.

The young people Of the Presbyter
ian church are expecting a large audi
ence for their entertainment tonight
They confidently believe that it will
prove the best they have ever given
1t will be AN Evening With Charles
Dickens the dramatization of Martin
Chuzzelwit will come first, and this
will be followed by Dickens Mid
way" and a "Pickwickian Picnic,
with refreshments for all. The en-
tertainment will begin at O'Clock
The admission will be rs cents; or 81
cents if you choose a reserved seat
One price for all.
Below is list Of the tableaux and
a cast of the characters:
Tableaux.
1.-The Pecksniffs Surprised.
2-Mark Leaves THE Dragon"
3-Pecksniffs Visit Miss Pinch. !,
4-The Ahectionate Pecksniffs.
5-Martin's Farwell.
6-The Rowdy Journal.
Jonas Proposal.
S-The Homecoming.
9-Ready for the Journey.
1O-"Shall I Bite It,"
11-Chollop.
12-"Is That Pudding?"
ia Prevented Trip.
14-Martin's Plea.
15-"Someone Lies Dead Upstairs. y
1.-THE Murder.
17-"Drink Fair, Whatever You Do
18-All's Well That Ends Well.
Dramatis Personae.
Tom PINCH. l.. Bell.
John Westlock-R. G. Burnett.
Martin Chuzzelwit, Sr.-E. M.
Thompson.
Chuhy-E. M. Thompson.
Martin Chuzzelwit, Jr.-George
Humphreys.
Mark Tapley-M. Fa!coner.
Jonas Chuzzelwit-E. Wright.
Tigg Montague-MOnt. McC0nkey.
Lewsom-Mont. McConkey.
Pecksnin-R. Bergeson.
Col. Diver-R. Madalaine.
Chollop-A. Couch.
Mary Pecksniff- Smith.