LiPI THE AUTHOR IN mm hiswork ' By CHARLES EUGENE BANKS, CWW of the Sim," Etc. HIS silent subtle force that lies Between all worlds whereby the I \j|§ Can traverse as the light that flies H N j. y From star to star, who shall deny ? 'H ®y Ct ncver a S a can define '//(I) I ' ie un ' on °f thy soul with mine. The "Dickens revival" has revived the search for the works in the character of the author. It is no doubt true that the first vital element in any book is the au thor s personality. Hie soul that understands, the mind that ad justs, the eyes that see, the heart that feels, the inexplicable com bination of all these that attains a result different from that of any of the parts—these constitute a radiant morning, noon or evening light which beautifies tlie commonest objects and makes us see the world of nature as Adam and Eve saw it when the earth was young; or the world of men and events as from a point of vantage above the crowd a point whence is observed not only the individual but the shape, mass and tendency of the throng, with vague glimpses of its starting-point and destination. The second life element is, of course, the subject of the book. It is the object on which the light falls, the balcony from which the spectator leans at the never-ending stream of humanity, the vast procession of the nights and days. BOOKS LIVE BECAUSE THE AUTHOR HAD SUFFI CIENT OF TIIF. MILK OF IIL'MAX KINDNESS IN HIS COMPOSITION TO WIN FRIENDS FOR HIMSELF, for it is certain that the personality of the author, discoverable in his works, is his real character; the tiling which buys immortality; the palpi tating, viewless essence which we see, feel, hear and understand when the body is before our natural eyes. No circumstance can add any thing to this personality except growth, or take anything away from it except the opportunity for growth. This table at which i write is simply a table. Decoration or extension may make it a better table: damage may make it a worse one; but it remains a table, and even if the world can be persuaded into believing it a harp, the illu sion soon disappears and the old, indestructible fact resumes its nat ural sway. WHAT MAKES THE AUTHOR IS THE POWER TO EN TER INTO, UNDERSTAND AND UTTER OTHER LIVES AS WELL AS I IIS OWN. He may understand a group of people, a class, a nation, a race; or the world, time, eternity and divinity; that is according to the measure of his genius. But he must understand more than his own Hfe. Actual experience is one part of knowledge among several; but it is likely to be the least important because the least beautiful. Nature is too wise to waste the time and strength ; of her seers by causing them to pass through what they have bare ly force to record. Milton originated and Kant embodied the nebu lar theory, without astronomical appliances. Schiller described the whirlpool he had never seen. Among all t^eccentric theories con cerning Shakespeare, it has not yet been suggested that he plucked a rose with either York or Lancaster. Yet he makes the story dis tinct. i WHAT IS OBTAINED FROM LIFE IS WHAT PERSON ALITY IS WORTH, with not a single instance to the contrary. The value of success finally settles down to that with absolute pre cision. The inner building is the only one that makes anv difference. I Character is capital, energy, time, place and opportunity. A man's ! books are just as he is in character; 110 more, 110 less. He mav be sure when he writes that he is laying his soul bare before the world. THE LABOR PROBLEM AND THE FARMER By JOHN M. STAHL. "TT'1 X l " of t!ie niost annoying, difficult and vital problems of j j I farming is to get a sufficient supply of good labor. gugj Farmers could hardly pay higher wages. But to a very small degree is it a question of more wages. The loneliness of farm life that h;.» Let n so powerful in taking 1 farmer boys from the farm and in keeping citv laborers j|s| I from it, is fast passing away BEFORE RL'RAL FREE MAIL DELIVERY, THE FARM TELEPHONE AND LrcauJ THE CO ENTRY TROLLEY LINE. If by education and a proper appreciation of our calling, the in troduction of business methods, we put farming on the same plane as other business enterprises, we can command fov it our rightful share of the faithful, intelligent labor that now goes to railroading, manufacturing and merchandising. This will come to pass all the sooner, BECAUSE TIIF. FL*- TURE WILL SEE MANY WOMEN FARMERS. It is already fashionable for girls to be strong and muscular and athletic and sunburned. In farm work so muah machinery is t»*ed nowadays that the greater part of farm work 011 the up to-datc farm requires intelli gence and dexterity and application rather than muscular strength. Yen much of farm work is no more tiring on the muscles than oper ating a typewriter; it i> much 1> ss wearing on the nervous system, and it is certainly much more healthful. Woman has taken man's place to a large extent in the schoolroom, the store, the office, even the pulpit in«l the courts; why not. on the farm? The past harvest quite a number of women worked 111 the fields and liked it. There are now some very successful w<»men farmers. The farmer ma in del. MlUl PREFER SEE IXC. HIS DAUGHTER HELPING! 111 M IN THE FIELD, OPERATING THE MoWER < >R THE JIA R V ESTEK OR II\Y KALI <>K O>R X PLANTER, THAN TEMPTING FATE AMID THE ARTIFICIAL. UN\\lloLE-i SOME AND DANGER* >LS C< >NDITII>NS < >F THE CITV. \ \ r_v j" •id wa> to « |tiali/e the lal ir suppi* of tin city and countn would be to equalize ta-.ation, and also the expenditure of taxes. The big public building and the tax dodger ure characteristic of the cit\ and not of the farm. In time, and perhaps not lone, cheap transportation between city an ! fartii a by troll. \ lines, will briu i>> i tor on «>• tr 112 rtlis those that imift have th» jjillei mid excite! ent > ■ in their live* CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1902. PECULIAR CATASTROPHE. i your .lieu Killed mid Three Otlier» Serlou*ly Affected liy t.a* In a Sewer nt Niagara Falls, N. Niagara Falls, N. Y., Nov. I.—liy a sudden rush of pas, supposed to have | been sulphurated hydrogen, four men j w ere killed and three seriously af fected near the Twenty-fourth street heading of the big tunnel trunk sewer last night. The dead are: Lawrence Fisher, of .Niagara Falls, (ieorge Ithodes, colored, Niagara Falls. Hugo Swanson, Niagara Falls. William Bradish, of Tonawauda. The seriously •affected: Itomano Kovieli. Niagara Falls. Sain Finch, colored, Niagara Falls. Michael Mulroy, foreman, Niagara Falls. Kovich is not expected to live. The accident was a peculiar one. | Thirteen men, comprising the entire second shift, were working on the sewer. They had started a heading at a new level and had loaded up a hlast 'which was 'to be discharged. After loading' they walked back about j 22."> feet between the heading and the | shaft at Twenty-fourth street, but j before they could reach the shait four jof the men fell to tlie floor of the j tunnel, over which a considerable ! stream of water was flowing. The other . becoming alarmed, pushed ahead to the shaft. I Foreman Mulroy was the first to i reach the surface, a distance of .10 feet, and pave the alarm, (ieorge ! Rhodes was ascending in the bucket | when he was overcome by the gas and fell from the bucket to the bot tom of tlie shaft. lie died from the result of his injuries. Seven others ; succeeded in pet tin;* out. Four men J lay in the tunnel. All were dead. DUN'S REPORT. Actlvltj' In .llniiiilai'tiirlns Coiillimca mid (lie Outlook In Itrl^ht. New York. Nov. I.—J{. G. Dun & j Co.'s Weekly lleview says: Speculation waits,upon politics, but j legitimate business is not disturbed >by the approaching elections. New labor complications have been 1 promptly settled by advancing wages, and the gradual improvement in sup ply of coal has reduced prices and re [ stored activity in manufacturing. | Complaints are increasing as to the j tardy movement of freight, miles of cars being stalled by the lack of mo ; five power, and many roads refuse j to accept further shipments until tha I blockades are removed. Lower temperature has stimulated retail sales of seasonable merchan dise. but frost conies too late to ser iously injure agricultural products. Liberal consumption sustains quota | tions in most lines, domestic de mands being supplemented by large exports. Operating expenses of ihe ! railways have been increased in many I cases to such a degree that net earn ; itigs are somewhat curtailed, but ! gross earnings for October thus far ! exceed last year's by 4.7 percent. New Kng-land shoe manufacturers | are receiving additional orders at | fully sustained quotations and many I shops are assured of full occupation I well into January. Supplementary orders for winter goods have de creased. Conditions at the cotton mills are healthy, a scarcity of goods being general, while there is no disposition i to force transactions. Failures for the week numbered 2:£ l in the United States, against 191 last year, and 22 in Canada, compared with 21 a year ago. EQUINE CHAMPION. j <'re(n-?ii!t llfati tlie IVorM'i by Trottlnir 'l'*vo >lile» In 1:17, on the Weill pills, Ti-1111., Track. Memphis, Tenn.. Nov. I.—(reseeus, the great >nn of Hubert McGregor, made good his claim to champion- J ship honors Friday afternoon at the : driving park in a remarkabl" exhibi tion of .-.peed and stamina. The horse was sent against the world's two-mile ; trotting record of 4:2*',, held by On j ward Silver and completed the eir , cuit twice without a break in 4:17 i flat, clippingll l sccomls oif the for i mer record. Moth the horse anil Mr. Ketcham, who drove him, received an | ovation from the large crowd pres ent. Creseens appeared snortly after n ; o'clock and after coring i\\4ee Ketcham nodded for 111 • word. Ac companied b\ a runner t'resceus went to the quarter in seconds. At the half the timers hung out 1:001.,. and j the 1 lit quarters pole was passed in 1 straightening on! for the wire Ketcham sent him along at a lively clip, the mile being reeled off in ; 2:1"' \t the mile and a quarter | ( reseeus seemed to increase his ! speed and the p..-t was passed iu ! 2:41 and the mile ami a half was ; made in IThe last three-quarter | pole was passed in 3:43 anil the two I miles was covered iu 4:17. ( reseeus 1 trotted the Iftsf mile faster than the I first, lie covered the t\\<» miles in 7 1 ', seconds faster than the pacing rec ord. made by Nervola. Killed Her ■l!ikl>:iiiil. .loplin. Mo.. Nov. 1. It. 0. Randall, a real e tate d •aler of < arthage. was I shot and I. lied J'rlday h,v his wife. | Mr-. Randall hud Htied for divorce and i when the\ met iu a lawyer's office ; 1 quarrel cnued. Itandall drew a knife j 1 and attempted to stab his wife, when ! she -hut hiin live times. \|r -. Kan- | I da 11 W:i> i rre»t> I. \ \% i-i-i k on lli- I rle Komi. i were sei >u-l\ jnjti ed, one f.i iIH ' reaehing \ddi oil, Ihe l'till ahead j fr. fit .111 I • Ippl iae , n; . TMI I t ITS GLORY ALL GONE Melancholy Fate of a Famous Amer ican Frigate. Koruotten, the President Lli-» nt a London l)(wk-ttin Due of lliel-'in esl I'ltflit Intt Stilus That Ever flew Our Flim. Never again will there be a war be tween England and America. This is tlie very confident prediction of the statesmen of the two great English speaking nations. More than ordinary interest attaches, therefore, to the once famous Yankee frigate President, whose guns were among the last to be trained by Americans on the flag of England. For nearly a century this trophy of the final armed conflict be tween the two countries has rested in English waters. Few are the Ameri cans who know that one of the most renowned fighting ships of the early days of the republic—a sister-ship of the beloved Constitution, of which Oliver Wendell llolmes wrote the stir ring lines: ' Ay: Tear has battered ensisrn down' 1-ons? has it waved on hi(?h—" lies, unhonored and forgotten, in a London dock. .Just a century ago this winter the President, newly launched from a New York shipyard, was in the Mediterranean as the American navy's first flagship on the European station. The contrast between lierand the pres ent American flagship, the steel-clad Illinois, is as great as that between the young republic of those days and the mighty America of to-day. Little does the President look like a fighting ship to-day as she lies in the West India docks, denuded of masts and spars and carrying a house on her deck. But, says the London (iraphic, in the early years of the past century, when England was embroiled in the Napoleonic conflict, and had little desire for a dispute with the states, the fleet-footed-Yan kee frigate circled the liritish isles, challenging every craft that flew the liritish flag. Such a scourge was she to British shipping that the admir alty issued a special circular to the navy that the President must be cap tured at all hazards. How America's first European flag ship came to fly Britain's flag is a STERN OF THE "PRESIDENT." (Or.ce Upon a Timp She Was the Prid'e of Our Navy.) story of Anglo-Saxon courage and daring. It was on the night of Jan uary 14, 1815, that the* President, l.aving just returned from '"bearding the lion in his den," was chased into Long Island sound, near New York liarbor, by a British fleet. In com mand of her was the adventurous Decatur, whose capture ami burning of the Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli in ISU4 Nelson pronounced the "most daring act of the age."' At daybreak on the 15th, the Pres ident. having grounded and strained lu rself during the night, was again under sail. Decatur then discovered that four of the enemy's ships were in pursuit, one on each quarter and two astern. At noon the breeze fell. The Yankee frigate was almost wa terlogged. A favoring breeze brought on the Endymion, the most powerful of the pursuing fleet. She opened fire with her bow chasers, to which Decatur replied with his stern battery. This running light continued for two hours nnd the Kndymion was so disabled that she avoided Decatur's efforts to come to close quarters. For hours the two ships -ailed side by side, fir ing occasional fjuiis. lint towards midnight two fresh English ships, the P'liv.one and the Teneilos. crawled up and opened fire on the President nt close range. Decatur was com pelled to strike his colors. His loss w.i- 24 killed and wounded. The loss of the President was In vestigated by a court-martial, but Decutur was exonerated of blame. "In this unequal contest the enemy gained a ship, but tin" victory wo» mil-," the court found. "We fear we cannot express in a manner lliat will lio justice to our feelings our udmira tiou of the conduct <>f t itnmodore Decatur and all under his command." The President was sent to Ber muda, and front there she vv a brought tu Kniflitnd by the Kndy mion. whose captnln was rewarded || I lie kklg, I""• • r JMfl I 1,,' I'lr hient lay at Portsmouth, where be vv a the model for several Hrlli-h Irilfatt Later she wa fit <li ilham, mul some time ill the 'tUl'n she be came a drill ship at the West India thick". There he 1111. rested 112. r 40 \ Mit th • n l pi. idem of ihv n public on her prow 11 [ LESSON IN AMERICAN HISTORY in PUZZLE STI V VESA XT TEAHS THE I) KM AM) Foil SIIRRBXDEH TO I'llilES. Fiml Gov. Wlntlirop. It was in August. 1664, 1 lint an English land and naval force under Col. Richard Nicholls anchored in the harbor of New Amsterdam and de manded the surrender of the town, and at the same time sent a proclama tion to 1 tie citizens promising perfect security of person and property to those who would quietly submit to English rule. A second letter, brought by (Jov. Winthrop of Connecticut, came, demanding surrender, and the council suggested reading it to the people, but the governor, in a rage, tore the letter into bits, but later had the pieces gathered up and u copy made, which was submitted to the people. HUMOROUS. "She's not as pensive as slie was before you married her." "No; she's expensive now."—lndianapolis News. His Pound of Flesh.—Financier (tenant of our forest, after a week's unsuccessful stalking)—" Now, look here, my man.l bought and paid for ten stags. If the brutes can't be shot, you'll have to trap them! I've promised the venison, and I mean to have it!"— Punch. Holdon—"I tell you what, Harry, I wish 1 had enough money to relieve all the distress amongst the poor peopl" of this town." Somers —"A generous wish." Holdon—"You see, if I had all that money, I'd be able to live like a fighting cock all the rest of my life."—Boston Transcript. Opportune Time..—She —"George, 1 think you'd better not speak to papa to-night. I'm afraid he isn't in a very humor." lie—"Why not?" Clin oont him lior bill to-day." lie—"llut, dear, I'll make it clear to him that I want to pro vide for you in the future." —Phila- delphia Press. A young man from Hanffshire was spending .his holidays in Aberdeen. While walking on"the green"in com pany with his uncle he was sur prised to see so many Kites flying. Observing one far higher than the rest he called his uncle's attention and asked if ever he had seen a kite flying as high before. "Did ever I see ane as high afore? Man, Jamie, that's naething. for I liae seen some o* them clean out o* sight. —Scot tish American. GIANT MUSHROOMS. Ya I?nkliiml Tliey Sometime* firow llili Kno null tor * u nuliatle* or l inlirellaii. Mushrooms are specially abundant in many districts this year, lhe state ment that great quantities are being found in the ruraldistrictsaround Col chestcr lias brought in several letters from other parts of the country. All our Correspondentstate that they are enjoying the delights of mushroom picking, ami one of them adds that this is the best tonic for the-season. Iv.'o correspondents have found mushrooms which they consider to be of unusual ti/e. What is an unusual size for a mushroom is a very much discussed mat t er, but we give our correspondents the credit of their finds, >ays the Lou don Kxpress. "Paterfamilias," writes from High Wycombe to 111 i» effect: "The other day I was out in the fields with iny two children. it was the sort of da \to which we have got accustomed now when rain i.-> regarded as prob able every other lninutu. i mention this to explain what follows. My chil dren had gone on ahead of incwheu 1 was struck by their attitude. I could not see exactly win.l they were doing, a» I am short-sighted, but they were coining tow a rd me wit h some thing over their hi-ails. It turned out to lie a verjr late mushroom, and they were pre tending that it was a fairy's umbrella, i had no measure with me, and before we n"i home the mushroom hail been chipped a good <i< :iI. owing to the children' letting it tall, but 1 feel -me that it w.is at least ten or I:.' inches in diameter. T'lis surely constitute* u rword," 1 tnt the >opposed record U noon beat en. lln r other corn -ponociil has found a liig«> i mushroom. Writing from .North Keul, he a\»: "I ww looking for mwslirriniin tPtday moi l.i win , I came it n< uti li»irr'lilt riu U li» !•!. '!!»«> all hitiin 'i li» rim frii«» tin iiu lu « in u I « lu io , mi ) uft* r linikiHif «Iniui for • i i»4« i loi ii. i« i • ilii.l i i i|i-« "• 1 • 1 ' " ' «• > tin !»• « i>»« It ii' Hifv ttlui I UlU.v H tuvui I'll ll* SCHOOL AND CHURCH. The fact that last year the Fiji islands contributed $25,000 to foreign missions is in itself an announcement that the heathen countries of the world are diminished by one. There are between SO and 90 prin cipal synagogues in the United King dom, in which just under 100,000 Jews worship. There are also 150 minor synagogues, or bethels. An extensive movement toward Christianity is reported among the low caste Lai Begis people near Mee rut, in the northwest provinces, India, in connection with the mission of the Church Missionary society. A movement has been started in Eng land, under the lead of Lord Badstock, to place a copy of the Scriptures in the hands of every child in the schools of India who is able to read a Gospel in his or her own tongue. lowa college, Grinuell, opened its nrsi year uiiuer I'resßn-ni uaunj with an attendance of 303, the largest in the history of the institution. The total of all the students on the ground, including those studying in the acad emy and the school of music, reaches 450. A Bombay medical missionary last year treated 3,110 patients in addi tion to her regular work as teacher in a boarding school. This mission ary's industry is paralleled by that of a doctor in India, an eye specialist, who t rea ted 12.000 patients during one year, besides visiting many in their homes. A richly deserved retort was that made by a Sioux girl at the Hampton institute not longsince. A silly visitor to the school went up to the magnifi es lit red-skinned' belle and said: "Are you civilized-?" The Sioux raised her head slowly from her work—she was fashioning a breadboard at the mo ment and replied: "No; are you?" Bradford (Mas*.) academy began its one hundredth year with an entering class of over 100 young women. This turn in the fortunes of this institution is deserved testimony to the beauty of its situation and its excellent equip ment. Several new teachers are em ployed. the accommodation* of the school are insufficient for it-- nepds and there is a long waiting list. 11 «* l» ri* \v K solmivp i» !•*»)*■. I- Jewish exelusiveness becoming a legend rather than a reality? It. would seem so, at least, in Australia. The recently published matrimonial statistics of New South Wales sluivr that in I'.'ol 07 Jewesses selected hus band* from the Church of Kngtaud, 17 mated with Catholics and 11 fount! their affinities in the l're*byterian fold. One hundred und fifty -one Jews united to Anglican wives. 02 to < at ho lie*, 13 to I'resb.yterians, 12 to .Metho dists, four tn ggnostic*, and two to I'ongregationallsts, while a solitary son of l-rael is returned a* having wedded a Bapti*t. Altogether, out of 7il Jewish marriages, 341 were more or less "mixed."—London < hroiiicle. I ulari* Venice mice. "You' I l>e ">rry for tlii- .ti . day!** howled the son and heir a» hi- father re 11 a»ed li i ill from the p".*i: u|j he liaii occupied acrns* the paternal knee, "I'll be sorry? When?" "When I get lo be a mail!" "Vmi will take rcwitgc by whipping your father when you are tig and • tl'olig ami I alii old and feeble, will you, Joh tiny "No, sir," blubbered Johnny, rub bing himself, "but I'll Kpunk your grandchildren till they eau't re»t!"— XV Timer |l< * il« ill lltM'ltifc: i Iml'y Vw I say, Pweiitly, lei'#do k.ime'hii ►' • pv.nte and bm ,1. int<» the hewoic cia»«. la. iv \ wiflil.Ucuklf.t Wlil •kail we d..? "-ii»u> thi: 4 **t waordh .n, m ii»r k i II <\s! I I an l I'; «. . hits O I . l)ur,\ V » . 3
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