T Our County Correspondents. m ft Central I'm nt itoniH. Dr. DutiiulHon, of Mod ford, spent Bovoral days lioro luitt wuuk. L. Suvugo, of Woodvlllo, wan In town several days UiIh week. Mrs. Wni. Nichols, of Sums Vol loy, wiih trading horo Tuesday. Hunry A. Holikopf, of Applagato, was trading horo onu day IuhI wuok. Mr. and Mm. W. It. Dickinson Bputit a day horo tlio first of tlio wook. ' MIhb ICIvii Gplloway Is rouoivlng a visit from liur oousin, who is from tlio oust. Mrs. Mary Ulckler roturnod from hor trip to Han Krunuisuo tlio llrst of the wuok. Mrs. M. M. Cook soy wont to Sums Valloy Wednesday to make rela tives a visit. Dr. Miuklo roturnod homo lust Thursday from his trip through Coos County. Joseph Grimes, of Jacksonville, made our city a business visit tho first of the week. Mrs. A. A. Wimor, of Arago, Coos County, is making rulutives and friends at this place a visit. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Davis loft last wook for Klumath County, whore they go to spend the summer. Miss Martha Matney left for her homo on Applegate the first of the wook to BM3iid a short vacation. Wm. Holmes Is having a now barn built on his homo property. I. J. Carson and L. 1C. Van Vliut are doing tho oarpunter work. ADIIITIONAI. CISTKAI. rot NT ITKMH. Miss Maude Downing, who has boon visiting Ashland relatives and frionds, has returned homo. Miss Rose Hookenyos, who spent the past year in Portland, has come home to spend the summer with hor mother, who has been in poor health lately. Miss Pearl Hall was making fare well calls in our city Thursday morning before taking the train that evening for Myrtle Point, where she will spend hor summer vacation with her uiothor. Some of our ladiex are planning aa entertainment to bo eivon soon, the proceeds of which will be ap plied toward a fund for sinking a well at the oomotery. We assure thorn a lurge audience as we are all interested in tho object in view. Mrs. J. W. Morritt wont to Ash land last Thursday morning to visit with friends and especially to meet Mrs. Dr. Patterson, who was on tho ovoning train from San Fran cisco going to her future home at Gardner. The train being held in Ashland that evening was a plan just Bulling the ladies and the time wus pleasantly spent in visiting. At Medford a party of friondB from her old home hero joined them and a jolly party thoy made, the call, Central Point, came only too Boon and amid good-bye's thoy left tho train wishing Mrs. Patterson and little Ruth a safe journey and a pleasant home. L. M. Jacksonville News. Wm. Roamos, of Gold Hill, is paying Cresoent City a visit. - Prof. G. A. Grogory, of Medford, was over on business one day last week. A marriage license was issued June 24, to L. S. Greene and Etliol Melville. Marriod In Ashland, June 24, 1898, by Rev. F. G. Strange, KrneBt F.Snydor and Miss.Fanuie M. Banta. , . Capt. Whoolor, of Grants Pass, was attending circuit court here one day last week. Tho mootings of Adurol Chapter, No. 8, 0. IS. 3., have been suspended until September. Mrs. Geo. Hines visitod hor brother, W. H. Holt, and wife, of Williams creok, during tho wook, Attorney Robert O. Smith and Judge H. L. Benson, of Grants Pass, were here during the week upon logal business. The oounty commissioners' court wus in session Thursday to approve the bonds filed by the county and preoinot oilioors elect. Mrs. J. D. Stovens enlertainod the birthday club at her home on Tuesday evening. A pleasant time was had by all present. Miss Anna Mahoffer, who Is quite well known in Jacksonville, is re ported dangorously 111 with pnsu- vW a I monlu at her home In Crescont City, Miss Theresa liryunt, who has bo ably assisted Geo. A, Jackson, county clerk, during his adminis tration, will be retained by Gas Newbury. Mrs. Henry Kllppol, of Modford, was calling on Jacksonville friends Monday. Mr. Kllppel's health did not Improve during his stay at the liyboo springs. Mrs. T. T. Tonguo and daughter, Florence, who have boen visiting Mrs. A. H Roamns for the pust six weeks, loft for their homo at 11111b boro on Monday. Mrs. T. J. Kennoy and tho little girls, Morvina and Prances, left Tuesday for Redding, Calif., to visit for two weeks with Mrs. Konney's sister, Mrs. L. L. Savage. L. C. Coleman, of San Francisco, wui in Jacksonville during the wuok. He has extensi vo land inter ests ln. Rogue rivor valloy and la making one of his periodical visits to look after his orops. Judge K. K. Haunu, an attorney from Colfax, Wash., was here upon legal business last wook. He is one of tho contestants against Juhu Hroud ovor some mining property situated on Forest creek. Mrs. Joseph Patterson and two boys, of Woodland, Calif., arrived in Jacksonville last Thursday even ing and are tho guests of Mrs. M. Armstrong. Mrs. Patterson will soon join her husband in Alaska. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pendleton, of Table Hook, were here Pnday for the purrxiso of revising tho premium list for the coming fair. Thoy were accompanied by Miss May Pendle ton and Miss Lucy Brewer, of Sun Francisco. Prospect Items. II V WILD HILL. Crops are fine in this part of the country. Sohool at Prospect is gotting along nicely with Miss Wrisley as teacher. Thoy expect to have a grand time at tho Rod Blanket ranch on the Fourth. C. W. Knighten and family passed through Prospect last week on their way to Klamath County on business. School at Flounce Rock olosed Juno 24th. The teacher, Miss Min nie Hcckenjos, will return to her home near Modford. Travel is increasing on this road every day, and there would be more if the road boss would olean the roads and have them fit to travel. Mrs. M. F. Loosloy, from lower California, who has been visiting Mrs. C. W. Knighten, has gone to Klamath County to visit relatives. Table Rock items. S. F. Morine has been hauling some fine cord wood to Medford. E. B. Jennings is still highly plousod with his quicksilvor pros peot. Hon. S. M. Nealon attended the G. A. R. meeting at Medford Sat urday. Benton Vincent made a tour of tho valley townB Saturday prepar ing for harvest. N. C. Gunn and E. B, Jennings are out with now teams, lately bought from outside parties. Chas. Dickison and family went to Ashland Tuosduy for a few days' outing and a visit with frionds there. The Brobst brothers came out from tho Elk oreek mines lust week and will not return for some time. Several families with oovered wagons have passed throuoh bore lately from the sun-dried plains of uaittornia. They seem to think Oregon almost a paradise. At least one hundrod people spent last Sunday on the river near hore. We suppose they were all pionioing at least we would not dare aoouse anyone we saw of fishing even though they had fishing parapher nalia with them. . J. C. P, Phoenix Items. Harvest hands are in demand in Eden preoinot at the present time. Miss Clara Mingua, of Ashland, !b visiting her aunt, Mrs. L, A. Rose, of Phoonix. John Doyenport was over from his mine last Friday on businoss. Ho returned on Saturday. Furry Bros, have sold sixty tons of hay to a gautloman from Snora mento, the consideration, $550, The hay is to be balled In the field from the shook and delivered on the cars at Phoenix. Miss Holt, of Ashland, daughter of Senutor Holt, is in Phoenix visit ing her sister, Mrs. F. T. Miller. Mrs, Potor Hnrvoy and ohildron, of Sun Francisco, uro in Phoenix visiting Mrs. Harvey's mothor, Mrs. Short. Mrs. L. 15. Rose was called to Ashland lust Thursduy on account of the serious illness of her mother, Mrs. Dollurhide. Mr. and Mrs. L. Calvert, of Grants Pass, camo up Sunday to visit Mrs. C.'b parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Column n. Thoy returned home on the evening train. The Honolulu Feast. From tha Honolulu Evening fJulloMa: ''The luau given the soldier boys yesterday will live long in their memories if what thoy Buy is to be believod. Never in the history of this city bus such a displuy of good fueling being shown us the reception tendered tho boys in blue. The day began when the soldiers arrived at the grounds about' 11:30, from when the foust wus in progress arid kept up till 5:30. During the whole time there was music either by the Government band or the California band. Special mention must bo made of the songs by the Kamohumeha boys which were eagerly listened to and loudly ap plauded by the visitors. The boys by their orderly be havior and gentlemanly boaring have made a name for themselves in the town and tho Islands have 3000 missionaries who will work for them with the object of annex ation. All day long the rooms of the House of Representatives and the Sonate in the Executive building were crowded with men writing letters home. Those who could not find room at the desks and tables wero stretched out on the floor of the lanai writing. Many of the men after a ride to Waikiki came baok to the grounds to eat again. Nearly every one of them could be seen carrying either a cocoantit, a pineapple or some other fruit on their way buck to the ships. On their arrival at the boats tbey were ordered to throw away whatever fruit they had. They did bo but threw it all on the decks of the vessels, where it was snatched up by companions and Booretcd. So ended the day. The commit tee of ladies were tired but grati fied. AN EQQ TRICK. Meaa One Plaretl br Klondike's "Swlflwater Dill." Mr. Wardner, reports the Milwaukee Sentinel, exhibited a paper In which was an article on the Klondiker and a por trait showing a Frencby-looking man with a big- diamond in bis shirt front, well cut of clothes and a stovepipe hat the prince of Wales would have been proud to wenr. Mr. Wardner laughed us he looked at the picture again ami related some anecdotes of "Swiftwatcr Bill," the man who hud struck "$5,00J to the square foot on bedrock," "Bill," had the second best claim on the Yukon, and wns so self-important on his re turn that he kept a private secretary through whom the reporters hod to in terview him. He married the sister of fiussic Lb More, a vaudeville dancer who dauced In a tent in Dawson. "Swift water Bill" paid her attention, but got mad at the dancer and married her sis ter. The dancer wns very fond of eggs while In Dawson, and after their quar-rc-11 "Bill" bought up every egg there was In the place, paying one dollar apiece for them to tho number of about 400, und then ate his meuls near her so ns to enjoy her annoyance at not being able to have her egg order filled. While he wns eating his fill of eggs In a tan talizing' way she had to be content with bacon at $35 an order. STATUE WITH A WARDROBE, Plstare of a Made nor In Brands Has Nine Different Snlta. One of the most, curious tilings in llrusscle, a tiling that must be charac teristic to some extent of the temper of tho people, is the little manikin Btntue and fountain, says the Kansas City Journal. It is a statue of a naked boy, said to have been erected by a nobleman whoso lost son wns found on this spot. But there Is not the IcaRt excuse for the boy's nakedness, for he Is well sup plied with elothlngof many sorts, ami is rich enough to buy more suits occa sionally. Louis XV. decorated the statue with the order of the Holy Ghosts pos sibly at a moment when another sort of spirit had possession of him, and It Is the owner of nine handsome costumes belonging to nine different periods. On fete days the boy is gorgeously clodi sometimes In old French costumes, sometimes in the uniform of the Guard Civlquc. All this is funny enough, but not ns curious ns the rest. It is the fashion for wealthy maiden ladles of Brussels to fall in lovo with tho statue, and remember it handsomely in their wills. Through one such bequest this petted boy Is provided with a valet at a ?nlary of $40, and a' short time ago an other unwedded admirer loft $200 for the completion and maintenance of his wardrobe, Mother and the girls (ecstatically) -My, isn't It hlghP" Popper (In a gloom that reaohes to the base of the towor) "We'.l, what of UP Have you pen nny thing in Paris this summer .nul wain't hiirhP" Life. .JJimf.M ';Tja)l(l,,' . The Prince of the Zoo. By MtUi Hiy Barrowt. il VTOW do coma away from those 11 monkeys, I've stood 'em Jest as milt us I can. Lnnd sukcsl I don't ne how you can abide 'cm." "1'n: cntiiif, .Miss llitty, but they're so cute I can't ii'inoHt tear myself away. I'd 'lotted more on secin' them than mytiiiiitf at the Zoo." "Well, Mima, it's getting late, and I do want you should see the gyriifft, and If wu don't go right along they'll have his house locked up." 'i'hu visitors who still lingered before tha monkey ca;;c ;!aiiccd smilingly at the two wc.nen from "u; country way" a they hurried, the little om; with eager step, and the tail one with back ward glimcra, along the path to the giraffe Iimisc It was early summer, mid the sun was not set, t)iou;;h it was nearly eliding time The gardem: were quite d.'Hcrtcd, and the guurds stood ex pectantly by the j;a.les. Miss llitty i'carson and her guest found thc.glraffe alone, but not socially inclined. "He looks so haughty that I kinder hate to offer him a cookie," tald the tall woman, "and I don't s'posc he'd .so much ns look at a peanut. Idunnoas 'twould be worth while to swallcr a lit tle thing like that when it bad such a long ways to go down. .Seems kinder wasteful, having such an awful len'th o' neck, an' his head don't amount to anything after you get there." Miss llitty was clearly disappointed. "Why, Mima Johnson, I think he's ele gant. I come to see him every time I'm In town. My brother's folks say I spend more time here than I do with them. You just come up here close and see his soft fur, if that's what you call it, and his handsome polka dots. He's got areal nice fnce, too gentle, but not to be put upon." They wandered about in the great glass-roofed room where the giraffe lived. His halter rope was fastened to the roof, and high up on the wall was his crib, which the keeper had just filled with hay. He thrust it down through the skylight, and so did not see Miss llitty and Jemima in the gathering shadows below. As they talked and coaxed the great creature's attention they lost track of the time. In fact they were so absorbed that they did not hear the great gong that announced the closing of the Zoo. Neither did they notice the click of the door to the giraffe house. It is sur prising how much there is to see and admire in a giraffe if you set about it. "Miss Hitty, yeu haven't got your watch on, have you?" asked Jemima, after she hsd exhausted the giraffe's oharms. " 'Twouldn't be polite If we was late to supper, long as I am at your brother's, and I seem to feel it supper time." "Sakcs, what a child you arc! "Mima was past 30 "I feel 's if I'd only done dinner," replied the reluctant Miss Hit ty. "But sister Jane will want to hear all about ourshopping before tea. John says It takes his mind off his victuals if we talk about bargains at the table, so we'd better step along." They turned to the door at one end, but it was fastened. They walked the length of the room to the other door, but that, too, was locked. "Sakcs alive, Mima Johnson, what are you giggling at?" demanded Miss Hit ty with some asperity. "Why, don't you see we're locked in, and have to stay all night with your lovely gyrnfft?" and Mima's giggle be came hysterical. "I'd rather spend it here than with those monkeys you took such a shine to," retorted Miss Hitty, with great presence of mind. "But I don't intend to stay with cither. Here, you! Here!" She bejjnn to call and pound on the dour with the end of her umbrclln. Je mima joined in the cry, but there was no response. The usually noisy Zoo was' quiet as dawn. The animals were left in peace, and the guards had gone to supper. Fortunately It was not yet dark, and plenty of air came in at the open skylight, "Whatever shall we ' do?" gasped Mima. "Do? I rather guess we stay where we are, for the present," Miss Hitty re plied. "You jest sit down on that box while I think." Miss Hitty thought at some length, but to little purpose. It was clear that nothing could be done till the guards finished their supper. At the mention of supper Jemima caught her breath. Ever since 11 o'clock she had been sight seeing, and her first day of the city had been quite enough for her. "There, child, I know you're hungry. Never knew a young one who wasn't. Ain't it a mercy we didn't give nil our sweeties to the elephant? Here's three seed cookies and a bun, and I guess you got an orange and the bag o' peanuts, ain't you? Come, now, that's famous. We'll ent right awny, then it won't seem so long waiting. I'll eprendimy clean pocket hnndk'cher for a tablecloth and we'll play we was to a Sunday school picnic", The timid Jemima soon recovered her spirits, and they had quite a merry meal. While they ate dnrkness set tled over the Zoo, and night came on, but there wns no sign of the returning guards. When they had eaten the last peanut Miss Hitty began to look anx ious. It was all very well to have something queer happen to her; it al ways did; but here was Mima,, nnd the Johnsons would never forgive her If anything happened to their Mima,. She wished to goodness she'd never brought her; but, then, nothing would happen. She wouldn't let It. She turned deter minedly to Mima nnd said: "Now, Mima Johnson, you're all tired out. Just you ourl up on that fresh straw and take n cai nnp. Likely that's bis bed, but hs won't begrudge it to you. I'll speak to the guard when he comes by. Tluit's a dear." Her faith In Miss Hitty was strong, nd bur weariness was grout, so in a few minutes Jemima was sound asleep. Mis llitty spread her shawl over the younger woman's feet and sat down on a wooden box In the corner. "The poor dear!" she soliloquized, "and this is tha first night she ever spent away from home I" The giraffe had been busily eating his hay, with no eye for such lowly beings as his visitors, but now he had emptied the crib and turned his soft eyes on Miss llitty. "If those ain't ihs loveflesi eyesT" said Miss Hitty, admiringly, "but I kinder wish he'd look at me straight on, and not round the corner, that way. Nice gyrafft, handsome fellow! If only I knew his name; seems foolish to talk baby talk to a gTeat big thing like that. I might call him Spotty, though it don't suit as well as It might. Wisht he'd let me feel him." She spoke coaxingly, but quietly, so as not to wake Ml ma. The gieat timid creature regarded her with curiosity, turning Its head and viewing her from the most Impossible angles. He craned and twisted his neck till Mls Tlltty feared he would "get a stitch." It was quite dark, though the twilight had not ended. But Miss Hitty had become ac customed to the dusk. The giraffe came gradually nearer, apparently puzzled by the unusual voice. "I hope I'm not keeping him awake. I should think he'd wnnt to go to sleep, but perhaps he's like a horse and don't like to lie down before folks. Land, I'm glad he ain't a horse. I should be wared to doth. It always makes me nervous just to hitch up a team, but Spotty I'll have to call him that till I get something better he's so gentle that I couldn't be scared leastways." "Spotty" seemed to Ignore Jemima's presence, though he rolled his. eyes once or twice in her direction. His cu riosity in Miss Hitty was absorbing. He gradually came as near her as his tether would allow and bent his great neck towards her. ".Vow I call that real friendly of him!" exclaimed Miss llitty in delight. "May be he remembers me. I should almost think be might, I've been here so often. It docs seem a shame he should have to have that halter on all night. They oughter take it off. I declare if I could only reach I've a mind to take it off myself. He couldn't come to no harm while I'm here to look out for things. There, dear, couldn't you get your head down a mite lower?" She rose cautious ly, not to startle him. "I'm such, a sawed-off, I aever could reach any wheres, and even this box ain't high enough." She groped around the room' in the dusk till she stumbled against a barrel, and with much panting mounted it. Then she reached down for the box and placed that on top of the barrel. By this time the giraffe .had become sus picious and had retreated. It took some time to coax him back, but finally he came near enough for her to pat him. He rubbed his neck against her caress ingly and nearly caused Miss Hitty to lose her balance. "There, there, easy, dear. Just hold still a bit till I unbuckle this strap. There you are my, I guess it's a re lief!" The giraffe appreciated his freedom and became more friendly than ever. "I declare, I wish I had something for him to eat. Not that I suppose he's hungry, after all that hay, but he'd relish a morsel of something green. If Mima were awake she'd give me a spray out of that bunch o' flowers she's tak ing to Sister Jane. I don't see why Spotty shouldn't get the good of them; they'll be all withered before we get there. I don't believe she'd say a word." Miss Hitty slid off the barrel and took the bunch of old-fashioned posies out of Jemima's bag. One by one she held the flowers out to Spotty, and he curled his long tongue about them and carried them up to his mouth. It was while she was feeding him that there came footsteps along the gravelly walk out side. "I clean forgot to slip old Long-neck's halter," one voice was saying. "Well, you'd better step in and do it now," replied the other. "If the in spector should come round " There was a click in the lock and a lantern flashed into the room. "Goshl" gasped one of the men. "What on earth!" They both stood speechless, regarding the little oi l lady on the box who was patting the gi raffe's pretty head. She looked up and smiled. "Good evening, sir. I guess you didn't expect to see me here. We got locked in, and Mima Johnson she's gone to sleep in the corner there; she was clean tuckered out; so I thought I'd be friendly with Spotty. I'm real fond of him. I took his halter off, so's he'd feel more freedom. I hope you don't mind I thought 't would be all right so long as I didn't leave him alone." She smiled so pleasantly that the men gradually recovered their speech; "Much obliged; ma'am," the keeper stammered. "I was just coming to do it myself. Lucky I forgot, though." he added, with a smile, "or you wouldn't have got out to-night." "Why, sure enough," said Miss Hitty. "I do declare If I hadn't forgotten we was prisoners." Jemima, wakened by the sound of the men's voices, had hastily risen and seized her bag. "I'm sure we're much obliged," she hastened to Bay,, "and glad enough to get out." "Why, Mima, you had a splendid naps you oughtn't to complain." Then, turning to her deliverers nnd shaking each cordially by the hand, Miss nitty added: "Yes, I've allcrs liked the gyrafft, and somehow I seem to think more of him now than ever I've had a real pleasant time. Good night, Spotty." Woman's Journa' Now Look Pleasant, jyY BROTHER, G. W. MAOKEV, lias taken charge of my Photoy Gallery for a few woo Its, while Mr. Weston, late ol . Pes Moines, Iowa, and my self make a trip to the mountains with a Photo Tont for health and pleas ure. H. C. MACKEY, The Leading: PHotozrapticr of Medford, VAUDEVILLE VAPORINGS. War Talk Pnrnlabee a Fine rieU tat (he Merry ranatera of the Varloir Sle. "Looks like war is morning, sure enough. I see tbey have sent for Lee, clrared the decks of the ironclads and closed the Congressional library, for the first time in 40 years." "Closed the library. What for?" "Afraid the magazines would ex plode." "Yes, and Isee they have sent for Mrs. . Bradley Martin. Such a good hand to get up balls." . ' "Better send for that man that lives on the sea coast, for he's great at gath ering shells." "I sea the Episcopalian preachers have to go, too. They know all. about canon." "I heard that Buster's boy whipped; hi school teacher. Got mad because she told him she would make him walk Spanish." "That's not as bad aa Grubb. His cook got mad and left because he. brought home some Spanish onions." "Too bad. Hear about the trouble they're having with the smokestacks of the Spanish cruisers. No? Too smut ty." , "That 288 is worse than that," "How so?" "Two gross." "Girls are going to war, they aay." "Too dangerous. The powder on" their faces might go off." AUSTRIA'S DECADENCE. There la Ho Place la the Traaejall r Bsnalre for Great Hea, Says Mark Twain. I must take passing notice of another point in the government's measures for maintaining, tranquility, says Mark Twain, in Harper's Magazine. Every-, body says it does not like to see any in dividual attain to commanding influ ence in the country, since a man can become a disturber and an inconveni ence. "We have as much talent as tha other nations," says the citizen, re signedly, and without bitterness, "but for the sake of the general good of the country we are discouraged from making- it over-conspicuous; and not only discouraged, but tactfully and skillful ly prevented from doing it, if we show too much persistence. Consequently we have no renowned men; in centuries we have seldom produced one that is, seldom allowed one to produce himself. We can say to-day what no other nation' of first importance in the family of Christian civilization can say: That there exists no Austrian who has made an enduring name for himself which is familiar all around the globe." The Ttseh Pyramid. The great pyramid of Gizeh is the largest structure of any kind ever erect-' ed by the hand of man. Its original di mensions at the base were 764 feet square, and its perpendicular height in. the highest point is 488 feet; it covers four acres, one rood and twenty-two perches of. ground, and has been esti mated by an eminent English archi tect to have cost not less than 30,000, 000, which in United States currency would be about $145,200,000. Internal evidences proved that the great pyra mid was begun about the year 21T0 B. C, about the time of the birth of Abra ham. It is estimated that about 5,000, 000 tons of hewn stone were used in its construction, and the evidence points to the fact that these stones were brought a distance of about TOO miles from quar ries in Arabia. Oryaa Hatla aad Ortaa Flajtna. Organ mnsio reached its olimax witk Baoh. It may perhaps be said that all musio did. At any rate, one thing la certain vis, if there has been any prog ress in mnsio since the day of Baoh, It has been due to him. Bach's mnsio to polyphonic and polyphony is troev mnsio. To its foundation npon thia sohool is due the faot that there has been no decadence in mnsio in Ger many. There has been no advance in polyphony slnoe the days of Baoh. Snoh advance as bas been made has been in originality and boldness of modulation. For pure organ mnsio Baoh still ia and probably will always remain tbo greatest of all composers. Even with all the modern mechanical appliances that have been attached to the organ, his works are still very difficult per haps the most difficult of organ com po sitions. He must have been as great an organist as he was a oom poser." That ha should have been able to play upon tha organ of his day works so exaoting in. technique aa his own is simply marval ons. It is one of the phenomena of mnsioal . history that, while orchestral, operation ana ocner nranones oi musio were m their infancy in Baoh 'a day and hava developed since then, Baoh brought or gan mnsio to its olimax. He was not tha small source whence flowed a rivulet whioh in time was to expand into . broad stream ; he was the broad stream itself. The word "Baoh" in German, means a brook, whioh led a famous Ger- , man composer to say pnnningly that . this great master was not a Bach, bat an ooean. Forum.