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Correspondents.
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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.
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VTOW do coma away from
those
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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.