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THE SUXDAY OBEGOtflAN, POBTLAND, FEBBUABY
1902.
Zi
through your paper why Coos County
creameries sell short-weight butter at
long-weight prices? It Is going on all the
time. W. A. F.
All dumb clocks are not set as you say;
hence the explanation does not fit the
case. Besides, there are dumb clocks in
other countries.
2. Y'ou are 2j0 miles nearer the scene
of the crime. Suppose you find out and
tell.
RECEPTION OF ROYALTY
WHAT THE COURTS DECIDE
MR. DOOLEY TELLS MR. HENNESSY HOW THIS COUNTRY
IS LEARNING COURT ETIQUETTE.-
RECENT FINDINGS INTERESTING ALIKE TO THE LAITY
AND LAWYERS.
i
TTELL ye." tuUd Mr. Dooley, "they
w.nt be enough Iv th' first fam'lles
le't In this counthry this Summer to
n -k- a scmihIhI."
A hcre'll Lbey be?"- asked Mr. Hen
it ' TCuv'H be In London." sld Mr. Dooley.
"TC re alt goln' over to see th' eorona
t! n Kins Edward. Whin that proud
rz a-ch is declared Iv Great Britain,
Ti -. an" cerutln wards Iv Londonderry,
K.is whin he comes out an takes th'
t "h i ollica, an" puts on th' crown an'
tt.r-s his iaaggwryal nddhress. he'll look
"-M inn hjh lv upturned American faces.
.1 1 won't blame him. Ivry scow that'
c 'ts th dhrlnk Is loaded down with
tvlm They are Ann th' British aribtoc
r . out Iv their proud but unhealed
! rcs. Whin th big doln's come off. I
u .Jtr."t 1m? surprised If ye found manny
.n honest American heart l)atln" behind
r.- ermine robe. 'TIs a great chanst fr
tV jok to get even with th' steel thrust.
"V hat wan Iv our princes iv thrade wud
'in't change in a little iv his pro-ceeds f r
tL v hanst to woar & coronet an give three
-'ccrs Tr th' King? Mind ye now. Hln
rlsv if I was th' 'King, with too com-r-trclil
thrnlnln 1 wudden't be crowned at
SI I d rent out th job. I'd advertise
Tr s- rtled bids, an when th coronation
c me off, 'tis at home Id be, settin' in
ir.e s Ippcrs. countin' up th money while
J Fi'Tpont Mogan. as King, me frlnd
Jaun D Rockefeller as Lord High Chan
ce .".or an Jawn W. Gates. as th' Ar-rch-l
Ish p iv Canterbury, received th' ap
Iit.se lv th' House iv Lords an' wives,
il.ls be-In th' oilicers lv th steel thrust.
in picKie tnrust. tn colder thrust, an i
tV KY masther thrust.
Ye sec. we've got to do these things.
II "gan tells me. because we're a wur-ruld
j wcr, A wur-ruld power, d'ye mind.
" hln we was loss lv a power an thought
c ursilvu: moro. whin we were resthricted
t our own back yard, an' niver had
hrnuble with annywan. but whin he come
vcr th' fence. It didn't make anny
, ifTrcncc to us whether th' comet was
"wore on th' front or back Iv th' hair, or
caxrid in a valise. A Prlsident Iv th'
United States was swore in as though he
v.isa Pole wnntin to cast his first vote.
Him an th man befure him rode up to
th Capitol, followed by a procession Iv
naygurs. th Chief Justice ast him if he
fc.t compctint to hold th job, an he said
he d d. he made a speech that had been
j rintcd in th niornln papers fr the last
tme. an wint over to th' White House
an had his bed made up. A Cabinet of
fUir vas all right if he cud get his ap
propriations through by standlu th'
FOR THE SCRAP BOOR
THE Sunday Oregonlan each week for
several months will publish a col
lection of well-known and desirable
ms for -crap-lkok purposes. These it
i .1 print In response to requests ioems.
c. rt speeches, striking extracts, favorite
I 'its generally. If The Oregonlan is un
al!e to obtain them, it will ask for them.
N n asonable request In this department
i.Il be ignored. Selections asked for
must have value In themselves, and not
be tM long. Contributions and requests
arc Invited. Address Sunday Editor of
The Oregonlan.
A Xcw nvcnlnp; Hymn.
Ye shall be unclean until the evening."
n.'orp xlx:!.
N
The rising sun 1 come
Above the onstern lnln:
Man to hi- tabor geH!th forth
Among the golden grain.
Beneath the scorching rays
The heart Is ltoweel with care:
"tt hle In the wortd's Mid. hitter strife
We gain our humble shurc.
But when the day Is done
We put our labor by,
Ae1 ;vUch our tents by Ellm's Palms,
"With cooling waters nigh.
At eve the. pates hall close.
And sdiut the trife away;
While we commune with God alone.
And And It sweet to liray.
Now, silent shadows stretch
To voll the noloome day;
L.k holy lncen-e In the west,
To bear our Pin away.
I'nclcan until the eve."
Till sunset". lutlloued Injur;
"W hen we can Iwtlie our sandaled feet
From day's KllutinK power.
THE 1IUESSIXG OF" EVENTIDE.
It h8 always been a trial to me that I
c uM not find a cheerful evening hjmn.
T'c all bring up in sorrow and sadness.
L.trj one assumes that evening sug
p s gloom and death, and so. while
:'i begin tender and sweet, they never
l.i.l to see fumrenl thoughts in the com
jrr darkness. The Sllonm Illy blooms fair
t ugh. but soon at eve the Illy fades and
1 And so "the night of death will
so m disrobe us all."
S.milar sad forebodings run like a vein
o melancholy through all evening hymns.
To me the npoite thought prevails.
It Is the day that klll and wears us out.
w V"t the night gives us back our life and
ta ty. The scorching rays of noonday
dstroy us, but the quiet cool of evening
refreshes and resurrects Uh to new life.
Al1 through tht old services of Israel
t'jo evening sacrifice seems the sweetest
t't.ng In all their ritual.
If one touched a dead body during the
Ii"s toll, he must remain "unclean until
te evening. It was in the "cool of the
"ay" thnt Adam heard the voice of God.
Bo ye angry and s:n not. Let not the
sun go down on your wrath."
In this line of thinking and experiece,
my mind and heart have always found
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
HEREAFTER, ordinary questions
seeking general information will
be answered In The Sunday Ore
gonlan. Letters should be written on one
side of the paper, and must be accom
panied by the name of the write, not for
publication, however.
Civil Service Evnmlmitions.
ALBANY. Or., Jan. 29. Will you please
Inform me when and where the civil ser
lce examinations take place, the quali
fications necessary to enter same, also
the studies one Is compelled to take in
examination? A. T. B.
There Is no specified time for examina
tions. They are announced from time to
time in the "City News In Brier column.
If you wish to learn about any one exam
ination, or more than one, address Z. A.
l,oigh. Postofllce building, Portland.
Qualifications depend on the sprvlce. A
man who wants to stand examination for
dhrinks fr Congress, an cud make a
throaty that wud break in th' hand. All
that Mas required iv an Ambassadure was
that he knew th st place fr a wandhrln
pathrite to buy a ready-made necktie, an
that his wife didn't put on airs. In thlm
happy days, whin we were sthrugglln'
to' th front, a King seldom come this way.
Wanst in awhile a naygur potlntate wud
slip In fr'm th South Sea Islands, but we
niver paid much attintion to thlm. I mind
well whin King Calico come here fr'm th'
Sandwich Islands, an' stopped at th Grand
Pnssytic Hotel. A comity lv citizens was
applnled to lix up an intertainment fr
him. They decided to give him a poker
party.
"But. now, be hlvens, lvry other day
we're threatened with kings. Down in
Wash'nton, they tell me there's a bulldln'
full iv clerks Jlgurin' out how to ray
celve royalty. Ye'd think It was an aisy
job. All that annywan wud expict wud
be: 'Good mornin. King,' or 'How-do.
Kaiser,' or 'How's thrlcks. Impror?' But
'tis not so. No. sir; if th' Prlsident was
to make wan nall blunder. If he was to
tap th' Impror on th shirt stud where
on'y a King shud be tapped, we'd have
a European war on our hands befure
nightfall. Sure! Supiose they're all set
tin' in th parlor, an' th' hired clrl comes
in an rlpgs th' bell fr dinner. Ye'd say
ivrybody out to th vinds as soon as he
can, th man that paid fr th' food first
an mujbe a fight or two In th' dureway.
Not at all. Be no means. First, th King,
or Impror, thin fifteen mlnyits later th'
sub-King, thin th fam'ly Iv th King,
thin anny morganatic relations, thin th'
staff an' so on. In th' dlnin room ye'er
idee is haste to th' place nearest th' duck.
Wrong. No wan mubt set down till th'
King sets. Thin wan be wan down th'
line, accordin' to rank. Th rankest down
first. Afther th' dinner no scramble Tr
th' rockln' chair, an th' place near th
stove. Out as ye come in King, Prince
Jook, Earl, landgrab, von, excellency,
slob. Where's th Prlsident? In th
panthry doin th best he can.
" 'Tis a dellycate job, an anny man that
knows jus' how rilety shud be threated
can get a good place In Wash'nton. Ivry
day some fine point comes up. Supposln'
th' Iving asts himself to th' house. Is it
betther to go out befure or afther he
comes? How shud a Missoury Congress
man approach His Majesty, on his hands
an ki.ees or through th window? Shud
th Sicrety lv State speak before he Is
spoken to or afther, or not at all? If th
Impror Is caught slippln a King out Iv
h' deck, shud the fact be mintloned thin,
or whin ye have played th' ace fr'm th'
sleeve? Shud th' Prlsident an' Cabinet
tenderest blessings In the shades of even
ing. It is easy to be angered in the heat
of noon, but the glory of a quiet sunset
drives all wrath away, and hushes even
passion.
Reserving all rights in hymn, I shall
still be only pleased to have It go on its
way to bless others as it has bleat me.
Roland D. Grant. .
IJenutlfuI "Wlllumcttc.
From the Cascade's frozen gorges,
Keaiing like a child at play.
Winding, widening through the Valley,
Bright Willamette glides away;
Onward tver.
Lovely river.
Softly calling to the sea;
Time that sears us.
Malms and mars u,
Leaes no track or trench on thee.
Spring's green witchery Is weaving
liraid and border for thy side;
Grace forever hnunts thy Journey.
Beauty dimples on thy tide.
Through ths purple gates of morning.
Now th rtseate ripples dance;
Golden, then, when day doimrtlng
On thy waters trails his lanco;
Waltzlnis. flashing.
Tinkling, plas-hing.
Limpid, volatile and frec
Always hurried
To be buried
In the bitter, moon-mad sea.
In thy crystal depths. Inverted,
Swings a picture of the s-ky.
Like those waering hopes of Aidenn,
Dimly In our dreams that lie;
Clouded often, drowned In turmoil.
Faint and loeely far away
Wreathing sunshine on the morrow.
Breathing fragrance round today.
Love would wander
Here and pondei
Hither poetry would dream;
Life's old questions,
Snd suggestions.
Whence and whither? throng thy stream.
On the roaring wastes of ocean
S!al! thy scattered waves be tossed;
'Mid the surge's rhythmic thunder
Soon thy sliver tongues be lost.
Oh. thy iillmmering rush of gludncss
Mocks this turbid life of mine.
Racing to the wild Forever
Down the sloping paths of time.
Onward ever,
Love-ly river.
Softly calling to the sea;
Time that scars us.
Malms and mars us.
Leaves no track or trench on thee.
Sam L. Simpson.
A Smile.
Nothing on earth can smile but men!
Gems may Hash rellected light, but what
is a diamond flash compared with an eye
flash and a mirth flash? Flowers cannot
smile; this Is a charm that even thev can-
I not claim. It Is the nreroeatlve of man:
j It Is the color which love wears, and
cneoriuiness. ana joy tnese tnree. it is a
light In the windows of the face, by which
the heart signifies it is at home and wait
ing. A face that cannot smile is like a
Janitor would not need the same quali
fications as a woman who desired to ob
tain a situation as typewriter, nor would
an applicant for Inspector of steam boilers
be in the same class with a draughtsman
in a surveyor's office.
Firework on Chlnee Xctt Yenr.
Are the Chinese licensed to let off fire
works during their festivities? If so, by
whom and where does the money go?
R. E.
The Council simply grants permission to
explode fireworks at certain hours on cer
tain days. No license fee attaches.
SpliintorM IIomeHtcad Rlgrht.
Can a young lady homestead 160 acres
of land; and can she get married before
she proves up on the land and still hold
her propc-rty? J. D.
If she ls careful to comply with the pro
visions of the law In regard to continuous
back away ir'vn the rile fam'ly on'y as far
as th' sthreet or to th city limits? All
those questions have got to be answered
an answered right.
"No wan knows what th' horrible ray
suit lv a fiuke might be. I was readln
a thraglc story In th' pa-apers th' otner
day an' I want to tell ye about it, so
ye can advise yo'er daughter in case
e'er a King come out this far. A cer
tain King that Is now. I won't say who
he was, because I might be locked up.
but whin he was Prince lv Wales, he see
a beautiful American woman In a Ger
man city where th' rich an' fash'nable
go to get their first dhrink Iv wather, an
he attlmpted fr to make an Impression
on her. He thrled all his arts, whlstlin
at her on his fingers, callln' out, 'Hi,
there, haven't ye frgot something," giv
in' her th' eye, an' so on, but she was
a pure American woman be birth an she
didn't see him. He niver got within
miles iv her. He slnt her prislnts llowers.
a dog, a dlmon' necklace, a tank Iv gold
fish, a horse, a volume lv pomes, an' a
camel's hair shawl. No answer! He put
a pers'nal in th pa-aper sayln that a
young an' attractive Prince wud like to
meet th' handsome young American lady
who caught his eye with a catsup bot
tle at th' hotel dinner table. It was no
good. Thin he was forced to take de
termined action. He asked her to come
to dinner with him, an In a ragal man
ner slnt another Invitation to her hus
band, rayqueestin" him to give that night
to th' fam'ly his own at home. An th'
poor foolish woman rayfused. Says the,
'Not without Fred,' she says, an' she
wudden't go. Well, sir, wud ye believe
It, there It Is In the pa-aper In black an'
white, 20 year afther whin th' Prisldlnt
applntcd th' son Iv this varchous but
scary lady to go over an' see this here
King crowned, th King almost rayfused
to lave him come. He surely wud have
rayfused If he cud raymlmber th name,
but his life has been busy. It's not sure
that Reginald Wlllieboye can get In yet.
His father was up to th Whltehoue yls
terdah to see whether 'twud be neclssry
fr him to be adopted Into another fam
'ly. Think lv It! Think what simple peo
ple we was In thlm days an' how foolish!
Thank goodness, times has changed. It
cudden't happen now. But It on'y goes to
show, Hlnnlssy, how neclssry It Is rr
us not on'y as a Nation lv raypubllcans,
but as indivldyools, to keep a close tab
on th customs Iv rlelty. We' get betther
lvry day an' the coronation'll be a long
jump ahead."
"Will ye be in Westminister Abbey In
June?" asked Hennessy mockingly.
"Not if I live," said Mr. Dooley.
(Copyright, 1902.)
bud that cannot blossom and dries up on
the stalk1?. Laughter Is day, and sobriety
Is night, and a smile Is the twilight that
hovers gently between both more be
witching than cither. Henry Ward
Beacher.
A I"ImIi Story.
A whale of great porosity
And small sieclfic gravity.
Dived down with great velocity
Beneath the sea s concavity.
But soon the weight of water
Squeezed in his fat Immensity.
Whtch varied as it ought to
Inversely as his density.
It would have moved to pity
An ogre or a Hessian
To see poor spermaceti
Thus suffering compression.
The whale, he lay a-roarlng
In agonies gigantic.
The lamp-oil out came pouring
And greased the wide Atlantic.
Oh, would we'd been in the Navy
And cruising there. Imagine us
In a sea of gravy.
With billows oleaginous!
At length old million-pounder
Low on a bed of coral.
Gave his last dying flounder.
Whereto 1 pen this moral:
MORAL.
Now, let this talc dramatic
About this whale Norwegian
And pressure hydrostatic.
Warn you, my young collegian.
That down-compelling forces
Increase as you get deeper;
The lower down your course Is
The upward path's the steeper.
Anonymous.
A IInril-"Working- Womnn.
All day -he hurried to get through.
The same as lots of wimmln do;
Sometimes at night her husbln' said:
"Ma, ain't you ready to come to bed?"
An then she'd kinder give a hitch.
An' pause half-way between a stitch.
An' sorter sigh an 'say that she
Was ready as she'd ever be.
She reckon.
An' so the years went one by one.
An" somehow she was never done.
An" when the angel said as how:
"Mis' Smith, it's time you rested now-,"
She sorter raised her eyes to look
A second, as a stitch she took:
"All right; I'm coming now," said she.
"I'm ready as I'll ever be,
I reckon."
Verne .Inked For.
Mrs. A. W.. Hood River. Or., asks for
the verses published many years ago in
the Toledo Blade, beginning: "
Well, no; my wife ain't dead, sir.
Hut I have lost her all the same.
She left me voluntarily.
And neither was to'blame.
F. H. would like the ode to the Oregon
grape, beginning:
Oregon grapes. In their midsummer splendor.
Bathing the forest In emerald green.
Where are the blooms that such beauty can
render?
residence on the land, and she finds a man
willing to marry her, she can still hold the
property.
Honfc Kontr and Victoria.
BEAVERTON, Or.? Jan. 31. Is Hong
Kong the name of the island and Victoria
the name of the city? If so, why are
dispatches always dated Hong Kong?
SCHOOLBQY.
Hong Kong is the name of the island;
Victoria the name of the capital and prin
cipal city. Victoria ls commonly called
Hong Kong, no doubt to prevent confusion
with other British cities of the same
name.
Short WelRht Butter, Etc.
COQUILLE. Or., Jan. 2S. Why are all
dumb clocks set at 20 minutes past S A.
M.? I heard that It was In memory of
the hour or time of the death of our
beloved Lincoln.
Second Will you please inform me
Several Question.
First Who Is present speaker of the
House of Representatives?
Second Who Is president of the United
States Senate?
Third The Constitution says: "No per
son shall be president of the Senate who
has not been a resident of the United
States 14 years," etc. Docs this mean that
he must have lived 14 continuous yeara In
the United States, or could he have spent
a few weeks or months on a visit to some
foreign country during tho preceding 14
years and still be eligible?
Fourth If a person serves as a Consul or
Minister In a foreign country. Is the time
spent in that country counted as residence
there.
EIGHTH GRADE. BOYD SCHOOL.
L David B. Henderson, of Iowa.
2. Senator William P. Frye, of Maine.
3. Yes. provided he did not give up his
residence.
4. No. It Is the same .as with a mem
ber of the Legislature or of Congress. A
State Senator from Baker County, tempo
rarily at Salem. Ls still a resident of
Baker County. Congressman Moody, now
Is Washington, D. C. Is a resident of
Oregon. Consul H. B. Miller, at Chung
King, China, Is a resident of the United
States the same as If he were at home in
Oregon.
Mall Cutm Not Rented.
Does or does not our government pay
tent to railroad companies for use of
mall cars? If so, how much per car?
What Is the rate paid per ton? What Is
the average length of haul? L. R. GAGE.
The Government does not pay rent to
the railway companies for use of mall
cars, as the term rent Is ordinarily under
stood. The Government pays for the serv
ice of transporting the malls, which, of
course. Includes use of the mall cars. The
compensation Is not by the car, but
rather by the ton, and this varies accord
ing to length of haul and other condi
tions, no two contracts being alike. We
do not know what the average length of
haul is.
Heine' IIomeNtcnd nipchts.
A man takes a homestead in Oregon and
lives on the place five years after filing,
but dies on the place before his time ex
pires to make his final proof. The heirs,
being minors, let the time expire. An
other man homesteads It. Can he hold it,
or can the heirs hold It when they become
of age? C. B.
The law will protect the rights of the
heirs, and they will hold the land, unless
there are scrme unusual circumstances in
connection with the matter.
Cnthcilrnl Tiiwcrn.
Please answer the following questions:
A bets B that Cologne Cathedral tower
is higher than the one at Milan. Can you
give us the height of each?
CONSTANT READER.
The tower of the Milan Cathedral is
SCO feet high. One standard encyclopetlla
gives 525 feet as the height of the Cologne
Cathedral tower, another standard work
gives It as 511 feet.
Xo Vice-President.
OAKLAND, Or.. Jan. 29. Have we a
regulur Vice-Pressldent, or Just nn acting
Vice-President? J. P.
Neither. This Nation has no Vice-President
now. Senator Frye is only president
of the Senate. In the event of President
Roosevelt's death. Secretary of State Hay
would become President.
Stamped Envelope.
If the stamp be cut from an unused
stamped envelope and pasted on another
envelope. Isn't It as legal as the regular
2-cent stamp for letters? H. N. P.
No. The letter would go to the dead-letter
office the same as If It had no stamp.
CeioUIiiK School.
To whom should one apply for Informa
tion regarding the cooking school? I de
sire to attend an evening class, being cm
ployed throughout the day, but do not
know where to find out about the even
ings, fees, etc CONSTANT READER.
Address Mrs. A. E. Rockey, 77S Flanders
street.
"Thou Slinlt Sat Stenl."
VANCOUVER. Wash., Jan. 27 Will you
kindly answer following question In your
paper? What one of the ten command
ments comes under No. S? . S. Y".
Yen.
IMNAHA, Or., Jan. CO. Is It legal for a
will to be left In the hands of a person
who Is to be benefited by that will?
J. A. DENNY.
Xo.
Has the bill for the exclusion of the
Chinese been passed yet? M. M. M.
P.I ETAS
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gratulTaxio
COLLEGII CANTABRI.GIENSIS.
APUD'NOVANGLOS.
'BOSTONI-MASJ&ACHU.SETTENSIUM
TYFIS J. GREEN & J. RUSSELL.
MDCCLXI.
FAC SIMILE OF TITLE PAGE OF HA
A BADLY" spelled and ungrammatlcal
letter ordering phosphorous of a
druggist does not imply such unfa,
mlllarlty with the drug as to render the
druggist wanting In ordinary care in
sending It without specific warning, holds
the Supreme Court of Iowa In the case
of Gibson vs. Torbert (SS N. W. Rep..
433). This was an action to recover dam
ages by a person lnjureil by the explo
sion of phosphorous sent to him by a
druggist. The action Is not based on a
violation by the druggist of any statu
tory duty. It Is a common-law action, al
leging negligence In selling and deliver
ing to a customer In the usual course of
trade of the identical thing ordered, prop
erly labeled, but without Informing the
customer of the dangerous properties of
the substance so ordered and delivered.
The court said that an exhaustive re
search by counsel on both sides of the
case failed to find in the text-books or In
the reports a case presenting facts exact
ly parallel to those of the present case.
"The true rule," held the court, "dedu
clble from reason and the authorities,
ls that when a person who has reached
the age of discretion, and who Ls ap
parently In the possession of his mental
faculties, applies to a druggist for a cer
tain drug, he represents to the dealer, by
Impllcatlon at least, that he knows Its
properties and uses, and that he Is a fit
person to whom sale thereof may be
made.
In an action on an accident Insurance
policy the Supreme Court of Iowa, in the
case of Smith vs. Aetna Life Insurance
Company (SS N. W. Rep.. 26S), held that
the fact that the Insured was standing
on the step of a moving railway passen
ger car, holding on to the railings with
both hands when he fell, did not. as a
matter of law, show "voluntary exposure
to unnecessary danger" within an. ex
emption of liability contained In the pol
icy. In an action to recover damages for an
assault the fact that the Injured party
challenged the other to fight, used In
sulting language, and by words and ac
tions invited the fight, is held by the
Supreme Court of Iowa, in the case or
Lund vs. Tyler (SS N. W. Rep., 333), to be
no defense. "The weight of the author
ity." said the court. "Is that where a
combat Involves a breach of the peace,
the mutual consent of the parties thereto
is to be regarded as unlawful, and as not
depriving the Injured party, or, for that
matter, each injured party, from recovering-
damages for injuries received from
the unlawful acts of the other."
A conspiracy to depress the value of the
capital stock of a corporation dealt In
on the stock exchange ls held by the Su
preme Court of New York. Appellate Di
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ENGLISH
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 25. (Spe
cial Correspondence.) George HI.
the last American King, was
crowned October 23. 1760. Two years
later the president nnd fellows or
Harvard College formally transmit
ted to their new sovereign a printed
volume of congratulatory Latin, Greek
nnd English verse, thereby following, for
the first and last time In this country, a
time-honoied custom of the English uni
versities. The volume was entitled "Pie
tas ct Gratulatlo," from the fact that it
celebrated the memory of the old King,
George II, In addition to acclaiming his
grandson and successor. In either role,
however, the book makes curious reading
In these days of the great American de
mocracy, or, for that matter, when one
remembers the part that Harvard was to
take against this same King in the ap
proaching American Revolution.
The suggestion for the volume came
from the newly arrived royal Governor,
Francis Bernard. The contributions were
collected by offering six prizes. In a notice
posted on the college chapel which read.
In part, as follows:
PROPOSAL.
For a celebration of the Death of the late
King, nnd the accession of his present Majes
ty, by members of Harvard College:
Six guineas are given for a prize, of a guinea
each, to the author of the best composition of
the following several kind:
1. A Latin Oration.
2. A Latin poem in hexakicters.
RVAIID'S "FIETAS ET GRATULATIO'
vision, In the case of People vs. Goslln
(73 N. Y. Supp., 520). to be a consplracy
to Injure trade or commerce under a stat
ute punishing any conspiracy to commit
an act Injurious to trade or commerce.
An officer, the same as a private in
dividual, may only arrest without a war
rant where the person arrested commit
ted the criminal offense, whether a felony
or a misdemeanor. In his view, holds the
Supreme Court, special term. New Y'ork
in the case of People vs. Hochstim (73 N.
Y. Supp., 626); except that. If a felony
has In fact been committed not in his
view, an officer may arrest any pen-on he
has reasonable cause for believing; to be
the perbon who committed it.
Where an elevator which a man was
engaged In repairing was suddenly start
ed, frightening the man and causing him
to jump and receive Injuries, when he
would not have been injured If he had re
mained In the elevator, the Court of Ap
peals of Kentucky. In the case of Ford
vs. Roblnson-Pettett Company (65 S. W.
Rep., 793), holds that a verdict for the
defendant will not be set aside.
Under the statute of Maryland, provid
ing that any person who sells oleo
margarine to a person who asks for but
ter shall be guilty of a fraud, the Court
of Appeals of Maryland In the case of
Fox vs. State (50 Atl. Rep., 700) holds
that an Indictment charging such offense
need not allege that the oleomargarine
was "fraudulently" sold.
Whether a defendant Is a fugitive from
justice, and therefore subject to extra
dition authorized by act of Congress, is
held bV the Supreme Court of New Jersey
In the case of Hatynga vs. Cosgrove (50
Atl. Rep., 679) to be a question for
the determination of the executive author
ity of the state where the demand Is made.
Even though there has been no restraint
of the person or seizure of his property
In a prosecution In a civil action, ma
liciously and without probable cause, the
Supreme Court of Nebraska, In the case
of McCormlck Harvester Machine Com
pany vs. Wellan (SS N. W. Rep., 97),
holds that damages are recoverable.
In an action to recover damages for the
death of a street sweeper, killed In a
street railway accident, the Supreme
Court of New York. Appellate Division,
In the case of O'Connor vs. Union Rail
way Company (73 N. Y. Supp., 606) held
that a verdict of $S721 was excessive,
and should be reduced to $5000.
The words "great bodily harm," as em
ployed In the criminal code, are defined by
thc Supreme Court of Nebraska, In the
case of Likens vs. State (SS N. W. Rep..
506), to mean an Injury of a graver and
more serious character than an ordinary
battery.
The owner of a gentle dog, which has
always been of a kind temper and has
never attempted to bite any one, and has
never given occasion to suspect that he
would blte ls'held by the Supreme Court
of Louisiana, In the case of Martinez vs.
GEORGE HI VOLUME OF
VERSE PRESENTED BY
3. A Latin elegy In hexameters and penta
meters. 4. A Latin ode. l
5.- An English poem In long verse.
0. An EnglUh ode.
Other Compositions, beside those that obtain
the prizes, that are most deserving, will be
taken particular notice of.
The candidates are to be all gentlemen, who
are now members of Ud College, or haw
taken a degiee within seven years.
Any Candidate may deliver two or more
compositions of different kinds; but not more
than one of the same kind.
That gentlemen may be more encouraged to
try their talents upon this occasion, it is pro
posed that the names of the Candidates shall
be kept secret, except those who shall be ad
Judged to deserve prizes, or to have particular
notice taken of their Compositions, and even
these shall be kept secret if desired.
A number of copies of the resulting vol
ume are preserved In libraries in and
around Boston, and another which It ls
thought may have been the one actually
presented to the King Is owned in New
York. The book was printed in Boston,
at the press of "J. Green et J. Russell."
and was generally considered to be the j assured that your known Attachment to
handsomest specimen of typography that Religion. Virtue and Science will Induce
up to that time had appeared In the Colo- your MAJESTY to look upon the Semln
nles. arles established for their advancement.
In spite of the original invitation calling as nt beneath your Royal Consideration.
fn, , ., ,. ,,. .,,. t .u' "For our parts, We shall so faithfully
for a Latin oration, the only prote In the i ..t. .. I i. -
.,, ., V, execute the trust reposed in us for tne
volume Is the preliminary address. In Eng- j education ot tne youth committed to our
lish, signed by the president and fellows. ( charge, that we shall use all means to
"May It please your MAJESTY," they i make sensible of the blessings derivetl
begin. "We your Majesty's most loyal tub- ! from your MAJESTY'S Government; that
, - . .. - - .. . ... ...... ' thnv mnv 1 tn tho fntnr tntionS eratP-
jects, the President and Fellows of HAK
VARD college In CAMBRIDGE, in your
Province of MASSACHUSETTS-Bay.- have
felt a large share of that universal Joy,
which diffused Itself thro" every part or
your MAJESTY'S Dominions upon your
Accession to the imperial Throne or
GREAT-BRITAIN: but our remote and
private situation discouraged us from at
tempting, as a body, to make our imme
diate annroach to vour MAJESTY.
"Nevertheless, as We have observed i thought nt anu proper, as vr. jonnson
that your Universities in ENGLAND have '. explained on more than one occasion,
been permitted to lay before your MAJ- nattering the King was but little more
ESTY their poetical oblations. We have I than a formula of loyalty to the instltu
llattered ourselves that We may be al- I tions of the kingdom. Tne verse which
lowed to express the fullness of our hearts j follows is even more glowing. Here, for
In the same manner. We are sensible of ! example, are the closing lines of a poem
the great disparity between this little
seminary and those eminent seats of
learning: We follow them at a great dis
tance; and pretend to little more than a
dutiful affection and an ardent zeal, with
out sufficient ability to express them.
"It was the fate of our Ancestors to be
driven from their native Country by an
Administration very ellfferent from that
of your MAJESTY. They then complained
of their hard treatment, but they saw not
the Designs of Providence. Had GREAT
BRITAIN been always governed by
Princes like those of your MAJESTY'S
Illustrious House, Its Dominion would
have been confined to Its own Islands: no
one would have been persuaded to have
exchanged the happy Country for any
whatsoever. Thus it Is that the Divine
Wisdom produced good out of evil; and
makes arbitrary Princes the Instruments
of extending the Dominions of a Patriot
King.
"Your MAJESTY seems to be designed,
as the Favourite of Heaven, to build up
an Empire, which, perhaps in Ages to
come, may be as extensive as any that
have been, or now are In being; but wide
ly differing both In the Means by which
It Is acquired, and the Principles upon
which It Is established. Other Empires
have generally been formed by the In
fringement of the Liberties and the de
struction of the Lives of mankind: that
which will owe to your MAJESTY Its
firm establishment will be founded upon
'the maintenance of the Freedom of the
people, the security of their Possessions
and the Encrease of their numbers. It
will not even be extended at the expense
Bernhard (SO So. Rep.. 900). not to bo
liable in damages by the mere fact that
the animal has bitten some one. Unless
there is some fault, light as it may be,
liability does not arise.
The constitution of a mutual benefit as
sociation prescribed the penalty of ex
pulsion against members who shall have
impugned the honor or the name of the
society, either In word or deetl, or who
shall have talketi against the society, thus
staining the good name and honor of the
same. Two of the members had' been ap
pointed upon a committee to defend cer
tain suits against the society In the civil
courts. The suits were decided against
the society. A motion prevailed to expel
the two members on account of the loss
of two suits against the society, and In
the case of one of the members, on
account of his disorderly manner in press
ing a motion for sick benefits for his
brother and his refusal to cease talking
when ordered to do so. On review, the
Supreme Court of Ne.w Jersey held that
the charges gave no jurisdiction for the
expulsion, anil that the members so ex
pelled should be reinstated. (Radlce vs.
Italian-American Christopher Columbus
Society).
Under the regulations of the Treasury
Department, relating to the transit of Chi
nese persons through the territory of tho
United States, Judge Morrow, of tho
United States Circuit Court, California,
In re Lee Gon Yung (111 Fed. Rep.. 99S),
holds that It Is incumbent upon a Chi
nese person applying for the privilege of
transit to satisfy the Collector of the
Port of his bona fide intention to mako
such transit, and on his failure to do so
the Collector may order his deportation,
and his decision cannot be reviewed by
the courts, but only by an appeal to the
department.
A statute prohibiting the sale of un
cooked meat on Sunday is held by Judgo
Glegerlch. of the New Y'ork Supreme
Court, special term. In the case of People
vs. Hagan (73 N. Y. Supp.. 564), to be
constitutional, and he further holds that
It cannot be presumed that the sale of
such meat before 10 o'clock in the morn
ing is a work of actual present necessity.
A labor organization will be enjoined
from Interfering with a business by in
timidation, force, or fraud, or preventing
Its members or others from working In
such business, holds the New York Su
preme Court. Appellate Division, in the"
case of Beattle vs. Callahan. (73 N. Y.
Supp., 31S). -'
An officer attempting to arrest a regls
tereel person while voting, or offering
himself to vote, in order to prevent him.
from voting, commits an assault and
battery, holds the New York Supreme
Court, special term. In the case of People
vs. Hocksteln (73 N. Y"., Supp., 626).
The pure-food law of Indiana has been
construed by the Supreme Court of that
state, in the case of Isenhour vs. State
(62 N. E. Rep.. 40). to make it an offense,
for one to have for sale any food adulter
ated with a substance Injurious to health.
LATIN, GREEK AND
HARVARD COLLEGE..
keeping possession of an useless territory
for no other purpose but to tlefeat the
Industry and prevent the Population oC
their neighbors, may be called a Right.
"It has been esteemed the greatest Hon
or to a good Prince to be called tho
FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY; but your
I MAJESTY may claim an higher title: you
may justly be said to be THE PATRON
OF MANKIND. The Genius of your Peo
ple and your own Disposition conspire to
makeyou such. The spirit of Liberty has,
for many centuries distinguished the
ENGLISH Nation; but it has been re
served for your MAJESTY'S Reign that
It should be free from that abuse, with
which Its Enemies have been always ready
to charge It."
I Tho conclusion of the address contains
a strong hint that Harvard College, hith
erto "too distant and too little known,
to experience the Royal Munificence,"
would not be averse to receiving some
mark of favor from the new monarch.
"As we are persuaded," the coroporatlon
continue, "that this Country will become
a more Interesting object to GREAT
BRITAIN, than it has been In the time
rf nx rf Aiii Troflficcrrc c W fl re
they may be, In the future stations, grate
ful as well as useful subjects to the best
of Kings.
"We are, with all humility.
"May it please your MAJESTY
"Your MAJESTY'S most loyal
"And most dutiful Subjects
"The President and Fellows of Harvard
College."
Strange as It sounds to modern ears,
the terms of the address are no more
fulsome than the opinion of the day
contriDuteu oy jonn ioweu, tne grand
father of James Russell Lowell:
These tears the muse to her late sov'relgn
pays;
These sigh unfelgn'd to his dear tomb con
veys. She now with transport hails the happy day.
Which elves another GEORGE the brltish
sway.
Exulting Britain. In hla youthful face.
Can the bright transcript of his grandslre
trace;
And sees, with Joy unfeign'd. ascend the throne
A blooming Monarch, who ls all her own;
While at his feet, her conq'rlng- armies bend.
And his command her thund'rlng fleets at
tend. Long may he reign, his rightful scepter bear.
And Britain's crown in peace distinguished
wear;
While all her free-born sons In chorus sing
HAPPY AND GLORIOUS EVER LIVE THE
KING.
The lines are perhaps as good as the
average that Is to say, even accepting
the taste of the day for the evenly bal
anced couplet, they are very bad. But the
chief critical journel in England, the
Morjthly Review, waa inclined to lay
charitable stress on the loyalty rather
than the actual poetic performances of the
volume. "It must be acknowledged," it
eald, "after all, that this New England
Collection, like other public offerings of
the same kind, contains many indifferent
performances; but these, though they can
not so well be excused when they come
from ancient and established seats of.
learning" may, tt least, be connived at
here; and what we could not endure from.
I an Illustrious- university, we can easily
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