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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1900
Page
25
Poem contemplating death and afterlife as the speaker admires a garden scene. The speaker envisions future presence among flowers and sun, asking whether they will rest in the ground or live on in a brighter setting. Attributed to T. P. Johnston.
The Saturday Review contrasts Chinese legal practices with English law noting similarities in crime classification and definitions such as homicide and larceny while highlighting stark differences. It cites use of torture, frequent death sentences, and strong family responsibility, where relatives share punishment and injury to one harms others in the clan.
The article notes the large German American population, estimates three million native Germans and four million of German parentage in the United States, and discusses settlement by opportunity rather than tight coalescence. It lists regional counts across the North Atlantic South Atlantic North Central South Central Western regions and state totals highlighting New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Missouri Iowa and urban versus rural residence.
The Spectator notes that most land animal killings occur on land while ocean foraging by aquatic moles locally range across fifty species from sea parrots to scaup and scoter dive to the seabed to crush hard shells. Shellfish living on rocks are attacked by divers using beak and toothlike ridges. These diving birds thrive in rough seas and outpace other fish eaters by feeding deep below the surface.
A travel note laments ox carts blocking roads in mountainous Spain. It cites multiple carts, fears of panic among oxen and donkeys, and dangerous descents on the Burgos Madrid route. A wagon overturn incident is described with frightened mule drivers and prayers to the Virgin.
After a mishap that left women and children surprised and bruised, a cyclist paid a peseta or two in restitution. He later contemplated the grave consequences should the accident have occurred near a precipice rather than on the field edge.
The excerpt praises Burnham as a delightful companion on a scouting trip. It highlights his prior service against red Indians and his keen inductive eye. The author credits Burnham with influencing the narrator's development and affectionately nicknames him Sherlock Holmes.
The piece reviews Gladstone era policies including Boer independence, Egypt Sudan, and Ireland. It credits Salisbury and successors with reversing these moves, noting Irish disloyalists, Kitchener at Khartum, British dominance in Egypt, and undoing Majuba Hill fallout as the empire's late changes.
From a London University student, the author recalls writing his first book at seventeen to fund a comic paper. The penny pamphlet sold in Whitechapel and at Smith’s, drawing both praise from curious readers and denunciation from those depicted. The author later found the manuscript while writing Children of the Ghetto.
The Atlantic describes a bustling market night in London with stalls selling fruit vegetables meat fish and wares as gas jets flare and children cry and dance to an accordion. Women bargain calmly while buyers scan for value amid the Babel of sound and crowded alleys hinting at tragedy and romance in the throng.
Theodore Roosevelt discusses religious creeds and toleration in Scribner's, arguing that diverse beliefs coexist under a practical government. He notes that in America competition of creeds is checked by law and public opinion, with many embracing tolerance as axiomatic.
A verse from The Century depicts two lovers meeting in a dim room where delicate harp threads awaken a shared melody. The speaker says their waiting heart unintentionally barred the way as the beloved moved past, awakening mutual love.
A reader cites exceptionally large crabs between Dartmouth and the Lizard headland and questions causes. The piece notes weights up to fourteen pounds, links size to diet, and calls for expert study or crossbreeding to boost British crab fisheries.
A natural history note describes tall seaweed like structures used by crabs to hide. When startled they retreat to sand leaving eyes and nippers exposed, waiting for sand-wandering prey. First captures show crabs stance lasting up to ten minutes before action.
Miss A. DE ALBERTI in The Academy recounts a night of quiet vigil for love as the dawn arrives. Nature’s chorus turns cruel with laughter from trees sparrows and morning sun. The speaker endures disdain and public shame reflected in the waking earth.
In Personal Recollections H Suther land Edwards recalls Gavarni calling Balzac est bete with no wit yet capable of sustained effort. He described Balzac starting with a sheet of words and phrases with no clear meaning and then working for hours nonstop from evening into night.
Notes and Queries traces the moral pocket handkerchief motif from Dickens era to earlier drama and prints. It cites Mayne's City Match verses and Beaumont and Fletcher and notes Berthold's Political Handkerchief published Sept 5 1831 to expose tax avoidance and working-class critique of cotton taxes.
Leslie's Weekly notes the Summer Boarder as a significant business factor. The New Hampshire Labor Bureau reports 10,442,352 invested in summer boarding properties, with 937,785 in new or enlarged buildings in 1899. Summer visitors spent 4,947,025 in 1899, up 402,241 from prior records, across 204 towns. Grafton County led with 430,200, and hotels and boarding houses employed 12,300 residents.
The National Review notes stark contrasts between London papers, which fuel public excitement with sensational headlines, and Cape Town papers like the Cape Times and Cape Argus, which publish with restraint. It criticizes the pro Boer stance of the South African News and mocks the daily drift of telegraphic and parliamentary tidbits.
A North American Review description of a Persian bookseller in a bustling bazaar. The man sits on the floor under a dark outer mantle and high hat, with shelves and piles of lithograph Korans, school books, poets, and historians. A few manuscripts hide in a corner as potential acquisitions.
Mr Moreton Frewen is said to have obtained a large number of shad eggs and plans to rear them for introduction to Irish rivers. The article notes shad's east coast origins and cites the Fish Commission success in moving shad from the Atlantic to the Pacific, where it is now established over hundreds of miles in a natural, acclimatized state.
The article debates introducing shad to a new Atlantic area, weighing ecological risks and benefits. It notes shad as a food fish, its size range, historic Thames runs, and legends about its tastes and feeding habits. It mentions a Shad fishery at Newnham on the Severn supplying local and London markets.
Excerpts from De Brosses in Gentleman's Magazine describe the Monte Oliveto paths blocked by mobs, a society split by rich nobles and beggars, and a Parisian like bustle with Opera crowds. The King hunts with peasants poaching, while the Queen courtesies, her nose likened to a beak and a lobster complexion.
Major General Hart, famed for courage, spots a lone sailor behind cover at Spion Kop. The officer learns the man is ordered to stay put by another officer. Hart muses the soldier must move closer to the Boers to be effective, then guides him toward the front.
Earl Brownlow notes English observers praised volunteer volunteers who rushed to service in the war with Spain. They endured thirst thirst anger and hardship with short training and inadequate equipment yet displayed discipline self restraint and self reliance lauded by English military critics.
The article contrasts Dickens with Delano and Chenery of The Times. Dickens resigns as editor, exhausted and hypersensitive, while Chenery leads a “sight machine” paper and Delano’s keen news sense, diplomacy, and society ties boost The Times’ influence. Delano’s instinct helps predict Lord Northbrook’s India post.
Mr Bull owns vast property across town and suburbs including tenements, land, warehouses, and building sites. For years gangs harass and sometimes rent his holdings, with some losses to fellow tenants. despite kindness to the troublemakers he faces continual trouble from hooligans and damaged property.
A report describes a raid into an outlying corner of Mrs Bull’s property by local men. They damaged property, squatted on land, insulted and assaulted passers by, and extorted blackmail from adjacent tenants, becoming a terror and a disgrace to civilization.
The Sphere reports on correspondents from major papers in the African War. Several engage Ladysmith Mafeking and Belmont with fatalities injuries or captivity including Steevens Mitchell Parslow Ferrand Knight Churchill Lambie Hellawell Lynch and others.
A Clinton Scollard poem excerpt contrasts urban night life with theater crowds and street scenes. The verse depicts gaslit avenues, playful mimes, and the blunt arrival of human tragedy amid city lights and public amusements.
The excerpt recounts Samuel Pepys and his wife in a blend of biographical detail and stormy episodes. It portrays Pepys as affectionate yet occasionally harsh including a moment when he struck Mrs Pepys causing a black eye. The story also notes her forgiving nature and their domestic tensions amid social duties and travel.
Princess Victoria, daughter of the German emperor and empress, is raised in a homey Dutch manner focused on Kirche Kinder and Küche. She rises at 6, is tutored until 1, enjoys outdoor activities with brothers, and tends many pets with her mother’s guidance.
The piece describes village meal aid in Sakri where under banyan shade children queue from eight for a 10 o clock breakfast. Brahmin cooks ladle rice pulse ghee and salt into porringers while every child bears a metal disk for two daily meals.
Harper's Magazine narrative describes a night march in Africa during a storm. A Boer rider leads, rifles clatter, and flashes reveal Kafir huts goat herds and dreary kopjes while a field-telegraph wagon and wagon train pass. The narrator notes cold wet hands and the ponies’ steadiness amid rough terrain.
In Chambers's Journal a lower order fortune teller, living in a dirty obscure house, lures a rival girl to consult her. The hag foretells doom, demands payment, and the rival both supports the girl and pays for the wizardry. Charms sold include rag, salt, hay, barley, nails, and blessed cards, all losing power after a month or two.
The Nineteenth Century argues that the Lucania with 22 engineers and 28 800 horsepower is strained by long voyages and wartime demands. It warns naval officers cannot be replaced by mercantile engineers and cautions against risks of undertrained replacements during extended conflict.
The article portrays Bagdad as a largely unspoiled historic city facing Western influence in trade and culture. It highlights the old Customs House, mosques, and Caliphate era imagery while noting European goods and global trading activity. The piece mentions diverse populations including Jews, Armenians, Arabs, Turks, and caravans from Persia and Arabia, and describes Bagdad residents by the distinctive Bagdad button.
Pedestrians and merchants move through the shaded lanes beneath the bazaar, where stalls display the Bast’s array of goods. The busy thoroughfares shimmer with activity as buyers and sellers converge to trade and browse.
The writer describes heavy bombardment with 1 300 94 pound shells and countless Mauser bullets while noting the church remains usable for services. He has attended and buried sixty five of eighty dead or dying in siege conditions and values life over property as his house is wrecked.
A poem recounts Molly Pitcher's brave actions at the Monmouth battlefield. Washington and Greene acknowledge her courage and the crowd salutes her as a comrade, honoring her with a lasting place on history’s shield. The piece ends by praising her role and name.
The article notes the wartime appetite for horsemeat and reports San Francisco butchers suspected of using horse flesh as a beef substitute. It cites Continental licensing and sanitation practices, and describes a test from the New York Medical Journal using boiled meat extract followed by iodine reagent to reveal horse meat.
The passage recalls 1824 road conditions and notes 1827 appointment of McAdam as General Surveyor of Roads with a £10,000 Parliament grant. It contrasts parishes near Norwich in 1830 with four-horse carriages, mentions Tav erham Hall, Lady Suffield, and Carlyle’s Thurrell trial, highlighting era habits of travel and gear.
A village tale recounts a licensed seller offering his wife for sale for a stone two gallon jar of Plymouth gin. The notice states a decent, 25 year old woman, previously a stonecutter’s wife, will be auctioned at the Inn on the upcoming Thursday at seven.
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