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The herald., 1895-07-07

al the rest not one. it seems. has been
able to bring out the full measure Of our
supposed richness of material.
But now comes David Christie MURRAY,
the English novelist, with the declared
| purpose of making such study of Amer
ican life as will enable him to write a
thoroughly broad and consistent Amer
ican:novel. OF his plan he has this tc say
"Of course. it is vast subject-per-
haps may find it too vast to treat COM
pletely in one book. And, yet. l have
met with several circumstances in Amer
icsn society. which served to afford an
axle, as it were. from which the various
spokes of interest might radiate to the
limits OF the whole wheel. Here is one,
by way of example. Not so very long ago
official position which brought him in
touch with the best people. He was a
politician of the bosses set, and on the
darkest side of life was hand in glove
with low saloon keepers. convicted thieves
and the riff-raff of the fistic ring. l take
that man, living character. as the CEN
ter of my circle let us imagine. He has a
daughter. charming, witty and beauti-
full girl, who Is am bilious Of social sue
cess. She achieves it. A real fact. Fathe.
and daughter alive and in New York to
day. Do you see? My threads radiate
IIpiil bBab Ouc CCDtcI W VIC tOPtHOSb
tocracy OF NewYork, and to the bottom
depths of the city's poverty and rascal
dom. You had such central fact alone
as basis for work which shall include
every kind and condition of men and wo-
men. But before that central fact is to
ciety in a hundred moods and lenses.
What is the real task, then? To find out
in what details the manifestations of
these moods differ here from those we
know of at home. The human. natural
elements offer the same difficulties every
where. Difference of language, accent,
custom, have TO be observed. national
sentiment. local aptitudes. local failings.
parochial prejudices., a crowding mass
of things. which are full of passionate in
terest."
While it would pour contempt on all our
pride to have Scotch-E En- glishrnan come
over and write the first really great
American story, certainly we cannot OBJ
ject with very good grace. 1t is a want
we have long felt and openly confessed.
We doubt very much, however If the
fault of our writers does not more lie in
their habits of work and the hurry to
dispose of t.than in their lack OF ability.
The limit of time IN which to pro duce a
really great novel is set by the English
author at not less than two years. But
we have never had American story writers
with patience for this prolonged work.
When q story sells it is a mad rush of au-
thor and publisher to get another out to
follow in its wake, and so 1t goes on until
the quality of the writing is so diluted
that it shares the tate of all n erch andise
that manifestly fails off in excellence. If
there be exceptions to this they only SUP
port the general rule stated.
Perhaps the very coming of an outsider
to rake up neglectel work may be a
great boon to us in the end.
The herald., 1895-07-07
QUAINT ST. HELIERS
Editorial Correspondence.

Editorial Correspondence.
ST. HELIERS, Jersey, June 10. 1885,
Like unto California is Jersey, the tour
lists paradise. the difference be-
ing that the former has her ten
derfoot harvest mainly in the WIN
ter and spring months, while Jersey
gathers her tourist crop in the sum-
mer. But verify it is a fine one. Lon
doners. great and small Ohe latter called
the ''five-pounders, because they have
S25 each TO spend on an outing) swarm
in St. Heliers from the middle of June
until September; excursions, four-horse
chariots, depart every morning for trips
over the island. each carrying a score of
persons, driver and guide. The fare
is half crown per head go cents) for the
day. You roll out of the granite paved
streets of the city onto the highway
(Which is a low-way) with stone walls or
hedges on either side. Your high-swung
vehicle enables you to see over the walls.
and enchanting vistas greet your vision
of wonderful verdure and browsing cat
tle pools with yellow iris growing in
them and shaded by giant oaks Upon
a rising ground appears the great stone
house. or old. old church. ivy-clad, mas
sive, regardless of the passing years. And
here your corr espondent would set down
that he has ptitiously made an ex-
cerpt from letter written by his wife to
friend at home. wherein she describes
one of our aunts in an excursion chariot
with certain vividness and vivacity. as
l think, peculiar to the private cores
pondence Of the lively sex:
"Our guide is a tall, broad -shouldered
young man. with killing moustachios,
slightly inebriate expression of counte-
nance and a smile of impudent assur-
ance. He wears an em broidered jacket
OF blue, trousers OF white flannel, a
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MOUNT OROUElL CASTLE

jaunty straw hat with a variegated band
of ribbon, erormous white shoes, and is
decorated with a leather belt, worn
sash-wise and adorned with Leo in
large brass letters. AS the chariot swings
round curve in the road the old church
of St. Savior's comes into view, and Leo
rises to remark: 'On the left. lauies and
gentlemen, the rectory of st. Savior's
where Mrs. Langtry, our much renowned
Jersey Lily. was born. On the right st.
Savior's church, which has recently un
dergone restoration, where she was
married. 1t is with deep regret that l
have to inform you that Dean lie Breton,
her father. was suspended for three years
prior to his decease on account of intem-
perance. and when l say he was suspen-
ded, entlemen, l do not mean by the
neck. l had the pleasure OF knowing Mrs.
Langtry's brother intimately. and | have
met with Lily herself on every part of the
American continent. If you don't be-
lieve me. ask the coachnan. E speaks
nothing but the truth. ladies and gentle
men, After each preposterous state
ment of Leo, the same appeal is made and
the coachman has the same response.
You perceive that our guide consid-
cred it his mission to divert us from time
to time with a few facts and much
facetiae. No words can fitly describe the
f1atness of his jokes, but they draw forth
roars of laughter from his audience, we
alone being the unmoved exceptions. A
redfaced John Bull who sat imm diately
in front OF us would ponder each of Leo's
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town the guide "strikes the crowdn fer
tips for himself and coachman. Times
are hard, gentlemen, and both OF US have
large families to support If you don't
believe me ask the coachman. (The ell
derly gentl eman explains that his wrap
pings prevent him from getting at his
purse just then, while the others contrib
ute with more or less readiness or lIber-
ality.) "Many thanks, ladies and gentle-
men. on behalf of myself and Sam. and
to express my sense OF your generosity
will sing you the great Jersey national
song, com posed by myself. Gle sings a
ditty with the Following spirited chUrus).
There the streets are paved W itn granite.
So neat and clean.
And lots of pretty, witty girls are
Always to be seen;
With the brave ola militia, our
Foes TO defy
And there they grow cabbages
Ten feet high.
"All together. gentlemen, please. -
Yes. there they grow the ca bbages.
There they grow the cabbages.
There they grow the cabbages.
Ten feet high.
rAnd they do. have seen them. Th y
are not allowed to head. but the leaves
are stripped. from time to time. to feed
the cattle and the stalks attain considera-
BILE height and are made into walking
sticks for sale to Jersey tourists.
In my last, mention was made of the
charming manor houses of Jersey and
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witticisms in silence for a moment or
TWO and then burst into wild guffaw.
But his eyes were unsmiling and it is my
belief he only wanted to do the proper
thing. OF such are the kingdom of Eng
lisbmen. They ali want to do the cor
rect thing and they all laughed when
twist in the guides expression showed
them he was supposed to be making
joke.
When we came to the Princes Tower
we found another humorist awaiting us
a humorst afflicted with a chronic cold
and entire loss of aspirates. pctur-
esaue Uncovered old tower where one
could have sat an hour Looking through
the diam ond- -paned easements over the
green fields to the dim coast of France
across the sparkling water and mused on
the legend of La Hougue Bic. as the
French call it. A friehtful serpent that
infested the island, a brave knight that
went forth to destroy the monster and
lost his life in the plllshmeEt OF his
heroic task faithless esquire who came
home to his lady with false tale on his
lips that he had slain the serpent and
that his lord with his last breath had con-
iured her to reward the trusty squire
with her hand-and so they were mar.
red. But the bridegroom could not guard
his secret and told the true story in his
sleep. Whereupon he was promptly exc
cuted and the lady built the tower to the
memory OF her liege lord on the highest
| land in the island in order that, looking
| from her home in France, she could, upon
| fair day, see it and be reminded OF his
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promised to write of them. but feel quite
incapable of doing them justice with pen
and ink. Only McWhirter, the modern
Turner, could adequately depict chem.
The most noted are the ave lief hau-
berts'' or manors held Immediately from
the crown-St. Uuen. Samares. Trinite,
Rozei, and Melesches. OF less import
ance are St. Johns manor, Vincbelez de
Haut. Vinchelez de Bas and old Bagol
manor-the last the property OF Los An
geles lady. The grounds OF Rozel manor
are undoubtedly the loveliest in Jersey
but ST. Ouen'> manor house. the property
of Malet de Cartaret. ESQ.,. is the most
imposing residence. and has belonged t.
the distinguished family OF De Cartare'
for 300 wears. The mansion was formerly
surrounded by moat and possessed a
draw bridge. but few traces OF these now
remain The Rozel manor lands border
upon Roze bay. and are. contiguous to
the interesting gardens OF La haise-
the soil Of which was all transported III
baskets a great distance and placed upor
the terraced rock, making veritabe
hanging garden. Among other rarlties
/ tiourishing there in the open air are sew
eral specimens of eucalyptus, or blue gun
tree. from so to 100 feet in height, ,ur-
wards of thirty varieties OF the rhodooden
dron. including the gorgeous Nepaul ard
Himalayan varieties, and many Aus
tralian aoacias, Chinese Japsne Sc, African
and American shrubs and plants. Near
Razel are two bluff headlands. LIE Coperoi
and lie Coupe, Upon lie Coperon is {
! fine example Of a cromlecb, or Druidict
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RESPECTFULLY REFERRED

The National League OF Republican
clubs which recently met at Cleveland
adopted a resolution at the last, after
three days of very ridiculous discussion,
referring "all public questions to the
Republican National convention OF 1896. 1"
And this is the outcome of eight years
of existence on the part of the league.
On the occasion of every other yearly con-
vention the league has been addressed by
the great leaders of the party. 1t is made
up of the most active members Of a great
party, representing every state in the
Union. Two thousand OF these were
present at Cleveland. What was expected
OF this assembled multitude of very saga
cious and determined fighters in the
ranks Of the grand old party we were not
left to guess, but we've distinctly inform
ed by President Tracy at the opening.
After recounting what the party had
done, he dwelt long and lovingly on the
part the league had Played in the great
drama these late years. He character.
ized the club as the positive force in the
last campaign" and, as If fearing that
this might be inadequate, he declared
that .'our conventions have been the
opening guns of every campaigen!" And
yet not one note of cneer, not one hint OF
opinion, not one breath Of aspiration
came of the long session. which finally
ended by going off upon a lake excursion,
as if further to confess that they were all
at sea.
Even an address to the country, one of
the most harmless of all performances
could not be passed. and the league de-
parted. as many declared, never to meet
again. We venture to affirm that never in
the history of politics was such an
exhibition Of incompetence and mendacl.
tv and st IL
The herald., 1895-07-07
THE SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

The protection organs are calling atten-
ton to the supposed fact that exports
a!e less under the Wilson tariff than
under the Mckinley tariff. 1t seems that
the policy of home market IN preference
to the export trade works better under
the Democratic tariff system than it did
under the Republican system.-Arizona
Gazette.
The Expositor local article Yesterday
on the necessity of Fresno doing some
thing at once to promote the project of
getting for the new railroad the rights OF
way and depot grounds is the first and
only true exposition of the situation that
the people OF this county have had. 1t
should cause greater activity in this mat
ter than has yet been shown. The Ex-
positor hopes that the committee of ten
representing the chamber of commerce
and the Hundred Thousand club will be
gin to give their time and energies to this
business. There Is a grave responsibility
resting on that committee. -Flesno Ex-
posltor.
gentleman who has the manufacture
ing OF an improved gun is seeking u place
to put up great manufacturing esta ish :
ment IN this state. Failing of encourage :
ment IN San Francisco. he is trying Stock
ton, which city has the name of being the
manufacturing city of thus coast. Now,
here is a chance for Oakland to step in
and locate the gun plant where ships can
take the manufactured articles to the
worlds end. There is an inexhaustible
quantity of cheap fuel in this county
within forty miles of Oakland-mlllions
of tons ready to ship-al that is required
| is IA railroad to the mines to lay the fue
down in this city for So to $3.50 per ton
! Chicago people would have that CUR
plant, if located as Oakland is. in twenty
| tour hours. Is it not time to com mence
reaching out?-Oakland Times.
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heroism and her loss. Yes; one might
have grown quite sentimental. but the
nasal voice Of the guide would break In
q Ere's a petrifed child; 'ead quite per-
right and portrait OF the lady; hon the
left por srait of the squire who was Jung.
This. ladies and gentlemen, is the kitchen
! 'ooks on the side where they 'anged their
victims and let 'em drop through a trap
door into well 'undred feet deep be-
low. Be careful 'ow you tread. Cave |
got conscience? No; | don't ave no
bloomin' conscience.l Chariot of Charles
ii. behind the door. This "a beautiful ut.
tie room in the turret) is the dining all
where they 'ad a round table with bowl
in the middle and one spoon to pass
around''-and SO on ad nauseum.
In spring the mound on which the
town is built is ed with bluebells
and pink hyacinths, yellow and fragrant
cowslips-a favorite pleasure ground for
picnickers. The English have named
the structure PRINCES Tower because the
fugitive from Cromwell slroundheaos once
found harborage there.
Our second guide was worthy, mid
dIe-aged. matter-of-fact man, which made
the 'jokes" CHASTITY effort for him. The
party consisted chiefly of ladies on whom
that he was forced TO chuckle little to
himself to relieve the deadly silence.
The leafy lanes through which we drove
were peaceful and beautiful. but rather
devoid of opportunities for him:
Fancy strawp rr,es, ladies!" "a po-
tato field, which, by the way. is quite as
inevitable herea bouts as orange orchards
are in Riverside and Redlands.) Largest
sheep farm on the island" (Four. or FIVE
sheep cropping grass in diminutive
Meadow ITO your left a lake where
Julius Caesar used to go fishing. Caught
a cold there and died. Vas; ha! ha!'
Old gentleman remarks, with some idea
that he is saying a good thing himself !:
"You knew him well. l suppose" Guide
(misunderstanding): "I'm doing we'll?
Yes, l am. Ha! ha! Yes, hum -
Whereupon the gentleman in front in.
sists upon explaining and the remaining
passengers suffer and are still.
On our way home We have nine-acre
field pointed out to us as the largest sim
gle inclosure on the island. AS We near
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Los ANGELES HERALD: MORNING, JULY =

remains. Another interesting study to
antiquarians 10 st. Brelads's church, q
few miles distant from Rozel manor house.
It was built in I'LL, and 10 upon point
OF rock almost overhanging the sea. which.
at high tide, washes the churchyard wall.
within the enclosure 10 q still older eccie-
siastical structure. the Fishsrman's .
chapel. This is one Of twenty chapels,
erected within three centuries OF the in
PRODUCTION Of Christianity into the island
py ST. Mag!iore, A. d. 665. The inner
surface OF the stone roof is covered with
frescoes treating Of episodes in the life OF
Christ. The building is in good state
OF preservation.
But turning from the ancient and anti
quarian to the contemporary romantic
and sentimental. | will conclude this let
French rondeau for which my collab.
orateur is responsible. The oririnai
struck her fancy when she heard it sung
one evening at an old Jersey manor
house by gentle old maid with intelli-
gence and story IN her eyes. The lady
French poet, but the translator thinks it
was written by the lady with the sad
eyes. The rendering is free, but the
spirit OF the original is preserved.
o Past That Isl
o past that is! In visions yet,
You lead us with remorseless hand.
DoWH sun pdtnS 10 tu0 Oul1 n0gret.
Beyond the verge of Fairyland.
I.
When we two wandered hand in hand,
The rosy mists of dawn lay wet
Upon the smiling southern land.
Where grows the Spanish bayonet.
OF tiimy lace work, jewel-set,
The mists had spun a gauzy band,
And swung it where the branches IN ct,
Athwart the way to Fairyland.
All. Sweet! How could we understand
That path was not for mortal feet?
There was no mourner in the land
To warn us from the magic street,
Where waves of yellow violets beat.
We stood upon the fsrn-fringed strand,
The while the birds sang, piping sweet
The matin songs of Fairyland.
We crossed the bridge. (For none with
stand
Who once that phantom music Lear.)
Then creeping death stole Ger the land-
It was the waning Of the year.
Mid falling leaves. all parched and scar.
In mute farewell held your hand.
We spoke no word, we shed no tear,
But looked our last on FaIryland.
CREIGHTON
The herald., 1895-07-07
A CLUBS DILEMMA

Many are the troublesome things that
come up to torment the directors ofathe
modern club. The teHdency-sometime
fatal-of all club life is to lower the tone
and standard to suit the tastes and meet
the demands of the less worthy of men,
bers. Practices creep in that hurt and
are not easy always to avoid or even to
stop, when once fairly started. A club
is family and the family STANFORD of
respect and devotion must be insisted
upon if vitality and permanence be ex.
pected of any social organization.
Just now a New York club is undergo
ing an experience which has an interest
for clubmen every where. One of its
members whose dues are always prom pity
paid, and who has never hitherto trans
gressed single law has Iatterly taken up
on himself the regular habit OF betting with
his fellow memb bers on all sorts of subjects
and collecting the bets he wins while re -.
pl3iating settlement whenever he loses
Many mem bers of the club are his ere lit.
ors to large amounts and finally these
brought the matter before the managers
without, however. getting any satisfac
tion thus far. The CLUB refrains from
acting Tor the alleged delinquent
yves il nothing, and though his victims
iave cut him ho still enjoys all the free
iom and privileges of the house Just the
same. He will not resign and seems to
enjoy the unique situation. The club has
given up all legal attempts to expel him,
and the members who are victims cannot
get square because their claims would
have no standing in court. The worst of
1t all seems to he that scarcely club in
New York, now that the matter has be-
come discussed, but has had some sad ex.
prrience with members who "bet through
the hat"
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THE GREAT ArERICAN NOVEL

1t cannot be denied that the great
American novel has not yet been written.
More than this, it has been despaired of.
While score of French and English au-
thors have latterly been writing books
which the whole world has read, so broad
10 their scope, it cannot be claimed for
any recent American story that it is to be
compared with the best of the work
turned out abroad.
Our authors have cultivated very small
fields. They have descended to particu-
lars. They have minimi2ed their oppor-
t1nities. Bret Harte relied on the Cali
fornia camps and back woods, Howels
sought his corner in Boston, Miss Wilkins
has ever insisted upon the wealth of al
inland New England dialect; and so oi
The herald., 1895-07-07
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SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1893.
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A LONG STORY QUICKLY TOLD

1890-McKinley bill enacted.
1s91-Effect of Mckinley bill begins to
be felt. Labor at unrest, eliminating in
the Homestead riots.
1S92-Hesitancy in business circles.
Heavy failures.
1893-Panic. Worst the country ever
experienced.
1S94--Wilson bill enacted.
1S95-Business revives. Mills open.
Wages increased. Every prospect of an
era of prosperity.
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Thomas E. Rowan. jr., is not in il, as a
heavyweight cyclist when compared with
Henry S. Martin of San Francisco. Mr..
Martin is rolling in health, wealth and
avoirdupois. He weighs almost 400
pounds and has taken to cycling to reduce
his weight
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A statesman who has made the subject

A statesman who has made the subject
study has figured out that fully $50. oOO.-
600 has been given to educational institu-
tions since 1890. This money has been
for the most part the gifts of our wealth.
lest men. People who fear the 'pluto-
Gratis" are running this country will do
well to think over these figures.
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A romantic story comes from Cuba. In
a recent battle at Dos Rios bugler was
seriously wounded. Subsequent events
proved the wounded bugler to be a girl
who had Joined the regiment in Spain to
be near her affianced, whose name was
among the first drawn for one of the first
expeditions. In the company the two
passed for brothers. The lover had been
killed few days previous and though
she had taken his death very much to
neart their real relations were not sus-
pected until the bugler thought she was
about to join the dead lover in the great
beyond. Here is good material for the
romance writers.
The herald., 1895-07-07

Small places are sometimes the seat of
the biggest row. Over IN Samoa affairs
look like another rebellion. A meeting
between six of their rebel chiefs, like
number of government officials and three
consuls was recently held on board Ger
man warship. Just what happened at
the meeting no fellow can ind out. ex-
cept that the foreign officials are acting
in anything but harmony.
The herald., 1895-07-07

Weddings in store windows. on dime
museum stages and up in balloons have
been participated in for the most part by
people who crave notoriety for notoriety's
sake. Now society has taken up the
unique wedding fad. Recently couple
got married in the roof garden on the top
of the Masonic temple in Chicago, 25O
feet above the pavement. Z. B. Hunt
ington and wife and many society people
attended. This wedding came high, but
not quite as high as the Gould or Sloane
wedding.
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Terminal Island

The pavilion and bath house are ope n
for the season. Fish dinners. fine ba th-
ing, boating and sailing.
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CURRENT COMMENT

Where are you going, my pretty maid?
On my vacation, sir, she said.