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The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Literary No,nnd.

II is not generally known that Gorhardt
HauTtmann, the young German drama
list, is confirmed nomad. Loving
nothing more than work and the
quiet of family life. he vet finds it
impossible to remain long in any
given place. Wherever he elects TO re-
side he must have his own house, and, If
none proves suitable he thinks little OF
building according 10 his tastes and
whims. In rapid succession Herr Haupt-
mann has established himself near
Schrcibcrhau among his beloved Silesian
Alps. at Gruncwald in the environs Of
Berlin. at Asuetendorf. and. some months
since. he again moved. settling this time
in Dresden. II row appears that Herr
HaUptmann has just completed fantastic
residence at BlasewitZ, on the Elbe. not
far from the Saxon capital The orna-
mental features CT this new structure are
all inspired by motifs from The Sunken
Bell" On the capitals, in the tympan,
and dotted about the ROOT are carved tg-
ures of "Nicklemann, "Rautenlclein.
and the wood spritcs who gave such color
TO the most poetic and profoundly SYM
aolic drama since Peer Gynit.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Is Lying a Lost Artf

A writer in "Harper's Weekly ex-
presses these novel sentiments:
Has the ancient art OF lying fallen into
desuetude and decay? Have We come upon
an unimaginativc age of truth, naked and
unadorned? Our recent negotiations over
the Nicaragua Canal are characterized by
the English press as the diplomacy Of
trIth. and the newspapers OF France and
Germany are discussing in ponderous
fashion the serious value Of truth in in
ternational agreements. Commercially
too the great department stores lead the
war against lying and every employe is
warned against misreprosentiug commod-
ities offered for sale. The very advertise
ments Of the daily newspapers reflect this
tendency toward truthful exploitation.
Commercialism has discovered the weak
ness Of prevarication and We have to
thank the rude trade instincts of the ma
tion for this new ascendency Of truth.
Thus the artistic and picturesque instinct
for untruth is crushed by the strenuous
struggle for gain
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Satire.

James L. Ford says in the January Sue
cess"
Why satiricaI writing-one OF the high
est, most difficult. and effective forms of
literary endeavor-shoulI have been per
mitted TO sink into the Oblivion of the
lost arts is a question owe. which many
have pondered. Certain it IS that there is
nothing the country stands in greater
need OF today than a great satirical
writer. Such one will find in our social
ard political life the richest field that the
world has known since Hogarth's day.
II is q curious fact that. in an era
which has at least produced a greater
number OF writer's than any other in
our country's history, there is scarcely a
satirist worthy of the name to be found.
OF story writer's and novclists we have
plenty, and We can boast OF some humor-
lists OF distinctive individuality; but with
the exception of Mr.. Dooley." there is
certainly not a high-class political sa-
tirist in the field, while the clumsy at
tempts TO satirize literature, society, and
some Of our other pet institutions awak-
en- pity rather than laughter.
This, in 4 country whose humor holds n
high rank in comparison with that OF
other nations, 1t was not always so.
Benjamin Franklin made his mark as q
satirist before the Republic was born. and
in the early part OF the century. every
Presidential administration served to
quicken into life some satir,cal pen. Who
l should like TO know. will live in his
tory as the satirist OF any Of our Prcsi-
dents since Franklin's time? | do not
recall, at this moment, any great work
Of political satire since Richard Grant
White wrote THE New Gosnel OF
Peace" Before White. we had -Enown
James Russell Lowell. one OF the best and
truest satirical writer's Of the century
whose "Bigiow Papers are well worth
reading today. l know OF no finer example
Of political satire than that which is
concentrated in the words:
..Rut John p. Robinson, he
>a,s they didn't know cgerytliins down in Judee."
The Revelation bcgat the "Juuius Let
ters;' the War Of 1872 made Seba Smith
"a satirist and the Mexican War prompt
ed some Of Lowells finest sarcasm. The
Civil War. il is true. brought forth
short-lived race Of sdtirical writer's, and
among these we're Petroleum Y. Nasty.
@. X Philandor Doesticks." and
"Orpheus c. Kerr
There are several reasons for the scar
city Of satirists at the present moment.
To begin with. the American public does
not take kindly to satire, and the maga
zine age OF letters has shaped writer's
Of an entirely different class. Moreover.
no satrist can 90 about his work with any
real confidence in his ultimate success
II he realizes how few people there are
who possess a genuine sense OF humor.
At the present day fully nine-:eHths Of
the reading population OF this country
are as impcryious to fine satire as is
the proyerbal ducks back to rainfall.
II is for this reason that some OF the
most prcpostcrOus fakes tina. tte world
has over seen find it en easy ma ter TO
palm themselves oil On the world at their
own valuation.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
A Japnne.c ArtiSt.

A doubt has been expressed as to
whether the artist. Gonjiro Veto. who did
the unusual pictures for ~ japanese
Nightingale one Of the Harpers' most
attractive new publications. Is a genuine
japanese, or an American or Englishman
working under a pseudOnym. II Is au-
thoritatively stated that Mr.. Veto is a
japanese, horn in Hizcn, Ainshin Island,
Japan. Mr.. Veto came to America IN a
mercantile capacity. but socn quilted the
business world for the world OF at. In
1898 he entered the Art Students LeagEe
of New York where he remained about
three years. Since then his pictures have
been hung in the National Academy OF
Design, Academy Of Fine Arts OF Phila-
dolphia, New York Watcr-Coior Club,
American Water Color Club, and other
art societies. Mr.. Veto IS one of the
exceedingly rare artists who can COM
hinc in their pictures American methods
with the genuine japanese atmosphere.
and Mr.. Veto stands at the head OF his
special line. Anyone who has seen ma
tive japanese pictures will readily un-
derstand the value OF MIR. Yetos work
30 an American public. combining as 1t
does the Oriental spirit with the occi-
dental form.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
The january "Critic.-

With the January number Of the Crit
ic" will begin a notable series of articles
on The Great Reviews" the first INSTALL
ment covering The English Reviews" the
text being by Mr. Arthur Waugh, and the
! illustrations covering many important cii-
| tions. both past and present. as well as
facsimile reproductions Of tiIc-pages, etc.
Mr.. Waugh will sketch the history and
principles oi the leading English reviews
from the Edinburgh Review onward,
giving many interesting facts about the
inception OF these reviews as well as
stories of their founders and chief con-
tributors.
IN article Of particular interest in The
forthcoming issue of the Critic" viii be
Mr.. b. w Matzs paper on Dickens and
His Illustrators" Mr.. Istz's te2t viii be
supplemented by five hitherto unpublished
portraits of Dickens, besides numerous
drawings and facsimiles Of MSS. Fol ow-
ing this paper will be Mr. George Gissings
appreciation, entitled Dickens in Mem
oTv." a semi-critical. semi-reminiscent
article by one fully qualified to speak with
sympathy and with authority OF the ere
ator of so many human and enduring mas
tcrpiccCs.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
An Artists View of Lewis Carroll.

Mr. Harry TGrniFs. in his delightful
Confessions of a Car!caturist," Just
published by the Harpers. tells some in
teresting anecdotes or Lewis Carroll, the
author OF "Alice'5 Adventures in Wonder
land Artists found Carrolis books
very difficult to illustrate and the author
himself SO full OF idiosyncrasies that it
was trying TO work with him. Sir John Ten
MEL had fatty declined doing any more
Carroll pictures, and Furniss was called
upon for the purpose. lie says: Ten
nicl and other artists declared / would
not work with Carroll for seven weeks.
accepted the challenge" And tncy ac-
tualiy did work together for seven years.
lurriss says: TO Carroll l was not
Hy T.. but some one else. as he was
some enc else. was wiliful ald erratic,
bordering On insanity. We therefore got
on splendidly. Lewis Carroll
vas as unlike any other man as his books
were unlike any other authors books. II
was a relief to meet the pure, simple,
innocent dreamer OF children, after the
selfish. commercial mind Of most authors.
Carroll was a Wit a gentleman, a bore.
and an egotist, and, like Hans Andersen,
a spoilt r.lld. il Is recorded Of Andersen
that he actually shed tears. even in late
life. should the cake at tea be handed to
anyone before he chose the largest slice.
Carroll was not selfish, but his
cg9tism was all but second childhood
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
The Mnri.ings of birds.

Seton Thompson opens the December
number Of "Blrd-Lore" (Macmillan COZ
with an article on The Recognition
Marks of Birds" which he illustrates with
drawings of eighteen species OF hawks and
owls. showing how each kind may be
known by some characteristic Of form or
feather; Frank VI. Chapman starts n
series of popular papers for beginners, en-
titled How to Name the Birds" Tappan
Adney writes of "Bird-Llfe in the Klon-
dixie" there are illustrations by Dug
more, Beebe. Roberts, and others. and VIC
note that thrty-four different kinds Of
birds are figured in this number. some
OF the most interesting pictures having
been made with an electrical device IN
which the bird. unconsciously. photo
graphs itself.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
"The Ruling Passion.v

Henry Van Dykes The Ruling Pas
sion" Is about TO be Issued in an edition
de luxe that is. in a special way, per-
sonal edition. DR.. Van Dyke signs each
of the 500 copies to which the edition is
limited and the frontispiece is/a strong
and original portrait Of him drawn for
the book by Walter Appleton Clark.
The prayer that procedes the stories. "A
Writer'S RC>,icCt OF His Master which
has provoked so many comments both in
England and America. IS reproduced in
autograph facsimile.
These are what gives the edition its
personal character In addition. Mr..
Clark has added three Illustrations,
which. with the portrait makes a total
Of twelve drawings in color, and the
volume printed on special paper, is bound
In full russet leather stamped In gold. It
makes a sumptuous volume.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Tho .utI,nr OF "LunI..,

The newly discovered genius, Leon Lem
pert, jr. Of Rochester, y. Y, whom the
c. NJ Clark people are introducing TO
their public through the medium Of "a
book to staggor sorrow" entitled Junk. -
has not been long in the twenties, but it is
said he has turned out work Of humorous
verses and illustrations that will give him
a conspicuous place in the list Of American
humCrists and cartoonists. Young Mr..
Lempert comes naturally by his artistic
temperament. His father is IN artist and
architect Of considerable note The son
started writing numerous verses and gro
tesQueiy illustrating them as an evening
diversion. and FOR the amusement Of family
friends. Through accident his clever work
came 10 the attention OF his present pub
fishers. who thought the public might
laugh as much as they did il il had the
opportunity OF seeing quite a number OF
these verses and illustrations in 4 unique
volume.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

success in general. I notice that the fell
lows who do the most of that are the
least successful. and simply take things
as they come and make the best | can
out of them one at n time
Nothing makes a man work for you like
nattering him by calling him out of bed in
the middle OF the night on account of the
Importance Of your message and the ex-
tent of his influence
The pendulum Of fate swings true re-
sardless OF any attempt to cause IL TO
swerve. but at each extreme OF its arc It
stops for an instant. This is an observa-
ton that is automatic in the abstract and
never utilized in the concrete.
do not know just what will become OF
ne. for. unfortunately. people do not die
when they ought to. l suppose it will be
like bad wound that finally gets well.
but always leaves scar. ! do not see
how mine can ever heal. but they tell
me that wounds do generally.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
mcrfnrd ON 1i,c shnrls.

Oliver Herford's More Animals" ha
begun to be recognized as a good dea
more than mere collection Of humorous
drawings and verses. Here, for instance
is Mr.. Herford's remarks upon the shark
This is the Shark, my child, pray
Do not recoil or turn away;
It's true the Shark is not the Pink
OF nice Propriety, but Think
Think of the Horrid Sailor Men
He has TO Swallow now and then.
With all their Untold Yarns inside
And all their Fearful 0aths besidei
Put yourself In his place, my Child.
Could you keep Spotless. Undefled7
II only VIC could make the List
OF those on whom he should subsist.
No home, III venture to Remark.
Would be complete without a Shark"
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
LITERARY NOTES.
A Ynup From iYawpIand.

Mr. w. J. Lampton, the clever poet o.
the New York Sum- has sent The fol.
lowing 'yawp" TO Harper & Bros. II wa.
inspired by the Harpers, very novel news
paper advertisement of The Right ol
Way" which was set up in "yawp' form
The advertisement drew forth hundreds
of letters from readers of THE Righ; oi
Way" including MIR. Lamptons 'yawp."
Gee whiz.
What a remarkable likepess
To a Yawp
This is.
II only needs
a few snaps
Like Caps.
And rhymes
Sometimes,
To be the Real Thing
Such as | sing
At so much per;
While you. sir,
Have TO pay
To get yours in
That way.
Which shows
The difference between
Plain business
And dazzling genius;
See?
That's Me;
While II. G p.
Don't have anything
But MONEY.
Wow,
How
Can | get the Money
And let them have the Genius?
Say,
DO you know the way?
"W. ]. L."
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
A Vow nusI.In Hook.

'Rusfin and the English Lakes" is the
title OF an interesting work 10y the Rev.
II. j. Rawnsley, Canon OF Carlisle, which
is brought out this week by the Mac
milan Company. Ruskin was taken into
the lake region by his father in 1924. when
he was little more than five years old.
He spent much time in that part of Eng
land during his early life, and was always
fond OF II. The work just published
shows many interesting photographs in
Guiding pictures OF the poets study and
bedroom at Brentwood. This is not the
first book which Canon Rawnsley has
written On the Lake Country; and his
Literary Associations Of the English
Lakes" will be pleasantly remembered.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Swedish Dialect.
The London Chronicle" says:

The London Chronicle says:
An interesting little story attaches to
the pretty volume OF Swedish fairy tales
which Mr. II. L. Brackstad has translated.
Years ago a Swedish friend gave Mr.
Bracfstad book saying, Here Is some
thing YOU will like" lie turned over the
pages with the remark, 1t isn't Swedish.
Is it, FOR | know Swedish Not Swedish,
vas The reply, but Swedish dialect All.
said M Bracsstad. can / manage to read
it?' He tried several times. not very sue
oesafully. But one day he began 10 read
the dialect aloud. and then he understood
it at once. i resemblcd the dialect Of 4
part OF his own country, Denmafl., and had
been taken down .honetically.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
European Gardens.

A volume entitled European Gardens
IS 10 be brought out in Philadelphia By
tho publishers Of House and Garden"
1t is 10 contain papers on English gar
dens. by II. c. sturgis; French gardens.
by John Galcn Howard; Italian gardens,
by a. d. f. Hamlln. and Japanese gar
dcns. by X Honda Of Toxic. These are
all uarers which were read at the las,
convention OF the American Institute OF
Architects. Tie text Is to be accompanied
by abcu, 4 hundred ull-page Illustrations.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
"shucI.Ic,t's" philosophy.

Here are a few OF the more Thilosoph-
ical bits OF "Shacklett." the novel pub
lishcd by the Appletons, which is being
much talked about:
A twinkle is mask for the eyes that
nothing can penetrate or pass behind.
The always present contingency OF
death-recogniZed only b. lawyers and
politicians.
Il thought you'd tell said Bob Pol
lard. What the use?" replied Noel; II
wouldn't "a got licked any less, and you'd
q got licked harder"
One can have Il smattering Of Greek
and Hebrew and get some good IRON
them; but smattering of science is the
most dangerous thing in the world.
| never figure much on what will bring
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
nnIfnrr,s ..sicrcnsnn.,

Graham Balfour''s two-volume Life Of
Robert Louis Stevenson has run into an
other edition already, and is now in its
fourteenth thousand. This situation in
America makes it interesting to recall the
British astonishmcnt that the London pub
fishers should have printed az many as five
thousand.
The London literaries Just at hand report
an increasing sale OF the Englis!. edition
in fact. il is now reported the bcst-selling
book, not fiction. in Great Britain.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
A Now RnIznc Drnmn.

The New York Tribune" says:
we are disposed TO take with some
grains of salt the report that an unpub-
lished ald hitherto unknown dramatic
work BY Balzac has recently come TO
light. The sapient Spoelberg de Loyen-
joul has handed it, VIC are told, to VI.
Coquelin with & view to performance by
that actor, and it is possible that it Will
be produced this winter
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
CHICAGO Bobcmia.

Mr.. Henry b. Fuller's new work OF
fiction, Under the Skylights,' is said
by those who have seen advance copies
TO be one of the very few successful eff
forts to treat American literary and ar
tistic efforts amusingly but truthful. Mr..
Janvier succeeded in this in his delight
ful Ivory Black" studies of artistic New
York, and Nr. Fuller seems to have
gained a striking success in his witty
pictures Of literature and art IN the Mid
die West which appear in Under the
Skylights.' His new book has just been
puplished by D. Appleton & Co.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
a Ncw sort OF bird.

The philadelphia North American
makes this pertinent comment:
Either Mark Twain or the proofreader
of Harper's Magazine is responsible for
one of the queerest things ever seen IN
print Mark, in serious mood. describes a
scene in California, and in the word-pic-
ture occurs this sentence:
=" Far in the empty sky a solitary
oesophagus slept upon motionless wing.
"The only creature that seems TO sleep
upon motionless wing in tie California
sky is the condor. but while that bird is
literally endowed with swallowing fa-
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
III. G., Wells.

Mr.. H C. Wells, whose latest book
THE First Men in the Moon" has been
widely praised. is increasing his popu-
larity both in England and America. He
has been the subject OF many editorials
and magazine articles. on account of his
beliefs, and especially in regard to the
scientific exactness OF his unrestrained
imnclnation.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Photogrnphy in IIIustrating.

Mrs. Elizabeth p. Brewnell, whose new
book, Dream Children" is just published.
is one of the optimistic enthusiasts of
photography. She believes that the
Photographic art is in its vssiest infancy.
and hopes for 1t n perfection such as
has been accomplished in the fine arts.
sculpture and painting.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Letters OF Fitzgerald.

As an evidence that all the available
information concerning Edward Fitzgerald
has not been used the Macmillans have
published More Letters OF Edward Fitz-
gerald" edited by William Adds Wright,
Of Cambridge The letters are Of the
friendly. human kind'' that pleased Car
lyle. ard range in date from 1889 to 1883.
1892
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Mrs. Grants Hook.

The last of Dodd, Mead & Co.'S books
for this year was published early in the
week. 1t was special limited edition
Of Mrs. Anne Grants Memoirs of an
American Ladv." with a memoir OF Mrs.
Grant. and notes by General James Grant
Wilson.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
Ue,yIet,'s New Novel.

Mr. Maurice Enwlett's new novel, the
heroine Of which is Mary Of Scotland. will
appear in 'McClure's Magazine" in the
later months Of the coming year. MI.
KipIing Is 10 contribute some short stories
10 that periodical.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
American Books in England.

Mr.. J. A. Altsheler's successful novel.
The wilderness Road" which picture
St. Clair's defeat ard the victory c.
Wayne. whose success had so much to do
with the winning of the old Northwest,
has found appreciation in Londan. whore
m English edition is shortly to be bFocEh'
,,,f
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
The Jncnhite Period.

We are to have. by the way. n quaint
to the romantic Jacobite period. Some OF
the books are works Of great rarity. 9TH
ers will now be printed fc, The first time.
Wisharts record of the great MontTose
will be included in an abridged form.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
The "London Academy,Av Best nooi.

Each year as Christmas approaches the
Academy OF London publishes lists Of the
best six books brought out in various de-
partments by English publishers. and it
is rather unusual for American books to
get places on these lists. 1t is the more
gratifying. therefore. to find two Ameri-
can books on in the Academy's list Of the
six best story books for young people.
They are Santa Claus Partner" by
Thomas Nelson Page. and Lives Of the
Hunted. by Ernest Seton-Thompson. Both
OF these books, by the way, are Scribncr
publications.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

cilitics. there is no warrant in ornithology
or vernacular for calling him an 'oesoph-
agus.' Perhaps Mark wrote, or meant 10
write, 'aesvogel,' one OF the vulture's
Names
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
u III ] |...1[<|[.|1 li<@l[ = tta !

beck will like it immensely. and those
who do not-perhaps they are not worth
worrying about New York: Charles
ScTibner's Sons S3D
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
"Thc Crisis"

As many copies OF The Crisis" have
been sold in six months as have been sold
of Richard CaryeI' in the two years since
il was published.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

What Is the origin of throwing down the
gauntlet? p. II. G.
The custom OF knights Of medieval times
who threw down a gauntlet in token OK
challenge or defiance.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Dawson is in the Canadian Klondlke.
not in Alaska. Its population is about
5000.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29
NOTES AND QUERIES.

when was Bob FitzsimmOns bornr
June 4, 1852
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Who is the Congressman from the Second Con-
gressional District Of Tennessee2 $ Z. J.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Which is the largest. Wisconsin. Missouri or
hah'asf l.. p $.
Missouri, both in area and in popula-
tiOu.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

How many brothers and sisters had James A
GarGeldl MRS. J. r.
Two sisters. Mehitabel and Mary. and
one brother. Thomas. OF the four, James
was the youngest
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Henry r. Gibson. OF Knoxville.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Deputy Sheriff II. l. RapeIji. OF Fresno
County; Fred Jackson. an ofncer of Ne
vada, and Thomas Burns.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

What IS the population Of Dawson. Alassai
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

When and where did the term ..ilybawker''
criginste2 HOUSTON.
In the free-soil agitation in Kansas
about 1850. the name clInging to guerrilla
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Who captured sontag. The bandi,i
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

What was the date Of last years disaster at
the Hoboken. y. j., docksl .. Was the loss Of
life ever aScertained dehnitciy? NJ. A. J.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

What is the best soil for srapcs7 . How close
together may vines be setg BE.
well-drained. gravelly. and warm
soil ?. Six to eight feet apart each way,
depending on the variety.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

Is Il possible for an enlisted man in the
marines TO work up to 4 commission X. d.
Yes; the President this month approved
the promotion of four men from the ma
rines to be second lieutenants.
The Washington times., 1901-12-29

June 30. . No; it was somewhere be-
tween 200 and 800.