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A Good Vein of HumOr.
A GREELEY STORY.

II GRACE GREELEY has long geen
dead. but new stories Of him. or
stories so old as TO be as good
as new. come to light now and then.
The Detroit Free Press" is responsible
for this one:
As an editor Horace Greeley had be
come weary Of the constant repetition
Of the word the" in the opening SEN
fences. One issue Of his paper in par
ticular exasperated him. Almost every
item had its opening paragraph begin
with the" This lack of judgment on
the part OF his writer's in the choice OF
words received his attention. Greeley
wrote a note.
This notice he requested to be posted
in the editorial room. and caused copies
Of II to be sent to correspondent The
order read: Under no circumstances
must the word the" be used in he
opening or subsequent paragraphs OF a
news article In sentences within a
paragraph it will be tolerated with
moderation. II you cannot write para
graph without the 10 open it. omit
one day. shortly after the issuance OF
this new rule. Greeley entered the edi-
torial room in fury. How is it that we
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22

OF Importance in the science of chem
istry.
The practitioners OF the Sacred Art
Of Egypt must have been acquainted
with many operations which We now
class as belonging TO applied chemistry;
witness their jewelry, pottery. dyes and
pigments. bleaching. glassmaking. work
ing in metals and alloys. and their use
Of spices, essential oils. and soda in
embalming, and for other purposes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
AN IMPROMPTU VERSE.

A 7 the dedication of soldiers
y monument in Akron. Ohio. Will
Carleton, author of Songs of Two Cen
turtles having been invited 10 take
part had prepared an elaborate poem for
the occasion The morning proved so
stormy that the exercises had 10 be
postponed till afternoon
When the audience finally gathered.
the sun was shining as blithely as IL
there had been no storm for weeks. In
EenfousIy utilizing this fact with his au-
dience. Mr.. Carleton improvised the fol-
lowing six lines, with which he closed
the recitation OF the poem:
And as the clouds that yexed this
mornings sky.
Have vanished like a dream before the
eye.
And as above this weeping Summer day.
God. smiling. bent and kissed her tears
away.
SO He will lift grief's clouds around us
spread,
And smiles, cen now, above our patriot
dead"
These last lines were so timely and
local that they carried all before them.
and Mr.. Carleton was amused as we'll
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22

present editor OF the Chicago Tribune.
and son-in-la~ Of the famous editor OF
the Tribune" Joseph Medin
She is most devoted mother 1t was
about this time that she sent an I'm
solicited manuscript 10 a dean Of East
ern periodicals. The editor was a younz
man whose name has since become IA
nous in literature. The manuscript at
tracted his attention. He wrote at once.
asking many questions concerning the
authoress. among them being:
What is your occupation"
Making baby clothes" returned the
writer. which was a characteristic
answer. Another time Mrs Petite was
called out of town rather Unexpectedly
before she had time to do the thousand
and one little motherly duties That
night a telegram came to Mr. Peattie It
read:
Are the babies all right?"
He answered:
Yes Why?"
Because" was the answer. which is
the usual reason for mothers little
worries.
Mr. and Mrs Peattie have a most in
teresting family OF four-Ned. who is en-
tering the University of Michigan this
TALL, and who hopes to become a civil
engineer: Barbara. a vivacious girl just
budding into wOmanhood, and who gives
much literary promise: Roderick. a
manly lad OF less than a dozen years.
and four-year- Donald. the most de-
voted admirer of whom Mrs. PeattIe
boasts
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
ABOUT DIR. JOHNSON.

A CURIOUS story OF Samuel John
4 son has recently been published.
II is 10 the effect that during 1745 and
l746. two years in which there is no
definite record of his life, he was in
Scotland with the forces OF Prince
Charles Stuart. In support Of this theory
il is argued that he was VIGOROUSLY a
stuart partisan. and that his mothers
residence was in the very track of the
Jacobite invasion. Some old letters.
found in a London mansion, contain.
among other information tending TO es-
tablish this theory. the following very
significant item:
I'VE were. Cameron tells me, Joined
by one recruit last night from Lich-
field. He is devotedly loyal and full OF
valuable information about the we'll
disposed. both hereabouts and in Lon
don; but apart from this l know not
what we can do with him. He is of her
cuIean stature. but entirely without use
OF arms. and it is hard 10 make a soldier
Of raw recruit who appears nearer
forty than thirty Besides, he is most
averse to discipline. and although he
has been but eighteen hours in camp,
has already contradicted everybody he
has met. Yet ! am DESTROYS 10 see him
for Cameron says he is an Oxford
scholar, a perfect mine of learning.
Il asked his name, and Cameron said
he certainly understood # to be John
stone. but when he asked the monster
if he was not of Lord Annandale's fam
lily. he pretended not TO understand him
but on being called Mr.. tombstone re-
Piled. Sir. that is not NV name. 50
savagely that Cameron inquired no fur
Their
This is only one OF several similar
passages which certainly suggest the
personality OF the photographer. II
would be worth somebody's while 10 base
a literary historical romance on this
discovery.
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covers. which will be invaluable to pa
rents. amateur and professional must
clans. teachers. and students. IS 1.-The
fruit Of forty years experience in teach
ing nearly every degree Of talent and
every condition OF life" The real OBJ
ject OF the work. to quote from NJ Law
ignae again, is TO set forth the best
manner TO pursue any study in order to
reach the end that one desires to at
tain"
In the chapter on musical instruments
the author has made the demands Of
each instrument very clear, as well as
what can be expected from II. and the
amount OF work necessary to acquire an
honorable talent Musical education. g"
he says. must not be confOunded with
musical instruction.
Therefore this book is in no sense to
be called technical: it is helpful in aid
ing every musician. whether teacher
virtuoso, or pupil, toward obtaining the
best results with the least expenditure
OF time and energy
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PRINCE s1LvERwINGs.u

ONE of the more recent additions
~ to the ranks OF Chicago woman
writer's is Mrs Edith ogden Har-
risou. wife Of Mayor Carter H. Harri-
son. of Chicago. Prince silverwings.'
the Look OF fairy stories for children
which is her first literary ventures
one Of the falls successful publica-
tons. Mrs. Harrison was a New Or
leans young woman when she married
the Chics goan- Highly educated and
vivacious. she has been considered
one of the city's most entertaining VIC
men. and literary success for her would
not be a surprise to her friends
Prince Silverwings" is a series OF
stories. Originally they were created
by Mrs. Harrison for the pleasure OF
the two children Of the household
Carter H., the third. and Edith Mas
ter Carter and little Miss Edith are
typical American children. bubbling
over with life and ever anxious for
story" Mrs. Harrison is a most de-
voted mother. and in her storytelling
was forced often 10 call upon her mag
ination TO supply the cry for more
stories. In their repetition Mrs. Hsr-
rison found the chiIdrens minds often
more accurately retentive than her own
and after continued corrections in their
stories out II was then that the rela-
tives ami close friends persuaded her
to have them published. though she con
fishing them when thal- stories we're
written"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
MISS RIvES A SPORTSMAN.

M ISIS HALLE ERMINIE RIVES.
WI the author OF Hearts Courage
Gus" is an enthusiastic sportswoman.
She spent her childhood mostly out OF
doors riding over the Virginia hills hunt
ing with her father. Col. Stephen Rives.
who. since he left Union prison at the
close NJ the war. has never set foot north
OF Mason and Dixon's line.
When his daughter was ten years old
n had a special rife. OF light weight.
made for her She is still a crack shot,
and each spring, after her winter in New
York. she goes South again TO her dogs
the Virginia Aneghanies goes by the
name of 'Moonshine. and thereby
hangs a tale. When the Rives occupancy
was much younger. a rather new and
through the district on a hunt for Illicit
stills. several OF which hourished not 50
far away.
The nearest neighbor to Colonel Rives,
who was fond OF a practical joke. did
the rest. The marshal swallowed the bait
and one night surrounded the lodge with
his deputies.
II was Colonel Rives' hrst opportunity
since the war. and he had just time
enough 10 let both barrels Of birdshot
fly through the window before the error
was explained. The marshal limped of
like a lame partridge, and Miss Rives,
who had watched the progress OF the
sport with some concern, promptly dub
he'd the place .Moonshine.' and Moon
shine" il IS today. as any settler within
9 dozen miles can tell you.
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FATHER TOM OF coNNEMARA."

NF a new book by Elizabeth o'Reil-
~ ~ Neville. the publishers say:
There are pleasant suggestions in the
title. Father Tom OF Connemara," which
take hold at once on the readers in
terest First OF all the scene OF the
story is full OF possibilities. for no part
OF ireland is less familiar or more pic
turesque. The Kingdom of Come
mara" stretches some forty miles along
the extreme western coast of Ireland.
and is the last land Of Europe to signal
the setting sun as IL drops into the sea.
Its shore is little more than a ragged
fringe or promontories cut into by num-
berless bays. and the very name signi-
hes Bays OF the Sea"
AS result. one cannot get far from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
Here Are Some Spring Publications.

land in question the original i LANCE
EyIandr' having then been officially
changed in honor OF William of Orange.
and this has never been formally altered
In his book Mr.. Hotchkiss has made
the old Corporation House in Brooklyn 10
figure with sufficient prominence to make
interesting some facts relating 10 it.
This building stood on the north side Of
what is now Fulton Street. near Front
Street. In the old days the tide of the
East. or Sound River. rose and fell close
to II. and the building was known as the
Ferry Tavern. though better recognized
as the Corporation House. from the fact
Of its being built and owned by the cor
poration Of Sew York city. in which were
vested the privileges and rights OF the
ferry between that city and Brooklyn.
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not one Of the colonies. is his home to-
day.
He Is an open air man. delighting es-
pecially in mountaineering and boat sail
ing. Once he went on a cruise on a
Yarmouth Ash carrier, and he has some
amusing tales OF his experiences. The
skipper was a blum old salt. quite ignor-
ant OF SIR. Mason's growing fame. and
one cay asked him what he did for
living oh. / write" answered Mr.
Mason. 'Humpht" said the skipper,
how many letters a day do you write?''
y don't know" Mr. Mason replied. rath-
er puzzled. mot very many Two or
three. perhaps" "Hs," grunted the
skipper triumphantly. you young men
nowadays don't know what work is.
know a man what writes thirty or forty
letters every day Of his life" Mr.. Ma
son bowed his diminished head before
such a manifestation OF the cacoethes
scribendi. and meekIy explained that hs
wrote books.
As they were nearing the DOgger Bank
the skipper took his guest aside and
said: Look ere. when you get back to
London / want you TO send me good.
nice book-something different from your
novels and police gazettes.' Mr. Mason
sent him Miranda OF the Balcony" but
never heard what the sailor man thought
Of it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
A MASON ANECDoTE.

A Z. W. MASON. author Of The
n. Four Feathers" is an English
man by birth and within a few years of
forty. He was educated at Dulwieh Col
lege aud Trinity oxford. where he took
double honors. AS already indicated. ne
became engaged in church and political
work after leaving the varsity-though
he does not aspire to write NJ. p after
his name-but in his leisure he wooed
literature. and rather timOrously. In
deed. so little confident OF ultimate sue
cess was he that. when writing The
COurtship of Morrice Buckler"-his first
book. "A Romance of Washable" having
met with but a moderate reception-he
was glad 10 be living above the immi-
grafton Office. for in respondent mo-
ments he used to iEd some comfort in
saying 10 himself: Well. II this fails
can always step into the Office down.
stairs and clear out" But fail IL did
not. and so, fortunately England, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
MUSICAL EDUCATIoN.a

I OVERS OF music will welcome a
l. new book by VI. Lavignac. 1t is
called Musical Education. and the
publishers say of il:
This book is an inquiry into the best
means TO pursue a musical education IN
der its most heaIthful conditions
matter which is far more difficult than
is generally believed"
The advice contained between these
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
A NOVEL OF LONG ISLAND.

NHR.C. c. HoTCHKIss. whose latest
IFl work. "For a Maiden Brave, - viii
soon come from the press OF d. APP
pleton & Co. has Dlowed a completely
fsIiow field in fiction. 50 far as relates
10 localities. The ground chosen is Long
Island though old New York city is an
incidental adjunct.
There arc probably but feW who are
aware that. for all action taken By any
legislative body Nassau is today the le-
gal name for Long Island. il was so
constituted at long ago as when the
Dutch held peaceable possession Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
THE LAST BUFFALO HERD.

MERSoN HoUGH, successful novel
IL list. editor, fisherman and hunter.
is the man who Is responsible for the
passing of the act which gaze Govern
ment protection to the las herd Of
buffalo in the United States Mr.. Hough.
who has drawn his Inspirations for his
books from his Western experiences. as
shown in The Girl Of the Half Way
House" and The Story of the Cowboy
was much concerned over the fact that
the small herds of buffalo preserved in
Yellowstone Park were being slaughter
ed by poachers. made a winter journey
Of investigation through the park, trav-
cling on sIIees AID procuring photo
graphs and reports which proved con-
clusively that the animals were INSULT
ciently protected and were being rapidly
exterminated The agitation he started
accomplished the desired result. and the
buffaloes are now safe.
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THE PATAGoN1AN EXPEDITION.

T HE famous expedition into the
heart Of Patagonia undertaken a
few months ago for the purpose of
Investigating the theory that there
might still exist hidden in the depths
Of the forests OF the southern Andes
a survival Of the prehistoric mylodon
las recently returned. and H. Hesketh
Prichard. who directed it, has now given
10 the public the results OF his discov-
cries and explorations
Minute descriptions are given of the
daily life. manners and customs and
hunting methods of the Tehuelche In
dams. he largest race on earth, long
tabled to be giants. Their mode of life
is curious, and so many conflicting ac-
counts of them have been brought to
England from Elizabethan times Up to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
A BOOK OF ALGONKIN LEGENDS.

A LII the readers of .Kuloskap. the
~ Master" the book OF Algonkin
legends collected and translated by
Charles Godfrey Leland and John
Dyneley Prince. note at once the re-
markabIe resemblance in artistic mo-
tive and form, as well as in ethical
spirit. to LongfeHow's "Hiawatha. "
But students OF Indian lore remark up
on more than the likeness. They see
in the AIgonkin demigod the identical
being known to the Ojibways as Mana
bozho" from the legends about whom
LongteIlow built his poem.
Frederick r. Burton. composer OF the
cantata. "Hlawatha" and manager OF the
play Of tina, name to be produced this
winter by Ojibway performers at Madi-
son Square Garden, has read the Al
gonkin epic and comments upon it as
follows:
''KulOskap comes 20 me like an old
friend. for ! recognize him as the alter
ego Of the Ojibway Nanabozho; and !
am delighted 20 see him set forth with
such loyalty 10 the Indians rugged but
poetic manner of telling about his fav.
orite demigod.'
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MRS. PEATTIE's EARLY WORK.

A NEWSPAPER sketch of Mrs. Ella
newspaper writer's of the West. and au-
thor of one or two striking novels. says
Of her:
Although both Mr. and Mrs. Peattie
are newspaper folk. Mrs. Peattie did not
enter the newspaper world until some
few years after her marriage She had
ed the attention of Robert Patterson, the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
Just a Literary Aftermath
LITERARY ITEMS.

Appletons' Town and Country Library
has been remarkable for the number Of
new authors IL has introduced TO the
American public who have since be-
come noted The list includes Sir Gil
bert Parker Anthony Hope. Chauneey
c. Hotehkiss. Ada Cambridge. Maxwell
Gray. Grant Allen. Sarah Grand, Viii
liam E. Norris. T. Gallon. Allen Raine
F. Frankfort. Moore Morley Roberts and
j. S. Clouston-
One of the latest writer's TO make hit
appearance in this famous company is
w Petit Ridge. author of "Erb. a Lon
don labor story that has attracted al
mos, as much attention here as il has
in London. where its author is the cen
ter OF a multitude Of hero-wOrshipers
composed Of the working classes and
poor children a lady who was asked 20
describe him replied; He is the most
modest. most generous, and most kind
hearted OF men
Peter Finley Dunno was asked by q
friend few days before his marriage if
Mr.. DooIey would have anything to say
soon on domestic relations
u don't think so" said Mr. Dunno.
positively. for you see marriage is one
of The few things it is better 10 philoso-
phize on before the experiment
William Dean HOweIls evidently has
high regard for Brand whitIoek's po-
liticaI novel The Thirteenth District"
In a recent issue OF the North American
Review Mr. Howells declares that in
this novel is embodied the very spirit
of American politics as politicians know
il in all Congress districts"
Dr.. samuel Johnson had a custom. as
every reader OF Boswell knows. Of writ
ing an elaborate prayer at each imPor-
tant time OF his life. These prayers have
Tor the first time been collected sepa-
rately. and Mcclure, Phillips & Co. will
publish them for the ediication OF
bookmen interested in Johnsonia-
1t is said that the 1908 deluge CT books
in France promises to be so great that
several of the largest French publishing
houses have already announced their in
ability to accept anything more for pub
LEGATION before 1904.
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the present that 10 have the caciques
and their chinas brought before the
eyes OF the reader in series of re-
r1arkable photographs ana drawings in
vests the work with exceptional inter
est
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
EGYPT'S SACRED ART.

IN The Story OF Alchemy and the
L Beginnings OF CHEMISTRY new
volume published in AppletOn's Library
of Useful Stories. the author, NJ. NJ.
Pattison Muir, brings out some very
interesting facts in connection with the
origin OF a number OF familiar inven-
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tions. He says: in their search for the
pure and penetrating matter which. ap-
piled to any substance. exPlts and per-
fects IL after its own kind, the alchem-
lists necessarily made many inventions.
laid the foundation of many arts and
manufactures, and discovered many facts
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BY WILLIAM STEARNS DAVIS.

MA r. WILLIAM sTBAFNs DAVIS,
Ih whose two novels. A Friend OF
Caesar" and God wills It." achieved
such a prompl popularity two years
ago, has another novel practically
ready for the press. II viii be
published by the Macmillan Company
some tine during The spring II will
be remembered that this authors first
successful novel was written before he
graduated at Harvard and was consid-
cred an extraordinary feat for a man
OF his years on account Of the vide
scholarship and reading involved in the
preparation Of the story.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-22
HTHE PRIDE OF TELLFAIR," a
new novel by Elmore Elliott
nn,l-n nnthnr- Of ..-rhr DIR
Peake. author OF The Da

new mover Dy EAilNIt EllAoit
Peake. author Of The Oar
lingtons." is a story of life in a cOun-
try town in northern Illinois. and might
appropriately have been entitled They
Say" The reader feels throughout that
the average person is in imperative need
OF an eleventh commandment. Thou
shalt not NEEDLE in other peoples bust
ness"
It is nothing new for an author to
take A condition OF society as the CEN
trail notion Of his novel. Howens did it
when he made the defaulter Northwick
tie chief figure in THE Quality OF
Mercy" Mrs. Humphrey Ward did It
when she made Robert Elsmere' illus
trste a transition stage in theological
circles; Frank Norris has done ii in
1.-The Octopus" and The Pit" But Mr.
Peake is probably the first writer OF fic-
tior 10 make a novel out OF gossiping
propensities of country town. for.
whether he intended IL or rot that is
what he has done.
At every turn. not only the hero and
heroine. but every other character in
the book. is casting fearful glances
around for possible eyes at possible win
'dows and asking, What will people
ssy?''
The Fear of Public Opinion.
That this is realistic picture. even
IL little overdrawn, no one viii deny.
The most of US undoubtedly are govern
ed in our conduct very largely by the
thought OF what people will say. and by
the necessity of keeping some at least,
OF our private affairs away from prying
eyes
The inconvenience OF this necessity
occasionally impresses itself upon us.
and we ask ourselves, why can't peo-
pie attend TO their own busipess and let
ours alone?' But the fact remains that
there are always some people who either
cannot or do not, and that they make
an amount of trouble totally out of pro-
portion TO their Importance. Mr.. Peake's
novel is a vivid illustration of this.
The Village Paul Pry.
At the same time the candid reader
is likely to say that il her hero and
heroine had been a little more indie
pendent and careless. and IL the hero.
at least. had been a little less inclined
10 insert his finger in other peoples
pies. life would have been easier for
both of them.
1t is not a very heroic attitude for
a hero to be in. this meddling with
other peoples affairs. even from the
best of motives. but that is the atti-
tude which Morris Davenport more or
less consciously assumed on several
different occasions.
As the pooh-bah OF the village, per
haps it was his business to look after
erring wives and reprove them for go
ing buggy riding and leaving the dishes
unwashed; to investigate the feelings
OF Iove-lorn maidens and attend TO
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as discounted upon being assured by
several wouId-be eulogisrs that those
last lines were worth all The rest of
he poem.
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MY MARY

A BARD would praise her saucy
IA ways,
So winsome and so airy.
Her FORMS sweet mold, her hair 3
red gold.
Her eyes-the teasing fairy!
No bard am 7. but shall I sigh?
Her heart is so contrary.
She'll have me say no other way
She's Just my own dear Mary"
Catherine Young Glen.