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The Washington times., 1906-09-22
The Main Chance in Fiction.

The literature of fiction has suf-
fered immensely from popular preju-
dice. and its power has been immense
Iy overrated by popular igLorance.
writes Prof Maurice Francis Egan in
The Smart Set It is supposed to
lead youth to indulge I'm dreams of
sentiment. This may have been true
In the remote past, but in the present
the novelist is a very practical person.
A cursory glance at the best-selling
books viii show this In that mirage
OF iridescent mysticism, The Garden
of Allah" for instance. the lady IN the
case promptly returns the - INK 10
his monastery when she finds that ne
he Canny Mrs. Humphry Ward 8 Yer
sion of the love story Of the romantic
Julie de Lespinasse IS anything Dut
sentimental Lady Roses daughter
prefers q duke TO . faux pas,
After all. this regard for the nam
chance shows that tho novel or TO-DAY
is r7of written for the young, but for
The iudicious. A more important cues
tion-whfch might be considered Dy
Nessrs. NeiI and Reynoids-ls the
rcClxlessness with which noNellSIs iced
their heroes and herolnes-
Ia. fbis the nOVelists have been per
u,iffed TOO much latitude. The public
D-aS misled by them-fearfu!ly misled
until meat embalming became the
fssbfon and even the esthetics OF the
industry were forgotten.
A acf of Congress- cannot reach
fher,1. that is, il cannot reach the dead
or restore taste that for several gen
erations has been horribly yitiated.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
aThe Passing Of Korea.n y

One OF rhe notable serious books Of
the fan is "The Passing of Korea" by
Homer Is. Hubert. which has just been
brought out it says what VIII probably
be the last word" for Korea. a nation
which is passing awsy. A determined
effort during the past year 10 make the
people Of America believe that Korea
is so far beneath contempt that even the
destruction Of her nationality IS a mat
ter Of no consequence.
Mr. Hubert, after twenty years OF res
idence in Korea and Of intimate ac-
quaintance with men of all classes IN
that country, takes up this question and
treats e not from the standpoint of ths
mere tourist, but Of one who has been
behind the scenes. He has studied the
situation long and carefully and has
given something more than q casual
impression. He throws new and
startling light on the whole Eastern
prOblem-a problem in which every
American is vitality interested. and ne
and contempt Of Korea long enough 70
include in our general view aCne pert
iuent facts not heretofore disclosed.
As special agent of the Emperor o.
Korea TO America 10 protest against tie
usurpatCn Of Japan in the peninsula
and the destruction OF GOreas indie
pcldenCe. Mr. Hubert writes with an
air Of conscious GuthCHny. in addi-
uiOn, this important work covers the
whole history of Korea from the earl
lest times, with an exhaustive account
OF the manners, customs, and person
ality' OF the country. The book is
adequately Illustrated.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
APOSTOLIC MISSION
EXPECT FINE YEAR
Paulist Fathers Have Returned to
Brookland House for Sea
sons Work.

Indications for another successful year
at the Apostolic Mission House in Brook
land are manifest iu the encouraging
conditions under which the season IS
about to open. Members of the frater-
nitv Of Paulist Fathers, who spent the
greater part OF the summer at Lake
George. and in New York. have re-
turned TO the Mission House. and are
making preparations for the new year
SO far. fifteen new students have been
enrolled and an additional number is
expected before. the roster is completed
Students of Holy Cross College, an
other Of the affiliated Institutions OF the
Catholic University, are returning to
the college in preparation for the new
year. Sixteen young seminaTlans came
to Washington during the week from
NOtre Dame for the purpose of taking
up their theological studies.
At each of the other houses, notably
the Dominican College, new stulents are
being enrolled every day. and by the
latter part of next week il is expected
that the roster of all the colleges ar
BrOokland viii show material increase
over that OF last year,
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
Is the Bible Good Reading2


In his little book ION Reading" by
George Brandes, just issued by Duff
field q Co.. the great Danish critic has
the following 10 say about the Bible:
There is one Book OF Books that IS
generally regarded as the most suitable
OF all for general and constant read
ing. the very best bcok-the Bible. Few
books. however, prove so cOnclusively
as this that the bulk Of mankind cannot
read at all. The so-called Old Testa-
ment comprises, as is we'll known, all
that is left to us Of the ancient Hebrew
literature Of a period OF eight hundred
years. together with some few books In
Greek
1T includes writings Of the most vari-
Gus value and the most various origin
which have come down TO us with texts
comparatively recently edited, often cor
rupt and further marred by endless
opyings-Writings ascribed. as rule, 20
men who never wrote them, nearly all
OF them difficult 10 understand, and de-
maudng extensive historical knowledge
in order TO be read with the smallest
degree Of profit
Certain OF the books Of the Old Tes-
saa1ent Ike the collection which bears
The name OF Isaiah, contain some Of the
hunllmest cNtdnt poetry Of antiquity
witness 10 the puresJ craving for right
COuSufSs. the highest religious develop
ment 20 be found on earth at that time
seven hundred and nifty or five hundred
years before our era Others, as for eE-
ample. the Chronicles, are OF less value
and are not strictly accurate IN their
historical TeClL3ls
There IS much evidence that such
reading COnfuses mems minds"
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
Concerning Spices.

According to a New York man
who speaks by authority, the popu-
lar impression that almost everv-
thing which people eat is adulter-
ated is not justified by the facts.
as far as spices are concerned. 1t
is very well known that one of the
oldest. best seasoned jokes of New
England attributes the manufacture
of wooden nutmegs to Connecticut
and has given 10 that Common
wealth the not peculiarly inspiring
name OF the Wooden Nutmeg State.
It is comparatively easy TO adul-
terats spices with harmless as well
as injurious ingredients. 1t is easy,
also, TO obtain adulterated spices if
that is the kind which one is look
ing for and would rather have than
TO pay fair price for purity. Bun.
according 10 the authority just
quoted. SIS per cent of the spices
sold in New York city are strictly
pure.
Many of the larger houses, in this
city and New York, decline to sch
other than pure spices. They OBJ
tain them easily from manufacture
ers by simply letting the latter
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
"Dixie liter the War"

Mrs. Myrta Lockett Avary was the
first OF that group of interesting South
ern women to publish memoirs which
have become contributions % the social
and real history of the South. Her lat
est book, Dixie After the War. is the
last OF a triIOgy, so 10 speak. which i'm
cludes Mrs. Clay's Belle of the Fifties"
and Mrs. y Girand Wrights "A South
ern Girl Of 81"
Mrs Avary IS a member Of a distin-
guished Virginia family noted for its
lovely women Her sister. Annie Lock
EFT, was called the most beautiful
woman in Virginia Her father. HaT-
wood Alexander Lockett. owned LON
hardy Grove in MecklenbUrg county,
which was always the center of Il ira
ditional Old Dominion hospitality His
negroes refused To leave him when they
We're set free. and he became bankrupt
providing for them. Mrs. AVary has
done journalistic and social settlement
WorK in New York. where she now
makes her home. She has been calIeu
"a born reporter and her vivid pic
lures Of reconstruction scenes bear this
out
Dixie After the War" portray the
Southern situation frankly as IL Vas
after the war The race problem is hand
led sauely and boldly. The work is done
with literary skill and admirable judg-
meDt. The book contains among other
rare illustrations. q hitherto unpublished
portrait of Jefferson Davis taken itn-
mediately after his release from F0fL
Monroe.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
ON TEACHER
KEEPS SCHOOL EMPTY
Board Proposes Prosecution Of Parents
for Violating Compulsory Edu-
cation Law.

TOwANDA. Pa. Sept. 22-There is a
peculiar condition Of affairs existing at
the Baker Hill public school, at Wells.
in this county. Though school opened
September 3, and Ellery Andrews. the
teacher, has been there on time and all
the time every day since. not a single
pupil mas appeared
Ordinarily there should be at least
thirty-five pupils in attendance but the
people have entered into a boycott
AGAINST Teacher Andrews, who is a be
ginner in the work, and for that rea-
son the patrons OF the school objected
to his appointment
Mr. Andrews will not resign. nor will
he take any action in the matter. pre-
fcrring to let the directors act. lie
opens school regularly at O'clock in
the morning, sweeps out, rings the bell
and watches for pupils but none come
He 81 ends the day studying. He is
drawing S35 a month.
Unless the boycott is dissolved short
~ every parent of a child of school ago
VIII be hailed before a Justice Of the
peace for violation Of the compulsory
school law.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
s> ~ THE CIRCLE OF SOCIETY :"
Knitting Becomes the RAGE
At Virginia Hot Springs
Old-faShOned PaStime AmuSeS Social Colony, and
Some of DevOteeS Take Their Needles
and Yarn to BaIrOOmi

Newport daily from her husbands farm.
Mrs. George Law. OF New York, who Is
her inseparable comparlon, has again
gone 10 Newport 10 make her visit
The large out-of-door entertainment
given az Leuox yesterday afternoon by
the British Ambassador and Lady Dur
and. al the Len0x Golf club, was an
exceedingly delightful affair The play
was for a cup given by the ambassador
a courtesy which he shows his adopted
summer home each season. Tea was
served 10 guests near the ninth mole and
almost every one at the resort drove
to the golf course late in the afternoon.
Miss Josephine Durand assisted Lady
Duraud az the tables There We're six
teen entries for the ambassador cup.
which was won by Samuel rockingham
with net score Of so. Present during
the afternoon were Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam y. Sloane Ir and Mrs Norris
X. JesuD. MT. and Mrs. George w. Fol
som. Mr.. and Mrs. Giraud Foster, Mrs
John T. AleXaudre. Mrs Robert Win
throp Miss COON an. Miss Clementina
Furniss. Lady Augusta Fame. Mrs. La
Montague. Grenyille l. Winthrop and
Mrs Clarence u. Edwards
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
Lofts 4Uncle Toms Cabin"

'"Tt-~e is a dreamlike paradox iu the
3dea that NJ Lott has written sequel
to Uncle Toms Cabin. And yet he ap-
pears TO have done Il. And as We read
we rub our eyes and wonder
With these words the London Times
begins its exhaustive review of Lofts
new novel. "Disenchauted. The point
OF the remarkable association of Lott
with Mrs. Stowe Is that the Frenchmau
seems 10 have attempted, sincerely and
enthusiastically. the emancipation OF the
women of the Turkish harem.
Ills heToines are three young Turkish
ladies' az carefully educated as any
American girl Of the same relative sta
tiOu in life Indeed, they are marvel
ously advanced Intellectually, reading
the most heterOdox modern authors, in
half q dozen languages, while their phys
ical and moral slavery remains just
what IL has been for centuries.
There Is much that IS touching the
Times review continues, much that is
EIQu4Ht. much that is really acmlTa BILE
iu Les DesenChautees.' We dare
not begin quoting book Of which every
page is Il picture
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
President Eliot N "The Sound Body

President EH5t, OF Harvard, has writ
ton as follows 90 Mrs. y. S. Shaler with
regard To her book just issued by Duff
field q Co.
II have read with great interest The
Masters OF Fate The general thesis is
an important one. and the biographical
details are highly instructive and at
traetive. / hope the book VIII have a
considerable sale; for there are many
persons whose general morals might
be greatly improved by reading it,
Indeed, most of ms have moments
or periods iu our lives when your book
would provide a cheering sumuiaut TO
our wills. ] was the more interested in
your work. because the proposal con-
ceruiug Harvard College scholarship,
with which the book opens, came from
me. and ] sui Chink il a reasonable
one concerning Ihr administration Of
trust funds intended to promote scholar
ship and social servlceableness-
The proposal President Eliot speaks OF
was thar all applicants FOR scholarships
he submitted 10 a physical examination.
so that the trust fund at the disposal Of
the college for the maintenance OF IN
digent students should be given only 10
such applicants as might be expected
TO pay an adequate return upon the IN
EestmeuI-
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
Fiction That Endures.

The book reviewer of the san Franz
cisco Bulletin plaintively remarks in a
recent issue that II has been his busI-
ness TO read all thc fiction that the pub
fishers have issued within the last two
months.
Il had 70 read so fast and Sd much, %
he SAYS. that only the strongest Of
these books has left any durable i'm
preston upon my mind. There they are.
two shelvesful of fiction, and hardly a
book among them that shall hold its
place 'FeuWick's s Career and May Sin
clair's Superseded may be retained as
interesting and fine developments in the
work OF woman nOVelists.
" The Awakening OF Helena Richie.
bv Margaret Deland out of all these
novels is alone allowed its permanent
niche for love Of itself If / may never
return TO the pleasant path of its pages
IL will be a delight TO hand the book out.
with a string attached, 10 my friends
that they, too, may enjoy the pretties-
story of the season
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
A Peoples Lobby. ="

\ channel of public information
relating TO legislation proposed in
Congress is designed by a score or
more of prominent Americans in
the form of a Peoples Lobby" 8"
Through Success" such active re-
formers as Henry Beach Needham,
Lincoln Steffens. r. NJ. Allen, sec
retary of the Interstate Pure Food
Commission, and Francis J. .Heney,
special Government prosecutor in
the Oregon land fraud cases. have
united with men like Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, Robert J. Collier, John
Mitchell, James b. Reynolds, Mark
Twain, and William Allen White to
translate the acts Of Congress for
the benefit of the citizen.
The idea is admirable. The main
tenance of a bureau watchful for
the public welfare, allied 10 no
party, subject to no interests" ac-
tive in obtaining accurate informa-
tion as 10 the course of bills affect
ing the people-who espouses them
and who obstructs thcm-is a pur-
pose 10 serve the whole nation in
Il manner distinctly ingenious and
potentially of the greatest value.
But the idea, commendable as il
is, Will amount to little unless it is
executed with unusual industry and
practical ability. 1t must be kept
clear of concentrations. II must
be specific in all its representations
1t must be guided by purpose
high enough TO keep it clear Of all
suspicion OF political and personal
bias. And it must be kept so prac-
teal that not even the most rock
bound machine politicians will be
able to dismiss it from their calcu-
lations as ii reformcrs' dream or
the beginning of a new Utopia.
The Peoples Lobby" is a fine
undertalling-and hard one.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22

know that adulterd .Ion viii not be
tolerated. Consumers will obtain
pure spices, as is wel pointed out,
by trading with establishments
which cannot afford to sell the
other kind because they have busi-
ness regulations to sustain. Variety
Is the spice of life, but the standard
of spice should admit of no variety
and no variation,
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
Pushing Mexico to the Front.

DR.. O. s. Marden's well-known book.
Pushing TO the Front" published by
Crowell, which was translated into Jap
anese and other languages, has just been
translated into Spanish and introduced
into the public schools Of Mexico.
In dedication addressed 10 the vice
president of the republic IL is interesting
TO note that the tTanslators believe this
book to have been largely instrumental
in giving Japan her great impetus for
ward. through its general use in the
japanese schools. And they say, in re-
gard TO Mexico:
If love for the Fatherland does nOt
blind US. If We are not rendered tucap
able Of correct judgment by the desire
that our people may march in the van
guard OF civilization, we would say with
the most conscientious conviction that
the didacuc evangel for our people is the
present work, Pushing 80 the Front
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
aLet Each Spell as He Likes"

In the September number Of Harper ;
Magazine w. d. Howeils gives his rea-
sons for advocating spelling reform:
Let each who has the common wei
fare and happiness at heart TO spell as
he likes, at this time OF that without
regard to the way he spelled at any
other time. His widest vagary will NOT
be worse than the usage established by
authority and consecrated by supersti-
tion. He could scarcely blunder into
anything more offensive than the forms
he learned by heart with tears Of
anguish in childhood. and in manhood
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
EDWARD CHISWELL DEAD.
WAS CIVIL WAR VETERAN

BOYpS. Nd. Sept. 22.-Ldeut. Edward
Chiswell, of Confederate fame. died
yesterday at his home near Dickersons
aged seventy years.
Mr.. Chisweil entered the Confederate
army in 1861 in Company h. Whites
Battalion. soon rising to first Heuten-
ant After the war he settled near
Dickersons. where he married a Miss
Ainutt, by whom he is survived with
tour sons, Lieut.. B. NJ. Chiswen. of the
United States Revenue Service: Edward
ana Lawrence. prominent merchants at
l)lckerSonsi Thomas, q farmer. and two
daughters, Ms. Mary Darby and Mrs
Norman WOotton. of this county. He
served in the Maryland Legislature one
term.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
BULL IN DINING ROOM
CREATES GENERAL HAVOC

HARTFORD. Conn. Sept. "a lit
e.al Dull In a china shop" was not on
the cards for the Windham county fair,
at WulimantiC this week, but it was
furnished nevertheless-a suburban
tavern being chosen by the bull himself
for his sfdeshow. The animal was be-
ing driven 10 the fair yesterday when
overcome by heat he was left for a
time to lie by the roadside and recuper-
ate.
Not far away was the Windham Inn.
The bun invaded the dining room, dash
ed madly about and destroyed about all
the dishes and ornaments in the place
hafoTe he was Eubdued.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
Two Rhymes in Time.

The author Of "Ihe Balance Of
Power has written two good advertis-
ing jingles for his rival grocerymen.
TUbb and BUtterscn.
TUbb's.
If YOU want 10 buy some grub
Come and cali On Mr.. TubE
tie viii trust you for your food
And you can bet mis- food is good. Do
ButteTsOn g.:
We ask cash while others trust.
Wen be here when others bust
Number Seven Railroad street
E-eI Iything that's good To eat
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
Paste Jewels.

Who dares Destiny, conquers It.
Talent is something; tact IS every
thing
Better the fever Of false hope than
the chill Of despair
Many a generous lover develops a
clOsefsted husband.
The prayer that pleases best the
Maker of us all is honest work cheer
fully done.
Lots Of men wouldn't waste their time
being a hero where there wasn't a brass
band ana an applauding multitude.
IL is a harmless little vanity that the
gods plant in our breasts that we are
essential 70 the workings of the uni-
verse.-New ORLEANS Picayune
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
The Parcels Post.

A very intelligent contributor,
who signs himself NJ d. Kelly,
writes in the Milwaukee Free Press
his reasons for conviction that the
parcels post carnot much longer be
denied the people of this country.
Mr.. Kelly devotes himself TO one
branch of the subject and overlool<s
:. more Important one.
He urges that the Government
ought not surrender to the express
companies "a large and very profit
able part of the postal business
simply because the express COM
panies want il. He points out the
Righteousness OF protecting the ex-
press monopoly by rule against
permitting any carrier to deliver a
parcel of more than four pounds.
lie shows that this country has pos
tai treaties with other countries,
under which parcels Of more than
four pounds may be mailed from
points in those countries TO points
in this, and here delivered; though
if the same parcel were mailed from
one point to another IN this coun-
try it could not be delivered And
a like parcel mailed in this eoun-
try for delivery in the foreign coun-
try Will not be accepted by the de
partment.
Then Mr.. Kelly points ont the
possibilities of economy I'm ending
the duplication of cars. equipment.
etc, between express companies
and the Postoffice Department. The
same arguments now advanced
against parcels post. he says, were
used against rural free delivery.
cheap postage, etc; and experience
disproved them all. If il were not
for the influence and efforts of the
express companies, Mr.. Kelly con-
cludes. parcels post would come very
soon.
Agreeing with all Mr.. Kelly says,
it must be said that he does not
point out the greatest of all obsta-
cles TO parcels post. That is, the OPP
position of hundreds of thousands
of country merchants, who believe
under a parcels post regime their
customers would all buy from the
big mail order houses in cities. This
sentiment has been carefully de-
veloped and fostered by the express
interests, and is really their chief
reliance today in the fight against
low parcels rates. The country
editor, who gets his advertising from
the country merchant, conceives his
interest, also, 10 lie in opposition
TO parcels post. So the country
press. and a potent section of the
city press as we'll. either opposes
or dares not favo~ this benefcent
reform.
Advocates of this movement must
develop convincing answer TO these
fears of people who believe their
interests menaced. For ourselves.
we do not believe parcels post would
have any such effect on the country
as ne imagines. If it did,
however, il would be because the
mail order house could undersel
the country merchant If that
proved the case. why, the many buy
ers would benefit where the few
small retailers would suffer. The
theory of the greatest good to the
number would point to the
policy of preferring the millions of
consumers to the thousands of pur-
veyors.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22

Society women at the Virginia Hot
Springs have revived the old-fashioned
pastime of knitting and now their ev-
cry leisure moment is engaged in knit
ting ties for their husbands. sweet
hearts, and brothers. wuue the young
married women are knitting baby blank
cts, They have grown so absorbed I'm
the work that the other night they ear
ried their work into the ballroom and
took few stitches before and between
dances
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
NO ROOM FOR sUNFLowERs.

I have just come through Kansas" a
traveller said in the union depot this
morning First time in fifteen years.
Tell me, where are the Kansas sun
flowers? Where are the big fields of
them you used TO see? Once the fields
of Kansas were thickly set with them. 3"
The fields of Kansas" the man ad-
dressed replied. are thiclIly set now
with wheat and corn. no room for sun
flowers kansas City Star
The Washington times., 1906-09-22
The sturgis History OF Architecture.

s. The Baker & Taylor Co. announces
that the first volume Of Mr.. Russell
Sturgis' History of Architecture" is
nearing completion 1t viii be ready IN
the early autumn. An important feature
OF this work viii be a study of the eli
matte influences on architecture and Of
the relation Of the domestic 10 the mon
umeEtal architecture in various conn
tries-a field which has been somewhat
neglected by architectural writer's and
one which has necessitated a vast
amount Of research.
The first volume will deal with the
architecture OF Egynt. Of western Asia
of Greece. Of Etruria. and Of Rome.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22

As 10 taking possession of Cuba,
the President probably feels much
as he does about taking a third
term. 1t would grieye him deeply,
but if he set out to do il, why. op-
position might as well give him the
right of way.
The Washington times., 1906-09-22

If the press correspondents in
Morocco ever meet up with the man
who poisoned Raisuh, it will go
hard with him.