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The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
NOTHING NEW IN BOOKS.
senIus Has AIwfvs Borrowed I'M
Making Liter aturc.

Genius Has AIwftys Borrowed in
Milking Liter aturc.
1T is wonderful. saVs Charles Reade,
how genius can borrow" 'Al litera-
ture." remarks oliver Wendell Holmes,
lives by borrowing and lending, and he
adds: a good image is Ike n diamond,
which may be set a hund red times In as
many generations. and galn new beauties
with every change" This is not ques-
ton of originality "The Zig htlng candle
lat a ueiEhbors FIRE" 0bserV es Dean Swift
does not affect our propeg' in the wick
and flame" Genius borrow noby. The
trausfereuce Is often trans mutation For
brass the borrower brings gold, and for
iron silver. and for wood brass, and FOR
stones iron. The crude ore is refined and
the raw material fashioned in Jning OF
beauty. says s. b. Dunn In the Circle.
Il has been pointed out by Mr.. Huth in
his Life Of Buckle that Il ere Is kind
Of pedigree in literature. Dante avows his
Indebtedness to Virgil. as the latter him
self was under obligations to Homer.
Ariosto owes much 10 Virgil and Spen-
ser borrows frequently from Arosto. spen-
Ser's "Facrie Cueene' gave birth TO
Fletcher's 'Purole Island. and this 10
Bernards isle ~ Man. and this in turn
to Dcfoa's Rob hson Crusoe" and Bun
vans Pilgrims Progress all like so
many blossoms rising from the one stem
Shakespeare has been called ''thc great
Warwickshire thief so inveterate is his
borrowing habit lie invaded literature
like q Napoleon AMI brought back the
rarest art treasures to enrich and beau'
ttfy his verse. One 9s surprised 20 lear n
that our dUamatist las no original plot 8,
that he has given 20 poetry no new
rhythm or stauza. ard that he ran not
only in the old road, lsIt in the old rrfs.
His As You Like It. IS taken froTh an
old romance. The characters OF his "Ju-
Illus Caesar are old Romans taken from
Plutarch But what h1rroWCng. Dry
bones are turned into l4lng men. The
eommonest materials are taken into the
nmhant flame of his genius and trims.
muted into airy beauty.
Milton too. Is a free borrower. It is
this fact indeed. that ma Ses his VET SEE SO
rich in learned reminiscerCe, and 50 goF-
geous with "barbaric pe arl and gold.
He owes much 20 Shak sspeaTe. Some
critics think Millions Eve is borrowed
from Shakespeare's Miranda
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
Wide Range of wolves.

From Fur News
The range Of a pair of wolves Is an
area Of from six to ten miles square
When the hunter learns that wolves have
been seen and heard in a certain local
ity It may take several days Of scouting
before the dogs can be got on the trail
The hunter must look sharp for signs n
soft or sandy places and along creeks
and streams. The old lady wolf will, as
a rule 90 to the nearest water to drink
when leaving the den, or go TO get a
drink as she returns from the hunt before
going to the den, and It's locality is often
found on account Of that habit
A wolf track can be distinguished from
that Of a dog, because the TWO front toe
nails are set farther ahead, making the
track more pointed. When wolves are
running, and especially Il frightened. these
toes spread apart, making track that
at a hasty glance looks very much like
the track OF deers
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
WHERE DOES HOWELL LIVE.
One Novelist who Ought to Have a
Permanent Address.

If there is any person who really needs
a permanent address 1t is William Dean
Howells' said the lecturer on a slghtsee-
ing automobile to correspondent of the
New York sun
Il never knew until l got onto this job
who W. d. Howells was-had never heard
Of him. in fact. not being a literary man
myself. but l soon found that the said
Mr.. Howells IS one Of the star attractions
Of this town. People all the way from
Squecdunk TO Boston-tkose Of literary
turn. that is-have imbibed columns Of
facts about him. and they want 10 see his
house, and maybe catch a glimpse Of Mr.
Howels himself hanging out Of the front
window.
Almost every trip. just before We start
out. some volce-usually It's "A feminine
yoice-pipes up. BE sure now to show us
whore Mir Howell lives. Sure ma am,
says /, IN show you and ! do conscien-
ti0usly try 90 show them, but the trouble
is I don't know myself where Mr.. How
els lives. ! even tried to look up the ad-
dress in the directory, but there are so
many different places given there that il
Is case Of pay your money and take
your choice. There Is one number on
Central Park South that happens to be
on my route, so 10 humor the crowd I
point % the house and bawl out. Behold
on your right the home Of William Dean
Howells / heard the other day that he
hasn't lived there for FIVE years, but no
body knows The difference Another fcl-
low ] know on another route points out
the Hotel York as the H0wells habita-
uon. Almost every lecturer IN the bust
ness has picked out some house where he
thinks Mr. HOwells ought to live. but no
two 0i them have hit upon the same
place. What Mr. Howells and the rub
bCrneck managers ought 10 do is TO get
together and decide upon some particular
place as the Howells residence and then
make point Of carrying an the sight
seprs past II "
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
Engiish Shan Notices.

From the Grand Magazine.
English shop windows often provide
amusing notices. A Rochdale clothier had
his windows smashed by a boy with
hand cart Five minutes afterward the
broken pane was covered by a square of
white paper, on which these words ap-
peared In bold letters: "An absent-minded
beggar did this with a hand cart Don't
say, Poor" but come IN and buy an
overcoat" Over the door of a White
chapel tailor may be seen this sign. which
displays a sense Of humor rare In the
East End: Send your clothes here to be
mended. I am deaf and dumb. Least
said. soonest mended."
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let rs 90 hence. our joy is overcast.
Largest Morning Circulation,

All advertising contracts made by
The Washington Herald are based
upon its sworn circulation-a circula-
tlon IN Washington larger by thou
sands than was ever before attained
by any morning newspaper at the Cap
ital. Its books are open
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
VOLUME OF STRIKING POETRY
Book of Masks" by a Washington
ian, Wilbur Underwood.
Dedicated to Aubrey BeardsIey, the
Poems show Influence Of the New
London school.

From THE Journal Of the Black Deathe"
has been borrowed these lines: And
was played before the Hinges Most Ex
cellenet Majestic Masque Of Shadowes,
and from this quotation comes the title
Of graceful little volume Of poems by
Washington man. Mr.. Wilbur Under
wood. He calls his book - Book Of
Masks"
The volume is published in London by
Eikin Matthews I'm Vigo street. and one
who takes it up viii note at once that
Mr. Underwood has been caught in that
literary current of London started by
group of rather remarkable young men
who. vitany Influenced by the French
poets jof a bygone age. deemed it not un-
wortay TO follow in their footsteps It
does mot need the fact that the first poem
In hr. UndarwoOd's book, "Fuuambu-
leques, is dedicated 20 the memory of
Aui Fey BeardsIey. 20 recognize that these
verEs, like Mr.. Bcards.ey's wonderful
Drawings have more % the midnight
candle about them than Is regarded
heRIthfIlly by quite normal folk. Indeed,
ttrou6l all Of these poems the inience
-r i'F al ANlEg IS quite Hidl hFh. I'D IlNHSH
Y aany Of them we can see
The sweet sad clown Of PrrsaEo.
The h'r.e m1rB-child Pieult.
lu white. white ln ms -hBlguy grace.
As a flowers wistfUI tsca.
T II viii be remembered that Beardsley
did most Of his delicate and marvellous
work at night. with the shutters closed,
and by the light of tall candles It was
a fitting atmosphere. and one which was
| bound 20 have strange mental effect on
| the worker Something Of the same can
die flicker has crcgt into these verses
/ They seem 10 despisa IS too gross, the
loves, the griefs, the losses. the joys of
human folk. and celebrate instead. the
bitter tears Of C0lJgnbine. they speak with
/ the voice Of Harlequin. or wall with
white-faced Pierrot
a shallow view Of some Of these verses
might label them deCadeut and LEI them
/ 90. But decadent as word Of repr0ach
went out Of fashion few years ago, and
convention, having lifted the veil n lit
/ tie, may now perceive-cvCu though i- go
/ 10 church and he the father Of a family
that behind the apparent mystery is
something in verse like this that appeals
/ 20 the human soul OF such sort is the
poenl-
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

Putnam's for the current month, In a
poem called Tine Trampr
II was a tramp tho crossed my way,
Took Oh his cap and bade good day.
Though strong he WIS, and souIHl withal'
let a piece Of siter fall,
Right friendly Ia ; tattered cap
The fellow was cl a5r chap,
And through his sh sysy goats heardl spake:
Kind sir. observe : = pains | take
To thank you tho ] never dol;
take it-you yours 81. can sse-
Your fattCred vanity fCr yUu
An ample rccmpeuse viii hc!
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

Among the features Of the celebration
at Rome on July 4, next, in honor of
Garibaldi. will be a parade through the
streets Of the red-shirted veterans Of that
historic march of the so-cailed Thou
sand of Marsala," which eliminated in
the overthrow OF the Bourbon dynasty
Of the Two Sicilies and I'm the capture
Of Naples, which. with all that part Of
the peninsula lying to the South thereof.
was added to the domnions Of Victor
Emmanuel. Italians have always been
disposed to regard In the light Of national
heroes, this band Of thousand followers
who accompanied Garibaldi to Sicily
forty-six years ago. landing with him at
Marsala. In fact, TO such an extent were
the Thousand Of Marsala' regarded as
important factors in the creation of
United Italy, that it was decided to
recognize their patriotic services by
means Of a pension.
The original number Of the band. as
indicated by its title, did not exceed
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

One Of the philosophic questions that
has often been discussed is in regard TO
charity; whether. after all, when one
gives money or relief to the needy he
IS generous, or is merely gratifying
himself This old question is admir-
ably revived by Miss Edith Thomas. in
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16
A mighty pain 20 love il IS.
And yet q pain that love 70 miss;
Put cf all pains, che greatest I4ia
]. j. % In.a. Mt l-Iu N HaIn-

Mrs. Calder says that Whitman'5 reci-
tati0ns were rather disagTeeabIe. as he
had a somewhat theatrical. artificial mon
uar. and q habit of using his voice as If
his throat were stiffonod. instead of the
clear flexible voice that he used I'm con-
versation." John Boyle O'ReiIly by the
way. has testified 10 WhitmIn'S f0ndneSs
for repeating "The Midnight Visitor '-
Whose steps are those who comes so
late?'-a rhymed and metrical poem
which has often been attributed 10 Whit
man.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

Studies IN German Litera ture," by
Bayard Taylor. published in 1879. is still
in demand. and seems. in a critical way.
substantially level with the scholarship Of
our own generation. G. p. Putnam's Sons
have just renewed the copyright for the
work ref fred to, and Mrs. Bayard Taylor
has revised it In accordance with certain
notes left by the author 1t viii perhaps
surprise some TO learn that Bayard Tay-
lor's books of travel and novels are still,
Ike the Studies in German Literature. "
active books.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

Within a month or so Of the time Of
his death, Ferris Greenslet. author Of
the Life Of James Russell Lowell" and
Walter Pater," is now, with the sane
ton and cooperation Of Mr. Aldrich' s
family and friends, collecting letters
and material for a Memoir Of Thomas
Bailey Aldrich.' He hopes to have it
ready for publication by Houghton.
MiIiin & Co. in the fall of 1908. The
Ponkapog edition Of Aldrichs complete
works, in nine volumes, is also in prep
aration. II will be handsomely illus
trated, and issued in the same size and
style as the 'Riyerby' Burroughs and
walden" Thoreau. 1t will be sold by
subscription only, and viii be the de-
finitive edition of Aldrichs works.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

New editions Of that popular series
OF handbooks dealing with the lives
and the work Of famous French. Span
ish, Italian, and German authors.
known as Foreign Classics for Eng.
l.sh Readers" and edited by the late
Mrs OTphant. have recently been pub
Eshed by the J. B. Lippincott Company.
The authors treated are Rousseau
Goetke. PetraTch. Nine. de Sevigne.
Montaigne Moliere. Rabelais. Voltaire,
Pascal TassO. Cervantes, Calderon
CorneiIle and Racine, ST. Simon, and
La Fontaine
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

sadly neglected
The publication Of Thomas Dixon's new
book. "The Traitor" which has been de-
Iayed on account Of the illness Of Nj
Dixons daughter, will take place within
a few weeks. Doubleday, Page & Co.
are the publishers.
Continuing his autobiography in the
North American Review, Mark Twain
writes;
"Susy was a dreamer. a thinker, a poet.
and philosopher and Clara-weH. Clara
wasn't. In after years a passion for
music developed the latent spirituality
and intellectually in Clara, and her
practically took second and. in fact, even
third place. Jean was from the beginning
orderly. steady. diligent. persistent; and
remains so She picked I'D languages
easily. and kept them.
susy, aged eleven Jean. tbree-Susy said the ether
day when she saw jean bringing a cat 10 me OF
hrr own motion. Jean has found out already that
mamma loves morals and papa loves cats"
1T is another Of Susy's remorselesslv
sound veTdiCts
LAS a child, Jean neglected my books.
When she was nine years old VIII Gil
lette invited her and the rest of us to a
dinner at the Murray Hill Hotel, in New
York in order that we might get ac-
quainted with Mrs Leslie and her daugh-
ters. Elsie Leslie was nine years old, and
was a great celebrity on the stage, Jean
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

The latest suggestion for preveating the
decay Of the Irish language in the Irish
speaking districts-where in spite Of the
efforts Of the Gaelic League. it is distinc-
lively losing grounds that Gaelic trav-
cling theater should be established. some
what on the lines Of those of Brittany and
Provence. During the last few years
many PLAYS in Irish. by M Douglas HYDE
and other writer's, have been produced
in Dublin. which. though not an Irish
sneaking district. is now the center Of the
linguistic revival The new propaganda
ought to be popular in Ireland where the
dullness Of village life is lamented on all
hands.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-16

was astonished and awed to see that little
slip OF a thing sit up at table and take
part in the conversation of the grown
people, capabiy and with ease and tran
quillity. Poor Jean was obliged 70 Keep
still. for the subjects discussed never hap
pened to hit her Level. but at last the
talk fell within her limit and she had her
chance 10 contribute to it. Tom Saw
yer was mentioned. Jean spoke CRATE
fully up, and said:
"I know who wrote that book-Har-
riet Beecher Stowe"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

distance. l suppose it was the pc
culiarity Of the sound which awoke
me, for 1t was by no means loud, but
conveyed to me the idea of some one
striking iron with a mufiled hammer. /
rose up from my bed, and went to the
window; the moon was low In the west
4 rn horizon, by which fact knew It
must be near morning. The sound I
have before referred to reached me
more distinctly than when in the back
part OF the chamber. It appeared 10
come from some outhouses which were
situated about one hundred yards from
the house. ~
Now, am naturally Of an inquirina
mind, and this sound, occurring an It
did in the middle of the night in such
remote out-of-the-way place, pioued
my curiosity, and felt an Irresistible
desire to go out and discover the cause
OF it This desire, as the sound con-
tinued, grew upon me with such intens-
ity that resolved to crafty it at any
price. &E &
l put on my boots, the only article
Of attire had discarded, and cautious
ly opening the door Of my chamber,
noiselessly descended the rickety stair
case. A few steps brought me into the
lower apartment, which 1 found en-
tirely deserted. I crept quietly to the
door, and christening it without max
ing the slightest noise, was soon in the
moonlight.
Not q soul was visible, but the sound
still continued and grew much more
distict as approached the place from
whence 1t proceeded. At last found
myself before a long, low building,
through the crevices of which I could
perceive lurid glare issuing. stopped
down and peeped through the keyhole,
and to my extreme surprise saw half
a-dozen strong looking men with their
coats of and sleeves turned up per-
forming variety Of strange occupa-
lions. Some were working at a forge.
others were experimenting the casting
Of moulds, and some were engaged in
the process OF milling coin. In a mo-
ment the whole truth burst upon me.
Here was the gang of counterfeiters I
was in search Of, and the landlord and
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
WILL TRY TO RESTRAIN
TELEGRAPH COMBINE

New York, July 9.-Declar1ng that
he has secured documentary and other
evidence that the Western Union and
the Postal Telegraph Cable Company
had entered into an illegal agreement
to monopolize the telegraph business
of the state of New York, Attorney
General Jackson has asked the supreme
court for a restraining order against
their putting into effect the announced
schedule of rates and carrying out the
other terms of the agreement pending
a final hearing in the matter.
Justice M. Marley Platzek granted
the order and named r. Burnham
Moffatt, an attorney, as referee IN the
case.
All of the rich directors OF both
companies, including E. b. Hartman,
Clarence 81. Mackay, George J. Gould ,
Jacob Schiff, Morris 4. Jessup, Will
lam a. Baker, Robert c. Clowry and
Edward G. Platt are summoned to ex-
plain the alleged illegal action OF the
boards of which they are members.
Many prominent hotel proprietors
are also directed to appear before the
referee and tell Of their treatment at
the hands of the telegraph companies
This important move by the attor
nav general is likely to result In the
;nstitution Of similar action In other
states in which the monopoly u al
legged to exist. A..
II is also highly probable that the
action Of the attorney general OF New
york viii be followed BY federal IN
quiry.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
STEAMBOATS, REFUSE
CARGO OF GOLD DUST

. Seattle, July 1.-TWO million dol.
lars in gold dust, sent by registered
mail from Fairbanks to Seattle, il ".
ing in the -postofilce at skagway be-
cause the Alaska Steamship Compa.
ny's steamship Dolphin and the Pa.
ciflc Coast Company's liner City Of
Seattle refused to accept it as regis.
tered mail.
Both boats sailed away and left the
gold in the keeping Of the Skagway
postmaster, who is frantically endeav.
oring to find some way Of getting rid
Of his responsibility. There are two
big truck loads Of packages OF gold In
the Skagway Office
Because OF increased express rates
the Alaska banks attempted this sea.
son to send their gold out a. registered
mail. It is declared in chipping cir.
cles the steamship companies will moi
handle It in that manner. A protest
will be lodged with tho postal author
ities and an effort made to revoke the
mail contracts
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
STORY OF 4. SEA SERPENT.

1t Knocked an Oarsman Out Of His
Boat.
Mr.. McNaughton, as his name sig
nifies, Is a Scotsman, and Is conse-
quently scarcely likely to exaggerate.
He has been visiting Clevedon, In Som
erset, and relates the following story
of strange adventure, says Reynolds
Newspaper. The incident was, he says
witnessed by many spectators:
Mr.. McNaughton was quietly rowing
in little skiff about mile of Cleve-
don pier, when large snaky object
which he describes as "like huge
mummy, with large sunken eyes envel-
oped in a sort Of hairy flap," suddenly
appeared at the rear Of the boat, about
twenty yards away.
It approached by series Of leaps
and dives causing the sea 20 be great
" disturbed. Mr.. McNaught0n says
that by plunging the oars into the SURE
he endeavored to keep his antagonist at
bay.
But his efforts were only m0mentar.
ily successful. In few seconds it had
reached within few yards Of the boat
II can only dimly recollect what
happened" he continued. 1.-THE fiabbJ
monster seemed to leap straight out Of
the water-straight as an arrow at me-
hardly know what I did. think
7 must have ducked and crashed the
oar into the creature. At any rate I
was flung violently into the water.
"When regained the surface I man
aoed to Chamber into the boat. Ny ter
rible antagonist was nowhere In sight.
In a dazed condition, scarcely knowing
what did, l succeeded in reaching
portishead."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
AMERICAN PROPOSAL
FOR PEACE COURT

Inc Hague, July 1O.-The American
proposition foe the arbitration Of dis
putes Is as follows:
Article l. The permanent court of
arbitration is to be constituted Of fif.
teen judges enjoying the highest moral
consideration or discretion and of &C.
knowledged competence in questions
OF International law. They and their
successors will be appointed accord
ing to rules esta blished by this con-
ference. but they will also be chosen
by the defendant countries in order
that the different systems Of law and
procedure in the principal languages
OF the world be suitably represented
by the personnel Of the court. Judges
are to be appointed for - years
the number Of years left blank) or
until their SUCCESSORS are appointed.
Article 2. The permanent court
will sit at The Hague. It will elect
its own officers and, except so far as
is prescribed by this convention, it
will establish its own rules. All de-
cisions are to be taken by q majority
vote, nine members to compose q
quorum. The judges are to be of
equal rank. They shall enjoy diplo-
matte immunity, and receive sufi-
cient appanage to put them in position
to devote themselves to the affairs
brought before them.
Article 8. In no case, unless the
parties expressly consent thereto. can
judge participate in the considera-
tion Of matter brought before the
court in which his own country is
connected.
Article 4. The permanent court
shall be competent to take cogniz-
auce Of and determine all cases regard
ing differences of an international
character between sovereign states
which could not be settled by diplo-
macy. These cases can be submitted
according to agreement between the
parties, either concerning their origin
or to be revised, or to determine the
relative rights and duties or obliga-
tions arising out of DEGREES, decisions
or sentences of commissions of inquiry
and arbitration tribunals especially
constituted.
Article 5. Judges of this court shall
be competent to act as judges on any
commission of inquiry or special ar
bitration tribunal which may be con-
stituted by any power for the consid-
Grafton of any matter which may be
especially submitted and which may
be determined by said court.
Article 6. The present permanent
court of arbitration may, so far as
possible, contribute to the formation
of the basis of the new court, taking
into account the representatives of the
powers who recently signed the con-
vention of 1899.