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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-24
ma ioiI6Wi1g formed a merry narfy

The fOllOwing formed a merry party
of horseback riders last evening.
Judge and Mrs. R. E Erwin. Mr.
Caldwell Green and Mrs. Anna Dyer.
Mr. Eugene Field and Miss Ella Nc
Reynolds. It was fascinating to see
them in costume. enjoying the moon
light and delightful evening breeze.
Judge r. f. Erwin. Mrs. Erwin and
the children. accompanied by their
guest and cousin. Mrs Anna Dyer. If
Houston. have been enjoying the beau.
ties of Crystal Lake all week. re.
Thursday. Nothing could be-
so delightful these hot days as sitiiaE
fishing by some cool stream. half
asleep. and dreaming that life is
beauty"
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Does Not Describe Her Friends.

Although Mrs. Mary +. wilkins Free
man never puts real people either her
friends or her enemies. into her books,
she feels sure that people will begin TO
point out imaginary resemblances in re-
gard to characters in her new novel,
by the Light of the Soul"
Such supposed discoveries were made
regarding several OF her earlier novels.
and now and then there has occurred
an almost uncanny coincidence.
Mrs. Freeman once wrote Of man
who would not enter his church because
Of a grievance but sat on the church
steps She afterward learned that her
entirely imaginary incident had once
really occurred to a man OF whom she
had never heard. And there have been
a number OF similar cases In h-r eN-
peTience
Mrs. Freeman's own feeling in regard
70 putting rest people into books is
strong and. direct.
1T would be dlshonorablc." p" she said.
In conversation. the other day. 4
would never steal either the purse or
the personality Of one / know. / should
regard either action in the same light.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Said to Be Mrs. Ward Manistv.

Friends OF W. II. MGHock. the dis
tinguiShed English authority on social
and economic questions. who has just
been attracting wide attention by his
series OF lectures in New York city be
Ueye that the is the original OF the
brilliant. forceful Manlsty. I'm Mrs Hum
phrey Wards novel. Eleanor"
Not that Mr. Mallock is like Manisty
in physical appearance. nor. Of course
that he is precisely copy in any sense
but that in his energy. his brilliant
ability. his capacity 10 do many things
and 10 do them well, and in his gen
eral habits OF thought he served as the
direct inspiration for the well-known
character of that great novel.
Mr.. Maliock is the author Of numer-
Gus works. the best known being The
Reconstruction of Belief" which was
published in 1905 by the Harpers.
BY Eoting a few points in Mr.. Nal
locks varied career, one may easily
Judge for himself. TO quite an extent.
10 how far Manisty resembles him.
Mr.. MallOck is an oxford man. and
never adopted any profession. although
at one time he intended 70 take up
diplomacy. He has travelled widely and
has spent much time in Italy and
France. and also in Cyrus and in East
ern Europe He is so many-sided that
he has written poems and novels. be-
sides the class Of work with which
his fame is principally associeted--that
is. religion. philosophy, and political
and social science.
An important point however, in which
MallOck differs from Manisty is that
Mallocks London club is still the
Bachelors -
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
IN THE BOOK WORLD
The Genius of LonsfellOw.

''Jt is apparent that LOngfellOw pos
sessed, to a very notable degree. an IN
stinctive literary tact" writes Bliss
Perry. I'm the March Atlantic. He
knew. by d gift Of nature, how to com
port himself with moods and words,
with forms of prose and verse, with
the traditions. conventions, unspoken
wishes Of his readers.
Literary tact like social tact, is more
easy to feel than to define. II does not
depend UPON learning. for professional
scholars conspieucusly lack it. Nor
does ii turn upon mental power. or
morai quality Poe, who could not live
among men without making enemies,
moved in and out of the borderland of
prose and verse with the ineTTant grace
of wild creature, surefoOted and quick
eyed. Lowell. whose social tact could
be so perfect, sometimes allowed him
self, out OF sheer eXuberance OF spirits,
to play boyish leap-frog with the liter
airy proprieties. The beautiful genius
OF Emerson often stood tOngue-tied and
awkward. confusing and confused, be-
fore problems Of literary behavior which
10 the facile talent Of DR.. Holmes were
as simple as talking across dinner
table
But Lougfellow's literary tact was
always impeccable: he OWNED wnat
could and could not be said and done
under the circumstances; he escorted
the MUSES. to the banquet han without
stepping on their robes; he met The
unspolxen thought with the desired word.
and-a greater glft than this-he know
when to be Silent
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Boiled DoqUn Classics
No. ;
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEH
By LORD BULwER-LYTToN.

1t is nearly 200 years since Vesuvius
buried that elegant and fashionable
epitome of Roman civilization. the city
OF Pompeii; scaling It up under her
elected ashes with the bread in it's
ovens. the pictures glowing or its walls
the drinking cups on its tables. the wine
jars ready in the shop OF the vintner,
the household furniture and domestic
utensils standing asetheir owners left
them when the terrible storm burst
forth from the mOuntain-arresting life
suddenly in the full career and preserv-
ing Its accessories that modern eXplor-
ers might break the seal and modern
times behold the civilization Of Rome as
II was when Rome was the world and
Titus swayed her scepter from the
Seven Hills.
BulweT's novel. The Last Days OF
POmpeii" is the best known of all his
works. and deservedly so. It's historical
accuracy, the skill with which he re-
constructs the daily life OF the first cen
tury and the graphic manner in which
he pictures the last awful day Of the
doomed city have combined to give the
book high place in English fiction and
an enduring value
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Fame in Russia, France, and Germany.

Ten years ago the Harpers published a
book. Dy John BigelOw. entitled The
Mystery OF Sleep The nighttime OF
the body is the daytime OF the soul
was the motto OF the book, quoted upon
its tltle-page. and this motto was the
keynote Of the contents.
In his Introduction the author stated
that among the points which he wished
to prove was that we are developed
spiritually during our sleeping hours as
distinctly and exclusively as we are de
velOped physically and Intellectually dur
ing our waking hours
The book promptly attracted wide at
tentiOn. and has gone on successfully
through "A series of new editions.
In Europe. IL attracted important at
tention, not only in England, but on the
Continent. 4 new edition of the book
was published in Germany in 1894. and
within . few months past an edition has
been published in French and one In
Russial.
The home of Mr. Bigelow is in New
York. and the list Of his published books
is a long one. he was United States
Minister to France rom 1864 10 1867,
has been prominent in public affairs, and
is a member OF numerous historical and
scientific societies. His son Is POultney
BigeIow. himself an author and friend
Of the Emperor OF Germany.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09

Senator Jacob ii. Gallinger, chair
man OF the Senate Committee on the
District>Of Columbia, and James F.
Oyster. president OF the local BUsl-
ness Mems Association, will discuss
most of the questions raised by the
above editorial I'm tOmOrrOW'S issue
OF The Times.
The opinions OF these two men,
by reason Of their position and ex-
ceptiOnaI services to the District Of
Columbia. rs well as the high es-
TEEN in which they are held per-
senaIly as neighbOrS. will have
unusual interest for the people of
Washington. Both men saw proofs
of the editorial in advance and talked
OF IL freely. and both have reached
very interesting conclusions. Their
interviews open what promises to
he one Of the most interesting and
profitable discussions ever held on
District of Columbia affairs.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
CHAPTER I.

Y T was the year of grace 20, and,
l being summer, the city of Pom
i peii was at its best and liveliest,
crowded with members OF the
Roman smart set who made II a
point to spend al least portion OF
the heated term at that fashionable
Dlace of resort. Situated on the
edge of the beautiful Bay Of Naples
beside the River Sarnus, then con-
siderable stream. but now shrunk
to an insignificant rivuIet, the city,
noted for its luxury and the beauty
of its surroundings. spread beyond
the ancient walls into suburbs built
with all the elegance of architecture
which Rome had borrowed from
Greece. Luxurious villas reached
from these suburbs mp the vine-clad
sides of the towering Nesuvius-
supposed 10 be a volcano extinct for
ever.
Down the crowded Via Domitiana
came driving Glaucus, the young
Athenian noble, in a chariot of the
most fastidious and graceful fash
ion. Upon its surface of bronze
were deliberately wrought. in the
still exquisite workmanship OF
Greece, relefs Of the Olympian
games. The two horses that drew IL
We're Of the rarest breed of Parthia
Their slender limbs seemed TO dis
dain the ground and court the air
and vet at the slightest touch of
the charioteer. who stood behind the
Young owner of the equipage. they
stood motionless. as If suddenly
transformed into stone-lifeless, but
life-like, as one of the breathing
wonders of PraNiteles.
Long resident at Rome. the young
Greek had come, with a crowd OF
other fashionables, 10 spend the
summer at Pompeii. where he was
known as one of the most exquisite
and prodigal dandies of the day
/ the leader Of the young men of the
smart set" and the arbiter Of male
fashions and elegancies.
"Ho, ClOdiuS, How have YOU slept
on your last nights good fortune? >
cried the youth, as he caught sight
of man slightly older than him
self, a Roman. short and dark. who
wore his tunic in the loose and ef
Terminate folds which proved him K
( be gentleman and cOXcOmb- "NOI
sup with me tonight. YOU know, anC
Will give me my revenge"
Clodius the impoverished noble who's
/ skill with the dice was beginning L
| excite unfavorable comment / nsociety
greeted the wealthy GrCCian with grea
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Mrs. Deland's Craftsmanship.

Mrs. Deland's books read with such
ease. such smOothness. that IL is hard
To associate with them the sense Of Toll
ana effort. And yet. with Mrs. Deland.
as with almost all great writer's. good
writing is achieved only with careful
and conscientious effort, and With alter
nations Of hopefulness and dependency
In the first place. she is a methodical
worker Her social duties are such that
as she realizes. without method she
could not achieve results; and 80 she
makes habit OF regularly getting TO
her desk. even though by no means al
ways in the mood
She IS liable. like other great writer's.
To lose courage TO despOnd. At such
times L does not seem as ii the fact
that she has created a Helena Richie
and a Doctor Lavendar is any proof
that she can ever do more IL reminds
one q Tnackeray's writing TO a friend.
aftef his completion Of The Newcomes. 90
that he fclt as II his writing days were
over
But always after brief attack OF
the blues. Mrs. Deland buoyantly re-
covers courage. and writes again with
force and cagcrness.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
How Henry James Writes.

Few questions are so frequently asked
by the admirers Of Henry James as
those In regard to his method OF work.
Does he make his first draft In the same
general shane as that in which il is
given to the public? Or is that finished,
6naI shane. such as is notable in his re-
cent The American Scene" and, in fact.
in all of his books of late years, the
result of q gradual upbuilding Of phrases
and words?
AS a matter Of fact-although nothing
could well appear more surprising-Mr.
James dictates!
He dictates only the first draft. how
ever. and he does this slowly. and his
secretary afterwards puts the draft into
typewriting. with unusually wide spaces
between the lines.
This tvpewritten draft is then gone
over by Mr.. James. with pen and ink,
with infinite care. Every word is weigh
ed: every thought is pOndered. and he
begins to elaborate. TO interpOiate. 10
add.
Slowly the fabric grows under his low
ing care: slowly the sentences and
phrases take on the final aspect toward
which he has been working; and only
when IL Is all to his satisfaction as an
artistic literary workman does he permit
1t to go ort TO the world.
He feels a proper dignity, as one who
has spared no pains to get his thought
into precisely the fit and proper form. in
regard 20 his published work. An ac-
quaintance recently had the temerity 10
ask him 70 explain the precise meaning
OF a certain passage. Whereupon Mr..
James responded. with cold gravity.
that IL the passage as it stood. which
represented his careful and studied
thought did not explain itself TO the
ru>n's mind. he did not deem it advis-
able or worth while 10 enter into any
verbal discussion OF it
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
The Poet of the Sierras.

The announcement by Messrs. Her
bert Turner & Co. Of a new volume
Of poetry by Joaquin Miller Will awaken
new Interest in the Poet of the Sierras,
who fo~ some years past has been living
quietly on his ranch in the mountains
at Diamond, Cal, across the bay from
san Francisco With the memory Of
the remarkable fame which was brought
10 MIN BY tine publication Of his Songs
OF the SierraS.' natural curiOusity
will Le felt TO compare the work OF his
ripper age with that OF hts earlier years
particularly since little Of his poetry has
been offered the public in recent years.
The new volume Is entitled Light
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
STEALING CLASSIFIED
BY LYMAN ABBOTT

NEW YORK. March 9.-Dr. Lyman
Abbott. in one OF his series OF lenten
talks in St Paurs Chapel. Columbia
University. yesterday cautioned his au-
dience about the danger of trying 10
get something for nothing" He said
that all of the ways of doing this were
equally criminal
There were many forms OF this trOu-
BILE DR.. Abbott said. besides several
others. The first was gambling. wheth-
er with dice. al bridge. whist or on the
stock exchange. Then there was adul-
teration. where the grocer sold oleo-
margarine for butter. the milkman wa
tered his milk and the packer sold a
mixture of cornmeal and chicken feath-
ers for chicken. The last form men
TONED was plain stealing"
The petty thief and the railroad mag
nate who sold watered stock, he said,
were TO be put In the same class
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
PLAYS JOKE" ON
NEWSPAPER MAN
Sends for R e Orter to
Post Him On ThaW
Trial.

PITTSBURG, March s-The curiosity
OF 4. :. Mills a manufacture Of St
Louis. 20 learn how the Thaw trial was
progressing created great excitement in
a Pittsburg newspaper office early this
morning.
Shortly after midnight a telegram was
received from Mills stating that ne
would be aboard the Pullman car Man
haitian attached 10 the Pennsylvania
railroad train which would arrive at
$50 O'Clock this morning, and asked
that reporter meet him. saying that
the meeting was important. 4 reporter
was assigned 10 meet the train and the
paper held back its last edition in ex-
pectation OF a big story.
When the reporter finally dug Mills
out OF his bunk the man explained that
lie merely wanted to know whether
Stanford Whites son had been placed
on the witness stand
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Growing Old Comfortably.

4 find l am called an old man by
other people; but / get along myself
without thinking Of this or talking
about II, unless some correspondent
asks me TO. Thus. / am lame; but l
do not say am lame because / am
eighty-four. I say I am lame because
l had fan, precisely rs 1 should have
said it if l were thirty-three years and
three months old at three minutes after
3 In the third month of the year.
"Or. in brief II you. can get along
without thinking OF yourself much. IL
will probably be q comfort 10 your
self and II win certainly be a comfort
20 your friends" writes Edward Ever
EFT Hale. in the March Circle.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
NEED NOT SHAVE
COLORED MEN

HARTFORD, Conn. March 9-The
supreme court of the State has handed
down decision TO the effect that bar
bers in the State need not shave coJored
men.
The decision was reached on an ap-
peal from a superior court decision in
Bridgeport by Henry H. Foulkner. a
colored man, who brought suit against
Thomas Solazzi, barber Of that city.
Solazzi refused to shave Foulkner. his
defense being that his barber shop was
not a place of public accommodation
within the meaning OF the law. The su-
preme court upholds that contention
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Peary's Book to Come Soon.

Doubleday. Page & Co. have set
March 20 as the date of publication
for Commander Robert f. Peary's book
Nearest the Pole" which is the first
complete story of the expedition that
carried the Stars and Stripes "farthest
north. The book will be the first
complete account of one of the most
notable of all Arctic successes.
Special interest attaches to the vol
ume in the fact that the introduction
mas been written by President Roose-
welt. for whom Peary's ship was named.
The Roosevelts fight against the ice
told in vivid fashion is really an epic
of the North The fronuspiece OF
Nearest the Pole is in color and by
Operu, The Italian artist who accom-
panied Peary on two expeditions and
who is perhaps better qualified than
anyone else 10 do this kind Of WORK.
The picture shows the intrepid explorer
at 81 degrees minutes. the highest
point ever reached by man.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
CHILDREN'S MOCK WEDDING;
COMBINED AGES IS YEARS

NEWARK, y. J.. March 9-Harry l..
Disbrow, eight years old, and Blanche
KOrh. seven years old. were married
last night in the Franklin Street Metho
dist Church, by the Reverend Arthur
King, before an audience that filed
every available inch of floor space in
the churcn and some invited guests
had 20 be tucked away.
All who took part were OF ages rang
ing from taree to ten years The event
was called a TON Thumb wedding"
and so successful was the affair that
II may De repeated in the near future
Instead OF A ring, a large pasteboard
paddock Joined the young couple.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
ATTACK UPON KAISER
REPORTED CORRECTLY

BERLIN March efforts on the
part of certain newspapers in the
United States TO belittle the attempt
made TO inJure Kaiser William by a
member of the orchestra which was
giving a concert in the white hall Of
the palace Wednesday night, when the
man suddenly became violently insane
are in direct contradiction Of the facts.
All the German newspapers chronicled
the real facts, that Kupke, the mad
man, tried 10 attack the Emperor, and
was only restrained by officers near
the Kaiser. The Berlin Zeitung, espe-
cially printed a graphic account given
by an eyewitness. and the subject has
been discussed by everyone here The
leading newspapers all over Europe
printed the story as il really occurred
and London newspapers yesterday con-
fiTmed the early reports in detail.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
New Macmillan Books.

The Macmillan Company is publishing
this week Mr. owen Wister's new book.
How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee,
Vol l Of The CycIopedia OF American
Agriculture. edited by Prof. l.. II.
Bailey; Vol. III Of Groves Dictionary
Of Music and Musicians.' edited by J.
Fuller Maitland: the tenth and last vol
ume OF Prof. Albert II. Smyth's edition
of The Life and Writings OF Benjamin
Franklin Studies in Humanism," by
f. 9. S. Schiller, OF Oxford: Structure
and Growth Of the Mind " by Prof. w.
Mitchell. of the University OF Adelaide:
Eye Injuries and Their Treatment, ~
by A. Maitland Ramsay, or Glasgow,
and a new edition OF Mabel Osgood
Wright's ''Birdcraft.'
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
What's the Matter With Washington ?

William adde
taion of his What's
question interrogation
both With a sturdy and optimistic faith in
plain purpose help people
In that spirit with faith of Washing
pose make anybody famous)
What's the with Washington!
and intelligent community proportion
been
energetic Congress controlling partner
dent Of actively interested citizens Yet
eontented-and with only much Why is it?
ety's tradel Instead of
wholesale houses manufactures
markets.
enterprise?
they organized? Il
in opposed
where? With ude-waer
the South the bridge is lack
What's the On
people exceptional sanitary
improvements with
law thick
deaths from typhoid third the number malaria third the
and first in the number influenza
Is the Anacoa river in part to blame? Are The alley sums
ountabe for infant death of 6 1000 white
children
contaminated Has the lack of side lawns and light for our houses
anything
in a city and
off than others in the situation?
What's the Government Commits
soners attentive Trustworthy cnpuousy
Yet they do not succeed in obtaining the hearing from Congress
which the District Dissatisfaction pre-
aswith o alleged inequalities
congressman the alleged
schools boiled with long
that
be breaking
poratons satisfactory the of
local authority II has ines in
vain In mat part OF the city east OF Fourteenth street the convc
ton firm that Of
provemens the section
Is the trouble that
Would Delegate the floor Of the House
fuller hearing? the District
duplication service
Is there avoriism allotment simply
that Congressional
city council the scheme 5
Finally, what's the matter with the Our
white population distinctly
the
the
Their ability and their Willingness
versi Yet all the labor specifically
and able citizens is done by less than 5000
ably than there
contributors charity the
1000 the citizens
the business bodies.
5 the
take
group?
considerable participate
of
political Would the cleo
municipal officers
general attitude
outgrowth Govern
employment for the of
questions
them will
pres
present difficulties over
support
are they remedy.
what's the with Washington be
able to tell how correct it Not before.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
An Interesting Coincidence.

After Doubleday. Page K Co. had
printed and sold first edi, on Of The
Issue" by Edward Noble It was dis
covered that d book Of the same title
by George Morgan had been brought
ont ten years ago. The next edition
Of the novel will hear the name Fisher
mans Cat" under which IL was pub
lished in England. Noble is regarded
as a second Joseph Conrad. His stories
are OF strong viriie men and Of the sea.
The scenes Of "Fisherman's Cat are
laid along the Thames.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Joking Spelling Reform.

Although owen Wister is. like Presi-
dent Roosevelt, a Harvard man, he is
evidently not in complete accord on
every subject with the distinguished
champion OF spelling reform. His new
story. How Doth the Simple Spelling
Bee Impruv Each Shining over" is a
genial and exuberant burlesque OF the
Sacred Cause. Mr. Wister refuses TO
take the spelling reformeTs seriously.
but his satire Is 80 gOod-natured and
free from malice that the most serious
minded Teformer can scarcely take eX-
ceptiOn TO il.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
Mrs. Sseel's Philosophy.

In reply 10 a letter from an American
recently. asking for Information about
herself. Mrs Flora Annie Steel whose
novel. The Sovereign Remedy" has
just been brought out wrote as follows
L have been married. j have borne
children, I have TWO gTandsons I have
therefore lived through the life allotted
TO woman and the only novelty before
me is death
The Washington times., 1907-03-09
DYING, REFUSES MEDICINE;
ABS0LVES 0STE0PATH

YORK Pa. March 9.-Although at
deaths door. Albert Marshall. OF Balti-
more. receiving treatment from an os-
tcpath. refuses TO take medicine. and
f@r this reason cannot obtain admission
to any hospital.
He issued sworn statement today be-
fore Alderman Zinu absolving DIR -
Rachel Walker, under whose care he is
at present. from all blame in case of
his death. tie accepts fun responsibility
for his action In refusing TO take medi-
cine.
The Washington times., 1907-03-09

To date, about 1,001 different things
have been stated as the ones for which
Mr. Hartman came to Washington.
Considering his facility in the matter
OF getting. it is not impossible that he
may have come for all Of them-and got
them too.