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New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
COLLECTORS AND FAXES.

And now IN expert declares John Miltons
Bible the ono the bard is supposed To have con
suited while writing Paradise Lost, rank
forgery Although the leading European au-
thorities on seventeenth century books ana III
era ture have pronounced the volume TO be all
if appears 10 be a little judicOus squirting
through Il microscope seems to have set all TINS
professional wisdom AT Daught. 1t IL reporteu
that tire signatures in the book arc manifestly
il1ggIerfes and in some cases rather crude ones
All this bestirs the man without collecting
hobby to marvel al the knowledge of experts
and At the expensive creduty of collectors
But if he cannot understand the ways of the
collecting craze collectors themselves can;
while such seIf-knowledge may not altogether
please ii surely teaches valuable lessons
There are three kinds of coIlectors-scientifc,
sentimental and mercantile. The first collect
birds eggs meteorites or typhoid germs in
order 10 learn something about the nature of
this world: the second gather old postage
stamps pieces of hangmanS rope and brlc6S
from the San Francisco earthquake for the
sake of the pleasant ideas that go with them;
and the third collect anything anybody will buy
for the sake of selling the same at top prices.
Every collector before spending money on his
hobby should classify himself; for his pur-
nose will determine the attitude he should take
toward the objects he collects. If about to col
lect antique English books. for instance, he Will
find il highly profitable to decide at the outset
whether he wants such books for their lntor-
nation. binding. typography. paper or assocla-
tions Should he wish to study, say. the Mil
ron Bible with scientific seriousness he must
use microscope on il. But If he wants TO
own the book simply because Il great poet was
its legendary owner let him abstain from the
ahsnrllv refined critical methods of science
When collecting things for their sentimental
value it is most important TO preserve TINS
value Let the sentimental collector OF old
Bibles lock the latter in alright glass cases
Immediately after acquisition; let him never
offer them for sale To sentimental col
lnctors for the law of supply and demand vio-
Ientlv stimulates the scientific interest The
SD fate of the Milton Bible suggests the need
of prompt legislation 10 protect collectors in
Class .; How benefcent would be a statute
forbidding every citizen to catalogue or other
wise investigate sll Class property! The pangs
of doubt disappointment and poverty would
be greatly mitigated thereby.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
IFr1m The Tribune Bureau ]

fFr1m The Tribune Buresni l.,
Washington Dec 10-The French AHl'"9
and Nine Jusserand the guests OF loio. " Nv
q dinner given tonight by the Assistant ser -
Of the Navy and Mrs Truman n Ne"peNS-
meet them there were Major General and MIS- .
Franklin Bell, Major General Alfred r. ba'Fs y
tiredD and Mrs Bates. Lieutenant Generd' O',.''
c. Corbin (retired) and Mrs. Corhin' oris7"'I
General William Crozicr. Mrs l. H. Letter anu
Mr. and Mrs. c. g. Glover
Mr. and Mrs William r. Merriam had d'h'ns
with them tonight Senator and Mrs Burro"S'
S,o+or Warren Major General George l.. Gillespie
(retiredl and Mrs Gillespie. Major General Joseph
= Sanger tretircd, and Mrs Sanger. Mr. and Nirs
Joseph E Thropp Mrs Randolph Clark MrS
Jobn r Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas NJ
chatard Mr. and Mrs. Charles A spalding ana
DR.. Bisphan
Mr. and Mrs. John ". Foster were hosts at a
dinner tonight given in honor of DR.. David Jayne
Hill the new American Ambassador 10 Beriin-
The Mexican Ambassador and Sonora oe CIeel
were among their other guests
Mr. and Mrs Robert Hnckley entertained
dinner party of eighteen guests tonight in compii-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
AN OUTRAGED!

Doubtless some of the corner grocery stores
in Latta. s. G. are ringing with denhh'ia-
tions of imperialism" and federal n1ehhanoec-
ness" For the Supreme Court OF the unlIeu
States has just informed the Lattans mat tnsu
inalienable and ndefeaSihle rights as Amer
lean citizens and inhabitants of the glorious
State of Tillman do not include nor imply the
privilege of tagging all the trains that pass
through their town This judicial utteranCe
would have stung the proud souls OF Latta
sorely enough if it had been applied only to the
Lattans in stdfu LdttGnenSc. Imagine, then.
how the federaOphobiacs arr intoning their IN
yectivps against court which tramples under
foot the white raiment of South Carolina by de
claring that her state railroad commission mas
neither right nor power TO compel a railroad
company to stop its fast mail trains engaged III
interstate commerce, In rendering this declslou
the Washington court reversed the decision ol
the state court. to which the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company appealed from the ruling OF
the Board of Railroad commissioners of South
Carolina. This outrageous fouting OF South
Carolinian intelligence will demonstrate anew
the awful consequences OF focusing govern
mental powers the north bank of the f0to
mae. The ruling. though made under the plea "t
protecting interstate commerce. really hIliders
the latter. as any Carolinian can readily SNOW.
For many months the art of SubdunG oct"pl
has been an interstate sport down South. The
states in that region have been competing
against one another for first prize IN the game
As The diversion has waXed furious and the
rivalry keen the methods of making Ocopi howl
for mercy have become more original ana re
fined. Beginning with simple rate regulations,
the contestants have increased the severity or
inflicted tortures by prescribing the amount OF
carbon doxide allowed in sleeping cars, the
dimensions of Pullman bed sheets. the length
and number of stops. the frequency of service;
everything in fact, except the size of tips given
10 rortcrs and the size of damages citizens may
recover from the octopus. Only last winter tn"
Texans set their South Carolina friends a slim
uatinc example by ordering passenger trains
more than fixed number of minutes hehlud
time to be run on q side track. This was a
personal cha alleuge Ia the South Caroinians: 1t
was .'uI TO them" Ia go the Lone Star one bet
ter or bust. They rose 10 the occasion by per
ntting the inhabitants Of every crosSroadS
hamlet to wave flag whenever they felt like
it in front Of a through train loaded with haste
mad tourists and special delivery letters AS
IL WAS not even prescribed that at least one per
son must board such a train when 40 tagged. II
becomes evident that South Carolina was Just
ready to win first prize in the interstate octop"-
eide contest when the Supreme Court intrUied,
Who blame the LattanS 81 a. for their
wrath al this offensive interference with the
greatest present Interstate business south OF
the Mason-Dixon lin?
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
yoT AN EMERGENCY" C1.UIsE.

With all the battleships assembled at Hamp-
ton Roads for their cruise TO the western coast
OF the United States there appears some re-
viysl of controversy over the propriety of max
ing the cruise The New York Evening Post,
for example. referring TO Captain Mahan's ad-
mirable article in The Scientific American"
TO which we have already called attention. un-
hesitatingiy agrees with that distinguished au-
shority that the feet will have to work out IA
problem Of combination and of subsistence,
distinctly military problem" though il differs
from him In dsmissinc as petty the problem
which that experienced naval officer DELHI
erstely regards as huge and which We think
other naval officers, including many who are
going on tie cruise, consider 70 be one Of the
greatest they have ever been called upon 10
solve. But then The Evening POST proceeds
70 demand: What emergency has suddenly
required that this problem shall be worked
'out, not only by our battleships. but by our
torpedo boat destroyers and our latest fast
cruisers
The answer is. none; and that is one of the
most gratifying features of the whole case.
There is DO emergency. present or prospective.
II is a time of profound peace. and of peace as
well assured in permanency as it can well he in
this world. For that reason the time is pecul-
iarly cpportune for transferring our feet from
one part of coast to another There is a
minimum of danger in leaving the Atlantic
Coast So unprotected. and also there is mimi
mum of danger of exciting suspicion, apprehen-
sion or resentment on the part of any other
power by such a movement-tbougb indeed the
circumstances would have 70 be extraordinary
in which movement of our own feet from one
part to another of our OVID coast waters would
he matter ef legitimate concern 10 any other
power. Moreover. time of such complete alb
sence OF emergency is conspicuousy ut time
for preparation for an emergency which how
ever improbable, is always 10 be reckoned as
possible. There is no axiom more trite but ar
the same time more true than that in time of
peace should prepare for war. II any one
should pretend that this problem of the fleet
should not be worked out because there WAS
no emergency which required Ii, with equal
might be argue that We should have
navy at all since there was emergency
which required ii; and that for a like reason
should have army. IL ever the time
should come when our navy was 10 longer
needed there would be no occasion for such
cruises as this. But long il is necessary
or desirable for 10 maintain a navy il is
imperative that shall keep IL at the highest
degree OF efficiency.
And Captain Mshan is quite right in insisting
hat eucf a practice cruise as this is essential
TO such efficiency II is great mistake TO think.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11

as The Evening Post imaglnes many nafai
officers do that there is only petty and uinlns
difference between the problem OF coahng anu
vicrualllng the whole feet of sixteen patue
ships and that of thus caring for two or three
The difference Is far greater than the dinerenc@
between the numbers OF ships 1here are
many men in the navy entirely competent u
navigate single ship or TO fight with her III
naval duel. But there are comparatively te"
who would consider themselves competent F"
direct the evoutions and the hghtlns OF
large fleet That is simply because ol theh
lack of actual practice. Every captain KNOWS
bow 10 manage his own ship for thar Is "bat
he has been doing for years; but ne Goes t''os
know bow. save in theory. TO direct bFet w
Z dozen or a score of ships. because ne pas
never practically done it. We shouid say ii'''
the difficulty Of managing a hummer ol Shii'9
and the importance Of doing so correctly III
creased not as the number but as the square
of the number That is why this PaclDc 'ru,9e
is so arduous and important ami why "
successful completion will he Of SO profouhd
q significance TO the naval world.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau

The Tribune BuTedul
Washington Dec. 1O.-NIme. JusSeTand "lIs OF '~'e ~
French Ambassador will have charge of the sta"
for fancy articles at the Christmas sale Tor the
benefit of the House of the Good shepherd to-iiiO'
row afternoon With Nine Jusserand VIII De Niie'
des Portes de la and Mile. des Portes -ue Id
Fosse, Nine de Blanpre and NiscountesS u7 "i -,
a.. ,,,,oe of the secretaries of the embassy; Mile
Nshuco daughter of the Brazilian Ambassador anu
Nine Nabuco and Miss Langham. the sister oi ''e
Baroness SternbuTg- -
Sonora de Cortes. wife of the COLOMBIAN 'ii'
and her daughter. Sonora de Guzepldii "O -,
hand is first secretary of the legation were at 'o
this afternoon to a large number of society pcopie
who called. ,,..a.
The new military attache of the German r-'ipaa s
sv Captain Won LIvonius. and Frau Won IL, 20
have leased for the season the reslue"oo " "
* street. l. r.
The Minister from Nicaragua and sonora u"
rea are being congratulated upon the oir'h 0 "
daughter to-day.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
pOPTTG4LrS DICTATORSHIP

The Portuguese dictatorship seems 10 lac vim
dicstiny itself in the only way in which it could
be vindicated-namely, by benetcent success
All efforts 10 overthrow il have beer vain. Its
onnonents cannot agree in attacking it. or in
making reply 10 its scathng indictment of their
former administrations That fact alone gives
moral strength TO the dictatorship. or at least
derives of moral force the opposition 10 1t.
If the dictatorship were wicked snd oppres
sive thing men would quickly sink all party
differences in united resistance 70 its tyranny
That they do not do so creates strong pre-
sumptiop that the OLD regime, against which
the dictatorship is practical protest. was evil.
and that the new regime, In spite of IFS uncon-
stitutonality or ra-constitutionaify. is pro
ductiye of good.
This we may well believe TO he the case
The corruption of former administrations was
notorious. and ii is not denied even by his
enemies that the dictator has effected some
radical reforms 1t is indeed largely because
of those reforms. because of the grafters
whom be has put out of place, that he is
furiously denounced. We are not prepared 90
adopt the doctrine that the end juStifies the
means. But must concede that in some eX
treme cases extreme means are justitia bic;
their justification depending, as we have said
upon their benefcence and their success. We
would not recommend. for example. for general
adoption the arbitrary methods which Portirlo
Diaz employed years ago in Mexico. yet we
are confident that Mexico is immeasurably bet
ter off because of them. and could not
venture 10 suggest any other practicable means
whereby the same desirable end could have
been so expeditiousy and SO satisfactorily at
tained.
In Mexico order WAS brought out of chaos
by domestic dictator. In Cuba the same
work is being done through tie Intervention Of
an alien Dictator In both cases the uectls
great and the results sTe good. In Por-
tugal the Mexican plan is followed more nearly
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
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New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
rFrom The Tribune Buresu-J


Washington Dec 1o.-The President TO-DAY nis-
cussed with the members of his Capinet the 'A,'e'
he addressed to them on November 49, printed VI
The Tribune of November "a. relating 10 'he l'"''
"a, activity of federal ofceholders who are ooo''-
; hin, for third term In order to set all DOUBTS
st rest as to the Presidents exact attitude tie
Cabinet members decided to send copies OF MS le'
ter TO every oficeholder in their departments in
Cabinet met at II a m and remained ih seSSioi' ~
til l p. m -
Other callers at the White House IN course OF
the dsy included Senators Warner and Long Nep-
resentstves Bede. Lever, McMorran' hhoW'es'
Humphrey and Overstreet and charles IL ne"
ner Democratic National committeeman '
Washington State
Mrs Roosevelt has gone TO New York, wnere Sne
* the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Ernlen Roosevelt one
will probably return TO the capital on IhurSodS
Mrs J. West Roosevelt. who has been me SueS
of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt at tne " iI''
tIouse is now with Mr. and Mrs James LowndeS'
in Massachusetts aTnue-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11

Damrosch pursued similar simplicity OF express
SION The scenes he accompanied the piano
forte in nelodramatic style and with charming
felicity The subject OF ''Pe11eas ct Melisande' he
described that which is found in the old story
of Paolo and Francesca da Rinint. A young girl
is married to a man much Older than herself IN
order that she may have his protection Almost
Immediately after their marriage she is left much
alone by her husband and thrown into constant
compsnionship with his younger brother The IN
evftable follows and the husband kills the brother
This theme inspired Debussy absolute sacr+-
flee of music independent art in order that
the MaeterIinckian atmosphere might be pre-
served. In this reticenCe and dependence.
however lay the greatest charm and merit
of the The vague. shadowy and seemingly
inconsequentia1 accompanied by music
which at first seems also vague and mean
ingIess- There evidences OF striking
symphonic development IN the orchestral parts.
melodies of Importance In the voices. but
the story uufolds itself the consciousness
gradually grows that the music is In
tegral part of the play, and that thereafter it
shall oe possible to dissociate from the
other. The texture OF the music Is light ard ira
gile but though it cannot stand alone II is not
true that II Is formless: 1T IS only a background
for the drama. Dscardins the diatonic scale which
has been the basis OF ell the music OF tie nins-
teenth century. ,Debussy bases his on a scale Of
whole tones. and thereby creates harmonies witch
TO belong particular tonaIity, but which
can wander Oft into space with thought OF ever
returning TO the earth from which they sprang.
Perhaps the composers greatest charm. however.
is his delicate perception OF nature in al her
moods and in the reflex OF these moods on
His musical delineations of the gaunt gloomy for
ests. the sunlight the water. the splash OF the
waves, the roaring OF the surf or the moonlight
the trees marvellous.
Mr. Daurosch pointed out and played the few
typical phrases. or leading themes. introduced IN
the work. but added that there was little attempt
10 develop them synphonicsIly: exotic har1nonies.
more than polyphony. was the substructurs OF the
music. which indicated moro the general mood Of
each scene than the Incidents Herein lay TIE car
dinal difference between Debussy's method and
WaGner's
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11

I'm Kansas" the latest circular of the
State Secretary of Agriculture. the hog finds
THE favored zoue-his El Dorado-and here he
always makes both ends meat: for Kansas is a
corn orchard parked with grasses and fragrant
with the bloom of alfalfa. the greatest forage
plant vouchsafed by Providence to men: grow
ling here in profusion elsewhere unknown
Hence 1t is that Kansas possesses more of
these latest model self-lubricatin mortgage
''removers than all New England and fifteen
"other states and territories added" That is
going some! We willing to pit Secretary
Coburn against the most eloquent writer In the
Texas Five Million Club
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11

Those whom we may term not slightingiy ou'
with sincere respect professional peacemakers
receve recognition and reward this year
through the bequest of Alfred Nobel Messrs-
Theodore Moneta and Louis Renault have long
been earnest and efficient workers for the ira
ternity of nations and the promotion of peace
The special activities which attracted the favor
able attention of the Nobel Institute doubtless
were in the case of the former his service as
president of the universal peace conference at
Milan in 1906. and in the case of the latter MS
abors as Frances permanent delegate 10 the
international tribunal at The Hague They
have worthily won recognition in one OF the
noblest fields of human endeavor.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
About People and Soc1aI Incidents.

ment 10 the former Ambassador to Italy and Mrs
William r. Draper
The engagement of Miss Florence BTaden vho
Is now the guest of Mrs John Davis IN I stree,
and Lieutenant Henry Edminstone Mitchell "a
United States Cavalry. is announced. Miss Brads,
Is the daughter of Lieutenant Charles Braden (re-
tired) T.. 5 A. The wedding will take place an
West Point where Lieutenant Mitchell Is stationed
on January IL
Captain and Mrs. Andrew Brewster have an
uotnced tine engagement of their daughter Mis-,
Mary Walker Brewster. 10 DoraI CasseIs son AZ
Colonel and Mrs John CaSseis. Of this city. No
GATE vet Is set the wedding
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
METROPOLITAN OPERA REPERroRY.

The repertory for the fifth week OF opera at the
Metropolitan Opera House will include performances
of three operas that have been given this
Fedora will be sung on Thursday evening. with
Nine Cavaler in the title part; NJ Caruso ss
Loris. and NJ Scott De Siriex.
Lucia di Lsmmermoor'' will be heard for u
first time this season on Friday evening
Tosca" will have IT'S first performance this sea
son ar the Saturday matinee, with Nine. Eu,ns
kames in the title part. NJ. Caruso as Mario shd NJ
Scotti as Scarpis.
Lohengrin" Will be given Wednesday evsnins
III Barbiere di Siviglia" will be repeated Mon
day evening. and Der FIiegende HolIander" will -
the bill at the Saturday evening performance
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
Nrso31ork Dailu G,fb.,tk
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER II. 1907.

This newspaper Is otoned and published by
fton: Office ard principal place of business. Trf1
une BsilSing, No. I54 Nassau street, teU York;
Ogden Mills, president: NathaHiet THttie, sec
rotary ard treasurer The address OF the Off
Gers ts fhe Office Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11

than the Cuban. though the dictator at LISBON
seems to be taking leaf out of Governor Ma
goon's books in announcing that he VIII let par
Iiamentary elections he held just as soon as
the peopie show themselves ready LOT theiD
Probably the best thing the Portuguese cou'd
do would be to show their readiness Tor an
election and then to elect strong malorits
ahie 10 the retention Of the dictator III
office as a constitutional prime minister
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
FOR A SOCIETY OF JEWISH ART.

meeting will take place st the Temple Ensnu-
FL on the evening December IT for the purpose of
organizing a society of Jewish art. The call for
the meeting states: THE object of the society
shall be to preserve and promote Jewish art In all
its forms literature and the drama, music the ne
arts handicrafts and the kindred arts The invI-
tations are signed by Mrs Daniel GuggenheIm Mrs
soIonnon Schechter Louis Loeb, DR.. ]. L. Magnes
Eernsrd q Richards and DIR. Jacob Teschner.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
WHITTIER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

PHILADELPHIA Dec. l0.-The Tooth anniversary
of the birth OF John Greenleaf Whittier will be
celebrated this week and until next Tuesday. the
actual date of the centenary. by the Society Of
Friends OF which he devoted member. The
observance here began last night at the monthly
meeting of the Young Friends Association The
event will be observed at Swarthmore College on
the 18th by the holding of great meeting
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
CAPTAIN LEAcock KILLED.

Montreal. Dec. 10.-Captain F. III. Leacock.
member of the United Service Club, of London,
who left here last night for Ottawa, found
dead this morning beside the tracks of the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad. five miles west Of the Wind
sor station in this city. He passenger in
a Pullman sleeper Captain Leacock came 10 this
rot,.,trv TO visit British Columbia.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-11
Or. eReNrgL TO TALK ON LABRADOR.

DR.. Wilfred T. GrenfeI, the social and philan-
thropc worker. who is trying to better the condi-
tions of the fishermen In Labrador and Greenland
will deliver address on the progress OF his work
at O'Clock next Monday afternoon IN Earl Hail.
Columbia University.