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NOTICE TO THE
 TRAVELLING PUBLIC.

TRAVELLING PUBLIC. MT. J. OKeiff desires to notify his patrons and friends that the Antlers Hotel will be closed on July 31, 1907, and his whole attention will be given to the Arlington Hotel, which has been entirely refurnished and up to date.
 The Arlington will be conducted on the American and European plans as formerly European plan, rooms, soc, 75c and with bath $1. American plan, s2 per day.
 J. O'KEIFF. Pine Bluff, Ark, July 29, 1907. dS
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Dance Forest Park We'd nesday, August IA. Ladies free. Gentlemen 50 cents. Miles orchestra. Electric fans.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
WAYS OF IDENTIFICATION.

People who love to collect rare old china
learn identify it in three ways-One by the
clearnes~ Of its color. the other by its feel and
the last by its weight. The feel of fine antique
china as compared with that of modern make
is as the difference between satin and calico.
An expert soon learns the textures of clays and
slazes g., thoroughly that he can identify an
Imitation piece by it's feel" and texture. al
though in every other respect it may proclaim
itself genuine.
Slight as the difference In weight is. too the
expert observes ii instantly. He is like a blind
man who by the mere sense Of touch, ldenu-
fies unerringly the hand of his own child from
that of another which clasps his
1t is important that collectors should learn
the color, feel and weight of good antique china
ana porcelain because modern limitations are so
good tha. numbers are imposed upon, espe-
ciaIly by dealers who place dusty or slightly
nicked piece in out-of-the-way country houses:
where they know the gulbe collector will
pick them up treasure trove.
Mrs. Willoughby Hodgson, in recent num-
bcr Of THE Grand Magazine" devotes an arti
Gle to telling of the amusing ways in which
forgers place their wares in old-fashioned Eng
lish cottages. whose owners shed real tears at
parting with their 'china heirlooms'' to the
inevitable chance visitor on lookout for such
bargains CD.
Speaking of old English china Mrs Hodgson
says that Chelsea. Crown Derby, Worcester
Plymouth and Staffordshire wares are favorites
with the forger. because they bring good prices.
The only way in which forSeries IN Worcester
may be detected. she says, is in knowing the
difference between the paste of the old English
potter and that OF the modern French one. The
French paste is yellower and thicker than real
Worcester paste. The engraving genuine
ware is exquisitely done, while French prints will
show irregular scratches
Old Plymouth is characterized by spiral ridges
in the ware, black specks in the paste and often
by imperfect painting Forgers overlook these
scarcely noticeable defects.
Staffordshire lustre ware. In copper lustre, is
readily initiated and the best way to detect n
forgery is to observe whether decorative bands
are painted under over the lustre. If under,
the ware is likely to be genuine.
Chelsea figures in old ware apt to possess
some imperfection: the paste is very soft to the
touch and wonderfully smooth. An unglazed bit
of under surface is whitish brown in color. For
geres are hard and cold to the touch, with white
unglazed portions, and careful perfection to
figures.
Some old Worcester is registered. but old Eng
lsh china, like that of other countries can be
initiated by any forger and successfully palmed
off on those not thoroughly acquainted with the
earnarks of antique ware shown in texture.
feel, weight, color and occasionally in the shap-
ing of figures and finish of engravings.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
SOME MAKERS
OF FAKE ANTIQUES.
MANY PERSONS DECEIVED.
ESPECIALLY WOMEN.
Some Tricks of the Trade That Dire
Difficult to Detect, Ercept
by ETperts.

A certain dealer in antiques looked after two
women who had just left his shop He patted
his pocket complacently.
What's the haul?' asked his companion,
81 raked off $1,000 from one of those women
and $1,000 from the other, was the jubilant
reply.
This sum represented the profit which he had
cleared in the transaction. and also illustrated
a statement made by expert upon antique
china that women were the most profitable VIC
tins of the dealer in antiques.
Women" declared this same expert. are
never good judges of the value of an article
They get excited over a purchase that they
become hysterical and easily deceived by
takers and INSCRIPTIONS dealers. These look
upon women as their natural prey. One day
woman brought me Chinese plate which she
hoped I could dispose of for her to a museum
She had paid $500 for that plate. The moment
/ saw il knew it to be a cheap imitation, but
TO satisfy her I examined ii carefully.
Madame 1 told her, this plate is worth
just 10 cents
''She burst into tears. Why do you say that?
she asked exctedly. I was assured that it was
q genuine antique. / paid $500 for that plate
You must be mistaken. Just the flowers
it
Yes I said. the flowers good imita-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
FAKES IN FURNITURE.

Fakes in Flemish oak are produced ny
blackeuing modern oak with repeated applica-
items of permanganate of potash
"Fumed oak is often passed of for antique
oak after the wood has first been discOlored
with ammonia and then treat ted with linseed OH.
turpentine and beeswax- The interior edges ot
the wood, however if examined prove the piece
to be modern.
Besides entire fakes in furniture, there are
articles made up of portions of old and mod
ern pieces and carvings so cleverly put together
rnat only an expert is able 10 discover the lack
of harmony that usually prevails III Such pieces
Again. really old and injured pieces have been
repaired with new wood and made up 10 pass i
entire antiuues Dealers have even bor6u
''wormholes'' in new wood to give II cast OF
antiquitv and only an objection 70 destructive
furniture worms on the part of purchasers pu1
an end TO this practice
Chippendale is the most commonly copied or
ALI antique furniture-frankly on the part OF
honest manufacturers and otherwise by those
who have in mind the tastes of the collector
Faxed Chippendale has not the exquisite pro-
portions to he found in the original and the
modern carving is thin and poor as compared
with the old.
Inlaid antiques. says Arthur Hayden IN his
book on old furniture are cleverly copied by
coating old engravings with thin layer of
liquid velIum and gIuing them to panels whicn
varnish gives them the appearance of inlays OF
ivory ebony.
Modern prints of paintings by Sheraton 5
famous artists are treated and attached TO old
Satinwood panels which are inserted in new
pieces of furniture sold as antiques, while ne"
panels are placed in the furniture thus beret''
and il also brings the price of antiques.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
CAN DETECT FORGERY.

When the collector learns the degrees OF soft
ness hardness, coarseness, closeness and color
ing of different pastes it will be impossible for
a forgery to be foisted him. Color. feel and
texture never the in a copy.
Acquaintanceship with the marks on European
china is merely incidental help to the collec-
tor since these are so easily initiated but Chi
potters' marks not only difficult and in
variably impossible to forge. but they very
hard to read On Fu-chien white they are i'm
pressed and written in grass characters. On
other pieces they rarely occur On Chinese por-
celain to be found date marks hall marks.
those of dedication and good wishes: of praise
of the object which they adorn, with symbols
and other pictorial marks and. occasionally, the
potters' marks. In form. usually in color and IN
the manner of impression they cannot be dupli-
Gated; nevertheless, japanese porcelain and mod
Oriental pieces are constantly palmed of on
the unwary, whom dealers confuse so that
they never see modern evidences in the ware
actually staring them in the face.
In the case of old silver and silver alloys bold
forgerieS constantly committed in modern
and comparatively worthless goods. The most
successful method of forging is 10 tranSpose
modern copies of large antiques Only time VIII
family point out where the ancient mark has
been soldered to the article and disclose the
meretriciOuS value of the latter.
As for antiques in copper and brass the cOllec-
tor who frequentS East Side shops where these
are sold may at any time hear the process of
converting modern metal into antiques with
the aid of a hammer and few other tools.
Antique brass and copper articles are Gener-
side Cheap zinc and lead mixed metals line
modern vessels of thin brass or copper, which
are rarely even dignifed by handbeaten rivets
and hinges such as may be found upon genuine
antiques.
one who travels in out-of-Jhe-way places VIII
find ingenious advertisements upon the outer
walls of dinGy shops. which inform the public
that inside antique furniture is manufactured
Although America does an immense business IN
so-called antique furniture certain dealers con-
fess that most of the antiques come from
France and England
Frahce. especially. is adept at turning out
antique furniture, which Is often sent to Eng
land and stored there a while. in order that
climatic conditions there may the more rapidly
impress those marks of age upon the pieces
which render them much more valuable
A great deal of antique" furniture, still inno-
cent of stain and finish. and often not put to-
gether is shipped from France to New Orleans.
a CITY from which much might naturally be eX-
pected I'm the way of antiques Many modern
copies of old pieces are just as fine as the orig
inals and merely require the hue OF age to make
them perfect.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
Az OUTPOST.

Last night IN q dream l heard the song
FOf q lark that rose from a neId OF ~,
And sighed in sleep. for the Gays are ioAe'
And no birds sing meath brazen SKY
There was never a breeze, the sun dipped oo"H
Into a barren stretch Of SAND
And night reached up for her starr! crown
And SET her foot on the wasted iano'
.--.. i,,s- tho time when the thrush sings pest
And lust the hour when the b1ackbiro trlllS'
when Shadows steal from the purpe west
"a > ~ose-Iiealt lies on the lonely hills
sleut again. and in sleep heard
Deep in a wooded. moonlt vale
The LIQUID notes of the nightlneale, ,
And nv heart went out To lhe pii'he Oi'"" "
bird
woke to the beat of passing feet,
To the binding smile Of the risen oaE'
And over the desert danced Ihe heat'
And half in shadow the white town lay
And all the glamour of Eastern SKIES
s charm as old as the world is oio-
Wakes when the wings Of the nlsnt uiiIolu' u'
And 10. when the day is born IL oles.
Lawrence u. Jupp in Chambers : JouriiaA'
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

bar in the fifteenth century was ornan1ented
solely by d knot or dot. in the sixteenth GEN.
fury by double or single loop. and in the sew
enteenth century by q star. In the Middle
Ages scalloped edges upon lace were made
with sharp angles. rounded scallOps appeared
in the sixteenth century. and in the seventeenth
century a large scallop alternating with a small
one. both having dots in the centre.
limitations OF old lace are sometimes made
by hand and color of age is given TO them in
order TO obtain the high prices that prevail for
rare pieces of ancient lace. These forgertes may
be detected by examining the thread its quail
ity. form. color and knots
To detect real from machine lace is simple
matter of using a uagnifying glass if one is
not sufficiently versed in the stitches and orra-
ments which belong TO old lace made in dk-
ferent peTiods
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
COPIES OF OLD LACE.

The collector of antique lace is much the
prey of unsCrupulous dealers as is the collector
of rare objects of every other sort She-for 1t
is usually a woman who devotes her time and
money to the acquisition of old lace-prona bly,
Knows that excellent modern copies of ancient
laces are made. but she does not always Know
that in limitations of point lace the designs are
repeated over and again in every four or
five inches. while in old handmade lace the de-
signs are changed throughout the entire piece
Then too designs for antique laces were made
bv the greatest artists of those days In these
times an artist seldom receives more than S3,pW
Tor a lace design and few receive that much.
Neither do the best artists employ their
talents In olden times royal commands and en-
couragement secured the highest talent that the
world has ever known. and this art feeling con-
tained in old lace constitutes Its unrivalled
charm.
of old lace is conspicuous by its absence. and no
machine has ever been invented which can give
that touch OF irregularity that procams the
lace TO be handmade.
Again thread used in making real lace is
round while machine threads usually fat
In the manufactured article threads have
twisted, compressed appearance. and buttonhole
stitches. so frequent in real lace. are never to
be found.
worked over and over straight in machine made
lace. while such stitches when made by hand
always slope.
Machlne made lace says Mrs F. n. Jackson,
in her book upon the history of lace. may be
readily unraveied. but real lace Is so knotted
prior to the beginning OF the last century the
thread is broken off and knotted at intervals of
every twenty inches or so because the worker
could only stretch that far from her distan.
The gimp of lace decides whether it is
dIe-point or bobbin. Seen through mag
nifving glass, the gimp OF needle-point appears
made up of looped threads while that OF pillow
lace shows il TO be plated. The thread ground
of needle point is made with single thread
while in that of bobbin lace several threads
twisted plated. Angular flower petals dis
tinguish old lace prior TO the sixteenth century.
and diamond shaped raised pcots that of the
seventeenth.
Mrs. Js ~tson states that the earliest form Of
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
Foreign Resorts.
merely for the sake of money value as the col

merely for the sake of money value as the col
lections value enhances
IL is well for collectors Of old English and
Colonial china to remember that Oriental porce-
lain did not appear in England until 1850; that
the nrst teapots arrived about 100; that the
crouch ware of 1850 a crude salt glaze,
which superseded lead glaze; that the year
1900 was marked by jugs. fagons. possetpots
and mugs with many handles. and that IN the
second of half of the seventeenth century most
English patterns initiated Dutch Delft or Ger
stoneware. while porcelain was not manu-
factured until the middle of the eighteenth cent
ury,
Porcelain is commonly called china nowadays,
lucent than china and is made of purer silicate
OF a1umina paste.
Among celebrated English potters were
Adams. Elers, Mayer, Neigh, Ridgway, Wood
Wheildon (vvhose finest work was done in 1ioZ
to 1852 and Wedgwood. whose ware was. and
still is marked with his name A second e"
in this name invariably proclaims a forgery
The art of making pottery is one of the Oldest
in the world, and taste for collecting IL one
of the earliest fads acquired by man. while fine
porcelain made by the Chinese in ages too
remote for computation
Pin points, tiny holes. are noticeable in
Oriental china, where the glaze has accumu-
lated around the ring at the bottom of a piece.
This is one, mark of distinction between real
Oriental and fine old English porcelain made in
imitation of it.
The glaze in Oriental china is much more
carefully put and has the appearance of being
an ingredient of the paste, while certain ancient
Oriental colors and decorations defy imitation
and markS-ether inside under pleCes-can
never be successfully forged.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
EASY TO COPY MARKS.

Royal Dresden ware is protected by Germany
to such an extent that every forgery is traced up
and severely punished, no matter in what coun-
try il may be found. Other rare German china
is however, like the majority of antiques. at the
mercy of the forger. Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke.
director Of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. says
that marks on English and German china are so
easy to initiate that any child with one lesson
could copy them.
Il have sympathy for people who get fooled
on old china he said. Genuine old china can
always be identified by using proper care in its
selection. Besides most collectors don't collect
from love OF art and real feeling. They do so
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

can die drunk l shall die happy In like man
ner argues Ytian Hao-wen. OF the Nu-chen Tar
tar dynasty: "If a man does not drink wine,
how is he to cure his various complaints?
There many stories in Chinese literature
of practical jokes played on tipsy people. one
man, IN early days, when shoes were left at the
house door-a custom borrowed later on by the
Japanese-used to amuse himself by mixing up
the shoes of his guests, and Tearranglng them
random: the result being that when the
guests took their leave. already half-seas over,
with one big shoe and little one, there were
MANY falls and sprawIings in tn road. much
enjoyed by the host who was seeing his friends
honne-Herhert a. Giles, in The Nineteenth
Century.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
MR.. BALFoUR's LEADERSHIP.

In the House of Commons Mr.. Balfours SUI
premacy has rerpained unchallenged He is an
easy master of that complex assembly He
judges its temper with an accuracy which only
a long experience insure He possesses a
perfect knowledge of the rules and reforms
which govern the deliberations of the Commons
II is not too much to say that, though he no
longer sits upon the Treasury bench rhe busl-
ness of the present government tsuch as 1t isl
could not be carried on without his nterven-
ton Since the time of Sir Robert Peel no
statesman has held lofty position of au-
thority unquestioned on either side. But,
while he is ready to put his unrivailed expert
at the service Of the House, he does not
forget that he is the leader of opposition
whose business il is to oppose. He has harTed
the forces of the government without pity and
without rest He has attacked them with all
the powers of damaging criticism which are Pc
as well as OF merciIess logic, he alternate
argument with satire That the government of
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman has fallen so
speedily into the pit of dscredit is due almost
entirely to the tirelesS energy and watchfui
brain OF Mr.. Baifour The mistakes of the dis
jointed rabble which attempts to govern cur
country are all its 1t is to Mr.. Balfour's
credit that no single nliSdeed escapes the no.
tice or risks the misunderstanding of the people.
-BlaCkWoods.
The youth in the high schools, universities and
grammar schools have also for the most part
lost the knack OF steady application to work.
They are busy reforming the world. EXamina-
tions are hardly more than form, inasmuch
as professors indulgent, and at any rate
amenable to threats or suasion. At the worst
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22
LIFE AT OXFORD IN THE xVllTH CEN
TURY.


-rh ,....-e from which these extracts are
nubliebe5 were written from Brasenose Sohese;
Oxford between the years 1ooo anu toiI a. 1ifa
are Interesting giving a picture =. ae Tho
90 a.1 ,,ndargrsduafe in the early years OF I,o
80 o. e gsres 7 The spelling has been MOD
e-uized- ,,.,-.5 --,,,Io- an
psars 10 have acted tutor 10 the two ooi, e.,
&, to.te, TeyF, nf LYME, and writes IRON tilI's
IN time giving reports OF theh IIo-,Ie,-
progress The property OF Lglhe-iii - ,
5shestiTe Was granted to the Leghs OF LyIh
nv the Flacll Prince in recognition OF ser ser -
rendered at the battle of Cressy- anu sa a hat
NAMED in the same falniiy s..e5 %over1-
time In his first letter na'@o ->''o
l,e~ sn 16oe Richard Taylor writes
yo,,r sons T thank GOD. are both vel and GO
follow their business orderly & ana 81 al things
cs-ecisllv in This piace-haye raised tnelr 49,
in short time so much, that the inoney y1o,,nss in
Teeizsa re xo WIss ss nesT wsT Quite ended Mchaeas
ss and yet am sure sp5T 5sIe as as tey tD have done
In 1903 he writes again:
comes 10 ,lse 1out of which sum ZIG beng oeouru
ed) which is your set allowance e no r9i Now vour
worship was pleased that rs should be ror
charging their Omission ana niAsl srnerding 10 this
reckoning TO be received by me loI h .e ,r,+b is
bsye nay accounts qsa5y pI lburaea for them in all since
their FIRST coming flss IS "a; as as oak %a1j
Neitber O car POSSIBLY keep your elder son; Mri
Francis Leigh within the compass od aoo h- him
have set down their expenses apart Dr i,,
self and and there is almost IS eine' tn snv W
this short time neither can i irapuIe ~ @or
thing but his height which is extfsto.uiiiai' 40
his age, viz full six foot and TWO ihciies-
In September he writes:
The sickness here in oxford; trust IN o1,b.w s5od
quite ceasea hut certified from you,
M Edward Lathom la son OF ST. sis rene ,,ars diea
sssserl. this last week. that IN LoIooh ai1ete ~
the week before Of the sickness Zio.
Although Francis Leigh must have been ABOUT
eighteen or nineteen at this time. neither ne
their aIlowance was paid TO their tutor and
Francis seems 70 have protested against iiiiS
system.
Your elder son thinks he should have ms Own
money, which ! hold altogether incoigeniehl. iol
experience taught tto lei other rsaso,s a m
pass) thai some young gentlemen can hafuiy, oe
kept in any order, LET them but have an ahsei oi
two In Their purses ] think there is so many III
eonveniences therein. first il VIII not DC IA Is
power on Fridays and Saturdays supper ~ 10y ne.i
them Of the towIs--as now donor at nIay
ofhsr times to keep them out Of the worser and
pSthrfffer esrt OF gentlemen company, u they DC
New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

tions. But how is it, madame. that when you
bought this plate you did not turn it over and
see the Broadway stamp on it, The dealer had
excited her over the purchase-for. had the
plate been genuine, $500 would have been
small price for it-that she hadn't thought
about the stamp"
Incidentally II may be mentioned that fine old
Chinese plates are worth $1,000 apiece. jars and
vases from 5000 10 10000 with general
average of S15.o00 to $4,000. Hence it may
he seen that takers who can folst, an imitation
l1nnn some nictirn NAV rean q rich harvest.