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The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
WANTED-A BLACK WIFE.

Colorado Springs who advertised for black
opinion of himself He street fakr but he
would consider him He had
notion that he helping solve great world problem but he
fool himself The kind of black he
by method would probably beat his head off with his
telescope good sensible black yeanng for freak
And the chvaous white youth of Colo
Springs of his
Mscegenation under honest circumstances
against nature regenerang the white
worthy of philosophical consideration.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
eerieus Error RectIfied.

All the mountains In Switzerland
have suddenly been reduced in hight
by about ten feet. In 1920 the tip OF
a certain rock in the Lake of Geneva
was calculated to be 1866 metres
above ocean level. and on this basis
all the submits III the country were
calculated. Recently the discovery
was made that an error had been
made in fixing the hight of that rock,
and that 1t is s.26 metres lower thas
u vas marked.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
Uhp Ennrattntt nf
8nya
By A. H. GILKES,
Headmaster Dulwich College. England.

ing houses but useful trade And warfare
who mistakes the for the nd likely to fall with
schools who has knowledge of the right but
what and end as this though
thing dangerous The able and brilliant is the
dangerous he is All his excellence only increases the mischief which he
does when he takes himself task which he
form.
The aim which, believe schoomaers generally set before them
Selves In default of BETTER not simply boys knowledge
Greek FRENCH Latin,
teach them play cricket and football
sight into business matters enable them
spondence in what called Engno simply their
to speak public authority their living
not simply to shrink from danger and responsibility
own IN every kind OF temptation The aim not help them
gle benefit little benefits The
have different from of these taken sngy but implies them
s beyond them all, and superior to them all.
Perhaps people think that this vague
think that such thought The
much precision The qualities which
ness courage public spirit Kindness with understanding quckend
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
Mumtrt1 5hn1tlh Trattt
thr Art uf Trnrtt1g
BY MARY cLIFTON-HADDAN,
Expert English Swordswomsn.

- Of fencing of late years has made extraor-
N ordinary not only amongst the '1ords of
~ Za ton," but amongst
NAv 1t is not only particularly healthfu recreation,
. |.
tending largely to beauty the form and give
elegant carriage and department. and, if taken in
EsI to aid those of weakly constitution;
\A whilst lead sedentary lives it affords valuable
A results 1t has the advantage of not
ing any companion in its study, all the preliminary
practices and positions be acquired aone and
# fessonal assistance be dispensed with for
until has been made that the later
fencing reached, when such assistance will
become necessary
Now it goes without saying that must walk
before it is first of all to thor
oughly acquire the preliminary positions and
ments and the better this is done, in the first instance,
perfect will be the performance later
practice There perfec
o which only attained by dgen study and practice and when
correctly unge months may
be devoted this might first sight tend deter aspran from learn
ing fence reality the time devoted
that the time given pftaby and returns fourd
interest to the conscientious student
When all the position with and without the foil have
hand the should be pacced with the
left.
All fencing displays preceded by what is known the "Grand
Salute which simply exhibition of all the positions and movements
of attack and defense respectively by the opponents but with the foil
reversed directed towards oneself this being act
towards the adversary and showing that "ev intent is The
therefore, able realize the beauty the
of the art of fencing after which the friendly opponents
proceed to trial of skill between themselves in oose play
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21
Urltp Mtsslntt
nf thr play
By ETHEL BARRYMORE,
Actress.

song where such diversions offered But surely
purpose IN the drama and big question affecting great class of the
OF the world should great
who take the theater seriously
Inc 1os and nJustces of the times
mhen the are fuly handled they their Sheri
oan Rivals did suppress clustering
ness OF his period than thousand have done
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21

Many people will say
that the theater is for rec
reation and amusement,
and the entire dismissal
of any mental effort on
the part of the audience.
1t is of course all of that,
and there are many Tenn
pies of Thespis filled with
lauobfar opd x,,,,;o ,,d
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21

A main point with re-
gard to doing anything
intelligently is that the
doer should have a right
aim. In warfare the aim
is not to have smart uni
forms or well-fed uol-
diers, but to beat the en-
envy; and in business
not to have smart count-
The Colorado statesman., 1907-09-21

all directions and most OF all IN the direction of that
Unseen Power which rules all these qualities, to-
gether with healthy body to schoomasters to
be those at the production of which we should aim
And since there is difference in the nature of hu-
man beings the methods which employ in producing
them should be those suited to the nature of each boy
We should not, for instance scold willing boy nor
compliment conceited boy, teach poetical boy
nothing but stimulate the imagination of who loves
TO deal only with that which admits of accurate meas
urement We wish to give to every boy that teaching
which will best bring out his good qualitesthat which
will best make him a real man.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

the high altar the mummihed corpse of his
predecessor Alfonso Henriques. crowned and
Shrouded in royal robes. griSly form watching
through empty sockets the homage OF his shrink
ing subjects. Two centuries earlier as tragic a
picture was seen in a monastery church not far
away. Across the river Mondego, from COim-
bra. there are the ruins of palace wherein
lived Inez de Castro the beautiful girl for whose
sake the prince Dom Pedro refused obedience
to his fathers command TO marry another The
shining waters still leap in the fountain beside
which. ut the old Kings orders. this fair Inez
was murdered. AS much as Pedro loved her he
hated his father. and they never met again
When the young man came to the throne after
two unhappy years, he took from her convent
grave the body Of his beloved. and the ghastly
figure. clothed in the garb and jewels of a
queen. was placed upon n throne in the monas-
terry church of Alcobaca whilst all the courtiers
upon their knees. kissed the dead hand OF her
whom they had insulted and cOntemned in life"
In the church Of Santa Clara, At COimbra, the
traveller climbs turret stair to a small. dark
room wherein stands little altar. There is 4
trap in the centre of it. and this when lifted
reveals grating through which one may peer
into-the Middle Ages. "A large solemn choir
chamber, with carved stalls in rows extending
lengthwise along it. and the ample central space
occupied by magnificent canopy. under which.
lit by n tiny red lamp burning eternaIly before
it, lies great coffin of rich repousse silver. in
which there rests the body of the sainted queen.
the patron OF Coimbra. the heroic Arigonese
princess, who in 1923 rode between the armies
Of her husband. King Diniz. and their rebellious
son, and stayed their unnatural strife at her
own great peril" Here within the walls of
Santa Clara the poor "Beltranega' passed her
last dreary years. and here at Coimbra reigned
Leonor. the wickedest queen in Portuguese his
tory. She had many ways OF disposng OF those
she hatsd-the dungeon the mildest: and
the cruelest OF all her cOntrivanCes she turned
upon her sister. the Princess Maria. She poured
poisonous words into the Of Maria's hus-
band until Prince Joao. wrought to madness.
murdered the unhappy lady. Then came Ieonor
mocking and jeerinE at the wretched man. and
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

which, IN its way. has hardly an equal In Eu-
rope; but something even more wonderful ne
was to visit later-the famous abbey OF BataIha
the wonder and envy OF ecclesiastical architects
for six centuries. and even now, disuantIed and
beGevilled it is. one Of the most beautiful
Gothic structures in existence. . . Think
of an edifice with facade OF exquisite beauty
and all OF it Of the lovely soft color OF an Old
japanese ivory carving, The author quotes
remark from a manuscript Of Lord Strathnore,
who visited the abbey about the middle Of ths
eighteenth century, that part was left I'm
perfect. being so beautiful that nobody dar'd
to finish it" Major Hume throws down his gage
to the pUriSts who condemn that marvel. the
clustered court of BataIha, too exuberant IN
ornament-he finds it exquisite. and cares moth
ing for the opinion of the aforesaid purists, He
notes the remarkable groining in the chapter
house. "springing like palm branches from
clustered pillars in the wall and all cent-inS in
the apex of the roof" and he quotes ''Vathek"
BeckfOr1s description; 1t is a square of sew
enty feet and the most strikingIy beautiful
apartment l ever beheId- The graceful archjns
of the roof. unsupported by console or column.
is unequaIled: IT seems suspended by magic: in
deed human means failed twice in constructing
this bold. unembarrassed space. Perseyera1cs
and the animating encouragement OF the sover-
eign founder at length conquered every difficulty.
and the work remains to this hour secure and
perfect" The founders of the house were
married pair. King John the Great and his Eng
lish Philippa, the daughter Of John OF Gaunt
Here they lie within their stately monuments.
their sons around them
OF the palace at Cintra, the Moorish AIcazar
which John and Philippa made their summer
residence. the traveller has many interesting
things to say in the way of description and Of
history. Cintra- indeed. inspires him almost as
it did Byron. whose glorious Eden il was As
for Lisbon. he laments over the fashion in whsh
the picturesque has been turned into Uslness
and filth-for along the river side have been
built smoke belching factories and docks almost
as hidcous the factories, and the splendid
view provided by nature is thus absolutely
wasted.
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

was altogether an inferior country and the
Portuguese uncouth Doors. and he sets forth
frankly his of his former injustice
toward the most beautiful country and the
most unspoilt ana courteous peasantry in South
ern Europe" There are Inconvenience which
the traveller must encounter if he wants the
JOY Of seeing an ''uuhackneyed' land. but they
arc not serious. The hotels in the small towns
furnish at least clean beds. and among the native
dishes scme which attract the Anglo Saxon.
There good modern hotels in Lisbon and
Oporto, and at Brussaco, the scene Of famous
battle. is 4 wonderful hotel. probably the most
beautiful in Europe. says Major Humc-a mag
nifcent structure which built as a royal
residence and is bewilderingly lovely thing of
chiseled stone set in paradise of garden ter
race. and glorious woods. The author does not
forget 20 add to his catalogue of its virtues "a
bill Of almost disconCerting moderation" The
plcasantest way Of travelling through the coun-
Try is 10y carriage. and this is not expensive.
The railways. having been meant chiefly for the
conveyance of freight. offer comfortable but ex-
cccdnEly slow passage.
Th,re IS little mcndicancy in Portugal: the
author encountered it in its systematic form
only at Batalha. where groups of chubby, pretty
children kncc by the roadside. ready for beg
eing their hands joined in prayer their
eyes closed revc7ently and their expression rapt
like little dirty angels" That is in central
Portugal: the in the north is one emi-
nenuy self respecting and independent Major
Hume describes the peasant of that region as
working hard and living frugally upon about
80 cents day. "and long as he can earn
his dried stoclllish his beans. bread and grapes.
with little red wine to drink. he scorns to
beg for the Indulgence of his ideness."
The absence OF vo Iteration and vehemence I'm the
people did not mean sukiness stupidity. but was
result "
their daily life faced: their unrecardinE aIoof-
toward strangers rudcneSS,
highest courtesy which bade them avoid obtrusive
curiosity. ana learnt TO know that their cold
exterior barely concealed n diSinterested desire TO
extend in fullest measure aid and sympathy to
those who needed them. In all my Wandcrings |
have met except perhaps in Norway. a
pcasantry full of Willingness to show courtesy to
strangers without thought of gain to themselves as
these people of North Portugal almost pure CeIts
as they are, with the Celtic innate kindlineSs OF
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

proclaining her sisters innocence OF course n.
tried to murder her too. but failed; and the has.
creature lived on in the happiness that belongs
TO her kind
Some OF Major Hume's most fascinating papa.
are devoted to the ancient Portuguese uonas
teries. He writes with peculiar vfyidness ~,
the medieval castle-mOnastery OF Thornar sti,r
splendid in its decay. The old round church q,
the Templars built in HOS. and its In,a-f
is described quaint and curious mixture .,
Byzantine. Moorish. Romanesque and Gothic
In the great choir which was added IN tb
round church the reluctant Portuguese nobla,
sullenly swore allegiance to Philip II as Kin,
of Portugal well OF Spain; and m tb
Gothic cloister is to be seen the stone coeF
of Baltasar de Faria, who served as PbiIin,
instrument in forcing upon Portugal the Spanish
form of the Inquisition- Faria's cruelty was
something beyond the human and Ioathine mon
said of his end that earth itself would reiac,
and refuse to assimilate the body OF sucb &,
monster" Fate apparently proved the trutb
of the saying. for one may look through IN.
pane of glass set in his sarcophagus and Their,
behold the mean. shrunken mummy Of Maste,
Baltasar. forever debarred from the good cIea,
earth Thomar. the author concludes, Is a reIs
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

heart and ready sympathy. though of course with
the Celtic shortcomings of jealousy, Inconsistency
and dStruSt.
The streets OF Oporto glow with rich colors
in shop and market, and the peasant women,
who still the ancient costume of their coun-
try, add here and there characteristic Sleam
Of brightness The are shod. but the
women. old and young. go barefoot They carry
queer boat-shaped baskets. heavily laden. set
upon their black pork-pie hats:
Their skirts usually black but often with broad
horizontal stripe of color round the bottom. are
very short. and gathered with great fulness at
there is almost invariably brilliantly colOred
handkerchief and sometimes another upon the head
beneath the hat: and long. pendant gold earrings
shine against their coarse. jet-black hair. Ii is
evident that for the most part they work quite as
hard as the men, but they have no appearance OF
pTlvation or i'll treatment except that their habit
of carrying heavy weights upon their heads has
the effect of running their figures. There are
indications anywhere of excessive drinking. and
even smoking is not conspicuous among the
working men and boys in the streets: they seem.
indeed too seriously busy for that, except some
feast day. when. with their best clothes they
are gay enough, though not vociferouS even then.
as most Southern peoples are
Wherever the traveller went he found relics
and "reminiscences of heroic and romantic times
and of strange historical scenes In the Church
of Santa Cruz. at Coimbra, King Manuel. early
in the sixteenth century. set on throne before
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
UNH4CKNEYED GROUND.
The Vacation Of a Tired Historian.

THROUGH PORTUGAL. BY Martin Hume. With
81 Illustrations in Color by A. S. Forrest and 5
Reproductions Of photographs. limo, PIP. 81.
Mcclure. Phillips & Co.
Major Martin Hume is a writer Of acknowl-
edged ability, and it may he justly said of him
that he never disapponts his readers eXpecta-
tions His interest in humankind, his acquire
ments rs historian, his appreciation of nature
and art and his taste make him the pleasantest
of companions. This description of "a happy
trip through an unhackneyed pleasure ground
leaves US at once delighted and enviOus.
happy trip indeed. Every chapter works
the spell anew upon those who may take it only
in these beguiling pages. The keynote of the
book is struck upon the title-page in a quota
ton from Byron. who, like our traveller. found
Portugal enhancing:
OH Christ, it is a goodly sight TO
What heaven hath done for this delicious land;
What fruits of fragrance blush on every tree.
What goodly prospects DER the hills expand
Major Hume confesses that he was brought
I'D in the stiff Castilian tradition that Portugal
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
Gbe Neta,i2)nask Q,rib11a1ss
SUNDAY, MAY ), 1907.

The agony columns of THE London Times.
which is to say the columns devoted to the
quarrel between the Times Book Club ana
the publishers, ceased some time ago TO con
tain anything of interest to the American OBJ
server But they are still the cause of quaint
hess in others. Here, for example, Is The
Academy in fine taking of over one point
raised in the controversy. I'VE have heard n
mighty lot" it says, 'about the difference be-
tween serious books and books that are pre-
Sumably, not serious The distinction seems
to imply a very haZy totally wrong notion
OF what literary art is. According to those
who draw it, so far we can understand their
point. serious books may be divided into ~
biographies, (2) critical essays CD works on
political economy, "a works on theology
Books that are not serious comprise the rest
such unconSidered trifes, for instance, as
poems. plays and novels" We like to encoun-
ter now and then a bit of humorless stodge like
this. and regret that cannot find room Tor
all of the pOnderous sarcasm in which The
Academy" INDUCES at the expense of its man
of straw. If this solemn commentator would
only pause to reflect, he might perhaps realize
what people mean by the familiar distinction
between serious books and the books that are
not serious" They mean TO distinguish be
tween good books and worthless ones. No
critic refuses to take n poem, play or novel
scyiously-if it has merit
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

Another phase of the old argument about the
claims of the living and the dead in the reading
world is revived by Mr.. c. X. Shorter. who can
not understand why certain old books of no
very great importance are repeatedly reprinted.
while good books of our time 90 through
only one edition. 1t is the fate Of contcmpo-
IIry hcticn that especially diSturbs him. The
fact is no says. that every year gives us at
least dozen novels which have Il freshness
and originality that would have made a ire
m"ndoUs reputation for their authors in an
it becomes more and more difficult for Il writer
Of genuine literary achievement to get homo to
the very largest public" In the first place the
idea that novels such as Mr. Shorter has in
mind would have won tremendous repute i'll an
earlier age is pure speculation. Secondly there
IS plenty Of time for the good but neglected
fiction Of to-day to prove its staying power If
n second edition does not follow the first within
few years that does not mean that it is never
going to be printed. Authors neglected now
may easily have their revenge in the next gen
GRAFTON. 1t must be remembered, too, that fc-
ton may be never so fresh and original and
still want the fire Of genius. The truth is that
novels possessing very great merit, so far as
they 90, are nowadays common that they
are taken a matter of course, like any other
forms of adequate craftsmanship. The ro-
narrow sense, and he must not complain if he
Is amiaby dismissed when he has served his
cphemeral purpose
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
TIE HALCYOV.
BY MICHAEL FIELD.

- BY MICHAEL FIELD.
. love, 0 bitter mortal jOurneying
BY ways that are not told.
would not sing, no song is sweet to me
Now thou art gone:
But would. ah. would I were the halcyon,
That sea-bue bird of spring,
So should | bring
Fair sister companies of fleetest wing
To bear thee on,
Thou being old,
With an untroubed heart to carry thee
Safe DER the ridges Of the WeaTyinS sea-
New-York tribune., 1907-05-05

Once more the gentle reader, known to every
author but never seen face to face, is having his
sins explained to him with grave wagSings of
the critical head. This time it is apropos of
the bicentcnary Of Fielding. Many Of the
eulo@iSts of the great man are pleased to re-
gard him as kind of private property of
theirs, and in order to demonstrate that they
are superior persons careful of classics which
others neglect, they have to prove that Tom
Jones" is not really known among readers at
large. No one suppOseS that Fielding's works
sold to-day in numbers which would even
begin TO satisfy the average best seller" But
we have not the least doubt that Fielding is
still read wherever English fiction is read at
all. 1t seems sometimes if the writers who
are so doGmatic about the books that being
will admit by what may call the machinery
of current literary discussion The new book
naturally gets into the foreground. II is
viewed and advertised. For a time at least
you may hear talk about ii almost anywhere.
But surely it is rather naive for any TO as
sumo that this publicity points to the exclusive
absorption of readers in the books of the mo-
mcnt. The man who is reading Il classic in the
privacy of his home may happen TO alude to
the fact the next time he is dining out, but.
again, it is not unlikely that he will do nothing
OF the sort. As for the journals which concern
themselves with literature and have serious
Standards they scarcely be accused of
neglcctng the classics, but neither should they
be expected 10 be forever treating the classics
as news in order to reassure the doubters.
Arizona republican., 1907-07-09
THE OLD SCHEDULE
 FOR WAFER RUNS
Temporary Arrangement For North Side Canals Will Be Abandoned July IA. Friday and Saturday This Week Will Be For Phoenix and the Truck Gardens.

Beginning with July 14th. the run ming of water in the northside canals will be resumed in accordance with the schedule formerly employed. which furnished water to the Arizona and Appropriators in six day periods. al- ternatinS with four day periods for the Salt and Maricopa. It will be in the canals named first and then turn ed into the lower canals.
 Ii was explained at the reclamation offices that the schedule now operated was partly for the purpose of an ex- pertinent but more to meet the condi- tions required for cleaning the canals and other repair work that is now practically completed. It was never designed to be a permanent arrange ment unless it should prove to be so satisfactory it would be desirable to continue it. It has proved very sat isfactory to the officials for the orig inal purpose. that of cleaning the ca nals, but quite a number of the water users insist that the former schedule is more to their advantage. hence the change. for the purpose of the recla nation officials is to give the best
Arizona republican., 1907-07-09
SHORT NOTES.

A refreshing shower of rain fell here yesterday a little before noon.
 Jas. Helmer of Phoenix was a south side visitor yesterday.
 Nash Appery of Mesa has accepted a position with Teeter Bros. in their shop here.
 A movement is on foot to have the merchants of Tempe close Friday af- ternoons. It is likely that petition to that effect will be circulated In short time to gain some idea of just how much sentiment there is in town for the movement.
 Chas. Winters of Cincinnati. O.. is a business visitor here. He is ne- phew of the late Anton Kerher, who committed suicide in February. He IS here on matters relating to the es- tate of the deceased.
 Mrs. c. w. Miller and daughter left last evening for Pasadena, Cal In September Frank Miller will follow to enter the Throop Polytechnic Institute for four years course in electrical engineering.
 Misses Mabel and Irene Woolf and Mrs. c. N. Stewart left last evening for California.