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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-14
ABNORMAL FAILURES
IN CERTAIN LINES
insolvency Returns for
Second Quarter OF
1907.

NEW YORK. July 1S.-insolvency re-
turns for the secono quarter OF 1907 and
the month OF June are classified This
week by Dun's Register according to o.
cupatiGn ard size. and it is shown that
the few abnormally large failures last
month were concentrated in three or
four occupations. the balance Of me
branches of business making satislac-
tory comparisons with earlier years. II
was shown last week that the heavy
mortality occurred chiefly IN one section
Of the country, and this week e appears
that the larger liabilities were also re-
stricted TO a few occupations. chiefly
manufacturing.
/ Comparing the returns for the second
quarter with the similar period last year
IL is found that most Of the large In
crease In liabilities occurred in the steel
industry. owing to one failure OF great
magnitude, while in lumber and build
ing and I'm miscellaneous there also oc-
Cured several suspensions of great size
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
THE PRECIOUS METALS
Il Book on Works of art in Cold
and SilUer.

BV NaIsoS aEmS IND. and sIi-XERsMITHs' WORK
- Gt"rS2 y D.. Illustrated, Royal Svo, PIP Xxx, 81
Inc craftsmanship of the past has never been
more Interestingly exploited than in the execu-
lIoh OF table furniture and the ike in gold and
SILVER. The people Of all ages have used these
metals the barbarian applying them to the
adornment of his person, and the civilized man
counting them among his best resources where
'ne purposes of luxury have been concerned
MT Dawson, in his opening chapter. gives some
striking notes on the manner in which gold and
silver have been wrung from the earth He
has one delightful passage out Of Pliny
Among the DardR,' says this ancient author
lty, the ants are as large as Egyptian wolves
and cat colored. The Indians gather the gold
dust thrown up by the ants when they are sleep
Ing in their holes in summer; but if these ami
mails wake, they pursue the Indians. and though
mounted on the swiftcst camels. overtake and
tear them to pieces The old recipe for the
making Of Spanish Gold too long 10 be quoted
here, is a marvel of medieval Enthusiastically.
From these quaint topics, however, Mr.. Dawson
soon turns devoting himself TO his main task
which is the enumeration and description Of
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

.ass are enlivened by apt anecdotes from the
,umedies and also by an easy flow of 'asides"
Especially in lis two chapters on the forenoon
sni afternoon Of a typical citizen Professor
Tucker succeeds, through the aid Of a style
both narrative and cOIloqufal in giving his
reader :he impression that the author himself
has spent the night with Pasicles taken his
vine soaked bread for breakfast, clambered into
tunic and mantle, strolled leisurely to the
Agora, conversed with the loungers there,
bought fish, figs and flowers al the stalls, con-
suited with the banker, bathed and dined,
twenty-five centuries ago. Books like this one
might work wonders in preventing the decline
Of interest in classical literature and languages
L young students, before OF during their first
dip into Greek history and paradigms, could be
coaxed 10 read them as they would novel OF
.Scott's. Probably some teachers will diplo-
eadcally put Professor fuckers Well written.
'p-ofusely illustrated volume well toward the
head Of the reading lists they give their stu
dents. It is not rash TO forecast the success Of
such policy.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

On the other hand, objects made for the church
have sometimes had extraordinarily long life.
as witness the Byzantine Pala doro of 81.
Marks, in Venice, begun in the ninth century
and well preserved to this day. In some cases
too, ii seems incredible that even the solicitude
of its ecclesiastical custodians should have sue
cessfuly kept Il miracle of craftsmanship from
the chances of fate. There is an incense boat at
Padua which in part at least is a thing of such
fraS!lity that humanly speaking, ii ought long
ago to have suffered wreck but it is still in
tact TO Illustrate the art of the fifteenth CEN
tury. 1t is of the few pieces here de-
scribed which depart from that standard of
simplicity to which we have alluded as char
acteristic of the ancient past, and to which, in
deed, most of the later workers have been faith
full Nearly everything that Mr. Dawson shows
US is a model of good taste
He shows Us all manner Of objects, not only
cups and bowls, but shrines made for the old
iron bells Of the saints in Ireland, salt cellars
coffee pots, salyers. spoons snuffer trays, bou-
quet holders and trowels The last two items
mentioned, should add. are the fruits of Mr.
Dawsons own activity. He is a clever worker
in metals, and he obviously knows a great deal
about his craft But in one respect his book is
disappointing. Though his notes on valuable
specimens are useful we wish he had given the
reader a systematic, historical survey of the
art of the goldsmith and silversmith in all coun-
tries Students of the Renaissance in Italy
know what a salient position was held by the
goldsmith in the art of the South but Mr..
Dawson gives only the brefest illusions to this
side of the subject. Accordingly, his work viii
interest the collector and aid him to judge of
pieces that come his way. but it will not satisfy
the reader who wants to know just how this
craft has been developed
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

-.e.tye and distinctly "popular''-in the
so,ee Of this often damning adjective
gUO. ,or the general reader, the Australian
"--.-fs, has sought to give patches of local
- along with his more substantial reports
oU'O' ,,bs-,e Of the book aims TO present the
--I -,oI and public life Of a classical Athenian
-. 5av 10 day" II We except the opening
..,ts-s on Athenian geography, public build
- and social classes, We may credit the author
-sh having lived up to his plan. He displays,
,..+hsrulore, well developed historical imagina-
$50. his descriptions Of family life, education.
s,.st6caI performances. festivals and court
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

famous and beautiful survivals Of the earlier
periods Of metal work.
One characteristic of the most ancient Of these
relics must always especially impress the be-
holder. They may be archaic In design, yet
they Will often be, at the same time, so ex-
quisite in detail that one can only think OF them
as the product of an art far more sophisticated
than any known 10 the modern world. Mr..
Dawson illustrates an Etruscan gold cup which
dates from full five hundred years before the
Christian era The bands of ornament running
round IT are as symmetrical and delicate
the most consummate Of academic artists could
have made them. The student speculates in
vain to the training or inspiration which
made the craftsman of antiquity so competent
MI Dawson, speaking of the extraordinary
granulated work Of the Etruscans. hazards the
opinion that it may have been the product Of
extreme patience" but he is also inclined TO
wonder II they had not some little method. OF
which we know nothing. that simplifed the
process" and he IS obliged to note that the
secret has never been rediscovered, although
The greatest of modern goldsmiths have done
their best TO make II their own. Greek metal
work Is represented in this volume but the most
important examples which the author has 10
describe are Roman. those Of the famous Hides
helm, treasure, which was dug up near the city
Of Hildesheim-
This treasure consists of some thirty pieces OF
silver the original use of which has never been
defnitivelv fixed. at is hardly likely" says the
author "to have been used for any religious
nurpose: and the most probable supposition Is
that II formed part of the camp equipment OF
Some Roman officer of high rank, as such
luxurious services of plate are known to nave
been carried about on campaigns" All we know
| ts that these cups and bowls and vases are
creations of wonderful beauty, enchantingly de-
signed and mastery in execution. Simplicity,
u,e may note was the leading motive with the
eil,ersrniths of the Roman world if we may
iudge from the specimens Of their work that
! have come down to US No matter how ambl-
tioue they may have been in decoration they
aIv-avs kept a certain unity In Hnd' ana
achieved a perfect artistic balance. II may be
remarked in passing that while there are many
objects in metal in the public and private col
Lotions Of Europe, the chances or the surFlVal
of euch works of art peculiarly slender
u,ben the unauthorized excavator brings them 10
Iiobt Priceless gems fall victims to the Gu
! ,,iaitv of the uninstructed finder. MT. DAWSON
+aus a nathetic tale of the golden objects when
,.o,o discovered at Petrossa, in Rumanla, seventy
,,ears ago The twenty-five pieces were chopped
i,.o fragments with axe by the Greek VINO
to,,gbt them for $3.50 and only twelve OF them
| ,o,,e ultimately reshaped and pieced together'
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
THE BRTTON ABROAD.

From The London Sketch.
a daily papers reviewer Of The Countess Of
Huntingdon and Her Circle" pondering the rea-
s0n why the Englishman gets his name for
Ilety hts upon the notion that il is because he
1aLnts. when touring, the insides Of Continental
cathedrals. But the reviewer makes TWO jumps
Al ..usiCns. Is the Englishman famous for
Tle-y airGaC2 No. not for piety. though he may
b. for honesty and other virtues. And as for
1s attitude IN Continental churches, il is all
nat Of the frank sightseer, and not that Of the
-=T0tee. on q Channel boat last week a party
q Anglo-SaX0n travellers were overheard mar
reting their European adventures. The only
church" sad ne man. where l was asked 70
.ake OF ny hat was N6tre Dame IN Paris" He
tad triUmphec in ST. Peters, under the Dome
q Florence and II ST Marks. Huysmans, even
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
BOWL FROM THE TREASURE OF HILDES'
Helm.

DestrOyers of this amulet
May look back and lament ii yet!
Thou hast outweathered many an age
HId in the missals burning page:
Queens unto Christ in pilgrim guise
Tossed thee, with prayer for paradise,
And felt thee rained from lions gate
Back to the cold hand laid in statei
over the fiord of spirits gone
| hear great harpers harp thee on! I.
But who can now thy bond endure?
Farewell! Thou are too plain and pure!
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
THE GEliLESS RING.

crbCrt Trench in The London Nation.
l.
An, hoop of gold that binds the maid
Within thy facry circuit straycd.
No gem OF murdered blood divine,
No dragon green Of jaspers thine;
No piping sheIhCrd-boy and flock
Drowscd on an Ethiopian rock
And sovran 'gainst the BaCChiC mist
Sleeps in thee, shut IN amethyst;
Nor Isis in ChalCrdony
ProteCteth, floating fadelessly-
Hast thou no experimentation wand
ResCored on thee by diamond
Nor Winged Foot. departures mark,
TrcadiHg on Life in garnet dark,
or signed on gloomy emerald
Where stands Scraps pcdestaNd
Mid sceptred A,ons plumed and starred?
No Name of awe on Indian sard
Nor dreaded word from pians zone
Legends thee, seal without a StOnei
III.
Yet, seeing no mage since time began
Hath found a greater talSman,-
Since puissant was thy cleaning pure
Both 10 preserve and to allure
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

f AND SILVERSMITHS' WORK
hraryN Ii,,,.Soi' DiNSoi' tlhe ConnoiSseurs Lii
g. - PIT 1linstr2ted e Royal Svo PIP. Xxx 81
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
"HlRY, NARY. QUITE CONTRARY"
From Notes and Queries.

IRON Notes and Queries.
i should be glad 70 know the authority for the
Yll-repeated statement that this nursery rhyme
mas its origin in Queen Mary Tudor. con-
temporary once more reviyes il, and says:
AAry was Queen Mary Tudor, whose re-
k-slO4s contrarIness to her father, brother, ana
: 4Sler was obvious. The garden was the Church
Al England; the silver bells were the restored
dcllhg- bells At mass; the cookie shells the EN-
g.es Of revived pilgrimages 10 holy places; ana
t 4e pretty maids the nuns whom she relnstateo
10 their conYeuts"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

Herbert Trench in The London Nation.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06


in his prime Dean Hole was the friend Of many
of his distinguished contemporaries, and the
record OF his intercourse with them ought to be
amusing.
Mr. Thomas Okey, well known for his writings
on Italian history. has prepared new book on
an enchanting subject. The Old Venetian Pal
aces and old Venetian Folk" II will contain
fifty colored and many black and white Illus
trations hy Trevor Haddon. besides reproduce
tiOns OF plates in certain OF Ruskin's books
Another volume OF travel notes by Vernon
Lee" is presently to be brought out by the John
Lane Company. 1t bears the title of THE SEN
umrntal Traveller and treats OF scenes in Ger-
many, France and Switzerland.
The Funk & WaSualIs Company have issued
new edition OF stars Of the opera 10y Mabel
WaEual,s. II contains new matter. including in
terveiws with Me!ba, Calve and Geraldine
Furrar.
MI AIcyuc Ireland. who, colonial commits
sioner OF the University Of Chicago. is dcvotiug
himself 20 an exhaustive study OF colonial ad-
ministration IN the Far East, is just publishing
through Houghtou. NilIlin < Co. the first and
second Of the twelve volumes in which his work
Is 10 bc completed. These two volumes treat of
The Province Of Burma" They supplied
with maps
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

TO have some light thrown on the mystery. Mr..
George ManingtOn. who knows all about il from
his experiences under the French flag in AL
geria. Siam and Tonquin. has written a book
called "A Soldier of the Legion in which he IS
expected to tel some tales
There 10 be two more volumes of The
Memoirs Of the ComteSse de BOigne' They Will
be published in this country during the coming
season by Charles Scrbners Sons.
The letters by Dean Hole, which have lately
been prepared for publication by his friend Mr..
G.. A. z. Dewar cover long period, that from
1884 to 1904. The earlier phases of the cor
respondenCe will not necessarily be brilliant, but
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

many writers. He is publishing a book called
Saint Catherine OF Siena: 4 Study in Italian
History Of the XIV Century"
Mr. Andrew Lang has come. belated but none
the less sympathetic, to a reading Of the preface
which Pope wrote to his translation of Homer. |
He has Of course, no Illusions to that trans
lation. but he says amiable things about the
preface Pope is" he maintains far above
most of the critics Of his own day He praises
him for appreciating what many critics Of to-
day fail 70 understand the perfection of Homer
in the creation and differentiation the consist
enCy, and we may say the humor. of his charac-
ters." Here are some other apt comments:
Pope never suspected that later criticism would
find in Homer a patchwork from hundreds of
hands, evolved through hundreds Of Chanecful
years But Pope states the chief literary objection
to this theory in noting the vgor the variety the
subtlety and the consistency of Homer In the
creation OF his great pell-mcu OF characters, his
world OF living men ana women II Is not con
ceivable that crowd Of minstrels and rhapsodis;s
and editors should have created thus world Being
after all. d poet Pope sees d fact to which a null
titude Of critics are blind.
In short, Pope, whom apt 20 regard
the perfect type Of the artihcialty OF ms is
Homer the veridicaI historian of manners at the
time Of Late Minoan III" less than the
and n-creation of character second 10 Shakespeare
only, if second 10 any man.
Probably before the end of the winter readers
on both sides of the Atlantic will be enjoying
some revelations" bearing upon modern Eu-
ropean history They will owe this privilege TO
the publication of the memoirs of the late Sig
nor Crispi
Many a novelist in recent years has made
great play with the Foreign Legion, that mys-
terious force which has been much used in
the external military operations of France. 1t
has been easy to hint darkly at the romantic
possibilities Of life in this force. Now are
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
SHRINE or THE BELL OF ST. PATRICK,

n Nltre Dame. thought the gaping English
Men anything but ''edifying." Indeed, he said
ne NE church had lost its soul by the mere fact
u their presence.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
LITERARY NOTES.

The tragedy which Signor D'Annunzio has just
finished is called The ship" Its theme IS the
influence of the Adriatic upon the Italian mind
In other words this is a symbolical drama The
author has also in press a novel called Yes or
No" and two modern plays in prose. Anna
ranthe' and The Pitlless Lady.
In the November number OF "Harper's Maga-
zine a new serial by Mrs. Huuphry Ward viii
be started. II is to be called The Testing OF
Diana Mallory and il IS announced as a story
OF our own times
The publica tion by the Putnams OF "Petrarch:
His Life and Times by Mr.. Halloway-Calthrop,
reminds US that the Italian poets are not by any
means being neglected just now only the other
day Mr RaEg published his Dante and His
Italy" and Mr. Bouting brought out his study
OF Tasso. Then too. had. not so long ago,
Mr GardneTs admirable book on Ariosto. Mr..
Gardner, by the way. is making his contrbu-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

ton to a subject which of late has attracted
many writers. He is publishing a book called
Saint Catherine OF Siena a Study in Italian
History of the XIV Century"
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"The Lion ANA thc NIouse.,s

In "The Lion and the Mouse"
which Henry B. Harris win present
here at the Kentucky on April -,
Charles Klein, the author, has writ
ten a play that promises to be of en-
during popularity. Indeed, 1t may
be said that the success already
achieved by this drama is beyond any
thing known in America in the past
ten years. The theme is most peril
nent to the present day when every
one is keenly alive to the machine
ton of trusts and kings of finance.
Mr. Klein has displayed excellent
Judgment in presenting a phase Of
American life with which the public
has become familiar through the
newspapers and magazines of the
times. He depicts king OF finance
las he is. robbed OF melodramatlc
attributes. In opposition to him he
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"Gill of the Golden Wesl.n

Among number of other charac-
tiers that have rarely If ever, before
been put upon a stage. "rhe Girl Of
the Golden West" which with
Blanche Bates as its star comes to
the Kentucky theater for one night,
April s, includes one that is especial
ly distinctive because Of the abso-
lutte perfection with which it is
drawn. This character Is Billy Jack
rabbit, an Indian hanger-on of the
camp Because he is true to life
Billy Jackrabbit is anything but
'the noble red man. His one am
bition Is to exist without labor, and
in the least troublesome way. The
Indian is present in the cast Of char
acters because Billy Jackrabbh rs a
real Indian and notthe hero Worship
pers ideal aborigine The picture
he draws is in some ways a shock to
those whose ideas Of Indian charac-
ter have been taken from books In
which he is credited with many Writ
ues, but it is an absolutely faithful
piece OF portraiture.
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Berlin, April 2.--To his desire to
have one Of his sons grow up with
one Of President Rooseveit's boys is
chiefly due the decision OF Emperor
Wilhelm to send his fifth son, Prince
Oscar. to Haryard university in Sep
TENDER.
BY entering Harvard at the begin
ming of the next college year Prince
oscar will have Theodore Roosevelt
as a college mate, while President
Rooseveit's second son, Kermit, may
begin his Harvard course at the same
time.
Idea Not of Recent Growth.
The kaiser's decision to send his
fifth son to the famous American
university is a continuation OF his
majesty's American policy, which be-
gan with the dispatch of his brother,
Prince Henry of Prussia, to the
United states in 1908. and which has
been kept up meantime by a series
of compliments, such as the donation
OF statues, the buying of American
yachts, the exchange of professors
by German and American universe
ties, and by conspicuous hospitality
to distinguished American visitors.
Nothing definite in regard to
Prince Oscars plans for going to
Harvard so far is known at the Ger
man foreign office of American en-
bassy at Berlin. The kaiser first ex-
pressed his intention to educate one
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Mrs. Victor A. Beaucaire, a
prominent club woman OF Chi
cago, ILL.,, contracted a severe
cold from being exposed IN Dao
weather which resulted IN
serious lung trouble.
Mrs. Beaucaire, after taking
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color to her cheeks, and that she
would not be without it.
She pays high tribute tothe worlds
greatest tonic stimuIant in the follow
ing letter:
"As | am a member of the Hull
House Women's Club, l was called
out many times when the weather
was very bad and so caught a very
hard cough, and doctors claimed that
nv lungs were affected; in fact the
left lung was almost gone, but since
Ihave taken your valuable DUFFI'S
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| have not been taking it very long,
but l am sure of good results; have
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ambition. cannot praise 1t too
much. | have recommended it to
several of my friends and they, too,
are thankful for the benefit they
have already derived from it." Mrs.
Victor A. Beaucaire, 255 OgdenAye.l
Chicago, Ill. May 4, '06.
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Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey

vigorous have cheeks the glow Of
TO
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CAUONWhen you your druggist grocer dealer
Ouffy's Malt Whskey you get the genuine. It's
absolutely medicinal malt wey sold only
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doctors advice free. Duffy Malt Wiskey Coz Rochester, N "
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Kaiser Will Send Son to Harvard to
Attend School With RooseveIt's Son

of his sous at Harvard at a dinner
at the American embassy last year.
He at the time had in mind his
fourth son, Prince August wilhelm.
but as he has since become engaged
to be married the kaIser apparently
decided that Prince Oscar, who will
be 10 years old in July, should be the
one to receive the advantage of a
thoroughly democratic university
training
Freshman, With Military Adiutant.
It. is probable Prince Oscar will be
accompanied by military adjutant-
He now is an undergraduate of Bonn
university.
Two facts determined the emperor
In his choice of Harvard FNrst. it
IS the alma mater of President Roose-
welt and Ambassador Tower. who is
extremely popular at the German
court. and secondly it is the Amesd-
can university which makes a spec
ialty Of German subjects. Further
more. 1t is the seat Of that small
American cult which opposes the
Monroe doctrine.
It Is announced that Prof. Burgess
of Columbia university, emeritus
Roosevelt professor at the Univer-
slty of Berlin, will this coming sum
mer deliver a special series of lee
lures at Bonn ON American constitu-
tional history for the benefit of Prince
August Wdlhelm.
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low the 4O-foc. stage by Wednesday
morning.
The Tennessee from Florence to
the month will continue to fail slow
" during the next "a hours.
The Mississippi from be,ow ST.
Louis to above Cairo viii continue to
rise slowly during the next "a hours.
The Wabash at Mt Carmel will
continue to rise slowly during the
next "a to &c. hours.
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or more than passing interest will
be the lecture Thursday night under
the auspices of the Paducah Counc',
X. Of c., on the subject "Knight-
hood is Yet in Flower" by Hon. La
Vega Clements, of Greensboro, an
acknowledged orator of delightful
presence. The lecture wiz be deliv-
cred at the Kentucky theater, and a
large attendance is already as
sured.