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The Washington herald., 1907-06-09
ErgInnd and the English.

An attempt to interpret the spirit Of
England. the city and the country. ana
Of EngIishmcn and women is England
and the English by Ford MADDOX Huefer.
The book is divided into three parts. The
first treats OF the people in the great
cities tho second treats OF the heart Of
the country. and the third is au attempt
t1 snaIyze the spirit Of the English peo-
pie
It is pretty hard, Of course. % set down
in print tho spirit of London that vast
ness that swallows with perfect imper-
tUrhahlity Mormon MussUlman. Bene-
dictine. and Asapemonite. jew and Malay.
Russian and Neapoltau and I'm this case
IL cannot be said that Mr HucGcr has
perfectly succeeded. He does the best he
can with so vast a subject but his hOo',
is less readable than it might be 10y
reason Of the fact that it seems as II he
himself had but a very confused idea OF
the pictures ne is trying 20 convey %
other minds
The whole book has something of the
spirit of one Of Zola's novels. without
Zolas well-defned purpose. There are
throughout the book which IS very long
and discursive. some lucid and interesting
paragraphs. but il is not n book that one
may hope to read easily. or comprehend
without more difficulty than the subject
seems 10 warrant
Perhaps nothing will give quite 50 clear
an idea Of Mr.. Huefer's style as a quota
ton. Here is one Of his paragraphs:
London is the world town. not be
cause Of It's vastness. il is vast because
Of its assimilative powers. because Il de-
stroys all race characteristics. insensiblv.
and as It were, anestheticalIv. A Polish
Jew changes into an English Hebrew
and then into n I0ndoner without any
legislative enactments. without knowing
anything about f. You may watch say,
Berlin Junker, arrogant. provincial. un-
licked. unbearable 10 any other German.
eXecrable 10 any one not a German. turn
ing after year or two into a prcsenta-
ble and only just not typical Londoner.
subdued. quiet I'm the matter Of collars.
ties. coat. voice. and backbone. and
naturally exacting a sir from a police
man. London will do all this impercepti-
bly,. And. In external. that is the high
water mark Of achievement Of the modern
spirit in Europe
II is obvious from the above paragraph.
which is typical of the whole STYLE Of the
book. that Mr.. Hueffer has been kneeling
at the feet of Mr.. Henry James, is under
the influence Of Mr.. James torture style,
and essays 10 copy it-and does it badly
This is not saying that Mr. Hueffer
book possesses no value. Il is only an ex-
preston Of doubt as 20 whether the few
golden sands II contains will repay one
for mining them from the profound
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09
Pronhrts IandinE.

IF Joel Harney had lived i'm these
modern times ne would have been q John
d. Rockefeller or J. Pierpont Morgan.
But he fiOuTished IN the years JUST after
the war between the States. and. beine "A
resident Of a village I'm Connecticut.
where his scope was comparatively limit
ed he developed only into the richest
man in his section. His methods. though
were the methods Of the latter-day ma
nipulators of high finance-or, at least.
they We're until he saw the error Of his
way Of conducting business. and turned
back TO the old and simpler lfe-and for a
time he expanded his commercial
ventures. squeezed out small competitors
entered into secret compacts with trans
portatlon companies. benefited from Sc
cret rebates, and resorted generally 10
those methods which are questionable
except when used in connection with a
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09
Alaska Needs Railroads.

From System
The thing that is holding back Alaskan
mining and trade is the inadequate rail
read facilities OF the C0untry-an insUper-
able obstacle TO trade Beyond the merest
necessities Of existence. At the present
time there IS only one railroad that pene-
trates to the interior Of Alaska. and 0t
that only thirty miles are on American
soil This road runs from Skagway. al
the head of Lynn Canal, and connects the
tidewater with the Yukon River. Except
during the four months that navigation Is
open-from June 20 Vctober-this railroad
controls the trade Of the Yukon Valley.
It is as il the only railroad between the
Atlantic and the Mississippi were from
Albany 10 Troy,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09
NimTOd'S Wife.

Grace Gallatin Seton bravely enters
the breach Of the nature-writers' guild
by her book "Nimrods Wife" in which
she records some OF her most interesting
experiences accompanying her husband
Ernest Seton-Thompson. on his nature
loving expeditions. In most delightfully."-
intimate way she tells Of a trip made
through the Sierra Nevadas, and of her
experience in Undine's bath She envied
the men Of the party who could Just 20
down 10 the cool stream in the early
dawn, and take a plunge. her sex for
bada her joining them. so she mounted
her horse and rode ttree miles into the
forest 20 where there was a deep black
pool, and here in Ewes costume. she
started TO take a plunge. But she Slip
ped on the brink and the water was
icy cold, and worse thas all. when she
came up she found herself looking into
the beady eyes Of a big watersnake.
Not all her adventures are as tame as
this She tells of going after mountain
goats IN the Rockies OF the grizzly she
met when she was left alone on the bank
Of a stream and which she was afraid to
shoot she describes some Indian dances
that she saw. Afterward telling of a
trip on the ottawa, her nara tive is all
about canoeing. and the difficulty of
packing the canoe loads from one fall to
another, OF, catching a big "musky." and
Of the adventures of the Canadian guides.
The last chapters tell Of a trip IN Nor
way after reindeer.
Il is a book full Of the open Care-free.
and happy life of the woods and the
plains. written by a woman who is evil
IDENTIFY plucky enough 10 make no appeals
for sympathy on account Of her sex.
Where the men went she went: what
they did she did: what they ate she ate.
She shared the Joys Of il, and the dan
gers Of it, and had all the sport of it,
She writes Of II with a fine enthusiasm.
and no one who reads the book. which is
beautifully illustrated but will envy
"Nlmrod's Wife" New York: Double
day, Page & CO)
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09
True and False Democracy.

His debt 10 John Morley. Prof. Nicholas
Murray Butler. president Of Columbia
University, acknowledges gratefully in his
dedication to the collection of papers de-
livered at various times. which, gathered
into a compact little volume. are issued
under the title True and False De-
mocracy." In essays on such subject
a certain clearing Of the ground is abso-
lutely necessary, and this. Prof Butler
accomplishes by an attempt TO define the
meaning Of democracy. Clearly TO define
his meaning, Mr.. Butler goes to the men,
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

The introduction to the book Of Job
which G. X. Chesterton contributes to
Putnams Monthly is characteristically
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

/ SAW YOUR Adm THE HERALD
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

\ fine example Of civic pride was given
by the city Of Detroit at a recent vote on
the question Of erecting a new building
for the public library. Two propositions
were presented to the electors: ID Shall
the offer of Mr. Carnegie Of S750,0O0 for
a new library building be accepted? (0
Shall the city issue its bonds for $4,000
to erect a new library building? The for
mer Of these propositions was rejected
by a majority Of seventy-seven. while the
latter was accepted by a majority Of 1l00
Many cities have undertaken 10 show
their independence and pride by rejecting
"a Carnegie git, but few have at the same
election voted to assume the whole bur-
den themselves.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

Philadelphia Press. pays this tribute 70
Dr Watson.
II is the fortunate and happy privilege Of each
master iu scotch fiction 90 win a personal dev0-
t7n from hts readers neither shared nor attained
D., srf other 0f his craft in the English tongue.
SCOTS death tr1ug1t sense Of individual less not
avabsa,I by the going q either Dickens .r Taacs-
cray. Stevenson vas m0ErrC1 az hipIiug never viii
he. The iamsutabe death 0f Ian Maclaren" viii
cast over an the lands many and wide who're
MS worz was read. tie shadow Of personal loss and
intimate scIr0w.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

Upon the publication by Little. Brown
* Co. of a new edition of The Complete
Angler" a press clipping bureau of New
York addressed letter TO Izaak Walton.
care Of the publishers, soliciting his or
ders for clippings Of the reviews Of his
book Perhaps this was the agency
which recently wrote TO F. PetraTCh,
care Of a London publisher asking him
20 send along s II he wished 90 know
how much publicity his work was re
ceiving.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

Of the fifty books published during the
last year by Messrs. Doubleday. Page &
Co. thirty-0ne were approved by the New
York State Library. which recommend7-
ton covers about 90 per cent Cf the total
years publications.
The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

The nom de plume Ouata Watanna. au-
thor Of The Diary Of Della" just issued
by Doubleday Page & Co.. covers a
number Of interesting facts. The au-
thoress is the daughter OF an EngIishman
of the name % Eaton, and her mother is
Of pure japanese and Chinese descent.
She is married 20 Mr. William Babcock.
an American. resident Of New York
CITY She has two young sons who are
members Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution. Mrs. Bsbcock is but twenty
six years old. and is the author OF seven
books. Her complex ancestry is evidenced
IN the versatility of her writings.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-20
AMERICAN DUCHESS
PARTS FROM
HUSBAND
MARLBOROUGH FAMILY
AGREE TO DISAGREE

Is Morning journal special Leased wire.I

IBy Morning journal special leased Wire. /
London. Eng Jan. Tg-The confer
tnces which have recently been going
on between relatives. lawyers ana oth-
ers. concerning the differences be-
tween the Duke and Duchess Of MARI
borough have resulted in an arrange
mcut by which their affairs VIII NOT
bee brought before the courts and "a
separation VIII be effected without
publicity fhis was largely brought
about through the intervention 90
royalty, which is DESTROYS OF avoiding
public proceedings Involving the am
cient ducal house The following Is
believed Ia embudN the most essential
lectures of the arrangement:
Through the intervention ct the
Marquis of IansdoWue. the dukes UNI
Gle the duchess has been induced Co
make a proposition favorable 10 an
ad iustment The duke and duchess Wllf
Hive apart the duke retaining Blen=
helm palace and continuing 60 enjoy
the 100000 "a year settled upon him
by the duchess family with the GUS
tody of their two SONS tur six months
each year. the control OF their eduea-
Iion until they become of age and tine
choice OF their profession
on the other hand the duchess viii
enjoy the use oft the Marlborough
family Jewels and viii have pre,e-
deucp as q duke, wife. With The right
10 AXE her sons with her 90 % part
uf The continent during their holidays.
but without interfering With their
studies after the age of "a 70 Is also
said that the agreement eNacts that
the boys shall NOT he taken to Amer
lea for an extended period until they
reach the age tu choose "a place al reS-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-20

that the rescuers did not have to work
In total darkness.
The station at sanford Was turned
into q morgIe
After the nhvsiclans from Paris and
the members Of the relief party from
Terre Haute arrived, the flames died
down SO that the men had to work rs
the dim lt~ht OF lanterns n Is NOT
known how many passengers we're ON
the train, but II is said that both ears
were almost fun Only ahout sixty
have been accounted for ana u Is
thought a number were either killed
outright or were burned a. death u
der the wreckaEe,
Many grucsome unds were made 10y
the relief party and ~ probable mat
some of those who were blown TO
pieces or were cremated VIII meyer be
identified
From the most definite Information
o%btainable The freight train had the
main track and come To a ~standstli
when the passenger started To pass IT
II is thought hat the conclusion
caused by the passenger sent of me
powder IN the freight car
Eight cars Of the freight train we're
burned None Of the freight tram
crew was injured
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-20

order to crafty the personal eninltA
of anS one man or set OF men. ~ q
Wow to which men do not give a Grea,
dcal OF serious attention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
LOOKING FOR A ROOM.
One Finally Found That Had Two Kinds
of Air

The sun rises An gg-shaped tip OF red gold
breaks through the dawn and appears above the
top OF brick chimney from which curs up n spire
of black smoleE soft red golden light min
giles with the gray hue OF the sky. The sun now
level with the top Of the chimney. shines brilliantly
behind the black smoke and its blurred gold re-
semb!es the moon when it Is mirrored I'm the water
Of a black pool In a dense forest a light wind
blows the smoke over the housetops. the sun rises
higher. and the gray and golden hues OF dawn
drift into the blue sky OF summer. A man who ia
seated at n bedroom window, and who has been
watching the wondrouls pencil of moraIig do this
bit Of nature painting. looks down into the green
gardens below-they situated in the rear of 22d
street-for he is suddenly reminded that something
somebody IS early astlr by hearing n parrot re-
peatedly call out Good morning. pretty PoIIvl"
The bushes In the gardens, freshened with the
night dew and clustered with muIti-colored
flowers greet his eyes with their homeike beautr
As Ninth avenue IL train. with its r,lmblIng
grumbling laundering. laundering roar and noise
passes by he rises from the window, packs I'D his
Few belongings, puts on his hat and coat and
starts down 22d street in quest of a room He
climbs up long flight OF stone stems leading To
the door OF handsome hoUse-a block away from
the house where he roomed-and rings the door
bell. white haired woman comes to the door
and he asks her II She has furnished room She
replies. NO. sir" lie looks at her in astonIsb
ment and when about TO descend the long flight of
stone steps to the street his curiosity compels him
to turn TO her and say:
why do you keep a sign outside. Furnished
Rooms To Let'?"
None of your businessv' she answers giving him
a cold hard stare.
He again forth in quest of room He 10
shown into rooms which are clean, but too small:
rooms which are large but not clean; rooms with a
gallery running round them guarded by a wall Of
trunks, like cannon In a fort; rooms which have
jugs without handles; rooms too expensive and
basement rooms damp and unhealthy Then he
happens TO be Shown into a really beautiful room
at 50 week. But even here he raises an objection
He must share the room with another man
You'll like it," says the good natured landady
to him, its heavenyT'
He went away from this house with regret 4
landlady in a house few doors away shows him
front room. clean and well furnished on the ton
floor for 81 80 a week
see" she exclaimed to him she opened the
window. II open the window the top and bottom
then you get two kinds of air!'
He took the room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
J4NITORS BURY H4TCHET
Big Meeting Ends Long Var 7cith
T'zcO CHy Departments.

Two city commissioners addressed five thousand
persons last night at a meeting of the Jhni-
tors Society, held in the Educational Alliance Hail.
East Broadway and jefferson street. The meeting
marked the end Of five years between the
Street Cleaning Department and the Janitors' So
cety. The hall packed and many were turned
away.
Commissioners Darlington of the Health Depart
ment, and Bensel of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment and executive officers of the society the
speakers Several weeks ago thirty-fOur janitors
were arrested and fined 81 each for allowing the
garbage TO be mixed with the ashes. A school of
instruction established then by the society and
received the cooperation Of Commissioner Bensel
who. according TO members of the society, was the
only commissioner who took interest in the
society and listened TO its grievances The Com
missioner decided hold a meeting and bring the
warning factions together
He outlined in his speech the duties Of janitors
and tenants IN disposing of garbage and ashes
while Commissioner Darlington explained how
disease might follow violation Of the sanitary law.
The meeting was called 10 order by Robert f
simon an officer Of the Janitors' Society, who said
they ought to be proud to have two great men be
fore them. He said that in Russia the street
cleaning commissioner would not lower himself
enough to meet janitors.
Think Of IT, he said. Who would suppose that
such men would talk 10 janitors? We well remem-
Der when Commissioner Woodbury. kicked out
committee from his office who called upon him 10
relate their grievances We well remember the
trouble had with Commissioner Craven Now
we have before you two commissioners, both Of
whom are willing 10 back up in the enforcement
Of the law and are willing to cooperate with the
Janitors' Society TO that the sanitary law IS
upheld"
Then Commissioner Bensel explained the neces-
sity Of having the garbage separated from the
ashes II have seen the streets filed with garbage
on the East Side every day. mixed with ashes,
he said This OF course, IS not all the fault Of
YOU jan!tors hut the fault q nine-tenths Of the
tenants It IS now up 10 you tan.tors 10 help me-
and 7 viii help You to see that the law IS carried
out"
Commissioner Darlington said that the garbage
question. as far health concerned came
under the jurisdiction Of his department You
iantors. no doubt, have many grievances said
the ssioner But the laws must be oheyod
If you find any time that the laws are too siren
uous come II me and the Board Of Health is for
the purpose Of remedving them. We wouldn't need
any laws for the Health Department OF the Street
Cleaning Department II the people would only
use common sense"
The speeches OF both commissioners which re-
ceived great applause. were repeated In Hiddish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
SNAKE FARM CLOSED FOR WINTER
Jerseyman Tells Story of Reptile That
Swallowed Itself.

Montclair. y j. Oct % CspociaD.-Abe Conklin
who breeds snakes on the Warwick Mountains
above Greenwood Lake. returned to Montcair to-
day, having closed his snake hatchery for the win
ter Abe said to-day that he was well pleased
with the success of his venture His sales have
been large, especially IN hoop snakes When asked
about the hoop snakes and why the demand for
them large he said. with hint Of n smile;
Il thought most everybody knew about hoop
snakes" He then explained that when hoop
snake travels he sticks his tail in his mouth and
rolls ike a boys hoop
That's how I conceived the idea Of breeding
hoop snakes. and my sales have been chiefly
among rich New Workers. who buy them for their
children. l tried TO cross the breed this year with
rattlesnakes that the rattles would for the
bells used the ordinary wooden hoop. I man
aged to produce one with three rattles. II was
proud Of It's ratues and made great pet Of It.
! think that's what spoiled IT.
My boy kept at until let him take it out
side and roll 1t for a hoop. The boy so de-
lighted with the sound Of the rattles he went
along the road that he became excited and hit 1t
with a stick harder than he intended. and blamed
If he didn't drive its tail far down its throat
that it swallowed itself"
Abe he will continue the experiment next
spring
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
VACANCIES GO BEGGING.
No Implications for Army Offices,
Says Captain HagOOd.

washington. Oct. 20-There is a short cut to a
commission in the United States army without
passing through the four year course at West
Point. but young American college men do not APP
pear disposed 10 take advantage of the opportunity
There has always been the strongest kind Of press
by young Americans to get into West Poih''
yet now that the way opens TO secure an appoint
lncnt as second lieutenant directly and without me
four year course at the Military Academy no one
seems TO be disposed 20 profit by it,
Captain Fagood, Of the coast artillery VINO mas
ncen specially designated to collect information l"'
tie War Department rs 20 the causes and remedies
for th.s ramarI,able situation has this to say
For the first time in the history Of the army
vacancies in the grade Of second heutehaH ar
going begging The artillery bill Of last year au-
thor,zed the appontnent in the coast artillery
each venr for five years Of sixty second heutenhIS
over and above ordinary casualties. Invitations
vera sent 10 the presidents of 125 of the prhclpai
technical schools and colleges requesting them 20
serl in the names of graduates who desired to De
appointed second lieutenans in the coast artlle'S
After waiting six months names have been SUI
rnitted Fightv-fve vacancies in the grade exist
TODAY and the only applications on file are ABOUT
twenty enlisted and civilians.
The enlisted force is even worse Off ana. Accord
inc 10 CAPTAIN HaGood there is need for LOO apIe-
bodied men for the coast artillery at sl3 month";
with board and lodging.
Not only is II impossible to recruit the army 10
the authorized strength, but the inadequate Tore
Is shrinking day by day. on the I0th instant No.
were only CPS enlisted men in the coast artillery
although its authorized strength Is l9'5-l SO .'''
t,e service has actually lost 1000 men in the last
.o.r and the non-comnissioned officers particular
" are Iasv5nr hy hundreds for good jobs in civil
1gr,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-21
JOHN MEYERKORT.

John Meyerkort, senior member of the firm OF
Meyerkort & Co. commission merchants with 81
fees in the Cotton Exchange Building died yester-
day from typhoid fever after months illness at
his home. No. ~ East SD street Mr. Meyerkort
was born 10 Germany in 1858. where he received his
early education and was graduated from HeideI-
berg University with the class OF 10 Soon after
graduation he came TO this country and since then
he had been engaged a commission merchant
Up TO about three years ago Mr. Meyerkort trav
ehea many times to Moscow and Bremen, acting
as broker for many companies with es+ab1,s,,,e,
In those cities. Because of i'll health he gave m
travelling and had since lived in this city He
had country home in Moscow Besides his vito
VINO was Miss Clara Oakley. he leaves one son
Inc FUNERAL VIII be held at ST. bartholomew
Church, Madison avenue and 4tth street ~, yy,1,a
day morning. The burial will be at WoodIawn
Cemetery. N""