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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-26
KERN NOW KNOWS THAT HE IS
 ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
HEAVY FLOOD DAMAGE
 IN SOUTH CAROLINA

Columbia, S. C.. August 25.-Reports received by the State tonight from Spar tanburg and Anderson counties tell of unprecedented rains in the Piedmont sec tion of South Carolina, resulting in great damage to property. forcing power plants to close down, thus cutting off the source of power of a number of cotton mills, electric light plants and other enter prises
 Spartanburg county is under water as the result of a heavy rain that has been falling for AS hours. It is estimated that $15O,000 will not cover the damage to bridges in the county, dozen or more having been washed away early in the afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

ative artist He speaks of his unwiIIingneSs to
go behind the turn taken and the perceptions
engendered by the tenor of his days" On ex-
perence he count What would happen
if he let himself go. if he used life a spring
board from which to rise into higher sphere
of artistic activity? For thing. We gather.
he would Immediately begin to doubt himself
and that. given his character a writer would
be fatal. 1t is interesting to return for a mo-
ment to that international light of his. 10 see
how he regards it, not SO much matter of
arbitrary selection but something imposed
by the circumstances of his life and therefore
to be accepted with all its renunciations we'll
as with all its advantages. Abiding to the i'm
preston made upon him by the Americans,
typiied. for example. in THE ReyerberatOr.' as
types deriving their interest from contrast with
European civilization. he says:
If hadn't had. on behalf Of the American char
aCter. the negative aspects to deal with I should
practically. and given the limits Of my range. have
hdd no aspects al an Shall ON a near preteXt
as say. develop the sense of this: but let
fgton and that though Io9Eed .-insi 10 ~
time time. their collective head. though
after experimental baffied sniff l apt To
more than enough, TO tackle that l might
even well ask myself what more miscellaneous jus
Given. after this fashion, my condition of knowI-
lean (ot those days. in Europe. that of being al
most incredibly HHGt1dTe or ttfe-aS the European
order expressed lfe-had to represent for me the
chOc exhibitiona range. the particular initiation
on my own part that would have helped me TO
other apprehensons being absolutely bOlted and
barred to
SO elIiptica and fitful Mr.. James's rev
elations of the things that have gone in his
mind. of just what the impact Of this that
experience upon his consciousness may have
meant to him. that hesitatcS 70 formulate
the upshot of any OF his webs Of statement. One
fact however emergeS clearly enough from his
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

Of seeing his cOuntrymen and tneir "oih' =, =
from the point Of view that we know :" "e" -
his books From his earliest days ' ''e y
tive of life was thus fixed for him ne no
t,1qic cum he says had been applied 10 ny
Inns oven before / conscious Oh It ~
been hurried off to- London and 10 farLS 'il'''i
dIateIy after my birth. and then and there va
oo- ortprU,ard strangely to feel. that poison hid
ortercd my veins" We are to take the "''U
..noison.' here, Of course. in no tragic sense
Mr. lanes has prodigiousy enjoyed his eNp''i'-
o+top II for no other reason than that IL Hd9
Given him i'm abundance precisely the c"pJ
',bcb Is most sympathetic to the exercise OF ms
peculiar gifts
1e IA q profound believer in the fruitfuIneSS
oF cheer observation. OF conscientiously trust
irs, to life as he sees it and studies H. Not Ioi
him are the inventive processes OF the rondi'rer
and the insight which he brings 10 the u"cu-
mont, js q very different thing from that OF an
,,.gtnatiye reaIist like Thackeray or BalZac
Won wonder If he is not positively fearful Of the
large liberties that are taken by the truly ere
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

have changed and Mr.. James's world has
changed with them. He looks back. rather
wistfuIIy it would seem. upon the social move
ment which once yielded him such grateful ma
teriaI and which has since been amazingly
modified For all his wengh incredible so
phistication he is a man Of fairly touching fdei-
tiles. one who cherishes old sentiments and the
atmosphere of remoter times and places. Turn
ing these familiar pages too. feel once more
what the reader of Mr.. James is always bound
to feel his rectitude an artist. These SIN
Cere little studies" he calls his tales. How
beautifully sincere he has been from the very
beginning. one may criticse him at a hun
dred points. but one reads him. inevitably. with
respect.
This admirable edition, reviving bygone
pleasures-and exasperatons-makes special
appeal. as has previously been noted in this
place. through the prefaces. in which the author
discusses his writings sheds some light when
he can on their origin and incidentally vouCh-
safes here and there fragment of autobiogra-
ply. 1t is not the easiest thing in the world to
expose the substance OF these confessions. in
which matters Of temperament. Of tangible ex-
perienCe and of purely literary analysis are
than subtly ntertwined. After all. read
ing Mr. James is very like playing a game of
solitaire, it is endleSSly faSCinatinS-and some
times you get it Save that there is a vital
spark at the core of what he has to tell YOU
there is something about his work to suggest
the funerary methods of ancient Egypt. so
swatched in fold upon fold is his thought. But
little by little may detaCh from the prefaceS
in the present volumes certain facts bearn 3
upon the authors career which make for flIu-
minatiOn Of his work Very canddy. though
with all Of his wontcd minuteness Of phrase. OF
qualification, he shows us how that 'Interns-
tonaI" light which peryadcs the bulk of his
work is to be traced to incurabIe passion
for the European scene. and consequent habit
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

explIcatiOn % his attitude toward hi.
though il is not a fact which he would ,''
ba himself inclined 70 recognize Il q.
drift Of his work has been deterrnined =. 2
ply by circumstance. BY the concra,o "a "a
and barring Of doors. but b. Just the iano.
ure Of his talent. Passing from "a. q
American women In whom he found a..
spiratlon in the heavy light os .Euro,., =
or forty years ago" he goes on to say
The men. the European IN thaza an
ters. the fathers. brothers Dlaymates n,,l. 4
DeudaRes Of whatever presJ4rn DtiOu. Esre q
and thinkahle only a. the American = "a.
man: and before the American business $50
have been prompt % declare I ~ s.1A
and irredeemabIy helpless with no sb-~ssa
Intelligence responding 10 his mystery ~ 4
prOach I could make % him on his -soslsns.' - 4
really got near IL That IL whore 7 - ~
ircOmp petent. and this in turn-rae cas- = - ~
a nutshell-is 80 ob !ousiy Why. for am
Recommendation. 7 was simply shut ID "a - -
left me II taxes but A glance % SEQ how - -
ter was in such fashion si-u1uI-I ~
men wiped out at a strOk-. 50 FAR As ~
Of the principle or their activity vas ~,
what in the name Of gDCdn--s aII ~
know TO call know about tho very ainba.
their activity ,. u wasn't the eller Ear,a. =
take on any reckoning. a. cgrnpaussr0----
veterate blankness Of surface had a u1ao5es-T y
own OF defying the imagiEatiD1 % a0vs-
hope
The passage is read with mixed faaIf,y,.
admiration for the scrupIe that f5rbada -
upon a field OF which the author was %.
with regret that he did not. nev--tbeas. =
prudence to the winds and try % za- q.
heart Of one Of those business mem vgi.s
ulatiOn as TO whether the secret of NJ l.
restricted scope does not Ii~ IN his f7asir9.
fastidiOus unwilIingness call ir what vo-
10 bathe in human nature as in IN a.
after the fashion Of the masters. The f,--
sion OF kind Of supercivIlizrd connoissa,-
in the emotions. Of an Oy-rv- -0ught i,tau.
epiCureanisTn. which is conveyed by the -.
is sharply confirmed by an 1f these 5-ss.
They almost uncanniIy disclose the ar..
central weakness. his want Df 5r-adth ana
sion. his want Of a kindIing gusto. Bur a.
is something Ieft-th-rr is "a -yD- W L.
has an authentic charm. thar ~ an origin,
consistent artist. and th- study ~ work a. =.
sonaI as his Is made doa5,y attractive =.
it is facilitated by such comments as be s-,
ing upon II.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
@g)e NeAn'2lotls Gribmoses e
SUNDAY. DECEMBER Is. 1908

In the modern strife of letters it is very
.rIeas;Int to b, recalled to old traditions. Out
in the market place thousand fevered aSplr-
ants rage and imagine many vain thing, but
thp French Academy proceeds upon its stately
course rs though in another and Il calmer
world II notices what is going on elsewhere,
but it pays honor only to what is in one way
or luother right and fine At Il recent meet
Ing of the Inmortals divers books were
crowned prizes awarded. and grave men
Of letter., discOurScd on edifying things. One
Ir.joiceS in the Steadying influence thus eXerted
from year 10 year in the one capital in the
world which probably shelters more of the dis
tUr1iug types i'll current art and literature than
you will find in all the other great European
cities put together The death of Mr.. CASTOR
Bni>sirr left it To NJ Thureau Dangin. the his
trriln. to traverse the numerous awards. The
list is significant of the en- 'oura cement given
By the Academy to a phases of literary en-
dPavor. Historians critics. poets. all have their
share In alluding to the poets NJ Thureau-
Iangin spoke the expected word of idealism.
He counSeIIed them to seek ether flowers than
the fi"GrS dH mat.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
AHORTS TNTFGRATTO.
by ARTHUR MCNBY.

IN the garden every moment. witherd leaves
are trembling down,
And the Sward looks dim and drtary, ana the
trees bare or brown.
And the autumn flowers dying. ana tHe
bids sad and few.
And there's nothing left unchanged. except the
love | have for you.
All the sky is void of color. all the earth is grey
and wan
Nature shudders at her doom. for she
slares the doom Of Man:
And she rpCkS not Of the promise and the beauty
of the spring .
eeitEer she nor all her children ever think of
Sura thing,
Yet they will have that fair promise it will
come to one and al.
end the Seif-Same trees VIII blossom, anu the
Sef-Slme birds will all.
Whey viii call to one another. they VIII pipe ana
sing again. =
70 the hearts of other women to the hopes of
other men
But they will not call their Old mates they have
ones every year;
For their loves are short and feeting, and their
only home is here.
They know nothing of future where the souls
that two
Now ar. wholly forever you in me ana
in YOU
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

MEMOIRS OF THE DUKES OF URBIyO -
If40-I6sO BY James Tl7nIst1741 n - y
toun- \ New Edition. with notes 6y EisE
Hutton With over a hundred IIi.srr,+-F
In three volumes Sv0. pp xvi -
455; xxi. 5o5- The John Lane Company
The name of James Denuistoun IS familiar
students OF the Italian Renaissance. though
all Of them are acquainted with The work n r
gave him his reputation His Memoirs Of =
Dukes Of Crbino.' published in I552 long
went out of print and though the three ns. p
printed volumes. with their excellent eng
ings and sedate covers of blu- cloth. have
orally been procurabIe BY the collector
really gave his mind 10 hunting them down. ~
book has for all practical purposes been inaas
sible The new edition now prepared By 4
Edward Hutton with affeCtionate care puts Il
fore the general reader what might fairfv
called a new work Something should b. Il
in praise OF what Mr. Hutton has done T.
conCiseIy annotated the book at those D1
where il has called for the intervention of hrst
day scholarship h. has written a useful a
sketch of the author and h mas selected h
uncommon good judgment a generous nurst
OF Illustrations In short n has done all =
an editor could DO 10 give a neglected bz :
minor literature new lease Of life. TIE Ja4
Lane Company, in lavishing good paper At
presswork on Dennistoun. has also done its shl
toward making him attractive
That he Is a minor historian Is of course II
first explanation Of the failure II MS book 4
get itself reprinted until now H has To sr-l
ciaI charm Of style nor l-r his general il--i
OF any great value He Is in m Sense 2lf
IosophiCaI analyst Of the psrsouIges and EVENT.
he describes The RsuajSSauce strongly inter-
ested him without giving that Flip to his mag
nation that positive inspiration. which l-ats (
man to produce masterpiece. His inert,
however. are Of solid order He had inius-@
if he had nothing else. and. uo- content % TT
upon the printed authorities available. ne o. +
pains to explore the manuscript sources p
wrote the kind of book which ore scholar ar.
another improves upon but to which they Al
all glad 70 return for this or tc1t Ssryice4l
fragment. The very pedestrian character ot
narrative gives II a value Of its OWE He s
least workrnanIike and dtSpasSionate- Especl
" is he free from that excess u romantics
which is nowadays so apt to overcome the ar
teur historian treating an old Italian theme
the sake Of its pictureSqueneSs- Take for
ample that tragedy Of Siuigagl,l which fro"
time of MacchiaveIlI has been cited As ! q
sunmate example Of RsnaiSsanC- treacheTy
is easy to become rhetorical over thiS eNP
Of Cesare Burgia Dennlstoua relates IL IN
clear and compact fashion
He WAS met three miles outside the gate p
chiefs. and immediately re,luJsie' -, r 70
in the house OF one Hernariin' ~ Far'''s - =
ctiVa his Cnngrsit ti1uS AMI rlfnkS On - d, 4
cess. Al the same time he desired quarters
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

Mr. Laurence BinyOn alluding to the fear of
many modern painters and art critics that they
might be suspected of caring for the literary"
view" an apt observation on the sitn ton for
which these persons are responsible. We are
threatened" he says. with 4 tyranny Of
"cr;ticiSm more intolerant than the old pref
'uhiceS of academies against vulgar subjects
"a tyranny of doctrinaire Catch-wOrdS like those
(which the French Revolution made terrible
"and irOnic Art is made to rest on the aSSump
(which none Of us can ever wholly grasp and
''realiZc. least of al those who have not tested
''its meaning by TenunciatiOnS-thaU life is adP
"quatey apprehended in sensations of the
moment, that the rircur'S account of it is com
'-pete. that the man in the street is the author
''ity to be appealed to- \ word of warning on
this matter is no less welcome in the sphere of
literature than i'll that of art Contemporary fiC-
ti"n is sorely afflicted with the notion that a
with 4 of this or that social problem.
makes Il serious contribution to the philosophy
Of life The faCile special writer who has
investigated" some subject made conspicuous
in the newspapers. has only to throw the re
suits Of his enterprise into the form of novel
and To indicate that he is bursting with
humanitarian zeal in order to persuade the
unthnkrs that he has produced Il work Of
art. Criticism is, at bottom. to blame 1t has
fallen victim to catch-wordS, to >pecioUS theories
as to what constitutes literature.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
MR.. HENRY JAMES.
Some Further 1ufOhOgrdphlcdt
Fragments.

THE REVFRBERATOR. Madame de MauveS n n
,assionafe Pilgrim and other Tales by iiehIy
James Svo, pp. XXI $50. Charles ScriDher
LADY BARBARINA. The Siege OF LONDON. an an
Interna tional Episode and other IaieS iIS nS
Ienry James Svo, PIP. XXI 6o6. Charles ScrW
ner's Sons.
These two volumes the thirteenth and four
teenth in the new collected edition OF the novels
and tales of MIR. Henry James, contain Hluch
that it is pleasure to reread. IN Inc 1'eVei-
berator'. and Lady Barbarina," in THE Pen
clan Peaurenas'' and "The Siege Of London to
nool,a onIv n casual choice from the sheaf of
some ten or twelve pieces here gathered TO-
gether, you find him playing with some OF MS
most sympathetic motives and using with 1ehc-
ttv all the refinements of his art. The times
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

The authcrS of England are in 4 terrible
taking. That, at all events. is 10 he assumed
from solemn communication which Mr.. Ed
ward II. Cooper has made to The Athensrunl. =
The present publishing season in London, lie
asserts. has been ruined more effectively than
would have been the case if 81 pan-E European
war had broken out Here is part OF his tale
of Woe:
An unusually large number of books have
beer published. and the proportion of failures
has been unprecedented. Men and women who
;-mid trust to sale Of 5000 6.OpO copies
II novel. equally with authors who can COM
;Iani much large sales find that this year the
sale OF their annual novel has reached a tenth
par OF the usual figures.
he blight must he appalling. 1t superinduceS
'n The sympathetic observer crawling, Shud-
icfing sense Of horror. And who is responsible
for this disastrous state of affairs? The
3frighted Mr.. Cooper addresses II respectful
rcin0nStraucc" TO the King and Queen, The
trouble il appears, has all been caused by the
publication of the cheap edition of The Let
t"rS OF Queen Victoria" ana Queen Alexandra 5
christmas Gift Rook" The british IIbiic will
buy scarce anything else.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
JRBINO.
DenHistOun's Book on It's RUIN
the Renaissance.

MEMOIRS OF THE DUKES OF rRBryO n
trating the Arms. Arts and Literature y IL
If46-1530 by James EenuistJT9 Il -
toun- \ New Edition. with notes bv Edrl
Hutton With over a hundred Hi,srr9--1
In three volumes Sv0. pD. Xvii f2s- -
485: xxi. JS5. The John Lane Company
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-01
AUTOGRAPH ON
PLASTER CAST
THREE YOUNG LADIES, ALL OF
NEW YORK WILL SAVE RE.
:, hNDERS OF THEIR SUMNER
VACATION.

Catskill, N. Y, Sept. 1.-As deli.
cate reminders Of their summer va.
cation, the Misses Boardman and
Sherman, stenographers. and Miss
Diamond. a school teacher. all OF
New York. will take home with
them plaster casts covered with the
autographs of their friends. Just
at present the casts encase the legs
o. the young women. for their fun
was spoiled in all three suffering
broken legs.
The friends of the young women
Gympahized with them, for vacation
Genes only once year and all three
OF the sufferers had looked forward
to having good time in the two
weeks in which they would be away
from the city, /; Miss Rordman and
Miss Diamond, with several friends.
vent for stroll In the woods. They
s,umpled over the roots Of a tree and
snd their legs were broken at the
ankle. They were carried to their
boarding house and DR.. Lament was
called. He placed their legs in plas-
ter casts.
While the two women were out
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-01
BUSY DAY
FOR VETERANS
FORMAL OPENING OF ENCAMP.
NENT TONIGHT DEDICATION
OF MONUMENT ON SITE OF
OLD FORT MEIGS.

Toledo, o., Sept. Veterans and
other visitors attending the encamp.
ment of the Grand Army awoke this
morning to find before them pro-
gram Of business and pleasure CAL
culated to keep them exceedingly
busy during the entire day. The
events of the encampment week
were inaugurated in earnest this az
ternoon by reunions OF many bri.
Eades and regiments and meetings
Of several auxiliary organizations to
complete reports to be presented to
the annual meetings to be held dur
lng the next few days.
The big event OF today's program,
OF interest to the general public as
we'll as to the. veterans, was the
dedication Of the monument on the
site of Fort Meigs, at Perrysburg,
within easy access Of this city by
trolley car and boat. The monument
marks the place where william Hen
~ Harrison defeated Proctor, the
British general: and Tecumseh. his
Indian ally. Ia 1873. and saved all
the western territory to theN United
States. The dedication was acorn
panied by interesting ceremonies.
which were participated in by the
Aational and state officers Of the @.
A. r.. the Ohio national guard. and
the chief executives Of Ohio, Virgin
n. Kentucky and several other
states.
n Everything is in readiness for the
formal opening of the encampment
tcaight at the Valentine theatre,
where big campfire will be lighted.
Governor Harris of Ohio, Mayor
Whitlock Of Toledo. Department
Commander Shearer of the Ohio g.
A. r.. and J. Kent Hamilton. chair
man Of the local executive commit.
tee. will extend greetings and the
Invocation will be by Ri. Rev. Samu-
81 Fallows, chaplain-in-chief. Judge
Charles G. Burton Of Missouri, com.
mander-in- chief, will respond, after
which Mrs Kate E. Jones Of New
York. national president OF the W.
r. c., will extend greetings for the
order.
One of the impressive features OF
the campfire aside from the speeches
and the singing by the Toledo Man.
rerchoir. will be the flag presenta.
ton by the army nurses.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-01
va
MAY RECALL: !. !.
M|NISNER WI
CHINESE GOVERNMENT AGAIN
CONSIDERING RECALL OF MIN
ISTER WHO HAS BEEN POPU.
LAR IN UNITED STATES.

Washington, Sept. 1.--When Min.
lister WI was apprised of the Pekin
dispatch yesterday afternoon he said
he had heard nothing about his be-
ing recalled and smilingly added he
did not care II he was.
1.-THE only indiscreet speeches Oh
interviews that l know of are some
that l never made or gave out. The
words were put into my mouth by
other people. understand that in
some Japanese newspapers were
stories that I had been indiscreet and
that should be recalled II such was
the case"
Mr.. WI said there might be hun.
dreds of people In Pekin who want.
ed his job, but he can not think oil
- names OF any of them at pres.
ent. and he also said he had not so
licited the appointment when he
went back to China. During his sec.
ond term Of minister to the United
States the general opinion of his
admirers and his critics as we'll has
been that Mr.. WI has been much
more reserved and circumspect In
both his habits and private utter
ances than he was during the days
of his previous term as minister. He
has always been a favorite charac'
ter In this country and the express
ed opinion everywhere has beer
that he has done much to cement the
friendly relations between the Unit
ed States and China.
II he Is recalled 1t will cause
considerable regret and surprise t.
the American government.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-01

walking Miss Sherman was out rid
ing with several friends. The horse
attached to their carriage became
frightened and tried to run away.
After hard effort the driver manag-
ed to get the animal under control.
But Miss Sherman was too scared
to remain in the carriage. She
jumped from the running board be-
fore the horses were stopped and she
also sustained a broken leg.
Although sympatizing with the
sufferers, the friends OF the three
unfortunate young women INDUCED
in joking remarks about all three
being compelled to remain in bed.
"You ought to remember this va
cation" friend remarked to Miss
Diamond.
Il guess l will.' replied the young
woman.
Just to make sure, I'll place my
autograph on the plaster cast" the
friend said.
This started the fashion OF plaster
cast autographs. One after another
the other boarders in the house
placed their signatures on Miss Dia-
mond's cast and when there were nc
more friends to write their names
strangers were called in. Everyone
who called at the boarding house
added his or her name to the list
until the entire cast was covered
with names.
Miss Boardman and Miss Sherman
decided they also wanted to keel
their plaster casts as souveniers O
their visit here After placing theil
names on each others cast they cal
led in their friends and the entir'
surface OF their casts were covered
with names.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-01

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ton 1888 w.
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and 8, Sc Y NV Y, NE? sW Y
section 1883 w.
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Y section 32-37-2 e.
Deeds.
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Lumber Co., lots 1 and 2. E II NV
u section 30-32-8 W., $1400.
Same to same, e II SW u, w Il
Sc u section 27-32-3 W., $3.50.
G. w. Thompson to same, "
Sc Y section II, e Y NE X sec.
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Same to same. Sc Y Sc u Sec
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section 1892 w., $4,000.
William M. Chandler to Susan L.
Dunlap. undivided four-seventh in
terest in lot Z. section 1851 E..
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Susie N. Parks to R. L. Spiker
5Sx150 feet in w y lot 18 Acres
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Lewiston National Bank to same
75x150 feet w n lot 1S of Acres
$3.50.