The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-04-11

we're one of Patti, which is now in her
castle of Crage Nos. and one OF Olga
Nethersole as Sappho. which received
the favorable comment of Alma-Tadema.
Several essays on society written by him
were accepted by the magazines. and
their favorable reception turned his at
tention 10 writing as a profession. Be
sides his novel Fate and the Butter
ny he has written two plays. one OF
which, The Higher Law" will be acted
by Fanny Ward in London in June. The
other. The Panic will be presented IN
New York on April ).
'siena." by Ferdinand SchevilI. Pun
lished by Charles Scribner's Sons. New
York; Woodward & Lothrop Washing
ton.
The literature Of the majestic antiquity
Of Italian cities has received a valuable
ADDITION In the form OF Mr.. ScheviITs
book "Siena, the story OF a medieval
commune. The research and study nee
essary for the output OF such a work
Is vast, and the author has apparently
given the subject intense and exhaustive
attention The history OF the Etruscan
city is gone into from the earliest Pc
Rod, and while il deals with the people
and the imprint they have left upon art
and literature and the manners and GUS
toms OF all the ages OF Sienese exist
ence. Mr.. ScheviI's history has mostly
10 do with the forms Of government
which existed there and the influence
which the struggles Of the people OF the
italian fuedal cities has even upon the
civic questions Of to-day. The influence
Of the church necessarily plays a large
part in the history of Siena. as through
out all Italy. Guelphs and Ghibellines
flourish blOodily through the pages of
this history. commercial and artistic. az
well as military rivalry with sister cities
furnish the motive for much OF the
progress and development OF Siena- All
the influences and influences
are given full and free discussion by the
author in his scholarly book. In the
swirl of the civilization Of to-day. such
a work as Mr.. SchevilIs gives US pause
II furnishes us with food for RETROSPECT
ton. it halts us in the headlOng conceit
of the hour. and reveals 10 us the fact
that many OF Us have not needed, or for
gotten-that men lived and thought and
progressed centuries ago in the Old World
pretty much as they do in the New, and
that surely and indelibly have they
stamped their lives and work upon all
succeeding generations
his Greek and Latin books should inter
est any one who is wise enough to have
kept up his classics. % young enough
still 10 be reading them. They are num-
erous I'm the "Marginalia" about 20 he
incorporated in Sir George otto Trevel-
vans Life and Letters Of Macaulay."
which the Harpers are 10 publish In a
new edition within the fortnight
February q. 1S35.-This day I fin
ished Thucydides. He is the greatest his
tOrian that ever lived
May 30. 1851 am still OF the same
mind
Finished Catullus No Latin write
is so Greek The simplicity. the pathos,
the perfect grace which I find in the
great Athenian models are all in Catullus.
and in him alone OF the Romans"
Il have now gone through the whole
Of Ovids works. and heartily tired I am
Of him and them. Yet he is a wonder
fully clever man. He seems to have been
a very good fellow. rather too fond OF
women; a fatterer and coward; but
kind and generous.
The news OF the passage Of the John
son bill for the segregation Of Japanese
I'm the public schools in California was
received with some CONSERVATION by the
local school board in San Francisco.
which has already had its share Of trou-
bic with the question Of separate schools
for japanese. K. Kane6O. the japanese
student who was the victim Of an as
sault alleged 10 have been made by the
University Of California students as he
was passing through the campus. has
written the following letter 20 the presi-
dent Of the University:
Hearing Of your being in some zealful
investigation on the assaulters. I wish 20
write 10 you that my profound thanks
are due 10 you. but I hope that you will
quickly give up such useless attempt
because am sure that your students
are not in charge Of. Wishing 20 add
that ] want not TO exaggerate such
small trouble. nor TO lead II into some
international question. and especially
desiring that the Cslifo-aians are not so
sensitive about japanese problem. "
Wallace Irwin hastens TO deny author
ship.
Neither Tom Sawyer nor "Huck' Finn
ever put through heater bargain than
this amusing transaction in humps The
extract is from Miss Minerva and Will
lam Green Hill" Reilly & Britton'.
Don't YOU come any closer to me. q"
Billy warned. you too little TO have
EN-"
'TE give YOU five peewees if you'll
lemrle tech EN- SOS ! can get 'em. "
plea ed the younger boy
Billy hesitated. You mighty little"
he began.
And my stoney." said the other child
eagerly.
IF you was a OF little boy" said
Billy, lit wouldn't make no diffunce:
don't want to make yo' ma mad an
Aunt Minerva say for me to keep way
f'om you anyhow. though I didn't make
her no promises
Jimmy grew angry.
You're the stingiest Peter they is.
William Hill" he cried; won't let no.
body tech your old humps My cousin
In Memphis s got the measles; YOU
just wait TIL I get en-"
Billy eyed him critically.
If you was OIL" be was beginning
Jimmy thought he saw signs of his
yielding
And I'll give you my china egg. too.
he quickly proposed.
We'll. jest tech agreed Billy: AN
amt a-gOing 10 be 'sponsIbIe neither"
and he poked out a swollen Jaw for
Jimmy to touch.
Horse spectacIes.
From the Boston Transcript.
The business OF one well-knoWn firm
of opticians in England consists largely
in the manufacture Of horse spectacIes.
The object of the spectacles is to pro-