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New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

Let promenade prejudices"-and thus
prepares us for a Iighthearted, assertivc book.
We are not isappointed. Mr.. Hunckcr fares
gayly into the world for to admire and for to
see, and when he comes upon work OF art
that gratiies the lust of the eye he talks about
if with infectious gustO Sometimes his delight
gives an unfortunate tilt to his judgment am
in his pursuit Of the interesting nuance he Tor
gets certain ether fine shades or perhaps
disdainfulIy leaves them to the Miss Poles.
When he resolves to enjoy artist he enjoys
him with vengeance. Well. after all, who shall
say him nay? \ critic with Mr.. HunekerS
brains and feeling can afford to let himself 60
and though his appreciation may occasionally
be trifie intoxicating than convincing IL
has Invariably one virtue-it floods his page
with the atmosphere of the work discussed and
sets the reader to thinking. For such writing
on art we cannot be too grateful.
Take for example, the half-dOzen modern
types traversed in the earlier part of this book,
Cezanne Rops, Monticello. ROdin Carriere and
Degas. How Mr.. Huneker gets their accent
their sayor, that you realize a personality III
the studio. as it were, with all that is most
characteristic coming vivdy to the surface!
And in the midst of his ardent talk, with its
tendency here and there to Overstatement he
says the thing that is true and says it in the
right way. good specimen IS TINS sentence
on Rodin: He has a hundred faults to which
he opposes one imperi0uS eXcellence-a genius
sombre magical and overwhelming" Para
phrasing this in passing we might say that Mr..
Huneker makes a hundred remarks more
piquant than impressive, and opposes to them
one peryading excellence. his inspiring zest.
Thus his chapter on six Spaniards' cries aloud
for the saving grace of balance, where the esti
mates of Soroa and Zuloaga are concerned,
but in it he writes with delightful swing OF
FL Greco, Velasquez and G0ya. The miniature
study of Chardin is an equally penetrating in
terpretation of that tranquil master. Among
the sketches of workers in black and white
those of John Martin. Daumier and Guys are
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

Mr. Finberg's ardor and industry are unirn-
peachable The trouble seems to be that ne has
taken his task with appalling seriousness. and
with complete sincerity. has sought TO read into
his subject solemn mysteries which only get be-
tween us and the mans work.
Mr. Hills zone Hundred Masterpieces OF
Sculpture is a capital handbook for the reader
who would like a short untechnical introduction
to the subject. In interesting essay he
gIances at the salient traits Of Greek. Roman
Medieval and Renaissance sculpture and then
adds note opposite the full-page reproduction
of each OF his examples. In characterization and
criticism ne makes no attempt at originality but
is commercially simple and sound. OF course
his selections are arbitrary. but ne does not miss
anything essential to first collection Of the
sort, and doubtless if this book meets With the
success it deserves he will put together another
volume of the same sort. The full page half
tones are excel1entIy made. and he wisely has
chosen for his frontispiece in photogravura the
lovely tondo by Michael Angelo, which is prac-
ticaIIy hidden from the public in the Diploma
Gallery at Burlington House.
The volume Of Stories Of the Spanish Artists
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

Until GOya," which appears in series already
inclusive Of the Italian, Netheriandish and
French schools is. like its predecessors. precisely
what the general reader wants. In these chap
ters, drawn from Sir William StirIins-MaXwe.I's
Annals" the biographies of Morales CoeIlO, FL
Greco. Velasquez. Zurbaran and some eight or
ten other masters are set forth concisely and
with an entertaining touch An anecdOte IS
brought in here and there, but never merely for
it's own sake From this book one may gather
some knowledge of the character of this OF thar
painter as we'll of his career and his purely
artistic traits. The Illustrations eight in coors
and the rest in monotone. are nearly all from
well chosen subjects. and 5 is usual in this
series. the we'll made book is provided with
title page from an old design. and handsome
cover
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

particularly welcome. but the truth Is that IN
all these briefer notes he is full OF spirit ana
pithy observation The Museum Promenades,
which close the work. make by themselves
curious tour de force. He packs as much as
could be packed into these swift surveys. and
by the same token is never the mere cataioguer
of pictures. But we like him best when. as in
the bulk of this book he gives himself little
more elbow room and talks at large about indi-
viduals. Then he is prodigiOus good company.
sagacious. sympathetic. witty and delightfully."-
provocative.
If ever an author was saturated with MS SUD-
tect it is Mr. Finberg, who has been officially
occupied in handling the mass OF turner
drawings and sketches belonging to the Brltlsh
nation, and has into the bargain profound
love for the painters genius Yet he mas not
made out of his work on turner's sketches
and Drawings" quite the luminous contribution
TO the subject that one naturally expected
cIew to his difficulty may be found in single
sentence taken almost at random. Now the
essential character of Typographical and purely
antiquarian work" ne says, lis that IT does
not aim primarily at expressing the imaginative
or emotional effect of the objects 1t represents
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
STUDIES IN ART
Some Books Of Criticism and His
tOrical Research

PROMENADES OF AN IMPRESSIONIST BY
James iiuneker 12mo. pp S3e Charles
ScrbnCr's Sons
rT-RNERS SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS. BY
A ]. f1nlers WIN 100 illustrations. 4to,
pD xv, 16S. Charles Scribner's sons
ONE HITND RED MASTERPIECES OF SCJJIPT-
IRE. From the sixth century T. C. to the
time of Michelangelo With an introduction
NV G f. Hill With 1872 illustrations Syo pp.
xiv, 2lI. The John Lane Company.
STORIES OF THE SPANISH ;..'I. ARTISTS UNTIL
Selected and arranged by Luis Carreno With
an introduction by Edward Hutton Illus
trated Svo, PIP. xiv. 3o9. DuIieId & co.
The season of exhibitions and other artistic
activities is not far distant, and the moment is
bence appropriate for consideration of few
recent books in this field of study Among
them is one of exceptional significance for .he
reader who seeks both edfcaton and stimulus
Mr. Huneker's "Promenades of Impression
ist He quotes with the surmise that it is
StendhaTs a line indicating his point of view
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
A CiTOCR MENORI4L.
cover.

From The London Globe.
Italy will next month celebrate the centenary
of one of the moet illustriOus sons Of modern
times. Count Cavour. The Tooth anniversary 0f
his birth falls on August 10 next but he died
on June s. 1851. June is the date fixed
for the observance Turin, his birthplace and
where he died is chosen for this years Celebr3-
tiOns. OF course. the constitution Of Italy is
closely associated with CavOur. and the states
orator. Next year viii see the fiftieth ami
yersary OF CaYOurS death, and this occasion
will be marked by the Inauguration of his mOnu-
ment at Santena- the ancestral domain and
burial place of this great man of action.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
"FIPE OUT"
From Notes and Queries.

TTUIn MUGS ana GUtIItS.
/ think the origin of this phrase was rec-0t'y
discussed in N. & O." but cannot find in
the indexes a letter OF Sir Thomas Roe u
November "a, 1641. suggests the solution He
writes eng. Hist Rev xiv. 272):
Il have discovered and found the foxe in his
burrOw: but cannot yet absolutely unkenDe, him.
I shall this weeke fire him out. all upon
neceSsitye to make the Spanyards speak. or
cOnfesse their tongues are tyed."
SO that it seems originally TO have meant %
expel a fox from his earth by lighting a FIRE at
one end of it. The modern American use tSFe
N E ID probably combines this idea with
that Of the rapidity of action OF firearms
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
ROSE AND LILY.

Shall tell YOU how the rose at first grew red.
And whence the lily whiteness borrowed?
You b,ushd. and straight the rose with red
was dight
The lily kiss'd your hand. and white.
Before such time, each had but a stain,
And iilies nought but paleness did contain:
You have the native color. these the dye,
And only flourish in your livery
New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
GIDe NeAesiDor1lls Gribmsssees
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1910.

Every one has heard of the luxury Of print
and of the bliSSful emotion it engenders in the
writing man when it is first vouchsafed 10
that the transition from manuscript TO type is
J0t always source of joy to the individual
A contributor to The Manchester Guardian
fpaillS the delight of Dickens when he first
say himself i'll print. and speaks of the fact
thsl for some people the sensation is always
renewed Thus il is said that even so old a
mustaChe as BlowitZ. when The Times con
the paper and with Il gesture which took in
the whole page. eXclaim with innocent satis-
faction Isn't it beautifulT On the other
hand, Thomas Gray is cited as speaking of
print rs being raw and there is the story of
Lowell. who wrote thus TO the editor of the
periodical in which 4 poem of his had ap-
Enarcd Thank you for the printed copy Of
course. | am diSgJlsted with it. Print, some
how. is like Il staring plastercast compared
with the soft and flowing outlines, the modest
nudity Of the manuscript clay AS q type
standing between the two extremes. believing
that print magnifieS both the good and the
bad qualities Of his composition, we are re-
ferrpd TO Bazac Print" he says lis to
manuscript what the stage is to a woman-it
throws into relief both the beauties and the
defects. 1t kills as we'll makes alive.
thoughts do" This, we fancy, is the feeling
of most of those who have any real experience
of print.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24
MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER "a. 1910.
PUBLIC SPIRIT AND ENTERPRISE IN NEW

INV EWARK needs a progressive, not a reac1onary, mayor. IL
Am needs an enterprising man as its municipal head, not a
cheeseparer; a mar Of metropolitan ideas, not one possessed
OF the village spirit. Newark is a big. city. In the last ten years
IT gained more than 1000 900 population. 1t is a rapidlygrowlng
city, and with growth comes new and imperative needs. The busl
ness of the city expands every year, and that business requires a
mayor who thinks in dollars, not a mayor who thinks IN pennies.
The penny-wise, poundfoolsh man is the worst. kind OF an
economist. Thirty years ago this village spirit dominated the
affairs of Newark, and there was stagnation. The streets were
unpaved o paved with cobble, the city did not own any public
building, it had no hospital, it drew water from the river at Belle
|yiIle or from contaminated wells, its street architecture was a re-
|proach, large parts of the city had no sewers and were flooded by
|evory rain, there were no public lighthouses, the High School was
la dingy building, unfit and inadequate, the street car service was
poor, and other features of the city were of an inferior character
Then there came a change. Village spirit was forced to the rear
hand Newark began to progress. 1t came to be realized that paying
for public improvements was enterprise and that it brought sub
stanta] returns. An era of improvement began, the character of
THE city changed, property went up in value, population flowed in,
land we have been on the advance ever since. But the near future
has in store a vastly greater prosperity for Newark. 1t only re-
|nains for us to size up to opportunities that few cities in this coun-
TRY possess. And the first essential for Newark is to have a pro
|gresive man for mayor, such as we have had for the last four years
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THE DAYS BEST STORIES


STSHE fairy godmothers stood around the cradle of the pink and white new
conner. There we're a half-dozen of these odmothers. ecaus tho FAM
- lily was an old n In had them in stock
The old ladies, leaning on their ebony canes, looked down at the stranger
thoushtfuny and were silent for a little space.
Presently the Oldest godmother spoke.
Il will give her wealth" h said, that she MAJ marrya prince"
II will give her PRIDE" said the second. that se a hold herself aloof
from the poor and common" -.
IT will give her selhshness" said the third. "that she may eer receive
and neve give"
"I will give her beauty" said the fourth. that others may nattr hr by
their envy"
81 will give her the love fol dress, said the NTH, that she may not be
annoyed by the commoner objects of affection"
Then they all looked att the sixth godmother
And l." said the sixthg odmother with a sudden smile, will give her the
power to reject all your gifts that she may be happy"
"Pooh!" cried the five godmdhers in a satnical chorus.
Then they went their separate ways with much tapping Of the ebony
canes. f
And the little maid grew up with out wealth, Oh beauty. Of pride. o. sell
hshness OF vanity.
And a merely happy.
Which, after ALL is somethfng-cleveian Plain Dealer
STvHERE car a burst of Numbered sound.
"These are My Poncesi" said the great mar
Once in a while I'M other would-be great ma would attempt to
edge in a word, but he a choked oTquckly enough.
At last, when the great la paused for breath. a little, meek-looking in
dividual at the edge If the crowd pped up:
That's all right Theodore, but don't forget IT'S us common voters that
keeps up the premiums OF our ponces"-Lfa
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24
Like. . Clean Campaign.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
One of the most gratifying features
Of the present campaign is the absence
Of m~ud-slinging. The gubernatorial
candidates have met twice, and on
both occasions greeted each other as
friendly opponents should.
However. there is a reason for this
that the average person may not be
aware of, yet the reason IL very plain.
Woodrow Wilson's standing n the
community Is sue that not even his
most bitter opponent can say anything
of a disparaging character about him:
his record is clean and open to all who
wish to investigate 1t. On the other
hand DR.. Wilson. because OF his noble
character, would under no circum-
stances attack his opponent in a per-
scnal way. His fight Is a fight OF prin-
ciples, of issues, not personalities. DR..
Wilson will attack the Republican
party, but not the candidate of the
party. He knows that Lewis, who is
a machine man, a pledged himself
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24

To the Editor OF the Evening Star.
The road hog has been fiayed in
YOU Rostrum by persons on the troll
ley car--the fellow who hogs the track.
Now. l have a hog to write about
the seat hog. First, I want to describe
this fellow SO hat he will be known
to all when met.
He pays his little hve-cent piece,
takes a seat and usually by the stove.
He places his back against the stove,
sits sideways, and occupies the space
of two ordinary passengers. He neither
sees nor cares to see the women stand
ing when he Is riding.
Now, the argument is this: Why
does a man 90 deliberately do this
I've seen these chaps lots of times
and have yet to see one of them set up
straight and give a seat to a woman.
But of course l suppose after all this
letter will do no good, as these public
pests are too thick-skinned to be i'm
pressed, and II the seat hog is van
pushed there will be some other kind
of public hog to take his place. But
let us hope the two-seat hog will read
this and come to his senses. Yours
STRAP-HANGER.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24
NDLNG SCHOOL CHILDREN INTO FACTORIES

n He Board of Education should take up and thoroughly in
vesigate the statement made at the meeting yesterday Of
After the executive board of the State Federation of Labor that
ATce r. ~ - 81. =. -. - -.
WIRES q. ue peace lnulscrlmlnaey issue permits TO chhoren
gon IDOL age TO work in factories. and without ay investigation.
Is aTfstate guarantees an education to all it's children, and the law
ddhgs a certain discretion in certain cases. The power to exercise
SIS Be = -. -.
sides uiu never De iougeu IN the Justices OF ID peace, most O Wnom
rvivednre TO abuse it. If, as believed, the wrong is practised in
q funrk, the Board of Education should be advised of it. This is
i the evils in this State that will be taken cognizance of by
schoolmaster" after he is translated into the governor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24
THIS IS A THINKING CAMPAIGN.

FtTo HERE is an awful lot of thinking being done by Republican
voters in New Jersey this year, and it is their own think
re ing, too. 1t isn't colored a bit by party spellbinder talk.
EEhe Republican commuters have their selfcommunings. You can
Plead their thoughtful faces on the suburban railroad trains. The
hooters who supported the winning candidate for United States
|ggenator in the primaries are thinking and thinking. In every Re
hdnblican home the sight of the grocers' and butchers bills is imme
|aar1ately provocative of thought. The friends of public education
Erkcall the legislative outrage last year of the plumber of the school
fgunds Of the counties to pay for State administration extrava.
[isance, and they ponder the fact that State expenditures have more
& ian trebled in the last sixteen years. This is prominently a
bdAinking campaign, and the voters are doing their own thinking
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24

q substitute at 30 cents per hour for
such hours as ne may obtain work IN
taking the place of a regular en-
ployee who is sick and off duty. After
about three years or more Of this I'M
certain employment he may be ap-
pointed to a regular position at $500
per annum, and after about ten years
good record of service he will prob
ably receive the maximum pay, 1920
per annum. Meantime he has always
to wear a uniform at work n keep
a decent and respectable appearance
while on duty. ~
On the other hand a good mechanic
earns from IS 10 So per day. Through
labor unions mechanics have bettered
their condition considerably by having
their working hours reduced and their
pay increased. To this all government
employees give their hearty approval
and always will be glad to learn that
prospecting. But has Mechanic" ever
considered who is paying for the in
creased wages of tradesmen, skilled
laborers and mechanics, such as paint
ers, plumbers, carpenters. bricklayers,
shoemakers, ~tailors, railroad men. etc. =?
Is 1t not the general public, and does
not the government employee form
part of the general public, and incl
dentally now pay more for rent, food.
clothing, railroad fares? Why should
Mechanic. fear that he will be bur.
dened with more taxes simply because
the government employees are trying to
assist their faithful superannuated fell
low workers? Has he ever calculated
to what extent the operation of the
Goulden bill would increase his indi-
vidual taxes? Has he ever read tina
many railroad companies and large
corporations have established a PEN
sion system and re. I'd same as q good
business Investment?
Space forbids further argument, but
I believe that a careful reading Of the
valuable editorials on his subject in
the STAR and other good progressive
papers would have a beneficial tendency
to change the views and roade the
| mind OF Mechanic" FEDERAL.
Newark, N. J., October "a.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24
AN AWAKENING.

There Is a movement afoot ia
Boston to erect a statue of Column
bus in a conspicuous place.
The success OF the recent Column
bus Day seems to have had the
effect of driving into the conscious
ness of some OF the leading citizens
OF the Hub the fact that The lis
coverer OF this country was. In hts
way, some pumpkins, even though
he was careless enough 70 be born
outside Of New England.
Which would seem to be an an
couragins sign. indicating that the
bean-eaters are at last awakening
to the fact that occasionally some
thing or Q worth while hap
pens, even though II does not bear
the stamp of the sacred cod.
For quite a number OF q Bos-
tonians have had a mania for dec
Grating loose unattached spots in
their city with monuments, tablets
and assorted statuary. But until
90 the present time they have nsver
forgotten themselves so far as to
honor In this way anyone outside
their W bailiwick.
The New England patriots, near
patriots, alleged patriots, abolition
lists, etc, have been about exhaust
ed, and the monument-statue-tablet
fever has not run its course.
Thus our esteemed friend Column
bus may have a look in.
The inscription on Chris's statue,
II he gets one, will probably wind
up something like this:
His achievement was the more
remarkable in that it was not his
good fortune to be born in Boston
or its environs."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24
A CHALLENGE NOT TAKEN UP.

HEN Woodrow Wilson made the remark in one of his
|NW speeches that he would welcome a public discussion of
State questions with a representative of the Republican
he evidently had Mr.. Lewis in his mind, and expected
that Mr.. Lewis would accept the challenge. Obviously Mr.. Will
|sons opponent was the proper person to accept the challenge. He
was on the stump, he was discussing State affairs, and a debate
Between the two candidates would command universal interest in
|thc State. II Mr.. Griggs and other supporters of Mr.. Lewis can
be dbelieved in their statements in this campaign, Mr.. Lewis would
have every advantage in debate. According TO Griggs, Mr.. Lewis,
being an oficeholder. has a thorough knowledge and grasp of
Estate affairs, while Mr.. Wilson, being only a "schoolmaster,"
doesn't know beans. In that case, Mr.. Lewis would have a rare
opportunity to shine. But the challenge by the "schoolmaster" was
mot taken up. Mr.. Lewis and his advisers ignored it. But, really,
|when you come to read the campaign speeches of the two candi-
Plates, it is perceived at once that there was reason for it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-24
Foreigners and Citizens.

FOEckk neEb 9mu CtthhCnAs
To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
A gentleman, his identity concealed
under that grand word Citizen" in
Saturdays issue of your excellent
newspaper, handed OUT to my fellow
readers of the EVENING STAR quite
a bunch of soul grapes" still. even
the same may often serve to point out
an overlooked fault or noble virtue in
one, ven though that one does not ap-
preciate the realities of the words, "for-
eigners," natives" Indians nation
allied citizens" qualified" "taxpay-
ers," logical illogical" "clean rsc-
ords," Educated experience" and SO
on; In fact, "there is hope" that a citi-
zen may some fine day be appointed
according to the merit system-super-
visor or director in hat very c~reditable
retreat, supported largely by what a
Citizen is s o pleased to term dissatisfied
foreigners from bogs, dykes, chalk hills
and so on. Foreigners, my fellow citi-
zen:
Were rough and ready fellows, but
their hearts were brave and true,
for they rushed right into danger
when this country called them to.
So long may you be intensely Amer
lean" and nave "gall' enough to remain
a consistent jewel of you less for
tunate friends, being so we'll cared for
in the Essex County Hospital at Over
brook, N. j., yours very truly,
JOHN T. DAVIS.