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New-York tribune., 1910-07-31
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SUNDAY. JULY 81, 1910.

Fhat excellent little monthly. THE Author,
Is not precisely all agony column" but it is
certainly we'll supplied with the sort of quaint
Tess associated with that institution. In its
pages the author with grievance not only airs
lis but is lavish of plans for the protec-
ton Of the craft against 4 world Of enemies. In
tie current number one CRUSADER" discOurSes
on Ideas and How to Protect Them" It ap
pears that while genius may bring tremendous
idea into the world. something more than genius
IS required to keep il under control. that the
dividends prOcurabe from it may be lodged in
the rightful hands Thus, you write q short
story and send it to publisher whose reader
rejects ii. But in the mean time the great idea
embodied in your story is the way to finding
4 place in the readers conversation, and the
EeXt thing you know it has been snapped up by
another author How is this to be stopped?
CRUSADER would have the Society of Authors
issue for its members "counterfoi book for
projects, in which an idea, once registered.
would take on something Of the sanctity of a
latent Could anything be neater or more bust
nesslike? We congratulate Crusader on a
noble Inspiration. Once adopted in the world
of authors and publishers it ought TO revolu-
tioniz literature
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31
"DODDY.' y
The FO0tman Who Became q Pub
Usher.

ROBERT DOnsIEY. POET, PUBLISHER AND
PLAYWRIGHT. BY Ralph StrauS. Illustrated
Svo. PIP 407 The John Lane Company
The career of an uneducated person who,
graduating from the servants hall becomes a
prosperous publisher, a writer of highly
esteemed poems and plays and the friend of
some of the most brilliant men of his time
ought be full of stirring incidents and curious
anecdotes. So few of these, however, can be
found in the history of Robert Dodsley that his
biographers most of them admit have had
perforce to fall back for material on his various
friendships with celebrities. The greater part
of this thick volume, therefore, is given TO the
relations with him not only in friendship but
in business of men like Pope, Walpole Johnson.
Gray and Burke The book is neatly put to-
gether and is a sufficiently pleasing specimen
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31
4 G4RDEN.

Come not with careless feet
To tread my gardens unfrequented ways
No highrO4d this no busy changing street
No place Of petty shows and fond displays
Here there are blossoms sweet
That shrink and pine from inconsd derate gaze ;
And here the birds repeat
Only to loving ears their truest lays.
fither I can retreat
And drink of peace where peace unravished
stays.
1Ierein are streams of sorrow no man knows
v7erein d well Of JOY inViolate flows.
Tome not with careless feet
To soil my gardens sanctuary ways.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

Thacherays birthday was celebrated oa July
IS by the English Authors Club Colonel Sir
Edward Thackeray, cousin of the novelist and
q Victoria Cross man. presided at the dinner A
loan collection Of unpublished letters portraits
and drawings of Thackeray was on view during
the evening. 4 relic of him in the shape OF a
or cut in an ancient settec Of a famous Lon
den tavern, Ye Od Blue Last has Just disaD-
Feared with the demolition of the tavern itself
IA DOuse OF entertainment which had been Omen
Icore than three hundred years. 1t had alwavs
been resort OF literary men Richardson often
spent his evenings there, smoking and perhaDe
rejecting upon the fortunes of ClarisSa John
son and Boswell are also believed to have Eean
customers Of the house. The 1T" cut by the
land OF Thackeray, EiousIy preserved by
the proprietor under n glass case IL the cur
rent number Of THE Atlantic" TaGy Ritchie
Prints hitherto unpublished poem bv her
father. charming translation from HtrsDge-
The magazine Also gives rs capital panec by
Mrs Sarah n CIeghors on "Con;empc-arv
Opinions of Thacle-ay.' II contains. by Tue
way, some notes, gnoG to read. on the warmth
with Which hr Was welcomed here and the alto
eetEer pleasant atmosphere cn, cloIinc the
American onisode III his
New-York tribune., 1910-07-31

About this time look out for literary aberra-
tinns like the one just cited, and for views" on
the state Of the novel. Though the novelist is
always with U.s. he is especially a warm wea ather
topic. Here is the London Nation" stirring up
It's soul on The Outlook for English Fiction"
The writer begins jauntily enough "On the
whole" he says, English fiction is in a healthy
state-what there is Of it, that is to say-and
the standard of technical craftsmanship in the
art is steadily rising A good sign is also
recognized in the fact that 1.-The masters of the
school Of conventional romance and golden
inediocrity form less formidable phalanx than
decade or so ago, whereas examples of d nat
Cfal fresh, and flexible manner of painting life
are fairly common among our young writer's
But after this it is little dashing to be told
that out of the great bulk OF new novels not one
In twenty possesses aesthetic interest or has
value as criticism of life. Then too the com
uentator has this pitiful confession to make
With two or three exceptions our novelists
almost all Of middle-class origin. do not essay
TO depict the life of the governing class, on the
one hand, or of the working class on the other
TO either. The world of the factory hand of the
artisan, of the miner of the field laborer, OF the
8Weated industries, is practically nOn-eXistent
in fiction
The nation as q whole, are told, has nro-
nounced 4 divorce between life and art What
then, has become of the outlook for English fic-
ton? Has English fiction any outlook at all?
The Nation" cannot tell Us. 1t mentions q
number Of clever writers, but it has no message
cI nope, based on communion with their works
All OF which Of course, is merely heartbreak-
ing StlIl, We dare say that there will be plenty
OF new and amusing fiction to read this fall
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-11-18
Pantry Points.

'The glassware should go into the
hot suds first and be taken out and dried
before any greasy dishes go in. The sill.
YER should come next and the large
pieces last" says Christine Terhune
Herrick in Womsn's Home Companion
for November.
keep polishing powder, paste or
soap at hand. and if piece of silver is
dulled or furnished or stained, give it a
rub to restore its freshness If silver is
properly washed whenever it is used, it
will never be dingy enough to require
that special day shall be devoted to
its cleaning. A piece of chamois will
polish it quickly.
"a little ammonia added to the water
in which you are washing silver and
glass will brighten it, and ammonia is
invaluable in removing grease from
dishes.
"To keep silver bright when not in
Lse, lay a piece of gum camphor in the
drawer or box in which the silver is
kept"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-11-18
TAFT INSPECTING
WORK ON CANAL
GoethaIs Recommends Fortifi.
cation of Big Waterway.
PRESIDENT TOATTENO BANQUET
Mr.. Taft and Party Will Beard Ten
nesse atsCoIon Thursday Afternoon
and Sail for Cuba-Starts
Homeward Saturday.

Panama, Nov. 16.-Col Goethals has
recommended to Mr.. Taft that the
canal be fortified by the military gov
eminent of the canal zone, the army
and navy to be represented on the
fertilization board and each branch OF
the service to have control OF the mat
tiers appertaining to it. The navy is
represented in the conferences now
going on here by Rear Admiral Staun-
ton and Capt Maxwell of the fortifica-
ton board. The naval officers favor
the contraction Of dry dock and
other necessary works. Col. Goethals
recommends that a dry dock be built,
with the understanding that it may be
used, not only by the ravy, but by
merchant vessels as well. He also
recommends that the navy utilize for
re1air work, ETC., the machine shops
here.
COL Goethals told Mr.. Taft that the
canal would be completed in 1915, and
that the cost would be kept within
the estimate of $375,OOO,OO0. He be-
lieves that the waterway will be ready
for the experimental passage of ships
a year earlier, but he insists that be-
fore the canal Is opened to the COM
merce of the world year should be
devoted to testing purposes. The
completion of the work depends on
the situation at the Culebra cut Col.
Goethals will probably recommend the
construction OF retaining walls.
President Taft made a close inspec-
ton of the Gatun dam and was much
pleased with the work done there.
Today he will make an inspection OF
the Culebra cut He will also hear
the complaints of employees who are
paid by the hour, who are demanding
higher wages. Tonight Mr.. Taft Will
sneak at a dinner to be given In his
honor by Acting President Pablo Aro-
semena. 1t is reported that he VIII
take advantage of the occasion to put
q ouietus on tie report that 1t is the
intention of the United States to annex
Panama. Mr.. Taft will recommend
the establishment of postal savings
hank for the canal zone.
Mr.. Taft will go aboard the Tennes-
see al Colon at o'clock Thursday ana
two hours later will sail for the Amer
ican naval station at Guantanamo
Cuba. where he will arrive Saturday
afternoon. A brief inspection may be
made of the station and then the Ten
nessee will sail for Hampton Roads
weather and tide permitting. Mr.. Tart
has cabled his coincidence on the
death of Senator Clay
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-11-18

Morrice, Nov. 16.-Ellis Luther Is
preparing to go to Ann Arbor about
Friday to have his other eye opera
ted on for cataract. Mr.. Luther had
one eye operated on four years ago
with excellent result. s..@t,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hodge were
surprised Monday evening by about
forty of their neighbors and friends
gathering at their place. They
brought along refreshments and a
pleasant evening was spent. Before
leaving they presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Hodge with a pretty berry set, as a
token OF their esteem. Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Hodge are preparing to
move onto the farm they recently
purchased of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolph Hodge, east of town.
John Howard OF Lansing is here
settling up his fathers estate. The
late Milton Howard left no will, but
his affairs were in good shape. He
leaves several thousand dollars in
money and house and lot here in
the village.
Charles Gale of Owosso was here
on business Tuesday,
E. e. Kay of Corunna is a guest OF
his brother. Richard Kay, of this
place.
Mrs. r. M. HIATT left a bunch of
Strawberries with the writer. The
berries were picked in the garden of
DR.. M. d. Topping, in Linden. There
were ripe berries, green berries and
blossoms on the patch, Sunday. 1t
is in sheltered place by the river.
and the frost has not touched it so
far. Berries have been picked there
all summer the doctor says.
Miss Esther Boutell is ill at her
home in the village.
Mrs. Emily Huff went to Lansing
again Tuesday being here to attend
the funeral of Milton Howard. She
returns to Indianapolis the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Quinn are the
parents of daughter, born Tuesday
morning.
Mrs. Arson Howe started for Ok
lahoma, Tuesday, to attend the we'd
ding of her grand daughter.
Frank Gates has closed his meat
market at this place, on account of
i'll health.
The alter society of st. Mary's
church will give card party
Wednesday evening, for the benefit
of their church.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Morris are
both i'll with the grippe.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-11-18
General Motors Co. Annual Meeting.

New York, N. Y, Nov. 16.-The
annual meeting of the General Mot
ors company was held Tuesday in
Jersey City, important changes In
the board of directors being made.
These directors, nominated by the
voting trustees appointed in connec-
ton with the 100000 issue of
notes by the company, were elected;
w. G. Durant, Anthony ~ Brady,
James ]. Storrow, Albert Strauss,
j. II. McClement, Nicholas l.. Tilney,
Richard Lukeman, ]. George Rich
ard, Jr., Benjamin F. McGuckin,
Herbert l.. Carlebach, Arthur B..
Bush, Jr.
With the exception of Mr.. Durant
these are all new directors. The
last four named, 1t is understood,
are merely temporarily on the board.
They will be succeeded later by four
business men of Detroit.
The retiring directors are William
e. Eaton, Curtis r. Hathaway, J. T..
Smith, William J. Mead, Henry Hen
derson, A. M. Bentley, Samuel Nc
Loughlin, Schuyler B. Knox, E. r..
Campbell and w. C. Leland.
Four of the new directors repre-
sent the General Motors company.
The others represent the financial
interests that f1oated the note issue.
Mr.. Storrow Is of Lee, Higginson &c
Co., of Boston, and Mr.. Strauss is
with j. & w. Seligman & Co. 1t
is understood that there will be a
meeting soon, at which the officers
will be chosen.
Mr.. Durant, who is vice-president
of the company, gave out a state
ment Tuesday night, in which he
said that the financial affairs of the
company are to be under the immed-
late supervision of a finance commit
tee, which will include representa-
tives of the banking firms.
"The management believes" said
Mr.. Durant, that the financial ar
rangements that they have made
place the company in excellent shape
for the successful prosecution of it's
business"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-09
GRANTS RAILROAD
men WAGE RAISE
FEDERAL ARBITRATION BOARD
FINDS FOR $1,000 MEN IN
THEIR DISPUTE WITH
RAILROADS.

Chicago.-The federal arbitration
board which has been taking testi-
mony on the wage controversy be-
tween $4,000 enginemen and forty
nine railroads west of Chicago late
Saturday afternoon, handed down a
decision in favor of the enginemen.
The arbitration board granted the en-
ployes 60 per CEN of their demand
for 12k per cent increase.
The men involved in the wage con-
%troversy decided by the board are
members of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen. I'm
der the ruling of the arbitration board
the wages of the men vary with the
different classes of service.
The hearing before the board has
been on for three weeks. Scores of
witnesses testified regarding the high
cost of living. The railroads opposed
the increase on the ground that they
could not afford to meet it.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-09
EXTENDING HIS
BANKING INTERESTS
CASHIER MCCONNELL, OF WEST
ERN NATIONAL FORMS OTHER
ASSOCIATIONS IN BANK
CIRCLES.

W. I Mcconnell has been. at Al
pena and Washington Springs dur
ing the past few days effecting some.
changes in his banking relations in
those places, which is mentioned as.
follows by the washington Springs
Democrat:
There has been considerable bust
ness transacted the past few weeks.
by the changes made in the banking
business. The Mcconnell people have
sold the controlling interest in the
Virgil State Bank, and w. j. Heber-
lain will to our city and take
his place in the First National. Since
this transaction, negotiations have
been effected in which the Bank of
Alpena has been transferred to the
First National people in which w. T.
Mcconnell has been elected presl-
dent. w. R. Finloson, why has been
assistant cashier of the Citizens Ma
tional at Woonsocket for the past
even years, will be the new cashier.
This is the Oldest bank in the county.
Established in 1883, and has stood
high in the lists, as being among the
best. Those having interest in this
new bank organization are: S. e.
Morris, president of the Western Nat
ional at Mitchell, w. T. Mcconnell,
president of the First National of
Washington Springs, w. j. Heberlain
formerly Of this city, late of Virgil,
H. H. Holmes of Sioux City and DR..
j. e. Shull of Alpena. BY this COM
bination the working capital is great
ly increased, and the stockholders are,
all practical banking men Of unusual
ability in this line of work. New
board of directors are as follows: S.
T, e. Morris Of Mitchell, ". T. McCon-
! nell of Mitchell, H. H. Holmes Of
: Sioux City, DR.. J. E. shull of Alpena,
w. R. Finlayson of Woonsocket. The
officers are: w. T. Mcconnell, pres.s
dent; ]. E. shull, vice-president; w.
r. Finlayson, cashier We wish this
new firm all kinds Of success in their
/, new bank at Alpena.
Mr.. Mcconnell is the cashier of
the Western National and with Pres
ident Morris is connected with some
twenty-four banks in the central and
northern part of the state, forming a
string of financial institutions which
have strong backing and which en-
ter into the business life of the COM
munity to a marked extent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-09
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
ANNUAL CONCERT
A PROGRAM OF GREAT INTER-
EST WAS PRESENTED By
SCHOOL OF MUSIC MON
DAY EVENING.

The many friends of Dakota Yves
leyan gathered at the city hall Mon
aay evening to hear the annual con-
cert given by the Schools of Music
and Oratory, in which representatives
of both departments appeared. Stu
dents of the piano, the voice, the
violin and of oratory gave numbers
all of which received the hearty ap-
probation of the audience. The num-
bers were given in the best style Of
the performer and reflected the abil-
ity of the teacher at the head of the
various departments.
The music department, in the past
few years, has received the marked
attention of the college authorities,
and it has reached a much higher
plane than eve before. In Prof. Hob
son, Prof. Lombard, Prof. Fullin-
wider, at the head of the these de-
partments, and Prof. Hardy at the
head of the school of oratory there
are four men of splendid ability, and
through their efforts an excellent
grade of students is being sent out.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-09
REPORTS COMING
ON CROP CONDITIONS
WEATHER HAS BEEN TOO COOL
DURING THE PAST WEEK FOR
THE GROWING CROPS.

Huron, S. D.-The weather during
the past week has been cool and for
the most part generally cloudy, tenn
perature ranging from % degrees to
So degrees above at 6 o'clock in the
morning, to So degrees to Is degrees
above at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon.
May 81 light showers fell at Man
chester, Villas, Centerville, Houghton
and Redfield. Thursday night there
was a general rainfall over the entire
division.
Owing to lack of moisture the cool,
cloudy weather has been favorable
for small grain. The small grain
has a good stand and color, and is in
excellent condition.
Corn planting is practically finish
ed in the state. Reports have been
received from a few stations on the
south line, where some fields have
had to be replanted on account Of
poor seed. The sowing Of fax has
begun in earnest. The hay crop has
been backward, but, with the recent
general rain and warm weather. will
make rapid progress.
The crop conditions in the terri
tory west of the Missouri river are
very good and the crops are farther
advanced than east Of the river, that
territory having several good rains
recently.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-09
the college life, and made a strong per

the college life, and made a strong pei
sonal appeal for the members of the
class to enter into their life's rela.
lions with that earnestness of pur.
pose to make the most of their ad.
vantages. What DR.. Weir had to say
was in a nature most kindly and II
had a deep effect on the students.
The University Sermon.
The annual University sermon was
delivered by DR.. James Frank Stout,
of st. Panul, Mimi, an oldtime
friend of President Kerfoot. The aud.
fence in the evening was practically
as large as in the morning. DR.. Ker-
foot had charge Of the service and the
prayer was offered by Rev. G. F. Not
son.
The music of the morning was re-
peated for the evening service, and
was presented in the same excellent
manner, the accompaniste being Miss
Claire Wilde.
DR.. Stout selected his text from
Romans 1872: "And be not conform
ed to this world; but be we trans
formed by the renewing of your mind,
that We may prove for that which is
good and acceptable, and perfect will
of God" BY being conformed to the
world, DR.. Stout held that it vas a
following OFF into worldly things, a
departure from the paths. of religious
life. Along this line Of thought he
talked with great interest, marking
out the pathways to be avoided and
showing with distinctiveness the pen
atty for turning from the righteous
way Of living. In the transformation
Of your life DR.. Stout said it was an
easy thing because you did not have
to do it yourself. This is accomplished
by an innermost power, and once
wrought makes you a power within
yourself. This transformation, the
speaker said, put an entirely differ
ent phase on life and made one see
things on a higher plane. DR.. Stout
preached with great effectiveness and
used many illustrations to bring his
ideas out with greater force.
The services of the day were high
ly successful and indicated a week of
great interest to all friends of the
University.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-09

was taken from St. John 1:4: "Iu
him was life; and life was the ligh,
OF men," From these words the col.
ilege president drew the suggestions
directed toward the natural devel.
opment of mankind along the lines
laid down by Jesus when he came
among men to teach them the way
and since then has stood in the center
OF the worlds history. Applying the
teachings of Christ to the period OF
today, DR.. Kerfoot said what was
needed much was the inspiring cour-
age in III lives to stop the headlong
rush of mankind to the wrong goal
and to make them retrieve their steps.
The church, the college, the christian
need this force to bring about this
result. In closing his splendid effort
DR.. Kerfoot addressed some excellent
graduating classes calculated to mark
out a pathway of duty and christian
life to bring them to the true saliva
ton, which he regarded as one of
the great problems of the day. He
said the faculty had been pleased
with the work in which they had been
engaged with the graduates, and that
they would be further pleased to
know that they had impaired some
thing Of their christian character to
the graduates that will tend to aid
them in becoming better men and wo-
men and for their influence to be
cast in the direction where it Will
stand for that which is righteous
and good.
The audience remained seated
while the procession of faculty and
graduates marched from the audit
orium.
The Vesper Service.
At 4 O'Clock in the afternoon a
vesper service was held in the college
chapel, which was attended by the
senior class, and others. Some spec
ial music was given, but the main
feature was the address by DR.. Sam
uel Weir. He talked to the graduates
in a sympathetic way, touching upon
the associations in connection with
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-09
PRESIDENT TALKED
TO THE GRADUATES
SUNDAYS BACCALAUREATE SER
VICES WERE THE FIRST OF
COMMENCEMENT WEEK
FOR WESLEYAN.

Sunday morning began the com
%mencement exercises of Dakota Yves.
leyan University, when the bacca'
laureate address was delivered BY
President Kerfoot. When the vast
congregation had been assembled in
the Methodist church the faculty
members and the seniors and the
graduates Of the different depart
ments marched into the auditorium.
The faculty and seniors wore their
caps and gowns and made a very i'm
posing appearance.
DR.. Weir, vice-president of the uni
versity, had charge of the morning
exercises and made the announce
ments for the forthcoming exercises
of the week. DR.. James Stout, Of st.
Paul, offered the invocation.
The music of the morning was a
special feature, and was given under
the direction of Prof. E. w. Hobson,
of the School of Music, by a large
chorus choir. The numbers given
were 1.-The Lord is My Shepherd" by
Schubert, The Omnipotence," by
schubert-spicker, Gloria" from Mo-
zart's Twelfth Mass, and Awake
My Soul" by Chadwick. 1t was one
of the strongest musical programs
ever given at the baccalaureate xer-
cises, the choir doing itself justly
proud in the rendition of the splendid
numbers. Special emphasis should
, be laid upon the presentation of THE
Omnipotence' which was prepared
on very short notice and rendered in
ian admirable manner.
President Kerfoat's sermon text