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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-24
a DAILY
Book REV1EM
aThe Elm Tree on the MALI

The first of the four volumes OF Ana
tole Frances chronicles Of our times. p
entitled The Elm Tree on the Mall"
has at last appeared In all English
translation, Miss NJ P. Willcoeks, the
novelist. being the translator The origi-
nal gave delight to the authors adj
mirers some ten years ago. and was a
sort OF new departure for him. The
chronicle is, Of course, an imaginative
one; all the characters are created, but
how much truth. depth. philosophy,
irony, understanding Of modern France.
with all her strange survivals and Gu
rious compromises the book reveals!
The elm on the mall. CT the bench I'M
der II. is the meeting ground Of the lead
ing characters Of the story. Here we
meet. for the first time, the lovable Der
geret the professor Of literature, the
hereto and iconoclast. the gentle and
charitable pessimist, and his friend, the
Able Lantaigne, principal OF the high
seminary They were the only people
in the unnamed prov!nciaD town who
took an interest in general ideas" and
though they never agreed On any subject
they needed and consoled each other
"one for the loneliness OF celbacy. the
other for the vexations Of domestic life. "
Both were unpopular because too frank.
too sincere. TOO independent Bergeret
sighed for beloved Paris, for a little dis
tinction and intellectual companionship,
and in due time we shall find him IN
Paris. In this volume the interest cen
tiers III hts conversations and discussions
with the principal Of the seminary and
with his fellow citizens and one dis
ciDle We are incidentally introduced
TO ecclesiastical dignitaries. officials,
unreconciled royalists. opportunist poll
ticians, intriguing women. The CONVEX
sation embraces theology. history. myths
including that OF Jeanne d'Arc-poll-
tics. plutocracy government. the concor-
dat-now abolished and the weakness and
tollies Of poor human n.ture.
Bergerets observations show that he
is Frances own mouthpiece. His re-
Elections on the state. on laws, on revo-
lutions. on republicanism, on society. are
delicious. He is not sorry % live un-
ANl q bpfNl AlllcllL llCdpdDle OF great 4e-
signs" other governments have nothing
to fear save defeat; ours fears equally.
and justly so, both victory and defeat. =
since victory may mean the man on
horseback. Bad government IS pardon
able when 1t is also lax: democracy seems
more corrupt than monarchy, hut at Least
the corruption is open and exposed 10
attack. The trouble with the French
republic that It costs too much. and
when It begins to tax the rich instead
OF the poor the pinch will come.
The debates on science versus literal
Biblical teachings are inimitable, and the
little episodes and happenings chroni-
cled--and there are many or them-fur-
nish food for rare thought The work
Of the ira 1slator is admirably done. and
the spirit OF Frances delicate, polished
subtle style Is remarkably well-preserved
(New York: John Lane Company
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Endowing Genius.

There has been considerable discussion
by thoughtful men Of the proposition adj
vaneed by Upton Sinclair that it would
be a good plan TO endow young writer's
Of merit. so that. being freed from sordid
cares as to mere living expenses. they
could do the best that was in them. Mr.
Sinclair says that his idea has received
substantial encouragement from certain
wealthy men to the extent Of conditional
pledges OF sums Of money TO start the
project
In his argument in favor Of his plan
Of endowing writer's. Mr.. Sinclair. OF
course, points to the lives Of certain
poets and geniuses which were made
unhappy by poverty, and he thinks that
to encourage genius by caring for it and
protecting it would be a good investment
for the nation.
II is interesting TO note that many we'll
known writers and educators have given
the proposition serious thought. The
New York Evening Post, Tor instance.
looks with disfavor on the plan and de-
clares that nothing needs to be subsi-
died in this land Of unrivaled opportu-
mites Prof. William James the pragma-
fist. thinks that the young man who
cannot secure recognition Of his own
ability is not worth encouraging. But
Mr., II, G. Wells adduces the strangest
argument when he says that such sub
sidy plan might raise up against real
genius a class Of rivals who would under
sell their wares. and might stlhe real.
unsubsidized genius. Mr.. John Bigelow
gives these objections 10 the plan:
NO people fail as authors except those
who have mistaken their profession OF
have abused 1.-THE reader knows wha.
he wants
'Hireling writer's like hireling preach
ers. rarely rise above the standard OF
the wealthy who feed them.
Newspapers and magazines are al
ready too cheap-lf we would remove the
80 per cent tariff on imports and levy
Il on the net revenue Of newspapers. SO
as 20 raise proportionately their cost 10
the reader. you would do more good 70
the thinking capacity OF tho people 10
elevate legislation and the character OF
our ideals, than II all Mr.. Rockefeller
fortune were devoted TO the care of
youthful brains
But none Of these, we think. dives the
most cogent argument against any such
plans as that Of Mr.. Sinclair. We should
doubt much whether any man can be
taught 10 wrlte-that Is. to make liter
ature-no matter how heavily he be
subsidized. The relation Of literature to
life Is close, in this--that II must be
lived and experienced and felt before II
can be written down. It Is not IN ease
and comfort that men feel the inspiration
OF thoughts that are likely to move the
world and make it better. Suffering
privation, want, close contact with his
fellows. the JOY OF strife and conflict:
Il IS out Of such as these that literature
evolves. and subsidy would destroy the
impulse.
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MOST USEFUL TREE.
Every Portion Of the COconnut Palm
Said 90 BE Of Value.

livery PORTION or the COcOnnut Palm
Said 90 BE of Value.
From the Chicago Tribune
Probably the most useful tree In the
world is the cocoanut palm. every por-
tien OF which is put TO good use. The
trunk is used for building purposes. for
making furniture and farm implements
and countless other articles: followed ont
il makes a canoe. It's leaves are used
for matching. the leaf stalks for paddles
and fishing lines. The blossom In bud
makes preserves and pickles, besides
serving as a staple vegetable. From the
pith Of the trunk is derived a kind OF
sage, and from the flowers sugar vim
egar. and toddy, which after fermenta-
ton becomes arrack. The ripe cocoanut
is a valuable article OF diet The white
kernel produces a delicious cream.
good substitute for milk. while the oil IS
used as a lubricant for soap. and candle
making. 1t is also applied to counteract
the stings OF scorpions.
The refuse Of the oil, or oil cake. is
valuable as food for anirnals and poultry
and as fertilizer for the soil From the
she'll drinking cups. spoons, lamps. bot
ties, hrewood, and even tooth powder are
obtained. The husk supplies hber for
mattresses and cushions. brushes and
mats. ropes. cables. nets. and even the
harness fer bullocks. The web sustaining
the fOotstalks is made into strainers and
torches The tree acts as a conductor
in protecting houses from lightning.
Another useful tree Is the breadfruit
OF CeylOn. a remarkable tree. The fruit
is baked and eaten by the natives as we
eat bread. and is equally good and nu-
tritious.
In Barbatu South America. Is a tree
which. by piercing the trunk. produces
milk, with which the inhabitants feed
their children
In the interior OF Africa is a tree which
produces excellent butter. II is said 20
resemble the American oak. and its fruit,
from which the butter is prepared. IS not
unlike the olive Park. the great trav-
eler, declared that the butter surpassed
any made in England frora COWS milk.
Sierra Leone has a tree which produces
cream fruit, which IS agreeable TO the
taste.
AT Table Bay, near the Cape Of Good
Hope, Is a small tree. the berries OF
which make useful candles. Il IS also
found IN the Azores. The vegetable tai
low tree also grows In Sumatra. In the
Island OF Chusan large quantities OF oil
and tallow are extracted from its fruit,
which Is gathered In November or De-
cember. when the tree has lost its leaves.
The weeping tree Of the Canary Islands
Is a kind Of arboreal freak This tree in
the driest weather will rain down show
ers from its leaves. and the natives
gather up the water from the pool
formed at the foot Of the trunk and find
i pure and fresh. The tree exudes the
water from innumerable pores situated
al the base OF the leaves.
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Present-anv LIternture.

From the New York Mail.
After small amount OF the sound
grain Of good literature Is sifted out Of
the vast volume OF chan that comes from
the publishers nowadays we have left
three kinds OF literature-the literature
OF bosh, the literature OF gush. and the
literature Of swash.
OF these three the literature OF bosh IS
probably the most toleraele. It is at
least harmless. II often includes the non
sense that even a wise man relishes. II
includes also the pathetic FIRST attempts
the sincere but utterly vain outpourInSs
OF the deluded souls that are doing over
again. in the firm belief that II is some
thing new. the same thing that thousands
have done before them.
The literature Of gush Is worse. It's
purpose is TO arouse interest and gain
money by esctasizing over the common
place people. places. and things that
commonplace hearts are centered upon.
II wearies and auseates-frequently #
pays.
But even the gush is better than the
swash. Unfortunately, the swash exceeds
all the other varieties in bulk. 1t is the
awful part Of literature. It includes the
cheap and poisonous fiction, the catch
penny rehashes. the twaddle made for
juvenile adults. the pure drivel, the-but
why proceed? For its sins the nation is
cursed with The literature Of swash. That
is enough to say.
And yet there is no one who cannot
steer clear, il he will Of all these. ne
may. by exercising a little care and vigil
lance turn his back on bosh. gush, and
sWash altogether. and get as much solid
good out OF literature as Franklin and
Lincoln did. porting over few choice
volumes In the freight
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From the London News.
No true horuculturist is satisfied with
the colors given 10 blooms by nature II
flower is normally yellow or red he de-
sires 10 produce a variety which shall be
green or blue or black.
Formerly the blue rose" the "green
carnation.' and the black tulip were
synonyms for the impossible but thanks
to the striving Of growers after unnatural
tints such phrases have lost their old
significance.
Alfred Smith. F. R 81. s.. OF Downley.
High Wycombe. who is weIl-known rose
specialist. has been experimenting for
three or four years with view TO the
production OF blue rose. BY the process
OF crossing different strains he has now
succeeded in obtaining the most distinct
blue rose yet produced and has given It
the name OF Lady Coventry.
His nursery is near the estate Of the
late Lord Beaconsheld at Hughenden. and
he has previously achieved success by
blending the common dog rose with cul-
tivated roses. notable example OF his
work being a climbing rose. pure white
which grows in clusters Of from forty TO
sixty blooms.
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whr the Peopre non.t Rule.

Z. z. Brown in the Commoue-
The reason why the people DO not get
what they want. is the same reason that
the wolf did not catch the hare. Aesop's
well-known fable. Vhen the wolf was
bantered by the dog for not catching the
hare. he made this reply: The hare is
running for his life. and I am only run
ming for my dinner" Special privilege
is the very life OF these corporations and
they make a business OF It Just as large
firms make a business OF advertising. II
is part OF their expense account. and as
in advertising It is the larger part. They
are fighting for their existence. while
the people are fighting for principle, or
their dinner
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Wanted-A Leader.

Now that the Republican boat is rock
ing frightfully and seems likely TO upset
at any moment. how fares 1t with the
Democratic bark. so long far out at sea?
Is the skipper at his post. and are the
first and second mates wide awake 70 the
wind and weather? Is the crew stanch
and true well disciplined. and alert to
make the landing deferred these many
days2
There Is room to doubt that all is yet
well aboard the good ship Democracy"
Who is in command? Has the Democratic
party a leader. worthy and well quail
hed-one in whom the country might be
well pleased? r so. the country would be
interested in taking his measure.
Is the nation tired Of Republican domi-
nation? Is it in a mood for a chauge-a
radical change? Perhaps! What has the
Democracy to offer the nation as an in
ducement TO turn its way?
Since Grover Cleveland last led the
Democratic party TO victory. it has de-
rejected. never will be President. The
American people admire much that is in
Mr.. Bryan. and give him large measure
or credit for many OF the reforms now
accomplished and under way; but as a
leader capable OF bringing victory 70 his
party, Mr., Bryan has been tried exhaus-
lively and found wanting.
Who. then, IN the event that the Repub-
leans are unable to bring order out OF
chaos, will the Democrats present as their
standard bearer in 1912? Apparently. that
question may not be answered now-or,
If It is answered. It will be answered in
so many different ways that an intelligent
conclusion will be impossible.
II the Democrats win the next House
Of Representatives probability, II not
as yet a certalnty-they will have an
excellent opportunity 10 show the country
that they will stand for progress and
rational. patriotic conservatism in 1912.
BY acting the statesmanllke part. a Dem
ocratic majority In the next House might
win many recruits 10 the banner OF the
party. II It undertook merely 10 play
politics" it would. doubtless, mess things
up so hopelessly that Republicanisn in
1912 might come together again through
sheer force Of Democratic laundering and
stupidity. II a Democratic House in
lsl1-l2 should pass a tariff bill that met
the countrys appreciation. II II should
vote appropriations wisely and along lines
OF economy and retrenchment. and let II
60 at that the party might go before the
country next time firm in the conviction
that il would be indOrsed But II the
Democracy merely sought to add 10 Re
publican embarrassments. to emphasize
the chickering's OF the enemy and to dis
credit that enemy's performances, its. last
estate would be worse than its first. in
all likelihood. It must show its faith
by its own works.
Just now. the country seems 10 be
growing distrustfuI of the Republicans.
It does not follow. however. that II is
growing trustful Of the Democrats. As to
the latter. the country is perhaps still
very much from Missouri" The next
twelve months should develop a real
Democratic leader. At present. he is not
in sight-or, If he Is, his commanding
qualities are not recognizable.
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Awful on PittsburE.

From the Chicaso Examiner.
A member OF a Pittsburg commandery
had a somewhat embarrassing expert
ence during the Templars' visit He had
been introduced 10 a young woman az
the reception given by the Pennsylvania
Grand Commandery al the Hotel La Sale.
and CHANGING 70 meet this same young
woman. she impulsively asked:
You are one OF the 'MMionaires'
Commandery. aren't you?'
He pleaded guilty. ana she asked how
many Of those in Chicago are pluto
Gratis. He told her that about half OF the
sc members at the conclave count their
wealth in millions, and she asked how
they made H.
Mostly steel" was his reply.
Ooh" said the young woman. Are
these the Pittsburg aldermen"
Curtain.
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Educating the Negro.

In cities that have so large a proportion
Of negro population as has Washington.
there will always be real interest in
any project that looks seriously to the
uplift Of the negro race in America.
On Thursday Of this week there IS TO be
a significant meeting held in St Louis. a
meeting Of negroes from all over the
United States, whose object in gathering
thus is to formulate plans whereby the
negroes may win the friendship OF the
white race. The meeting will be attended
by the best class Of negroes-men and
women who have accomplished things and
who are educated. enlightened. and who
feel the need OF making the negro race
worthy OF the friendship Of the whites.
and thus through merit only. doing what
may be done TO lessen racial prejudice.
The delegates to this gathering in ST.
Louis are appointed by the governors Of
the various States. and delegates from
the District Of Columbia. appointed by the
President. viii attend
In such a gathering-in the fact Of it's
being possible-all those whose eyes are
not blinded by prejudice will see an effort
on the part OF the negroes to better their
condition. and in such efforts they de-
serve all the help that the white race can
afford them In such a gathering there Is
70 be raised no question OF social or
other equality between the races. beyond
the constitutional theory OF equality in
the eyes OF the law. Prejudice must not
blind us to the fact that the negro has
made great strides toward AZ citizenship
within recent years. Booker T. washing
ton has recently shown that the ten mil
lion negroes in America own an aggregate
Of S6ooooo,oOo worth OF property and are
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The Farm Hand. Kick.

From the Atchison Globe.
Bill Ordway. who has worked in this
vicinity many years as farm hand. was
IN town to-day. boiling mad 7 have
worked for $50 a month and board ever
since was boy" he said and now
the farmers are paying men $50 a month
and board 70 run their automobiles. And
these automobile runners DO not get W
at daylight and work till shutdown
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A LITTLE NONSENSE.


NO CHANCE TO CAMPAIGN.
The swagger people seldom vote.
Though on the rolls.
Their presence we but rarely noto
Around the polls
No speaker tries with silver tongue
Their votes to get,
And no campaigner goes among
The swagger set
They have no babes: we all know this.
And we opine
No candidate desirec to kiss
A fat canine.
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dering It painfully necessary for Col.
Bailey to turn his footsteps homeward
earlier than he intended. This year.
however, the colonel wisely side-stepped
Little Rock. and yesterday here he was.
Always welcome to our fair city. GEORGE
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Poor Fellow!

From the Chicago News.
Gunner-And you don't think your
wife's letters are as affectionate as
usual? Well, you should make allow
ances when she is at the beach.
Guyer (sadly)-That's all I do-make
allowances.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-24

"a man who gets into the condition
where he cannot tell a bottle Of carbolic
acid from a bottle of whisky had better
swear off altogether" says the Rochester
Herald. Yes. indeed; good while before
he gets into that condition, we should
say.
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In Favor of Cocoa Rond..

From the st. Paul Dispatch
Col Bryan ought to be an enthusiastic advo-
cate q COED roads All that he has Travelled on bis
way 10 Office have been rocky.
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word Picture of woman.

From tho Sufferer.
What is woman" asked the speaker.
Woman" replied a man IN the audi
ence-a married man-"is an animate
being, with the power OF speech abnor-
mally developed, and entirely surrounded
by dress that buttons up the back"
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Invasion of vested Rights.

From the Philadelphia North American.
The New York commits soner Of weights and meas
ures has ruled that gods weighing hfteen ounces
must not he sold for a pound. Here is more
Official meddling with business and the Invasion Of
vested rights
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MIsNAMED CHILDREN.

Russell Sage Montgomery
Spent hts coin IN Pommery.
Nothing did his assets Yield.
And he lies in potters field.
Adalina Patti NIaher
Never sang a single bar;
IL her Judgment you'd rejoice
II you ever heard her voice.
Waldo Emerson O'Toole
Never went to any sChUOi,
He was plainly marked by Fate
For the champion welter-weight
George Dewey Weatherbee
NeTer sailed upon the sea.
Isn't a dreadful pity
He has net ssen Jersey City.
The Widow.
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America win. Either way.

From the Detroit Free Press
America is not only producing bigger and better
guns than any other nation. but she also produces
more and londer advocates Of peace than all the
rest Of The world Put together. We're bound to
win, Armageddou or millennium.
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Col. George Marcellus Bailey. Of Hous-
ton, Tex. was in Wonderful Washing
tons sancthed midst yesterday. This
was Col Bailey's first visit in two years.
His custom is to visit the Capital annu-
ally. but last summer, while headed East.
he encountered in Little Rock a fiend in
human form who held four Of kind to
Col. Bailey's queen-full, the result rem
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Regrefa.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Guzzler-Aren't you ashamed to
come home in this condition?
Mr.. Guzzler-Mortided to death, my
dear. find that my capacity isn't what
il used 10 be-
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Politics IN Tennessee Is exceedingly
complicated" SAYS the Memphis Com
niercial-Appeal Politics in Tennessee is
well. politics in Tennessee is that thing
we rarely incline TO mention in polite
society
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No News TO Tnmmany.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
Mayer Gaynor's physicians were not tho first to
discover that his powers Of resistance are eztaor.
diuay Tammany win receive this bit OF Ilumina-
tive information with something decidedly akin to
yawn.
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A correspondence school FOR bartenders
has been established in Pittsburg We
fear that benighted town has never heard
OF the prohibition wave now at large
somewhere in this country
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From the Louisville Courisr-Journal.
A pilgrimage 10 Oberammergau seems
to be as necessary 70 an American ac-
tress nowadays as a surgical operation
was 70 an American society woman when
appendicitis was fashionable
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His Errnnd.

Here's a man returns to his wife after
an absence OF twenty years"
What excuse did he give for staying
away all that timer
said he couldn't set the sample
matched"
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PnhIIc Sentiment

DO you pay much attention TO public
sentiment"
NO: I always look the other way when
see young couple holding hands in
the park"
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a milliner has named a new hatpin the
"Ballinger,' because 1t is such a good
sticker." sim, II II holds the hat on
straight and securely. it fulhIls its
allotted mission. does IL not?
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From tho New York Tribune
Poor Lo.' may not have high score as a citi-
zen or Commonwealth maker but as htigant
and client for setrich-quiek lawyers he is ne
plus ultra.