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The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Change. at Tom Browns school.

Changes at Tom Browns school.
Louis Rhead. the artist who spent the
summer in Rugby making drawings for
the new edition Of Tom Browns School
Days" which he has illustrated. notes
some new customs Of the school and 9TH
ers that have fallen into disuse since Tom
Browns days. Nowadays, If a boy Is
in his first term he must keep his hands
out OF his pockets. II you see a boy with
one hand in. he will perhaps be In the
second term; after that both may be put
into the pockets. The duties OF fags are
less irksome than they once were The
old tuck shops have been replaced by
expensive pastry and fruit stores. No
longer do the boys go down to the .Plsnks
and Swifts' on the River Avon: a we'll
appointed swimming bath is quite near in
the close. New boys are no longer clodd-
ed. cobbed. or chaired According to old
documents and prints. the boys in early
days wore white ducks. short or Eton
jackets. and tail hats. To-day the jacket
for the small boy Is longer. or what Is
known as the Marlborough Jacket. over
which is worn the broad white collar, and
the bigger boys wear cutaway. All are
In black. including the tall hat. which is
worn at the present time by young and
old on Sundays only"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

ing tower that thrusts itself upward
from a village of temples, each Of
which is itself marvel of architectural
beauty or monument cf tawdry orna-
mentation. Stroll for an hour around
the open space that encircles the dome,
and you may not have even seen all
of these temples, for they are ranged
in tiers that extend to the outer edge
OF the vast platform. In between and
along the thoroughfare and even with
in the shrines themselves are the tiny
shops of those who have made the
Shwe Dagon house of merchandise
Squatting at the entrance of this or
that little temple is blind musician,
doing out weird sounds that come
from the strings Of some quaint instru-
ment that is played with fingers or
toes, and squat about him are few
women or girls whose vocal discord
is intended to provoke the passer-by
into spirit of alms-giying. Crouch
ing singiy or in groups are yellow
robed, unwashed men with shaved
heads, holding out their grimy hands
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
by CHARLES DICK,
Former Senator from Ohio


In these articles mention has been made
of the chief features Of the civil pension
systems maintained by European gov
ernments and in operation in a few
other countries. from which it appears
that the United States is practically the
only one Of the leading nations OF the
world which does not maintain such a
system.
Civil pensions are unknown in the
United Stated, for they are maintained
IN considerable number Of the larger
cities for the benefit Of teachers and
members Of 1he police and fire depart
ments. The only class Of labor in which
probably a mAjority OF those employed
enjoy the benefits Of pensions when su-
or disabled is that employ
ed on the railroads. More than nifty
including most of the large
systems. have adopted some such system
and ind 1t advantageous.
The world seems to be approaching
more and more a realization OF the
of man and OF our. duty 20
care for those no longer able TO care for
This Is tshown In the increase
Of institutions for 1.-THE care Of the sick
and injured and OF the defective class
es and in the constantly increasing sums
OF money devoted to such purposes 1t
Is manifested in thel so-caIled workmen's
laws NOW being considered
by Congress. and in tmany OF the States
the object Of which Is TO compel busi-
ness to bear part "a the burden of dis
ability caused by the alarmingiy enor-
nous number OF accidents in shops and
factoriss and on railroads.
This spirit OF brotherhood Is shown In
the large number of labor organizations
and employees OF numeraus manufactor-
ng establishments. estimated at over
500 In number. which Anaintain funds
BY voluntary contributions for the pay
nent Of sick and accident and disability
insurance. None OF thesei benefits are
arge. and hardly cover More than the
loss OF wages. Death benlefts are, also
paid. but these arc onlys sufficient to
pay The expenses Of the last sickness and
funeral and to maintain the family for
! short time after the DEATH OF the wage
Garner and head OF the family. Some
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Literary Review of Latest Publications

Venters. his life threatened. goes to md
them. He tracks the thieves to Decep-
ton Pass, that "stone-wal1ed maze OF
mystery" nnds their strange retreat.
climbs q rock-bound passage TO discover
the marvellous Surprise Valley, guarded
by the balancing rocks Of the cliff-dwcii-
ers. which. once oterthrown, win close
the pass forever In a mass OF wreckage.
Meeting rustlers. he shoots and wounds
one, who proves to be q girl He car
ries her. to the valley she recover4 and
the two quickly grow to love each other.
Meanwhile a much-feared '1gunman,"
Lassiter. has come 10 Jane TO ask the
name OF the Mormon proselyter who
years ago abducted his sister. Jane
knows, but win not tell: she tries TO
soften him by making him love her.
Lassiter Is unyielding. but he and Jane
find love In the very clash OF their wills.
These are the two threads Of the story,
which converge TO a strong climax.
Many OF the scenes. however. are quite
wonderful even apart from the plot. The
milling OF herd b described with .
forse and economy Of phrase almost
KiplIngesque. There are some splendid
horses I'm the taIe-like the horses in
''Ben-Hur'-and there Is the sort Of race
that makes the eyes shine and the
breath quicken. Mr.. Grey's place as
novelist is fully established by Riders
OF the Purple Sage" published by Har-
per & Bros, New York Price. lool
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
RANGooN GONDOLAS

recesses, or basks in the torrid sun.
Here at Rangoon, as nowhere else
not even at Benares on the Sacred
River-here in Judson's country, the
most Christian of eastern lands, you
may best see ''the heather in his blind
ness" and idolatry in its grossest and
most massive form. Elsewhere you
see one or a few statues of Buddha;
here you count them by dozens and
scores -heroic-size, life-size, minia-
tures; Buddha seated, reclining, stand
ing; Buddha on postcard and in
chrome; Buddha, Buddha everywhere.
And yet it is all so Respondent in
gold-leaf and so gaudy in irridescent
spangles that you feel yourself to be
in some stupendous playhouse or
some Oriental bazar instead of in a
holiest-of-all place whittier the feet of
countless pilgrims have turned contin-
uously for more than two-score CEN
tl;ries.
1t is long climb up the damp, dirty
stone stairway that leads from the two
gzudy dragons that flank the entrance
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
..Rider. of the Purple Sage

The mention Of Zane Grey's The Herr
tage OF the Desert will probably serve
TO bring up vivid pictures before the
eyes of all who have read that remarka-
BILE story There Is no danger of con-
fusing It in retrospect with any Of the
familiar varieties Of Western romance.
Impressions OF the canyon country of
Southern Utah and Northern Arizona are
not easy 10 forget. Mr.. Grey has now
written a second novel, Riders OF the
Purple Sage" just published BY the
Harpers.
Here again plot and scene are unusual
and striking; the story is riotously fun
of adventure and alive with strong feel
ing. But the real secret of its peculiar
charm lies deeper. Not only does the
author surprise us with novelty, but he
has the precious power Of making US
feel freshly about simple, elemental
things. In his two novels there Is some
thing of the same. magic as in Lorna
Doone'' and Treasure Island'-tales
which have little in common save this
elemental freshness.
The reader who wishes to repeat the
sensations felt in youth in reading the
book that then seemed most enjoyable
may be commended to Riders Of the
Purple Sage" not that the theme Is in
the least juvenile. The story Is ore OF
fierce passions: there is much gun-play
in Il and some killing. 1t is natural.
therefore. to inquire whether the effect
Is not a little melodramatic. On the
contrary, Il Is fine and bracing- We re-
Joice in so much self-reliance, resource
fulness, quickness of hand and eye, and
We thoroughly believe in II all.
The scene Of Riders OF the Purple
Sage" Is Southern Utah; the time is 1sI1.
The people are ranchers and cattle
rustlers, Mormons and Gentiles. Jane
a young unmarried Nor
mon woman, who has inherited much
property, is disciplined by her church
for befriending Gentiles and for keep
ing In her employ a Gentle range rider
named Yenters. Through conspiracy
with the Mormons a gang OF rustlers
drives on a whole herd OF James cattle.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

for pence-@the droning priests" that
you see everywhere in this pilgrim city.
But the Shwe DaSon has lovelier
aspect when you turn from the pagoda-
dwellers to the streams Of devout visi-
tors that empty into the square from
each Of its four gateways. The Bur-
mese seem to worship in family groups
and they have the pleasant habit of
arraying themselves in their brightest
garments before ascending to the great
housel of prayer. The men are SOM
bre-hued lot but the little ladies and
the children are pleasing to look
upon as they stand before sheir burn
ing tapers whose incense ascends to
Buddha. And other incense mingle,
with that of the sacred affairs, for
Buddha does not object to the odor OF
very bad Burmese tobacco. II is no
uncommon sight to see dainty little
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

lady performing her genuAections be-
fore shrine, with the stump Of very
fat and very black cigar protruding at
a Donchalant angle from her tiny
mouth. The ordinary Rangoon cigar
is more suited to this purpose than is
Kipling's whacking fat cheroot,
which really requires the use of both
hands. 1t is made of tobacco and
other leaves rolled in layers Of thick
-ice-paper and il looks more like a
Roman candle than like anything else
in the Western Hemisphere-and it is
more than foot long.
We saw much more in Rangoon-
we of the Cleveland" pilgrims to so
many sacred plsces-but this is the
one overtowering memory of Rangoon.
The old Moulmein pagoda, looking
eastward to the sea-" may have . tnore
sentimental interest and its Burma girl
may be "a neater, sweeter maidsn in
a cleaner, greener land" but the lshwe
Dagon is good enough for me.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
By Our Special Correspondent
EDGAR ALLEN FORBES

at the street level. At every step as
you mount, on either hand. you hear
the voice of supplication-not of wor-
shippers nor of mendicants but of ven
dors of postcards and melodious gongs
and of the "whacking fat cheroot7
made famous by Kipling's "On the
Road to Nandalay." When at last
you reach the topmost stair and are
confronted by the base of the golden
-dome-for the Shwe Dagon is an over
towering cone that uprises direct from
a stone-paved platform instead of from
some form of geometric waus-a sur
prise awaits you
This dome that you saw hours ago
for it is one of the most conspicuous
landmarks that the hand of man has
uplifted in the East-is not itself a
temple to be entered with unshod feet
and irreverent heart. 1t is but gieam-
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Manehu E1cIu.ivene.-.

Archibald colquhoun. in his China in
Transformation" has voiced an opinion
which. II true, argues hopefully for
China's future foreign relations. He be-
IIeves that the exclusive and anti-foreign
feeling displayed by that country In the
past is to be attributed to the Manchu
influence and is not generally shared by
the Chinese. The Manchus. he thinks.
forced this spirit upon the Chinese people
In order more easily to preserve to them
selves the empire they had conquered.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
LITERARY NOTES.

\ Nansen. the arctic explorer. has writ
ten for the March scribner q paper in
which he gives a most encouraging ac-
count Of the chances Of Scott and
Amundsen to reach the south pole now.
In the very early spring. He describes
the excellent equipment Of each Of them.
Many have seen the portraits by Sam
uel F. B. Morse in the New York City
Hall and In the Metropolitan Museum
without realizing that they were painted
oy the same Morse who afterward In
vented the telegraph. Morse in his youth
had excellent training in London. and
critics 20 be as good as the best OF his
period In this country. His son. Ed
ward L. Morse, describes his work In
the March scribner.
The early days Of steamboating on the
Hudson will be described In the March
Scribner with pictures In color by STAN
ley NJ. Arthurs, the artist.
Dodd. Mead & Co. will publish on Feb
ruary q the following new books: THE
Essential Thing" q novel by Arthur
Hodges, treating dramatically New York
society life. One great advantage this
story possesses over many OF the same
class that appear Is the fact that the
author knows what he Is talking about.
At the same time they will bring out
The Butterfly House." by Mary E. VIII
kins Freeman; The Chalice Of Courage"
thrilling story OF a man and girl
showed in among the Rocky Mountains,
by Cyrus Townsend Brady. and MY
Lady Caprice" the first book by Jeffery
Farnol, author Of The Money Moon"
This charming story was brought out In
a rather expensive illustrated edition
few years ago. before the author had
made a name for himself. 1t will come
as a new story 20 his thousands Of ad-
mirers.
noteworthy book Is Death" an essay
by Maurice Maeterlinck, which Will un-
attract a great deal Of atten-
ton. George Salntsbury's History OF
English Criticism" win also be published
at this time.
OF course an automobile appears In
Mary z. wilkins Freeman's new story,
The Butterfly House." which Is to be
published by Dodd, Mead & Co. on Feb
ruary q. Mrs. Freeman has had plenty
of experience with automobiles to draw
on for her material The Freemans have
already lost four machines by fire, among
them Moses" which led them to the
promised land Of Metuchen, n. J., and
now the same fate has overtaken
Aaron" their newest car.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Mr., Taft at the Crossroads.

"Mr. Tafe-can win his denomination II
he makes no compromises with his
enemies" writes A. Maurice Low IN the
current issue OF Harper's Weekly. He
Is going forward TO destruction IL he
thinks It worth while TO try to make
friends of his enemies at the risk Of
making enemies Of his friends. He can
not have the support OF both conserv-
atives and radicals" Only one man can
force Mr.. Roosevelt out into the open,
and that Is Mr.. TAFT. the author says
"A few words from Mr.. Taft on his
own candidacy and that of his rival. and
the issue would be Joined. As the man
on horseback. Mr.. Roosevelt looms an
imposing figure to some excited i'm
aginations: but as a candidate openly
hunting delegates, resorting to the same
devices as any other man whose am
bItion is the White House. Mr.. Roose-
welt is merely the politician engaged IN
the scramble Of politics for his own per-
sonal ends"
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
CIVIL PENSIONS A BENEFIT.
TOTHE BIG RAILWAY LINES
Many Employers Find that Retirement Fund Works
for Efficiency and Economy.

half a dozen organizations OF working
men are collecting funds with which TO
establish superannuation funds for the
purpose OF paying benefits to their mem-
bers after they have reached a certain
age. The movement In this country for
the payment of old-age annuities IL gen.
eral and steady. and promises before
many years to include all branches OF
Industry and employment When these
funds are maintained by the workingmen
alone, the spirit which actuates them Is
that of brotherhood and seh-heip'
Where the fund Is maintained by the
employer. the system is inaugurated not
for charity. but because II works Tor
efficiency and economy. This may oe
said TO be a selfish motive. but II 50 II
is a noble selhshness and Dement'S the
employe as well as the employer.
The problem OF old-age insurance can
hardly he said 10 exist as yet in the
United States, where the opportunities
are so great for every man to earn a
decent livelihood. In Great Britain and
several European countries laws are IN
operation providing old-age PENSIONS The
House OF Commons has just passed q
bill which makes much more liberal pro-
vision for old people than the law now
in operation.
pointed a commission on old-aee pen
sious, which made a very exhaustive re-
port. The commission rejected any sys-
TEN of old-age persion or OF compulsory
State insurance. but held that the latter,
while inexpedient now. will ultimately in
some form furnish the solution OF the
problem OF old-age Insurance We have
compulsory education and compulsory
sanitation. says the commission. and why
not compulsory Insurance 10 protect So
riety against the burden OF old-age pau
perismy
The commission favored contributory
retirement system for employees Of the
cities. towns. and counties OF the State
from Considerations OF economy and EN-
cheney. regardless Of other motives.
II will be the purpose of succeeding
articles to deal more fully with the
various municipal. railroad, and indus
rial civil pension systems in operation
n the United states.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

tina. the opera was first produced m
London early In 1875 and IN this country
later in the same year. but still con-
tends that his foreman. who was Henry
Casson. Sergeant-at-Arms Of the last
House sang the song about the ruler of
way; and he is going TO get Mr.. Casson
to verify IT.
A foreman Of one Of the night forces
Is said TO declare that his force Is largely
composed Of bricklayers-they always
want to lay on Saturday night.
Harvey @. Ellis. well known as a
member of Columbia Typographical
Union. many years special examiner
in the Pension Once. has been located
Nfor several months in his ofiiciai capacity
at Wheeling, W. Va. and on February
II delivered an address On pensions be-
fore a joint meeting Of the Grand Army
posts OF that vicinity. including delega-
tions from all the surrounding towns.
which Is declared by the Wheeling Reg
!ster TO have been a very able treatment
Of the subject.
Wellington c. Robinson. the gentleman
ly and obiiging copy coliator Of the night
proof force, will in the near future en-
bark on the sea Of matrimony. and steps
have been taken for a proper remem-
brance OF the occasion In the shape Of
suitable present from the members
Of the night chapel
Bob Martin, OF the job proofroom, Is
very much interested In the candidacy Of
his old friend. Pleas wright. OF Nash
vile, Tenn, for member OF the board
Of trustees OF the Printers Home. Pleas
Wright Is a fine man, and deserves all
the honors his friends wish for him.
The referendum vote for officers OF the
International Printing Pressmen and As
sistants' Union was taken throughout
this Jurisdiction on Wednesday. and,
while nothing definite can be learned for
some time yet. II Is the belief here that
President George Berry won out hand
somely.
Timothy Donohue, who suffered ampu-
tation OF a leg in a local hospital re-
Gently. is doing finely and expects TO be
out shortly. As an evidence OF the high
esteem in which he is held in Phiiadel-
phia Union. of which he was a member
over a quarter OF a century. at fits last
meeting they voted the old veteran 800.
and his friends here are going 10 see that
his long service 10 properly remembered.
George p Nichols. Of Baltimore. candi-
date for trustee OF the Union Printers
Home. has received the Endorsement OF
more than two hundred unions and ex-
presses his entire confidence IN the re-
suit.
Pressman Charlie Schultz. who is put
ting In five hours a night six nights in
the week attending a veterinary college,
says he regrets that the good old days
on the spess at the Union Building are
no more.
Louis p. Lippincott. OF the night proof
force, accompanied by his wife and chill
dren. spent all Of last week seeing the
sights OF New York.
The regulars and the "possessives' OF
Columbia Union are evidently waiting
for the other fellow to move, as news
Of a political nature is about the scarcest
thing about tho Office. Even the rumor
committee has not been working. and
Shelby Smith has not appeared in his
usual spirits.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
"Fhe Fighting Doctor.v

Helen R. Martin, whose new story Of
Pennsylvania Dutch life, The Fighting
Doctor" IS published this month by the
Century Company. writes OF these inter
esting people from the outside point OF
vieu-coming as she does of mingled
German Lutheran and Southern stock.
This viewpoint Is one strong point Of
difference between Mrs Martins stories
and those Of some other writer's who are
themselves Of Pennsylvania Dutch blood
and so see the Pennsylvania Dutch life
and people from the inside.
Mrs. Martins first success, Tillie: A
Mennonite Maid has gone into It's
twelfth edition
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
A.rrne stor, Or . Re.I Dos.

"Greyfriars Bobby a book by Eleanor
Atkinson. is published this week by, Har-
per & Bros. It is the true story Of a
real skye terrier whose faithful nature
and winning ways made friends for him
in mansion and tenement. who was grant,
ed the freedom of the city. and who was
buried. by special permission, in the
churchyard where for fourteen years he
had slept on his masters grave. Though
Bobby himself always occupies the center
Of the stage. the human characters. shep-
herds. town folks. soldiers. innkeepers,
e-s ahiiArsn ara worthy Of his friendship.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
IL, 1919.

the rightful owner. The modesty Of the
gentleman who found the missing prop
erty forbids the using OF his name.
James U. Mccormick, Of the monotype
section. will be a candidate for delegate
to the Cleveland convention. Mack"
has been a useful member OF the union
for a goodly number of years, and is the
type of man who reflects credit on or
ganized labor.
OF course. the revival Of 'Pinafore"
was prolific of argument among many
old-eimers in the G. p. o.. of which was
the best company that ever sang Il; OF
when and where il was first produced.
&c. But when Honest John" Onyun
contended that he heard it when an ap-
prentice in "Peory. Illynoise," there were
doubts expressed John stuck to the
story until confronted with the record
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25

pital on Wednesday evening last The
deceased was a well-known Washington
printer, and had been temporarily EN-
ployed at the government ONCE at vaTi-
Gus times. His brother. Wilmer W., is
a well-known imposer. The funeral.
which took place from Gawler's under
taking chapel. was conducted by Dawson
Lodge, No. 16, F. A. A. NJ, to which he
belonged. The deceased was aged sixty
four years.
, We have referred frequently to the
honesty which prevails in the ranks of
the workers of the Government Printing
Office, as evidenced by the monthly list
of lost articles" to be obtained upon
application to the sanitary section. Our
attention has been recently called to a
special case, in which a pocketbook, con-
tanning considerable sum of money and
valuable papers, had been returned to
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
The FAN of Fort Donel.on.

The story of the fail Of Fort Doneison.
Which occurred in the month Of Febru-
airy, 1862. Is retold by James Barnes In
the issue OF Harper's Weekly for Janu-
airy Il, the story being Illustrated by a
Reproduction OF a wood cut in a con-
temporary issue OF Harper's Weekly,
showing the charge OF the Federal
troops upon the guns Of Schwartz's Bat
terry. This victory. which first gave
Grant his sobriquet OF Unconditional
Surrender" is graphically described by
the author.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
Two February Novels.

The Century Company has set February
"a as the date OF publication OF two spring
novels: Helen R. Martins The Fight
ing Doctor another OF her character
istic stories OF Pennsylvania Dutch life;
and Isabel Gordon Curtis The Woman
from wolverton," q picture Of life In
Washington as seen through the eyes
Of woman IA newly elected Congress-
mans wife) from a small Western town.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
"The Woman from woIverton.v

The author Of The Woman from VOL
verton." published by the Century Com
pany this month. Isabel Gordon Curtis.
is tho wife OF a prominent newspaper
man IN Washington and knows the city,
its life. and the official circle intimately.
Many of the Incidents in her story ara
based upon actual happenings In Con-
gresstonai circles