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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

"The distinctive character OF a people
must be- apparent in all they debut IL is
10 its literature. It's arts and scholarship
that we must turn rather than 10 rs more
material achievements ~ wc are to dis
cover the subtle underlying causes Of its
racial charactcr-for the social develop
ment that proves peculiar to It. We sur
vcy it's physical achievements. its con-
quests its mechanical Industries and its
need of prosperity. and deduce It's general
character and tendency; but in the de-
signs Of It's beautiful arts. in the folk
expression through music tale and bal
lad, and i'm the intellectual selections Of
its scholarship are 10 be studied the elc-
ments Of those psychic forces from whose
complex urge all racial developments re-
suit.
cone cannot seek far in the lore Of any
race Of people without sensing. vaguely
az FIRST, then more and more definitely.
distinctive characteristics and tendencies.
The TeutOnlc race presents TO us one
class Of phenomena. the Oriental peoples
another. the Slavonic still another.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
Continued from first page.

interest in three strange children-al
these manifestations OF the German char
acter and OF German family life made
subconscious impression upon me which
I did not in the least define at the time.
but which Is very vivid still forty years
later.
when I got back 10 America, al the
age Of fifteen. began serious study to
erter Harvard pnder Mr.. Arthur Cutler
VINO later founded the Cutler School In
New York. i could not 30 10 school be-
cause | knew so much less than most
boys OF my age in some subjects and so
much more in others. In science and
history and geography and In unexpected
rarts of German and French / was strong.
but lamentably weak in Latin and Greek
and mathematics. My grandfather had
made his summer home in oyster Bay
rumber OF years before. and my father
aow made oyster Bay the summer home
,f his family also. Along with my COL
eye preparatory studies | carried on the
work of a practical student Of natural
history. / worked with greater industry
thar either intelligence CT success, and
made very few additions TO the sum OF
human knowledge but to this day certain
obscure pathological publications may
be found in which are recorded such Items
as. for instance. that on one occasion q
fshcrow, and on another an Ipswich
sparrow, were obtsined by one Theodore
Roosevelt. jr., at oyster Bay. on the
shore Of Long Island Sound.
In the fall OF 1876 I entered Harvard
graduating in 1880 / thoroughly enjoyed
Harvard, and / am sure it did me good
but only In the general effect, for there
was very little In my actual studies which
helped me In after life. More than one Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

IN the study of minute forms of marine
life or else in section cutting and the
study of the tissues of the higher or
ganisms under the microscope. This at
tltude was. no doubt. in part due 10 the
fact that in most colleges then there was
not always intelligent copying OF what
was done In the great German UNIVERSE
ties The sound revolt against superficial
ity of study had been carried TO an eN-
IRENE: thoroughness I'm miuutlp rs the
only end of study had been erected into
"a fetch. There was total failure to
understand the great variety OF kinds OF
work that could be done by paturalistS'
including what could be done by outdoor
naturalists-thc kind Of work which Hart
Merriam and his assistants in the Blologi-
cal Survey have carried TO such hlgh
degree of perfection as regards North
American mammals. In the entirety
proper desire To be thorough and to avoid
slipshod methods the tendency was ~
treat as not serious, as unscientihc' any
kind OF work that was not carried on
with laborlous minuteness In the laDora-
tory My taste was specialized in 10
tally different direction, and had no
more desire or ability TO be micro
scopist and section cutter than to be a
mathematician. Accordingly, l abandoned
all thought OF becoming a scientist.
Doubtless this meant that | really ala
not have the intense devotion To science
which / thought ] had: for If | had pos
sessed such devotion / would have carved
out career for myself somehow WITH
out regard to discouragements.
AS regards political economy, was OF
course while in college taught the lalssez-
faire doctrnes--one of them being free
trade-then accepted as canonical. Most
American boys OF my age were taught
both by their surroundings and by their
studies. certain principles which were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
Music Which Will Accom-.
pany Celebration Orches-
trated from Ancient Irish
Melodies.

G(THE Irish revival that we are
hearing so much about Of late
4 years is no sudden development, >"
says Anne Throop Craig, mistress of the
Irish Historic Pageant, which is to be
given this week at the 18th Regiment
Armory at has come TO the sur
face as the result of many prelim-
mary struggles. surviving the suppress
sion Of everything Irish. under mistaken
British policy. for years past. DR.. Doug
las Hyde's Literary History of Ireland
is the best known work i'm America treat
ing on the subject and the most compre-
hensive, too. though eminent English and
German and French scholars have writ
ten exhaustively Of It's phases
Although there is no such bitter ami
mostly TO Irish learning as there was
formerly among the English governing
classes. the present scholars have had in
difference TO fight I'm the collection and
preservation Of the materials of ancient
manuscripts. DR.. Hyde tells Of finding
wonderful collections of these relics OF
the past put up for sale at old bookshops
within a stones throw. so to speak, OF
the Royal Academy, and receiving no at
tention whatever.
while other countries were plunged in
medieval gloom, Ireland possessed a
culture and literature and a code OF civil
government. The Brehon laws, for in
stance, would be applicable even TO the
present times. Read Lady Gregory's
Gods and Fighting Men or Joyce's So
cial History Of Ireland, and you will be
amazed at the contribution Ireland has
made 10 commerce and TO the arts, par
ticularly literature and music.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

very valuable from the standpoint Of ma
tional interest and certain others which
were very much the reverse. The pollti-
cal economists were not. especially TO
blame for this; IL was the general atti-
tude of the writer's who wrote for us Of
that generation. Take my beloved "Our
Young Folks the magazine of which
have already spoken, and which taught
me much more than any of my text
books. Everything I'm this magazine in
stlllcd tho individual virtues and the ne
cessity of character as the chief factor
I'm any mans success-a teaching in which
! now believe as sincerely as ever. for all
the laws that the wit of man can devise
viii never make man worthy citizen
unless he has within himself the right
stun, unless he has self-reliance. energy.
courage, the power of insisting on his own
rights and the sympathy that makes him
regardful of the rights OF others. All this
individual morality / was taught by the
looks l read at home and the books
studied at Harvard. But there was al
most no teaching Of the need for the col
lectiye action, and of the fact that in
addition TO, not as a substitute for. indi-
Vldual responsibility these is a collective
responsibility. Books such as Herbert
Crolys Promise OF American Life" and
Walter f. Weyrs New Democracy" would
generally at that time have been treated
either as unintelligible or else as pure
heresy
The teaching which | received was
genuinely democratic In one way 1t was
not so democratic in another. l grew into
manhood thoroughly imbued with the
feeling that man must be respected for
what he made Of himself. But | had
also, consciously or unconsciously, been
taught that socially and industrially
pretty much the whole duty OF the man
lay In thus making the best Of himself;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
Finn Ma5nJ AzsaseIf <Js01'''.
Gaelic League Expects Show
to Demonstrate Forcibly
Ireland's Claim to
National Rights.

order OF delicate living and educated
taste-fne wines and perfumes, exquisite
Eastern fabrics and ornaments.
And as to Ireland's own skill In crafts,
we may go back TO the centuries before
the Christian era and there find records
Of the value they put on expert work
in these directions, making Il necessary
for all craftsmen to be certifcated at
the great royal assemblies. or fairs,
held at stated times. before they were
allowed to ply their trades. She was far
from the savage country OF wild lrish,
which it suited England to call her in
Elizabeth's time-that time, too horrible
TO think Of, when the English sodiery
hunted the Irish from their homes and,
having driven them TO the woods and
hills. stripped of clothes and pos
sessions, then turned upon them with ridi-
Guile at their condition and dubbed them
'savages.' When one remembers the bru-
tai structures If even the poet Spenser
upon the poor people thus tortured and
driven by Elizabeth's orders. one must
almost hate the poetic product he has left
for the world. although. with him. as
with many Of the English people them
selves, such structures and lack Of under
standing OF the true condition Of the Irish
were due 10 superficial knowledge and
to too great willingness TO accept Eng
lands official say-so on these matters.
ANCIENT IRELAND.
THE splendid mass OF material which
has been, however. gradually brought 10
light during the last two centuries has
now come before the world enough 10
make its own appeal for Irelands right
TO appreciation and justice. As a lit
erature her saga material exceeds in
splendor the Morse sagas and presents TO
the arts and to drama a magnificent field
for development. That through such
development as drama and the modern
pageant-the new grand form Of drama
Ireland may be widely vindicated ana
her true powers recognized. IS undoubted'
and with this done. the sympathy u
the world must be with Ireland IN her de-
mand for a national freedom. This claim
must be made stronger when II Is seen
how distinctive IS her racial character
from that of the Anglo-SaXon, showing
that the Anglo-SaXon could never give
her n sympathetic government ana this
distinct character makes itself felt poig-
nantly through her poetic and her must
cal expression. especially the particular
arts which must make the substance OF
dramatic presentations.
Therefore it is with especial conn.,
dence that the Gaelic League looks to
the Irish historical pageant TO be pre-
scented at the 69th Regiment Armory on
April % and q to make more convincing
10 the American people Ireland's claim
10 her national rights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

tered college 7 was devoted 10 out-of-
doors natural history, and my ambition
was 10 bc a scientific man of the Audi
bon. or Wilson. or Baird, or COucs type
Il man Ike Hart Merriam. or Frank Chap
man. or Hornaday to-day My father
had from the earliest days instil.ed into
me the knowledge that ] was to work
and 20 make my own way I'm the world,
and had always supposed that THIS
meant that ! must enter business. But
in my freshman year Che died when
was a sophomore he told me that If
wished Ia become "A scientific man could
do So. lie explained that ! must be sure
that / really intensely desired To do
scientific work, because If ! went into 1t
/ must make IL serious career; mat ne
had made enough money 90 enable me 10
take up such a career and do non-remu-
nerative work of value II ! Intended 10
do the very best work that was In me;
but that must not dream Of taking IL
up as n dnettante. lie also gave me a
piece Of advice that ] have always re-
membered- namely, that II ! was not go
ing 10 earn money / must even thlhsS Up
by not spending II. As he expressed H. |
had 10 keep the fraction constant and II
was not able TO increase the nuinerator
then must reduce the denominat"r In
other words. If ] went into hcieht1hc
career l must definitely aDahuoh All
thought OF the enjoyment that couiu ac-
company a money making career ana
must find my pleasures elseWhers'
After this conversation ] fuily INTENDED
to make science my life work. dld not,
for the simple reason that al that uthe
Harvard. and | suppose our other col
leges utterly ignored the posslDiiues OF
the faunal naturalist. the outdoor hatu-
ralist and observer of nature. Ihey treat
cd biology as purely science Oh the
laboratory and the microscope science
whose adherents were to spend their time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

to the general mass OF English people,
with whom otherwise the Irish would
have had no quarrel.
TO aid her desire 10 plant ireland with
English colonists, she represented the
Irish themselves as a lazy. ignorant. al
most savage people, who neglected their
lands, and she did her best 10 make it
seem that she was comforting great be-
nencence upon Ireland by misgoyornng
IL, She gained her points only 10 the eN-
tent OF devastating the country Of Gre
ating the most utter misery among It's
people so far az their material condition
was concerned; but never once did she
suppress the national vitality.
THE planters themselves from Eng
land were Irished' by the Irish, 50 far.
indeed that after n generation or two
their descendants were in their turn up
I'm arms against the English. and in
league with the Irish whose forebears
they had been sent to replace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT.

'Tho Cinnaminson Scimitar' says:
I'VE hear without surprise In these days
of waste utilization That soap is MADE
from garbage, perfumery and medicine
from coal tar, and sealskin from rae iu'
Yet we must take off our hat TO the en-
naminson Gas Company, which Tor a
year has been making light Of our wlIes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
STUDY OF A PEOPLES LORE.

There is every reason to believe that
this presentation OF Irish materials may
have a wide influence I'm awakening the
American public to Il realization of Ire
lands rights In her present fight for
Home Rule. When a country has been
submerged for centuries by an allen and
unsympathetic power 20 the extent that
ireland was by England for SO long it
becomes necessary to viudicate her quail
ties and rights to consideration. Ia the
case OF Ireland, all through the terrible
centuries after Henry II assumed his
right To control her. England. for her
own ncfarious purposes. misrepresented
Ircland's condition not only to the Cont
mental countries. so far as she could. but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
AFTER BELASCO.

In one scene from the boys mists arise,
out Of which these ancient spirits take
their elflike forms and move, spectrelike,
up and down dim valleys This stage will
be Hippodrome in size, being 175 feet
wide and so feet deep
Throughout the pageant there will be
beautiful song choruses. Groups of clerics
and oldtime bards will add picturesque
ness to many quaint situations. In the
tableaus Irish wolfhounds, breed long
believed 10 be extinct, are introduced
1.-THE scene shows the ancient Hill Of
Tara, the seat Of the high kings Of Ire
land, overlooking quaint valley. As
presented it will look as 1t did centuries
ago. when St Patrick accomplished his
wonderful conversions. The action Of the
pageant takes place from the time Ire
land was pagan up TO the advent OF St
Columcille.
I'm the first episode. which shows the
ancient field of sports. many famous irish
athletes are introduced in minor parts. A
motley. brilliant, gathering Of Irish kings
and chieftains is intensely watching the
contests. Conn, the Hundred Fighter. is
an interested spectator being particularly
attracted to Finn, a lad who has carried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

B In such a study Of the peoples lore,
then. there must always be a remotcr
significance more piqulng TO the mind
tlan it's product alone. as an artistic
and intellectual phenomenon, however re-
markable. could present-the significance
Of It's inherent race tendencies. as demon
strated through the product, and through
the light these throw upon the special
values they are bringing to the world $
total OF achievement
1T IL the function OF pageantry in its
modern development 10 give expression 10
the distinctive race character OF any COM
munty or people. In the Irish historic
pageant. the special object has been 10
bring before our people more graphically
than ever before the integrity Of the Irish
racial spirit as demonstrated through its
arts and literature, from the earliest be-
ginnlngs OF its recorded culture TO the
present day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
ENGLISH MISREPRESENTATION.

But since those days not only have
the researches of tho Irish scholars
among the annals of Ireland herself
served TO refute the ISLANDERS of the Brit
ish governing classes. but what has been
found in the records of Continental cities
stands witness TO Ireland's ancient and
medieval culture. and to her tremendous
contribution to that of Continental Eu-
rope. The commercial reports OF the
cities of the South and East of Europe
tell OF the nature of the imports 10 her
people and they are imports which I'M
mistakably bespcak Il condition OF Hs-
thetic refinement and culture OF a high
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

The next instalment Of Mr.. Roosevens
CHAPTERS Of "a Possible Autobiography
entitled "Jhe Vig0r OF Life" 1t will appear
In the issue Of April 81
Published by special arrangement Win
..The outlook" Of which Theodore Roosever
"A the contributing editor. through tne
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate. copyrign's.,
1918, by the outlook Company. AZ 1s"''
reserved. including rights Of translation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

Athletic League and Goth Regiment, who
will all appear in the native dress Of the
period has been specially constructed
under the direction Of w i. Hamilton
general manager, who through many novel
lighting effects has been able to create
realistic sunset and moonrise scenes for
the weird people Of the sidhe to disport
themselves against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

off the palm in many Of the contests Of
speed and strength. The old King learns
to his great delight that Finn is the son
Of Cumhall. who had been the leader Of
the famed Fianna and also his own dear
est friend The fact that the youth al
heart is a poet adds dramatic value 10 the
picturesque situation. Conn takes the VIC
torlous Finn 10 his rugged heart and re-
quests him 10 make an effort 10 free the
countryside from the subtle power eXer-
clsed by the unseen people OF the sidhe.
These witches were in the habit Of always
casting a spell of mystic sleep over Tara
during the Samhain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20
AGAINST BLACK MAGIC.

"Filled with the spirit Of youth ana
urged on by the Fianna strain I'm his
blood, the lad goes forth to battle against
the black magic OF these relentless
witches. to the amazement Of the older
cheftains. After various exciting adj
ventures beneath the glimpses Of the
moon he succeeds in overcoming these
eerie dwellers Of the mist Wailng and
lamentlng rcnd. he moonllt skies as the
people Of the sidhe dispense, defeated.
The episode closes with Finn returning.
flushed with victory. to the lin Of Tara
with the harp and head Of the conquered
ALLEN.
The lyrical interlude is laid in pastoral
effects. and shows. among other peaceful
scenes, shepherd folk tending their mild
nocks and ends with the extinction Of the
the ancient Irish militia. The
convention Of Dromceat which King
Aedh had called together. Is the closing
episode Of the pageant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

<kTHE Irish revival that we are
hearing so much about of late
Il years is no sudden development,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

themselves. at turn OF the path, in
large. dimly-lit chamber of stone,
with a stone door Round this apart
ment were ranged enormous tuns. in
which Monsieur Gabriel stored his
choice burgundy from the Midi. Paul
closed the door behind hint had no
KEY. Then he turned on his guests.
You majesty" he said, Il owe you a
thousand apologies. But | can save
YOU. There is only one way out OF
your dilemma. and not dignitied one.
Still"
He walked toward the nearest wine
tun and turned the spigot, and a rich
crimson food began TO stain the
stone of the floor. The next was
empty. and the next also. Drawing
himself backward. he shot his fist
with all his might. The blow shat
tered the head of the tun into two
pieces. Another blow did likewise to
the second tuu. Paul Lane removed
the heads and returned rubbing his
! injured knuckles.
Sir" he said. there is but one
| thing to be done. You must conceal
yourself awhile from your enemies.
/ The kaiser looked at the tun de-
/ spairingiy.
You mean that l must creep in
there" he asked.
There is no alternative, sir, unless
YOU wish to surrender your person to
your enemies"
But the police" the kaiser shouted
! The soldiers, Can such an outrage
! be perpetrated in the heart OF Paris
NO. sir" said Paul 1T would mean
only a temporary detention. But every
hours delay is likely to be fatal tc
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

BILE leakage the commandant of Paris
had got wind of part of the affair and,
believing that the police were about
to rest a notorious band Of crimi-
nails. had resolved to anticipate them
and obtain the credit for the army.
The denouement was equally calami-
tous for both parties.
Paul sized up the situation before
Tresham could put his wits together.
The kings still clustered at the en-
trance to the diningroom; the officer
was still fumbling with his papers.
He sprang from behind the curtain
and seized the kaiser by the arm,
room and ran to a sliding panel be-
hind the big fireplace, a remnant OF
the stirring days of the thirties, when
the last Bourbon reigned on his I'M
easy throne and conspiracy was rife
in Paris. He pushed 1t back, disclos-
ing a narrow flight of stairs. At the
head he hesitated. The woman jour
nalist, who, all unsuspected by him,
had also been present at the ban
quet,-if she escaped she would re-
veal the story as Lord Tresham had
told it to her, and his efforts would be
useless. He must make her captive
as we'll as his majesty. And as he
turned he uttered an exclamation of
surprise, for there stood she beside
them. her eyes alight with eagerness,
and the great STORY" of the year half
written in her brain. Miss Nancy
Shand was always on the spot when
news was In the making.
Motioning to both to precede him.
Paul pulled back the sliding panel
into position just as the lieutenant. be-
coming aware of the flight OF some
members of the party. dashed into the
dining-room-to see only the furnf-
ture and the walls.
Black darkness confronted them,
but Paul had learned the way before
that night. He urged his charges down
the narrow stairs until they found