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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18
Jiu- iitsu Of Greek Origin.
PROFESSOR TAFT ABROAD
An English Periodicals Tribute
to the Ex- President.

That our ex-Presidents return 70 pri-
vate life without pensions provided by
the nation, and quite naturally find
new spheres Of usefulness without loss
OF dignity, continues 10 De one Of the
wonders OF our democracy in European
eyes. Reviewing ex-President, Taf-'s
Kent lectures on Popular Government"
yale University Press, the "Westmin-
ster Gazette" has this TO say on the
subject:
One does not need to De a red-hot Re-
publican % derive a surprised satisfaction
from reading upon the title page OF Pop
ular Government the minuscule SUPER
scription, by William Howard Taft.
Kent Professor OF Law, Yale University"
The metamorphosis from President OF
the greatest Republic in the world 70
Professor OF Law, though in one o. ne
most distinguished universities OF that
zeal. But apart from the piquancy OF
this demure title page, with never a
hint. even in brackets. Of Professor
Taft's ante-professorial calling, "Popu-
lar Government has more permanent
qualities which distinguish IL from any
book OF any professors law lectures.
Such is the scope of the subjects, and
such the particular manifestations OF the/
problems WnlCn the author examine
that the book quickly takes on rather
character Of a reasoned apologize for
presidential term which has so la1
come 10 an end.
Mr.. TAFT has "a way with him" wi
makes his argument delightful reaC
and power of cogent analysis and
preston which is mastery Mr.. -
is no inhuman philosophy. To tell
an excellent story in a law lecture
triumph even for an ex-presidentiaA 10
lessor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18
CURRENT AMERICAN
AND FOREIGN FICTION
Frank Norris First Nove-A Challenging Story by Amele
Rves-lhe Birth of Soldiers Puck-"The
Miracle Man'-From the Scandinavian

instance, FOR he was a realist. Van
dover starts life with ti.e good and evil
within him fairly well balanced. His ia
a case. not Of heredity brit ~ environ
ment. OF the line OF least resistance.
FIRST followed tentatively. Is an occa-
sionsl relaxation from his aspirations
he IS an artist-tson Turing him
farther and further bringing tempo
rary oblivion OF his better side, and
ultimate surrender 10 the worst. Nod
as he wanders farther away his en-
vironment drives him on. The better
influences. the families IN whose homes
he was welcome once. grow cool toward
him. then, after a scandal. ostracize
him. AZ the wrong moment he in
herits a little money. enough to ruin
him. and thereafter his descent is rapid
and undertaking. The good in him is
dead: he is doomed. one could de-
scribe this study in the scientific terms
of psychology and psychopathology.
neuropathy and sociology-which were
generally unknown twenty years ago,
but which nave since become so famil-
ial, but one refrans. suffice IL 20 re-
peat that i'm observation and signifi-
canoe the story is OF to-day.
NorriSs close study OF Zo!a is trace
able in all his later work. most marked
ly. however. in The octopus" This
frstling OF his proves that he went to
school 70 the great French master OF
realism from the very beginning OF his
brief career. There is a difference.
however. between the results Of this
study in "Vandover and the Brute"
end in the first volume Of the Epic OF
the Wheat" In the one IL is immature,
SUPERFICIAL mere imitation of the
horrors OF 'L'Assommoir" in Vandov-
er's attacks Of lycanthropy, fore
shadowing his ultimate madness; in
The Octopus" il has the sweep OF that
epic power which remains the browning
achievement OF Zola's work.
Yet. for many reasons. and notwith-
standing its shortcomings and its IN
edited state. "Vandover and the Brute"
seems 20. give Us in the retrospect a
clearer idea of the quality Of Norris's
genius-for such it would have proved
TO be had he hved-than either Nc
league" or The Octopus" Therefore
this review must end as Il began. with
a renewed realization OF the magnitude
Of the loss which American fiction sus-
tanned when the pen dropped from
Frank Norris's vigorous hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18
NOVELlZATlONS.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Told
by 4 Popular Novelist. Eight nlustra-
tons in color by Averil Burleigh. l2mo,
DO. 33l Novels from Shakespeare
Winston Company.
THE PRICE. A Story OF To-day
Founded on the Play Of George Broad
hurst Dy Arthur HOrnblow. lllustra-
tons BY r. A. Furman. limo, PIP. 80
The G.. W. Dillingham; Company.
FINE FEATHERS. Noygized from
Eugene Walters Drama by Webster
Densou. Ten Illustrations from photo
graphs. l2mo, pp. Sl2. Chicago: A. G.
McClurs & Co.
THE FAMILY CUPBOARD. A Novel
from the Play by owen Davis. l2mo,
pp. sol. The Macaulay Company.
The announcement OF a series OF
novels from Shakespeare sufflces at
least 70 arrest attention. 1T is hoped, ."
says the publishers note, that BY
means Of this series the charm of the
stories in Shakespeare's plays will be
better appreciated than before" That
hope is not likely 10 be fulfilled II the
first volume Of the undertaking, just
issued, is a representative specimen Of
the quality OF the whole. The 'popu-
lar novelist" hiding prudently behind
anonymity, who has novelized THE
Merchant OF Venice has turned out
an. in this instance. objectionable
piece OF facile hackworl1, which bears
no trace Of a realization on his part
OF the serious requirements Of his task.
Let us hope for better things in the
novelizations that are to follow.
Mr.. Arthur HornbIow, novelizer in
ordinary 20 our best selling dramatists,
and a best selling novelist on his own
account, has made the sort Of ship
shape Job OF Mr.. Broadhurst's THE
Price" which we have come TO expect
from him. He takes pains with his
work. not content with merely turning
scenery into description and stage di-
rections and business into straight
narrative as settings for his authors
dialogue. His ''noveliZations" are
what they should be, novels based on
plays.
Our stark realist." Eugene Walter.
has found a competent interpreter for
the latest OF his works, a drama OF
a young mans greed for wealth for his
wife's sake, OF dishonesty and an ap-
palling tragedy ensuing, and Of expia-
ton in what in the circumstances
seems to him the only way out.
Mr.. owen Davis's Family Cup
board" is melodrama based on a de-
cidedly repulsive topic-the love Of
son for his fathers discarded mistress
and the woman's attempt TO avenge
herself upon the father through this
affection. The anonymous novelizer
endeavors to heighten the interest of
the unpalatable story in a prologue,
which presents it as an actual occur
renee in New York life. II may be,
but that does not make It any better
drama or fiction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18
MYSTICISM AND HuMoR.

THE MIRACLE MAN. BY Frank l.
Packard. Emo, pp. 800. The George II.
Doran Company
To link mysticism to humor and to
weld them into harmonious whole is
a remarkable achievement. Mr.. Pack
ard has done this difficult thing with
complete success in The Miracle Man"
Here is a humble mystic living in pow
erty in an obscure Maine village. whose
local fame as healer reaches the outer
world by mere accident. The fact Is
seized upon as a get-rich-quick scheme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18

feated love for a woman that leads an
officer OF the Car 20 throw IN his fate
with the rebels The woman ia Katya'
as enigmatic q Russian woman as
novelist can present. a brilliant woman
of many successes and conquests, who
yet makes failure Of her life In the
end. After the Russian manner, the
story is crowded with characters major
and minor. high and low. whose reac-
lions 10 lie, after the manner OF their
race. are ofte.. unaccountable 10 US.
stu, this IS Russia in transition from
old 70 new; moreover. the author, being
OF the West. serves in a measure as
interpreter For an alien, this is re-
markable piece OF work. Yet, pace Pro-
fessor Brandes. one would like 70 know
the verdict pronounced upon II by the
Russian critics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18
higher Nationality"

The address delivered a few months
ago by Lord Halda =. the Lord Chan
cellor Of Great Britain, before the
meeting OF the American Bar Asso-
citation az Montreal, has been pub
Iished by f. p. Dutton & Co. under
the title Of Higher Nationality: A
study In Law and Ethics"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18

CURRENT TALK OF
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
The Author of "Rung Ho"-Lord Haldane on Higher
Nationality Publishers Moving Picture Profits
Beginnings of Woman IS Education.

ing from active service Of remark
able and picturesque figure Of the
North Pacific coast Fifty-seven years
ago DR. Duncan settled among the
Metlakahtla Indians. whom he found
n cannibal tribe. Since that time as
tonishing progress has been made un-
der his leadership. Not only has
church large enough 10 contain tine en-
tire tribe been erected but all sorts oil
modern improvements and reforms
mark the life Of the islanders the
story OF Dr. Duncan's life and laoors
is wildly related by John w. Arctand-
er in THE Apostle OF Alaska" This
book has already passed through three
editions, and fourth is now an
nounced by the Fleming II. Reyen
Company.
Arnold Bennett Drsratixcd Again.
Arnold BENEFITS "ReIen with the
High Hand" has followed his Great
Adventure" on the English stage II IL
the first OF his give Towns stories to-
be dramatized.
Moving Picture Profits.
In his weekly literary letter In thel
London Sphere" Clement K. shorterl
SAYS that an English publishing nrm
of very great eminence, which in ad-
dition 10 its very strong collection OF
novels of the first order has done great
services in the publication OF poetry
and other forms Of literature, has ad-
uitted that last year il made more
money out Of selling the rights OF
cinema production than it did out OF
publishing.
The Order Of Cowboy Rangers.
Coincident with the publication OF
Edgar Beecher Bronson's history OF the
old West, The Vanguard" Ooran).
there Is being formed in Cheyenne.
wyoming. The National Order OK
Cowboy Rangers" Ranches will be
established in each state, in Canada,
] Australia and South America. 1T is
I a matter OF history that the West. az
II existed not more than twenty years
/ ago. is fast becoming a thing OF the
past. 1t is for the purpose OF patriotism
and sentiment which will accord tEe
pioneer his share Of the glory in ne
making OF our nation that this prder
Of Cowboys was started. Cheyenne -
selected as the supreme ranch because
it was here in the late COS that 'ne
ever necessary parties were organize"
to keep in check the hordes Of say agssss;.
who fought every foot Of TIE ground.
and where every man slept on his
arms"
Jiu- jitsu Of Greek Origin.
Jiu-jitsu, the art Of self defence. ny
which a trained japanese can disable
an opponent twice his size. is OF Greek
origin, according 10 Diana Watts.
whose discovery OF the reason for the
ancient Greeks physical and mental
perfection is about to be published
under the title OF The Renaissance OF
the Greek dear (Stokes).
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-18

VANDovER AND THE BRUTE. BY
Frank Norris. limo, DO. $50. Double
Gay, Page a. Co,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23
Tile State Banks.

AS an exchange says the facts dis
closed by the last report of the state
commissioner of banking, covering the
period from October 81, 1913, to March
4, 1914, is Of unquestioned encourage
meft. This report deals with the state
banks alone, and shows that the in
crease in the deposits for the period
mentioned is more than two and a
half millions.
That the national banks operating
in this state will exhibit a similar
Increase is not doubted, and much
interest attaches to report that will
show how they Jared on the same
item. The banking business is on the
increase in West Virginia and West
Virginians are becoming annually
more and more believers in and pat
rons OF the banks, not exclusively as
borrowers, but in the more acceptable
role, and the more healthy one, of
lenders.
The high degree Of appreciation the
public has of the services rendered
By banks in the transaction of bust
ness is shown by this steady increase
IN the business of the banks. More
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23

lilo reading and distribution are being
issued. The five so far completed are
on PBacteFia and Disease" The Pre-
yention OF Typhoid Fever" THE Pre-
vention OF Contagious Diseases In
Sehooichildren, "Resuscitation" and
tThe Relation OF Sight and Hearing
to Early School LIFE
Each OF these universities has ap-
parently worked out its plans in
accordance with the needs of its own
particular field. In Boston, popular
Sunday afternoon lectures, in Mime
sofa, Newspaper articles, and in Miss
ouri, pamphlets on specific subjects
seem to meet existing conditions. The
significant fact, however, in the opin-
ion of the Journal OF the American
Medical Association, is that our uni
versities are recognizing their respon-
,sfbilities to the public and are making
serious, intelligent and practical
efforts to meet them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23
shnnId view the Marsh.
Says the Charleston Gazette:

says the C1dFlGhIOu GetAGllE-
"The Gazette invites the mayor of
Charleston for a ride around the city
of which he is the head. When We
get him back to the city hall if he
does not keep the police court busy
for the next ten days fning lot own
ers for violation of the cleanup order
the nuisance and health ordinances,
and the ten commandments, we will
give the case of the mayor up as ut
terly hopeless. Will His Honor kindly
call us by phone when he is ready
to accent our invitation ~
The Gazette's suggestion inspires
the Telegram to invite the mayor and
councilman of this city to take jaunt
to that marsh above Mechanic street
where Lee street was formerly stu
ated. A ride would be out of the
question, unless boats were taken
along After that, if no action should
be taken toward doing something for
the amelioration OF the terrible condi-
lions there, the Telegram, to para
phrase the words Of the Gazette, would
give the case of local city officials up
as utterly hopeless.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23
nhnrn n n Rensnn.

The Hampshire Review is unhappy
because another Coxey's army is
marching on Washington. Says it:
What grudge has that fellow CoXey
against the Democratic party, anyway?
During Cleveland's last administration
he amrched an army of hoboes to
washington as a petition to Congress
to do something for the unemployed.
The Republican newspapers and poll
ticians, attributing the hard times of
that period to the Democrats, made
'oleveland's soup houses and Coxey s
army their slogan and won with 1t
in four successive presidential cam
paigns. Now General Coxey has
started another army of unemployed
on a hike to Washington, SO we will
hear of Coxey's army for sixteen years
more Dog-gone Coxey and his army.
Why is 1t he gets busy with his hoboes
only during Democratic administra-
tions?'
There is but ono answer to this
question. Any child can give it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23
Public Education by Universities,

striking Illustration OF the cnaHe-
ing conditions in educational IDEAS
may be found In the growing appre-
citation on the part of leading univer-
stiles of their responsibility to the
public. In former generations a uni
yersity was regarded as thing apart,
and a college professor was looked
on. not only by the humorous para
graphers of the newspapers, but also
by the mass of people, as man living
in a world of ideas, without any con-
nection with practical AFFAIRS To-Day
our leading universities are recognlz-
ing not only the opportunity, but also
the duty of making available their
knowledge for the benefit OF the
masses.
This tendency is highly commend
able, especially in the field OF public
health and prevention of disease Fhe
Harvard Medical School has stand
ing committee on public lectures which
arranges each year for course OF
sunday afternoon talks by members
of the faculty. These talks are open
to the general public and are on topics
of general interest For instance, last
year the course of twenty lectures in
cluded such topics as preventive
Medicine in Relation to Industrial and
International Concord" THE Care
and Feeding OF Young Children
what the State Board Of Health Is
Doing to Protect the Health of Its
citizens" "The Dangerous Effects of
Patent Medicines and "The Preser-
walton of the Natural Teeth" This
years course includes talks on
irrational Baby Feeding," Bodily
Effects of Rage and Fear, "spectaclss
and Eyeglasses, Their Use and
Abuse and other subjects Of practical
interest. The lectures given IN the
past have proved of value and SO pop
ular that they are now being issued
in little pocket-szed volumes at pop
uIar prices under the title of Harvard
Health Talks
In Minnesota the daily press is CO
operating in the same kind Of work
A series OF articles on disease and us
prevention by DR.. e. P, Lyon, dean
of the University OF Minnesota Med
zeal School, recently appeared In the
Journal. The University
of Missouri is one Of the few state
universities that have recognized the
growing tendency by the organization
of a distinct department on PUBLIC
health. A series pf bulletins for pub
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23

SeYenty-sfx years teo today
the first vessel TO CROSS the
Atlantic All the way under
steam arrived in New York
harbor At 10 O'Clock at night.
It was the Sirius q eoastWise
steamer chartered from an
English company By julius
Smith, q Connecticut Yankee,
to beat out another British
vessel the Great Western, for
the glory Of being the Arst real
trang-Atlantfc steamship. The
Great Western, which had left
Europe three days later. ar
rived In New York only few
hours behind the Sirius. The
Savannah had cross the At
Iantic nineteen years before but
she had used steam only during
three days OF the voyage. The
Serius made the trip from
Cork, ireland, in eight days,
making the aIst of her historic
run by burning her extra spars
and foFty-thHes barrels OF resin.
A great crowd gathered at
Jones, wharf to celebrate the
arrival and huge bonf1res were
built along the waterfront to
light up the boat.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23
New Asn1ect.

The vigor and Intelligence with
which Governor Hatfeld is directing
west Yirglq'a's defense OF the Yir-
GINA debt suit has caused that It'll
cation to take a more favorable as
pect than it has borne at any time
during the last six years. The in
preston left by Judge John H:
Holt's nasterful presentation OF
West virginia's case IS of character
destined to produce the most favor
able results Echoes from his adj
address before the supreme court are
still being heard. and It is conceded
that he established the case upon q
new basis and introduced new and
vital grounds of defense. In addi-
ton to this he dispelled certain am
fal1acies which have OPP
Grated against West Virginia since
the beginning of the action. The
state would have Jared better, no
doubt, had the present counsel been
retained in the beginning instead OF
the high-priced foreign lawyers en- en-,
gagged in the earlier stages of the
Herald-Dls
patch
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23

"Nordina,' for the thousandth time
said Kris Englespoof, foreman Of the
Dinninmussen sardipery, again ask
you to give up this toilsome job and
forever become my wife.
mo, Mr.. EngIespoof." answered the
lovely chief eye-inspector OF sardtnes,
as she continued diligently inspecting
the sardines for evidence of spendtnka
of the eye as they came down the
chute by the millions. II love my art"
(For so the crafty owner of the sar-
dinery encouraged the girls to think
of their work.)
Biting his under-lip in baf1ed af-
lection, Kris Englespoof decided that
there was nothing for it but to try
his great scheme. Taking from his
pocket sardine stuffed with dynamite
and with it's eyes cunningly painted
to represent the incipient stage of
spondinka, he carefully placed it on
the chute leading past Nordinas in
he hurried back to the inspecting
room
"Ah!" cried Nordina loyously, for
this was the first sign of spondinka
she had detected all day. Fishing the
uspicious-looking sardine from the
chute with nimble fingers, she held it
to the Fishtolight to verify her dag
nosis. Just as the heat Of the light
was about to explode the dynamite,
Kris Englespoof rushed forward and
hurled the fish from her hand so for
chilly that it struck the east sardnery
wall The wall was never seen again.
ooh, my brave Kris." futtered Nor
dina when she had recovered from the
shock of the conclusion. II had no
idea that my position was so danger
Gus. Kris, inI=spring ga Iingle!" (See
footnote)
He gathered her in his arms.
(Footnote: Norwegian for Kris,
should worry about staying single.'')
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23

Today a transatlantic sail
ing ship II as rare s sight IN
almost any port as was
steamer seyenty-six years ago
To-day more than half Of all the
worlds vessels are propelled
by steam. It has been an I'M
portant factor In the successful
penetration OF the two polar re-
gfons, iE has carried q great
feet Of American battleships
around the world, and almost
daily with engineering i'm
provements 1t has established
some new speed record. A mod
ern swift mail steamship can
make nearly five hundred miles
a day. Using the Suez Canal
and the new gateway at Pan
anna, such ship could encircle
the earth in nearly a straight
line in less than fifty days-a
voyage OF %, 900 miles The
old Sirius in her day would
have had to enciTcIe Africa and
South America and make a
Journey OF nearly 3 200 miles.
At the rate at which she made
her drst trip across the Atlantic
she would have required prac-
tically seven months.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23
a wind warrior.

Representative Slsson, Of Mlssls-
sfppi, is the fire eater wac caused
amb arrassment to the American gov
eminent by making red-hot war
speech at the time OF the California
alien land owne-sh p bill controversy
with Japan. Sisson was one of the
I'VE Democrats of the House voting
against the resolution last evening
to empower the president to take
such steps as ne deemed necessary IN
Congress. So Sisson, after all %
iust one OF these wind WARRIORS
Grafton Sentinel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-23
Hner.ta Philosophy.

The Huerta philosophy appears to
run about like this: The Jig is up
and villa will soon be pounding ct
the gates Of nay capital. If he gets
in he will show me no mercy. Ths
United States, whose government |
have insulted, won't really fight me
Intervene in my country; and
american Intervention will head OH
that awful man villa. Also, Will
save nay face as well as my Seck-
charleston Mail.