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df1ne and It's unitios Of time. place and
oction. There was enough left OF Shake
opeare 10 crown the undertaking with sue
ceos. For tw%enty-three years Ducts kept
up HE labors a. the introducer Of Shake
spears upon the French stage. Between
Hamlet" his first attempt in this line,
and 'Othello." his last. given in 1902. he
Lear" Macbeth" and King John"
Ducis's great success. II must be said.
va due in q large part to his chief inter-
prefer. the great tragedian Taln,a. Talma
knew Shakespeare better than Ducts did.
The early part Of his life had been spent
in London, where his father. and himself
also for a while. had pract!scd dentistry.
His inspiration he drew not from the
aAapter's achievement but from the words
Of the immortal poet himself. which no
not only could read but had heard SO often
from the lips Of the great English actors
Of the time.
Ducts, interpreted by Talma. and Letour-
neur, whose translation was in the early
part Of the nineteenth century. revised by
Guixot, both from the standpoint Of ac-
cuncy and Of. literary excellence. on both
Of which grounds II stood IN great need
Of improvement. were then the real. though
a yet very imperfect and unsatisfactory,
i%ntroduccrs of Shakespeare az AN Gle
ment In the literary life and artistic atmos-
phere OF France. iIc was accepted as en-
riching but not ms revolutionizing them.
The attempt to make him a revolutionary
force IN French literature WAS soon TO
follow.
II came IN 1927 and was made by Victor
Hugo. The young poets, romanticists al
most to q q claimed more liberty than
was allowed by tho classical rules. Shake
spears was q Sodsend 20 them. He stood
- the living demonstration OF the fact
that he classical formula did not contain
peecepts without the observance Of which
no Dramatic mssterpieoe could DO created:
nay, Il threw obstacles In tho way Of the
poet II he would give to the world what
was greatest In art. To the old classical
tragedy they opposed what they called
Drama. and Hugo IN his celebrated preface
to Cromwell exclaimed:
1--WE have reached now the poetical cu'-
mination Of modern times. Shakespeare
10 drama itself: and tho drama, which
melts together under one blast the
0otesaue and the sublime. the terrible and
the ridiculous. tragedy and comedy. the
drama puts its stamp upon the third period
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the French p1s,oss other repicrugs. due
- the labora ~ p nuinbor OF poets and
h"inhtists. According to their fancy they
'ake one or another of Shakespcsro's plays
ana ENJOY graphing with the diinculty OF
MAKING II pr"sentable 10 the French the
a'recocr. And the labor haa 10 ho a labor
OF love, or else 1t would not hn undertaken.
as there is not ono OF Saakospcare's plays
that could ie produced in French exactly
as II was written.
rNc movement initiated IN 1870 by Al
if"d de \igny hes gone on almost unin-
t"Jrupi"rilr until our own day. TapeciaIly
since 1850 the younger dramatlsts of
france have had il Ds ono OF their am
hitions 10 extend the iis' witch already
contained Nig,-'a "pthcllo." Alexandra
Dumas'S aud F.ul N,urico'a Hamlet"
Jules iHcrulN's M q, hcth' ana king
Lear" Since then. W, To- mention now
versions of plays u',chuy performed. ths
French have heard Ia their own language
Julius Cesar Much Ado About Moth
ing "Th" Merchant Of Ncnice.' '"ram1
ms Of the Shrcw.' winters Tale"
a.. \ few l,ars ago It W., rumorcd that
tho author Of ''Nrano' wanted II w7n now
%linrolf Icy transferring to tho French stage
Shakeep'ar"'s Great love tragedy OF Romeo
and Juliet"
sim 1t must hN aCknowi,i-rd that most
frcnchn>en huuw Shakespeare merely
Through tho reading If his works. Oncs
IN u while they may be thrilled by some
sicut iin,ri9uuaiiv iiNr line iiumioi or tho
great tragcdian Muunet-Sully, whose
career was ended by death only n few
weeks ago. Rut tho fl,t Is that Shake
spehrr rs n pla. wright has not yet con-
ulrrcd, and may never conquer, the French
public. They HAY" compared his method OF
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In the history Of poetry. the period Of the
literature of to-day"
INC Alfred de vigny, who was fighting
alongside OF hug in tho onslaught of
the romanticists against the old classical
citadel. summoned the public to witness
for the frUt time the production on tho
stage Of q real version OF a Shakcspearian
play. his remarkable version Of "Othello."
Shakespeare cannot be- translated except
by a poet. and Vigny was n poet worthy
OF the task he had undertaken.
Vigny's attempt was crowned with sue
cess. His "Othello," TO he sure. was not
quite Shakespeare's 'Othello" In more
than one place tho French translator had
toned down the savage energy and why
not gay o?-th coarscness OF the original
play. But enough was left TO arouse tho
Inclination Of tho upholders Of tho old
theory and conversely To rats" to the high
eat pitch tho enthusiasm OF the adhererts
Of tho new school.
But In this very success. lay TIE pcssi-
bntty Of Q serious danger tor the develop
ment in France OF a tasts for Shake
vpeare. His fortunes seemed now linked
with tho fortunes of tho romauticists, and
whatever praise no deserved by their
flights of lyric poetry II soon became clear
that they were not highly gifted for tho
stage. Their poetry WAS too personal, too
subjective, too closely interprctatIve OF
their own moods and feelings to lend itsclf
to a faithful and anything like complete
portrayal of human nature such as we
fnd II in the world around us.
What would become OF shakespeare
when the public taste moved away from
romantic eccentricity and insisted more
upon truth thar upon violence? 1t need
hardly DO said that Shakespeare stood the
test, and indeed II IL not going too far to
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An Acquired Taste With England's Gallo
Neighbor, His Assimilation Into Latin
Literature Took Many Years

nearly three years from the spring Of 172e
to the close Of the yea 172S. Tho fams
or M great drAmatist had Just passed
through . period Of comparative eclipse.
coincident with N predominance upon the
stage Of the poet Dryden. whose works
show very strangely tho influence Of the
French masters of the seventeenth CEN
fury. The people were then turning back
With intense delight to q moro national
drama, and a. soon a. he had sufficiently
mastered tho language Of the country.
which no did in an astonishingiy short
time, he could not help, lover Of the stage
as he was. Joining with the crowds which
filled the theatres Of London; neither
could he help falling under tho spell Of
the great magician weeping over the
heartrending trials of Hamlet, Othello ana
Desdcmona. Romeo and Juliet, 0hudderine
at the deeds Of Macbeth n Lady Mao
beth, IN fact passing through the whole
gamut Of dramatic emotions due to the
most faithful and most complete repre-.
sentation Of life that the world had ever
known.
hut While deeply moved ne never wa
carried away 80 as TO lose control Of the
critical faculty which constituted h,s
strongest Etft from nature. He felt the
power Of the most stirring scenes; he wns
moved BY the poetry and eloQuence Of the
most striking and most lofty passages:
but he could never sympathize with the
faithful reproduction Of the vulgar and
coarser sides Of human life. which he al
way held to be i~rreconcilable with the
dignity Of h tragic stage. The contin-
nous shifting Of scene. too. seemed TO him
due 20 Al inferior and rather primitive
technique which did not know how 10
concentrate the dramatic interest In Q
single spot.
He admired Shakespeare. NO doubt. but
ne sin adhered b Cornsille and Racine -
he real masters Of tragic at. II no -
fsft about what might 30 called he comic
easnent In 6hakespsareS Tragedies 4 need
hardy b ea1d that no newer felt great
sympathy for hi comedies.
What voltairs fat ~ could not help
expressing. and soon his Letters concern
ing the English nation" published irst in
England. In IN English translation. but
soon circulated in France. though forbidden
by the Government OF Louis XIV, for the
first time made the name OF ShAkespeare
known to the French reading public. He
was presented as . rather uncultivated
genius. without taste. without q real mas
terry OF the secrets OF ramatic art, but
full of a kind Of natural genius which
burst forth In passages Of unsurpassed
pathos and eloQuence. Nay, some OF these
passages. for instance Hamlet's soliloquy.
were rendered into French with a fidelity
that has never been surpassed. We allude
here, Of course. to the beautiful prose
translation which Voltaire put in . foot
note. not to tho weak verso ~paraphrase
which appears in the original text. VOL
taire paid an even higher tribute to Shake
speare: he initiated him. and several Of his
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follower OF the great Win. Ducls's "Ham-
lot" was successful. Voltaire did not pro-
test. Why? Because It did not enter
Ducis's mind 10 subve the time honored
laws Of tho French stage and 70 proclaim
Shakespeare q greater literary artist than
Corneille and Racine. In fact Duc6's
Shakespcarian plays ut in perfectly with
Voltaire's Judgment Of Shakespeare.
Carried away by shakespeare power Of
depicting human nature Ducts takes from
him his characters and their catastrophas
and recasts them in the mould Of classical
French traKedy. with it, stately AieIan-
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ing first mentioned Shakespeare in his
English letters and awarded him Q certain
degree Of praise.
Most literary historians will rave II
that his Voltairean 0utburst was the out
come of selfish considerations. hat Voltaire
feared II once Shakespeare were really
known In French people o discover
how important II part OF his own tragedies
had been borrowed from the English poet.
The answer to this view. It seems to me,
IL simply that Voltaire was then already
az years old and therefore need no longer
be In fear OF any reversal Of attitude Of
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"Othello," Act. w., Scene I.
Rodsrigo: o damned IagoI o inhumau dog!

the public toward him. What shows this
Interpretation 10 he correct is tina sew
eral years before. without any protest this
m on Voltaire's part. a much boldor step
had been taken toward making the French
acquainted with Shakespeare.
A French adaptation Of Hamlet" had
been brought out In l789 on the stage
Of the Theatre Francois. Strangely
enough tho author OF this adaptation. Jean
Francois Ducts. did not know a word Of
English. lie had been dependent for his
lahors on Laplace's translation, which had
had the power to make him a devoted
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14

From freight clerk TO president of
the Southern Pacific railroad is the
proud record by William Sproule-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
WHAT ACRFA ACE
SHOWS BIC GAIN
Panhandle Counties Add To
Acreage and Report Crop
in Good Condition.

amarillo. Texas. Dec. ii--Seven
Panhandle counties have made reports
Of increased wheat acreage. according
10 reports received by the Amarillo
News. Generally the condition of the
crop Is favorable. and indications are
that the betterment OF the crop viii
be equivalent 10 the gain in acreage
None of the counties show a decrease
in acreage
Cbildress county with 10000 acres
elbows an increase OF 100 per cent;
The early sown fields are dong soSu
bur cold weather has prevented ~
most favorable growth OF the ia'e
Fifty Per Cent Increase
Deaf smith county expects TO h4Ne
"a ana acres which viii make the IN
,.-saea 30 per cent The crop condl-
80 i - Der cent better than that OF
i5St YEAR Early rains have been oene-
ficiaL -.7,.-- an estf-
sherman county, reporting an -
mate for 10000 acres, viii snow AN III
crease of 80 per cent 1900 --,s-
Hemphiu county, with -7'voV az Is -
,,,n1-s an estimated increase or from
10 20 % ner cent. The crop conullloA
tS GOOD with moisture plenthul
Moore county, with 5000 acres Us
A., estimated increase or - per Ceil ~
usT county reports an increase. -
.o6 - cent. the acreage amountins
- ee0A lubbock county, report n,S
on1v $50 acres, shows an increase "a
5S1 per cent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
RosweH Boy Gets Gold
Medal For Best Field
Crop Shouting In State

Santa Fe. y. NJ. Dec 14.-k R.S7I,,
strickland, Of Roswell. has been ri n. ~
awarded the gold meaal o o. iir6nsiriaI
sd,cstion in New Mexico, for maA e.l1s
80 st Sooi baet showing in 1916 on fed
cron nianted on a half acre lot -, rms u
word was received from professor ". -
conway. Of the state college inc
club leader - .l,e Pos
well high school He not only stdli iIs
highest in the field crops, making nun IN
tbs state champion, having raised SV
S-,-,,aSs ~ corn on one-half acre al 4
cost of only $3.50. but he also raised
a -ood mig and was given second place
in the pig raising contest and won t"o
premiums in the open contest P o-l-ll
~ the projects with the premiums won
1e+ted him the sum of about SIP ana
a trip TO the state fair
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14

We own the best line or passenger
cars in the city Montana auto Service
Phones 2s5-7575.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
AMERICAN EXTRAVAGANCE MUST
BE CURBED OR WANT WILL COME

New York. Dec. 14.-Opening the 10th
annual convention OF the Association
Of Life Insurance Presidents here to-
day. president W. A Day. OF the
Equitable Life Insurance society.
sounded a warning against the ex-
traordinary wastefumess OF Usse Ameri-
can people.
we rejoice that our people may
now have many of the good things
of life that were denied them in years
gone by" he said, but this nation
cannot long wallow in luNuries and
prodigality and endure
Il believe the time has come he
continued, when We should be more
assertive in protecting life insurance
interests and that we should give
greater heed to the factors. public and
private. that tends 10 ieOpardize or in
il these interests.
AS ] see ii. We cannot longer view
with Indifference the great tuUuern
American sin OF extravaganza The
prosperity Of our patrons necessarily
interests Us. for with extravaganza
comes poverty and 10 rreases in policy
borrowings and cash surrenders and
the loss OF insurance protection 70
families EXtrayagance not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
United States Leads the
World In Life Insurance;
Carries S227 Per Capita.

New York, Dec. 1.-THE United
States, with less than a 18th of the
population of the earth, now has more
life insurance in force than exists IN
all the rest OF the world put to-
gether. according TO original statistics
presented today at the tenth annual
meeting Of the Association of Life In
associate general solicitor of the Pru-
Dental Insurance company, presented
the figures and said
The very magnitude of the figures
cOE.pels attention and respect They
no. only record the results of great
business as business, but they sketch
with accuracy a picture of the moral
activities of our people in comforting
relief to the oft repeated charges OF
materialism and selfishness made
against them There is in force in the
the present time over twenty billion
dollars of legal reserve life insurance.
In contrast with this, the insurance in
force on the lives Of the people of
Great Britain. Germany, France, italy,
Switzerland. Russia. Austro- Hungary,
Denmark. Norway and Sweden, Japan.
Australia New Zealand and Chile, on
the last available statistics. was less
than sixteen and one half millions.
The per capita insurance in force
at the end of 1905 in this country was
S159; at the END Of last year il was
S227 In 1905 in England it was S103
and at the end of 1913 it was 1852.
Germany's per capita in 1905 was SAB,
in 1914 il was $50. France only in
creased its per capita from Sls in
1905 to s31 in 1912: italy has So in
1908 and by 1914 this had increased
to but 81 per person
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
GOVF RN0RG MET
DISCUSS BUDGET
Many Governors Elect and
Former Governors At
tend the Conference.

Washington, d. C.. Dec. 1.-THE
ninth annual governors conference
opened here today with more than 4
score Of state chief executives present
to discuss state administrative prob
lens and other questions. About an
equal number OF governors elect and
former goversnors were in attendance
One Of the most important subjects
for discussion today was the executive
budget for which a plea was TO be
made by governor Harrington, OF
Maryland. The session was opened by
governor VIM. Spry OF Utah and ad-
dresses were made by governor Spauld-
ing Of New Hampshire and others
Other governors on hand when the
conference began or expected were;
Henderson. Alabama: Holcomb, Con-
necticut: Miller, Delaware; Trammen,
Florida: Dunno, Illinois; Capper. kan
sas: Mccall. massachusetts, Malor-
Missouri; Stewart. Montana Fielder,
New JERSEY: Mcdonald, New Mexico
Whitman, New York; Craig, North
Carolina: Brumbaugh. Pennsylvaniai
Manning, North Dakota; Byrne, south
Dakota: Gates. Vermont; Stuart, VIZ
ginia- Kendrick, Wyoming
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
LUIS TERRAZAS FILES SUIT
FOR 2O6 HEAD OF CATTLE

\ writ of sequestration to allow
him to take possession of 206 head Of
cattle, which are now alleged to be IN
the Union stock yards of FL Paso, and
which he claims to be his, mas been
filed by Luis Terrazas, against II. N.
Maple and H T. Wax, et al, In the
As district court
In his petition. Terrazas states that
he was a rancher and cattle raiser for
many years in the state of Chihuahua,
but that on account of the revolution
and political disturbance which have
occurred in his country, he was forced
to move 10 this country some three
years ago. He further states that
when he left his home in Mexico, he
was obliged TO leave behind many
head of cattle. which We're then graz
ing on the ranges. He says that many
OF the cattle are now unbranded be
cause OF the fact that the authorities
in Mexico would not allow him to mark
and brand his stock in any way
Terrazas says that the cattle arc
worth $3.50, and his suit is for the
cattle or SASS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
CHAINED CAR WOULDN'T
MOVE: TWO MEN JAILED

G. ". Willing and J. Brewer are be-
ing held in the city Jail pending in
vestigation Of the attempted theft of
an automobile belonging 10 Lee Ben
ham. Of 1901 North Campbell street. in
front of the Grecian theater Wednes-
day night The automobile had been
chained and locked by Mr. Benham.
and II is said several vain attempts
were made TO sta I the car. Willing and
Brewer were arrested following the at
tempt to take the car.
Swastika Coal-Wood and Kindling too
Phones 53I-4444
Southwestern Fuel & Feed Co.-AdV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
Safe Home Treatment
for Objectionable Hairs
CBoudoir Secrets)

The electric needle is not required for
the removal Of hair or fuzz, for with
the use of plain delatone the most
stubborn growth can be quickly ban
ished. A paste is made with water and
a little of the powder, then spread over
the hairy surface In about minutes
It l. rubbed off and the skin washed.
Ihi simple treatment not only removes
the hair, but leaves the skin free from
Olemish. Be sure yoH get genuine della
tOne--Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14
Americans Hurry, Scury
And Worry; Look Fine
But Die Quite Young.

New York. Dec 14.-Estimaung tnat
100 0n0 Americans are annually rejected
o,,t of a total Of !, SOC, 900 examined Tor
Iife Insurance z. E RittenhouSe, OF
the Fouitable Life Assurance society
rodav urged the need for lmproFins
the physical preparedness OF the people
of the United States
The composite physical American
icolcs smooth, pink and healthy" said
Nj Pitfenho1se. He is a good liver
q said is. not has)- He hurrieS- ne
has no time to waste. The average
see at death of the American people
Is about 10, the medium age. ~ he
Is irving with the aid OF new knoWl-
edge and inventions, 10 crowd the eA-
nsTiences of two life times into one
His digestive organs have been given
Sc many new and arduous duties 10
which they were not trained that they
are showing signs of rebellion DE Is
seriously overstraining his heart. ar
teries, kidneys, nerves and dlgestion
as their rapidly increasing death rate
shows. He could detect and head or
these troubles if he would go TO his
doctor for an occasional examina ton
He is more than well rounded at the
belt and slightly so at the shoulders.
Under exertion he is short winded,
due to lack of exercise or bad heart
His 400 muscles are virtually all SOFT
and weak from lack Of use He IS
designed as an erect, outdoor animal
with feet and legs for service, but he
lies down by night and sits down by
day. He never walks when he can
ride He scurries around at his work.
gets tired and nerve worn and thinks
this is physical exercise, whereas his
muscles and joints have been virtually
idle
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14

infrequently leads to excuses that re-
suit in i'll health which contributes to
the physical deterioration of the
race"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-14

Minnesota has over 1900 STATE banks
Henri Conner. the noted cartoonist.
spends most of his time in the woods
which ne calls his home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-30

some of the Government heads after his
conference with tho Emperor.
The Kaiser himself spent several hours
In Berlin Saturday After visiting a soup
kitchen and eating some of the cabbage and
meat stew, his Majesty received a lengthy
report from Chancellor Won Bethmann-Holl-
veg.
II welcomed Runanias entrance into
out Of the trench war. The Rumanians
are retreating and the day of reckoning
is coming"
In his first comprehensive interview
since he assumed the office OF Chief OF the
General Staff Won Hlndenburg made the
above statement, as quoted by the Over
seas News Agency today.
The Field Marshal reviewed the general
situation In the various theaters of war,
expressing the view that there was only
room for optimism from the viewpoint Of
the Central Empires and their allies He
characterized the situation in Transylvania,
where his predecessor, Won Falkenhayn, is
chief In command, as excellent"
With regard TO France, he said:
THE French are showing great tenacity.
but they are exterminating lives by this
method of fighting. All their tenacity will
be of no use since finally there will be
none of them left.
The French nation owes this fate above
all to the English. II the English ask in
Of the same style that on the Somme
then they will rob France of the rest of her
national strength"
Asked what he thought OF British milf
tary accomplishments, Hindenburg said
England lacked great strategists