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HENRY HUDSON.
Biographical Data Concerning tn,
Great Rivers Namssake.

ToTHE EDITOR or TIE SuE-Sir: Henry
(not Hendriok) Hudson was an English
navigator. He was a citizen OF London,
where he had q houSs.
About 1907 he appears to have baen
employed as n ship captain by the Mus
covy or Russian Company, an English
concern organized to promote the dis
covery OF a northerly passage to China.
one OF the founders OF which company
was his grandfather. also named Henry
Hudson. who was an Alderman of Lon
don. and under this employment Hudson
made several voyages OF discovery.
In 1909 the Dutch East India Com
pany. then newly reorEanizsd, invited
Hudson to Amsterdam to take charge
Of an expedition in search OF a north
east passage. which he accepted. His
contract with the Dutch company was
land probably still is) on fls at The
Hague. where It was discovered by
Henry c. Murphy while United States
Minister there. 1t bore date January 6,
1909. In this contract he is named
Henry Hudson" ard he signed II
Henry Hudson" As he did not under
stand Dutch an interpreter was needed.
In "Appleton's Cyclopedis OF Ameri-
can Biography" HssS. volume III.
page 2se. a complete verincation OF the
fact above stated may be found,
W, p, DotoLAss.
BLQsNFIELD, N. j.. August -.
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It to achieve their own paltry ends
They are trucking to the Hun enemy
within our gates while our soldiers
are laying down their lives facing
the Hun enemy at the front.
There Is but one way out Of Il, and
that way Is force. force to the limit.
There Is no room here for isolated
German speaking communities wag-
Ing open or clandestlne war upon the
language and traditions Of the United
States. Still less Is there room here
for German schools and German prop.
uganda spreading pulpits. Until the
war Is over at least, there Is no
sound. reason for the continuance
here Of German language newspapers.
That language has been made the
chosen vehicle for treason to our instl-
tutIons. for undermining our nation
atty, for the attempted destruction
Of Nil TINT we hold most dear and
sacred. 1t Is an enemy.
As for that vile breed Of poll
ticians who would grovcl under the
Hun feet and lick the foul Hun boots
for votes, what degree Of contumely,
Of scorn and lonthing, what black po-
litical limbo Is deep enough and de-
grading enough for them?
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Joyce KiImer.

The death Of JOYCE KILMEs in
France, the first Of our we'll known
poets to full since America entered
the war, brings us up sharply again
to a realization of the price that the
peoples Of the earth nre paying. Eng
land has lost many Of the finest mem
bers of her younger choir. RrrERr
BROOKE has become a legend and q
symbol. ana in his company are many
Of the most accomplished Wrists of
Great Britain and France. whose
hearts were packed with music for
the world, and now are stilled.
The old, pitiful thoughts that were
called up by the death Of BROOKE
recur with the news Of KLMEIs
fate. 1t Is idle to indulge them. Be
sure there was nothing pitiful In his
conception of his lot. Those familiar
with KnMER's werk were not sur
prised to learn that he took the first
opportunity to get to France after
his country went to war. He was
much the crusader, in poetry, in
prose. In life ITSELF But this was
not the whole OF him. nor the part
of him that will be most tenderly
remembered. The grace and music
of his lyrics, particularly the briefer
ones In his volume Trees and Other
POEMS" bespeak mind rs sensitive
to beauty as 1t was to the WRONGS to
which he gave battle.
American poetry has lost a pleas
Ing and distinctive voice. Not many
writing to-day Ind the delicacy OF
fancy aud expression that was every
where present in KILMER's poems.
AT time when much of contempo-
rary verse Is so blatant and "virile,"
this delicacy and the nice reticence
that is ut once good taste and good
art invested his poems with a rare
charm. 1t will be regretted that he
left so slender quantity. Of poetry
behind him; but the two slight vol
umes are a pleasing monument, finely
wrought.
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IDLE PHILOSOPHY.

II have always looked on money"
said the Idle Philosopher, las being
something akin to the mama which
was given to the children OF Israel to
live on In the wtkerness. II generally
comes to me. when II does como. in q
fashion that seems more or less mi
raculous. work for It, It Is true. but
! work for 90 many things which I
do not get that am always surprised
when I set paid.
But there Is another respect In
which II resembles mama. In order to
get any real satisfaction out OF It
have to use II the same day It comes.
II keep 1t overnight II always in
wolves trouble, and generally dlssp-
pointment as well.
II know that this course is not gen
orally approved. Other philosophers
teach the wisdom OF saving as much
IL possible for future Use, and cheer
funny admit that people who can DO
that sometimes ind advantages In 1t
which I miss by my habit.
"Not everybody can do II. though.
To hoard up money requires natural
aptitut.A or careful training, which,
to be servtceable, must begin very
early in life. In fact, 1t should begin
rs soon as q child knows what a cent
IL for. Otherwise much effort 10
needed to hx the habit.
Once fixed, however, It sometimes
produces amazing results, but only in
case 1t is progressive. so to say. II
a man continues to save pennies
through life as no did at the begin
ming he 10 not likely to go far, but
II ne turns his attention to dollars,
then TO tens, hundreds. thousands and
millions, progressively. he may even
tually acquire q considerable sum.
There are those who consider this
worth doing, but I am unable to see
what Is gained by putting aside a few
million dollars from time to time.
II can imagine readily enough what
I would do with hundred dollars if
! had II, and could perhaps ind a
reasonable use for a thousand Be-
yond that It seems foolish to 60"
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sim ut tho Old Game.

Mr.. LAFAYETTE YOUNG, chairman OF
the Iowa Council of National Dc
fence. in communication 10 our
neighbor the Times throws some in.
terestlng light on the still acute prob
lem the people Of his own and nd.
jacent States are facing in the mat
ter of extirpating Germanizing infiu-
ences aggressively busy in Western
churches, schools and entire com.
munities of these pestiferous foreign
intriguers.
Contrasting conditions here in our
State Of New York with those in his
own State Of Iowa, he says:
I'm New York you arc. undertaking
to have foreign born children taught to
speak and write the English language.
Out here We are struggling to prevent
American born children from being edu-
Gated to speak German to the neglect Of
the English language. In other words,
you are struggling TO make Americans
out Of foreigners. and We are strug-
Cling to preveht Americans from being
converted into foreigners"
That puts the matter In a nutshell.
In Iowa, In Nebraska, in Wisconsin
and other States Of the West there
are German settlements, German
schools and German churches where
in no language other than German Is
tolerated. In Nebraska invest ga lions
by the State Council Of National De-
fence revealed instances of pupils In
German schools being punished for
speaking English. These investiga-
lions also uncovered the fact that in
some places schools teaching English
either had TO be closed entirely or
were conducted with merely nom
inal attendance, whereas the German
schools were overcrowded. All this is
the direct result Of deliberate, or
ganized plan Of encroachment backed
by communities blighted with a pre-.
lohtSidhNS Va SCanohot as WCil - W
nationwide associations like the now
nominally dsfunct German-Amerlcan
Alliance.
More stirring events In our open
war with Germany of late have OBJ.
scured this clandestine war in the
rear, which none the less Is still going
H.. mi
struggle, ms Mr.. LAFAYETTE YOUNG
90 we'll puts it, "to prevent Ameri.
cans from becoming foreigners, -
shows no signs of diminution In en-.
ergy on the part Of the enemy. 1t
Is entangled with politics, as a mat.
ter Of course. 1t is factor In pend.
Ing Congress elections. Time serving
politicians are taking advantage OF
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The Proposed sise Of Our Army.

A number Of students OF the strug.
gle In Europe have devoted time and
gray matter to speculation as to the
size Of the army the United States
proposes to establish In the course Of
Its war against Germany. Some have
said We should raise 5000, 900 men
others have hit on totals larger or
smaller as their individual concep-
lions Of the task before US suggested.
The most satisfying estimate Of the
number Of soldiers we shall put in
the field that has come to THE Suns
notice is that originating In the
capable mind Of General PEYToN G.
MARCH, Chief Of staff, and by him
formally communicated TO the House
Committee on Military Affairs yester-
day. General MARCH had said that
with eighty American divisions on
the western front the enemies Of Ger
many would have "a marked supe-
riority in ride power" and would be
able to force the fighting tn finish.
The newspaper report OF his state.
ment continues: 80. %.
ASKED II the 100000 men 1t 10 in
tended to have In France by next June
80" represented the maximum power
which America intended to supply, Gen.
'eral MARCH replied that It was by no
1--WE intend to supply all the men
necessary. no matter how many that
may be- he told the committee"
A graduate Of West Point, highly
trained in mathematics, accustomed
to exact computations. General PEY-
ToK c. MARCH in this single sentence
answered every question that can be
asked concerning the size Of the army
America is building; and he betrayed
no secret not shared by his fellow
countrymen when he revealed this In.
'teresting piece of military infOrma.
ton to the enemy.
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LOUIS THE LATYNIST.
He Rejected the German Style When
He Was Fourteen.

To run rn,ror or THE suN--sty: I
com. On the rascue of tbe proper pro-
runc,.tion NJ tho Latin "v" Most of
N. org,,.-. aro yar FROM tho mark.
m. ,o,,, 80. h.. tho .ound ~ our
..,,, e., .,,.,, - NJ u.o,a 4, IN. latin
!. n,,a.e. hoyins with w" phvsicalIy.
. Ist,n could not cot the twist OF IN.
In. "a ,or,, N. c,o..d articulation Of our
I'VE" All their words are pronounced
with mn OMEN mouth The nearest
% .xen 4. the ca,,io "ouI" And thew.
~. Er.rch,,.n ...,ng n "x" would NOT
knox, hox, IN ,orr, their Inns to enun-
it,. ~. &C.,, n-on.r,v-I,,~,,.hv,,
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shadowlng them, though, are bronzes,
hideous as they are massive, Of
Wlttlesbach and Hohenzollern roy
atty whom the world would willingly
forget.
Cologne's neighbor up the Rhine,
Dusseldorf, is peopled with royal efll-
giles. Dusseldorf In one Of Its stages
boasted Of a provincial academy Of
art. 1t abandoned art, however, for
the more profitable industry of mix
Ing mustard. The one memorial to
the towns only distinguished citizen
Is a board over the doorway Of a
house falling into decay : the board
bears the scarcely legIble Inscription,
Here HEINRICH HErNE was horn"
The bronze Of the Elector JOHN
WILLIAM, erected according to the
inscription by the citizens, but In
reality by the Elector himself" is the
pride Of the town on account of it's
massiveness. Royal and imperial
Germany has no love for HElNE, and
with each wave Of sentiment for
honoring him ut his birthplace there
would appear new bronse o.. a for.
gotten elector or Of some Hohenzol-
Tern prince. There is no site left"
said DTsseldorfer, even II the
town wanted to raise a memorial to
HEIyE."
There might have been some rec
ompense In the war had 1t swept
Germany clean OF royal effigles. Bur
they are as safe from the melting
pot us the KnIser's six sons are from
danger.
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SPOKEN LATIN.
We Say "Kiksro," bat the Germans
Call Him "Tsltsero,"

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN--Sir: In
view OF the many misconceptions re-
sarding the pronunciation Of Latin
should like to offer q few observations
on the subject.
Is taught according to the Continental
system, although each one OF them en-
ploys q different pronunciation, as shall
presently show.
Tho barbarous English system, as
one Of the several measures introduced
as tho result Of a broad educational
reform in America, has fortunately been
driven from out our academic halls.
and We now teach what Is known as
the Roman pronunciation.
To say that this method OF instrue-
ton is dictated by the result. OF Ger
man scholarship II not strictly true.
Let US take. for instance. the word
Cicero" According to our system we
teach It as IL Il were written "Kikero."
but the Germans pronounce It as ''Tsit-
sero." l. e.. giving tho c n sound re-
semblns IS in the word lets" and the
Italians learn It as "Chichero."
The question then arises. Did the
"
before the novels T. and II We Hnd
this same word in Greek documents
written kikeron. so II Is evident they
heard tho hard palatal sound, which is
represented by the Greek Kappa" tk).
In early Latin the hard sound Of G
was represented by the symbol C. A
survival Of this Is seen Throughout
later Latin, for the authorizations OF
tho proper means "1alus" and 'Gnaeus"
remain &C" and "Cn." respectively.
It. IS siso of interest to note that
gamma, the third letter Of the Greek
alphabet, corresponds to c. the third
letter OF the Latin alphabet. II was
not until ca. sS3 b. C. that the g was
introduced into Latin 10 represent the
hard sound we give it in English. and
then c began TO replace X. The latter,
however. was retained in abbreviations ::
XIX. (caiumn!ae causa), &c.
The letter V also seems to have
aroused some difference OF opinion.
Preceding vowel it is used inter-
ohangeably with U, so that We have
"vel' or 'uel." To say that this letter
when preceding a vowel should be pro-
nouneed like the English w is. I think.
erroneous.
We know that In the older period
such a word as 'lsrua" {found in
Plautus) Is pronounced as q trisylla-
BILE: la-ru-a- In the classical period and
under the Empire this u no doubt at
tained q sort OF seml-vocal,c value, but
did not become dlsyllabic; IL 10 to be
supposed. rather that there was a
rapid slide from the U TO the following
vowel, a. In the French "ou.."
I might add. as a matter OF interest,
that the w sound In English il of Ger
manic origin. Thus. the word war
goes back TO vera" (quarreD, and
the corresponding w sound Is found in
the Romance tongues represented by
Gu. So We have In French "suerre"
and In Spanish and Italian guerra
Before We attempt to reform our sys-
tenn OF pronunciation let us hnd out
how much our Latin teachers In schools
know about it. II may not he the fault
OF the system.
II there are other points in doubt !
shall be glad TO answer any inquiry
pertaining thereto.
WILLIAM c. WELLS, Jr,
RUTGERS COLLEGE, New Brunswick
n. j., August 10.
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WITH THE CRITICS EYE.
Vain Is tho Search for Fiawless Eng.
lish In q World Of Weak Moftals.

70 r,yr rnrrop or TYR S,-s-Sir. III.
sim MI, I'M by the no,ice NJ summit
n II IN ward of garden thieves Ais
With ,ovous envy othsr ,i,usglirp war
y,rdsrs, who have lass nrotectior
To ,bose whose yayetah,s natcbes
renresep,,ns. r,apv weary hours NJ toll
;rrirsti,n and nravsrs srs .xnos.d az a
ns.an, ,smn,at,op 70 ruthless and mar.
hans weak. nortals. IL would seen, that
the Sumnit po,Ics .bould h. nra,sad
for nanf,,I,v ,rterno,inv .vsn b.dIy
~,ordsa n,s. hs,voen .rr,nv br,,, MIND
.a,.sr.I hvrar.a aoxar ,,,c,ov, "a. ,t,r .
cav. ,,n.nin- ,o,nato.. ana sursry
ANYBODY who has a thing or two 10
A with coarinx combinations from, n
.,,.,,. ~. I'll, 80. a. -,
1,., 80 -, 'e
He wv "NNus s''"s 's"' app
cistes 'hAl ohiy poHceHn"h wouio
make garden perpetrate an overt Hct
OF the seh'eh' WILL namely th'e'eIE'
however, theVefy IL something mat
every wen resa'aIea piuecoat aDhors ue-
'oteoiy' 30 wen meaning one shouid
not De plamea tor suffering III MS
composition IN SO sooo cause
30, 100 oy 'ne way "heh " comes 10
sieu,hins OUT 'ne ia! rhetoriesi' gram
mat'oa' anu ethical mess II ID nara 10
tell VINO heeos ivy most sympathy the
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international methods as they have
bean disclosed since the beginning
Of the war.
There are no obvious physical rea-
sons why there should be n present
deficiency In the supply Of rice In
Japan. The average crop of rice Is
210,OOO,0Oo Of bushels, and In the first
year Of the Russo.Japanese war It
was increased to 255,0O0,OO0. In
Count OKuMA's Fifty Years of New
Japan" published In 1909, the future
Of Japanese agriculture was most
hopefully discussed, and 1t was con-
fidently predicted not only that the
cultivated lands In the empire would
be doubled In extent but that the
productivity Of oil would be greatly
enhanced by the application OF the
principles Of scientific agriculture,
which are becoming more effective
every day.
This prediction was sanctioned BY
an editor who had been Prime Min.
lister Of japan and Minister for For
eign Affairs. 1t Is hardly credible
that with this potentiality OF prog.
ress japanese agriculture has been
permitted to languish or deteri0rate.
On the contrary, the chances are all
the other way; 80 that IL there be a
real dearth Of rice, which constitutes
the chief food supply Of the country,
1t would seem to be attributable to
acknowledgement Of the rice crop after
1t Is grown rather than to any din
Guilty in growing 1t.
In any event, the Government of
the Mikado may be relied upon 10
deal wisely with the disturbances,
be the causes political or agricultural
or both. Sagaclous statesmanship
adequate TO the solution OF such a
problem must exist among n people
who in half a century have estab
lished their title to be admitted to the
brotherhood Of the great powers of
the earth.
Japan is an invaluable ally Of the
other nations arrayed against Ger
man aggression; and nothing must
be allowed to lessen her helpfulness
at the present juncture.
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want to assure you that made many
friends"
Mr. Boggs says that the-e were scores
or college men scattered through u.
loo recruits on the Meade when "a
started his life as an embryo ssila-
and he, admits his studies In psychology
proved intensely interesting incident.
any, the minister says that in more
ways than one his college education
helps him in scrubbng decks and POI.
fishing brass.
The trained mind Is quickest 70
grasp the easiest and best way Of Go.
ing thing" he commented. "Otter.
times II is the scientific method against
the haphazard way But the man with
the trained mind Invariably Is willing
to teach those about him. ard the r..
suit is that Uncle Sam will &c, ror.,
of experts"s
The Rev. Mr.. Boggs says he st his
first real thrill out Of his wofN when
he was transferred from The Meade 70
the Cobb.
This was the greatest day had 81.
perienced in the service" he said ''hs'
cause 1t meant that soon would 70
to sea Right here want TO cay ,ha.
we have no pessimists In this service
all the boys are optimistic over the
outlook. although. OF course. some grow
very pessimistic on their first trip ou
TO sea--and who can blame them whec
they think ais up with them rs
enough to cause any one TO grow blu
Fortunately, however this feeling SOON
passes away.
Already Mr. Boggs has been og; on
seleral trips and he counts j. IS R rare
treat 10 view the gorgeous scenery 'N
Is unfolded on the Maine trips Ne sa''
he feels certain that the good ,b&ss
in the service more than couateIa.iitce
the few hardships. whiyh really are not
hardsh!ps at all, he says II viewed from
the proper perspective.
Mr.. Bosgs graduated from ne r''"
byterisn College OF South Carolina '1T
year and it was while studyHs '|"
and preaching in Greenwood Hat 10
was seized with the spir, tina, sent Ntn
10 sea. After discussing 'hn ma'tr
with his wife and :. &. HODGES. tie .'.@
recruiting agent OF the Mrr'h''' Ma
r!ne. he decided this branch ~ ~" '@.'
vice was best suited 10 him ard N'
versa. In telling about rs trip nora
NJ. Boggs eaid that one o, the ''ea''
ant parts OF the journey WAS las ''''
TO New York, whore he had never ~
tied before. Boston. too, has r''
tieular appeal TO the young clergyman
from tho South and much - rs S7a'
time Is spent across the haI
Mr.. Boggs is married ana 4 h' :"
mains in this section OF tina comfy 10
expects to have his wife Join Inn.
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ToTHE EDlToR OF The SuN---> We.
was in my early teens the raH' "
Tom Collins was suddenly made taNo',
1t seemed as IL every one was on tic
hunt for an individual havina TAI coz
nomen.
In some instances he had e." q ''"'
TO impart to persons he was .'o"'.'
for, In other instances he had ratsh''
those who were on his trail Tom N''
Inns was here, there and eve ""v'.
and he kept his tongue wagp a"''
people, lie was a VIII n the ~,
TN finally turned out that "'N
Inns was myth. IlowCvD.. ..- ''
for Tom Collins continued for Digs ~,
many arrests were made on a., '.'" ".
citizens assau,ting innocent u"n ""
were pointed out az the mdN.dna w.,
had accused them OF all sorts ri "a 'l.
Does any old timer know how '.r ~"
Collins joke started and ia MA '''
NEW YORK, August 10, J. " "
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don representative Of TnH sUS.
him one day into conflict with Ana,o,.
France In an amusing way. Tbs
latter, in the course OF his travel. IS
Turkey, had discovered in the sho"
OF Jewish merchant Grec,an
statue OF a good period. 81 cam.
take 1t with me-" he said to the deal,
but IL you should come to Paris y,
business, fetch 1t with you and r.,
buy it,"
Some time later the Syrian Jox
made the voyage with the statue
only. instead Of taking it to Ana,oa
France, he knocked at Pozzi's dons
u thought" said he Ingenious,
that a great surgeon must maIs
more money than a novelist and tb,,
you would pay me more" de Wa
not mistaken; PSzzi bought the stain.
Anatole France bore him a prua..
for a few days only, and later On =
heard the pair OF them laugh ov.,
the incident.
But above all, DR.. Pozzi wa, Il,
imitably gracious toward womst
Sometimes this graciousness was -,
may so express myself, a trife sur.
gical To a lady who said TO him on.
day. "Oh, doctor. how nice You A..
to u.s." he replied.
L do what can. can boast ,h,,
Of all the surgeons who have ev.,
operated on women. am the ono VIA
has left the smallest scars; am I'm
great an admirer of their beauty IA
wish to destroy It,"
One ob the last times that I had IN,
pleasure of meeting Pozzl before IN.
war was at table where were assam.
bled the Vicomtesse de Mailles IN.
poetess; the Duchess dc Polyriac sna
another literary woman who slyr,
"Femina" to her greatly apprecia,.a
articles in the Figaro. Besides AIfr,d
Capus and n. Etienne the former
Secretary for War, there was doctor
whose name I have forgotten. But
have not forgotten his rubicund phv..
ognomy and his air Of authority. H.
was what is called "medecin a
regime" He passed his lifs say,ns
Don't eat that ladies'; don't dr;p,
this Which made a great imprp,.
sion on all.
II don't understand him" nu-.
INJURED Pozzi In my ear. From nv
youth up have always said TO nv.
self that If could not have an Agra.
able life and long one I'd rather
have the agreeable one. And YOU -,
that has not prevented me from bav.
Ing long one too!'
And while he drank his Burgundy
and ate truffies with the appetite o,
young man, 1 admired his majestic
and almost youthful head. The mad.
ness Of a patient cut short his exist.
ence, for he ought to have lived long
years yet.
He was honored with a military
funeral in virtue OF his rank az Sur.
geon-General. The religious SERVE,
was celebrated at the Protestant
Church In the Avenue de la Grand.
Armee. The President OF the Republi,
was present. as we'll as NJ. Clemen.
ceau, who was a personal friend 0,
Professor Pozzl.