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was Wordsworth"
In writing out the story of this vision
for her mother Miss Ward adds that she
had q distinct impression of the high
collar and stock, the same as in the por-
trait of the poet on the stairs at Rydal
Mount. Mrs. Ward does not suggest that
there was anything supernatural about
this incident; on the contrary, she regards
it as can interesting example of the in
fluenee of mind and ASSOCIATION on the
visualizing power Of the brain" Never
theless she notes the fact that her daugh-
ter did not know, until after the occur
renee, that she was sleeping in Dorothy
Wordsworth's room, in which it was the
habit of the poet to sit day after day
when he came TO visit his mentally stricken
child
Lytton Strachey Again.
As the great Dr. Arnold died in 1912
at the early age of AZ, Mrs. Ward can tell
us nothing based on personal knowledge
of one who passed away before she was
born. 1t is strange that man who died
SO young should be thought of always as q
venerable character. Mrs. Humphry
Ward, however, shows her loyalty to her
grandfather's memory by an emphatic
protest against the biographical sketch
contained in Mr. Lytton Strachey's Em-
inent Fictoridns. If Mr.. Lytton Strach-
ey's estimate of Arnold of Rugby is cor
rect that distinguished man was not en-
titled to rank as an eminent Victorian or
as eminent in any age; he was narrow
minded pedant whose reputation was
wholly undeseryed. Few of us are willing
10 accept this view. Bitter biography is
ready method of attracting attention; but
it seldom proves palatable long.
Mr.. Lytton Strachey's essay on DIR.
Arnold reminds us of the sLlit on Tcnny-
son written by the late G. w. Stevens,
the South African war correspondent, to
show that the poet laureate was guilty of
n seandalous abuse of friendship toward
Arthur Hallam in writing In Memoridm!
This is what Mrs. Humphrey Ward has
to say in a footnote about Mr.. Lytton
Straehey's attack:
AT the moment of correcting these
proofs my attention has been called to n
foolish essay on my grandfather by Mr..
Lytton Strachey, none the less foolish be
cause it is the work of an extremely clever
man. IF Mr.. Strachey imagines that the
effect of my grandfather's life and char
acter upon men like Stanley and Clough,
or a score of others who could be named,
can be accounted for by the eidolon he
presents to his readers in place of the real
human being, one can only regard it as
one proof the more of the ease with which
a certain kind of ability ouJwits itself"
In these days when Greek is no longer re-
quired for the B. A.. degree in college it
may be useful to add that eidOlOn means
"a phantom" in this temperate and just
rebuke.
Clough and Stanley.
Clough and Stanley, mentioned in this
fOotnote, were both among the notable
friends of Fox How, TO whom Mrs. Ward
devotes chapter in the first volume of
her reeoIlections. We suppose that
Clough's Say Not the Struggle NOu9ht
Arnileth is as familiar to the English
speaking world as any short poem written
in the nineteenth century. ClOugh sent it,
written out in his own hand, to Mrs.
Wards father when he was living in the
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no diversions, none no relief from the
breathless adventure of trying TO please
him and doing ones best" There can be
no doubt that even among those who adj
mired Jowctt most he was somewhat
dreaded on account Of the atmosphere of
tension which usually surrounded him. OF
her early friends in this Oxford group
Mrs. Ward probably owed most to John
Richard Green, the historian, who WIS
afraid that she would become "a hopeless
boOkwOrm and dry-as-dust," and kept
constantly encouraging her TO try to do
original work "BegiH-and begin YOUR
book he said: Don't do studies and
that sort of thing book teaches one
everything as one writes it, He acted on
his own advice and by devoting his ener-
gies to the production of his Short His
tory Of the English People he earned a
place in literature which has seldom been
achieved IN SO brief life.
Estimates of Men.
Mrs. Humphry Ward brings her RecoL
LeetiOnS to an end with the century in
which she was born and ber own fiftieth
year. In an epilogue she adds some criti-
cal estimates of the great men of letters
OF the Nineteenth century and after" She
thinks 1t possible that one small volume
Will Ultimately contain all that is immortal
IN TennysOn's work. George Mcredith's
manner repealed her at first; under the in
tuenee of her uncle Matt she had
learned to love the limpid clarity of
French prose; but she finally comedies
that with George Meredith as with Henry
James, the man behind the obscurity is
great enough to reward the readers effort
to understand him, just as muscle is
strengthened by exercise. Like Alpine
climbing, 1t admits US TO a world of beauty.
Of Robert Louis Stevenson she saws that
If he had lived ten or twenty years longer
he might well have done work that would
have placed him with Scott in the history
Of letters. This hardly seems adequate,
yet she adds: He is sure of his place"
We think so.
The reader will finish these two volumes
of recollections with the feeling that he
has been having a long and delightful talk
with an intimate friend-who is probably
entitled to rank higher than any other
Enghshwoman now engaged in the pro-
fession of literature. The story of her
life is interesting in itself and she has
told it in an interesting way. With these
words of commentator We may venture
to suggest that the publishers would do
well to add an index to the next edition.
A WPITEP g pErOT ECsrInNS d. n.
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Merits of Her Recollections.

Merits of Her Recollections.
The two volumes which Mrs. Humphry
Ward has modestly entitled A Writer'S
Recollections constitute an admirable
autobiography of a distinguished woman
of letters. The author is an interesting
person in herself and she is interesting on
account of the men and women she has
known. She talks TO you as though you
were familiar acquaintance and she tells
you about things that ale worth while.
Her sketches of character are drawn with
a light hand, yet in such way as to leave
a lasting impression on the mind of the
reader; and she has a sense of proper
ton which is not always found in ladies
who write books
The authors pictures of her early life
= Mt the spacious Arnold home at Fox How
are charming. 1t stood, and still stands,
in the beautiful valley leading from
Ambleside to Rydal, with its windows
looking straight into the heart of the semi
circular mountain known as Fairfield,
clothed with soft woodland at its base.
The garden at Fox How was the chill
dren's JOY. ats little beck with its mimic
bridges, its encircling river, its rocky
knobs, its wild Strawberries and wild
rnspberries, its queen of birch trees rear
ing a stately head against the distant
mountain, its rhododendrons growing like
weeds on its messy banks, its velvet turf
and long, silky grass in the parts left wild
all these things have made the JOY of
three generations" The picture of the
house at Fox How, in the first volume,
confirms all that Mrs. Humphry Ward
says of its attraetveness.
At WORDSWORTH Home.
The Wordsworths lived in the neigh
borhood and our author was taken when
she was little girl to Rydal Mount to see
the poets widow. Fifty-two years later
she visited the house, which had been
renovated and rebuilt and was occupied,
as it still is, by Wordsworth's great
granddaughter and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Fisher Wordsworth. Mrs. Wards
eldest daughter was with her and on the
first night of their visit she slept in
Dorothy Wordsworth's room. Here she
experienced a strange vision.
She had left the window wide open and
bright moonlight shone through 1t into
the room. She woke suddenly and found
herself sitting bolt upright in bed. Only
the moonlight impressed her at first, but
soon she perceived that it was shining on
the figure of an old man seated in an arm
chair by the window. His hands were
resting on the arms of the chair and he
was looking straight in front Of him, with
q rapt expression on his face.
That's Wordsworth" said the young
girl to herself as she watched the figure,
which apparently caused her no alarm.
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Clough and Stanley.

Clough and Stanley, mentioned in this
fOotnote, were both among the notable
friends of Fox How, TO whom Mrs. Ward
devotes a chapter in the first volume of
her reeoIlections. We suppose that
Clough's Say Not the Struggle NOu9ht
Auaileth is as familiar to the English
speaking world as any short poem written
in the nineteenth century. Clough sent it,
written out in his own hand, to Mrs.
Wards father when he was living in the
Antipodes.
In 1858, as child of seven, the future
Mrs. Ward twas an inmate of little
school kept at Ambleside by Miss Anne
Clough, the poets sister, afterward the
well known head of Newman College,
Cambridge, and wisest leader in the cause
of women" Walking home to Fox How
from this school with her father, Arthur
Hugh Clough and Arthur Penrhyn Stan
ley were also sometimes companions of
the little girl The future dean of West
minister used TO fascinate and terrify her
by suddenly propounding historical ques-
tions, such as "Where did Edward the
First die 2" "Where was the Black Prince
buried7" "Where did Henry the Fourth
die?r These thunderbolts were forgotten,
however, in the delight of hearing him re-
cite passages from Shakespeare or Scott
or Maeaulay, which he often did.
A Faulty Education.
As far as intellectual training was con-
cerned, the nine years of the child life
from seven to sixteen are declared to have
been practically wasted. 81 learned moth
ing thoroughly or accurately" she tells us,
"and the German, French and Latin which
soon discovered after my marriage to b
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
SIR. WASHBURN
DUE SATURDAY

According to advices received
this morning by Agent j. Il. Scott,
of the A. Y. n. company, the steam
er NJ. L. Washburn left Fortyinile
this morning and may be expected
to arrive in Nenana on Or about
the oath of this month.
The steamer Seattle No }, with
a large number Of employees Of
the Carlisle Packing company and
some freight for that concern, is
reported to be a few hours behind
the Washburn. She will 90 direct
to the south mouth of the Yukon,
where she will land her passengers
and make delivery of the freight
on board. She will then proceed
to Kotlik, at the mouth of the
Yukon, and bring up the frs! per-
ishable freight coming into the
country via ST Michael.
The Washburn has a load of pass
engers for the Interior and also
some freight which came in over
Lake Lebarge.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
SHORT COURT SESSION
TO BE HELD AT TANANA

Frank B. Hall, deputy clerk Of
the district court of the Fourth
division, was a passenger on the
steamer Tanana yesterday, bound
for Tanana.
He is going there in advance Of
the court party for the purpose Of
making arrangements for holding
a short term of court there The
term is called for the purpose Of
hearing petitions for naturalization
only. No cases will be heard al
this session.
Mr.. Hall stated that the court
party will probably leave Fairbanks
for Tanana on the steamer Wash
burn, and thought that Judge Bun
nell will get away from Fairbanks
ahead of the court party if possible.
At the conclusion of the session
at Tanana, the court party will 60
on to the Iditarod district and hold
a term of court there, as customary
every year, returning to Fairbanks
during the late summer. Mr.. Hall
could not definitely say whethe-
or not term of court will be
held at Ruby this summer.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
GERMANS INSIST 7REA TY TERMS ARE TOO HARSH
PADEREWSX ENROUTE TO PARIS SEEKING ALLIED AID
RUTH IN ASYLUM;
TO Be EXAMINED

SEATTLE, May 19.-Ruth CARR
son, 1S-year-old Seattle girl, who
was committed recently to Walla
Walla for the murder of Mrs Grace
Storrs, has been delivered to the
officials of the state penitentiary.
and now occupies room in the
insane ward Of the institution. She
is being closely watched and will
soon be examined by state alienists
to determine her sanity.
1t is regarded as certain here that
an effort will be made in the near
future TO secure the girls release
on the grounds of recovery from
her supposed mental collapse.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
CONGRESS CONVENES:
MESSAGE TOMORROW

row they will have read to them
the Presidents Paris message,
which was cabled to Secretary Tu-
multi last week.
In addition to the consideration
of important appropriation and re-
construction measures, it is expect
ed the Republicans will devote a
large share of their time, during
the session. to the investigation of
war activities as conducted by the
Democrats. Charges of great ex-
travagance and Encouragement
have been made against the admin
istration, in connection with the
war work, and it is regarded as
certain that numerous inquiries will
be conducted.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19

WASHINGTON. D. c., May 10
wireless Pursuant to the call
of President Wilson, cabled from
Paris several weeks ago, the Sixty.
sixth Congress convened today in
extraordinary session for the con-
sideration of many measures of
vital Importance to the nation. The
Republicans have majority OF
thirty-nine votes in the house and
two in the senate, sufficient for the
control Of both branches. but sub
ject, nevertheless. to the restrain
ing influence of the Presidents veto.
The Republicans lack the necessary
two-thirds to override veto.
The Republicans are busy or
ganizing today, both branches being
occupied with this work. Tomor-
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
WARRANT ISSUED;
DURG|N ARRESTED;
BAIL FURNISHED

E. E Durgin of Fairbanks. who
was arrested by the city authorities
last Saturday, shortly after being
caught in the act of rifling the
postoffce box rented by the First
National bank. was formally taken
up on a warrant issued by the dis
trict judge, on complaint sworn
to by Fire Chief Henry Gohres.
He was arraigned before I. S,
Commissioner Reed Heilig and will
be given an opportunity 10 enter
his plea tomorrow.
None Of the parties concerned
has made any definite sta:emen,
regarding the alleged crime. but i:
is reported that the accused man
had at least one letter containing
money on his person at me time
he was first taken INTO custody.
which he is alleged 70 have alb
stracted from the First Nat.ona.
bank postofice box.
After his arraignmen- before the
commissioner, he was given an OPP
portunity to secure bordsmen. anj
he was released from custody late
Saturday evening on bonds furnish
ed by Tom Youle and another gen
tleman Of Fairbanks
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
CABLE IS DOWN;
PRESS RELAXED

a break has occurred again in the
telegraph cable, between Waldo: and
Sitka, and as consequence. tele-
graphic messages, detailing import
ant events, will not be received
until perhaps late this evening.
The cable broke on Saturday
evening, and it is expected that
the repair ship has been sent 20
remedy the defect, but no definite
news of this has been received
locally.
1t is particularly disappointing
at this time. as the special session
of Congress meets today and almost
everyone in Nenana is intereste
in the happenings at Washington.
The first press message received
in Nenana today by way of the
Bremerton-Valdez naval radio route.
came in late this afternoon. The
message was brief and will be found
elsewhere in these columns. More
news is expected later-too late TO
be published in this issue of the
Nenana News.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
FARMERS BANK MOVES
TO NEW QUARTERS

On Saturday evening, at the
close Of business for the day,
Harry St. George and Wallace
Cathcart, who own and operate the
Farmers Bank, at Fairbanks, with
several others assisting them, moved
the fixtures, etc from the old Red
Cross building, which they had oc-
cupied since the big fire, to the
new building across the street, on
the exact spot where the burned
building stood.
The fixtures were moved and the
transfer made in good shape, and
the Farmers bank opened Cor Lusi-
ness this morning at the same old
stand. The new building is an
exact replica of the original, which
was totally destroyed in the re-
cent big fire.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
GERMANY CANNOT
PAY INDEMNITY
SAYS BR|T|SHER

LONDON.-lt will be impossible
TO cripple Germany without to some
extent Gripping British lrade. Chas.
). Adds, director of he Bans Of
England loIo the lhs''-u'e OF sans
CTS recently 10 secure ;he mani
mum indemnity Tor the minimum
81 INJURY 10 the trade OF the coun-
'i!' ne Sa'a' II womb De AeceS-
S"fF 10 "Hofd germany flee access
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
CASE TO
Be HEARD TODAY
IN APPEAL COURT

In the circuit court Of appeals
at San Francisco, the case of Mailo
Segura will be heard today. The
condemned man will be represent
ed by Attorney Leroy Tozier.
Mailo Segura is at present con-
fined in the Fairbanks federal bas-
tile, under sentence of death for
the murder, on May 5, 1918, Of
George Riley, in the boiler-house
on the Riley & Marston claim, on
Otter creek, Iditarod mining dis
trict.
Segura was brought TO trial be-
fore Judge Bunnell at a session
of the district court held at Idita-
rod in July, 1918. The trial lasted
from July 9Th to July 18th and re-
suited in a verdict of guilty as
charged being returned by the
jury.
The sentence of death by hang
ing was pronounced by Judge Bun
nell on July 18th, the time of ex-
ecution being fixed for a day in
October, 1918.
a stay of execution was granted
later, pending an appeal of the
case.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
HUNS CONTINUE
TO VIEW TERMS
AS IMPOSSIBLE

PARIS, May 19.-Reports reach
ing this city from Berlin continue
TO assert that Germany cannot ac-
cept the peace terms which have
been submitted by the Allied pow
ers. President Ebert is reported -
have declared, in a speech made
yesterday, that his government
could not sign the treaty in its
present form.
Count Rantzau, head of the Ger
man delegation, whose departure
from Versailles on Saturday was
heralded as withdrawal Of the
German delegates at the peace con-
ference. returned to the French city
today. He spent Sunday at Spa, in
conference with representatives of
the German government.
When Rantzau left Versailles on
Saturday, it was reported that he
might not return, because of differ
ences among the German delegates.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
TIME EXTENSION
FOR INCOME TAX

According to information receiv-
ed at the local signal corps sta
ton today, Alaskans have been
granted an extension of time until
June Is to make returns on their
income taxes. Under the law, the
returns from Alaska should have
reached Tacoma by the first Of
March Owing to the delay of
Congress in passing the amended
income tax bill, it was impossible
to attend to the distribution of
blanks sufficiently early to insure
returns on time. Particularly was
this true in the case Of Alaska,
hence the extension.
The extension means that there
is still time to make returns, if
the matter is attended to prompt
"; also that those who failed to
make returns by the first of March
will not be subject to penalty,
provided they do not delay be-
yond June IS.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
FIRST BOAT Of
SEASON ARRIVES;
BOUND TC RUBY

The A. y. \. company's steamer
Tanana, under the command Of
Captain George Green, arrived in
port about 7 o'clock last night and
sailed again for Ruby and Dawson
before midnight j. A. Fairborn,
general agent of the company at
Fairbanks is acting as purser on the
steamer Tanana and will so cor
tinue until r. B. McCorkle, the
regular purser, joins the boat. He
is now on his way down river on
the steamer Washburn, and will
probably join the Tanana at Tanana
on her arrival there from RUBY
The boat landed IA tons of
freight, most of which was con-
signed TO the n. c. Co., some
registered mail and the following
passengers: George Hunter and
Miss Alice Warner
Her other passengers were:
For Whitehorse-H. cambridge
For Circle-James Muir.
For Tanana-F. B. Hall.
She took away from this port
about ten tons of freight, the
through mails and the following
passengers:
For Seattle-H F. Faulkner, B.
NJ. Toboff and George Zelik
For Dawson-W. Houston and
another
For Ruby-George Bojanich.
For Tanana-C. S. Crider.
She had the Canadian barge
Stewart in tow from Fairbanks
and, it is understood, will take two
more barges in tow at Tolovana
if that river is clear of ice and
the barges are free. Several barges
of the A. Y n. company wintered
in the Tolovana river.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
FAIRBANKS BALL
TEAMS COMPETE:
OLO1|MERS WIN

Yesterday afternoon, al the Fair
banks park, teams composed Of
Has Beens' and Newcomers en-
gagged in a friendly game Of base
ball, in the presence Of quite
large gathering of fans.
The lineup Of the teams was *
follows;
Has Beens-Parks, catcher: Fow-
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
BILLY LYNN GETS
GRADE CONTRACT

W. j. Billy Lynn, who for
some time past, had opened and
operated coal mine near old 35-
mile, was awarded a big grading
contract on the Nenana-F Fairbanks
line.
He is leaving today on the
steamer Shusana with some of his
crew for Fairbanks, to commence
operations on his contract Yes
terday he despatched Joe Clark and
team of horses which he hired
from the A. E. c. to work on his
contract. The team will travel
by way of the right of way.
Lynn's contract extends from
station No. 21284 to 2142O, a dis
lance OF 1850 feet, the major
portion of which consists of a
through cut He will use the steam
shovel to get through the cut, US
ing the material taken out of the
cut for the fill beyond.
The stretch of right of way he
will grade is within the limits of the
division under the supervision of
Resident Engineer Hawley W.
Sterling, near camp 449, and is
more easily reached from Fair
banks. Pete Anderson, Victor Nick,
Harry Owen and Fred La Plant will
accompany Mr.. Lynn on the Shu-
sana today.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19

PARIS, May 19.-Premier Pade-
rewski, of Poland, is enroute 70
Paris to confer with the Allied
peacemakers on matters of great
Importance to Poland, and it IS
hoped that the conference will be
able to straighten out the tangle in
which the Polish people find them
selves. 1t is considered probable
that the crisis will be adjusted in
such a manner as to insure the re-
tention of Paderewski as premier.
The premier is expected here on
Thursday
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
ALASKAN FORESTS
GET NEW MANAGER

PORTLAND. Ore, May 10.
H. Flory, assistant district forester,
has been elevated to the position
of superintendent of Alaskan for
ests, succeeding Superinte ldent
Weigle, who will become supervisor
of Snoqualmie forest. The new su-
perintendent will assume his duties
in the North on July first.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19

c. S. Order, representing the eI-
press companies doing business 10
Alaska, left for Tanana on the
steamer Tanana last night.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19

George Hunter, manager of NJ.
A. Pinska's store in Fairbanks, ar
rived in Nenana on the steamer
Tanana yesterday on business
trip. He will be in town for a
few days.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19

Jim Fairborn, general agent If
the A Y. n. Co. at Fairbanks,
passed through Nenana yesterda,
on the steamer Tanana, on which
boat he is acting as purser tenn
porarily.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
LAUNCH VICTORY SAILED
FOR FAIRBANKS TODAY

The launch Victory, with Fred
Douse at the wheel, sailed for Fair
banks this morning at 9 o'clock
She took away the mail and Joe
Wood. Alex Fowler, Robert E.
Burns, VIM. Muir, DR.. Kenison.
Harry Agoff and Pete Frtoff as
passengers for the upper town.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19

Frank B. Hall was a through
passenger on the steamer Tanana
last night. He is the advance
guard of the court party.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-05-19
TEMPERATURE

Sunday, May ID.