The Sunday Oregonian., April 12, 1908, Magazine Section, Page 11, Image 59

THE .SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL. 13. 1908.
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"Do you come to me, clear book
To me fromiier;
Gracious she not to overlook
Her worshiper.
See, here where I Iciss the place
Foolish me!
Haunting Fragments of her lace
Clings to thee. ,
So you tarried there awhile;
An hour or two ?
Little book, could I beguile
Speech from you?
-From "A Book Gift," by Tercwa M Daly
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nnH anrl Rue. Hv WHltnm 'ran Howciir.
Pn-. $l..M. )larprr & Hrothors, New
York City.
Stranpe a t'tr fiituntion may seem, to
borrow mi Irish phrase, this is a love
story without be I n k one. and will be
r hie fly remembered as a temperamental
study. ft fs out of the ordinary, ap
peal a divert I y to the imagination, and
Just the sort of plaeld literary picture
that g-nes with the name of William
Mean llowells. a man whom jcood
JudfiTt think is our jrrentest It v In a;
Anieriean novelist. Maybe. He has. of
course, written novels of more moment
than "Fennel nnd Rue." ,
The title harks bark to Shakespeare
nnd a passapre in T.oncfello w's "Oobbit
of Life," where he speaks of "And he
who battled and subdued, a wreath of
fennel wore." The plot hovers prin
ripally around the quests at the coun
try home of Mrs. V;tanple. supposed
to tie somewhere on I.onK Island Sound.
Hut the very first t hrob of t he story
mil err ns r. P. Verrian. a yminff novel
ist, who seems to suffer from an exfttf
srera ted idea of his own Importance.
He had written a problem story, which
was published in installments, and
a inoiiR 1 1 If; readers who wondered how
the story was roIuk' to end waa a -mysterious
yottner woman who signed her
self .1 e rush a Peregrine Ffrown. She
wrote a "weepy ' letter, statins: that
she was an invalid and was so siek
that fdic feared she might die suddenly
a t any mo men t. The story had yet
four months to run, and would the kind
author therefore inform her, before she
died, how his story whs gotn to end?
Verrian's vnnity was tickled, but in
the cniir.ip of the eor res po tide nee that
ensued it appeared that the motive of
Miss Brown nnd a Kirl friend in asking
the (juetion about the termination of
the story was only silly curiosity, and
thnt the hint of her a pproaeh Inp; death
was a ghastly Joke. Ycrrtnn then tvrore
such a crushing- reply to the flippant
Miss Brown that she subsided.
Then comes the incident of the
"hristmas house-party at Mrs. West
angle's home. Kn route to the festive
scene. Verrian meets one of the guests-to-be.
Miss Maeroyd, who affects a per
petual giggle. When the train slows
into Stamford, another figure painfully
ereeps into the story.
A gfrl eamn Into the car traitine her
skirts with a sort of vivid debility and over
turning seine minor pirees of hand-baffffae
wMrh ber draperies swept put of their shel
ter hf5Mt the rhatrj, She had tn take one
of the seats hti-li b:.k aitalnst the will of
Th RtHfe room, where she must fae th
hole lenifth of tho rar. aa.t wrasly
fnilrn bftek in the rlialr and motionlenn,
mm tf nlmet i: nron loiis ; but aftr the
tr.itn hart begun to stir she started up. and
a (juu-k riinginc of ber veil astde.
turned t. look out of a window. In tha
ftjfng insiant Verrian saw a coiorl)?s face
tt: pinched and run ken eye, under a
nern-le.-'kiPir ferehead and a withered
mouth ho?c llpa parted fehly.
Tills Is a portrait of Miss Shirley
Miss Jernsha Peregrine Hrown in dis
guise the girl wtfh whom Verrian was
to f.M In love an ever-present semi
invalid, reminding- one of the "cough
girl in "Ships That Pas In the Niffht."
Miss Shirley had been engaged by Mrs.
Westangle to professionally assist her
in furnishing- plans for each day
a m tisements of her house g-uests. and
among: these are a snowball fljrht and
a pame called "SerinR OhostsY
Verrian and Miss Shirley are thrown
now and then into each other's com
pany, and it would seem that she would
be about the last young; woman in all
the world with whom a healthy, snn
young man would fall in love. Verrian
and she furnish the motif for an un
spoken love-story, and they drift along
in tills relation until one day they
happen to meet in h theater and after
ward w.tlk through a New York t'itv
park. She casually mentions to him
that he is enaraged to marry another
young" man, and adds:
It only bar-pen"! lA"t wrk. You do
w!h me bappy. don't ou? No one know
what a Winter I have had Hit new. Everything-
spfmtni? to fail -" sSh choked and
lld n-n say any more.
And so Miss Shirley trots off with
another youns; man. and Verrian iroes
home to be comforted by hi mother.
Really, this Miss Shirley is an exas
perating young1 person. She reminds
me of a eheer!ss, wet sponge applied
to the back of one's netk, and held
there.
Mr. Eddy and the I-ate Kirit In Equity.
ly Michael Meehan. Illustrated. Michael
Veehan. oncord. N U.
This somewhat bulky but well-printed
m
f1
volume gives from the viewpoint of
Christian Science an acceptable report
of the court trial, which recently be
came known to newspaper readers as
Mrs. Mary Baker fi. Eddy -and the late
lawsuit in which she. waa the principle
figure. Many newspaper reports of the
proceedings were declared by Christian
Science sympathizers to be unfair, and
Mr. Meehan now undertakes to present
the case from his particular point of
view, f do not know whether his book
Is indorsed by Christian Science people
or not. But it is well worth reading.
The volume of 371 pag-es is divided
Into'siv books: What preceded the
filing- of the petition; proceedings be
fore the Chancellor; hearing before the
Masters, including- the colloquy be
tween counsel for next best friends
anil Judge- Aldrtch, request for
dlesmissal of the suit by coun
sel for next friends, and payment of
costs; opinions of learned a lien is ta who
were given opportunity to test the men
tal responsibility of the founder and dis
coverer of CHristian Science; editorial
comment on the trial In ifuiny newspa
pers and magazines; and brief biograph
ical sketches of mn directly interested
tn tho suit, as well as of some others
prominent fn Christian Science work.
The WelrM of -the Name, Ry Paul Bouret.
Price, S. 50. Little, Brown & Co., Boston.
Remarkable for its close study of the
French aristocrat of today, and espe
cially interesting; to American readers
as presenting; the views of a really
great French novelist, who has strik
ingly original ideas in plot and. creation
of character..
One of the best portraits g-iven is
that if the Marquis de Clavlers-Grand-champ.
5 years old. "very tall, very
straleht and was still slender, although,
nowerfully built, with a handsome face,
high colored, of which his snow-wlwto
hair intensified tho ruddy hue. His
long;, delicate, tapering- nose, a iittla
too near the epicurean, and clever
mouth pave to his profile a vag-ire re
semblance to that of Francois I. His
face did not need adventitous aid to
make even tho most igrrorant say of
liim when they first saw htm, 'He's a
walking- portrait.' Everything; in him
was eloquent of race, the prolong-ed
existence of a family in the constant
enjoyment of energy, wealth and domi
nation." -
In auch a presence as this the reader
instinctively recoarnizes ''a grand seig
neur." At the same time, 'inan's a man
for a' that."
Tangled Wedlock. By Kdgar Jepson. The
McOIure Oompany, New York City.
Animals are known to have stern
laws whioh govern them, the penalty
of breaking which in the wild is
death. Would that the wicked folk in
this silly novel of .London Bohcmlanism
had been forced to obey these same
animal laws. Marriage is pictured here
as a jest, a temporary experience,
which can be changed at will.
Mrs. Iseult Brent, already a wife with
a husband living, marries & Lord for
a money price and becomes his wife
in name only. An asbestos experience
follows among what Is known as the
"smart Set." What a pity Isuelt could
not be condemned to floor scrubbing
for th remainder of her natural life.
An English couplet meets the eye in
the last chapter:
A woman, a doge and a walnut tr!e
The mora ynu beat them, the better they bo.
It is to be feared that this novel has
a mischievous tendency.
Confeaeto Medici, by ttio author of '-The
Yeunjr Venpie. ' t.2". The Macmillan
. Company. New York city.
One thought stands out from among
all others after this delightfully remi
niscent book Is read that to equal it
in kindly wisdom one must turn to
I r. "Weelura" Maclure of "Bonny
Friar Buch" fame, to the Autocrat of
the Breakfast Table, or to Dr. John
Brown, the friend of "Rab." ft Is just
as if one talked In the strictest con
fidenoe to the family physician who
brought us into the world and cured
all the terrifying ills of childhood. It
tells of a physician as he ought to be,
and Is better than his medicine, be it
handed out In oh! ever so attractive
looking glass bottles. Tt is emphati
cally the experiences of a medicine
man, who has lived.
The author whoever he may be
says he has written down these
thoughts after the work of the day
was done, Just for the pleasure of the i
? i
is,
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writing. But be has unconsciously
helped others as well. For Instance,
he sa y s :
Men at last tire of thlr own company.
They have lived inside their heartu til! they
know every stick tt the furniture: they deslr
now. before ft la tno late, to leave that narrow
lodring, to any what they think, and to pro
claim what they have learned. . Not
all eenfesslon Is of sins and a man may enn
fe his fat;h. hla tanuranee op hi leve. te
the won! as we will. It mean no more than
this, that he goes outshie of hlmse'if for
i answer, aaauranee. audience . . To con"
T f i ss is to appeal to our fellow rreaturee. it
j may be to one. it may be to 'all, for eym
1 pnthy and a fair hearing.
Tt 1p In this sers1 and no other that the
l word Confesslo is used here. For here In no
! confession of sins and errore, no disclosures of
srrete, no mention cf names, no memory of
offense, no airs of penitence. I neither ravel
out my weaved-up follies, nor rnmplain that I
waited Time, and now Time doth wafte me.
Rven if It were true, I am not minded to talk
In that ullly way. I only want tn eonfess
what I have learned, so far as I have come,
from my life, so far as it haa Rone.
Deep Mont Grange by P. R. Crockett. $1.50.
T. Appleton ft Co., New York City.
With a north-of -Engl and setting.
T ep Moat 5range" pictures a tumble-down
estate near the village of
BreconMdr. the principal personages
in tne pages being Joseph Jarrow, bis
sweetheart. Klsle, a curate, and vil
lagers to order.
"The criminally Insane, wit and half
wit, religious fervor, obstinate force of
conviction, murder and love make up
a weird but In terest-makf n,cr novel.
Mad Jeremy is an ogre who tries to
kill Yarrow but is shot and killed by
Klsle. who neems to have neither
weakness nor remorse because of her
deed. Eren hnd killed her grand
father. Yarrow's reflection was: "I
resolved there and then that when
Klsle nnd I wer: married that I
should behave and give her no cause
to take an odd shot at me."
Stories of Wagner Operma Told for Children,
bv KliiRhelh M. vvheelock. The Bobbe-
Morrlll Co.. Indianapolis, lnd.
Seven conversation put on paper so
that children and even "grown-ups"
can form correct ideas of the Stories of
some1 of the greater Wagner operas.
The author has a positive talent in this
direction, and her book is at once charm
ing in style and helpful in endeavor. The
romantic nnd tragic are grandly group?d
and the Inrge, black print is a delight.
So is the pretty book cover of blue, gold
nnd white, with the picture of a swan.
The chapters, "The -Master Ringers of
Nuremburg." "The Flying Dutchman."
'lxhengrin." "The Rhinegold.' "The
Walkyrles." "Siegfried" and "The Dusk
of the Uods." Happy should he the little
boy or girl with musical tastes who will
get this beautifully designed book as a
present.
Jitaa Ponre de fjeoa. bv Frederick A. Obpr.
Illustrated. $1. Harper & Brothers, Now
York City. 1
Most schoolboys have heard of Ponce
de Leon's quest for the fountain of
youth, but there are, very few accessible
biographies relating to the romantic sol
dier explorer of early American history.
This storv is as interesting if it were
a novel and is written in attractive style,
designed to please Juvenile readers.
fOttlartne Trevalyan. By Louise MaunseM
Field. Tho McCluro Company, Now York
City.
.Many of the people in this novel of
New York society life have difficulty in
finding something to do to pass away
$fie time. What a pity they couldn't
be arrest'ed as. drones in a busy hive.
Dinners, dances, debutante receptions,
house parties, indigestible midnight sup
pers, and a general mad pursuit of pleas
ure with a devil-take-the-hlndmost end
ing. maJte.ijp the picture. It is a relief
to find Katherine the. one saint in the
crowd.
Quickened. By Anna Chapln Ray. Price,
M.Av. - Ldtue, uruwn v.u., jt.- -i.
A brto'ughtful. well-constructed study
of soul growth. Catholicism and Protest-
aniism. In and around yuenee. i anacia. ;
--5- J. M. QCENTIN. !
IV MBRARY AND WORKSHOP.
"Side Stepping With Shorty" Is the tl'lo
of a novel by Sewell Ford which ia prom
ised for this week.
A book which Is described as contain-in?
"the tales of Ateria. a country which long
aa-o lay on the distant borderlands." wilt
be published soon under th title "Woven
In the Tapestry," by Emily post.
Another book by Klinfr Ulyn Is promised.
It has for Its title, "The .Sayings of Grand
mamma." and comprises a series of rlrver
witttHsms and "sayina-s" of the character
peenitar to some other of Mrs. Glyn's
books.
The experience of a clergyman before,
during and after the xicriod of the 'Ivll
War forms tho material for a volume whicn
will be published this week undrr the title,
"Memories of Thr-'escoro Years and Ten,'
by Richard Mellwalne. l. t.. LL. I.
f!nrila T tall! Via new hrvilVr (if - r ai- 1
entitled: "An Earth P'"m ami Other Poem?."
Miss Dalilha has- already one. volume of poetry
to her credits "Kate and 7." The forthcoming
volume contains a long poem and a group of
lyrics, with an appreciative Introduction by
Edwin Markham.
'
The ' .mantveript of a -new nature biography
by ire blinil naturalist, f'larenee Tfawkrs. has
just been placed for early publication. Its
title' is rRIa.-k Prufn, the Biography of a
Rear." and It is said to depict the life of a
common hear of the central Allep-hanies with
remarkable power. As his clever stories indi
cate. Mr. Hawkes .-wenw to observe the move-
Books Added to the Public Library
DHB following list of books will be
on inspection in the circulatiriff do
partment of tho Public Library for one
-week and will jeo into circulation on
Aprit 13:
BIOGRAPHY.
Mistral. Memoirs; tr. by C. E. Maud. 10j7
Hannie. Wordsworth and his clrele. 1007.
Russell Romance o an old-time ship
master. IPO?. "
Washington. The seven ages of Wash
ington: by Owen Wister. T-J
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
7.uylen van Nyevelt- Court life in the
Putch republic, a. d.
. FICTION.
Rickert. Thex goldeni hawk.
Train. Mortmain. .
Ward. Walled in.
Whitaker Th settler.
FINE AKT3.
Peechev. Sir William Beechey; by Wil
liam Riberta. JfloT.
Penson. Biok f sports and pastimes
307.
Foster. -Complei pinoel. 1W7.
Hnrding. Lesson on art- n. d.
Pollaiuolo. roltaiuolo; by Maud Crutt
wcll. li7.
GERMAN ROOKS. v
Ar.sengruber Der schandfleck.
Pajovar. Alpehrosen und gentianen.
Pehrens An tons erben.
Bulow. tMo techier. '
Lltzmann. Clara Schumann. 2 v.
HISTORY.
Bedford. Hcidelberff, its princes and its
palaces. 1flo.
Curtis. From Hull Run to Chancel lors
Yi'le. 10-
V -Cormick The tragedy of Russia tn
Pacific Ada- 'i v. 1007.
Pais Ancient legends of Roman history.
LITERATURE
Thomas. An anthology of German litera
ture. l:K7.
SCIENCE.
Bjjrnell. Mr. Chupe and Miss Jenny; the
life story of two robins. 1901.
Flnlev. Tornadoes. 1 SS7.
Morgan. Elements of physical chemistry.
SOCIOLOGY.
Donaldson. Woman." her position and In
fluence la ancient Greece and Rome. 1EK7.
Henderson. ed. Outdoor labor for con
victs. lis7.
National child labor committee. Child
labor. ItMft.
Tyler. Growth and education. I,y07.
menre of nature, about him more- keenly than
do moFt people possessing the unimpaired use
or their eye.
A volume entitled "The RooK of Geovian
Vere. ' the second tn appear In a series
pisnned to cover the entire ranjte of Prittat!
verse. Is amona? Brentano's forthcoming Sum
mer publications. The book win be edited,
with notes, by William Stanley Braffh watte,
and comprises eelectivns from the poet who
flourished In the reigns of the four Qforaree.
T.aseeHes AbercromMe ia a new poet to
whose works the English critics have ac
corded the merit of "oririnaitty and power."
A volume of his poema entitled "Interludes :
and Poems." Is Jut announced, and amona; j
the Irterlude are "The New God: a Miracle."
RMnrl rtrjtmrfHe noetn : "The Fool's Ad- .
venture" in four dialogues, and "Peregrlnus-."
Miss- Peatrice Harraden's new book la to be
calied "Interplay." the title being taken from
an English author of old who wrote on his
title page: "And there was playe and lnter
n'aye of muslck. divers- Instruments- acting
on each other in curious fashirne." "Inter
play" will be a long book. Miss Harraden
ha been at work on It for something Ilka two
years.
Maurice Hewlett has left England and hia
favorite Italy in hia latest excursion Into
the fields of Action and chosen Syaln for
th mrfnn rtt hi romance. In his new
book. "The Spanish Jade," to be published
next month, he has r ven to his reaoera an
Insight Into various phases of Spanish life
and character that at least have the valu
of novelty-.
Among the new books for April are thfl
third and fourth volumes of the late ilr Spen
cer Walpoie's "The History of Twenty-Ffv
Years." The work as planned by the author
was to be a continuation of hia "History of
Pneland from the 'oneluslon of the Great
War in to ISf.S." The first two volume
were isued four vears ago and brought the
hifrtory up to 1S7. The two forthcoming vol
umes end with the year l(Wl.
TJppincotts have in hand another nature
hook to follow their "Trees; How to Know
Thrm." recen t ly a n nounced. This will be
called "Wild Flower Families." and it Is the
work -f Clarence M. Weed, a techerof na
ture subjects in the Iowe!l (Mw.)' State
Norms t school The book Is a disrusHon of
the more widely distributed herbaceous wild
flower?", and It is Illustrated by some eighty
pictures mado from photographs.
'
Among the new legal hooks Is "Popular
Participation In Lawt-Maktnrf." by 'Judge
Charles Sumner I3blnger. la.teiy of the Ne
braska Supreme Court, and now Cnited State
Judge in the Philippines'. The book deals
with the growth of the popular demand for
opportunity to act directly In civic affairs
without the intervention of delegates, or mid
dlemen. In developing the subject the author
treats this political movement historically and
It is applied to preeent-day civic problems.
rr. George Wharton Jamea. who ia an
adopted member of the Havasupai tribe,
has written a notable book, which has fir
lt! title "WTiat the White Pace May Iearn
from the Indian." The author has asso
ciated with Indirns for 25 years, and has
come to the conclusion that tha latter are
more sensible In many things that have to
do with, health and happiness than their
white brethren a belief which he develops
in detail, in his new volume.
"My Pets." by Marshall Saunders, will ha
published by the American Fapttet Publication
Society early next Fall. Thle book might very
properly be called a companion volume to
"Beautiful Joe," . by the same author. L.ikt
that popular autobiography of a dog. this new
work delineates animal life In a way that will
fascinate children. The number and variety
of birds and animals that paps In review in
this volume present to the reader a long pro
cession. The book will be profusely illus
trated, soma of the pictures being in colora.
General Homer I-ea's novel of fife In
China. "Tfc Vermilion pencil," was re
viewed In last week's Oregontan. General
Lea's uniform shown In the picture on thte
book page Is that of a lieutenant-general
In the Chinese army.- The gold buttons
have the coiled dragon surmounted by three
stars, and the medal on the side Is that j
of the F'oa Wong Whin. The gold star sua- J
pended by a crimson ribbon from the neck !
bears the medallion of the Emperor FCwang ;
Hau and these words; "To Homer T.ea.
from Kang Yu Wei." His Excellency King
Yu Wei waa the Emperor's chief adviser 1
at the time of hts deposition in 1RJ9.
-
Two books soon to appear with the Jacobs
Imprints are of especial archaeological Inter
est. One, called "Celtic Art In Pagan and
Christian Times." Is by J. Romllly Allen,
a high authority on his subject. Aa the name
Indicates, the volume deals ,wlth the archi
tecture and other forms of art traced back
to the Celtic inhabitants of Great Britain ,
before the arrival of the Anglo-Saxon. The
other hook If "Archaeology and False An-
tio.uittet." written by Robert Mlinro. It Is
nn account of the efforts made in both ;
England and America to palm off sham
antiquities upon foolish and unsuspecting
relic hunters. Both books are Imported from)
the English market.
in IS SO. one of the first twine seir-blnders
whs sold to a Minnesota farmer. It worked
perfectly, and was the wonder of the coun
try. Among the men and boy .who fol
lowed tho machine up and down the wheat
fields on Its first trial waa a small bo
named Herbert Casson. the son of a Metho
dist missionary. The youngster was fasci
nated by the big machine that could tie
knot a with Its steel fingers. Ho tramped
behind It day after day. trying to find our
lion-- the trick wa done. Tlls same small
boy, now a well-known New York writer
has recently written a history of the reaper
The Romance of the Reaper" a hooR
of unusual interest and importance to be
published in a few days.
Edward Chiids Carpenters' net novel. "Ths
Gateway of Dreams." will not be finished in
time for publication this Fall. Jacobs Co ,
who brought out this author's1 "Captain Cour
tesy" ir: lfOH and "The Code of Victor Jal
lot" In lflu7, expected to publish hie new ro
mance this year, but he has been obliged to
postpone its completion in order to write a
play for production In a New York theater
n-xt Winter. Mr. Carpenter recently placed
another play, which will probably be called
"A Karber of New Orleans." with William
Favershum. who will create the title role at
Oaly's theater. New York, fn the Autumn
The Faversham play haa Its locale in old New
Van de Warker. Woman's unfitness for
higher co-education. 190-'l.
" " USEFUL ARTS.
Bryant. Practical bookkeeping. lioa.
Croml. Indigestion treated by gymnas
tics. 107. . -
Davenport.-i-Principlos of breeding. 1JV7.
Howdrn. Boys book of locomotives. Iftt7.
King. Tables for the computation of illu
mination. IfHM.
Reliable Poultry Journal Pub. Co. Eggs
and egg: farms. Iiw7.
Sames. Pocketbook of mechanical engi
neering Ed. 3 rev, and enl. lOOS.
Taylor. On he art of cutting metals,
n. d
Woolman. Sewing course or teachers.
BOOKS ADDED TO THE REFERENCE
DEPARTMENT.
Minerva 'jahrbuch. 19O7-100S. '
Powera ft Poe. Outlines for the study of
art. J ti WOT.
BOOKd ADDED TO TJfE JUVENILE DE
' PARTMENT.
A!tsher. The young trailers.
Pyle. Nancy Rut ledge.
Pyle & Porter. Theodora.
Roosevelt. The Rough riders.
Sltarp. Wild life near home.
Tomltnson. Four boys in the land of
cotton.
Turl-sy. Godfrey Martin, schoolboy.
Books on tha Single Tax.
To supply a general demand the follow
ing list of boohs In ehe Library on the
Single Tax has been - prepared.
Connoly. I .and taxation and labor laws
fn New Zealand. (See s. foreign com
merce. Bureau of Consular reports. 1SH7 v
53. p. l-Mi.
George. Progress and poverty, lfto.
Powers. Some inequalities In land taxa
tion; the results of an investigation hv tho
Minn. Bureau of Labor. ee American
Journal of Sociology. IS(0. v. 4. p. 4ft-502).
Seligman. Essays In taxation, lwj..
Shearman. Mingle tax: what and why.
Se American Journal of Sociology. 1999 v
4, p. 742-77'
I", ft. Congress. Australasian tax system;
by the Revenue Commission of Colorado.
Iftol. -va-h Congress, 3d. session. Senate
doe. 29 In v. IV
White. Agriculture and the single tax.
f 6ee Popular Science Monthly. 1S90. v. 36,
p. 4Sl-50.
Most cf the important reports of state
tax commissions are to be found in the ref
eren?e room, where is also a much more
complete list of the material In the Library
upon taxation.
Public Library Notes.
Miss Katharine Failing wlTJ give a talk
In the children's room next Friday afternoon
at 4 o'clock on her experiences in Egypt.
I
MA ROAECDWAMON
EirtMcd at 2nd On Male Matter
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again. Three of otar cash circulation
were seized last week and talked to
the poiDt of death. Another was tor
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Ever since the announcement that
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tying helium, we have been flooded
with letters from proud pas claim
ing priority of invention for their
Mas. "We regret to state that thsy
nave been misled by a similarity of
Dames.
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Orirans, whono color and manners Mr. Car
pfntT o pirturcsqucly presented In Thp Cody
of Victor .Fallot. a holioay edition of which
hl publishers have in hand for issue in No
vember. ..
A friend writing: to J. S. Fletcher, whose
Mothers of Israel." published this month.
introduces this author to the American rcad-
IfiC public, describes him as "a very mod
ern man with modern ideas Immured in a
wornout, rnmbllmr. candle and lamp-lit.
KhOBt-haunted parsonage." This home,
with Its siiaTfroRtlve. possibilities for a novel
ist, is Rt East Hard wick in Knjfland. and the
loenlity has furnished Mr. Fletcher with tnfl
ma tertal Cor met of his romances so far.
Androwllna. his first novel, waa written
as far back as ISS!, and has been followed
by half a dozen romances. EngHsh critics
have likened his work to that of Thomas
Hardy. Sir Walter Tlesant, or 'onan Poyle
a variety of choice that at least Indicates
the versatility in style and subject of a
novelist who la as yet but sliehtly known
in this country.
One is Inclined to think of William Penn
as a Ouakor flrpt. last and always, a de
vout follower cf Fox. who mixed but slightly
rn the brawls and eayetles of hts time. It
is surprising. hoever. when one comes to
look over the annals of hia. life, to find what
a Roortly number of years he spent tn tha
way common to his kind. His father, who
waa an Admiral in the British navy, wished
him to be a man of fnshinn, and William's
career, at least the earlier part of It. was
not altogether free from the atmosy.'here of
the court ann salon. it is this phase- of
penn's llf. with the ensuing jutrujfcle which
he mado for Quakerism, which lends inter
est to a book that will soon be published
under the title "Quaker and Courtier; the
T,ire nnd Work of William Pcnn." by Mrs.
folquhoun Grant, author of "Queen and
Cardinal, etc.. a historical study based
la reel y on original investigations made at
Penn's home, in Portland. England.
Carl Kwald, the distinguished ranth au
thor, whoso books have heen translated
Into English by "A. Tefjtetra de Mat to?,
has recently died, and in his own country
Mr. Kwald had long- ranked as one of the
foremost men of letters". Thence his fame
has spread to Russia, fie rm any, HoIVand,
and finally to this country and Great Brit
ain. France alone has still failed to recog
nize his unquestionable originality, which
finds e:cpreslon in the simplest of tales
charmngly and humorously told. The vol
umes, "The Spider, and Other Tales." and
''My T-ittle Boy," published last year,
brought him into notice at once in this coun
try as a most poetic and finished writer
Of tales and "allegories full of a subtle
satire softened by a delicate fancy. In
England, so strong a hold has Ewald taken
since the publication of these stories that
a critic writes: "I am prepared to se each
volume of his varied works awaited as
curiously as were Ibsen's plays in the old
days of the nineteenth century, and much
more eagerly." '
"To attempt the transcription of the large
majority of bird noten would bo a hopeless
task, says Caroline Holme Walker in Coun
try T,lfe In America for April. "Take, for
example, the song of the canary, which is
but a succession of chirps, trills, and war
bles, without a single really musical ' ton
The mockingbird furnfshea another Instance.
His vocal pyrotechnic are marvelous to
the ear and occasionally he may give a
whfstle of a clar musical quality, but hi
song as a whole la merely a collection of
wonderful sounds. The little brown flnch,
with his red cap and breast, has endeared
himself to all Western people by his busy,
cheerful arj-'eet and his sweet song, bift who
could give upon any known instrument such
a representation of his strain as would be
recognized by his best friendst There are
many birds which have not a song simply
a ca.ll. and this sometimes consists of one
or two musical tones; but the greater num
ber of our wild birds sing after a method
peculiarly their own, and one which we can
neither Imitate nor of which we can give
any true idea by our present systeVn of musi
cal notation." Nevertheless the author
found a few bird songs possible to trans
cribe, and givea 11 of thfm. in notes upon
the staff.
.'.
Selah Merrill, for 1ft -years American Con
sul at Jerusalem, has put Into an elaborate
work entitled "Ancient Jerusalem.! the re
ssit of 3C years' continuous study and ex
ploration of the remain of -the ancient
city. The work contains aver 100 charts,
maps, and photographs, , many of which
throw liirht on subjects which .have hitherto'
been veiled In obscurity. Mr. Merrill hai
no pet theories to prove but taking the
year 70 A. D.. the year of the ftjege of
Titus, as a starting point, and Joseph us as
a guide, he has searched the ruin and ex
cavated the grounds, and thua brings to the
reader all thai, may be definitely known
about the arrangement of the ancient eity.
In the preface to his book he expresses the
opinion that "the recovery of Jerusalem be
comes more and more Impossible with every
passing -year." Modern structures are rap
idly going up in 'the ancient city, and by
them naturally the landmarks of antiquity
are inevitably beins; obliterated. Thus, "the
free ground left for the ick and spade of
the interested and educated explorer has aJ
xnost .entirely disappeared." Nevertheless,
much has been discovered during; the last 1
half century by the painstaking archaeolo
gists, and it is from these discoveries a a
basis that Mr. Merrill endeavors to restore i
the Jerusalem of antiquity.
1 Csrfw
l'M J I p,t. Applied For.
OUR EDITORS!
APRIL. 12. 1908
HINTS FROM
PARIS
for
NEAT DRESSERS.
By
Count Bon!
de Cashedatllh
Th large American checks that
were so prominently worn last sea
son by oo r best dressers are not aeon
at all now by our ultra-Smart set.
A simple way to accustom the
skin to frayed collars Is to massage
the neck gently at night with a small
hand-saw.
To prevent trousers from bagging
at the knees, we now wear them In
side out on alternate days. .
One of the most Inexpensive meth
ods to get clothes pressed thoroughly
la to lay them In front of a. steam
roller.
Household HeJpa
By
Ingenious Pas
NnMM to Iht fm ma&t
lat hat flcaf lanouW
Inetead ot throwing old Shoes Out
of the window, a so many do. we
now arrange there ' In neat rows In
the front garden and plant geranidma
tn them. This gives a very homelike
effect, and Is much admired.
SIMPLE,
i '
To driving halls Into thtft stuff, I
1wav hold the material on my lec
I can thus tell Instantly w'hen tha
nail has rone all the way through.
This simple plan saves touch Un
necessary hammering.
PRACTICAL.
A moist cellar Is otters caused by
dampness. In such eases I find it
very effective to take- the damp air
out gently, dry It In the sua and re
place. . INGENIOUS.
An Inflamed or otherwise painful
wife can often be alleviated by free
applications of soft soap.
COMFORT-
THE JEW PHYSICALLY
AN address of President Eliot not
long ago before the club of Jewish
Harvard students. In which he advised
thfm, on account of their short stature
and defective physique, to encnrase
among themselves the athletic and even
the military spirit, brought forth a storm
of protest from tho Jewish pulpits. The
discussion really turns upon the defini
tion of "a good physique." Does It mean
the ability., to perform certain feats of
muscular and bodily effort with a cer
tain degree of vigor or endurance, or
does It mean the ability to fight tha bat
tle 'Of life under modern conditions with
success and unimpaired vitality?
The Jewish race, aa a race, is shorter
In stature, feebler in muscular develop
ment and less Inclined toward the more
cnergetio and adventuresome pursuits,
such as railroading, lumbering, mining,
range riding and war than the majority
of the races which surround it. On the
other hand. It has a higher birth date, a
lower death rate, higher average lon
gevity and a smaller susceptibility to dis
ease than any Gentile competitor.
The one great -disease of the slum and
of the Ghetto Is now and has been for
at least a thousand years, tuberculosis.
In the lower wards of New York the
mortality among tho Jewish residents
from this disease Is barely ISO to the
100.000 living: that of their Gentile neigh
bors in the same wards and even in the
same tenements is from 450 to RoO to the
100,000 living. A nearly similar prepon
derance In favor of he Jew will be
found in the death rate of the Infectious
diseases. The only diseases to which
CIGAR, PIPE,
London Dancet.
SMOKING nowadays Is commonly tol
erated In the house, and even in the
drawing-room a cigarette is sometimes
permitted. The smoking of a cigar,
pleasant though It may be to the smoker,
and however irreproachable It's quality,
is banned by most careful housewives tn
their sancta sanctorum because its reek
is so persistent. The stale smell of cigar
smoke In a room Is peculiarly unpleas
ant and peculiarly difficult to get rid or.
It clings to the curtains and to most of
the articles of furmiure which present
any sort of an absorbent surface. It Is"
not so to the same extent with cigarettes
or with pipes. In the case even of a
single cigar, books, papers and textiles
reek of Its stale flavor, and the room
requires abundant airing before that fla
vor Is completely eliminated.
Air is an excellent scavenger, but
osone Is -more active In removing the
smell. The effect may be traced to the
fact that the smoking of a cigar pro
duces a larger quantity of pungent aro
matic oils than does the smoking of a
cigarette . or pipe. In the case of tho
cigarette oils are probably burned, even
If they are formed. In the pipe they con
dense in the stem, while in the case of
the cigar they are probably for the most
part discharged into the air. In tn form
of a cigar tobacco would appear to pro
duce mora oils than In tha form of a
cigarette or when burned in a pipe.
Such common observations are not
without hygienic significance. Pyrrldine.
the most poisonous oil produced In the
semi-combustion of tobacco. Is an abund
ant product in cigar smoking, as tt is
also in the pipe: but In the latter there
Is condensation, while in the former there
Is little or none. In the cigarette, so
intimately in contact with tha air Is the
burning portion that the production of
distilled oils ia, comparatively speaking,
trifling.
Tbe symptoms of tobacco smoke pois
oning are not necessarily due to nico
tine; they are more often due to pyrrl
dine, or poisoning from tobacco tar oils.
The tobacco heart Is more often trace
able to free Indulgence In cigar smoking
than to a similar Indulgence In tbe pipe
and the cigarette. Young boys can
smok to their great damage, neverthe
less a considerable number of cigarettes
or even pipes, but an equivalent In cigars
more than satisfies their tobacco appe
tite, so soon are the toxic effects of cigar
smoking made apparent to them. The
PA SUNSHINE SOCIETY.
Making Easterj
Easy
Gorgeous Gift
for
HomeMade Pa
Dr. Mary Talkefi
the
Reformed Lady.
A unique and useful Easter pen
wiper can be made by Inscribing A
square of cardboard with some suit
able sentiment and neatly glueing fti
live hen In tbe center
A charming use for tha tiny ealetii
dars that are on sale everywhere ti
to tack them daintily In the middle;
of a shirred egg. This Easter gift
will be sure to arouse pleased corn
ment. '
"POIIfTS OS PET8
for
PARCTIC PAREJTT&
By
Vn4rr Honjrwfelcer
Often A new baby Is found not ta
match the woodwork: when It ftrrlvtf.)
Fifteen centa' worth of stain will
It a coat of rich golden oak which'
will harmonize with a 1 moat anythlngi
APPfr very thin and even.
To prevent a young baby fromfj
getting moth-eaten, tt la wise to hang
it on the clothes line In the sun at
feast once a week.
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Painted Poet. N. t.
he appears to have developed a greatet?
degree of susceptibility than his Gentile
neighbors are diabetes and two rare eye
diseases.
Nor Is the Jew In muscular and even
martial prowess half so deficient as Is
'usually supposed. ' Jn spite of their con
tempt for brut5 force, Jews have
achieved distinction in almost every de
partment of athletics, even in such an
unlikely field as that of prizefighting:
the celebrated Bendigo. for Instance, and
the present featherweight champion of
the United States both being generally
accounted Jews. '
W4e have much to learn from our Jew
ish brethren, and they have nvich to
learn from us. Neither race really wor
ships money, except as money brings
power. The wealthiest Jewish- banker
reverences the threadbare scholar and
dreamer as genuinely as our millionaire
In his heart respects the soldier, the
statesman and the poet. One of the
most Interesting facts in America today
is the extraordinary improvement In
stature, Jn muscular vigor, in physical
beauty and In courage and cheerfulness
shown In the first and second genera
tions of children born of Jewish parents
upon American soil. Anthropologists gen
erally are Inclined to look forward with
satisfaction to the breaking down of the
religious and caste barriers between the
two races, and To regard the mingling
not merely of ideals but of bloods as
likely to be of benefit. There is per
haps no more valuable "outrross,' as
tha breeders term it, for "The Blond
Beast" of Nietzsche than the Dreamer
of the Ghetto. Collier's Weekly.
CIGARETTE
danger of excessive cigarette smoking
is that though no marked symptoms may
be manifested or experienced, yet in the
long run decided harm Is done, and a
dangerous habit, akin to "nipping," Is
cultivated, which it is often found very
hard to abandon.
Beauregard Fired on
Sumpter
Camitnaed From Page 2.
and, showing a white handkerchler on
the point of his sword, proceded to
Fort . Sumter. Being conducted to
Major Anderson, he complimented that
officer on his gallant defense, and
stated that to continue the conflict
under the circumstances would he to
unnecessarily risk the lives of the
men under his command wltnont com
mensurate results. Colonel Wlgfall
said that the troops would cease firing
aa soon as the flag was lowered, and
he ottered the terms of surrender al
ready submitted by Beauregard.
"Then," said Major Anderson. "'I
must surrender; I have no other re
course; we are all in flames, ami my
men will shortly suffocate." Accord
ingly, at 6 minutes past 1. on the 13th
of April, the Stars and Stripes were
lowered, firing ceased, and Fort Sum
ter virtually passed Into the possession
of the Southern Confederacy. Tne ap
pearance of the fort-defies description;
at every turn the eye rested upon ruin.
Fort Moultrie also bore evidence of the
careful attention paid to It by the Fed
eral artilleries. Notwithstanding all
this exchange of Iron compliments, not
a single Ufa was lost. The evaluation
of Fort Eumter took place about noon,
Sunday, the 14th. and the garrison
took Its departure on the steamship
Isabel. Dressed In full uniform and
wearlngV their sldearms, they marched
out to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."
Aa the steamer moved off. cheer
after cheer rent the air. Strict church
men forgot their afternoon services
and shouted with the noisiest of the
worldings; old men and maidens,
young men and children, hurrahed un
til hoarse; people shook hands who
had never before exchanged civilities,
and fine wines were drunk at clubs
and dinners that had "been kept for
ages.
So ended the first and only bloodless
battle of the great Civil War.