The Sunday Oregonian., February 19, 1911, SECTION FIVE, Page 10, Image 64

THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 19, 1911.
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VOLIVA THREATENS HOUSECLEANING
OF ZION CITY WHEN CONTROL IS HIS
Dnrie' Realm Torn Asunder by Church md Ciric Dia sension Tobacco, Oysters and Pork Are Pet Aversions
of Would-Be Leader. Who Plans Topsy-Torry Beform When Title Is Gained.
CHirAilO. tVb. N. There In lto(r to
a thoritush cleanfnft out of Zton
t"iy ithrn I gain TOntrol here. The
v.le timers of toban-o will have to set out
of ton or ttiey'll ret Into Jll. Tlic limn
who veils druics will not be tolerated, nor
will the man or woman who eats ryatci
or pork. Zion City i Kiln to be re
clamed to Its iiriKtnal fnit. and no quar
ter Is to bo given t !. outside t!i pal
of the church.
This In br'ef is the ultimatum of Wilbur
!Ienn Vollva. who declares that within
ry short ttm. pjlbly before the
t.T of Maxrh. t.tle to the Zlou Oty
eatata will have passed to Mm. thus
ending the Mttr warfare that has made
the North Shore religious colony founded
by John Alexander Lowle the subject of
banter and J-t-
Zion City surely has had Its troubles
since John Alexander Dowle died four
years aco- Indeed. It dlaaererlons started
before Dowte pas-cd on. "Sight years ago
every man. woman and child In the town
greeted each other with 'Teace to thee;
pear to thee be multiplied." It was the
salutation decreed by Dowle.
Put there has been no peace In Zion
tity since Voliva named himself the suc
cessor of Dowie. There has been war In
politics and war In the church. Half a
oxen factions) In the -hurch have kept
things at the boiling point. In politics
there was clash after clash with rival
officers contesting fur places in the city
hall mini In the council chamber.
Vollva has been In the very storm cen
ter of diaturbed affairs. He was thrown
into Jail two years ago for contempt of
court berauae he did not Mliafy a Judg
ment for S:XM returned agalne him In
a libel suit bi ought by Philip V. Mother-
sill lie tried to rule Ms followers from
behind the bars of a cell with Indiffer
ent success. He was the active spirit In
the city election contest the same year,
when opposing factions stormed the city
hall and tried to shoulder each other out
of warm municipal bertha.
Lately Vollva haei declared war on users
of tobacco In Zion Oty. In this ho has
had a hard row to hoe because he was
not sustained tn the courts. Smokers and
hewers have taken particular dcl.ght In
defying him. They lave pestered him
with telephone call. to ray they were
having a good pipe siesta and to chal
lenge him to do his worst.
Vollva, May Control Yet.
Vollva In his rage Is almost as pic
turesque as lHiw!f, but ho never has
been so effective In It. He Is not the
equal of his predecessor In dominating
personality or In magnetism, but he Is
easily the master of those who have
espoused bis cause in diHsenslon-racked
Zion City. It Is a hard task he has
ret for himself, bat if his deal for the
purchase of the property goes through
nd he Is able to pay the HOO.UUO
yearly Installments for which he will
obligate himself, the outlook is bright
that be will be able to gather the col
ony Into a, coherent church organiza
tion with a modified Dowlelsm as his
religious creed and himself as the
titular head of things ecclesiastical
and secular.
Dowle. himself, summoned Vollva
from his missionary field In Australia
to come home and help to rehabilitate
Zion City. Dowie bad gotten Into
financial straits and many of bis fol
lowers had lost faith in him and his
project when they suspected the funds
contributed by them had not been used
entirely for the purposes Intended by
the donors.
When Vollva arrived. Dowle was
critically 11L His remarkable physique
had given way under a tremendous
. strain of work. He went to Mexico In
the hope of recuperating his wasted
energies. While there he cast about
tor a possible new site for bis religious
colony.
. In his absence Vollva undertook an
Investigation on his own accounu He
soon discovered many things that con
vinced him Dowle had not served the
best Interests of his people. Mass
meetings were railed and at one of
these Vollva. aided by a large number
of malcontents, deposed Dowie from
authority.
Word of bis dethronement reached
Dowle In Mexico. His anger knew no
bounds. He hurried back to Zion City
as tut as the fastest train could carry
htm. He blustered, threatened and ca -J'ded
his old follower. He denounced
Volira as a traitor to him and his
cause. He tried to bring all his old
resources Into play to reinstate him
self, but he found the task bopeless.
He had been ousted beyond recall. It
broke his heart. That, with his al
ready broken health, caused his death
a few months later.
That Dowle was mentally unbalanced
before he went to Mexico la now the
general opinion of Zion City folk. His
own son. Gladstone the unklsscd. de
clared the other day that his father
had bad a diseased mind for nlno years
before he died. Only an Insane man.
:ajd the son. would bars projected and,
. i '
tried to carry out the Zion City project
along the lines laid down for It by
lniwle pere.
In one of his wlllei Dowle had named
Vollva to be his successor snd general
overseer. He changed his mind when he
learned the part Vollva had taken In the
ouoter. drew a second will and appointed
John A. Iewls. a layman, to be general
overseer. Vollva contended that, having
been deposed before the second bill was
drawn. Dowie had no authority to esy
who snould take up the reins of author
ity In Zion City. Am he then had a ma
jority of the Dowloltes with him. he be
came the real "bosw"' of the colony.
But John A. Lewis waa not easily to be
thrust aside He contended then anw
contends today that he has lights In the
estate which must not be taken away
from him. hence much of the litigation
that has grown up around Zion City In
terests since tlie estate was thrown Into
the hands of a receiver and the Federal
Co arts" took charge.
On the first of March five years ago
It was announced that the assets of tin
Zion City estate amounted to 7.0U.(
and that the liabilities were &0-.4.00O.
making a clean K.OOO.OOO on the credit
side of the ledger. In his report for the
fiscal year ending January 21. 1$10. the
receiver showed that the assets at that
time were S1.447.C14 and the liabilities
S4.00.5J. That meant that the Invest
menta of Dowle s followers in his big
pro), i-t had a paper value of something
like 27 cents on the dollar.
Today the showing Is even worse. The
market value is now tMM for the prop
erty In controversy. Ira M. Cobe, acting
on behalf of Vollva. haa offered toio.00)
for the property, and Judge Landls of
the Federal Court seems) disposed to
accent the offer. If the terms are closed
and the transfer is made. Vollva will set
tle In annual Installments of S10O.O0O.
John A. Lewlei and his associate in Iltl
gallon. Fielding H. Wllhlte. are opposed
to this disposition of the property. They
have asked for an appeal from the action
of the court. Judge Landis has named
the appeal bond at Sl.HtMOO. The un
usual size of the bond when the Lewis
crowd asked that It be made tX was
taken as an evidence of victory by the
Vollvans. So sure were they of the cor
rectneew of this construction that they
rang the two-ton bell which Vollva hai
rlaced In the Zion Inn tower for hours,
and held a celebration that was a bit out
of the ordinary for staid Zion City.
Mrs. Don lrrcn nlless.
Once the proud mistress of Shlloh
House, garbed in robes that were regal
in their richness of texture and wear
ing jewels fit for a queen regent. Mrs.
John Alexander .Dowle is practically
penniless today. She was taken by lier
son a few days sko to a sanitarium In
Battle Creek. .Mich., in the hope that
she might regain her health.
Prior to going to the sanitarium Mrs.
Dowle had lived at B-n Macdut. the old
Dwie Summer home in Michigan. That
waa about the only salvage for her
from the estate of her husband. There
she lived almost unattended, and ac
cepted the neighborly ministrations of
the good folk living near Whitehall.
A few days ago Mrs. Dowle appealed
to some of the old friends of Dowle In
Zion City for funds to help defray the
funeral expenses of her husband. Piti
ful Ss her plight Is. she retains a quaint
sense of humor regarding the contrast
between her position now and her
queenly station of a few years ago. She
remarked naively In one of her letters
that the Parian marbles of Ben Mac
dul were beautiful and that the antique
furniture was good to look upon, but
that neither was adapted for table use.
Vollva says his Income Is only IVM a
month and that he will not try to have
It Increased so long as there Is poverty
and suffering among his followers, but
declares bis willingness. If need be. to
take Mrs. Dowle Into his own home and
go down Into his private purse to aid her.
In view of the strained relations between
the Dowie family and Vollva. the former
mistress of Shlloh House would hardly
accept this largess under any clrcum
stancer. Gladstone Dowle cut loose from Zion
City long ago. Two or three years
before his father died he showed evi
dence of having lost faith In the en
terprise. Since then he haa been far
ing alone, asking nothing of his fath
er's friends and expecting nothing. He
Is devoted to his mother in her time of
distress, but has not the resources to
rare for her In the manner to which
she had become used when the elder
Dowle was In the heydey of his power
and prosperity.
Vollva will undertake one Important
departure from the Dowle policy If he
obtains undisputed control. He will
add agriculture to the Industries of
Zion City. There are some 3000 acres
of land In the property open to culti
vation. Most of It probably will be
devoted to truck garden and to other
forms of Intensive farming.
Vollva believes that, by thus adding
to the revenues of the property, he will
not find It an Insurmountable task to
meet his debts as they fall due. He
will put In force the tithe system In
augurated by Dowle, and for the fur-
" " ... ii
- prirrfjcn -rv fcyyyjj 2)T.
ther extension of the Christian Catholic
Apostolic Church in Zton he purposes
to dedicate to missionary work every
tenth boy or girl born to his followers.
Users of tobacco In Zion City have
made things decidedly uncomfortable
for Vollva. Smokers and chewers have
challenged htm to put a stop to their
practice. Scores of telephone calls
were sent to htm day after day by men
aaying they were enjoying a siesta
with a pipe or cigar, and asking him
what he was going to do about It.
Vollva soon found that under pres
ent circumstances It was vain for, him
to protest. So long as his hands are
tied he must submit to some "profan
ing" of the atmosphere of Zion City,
but as soon as he comes Into complete
control he promises the tables will be
turned. His plans include the uncere
monious ousting of tobacco users, con
sumers of oysters and swine flesh and
vendors of drugs. Nor wtll there be
any grand opera, cards, billiards or
football.
To enforce hla regulations. Vollva
contemplates the creation of a police
force and auxiliary of 600 men. This
number would provide four vigilantes
for every city block. Besides dealing
summarily with offenders against the
written and unwritten laws of Zion
City, these scouts will be expected to
report back to the commander-in-chief
everything that will be of use to him
in acquiring and maintaining a thor
ough dictatorship over the colony. It
will be recalled that Dowle's plana In
cluded the construction of a lofty tow
er which would give him ocular com
mand of every Inch of the 7000 acres.
Vollva's army of COO will be a sort of
substitute for the Dowie contrivance.
In the tower of Zion Hotel. Vollva
has Installed a two-ton bell, which will
be tolled mornings and evenings at
o'clock, as the signal that every man,
woman and child must cease his or her
activities for three minutes and en
gage In silent prayer. A like custom
prevailed when Dowle was In author-
ny.
Vollva Strongest Tlx-ro.
Zion City has been torn by dissen
sions In Its religious affairs quite ae
much as in Its political affairs. It Is
hard to say what percentage of the
residents are loyal to Vollva, but there
Is no question he Is the strongest In
dividual factor n the colony. It is pre
sumed there are 2000 who would fol
low him Implicitly In the carrying out
of his plans. If he gets control there
doubtless will be much scrambling Into
the band wagon.
John A. Lewis has his following, but
It Is not strong numerically. He has
been able to keep up the battle against
Vollva because of the controversy over
the Dowle wills.
Daniel A. Bryant, who etood high in
the confidence of Dowle, Is an anti
Vollvan. He was In Australia, doing
missionary work for the church, when
the schism came, and Lewis called htm
back to take charge of the ecclesiasti
cal affairs. Later Bryant and Lewis
became estranged.
W. D. Taylor Is listed as an orthodox
Dowtelte. who ha remained adamant
through all the storm and stress. He
and his associates live up to both the
letter and the spirit of the Dowie
teachings. Formerly he was hand In
glove with Lewis, but their friendship,
too, is described as far from what it
used to be.
Methodists. Christian Scientists and
Seventh Day Adventlsts have Invaded
Zion City since the receivership. Vollva
declares they must go when be Is In
control.
Toward the realization of his pro
gramme. It. Is said Vollva ha acquired
title to the general store, the taber
nacle, administration building, the Inn
and other public and quasi-public build
ings. He promises there shall be a
home for aged and another home for
the poor, and that every effort shall
be made to minimize the distress which
has obtained in Zion City for half a
decade. Scores were beggared by their
trust Id Dowle. For them life hae been
thorny In the extreme. They are hoping
fondly for better things when Vollva la
awarded the crown.
Dissertation on College.. XoUf.
New Tork Herald.
Doctor Lowell"s remarks about the de
generacy of college music and his plea
for the abolition of college yells wake a
responsive chord In the hearts) of thou
sands who have suffered under those In
flictions. In all probability American
college music has degenerated: certainly
It never could have been worse than It la
today. But that It could be vastly Im
proved without Injury to the esprit de
corps of collegiate life or the nerves of
the neighbors is shown by the class of
music sung in the great European univer
sities, and notably In thorn of Germany.
No student who had ever taken part In
any college music at Heidelberg would
be able to sing such Idiocies as "Upldee"
or "The Bullfrog on the Bank."
As to the various college yel!s they
sre on a par with these musical gems.
But If they are. as some graduates af
firm, a necessity to undergraduate life,
let them at least be confined to the
campus, for we live In a simian age. and
everything that i bad In the way of
language, cookery or art Is certain to be
widely copied. The spread of yelling Into
other spheres of activity is a catastrophe
that cannot be contemplated unmoved.
Imagine Wall street echoing to the cry
of -Rackety Axe Co-axe J. P. Morgan,
Hah' Rah: Bah!-' or the dry goods dis
trict snswering back with "Fee-Fo-Fl-
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. anWiaTrtl trirwa-ftriBa)riiiaw
Lavender and Other Verse, by Kdward Robe
son Taylor. Paul Elder tc Co., rAau Fran
cisco. Cal.
More than ordinary interest exists
over any thought In verse or prose
that owes lta inspiration to Edward
Robexon Taylor, the former Mayor of
San Francisco, but known In the de
partment of letters as a cultured
thinker whose literary work la ma
ture, gifted, polished and reverent.
Many of the poems that appear In this
volume were written within recent
years and are now published for the
first time, while others were published
in "Mood3 and Other Verses." a volume
long since out of print. Other poems
are selected from the magazines in
which they originally appeared. So
it Is convenient to have this collection
of new verse within the covers of a
book of 12'J pages. x
Naturally, much of the verse harks
back to California, 'particularly San
Francisco. So much of the poet's en
vironment has been and Is there, that
the local color but adds to the inten
sity of the picture. Many of the trans
lations are reproductions of the orig
inals, and here the work done Is of
marked technical value, but being so.
It Is a ouestion whether It will be ap
preciated at Its true worth by the mul
titude. If you buy mis noon, to nut
you laugh don't do It. Its mission Is
to Inspire the reader to higher
thoughts than the mere enjoyment of
the grin of the moment.
The book Is in six parts: iuusings
br the wiv: etchings: sonnets suggest
ed by paintings of William Keith; some
leaves of bay; Harro, ana translations
from the French. The poems are about
SO in number. Drink la this qulet hu
mor, inspired by lines "To the Ox":
Helper of man. true brother of the soil.
Thou hast with him the paths of progress
Through wildernesses trembling with sur-
Oreat symbol thou of Patience and of Toil,
To whom earth's children have such homagu
That'n'oets lift thee to immortal skies.
Rather a difficult task. If the woras
are used In a physical sense.
Here Is a sample or Air. xayiors
best, cultured mood:
, THE ORGANIST.
How solemn all; the sun's last glimmering
IllumeT'the pane where glows our dear
V. n
As now the Oman's breath is gently sped
In seemlns requiem for the parting day.
No one is here, not even to rest or pray.
Except the spirits of the saintly dead,
Who bring memorial gifts, and sweetly shed
The balm ot peace upon mo ma a
Since death seised her. my life's unclouded
This wonder-hearted, myriad-throated one
Holds me in music's chains as ne w before;
And oftentimes my soul is made aware
Of harmonies that infinitely soar
Beyond the earth and all tbs eartn a ue-
The little book Is dedicated "to my
wife," and reads:
This harvest of my later days
Gathered beneath thy words of praise.
And when thy fond, irradlant sinlle
Benmed on my labors all the while.
I humblv lay. although Incomplete,
Before thy heart and at thy feet.
Jim Hands By Rirhard Washburn Child.
SI -u. in.' siacmiuan mi
City, and The J. K. Gill Co.. Portland.
Now and then, a really great novel
aDoears. one so true to life that the
paper actors seem to be living, human
beings, having actual activities. Such
an one is "Jim Hands," which, for its
bright dialogue, rare humor, and simple
philosophy of lire, has been tavoraoiy
compared with "David Harum," minus
the latter's horse-trading. The compari
son Is natural and appropriate, and the
story wilt no doubt receive, as It de
serves. National appreciation.
The scenes depicted in "Jim Hands"
aro laid In some Eastern state not very
far from the Canadian border, mayba
Jim's state is, Massachusetts or New
Hampshire. Jim lives in a little fac
tory town, and he 1 foreman In Harvey's
leather works. Harvey Is spoken of as
the Old Boss. Jim tells the entire story
himself, and his talk is made so nat
ural that his bad grammar Is given as
spoken. He says :"Look at the lights
In them windows. Them lights- mean
people. Do you know that? Look at
that town. A town ain't Just a town. It's
got a soul."
All the same, Jim Hands Is a philoso
pher worth the while. His wife's name
is Annie, and his three children are
Katherlne woman grown and John and
Michael, school children. The family Is
Catholic In religion. At the opening of
the story Jim and his wife had been mar
ried 21 years, and he observes :"You take
It from me, prosperity is an awful fix.
The happiest part of a man's life is
when he ain't. If anybody comes along
and offers to give you J100.000, tell him
to go bet It on the races. Don't get
along so fast that you can't enjoy it
The best fun in life Is being young,
healthy, married and poor. You know
my Annie the best ever. Sense and grit
In carload lots, freight paid that's her.
Twenty-one years ago I'd been married
to hor. It had been a circus, ups and
downs and' all arounds. Once, when I
was working on the laster's bench, we
had to use overcoats for blankets, and
It was a choice sometimes whether we'd
have hot water or cold for lunch. We
grinned, though she and me we grinned;
together. She was always singing and
healthy and bothering with the klds
clothes or hair or "Thank you ma'am,'
and right today she's as straight and
thin and pink as the day I married hex.
I believe health ls Just having no time
to be sick. And maybe It helps out a
II a'
little to have the kitchen boiler burst
once in a while in Winter, and a ral
die In the walls sometime during the
Summer for health."
Katherine Is sent for one year to a
convent, and the two younger children
visit relatives. Just to give Mrs. Hands
a rest. All at once, the peaceful home
becomes a place for bickering and petty
disputes'. Mrs. Hands, left too much
alone, began to imagine that she had
one thousand ills most of them fan
ciedand" she was sure, for instance,
that "something was growing In her
threat." A physician was s?n't for, and
he looked' wise and prescribed foolish
medicine. Mrs. Hands rapidly became
a scold and a shrew. So much changed
waa she that her mother, Mrs. Byrnes,
Js sent for. Mrs. Byrnes Is an Irish
woman, "with a brogue as thick aa It is
long." She rapidly comes to the conclu
sion that her daughter is faking, and
says:
'I tell ye that poor women is lucky
not to be rich, for It's a dread dlsaysa
to be-a rich lady without children. Now
Annie (Mrs. Hands) has three children
and they're gone away. This rest the
doctor talks about. Is the cause av the
evil. Perfect peace, Jim, me bye. Is
perfect h 1. She has three notions, tind
these Is them: She thinks nobody loves
her anymore, and she thinks she's sick,
and she thinks she'll-see what happens
if she raises the devil. G'wan. You'd
bo worse than her if you had to be here
at home all day. An angel would be
worse than the rest of us In the same
fix. for ther'd be a complaint about the
feathers falling out av the wings."
To effect a dlverrn, Jim and Mrs.
Byrnes pretend to have an everlasting
quarrel, and strange to say, Mrs.
Hands gits better-of her melancholia.
The children come home, and the euro
Is complete.
Robert Harvey, the son of the old
boss, falls in love with Katherlne Hands",
and Robert's father objects to the
match. Four other characters, Fred
Duvey, Tommy Cutts, Jennie Lyons, and
Annie Villet. are sketched with clever
skill and sympathetic Insight into the
lives of the poor.
Descriptions of the Argus newspaper,
labor unionism, and a strike, make up
stirring incidents. But besrt of it all
is Jim Hands he Is It. His household
is worth your acquaintance.
Embers, by Ma urine Hathaway. George W.
Parker Art Company. Minneapolis, Ind.
Here we have a really meritorious lit
tle volume of Western verse In which
all the moods of poesy are seen some
grave, and others lively and severe. But
all point to a high ideal, the author
showing marked talent and refined sen
timent in her work. The poems are ex
tended over 50 pages.
Some dialect work is tried, especially
negro and Scotch. "Where Hae Ye
Gane?" Is Scotch, but It Is "whaur,"
Instead of "where." "oot," Instead of
"out," "klrky alrd." Instead of "kirk
yard." etc. The author may have been
persuaded to write such words In seml
Engllsh. because the latter is more
easily understood by Americans than
the "braid" Scotch. But it is a safe
rule when one writes In Scotch dialect,
to finish In the same. In all Its Doric
purity.
Here Is a sample of the author's best
work:
IF I WERE A LEAF.
If I were a leaf In the sweet Spring time
(A leaf on a maple tree)
I would hide away 'neath a tiny spray
Till I caught a glimpse of tbee.
Then, thrilled by the beam of thy merry
face
And warmed by the smile so bright,
I would burst the bud In a joyous maie
Out into the world of light.
If I were a leaf In the Winter time.
And thou hadst gone away.
I would loose my cling with the Winter's
sting.
For I would not care to stay.
If I were a leaf and thou hadst died.
I would ask of the winds that blow.
To be-r me sway to thy lonely grave.
And cover me over with snow.
For pretty love poems, "The Moon
md I." "Absent." "Mavourneen" and
others of this ilk, may be commended.
"Epitaph on a Scold." Is remarkable for
its satirical humor. In describing ona
peace-breaker:
But now she's dead and gone to hades
An" peacefu' is the hearth.
Our only fear they'll throw her out
An' she'll come back to earth.
Prison Reform. Criminal lis In the rnited,
Mates, Fenal and Reformatory Institu
tions, Preventive Agencies and Methods,
and Preventive Treatment of eglectea
( liildren. Illustrated. Charities Publica
tion Committee. New York City.
These four handsome looking vol
umes, filled to the brim with facts and
figures that have been carefully se
lected and verified, were prepared for
the eighth International Prison Con
gress, and are edited by Charles Rich
mond Henderson, professor of sociology
In the University of Chicago, and com
missioner for the United States of the
International Prison Commission.
"Prison Reform," Is by Charles Rich
mond Henderson, editor, F. B. Sanborn,
P. H. Wines, and others; "Criminal
Law In the United States," by Eugene
Smith r "Penal and Reformatory Insti
tutions." by IS leading' authorities:
'Preventive Agencies and Methods," by
Charles Richmond Henderson. and
"Preventive Treatment of Neglected
Children." by Hastings H. Hart, with
special papers by other experts.
It Is not possible to review these
books In this newspaper, at any great j
length, because of demands on our
space In dealing with such technical
for want of a better word subjects.
Suffice It to say that as guides to
the matters at Issue, these books are
In every way up-to-date, authorita
tive, and can be referred to for light
and Information, with perfect safety
and without loss of time. Well ar
ranged Indexes make the latter feat
possible.
We read In these pages, of health
and disease in prison, released pris
oners and their futures, reformatory
methods and results, state prisons of
our country, criminal law between
state and Federal jurisdiction, schools
for delinquent girls, the George Junior
Republic, a study of 60 institutions as
affecting neglected children, the Juve
nile court as a non-criminal, social
and legal Institution, the study of the
child, conclusions of the White Housa
conference, inherited defects, improve
ment of physical conditions, preventive
methods In the economic sphere, pre
vention of alcoholism, drug habits, etc.,
law courts and government, educational
methods of preventing crime, and.
agencies of recreation, culture and re
ligion. There is also an interesting
biographical section.
The Bolted Door, by George Glbhs. Illus
trated. $1.25. D. Appleton A Co.. New
York City.
An up-to-date novel, so wise In its
knowledge of our complex American
married life that It Is worth reading
over twice. That Is a.n honor accorded
to few novels, nowadays. The reader
is astonished and often confounded but
latterly pleased at the skill Mr. Gibbs
has shown in picturing our idle-rich
class In and around New Tork. and in
the real ability displayed in creating
two such opposite characters as Miss
Natalie Judson and Brooke Garrlott.
We may call such people who marry "
for money, and mingle In the divorce
set "nasty." but they really live and.
as such, may be shown on public can
vas as types of life. Uncle Oliver
Judson's will and its obligations are
tributes to his shrewdness and knowl
edge of human nature.
Behind the Screens In Japan, by Evelyn
Adam. St.50. G. P. Putnam's Sons. Now
York City.
These are the fresh and ingenuous
Impressions of an Englishwoman who
spent six observing years in Japan
and now records her views. The latter
are not those of the average polite
tourist, but often they cut and sting
in portraying this little Oriental na
tion of mimics, and the bribery and
corruption seen in Miss Japan as she
puts on a long dress fox the first time
on the ballroom floor of John Bull.
Japan, with a swelled head, is also
shown.
The New Nationalism, by Theodore Roose
velt, $l.oO. The Baker & Taylor Co. and
the Outlook Co., New York City.
There are 15 speeches or declarations
of public policy, most of them spoken
on the Colonel's recent tour, and as
such they ought to be road by every
man and woman who desires to ne
kept well Informed. The frfmous speech
the Colonel made at Ossawatomle heads
the collection. These addresses have
already appeared or have been com
mented on In these columes, so further
observation is not necessary.
Yesterday With the Fathers, by W. W.
Newton. D. D. .1.60. Cochrane Pub
lishing Co., New York City.
A nice, gossipy book filled with rem
iniscences, and of special Interest t
members of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. The "fathers" are those who
built up the church mentioned in New
York, Pennsylvania.' New Jersey and
New England in the period of 1840
1880, and the stories are very well
told. Recommended for family use.
The Married Miss Worth, by Louisa Closser
Hale, tl.20. Harper & Brothers. New York
City.
A strange domestic problem, with
a stage beginning. Is here pictured
with rare skill. "The Married Miss
Worth" is a very entertaining novel.
The Trail of s Tenderfoot, by Stephen
Chalmers. Illustrated. 1.:5. Outing
Publishing Co., -New York City.
A lively account of a beginner's
trials In hunting, mostly In the Adlron-
dacks, his adventures being told with
spirit and fun.
JOSEPH M. QUENTLV.
Doing Business and Charity. '
Kansas City Star.
H. C. Frlck sa'd one day of a certain
trust: "Of course they have their ex
cuses and palliations. Who hasn't when
caught red-handed T I remember a
Pittsburg preacher who remonstrated
with a tobacco dealer for doing busi
ness on Sunday. 'Doing business,'
shouted the tobacconist Indignantly.
You call selling cigars like these for
5 cents apiece doing business? Why,
man. it's charity.' "
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