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How to Avoid Common Errors In
Writing and speaking.

The Woodfan publishing company Oh
New York has issued a little volume
entitled Common Errors in Writing and
Speaking ana How to Avoid Them. by
Edward S. Ellis. NJ. D. In this work
he author has undertaken to correct the
more common errors into which the ma
iority of men and some well educated
ones, too, fall when they express them
selves in writing or in speech, has,
he has lone much that Richard Gran
White did twenty years ago Exception
will undoubtedly be taken by students Of
he English language to some portions
place for the little volume. and it will
no doubt prove of benefit to many.
sZaphra, a story of Today"
..Zaphra'' is the name of "a story OF
soday..' by John P. Stockton, Jr., which
S published by the Arena Publishing
the Supernatural, and in it a good priest
has an interview with a venerable look
ing old gentleman with a white beard
almost down to his feet, who abrupt!
announces himself as the devil and de
iivers a long speech, to prove that rs
S not as black as he has been painted
Another young priest is visited at night
by two soft, blue eyes, with a far-awas
expression, beneath a chiselled forehead
If alabastrian whiteness, enyeloped il
iustrious tresses of soft golden hair,
which stands at his bedside, and in much
the same manner no doubt as Helen
of Troy won the golden apple for Venus,
although the author does not say so,
invites him 10 fly with her to the Halls
of Racata in the land of the Spirit, .
and delivers a dissertation on conjuga,
love as it exists in this and the spirt
world.
Brother Joseph consents to accompany
to a place where overcome by the
beauty of the scene, Joseph exclaims.
This, must indeed be heaven The
fair guide. however. tells him it is, mo-
ox.I +11v, 10 insnc O hand Of cnnfaIE -
formers, who discuss the prevailing evils
and their remedies.
s.Sidney Forrest.r.v
Sidney Forester" is the name of a
novel by Clement Wilkes, which is pub
Isbed by H. w. Hagemann, of No. 1850
esting story, in which the interest IS sus-
tanned to the last, and is worth reading.
Forum for February.
"a Herr Wilhelm Liebknecht, leader of the So
Icial Democrats in the German Reichstag, has
written for the February Forum a full ex-
socialism and describing its wonderful
growth in German. In the same number Mr..
Henry Holt explodes some of the 'Fallacies
Underlying Social Discomfort in the United
states. The Rev. William Bayarc Hale has
written for the February Forum an article or
the religious condition of Westerly, r. l..
entitled ~ Religious Study of a Baptist
Town. Mr. Joel f. Vale Of Colorado con
tributes an article entitled sColorado's Elk
pertinent with Populism," in which he shows
that Populist ascendancy in Colorado was
purely accidental and did not represent the
treat mass of citizens. Mr.. William c. Corn,
well. President Of the New York State Bank.
ers, Association. VAS written an article for this
February Forum, entitled SHOULD the Gov.
eminent Retire from Banking" in which hi
declares that the currency troubles in tn
limited States are due to the Government:
| assumption of the prerogative. rightly belong
ing to the banks, of issuing notes of circula
lion: and he explains why this function SHOULD
| naturally be left to the banks. In the sam.
number, Mr.. Alfred S. Heidelbach explains
| ..Why God Is Exported" The. prin
| ctpaI reasons The gives for the constan
| drain of gold from this country are: DISCUS
| Of foreign investors because of recent de
| velopments in our railroad management; dis
| may at the condition of the Treasury and ou
/ currency, and the fear that II they inves
| money here they may not be able to get bacl
| al good money as they gave Colonel Carol
| D. Wright has contributed an article entities
! steps Toward Government Control of Rail
roads.s showing how the Chicago strike ha
emphasized the need Of legislation for tn
! factor in producing the changes in the Fed
| eral law which are now going on and whicl
tend 70 governmental control Of railroads.