The age-herald., 1900-10-17
NOTES FROM THE
 LITERARY WORLD

bama woman, published by Eastern Pulp
 fishing Company. Boston. The story is sequel to ''Vashtl,e Augusta J. Evans
 well known novel Mrs. Cox takes up the
 characters of that story and prolongs it in her own way, though she introduces
 several characters foreign to "Vashtl."
 lone" is a story dealing with sentiment
 and the emotions, and written with pure
 and elevated purpose to abolish the one
 sided law of obedience contracted at the
 marriage alter. The book will be widely read with great deal of interest
 Another new book issued by the Eastern Publishing Company is Southern Echoes" by Louise Pike, a Georgia woman This
 is a collection of negro dialect stories As
 the author says, speaking of the old time plantation dark.es, silently and slowly the great throng of them have gone, leav-
 ing nothing but memory In the place once theirs Yet no obituaries are written, telling how they have laid down the shovel and the hoe, in very truth; just few of them are left and their fidelity de- serves endless praise"
 The book contains a collection of humor- ous stories which illustrate many of the ''darkeys" characteristics These are not overdrawn, being written by one who un- derstands them. and has ample opportunity of observation
 recent work of great economic and po- litical interest is Some Great Cause, Gods New Messiah" novel, by the Au- thors' Syndicate and published by J. S. ogilyie Publishing Company. The only economic excuse for the existence of the book, as admitted in the preface, is that it is written advocating the idea of d grad uated corporation tax. The authors be- lieve that in the triumph of this principal is the future hope of the American Repub- lie. Certainly in this day of trusts lus.ng the word in the generally accepted sense) With their resultant effects of accumuat. Ing many millions in the hands of few, some solution of this unnatural and in- equitable condition must ultimately be found It is useless to stand against the economic tide setting in towards trust com binations-as well try to stop Niagara falls. The trusts must bring their own so- lution. Instead of attempting to hinder or delay their formation, Legislators would do we'll to direct their attention towards some proper method of regulating or con- trolling them, or if necessary condeming them under the right of eminent domain and thus owning them, This can be dcne. without revolutions or blood shed if the public once makes up it's mind to do it. The American public, however is long suffering and patient to a degree Then, too, the trusts are very smart. They do not raise the price of the article to the con- sumer, or if they do it is done gradually by slow and imperceptible degrees Often by economising in employees salaries the price of the product is even reduced by the trust Thus the public, as a whole, do not realize the danger and power of a trust. Only the men who are shut out of that particular business feel it's iron hand Some day the trusts will get too greedy and put the screws on the public little too tight, and the public will howl and some solution of the problem will he found. Whether it will be graduated corporation tax government ownership or some other remedy remains to be seen. In the meanwhile too much thought can not be given to the subject, and Some Great sause, Gods New Messiah" will bs read with much attention by those inter- ested in the subject
 
 pr. R. M Russell of Birmingham has nub- is,hed a new Handbook of Home Medi- cine" devoted principally to home treat ment of diseases peculiar to the south and west. This Is a book that should be in every household, especially homes in the country, hprp and where in many cases the ab- 'ence of prompt medical treatment might result dsastrously
 "A physician once told me- says Dr. Rus sel, that he was called from his office to see woman seven miles in the country. The woman's husband came post haste for he doctor and said his wife had black vomit. As there were no cases of yellow lever in the community at the time to pro- luce black vomit, the man was asked what ne had been giving his wife. Not much ot anything, said he, except calomel and lime water; but it didn't seem to do the old woman much good, so I came after you
 Here Was a man of average intelligence comparatively well posted on ordinary sub ects, but so ignorant of the common rudi- nents of medicine that he did not know he chemical reaction of calomel one of the of household remedies He had given his wife one of the most leadly poisons known, namely black-wash which is made of calomel and lime water Thus it must be apparent to al' continues Dr. Russell, that as people will insist, and n some instances are compelled to do the octor act for themselves, little knowled ,e 'f medicine is an absolute necessity"
 The handbook is arranged in practical way and written in everyday language, so hat any person can understand it and fol- ow the directions.
 One of the interesting books of the day is ntitlea "China's Only Hope" It is writ en by the Viceroy Chang Chih Tung, with he endorsement and approval of the En- ,eror kwang Su. It is translated by Rev. s. ]. Woodbridge and paIlished by Fleming H. 3evell Company. Over a million copies were old in China. Anyone interested in China,