The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-30

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 But socialism, though appearing on the face of it the most modern Of doc- trines, is in a. sense reactionary, like Catholicism, or knight -errantry, or Gothic architecture That is. those who protest against the indlvidualism Of the existing social order are wont to con- trast it unfavorably with the pr1ncl- pie of association which is found every where in the Middle Ages. No medieval man was free or independent; all men were members one of another, The feudal system itself was an elaborate network of interdependent rights and obligations, in which service was given for protection. The vassaI did homage to his lord--became his homrna or man and his lord was bound to take care of him. In theory, at least, every serf was entitled to living. Tn theory, too, the church embraced all Christendom None save Jews were outside it or could get outside it, except by excommuni- cation; which was the most terrible or penalties because 1t cut man off from all spiritual human fellowship. The same principle of cooperation prevailed in medieval industry and commerce, organized into guilds of craftsmen and trading corporations, which fixed the prices and quality of goods, the num- Der of apprentices allowed, etc. The manufacturer was not capitalist, but simply a master workman. Government was paternal and interfered continually with the freedom of contract and the rights of the individual The price of the book is $1.75; for sale at Judas.
 l.. J. Bridgman, the artist-author of that popular juvenile of last year. Mother Wild Goose and Her Wild Beast Show,' offers this season through his publishers, the H. M. Caldwell Con- pany, New York and Boston, juven- ile novelty, entitled Guess" being original riddles in rhyme, with the an- swers in pictures. The book, which the author describes 'as sugar-coated edu- cational pills" consists of 112 pages printed in colors, and has an unusually attractive and taking cover design. 1ts unique features are aptly suggested by the introduction:
 These pages are like sandwich
 Men who so about the street,
 One sign before and one behind
 For readers whom they meet.
 If you can't guess the riddles here,
 The answers you won't lack;
 Just turn the pages and you'll find
 The answers on the back"
 Already the second edition of five thousand is announced, the first being before publication. The lit- tie folks will be delighted with the book as d Christmas gift; price $1.25; for sale by all booksellers, as are also the published by the same firm:
 Among the additions the H. M. Cald- we'll company have recently made to their well known illustrated Library of Famous Books by Famous Authors which now consists of two hundred vol umes of the greatest masterpieces of It. erature, are: Barrie's Little Minis ter" Sterne's Sentimental Journey" and Gaboriau's File No. 113."
 ''Tobacco in Song and Story" by John Bain, Jr. has been published in a novel form for the holiday trade, bound in full chamois. tobacco color, perfecto rib bon book mark, and boxed in an imi- tation cigar box. AS euchre or whist
 
 peculiarly appropriate. H. M. Caldwell New York and Boston. Price 75 cents
 .Bathrobes and Bachelors is the ,atchy title of collection of sketches in humorous vein written by some of the cleverest authors and journalists of the day. such as Frank R. Stockton. Julian Ralph Ernest Harold, etc. The selections, which are all original, are made by Arthur Gray, who supplies the ;kdt from which the book gets It's title. I The third edition is announced. H. M. Caldwell company, New York and Bos- -on. Price 75 cents. Among the latest additions to that | popular little series called the Re l narque Edition" published by H. M. | Caldwell company, Ne wYork and Bos- on, we note "Gray's Elegy and Other l Poems Matthew Arnold's Sweetness | md Light" Selections from Fenelon," Sidney Smiths Wit and Wisdom" and | Dickens Christmas Carol" This beau | iful series is printed on handmade leckle-edge paper from entire new