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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
THE FIREBRAND. =
By S. r. Crockett. Z
(McClure, Phillips & Coz s

The novels of S. r. Crockett are
bound to attract the attention of the
lovers of fiction There are few Amer
lean authors who have a wider Glen
tele. His books are never dull. They
are full of life, adventure, and the
English is invariably satisfactory.
In this romance the author forsakes
Scotland and takes his hero into Spain.
He is an impulsive young Scotchman.
appropriately named THE Firebrand. ."
who prefers a rowing career of adven-
ture abroad to the quiet life on the
family estates which straitened cir
cumstances would demand. The story
opens in the time when the followers
Of Maria Christina and those of Don
Carlos are contesting the right Of sue
cession to the throne. Although Rollo
Blair, The Firebrand, has no personal
preference. he is persuaded by the alb
bot Of Montblanch to lead a daring en-
terDrise to abduct the little Princess
Isabella and the queen regent whom
the church desires to separate from her
hostile ministers. 1t is only through
the interference of a Carlist brigand
chief that the plot fails.
With the royal family in his charge,
Rollo and his little band fight stub
bornly to protect them from the cruel
designs OF the guerilla leader They
are succCred by royalist regiment
summoned by Rollos Spanish sweet
heart Safe a Madrid, the queen for
gets the hostile plot and rewards the
brave Scotchman for his gallant pro-
lection.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

The Spy has had no less than four
books by Worcester authors to review
within a week. This little book by Mr..
Taylor is particularly interesting, for
two reasons: first because it's author
is a well-knoWn lawyer of Worcester;
second, because it is an exceedingly
satisfactory book for children.
This is a new line of work for Mr..
Taylor, so far as we are able to learn,
and it was prompted by his experience
in telling stories to the children of his
own family. Many of the children's
books originate in this way, and GER
tainly no class of books give greater
pleasure to the world than these.
The book is illustrated by j. Watson
Davis.
This is the story of the search for
the golden fountain, a captivating OBJ
ject A -year-old reader of the
book has presented the following syn
opsis of it. 1t is perhaps as good a
synopsis of the book as could be made
by an older man. 1t certainly was
made by an appreciative young reader:
Captain Rudder was a captain to
black ship. The ship was something
like a whale. Captain Rudder was go
ing to find the golden fountain. He
went to a Spaniard. The Spaniard had
a cat that was once fairy whose
name was hElnkS. hIlIlhS utu DIOhSil
the laws OF the hobgoblins; so the
fairies had to work for the hobgoblins.
1.-The name of the ship was BLACK
Dutchman." Xucar was the name Of
the Spaniard The hobgoblins were
trying to keep Captain Rudder from
finding the golden fountain. Oreo saved
them from the hobgoblins. She was a
fairy who had been changed to bird
and was the wife of Kinks. This is
how she did it: She pecked at the
wall of a rock and door came in sight.
There was hall and at the end of
this hall there was a blazing fire. The
men thought that Oreo was deceiving
them, but she was not. Just as they
were getting near the fire, they fell
through a door. The hobgoblins that
were after them fell into the fire.
when Captain Rudder fell through
the door, he found himself in a kind
of fairyland. He had a great many
adventures after that. At last he went
with the fairy Owen up the stairs of
skulls. On each side Of the stairs were
the skulls of men who had tried to
find the golden fountain. On another
stairway there were bags Of gold. At
the top of the stairs he saw the gold
fountain Then they loaded the BLACK
Dutchman'' with the bags Of gold and
the skulls and escaped"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
THE WORLD OF BOOKS
2 THE PORTION OF LABOR.
= BY Mary e. Wilkins.
= (Harper & Bros.)
q $150.

This latest product from the pen of
Miss wilkins has been running as Sc
rial in Scribners and has been fol-
lowed eagerly by hosts of readers. 1t
is q great satisfaction, however, to
read it second time in book form in
order to get the story as whole.
The character upon which the story
is founded is somewhat unusual Ell
len Brewster is a dainty, fair-haired,
lily-like slip Of a girl, the offspring Of
honest, Woodworking parents.
The scene is laid in a factory town,
with the consequent conditions of So
ciety. A sharp line is drawn between
the mill hands and all other classes.
Even the salesgirls in the stores look
upon the factory girl as beneath her
in the social scale.
Ellen's father works in Lloyds mill.
In his heart he worships his daughter,
all only child, and works the harder
that she may have some of the luXur-
les as we'll as the necessities of life.
AS a scholar and thinker Ellen is
above the average. Her complex mind
seems homogeneous in such a delicate
frame.
The valedictory which it was her
privilege to win in the High School was
startling The subject was Equality"
and was handled in a bold and fear
less style WHICH lllleu Tie uGdIt VI Tic
principal with CONSERVATION, but
which found a chord of sympathy in
the hearts of the large audience of
laboring people, and elected rounds of
applause.
Her unusual ability, together with a
circumstance which occurred years be-
fore, induced a wealthy woman to be-
friend her. Miss Lennox offered to
send her to college, but at the last
moment Ellen denies herself this good
fortune on account of family reverses,
and goes to work in the mill.
Filled with what she believes to be
a high and noble moral purpose, she is
prime mover in a strike on account of a
cut in wages AS the strike progresses,
with all it's attendant suffering and
evils, she comes to realize her mistake
and tries to undo as far as possible her
mistake. In this she is partly success
full.
Perhaps the chief charm of the story
lies in the romance. Ellens two lovers
are of different type. One is a worker
in the mill, worthy, manly lad; the
other, equally as worthy and manly,
but the rich nephew of Miss Lennox,
her benefactress, and also part owner
of the mill. The conflict of her heart
is admirably pictured.
The book is one of Miss wilkins
best productions, if not the best. 1t is
a most faithful and vivid picture of
life in a factory town, and gives us a
clear insight into the thoughts and
feelings of the people.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

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This book is in the attractive Sc
ries entitled "Our European Neigh
bors." French Life, German Life and
Russian Life have already been re-
viewed in these columns. This is sim
liar in style, II is beautifully illustrated
and is written by one eminently COM
petent to handle the subject
In some respects the Dutch are the
closest in thought and ways to the
best American life. The Dutch Gus
toms and opinions are like the best
American ideals and characteristics.
At any rate, Holland is one Of the most
interesting foreign countries, not alone
for its historic past. but for the pres
ent social and political conditions,
The author has skilfully avoided any
political or personal reference that is
likely to cause controversy. This work
has been descriptive and il has been
cleverly and carefully done. There is
perhaps. less attention given to high
society in the book than enc would ex-
pect The book is devoted TO the Dutch
people and their customs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
COMMERCIAL TRUSTS.
BY John r. Dos Passos.
&c. P. Putnam's Sons.)
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This book is prepared from an argu-
ment delivered before the Industrial
Commission at Washington, d. c., on
December y, 1899, on the Growth and
Rights of Aggregated Capital"
He takes the ground that trusts are
called forth and sustained by the pro-
gress of trade, that the laws tended
to restrict their formation have failed.
Whether the operations of natural laws
would be a sufficient check on these
mammoth commercial consultations
for the protection of the people, or
whether it is necessary to regulate
them by express legislation,
the problem,
It is a fair and frank and indepen-
dent statement cf the question. He
analyses the history of the develop
ment of large corporations. Altogether
it is the most sane and sensible dis
cussion of the question that has yet
come to our attention.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
CAPTAIN BLUITT.
By Charles Heber Clark.
Henry T. Coates & Coz
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Persons with long memories and a
delicate sense Of humor will recall
Max Adelar's" earlier books as abso-
lutely the only funny" literature OF
their kind The author is almost the
only humorist of 25 years ago whose
books are still in demand, and he is the
only living humorist who for quar-
ter Of a century has refused to be fun
ny-in print Nevertheless. his pen has
been busy with subjects of great in
terest to the business world, and he
has refused scores of publishers re-
quests for books in his old vein. How
he came to relent is thus explained in
the preface to Captain Bluitt.'
More than q quarter of century
ago the writer Of this tale produced
three or four books containing mater
ial designed to supply amusement.
Concluding then that the worlds stock
of foolishness was not one of the needs
of the race, nor likely to confer dig
nifty upon him who engaged in il, he
turned his attention to serious mat
tiers and endeavored to persuade him
self and his fellow-men that political
economies. among secular things. en-
bodies highest wisdom, and may bring
honor to him who can deal with it
successfully.
Experience and observation now in
cline the author to believe that very
much CT the material commonly re-
ceived as economic wisdom and put in
to practice in public affairs is closely
related to foolishness, while not a lit
tie of that which is looked upon as
foolishness has indeed sCme claim to
be regarded as wisdom.
He has had, therefore, an impulse
to resume the work of producing lit
eratUre for entertainment, in the be-
lief that the race NAV find larger ad-
vantage by reading avowed fiction in
which. as in real life, fun is mingled
with seriousness. than accepting at its
surface-value falsehood pretending to
be fact and nonsense masquerading as
philosophy"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01
JOHN FORSYTH'S AUNTS.
BY Eliza Orne White.
CMcClure, Phillips & Co
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John Forsyths Aunts" is the title of
the first Of II short stories. They are
all bright and pleasing, just the sort
of reading for a spare half hour There
are little touches of humor which give
a pleasant flavor TO any story. The
other stories are named as follows
The Conversion Of Mss Deborah, 9"
Mr.. Gray's Rival" THE Newhal
Farm" "Cowslip," An Old Lover"
"A Neighborhood Romance" "A sum
mer Outing Miss Deborah's Gar
den" "A Struggle for independence
and "A Taste Of Freedom"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

This is a story of English country
and city life, showing the struggle for
social equality with all its disagreeable
aspects. There is the poor but proud
widow of high social ambitions, anX-
ious to see her son and daughter well
married. The son and daughter are
also anxious for a match which will lift
them out of this awful grind of trying
to keep UP appearances. AS luck would
have it-for CUpid's arrows are no re-
specter of persons-the daughter falls
in love with an impecunious but excel
lent young man of good family, while
the son meets his fate accidentally in
a sweet young girl Of the Friend s.
persuasion. Dorothy Fox. as the title
of the book implies, is the chief char
acter, and a lovely one she is.
Although her lover is ignorant of the
fact, Dorothy's father, stern and big
oted man, is man of considerable
wealth, and Dorothy is an only child.
Old Mr.. Fox has already selected a
husband for his daughter from among
his own faith-a man rich In this
worlds goods, of sound business sense,
and good qualities, but utterly lacking
in physical beauty and those qualities
of mind and bearing which are so
necessary for an ideal lover. Poor
Dorothy is thus placed in a trying po-
sition being obliged to decide between
her duty to her father and the die
tates of her own heart. Being unable
to bring herself to marry the man
whom her father selected, she decides
to renounce the man she loved and
remain single. By force of circum
stance, however she is at last bound
to be happy and is married to the man
of her choice, with her fathers bless
ing and a handsome dowry.
Meanwhile the second romance of the
story has progressed to a happy end
ing.
The book is pretty story, well told,
and with good moral.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

These letters, selected by Sarah
rheot - Brown is new volume 1ust
Iss1ad nv Davis &. Banister of this
4itv II IS evidently the tribute of love
or the part Of a dear friend and neigh
Dor of one of the most remarkable Of
the women of Worcester
Forty years ago Martha lie Baron
was a strong and important character
in the life OF this city 1nherltlng.
through her Plymouth ancestry ana
f-~-sa DR. La Baron Of trench descent,
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

The rather strange title Of this book
by this versatile author is taken from
passage spoken by Ophelia, We
may call it herb Of grace o. Sundays"
This is a characteristic volume by a
well-known authC- Il is a novel Of
English life with touch Of Bohemian
ism thrown in
1t is in her usual romantic style
and is up to the standard # her pre-
yious works. which is an earnest Of
an enjoyable book.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

The Critic has been called to account
for publishing in it's August number
what purported to be an extract from
letter written by Dr.. Georg Brandes
to friend in this city. The letter was
dated Christiana, June "A, 1901. and
gave an elaborate description Of the so
called deathbed Of Ibsen The material
was furnished Eugene Limedorfer,
who had in his hand what seemed TO
be a letter from DR.. Brandes in an en-
velope bearing the Christiana post
mark. Mr.. Limedorfer claimed intimate
friendship with DR.. Brandes, with
whom he said he had been in cores
pondence during the past few months.
DR.. Brandes has denied that he ever
wrote such letter and we have called
L pom Mr. Limedorfer TO show us the or
iginaI document. and TO make some ex-
planation He has done neither.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

Leaves From the Diary of a
Tramp" is the first published account
Of trampdom from the inside. Josiah
Flynt and, to a less extent, others have
lived with tramps and afterward told
their experiences. but a real tramp has
never yet written his own autobio-
graphy Prof. John j. McCook of Trim
ty College, Hartford, has long been an
authority on tramps in this country.
v 'or many years he has carried on an
intimate correspondence with one
Rowing Bill" Prof McCook has col
lscted this correspondence together and
edited il in a series Of nine articles for
the Independent The series will begin
in the issue of the Independent Of Nov
ember 2lst and will be published every
few weeks until it is completed.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

Within a month of its publication
The Benefactress" has run into four
large editions. the last of which is just
or the press. Its popularity bids fair
70 equal that OF Elizabeth and Her
German Garden" Unlike that book.
however. 30 rs a novel. but with SO
unique a spirit OF humor that IL is in a
class by itself outside the ordinary run
81 fiction.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

DR.. Maltbie ID. Babcock's Thoughts
for Everyday Living" has met with in
stant success. Within a week after its
publication it went into its third large
edition.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

In this. his latest novel, Mr.. Farieon
has taken for his plot the union of the
daughter of an English peer Of illus
trious descent, with the son of a Jew.
who has risen to great wealth, and the
mental developments of this union, the
struggles and doubts and transitions of
feeling, the pride of the Jew and that
Of the English aristocrat. have afford
ed scope for one of the most inter-
esting love stories Of modern times.
There is no writer of fiction who has
q more intimate knowledge Of the Eng
disappearing Jew than Mr.. Farjeon.
All classes Of society will welcome this
striking contribution to the theme of
those mixed marriages. between Jew
and Christian, which are destined to
have a powerful bearing on the Jew
ish religion.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

Marietta: A Maid of Venice" has run
through four large editions since Octo-
Der 2Sth, the day of its publication.
A special holiday edition of The
Crisis" is being prepared by The Mac
milan Company. The fronuspiece will
consist of a new portrait Of the author
never before published and reproduced
in photogravUre.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

DUTCH LIFE IN TOWN :
AND COUNTRY.
BY p. NJ. HOugh. =
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-01

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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-01-26
Nancy Johnsons Log Cabin. !.

On the south bank of the lagoon
skirting the government building ac.
tive work is being done on the ten acres
Of ground allotted to the Six Nations
exhibit. At present there are three
Seneca Indians from the TOnawanda
reservation working on the old log
house which is to shelter Nancy John
son, herself one of the most remarkable
and interesting features Of the Indian
exhibit. Nancy Johnson is a Seneca
squaw who has reached the age Of l20
years. For the last 100 years she has
been q resident of the TOnawanda res
ervation and has lived in the little log
house which is now being put up on the
exposition grounds.
One Of the conditions upon which
Mrs. Johnson consented to appear at
the exposition was that suitable provi.
sion should be made for her shelter.
Then 1t was that the idea Of transport
ing her cabin to the grounds was con-
ceived. 1t is not certain when the cab
in was first built, but 1t was shortly
after the Revolutionary war. and 1t Is
estimated that the timbers in II were
hewed somewhat more than 100 years
ago. The side walls are composed Of
huge, roughly cut logs Of red beech,
and the roof is thatched with elm bark.
The beech logs have attained the hard
ness Of iron and when cut take on
polish like ebony. They are thorough
ly seasoned and in appearance bear oct
the story Of their great age.-Buifalo
Express.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-01-26
The Chinnman's Religion.

DR.. S. G. Partridge. missionary
bishop Of the Episcopal church In ia
pan. preached In All Saints cathedral.
Milwaukee. on recent Sunday. Were
l." he said. Ito show you an anatomical
chart made by the Chinanmn you
would scarcely believe they could have
such crude ideas They live regardless
Of sanitary conditions. IN their educa-
ton there Is nothing but memory and
cOnceit. their scholars cannot add
single column Of figures. and If you ask
them what the stars are they will de-
clare they are the demons OF the air.
They worship the beasts Of the field.
the insects. the trees and their roots.
and they are Sunl;Pn to the level az the
things they hGliZ,. Were they loyal 10
Confucus 1t would he an easy task to
lead them into the new life. but they
take his words on their lips and deny
him I'm their actions"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-01-26
JEFFERSON'S RELIGION.
His Views on This Disputed Subject
Quite Clearly Set Forth.

Quite Clearly Set Forth.
Mr.. II. r. LOCKER read two letters
from Thomas Jefferson before the Co
lumbia Historical society in Washing
ton recently. The letters were writ
ten to Charles Thompson, who was
secretary of the constitutional conven'
ton, and were interesting principally
from the fact that they dealt with
Mr.. Jefferson's religious views. Ex-
tracts from them follow:
81 replied: Say nothing Of my re-
ligion; 1t is known to myself and my
God alone. Its evidence before the
world is to be sought in my life. IL
that has been honest and dutiful to
society, the religion which has regulat-
ed it cannot be bad one
ut is a singular anxiety that some
people have that we should all think
alike. Would the world be more beauti-
full were all our faces alike; were our
tempers, our talents, our tastes, our
forms, our wishes. ayersjons and pur-
suits cast exactly in the same mold?
IL uO NuIlCllcS tAlSlCQ III lnc
vegetable or mineral creation. but all
were strictly uniform, catholic and
orthodox, what a world Of physical
and moral monotony would 1t be!
These are the absurdities into which
those run who usurp the throne Of God
and dictate to him what he should
have done. May they, with all their
metaphysical riddles, appear before
that tribunal with as clean hands and
hearts as you and | shall. There, sus-
pended in the scales of eternal justice,
faith and works will show their worth
by their weight God bless you and
preserve you long In life and health.
81, too, have made a wee little book
from the same materials which call
the Philosophy of Jesus 1t is para
digma Of his doctrines, made by cut
ting the texts out of the book and ar
ranging them on the pages of blank
book in certain order Of time or SUBJ
ject. A more beautiful or precious
mOrsel of ethics | have never seen. 1t
IS document in proof that | am real
Christian-that is to say, disciple of
the doctrines Of Jesus, very different
from the Platonsts who call me infidel
and themselves Christians and preach
ers of the gospel, while they draw all
their characteristic dogmas from what
it's author never said or saw. They
have compounded from the heather
mysteries a system beyond the compre-
hension of man, of which the Great
Reformer of the vicious ethics and de-
ism Of the Jews, were he to return on
earth, would not recognize one feature.
If had time, would add to my little
book the Greek, Latin and French texts
in columns side by side. and | wish |
could subjoin a translation Of Gassen-
dis syntagma of the doctrines Of Epi-
Gurus, which. Notwithstanding the cal
umnies of the Stoics and caricatures
Of Cicero, is the most rational system
remaining Of the philosophy Of the an
clients. as frugal of vicious indulgence
and fruitful Of virtue as the hyperbol-
ical extrayagances Of his rival sects."-
Baltimore Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-01-26

There is a lending library Of human
bones in London. 1t Is intended for the
use Of medical students. and the bones
are lent out In exactly the same man.
ner as books from a circulating library
The entire collection Is valued at $4,000
and contains besides human bones the
skeletons of horses. dogs. cats, oxen
and sheep-all animals that the veter-
mary surgeon Is likely to be called up
on to treat. The present market price
of human skeleton Is from f6 to f20,
according to its condition. a skull may
be worth anything from 5s. to FL. For
q payment of Cd. a student can borrow
any part of the skeleton that he desires
to study and may retain 1t for one
week. A complete skeleton can be bor-
rowed from the library for the sum Of
los. down and a deposit Of f5.-London
Answers.