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The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28
The Master of Caxtou,

This novel by Hildegard Brooks is clas-
sifed by the publishers as "a love story Of
the good old-fashioned sort" and if this
means a story in which the leading char
acters cast aside at the start any possible
bits of common sense they may have pos
sessed, then the rating is correct. The
heroine who tells the tale in the first per-
son. gives away a great fortune left her by
her adopted mother, because she finds com
pliance with certain conditions Of the will
South TO seek her dimly remembered and
poverty-stricken relatives. She finds three
brothers, handsome and with natural abil-
ity but who need to be developed. This
task she undertakes, with results entirely
satisfactory in the end. The scene of the
story remains entirely In this neighborhood
and in spite OF the general lack Of prac-
tical everyday "gumption' on the part Of
pretty much everybody-or is IL because of
his?-the picture Of Southern life set forth
conveys an impression Of genuineness. The
manner Of speech. the light way OF
disregarding unpleasant facts, the "doless
WAYS" the open, innocent love-making, all
create an atmosphere which belongs to the
region The reader, whether or not he has
ever visited the South, knows instinctively
that this is a realistic portrayal OF life and
people in that region While character
study is not attempted seriously, the per-
sonages of the tale stand out clearly, the
interest is well sustained and there Is
certain charm about the narrative that
compels attention 10 the end. 1t is a love
story which ends happily-a fact that will
commend IL 10 the majority OF readers.
Charles Scribner's Sons New York.
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The Courage of Conviction.

Whether or not Mr.. T. r. Sullivan in
tended his novel, 1.-The Courage of Con-
viction," to be a story with a moral the
fact remains that two distinct lessons can
be drawn from it, namely, the folly of alb
sorption in money-getting to the exclusion
of better things in life, and the equal folly
of absorption in art to the neglect Of better
things. One of the two young men in the
tale, the scene OF which is laid in New
York, is a talented amateur artist the
other is equally gifted in a musical way.
The artist abandons his commercial po-
sition in order to devote himself entirely
to painting. AS a part OF his sacrlnce,
which he by no means considers a sacrihce
at the time. he withdraws from social lie
and puts marriage out of his scheme or Nv
ing. The other man has not the courage 10
risk poverty in this way, though his inclina-
tions point to a similar course, but marries
the daughter OF a wealthy man ana soon
becomes so absorbed in money making that
he can talk and think of little else. As
events prove, each man makes mistake
In his action that nearly wrecks his own
and others lives Fortunately they learn
in time that art for life's sake and COM
merce for lifes sake, and not the reverse,
should be the rule; that life has better
Things than either art or wealth can sup
ply. The problems are such as may often
present themselves TO the class of culti-
waited people of whom the author writes.
1t is, by the way, something of a relief to
find a book which deals for the most part
only with gentlefolk. In its pages are no
dialect, no slang, no barnyard philosophy,
no slums, no vicious characters; simply
group OF well-bred people, with record
of complications that enter their lives.
Mr.. Sullivan handles his material with the
skill of a literary artist He knows what
he wants to say and how to say 1T. Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York.
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Rank and File of the Army.

New York Times.
The warm eulogies passed upon the army
by two distinguished officers, by General
Brooke on the eve of his retirement and
by General Macarthur, whose retirement is
not very distant, are very significant.
There is little doubt that the great major
ity of the officers Of the army, if they were
equally at liberty to express themselves,
would express themselves in the same way,
and would concur in General Brooke's senti-
ment that the actual army is "the best we
have ever had" That Is saying a great
deal, and ii implies that the material of the
army, the rank and file, has never been so
good as now, for the nucleus OF instructed
Officers and gentlemen" is what il has
always been. We believe that the infer
ence would be quite legitimately drawn.
Whoever visits an army post must be
struck by the fact that the aspect Of the
enlisted men he sees. apart from their mill
tary bearing. is at least not of less come
illness and intelligence than that of the
average young man of the street, or even
of the farm 1t seems plain that recruiting
Is done with care and selection. and that an
enlisted man in the United States army is
more than mere food for powder"
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28
The True Aaron Burr.

''The True Aaron Burr is the latest of
the several books which have been pub
lished within a few years to place that
historic character in a better light. To a
certain extent these biographers or apollo
gists have succeeded. At the expense of
Thomas jefferson they have shown that
treason to the United States was no part
OF Burr's purpose. His arrest by a military
officer hundreds of miles from the place Of
the trial and his escort TO Richmond. Va,
where he was tried by military court and
the part Jefferson as President took TO in
sure his conviction, in connection with the
failure to prove treason, constitutes dark
chapter In the career of the third Presi-
dent. Burr was dissatisfied with his coun-
try and his vivid imagination led him TO
believe that he could set up monarchy in
Mexico with himself upon the throne
Charles Burr Todd, the author of this little
volume Of seventy-seven pages, sets forth
that Burr had devised form of republican
government better than that of the United
States but If he ever attempted to urge his
system there is no record of IL. Mr.. Todd
has made an exceedingly readable book
even If he has not succeeded in proving his
hero to be one of the greatest Of men. A. S.
Barnes & Co, New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28
Amor Victor.

The title of this book. being Latin for
Love Conqueror," suggests that of Quo
Vadis," as its contents do those of some
other novels that deal with the sufferings
and experiences OF the early Christians. 1t
is religious and semi historical in char
acter, being laid in Rome and Ephesus dur
ing the period of 95 to 105 A. d. Its object
is TO bring before the modern mind the
nearest possible approach TO a genuine
photograph of the life and environment of
the Christians who lived at the close Of
the first century Of our era. 1T is very
easy says the author, Ito dilate upon
the virtues of the only Christians in the
abstract; but it is impossible to show
plainly to the modern mind what those
virtues really were without showing what
sort of environment gave force and positive
existence TO them" From this point OF
view, the author has embodied in the form
of fiction a series Of graphic pictures of
the sufferings and prosecutions endured by
the early Christians The pages reek with
gore, and one almost hears the terroriZed
screams of ruined women and dying mar
tyrs. Those dark scenes are Illuminated
by contrast with the love and faith Of
John and his followers and the story ac-
quires additional variety from vivid de-
scriptions of contests and games and the
shocking portrayal of the raging degen-
eracy of the times. The story deals with
painful theme, but handles it well. II is
written by Orr Kenyon and published by
the Frederick a. Stokes Company, New
York.
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period far beyond anything previous
ly recorded in history. At the be-
ginning of the century the foreign COM
merce OF the United States. including both
exports and imports, was valued at Sl62,-
222.54s For the year 1900 the exports alone
amounted TO 81, S94,1s6,371, and the total
commerce to more than 5000. 900. II the
statistics Of other countries do not show s
great an increase they show beyond doubt
that the energies OF all civilized nations
are being directed more and more to the
development Of commerce rather than the
prosecution Of war In 1900 three-fifths
Of the earth's surface was unknown to
geograp piers. In 1900 less than one-tenth
was unknown. With this extension OF
geographical knowledge and expansion Of
populations there came also enormous ex-
pansion of commerce. and now all nations
are competing for the great prizes offered
I'm China and Africa. Barring the little
disturbances I'm Central America, there is
not a war cloud anywhere, and the chief
concern OF every civilized country is to
gain new markets and extend trade. Since
II has been demonstrated that shopkeepers
make good soldiers, and that, for steady
occupation, commerce is vastly more prof
table than war, no people objects to being
known as a nation of shopkeepers. Lead
ership in that line is what they striving
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28

Miss Clara Morris has written some short
stories OF rather more than ordinary merit.
but her first novel does not bear out the
promise OF the earlier literary efforts. IL
is a story Of the stage. and Miss Morris.
who. as a successful actress. might nave.
been expected, merely as a matter OF good
taste, II not OF personal pride. 10 set fortE
her profession in its best light. has the bad
judgment 10 belittle and backen II by rep
resenting its morals 10 be OF the worst. She
is also guilty OF another lapse OF taste in
putting herself into the pages In the per-
son OF Claire MOrrell' But. worst OF all.
she virtually excuses and Upholds the con-
duct OF the young girl who. after making
a brilliant success as an actress. becomes
the mistress of the actor who takes the part
OF Romeo TO her Juliet. lie Is "A married
man. but both actress and author unite
IN denying any rights 10 the wife-because
she is watchful OF her husbands conduct
and he no longer loves her! It is book
that leaves a bad taste in the mouth.
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.
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His story-Their Letters.

"F d. b" furnishes his or her initials as
those Of the author Of a clever dialogue,
purporting TO have been spoken in Tours,
France while 'he and she" are looking at
the sights and ancient ruins in and about
that city. Matrimony seems to be the
impelling motive of the conversation. AT
the close. he and she are no nearer an
agreement on the question Of the hour than
when they began. He escapes by claiming
10 have received "A message from New
York that his father has lost everything by
a deal in Wall street and that he must
necessa arily go home at once. What hap
pens to him on the home-going steamer
and what happens TO her when she and
her friend Lily are left TO their own de-
vices can be learned by reading the letters
which follow the dialogue and bring the
story to an end. Frederick J. Drake *
Co. Chicago.
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Abner Daniel.

The author of this novel is Will n. Har-
ben, known as the author of clever sketches
of Carolina and Georgia life. ''Abner Dan
iel' is a tale of life in country and town,
with timber-land speculations, broken
banks, tricky, also honest, lawyers, and
the inevitable lovers, with their usual
hopes, fears and final happiness as Incl
dental features. The most attractive figure
is Abner Daniel, the genial old bachelor
of shrewd common sense. keen thinker. a
genuine and original philosopher, good
liker-also, at times. good hater-and
practical Christian, though classed as an
unbeliever by the ignorant and the un-
thinking. Next comes pole Baker" the
reformed moOnshiner, alert and brave.
with a mind keen, though uncultivated, and
a heart capable of absolute and unselfish
friendship. Indeed nearly all the figures
of the story stand out clearly through the
transcript of their words, plans and
achievements. The reader is not burdened
with elaborate description of the various
characters. Mr.. Harden permits them 10
announce themselves and in this shows his
dramatic skill. "Abner Daniel is full OF
homely philosophy and kindly humor. and
is commended to those who enjoy a repre-
sentation of life outside Of the beaten
track of fiction. Harpers, New York.
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man. The Scotsman earns on an average
s45 a year, the Englishman s3S and the
lrishman E20 Scotsmen, too. appear 10
be most thrifty. In the savings banks each
Scotsman has e5 Is, each Englishman 60
and each Irishman 60. Industrial and CO.
operative societies sell ES worth of goods
TO each Scotsman. el los worth 10 every
Englisman and Is worth 10 every Irish
man" Il is intimated in another quarter
that the author, I. III. CrOsland, has the
best of reasons for knowing whereof he
writes. An English journalist says; Mr.
Crosland. who has, l hear. gathered some
of his data from London Scots. is i north
country man. Indeed, ii is even limited
Though l for one cannot believe) that he
himself had the misfortune 10 be born be
yond the Tweed. There is, at any rate,
a malicious story going the rounds which
might without prejudice be told. A friend
runs the story. who had not seen Mr.. Cros-
land for a time, but had heard OF his re-
cent activities, met him by chance at the
house OF a common acquaintance. By the
way, he asked. how are you getting on
with that charming autobiography that l
hear you are writing? " The book is pub
lished in this country by the Putnams.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28
The Starbucks.

A new story by Opie Reed is not un-
common event, for he is a prolific writer. As
with most of his stories the scene OF this
one is laid in the South, and in that inter
esting portion of it known as East Tennes-
see. Jasper Starbuck and his two sons
fought in the Union army. During their
absence from home the wife and mother
died, and after the war the old man mar
ried again. a young and handsome wife,
and their handsome daughter is the hero
inc of the story. Some city people come
to spend the summer at the Star
bucks mountain home and an interesting
love affair develops. There is some fight
ing. some mocnshine distilling. and a good
deal of Southern dialect talk of a plain
and homely kind by plain people, and all
leads up TO a happy ending. The story is
written from a play of the same name by
the same author, and it's full-page illustra-
tions are made from photographs OF the
actual scenes and people OF the play. Civ
ing them an unusually apt and realistic
character Chicago Laird & Lee
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28

Now that all the excitement about the
water cure in the Philippines is over and
intelligent people have heard more about
it, the assertion is ventured that 1t is not
the torture it was at first alleged to be-
Major Glenn. than whom there is no officer
OF higher reputation as a man and a
soldier, recently explained that before lie
applied the cure to a Filipino he and an
other officer took an application them
selves and declare it a ''bugaboo,' involv-
ing no pain and being attended by tenn
porary discomfort only. Major Glenn dis
covered that the presidente of a city knew
where the enemy was concealed. The
Filipino officer was practically under the
protection of the army and recognized
official. He denied knowledge of the enemy,
but Major Glenn knew that he was not tell
ing the truth. He also realized that the
Filipino would tell the truth if subjected
10 severe punishment. and he gave him
a water cure" which is the filing of a
mans stomach with water. 1t is not a per-
formance one would select for a friend.
but resort to a harmless device TO COM
pei a man TO give information regarding
the whereabouts OF a cruel enemy. If the
Filipino had refused to testify In court
ne would have been put I'm Jail. or If he
had fallen into the hands OF police au-
thorities would have been held until he
should conclude to tell. Major Glenn had
no time for such remedies. The water cure
had been used by other officers with salts
factory results. Major Glenn gave him a
dose. 1t did not inJure the man. but 1t put
him In a frame Of mind to comply with
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28

The author OF this book Max O'Rell.
adopted its odd and ungrammatical title
deliberately, and he says in a little prefa-
tory note: There is. in Tween You an
L something picturesque and cosy, which
does not exist either in Between You and
Me- or the more pOetical "Twixt You and
Me- and, to my mind, IL conveys better
the unpretentiOus aim of this little volume
This fanciful conceit explains the title, but
the reader will still be unable 10 see much
connection between the later and the con-
tents OF the book. These consist OF brief
essays on many phases OF human lie and
character. There are thirty-nine essays
concerning men and fifty-fOur concerning
women. and they are full OF sound philoso-
ply, worldly wisdom and keen Wit, epl-
grammaticaily EXPRESSED. There is no at
tempt at specific character sketching in
any of the essays, but they are exceedingly
clever and, for thoughuul people, IN
structive. Boston: Lothrop Publishing
Company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28
The Brook Book.

This is a nature book Of the sort which
has recently become so popular. 1t is the
history of years close acquaintance with
a brook with an account Of flowers, the
trees, the insects, the birds and all other
things, living or inanimate, which made
the stream interesting. Only one with a
a power for close observation and with a
real love for Out-of-door life could have
found all these things or having discovered
them, would have found them worth study
ing. 1t makes pleasant reading for those
who have like tastes with those OF the
author. Mary Rogers Miller, and may be
the means of rousing an interest in such
natural wonders in the minds Of others.
Numerous half-tone illustrations add TO
the attra ctiveness of the volume. Double
day Page q Co, New York.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28

Now that Great Britain is no longer
hampered by the South African war, it is
not surprising to learn that the government
has entered into an agreement with Japan
to maintain the independence of Corea. No
doubt the British government has viewed
the encroachments of Russia with impa-
tience while it was not in a position to
interfere. 1t is announced that the United
States is included in the arrangement which
opens the trade of Corea because loan will
be asked for Corea.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28
Another Hero for the Antis.

New York Press
Aguinaldo having fizzled as a second
George Washington and Lopez having
been exposed Gardener having been proved
an irresponsible gossip and Malvar and
Lukeban having taken the oath Of al
legiance, the Ants have been at their
wits end lately for a hero. This want is
now, ii seems TO be supplied by the Moro
Sultan Of Pacalod. Already the organs of
the ghost dancers have begun TO talk about
a lack Of tact" on the part of Colonel
Baldwin and Of the firm stand" taken by
the Sultan. This blood thirsty savage, who
is insisting upon the right of himself and
his followers 10 murder any one a any
time, especially Americans, will make an
ideal hero for the Ants"
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28
The Welsh Witch.

Allan Raine, author of "Mifanwy, the
Welsh Singer" and other books descriptive
of various phases of life in Wales, furnishes
in his latest novel, 1.-The Welsh Witch a
more intricate plot, more interesting per-
sonalities and a more elaborate setting than
in any previous production. The most
strongly individualized character is Catrine
Rees, called 1.-The witch" by thoughtless
children and their equally thoughtless eld-
ers, because of her descent from a far-off
gypsy ancestor. because she lives mainly
out of doors, often sleeping under the trees
or some shelter of her own cOntrivlng; and,
more than all, because she exhibits fierce
and wild temper towards those who mis-
treat her, attempting TO defend herselT
even against her father, by biting and
scratching him while he is lashlng her
with his cruel whip. Catrine has been
motherless from infancy, and is without
care except that grudgingly shown her by
a rough and cross old servant. She is ao-
solutely without education or companion
ship. The stars and the seas. the woods
and the fields are her only friends and com
forters When she is fourteen she hears
the first kind words ever spoken TO her
and, without knowing why she does so,
bursts into ar uncomfortable ft OF crying
and sobbing. From that date the beauty OF
her nncorrupted heart and the tender un-
selfshness of her nature respond TO the
influence of friendship. The author Sklll1ul-
ly traces her development of self-control
and describes her endeavor to acquire
knowledge and TO conform TO the customs
Of her small world, and her faithful devo-
tion to her father who, injured by fall,
lies helpless for many months before his
death She forgives and loves him and for
gets that he has ever been neglectful or
unkind. Goronway. the most pronounced
character next to Catrine. is a tickle youth,
and but slightly versed in knowledge or a
woman's heart or even of his own. After
long rowing, he finds that the world con-
tains for him but one beloved and that Is
Catrine. He seeks her. She has gone and
left no trace And then his quest begins.
THE Welsh Witch is a well-told tale and
bears rereading, each perusal discovering
new merits in style and handling. ID. Ap-
pleton & Co., New York.
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The Rea.onabIeness of Faith.

This is the title given to volume or
sermons by Rev. ID. W. S. Ramsford, rector
OF St. Georges Church, New York. one Of
the strong men and eloquent preachers OK
the Episcopal Church. The volume con-
tains seventeen other sermons besides the
title one, and they are all OF high order,
direct and practical, never sentimental or
mawkish, full of strength vigor and vital
force. The literary style of the discourses
is in keeping with their tone. New YORK:
Doubleday, Page & Co.
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The Love story of Abner stone.

Because Of III health, shyness and stu
dious habits Abner Stone, OF this narrative.
lived the life Of a recluse and knew little
Of the society OF women until he had
reached the age OF forty-1ve years. Then
he fell in love with schoolgirl. proposed
and was accepted immeditely after which
the girl fell III and died. Abner. notwith-
standing his previous bad health, lived on.
and this story purports TO have been writ
ten by him in his seventieth year. AS Is
natural, perhaps. I'm the case OF a man
whose first love affair did not occur until
he was forty-five, the tale deals almost
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28

a London dispatch says that food is
dearer in England than Il has been at any
time for quarter OF century. Bacon the
poor mans luxury. has risen IN price be-
tween one-third and one-half. This is due
70 the fact that the farmers OF the corn
belt IN the United States are getting the
highest prices for many years for hogs.
while the number OF hogs has fallen OF
ratheg than increased. The bountifuI corn
crop which is now promised will AFFECT
prices 10 some extent II there is a large
number OF pigs to feed. The increase is the
result Of natural causes II farmers turn
10 hog raising again so as to largely in
crease the number, there will be lower
prices.
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