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more or less trained servant The au-
tnor OF this book puts too many Injuries
IN the list Of things indispensable.
The useful information to be found
mere comes mainly under the heads Of
dreaming, heating. plumbing. and the
care OF the sick. There are some good
nints on the cleaning OF brass. silver,
ana iron. the way TO run a furnace.
the Dangers OF defective plumbing. and
the mending OF broken china and other
articles. Some OF the most perplexing
problems OF housekeeping 20 the ten
ant OF rented house or apartment lie
along the line OF chronological re-
search. and some good advice on that
subject is to be. found here.
An interesting chapter Is that on
gardening. especially window garden
Ing. and another is that in which the
care OF pet animals Is discussed. The
NANCY, ragged appearance of many
household pets, especially IN city
houses, is proof that advice on this sub
ject is rather badly needed.
Other subjects discussed are: Laun-
dry work. lighting. repairs. and restor-
ations. the care Of horses and cows.
the keeping of food, the family sewing
and the care Of refrigerator. The
housekeeper who reads and faithfully
carries out the directions in this book
may be little over-particular. but she
Will be a good housekeeper. CSew
York: Mcclure. Phillips & COY
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A DOG STORY.

Jack. the Fire Dog" by Lily F. Yves
selhoeft. is an animal story intended.
apparently. for the perusal of very
young children. Jack was a dog be-
longing to a city engine house. and
much beloved not only by the fremen
but by all the children Of the neighbor-
hood. In the course of the story two
other dogs are introduced. as we'll as
some pigeons. blind boy, another small
boy, family of poor children. and sew
eral grown people of remarkable
goodness and benevoIence. While in no
sense literature. the book may amuse
the child reader who can get no real
literature TO read. 1t is an example OF
the style which is attained by much
practice In writing down to the Juvenile
intellect. Boston: Little. Brown & Col
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Il MISSISSIPPI LOVE .STORY

and the millions of little. cheerful in
sect voices about me in the trees"
The pictures of the heroine's tomboy
childhood. when she went out on her
pony with the overseer on his rounds;
fshed for crabs with little black
CLANCY" her maid" played flower
ladies' in the garden; hung breathless
over 'Ivanhoe," or wrote her me
moirs" instead of doing sums-these
naive "reminiscences are absolutely true
TO life and all the first part of the book
smells of oranges and olives and Jas
mine. Reconstruction days are described
from the woman's point OF view-pover-
ty, privation, insecurity of values and a
general sense OF loss and uncertainty
and bitterness. Then tho heroine's stage
career begins and the fascinating part
ends. But the whole book is simply.
purely true to life. and should find a
warm welcome throughout the South
sincerely on that account. New York:
Harper Bros.)
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MODERN PROVERBS.

That clever proverb monger. L. dew
Matthewman. author OF "Crankisms. Is
responsible for these sayings:
"a woman's train Of thought is often
on her dress"
THE heather in his blindness uses a
club: the civilized Christian repeating
rifle
I'VE shouldn't mind woman having the
last word IL she'd only get TO 1t soon
er."
at takes a big man to eat crow grace
fully"
1T is not considered to a mans credit
20 merit success II he doesn't obtain 1t. 4"
Marrying for money IS more a mat
ter Of dollars than of sense"
Sometimes a comedians divorce is his
first serious part"
Marriage is seldom a failure when
Cupid furnishes the capital
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SOME AMERICAN HISTORY.

CGTHE SHADOW OF VICTORY"
by Myrtle Reid. author of
Lavender and Old Lace" is
a romance Of Fort Dearborn in the
time of the war of 1912. The most
striking thing about 1t is the historical
atmosphere. which is really quite good
There is one OF those willfuI. pig
headed heroines who deliberately walk
into danger. and as it happens. an
equally willful. pig-headed man com
mands the situation at the fort. The
combination is productive OF peril. and
1t takes two heroes to look after the
heoine, one a high-spirited boy, the
other a reserved scholar The two
rolled into one could have made her
proper husband. and naturally she is
some time in deciding which half to
choose. While she is deciding. things
happen. (New York: G. P. Putnam's
Sons.)
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LITERATURE NORTH AND SOUTH.

A Southern writer in the September
"Critic" makes an interesting point.
Northern authors" she says, in
dictate by their work a more pro-
gressive understanding OF literature as
an art. because of educational advan-
,tages which reach. by at least one gen.
Grafton. further into the past than they
do In the South: and thus they have
a mental discipline Of which Southern
writers know little. They
f(Northerners) do not lack the emotional
power 20 dramatize intelligence. There
are immortal characters in Northern 1c-
Ition who owe their existence to the au-
gfhor's psychic power to create the spirit
as well as the grosser personality of his
hero. We have very few such characters
5n Southern fiction. There is the never
ending variation Of ante-bellum ladies
and gentlemen mincing and strutting
through nearly all our novels. but l now
recall only one original man type that
has been produced within the last year.
Mr.. VIII Harben's mountaineer. Abner
Daniel, is autochthonous."
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OTHER REVIEWS
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE.

II. T JUDGMENT" by Alice Brown, is
a novel which would be a good
moral lesson for some people
who will never read it. The heroine is
one of those sweet and lovely women
who are usually destined to marry hard
and stern men, and spend their lives try
ing to coax flint rock 70 bear flowers.
One sympathizes with John Markham 8
daughter at the crisis of the book, be-
cause one has known people 10 whom
one ached to tell wholesome truths like
this:
You have been hard TO people al
ways in the world and here at home.
You were like iron TO Kent No won
der he went TO the devil. He'd have
stayed there longer but for Helen.
That sweet soul wouldn't let him. There
she was, praying for him to come back.
and there were you. letting him crawl
back by himself. You were inhuman to
the Landors. To me-we won't talk
about that. And every time Helen, with
that divine instinct of hers. knew you
we're belaboring backs. and she crept
between and took the blows herself.
You mean they deserved to be ruined.
They did-Graham's father did. But
even old Tom Lander could have been
treated like a human being. You did
&c like a god-a god demanding sacrifice.
You smote them hip and thigh. and when
they went down you turned your atten-
ton to some other part of the battle
field and looked for more TO smite. 1t
Isn't your acts / complain OF. father; it's
your spirit. You think you WELD the
sword of God. Perhaps you do. but
you're a wasteful swordsman. You cut
off more than one head at a blow"
The book is not large. but 1t is pack
ed with vivid emotions and is well writ
ten. New York: Harper & Bros.)
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PHI rs FOR THE PARLOR
Some Well Written Comedies That
Can Be Aeted BY Young Folk -.

and that don't want anything. And
don't stand talking to the man. but shut
the door at once. Then go up stairs and
wait until 1 come. Do you understand?
I'm very sorry about the molas5es,
Katie, but I'll clean it all up. oh, we'll,
little people don't always realize what
trouble they are making, you know. oh,
yes. 1 shall punish her. certainly. You
may go back to the laundry I'll attend
to this and get luncheon. Ugh! OF all
the sticky messesi
A Domestic Cataclysm.
What. LADIES' At this hour? Let
me see, Eleanore. Mrs. James Norton
Enderby! Ny land, l asked her TO come
to luncheon any day that she happened
to be in town-and she's come! What?
You told her-Eleanore Gladys Pelham!
Did you tell that lady that 1 was busy
and didn't want anything? Well, you'll
go straight to bedl Now stop your
Whispering this Instant I've no time
for any nonsense OF that sort. And it's
washday! And Katie's perfectly savage:
And there's not a slice of bread in the
housel And all this horrid mess in the
pantry. Two ladies, did you say? Oh.
well. she can't intend to stay, then. I'll
just leave this until she's gone.
'Oh. how do you do, Mrs. Enderby?
So delighted to see you! Your sister?
Not your sister Florence, whom you
have told me so much about? Oh, so
charmed to meet you, Miss Johnson!
Why. certainly, Mrs. Enderby! SO nice
of you TO understand that 1 should want
to meet her at oncel No, 1 won't make
bit of fuss. Just what we should have
ourselves. you know. Let me take your
wraps. It's so delightful to have you
drop In in this informal way! Eleanore
and ! are often quite lonely. Yes. ny
little girl Oh, did she? How dreadful
of her, told her once to say some
thing Ike that to a miserable book
agent whom I saw coming, and she's
never forgotten it. Children have such
unfathomahle memories: Now. will you
amuse yourselves for a moment while
put away your wraps and tell my maid
to lay some extra plates? oh, no. not
the least in the world! That's one thing
that my maids always understand from
the first-that there shall be no COM
plant about unexpected guests"
The meeting of this domestic contre-
temps is described in the rest of the
monologue. (New York: Mcclure. Phil
Inns & Col
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THE STORY OF A RASCAL.
lI"HE MASTER ROGUE" is the
latest novel of David Graham
Phillips. and is supposed to be

latest novel of David Graham
Phillips, and is supposed to be
the autobiography of a self-made mil
lionaire of doubtful, or more than doubt
fui. character. Mr.. Phillips had good
subject, but he has failed TO make the
most Of 1t.
The main trouble with the book is
that the rogue is too much aware Of his
rascality. Nobody has ever exactly inter
viewed any of the millionalres of this
type on their opinion OF themselves,
but IL is safe to say that they do not
think they are scamps. and that while
they may call a spade a spade when
they see it, they usually see something
else.
Another weak point in the story lies
in the Master Rogue's relations with his
family. 1t is hardly true that business
pirates Of this type usually become es-
tranged from their families. On the
contrary, one Of the very best cards OF
the Captain Kidd Of the stock market is
the reputation of being a model hus-
he Is one. The casting off OF the eldest
son and the favoring OF the scampish
second son In this story are somewhat
melodramatic. The shrewdness OF the
self-made millionaire is also under
stated. The kind OF fool pictured as
the Master Rogue would be fleeced in
ten minutes. 1t is not the man who is
all bad who gets into position TO have
a mischievous influence in the business
world; IL is the man who has some good
In him after all The incorporating
moral severity of Mr.. Phillips picture
indicates that he is still a young au-
thor. When he is older he Will learn
that the moral problems of this world
are enveloped as a rule in mist CIew
York: Mcclure, Phillips & Coz
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Ideas on Economy sp tie
Use Of LNxurres

A N Encyclopedia of Household
"A Economy by Emily Holt. is ar
ranged in seductively neat print
dress. and presents an aspect alluring
to young housekeepers and household
ers. One opens the booh-it IL not a
large one-with some apprehensions lest
the contents may not fulfill the promise
of the very business-like cover. There
is. however, much useful information In
the book. It is true that the author de-
votes a disproportionate amount Of
space to descriptions of the ideal house,
which is as far beyond the reach OF
most young couples as the moon
Unattainable Luxuries-
We should all like closets with shelves
for every conceivable thing and a spe-
cial cupboard with a compartment for
each pair Of boots or shoes: we should
all like cut-glass so rare and precious
that II would be worth while to cover
the pantry shelves with linen over
layer OF cotton batting. lest a chance
Jar should crack the exquisite things;
but few of us can hope ever to have
such treasures. and II we ever do we
shall probably be able to take care OF
them. or have them taken care OF, with
out the aid Of books on economy. What
the average housekeeper wants to know
is how to keep moderate-sized mouse
daintily in order with the aid OF one
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CONRAD'S NEW BOOK
ogfuplaud OuAnasd Conception Po~sn

the title of Joseph Con-
RAIDS new book, is also the title
Of the first and strongest ofthe
three stories which it contains. the
others are called Amy Foster" and
Tomorrow" the commonplace and
meaningless names conveying no idea Of
the utter outlandish originality of the
tales themselves. PROFESSIONALLY this
group of stories contains some of the
best work which Mr.. Conrad has yet
done.
The common criticism of this author
is that he does not know how to con-
struct a plot. but If. in these sketches.
he has not exactly proved that he can
do this. he has at least made it clear
that he can handle a notion. They are
not pleasant notions, but they are pow
erfully conceived and treated marvel
Gus we'll.
The Prlmordial Man.
The first of the tales deals with a
Danish or Swedish or Norwegian pilot
in some obscure Eastern port, who is
dangerously near the type of primitive
man. and for this reason, apparently,
has a dark cannibalistic secret in his
past. In other words. he has at one
time been forced into one OF those situa-
lions ia which men have been known to
eat men. and he did as primitive man
would have done in the circumstances.
Many years after, desiring to marry. he
confronts the necessity of telling the
woman in the case that he has once been
a cannibaI
The woman. who is in her way quite
as remarkably simple as Falk. is known
to the reader only as "Hermann's
niece" Hermann being a matter-of-fact
sea captain, with a large family. She
belongs to the COW, or more classically
speaking, the Juno type of womanhood.
She has nothing TO say that the reader
can understand, though we are led to
suppose that she could in case of neces-
sity talk in German. 1t is primordial
courtship in twentieth century condi-
lions.
A Situation Of Horror.
The gruesomeness of the thing is
brought out In all it's horror. The story
is a masterpiece of it's kind. This is
the way in which the author describes
the situation of the men in the derelict
ship.
I'm this lies the grotesque horror of
this somber story. The last extremity
OF sailors overturning a small boat or
fraIl craft seems easier to bear. be-
cause Of the direct danger of the seas.
The confined space the direct contact.
the imminent menace of the waves.
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"THE ADVENTURES OF GERARD"

n "The Adventures OF Gerard" by
Conan Doyle. we find a new Doyle
hero, quite different from Sher-
lock Holmes. but. If less original, hardly
less successful. This Gascon soldier is
not a new D'Artagnan-Dumas' hero was
no such unconscious humorist The ir-
repressible. demure fun OF Conan Doyle
subtly colors all the tales. and redeems
them from fellowship with stories OF the
Helmet Of Navarro" type. all lace ruff
fies and sword clashing. In short. those
who like truly human adventure story
will delight in the adventures of Gerard
One of the stories. How the Briga-
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.HO oMEDIEs IN MINIATURE

.lkO oMEDIEs IN MINIATURE. %
by Margaret Cameron, is
a little book which will
prove a godsend to amateur dramatic
clubs. Il is made up of little farces,
sketches and monologues suitable for
parlor production and is quite the clev-
crest thing that has happened since
Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland's similar
work which appeared three or four
years ago.
Some of the comedies may be play
ed entirely by girls. which is fortunate.
since the feminine element is likely 10
be preponderant in parlor theatrioals.
All are susceptible of variations to suit
local conditions-another good point
There is a chance for good and not too
difficult character work. The imPul-
sive young matron. the doting bride. the
cynical spinister and the knowing young
widow are really very funny. The
men-who would mostly suit Gibson il
lustrations-are all likable, and whoever
plays any of these roles will have 10
act like a gentleman whether he is
one or not.
But perhaps, after all, the mono
logues are the best. Unexpected Guests
is a word picture of a lady receiving
guests at luncheon on Monday. In face
of the displeasure of her cook. part
OF il runs as follows:
1--WE just come out alphabetically
to make a cup OF tea. Katie. III nave
some bread and butter and tea for
luncheon and Eleanore can have bread
and milk. No bread Why. Katiei
oh. yes. of counsel 1 forgot that we
had a chatting dish supper last night
Yes. you're quite right; il takes q
great deal Of bread to make toast
OF course you couldn't be expected tc
foresee emergencies like that oh, well
we'll eat crackers. And I'll get some
jam
The Rule Of the Cook.
s'Eleanore, what are you doing
Come right out of that pantry. Why
Eleanore PeIhami Look what you've
done! What is that2 Molasses? All
over Katie's clean shelves! You
naughty grit Never mind, Katie, I'll
clean it UP. Yes, know you're busy
with the washing. Mercy There's
the belli Just II O'Clock. Must be a
peddIer. I can't go. and you-oh, no. OF
course I never expect you TO answer the
bell on wash day. Katie. Eleanore. you
go to the door and say that I'm busy
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dashing Gascon joins in daredevil at
tempt 10 rescue the Emperor from st.
Helena, and arrives at Longwood only
to learn Of the death OF his idol-this
story contains that touch OF pathos sell
dom found in the authors work, and
makes fitting end to the series.
How the Brigadier Saved tho Army
is perhaps the best of the adventure
stories. as How the Brigadier Slew
the Fox" is the best bit of comedy.
But it is all good reading. fine charac-
ter work. and fairly good historical in
formation. If one wishes to take the
dose in the form OF fiction. CNew York:
Mcclure. Phillips & Coz
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der Slew the Fox" is TO be found In
the collection called 1.-THE Green Flag. ="
which appeared three or four years ago;
the others have been published separ-
ately In the magazines
Two of the tales are new proofs Of the
extraordinary powers of the name Of
Napoleon. since one can hardly read
them without thrilling in sympathy with
the Napoleon worship OF the Old Guard.
Incidentally. one contains remarkably
good account OF the battle of Waterloo.
With all his extravaganza of fancy.
DIR. Doyle's historical accuracy is rarely
open TO question. 1.-The Last Adven-
lures Of the Brigadier." in which the
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AN AMERICAN NOVEL IN ENGLAND

David Graham Phillips novel. The
Golden Fleece" is now appearing
serially in one of the English maya
zines. A British reviewer finds the
central figure. the fortune-hunting
earl. "a lifelike and amusing character.
managed without caricature." Mr..
Phillips is at present in Paris.
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NEW EDITION OF SHAKESPEARE,

"A new edition OF Shakespeare's works,
in twelve volumes. Is announced, TO be
called THE Pembroke Shakespeare" It
is edited by Charlotte Porter and Helen
A Clark. editors OF The Camberweli
Browning The text is an exact re-
print OF the Elizabethan text of 1923.
spelling. punctuation. and all.
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A BOOK ABOUT THE MOON.

THE Moon" by Prof William H.
Pickering. which is soon to appear, is
intended to afford information on the
recent discoveries IN that planet. in a
popular form The different lunar sup
erstitions. myths. and fancies will also
be discussed A notable feature OF tho
book Will be 100 Photographic plates
showing the moon ct different ages
however that was done. But the pub
fishers assure US that it was.
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The Rule of the Cook.
A BOOK FOR GIRLS.

Readers of the "st. Nicholas" of
twenty years ago will recall a merry
story for girls entitled Half a Dozen
Housekeepers," in which were de-
scribed the adventures of six girls who
spent a two weeks vacation Ia the
house of one OF the number whose par
ents were in California. The haps and
mishaps of their housekeeping were
amusingly described, and the story
wound up with a burlesque dramatiza-
ton of Young Lochinvar," which
doubtless gave hints to many young
people in search of material for par
lor theatricals. This entertaining story
was the first book of Kate Douglass
wiggin, and curiously enough. has until
now escaped reprinting. 1t is to be
published this month for the first time
IN book form. and no more acceptable
gift for a young girl is likely to be
found among the holiday books.
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A REAL CHILD.

Some doubter wrote to Helen Waiter
son Moody asking If "A Child's Letters
to Her Husband" were genuine. She
replied: I'm a sense they are entirely
true. Little Virginia did live and write
letters to an imaginary husband. and
there is scarcely an incident In the
whole record that did not occur exactly
as Virginia tells It,.
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SIMILAR TITLES.

It is odd. but true, that OF Stewart
Edward Whites new books to APP
pear before Christmas one is called
'HThe Forest" and is not fiction; the
other "The Magic Forest" and is 1c-
ton.
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More Foxy Grandpa.

Carl E. Schultze. author OF Foxy
Grandpa" has a volume of New Ad-
ventures of Foxy Grandpa" In prepara-
tion for the holidays
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A HOTEL STORY.

The latest book by Ruth Hall. author
of THE Black Gown" is 1.-The Pine
Grove House." novel of life In sum-
mer hotel in a country town.
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A POPULAR BOOK.

Washington booksellers report 1.-The
Mettle of the Pasture as the best sell
ing novel at present. with Jack Lon
don's Call of the Wild" well toward
the head of the list
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len Olney Kirk's latest nov
ell. which has for its heroine a newspa-
per lady. This term is used advisedIy.
Milicent Waldo is. the author i'm
presses upon US. first and foremost a
lady. In the intervals of this occupa-
ton she writes twenty columns a week
for a daily newspaper. and is the en-
cycIopedia of the Office to such a degree
that when an unexpected legacy enables
her 10 live on her income in her own
house, the editor comes to her with
tears in his voice and tells her that the
paper without her will be like a dinner
without salt. II would be nice TO think
that many newspaper women are thus
fulsomely appreciated by their editors.
but, alas. few are.
Miss Waldo, in spite of her ALIEN
brae4ng and over-emphasized wisdom, is
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Modern Proverbs

new book by L. de V. Matthewman.
author Of "Crankiness.' has Just been
published, under the title, Rips and
Raps."