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there, a sentence. a word even. so aptly
chosen as to nave the effect which the
tone Of the speaker often has in making
n simple statement. Those who read the
book through viii in fact, feel that they
know not only great deal of history,
but q great deal Of d. Hale. They viii
remember his delightful style as the
second prominent thing in the book He
writes in a manner scholarly and yet
informal. easy without being coI1oquiaL
One of the most satisfactory OF ms
habits is that OF picking up and OK
planning stray illusions. re never
mentions a reconcile fact OF unknown
character and leaves you to puzzle out
the allusion for yourself. He explains
It himself You may find in one para
graph reference to somebody of whom
you never heard but wait till the next
and you viii and out who that person
was. To those who must read. as most
folk must. without a library of reference
at hand, such q style is most comforting
The fault Of most books of this kind
is that they are scrappy. There is no
connecting line of thought. or. worse
the line may De so prominent that one
cannot escape the impression that the
writer is quoting everything to suit MS
purpose. But this book is not merely
a collection Of fragments; it is a CO.
herent whole. The central idea is one
which Dr.. Hale has been preaching for
something like half century; that the
American people governs Itself: that the
real leaders are therefore not always
those who have the name of leaders:
that the unseen forces are those which
really, most often, shape the course of
the nation Thus, he gives much space
TO the cottoa-gin and the steamboat;
much to the opening up of the Mfssis-
sippi and the movement of the people
to the West; and he brings out the far
that revolutionary forces are seldom
recognized as great until they are spenz
and have done their work.
In one or two respects, it must be con
fessed. Dr. Hale appears to be biased.
He Is disposed to give no credit what
ever to Jefferson for anything which thas
President is supposed to have done. He
does not even allow him the glory Of the
Louisiana purchase. He is as sarcastic
about Jefferson as is Mrs. Gertrude Ath-
erton. though for entirely different and
much sounder reasons. He is not more
disposed TO view with favor what he
calls The Virginian, Dynasty" With
the exception of Washington he sees.
one would say. nothing good come out
OF Virginia Yet he is quite as hard on
Franklin Pierce and other Northern
Presidents. The core of all this is that
he believes slavery TO have been the
great retarding influence of the countrs
for half a century. and that he has buy
little patience with tie short-sfghted
statesmen who served as It's tools. 1t
must be remembered that at the time of
the Revolution. and for years afterward.
slavery had no such iron grip on the
The Washington times., 1903-01-10
An English Novelist.

". PETIT Ridge. author OF "Erb." a
London labor story recently published in
"Appletons Town and Country Library. 3"
although be boasts home in HamP-
stead is 10 be found oftener in The sur
rey section of London, where he has
done much to make lie better worth the
living for the poor children There one
is apt TO find nondescript figure. in an
old ulster and slouch hat, propped ua
against q lamp post at the corner of the
New Cut. Lounging there and in like
places. making friends by the loan of .
light. or the gift of a hR'penny. Pett
Ridge picks up his philosophy and his
living.
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handled his material we'll, If not rs
strongly as ne might have done His
pictures OF Irish life in the factory
town are capital. His hero is a manly.
plucky and thoroughly human young
fellow. and MS sketches of ward poll
ties are good. There is room for
stronger novel along the same line. and
it may be that he viii write it. SINGS
Harold Frederic nobody has drawn the
Irish-Ameriean more slsflfuHy, and az
this is one of he most important types
of the American citizen, it is something 10
have done that. The readers interest
may be deepened by the fact that this
book belongs 10 First Novel Series
recently begun ~ the publishers, and is.
therefore, the first important work Of
the author. New York. Mcclure, Phil
lips & Coz
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LongfeUow. a Bowdoin graduate. had
been called to take Mr.. Tieknor's place.
In the traditions of the seminary he
was the oEerseer of the foreign teach
ers, who gave instruction in their sew
eraI languages, and he Iectured on such
subjects as he choose But this young
Smith Professor pushed all traditions
aside He meant TO teach himself He
had his own views about teaching Ger
man. and when they told him there was
no recitation room for him, he said ne
would meet his class in the corporation
parlor in University Hall This was
soo5i deal as if some enterDrising young
Gamal!eI had told high priest that he
would meet his class in the Holy Of
Holes. So Mr.. Longfellow said, how
ever, and so II was. He told Sam that
he wanted to teach some foys German
in his own way, and Sam recruited 3
dozen OF US, who used 10 sit IN the sacred
chairs of the corporations guests,
around the sacred table where we i'm
agined that Constitution madeira or
sherry of matchIess brands were served
for the sacred seven Of the corporation
And there. with our friendly young pro-
lessor. we recfted German ballads which
he had made US commit to memory.
"AIl this meant much freer intimacy
between us and him than we had had
with any of our instructors before, You
could take your constitutional walk with
LongfelIow. you could play a game OF
whist IN The evsHing with Longfellow
you could talk with him with perfect
freedom on any subject. high or low. and
he liked TO have you / think for myself
that with his arrival a new life began
for the little college in that very i'm
portant business of the freedom of asso-
citation between the teachers and the
undergraduates
Lowell, who was in college at the same
time. was the most intimate college
friend of Nathan, Or. Hale's brother,
and there are also some interesting
gIimpses of him.
The closing pages OF these Memories
of a Century" are occupied with an ac-
count, taken from notes made at the
time by the author, of the simple but
impressive ceremonies with which the
end of the century was observed in Bos-e
ton. They were suggested by note in
Judge sewalls diary, Of the way IN
which 1901 came in, with flourish of
trumpets at midnight. and hymn by
Sewall This same hymn was sung by g
chorus OF 200 voices, selected from the
musicai societies of Boston. at the COM
ing in of the new century. DR.. Hale was
chosen TO read selections from the Nine
teenth Psalm. and to offer prayer This
is part OF his description Of the scene:
The spectacle was magnificent. The
State House yard and all the streets. ia
every direction. we're crowded as far as
you could See. The lights Of the carriages
or both sides Of he street stretched of
into the dark horizon. The people were
too closely crowded to move. Indeed.
nobody wanted TO. move. They were
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naval war with the pirates of Tripoli-
another romantic story which has re-
manned untold-Taised an army, and
marched across the desert TO a city of
TripoH called Derne. to aid a certain
Mohammedan pretcnder IL his plans.
and incidentally to harass TripoIi on
the land side at the same time that our
ships attacked from the sea. There are
Two memorials of this expedition now
extant; Derne Street. in Boston. and
the descendants of one hundred Of the
Yankee Eaton's little army, who were
enlisted under the name of Americans.
and were at that time given the rights
Of American citizens in the Egyptian
courts, for themselves and their de-
scendants. When Dr.. Hale's brother
was in the diplomatic service in Egypt
he was obliged 10 try in the consular
court case which involved one Of these
americans, Charles Hale wrote at
the time.
The man spoke Arabic; the witnesses
testified in able, Turkish and Coptic:
the lawyers on both sides conducted
their pleas in Italian, and I decided the
case in French
little further on We find the story Of
Philip Nolan, which was ted elsewhere
by Dr.. Hale many years ago-not, how
ever. IN "The Man Without a Country, -
the hero of which is purely a creature
OF the imagination, but in 4 much longer
historical novel, Philip Nolan s
Friends; or, Show Your Paseportsl''
which appeared in the old "Scribncr 81
in its early days, and is. che may say
in RAISING, one Of the best OF American
historical novels. and well worth new
editions and wider reading. In these
days when fiction OF that sort Is pro
duced literally by the tuSheI. and with
but little more care than is given 10
factory made furniture, it seems IN
fortunate that novel full Of thrilling
scenes, good drawing, and alb
soluteIy accurate local color, should not
be brought again to light, if only as n
contrast 10 1atteT-day trash.
W. find here the story Of the trial o.
Fulton's steamboat in Paris. when Ma
poleon thought Of taking up the new
invention and using il in his expedition
against England, and nobody can i'm
aEine what the history OF the world
would have been if he had. This story
0T. Hale got from an intimate friend OF
Fulton. who was in Paris Eith him. and
was his roommate when the trial was
made on the Seine and the engine broke
through the trail barge and went to the
bottom
And these are only few OF the curious
and interesting stories TO be found here
Condensation and elearness are two sail
ent characteristics of the style OF
the writer. AMI he has managed to get
into this series of papers q. marvellous
quantity of material There ~is,-ss enc
remembers the book, a great deal Of his
personal opinion in It, but this is given
not in pages of election or explanation.
but in a trenchant phrase here and
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The Story of the Century.

Memories of a Hundred Years" the
alluring title Of Edward Everett HaIe's
book of "reminiscences, suggests all sorts
of vague and delightful possibilities %
those who have long been among Dr.
HaIe's admirers; and it may be said at
once that these possibilities are Dracti-
eally fulfilled. The only serious fault
which anybody is likely 10 find with these
two fascinating volumes is that the au-
thor did not follow the example of his
friend Bancroft and expand the two vol
umes into twelve
No one. perhaps. is better qualified ia
write such book on the history Of the
nineteenth century than Dr. Hale IN The
history of the last hundred years Boston
played a very important part, more i'm
portant, possibly. than it viii ever again
take IN the affairs of the country. and
the Hale family has been Intimately con
neeted with the life of Boston since 1903.
But Dr. Hale is not merely a BostoniaR.
He belongs to the whole country, If not
90 the world: and in truth, his patriot
ism is so strong a characteristic that
one is only deferred from saying that he
belongs to the world, by the subtle i'm
preston that he is too much an Ameri-
can to bestow part OF himself on any
other country. 1t is good 10 have such
Americans among our leading thinkers
and writer's. Without being in any sense
narrow or Drejudiced. Dr. Hale makes
evident at every step his conviction that
while his native land has its faults and
follies. and much to learn in the future.
It is one day to be the best governed land
in the best Of all possible worlds. And
this, also, is good in days of pessimisin
and perplexity
The first impression which the reader
VIII probably get from this book of rem
iniseences is that there is an enormous
amount Of history in the country which
has never been written. and that the
ordinary history OF the United States is
totally inadequate production This
is undoubtedly true, and he more. it IS
generally understood by Americans the
better it viii be. If there were no 9TH
ct sign Of the perfunctory and imperfect
way in which this branch of literature
has been handled in our land it would
be enough to note that very few people
SeLiS NeiS ~ 4Sau SLitSu states MS
tory. The average person win admit
more or less frankly that he finds it dry
and dull, with the exception, perhaps,
Of the main incidents of our two great
wars We need more writer's like Dr.
Haie-men who can make the records OF
orr own land, our own forefathers and
contemporaries, as fascinating as a nov
el- It is not for lack Of material that
this has not been done before. It is
due in the main 10 sheer Iaziness and
ignorance on the part of writer's and
readers We find here in DR.. Hale's
Memories for example, tale shich
is worthy the pen of KipIing or Parker,
of a daring Yankee with more enterprise
than judgment. who at the time of our
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people as it came to have in the yeaTa
just before the war. Many of the most
thoughtful leaders. North and South,
We're in favor of its abolition. DIT. Hale
is probably right. therefore. in his argu-
ment that to the timidity and 3rresolu-
ton OF successive Presidents who al
lowed the system TO grow and become
widely established the great disunion
may be traced. At the same time. It
seems as if his view of Jefferson might
prove on careful examination TO be q
little twisted
But political struggles occupy a com
parativeIy small part OF the book; much
smaller part than they would have oc-
Cupied had almost any other man than
Dr. Hale been writing Of the century.
He gives much space 20 material and in
telleetual progress, and to the contrast
between the life OF our ancestors and
our own; and he does this not by vague
description. but By definite citation OF
facts and circumstances now in danger
of being forgotten For instance, Incl
dentaIIy he notes the fact that when his
father. at the beginning OF the century,
travelled from New York to Troy, up the
Hudson, on slooD 1t took him twelve
days.
There is one other point on which Or.
Hale. like some other scholarly men.
seems TO be DreiuIiced: and that is
newspapers; this. despite the fact that
his father was one of the early journal
lists of Boston and that he himself has
long been writer for the press. He
makes here and there assertions imply
ing that the newspapers" are gener-
ally inaccurate and seldom sincere. II
seems a little odd that a man of his
experience and cultivation should Sc
carelessIy lump together" the whole
press in this way. or fail to recognize
the fact that newspapers are made by
their readers. If there are a hundred
thousand people IN any one town who
prefer sensational journalism. they will
get it; but it is not fair to make the
journals which are not yellow suffer
for the sins Of those which are Only
uncultivated people think that the man
who takes cheap photographs. and col
ors them to suit his customers, and the
trained artist of Paris are in the same
class, both being painters; why, there
fore, should mon like DR. Hale overiooI,
the really fine work OF the good news
paper man in order TO cavil at the
blunders Of the multitude OF half
trained ones who call themselves news
paper men2 It is countrifed. that is what
it is. as Mark Twain would say, to fail to
appreciate the distinction between the
artist and the chaTlstan.
One can understand. however. the i'm
patience Of a man of Dr.. Hale's type
with any sort Of slovepliness or tnaccu-
raey in the use Of Euslishi and If there
we're more Of his sort among the edu-
Gators of our land, not only the news
papers, but many other things. would
show marked Improvement Educated
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Du Maurier's Model.

George W smalley says in a recent
article on Du Maurier:
He found the Tyre OF a beautiful
English girl in his own daughter; it
is her likeness you see year after year.
and admire for her classic yet modern
beauty, and that 1.-THE straightness of
figure end carriage which are character
istic of the best and best-bred English
girls He added an inch or so 10 her
height. otheru Ige the portrait is aeeur
ate and it was one Of the things in
which Du Msurier took the greatest
delight"
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Elinor Glyn's Tastes.

Elinor Giyn. author OF The Refiee-
lions OF AmbTOsine" and The Visits OF
Elizabeth" is the wife of a typical Eng
lish squire, who owns beautiful estate
in Essex which has been in his family
about geo years Though her husband is =
great sportsman. and they have NUM-
hers Ct visitors for the shooting. Mrs.
Glyn has few country tastes herself. She
declares an aversion for golf or any
other game. and. as she says, hates
thick boots and mud"
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The Labor Problem.

The Taskmasters. by George Kibbe
Turner is a study CT The labor problem
under iatter-day conditions in New Eng
land. This subject has been handled
more or less successfully in several re-
cent novels. and mir. Turner's work shows
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-18


Much interest VIII attaelz 70 the en-
eaeeneut at Tie Grand Iriday, sentsIas
Der IS Of Augustns Thomas new plags
Arizona, ? which coEnes t. Clarl.sb1lrg
on that date.
When Augustus Thomas wrote Ala
balnag the ablest critics m America said
he had written The best American play.
on the morning % September II three
of the best new paper critics in New
York declared ARIZONA a greater play
than eAlabanaa,s The logical inference
IS evident s.Arizona as the name would
indicate, IS stage-toId story of the
lives and loves Of men and ssvomen liy-
ing In that picturesque section of our
national domain, which Is now knocking
at the doors Of congress with demand
for the dignity Of statehood. The char
acters are typical of. the sturdy cIviii-
zafion of d new country. Candy, a
splendid old ranchman, who dominates
the Aravaipa valley; his kind-hearted,
but peppery tempered wife; their two
beautiful daughters, children of the
plains, yeneered with San Francisco cul-
ture; the officers and soldiers of a
frontier cavalry post-these are the Prin-
cipaI types that move and live in a play
said to be one of the best contribution
to the American stage since Bronson
Howard and Dion BoucicauIt laid the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-18
IS VERY Ill.

Captain Sim Taylor, one of the vet
eran conductors ON the B. & o. system,
and very popular with everybody, still
continues very i'll at his home on the
eastern shore, in Maryland. he was
conductor on the through trains for
many years, running between Cumber-
land and Parkersburg about nine years
ago. A few weeks ago he was taken
i'll on his train after leaving Parkers-
burg, but went on through to cumber-
land, where he remained week or two
before being taken to his farm, where
he has since remained. A friend, dis
cussing his illness, states that he fears
that Captain Taylor win never be able
to resume his old position.
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Z REMARKABIE RECORD.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has re-
marI<able record. 1t has been in use for
over thirty years, during which time
many million bottles have been sold and
used. 1t has long been the standard
and main reliance in the treatment OF
Group in thousands of homes, yet during
all this time no case has ever been re-
ported to the manufacturers in which
it failed to effect cure. When given
as soon as the child becomes hoarse or
even as soon as the croupy cough APP
pears, it will prevent the attack. 1t is
pleasant to take, many children like it.
1t contains no opium or other harmful
substance and may be given rs conf
IDENTIFY to a baby as to an adult. For
sale by C.. G. Stone, druggist.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-18
SECOND
ANNUAL
CONVENTION
OF the Retail Liquor Dealers Associa-
tion win Be Held in Grafton
September 40.

P.F. Mcdonnell, state president OF the
Retail Liquor Dealers association OF
West Virginia, has ISSUED n notice of the
second annual meeting of the organiza
ton. The meeting win be held in Graf.
ton on September %. All saloon men in
the state are urged to attend the ses
sion, as business of Importance to their
welfare will be transacted
Delegates to the national convention
of liquor dealers, to be held in Pitts
burg October IS, Il and Is, will be
elected The object of the organization
is to look after the welfare of the liquor
dealers Of the state and to seek favora-
bl legislation in their BEHALF I'd
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-18
MARRIEs GRAFroN LADY.

Grafton Sentinel: At the Q. B. Par
sonage in West Grafton Tuesday even
ing. September Is, ut $50 p m, by
the pastor, L. L. Reese, Mr. John NJ.
FuIts, of Clarllsburg, w Va, and Miss
Louvernia A. Miller, of South Grafton.
Mr.. Fults is one of Harrison county's
enterprising men, owning extensive oil
interests in that county, and IS n pious
and upright citizen. Miss Miller IS well
and favorably known in Grafton, and
her many friends join in wishing her
abundant happiness in her new home
They will make their home in Clarks-
burg.
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AL. H. WILSON.

A jolly event, as well as one of ar
tistic Significance will be the appear
aneo here next Saturday, September 10,
of Al II. Wilson, "The golden-voieed
singer" in that new romantic play, "a
Prince of Tatters" Ia tale of old New
York; by Sidney R. Ellis. SIr. Wilson's
success last season is after all his best
advertisement for the present engage
ment, as ClarIsburg audiences appreciate
what is genuinely artistic and deserving
In the character of Prince Hugo Won Rep
port, Mr.. wilson's delicate humor is
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-18
JUNIORS
ORGANIZE
FOR WINTER
omeers Elected at First Meeting Held
This FalI.-HEeetings WIN Be Held
Every Thursday Afternoon

The Junior Epworth League Of Goh
Memorial Methodist Episcopal church
organized Thursday afternoon for the
winters work. oficers were elected rs
follows:
Blanch Hursey. president.
Gussie Gutherie, first vice president.
May Wright, second vice president.
Ira Alexander, third vice president.
Mary Arbuthuot, fourth vice presi-
dent.
Raymond lockwood, secretary.
Pearl Showalter, pianist
The league win meet every Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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FOUR PLAIN DRUNKs.

There were four cases before Mayor
Grille Friday morning In each case the
usual charge of Drunkenness was dock
eted. Fred OaConner was sent to jail
for three days in lieu of the payment OF
S3 fine, Harry Hose paid SO into the
city treasury, Tim Riley went to jail
for three days because he was suffering
a temporary financial embarrassment,
and Pat Casey parted with So and costs
in order to regain his liberty.
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CRY FATHERS
WILL CONSIDER
Some Important Questions at Their
Meeting Tonight and Session Win
Be Protracted.

The city council win hold regular
session tonight in the city T9halL-" Among
the important business likely to come
up before the body is the granting of
a franchise to the Salem Terminal
Traction company to use certain streets
of the city. The garbage crematory is
also likely to occupy good deal of the
time of the council and the session is
likely to be quite prctracted-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-18
SALEM OPERA HOUSE
OPENS MONDAY NIGHT

The Salem opera house viii open Mon
day night with play by the Carroll
Comedy company. The company will be
there three consecutive nights. This will
be the first regular theater season there
for several years. Hhe comique has been
converted into an opera house and will
be the building used. J. E. Sutton is the
manager of the house.
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Miss Louis Gregg has accepted posi-
ton with T. j. Lynch Co. rs trimmer
in the millinery department. sepl6-3t
Just received, fresh supply of Ly.
onB eeIet -ated candies, at @. D. sturm
& Co.'S. apraotf
Analysis, medical testimony, culti-
waited taste, all indorse Shaw's Pure
Malt, 800 bottle. Sold by the Boys,
Davis s. Willis, sePl6-lm