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ROMANCE OF A COMMUNITY.

IEXYTALDA," by Mary Holland Kin
w kaid. is a novel with a some
what unusual theme. It deals with the
life of a religious community of German
origin. somewhere in the Middle West.
the organiza ton of the community being
similar to that of the Moravian settle
ment Of the eighteenth century at Beth
Iehem. Pa. Waldo is The girl chosen as
the prophecies of this village, and the
plot centers in the struggle between her
traditions and training aud her love for
a stranger who by chance happens TO
enter the community and remain there
for several weeks. The character OF
NaIda is skiIlfully drawn. aud that of the
stranger, stephen Everett, is also a sue
cessful portrait of an ordinary man OF
the world The readers interest, how
ever. Will probably be taken quite as
much by the minor persOuages IN the
book, the quaint elders and elders
wives, the village schoolmaster. the
landlord Of the inn and his wife and
the village fool who. like Wanda. is
not quite so much a fool as he looks
There is one particular original feat
ure of this community which deserves
notice, for it adds a grotesque and
broadly comic element to the story. per
haps little at the expense Of realism.
While the laws of Zoar do not absolute
iy forbid marriage, they discourage it IN
this wise: The penalty for falling in love
IS marriage those who marry must. so
long as they love each other, remain in
the third, or lowest. class of the village
folk; when love is succeeded by indiI-
ference they may mount to the second
class, and when man and wife have at
tanned to the height of absolute hatred
Of each other they become eligible 30 the
highest Offices II Is naiveIy stated by
the village fool that the innkeeper and
his wife are the only two who, after
fifteen years of married life, still remain
IN the lowest class. New York; Har-
per < Bros.l
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A NOVEL OF LOUISIANA.

"NERoNIcA.~ by Martha ", Aus
V in, is a novel Of Louisiana life.
dealing mainly with the development of
character in the heroine through numer-
Gus disappointmeuts and romantic ex-
pericnces. In fact. the book must 5be
admitted 10 be something of disap-
pointment 10 the reader and the heroine
both One feels that the denouement is
not quite forcibIe enough TO be tragic,
and certainly not happy enough to be
satisfactory. while the plot is practically
absent
The author has evidently tried to
create heroine OF an unusual type. and
she has succeeded. but unfortunately
the heroine is not especially attractive.
She is characterized by her cousin in
this fashion:
She knows a good deal about birds
and all those things. she used to have
pet snakes, and let EN- wind round her
arms and neck Most girls jump half
across the road if they see enc. but
Veronica isn't like other girls. and she
doesn't like to stay in the house all the
time and sew and do fancy work. She
reminds me a little of you-she is al
ways thinking things are like other
things they aren't like, you know
If the reader feels an irresistible i'm
pulse TO make the acquaintance of a
young lady who likes pet snakes better
than fancy work. and is always thinking
things are like other things they aren t
like. nothing is easier than to do so in
this book. But a heroine OF this type
is likely to be voted too intense for daily
enjoyment by the average human being.
Artistic Compartments are fne-for
artists-but in ordinary life they are
apt 10 be as inconvenient as any other
sort of abnormal possession. The place
for 4 museum freak is in a museum
not in literature New York: Double
day, Page & Coz
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ten years after the close of the Revo-
luton so prominent a man as Hamilton
was thought, with good reason. to be a
monarchist, and that there was in the
country q feeling more or less pro-
nounced that monarchicaI government.
in some form OF other. would sonner or
later take the place Of the new re-
public. We find this account of HamiI-
ton:
In the constitutional convention he
made a speech. June IS. 1889. in which
he said he anticipated the time when
his colleagues would agree with Necker
in thinking the British constitution the
one government which unite. public
strength with individual securit.z-' The
house of lords, he declared. was a most
noble institution forming a permanent
barrier against every pern;cious limo
walton. whether attempted on the part
of the crown or the commons. The
hereditary interest of the King was so
interviewer with that Of the nation, and
his personal emolument 50 great, that
he was placed above the danger of be
ing corrupted from abroad. and at the
same time was both sufficiently indepen-
dent and sufficiently controlled to answer
the purpose of the institution at home ''
Regarded With Suspicion.
These utterances naturally caused
Hamilton's plans for strengthening the
central power TO be regarded with sus-
picion. II is easy TO see the fal1acy
OF the supposition that hereditary mon
arohy could have been established on
this side of the water al lie time OF
the Revolution, ard with people of the
temper OF the Americans. but the falIacy
was not so apparent at the time
On the other hand. It is hard to i'm
agine what Madison would have said
could he have foreseen our natuTaliza-
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BOOK REIZEWY and NOTES OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Gznd AnnLs AaAov4 ch4x o. N 1azau h9ay

brilliant talents OF Hamilton. and the
calm greatness of Washington. he does
not loom an imposing figure. He was
particularly out of place in the troub-
lous times when he became President.
As Mr.. Hunt says. the period of the
second war with England demanded a
leader of great military qualities in the
White House. If the Chief Executive was
to be an impressive individual. and
these were precisely the qualities which
Madison had not So it comes about
that jackson, the rough backwoodsman
who became a general. and not Madison.
the scholarly statesman, remains the
prominent figure in that war. For all
that the part which Madison took in
making the nation should not be over
looked. His was the task Of the man
OF detail, who adds a touch here and
there. by which the whole is made more
symmetrical and more finished. He was
an invaluable lieutenant 10 Jefferson
and while he was in some sense always
a tool in the hands of men stronger than
himself. it is something to be a thorough
~ effective and RECONSTRUCTED tool
On many of the subjects which were OF
Importance in the shaping Of the policy
of the new nation, though not OF sensa-
tional prominence. his sound and sensi-
bic ideas were of immense value. There
is a pleasant little account Of an inter
view which he had in his old age with
Harriet Martineau. which shows how fal
in advance of his time he was in some
/ respects. He was eighty-three years OLD
at the time OF her visit, but could heal
ordinary conversation. and could reat
( perfectly we'll. The biographer says:
His energy is illustrated from the
fact that he maintained through Miss
! Martineau's eaT-tFUmpct an animated
/ conversation almost continuously for the
three days Of her visit. He talked more
on the subject OF slavery than on an
other she says, acknowledging without
! limitation or hesitation all the evils witt
which it had ever been charged. He 'ad
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ton laws ard the way in which they
are kept. and it is possible that his
views on the subject of the making Of a
new country were somewhat sounder
than those OF our ward politicians in
certain respects Mr.. Hunt says
When the first Congress met the
disposition was to accord naturalization
readily in order TO add to the population
and obtain emigrants TO the West
Madison opposed this. saying that brute
numbers was not what was needed. but
good others. He would not exclude
from American citizenship any man Of
good fame. but he would not admit any
who would not add to our wealth and
strength. The utmost that he could &C
complish, however, was an extension of
the probationary period of residence
from one year. as it then was, to two
years, with an additional requirement
that no one should be natuTalized who
was not of good character. In the
Congress of 1894 he introduced a bill
extending the obligatory period of resi-
dence before naturalization to FIVE years
and requiring proof that the applicant
was man Of good moral character, at
tached TO the Constitution OF the United
States, and well disposed TO the good
order and happiness of the same, and a
clause was added requiring him TO re-
nounce any title of nobility he might
have had as q foreigner. The last re-
quiremeat precipitated a remarkable
debate, which turned, as everything at
that time did. upon foreign politics.
Ames said: The convention OF another
nation France had indelibIy disgraced
themselves by IegisIattng upon TRIES.
while matters Of Importance stood by
What would he the sense Of America
upon our sCending day after day in de-
batting about such a frivolous thing?
This taunt Madison answered by the
absurdest argument that ever fell from
his lips. No man. he said. could say
how far the revolution in Europe would
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extend. IF it tools place in Great Brit
ain, as he expected it would. the peerae &c
of that country would aock to the United
states"
The clause which Madison introduced
for this absurd reason is a rart OF the
naturalization laws today. but his de-
sire that all immierants should he at
Jached to the Constitution of the United
States" is often fulfilled only in the
immigrants expressed belief that Wash
inSton was the father of his country.
Jefferson and Madison.
Of the combined administration Of
Jefferson and Madison, the biographer
says:
The two men were in striking con
trast in many particulars. Jefferson
was six feet two inches tall. sunny
faced, loose-jointed, and careless in his
apparel He was talkative man. and
q man Of speculative philosophy. and
he often pursued an idea to conclusions
which were apparently logical enough
and vet plainly in violation of common
sense and the experience of mankind.
This characteristic opened to criticism
and ridicule many of the things he said
and wrote. but whatever he did was
more carefully weighed. Being the most
conspicuous man in America. all that
he said was repeated Madison. when
he was present. used to adroitIy moder-
ate the extreme views he advanced. ana
after his death made the plea that al
lowance ought to be made for his IN
thinking verbal indiscretions: but his
enemies found in them good weapons
TO use against him He was at the same
time a great political philosopher and
| the greatest party leader our country
has ever produced. He gave form anc
substance 70 political philosophy
which is imperishable. and his part;
/ still appeals to his name whenever +
makes a new declaration of principles
Among the men Of his time no one la,
as large a following as Nc. The masse.
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Of the people looked upon him as the
great apostle Of the equal rights of man,
and the educated class saw in him a
scholar and a man of refined breeding. p"
It may be that Gertrude Atherton, 10
whom Jefferson seems to be very much
the same sort of figure OF Anti Christ
that he was to the New England clergy,
will consider this shameless lying. out
to the careful student of history bIr.
Hunts view of Jefferson viii appear
both accurate and scholarly He also
refuses to take the view of Madison re-
Gently presented by Edward Everett
Hale, who appears to look upon Madi-
son as a sort of little dog under Jeffer-
sons wagon. The present biographer
after his characterization Of Jefferson
goes on to say:
A Scholarly Native.
Madison was a more careful taIker
than Jefferson and less speculative il
thought. and he wrote with rare purity
and dfrectness This has been attribut
ed by his biographer. Nj. Rives. to the
fact of his having been a student Of Ad-
olson, but a more reasonable explanation
is that his style reflected his nature
which was not unlike Addison's in its
purity. indebtedness. and scholarly anC
humorous bent. He never. however
wrote other than seriously, and nearly
all his letters are narratives Of events
jefferson could not make a speech. anC
Madison was one Of the best speakers
of his time. His views of public polio!
were carefully formed. and he had th'
constructive ability which jefferson
lacked. The qualities Of leadership o
Jefferson united with the more practi
cal wisdom OF Madison in forming a re
markabIe combination of talent at tn
head of the new administration"
Madison Not a Great Man.
The fact is that Madison was not. com
pared with the giants Of his time.
great man. Beside the rugged indie
ipendence and originality of Jefferson. tn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-19

EtTHE LIFE OF JAMES MADI-
SON." by Ganlard Hunt, is to
be one of a series OF biog-
raphies, which, when complete, will
form a history of the nation as told
in the lives of its great men Il
is an exhaustive biography, in
Guiding all the details Of any
importance in the life of Madison, and
cannot fail TO be valuable in any refer
ence library. The careers of the lead
ers Of the Revolutionary period were so
closely connected that such a work as
this necessarily includes much Of the
history of the time. and gives many
alimpses- of the friends and associates OF
the man whose career is It's subject,
Feuds and Discussions.
Perhaps the strongest impression
which the reader will receive in perusing
this book is that OF the tnnumerable
dissensions and feuds of the Revolution
sry period. and the amount Of misunder-
standing and heartburnfng which attend
ed the birth of the new nation. The
ouarreIs of modern politicians are as
mild as milk and water, compared with
the antagonisms Of our -forefathers, and
the grave and eourtiy gentlemen whom
We see seated composedly around 8
table in pictures of the signing Of the
Declaration of Independence were not
halt as peaeeably inclined toward each
other as they are represented by the
imagination OF the artist. It may be a
nifty to disturb current illusions, but any
truthful biographer must tell the story
as atsis. and that is what MrA Hunt has
done.
twill probably surprise many read
ars to discover that even as late as
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q
and little time for testing
i my wings be strong FOR fight.
The same naive and unstudied dainti-
ness is present in all the author work.
There is nothing ambitious in lie book.
and the lyrics are all brief. some hard
y more than fragments Love OF flow
ers and Of birds ana of children seems
the inspiring thought Of most OF them
\ little poem which actually seems %
throb with subtle life is this:
TO a DANDELEoN.
Could I only find a WAY to enter,
would rest within voUr golden center.
! would feel the sunshine with your feeling
When into your disk Abe dawn comes stealing.
I would live my life SuJ IS yours passes,
Where the sun looks down upon the grasses,
Where Won sway v1tA heat that busns and lin
would feel vour slender sepaI-flngers
Wrapping me within your golden treasure.
From the light shut out, with drowsy pleasure,
We should sink 20 sleep. rar care 20 Taken,
TIL 81 last. BIZ bTeeZes lightly shaken.
You and !, aroused, would find unuumbered
Soft white wings made ready while we Stun
bered-
But. perhaps. the best work Is that
which has the tender human touch 81
pathos. as many of the poems have One
which hauRts the fancy with its cadence
OF wistful and plaintive sweetness i.
this:
tPRm DAYS
= little hand within ny own. J went
Where green yoHng grasses waved. The odors
sent
From futed iouqriis we're SO fine and sweet.
We walked those pleasant ways with buoyanr
feet.
That little face 50 near. bird nor bee
Flew fast - April days, ! said, for me.
Today I walk apart as enc who Dreams
For now the hTIm -8f every ion1UI seems
Transformed into a frame 10 have aad hold
One tender. pictured face and hair Of gold.
Alone and hushed, I tread the grassy ways.
Oh mvst sou last forever, April davsg
these extracts taken almost al ran
dom should prove-to every lover o
poetry that the little book is worth al
tention. washington; The Neale Pub
fishing Company.
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Her Work Of NQ1Yoo0 Rangs BIT Exquisite Quality.
II HERE Is poetry OF rare merit in

T HERE Is poetry OF rare merit in a
L modest little volume OF Verses
by Bertha Gerneaux Woods. which has
just come TO light. For some reason
or other books of verse OF recent years
are apt 30 be either clever trash OF
stilted nonsense, but this is a bright
exception to the rule There is not 4
commonplace or amateurish line in il,
lld although the range is narrow, the
poems themselves are so exquisite that
one no more finds fault with them for
not being more varied than one would
object to a bed of English violets. be
cause it is not a whole garden Of shrubs
and flowers.
There is. in fact, a fower-Hlze det-
cacy and purity about the work Of this
author which is one of its chief charms.
1t is individual to the last degree. and
removed from any school or fashion Of
poetry. seeming rather the spontaneous
expression of a. peculiarly sympathetic
and sensitive fancy. It is ethereal
quaint, musical, but very human. and
some Of the poems belong, in truth,
among the music that leaves the
ground TO lose itself IN the sky" They
are human in their longing. their pathos
and their love of beauty. but it is the
very refinement of aspiration.
The charm OF the authors style is es-
/ peciaIly strong in this little poem, which
is called:
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mitted the great and various difficulties
attending the scheme (of coIonization),
and required to the expression that he
was only less in despair than formerly
about slavery" The conversation
ranged over wide field He spoke OF
Nautilus. and said Franklin and two
others had anticipated him in comparing
the rates Of increase of population and
food. but that Nautilus had been the first
to draw out the doctrine. AS we have
seen, Madison himself had touched upon
It some years before Nautilus wrote He
spoke in favor OF International copyright,
+and wished that English authors should
be protected from piracy IN the United
States without delay He REQUIRED TO
the subject Of religious liberty in the
United States. and declared himself per-
fectly satisfied that there is in the
United States a far more ample and
equal provision for pastors, and OF re-
ligious instruction for the people than
could have been secured by a religious
establishment of any kind; and that
one of the greatest services which his
country will be hereafter perceived TO
have rendered to the world, viii be the
having proved that religion Is the moro
cared for the more unreseTvedly IT Is
committed to the affections Of the peo-
pie"
4 Friend of Catholics.
Religious liberty seems in fact to have
been something Of a hobby with Madi-
-o~ .,d v-a and him. on more than one
occasion standing up for the rights OF
/ Catholics. and declaring that all good
citizens should have equal rights. what
ever their faith might be
| Altogether. this is a valuable ana
/ thoughtful study Of man. who. II he
was not OF the greatest, was certainly
great in his way; and a series OF BIZ
ographies of this kind. including lives
/ of all the Presidents, would be tanta-
mount to an uncommonly complete and
/ interesting history Of the United States.
/ New York: Doubleday, Page and Col
The Springfield herald., 1903-02-27
They Went Together.

An example of the ready repartee of
Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw of the treas
ury department was related at the
Fifth Avenue hotel the other day.
The secretary, attending a church
service in Washington, Joined heartily
in the hymns, and after the service
one of the members of the congrega-
ton said:
Mr.. Secretary, l am glad to see you
do your part in the singing"
Yes" drawled the secretary, they
say money talks; so | am sure the
secretary of the treasury ought to
sing.''-New York Mail and Express.
The Springfield herald., 1903-02-27
Besieged by Snails.

A dealer in edible snails at Paris,
France, recently received consign-
ment of twenty-five large barrels from
the vineyard districts. Before retir-
ing to bed he opened each barrel to
make sure that the snails were alive
and fresh
Instead of fastening the barrels
down again, he merely spread tar
paulin covers over them, the result be-
ing that in the night the snails es-
capped. The man, who slept in little
room off his shop. was awakened in
the dark by some of the snails crawl
ing over his face.
For the moment he was too terri
fed to move. Then he sprang from
bed in search of light, but he trod
on some of the snails. which were all
over the place, and fell heavily to the
ground, inflicting a serious wound on
his head
Screaming out that he was being
murdered, he fled into the street,
where a gendarme subsequently found
him fainting from loss of blood.
Through the open door was moving
an innumerable procession of snails.
The shop and bedroom were found to
be covered with them, and hours were
occupied in returning them to their
barrels.
The Springfield herald., 1903-02-27
Not Such a Fool.

A young man who had returned
home from South Africa, where he had
been for his health, narrated his ad-
ventures to his father, and told him
among other things he had bought L
silver mine for G1,0O0.
81 knew they'd swindle you!" ex-
claimed the old man. so you were
fool enough to buy a humbug mine?'
Yes; but l didn't lose anything. l
formed company and sold half the
stock to a Londoner for C 800"
"Y-you did?" gasped the old man,
turning white. "I'll bet I'm the one
who bought it,"
Exactly So" coolly observed the
young man, as he crossed his legs and
asked his father whose turn it was
now.-London Tit-Bits.
The Springfield herald., 1903-02-27
WIT AND WISDOM.


Society is a matter of digestion.
To seek an :-,:,a.!on is to invite an
insult.
The homely woman can afford to he
$50 good"
Never look stupid or the world will
think you so.
man hates a clever woman, but a
woman adores clever man.
People who try to appear wise are
often only plain, every day fools.
A wise woman defies Time the
while she wooes him with a smile.
Avoid people who take more interest
in your affairs than you do yourself
If you have a heart never let the
world know it, 1t is such awfully bad
form.
When man boasts of his morality
it is time to make his funeral arrange
ments.
Illusions are the wells that destiny
throws over our eyes to blind us or to
enchant us.
Its pity that the woman didn't
marry the other fellow. $50 her hus-
band thinks.
A beautiful woman enhances her
charm if she can surround herself
with an air of mystery.
1t is better to enjoy a laugh at your
own expense than at the expense of
others who may not be able to stand
1t.
If the wife is the better half and
the husband is the better half, then
where on earth does the mother-in-
lay come in?
Start a man and woman together on
the road to perdition and the woman
will get there before the man has
cleverly passed the first quarter
stretch.-Kate Thyson Marr in Mil
waukee Sentinel