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"HE STORY OF THE CHURCHES
is the title of a series of histories
of modest size recently issued. the two
volumes first to appear being The Pres
byterians." by Dr. Charles l. Thomp-
son, secretary of the Board of Home
Missions of the Presbyterian Church,
AID ''Thc Baptists," by Dr. Henry A
Nedder. lecturer on American church
history at the Grocer Theological Semi
nary, and a specialist in Baptist his
tory
Both these books will undoubtedly be
interesting to students of church his
tory, and to members of the sects in
question; and they are worth the read
ing even of the student of general his
tory, since, especially in this country.
bodied in various churches have been
always more or less closely connected
with the motives of human life. The
knowledge of these movements attain
ed by the average person is more or less
inadequate and personal, depending
largely on the history of some parti-
cular sect in the part of the country
with which he IS most familiar, and it
is therefore worth ones while to get a
comprehensive and scholarly view of the
matter when one is presented.
In The Story of the Presbyterians."
for example. Dr. Thompson says:
Democratic government. free institu-
lions. free schools. popular education
are the nerve ideas traceable to Geneva
and John Calvin. The marks of their
origin are distinctly upon them They
go down from that elevation to Holland,
Spain and England. and so to the United
States by way of Southampton and Delft
haven and Londonderry and Havre
The most potent form of Pres
byterianism that came to this country,
came from Scotland. AS early as the
sixth century, COLUMBIA, a native of Ire
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FORTUNE=HUNTER'S MISFORTUNES
Of NoUeI of Keen Insight Into Feminine Pose and Sham

ingly described by clubman who has
known her since pinafore days:
They're clever. but not in the way
they think they are. Take Kitty Hol-
lister, for example. She's all right when
she wants to be. She thinks sense. But
what a raft of fuzzy trash she does float
out when she gets a-going!
I've known her for seventeen of the
nineteen years she's gladdened the earth
and I ought to know her pretty well
But she's like a lot of the women in
this town. They haven't any emotions
to speak of-nothing emotional happens.
But they think they ought to have emo
tions such as they read about. and so
they fake 'em. Then, they've got the
craze for culture. They haven't the time
to get the real thing-they're too busy
showing off, Besides, they're too lazy.
So they fake culture. too. Oh, yes,
they're clever And they look so well
that you like the fake as they parade it
better than the real thing
Types at the Capital.
And then there was the Washington
girl, daughter of a Senator, and the
Washington family of which this was
said:
Mrs. Ballantyne permitted her hus-
band to call her mother because it was
the only word of address that did not
rasp her artstocratic nature.
She made him call her Mrs. Ballantyne
before people until she discovered that
it was shocking bad form She de-
cided upon another because the old Aus
trian ambassador, whose title was Of
the Oldest and whose blood was of the
thin and pale bluest. said to her one
day, I like your American fashion of
husbands and wives calling each other
mother and father. It has a grand old
patriarchal ring"
Mr.. Phillips book might be called 9
grand expose of frauds-English, in the
hero. and New York, Boston, Washing
ton. and Chicago. in the various dam
sells with whom he became acquainted
on his Argonautic tour. New York:
Mcclure, Phillips & Coz
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INTERSECTIONAL LOVE TALE

THE Conquering of Kate" is a love
story by ]. P. NJ, author of "A Journey
TO Nature
The story is characterized by the fine
power of description to be noted in its
predecessors. and by delicate humor and
character drawing, but the scene is laid
in Pennsylvania, near its southern
boundary, and the heroine is of Virginia
and Maryland descent. and belongs to
one of those families which have seen
better days. She may be read in her
portrait, which adorns the cover-an i'm
perious, dark-eyed beauty. in an old
fashioned gown. The hero is a North
ern engineer, who for a short time oc-
cupies the position of superintendent of
the ancestral estate, and during that
period is treated by the young lady. her
sister and her aunt very much as II no
were hired servant who must be step
ped on TO prevent his being insolent.
Now. why is it that in stories in which
the lovers come from opposite sides 81
Mason and Dixon's line the courtesy
boosted by the South is so little in evil
dence? One sees it in Mr.. Pages stories.
in those of other Southern writer's. and
here it is in this one. All the courtesy
is certainly on the side OF the unfor-
tunate engineer. who meets contempt,
condescension and arbitrary orders with
the same dignity and seIf-respectful po-
likeness. (New York: Doubleday. Page
& Col
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-03

Could we do something for Cuba with
out Gripping the American workingman
in competition with the Cuban? That
was the whole question; and simple in
statement, it was correspondingly diff
cult of solution.
The complications of the problem have
seldom been better stated than in this
chapter, and whatever ones personal
views may be on the subject, it is well
to read so careful and clear discussion
as this SingularIy free from prejudice,
it affords some such view of the matter
as the future historian may take, when
party controversies have been merged
in larger issues and can be seen in the
light of events at present unknown.
Faults of Tariff Schedules.
One OF the significant sentences in this
book is:
Throughout our whole history during
the past twenty years there has been a
rhythmic swing Of public opinion from
tariff revision to reciprocity as means
of getting relief from the burdens and
injustices of the existing schedules"
1t Is significant because Of its frank
recognition of the fact that in all ma
tional progress. action and reaction are
inevitable, and that as surely az public
sentiment moves strongly in any direc-
ton, so surely will there be a retro
gressive movement when the onward i'm
pulse has become spent. The time of
this action and reaction varies almost
exactly in proportion to the numbers
affected by them. A movement which
affects the whole people-which infiu-
ences every class in society and every
section of the country-will last long
er than one which affects merely n Ger
tain class, and the reaction will take
a time proportionately long. The fail
ure to recognize this simple Law Is at
the bottom of many popular fallacies in
political matters
In final consideration of the subject,
the following quotations from the last
chapter may be taken as the general
view of the authors of this work:
Tariff Revision Popular.
Whether we can get reciprocity as a
practical matter of fact depends very
much upon whether we want it. OF
course, if the public of this country
should issue a mandate at the polls to
that effect the policy would be inaugu-
rated. But no such mandate is likely to
be issued, save in some isolated in
stance like that of Cuba. The ordinary
man does not think of reciprocity at all
or if he thinks clearly and carefully on
the subject he sees that unless it as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-03

x ~ OLDEN FLEECE" is a new
= novel by David Graham Phil
lips, author of several other
books. the first being The Great God
Success, which he wrote under the name
of John Graham. His latest work is a
good deal nearer the great god Success
than anything else that he has done, be-
ing an amusing account of the adyen-
lures of a fortune hunting English no
bleman, who comes to America for the
sake of his ancestral estate. In the
course of his search he makes the &C
Quaintance of some half a dozen wealthy
American girls of various types, and
what is more remarkable, wins the senu-
inc liking and unqualified respect Of the
reader. He is so pathetically honest in
his conviction of poverty, so helpless
IL his attitude toward the world, so
frank in his hunt for the golden fleece,
that one cannot blame him much. More
over, he has a kind heart. and that COW
ers a multitude of peccadilloes. Incl
dertany. the illustrations of Harrison
Fisher are clever and spirited, and add
much to the attractiveness of the book.
Clever Portraiture.
In fact, the whole thing is clever.
and free from the yellow tinge which
has been noticeable in the previous
work of this author. It's naivete, its
shrewdness, and its bonhommie are
thoroughly refreshing. While Mr..
Phillips portraits of the various
kinds of rich American are open to
criticism, and at times a little theatri-
cal. he is comically sagacious and
triumphant in his insight into feminine
pose and sham. Where did he get all
his knowledge? 1t is evident that h
believes in its worth. Moreover, in
more than one case he has made a hit,
q very palpable hit. For instance, there
is the first girl to whom rockingham
becomes engaged, Miss Catherine Hol-
lister, of New York. She is thus know
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ARTISTIC HANDICRAFTS.


rather an exuberance of fine workman
ship than a matter of merely abstract
lines
ton of the general spirit of the book.
Among the subjects discussed are re-
pousse work, candlesticks and other
work in silver, the setting of stones,
iewelry. the use of enamel. gold work,
carving in metal, oxidizing silver and
gold. gliding, and casting. There are
also many references to old handiwork.
which will stimulate the Imagination Of
the student. (New York: D. Appleton &
Co
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~ GORGE AIDE is one of the hu-
" mori'ts' few as angels visits
who can go on working a single
vein Of humcr without apparent diminu-
ton of ideas and without loss of popu-
larity. His latest book, People You
Know" is. quite as good as any CT its
predecessors, and contains the same dry
and quaint sarcasms, originalities of ex-
preston and keen observation which
York to Frisco. The book is continu-
Gus delight from one cover to the other.
Mr.. AIDE deprecatingly states in his
preface that painful misunderstanding
may be avoided If the reader will re-
member that only the people who live
around the corner are discussed by him
He also says that the book is written in
the co1loquial American language, and
adds:
Slang as an Epidemic.
the reader, he should be glad that he
has escaped what seems to be an cpl
demic.''
Slang is the epidemic, of course.
There is nothing more characteristic
in the book than this demurely satirical
and innocent preface, and, by the way,
the public will be grateful to Mr.. AIDE
for not calling it a "Foreword." Per-
haps one reason why his fables are so
popular is that, while he has developed
slang into a language, he is wholly limo
cent of Bunthorne slang.
Many of these fables are already
familiar to the reading public from their
appearance in the Sunday newspapers,
but they are even more enjoyable in
their collected variety. Among them
are 1.-THE Periodical Souse, the Never
Again Feeling and the Ride on the
Springling Cart" What Father Bumped
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lGD ECIPROCITY.' by J, Laurence
* Laughlin, of the University of

lGD ECIPROCITY.' by J. Laurence
* Laughlin, of the University of
Chicago. and H Parker Will
lis of Washington and Lee University, is
a fat volume containing clear and practi-
cal discussion of this interesting subject,
as it figures in history and in current
politics. It is enriched by an appendix
containing the existing reciprocity treat
les and statistics, and a photography
listing all the books, articles, and gov
eminent documents bearing on the sub
ject. 1t will be valuable both to the
general reader and to the teacher of
political economy, and in some schools
may proitably be used as a textbook.
History of Reciprocity.
The history of reciprocity is first dis
cussed from the action of the German
zoIlverein in 1914 to the present day.
Reciprocity with Canada and Hawaii is
then taken up. and one chapter is given
over entirely to the sugar situation. The
Mckinley act, the tariff controversy in
Congress, the Dingley act and the
struggle for reciprocity with Cuba form
the subjects of succeeding chapters. and
especial attention is given to the recent
fight for Cuban reciprocity. and to
President Roosevelts part in it. The
authors have evidently striven to make
their work non-partisan and judicial in
its attitude, and to give plain history
of the facts and statement of the causes
affecting this important question in
American politics.
Tariff Conditions.
Naturally the part of the book most
Immediately interesting to the average
reader is the last, in which the present
tariff conditions are discussed. The ac-
count given of the beet sugar fight is
particularly clear and good, and the
complications of this fight become appar-
ent even TO a casual reader. The argu-
ments on both sides are fairly stated,
and the difficulties of the problem point
ed out. The chief trouble, as the ques-
tion is here presented, lay in the in
ability of even the conservative and
thoughtful politicians TO predict the fu-
! ture of the sugar industry. In fact, the
chief difficulty of the statesman generally
does lie in the fact that the unexpected
Will happen, and that the history OF the
human race contains certain mysterious
exceptions to all rules. This holds good
in commercial as we'll as in socia! and
ethical progress. and 1t is this which
makes the sugar question perplexing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-03

n~UNERWoRK AND JEWELRY; a
Text Book for Students and
Workers in Metal is the title
of a little book by H. Wilson, illustrated
with diagrams by the author, and other
pictures. It is intended for the use OF
those who have some skill in the work
ing of metals and are interested in artis-
tic handfcrafts Nothing could be more
valuable to boys who have fancy for
such work, or to anyone remote from
cities who chooses to employ his leis-
ure in the working of metals.
1t is matter for rejoicing that the in
terest in artistic crafts OF all kinds
seems to be growing in this country, for
in no other land are the materials and
talent so abundant as here, or the mar
ket so good. could it be developed. There
are thousands of young brafn-workers all
over the country who have some skill
with their hands and with a little in
struction could urn out in their leisure
moments objects which would be really
valuable from an artistic point Of view
The interest which has been shown in
various insensate fashions in making So
called ornaments proves this. 1t is for
such a public that the present book is
written 1t is not for apprentices TO any
training in the shops. 1t is rather for
amateurs who have leisure and means
to follow their OWE likings when they
work with their hands
Valuable Series of Handbooks.
It belongs to a series of technical
handbooks edited by ". r. Lethaby
under the name, The Artistic Crafts
Series" The first dealt with book
binding and the care OF books, and this
is the second. A third. which is in pre-
paration, will treat of cabinet making
and Designing The editor says of the
object of these books:
books of workshop practice from the
points of view Of experts who have crit
shops. and putting aside vain survivals,
are prepared to say what is good work
manship. and to set up a standard of
quality in the crafts which are more
especially associated with design.
Secondly. In doing this, we hope to
treat design itself as an essential part
of good workmanship During the last
century most of the arts, save painting
and sculpture of an academic kind, were
little considered, and there was tend
ency to look on design as a mere mat
ter of appearance. Such 'orramentation'
as there was was usually obtained ty
following In a mechanical way a draw
ing provided by an artist who often
knew little OF the technical process in
volved in production:
Design and Craft
with the critical attention given to
the arts by Ruskin and Norris IL came
to be seen that it was impossible to de-
tach design from craft in this way, and
that, in the widest sense, true design
is an inseparable element of good quail
ity. involving as it does the selection
of good and suitable material, con-
trivance for special purpose, expert
workmanship, proper finish. and so on.
far more than mere ornament, and, in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-07
PROGRAM.
For Union District Institute to be
Held at Jarvisville. Jan. "a.
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Round table topics.
/. Should such amusements as dom
inoes, checkers, etc, be allowed in
school9
2. Should physiology be taught in
our public schools9
8. What do you consider cheap lit
eraturee
A. How do you teach primary pupils
reading9
5. Should teacher practice home
to home visiting?
8. Should there be written tests
monthly in our public schools?
I. What should be done with. teach
ers who do not attend the district. In
stitutes?
EVENING SESSION.
Opened by singing.
Recitatior-cecil Post.
Recitation-Edna Stead.
Essay-Ada Bartlett.
Music.
oratlon-Ai Curry.
Essay-Jacob Childers.
Re;itation-E Eta westfall.
Paper on some educational topic
j. Q. Findley.
oratIon-Truman Payne.
Debate Question, Resolved, That
There Should be High School in
Each District" To afirm: Isaac Bro
hard and Wade Coffindafrer. To deny:
Arthur Post and Clyde Curry.
Paper, 1.-THE Teachers Local,"-c.
S. Lawson. COMMITTEE.
J.H. Nicely, Pres.
ADA MCMILLAN, Sec.
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Readers of The -plttsburo, Dispatch
Made Happy.

The New Years number of the
Pittsburg Dispatch was great treat
TO its many readers. 1t consisted of
81 pages Just think of it'll, containing
a complete resume of events of 1902
accurate and reliable, It was not
only OF interest to the hundreds OF
thousands Of Dispatch readers In the
Pittsburg territory, but invaluable to
all, no matter where, for It was a
| ready reference to thousands of useful
and interesting items. Undoubtedly
1t was the best number OF its kind ever
published and one which could be is.
sued only by one of the greatest jour-
nails In the United States.
No wonder, the Dispatch enjoys the
largest circulation OF any Pittsb1rg
paper! 1t, is the only &c morning pa
per published in that city, and that
partly accounts for its wonderful pop
ularity. The people know It pays To
buy the best, and IL holds good with
The Dispatch, for very few think OF
the thrilling AGENTS. difference 1.-THE daily
being only l0c by the week.
Thuse who are not now taking The
Dispatch should at once subscribe, as
they will not regret 1t. When you do
subscribe ask Dauternan Bros TO send
and get you a copy of that great Re.
view Edition. 1t alone Is worth the
price OF a six months, subScriptIon.
;Plttsburgers should be proud OF
their great. paper.
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THAckERAY WAS BORED.
An Amusing Incident OF sne author.
secoad Walt 10 Roston.

During Thackeray's second visit to
Boston Mr.. james I. Fields, his host.
was asked TO invite Thackeray to at
tend an evening meeting of scientific
club, which was to be held at the house
of a distinguished member.
was, writes AIR. Fields, very reluc.
tant TO ask him to be present, for I
knew he was easily bored, and I was
fearful that prosy essay or geological
paper might be presented and felt GER
tain that should such be the case he
would be exaspernted with me. the In
nocent cause Of his pftiicdon.
Ny worst fears were realized. / dared
not look ut Thackeray. i felt that his
eye was upon me. My distress may be
imagined when / saw hirp rise, quite
deliberately, and make hts exit very
noiselessly into small anteroom adj
Joining. The apartment was dimiy
lighted, but lie knew that knew he
was there,
Then began series of pantomimic
feats impossible to describe. He threw
an imaginary person-myself, of course
upon the floor and proceeded to stab
him several times with paper folder.
which he caught up for the purpose.
After disposing Of his victim in this
way he was not satisfied, for the dull
lecture still went on in the other room,
so he fired IN Imaginary revolver sew
eral times at an imaginary head,
The whole thing was inimitably done.
1 hoped nobody saw 1t but myself.
Years afterward n ponderous, fat wit
ted young man put the question square
ly to me:
what was the matter with Mr..
Thnckeray that night the club met at
Mr.. IS housef'
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REAL ESTATE
Market Somewhat Lively at This
Season of Year.

Harvey W. Harmer and J. F. Dye
to Naoma Long, lot, city.
Gay Duncan to same, / lot, city.
Arden j. Holden to T. H. Williams,
/ lot, Bristol.
Ann Turner to A. S. Long, / lot,
city.
clarksburg Development Company
to NJ. a. Nus6aum, To-, Alta Vista
Geo. W. Graves to JOIN w. liar,
lot, Bridgeport.
NJ. J. Francis, trustee, to f. NJ. Ash
craft, 2 lots, Wolf Summit.
F. W. Hawkins to James Boyles.
45la, Clay district.
Emma Saunders to B. W. shinn, j
lot, Enterprise.
d. h. Mitchell to II. W. Mitchell, |
lot, city.
TO. Johnson to Tyson Boyles, J
lot, Rockford.
G. F. swisher to same, lot, Gran,
district.
John F. sturm TO James l. McIntire.
l5a, Clay district.
W. A. and Viola Charter to Hiram
n. Davis, lot, Lost Greek.
James W. Nutter to William, Bruce
and, Clarence D. Nutter, lot, Clark
district.
wesNRnd Land Company to a. L.
Stealey, 1 lot, city.
William H. Lucas ct al to Pooz Coal
& Coke Company, ga, Eagle district.
D. G. Williams to same, I3oa, Eagle
district.
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auenchinr rhir.t az Sen.

Many years ago DIR. Hing suggested
to Captain! Kennedy that thirst might
be 5quenched by dipping the clothing
In salt water and putting It on without
wringing it out. The captain, on be.
ing cast away, succeeded inrpersuading
some of the men to follow his example,
and they all survived. while the four
who refused and drank salt water be-
came delirious and died. Captain Ken
nedy goes on to say. After these op-
erations we uniformly found that the
violent thirst went on and the parched
tongue was cured in few minutes
when we had bathed and washed our
clothes. while we found ourselves as
much refreshed US IL we had received
some actual nourishment." = London
Standard.
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why He pldn,t worry.

'4The first serious accident case ever
had" said an old surgeon. was that
of a young man who had lost an arm
his right arm IT was. too-by the pre-
mature explosion of blast.
Somehow he didn't give himself the
downheartedness that you might rea-
sonably expect of man, who had -suf-
fered his loss; but, on the contrary. he
was really cheerful over 1t, and this
didn't understand. And said to him
one day that thoughtshe was pretty
iplucky sort of man to look at things
as he did. considering that itswas shis
right arm too.
why, that" he said. sis the one re
deeming feature of the whole business
Suppose Id have lost my left?"
..what?' said 1.
"why." says the man, .1'm left hand
ed! Where would-I have been now If
had lost my left arm? I'd have been
up the stump then. sure enough"
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The order Pleased the Cook.

The following story is told on a mis-
sionary of the China inland mission, a
bachelor keeping house for himself in
the southern part of China: One morn
ing in ordering his dinner he wished
to tell his cook to buy chicken. In.
stead of saying "ye" for chicken he
aspirated the word, saying, BUY me a
che" His cook thought that was an
eminently proper command and went
about his marketing In high good hui
NOR. At noon the missionary found no
chicken cooked-in fact, no dinner at
all, for his cook had mot returned.
About dark the man came back, say
ing: "This was not good day for buy.
ing wives, and have been all day
looking for one, but at last found
one for you. She is rather old and not
pretty, but you can have her cheap. I
have promised $40 for her"