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by the Toledo Tile Club are more than
creditable.
There seems to be q recrudesosnce In
charade literature, perhaps instigated by
the example Of Dean Le Baron R. BHggs
Of Harvard Mr.. William Bellamy presents
"A Third Century Of Charades' Houghton,
Miffltn d Coz so ingenious and good that
1t seems a pity to waste poetic talent on
playthings. The poetry here Is certainly
far superior to most Of that which appears
in print. Excellent, too, for originality,
for smoothness Of verse, and grip on the
idea are those by Florence L. sahler, In
Captain Kidd, and other Charsdes- Robert
Grier Cooke. New York;. Apparently the
desire to puzzle gives more vigor to poets
gives answers, but q fearfully and wonder
fully made key decides the correctness Of
guesses
man may be a good lawyer and yet
a poor poet, we suppose, oven though his
book reach a third edition In 'Vasht.
A Poem in Seven Books "a. P. Putnam's
Sons), by Mr.. John Brayshaw Kaye, we have
the story Of Esther retold in blank verse;
and lyrics, with q rehabilitation OF the first
queen Of Ahasuerus. Unfortunately. cut
ting prose into even lengths does not con-
shtute blank verse, and in the construction
OF lyrics something is needed beside rhymes
and the right number Of feet. That some
thing, we fear. Mr.. Kaye lacks. The say
ing is that it is born. not made.
Mr.. Walter Allen Rice's ode, a National
Pean.' which gives the title to his volume
Of verse published by Richard G. Badger,
Boston. was sung. IL We understand the
author rightly, at the Pan-American Ex-
bibition at Buffalo, three years ago. It IL
a very respectable occasional poem for .
popular celebration. The rest of the copious
output Of Mr.. Rioe's muse does not rise
above the commonplace.
There + intensity Of feeling and a sense
OF rhythm and melody in 'Italia's For
narina,' by Elizabeth Helene Preston
broadway Publishing Company, so that
we get here and there what the French
would call "a fine line" The story is that
OF Raphael's love modified for m lodramatio
ends. The get up Of the poem Is rather
sumptuous and eccentric than In good
taste. and the violet mottling Of the paper
interferes with reading the text. The
illustrations are the worst we have seen in
many long year.
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(tlTILE LOVE sToREs

ages to have the sort Of experiences in his
pursuit Of big game that boys like to read
about in books since they never happen
anywhere else. Zeb is q very manly, de-
cent sort Of chap, only the village is too
small for him and there isn't sufficient
occupation to engage his energies. His fun
is pure mischief and never malicious. His
pranks are merry, but never mean. The
old fashioned scoldlng stepmother is gal
vanized into action and set up as target
for the boys practical Jokes, and the old
time fossil professor, who was really put out
OF commission years ago, save In fiction,
is on hand to serve as q background to the
scene. There is q bit Of sentiment very
deicately introduced and not unduly en-
phasiaed and the book ends pleasantly with
Zeb about to be promoted to q scene Of wider
activity. There is nothing vulgar or un-
duly stimulating in the story, nothing
mawkish or overheroio in its sentiment.
In short. it is just the sort OF book that
wouldn't do boy any harmon any good
in the reading.
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NEW HOOKS.
Continued from SsrsntA Pdgs.

behind o certain chair. He could see that
her hair was wst. 1t hung down on her
neck, on her shoulders. It chung TO her
temples. Her eyes gazed at him stonily
now. he saw II all again-the struggle!
He heard his own accusations and hers.
He head her pleading, her cry for mercy;
and then her, cry Of terror. He saw her
face staring up at him from the water.
a. he aazsd the other faces faded away
into the darkness. He stood staring.
Henry Decherd, murderer OF the woman
whom he once had loved
He killed himself with pistol, and We
have expended no grief upon him. II will
be seen from what we have revealed that
this 10 story Of the human passions and
that 1t throbs In places With emotional
and tragic energy. 1t seems to US that
We have heard the throbs so pronounced
are they
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amusing monarch. The author In no Lord
Hervey, and he has got the fun out OF his
King. The anecdotes related by this
George are lovely. We have marked one
Of them at page %. The conversation at
The card tables at Kensington Palace was
running at the moment on doctors The
distinguished Dr.. Friend had been arrested
and tho King called him q quaok-salver
and expressed tho grim opinion that dose
OF Neweate would do him no harm.
Il hate all doctors.' said tho King
sthieves who think more Of the odd shillings
In the guinea fees than they Dc Of the re-
oovery Of their patients. Did ever tell
you how treated o dootorf Why, had
the misfortune one day TO dislooate my
thumb. and the Queen insisted upon send
ing OF post-hasts for the nearest sur geon.
up In black velvet and horribly perfumed.
Lot mo look at the thumb, SIR he says;
% held IL out. and the rascal gave 1t o
violent wrenoh. It hurt me 30 that ]
doked his shins. and CURSED him with all
my heart. Tho fellow took 1t as ooolly
a. II he wers made Of wood, and then he
Gays. Now. dr, please to turn your thumb.
and I'll be banged II he hadn't set the mis-
chief to rights. no. bo. hol'
1t comes out La the story that the King
rewarded this doctor with carriage and
pair, and with the appointment Of his
nephew to an endgncy In the Guards.
But the King himself did not tell this. He
knew when an anecdote wes sufficiently
rounded and had right to stop.
The King Is not all tho story. The beau
dful Lettioe Anoby IL here, who poisoned
her father innooently. She believed tn
charms, and administered to her father q
charm that she had received from her
lover. Tragioany 1t consisted Of arsenic.
She was convicted OF murder. and the
King pardoned her when her lover con-
fessed. This lover was cherished by the
King, who stuck by his friends, as the
gentleman who had saved his life at the
battle Of Oudenarde At the last, as he
lay dying, this ostensible savior confessed
that he was not In the battle ct all. The
King was slow to believe him-he stuck
by his friends, as we have said-but when
at last he was convinced he 'blezed up In
wrath, red as a turkey COCK said to the
dying gentleman, you're a damned impu-
dent blackguard,' and .strode up and
down the chamber. kicking the table and
chairs in his fury
An excellent story; and II the reader ct
the end Of 1t does not feel himself much
obliged to King George II. we shan be
greatly deceived.
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Of the Standard Oil Company that has
been running for two years in McClure's
Magazine, is now published in two large
volumes by Mcclure. Phillips d Co. The
undertaking involved an immense amount
Of labor, the interviewing OF many per-
sons, friends or foes OF the company, the
rummagng through legislative investiga-
tions and a dr,ary mass Of periodical and
pamphlet literature, but there is nothing
dry about Miss Tarbelys report. She has
thoroughly digested her material and
makes 1t in her presentation as attractive
Is romance.
The Standard Oil Company was selected
as her subject because 1t was the first and
greatest OF the trusts She tells the
story Of the discovery OF oil and the first
development Of the oil industry; then that
Of the manner in which Mr.. Rockefeller
and his associates obtained control Of
the business and the manner in which they
have made use of their monopoly. The
facts are presented effectively. with neither
praise nor blame. and often in the words
Of the actors themselves. as told under
oath before committees Of Congress or OF
legislatures, and at the end the author pre-
sents her conclusions, the only personal
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"Zeb, . New England Boy.n

'zeb, New England Boy by W. A..
Stoddard George w. Jacobs,, is the leader
Of little band Of mischievous youths in q
village academy, who make things lively
for themselves and their elders In q staid
New England town. There is q good ma
tured young Englishman on the scene who
hasn't forgotten his Eton days and doesn't
discourage the fun. He In . mighty hunter,
like the rest Of bis oountrymen. and man.
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A Mad Career and Tragic End.

Doll Wyllardes story Of Captain Amy as .
(John Lane: The Bodley Head relates the
career Of a commander in the British mer-
chant service. Amyas was a popular man.
He cultivated the sociable arts. He drank
with the male passengers and told them
stories unli those which would not bring
a blush to the most sensitive cheek. We
rearet to say that he f1irted shamelessly
with the ladies.
Anstioe lie Croix. beautiful young
actress married and husband on board,
entered his cabin one day on the voyage
from Durham to Southampton kissed him,
and begged him to be careful about his
drinks. -Shift your drinks skilfully,' she
implored, 'i you really must take them,
30 that your brain shall always be clear
He said that he owed all his success in life
to women, and promised to take her words
TO heart. Upon that she vehemently re-
warded him. We read:
Her gravity vanished She sprang up
impulsively and held out her arms to
him, her face a rainbow OF smiles and emo
tion.
.You darling fellow! You have the
Wit OF one man in a thousand and the in
tuition, too. Very few Of your eek reoog-
Mira that a woman is trying to help
them when she speaks too straightly to
be pleasant. U-m-m-mp WThis was mur-
INJURED into D'Arcy's fair beard). Let
ME come on your knee!''
He laughed and shifted himself into
the armchair, giving her the position she
suggested. I am sure hope my husband
win not be prowling round! left him in
fine temper said Anstice, laughing. where
are you going, Anstice?" he said. 'To the
library for bookl- answered. Seel here
Il is-.Romola IL / should read
sRouole-l Then I walked straight through
the deckhouse, and down the port side OF
the deck, and came IN here!'
a'And who saw you come imp
sTwo stewards and the doctor. They
will not peach. That is fortunate, as they
say that a woman's reputation is gone
90 soon as she enters your cabin and the
curtain falls behind herl'
s.And where then is your own7
sOn the other side OF the curtain, pre-
suunel left 1t on the deck, to put on again
when ! came out-I might be cold after
my present quarters!' She cuddled down
into bis arms and laid her face against his
bearded one.'
The captain at last met a woman with
a strong heart. Laurie Desmond snubbed
him with dissemination when he made
love to her. As abe turned from him, how
ever, the ship reeled under the shook Of
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A Play About Shakespeare.

Sir Thomas Lacy stands for one Of the
characters in DR.. Richard Garnetts drama
Of william Shakespeare, Pedagogue and
Poacher (John Lane: the Bodley Head.
He misses deer from the groves Of Charlotte
and addresses Moles, forester and ratcatoher,
upon the subject He inquiries OF Moles,
among other things
Say doth the broom bestriding sorceress.
Compan'oncd with foul incubi. entw1ne
Her skinny arms round the reluctant deer.
And drag 1t to her Sabbath and her Satanf
Or twangs the bow and speeds the silver shaft
o! the Queen .Huntress, Hast thou or beheld
A covert. breaking stag impetuous
Burs, from the brake and scour down the glade,
Followed by giants shadow with spcart
This is too much for Moles, who scratches
his head and says nothing. 1t will be no.
ticed that Sir Thomas in addressing Moles
uses the American FORM Say instead Of
the English Il say'-which goes anew to
show that we remain Shakespearian on
this side OF the water. OF course II Ia Will
Shakespeare who Is depopulatins Charl-
cote Of its deer. Between Ann Shakespeare
and the business Of schoolteaching this
free soul feels the need Of recreation. Still
this pedagogue is not formal with his pupils
One Of them asks him II he ever killed q
pig, to which he replies:
Aye. boy, and thou dost mind me that, when once
A daughter Of swart Egypt scanned my palm.
This was the sibyi's rede Beware OF bacon.
Dark speechl which the far future shall unnddie
Prophetic as we'll as iaoetious, and he
already shows his notorious love OF a pun.
For that matter a number Of the characters
are prophetic. employing favorite Shake
spearian phrases as often as opportunity
offers. This Is intentional and valuable,
establishing a very tangible Shakespearian
atmosphere. When Shakespeare Is taken
up for poaching, Ann Shakespeare prays,
not for pardon, but for . penalty. To
Sir Thomas Lacy she says:
Long have | groancd o'er william evil COURSES
And mourned 70 know my household fod BY rapine,
And mine own stomachs pure integrity
Polluted by his depredations
How Oft when spit hath turned or csldron bubbied
Md savory smells and steams have with voice
Gentle and low. excellent thing In woman
Demanded, william. whence this venisonf
And he would laugh, and cite some silly tails
OF Theseus or the ghost OF Herne the Hunter
Pardon pray not then. but penalty
Conducive 70 his reformation.
At the last Shakespeare bids Ann fare
well for ten years, tells her to mind the
children and cherish the harmless, neoes-
sary cat and rides Of In the company
OF the Earl Of Leicester to be a playwright
In London. ITO horse! to horseis SAYS
Leicester at the last, and the curtain falls.
A faoetious drama, plainly written for fun,
and not at all to be condemned for that
reason.
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Eighteen OF Our Younger Poets.

When We begin to count the American
poets who are not old We are In despair.
Jessie B. Rittenhouse. in her appreciative
and interesting book, @The Younger Ameri-
can Poets" QAttle, Brown d Co., Boston,.
admits that she has not extended her view
to all OF them. Had the necessary space
been hers, she says. she would have had
pleasure In considering the work Of Frank
Dempster Sherman, who is not only an
accomplished lyrist. but who has OWNED
the heart Of child and set 1t TO music;
the cheer giving songs Of Frank L. Stanton.
fedged with the Southland sunshine and
melody; and the verse stories Of Holman
F. Day, bringing from the pines Of Maine
their pungent aroma Of humor and pathos.'
But the poets considered In her book
are eighteen. and II the three that she
specifies had been included there still would
have been only twenty-one-a number
that We hadas soon apply to the leaves Of
vallombrosa as to the American poets
who are not yet grandfathers.
II, however, a comprehensive considera-
ton Of our younger poets would have
called for a work Of a magnitude quite
impossible, we may still be thankful for a
beginning and for a satisfactory and highly
readable review Of eighteen Of them. We
have thought that Miss Edith NJ. Thomas
was perhaps too well known and too we'll
established a poet Of excellent degree to
be included in this list. which has In great
part a very definite newness, but 1t will
surely not occur to anybody to find fault
because she Is present. The reader will
find the book thoughtful and lucid and help
f,ll and II he Ia like ia he will like H. or
several OF thes poets we had never heard,
but they seem to be pretty good, and We
are glad to make their acquaintance.
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The second King George In Good Story.

King George II. Of England In character
In the Earl Of Iddesleighs very interesting
story called .Charms- (John Lane: The
Bodley Head) The author thinks that
the second George has not been quite fairly
represented In history. Lord Hervey In
his memoirs is the great authority concern
ing him. and Of this ohronioler It is said
here: Lord Hervey was fine gentleman,
dainty In disposition, and endowed with un-
rvalled powers Of taking jest for earnest.
To such q man George the Second was
thoroughly unsympatheic, since he was
neither q fine gentleman nor dainty, and he
loved his Jokes, though he might not be
particular about their standard Of ex-
cellepoe.'
The King George Of this story 10, among
other things, and We suspect chiefly, an
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collision, She Immediately turned back
and asked him for protection. He put his
arm about her. The ship sank In three
minutes. We read at the last: 'Ths great
liner had gone down. with captain and
crew and passengers; and somewhere
on her deck perhaps. at the bottom OF the
ocean, lay the two bodies Of man and q
girl-the mans arm still olasping In death
the one woman he was not to have In life.
As TO the final allegation or implication
here. we are unwilling to credit 1t, though
we are no apoiogists for the captain.
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Miss Tarb I'll on Standard OIL.

A solid piece of investigation by woman,
more exciting by far as a story than nine
tenths of the tales Of adventure that are
published, Miss Ida NJ. TarbelPs History
The sun., 1904-12-17
BITS
OF
GOSSIP

BY REBECCA HARDING DAVIS
These "reminiscences are al
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Continued on Ninth Page.
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Studies of a Book
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Men and Manners
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Mr.. Vandams intimate acquaintance
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-10-28
SKI[LMAN MUST ANSWER.
Arrested Near LivermOre by
Constable w. M. AShby.
Is Charged With Criminally As
saulting Sarah Ralph, A
TWelye-Year-OId Girl.

William Skillmau, charged with
ciminally assault;ng Sarah Ralph, at
her home near Pleasant Ridge, three
weeks ago, was arrested by Constable
w. M. Ashby. of Daviess county, at
5 o'clock Saturday afternoon near
Livermore.
Skillman was taken to Greensboro
and arraigned before Justice Rodmau.
He was released on $3.50 bond. with
w. X. Skillman as surety.
AS soon as the warrant was sworn
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ant Ridge neighborhood for parts un
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lookout for him for some time. 1t Is
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Skillman was about sixteen years OF
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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-10-28
Auction Sale.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Western District of
Kentucky, Owensboro Division.
In the matter OF Stephen Brown &
Co., ba1krupts
AS trustee OF the above estate.
will on Tuesday, November 1, 1924.
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If you contemplate entering into such
a business, you will do we'll to attend
this sale.
This October ~. 1924.
6. B. LIKENs, Trustee.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-10-28


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