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approval of some whose skins ara
tender.
Susan, the heroine about whom the
chill pail of religious fanaticism Is
thrown. is one who must leap into the
heart Of the reader at the first from
the filmy cloud of her own ingenious
ness. She is childish. pretty, light
hearted-such a picture of girlhood In
the romance days of the young Victo-
ria has Miss Edgeworth drawn. From
her sweet, ,care-free village life Susan Is
suddenly plunged under the dank cloud
of religious bigotry; she becomes per-
suaded that infant damnation lost her
her soul at the very beginning and that
there is nothing left for her but sack
cloth and ashes of contrition. The en-
suing spiritual grovelIng and wild
abandon of this sweet girl is pictured
with terrible earnestness until at last
the reader Is so sympathetic that he,
in spirit, is endeavoring to ease the
load from the young shoulders. So
deep a gloom permeates the body of
the story that Mrs. Dudeney cannot
conscientiously allow the personages
ito live happily ever afterward," and
the close of the tale. therefore. wit
nesses Susan and her lover at least In
more comfortable frame of mind.
Aside from the plot. Mrs. Dudeney's
last story has a characteristic charm Of
atmosphere. The little English village
Of the '4o's, with its quiet pastoral
beauty Of hawthorn hedge and green
downs, the quaint folk who are Of 1t
and the fascinating archaic spirit
which permeates the place and the peo-
pie, all make a background of soft col
ors which serves to soften the grim
grays and blacks of the plot.
(Dodd. Mead & CO., New York; illus
trated; price 81 5o.)
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tion of men and women for the single
profession Of teaching. One result Of
this is that the ablest youths Of the
country do not attend the universities.
but pass straight from school to COM
mercial and industrial offices.
This is also referred to by A F.
Dean, in his lecture on Fire Insur-
ance." After noticing the great bene-
fits German students and apprentices
gained in the days of old when looking
about their fatherland during their
wanderjahr. he draws attention to the
fact that 1.-The American student seldom
has a wanderjahr or journey Of inspec-
tion. He is generally lassoed fresh
from school, bridled, saddled and put
to work under the merciless spur Of
necessity" The lecturer says that a
good commercial school that acquires
the occasional services of lecturers,
practically engaged in commercial oc-
cupations, may take the place of the
wanderjahr and may instruct the stu
dent by means OF lectures and a COM
plete portrayal Of the leading indus
tries Of the country.
Some noteworthy statements are
made In a lecture on Methods OF
Banking by James H. Eckles. pres
ident of the Commercial National Bank
Of Chicago. According to Eckles, the
loaning OF money by banks on real
estate mortgages is a positive source
Of danger. Many Of the leading Chi
cago banks refuse to undertake this
risk and some modern banks are pro-
hibited by their charters from issuing
any loans On real estate. Experience
has shown that the safest and best Sc
curities are commercial bills. Nova
days business men of the larger firms
do not borrow direct from a bank, but
from commercial note brokers and dis
counters. The result is that they do
not know what bank supplies the
money. They get a check from the
note broker: when the note becomes
due thew are notified by the institu-
ton then holding it. This system,
which has grown to large proportions
recently, has greatly enlarged the in
f1uence Of banks and has been highly
beneficial to the banks themselves.
University of Chicago Press; price
81 5o.)
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lectual standard for the people, DR..
Pepper threw himself into education
al reforms and a move for the pur1-
fication of the city'S water supply.
Then, as the eliminating impulse OF
his restless desire for the good Of
others he devoted his supreme ener-
giles in the interests of the Nauonal
University at Washington.
ut is all very well to prate of con-
tentment and pleasure" wrote DR..
Pepper, Il am debauched by affairs
and know no peace of mind except in
the midst of full activity" This could
not be forever. The biographer pic
lures with a deal of pathos how DR..
Pepper would continue writing sixty
odd letters day, giving lectures,
healing the sick, working ever for the
good of some one, when in his five or
six sleeping hours he would be racked
by the pains which were to be with
him in the death throes. At last, over
in the hacienda Of Mrs. Hearst at
Pleasanton the life left this tireless
worker.
In his lengthy work upon the life
of this representative American the
author has shown every endeavor to
chronicle all of the manifold activi-
ties Of the subject Of his biography,
leaving no stone unturned in his ef-
fort to picture the true man. He needs
no art save that Of simple narrative
to make his Life Of william Pepper.
M. D., LII. d." q work pregnant OF
exalted suggestion.
q. B. Lippincott Company, Phila-
delphia; illustrated; price, SO SOD
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VeUBookS ReceiOed

ARABY, Baroness Won Huttang
Smart Set Publishing Company, New
York; Illustrated: price 81.
MERELY MARY ANN. IsrasI zang-
will; The Macmillan Company, New
York; bound In paper, with nlustrA-
tions from the play; price 50 cents.
THE DUKE OF CAMERON AVE-
NUE.. Henry K. Webster: The MacmL-
Ian Company, New York; Ilustratedg
price 80 cents.
! I: IN WHICH A WOMAN TELLS
THE TRUTH ABOUT HERSELF,
anonymous; d. Appleton 4 Co.. New
York.
TALES OF MYSTERY. Edgar Allan
Poe; Howard WiIford Bell. publisher OF
The Unit Books, New York; price In
cloth 81 cents, in leather, with illus
trations, II cents
PRUE AND I. George william Cur
tbs; Howard wilford Bell, New York;
price in cloth 81 cents.
HOOT OF THE OWL, H. H. Behr:
A. M. Robertson. San Francisco; prics
81 so.
MEDICAL UNION NUMBER SIX,
William Harvey King: The Monograph
Press, New York; price 50 cents.
THE LIFE OF WILLIAM PEPPER,
Francis Newton Thorpe: j. B. LippIn-
cctt Company. Philadelphia; nIus-
trated: price So so.
THE PHILIPPINES AND THE FAR
EAST, Homer G. Stuntz; Jennings &
Pye. Cincinnati. Ohio; illustrated; price
81 75.
THE JEWISH ENCYCLOPEDIA.
Volume VI; published by Funk & Wag-
nails Company. New York: not sold
singly.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE
CITIZEN, Jacob A. Riis: The Outlook
Company, New York; illustrated; price
81 90.
MANUAL OF PARLIANENTARY
TERMS. Mrs. Lillian NJ. Hollister. 3O7
Kirby avenue. Detroit. Mich
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T0istOy Jh0wn
in B0SsReiief

ERHAPS nobody can write q
- thoroughly impartial and coldly
critical life Of Leo Tolstoy. dean
Of Russian letters. This because
one Is either an ardent admirer and
consequent blind disciple OF the great
novelist or he II his enemy and q BIT
ter scoffer. Tolstoy's tremendous per-
sonality, his dogmatic iteration Of the
scheme of philosophy which he has
evolved and the stern. almost fanaticaI
manner In which he puts this philoso-
ply into practice leave no middle
ground Of dispassionate review for one
who must be familiar enough with his
subject to write OF the man and his
works This self-ordained anchorite.
who has seen all. known all that there
is in life and who has retired to the
fastness Of Yasnaya Polyana, there to
become the high priest and chief
worshiper Of q religion OF his own
evolving, Is either a great man or a
great fool: it Is not for this generation
to decide with authority. To Professor
Edward A. Steiner, whose book "ToI-
stoy the Man" has just appeared, he
Is great man.
The author, who holds the chair OF
applied Christianity in Iowa College,
had once. while student in Germany.
made pilgrimage on foot across Rus
sia to see the man who wrote WAR and
Peace" When he came away he was
sure that Tolstoy was a great man.
With this conviction all unchanged by
the Iapse of years Professor Steiner re-
turned to the shrine Of his worship
Hast year to be more assured that Toll
s.oy was the one prophet besides whom
there were no others. Such he found
him still to be and OF him as such does
he write in his book. For" says he,
''Tolstoy belongs to the few among the
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- just lSSucO ny the UNIVERSITY
of Chicago. 1t comprises a Sc
ries Of sixteen lectures grouped under
the general headings of railways, trade
and industry and banking and insur-
ance which were delivered before the
students last year by experts thor
oughly conversant with the subjects Of
their discourses. Each lecture deals in
an able manner with a special branch
of commercial activity and the univer-
sity Is well advised in issuing them In
a finely printed volume like the pres
ent one.
The opening lecture, devoted to dis
cussion Of Higher Commercial Edu-
cation" contains an able defense of
commercial schools from the severe
criticisms Of the conservative advocates
Of the old classical method OF scholas-
tics. Professor ]. Laurence Laughlin.
the author of the address, deplores the
fact that at present the great univer-
stiles of America, which have been en-
dowed with greater riches than those
Of any other country, fail lamentably
In influencing the country's commercial
development, and, apart from the medi-
cal, legal and Theological departments,
are practically confined to the prepara-
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- ERlLS are set ABOUT inc pain oA
1.-the novelist who would build a
story about the intricacies Of a
religious doctrine or the clash Of
creeds. 1t must be a very narrow path
between prejudice and favoritism that
he treads, and the danger of offending
almost outweighs the chances OF pleas
ing. Mrs. Henry Dudeney, whose pre-
yious stories have given her well-mer-
tied strength for the task, has essayed
this Blondin-like feat with success
that is not altogether unqualified in
her latest book, "The Story Of Susan" :"
The burden Of Mrs. Dudeney's story
Is the blighting effect upon the human
soul which she believes straight-laced
Methodism to exert. How narrowing
to peace Of mind are the jealous, al
most fanatical efforts of some religion
lists to disassociate soul and body and
to indulge in constant and unnatural
self-sacrificei She would show that
morbid introspection and ruthless vtvt-
section Of ones conscience under the
spur Of misconceived duty toward God
Is nothing less than self-innicted tor
ture. productive OF no good. Hers Is
a revolt against the modern interpreta-
tion, strong indeed among some sects.
of the ancient Hebraic tenet of stern
and avenging Almighty. Powerful a
theme though this may be, and mani
fest as the authors desire to handle
1t delicately Is, she has not been able
to evade altogether the danger zone Of
bias. A story. otherwise beautiful.
must, Of a consequence, suffer the dis
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Doctor Peppers
Life Is Uritten

ibid it deliberately, and am not
& s sorry, but must pay the price"
That was the reflection of a true
American when, upon his death
bed, he reviewed the tremendous ef-
forts for good done by him with all the
vital energies Of a short life and at
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Modern Commerce
in Experts Eyes

ECTURES on Commerce is
the title OF a remarkably
timely and practical book
just issued by the University
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Story of Susan
a DiUerfing One

ERILS are set about the path Of
the novelist who would build a
story about the intricacies Of a
rel,o,ou. doctr,ne or the clash of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02

Mr. Harry H. Weir, Of Charlotte Hall,
St. Mary's county, was in town yester-
day.
Mrs. W. c. Burgess and little son
of w ashin gton, spent Thanksgiving with
Mrs. Burgess mother, Mrs. Emma J..
Coale.
There will be meeting of the La
dies Association on Monday afternoon
at half past three o'clock, at the usual
place.
Miss Sadler, of Laurel, and Mr..
Henry Flemming, of Baltimore, have
been on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. George
P. McCeney.
-Messrs. Robert Waring, William B.
Clagett, Jr.. John B. Magruder, Kent
Roberts, Charles Clagett spent Thanks
giving at Mr.. William B. Clagett's.
Mr. Humphrey Beckett, Jr., of Lam
ham, had a party of gentlemen from
Washington out Thanksgiving Day hunt
ing near his home.
The ladies of McKendree NJ. E.
Church s. will hold meat and oyster
supper in the new Hall at T B on Tues
day December 9th. If fair, if not next
fair day. Doors open at o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Underwood, of Pts.
Getaway district, has been appointed
United States Deputy Marshall for the
District of Columbia, and took up his
duties in Washington on November 14th
The position pays 81 900 per annum.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
Evansville Farmers Club.

The Vansvill Farmers Club was enter
tanned Saturday evening at New Bir-
mingham Manor, near Muirkirk, by
Messrs. L. D. and Percy Cassard, Presl-
dent; John Snowden. in the chair, and
DR.. Joseph Owens, secretary. The other
members present were: Messrs. Luther
Brashears, S. w. Beall and w. R. Bendz
and the guests were Rev. G. I. LaRoche,
Director H. J. Patterson, of the Mary
land Experiment Station; DR.. n. B. Nc
Donnell, state chemist; Myron Cassard,
Hon. Edward Hayes, James Stiles, and
Arthur Clarke, of New York, and E. A.
Fuller. After an inspection of the hosts
farm tempting collation. was served un-
der the direction Of Misses Sarah Jones,
Elizabeth G. Fudge, Catherine Coffin,
Marguerite I. Conra and Susie D. La
Roche.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
Detectives at La Plata.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore
"Sun" from La Plata Tuesday says:
Detective Hartigan. of Washington
came here Tuesday morning to assist in
the Investigation of the robbery commit
ted last Thursday morning at the South,
ern Maryland Savings Bank, in this town
He brought with him the photographs OF
some noted safe blowers and they were
shown to residents of the town and the
bank officials. The robbery was commit
ted at about 2 O'Clock in the morning, as
heretofore stated, and the burglars car
ried off about So, 100 in cash, besides Sc
curities representing about $4,000. Mr.
Posey thought it would be well to have
photographs of safeblowers exhibited
here, as the identity of the burglars who
operated here might thus be established
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
Thanksgiving Dance.

A very delightful dance was given IN
the Grange Hall on Thanksgiving even
ing.
The committee consisted of Misses
Mary Brogaen, Francis Brooke, kath-
crime Billopp and Mr.. Pinkney Roberts.
The hall was artistically decorated
with ivy and holly and Eibner, of Wash
inqton, rendered beautiful selections for
dancing.
About midnight bountiful supper OF
salads, oysters, SANDWICHES and coffee was
served.
Among those present were: Mrs. VIM
Berry, Mrs. Frank Hill, Mrs. Irwin
Owings, Mrs. George McCeney, Misses
Mary Berry. Nina G. Roberts, OF Baltl-
more: Katherine Marbury, Maud and
Josephine Roberts, of Washington; Miss
Sadler, of Laurel; Mema and Leada
Roberts, of Rosemount; Alice Clagett,
Lucy sasscer, Marguerite Clagett, Mary
W. Merrick, Mary Brogden, Frances
Brooke, Alice Roberts, Freddie HILL
Katherine Billopp. Estella Berry, lisa"
belle Gorden, of Philadelphia; Mable
Berry. Messrs James B. Berry, W. Seton
Belt, Rogers Gore, Samuel Prentlss ana
Edmund Fairfax, of New York City; j..
Rittenhouse, of Philadelphia; Charles
Clagett, Alan Bowie, Stephenson Brog'
den. Oden and Clarence Roberts, OF
Washington; Mr.. Brown, Kent Roberts,
John B. Magruder, of Baltimore; Charles
NJ. Berry, W. Beal1 Bowie, George Brooke
Samuel Brooke, of Annapolis; Edgar
McCeney, Upton Brooke, Julian Hail.
George P. McCeney, Webb Griffith Tom
Magruder, Joseph Addison. Henry
Fleming, of Baltimore, Francis Addison
and Pinkney Roberts.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
Guessing Contests Barred.

Some time ago the President directed
the Attorney General to give an opinion
as to the propriety, under the law affect.
ing lotteries conducted through the mails,
of guessing contests, which have been
features of many publications for several
years. The opinion, which was given at
Monday. Cabinet meeting, is of \ most
sweeping character.
The Postmaster General realizes that
many thousands of persons have invested
money in such schemes in the expecta-
ton that luck would enable them to win
large returns.
"A comparatively small percentage of
the participants will realize their expecta-
tions," says the opinion. Thousands
will get nothing" The Attorney Gen
eral says the schemes are in effect lot
teries under the guise of guessing con-
tests.
The Postofice Department has been
treating guessing contests under former
opinions rendered by the Department of
Justice. These opinions held that where
persons could use "dope book" or rec
ords, or scientific information, in making
their calculations their guesses were an
application Of knowledge which, in the
view of the Attorneys General, eliminat-
ed, to an extent at least, the factor of
chance.
Attorney General Moody points out,
however, that "since these opinions were
written the Supreme Court of the United
States and the Court of Appeals of New
York have ruled that cases identical in
principle to these under consideration
were guessing contests"
Postmaster General Wynne said he
will consider each case brought before
him on its individual merits. 1t is likely,
too, that the opinion will not be made in
any sense retroactive so far as the Post
Office Department is concerned.
Postmaster General Wynne gave out a
statement, in which he says:
"As number of legitimate business
enterprises have adopted these estimat-
ing or guessing contests as a means OF
advertising, and in view of the admission
to the mails of matter pertaining to these
contests within the last few years, the
elimination Of these schemes from the
mails cannot be made Immediately abso.
lutte. If such scheme has already been
entered upon in good faith the depart
ment will not issue an order that will ser.
iously injure legitimate business. Each
case will be handled separately, and nc
scheme which involves the plan ruled
against by the Attorney General will
hereafter be allowed to commence opera.
tons"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
BREVITIES.

Miss Mema Roberts spent Thanks
giving with Mrs. jeremiah Berry.
Miss Elizabeth Calvert, of College
Park is visiting Mrs. B. Lee Belt.
Mr.. Leslie Watson, of Petersburg
Va, spent Thanksgiving at "Mellwood."
MIR. Webb Griffith had as his guest
last week, Mr.. Brown, of Baltimore.
Miss Nellie Grant, of Bowie, was at
home for Thanksgiving holidays.
Miss Addison Bowie, of Washin g.
ton, spent Thanksgiving at his old home
near this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Binger, of Halls,
and Mr.. J. T. Binger, Of Westphalia,
are visiting the Worlds Fair.
-Messrs. o. B, and Clarence Roberts
spent Thanksgiving with their grand
mother, Mrs Oden Bowie.
MIR. and Mrs. Charlton Clark aud
Miss Ruth Bowie, of Washington, spent
Thanksgiving at 'Keokuk."
MIR. Jack" Coale, student at the
Maryland Agricultural College, spent his
vacation at his home near this town.
Miss Christine Coale, of Washing.
ton, spent Thanksgiving with her mother
Mrs. E. j. Coale.
Mr.. Edmund Fairfax of New York
AID friends have been on a:hunting trip tc
"Northhampton."
Mr.. John Traband, Jr., who is Il
student of the Baltimore City College
visited his parents during the vacation
last week.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
Fight Will Be Bitter.

Those who will presist in closing their
ears against the continual recommends
t;on of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, will have long and BIT
ter fight with their troubles, if not end
ed earlier by fatal termination. Read
what TR.Beall, of Beall, Miss. says: "Last
fall nv wife had every symptom OF con-
snmntion. She took DR.. Kings New
Discovery after everything else had failed
1mnrovement came at once and four bot
ties entirely cured her. Guaranteed oy
WI Wolff s. Co. Price SOC, and 81 .OO
Trial bottles free.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign of approaching revolt
and serious trouble in your system is ner-
vousness, sleeplessness or stomach up
sets. Electric Bitters will quickly dis
member the troublesome causes. 1t never
fails to tone the stomach, regulate the
Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate the Liver,
and clarity the blood. Run down systems
benefited particularly and all the usual
aches vanish under:-~its search
ing and through effectiveness. Electric
Bitters is only SOC, and that is returned
if it don't give perfect satisfaction.
Guaranteed by VIM. l. Wolff s. Co.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is blood or constitutional
disease, and in order to cure it you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally and acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces Halls
Catarrh Cure is not a Quack medicine.
It was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this county for years, and
is a regular prescription. 1t is composed
of the best tonics known, combined with
the blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous surfaces. The perfect combina-
ton of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.
Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c. Halls
Family Pills are the best.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-12-02
Maryland Corn.

A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
writing from Baltimore says:
Now that the Worlds Fair record is
being made public, it is noted that Mary
land grains are among the State products
that received prizes. A. G. Kolk, of Long
Green Valley, Baltimore county, got sill
yer medals on white corn, wheat and sun.
flower seeds; A. p. Silver Chenille, for
yellow corn, silver medal; E. D. Oswald,
Chenworth, wheat and oats, bronze
medal; Samuel Enfield, Forest Hill, for
corn, bronze medal; J. NJ. Mitchell, sweet
corn, medal; Joseph T. Hoops, Bynum,
corn, bronze medal, and gold medal on
timothy and alfalfa; Noah Small, Belair,
wheat and ~ats. bronze medals. This is
wonderful showing for Hartford
county.
Frederick Won Kapff, of Cowpens
Farm, Baltimore county was awarded a
bronze medal on yellow corn. The writer
planted seed corn the past season from
Mr.. Won Kapffs stock and the yield has
been splendid, the ears showing the trim
type of the new "corn bred seed" that
corn growers have evolved within the
past five years. The fact that at the
Chicago Worlds Fair, and at the last
Paris Exposition Maryland corn received
the highest awards and is again SO prom
inently recognized at St. Louis reflects
great credit on the farmers of Maryland
With the scant appropriation in this
State available to collect agricultural ex
hibits for St. Louis, the showing is re-
markable. 1t shows that the soils OF
Maryland and the climate conditions are
such that the State can successfully COM
pete with any State in the Union in corn
growing.
Mr.. William L. Amoss deserves great
credit for his persistent efforts. handi.
capped as he was in getting together
agricultural exhibits from the State. He
certainly has sufficient cause to feel
proud of his own county, Hartford. The
writer has been in nearly every State in
the Union, and has never found State
that equaled Maryland for the general
excellence of the cereals. And when the
resources for diversified crops are con-
sidered-from mountain tops to the
peninsula lands-Maryland is way ahead.
1t is gratifying to know that Maryland
mines and metals also received medals.