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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
LORD STRAT HCONA
SCOTCH LAD WHO ROSE FROM
POVERTY TO PEERAGE.
Pays Affectionate Tribute to His
Mother-Lays Down Three Rules
for Success: Honesty, Fru-4
gality, Perseverance,.

Scotland is noted for her sturdy and
successful sons Carnegie, in the Unit
ed States, and Lord Strathcona. in Can
ada, stand out with striking prominence
and similar experiences. Both We're Of
humble birth, and knew the privations
of poverty. Both began at the bottom
of the ladder, and by hard, persistent.
faithful effort climbed up to position
of wealth and influence. Both are plain,
unassuming men, and love to remember
and talk Of their humble beginnings
and the friends of their boyhood. Both
revere the memories of their mothers.
Lord Strathcona attributes his success
in life to the influence of his mother up
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02

Sufficient is known of Mr. Cleveland
to warrant the statement that he would
be willing to accepts presidential NOM
nation even though hegwere certain in
advance that his doing SO would dis
rupt the political party that honored
him far beyond his merits, says a New
York exchange One of his prominent
supporters in Indiana, Mayor Holman
OF Indianapolis, in published inter-
view, says: Cleveland is the only
democrat spoken of for. the presidential
nomination who can hope to win. 1t
is true that he would lose good many
so!called democratic votes, but the
president is not elected by the demo-
cratic party, but by tue people" This
has got the true Cleveland ring about
it. Better than his pa3ty was the
claim always put forward by Mr. Cieve-
lands supporters. It will be remem-
bered that in the presidential campaign
of 1900 Mr. Cleyeland's friendA under
the appellation of gold democrats 2
nominated a candidate who diverted
enough votes from the regular demo
cratic presidential candidate to secure
the success of the republican party. II
is these boilers who would now thrust
Grover Cleveland upon the political
party they deserted in the hour of bat.
tie. 1t is inconceiyable that the demo-
cratic party would stultify itself by ac-
cepting their candidate.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02

The American Outing Expedition, an
organization composed of newspaper
men and open-air enthusiasts, with
headquarters in New York city. is
planning to have a unique outing this
summer and at the same time visit
the worlds fair. The party will follow
the trails and the methods of travelling
that were in vogue when st Louis was
blank on the map and will camp
along the route in tents. Pack animals
and prairie ''schooners'' will take the
place OF trains.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
Nothing Strange There.

Scientists are seriously considering
the report of the commander of the
French gunboat Avalanche, vino tells of
having twice seem sea serpent in the
bay of Fai-tsi-long, on the coast of Ton
kin. It did not differ from the usual
vision, being huge In size, with ruffle
along its back. Shots fired at 1t glanced
harmlessly. Cameras were hustled on
deck. but the monster disappeared. -
Argonaut.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
Papvrus Trees In ITALY.

Very few persons know that Italy,
among her other treasures, possesses
a small forest of papyrus trees, which
grow on the banks of the Anapus, near
Syracuse. This is most curious. as it
seems that this tree can only live on
the waters of the Nile. the Clane and
this small an insignificant stream at
Syracuse.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
Breakfast Pufrs.

Mix half cupful of water with half
cupful of milk. Pour this gradually over
one cupful of flour. adding a pinch of
salt. Beat until smooth, then add one
stif1y whipped egg. Fill Kissing hot,
creased gem pans two-thirds full of the
batter and bake 35 minutes In O quick
oven.-Washington Star.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
To Remove Fish Scales.

The market man does not always
scale fish thoroughly. A cloth wrung
out Of cold water and dipped in corn
meal Is excellent for removing the last
scraps of scales, Rubbing ducks and
geese with cornmeal after plucking them
is also advised. The down disappears
Ika magic.-Detraif Fraa Prass
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02

The people of Oak Park, Chicago
suburb, practically suspended business
the other day in order to attend re-
vival services. Then they proved the
genuineness of their interest by sub
scribing $4,000 for Y NJ. G. A.
building. Religion has reached the
depth of mans nature when it
touches his pocketbook.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
Rsnovating Jet trimmings.

Jet trimmings which have become
rusty and dusV-looling should be laid
vinegar and water. After they have
soaked for some 20 minutes take them
out and put them in cool place to
dry.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
What the world Sees.

1t is a womans business to run her
house and bring up her children. 1t is
q mans duty to run his business and
provide for his family. The world does
not take much cognizance of either. tits
what they do outside Of these things for
society at large that gets recognition
n Y Times
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02

The war lord of Washington ought
to be defeated, and he will be defeat
ed New York World.
War Is horrid thing, bat it's heroes
continue to be assigned to the chief
inches in our halls OF fame. Boston
Herald.
A steer near Pittsburg was found
dead. Il the animals stomach was
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
Natural Belief.

An undertaken in this city recently
submitted a bill which footed up ST.
975.36. Based on this rather unusual
amount, there is reason to believe that
he took his man all the way to heaven.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-02
Grass for Furniture Springs.

A steellike grass from the volcanic
slopes of Oran, Algeria, is so elastic
that it can be used instead of springs
in the manufacture of furniture.--De-
troit Free Press.
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has arisen in the relations of three young
people. Like Mr.. Crawfords other Roman
stories. it demands immediate attention,
and does not relax rs grasp until the close.
1t bears evidence, however, of a too con-
slant devotion to the writing table. Many
of Mr.. Crawfords readers would be better
pleased with fewer novels from him, pro-
vided he concentrated his remarkable Liter
airy energies instead of spreading them
out, as at present, over large a field
The announcement is made that Mr.. Car
penter drew the Illustrations for this story
in Rome Under the authors direction.
Despite these precautions. they are far from
satisfactory.
PATHS OF JUDGMENT. BY Annie Douglas sedg-
wick. author of The Rescue &c. New York
The Century Company
Two men and two women, thrown into
close association. yield many complications
as their Municipalities unfold in their mu-
tua1 dependence and interests. 1t is dis
tinctly story of character and the author
has displayed her unusual powers in this
direction with happy effect. The story it
self is entertaining, but the readers SYM
pathies are chiefly aroused while tracing
the play and counter-play of emotions and
motives. Two of the people around whom
the novel centerS are altogether loveable,
one a man and the other a woman. The two
other chief personages are by no means de-
lectable individuals. Mrs. Sedgwck creates
her problem by allowing the right woman
to marry the wrong man, and thus gives
her noble character a chance to display his
greatness of soul.
AROUND THE YEAR WITH ELLA WHEELER
WILCOX Compiled by Ella Giles Ruddy. IL
lustrated. Chicago w. B. Conkey Company.
Admirers of Mrs. Wilcox will welcome
this compilation of verses from her numer-
Gus works, arranged in calendar form with
spaces corresponding to the days of the
year, in which the possessor may write the
thoughts that are inspired by the reading.
THE MADIGANS. BY Miriam Nicholson. author of
In the Bishops Carriage" Illustra ted by Or
son Lowell. New York: The Century Company.
What a remarkable family they were
those Madigans, What antics the children
cut, and what background of carelessness
their solitaire-playing father afforded for
their activities! Miss Nicholson has made
them known to the readers of the Century
Magazine through a series of short stories
with a continuous thread of interest con-
Meeting them. Now they are done up into
a book and offered as lot. unusual as
sortment of youngsters and elders. The
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Courtesy of Charles Scribners Sons.
committed. Bat. in a few strokes is dis
closed broad background of untold hap
penings and of strong emotions. Herein,
perhaps, lies the chief charm of this
thors work. Everything he does is sugges-
tive of more than appears in the bare text
His personases are rugged people, profane
and crude, but distinctly human in all they
do and say.
DAN BLACK: Editor and Proprietor By Seymour
Eaton. Philadelphia: The Library Publishing
Company.
When this story appeared in the Booklov-
ers' Magazine, some time ago. it attracted
immediate attention as a vir.le character
sketch of an unusual sort It's separate
publication has been demanded by many
readers, and so it has been thus issued, in
attractive form, with illustrations. Dan
Black was one of the men who make his
tory, whether it is in the large, on the ma
tionaI or international scale or in the small,
on the city or village scale. In telling of
him Mr.. Eaton has struck a new note in
brief fiction. 1t is a story to read three or
four times and then think about
MANASSAS: Novel of the War: BY Upton Sin
clair. New York: The Macmillan Company.
Washington: Brentano's.
The subtitle of this work is hardly justi-
fed. It is not novel" in the accepted
sense of the word, for it is entirely lacking
in the fundamental requisite of a novel.
continuous fictional interest more or less
dependent upon a heart problem or a '1ove
story" 1t is rather a dramatic narrative
of the events and causes leading to the war
of the rebellion, in part as seen from the
point of view of a young southerner who
became an abolitionist. A large part is lit
tie removed from straightforward hisso-
rical writing. In these portions the author
gives evidence OF a remarkable power. He
masses his facts strongly and renders the
substance of the great speeches of the ante
bellum debate with rare force and accu-
lacy. Again, in his more nearly fictiona1
narrative he describes the experiences of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

young Allan Montague-who by dint of
some rather mechanical shifts of scene is
placed wherever he can observe. some of the
chief events of this period-in a manner to
indicate that with real plot as a ground
work Mr.. Sinclair would turn out a vivid
and undoubtedly successful novel. He
draws portraits of several of the men of
the period, that of Lincoln being the least
praiseworthy. 1t shows the war President
as a shambling undignified, uncouth figure
and does not hint at the great power of
the man or of his boundless patriotism
Perhaps there will be more satisfactory
account of Mr.. Lincoln in the other MEM
bers of the trilogy which 1t is Mr. Sim
cIair's purpose to write. descriptive of the
whole war episode. This story ends alb
ruptly with the rout at Manassas, whence
its name. It is too early to Judge of the
value of the whole from this first INSTALL
ment 1t unquestionably gives promise of
much interesting matter to come. 1t is i'm
portant to note that Mr.. Sinclair is only
twenty-six years of age. so that he writes
solely from the students point of view.
TWENTY FAMOUS NAVAL BATTLES; salamis
70 Santiago. By Edward Kirk Rawson SUPER
intentent Naval War Records. New York:
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
In answer to a general demand this we'll
known book of naval battles is now made
available in a single volume edition. 1t has
not been abridged in any way, but contains
the full, editorial and illustrative material
of the original edition.
THE subtitle From Salamis to Santi-
aro.n shows the wide scope of the work,
and how recent It's completion Yet. writ
ten by an authority who has had exception
al opportunity to study naval records, It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22


possibility of just dissatisfaction with the
means the author has adopted in view of
his way of treating his subject. But he is
nevertheless on delicate ground from first
to last. He has eked out the diary and let
tiers and other authentic biographical ma
terials with surmiSes of his own. 1t is diff
cult to determine just where the fact ends
and the fiction begins. The whole work
tells of Washington's youth and young
manhood to the close of the disastrous
Braddock campaign. There is only one
phase of ii all that is disagreeable, and
that is the manner in which DR. Mitchell
writes. through this medium of Washing
ton s mother. Querulous she doubtless was
at times. and in some respects altogether a
difficult person. But it is nevertheless
somewhat discommoding to read. as in the
words of Washington himself, a sons con-
slant commentary upon her faults and
shortcomings and injusticeS. Yet he does
not take her seriously. and the criticisms
are all in a mood of detached analysis.
BLACK FRIDAY. BY Frederic s. Isham, author
of Under the Rose" &c. Illustrated by Har-
rsou Fisher. Indianapolis: The Bobbs- Merrill
Company.
The ruined aristocrat and the wealthy So
cial upstart who loves the formers beauti-
full daughter. There is the combination
with which the book starts. a combination
by no means new in fiction, but always
available to establish basis for a story In
this case. in many others, the beautiful
daughter accepts the wealthy man of bust
ness and is woefully unhappy. She seeks
solace and all but transgresses OF course
the man of millions loves her devotedly and
in time she comes to love him. but their
way to happiness lies over stony courses
and amid great dangers. All this story
centers around the wild specula tons in gold
thirtyhve years ago. when the Fisk-Gould
syndicate-they did not use that word then,
but called the combination a caucus
tried to dragon President Grant into their
service to corner tie gold supply. Mr..
1sham's stirring story tells how its hero,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

to shrink from him or to fight him. accord
ms to his dominant trait. He conceals his
thoughts. He thinks the white man is
Laughing at him. In order to govern these
people it is necessary to understand their
motives for doing this thing. refusing to
do that. and such understanding calls
Tor the most intimate knowledge of a COM
pick system of superstitions and beliefs
constituting the black mans religion.
Fetichism is in the main an unsolved mys-
terry, largely because the white investigator
has gone bluntly at the work of seeking
light. whereas the only successful method
of approach is by degrees, the investigator
first acquainting himself with the dialect of
the tribe to enable himself to engage in in
formal converse with the natives.
Society among these people is by
means loose system of living. The con-
ventjonal rules which restrict the actions
of men and women in the civilized world
are simple compared with the laws that
govern the savage in the African jungle.
Caste and class may not rigidly prevail. but
at every turn some deity must be recog-
nized and propitiated and the great maze
of natures secrets approached reverently.
The result is a scheme OF social relation
ships which challenges the world for It's
intricacy. Running through these pages OF
DR.. Nassau's work may be seen traces or
laws more or less distinct which bind the
traditions and superstitions of the savageS
into fairly orderly theology and sociology:
He has traced out some of the lines OF
cause and effect and has presented the
world with work which should go far
toward making plain many heretofore dark
secrets of this savage life.
CHRISTMAS EVE ON LONESOME; and Other Sto-
ries. By John Fox jr Illustrated. New York:
Charles Scrbner's Sons. Washington: Wood
ward & Lotirop.
Mr.. Fox demonstrated in THE Little
Shepherd of Kingdom Come" that he pos
sesses a rare faculty for story telling. He
showed unusual power of character draw
Ing and dramatic treatment of stirring
tale. In these short stories of mountain
life, dealing with the plain people of the
border between Kentucky and Virginia, he
gives further evidence of his ability. The
title story is a mere sketch of a crime of
vengeance that was contemplated, but not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

amending rivalry between Cecilia and her
sister 1rene-commonly called Split for
some reason founded in gymnastics-affords
the chief fund of materials for the sketches.
But around these two centers of interest
circle the other Madigans, of various ages
and degrees of activity There is fun in
people, old and young, and their ridiculous
experiences are of a kind to be appreciated
by all sorts and conditions of men,
THE MONROE DOCTRINE BY T. B. Edgington,
AN, of the bar of Memphis, Tenn Boston:
Little, Brown & Co.
Mr. Edgington is firm believer in and
advocate of the Monroe doctrine as it was
enunciated and as it has in the main been
applied by this country. He believes how
ever, that there is danger of its unwlse
expansion from its original scope and terms.
and he thinks. too, that the South Ameri-
cans in whose interest 1t is chiefly main
tanned, are inclined to engraft dangerous
off-shoots upon 1t. To enable the reader
of this unusually clearly written work to
understand the exact purpose of the doc
trine he traces the history of the internal
tional relations affecting the western hemis-
phere and cjles the modern instances In
which the United States has virtually in
self-defense been compelled to apply this
principal of non-interference with Ameri-
can affairs by European states. He points
out new questions that are arising and re-
quiring solution under this policy, to the
end that the United States may act the
part of the Good Samaritan to the sick
man of Latin America and at the same
time maintain our cordial and friendly re-
lations with all the European powers. He
denounces, as unwarranted and a danger
Gus attempt to extend the Monroe doctrine,
the enunciation which has become known
as the Calvo doctrine 1t is declaration
by Carlos Calvo of the Argentine Repub-
lie in the following terms:
America as well as Europe is inhab ited
today by free and Independent nations,
whose sovereign existence has the right to
the same respect, and whose internal pub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22

THE GRAY WORLD. BY Evelyn Underhill New
York: The Century Company
Believers in reincarnation. as taught by
the Hindoo cults, will find this novel of dis
tinct comfort and satisfaction In that it is
based upon an instance of the immediate
return of soul from the mysterious place
of departed spirits to inhabit another mum
dane body. This Is the soul that has de-
parted from the frame of a London slum
child who dies, in a'hospital 1t finds itself
in gray world lonely and awful. 1t
demands release and is sent back to occupy
the body of the only son of a middle-class
English family. This lad retains a sense Of
the gray world and his life struggles are
inspired by desire to escape from its ter
rors. He comes eventually, though not
without pain, to realize that only in him
sell lies the hope of such an escape. The
tale is subtle and suggestive and touches
upon matters likely to lead to sharp con-
troversies. Some passages are of unusual
beauty and power.
author Of The 18th District &c. Indianapo.
lis The Bobbs-Merrin Company.
This story of life in Ohio and Chicago is
well named. Its characters are just aver
age people, with average experiences, and
they are finally all made happy by the au-
thor They are like thousands of other peo-
pie everybody knows, and their adventures
are no more exciting than the usual run of
life. The young son of a preacher decides
to study law in a small Ohio town, and
finds that his field is too limited for early
or even possibly late success. So he moves
to Chicago. and after brief term as clerk
in a railroad Office, having secured his po-
sition with some difficulty, he turns news
paper reporter and succeeds. That is all
save that he is in love with pretty girl
back in Ohio, and after a time they are
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Richard Strong. saved the country by
breaking the gold corner. He was a re-
sourceful, silent man. powerful In action in
defatigable in his toll. the kind to win out
against odds. The author has to carry his
characters 10 Paris during the commune of
1871, in order to disentangle the snarl of
their relations. The descriptions of the
scenes in the streets of the French capital
during those wild days afford striking
contrast with the no less stirring narrative
of the Wall street struggles on BLACK
Friday"
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF JACK
PHILIP. REAR ADMIRAL, U. S. N By Ed
gar stanton Mac.ay. New York American
Tract Society.
TO know Jack Philip-as he will always
he affectionately known by those close to
h.m-was to love him. says Mr.. Maclay,
"and perhaps the grandeur of his character
Is nowhere shown to better advantage than
in his private letters and diary. in which
lie unconsciously displays the full brilliancy
OF his soul" These letters and his diary
are. of course. literally used by the author
in his sketch of the admirars life. Admiral
Philip WAS a veteran of two wars-the civil
and the Standardization. In the former
he served on the Pawnee and the Wachu-
sett. in the latter he commanded the Texas
On the close of the latter conflict he was
stationed as commandant of the Brooklyn
navy yard and t was there he died in the
prime of life. mourned alike and sincerely
hy his brother officers and his men, Admiral
Ikilip will perhaps be longest remembered
Tor his interest in Christian work in the
navy. His efforts to better the condition
of the sailor ana his unfailing good temper
endeared him to the enlisted men. To found
tie naval Y. Nj. c. A. at the Brooklyn yard
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married. And the story ends with the
young man dissatisfied with his work and
intent upon breaking into the law. Mediocre
success coming to mediocre man. that Is
the tale. But it is well told, and 1t touches
the chords that are most certain to find re-
Spouse in the breasts of the great majority
of average" people. just such stories are
being told in real life every day in every
part of the country.
wHoSoEvER SHALL OFFEND. By f. Marion
Crawford author of '.Saracinesca." &c. Illus
trated by Horace 7. Carpenter. New York The
Macmillan Company.
Mr.. Crawfords Roman fount is apparent
ly in no danger of exhaustion. He finds
material for his stories in the Italian capt.
tai as freely now as though he had not
drawn upon that source for more than a
score of novels in the past. This time he
tells tale of modern love, with group of
Crawfordesque characters moving through
a plot of some complexity. The story be-
gins with double crime, committed by the
young husband of a middie-aged rich
widow. 1t ends with his punishment, and
the solution of an awkward problem that