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INNOCENT PRAVKy
OF PLAYFUL CHILD

Lady Noggs" is a very cheerful and
playful child, full of innocent pranks.
Most of US will like this story as we
read OF her and she gives us a delight
beyond herself, for she causes pleasant
memories to come playing of those lik-
able children who have frightened some
past stages of our life journey. The
author. Edgar Jepson, is the ono who
created THE Admirable Tinker" and
that boy reappears III the story of Lady
Noggs,' who really is Lady Felicia
Grandson, but she insists on being called
simply "Noggs." although she is the
daughter of Prime Minister and quite
an upholder of the dignity of the peerare.
Lady Noggs, Peeress,'' is her full play-
title. and she is well worthy of her cor
onet.
The book is just to amuse The child
is a very acute observer, and as the
love story, with which the tale is as
sisted, comes under her eyes we get the
benefit of the bright child's criticism.
She calls the pair of lovers spoons, .
and she frankly tells them that marry
ing is silly. That Of course is just a
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writing, Withdrawing herself from the re-
sponsibility even of correspondence.
1t was during the time covered by the
narrative in Isobel Strong's Hawaiian
story, THE Girl from Home" that her
mother and Robert Louis Stevenson came
on their yacht Casco to join her In Homo
lulu, and made the visit TO Molokai, OF
which Stevenson has left record In his
account Of Father Damien. Mrs Strong
remembers vividly how. on the day they
left, King Kalakaua, whom she makes so
real character In her book. came on
board to say good-by and drink a stirrup-
cup"
A happening similar to that narrated
in 'rPaufs Case" one OF the stories In
Miss Villa Sibert Gathers The Troll
Garden" was noted recently by Mrs.
Margaret E. Sangster. who wrote OF it:
Thousands Of women must have shud-
dered as did at the pitiful story the
otner day or a schoolboys suicide near
Britain. Conn. The lad was only mr.
teen For some misdemeanor he had
been suspended from school. Afraid to
tell his parents. and terrified at what his
father would do when he found out
what had happened. young George
Walker wandered or to the woods and
took poison Mrs. Sangstsr finds q
widely applicable lesson in the occur
renee: THE pitiful suicide OF q New
England lad Of fifteen years carries q
warning to all parents" Miss Gather
tells with impartial art the story OF q
case even more pitiful; for Paul had
besides his dread OF punishment the
disease Of artistic temperament Ham,
ilton Wright Mable says Of the stories
In the volume that they are goood "a
read because they are likely to make
the average man and woman more char,
table In their Judgment Of the unusual
man and woman"
The paper edition Of DR.. John WI.
fams Streeter's book. THE Eat OF thu
Land" has received the heartiest va,
come. and has already gone to its second
printing, making the ninth printing for the
book In about fifteen months 1t II gem
orally spoken Of as the most souI-satisfy-
ing Of the outdoor books OF recent years.
partly because 1t gives In such detail the
facts and figures Of the entire FARMING
experiment from first to last Just how
many thousand city dweliers have planned
to take piece OF rundown land or an
abandoned farm and convert IL into an
estate and have the fun Of doing It In
just this way would be dificult to cons
pufo.
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ROMANCE
aboard II TRAIN

The editor of the Pilgrim Magazine.
Karl Edwin Hartman, has written
book caIied THE Girl and the Deal"
the fly, as it were, of a transcontinental
trip from Boston to San Francisco. He
was a Harvard graduate, son of
wealthy business man, who was trying
to make his son pull his mind away from
the fair sex just enough to first make
business success of himself; she was a
girl who claimed both New York and San
FTrancico as her home cities, but her
heart was evidently in the West, and to
the appreciation of the greatness of the
West she educated the Boston man all
the way as they sped swiftly across the
5000 miles to the journeys end and the
wooing's consummatiOn. AS for the
Deal" that was a difficult financial feat
by which the boy was expected to win
his title to trust in business responsibility.
The romance of the story is that in
stead of the lovemaking hindering 1t
fastened the young mans business sue
cess.
The man, who is Hal Mason, admired
the girl who is Sybil Anstruther, be-
fore the trip was undertaken, and that
they happened to start away together
was just a coincidence arranged by Eros
unbeknown to the twain who were all
innocent of how sudden things were
going to clear the track for their happi-
ness.
One impediment that had to be cleared
away was a love affair Of SYPHILIS beloved
aunt which was hanging fire. Sybil,
who was her favorite, had decided not
to marry and leave the aunt to live out
a lonely life BY another coincidence,
convenient to novel writers, the man
who loved this aunt was identical with
the capitalist with whom Hal Mason was
to make the business trade when he
reached San Francisco. Sybil. who knew
of the mutual attraction OF the two, had
claimed him affectionately as Uncle
Jack" BY her tact she adroitly ar
ranges that Uncle Jack shall learn his
love is reciprocated by her aunt; and
by her charm she contrives that the
capitalist shall go into the deal which
young Mason had come to persuade him
about the merits OF. So at the end of the
trip the deal goes through, and four
hearts of San Francisco are made happy.
Sybil and her doubly successful lover,
in the happy moments just after the re-
ceipt Of the telegram to Mason Jr. from
Mason Sr.. saying, "Blessings-bring
home your BRIDE" are pictured for us
by w. H. d. Koerner.
He drew her to him: her cheek was
against his shoulder. In the velvet sky
were g. multitude OF stars. From below
the perfume Of the roses was borne up
to them on the wings of the night"
George w. Jacobs & Co., Philadelphia.
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Hamlet EDITION
FROM FIRST FOLIO

Very pretty is the pocket size edition
of Hamlet" from the first folio,
edited with notes. Introduction. list of
variorum readings and selected criti-
cism by Charlotte Porter and Helen M.
Clarke 1t is based directly upon the
original first folio" of 1923 and there
fore the one giving a true version of
the play. 1t has all the old, odd SPELL
ing and punctuation and capitalization
that looks so quaint to our modern
eyes. The authors say Shakespeare In
the original presents few difficulties and
these can be explained by footnotes.
and the advantage Of getting thus
close to our supreme author is that his
sentences have not been edited and
re- edited until some OF them have been
altered past recognition by ambitious
critics, who thought they knew Shakes
peare's mind better than he himself
knew 1t"
The little book Is neatly bound in
flexible cloth and has for frontispiece
the Devonshire bust of Shakespeare.
sometimes known as the Davenant
bust, from Sir william d 'Avenant. who
was Shakespeare's godson. 1t is per-
haps the most pleasing Of all the pre-
sentiments of the great dramatist's face
we have.
Some way the antique form seems to
impress itself upon you more than the
modern. Perhaps 1t is because it gives
sense of closeness to our superlative
author and even to the material pen
and paper with which he wrought the
spells that have controlled so much Of
thought and feeling through the CEN
turtles since. Here, just as he wrote
It, is the reminder of how we must re-
strain feeling even when we feel 1t
most deeply: Nor do not saw the Ayre
too much your hand thus, but use all
gently; for in the very Torrent, Tenn
pest. and Gas / may say) the Whirle-
winde of Passion, you must acquire and
beget a Temperance that may give 1t
smoothnesse Be not too tame
neyther; but let your own discretion
be your Tutor. Suite the Action to the
Word, the Word to the Action. with this
special observance: that you ore-step
not the MODESTO of Nature; for any
thing so over-done, is from the purpose
of Playing, whose end both at the first
and now, was and Is. to hold as 'twer
the Mirrour up to Nature. !.
Now this over-done, or come tardie OF,
though 1t make the unskilfull laugh.
cannot but make the Judicious greeve." T"
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not Shakespeare say, Let not the rust
ling of skirts betray thy poor heart to
woman.'
However, in this, our hero's case, it
was not betrayal but salvation, for the
skirt he saw expressed the very soul
| of kindness, and he, at the time with
! head bowed down with the humiliation of
defeat and poverty, though he could not
! lift his eyes to the wearer'S eyes, yet
knew that it was worn by thoroughbred
-one more superlatively so than any OF
! the women who had thronged by him as
! heartless observers in the hours when
I fate was teaching him his lesson OF hui
mility
! Now, just before you picture to your
self the skirt imagine the condition or
+; the mind which idealized its wearer. 1t
| was a mind hearty enough IN hope, but
! ali deserted by the realities that en-
! courage to look up. Disaster even to
/ living on three almonds a day had come
! 1t was one of those times when destiny
mocked and experience was passing
| through a desert way
1.-The edge of that beautiful gray pom
gee skirt came over the rim of my low
cred eyelid like a cool shadow over hot
sand-the mellow glow of gold was all
across the gray skirt. 1t was so
different from all other skirts that
had shown themselves to me those SAD
days This, so unlike those which
had passed, presented al once the quail
fcations of its superiority. 1t had been
constructed by an artist, and it was worn
by a lady. 1t did not pine. it did not
droop; there was no more an atom OF
hanging too much than there was por-
tion inflated by f1amboyancy; it did not
assert itself: il bore notice without seek
ing it. Plain but exquisite, it was that
great rarity-goodness made charming
Agitated by an emotion of pity, the
woman dropped her parasol. Then he
saw her hand.
1.-The gray-gloved hand of the lady, and
never had | seen such a hand-the hand
of an angel. in suede glove, as the gray
skirt was the mantle of saint made by
Doucet l lifted the parasol to-
ward that glove as l would have moved
to set a candle on an altar"
Booth Harrington tells that the sug-
gestion for this story came to him from
a sight he once saw III Paris The, to
the crowd, laughter-causin sight of
well-dressed, nce-looking person. seated
at the Cafe de la Paix with his head
painted for advertising purposes, thus,
Theatre Folie-Rouge."
! The author of Monsieur Beaucaire"
sought in his imagination for a beautiful
romance to bring the skirts of gray,
beautiful dawn TO light away that dark,
ugly fact of misfortune, and in this
storiette of laughter, pathos and cham
| pagne-like Partisan loving of everything
| that appertains to a lovable woman, he
! has artistically given US the fair thought
he found. Bravo, Booth Tarkington.
(McClure, Phillips & Co., New York;
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plays in Chicago, New York and other
places in the United States and then Wis
its Paris. On her return there is a ter
rible disaster to the ship she is aboard
After her break with her husband she
makes a business arrangement with a
man named Protony, who has consider
able theatrical ambition and talent He
is an instructor in histrionic art, and
with the herone'S help he starts a new
school, and plans to control a theater of
his own and write plays for it. This man
Is great deal more refined and better
educated than her husband, but she soon
finds that >he, too. is unbearably selfish
His scholars leave him because his as
sistant. the heroine of the story. is pub
lished as the divorced wife of Darnby
and an ugly sensation is made of it. A
scene of this second hardening of her
heart against men by the force of bitter
experience is subject of one of the
books pictures.
Awakened from his dreams and
schemes, because of this loss of scholars
and the refusal of moneyed men to back
the plan of staging his own plays all the
meanneSs of the man came to the sur
face His first impulse was self-protec-.
ton. Without thought. involuntariy, he
exclaimed: Say, we'll have to separate.
At this rate we'll both starve"
She bore this for while, thinking he
which he would emerge stronger. But
later he suggested his position pointedly,
thus: II read Schopenhauers Meta
physics of Love last night. You should
read it. It's wonderful study of vital
thing. What appeals to me especially is.
the German insists that the constant as
sociation with an attractive woman
clouds a mans intellect; that she is very
dangerous to a man of intellectual pur-
SUITS
She retorted: 81 did not know that
was attractive, or that you were intel
lectual.''
1t is interesting to be shown a picture
of the couple at this critical stage of their
relations, but it would <be perhaps still
more interesting if we could only hear
the tone of the lady's voice when she
made that thrustful retort and the man
put his hand to his intellectual brow.
George w. Ogilvie & Co., Chicago;
81 50)
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CThomas Y. Crowen & Co., New York;
so cents.)
NOTES OF AUTHORS
AND THEIR BOOKS

The article in the July number of
Scribner's Magazine on The Land of
Tamalpais," by Benjamin Brooks, is
probably the first really comprehensive
description published in an Eastern
periodical about this beautiful country
that lies so near the city of San Fran
cisco and overiooks the famed Golden
Gate. Californians have long known
Its many charms, its unspoi1ed, rugged,
natural features, as we'll as the won
derful railroa~, the crookedest in the
world" that climbs to the very sum-
nit Of Mount Tamalpais. Mr.. Brooks
writes with the enthusiasm of one who
knows and loves his California thoroughly
and conveys to the reader a vivid and
delightful impression of various ex-
plorations and adventures In this re-
gion. 1t will appeal at once to every
nature lover, as well as to those who
md refreshment in the vigorous work
of following the trail and climbing
among xugged mountain heights.
The New York theater goers, after
all. like problems. is the explanation
Everybody's for Mrs. Fiske's latest
triumph.
The members OF the strongest COM
pany Mrs Fiske could bring together
fit their roles with artistic exactness,
but 1t Is none the less certain that the
strength of the story itself over
shadows individualism. It has been
many a weary day since a great star
has presented q play OF this kind. in
which more consideration Is given to
tho ensemble than to individual ex-
ploitation.
Leah Kleschna' was one Of the four
great successes of the season because
1t is drama with real power; 1t has
in 1t that which grips people and
makes them think IL proves that cer-
tain conclusions accepted as law are
mere fetishes without reason for being.
OF all the prominent stars and man
ayers on both sides of the Atlantic,
Mrs. Fiske was the only one who had
the courage to produce this brilliant
and scholarly play"
Not for years has a player made such
sensation as this modest. gray little
man who began life as peddler In San
Francisco and who told stories to every
customer. His art as story-teller made
him talked about. but when he made his
first appearance in a cheap variety the
ater he was hissed: audiences thought
him stupid and unipteresting. Afterward
those same stories made thousands
laugh.
Mr. dIueiQ doesn't consciously study
or analyze the characters he Creates %
During the rehearsals of The Music
Master" the work of the star, even in
the final dress rehearsal, made no pro-
nounced impression upon those who
watched him closely. His irst-night per
formance was so entirely different that
he seemed to be presenting another char
acter- II just felt that is the way 1t
should be played" Mr. Warfield ex-
planned to those who questioned him.
land / couldn't have played any other
way" He has the absolutely certain in
tuition of genius.-"The Players" Every
body's Magazine. for July.
Miss Helen Keller, whose Apology for
Going to College in Mc~lure's Magazine
for June is attracting notice as a sig
nifcant and distinguished piece of writ
ing. is at present visiting her mother in
Alabama Though she is perfectly well.
she is taking complete rest from all
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DIUORCED LDOM4N'J
TRIALS ON JTHGE

A new book. which has pleased the
Chicago newspapers a good deal is
called Masks and is written by Emil
Friend, sometimes known under the name
Of "Boersianer." 1t is story of a plucky
and talented woman who goes on the
stage to make her living after she has OBJ
tanned a divorce from brutal husband.
She has numerous adventures and finds
men very selfish. The trials and tempta-
tions that come to her do not conquer her
moral sense. but she learns enough of
men to make her wary Of them. She
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Miss Helen Keller, whose Apology for
Going to College in Mc~lure's Magazine
for June is attracting notice as a sig
nificant and distinguished piece of writ
ing, is at present visiting her mother in
Alabama Though she is perfectly well.
she is taking complete rest from all
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-25

ELK ADLER, the leader of the
Society of Ethical Culture in
New York City. has put forth a
new book, called The Religion
OF Duty" in which he ex-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-16
TO ARREST LAWSON.
The Boston Mans NIagaAine Articles
Arouse Hostility ana He ID
Accused Of Libel.

Boston, Nov. 15.-Counsel represent
ing Charles W. Barron stated Tuesday
that after a private hearing Judge
Wentworth of the municipal court had
decided to issue a warrant for the ar
rest of Thomas W. Lawson on q charge
Of criminal libel preferred by Mr.. Bar
ron. The case results from state
ments alleged to have been made in
magazine article by Mr.. Lawson, and
the question Of the issuance OF war
rant has been the subject Of hearings
covering a period Of several weeks
Mr. Barron, the complainant is pro-
prietor of a bureau for the distribu'
ton of financial news in this city,
Shortly before noon the court issued
the warrant in accordance with Its de-
cision and an officer was sent to serve
the document on Mr.. Lawson.
Before the warrant had been served
an agreement between counsel was al
fected whereby Mr., Lawson Is to ap-
pear in court next Saturday and sub
NIT to the service Of the warrant.
Meanwhile counsel for Mr.. Lawson
stated the defendant in this suit will
apply for a warrant for the arrest Of
Mr.. Barron, for criminal libel, In mat
ter printed in the market sheets is
sued by Mr.. Barron's bureau.
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MOONLIGHT.

Mrs. Mary Sheets helped Mrs. Dun
lope few days last week.
], W. Anderson erected a new wind
mill this week.
o. G. Boyce has a new driving
horse.
Mrs. Murphy OF Denver is visiting
her sister, Mrs. G. A. McCosh'
Mr.. and Mrs.. A. NJ. Eagle moved
Wednesday with their daughter Mrs.
Peter Bert, where they will make
their home. Henry Engle will move
on the home farm.
Mr.. Toliver OF Abilene came out
Friday and started the gasoline en-
CINE for C. A. McCook.
Jesse Crider thrashed kafir corn
for john Boyce Monday.
There will be Sunday School con-
vention at Bethel Sunday afternoon
aud lecture 10 the evening by ). d.
Engle.
jacob Engle Of Belle Springs
preached Sunday evening at Bethel tf
q good audience.
Married, at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stocker
their daughter, Estella, and Georg'
Rider, Rev. D. H. Brechbill officiating
! The bride lie a young woman who II
highly esteemed BY many friends
The groom is a well known yOnnI
man aud is employed attbs Hoffman
mill at Enterprise where they Will d
at home soon.
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HOLLAND.

There was very large crowd at
the Holland convention Sunday and
the speaking was very NICE
John Burkholder purchased a large
horn and q few more new records LOT
bis talking machine.
The program at the school house
Friday night was fine.
Quite a few Of the Holland folks
went to Navarro Sunday night
John Bovey has moved to town
again.
Miss Grace Keau ia on the sick list
Some Of the Holland folks started
for Navarro Sunday night but failed
to get there.
Misses Grace Smith and Bird Bell
have gone away on a visit
Harry Kean returned from Kansas
City and is going TO help Will CurpheJ
get his corn away.
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PEARL.

Roy Betz and sister Pearl attended
Sunday school and visited with their
sister, Mrs. L. 3. Taylor. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crooks Of Milford are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. SemPs'
rote.
Miss Clara Earle visited her sister
Mabel 5unda
The third quarterly conference OF
the M. 3. church will be held at Pearl
next Sunday at $50 p. u. Elder
Bright will be present aud administer
the Lords Supper.
Mr.. &. M. White Of Abilene ad-
dressed our Sunday school last Sun
day. Mr.. White told Of his trip to
the International Sunday school con-
yention at Toronto and how from
little country Sunday schools these
great international meetings grow.
He is a very pleasant and forceiul
speaker and our people were well
pleased with his talk and express the
desire that he may come again.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. j. Elliott OF Carl
.....l uo, cuudav with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. A, Heller.
1t has been enormously reported
that t.ere were several cases OF diph'
iberia in this locality. We have To-
vestigated aud found the report to Dc
false. There are several cases OF bat
colds, however. Persons circulating
reports Of this kind should be mort
careful in the future.
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GARFIELD.

Misses Cora and Rose Emig OF ADJ
leue visited relatives and friends q
few days last week.
Fritz Kogler has been putting ln q
large cisterS at bis house. -,
Andy Shirack is going to Oullo :"
large new barn soon.
Matt Stocken has been putting a
new roof on his house.
The Mt. Pleasant Sunday School is
preparing for a Christmas entertain
ment at the church.
The many friends of Cyrus Latin
will be pleased to know that ne VIII
preach at the Mt Pleasant cnurch
!. next Sunday, Nov. 10. All are in
vited 10 come.
The next missionary meeting Will
be held at Mrs. Adam Miller's' II
will be held on the 9Srd on account oil
Thanksgiving being the last THURSDAY
OF the month.
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Chillblaius
FrostRiles
Anti Frost-Bite
BUCKEYE.

A, K. Ruse sold his farm bat is not
going to leave Dickinson. de mas
purchased four lots In Abilene ana
has com mepced building.
Rev. Evans preached at the school
house Monday night and Rev. Ma
loney Tuesday night Rev. Lawnon
is suffering from severe cold.
Mrs. A. B. Churchill visited triends
south Of Abilene Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah zook visited al
IS. Graves Tuesday.
Mrs. Mabel Engle Of junction City
is visiting home folks.
Protracted meetings are being nelc
at the Zion church.
Edith Frey Of Chapman spent sun
day at home.
Jake Rumold and Clarence Schracl
are shredding corn.
Miss Effie Strohm went to Chicsg'
to finish her course in nursing.
Farmers are very busy huskint
corn this fine weather.
Miss Edith Zook is staying in ADJ
lene.
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B,r Dock to Go Through sues.

Washington, Nov. 15.-The navy de-
partment has been informed that the
charges of the Suez Canal company
for the passage through the Suez canal
Of the floating dry dock built for the
Philippines will be about $4,000 or
$4,000. This has caused the depart
ment to give favorable consideration
to the Suez route, and in fact all prep
arations now being made for towing
the big dock around the world to the
Asiatic station contemplate that route
Work is being hurried on the golfers
Caesar and Brutus and the supply ship
Glazier, which are being fitted with
towing machinery.