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son, Prince Eitel Fritz who has recently
been 80 critically I'll, great military future
The young Prince has military Instructors
and studies tactics and strategy from choice
while he negects the classics, philosophy
and art. The German people believe that
he will make a perfect Prusslan General
like his grandfather, Frederick Ill, whom
the French author calls -exPrinos Royal
the victor Of Sadowa and Metz. The Crown
Prince. who some day will DO William I'LL,
Kaiser and King also holds an officers
commission. but his strict father finds him
lacking In the qualities essential to Ger
man commander, mot enough soldier,
not enough Hohenzollern.' to quote the
Kaiser's own words
On Feb. II Doubleday. Page a Co. will
celebrate the opening OF the dog show at
Madison Square Garden by publishing the
FIRST part OF James Watson's THE Dog
Book It is the aim OF the publishers to
provide a popular history Of the deg, With
practical information AZ 10 the care and
management OF house. kennel and ex-
hibition dogs The book will be published
In ten parts, each adequately illustrated,
and subsequently the different parts Will
be issued in one large volume. MIR. Wat
son has been a dog breeder In this country
and in Ems gland for thirty-fve years.
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler. whose latest
novel Kate Of Kate Hail. Is written In the
same delightful style as her first great sue
cess, Concerning Isabel Ca ma y was
once visiting at country house In Ireland
She arrived on a warm, dusty midsummer
day. tired and thirsty and was Immediately
invited to have afternoon tea with her
hostess. The tea was delicious. as it al
ways Is In the British Kings dominions. but
the sandwiches served with II were made
OF sardines which are not calculated to
allay burning thirst. She made pre-
tense Of eating one and her hostess per-
oeiving her misery said: I'm ewfully sorry.
my dear. but to-day Is Friday and the
are only two kinds Of Ash sandwiches, sar-
dimes and caviar. The latter Ia even worse
than the former Tho author bowed 70
the inevitable and was inwardly grateful
! that her penance was not salt mackerel.
vicomte Robert dHumi res England.
the British Empire which has just been
| published In France and has caused not
able sensation. will be brought out early
/ in March In America. Rudyard Kipling
! has contributed an interesting predatory
/ letter to the book which Is profound
! analysis Of modern English character made
after years OF study and Is written with
delightful Gallo cleverness-
II Is nearly forty years since James De
! Miles The Dodge Club appeared serially
| in Hdrpers Magazine and was read when
ever the maya zine could be procured As
! a book 1t was reprinted no less than forty
| times In small editions. For some years
| now the title has not been carried on the
! general catalogues Of It's publishers, but TO
! their surprise there has been a continued
/ inquiry for tho book. varying only slightly
| with the years In response 10 this request
a new edition Of ,he book Ia announced,
unreyised from the original plates, with
! all the quaint original illustrations. Its
| old fashioned humor Is as charming az ever,
and as record Of travelling abroad II
| furnishes interesting req ding for the present
personally conducted or train de lure
motor car tourist OF the day. Now that the
European Journey is a matter 10 be arranged
caaually over ones breakfast coffee OF after
dinner cigar. and to be accomplished in
three or four weeks. with all Of a week or
ten days for sightseeing it is interesting to
read OF the old time significance and i'm
portance Of such journey. Evidently
| some books die hard, and Mr.. De Miles
is one Of them.
For readers Of vigorous mental energy
a new book Ia presented from the pen OF
Prof. John Grier Hbben. called by tho
some what forbidding title Logic Indicted
and Deducted little CLEAN Of daylight,
or rather CLINT of twilight as to what this
book il all about appears in the preface.
which states that the author has endeavored
10 present. In connection with the more
formal and traditional treatment OF the
deductive knowledge also. some contibu-
lions which have found expression in
the works OF such men as Sigwart, Lotto,
Erdman, Venn and other eminent authori-
ties. The author is professor at Prince
ton University.
Mrs. II. A. Mitchell Keays. author Of
lie That Eateth Bread With Me- nu-
nounces a rev novel TO he printed later
in the season The book has not yet been
named. He That Eatcth Bread With Me-
gas a dramatic novel on the divorce ques-
ton. The new book deals with the re-
eponsibilty OF riches and TIE duty of people
who possess them. Mrs. Keays is an earnest
novelist Life IN It's larger aspects appeals
10 her most potenty. Her work deals with
che great questions OF the hour. The trivial
pretexts upon which people of great means
risk the happiness, the fortunes, the lives
of those in their power through the posses
sion Of large fortunes and the real respon-
sibilty which riches should entail upon
their poEsessors furnish the basis Of the new
book.
A novel which will arouse considerable
interest is annour ced by Revell for sprin z
publication under the title Of For Free
Conscience" 1t Ia written by new author.
lydia c. Wood. and deals with the roman oe
and struggle Of early Quaker life. The
members Of that small but disproportion-
ately influential society. who have felt
dissatisfied with what they consider the
instrumentation OF their position In DR..
Antchell's Hugh Wynne.' will find In this
novel that the largest justice is done the
Friends. those adherents OF the simple
life, before the simple life became fash
ionable fad.