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Another Try At Politics in Fiction,

THE Ultima te Passion" is a political
narrative Of some dynamic force and little
literary quality. The plot spins along
on two wheels like racing motor on the
rampage at top speed and red hot, with a
great snarl Of gearing and diaboical
din of horn blasts, leaving behind trail
of pungent and unsavory odors. In style
this impetuous tale is double cross between
the realism Of census report and the melo-
drama OF a shilling shocker. 1t is crude
in craftsmanship. moral as peppermint
and as highly colored as circus lemonade
The purpose Of the story Is to reveal
the rottenness of things political, the in
EQUITY of financial leaders and the diahonor
of those in high places in the State-all of
which it aocomplishes to the satisfaction
of the most pessimistic of reformers, the
most morbid Of sensationaists. The hero
is a young man Of noble ambition and fear
lass honesty who, having been caught once
in the political machine, torn by its teeth
and tossed out embittered and revengeful,
returns to the charge again, determined to
enter corrupt ring" to gain inside in
formation concerning their methods in
order successfully to combat them In
order to do this he makes some concessions
and enters into some negotiations which
are unbecoming either to hero or gentle
man. He makes some discoveries OF a
very unpleasant nature and naturally
falls into awkward situations, from which
the heroine arrives on schedule time to de-
liver him. as she always does in crucial mo-
ments when the hero is bound to the mill
rack with the saw in motion. These dis
coveries concerning the manipulation Of
campaigns, the "sweetening' of political
aspirants with blocks Of stocks, the OBJ
struction Of measures in Legislatures,
DC, are said to have basis in fact. In
decd, several kilograms, actual copies Of
originals "franked' through by one political
leader now deceased and another still liv-
ing, are quoted, but have less bearing on
the story than their importance warrants
"The Ultimate Passion" as one learns
from the hero's great speech in the last act,
Is a passion for decency-decency which Is
with political. preferment
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In another place Mr.. Cooper Interestingly

In another place Mr.. Cooper Interestingly
records:
'Ip all matters Of inquiry am an ad-
vocats for going to the victim first; and
cannot underst and why a child OF z. with
tho wisdom and illumination Of the dawn
fresh on II, should not be listened to re-
spect fully on the subject Of its lessons. A
Western American friend OF mine once
concluded an argument with his pompous
English guardian by taking up gun and
saying irrSt ably: 7 have . right to an
opinion on my own education and, though
I thought the gun needless bit OF en-
phasis quite agreed with his contention
This again is just little difficult. but
we find ourselves willing to. believe II. The
book has chapters CONCERNING disagreeable
children. the punishmsnt Of children. Ger
tain French children and sick children.
and 1t has stories, including four that
children wrote. About the authenticity Of
these last there can be no question, for
tho names Of the authors are given-Lady
Beaumont, aged 10; the Hon. Ivy Stapleton,
younger sister Of the first: Miss NJ. Lum
ley, granddaughter of Mrs.. John Wood,
and Miss Phillis Terry. aged II. In the
chapter about children at play we find
six-year-old English child. sentenced to
speak French by way Of punishment, desir-
Ing to say In the sweet by-and-bye.' and
making II Dams lie doux achetez-et- ach etez.'
We confess that this staggers US. but we
stand by the book all the same definitely
entertaining volume.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03
Books Received.

The Place Of Industries In Elementary Educa.
ton" Katherine Elizabeth Dopp. (The Univer.
sity of Chicago Press ChicagoJ
Board OF Railroad Commissioners of the State
of New York Twenty second Annual Report.
ls0i." (Brandow Printing Company. Albany
"A Dark Lantern" Elizabeth Robins. Mac
mansJ
Christmas Guests and Other Poems" Robert
A, Chesebrough. II. j. Little 4 Co. New York;
The House Of Cards" John Hcigh. Mac.
mlansJ
, THE Coming Of the King" Joseph Hooking.
little. Brown Coz
Tho Elder BROTHER Theodore d. Jervey
1hc Neale Publishing Company
"A'schyluss Prometheus." Edited by Joseph
Edward Harry tAmerlcan Book Company
Essentials Of Latin" Henry Carr Pearson.
american Book Company
Essentials In English History" Albert Perry
Walker. american Book Company
Essentials in American History" Albert Bush .
nell Hart. tAmerlcan Book Company
History and Government OF the United States
for Evening Schools" (Willlam Estabrook Chan
cellor american Book Company
Economy In Education" Rurc Newell Roark,
Phi. D. american Book Company
"Grammaire FRANCHISE Pratque." Revised
edition. j. II. NORMAN. a. de Rougemont and
Louis W. Arnold. (Amercan Book Company
"Das Amulet Conrad Ferdinand Meyer.
edited by c. c. Glascock. tAmerican Book Com.
panyJ
Eclectic Readings" Half Hours With the
Lower Animals" Charles Frederick Holder; The
Childs David Coppernrld and Oliver Twist"
Annie Douglas Severance, THE Fairy Reader"
James Baldwin. tAmerlcan Book Company
selections From the Public and Private Law
Of the Romans" James j. Robinson, Phi. d.
american Book Company
The Balanced Life" Clarence Lathbury. (Thc
Nunc Licet Fl SIS, PhladelphIaJ
THE First Folio Shakespeare: Hamlet" edited
by Charlotte Porter and Helen a. Clarke. CThomas
Y. Crowcll 4 Col
The Mlbank Case" George Dyre Eldridge
Henry Holt 4 Coz
Our First Century, George Cary Eggleston.
"a. S. Barnes q Col
Scripture Selections 10 Mcmorlxe." Supeested
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03
Golf Madness and Love.

We presume that golf enthusiasts will
enjoy the vocabulary and the technical
exploits described in the first chapters Of
Mr.. Frederick Upham Adamss John
Henry Smith Doubleday, Page 4 Coz.
Those not bitten by the craze will be pleased
to have the hero led away from his passion
by an attractive young woman. even il
that leads to complications with automo-
biles.
The story Is placed intentionally in the
domain Of broad farce and Is amusing
enough. The use Of knife by one gentIe-
man on another Is slip in taste, and the
hero's dealings In the stock market seem
unnecessary. besides being unintelligible.
The atmosphere seems needlessly heavy
with wealth, too, but this is Offset by some
pretty bits Of sentimental description
The story reads easily enough, though it
drags somewhat toward the end. Mr..
A. B. Frost's illustrations are appropriate
and funny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03
Internal ional Private Law.

II the existence Of such thing as Inter-
national Law Is not wholly certain, tn at
Of international Civil and Commercial
Law" as eIpounded by F. Meili and trans
lated by Mr.. Arthur X. Kuhn (Macmillans)
must be more doubtful still. The extremely
erudite and important volume before us
expresses wish and hope rather than
fact. and draws Its value from the admirable
array Of the substance Of the law on select
subjects in various countries showing
similarities and differences
That it is very desirable that there should
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03
NEW BOOKS.


and fanaticism Of the East; It b not In
consistent with the elements and conditions
Of which It Is made up. The climax u
jumbled In an unduly hysterical fashion,
a. II, indeed, the writer came under the
spell Of his own creation and lost control LOT
an interval But the denouement, II tragic
h dignifled and restrained, In keeping WIN
the true Japanese spirit. ~,
Tho excellence Of the story, however ie'
neither in It's plot nor In Its CONSTRUCTOR
but rather In the character types " present.
and dtferentiates. These we'll contrastoo
tvpes are chosen from three widely differing
nations-French, American and Japanese
and seem to have been photo grapheo
from life. 80 adequately do they satisfy
. ONES precon ceived ideas. 1t is indeed
gratifying TO find reproduced In fiction
"A the representative American man
like Senator Cyrus C. Todd, shrswd. gem
erous and Genuine who has maintained
his integrity Of character In spite OF his
suooesses. Cyrus C. Todd is tho real thing
. man and an American 10 honor. Mrs.
Cyrus Ia also study from lhe-overdressed'
O verirnpressed with her own importance
hut genuinely kind at heart The daugnters
Gwendolen, the true american product
just q mice GIRL beautiful and lovable.
cultivated, impulsive and natural-and tho
confident young secretary who wins her
love by sheer audacity-all these need no
labels to be known as made In America.
The scene is laid In Washington. where
the Japanese girl Ia the friend OF the Sena-
tors daughter and the Frenchman is her
avowed lover. and is transferred to Japan.
whore the Senator is sent to represent his
country as Ambassador and both girls &C.
company him, at the tumultuous crisis just
preceding the opening OF the war. The
book is published by Little, Brown d Co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03
COUNTRY BOARD.
by Helen Miller Gould, FLEMING H. Reveli Con

by Helen Miller Gould. tPlemlng H. Revell Com
panyJ
Friendships Fragrant Fancies" Catherine
Morarty. dodge Publishing Company. New
York;
"Sawdus'." Dorothca Gerard. Crhe John @.
Winston Company philadelphiaJ
Young Japan" james A. b. Scherer, Phi d.
LII. d. u. b. Lippncott Company ~
haw IN r, The HOUSE Of She Seven Cables
"Radium Explained" DR.. ". Hampson. tDodd.
Mead s Col &,
balloons, Airships and Flying Machines Ger
trude Bacon. tDodd. Mead q Col
MAJ Margaret" $. r. Crockett. (Dodd
Motors and Motoring" Henry j. spooner
Seat Work and Industrial Occupations" Mary
L. Gilman aud Elizabeth b. Williams lMacm, Iians1
mlllans.l ~ '".N
"L'o"d's Register Of American Yachts for 1908 a.
How'd . ps"s'ev nf ~hinnips New York;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03
The Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr.'s. Domest,c,ty.

There have been some amazingly frank
autobiographies OF late In which the au-
thors have not hesitated to speak Of mat.
tors men usually keep to themselves and
which have produced on the reader an
impression something like seeing a man
appear in public in his underclothes. To
these the Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr, has
Joined himself in The Life Worth Living"
Doubleday. Page & Coz. 1t is not pre-
cisely a personal revelation. but rather
statement in print Of the things which
men and women usually reserve for gossip,
like the troubles with servants or the cost
Of housekeeping.
Mr.. Dixon is very happy in the present
possession Of fine estate in Virginia,
here described enthusiastically. which most
men will envy him for its delights as home
and its opportunities for sport and an out
door life. He has had the good fortune to
attain the object Of many mems desire,
and every one will agree with him that 1t
Is an ideal place for the bringing up of chill
dren. All must admire, too a man who Is
satisfied with what he has.
He treats his past, however, rather
gloomily, perhaps for the sake Of contrast
He must have found some enjoyment even
In Bensonhurst and Staten Island and the
brownstone front on the West Side, for
other men live in those plac es and are
happy. We fancy, too. that II he had
tackled his farming experiments in a bust
nesslike way he would not have made Of
them the failures that he describes 20 pic
turesquely. Are not the lines drawn black
to relieve the picture Of bliss he wishes to
draw The reader will find this an aston
ishins book In many ways.
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-. " ANDENoSN, -,
Trafflc Manager. 50 Beaver ST., N.

THE WHINE HOUSE.
IN tho cATskILLs. on the Ulster = Delaware
Railway opened June !. under the MANAGEMENT
Of Mrs Davis Winnie. Address Mrs. DAVIS WHINE.
Beeohford. Ulster Co.. N. Y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03
The Latest Utopian Fancy.

In "A japanese Utopia by Leonard
Arthur Magnus, Japanese Marco Polo
with a strong American accent, discovers
an island wherein modern theories for the
educatin and governing Of humanity are
proieoted 70 their ultimate fanciful con-
clusion.
Mr.. Magnus's con oeption is less worthy
of dignihed consideration than ito many
predecessor but it does introduce some
up to date features not formerly incorpo'
rated In utopian schemes. The inhabitants
Of his topsy turvy commons wealth have class
distinctions which are marked BY the
greater generosity Of the superior class to
their interiors and to the State. Tho noble
men are the scavengere Of tho city and go
about sin ging softly to the accompaniment
Of harper. Street musicians send about
asking at what time it would be most agree
able for them to play. Telepathy is taught
in all the schools and takes the place OF
telegraphy throughout the country. Gus
toms must be satisfied on arrival, but the
Gift must be voluntary and offered secretly.
To present bride with gift on her we'd
ding day is an insult, as marriage gifts are
relics OF barbarian. Married people who
find any difficulty in living together peace
fully are cured by suggestion. Delicate
operations OF a psychological nature are
undertaken by the physicians for the cure
Of mental Affections, vivisection Is prac-
tised among human beings for the study OF
disease and infants are vaccinated in way
to give them keenness Of vision in the dark.
ness Brothers and sisters adopt each
other at the time Of their majority with no
regard for blood relationship, thus doing
away with the tyranny Of paterfamilias.
The government Of the country is modelled
somewhat after that of London club
II any one disoheys the vague conventional
oanon of gentlemanliness he IL first tabooed
and finally ostracized and banished to the
isle OF "Woo-drede." where the custom
house IL managed on the American plan.
Tho book Is published by E. P. Dutton 4 Co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-03

to the artistic Crafts" series published by
the Appletons. The author begins with
the elements and takes throughout the
position OF the teacher who instructs his
pupil personally. The book is English in
origin and the specimens select ed for illus
trations are all English. The pictures of
tools and processes are clear and helpful
A convenient and long established hand
book, THE Yaohtsman's Annual Guide and
Nautical Almanac (The j. X. Waters
Company, Boeton), comes to us for 1905, the
twenty -seventh year Of publication. As
usual, it contains a great mass of miscel-
laneous information that yachtsmen and
others dealing with the sea will find Of use,
signal codes, yacht flags, tide tables, sailing
directions Of the coast from New York to
Penobscot Bay, the navigation laws and
rules OF the road, nautical dictionary
and illustrated descriptions OF rigging,
knots and SO on. There are charts Of the
chief harbors from New York to Portland
inclusive, for the guide is above all one for
the New England coast.
A shoe salesman who has fallen into
great affection, Mr.. Harry T. Eisbet has
collected a number Of papers relating to his
calling that he has contributed to trade
journals into a volume called Footprints
on the Road" (Martin B. Brown Company,
New York;. They make pretty thorough
treatise on the art OF the salesman and,
as the authors experience covered nearly
thirty years, contain lot OF local history
that must be interesting to the trade. The
author writes modostly and directly.
For the benefit Of college debaters Mr..
Ralph Curtis Ringwalt has put together
the arguments on either side on
twenty five matters for discussion in Briefs
on Public Questions" (Longmans, Green
d Co.. Among the subjects dealt with are
the suffrage. immigration, direct legisa-
Evening journal., 1905-09-30
LOUIS SKLUT CHANGED
FLEA AND SENTENCED
He Will Serve Fifteen
Months for Receiving
Stolen Goods

In the Court Of General Sessions yes
terday afternoon. Louis Sklut indicted
on three charges of receiving stolen
goods, through ris counsel j. Frank
Ball, withdrew his plea of not guilty
and entered a plea of guilty. He was
sentenced to pay to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, the owner of the
goods stolen. S415 and to be imprisoned
for fifteen months.
The case against Morris Crystal.
charged with the same offense. was
continued until the November term.
Attorney General Richards retired
the indictments against Louis Sklut,
Jr, and Harry Eisenman, who were in
dicted as accomplices.
The charges against the men grew
out of freight car robberies on the p.
B. & W. Railroad. Three of the men
accused Of stealing the goods were ar
rested in Maryland and were brought
here by the Baltimore police to testify
gainst Sklut nd Crystal.
Charged with the larceny Of eight
pairs Of shoes from a freight car OF
the Delaware Railroad at Townsend.
John Mclaughlin and Frank Ward
We're each sentenced to two years inn
prisonment, ten lashes and to pay $50
restitution money. Jackson Poore, a
youth. who was implicated with them
was sentenced to one years imprison-
ment and ten lashes.
Attorney-General Richards entered a
nolle prosequi in the case Of Andrew
Connolly and Thomas +. Murphy
charged with the larceny OF a calf from
the p, b. & w. Railroad Company
and also in the case Of Walter Hop.
kins and John Bayard, charged with
being implicated in the Townsend riot
An these men were represented by ]
Fr6nk Ball.
The case Of Thomas Connen charge,
with robbery. was retired.
The case Of Harry G.. South, charged
with embezzlement as bailee, was con
tinued to the November term as wa
that Of Bernard Goldstein, who mus
face another charge Of subornation O
perjury.
Evening journal., 1905-09-30
DELAWARE HORSES WIN
EIsmere Won at Trenton and Edward
Wilkes Successful at Oxford.

Delaware horses were successful in the
different race meetings yesterday. At the
closing day of the Trenton, n. j., Fair.
the bay gelding Eismere. by Expedition,
owned and driven by William B. Austin.
of this city. won the 2.25 trot. the purse
for which was $500.
Elsmere won the first and second heats
in the 22S s-4 and 2.23 l-2 and captured
the fourth heat and the race in 225 Ia
This horse has won a number Of matinee
races Of the Delaware Horse Show Asso-
citation this season and is well-known.
At the oxford, Pa, Fair which was at
tended by 1900 persons, the black geld
ing Edward Wilkes. driven by E. H. john
son, of Dover, won the 2.3O pace. He cap
tured the second. third and fourth heats
in 2.2l 1-2 2.22 1-2 and 219 IA Elsie G..
also driven by Mr. Johnson, finished
third in 2.24 pace.
The bay gelding Barrow Wilton. owned
by T. H. Davis. Of West Chester, Pa,
which won one event and finished second
in another at the Wilmington Horse Show
Association races here in July, won the
2.2O pace at oxford in straight heats His
best time was 217 IA.
Evening journal., 1905-09-30
NO CONTESTED LIQUOR
APPLICATIONS GRANTED
Three Cases Before the
Court and All Of Them
Were Refused

There were three contested liquor H.
oonso applications before the JUDGES Of
the Court OF General Sessions this morn
ing. but not one Of them was granted
The ease of Jacob Morowsii. a Poland
en-, who applied for a license for Van
Buren street and Maryland avenue was
continued from last Saturday. This case
was before the court at previous term.
Marvel and Marvel and William r..
smalloy, counsel for the applicant, claim-
ed conditions had changed since the last
time the court heard the case. They com
tended that the Polish population In that
vicinity has increased 1000 Ia the last
year and that the house which was then
private IS now public one.
William S. Prickett, counsel for the Law
and order Society. in the contested cases
opposed the application. The court de-
clined to hear It.
Daniel Mcbride. who applied for a H.
cense for POS West Seventh street was
represented by Josiah Marvel. Mr.
Prickett stated TO the court that this place
had been licensed once before and the H.
cense was revoked on account Of a viola.
tlon of the law. The court took the Same
action In this case as in the Polish ap'
pllcation.
The court declined to grant the appll
cation OF Frank y. Dugan for licens
/ for a place beyond Third street bridge
He was reprcsentcd by Harry p. Joslyi
and Phillip Q. churchman. who claimel
that the population OF that vicinity ha
largely Increased during the past fe'
years.
There was a remonstrnnce against
and The court refused 20 grana iho appl
cation.
Evening journal., 1905-09-30
JESS N. FRYSINGER
SIGNS WITH LANCASTER
Tri-State Team Has Team
Has Agree to His Terms
for Next Season

Jess NJ. Frysinger viii manage the
Lancaster team Of the Tri-state League
next season. Mr.. Frysinger win make
his home in Wilmington during the
coming winter. Several days ago he
was in Lancaster and told the owners
Of that club what he would manage the
club for Yesterday he received a tele-
gram stating his terms had been ac-
cepted. 1t is said that he will receive
s.. 900 for the season.
Mr.. Frysinger has made a big success
as a baseball manager during the past
FIVE or six years. The past season he
had charge of the Holyoke team Of the
Connecticut League and won the PEN
nant. He managed the A. A. team the
first year the South Side Park was
opened and also had charge Of the club
in 1904
Evening journal., 1905-09-30
HEAVY FINE FOR
MRS. HARTMAN
Was Tried in City Court To.
day for Violating City
Health Ordinance
NEGROES ASSAULT EACH OTHER

Mrs Maria c. Hartman was tried and
convicted in City Court to-day on a
charge OF violating the city health
ordinance, by nit connecting a property
in South Harrison street with the
sewer. She was represented by
Artemus and Martin f. Smith Judge
Cochran who heard the case imposed a
fine of $40 and costs on the defendant.
The police had considerable trouble
in arresting Mrs. Hartman on the war
rant charging her with the offense for
which she was fined. She locked her
self in a closet in a third story room
of her home in West street and the
officers were compelled to chop her
out with a hatchet
Mrs. Hartman was later released on bail
her counsel having taken out a writ OF
certeoran in the upper court.
The case Of Mrs. Mary e. Mcdonald,
who chased her husband out Of their
home with a butcher knife one day last
week, was held up for three months at
the request Of Humane Agent Frank
Stout, who made an investigation of
the case, because he had understood
that a 12-year-old daughter of the
couple was being neglected. He in
formed the court that the defendant
had not been doing just right by her
family, but promised TO do better in
the future, and for that reason he
asked that the case be held up.
HEAVY FINES FOR ASSAULT.
Wilbur Colvey, colored pugilist, was
fined $50 and costs for blacking Cora
Tomlinsons left eye and otherwise dis
arranging her facial features. Cora,
who IS also colored. wore a veil in
court to hide the effects Of Wilbur's
left swings to the head.
For smashing" James H. Harold.
colored. in the face with a beer glass
in a Front street saloon and putting
his nose to the bad. Mary Boyer, also
colored, was fined $50 and costs and
committed to the worlxhouse for six
months Harold's facial centre piece Is
hidden by bandages, and he gave his
evidence in such a very weak voice as
to cause the impression that his speak
ing apparatus was also effected by the
force of the blow handed out to him
by Margaret"
The case of Paul Rash. the boy who
shot a 12-year-old boy sometime age
was held up.
John A. Buckley was held in 800 bal
for the upper court on a charge OF
larceny of rope. and the case OF Charles
Green. charged with larceny as baile
tof SIS from a Market street clothint
merchant was continued until Thurs
day.
Evening journal., 1905-09-30
wsDDED ApTER CAR RIDE
Couple overeame Opposition by Get
ting Married in This City

Philadelphia. Sept so.-Frpk stack
house. Of 1915 Haverford avenue, and Miss
Jennie Biclsel. 1921 Haverf9rd avenue, an
nounced today thta they had been mar
ried IN Wilmington last March at the
conclusion Of a street car ride. There had
been opposition 20 the match because
stackhouse is a Catholic and Miss Bickei
IS a Protestant, and that was the wo1
they took Of settling II.