The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-10-15

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element of courage but the element of
discipline. The modern army is a mira
Gle of organization and that is the truly
Kiplingite ideal. So far from having
preached that a soldier cleaning his side
arm is to be adored because he is mill
tary, Kipling, says Mr.. Chesterton,
breaches that the baker baking loaves
and the tailor cutting coats is as military
as anybody. Bernard Shaw is set down
as appearing to be eccentric because of
his deviation to the strict truth.
Many instances from the authors own
experiences contributed to the making of
MY Friend, the Chauffeur" the new
motor novel by C. N. and A. NJ William
son, just published by McClure-Phillips.
The authors did actually make the mo-
tor trip from Monte Carlo across the
Alps and northern Italy to- the east coast
of the Adriatic and Dalmatia, fact
which, of course, accounts for the charm
of the descriptions of scenery they indulge
in. The incident of the dropping of
gold bag into the Grand canal at Venice
was also from real life. 1t was Mrs.
Williamson's bag and contained a lucky
amulet and a purse. She never expected
nto see her belongings again, but very
handsome and delightful young Venetian
artist did exactly as did Terry, (My
Friend, The Chauffeur), in the book;
rushed into the palazzo and appeared
again in. the moonlight in a sketchy but
becoming bathing costume. He dived and
stayed so long that Mrs. Williamson was
quite frightened. but he appeared at last
with the bag in his hand. AS a reward,
Mrs. Williamson introduced him to a
charming American woman, whom they
thought might buy some of his pictures.
The two fell in love at first sight. were
married in a few weeks, and Mrs. Will
hanson gave the bride for a wedding
present, set In a bracelet, the lucky anu
let her handsome husband had fished out
of the canal. sf. tts
Pastor Charles Wagner finds in the life
at the White House the contamination
of his ideals of simplicity and sincerity
and in President Roosevelt the personif-
cation of unaffected greatness. Writing
of a recent visit at the White House
in the current McClure's he says of him.
1.-THE President of the United States is.
quite simply, a man-one of the men,
bers of the race that do most credit to
our human family. . To me 1t seems
an extraordinary privilege to have been
able to pass long restfu1 hours under his
roof, in open-hearted converse with a
man of his WORTH and for those every
where who interest themselves in the
destinies of the whole human family, to
find at the center of the life of a great
people a character of this metal, a heart
of such kindness, an intelligence so broad
and so rare, may well strengthen world
wide confidence"
A notable piece of dramatic verse by
Henry Lane Emo, entitled 1.-THE Baglioni,"
will be published Immediately by Moffat,
Yard and company. 1t is a five-act drama
of high poetic quality and of favor
rarely found in the dramatic writings Of
the present day The source of the story
Is found in the chronicles of a historian
contemporary with the celebrated Bag
lioni family, which ruled in Umbria for
half a century or more, who was, II Is
supposed, an actual witness of many of
the exciting scenes which he records, and
whose literary talents were largely de-
voted to the annals of this family.
The plot follows the actual historical
events with a fidelity which would have
been impossible were 1t not that the
events themselves were incredibly dra-
matte, requiring. II anything, recasting
in a lower key rather than any enhancing
of picturesqueness for the purpose OF the
atric representation.
Under the suggestive title of political
X-Rays," by Leslie Chase CThe Grafton
Press, New York; there have been col
leeted by their author a number Of the
most pungent epistles that have ever APP
peared in any newspaper. The Paris
edition of the New York Herald appears
to have been the recipient of most of
them: and the fun of the book, which
is abundant, is perceptibly heightened
by the heading, Refused by the Her
aid, " which appears over n considerable
number. Rays" they certainly all are
rays now OF flashing wit now of burning
Indignation, now of Rabelaisian humor;
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the shafts of Apollo they would have
slain many evil things. That the writer
is an American Of the best sort might
be gathered-if 1t were not otherwise in
dicated-from the fact that his arrows are
keenest, as every true mans should be,
against the misdeeds and mendacities OF
his own people
This is the description of the best
swear of mans life. 1t is from Duke
of Devil May-Care," by Harris Dickson,
a southern novel just published by D. APP
pleton & Co. Suffice 1t to say that there
was plenty of provocation for the swear
ing and Dukes friend was doing it in
his behalf.
Duke stood in the doorway, listening
There was perhaps never another in
stance in his career when he failed to as
sumo his full share of such an argument
But this discussion presented no OPEN
ings: there were no crevices, no joints,
no pauses for breath or punctuation.
There was only one side to the argument,
and Joe was taking good care Of that
There were no gaps where he could
squeeze In suggestion, no halt for
mouth filling, mind-relieving words
at sea Noel Duke had made a dazzling
reputation for his command of spectac-
ular English suited to a, sailors compre-
tension But now perforce he listened in
wide-eyed, tight-lipped admiration, as
rank amateur listens to a past master
Of his art There was never an instant
when he felt that a syllable of his could
add to the picturesque remarks of steady
old Joe Balfour." Tse
Kaempfers History Of Japan in 1897
is announced for publication by The Mac
milan company In De Luxe edition, uni
form with "Hakluyt's Voyages and
"Purchas His Pilgrimes." of which fine,
new. complete reprints Of the original
editions are Just published or in course
of publication. This book Is further de-
scribed In the subtitle as IAN account
of the state and government of that en-
pire; of its temples and other buildings:
of its metals, minerals. plants and anil
mails; Of the chronology and succession
of its Emperors. written In high Dutch,
by Engelbert Kaempfer. NJ. D., physician
to the Dutch embassy to the Emperors
court. and translated by J. G. Schsunhax.