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rouR q kempt t hs,l Har yY9sb II els
cane err r'' bnclt ID him. S,lhsh d b9okseller
gives hin a hint that tile public how Z
nduys only bought books TINT n, Wero Oh o1lI
psasynp na5BGy saS sS WitS
capital T and he sat down nnd MADE g, q
! lawfully In his cnllow youth. The book
cilught on like widnre,Nnnd Mrs. Hardy
atiast could hnye T. 'lgw b,ack dress ~
| f Rosalba really had ii husband lying,
| but she did moi 20 around ad n it,nas
stand sta, Thu thnt Sic was. in Short. a widow
IRON their first meeting 1t was evident
how Rosalbu was going To- Gone 20 io,l
about ardyThe nqyel1wr.,,ms 81 re coi,
mandments, has hot personally dawn
Us, 81 It must be said In fairness ness ,hat
he did not yiold 10 Rosal On, INC i ,.a
Into tho night. ,rha, stolen KISS came
freighled with dphtheria. and RosAlba
dies. Indeed, the lust few papers record
dscriniinntcly sweeps off everybody
whose continued existence tends to conf
picntc the plot. hosnlbh's berelVed SUIT
or Isl Of course, promptly nttnchcd by
We tlspect that tho Baroness Won lIut-a
ten spent little longer onS'lle ana lLecn-
la than did the clergyman IN the book;
together with more haste than thought.
We shall hope TO see better worK IN sher
| next. t5 # s%g
coE Wsg sn1 REMoG r. &; ny ny
Macmillan Company, New York.
Mr.. Stnythe has based his advocacy Of
trust reform on the scheme for rai way
6. Nowands, Of Nevada. senior New
,An"'s pL.,. I Mii be remembered, differs
provided for the railroads Il fixed condl.
ton, both In the matter Of taxation and
dividends. a: reasonable dividend on the
be be- g gu, teed By the nation and tnxcs
amounting ultimately to five per cent. or
tho gross receipts and assessed by the
n icdeia authorities are to replace the
existing system of taxation on the valua-
4tlon Of the property. as assessed By hosts
Of officin $ through the several States.
With It's regular interest thus assured.
much smaller return than is looked for
in enterprise of a more or less speculative
character. The Increase in value, due
to the expansion and growing prosperity.
TO become the property of the alton.
which creates It. All surplus earnings
over the guaranteed dividend iasalso to
revert to the people in the form otsim-
proved service. higher wages or lower
rates. Taxation being Mechanically
fixed on#a definite basis, and the amount
cally limited, the impulse toward corrup-
ton oula DE ,.piac,cally removed, and
tho roads would be, at least to a large
extent wiped out Of politics.
no NV In nd' s rla ~ q
being the first really scientific attempt
to solve the problems OF transportation.
TO the lay mind, its reasoning appears
to be sound It has found warm cham
pion In MIR. Smythe, who. at least, con-
siders 1t eminently practicable. Mr.
Smythe, Furthermore. goes on to show
lied capital are everywhere the same, \
scheme for regulation should be first tried
on the railroads, only because the roads
are more nearly ready for nntton ls con
| lions, because they are more, perfectly
| consolidated and nearer to being u per-
! feet monopoly. But the same principles
which apply to the, roads apply to an
! trusts In general, and whom methods have
been found which satisfactorily dispose Of
| the Undesirable features OF railwa mo-
| nopoly, hose same methods. modified as
| occasion may require, must be applied
| to all .he nonopolies.
| "Constructve democracy" says Mr.:
smythe In his opening sentence. h,,Id, the
!
| lneir institutions.
The rapid changes in tho indYgtrlal
| rhne through tho principles OF co.-opera;,
tion and Consolidation, replacing the old
] Hasteful competition system, tn organ.
m mon sussests that the people
must set 10 work and build new institu-
tons adapted. to the new conditions.
These institutions. Mr.. smythe believes
| e,tI r,,nr Int IN n
their fundamcnts from Senator New
lands plans for. the regulation OF The
roads. This Is the keynote Of the argu-
ment Mr.. smytho's manner Of exposition
Is more popular than soholn rly. but It Is
never dull. He has detailed what he calls
| tho economic of a square deal, J" and he
the people. So he roads a good deal like
paper pa He has both his facts and his
logic at ready Command and he is :, y usual
rather passionate ,ex.:ore. Under the
business ideals OF lndvidualsm. the roads
naE y gsgsss 81 pus S 10 h ae
| deslrablo; and Mr.. smythe hardly car
ries US with him when he says of this
Is an outrage pp o }on ne pEInss
ty-that irresponsible private capital
should hold the key to the United States,
and insolently put, that key N its own
POCKET until II nus uec!ueu ttltL. :. Wy. p .n
realization OF its destiny.
/ THE HUNDRED DAYS. BY Max Penn
bcrton. Pp $3.50. 3l.to. .. Appleton &
Company. New Y0rx; III,
Max Pembcrton still clings to the good
old type of the popular historical ro-
nance. Napoleon's return from Elba,
! the gathering OF his new army, and the
loo, from the background Of the story.
man OF courage IRA engaging physique
! and a lady, young. beautiful and winning,
| to Richmond. Miss Caroline Wise, OF
Seminary Fill. near Alexandria Is visit
Ing her sister, Mrs, Darst