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The Washington times., 1906-08-15
Wanted-h miscellaneous.

CIRCULATING. 51bbiHg. etc. or day work.
Aisi-class workman. bAENE, 90 J. So. NV.
auI5-sI
NOTICE OWSEHS-We VIII advertise your
house until rented. have many applications.
viii make special effort 20 get good tenant
WASHINGTON REALTY co, Ifu NeW
York ave. aul5-st
WANTED-Hlshest cash prices paid Tor worn
garments, ladies' or geLUemeu's Also shces
and hats address postal and J wnI call any
hour. b. IAEsHEs, ls0s Ith 81. NV. Phone
NoTth $50, my23-SJt
BIG MONEY PAID Tor desirable furniture
carpets VIII pay fun value for stoves ir
good condition office furniture and house
hold goods " all kinds. contents especially.
J. NOTES. d-5 louisiana ave. Phone n SOS
au5-5UI
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Don't put
away your ola clothing. shoes hats and
shirts before seeing me. as / pay highest
cash prices Tor Them. Drop postal wiz call
ii, GEWiRE. llQs 5tls ST. NV. aug-I5t
WANTED-At sINCLAIR's GAG Louisiana
ave. uu. che only maH lu Washington VINO
buys everything. pianos. organs. showcases.
any piece of good furniture r0II-t1p desks
stocks OF groceries Tor spot cash. Auction
sales twice "a week auIE6t
WANTED TraHsr0rtabIs baking oven. also
Furnishings Tor bakery Address BOX as
Times office. au1g-sr
WANTED-At once. -l0 feather beds bv the
Southern Feather Company, VIII pay highest
cash prices for same SIS 9Th sr. uw. auIs-gt
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FURNISHED ..;s room for rent lI5s 7th st. NV.
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a. -. POWELL. 4th and East Capitol SITS
ODONNEII4 DRUG Co. Sth and @ SITS. Sc.
N. S. FEALY. NV. cor. 1ith and Pa ave. Sc
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ALEXANDRIA. VA.
r. I. CARNE g. CO.. 793 King st.
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Wanfed-ROOmS


WANTED-Large uarlruished room. Address
BOX SIG. Times Office ft
WANTEB-Hy young couple. two or three
unfurHishe1 rooms. second floor. for light
housekeeping, heat. gas. and bath. In tha
Northwest, reasonable. Address HGK Us
Times Office eu75.7r
WANTED-ThTee rooms. with water first
or second floors, iu Anacostia. Address
BURY, Druggist. Anacostla- auI5-2t
WANTED-Hy young man and mother, three
or four UNFINISHED rooms with heat gas
and bath. for light housekeeping state price.
Capitol HiI preferred. Address BON 5l5.
Times office. II
WANTED-By gentleman and wife three
large second floor rooms. uururuished or fat
FOR light housekeeping. ia Northwest sec
ton of city; state price. Address BOX $50
Times office. aul4-2t
WANTED-By a lady In Office. two or three
uufumlshed rooms in private family
Northwest preferred. Address BOX 4S2. Times
Office. auI4-ct
WANTED-Three uufuruIshed communicat-
ing rooms with heat and gas. for housckeep-
ing two adults Addres 800 p ST. ne aul3-St
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WANTED-Kitehcn maid Mountain Lake
Park S2G: fare, cook and Chambermaid,
waitress tcity). 10Il New York ave. 1t
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A-OID CARPETS WOVEN INTO me art
rugs. only weaving concern here. WASH
ISGTON RUG CO.. eS1 9Th ST. NV, Phone
81 aD5-tf
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Rooms and BOARD.

COMFORTABLE ROOMS, table board: tran
slents accommodated 1904 NJ ST. NV auls-9t
1882 10TH ST. Nw.-Room and board. $50
two IN room. SIS aul4-st
rs X ST NW--DeuEhtful rooms. GOOD
board transieuts accommodated. au13-st
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Wanted-Rooms 9 Board.

WANTED-By gentleman and wife. pleasant
room. with board In private family, on Co
lumbia Heights Address BOX 500 Times
office. aul4-3r
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
SUGGESTS TREE PLANTING METHODS.
Says Proper Treatment Will Give Good ne
sults Even in Restricted Space.

To the Editor of The Tribune .. -
Sir: The interest manifested by the society OK OF
E,tbicaI culture in street tree planting Is h's,S
cornmendable but the societys some"na' nr,o1
Ior ~ nIanting trees which was recently uesoi ieu
IN The Tribune If taken seriously WIN
rather to discourage street tree plahuHs'
otbervrise # would be found praetlcaole Il uoNe " -
the manner recommended bS ll'e 49,
Association of this city.
How tnpracticable it will be to undertake III oU'
streets where twenty-fOot front houses iatoref r.
ceptional to carry out 10 any MN involve the taking
up and the partial DESTRUCTION OF a1- d i+saif tba
TeTovaI Of cUrbs and the displacement OF pipes
water and gas-telephone wires. ttc. .is ,5av b.
mus utilized What is a nearly fun grown IT,; IT,
Take vigorous young map IlaPe 9Ger I'd ~ mfayorabe con
ditions the spread roots of such a tree Wiz ~
an area OF from twenty to thirty feet IN aiaSCSr. i
and JOY of life. into the pit descrlotu, ne 5S-
traction of root space begin with White TO I iGi
low old Procusess method, the other way Wol'I1 40
involve the cutting away OF IIaI ib e - necessarv
extent to destroy the pase WiVm N - fI foiiags
blown about in July thunderstorm Wouiu 'oIle
II now. the society really wishes TO encourage
treet planting in our streets to enjoy Inc PeSTte I
IN ine, ' summer daVs let it adopt simpler and more
feasible plan Here is what has been found en-
ner are growing quite satisfactorily: Make the eX-
cavations as generous as you VIII tne Z lIsti m 4S
feet in depth is nearly always the best we can 40
THIS according 10 size, Represents ii,i t'i
cubic yards of space which should be filled in with
good top soil; no manure PlahJ mere ~ SotIs Sts
with straight uninjured stem, good naturally de-
velOped head-no cutting back alOwed-the tree TO
have compact fbTous roots. Being carefully plant
ed and given some little by mulching and
watering In warm weather if needed, il Will grow
and thrive and afford satisfaction TO all For
variety OF tree. these may be considered in their
order: The naples. except the silver leaf; the elm,
sweet gum. sycamore, oak. horse chestnut. and in
restricted conditions. the silver maple the popars.
ailanthus. locust, etc.
And, by the way, nov, is the time to plant trees.
information to which will be supplied without
cost, application to the Tree Planting Associa-
ton Yours truly.
New York April II, 1906 JOHN Y. CULVER
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
PLANS WORK AMONG LEPERS.
Father Conrardy Wants Funds to Support
Three Hundred Chinese 0uteasts.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Father l.. L. Conrardy. NJ. D. an American
citizen and graduate OF an American medical col
lege at Portland Ore. who was Father Damiens
cornpanIon and is his successor, and who admin
istered the last of the Church 70 him in his
diving hour on April Is. 1889, is in New York
his missionary way 10 the Province OF Canton.
CHINA. where he intends do work among the
Chinese epers.
The condition OF the Chinese lepers is fifty times
worse than that of the Iepers Of MolOkaI who are
provided for by their local government. The
chinese leper is truly an OutCast.
Father Courardy would start immediately for his
field OF labor provided he Was assured OF gUaran-
iced income of 2ls cents a day for each eper. lie
homes 10 obtain sufficient start work with
three hundred epers in his fold OF course. there
are many more like unfortuuates than this number
who ask be received. In the Province of Canton
there are thirty thousand lepers, and ia The city
alone there ten thousand
Anv help given 10 Father Conrardy for the sake
OF the lepers Will be cheerfully received and CRATE
fully acknowledged
No money given for any charitable purpose can
do more good than that given 10 the father 10
carry such work. Two and One-haIf cents a
day is enough 10 feed keep and in every way care
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
COAL STRIKE CONSIDERATIONS.
Gumption Instead of Greed Should Govern
Action of Operators.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: I feel moved this morning 10 write word
IN regard to the coal situation.
First-As regards the controversy between oper-
ators and miners in the anthracite region. sym
pathies or. perhaps. rather. my convictions have
been largely with the operators But 1t is not of
this mean to write
Second-Whatever may be the merits of this con-
troversy, the present attitude of the operators in
Withholding coal from the market is utterly
justifable The statement. published in your news
columns few days ago, as TO the losses by the
strike up date far related to the losses OF
the operators through default of sales is absolute
bosh While in other regards they have doubtless
experienced losses this particular they have not
lost a penny True. they without usual receipts
from sales but this is solely because they have
withheld coal from the market. Having abundant
supplies hand they should supply reasonable de-
n;ands of customers.
Third-Their course is impotic well as unjust
AS intelligent and educated they not ignO-
rant the law of Providence. which. even in the
Roman period. had become formulated into a prov
Whom God wishes to destroy He first drives
m The Rey maX nor 9f fbat gf fng
unon the head OF him that seieth IL" Proverbs
xi. 26 If the season different and it late
autumn instead of early spring. the eursing would
have begun before this. And when the cursIng is
thoroughly started remedies will be found
And an enraged populace will be neither wise nor
choice in their selection of them.
Fourth-I am not a socialist and have not, YET
least. reached the conviction that IL Is desirable
that there should be public ownership and opera
of all public utilities. But l am firmly Of the
conviction that in some respects conditions are
becoming intoerable The functions OF govern
rnent are admirably stated in the preamble of our
national Constitution. And il is under these con-
oeptions that corporations are created and clothed
with the power and secured in the privileges that
are granted them. But being the creatures of the
state they not only subject TO the control or
the state but when the welfare. of the people de
Inands it, it becomes the duty OF the state 10 assert
authority and exercise control If our trust mag
mates are wise they will take counsel of their gump
instead
asnerated people to resort TO measures unreason-
ably drastic and maliciously retalatory.
DAVID F. BONNER.
Presbyterian Parsonage, Marathon. N Y. April
81 1906.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
RAILWAY RATE LEGISLATION.
Correspondent Believes That Fixed Charges
Give Unfair Advantage Over Roads.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The advocates of railway rate legislation
overlook or ignore well defined economic principles.
well those OF justice and equity.
The plan for the regulation of railway rates ap-
plies wholly transportation and does not con-
template any regulation control whatever over
the things carried. The plan would. therefore. If
adopted destroy the natural equilibrium between
transportation and production and work great in
jury to the carriers. For it would fix the rates of
carriage by fast and arbitrary rules leave the
things carried subject any Sort OF manipulation
which combinations may wish 10 effect In other
words. it would give other interests an u-iiilr
end unreasonable advantage over rallfoStiS5 sinu
the effect would tend encourage monopoly IN re-
spect 10 commodities Thus, u the rates or car
rage upon commodities be fixed by law, ana no
state control exercised over the commodities them
selves, there would be a great lnduceulent 10 otcI
combinations acting in hostility to railways 10 IN
the price OF such commodities. rake Ice, lo+, III
leaving the commodity itself without restrictions
Any combination which could control tne lee IN
dustFy within a certain district could accoHplist
its purpose much more edectuaily, and Win nlut i
and arbitrary freight rates which no competition
any exigenCy could alter
II the government iNes the rates for trdnSpottt-
ton by railroads il should also fix the rates FOR the
tween the carriers and the consumers. In oihtt
words. il should fix rates To be charged 10y express
companies, parcel delivery. messenger couipailltst
truck companies and an otaer encteS engaged IN
wise the telegraph company whose business IS co
ordinate with and essential 10 cuInulerciI ana II
dustrial operations.
IT, at the request of the producers and cOnsum-
ers the government fixes the rates for the carriage
OF commodities. il ought Ia justice and equality 70
exert such regulation or control over eoinihoui-
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
THE CONGO CRUELTIES.
What Mr.. Johnson Said in Regard to Re-
ports of Mutilations.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: For the sake of justice to the wretched peo-
pIe of the Congo Free State will you allow me to
reply to a dispatch from washington containing
my name and recently published in your esteemed
naperq II was entitled Denies Cutting OFF Hands"
have never said that the report of Leopolds
commission of inquiry states that six thousand
right hands were cut off from native subjects of
the King Before making recent address in New
York CITY / said TO a reporter that many trust
worthy missionaries had declared that there exists
a terrible practice of mutilation accompani-
rnen of the Kings system of forcing the people to
gather rubber; that the Kings agents have fol-
lowed the custom of commanding the sentries TO
bring in a right hand for every cartridge expended
in order TO prove that human life had been sacri-
feed for each gunshot that it has been declared on
good authority that in small district of the
Congo Free State six thousand right hands were
thus cut off in six months time The district men
toned lies on the MambOgo River. / would like TO
call your attention TO the slenhcSlnt 1act that Ihe
report of the Kings commission nowhere denies
the Inutatous though it declares them TO be due
to a native custom. This latter statement IS en-
phaticaIIy contradicted by of the missionaries
long resident on the Congo. - IN, -
terrible than these made by witnesses who ap-
peared before LeOpOlds commission or inquiry
Their authors declare them be a reproduction of
t6e records of the commission fle at Brus-
T@eaii,- n,5t tn shame the living witnesses by the
IedGli| put ~ - .,-tJ,1,ca ~ +s
yVhv does he not do so? Why have James GustavuS
Whitley Consul General of the Congo Free State.
and the Belgian Ambassador at Washington so
stouty resisted every suggestion or lnvestISaIloh
into King LeopoId's government? II you, Mr. Ed
Of criminal acknowledgement of an estate. and knew
that you We're innocent would you not court the
stronger support of the charge that the Congo Free
State is a slave pen. reeklng with the blood OF
than the attitude Of the paid 9Eei9gS OF
washington. April %. 1895.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30

CONFESSIONAL LIBRARY.- Washington
April 1.-THE following list of books called
Tor indicates the tastes OF readers in the
Library of Congress this week:
f1islerg. .Neale's THE Reshaping of the Far
I-aSt' theynev's History OF England' Gold
tia an smiths Irish History and the Irish Ques-
DesSSflnIiEee Sle and Travel-Dcnhy's China and Her
IIoo IISople Miliiams's THE Hill Towns of italy;
Nih Japan .; Gautier's Russia
i''os lr9phy1I.ang's Sir Walter Scott, Winston
H,4iI. H,r4iuIiehi Life of Lord Randolph ChurchiIl';
Fellow Player" "
fictl2n t.2 = Bacheller's "Silas Strong: Warmans
15l.ast ne Last Spike; Maarten Maartens "'The
peiL nc i@as' Days Of POM
Dcf ALo PUBLIC LTBRARY-Buffalo. April
According 10 the demands made at the
Bunalo Public Library during the last week
the following named books were the most
popular
floiiton.BsIley's The Sage Brush Parson.: Hon
kinss The Clammer'': Hornihrooks ..Car,p md
frsa 9ai Story of the Maine Woods; Bells
JuYeniles-Millers First Book Of Birds. tIo1
urook Book of Nature Myths Graves
FoiS Lore Lore Readers: Browns Stories of the
Mscellaneous-Phlps Nero; Twain,s ..1 i,,o-,,
Of HUmor Benson's '"The linton a++n,n,iE tr a.
Holders Log of a Sea Angler.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
INCUMBRANcE BUREAUS USELESS.
Citizen Says He Would Abolish Them and
Save the City $4,000 Annually.
rha Trihr1np

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Among the useless expenditures Of public
moneys there is none more marked than that IN
connection with the Bureaus of Incumbrances, for
which the city is bled to the tune of $4,000 year
There are at present two of theul-one in Manhat-
tan and the other in Brooklyn. The Bronx, queens
and Richmond are not as yet provided with any
such institution.
Fourteen inspectors are employed to cover the
greater city-six in Manhattan and eight in Brook
lyn This was the number twenty years ago, ana
while the employees of every other department or
the city government have increased with time, the
inspectors of membranes in point of numbers
have remained unchanged
In those twenty years the population OF the CITY
has more than doubled itself, and the membranes
and consequent law violations have multiplied four
Bronx, with its enormous population ana eXtensiite i
business interests, there seems to be no necessity
for incumbrance bureau - ., ..o+
From the above facts II VIII ne perceived I'd,
the work which a quarter of century ago needed
the services of fourteen men, now four Lines 1s
great cannot he adequately taken care OF Si StlIe
in the boroughS of The Bronx, Queens ana ftiSL-
mond there seems to be no regard SHOWN IoI lIie
violations of the incumbrance laws py the a9IhotI-
ties. and the people ana taApdS e's are Anad0 INV
~ q branch of the city government accomplishes
Abolish il and intrust to some other department
the duty of enforcing the laws II not apPolht, q
the enormously increased volume OF business uidt
has developed during the past tWeIlS Sea.e S tdSt
these have the ability 70 ITileI rS rn9 r,aens
and Richmond, and spend little more Hlol7S III
pIacing these bureaus on such footlng as 70 & ieu
der at least peTceptlole services 70
sIffaring citizens who through the lnculfnFance
nuisance have been forced TO su!Ier an ,I
bardship nav even danger TO life ltseIi thIousRt
me- inefciencv inconpetency and wilful neglect of
the present Bureaus of lncun6ralcSSS2I SSS2I-,54rrNTcS
A,rfIq
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
LOS ANGELES NOT INJURED.
Citizen Writes to Contradict Stories of
Damage by the Earthquake.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: As exaggerated reports about the condition
Of Los Angeles during the recent earthquake in
san Francisco have been scattered broadcast
throughout the East. want 70 ask a favor Of You
in contradictng the same.
1t is true that during the recent disturbance in
SAN Francisco a slight quiver was felt in Los
Angeles but nothing would have been thought of
it were it not for the disturbance San Francisco
Some of the people here who were walking on the
streets did not know, until they saw the people
who were in their houses come out on the pOrches
that there was any quiver Of the earth here. No
damage was done here in Los Angeles. and the ex-
decorated reports that Los Angeles sunk into
the ocean and had really had worse time than
SAN Frarcisco are utterly ridiculous. On the con-
trary Los Angeles viii gain rluch by the catastro-
Dhe that has befaIlen our sister city, and many
Californians will in the future make their homes
here. ~, - H.. - .ho
b11Iings that were in process of construction be-
80 me earthquake in San Francisco are 10 be
eCr5ino, ont in fun bloom. and the grass is green
eftar the recent rains The city never looked maze
11,lora attractive 10 visitors now than before the
eartboake in san Francisco as geologlstS tell US
that the land on WhlSh 20 I si,htect 70 1aS+6 h
sedimentary formation anu not suDIeJis 70 Fa.
o,1aJ-es The city is preparing 10 nolu us t1estt
this year the same as IN years 1eIor' ora ne.%.n fI
and Clothing it has sent 70 the rs relief 81 San San
Francisco II is likely that the elty OF LOS
will be firmly KNIT tossthe5 DS tSdssll ~ ~
having a common purpose IN aldl4s Lle tllsItlls
population Of sister city In san FIdiSseo 4 & essrS -
body being pressed into service anu tIe MorA 9t
reminding the city will be started In Few Gays II
is estimated that it VIII take three years To raise
a syrander CITY than the former one -
Trnsting that you viii publish this lette% that
our friends in the East may know that , eVeEy one
pleasing 10 visitors as it ever has been, and tsank-
ing you for your kindness, remain (,,,,-erI1
Los Angeles. April %. 1906.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
Books People Are Reodfn6

vrw YORK P3' BI-TC LIBRARY-The most
ropuia- books # the week according to the
demands at the circulating department, are
rs follows.
,ssf F-e-f7r- -AfcCutcheon's "Cowardce Court:
Wisfer's Lady Baltimore; Thurstons The
csrtler'
,,rsrHe rt-tior-Clemeus's Adventures OF Tom
eer-rer--- EIrnefts Little St. Eliza beth i:
isre's Red Fairy Book"
,,,s-er4rcou=- Richardson's ''The Long Day:
siaVe -Pays Pleasant and Unpleasant" /:
T8Aie's "GiEics
RoSTGN PUBLIC LIBRARY.-Boston, April
r-Among The hooks most frequently in de-
rasn5 at the Boston Public Library during
the week were The following:
r.,..,~-P~-t Uartc'z ''TIc- Letter: Wnliamsen's
sAlv Friend the ChauTeur' EcIly's Little
C.zsus'. yarkiust0u's The Beautiful Lady
Tond0rs 'Ta .e- ~ tho Fish Patrol Connelly's
a0u- n Gto1cesi icr'' Nartiu's Emmy Lou
Prrses 'Tle Eternal SQr-DR'. MaloEe's A
1Ieor West Point. SterlinE's Shakespeare s
ggfe res~-' ~ hart0n'~ ''T6e House of MrtE" .
rr,.tas 'T1H Noodire m No
Miscellaneous. -riarrie's Heart Throbs'. Whit
.re's 'The Florence Of L-andor': RooSepelt's 8
outdoor P7sfimes of an American Hunter. !.
-ff0u's "Arfwsl Heroes James, IN and ont
0n California. Aaaau's Sea COVER in its Rela-
tilus DO the TNr- of 1872; I1amilt0n's 80 Sran
OfFcer's Sora Dh0ok'. Crawford's "Salve Vone-
fia'; books on earthquakes volcanoes. Naples
etc: Geteny The True story of Paul
Revere
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30

81 similar character. TO have contributed his
The lsst item Of the invoice reads Freight from
sew ~ sh York TO Prague Sc So considerable part
purchaser placed his order with anyi commission
nouse doing business with his country. His error
manufacturer. neither did the freight contractor
proll by 1t. but; on the contrary, he called on
the company. notwithstanding the high official
posfuon OF the purchaser. being unwilling to Ten.
goods The petty foreign charges for postage
sCps toll assessment fee. duty, etc. we 40 not
american manufactures the American freight
seem to be the part Of wisdom for the purchaser
TO use his Influence and his high political standing
own behalf and that Of his neighbors
TO sum UD the whole transaction. the gentle
jobber, and who evidently had experience in
de for ing Aneriean Tnanniaeture; % Paoea an or
spite OF all precautions taken he was obliged to pay
cause of not knowing the manufacture. he was
Iqath to pay cash in advance of receiving his mer
had no business dealings with him. did not to
snip his goods before being paid for them. If the
purchaser had placed his order with an importer in
ms own city with any responsible commission
house, either party would have understood the
executed to the satisfaction of both manufacturer
ana buyer and the latter saved the annoyance he
was put TO as We'll as considerable expense. Ills
goods would have been cared for by the commits
placed. the combined shipments enabling the COM
mission house 10 care for his sample cabinet as
part of the whole. The foreign buyer should not
ask an american manufacturer TO 90 what ne II
not willing to do himself.
United States with the respective markets 10
which they are assigned by properly dir dree{-ag 5.
Ing OF their orders through proper t Amercs @
consul is at ngon TO 6ber plane than
before in the history of this country and IN due Que
office to handle inteigentIy all business PROPOSE
tions to the advantage of the lmP9TI9I ,n9 ,e
New York April 21 1906.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-30

London, April "a
The May hook trade is opening rather slug
sishiy, with Mrs. Humphry' Wards .'Fenwick's
Career" and Richard whiteing's Ring in the
Ne"" ss the chief novels of the month Arthur
G. Benson has an excellent biography Of Walter
Pater, together with his volume of essays From
a College Window reprinted from THE Corn
hill Magazine" Ford Max Hueffer has written
characteristic book the English country
side. which is ready. and Sidney Low is
The second Of five correspondents to bring out
book about the Prince of Wales's journey to
India. Sir Martin Conway has finished his His
Tory OF Exploration in Iceland An English
eaitlon of Bliss Carman's Lyrics is announced
Tor immediate publication and Mrs. Cflyn's and
MRS Burton Harrison's new novels are already
on the bookstals. N r