The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-19
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will run through the year, is a story Of con
temporary American life. showing both
sides Of the medsl-the tragedies Of the
wage earners and the pleasure loving men
and. women Of wealth. The scene opens
IN the hospital of a manufacturing city
where an injured w~orkingman in being cared
for by a very unusual type of trained nurse.
IL shifts to u country place on Long Island
where the wealth gained by overcrowded
factories and ~overworked suffering hands
Is dissipated in Tiotous living. The charac-
tiers include a mill superintendent of modern
ideas, some of the hunting set and a group
OF provincial people of wealth. II shows
the human suffering upon which the House
OF Mirth il founded. and is written with the
delicate incisive touch OF which Mrs. Wharf
ton is a trained and talented master.
William Henry Hoyt's THE M~ecklenburg
Declaration of Independence: A Study Of
Evidence Showing that the Alleged Early
Declaration of Independence by Mecklen-
burg County, North Carolina, on the 10Th
of May, 1875, Is Spurious" will be published
soon. Mr.. Hoyt's volume has been pre-
pared from original sources and hitherto
inaccessible manuscripts. The authors pur-
pose is to prove that a series of resolutions
passed in Mecklenburg county during
the Revolution were TRANSPORTED by i'm
perfect understanding into a declaration Of
Independence. II the authors arguments
are accepted North Carolina must abolish
its State holiday on May 20, strike the date
of the disputed document from the seal of
the State and from the State flag, and change
the inscription upon the monument erected
to the -signers' of the Mecklenburg Declara-
ton.
Kate Douglas Virgins story of "Rebeeca
of Sunnybrook Farm" has been issued in
Leipzig by Miss Elizabeth Merheut for the
use Of German children who are studying
English. At the end Of the book are notes
which explain such unknown terms as screen
doors, maple sugar, Thanksgiving, guess.
&c. Accompanying the book is a special
dictionary giving the German equivalents
of all the words used in "Rebecca."
Arthur Christopher Benson has written
an explanatory preface to the new edition
of "The Upton Letters, in which he says
that he published the letters anonymously
because he wanted to say, or rather he
wished to v said. some things that he
did not wish to promulgate a. his own
opinions. He carefully disguised the set
ting of the book and purposely filed it with
imaginary portraits. Il did this he says,
partly that the book might not be identi-
fled and partly because l think it is an I'M
pardonable thing to draw the characters
of living persons in a book in such a way
that they can be recognized unless indeed
one has their leave to do So" The book
was promptly traced to Eton and Mr.. Ben
sons friends and colleagues nave been
annoyed by the pictures presented. For
all this Mr.. Benson apologies, but he stand
firmly for his criticism OF the type OF edu-
cation maintained and protected by the
classical masters at Eton and other schools
which he believes produces -Iamentable
educational results, "of which the sensible
world d~iSapproves, which the parents
do not desire and by which the boys do not
profit"
Joel Chandler Harris will publish an Uncle
Remus Magazine next year in Atlanta. The
magazine is to be OF national interest and
Mr.. Harris is TO have absolute editorial
control.
Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd's new story of
Bettina. which will be one Of the first books
Of the New Year, deals with a dashing and
HpAi AbCN JOuiiS Adhy VI AAC vanity dAh
Belinda type to whom much happens
that is interesting and who makes things
interesting when they do happen.
Anthony Fiala tells in his latest book Of
a most unusual Christmas dinner. II was
given at Camp Abruzzi, Crown Prince Ru-
dolph Island, Franz Josef Land. The ex-
pedition carried a printing press and the
printed menus were decorated with the
picture of Mr.. Ziegler, who financed the
expedition. The menu consists Of many
COURSES, including one mode entirely of
Potatoes, County Cork" and another,
aIce cream. 30 below, certified by Obs"
Anthony Fiala was the toastuaster and the
first toast was Our Brother Explorers
Truly these be brave men all =; "Klepto-
mania-'The gods help those who help
themselves y; "Esculapius in the Arctic
A stranger in a strange land MY Largest
Whale the story which must be proved
twice)-'Now the Lord had prepared a great
fish. >" and finally, AWives and Sweethearts,"
concluded the toasts of a truly unique
Christmas banquet.
Bishop Potter begins a series Of articles
on -Women's Recreations' in the January
Hdrper's Bazaar in which he takes liberal
and advanced views concerning forms Of
pleasure which have been the subject Of
controversy and discussion. or
dancing he says:
There are, E. o., q great many persons whom 3
round dance makes speedily dizzy. and II so
there ought not 20 be any question about the wis
dom of their avoiding them And. Just 50, there are
others upon whom. In quite a di1e rent way. the
effects OF such dances are equally mischievouS ana
unwholesome but. my reverend brother, you must