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The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18

THE ovERMAN," by Upton Sin clair; published by Doubleday Page & Cod New York City: h0 cents, 1t ,iudds $.
 MT. Sinclair dips into the esoteric, the spiritualistic in this little book-a tract disguised in story form. The story is finely told. It is odd, unique, even brilliant, but not very convincing, It's narrator is a scientist who went to the South Seas in search of a lost brother and found him on a tropic island where he had been living entire Fly alone for twenty years. At first ab- sorbcd in the music he composed, his one earthly passion, the brother had gradually been led, in his utter soli- tude, by contemplation, feeling, and will, to heights of philosophy ever calmer and wider until at last mind and will together had enabled him to break the bonds of flesh and to hold communion with the spiritual world. There is nothing new in the idea that utter solitude for spiritually minded thinker is apt to produce an over wrought abnormal mental state. In such a state our exile on the island finds himself. The scientist brother has money to burn and proffers of his wealth to his unfortunate or fortunate brother, to induce him to go back home with him, but all is in vain. The dreamer has dreamed dreams and seen visions, has, as it were, seen the heavens opened gets views of the spir- it life and spirits at will and refuses to go back to earthly sordid scenes such as the beastly life of an active, useful citizen of the busy world pre- sent. So he stays on the island for fur ther dreaming and further commun- ion with spirits. This sort of life MT. Sinclair doesn't represent to be either useful, attractive or ennobling-a sort of hay, nebulous existence that is not productive of much of any joyousness. The dreamer is a man without a stain, whose lower nature has been burned out by the flame of art" He happened to get on the desert island by being a survivor of a wrecked ves- sel There were other survivors of the wreck with him on the island, but they all left at the first opportunity For those who want to discard eating and working for a living as far as pos sible and live the "overman sife,' this book is just the thing,
 Tt is my belief that life Is its avn end, and needs no justification. It is also my belief that each individual soul is a rnicrocosm self-sufflcient, and it's own excuse for being. What Was this life2 Was 1t thought, was it mo- tion. was it will? It was all. thiuN, always involving Contemplation, the beholding of a universe of being, and the conprehending of it as an utter- ance of power, And always it was emo tion, the flooding of one's being with au ocean-tide Of joy and eXults,ton; and always it was the concentration of all the powers of ones s)ni in one colossal effort But chiefest of all i; was--the imagination"
 The book displays sincerity, earnest ness. i& poetical and very readable though highly emotional
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THE COW-PUNCH" by Eleanor Gates, author of the Biography of Prairie Girl, etc; published by the Mcclure Co. New York; S1,50 at Judd s
 Miss Gates, one of our best Western writers, whose books "The Plow-Wo- man, Biography of a Prairie Girl" won much well-merited success, has returned in this story to the more in formal type of fiction which dlstin- guished the book last named above, and "The Cow-Punch" will win favor not only for it's boisterous, genial rol- licking love story but for it's breezy and humorous presentation of the cowboys life. The scenes are mostly laid in Oklahoma. Ther is a roundup in this tale which takes place not in Oklahoma, Arizona or Nevada, but in Central Park, New York, where the cowboy here finds his runaway hero inc, Macie Sewell, his quest at last happily rewarded. Ther are breezy il- lustration.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18

THE soRCEREss OF ROME by Nathan Gallizier, author of "Castel del Monte," etc., published by l.. c. Page X Co.,. Boston S1.50; at Judas.
 This novel forms the sccanl in the authors triology of rornauces on Rom an medlaeva! life. Its main theme,
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JAND,' DN frank R0y FrAPr1e, author of Among Bavarian Inns"} illustrated; by Judd; cloth SS and morocco, S7
 Much of the thrilling history and romance of the MiddlS Ageg 's neees- sarily connected with the castles and keeps, which are the subject of this volume which are haunted by nlyri- ads of memories of bygone romantic days.
 Edinburgh Castle and II3lysood Palace, haunted by myriad oF mem ories; Dunstaffnage, inc nos p!ctur- esque and most representative relic cf feudal days; Stirling the most famous castle of them all; Melr5se Abbey, Fast Castle, Berwick, reminder If the War of the Roses; and Dunferline, the home of Malcolm, are 1nly q few of the historic piles mentioned cnce the strongholds of the Ss,.t-sh nation.
 MT Fraprie has resurrected them; history, romance and legend are all blended to give q uany collrel pict- ure of the olden life when knights and soldiers thronged thesr walls, and loved and fought with equal zest, The author has been thoroughly over the ground more than oEce and is thus able to treat his subj3et from personal investigations and koowladga.
 Especially selecla original ilustra- tians of color and 1u u1ar1vure illunine this most entertainhg and educational description of the various fcrtresses, towers, .peels and other houses of strength built by the princes and bar ons ot old time in the highlands, is lands, inlands. and borders of the an cient and godfeariag king lom of scot land
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QUEEN by James Otis, author of Larry HudsOn's Ambition etc. IT.. lustrated by A. o. Scott; published by |. C; Page & Co.,, Boston; $1.50; at Judd's.
 This story will take its readers srn a sea voyage around the world. delight fully told by MT. Otis, according to his usual fashion in the production of books for boys. The story will give the readers a trip on a treasure ship; an exciting experience in terrific gale; and finally a shipwreck, with a nlutineering crew determined to take the treasure.
 After the reader has known the thrilling excitement of lack of food and water, of attacks by night and day, and of a nd-to-hand fight lie will be rescued and brought safely home again--to realize that it's only story, but stirring and realistic one. It is a stirring tale of wreck. and mutiny and '. subsequent battles with the mutineefs who, ashore on a island, hold the wreck with its pas .sengers aboard at their mercy. Finally however the mutineers come to grief The story is recited by one of the. principals in the stirring scenes who, while the adventure is in progress, is little more than boy, but, at the time of telling, has grown to mans estate. He enfparks on the voyage with an uncle and the vessel is driven on a |reef. It is then that the mutiny shows the head of the conspiracy. What these mutineers did, how they took to the shore and set up a camp, how they stole supply of arms and ammunition from the ship, and vast ed nearly her whole supply of fresh water while they held control of the spring on the island, is all duly set forth in young Amos narrative. He tells how they fought the pirates, how they finally overcame them, and of the part which he and another boy named sam Currier, who was one of the pas sengers, played in the eventful hap penings while the steamer was on the reef. The book is written in this fav- otite authors best style,
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-1'' Iu0J O0tV 1'HS7 17s1''S -AutIIOI UT IIIO
 Welding"
 he hated and detested everything that had anything to do with the law. He was fortunate enough very quickly to make place for himself with his pen, and has had small leisure since he first established himself in London, where his stories are sought by daily and weekly papers and by magazines. He is now regarded as a rival of MT. Oppenheim, three of whose novels have just come in new editions from Messrs Little, Brown S Co.
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progress too. As the princess grows larger she gives Billy some anxious hours over her desires for hn- cry and more stylish clothing. Billy finds out that this is a natural desirs and preclivity and grows reconcil d. Billy and his young friend win wealthy friends and they suecaad aL last and their fortune make very pretty tale which boys and girls will delight in and older folks will also find very interesting "Billy's Princess" is very prettily illustrated by Helen
 Mccormick Kennedy.
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 WITH JULIET IN ENGLAND" by Grace g. Richmonl; published by Dou- bleday Page & Co.,; Sl.50 al Judd's.
 A love story whose successive acts are set in appropriate scenes is enc Of the secrets of the charm of With Juliet in England" Hundreds of thou sands of readers followed the course of the charming, wilful heroine by English lanes, castles, and tathedrals, Now that the whole series bf alven- lures is to be had between covers and beautifully illustrated in 3olur by c. M Relyea, it may be anticipated that the book will win instant popularity The reader has a pleasant journey tn shipboard and dwells for time amid pleasing foreign scenes, breathes ;he foreign atmosphere and is fascinated with the idyllic love scenes eucouuter- ed in which the heroine, a charming and very interesting girl has various entertaining adventures and moreover has to choose between two eligible and equally ardent applicants for her hand and heart Her choice will be approv
 GU much US By IHpdtIly VIII go out IOF the equally handsome fellow who is rejected. The New York merchant prince will be congratulated on the inn provement wrought in his invalid wife by the sea voyage and change of scene in old England. The book completes the story begun in a previous volume, The Indifference of Juliet but vet is complete story in itself. Grace Rich mond, the author of With Juliet in England like SC many successful writers of cur own and earlier gen. erations is the daughter of a clergy nan and was born in New England Since her youth she has lived in New York State-for the past twenty years in Fredonia. where she has done most of her writing, and where both 'eThe Indifference of Juliet" and With Juliet in England were produced. The author displays a knowledge of Eng lish scenery, customs and character which is rather remarkable in view of the fact that she has spent but six months abroad. That period she spent in England to good advantage.
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Scene rom "The Soreness"
 the tragic love story of the bay Emp eror Otto III. and Staphania, wife of the Roman Senator gc4sean1ius, has already been used IS the basis of Va
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,BILLY'S PRINCESS by Helen Egg gleston Haskell: published by L. c Page x CO, Boston; s15o; at Judd's.
 A cheerful and charming story of a sturdy frank and independent small boy written by Mrs. Helen Eggleston Haskell. the wife of MT. Haskell of the Beston Herald Billy picked up odd idbs and was newshoy in the earli-
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 THE YOUNG TRAIN 'DISPATCHERy by Burton K. Stevenson, author of The Marathon Mystery etc.; illustrated byk A. F. Buttoni published by l. c Page f & Co.,. Boston,
 A new volume in the highly popularb and successful Railroad Series ing which the young section-hand is pro-H noted to a train dispatcher. AnotherH branch of railroadfng is presented, ing which the young hero has manYi chances to prove his manliness anda courage in the exciting adventures which befall him in the discharge o4 his duty There are six illustration5 and decorative cover is embellished with a picture showing natty young telegrapher busily engaged in his telf' egraphic work.
 THE RIVAL CAMPERS ASHORE OR THE MYSTERY OF THE MILL, by Ruel Periey Smith, author of "Thf Rival Campers Series, Prisoners o Fortune" etc; illustrated by Louis n Gowing; published by L. c, Page & Col Boston; s150 at Judds.
 Here again we have those well kflOWH campers anu tIltiE 1fleIlUS VII have delighted thousands of youn readers in the narration of their pre- vious experiences and adventures. Thi time the scene of their operations the good ol dtown of Benton and the make the old town lively with thei wholesome presence and outdoor dd ings. That the book is lively and erI tertaining one Is bespoken from it's aJ thors previous work in story-tellin and Mr Smith seems to be especial happy in this new story The Rivy Campers are full of pluck and vi1l They appear at the front in this ta in achievements on inland rivers, swimming races, at sailing, in sno4 storms and on the ice, and to add the interest they encounter a braf girl, hardy and spirited who shoz them the wonders of the old mill aia1 help essentially in unravelling my tery that is quite thrilling episod
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CASTLES AND CHATEAUX OF OLD INAVARRE,' by Francis Miltoun, auhtor of Rambles in Normandy, etc. Illustrated by Blanche McManus; l.. c. Page < Co, Boston; cloth, S9.00; moroc- co, ST; at Judas.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18

A "CASTLEs AND KEEPS OF SCOT LAND" by Frank Roy FraPrie, author of Among BavaGrian Inns illustrated; by Judd; cloth, S3, and morocco, ST.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18

THE WRECK OF THE OCEAN QUEEN by James Otis, author of Larry Hudson's Ambition, etc. il-s lustrated by A. o. Scott; published by |. c: Page & Co.,, Boston; $1.5O; at Judas.
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WILLY AND OILY,9 by Mrs Hum- phry Ward, author of Robert Elsmere, etc; published by Doubleday, Page & Co, New York; S120 at Judd's.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-18

THE WELDING" by Lafayette Mo- Laws, author O. When the Land Was Young, Maid of Athens.' etc. pub si50.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-14

Man in a Hippodrome Box Hears Things
That He Doesn't Like, and He Shows It.

Jealousy between two chorus girls in the ball
let of "Neptunes Daughter at the Hippodrome
caused young man, who occupied box the
performance last Saturday, to become so dis
traught that his actions caused the audience 10
view him with amazement. He would leap 10
his feet and rush to the edge of the box, only 20
be pulled back by his companions. and then he
would sit still for moment, apparently in great
agitation, his eyes riveted young woman
IN the ballet. The of his agitation was
not learned until after the performance. when
one of the girls told her friends how she had
got even with her rival.
1t appears that at the Hippodrome there is
something like the whispering gallery in the
Capitol at Washington. Two spots on the stage
are in harmonic sympathy with of the pro-
scenium boxes The chorus girls and their ad-
mirers have not been slow TO take advantage of
this arrangement to hold whispered conversa-
tions
At Saturdays performance Miss Katherine
Grace, one of the chorus girls, whispering
sweet nothings to the young in the box,
which appeared to make him exceptionally
happy. This aroused the jealousy Of her rival,
Miss Maud Leroy, who. from her point whis-
pered TO the young man not TO believe Miss
Katherine. who only "stringing' him. and
had been out the night before in red automo-
bile. Hence the youths agitation.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-14
RECORD BUSINESS YEAR.
Palue of Manufactures Exported
OUer STOO,OOOOOO.

Washington. Jan 13.-The year just brought
TO close was a banner one in the history of
the United States industrial activity far out
dlstancing any previous record, according to
lhe deduction Of statistical experts of the bureau
Of statistics Of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor.
The value Of manufacturers raw materials i'm
ported in the first eleven months of the year was
S4o2'0O0'OOO, against $3T0OOoOOO in the corre-
spending months of 1905, and the value of man
ufactures for further use in manufacturing was
Sob 100000. against S1S0OOO.O 900 in the same
months OF the preceding year.
The total value of manufactures exported in
the eleven months Of the year just closed was
OF manufactures for further use in manufactur-
ing, S22O000OOO. against S194 100000 in a like
period In the preceding year, and of manufact-
u6es ready for consumption $43S, 900, 600 against
k0S1OOO,000 in the corresponding period of 1909
indicating that the total value of manufactures
ST0O 000O0
New-York tribune., 1907-01-14
DEFAULTER HOME A CORPsEi
Ascending Belmar Collector Said To Be
Buried in Tenant Churchyard

Asbury Park n. J.. Jan. 13.-The shore towns
in this section are much interested in a report
that Charles McDermott. formerly collector for
the borough of Belmar. is dead and has been
buried In Tenant Churchyard. McDermott left
town in 1900 after taking $4,000 of the towns
money He never was found. II is reported
that he died two months ago in a backwoods
town in Virginia. that his body quietly
brought 10 Engishtown and thence transferred
TO Tenant where II buried in the shadow
OF the historic old church.
II has just become public that about No
vember 10 a body placed train at
Philadelphia. consigned "a Englishtown- II is
said that the plate on the coffin bore McDer-
motifs name. An undertaken, Hulse. OF Eng
Hshtown took the body at the station He
calls burying man named Davidson about No
vernber 10, but not McDermott The sexton Of
the Tennant Church says that the body of Nc
Derrnott came from Englishtown and was buried
in the churchyard.
County Clerk Joseph McDerrnott, a brother
Of the former BeInar collector. whose home IS
at Freehold, says that his brother has not been
buried at Tennant Church so far as he knows.
He says that about November 1o-he IS not sure
Of the date-a Charles McDermott. a cousin OF
his father died at Trenton. The County Clerk
is of the opinion that this Charles McDermott
was buried Trenton. but says he may have
been buried al Tenant
New-York tribune., 1907-01-14

bill imposes similar duties on directors of banks
Two other bills give the Supreme Court equitable
Jurisdiction over actions against directors and
trustees. and specify causes for actionable negli
gence on the part OF directors.
Senator Gilchrist introduced a bill creating
local railroad commission Of seven members
for New York city two for Manhattan and
Brooklyn and one each for The Bronx. Queens
and Richmond The members TO be ap-
pointed by the Governor. but their SUCCESSORS
are to be elected.
AssembIymau Young introduced a measure
providing for the appointment of three COM
missioners Of appraisal by the Appellate Divi-
sion to consider claims against the city for
damages incurred during the building Of the
subway.
Assenblyman Prentice presented bin pro-
viding for the appointment of Supreme Court
commissioners Of appraisal in judicial depart
ments having a county with a population Of
100000 or more. The commissioners must have
been members Of the bar. one may be appointed
for each 100000. the salary of each commits
sioner to Sbe $4,000 a year.
Assemblyman Schulz introduced a bill pro-
viding for half fare tickets IN New York County
for school children. The measure makes the
fraudulent obtaining of such tickets misde-
meanor
Bills Of Importance IN the Legislature now
stand follows:
Senate No. GRADY. Public Utilities Commis-
sion bill. Referred Cities Committee.
Senate, No. Page. Repeal Of Savings bank
tax. Referred 70 Taxation and Retrenchment
Committee.
Senate No SAKE. Recount bill. Referred to
judiciary Committee.
Assembly, No: 23.-Charles F. Murphy Of Kings
senate, No. -.~saxe. Giving cause Of action for
Codes Committee.
Senate No. -.-Saxe Amending Civil Code by
giving Supreme Court equitable Jurisdiction over
actions against directors and trustees; Codes Com
Tnittee
Senate. No Sake. Amending Insurance law
by adding two new sections. Insurance Commit
tee.
Senate. No. SAKE. Amending Banking law
by adding sections. Committee Banks.
Senate. No. 20-Travis. Direct Nominate bill
judiciary.
mission for New York City Railroads
Senate, No. 56.-Hooker Amending Railroad
law to transportation Of freight Railroads.
Assembly. No. 7.-CuviIIier. Five cent fare and
universal transfer bill for all railroads in New
York County. Railroads
Assembly No. 26.-Stanley. Creating state motor
vehicle commission. Cities Committee
Assembly No. S2-Young. Subway Damages
Assembly. No Francis. Direct Primary bill.
Judiciary Committee -
Assembly No 46.-Prentce Recount BILL Judi
AssebIniy. No. 11o-Prentice. Supreme Court
of Appraisal bill. Judiciary Com
mttee.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-14
POLICE COULDN'T SEE THE JOKE.
That's Why East New York Hebrew Butcher
Was Locked Up.

When Isidore Winter, a Hebrew butcher. of No.
55s Liberty avenue, East New. York, was arrested
Yesterday for violation OF the Sunday law. and
brought 10 the Liberty avenue station. he pleaded
that It was only joke on the policeman The
police thought it a poor joke. and he landed
In a cell
crusade against Sunday law violators par
ticularly those who sell meat. has recently been
started In East New York. A meat inspector
planned that Winter was doing business at his
place and called the attention OF Patrolman Shine
to the fact Shine warned the butcher but he only
smiled A few minutes later the policeman says
he saw the butcher with basket on his n
tering house Shine waited for him to come out.
SO you're doing business your" said the
policeman You'll deliver meat on Sunday. will
"SThe yoke's on you," retorted the butcher. Make
a look In the basket. 1 got for me lot o. clothes.
I'm selling the stuff.
shine EXPLAINED to the police sergeant that the
meat was delivered and replaced with bundles of
old clothes Winter the police say. then confessed
that he delivered the meat, but meant 1t only a
joke.
smile vanished.
For heavens sake. let live; I'm a big family
havei" exclaimed the butcher. They only do II in
2ussia-aint this q free country?
New-York tribune., 1907-01-14
PEACE SOCIETY. MEETS.
World Arbitration Urged by Pro
feSSOr DattOn and E. ID. Mead.

The Peace Society of the City of New York held
q meeting last night the Church of the Divine
Paternity, 18th street and Central Park West The
feature Of the meeting the delivery of the lect
ures. The pastor of the church. the Rev. DR..
Frank Oliver Hall, introduced the speakers He
said that it was fitting that the Peace Society
should meet in the church which had always ad-
vocated universal peace.
Professor Samuel r. Dutton, of Columbia Uni
versity, said that while the realization OF world
peace might seem remote at present the progress
made toward that end in the last century was
most encouraging People were great deal
more humane than they used to be- All nations,
the speaker contended. should be united in bonds
of human brotherhood.
Edwin D. Mead. of Boston, the next speaker.
He said that the appointment of Bryce the
British Ambassador 10 this country of the
best things that could have happened. Mr.. Bryce.
the speaker said, pre-emnently the to
bring the countries more closely together. Mr..
Mead referred to the International Peace Parlia-
ment last summer, and said that meeting showed
that the peace movement was no longer a move
ment merely, but had become party.
The speaker said that the next peace conference
would be held in this city in April. and he hoped
He said that the desire to abolish
becoming more evident every day. He said nations
never fought when they could get peace The United
States was held up as model for the world, and
the thinking minds of the earth were beginning to
see in the federal control of the states by the fed
eral model for the federation OF all nations
Mr Mead said that people have got to get over
the and consider themselves citizens OF
the world first and citizens OF America arterward.
At the end OF the address cards were passed
around for those desiring 10 join the society to