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The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-23
Book Reviews

ITALY, THE MAGIC LAND" by Lillian Whiting, author of The Land of Enchahtment," etc With photogravure frontiEpiece and g full-page half-tone plates from photographs 8vo. Decorat- ed cloth, gilt top, in box, S2.5O net.
 Lillian Writings new book presents a living panorama of the comparative ly modern past of Rome-that, open ing with the period of Canova and Thorwaldsen, proceeds to the contem- porary Rome of Vedder and Franklin Simmons, in which the writer depicts the Rome of the Hawthornes and the Brownings, the Rome of that intense artistic life attracted by the stupen- dous works of Michael Angelo and the galleries of the Vatican.
 Miss Whiting discusses the two great periods of art-the Greek and the Renaissance. In chapter on Ischia she gives a graphic and vivid picture lof Vittoria Colonna, including some Anew data that has never been publish
 she ranges over Naples and its TO- 8ntie environs, and the ancient mon-
 tery of Monte Casino where Thomas gquinas was educated The work will je a delightful companion book to FThe Florence of Landor," and will in- clude several pictures from scenes and photographs not heretofore repro duced
 Contents The Period of Modern Art in Rome; Social Life in the Eter- nal City; Day Dreams in Naples and Its Environs R Page de Conti from Ischia: Voices of St. Francis d'Assisi; The Glory of Venetian June; and The Magic Land.
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Terry with full-page illustrations and chapter headings by Frank T. Merrill; published by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co, Bostcn; S1,50.
 This is a story by former Connec- ticut man which though but recently published has been read with keen relish by thousands and has received uniform commendation as in every way delightful New England story.
 Charles Clark Mum has his audi ence," said a noted author after MT Munn's Uncle Terry" had reached it's second season of unusual success. He has retained his audience through succeeding novels, all of which have had wide circulation, and now offers unique book, "Boyhood Days on the Farm, which will be welcomed at once by all the great number of coun- try-born dwellers in the city, and will win it's way among those to whom the life described in it's pages is 8 novel ty In "Orlo Upton, MT. Mum shows 8 typical New England boy of a generation or so ago. and tells us his routine of work, varied with the joys of. .recreations and adventures, all told with a remarkable understanding of 8 boys heart. In "Old Remus, 7 the woodsman friend of Orlo and his com rades, the author presents a character rivalling "Eben Holden" in friendly human interest, and there is a moving tenderness in the old mans farewell
 Delightful sketches are introduced of fishing, swimming, parties" school exhibitions, the Town Meeting, ''su- garing off" and "husking bees, as we'll as of hunting, trapping, and camping out. The humor is rich and genuine. The young hero has all the mischief making propensities of a healthy boy, and his experiences with Hans, the hired man. and his Aunt Clarissa.' whose persistent maxim, Spare the rod and spoil the child, 1" worked it's natural result in the way of boyish revenge, will never fail to provoke laughter. The woolng of the boy is tenderly as we'll as humorously told, and in the brief picture of later life is a true pathos that will moisten
 
 many an eye.
 There are excellent full-page draw ings by Frank T. Merrill and also many small drawings for chapter l headings, which adorn the book and help tell the story. All in all the book, which is in no sense q juvenile but for all ages, is the most realistic and entertaining presentation of life 4 experienced by thousands of successful men that has ever been written. An author and an artist who know the New England of yesterday as few can know it have combined to put in book form a life-story teeming with hum orous situations, and yet telling its tale so faithfully that 1t will be read eagerly for years.
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]. aGRANDPA's LITTLE GIRLS" by Alice Turner Curtis; Penn Publishing Co, Philadelphia; $l00; at Judds
 The author whose name is given above has written "Marjorie's Way" The Little Runaways and other tales. Children who have a chance to read her latest story will be both amused and interested for there seems to be no end to the good times these little girls have as almost every page tells of some pleasant surprise for them planned by the loving grandparents aided and abetted by their teacher, a nearby neigh.bor, to whom they go for lessons daily Grandpa and Grandma Neuman are hoping that their only son Henry, the father of Constance and Eunice will come back and set tie down in the old home in Maine, where the children have come to spend the winter with the grandpar- ents while their parents are in Califor- mia. Many plans are made with end in view and at last the desired result is brought about The illustrations by Wuanita Smith are perfect and would delight anyone whether the story were read or not.
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"KITTY- CAT TALES" by Alice Van Leer Carrick, profusely Illustrated by Homer Eaton Reyes and Bertha C.. Davidson, published by Lothfop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston; $1.00.
 This might have been called a Kit tens Arabian Nights" for the author mots ingeniously makes use of a pet Iblack kitten in the telling of the fin est group of standard cat legends from various nations that have ever been grouped together. They occupy nine nights, one for each of the fabled lives of the cat. Some are familiar, such as "The White Cat The Cat Who Married Mousse Mother Michel and Her Cat Dick Wilmington, and the immortal "Puss-in Boots, but these the author has so transformed by the charm of her style and the way of presenting them that they they read as new. One from the Jap anese has never, been in English be- fore, and some of the others are the authors own translations. A charming book for young children, and charm inglY illustrated by Prof. Reyes of Dartmouth, and Miss Davidson, whose very appropriate headpieces and titles add much to a book that will be very popular with mothers and their little ones.
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DOROTHY DAINTY AT HOME" by Amy Brooks sixth volume of Dorothy Dainty Series''; finely Illustrated by the author.
 The usual clamor for a new "Doro- thy book months in advance of it's publication has been even greater than ever, and the man who expects so much will not be disappointed. Doro- thy at her beautiful country home, un- spoiled by fortune, is a charming sun ny child, while in Nancy Ferris she has a most faithful friend, capable of great bravery in time of need. The nice companions of other books are met again and droll new character introduced. Delightful times are en- joyed, and the whole atmosphere of gentle manners and good taste that has so endeared these books to moth CTS as well as children is continued in the authors graceful way.
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Consul F. W. Goding, writing from New Castle, says that oleomargarine manufactured in New South Wales is packed in seven, fourteen and twenty eight pound tins for export and in fif- ty-six pound tubs for local use. About three tons are used locally a month and it wholesales at fifteen cents a pound, The Australian customs law Imposes on all foreign made oleomar- garine a duty of six cents a pound, and requires that the outside case of all packages be labelled plainly "Oleomar- garine" It Is stated that these re- strictlons were pltlced upon this pro- duct to prohibit its importation.
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At the cost of considerable trouble much red tape, and the use of certi- fled check, MT. Hunks had succeeded in drawing $10O in cash from his bank.
 When he had reached his office however, he made a discovery, and proceeded to call up the banker by telephoRe
 Hello, Mir. Means!" he said ( have just found that your cashier gave me two $1Oo bills, by mistake instead of one. They had stuck to- gether.
 Much obliged, Mir Hunks" an swered the banker, for calling my at tention to it. You will bring it back, ol course ?"
 Not by laundering sight! II send you a checkH'-Chicago Tribune
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The United States army will wage war on the pesky mosquito by filling in number of ponds, covering an area of nearly ten acres. at Fort Taylor, Florida It has been discovered that this reservation is a yeritable nest of yellow fever and malarial breeding in sects. They increase prodigiously by means of these ponds which are too large to be treated with oil. As the reservation is to be used next summer for artillery exercises under field ser vice conditions, 1t is considered neces- sary protection of health to have this untoward condition relieved. The chief of artillery has made a strong recom- mendation on the subject backed up by the surgeon general and the quar- termaster general. The work will be carried on as soon as money can be obtained from congress.
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Tommy had been punished.

Tommy had been punished. Mamma, he sobbed, "did your mamma whip you when you were lit- tle?"
 ''Yes, when I was naughty"
 And did her mamma whip her when she was little? ?"
 "Yes, Tommy"
 And was she whipped when she was little?"
 "Yes."
 well" inquired the child, his brain cleared by the position he had just occupied, lwho started it, anyway ?"- London Answers.
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HELEN GRANT, SENIOR" bv Amanda NJ Douglas; fifth volume of Helen Grant Series" illustrated by Amy Brooks; published. by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston; SIPS at Judd's.
 In Helen Grant" Miss Douglas created a splendid type of American
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THE LAW OF FINANCIAL SUC- CESS" by Edward E. Beals, formerly manager of the Science Press now secretary of the Fidueiary Co, publish ed by the F'iduclary Press, Chicago, III
 How to win financial success at the same time preserving self respect and winning the esteem of fellowman is a problem sought to be solved in this lit tie volume. The book has made the subject of success on money making on these lines a subject of earnest study for years and his theory is set i forth by him in his book with a little of a practical, nature thrown in. He Hays also: In his own life he has found < that Financial Success is not a matter of grind and rush and fight and strug- gle. It is a matter of getting in har- hony with the law and then follow ing that law to its logical conclusion. He has placed this information in the book "The Law of Financial Success. y In it he states the law, shows how to get in harmony with it, and then gives specific instructions for keeping in the closest possible touch with the powers that be in the world of finance. It is no magic potion to be swallowed with wonderful results, but is a plain stat ing of the law, so that all who run may read and then act And he who acts will win success, because he is following the law that has been laid down from time immemorial. Here are the chapter heads
 Money Mental Attitude, Fear and Worry, Faith, Ambition, Latent Pow CTS, Desire, Auto-Suggestion, liar mony, Creation, Concentration, Per sistence, Habit, Claiming Your Own, will Power, Making Money.
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THE DAUGHTER OF JoRIo," a pastoral tragedy. by Gabrielle DAnnun- zio, translated by Charlotte Porter, Pletro Isola, and Alice Henry With an Introduction by Miss Porter. Illustrated with portrait and five illustrations re- produced from photographs of scenes in tlie Italian production of the drama. 12ino. Decorated cloth, $150 net,
 Authorized edition of D'Annunzio' $ remarkable drama. issued by special arrangement with the author The simplicity, purity. and force of this play place it high in D'Annunzios dramatic works, yet it has been inac- cessible to English readers except in the original or in the French transla- ticn. The. construction and dramatic force Of the play are unusual, and il has a special interest as a picture of patriarchal peasant life. The charac- ters are strongly drawn and human and the whole play is stamped with power The translation is sympathetic and careful, and especial skill has been shown in following the Italian rhythms.
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"BoYHooD DAYS ON THE FARM. ]" A Story for Young and Old Boys, by Charles Clark Mum. author of Uncle
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"A WEST POINT YEARLING," by Captain Paul B. Malone; the Penn Pub fishing company, Philadelphia.
 This is another admirable look in Captain Malones very successful ser ries of West Point stories for young and, as remarks the New York Tri- bune: Tt is truly excellent work which has been done by Captain Paul B. Malone in his West Point books In this his-last story we again find Doug weII, the hero of the other two books, and find him steadily growing in every fine and manly quality. The story is particularly interesting in that 1t deals with the period in which the authorities were endavoring to do away with the vice of hazing. It is hardly necessary to say that this theme gives scope to the author for the introduce tion of innumerable dramatic incl dents. Atwell is too strong a character to lack enemies, and he has to encoun- ter struggles and obstacles that are calculated to keep the boy readers nose buried in his book.
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MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY

in every adjunct essential to business It is douby necessary in telephone the subscriber IS to his service to the most economical end It IS not ndeermnate but aanabe has been clearly proven by thousands of truly economic telephone users.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-23
Proper Telephone Facilities.

This subject that should be carefully studied by ev cry person who is telephone whether large small Every subscriber should ask himself he IS obtaining maxi mum results from his existing grade of service. Busy wire may mean Lost call "Los" call may mean lost
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THE SINGLE LINE

 the roadway this efficiency and the ideal grade of tele phone service It that your line reported Busy only when in by yourself While this may involve slightly increased expenditure the results derived from that expenditure show
 TRUE ECONOMY.
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aGRANDPA'S LITTLE GIRLS" by Alice Turner Curtis; Penn Publishing Co, Philadelphia; $1.00; at Judds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
Washington County Hospital Prospers.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 1.-According
to the annual report o. the Washington
County Hospital, the receipts for the first
year amounted to sl6245.T6. The principal
sources of revenue We're: State appropria-
ton, $4,000; county appropriation, 1850;
Hagerstown, $50; donations (cash), 90 50;
from patients, $1,4SS.S9.
The disbursements amounted to s12542 80
OF this sum S., 69S.62 was spent for fitting
up the hospital and equipping it. The pro-
fessional care of patients cost 81, 1880; ad-
ministration expenses, s1,377.G3; Kitchen
sl,335.57; general property expenses, ST.
1881; laundry, s509.54.
year was 100, of which 10 were surgical
cases and 81 medical cases. Seventy-two
operations were performed. There were II
deaths at the hospital. The mortality rate
was 1903 per cent. Three persons died
within forty-eight hours of admission. The
maximum number of patients in one day
was II. The daily cost per capita for pro-
visions for all persons boarded amounted to
rs 40 cents. The daily cost per capita
for all expenses was s3.45.
OF the patients admitted in the course of
the year "a were entirely free, 26 paid rates
a week and IL paid from $40 to s21 a week.
A training school for nurses has been es-
tablished in connection with the hospital
The physicians of the county have under
taken the lecture course.
Miss NJ. Grace Matthews is superintendent
of the hospital and Miss Avis G. Hall is
surgical nurse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
s-cENT FARE ADDS TO TRAFFIC
Nebraska Roads Put New Trains on
for More Travel.

OMAHA, Neb., April 1.-Slnce the Two
cents-a- mile passenger rate went into eff
feet in this state travel has greatly in
creased, and instead of the service being
curtaled some opponents 6 the meas
ure predicted would have to be done, more
trains have been put on.
The state records at Lincoln show that
s., 49, 465 has been voted the Nebraska rail-
roads by the different counties and cities.
and that the bonds sometimes drew inter-
est as high as 10 per cent per annum. All
told, interest and principal to the amount of
$14, 157 400 have been paid over and the
railroads are still drawing interest at the
rate of S20l .9S1 every year from the coun-
ties which voted the bonds for the conStruc
ton of the railroads in years past.
When the present legislature convened in
January one of the reform members pro-
duced the report of the state department
showing the amount of assistance the rail-
roads had received in bonuses and inter-
est
A bill was passed creating a state rail-
road commission, passengers fares were re-
duced to cents a mile, freight rates were
reduced 10 per cent, reciprocal demur
rage bill went through express rates were
reduced % per cent, and bill to force
different cities through which the lines
run was passed. This latter item alone
forced the railroads to pay taxes on prop
erty worth $15,00O,OO0 in Omaha which
had heretofore totally escaped taxation of
that nature.
After the passage of the 2-cent-fare bill
the trains were crowded to the limit. The
Union Pacific announced that it's fast
trains would be, put back at once; double
tracking from Omaha westward went on
without stop.
The Rock Island announced that traffic
had increased tina: a new train from
Chicago to Denver would be put on the
Burlington kept its trains running with
people standing in the aisles; the North
western did not make the threatened
changes in it's trs ms; the Missouri Pacific
which never ran but two trains daily, be-
gan to have itS cars filled with passen-
gers, instead of running almost empty, as
they had been doing for years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
MUSEUM DIRECTORS TO MEET.
National Association Will Discuss
Welfare of Institutions.

PITTSBURG, April 1.--Following the ded-
ication of the Carnegie Institute this month
the second convention Of the American AS
ISOLATION of Museums will be held at the
Carnegie Museum June 4. and g. DR.. VIM.
]. Holland, director of the Carnegie Mu-
scum and the founder and second vice
president of the national association, is al
ready making preparations for the gather
ing, which will comprise the heads of mu-
seums of worldwide fame in this country.
Besides the American scientists and schol-
ars, South America and Canada will be
represented.
Inc opJecl oi the dssocia.iol 10 " pro-
and diffuse knowledge of all matters re-
lating to them and to encourage helpful re-
lations among the museums and those in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01

81, am only the bearer of one message"
Ellerey said shortly. The fellows insolent
manner came near to raising Ellereys
temper. This was dangerous ally the
queen had chosen. do you know the
nature of the message / bring?"
AYE, as 1 know the price TO be paid for
my help. The queen has not dared to ques-
ton my terms, has she?
Il know nothing of the price. I might
find it too high If 1 did,
Nor were you sent to argue. captain.
but to deliver the token" said Vasilici,
holding out his hand.
Ellerey swallowed his rage as best he
could, with a determination to take the
pride out Of this boaster some day: and
bracelet Of medallions, handed it to the
brigand.
"At last the great day dawns for me and
for Wallariav' Vasilici exclaimed. THE
kingdom of the hills comes to power and
honor"
did they tell you that an armyalies in
wait between here and Sturatzberg?' asked
Ellerey.
Fifty armies will not stop me and those
I lead when I elect to strike" cried the
brigand, swapping his fingers. "The pup
pets in Sturatzberg will either bow to me
or squeal at their punishment when enter
the city,"
you will find the gates shut and some
good men to guard them" Ellerey answer
ed. II am in position to know that.
I'VE may use you, captain, and Tor GOOD
service tneTe is SoLleliihS iioiS ''ie'ii
thanks
Ellerey laughed loudly; it was the only
way he could prevent himself from curslng
this insolent scoundre He almost despised
himself for being even in the same cause
with this swaggerer. For q moment Grlgo-
sic glanced at him, understanding some
thing of what was in his mind, but the next
instant he had turned again to watch Vas
ilfci. The man was SWagSerer through
and through, although if the tales told of
him were true he did not lack courage
lowers with his buster and attitudes, play
ing a carefully studied part before them,
appealing to that vein of romance which
life in the mountains had fostered in them;
and he played the part now for the benent
of Ellerey and his comrades. Falling into
pose he turned the box this way and
that. as though the opening of 1t were a
supreme thing which little delay would
materially add to. Then with flourish
he drew the knife from his belt and broke
the seals, pausing again to carefully re-
place the knife.
Freedom to this wretched land at last,
he said, land SO l open the queens token.
The box fell to the ground with the pack
ing it had contained, and then with an oath
Vasilci drew himself to his full height.
one hand upon the haft of his knife In
moment.
rs this how her majesty attempts to fool
met! he cried.
Elerey took a step forward to look, and
an oath burst from his lips, too. 1t was
not the iron bracelet of medallions which
Vasilci held up, but cross of gold, curious
in shape and workmanship, upon which the
sun glinted as it swung by its little chain
in the brigand's hand.
(To be Continued Tomorrow