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stop work for time as soon as she finishes
the novel about to begin serially In Har,
per's Magazine. Concerning Mrs. Nard
can make the interesting announcement
that she intends to make a visit TO the
United States and Canada next spring, anu
may gather material there for a novel TO be
written in the following autumn.
An Interesting Company.
1t is doubtful if a really more interesting
company has been gathered together IN
London this season than was to be found at
the Lyceum Club Monday evening last The
Lyceum. of course, Is the international
womens club, which was organized by Con-
stance Smedley-whose novel. Conflict, is
being so much talked about at homeland
last Mondays dinner was in honor of some
of the other Young English writers who
have definitely arrived" Chief in interest,
perhaps. was Father Benson. the youngest
of the three famous Benson brothers, whose
new book, ~ Mirror of Shalott,' has just
made its appearance, but his fellow guests
included some of the most promising young
writers of the day.
There was II. c. Bailey, for example
whose novel, ''Sprinstme," was so popular
last year, and whose new series of Napo-
leon stories is being published on both sides
OF the Atlantic, not 10 mention Miss Mac
naughten, the author of "A Lame Dog S
Diary" who proved TO be charming lit
tie Scotch woman, and Alfred 7. Sheppard,
who owns to twenty-eight years, ana
whose newest book is Running Horse
Inn" Add that Meta Syrett, who wrote
THE Days Journey" and whose story,
i THE Child of Promise Is the book or the
hour In London. was in the chair, and thaI
| other guests included besides Miss Smed-
| ley, Ella Hepworth Dixon and Il. b. Bur.
! gin and you will realize how interesting II
was to us who came TO hear what THESE
clever young people had 10 say about thel
work. Let the add, by the way. that d
touch OF piquancy was also given by the
prereuce OF one of the foremost publishers
| IN the person OF John Lane, one OF tne
| best known reviewers in the person OF A.
| A. Milne OF the London Chronicle, not 10
/ mention an American who is getting to be
known as the most successful literary
' agent on either side of the Atlantic, but
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BENEDICT ARNoLD's MANSION.
Romances Of the House That BE
Bought Near Philadelphia.
From the Philadelphia Ledg'

Mount Pleasant in the East Park. near
Columbia avenue entrance, which is almost
acually we'll known to park visitors as
Ar,o1ds mansion is to be the headquarters
Of La Moriganta Klambo, the newly formed
ORGANIZATION Of fashionable women motor
lists.
Few buildings in the park equal Mount
Pleasant in interest and none is older. IL
is one Of the few well-preserved country
mansions built in this country IN coiohiai
times As a specimen of architecture MODEL
cd unon the style made popular. by Sir
CHRISTOPHER Wren it is one of the half dozen
or less which remain in this country.
The house which John Adams-who dined
there in 17I4-declared was the most ele-
CANT in Pennsylvania. was built for capt.
Pherson grew tired of the place and sold
il to Cen Benedict Arnold, who had mar
ried Peggy Shipper. In its time the man
sion has borne three names. MacPherson
called it The Hills and also Clunle and
subsequently it was known as Mount Pleas
ant.
Capt. Macpherson was one of the most
original men in the province. II he had not
been immensely wealthy he probably would
not have been tolerated; but as a prlVa-
teersman in England's wars with France
and Spain before the revolution he was
lucny and came home with a genuine gold
officer in the British army, but resigned his
commission on the breaking out of the
Revolution and became major in the Con-
tinental army. The other son was with the
colonists from the beginning of the struggle
and was killed at the attempt to take Que
bee, being the first Philadelphia of impor-
lance to give his life for the cause.
Old Capt. Macpherson made himself tire
some to Congress, begging for command
of a ship, but did not gain his desire. He
published the first directory of Philadel-
pha in 1888. This book is really one of
the curiosities of literature. for the captain
canvassed the city-himself and printed
the replies he received at each door in
answer to his request for names. He died
in 1892 and lies in st. Paul's churchyard
When Arnold married Peggy Shippen,
daughter of Edward Shipper. subsequently
chief justice of Pennsylvania, he bought
Mount Pleasant and settled it on himself
for life with the remainder to his wife and
children. At the time Arnold was military
governor of Philadelphia, and Judge Peters,
who occupied Belmont, the seat across the
Schuylkill from Mount Pleasant, accused
the general of having converted $oO.UOO to
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faith.
THE THREE COMRADES. By Gustav
Frenssen author of "Jorn Uhl.''
Translated from the German. Boston:
Dana Estes Company.
This work, not the least powerful and
sympathetic of this authors romances,
combines a beautiful and absorbing love-
story with character study Of rare force
and subtle insight. Unlike his previous
works, it does not advance anything new
or radical on religious or social questions,
but limits itself to the vivid portraying Of
life, love, labor, Joy and sorrow of its very
human and wholly interesting characters.
1t pictures at first the lives Of three boys
drawn together by association and the
very attra elton of their striking dissimi-
larity of character. Later shows them
grown to manhood, separated and seeking
each his own chosen goal, hampered and
finally overcome by his own peculiar fail
ings Finally comes reunion at the crisis
of misfortunes when each is able to bring
to the assistance of the others his own
particular good qualities. The whole is
told in wonderfully vivid, simple style,
which characterizes Frenssens writings,
and throbs with real vital human interest
from one end to the other.
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GOSSIP OF ENGLISH AUTHORS
SEVERAL OF THE BEST KNOWN
UNDER THE WEATHER.
Maurice Hewlett Has Had to Suspend
Work on His New
Novel.
Special Correspondence OF The Star,

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, June -, 1907.
Doctors are playing tie deuce with Eng
lish literature just now. The latest
romancer to be laid off, by his physician
IS Maurice Hewlett, whose medical man
has ordered him to suspend work on his
partly completed novel Of modern English
life Professionally entitled THE Halfway
House" and who is going away at once for
a month or two. The novel consequently
cannot be completed until September, al
though the first draft OF it is now prac-
ticalIy complete, Meanwhile. Miss Chol-
Inondelcy has been forbidden by her ply
s.c!an to do more than write short stories
for some months 10 come. She must not
even think for the present about novel
90 succeed "PrISoacrs," for the dramatic
rights Of which. 10y tie way, she IL getting
"a good many applications.
MAJ Sinclair II out Of town at the mo-
rI.rf recovering strength after trying i'll
retr. Goartaace Fletcher has been away Ia
Italy al, the spring In poor health. Eden
J -iIlpotta has only lately got back strength
and spirits after rather cheerlest 50 joJ IN
in the Riviera. Mrs. fralceB Cam bell, au-
thor OF pea rlOyc.' has teen ordered away
from London for the early summer. and
Mrs Humphrey Ward - reported to be
feeang rather used up, and intending to
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Franklin's Theory Of Matter.
From Current Literature.

FROM current Literature.
More than hundred years have elapsed
since Benjamin Franklin, employing
phraseology now superseded put forth
theory of matter. 1t was pronounced "a de-
luson' by the physicists of the nineteenth
century, but the scientists of the tweatieth
century, according TO Sir Oliver Lodge,
may be forced to rehabitate it as the
only means of issue from the labyrinth in
which all physical study is now involved.
Stripped of technical verbiage and put
briefly, the Franklin theory is that cleo
tricty and matter in combination form a
neutral substance, which is the atom OF
matter as we know 1t.
The most interesting part of the prob
lem for ourselves, says Sir Oliver, is the
explanation of matter in terms of cleo
tricity, the view that electricity is
Franklin seems to have supposed, the fun
damental substance What we men of
today have been accustomed to regard as
an indivisible atom of matter is thus built
up out of electricity. All atoms-atoms of
all sorts of Substances are built up of
the same thing. In our day, to put il more
clearly. the theoretical and proXimate
&C. lievement of what philosophers from
Franklin's day to ours have ways sought
unification of matters Offering itself
to physical inquiry
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edies. 1892. Y39D- M97Sb.
Richepin jean Selections: ed, with ntroduc
ton, notes and photography, by A. e. Cameron
1905. Y39F R39Ss.
Sophocles. Antigone: tr. by Robert WIitelaw
ed. by ]. c. Collins. 1906. Y32 SJAEw.
Literary Criticism.
Collins, ]. c. Essays and Studies. 1895. ZY
Ceases.
Hl3, Melvin. Fifty English Classics. 1905
ZY-H64Tf.
Lord, W. F. The Mirror of the Century. 1906
ZY-LSSSm.
oberholtzer, E. p. The Literary History OF
Philadelphia. 1906 ZYS54-Ob21il
Shelley. III. G. Literar. BY Paths in Old Eng
land 1906 ZI -Sh453.
Book Arts.
Albright, E. NJ. The Short Story. 1907. ZCF
Al174s.
Field, W. T. Fingerposts to Children's Reading
1907. ZZF45Gf.
Given. J. L. Making a Newspaper. 1907. ZCJ
G44Sm.
Jermain, Mrs. F. D. In the Path of The Alpha
bet. 1906. ZD-J4S2i.
Mazel. Henri. &c Quill Faut Lire Dams sa Vie
1906. ZZM459.
pellisson. Maurice. Les Bibliothequcs Popu
laires rEtranger ct en- France 1906. ZPP3G5b
Salisbury. g. E., and Beckwith NJ. e.. comp
Index to Short Stories Aid to the Teacher OF
Children. 1907. ZXSa342i.
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give the scathing irony and biting wit with
which Hene attacked her Philistinism and
blood and IRON political ideals. And the
fact that he threw in his intellectual lot
with France, further intensified the German
grudge against him. That the kaiser shared
this feeling shown by his failure to in
terfere in the matter when the statue was
gong a begging. Finally it was accepted by
the Empress of Austria-a profound adj
mrer of the poets work-and given place
of honor in her beautiful island villa. 1t
has been suggested that the 5aisers ina
bility to appreciate Heine's genius may
have been augmented by the proverb:al ami
mostly of poets for one another. 1t might
be difficult for the author of the Song 10
Aegir' to appreciate the author of the
"LOrelei.'
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Death Duties in England.
London Daily Graphic.

From the London Daily Graphic.
The chancellor of the excheGuer's es.,-
mate of the net receipt into the exchequer
from the death duties during the current
financial year is e13,00O,OO0. apart from
the expected yield of G6000O0 from the
proposed increase OF charge on estates over
f15O000 and the proposed super tax on es-
tates of more than million each The
estimated receipt, which the last twelve
years has been less by GS,5o0,000 than the
actual receipt will probably be again this
year much less than the yield of the duties
The estimate is at the rate of 100000 a.
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-22

Hennequin, Alfred. Art of Playwriting. 1890.
DH394ar.
Morris H. S. Tales From Shakespeare. 1900.
YD-S4mo.
Poetry.
Aldrich. T. B. XXXvI Lyrics and XII Sonnets.
1856. Up Al275t.
Douthat. r. W. Gettysburg; Battle Ode De-
scriptive Of the Grand Charge of the Third Day,
July 3. 1863. 1905. YP-D74sg.
Pearl. The Pearl; Middle English Poem. 1906.
YP-313o.
Stevens. Bertram, ed. An Anthology of Austria
liam Verse. 1906. YP-9St47an.
Tabb. j. B. Selection From His Verses. 1907.
YP-T112s.
English Language.
Bygott. John. and Jones, A. ]. L. The Kings
English and How TO Write 1t. 1906 X i.3942K.
Palmer. A. s. The Folk and Their Wo-d Lore.
1904. X-P1S3f.
Trench, R. c. English, Past and Present. 1905.
X-T121e.
Foreign Literature.
Beranger. P. ]. de. Songs: tr. into English
verse by william Toynbee. 1892 Y39P- i;4EsE
Dante AIghieri. Commedia di Dante .ilighieri;
II Testo WittIano Riveduto de Paget Ioynbee.
1900. Y35- D23Dt
Lang. Andrew. Homer and His Age. 1906.
Y32 HS1l.
Musset Alfred de. Barberine and Other Com
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
INTERESTING LIST OF BOOKS RE
GENTLY ADDED.

The following is a selection from the
new books recently added to the District
Public Library:
Flowers.
Ellwanger. II. r. The Rose. 1906. EHF- El56Sr
Hens!law. J. W. Mountain Wild Flowers of
America. 1906. NV -H397m.
Mae terlinck Maurice Old fashioned Flowers and
Other Open air Essays. 1906. Nw-M2GS. Ell.
Steam Turbines.
Biles, J. Fl. The Steam Turbine As Applied to
Marine Purposes. 1907. TB B493s.
Sethern. j. w. The Marine Steam Turbine
1906 TB So14m.
Drama.
Dickinson. G. L. From King to King. 1907.
YD-D566f.
Fitch, Clyde. Her Own Way. 1907. IDF5s2h.
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Lowndes. author of THE Heart of
Penelope" Frontispiece by Gilbert
White. New York: B. w. Dodge & Co
Washington Woodward & Lothrop.
THE LONESOME TRAIL. Bv John G.
Niehardt. New York: John Lane Com
pany.
THE STORY OF LIFE INSURANCE. BY
Burton ]. Hendrick. New York: Nc
Clure. Phillips & Co. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop
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Fatal to Appetite.
Is the prospect of speechmaking neces-
sarily fatal to the appetite of authors?
One has heard it suggested, and l think
that every one of the honored guests at the
Lyceum dinner declared to me afterward
that not only the evening repast, but the
entire day, had been made terrible to them
by the knowledge that they would have to
talk on the subject of their work. Per-
anyhow l find myself with much more
vivid impression of how these young
writer's looked than OF what they sald:
Their youth was the striking thing; l
less perhaps it be Benson His other
names by the way, are Robert Hugh,
and despite his cleical dress he does not
suggest the priest much more than Wouia
his brother, the author OF 'Dodo.' He is
slight and sandy-haired, and talks with a
quaint little stammer, which at times be-
comes quite marked. Bailey is dark, clean
shaver and eye-glassed Sheppard, who
made his first big success with 1.-The Red
Cravat," looks a mere boy-an exceptional
ly good-humorcd one. 4 missing guest
by-the-bye, was the author Of The House
of Merrlles," Archibald Marshall, who
came up from the country to London es-
pecially for the dinner, but who got sepa-
rated from his dress clothes in transit!
Eeine's Statue.
Admirers of Heine are wondering what
will be the fate of his statue, which has
now come into the possession O. the kaiser
through his purchase of the beautiful estate
of the late Empress of Austria on the
Island of Corfu. 1t stands in a marble tenn
pie on the grounds, from which. according
to rumor, the German emperor intends to
eject 1t. Admirers of Heine raised the
money with which the statue was purchas-
ed but had a hard time finding a resting
place for it. 1t was offered to various Ger
man cities. and was everywhere rejected
|, with contumely on the ground that Heine
was bad German and no patriot. HIS
native country has never been able to for
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

CHRISTY OF RATHGLIN; An Entertain
ing and Exciting Story of the Life of
an Irish Lad. BY James Riley. Bos-
ton: c. M. Clark Publishing Company.
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION. BY Frank
A. Vanderbilt vice president National
City Bank. New York. New York:
Duffield a. Co.
BARBARA REBEL. BY Mrs Belloc-
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OF a million girl babies born, S7l 266 are
alive at twelve months OF the boys 3d.
COO fewer live through the first year.
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Fatal to Appetite.

who would be immensely annoyed were his
name to be mentioned here.
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fine large painting by Mr.. Lucien Pow
ell has just been hung at the Public Lii
brary, where it is being much admired The
picture is a marine. 1t is hung in a good
light above the landing of one OF the grand
staircases. The painting has never been on
public exhibition before. The library is
enabled to exhibit It through the courtesy
of Mrs. John B. Henderson.
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and the quaintness OF the theme only lends
its charm. There is feeling that II might
have been intended originally as the por-
trait of three sisters. and to insure its per-
petual interest they have been given this
Eulse. Certainly on that account II is none
the less attractive. The painters OF that
day did not. We admit. have the strength
or originality OF our modern painters. hut
they were more painstaking and regardful
of the traditions of art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-22

An equestrian statue OF Gen. George B.
Mcclellan, by Paul Bartlett, is soon to be
erected in Paramount Park, Philadelphia
With the pedestal it will stand fifty feet
high. LEILA MECHLIN.
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acter. She is still alive, still working, still
strong in imagination and power"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

There are a good many rabbits play
ing lion parts.
If you let others do your Dragging
for you. it isn't so apt to be overdone.
When authority spoils man, it is
also apt to be hard on those over
whom il extends.
Careful comparison makes any 9th
er heritage look Insignificant compared
with common sense.
You often hear inlpolite children
criticised Ever realize that there are
a good many impolite grown people:
Some houses are SO prim and orderly
they remind one of the systematic ar
rangement of the tombstones in we'll
kept graveyard.
IF you want to know how people
speak of you behind your backs, listen
to the reckless manner in which they
pitch into others.
we admire a patience that doesn't
parade it. The hen, for instance, wher
sitting doesn't look as if it felt that nt
rooster could ever be such martyr
Atchison Globe
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-04

The esteemed Montpelier Journal
pubusbes a real bit of news when 1t
s3ys:
Roth the Orleans county papers say
that I,leut. Gov, Prouty will not De
candidate if Gov. Proctor can be
persuaded to accept a reelection
Burlington Clipper
This only means that the Orleans
countv papers in question have pc
come &C ~ced that their man can
mot be q minated Hence their Will
incness 70 encourage a situation tnat
would slow him to withdraw Win
GOOD grace, L. is becoming more
end mere likely that the name oi
LIeutena. Governor ProuJy VIII nov
he present-l It the next Repuoican
state convention.
The Journal is apparently agar
talking through it's hat. DO yor
really know and believe what You say
I'm the above, or is it joke?
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-04

ktick;ing cough from any cause is quickly
stopped by DR. Shops Cou, Cure. And 1t
is 50 thoroughly harmless and safe. that D..
Sho,p tells mothers everywhere to give II
xvithous hesit stioa even to very young btDes.
rae wholesome green leaves and ten 'er stems
of q lung healing mounta nous shrup furnisn
the curative properties to DR.. ShooI's Cough
Cure. Fl Gains the cough and heals the sere
and sensitive bronze dial membranes. no
opium no chloroform, nothing n trsh USED 20
| iniure or suppress. Simply resinous plant
| exsract tn thelps to heal aching lnngs The
! Snanlards call this sb.ub which the Doctor
uses the Sacred II srb. Demand ID
| Pharmacy, 5arten Landing; f. D. Pie &c
| Earton
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-04
A Waitress TOO Optimistic.

"a mistake was made when / ate
at this place five years ago" said a
man to the waitress at the lunch coun-
ter in the Union depot.
Suppose gave you too much
money in making change" said the
young woman.
mo, that's not the trouble. was
short 20 cents.''
We'll wasn't here five years ago, .
she snapped as she left to wait on an
other Observation-Disclosures City Star.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-04
STEPHEN GIRARD.
The Eccentric Millionaire Was Man
of Many Moods.

The Eccentric Millionaire Was Man
of Many Moods.
To get a subscription from Stephen
Girard. founder of Girard college III |
PHILADELPHIA. was not an easy matter.
It REQUIRED tact and the right introdue
ton and many failed, while few sue
ceeded. 1t is told by the author OF Inc
French Blood In America" that Samuel
Coates. a genial Quaker, was one OF
the few men who knew how to ap-
preach the eccentric millionaire.
lie was a manager of the Pennsyi.
vania hospital and called on Girard for
| the purpose of raising money for the
| support of that institution
well. how much do you want.
Coates?" asked Girard in his usual
brusque tones.
Just what thee pleases to give, Ste
phen," replied the Quaker. Girard
wrote out check for $1,000 and, hand
ing it to Mr.. Coates, was surprised to
see that gentleman pocket it without
looking at the amount
What, You don't look to see how
much give you:" cried Girard incred-
ulously.
.Regaars must not be choosers, Ste
phen.' replied The Quaker.
| ..Give me back my check, and | will
change it, said Girard after a mo-
: ments pause.
- bird in the hand is worth two il
( the bush. thee knows, Stephen, mildly
replied the Quaker. Without another
word Girard sat down and wrote hin
out a second check for $1,000
9 His farm on the outskirts of Fhiia
a 1elphia was one of the best in til
: country. and while living in town b
: often drove out before breakfast to Sc
that all was going we'll. lie was yer
Is exacting with his hired hands and neve
/ trusted the management OF his farm
le any one else, but ran it himself, as /
Ie did all his affairs. Arriving one NOR
q, ing little earlier than usual. he VI
n greatly annoyed az not finding his ma
E at work on fence that he was bull
= ing. The mans wife, noticing Giral
= approaching the house. hurriedly awol
her husband and sent him TO his duti
~ by way of the back door After Wis
I'd ing the house Girard returned to t
On fence and, seeing the man al his po
IN renrfmanded him for being late.
,05 I'D been here. sir. but went back t
a spade" said the workman
NO You hadn't l went and put 1
hand in your bed and found it warn
old replied Girard. and he discharged
ton man on the spot.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-11-04

A little girl in Lebanon who had
been carefuily instructed N the arts
and graces of courtesy and politeness
ate nded a party On her return she
told her mother how a strange boy
had kissed her.
'sKissed your her mother ex-
claimed. "And you, Gladys, what
did you do?''
"Mamma, I didn't forget my p o
liteness. said thank YOU"