Evening journal., 1907-08-05
LITERARY

to prove that r is the shortest dis
tance between them. Proof: r is prac-
tical and direct; r makes b work out
reasons and gives him numerous origi-
nal exercises. Hence p traversing r
reaches X in the shortest space of time
possible. Q. e. ID.
Hamilton's Arithmetics, publishers
the American Book Company. Most
arithmetics are planned to give the
pupil such a logical understanding OF
the subject that In after life he can
calculate the number OF board feet in
the walk at Atlantic City or the wall
paper needed for his parior with the
same unostentatious grace with which
he hands the grocer the right sum Tor
a third Of a cubic foot of butter.
Written and Oral Composition:
Sampson and Holland Published by
the Aemrican BooS Company. Most
composition books have the idea that
they are taking raw material to trans
form into the Great American Novelist
the peerless poet laureate, or the only
orator of the century. This book real
ICES that genius is not Manufactured,
and confines itself 10 teaching average
people how TO express themselves In
telmgently and to the point in the
written and spoken communications of
dali ylife.
Lato Already
Five minutes after the tardy gong
had struck, the principal OF the school
was walking through the lower hall
when he saw pudgy little fellow
scamperlng toward the first-g grade
room as fast as his fat legs could carry
him. "see here. young man. ! want
to talk to YOU" called the principal to
lthe late conner. II hain't gQt time TO
talk to you: I'm late already" replied
the breathless beginner as the door Of
his classroom closed. The Circle.
The August Everybody's Is an un-
usually interesting number OF an al
ways good magazine. We give sam
Pile:
Royalty Could Move On
Buffalo Bills wild West arrived
under the walls OF the Eternal City, and
toward the great scouts whooping
arena we bent our steps. The dance
was on when we arrived. but we found
an usher who was showing and ha-
ranguing a confused seat-seekine
lcrowd OF Italians. exhorting them In
lhomelike Nebraskan words.
"Everything's gone all 20 thunder to-
day. he remarked 70 us GROSSLY. Thai
there King and Queens here" CHS
manner OF alluding to the royal person.
ages suggested that he thought OF
them as cards in a deck) I'VE nevol
got word they was comm till half an
hour before we opened; the boxes wer,
Ian took up an we've had one blank OF
a time Akin up an gittin that Kinl
land Queen settled right. These coupons
call for the next box beyond 'em, and
the Dago ushers have gone and stuei
some people in there somebody tina
belongs to the King and Queen
/ reckon. and"
"Then wen have to give up our boxg
some one asked nervously.
''Nawl You got the tickets, ain
you2 You git itl Come on"
A lady and three gentlemen wer
seated In the box numbered upon on
coupons. you git out O. there" salt
our guide informally. "That amt you
box"
There was an exclamation OF horro
from an upper tier and one Of the Eng
! iish- speaking italian ushers came rush
ling down an aisle with a blanchcl
face: he bent himself double before III
/. loccunants OF the box, utterlng stricke
! apologies in Italian, which were abrupt
ly checked by our guide
/ "Herei I amt got no more time I
Z waste. These folks got coupons fer IN
e whole box. Tell them people TO sit on
TO- there an tell 'em to hurry"
t "Get them out2" repeated the ItaliaI
4 tmmeasurably shocked. "Imposs s-sib.'
!. You do not understand Il is the Prime
. and Princess d."
our guide bent upon him look {
J, withering pity. "rhat cuts all the ic
I in Hudson's Bay. don't it?' he reptile
{ with venomous disunctness. and thei
! exasperated to the extent OF his sell
! control: "You git 'em out o. therel"
we interfered at this point and ei
: fected compromise by squeezing moI
: chairs into the box, 10 the pained SUI
prise Of our usher who, as he sloughe
away. manifested his opinion OF us q
4 "easy."-Booth Harrington, in the Au
y gust Everybody's.
The picturesque strong face of Eth
e Barrymore is studied in many poses
the August Red Book. The VIII
g Klaas Brunting by Maarten Maarten
e is new version Of the eccentric wi
h plot, and is by FAR the best story u
IS Red Book has published in recent nun
n bers.
y The recent death OF the terrible Pr
u curator OF the Holy synod, Pobyed'
o nostsev. SAYS Transatlantic Tales, X
Il calls to our mind a popular rumor th'
q Tolstoy had him in mind when he dre
u the picture Of Alexander Karonin in h
: famous novel ANNA Karenina" Ho
, the rumor originated and whether the
a is any truth in It, none can tell VII
= certainty except Tolstoy himself.
Woman Suffrage is one Of the for
most questions IN English politics e
n dav discussed IN every magazine fro
r the National Review to Punch. III
e subject seems TO be re-awakening
= America. We have before us pampl
l. let BY Zoe Nevare. stating the woman
h side Of the question.
Uncle Remus Ter Angus. he say d.
2 IL everybody wuz ter git der wishes
= worr I'D be kerfoozled like de doodar
IL wuz. but II 20 sho IS keerful ter res
e. cheerful stories LAX his magazii
3 writes. an fergit 20 bodders an trul
- bles. yoT git dar all right.
Behold how from her lair the youthf
lo llama
Ilopes forth and lightly scans Il
p Landscape Ger.
with uusty heart she Hooks upon llite