The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-04-25

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A new five volume of LES Mlsera-
bles,'' by Victor Hugo, is to be brought
out which will contain twelve chap
tiers lacking in other TRANSACTIONS.
Arthur Stringer's new novel, ~Phan-
tom Wires" narrates the further ad-
ventures of the characters introduced
in his former story The Wire Tap
pers."
The new novel by Norman Duncan
to be published about the end OF
March, is tale of the same region
which the author SO impressiyely de
scribed in his "Dr. Luke of Labra-
dor and "Dr. Grenfelrs Parish"
The Aud Brig of Ayr. thanks to the
efforts of Lord Rosebery, is to be
handed over to the preservation Com
mittee," who will protect It against
the ravages of time The fund required
for the preservation Of the Aud Brig
was slow in materializing until Lord
Rosebery made his stirring appeals to
his countrymen to save the old monu-
ment of bygone ages dear to all lovers
of Burns and his country.
An interesting novelty in publica-
ton is the bringing out of Hall Gaines
new story, Drink in paper at 10
cents a copy. 1t was at the authors
own insistance that the low price was
put on the book in order that it might
reach the greatest possible public. The
book was issued in London at six-pence
and has sold 100000 copies. 1t is also
having a remarkable sale In Germany.
Drink" is a dramatic story dealing
with hypnotism as a cure for the liq-
uor habit
Anthony Fiala tells in his latest
book of a most unusual Christmas din
ner. 1t was given at Camp Abruzzi.
Crown Prince Rudolph Island, Franz
Josef Land The expedition carried a
printing press and the printed menus
were decorated with the picture of NJ
Ziegler, who financed the expedition.
The menu consists Of many courses. in
Guiding one made entirely of *Pota-
toes, County Cork" and another. "Ice
cream, 80 below, certified by Obs" An
thony Fiala was the POSTMASTER and
the first toast was "Our Brother Ex-
plorers-'Truly these be brave men
all -; "Klel,tomania-'The gods help
those who help themselves y; "Aescu-
lapius in the Actic-'A stranger in n
strange land; MY Largest Whale
(the story which must be proved
twice. Now the lord had prepared
great fish," and finally. "Wives and
Sweethearts,v concluded the toasts OF
a truly unique Christmas banquet
A delightful letter written by Car
lyle in 1871 to a student. and publish
ed recently for the first time In Edin-
burgh, contains the following para
graph: st have never doubted that
the true and noble function of won-
an in this world was. is. and forever
will be that Of being wife and help
mate to worthy man and discharging
well the duties that devolve on her In
consequence as mother of children and
/ mistress of a household-duties high.
noble, silently important as any that
can fall to human creature; duties
which, if well discharged. constitute
woman In a soft. beautiful and almost
sacred way the queen of the world
The true destiny of wom-
an, therefore. is to we'd a man she can
love and esteem and to lead noiseless-
ly under his protection. with all the
wisdom, grace and heroism that Is in
her, the life prescribed in consequence.
1t seems, furthermore. indubitable
that If q woman miss this destiny or
have renounced it she has every right
before God and man to take up what
ever honest employment she can End
open to her in the world"