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The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

The April number Of the Woman's
Home Companion contains several
notable articles, and is, in addition. a
thoroughly artistic and beautiful is
sue. Kellogg Durland contributes his
second article on Women of the Rus
sian Revolt; Jane Adams writes a
thoughtful and appealing article on
The Working Woman and the Bal
lott DR.. Edward Everett Hale gives
a helpful talk on "Thc Meaning OF
Home, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
continues her serial story, Though
Life Us Do Part" There are also
some excellent short stories.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

The April number Of Burr McIn-
t6sh Monthly has for its cover very
fine portrait of Miss Maudc Adams, In
the costume Of her new play, Tho
testers" Among other popular stage
people whose portraits are shown in
this issue are Ala Na5imoya. Lolita
Faust, Chauneey olcott, Olga Neither
sole, Christie Mcdonald and Kath-
crime Gray In the department of
painting arc a number of reproduce
tons of portraits by the celebrated ar
fist, George Burroughs Torrcy, An
interesting article on "Peru--Old and
New Is beautifully illustrated with
many unusual photographs. e
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

Mr.. Doolcy discusses the temper
ancc question in the April American
Magazine. TX" writes up the prcsi-
dent and In The Case Against Mars"
Professor Jacoby of Columbia univcr-
sity seems to prove that Lowell has
been rash in his conclusions that there
are canals, and perhaps men, on
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

In the Aupril McClures the Carl
Schurz memoirs arc resumed In an
article, "'rhc South After tho War;
Burton j, lIondrlcll tells of Governor
Hughes achievements Ellen Terry
recalls some Of My Associates Of tho
Stage Miss MIlmine continues the
life of Mrs. Eddy, giving the history
Of "Thc Romantic Movements IN
Christian Science Prof Munsterborg
in "Thc Prevention of crime" takes
issue with I.ombroso and places the
responsibility for criminals on organ
lied society
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

Central America has long looked
for Napoleon, The question has
arisen as To whether or not Jose Hc-
laya, President Of Nicaragua, is the
man. Arthur Stringcr has a sketch
of this unusual personality In the
April Metropolitan Magazine. Mrs.
Julian r. Thomas writes of her ball
loon trip from Philadelphia to New
York.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

THE St-PB F,ME GIFT, BY Grace Denis
Iitchhed Little, Brown & Co, Bos-
tons $3.50
Miss Grace Denis Litchtield Is an
American writer of fiction who re-
appears after an absence Of years in
tho literary field with this interesting
novel of American life. The heroine
Joan is an exduisitely beautiful, deli
catcly reared and literally educated
girl whose slph-like phSsical beauty
and grace are matched by her charm
OF manner and fine traits Of charac-
ter She Is the only child of rich
promoter, banker and real estate
manipulation who conducts savings
bank which becomes immensely pop
ular with all, especially the common
people as It pays a big return of In
terest and is considered as sound and
safe as the government itself, a
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

Tho Strand contains n new story by
Conan Doyle, The Pot of Caviare,"
a tale OF the Boxer rebellion. Wins-
ton Spencer Churchill gives an ac-
count Of My African Journey" w.
Dalton tells some Bridge Stories,
Several leading novclists reveal how
they write their works. Fiction Is
supplied by W. w. Jacobs, r. Ncsbit,
Arthur Morrison and others.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

putnams Monthly and the Reader
opens with Herbert Quick's fourth AR
ticlc on finland Waterways" Henry
Holt continues the account Of his grand
tour through the west; Arthur {,
Benson discovers our Lack Of Great
Men Morris lIillquit explains "Thc
Socialist Plan Of Wealth Distribu-
ton II, Perry Robinson writes on
English lIumor and American Art,
Sketches BY Paul Hcllcu are repro
duccd with an appreciation by Chris
tian Brnton. There arc stories by
the late W. l.. Alden, Clara Morris,
Elliott Flower Esther and Lucia
Chamberlain, and Charles iattcll
LOOMS.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

The first instalment of Grace Mac
Gowan Cookies new serial story, The
Way out appears in The Nautilus,
(Holyokc. Mass), for April This
story was an inspiration of Mrs.
Cookies. the first in new field, where
her friend will find her none the less
quite at home and charmingly true
to life. Other worth while articles
In April Nautilus arc: Life Vibration
and Foods" Frances Lyon; Color in
the Visible and Invisible World Ella
Adelia rtchcr: Psychology for Wo-
men," irof Edgar l.. Larkin; Con
trovcrsy" Floyd T.. Wilson, How to
Realize Health. Happiness and Sue
cess" William Il. Townc, and "A Visit
to Point Iona and Nine. Tingley,"
by Kari Won Wicgand. Elizabeth
Townes editorials will please prohib-
itionists, suggesting unique and prac-
teal model license law for communi-
ties where prohibition will not pass.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox contributes u
new poem, Forward" and Florence
Morse Kingsley special Meditation
for Easter" The cover of April Maui
titus is printed in two colors. with
half-tone picture OF the flower fcs-
| tival at Point Iona.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

In the April outing Miss Agnes G.
laut writes upon THE New Spirit Of
the Farm. Vance Thompson contri-
butcs out Of his globo-trotting exper-
fences "The Nagabonds of France"
Ralph y, Paine In his "Old Salem
Ships and Sailors presents new facts
and now true stories of privateering
In the Revolutions
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04
Up-to-Date Book Reviews and Notes of the Publishers

Mars The Pilgrims Scrip and Bish-
op Williams on THE Bible, Have We
Lost IT," are spicy reading, The nc-
ton Is spirited.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

is "The Social Disability Of the Jew"
by ID, Edwin j, Kuh, Chicago phys
icIan Abbo FcliN Klein discusses
Present Difficulties of the Church In
France Sidney starr contributes
personal Rccollccllons Of Whistler"
John burroughs has an essay ON
THE Divine Soil" Mrs, " harton con-
chldcs her Second Motor Flight
Through France, other papers are;
"rhc Public Service Commission of
Now York, by Thomas Mott Osborne,
III the United states Had. Branch
Banks by II, NJ +. Eckardt Il cam
adam bankers Religion in an Ideal
Commonwealth, by the Rev. q. IT.
Gilbert "t'hateauhrand in America, ="
by W, II, Blake.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04
THE JUDGMENT or ENE.

slnc,aiq. Harper & Bros. New York
Sl.s5. For sale nj Judds
May Sinclair has prescribed the 9TH
er side of the picture in the race
suicide problem and President
Roosevelt may take the hint or not.
Certainly the ready pen of Teddy
will not endorse this.
There Is no mention whatever Of
the president in the book. which is a
simple tale, that speaks for itself, OF
the brief married life of a young cou-
pie. terminated 10y the death of the
wife after she had borne seven chill
dren in as many years, all happy
merry pretty youngsters, save one
who was taken away by some disease
or other when an infant. THE judg-
mcnt of Eve" in this case seems to
have been fully as much the judgment
of Adam who had been warned by
the family physician Of the develop
. ing fraility Of his wife's health and
the folly and danger of any further
increase Of the family They were a
devoted couple When Aggie married
Arthur ahe was the prcttiest girl OF
the village and conld have had her
pick of all the most desirable catch
,os" in the place. After much hesitat-
Ing and turning down Of offers she
finds herself getting along towards 26
and her mother urging her to step
or as the other girls in the family,
none so pretty as Aggle wanted
show at the matrimonial bargain
counter. Aggie finally narrows down
her choice to two one n hearty pros
Gus young farmer. we'll dressed with
his horses pigs, carriages and fine
farm, the other Arthur. the young
bank clerk with q meagre salary, but
lever of Browning John. tho pros
porous. inadvertently. whom pressing
his suit replies in answer to Agile s
Questioning that he had killed pigs
and sheep out in Australia where hc
had made his pile. This disclosure
WAS so unpoetic that Aggie thoughts
then and there, reverted to Arthur
and his Browning rhapsodies and she
rejected John and chose Arthur anC
comparative poverty IN modest Lon
don home. The first year or two
were blssful years for the happ'
couple. with unlagging devotion t
the poets and home decorating. Ru
the shadow crept in when the chill
dren came along so fast--too fast 70
Ageie's strength, and the constan
caring for the lusty young brood sap
ped her strength also, Arthur totlc'
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

It April Harper's Frederick Trevor
Hin begins series Of papers on Wall
street with wall street in the Days
of the Dutch Striking photographs
20 with A, NJ, Dimoek's article, THE
Passing of the Florida Alligator
Thomas w. Dowing's paintings are
praised by Charles II. CaHin and some
of them are reproduced. Prof Louns-
bury points out "Thc French Element
in English" other articles arc: The
Church Of Ararat," by Henry W, New
inson "IIow the Brain Works, by
Dr, Edward \. Ayres; The Court
yards of Paris, by Vance Thomp-
son Mrs. Humphrey Wards novel is
continued and there are half a dozen
short stories,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

interest in the Cooper novels an l
In his biography bN T, r. I,ouns-
bury, of al OF which iloughion, Milf
Gin G. GO. ave the authorized pnb-
mntion uf the ltenimore Cooper statue
Association, leading members of this
organization are; President Eliot Of
Harvard University chairman; Prof
Thomas H. Loungbury Of Yale Uni
vcraity; Prof lIrander Matthews Of
Columbia University, ana Rudyar |
Eipling Tho object OF the assoca-
ton is to erect in The vicinity Of hin
old home in CoopcratoWn n statue of
the novelist.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04


works OF fiction Of the day.
TANGLED WEDLOCK. by Edgar 1ep-
son. The Mcclure Co, New York;
$3.50, AZ Judas,
Edgar Jepson, the young English
writer who gave us that gay story.
"Thc Admirable Tinker" treads on
dangerous ground in Tangled We'd
lock, but carries himself successfully
in the case without offending delicate
sensibilitics. though bordering dan
gerously near the suggestive as the
wcdlock he deals with Is very much
tangled indeed. lscult, handsome
young English girl, il the heroine who
has been left TO grow up by her gcn-
tie, loving but easy going and wealthy
widowed mother, pretty much as she
likes. She becomes an adept In jiu-
jitsu and the retrihutiye lesson she
gives the butcher hoy who abused n
eat Is very amusing episode. So
also is her object lesson as u medium
by which she ribs her deludcd mother
of some of the lecchcs who have been
prcying on her income as guests at
Bohemian circles and "seanccs' held
at her mothers home. lscult at 16
finds the society Of Oliver an aristo-
cratic young sculptor very agreeable
and ingenuously offers 10 pose for him
as n model. Oliver, already charmed
with the girl and kecnly aware of her
physical shapelIness and symmetry,
not 10 speak of the brceziness of her
manner and conversation, falls in
with great willingness with the girls
/ proposition. and also falls deeply In
/ love with her. Oliver suddenly
awakes 10 the fact that he is not a
st Anthony" and as the New York
i Globes critic remarks;
"lseult says, WHY. let MS be mar.
riod. then. But we can't--as ions
as we don't know whether my con.
/ founded wife Is alive or not" The
sacrificing girl declares that is unim.
portant; forthwith they are married
secretly. News comes that the con
/ founded wife wants money Separa-
ton. A rich old lord courts lscult
Yes she will marry my lord II he wil
agree never SO much ms TO touch her
4 Agreed. lseult receives a cable from
Los Angeles: An awful mess; com
/ Ing home. oliver. Lord byminge
no more a St. Anthony than his sculp
tor nephew. lays hands on his wife
She hurls him on the floor with
broken arm--jiui itsu. Lord Lyming'
takes a whooping dose Of sleeping
powder and goes to sleep for goot
and all. The presumably higamou
oliver, heir to the estate. turns NJ
What about that awful mess2 as'f
lscult The fact Is YOU were mar
red to me all the time not to him
yes, my wife was killed In tho Sal
Francisco earthquake after all. y,
harm done; a joyful reunion; grca
satisfaction.
The comedy element in the story
we'll handled, the plot unconventional
though tinged with unrealty and III
dclneation Of the characters is yer
clever while an intimate picture !
given Of q certain side of Englis
life, both interesting and entertain
ing,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04
THE EPSON MYSTERY, OR A RACI
IL. 1 lI..a.- L 1 4

THE EPSON MYSTERY. OR 4 RACE
WITH RUIN. by Headon I'M, All
thor OF "rhc American Duchess,
''rhe Duke Decides" Millions OF Mis-
chief" "By \ Hairs Breadth Sc,
Sc. II. r. FennO 4 Co.. Publisher 4,
New York. $500. At Judd's.
The reader of THE EPSON Mys-
tery." will follow the fortunes Of tho
lovera Sir Charles Roylance and the
',oautiful impecunious Nance with in
Il and will find them entanglcd
In 10 tolls of INSCRIPTIONS wretch
cs WHO recoil not at any crime to ac-
compllsh their blood thirsty schemes
for money getting As the title Of
the book implies II Is n story of rae
ing on the famous English track and
tells of nefarious plotting to defeat
honest sport, Of honest poverty and
true love triumphant in the end. The
vile money lender already rolling in
wealth, aspires to become the pos
SCISSOR Of the fair and historic estate
of the young nobleman and endeavors
Nv various Vaccinations and the aid
of the dssolutc Lord lIooligan. whom
he has In his power fcttcrcd by a
load of unpaid loans to circumvont Sir
Charles and bring about his financial
ruin by tho defeat of his famous and
beautiful horse, Starlight. The girl
Nance is determined to save her lover
and being aware Of the plotting she
must be- not out Of tho way and there
Is a scrics of startling adventures,
thrilling situations and dcnouemonts
that hold the interest Of the reader
throughout. The author brings out
the dramatic scenes in n vivid though
crude style, but tho crGdeness In
handling tho story Is atoncd for some
what by It's strong and telling sit
nations and striking plot.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

Is there tendency on tho part
of tho two great divisions Of the
Chratian church 10 come together, or
to drift still further apart In The
Coming Catholicism and Passing Pro-
tcstantism," by Or, Newman SMITH,
pastor OF ccuter church, New lla-
ven the FIRST is viewed us the more
probable of the two alternatives. This
viii be- brought ont this month hy
Charles ScrihnorS Sons
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

Permission has recently been re-
quested to translate "A Good Samar-
itan." by Mary Raymond Shipman
Andrews, into German, for use in the
schools In this country. This excel
lent story while originally printed in
McClurcs Magazine, is now obtain
able in book form in McClure's IL
brary Of Humorous Masterpieces, uni
form with Ellis Parker Buffers Pigs
Is Pigs" It is said that Mrs An
drews collected amusing anecdotes
bearing upon the state Of intoxication
for years before she wrote this story,
which is the classic account of an In
toxicated college youth. While 1t
cmbodics the very quintcssencc Of al
coholic irrcsponsibility 1t is entirely
free from offensive element and its
humor is OF the brightest and most
refined sort.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

The arrival of Mrs, Humphrey
Ward for the first time in America,
has aroused more interest than the
visit OF any English novelist for a
long space of years. Mrs. Ward S
uncle, Matthew Arnold, in 1889 came
to the United states for the first
time, and repeated his visit three
years afterward. The present hostess
and cousin of Mrs. Ward, Mrs. Fred
crick W. Whitridge. who is the
daughter af Matthew Arnold, was
likewise his hostess, and the Whit
ridge dwelling at Is East Eleventh
street, being one of the older man
sons of New York, is the same that
Arnold visited then. That Mrs.
Ward finds one of her own novels,
The Testing of Diana Mallory. rum
ming in liarper's Magazine contempor-
aneously with her visit Is of special
interest to her great American public.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

FENNEL AND RUE. BY ", %. How
els Harper & Bros New York IL
luslralcd by Charlotte Harding
AZ Judd's,
charming tale, Of course, handled
III Mr., llowel's proverbial exquisite
style In an hour or less you have the
story read and II fingers in the mem
DRY, It's fragrance and the llghtncss but
kureness of the touch. the fine liter
airy workmanship recalled with gcnu-
Inc pleasure, Tho story deals with
some lighter phrases of American So
,ial metropolitan life. 4 Young wo-
man has become so much absorbed IN
continued magazine story by Philip
Nerrian that she Ia consumed with an
Nlety TO know how 1t turns out and
writes beseeching pathetic letter to
the publisher of the serial, pretending
That SHE is about to die and as q very
great favor would tho publisher con
descend to send her the proofs to let
her know how the novel ends before
she passes on, The publisher, kecnly
alive TO the advertising possibilities in
such an episode communicates at once
with Ncrrlan who Is nearing his For
ties and this Is his first accepted nov
81. Ncrrian Is immensely battered,
his sympathies too are aroused and he
hastcns to his publishers to consult
ON the subject But there was n sur
prising after-clap. The writer of the
note, the alleged fatally Ill invalid,
when asked, as Il guarantee of good
faith. to send references as to her
standing and position, before her dy-
ing wishes could be gratihed Is con-
science-stricken and eonfesscs in a
letter most penitent and like her prev
ious letter, well worded, that she has
imposed upon the publisher and the
author and earnestly bcgs forgiveness.
Thereupon Nerrian, much mortified,
and chagrined, sends a cutting letter
of condemnation to his saddencd and
penltcnt correspondent. His fond
mother sagacious, refined lady of
means and social position had doubt
cd the sincerity of the dying appeal
hut had been avcrse to sending q
reply so sharp and rcproachful. Pref
~ soon an uncultured wealthy socie-
Is woman gives a winter house party
at her spacious summer homo OF
Long Island and Nerrlan, being now
known In society through his seria
and therefore somewhat of lion. Is
invited and on the way to the house
party falls in with very pretty but
delicate girl who is the very same
young lady who wrote the unfortunate
letters and he assists her TO get con
vcyance to her destination. He finds
her indefnably attractive to him ant
his pity Is aroused over her wistfu
face, her worn and weary look which
told of her incomplete convalescenc'
from a protractcd Illness. She goes
to the huuse party, not as an invited
guest hut as a paid arranger of on
tcrtainmcnt 10 be given. Now follow
the steps leading to climax. Thu
reader will expect much from How
Ell and will not be disappointed Thu
elusive suhtlety OF Mr.. FTowcll's Horl
appears In tho ucft setting forth o
the soul ftatcs ,of the victims of cir
cumstances, chiefly Ncrrian and tn
interesting young lady who somehow
begins to deeply interest Nerrian an,
awaken in him n suspicious solicited
regarding her need Of happiness am
suocess Whore the rue" comes II
the reader win eventually discover.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

Tho April Atlantic's leading article
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

crash comes ont OF hitherto clear n
nanclal sky and ruin for tho bank and
its thousands Of dcpositors IL impcnd-
Ing. Tho crash Ia tho talk Of the day,
and the papers are fun Of the details
The big operator Was caught In a sud-
den pinch IN the money market and
though controlling large and most
promising tracts Of rising real estate,
Is unable to turn this into immediate
cash TO meet the appalling cNlgoncS.
JOan knows not Of the crash and fails
10 receive a note from her father re-
cloty event, and attends tho reception.
All eyes arc conferred upon her as she
arrives, the news of her fathers dis
aster being known to the assomblage,
Her beauty Is more radiant than ever,
and she Is In the midst of tho fcte
when her fathers note comes and she
rotires nj once The story hinges on
tho magnificent self abncgatlon of
Joan, and the devotion of her two low
ers and on a dreadful automobile ac-
cldont which causes the death of two
very wealthy relatives of Joan and
consequent dcnoncments of the ut
most importance financially to Joan
father. and his overhangng financial
peril, Various surprises await the
reader and the beautiful character Of
Joan under most trying situations,
shines with brilliant though pathetic
q.
story and the individuality of the
leading characters are deftly handled
and tho tale as a whole ranks among
the most readable of the popular
works of fiction Of the day,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

The Baker n Taylor company is
soon to print Christian Brinton's
book on Modern Artists which wili
be deliberately illustrated. 1t takes
up the work of nearly all the modern
masters from fragonard to Whistler,
each artist being represented by his
portrait painted by himself and other
examples Of his work. Mr., Brinton
is native of Thornbury, Pa, whore
Brintons have been born and lived
from the days of William Penn, lie
was educated ut IIaycrford, llcdel-
berg and Paris and has travelled cx-
tcnslvcly.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

spain in America, pointed out
that the fcul Spain IN America was
not the cruel tyrant Of popular ira
ditlon that she was as generally con-
sldcrato Of her subjects as other ma
tons, ana that the Spanish system Of
was in reality highly or
Eanl2cd aud only oppressive in ocea-
slonal abuse, Professor Bourne's
volume, written in 1904 was incor-
porated In The History Of the Amer
lean Nation Of which the lIarpcrs
announced the completion u few
weeks ago, Professor Bourne had
been connected with Yale University
since lS05.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-04-04

Alfred Henry Lewis has compiled
another "NolfvillcH volume which y.
Appleton \ Go, have down for spring
issue, The same house will bring out
little earlier Professor Leo $,
RoWo's study of Problems Of city
Government, based on thorough IN
vestigation and study.