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The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

FLOWER OF THE DUSK. By Myrtle
 Reed, Published by G r. Putnam 2
 Sons. New York and London Sl, af
 Judas
 Those who have read Myrtle Reeds stories and their name is legion-Nill eagerly turn 10 tho pages of this her most recent work, Flowers of the Dusk. and follow the heroine Bar bara's fortunes to the end of the book with ever increasing interest Bar bara is a cripple, lame from her birth, vet through all the years of her young life slic has unseldshly devoted her self to brighten tho life of her father Ambrose North, and console him in his life long sorrow in the death of his young wife. who died when Bar bara was a baby That she died by her own hand he knows but why, is to him. mystery which he vaInly tries to solve; nor docs Barbara at the timc inc story opens understand. No ono but Miriam, Barbara's aunt who lives with them holds the key to the dark secret Before Ambrose North met Earbara's mother, there was an attachment between him and the cl- der sister, Miriam which, on his part fades away when tho younger and moro brilliant sister, Constance comea home after her school days, and though many years her senior, the marriage takes place. Miriam's love did not die so easily and she had to stand by and see her self supplanted. yet through all the years following the death of Constance she faithfully served iho interests of Barbara and her father although in bitterness of spirit--for shc had seen the regard of her sister for Ambrose North grow less and her love given to another, Lawrence Austen was an upright and he allowed himself to become attach cd to hia blind neighbours Wirc--n l the oarly years of his married life Mir. ! North had been stricken with blind | hess but realizing the hopolessnes7 l or this love he silently bears his bur den. Constance, on the other hand, ! crushed by this sorrow and lacking courage to meet thc future apart from l tho love of her choice, obliyious to the duty to herself her husband and her child, ends her existence,
 The writer introduces some strong . characters, among them Roger, the | son of Lawrence Austin, also pr, l Conrad, and Eoisc, who proves a
 friend in need to Barbara, The open. ing of the tale and it's development commands tho liyclioat interest of the
 reader which intcrcst continues to the 1 end.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

farmer in Carnda, and long before he died nc had a. big and splendid farm on the Plains of Abraham
 GILBERT NEAL. Ky Win x Uarhen
 author of Nam Linda" Ann Rovd'
 etc, Published by Harper x Brothers
 Nav York Sll5, at Judds
 There is An undoniahle charm to tho stories by Mir, Harben and thls new book will add to his reputation as a literary artist, II s a pleasure to turn to Mir. Harben's delicate vet yirile character studies, after reading son1s of. the new cratic novels of tho day The quiet subtle humor which per- vsdes his work is also delightfully."- re- freshng. The scene of this new novel is again Georgia. feld which the author adheres to and has made pe- culiarly his own. The story opens with graphic setting forth of the hard problem which confronts the up. right sturdy, faithful. manly Gilbert Neal a problem which after long and sore struggle, Gilbert decides and | decides wisely as most of us would say although few could blame him If he had decided otherwise Having de- ! cided, Gilbert hrsvely accepts the 1 hard situation in which he again finds | himself which Is owing to the dsspa ! tons and wild doings of his gentceL gay, indolent scamp of brother who | is pettcd and spoiled by the family while Gilbert tolls on at his farm 10 support the family and pay off the new mortgage caused by his brothers misdoinEs,
 But the story centcrs upon the love | of s married man for an unmarried | girl. the man being Gilberts pastor and the girl Gilbcrt's beautiful sister Tho minister with his varied makeup of strength and weakness, Of selfish ness and egotism, and oratorical gifts is slSetched with vividness and powor
 A strong picture also Is that of tns minister's sister, a beauty of the CircC type who almost ensnares David. Thcr there is tho minister's charming young wife, fine high type of womanhood
 who saves Dayld's sister from ruin
 She comes to pity and admire and then love tho honest, brave hearted David. How all this complication [, worked out the reader of this really charming story will discover, but it
 may be added that some things ar, lighted in the end and that David finds peace and smooth sailing at las,
 with the woman he has learned tC adore The affinity problem also i' handled with sound sense and skill.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

IN THE OPEN, A series or nature
 essays By Stanton Davis Eirkham.
 Paul Elder X Co, San Francisco and
 New York,
 Nature ia in herself perpetual to come into tho open The woods are an urtailing resource. the mountains and thc sea rompanIonable To count among one friends the hirda and flowers and trees is surely worth while for tn come upon a new flower is then In the nature of an agreea bla event, and 9 chance meeting with T bird may lend z pleasant flavor to the day.
 lt is R peculiar property of Mir Kjrkhams friendly companionable chats, to open our eyes to the many little things that make the world worth liyng in, Frankly and inti- malcly, and with style that seems to have taken the clearncss and soothing music of the mountain streams that he loyca she talks of de-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

Mcssrs Henry Holt and Company will publish this month Director An gelo Neumanns Personal Rccollec- tions of Wagner" When Director Neumann took his travelling Wagner theater through Germany, Holland, Belgium Austria, Italy, England and Russia, he carried out tho most sue cossful tour with an opera company that had been made up to that time The book Is full of humorous and pic turesquo episodes of life behind the scenes. Some of those concerning An ton Seldl and Nikisch will have pe- culiar interest for Americans.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

The first of Andrew Lang's Fairy Book series. "The Blue Fairy Book" was issued by Longmans, Green X Co.,. New York in 1889, and every year since has seen a ucccssor--though some few volumes have strayed into fact The volume for the coming Christmas will be entitled The Book of Princes and Princesscs," and will bc written by Mrs. Lang. though MT. Lang edits the volume and contrib utcs preface. The volume will be on the lines of The True Story Book and The Red True Story Book" but all the stories deal with more or less well known historical characters. IT, J. Ford Illustrates the volume, as usual. The following will be the con tents;
 His Majesty the King of Rome, Napoleon. The Princess Jeanne. "Hacon the King" Mi Roina. Mi Reina." "Hcnriettc, tho Siege Baby, "Tho Rcd Rose "'rhe White Rose, "Richard tho Fearless" "Frcdorict and Wilhclmine. "'"Unc Rcine Malhcu. reuse" "The Little queen" Two Lit tic Girls and Their Mother"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

Tho Jacobs company has made all so beginning with it's special Christ mas output counting in his class the long promised Black Bruin," by Clarence Hawkes.. with illustratiors by Charles Copeland and delightful book for children by Millcent Ohm sted, "The Land that Never Was In the latter are introduced all the char acters from Mother Goose and other faVortte nursery classics
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

The Century company, New York. will publish soon the autobiography of Helen Keller, given under the title "The World Live In" Parts of this book have already appeared in The Century Magazine; tho complete rec ord, however, has been reserved for this forthcoming publication. In this book Miss Keller, blind and deaf though she is, has set down her im- prcssious of the dark and quiet world in which shc lives, but which shc finds q world If intense interest and even color"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

The vogue of Rene Bazin's "Thc Nun" The Coming Harvest" and other novels has revived the interest ip this versatile authors Italians of To-day" an account first of the peo- pie, and incidentally of tho country industries, economies. scenery. lltera- ture and opera. to such an extent that Messrs. Henry Holt and Company arc reprinting 1t in William Merchants spirited translation
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

Dr $, Weir Mtchels new ReyoIu- tionary story, "A Venture in lI1G' promises to equal the success ot his preceding novels t will ho brought ont in the early fall by the Jacobs company and the advance orders have already necessilated an increase of the
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

Goodart--+You didn't actually tell that I didn't think him much of pt Nisemall--Sure
 tiao1art-0h, [ wouldn't have yot that for the world
 Wiseman--N Nonsense That doc hurt him If only makes him pity l. --Cathollc Standard and Timeg.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

 know of signs or spring, bird life, stones, the winter woods of noun tain, forest and sca giving us pass ports to our common heritage, the wonderful kingdom of all out doors He has learned inc cilarm that brings the voice of the woods and the free air of heaven within the wal7 of the study,
 The book Is printed on English l,s parto paper ana Illustrated with series of remarkable nature photor graphs by Rudop Eickomeyer The eolorcd frontispiecc by Louise Agassiz G'ucrtes, showing flock of wild geese wingius across the sunset clouds embodies tho very spirit of free air and wide sky
 Bound in heavy green French boards with square buekram back, tftarrcd), S1,7o nct by mall, st.S7. SIDNEY AT coLlaGE Ry Anna
 chapin Ray, author of "The Sldney
 Books, "Thc Teddy Books" ctc. IL
 lustrated by Harriet Roesavelt Rich
 ards. Decorated cloth Sl.s0. Pub
 lishcd by Little. Brown X Co, Bos-
 ton.
 No ono more thoroughly knows, or better depicts, the heart of a young girl Ter joys and her sorrows. her ann bitions and her cudcayurs than this New Haven author whose previous Teddy and sidney" books have gained her wide audience among young people.
 In the new volume. Sidney Stayrc is shown as a freshman at Smith college. enjoying to the full the pleasures that i'll her days, having her individual df- faculties and with all the froshman's adoration for upper class girls and happenings
 The story Is bright and vyacous, full of action, and ls sympathetic chapter from tho book of college girls life The annual basket ball contest on Washmgton's birthday Is one of the features of this delightful book sidney and her college friends form q group of loyabc young people whom all glrl readers will take immcdi- atcly to their hearts
 Tho sidney books are as follows. l. sidney: Her summer on the st. Law rcnce"; IL Janet, Her Winter in Quebec" III, Day; Her Year in New York; IN, sidney at College" Other volumes to follow
 Tho Teddy books l. Freddy: Hhr Book: II, "Phebc Her profcsslon''; III, Teddy; Her Daughter" " "Nathalc's Chum" Y. "t'rsula's 1 Freshman; VI "Nathaltes Sister"
 The author has fallen heir to Miss Alcotts intuitlyc insight into complex boy and girl character of the difficult age, and possesses the same endcarins qualities and simple. wholesome style i of writing Boston Herald.
 Few writers of the day have a stronger hold upon the girl heart thar Anna Chapin Ray her young people arc human, and her stories have Just that hint of romance that is dear tc l young readers, She Is also ono of the few writers who can carry tho samt set of characters through 2 series oi books and not have them prove mon, otonous. The fourth of the sidno, books. Sidney at College" which Ina! just been published by Little. Brown X Go, proves no exception to the author'i record Springfield Republican
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

An amusing misprint occurred in q literary note recently rushed out by MesSrs, Henry Holt and Company, when there was no time to read proof. Charles Battell Loonis' new humorous book with it's gentle title "A Holiday Touch having been made to suddenly grow savage under the title, "A Tloll- day Tough. 'Of course we know there arc plenty of either.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

LITTLE NED HAPPY AND FLOR A..
 By, Gertrude Smlh author of "Httlo
 Girl and Philip" stS0 net, at tudd's
 Published by Harper X Brothers New
 York,
 Among the many pleasant stories by Gertrude smith ig her newest ono "Lil- lie, Nod Happy and Flora" Flora Is q gay, happy-hcartcd little scycn-year- old child, who, living on lonely sl- and in an orange grove with her par cnts and without playmates, has made friends with an Imaginary playfelow whom she calls Ned Happy Certain ly Flora gets more satisfaction with this child of her imagination than many children do in the society of real children. However, live little boys and girls are truly better after all and be- fore long little Flora is delighted over the coming of some children whose par onts mako homes nearby. But shc did not forget hor Ned Happy and had many 2 little make believe talk with him after the advent of the new chil- dror. A very merry tale IL is which little folhcH will greatly enjoy,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22


 A companion volume to the hook Golf and Tennis brought ont in fl spring by George W, Jacobs X Co being issued this week by the sa ii publishers. It is devoted to royiI and is entitled The Complete Oal man, being tho work of R, c. Le man. himself crack oarsman, an a thority on the sport, well known he as well as In England.
 Alice MacGowan is well fitted to { of the field she has chosen for her l. est novel Judith of the Cumberland tPutnam). She has always lived in small city in the heart of the southe Appalachian range and spends a pi of each year in the mountains the selves. Al the suggestion of Gen. Jo T, Wilder she took a horseback trip about 1000 miles through the regit starting from Roan mountain on North Carolina Tennessee line, tray ing alone for eight weeks. She came acquainted with many features tho mountain life in this way that would have in no other. Many of scenes and characters described in novel she actually saw. She has diet ed It in graceful fashion.
 To my mountain friends. dwellers lonely cabins. on winding horseb; trails and steep. precarious roads. in tho tiny settlements that nestle the hlgh-hung Inner valleys; | brown hunters on remote paths in green shadowed depths of the free est lightstepping, keen-eyed, humoro tipped, hitting tho point as aptly W an instance as with the old sauil gun they carry; wielders of tho ax many a chip pile. where the swing blade rests readily to answer tho | quiry pr offer advice, tanned, lith moving lads, following the blow. tu ing over the shoulder a countenanct dark beauty; grave, shy girls, pail hand, at the milking bars In dawn dusk: young mothers in the doorN looking out, babe on hip; bIg-es barefooted mountain children cling hand in hand by tho road side clustered like cartridges in the, she of the door yard; knitters in the
 and grandmas by the hearth. tel and treasurers all of tales and lcgc couched in racy old Ellzabethan E fish.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

PRINCESS WTSLh. Bv Sophie Swcu,
 author of Captain Polly. etc Illus
 trated by Frank r Merrill pecorat-
 cd Cloth Sl50 Published hy littlc
 Brown x Co, Boston
 This tale of tho strange adventures which hofcll a little Maine girl Is more fascinating than a fairy story.
 Peggy Piper the bright little dauCh- fer of ship builder. accidentally fell into tho river and was rescued by an old Indian squaw AS Perry had hurt her head so that she could remember notihng and as the old squaw wished very much for little girl to take the place of her dead granddaughter, Peg Ey Piper became the Indian Princess Wiela
 How she travelled to Europe and back before her people found hcr, how she got her memory again, and how shc was finally able to help her father out of great trouble because she had once been an Indian princess, furnish se- r'es of exciting but perfectly wholesome incidents.
 Peggy and her brother and her little playmate Betty arc happy. healthy group of little folk who will appeal tc all active children with q love for ad- venture and what child has not?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

lnst edition which has alrcady go to press.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-22

farmer in Carnda and long before he died he had a big and splendid farm on the Plains of Abraham,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-01
Changes Tn Boston.

In 1886 one of the suburbs of Bos- ton was Newe Towne. which in 1888 was changed to Cambridge and as the seat of Harvard university has an in- .ernational reputation today. Since the early lines were fixed Cambridge obtained by annexation a part of Charlestowh, but has ceded land to the towns of Waltham. Brighton, Wa tertown, Belmont and West Cam bridge, the latter now known as Ar lington.
 The Boston of 1880, called Tri-Moun- tain, was very different from the Bos- ton of today. Its area was not exten- sive, although 1t included the larger portion of Quincy, out of which the town of Braintree was made at later period. The first annexations to Bos- ton were Noddles island (East Boston, and the territory now covered by Chel- sea.
 In 1640 Boston lost It's rights in Quin- cy, which were acquired by the town of Braintree. Subsequent additions to Boston have been Roxbury, Dorches- ter. West Roxbury, Brighton. Charles town and part of Brookline.
 As an independent municipality Charestown. which was settled as early as Boston, gave birth to Somer- ville, Woburn, Maiden. Stoneham and Mulford and furnished land to Cam bridge.-Boston Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-01
PRINT WORKS SOLD.
Auctioneer's Hammer Got Busy at
 Pittsfeld To- Day.

Pittsfield, Mass, Dec 1.-The auc- tioneer's hammer was suspended at the county court house here to-day over the properties of the Arnold Print works of North Adams, the Williamstown Manufacturing Co the Gallup & Houghton Co, which were forced into receivership during the first period of business stagnation last fall The sale was held under the direction of the three joint re- ceivers of the companies, United States Senator w. Murray Crane of Dalton and Henry E. Warner and J. J. Storrow of Boston.
 With the sale at Bennington, Vt, tomorrow of the North Pownal Man ufacturing Co "a reorganization will be immediately effected. The prop erty of the Arnold Print works in- cluded the Eclipse mills of North Adams, and real estate in that city, Florida, Clarksburg. North Pownal, Vt, and Stamford, Vt. The posses sions of the Gallup & Houghton plant include the Beaver mills of North Adams and other real estate.
 The three properties were bought in by a committee of creditors. They brought a little over two and one half millions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-01
THE OIL CASE
Arcbbold Gives : Little Inside History of ibe Standard
 OH Company
NEW JERSEY CONCERN

New York, Dec 1.-The thread of John D. Archbolds narrative of the building of the Standard Oil com- pany which has related in success sive steps the early and competitive oil companies and the story of the trust period carried the testimony to- day through the liquidation stage and brought it up to the holding period of the New Jersey company Counsel for Mir Archbold said they hoped to be able to conclude the di- rect testimony of the vice-president of the Standard to-day. Govern ments counsel will probably take several days in the cross examination of MT Archbold who will probably be followed on the witness stand by William Rockefeller.
 Mir Archbold read into the evil dence statement showing the num- bers of marketing stations of the Standard constructed since 1890 to- gether with the total number of mar- keting stations. He said that when the Standard Oil Co, of New Jersey was organized in 1882 1t took over the ref1neries and real estate in New Jersey owned by the Standard of Ohio. The property taken over was valued at $2,000,00 and there was $1 100000 in cash furnished by the trust. The Standard of Ohio turned over to the Standard of New York $2,500,000 in property and $2,500,- 900 in cash.
 From 1882 to 1892, MT Archbold said he was trustee and from 1892 until the trust was liquidated in 1899. he was a liquidating trustee. Of the liquidating period, Mir Arch bold said
 The principal holders of the trust certificates, constituting majority of the shares turned in their certifi- cates and received their shares in the twenty subsidiary companies. A request was made of the small cer- tificate holders to turn in their cer- tificates but they did not and there was no way which they could be compelled to do so. Some of the smaller holders accepted assignments of legal interest for their certificates. The small holders wanted their cer- tificates which had a market value. There was no market value for these stocks of the subsidiary companies at that time"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-01
NOT SETTLED YET
Trouble Brewing on The Penn. sylvapla Railroad Has Nei
 Reached a Head Yet.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec 1.-While 1t is not believed the trouble between the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Pennsylvania roilroad will result in strike on the lines west of Pittsburg, relations apparently are seriously strained.
 General Manager w. w. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania railroad arrived here to-day from the east, accompa- nied by General Superintendent R. E. Mccarthy of the Pan Handle divi- sion. Aside from stating he was here to look after some railroad busi- ness MT Atterbury refused to talk The men assert that their general board has not been given proper rec ognition in efforts to settle grievances while the company maintains that the difference is entirely over mat ter of discipline. Several days ago a strike vote was taken but before the result of the vote was announced 1t was decided to submit the case to the board of mediation which will hold number of conferences during this week in Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-01
Mime Steinheil Examined.

Paris, Dec 1.--Mme Steinheil was examined at length to-day by Magis- trate Andre at the palace of justice. The interrogation will continue for two days and the magistrate will decide from the evidence whether the reconstruction of the crime in the presence of Mime Steinheil will be necessary. Mime Steinheil is the woman suspected of the murder of her husband, Adolphe, in this city last May, crime that has aroused great interest in France on account of it's possible political connection. In order to avoid any manifestation the woman was removed in a closed
 van at daylight from the St Lazare prison to the palace of justice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-01
WOMAN WAS DEAD
Child Was Dying When aoieI Employes Burs! Open Inc
 Room Door.

Memphis, Tenn, Dec 1.-One of the occupants, woman, dead, and her 7-year-old daughter dying, the distorted features and blackened mouths of both where poison had touched bearing mute evidence of the means was the sight which greeted attaches who, attracted by the cries of the child, burst into an apartment of a local hotel early to-day.
 The woman was lying on the floor disrobed. The child was on a bed and nearby was the empty vial from which the mother had evidently, af- ter administering the drug -carbolic acid-to the child, swallowed the re- mainder. The girl was removed to a hospital where she died some hours later. The woman registered last night as Mrs Schmitt, Hot Springs, Ark" after depositing jewels valued at $500 with the clerk,
 1 Among the effects of the woman was found an insurance policy made out in the name of Teresa Errington and payable to Nicholas Errington, Toronto, Canada, piece of paper with the name N. P. Errington and the address PAP Schiller street, Chi cago and $620 in money. Nothing was found which would indicate the motive which prompted the woman's act.