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the ,ohhies using unbelievable quantities
Of stationery and in every way conduct
ing themselves with far more freedom In
respect to the conveniences which the
modern hotel offers than do the bona fide
guests themselves
Aside from the abuse OF the stationery
privilege, members of this clan often find
a means of dining at the expense of the
hostelery or al the expense Of bona. fide
guests The retiring rooms are made
their boudoirs. where face powder. combs.
harpins and the smaller toilet articles
may be had for the asking. In fact, many
of this class spend all OF their waking
hours and most of the sleeping hours Of
others as apparent guests of the hotel
which they have chosen as a lettering
place.
One of Washington's largest hotels
yearly places in its writing rooms 100000
sheets of large writing paper manufac-
tured especially for them, with envelopes.
and 100000 sheets OF the finest velum
note paper. With envelopes, for use IN the
ladies' writing rooms. Ais amount OF
less than $4,000. and most Of the writing
material in this hotel is used by those
whom the managers term OUTSIDERS
Three other hotels in this city of the
same standing as the one which spends
$50 900 a year for it's stationery also fur
nish the best grade of writing materials
i'm it's lobby. Considering a like estimate
for the four largest hotels their aggre-
gate annual stationery bill will be far in
excess of $4,000
Because the line of demarkat ton be-
tween the users of conveniences who are
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plot to get possession Of the most
powerful battleship to be conducted by
its enemies SO openly and SO nearly sue
cessful: how the shipyard in which this
reliance OF the nation was 10 be con-
strIcted was allowed TO go on the rocks
Of financial stress and 10 fall in,o the
hands of the schemins representa- tives
of the hostile power. All such condi-
tons must be put aside. and then the
tale leaps forward al vigorous pace
with many excellent touches Of realism
There is an abundance Of humor in the
speech and maneuvers Of the Maine post :
master and the lady upon whom his uf-
fections have pointedly. but not cour-
ageously. fastened, Mrs. Dix. the village
telegraph operator. she being Il widow
The character Of Harrison is almost too
strongly drawn, and, in contrast with
HIM Young 7rentin. who wakes UP at
the las, moment to find himself and
prove his worth is possibly Il shade too
weak in his earlier aspect. Between
them stands the admirable figure OF
Trentin's wife resourcefu'. courageous.
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The PUBLIC LIBRARY
ESSAYS RECENT LITERARY
CRITICISM.

Persons sometimes come to the Pubic
Library in search of seine partictiar
book or for informs ton on SOME definite
subject aud do not find what they want.
They should not GO away unsstisaed II
is tho purpose OF these in charge OF ths
library TO give satisfactory service 10
every reader, and when this does rot
seem evident the reader should apply al
the information desk or To tho attendants
in the reference room or useful arts
room.
This statement however. does not AMY
to instances in which popular fiction i
wanted. Tie fiction Is kept in an open
shelf room. where all persons have an
equal chance to see Ii. Tho natural re-
suit is that a reader often has 10 Try
several times before securing the desired
volume. In the winter months an al
tendant is in the open-sheif room to aid
i'll finding books. At all times readers
may obtain special slips for Always
Out" books. which when filled ont and
presented at the information desk are
given prompt attention
Essays.
.lbec John. Literary Art. 1851 Y-AI3s
Aoott. 4. y. Tablets. 1870. Y-A,ie4ta
BROWNE I Irving viz Iconociasm and whitcwssh.
ches,es,on, q. X. All Things Considered.
and other cs@ays. 1895. Y-Hss3i.
Manly; Louise ;sa sc s, Literature From
sidswick. Henry. Miscellaneous Essays aud
Addresses; 1909. Y.sil.4m.
Men 1905 Y-stS7s
Literary Criticism.
Arnold. Matthew. On the STUDY Of Celtic
Literature. and On Translating Homer. 1907.
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sendc-. Hermann; Brit History of Roman
Boutmy Emile. raine. Scherer Laboulsye.
Brevard. C. NJ Literature Of The South laas.
Browning. Robert Rrovninss England 1905
Clarke. William. Walt whitman. 1897. ~
G"ier1dgc. s. r. co,crt,ls~.s Literary Criticism:
With an Introduction by J. W. Mackaii. 1904
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King. Critical Notes. References and Topics for
Study. 1907. ZY-T257f..
cl5.a11 Tas. r. rfo, and , ks vi 6 ed '
Faguei; Emile. Literary History Of France.
Guszot. +. P. G. corneille and III. Tunes.
G Helm. ". II. Aspect, of Balz.c 1905 zraa-
Homo. r: r.. cd. New Spirit of the Age.
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1909. zY.Hsa3c.
Melville. Lewis. Victorian Novelisis. 1905.
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Morley Henry. or English Literature in tbs
Reign Of Victoria. 1882. Zi-MSs5o
Mullanr. P. +. Books ard Reading. 1900
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Nettieship J. I. Robert Browning 1902
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Oliphant Mrs. N. o. Victorian Age Of English
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Otis. ". 3. American Verge. i625-iSoI. 1907
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Peck H. =: Studies in Several Literaturea
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Shepherd. II. p. Commentary Lpon Tenny.
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Stanton Theodore. ed. Manual OF Americas
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Thomas Calvin History OF German Litcra.
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Tilley. A. 4. From Montaisne to Moiierss
1908. ZY39-T463f.
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Critical 1907 N-v116s
Watt. L. NJ. Attic and Elizabethan Iragedys
1905 ZY-W34at. :
Weber A. +. History OF Indian Literatussa
1875. ZY6a- W3SS.
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perpetual light-heartedness. his brimming
good humor and his natural bonhomie
But as in business. SO in love. I had
Then you've pledged your word-eh
To whom
ITO somebody you don't know" he re-
piled.
and that somebody knows the whole
truth concerning the AMIR, In Radcliffe
Gardens?' -
"Undoubtedly.'' ~
Who Is she? May I not. at least,
know her name?" I asked. my hand again
upon his shoulder.
For moment ne did not reply Then,
looking me in the face again. his clean
shaver countena nee twitching convui-
sively, he said
Her name IS Elfrida Maynard
started, staring at him for a moment
Then, without comment upon what he nad
told me. / said:
"Conf1de in me, dear old fellow. Why
have YOU fed like this? Surely you are
not actually guilty.
His chin sank again upon his chest, and
his eyes were downcast
ASK her. he whispered. hoarsely Ask
her. She knows the awful truth An
he suddenly cried in a wild voice, why
YOU come here to taunt me? 1t is awful
horrible! You cannot dream how terri
Bile is my punishment
And standing before me he exhibited his
trembling palms and then turned on his
heel and paced the room with his hands
to his brow in a frenzy CT wildes. despair
He was, l saw, haunted by the recollec-
ton of that terrible night
TO be continued tomorrow
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was sent upon its historic voyage into
the waters Of the world. But il Is
unjust to the author TO rate this rs
merely an historical novel. He has peo-
pied his work with numerous interesting
characters. strong men and attractive
women. and spun his incidents upon 4
stout thread Of construction SO that
although the tale Of the Half Moon fol-
lows closely the expedition of HudsonS
enterprise. it stands. nevertheless. upon
its own merits S A thrilling romance.
II is indeed one of the most effective
Of lately produced novels based upon
historical fact.
THE MASTER BUILDERS. BY James
Edmund Dunnins- illustrated. New
York: D. Appleton & Co.
Whoever reads this book for entertain
rnent-and ali readers will find il i'm
Inensely entertaining not attempt
to question any of The premises or civ
cumstances. Ii would be futile to ask
how the United States came to go to war
with foreign power: how j, allowed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31
FRUIT JAR HOLDER.
Device Enables One to Handle Re-
ceptacles While Hot.

Housewives who have burned their fin
gers in handling hot fruit jars and have
sometimes dropped and broken the jars as
a consequence. will appreciate the useful
ness Of the fruit jar holder invented by
New Jersey man. This holder consists of
flexible band of metal to surround the
jar, with a handle attached to one end Of
the band and having projecting pins 10
engage hooks on the opposite end and so
tighten il about the jar that the latter
may be easily lifted from one place to an
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correspondence which leads to sentimental
ends. Friedrich Won Ehrlingens letters
are given in ful1-bea ntiful letters. breath
ing a pure. fine sentiment for woman
hood and the growing esteem for his viz
tually unknown correspondent. The story
is told in the first person. singular, and
discloses the gradual development of an
affection which, with its limitations. Is
none the less the deepest the woman has
experienced The authors style is always
pure and she renders effectively the Ger
man atmosphere of scholarship and re-
finement.
THE GLASS HOUSE. Fly Florence
Morse Kingsley. author of Ih1
Singular Miss Smith. etc. illus
trated by Alice Barber stephens
New York Dodd. Mead & co. Wash
ington: RreI,tanos.
Mrs. kinesley's capacity as story
teller is shown in excellent form IN this
modern story OF q Uoman's struggle 70
exc out the family income by means or
her writings. and the consequences en-
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a downtown hotel the other day. are the
most critical Of the manner in which
their toast and tea are served of any who
frequent the hotel. Nothing which is not
exactly up TO the mark will please them,
and often a waiter is compelled to ex-
pend more care and precision in the serv-
ice Of such an order than he would have
TO use in tabling a seven-course dinner"
If one of these dainty diners happens to
be surprised by friend the ready
stall II didn't feel like eating much
today" is always on tap.
The male CRATER of the hotel lobby is.
however. different sort of person from
the women. He invariably benefits ma
terialiy by his presence IN the lobby.
Well dressed and dapper as this class
always is. hiding the evidence of lack of
funds behind an irreproacha 'front.'
and a fairly good cigar. II is easy for the
CRATER to select a chair near man VINO
appears to be 1.-THE goods when it comes
to purveyipg liquids and making himself
generally agreeable.
An incident IN the passing throns will
give him an opening for a. conversation,
and it is a short distance as the crow
flies from clever conversation in a hotel
lobby to the hotel bar.
Yes. the CRATER will take one drink just
to be sociable. After that he doesn't be-
lieve he cares for any more Oh. well. il
his host insists. he will take just to
show he is there when it comes TO stick
ing. And in that way several drinks and
maybe two or three cigars and a. sand
which are added unto the unearned incre-
nlents of the hotel CRATER. If the pauses
between drinks are too long it is easy for
him to plead an engagement in his room
at an early hour. and many times the
graftee is left with a pleasant remem-
brance of the clever stranger, without be-
ing conscious OF the fact that ne has been
the marked-down prey OF his affable COM
panion from the moment they met.
And then there is the man who letters
around the entrance OF the dining room
until he sees a man who looks like a
good fellow enter. Beside him he will
go into the room and, apparently not
noticing the other mans destination, will
make for the same table as the we'll
dressed guest. When they arrive at the
table the outsider will apologize for ap-
pearfng to intrude and will be assured
that there is intrusion. From that
moment. also. the prey is lost, for the
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among her own friends would never give
her.
actress or society leader al a hotel will
be the drawing card which will fill the
chairs with these harmless idlers. Hour
after hour they will sit passvely waiting
for the moment when the object of their
curiosity Will come to view, So that they
may return home. meet less fortunate
friends and discuss with a feigned in
timacy the characteristics of dress or
appearance OF the popular idol.
And then there is the class which grim
necessity drives to the gentle art of
grating. Not long ago a we'll dressed
young woman entered the dining room
of one Of the best hotels, seated herself
at one Of the best tables and began eX-
amining the menu. The waiter came,
laid beside her the order pad and stood
at her elbow. When the young woman
began to write her order the waiter left,
returning with his "set up of fresh.
crisp rolls and butter, but he noticed that
the girl had crossed off her order.
Under the stress Of hurried dinner
hour. and believing that the young wonla II
had changed her mind and was waiting
to decide what to order instead he left
her to attend a larger dinner party. Idly
the girl began breaking the rolls spread
ing them with butter and eating For
many minutes the waiter forgot her en-
tirely.
When he remembered that she had not
find 1t vacant and the bread and butter
gone.
The waiter was a new one. and hIr-
ried to the head Of the dining room. ex-
planning the occurrence. Not even a rip
pie OF surprise passed over the face Of
the veteran in charge Hungry" was
all he said
Yet. while occurrences OF this sort are
rather rare, there is a we'll defined class
of hotel patrons who live by the motto
Of their clan-'It's not what you get so
much as where YOU get it Upon this
principle coffee and rolls or cup of tea
taken amid the glittering cut glass and
snowy linen of a firSt-class hotel Is far
superior to full meal obtained amid less
attractive surroundings. And so the
dining rooms of the larger hostelries are
the meccas for many women with a Wal
dorf-Astoria idea and hashhouse bank
account
This Glass; said one of the walters in
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bona flde guests and those who just drop
in to send note to out-of-toUn
friend are indistinct little discrimina-
ton can be made by the management al
though the keepers of the hostelries know
that every year thousands of dollars
worth of fine paper is being used by peo-
pie who perhaps never bought dimes
worth of writing material in their lives.
1t is. however. due largely to a sense of
vanity that these hotel parasites exist.
The value of the paper never enters their
minds. They simply wish that those to
whom they are writing to notice the let
ter head and believe that they are stop
ping at the hotel.
In fact. many of the harmless grafters
have been known to write: It have just
stopped in at the So-and-So for luncheon.
and while waiting thought l would reply
to YOURS. etc.
So the seeker after front may be
found In any Of the larger hotels at any
time. In fact to such a fine point has
the art of disse bling grown that men
and women with sufficient funds to keep
fairly we'll dressed have been known to
take apartments in cheap lodging houses
near large hotel and to have all mail
and kilograms addressed to the hosterly.
Such as these spend most of their time
Longing about the corridors OF their
adopted homes. Such as these make all
Of their appointments to be kept in the
Hobbies end writing rooms of their ia
vorite hotel. Such as these even go To
the extreme of having themselves PACED
through the crowded foyers, SO that they
may hear their own voices shouted
among the throns and made familiar to
the great and near-great who gather
there
And then there are the women. well
defined class Of idlers. who for no other
reason than to feast their eyes upon the
fashionably dressed guests of the hotel
or to while away their leisure amid the
constantly changing Kaleidoscope
roundings. may be found in their aecus-
toned chairs day in and day out. Such
women rarely pay attention to the faces
of the passersby. Frll by frill and ruff
file by ruff1e they dissect the garments
which flow by them on what to the wom-
IN in the chair are but animated fashion
models. With a retentive memory
woman can in this way acquire a knowl
edge of smart clothes which association
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Great Expectations.

From the Boston Transcript
Miss Porkeniard-Well. papa. here we
are in Europe at last.
Mr.. Porkenia rd-Yes and now see here,
Clara, ! don't want you thrown your
self away ON them cheap counts or docks;
you just hold Your horses till We run
across some King in reduced eircum-
stances.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE HEART OF SILENCE. BY Waite
: Cramp. Boston: The c NJ. Clark
Publishing Company.
UNCLE SIM. By Fred Perrine Lake.
Boston: The {. n. Clark Pubiish;n :
Company.
THE POWER OF SELk'-SUl:GESTIO
Bv Rev. Samuel NcComb. ID, asso-
ciate director of the Emmanuel
Movement. New York: MofTat. Ya;j
& Co.
IN OJR COUNTRY'S SERVICE. b,
Major NJ. +. Phillips. Columbus: Ed
ward T. Miller.
INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS. b,
Alvin :. Johnson. Pho. Boston: ~
c. Heath < Co.
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OF have seen them
the hotel graft
ers : I II q t V a 8 I
brother and sister
hood Of harmless
parasites who, ac-
tuated by vanity
or in rare cases by
necessity, m a k e
their headquarters
at the best hostel
ries. usurping the
choicest seats III
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other with perfect safety TO the jar and to
the hands of the person carrying it, There
Is a row Of hooks and slots so arranged
that the band can be adjusted to any
Size jar. II is simple matter both 10 ad-
just and detach the holder and the adj
vantages OF such a device for use during
preserving time will be readily apparent
10 all women. The holder be put TO
other uses when hot receptacles have TO
be moved about.
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tailed through her neglect of the house
hold. Her husband Is young architect
who. despite his brilliant qualities, has
not scored success. Into her humble but
happy household comes the tempter in
the shape of a former college mate draw
ing her into society and thrusting her
forward as a writer. An easily scored
victory with one manuscript lures her
on into the field of letters and the conse-
quence is narrow escape from bitter
domestic tragedy. Mrs. kingsleys in
sight into the average charact Is we'll
DISPLAYED in this continuously interesting
narrative.
THE HALF MOON: Romance of the
Old World and the New BY Ford
MADDOX HueHer. New York: Double
day, Page & Co. Washington: Bren-
tanOS
Effectively coincidental with the prepa-
raticns for the Hudson tercentennial is the
appearance Of this novel. which intro
duces by clever literary methods the
circumstances in which the Half Moon
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efficient woman. who manages a delicate
situation with skill and courage.
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check for the ample meal vii, no doubt
be presented to the guest by the waiter,
who believes that the man who suddenly
got up and left the table was dining with
the other
The hotel lobby is also the happy hunt
ing ground for the quick-touch CRATER
and the man with the scheme. Pros
pectuSes look rosy and investments usual
- appear good when seen through the
bottom Of a wine glass or through the
smoke Of a good Havana.
So the Ancient Order of the CRATER
co-educationai in it's scope. plies it's trade
daily and hourly. much to the annoyance
Of the hotel proprietor.
There is no germicfde which can be
used to fully rid the hotels of these
parasites. Such measures as are used
must necessarily be OF no drastic nature
for 1t is often that the loiterers become
so thoroughly identified with the real
guests OF the hotel that to call thei,
hands would mean to embarrass the
guests with whom they have become ac-
quainted
Usually when an outsider becomes
annoying an attache OF the hotel will
take his stand near him and keep him
under a surveillance which usually tells
even upon the equa nimity of the loiter-
er. Thus no word is said, no insult Of
fered, yet the loafer in the chair feels
the keen penetration OF the underlings
eyes far more lseenly than he would
the spoken request Of the management
to leave the premises.
One evening in downtown hotel a
waiter stepped to the side of a gentle
man who had long been the guest OF the
hostelry and requested him to have the
lady who had been dining with him re-
turn the silver skewers which she had
removed from one Of the Dishes and
the value of which had not been added
to the bill. as would have been done
with strangers.
The gentleman became furious and
declared he would not so insult the
lady. but that he would pay for the
missing articles. This he was allowed
to do, but he left the hotel and was
never seen there again. The loss to thu
management from his patronage was
far more than the price of the silver
skewers. and this explains why hotel
keepers are loath to call down the para
sites, even when their offenses are the
most fragrant.
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BOOK REL VIEWS.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DIS
TRJCT OF COLUMBIA; Study IN
Federal and Municipal Administrd-
ton. BY Walter Fairleigh Dodd.
Washington: John Byrne & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-31

- ANY citizens of WASHINGTON
are unfamiliar with the origin
Of the seat of government, al
though the story of how IT
was selected ON the banks O..
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4 WEAR OFT OF LIFE. BY Mary E
Waller. author of The Wood Carver
OF Lympus'. New York: D. Apps
ton & Co.

The reader Who fully appreciates the
deicacN of this novel requires knowledge
Of al least the German temperament, IL
not the German language The authors
purpose IS sci forth to be To enable all
tue americans and true Germans to
understand one another little better
She adopts unusual and yet effective
method Of presenting a romantc situa-
ton. 4 young American woman goes to
Germany with middle aged cousin to
perfect herself in the study OF the Ian
guase. She encounters the works of a
popular author and undertakes 10 trans
late them, thereby involving herself in a
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1909-05-20
RAISING CATTLE IN THE EAST.

Since the reorganization of the New
York and New Jersey Livestock EiX-
change, plans have been discussed to
carry on a campaign to interest the
farmers of the Atlantic States in rails
ing cattle for food purposes. Enthu-
siastic members of the exchange be-
lieve that the industry can be revived
on a large scale and that it can be
made profitable. 1t is argued that
the obstacles that have operated
against the Eastern cattle raiser are
now not as great as formerly. The
free land in the West has been taken
up, the cost of labor and taxes has adj
vanced, and the greater demand for
cereals has resulted in more land be-
ing devoted. to the raising of crops.
The assertion is made that the owner
of land in the east is now on a more
nearly equal footing with the range
owner of the West than ever before.
One of the livestock promoters says
that experiments with alfalfa raising
in the East have been particularly en-
couraging. Alfalfa is one of the most
successful food products for cattle in
the West but it is not a native growth,
having been introduced by successful.
experiment. There is no reason to
suppose that similar attempts will not
develop equally nutritious grasses in
the Eastern States.
Recent statistics show, says the
Wilkes Barre Record, that hundreds
of farms in New York and other East
ern States have been practically
abandoned for various reasons. If the
more burdensome work of general
farming could be replaced by all the
year industry of joint cattle raising
and dairying, a happy solution Of The
agricultural problems might be found
The campaign of the New York and
New Jersey Livestock Exchange will
be followed with much interest.