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The Washington times., 1909-11-12
TOOTHPICK IN HIP.

IOOIHPICk IN HIP.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, Nov. 12-Physi-
clans have removed from the left hip
of Mrs. Bertha McCurdy a wooden
toothpick which she had swallowed
about a year ago. Recently she felt a
peculiar pain in her hip end began poui-
ticing it. When physicians finally were
summoned they experienced no trouble
in removing the BIT of wood
The Washington times., 1909-11-12
CARS CARRYING WATER.

READING, Pa, Nov. Five hun
dred tank cars have oten- ordered to
the Shamolzin division BY the Reading
Railway Company, 10 haul water TO
the coueries and towns that are now
practically without water because OF a
prolonged drought.
The Washington times., 1909-11-12
MRS. ASTOR IS SILENT.

CHICAGO. Nov 12-Mrs John Jacob
Astor, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs J..
/. Thompson, has arrived here from
French Lick Springs Ind, where they
had been for "a week Mrs. Astor re-
fused 20 be interviewed in regard 10 her
divorce. Mrs. Aston viii shortly 20 20
Europe on an extended visit
The Washington times., 1909-11-12
BUILDS NINE-MILE FENCE.

ALLENTOWN, Pa, New 12.-WorlS
has just been started o;s the fence
Col. II. c. TreXler is going TO build
around 1000 acres OF his 3 S00-acre Jor-
dan farm IN North Whitehall and Low
hill townships 10 inclose his. projected
deer park. The fence win be nine miles
long and eleven feet high.
The Washington times., 1909-11-12
SMUGGLED CHINESE CAUGHT

ST. LOUIS nov H. Pour EhinaasH,
who had been sHgugElsa into the United
States and CaHaSa and billed TO 81
Louis as merchandise" seFe falzen
from freight CA u the yards 81 the
Wabash railroad here They told tie
a. Montreal
The Washington times., 1909-11-12
WHEEL HOLDs -

YORK. Pa. Nov. 12-sesfs.z = SO 80
pieds but combative. hawk - sas roe6.
Mrs. Charles Strine and daugffsr. 81
WetgEtSfoWu. drove on iii 4 sfs<zvt
S'aeel rested on It's wing. then 81 zs.fssf
end killed -
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
" Kincaid's Battery" F"

Bg New York
~ from pen a
Z literature for
wears comparatively Of
hin could
abroad
h"as rank with W. D. iowes
"Bncads really
carefully
aes win The setting described in the opening
OF
ng have the with her half opened fan
be Nieks6urg the famous the MISSISSIPPI
@ the eernmos Mobile and let the souther and by far the
Then
@ that gently ushes afternoon in
Throughout
geen the fun flush year .sxyone
not Yet u when the war broke out but in 1853 he Joined the
and
shows
book The battle which author
exhausted ane
but rrpont and hrtatousness his eyes
has considerable
The
which bookm figure
graadnother
l n ana es By turns Flora is willing to do anythng win
ana the nand oI Hilary <incaid
fashion Hilary and Anna united after
something this
feeling that the
admirers those two masters this aattey tbeiT st m
hHeself alone viii be
be % ioot
that & cas- am offend @ northep4es @ Parts Of BGsiyeiy
works inneit
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
"TaIes From Bohemia"
B- Robert Neiispn STEPHENS. Tui,
q l,arl. e i'n-- Rnsft,n pricn &

By Robert Neiispn Stephens ruhsished by l..
G. Page CO., Boston Price $50
Tales From Bohemia" is an Interest,"
ing collection of short stories by the
late Robert Nelson Stephens. who
gained his biggest success in his play.
An Enemy to the King, acted by e.
II. Sothern. a Memory written by
u. O. q. D.. who was his intimate
frisN and associate. is inserted In the
book IN lieu of an Introduction and 1t
gives a personal note to the 25 excellent
sketches which follow The stories are
written in what may be called the
French fashion. for Alphonse Daudet
Guy de Maupassant and others OF that
school have made 1t particularly their
own. A single dramatic incident en-
braces the whole story. but around 1t is
built up a careful character Study. The
stories seem more lte-notes from a re-
porter's notebook, so brief and terse asse
they. Ono feels that tie author world
have polished them had he lived. and
yet many of them have appeared pre-
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
"My Lady's Kiss
By Norman InnIs. Pub
Nallr & On NexY Nnr

BY Norman Innis. Published by Rand. Me-
Nally & Co.. New YORK. Price $1.50.
The adventurous romance, whose
time is set in the middle ages. which
can lay no claim to historical accuracy.
and is written but to amuse. has ala
most gone out of fashion. None just
answering that description has ap-
peared lately and tho nearest approach
is My Lady's Kiss by Norman Innis.
The religious wars We're being fought
a this time and the author has o good
field for his story, but he has turned
out rather wooden imitation, a me-
chanical toy. than a creation of flesh
and blood.
certain Protestant. the Freiherr
Conrad Won KENNEL. is entrenehed in
his own little castle and city. but he is
secretly negotiating with both sides
lie has niece. Ertha Won Reuth the
heroine--who is indeed well worth
kissing-and rather unnecessary son..
Ernst Won KENNEL. One of the near
neighbors. Lord 1gnatz Won Neufels. de-
termines to frighten Conrad into COM
ing over to the Catholic side so he
sends detachment of soldiers under a
fine daredevil captain. Giers de st. Eux.
who is heart and soul devoted to his
leader, Neufels. He is successful in
his enterprise and, as was usual in
those days. the city was to be looted
by the invading army. but Giers de st.
Eux offers to repeal the custom in this
case il Ertha will give him a kiss.
Uncle Conrad sees cheap way OF saw
ing his city and consents.
And then and there, in the face of
every soul in the platz. the fairest in
Saxony bending down from where she
stood above him. with never a blush
nay with cheeks parchment. white
kissed the gaunt free captain"
All this is the opening chapter of a
very complicated romance. Conrad is
sending letter to Neufels by his son
Ernst. Ertha takes. the letter. and. Nis-
guised as Erns;. goes TO Neufels. but is
takep- prisoner by him. Neufels has n
mistress. one Cattara de Morini who is
the wife of Giers de st. Eux. but Giers
cares not at all for her. nor she for
him. The Protestants attack the castle
Staren. where Ertha is imprisoned. and
they are just about to finish Glers when
Ertha saves his life by saying she is
his wife and to prove it she has to kiss
him again.
Various other complications arise. in
one of which Neufeis shoots Cattara
and is wounded to the sdeath himself,
thus leaving everything smooth for
Giers and Ertha TO marry. This brief
outline Of the story may sound bald,
but it is not more so than the story.
The author dces not make the most OF
his opportunities. and even though the
book has a happy ending It Is z disap-
pointment. Written to ;lnnse. II does
not amusc. The characters are not we'll
drawn and the story is not clearly told.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
"The Other Mans Wife"
Bv Frank Richardson. autho

BY. Frank Richardson. author Of '2s3a May
fair e's Published by. Mitchell Ken
neriy New York Prize Si.5o
One can not but wonder If by any
chance Frank Richardson. tho author
of this book. is related to the person
who writes under the pen name Of
Victoria Cross. The style of the two
writer's is similar and their choice OF
subjects equally erotic. unnecessary
and vulgar Another trait not yet
Eeen in any American book is found
In both of these writers. In two Of
Victoria Cross books she has made a
character speak Of reading a very in
teresting book lately and then fol-
lows the title of one OF Victoria Cross
best selleIs-.'Life's Shop Windows .
Or some other one equally impossible.
Now in this book Richardson makes
quite point Of his heroine's telephone
number, "2S35 Mayfair" which is the
title of a previous book by himself In
selecting her library the heroine has n
lot of famous names-so very famous
that one needs no authors names after
them-Iike The Decay of Lying"
pride and Prejudice" The Bah Bal
lads Richard Yea and Nay" ''vir-
these is The Man Who Lost His Past. ;,
BY chance the reader may see this
name on fiyleaf of the Other Mans
Wife, where a list of books by Mr.
Richardson Is given. Later on IN this
same book, during a conversation be-
tween lawyers, a certain tragic case is
referred to as if every one i'm town
knew of it. but star and foatnote
says See The Kings CounseI an
other book by Frank Richardson.
I have never before heard of authors
using this means to exploit theii.
wares. and if question of the good
taste of it. comes up the less said about
1t the better.
Most OF the space allowed for the
reviewing of this book is now salts
factorily used. so that less will have
to be said about the story itself. 1t Is.
unfortunately, little clever; the con-
versation is sometimes witty. though
often forced. The character of Mon
tague Cliftonville, the vain, egoistlc
matinee idol, is the most interesting in
the book. but he has little to do with
tho story. This has to do with the
liaison between Richard Mayville and
Gwendolen Ainslie, tho Other Mans
Wife, They arc desperately in love
with each other and their intimacy is
pictured with shocking frankness. The
other Man is hypochondriac. who
is so hopelessly self-centered that one
almost condones Cwendolens fault and
surely wastes no sympathy on him
The reason for telling such q story is
hard to find unless to prove the old say
Ing. the wages OF s.n is DEATH The
book is horrid and leaves a bad taste
after 1t and distinct feeling OF having
wasted ones time.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
The Maison de Shine"

By Heller Green. author OF AT the Actors
boarding House." Published by u. W
Dodge K Co.. New York. Price $l.5o.
The title of this book. IL nothing
else might make it sell, and the stories
contained in it are not Disappointing
The author made a name for herself
with her first book, a collection OF
short stories. called AT the Actors
Boarding House" The new book is
a collection of further adventures at
the actors boarding house, and IL the
book is not read through at sitting
IL will amuse- There is such a thing
as too much OF a good thing" and
THIS can we'll be applied to a book
collection OF these stories They ere
Infinitely more effective published in
the daily or weekly paper. Each story
Is distinct and quite complete. but the
same characters appear and reappear
IN all OF them.
The guests" OF the Maison lie Shine
are ''vodevel'' actors and actresses. but
OF the cheapest quality. Mrs Shine
the landlady. is q divorcee, an exz
dancer, Jealous. hysterical. but soft
hearted woman-not at all the woma n
one would picture as the keeper of an
actors boarding house. She makes
us feel very sympathetically toward
her. for she has a difflcult time trying
to maintain peace and order among her
boarders.
AS a sample of the way the kings
English is murdered by Mrs Shine
and her boarders. listen TO this ex-
trect-(Mrs. Shine is explaining her.
self:
"A course" says me worthy lady.
Il was q performer onct myself: an
done livin' pictures in bronze when
they was first pat on. an have never
forsook what yah might call my own
kind. yet say what yuh viii. the lcgite
Is OF higher class
A small love scene in another OF the
stories IS worth quoting:
THE wooden shoe buck dancer
reached across tie table and laid a
hand on the g1oved hand of his VISA
Wis.
Say. you're a wonder he said
huskily; a peach. that's what. guy
that could win you out "a be a lucky
slob, ali right. l never see such a
pair Of lamps as you got
Mista Trippit. you got q wife. re-
minded Geraldine. coldly. Behave
now
she's a lemoni he said. with fervor.
Why. she don't start in your class.
II Won was to hook I'D with a good.
wise guy. what a act 1t would be.
stop this mianit.' warned the lady.
= BABY. love YOU continued M.
Trlppit. unabashed Z"
t;f course VIC must believe that much
OF the slang is oNerdoBe, also The
vulgarity. and perhaps the characters
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
The Climber"

By 2, r. benson. author of "Dodo" etc.
Published by Doubleday, Page & Co.. New
York. Price Sl.4O.
fr.is difficult 10 imagine a more tragic
story than this latest one by Z. +.
Benson. The Climber" Lucia Crimson
is <the heroine and the book is a re-
naEkable study Of this woman's char
acter Lucia is an orphan. whose father
has committed suicide before the book
opens because he saw ruin and dis
grace staring him 81 ihc face. lie had
mis@sed The trust funds % many people
ARD after his death IT wss found that
Ais daughter had EiO0 year from her
mothers estate. which was all her
father had been enapie to lay hands
upon.
That is the FIRST chilling fact in tic
eirrs life. She is ambitious to be a
social leader and without money that
is impossible. SO she determines to
marry money. To accomplish her am
bition she is obliged to sacrifice every
.ii.gh ideal in iife-not that she has
many. for self-intercst came before
everything else in the world. The only
available man is young nobleman.
who has just succeeded to his title and
some vast estates. HIS place is near
the home OF Lucia's aunts. with whom
she ltes. aad Lucia deliberately sets
out 10 win iiim. lie is almost the lover
% Lucia's best friend. Maud EddIs; at
Toast Maud las confded IN Lucia that
s'lo loves lsim. bat that fact has no
weight with Lucia. size ularries Lord
-l}rlsf Ton and climbs TO the very dizziest
Heights of social power. Size is su-
lremciy happy and grows too confident
of her position. She experiments in
various amusing ways 10 prove her
power sIsch as taking a house party OF
-aa guests crt OF London 30 her country
place for whole week. and all this in
the height OF the London season.
The story of her disgracefui fall
from her position Is cisagreeable and
thoroughly Bensonesc1e and the tragic
climax ands Lucia in the home from
which she started. with no prospect OF
reeaining her lost position and the
gloomiest possible outlook on life.
The hook is remarkably well written
aid Is sare to be best seller, but. after
all enc CAR only say Of it--what's the
Suse2 The admirers VI Benson win
,saise .t FOR it is nls most flashed
" Z 3. f-r- hut the more critical OF
his s=6ef~ --n Got D1t c.9lorc the
on so unwor by = subject
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
Open House.

Dy Juliet wilbor Tompkins. author OF Or
Eilen. Published by the Baker Taylor
company New York. Price s1.50
The changes have been ruhg over
and over again on the old theme of
tanning the spoiled and selfish heroine
by abuse OF various kinds. and turn
Ing out of sweet angel in the end.
Since the days of Katharine and Pc
truchio we have always known what TO
expect OF that type of heroine.
Even though we know what is to
happen to the heroine of this story.
the story itself is Worth reading. The
open House belongs to DR.. Caspar
pman who is devotinG his life to
the study OF nervous diseases. He
opens his house to the most astonish-
ing collection of cranks one can we'll
imagine There is Ann Blossom, the
teacher who has had remarkable sue
cess with children. She suffers phys
icaI breakdown and. comes and lives
in the house during cenya1escence. The
doctor believes in convalescence, so she
does light housework; very light it is.
too but no one bothers. for she has
such an angelic disposition. Ernest
Cunningham is another derelict. also an
inmate of the open house. He is
professor OF botany whose eyeslght is
threatened, SO he must needs take a
year rest. liilS he goes DY tukinS
care Of the garden. proving conclusively
that theoretical botanist is not al
ways a practical gardener. Rousard,
the French ex-chef. with a damaged
memory proves himself a friend in
need and no one can blame him. but
Miss Smell. the nervous PROSTATE. wins
little sympathy. poor thing. All the
household is managed by Miss Myrtle
the doctors long suffering sister, with
the assistance of Hattie, who is a real
servant To this strange household
comes Cassandra Joyce. daughter of a
millionaire who has shot himself rath-
cr than face ruin and disgrace. She
is to be the doctors assistant; write
his reports, answer the telephone and
Go what he may need. How she sue
ceeds is Miss Tompkins' story 1t is
nice readable little tale. but does
not carry much conviction. The doe
tor tames the naughty and very snob-
bish beauty by heaping Goals of fire on
her head In the most approved fashion,
but she is converted too soon and her
conversion scarcely fits into the char
acter her creator has given her.
Miss Tompkins has done some fine
work OH the other characters of the
book. They are of unusual charm and
interest and consistent throughout. The
book is distinct advance over .Dr.
Ellen last years book. and makes Cal
ifornia point with pride to her native
daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
"Tlre Cost of Cleanness"
BIZ Ellen n. Richnrds. pnhlisleI

By Ellen III. Richards. Published by John
Wiley Sons, London and New York
One little dreams that an unpretcn-
fsons volume entitled "The Cost Of
cieanness." by Ellen Fl. Richards is SO
Dig IN Importance This modest little
book i5 introduced by the following
foreword:
Society needs family homes today
more than II needs fine public buildings
II the Young architects and engineers
arc seeking distinction for themselves
and the praise OF the future let them
turn their attention to the housing
problem There are millions to be
saved TO the community in the cost OF
cleaning alone. besides tlle saving In
health and efficiency The limit OF
modification has Been reached. Re-
construction is needed--first OF Ideals
IS sond OF the buildings in which to
carry them out
This book is not alone for the archi-
tecfs and engineers, of whom the author
speaks. but FOR sanitariums economists
and all vino are Interested in general
way In the welfare of themselves and
their dwelling places. Several books
have appeared recently on the cost OF
the various branches of living and this
latest one Is addressed particularly to
the people who have from 81. 500 10
$4,000 per year income In this book no
attempt is made for literary style 1t is
concise and compact to the point OF
biuntness and Ia parts is not sufficient
ly clear II b Of real value TO the lay
man. T the book were polished and
elaborat. d It would have more value
IS IL is il III ieast points The way TO
much needed reform in general SANTA
fn
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
Books Received

~ Standard Bible Dictionary edited oy ".
". Jacobus. +. +. NOurse and A. C.. Zenos.
Funk & wagnalls company. New York.
The Holy Scriptures. with Commentary on
Micah" by Max F. Margolis: the Jewish Dublica-
tiOn society Of America. PHILADELPHIA.
when the Wildwood Was in Flower By G.
$. stanton; j. $ Ogilvie publishing company,
New York.
The Passing Of the Tariff" by Raymond L.
Bridgman; sherman. French & Co.. Boston.
''Alinc OF the Grand Woods by NeviI O.
Henshaw; the Outing publishing company, New
York
Tho Journal Of Neglected VIE, >, nv
Mabel Herbert Urner; Is. W. Dodge & Co.. New
York.
'.Iorimcr Of the Northwest" bv Harold
BindlOss; Frederick A. Stokes company. New
YORK.
Anton the Man who Saw hv T. L. Bron-
son: Mayhew publishing COMPANY Boston.
Confessions Of PalmiSt" by ..Clivette'':
Laird & Lee. Chicago.
Priests OF Progress an Arrai~nn,cnt ~
NiviSeetion. by q. Colmore: L. W Dodge 4
Co.. New York.
Fosters Complete TIoTlc-' bv r r Foster.
FREDERICK A. stokes company. New York
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28

viously in magazines and short story
papers. "A Bit of Melody and THE
Triumph of Mogley" are two which
need no changing. They are not only
fine bits of character drawing. but ex-
cellent stories as well and perfectly
written. There is much brilliant work
in the book. work which, if the writer
were living. would be called promising.
He did fulhll the promise. however. in
An Enemy to the King and in Philip
Winwood.
Mr.. Stephens was dramatic critic in
New York for a number of years and
had SO thorough an understanding of
the stage and so intimate knowledge
of the life of the people in the profess
sion that much of these qualities is
brought into these stories They are
stories which breathe truth and eXpe-
riencc. real human interest and are well
worth reading.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28

would not have had quite so many
adventures. But the happy go lucky
irresrorsibility of these amusement
Nenders is hilariously entertaining.
The conversation in which these peo-
pie indulge is astonishing, to say the
least. but one does not take them
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28

seriously any more than ore takes
George Ade or any OF the other slang
purvevors seriously The stories ae
complish their object-they amuse.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-28
BOOKS REVIEWED

"Kincaid's Battery" by George w. Cable
THE Climber" by E. F. Benson
The Maison de Shine" by Helen Green
The Other Mans Wife," by Frank
Richardson
The Cost of CIeanness,' by Ellen Ii.
Richards
open House. by Juliet WiIbor Tomp-
kinS
Tales From Bohemia" by Robert Neil
son Stephens
my Lady's Kiss" by Norman Innis
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
DECEMBER lo, 1909.
Bp BiIda Qombaln

Aunt Jane beamed all over her
face. "And what did he sayf'
she asked.
He said it WASH 7 nearly
enough for two, and nothing at all
for the others,' replied Dorothea,
"and that Santa Claus had better
brass up double next time if he
WASH t stingy old beast. -
! don t know what it had to
do with her, but she was jolly
snuffy with me, and said | was
very badly behaved little boy. Sure
ly that is a matter between me and
Santa Claus.
Nurse hung baby's socks up on
the cot rail, or, rather, its little
wooden boots, with Empty as
yet" pinned on them. l thought
it awful rot to try to kid old Santa
Claus into giving toys to a thing
that had not. been naughty because
it did not know how, and had not
been good because it had not had
time to. So l undid one and let it
fall to the floor, and Tiger (that is
our dog) made scratch sort of
supper off it.
"Oh, Dick, what have you
done3" cried Dorothea. "Tiger 3
eaten baby's sock, and now the
poor little mite won I be able to
get any presents from Santa Claus. "
But she did not know what an
inventive chap was. eff the
sock s inside Tiger" said, "the
simplest thing is to hang up Tiger.
He II understand-trust old Santa
Claus.
So l tied Tiger up in towel
and tied the towel to the bed. But
he struggled so, and shook the bed,
that he woke baby, and he barked
and baby cried, and the whole show
was given away. did an awful
lot of explaining, but it was all no
good. / might as well talk to the
wall as talk to nurse when it is
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

and-well, the expedition and its consequences
weren t success Then we tried the bedroom
chimney. We were all too fat to get through
the hole, but we put baby up with strict in
structions to bring him back if he was there
Nurse said if she hadn got there five min
utes before she did that poor mite would have
been spificated. AS it was, baby didn t bring
down anything but SCOT, which was in its
mouth and hair and all over its face and dress
and hands, and it looked as though it had had
a rotten time though not nearly so bad as we
had soon afterward.
The only time we ever saw Santa Claus
was when we were creeping out on Christmas
eve to get just few bits of the tipsy cake we
had seen on the sdeboard-and we peeped
over the bannisters and saw him coming up.
We scuttled back into bed like lightning, in
case he should see us and stop our toys.
The reason why we want to find out where
he lives is because we could save him lot of
trouble by letting him know exactly what toys
we want. For instance, it must be jolly heart
breaking for him to make lot of ball-bearing
tops when we want steam rollers | wanted
steam roller last Christmas. AS a matter of
fact, had wanted one nearly all the year,
ever so long before l asked the governor to
give me one. He replied that when | was
Then nurse read us tale of a bad boy who