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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-11-11
LOcalVise and 0the1

Note tne NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of personal property and
them. You will end barge
Attend the lectures at \
cultural Steamer. The dai
Town Wharf Ia next Tuesd
In our next issue We I
plete Rob OF the Bowl"
have our first page free
matter.
Judge Camalier Ii hold
In Calvert county and III
will 60 10 La Plata for th !
Der Term.
Bishop Harding, OF Wa
has beer visiting the CIV
his faith In st. Mays.
FIRST official visit 20 the cou
his elevation 70 the Bishop
AZ Tuesday o meeting. tt
commissioners passed the
expense bills m audited b
pervisors. aud Clerk L
issue certificates on apple
Roy w. Bell made 167
tubs OF corr from Ii acr
Smith shocking the corn.
year Mr.. Bell worked the
yield was 40 barrels snd 2
@. w. Kennard. u N
willie. is The holder of the n
record having lately end
mile tour. Mr.. Kennaad
through New York and T
mia and as far West as Gar
Al River Springs on Nov
l. Reh will give q benefit
school, No. 3 In the 7th
This school building Ii tod
the proceeds OF the entd
will be- used to enlarge the
Don { fail 20 attend.
The barges Mob Jack
cond, load. d with stone fol
road, are AZ Leonardtown
loading. The schooner L
10 bar Dor with o load Of Q
road engines. and the SCI
II. Quinby Is taking on q u
By tbs death Of Ellen q
as. widow of the late CaI
Thomas, Southern Maryla
one of it's most culture
Mrs. Thomas was q n
mother and friend, and
Ia q loss 70 the community
she lived.
]. @. Howard. promot,
TO call ameeting OF the nj
OF the Leonardtown Ciga
next week. The gentleu
expected TO take charge
tory will likely be pres
enterprise ought TO be q
cess and be OF material
the county.
Train now leaves MEG
at 1890. p. NJ, instead OF
as heretofore. The POI
train arrives at Brandy
90 hour earlier than I'M
schedule and passenger
more and Washington d
cities at O more season
Don't forget the change
for leaving Mechanicsvil
The contractor In oh
work on the State bridge
ardtown expects 10 have
completed by Novemb(
bridge will not, bowevd
FOR travel until thirty d
completion, that time b
Cd for 10 TO season and
10 10 accepted by the Sta
cd for travel. the contra
gineers In charge expec
celebrate the occasion.
On October 18th, ulti
Church. Chapsico, Miss
was married 70 Rev. w.
Bishop Alfred Hardin
Mr.. Wright Is an Epis
ter and has been Ia c
charch in Chapsico. 7
the daughter of Mrs n
den Cough and the
Cough and In one Of
most charming girls In
We congratulate the
Wright upon the great
won and wish the you
long life Of prosperity
mesa. Rev. Oscar Zeig
AL Faith Church was
Mrs. John B. Key vi
honor
Thanksgiving .
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF A VALUABLE FARM
in Mileseown District.

By virtue Of Q decree Of the Circuit
Court for Sc. Mary's County, sitting a. q
Court OF Equity passed In q cause No.
1923, N. E., wherein VIM. L. Russell In
complainant, and Frances o. Bosswick
ct nj. are defendants, the undersigned
Trustees. win sell by public auction at
the Court House door in Leonardtown,
Nd, on
Tuesday. December 7. 1909,
between the hours Of / and 2, o'clock
P. n, the following tract or parcel
land.
An that tract or parcel OF land, called
and known al
Sun HiII,
containing
80 acres. more or less,
The aiorenamed land il situate in the
7th Election district Of Sc. Mary's Coun-
" County, Md, and In the same land OF
which Sarah E. Russell died, seized and
possessed, IL Ia improved by acomforta-
be dwelling and out-buildings.
Terms of Sale-One-haH cash on
ratification of sale; balance in twelve
months. the deferred payment TO be Sc
cured by bond or note of the purchaser
with approved security and to bear in
terest from the day of sale
A deposited Of 3125 will berequired of
purchaser on day Of sale
WM MEvERELL LoKER,
Nov. ltd. Trustee.
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The county members OF the new
legislature are:

The county members OF the new
'gisiature are:
ALLDGANY-
Senate.
Fred N. Zih.man. r.
House Of Delegates.
Gus Knisrism, r.
John Abbott, r.
Frank Lee Carl, r.
Walter W. Whiting, r.
Conrad ]. Herpich. r.
ANNE ARUNDEL.
Senate.
A. Theodore Brady, d.
House OF Delegates.
Oden Bowie Duckett. d.
George 7. Murray, D.
Charles L. Tate, d.
Benjamin Watkins, Jr; D.
BALTIMORE COUNTY.
Senate.
John s. Biddison. d.
House OF Delegates.
Carville d. Benson, ID.
William +. Co0klan, D.
j. Howard Fox. ID.
Fred'k William Glantz, d.
Harry s. Morfoot, d.
Charles NJ. Snyder, D.
CALVERT.
Senate.
Lewis Nick. Griffith, R
House Of Delegates.
Thomas +. Lusby, r.
]. 4. Rose, r.
CAROLINE.
Senate.
Edward 4. Goslin, D.
House OF Delegates.
Edward K. Carter, d.
]. Edgar Williamson. D.
CARROLL.
Senate.
Johnnie Il. Beasmau, ID.
House of Delegates.
Daniel ]. Herson, ID.
Judson Hill, r.
r. Smith Snader, r.
John T. Stoner, d.
CECIL.
Senate.
~ gar D. Crothars, d.
II House OF Delegates.
George w. Cosden, d.
Samuel ]. Keys, d.
Adam Peoples, ID.
CHARLES.
Senate.
william ]. Frere. d.
House OF Delegates.
w. Mitchell Digges, d
Augustus b. Slye, b.
DORCHESTER.
Senate
]. Hooper Bosiey, D.
House OF Delegates.
William p. Andrews. d.
Hazelton A. Joyce, Jr; D.
William II. Mcguire, Il.
Samuel j. t. Smith, ID.
FREDERICK.
Senate
John p. T. Matthias, r.
House OF Delegates
Cement G. Ausherman, r.
John C. Castel, r.
Peter l.. Hargett, r.
james p. EArris, Il.
William o. Wertenbaker, X.
GARRETT.
Senate
Harvey ], Speicher, r.
House Of Delegates
D. =. Bolden, r.
j. =. Chappell. r.
HARTFORD.
Senate
AaEles A. Andrew, ID.
House Of Delegates
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Notice to Creditors.

Notice to Creditors.
Orphans Court of 30. MaFy's County. Set
October -. iSoo.
OkDERED BY THE COURT, That Mary
& Leach, administrative on Robert w.
aatees late OF 81. Mays county, Nd. decaaa-
%, give the notice required by law % the
oeceaseoe creditors TO EXHIBIT their claims.
ana tnas the same be puhlinhed once n week
Beacon. ~as
lest: j. PHILIP GRKRNWKII
Register OF wills for 80. Mays County.
NOTICE.
In pursuance Of the above order. I hereby
give notice that have obtained nom the OR.
pnane Court 0fsk Mays county: Ma laf-
eers OF administration on thspersonsa esfste an
ROBERT W. YATES,
late Of said county. deceased. An persona
having claims against the said decesaed are
neFepy noefne0 20 exhibit the same WIN th0
proper vouchers attached thereto. % the aub-
ecrtner on or before the 18th day Of Auril
lslO, they WIN otherwise By law b excluded
nom the benefits % the said estate. All per-
sons Indebted % the deceased are required 60
make immediase payment % the subscriber.
MARY q. LEACH,
Nov. S-ef. Admlnszsrasrfx.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
The undersigned as Administrator OF
thelateJ j. Thomas Fenhsgen, win offer for
sale on the premises Of the said deceased,
situate in the 9Th, Election District OF
st; Mary's County. near California.
Md. on
Thursday. November 70. 1909,
all of the personal effects OF the said de-
ceased, consisting Of HORSES, COWS,
OXEN, CORN, TOBACCO, Provender,
Farming Utensil. Household and Kiteh-
en- Furniture, &c.
TERMS OF SALE:-An sums under
Twenty Dollars, cash on day Of sale; all
over q credit OF Four Months with ap-
prOvsl security.
Sale to begin ut 10 A. n.
John 3. Jones, Auctfoneer.
CAROLINE L. FENHAGAN.
JOSEPH ii. CHING,
Nov ltd Administrators.
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MILLISON'S BARGAIN HOUSE.
LEONARDTOWN.
WITH A NEW STOCK FOR THE FALL AND WINTER
CHEAPER EVER
CLOTHING.

CLOTHING.
Mems Suits all wool, o. 90
Cotton Mixed Suits, O. 10
Any Of them is real worth $3.50
Mems fine Clothes, fair suits ths
latest style and make. really worth
from $12 90 10 go 90. my prices are
only $6.25 and CTS. Cannot be
beaten In u. s.
Youth Suits are mostly given away
children Suits as ,ow as sc. per
suit and mp.
Blue Serges No. 3 up TO 8. is really
worth $3.50 per suit, my prices 81. rs
Mems Pants from 40c up 70 "a. 30
per pair.
Children pants, 4 pair for &c,
GROCERIES.
Granulated Sugar, % lbs for one OIL.
The best roasted coffee, 2 lbs for
OIL dollar.
3 lbs the best Tea 81.
Coffee essence IL boxes for 24cts.
Flour the best ~ lbs bags, 40 cts.
Bread soda 8 lbs, 10cts.
Ginger Snaps. 10 5cts.
Crackers, 10 5cts.
/ dozen Tumblers 22cts.
st. Pictures l promise O. sale Of
any price you desire and any size
you want.
Easels, straw mattings and wall
paper.
SHOES.
ALL READY FcR FALL.
Ladies' Congress Shoes, $1.1O
Men s Coarse Shoes, S1.I0
Ladies ine Shoes, from CSC a pair
up TO $3.50.
Children Shoes from 25cts up.
Mems fine shoes from $1.O5 to a al
pair.
Summer Shoes, Low Quarters are
sold now for one half the price.
Nice.pair OF Russet Slippers for o. 35.
was sold for 90 IS in season.
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pose which Is skiifully carried out.
SharminSiy illustrated in colors nv
Ruth sypherd Clemens. the book de-
serves the attention Of parents and %
al who have charge OF the formation
OF Character in children.
Iinocchio: the Adventures Of n IT.
Tie wooden Boy" by &. Collodi cT. Y.
Snowell Coz. is translation. Inv
Joseph Walker. OF one OF the most ponu-
lar OF Italian children's books. The
marionette does not play the great par,
IN The life of our children that Il plsvs
IN Italy. where IL is an almost national
figure also among the children OF a
isrScr growth. but CoIlodFs tale is
linked 10 the lore Of All childhood bv
many Of its incidents. and most os all
bE The marvellous simplicity with which
The Table teaches its moral
Abbey Farwell Browns John OF tb.
Woods" tths Houghton Miffin Company1
Is medieval tale OF hermit and a
chi!d which came 10 him and which he
taught 10 live In peace ami amity with
animals ferocious and gentle. of a
wicked king and his son and daughter
a legend that might We'll havs been told
In the days I'm which it's scene is laid.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11

.s.r % the facts about that night.
- nat the plans were overheard BY
~ greet grcat-uncie. sam Ballard. who
..,s then q particularly bright Yankee
-, of thirteen. Like other boys of
.,st rcriod. be hung about an inn door
!. evrn something by holding horses
-aae their owners went inside for n
.,,-r,.p cup. u was in this way that
-, bo- overheard tho talk Of two Eng
- officers. lie told tho landlord OF
-, Green Dragon. in which house the
,,,-,-,i,tee az safety held its meetings
=, landlord informed the committee
..hich took measures % verify the news.
- in tho end little sam Ballard was
-, 10 carry the message 10 Revere
o.. ,,onsr due should l,e meted out 20
Master Ssmms-
word should he said concerning the
,,,,,s,-stious IN this volume. There are
:. ~-est many of them and they are
,-,,iv interesting and thoroughly rep
-.se-tsiive q az phases OF oldtime Bos-
40, NE and manners.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
THE ALMIGHTY SOU.
Il Sensational NoueI Of Mod
ern Partisan Life.
Paris NoveInhe- 20

Paris. November 20.
VI. Victor Marguerite like his broth
CT Paul. began his literary career as a
disciple OF the Goncourts. He was soon
carried away by the current OF reaction,
and in 1887 he signed a manifesto
against lola. He now harks back again
70 realism. ''L'or." his latest novel. just
issued by the Libralrie Fasquelle. deals
with mushroom bankers and venaI poll
ucians. The seamy side Of Partisan
society IS set forth in a nervous. trench
ant style and with poignant simplicity.
IL is an ambitious. sincere work In
a measure IL presents certain aspects of
French humanity" with bleeding
slices Of Hfe," under the Third Repub-
lie, very much as Balzac painted society
during the reign of Louis Philippe and
as Zola portrayed the court and fashion,
able society OF the Second Empire.
L Or opens with q gala performance
at the Theatre Francais. given in honor
OF the Emperor OF Russia. The action
is drawn from a fierce struggle between
two rival bankers and company pro-
moters. both Of obscure origin-one hav-
ing started as a messenger boy In
smart Partisan night restaurant and the
other as an apache" or juvenile assas-
sin. They fight each other in the Klon-
dyke and they continue the duel in
Paris. Chapters describe the lowest
Partisan slums and the too famous
''tournees dc Grand Dues the private
dining rooms at smart restaurants in
Paris and Nice. hotel life at Monte Carlo
and dinners. dances. teas and gatherings
OF successful financiers and public men.
who without being in society hang te-
naciously on the skirts of it,
The sensational side Of this remark
able work may be appreciated from the
fact that seven murders take place and
one man is guillotined- Most of the
other characters become involved in such
a maze OF complications that the au-
thor resorts 10 the very practical meth
cd or bringing his novel 10 an end By
gathering al hands into a theatre which
catches fire during the performance.
and everybody. with three exceptions.
is burned TO death. NJ marguerite
talents upon the base and brutal elc-
ments Of humanity. Scarcely more than
two characters in the novel appeal TO
the readers sympathy. The rest OF
them, especially the women. are re-
pulsive. This vivid panorama Of Pa
risian society of to-day is. nevertheless,
stirringly impressive. owing TO the aU-
thor's wonderful precision of touch, his
daring coIors and his fixed determina-
tion 10 prove that the only solid ele-
meut or modern society is Gold
&. J. 2.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
CALENDARS.
A sheaf Of Decorative Leaflets for the
New Year


From F. T. Dutton & Co Ne have re-
ceived. a. always on the verge Of the
new year. an attractive group of calen-
darS. The largest and in a pictorial
way most pleasing Is the John Peel
Calendar" the six leaves Of whIch-ono
for every two months-sre adorned with
clever illustrations Of the well known
lines. The pictures are important but
the days Of the month are nevertheless
printed in bold type, a great virtue in a
calendar. Another pretty example, pub
lishcd on a generous scale. is In Pict-
uresque Brittany" bearing capital char
acter sketches by \. NJ. Cpjohn. Ran
dom Rhymes and "Olden Times have
gay pictorial decorations in colors. The
calendars entitled, respectively. a Year
with Kaatr." Friendly Thoughts" !" Hap
piness.~ "Dinna Fret and Friendships
Greeting" bear floral or conventional
decorations. Tho same publishers issue
"A quantity Of Christmas cards. embel-
lished. as is customary. with apt quota
tions and seasonable decorations
Eaton & Mains publish a good calen-
dar called "A Year With the Master"
u i arranged by John T. Mcfarland
and gives the Sunday school lessons and
daily readings. with extracts from the
authors book. "Etchings Of the Master"
illustrating the character OF our Lord.
The Farm Calendar sent to VS. by the
Riddle Press. Of Philadelphia. bears on
each Leaf . poem By John Russell Hayes
and q photograph from pastoral Amer
lean scene. These photographs are un-
usually good, and the quiet tints in
which they are all printed are also to be
commended
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE PEOPLES Law; or: PoII .I-5 L;Nh ,lf,SSI TSts
TICTP ALTON I% LAWMANlNG r tsIs. .-.
ANCIENT FOLK MOOT TO MOOEisN
REFERFNDUM A study IN me eNoiuti1
OF democracy and direct Iegisisuo1- %
Charles sumner Lohinster. Pm u, Il. M.
With an Introduction by George E.,ot'
Howard Svo. pp. XXI ~ 'Ine MAJ
TnIIian Company
BREEZES FROM THE sOUTIiLASp. y. BY sy
Iozie : Mayes- limo. PIP. a. tbfoaNNAy
Publishing Company
A collection OF essays.
THE WRONG AND PERIL OF WOMAN 81 =
FEAGE By James NJ. buckley. Ii u.
12mO. pp. rs THE Fiemins H. keVeH
Company
A review Of the leading arguments for
woman's suffrage and suggested INES or
rebuttaL
The JUNIOR REPUBIIC. It's History and
Ideals Ey William 2 GeorEe. Win an
introduction by Thomas NJ ustsfhs. Illus
trated- limo. pp. VI S-'- VI APpis'0n
4 Coz
An account OF the republic at FreeviIie.
is foundation aud what Il has accom-
plished.
WOMEN IN INDUSTRY STUDY IN Ameri-
can Economic History By Edith Abbott
Pm D. OF HUH House. Chicago Win sR
iutroductorv note by SophoutshA i. Hreck-
lnridEe } n Pm. u. Limo. % NNii. t"c
90 Appleton a. COZ
THE HISTORY OF THE HUMAN BODY BY
Harris Hawthorne Wilder. sVo, pp. via
s7S tIIenry Heit CO..
The purposo % this 3rk Is 10 present
the results of modern anatomical aud EN-
Theological reseaFch relative 90 the human
structure In a form accessible 90 tHe stu
dent and 70 furnish a basis tor knowledge
% details.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
BIOGRAPHY.

THE LIFE OF MARY BAKER q. EDDY AND
TIE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN SCIENfE.
BY Gecrz1ne Ntnins- illustrated svo. pp-
Niv. 49, tpcubleday. Pegs & CO..
Originally published IN ''McClUre's 5 Ns-a-
zine" this work has since been revised and
material added
THE MARVELLOUS YEAR INTRODUCTION by
Edwin Markham Drawings by Gertrude
Huebsch. 4to. Vp. 1es tB- ". Huebsch)
Anony nous biograp phic3l sketches Of Foe.
Lincoln. oliver Wendell Holmes Calvin.
Johnson. Darwin. Tennyson. Frances Anne
kemble. Gladstone, E2dward Fitzgerald.
chopin. hendelssChH. Haydn. Nikolsi and
N2sievttch Giogol. many OF whose Centen-
aries have been recently celebrated
SHERIDAN. From New and Original Material.
including a Manuscript Diary by GeOreiana.
Duchess Of DevOnshire. BY Walter Sichel-
With Illustrators In two volum~s svo.
Pp. xviii. $50: viii. 541. CThs Hcughton
Mifrin Company
comprehensive study ~ the life and
work OF the author OF The school Tor
Scandal
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
HISTORY.

TIE Tribunal or THE TERROR \
study OF Paris In iT93-1T95. From the
French Of c. Lenotre. b Frederic Lees
with many Illustrations Svo. pp Y. @a1
tPhHsdeiphis The =. p. Lippincott com
pauy.t
The author reconstitutes the life and
appearance OF the Psiais Dc Justice durirg :
the davs Of che Revolution. ana outlines
the small group II social outcasts who
seized upon the old parliament house and
assumed the task Of applying The pitilsss
laws OF the Terror eStortcd from thu
National Convention
HISTORICAL. ESSAYS Ry James Ford
Rhodes. IL. d. Lit n Svo. ID. viii.
@gJ. (The Macmillan Company
A collection OF essays. many OF which
were read before the Massachusetts, His
torical Society
THE GERMAN ELEMENT ~ THE UNITED
STATES with special reference 10 its
political. moral social and educational
Influence. By Albert Beruhardt Faust.
professor o. German IN Cornell Cnlver-
sitv In two volumes. Fully illustrated
svo. pp. XVI. 5si; wi. 60J. tFhe IOush-
ton Mifliin Company
An account Of the part which the Ger
people have played IN the upbulldins
OF this country.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11

icns.' was the only answer he vouchsafed
To III
though 4 couldn't write Never too
Late 20 Mend" I could make .sbuttcred
eggs; and Reade watched the oper-
alton IN my room cne night. his looks and
words suggested that he thought the cook
ins more wonderful than the writing. We
had met az the hall door on his return
home very hungry from theatrical sup
per. al which. as he explained. there was
a division Of labor, he doing the talking
anu the others tn eating. In his handker-
chief he had some baked potatoes. pur-
chased at stall which stood nightly
IN the street opposite his house: and his
apology for not offering 10 share them
with me was that In his room he had
neither knife. fork. nor plate. So begged
him 10 come upstairs with me- and l dis
closed 70 him the contents Of my cup
board. which included all that was needed
Ter an lmpromptu supper. not excepting
eggs and bread. saucepan. and an Etns
As already intimated. the process or
making scrambled eggs excited his ad-
nliratiOn. and from that hour T believe
he regarded his lodger as a parsonage.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
FICTION.

HUMAN BEINGS vs.. THINGS h Asenath
carver Coolidge. Illustrated. 1&rno, pp-
~ tWStertovn- The HunSerford-
Floibrook Company
The heroine has taken for her n1axsn
Human Beings Are BETTER Than Things"
20 herself and her family. with satisfac-
tory results
REUBEN: HIS BOOK By Morton ~ Penn
hsrton. limo. pp. 305. tTne Broadway =
Publishing Company.)
Reuben gives an account of him Sc z
from his plough shce DAYS 20 the 'patenc
leather stage. and winds up with an ac-
couat Of his European travels
STORIES FROM THE OPERAS With short
Biographies 0f the composers. Third
series T;y GIad~s Davidson illustrated.
i2mo. pp. III U'hiladelphia- The J. b
Lppincott Compsny)
This volume which appears in The
Music Lovers Lfbrsry. presents in
short story form The chief incidents in
Purjtsui.'' ''focrezia Borgia." Lucia Al
Ianlmermoor.' The Liiy OF Kulsrney. %
The Daughter of tho Regiment" "LUr-
line" Romeo and Juliet The Merry
Wi-es Of windsor" The Barber OF Sc
lille and The Masked Ball"
THE CANVAS DOOR. BY Mar FarleY San
born. Frortispiece. 1eno. pp. 81 tB.
W Dodge CO.
4 love story which deals with the idsa
of reiucaTnation-
THE BALL AND TIVE CROSS Rv Gilbert
'hesteron- Emo. pp foS 'rhs John
lane Company
4 CoNCEITED PUPPY. Some Incidents IN
ucl and Cecil Adm Illustrated ismo.
pp. &Xiv. ~ T. Dutton & Coz
This little hooklet contsins the history
Of a bulldog as told by himself
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
JUVENILE.

TIMOTHY TRIMS CLOCK BOOK Illustrated
4to. Detroit. The Curtis Advertising COM
panyD
THIS r. a tOy-took issued in the kid
books series. containing clock fare with
movable he nds ald the story - how two
children learned 20 tell the time cf day u
related
DANNY DIMES RANKRpOK. Illustrated. 4to.
Detroit: The curtis Advertising Compsny1
Danny rsfme small 6usnci-r no saves
his Tfnnies and the moral of his rhymrfui
history Is pointed bv real steel hank at
tafhed 10 the inside cover 81 thc boob Which
appeaIs thrsugh a hole iu every psgr. This
ir also cnc ~ the kifhoets'' series
NHEN MOTHER LEIs Us HEI.F. Man. yrsc-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11

The concern which was felt some time
ago for Mr. Roosevelt's health under the
climatic conditions Of Afric- was. II ap-
pears, entirely unnecessary. In his ar
ticIe in the forthcoming "Scribner' he
has these agreeable things 10 say of the
climate Of his hunting ground:
While in the highlands Of British Easr
Africa Il is utterly impossible for a stranger
10 realize that he h. under the equator, the
rli.uate Is delightful and healthy. II Is
u,hfta mans country. a country which
should be filed with white settlers; and NJ
rlace could be more attractive Tor Vistors-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
EDUCATIONAL.

AMERICAN EDUCATION BY Andrew :.
Draper. With IN INTRODUCTION by Nicholas
Murray Butler. President OF Columbia Uni
ersity. Svo. pp. \. SsS. The Houshton
Mifiin Company
This volume. divided into f0-ir parts deals
with the organisation and administration OF
the school system. elementary and secondary
schools the college and the university, and
special aspects and problems.
TEXTBOOK on HYDRAULICS. Ry George r
Russell Assistant Professor OF civil En-
gtneerfng. Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
Coz
Devoted 20 q discussion Of the more CON-
mon and Important problems OF hydraulics.
A. the end Of each cha pter appear problems
illustrating the application Of the principles
preceding. and there many references 70
Fsandsrd literature IN order that students
teachers may further pursue their studies.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-11

An Englishman has gravely devised Il
plan for the spread of solid information
He reseuts the fact that in one OF the
circulating libraries Mr. Rider Hag-
CARDS She has been destroyed by use
and replaced in as many years. whereas.
a book by Lord Brougham had lain for
fifty years I'm the same library. with its
leaves uncut till he cut them himself.
why not" he asks. form new rule
for public libraries under which the
books. we'll mixed. would be given out
only in the order in which they stand
on the shelves?" This plan. he thinks.
would result In a great diffusion Of eru-
dition and would check the unequal wear
and tear OF library books. we'll as the
tendency OF many persons TO specialize
on novelists whose books he does not
consider improving. Were the new rule
instituted" he says, we should have the
young women who dote on Miss Corelli
working steadily through dozens OF
splendidly informative works in the hope
OF some day reaching her, and who can
doubt that they would emerge from the
process wiser and better?"