The Washington herald., 1909-07-18

--~--7pN q" o4titef and Al The ACrOTs-
BOerding-hOuse- Mr. Jackson himself
IS a Rallies Of confidence men. pol
ished. resOurceful. daring Ia the recitsT
Of his varied adventures. Helen Green
shows that her Under world delineauon
Is as strong as ever.
A new magazine called Vagabondis
edited by Everett Lloyd. 20 Be devoted
exclusively 10 people who write and draw.
authors. piaywrights and illustrators
has made It's appearance in Chicago. For
It's title i seemingly should give credit
20 the originators Of PRESENT day enthusi-
asm Tor the mythical land OF the ne'er-
eo-Weels, Messrs Bliss Carmau and
Richard Hovey. authors of songs from
FagabOndia.' More Songs from Vaea-
bondia. and Last Songs from Vagabon-
dia. the three constituting a great Amer
iean epic q all outdoors
IN the department OF World-Politics.
in the July number Of the North Amer1-
can Review, there are three comrunica-
tions: One from London on the topics.
Great Britain's Nervousness" Does
England Look for American SympathyY''
American and the WeitpoIltik:" HoI-
bein's Duchess Of Milan" a'Roosevelt's
Tribute 10 Sir EOraee Plunkett-a one
from COnstantinople on the topics. ssThe
Danger Of Young Turkey How Abdul
Hsmid Fell, The Young Turks and the
Constitution; prescriptions. Treat
ment OF Albanians;'' and one from Wash
ington on the topics. The Tarin OF TIA
Conservatives The AIdrich-Pavpa
Bin;'' The Tax on Earnings"
AinsIee's for July has the conclusion
Of Harold MacGrath's new novel, The
Goose Girl" Edith 8Iacvane IS the author
OF the complete novel, The Red Fiaz."
There are short stories BY Mary r S.
Andrews. Clara E Laughlin. johnson
Morton. steel Williams. Catherine
Thayer. Quentin n Drake. Florida Pier,
Angels Morgan. and George Lee Burton.
To the collection Of .cracks' in Mar
shall Browns delightful anthology. The
HUmOr OF Bulls and Blunders,' might
be added a hihernicism lately perpetrated
by Timothy Heaiy. NJ P. who. in dis
cussing the effect OF the new budget on
I-eldan, said.
We have 70 wear the shoe. and all we
know IS thai the proof OF the pudding is
IN the eating"
John Reed Scott's new sparkling 70
nance. The Woman IN Question" which
created such stir fn social circles or
Plttsburg on its recent appearance. is
fast approaching a third edition. The
publishers report that the continued and
increasing demand for this novel presages
an even greater success than vas ac-
corded The Colonel Of the Red Ruz-
zars" and The Princess Dehra. Within
two weeks after the book was placed or
sale by the LppinCOtts il was among the
best selling books in Boston, PhEadeI-
phia-, Pittsburg, ard Chicago.
VOICE OF THE WOODS.
Cone. rest a ware and Ie- us idly stray
T. gilrrerl7E ralleTs Coci and far EUlT-
Cone rr1m the noisy mn. me b-sy Ereer
And listen 20 the uls-c f1int ard sweet
That echocs ever to a listening car.
Ju1eard hs those Who VIII r1r parse % hear-
The Waywar1 c-lmHs 1f neu0-y's pensire heIls
Nlnc-h-oIn oer Misty hils and cu-raired dells
sorg anc rrnalce s-in luEgr FRI The -een
El,h-1ss-l1ed waTs hT y0l So seidGi seen.
And near a- hard. would Tc1 trr see then Hs
al lovely things he-ored i1 dlrs r1ce be-
You bare forgotten Utl- ir Is % g-Ie
IN TuUr TOO busy l-e-ccme -sst a uh{e
Il H. Mcl-goDery. in tie PEOPLES for Ar-rx
Frank A Bates. whose Camping ard
Camp Cooking has Just been published
by the Ball Publishing Company. or Bos-
ton. is peculiarly ftte5 TO write such a
E90k his work as an ornithologist hay
ing obliged him % 1--we IN the woods for
years For several years past ne has
been a member OF the gypsy moth com
mission of the state Of Massachusetts.
having supervision Of the southeastern
portion o. The state IN the attempt 70 rid
the forests Of this pest
The Ban Publishing Company. oc Bos-
ton, announces that How Know that
the Dead Return BY William T. stead.
is now In its second edition
THE PoETs TASK
The oak into The accrn pu--
TIE mountain En- the a-d.
To hi-z-v tre Into he nut
Ihs WC-ld il hand
Into the deF1rcp pour the ssa-
pearl thai holds a star:
And strike ont Gistance I'D there b
NU rear. nov Gar.
Lee Fairchna. n Aanslss's
In the summer OF 1874 Charles Waterton
journeyed from New York 20 the North
western part OF the United States Curl
Cusly enough this very careful Observers
opinion OF America and Americans at that
time has been overlooked BY several re-
cent writer's Of books containing. foreiEn-
ers criticisms OF US
Jason the forthcoming novel by JUS
tus Miles Forman. viii have two heroines.
one American and the other Irish. For
the sake OF the fair American II Is tss-
the very-much-in-love hero undertakes 10
search Paris over on the mysterious oues1
which lends 70 him the classic titIa OF
Jason" one question said 10 be in
volved in the plot IS, are American girls
cold-hearted?
Mrs. Wards latest book-she has r.
Gently completed it's the romance .of a
mysterious bequest- II is entitled seThA
Bright Fortune. and the Putnams viii
publish it IN the early autumn- sir David
Bright. a distinguished soldier ana prom1-
nent figure in London society. has died
leaving the bulk Of HIS immense fortune
not 20 HIS wife. but 70 an unknown wou,-
al living IN Florence Starting with this
somewhat melocramadc situation. the au-
thor has told fascinating story OF Lon
don life. marked By pictures OF the great
world. a presentation at. court. and al
the lesser Observances or fashionabIe So
ciety, with moving and sympathetic cha--
acter studies. and throughout a strong
and striking plot. The Bright Fortune"
might be called the English House OF
Mirth."
Messrs. Henry Holt & Co are Just hay
ing TO send 10 press for the seventh time
Mrs. Carroll Watson Ranllin-s 'Dande-
lion Cottage" a book which appears TO
be becoming a standard wiki the young
folk and which is notable for tts whole
soneness and hl-r,or