The Washington herald., 1909-03-28

own valuable papers. That's the start
ing point Of The Man In Lower Ten"
the new story by Mary Roberts Rine-
mart, published by the Bobbs-Merriil Co
With the Night Mail" by Rudyard
are going 90 publish on March ., Is
a story Of 200 a. d. II chronicles q
trip in the postal packet air-ship 162'
on her one-night run from London 70
Quebec. with the Night Man" affords
q dramatic glimpse Of our future civll-
zation that is marvellous IN iIs imagina-
tive accuracy.
There are added 10 the story some re-
markabIe advertisements written by Mr..
kiplipg Of air-ships, planes. dirigibies,
air-ship fxings. &c. together with re-
views OF books and correspondence. all
such as Mr.. Kipling imagines VIII be
appearing inside Of another century.
All OF this material Is taken from the
contemporary magazines OF 200 A. D..
IN which the story is supposed 70 have
appeared
Louise Closer Hale says that none of
the characters IN The Actress" her new
Harper novel. are drawn from individ
uals, ''and yet ar avalanche Of letters
has come 20 my door" adds Mrs Hale.
many OF them from men and women
OF the stage who think they recognize
themselves. or their friends. in the vari-
Gus types 7 have drawn. The last in
digEant one was from the young woman
who mistook herself for FTederica.
was surprised at her anger. FOR Freder-
r uu 7 hnr M
while I denied that she was my model
I asked her why she should be so an
noyed over appearing IN print Her an
swor was; You are endeayoring -
| inJure my career. Turn 70 page forty
three. line seven I did. and Il read:
'Frederica was IN no way Intended for
the stager"
An army of peace. forty thousand
strong. buried In the heart OF a track
less jungle. Is achieving to-day one OF
the greatest feats In American history
/ the Joining Of the Atlantic and the Pa
| eifc Oceans BY the construction OF the
Panama Canal II is the climax OF an
| undertaking which has covered period
Of four centuries. which has brought
disaster upon two nations. and has cost
more than 10000 lives.
The readers OF The Conquest OF the
Isthmus." which the Putnams VIII pub
/ llsh this spring. viii be left both with a
lively sense OF the magnitude or the CO.
/ lossal task which Uncle sam has under
/ taken and Of the workmRnlike manner in
which he Is acauitting himself Of e.
/ TIE public has been deluged with the
commercial and the mechanical details
/ OF the Panama Canal, but the real story
/ Of the stirring features OF the romantic
battle with the Jungle that IS being
waged by Uncle Sans khaki army there
( on the border line OF civilization. has
/ never been presented. IL is with the
I human interest of this canal story that
7 this volume is chiefly rCOncerned-with the
men who have rubbed elbows with death
! from almost every angle and "a almost
/ every guise in order that the American
nation might win the greatest Industrial
+ victory in the history Of the world II
/ was 20 study the lie OF the men who
/ are doing the work az Panama that the
I writer visited the isthmus. It was not
| the machinery thai held his attention.
\ nor the Pigeon-hoIec. =-tJres IA the gov
| erument Offices. nor the red-inked reports
OF engineering experts II was the men,
I the men who are tearing from the red
clay 100000 and 100000 cubic yards of
I earth every thirty DAYS. who are level
I ing mountains. and building the greatest
dams and locks in the history Of the
world
In their American Nature Series,
Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. are about
20 follow up C. William Beebe's very
/ successful The Bird. It's Form and
Function" with a notable book. Birds
Of the World" This sumptu0us one
volume work 70 appear near the end
OF March. has enlisted the services OF
( three leading authorities. Prank II
Knowlt0n. OF the l. s. National Mu-
scum. Is the principal author, F. A
/ Lucas. chief curator of the Brooklyn
/ Academy OF Arts and Sciences. has con-
/ tributed a long chapter on the Anatomy
Of Birds. and Robert Ridgway. curator
Of birds in the L. S. National Museum
has edited the entire work Every known
family Of birds is accorded approximate
/ ~ equal treatment. except that the dis
cussion OF game birds has been made
especially full. Particular attention 3.
paid 70 the appearance OF birds in theiI
home - their plumage, habits songs
nests. eggs and food Sixteen colored
10 the volumes attraction.
In his latest work. Mind and Work
published some time ago by Doubleday
Page & Co. DR.. Luther H Gulick claims
10 have discovered cure for fuzzy
mindednes. bad temper. and panic
''F'uz=y- y-miadedness is just as likely q
attack our feelings as it is our brains
/ Feelings tend all the time 20 be vague
and irresponsible; they must be subjected
! 70 the same clearing process as oul
/ thoughts; they must be sifted, judged
criticised The thing I must try for Is
the ability TO 'externalize' my feelings
and judge them squarely- The best rul,
know for getting a grip on them Is this
Put them on paper Make a writer
statement of your feelinEs-not for the
literary benefit Of pOsterity. but for youl
own profit right here and noH. Take tht
case Of sudden anger. Tire stimuli TO
ward shutting the jaws tight and ClosinE
the hands go out instantly from tht
lower brain. But remember the formula
Get a sheet Of paper take a pencil. and
write down the cause Of your anger
whether il be justified or not. and whai
appears TO be the best way Of treatins
IT,"
RUSSIAN PREMIER.