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field crops. The common field crops are
then considered in relation to their cult
walton and to their forage and commercial
values. Animal husbandry is an exposi-
ton OF the various breeds of farm ami
mails cattle. horses, sheep. pigs and
each for definite agricultural and COM
mercial purposes The book is generous
ly illustrated and supplied with useful
tables Of feeding standards and values.
Pointedly addressed to the farmer, the
general reader also will find here much
informing and interesting economic mat
ter.
FRANKLIN WINSLOW KANE. BY Anne
Douglas Sedgwick, author Of 1.-THE
Fountain Sealed" etc. New York.
The Century Company.
Why the man for whom this story is
named. and so presumably it's hero, fails
to make his bow becomes, in the course
concern to the reader. Not till near the
hundredth turn. however, does one catch
glimpse of Mr.. Franklin Kane. hero.
BY this time one is acquainted to init
macy with the three other chief persons
Of the story. A refined but rather made
quate New England woman. more or less
self expatriated in her pursuit of culture
and the enjoyment of her wealth abroad,
is one Of these three. Althea by name.
Two Londoners, cousins, Helen Buchanan
and Gerald Digby, are the other two.
Of the American. Mr.. Kane, lifelong and
patient lover of Althea. Whetted curl
osity sees him first in sharp contrast to
the now familiar charms OF the other
three for in defiance of all the demands
of sentiment and tradition the hero here
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serve any Of the purposes of literature
AS sociological problems pointing toward
organized action these cases are too elu-
sive. sporadic, untypical to warrant at
tention OF this sort. One speculates upon
the authors aim and intent
THE FASCINATING MRS. HALTON. Bv
E. F. Benson. New York: Double,
day. Page & Co. Washington.
Woodward g. Lothrop.
One cannot help suspecting this fasci-
mating widow, despite the shuddering self
contempt that seizes her as she plans to
flirt with her niece's lover, an unworthy
fellow whose particular unworthiness
must not be named to this innocent girl.
There is an enjoyment, an abandon, a
whole-heartedness in the widows conduct
of this filtration that carries little of the
SAVIOR Of reluctance. However. the plan
carries and the match is broken. after a
good many complications and difficulties,
none Of these too great for the willy
widows prowess. The reader, too, on the
whole, feels gratified at the outcome, for
the young fellow is quite too good to be
made the victim of this pert girl obsessed
with making smart speeches. The whole
is little summer thing just to read.
THE HUNTING FIELD WITH HORSE
AND HOUND; In America, the Brit
ish Isles and France. By Frank
Sherman Peer. Illustrated. New
York: Mitchell Kennerley.
The author of this handsome volume
confesses to having presented a proceed
ing work on the same general subject,
under the title Of Gross Country With
Horse and Hound with some misgivings
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is a little, nervous, awkward, caricature
of man, of certain student type, with
nothing at all of the hero in appearance
or posture. The writer has courage. This
Is a good story and an artful one. For
out of many real situations, serious and
trying, Franklin name energies at the
last a man Of the rarest and most Iowa
BILE qualities, hero in command Of him
self and the other three as well, in
double criss-cross love adventure. Frank
lin Kane should not have married Althea
as he did She was such a fool. Helen
should not have married Gerald, as she
did. He was such a fool. Franklin should
but In that case, who would have taken
care of the other two? A very clever
analytical study of men and women in a
given set of conditions. An exceedingly
we'll constructed story Of good literary
qualities.
STUDIES IN WIVES. BY Mrs. Belloc
Lowndes, author of 1.-THE Uttermost
Farthing," etc. New York: Mitchell
Kennerley.
Mrs. Lowndes in half a dozen stories
here makes record of as many studies
In wives. A wife, to avoid the gossip of
servants and subsequent scandal, sup
porting her dead husband out of the
house of her dearest friend where he
has suddenly died; another wife, to adorn
her beauty, accepting money from her
husbands friend; another-nO wife at all
at the end of her trial contract plan
ming to accept another party of the Sec
ond part as her quasi-husband. and SO
on three more times and kinds, make
up the sum of difficulties surrounding the
research of this author. Only the highest
art can cause themes of this color to
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CHAPTER XII.
Paddock Delivers an Invitation

1t was remarked by the clerical staff In
the Craighin Offices that In the weeks fol-
lowing Walsh's removal to the jobbing
house Wayne was unusually attentive to
his Office duties. Clerks in the habit OF
leaving reports on his desk found them
selves questioned in regard to them be-
fore the young man gave his wise, which
had been scrawled carelessly heretofore
upon anything thrust before him. 1t
should not too lightly be assumed that
Wayne had experienced any sudden con-
version or that his unwonted diligence
was due to the prickings of conscience;
but 1t had occurred to him. at the passing
of Walsh. that he really knew little of his
fathers affairs.
Roger Craighill's reputation for business
ability was solidly established. Until It
became the fashion for trust companies
to perform such services. he had often
been chosen to administer estates; but in
keeping with his wish to give more time
| to public service he had gradually freed
himself of such duties. His marriage,
changing necessarily the ultimate distri-
button of his estate. hdd piqued Wayne's
curiosity as TO his fathers wealth. His
long-gathering resentment against his
| father needed facts with which to fortify
! and strengthen itself. He was skeptical
as to all Of his father's virtues, and the
:, ~ had demolished his confidence IN
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shouldn't be, the Presbyterians have first
call. 1t would be low down in me to
pose for you Episcopalians, who are a
rival body
II don't want you to pose as anything;
just sit on the back seat and watch the
events of an evening. The hat isn't pass
ed-nO sermon-maybe a song or two, but
you don't have to sing. Your chauffeur
will know how to take you out; he quite
ecipses me. His batting averages make
him marked man; his record of strike
outs his last season on the diamond lifted
him quite out of the back-lot Glass;
Am 1 to understand that Joe Denny
has fallen under your spell and frequents
the parish house? Well, / thought he
was sneaking the machine out at night
pretty often. but I didn't give him credit
for anything SO noble. I thought 1t was
somebody's housemaid."
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ings by Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain give
q highly artistic value to the work.

ings by Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain give
q highly artistic value to the work.
MY FRIEND, THE INDIAN. BY James
Mclaughlin, United States Indian
Inspector, formerly agent to the
Sioux at DEVILS Lake and Standing
Rock agencies, North Dakota. illus
trated Boston: Houghton Miftiin
Company.
Maj. Mclaughlin hss been in the Indian
service for nearly forty years, first as an
Indian agent and later as inspector. Few
men in this country know the Indian and
his problem so we'll at first hand as this
veteran official, and the story of his lie,
which is here told in indirect form. as he
describes his experiences with some OF
the famous Indians. is highly romantic
Maj. Mclaughlin has conducted many i'm
portant negotiations with Indian tribes.
He is accepted by the descendants or the
aborigines today as their friend, for he
has always kept faith with them. and the
suggestive title OF this work. MY Friend,
the Indian is no overstatement OF the
relationship between him and the subjects
of his life work. In this volume he tells
Of many thrilling episodes in Indian his
tory, including for the first time the In
dian side of the story Of the Custer trag-
edy at Little Big Horn and the story OF
Chief Joseph's famous retreat with his
Nez Perces. In addition to it's historical
value, this work is of Importance as a
contribution to the white mans knowl-
edge Of the Indian and his ways. and in
these days of readjustment, when it Is
the serious effort of the government to
deal justly and progressively with the
Indian, such a work is of the utmost i'm
portance. Maj. Mclaughlin closes his
volume with an appeal to the country to
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his fathers conservatism and caution. lie
now began to test the outward gilt of the
resplendent statue of Roger Craighill al
ready imaginably set up by admiring fell
low-citizens in the market place. Hle had
only the vaguest idea of the nature Of
contracts; but he examined great num-
Der OF these documents. affecting the
ownership and control OF properties whose
titles were only names to him. He even
began summarizing and tabulating these,
the better to study them. His father, as
of old. referred to him, day by day, mat
tiers whose trivialty now struck him with
greater force than before In view OF ms
growing grasp of affairs.
WAYNE had really believed. like every
one else, that his father was a mar
whose fortune entitled him to be classed
with comfortable milionaires-not. indeed,
among the Pittsburg collossi but among
the eminentIy solid and unspectacular
rich. AS he pondered his computations
and scanned the precis derived from them
he reached the startling conclusion that
his fathers fortune was in reality huge
and unsupported shell. He had begun
studying his fathers affairs in the hope
of finding some weapon which, at the fit
ting moment, be might use to humiliate
this proud and self-sufiicient parent who
had been SO intolerant OF his sins and
weaknesses. Any trifiing error or some
badly judged investment would have
served: but for the fact that his curiosity
had been awakened in the beginning as
to the amount OF his rather 8 possessions
he would have abandoned his researches
| long before.
1t was now perfectly clear that Roger
Craighill had ceased to be a factor in the
| coal and iron industries; that he had been
gradually relinquishing his holdings in
the substantial enterprises with which he
| had earlier been identified, and that he
| had reinvested his money in securities of
| little or no standing in the market. These
reflected Wayne realized, his father s
| large imaginative way of viewing world
auestions"-as Col Craighill called them.
/ For example his faith In American CO.
lonial development was represented In
large holdings in Philippine and Porto
Rican ventures that struck Wayne as be-
| father had delivered somewhere before
something on Americas Duty to Her
| Colonies"
| Wayne had. during the summer Of nine
| teen hundred and seven. given little heed
| to the whispered rumors of approaching
panic. The great prosperity had become
| an old story, and pessimists had predicted
its termination for several years without
shaking faith in it. On Saturday, the
twenty sixth Of October, business closed
| confidently; before Monday morning q
mysterious sitting fog had stolen over
| the country. 1t did not seem possible that
| any human agency could have so thor
oughly diffuseds the word-whatever II
| was-that paralyZed the financial energy
| of the remotest village, for 1t was paraly-
SIS not panic. The newspapers ignored
| the situation and suppressed the truth; a
| few men around mahogany directors ia
bies alone dealt in facts; the rest OF the
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

TYPES FROM CITY STREETS. By
Hutchins Hapgood. author of "The
Spirit of the Ghetto" illustrated
by Glenn o. Coleman. New York:
Funk & Wagnalls Company.
LIFE AS REALITY, q Philosophical
Essay. By Arthur Stone Dewing
New York: Longmans, Green & Co,
POEMS. BY Dorothy Landers Beall
New York: Mitchell Kennerley.
LETTERS TO MY SON. Boston:
Houghton Miffiin Company.
THE GARDEN MUSE; Poems for Gar
den Lovers. Selected and Edited
with an Introduction by William AS
penwall Bradley, author Of William
Cullen Bryant" New York: Stur-
gis & Walton Company.
MICHAEL, THE LION OF ERGAKUK.
BY w. B. Burrows. New York: Will
liam Bamford Burrows.
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''He says he can pitch with his left
hand just as well as with his right. but
he's passed up the cheering diamond out
of devotion to you. He talks about you
with tears in his eyes,
"He takes quite the paternal attitude
toward me-looks after me as though l
were four years old. The paternal atti-
tude'-Wayne repeated, musingly-"odd
phrase that. Paddock. When is it you
want me to come TO your joss house,
"Why not tonight? The various sec
lions are going to get together for the
first time and it will be interesting to see
how they mix. Jim Balinski of Altoona
will do a sparring stunt with Mike the
motorman; songs and Rotations will be
provided. and the girls cooking class will
attend to the refreshments. I dare you
to do BETTER
(To be continued tomorrow
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plate engraving and etching than any
other man in this country. The prints
shown offer a review Of the many sides
and interesting activity OF a long career.
of production. Mr.. Smillie began his
career as a banknote engraver, but won
much distinction as a painter-etcher. He
was one of the founders Of the New York
Etching Club, and. until a few years be-
fore his death, taught etching at the Ma
tional Academy of Design. A number Of
his works are to be found in the print
division at the Library of Congress, and
one Of his pictures, Coast Of Normandy"
is included in the permanent collection
Of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
MOSES EZEKIEL has come to this
AVA country to witness the unwilling
Of his statue OF Thomas Jefferson,
which has been erected at Charlottes-
Vile, in the grounds of the University
Of Virginia. and the statue of Stonewall
Jackson at Charles Town, w. Va. Mr..
Ezekiel is a Virginian by birth. and
has many friends in this city. For a
number of years. however. he has had
a residence in Rome. which he now re-
CARDS as his permanent home He has
long occupied studio in the old baths
Of Diocletian, but has recently had to
vacate 1T on account of the exposition
WHICH IS 10 Uc HeIu III Rome next year,
the buildings for which are to be erect
ed in this locality, if not directly upon
this famous site.
X Hiss CRITCHER has received a COM
AvA mission for portrait of the Rev.
DR.. Angus Crawford, dean of the Virginia
Theological Seminary. which she will
execute before going abroad.
THOSE who go abroad this summer
l will have the privilege of seeing
not only an extraordinary exhibition of
Flemish art at Brussels, but also an
exceptionally fine international exhibit
ton at Venice-the most important art
show ever held in Italy, it is said.
These exhibitions in Venice are biennial
affairs. and the last was held in 1909,
SO ordinarily the next should not come
until 1911, but to avoid conflict with
the great exhibition to be held in Rome
next year, the 1911 exhibition was ad-
vanced a year. collection Of works
by John Lavery, the British painter,
has been made a special feature of this
exhibition, and to make the collection
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mint candy and a ball of popcorn and
some lemon drops and things?
"Just as soon as man gets planted In
his seat to rest up a little bit, why, there
YOU are with a whimper for something
that's about as hard to get on board
Steamboat as fresh red raspberries on the
northeast coast of Archangel Island In
the Siberian sea.
..Wouldnt a lemonade or something do
voup All right, try and hold yourself In
for a minute, won't you, till that MUIR
derer of a waiter comes around this way
and I'll buy you lemonades till you can't
ace. Buy you any old thing II it'll only
stop that querulous stun of yours.
''Oh but it serves me right! Might
have been in the good old paJams, read
ing the papers, and here ] am sprawiing
around =
.Oh, fine, fine! like It! I'm going
to do ii all over again."
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vHE closing exercises of the
.Corcoran School Of Art will be
held at the. Corcoran Gallery
next Tuesday evening at $50
O'Clock. At this time the
medals and other awards of merit will be
presented and the work OF the students
for the year will be placed on exhibition
This reception has become an annual
custom, marking not only the close OF
the school year, but Of the art season
and it is invariably an event OF note
Numerous awards are made. For the
most meritorious set OF six drawings
from life and the antique, gold, SILVER
and a bronze medal are given. For the
best work in the portrait, still lie ano
fraped life classes there Will also DC
awards. as we'll as for work in water
color and composition. The work or the
students will be exhibited In the hemi-
cycle hall as usual, and will, it is re-
c,ared. make an excellent display. Never.
II is understood has a better standard
been maintained than during the past
year.
TOR a number of years the students OF
T the Corcoran school have at the
close of the session given luncheon 10
the faculty in the lower henicycle 1hls
festivity. which took place THURSDAY was
in the form of tea. The classroom 70
the right of the entrance was converted
into a veritable bower and long tapie
was spread with appetizing dellcacles.
Mrs. e. c. Messer poured tea and Mrs.
Ieisenring served ice cream. the guests
occupying seats in a great seml-clrcie ano
the students acting as mattresses. Inc
tea in this instance was the excuse 1ol
the gathering, the purpose OF when was,
in reality, 10 assemble the students Ioi
a word Of farewell and greeting ana &c
make formal presentation to the INSTRUCT.
nrs of tokens of the students regard BY
request of the students, Mr.. Messer MADE
the presentation to Mr.. Moser. Mr. Mosel
To Mr.. Brooke and Mr.. Brooke in turn to
Mr.. Messer Each being properly IN.
sfructed. made a short, appropriate
sneech. to which response was httingiy
made. The gifts were Identical, small
boxes. containing medals" which upon
examination proved to be gold CONS
fresh from the mint, and of generous cir
conference Mr.. Moser in accepting MS
medal declared that he had learned
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throughout the world and of what Sec
rotary MacVeagh, in his address Of wei
come to the delegates to the convention
of the American Federation Of Arts last
week. designated as the awakening OF
spiritual consciousness in contradistinc-
ton to materialistic tendencies. The es-
tablishment OF this museum in Johannes
burg has specific interest. Furthermore.
inasmuch as two Washington artists are
at present residing In that remote South
African city-Mrs. Rual c. Warmer. who
was Miss Suzanne Gutherz, and her sis
ter, Miss Godfried Gutherz.
A n interesting picture of the main
staircase of the Corcoran Gallery
Of Art, as seen on the opening evening
of the Saint Gaudens memorial exhibition,
has been painted by George B. Blossom Of
Boston, who at that time was spending a
few weeks at Kendall Green. It is not a
large canvas, but 1t comprehends in its
composition as many as fifty figures and
presents an animated and impressive
scene. This painting. which was shown
to few persons in the library at the
Corcoran Gallery this week, was execut-
ed from sketch made almost immedi-
ately after the event it pictures, when
the impression was still fresh in the ar
lists memory.
". G. FISCHER sailed last week for
Europe. where he will remain as
usual until late in the fall The Fischer
gallery will be open, however, during
the entire summer, and while setting
forth no special exhibition will perma-
nently have on display notable works. To
this gallery during tn past winter pur-
chasers have come not only from the
larger cities Of America, but from the
great museums abroad It is in its way
unique, and factor in the development
of Washin gton as an art center.
MFRS. F. CARL SMITH has returned
4V4 recently from California, where she
and Mr.. Smith have spent the winter.
In the old missions Of California and the
picturesque southern types Mr.. Smith has
found interesting subjects for transcript
ton, and he will probably remain in the
far west until fall. Mrs. Smith will
spend the summer at her sisters home,
Endeavor, Pa.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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Wednesday was the last for the season.
and by those who have viewed them all
was declared the best Of the series. Bas-
kets, leather work. weaving. pottery. jew
elry and wood carvings were displayed,
showing excellent craftsmanship The
baskets were good in form and interest
ingly dyed, and the woven fabrics were
charming in texture and design. Through
out the work gave evidence Of good train
ing and technical facility.
The attendance at this school has more
than doubled during the past year. in
creasing from about forty to over ninety
pupils. Among the students have been a
number of the teachers in the public
schools, who have taken special courses
in order to better direct the work of their
own pupils. With special success have
the arts and crafts been taught this year
In the schools lately established for the
developed. In this direction the Arts and
Crafts School has exerted a potent in
f1uence.
THROUGH the American Federation of
Arts, the Library of Congress Is
sending out exhibitions OF prints to the
smaller towns and cities. which have
heretofore been unable to draw upon it's
resources. An exhibition of Ihirty-five
immense photographs of famous archi-
tectural monuments. works in sculpture
and painting, has been set forth within
the last three weeks in Henderson and
Oxford n. c.. and more recently a COL
lection Of ninety-five mezzotints of por-
traits by famous English painters has
been sent out to Columbus, Ohio, where
1t will be shown in the public library.
This collection is very interesting and val
liable, including the works of the most
celebrated mezzotint eEgravers, and Show
ing through reproduction the most charm
ing of the English portraits-for example,
works by Reynolds Gainsborough, Rom
ney. Hoppner, Raeburn and Lawrence.
This means increased utilization of the
national collections. and proportionate
increase in their educational value 1t
should prove doubly profitable.
THE print department of the New York
Public Library, which possesses many
valuable collections, has just set
forth a memorial exhibition Of etchngs,
dry prints. meZzotints aQuatints and line
engravings by the late James D. Smile,
who, it is said, had a greater practical
knowledge of the processes of copper
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give the red man his portion, presenting
an argument for the payment to the In
dams of funds now held in the Treasury
amounting to about $36 100000. The au-
thor thinks that this money should be
government should cut the leading strings
and check reins by which the Indian is
now handicapped. so that he may become
a full-fledged citizen, relying upon himself
to maintain his place in society. Some
exceptionally striking portraits of famous
Indians constitute the chief illustrations
of this work.
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Hard on the Eyesight.
the British Health Review.

From the British Health Review.
Looking into the fire. particularly
coal fire, is very injurious to the eyes.
The stimulus of fire and heat united soon
destroys the eyes. Looking at molten iron
will soon destroy the sight.
Reading in the twilight Is injurious to
the eyes, as they are Obliged to MAKE
great exertion. Reading or sewing with
side light Injuries the eyes, as both
eyes should be exposed to an equal de-
gree of light. The reason Is the SYM
pathy between the eyes is SO great that
if the pupil Of one eye Is dilated by being
kept partially in the shade the eye that
is exposed cannot contract itself suffi-
GENTLY for protection and will ultimately
be injured.