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married friend who had the audaoity to
write him recently that he was in this
scribe's Sunday school class 20 years ago,
a friend-with six ii"-Here's a
poem quoted, "Economizin' -:
PA was tickled when I went
Once and whispered In his ear
That I wouldn't spend a cent
Buyin' him a gift this year.
I would build fine surprise
All myself and 'conomize.
so went and bought a saw
Not a toy. but good and strong
And a hammer with a claw
For the nails I hammer wrong.
I am sure he'll like this more
Than a present from a store.
Then Pa bought some fancy wood
When I asked him, though I'm sure
If he's 'quisitiye he could
Guess I'm making furniture.
If he does, I needn't care,
For he'll never guess a chair.
And I went and bought bit
Makes holes any size I choose;
Lots of fixins come with 1t
That I'm learnin' how to use.
P'rhaps for Christmas time, next year,
I could make a chlffoner.
ct won't be long before it's done
Now I've boughten tools enough;
Buyin' cushions will be fun,
And some paint and varnish stun.
Pail be deeply touched l know,
At my 'cenomizin' so.'
How about 1t, you old Sunday school
scholars of 20 years ago?" Read IA
miliar?
1.-THE Native Born" by I. A. R. Wylie
(Bobbs- Merrill Coz
The theme of this book, with a pro-
logue, the first book by a new author
deals with the race question In India
When new writers take up SUCH ambi-
tious themes for their first novel, we'll
There should be anyhow some law
dealing with race questions. 1t doesn',
make any difference where. Life is very
short Race questions are bores, to tell
the truth, and to take them or 1t, as
the case may be or not, and attempt to
make therefrom a thrilling, compelling
novel you must be a genius.
The honesty of this department, known
to all men and women, let us hope, al
though you wouldn't believe 1t, II this
scribe would unbosom himself, which he
isn't going to do, insists upon its being
stated that l. A. r. Wylie in her new
book exhibits nary a bit OF genius, or
the contrary.
The scene of the story is laid in In.
dia. The author is not as familiar witt
India as she should be to write book
about It, The plot of the novel Is al
right enough, original, way yonder above
the average. But the author fails ir
her construction miserably at times.
The principal characters in the story
are John Stafford young English Of
ficer. Lois Carruthers, who turns Out
later to be his half-sister; Nehal Singh
supposed to be young Indian noble
and Beatrice Carey, an English girl
Some years prior to the opening of the
novel, Staffords father and mother, to
gether with Steven Carruthers. had beer
killed in native uprising, and theil
children had been left in charge Of theil
friend, Colonel Carmichael, and his wife
The facts concerning all this are told ir
prologue to the novel,
At the beginning Of the story proper
young STAFFORD Is introduced as a captain
in the English army Nehal Singh as
the Rajah of Marnt, Lois as the ward o.
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Concerning Spoons
From Judges Library.

From Judges Library.
There are spoons and spoons. The
spoons herein referred to are not the
spoons herein referred to are not the
and flowers. These spoons dip up spoon
victua1s only and are constantly used by
civilized people. everywhere. However,
like the other spoons, they are in every
bodys mouth, especially IL they are at a
summer resort-the other spoons, that is.
Custom makes caviare of us all, and
nobody seems to think about into how
many different mouths the spoon has been
which he confdingly puts into his own.
Perhaps 1t makes no odds. Spoons have
been used that way ever since they were
invented, and everybody mouths the same
spoon without squeam. If one paused
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rather long notice of a book just win
ming its way to universal favor.
I'm this review" says Mr.. Howells, 81
had intimated my reservations concern
ing Tnnocents Abroad I had limited
that 600 pages of funs was perhaps a
good deal of fun. but 1 had the luck,
II not the sense. to recognize that it
was such fun as we had not had before.
l forget just what . said in praise of
1t, but it does not matter; it is enough
that I praised 1t enough to satisfy the
author He now signifled as much and
he stamped his gratitude into my memory
with a story wonderfully allegorizing the
situation, which the mock modesty OF
print forbids my repeating here"
So the acquaintance began and 1t soon
ripened into close and stimulating asso-
citation. Mr. Fields retired from the
editorship OF The Atlantic, Mr.. Howells
took his place, and Mark Twain became
regular contributor to the magazine.
Many hitherto unpublished stories of
Mark Twain are related by Mr. Howels.
OF Matthew Arnold's first meeting with
the humorist and what he said how Mr..
Clemens and Mr.. Howells escorted a
would-be suicide down to Beacon street.
Boston; how gloriously these two friends
missed seeing the centennial ceremonies
at Concord in 1876; how wrathfully Twain
reported a young lady at a telegraph
office who treated him with insolence,
and how quickly he forgave her and pre-
vented her discharge. OF an interview
with General Grant, and so on, and on.
SAYS Mr. Howells: Emerson, Long
fellow, Lowell, Holmes-I knew them all;
sages, poets, seers, critics, humorists;
they were like each other and like other
literary men; but Clemens was sole, In
comparable. the Lincoln of our litera7
ture."
Deep in Piney Woods" by ]. w.
Church. Ct. Y Crowell Coz
The good firm of T. Y. Crowell Co.
doesn't often slip up on a book as 1t has
done in this fearfully poor production,
Deep In Piney Woods" for which there
is hardly any excuse whatever.
1t Is stated that this book is written by
a new authorize must be new all right
enough, awfully new, who has discov-
cred new field Where the field is, al
though the author says 1t is down in the
deep piney woods of Georgia, no Geor-
CLAN who reads 1t will be able to locate
the new field mentioned.
The tale abounds in dialect, against
which there should be strenuous laws
federal as we'll as state-which no Geor-
gia negro would understand and no white
person of the south ever heard
The impossible hero had difficulty in
proving an alibi on the charge of being
northerner. There was doting father.
a beauteous daughter, q manly son, a
charmed sacred snake" hints at
voudism-we get 1t all, alack day; at
least this reviewer debut don't you in
Deep In Piney WoodsT'
This is about as farfetched q story Of
Georgia as she isn't-never was and let
us hope never will be-as imagination
could easily or with difficulty produce.
Tn that 7 w Church Ia a winner
''Why 1 Am a Socialist" by Charles Ed
ward Russell. George H. Doran Coz
This is very interesting book, whether
you happen to be interested in socialism
or not 1t is collection OF short stories.
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Carmichael, and Beatrice Carey with
her mother under the shadow of some
mysterious scandal, of counsel
The ending of the novel busies itself
in telling us that Nehal Singh was not
an Indian at all, but the son of Steven
Carruthers, who after his fathers death
had been adopted by the then Rajah and
made his heir. The latters wife, Sc
duced by the father of Stafford. Is act
ually the mother of Lois Carruthers. How
old is Ann? isn't brought in, but you
feel as IL 1t might have been.
1.-The Native Born" let us hope, is
a forerunner to something better from L.
A. r. Wylie.
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The book Is really a sane, yet ire
mendous, Indictment. not OF capitalists,
not of individuals, but of Mr.. Russell S
views of the existent capitallstic basis OF
society.
1t is written from the viewpoint of a
reporter and journalist with real expert
ences of the author covering five CONT
nents during three decades. Its author
commenced life, he says. contented in
dividualist Now he Is a socialist, and
he tells why, by and and through these
actual experiences aforesaid.
His reasons for the change of view
point are given then, In a series of Illus
trations, typical injustices which he has
observed and been called upon to inves-
tigate in his capacity as a newspaper
man during the past 80 years. Mr.. Rus
sells method of explanation Is by Civ
ing the illustration, tracing this specific
injustice home to it's generic origin, and
then saney and very convincingly, too
pointing out how the same cruelty Is OF
necessity practiced the world over and in
all walks of life.
Mr.. Russell does not limit himself &c
mere vague assertions; every one of his
assertions Is set forth with facts, figures
dates and names. all of which the author
insists, and he is quite reliable, are cap
able of being verified in the authentic
sources which he indicates.
why I Am a Socialist Is well worth
reading.
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The Window at the White Cat" b,
Mary Roberts Rinehart. (Bobbs- Mer
riu Coz

Mary Roberts Rinehart (Bobbs- Mer-
rin Coz
You who have laughed over when a
Man Marries," 1.-THE Circular Staircase"
and been thrilled with some necessary
mystery in the telling Of the stories, will,
this scribe thinks, be a wee disappointed
in Mary Roberts Rinehart's latest novel,
title above.
You cannot write a book every other
day anyhow, although George Barr Mac
Cutheon and his kind, and now comes
Mrs. Rinehart, alas, to join them, seem
to think so!
We are not told by the author of this
latest effusion specifically where the
scene of her story Is laid, but one may
guess, If that one is quite above the aver
age on the guess. that Pittsburg is
meant Recently Pittsburg has had some
awful things done to 1t.
1.-The Window at the White Cat is a
story In which municipal politics, finance
and society-of course-are thoroughly
mixed together with good f1avoring of
murder, suicide and graft-all the condi-
ments.
John Knox. who tells the story with
much humor which at times seems out
of place, considering the gravity of most
of the events into which he is drawn, Is
a lawyer of some local reputation At
the very beginning of the story, Knox S
aid Is sought Dy very charming young
woman who turns out to be the daughter
of Allan Fleming, the state treasurer,
and a prominent member Of a gang of
highly disrespectabel politicians-of which
there are said to be some in spots, every
where. The matter upon which the pref
ty girl consults Knox is the mystery of
the disappearance of her father.
Knox Is sentimental enough to permit
himself to be persuaded by the pretty
girl, and thus the story starts with "a
rush. One complication follows another
rapidly. too rapidly in fact For unless
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to contemplate a spoon ere he put 1t into
his mouth, It might be that squeams
would come; but one never does that.
His thoughts are only upon what is in
the spoon, and he knows that has not
been in any other mouth. OF course,
boiling hot dishwater will remove the
stigma of the spoon, but the spoon re-
mains unchanged.
We may boil, we may blister a spoon IL
we will,
But its past. unregarded. will cling to 1t
still. o.t
Possibly the time may come when
scientific sanitation will demand a spoon
which shall be used but once and thrown
away, but that time will not come until
the millions of ancestral silver spoons.
which have been in millions of mouths
millions of times through hundreds of
years. shall be worn to tenuous useless
ness in the mouths of posterity-the
same old spoon that fed babyhood In the
cradle and age on the brink of the grave.
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''why 1 Am Socialist by Charles Ed
ward Russell George H. Doran Coz
This is a very interesting book, whether
you happen to be interested in socialism
or not. 1t is a collection OF short stories.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-20
MANY CURES IN GERMANY
Spas Abound There and in Aus
tria, Each with Own Virtues.

Ia Germany cures abound. that is 10
say. places where the waters have cura-
tive properties ia one disease or another.
Nervous affections are particularly likely
10 be benefited 10y the treatments At these
spas. among the most berefciai Of which
are Baden Baden. Ems. kissingcn. AiX-ls-
ChapcIlc. Nouenahr. the speciality Of which
Is the relief Of kidney troubles; Wiesbaden.
the waters OF which are especially good for
rheumatism, and Wndbad.
Ia Austria health seekers frequent FAM
ersIad. a superby located spa. where per-
Nous disorders are usually quick 10 show
improvements. Doctors with hypochon-
driacs on their hands are likely To- send
them 90 ihis Austrian resort. too. Tor The
treatment will work no harm. even to those
who may ne perfectly Well when they take
a. Atmosphere has much 90 do. too. with
tho good that Franzensbad does, and It's
virtues are manifold. Marenhad is another
famous Austrian health resort. which ca
tors especially 10 invaiids Of tho gentler
sex and provides special treatment FOR its
81 omen patients
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-20
BERLIN'S ATTRACTIONS
Capital of Germany Full of
Novel Interest.
GREAT MILITARY SPECTACLE
Imposing and Stately City, It
Takes Rank as Centre of
Teutonic World.

Berlin Is IN sense the caDital % TIE
whole German speaking world as we'll as
Of Prussia and the German Empire Il
dominates to-day. at least. the social and
political life Of the German races. "a VI
emma once did. because % the rscendarrv
OF Germany In mid European politics IN the
last twenty years. IL is good deal more
than the seat OF government OF the German
Empire. and the traveller win md n among
the most interesting cities I'm his itinerary
The people OF Berlin are worth waschirr-
during ones STAY there quite az much a.
the city itself They move steadily along
TO the end the. happen to Re pursuing
without much regard for opposition. and
they are straightforward -abitiin.
race. entirely content IN the main with lie
as they find IL. In Berlin one sees the
dominance Of the military spirit in Ger
many. The army Is supreme Every one
ana everything must yield TO O.. regardless
OF personal convenience or desire.
The officer walking along the street has
the right OF way. In the restaurants and
driulSins places hc Is the honoFed guest.
receiving attention before other e,,stou,.rs
a. BELTS his rank.
Foreigners. particularly Americans ze+
Into trouble once In a while because they
are not used to this worship OF mlHtarisrn
But the German officer - not a had fsllov-
"a rule by any means. and viii not seek
offence tie IS touchy "a 20 his honor ana
as TO the respect that is due 90 the Kaiser
to his fstherland and to the army. Bat
that - natural. and to be expected so
such Few imbroslios as occur are HkeIy 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-20

Of doors. The Germans spend their even
ings in their beer gardens, drinking great
drafts Of the harmless beverage that
has made up 50 great 4 part of their life.
There the whole family sits listening -
good music. drinking a wholesome drink
and forming as pretty n picture the
American. seeking a change from his own
land, might ask for.
Art Treasures Are Many.
The seeker Tor the treasures Of art viii
surely find them. Let him go to Dresden
and drink in the atmosphere Of the Saxon
capital. study its glorious galleries Of art,
its superb collections. its stately buildings
let him wander through the palaces Of
Berlin the splendid catnpdrals Of Cologne
and Leipsic. the castles along the Rhine
The lover % good music VIII find more
OF il now in Germany than in any land
in the world. Whether orchestral concerts
or operate performances. he can have his
nm in Dresden and Berlin. Hamburg. Leip-
sic. Weimar. once The home OF List and
half a dozen smaller centres Of art OF
the offerings 81 Munich more is said else
where.
The student. seeking 70 complete his edu-
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in Germany Heidelberg, LeipsiC. Bonn
FreiburE, these are names to conjure with
Splendid libraries. the most famous pro-
fessors in the world and systems Of inten-
sive study second 10 none in their adapta-
bilitv and catholicism viii unite 10 make
him glad be has come.
Many Americans make Germany \ mecca
Tor study ID is not at the universities
alone that they arc to be found. Music and
pe8a gogy attract many students from this
country. and they are TO be found. living
ia colonies, all over. For semi permanent
residence OF this sort Germany has long
been mos. attractive TO Americans. Ores
den and Berlin have large American quar-
tiers. with a population always shifting. but
always keeping, nevertheless. from year 10
year enough Of the veterans to make it
pleasant for the newcomer who can work
himself or herself into the body polite.
Germany, despite the apparent restric-
tions Of life D. a free country. Certain
things are forbidden. Rules are mace that
are. generally speaking. FOR the common
good II seems harsh TO an American, per
hsps. that De should be fined for jumping
on a moving train. butt the regulation GER
tainIv makes FOR his own good and safety.
The man who minds his business and real
lies that he must 80 order his life as not
10 annoy OF disturb others Will never find
himself in contact with the police. He
must behave himself must toe. perhaps, in
external things. a line a little straighter
than he has been wont 20 observe at home
but this viii soon cease 10 Ice irksome. and
he viii hnd himself If he be a pesceable
and laW-abiding citizen, protected from
many small annoy snces that are frequent
a home
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