The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-17
Literary Lights And Shadows
ny S. MAYS BALL


and "Hexaemeron.'
On the organization and internal work
of the church ITSELF Hierarchy" by
Stanislaus DUNN Borkowsld; "Heraldry,
Ecclesiastical" by A. C. Fox-Davies
(Which is carefully illustrated) History,
Ecclesiastical by J. P. Kirsch; Here
sy," by j. Wilhelm; incorporation of
Church Property" by Humphrey Des-
mond; Index of Prohibited Books" by
Joseph Hilgers; Indulgence" by w. II.
Kent, and "Infallbility," by p. ]. Toner
are deserving of special mention.
Among the confraternities religious and
secular treated are "Hermits of st. Au-
gustine,' or Augustinian Order, by Max
Heimbucher; Congregation of the Holy
Cross by Arthur Barry O'Neill, and
knights of the Holy Sepulchre," and
'Hospitallers," by Charles Moeller.
Guilds" are taken care of by Edwin
Burton. who lays particular stress on
the English guilds, and Pierre Marique,
who considers those which developed in
France and Germany.
Two articles of special interest and ex-
hibit the mastery way in which Indian
subjects have been previously treated in
the encyclopedia are Huron Indians.
by A. E. Jones, the Jesuit authority and
american Indians by James Mooney,
U. S. ethnologist.
Among the topics of especial interest
in America are Idaho" by John Haw-
ley; illinois, by Hugh ONeill; In
dams" by j. Walter Wilsstach; Bishop
Hughes" by P. J. Hayes and the dioceses
of Helena" by 7. F. Meehan, and
Hartford" by T. S. Dugan
Altogether volume is a worthy con-
tinuation of a work which is without any
question one of the greatest additions to
the learning of the world that this de-
cade has seen.
In concluding this review the writer
calls attention to the fact that the edi-
tors of this great work started out just
like the editors of the average encyclo-
pedia, that is, with a minor staff to do
small biographies and things like that.
1t is stated that lot of money can be
saved by using such a staff who soon get
accustomed to turning out the lesser BIZ
ographies and articles at good rate of
speed. The plan did not work we'll
enough, however, to satisfy the editors.
They finally concluded that every SUBJ
ject In the books, no matter how min
ute, must be handled by man who had
made a special study of that subject.
And they threw away no less than $4,000
words of copy, very good copy it was
too, which had been prepared by their
minor staff.
Not only that, but when the volumes
that a new mosaic of Innocent III had
been found at Subiaco. With enterprise
worthy of a newspaper office, photog-
raphers and artists were hurried to the
place and, with considerable difficulty
the picture was obtained.
1.-THE Achievements of Luther Trant,"
by Edwin Balner and William Mac
Harg. Small Maynard & Coz
e1 oh cto nj.
ell connected more or less with each
ether, relates the "achievements' of
n collegian, one with psychic tempera-
ment carried to the nth power, Luther
1'rant, in his unraveling of mysterious
crimes.
Luther smokes no cigarettes; there isn't
the sign of hyperdemic needle cocaine
or even the prototype of DIR. Watson in
the achievements" and when you
come to think of that carefully, that is
going some in the detective achievement
line just in itself.
We are. told by the authors of these
tales that the methods which the ficti-
tious Trant- one time assistant In "a
psychological labratory, now turned de-
tective-here uses to solve the mysteries
which present themselves to him, are
real methods; the tests he employs are
real tests. Moreover that while little is
known to the general public, they are
precisely such tests as being used daily
In the psychological laboratories of the
great universities in America and Europe,
by means of which modern men of science
are at last disclosing and defying the
workings of that Oldest of word-mys-
teries-thc human mind
Ir other words, when Luther Trant
had mystery, criminal. to unearth and
there were suspects in the police station
awaiting the Third Degree" Luther
world HE himself to the chief of detec-
tives and in effect, say:-"Hold! Hist.
Do not third-degree that suspect; re-
strain yourself, ii you can, from beating
the creature in the face. All very
pleasant to you, of course, but not psy
Geological. Let me to the suspect with
my machinery, which l will attach TO
mis- hands, feet and whatnots- IL he Is
guilty, as / repeat certain words, call
off certain numbers, no matter how crafty
the suspect may be, he will, by perspir
ing through the machines, give him
self away
So Luther went around doing good with
his machines, psychological; the galvan-
ometer, the automat ograph and other
adjuncts, mechanical.
1.-THE achievements of Luther Trant"
is quite a refreshing departure from the
usual detective tale, which to be appre-
ciated, must be read by those who care
for mystery stories
Raleigh, romance, by William De-
vereux and stephen Lowell. q. B. Lip.
pincctt Coz
This romance is founded on the sue
cessful drama as played in London by
Lewis Waller with illustrations from
scenes therein. This romance. of Queen
Elizabeth's court, in which Walter Ra-
leigh, a young chap of middle class fam
lily in Devon, rises by his charm of man.
ner good looks and ability to take care
CT himself at all times, to knight, farmer
OF wines, with license to export wooden
broadcloths; Lord Warden of the Stan
raries, Lieutenant of Cornwall Vice
admiral of Devon and captain of the
Greens guard.
The play as we'll as the novel romance
is based on the historical incidents in
Raleighs life, his career, his importation
of tobacco into England and his love
and later marriage with Bess Throg
morton, maid of honor to the Queen.
Most of us know what Raleigh did over
in this country; how he tried for years
to be permitted by Elizabeth to come to
America to personally look after the
settlements; how Elizabeth wanted him
ever by her side until she discovered
his love for fair Bessie. Then 1t was
to the Tower of London for Walter! Ac-
cording to the romance Walter escaped
not by the proverbial winding stairway
on horseback from the Tower, but by
jumping from window high up, down
into the Thames from which he quickly
swan out in time to save Elizabeth's
life when she went secretly to visit, as
she mistakenly supposed, Earl Leiscester
who was not where the queen supposed
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