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best sellers. but II is doubtful IL his more
seriously important works have done the
missionary good that his modest man
is bound to accomplish: since the ad-
ventures are Just one laugh after an
other-and laughter is about the most
reliable treasure in this work-worried LIE,
provided one Is not called upon 10 apoi-
ogize to his intelligence when the FUN Is
over.
THREE THOUSAND YEARS OF MEN,
tai HEALING. By George Barton
Cutten. Phi. D. Illustrated. New
York: Charles Scribners Sons.
Washington: Brentano's.
To get a just estimate of the study
value of this book one must read each
line Of its 800 pages. The legendary lisp
ings Of the worlds babyhood. the super
stitions of ancient centuries filtered down
through the ages: miracles OF the early
Christian era, the battle royal between
science and bigOtry of the middle ages
and the faith-cure Investigations of the
present day are each sifted in chrome
logical turn to furnish the author with a
last analysis that mental healing
creates nothing new. but simply makes
use Of the normal mechanism Of the mind
and body"
An opening chapter outlines the gen
eral history Of mental healing and Is
succeeded by others which concern the
science OF meOlCluo III VdIiouS PctiooS VI
early civilizations. together with the
dominating altitude of the Christian re-
ligion. which, 'purporting to minister es
pecially to the spiritual life, had wide
reaching and potent influence on the ar
of healing the body" Instances OF the
curative power Of relics. shrines. tails
mans, amulets and charms, each exam
pie backed by the highest authority
serve only to convince the author thai
1.-The healer connected with the Christian
sect has no advantage over his Moham
medan or Buddhist brother"
teenth Century calls the rolls OF meI
and women of all creeds and none. 10
seph Smith. the Norman, cast out devils
Father Mathew, the apostle OF temper
ance. cured diseases: Mrs. Elizabeth Mix
negro woman. living in Connecticut
fed to the cures wrought by Schlatter
|, healer, who was the subject of news
paper banter in different parts of thu
United States" p. P. Quinby 'mad'
many wonderful and most speedy cures
and, although he wrote out his system, i
by's patients was Mrs. Patterson, after
ward Mrs. Eddy. who proclaimed afte
his death a doctrine very similar to Quin
bys" She called it Christian Science
An outline of Mrs. Eddy's teaching Ii
given with forceful conciseness, and an
other follows of John Alexander Dowie
whose work as founder of the Christian
Catholic Apostolic Church" was based OIL
his power to heal. A last mention Il
made of the formation and progress o
the Emmanuel movement" which, II
the authors summing, Is IAN attempt t.
combine the wisdom and efforts of the
physician, the clergyman. the psychol
ogist and the sociologist to combat con
ditions most frequently met in larg'
city,
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accident in Rock creek. It insists upon
pulse beats.
Compensation is sure Of commercial
success. The cause will be two-fold. the
lure Of the eternal triangle spiced with the
tang of moral danger, and the curiosity
born Of the writer's personal environ
ment-with which. incidentally. neither
the public nor the reviewer has anything
whatever to do.
Anne Warwick's youth Is her only fault
She will get the better of 1t later on. Ever
with q plot beyond her range. q real-i1
sometimes erratic-ability asserts Itself
so spontaneously throughout her bool
that one need not be literary Samuel, II
rise up and prophesy for her a tomorrow
| in which sensation will give way to fame
THE ADVENTURES OF A MODEST
MAN. By Robert W. Chambers. H.
Illustrated by Edmund friedrich. New
York: D. Appleton & Co.
The modest man begins his adventures
by admitting that his brain needs the
tonic of foreign travel. The conviction
has been forced upon him by Van Die
man, a fellow-clubman. backed by a high.
priced but entirely useless pig-except fol
its value as an object lesson. Van Die
man is secretly engaged to Aida. the
modest mans younger daughter. and the
| two. with the pig, have engineered the
trip in the interest of the young lady's
trousseau. Happily mistaken in the be.
| lief that he alone is responsible for the
voyage, and unaware of the fact that he
| is going to Paris for any other reason
than a desire to recall old studen,
days In the Latin quarter, the modes,
man, accompanied my Miss DuIcima, who
is fancy free, and Miss Aida, who Is
leaving her heart with Van Dieman
starts from Oyster Bay for France-and
| the adventures begin.
| Williams is on board the ship, and In
| the renewal Of an old comradeship pro
ceeds to infict upon the modest man ar
| irrepressible string of "reminiscences
that dominate the book. They arr
| whimsically delightful stories. but the
modest man resents them, or, at BEST &C.
cepts them resignedly. for Williams has
| chums of the Latin quarter days are
| merely so many yarns. Miss Dulcima
achieves two proposals Of marriage from
the French army. Capt. lie Vicomte IL
Cluny, uniformed, smart and elegant, pre-
sents himself to the modest man, stands
full bow: Monsieur Twillaire, I am come
today. according to the American Gus ON
! to beg your permission to pay my ad
dresses to mademoiselle, your daughter
| A little later in the day Capt. lie vi
comte de BarSac, uniformed, smart and
elegant, presents himself to the modes
man, stands very erect and stiff, and
| with a beautiful bow: Monsieur Twill
! laire, I am come today, according to tn,
American custom, to beg your permits
SION
And still later, when Van Dieman, from
| Oyster Bay. arrives to join the party. h
puts it affably to the modest man some
thing like this: well, Pete, has Aids
mentioned our engagement to your
| Which seems to show a variety in Amer
lean customs.
] Mr.. Chambers is addicted to writing
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~ Congress. The cases in the
main upper hall. which for some
time have contained Japanese prints IL
lustratinr feminine styles of costume In
Japan in former centuries, are now given
over to this picture book exhibition
which likewise is drawn from the Crosby
q Moves collection. This is essentially
the day of pictures; not only are all
books and papers illustrated. but the IL
Illustrations have become Of great I'M
portance The majority of the current
magazines depend upon their pictorial
features for popularity. Indeed cynlc
has ventured the belief that two or
three generations hence reading Will be-
come a lost art, and all written language
will be of necessity pictorial. This is. OF
course, an absurdity. but it is true tnat
the value of visual education is becoming
better understood. To discover, there
fore, that Japan comprehended this fact
at least two centuries ago Is, to some,
surprising.
The Japanese picture books, like the
Japanese prints. were intended primarily
for the common people and were for this
reason made simple and intelhgible. IL
is nv no means necessary to understand
the Japanese language to comprehend
Japanese picture books: art is, as Luebke
has said, the universal language of man
kind. The Japanese illustrators of the
eighteenth century seized invariably the
Essential fact and interpreted it with
directness and definition Our cartoons
and rosters today are to a great extent
fashioned on the same principles.
There are more than loo Illustrated
onlv small portion can be placed on
exhibition at one time. Excellent selec-
ton has been made. however. and the
volumes now on view give collectively an
admirable survey Of the art. One OF
the earliest books shown gives a picture
of man selecting horse. 1t is in
black and white, line without shadow,
vet it is very expressive. The outline
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being set forth. These depict scenes in
Greece. Turkey; Egypt. North Africa e.
: Spain and the Holy Land. One. of the
scene in Jerusalem. and a third. of the
Kings Gateway, the Alhambra," are
specially worthy Of note. They are inter-
esting interpretations Of architectural
themes. On the back Of the little cata-
logue Of the exhibition is printed list
of owners Of Mr.. Powell's pictures, from
which it is seen that this Washington
painters works have found their way to
England. Italy. Switzerland. South Az
RIGA, Cuba and Mexico, as we'll as to
Texas and California and elsewhere in
the United States. He is represented in
the Corcoran Gallery Of Art. the National
Gallery and the West London School of
Art. The exhibition will be open to April
10.
THE Fart talk at the Corcoran School
will be given Monday afternoon at
Ais o'clock by James Henry Moser. pres
ident Of the Washington Water Color
Club and a member of the faculty Of the
school, He will take as his subject THE
announcements and Discouragements of
an Artists Career"
HAROLD MACDONALD has Just fin
= ished a portrait Of Edgar c.. Snyder,
ex-president of the Gridiron Club and
president of the Republican Club. It
shows only the head and shoulders, but
is vital and strong. The face is turned
toward the observer. the head is firmly
modelled and the expression is good It
is considered by many one of Mr.. Mac
donald's strongest works.
MISS BERTHA e. PERRIE is paint
Iv1 ing miniature Of Mrs. Scully of this
city, which is not only convincing so far
as likeness goes, but of artistic interest
and charm. 1t is-a low-toned scheme in
color, grays and blues. keyed to the warm
tint Of the ivory. and it is rendered with
both breadth and. refinement There is
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The deputation was ruthlessly shep-
herded downstairs by the impassive MI.
Goble, and Hughie was left to his own re-
Elections. He filled q pipe meditatively.
ct wonder" he said. lighting spill and
putting, where young Lance got his fig
ures from. also wonder what the game
is. He was obviously q bit worked up,
and I should say he had been terrifying
himself for the interview before he ar
rived / knew. of course. that he had
never forgiven me for being put in charge
of Joey's affairs-he has always made
things as difficult for me as possible.
closing remarks rather pointed that way
But what on earth is friend Halliburton
doing in that galley? ] fancy he has been
at the back OF things all along. What In
terest has he in the amount of Joey's for
tune? / don't know much about him.
but I wouldn't trust him yard. Per
haps Lance owes him money. Have they
gone, John?"
AYE" replied Mr.. Goble. They wen,
quite quietly" he added. regretfully:
'T say, john" began Hughie, awk-
wardly.
layer"
There's a thing I want to speak to you
about I have been losing money lately
and have to give up some luxuries
can't afford IL am afraid you are one
OF them. I have always regarded q man
servant as an extravaganza" he went
on with a rush, land I must ask you to
look about for another place. Take your
time, Of course. and don't leave me till
you are suited. I shall be glad to give
you a character, and all that You under
Stand?"
There was silence, while Mr.. Goble
folded a napkin. Then he replied: 'Fine!'
Then he added, after q pause. $50 you've
been lossin' your money! Aye! Aha!
Mphm!"
Eyes. I'm desperately sorry" said
Hughie, penitently. Il don't want to lose
you. Perhaps it will only be temper"
you'll no be daen' that yet while. -
remarked Mr.. Goble, morosely. I'm an
i'll body tae move"
but, John. you don't understand. ]
cant afford to keep you for more than
There's cab!' observed Mr.. Goble.
Hughie looked down out Of the window.
$50 it is" he said. hastily. "I'Il show
them up. John. You go on with your
work.
He was across and out Of the room in
three strides. and could be heard descend
ing the stairs kangaroo fashion.
Mr.. John Goble breathed heavily into
spoon and rubbed 1t with the point or his
elbow.
81 wunner VIVA his visitors IL. he
unused. causttcaliy. "Of course. he always
opens the door himself tae all his visitors!
OF course, I dinna ken wha she is! Oh.
nor
(Te Be continued tomorrow9
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were all barons. More than half the
population converted property into cash
and cash into folly Seemed so everybody
that had dollar in bank an some that
didn't bought automobiles. Nobody could
save cent-nobody but me an Eph Hill
He didn't buy any automobiles, or build
new house. or send his girl to the
seminary. He kept both feet on the
along with the rest. By-an'.by Eph
had mortgage on about half the houses
in the village. That showed what was
the matter with the other men. Point
Theodore. The immorals of the people
throve, and grew" And much more of
this shrewd overlooking of POintview an
inclusive name covering every American
village and town. 1t is delicious thing.
MI. Bachelors New England is neither
ever dry-baked nor slack, but alway S
done to just the right turn.
Chalmers. author of When Love
Calls Men to Arms etc Illustrated
by Charles B. Falls. Boston: Small,
Maynard & Co.
If you like high and exciting adventure,
where escape is ever but hairs breadth
reader than danger and death, do not
miss Mr.. Chalmers new story. Here is
pure fiction bearing itself like virgin truth.
scrap Of Jacobite history is the i'm
pulse of this invention. At the court Of
Napoleon Is an American youth, as like
as a twin to Charles Edward Casimir
Stuart, young pretender to the English
throne. He, under the artful urgency of
the emperor. consents to personate Charles
Edward, to enter Scotland, and there,
through the fanatic loyalty Of Scot to
Stuart, to foment such turmoil as shall
engage England and divert her from the
activity Of Napoleon in Russia. The
story opens with the tumult of a great
storm, a shipwreck, a rescue-this an un-
moves forward in swift and stirring action
with the hazards of this engagingly au-
daciOuS impOstor. The brilliant pattern
of this invention is laid upon a Scotch
foundation of scene, and character, and
habit. so genuinely faithful to fact that
verify of it's surroundings. This complete
familiarity with the scenic background of
the story, a romantic imagination con-
trolled and trained to the uses Of cred
Utility, a keenness for the energy of
events and an enviable artistry of bold
description and vigorous recital come
together for the making of this uncom-
monty interesting adventure.
THE LIONS SKIN. BY Rafael Sabatini,
author Of "Arms and the Maid" etc.
illustrated by Edmund Frederick.
New York: d. Appleton & Co.
Another romance sourced in Jacobit-
ism, with spies and intriguants from
Rome and Paris working schemes in
London for placing the old pretender
on the throne of England. Under this
movement Of political aspect and con-
trolled by it in certain large features.
the real story runs. The whole casts
back to a date when the novelist's con-
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by sea and land!
THE WHITE PEACOCK. Novel
BY D: H. Lawrence. New York:
Duff1eld & Co.
| A first book this, one which certain
| enthusiastic reviewers uken to Hardy s
| In the choice and use of material. There
is long. rough stretch Of road yet be-
| tween Mr.. Lawrence and Thomas Hardy.
That 1t is an interesting book is beyond
question and promising one as we'll,
| telling Of infinite patience of observation
| and detail. If the theme were agriculture
| this would take it's place promptly under
the topic Of intensive farming. 1t Is marc
| to realize that a mere hands breadth OF
| England, or any other place, can yield so
| much Of natural fact and everyday hu-
| man incident as crowds this volume to Its
limit OF full 500 pages. 1t Is not story
, of concentrated plot; no compelling thread
| of purpose draws related actions TO
consistent issue. Rather is 1t the photo-
graph of a remote rural neighborhood IN
| its daily life and surroundings. photo
graph of microscopic detail and x.ray
penetration. The movement Of the story
| Is much Of the time overborne ana
in the 1esf fails III not
flower springs. no cloud gathers. no
breeze passes by, without giving full &C
count Of itself. The very pigs In the
for an exact report Of Mtter1ngs and lay
ings. No baby is washed in comfortable
privacy and the men disport themselves
| In the simplicity Of Greek gods at the
BATH Drawing off some of this bewlider-
| ing impedimenta, one finds neltner peopie
nor events Of any particular significance.
! The drama, If it may be called that, 1S
commonplace hardly worth the while or
| this fine gift Of observation and detali:
| this exquisite feeling for the face ana
| heart of nature The effect Of this book
| is that of a man, who. having got To-
gether the finest chest Of carpenter tools
them keen. perfect and fit, finds no can
| to use them in the erection OF some
| noble house. So, he plays with them,
making chicken coops and dog kennels
| and rabbit pens. 1t will be interesting.
exciting even. when a single big aspect OF
| life takes hold Of this writer linen we
shall see things happen.
A WOMAN WITH A PURPOSE. By
Anna Chaplin Ray. author OF by
the Good Sainte Anne" etc. Bos-
ton: Little. Brown & Co.
II a woman with aspirations running
! that way, desires to learn how purpose
starts and grows, or how to shape her
life nv a serious and sustained purpose,
| this Is not the book for her to study.
The heroine, being natural woman at
heart, carries her purpose till 1t becomes
| troublesome, when she lets 1t go to select
another or to work contentedly without
College she was, of course. almost all
! purpose and very serious about it, too.
| To be a great writer was the goal and
nothing else would do. Marriage?
Never! or, at the nearest, not till she
| had achieved her high intent. That, at
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CELEBRATED CRIMINAL CASES or
AMERICA. BY Thomas s. Luke. cap
tain Of police. San Francisco. Pub
lished with approval OF the honor
able board OF police commissioner
Cal: The James H. Barry Company.
SPEECHES IN STIRRING TIMES
AND LETTERS TO A SON. By
Richard II. Dana, jr. Edited, with
Introductory sketch and notes. by
Richard H Dana, Sd. Boston:
Houghton Mifiiin Company.
RURAL HYGIENE. BY Henry N. os-
den. c. T., professor OF sanitary en-
gineering in college OF civil en-
gineering. Cornell University. Spe-
cial assistant engineer. New York
state department OF health. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
Washington: Brentano's.
THE OUTLOOK To NATURE. By L n.
Bailey. New and rev sed edition.
New York: The Macmillan Com
pany. Washington: Brentano:s.
YOUNG LIFE. By Jessie Leckie Her
bertson. New York: Duflield q Co.
COUNTRY TOWN SAYINGS A Cellss-
ton Of Paragraph from the Atchl-
son Globe. By E. w. Howe. author
Of of pail" Daily, Notes Of a Trip Around
try Town." "The Trip to the West
Indies" etc. Topeka, Kan: Crane
& Co
THE vow: A Novel. By Paul Trent.
author Of "A Wife BY Purchase"
With frontispiece in color by John
Rae. New York: Frederick A.
Stokes Company.
THE COURT OF LUCIFER. A Tale ~
the Renaissance. BY Nathan CALI
zier, author OF 'Castel del Monte"
and THE Sorceress of Rome" Pic
lures by the Kinneys. Decorations
by P. Verburg. Boston: L. c. Page
& Co.
REPORTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND
TREASURER OF HARVARD COL
LEGE, I0O9-1O. Cambridge: Pub
lished by the university.
AMERICAN COLLEGE AND PRIVATE
SCHOOL DIRECTORY. Vol. Nv.
Fourth year, A complete list Of the
colleges and private schools in the
United States, together with much
valuable information for the par
ent and student seeking to learn
the comparative advantages Of schools:
containing also information regard
ing the work Of the Educational
Aid Society, suggestions for those
who seek counsel in deciding upon
their life work, and a plan by
which ambitious young men and
women of linn ted means may OBJ
tain an education in schools OF their
choice. Compiled and edited By
Harry j. Myers. Chicago: Educe-
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nothing more charming than these little
portraits when they are well done.
WILLIAM P. SILVA of this city has
w been travelling in the south for the
past three months, and has held exhibit
lions in New Orleans, Fort Worth, San
Antonio and Memphis. Three thousand
persons visited his exhibition in Fort
Worth, which was set forth in the pub
lie library. and six paintings were pur-
chased. One. Fog Coming in Perkins
Cove, Name" was bought by the Fort
Worth Art Association for the city's per-
manent collection. and in addition a
Mr.. Silva's sketches made in the vicinity
Of Fort Worth and presented them to
the gallery. Mr.. Silva's painting entitled
Breezy Day at Gloucester" which was
shown in the Corcoran Gallery's recent
exhibition, has just been purchased in
Nashville from an exhibition sent out
by the American Federation Of Arts.
EVERETT L. Warner, formerly Of this
Il city, is holding an exhibition OF paint
ings and etchings at the gallery Of the
Wadsworth Atheneum Annex. Hartford,
Conn. The collection comprises forty
nine Oil paintings. seventeen water COL
ors and eighteen etchings. reproduc-
ton of one of the last, three Gloucester
dorieS, is shown on the cover Of the at
tractive little catalogue.
X
THE Chicago Art Institute has just
received an extremely valuable gift
eighteen paintings by the late George In
ness. These belonged until quit recently
to Emerson Mcmillan Of New York. and
were purchased from a Chicago dealer
by Edward B. Butler. who presented them
to the institute. The purchase price is
said to have been 100000. This is
the largest group of Inness paintings in
any public or private collection. There
are ten in the possession of J. w. Els
worth in New York, nine belong to George