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In Prussia had its final Towering In the
Great Frederick. Mr. Hodgetts is at
great pains to make the best Of the
Electors son and successor Frederick,
the first King of Prussia, TO whom he
refers once. mistakenly as the nephew
instead Of the cousin of William ILL., yet
he hardly la. ) sufficient emphasis upon
that luxurious pdrrenu monarch's clever
ness in using the military power be-
queathed to him by his father as a diplo-
matte argument TO secure advantages
for his house. Still, the mere fact that
he persuaded the Emperor to recognize
him as King of Prussia suffices to fix his
name in history. Prince Eugene had a
prophetic moment when lie exclaimed, on
learning this, that Hapsburg would rue
the day.
Frederick William ! has been too long
the legendary rufflan Of the tobacco col
lege of the citizens Of the Berlin Of his
day and Of his family circle. The author
deals gently with this side Of his life,
but gives him no more than his due as
administrator Of the state and as the
founder Of military Prussia and the
creator Of its war chest. He forged the
weapon which the young Frederick
welded so cynically against Maria
Theresa, partly melted, as Mr.. Hodgetts
quantity puts 1t, by a desire to get his
name into the papers"
Even Frederick William III, the weak
est of all the Hohenzollern kings, fares
rather well at his sympathetic hands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

THE WAY OF \ WOMAN. BY Rina Ram
say. With illustrations by }. vaughn
McFau l2mo., PIP. 5Oi. Dodd' Mead *
Co
This is capital example of an older
melodramatic genre Of fiction. which did
noble service long ago as entertainment
in many tongues-n English in the work
of Mrs. Henry Wood. TO quote but one OF
many; i'm the German of Elisa Werner
and Miss Marlitt, and IN one instance, at
least. i'm the French of Georges Ohnet
Rina Ramsay whoever she may be, has
given the old plot of the misunderstand-
ing between husband and wife and their
ultimate happiness a new turn, and d
most ingenious one. The wife is an i'm
postor. led to assume her part by the as
surance that the man is dead. This
much may he told of the plot, for 1t is
revealed to the reader in the very first
chapter, where an American one-night
stand company is stranded and is forced
to leave her behind. Thereafter the
scene shifts TO England. the England Of
the county families without which our
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ago To these books are now added.
in the same formal and simple binding
new issues Of his most important biologi-
cal studies, provided with a comprehen-
sive introduction from the pen of an emil
nent scientist In addition. each volume
contains predatory note by Mr.. K. A.
Streitfied. whose Samuel Butler. Rec
ords and Memorials" was published some
eight years ago.
II the creation Of a posthumous inter-
est in Buffers novels. all but totally neg
lected at the time Of their first appear
ance. is unquestionably due in large
mea To Mr. George Bernard Shaw.
this reissue Of his scientific writings may
he traced 10 the tribute paid TO their val
ue by more than one contributor TO par
win and Modern Science" the work pub
lished in 1905 in commemoration of the
centenary Of Darwin's birth and the fiji
tieth anniversary of the publication OF
the Origin Of Species
Buffers hope that his biological theo-
ries would prove a valuable adjunct Ia
Darwinism was disappointed. Professor
Hartog tells MS. because he introduced
himself as the Man in the Street Iar
TOO hare of scientific credentials To sat
Isfy the pundits:
Lacking all recognized tools Of science
and all sense Of the difficulties IN his way,
lie proceeded to tackle the problems OF
science with little save the der pen OF tie
literary EXPERT I'm his hand His very fall
ure 10 appreciate the difficulties gave
greater power 10 his work-much as Tar
;arin de Tarascon assembled the Jungira
and faced successfully all CANCERS oi Al
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Of a despairing widower to the interests
Of everyday life through the loyal efforts
~. a friend. but this friendship. which
really gives the book what value It has.
&c submerged for long while by the ac-
count Of the early years OF the widower's
infant daughter We follow her through
the unconscious first days of her life.
then Jump a period Of six years and
thereafter accompany her. step by step.
until her first love affair. a secret kept
from her father, yet vaguely disturbing
n,zzle to him. closes the fret stage and
brings her. to the threshold Of woman:
hood Then a brief experience on tho
stage, and finally true love and pros
,ective marriage. There IS much excel
lent realism in the story. much UNDER
standing observation Of life. but yet, tho
ana, impression is rather vague, which.
af,er all. may we'll be touch OF realism
e., iteolf
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achievement-of genius. even-to make
theirs the most remarkable among the
royal races of Europe. They created
their own realm out Of practically moth
ing, and in the face Of powerful opposi-
ton. They made 1t prosperous within
and strong without, gradually enabling
1t TO take the leadership Of Germany. II
ever ruling family built It's own throne
and fashioned its own crown It is that Of
the Hohenzollerns. Craft, INSCRIPTIONS
ness, oppOrtunism-as In the case Of their
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LITERARY NOTES.

=. r.ars that the newly discovered
rhaoLerav Ms. entitled "Cockney Trav-
o,.. % not the only unpublished material
from the pen Of the great noVehs'. An
o.nor unfinished manuscript, ourlesque
called 1.-THE knights Of Borsellen,' has
been found by his daughter, ana VIII %
nublished in due course. II wouio De In
.oros,iro n hear II Thackeray himself
,,,sbed 70 have these things printed.
A Biography Of II. c. Lea.
A biography of the late historian II.
g Lea Is in contemplation. HIS execu-
tors are gathering his letters from
friends and correspondents.
Where Byron Died.
The site Of the house at Missolonsh!
wherein Byron died Is now almost COW
cred bv the waters Of neighooring Ia
coon. the building itself having disap-
noared. The spot is TO be enclosed and
On Il will soon be erected tablet 70
the memory Of the poet. The pubic PARK
If the town contains statue OF Byron
whereon a wreath was placed the OIheF
dav on the anniversary of the tragic
sortie. There is a local tradition that
the poets heart was buried IN THIS park
hut this is undoubtedly a mistake az
Hobhouse records the bringing OF 'has
remnant OF poor humanity to England
A Byron Statue.
bronze statue OF Byron Is 70 %
n,aced. two years hence. in front OF th
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be mere plaques de reclame" OF the willy
Swiss host. His brilliant qualities OF style
and irony themselves told heavily against
him In Life and Habit q.
he expressed the lowest opinion OF the Eel
lows of the Royal Society. To him the pro-
fessional man OF science was medicine
man, an augur. priest: useful perhaps IN
who value freedom of thought and person,
lest with opportunity he develop into a
prosecutor Of the worst type. Not content
with Safeguarding the audience TO whom
his work should most appeal. he went on
10 depreciate that work itself and its au-
thor In his finest vein OF irony: above
all, let no unwary reader 90 me the IN
justice OF believing me-
Not even in his biological writings, to
whose briliancy Professor Hartog pays
so hearty a tribute. could Butler forego
the delights Of what has since come TO
be known as the "Shavian manner
Moreover, his lack Of familiarity with the
modes OF current scientific thought and
work, and his inability to realize the
sincerity OF Darwin's ignorance OF much
that had been done In natural science
by his predecessors Button. Lamarck
and Erasmus Darwin. led Butler into
the bitter personal attacks so prominent
in all his scientific work.
Professor Hartog deals with all or
them, with the two volumes now re-
published and with Evolution Old and
New" and Luck or Cunning" both OF
which are apparently not to be reissued.
In the last named book Butler brought
out still more strongly the doctrine OF
unconscious memory. first propounded
by DIR. Ewald Herring, Of Vienna. in
lecture on Memory as Universal
Function OF Organized Matter and the
theory that mot the uninspired wedding
out by natural selection. but the intelli-
cent striving OF the organism. is at the
bottom OF the useful variety OF organic
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most timely conversion to Professionalism.
for instance-cold blooded self-seeking
were as welcome means to their hand az
Straightforward methods. Macchiavelli
was among their teachers. and they
understood the policy Of blood and iron
long before Bismarcks advent.
The author does not enter into an &C
count or the origin and early progress OF
the ancient house of Zolorin. but opens
has narrative most appropriately with
the Great Elector. the real founder OF
Prussia, who. by his first marriage.
strain OF genius which in the Low Coun-
tries began with William the Silent and
ended with William III Of England. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
THE DOGS MIND.
From The Scotsman.

! have a Skye terrier possessing what
seems to me at least 10 be an extraordi
nary knowledge Of time. On each day
OF the week. excepting Saturday some
scholars pass along a road at the back
Of my grounds, about p. m. on their
way home-about a mile distant II the
dog is out Of doors he invariably joins
them, accompanies them home, and re-
turns If he should happen to be in
doors at the hour they pass. he sits at
window watching for them; and when
they appear. he asks plainly and palpably
TO be let out On Saturday. however.
when the school is shut. as soon as the
doors Of my house are opened In the
morning, he makes off for the children's
cottage. and spends the week end with
them. returning to me on Monday. And
80 II goes on for weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
SAMUEL BUTLER
His Relation to the Biology o.
His Period.

UNCONSCIOUS MEMORY. BY Samuel
Butler. New edition. entirely reset
with an introduction by Marcus Hartog'
NJ. A., D. Sc. F. L. s.. F.. X n. 81.
professor OF zoology In Universityr % %
icSe, Cork. limo, PIP. xxxv. 10 r. T.
Dutton & Company.
LIFE AND HABIT. BY Samuel Butler
12mo. PIP. x. 80. F. p. Dutton COM
pany
The new. uniform edition Of Samuel
Buffers novels. 1.-THE Way Of All Flesh"
"Erewhon," and "Erewhon Revisited
was reviewed In these columns some time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
FOR JUNIORS.

A COMEDY OF CIRCUMSTANCE. BY
Emma Gavf. illustrated by Waliace
Morgan. l2mo., PIP. 255. Doubleday,
Page q Co.
One Of the young women in this story
there are two-is "a nectarlne peach'
a Burbank improvement on the regular
variety" So says Mr.. Angus Carmichael
of Yale. in describing her TO his crony'
Mr.. Billy West. for where there are TWO
young women there also shall we ma
two young men in a story, and some
times even more. a clever chap Is TINS
Mr.. Carmichael, for when later on, Mrs
Kent saws, 1T does look strange at the
start" he answers smartly, LuKe
Strange at the start he's in the fnisn.
too" Luke is a theologue by maternal
appointment. The best part OF this taie
IS its ingeniously invented opening situa-
ton. which brings hero and heroine To-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

minor fiction would be so much poorer
Affection and hatred. trust and Sis
picion. intrigue and danger gather
around the stranger in the home Of the
man whose name she bears unlawfu,Iv
The thing Is well done. 1t was worth
doing well by way OF change from the
current tendencies of our novels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
Two Excellent Books On Our
Sister Republics.

BRAZIL BY Pierre Denis. Transiateo. anu IA
with an Historical Chapter. by Berna ,I,
Mall. and a Supplementary oh AN and
thirty-six illustrations. svo; pp 900
Imported by Charles Scribner's Sons.
ACROSS SOUTH AMERICA. An Accoun.
OF a Journey from Buenos Ayres 10
Lima by WAY Of Potosi. with notes
ON Brazil Argentina, Bolivia Cnlie
and Peru. BY Hiram Bingham, f a.
University. With eighty illustrations
and maps. svo pp. XVI, 400 Bos'oh'
The Houghton Mifiiin Company
II may not be amiss. at the beginning
of this review, TO reflect for moment
upon the commercial and financial signif-
tcance of the fact that by tar the best
series Of handbooks on South America
yet published is Of European, not
American, origin. Not that there is a
dearth Of good American books deanng
with the republics to the south OF u.s.
but the most practical. purposeful and
systematized work in this field OF In
calculable future Importance is as yet
official with us, through the Pan
American Union and the Department Of
Commerce and Labor. The difference
is that of the degree Of closeness OF the
economic relations Of these republics
with Europe and with the United
States.
The latest addition TO this English
South American Series" is, even in the
company Of its able predecessors, a
work Of exceptional merit. In Mr..
Malls capital translation It retains,
moreover, all the lucidlty and readable
ness that characterize the sanity and
fhoroughness OF the best French econo-
mic writing. Even the layman WILL fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
life" To make his point quite '''"''
Butler amiably suggested that

not tho happy accident Of time az an1 CHARLES
but the Machiavellian cunning o. On the
Darwin, succeeded in imposing an I'M.
civilized world as entirely ms O" ~ evolu.
inspired and inadequate tneo,s ding part;
while the more inspired and insp,,rI ad NV the
OF the older evolutionists had iaheo -
inferiority Of their luck.
Professor Hartog fully accounts Tor .ne
failure of Buffers scientific writ'he'
the scientists Of his day. AS lot ."e
!aity, they were apparently not reau' ,o'
him. A later generation may wen ue
light In the ingenuity Of his theories INC
brilliancy Of their presentation anu III.
delight Of their style. paying heeo' VI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

gether, in the most unconventional way
possible. in a Broadway car-an instance
Of the impulsive chivalry Of American
youth. The story is larded with slang
that wearies one after while, but no
doubt. il will be found to be well adapt
cd to the taste and ideas Of the college
boy and his complement, the college girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
Stevenson at Molokai.

In the volume OF r. L.. Stevensons
essays, sketches and stories which the
Scribners are bringing out there IS
preface written by his widow when
offers some revealing anecdotes or the
novelist. 1t describes the origin OF his
Father Damien sketch and his own
experience at Molokai MY husband.
AIolokai After the waste OF much time
and red tape he finally received an OH
cial permission to visit the leper settle
ment. 1t did not occur TO him II would
be necessary to get a separate official
permission TO leave Molokai: hence, he
was nearly left behind when the vessel
sailed out. lie only saved himself 10y
prodigious leap which landed him on
board the boat. whence nothing but force
could dislodge him. BY the doctors or
ders he took gloves to wear as pre-
cautionary measure against contagion'
but they were never worn. At first no
avoided shaking hands, but when ne
played croquet with the young leper girls
he would not listen 10 the mother SUI
periors warning that he must wear
gloves. lie thought il might remind
them of their condition. What will you
do il you find you have contracted lep-
rosy? | asked. 'Do?' he replied; why,
YOU and | would spend the rest of our
lives In Molokai. and become humble fol-
lowers OF Father Damien AS Mr. Bal
four saws In The Life OF Stevenson, he
was as stern with his family as he was
with himself, and as exacting."
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THE FIRST STAGE

FAX HOUSE. BY Hugh de Selincourt
damo'' PIP S2S. The John Lane com.
Apart from the stand taken bv the
author on much mooted question OF
the enlightenment OF children ., COR
tam topics this story has no particular
reason for being. There is good work in
the opening chapters. relating the return
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

observations more palatable by drawing
parallels with Mrs. Trollope and our
own ways in the middle Of the last CEN
tury, but-he has no illusions as to the
reception Of his structures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07

Aberdeen Grammar School. which still
cherishes the memory Of its most famous
pupil The statue is the work Of the
Scottish sculptor. Mr.. J. p. Macgillivray.
Tho Shakespeare Head Press.
DIR. c. W. Walace's forthcoming book.
Shakespeare. the Globe, and the Black
friars" is to be published by Mr.. A. II.
Bullen. of the Shakespeare Head Press.
at Stratford Avon. AS Mr. Bullen
has completed his "Stratford Town edi-
ton OF Shakespeare ne is turning In
search Of other worlds 10 conquer.
Among books OF permanent value he IL
hoping to bring ont is the transcript OF
the MSS. accounts of the chamberlans
Of Stratford accounts which throw much
LIGHT on the Warwickshire OF Shake
speare's time and on his family ana
friends. Another book Mr. Bu!len has
longed TO publish is Philemon Hollands
An edition Of Thomas Haywood is now
in preparation. Mr. Bullen notes that
Mr.. Swinburne again and again I'M
pressed upon him the need for such a
critical edition. a committee largely
made up of scholars suggests In tho
London Times" that the scope Of Mr.
Bullen's work be enlarged by putting
the Shakespeare Head Press on perTna-
nent basis by public subscription, 10 form
n definite centre for the publication.
under its founders direction. OF liter
allure OF the Shakespearian age" The
committee adds
There is a great mass OF material that
IS inaccessible. or all but inaccessible, 70
students: and, II our suggestion Is followed,
the Shakespeare Head Press would 70
enabled TO print MSS-and reprint rare
books-that under the ordinary conditions
OF publishing must remain inedited Sucn
press, with a clear understanding OF the
wants and needs OF scholars, and freeI
from the bondage Of commercialism, could
do much To advance the cause OF learn
ing and letters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
THE PRUSSIAN KINGS
A History Of the Rulers of the
State.

THE HOUSE OF HOZENHOLLERN. Two
Centuries of Berlin Court Life. BY p. A.
Brayley Hodgetts. With sixteen illus
trations. svo.. xi AS. f. T. button
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
GOOD MINOR FICTION.

THE WAY OF \ WOMAN. BY Rina Ram
saw with Illustrations by J. Vaughn
Neral. l2mo, PIP. $oi. Dodd' Mead X
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Aberdeen Grammar School, which still
cherishes the memory Of its most famous
pupil The statue is the work Of the
Scottish sculptor. Mr.. J. p. Macgillivray.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-24
SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF
PlMPlES AND BlACKHEADS

A speedy and economical treatment
for disfguring pimples is the follow.
ing: Gently smear the face with Cuti.
cura Ointment. but do not rub. Wash
off the ointment in FIVE minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water and
battle freely for some minutes. Re
peat morning and evening. At other
times use hot water and Cuticura
Soap for bathing the face as often as
agreeable. Cuticura soap and oint.
ment are equally successful for itch.
Ing, burning. scaly and crusted hu.
mors of the skin and scalp. with loss
of hair, from infancy TO age. usually
affording instant relief. when all else
fails. Send 10 Potter Drug e. Chem.
Corp, Boston, Mass. for the latest
Cuticura book on the care and treat.
ment of the skin and scalp.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-24
French for Grandmothers.

One OF society's latest fads is the
conversational French class for moth.
ers and grandmothers. The first one
was begun so that the debutantes
would not feel their superiority too
keenly because OF their ability 20
speak French and German while the
elders converse only In English Al
though an ambitious mother before
this has often made use Of the French
nurse and thus gained a smattering
OF the foreign tongue, she has doubts
today OF her accent and the quality OF
her vocabulary, so she becomes a
member Of class as speedily as pos
slble. using the nurse only for prac-
tice between times. Once fired with
linguistic fervor. the members OF a
class endeavor 10 make each meeting
an occasion for conversing In French
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-24
Probably Got OF.

Apropos OF certain unfounded
charges of drunkenness among the
naval cadets at Annapolis. Admiral
Dewey, at n dinner in Washington.
told story about n young sailor.
THE sailor. after long voyage"
he said, went ashore In the tropics,
and, II being a hot day. he drank. in
certain tropical bars, too much beer.
"As the sailor lurched under his
heavy load along n palm-bordered ave
nue.. his captain hailed him indig
nantly.
Look here. the captain said. sup.
pose you were my commander. and
you met me in such "A condition as
you're in now, what would you do TO
me?'
Why, sir said the sailor, I would.
MT condescend 10 take no notice OF
you at all, sir"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-24
The Poem Was Read With Indignation

She thought she was getting of a
joke Of some kind, and the minister
should have understood 1t So"
Il don't think people liked to hear
her squawking"
Then, as | told three or four OF
them, let them lump II. There's
something wrong about people who
don't like TO hear the notes OF an In
nocent bird can't bury her with the
honors of war. but she shall have a
grave under the apple tree, and then.
daughter, want you TO write an obit-
uary on her. want II in verse, and
I'll send It to the village paper to be
published"
But. papa, can't write poetry"
protested the daughter
Then teach yourself You've got
brains enough TO grind out some.
thing"
The poor old bird was carried out
and buried, and an hour later Miss
Nellie sat down TO the obituary. Her
father gave her Is minutes and then
asked II II was finished. AS often as
every half-hour he appeared with sug.
gestions and words that rhymed. and
when the day had passed without the
poem being finished he more than
hinted that the struggling poetess
hadn't her heart in her work. Even
when the fve.verse poem was placed
in his hands, day later. he insisted
on such alterations that II could not
be looked upon as a finished product
for two days more.
That obituary was inclosed with
tender hand to the village paper. A
note from Major Lee accompanied Il.
He requested that 1t be published IN
the next issue. and In conspicuous
place. He didn't exactly assert that
it was a gem Of a poem, but left the
editor 10 find out for himself.
About the time poor Polly was do.
ing the dying act the editor and own
er Of the paper was 20 miles away and
saying 10 a friend and chum in the
city:
Il hate 10 break into your vacation.
old man. but I'm in a FIX.
Cot TO 90 west to settle up an estate
and come home with a full pocket.
BE gone a month. You must come
down and run the Eagle for me-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-02-24
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