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enough'D. the detective story, the sea
yarn, the Sir Walter Scott sort Of
chivalric romance-this last recalling Rus
kin's clever if not overgenerous crit
icism that Scott made his romances so
ridiculous. that. since his day, one can't
help fancying helmets We're always paste
board, and horses We're always hobby"
Ten of these nonsense novels secure a
couple of hours, at least of cool, mirthful
summer weather and start up the hope
also that Mr.. Leacock will come again.
WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS, A Play
In Four Acts. BY Arnold Bennett
author of The Old Wives Tale"
New York: George II. Doran Com
pany.
In four acts Mr.. Bennett presents pic
ture of London journals: and stage man.
agement which is extremely un1attering
to both the British public and those
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she's real capable! She said we had to
have candies, and yellow candies, and
SO you sugared the orange peel and put
a yellow frosting on the marshmallows
We got at the store; but the ice cream is
the best of ail!'
You mean our putting 1t into the
pumpkin since you hadn't any mold?"
or course; and it was you who thought
~ that and putting blanched almonds in
for seeds. It's going to be lovely din
ner. And I'll confess to you. it's the first
time in my life I've ecer had Nine.
Prentice take meal with me and not
been scared to death. You see she Is so
capable! And I always feel her eyes Dor
ing into things. I do hope she'll decide
to sell that furniture to you instead of
to the young man.
well, even Nine. Prentice might be
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
INTERESTING NEW BOOKS on
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS.

Special attention is directed by the Pub.
lie Library to the many new books re-
Gently acquired on the important SUBJ
jects of hygiene. care OF children, etc
The literature on these subjects is being
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secure all the best of these. The follow
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on nature study. zoology. etc:
The Earth.
Earth. Atmosphere H-Abi.sm' "''' VI 'n'
".Sins ,i,rd p and others GSSy of thu
,o Isre,, 6 w Handbook for Field biologists.
Rowe. ]. +. Practical Mineralogy simpllaed.
Slopes. NJ. c. Ancient Plants 1910 Mo-
Wheeler. J. T. Zonal-hclt Hypothesis: new
explanation Of the OF the ice ages 1905.
Nature Study.
Krkham, S. d. In the Open. 1905. N.Y.
Sharp. d. L. Face of the Fields MY-shcsf.
Birds and Animals.
,o BAILEY -. B. ,,I T. Two Hundred Wild Bird. of
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Kellogg. V. l. Animals and Man. o-K2s2an.
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Potter. T. c. oueene the autobiography Of
an Italian queen bee. oY-Pss4
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Warren. e. R. The Mammals Of Colorado.
Wright. W. Fl. The Black Bear Po-wos4
Hygiene.
Blair E1.r,, T S Public Hyg,enc ~: oER,7I;
the Doctor Comes 1909 oF-CSs7.
Doty a. II Prevention Of Infections Dis
Howard. l: o. The House Fly. Disease Car
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IP,srtridse. G, E. The Nervous Life OH
sI Ri,nsrds n Mrs E H. Conservation ~
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Brown. Mrs. l.. y. Scientific Living for Pro-
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Gouraud. F. x What Shall Eat. man.
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Pattee. A. F. Handbag Diet Book. on
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Sinclair. L. p. Fasting Cure. QN-SiG25
Smith, G. c. What to Eat and Why. on
Sm56w.
tuberculosis.
Andrews. L. r. White Peril. or How / Cured
Myself OF Consumption al Home. 1909. QFCR-
An21w.
Baldwin. W. II. Movement Against Tuhercu-
losis in Washington. ID. e. 1907. +QFCR Bios.
Tschol. John. War ON the White Plague.
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Infancy.
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1909 Prevention OF Infant Mortality. OPP
Am31p.
Campbell II. Y. Practical Motherhood. OPP
C153p.
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Duns. NJ A. Practical Cere and Feeding OF
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Kanthack. Emilia Preservation OF Infant Life
Kelynack. r =. Infancy. opB-K2os.
McCleary. G. r. Infant Mortality and Infant
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National Conference lnfantile Mortality.
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Evolution Of a Fair Maid.

From Smart Set
At Twelve-I shant do everything you
command you're only my maid.
At Fifteen-I will show you | have q
little independence of my own. Besides.
you're only my stepfather!
At Sixteen-A girl Of my age should
not take such talk from any one, not
even from you. mother,
At Eighteen-Harold. you have no con-
troll over my actions; you are only my
iance!
At Twenty-You are only-Oh. l wish
] was back with father and m,taer.
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low she dared to offer them II think
she would take $50. And 1 know she
must have paid over hundred"
Mrs. Prentice was absorbed in mental
the poor starving creature. But I'm
afraid that would be too much for me. I
thought II they were twenty-five-or-or
twenty-six, fifty"
Sold at twenty-six. fifty, to Mrs Prem
tice,'' said Agatha glibly; and she would
have pushed the furs into Mrs Prentice's
arms; but she, protest!ngly deprecatng-
ly. waved the softly shining, fluffy temp
tation aside.
please no." she apologized. you see
I've just handed out all the cash I had
on hand for the church debt. Do you
think the lady would mind waiting until
the first Of next month";"
Agatha was reckoned "a good loser"
she took this staggering blow in way
to win Dorothy's admiration amid her dis
appointment.
why. surely not" she returned heart
lily. II will advance the money. and
she illumed the situation with charm
Ing smile, "a delightful solution occurs
to me; why not take my sister and me to
board and we shall pay you instead OF
you paying us. and you will have the furs
to the bargain"
But with actual tears in her eyes Mrs
fFoUtlCe SIOUX III So SOIIN y,
but I couldn't. I haven't any girl Her
mother is dreadful sick and she went this
morning I hadn't Il word TO say, but 4
was hard. I amt very much y cook
and l know 1 couldn't suit YOU"
But Agatha was still calm a: her curs.
She actually clapped her hands together
in an ar;less glee, exclaiming: How per-
fectly lovely! Let us camp out together
n this charming house. We will gladly
pay you Just what wc promised tho other
lady, and cook for ourselves, and we may
send to Boston. lr,aSn't we, and get things
they can go on to the furs, you know
until they are used UP, and We'll pay for
the board at the end of the week unless
you would prefer that in advance?" fin
ished Agatha with fine careless air that
took Dorothy's breath away.
''Of course not" faltered Mrs. Prentice
''but-but-do you know how TO COOKE
Dorothy chuckled to herself Her sis
ter who was not only a famous entertain
er. but who had been commended by great
chefs for her direct, personal triumphs
with chatting dish and salad bowl. did she
know how to cook?" Agatha, however
rema ned modest and undsturbed Let
me show YOU" said she. My sister isn't
really well enough to go out for her
breakfast; will go down and make her
a cup OF coffee and boil her an egg, this
minute. There Is nothing like sampling
things"
Mrs Prentice looked appeal ngly at this
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WORKING THEIR WAY.

RE you hungry,
dear?' said Agatha,
"A W f u L." an
s W e + e d Dorothy,
as one whose feel
ings are beyond
the trammelS of
grammar.
At this they both
laughed.
It's curious"
Dorothy continued,
how different it
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Same Old Fight.

From the Chicago Tribune.
"Oh. Bobby. You've been hghting that
Wilfong boy again"
Nope Same old fight, mamma This
was the ninety-seventh round"
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Comforting the Old Man.
the Silent Partner

From the Silent Partner.
Mother lin very low voice)-Tommy,
your grandfather is very sick. Can't you
say something to cheer him up bit?
Tommy Tin an earnest voice)-Grand-
father. wouldn't you like TO have soldiers
a. ycur funera.?
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NONSENSE NOVELS. BY Ste

heart.
NONSENSE NOVELS. BY Stephen Lea
cock, author of Literary LapseS.
New York: John Lane Company.
A knack of story telling, a gift for carl
cature and a full sense of humor, slant
ing now and then toward satirical uses, but
more often given up to sheer, fun-lovi1g
play. make Stephen Leacock the good
friend of hot and fdgety summer folks
One forgets heat and thirst and general
squirminess in relaxing laughter over this
nonsense. What the author has done
here is to bring his cartoonist method to
bear upon certain type story forms. Here
are the problem plot, the psychic adven-
ture, the esoteric incursion. the record of
ever-soulfulness tby Marie Mush-
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masterful lodger who would be a boarder
with or without her consent. Please
please don't you think I'm ungrateful; but
but don't you see? Madame Prentice has
young man invited to take Thanksgiv-
ing dinner
With herr"
mo, ma'am, with me. She's just sent
over word that he is coming to look at
some furniture. He is very rich and
tasteful young man, and she thinks he
will do to sell the secretary to and other
things; so, as she didn't feel we'll enough
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to have him to dinner, SO she sent word
she'd come over here. and she'd lend me
her grandfather's glasses-maybe he'd
buy them. Butt was going to send her
word ] wasn't going to have Thanksgiv-
ing dinner this year. only it ! had you
Agatha did not finch: difficulties were
a stimulus to her daring spirit.
''Of course, you'll have to have her,
too" she cried. Why not? And the
young man, too. | shall like to see our
rival in the furniture trade
"But-the dinner? l might get an &C
commodator from Boston. but. you see.
she mightn't like-she is pretty pernicket-
ty. you know-she might object
Mrs. Prentice halted. wretchedly; the
tears rose to her faded eyes
Might object to us, you mean Aga
tina supplied the hiatus in the cheerfuiest
of tones. But she won't need to see U.S.
Wen be the accommodates. There are
people who come in to accommodate. 1
was told of them yesterday. Wen &C
cOmmodate. I'll cook the dinner; Doro-
thy will wait on table. You can ask some
more Come on: let US try the coffee
room. then like flash darted back and
into Dorothy's, turned on her sister one
scintilating smile and Rugged her.
Dorothy burst into hysterioal laughter.
But in moment she was out Of bed and
brrkiy arranging the room. packing
away Agatha's tempting display. BY
dint Of refolding many times she secured
a very creditable imitation of her maids
neat packing. At this point she sat down;
she felt little faint People don't think
enough of the hungry! said she. solemn
Is. But she turned a smile of resolute
cheerfulness toward the door. which was
opening. and the cheerfulness merged
into wild delight when Agatha entered
with tray on which were displayed
Steamirg pot of coffee. rasher of bacon.
a plate of toast and the whitest and
largest of eggs.
Nov. eat slowly and a little at
time said Agatha; starving people
must be careful. Give me some in the
toothbrush mug. She thinks I've had my
breakfast at the restaurant. Dodo. we
have got the job! Three meals day and
corking fun! Are you with me?"
Agatha, you are great cried Doro-
thy; SOS the bacon l never had such a
delicious meal in my life. Isn't this the
loveliest Thanksgiving ever was!''
Mrs. Prentice. trembling with quite
new kind of excitement, was watching
Dorothy put the last touches on table
utterly unlike any within her experience.
Don't 1t look beautiful she murmur-
ed to Dorothy. II never did expect to see
such a table In my house, and all that old
pewter you spent such a time polishing
up-why it looks grand; and your sister.
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The sisters went to Massachusetts, to-
gether, on a search for some wonderful
old furniture, among 1t no less than a
Hepplewhite 'scrutoir given by Horace
Walpole himself to Philip Wentworth,
one time governor. and descending
through him and a long line of colonial
worthless to Mrs. Hannah Wentworth
Prentice, who. being stricken in years,
with no offspring left her. announced in
the public prints that she would sell her
furniture to any descendants OF the cid
governor who could pay her price and
satisfy her ideas OF their fitness to
colonial furniture.
Therefore, they had come TO the old
home of the Wentworths. and, as it hap
pened. they had sheltered themselves I'M
der the roof tree of Mrs Love-Prentice,
daughter-in-law to Nine Prentice Of the
furniture For two days Agatha had sub
mitted to Nine. Prentice's inspection. her
self only cover;ly inspecting the furni-
ture. BY that time the westerners felt a
sense OF isolation and chilly distrust.
They were rather glad to go TO Boston
and hunt furniture. 1t was on their re-
turn TO the village the preceding forenoon
tina. they had lost all their money.
Agatha had paid Mrs. Prentice in ad-
vance for the lodging, so the sisters felt
sure of roof over their heads for at
least a week. They had been getting
their meals at the restaurant the llage
boasted, paying for each meal as they
got IL.
Naturally, unde. the circumstances,
they had not lunched nor dined-nor
breakfasted. Now Agatha looked anxious
ly at her delicate sister, Don't you
worry, sweetheart" she said brightly.
only. go Immediately back to bed. You'll
see. I'll fetch YOU something in a little
while AS she spoke she was moving
rapidly about the room. laying out some
furs and number OF dainty toilet ar
ticles. Hurry she cried. II hear some
one coming
Dorothy had that most marvellous Of
virtues among modern maidens-ohe dience.
Without question she sped into her own
room.
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But she left the door ajar and she could
see Mrs. Prentice's lean and STOPPING
figure and her broom.
Mrs. Prentice took single step and
then unexpectedly burst into speech
My. what lovely furs.' she cried. She
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- 9EzEoMoNgz z6on1ke ND0l!nllER B9oK& yHEzE O.

reads. frightened all over again, at what
lies in the secret places Of the human
heart.
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cooks feeling" reflected Dorothy, and
she smiled on Agatha, who was pushing
the turkey through an uncertain slide.
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Andrews L. r. White Peril. How / Cured
Myself OF Consumption al Home. 1902 QFCR-
An2Iw.
Baldwin. W. II. Movement Against Tuhercu-
losls in Washington. ID. G. 1907 +QFCR Bios.
Tscholl. John. War on the White Plague.
QFCR-TTST
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aar, etc. New YORK. LOnRmdnS,
Green & Co.
Canon Sheehan. best known TO US by
the fidelity and grace OF his pictures of
Irish life, now crosses the water into
France TO retell the horrible story OF the
French revolution. By means Of the ad-
ventures OF the hero of this tale the au-
thor casts il in the mold OF romance
However. the use Of ma terial the attitude
OF mind and spirit toward the matter in
hand, declare the author. in this case,
historian rather than romancer The
whole stands faithful to the facts of his
tory, exact in name and date and cir
invention here merely for the purposes of
drama and atmosphere, those convincing
agents of realty. The hero of the story,
Maurice de Brignon, the first son of his
father. is disinherited In the interest of
the second son. and condemned to the
hated priestly vocation. Personal resent
ment widens here to general revolt, and
the boy becomes a republican. The afro
cities of the people. the unspeakable acts
Of the revolution. drive him back to
the RANKS of the royalsts in an ardor Of
chivalric devotion to Marie Antoinette
This slight framework makes the author
tvity the people and events that crowd
that incredible time With bias toward
neither peasant nor prince. the author de-
picts those pitiful characters between this
upper and neither millstone-stored, un-
whiting bodies OF old outworn ideas-the
king. the queen, the dauphin, SO un.
speakably pitiful: the princes and prin-
cesses. among them that woeful Princess
de Lamballe. Out Of its vivid drama one
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morals and religion.

"okoiS uuu IeliBlOO
The mass of our people give more
time and attention TO chickens, pigs
md mulcs than they do 20 their cLil
dreD, who are, in addition 10 their
natural bad birth tendency. showed
down lower and lower in. about and
around the louses called Gods place
OF worship, wh re festivals and fairs
are held TIL midnight. aud the chi
dren have the ght VI way in and
out OF tn" church during these late
hours. How can their virtue aud
morals be good? Make the home
tho best place on carth-a veriss bic
heaven for the little ones-ae vas the
case with the immortal John Howard
Payne, who 10 foreign lands aid
opulence told a world that will for
ever love bin for i that "Hom g,
hcme, sweet home, tie it ever 60
humble, there il no place like homer"
He bad a mother who loved b i'm and
1t led him. to hia grave and lifted
him into glory. To shout in church
ind fuss ct home; tc cook, eat snd
sleep in the same room; 10 let the
children 60 halt clad and dirty; to
stuff your windows with rags aud
paper, will not make 'swect home"
for your children. Give less money
10 the churches, and more TO your
childret; cut out going to picnics,
campmeetines and on excursions.
and make Home, the spot of earth
Supremacy b]est, a deurer, swte,er
spot than all the rest,' for by edu-
eating after the will Of Jeeue, we
gradually evangelize tue world, for
our courts, our schools and our
churches Cannot be q whit better
than our homes.
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ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE.

"Twenty.one years ego I faced on
awful DEATH writes, II. B. Martin,
Port Hsrrelson, S. O. "Doctors said
| bad consumption and the dreadful
cough bad looked like it. cure
enough. l tried everything, I could
bear of. for my cough, snd was IN
der the treatment of the bes. doctor
in Georgetown, S, O. for q year, bu,
could get no relief. A friend advised
me to try Dr.. Kings New Discovery.
| did 60, and was completely cured.
| feel that l owe my life to THE grea,
throat end lung cure" Iss positive
~ guaranteed for cougbs, colds end
ell bronchial affections. SOC & 81, 90.
Trial bottle free at ell druggists.
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hundreds, beirg a general favorite
with black and white alike. Mrs.
Foid Was prominent in church and
varicns other circles, never letting
An opportunity pass 10 do good. and
her death will be kesnly felt by all
who came in contact With . woman
20 noble az was sh.. Her home lie
was beautiful, and during Der 81
years Of married life 10 Mr.. Ford,
anyone who knew this good woms 90,
will cheerfully bear testimony to the
fact that her equal as wife, house
keeper and swees guardian to him
vas hard to f1nd. She was truly q
woman among women, and her death
will not only cause al aching void 10
be felt In the community wherein
she lived, but the fact that her voice
's ttlIled and she will be seen no
more aroutd Darksville causes many
hearts to ache Mrs. Ford ia sur
vlved by her husband and brother,
both OF whom have our sympathy in
their bereavement.
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Quite Interesting.

a man of Verscity related con-
versation last week on the B. & O.
between here and Baltimore. Two
white meD got into q conversation
about the Negro race and discussed
it pro and con extensively, and es-
peoIslly the way they lave been and
ere treated in Maryland Mr.. B.
laid the Negroes condition. in every
way at the white mans door. A
differed from him. They talked over
bio conduct in labor and war, and
found no fault With them. when B.
reviewed their fsi.tfolnes to the
South's women, when their masters
were away fighting 70 keep them in
slavery, and ssked A. if he knew Of
living or dead race, except tie
Negro, bet Whist would burned and
killed them all? A agreed. B. said
1t was curaa 10 this whole country
the way the Negroes are treated, and
in this strain of the argument A
dubbed B. "nigger lover" No."
ssId s., am southern man; don't
believe in general equality with the
Negroes. [ think conditions have
placed them, but | would be the las.
man in the world to esk anything
for myself or Child I would not SEX
for the black man snd bis cbild, and
it either or both exoelIed me would
clap my hands and be happier man
II am convert of Henry W. Gra-
dy." A said ooshiDg. B said:
DONE you see another war comipg?"
a concurred that it looks that way.
B ssid: IF japan would land @. one
time ss she could-a half million
men, do you believe the Negroes,
treated 40 they are and have been,
would fight for this country" "Yes"
said A, they ere born fghters and
love their country, and every moth
er's son would answer the buele
CALL" Don't you believe God loves
and will protect suoh people" ssid
81? | do" said A.; the whistle blew
for Msrsinsburg. On they went snd
it is hoped that B. made A. as good
q convert Sc Grady made him.
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OLD RESIDENT OF WASHING
TON, u. O., DIES.

Alexander B. Thomas, one of the
oldest and best known ,onsorial ar
lists Of the House of Repres entatives
died on last Sunday. Mr.. Thomas e
term Of service as q barber in The
House was about forty years, and
during that time he was never known
to be late whenever it was possible
for him to get to the Capitol.
he was born and reared in Fred
erick, Maryland. and came to Wash.
lngton while quite yonng. His fun
eral took place from St. August mes
church. He leaves a wife and two
daughters to mourn his I'd lose.
am sorry have not the time to
give more lengthy account of the
life and character Of Mr.. A. B.
Thomas as l knew him. N. G. r.
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pW A kD
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