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any rate. was what she said to the fine
man who outlined less solitary career
But the girl found that literature is not
hand. and while she was learning this
things were in a pretty bad way. So
when she got good and hungry with nc
dinner in sight. she laid her purpose
away in sweet herbs and accepted, as the
wife Of the waiting man. long vistas OF
unworry. instead. Then she took on the
worthy purpose Of reforming a decadent
male connection of her husbands house
a fascinating person. Happily, he was
with no set purpose at all, but completely
charming and right, she moved the center
of a most interesting group through
spirited social drama of the upper levels
This author has in hand the good art
Of making live people, natural situations
and clever incidents. A good story.
, COMPENSATION. BY Anne Warwick.
New York: John Lane Company.
Anne Warwick will write a great novel
some day. Compensation assures it.
Considered as the literary germ Of a
future fruition, the authors present
book is success despite plot that falls
short Of realism and a setting that otter
not always-lacks the vital quality we
call atmosphere. for want of a better
word.
A writer is not, Of course, called upor
to eat forbidden fruit in order to write
about 1t. but In the story of a mans
passion for his wife's friend realism de.
mands something more compelling thar
the academic Imagination OF q world.
sheltered girl author. however precocious
her talent. 1t is not likely that such g
woman as Juliet ever lived in the flesh
and 1t Is the mission of the worth while
,, novel to mirror nature So attractive
and sensible q woman would have found
a way to win back her husband other
wise than by dying. 1t is equally improb
able that a callow debutante could love
out social combustion Of some sort tc
send reputation to the wall. Still the ex'
ception figures in every rule-especially
the rule that governs women.
The reader gets but muffled outline
Of the girls personality in her love scenes
with Senator Steele. 1t is as If, some way
she were blurred under the chiffon o
Lucile's veil. She is mere fiction, done ii
black letters on white paper. Unhamper
ed by her romance, Kathleen becomes s,
wildly human that at instances on,
can fairly see her frolicking with Jack
cumming with Nelson, or dancing IL
I her scarlet dress with the poinsettia in hel
Olive out of the background of the story
and a vigorous dig under Lucile's SO
ciety gloss shows up the Shiny worm-na
| ture Of a woman who infests Washington
society, but for whom Indiana is natural,
| responsible
| the novel of Washington life that litera
| ture is calling for there is every chanc
of her success. But she must try again
Atmosphere" demands more than tn
mention Of streets and hotels, inter
! mingled with indefinite politics and al
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Germ was a search for incidents to pile

Germ was 9 search for incidents to pile
upon adventure, adventure to crown
incidents, one thrilling height after an
other. with only brief breathing spaces
between. This the date. too. when the
novelfst's genius was a lucky tnconse-
uuent chance, to which were assigned
powers that Providence itself does not
claim. The nature of the whole story
cidents. A mock marriage. planned by
rascally lord for the undoing of a
lovely too-confiding maiden, is about
to come off. This is frustrated through
the good service of the hero of this
| tale, passing stranger. who proves
later. however. to be the unknown
half brother of his 1ordship, and. later
yet, the rightful heir to title and es-
tate. From this point the story goes
on, in and out and roundabout. through
plot and trap. mortal combat and dead
ly danger. At the last moment these
innumerable troubles cease magically.
All the wicked people disappear, like
bad children shut up In the closet. leav-
ing the open to the two good people.
the hero and the lady rescued in the
be ginning, lovers now, possessed Of peace
and quietude.
OUT OF RUSSIA. BY Crittenden Mar
riott, author Of 1.-THE Isle Of Dead
Ships" etc. Illustrated by Frank
McKernan. Philadelphia: j. B. Lip
pincott Company
Since Kidd's stored exploits touched
off imagination along his trail sporadic
obsessions about a buried treasure have
required and doubtless will continue to
so long as men are keen for easy money
Only last week a newspaper reported a
man prowling the grounds of the United
States Capitol, driven by the delusion
that somewhere within their depths the
Midas pile lay hid. The sheer charm Of
this hallucination weaves special spell
round the spinner of tales of adventure
Stevenson set this motive at topmost
height, and others since have followed
afar or not so far. Mr.. Marriott makes
it the moving force Of this thrilling story
Off the Baltic coast the Orkney, bound
from London to st. Petersburg, went
down with a million pounds aboard. The
treasure sunk, the story begins. A secret
society, Russian and revolutionary, ram
and agents swarm. desires this gold for
political uses. In New York city lives a
susceptible young American with much
more money than discretion or resistance
Across in New Jersey lives a self-expa-
triated Russian scientist, one time men,
Der of this secret order. now an American
citizen. the bond forgotten. An altogether
airy Savs lures the rich young man to
place his yacht and himself at her dis
posal. Agents of the society, on the
strength of his early membership. i'm
press the scientist, to give the color of a
research expedition. A midwest young
man with claim of his own. and a
Broadway chorus girl with past Of her
and the story is off-except slight delay
for one murder as a detail Of prepare
ton. Why spoil ones reading, though,
by dull recounting OF what in the orig
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eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. For
instance. there are works OF Fragonard
engraced by Audebert; Of Angelica kaun-
mann, by Bartolozzi; of Vatican, by Brou-
ct, and Of Boucher. by Demarteau: QUITE
a number Of the examples are etchings In
color and colored meZzotints. interesting
and widely varied methods producing ar
tistic and very satisfactory results. Like
wise through purchase, the library has
acquired during the past winter SECOND
complete set Of Miss Helen Hyde's color
wood-block prints Of Japanese SUBJECTS
and a collection Of twenty-one etchinss
by living etchers, the majority or when
are English. There are some extraordi-
narily attractive prints among the lat
ter-works. for instance, by Ameck, Synge
and Frood.
~
THE Society Of Washington Artists has
j determined to continue its exhibition
through April 4. The Corcoran gallery
has very kindly consented to grant the
continued use Of the hemicycle hall Tor
this length Of time, and the attendance
has amply justified the extension. The
hall will, therefore. be open tomorrow
Tuesday from 8 am. to pm. ana
Tuesday evening from to 10 o'clock.
So
At the Shelby Clarke Art Galleries
"A there is now on exhibition collec-
ton of paintings by Lucien Whiting Pow
ell, the greater portion Of which were
made on his recent trip to the east. There
are five large oil paintings executed for
and loaned by Mr.. Joseph c. Sibley of
Pennsylvania. The first is the 'Sphynx
and pyramids" the second THE Wild
Sea at Joppa," the third the Temple of
Jupiter, Athens" the fourth the Sea of
Galilee at Tiberius" and the fifth the
.Grand Canyon. Arizona" The first four
are uniform in size and Of recent produc-
ton. They were painted as series and
are purposed to be hung much in THE
manner of mural decorations. Mr.. Pow
eiTs paintings are always colorful. and
these have great subjective interest as
well. More numerous are the water COL
ors about forty works in this medium
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a few words with you about her financial
position.
ing out again! Believe me, yours sim
cerely, URSULA HARBORD.
Dear Joan would like'-would she?"
commented Hughie. I'm afraid it's Ur-
sula Harbord I'm going to have the few
words with, though. Hades!
He rose and crossed the room to the
fireplace, where he kicked the Goals with
unnecessary violence. Then he sighed
heavily, and picked up a photograph
which stood upon the mantelpiece.
Joan had spoken nothing but the truth
when she told Hughie that he would dis
cover his true feelings as soon as ne
found himself away from her. For six
OF eight months he had gone about his
days work with the thoroughness and de-
termination of his nature. He had ad-
ministered the little estate or Manors,
was beginning to dabble in politics, had
taken up rowing again. and was trying to
interest himself generally in the course OF
life to which he had looked forward so
eagerly on his travels. He had even tried
conclusions with a few debutantes who
had been introduced to his notice by busi-
nesslike mammas. But: whatever MS
course Of life, his thoughts and desires
persisted in centering round a single OBJ
ject-a very disturbing and elusive object
and, try as he would, he failed to derive
either pleasure or prOht from MS present
existence.
In other words, he had made mess OF
a love affair.
Most men-and most women, too. for
that matter-undergo this experience at
least once in their lives, and no two ever
endure 1t in the same way. One rants,
another mopes. a third forgets. a fourth
bides his time, q fifth seeks consolation
elsewhere, q sixth buries himself in work
or dissipation. Hughie, who cherished a
theory that everything ultimately comes
right In this world provided you ho.d on
long enough. and that when in doubt a
man should stand by the days work and
await instructions" like Kipling's bridge
builders, had gone steadily on, because 1t
was his nature SO to do. 1t was uphill
work at present. mechanical, perfume
tory business. with no reward or allevia-
ton In sig0t-but he was determined to
go on doing his duty by Joan to the best
of his ability. and combine SO far as he
was able the Incompatible roles of stern
guardian. undesired sutton and-to him
most paradoxical OF all-familiar friend.
For there was no doubt that Joan
liked him. She trusted him. consulted
him-yea, obeyed him, even when he con-
tradicted her most preposterous utter
ances and put down a heavy foot on her
most cherished enterprises. For this he
did without fiinching. The fact that he
was q failure as a lover seemed to be no
reason why he should fail as q guardian.
Not that Joan submitted readily to his
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Of the horse shows him to be in good
condition and spirited. and the drawing
of the man indicates solicitous interest.
few strokes of the brush probably &C
complished all, but. it should be noted,
these strokes Of necessity had to fall In
precisely the right place; there could
be no fumbling, no experimentation.
Near this volume is q book devoted to
the exploitation OF valiant deeds Of jap
anese heroes; one is pictured killing
huge spider. another catching an I'M
mense fish-here is humorous witness to
the common frailty of humanity. More
lines are used in this instance, but the
method is still direct. There are illus
trated in this collection "One Hundred
Ghost Stories.' and weird enough they
are. to be sure; the Japanese illustrators
were certainly not lacking in imagination
These are in color and printed in broad,
fiat tints. There is also 1.-The Garden Of
Hokusai's Art a large series of inter-
esting drawings showing representations
the great masters, If not the greatest
master. of the Ukioye. Toyokuni Uta-
gawa was another, and his illustrative
portraits Of actors are exhibited.
Then there are Hiroshige's "Fifty-three
Towns on Tokaido." printed in two
sizes. one the dimensions, and probably
the prototype, of the present popular pic
ture post cards. Most interesting of ALL
books showing methods and principles
There are several of these, and they are
by masters. 1t is the methods of the
Japanese set forth in these volumes
which are followed in our instruction in
the elementary schools. Arthur w. Dow
of the Teachers College, New York was
one of the first to use them, and now al
most all the schools in the country have
adopted them. Much may be learned
from the study of these instructive draw
ings, not only for freehand drawing, but
in design and in flower arrangement.
The exhibition, which was arranged by
the division of prints, will continue for
several weeks.
THE Library Of Congress has recently
,made some valuable additions to its
print collections. Through purchase it
has acquired 125 engraved or etched re-
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Inness, jr., six the Metropolitan Museum
owns, four are in the National Gallery
and one in the Corcoran Gallery in this
city, William T. Evans has five still in
one or two. Among the works compre-
hepded in the Chicago collection are
AFTER a Summer Shower" MIL Pond, =
Path Through the Florida Pines,
ley which were formerly a part Of the
famous T. B. Clarke collection, dispersed
In 1899.
A N exhibition Of students work will be
I \ held at the Arts and Crafts School,
on 18th street, next Wednesday. Among
the work done in this school is weaving.
basketry, leather work. jeweIry. wood
carving and stenciling. A craftsman
revel is to be held under the auspices of
this school in April. one Of the type given
within the past few months in Detroit,
New York and other art centers. in
which the Morris dances are introduced
and every care taken to conform to old
English guild custom.
WILLIAM COUPER, the sculptor of
w the Longfellow and Witherspoon
statues, has recently modelled a statue of
Admiral Foote for the naval memorial
at vicksburg. It shows the admiral with
his glasses In his right hand and his left
hand on his sword looking off toward the
horizon from presumably the deck OF his
Ship The statue is being cast in bronze,
after which the original model in plaster
will be sent to the Smithsonian 1nsutu-
ton.
THE American colony in Mexico City
is going to erect statue OF George
Washington in one Of that city's beauu-
full circular parks at the intersection of
Denmark and Londres streets. The COM
mission for the statue has been given
to Pompeo Coppini, sculptor OF San
Antonio. Tex. LEILA MECHLlN.
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a interesting exhibition of Jap
"a anese book illustrations is now
to be seen at the Library OF
II Congress. The cases in the
main unner hall which for some
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THE Library Of Congress has recently
1 ,made some valuable additions to its
print collections. Through purchase 1t
has acquired 125 engraved or etched re-
productions of famous paintings Of the
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DIAZ MASTER OF MEXICO. BY James
Creelman. Illustrated. New York: d.
Appleton & Co.
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a few words with you about her financial
position.
ing out again! Believe me, yours sim
cerely, URSULA HAttBORD.
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O
Bros.
pleasant well written half-hour story
on the order of King Cophetua and the
Beggar Maid The maid is very beau
tiful. very lovable, very much adored and
very much adorned by the somewhat ad-
vanced but altogether fine and manly
ness strain of such danger that the hus-
band takes upon himself the temporary
theft of his wife's jewels-a kings ran
som, it were. This device stems the
tide of financial disaster and. incidental
". uncovers the larger tact that what
had been holden as doll possesses real
inside yearninS in sympathy over the
secret troubles of the husband. and quite
able, upon occasion, to meet whatever
comes with composure and resource. An
engaging little story.
KEEPING Up WITH LIZZIE. BY Irv-
ing Bachelor. Illustrated by w. II.
p. Koerner. New York: Harper e.
Bros. Publishers.
With chair a-tilt and feet on desk. which,
way his high thoughts" run most freely
Socrates Potter of Point View. Conn
discourses in fair good humor and su-
I,reme good sense on the extravaganza OF
that formerly frugal village. Socratit
in wisdom. Potter of Pointview indu-
bitably Is. but in method he is clearly
Adamic. for upon Eve, Lizzie" by name
in this case, he promptly unloads the orr
gin of the epidemic that affiicts the town
an epidemic of motors. red runabouts
pianos, expensive schools. foreign travel
the purchase of alien consorts, debts
mortgages and puckered parental brow.
set of against the bedazzlements o.
daughters. This Lizzie was pretty and
bright. and possessed of a proud and in
dulgent father. the merchant prince o
the village. who. by dint of notching W
a penny here and half-cent there on han
and -four and such, managed to tax tn,
town for the up-bringing of Lizzie. And
the contagion spread. Everybody wa
taxin' everybody else for luxuries. w.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-24
Do You Help Others?

It 'has been tr'itely said that for ev- sry ofge who stands alone there ara twelve to lean against him. How is is with 9'ous? Are you ,one of tiaoss a4~ainSt whom others lean for help and encouragement. or are you leaning nesNinst some one :3d drawin" yos1f inspiration and courage from him: It da">@nds entirely on yourself wheti:s7 vou take a positive attitude ;a yous wc!.& or whether your ..ega1ive char actce;isstic shall dominate. ff is marh easier to fso through life nla king as
 little effort as possible 'i1t it is . poor way if wo :stre going ts make fife ySeld rvcn a small iliot1ralm ot what M holds for us. If you ,f:r work inc earnestly aud hoping fur >HcceSa tglere is 'only one way to attain iS- and 1ihat is sNrougil your positive aharac tesistics.---p philaaelnhia Ledger
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-24
TESTING FRI. G11H GC1H f.
The Mott Practical Methed Is 70 LEs
 crafty G5t i:.

Si 1'y A-S.t .'
 FiFe clay h;s Uee1 in uae fer cen
 s1rle5 and tet believe the ia lusI, ss onc which lacks definite laws more shaEi aaf o1her. i9ladiHs these wAirs
 gre either &oGeru or antien, and ej 't-ss prominence. You cau Go to
 mauufagture5 of steel and sPecify shat you waut by actual figures el staiementS HHd yoI can check the prod uct by chemical analysis or mechanical! $est9 and thus make sure You get What YoU Heed The producer knows how c. combine certain elements and what quantities of various kinds 70 combine l tn order to get Il result at least very closely approaching what you call for ] but not so iu the fire clay business, l. the past the most skilled and hiEhe9i saiaried chemists have been employee 1 to make tests. 10 promote and carry l through Investigations on the natural product ana tC study the workings Of certain manufactured and elaborated articles derived therefrom. The resui. has been, generally speaking, confusion | @orse con3ountird Two professors
 working at similar times on brick O. i clay obtained from the same sohree and manufacturel under exactly equai conditions, have recorded diameuicaiy opposed conclusions! The same scien
 lists at different periods have reacbei
 vastly VarylnG conclusions when test
 5ng Identical qualities and shapes Of 1 bricks, 20 can you wonder if a proyni 1 aenJ Gre clay manufacturer should aS
 claim. as heard one on an oceasiou
 sitter ha-in2 the above experience
 Al tests of fire clay are empirical, arC ! l would sooner trust our Superintend 1 s;1t to pick and select his ciays in the G1N fashioned way than pay high Zee ] for il highbrow's recommends tions? z
 The clief nlethod Of testing fire clay ty practical man is literally to eat :t- He can detect grit and sand best !sy that rNethod. and good fire clay
 tree from silica. Quartzife or film
 ciay} is free from grit His only other
 personal tesf is by eaperlment.-En
 g1neering Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-24
A CHINESE BANQUET.
Culinary Mysteries That 6ewIdera&
 an EnSlishwoman.


 an Englishwoman.
 One moment we were eating ducks' eggs whose blackened, lime favored whites indicated that their age was uninpeas shable; the next we were grap pilng with sea weeds, macaroni and the slippery sharks fins that eludel our ciumsily manipulated sticks. Now we tackled-not without fear-ha known meats and vegetab bles cooked in sugar. fresh shrimps. mushrooms froy, Mongolia. young bamboo sprouts, pi geons' eggs and hundred different plates were given to us. and bowls of sickly pink sirup, sweet potato and indian corn cakes of dusky hue were set before each one. These were only creysce fllers and concluded the first and lighter portion of the repast. Now n every dish had an accompaniment 5c smaller ones. containing gravies etc.. in which to dip the morsel takeE from the central bowl.
 There was stewed duck cooked with. out salt. roast sucking pig, forcemeat balls and chicken; there were soups of birds nest, of mushroom. of vegetables and of sea slugs. There was grilled fresh water fish. which. according to custom, was helped flom the top side oIlS. for the Chinese remembers his servant And. finally, at the conclu. sion the inevitable small bowl of rice and rice water was set before each person.
 Alter souse three hours. with feel Ing of IaukfusDess that all was over, pipes. cigarettes and tea were served, and 1t seemed to me that the delicious aeolna waich rose from the latter sootbed our senses Hnd aimos: dis i't.'sed she aGtipalhy that had been grpwisar c' as for al! things Chinese- aiasy Ac' .e in London Express
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-24
.J.u'i:ilis C.ae-ar.

Caesar ursas asasassinaTed March a., A E. C.. asad was at the time of his deatls fifty-six yeslrs ola. IL is net alone as a military genius that his fame endures. By alnest ceTnmon consent he wag the most remarkable all round man of ntfquity-masterfu ly great not only as general. ;buf az writer. statesman and administrator Tn additian to ,hese high accomplish, mentS he was q great mathematician ri1ilologist. architect and juri*r. His conversational powers were cEtra0r- dtaary, and from all accounts iia was i'll 1ass manner Que Of tie most at traatisEe of men
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-24
LEST WE FORGET.
A Critic Reminds Us .iow Our peopis
 Have EucIscd Progress.

stS.SC L9bSts~C ' GU NSS'
 We of this bis republic compliments iy affirm tue @lery of our uIt!onal achievements and are not without temptation to aeGi:tim them as proof of superior el'.}st aud judgment.
 But herein to N'e forget that we arc on record as having east our vote against every move that has contrib utcd to the present century's develop ment.
 We raised our voices in contcmptu- ous protest against the first projected railways Had the locomotive waited ct have started
 When the electric telegraph was ,:lDN.n to aS we brushed it aside as 8 'ny and Haughcd its inventor to scorn .,'.1,'u lip offered to sell Us his rights For a few thousand dollars.
 Ne p,it into jail as an ifuDostor the .!I~t man who brought anthracite coal .n market EVe broke to pieces Uowe's s -r,'. :I,.. :i,l,liinr as an invention calcr- 'ntr} fc rni3 {,lc working classes. ard N" Aj3 t'te same thing to the harvester a5,G fly" 'r4 Ter We scorned tn" typ" w.iter ;~ a riaything
 We gathered together 'n ;aass meet in@~ uf ,u,i+nutinn at the first pro p,s;I '" iD&saii electric trolley lines, a4e' v.'lrn Hr Hcr told us he had :n- vented an instfu;Hent by ynrans af which o'r tairht tn,k ',nr auofbeT RrrUGS Ytp tn5y1. ySp rf,e,p0Od pti Srif h nctuS1otne1 ftlicHie and only rfe ses.k less among ,,s contributed 1t l;s, be- lo@. --tt!.nsti1' ai4Il{liy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-24
kissino In icaisnd.

Amang old time laws against kissing the most severe. Punishment was the penalty Laid down for kissing another naaa's wife. either with or without her consent. The same punishment was enforced fox. kissing an unmarried wo. man &gatnsr her will: if 1t could be proved that ehe had consented to be kissed tue offender was still liable to dne of great quantity of cloth for each O6ense.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-24
WARNING ORDER.

J. J. Ivy, plaintiff vs. Hugh Peter son, defendant.
 The defendant, Hugh Peterson is warned to appear in this court with in thirty days and answer the com- plaint of the plaintiff J. J. Ivy. Given under my hand and seal Of said court this 24th day of May, A D. 1911.
 J. A. FRAZIER, J. P. 5 25 6 1 8 15 P.