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Paper about asfwell-known .Heiress having the Teeth of her favorite Pom eranian filled with Radium at a. cost of $120,000.
 Whenever he got this kind of a Private Peek into the Gay Life of the Modern Babylon, he began to breathe through his Nose and tug at the Leash.
 He longed to dash away on the Erie to look at the Iron Fence 1T front of the Home of the Pomeran- ian.
 When the Day of Days arrived Milt and Henry would be seen at the Depot with congested Suit Cases and their Necks all newly shaven and powdered for the approaching Jubilee
 Each had pinned into his college made Suit enough Currency to lift the Debt on the Parsonage.
 Furthermore, each had in his throbbing Heart determination to shoot Pleasure as it Flies, no matter how many Cartridges it took.
 Already they were smoking For eign Cigars and these were a mere Hint of what the Future had in Store.
 While waiting for Number Six they wired for the Two Rooms and Two Baths and to have Relays waiting in the Manicure Parlor. Up at the Junction, where they caught the Limited, they moved into the High and began to peel from the Roll. ....
 The Steak ordered in the Dining Car hung over the edge of the Table and they scuffled to see which one would pay the Check.
 As for the Boy in the Buffet, every time he heard Sound like 25 cents he came out of the Dark Room and began to open small Original Pack ages.
 When they approached the Me tropolis, via the Tunnel, they thought they were riding in on a Curtiss Bi7 plane.
 Between the Taxi and the Regis ter they stopped to shake hands with an Old Friend Who wore White Suit and was known from Coast to Coast as the originator of Pick Me
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1 Up which called for everything back of the Working Board except the Lii cense and the Bicarbonate of Soda.
 The Clerk let on to remember them and quoted a Bargain Rate of Six dollars, meaning by the Day and not l by the Month.
 They wanted to know if that was the Best he had and he said it was, and the Sons of Ohio were having Dinner in the Main Banquet Hall.
 So they ordered lot of Supplies sent up to each Room and wanted to know if there was a Good Show in Town-something that had been de- nounced by the Press.
 The Clerk told of one in which As bestos Scenery was used and Bremen had to stand in the Wings, so they tore over to the News Stand and bought two on the Aisle for $8 from a pale Goddess who kept looking at the Ceiling all during the Negotiations, for she seemed out of Sympathy with her Sordid Surroundings.
 Then to the Rooms with their gilt tering Bedsteads and insulting prodi- gality of Towels.
 After calling up the Office to com plain of the Service, they shook the Moth Balls out of their Henry Millers and began to sort the Studs.
 When fully attired in Evening Clothes, including the Sheet Iron Shoes, they knew they looked like New York Club Men and the Flag Station Seemed far away, as in an other World.
 Instead of the usual 6:30 Repast of Clipped Beef in Cream, Sody Biscuits and Stoup of Gunpowder Tea, they ordered up Cape Gods, Potatoes Let it-go-at- that, Sweetbreads So-and-so, on and on past the partially heated Duck and Salad with Fringe along the Edges and Cheese that had waited too long and Check for $17.40 and the Waiter peeved at being slipped a paltry S1.60
 Heigh-ho. It is Frolicking Lifel
 Pity the Poor Folks who aye now getting ready to court the Flax in Akron, Ohio, and Three Oaks, MIehi- gan, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, with no
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 The morning on which their Bodies were taken to the Pennsylvania Sta tion Broke bright and cherry.
 Milt said somebody had fed him a Steam Radiator and put Mittens on him and unscrewed his Knee Caps. Otherwise, he was o. K.
 Henry kept waving the English Sparrows out of the Way, and ask ing why so many Bells were ringing. Two weeks later, at the Union Re- vival Services, when Rev. Poindexter gave out that rousing old Standby which begins "Yield Not to Tempta- tion," Milt and Henry arose from the Cushioned Seats and sang their fool Heads off.
 MORAL: One who would put Satan on the Mat must get Inside Informa- tion from his Training Quarters.
 Copyright, 1911, by George Ade.
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They walked the Straight and Mar row, wearing Binders, Check Reins, Hobbies and Interference Pads. Very often a Mother would hurry her little Brood to the Front Window when Milt and Henry passed by car rying under his arm a Package of Corn Flakes and the Report of the General Secretary in charge of Chl- nese Missionary Work.
 Look" she would say, indicating Local Paragon with index Finger. If you always wash behind the Ears and learn your Catchism, you may grow up to be like Him.
 But-every Autumn, about the time the Frost is on the Stock Market and Wall Street is in the Shock, Milt and Henry would do a Skylark Ascension from the Home Nest and Wing away toward the Rising Sun.
 They called it Fall Buying, because both of them Bought and both of them Fell.
 At Home neither of them would Kick In for any Pastime more worldly than a 10 cent M. P. Show depicting large number of Insane People fall Il
 ing over Precipices.
 The Blow-Off came on the Trip to the City,. That was the Big Show.
 Every Nickel that could be held out went into the little Tin Bank, for they knew that when they got together 100 of these Washers, man up in New York would let them have some Tiff fany Water of Rare Vintage, with a Napkin wrapped around it as an Evi- dence of Good Faith.
 On Winter Evenings Milt would don the Velvet Slippers and grill his Lower Extremities on the ornate Port 1 ico such as surrounds every high priced Base-Burner.
 While thus crisping himself he loved to read News Notes from Goth am, signed Carolyn Stuyvesant, who who seemed to have the Entree into the Best Houses.
 He did not know that Carolyn had tangled Whiskers and jotted down his Boudoir Secrets in Weinstube, us- ing a borrowed Pencil.
 So he believed what it said in the
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fyTHE CASE OF RICHARD MEYNELb.
 REVIEWED FOR THE BOOK SHELF FsY DR. w. F. EVANS OF THE CHURCH OF THE ADVENT.
 By Mrs. Humphrey Ward Illustrated tv Charles E. Brook. Doubleday, Page & Co. New York.
 This. the latest novel from the pen of one of England's most gifted writers, IS characterized by the vigor and lucidity of thought that one finds in 'rhe Testing Inf Diana Mallory, in ''The History of David Grieve. and in Robert Elsmere.' There are touches of description or rural scenes and landscapes that are very beautiful and almost poetic, but Mrs' Ward is at her best when describing hu- man nature as illustrated by her people, Ali times she seems to approach George 1,Iio+. but no one can say that, even at her best. she is equal to the writer Of ssMiddlemarch" The profound analysis of mental processes and the merclless disclosure of motives that we find in Ceorge Eliot, are absent from Mrs. Ward s books even though we have III nlnd .sThe Marriage of William Ashe,' or p'Iady Roses Daughter" Yet her stories are strong.
 '.The Case of Richard Meynelr' con- / lEtantly reminds one of Robert Elsmere,' ,'' because of two facts: Elsemeres widow and daughters figure in the case, v and secondly, because Richard Maynel and Robert Elsmere are presented to the reader in very similar conditions, with this xception-Maynell fights the faitn of the church from within, while Els mere did the same from without, as May nell says.
 of course, there runs through "rhe Case of Richard MayneIl' a story of love, but this is only secondary to the matter of main interest The latter being as fol- lows: Richard Maynell has solemnly sworn his belief in the doctrines and dis cipline of the church of England, upon which condition he was ordained With out such an oath he would never have been ordained. What those doctrines and that discipline were he knew we'll He knew that to teach any doctrine thai his church did not indorse was likely tc involve him in trouble. Furthermore he had deliberately sworn to obey his bishop and he knew that disobedience to the ecclesiastical authority would bring cen sure upon his head. ATaynel was 2 clergymen of the Church of England, en- toying it's honors and privileges, with the oath still binding him. Yet his investiga- tions led him to reject many of his olf beliefs led him to modify the language of the Creeds, and at last he was swep away into the suppositions of Modern ism most of whose teaching is opposed to the church. When eXpoStulated Witl by his bishop, Alaynell still holds to hi; Modernism The resurrection O. Christ was not a historical fact but [ symbol. Symbolism becomes far nor, important than the facts recited in til, Creeds. Of course the rector himself an( no one else was responsible for the sub Dequent sorrows that befell him.
 One would suppose that common hon esty would prompt a man to resign hi
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it's words, flowing so smoothly and caress- ingIy, the graceful shading of the melo- dies and expressions so dear to the south- ern heart, into beauty and comelness, mark the advent of Mrs. Woodruff's book into the literary world with more than usual interest.
 To paraphrase an old idiom:
 Many a true word is spoken in dialect"
 The southern negroes, with their super stitions, their oddities and above all, their devotion and loyalty, have been the theme of many an inspiration in the world of
 books but none has woven the charm more attractively than Mrs. Woodruff.
 Throughout the southland. where Mrs. Woodruff is known and beloved "Mis'
 Beauty" will be read with more than passing interest and the northern book lover who delights in tales characteristic of the old fashioned darkey will no doubt
 find great pleasure in the perusal of it's pages.
 Mrs. Woodruff has done the illustrations of "Mis' Beauty herself and she has carried out the accepted idea of the old negro "mammy," the "uncle" and the
 "auntie" as well as the "darkey child' in amazingly clever outlines.
 There is a. love story. of course, that runs through the book, holding the atten- tion to the end-which is a happy one
 and the various experiences of ''planta- tion'' life, where the Lees lived and regned supreme, is food sufficient for thought and speculation ys well de- iineated from first to last. By long odds the most interesting char acter in the book is Uncle Shoddy,' and nothing more humorous has ever been
 penned than the sermon he delivers in the little old fashioned church, which the author declares is "actual sermon taken down verbatim from the lips of a colored preacher" Quoting:
 Uncle Shoddy raised himself to a ma-
 jestic height, and in proud tones an-
 nounced his text: ' Bredderin. embracin' of de sisterin' I takes my text from de twoty-tooth
 verse of Spasns, an de Piscopalians oi de Romans: .'I am de Rose of Sharon, an
 de idyers of de valley sayeth the Lord . Uncle Shoddy is an "exhorter' from
 way back. and the manner in which he handles his text is fearful and wonderful After & great dissertation Inc winds up 1 his sermon saying: T jump to my feet an Tiff my voice an cry;
 Glory be to God, Micesoar on hghl Leap for joy An let her fly, Nail my talents to de cross. Den my soul hit won't git los, | He sweeter dan any honey comb: l. Better dan any home--sweet home; Stronger dan any iron ban, l Oh, Lawd Jesus is jes' grant, | Amen!'
 | Cookie" "Black Mat" "Mis' Beauty | herself, young Dr. Stuyvesant, "Ole Marse" and "Ole Miss" are all vital, Iiv. | ing characters pucked from the cotton
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PADRE IGNACIO."
 By owen Wister Harper & Brothers, New York. owen Wisters interesting style or Writ ing is again manifest in the little story or less than a hundred pages which he has called Padre Ignacio,'' and which is a real gem of a book.
 The scene of the story is laid in Span ish California. with all of its exotic fra grance and the warm, luscious, beautiful surroundings of that cline, and here the padre lived in a lonely mission, more than half a century ago. Here is a languor and perfume, an atmosphere of rose colored peace and sweet harmony that environs the settihS, and the priest, who is cultured man, is a musician as well. and early in life he has suffered great bereavement.
 Having renounced the world and ac- cepted the New World Mission, he has spent his life In solitude and quiet, and only once during each year his sweet content is broken by an outside influence, and that is by the coming of barken- tine, bringing him tokens and home tid- ings from friends of his youth who have not forgotten him. He adores music; his one passion is the love of it, his ofe aim to achieve renun- citation with contentment.
  keep in subjection this terrible love of music, and only occasionally is he tor tured by it. when the haunting strains oi Verdi or Donizetti or Auber or Gounod awaken longings for the taste of the old days of Seville and Paris,
 His life goes on in a hum-drum way until one day q stranger comes to service at the little mission, and the padre invites him to dine which invitation he accepts gratefully. e,,..sr. FIN The straneer is an American and his home is in New Orleans, and the absorb ing interest of his life is music also
 He and the padre. of course, are very congenial on the subject. and at once be- gin to discuss their fayorite theme.
 The stranger makes the priest ac- auainted with tue beauties of ''Il Trova- tore then new. and just beginning it' career of popularity
 The experience is q very hnppv one 'o' the lonely padre but in it turks a tempta' ton with which he has not been coniront- ed in many days.
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thought of what they are Missing.
 They remembered afterward being in q g1lded Play-House with the Ac- tivities equally divided between a Trap Drummer and TOO restless Yorng Women.
 Then, being asailed by the Ranks of hunger, tney went out and pur- chased Crab Flakes at 20 cents a Flake, after which they paid to get their Hats and next Morning they were back in their rooms, entirely surrounded by Towels.
 thi~d Afternoon, Milt suspended Fall Buying long enough to sena nis Family a Book of Views showing the Statue of Peter Cooper, the Aviary in Bronx Park, and Brook lyn Bridge by Moonlight.
 Then, with a Clear Conscience, he went back and put his Foot on the Rail.
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Woman who did the Housework.
 Henry and Milt got what they could during the Daytime and always stood ready to trim up the Dark Lan- terms and operate at Night.
 These two Pillars of Society had marched at the head of the Women and School Children during the Dry Movement which banished King Alec hol from their Fair City.
 As a result of their Efforts Liquor was not to be obtained in this Town except at the Drug Stores and Res taurants or in the Cellar underlying any well-conducted Home.
 For Eleven Months and Three weeks out of every Calendar year these two played Right and Left Tackle in the Stubborn Battle to Up lift the Community and better the Moral Tone.
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ministry in the church whose doctrines he no longer believes. But Maynell, al though he knows that his views are creat- ing discord in his church. declines to do so. He offers as one of his excuses this we are not dishonest because, unlike many liberals we speak out. As if speaking out made the violation of his oath less heinous. Maynell had no busi- ness to minister at the altar of the Church of England because he had lost faith in the creeds of that church.
 Mrs. Ward, like some other writers, stresses the point that it is the heretical clergyman who is always most busily en- gagged in good works. such as, looking after the poor in the parish and in improv- ing their sanitary conditions. She does this in Robert Elsmere. It is the man opposed to the church, in ''The Soul of a l Priest that is most concerned for the 1 poor, and such like sentiments. This is all bosh. By these things certain ones, who have flung their faith to the winds i attract attention; but the thousands of clergy who hold fast their faith are not mentioned, for the world expects these things of them, and is not disappointed. There is d part of "The Case of Rich | ard Maynelr' that reminds us forcibly of d book that created quite a stir when 1t l first came out. We refer to Mrs. De- 1 I1dnu JOln ward, Preacner. When l the lawyer is on his death bed he asks the parson, 'Is there any hereafter?" He | tries to get from the minister his per- I sonal belief ill the religion that he taught l In the book under review, Jim Bateson, a l fellow of the baser sort, is dying. His | physician has told him You are done | for" Maynell visits him and tries to 1 lead the poor wretch to the light Bate-
 son has heard all about the rectors de- parture from the faith of the church. and startles the clergyman by asking him. Now, can't do tha no harm, rector. now
 as I'm goin an you cawr't deny me-
 what tha does really believe. Will tha tell ime?"
 Mrs. Ward has written foreword for her American readers of "The Case of Richard Maynel' in which she refers to
 the condition of the Church of England. While she refers to changes of religious
 belief by many in that church, and the Ii growth of the desire for "disestabIish-
 ment," yet we read "She is surrounded
 with the prestige of centuries and it is
 probable that in many directions she was
 never so active or so well served by her
 members as she is at present."
 "The Case of Richard MaynelT' will
 never, we predict, be so widely read as
 was Robert Elsmere." Elsmere was
 written over 20 years ago. and numerous
 books have been written on like subjects
 since then. Therefore, the novelty is gone. Then, too many changes take : place in the tastes of readers in 20 years
 ''The Case of Richard Maynell' will not
 be of long life, in the judgment of this reviewer.
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''POENS.


 By Madison Cowein. Selected by the au-
 thor), with foreword by William Dean
 Howells. The Macmillan Company, New
 York.
 With the exception of his dramatic work, Madison Cawein in his recent vol tune of Poems" (selected) has included every type of his poetry--that of nature pure and simple; that of myth and TO- nance; that of meditation and of love, and the narrative poems which deal with historical events
 Of essential import is the ''Foreword, - by William Dean Howells, an article which although published more than three years ago in the North American Review, still holds much of interest. and MT. How els appreciation of MT. Cawein's genius means much to the reading world.
 Among other things Mir Howells says:
 "The reader may take it from me that no other poet, not even of the great Eliza- hethan range. can outword this poet when it comes to choosing some epithet fresh from the earth or air. and with the morr- ing sun or light upon it, for an emotion of experience in which the race renews it's youth from generation to generation. He is of the kind of Keats and Shelley and Wordsworth and coleridge in that truth to observance and experience of na- ture and the joyous expression of it, which are the dominant characteristics of his art"
 Again he says, apropos of the matter of sincerity, Most modern poets who are antique are rather over Hellenic, in their wish not to be English or French. but there is nothing voluntary in MT. Cav em's naturalization in the older world of 1 myth and fable; he is too sincerely and solely q poet to be q poseur; he has his eyes everywhere except on the spectator
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 THE COMMON LAW" by Robert Chambers.
 THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH" by Wright.
 THE IRON WOMAN" by Margaret Deland. "otlEEN,'' by Henry Sydnor Harrison.
 NON-FICTTON. "WHAT SIX MILLION WOMEN WANT" by Doi'r
 'TWENTY YEARS AT HULL HOUSE." by Jane Addams. THE BLUE BIRD by Maurice Mae- terlincll. 4f a+-s.- a5 at MAN MADE WORD" by Gilman. WOMAN AND EcONOMICs.' by Gil- man.
 "WoMAN AND LABOR" by SchreireE.
 An Adirondack Gum Hunter Dan Doty. an Adirondack gum hunter, has finished gathering 1900 pounds of spruce gum which he has found during the summer in the Adirondacks.
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! UT in the Celery Belt of the ! Hinterland there is stunted
 FIao Station.

Number Six, carrying one Day Coach and Combination Baggage and Stock Car, would pause long enough to unload Bucket of Oysters and take on Crate of Eggs.
 In this Settlement the Leading Cit- izens still wear Gum Arctics with large Buckles, and Parched Corn Is served at Social Functions.
 Two highly respected Money-Get-- ters of pure American Stock held forth in this lonesome kraal and dld a General Merchandising.
 One was called Milt, in honor of the Blind Poet, and the other claimed the following brief Monniker, to Wit Henry.
 Neither of them had to pay the
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old memories are stirred. old thoughts revived, old associations conjured up :n his minds eye, and real discontent and unrest begin to creep into his heart.
 An almost unbearabe homesickness lt- tacks him and he very nearly succumbs to it. t
 How he struggles and fights and the torture he goes through and the final conquering of self in the spiritual con flict when he achieves renunciation with contentment, furnishes the basic mo- tive of the appealing story, which is told in the most artistic manner after the characteristic ceverness of Mr. Wisters other readable stories.
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lJt DOhlhtil SuH dill SllIlilll
 l loves it's warmth beams;
 be flowers am busy co'tin'
 An I, myself, has dreams
 A charming little volume of wit and wisdom of mirth and pathos, bearing the title of "Mis' Beauty is among the Christmas books from the publishing house of The Alice Hartman Company, proclaiming the name of Helen s. Wood ruff as it's author.
 A belle and beauty in southern society, woman of rare intellect and magnetic personality, Mrs. Woodruff has put her heart and soul into the writing of her first book, and when if is said that the book is exactly like herself what greater com pliment can be paid it?
 To those who have heard Mrs Wood ruff tell her negro storesn in the inim- itabe manner in which she frames them, there is peculiar visualizing of events and people in the story of Mis- BeautyJ' and 1t is not frequent that one sees the negro dialect so well transferred to cold type, a process that oftirnes loses much of it's significance in the doing
 The pretty binding Of the book in gold pastel tints, the air of southern gentle ness that pervales it, the sweet music of