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New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
BLUEBEARD
His Traits Reproduced in a
French Novel.
Paris. February II.

Paris, February -
NJ. Emile Baumann, author OF I'M
mole" takes a place in the front rank oi
contemporary writer's of religious Catho-
lie fiction. His style is pure and eiap-
oratc, but at times grandiloquent. NOW
and then hc reminds one of Barley
d dAurevilly. other passages recall the &C.
clesiastic erudition of Huysmans, and
again one finds phrases suggestive OF
Paul Bourget Baumann's novels are es-
sentially tragic. They have the fasci-
mating but melancholy grandeur ana
lofty sentiment of the Vendee. the coun-
try in which is placed the action or La
published by Grasset This Lions Den,
is a dilapidated feudal castle In the Bo-
cage Nendeen. where the threadbare de-
scendants of the terrific Bluebeard-the
ever-memorable GILES de Rays-still lin
ger. and as champions Of a lost cause
still continue hopeless struggle against
modern ideas and material progress.
The Compte de Bradieu is a wicked old
nobleman. narrow minded. cruel, fero-
cious, prohigate and addicted To drink.
His son Philippe has all the pride and
obstlnacy Of his diabolcal father. but in
other respects offers a striking contrast
by his temperance. frugality. rigid Ca
tholicism kindness of heart and unset
fishness. Philippe reminds one Of Walter
Scott's Good Templars. t'rightfu scenes
between father and son take place in the
isolated old manor house Of Broux, where
the dark eyed Vendee peasant girl.
Diana. keeps house for the malignant old
count, and by falling in love with Phi
the old tyrant against his son. Philippe
repels the advances of Diana. He is
about to marry the beautiful Alix, who
realizes his ideal of "a pure, lofty, relig-
ious lady. admirably qualified to perpet-
uate his race" The marriage takes place.
There are exquisite descriptions Of life in
this strange, weird and little known cor
ner, La Vendee. In an access OF delir-
ium tremens the old count offers vio-
lence to Alix, but the arrival of the GU
rate, a powerful young country giant,
ends the scene, for the athletic priest
fells the old man to the ground with his
fist. The satanic descendant Of Blue
beard afterward strangles his infant
grandson and is carried away by force.
together with the crazy housekeeper
Diana, and the pair are locked i'm a
madhouse. where the demon of the Bo-
cage Vendeen at last hangs himself. In
spite Of occasional outbursts of brutality,
there are many admirable features in
this uneven but thrilling work Some Of
the descriptions are admirable.
G. l. B.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
SOUTHERN SETTLERS.
THE PRoDIGAL JUDGE. By Vaughan
Kester Illustrations by NJ. Leon
Bracker. l2mo.. PIP. AS. Indianapolis
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.

THE PRODIGAL JUDGE. By Vaughan
Hester Illustrations 20 by n; ,lo9;ai Leon
The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
This story has the kind Of plot that
suits its period, place and characters,
which are the early years Of the last cen
tury, South Carolina and Tennessee. and
their native sons. pioneers, settlers and
their children. The plot unfolds itself
gradually. and spreads in the unfolding
until all the chief actors are included i'm
its scope. 1t all begins with a boy, come
none knows whence, a child without kith
or kin. whom shftless Carolnian
adopts. only 10 discover before long that
his charge is sought by others. at first
by legal process and then by abduction,
II necessary. with incidental violence.
So these two begin their tramp for
safety from Carolina TO the asylum that
has been offered TO them i'm Tennessee.
The man is all but murdered, the boy
stumbles on alone until he falls in with
the "Prodigal Judge" an old reprobate
who betrays his original status when in
his cups The plot. with its many turn
ings, adventures dangers villanies and
narrow escapes. Is worth following, but
still better and worthier entertainment
are the sketches of life and character
with which the author enriches II. HIS
local color Of time and place is con-
vincing. well planned and well writ
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
A Batch of Early Spring Novels
and R0manCeS.
LOVE AND MILLIONS.

LIVE ANU MilElONo'
ROBERT KIMBERLEY, BY Frank H.
Spearman. Illustrated by James Mont
gomery Flagg 12mo pp. 4SN charles
Seribners Sons.
1t is a far distance for an author to
travel from the outward, physical ac-
tion Of Whispering Smith" TO the inner.
emotional experiences and progress OF
Robert Kimberley and Mrs Alice Nc
Burney. Mr. Spearman's stride is firm
most Of the way: he knows where he
wishes to go. or. rather. whittier his hero
desires 10 lead the woman; but when the
climax is reached he turns aside from
his path for the sake of n melodramatlc
ending. 1t is true to life, no doubt
death often cuts the thread spun by hu-
man hands at the moment Of attain
ment-but one doubts II such solution
belongs artistically within the sphere of
the class Of socio-psychological fiction to
which this story belongs. A new situa-
tion opens up before the reader, far more
complex than the first one, for the very
reason that the other man has been elm
mated. But one is not left face TO face
book. TO speculate upon 1t little
further: death, factitiously foreshadowed
by the fall of a mirror. intervenes, and is
followed by the survivors, despair and
ultimate atonement. 1t is not artistic,
but it is decidedly melodramatic-and
easy 10 do.
The story's hero overshadows all its
other characters. including the woman.
who is but passive, pliable figure in his
hands. The author shows notable skill
IN demonstrating that the very qualities
which have made Robert Kimberley
towering figure in the world of finance
are also the ones by which he conquers
in that Of sentiment. The scene is
summer colony in the Adirondacks.
where trusts are formed and millionaires
are made The shaping influence OF all
this money and scheming on character
and the tone of social life. as Mr.. Spear
man and many social critics see IT, is
consistently traced throughout.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04

Mary Findlater. Jane Findlater and
Allan McAulay; Colored frontispece.
Miffln Company.
After reading "Robinetta" one cannot
help thinking Of the boys disgruntled
comment after he had learned the alpha
bet. The question of its profanity is
still. We believe. before the board of New
York Aldermen. awaiting the more or
less expert decision of its members. BY
the time the reader has reached the third
chapter of the story he knows exactly
what it's end will be, and the rest is
what is known in sporting circles as
"stalling." We refer the three au-
thoresses to their Scotch collaboration OF
the stronger sex for an explanation of
this term, whose usefulness in other pro-
fessions and many situations in life has
carried its use in America far beyond
the roped circle. The "stalling"-the de
laylng-is amusingly done, but the story
IS very thin. RObinetta is an American
widow, whose English mother had made
& mesalliance. She goes to visit her
English aunt, the widow of Admiral
Tracy. a most disagreeable old woman.
Gne wonders If Mrs. Riggs drew her,
and II SO, how her co-authors were in
dueed 10 allow the lady's portrayal to
stand. Mrs. Tracy lives at an uncom-
Portable old manor house in the dullest
Of remote villages. but the widow-the
outsider-makes the best of things.
wherefore, of course, things make the
best Of themselves for her sake.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04

agreeable. She had always about her y
peculiar and disagreeable odor, and when
she died few years ago II was discov-
cred that she wore round her neck q
sachet and in this sachet was halr-
smoked cigar. This was a relic of Franz
List; he had begun to smoke it many
years before at dinner which she mad
given, and he having put it down un-
finished she had at once seized upon II
and had worn 1t upon her person ever
since. This sounds inexplicable and in
credible. but there it is
A Soldier of Fortune.
That vigorous adventurer, the late
Captain George Boynton, is the subject
Of a volume which Mr.. Horace Smith
has written and which A. c. McClurg &
Co. will publish under the title Of 'rhe
War Maker" His career was one of
exceptional p.cturosqucness.
An Interesting Family.
One OF the loveliest English women of
the eighteen century was Sheridan's
wife, who as Miss Linley was the hero
Inc of a singular romance. Her beauty
was the least OF her charms; her sweet
ness OF temper, her sincerity. her gayety
were all calculated to win and fix affec-
ton. A Forthcoming book by the novel
ist Ciementina Black will tell the story
not only Of the life of Mrs. Sheridan, but
of the other members of her family, most
of whom were interesting. The volume
Is to be called THE Linleys Of Bath"
Some Irish Books.
Four volumes by the Irish writer, j.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
The ROMAN REPUBLIC.

THE LAME ENGLISHMAN Ry Warwick
Deeping. C9lored froniispiece hy a; {.
Michael l2nO, pp. 80. Casse1 q CO..
Ltd.
The Iameness Of Mr. Deeping's hero Is
q touch borrowed from history what
BYRON WAS L. Greece. this crippled Eng
ushman Of his was 10 the cause al
Italian freedom. The scene is Rome IN
the brief and troubled DAYS of the repup-
lie that Caribaldi could not save ana
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

Siegfried Wagner says concerning the
forthcoming autobiography Of his father
that it is to be given entirely In it's orig
inal form. without omission or altera-
ton. It Is understood that the family
has delayed publication until many of
those mentioned in the composers pages
have departed this life. Herr Hans
Richter, by the way, has formally denied
the published statement that he had cor
rected the original proofs Of the book.
Civil War History.
The Virginia State Board Of Educa-
ton proposes 10 publish once a year in
the future Memorial Day Annual" In
which extracts from Southern records
will tell the story of secession and de-
scribe the aims and objects Of the seced-
ing states. The first volume will be is
sued this spring. II is to be given away,
not sold. the purpose of the projectors
being to correct what they hold are
erroneous representations concerning the
South.
Relics Of Keats and Lamb.
In tho library of the late Sir Charles
Dixie is preserved Keats's own copy of
"Endymion," with all the sonnets and
many OF the other poems copied in on
notepaper at the end in the poets hand
writing. His Ovid, his Milton, and his
Shakespeare, with marginal notes. were
also owned by Sir Charles. whose father
was an intimate of the poet. a letter
from Lamb beseeches the editor of the
"Atheneum" to lend him some books.
"Do not fear sending too many" he
says. Novels for tho last two years,
or further back-nonsense of any period
No natural history or useful learning,
such as Pyramids, Catacombs. Giraffes,
Adventures in Southern America, etc.
etc"
A Romantic Sequel.
Those who found eXhilarating sus-
pense in Mr.. Max Pemberton's '1ron
Pirate" may like to know that the novel
ist is about to publish a sequel to that
story. Captain Black is the title of
the new book, which relates the advent
ures of two men who, believing Captain
Black to be dead, undertake TO find the
pirates hidden treasure.
Absurd Hero Worship.
The extraordinary lengths to which
people will go i'm their worship Of mu-
sical celebrities are illustrated In story
told by Mr.. Ford NJ. Hueffer. in the
March number of "Harper's." II had"
he writes. "a distant relative-oddly
enough an English ole. not German
who married an official of the Court Of
Weimar and became a lady in waiting
on the Grand Duchess. As far as /
know, there was nothing singularly SEN
timental about this LADY. When j knew
her she was cold rigil and rather dis
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
The Unknown
Lady
Ru Iosfns Miles Fom1an

Suppose you had something Of very
great and unusual value, something You
believed in with all your heart--and you
, wanted to tell other people about 1t.
what would you say? Remember--ah
the describing adjectives have been
used; they are old and worn smootn
with lip service. 1t isn't easy. is II
That is the situation one finds ones ser
IN in irving 10 talk about The I'M
known Iadv"-a novel which Justus
Miles Forman has just written. It
doesn't make any difference what kind
of a plot Il has--the story itself is there
palpitating-warm with life, vigorous
With feeling, appealing with gracious
manner and enticing charm OF style.
Most everybody will be reading II soon
IL is Just ready at the booksellers.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
The Skipper
and the
Skipped
By Holman Day

Full OF humor, with the tang or the
brine along Cap'n Sprouts native Maine
coast. Cap'n Sproul, the authors
famous character. has new adventures
that turn the town topsy-turvy. Pitted
against the local tyrant, Colonel Gideon
Ward, the Capn is often in desperate
straits, but the wit and ingenuity or the
man who has "side-wiped many Porter
gees" are more than match for him.
"A lot of meditation and a little PRAYER
will do wonders in this world, especially
when you're mad enough" Is Capn
Sprouts philosophy.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
Fortunate
Bv Marjorie Patterson

A few years ago when Rex Beach was
putting forth his first book we said IN
this column that lots OF people would
know his name soon. That same thing
is true Of another new and unknown au.
thor who is presented here for the first
time Her name is Marjorie Patterson.
she is only twenty-and comes pretty
close TO genius Her book Fortunate
is an astonishing work-a novel Of tre-
mendous force. Of vivid Characterization
and OF vigorous action. Fortunate Is the
name Of the heroine. and she Is won
derful new kind of girl-a kind Of Becky
sharp i'm another setting. IL is book
L. remember.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04

NJ. Synge. are TO be published here by
j. w. Luce & Co. These are Kerry and
Wicklow" THE Aran Islands" "Ths
Tinker's Wedding" comedy, and
"Ridus to the Sea-" a tragedy In ons
act.
The Angry Carlyle.
Mr.. Frank Harris's Talks With
Carlyle" reproduced in THE English
Review" shows the old Scotchman IN
most cantankerous mood. There Is a
strange revelation OF what the man
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04

to place hie official veto on the supply OF
such poisonous prints.
In serious English literature Herbert
Spencer, and In light English literature
Conan Doyle and Jerome X. Jerome, sti'l
hold the first place as standard authors
read by the English classes botn In inc
gymnasia and the universities.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
(EARPERN'
|x1 ROOkS W
Keeping Up
with Lizzie
- pf ill.,
By Lvfnq Bacbelier

1.-The trouble" says the Honorable scc-
rates Potter, who tells the story, began
when Samuel Henshaw, grocer. started
to make a queen OF his daughter Liz
zie" The pace set by her corrupted the
simplicity of the little Connecticut town.
and the new houses, with towers on
them" the automobiles, university
tuition and foreign tours jeopardize the
financial stability of the community.
The story is a shrewd commentary on
American life, full of humor and humans
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
MANY PROBLEMS.
THE CHASM. A Novel. BY George Gran
Cook. l2mo, PIP. $40. The r. a. Stokes
Company.

y
Cook. i2mo. PIP. 80. The F. A. Stokes
Company.
The heroine Of Mr.. Cooks story Is
certainly an impulsive young woman
While I'm Europe she accepts the pro-
nosal of marriage Of n Russian count
then rushes off TO Moline to make her
father apologize for his insulting refusal
Of his consent to the alliance. Father
by the way. is the largest plough manu-
facturer in the United States, ana her
mother an indolent believer in the New
Thought OF the kind that encourages
Incidence. While relations are strained
at home the young lady becomes deeply
interested in an under-gardener about
the place, a socialist who talks huently
ON the question of labor and capital
and approves of Haeckel as BIOLOGIST
but doubts his sociology. The two go on
a trim in a motor boat one Sunday are
nearly shipwrecked, and she kisses him.
When she returns home the count ar
rives. 1t must be after 10 in the even
ing. for the drawing room is already
locked. The young lady marries the
count and goes TO live with him in
Russia. in CCurland more by token,
where she gets into the midst Of the
tragic happenings Immediately succeed
ing the Japanese war. her sympathy
with the people ending in bringing her
under the notice of the authorities The
ccunt-well. he is a foreign nobleman.
so keep on expecting the under-gar-
dener, who has dropped out Of the mar
rative a readable story notwithstand-
ing it's long sCcio-economic discussions
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
Literary .1NesOS and Criticism

Napoleon III upset with the troops he
sent against 1t under Oudinot. Side by
side with the Englishman fired by en-
thusiasm to make the italian cause his
own. there fights an American. but in
the romance woven through the record
OF battles and siege he plays but an Incl
dental part. The love story is we'll in
vented and sympathetcally handled. 1t
is made 10 spring, moreover, from the
same source. love of freedom, hatred OF
the oppressors and their ways. We have
glimpses Of Mszaini and his dreams. as
they were reflected in the hopes of the
best among his countrymen. and of Carl
baldi. the man Of action, in the midst or
the turmoil of battle. The story has
color and feeling as we'll as abundance
of action. The author does not under
take too much He deals with an
episode. not with an era, with facts
whose consequences were then unknown
but doubtful at the best He presup-
poses familiarity with history in his
reader. and does not attempt TO teach It.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
COLLABORATORS.

ROBINETTA. BY Kate Douglas Wiggin
Mary Findater. Jane Findater and
Allan McAulay. Colored frontispiece
l2mo. PIP. $50. Boston: The Houghton
Mif1in Company.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-04

ROBERT KIMBERLEY BY Frank H.
Spesrman Illustrated by James Mont
gomery Flagg. 12mo. pp. 4SS. Charles
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-12-15
A LAWYERS Apology,

Many years ago there was an old
Judge on the bench in Berks county
whose decisions. in consequence OF nu-
merous reversals. did not always com.
mand universal respect. One day in
a case in which he was sitting one of
the lawyers lost patience at his inabil-
ity to see things in certain light ard
in the heat of the moment remarked
that the intellect of the court was SC
dark flash of lightning could not pen
citrate it. For this contempt the judge
showed a disposition to be very severe
with the offender and it was only aft
er much persuasion by friends OF the
latter that he yielded and decided to
accept a public apology. The following
day the lawyer accordingly appeared
before his honor and made amends by
saying:
Il regret very much that 1 said the
intellect of the court was so dark light
ming could not penetrate it. l guess it
could. 1t is very penetrating thing"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-12-15
Classic Central New York,

Here in central New York we have
our own peculiar problem. Some one
with devout admiration for the elias.
sizes got in his work when the business
of christening was going on in these
parts Authorities are in dispute as TO
who this person was. We shall not en-.
ter into that controversy, but merely
call attention to the fact that in d
county containing Apulia. Borodino,
Camillus. Cicero. Delphi. f rs. Man.
Illus. Mycenae. Marcellus. ;avarino,
Pompey. Tully and Syracuse, to say
nothing of Joshua and Jordan. there
devolves upon the resident citizenship
an obligation to use such pronuncia-
ton as shall honor the classic heroes
and localities SO carefully remembered
by the pioneers. We have heard Apu
liza pronounced Apyoolye by the I'M
thinking, and, on the other hand, that
honored Scriptural name Joshua is now
infrequently stretched into Joshaway,
which overdoes it in the other direc
tion.-Syracuse Post-Standard.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-12-15
The Limit In Close BARGAINS.

"Over in my county, said fhe talker
in the hotel lobby I'VE have thrifty
merchant. bachelor. now getting
along in years. who is noted for driv-
: ing close bargains. He IS straight as a
string in money matters. but a very
close harvester of the coin. He pays
all his bills inside the thirty day limit
In order to get the cash discount. The
other day, meeting his favorite neph-
ew. he said, Andy, you've been good
young man, and intend to remember
you in my will
'''That's nice of you. uncle said An
dy, but I'm having some hard luck
now, and if you could advance me
something it certainly would be help
full
Here was the opportunity of the un-
Gle, always on the lookout for 4 bar
gain, so he said. Suppose | give it all
to you now, how much of a discount
will you make me? indianapolis
News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-12-15
SavInq Money.


"My dear. we can't go on In this
way. You simply must find some way
to cut down your household expenses"
1--WE been cutting them down right
along. Twice last week l refrained
from ordering celery. and on Thursday
I telephoned to my dressmaker, saw.
ing 10 cents car fare that would have
been wasted If l had gone to try on
my new gown. which wasn't ready
So you see I'm doing my best. But
you can't expect me to do all the econ.
Omizing. What are you doing to re.
duce your expenses"
me? Great heavens. How can you
ask such thing? l saved 5000 last
week"
''Six hundred dollars! Why. George
you haven't got $500 to save"
II know it, but i saved it all the
same. A friend of mine who claimed
to have inside information concerning
stocks gave me pointer, and if had
borrowed 5000 and done as he advised
I'd have lost every cent of it."-Chica-
60 Record-Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-12-15
BEAUTY TRUTHS
PimpIes, SaIIoWness, BIotches
and Dull Eyes Caused by
Stomach

Beauty is only skin deep, but
that's deep enough to satisfy most
women, also men.
In order to keep the skin in a
clear, clean, healthy condition, the
$ stomach must supply the blood
plenty of nutrition. AS long as the
stomach is out of order and the
blood lacks proper nourishment, the
skin will be affected.
If you want perfect skin that
you will be proud of, take week S
{ treatment of MONA stomach tab
let's.
Get fifty-cent box today, and if
you are not satisfied after week S
treatment, you can have your money
back.
For any stomach ailment MI-O-NA
is guaranteed. 1t gives almost in
slant relief and permanently cures.
Large box SO cents at Wilson
Bros. and druggists everywhere.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-12-15
CONSULTATIONS OF AGE.

That wise, phiiosophic thinker.
the great statesman Disraeli.
said of human life. Youth is a
blunder, manhood q struggle,
age a regret" There is truth in
that statement. ard yet it is lot
wholly true. Youth lacks eX-
perience. and if it be not guided
it sometimes goes astray. Man
hood necessarily preeipitates it
self into strife, but age. while it
regrets, can also eXult. There
are joys as well as sorrows to
be remembered. and it is q kind
of triumph to know that the
struggle is mostly behind us,
that the work has mostly been
done, that the record has mostly
been made up. At seventy-five
man has found his level. has
learned the vanity of human
wishes, has learned patience and
resignation. has learned to front
the great darkness without fear
and, best of ali. has learned to
be charitable toward all human
infrmity. has learned that af-
lection is at once the rarest and
the most precious Possession in
all the world William Winter.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-12-15

RewarcI;nu Honesty,

'What did that beautiful umbrella
cost you?"
''Ten CENTS"
"Don't be silly
"That's ALL l was walking out of a
store when cash boy came running
after me, shouting: Hey. mister. You
forgot your umbrella So l brought
1t along"
"And it wasn't yours at all. yet you
say you paid 10 cents for it, ~,
II did. l gave the boy dime for
being honest"-Detroit Free Press.