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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
NEW FICTION AND BOOKS FOR
YOUNGER READERS. +

In the following list are the titles OF
some new fiction recently added to the
Public Library and of some of the latest
additions to the children's ROOM There
are also a number OF new books treat
ing Of the language and literature OF
England and other countries
English Language.
Fowler. II. W. and r. C. Concise Oxford Die.
tionary. XD-FS27 Reference
Jones; Daniel Pronunciation of English. 1909.
Lindeloef. U. L. Elements of the History of
the English Language. X-4I64
xs Snsfg; a. T. Elements OF English Grammar
skeat. W: W. English Dialects From the
Eighth Century. YZ-Sk22s.
German Language.
and vocabularies. 1909. X47-PsI3
sayory, D. L; Drei woehen in Deutschland,
We Wat tv, "; H. German Science Reader. zoos.
Latin Language.
Daniels. E. D. Sight Book in Latin. xssG-
Dodge, B. L. Latin for Beginners xssa-
Rofe e. and Dennisen. ms Walter 9'' Junior
Latin Book. X3e Re44.
Essays and Poems.
Alden, R: Mcp. Readings in English Prose
Ohaucer, Godfrey. Poems of Chaucer. YP-
DOYLE. Sir A. O. Songs of the Road. YP-
Rd M1sDsss L yp Al r. Three Middle English
Melville, Helen and Lewis, pseud;; comps. An
Scott Temple, ed. Friendship of Books. Y
stedman, E. C. Genius. and other essays.
Y-St333g.
European Literature.
Poetry Y3sP- sB46.E
Brieux, Eugene. Three Plays by BrieuI.
Hills, 2; g, ed. Spanish Tales for Beginners.
ve MayG and from On t ss Iaua
Schefel, j. v. Won. Ekkehard; Audifax und
Hadumoth. Y47F Sch233e.
Literary Criticism.
Brooke, c. F. T.. Tudor Drama. zYD BIOS
ZY35- D6s6
Melville. Lewis: nseud. Some Aspects II
Scherer. E. H. A. Etudes Franchises ct An
ADAMS, -. ii. Average Jones.
Bennett. Arnold: Man From the North;
Chesterton. G; Il. Innocence of Father Brown.
G G9ess1 uGs e1D Western Eye
Gerry, NJ. s. Heart and Chart.
Hagsard. II. r. Mahasma and the Hare.
ROLAND, Roman. Jean-Chrstophe In Paris.
Ssswell. NJ E The Jagglers; NJ
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. 4
History and Travel.
i, Barnard; H. C. British Empire in Pictures.
corkran: Alice. Dawn of British History.
Keimsn. J. H. Children of India. tGss-K2ss.
History. D jFss- Hsc4. FIRST o00''s IN american
Hopkins. W. ]. The Indian Book. jFso4-
Mclaughlin. 4; c; History of the U. s. for
Monroe. w. s.. and Buckbee. Anna. Our
Country and Its People; geographic reader.
Price. o. W. The Land We Live In ,HEsa-
Tsppan. e. NJ. Old World Hero Stories. jE-
Christmas.
Russell. Mrs: Fl. s. what Christmas Brought
walsh. W. S. Story of Santa Klaus. 1909.
BU-wl67s.
Boy Scouts.
Holland. R. S. Boy Scouts of Birch-bark Is
and.
Thompson, Z. s. Rolf In the Woods. jyD-
1887.
Little Plays.
Holbreok,, Florence; Dramatic Reader for
over Grades. jXR-H697dl.
Knight Marietta. Dramatic Reader for Gram
Mackay, G: 5. House of the Heart and other
lays for children; for use In schools. tyUP-
l193h.
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Little Plays.

Holbrook, Florence. Dramatic Reader for
Lower Grades. jxR- H697dl.
knight, Marietta. Dramatic Reader for Gram
mar Grades. tXR-K744d.
Mackay, C. D. House Of the Heart and other
plays for children; for use In schools. iYCP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25

IN Boston at present there are three or
four notable exhibitions. At the
Museum of Fine Arts. a memorial exhi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
Fiction.

Adams. s. Fl. Average Jones.
Bennett. Arnold. Man From the North.
Chesterton, g. h. Innocence OF Father Brown.
Conrad. Joseph Under Western Eyes.
Dresser, Theodore. Jennie Gerhardt.
Gerry, NJ. s. Heart and Chart
Haggard, III. II. Mahatma and the Hare.
Hsrben. W. n. Jane Dawson.
ROLAND, Roman. Jean-Christophe In Paris.
Seawell. NJ Z. The Jugglers.
Whitechurch. l.. ON tha Main Road
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Literary Criticism.

Brooke, c. F. T. Tudor Drama. ZYD-B795
Dole. \. ii. Teacher OF Dante. 1893.
ZY35- D6s6.
Melville, Lewis. nseud. Some Aspects Il
Thackeray. ZYA-T322m.
Scherer, Z. II. A. Etudes Franchises et An
glsises. ZY -Sch273.
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BOOK REVIEWS.

PAYDAY. BY C. Hanford Henderson,
author of Education and the
Larger Life" etc. Boston: Hough-
ton Miffiin Company.
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YER one hundred sketches in
color by William P. Silva are
comprehended in the delightful
little exhibition which opened in
~. yyne~I1AP norlar,- MnnAov
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Bithell, Jethro. comp. Contemporary Belgian
Poetry Y3eP-9B46E.
Brieux, Eugene. Three Plays by BrieuI.
Y39D- B76E.
Hills, E; G., ed. Spanish Tales for Beginners.
1909. Y40F 9i55
Mayor, j. +. B., ed Iacula Prudentium:
Verse and prose from the German. Y47 aM45.E.
Schenel, ]. V. Won. Ekkehard: Audifax und
HadumOth. Y47F-Sch233e.
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land.
Thompson. e. s. Rolf in the Woods. jvD-
1887. =.
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A ARRANGEMENTS have been made for
"A the exhibition Of collection Of wa
ter colors by Rear Admiral Charles Hen
ry Davis in the Corcoran Gallery the lat
ter part Of December.
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tractive binding and a profusion of Illus
trations.
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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
History and Travel.

to Tom and Nell. 1909. jvUP-B9i5w.
Walsh, w. s. Story Of Santa Klaus. 1909.
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at first it was going to be hard he got rather to like it toward the end. There was an exhiaration in watching the vary ing ways in which they took the blow.
 It was fitting, of course, that when the head of the house had to stand a reduc- tion so radical as MT. Jones, all who were retained should make some sacrifice. Not one employe was spared. The systema- tiger had marked Frederick Alexander Downs for decapitation. The old man made that criticals student wary. but some one, through respect for the old Jones to retain him. He was allowed to payroll the gray haired old welcomer's s twelve per was scratched out and five a week was marked in it's place. The daugh- ter, who had been receiving S25 week, was reduced to $23 Everybody round the establishment knew she was one of the most valuable of the minor employees of the office.
 When the reductions were agreed upon the list was turned over to Grace Downs. She 1t was who made up the pay envel- opes, and she was instructed to notify all employees who were retained as to the re- auctions in salary.
 The visit of the systematizer had sore1y upset old man Downs. His age was tell ing more and more upon him. He was getting whiter and more bent. He did not like that cold eyed man of scientific business, because the serenity of the office had been disturbed and men and women for whom he had an affection through long association were sorrowing through
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fear of the visitor Never a thought had Frederick Alexander Downs for himself. He knew he was very valuable member of the staff. If he had any idea that he had been marked for dismissal the shock almost would have killed him.
 When the doomed ones had to go no one was more sympathetic than Mir. Downs and no one was more sincere in what he said. Then, when the notice came to those, who remained, he looked at his and bowed his head. It was a burden, but t had to be borne. When he learned how much of cut some of the others had sus- tained he did not feel he had been so harshly treated. He even felt a little thrill of pride.
 lowing the merger There always is when businesses are consolidated. But in due season everything got smooth again. The employees became reconciled to the new conditions. and the merger itself began 10 be thing of memory.
 It probably was five months after the consolidation that MT. Bradford one day, in passing the desk of MT. Frederick Alexander Downs. saw the poor, bent old | man open his pay envelope and take out some money. MT. Bradford had sharr eye. Ii pierced the bank notes in the old mans hand. There was a S5 bill to be sure-but there was more than that. Bradford was man of action. He took an opportunity few moments later to send Downs out of the room on an er- rand. The instant he was gone Bradford took from the waste basket the envelope that had contained old Downs's pay. One
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or three or four of the presses can be kept busy all the time the book bindery of one or two of the concerns kept going full speed, and waste reduced to a minimum in production, in purchasing and in sell ing.
 The people behind the merger were charmed with the outlook, and the sys- tematizer was warmly praised for his re- port He never knew and none of the other gentlemen busy in bringing the merger about knew the agony of mind that merger caused the employees. It is horror for a person to face dismissal, especially in hard times, especially in a business where opportunity for re-em- ployment is limited. Doubt, too, is more terrifying than reality. But they were not long in doubt after the systematizer made his report. More than one-third of the employees of Jones & Bradford had to walk the plank. MT. Jones was very sor- ry-at least he said so. The merger was q sad affair for him. He had been drawing s55 GOO year before his speculative losses got the house into trouble Now, under | the merger, he would be reduced to a sal ary of $25,0O0 a year.
 | When the list of those who were to be | discharged was presented to him he sald
 he did not have the heart to make the announcement. so he left that to MT
 Bradford That coldblooded gentleman
 scanned the list and nodded approvingly l Then he sent for the doomed ones and | Topped off their heads while they waited | It took him day to do it. because there 1 were a lot. When it was all over he re- | ported to Jones that while he had feared
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The business of Jones & Bradford might have gone on for generations, placidly and prosperously had 1t not been for the speculative propensities of one of the firm. He overplayed himself one fine day and it became necessary for the firm to get financial assistance outside. He over played himself another day and the firm had to get more assistance outside. He overplayed himself several more times. Then there came a day when the persons who furnished the help wanted to make their securities more secure. So they sug gested a merger of the concern of Jones & Bradford with several other firms in the same line of business. The merger germ was pretty busy just then. Jones &s Brad ford had no option in the matter. They had to do as they were directed by those who had the whip hand. So 1t came to pass that plans were discussed for the merging of the house of Jones & Bradford with several other concerns that Jones &s Bradford never would have hooked up with had it not been for their financial difficulties
 Before a merger is brought about it is necessary to get down to a.scientiflc an- alysis of what there is to merge. To get
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glance at the bit of manila paper told the story; $10 was written in the corner. He had been right. then, about the bills in the old fellows hand. When he should be receiving $5 he was receiving $10. The man who had been retained through char ity was robbing them or was the means through which they were being robbed.
 Bradford went back to his office and sent for Jones. Then he showed the en- velope he had picked from the waste paper basket to his partner.
 There" said Bradford, as Jones knitted his brows. Its perfectly plain case. isn't it? Miss Downs is doing a little it's up to you to fire her. She's under bond. so we won't lose anything"
 Mir Jones was a bit soft hearted. He did not relish his job, but he sent for Miss Downs to come to his private office.
 It seemed to Bradford that it took his partner an unusually long time to fire that girl, for Jones did not come back and report for nearly half an hour. When he did come in he did not look downheartad or savage or like man who had got bravely over disagreeable duty.
 well, did you fire her?' asked Brad- ford
 N-no," said Jones.
 | Why not?
 Jones answered slowly. Because" said he, that girl has been taking So out of her own pay envelope each week and slipping 1t into her fathers, so that tho only thing he's got left on earth-his pride-can still belong to himi'
 Copyright. 1911, by Richard Spillane)
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UNCLE SAM. COOK-By Frank c. Carpenter

Another bread made here is such that it will keep for days and still remain fresh and good. This is after a French method, the bread being made in long round loaves, one of which stood upon end would reach to the height of ones waist. The loaf is half slit before baking, and in this way an additional amount of crust is formed. Such bread is good when the army is marching so rapidly that new bread cannot be supplied from day to day. 1t should be good and palatable for 15 days after making, and it is intended to be used when the troops cannot be supplied with soft bread and to ob- viate the necessity of using hard bread at such times.
 The Emergency Ration
 And just here I want to tell you about the emergency ration. This Is a new food by means of which the sol dier need never go hungry. It has been
 invented by the commfssary general in connection with other officers of the army, and it consists of a little pack age no bigger than a deck of playing cards, or, when incased in tin, not larger than a half pint flask of whisky. It can be easily carried in one's breast pocket This little package weighs only eight ounces but it contains three full meals, and it's nature is such that a man could live upon it for a long time if he had to-. It is made of the component parts of milk and eggs, so treated and mixed with chocolate that they look exactly like the chocolate cakes you buy in the candy stores. Each ration is in the form of three cakes of equal size Each cake is wrapped in tin foil, and all three are inclosed in an dramatically sealed round cor nered tin box of the size I have de- scribed.
 l have talked with the army officers about these rations, and they tell me they are satisfying. Major General Wood has used them when out camping and many of the other officers carry them with them on their test rides and use no other food at such times. Gen. Fred Grant on his last ride of 90 miles or 30 miles a day for three days
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graduating a number of cooks and bakers every year. The Washington school was established in 1906. It is now under the charge of Captain El- liott and its chief is sergeant who Is famous for his cooking, as was his father before him.
 Armed with a letter from the com missary general, I visited the school this afternoon and saw about 20 bare armed white capped husky young men, with their sleeves rolled to the elbows, kneading dough, putting bread in and out of ovens, and presiding over a large number of ranges where food of all kinds was being cooked for the troops at the Washington barracks. In one room I was shown a chemical labora tory where the student cooks are taught how to test flour and to know whether 1t is pure or not. They ascer- tain the amount of moisture in the four and also it's feeding value. They learn something of arithmetic and of the keeping of accounts, and each must know just what goes into the dishes he prepares and how much they cost when given to the soldiers. Everything is done by weights and measures, and it takes man of more than ordinary intelligence to pass through the school and become a graduate.
 A Kitchen as Big as Barn
 The kitchen of the school is an inter- esting place. 1t is about 75 feet square with high roof, the whole covering the most of the one story building which has been built for it. The walls are of white tiles and the floor is ce- ment. There are long tables running through the center and near them u great dough Trough of iron.
 At the back are two huge bake ovens, one which is permanent and is faced with white tiles, and another made of iron coated with porcelain. The latter can be taken down and moved at a moments notice.
 A part of the education of the stu dents Is connected with this oven. They are made to take it apart and put it together, and upon graduation any one of them could go with it to the Philip pines or anywhere else and start a
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Horatio Alger. Then and Now

Lewis D. Palmer in The Survey.
 Irony the Newsboy" was his name
 and Horatio A. Alger was his father.
 Last Saturday we figuratively coaxed
 Tony from between his frayed covers in Sunday school library and took
 him to the Boston school committee.
 He was so pitifully forlorn, Asl shreds
 and grime and ashes, that we left him
 sit on the floor behind a blackb board where he could see but not be en- barrassed.
 Judge Harry Hornstein. aged 16, sir of the Boston newsboys' trial court. was speaking: T am not here l to do any electioneering today, fel- lows. My term of office is over. It's up 1 to you fellows representing over so schools here in Boston to elect a new board today and we all want to sec the best boys win out, no matter what their color or religion or school is." Then the balloting started. In Tony's day there weren't such things as news boy republics, and so Tony was aghast
 when he saw that the balloting in- cluded a captain general and gen. eral secretary as well as the three judges for the trial court. The final count showed that the trial court for 1911-12 will consist of Michael Der man, Alb Resick and Henry Brown, a colored boy. The captain general will be James Biederman. and the general secretary Joseph Flax.
 When the cheering was over we thought of Tony. But Tony had gone
 back to his ash barrel in the Alger
 book Newsboy republics and newsboy
 courts had made him homesick.
 The Boston newsboys' republic con
 sists of all newsboys between the ages
 of II and IA, licensed by the school
 committee, as distinguished from the
 older boys licensed by the city council.
 It has been in existence for about four
 years and is self governing scheme applied to the needs of the trade. It
 is made up of 5000 licensed newsboys.
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at this analysis there are various gentle- men upon call known as systematizers. They are long on cranium and short on heart. One of these systematizers walked into the office of Jones & Bradford one morning and shocked MT. Frederick Alex ander Downs, as he had not been shocked in many years, by failing to present his card, and by proceeding to walk past Mir. Downs's desk and into realms beyond, examining floors, walls, furniture and em- ployes as if he were about to do a job of kalsomining.
 It was not long, however. before every body knew what he was there for. Ru- mors, especially rumors of trouble. travel fast. The systematzer was around Jones x Bradford's place for fully month. The report he made was a model of thorough ness and clarity. He showed how various economies could be inaugurated. Econo- my is one of the attendants of merging In business like that of Jones & Brad ford, where presses have been employed only one-third or -une-half the time, the book bindery busy only odd days, and the other branches of the establishment never working full time there is good deal Of waste. By merging five or six plants, two
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bakery there. The oven is. 12 feet wide and about 15 feet long and higher than mans head. 1t will cook APO loaves at once and can bake thousands of loaves in day.
 Could Supply Bread for 260,O00 Men E In addition to this the students. are taught to bake in field ovens, which can be put up and knocked down and car ried from one place to another on wag- ons. A full bakery of that kind and all of it's equipment can be put in two horse wagon, and there are enough of them here to turn out 2O,000 loaves of bread a day. Each of the other baking schools has similar equipment, so that Uncle Sam could put into the field baker, es and the men to run them sufficient to supply 60,00O pounds of bread a day to his soldiers. He has In addition, so the commissary general tells me, a sufficient equipment for 10 other divisions, so that upon occasion he can now supply enough breAd for 260,00O men, giving each pound loaf Aper day.
 Uncle Sam's Army Bread
 During my stay at the bakery looked at some of the bread. The loaves are larger than those sold in the private bak- cries. They are white and crisp and the crust is delicious. They come out in great sheets of six loaves each all baked to turn. While looking at them I talked with the sergeant in charge about the cost of the bread and was told that it was just about equal to the flour re- quired to make it. Said the man.
 we are srequired to run this bakery at over 30 per cent profit. and to tell the truth. we run it at about 40 per cent We find we can do that, and sell loaf of bread at just the cost of the pound of flour that is supposed to go into the malS- ing of that loaf. This seems strange to you, but you must remember that there is a great deal of water in bread. Now the water weighs, and this weight is taken into account when the pound loaf of bread is sold. The man who knows anything about baking need not lie awake at night worrying about the profits of his baker. They are very large"
 This Bread Keeps Fresh Two Weeks
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all with bread and food upon very short notice.
 Kitchen Cars for the Troops
 In addition to this arrangements have been made for large number of kitchen cars or rolling kitchens. This is in con nection with the Pullman company, which at the suggestion of the commissary gem eral has remodeled some of it's tourist cars for the purpose. The cars may be used for the tourist travel while they are not employed by the war department. and in case of war they could be em- ployed to carry the soldiers and each would supply hot meals for 300 men at one time.
 These are among some of the things that Uncle Sam. Patriarch. is doing to make of his army live, active and all ways ready-to-move fighting macrine, In order that if war should unexpectedly come from any source he may not be found mapping.