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did corrective of epidemic disorder. It Is,
further, an admirably conceived instru-
ment of education, one Of perfect adjust
ment to its projected purpose.
GREAT RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD.
New York: Harper & Brothers.
A collection of essays DISTINGUISHED in
source, on the great religions of the
world. A scholarly and penetrating study
of comparative intent. The point OF this
collective scrutiny Is to define the efficacy
of each of these great beliefs in meeting
the racial demand to which 1t Is the d.
vinely appointed response. Scholarly,
thoughtful, open. human, in equal degree,
these sum to a study distinctly fitted to
break down dogmatic barriers, to diffuse
the balm of the spirit, to fraternize hui
manity and to bind the world in the sin
gle golden bond of spiritual fellowship.
THE NEW DEMOCRACY. An Essay on
Tendencies In the United States. By
Walter e. Weyl, Ph.D. New York
The Macmillan Company.
and taught after this fashion. Then,
wars and campaigns. battles and COM
manders with the rank and file of patri-
otto heroism. will have made way for the
more lasting pursuits of peace. Then, to
better account, we shall have delved to
the substantial foundations of our ma
tiona1 life and growth. Then. we shall be
engaged in studying the ground plan of
our development. In that approaching.
nearby time a book of this sort will lie
at the right hand of student and reader
Here is outspread the logical growth of
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ing" .rhe Homesteader" and prairie
Born" the cali 10 loud and compelling.
while the laughter that IL akin to
tears bubbles out IN THE Gramo-
phone" and "The Son Of MARQUIS Nod
knowledge of the prairie may decide
that the poems" are no better than
average newspaper verse. To catch
the melody OF each wong" he must
have passed through the door OF the
east out into natures great outdoors.
And lived there.
DIRECT ELECTIONS AND LAwMAK-
ING BY POPULAR VOTE, the In
ittative. the Referendum, the Re-
call. C00mlssioa G0vernMent for
Cities, PPeferentfal vetlnG. BY Ed
win NJ. Bacon and Morrill, Wyman.
Boston: Houghton Mifain Company.
These authors have condensed into
compact form a description OF the pro-
posed, and in some cases adopted.
methods Of direct popular lawmaking
and. with illustrations drawn from recent
happenings In this country. have pointed
out that the initiative and referendum are
ancient institutions. the modern referen-
dunn dating back to the primitive form in
the sixteenth century. Initiative Is q
condition precedent to the referendum.
The intent of this volume is to bring the
essential points Of these matters to the
attention OF citizens so that they can I'M
derstand the nature and tendencies OF the
system which they are asked to adopt as
q substitute for that established at the
foundation of the republic.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

OUTING HANDBOOKs-NAvI
FOR THE AMATEUR BY Capt n.
L. Morton. illustrated with dia-
grams. New York: outing PUBLISH
ing Company.
OUTING HAN d d o o X s-APpLE
GROWING. BY NJ. c. Burritt. New
York: Outing Publishing Company.
THE SUPREME COURT AND THE
CONSTITUTION. BY Charles A.
Beard, associate professor OF polt-
tics in Columbia University. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
OUR BABY, A Concise sid Practical
Guide for the Use Of Mothers IN the
Care and FEEDING Of Iafasss and
Young Children. BY Ralph oakley
Clock, Ph.B.. MS. MD. assistant
physician to the out Inpatient de-
partment OF the Babies Hospital OF
the City OF New York. etc Illus
trated by the author. New York.
ID. Appleton & Co.
THE DALLAS LORE HARP NATURE
SERIES-THE SPRING OF THE
YEAR. BY Dallas Lore Sharp. au-
thor OF THE Lay OF the Land" etc
Illustrated by Robert Bruce Hors-'
fall. Boston: Houghton Mifiin
Company.
Garcia WOERISHOFFER, Ter Life
ard Work. Published by the class
of 1907 OF Bryn Mawr College
THE SEXUAL LIFE OF THE CHILD.
BY DR.. Albert Moll Translated
from the German by DR.. Eden Paul
With an introduction by Edward
l.. Thorndike. professor os educa-
tional psychology Teachers Col
lege. Columbia University New
York: The Macmillan Company
IN VARYING MOOD; Or. Jetsan.
FlOtsam and LiKan. BY Ingersoll
Lockwood. author Of Baron Trump
toga Springs. n. Y: Published by
the author.
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volume closes with the usual list Of MEM
oers and outlines OF society meetings. and
with a nlemoriam sketch Of Mrs.. Madison
Adams Bailinger. late chronicler OF the
society.
IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE, Adven-
lures In Remote Parts Of the Upper
Amazon River, Including q Sojourn
Among Cannibal Indians. BY Algot
LANCE. Edited in part by ]. Odell
Hauser. With an introduction by
Frederick 8. Deilcnbaugh. With
eighty-six Illustrations from orisi-
nal photographs by the author. New
York: @. p. Putnam's Sons.
The author Of this thrininxly interest
ing account Of adventures in the Amazon
jungle returned from his expedition
wrecked by fever and apparently in i'm
minent danger Of complete collapse. 1t
was not for months afterward that he
recovered his health, SO severe was the
strain upon him. Mr.. LANCE acoon-
panied an expedition Of rubber hunters
into the country inspired by scientific
motives, and was thus given an opportuni-
ty to study conditions In the little known
lands OF the Amazon seldom accorded to
travellers. Ee went into places that have
heretofore escaped observation and de-
scrfpion by the writer's Of books. and his
chapters are full Of entertainment ara
instruction. The volume 10 exceptional y
rich in Illustrations and there is valuable
reading for those who wish to know
SONGS OF THE PRAIRIE. BY Robert
]. c.. Stead, author OF Prairie
Born" New York: The Platt &
Peck Company.
The soul Of the prairie is voiced in
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the present excess OF concentrated
wealth-plutocracy, with its projects and
powers. Rooted in tradition, nLrtured In
sentiment, Powered In splendid perfection,
plutocracy stands as the first logical ex-
pertinent Of a nsv and resourceful world
in the subsoil Of democracy. This is but
preparation. Upon its foundation the au-
thor traces the inherent beginnings of q
democracy Its seed Is q new social spirit
gatheying it's forces, defining its tactics,
laying out it's program-an industrial, So
cial, political prOgram-in contraventton
of the plutocracy by which 1t climbed to
its summit of democratic vision. A log
ical, consistent. plausible, acceptable
study OF the growth Of democracy.
MASTERING FLAME. Novel. New
York: Mitchell Kennerley.
Anonymous and new. This is called "a
first novel," 1t bears the marks Of
sophistication. However this may be,
it is a story of expert build whose theme
is not anywhere near threadbare. It Is
a kind of world adventure of the soul.
This is to say, it depicts a soul grow
ing fncarnate away from home, as 1t
were. BY one of the mere material
chances of life-in this case an ambassa-
dorship-this soul homes to its ancestral
fields, in the east. Here. by way of an
interesting and believable group, the
story progresses through social amenities
to the lift of another soul into its next
order Of soul-life. This not at all upon
the surface. The surface deals with OBJ
diplomacies. This includes both kinds Of
love-chiefy the Illicit sort, and second
arily, the lfcit kind. 1t is, throughout, q
story Of artful and significant contrasts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-06
When Cleveland Was Sheriff of County in New York

Morrissey developed some features that
excited widespread public interest and
some sympathy for the convict. Efforts
to obtain q pardon failed, however, and
the final date Of execution was fixed.
Then it was that Cleveland surprised
the community and his friends by an
nouncing that he personally would per-
form the act Of executioner. To the re-
monstrances OF his friends he refused to
listen, pointing to the letter Of the law re-
Quiring the sheriff to ''hang by the neck.
etc, etc." He furthermore insisted that
he had no moral right to impose upon q
subordinate the obnoxious and degrading
tasks that attached to his ONCE. He con-
sidered Il an important duty on his part
to relieve limerick as far as possible
from the growing onus of his title OF
"hangman.'
Jake and his family" said Mr. Cleve-
land. have as much right to enjoy pub
lie respect as have. and I am not go
ing to add to the weight that has already
brought him close to public execration."
Thus 1t was that Sheriff Cleveland
behind screen, some twenty
feet away from the laws victim, pushed
the lever that dropped the galows' trap
upon which poor Morrissey stood.
A few Buffalo people still live who
can bear out this statement that this
little tragedy made Mr.. Cleveland sick
man for several days thereafter He was
not go stoiid and phlegmatic as very
.iien. Persons have useh lei 10 believe.
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Auto for Garbage Collection.
From the Municipal Journal.


A new electric automobile wagon Is now
on trial in the city of Paris. and as a re-
suit OF the. present experiments IL has
been practically decided to adopt for use
a wagon of at least this general type.
The new wagons are intended to hold 40
cubic feet Of refuse. weighing four and u
half to six tons. The daily run for the
wagons Is about twenty-five miles, o.
which four miles Is occupied In the ac-
tual collection from the houses The boz
body il covered with separate sections or
sliding covers. SO that only a part Of II
need be opened at time. During tina
while the speed is being kept
quite low. special appliance permits the
wagon to be controlled from the side. the
object Of this being to allow the driver 10
ala in loading the material into the
wagon and at the same time control.
guide, start or stop the wagon at will
from the sidewalk. This practically re-
duces the force necessary by one for each
wagon The wagon has a bottom dunn
for unloading the material into the in
cineretor or onto the DUNN.
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had won the esteem of the most distin-
gu1shed members of the Buffalo bar, and
was in every sense rising young lawyer.
With scant means Cleveland had worked
his way up, and in self-criticism his mind
dwelt upon his lack of educational OPP
portunity. In the earning Of bare living
his nose had been kept to the grindstone
for years. He craved leisure for study
and the means to buy books and to enable
him to keep in touch with the progressive
influences in his profession.
A crisis in the local political situation
irnpelled the democratic leaders OF Erie
county to look for an uncommonly clean
and popular man as their candidate for
sheriff.
That oiIice-the most lucrative and in
huential In the county-had been held for
two terms by an adroit and popular re-
vulnerable character was needed. and
brought to bear on Grover Cleveland. At
first he declined their overtures fatty. He
had no taste for politics. Personal friends
argued with him In the endeavor to con-
vince him that the very opportunity he
most desired was knocking at his door.
Here ID an honorable public Office,
worth $4,000 or more in annual fees"
they said to Mr.. Cleveland. Take 1t and
for the next three years you will be In
recent OF en- income that VIII make YOU
Al il.l - l.a.-a
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the top Of the world. 30 is there
feeling that at absolute zero the ma
ture OF things might change. There il
the scientific theory that heat means a
movement of the molecules Of which
an object is made. These molecules
move with a vigor comparative with the
amount of heat present. II absolute zero
were reached theoretically the molecules
would remain still, condition that ex-
lists nowhere In nature. If the molecules
in iron or wood or water were still those
substances might become entirely different
from what they are not. When they got
hot again the molecules might form in q
different way and make different sub
stances. Baser metals might turn into
gold. They might become new metals
with new qualities that were more valu-
able than gold itself. There Is the whole
province. of speculation that might be
entered into with reference to what might
be the results OF the accomplishment of
this stunt in scientific exploration. None
Of these things would probably happen,
but any of them might happen.
The men at the bureau Of standards are
watching the struggle OF the scientists of
the world In their attempt to accomplish
this thing. They are interchansing meth
DDS and giving advice here and there.
They have the machinery for independent
experiments and are delving now and
again on their own responsibilities. From
these government scientists or some other
Of their kind will probably come one of
these days the word OF the long sought
discovery. And again it may never come.
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The Home Town.

From the Houghton and Calumet Mining Gazette
People seldom stop to consider how
much their town means to them. They
take it too much for granted. and in
counting up their blessings make a super
fetal inventory that fails to credit the
source from which many Of their dearest
benefits flow. II is easy to overlook
the home town in summing mp the sources
of ones happiness because the town is
such large, al-enveloping thing-so
large, in fact, that it's hard to see-and
the citizen blindly draws sustenance from
it like an infant from its mother. Traced
to their source most Of Mfe's blessings
will be found to have their root In that
aggregation of human beings and human
interests known as q town. The town Is
the unit OF modern civilization and is the
channel through which civilization con-
fers its benefits. There is scarcely a
phase Of civilization that does not find
direct and specific expression In the HE
and organization of a town that is large
enough to have school. a courthouse, a
library, a bank, a mill or factory, a
church. water works, o brass band, q
newspaper and a railroad station. Repre-
senting education. Jurisprudence, lftera-
ture. finance. industry. religion, hygiene
art and the speedy distribution OF inteili-
gence and commodities, these institutions
express all that IL highest and best In
human achievement. II civilization IL
good, then the home town Is good, and
the citizens should be proud and thankful
of II.
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THAT Grover Cleveland possessed a
most acute sense of fairness as

THAT Grover Cleveland possessed a
most acute sense of fairness as
well as q conscientious regard for
duty was accumulated very early In his
public career by a painful incident.
1t was while he was sheriff of Erie
county. New York. in the early seventies.
At that period the laws of this state re-
CURED that any person convicted of muir
der. in the first degree must be hanged
by the neck until dead and the enforce
ment of this law was expressly and liter
ally imposed upon the sheriff of the
county wherein the conviction was Sc
cured.
One of the first experiences OF the mar
rator Of this incident in newspaper work
was the reporting of the Erie county
democratic convention in Buffalo. which
placed Grover Cleveland in nomination
for sheriff. 1t is likely. within the writer 8
recollection. that considerable persuasion
was necessary to get Cleveland's consent
to take this nomination. He had served
a rigorous apprenticeship In the office of
q well established Buffalo law firm. and
had secured q firm footing on the upward
grade OF his chosen profession.
His Integrity was almost of the puri.
tanical order. His methodical studious-
ness and perseverance had developed con-
snicuo1siy. and his personal courage was
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the treasure vans. their millions and
their armed guards and the express
wagons that discharged vast riches there.
The bullion block, or the treasure block.
stood opposite one Of the narrow, thick
barred basement doorways OF the Treas
ury's east front. The site of the block
may be traced in that part Of the Treas
ury pavement where section OF granite
paving blocks breaks the long stretch
OF broad, Clipped and scaled flagstones
that form the west sidewalk Of 18th
street.
Over that block passed wealth un-
countaible. The block was q solid plat
form about eight feet square. Of white
oak timber. 1t resembled a pile of rail-
road crossties bound together with heavy
iron bands. All the specie and bullion.
all the national bank notes, all the Treas
ury notes, all the gold certificates, all the
government bonds and all the internal
revenue stamps coming out Of or going
into the Treasury Of the United States
passed over that platform and rested
their weight there for q brief time. Treas
ure wagons backed up against this plat
form and impeded south-going traffic on
18th street.
ic HScu VI TIC DlOCh pdSScQ anu IL
was removed. Sentiment saved 1t from
becoming firewood Some OF its timbers
were fashioned into walking sticks. This
idea came to r. o. Bailey. assistant
secretary Of the Treasury, and he dis
tributed these canes to q long list Of
friends. President Taft has one Sec
rotary Macveagh has another. One went
to Bill Crawford Of the Associated Press.
The list of other distinguished men re-
ceiving treasure-block canes is a long
one. The timber not fashioned into canes
was taken as splinters. slivers, chips and
fagots by men wanting them A chip
Of this block was believed to bring good
luck. 1t had been in close contact with
enormous wealth from the time 1t was
spiked together until It was riven.
The treasure wagons now enter the
sunken driveway near the southwest cor
ner of the Treasury, parallel the west
front and discharge their happy freight
at platform In stone-loored, stone
walled court about fifteen feet below
the street level An inclined truckway
leads from the platform into the depths
Of the Treasury building.
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Lovers Rests.

NEARLY every rural neighborhood has
spots about which local fancy has
woven some romantic yarn. For example.
there Is Lovers lane. Every neighbor-
hood has one. Any quiet old way whose
roadbed is upgrown with grass and
weeds, showing that few persons walk
that way. will do to hitch the romance
to. A perfect lovers lane needs shade
and seclusion. Preferably it should be
bordered by an old rail fence on which
man and maid may sit. Wild flowers
should grow there. especially those va
rieties having numerous small petals. SO
that one may pluck them off while saying,
He loves me. he loves me not" The
perfect type OF lovers lane will have q
ruined stile leading to a deserted, haunt
ed house. This reduces the danger Of in
trusion.
II there Is a rock jutting out, or even
a grassy promontory overhanging a val
ley or a deep gulch, this will constitute
a lovers leap. Though lovers lanes are
still In constant use, lovers leaps are not
often put to the use that gave them fame.
1t was in nearly every instance an Indian
maiden of the long ago who, because her
lover did not come on time. or because
her chieftain father would not give con-
sent. or for some other trivial reason.
leaped. Modern lovers may Turk and
finger there, but they do not jump. These
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some scientist started in Ito use it in some
way In his maximum cold storage bush
ness. He put air under very excessive
pressure to see what would happen. He
noted that when compressed it gave out
lot Of heat. He figured that II he could
press 1t hard enough he would crowd az
the heat out of it. He applied pressure
until he got 1t down to minus 1913 on the
eentigrade scale. which was little more
than half way to the point he was seek
ing. Then a strange thing happened. The
air turned to liquid and the law Of
gases could no longer be applied to it.
80 this scientist turned cap and let
his compressed air out. Likewise he
poured the liquid air into the sink. Here
some strange things happened The COM
pressed air when liberated froze every
thing with which 1t came in contact. It
absorbed from surrounding objects the
neat that had been pressed out of it. The
liquid air acted when poured onto any
ordinary surface just as water would act
when poured on red-hot stove 1t
danced merrily and disappeared
This scientist appreciated the taking UP
of heat that had been pressed out of the
air. So he decided to make compressed
air do some of his freezing for him. He
made compressed air chamber and put
jacket around 1t. Then from jet he
let out his compressed air and the jacket
prevented 1t from getting heat from the
outside. 1t therefore took heat from the
compressed air chamber. In this way he
made compressed air Mquefy and freeze
itself This was the invention Of meth
cd of making liquid air.
The action Of liquid air in the open
was equally simple. This liquid boils
at temperature which is 1913 degrees
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executive offices. counseling in
the cabinet room, receiving in
the east room or living else
where in the White House may
hear the splash and ripple of three foun-
tains. Two Of these are conspicuous and
familiar. They are ornate, and fantastic
forms are traced by their jets and spray.
One sings its ever1owing tune at the
north front and the other gives out its
rhythmic sizzle at the south front-or to
be exact, at the back Of the White
House.
The third fountain, though its location
is public enough. is obscure. 1t is at the
east SIDE opposite the Treasury. 1t MUIR
murs In front Of the eastern extension of
the White House, an extension that is
sometimes. though not always. called an
Improvement. 1t is the rule that this
approach to the White House is used only
on occasions of great state and ceremony.
When the White House throbs with some
festive function the crowds enter by this
way and leave by another. or the crowd
handling process may be reversed.
Whether coming or going, the crowds
are too feverisll with haste, expectancy
or excitement or too wearied with
throng- pressure, or too occupied with
thoughts Of what they shall say, or might
have said to the President. to note the
sputter and patter Of the poor little foun-
tain.
The charm Of this fountain is not in its
splash and play. 1t is rather q dull and
drowsy and careless little fountain. And
there is reason for this. The basin is
a lotus pond s. Floating and sblossoming
there are rare specimens Of the water
lily tribe. The lotus family is numer-
ously represented. There are several
pretty examples OF the blue lotus OF the
Nile, flower that, so far as America is
concerned, blooms more often in poetry
than in ponds and Is met more often
among flowers Of speech than in fountain
basins.
With these blue Egyptians grow the
nymphaea zanzibarienses-a red water
lily; the chromatella-a blossom shading
from white to tea; the nymphaea dentata