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New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
WILDLY SENSATIONAL.

THE COURT OF ST. SIMON. BY An
thony Partridge. With Illustrations by
+. NauX Wilson l2mo. pp. $40. Bos-
ton: Little, Brown & co.
This is not a particularly good speci-
men Of the work of the deservedly pop
ular English writer OF tales of ad-
venture whose fertility and industry
are so great that he has been driven 70
the use of q pen name over which 10
issue part Of his annual output. The
thing is SensatiOnallsm running wild
with subject that makes a decidedly
unpleasant impression on the reader.
The gcntleman who amuses himself py
associating with criminals, and who ad-
ministers through crime a certain sort
Of social justice is, If course, an old
acquaintance OF fiction readers. VI. st.
Simon is a man OF this sort, his mis-
fortune being that he introduces 20 his
Apache companiOns-this is an Anglo
French story--a degenerate. who finds
in his craven fears the abnormal thrill
that converts him into a bona fide COM
panion OF the gang whose hand IL
against the law. against property and
life. Thus VI. 81. Simon incurs n re-
spCnsibility that becomes heavier as
the weakling sinks deeper into the
mire. This vicious creature il studied
with what impresses one as scientific
thoroughness, but quite so much
psychopathology has a repellent effect
in lighter fiction. What an English
heiress has 10 do with IT all the reader
must learn from the book itself
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
MRS. HENRY DUDENEY, AUTHOR
OF MAIDS MONEY
(From a photography

age with which she deals. As she has
imagined it. and given it lonely,
somber, depressing setting, it IS horror
unrelIevcd by a single ray Of sunshine.
The point of departure, the develop
ments OF the initial situation. the
grisly avenue TO escape, seen through
murder by the death thought OF an
earlier witChcraft-a way out that only
closes again at the moment Of attained
freedom-all this is invented. planned
and carried out with a determined
thoroughness that leaves the reader
protesting and incredulous. TWO self
supporting women find themselves sud
denly well-to- do at forty, when life has
lost its savor its romance, It's posi-
bilitics. Under the terms OF the will,
the one who marries first IS 10 forfeit
her share OF the money TO the other,
and both must reside together during
ten months Of each year in the ecccn-
trio testators gloomy, lonely country
house in Cornwall. one Of the two
victims has retained through all her
misery and slavery a spark on tenn
parament. faint hope, even, " the
happiness that life has withheld so
long She comes TO hate her yoke
fellow. who has grown Snug, subservi-
ent and "genteel" IN the rich houses
where she has earned her bread. Then
come the two men who precipit9tc
tho tragedy that ends in a dark void
before the survivors, staring eyes.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
GUIANA
An Unknown Corner OF South
America.

GUIANA. BRITISH. DUTCH AND
FRENCH by James Rodway, +. l..
5. With map. and thirty-six illustra-
lions. Tie South American Series"
Syo, pD. 9iH Charles Scrioncrs Sons.
Outside England, France and Hol-
land. Guiana IS perhaps the least
known region not only Of South
America, but Of the entire world. Mr.
Rodway complains that even tho aver
age Engishman is likely TO be hay as
10 the location OF this dominion over
seas OF his King, and to confound it
with Guinea I'm Africa or New Guinea
in the Pacific. The Dutchman. who
calls his part of IT Surinam. has reason
TO know more about II, since II Is one
Of his colonies that produces an annual
deficit TO be settled by his government.
The Frenchman has named his par.
Cayenne, and has used it as "a penal
colony since the days Of the Reyolu-
ton. II was at DEVILS Island, on It's
coast, that Captain Dreyfus was con-
fined. Mr. Rodway frankly expresses
the opinion that this French co ony is
a disgrace" to its English and Dutch
neighbors, and an Internal nuisance as
well, since It's convicts usually make
their way thither when they succeed
in escaping.
Guiana offers all the usual advau.
fertile, inexhaustible IN parts At one
time ii produced cotton; 1t still pro-
duces sugar-and, az q consequence.
rum in large quantities. 1t yields also
cocoa, rice, bananas, plantains. cocoa
nuts and copra, and a form of rubber
called balata. In addition its forests
are rich in valuable lumber, and gold
is found in the interior. together with
diamonds of small size. And yet. with
all these advantages, the economic his
tory OF the region may be summed up
In paraphrase Of Pope's line:
Guiana never is, but always TO be
blest" II had its brief period of pros
porous planters. Of sugar kings, before
the abolition of slavery--the cOntincn-
tai sugar bounties Of the SOs of the last
century all but killing what remained
Of this source Of wealth. Thereafter
British and Dutch Guiana never re-
covered their prosperity. The English
colony is better off than the Dutch
one, where, however. desperate efforts
are now being made to revive It, The
government is building a railroad TO
the gold fields, and the culture OF
bananas for the American market has
been introduced and fostered on large
scale. But us If misfortunes woulI
never cease, blight has made its ap-
pearance, anC seriously threatens this
new venture. Mr.. Roadway, who IL op-
timistic and enthusiastic throughout
concerning the possibilities of the
region, also advocates tobacco culture.
But that. too, has been tried. certainly
in Surinam. with Sumatra seed. The
soil is all that could be desired, but.
unfortunately. there is too much rain
As for French Guiana, we already have
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30

to go with her In n frail skiff AID
browns him. 'Fraicheur" then con-
graduates NJ. de Montespan, who is
the reslduary legatee. But NJ. dc Mon
tespan has meanwhile become devoted
10 a charming young lady who returns
his affection, so that when "F'raicheIr
hints at marriage VI. de Montespan
gracefully bows and announces his
forthcoming wedding with the pure
minded young lady whom he loves.
This frisky bit Of irony is published by
Cnlmann-Levy
Napoleon onaparte-Virilites" ts
a collection of maxims and aphorisms
attributed 10 Napoleon. carefully COM
piled, edited and published by Sansot.
They make very edifying reading, but
none OF these Napoleonic sayings could
very well figure in n contemporary
electioneering campaign. Here are a
few instances; Equality exists only In
theory" "A ruler of nations should
always confscate Publicity for his own
profit" NO state was ever founded
or kept together without the Sabre"
MEN arc like numeral hgures-their
value depends entirely upon where they
are placed" The heart OF states
man ought to be in his BRAIN "A
head of state should disgrace those
whom lie cannot reward"
NJ. Jacques Blanche, the painter, has
written, under the title of "Essnis ct
Portraits" book published by the
Bibliophiles Fantaislstes. II is an n
teresting collection Of notes and com-
ments upon Edouard Manet, Fantin-
Latour. Whistler Beardsley, Forain,
Watts. Claude Monet, Conder and other
artists he has known. Whether work.
ing with brush or with pen. VI.
Blanche III invariably all alert OBJ
server and his gossipy. personal az
ecdotes. episodes and Incidents, writ.
ten in n light, conversational, almost
fiippant. way. make refreshing summer
holiday reading.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
Nietzsche's Childhood. Youth
and Early Manhood.

THE LIFE OF NIETZSCHE: BY + ft%u Ia
Foerster- NietZschc. Translated pE az
thony NJ. I.udovci. Illustrated. Noi; 200 %
The Young NietZsche. hNo' PIP y ''''
Sturgs IL Walton co.
This "briefer" biography of Frieo-
rich Nietzsche, which yet will NIL TWO
portlv volumes, has chiefly been VIII
ten. So the author informs us IN her
preface. for foreign readers ana WIN
the purpose Of correcting and dissi-
pating the body of tradition, misrepre-
sentation and misinterpretation tha'
has grown up around his memory
abroad II is perhaps needless to re
peat here that Frau Foerster-Niet2sche
was her famous brothers friend and
confidante from childhood onward, his
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30

"Gens d'a Present" ("People Whoin
One Meets'), by NJ. Fernand van
derem. just published by Olendorn' l.
a clever series Of personal stores OF
"chroniques" relating to prominent
Parisians OF to-day. Many or these
"chroniques" have appeared IN Fl
CARO-" They bring one in close touch
with the charm and vibration Of jour-
nnlist life In the French capital
G. |. y.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30

Prince, keep diaries, and has no, don.
so since he mounted the throne, and n
the absence of such material II you,a
be difficult, indeed, for a busy SOW.
ereign to set forth the story Of his lif.
| "Sada. San"
The sequel to the popular Lady Of
the Decoration which the Century
Company is bringing out has a Jan.
anese heroine. SadaSan Is a charm.
ing young person, who is half American
Z and has American ideas, and she has
an excellent American lover, who res.
cues her from a dangerous situation in
Japan at the end Of the book. Miss
Little has chosen The Lady and
Sada San" as the title Of her novel
Like her first book, 1t is in the form Of
letters to Mate"
About Bayreuth.
A book dealing with Richard Wag.
ner, with Frau Wagner, with the Bay
reuth stage and the struggles OF the
widow and her son TO bring the per.
formances to perfection has been pre-.
pared by the singer Anna Bahr-M Mid.
denburg, and her husband, Herr Her.
mann Bahr. The approaching expira-
ton OF the Wagner copyrights, We are
reminded, lends interest to discussion
Of the future of Bayreuth.
NoveIists' BIunders.
A correspondent Of the London
Saturday Review" writes doubtfdlly
Of one phase Of Conan Doyle's story,
THE Speckled Band" An impossible
incident, he thinks. is that on which
the plot rests-"to wit. the lightning
like ascent Of a bell rope by venom
GUS snake from India" He notes that
the author is a man of science, and
that no one has apparently seen any
thing improbable In the feat. Per
haps am all wrong" he adds, but Is
there any snake (venomous, and there
fore not a constrictor) that can go UP
a bell rope, hanging loose, and, Of
course. perpendicularly, like a fash Of
lightning7 Could 1t go up at allr
feel pretty certain it could not can
not see how II is possible. have seen
a chased cobra go up a rough tree
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30

trunk. but Il was anything but upright,
and even in that case II went slower
than along the grass. I should have
thought that If II could go up the rope
IL could more easily have gone up the
wall"
French History and Biography.
\ special group OF books on the au-
tumn list OF Little, Brown Il Co. viii
appeal 10 the rapidly growing multi
tude OF readers absorbed I'm history and
biography. These volumes include NJ
Emile Ollivier's Franco Prussian War
and Its Hidden Causes" the Intimate
Memoirs OF Napoleon Ill.," by lifs-
long friend of the Emperor, one who
wells his identity under the pseudonya
of Baron d'Ambes,' and A Polish
Exile with Napoleon" work by q. H.
dc ST. VI. Watson. The exile In ques-
ton was Captain Piontkowskl, who
came into some association with Ma
poleon | at st. Helena, and whose let
ters, written in 1917, are Of much In
terest. Besides these the volume con-
ta,ns many valuable documents and
letters hitherto unpublished.
LONG. Looked for Coieridse
The edition Of the complete poetical
a d dramatic works OF Samuel Taylor
Coleridge. which Mr.. Ernest Hartley
Coleridge has long been engaged IN
preparing, is coming out this autumn
In two volumes. A number Of ap-
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
THE IRISH TRADITION.

THE HOUSE OF A THOUSAND VEL
COMES. c'Caed Mile Failthe.D BY
j.. r. Lipsett With illustrations by
Joseph Damon l2mo, pp. 323. The
John Lane Company.
This is light, fairly amusing story,
which follows the familiar formula OF
traditional Irish fiction. The scene is a
New York boarding house. kept by an
Irish woman fresh from Cork, the wife
and later the widow of a pensioned
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
FICTION
Tragedy and Comedy and Wild
Adventure.
MIDDLE AGE.

MAIDS MONEY. BY Mrs. Henry
Dudeney. l2mo, PIP. 3l2. Dutiield & CO.
Mrs. Dudeney sees only the darkness
Of life. It's tragedy fascinates her.
This time II is the tragedy Of middle
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30

Mrs. Dudeney Is a writer of talent.
This time sho has misapplied it,.
Maids Money" IS an unpleasant book.
and one untrue 10 life. It is marred.
moreover, by doubly unpleasant over
insistence upon the growing defects.
physical and mental, Of middle age.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come.

Two books of essays are on the press
Of the Scrlbners-Mr. Brander Mat
thews's "Gateways to Literature" and
Mr. John Galsworthy's Inn of Tran
quiIity." Their list Of new novels in
cludes Mr.. Richard Harding Davis's
book, THE Red Cross Girl"
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30
The kaiser's Memoirs.

The much talked OF "kaiser's Me-
moirs' are not in existence, and they
probably never Will be. for the EN-
peror. 1t is asserted. did not, as Crown
New-York tribune., 1912-08-30

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.
Middletown transcript., 1912-06-08

this man. I would disdain to do so If
it were necessary, but before the last
resort 1 must have speech with him,
and this is the only way in which I
can keep him quiet for a moment, If
as l suspect, his hate measures with
mine"
You have the advantage" protest
ed Armstrong. "Say your say and get
1t over with. I've waited all these
years for chance to kill you and my
patience is exhausted"
Still keeping the other covered, New
bold stepped over to the table pulled
out the drawer and drew from it the
locket. Enid remembered she had has
tily thrust it there when he had hand
ed it to her, and there it had lain un-
noted and forgotten. 1t was quite evil
dent to her what was toward now.
Newhold had recognized the other
man, explanations were inevitable.
With his left hand Newbold sought
the catch of the locket and pressed
the spring. In two steps he faced
Armstrong with the open locket thrust
toward him"
Your picture?" he asked.
''Minei"
DO you know the locket?"
gave it to woman named Louise
Rosser five or six years ago."
My wife"
"Yes, she was crazy in love with me.
but"
With diabolic malice Armstrong left
the sentence uncompleted. The infer
enee he meant should be drawn from
his reticence was obvious.
Il took it from her dead body" grit
ted out Newbold.
Middletown transcript., 1912-06-08
CHAPTER xxi.
The Last Resort Of Kings and Men.

The Last Resort Of Kings and Men.
The sudden entrant upon quarrel
between others is invariably at a dis
advantage. Usually he is unaware
Of the cause of difference and general
ly he has no idea of the stage of de-
Velopment of the affair that has been
reached. Newbold suffered from this
lack Of knowledge and to these dis
advantages were added others. For
instance, he had not the faintest idea
as to who or what was the stranger.
The room was not very light in the
day time. Armstrong happened to be
standing with his back to it at some
distance from the window by the side
Of which Enid stood. Six years nat
urally and inevitably makes some diff
ference in mans appearance, and it
is not to be wondered that at first
Newbold did not recognize the man be-
fore him as the original of the face in
his wife's locket, although he had stud
led that face over and over again. A
nearer scrutiny, a longer study, would
have enlightened him of course, but
for the present he saw nothing but
stranger visibly perturbed on one side
and the woman he loved apparently
fiercely resentful, stormily indignant,
confronting the other with an up
raised hand
The man, whoever he was. had af-
fronted her, had aroused her indigna-
tiOn, perhaps had insulted her, that
was plain. He went swiftly to her
side, he interposed himself between
her and the man.
Enid" he asked, and his easy use
Of the name was a revelation and an
illumination to Armstrong, who is
this man, what has he done?"
1t was Armstrong who replied. If
Newbold were in the dark, not so he;
although they had never spoken, he
had seen Newbold. He recognized
him instantly, indeed, recognized or
not, the newcomer could be no 9TH
Middletown transcript., 1912-06-08

than he. There. was doubtless no 9TH
er man in the mountains. He had ex-
pected to find him when he approach
ed the hut and was ready for him.
To the fire Of his ancient hatred and
Jealousy was added a new fuel that
increased its heat and flame. This
man had come between Armstrong and
the woman he loved before and had
got away unscathed; evidently he had
come between him and this new wo-
man he loved. Well, he should be
made to suffer for it this time and by
Armstrong; own hands. The in
stant Newbold had entered the room
Armstrong had thirsted to leap upon
him, and he meant to do it. One or
the other of them, he swore in his
heart, should never leave that room
alive,
But Newbold should have his chance.
Armstrong was as brave, as fearless,
as intrepid, as any man on earth.
There was much that was adm irable
in his character; he would nos take
any man at a disadvantage in an en-
counter such as he proposed. He
would not hesitate to rob a man of his
wife If he could, and he would not
shrink from any deceit necessary to
gain his purpose with a woman, for
good or evil, but he had his own ideas
of honor, he would not shoot an en-
emy in the back for instance.
Singular perversion, this, to which
some minds are liable! To take from
man his wife by subtle and under
hand methods, to rob him of that
which makes life dear and sweet
there was nothing dishonorable in
that! But to take his life, a thing of
infinitely less moment, by the same
process-that was not to be thought
Of. In Armstrong; code it was right,
it was imperative, to confront a man
with the truth and take the consequen-
ces; but to confront woman with lie
and take her body and soul, if so be she
might be gained, was equally admir-
able. And there are other souls than
Armstrong; in which this moral in
consistency and obliquity about men
and women has lodgment!
Armstrong confronted Newbold
therefore, lustful of battles; he yearn-
ed to leap upon him, his fingers itched
to grasp him, then trembled slightly as
he rubbed them nervously against his
thumbs; his face protruded a little, his
eyes narrowed.
MY name is Armstrong" he said,
determined to precipitate the issue
without further delay and flinging the
words at the other in a tone of hec-
toring defiance which, however
strange to say, did not seem to effect
Newbold in any perceptible degree.
The name was an illumination to
him, though not at all in the way the
speaker had fancied; the recollection
OF it was the one fact concerning her
that ranked in the solitary's mind.
He had often wanted to ask Enid Matt
land what she had meant by that
chance allusion to Armstrong which
she had made in the beginning of their
acquaintance, but he had refrained.
At first he had no right to question
her; there could be no natural end to
their affections; and latterly when
their hearts had been disclosed to each
other in the wild, tempestuous, pas
sionate scenes of the last two or three
days, he had had things of greater mo-
ment-to engage his attention, subjects
OF more Importance to discuss with
her.
Middletown transcript., 1912-06-08

l. ANNOUNCEMENT.-Th Piano and Popular
Ladies' Voting Contest will be conducted fairly and
honestly on business principles strictly, with Justice
aud fairness to all concerned With the above prI-
ciples it will be assured success.
2. PRIZES.-The capital prize will be an ObeI-
meyer & Sons Piano. Also valuable prizes to
the amount of many dollars which announced
herewith
8. CANDIDATES Young Ledies in this and
adjoining towns are eligible 10 enter The contest and
tie party receiving the largest number Il shall
receive the beautiful $4O0 Obermeyer & Sous Piano,
and additional premiums will be distributed in accord
with the contestants standing at the final count
1. TIE VOTES.-Shoud anv of the contestants
tie ia votes, the Publishers Music Company will
award similar prize according to standings at the
final count
5. VOTES CLASSED'-Votes will be issued in
the following denominations
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at less than regur price of the newspaper concerned
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MANY leading merchants of MddIeOWn have contributed
Valuable Prizes and will give Transcript Prize Vote Coupons with
81 90 Cash Purchases.
Middletown transcript., 1912-06-08
Rules and Regulations Governing Contest are as Follows:

in this contest No connected with this public@-
tinn will be lowed become candidate in this
contest work for contestants.
Votes after being voted cannot be transferred to
a 0thtr. Be sure uu kaOw whom You are going to
vote for before coming the ballot box the editor
or other person positively will not give you any
information the sui ject. The keys of the ballot
box shall he in possession of the awarding committee
during the contest.
For the fret thirty days the paper will run
25-vote coupon which be voted free for any lady
contestant.
Contest to run not less than 80 dry. Clnsh Of
contest will be announced % days IN ADVANCE OF clus-
ing The right to postpone date OF closing is reserved
if su fficient should occur.
TIE contest shall close day which will be al
ce later ~ DAYS prinr TO closing contest the
Judges will carriu y lock seal ballot box and take
same to a bank here the same will he in place
where vul 2 can be done dnTing business hours and
locked in a ,ault night until close of contest. when
the Judges wii take charge and count the votes and
announce in their the lanes Ol the ladies
winning
The l,,t day all ,C ting II ust be done into
sealed box at the bank. If y0n do not wish any
know whom you voting for place your cash tor
subscriptions together with cnnp0ns in an envt-
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in ballot box TINS Will give every one fair and
square deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25

a number Of interlocutory motions Will
be disposed Of and the record completed
on which counsel for the labor men will
base their appeal from contempt SEN
fences.
Attorney Jackson H. Raiston will con-
fer with the committee OF prosecutors
concerning the necessity Of summoning
John Mitchell from his lecture tour In
the west to hear the sentence Of court
pronounced against him. 1t is consid-
cred likely that counsel will agree to
have the sentence passed in the absence
OF the vice president Of the American Esd
Grafton of Labor in order that the three
appeals may be prosecuted at the same
time.
Justice Wright intmated yesterday that
he had no disposition to embarrass Nj.
Mitchell by requiring his presence for
| sentence. If counsel request that SEN
tence be passed In the absence OF Mitchell
and the committee 10 satisfied OF the right
| Of the court to do 20. Justice Wright
strongly intin,ated that he would acquiesce
| in the request The court pointed out
that there IL precedent for the passing OF
sentence in the absence Of one ad3udged
guilty OF contempt.