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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09
YEARS AGO
Items Taken from the Files of The
Reporter Published Quarter
of a Century Ago.

John Finley, former resident of
Leon, now residing in Nebraska, was
here visiting relatives and friends.
Miss May Wilson was elected as
sistant principal of both the Leon
and Garden Grove schools the same
evening.
One of the exciting episodes on
Main street was fight between a
wounded owl and a dog The dog
was declared the victor, while his
owlship folded up his little claws
and slept with his fathers.
Maple & Reeves, of Charlton,
opened a new piano and organ store
in Leon.
Miss Cora Brooks attended the
Grove
Arthur Tharp was appointed night
operator at Davis City and went to
work at once.
Fred Rogers, of Aurora, Neb., a
former Leon boy, was visiting with
friends in this city.
J. S. Tullis left for Omaha, Neb.,
where he went to exercise and train
a string of fast trotting horses own
ed by J. M. Vail, of Garden Grove.
No little stir was created in Leon
Tuesday when the news came that
the steamship Umbria had been
wrecked, and that number of lives
had been lost. This was the vessel
on which Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Teale
embarked on their return trip from
Europe. All fears were allayed on
Wednesday morning, however, when
the news of the safe arrival of the
Umbria, at New York, was learned
Mr.. R. w. Rawleigh, of Baltimore,
Md; was in Leon again on a visit to
his old friend, Mr.. S. w. Hurst, they
having been schoolmates together.
While here Mr.: Rawleigh will paint
the Hurst residence.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Ledgerwood.
Some thoughtless boys while in
dulging in a Sunday afternoon walk,
placed a number of small rocks on
the track of the Narrow Gauge at
the cemetery crossing. Of course no
thought of wrong entered their
heads, as the small size of the OBJ
structions would not make an en-
gine even tremble. But along came
a hand car engineered by John
Sewers, who had been over on Little
river to pump water. 1t being down
grade the hand car was gliding along
at a good speed when the crossing
was reached, and the result was that
the hand car was thrown from the
track while it's rider took a flying
leap down into the ditch. Don't in
dulge in such fun boys, for you might
cause trouble for which you would
be sorry all your lives. H. -
Miss Josephine Parker, of Daven-
port, was visiting her aunt Mrs. H.
Miss Allie Miles, of GAINESVILLE, was
visiting with friends in Leon Satur-
day. She went to the depot to take
the evening train for home, but as
she was bidding her friends goodbye
the train suddenly started without
warning and left her standing on
the platform. She returned home
Monday.
Rev. T. B. McCready, of Leon,
preached at Terre Haute on Sunday.
The health of D. G. Sears was so
poor that he was compelled to aban-
don his trip to California.
S. S. Horner and Leroy Shelton,
of Decatur City, started for the west,
their destination being Salt Lake
CITY and San Francisco
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09
Two Pairs of Twins.

Two pairs of twins were born in
Decatur county within twenty-four
hours last week. Twin boys were
born to Mr. and Mrs. George Allen,
of Woodland township Wednesday
night, and twin girls to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank CARRIER, of Center township,
Thursday morning. All parties are
doing nicely, and George and Frank
are two of the proudest men in all
Decatur county. '-.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09
Plead Guilty and Sentenced to Jail.

James Wilson, of Leon, and Or
vile Wills, of Grand River, who
have been in Jail at Creston for some
weeks awaiting trial for selling
liquor without a government license,
entered a plea of guilty in the United
States Federal Court at Ottumwa
last week and were each sentenced
to serve thirty days in the Creston
Jail and pay fine of $1,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09
Roosevelt and Clark the Winners ir
Maryland.

At the primary election held in
Maryland Monday, Roosevelt forces
elected sc delegates to 63 for Taft,
65 being necessary to control the
state convention. Champ Clark Sc
cured ~ delegates to "A for Wilson
and four for Harmon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09
Interstate Trail Now Marked From
~. Des Moines to Kansas City. -

President w! A.. Hopkins of the,
Interstate Trail informs us that the
trail is now marked all the way from
Des Moines to Kansas City. the signs
and posts being painted last week
from st. Joe to Kansas City.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09
Notice of Bids.

The city of Leon will receive bids
up to May 16, on one car load or
more washed river sand, 100 barrels
or more best Portland cement. City
reserves right to reject any or al
bids. S. G. Mitchell,
. s.-.-. Clerk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09

All kinds of cement and brick
work contracted BY the Leon Cement
and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-05-09

Buckwheat, Millet and Cane Seed
at Bowsher & Bowsher's. .s:3
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REPRINTS.

THE GOLDEN BOUGH Study In Magic
and Religion. Third Edition. Part v.
Spirits OF the Corn and OF the Wild" BY
J. c. Frazer. d. c. l., LII. D., Lift D. In
two volumes $40. PIP xviii 3l9; xii, 81.
(The Macmillan Company
THE ROMANCE OF LEONARDO DA vINCI.
By Dmitri Mereiowski. Authorized transla-
ton from the Russian by Herbert Trench.
In two volumes. with siKty-four flustra-
lions. svo. Pr. X, 81; viii, 36s. &c. p.
Putnam's SOns.D
MY ATTAINMENT OF THE POLE. Being
the Record Of the Expedition That First
Reached the Boreal Centre, 100000. With
the Final Summary OF the Polar Controversy.
By Or. Frederick A. Cook Illustrated.
l2mo. PIP Xxx, 60i. CMitchell Kennerley)
THE WINTERS TALE, BY William Snake
speare Edited by Laura J. Wylie. PHI. d.
Frontispiece. 16mo, pp. xviii, l66. Crhe
Macmillan Company.
THE TRAGEDY OF RICHARD THE SEC
OND. BY William Shakespeare. Edited by
Hardin Craig, Pm. D. Frontispiece. 1bmo,
PIP. xvii. 15S. CThe Macmillan Company
Two volumes in THE Tudor Shakespeare
edition.
HISTORIC NEW YORK: During Two Cen
turtles. Two volumes In one. With 81 Il
Illustrations. syo. pp Xxx, 49, 20. Z. Put
mans Sons)
collection OF monographs which present
accounts OF localities OF special interest anu
which describe the features peculiar TO the
life OF the olden time in New Amsterdam
and emily New York
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Illustrated. l2mo PIP. PA. Boston; Small.
Maynard & Coz
Zebtdee " Slocum Is a natural born pro-
moter who turns little Maryland village
upside down.
WIHPPEN BY Frederick Grin Bartlett. IL
Illustrated by Charles d. Mitchell. limo. PIP.
SO. (Boston Small, MAYNARD & Coz
How Whippen on discovering great prin,
oipe In merchandising Immediately applied
IL 10 lis business. and with what results.
LONDON LAVENDER: An Entertainment.
BY r. v Lucas. l2mo, pp. xiv. 2So. tThe
Macmillan Company
In which we greet again some OF the
characters who figured In MT Ingleside
and over Bemerton's."
MARRIAGE BY II. c. Wells. i2no, pp.
go Duheld & Coz
Tho heroine. a girl with disposition 10
spend money freely. marries the man she
loves and then ruins him.
GEORGE HELM. BY David Graham Phil
lips. limo. PIP. GoS, ID. Appleton & Coz
Depicting the methods OF a political
"machine" and it's downfall before poor
country lawyer whc rises TO be Governor
OF the state
CATHERINE SIDNEY. BY Francis Dening
Hoyt 12mo. PIP. vi. 347. CLonsmans'
Green & Coz
Love and religion play their parts In
this tale.
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MORE COTTON WOOL.

MRS. AMES. BY L. f. Benson limo
PIP. 3l4. Doubleday, Page & Co.
1t all deperIds upon the point Of view,
but also urJon the difference between
two civilizations. Mr.. Benson's new
book, like, Miss Norris's, is a ne.ghbor-
hood story, but Of & little English town.
whose %society" is composed chiefly OF
retired, army officers, barristers and
the Ike. Englishmen retire early from
acti'5e life, especially when they have
a little money Of their own and their
wives have little more. They are all
) n only moderate circumstances. which
narrowly limit their entertainments,
and their minds have shrunk within
the possibilities Of their means. They
vegetate, feeding on the most trifling
of local interests, rivalries and jeal-
ousies, rejoicing In the smallest gossip
about each others affairs, content with
! their thin layer Of cotton wool, never
| dreaming Of emerging from IT.
Neither. being at best only upper MID
die class, though few OF them claim
relationship with county" do they In
dulge In scandal. Their lives are quite
proper: they have not imagination
enough even to think Of such things,
much less TO talk Of them. least OF all
TO venture upon them And yet, at one
moment, their monotonous, deadly
/ straight line threatens TO twist itself
into a triangle. 1t is all studied and
described with microscopic patience
and fidelity-and scorn; but Mrs. Ames,
one thinks, deserved more sympathetic
treatment at the authors hands. Hers
was a pathetic case, as the impending
/ victim Of the triangle, but she had tenn
perament and wisdom enough to
straighten it out In time. The men In
the picture-one must accept Vt as a
6rst-hand study, made with purpose
-are even smaller and more hopeless
than the women.
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HOLIDAY BOOKS.

YuLE TIDE CHEER. A Book OF Verse for
the Christmas Season Compiled BY Edward
A. Bryant. Frontispiece 12mo PIP. XIV
800. Crhe Thomas Y. Crowell Company
This includes poems for Christmas Eve and
for Christmas Day. and hymns and carols
appropriate for the season.
THE ALPS AS SEEN by THE POETS
Edited by j. Walter Mespad1neh. n'u "
trated svo PIP. XXI. 222. Crhomas l.
Crowell * Coz
Selections from the works OF Byron, SEMI,
Ter. wordsworth, Longfellow, Bryant and
others In celebration OF the gleries OF the
Alps. with sixteen colored illustrations
THE BIRDS CHRISTMAS CAROL. BY
Kate douglas Wiggin illustrated by Kath-
arine n. Wireman. svo. PIP. XIV 30. CHE
Houghton Mifiiin Company
New holiday edition, printed In large type
with colored illustrations and decorative
binding in green, red and goia-
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
A Visit from ST. Nicholas. by Clemenrt y.
Moore With pictures by Jessie WILCOX T
Smith Oblong. No paginaton' tiho
Houghton Miftin Company
with fourteen full-page colored pictures
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portrait of the artist when boy.
which came from the brush Of the SUBJ
jects father, and the story followed
his comments:
When new it was exhibited at the Acad-
envy, our hostess informed US, where 1t
attracted the attention or an Edinburgh
gent~~an, who inquired the price. The
artist replied that the portrait was of his
son. art. being of family interest only,
was not for sale. Thereupon came an
other letter. In which his correspondent
stared that he. too, had son about the
same age; would the artist paint his por-
trait? The artist was a little dubious
about undertaking the commission, and
inquired whether the son was interest
ing. The reply settled matters. IL ran
as follows: MY son has neither brains
nor good looks, so ] suppose we had better
drop the subject!' The letter was signed
1T Stevenson" and the son was Robert
Louis Stevenson, whose portrait by
James Faed was thus lost to posterity.
"The Hollow of Her Hand"
This is the title Of Mr. George B. Nc
Cutcheon's new novel-a title which
suggests heroine of excessive fascina-
ton. Dodd, Mead & Co. will issue the
book next month.
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"The Hollow of Her Hand"
BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
ART AND ARCHITECTURE,

COLOUR N THE HOME Particularly as Ap-
piled to the Industrial Arts. With Notes on
Architecture, Sculpture, Paintings and Upon
Decoration and Good Taste. BY Edward j..
Duveen. With forty-six full page illustra-
lions. OF which thirty-four are in color.
Folio, pp. TX, 167. UOndon: George Allen
& Co, Ltd
Some OF the chapters are on definitions and
relations of coors, sentimental colors, deco
ration and styles OF decoration.
THE FIRST AND CHIEF GROUNDS OF
ARCHITECTURE. BY John Shute. Paynter
and Archytecte. First printed in 1888. A
facsimile OF the first edition, with an intro
duction by Lawrence Weaver F. S. A.,
Hon. A. r. !. y. A. Folio, pp. XVIII. Qm-
ported by Charles Scribner's sons.)
This reprint OF the first English book on
architecture is limited TO l. 900 copies.
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JEALOUSY.

AS CEsAR's WIFE. A novel BY Mar
eartta Spaiding Gerry. Illustrated by
lanes Montgomery Flagg. Emo PIP
1915. Harper & Bros.
1t was an impulse Of womanly COM
passion that caused Mrs. Ward To KISS
the man whom she had Tilted for an
other. 1t was an impulse composed OF
many semi-conscious influences that
made her confess the fact TO her hus-
band In such a confused manner that
he. being jealous by nature, suspected
the worst. He kept the suspicion to
himself and fed his jealousy upon II
until he became as man mentally
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MISCELLANY OUS.

MOTHER AND BABY. Helpful sugses tis9i
Concerning Motherhood and the care OF r Tm,s
dren. By Anne B. Newton. NJ. ~ ,na a sn-
trated from photographs chosen oy T, wy nth-
thor. l2mo pp. xi. 23S sBoston' Inc H'''
ron Lee a Shepard Company
no SOMETHING! BID SoMBrHlNGI Nv
philosophy OF Human Efficiency By H 1Tpa
bert Kaufman l2mo, PIP. Nlll liz WV
George III. Doran Company
uANDRooK FOR NoTARIEs PUBLIC AN, AMD
~ tSGcrNJNISSiONERS OF DEEDS OF NEW
~ VITA Forms BY Joseph Osmun sSll-
ner syo' ID. xiv. $40 albany; Mat'he"
Bender Col
Be,ng a treatise on the laws, federaI r atSu
state governing notaries pubic anu
sioners OF deeds In New YORK. o
MANUAL OF sHoEMAKINSGi ~, an M,
ArEaTHE,R AND RUBBER PRODUCTS. 10y
William II Dooley. illustrated. lzmo' ~
osT (Boston: Little. Brown x Col
BEGINNING with the history OF footwear s anu dai
its origin 10 the present day inc su'. S tan
scribes leather, the various methoas , -.
ming the manufacture and repair OF i',rIns
Kinds of shoes, together with the ihuus'''s'
OF rubber footwear
TIVE CULTURE OF PERSONALITY. by -n II
Herman Randall limo. PIP; xAni'' ""i'
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Some OF the chapter hesdlnss .arSa. Eau.
s,ruqgl. for Personal Freedom, ne EGu
csiton OF the WILL What PersonaliV 10
md THE Mastery OF the Affections
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Do. $40 Boston: The LothroD, Lee &

pp. 24O. Boston: The Lothrop' Lee &
Shepard Coz
falling Of the round OF gayeties in which
Dorothy and her friend Nancy Ferris took
part
EVERYDAY SUSAN. A story for Girls. BY
MARY F. Leonard illustrated by laeuta
Herr limo. PIP. tx, $40. trhe Ihomss /.
Crowell Company
An account OF year or two in some
young girls lives.
HENLEY'S AMERICAN CAPTAIN. BY
Frank E. Channon. illustrated by William
Kirkpatrick limo, pp. vi, BIS (Sostoh'
Little. Brown & Coz
This third volume in the Henley School
boys series continues the experiences OF an
American boy in an English school.
DAVE MORRELLs BATTERY. BY Hollis
i2mo, pp. 2S9. Boston: Little, Brown q
Coz
Relating the story OF a boy who invents
marvellous storage battery.
FOLK TALES OF EAST AND WEST. ~
John Harrington Cox. A. NJ l2mo pp. VIII
100 Boston: Little. Brown & Col
A collection o. tales from Sweden. japan,
early England and medieval France. winch
also Includes one or two Bible stories.
noyAIn KIRK the Morning Record
Conv-boy. BY Edward Mott Woolley win
Illustrations By George Varian. l2mo' pp'
aTS CBoston: Little, Brown & Coz
The story OF an ambitious boy who makes
roodr I'm the service OF a big metropolitan
newspaper.
NED BREwsTER's YEAR IN THE BIG BIZ
WOODS. BY Chauncey j. Hawhhs' nI,'
Illustrations from photographs by the eutnoI,
l2mo. pp. viii. 2Sl. (Bostoh' hi'ue' D''"N
& Coz
city boys year In the WOODS OF We"
Brunswick.
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Of tho minor characters or in that Of
the three directly concerned, CT whom
the woman Is most clearly seen and
drawn. But the book makes up for this
by an abundance OF ingenious plot with
incessant action. Indeed, It is essen
TALLY n story of plot and incident II
deals with the consequences of Jealousy
more than with the jealousy itself.
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SOCIOLOGY.

SOCIAL PROGRESS IN oNTEMPoRARy
EUROPE BY Frederic Austin ogg. Ph. d.
limo. pp, vii, 3s4. (Ths Macmillan Com
pany.b
Explaining those aspects o. European
social development since the later e4gn-
teenth century which seem to possess en-
during significance.
THE TASK OF SOCIAL, HYGIENE. BY
Hayelock Ellis. svo. pp. Nv, 414 (The
Houghton Miftin Company
consideration OF such subjects ~ the
changing status OF women ana the new
ASPECT OF the woman movement: the de-
rIhcance OF the falling birth rate; shs
tneory Of eagenics. etc
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ton, at the General Theological Seminary, II
New York. in the Lent OF 1912.
THREE DREAMS. BY Hugh Black. Frontis-
piece. l2mo, pp. 80. Crhe Fleming II. Reyel
Company
A HISTORY OF THE LITERATURE OF
ANCIENT ISRAEL. From the Earliest
Times to l35 b. c. BY Henry Thatcher
Fowler, Pm. d. svo, pp. xiv, 1872. Crhe Mac
milan Company
The connected story Of the growth Of
IsraePs thoughts in It's changing forms OF
expression and In relation to other aspects OF
her history.
THE HEART OF THE CHRISTIAN MES
SAGE BY George Aaron Barton. New
edition. revised and enlarged. limo, pp. 1i,
2lS. (The Macmillan Company
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BIOGRAPHY.

GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM. A Memoir. To-
gether with Record Of the Earlier Years
Of the Publishing House Founded by Him.
BY George Haven Putnam, Lift. d. Fronts
piece. syo, ID. vi. 47e. (G. p. Putnam's
Sons)
The narrative includes "reminiscences OF
life in London in the early 40s and refer
enccs TO men OF letters and other persons OF
distinction on both sides OF the Atlantic
T. Do WITT TALMAGD AS KNEW HIM.
BY the Late T. De Witt Talmage, d. ID.
With Concluding Chapters by Mrs. T. De
Witt Talmage. with illustrations. evo, pp.
viii, 439. OE. p Dutton g. Coz
An autobiography.
THB THREE BRoNTEs. BY May Sinclair.
With Illustrations Svo PIP. xvi, 296 Crhe
Houghton MIifiln Company
biographical and critical study.
LETTERS OF GEORGE MEREDITH Col
lected and Edited by His Son. In two vol
umes Illustrated Svo. PIP. vi, 1928; 324.
Charles Scribner's Sons)
The letters cover the period from ls44 10
1909. and many OF them are addressed 10 his
life long friends Admiral Maxse, Lord Nor
ley. members OF his own family, Robert Louis
Stevenson. Mr. Frederick Greenwood. and
Theodore Watts-Dunton.
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SCIENCE.

fHE DEPTH OF THE OCEAN. A General
Account OF the Modern Science OF OCEAN
ography Based Largely on the Scientific
Researches Of the Norwegian Steamer
Michael Sars in the North Atlantic. By
and DR. Johen Hort. With Contributions
from Professor A. Appellof, Professor n
II. Gran and DIR. B. Holland Hansen IL
Illustrated. ITO. PIP. Xxx. s2l. cine Mac
milan Company
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POETRY.

THE POLITICAL WORKS OF GEORGE
MEREDITH; WITH some 40 49, nm Wv COG.
Trevelyan. Frontisplece. oVo' pp' Az Vs.
(Chares Scribner's Sons
Complete edition, with notes ana d"
index OF first lines
THE CALL. OF BRO1HERHOOD. ana
other Poems By Corinne Roosevelt k9p-
inson 12mo. PIP. tx, e3. CCharies scrio-
ner's Sons.)
The poems are grouped under the head
ings Of Life, Heroism. Love and Grief.
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EDUCATIONAL.

QUESTIONS OF SHAKESPEARE. The Tenn
pest. The Merchant OF Venice BY Albert
II. Tolman. Small l2no. pp. TX. "a; tx, 90
Chicago: The University Of Chicago Press)
These pamphlets contain lists Of questions
and chapters on individual acts and scenes
OF the plays. the sources and studies OF the
various characters
40 MUMMIFTED HISTORY ~ NEW YORK
SCHOOLS. e BY Andrew Sloan Draper. LII
=. limo, PIP 80. Syracuse: c. W. Bar
deem
An address delivered before the New York
State Teachers Association In November
1911.
INTRODUCTION TO EXPERIMENTAL EDU-
CATION. BY Robert r. Rusk. NJ. A, II. A,
Pm y. limo, pp, viii, 3U3. Uongmans
Green & Coz
EInbodying the main results OF investiga-
lions IN the new subject OF experimental
education. and based on MeumAnns "Nor-
losunEcn eur Enflhrung In die expert
mcntcle Padagoglk.'
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diseased, on the verge of violence.
This, then. is study of jealousy, and
in dealing with that passion the dark
est imaginings Of the author are ad-
MISSILE. There are the darkest facts
Of daily life around us to justify her.
In manner of treatment the story is,
however, melodramatic rather than
strong" because it's psychology is not
deep or convincing, either in the case
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RELIGIOUS.

rur MINISTER AS SHEPHERD. BY Charles
EDWARD Jefferson. 12rno. PIP. VII ~
CThomas Y Crowall & Coz
Comprising the George Shepard Lectures
cal seminary. They treat Of the pastoral
duties OF clergymen.
SPIRITUAL, SURGERY. BY Oliver Hucksl
s. T. d. limo, pp Kill. 1o9 (Thomas l.
Crowel a Coz
Drawing analogies between the miracles OF
modern surgery and processes going on To-
day In the spiritual worlds
THE AUTHORITY OF RELIGIOUS ExPE-
RIENCE BY Charles Lewis Slattery. ID, D.,
rector OF Grace Church. In New York. limo,
pp viii. $50. Q,ongmans. Green Coz
Lectures delivered on the Paddock Founde-
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eliort Tor a while. to take our bear
ihss at distance. These two, returned
TO London, will find that the real prob-
ZEN OF readjustment awaits them there
nus MT Wells, at the end Of his story,
ieaVes us face to face with a new sit
u"'loh' d new question, a new interest.
ana mat is, after all. the best way and
.le truest' OF ending a story-especial-
~ 50 significant a story as this. The
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proofreading Of this volume is un-
pardonably slipshod.
A NEleHBoRHooo STORY.


THE RICH MRS. BURGOYNE. BY Kath-
leen Norris illustrated by Lucius Henry
Hitchcock 12mo, PIP. 297. The Mac
milan Company.
Mrs. Burgoyne settles in a little Cali
fornia town, bringing with her all the
prestige of life in the great world
abroad and at Washington, for she is
the widow of a diplomat. The local
society" does its best 10 give an
imitation OF those brilliant circles; 1t
effort Of complicating life and adding
to its cost. The rich Mrs. Burgoyne,
on the other hand, calmly goes her
own simple way. Instead Of copies Of
San Francisco costumes that are copies
Of New York costumes that are copies
OF Paris models, she wears plain. COM
Portable wash dresses; her children are
happy in colored ginghams instead of
being self conscious and miserable in
starched white CONNECTIONS; her DINERS
are not given with the purpose Of out
shining other hostesses. and her sub
stance Is not invested in snowy fur
niture, hangings and bric-a-brac. But
she can afford such things-is she not
the rich Mrs. urgoyne?-thertfore she
sets a sane example that firds follow
ers. But there is more work for her
10 do in the little town--in its slum,
where the factory girls Ave. This is
the teaching of the book, which is con-
veyed TO the reader In an ingenious
plot that holds more than one surprise
in the unfolding of Its love story II
is all more or less on the surface-the
lesson is taught. so TO speak, in words
of one syllable-but this only adds in
the end to the refreshing simplicity
that is the chief charm Of this tale.
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