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A GENEROUS STORY.

LADDIE. \ True Blue Story. BY Gene
Stratton- Porter. With illustrations IN
color BY Herman Pfe.fer. l2mo. PIP. 6o2.
Doubleday, Page Co
There is nothing stingy about the
author of this tale. Mrs. Stratton-Por-
ter evidently believes that "A good deal
Of a good thing is much better than
that little which often is said 10 go
such a long way. Here in over six hun
dred big pages is enough story for two
or three entertaining and popular books.
There are two weddings at one church
at the same time. And several others
go before. There are fairies 10 begin
with. that is. for Ladies' Little Sister.
She IL il who tolls the reader every
thing that happened, all I'm her own
very attractive way. As there were
already eleven in the family. Little
Sister was not much wanted" and
Laddie was the only one who loved
her at first. That is why she loved
him bliudly. shared his secrets and ran
his crrands. So. when he had letter
which he wished 10 send 10 a fairy
Princess. who, he said. on magic
carpet in an enchanted wood made
sunshine on dark days. she took IL to
the beech tree by ;hc pawpaw thicket
as directed. Drawing SO many things
gypsles. snakes and even Paddy Ryan.
who mad come hack from the war
wrong In his head" And who did the
Princess turn out 10 be but Pamela
Pryor the English girl considered by
everybody around 50 stuck up" whose
people talked 80 funny and whose
father was an "Inddcl" Little Sisters
parents were Methodists. and said that
not to be a Christian was the very
worst thing that could happen 10 you.
Little Sister recites many hymns as
well as much poetry out Of "McGuf-
fcy's Sixth" and from other places,
all opposite TO the many things which
she witnesses. She has an interesting
family and many entertaining rela-
tives, friends and neighbors.
OF the making OF books about In
diana life there seems TO be. indeed, no
end. but one may seek much further
and fare a great deal worse than in
reading this story. 1t Is full Of the
scent of rustic nature, mlngles senti-
ment with humor, romance with Skill
full pictures Of a plain though pictur-
esque life: It contains n little excite
ment now and then, plenty OF Hoosier-
esdue ideallsm and some mighty good
chicken dinners.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
FICTION INDEXED
A New photography of lmagl-
native Literature.

A GUIDE TO THE BEST FICTION N
ENGLISH. BY Ernest \. Baker. NJ. y,
ID. Lit. New edition, thoroughly revised
and enlarged. Square Svo., PIP. XII, Sl5
The Macmillan Company.
This new edition Of Mr.. Bakers De
scriptive Guide TO the Best Fiction,
English and American" published in
1903, is practically a new work. Not
only has il been enormously enlarged
in the mere matters of numbers-it reg
listers, with descriptive notes and other
photographed data, between 1000 and
5000 novels-but its scope has also
been expanded, especially in the mat
ter of the fiction Of foreign countries
available in translation. Finally, it in
Guides the great literatures of Europe
and those of India, China. japan, Per-
sa and Arabia as well.
1t is the index. however, that gives
this encyclopedia OF fiction in English
its value TO literary workers, Librarians.
publishers and booksellers. This index
does not merely register names and IT,
ties. but also place-references, histor-
ical illusions. names Of outstanding
characters, and topics. which in this
day Of the fictional discussion Of all
problems and conditions Of life, is OF
the utmost practical aid. The brief
notes accompanying the novels re-
corded are descriptive rather than crit
ical. In fact, in the case Of authors Of
the prominence Of Henry James, FOR
instance, the notes clearly indicate that
Mr. Baker presupposes a certain kno"l-
edge Of their work in general on the
part Of those who consult his book.
The index is the work Of Mr.. Baker $
wife and daughter. 10 whom he dedi-
Gates this Guide" They have earned
the distinction. az they Will earn the
thanks of all who have occasion To con-
suit these many pages.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
HALL GAME,
THE WOMAN THOU GAVEST ME.
Being the Story OF Mary O'Nelll written
by Hall Caine. l2mo, PIP. 5S5. phila-
delphia. The j. b. LippincOtt Company.

THE WOMAN THOU GANEST ME.
Being the Story OF Mary O'Nelll written
by Hall Caine l2mo. PIP. 5S5. phila-
delphia: The j. b. Lppincott Company.
Time was-it is now "A quarter OF n
century ago-when Hall Caine seem
ingly gave promise of great things
TO come. He was TO be sort OF Eng
lish Victor Hugo. working in strong
whites and stronger blacks on large
surfaces. magnifying the tragedies OF
life TO gigantic proportions. The prom
ise has not been kept, the expecta-
tion has remained unfunlled. Mr.
Caine chose to turn his talents to other.
even more profitable purposes The
pretence Of fiction as a criticism OF life
he has kept up. and still keeps up, but
what he has really given us is lurid
melodrama, distorted for the sake Of
sensationalism and the accompanying
large sales. lie has cultivated his bad
taste till II has become colossal, and
abundance OF II In the world. Like
calls to like. Bohemia, Denmark, Hol-
land. Finland. France, Sweden. Ger
many, Hungary. Italy. japan. Poland
Russia and Spain are to have the op-
portunity of reading this latest achieve
ment of his in translation simultane-
ously with England and America.
Even n Yiddish edition is reported 10
be in preparation.
"The Woman Thou Gavest Me" is
professedly a protest against the di-
vorce laws Of England, and. still more
pointedly against the firm attitude of
the Catholic Church on the subject.
Hence elective affinities. 1t delves with
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22

earth on his bed, and after lying down
upon 1t put more American soil on MS
stomach. and a few hours afterward
died as he had lived-that Is to say, as
a comedian" The third and fourth
volumes Of these journals will shortly
be forthcoming.
LA Crinoline Enchantee The Mag
ic Crinoline''-- is the suggestive title OF
a novel based upon historical anecdotes
and gossip of the court Of the Tuileries
during the Second Empire. The au-
thor, NJ. Albert Boissiere, deals with
Napoleon III in much the same way
as Dumas treated Queen Margot and
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
and the village of Oldtown are faith
fully portrayed.
ABOARD THE LUGGER.

THE LADY AND THE PlRAIr; by
emerson Hough illustrated oy HaITy
A. Mathes. Emo, PIP. 43o. lhoiaiiap''''
The Bobbs-M Merrill Company
When a man who woos in vain taxes
to piracy with the obdurate lazy Ittle
cousin. he may see more in the game
than he expected, and take 10 Playing
II in real earnest. Thus it comes 10
pass that a man of standing ana SUD
stance, in his thirtieth year. becomes
Black Dan the Avenger. and captures
in the Mississippi River his own yacht
with the aid Of those two desperadOes'
Jean Lahtte, fourteen years old, ana
Henry L,Olonois, at. Sud6 All. BE II
understood that the refractory lady IS
aboard the boat, chaperoned by her
aunt. as the guest Of its owners friend
and rival, Cal Davidson, who mas
chartered ii for the summer. Here is
what appears to be real piracy, a run
down the river to the Gulf, pursuit by
the mystified Davidson in motor boat
the country alarmed, the newspapers
provided with first page stories, and a
shipwreck in prospect. The two boys
have a glorious time, playing the game
enthusiastically, while Black Dan
presses his suit with piratical persist
ence. assisted in the crisis by the faith
full dog Partial, who loves them both.
IL is a clever idea, carried out with
considerable dash and humor and ro-
nance, but the author has not been
able TO efface altogether the traces OF
the hard work 1t has cost him to write
the book.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
A CLASSY" GIRL.

GERTRUDE, A Novel. BY Edward Hun
gerford Frontspiece by George Brehm.
l2mo. PIP. viii 3s5. Mcbride, Mast & co.
This, says the author. is the chronl-
Gle of an average American family" 1t
is an excellent piece of work, an un-
interesting book OF sober fiction. AS
for Gertrude the backbone Of this ex-
cellent family, we quite. quite agree
with another admirer Of hers, young
Harry Bushnell. that she is indeed
very CLASSY girl" We were a little
embarrassed, though, at first, I'm the
presence OF such a rather unusual
heroine. Thick-lensed glasses rode
pertly on her lovely nose. And she
was decidedly high brow" We met
her reading Motley's Dutch Repub
lic." Carlyle's French Revolution"
she liked as much az French ice cream,
and The North American Review"
was her favorite magazine. Cynthia.
who went in for flirting and the
movies" and absorbed the works OF
Mcssrs. McCutcheon and Randolph
Chester. struck us as putting one to
much less of strain. But when the
cotton trade released Mr.. Joel Paddle
ford from the business necessary to
support his fairly expensive family. and
Uncle Mlcajah died, bequeathing to him
the Union Hotel at Oldtown, whittier
the family found II advisable to go,
then Gertrude came out wonderfully.
She became her fathers sweetheart:
the Union Hotel was transformed into
the Green Tree Inn; she met tragedy
and conquered, and love crowned her
queen. Various aspects Of New York
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
HALL CAirIe, AUTHOR Ot
T.e W(orAhTnOU SAvEST NE.

Louis XIII. He seems to have drawn
his facts from the now somewhat rare
books Of Pierre de La Gorce, Alberto
Second. Gustave Claudin and the Me
molres" OF Horace Viel-Castel. Local
color" is deftly handled, and one mas
exceedingly amusing, If not always
new, anecdotes Of the Marquis de ra'-
liffet. then a dashing young lieutenant
Of the Guides" of Fleury, the EN-
peror's favorite aide-de-camp; OF Mlie'
I,enormand. the famous fortune teIier
and of Douglas Hume. the tapie-
turner" spiritualist and "mystiher'
who for n brief time obtained extraor-
binary ascendancy over Napoleon Ill
and the Empress Eugenie. The doings
OF the secret police have an Important
share IN this fanciful fiction OF the
Tuleries. - Il ~
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FOR THE CULTIVATED READER.

THE HAND OF PETRARCH. And other
Stories. BY T II. Sullivan. l2mo. pp.
$40. The Houghton Mihlin Company.
This is an uncommonly dignified book
OF contemporary fiction. one for the cul-
tivated reader alone. The fitting and
simple distinction of its printed page
probably would frighten away any
other. Messer Enrico Capfa, the gold
smith Of Bergamo, in the year 1874
famous man, and his profound devotion
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
BOOKS AND AUTHORS
Current Talk of Things Present
and 10 Come.

William De Morgan has at last de-
cided upon the title Of his new novel
II will be called when Ghost Meets
Ghost" and will be published by Henry
Holt e. Co. late in October or early In
November.
Old Ballads.
1t is possible that Professor c. A,
Smiths plan for the collection In the
Virginia mountains Of suryivals OF old
English and Scottish ballads may pro-
duce some interesting variations not
discovered by Professor Child. Pro-
fessor Smith has found some Of these
existing in oral tradition among the
mountaineers, and has inspired the
Virginia school teachers with the am.
bition TO search for others. He win
himself edit these survivals and pub.
lish them in book form. 1t will be, we
imagine, a slender volume.
Lanes Last Editorial Work.
THE Strange Story Book" which 10
announced as one OF the publications Of
the holiday time. is the last Of the Dc.
Iightful series edited by Andrew Lang
1t was in type when he died and bis
widow has revised the proofs.
The South and the West.
Our Southern Highlanders" is the
title OF a book in which Mr.. Horace
Kephart has described in all serious
ness a region and a people not often
dealt with except in novels. The
author has known them well for many
years. The Outing Publishing Com
Dany is bringing out the book. In 0c-
tober this firm will publish The Trail
10 Yesterday" a picturesque novel Of
Western life. by Mr.. Charles A.
Seltzer.
An Italian Adventures.
Miss Gertrude Hall, whose short
stories are known to magazine readers,
is about to publish a novel, THE Truth
About Camilla" The heroine is, We be-
lleve, the beautiful Italian girl, some Of
whose experiences have been narrated
by the author in scattered chapters
contributed 10 THE Century" An
other forthcoming novel from this
house is Miss Maria T. Davless's
"Tinder Box" II is a humorous story
of a fair Southern girl who asserts
what she feels is the right Of her sex
to propose marriage TO the man Of her
choice.
Worse than the Tanso3
The comfortable sum Of fl25-ap-
proximately S625-has just been paid
in London for an uncut copy Of the
original edition of Byron's denunciation
OF THE Waltz" Copies Of this edi-
tion are very rare, and this price shows
notable leap IN value, one having
been sold two years ago for only $50.
Byron wrote the poem und9r the guise
Of Horace Hornem," who had decor
ously settled down in life as the hus'
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
JACK LONDON. AUTHOR or
\JOHA BARLErCORN

Of serial stories. our author draws
largely upon English writer's in TINS
to Meredith, and ends by
comparing him with Shakespeare, to
whom. he says. bears a greater re-
semhlance than any other novelist
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22

William De Morgan has at last de-
cided upon the title of his new novel
IT will be called When Ghost Meets
Ghost" and will be published by Henry
Holt e. Co. late in October or early In
November.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22

GERTRUDE, A Novel. BY Edward Hun
gerford. Frontispiece by George Brehm
l2mo PIP. viii 3s5. Mcbride, Mast * Co
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
Old 3 BslIads.
Lana's Last Editorial Work.

The Strange Story Book" which is
announced as one OF the publications Of
the holiday time. is the last Of the De.
lightful series edited by Andrew Lang.
1t was in type when he died and bis
widow has revised the proofs.
New-York tribune., 1913-08-22
DRINK AND MEN.

JOHN BARLEYCORN. BY Jack London'
Illustrated by II. r. Dunn. l2mo. PIP. $40.
The Century Company.
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$500 and Harry TrachtenberS, 5000. Judge
Holt appointed Henry Lesser receiver; BOND
500.
RoSENFELD & CO.-Dayid Rosenfeld. do
ing business as Rosenfeld & Co, women s
tailor at No. GA Madison avenue, flied pen
ton with liabilities of S5,I73; assets, s3soO
consisting Of stock $3.50 fixtures sl'5o-' ac-
counts Sl22 and cash I'm bank sl6 a.,
against the Pelletier Company, hotel keeper AT
No. 100 TO 126 West s2d stree. Creditors
clara b. Bauer, 500 for rent; Mary Merican
Sii and James Foley, $50 Assets are es,,
mated at $3.50. The company occupied iou'
private houses a boarding house. 49,,
HERMON BRONSON.-Hermon bronson
real estate broker OF No. $50 Nassau street
filed a petition with liabilities OF -, loS; no
assets The largest creditor is w NJ. WEE s
OF Linton, Ind, $1,000. claim for damages TOT
breach Of warranties Of a printing press solu
by Mr. Bronson. for which suit is penang
JOHN @. SCHELHORN.-John q. SGhei
horn, bakery and lunchroom, at No. biZ huu
son street filed petition with Liabilities OF
stock. $50: fixtures, 5000. accounts, s23l and
one-half interest I'm real estate AT Rye ana
Harrison. n. Y, $500.
SAMUEL LEVIN Schedules Of samuel
Levin. clothing manufacturer. OF NO; lo5
BIeeckeE street show liabilities OF s9,J06; as
sets 81 525, consisting ~ stock, $1,000; equity
I'm accounts, 81 Alb: claim. $40. and cash, $40.
KALMAN MISHKIN.- Schedules OF Kalman
Mishkin. manufacturer Of sweaters, at No. ~
Montgomery street, show liabilities Of SI,G3s;
assets 81 800. in stock fixtures and accounts.
AMSTERDAM WINE STORES COMPANY.
INC.--Schedules Of the Amsterdam. Wine stores
Company, Inc, az NO. l2hs Amsterdam ave
nue. show liabilities Of SO ia; assets, $500,
consisting OF stock $500. and accounts, $50.
TRONTZ BROS.-Trontz Bros, cloaks and
suits at No. l21 Essex street, made an as
sgnment to Joseph =. Karn. The partners
are Samuel and Nathan Trontz.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
COTTON PRICES
UP A LITTLE
Market Generally Quiet, with
Traders Awaiting the
Crop Report.
WEATHER FOR COTTON STATES

For Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
fair to-day and tomorrow; light variable
winds
For Eastern Texas, cloudy to-day and to-
morrow. moderate east winds.
For Western Texas, fair to-day and to-
morrow.
For Virginia. North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Georgia, fair to-day and to-mor-
row; light variable winds
For Tennessee, fair to-day and Tomorrow.
only little scattering demand from
local and Southern sources was sufficient
to advance prices in the cotton market
yesterday. There was no evidence OF out
standing bull interest, and the buying
was credited 10 covering by sellers who
had been disappointed over the lack OF
attention paid TO the ginning returns,
with some due to a better demand for
low grade spots In the Eastern belt and
more favorable reports from the Boston
yarn market. After a little skirmishing
following an opening 1 point above to the
same amount below the previous close
the market began TO work higher, and
although the close was or points on
from the best under realizing, the close
was at net gain OF TO 10 points.
southern spot markets were generally un-
changed, Savannah being 1-16c off, and
the local market held quiet at 13.40c for
middling upland; no sales. Local con-
tract prices:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
WESLEYAN DECLINES
GAME WITH YALE
Long Series of Football Games To
Be Broken Next Fall for
the First Time.

MlddIetown. Conn, Dec. 9.-Francis B.
Upham, jr manager N the Wesleyan
University football team, announced TO-
night that Wesleyan has declined to meet
Yale on the gridiron next fall. Since 1879
Yale has always opened the season with
Wesleyan at New Haven.
An invitation was extended to Wesleyan
again this year. Upham said. but OWING
to the fact that the game was too nara
on the players for the. first OF the season
il was deemed advisable 10 decline the IN
vitation.
Yale has me: Wesleyan in football
more times than any other college, the
series starting in 1859. Forty games nave
been played in all, Yale scoring l'sOo
points TO Wcsleyan's Y. Wesleyan has
never beaten or tied Yale, and has scored
e., only three Of the games.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
AMHERST BREAKS THE TIE
Warren Elected Captain OF the
Football Eleven for 1914.

Amherst. Mass. Dee. Webster Ham
lin Warren. of Falmouth, Mass, was to-
day elected captain of the Amherst loot
ball team for the season Of 1914. The Sc
lection Of Warren was accepted by inc
student body with loud cheers.
The result came only after struggle
with Newton Kimball, whose fight for the
position caused four ballots TO be cast
on the first three attempts at an election
each candidate received seven votes
To break the tie the athletic council
gave the right 10 vote to the three men
who had previously earned their a. but
did not play this year When the seven
teen "A" men voted Warren was elected
10y TO s.
The captain-elect came 10 Amherst from
Riverview Academy. where he was a star
back. He has played left half for Am
herst two years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
PENN. SPORTS SHOW LOSS
Football and Basketball Pay,
-. hut OtherS=No.

Philadelphia. Dec 9.-Football and Ods-
ketball were the only sports at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania to show ilnan-
cial profit last season, according to the
report submitted last night to the Ath-
letic association.
Receipts from football were Si.O3 for
100 while the expenses were 13,H2. Bas-
.etball cost 1891 and the receipts were
~ az Baseball receipts were %'c'2 ana
the expenses were sloll9 Track cost
t,2 oos with receipts of $3.50. The report
showed a deficit Of ss4S9.
The expenses included interest on bohus'
office and general expenses as well as
donations to many sports for which 10
admission fees are charged. The net
r.ceipts from all sources were s92'2i5' ana
the expenses sl0O751.
A proposition to increase the meihoe'
shin dues was defeated.
The graduate members Of the board Vi
directors elected were John a. Brown
05. Howard Kennedy Hill, 49, Johh H.
Minds. '9s. and Carl s. Williams 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
CURB MARKET IRREGULAR
Activity in Industrials and the
Mines During Day.

In the curb market yesterday further
strength and activity developed at the
outset. especially in the industrial list.
Around midday, however. realizing
brought about a reactionary tendency and
in some instances all the early gains were
lost. Canadian Pacific rights were traded
in on an extensive scale, and after adj
vancing a fractoo eased off, while the
per cent notes, after selling at I02is, We're
offered down to 1905. The Standard oil
issues were again prominent by strength
in spots. There appeared 10 be a good
demand for Standard Oil of New York at
an advance of ) points, while New jersey,
after a gain of 4, lost more than half,
There was a fair inquiry for Solar Rein
ing and Standard Oil Of Nebraska and Cal
iforna. British American Tobacco, on the
announcement of the dividends, improved
about half The copper stocks were
steady, but comparatively quiet. Mining
issues were active in some of the Cobalt
and Tonopah shares, and some stocks
were notably firm.
FURNISHED by Harry L. Thompson & Co.. M.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-10
TRADING ON THE
CONSOLIDATED
Market Unsettled by Weakness in
Few ISsueS-Declines Gen.
eral at Close.

Continued liquidation in New Haven,
with heavy selling of a number OF other
stocks, notably New York Central. Cana
dian Pacific and American Sugar Refining,
served to unsettle the entire market on
the Consolidated Stock Exchange. The
plunge downward Of New Haven led the
bears to assert that the dividend was
more likely to be passed than to be re-
duced to per cent, as Wall Street has
been generally expecting. New York Cen
trails weakness was referred to as SYM
pathetic with that Of New Haven. Neither
stock touched quite as low a price on the
Consolidated as it did on the New York
Stock Exchange. New IIaven's low was
7i%.. against ne on the other board, and
New York Centrars low was %, against
9l2i. From the opening, at $3.50 o'clock,
prices reflected softuess, fractional de-
clnes being general on the call There
was, however. exceptional weakness on
the call I'm Canadian Pacific, which re-
corded loss compared with Monday $
closing Of rs points. The New York Stock
Exchange. when it opened at 10 o'clock,
Joined i'm this downward movement cana
dian Pacific breaking further on both eX-
changes. Business was well distributed,
with commission houses handling a good
volume Of orders. Reading had a total
of 1910 shares: United States Steel. $500
shares Amalgamated Copper, 2,530 shares,
and New York Central, l,5i) shares. Sales
of all stocks aggregated $3.50 shares. In
the early dealings Reading failed to sell
above l54. against high on the other eN-
change Of 1915; steel above 5lii, against
5ia.; New Haven above 10 against or
and Union Pacific above 1884, against
i537s. Canadian Pacific changed hands on
the call at 22S. against subsequent high
ON the New York Stock Exchange Of 20.