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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-07

Asphalt was known to the ancients,
and is said to have been employed as
a binder in masonry by the Babylon
ians. .....-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
HARPER'S MAGAZINE.

I'm the June "Harpcr's' Charles W.
Furlong. f. r. G. 5. speaks some time
Is and plain words on the subject of
Frances penal colony In Cayenne
THE Dry Guillotine" and the inferno
81 Captain Dreyfus. French Guiana is
an eyesore. not only 10 its immediate
English and Dutch neighbors. but an
anachronism on the soil of the New
World. Most informing and helpful in
the clearness Of its exposition and its
refreshing human touch is John i.
Mathews paper on labor exchanges in
England. and. incidentally. on the Con-
tincut. The Equity in a Job. From
his Easy Oh, ir Mr.. Howels discourses
on Woman Suffrage, mainly from he
English point Of view. but with Ameri-
can side glances at the treatment Of
the women's parade in Washington. for
instance. AS for one of the favorite
arguments Of the ants I'm this coun
try. that woman suffrage would double
the ignorant vote and place the en-
lightened voters in a still greater
minority why:
II is only among the rich and idle that
women are the interiors OF men. II is
only IN what calls Itself our best society.
Below that the women are the superiors
and the farther down YOU go YOU find
this truer and truer over the
washtub and the cookstove and the cradle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
BLAcKMAIL AND ROMANCE.

OUT OF THE ASHES BY Ethel Watts
Mumford. l2mo, pp. 2Jt Moffat, Yard
a c..
4 social blackmailer is promising
heroine, especially when New York is
her field Of operation, and we find her
at the very beginning OF the story
practising her profession on the mas
ter OF American finance. She has the
goods" on him and he buys what she
has TO sell. relying upon her honesty
I'm carrying out her part OF the bar
gain He has no other choice, but.
strangely enough, he feels that his
trust will not he betrayed. An eXtraor-
binary woman, this, the first being.
male or female. that has ever succeed
cd i'm getting the better Of him. He
begins TO take an interest In her. and
thus. by means or an adroitly con-
structed plot in which the blackmail
er's daughter plays a part-their so
cial position Is able-he
gets an insight into the workings Of
her system and its ramiticatlons. He
has detectives Of his own, of course,
wherefore. i'm the development OF his
strange pursuit. he stumblos ere long
upon his chief rival in the market,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW

80 fewer than three payers are De-
voted M this issue On tho Jsrsnes,
question. d.. william ElIio, Cribs
assures us that the japanese are most
Is Aryan. which Is beside the point 10
all practical present purposes. Don c
Seitz writes of the overload q wha
is now the most heavily taxed natio-
on earth. as the best guarantee q
peace Finally I'm an article bearing
the we'll known signature OF Home
Lea there is sensational picture d
our unpreparedness for war in The Pa.
cifc and on our own Pacific coast asl
~ the advantages which an invadiE.
japanese army SOB productive CsIiforuh
would have over American armI"
seeking TO dislodsc them via the Al
IONA desert OF curious interest O
those interested no am IS tho Rev s o.
McConnelrs inquiry into me Ethics
II Miracles"
What concerns mo rs au aspect Of Jns
matter which Cistre-scs and rcrpleA"
me as a Christian The question is MOI
Can any miracles Zoe proved to have hap
pcued' OF. Can belief iu miracles CO.
exist with belief in tho uniformity
nature II Is not, can miracles haPpei
but ought they 90 happen Can tn'
special Intervention OF God pa any poln'
I'm answer 10 tho solicitation OF an.
man or men. fail 90 work wrong ana ~
Justice 10 other mcn2 The whole UNI
verse is 50 bound together n neA1'
Of cause and effect that were the sun 70
stand still for three hours over ava
lon the stars beyond Bootes would "
wrecked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
HARDY ADVENTURES
Crude Life Observed in Various
Parts of the World.

THE CONFESSIONS OF a TENDER
FOOT Beng a true and unVarnished
account of his world wanderings. BY
Ralph stock. With Illustrations re-
produced from photographs by the au-
thor. Svo pp. 2f0 Henry Holt & Co.
Books have to be written all the
while FOR travel readers. There Is a
well defined type Of man we are in
formed upon good authority, that of d
bookseller Of thirty years standing.
which cares little for any other sort of
reading. One of the class composed
Of these solid minded gentlemen can
be recognized. TO quote our friend
again, across the street: just as, ne
says. with one eye shut he can tell"
p reader OF Or. van Dyke. This be-
fore us is not a literary" book. 80
far. so good" say sensible travel read
ers. The author is advertised as
man OF education and refinement. has
done work as a journalist, and writes
a perfectly clear. easy style. His work
will not, however, appeal to the subtle
mind as successfully vivacious, al
though he has struggled valiantly TO
make II so. But as n true and un-
vanished account Of world wander
ings," Of experiences in crude and
hardy living i'm the Canadian North
west and the lumber camps Of the
Western United States, Of adventures
and Observations in the South Sea ISL
ands, and Of farming experiments in
Australia. it is satisfactorily vivid.
The author is an Englishman and
wrote his book originally for an Eng
Iish indeed a London. audience. which
obviously he expects TO regard the
revelation Of his explorations Of such
foreign parts as North America a.
marvellous. indeed. lie translates for
its benefit the weird terms employed in
this division Of the world; for IN
stance. hobo. e.. tramp" And
the term box car he captures in his
net for English inspection. though
he cndeavors never 10 appear sur
prised at anything he encounters. ut
never does he says, Ito show sur
prise at anything in the West THE
Western mind" he observes further.
is dense on occasion" At one place
in his book he comes near 10 wit: a
muscular giant of a Russian whom he
employed on his fruit farm in Queens
land. yet was as gentle as woman
should he"
A very interesting portion Of this
book is that discussing the danger Of
loneliness and the deterioration OF self
respect in solitude. The author went
snecp herding by himself. For the
f-s, week he regarded the situation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
ATLANTIC MONTHLY.

The new issue OF the Atlantic opens
with q drastic paper by Hiram Bling
ham on the Monroe Doctrine, which ne
calls an obsolete shibboleth. respoh-
sible for much of the suspicion oil anu
the hostility against this country latent
in the South American republics. Inc
United States, says this writer should
realize that the great Latin nations 10
the south of us have reached man es-
tate and are well able to take care or
themselves. If we still fear European
aggression, Let us join the triple alll-
ance OF the Argentine, Brazil and CnlH'
which is now directed against our sus-
pected Entertainments; let US express
our desire to join with them I'm pro-
tecting the weaker parts OF America
against most improbable European de-
signs. And if interV ention be neces-
sarv i'm some Of the less advanced re
publics. let US not interfere except al
the mandate Of q congress OF the lead-
ing American powers. In his article on
.'The Real Fellow Peril" J. O. =. Bland
points out that IL is neither military
nor economic. but racial-that the
Chinaman as an Irresistible military
power is a figment Of the imagination
as is the dread Of his industrial com
petition. but that he will continue To-
drift i'm steadily increasing numbers 10
all parts Of the globe. This writer
pointedly draws attention 10 Tact
that constantly escapes It, the growing
Chinese emigration 10 Pacific South
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31

mersed in a seclusion suggestive OF the
harem. "Efacement, resignation, SUD-
mission" become the household watch
WORDS. II a married woman is seen
dancing twice with the same man. 81
is observed talking on several occasions
with him. she is forthwith boycotte1
bv the leaders Of society and her lie
becomes dreary indeed. NJ. Huret does
NOT wonder that upon her arrival III
Paris the Argentine lady often eX-
claims. AT last / can draw iree
brcatb," Cordoba. the Switzerland oil
Argentina" situated half way between
Buenos Ayres and Peru, is a sort oil
mecca Of tho old creole families. ana,
socially speaking. is. according to NJ
Hurct. the most charming spot in South
America
Some interesting chapters are devoted
TO the increasing influence Of germany
I'm Argentina. There are to-day forty
five thousand Germans living there
permanently. and the Germans out
number the British colonists by about
ten thousand. Germany supplies inc
military instructors for the army. 1t is
singular 10 note that during the Drey-
fus affair the government offered Lieu
tenant Colonel Picquart handsome
salary and tho post OF inspector gen
eral Of the army. He declined, saying
that his duty IN the Dreyfus affair
obliged him tu remain i'm France.
shortly afterward the young officers OF
the Argentine army were refused per
mission to follow the course Of instruc-
ton al the Ecolc de Guerrc, at Paris
but the Kaiser gave them full liberty
t. complete their studies at the German
military academies and even at the
STAFF School. The result is that the
Argentine arm, is modelled ON the Ger
man system. and the krupp establish
mont supple. the entire artillery for
th. state. nearly an the Warlikc stores
being ordered in Germany. The same
methods have been applied i'm other de-
partments Of commerce and industry
and the German Argentine trade dur
ing the wear 1912 attained the value OF
$50 100000 about two-thirds OF which
we're for goods imported into Germany
from Argentina.
According TO the latest statistics the
population Of Argentina is 9Iloooo.
NJ. Huret has visited every important
town and province. His descriptions
are exceedingly picturesque. and solid
facts and alert observations are pre-
scented In light conversational style.
with fun measure Of local color. The
book has an excellent map. G. !. b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
DON oUIXoTE" IN HEBREW

From T'he Dundee Advertiser.
The interesting news is received that
Mr.. &. y. Bialik, one Of the greatest
contemporary Hebrew poets, has trans
lated Don QuiXote' into pure Hebrew.
The work was carried out in accord
ance with a scheme suggested by Nine.
Zcitlin. who intends 10 pcrpetuate The
memory of her husband by the publ
cation Of Hebrew trauslations Of ia
nous literary masterpieces. The first
work 10 be translated under this ar
rangement was Uncle Toms Cabin"
which was followed 10y Hebrew edi-
ton Of the Arabian Nights trans
lated from the original Arabic by Duvld
Ycllin. a famous Hebraist from Jeru-
salem.
The successful completion OF these
three works naturally draws attention
TO the wonderful elasticity and adapta-
bility of a language which is errone-
ously look on as dead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31

al one Of absolute peace He con-
tinues
The second week was precisely like the
first except that when meal times came
around ! asked myself what was Tue
use Of lighting the ire, and answered the
question by sitting down 10 sour dough,
trcacle and water. II saved trouhle. ana
would keep me alive equally well without
the mutton and tea. The third week was
marked 10y my ceasine to clean nay teeth.
Just about this time ! also forgot
10 brush my hair. and even on occasions
10 wash. At the end OF 2 month !
received the first intimation that was
acquiring new habits. for one evening J
suddenly realized that I was talklnS 10
myself in quite a loud voice.
laughed and IL sounded strange 70
my own ears. Twice after that J
caught myself laughing with no apparent
cause Something had 10 be done
or | should go mad. And the
thought came into my mind. Was |
lunatic already
The author moved along on his wan
dCTiugs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
SCRIBN ER'S.

An article on mountain passes IN m.
Tyrol accessible 10 motor traffic oner.
the June "Scribner's" which also bss.
paper on Galata on tho Golden Ho-,
and still a third travel feature. Erno.,
Peixotto's Land Of the lucas Wi,t
novels by Mrs. Wharton and job,
Galsworthy running scriallv thropsb
its pages. this magazine continues 10
be Of absorbing interest Senate,
Lodges concluding Early Memories
arc full of meat lie writes Of sumns,
Wendell Phillips Motley. Parkman and
Robert G. Winthrop. Sumner. he saw,
totally lacked the sense ~ humor and
yet could say serious good things IN
occasion. When. after tho fan Of IN.
Second Empire. ne was boz Paris. Gam
BETA said to him We need a Ierar
son. NJ Sumner. We need a Jefferson
Find a Washington. 81 Gambctts
answered Summer. and a jefferson will
surely follow" Charles Eliot Norton
reminiscences OF his English Friends,
are continued. among them being this
time Leslie stephen. William Morris
and Carlyle. who described Ne Quln.
soy as
\ cross-tempered. 1ard-bcset poor ntt,
wretch Of helm mot him and NJ
looked pale and trembln as if h. vs'
afraid was about 90 devoH him. 6li
appeared % agree With ctDrth.u one sad
TN after "A little you found there was ra
point a. agreement whatsoever. ! never
was able 10 read much % what he wrote
hls Opium Eater" was fhe 0Ilr book
mis- could read 20 the end le was
nOthin' but legs and head. a queer spec
trail figure. and le led 0u tne Whole A
very poor. miserable. Jealous existence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
ARGENTINA
A Frenchman' Notes on South
American Society.
derings

Paris, May -.
". jules Huret. encouraged toy the
success OF his exhaustive volumes about
the United States Germany and Ar
gentina. has written second volume
entitled De la Plata a la Cordillere
des Andes" (Fasquelle). which COM
pletes his Investigations concerning tho
social and economic conditions Of the
Argentine Republic. Buenos Ayres So
ciety is somewhat severely analysed by
VI. Huret He finds that collectively
the Argcntines are extremely fond Of
European civilization they appre-
ciate luxurious living the latest inven-
lions. the newest books. most up-to-
date plays. and arc eager To- attract
foreign capital, foreign machinery ana
foreign skilled artisans 10 their coun-
try. But personally they remain insc-
cessible To the foreign visitor. even
when he arrives with the best recon-
mendatons. The foreigner will he m
vited. perhaps, TO the Jockey Club and
TO the theatre, but, with the possible
exception Of being admitted 10 two or
three families, he will never have an
opportunity Of meeting the wives ana
daughters OF the men to whom he
brings letters OF introduction.
This is attributed 10 old Spanish ira
dtion and to a sort Of atavism derived
from the Moors and Arabs. The young
lady i'm Buenos Ayres society is &C
corded considerable individual freedom.
but the moment that she is married all
is changed. The young wife is i'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
THE CENTURY,.

The June Century officially pro-
claims itself travel number"-in the
Grand Canyon OF the Colorado, in
Greece. India and atop OF the ST. BeT-
nard. not TO mention a paper on the
training Of n japanese child by the
author OF The Lady OF the pecors-
ton There are. also. two capital
papers on the capture Of Wild e!e-
plants. Ex-senator Edmunds presents
Another View Of the Hayes-Tilden
Contest 10 which Henry Natterson
furnishes an answer \ series OF eN-
tracts from John quincy Adams's let
tiers home during his soiourn in St
Petersburg as American Minister. in
the years lSO9-l4 IS chiefly concerned
with our own war with England and
with the Napoleonic disaster. Adams
met Mime. de Stael during her visit 10
the Russian capital and received a de-
cidedly queer impression Of the Illus
trious lady. She praised England eN-
travaganuy 10 the British Ambassa-
dor. Lord Cathcart. who added to her
euogies the statement that Great
Britain's glory lay in being a moral
nation Adams comments drily.
The qlittering sprehtliness OF the lady
and the stately gravity of the ambas-
sador were as We'll cOntrastcd as their
respective topics ~ praise. and II my
mind had been AT east % relish anything
Nm the nature of an exhibition ] should
have been m~h amused al hearing "A
Frenchwoman's celebration " the gener-
ositv OF tho English towards other ma
tons. and q lectJEe upon national moral
ity from the commander OF the expedition
10 Copenhagen.
Wagner's centenary is celebrated in
-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
STORIES BY Mr.. PAGE.

THE LAND OF THE SPIRIT By
Thomas Nelson Page. Illustrated.
Emo. pp vi. go Charles Scrbner $
Sons
The art Of Mr.. Page is exhibited IN
this new volume OF collected short
stories as an instrument OF many
strings. The chords are touched here
Of delicate sentiment and Of amiable
humor, of melodrama, almost. and
there is strain Of high spiritual quail
ity. Each story-or study maybe is
the better words an essay. an eXer-
else. In one of these emotions. And
each Is art OF distinction in its own
field. Mr.. Page saws in his preface.
Possibly the most notable change In our
national life loo the last decades rs the
deepening Of its note. out OF this
fresh moral consciousness have grown
most OF the new moral movements IN our
day and much the larger part or the
spiritual forces that have had their birth
IN our time. From taking thought only Of
the things Of the body We have come 10
ponder the treasures OF the soul and
new light has shown MS that the field is
no longer confined TO q future state !u
some distant heaven, but lies here actu-
ally In our midst.
The author has brought together
these stories under their present title
as In some sort rejecting elimpses
Of this new Land Of the Spirit" His
opening story. The Strangers Pew"
is curious blend OF poetic sentiment
and Of vitriolic criticism of fashionable
religious worship The Stable Of the
Inn" Is Biblical tale. But the story
which none but Mr.. Page could have
written is The Old Planters" in
which. with charming sentiment and
benevolent humor and touching trdg-
edy, Is typined in an antiquatod Old
couple the chivalrous spirit Of the old
South when the mental machinery
Of Colonel Garnctt had come infre-
qucutly TO give signs Of motion on oc-
casions the gentleman in him still
flashed out after the man had almost
faded into yacuity"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
FICTION AND PRESENT-DAY LIFE
Winston Churchill on Revivng Spiritual Lie homa
Nelson Pages Volume Of Stories Some New
Novels for Light Reading

vision that his heroine is a modern
woman. sclf-rcIaut and strong. who
get is so tired ~ the effort OF living, to
whom life is go empty without the old
faith I'm it's modern form-the old wine
i'm the latest Of many bottles-which the
hero reveals to her.
And so the clergy ar" once more TO
undertake the task in which they have
failed SO often. Of leading humanity to
its millennium a serious book, this.
Mr.. Churchuls most ambitious and
most sincere work. most readable
withal a best seller" no doubt and
one that viii fully deserve its pop
ularity however great that may prove
10 he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31

who. too. has paid without power OF
resistance. He discovers more-the
counterpart to break the woman's
power. There is a murder further on
and an unexpected ending. The story
belongs to the familiar genre of crime
and its detection. but there is so mucn
ingenuity in the construction and de-
velopment of the plot. the relations or
the chief actors towards each other
are so unusual, that the book is very
much Of a novelty Of its own kind.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
'JIJNF, MAGAZINES AND REVIEWS
Summer Trave-W'agner's Centenary" The yellow
Peri'-John Quincy Adams on Mime. de SaeI-
The Ethics of Miracles

they have worked out problems uh,.,
the enlightened classes have no, " PC.
thought out. And when they get tbs ~, ~
they will come naturally 10 the b.J, ~ y,
their enlightened brethren of the enI}yh,
ened classes, as far as they are resI,y
enlightened
Among the fiction. Y. u. Cornelr,
clever story OF The Gcniuses.r bp,
band and wife and their two childror
deserves notice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
MOST ADVENTUROUS.

THE MASK A story 81 Love and Nd
venture By Arthur liornhIo". Illus
trated by Paul Stair. Emo pp 90
The -. ". Dillingham; Company.
Mr.. Hornblow. who figures some
where among the best sellers. has Ger
tainly not stntcd his new story in the
matter Of adventure danger. plots and
counter plots. or Of a reward great
enough 10 have caused all this trouble
diamonds almost as large as the Cul-
Imam. taken out Of the ground of
South African farm. They belong to
an American syndicate. therefore they
must be brought 10 New York. and
Kenneth Traynor. one Of its members.
undertakes the dangerous mission. He
has a beautiful wife. a villanous bust
ness associate and a treacherous
French valet Also. he rs some
what reckless concerning the secret
Of his mission. The story is all plot,
wherefore only some of its ingredi-
cnts are given here without be-
travail Of their admixture and the re-
suit one ingenious twist Is given 10 n
all Boy the Introduction OF a case OF
double personality which turns out to
be something different altogether, and
again the reviewer must refrain from
anticipating the readers discovery OF
the true inwardness OF the case for
himself. Mr. Hornblow occasionally
offends against good taste, but no
doubt he knows his public, and suits il
in this as in everything else. The book
would be a rather entertaining com
IN nlnn ON a rallrnAl trim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31
THE PRIZE RING.

INSIDE THE ROPES. BY Charles Z.
Van Loan Illustrated by Arthur
Hut,hns. l2mo, PIP. AZ Boston: Small
Maynard & Co.
George Borrow sang the noble
bruisers Of old England and George
Bellows paints 'em-those Of our own
land-to-day. Gentlemen who sing, in
paint and prose, of gladlators usually
are not cream puffs" themselves. Mr..
Van Loan is a good red blood writer
and undoubtedly he knows the ropes
Of his subject. We ourselves are more
concerned with what are known as the
fine arts than we are what he de
scribes as "a patron Of the liberal
arts" Nevertheless. we declare mat
when we threw down this volume Of
short stories Of the prize ring we were
entirely in sympathy with Eddie
Haynes when he appeared i'm the door
way Of Battling Pete's' dressing
room at the close of the go with The
Fighting Pawnbroker." His collar
was torn loose. his vest was ripped
open. he was pcrspirng literally and
his voice was hOarsc' We much ad-
mired Battling Pete's' magnificent
caulifower ear" and I'm our heart #
hearts VIC wish him well in the laun-
dry business whittier with his bride
he has gone. Peter was not hanj-
some. but his face was easier 10 look
al when he smiled" Able Marcuse
also very much took our fancy; THE
tools Of his art were his two hands.
his two eyes and his large, intelligent
feet" The Leadville Blacksmith,
who lost his Jennie to his willy mana
gcr, much moved our sympathies.
"Out for tho stuff the leading tale
OF the collection. is n story Of fixed
fight. Tommy F'laherty, affectionateiy
dubbed the Fighting Mick was not
an amateur who fights for glory
which fades md gold watches when
turn green. but the professional VINO
takes his gold straight; and sometimes
crooked" But the best laid plans oil
mice and managers often go astray.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-31

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.