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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
A BOOK OF QUOTATIONS.

Flora Tronnmuta Calendar OF Trnnslations.
By Maria Bowen. Published by Sherman, French
6: Company. Boston,
a collection OF brief quotations, for the
most part translatons from famous
writer's Every great author, OF whatever
ase or country. has left behind him some
story or saying too good to be lost, With
out the kindly aid of a translator. how
ever, many are wholly inaccessible to the
person OF average education. whose
knowledge OF other languages than his
>own seldom enables him TO appreciate the
great writer's OF those tongues. This col
lection. therefore: opens TO the enjoyment
OF all some pithy words OF the great mas
ters of thought OF many tongues and
ages, There are, too, some particularly
choice bits from American and English
authors. 4 short tale or two from Chau-
Ger. some of Martiars light and graceful
eplgrams and his poems about st. Pauls
two Roman friends. the Spanish rhvmIng
proverbs, some lines from the Roman
Brevlary. transations OF Hebers poems
of German life. and selections from our
own Bawthorne's Wonder Book indi-
cate the wide variety OF selection which
makes monotony in this work impossible.
Since the reading of such a collection
Is necessarily much more enjoya BILE and
Instructive y not attempted all at one
time. the collection has been divided into
three hundred and sixty-fve parts. MAX
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
A BOOK OF GOOD ESSAYS.

Tho Greatest OF These; A Book OF Five TO
Twonty Minute Essnys by Robert o. Law
ton. Chair OF English In Lander College. Pub
li'hod by Sherman, French Company, Boston.
A volume Of brief essays Of high moral
purpose and lofty ideals. There Is GER
tain poetic quality In the authors style
which gives added charm to the book.
The meaning OF life and its mystery are
treated In vital fashion; the mission OF
life Is stated graphically and convincingly.
a characteristic feature of the book.
which In this case Is a most desira BILE
one, Is Its breyity. The author Is writing
Tor busy people who have no time for un
necessary, long -drawn-out introductions
and explanations. The subject Is entered
upon without needless preamble, revealed
In It's true perspective. and elaborated
upon freely but not too fully in Il fresh,
vigorous manner which invests old and
hackneyed subjects with new life and
richer meaning. And because OF the
terseness Of the presentation, the reader
Is left with certain valuable and definite
Ideas rather than somewhat confused
memory OF many metaphors.
This is essentially not dead, dry-as-
dust series of prosaic moraliznes, but a
collection of wel-conceiyed and expressed
thoughts calculated TO give equivalent
In pleasure and profit for value received
OF the busy readers time
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
PLEA FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH.

Queen Elizabeth; Various Scenes and Events In
tho Life OF Her Majesty. By Gladys L Locke.
~: A. Published by Sherman French 6 Com
pnny. Boston.
This work is n distinct departure from
the usunl books on Queen Eliza beth. pic
turing, as II does, the personal rather
than the political side OF the great
queens l!fe. showing by the Introduction
OF various anecdotes, speeches and con-
temporary letters the woman's heart that
beat beneath the royal purple.
The. author contends that history has
not always been kind TO Elizabeth, and
sometimes has laid undue emphasis upon
her frivollties and little vanltes. which.
after all. were but superficial character
istics OF great and many sided ynind-a
mind the very cpitome OF a great and
many sided age. She IS here depicted in
her many and sharply contra asted aspects;
ms the Keen. far-seeing and willy states
woman as the coquette; the whims-
ically affcctionate godmother, and again
ns the sincere and sympathetic friend
BY means Of copious selections from
contemporary documents, the author
would mitigate the storm of reproach and
censurc that has descended upon Eliza.
beth because of the execution of Mary
Stuart
In short. II shows that Eliza beth. with
all her greatness and all her pettiness,
was after all n woman like other wom-
en-. and being SO. must needs have run
The gamut OF human emotions the while
they were held in restraint and propor-
tion by q masculine and clearly balanced
mind.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
INTERPRETATIvE SHORT STORIES.

Outlines: 4 Collection Of Brief Imss!native
Studies Rotated TO Many Phases of Thought and
Feeling, and Representing al Effort to Give
an Interpretation TO Familiar Human Expo
rlcnceS by John D. Barry. Published by
Paul Elder and Company. San Francisco.
This is q fine collection OF short narra-
tives, each remarkable for its distinction
and condensation. Many contain the nee
essary framework for a novel. The au-
thor, John D, Barry. has long been promi-
nent in the newspaper held. and, in fact.
1t was while so engaged that he branched
out as an author.
Like, the authors previous book the
rely mainly on suggestion. They invite
the cooperation of the reader. Tech
nically they are exceptional In their swift
full meaning of "The Wife OF the
Prophet is disclosed only by the last
word. "The Dilemma masterpiece. Of
quiet. dramatic writing, has been copied
throughout the Engl!sh-sp speaking, world.
even In Australia. "'rhe Parting" Is fine.
IL imagined and executed. THE Mate"
combines humor and philosophy.
the book there is displayed
the understanding and the sympathy
chara acterstic of ''Intimatlons."
Altogether, this volume OF short stories
Is the best that has appeared In long
while
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
HANDBOOK OF MUSIC.


In Music Land: Handbook for Young People.
By George p Upton. Author OF The stand
ard Operas" and other works Translator OF
Life Stories for Young People," Memories 4"
etc. With Frontlspiccc In Color and Many
Other Illustrations By Jamco Bloomfield. Pub
lshed by Browne & Howell Company. Chicago.
While this work is purported to be writ
ten for young people. to those that love
music and things musical both young
and old. Will be highly edited by perus-
al thereof.
In the form OF fifteen "nreside" stories
this veteran writer on musical subjects
tells what children should know about
music. One story, "a Famous Battle OF
the Fairies and the Elves" inSeniousy
explains the origin of notes" and stories
OF the boyhood days OF different compos
ers are told In an interesting and enter
talning style. The book is one TO delight
boys and girls and Will be a boon to
teachers and parents,
The frontlspiece In color Is q work OF
art. and the other illustrations, compris-
Ing about fifty drawings, are work OF the
highest order.
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first the various stitches" and their use.
Every turn OF the needle Is accurately
described. Then it teaches how to use
pattcrns-how to fold and cut material
how 10 piece It together-and how to
bring into play all the progressive ele-
ments of sewing. And all the while. with
the fascination of the story, the little
reader is drinking In the instructions,
putting them into practice. and learning
to do all that Mary Frances" learned,
teresting. that no girl who reads the story
can help but understand, The book in
cltIdes 4 complete set OF patterns for doll
clothes-onc set permanently bound In,
with duplicate set on thin paper to be
deta ched for use. Illustrated with 900
coored dra wings that for interest and
instruction are absolutely inimltable The
book Is printed In colors throughout.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
A BOOK FOR MOTHERS.

The Dnby's Physical Culture Guide. BY Edith
Violet Hart. Embodyine Practical Information
for Baby's Development; Now and Improved
Methods for Physical Culture Exercises Pub
lIshed BY Rand hcNaiiy Company Chicago.
A simple and practical little book for
mothers Is "The Baby's Physical Culture
Guide by Edith V. Hart, based on tho
training OF her own child There are q
number OF talks on food clothing. and
general hygiene, but the distinctive fea-
ture Is the daily drill for the baby. The
first drill is as simple as possible and
merely helps the infant lungs to wor;s
properly Later the baby gradually Is
taught To take conscious part In his e4-
ercises. There are twenty-four plates
showing the author going through the
various drills with her baby who seems
to enjoy them and thrive upon them ex-
ccedinEly,
The manual Is worked UP very scnsIbly
and avoids fads and theories. May II do
It's share In reducing the Doctors bills
and the mothers Worries!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

The procession OF working children In America
IL placed twelve feet apart In single file would
roach from Snn Francisco TO Boston and thence
10 New Orleans. To shorten the procession until
II dwindlca and disappears. the Sntionn, Child
Labor committee says II needs TO buTo not 1900
members hut 1900, OF one for each half mile OF
these children.
Tho last number OF the Child Labor Bulletin
gives not only several articles Of general iDtor-
est, and the annual report OF the National Child
Labor committee. but also brief rcvJc~ OF tho
committees plans for the future.
First and foremost abBolutc fourteen year
limit for nil Eainfui occupations without OK
cmptions mus, bc fixed in nl states. At the
Zinc. In order TO mako the legal age limit
established fact, and sufficient protection
TO the child, every state law needs TO DO
amended IN point concerning work per-
mits II Is OF next importance TO regulate tho
work OF all minors by limit OF hours, a six
teen or eighteen year limit for dangerous trades
md by medical inspection OF minors ut work.
The committee says that no minor should be al
lowed as night messenger. and points out that
only sevcn states have fixed twenty year
limit for this work, Reference Is mndc 10 tho
need OF dincuBsng the opinion OF educators and
social workers that there is no galuful occupn-
tlon which a child under sixteen years cnn enter
without harm. And 4 special plea for more
members OF the National Child Labor committee
Is based the need for taking up with greater
emphasis tho matter OF administration and en-
forremont OF child labor laws and other sub
jects closely related to child labor. such aa
industrial education and the problem OF the
nccsy families whose children arc forbidden TO
work.
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talo has been spoiled by the difncuity
that sometimes seems to be found OF dls
tlnguIslling between the primitive and the
questionable
This story, therefore. Is In GONNA ra-
lively new feld while incidentally
throwing some interesting sldelignt9 upon
the posslbIiities OF mental nd social rural
life from the point OF view OF a city
dweller, II is principally concerned Win
the love story Of two young people ~hon
disaster brings together In strange
fashion, 1t tells how one man Is healea
mentally and physically by his conlact
with mother nature. and how the grip
he has almost lost is regained through
the clear sight Of a womnnly, woman who
pretation of the world. IL need be. for
the sake OF great and pure love. No
such sacrifice is necessary. however. ana
the forest idyl eliminates happily
II Is a restful book guiltless or prob
lcms" to harass, or the talnt OF suGses-
tiveness that sometimes mars the moo
ern romance. A wholesome, satisfying
story
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
A NEW IDEA FOR CHILDREN.

Floral Fairies: Tho MIstletocs' Prnnks. by
Gertrude Ina Robinson. Drawings by F. a.
Carter. Series OF Illustrated children 8
ClassicS Illuminating and Porsonifyns Plant
Life. Published by Floral Fairies Publishing
Co. Now York
This Is book for the children. 1.-THE
Mistletoes Franks are based on legends
OF the mistlctoe plant. The authors con-
ception OF huma nlzing plant life is pecu-
liarly hitting In the case OF the mstletoe,
as II has been represented as an active
force In the fates OF past generations
The illustrated verses are founded on
legends. some OF which date back to the
beginning OF the Christian era These
legends are given. some OF them in "Ye
Oide Thyme Style. reproduced from
books published In the sixteenth century.
No better book has appeared for the
Ina sinative minds OF the little ones for a
long time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
ROMANCE OF RURAL LIFE,

a Forest Idyl. Dy Temple Oliver Published
by Sherman. French Company. Boston.
1t Is to be regretted that the poetry Of
rural life Is so frequently lost sight Of.
disreEarded The slogan Back to the
Land is one that finds response every
where-from rich and poor. cultured and
woven about It. In the main, however.
these have been ra thcr In the nature OF
n farm treatise than a romance Or the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

ing one for each day In the year, II the
reader wishes to take them UP in this
way. To impatient young students who
fall to see the pleasure to be derived
from the coming OF strange languages.
the book gives encouraging gIimpses OF
promised language. Older people too
who are not familiar with the old writer's
will find much pleasure and gain some
conversancy with their works through Its
DNEeS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
A QUAINT BOOK ON SEWING.

Tho Mary Frances Sewing Book or Adventures
Among tho Thtmblc People ny Jano Eayrc
Fryer. illustrated by Jane Allen Boyer Pub
lishod by The John C Winston Co.. PhiIadc,-
phn.
In as quaint and delightful a story as
ever appealed to Il child's ina gina tion
is told how the fairy "ThimbIe People
teach Mary Frances to sew 1t teaches
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Basil King author OF The Inner Shrine rs
the writer most recently accused OF having written
tho anonymous story Home tho fourth und
Last iustaIment OF which VIII be published In
the January Century. The authorship o. this
stirring novel has been attributed TO many we'll
kowu writcrg Including Hnry hcSciIl Fcnel-
losa Richard Harding Davis Mary Hcaton Vorno.
David Gray. Basil King and Meredith Mich.
and tho tropics would Indicate widn knowl-
cdeo OF tho world. Tho publ'ohero have an
nounced that Home was written by mem"
Der OF the diplomatic consular service OF the
United Stater, but further official informn-
ton has beon forthcoming.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

When Mendol Bcilss was acquitted after n
two-yenr utterly occaaioniess Incarceration. OF
ritual murder at Kcr, the verdict OF mot
guilty was rendered by q jury OF six penss
ants. three minor government officius. two trades
and professional mau-ordinary mon
rathor below the average. n whole. In cduca-
tion and Intellect. II by sense.
a most precious gift widespread among men. that
they through the several weeks OF obfuss
cations by theologInns and exports, Another gift
this jury had explained In an observation
reported OF a member OF the Duma: "A Russian
peasants conscience will not allow him to find
man guilty whom he proof" An ngen-
uous writer, who surely has forgotten that hc
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LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 81 1918

in a grocery store. he gains an cduca-
-four hundred" of Catdom is an enter
tnlning tale, interestingly told and we'll
calculated TO accomplish Its mission.
ard-hearted indeed would he be who
could read this little biography and re-
main wholly indifferent to the fate even
OF the stranger feIine "MIthin his gaia
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

"The country supplies tho red blood .,
city Cut off the spr!nghcad you cut a.
or late tho stream which flows thcrctrou,. .''
The theological schools don't seem 10 rsee,,,,
existence OF 4 riTal question. They tans
tho farming problemc OF old PaIcstins. ps
10 tackle a country proposition hese In t,~'
century Americs-why. they clean forgot \;
From THE Mixing" by Bouck White pri
by Doubleday. Page e Co. Y
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BcVOnh mo VIII OF taBtcII HHUWs-
Ethereal. Pentellc. cold
Itg frngllo towers were high and thin,
Symbol OF beauty pnsBionIrFs,
OF all luylolatc lovcliness;
And not OF earth the pearl therein
The pearl too precious TO endure,
Seen where tho heavens ghost1y sholi
Holda IN TIA vast and sapphire cell
nncye infinitely pure
SO the mnrmorcan glory bleak
Spoke OF the SHOWS OF bcautJ'g home:
Then that bluo sea Withdrew It's foam.
And VIC that witnessed could not ypork.
George Sterling, In January AAinslec'a o.
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philadelphia man hau devised a /,
which he attaches TO a plow in such
that when the plo@sharc Ia buried In A.
and with telophonlc EcocIven At his ear
hoar wireless messages perfectly m,
wi:eesg apparatus al League Island he}r
tInguishcd easily.
Thin portable receiving device may b. !,
TO wagons such other vehicles "a
ground connections. Tho contrivancc NAV y
ICED In war TO advantage, ns II makes sss
tcnnae unnecessary under favorable condi;
From tho January Popular Mechanics ~.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

Some resoono Why II costs 10, Of ~
1.-Two: h'V
In the last fiscal year. the gcntl,r,.z
crs of tho United States bought ana
As 800 900 gallons OF whisky and h,,sSn VI
Ga. 500, 900 barrels OF beer
During the sauio length OF time, tbs !.
energetic smokcrg OF the country bnrrsA
I07. 600 cigars and i.0i2. 900. 600 cirar.,.I'
Whnt wac left ncer IN tho wsg OF mnr"
for bccfstcnk. clothing. rcnt and otbs, n.
The Popular Magazine
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21

eyor read LeBon's book on Tho Crowd.
Of be,ii'a EN- cheerful sign; !; deraos
the moro educated classes has psyms,
lowor. Are We. then, TO assume that his y
and Journalists. official or othorwisns
o. S1 tho Is rom Sl'sssso Knowsdse as
In tho famous bank fraud onss pos,.
all tho Insanity experts. those caIlss
prosecution as we'll MS those called ks e
fcnae. but tho jury found him out y. 3
Weekly.
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Untouched hy crimson or by gold.
Its pure md fceting marble roso
Beyond tho wall OF eastern nnows-
Ethereal, PenteIlc, cold.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
Punch Bowl and Cups

Imitation Cut Glass Punch
Bowl and Cups; a great spe-
cial and an ideal Christmas
present, At Freed's e. 03
Special Price of 9a.SV
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-24
RATE CONFERENCE FAILS.
Railroad Offlctals and Legislative
Committee Fail to Agr~e-inoth~r
Conference April -.

Officials CT the various railroads
and the members OF the special iegis-
lative commission held q session in
Raleigh Saturday 10 discuss freight
rates for this State.
A proposal On the part Of the on
cIals Of the railroads 10 give 10 North
Carolina shippers q schedule OF
freight rate reductions on account Of
alleged Virginia city rate discr!mina-
tions that is estimated 10 mean about
five per cent reduction; the refusal OF
the Legislative Freight Rate Com
mission TO accept this proposition as
not In accord with their former un-
derstanding: the submission OF a
counter proposal by the Legislative
Commission stipulating a basis OF ad-
justment making about 25 per cent
reduction and the granting OF the
railroad officials. at their request, un-
Gil April 29th to make formal answer
TO this was the sum and substance OF
the conference
One of the railroad officials inform
ed the Legislative Committee that If
the railroads were required TO give
an answer at that time they should
refuse the proposition.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-24
COMMISSION PERFECTS ORGANI-
ZATIO<.
ment Appoints Committees and Ad-
iourns to Meet Again June 4.

The commission on constitutional
amendments met in Raleigh Monday
and perfected its organization THes-
day by the appointment Of fourteen
committees and adjourned to Wed
nesday. June 4. at II m, in the Sen
ate chamber.
MIR. A. NJ Scales is chairman and
Mr.. ]. B. Cheshire is clerk to the
commission.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
On Article 1-Declaration of
Rights: Ward Bailey, Wallace
Article 2-Legislative Depart
ment: Doughton, Cooper, Stubbs,
Connor.
Article 4-Judicial Departments:
sailey, Connor, Doughton, Ward,
Wooten.
Article 5-Revenue and Taxation:
Justice, Page, Ward, Rouse, Williams,
Grant.
Article 6-Suffrage and Eligibility
to Office: Stubbs, Washington,
Rouse.
Article Municipal Corporations
Cooper, Wallace, lVie.
Article 8-Corporations Other
Than Municipal: Rouse, Cooper.
Page.
Article 9-Education; Alexander,
Haymore. Williams.
Article 10 Homestead and Ex-
emptions: WoOten, Grant. Washing
ton.
Article 11-Punishment Penal In
stitutions and Public Charities: Ivie,
Wood, HaymOre.
Article Militia: Washington,
Devin, Stubbs.
Article 3-Amendments: Wal
lace, Bailey, WoOten.
Article Miscellaneous: Will
liams, Page, Grant.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-24
Fourteen Barrels of Whiskey and
Several Men Seized at Salisbury.

Sheriff ]. Fl McKinzie, of Rowan
County, and two of his deputies Mon
day night seized fourteen barrels Of
liquor near Salisbury alleged to be
the property of P. H. Thrash, OF
Asheville. The latter was held un-
der a bond of $500, and Jim Luck,
Lem Walker and Lee Springs. colored
employees of Thrash, were jailed in
default of bond.
Upon his return from Raleigh
Monday Sheriff McKinzie was inform
ed that liquor plant was in opera
ton on a large scale near the city
and at once made for the scene and
captured the men, the whiskey and a
full supply of equipments.
1t is said the plant was started Sat
urday, while the sheriff was out of
the county, and that the owners were
planning big things.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-24
Simmons Now Rc:u~cs 10 Help Those
Who Helped Him.
Statesville Landmark

Quoting expressions of dissatieiac-
tion with the tariff bin from many
cotton mill men III Washington last
week, the Washington correspondent
OF the Greensboro News says
"A North Carolina manufacturer
said that Senator Simmons had told
him that he could moth clip the ritua-
tion. He said even IL Senator sim
mons was 20 disposed. his committee
would prevent his aiding the cotton
mill men"
That viii BE- startling Information
10 good many people While Sen
aior Simmons may not have been re
sponsible for creating the Impression
good many mill men who were very
enthusiastic in support OF his candi-
dacy last summer we're largely moved
by the idea that the Senator would
be in a position TO help them In Just
such position as Is now facing
them The further statement that
Senator Simmons could not control
his committee IL he wanted TO aid
the mill men. Is also enlightenlng
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-04-24
ibrogation 4 of Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
Proposed.

Washington, d. c.. April 2l.-Ab-
rogation OF the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty and the Clayton Bulwer treaty
which preceded il, is the object OF
joint resolution Senator Chamber
lain prepared for consideration OF
the United States Senate. Upon the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty Great Britain
bases her protests against free pass
age OF American ships in the Pana-
ma Canal Abrogation involves
joint action by both Houses OF Con-
gress and the Presidents approval.
The last treaty abrogated was the
Russian treaty OF commerce and nav
igation. because American Jews
were not treated on an equality with
other American travelling in Russia