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breathed. AN tomorrer T1ldy'll wake
and think the little un wandered out in
her sleep and drownded in the river! But
it won't be so. She'll be fur from here
safe In her own mammys arms!''
She wrapped the little sleeper warmly
and pressed on. A week later sturdy
young fellow, eating his midday lunch
beside an unfinished house in Statewide.
felt a womans hand on his arm.
Hits me, Dry; your nanny" she
said. your pap is dead and I've brung
you your little sister. Tidy and Jethro
said 1 wouldn't be allowed to keep her,
but knowed you had right to say"
Sobbing, Sis Jane poured out to her
puzzled stepson the other sordid details
Of the story. The little child smiled up
in his sober face. The mother smiled
through her tears. She's a-lovin We,
Dry; she's a-lovin' We aready!"
The young man stopped and lifted the
little one. Lord, amt she the purtiest
little sister, l were comm to see you
in the spring. he went on. Il Jest
heerd lately about pop. 1 been cravin'
you and her come and live with me-
Sis Jane held up her crippled hand.
They said I wasn't fifteen to raise her,
crippled this away; they lowed I want
fitten to be her nanny no moreT'
'Oreb's face darkened. THE devils in
Tidy same as he wuz in pap!" he cried
You're fifteen to be anybody's mammy!'
And heaven opened to Sis Jane once
more.
CTHD END
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THEEvENNGSTORY.
A MOTHER UNFIT.
lcopzrieht, 1slA sy WI. Wern...a

Copyright, 1914 BY W. Wernsaa
From the woods Of following beech
and crimsoning maple and dark green
laurel belated bronze hued butterflies
fiuttered about the thread of water that
trickled around the powders in the half
dry beds OF ''Foamin' creek; q sweetly
pungent smell from Abel Sarvis' molasses
pans came down the hollow and Joyous
cries from Saturdays let loose children
fell on the soft October air.
mo wonder the little 'uns air happy"
Molly Sarvis shaded her eyes to look
down the road whore her small girls,
Emmy Mary and Katy Ruth. made play
houses in the sand with their cousins,
Matte. Susy. Lizzie and Anne-Jonah
Panlock's children. Hits jest the peace
fullest end the rejoicin' nest time O. the
whole year,
Across the road on the steep hillside a
woman worked with feverish energy In
corn patch dotted over with blackened
stumps. Mollys eyes clouded with pity
as the lone figure crossed her vision.
THE poor theng! Lord pity pore Sis
Jane. 1 lay she's nigh KILN herself a
workin' SOS to keep frum goin' dis
tracted"'
At forty-three Mississippi Jane Reyes
had suddenly found herself alone. Her
parents had died within a week of each
other and Adeline, her elder sister, a
paralytic for fifteen years. had in a few
days followed them.
About this time Nicodemus Burden. a
man of fifty. twice a widower. began to
cast speculative eyes on the unmarried
women of his acquaintance.
"Whyn't ye try to git Sis Jane Keyes?
She hain't the purtiest woman in the
world, but eff We air a-lookin' fer a wom-
an that'll take any kind of treatment and
stay by Teller and do the work. in and
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, and significant features Of the struggle
Of socialism within the last half century.
In substance. it Is a concrete study of the
peaceful and law-abiding measures en-
ployed by 1t set OF against the methods
of anarchism, as these are expressed in
terrorism. the propaganda of the deed, -
sabotage and direct action In effect
it is an argument for the peaceful revolu-
ton hoped for, worked for and believed
to be well on it's way by socialists, and
an equal argument against the tactics of
the anarchist. The study falls into two
parts. The first of these describes the
terrorism in western Europe, and gives a
sketch Of the work and aims Of Michael
Bakounin, 1.-The father Of terrorism The
second part, beginning with the birth of
modern socialism, gives the battle be-
tween Marx and .Bakounin. analyses the
new anarchism, and sets 1t off from the
old, and ends in a hopeful vision of vic
tory for socialism. A comprehensive book
list on the subject is added to the body
Of this study.
OH, MIR. BIDGOOD!a A Nautical Com
edy. By Peter Blundell. author Of
Comedy" New York: John Lane
Company.
Under Peter Blundelrs dextrous man
agement the good ship Susan Dale be-
comes q hotbed Of startling adventure.
much as q perfectly sober ana respect
able hat turns out rabbits, ribbons, doves,
dollars and doughnuts, in the cunning
hands Of a sleight-of-hand man. Set a.
sailing IN the eastern seas at the time
Of the Russo-Japanese war. with con-
traband goods in the hold and a motley
Of forbidden passengers aboard, the
Susan Dale shifts from sea hazard to
deck hazard in devil-may-care mood. and
with a boisterous gayety of manner that
picks the reader off his feet and sends
him a-sailing. too. along with the Susan
Dale. The comedy Is bit Of summer
foolery that is bound to fit In well with
the idle nonsense Of vacation days.
THROUGH OTHER EYES. By Amy Mo-
Laren, author of '.Bawbee Jock" ETC.
New York: 6. P. Putnam's Sons.
Selecting q group Of very agreeable
young people, an English background
for these, and a line of common tastes
and interests to bring them together.
this writer makes an engaging and
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

THE HUMAN NATURE OF THE
the Episcopal Theological School.
Cambridge, Mass. New edition. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
THE FARM wOODLOT, A Handbook
of Forestry for the Farr"er and the
student in Agriculture. By E. g:
Cheyney, director Of the College OF
Forestry of the University Of Mtnne-
sofa, and J. P. Venting. associate
professor Of forestry, University Of
Minnesota. New York: Tho Macmil-
Ian Company.
PHYSICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD. By
Carleton John Lynde, Phi. D., pro-
lessor Of physics in Macdonald Col
lege, Canada. New York: The Mac
milan Company.
THE ROSE OF ROSES. By Mrs. Henry
Backus, author Of "The Career Of
DR.. Weaver" etc. Boston: L. c. Page
Company.
THE BUSINESS OF FARMING. By Will
liam C. Smith. author OF THE Book
of vetch," etc. Cincinnati: Stewart
& Kidd Company.
SOCIALISM AND MOTHERHOOD. By
John spargo. New York: B. w.
Huebsch.
BLACKS MEDICAL DICTIONARY. By
John D. Comrie. M. A. B. Sc. N. D.,
F. r. c. p, Edin., etc. Fifth edition,
completing 10000. Containing AL
illustrations in the text, etc, and
twelve plates in color. New York:
The Macmillan Company.
SONGS OF THE DEAD END. By Pat
rick MacGill. New York: Mitchell
Kennerley.
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WORLD WOMEN.
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Copyright. 1914, by Frank Crane.)

A remarkable gathering took place re-
| Gently in Rome.
At the seat of tho Caesars. masters OF
| the ancient world. and OF the church.
master of the medieval world. met the
| women. masters Of the modern world
1t was another and a marked sign OF
Women.
The occasion was one of the significant
omens Of coming world unity.
1t was an other and a marked sign OF
the growing tendency to treat with peo-
pie. not as German or English, as Chris
tan or Mohammedan. as oriental or oc-
cidental. but as folks.
1t was a realization. in a measure, OF
the truth that human wants and human
rights are the same everywhere-in Rus
STA or in Australia, in Bangkok or in
New York.
Also that women are people, citizens,
human factors as much as are men
The object Of this conference was to
unite all women, whatsoever their ma
tive land, and to aid them in acquiring a
consciousness OF their common interests,
for the common good Of humanity.
A beautiful dream? Far from It'll A
most solid reality. an organization pufs-
SAINT
Here were represented the national
great countries in Europe, America, Aus
tralia.
Back of this international council are
II. 600 600 women.
Who can foresee the results Of this
coming into conscious self-expression Of
this host?
There are three chief enemies to wom-
en-. and SO to the human race. Let US
hope that these militant and fearless
feminine minds may conquer them.
The three are war. alcohol and igno-
rance.
Against war the women's party of
peace prepares its mobilization. Will not
all war become impossible asks, jour-
nal, the day when 100000 mothers in
terpose between the belligerents?
Against the ravages Of alcohol what
mightier foe than the mother? Alcohol.
with it's record of disease, cruelty, de-
generation, plain misery! The men have
tangled up the issue, bungled matters
both in politics and morals, failed What
will the women do?
We wait also for the women to speak
for the child. What world program 1t
would be, what clarion call to all ma
tons Of the globe, that henceforth we
shall be content with no less than that
every child born on earth shall receive
adequate care. schooling and training.
child labor shall be abolished and igno-
rance and incompetency be no more!
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FINE CoLLIEs TO BE SHOWN.
National Capital Kennel Club Viii
Hold Meeting Today.

Members of the National Capital Ken
mel Club are to hear discussions of col
lies at a meeting to be held at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon In the grove
south of the Monument. Many of the
best collies in the District of Columbia,
property of members of the club, as well
as dogs owned by persons who are not
affiliated with the organization, are to
be shown during the meeting. and the
collies are to be judged by persons quail
fed to discuss their strong and weak
points
Invitation has been extended to all
owners of collies to bring their dogs to
the meeting. in order that the animals
may be judged as to conformity with the
standard of perfection for collies 1t is
stated no fee or admission will be
charged, the meeting being one of a Sc
ries planned by the Kennel Club to
arouse interest in dogs of breeding and
pedigree.
The Philadelphia Kennel Club, It 10 an
nounced. has agreed to send an expert
on collies to pass judgment on the dogs.
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year the suicide of some young man of
the craft.
Gracious!' exclaimed the scholar with
another shrug of his shoulders that be-
trayed a Celtic ancestor somewhere, lone
each year is q mighty small percentage
compared to the deaths from despair in
other lines Of art in this country. How
many capable, discouraged young men
and women in the fields of music. htera-
ture and painting give up the battle?
More than one a year, it is useless to say.
And now here Is another line I will
read you: Also notice two, three or
four times a week young sculptors turn
up looking for employment. They can
not get awards to build monuments
themselves Mercy! this would be the
day of the millennium il hundreds of
talented people of artistic attainments
could be kept from the necessity OF
looking for employment. not only every
week, but every day. 1t is the problem
Of the poor. something that we always
have with u.s. and not to our credit per-
haps, but surely not q new issue"
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promises to be. upon cattle-raising, upon
the astonishing story Of its railroad de-
velopment. upon its far and canny reach
, ings for lions grasp Of the foreign
trade. Mr.. Fraser is a practiced hand at
gathering up country around some cen-
trail theme of investigation. He has done
it already with Australia. with Canada,
with Panama So, here. around this study
of the business side Of the republic he
groups the whole Of Argentina-the people
in their varied sources and common adjust
ment to the new environment, the govern
ment in its general workings, social GUS
tom. the face Of the country, the appear
ance and quality Of the towns. Nor does
he omit. in passing. to tell what the peo-
pie think Of the United States. We as
sumo that our country looks like a big
brother to them. But, curiously, It appears
that from where they stand. 1t more re-
sembles an upstart overload. or even q
staggering bully. Mr.. Fraser's whole
story is filled with fresh and interesting
incidents and anecdotes that are used
happily to illustrate and reinforce facts.
1t Is a good story. told in popular and
striking manner, Of this new land Of en-
terprise.
THE HEART OF THE ANTARCTIC,
Being the Story OF the British Ant-
M 5sess E sSe ahss. 1eo7-1ece. By Sir
trated. Philadelphia: ]. B. hppincott
Company.
This revised edition Of Sir Ernest
shackleton's antarctic exploration brings
the great adventure within easy reach Of
all omitting mulutudinous matters Of
pure scientific detail and interest, this
popular issue comes together in a
sustained narrative OF search, ex-
ploration and discovery; in descriptions of
strange surroundings, Of endless hard
ships and hazards, and In the triumphs
Of successful voyage. This, as 1t stands,
Is an available book Of splendid adven-
ture and one of fresh and highly valuable
Information.
VIOLENCE AND THE LABOR MOVE
MENT. By Robert Hunter, author of
Socialists at Work." etc. New York:
The Macmillan Company.
This is historical survey Of socialism
by a prominent socialist and a careful
student Of its doctrines and aims. The
point Of the study is to sum the essential
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AFFINITY. By Maurine Hathaway (the
Poetess Of the Pines), author of
"Embers," etc. New York: Barse &c
Hopkins.
DREAMS. By Henri Bergson. Trans
lated, with an Introduction by Ed
win e. Slosson. New York: B. w.
Huebsch.
FLORIAN MAYR, A Hunorels Tale Of
Musical Life. By Ernst Won Vol
zogen English by Edward Breck
ana Charles Harvey Genung- New
York: B. W. Huebsch.
GOOD FORM FOR ALL OCCASIONS, A
Manual Of Manners. Dress ana En-
tertainment for Both Men and Won
en-. BY Florence Howe Hall. author
Of Social Usage at Washington.
New York: Harper & Brothers
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR,
For the Twelve Months Ended Sep
tembeP 80, 1913. Transmitted to the
New York state department Of labor.
IMMIGRANT AND LIBRARY, italian
By John Foster Carr. author Of "A
Guide to the United States for the
italian Immigrant" New York: I'm
migrant Education Society.
THE BALKAN WARS, 1s13-1o1S. By
Jacob Gould Schurman. Princeton:
University Press.
THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND
TRAINING OF CHILDRENs Hand
hook for school Medical inspectors.
etc. By Charles Keen Taylor. B. g.,
M. A., duthor Of Character Develop
ment" etc. Philadelphia: John G,
winston Company.
ERIs, A Dramatic Allegory. BY Blanche
Shoemaker Wagstaff. New York:
Moffat, Yard & Co.
NURSES FOR OUR NEIGHB0Rs. By
Alfred Worcester, A. NJ. M. D.. fel.
low of the Massachusetts, Medical
Society, etc. Boston: Houghton Mil
hin Company.
AN EARTHHN MOLDs The Evolution oi
Girl. By Edward Powhatan Buford
Boston: Tho Gorham Press.
TABLE DECORATIONS AND DELI.
CACIEs, A Complete Handbook fol-
the Hostess. By Hester Price. With
ninety-six illustrations. Phi1adel.
delphia: John c. Winston Company
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, open in Washington, can be the result
of the work of others than those who
claim them and whose names they bear.
An occasional case might. of course,
arise, but the steps are 80 closely fol-
lowed in all cases of statues erected by
the government that it would be very
difficult to sell to the government any one
| piece that was not what it announced it
self
Statues. as well as other works Of art
that are brought to the capital from a
distance, bearing the names of eminent
artists might easily be forgery, but
| those which have been designed and
erected under the watchfulness OF gov
eminent authority, 1t is safe to say, are
the work of those whose signatures are
on them.
Take the Barry statue. which has just
been dedicated. for an example. The
| sculptor. after submitting his original de-
signs. was requested to make some minor
| changes. for the purpose of identifying
some Of the details. This was done by
| him after consultation with other emf
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prisoners, worked with them. submitted
to the same discipline and in every way.
save In the self-consciousness of crime,
became regular prisoner of the state.
The attitude Of the men toward him and
his toward them. their mutual feeling of
good fellowship. the friendships that he
made. his Impressions of the life in its
| reactions on the prisoners, in its rela-
ton to crime in general and in its spe-
cific bearing upon the future Of these
and other prisoners-this all comes out
either directly or incidentally in this
story of Auburn prison. Offhand, one
| may discount the value Of this expert
ment. Offhand, in these days when every
man of substance Is held In suspicion for
being such. one may look askance at the
motives OF this man. The book itself,
however. uncovers no trace Of either the
sentimentalist or the poseur. What, on
the contrary. it does show is a very
much-in- earnest man applying to the task
of prison reform the business methods
that he would use for gaining reliable
information about any part of his own
business. As an incident to such inves-
prison life from an entirely new point Of
view. We have had. and are having,
very powerful stories Of prison life from
prisoners themselves. We have had no
end Of hearsay Information wholly from
the outside. Here we have q story un-
coioreo Dy personal grievance, DuG one
that is at the same time the outcome Of
personal experience. It ought to be q
powerful influence in the matter Of prison
reform.
THE LODGER. BY Mrs Belloc Lowndes,
author of THE Chink in the Ar
mour." etc. New York: Charles
Scribner's Sons. Washington: Bren-
tano's.
One quite likes and pities the lonely
and eccentric old fellow that lodges with
respectable Mr.. and Mrs. Bunting. He
certainly is q model ledger, as both the
Buntings agree, and to every appearance
is only an inoffensive old gentleman given
to queer chantings Of the Bible up in his
room and to all-day studyings Of 1t, prone
to solitude and night walkings-a quaint
bundle Of oddities in habit and manner.
Obviously, the lodger Is intended by Mrs.
Lowndes to be- or to appear to be, the
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hidden object Of London's frenzied search
for friend who, in the name Of 'the
Avenger." is sweeping the city In an cpl
demic of murder. And so nicely Is the
mystery that the reader to the very end
is not sure whether the old lodger Is
some unhinged investigator Of one or
another Of the secrets OF science. or
whether he Is the unspeakable murderer
OF score Of women. In the ledger him
self Mrs. Lowndes makes master ham
ding of a mental disorder that works
out in orderly, even highly sagacious,
conduct, but on the false plane of hal
lucination. The mental attitude also OF
good Mrs. Bunting toward her lodger
shows fine work on the part Of the writ
er. Here is prepossession grown to Tx
Ing. and this stirred by troubled con-
Germ of seemingly unfounded source
Then the slow growth to suspicion that is
for the most part submerged in pity. and
recoil and denial coupled with an invol-
untary, unconscious shielding Of the man.
And all this SO naturally brought about
and the man himself SO disarming that
one is ready to support troubled Mrs.
Bunting in her denials and equally ready
to chide her suspicious. One may not like
mystery tales. but he will like the artful
management. the fine structure Of this
one.
THE AMAZING ARGENTINEs A New
Land Of Enterprise. By John Fos-
ter Fraser, author OF "Australia, the
Making Of Nation" etc New York:
Funk & Wagnalls Company.
In robust growth, in pagan riot of life.
in a sheer madness Of money making, no
other young republic exists, or perhaps
has existed, that quite compares with
Argentina - Argentina is the prodigy Of
the southern continent Its truth sounds
like a wonder tale. Fact and fable issue
from 1t In a seeming of equal verify. Its
motley Of report needs sitting And when
shrewd-seeing, hard-headed business men
go to Argentina to spy out the land and
bring back reports that are unexcited.
however fair they may be. then readers
feel that they are getting at the real
Argentina Mr. Fraser's book is q record
Of his own study of the country. Its
point Is to make clear the business aspect
of the republic. omeasure its spirit of
enterprise. to catch the drifts of its in
dustrial meanings. It centers, therefore,
upon agriculture as it is now and as 1t
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clay. When this has satisfied the ar
fist as expressing the idea and design
that he is seeking 1t Is next enlarged
to the size of the public statue, also in
clay. When this full-sized clay model
Is finished a plaster duplicate Is made.
which is used for making the mold.
1T sometimes takes several trials be-
fore satisfactory bronze casting is OBJ
tanned The result may then be further
elaborated. though ordinarily the casting
Is now ready for it's final setting.
from these operations it will be seen
that any statuary such as is found par
ticulariy in our parks and open squares
is the result of the work of single in
dividual. and it is only when all the diff
ferent steps that follow are carried out
by men of skill that a satisfactory COM
pletion is secured. There is no one who
refuses to credit the artist who conceived
the original design, if 1t is a beautiful
one. nor to the artisans.
1T seems impossible to believe that
even a small proportion of our public
statues. such as are now found in the
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Extreme of Beauty.
From the New York Mail.

From the New York Mall.
The maiden asked: "Can you make me
beautiful"
For FIVE shillings." said the witch, II
can make you so beautiful that all the
men will turn to stare at you as you
pass"
The maiden smiled disdainfully. Her
experience had taught her that this was
not such an easy matter
For ten shillings." said the witch. Il
can make you SO beautiful that the pho
tographer will copyright your pictures"
Still the maiden. unsatisfied, shook her
head.
For fifteen shillings-and only at that
price, said the witch, II can mako you
20 beautiful that you will not have a
woman friend in tho world"
"Ah,'' cried the maiden rapturously,
that will be beautiful indeed"
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Col w. W. Harris. superintendent Of
public parks, smiled incredulously when
asked what he thought of Borglum's
principal statement-that concerning
the ratio OF legitimate signatures on
American sculpture. He spoke techni-
cally Of the matter, and, though in
clined to be amused at the holiness Of
such a declaration, talked conserva-
lively.
THE most difficult part of all the
statuary and works of art in general
Is the design" he said. This requires
the highest character OF training and
the highest talent It might be added
that there are very few artists who
alone complete all their own designs.
but turn over many of the details to
others. The only process Of preparing
statue Is. first. to conceive the de-
sign, put 1t into tangible shape in q
model of small size. usually made of
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Pointed Paragraphs.
Tho best In all things is simplicity.

The best In all things IL simplicity.
A bird on a hat is worth two that
tell tales.
A genius imagines the world mis-
understands him, and he may be right:
And q hungry man dfsregards all
rules of table etiquette.
Spring lambs are now being slaughter
ed-on the stock exchange.
When a society girl marries she imaE-
ines that the world 10 eclipsed by her
honeymoon.
Automobiles are q good deal like men.
The less character they have the more
noise they make.
Many q mans honesty is due to the
fact that he doesn't know how to manip-
ulate the gas meter.
II We had to live life over again the
chances are we would make different
kind of fools of ourselves.
Occasionally a woman marries man
to reform him-but did you ever hear OF
q man marrying a woman to reform her?
No, cordelia- It doesn't necessarily
mean that young man means business
because he calls every Sunday night.
Perhaps the Id is on IN your town and
he has nowhere else to loaf.