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husband in the way of nobility or roy
atty. 1t is unfair to the reader OF this
altogether delightful new Graustark
story to give any indication OF Its
love affair is not smoothly progressive,
because of many complications, not the
least of which is the persistence OF
Mr.. Blithers. Ultimately Mr.. Blithers
presents himself at Edelweiss. the cap
ital of Graustark. In the role Of the
bonds and the prospective father-in-
law of it's ruler. The denouement 10
altogether. unexpected. Mr.. McCutch-
con has made 1t perhaps trifie abrupt.
when the lady OF Prince Robins choice.
at last brought into the presence OF
the redoubtable Mr.. Biithers. declares
to her just-accepted lover the identity
of her father.
MAID OF THE MIST. By John Oxen
ham, New York: John Lane Com
pany.
DR.. Wulf Dale took upon himself the
responsibility for the death Of a man
whose back had been broken in the
hunting field in England and whose
wife later yielded to the helpless in
valid's opportunities and brought to
him a fatal dose of poison wherewith
to end his misery. Dr. Dale did this
to protect the woman, though thereby
he lost his practice and standing. This
was before the days of steam naviga-
tion, SO when DIR. Dale decided finally
to leave England and seek new helds
he took passage on a sailing ship for
America, and somewhere off the Nova
Scotian coast she was wrecked and he
with one other of the ships company
was cast ashore upon an island. the
coast of which was piled high with
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angel that Is supposed to wait upon
the soul Of every man born into the
world. He speaks for the prisoner.
The judge gives the sentence which is
chance for retrieval and advance. The
whole is the great story of compre-
hension, the great sermon of love and
brotherhood. 1t is a sympathetic, un-
derstanding, optimistic and helpful
book.
THE GREAT WARS The First Phase.
From the Assassination OF the Arch
duke to the Fall Of Antwerp. By
Frank H. Simonds. New York:
Mitchell Kennerley.
From the outset of the war in Europe
Mr.. Simonds has been writing a series
Of articles in the New York Evening
Sun. OF which he is editor, following
the movements of the campaign as
closely as the rigid censorship permits.
He has displayed a remarkable grasp
of the strategy of the opposing COM
manders, and piecing together the in
formation received from all sources has
been able to analyze the military sit
uation constructively for his readers.
In the present volume he mas collated
some Of these journalistic writings and
added others to fill in gaps, and the
result is a volume covering the first
phase of the war. from the assassina-
tion Of the Archduke of Austria to the
fall of Antwerp. No clearer exposition
trance of the German armies into Bel
gium has been presented Displaying
no partisanship, Mr.. Simonds treats Of
the tactics of the Germanic allies and
litical motives animating them. In
substance, he views Germanys cam
paign as successful during the first
month, with a decided anti-Germanic
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BOOKS RECEIVED.

INDIAN TALES FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
By W. s. Phillips. illustrated with
eleven full-page colored plates. re-
produced from water color paintings
by the author. and further embel-
lished with several hundred little
tory key list so little folks can un-
derstand them. New York: The
Platt & Peck Company.
HOW TO BUILD A FORTUNE. By
Thomas Taper. Lit. D.. lecturer in
New York University, etc. New
York: The Platt & Peck Company.
MOTHER NATu RES CHEERFUL
CHILDREN. By David Cory. author
of Little People OF the Garden"
etc. Illustrated by Elizabeth Col
borne. New York: Tho Platt &
Peck Company.
THE PEGGY AND PUSSY BOOK. By
Mary A. Hays. New York: Dufiield
STRANGE PLAYMATEs. BY Martha
ouackenbush. New York: pufieid
& Co.
PEACE. By George Hoiiey Gilbert.
Phi. D.. Leipzig University. etc. Au-
thor Of THE Life of Paul" etc. New
York: Funk & Wagnalls Co.
PEREZ THE MOUSE, Adapted from
the French of Padre Luis Coloma.
BY Lady Moreton. With .iliustra-
tions by George Howard vyse. New
York: John Lane Company.
THE CRYSTAL ROOD. BY Mrs. How
ard Gould. With illustrations by
Earl Stetson Crawford. New York:
John Lane Company.
NATURE IN MUSIC, And Other
Studies in the T0ne-Poetry Of To-
day. BY Lawrence Gilman. author
Of The Music of Tomorrow" etc.
New York: John Lane Company.
TWO OLD CRONIEs. BY Ward Mac
cauley. author OF Cheap Turkey
and What Came OF It." New York:
Duffield & Co.
THE CUCKOO CLOCK. By Mrs. Moles-
worth. With illustrations in color
by Maria L. Kirk. Philadelphia:
j. B. Lippincott Company.
PRINCIPLES AND METHODS IN COM
MERCIAL EDUCATION; Text
Book for Teachers, Students mud
business Men. By Joseph Kahn,
Ph. d., IL. D., etc. and Joseph J.
klatn. Phi. D.. c. r. A., etc. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
Z. s. SERVICE sERIEs-THE BOY
WITH THE 4. s. EXPLORERS. BY
Francis Rolt Wheeler. With thirty
two illustrations, nearly all from
photographs loaned by United States
Department of Agriculture. Boston:
Lothrop. Lee & Shepard Company.
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that is wanted. why not frame cretonne
or printed silk-What beauty can there
be in abnormality, in things which are
misshapen and distorted, colors which
are false and inharmonious, in tech-
nique which is blundering and crude
When such are regarded as works of
art it would indeed seem that the torch
had burned very low.
TT was announced by Glenn Brown,
president Of the Washington Society
Of Fine Arts, last Wednesday evening
that Mr.. Freer of Detroit had per-
chased of Mrs. Saint-Gaudens, from
whom the Information was received,
the two groups by Saint-Gaudens or
iginally sketched for the entrance Of
the Public Library in Boston. These
groups. each CT which comprises three
figures, were among the last works Of
Saint -Gaudens, and were unfinished at
the time of his death. The trustees
of the Boston Public Library thought
they would not be suitable, as they
were and did not wish to fntrust any
one else to carry out the conception.
SO the contract was cancelled. Mrs.
Saint -Gaudens has, however. had them
put in permanent form, and by some
Of those who are familiar with all
considered among his best. Through
Mr.. Freer's generosity they will now
probably become a part of the national
collection. which after the death of the
donor will be brought to Washington
and permanently displayed.
* *
AN exhibition of water colors. pastels
- and wood block prints by Miss
t. f,Ai t,~ll L., ktA
galleries on 18th street. These were
made chiefly in Japan. China. Mexico
and India, and are Of strange people
and scenes. They are interesting and
very veracious interpretations. how
ever. and one cannot but obtain from
them a more intimate knowles &c Of
far Off lands.
Miss Hyde paints broadly and some-
what In the Dutch manner. with full
brush. but she uses abundant color
and her work Invariably has decora-
tive feeling. Her wood block prints
have given her distinction not only in
all parts of this country. but In Japan
as well. They are in the spirit of
the Japanese prints OF the past, but
essentially modern and original. Many
of the subjects shown are familiar.
but this Is not to say that they arc
any the less attractive. The little
japanese children she has portrayed
will never lose their charm. and her
larger and more serious compositions
all have much to commend them. The
exhibition will continue another week.
'l* /
FRANK GARDNER HALE Of Boston
has been holding an exhibition Of
his hand-wrought jewelry and enamels
in the Arts and Crafts Studio on 18th
street. Mr.. Hale Is one of our fore
most craftsmen and his work Is finely
wrought and artistic. Some of his de-
signs are particularly good. dignified
and appropriate. His work in enamels
recently has taken the form Of pic
torial miniature plaques and while
technically good are intrinsically un-
interesting. The medium itself is not
suitable for the transcription OF nat
uralistic landscape, whereas it does
lend itself most satisfactorily to the
rendition of conventional decoration.
Because a thing is odd or difficult to
do. 1t does not follow that 1t is either |
desirable or Interesting when done.
LEILA MECHN.
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TN the Fine Arts Galleries. New York,
! the New York Water Color Club 10
holding its twenty-fifth annual exhibit
ton. and a very excellent display it is.
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YHE opening of the Altman COL
lection in the Metropolitan
Museum, New York, Tuesday
evening Of this week was an
event of much more than or
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BOOK REVIEWS.

THE TRUE ULYSSES s. GRANT. By
Charles King brigadier general. U.
S. W, 1S9S-99. Illustrated. Phtla-
delphia: ]. B. Lippincott Company.
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ROUND THE WONDERFUL WORLD.
yo BY G. j F. Milton AZ AuthSr %. Of v1r The
G. r. Putnams Sons.
The author creates the impression
that he Is travelling around the world
for tho purpose of showing Its Won
ders to a small boy. who is his only
companion. This happy comradeship
makes the journey so freshly natural
in every stage of its progress that the
reader seems to be looking at strange
countries and far-on peoples through
the eyes of an intelligent youngster
who is seeing marvels he will never
forget. The enthusiasm of each new
appearance is enjoyed without the
usual hampering Of historic detail
which ought to be familiar to even the
casual reader, and in the nearly 400
pages there is none of tho dry de-
scriptiveness which many writers feel
called upon to copy from ofhcial texts
and which few people bother 20 read
With London for starting point, the
travellers curve the globe by way OF the
orient until they reach the center of
the universe" which means Mandalay,
and the inevitable reference to Kip.
ling. Then comes visit to the land
Of the little people"-Japan, OF course
Pacific, q whizz over the Canadian
rockies and through the Dominion to
Quebec, where the two take ship for
England. having gone around the world
without even z tourist peep at this
The book ia illustrated with
3 dozen plates in color and many
sketches In black and white, and while
Of interest to readers regardless OF
age, is especially adapted as q holiday
gift for the library Of that multi
tudinons being. the growing boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
POWERFUL CAUSES THAT GAVE RISE
 TO MOST HORRIBLE WAR OF HISTORY

annexed Bosnia a-Herzegovina H with the customary German support The Czar demurred, but the dsorganized state of his armies, as a result of the Russo- Japanese war; tied his hands. Servia
 was enraged as the inhabitants of the
 annexed territory are practically all
 either Servians or their kinsmen, the
 Greats. and Bosnia-Herzcgovina figured prominently in the Servian plan of a Greater Servia. The latest indignity
 which Servia had to suffer at the hands
 of Austria was the establishment of
 an autonomous Albania. following the last Balkan war. Servia had won the
 right to at least the northern half of
 this country in her brave fight against
 the Turk, and an outlet to the was
 considered vital to her interests. Aus tria, however, robbed her of the fruits
 of victory and established the new state with the view, of course of an nexing it at the proper moment. The rest Is recent history and needs only hasty summary. The heir ap parent to the throne of Austria and his consort were assassinated by Servian in the capital of Bosnia-Herze- govina. Austria sent an ultmatum to
 Scrvia, part of which no sovereign state could be expected to accept. Servia agreed to all that it could agree
 to with dignity. but Austria declared war. The Czar's hands were tied no
 longer his armies had been completely reorganized, there were millions of armed men at his call. He informed Austria that Servia should not bc crushed, and mobilzed a great army on the frontier. Germany then came into the open and declared war on Rus sia. at the same time disposing her troops on the French frontier in such a way that France had to mobilize In order to face the menace.
 At this point Germany declared war on France, seized unhappy little Lux embourg with her standing army of half dozen soldiers, and sent notice to Belgium of her intention to send troops through Belgian territory. This last act was challenge to England, for England was one of the signatories who had guaranteed Belgian neutral ity. All eyes again to England Would Great Britain, harrassed as she was with her Ulster crisis stand at the side of France?. The answer was the speech of Sir Edward Grey. whose calm words will go down in history. The Ulster trouble disappeared as If 1t lhad never existed. Britain answered the German ultimatum to Belgium by
 giving the German ambassador his l passports.
 Thick and Fast
 | Declarations of war flew thick and
 fast during the fortnight. Practically | all of Europe is involved or waiting
 for the proper moment to become in- vo1ved The struggle of the ages is on! The magnitude of the interests at stake make it certain that the contes. will be pursued to It's bitter and re- 1 lentless end
 1 When the clouds of war ultimately float away one or more nations will be prostrate. The map of Europe will b. lchanged. Millions in money and hun
 dreds of thousands of lives will be l sacrificed Germany is fighting for
 her unity and power, Russia for the Slavic race, Britain for her empire, France for existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
LITTLE NEGROES SENT TO COUNTRY
 BY MRS. STRAIGHT

Mrs. Wilson Searight's office, in the city hall Is haven of refuge for all who are in trouble Yesterday morning negro woman with three small children appealed for aid.
 The woman had suffered an accident and one of her arms was broken. She could not work and support the children and confided her plight to the sympa- thetic head of the welfare department. She wanted Mrs. Searight to buy rail- road ticket for the children to Mott's Mill on the Central of Georgia railroad, where relatives could take care of them.
 Mrs Searight gazed on the three pick aninnies and they looked back with an appealing sort of smile and the work was done, for she immediately dispatched Mrs Kate Lindely. her assistant, to the Terminal to purchase transportation for the negro children.
 "We'se gwine ter de kuntry. said the oldest of the little darlsies. "and we'se all thanks yer, man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
DISCUSS CLOS|NGOF
 PORT 0F VERA CRUZ
Regard Action as One to In- crease Present Custom
 Revenues

Washington, September 1.--state depart ment officials who today discussed Gen. eral Carranza's action in closing the port of Vera Cruz pointed out that his object was probably to increase present customs revenues by diverting commerce to ports under Mexican control. At Vera Cruz duties are collected by American officials, and after deduction of the cost of admins tration the funds collected are impounded to be paid to the Mexican government at a later date.
 Little embarra ssment to the American forces at Vera Cruz from the Carranza order will be felt. as there vii be no in terrupting of shipments destined exclu- sively to inst port, although coastwise traffic is shut off.
 Any falling off in Vera Cruz customs due to the new order will be borne by the Carranza government, since the cus- toms ultimately are to be turned over to the Mexican government. Part of the Vera Cruz customs receipts are pledged to redeem a loan advanced to General Huerta by French banks.
 Will Not Withdraw Forces
 There is no indication that American forces will be withdrawn from Vera Cruz soon To all inquiries Secretary Bryan re- piled today that the request for the Car ranza governments recognition had not been formally answered.
 Admiral Fletcher, who has been on leave for several weeks, will confer with Sec retary Daniels tomorrow when the time for his departure for Vera Cruz will be determined.
 The sale of pulque. the national drink of Mexico. and all other intoxicants has been forbidden in Mexico City because of the recent clash between constitutionalist soldiers and the police, according to ad- vices received today by the state depart ment. Perfect order now prevails at the capital the message adds The consulate at Tampico requested that Americans be advised not to come there looking for work at present. The message stated the town was full of Americans thrown out of employment by the closing of the oil companies and the consulate was unable to render substantial Assist ance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
SEVEN SPEAKERS
 AT AD C[UbLUNCH

At the luncheon of the Ad club yester day at l o'clock at the Newspaper club. the subject, The Value of Price Cut ting in Advertising" vs. Price Mainten- ance" was discussed by seven speakers.
 Arthur Barton stood nat-footedly for the maintenance of prices. as did also A. E. Blackstone. Jr. R. w. Ewing said he did not believe in price cutting. but did not give a specific reason for his belief. F. J. Holberg of the Saks store believed in price cutting on seasonable gools, in which the element of fashion counts for much. Jerome Sterne talked along prac. tically the same line as MT. Hodberg, say ing he believed in the value of price cut. ting only when reasonable and fashion able goods were affected. J. A. Martyn. who took part of John Sparrow's time favored the maintenance of prices.
 MT. Sparrow said that 1t had bccn his observation that some merchants of Biz mingham, in their anxiety to sell moro than a competitor. took a position that was virtually cutting each others throats in- stead of prices Instead of beginning on cut prices at the end of the season. they start at the beginning and continue throushout the year. he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
M|SSSTACY RETURNS
 ID W00DLAWN HOME.

Miss Noma Stacy, victim of a brutal assault. returned to her home at 7430 Morris avenue, East Lake, yesterday and her mother stated last night that she would remain there. The young lady left home few days ago to avoid the morbidly curious, who gathered about the home in crowds She visited relatives in Birmingham, according to her mothers statement last night.
 When asked if Miss Stacy would re- main at home, Mrs. Stacvs said: "Oh. she'll go visiting sometimes, Vf course. but for ~the present she will cs at home" ~~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
Bryan Gets \ Busy
Coal Strikers Arrested

Trinidad, Col, September 1.--Six arrests were made here today on indictments re- turned by the Las Animas county grand jury investigating coal strike disorders. Those arrested are William Diamond. Is ternational organizer of the United dins Workers, and one of the leaders of tho strikers here; three saloon men and two strikers. The six are charged with snur. der on several counts growing out of the battles between strikers and mine guards during October of last year and April of 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02

good showers. West of the Rockies the weather has been fair and the tempera- lures relatively high.
 In the cotton belt temperatures ranged slightly above 80 degrees in all sections except interior Alabama, which was slightly cooler. Rather warm weather extended over all southern states east of the Mississippi, and ranged as far north as the lakes and the Potomac river.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending D. m., 18th meridian time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
INNOCENT NEGRO KILLED AT OXFORD Gun Goes Off Accidentally During Dispute, Killing
 Bystander

Anniston, September ..1.--tSpecial.) ) Clyde Gwynn, son of Thad Gwynn of Oxford, and one of the most promi- nent merchants of Calhoun county, ac- cidentally killed a negro, John Den his, below Oxford this afternoon.
 Gwynn surrendered to the sheriff this evening and an inquest will be held tomorrow morning. It is said that Gwynn and another white boy were in dispute with \some negroes. about a wash hole when the white boy drew a gun from his pocket and that the trig- ger caught on his pocket and went off, killing a negro sitting on the ground nearby, who was not in the dispute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
TWO BALLOTS
 TAKEN FOR POPE

Paris, September 1.-According to a Rome dispatch to the Havas agency several thousand persons assembled this morning to watch the chimney of the Sistine chapel. Presently smoke arose. Then the people knew a pope had not been elected on the first bal lot Toward noon smoke again ap. peared, indicating that second bal lot had been taken without result. The smoke was from the burning ballots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
Weather Forecast

Washington, September 1.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy Wednesday and Thursday; not quite so warm in north portions Thurs day
 Georgia: Partly cloudy Wednesday; Thursday local showers, not quite so warm in interior
 Tennessee: Partly cloudy Wednesday, cooler tonight; Thursday fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
FEAR ALABAMA MAY NOT LAND
 MAN FOR JUDGE
Florida Delegation Backing Bryan While Alabama Con- gressmen Remain Divided
 Over the Appointment

Washington, September 1.-(Special) from Alabama and the activities of Sen ator N. P. Bryan of Florida in his own behalf, fear today was expressed by sew eral Alabama members of Congress that their state might not fill the vacancy of the federal bench in the Fifth judicial cir cult caused by the death of Judge David D. Shelby.
 While the members of the Alabama del- egation are divided between six aspirants. those from Florida have united behind Senator Bryan, who also is lining up the senators from other states in his inter est. No wavering in their respective alie- giances was noted today among the mem- bers of the Senate and House from Ala bama, and the division remains the same as 1t has for several days.
 Loyal to Walker
 Senators Bankhead and White and Representatives Underwood, Taylor and Harris remain loyal to Judge Richard N. Walker Representative Brown stands stoutly behind O. R. Hood: Representa- tive BIackmon is .i3z ssre John R. Knox; Repres-.siess- ezSiiin is working for his bref3.sr. Harrington P. Henin. while Juose Grubb and Judge Anderson both have friends. The only positive movement, however. seems to be cen- tered behind Judge Walker. whose sup .porters decline to listen .o a suggestion that they advocate Judge Grubb for the circuit court and Judge Walker for the district court. and who are determined to present Jedge Walkers name to the President on S's. return at the same time friends arc undesstood to be working quietly for Judge GTubb
 Bryan Gets Busy
 In the meanwhile Senator Bryan not only has lined up his own delegation, in- cluding Senator Fletcher, but i1a under stood to have obtained the siRnatsFc of 90 per cent of his other colleagues iif~ the Senate to a petition for his own nominia- tion. Should Alabama lose out in thin appointment. the state would be without a representative on the circuit bench for the first time in many years. c. E. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
Certificates of Incorporation

Montgomery, September l.-(Special.) ) Certificate of incorporation was filed at the office of Cyrus B. Brown, secre- tary of state. Tuesday morning by Manley & Co.,, of Roanoke. Randolph county The capital stock Is listed at $50O0, half of which has been paid in. The concern will engage in the sale of cotton planters and other agricultural implements. The incorporators are: C. D. Manley and M. Y. Manley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
File Tariff Schedules

Boston, September 1.-The New York. New Haven and Hartford. Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany railroads have filed tariff schedules involving an increase of from ? to 2A cents mile irl their passenger mileage book rates.. tt was announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02

1ng to the Pale nnd Sicl<ly
 D Standard general strength lie. GROVES TASTELESS chill hives out Malaria. enriches the bilds up the system. A true For adults and children. soc.