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BOOKS RECEIVED.

BY Florence Hull Winterburn. In
cluding chapters by Jean Worth and
Paul Poiret New York. Harper d
Bros.
THE UTTERMOST FARTHTN0e A
saw S.vsnt'. vendett.. BY Austin rree-
man. author OF The Mystery Of 81
New Inn" etc. Illustrated by Il
Weston Taylor. Philadelphia: John
Z. Winston Company.
THE LAND OF PROMISE, A Novelisa-
ton Of w. Somerset Maugham's Play.
BY D. Torbett illustrated from
photographs of the play New Yorks
Edward J. Clode
THE GOVERNORS BOSS. BY James
: Barcus- Novelizcd from tho play
The Governors Boss by tho au-
thor. Frontfsptece illustration by
Lawrence Harris New York: Tho
Boss Publishing Company.
HARPER'S GASOLINE ENGINE BOOK,
How the Engine IL Made. How to
Use II at Home. I'm Boats and
vehicles. and Elsewherc. and How
70 Keep II I'm Order. BY A. Hyatt
Nerrill. author OF 'Harpers Wire
less Book. etc. Illustrated from
drawings by the author and photo
graphs. New York: Harper & Bros.
LILIES AUCTION BRIDGE; simpliaed
and Condemned. By w. G. Lilies.
New York: Barse & Hopkins
THE INFLUENCE OF THE BIBLE on
CIVILIZATION. BY Ernst Won
Dobschutz. professor of the New
Testament in the University of
Halle -Wittenberg New York
Charles Scribner's Sons Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop
THE GARDEN PATCH. BY Edward
Du Bois Flint New York: John
Lane Company.
NOVELS FROM sHAkEsPEARE
SERIES THE MERCHANT OF
VENICE. Told by n popular novel
ist. With eight illustrations in col
or by Averil Burleigh. Philadel..
phia: John c. Winston Company.
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alive and very convincing as we'll
Bluff, hearty and genuine, ME-. boSie
transmits these qualities un1aillnsiy 70
his work 1t Is done with Zest Whlch
testities to the sturdy character of the
man and the irresistible momentum OF
his impulses No languid interest ms.
no primrose path of dalliance! re ieeis
things strongly: his likes ana dsiihes
have in them something elemental Each
work seems to him vastly important ana
full of opportunity
John j. Boyle was born in New YORK
in January. 1852. He studied first in the
PENNSYLVANIA Academy Of the Fine Arts
in Philadelphia and then in the Ecole des
Reaux-Arts in Paris. He has worked
both in Philadelphia and New York but
his studio now is permanently located
in the latter city.
THE collection Of etchines and dry
l points by Anne GoldthWalte. winch
has been on exhibition at the Arts and
Crafts Studio for the past fortnight
merited more notice than it received, for
it comprised some very charming eN-
amples Of not only this artists WORK
but impersonaly work in this field
There is no form OF art more cii@rHi-
ing when it is good or more uninterest-
ing when it is poor than etching. Moth
ing will make one catch ones Dfeatn
quicker or more surely than the work
of "A master etcher, and, known or un-
known, it makes no difference. for TINS
kind of delight is not caused by the
pronouncement OF name. To the con-
roisseur, moreover, the thrill is invaria-
bly, intensified if upon inquiry the etchef
name proves unknown and there is ap-
parently chance of discovery.
Some of Anne Goldthwaite's plates give
more than a moment Of keen delight 70
the beholder There are weak places and
some traces of fumbling, but often the
line cuts clear and assured and the ef-
feet IS essentially pleasing Her touch
is light and it would seem rapid-her
insight keen and discriminating. She
has, what is more. evident versatility
She is said to excel in the representa-
ton of dancing figures. cleverly in
terpreting with her etcher's needle
rhythmical motion, but some of her por-
trait studies are no less accomplished,
and her landscapes are in most instances
truly charming. One of pine trees, ar
ranged as a screen against a sunset sky,
has lovely quality. and, while subtle, is
at the same time strong. 1t especially
shows an assured and sensitive touch
Another of A slope in Morningside Park.
New York, likewise displays good teen
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THE Corcoran Gallery of Art has
just sent out announcements to
artists of its fifth biennial exhibition
of contemporary American oil paint
ings which will be formally opened to
the public Tuesday, December IL,
1914. and will close Sunday. January
"a, 1915. The last day for receiving
work will be November L in New
York. Boston and Philadelphia. and
November % in Washington. William
a. Clark has again generously offered
the sum of 5000 to be distributed in
prize awards. Circulars and entry cards
giving detailed information will be is
sued about october 10.
THE closing exercises of the Corcoran
! School of Art will be held the even
ing of May % in the Corcoran Gallery
of Art. There will be a reception to the
students and their friends, for whom the
entire gallery will be thrown open: the
gold medal and other awards of merit
will be presented. as usual, and the work
of the pupils for the year Will be eN-
hibited.
THE widow of the sculptor j. q. n.
Ward has presented to his native
city. Trbana, Ohio. bronze replica of
his first statue. THE Indian Hunter,
which is to be unveiled June 90 the
anniversary OF his birth.
The original stands in Central Park, New
York The replica has been made from
a cast in the possession of the Corcoran
Gallery of Art and loaned for this Dur-
pose to Mrs. Ward.
THE Washington Society of the Fine
l Arts has just issued its year book
for 1854, which includes the lecture
courses for the past season. the annual
report of the secretary, lists of officers
standing committees and members. The
society was organized in 1868 and It mas
now a membership of about $50: Among
its honorary members are the PRESIDENT
and Mrs. Wilson. and among its life mem
bers Charles ]. Bell, William A. Clafk'
Bishop OConnell Of Richmond, A. j.
Parsons and George Peabody Wetmore
II has standing committees on member
ship. William H. Holmes. chairman; on
lectures. Leila Mechlin. chairman: on ex-
hibitions, Richard \. Brooke, chairman
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cradle and the dog the last on the alert
scentng approach. The Stone Age
shows an Indian mother clasping her
babe in her arms. an older child cling
ing to her skirts, while at her rect mes
the carcass of small bear cub, killed
by the woman protecting her SouHs.
We are told that according to the sculp-
tors original model and design. the cub
was an eagle but the builders or the
monument could not endure the sight
of our national bird in the dust and the
change was thus ordered.
The sculptor has done much work
since the unveilng of The Stone Age in
1883. and good work. too" to continue
Mr.. Taft's narrative. We had another
glimpse of his possibilities in this field
of aboriginal sculpture. at the Pan
American exposition at Buffalo. where
his two massive groups The Savage Age"
were among the very best of the sculp-
tural decorations. 1t is safe to say that
no other American sculptor could have
treated the subject better. The groups
showed, even after the devastating
process of mechanical enlargement more
than Il remnant OF sturdy strength and
of primitive simplicity. Though the tend
ency of the pointing machine and ITS
human allies was TO efface the toucheS
that express individuality and to reduce
the productions of a score OF men to
the same dead level they did not succeed
in eliminating the personal quality in
Mr. Boyle's work. AS for the conception.
it was Enthusiastically ms: the Very tWlSt
of the figures. their massive construction.
even their unexpected combinations, all
bore the seal of the same mind which
had evolved "The Alarm and The
Stone Age The swing and movement OF
the latter groups showed a practiced
hand and a matured imagination Above
all. in the great amount of color Infused
into a very simple coherent mass. did
they prove the essential sculpturcsque
attitude of the artist mine. The result
is a combination Of vigor and restraint
which is good to and good TO feel
Indeed. these groups We're too valuable
to lose. They we'll rnerited more careful
execution and reproduction i'll bronze or
stone.
Among Mr.. Boyles other achieve
rnents may be mentioned the decorations
of the Transportation building OF the
Columbian exposition a charming little
bronze, Tired Out which won medal
there: a very attenuated Bacon in the
Library Of Congress. and particularly the
Franklin presented to Philadelphia by
ii prominent citizen in 1909. Into THIS
well constructed figure Mr. Boyle has
succeeded in putting small amount OF
individuality His statue seems very much
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Many admirably chosen pictures object
ify the text, contrasting primitive meth
DDS of living with the innovations set
up by the American occupation. The
spicuously fair-minded and equally de-
void of Illusions and sentimental altru-
ism With every other thoughtful writ
er who has had an actual first-hand ex
author joins in a vehement denial of
the readiness of the Filipino for self
government.
Morris Hillquitt. author of History
of Socialism in the United States
etc. and John A. Ryan. ID. D.. author
of "a Living Wage" New York:
The Macmillan Company.
This joint debate upon the right and
wrong of socialism made its first appear
ance serially in Everybody's Magazine.
In the more permanent form Of this vol
umn it permits readers interested in the
question to weigh the fors and againsts
of this argument side by side. In sum,
this is discussion of socialism attacked
on the one hand by churchman, a
catholic priest, and defended on the other
hand by a prominent socialist. In equip
ment and general preparedness for this
task these are worthy foemen. and one
follows the debate, as such. with keen
interest. The substantial value of the
Joint production. however, does not lie in
the argument so much as it does in the
body of socialistic fact that ts brought
to light by this contention. AS an ex-
nosition of socialism. whose various
aspects and aims are thoroughly scrutin-
lied and appraised. the book has a good
usefulness and live interest.
THE. CONFESSIONS OF AN INCON-
STaNT MAN. New York: D. Apple
ton & Co.
None OF the repentance that primarily
lies at the roots Of every confession ap-
nesrs in this circumstantial and frank
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"a today to the aireao! soiie"hs''
AWashington. 1t is. however only
the fourth to be erected mere IN
memory of a naval hero. TINS motiu-
ment. which was unveiled today with ap-
nropriate ceremony, commentaries the
valor Of Commodore John Barry. and IS
-ba work of John ]. Boyle. sculptor. OF
New York. 1t takes the form OF louh-
+,in and shows as its most striking yea
ture a portrait statue of the nero II coih-
! ,,.,norates Too often at such times as
this there is much said concerning the
hero and those by whom the mohuiiieh.
has been erected. but very little ABOUT
the sculptor for whose work ana concep- .'tt
tion it stands. Obviously this IS not ,,,, risn.,
fcr II sculpture is art it must DE hisnlS
esteemed. and II 1t is no. AT IL mas
right or reason To exist ,,,,e,t
I, was stipulated that this monument
sbould be the work OF an li1sh Amer t 80
citizen, and through ms paIeil'"s b,s
~ i,ovl. fulfilled this conditlon- ne Hia
ai.a in his work satisfied the REQUIRE
meuts OF the federal commission u III @
arts. His work is frank. vigorous ;n anu
free and has, what Is more nrs Wr
cerity For thirty or more Heais i Va
Royle has been producing sculpture any
| 10 mas during that time Won 1or hiniseh
considerable distinction
..HiS most valuable colitEiousioit =. -,
| t;nn.i art dorado Taft says in his
hook on American sculpture rs SIN I'M
doubtedly in his favorite field OF a4o,is .y,r,sl
nal subjects. He has done illstiN W, ,,iins 80
and some of them remarkably We'll put
one feels that in these prmltive t~hellles ~
La is at his best Some OF the younger
men excel him in 'iinesse. i'll suatietS ol
modelling aud charm of line bat toi the ne
rypression of power. for mon'nnehtai
simplicity and integrity OF concetploIi
his groups. The -Alarm in Lincoln con Fafn. Far.
mount Park, Philadelphia, have not been
! surpassed. In their very Deficiencies
they are on the right side. and one may
.van Question if a certain harshness, a
crudity of handling here and mere
noticeable. does not positively contfipute
to tn. impression of force. At any
rate IL removes them far from the class
Of exquisitely finished and eNquisitely
foolish Indians of the jeweiry stores,
with which not a few public works nave
:, close relationship.
The Alarm represents an ind'ah
family of the ottawa tribe, the warrior
his squaw. the little papoose in It's
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$$A facetious to remark upon,
NAx in the light of the seri-
wv BUSINESS of the possible
war with Mexico. the jack
rabbit and cactus may play part IN
the trouble late this summer. sald an
attorney in the land division of the
Department of Justice, who has spent
much time along the border, with
Mexicans and Indians.
There are perhaps 17OnCD people
in Mexico. and how about 12,OOO,OOo OF
them get anything to eat is problem
at which to shake ones head Tortlilas
ARE the first food the average person
thinks of as the poorer inhabitants
staple. The city peon does subsist on
this hot cake, but out in the country.
in the interior. there are number OF
vegetables we never hear of north OF
the gulf These grow in profusion and
are relished exceedingly by the Indian
population.
"As there are widely varying geo
graphical sections as truly as there
are widely varying political sections,
so, too, there are broad differences III
the food and drink of the Inhabitants
Of Mexico. In much of the upper
country the main standby is the te-
pari, kind of bean, which when
cooked with the bones of mountain
sheep in the way the native has of
cooking the combination. makes a
tasty. nourishinS dish. The mountain
sheep is a luxury, as any meat there
is. and when one is caught they have
what we would call a barbecue. all
tho friends and relatives of that par
ticular comm unity being invited to
partake of the meat that is brciled
over the Goals.
very fond of :; e flesh of the jack rab-
bit They consider the ears as much
of a delicacy as do we the giblets of a
fowl. often there are hunting parties
arranged, and the Indians fly over the
procuring of this species of rabbit as
does the Englishman fly over the
fences of his native heath for the more
aristocratic hare. And then the Indian
eats his, of course. which gives him
reason for the sport
These same Indians when travelling
have accustomed themselves to the un-
| certain water supply. There is not
much to be found in the long stretches
of sand. with here and there a sharp
| nosed mountain reaching up. as II in
dumb supplication to the close-hung
skies The cactus is king OF the sands
| throughout the whole southwest, but In
Sonora which borders Arizona. the Gulf
Of California, and a part of New Mex
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it impresses one as being. SO far as we
on this side are concerned, longer per
spectiye than we can command, an ad-
juster of human values. OF course we
are skeptical Everything conspires to
make US skeptical. And yet. why not?
Why are We not on the straight road
the road along which we h We come many
millions of years-to full and fuller selz-
ure of these still elusive facts of our
further journey!
A long introduction gives the details of
this writing-just how it came about,
what happened, the particulars of It's
continuance and the attitude or the
writer herself. 1t must have been a tre-
mendously interesting experience 1t Is
certainly consistent and absorbing Bit
of reading.
AMERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES.
By Carl Crow. New York: Double
day. Page & Co. Washington: Wood
ward & Lothrop.
This is one of the most readable Of
the many books on the Philppines-a
straight, unpretentious. vivid sketch OF
the essential features of Filipino life.
These features sum in the Filipino him
self. a being rooted and ingrained in CEN
turies Of a certain mode of treatment. a
certain line of conduct. a certain groove
of thought and feeling. To supplant the
characteristics wrought by all these
wears of being led or driven, with those
that spring from free and Independent
action is the Philippine problem whose
solution the United States has assumed.
1t is from this standpoint that the au-
thor looks into the work already done
by the United States and examines Its
nlans for the future of these islanders
I ,oeically. therefore the study elaborates
what is being done to educate the Fill
pino, defining the somewhat special char
acter of this work, marking the diff
culties that attend it and appralslng such
useflIl There Is here very informing
chapter on what the author names A
Fool-Proof Government" and another one
on developing Philippine Industries.
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avowal of personal Inconsistency. On the
contrary, 1t wears the front of self
satisfied public exhibition of trophies
anaemic descendant Of aboriginal
counting of scalps. Mai and Maud. Gwen
dolyn and Sybil are among the unlucky
fair that are sniped off by this modern
Apollo from the sublime rampartS of
having about him the very devil of a way
with women. In contiding mood this
nlutable man tells lis all about it-tels us
just why he passed from Mai to Maud
and on, and goes quite specifically into
the lure that lies in eyes of baby blue.
Artemis gray. Circean green leopard vel
low, butternut brown and velvet black.
and defines the degree of seduction that
turks in lips OF this or that particular
curve. And In the tranSitS of this
pricious youth one is not shut out from
the sounds Of weeping that issue Incl
dent thereto
In conscience. one cannot cali this an
illuminating confession The errances
with which it deals are unoriginal and
commonplace. Its attitude is too young
to partake OF either entertainment or
wisdom 1t is. In every part. obvious
as MONDAY. Inconsistency in either man
or woman is prolific and subtle theme,
but this exposition fails to carry one
along its too open way
BRIGHAM YOUNG AND HIS MORMON
EMPIRE. Frank J. Cannon and
George L. Knapp. Illustrated New
York: Fleming H. Revell Company.
Former Senator Cannon gives to his
work a knowledge which no reader may
challenge
Himself born Mormon, he Is familiar
with every stage in the evolution of the
Methodist who went from a Puritan
farm to form a Mohanmedan empire in
the desert From "a sultan's small be-
ginnings" throughout the many chap
ters detailing the growth of Noungs in
fluence: his leadership across the great
, American desert to the inland sea. his
clash with the federal government; the
"disgraceful ending of the Mormon war ::
| the increasing mower of the church and
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A Matter of Justice.
From Golfers

From IOII1ers.
Kotowins to the British Lion is one
thing; slipping him simple justice is
another Joshing England has devel-
oped into a popular pastime, but in our
bush league opinion the Little Isle de-
serves a good bit of credit for her
gameness in continuing the assault
For the last few years America has
well-nigh hammered her off the sp ri
ing map and yet here in 1914 we find
her leading the greatest international
assault she has ever launched. 1t re-
quires copious quantities of raw grit
to rise up after the fourth knockdown
and travel 5000 miles for an outside
chance to put over the winning punch.
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of existence generally-is the motley upon
which this artist draws for stories of
life. Silent SAM, the leader in this vol
ume. is perfect miniature Of one of the
ironies of life. This is the sacrifice of a
man. And Mrs. Cregan's quarrel with
her man. Cregan, is as natural as life,
whether the Cregans live on the east side
or the west. And THE Old Womans
Story'-and, for that matter, every one
of the others-is a marvel of plain human
dongs. All are perfect bits of realism,
some in lighter Vein. but the most of
them the common blend of life-liSht and
dark. merry and sad entangled together.
AS remarkable as these stories are i'll
their substance. they are of equal dis
tnction in their form. There is not one
that would not serve as model for the
building OF the short story.
FROM THE THAMES TO THE NETH-
ERItNDS. Written and illustrated
by Charles Pears. author of From
the Thames to the Seine" New
York: The Macmillan Company.
y man of many gifts. and good. wrote
this delightful voyage book First he is
capable of being friend and boon com
panon to his son. He loves the sea. He
loves adventure. He is finely sensitive
to all out of doors. He is an artist of
versatility and exquisite grace and feel
ing. as the remarkable paintings. photo
graphs and cartoon sketches of this book
prove. And beside all this, he is a most
engaging writer. The occasion that
produced this story was the voyage of
father and son down the Thames In a
sturdy cutter Of seven tons. and out
across the North sea, through the water
ways of Zealand and down the Belsian
coast Like a sailors log the adventure
grows by day and date in rich and racy
particulars. Sometimes they are "alone
with the savagery of sea and sky, with
their grand solemnity. Who knew what
wild winds We're to come over the
straight edge of that horizon which
Lound US on every side? How high We're
those seas to run? Were we to dance a
tarantella or tread a stately measure:
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The Teachers Theory Shattered

From the Ladies' Home Journal.
Children said the teacher to his
pupils, you should be able to do any
thing equally well with either hand With
a little practice you will find 1t just as
easy to do anything with one hand as 1t
is with the other
rs it?'' inquired the urchin at the foot
of the class. Lets see you put your
left hand in the right-hand pocket of your
trousers"
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Descriptive Notes on Fifty Best
Books on OCCULT SCIENCE and
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10 any address. Sample Copy OF
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ESOTERIC PHILOSOPHY, on APP
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leo. there is a species of the plant which
yields surprisingly good drink
'It is the barrel cactus. and is so CON
structed as to resist the intense neat OF
summer and the scarcity OF moisture
The water supply found in the barrel IS
sufficient to keep 1T in thriving condl-
ton for years. Cutting off the head and
crushing it to pulp. the liquid secured
is in taste not unlike soda water. A
canteen is easily filled with it, though
it does not keep sweet long and new
supply has to be gathered frequently
Horses and donkeys always find 1t re-
freshing, and life may be sustained many
days merely from fresh drauGhts obtain
ed along the road.
The giant cactus, or Sahuaro, which
is at this time Of the year blooming IN
a plenitude of great waxen mowers, not
only offers water to the Traveller, but to-
ward the end of June the famous sa-
huaro fruit appears. This Is nearer lhe
shape and size Of hens egg than any
thing else to which l can compare it.
The substance found inside is rose red
in color. is juicy and has numerous black
seeds at the core. 1t is very palatable
and possesses a real food value
"Of the cactus family it is the most
NOIueE1ui- anu IL Is tedAS oiio VI .iiS
marvellous plants of the earth. Reaching
a height Of forty to fifty feet, and some
times even more. occasionally 1t VIII be
seen rising as single trunk, thoush n
more often branches of practically the
same diameter will push out from 1t.
The trunk is evergreen and these
branches have burrows that are supplied
with spines for keeping in its moisture.
storms make no impression on this
giant. and 1t attans its most luXuriant
growth in the mountainous regions of
Sonora. There are in places along the
foothills impressive woodlands formed
only of these singular storehouses of
food and drink.
ITO the Indians in Mexico the value
of the sahuaro is beyond measure, and
they consider it nothing short of GRIM
inal to destroy tree. The fruit comes
at season when most needed. and
with one accord the India then
sahuaro while the dry season lasts
Depending upon it So much, they
have come to be skillful nufac-
turers with it. using every inch of it
down to the very spines that prick
the fingers. Baskets are woven Of the
tber. wine made from the juice. the
seeds are fed to the cattle. canes are
made from the pith and household
utensils shaped from the more wooden
part of the larger trees.
So big a part does this plant or
Indians that their year begins with