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Evening star., 1914-08-08

Theodore Byrne. leading man. and
p. J. Tierney of the tool shop are
spending their vacations In Atlantic
City.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Cape Town. South Africa. is this week
in the midst of its annual agricultural
show. which is reported to be the best
ever The poultry exhibit is said to be
especially gratifying to the Cape Town
ers. who are glad to be able to raise
their own chickens. and not go halfway
round the world to get their eggs for
breakfast.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Wdtcn force VINO nave been granted leave
of absence.
The base bali team of the Washington
Union Printers Athletic Association.
which participated in the National Union
Printers base ball tournament at Gin
cinnau this week. was unable to land
the trophy. but will place team in the
field next year when the tournament will
be held at Philadelphia. The members OF
the association appreciate the financial
assistance given by the members of the
union especially the work of w n
BrockWeil secretary treas surer, whose ef-
forts We're mainly responsible for secur-
ing sufficient funds to defray the expenses
of the Cincinnati trip.
Mrs. Mary c. Rees. John r Davis,
William J. Johnson and William IL. Wash
inSton of the sanitary section have been
granted leaves of absence.
Louis J. Benner Joseph Mex Hodges
and Francis c. Martin. skilled laborers in
the document fhandD section, are on mill
taTy duty with the National Guard of the
District of Columbia at Virginia Beach.
Miss Mae Sheridan OF the stamping and
casemalsing section Of the bindery left
Friday for vacation of three weeks at
Rochester and Niagara Falls, y. Y.
Miss .Josepha Lange of the day proof
room began a leave of absence of two
weeks today.
Webster Morgan. +. Carter and Allen
II. Coates are among those in the build
ings section who have been granted leave
OF absence.
The following cases of injury were re-
ported by DR.. William j. Manning, in
charge of the emergency hospital room,
the past week: Thomas a. Gillian. foun-
dry division, laccration Of right hand. due
TO coming in contact with 2. revolving cir
cular saw: Mrs. Belle Lanpson binding
division, severe spr:tiG of left forearm.
caused from a fail upon wet foor:
George II. Thayer. toundry division.
molten metal burn, second degree. OF the
right foot: Julian II. Ingram, monotyl,e
casting section, molten metal bum of the
second degree, of the left forearm.
William II. Lent, corrector in the press
division. is spending his vacation in
Maine.
James Fl. Roy and Richard T. Adams !
of the engineers section are on leave of
absence.
Miss Carrie +. Looinis of the document
thandl section has been granted thirty
days leave OF absence. and left Thursday
TO spend her vacation in New York and
Atlantic City.
George Burkln. foreign reader IN the
proofroom. is spending two weeks at Co. |
lonal Beach.
Charles f. Purdy. operator in the mon- |
otype keyboard section, is spending two ]
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Il. H. Peed of the document thand)
section mas been detailed press cor
rector during the week
Evening star., 1914-08-08

The extension Of the old dock is
nearly completed, as the workmen are
now busy with the paving.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
BOOKS OF THE WEEK SEEN IN REVIEW AND COMMENT

the chapters than with tho full page
pictures. These, however, will appeal
to the sentimentality that has made tho
book popular.
Again a play that has met with sue
cess IL turned into story In Edward
Peple's "a Pair OF Skies" which has
been "novelized" by Lillian Lauferty
tAToffst. Yard and Company. The Illus
trations are from the play.
British characteristics are generally
exaggerated in tho loyal self governing
colonies and IL IL perhaps TO be ex-
pected that stephen Leacock. when he
decided TO be a humorist, should .outdo
in ponderosity the Punch style of fun
niness. He turns his satire in the eight
stories OF "Arcadian Adventures OF the
Idle Rich" John Lane Company
against the manners and the modes OF
thought which he chooses to attribute
to the very wealthy and those who
fawn upon them. In most OF these
there r. n comcal idea, for Mr.. Leacock
has some acquaintance with American
humor: It is buried. however. under q
mass OF elaborate introduction and In
discriminate sarcasm so as to be almost
Observation-Disclosures by the time he gets
through. Mr.. Leacock is especially bit
ter against college presidents and pro.
fessors and against church boards.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14

by ]. NJ. Dent and Sons, In LONDON Inc
reader therefore is assured that 1t Is no
ahrldgment. but a cyclopedia as com
plete az II It were printed on large oc-
tayo or auarto pages that he has In Inc
Eyeryman Encyclopaedia" (E. T. Out
ton and Company. twelve volumes eacn
Of GAO double column pages, edlten oS
Androw Boyle. The set would Jake
shade over foot on any OF the sheiVce
that have been measured on by educa-
tional experts.
The plan has been to provide WORK
for ready reference, with tho intorma-
ton nut compactly under as many heads
"a possible There arc fairly long
articles Of course when necessary put
no attemp. Mt complete treatises' such
40 the earlier Britannica INDUCED IN
Tho illustrations as a rule are those
needed 10 help explain scientific topics
though there are some portraits, In
Guiding those of oil the Presidents OF
the United States. For maps tho VaI'
Gus aliases in "Everyman's Library
mus, be consulted. It is an excellent
ana valuable encyclopedia, wholly apart
from the convenience OF It's small Size
and ms the advantage for tho moment
az being the latest one published, so tha'
in many subjects the information -
I,,tle more UP TO date than In tho larger
,,orLa Tho price IS astonishingly low
and the makeup very good. TOT ohe
Dents have never sacrificed their typo
graphic ideals to cheapness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14

ably be abandoned long before arriving
at any satisfactory conclusion.
Turning to the table OF contents in
Whitehead we find under the caption
where Dealer Calls a Suit several sub
heads covering all the possibilities of sec
ond and third hands bidding or passing
in various combinations. Second and
third hand both passing IL the one we
want. and on turning to page 100 we find
the whole thing in nutshell Fourth
hand should pass unless hand contain,
unmlstakable game going possibilities, de.
Tended against a possible switch by oppo-
nents"
The chapters on the conventions OF
play tho management Of trumps and no
trumpers. the handling of the nullo, the
dangers OF the discard and the advan
tages OF the echo are particularly well
done. An extremely useful feature il the
index 20 the official laws of the game
SO that the exact law governing any par.
ticular point can be instantly found
The convenience OF the book is IN.
creased by lts being printed In two colors
throughout, the type and paragraphing
being so arranged that the eye quickly
catches the point for which one is search
ing Take 1t altogether 1t Is the mos
complete and satisfactory work on tn,
subject that has so far appeared.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
NEW NOVELS AND
MORE SERIOUS WORK
COVER MANY THEMES
James Stephens Delightful New Irish Tale-Fve
Tales Of Terror" Happy Hawkins" Again
Historical Romance of the Dumas Order-A South
African Story Stephen Leacock's Satres.
Illustrated Books Of Many Kinds-Babylonian Rec
ords-A Helpful and Condensed Cyclopedia

II Is a charming and poetical tale that
James stephens has written this time in
The Deml- Gods" CMacmillans), with
the peculiar English and the incohcrence
OF plot that the new Irish school affects.
We meet an Irish vagabond and his
daughter supping under hedge with
their donkey. To them come three an
gels OF different degree, who are enter
tanned as can he best and who Join
them, after taking OH and hiding away
their ralment aud wings. They dress
themselves up like tramps and begin To
earn the ways Of humans, which is the
occasion for much humor and good
deal Of poetry. The angels at times
show their superhuman side, but a. a
rule act the part OF intelligent foreign
ers to whom what goes on must be ex-
planned. The girl Is beautiful and high
minded and understands what is hap
pening about her.
They wander about the country, for
the open air has invaded even the New
Irish, and meet with various persons.
An outcast woman. who attracts men
and whom the vagabond loves: a miser
who has cast away his money and roves
about the land: the wrath OF an Irish
bandit and the angel who robbed him
all occasions for much humor and poetry
and a little mysticism, including the
psychology OF the donkey. When Mr.
stephens let's himself go in his descrip-
ton of nature 1t is real poetry, and OF
the finest. After while he ends his
tale. The angels prepare to go back
after an amusing bit Of rascalty on the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
arahame, stories distinction. It is a

Grahames stories distinction. II Is a
very pretty holiday book. all the same.
For children Frederick Trevor Hill
has written Washington, the Man of
Action" (Appletons). which has been
illustrated in color by Count J. Ono
troy de Breville. better known by his
signature, Job. Though he discards the
early nineteenth century Weems tradi-
tons OF the cherry tree and the like.
Mr.. Hlll applies the twentieth century
coloring OF the open air and present
day thought to Washington and dwells
chiefly on the picturesque incidents;
for the presidency he cares little. The
illustrations are pretty, they take up
the whole page including tho borders
and will remind many Of the form of
art that was mounted on canvas TO foil
the destructive fingers OF infancy. The
handsome getup OF the quarto, the
typography and the decorative borders
seem out OF place in a book for young
children.
Strictly a nursery book " The Mary
Frances Housckeeper" CThe John G.
winston Company, Philadelphia, by
Jane Eayre F'reyer. for which Julia
Greene and Albert G. Mowitz have pro-
vided tho pictures. Tho book Is one OF
series containing pictures TO be cut
OUT in this one they represent dolls and
furniture and the text is only an excuse
for the pictures. The border sifhouettes
are very GOOD
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
THE MORGAN BULLE.

BY me publication OF the BABY lonian
Records" in tho library OF ]. Pierpont
Morgan these historical documents are
brought within the reach OF Semitic
scholars in a form more practical than
handling the objects themselves would
be. The editor OF the series is Albert
J. Clay. Part III, which has just been
issued. contains "Cuneiform Bulle OF
the Third Millennium Il. c." by DR.
Clarence e. Keiser OF Yale University
New York privately printed. II Is
handsome quarto. containing an intro
duction describing the bulle, followed
nv the translation OF the inscription on
each, a vocabulary. indexes and so forth.
Then follow many plates of translitera-
ton OF the cuneiform inscriptions as
DR.. Keiser reads them and OF other
plates with photographs Of the bul!e
themselves. Tho number OF these is
twenty-five.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
FAMOUS COLLECTIONS OF
SPORTSMAN TO BE SOLD

rs. trapping. canoeing. sailing, aeld and
forest life, deer and bird shooting rhle
and revolver, pugilism. wild life and ma
,rre study. Many of the books con-
tain colored plates: some very me col
ored sporting prints by Aiken ana others
will he found in the sale ana among
the other rarities are ABecketts Comic
History OF England and Rome" nrst
edltions. Egan's "Roxiana" and Life IN
London: :" a remarkably fine copy or
"Tbe Fancy" In wrappers: sixteen nne
editions OF The Complete Angler &c
The catalogue also includes the FAMOUS
Frank Forester collection. made DURING
many years OF persistent search by ~
charles Davis. long well known resi-
den, OF New York city, an enthusiasts
sportsman traveller along unpeaten
maths IN all parts OF the world. an ex-
mort shot, an authority on hshins anu
outdoor sports generally. successtu'
newspnper man and popular author'
From his youth Mr. Davis was an ao-
mirer Of tho writings or Henry william
Herbert Drank Forester) and with fhe
exception OF one pamphlet fnaae II cum,
| nIets collection, embracing not only all
| tho hooks hut all tho magazines ~
which the great sporting writer con-
| trtbu,ed And In addition to the DOCKS
| Mr.. Davis gathered autograph letters
nor;raits. signed photographs, manuscript,
and unpublished poems by his favortt
author; and he made small nut inter
os,irr collection OF early American weap-
ons (included in this sale) OF which
some like John Browns pike and Frank
Erorestcr'. flint lock derrnger, are not
only valuable as curios, hut have strons
association interest.
Z, was in the famous Stevens House OF
the west side of Broadway north o.
Bowling Green, that Frank foresel
killed himself with pistol IN inc etiL
rnrr. ~ Nav II. 1858 This house, which
10 historic. Is now being demolished.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14

THE SUN Weekly Book
Review will carry all adveT.
tisements of books printed
in the Holiday Book Mum
Der of THE SUN. Saturday.
November %, without cost
to the advertiser.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14

I Charles Davis, whose unique COL
lection OF books on American sports ~ 10
be sold in the Anderson Auction galleries
early next month Ia known TO thousahds
OF American sportsmen ana newspaper
mon Soon after he was admitted 10 tho
Tev York bar. in 1875. he turned his A.
tenti,n to literature and became a CON
,ributor 10 the clipper, wakes Sptfft, the
Dramatic Nctrs, the Journalist, F'dh"
Lsslie's and the New York ana chicago
dailies In 1880 he went into the meat.
rIcal field. and after managing a musical
cop,nany successfully here and IN Europe
toured the Sandwich Islands, Australia
New Zealand. Hindustan, Burma, emma
Tanan. the Cape OF Good Hope and the
South African gold fields, returning 10
the United States in 1884. In the Presi-
Dental campaign OF that year he managed
Gen Buffers tour. and after me eIec-
tion had charge of the transportation ana
reception of distinguished guests at the
grea, benefit performance in New York
CITY for the Actors Fund or America, ana
nv his personal efforts secured the pres
ence OF Gov. Cleveland. then President
elect. bringing him to New YORK on Il
special train. In 1885 he became assist
ant manager OF Harry Miners amusement
enterprises and retired as general man
a2er.
Irpon quitting the theatrical neld Mt,
DatIs resumed his active newspaper and
magazine work, writing largely on sport
! ing topics He was famous AZ marks
man in those days. had won many prizes
nj the traps and had hunted and fished all
over the world. Ills stories of the rod and
gun and his syndicate articles on trave
| in tho Far East were widely read.
While some very desirable m!sceIlane'
ous work. are included. the catalogue n
sale Is mainly of interesting ma i'm
portant books relating TO outdoor sports
Among tho subjects covered are morse
manship. camps and camp life, big game
dshing. tackle and it's manufacture anr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
NEW AND
ORIGINAL IN BRIDGE BOOKS

II Is not often that one finds an old
subject such as games of cards, which
have been written upon for more than
NIFTY years, presented In such an entirely
new way that one Is led to believe that
the matter itself, as well as the arrange
mcnt, must he entirely original, vet this
has been successfully accomplished In
'Nhteheads Conventions OF Auction
Bridge" (Stokes).
The theories of bidding and play which
are presented 20 the reader are those
which are TO be found somewhere or
other, scattered through the various au-
thorlties on the game OF auction, but In
the volume before us these scattered prin-
ciples are gathered up, classified. properly
labelled and put where they can be
found at moments notice.
Many persons who imagine they have
asslmllated all tho wisdom of the stand
ard text books on the game will probably
he astonlshed to lind in Wh!tehead's Con-
ventons multitude OF minor details that
they have completely overlooked. This
Is not because they are new but because
Of the manner in which the principles of
tho game are predigested, as 1t were, for
tho rraders benefit.
In the average text book one may have
to wade through several chapters I'm order
To discover tho convention governing a
given situation To find a trinng varia-
ton one may have 10 go all over the
same ground again. Even then one s
never sure that an important point has
| not been missed through some detail
| which has not been sufficiently insisted
upon.
Suppose one wishes 10 know Just what
the fourth hand should do II both second
and third hands pass the dealers bid OF
one diamond or one club, In order to
settle this reference in the average tex,
book It will be found necessary to read
! the chapter on the dealers declarations
to see why he should bid a club. then Ia
read through the second hand play ia
| find out the way ne passed, and finally "a
examine the notes OH third hand tactics
10 discover why he did not take his part
! ner out, This investigation would prob.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14
A NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA.

That a great deal OF matter can he
contained in a small book that fits the
pocket has been demonstrated In every
volume OF "Everyman's Library" Issued
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-14

First white Woman to Cross Siberia.
Mary Gaunt. author OF "a woman in
China" was the FIRST white woman who ever
crossed Liberia, ana she also mads journey
OF 1900 miles In West Africa, accompanied
only by negro servants and bearers. Her
latest journey was through the region which
had been terrorized by tho notorious hrigand
white Wolf and Miss Gaunt was continually
meeting with warnings OF the brigand She
saw many towns which mad been burned and
looted by white Volts band. but she herself
escaped all real dangers and 10 now In
London.
The Holiday Book Number OF the New
York sun wall be published on Saturday
November esth.--AdU.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17

.s.e Paid BY Old Nurse Of John
sharp williams Should Have
pleased Bride.

..,.tor Kern OF Indiana and John
williams OF Mississippi are not
n fellow Democrats. but very good
Ids and frequently pelt each other
! ood uaturedly.
r,on one occasion. when Mrs. Kern
an a visit TO the capitol, Senator
,.u,,.ms was introduced to her After
usual exchange Of greetings the
.,,eman from Mississippi looked
.s~-alv AZ Mrs. Kern and, with the ex-
.s.,on OF a Judge who had a SYM
,ss,ic comprehension OF all things
..ining TO prisoners at bar, in
90 in a judicial voice to match.
.S,dam did you marry this man OF
our own free will"
rnou proper assurance that this was
=. case. he remarked. calamity: Il
s,,r John has done what an old
~ IN the home place said | done
.s.r 7 brought my wife back home
dde.
| The old nurse met US at the gate,
"A when | told her, This is your Miss
,.t,v uow-my wife. the old darky
100 Miss Betty over very admiring-
Then she turned her shining black
"a N me and exclaimed: 'Massa John
a. rse been heah To- three genera
IN. a brides, but yoh, sub, yoh has
"a outmarried yo'self.' washing
a Star.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
CARRIER PIGEONS IN WAR
First Used in Franco-Prussian Con-
fict, and Their Value Has Since
Been Recognized.

The first war in which pigeons were
used as messengers was the Franco
Prussian, and the birds carried news
into and out OF besieged Paris. A post
was established at Tours, and right
through the siege regular mails were
carried between Paris and Tours by
pigeons.
1t is not generally known that all
the armies and navies OF the world
can fall back on official pigeons. if
necessary, and that the birds belong
ing to the British navy have their
official standing and numbers just as
the handymen have.
During the Boer war the British
army had its carrier-pigeon system.
The birds brought messages from all
the towns beleaguered by the Boer in.
vaders. and when Sir George White
force was cooped up in Ladysmith
winged messengers carried several dis
patches from that gallant officer to the
men who were slowly fighting their
way to his relief
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
SKIN ITCHED AND BURNED

r. F. D. No. 1, Box 1874, Bridgewater.
N. CT was suffering with a skin
trouble which began after a spell of
sickness six years ago. It was mostly
on my body and I could not rest for
the itching and burning. 1t began like
a nettle rash, then It would break out
in pimples all over me. I would sting
and burn and itch all over and I
scratched until I was almost raw. At
times could hardly bear anything to
rub against the parts that we're az
fected.
Il do not know how many remedies,
soaps, ETC., / tried but none did me
any good. Then I tried Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and they seemed to be
the very thing that needed. I only
used them four weeks and they COM
pletely healed me-" (Signed) Mrs. H.
l. Patton, Jan. 81, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
CAL0MEL MAKES YOU SICK! LISTEN!
CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
lust Once! Try "Dodsons Liver Tone When Bilious Const
pated, Headachy-Don't Lose a Days Work

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel
fine and cheerful; make your work q
pleasure; be vigorous and full OF am
bition. But take no nasty, danger.
Gus calomel. because it makes you
sick and you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking 1t up. That's
when you feel that awful nausea and
cramping.
Listen to me, II you want to enjoy
the incest. gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced just
take spoonful OF harmless Dodson' 8
Liver Tone. Your druggist or dealer
sells you so cent bottle Of Dodson 5
Liver Tone under my personal money.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
LOSS OF WAR EXAGGERATED
Real Facts as TO Mortality and Prop
erty Destruction in Six
Months Conflict.

The destruction of war is not nearly
as great as it seems, Engineering Mag
azine states. II people do not produce,
neither do they consume, and the
man who may have been making and
spending $40 day comes down 10 the
s. or even 70 the ten cent level with
out particular detriment 70 himself or
TO his similarly placed neighbOrs The
total wealth of Germany is $50. 500.-
100000 and even II the actual war
wastes were s2.OO0OoO q day this in a
whole year would amount TO less than
l per cent OF the accumulated wealth
OF the fatherland. The average death
rate in Germany IS probably ~
per 1000. or 200 900 year Kill IO0.-
900 soldiers and you have only doubled
for one year the normal outflow In
four years, II the normal rate were
lessened from 20 10 Is per cent. the
loss would be numerically made up.
The loss OF life, the loss of time, the
loss OF property in a six months war
IS, after all, Insignificant compared 10
theh great enduring life of the nation.
the great enduring life OF the nation.
Recuperation will be rapid.