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cult wires all work together to gen.
efate the current necessary to produce
the light that takes the picture after
the stomach. The circuit wires are
carefully incased in rubber tubing.
which protects the tissues of the
mouth, pharynx. esophagus, etc. from
injury. A glass tube holds case for
the lamp. The camera is. of course.
detachable, and is placed at the end In
order to be the first thing swallowed.
The focus OF the camera can be
changed at will by a queer apparatus
camera occupies the foremost section.
When the physician thinks that he
has the camera in place in the organ
which he Is photographing the lamp
circuit is closed. and by this means the
lamp is lighted and the picture is taken
on a disk of paper especially prepared
and sensitized, and which was inserted
In the camera before its Introduction.
An exposure of eight or ten seconds is
made before the circuit is broken. The
lamp is in the section which is trans
parent. 1t is necessary for the light
from the lamp to fall in front OF the
camera. and in order to do this a f1ex-
ible tube joins lamp and camera. The
f1exibility of the tube permits OF its
bending in such a way as to throw the
light properly from the electric lamp.
After the circuit Is broken and tho
picture has been taken the whole ap-
paratus is removed. the camera Is de-
tached. hurried to darkroom and
the photograph developed. If 1t is nee
essary to have enlargements made in
order to more perfectly diagnose the
case, this is done.
Photographing the interior of the
stomach is a task which requires skill
and clever hands 1t is absolutely es-
sential to have the stomach cleared
of all foreign matter before any photo
graphic work whatever can be done.
The stomach pump is employed to do
this. To obtain the best possible pic
ture it is best to separate the walls
Of the stomach and distend it, quanti-
ties of water are drunk to accomplish
this and to put the stomach in the best
condition.
This somewhat extended treatment Is
more or less trying to the patient, ana
occasionally one is SO painfully nause-
ated that other means have to be re-
sorted to.
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servance Of Christ's birthday anniver-
sary since the belief in His coming
mas become an established truth In
England. during the time of the Puri-
tans. 1t was frowned upon. but fes-
tivities were resumed with the incom-
ing of the monarchy under Charles II.
In many places 1t is not merely a DAYS
rejoicing. but period covering ten
rious ways of expressing the joyful
spirit of the festival are determined
largely by the character and manners
or the different races. In the southern
part OF the United States 1t is a time
for fireworks to blaze. horns to toot
and cannons to roar. often bands
playing lively music parade the
streets. Except for the absence of
frost and snow. the day is celebrated
IN much the same way that it is in
well-flled stockings and happy bows
and girls.
In New England. there are many de-
scendants of old Puritan families who
never remember hanging UP their
stockings when they were small. Their
parents looked upon the day as a pa
gan festival and excluded 1t from their
list Of holidays. Now and then traces
of this old belief are seen In the small
villages and towns, but as a general
rule the rejoicing so intimately asso-
ciated with Christmas is found far and
wide.
In New Mexico. where. the influence
Of the Spanish race is still felt. Christ
mas is commemorated by a solemn
play covering the story of the manger
in large hall and all the people at
tend with deep spirit Of reverence
for the tableaux.
On Christmas day those who belong
to the sect known as Shakers allow
the men and women to eat at the same
table. This is an unusual privilege, as
at all other times they are separated
at meal time. A solemn prayer pre-
silence. and a hymn of Joy concludes it.
In Porto Rico the children set out
little boxes for Santa Claus to fill.
They believe that he comes like a
pack of gifts on his back. The re-
ligious side Of the day is especially
emphasized and many ceremonies to
mark the principal events In the life
of Christ are held throughout the
The children of Hawaii look for
Santa Claus to come to them in boat.
The day Is observed in quite the same
manner as it is elsewhere. only the
weather Is more like June than De-
cember. The Christmas dinner is eaten
outdoors, while the sun shines bright
ly, birds warble and roses bloom In
the Philippines the day is essentially
at church services. little plays that
depict some incident related In Scrip
ture, are enacted by young men and
women who go about from town to
town.
No matter in what way Christmas is
it is to every race a day
dear to the heart and home. All ma
tions feel the boundless universal love
that was the message brought by Him
whose birthday has made the festival:
All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peace.
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Mr.. Nathan Is twin brother to that well
known book critic whose simple meth
| cd is to damn every book that gets
into print and then to set himself to
the demolition OF the printing press
besides. There are spots of very good
| Intelligence here, patches of an un-
commonly good brand of sense about
the subject in hand, but these are so
cluttered with the rubbish OF the writ
er's manner that 1t is not worth any
| ones while to try to pick out these
scattering pearls of thought, these
gems of dramatic wisdom.
MORGAN ROBERTSON THE MAN.
Published by McClure's Magazine
and Metropolitan Magazine.
will last" writes one man in this little
book. when most others are lost. He
dramatized the submarine: he made the
torpedo boat literally come ashore for
us stay-at-homes. He put the miracle
of wireless into his narratives in such
a way that thrill went up your spine
as you read" Another gives his recol-
lections of Robertson as a man of the
all-wool. yard-wide, warranted-not-to-
shrink sort And another deals with
the psychic mystery" of this unlettered
sailor who. grinning at the gram
marians. wrote Sinful Peck" which
the writer pronounces "a marvel Of
precise English and inimitable style"
He tells also how Robertson himself
believed that he-f1rst the sailor, the
clock repairer, the diamond cutter and
then the writer of acceptable sea stories
and the inventor of "his improved peri
scope" and his invisible searchlight"-
had been commandeered by discarnate
souls to do the work. He believed that
in the one case he was merely the
amanuensis, and in the other no more
than a Laboratory underling." In ad-
dition to the various appreciations of
Robertson appearing here are two short
stories of his own-"Gathering No Moss
and MY Skirmish With Madness"
Both are bits of autobiographic real
ism, as haunting in their substance as
they are gripping in their attack. Last
March Morgan Robertson died. Having
been many things he had never sue
ceeded in being a business man. This
little book embodies the plan by which
his literary friends hope in helping
along here to- make the full return of
putting this mans real genius before
larger reading public
ENGLISH ANCESTRAL HOMES OF
NOTED. AMERICANS. By Anne
Hollingsworth Wharton, author of
I'm Chateau Land" etc. Philadel-
phia: j. B. Lippincott Company
If Mrs Wharton's book had come out
at any time prior to 1914 it would have
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ships history of a noble deed nobly
done. Only the recording angel has
kept count Of the namelsss millions
who represented the cargo.
Literature, however, in its ever
reachings out for facts and fictfons.
let's no dramatic-tinged doing escape.
Hence the present volume Of nearly
four hundred pages, in which the au-
thor describes her inception of the
Christmas ship idea and her share in
the work. The story takes in the prog
ress of gift gathering until the date
of sailing. together with extracts from
reports of the Jason's reception in for
eign ports. The ships flag is blazoned
on the cover and there is a frontis-
piece portrait of the author, who dedi-
Gates her book: ITO all dear children
of my Santa Glass class"-which about
includes the whole nation.
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were not hung on account of lack of space.
This seems distressing condition in our
great metropolis, which is the greatest of
our art centers. Why might not our
great national salon be held here instead
of in New York, for we still have the
space to spare? Merely because this is
not an art market, not a center Of pro-
duction SO that works shown here would
not come generally to the attention Of the
artists nor the art buyers. But these con-
ditions might be altered, and perhaps in
time may be.
The prizes in this exhibition were
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Mr. Rumseys studio, which is not yet
completed. will be on 18th street. and it
is hoped that he has come to stay.
X
rFHE winter exhibition of the National
u Academy of Design opened in the Fine
Arts Galleries, New York, Friday. AS a
whole this exhibition is said to be of
exceptional interest and merit. Again
many pictures submitted to the jury were
accepted as sufficiently meritorious. but
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Fountains in France.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Who is responsible for the dry foun-
tain? A correspondent cites a case from
Groombridge. in Sussex. Just before
you enter that picturesque town you
see a fountain. with a seat. a horse
trough and even dogs drinking place.
Alasi never once. several visits.
could 1 get draught of water from it.
though the drinking cup remained to
testify to its one-time benefcence to
thirst wayfarers.
They do these things so much better
In France. You will fnd few French
villages without a public fountain. a
fountain, moreover, that is often a
work of art. What English villages do
you recall where free draught of
water Is available? Should you desire
such, you must summon up enough
courage to ask at cottage door, to be
COMPOUNDED. probably, with that nui-
sance of rural life. the tramp. External
ly. we English take water literally
enough: internally. We seem agreed to
boycott II.
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COMPARATIVE FREE GoyERNMEN1

one s Whlle, both In its substance ana III
what it stands for.
COMPARATIVE FREE GOVERNMENT.
By Jesse Macy, professor emeritus
of political science in Grinnell Col
!ege, and John w. Gannaway, pro-
fessor of political science in Grim
nell College. New York: The Mac
milan Company.
This is comprehensive and we'll or
ganized text book Its subject is the
| comparative study of such govern
ments as demonstrate the modern
! world movement toward democracy,
such as represent competently the gen.
eral urge of nations toward self gov
ernment. The purpose here is to define
the principles that underlie free gov
ernment. to set forth the processes by
which it is attained, and to point out
the institutions in which it is expressed.
The study therefore deals only with a
comparative survey of essentials. De-
tails that would. under a different pur-
pose be admitted. are excluded from
this consideration. After defining
the writer's, in order to secure a stand
ard of measurement, take up a de-
scriptive treatment Of the political in
stitutions of the United States. From
parative in character. The larger coun-
tries of Europe, beginning with Eng
land, are discussed in relation to the
standard set by the United States, the
first great state founded on the theory
of popular control. From the same
standpoint there follows a study of the
smaller countries of Europe and the
republics of South America. The book
as a whole forms very competent
contribution to the Social Science Text
Books" that are being issued by the
Macmillan Company.
THE STORY OF THE CHRISTMAS
SHIP. BY Lillian Bell, author of
THE Love Affairs of an Old Maid"
etc. Chicago: Rand, McNally &
Co.
From the adage standpoint that "a
good action needs no trumpet" the
Christmas ship which sailed last year
with gifts from the children of Amer
lea to the war orphans of Europe de-
pends on no book for perpetuation.
The Jason has already written it's log
in the hearts of those who gave and
those who received The woman who
created the idea: the editor who voiced
it, and the hundreds of cooperating
newspapers that made the voyage pos
sible, are each enrolled in the good
Evening star., 1915-12-19
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS RE.
GENTLY ADDED.

The following list. arranged by sub
jects. includes some of the latest ad-
ditions to the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this column
each Sunday are reprinted. at the end
bulletin. Copies of this may be OBJ
tatned free at the library or will be
sent by mail for Is cents a year.
European War.
Adler. Felix. The World Crisis and Its Mean
ing. F30I9. .Ad56w.
Andrassy. Gynla; Graf whose Sin is the
Beveridse, A. ]. What Is Back of the War
Grille, q; ". 4 Mechanistic View of War and
France Mintstere des Anaires Etr.ngeres
Germanys Violations Of the Laws Of War 1914
Francke. Kuno. German Americans ocufes-
sion Of Faith. F3o79Fs47g.
Fuehr, Alexander. The Neutrality Of Belgium.
Gibbons H. A. Paris Reborn. Fso7s-GsSsp.
Great Britain. Treasury. Committee on Al
legged German outrages Report and Appendix.
Hcsdam. J. W The History of Twelve Days.
July e4th 70 August ith. 1914 ,,E ESoIe, q, HS44h.
India Aseassi ani ths BY Waf GeFPsn Pso7oInss eisk
J'Accuse! Par un Allemand. FS0l9.Jl1.F
Jane. l.. c. The Nations at War F3019 J2aSn.
Mccormick. Il. r. With the Russian Army.
Murray. H, n. K5app's and the International
Belgium F3O7s-si6aj
Sixty American Opinions the War. 1909
washburn. stanley Field Notes From the Rus
sian Front. F3079- w273f.
wister. Owen. The Pentecost Of Calamity.
Fa079- -w767P
Wood, Charles Some Moral and Religious
Aspects of the War. +F3019- ws5ss.
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BOOK REVIEWS.

UNDER THE RED CROSS FLAG AT
HOME AND ABROAD. By Mabel
T. Boardman, chairman national re-
lief board, American Red Cross.
Philadelphia: ]. B. Lippincott Com
Dany.
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American poet of rank. The book is full
of interesting matter. It is quite worth
ones while, both in its substance and in
what it stands for
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Bristol r. NJ. Herones OF History. E9BI5sh.
Cortes. fernando Letters. " l9oS- n
CSi74.
-Dawbarn. Charles. Makers of New France. r
9D322m.
Dowden Edward. The Life Of Robert Brown
ing. ErBS2doa.
tiorky Maxim, pseud. My Childhood EG6l1.
Harris Frank. Contemporary Portraits. T.
9H2i3.
Hawkes. Clarence. Hitting the Dark Trau.
EH3I45
IIaworth. P. L. George Washington: Farmer.
E-W27taw.
Moore, d. II. John Morgan Walden. E
WIEN
Putnam. G. II. Memories of a Publisher. 2
P9S55a.
Sanborn, f. A. Memories and Anecdotes. z
Sa494m.
Scully Vincent. Life OF the Venerable Thomas
q Kempis. 1901. E-T3615s.
Thayer. ". II. The Life and Letters of John
Hay. 2v. EH32St.
Winter, William vagrant Memories. r
9W734y.
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ANOTHER BOOK ON THE THEATER,
By George Jean Nathan. New York:
b. w. Huebsch

This book is of little use except to
those who are already way-wise to the
theater in it's various bearings and i'm
plications. The class of critic to which
this writer belongs is, happily. a small
class, appealing from the character of
their work only to those who know all
about the subject under consideration
and who are, therefore, independent of
the more or less futile services of this
kind of critic. One doubts IL these
should be classed as critics at all Why
not look upon them as entertainers
called in after substantial business has
been completed to make the tired
workers laugh and grow easy. Now ii
Is more than likely that stage know 1T
alls will nearly die a-laughing" over
the satirical sallies. the fippant jokes
the somewhat labored clcverness that
are brought to bear here in this writ
er's self assured survey Of the stage.
Evening star., 1915-12-19
Historical Studies.

Benoc. Hilare. High Lights of the French
,enie se'sfS'S aisl1siIos at W. aGs BUS E. " cas-
Constant. L. c. ". Reeolleciions Of the M rri-
va.e somss Lfe e S SapGsoE Earl ibhas H.
Esersley, c. ]. The Partitions of Poland.
F55-Evo7
South. iss5.ial5. Fs34o-Gss4
Lori. n. II. The Second Partition of Poland.
Maspero G. c. c. Popular Stories of Ancient
Morgan. James. In the Footsteps of Napoleon
0lireirs, Martins. J. T. The Golden Age Of
Prince Henry the re- SsSisatSr SIsy Ss,ans sr7s
Walsh. J. J. The Century of Columbus Foe-
"H. West, W. NJ. The Modern World. Fso-ws:m.
Travel.
Moncrien A. r. H. The World OF To-day. 1912.
Begss The F9n5 nc in S5eis ,s;.ssT. G11.Bsa.
Ms55o
Europe and Asia-Description.
&c Soegs5; c. S. The undermining of the Orient.
Douglas. Norman. Old Calabria G35-D747o.
Durham, NJ. E High Albania. 1909. GS9s-
Hutton Edward. Naples and Southern Italy.
Thompson. R. c. Pilgrims Scrip. Geo
Young, Arthur. 1741-1s20. Travels in France
and Italy Q7S7-s9l. G39-YsS6a.
United States-Description
Alfonso. NJ F.. and MARTINEZ. T. v, eds Cuba
Before the World at the Panama Pacific Inter
na tional Exposition. G973-Al 24.E.
Campbell, NJ. r. Guidehook Of the Western
United States. Part A. GS9-C152.
Dartou. n H.. and others. Guidebook Of the
Western United States. Part C. Gs9-D25I.
Diller, J. s., and others. Guidebook Of the
Western United States. Part D. Csc D5s3
Lee. ". T.. and Others. Guidebcok of the
Western United States. Part B. GS9-L51
Saunders. c. F. Under the Sky of California
1913. G941-SaS7u.
G945-YSS.
South America-Description.
Hammerton. J. A. The Real Argentine. Gaa3-
H1s6r.
KoebeI ". H. Argentina Past and Present.
G9a3- -Ks14
Koebel. ". H. Modern Chile. 1918. G9so-
Koebel, ". H. The South Americans. Cos
Ks14so.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
BETTER DAYS NOT
 COMING BUT HERE

The prophecies for prosperity for 1915 arc to be realized. The new year progressed only to tno fifth day be- fore signs of industrial bettoment were manifested Next Monday L5OO mon win go back to work in various umber bills along Puget sound with prospects of steady employment 9th CT mills in Seattle and in the Sound district are feeling the new lie, and within sixty days many other thou. sands of workmen will ind thcir places on Che pay rolls Lumbeylng is com- Ing into demand through railroad and European orders and the yards of the Middle West arc developing an in. croosing trado through the prosperity oi ibe agricultural communities.
 With Che beginning of the new year and.the swing back toward spring, oth- CT industries are experiencing natur- al awakening notably the fishing inc .erests. Cannerles are being over aauled. additions are being made and boats arc being fitted and constructed for a biz year There is a showing of new lie in the natural industries of the State, md every line of trade win be quick to respond to it
 In tba East the railroads have re- sponded to the rate concessions of the interstate commerce commission by placing orders for betterments. The steel plants are experiencing strong foreign and domestic demands and putting the unemployed to work by ihe thousands; the whole country is gradually regaining it's old level of in- dustry.
 The resumption Of work by the un- employed Is relieving the most emer- gent feature og the situation. and one chat has presented problems to muni' cipalities an about the country it is encouraging to know that the hope nl view of the country has been con. strained to take of business prospects Is being realized, and that better days are not only coming. but actually here Seattle Postlntelligencer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16

caflw two experienced guides '9 dave had long experience in the Ear
 comple4ey Reilrulehed
 In order to furnIah all or ihe con. gariencc needed on .he cruise tns esael wlg be completely reltfnisneA eequIpped aud roomy private atasQ' poms providel rhe work VIII pH done after Che arriYal of the 5loamel at Nome She win carry eoilapsi1ie tents to be used on long musnea in- land and great variety oi hunting equipment
 pho corwin in regear service az the aFat vessel of Che year rom seRt- lle to Nome. has been aa.lin6 rom May 70 to 12. lon, this year will steam for tho Boring sea port on May D enc earliest she has ever lelt for tne Far North She will carry passengers. ircisb and mail for Nome.
 Perishableo for Far North.
 Among her shipments Will be large contignmenta or ifuits VesetaVllh tli" oihor poushables for che people Of che Seward peninsula After delivering her freight and pa8sepgorsl she Whi prepare for her cruise Of the Arctic.
 Tho Corwin was purchased at unit ed States marshai's sole recently by Ben Moyses. secretary-treasurer oi che Independent Brewing company Rep resentotlYes Of Che owner said yester- day chat tbc party or sportsmcn being organized In the East will lnclroe wealthy men interested in long hunt ing expeditions and nimrods of intorna uonoi reputation. They explained tba' thoy were not ready to make public the personnel of the party
 The cruise to the Arctic will re- ouire between twenty-two and twenty five days, and fit ia successful Q sec ond one will begin at Nome between July s and TO-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-01-16
NORTHWEST HALmuT
FIs RYAN NEE

SEA'rTLG Jan 8.-NoW recogniehq as one the mo lupor,aotand pew sglui 7etor ln lbe prosperity ot tne port. the organization oi Che owners 5f Seattloa independent neet oi hai ibul power aohooners, heretofore known as the Pacific Coast fiaher- mans Aasoclodon has begun tne new year by reircorpoFaliug as the Fish ius vessel ownera Association. The reorganization oi the association un. der tho now name was e5ected 2 few days ago and announcement os the change was made yosteraoy
 The association was formed less than year ago and before summer had established itself on permanent bass. Practically an che ndependent fleet owners have affiliated with it. A fee months ago the association open. ed headquarters in Pier $, tho rooms including an exchange in which the fish companies buyers and the own. ors of schoonera arriving ip port with halibut rom Alaska, meet every day and buy and sell
 The papers reincorpors ting the os. sociaton were filed by Eglll Erickson. aI. Winge, A. 8I Samuelson, ]. John- son. o. Johnson. NJ. Vick B Olson, A- fred Abrahamson. w c. Hurley, M. Jenson and Albert Lindyog all owners Of schooners. The capital stock is $500. divided into 90 shares of Si each
 The former name it was found. save only limited idea ot the asao- ciadon's membership and purposes. Many persons supposed that it was an organization composed of men employ ed on fishing vessels. The member ship. however IS restricted to the ac- tuai owners or tho independent feet
 Captain Lindvog Reolgne.
 Capt. Albert LindyoG manager of l the association since its iormouon re. signed e {ew days ago to devote his attention 10 his own business His work in building up the association has received the warmest commenda lion from his associates. In his eff forts he had the active support of Nor man Waterhouso, who vas primarily responsible for the formation Of the association Lindyog and his brothers own the halibut schooners Albarosa and Lincoln and have other business Interests.
 As manager. Lindvog is succeeded by Capt John Gibson former owner of the schooner Panama and ono of the pioneer hallbut men of the Coast He
 old the Panama 8 few days ago tc l Louis Sanrstrom, of the Pacific Net & Twine Comapny, and Martin b Johnston. 9f Ballard. Gibson entered the halibut fishing industry in Seat
 le fifteen years ago with the sohoon CT Reef Later he had the larger schooner Roosevelt built especially for his halibut fishing operations, and in course of time discarded the Roose welt for the still larger Panamo-(se attic Times)