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FELIX O'DAY.

FELIX o'DAY By HopHnson Smith Illus
tra'ed ~ George Wight Emo ~ 7io. Charles
scribnsrs Sons
Hopkinson Smith completed the
anal revision Of the proofs OF this
story just before his death; it appears
AZ moment when the record Of his
life and work is still fresh in the
memory. 4 great novelist he was not
the short story was a far better me
dunn 10 his hand But his longer
books had qualities that made their
popularity a wholesome sign Of the
times Among these qualities was Opt
mism. a belief in the best that is in
men and women. This optimism is
rather too insistently 20 the fore in
the first part of this last story Of his.
II is a novel Of New York. but only
specifically so. The true. deep note
Of the city is not struck. Instead. we
have that part Of the metropolis which
several years ago Gt is more than the
ten Of the authors memory was a
self-contained neighborhood-Fourth
Avenue from Union Square TO the en-
Nihi'f VI AiF luNitAs
OF antique shops. comfortable lodgings
above them. unpretentious but good
eating houses, and with the baker and
the butcher. the grocer. the fshmon-
ger, the druggist close ~ hand
IL is in one Of these antique shops.
In an express Office of the old kind
one team and two wagons or so-and
in the room above It that the plot Of
the story starts upon its way. Felix
ODay is newcomer. socially far
above his neighbors. who lives in this
room and clerks in the antique shop
There Is q mystery about him-he is
ever searching the city at night, until
at last he finds.
1t Is a plot designed to traverse the
city from north to south, from east TO
west, but. as has already been said. the
glimpses II gives Of New York life
are rather perfunctory. The optimism
overwhelms one. These Fourth Avenue
folks overflow with human kindness
and Cheeryble cheerfulness. Even the
undertaken radiates happiness. And
when it comes TO the tragedy and its
happy ending the reader floats in senti-
ment and even in sentimentality. The
connection with life is slight. but it is
fiction OF reliable. popular brand
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WHEN MY SHIP COMES IN.

WHEN MY SHIP CONES IN. BY GOurorneur
Morris illustrated BY Frank snADp l2mo. pp..
s6l Charles scribncr's Sons.
1t may be said of this story that In
il Something happens every minute.
What is more, all these happenings
converge inerrantly 70 convict the vii
lain and yet save him from exposure.
There is poetic justice still in this
world. the author demonstrates. even
in the theatrical world Of our day
For this is the story of play stolen
from a young man by rsscany man
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THE PRAIRIE WIFE.


TIE PRARIE WIFE. A NO-.L By Arthur
stfnfsf Illustrations ty Arthur Dunn. limo,
ID. 81 The Bobbs -Merrin Company.
The Canadian Northwest has contrib
uted its full share 10 recent American
fiction, but Mr.. Stringer's novel stands
apart In this mass Of tales OF romance
and adventure by virtue Of its sturdy
realism. II is the record, told IN letters,
Of q young American woman's first year
on her husbands wheat farm. Their
home is no more than a shack; they are
practically alone on the plain, beyond
reach Of the railroad, and the wife Ia
transported to this primitive existence
direct from the diplomatic circle at
Washington and the capitals OF Europe.
What is more, she has married the
other man on the rebound. so in her
case there is a more intimate problem
to be solved within the greater one of
their venture in common away from all
the resources Of civilization. That
problem settles itself in a wholesome,
natural way. There is no time for "un-
rest" for introspection and doubts, in
that healthful, busy life in the open.
This is, indeed. In a minor way, prose
epic Of that life, with its deprivations,
its hardships, It's struggles and its
glowing compensstions Of rudy health
and ready contentment. The woman IS
real, and so is the man. So are the few
minor characters who enter their exist
ence. And Mr.. Stringer has a felicitous
hand in describing the plain in winter
and summer, and In tracing the infiu-
ence Of that primitive northern exist
ence upon character and life. A book
worth reading.
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AUTOGRAPHS
Continuation of Sale of the John
Boyd Thatcher Collection.

On Wednesday and Thursday after
moons OF next week, November and l.,
the Anderson Auction Company will
sell at its galleries Part VI Of Mr..
TEACHERS collections. The autographs
to come under the hammer are chiefly
English, and range from Ellzabethan
days 70 the present. Statesmen. war
riors. authors, composers and artists
are represented, among them Fielding,
Goldsmith, Gray, DR.. Johnson, Ben JON
son. Keats, Lamb, Kipling, Flotow,
Gluck, Gounod, List, Meyerbeer, Mo-
Fart, Gainsborough, Hogarth, Chinese
Gordon. the Duke Of Marlborough.
Kitchener, Mazeppa, Gsrrick, John Law,
Judge Jetfreys. Nine. de Naintenon and
Laura d'Este.
A letter written by Keats in Febru-
airy, 1920, runs in part as follows:
| may say, that for six months
before | was taken Ill had not
passed a tranquil day. Either that
gloom overspread me. or ! was suf-
fering from some passionate feel
ing, or If | turned TO versify, that
hCctDhttu lhe poison OF eltner sem
sation. The beauties of nature had
lost their power over me
how astonishingly does the chance
Of leaving the world impress
sense of its natural beauties upon
us! Like poor Falstaif, though |
do not babble, think OF green
fields. | muse with the greatest
affection on every flower | have
ever known from my infancy
their shapes and colours are as
new 20 me as if had just created
them with a superhuman fancy
| have seen foreign flow
ers In Hothouses Of the most beau
tful nature, but DO not care a
straw for them. The simple flow
ers OF our Spring are what want
TO see again.
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Sterling. il announced by A. VI. Rob
ertson, OF this city, in an edition limit
ed 10 525 copies.
The Drama.
Students OF the drama will find much
to interest them In the series OF re-
prints of documents dealing with the
theory and art Of tho theatre published
by the Dramatic Museum OF Columbia
University. The second series, 10 be
ready next month, will consist Of The
Illusion Of the First Time in Acting"
by william Gillette. with an introduce
ton by George Arliss; Coquelin's well
known essay on Art and the Actor"
with an introduction by Henry James;
"Mrs. Siddons as Lady Macbeth and
Queen Katherine" by II. c. Fleming
Jenkin, with an introduction BY Bran
der Matthews, and Reflections on Act
ing" by Talma, with an introduction by
Henry Irving and . review by II. c.
Fleming Jenkin. OF the first series.
dealing with tho art OF the playwright,
a few copies remain. IL consists OF
Lope de Vegas The New Art OF Making
Plays" with an introduction by Brander
Matthews; "The Autobiography OF a
Play" by Bronson Howard, with an
introduction by Augustus Thomas;
Brunetiere's THE Law of the The
atre," with an introduction by Henry
Arthur Jones. and Plnero's Stevenson
as Dramatist," with an introduction by
Clayton Hamilton. A third series, TO
be issued next year. is already ar
ranged for. II will consist Of essays
on play-making by Gilbert, Goldoni,
Goethe and Abraham Dreyfus. Fut-
ure issues are TO be devoted 20 Alheri,
Grillparzer, Sarcey and others. These
publications are sold by subscription
only. The editions are limited to 1913
copies.
John VI. Synge.
John Masefeld is the author Of an in
teresting little book on Synge recently
published in a limited edition under
the title OF "John NJ. Synge: A Few
Personal Recollections with Biographi-
cal Notes" Macmillan Company. The
text is Of very intimate nature, narrat-
ing Mr.. Masefeld's relations with Synge,
reproducing conversations with him
and throwing in this personal way new
light on the character and genius Of
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VIEWS AND REVIEWS
OF CURRENT FICTION
Eden Phlpotss Tale of the Slate Quarres of North Corn
wall-Stewart Edward Whites Picture of
San Francisco in the Fifties

the quarries The livelihood OF Old
Delabole is doomed. Thus does the
slate become the protagonist of the
book.
This is the tragedy and the climax.
which dwarf the concerns Of the group
of characters whose lives they over
shadow. There is little Of what is con
ventionslly called plot, but Mr.. Phil
potts's natives are, as ever a delight.
The septuagenarian Mr.. Mute Is one o.
the mellowest and wisest Of the many
old men whom he has drawn in his
many books 4 philosopher he. and n
devout believer. n leader among ne
New Methodists. He has strong ouin-
ions on the subject of PRAYER:
"Not case for that" he said.
Where there's doubt. then pray
for light; but God gave us our rea-
son 70 use, and most of the things
that come into life are for the
reason to tackle. We don't take
magistrates cases to the High
Courts of the land, or 20 Parlia-
ment. and We ouRhtn't TO so TO
God unless the wits He's given us
are too small for the problem He's
set US"
Lay preachers. he holds, are apt 10
be overfamiliar with the Lord in their
prayers:
at amt vulgarity-l wouldn't
say that; but it's ignorance. Be-
cause God made man in His own
image, we take IL for granted lie
made our minds in His own image.
too, and what's the RESULT
why. we've got 20 apologize for
God every time we open news
paper. We judge Him by our
standards. and that's sheer inso-
lence. That's what ! mean by get
ting too close 20 Him. You never
hear q professional GO that. along
Of their theological education"
As for Satan and his works. Grand.
father Mute is a specialist on the
subject. He notes the enemy's sue
cesses. he analysed his failures. AID
on occasion defends him as. on the
whole. a supremely able plotter:
you must give the devil his due.
II can't be denied him. and 20 scof
az him is only to blind ourselves 70
his power 1t idden only idle hands
he finds work for. The b ggest
hlackguardS I've known nave al
ways been the busiest. In fact,
you may take It from me that
the devils far too good student
Of character 70 waste much time on
the idle II is the busy folk be
most useful 70 him. The busy man
has got character, and you can no
more draw real, useful wickedness
to speak in the devils words
from q weak and lazy nature than
you can get any real, high good
ness
Ii is. however, when he decides. ut
seventy-two. 10 marry q spinster Of
suitable age (it Is she who proposes),
that Grandfather Mute rises to his
highest powers Of ratiocination. A
most interesting old man. justly held in
high honor in Old Delabole.
In the humanity OF this group Of
workers. close to Nature in one Of its
grimmest English aspects this story
ranks high among its authors best.
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ger-dramatist. The defrauded au-
thor. believing that he has no talent,
goes to Mexico 70 manage a silver
mine In the MIDST OF revolution, but
he delays his departure just long
enough to enable tho arm OF coinci-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-30
BOOKS AND AUTHORS REVIEWS AND
a dress rehearsal, and then into the

managers private Office. There Is
the heroine OF the play, who Is also
the heroine OF the book-a rustic
young beauty transformed into a
star In few months. And there is
the rich friend OF the author, the
deus or mdchinn. thanks to his best
intentions toward another star. and
there is the managers private secre-
tary who would blsckrnail him-sud
there are the play, and It's rewriting.
and most realistic rehearsals. Indeed,
the story moves as swiftly as picture
PLAY reel.
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dence TO reach out AZ the proper mo-
ment IN all directions from Maine 70
New York. thence across the continen.
and back again, 70 drop all the
dramutis personae neatly into or
chestra chairs and on the stage at
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the blanket, and the head laid
back on the pillow. Il is impos-
sible, 1t is inconceivable, that
should have been afraid of seeing
this. Il Is as If the wounded man
himself absolved me from the
memory and the reproach OF fear.
OF her first impression Of a hospi-
tai ward, with its rows upon rows of
bound and bandaged bodies, Of physi-
cal anguish, she writes:
From the moment that the doors
have closed behind you, you are
in another world, and under its
strange impact you are given new
senses and a new soul. If there is
horror here you are not aware OF
IL as a horror. Before these null
tiplied forms Of anguish what you
feel-if there be anything OF you
left to feels not pity, because
il Is so near TO alteration. II you
are tired of the burden and NAL
ady Of self, go into one OF these
wards and you will find instant
release. You and the sum of your
little consciousness are not things
that matter any more. The low
est and the least Of these wound
ed is of supreme Importance and
infinite significance. In
this sudden deliverance from
yourself you have received the
ultimate absolution. and their tor
ment is your peace.
Pickpickets' Rights.
In her book Of "reminiscences
pleasures and Palaces" Century
Company, Princess Lazarovitch tells a
story Of conditions In the Rome Of tho
ffties and sixties OF the last century,
related to her by W. W. Story, the
sculptor. who made the city his home
for many years:
Il was, it seems, at that time
almost impossible for a man to
pass through the streets of Rome
with anything in his coat pocket
and not miss IL on returning home.
The little lazzaroni thought il their
right 70 see 10 that. Several times
he and his friends tried TO keep
watch and surprise the operation
az the instant of its performance,
but in vain: the beggars were too
SLY ana swirl OHe udyt W. SIoiy
cut red silk bandans into strips
and left a tiny edge of It peeping
out Of his coat pocket as he and
friend started out. It was hardly
a moment before a ragged, brown
legged little imp ran in front of
them, Haunting the tattered ban
dana in their faces and screaming
angrily, MEAN Mean Shame!
Shame!"
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Heavenly Twins" No date has been
set as yet for its appearance.
The Lamplighter.'
This American best seller OF an
earlier day has made it's temperance
in a low-priced edition, as one of the
volumes of Houghton Miiilin COmpanys
Cambridge Classics. Published in 1854,
Maria Susanna Cumm!ns's novel sold
far over the 100000 mark, stupen-
dous record for those days. IL was
translated into many languages, and
ever since its first appearance has con-
tinued 20 be read 10 should have d
place on every bookshelf devoted 10
American fiction.
Writers Of the Day"
Kipling is certainly pre-emiuently
dramatic, and 80 1t seems appropriate
that the volume on him in the Messrs.
Hollis writers of the Day" series
should be by the well-known dramatic
critic, John Palmer Mr.. Palmer has
positive opinions, and, while very en-
thusiastic "in spots" his book is far
from a eulogy. lie rather palely
praises the Simla tales and Mrs.
Hauksbee, is not oyer-enthusiastic over
Soldiers Three" or the poems, and he
seems 20 think that Kipling's finest
work IS in kim" The Jungle Books
and such tales OF machinery as THE
Bridge Builders"
Bahaism.
The Fleming H. Reyell Company has
ready a book on "Bahaism and It's
Claims" by DR.. Samuel G. Wilson,
who has spent thirty years in the East
as a missionary. The stand taken by
the author is not disclosed by the pub
fishers. Certain it is that the origins
OF this sect and the practices of its
early leaders have been submitted 70
some severe criticism OF late in this
country, which contains a number OF
Bahaist enthusiasts.
Auction Bridge.
A. r. Metcalfe, bridge and whist
editor Of 1.-THE Chicago Tribune" is
the author OF "Real Auction Bridge"
announced by A. c. McClurg & Co.
The merits claimed for the book by the
publishers are conciseness, and sim
plicity of the examples which illus
trate the recently revised laws OF the
game, and of the rules laid down for
good play.
An Exposition Ode.
An lode on the Opening OF the
PaaAms-Pscihc Exposition" BY George
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Nine. Sarah Grand.

Among the supplementary book an
nouncements Of the Messrs. Appleton
is new novel By the author OF The
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The Psychology OF Hospitals.

May Sinclair's Journal Of impress
sions in Belgium" Macmillan is, in
its main purpose, a subjective and OBJ
jectivc psychological study. OF heI
first sight of wounded soldier she
says:
| have seen one Of them. As
went downstairs this morning, two
men carrying a stretcher crossed
the landing below. saw the out
line of the wounded body under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-30
Emily yiele Strother.

Mrs Strother. whose portrait IS
printed here to-day, is the sister Of the
late Herman Knickerbocker Viele, and
shares his talent for whimsical char
acter drawing. Her first novel. Eve
Dorre," was published recently by E.
P. Dutton & Co.. and was reviewed in
these columns three weeks ago. Il is,
incidentally, an instance of the pre-
occupation Of our novelists with the
war, for II contains an admittedly in
terpolsted passage linking the tragedy
TO the story, which, moreover, ends
with the heroine's sons fighting for
France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-30

witlal the fiction receives its due in
plot and characters. This is. indeed,
historic fiction Of excellent quality,
nearer TO us and more significant than
the romanticism Of the Europe Of old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-30
Mrs. O'Connor's Dogs.

Written I'm affectionate memory OF
three faithful companions, Mrs. 7. P.
O'Connor's Dog Stars George ". Do
ran Company contains some mos.
readable "reminiscences OF her early
days in London and OF the celebrities
she met. Shortly after her marriage,
in the turbulent days of Irish politics,
when large, square boxes addressed
10 an Irish member arrived from New
York, officials, suspecting mischief,
cautiously thrust iron spikes through
the contents. Ny Inness escaped, but
a cruel wound gaped in the breast OF
Donna Isabella Teresa lturbide, a
lovely nun Of Mexico" Mrs. O'Con-
nors animal friends were also the
friends OF Cardinal Manning, Parnell
and Justin Mccarthy; and Labouchere
discreetly told an anecdote about an
Italian marchionen, an English bull
dog and himself He told 1t between
TIA lires 50 IN apeak
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-30

FELIX o'D,Y Br ? Hophnson Smith Illus
,ratsd BY George Wight. iamo. ~ 2io Charles
scrihnsr's Sons
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THE GRAY DAWN By Stewart Edward White.
illustrated b. Thomas Fogarty. limo. -. $50.
Doubleday. Page q Co.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
MIRAGE CAME FADES
 AWAY TO RED SOx
Yankees Fall DoWl WDen His
 You'd Mean Runs.

New York, May 1.-The Yankees were beaten in a game yesterday which, for them, was full of mirage effects. Often runs appeared near at hand, but faded away before they could be made reality. The Tanks finally got one. but only one, and were beaten by the Red Sox to 1. There were numerous times when runs shimmered brightly in the air, but were only illusions.
 Roger Peckinpaugh was deeply in volved- in the. upset. The New. York shortstop failed lamentably on chances to bat runs home. He had chances in plenty to put runs in the larder, but died away on all of them. Every time he came to bat there was some body on base, somebody or some bodies. Once he played a harmless role with a stroll, but three times he played a positive role by hitting the men ahead of him into outs. :. it had been Pipp or High at the plate when Peckinpaugh clogged up the at tacking mechanism it would have been different, for they unravelled Fosters pitching for a hit. now and then. Score: Boston ....1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1--3 8 0
 New York 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 1--1 ' Batteries-Foster and Thomas; Me Hale and Nunamaker.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
TODAY IN PUGILIsTIc ANNALS.

1900--James J. Jeffries knocked out James J. Corbett in twenty third round at Coney Island. Jeff had abess come champion less than year before by defeating Fitzsinm ons, and in the interval had fought and defeated Tom Sharkev. Corbett's challenge was greeted with derision by the fight fans but the Californian believed that his superior cleverness would enable hirn to come back Corbett certainly looked fit for the battle of his life when he faced the caveman at the Seaside A c In the early rounds. the cun1uercr Of Sullivan played with tho numbering Jeff. landing almost at will, and by the time two chapters had been fought Jeffs supporters were looking gium- To all appearances Coxtett the panther, had Jefrries. tue bAArs at his mercy. In the twenty tht trd Gprbett went in to finish his op- ptnsemt If he had continued to play w4trnkM waiting game Ccrbett runld csftnB have reEained his lost t1aH He ws@ so eager to finnish that he -disu4anusaea the advice of his ser- crsas and met Yen at his own game. Then .JAR, whipped to a fraDEle, put all his stramsth into one punch. and it swRa enamuxht
 1s48Tura Crfbh. 1ong champion of the rtnE, died m England.
 12RB Alfred Morey lightweight brrxers born at Victu1da. AnstraIia-
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
SECRET OF JOHNSOKS 1 VISIT EAST SOLVED
hlnauTCcS Yakses are t0 HsfI
 New Homs in 1916.

New York. May 1.-The great mys. tery of Ban Johnson's recent visit to the east has been explained away. and it had absolutely nothing to do with aiy contemplated peace movement Johnson, who departed for Chicago ytsterday morning in a happy frame ot mind, came to the big town witt tle sole view of assisting Col. Rupperl aad Captain Huston, in the selection os site for ball park. In this mis- sion he succeeded. tf.sf M
 Pinned down to straight yes 01 no answer, Johnson admitted before leaving New York that, the new own ems of the Yankees had selected 2 site for a plant and that the ,neN grounds would be ready for the open. ing of the 1916 camppaign. No fur ther would Johnson commit himself Captain Huston, however, was ,seef just before he departed with the team for Cleveland early last night. " II cannot deny it," said the. capt tHin, but I am sorry that there hal been a leak at this time For bps' mess reasons we dos not wish at th{t particular time to disclose the loca. ton of our prospective plant. VIII say that the newspaper . boys harf been hot on the trail all the time. Tnx park will be built at one of several sites that have been mentioned fire. quently. Which one do not cark to say at this time. Il hope to bk able to make an announcement very soon."
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
Everybody Hits.

ttsburg, May 1 11.-The Pirates de-
 bd the Cubs yesterday 10 to 2. in an1e, featured by long hits. Cooper
 Babel started in the box and both ke way in the second inning after 'ng hit hard. Councilman got along right until the sixth inning, when runs were scored off him on Q hgle, a double and two triples. e. dams sthen went to the mound and |opped further scoring. Babel as {cceeded by Lavender, who also vas 2 hard in the fifth inning, and shk We way to Cheney. K. Adams hnfsh- the game. Score: ssS
 r. h. b. &cago T. 120004000-- 12 sfsburg 14OO4010x--10 3 Batteries: Babel, Lavender, Cheney, {. Adams and Bresnahan; Cooper, .onzelman, c. Adams and Schang. F
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
CORNELL UNABLE TO
 STAND THE STRAIN
Notre Dame Comes Through in Eley- enth With Avalanche of Runs
 and Wins by Score of j to 2.

Ithaca, N. Y. May. 11.-Cornell lost an eleven inning game to Notre Dame here yesterday by score of to ? four hits and four runs in the final inning, though the Cornell pitcher had held them to two hits up to that time. The game was hard. fought. Score:
 . r. h. e. Notre Dame 0 0 DO 0 0 0 0 4--5 6 Cornell ....1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 3 2
 Ratteries-Wells, Walsh and Ken ney; Johnson and Clary.'