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CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
LATEST FICTION
An Amazing Posthumous Romance by Mark Twain
-AVivid South American Novel by E. L. White.
New Fiction by Arthur S. Hardy. Stacy Aumonier.
Beulah M. Dix, Katrina Trask and Others.


escapes and with the Oh snu-
ings. The novel tens OK an Ains Ssn
who had fought win DohvaT and San
Martin VINO comes 70 rafssusS
with the iooA OF hoefatihs ius p.op.o
from Francia's nafsh rue. ffs plots 70
overthrow the D'ctAtor' VINO H. ae
creed that no must % colco n eu-
premo BY MS suoJects. Wnen .ne peI0
OF M supremo's extraordinary person.
atty. Nevertheless. to himself ara MS
tsnow on'pl.~ rna..s ~ ss nv av.h
attracted by the man - he 70 repelled
by the dcspot. He conceives II to be
his duty to STIR up the ParsguAyans
and then TO Join with them In COM
passing FranciA'a overthrow only II he
decides that II Suprsmc's rule u more
injurious TO the q OF popular gov
eminent than oenehciAl to Paraguay.
the ingenious plot.
The picture Of the life Of ease and
gracious hospitality among the old
spaniards q delightful. They sorged
themselves while bandying impromptu
rhymed verses at table; they danced
ali night; they bathed by moonlight
with more impfomptu verses; they
drank endlessiy Of the yerba mate, or
Paraguay tea. Since Carlyle no one
| has made rrancia % benedcent q csea.
| turs a MI. White, We should like to
| have Latin American opinions Of his
| f~iattertn9 and fascinating portrait Of
| Ell Supremo.
HELEN. (Aeu6AtsA ASmin Cen.
pany.) - Arthur Sherburne
u..ax ax
~
The development Of o young girl left
| free to act for herself u described with
much delicacy by Arthur Sherburue
| Hardy In Helcn(Houghton Mifiin Conn
pany). She II American to the back
bone. even II her mother wa French,
and chafes at her dependence on a
tyrannical grandmother. an expatriate
who lives In q villa on the Riviera.
Suddenly she fiuds herself .posseesed
OF ample wealth and fits to Paris un-
der the wing Of an amusing Russian
princess. There she turns to her other
grandmother. q delightful French
l woman OK 0lfLn VINO loves nef. Inc
girl IL attracted by q French cousin,
who IN a very nice boy. and falls In
love with him. The affair n described
DELIGHTFULLY."- and the kind meddling O,
the Russian n very entertaining, bu,
Mr.. Hardy has other views for hi.
heroine ana We rather resent his kill.
Americ~n bus,ne~ man. who han.
pened to be the agent in tho change
y 1ne sIiIs nie. VINO ioVes her. m.
may syrnpathixe with him. but ne see.
30 little OF the heroine and the relation
II no casual that II 10 dinicult to see
what chance she has OF noticing hin
at all. He Ii much o friendly with
her little brother. who Is q fine fellow
Mr.. Hardy 70 able to convey the charm
OF good society whether among tht
foreigners IN italy and In Paris or II
the homes OF the French nobility; thu
people who appear are drawn distinct
iy ana are attractive. the impulsiv'
princess. her experienced usb nd ant
her Wise cousin. the OF
french eervant Equahy distinct arr
the a~isasreeaoie persons even thnug'
touched on IN iew lines: >arrin'
noto 70 s'ruck IN . misch'ei "aKih'
american woman ~hen sne SHOWS ne
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superior to his duties and the work at
hand for him to DO, and Is sure OF sue.
cess In the wagner and bigger things
about which he knows nothing. He IL
attracted to . charming girl who loves
him. but finds II a. hard TO make up
his mind about her as about other mat
tiers. His boyish impulsiveness almost
offsets lack Of character. At the mo-
ment OF proposing to the girl ne learns
that he u made heir to . very large
fortune on condition that he never
marries and decides to accept the in
heritance. He at once sratifea all his
literary and artistic tastes as well as
his ~yearnings for society life. The
story then halts while the author de-
scribes New York society; she reports
the brilliant, epigrammatic talk Of the
women after a dinner party. giving to
each q . marked individuality. and
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BOOKS OF THE WEEK SEEN IN REVIEW N COMMEN

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Ae""'e JOHNSON '~i''"''
The long struggle between an affec-
tionate father and his loving son to
.cr,hea hv p.nnv xo,,h,. iohnsor IN
Tho Bc,opcd Son (smail, Maynard &
Co. Boston). They are Virginia gen.
,.I'sn, anu inc Gene 10 set IN soutnerh
lucky. The father is n physician. but
behaves as a doting mother would and
relies on Rentleness. The fact that
the son drinks IA kent constantly be-
| fora tho reader. hut its manifestations
are hidden. for the craving is at.
| fribufed Tn hercditv and the youth
withdraw IN ~secin.lon when tho speils
| come an him. In we have
a -succcss,on az afYcctionate talks he.
tween the two. All ending 4 each
| a6mirab,v nathettc ana vivid. Int cu-
mulotiyciv rather m-onotonous. leaving
| no reader somewhat imnaticnt nj both
parties and their way OF dealing with
their prooicrn. INC soiu''on is Iheio-
,,o,,n, or, ~ho he,n. ana .hovs mora
sense than the men. are charming in
every a ano Will hoio eho readers
attention.. inc problem, however
which tne autnor nas CHOSEN 10 Jackie
cahnot DO settieo oy aIone.
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lets them betray their feline nature.
The men too have their talk and dis
cuss among other things the Mexican
situation. A serious filtration later
gives opportunity for witty repartec.
Several of these women and men are
attractive. Tho hero after n time finds
that the girl he once dreamed Of Is
in poverty and he offers TO help her:
that gives her the opportunity to tell
him what she thinks Of him That
rouses him. no discovers that he loves
her and also that he cannot honorably
get rid OF his fortune. The author
mercifuliy solves his problem by death.
The story part Is slight. for It only
serves to present tho question that is
to be decided; that II discussed fully
and brightly. We could have wished
for less prejudice against ONE on
the part Of the testator and Of the
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Gu srYsTERIOUs STRANGER.
(HasDers.) ~ Mark Twain.
(o9.) ..,
Ne readers Of Mark Twain's post
Aumcus romance. The Mystertoss
6srsa0er (Harpers). arc likely to b
nunasd. Tho English used in telling II
ana the constructive skill are unlike
a1ything In his familiar books. and
tAsrv Ars pages in his Indictment Of
~6avfisasion which seemingly could only
havs been written after the outbreak
q the war in Europa A supernatural
hing comes u some boys in q German
WHARF In the old days when people BE-
assvsd IN w~itchcraft. He - an power.
"a ana without human feelinss o.
Standards He makes boy. the mar
rotor, So what the acts Of the people
about him mean when stripped Of sen.
&ansns and Of hypocriticai conventions.
ne elbows him how cruel things ere
eSally merciful and kind acts are
wrong. He makes him share In or
~ rror ssnscIess,v stupid ana brutal
actions; then no enumerates the sue.
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q Wrcngdoing through mob violence,
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Comedy and Satire
a BOOK OF


BY H. l.. MENCKEN
Author OF ~ Little Dock In G Major"
SIC. Ciosh. i2mo. ei.25 mel.
A collection OF satires and ex-
trsvagnnzas, chiefly with American
Philistinism for their target. Art,
religion. manners, politics, philOs-
ophy. customs, education-all are
satirized by a man who not only Is a
master Of comedy, but who also pos
sesses q deep insight into human
nature.
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A Fiction Event.
TIL
AAAAAl
II
sheet
BY KATRINA TRASK

BY KATRINA TRASK
Author Of In thu Vanguard" &c.
- CLth, l20so. ol.<0 M.
A live, up-to-dste story Of . young
man Of complex nature. who Is given
the choice between relinQuishing the
girl he loves and inheriting sixty
million dollars. Life. - lived In
that Offering circle known As New
York society, Il presented In all it,
dazzling allurement.
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O AND BOOKMEN.

4 new book on advertising has just
been published under the title ".adver-
Using and lis Mental Lave tMac-
militant. n author Is Henry Foster
Adams o! the University Of Wisconsin.
The volume has n thrsefuld aim First.
TO present In simple language the basic
facts and principles of psychology which
are related TO advertising and to ro,n,
out, the application Of the principles
second. to reduce tia complexities OF the
printed advertisement To ,ts elements and
1" show with mathematical exactness the
effect ~ tho various elements third. o.
compare the results Of the experiments
which have been carried on In tho labcra-
tory with the results Of actual aavert's-
ing campaigns.
The new edition Of Edgar Lee Mas
tcr's Spoon River Anthology" contains.
IN addition 20 the many drawings by
oliver HEREFORD. which have not appeared
In any previous print!rKs Of the work.. be-
tween thirty and forty new poems. These
Introduce new characters In tho now ceie-
brated community Of Spoon River. mar
rating with insight OF humor or biting
sar ca SIN the main facts OF their several
careers.
In connection with the publication Of
this illustrated edition Of Masters's work
III IN tLoNFu w w "hfkittN AZ oa'
time II will he rs highly priced as the
.irst edition without illustrations. There
is rers)r IT ~ "A Masters enthusiast who
paid SIS for u copy OF the first printing
OF the Anthology. while sales OF IL AZ
anywhere from IS TO $40 are not un.
usual.
J. u Kcrfoot. tho literary Grille OF
Life will give q series OF iccturcs
this winter, under the auspices Of the
Lord a. Taylor Book Shop IN New York,
Mr.. kcrfoot II the author " "Hcw To
Read u group OF assays on tho art Of
reading, aud no critic is better cqu;pr, /!
Ia offer sympathetic and ,rcisive tudg-
mpnt about books. Mr.. Kcrfoot's talks
will he informal In character. lie will
discuss those ~ tho now hooks which
deserve moro than passing mention. talk
ing IN three or four IN each lecture. no,
from n severely technical standpoint. but
considering them IN relation 10 curren,
events and broad movements OF thought,
One OF Kate Douglas Virgins great.
est successes was her famous Christina,
story. ''rhc Birds Christmas Carol
Tho book has gone into count,ess edi.
lions, n has been translated into
nearly all the language, NJ Europe. Mrs
wtgpin's latest hook. The Romance oi
a Christmas Card" Just published by
Hourhton MiNin Company - another
Christmas story-bids fair TO approx
mate tho success OF the Carol" Sc
great was the demand for the book tina
two editions were found necessary he
fore publication.
"The Nyster,ous MARI
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rwain's new book which was published
Inst week. was written years 9 In the
height Of the great humor!st's powerA
He often talked TIE story over with Al
bert Hige,ow Paine, his b~iographer. IL
was = theme which was very near to
Mark Twins heart. but he could not do
eide whether 10 publish the story In IT.
present length or to enlarge IL Only
recently the manuscript OF Tho Mys-
FERROUS Stranger" was found and put In
prin; for q serial IN Harper's Maportne
and now into book form.
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THE INVISIBLE BALANCE sREE
John Lane Company ~
Katrina Trask. te1.l0.)

A very commo type Of young man
Is the hero OF Katrina Trask's The IN
uisihie Rdionce Sheet John lAue
Company; he has had Q college cdu-
cation. thinks only OF himself. feels
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organized SO that eight years is devote.
to elementary and four years to high
school education. But objection is now
being urged to this plan. 1t is believed
that it would be better to curtail the
elementary and extend the sigh school
period. Many men hold that in six
years almost, il not quite as much can
be accomplished in the elementary school
as is accomplished in most schools in
eight years. Often in the eighth-and
sometimes in the seventh-grade, pupils
do not make much Roadway. They seem
to go over the ground which they
covered in the earlier grades. Most pupils
are just entering the teens when they
reach the seventh grade This is the crucial
period in the child's life, and there ought
to be some modification of school meth
DDS and discipline at this time. Sew
treated differently in most respects froA
first gradepupils. Moreover, the higher
grade pupils would do more earnest
work and conduct themselves better il
they could be in school with older
boys and girls. They need inspiration
II they are kept with the babies they
will not do their best ordinarily in either
study of conduct. They need at this
time to look forward and upward. They
need also to have departmental teaching,
by which is meant that one teacher
should not teach every subject. but only
the subjects in which she is specially
strong.
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FARMER CALLS TO
TELL EXPERIENCE
j. M. Mallory Says He No
Longer Has to Hobble
Around on Clutches

I've been threatening sometime to
drop up here and tell you folks what
Tanlac has done for me, but I've been so
busy this is the first time I've had the
chance. l just tell you, 1 feel 10 years
younger and L wouldn't take five hundred
dollars for the good that stuff has done
me-"
The above statement was made a few
days ago by ]. NJ. Mallory, well known
farmer of Stonewall, Ca, to a representa-
tive in the Tanlac office in Atlanta.
Il suffered almost every day for As
years" continued Mr.. Mallory. II was
all bunged up with rheumatism and my
knees were so stiff 1 could hardly bend
them. Besides that ailment l had indi-
gestion and stomach trouble and my kid
neys bothered me nearly all the time. I
had to hobble around on crutches great
deal and would sometimes be so weak
would have to take to my bed and stay
there for weeks at a time. My pulse
would beat irregular and my heart would
crow-hop and l had pains in my back and
couldn't lay on my left side at all. The
truth of the business is was in such
bad fix I couldn't work much at any
time and when I did I couldn't make half
a hand on my farm.
II grabbed at every kind Of medicine
/ saw advertised and took all kinds of
prescriptions, but / kept getting worse.
had been reading heap in the papers
about Tanlac, but the doctors had told ME
my case was hopeless and I didn't think
Tanac or anything else could make me
well. A brother of mine in Atlanta told
me Tanlac had made new man out of
him and begged me to try it and did,
more to please him than anything else.
Well it's the truth: since taking four
bottles 1 have thrown my crutches aside
and I'm a perfectly we'll man. The rheu-
matism is gone entirely and l used to
have to just drag my feet along, but
can jump two feet off the ground now
with ease, and that's pretty good for
man that's been hopping about on
crutches as long as had. My flesh used
to be soft and flabby, but it's firm now,
and haven't sign Of my old troubles.
I feel as well as ever did in my life and
] believe my relief is permanent, because
it's been over month since / took ray
last dose of Tanlac and feel just as good
today as I did then"
Tanlac is sold in Birmingham exclu-
sively by Patton-Pope Drug Co. and Eu-
gene Jacobs drug store.-Adv.
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THE FARMERS UNION
TAKES ON NEW LIFE.
State Officials Are Busy
Adding New Members in
Crenshaw County

Pleasant Hill, September 12--(Special.)
w. A. Morris. acting president of the
Alabama division of the Farmers Edu-
America during the ILLNESS of President
o. P. Ford, is busy with his organiza-
ton work in Crenshaw county.
majority of the locals of Crenshaw
county were represented at the meeting
held here and much enthusiasm was
shown, although this has been an off
year with the farmer.
Mr.. Morris and James II. Leath, state
organizer, were the principal speakers.
The delegates and visiting members ex-
pressed their hearty appreciation of the
encouragement embodied in the report OF
Mr.. Morris. Several new members were
admitted into the local here.
Saturday night Mr.. Morris and Mr..
Leath addressed a few of the members
of Dry Greek local at the Dry Creek
schoolhouse.
The union farmers of Crenshaw county
own and operate one of the largest ware
houses in the state.
Crenshaw county has the most prolific
crop of velvet beans in the state. Thou
sands of tons of this splendid feed crop
will be gathered this fall, and the grow
ers are anxious to locate market for
them The velvet bean is peculiarly a
southern crop, and will prove, no doubt,
a substitute for King cotton, and the
means of exterminating the boil weevil.
which has done great damage this year.
The farmers of Crenshaw county will
also gather thousands of bushels of
neanuts this year.
What cotton seed here is selling at
$50 per ton, and cotton is bringing ID
cents
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Aged Lady Is Attacked
by Unknown Miscreants


Troy, September 12.-(Special) Mrs.
Phenix. about 20 years old. was the OBJ
ject of cowardly assault at her home
near Cross Roads Saturday night.
Mrs Phenix is widow and lives alone.
For sometime she had been bothered by
someone stealing her chickens. Hearing
a commotion among the chickens Satur-
day night she opened the door and rem
onstrated with the person. and as she
did SO some one slipped UP and hit her
over the head with a scantling The old
lady threw up her hand to ward on the
blow and her hand was broken by the
force of the blow. She was also hurt
about the head News of the crime
reached here Sunday morning and the
deputies at once went to the scene 10
try to get clews but SO far have been
unsuccessful In finding any clew or trace
of the person who committed the COW.
ardly act
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The "Six-Six School Plan
NJ V. O'Shea in the October Mothers
Magazine.
In most states the school system is
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Many New Buildings to
Be Erected in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, September 12-(Specialo
Plans are being drawn for the remodel
ing of the Merchants Bank and Trust
company building in Tuscaloosa, which
will make this building one of the hand
soonest in Tuscaloosa, and thoroughly
modern office building. A number OF
other business houses and residences will
be erected this winter in Tuscaloosa,
making the building record greater than
ever before in the history of the city
Regardless of the cry of hard times Tus-
caloosa is experiencing building boom.
Mrs. Winnie Rice, aged 81, for many
years a native of Tuscaloosa county and
Northport. died at her home in Bayou
la-Batre Sunday morning. The remains
were brought to Tuscaloosa and buried
in Williamson cemetery Monday after
noon Mrs. Rice is survived by her son.
Mr.. Dave Rice, trainmaster on the Mo-
bile and Ohio railroad, and she was re-
lated to Hon. Fleetwood Rice and James
Rice of Tuscaloosa
Leonard Barron of Grimes reported the
theft Of two fine mules yesterday. No
trace of the mules has been found as
yet.
w. W. Brandon, Judge Henry B. Fos-
ter, j. c. Persons. Victor Friedman and
Sam F. Clabaugh have been named a fl
nance committee to secure subscriptions
for the national democratic campaign in
Tuscaloosa county by National Treasurer
w. w. Marsh.
Walter D. Seed has been elected fore
man of the Tuscaloosa county grand
jury. The county court opened today for
the fall term with Judge Henry Foster
presiding. Mr.. Seed, who is we'll known
in Alabama politics, gave his occupation
as that Of farmer.
The Board of Trade, the city commits
sioners and probate judge have issued a
call for a mass meeting to be held here
next Saturday in the interest of the cam
pagn for the local taxation amendment
to the constitution which will be voted on
in November.
Students have begun to arrive in Tus-
caloosa for the opening of the university
and the streets of Tuscaloosa. are
thronged with the college boys who are
a welcome addition to the city. 1t is
said that the enrolment this year will be |
greater than ever before
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Leonard Barron of Grimes reported tn
theft Of two fine mules yesterday N
trace of the mules has been found q
yet.
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cannot understand. I have heard children
quote verse upon verse about sin and it's
consequences, who had no conception of
the nature of sin.
Why should we load meaningless stuff
into the child mind. when there is an
abundance of really beautiful and com
prehensble material in the Bible? For in
stance, parts of Christs talks and his
parallels and the wonder of his work will
fascinate any child. Some of the Psalms
and child-stories of the Old Testament
delight growing boys and girls. They
understand what they are learning and
at the same time seek to know more
about their favorite characters. Even
adults do not like all the Bible equally
well Some parts they do not even under
stand. Now how would you enjoy MEM
oriZing the meaningless passages? What
good would they do to you? A child
worships heroes whether in the Bible or
in history. You have a wonderful OPP
portunity to lead your son or your daugn-
ter into the parts of the Bible child
can enjoy. Wise guidance will inevita-
bly, result in aroused curiosity and de-
sire to learn of the lives OF biblical
heroes. The memory verses you wise
ly choose will be real treasures to your
child and will always be among the pleas
ATTEST memories of Mother and the
hours spent with her.
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discussed for identifying the public
school grounds, the club has the co-opera-
ton of Prof. d. r. Murphy and all of the
teachers of the schools.
Free distribution of seeds furnished
through the kindness of Congressman
Fred T.. Blackmon will be one of the help
full ways for the beginning the fall work.
The City Beautiful club has done fine
work toward improving the general APP
pearance of Admission.
Miss Anne I. Brewer left Sunday for a
short trip to Rome, where she will visit
the MARTINS Berry school. Miss Brewer is
leaving for Boston, where she will be
principal of the elementary school at
Cambridge her pupils being the children
Of the Harvard professors. She has been
on a visit at home with her parents,
Maj. and Mrs Samuel Brewer, of this
ritv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-13
Way Ahead!

What the future holds Of motoring thrills the Cole
Eight reveals in the present.
1t shows ccan clear gain in performance which pushes
the best previous mark far ahead along the road of
plshment
II the supremacy of the eight beyond all possible
doubt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-13
HOmesick Soldier Is
Placed in County Jail

Montgomery. September 12.-(Specialo
It. Cassels, Talladega soldier. who es-
capped from camp three times today. was
ordered placed in the county Jail by Cen
eral Bricken, commander of the mobili-
cation camp. In committing fCassels to
Prison General Bricken told the officers
that it was impossible to keep Cassels
from escaping, the only sure way of hold
ing him being to put him behind bars.
Homesickness is said to have caused
the soldiers frequent flights from camp,
each time he is said to have gone home;