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bringing is the salvation Of the world.
His chapter on The House Of Islam
is vivid and interesting without a
touch of unnecessary bigotry.
Nor are these sketches lacking in
hunor. The chapter on Kinyozi, or
the Barber. is quite delightful in its
perception of incongruity. and 1t Is the
touch "f the real artist that places sile
by side the chapters on the wretched
old goatherd woman in the arcade. "a
Vessel into Dishonor." and the clean.
efficient coffee seller Of the streets,
with his artistic paraphernalia and his
clean turban and kanzu for the eve-
ming service at the mosque.
one of the most pathetic stories told
in the book is that of the Mother OF
the Poor" The author had been
months on the island before he heard
of the holy spot where this lady was
buried. BY chance he came upon the
grave and then heard the story of
her l.fe.
She was a rich girl in the Paris of the
'3os. and she married at seventeen
a love match. In tho full flush Of that
early happiness he died. and sh" was
left alone. In her sorrow she turned to
God and NOS against him. and asked
what was the answer to the riddle OF l.fe
He had set In her way. And this island
was the answer They were founding the
catholic Mission here IN those days, amons
the slaves and fevets and crowded streets
Of a town which not even Burton hat
visited Mt that early da;e. And she cam'
to help. not as a religious. but az a
private lady, with her wealth and hci
Youth. ana she lived here for nigh OF
nfiy years. She brought the French sis
tors out. and built the FIRST hospital. ant
| visited over the creek. all the while III
whipping post stood in the slave market
aud the turn ~ the tide washed bodies OF
the shore There were no clean roads then
and the secret Of the mosquito was no
known. Rig swamps lay about the town
and the fifth Of an Arab and African
city without sanitation or supervision ap
pallei even the naval lieutenant VIII
merely walked once or twice through II
streets. Picture her up and down unde
tho blaze Of the sky, enduring every In
lection that the sun sucks up. in and on
Of close huis and unsaVory people. her
the rich Partisan gifl-and for hft'
years And then came a change o
regime. one ~ those iegrettsble but un
avoidsble ecclesiastical changes which
seem a,wavs 10 be human blunders oh
trudirg into the divine mission. but wit
e. wen. her life. Her sisters wer
changed, the work o. MY years ma
made q groove. and maybe &: was wei
20 strike out a little differently. Blu
some plants ar. too tender for much up
roofing. and this had roots very dee
down. So they were torn. and she died.
In the end the author refers to tn
Dean of st. Paul's four lectures OF
The Church and the Age The Deal
admits that the Church is still IA
down the ages. with her Journey We
little more than begun. Not so hi
Young missionary. There is hope. h
thinks. hickering and new in ever
soul that has been frightened befor
the temple of God.
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sanctity on me- "Tlierc is much hu-
man mature goes to the stonirg of II
saint" Bells Shakespeare was pub
lished in 177i:
lie was not q man " the schools car
ing not q cracked tiukle for learning. 1t
vas not IT, tho foiios nor to any author
ny ,hit he turned for tn" texts Of his
plays. Instead. nc went To- Drury Lane
and Convent Garden. and took their act
ing copies. These volumes hold the very
plays that the crowd. "f tTIt lookel upon.
Herein is the "nomco,'' word for word.
Shat LYDIA Ianruish shifted over.
Beil in his notes. Mr.. Brooks reflects.
echoes a world that is talking about
delicacy. about sentiment. abou; equal
ity. ",t'or a breeze blows up from
Francc)" Tho eighteenth century
babbled these words in its dotage. And
hell put his time into his notes. and so
did n better work than his Shakespeare
criticism:
This was tho time when such words a.
"bl,nktt" werc not spoken by young
ladies II men were about FOR 1t Is a bed
room word and therefore Immoral Be-
objected from the bottom of his silly soul
tina, Ladv Vacjcih should soil her mouth
WIN II. b4bnk'' VI IU' t'Ih i've sdNr
lis an expression greatly below our author
curtain is evidently better Was thf
hope drunk wherein YOU dressed yourseif?'
whercat Bell asain complains that Lodp
Nacbcih - unnecessarily indcllcate y
Though this tragedy says Eel. mus
hc allowed = very noble com position, Il
il highly rcp~chensiblc fnr exhibiting the
, chlmeras ~ |Ni,,hrraft. aud still more e
for advancing in several places the prin
piles Of fataiism. We would not wish IL
sec Young. unsettled minds to pcIusc tht
! piece without proper companions 10 pro
vent absurd piejudices'
! Mr.. Brooks philosophers very pleas
: antly on The Decline of Nightcaps.
Maps and Rabbit Holes" Tunes fol
Spring.' THE chilly Presence OF Hare
Headed Persons Hoop Skirts" an,
/ other matters Of interest If not Of
I pressing importance.
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II have looked for "A poet amorg the
irish peasants says Lord Dunsany
IN his Introduction to SoHus Of the
FiridS. by FRANCIs I.EpwIpGE ,Duf-
iiold). because IL seemed To- me that
almost only non them there was
IN daily use a diction worthy Of poetry
as well as an Imagination capable Of
dealing with the greh, and simple
things that are a poets wares" To
the seeker came one day. unsolicited,
an old notebook and a letter from Mr..
Ledwidge asking If there was any
good in the poems that filed the pages
If the book ard the Qucst was at an
end Francis I.cdwidgc. farm lahorer.
learned stenography. hoping to get
into newspaper work: and he became
"A ~scaNsuger al twelve shillings a
week. He worked in the copper mines
next. undertook To organize q strike
and lost his job. Taking up hvpnO-
tism as a hobby, he acquired in his ma
tiv" County Meath the reputation Of
one who had sold himself to the devil,
Lord Dunsany took him up. published
his poems and took the poet away 10
the war. lance corporal in the Fifth
lht'NtlIbll, IN'NNI lIlllSNIllIhS III y
The peasant poet is a lyric reporter OF
Meath. We do not care for his bikes
splitting" violets to the breeze: "the
bloom unfnldcd ON the whins like fire
Is an admirable line.
The symphony of a Mexican Gar
den in GRACE HAzARp t'oNkILNG's ~
TERMINUS Of .ipriI IHoughton Mihlin
The New Poetry Series) is more olym-
plan than Mexican: the four parts
"Thc Garden The Pool" 'Ths
! birds "To the Moon" are presented
with musical clues as to key ant
tempo, from POGO sostenuto in 4
major to allegro con brio in \ ma.
ior." whose purpose is easier to com
prchend than their usefulness is e
perceive. If the rhythms are suited
to the changing themes the musica
apparatus is either negligible or al
actual circumference: il the rhythm.
need propping they are not worth it
The presentation Of n art In term
If another is an innocent affcctation
"a Breath If Mint:
What small leaf fingers velned with emer
AID light
what spirals Of sharp perfume do tho
ding,
To b'ur my page with wifi remember
Their Goodness brings that ecstasy 7 knev
Dawn ny the mint iringei brook tina
wandered through
Ny mellow meadows set with linden tree
Loud with the summer jargon az the bee,
Yours is the suh,ics, word the summs
saith, d.
And vanished ummer sigh upon you
breath,
Sufficiently modern is the poetes
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him from them. At that time. ,ay, :,
l~hi'hdclphia PubHc Lcdg,v. ne ~,
Americas greatest merchant prIuce w.,
cHpIlaIist. lie knew things iir,, hs,
that no n els" in "ur couu,r con,
know. That is tn" gold mine winch w..
celebrated Philadelphia historian has n.
coNered-ihose $4,000 GirttI lo,,'.
They form n chain withnui , r,..
link from about IT7- to is,, <
Many of the very uucs'inre ,o
today WIN our shipping" remarked n.
McMdstcr. were faced hv G.r.,rI =,
vessels were seized. his ,,tl,,, ~
pressed. his cargocs c~onnSratcd" OUT
Did Girard admire Napol,or o, 81.
historian was asked. "'
Being "A Frcnchmar. IA. v,e 90.
for the French Revolution t v,'
reply, and he was for Enn,p,r,o H..
he made himsclf Consul for br, A.
that Girard hated the rorei.ap A.,
of course. Napoleon seized m,gy
Girard's ships, which helped in a-o,,.
his hatred" '
Her" is something YOU dd,., L..
Girard was alwaAs willing f., nr,n,.
south American or a Central Amos.
revolution for "a rtid pro uuo .,,.
that day the revolution WA usp.f
a patriot Who was struggling (, ,c. fr
under the heel of a tyr.tui "'
lie had letters from tho rrca, noe.
warrior and statesman Of tho W.,. :.
dies TouSSaiut L~Ibuvcrtuio. whose ,..
Wendell Phillips sad history Wnuld u.s..
above thos" Of Lafayette. Wa.br-,
and John Brown.
When did Girarl sop Wr
native tongue. IA" t't"u... s.t B.
Englifh"' was iuquircd
Along about l>o" p. =, ",
Master. although he d.du' hr,. ~.
suddenly. He never Wa sli, d, v-.
good English and nearly all his I.,.,-
Ia that l%ausuage wcr" dictated"
There were many tlnc- when Sra.
had $1,000, nnh worth ur goods Al,
ON one occasion 20 vessel ~ Ms ar.
s%25o,o"o ia Spanish ,,u ip china
"Girard's method Of making mo-,
was extremely simple" sad he hog
p'rr. and making money was hls 50
occupation. OF course. be- had 10 ".
q worldwide Vision. hu' having 4,
lie couldn't f1il.'
Some Of those iS.t0d %l,',ore w,
have lain untouched Gp 90 Grt-A G
ierc for So many Years show tina,
shrcwd capitalist wouid buy ,o,'o, .
- cents "a pound and sell o., IN Iiolls
for go cents.
Reference was mad 20 the carly s
now thoroughly d@isrrcdi,"l h'or-r
uf this RICHEST man who l.l livei
America f." the frs, go wears ,s,cr
~diScov"~r.
"hocumeu,ary cy d,icc now IN r
pos~cssiou.' said Ir. McMs.to- "ah.
lptcl. disproVos every one - ,hos" -
! 1t..Astg t4f.. ,HI,.f, $50. -.
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In Thc PcOplc'S GOrCrH m'Ht 'App,r-
tOnsl Dr, DAVID JAYNE lliii. considers
tho state "as an embodiment of f'rro'
and ',s "A human ideal. law "as "A
sovereign decree" and az a m"tuaI
Obligation" and the citizen as first
tn, source ana then the hunct larry
q poiitical power. Thcsc chapters are
Philosophical, and the clear and on
else analysis they mak" of III" ","-
mcuts or political organization pugh;
10 ic just III th.s Zane a i,ecu' tr,N
cugrnl appeal - til" Autr..Ciu C,t.l"n
Ia 'n las ii,ri toward lnstiliup =
r"Ni,nl of IL" old \mn r.,au habit al
giving alert attention I" public affairs
~"ultivat.ng IA serious sense of civic re-
spons,bility, and exercising calm re-
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In .lrtiStS ana ny hp' ="
WILLIAM t'itcCUs, assistant professor
If philosophy at the University al
pc~nnsylNau.a ~,Lolgmans, Green and
Company. the author sets himself
the questions: Is the artist at heart
, ,hiuk.r AMI is in" thinker an ARTIST
In dealing with the question he works
along tn" border line of both art ana
philosophy. taking as TIE SUBJECTS IN
which 70 stddy the question iIod.n.
Maot,rIinck. Wagner. HeGcl. r"lstoy
and Ni,tzsche. Tolstoy. liegcl ana
N.ctz,che have al! had "A great deal TO
gay about art. They bave all formu-
lated theories ard discussed special
points. Thc author says il Is not SO
much his wish To solve the problem
Ms To get the lifeheat OF 1t in all is
unrul!rcss. Ills idea IL L. suggest the
If. the color. the wealth Tor, as H."
sans. THE liNcness the culorfuiness
and ~r.,huess"D Of The problem by
iracin. tire Thought strain in certain
artists. the artistic groundwork of
certain p.ilospphi's. He attempts tn
show ~, the parallelism between
Robins technique and his reflections
upon art. and h. gives tn" world we"
.,t. .r.,.,., .r \Iaur.r as
- 81, 49,, -, ~. .,,rrd
If Yrt. ~licgcls philosophy II" speaks
Of a~ . Morld romance Of the modest,
Going q s'"p further than the art
lists pose and tn" philosophers clan
ni.,, van rud L,tb alike in this
,L.,, ,h,, arc ,r.,ti,,ly ~self-expres-
49,. wh.r.v.r rim. artls, reacts /,
/ III. i~n,or,rtu,uy as wei As emotion
,i,>. vn.rcyer in tn, ph.lusopher tn,
! sense Of IT,. dramatic ard the grasp OF
Tin. divine are strong. tn.
common bond t. nut.rcahlc. II may h.,
stated mere that the author merely
at,,,s his p:uiicm and mentions III,
common bond. Int b" goes no further
and at the end Al We know il tina
there - a u,nmrn bond between The
arts, and tin philosopher and 1t Il
diii,It To- say Just Wllcr" the arts
nd and the philosopher begins
Nir,zsrhc. for "Namp.r, WIS more al
artist than a philosopher: H"-ei more
u philosopher IMAM AN aF'IHl' io!S'"N
WAS an artist WI" preferred l" u" !
philosopher; Mi",o'l!h'N was an "r'
lst sl.-htlN iouch'd Nv phl'">op'''
q and Wagner was forced l." evolve 'n'"
;3r~ l." justify his SURPRISING ar''
In an AK Wd'h muse ana i"'''.
AZ" aliN" W'n ''' t"'isI'Ni'N ~ ""'
crn Vie, sculpture" d'ohe "l '"' are
failed L" Gl\' anything Oh IN" i"Ss'"
ana richness -! m~"derh'I. it"u'' ma
proved that the fault lies not IN scuIl'
turc as an art but III II sculptor. ~
| glntNr1 unt only an arr Whlt'n IN IlINt
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In his new book, "Why Men Pray"
published by Macmillans. DR.. Charles
Lewis Slattery retells one of Henry
Drummond's old stories tn illustrat"
his point that. prayer produces a sense
of human fellowship.
zone Sunday night on an ocean
steamer IA nan spoke of a HMM which
had just been sung as having for
him peculiarly sacred associations. lie
was in the Confederate army in the
American civil war and was ordered
at one time to lonely sentry duty.
As the night wore on he felt his dan
ger. and to keep up his courage he
began to sing.
Jesus. lover of my soul
| and after uttering the great prayer of
this hymn he was comfortcd and fel,
quite safe.
"A strange expression came over
the face Of a fellow passenger on the
ship: - he said. was in the Union
army that night and had been sen.
out with II party of scouts. We saw
n solitary sentry, and my mcn had
their rifles lcvelled to fire; hut JUS;
| then we heard the clear notes ring,
ing out in the stiffness,
Cover my dofenccless head
VIII the shadow OF Thy wing
and 7 said, "Roys, lower your r!ncs
We'll so home'"'"
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' Fll IL u w. ~ " w ~ - 49, ]
ErApir ,Dut,on,. As to the Derson-
,ljtv of tho oithor one can only guess
nv what he secs. what he hears ana
what ne believes. F.rst. then. Ne was a
student, "a, Cambridge. a pupil of \.
e. Henson. a well born I:nglishman.
with traditions If a powerful clviliza- !
ton. = trained thinker and writer
witb an artists keen p.rcoptions and
vivid s,is%ccriibuitics. finally he is u
high churchmun who can look with
lnnicrcv AT , Nnbamuedon service
and Incol IN a r.nm,u cathedral. The
boot il ,r.f.c,I hv I, Henson II
,h, nrtdi,v and o~l,c,uc, of the Eng
a. -, ,,lt., - ,,.st.r ,,d punI
r,t. IN mo runl rather mo-,
.,,n .,,,,bl,. Ls,r.r s~tronL.
'nI ,,a,a ,m,,,sc Nj, r,rs,u u,vs
g.. .a.. .,il.,r, .,.,I. nook
"a. ,,,,i. ~ .-.ul and f,-m.~ pups.
-|Rr..au,' .- ;At unri ,aat keep. ta,u--
ring 60 iuc. brt,i.e th. author appear -
w" 80 have actually soon tl,rr~ N'nicrf"I
ari strange. To ha'" caught ami retainer
"a' - e ih'ue'H' ZION 'hrr'|-''h' "n"''
over J. VIM. '". ''.'.
'"' w." 49,. ~ ,To,.
,.i,..t 49,, ,,.,c and an mi.
..,vs g., u. r.r,... into word. both an,
and hrta,It.. ait 60, aeo ant fee. t..
! swiftly aul J- tnrt} tine heat, th" c"'or.
tho scent he atmosphere Of y a.. Tn"
'noh - vivid. u. nro-qu'. Impressive FROM
end 80 'ni.
Et; A.', .H th.- H.ak 'He writer's eyes
,es e,e-yv here, Aud ~ oulf 'Aa', hut
he ur'i. frN n.. 't ro"tp'ur, i' '.. iH'
t- lf. go tH' "uA 90 HAPPIER aftr-
,ltp,,-. l' i> with IN" dr"am.ke sense
tHtt some tl,.ou ha. passed hr. We'n me
and The uui.t h"'kshc,Nes 90 tn" room
where 81, and 'ha close grow ,hrUbbei-
i .e- 81; trr GoI.gr GarIsn.
Missions az. nos uer' s. the ftI ~ en-
! iAu-.,- $. ..u spite 90 natural fal..- and
-.'e,. -. ar. Of roo. '.~y o..'u.. - the
J Gosro' .piri. Tho message - tr" cross
~ TO -uu, how thr worst iht. man ran
40 IS y.t,.y baked WIN the host trat
| God ,tn U,'
A.. I..f,. ,.,.l.1 v,,'a ,,r a.,
-,
N'"' AK" I'd" .'' wv ''''' ~ H''" 81,
Nnih'd>l' "h''H sun I"HS q h"lli''''i
SliZrr.hhtN I" Hih@ilrtr. Here ne
writes, we have railways ana hos
uIti : and Maxim guns TODAY. aud
-na f.u often uoyCriN stricken Arabs
..,u ;'u,rar .,,,rb O., Inv,
~" .,,r ,,,
,
"'' ''"'" '''I' W. '"'
ana i'""l' DESCRIPTION lh"' Que r'''S
- has h'"u To- N" coast :" East
Africa and seen tho little cruWdcd city
o. ,diug lanes. with the palms grccr
och t,,,.. and r,vvn with nuts h,ur.
H., uL,.,,,.b.d v.,us all
~ r,i.
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KEEPING UP WITH THE LITER.
AIRY ZANE.

"Dostoievsky; His Life and Liter
airy Activity" is the title of a new
book announced for early publication
by George Alien and Irwin, Ltd. 1t
In by a Russian writer, Eugene So
loviev. and has been translated from
the Russian by {. j. Hogarth. Thu
author of the study seeks to supply,
in IA balanced review OF Dostoicvsky's
life and influence, q corrective TO the
fantastic views put forward by GER
tain Russian and other critics OF the
great writer.
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DR., James A, Macdonald. author nc
II, poran Company, asserts that
Bernhard outlined the whole plans NJ
Germany to Il select few at Leland
Stanford University a few months no.
fore the war. He told how Germany
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would make a feint Of getting by the
French Notifications while in reality
sh, was marching through Belgium.
She would drive on to Paris. exac Il
sufficient indemnity to "A the costs
of the expedition n then vince
round on Russia and crush her before
she could mobilize.
THE only Americans who were par
ties to that conference were David
Starr Jordan and Benjamin Idle
| Wheeler" say DR.. Macdonald. AN
the others were Germans. Prof.
| Wheeler was fascinated. but Jordan
! wasn't particularly impressed. The
only mistake Bernhard made was in
his assurance to the cotcric that Eng
land would be neutral. The plans of
Bernhard were adopted by the Gen
eral sta and Count Bernstorf knew
of these plans even before Bernhardi
outlined them to his friends in Cali
fo mia"
Granville Barker. the English play
wright whose plays are now published
in book form by Little, Brown and
Company. has written u satire on
Fifth avenue social life. entitled Souls
on Fifth" which will he published
in April.
t. and Other Poets" is the title
of Louis tntcrmcyer's new book of
verse announced by Henry Holt an
Company for spring publication. Tho
volume is in three parts. The iitS',
called The Banquet of the i;ards.
parodies most of the modern poets;
the second section, called ATTEMPTED
Afinities." tries to show what would
result from such co%llabora;io,S as
Clinton Scotland and Heinrich iicin".
Ben Jonson and Harry II. Smith. The
closing section comprises light verse
and pasquinades.
Arthur huhl. whose Antwerp to
Gailipoli' is to he published 10y Serb
ner's carly mex month. WAS in he
GUM in front of the first advance
in Paris when the Germans threateno.
1t most nearly. in Antwerp throughout
its bombardmont. in Bordeaux whil'
il was the temporary scat Of tn
French Government. in Berlin wher
The war was about SIN months adj
vanced. with the English prisoner
in the German prison camps, in IN,
trenches at Ia Bassee. with the Turk,
In C~onstantinoplc and Gallipoli. in The
hospitals AT Budapest and with th'
Austrians in Austria and Bulgaria.
OF An Army Of the People" by
John McAuley Palmer. Major. Twenty
fourth Infantry. L. :. a. which g '
Putnam's Sons published YESTERDAY
Henry l.. Stimson. eX-Sccrctary "
War. says:
The author brings ont the details
of "A constructive proposition for tn,
enrolment of a citizens army in
form 10 make ii easily read un
derstood. Major Palmer speaks with TIN
1 authority of on. 81 the most able an,
intelligent men in our army. hcli"N
his book viii Ice u valuable c"ntribu
ton toward an intelligent compreheu
sion Of the requirements of our Ian
defence
Frey and Iiis Wife" Madrlce How
I let's new book. which Robert y
d Mcbride and COMPANY viii is>u
: March l.. is = tale Of old Norway.
That John l.. Hollands original IN
%centiVe IN devuting himself To- tn. per
h lection of the submarine Wis TIA" hop
= Of destroying tn" British fleet an
= N|hcratinc ireland. is am lu',rcstiu
: fact recalled 10y ldrnuam lii>hup.
: STORY Of ia" Submarine just pud'
/ Isl,..i 10 ,tn tfatttrpA f',nnY,nN \
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Sara Ware iiassct,, author &C THE
Tanning ~ Xcuas Henry" Il lively Cape
cod comedy published 10y George II.
poran Company, comes of old New
England stock. She l. descended ON
her fathers side from William Hassett.
who canlc Ia Ply mouth in the Fortune
in l62l, being one of the thirty-rNr
persons left behind lay tn" MaNlowor.
Sarah, "A daughter Of this William Ras-
sctt, later married l'crogrine White,
the first child to Ice horn in the rNyn-
outh Colony, Miss BlSso'.'s mothers
family We're Boston people.
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Granville Barker. the English play
wright whose plays are now published
in book form 10y Little, Brown and
Company. has written a satire on
Fifth avenue social life. entitled "Soul'i
on Fifth" which will he published
in April.
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Basil Sdntuin", IA bind lawyer with
remarkable powers Of perception, il the
central character of "A new mystery
novel by William Macilarg ana Edwin
hslmcr, two Chicago authors, which
Little. Brown n Company viii publish
March Is.
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\ new work by Slmuc, t. Drth,
professor of political science at Cor
n"ll, announced for publication within
the next few weeks by the century
company. j. The Imperial lmpIlSc,'
a series of character studies of i've of
the European nations now AT war.
England, France, Russia. Germany
and Belgium. TIL" author believes
that IN tn" procession nf events We
are apt To forget the political, eco
n"mic ana "thnic Backgrounds If the
cultures uoW AT each others tiroats.
neglcctinS the significance Of the
drama in our INTEREST in the action.
His aim is 10 recall some Of the con-
tiicting national traits, nrcjudiccs,
habits and beliefs that lie behind tho
world commotlon.
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Frey and His Wife" Maurice How
let's new book. which Robert y.
Mcbride and company viii issue
March l.. is - tale OF old Norway.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20

G. i. putnam's Sons are publishing
,umpt,N Mackrn2iC'~ new book, The
Passionate |Elnpcmrnt.'
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-01-24
A IN THE RING

The long expected announcement OF Samuel Platt as a Republican
candidate Tor the office OF United States senator at the coming conVen
ton appeared in the late edition OF the Reno Gazette OF Saturday even
ing and the Reno Journal and Carson News yesterday morning. The
ment, so must accept its verify as it comes from the exchanges mentioned
Mr.. Phtt has long had the senatorial fever and 1t must III Its
curse before it can be exterminated from his system and there is moth
ing like a couple OF defeats to eradicate the office holding bug when 1t
once takes hold II "A TAI Plat has suffered n defeat and he Is M
sure line for another.
In announcing Mr. platts candidacy the News, which is n Of the
two papers that the senatorial aspirant owns and controls. avs nal
1--WE, who suppoved Nj. Plat o the last hour and a tew hours beyoni
that. at the last senatorial campaign, will support linn again, WhlcA
exclusion of all other Republican candidates. as "a the cse1n the las
campaign.
In the opinion Of the Appeal. Plat, though he probably has the
endorsement OF the Republican Haional committee, stands ut little
chance OF nomination a. against Judge Norcross,. who is o in the field,
and former Governor Odde and Representative f. f. Roberts. who are
or than passive candidates. In the last campaign P1att received the
second lowest voe Of any candidate or the Republican ticket and 1t IS
believed he shot his bolt at that time, SO far as strength is concerned
Though he "a only beaten by Senator Newlands by 40 votes, he re
ceived 400 votes less than Governor Oddle, and thu latter was beaten
by Governor Boyle by more than 1000.