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THE FURTHER SIDE OF SILENCE.
,DoublcdRy. Page q Coz ny Sir
Uush clifford. taI.3S.D

Sir Hugh clifford had the a &c
~ spending his early manhood In the
Malay peninsula and OF being en-
ployed when little more than an i'm
questionable boy to investigate the
country and the people and to learn
the languages. Soon after he became
engaged in the administration In which
he has been employed ever since. but
he had had time To form ideas about
what he discovered and learned that
were untainted by administrative re-
quiremcnts. lie is therefore qualified
10 speak Of the country and the people
as few Englishmen are when they de-
scribe the countries they have gov
ernod. and the descriptions he writes
In The Further Side Of Silence
Doubleday. Page & Coz will prove Of
rs great value and interest to ethnolO-
gists as they will to lovers OF litera-
ture.
His choice Of the story form for the
Information he has To convey will en-
large his circle Of readers. but these
stories are in no sense fiction. they are
substantially events that did occur.
They show the life. the Of
! Thought. the feelings of the various
races that inhabit that romantic and
harbarous land and are told with
a sympathy and an understanding
which can only proceed from intimate
knowledge. They are savage stories
md tho author does not try tn conceal
Savag. brutality. they are extremely
fascinating whether II he love or re-
vcngc that inspires them. or tho mad
ness shown in the great story Of the
MALAY who runs amuck. The story
which gives a title to the book IN one
of the best that have been written in
English in many years: in subject and
in treatment II IL remarkably similar
to thai told 10y W. II. Hudson In
Green Mansions" and tho force and
poetry Of the telling are also much tho
same The reader 10 made 10 feel the
wIldn"ss and the beauty Of the forest
and the spirit of the creatures that
dwell IN II In some Of tho other
stories the author breaks a lance in
hc, alr Of t.ngland's interference in
savage lands hv contrasting conditions
before the British appeared with the
present rule. h" focls sore at Sir ~
, Htnpl"ll- Rann"rmau's epiGr Good
government can never NO n satisfac-
tory substitute for self government e
II L. a notable book that will not he
soon forgotten.
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AMONG THE NEW BOOKS,

The Fighting Man." by William 4.
Brady. is not a war story. hut the
autobiograph OF a man who fought his
way 10 success, He tells In conversa-
tional English the spectacular Incidents
Of his career from the time when he was
a peanut butcher" on emierant trains
oui ri Omaha to the present. when Ne
pays the railroad companies 5000, 600 "A
year for transporting his companies of
players and properties. There is here
much inside history OF stage life in
America. dating back to the DAYS when
David Belasco was a poorly paid stage
manage at the Baldwin Theatre in san
Francisco and Maude Adams picked the
banjo and played Peanuts in Under tho
Gas Lamp Hut the greater part OF
this human document IL devoted to
pugilisn and the prize ring. the remark.
able story OF how MIR. Brady developed
and exploited Corbe,t. Jefrics and other
champions.
One would naturally suppose that
there are very few Americana able To
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PadrlIr Column. who's" ti'or Ii-I
PLAYS. The Fiddlcr's iiuusc, THE l.Hud
and "Thomas MnsketrN," have just h"ci
published W this country w lhttl"
Brown & Co., was horn ir "u" Of Inc
midland counties Of Ireland IN lNNl, an
lie grew NJ in n OF the small towns
His literary beginnings ar" connected
with the Init'd freshman. ia" juurui.
that was cd tied ", the founder uf The
Sim f'ein movement, and with tn,
foundation Of the luSh National T'.H'-,
He belonged 10 TIE original group iut'
formed the theitic and MIS- irish play
were written foy aud produced nN fh'
Abbey Theatre Players. Mr., tolGm hI'
written at least eight plays, but the throt
now published AZ" the most typical II,
~ now living in Sew York.
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The success ~ the cloth edition OF
Dostoevsky's works as translated ll
Constance ,;arustt has warranted the
publication Of the novel, Ia uniform
leather binding, The text, which are
issued in this style includc the following
titles > '"rhe Brothers karamaaoN :"
"Crime and Punishment" "rhc Idiot .
The Possessed "A Raw Youth"
House of the Dead and ''rh" lusu't'l
and Insured"
a no less welcome announcement ~
the Russian literature enthusiast is that
OF the appearance ON October 10 Of tho
first of n nrw series of Russian mJ,'or-
pieces. "rhc Tales of t~hrNhuN." llo~s
too have been translated nv Mrs, titr-
nett. The first ~ the th"khoN series,
which ~ TO contain eight or ten Volumes,
H. entitled "rhe Darling and othcr
stores
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LOVE AND Lucy. tDOdd. Mead q
Col ny Maurice Hewlett,
te1.3S.b

Col ~ Maurice Hewlett.
tsI.3S.y
Accepting the French formula that
thirty is the dangerous age for mar
ried women. while clinging at the same
time to the British proprieties, Maurice
Hewlett has constructed an amusing
comedy in Lore aud Lucy ,Dodd.
Mead q Col The heroine Is charm
Ing throughout. for her craving for
romano and for something to relieve
the monotony OF conjugal life takes
the place OF the passion which
Latin would expect. Her attributing
to her wooden husband the extraordi-
nary o%sculatory infections to which
h Ia subjected Is pathetic. The hus-
band is the conventional stage Eng
lishman and 1t is hard to believe in
him when he wakes up at last. the
namby-pamby esthete over whom the
author pours his sarcasm Is also a
literary convention. while propriety
demands that the venturesome lover
shall be stupidity clumsy and also I'M
gentlemanly. The men do not shine
In their parts. but that enhances the
value Of the heroine. An abruptly vio-
lent termination is used to shorten the
story. The moral that husbands can
NOT neglect their wives without en-
dansering domestic bliss is one that
cannot be intoxicated too often. Mr..
Hewlett's effort is bright and enter
tanning.
THE LEOPARD WOMAN. ,DoubIr-
lay. PAGE 4 Co., ny stewart
Edward white. ,sI.35.p
All the details of travelling with bear
srs In central Africa will he found in
Stewart Edward Whites The Leonard
Woman doubleday. Page & CO.. to-
gether with an abundant vocabulary
Of native words and phrases. The hero
10 an experienced explorer. travelling
light In order to perform a service for
the British Government. He runs into
the caravan Of a mysterious white
woman. who seems to be reckless and
ignorant OF what TO do. She is, how
ever. an emissary OF Germany en-
ployed TO thwart the hero. The objcc,
IL to secure the friendship of an Afrl.
can ~potentate. and the manner ir
which the hero succeeds in spite of tn.
woman's hindrancc keeps the reade,
excited. The story. however. is sub
sidiary to the elaborate descriptions OF
native life and OF travel adventures
which are transcripts from the au.
tnnT'a nusn Afrf.n.
THE UNKNOWN NR. KENT,
George ". Doran Compan,.I n,
Roy Norton. 1RI.25.p
The settlement of the political din,
culties OF a small. mythical State h,
Roy Norton in The UnkuouH Mr. Ken
George ii. Doran Company differ,
from other stories OF that type in tn,
the hero Is not "A chlvalruus knigl,
Grant. but a business man who is an
efficiency expert. He supprcsses ;
revolution. persuadcs the head OF IN.
state 10 let him direct things. exploit,
the state like "A business concern
makes all the people work and win,
the inevitable young The au
thor contrasts live American business
methods with many ideals OF Euro
pean life. naturally Wanting IN,
former. lie also makes remarks o,
public affairs which may easily h
taken as criticisms Of The present Ad
ministration. 1t is a lively and enter
tanning book, Of which the story part
interesting as 1t is. H. the least i'm
portant.
FILLING HIS OWN SHOES
tHouR ia MiMin Company.
The apothcosis OF a young sho
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THE TUE OF THE TWISTED
CANDLE. 'smsN. Maynard a
lace. t.15.I

An insanely wicked and cruel villain
provides the interest in Edgar Wal
lace's mystery tale. The Clue of The
Ttristed candle ,Small. Maynard 4
Coz. for the detective portion is of the
intuitive sor, and is not improved by
the chief detectives righteousness.
The various steps In the crimes ON
mitted show great ingenuity. how
ever. and mold the attention closely,
The IMMUNITY with which criminal acts
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THE GOLDEN BOOK OF TuE
DuTCU NAVIG&TORS. ,The
Century Company.I ny Hendrix
Wtilcm van Loon. da..aO.)

Rr telling again tho exploits of the
Dutch explorers AT the end Of the sin
teenth n the beginning of tho SOW
entcenth centuries in The Golden
Book Of The Dutch NdriDat0rs ,The
Century Company. Hendrix Willcm
van Loon has compiled "A delightful
book OF adventures. Ie can tell of
the efforts to make the northeast
passage. Of the discovery Of Spltz-
bergen. OF the Dutchmen who followed
the first circumnavigators, Of Schou-
ten and Lemaire rounding tho Horn
and If Tasman's ventures in Austral-
ian waters. His interest. however.
Is in the adventure rather than the
geographical results, and his stories
suffer somewhat from vagueness re-
garding results. Flo avoids also the
better known folds Of Dutch enter
prise; his aim IL novelty rather than
completeness. lie has written an en-
tremcly interesting book.
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,E'ILN AND TuE WIDE WORLD.
tUrnry Holt 4 Coz ny Eliza
beth y. ,orbctt. ,&t.tO.,

How slight tho hold ~ the marriage
relation - IN modern life is dem
onstrdtcd by Elizabeth +. Curhcrt in
Holt 4 COZ \ practising phN stefan.
who is doing good work in a Western
town. Is persuaded Icy a woman social
worker To give It up and devote him
self 10 social service. n" is happily
married and has two children. but his
wife has ambitions 10 become a So
ricty leader. When hc makes the
change and goes 10 New York 10 NJ
himself for his now work. she rescnts
the ether voman's Interference and
does some thinking for herself. ON
her husbands return she refuses to
liv" with him. takes the children and
decides to earn her " living. First
she becomes a stcnographcr. then she
sets IN n tea room and prospers.
Meanwhile her husband has zone To
Chicago and made n name for himself;
he is taken up by a rich widow and
their relations become sentimental. lie
also thinks much Of the woman who
has given HIM his impulse and who
has also become n widow The time
comes when he proposes marriage to
both women and is rejected by both.
Meanwhile his wife ~ courted hy a
desirable man. She puts him of re-
p"at"diN. hut at last procurcs a d.
vorce and - ready 10 marry him. Then
an automobile accident throws her
mt" her former husbands arms and
hey make UP, as they find that they
have cared for each other all tho
time. The woman has proved that she
can I've independent.
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these episodes in Emmy LOUIS life are
described the impression is left that
they are the rule and not the excep-
ton. that the people in charge of her
are uniformly dull and callous. that
teachers are regardless OF childrcn's
feelings. that sunday school and
church are undesirable places and
that the life of the misunderstood
child is monotonously dreary. The au-
thor seems very bitter at the recollec-
tons Of an unhappy childhood.
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THE DAUGHTER PA,S, ,G.o...
II. Dornn Compnny.I ~ Mr..
Rntilie Rcy nOids. IsI..5,

\ very charming heroine rrdeems
me savaGoness Of portions of Mrs
l}aiHie lieynoldS's adaptation of
'hoauty and the Beast" in The Daugh-
fcr Pnbs George II. Doran COMPANY,
Her mother Is "A beautiful and wholly
selfish woman, a widow with three
children, who, when in money dificuI.
ties. turns TO the man she Tilted in
hopes that he viii marry her. He has
nurscd his hatred for her for wears
takes the opportunity to humiliatc her
and offers TO marry her daughter. The
girl II the image of her mother, so thai
h man believes she has the same
character and that he can take his
revenge ON her, She sacrifices her
self for her people and makes a bar
gain with him that he shall provide
for them. 1t IL a marriage in mama
only. for when he finds out what kind
of Girl she is he repents Of bis action,
and while she 10 striving to fuldI her
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"8t8" AND THE TROl BILE MAN,
tRRnd. NcNaIIy 4 Coz ~
Charles ". Oliver. lMI.2H.L

Though put in the form of a story
of a youth just ", of college, and in
Guiding n baseball gam" and n love in
terest. oil Is the chief factor in Charles
IL. divers "6+6" and the Trouble
Man tRand. McNally & co... The
story part shows inexperiencc on the
part of the writer. but the technical
information about the manner In
which oil liz found. about the machin-
cry employed and also about the ma
nipulation Of the stock market shows
adequate knowledge,
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New Edition Of Popular HOAX

The second large edition Of "The
Ashes Of My Heart" by Edith iillnn. il
now In press. SO the Mark-Wcll Pub
fishing Company reports.
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sOCIETY's MIsFITs. ,The Cen.
tury COmpany.p ny Madeleine
u. DOty. laI.2S.,

Tho portion OF Madeleine 4. Doty's
SociCty's NisfS ,The Century Com
pany) that tells Of her experiences in
Jail has appeared in book form be-
fore. 1t testifies to the authors
emotions n Indignation rather than
10 any special III treatment hat she
or the other ONE prisoners were
subjected 10 n entered on her
experiment in tho same spirit rs MIR.
T, VI. Osborne. whom she copied. and
derived from IL the confirmation Of
hor pr~econceivcd theories. just as he
i'd The rest Of the book is DEVOTED
to n criticism Of the reformatorv
system and the declaration that il
does not reform The author shows
the same aversion 20 admit wrong
doing on the part Of convicted offend
org that other performers have, while
she dwells ins!stently on specific
cases in which injustice is done or
the punishment seems too severe. Her
arguments carry less conviction than
those OF the men engaged in prison
reform.
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CRITICAL REVIEWS
OF THE SEASONS
LATEST O
Maurice Hewett's Amusing Comedy-A Colorful
African Scttins-Leroy SCOTS New Detective Tales.
New Fiction by Henry c. Rowland. Rex Beach.
George Madden Martin, Sir Hugh Clifford and Others.

salesman Is described by Henry G.
Rowland in ruling HIS Orn Shoes
tHoughton Miffin Company. The
first part. with the scenes In the en-
porium in Paris. is legitimate and
capital fun and makes the reader like
the young fellow and sympathize with
his business ideas. The author then
hurls him into the Balkans and makes
him inherit "A fortune and a harem.
With seven good looking young women
on his hands the situation becomes
one ~unprovlded for except In musical
comedy. and the authors Imagination
gives out. lie provides q m~elodramatic
exit for one girl and likewise a suit
able partner for the hero. but the
other girls are either married of per-
functorily or dropped altogether. Sew
eral interesting men appear for "a short
time n vanish unaccountably. The
hero. however. behaves with the ut
most propriety and shows uncommon
sense to the very end. The story il
readable enough. but the author clearly
had W amusing plots In his mind
which he has not taken the trouble TO
work out.
VIM
Century Company, ~ Leroy
"" 'T'""''
Inc ooJcct oil 'he detective nero IN
Leroy Scouts FARMERS OF the Nt0hf
The Century Company is to procure
proof OF the corruption OF the head Of
! his department I'm the police esta b,ish.
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THE CHINA YEAR BOOK. 1919.
tE. p. Dutton 4 Coz ny H.. T.
Montague BeII and ". q.
wOOdhead. (a3.76.D

The recent changes in China make
the appearance Of The China Year
Book for 1915. compiled by II. T. Mon
tague Bell and IT. G. woodhead
George Routledge and Sons; T.. p.
Dutton h Coz particularly welcome
at the present moment. The editors
have made of the Year Book" y
volume Of encyclopedia information
about China as well as a statistical
book OF reference: they describe the
country and Its resources. they give
biographies OF noted Cinnamon, they
supply an epitome Of the history Of
the year. A good portion Of the vol
ume Is Identical with the contents OF
the previous Year Books. save for
the corrections that bring II up 10
date. hut the new matter IL Of i'm
portance to all who have to deal with
Chinese questions. 1t il one Of the
most helpful books on the Celestial
empire that can be had in English.
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are carried out without leaving traces
is remarkable; the reader is led from
sensation to another with no
chance to rest. The candle has little
to do with the solution of the mystery.
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English Grammar
Simplified.
Talks On Talking

- 0RENV7LLI KLEIsER, Asshos Of
Asay laspiinl Boeks snt Ceseses.
No one 10 bsuer qualified 70 deal
with the an OF talking than THE suthor
Who has made stsse6 his life's study.
He covers every phase OF the subject.
from mere conversation to public
speaking. including: Phrsses for Talk.
su. The 8peshisl ve,es, How 10 Tell . Stov.
Bsissaanship. How to Spssk 10 Pur'ie. Dire.
aarla nsosst. PrsseAisl &C.. etc.
49,. -. ~ 49,. ~ 81 - .sa- Ne
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One would naturally suppose that
there are very few Americans able 10
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)OKS OF THE WEEK SEEN IN REVIEW AND COMMEN-

side of the bargain he schemes to set
her free again. There are needlessly
melodramatic complications at the END
to hasten the knowledge that they
have come to love one another.
A COLLEGE GIRL. ia. =. put
mans sons.) ny Mrs. george
de Horne vaisey. tS1.2S.D
The first part Of Mrs. George de
! Horne Valleys A College Girl tG. }.
| Putnam's Sons) liz a pleasant descrip-
ton Of English middle class family
life, with an energetic girl as leader.
| She is transferred to n different circle
| on becoming the companion Of n queer
old lady and earns the means to go to
college. The econd part gives the
same impression of life at Newman
that American college stories do of the
colleges they profess to describe: 1t Is
all pranks and rap fun n en-
tertainments. with study kept well In
the background. The social relations
with the Cambridge undergraduates
seem to he intimate. The story indi-
Gates that English college girls can be
as frivolous az their American sisters.
THE RANGE moss. a. e. Nc
CIurg 4 Co., Chicaso.b ny
Charles Alden seltser. ta1.3O.,
There il a superfiuity Of homicide In
Charles Alden Seltzer's The Range
Boss "a. c. McClurg & Coz, for the
amiable hero kills two men and the
heroine one. Moreover the insolence
Of ranchmen to women is unusual, in
fiction at least. and the conduct NJ the
heroine's Eastern sutton is inexpli-
cable. The hero has all the Western
capability and patience. he shows the
heroine how mistaken her IDEAS about
killing are. and wins her in approved
style. The young woman Is attractive.
though she shows little sense in her
Judgment Of men.
The Parker post., 1916-11-18
So, 500 BET IN YUMA,

One Of the men who handled the
largest amounts of money bet on the
recent presidential and gubernatorial
elections said Wednesday that to his
personal knowledge there were no
Less than $4,000 wagered in Yuma.
Some of this money was sent in here
TO be placed, but the larger part was
bet between local citizens. The bets
ranged all the way from ten to two
hundred and fifty dollars, the last
named amount being the largest bet
made and the only one of such dimen
sicns. No bets had been paid up to
2ast night The stake holders have
decided to pay on president in Yu
ma whenever bets of similar char
acter are paid on Wall street So far
as the betsongoverno are concerned,
the money may lie dormant until a
recount of all the ballots in the
state is had. The heaviest amounts
were laid on the presidential race
Yuma Sun.
Community Silver, guaranteed fifty
years. City Drug Store.
The Parker post., 1916-11-18
CAMPBELL STILL AHEAD.

PHOENIX, Nov. 16.-With the en-
tire state still anxiously awaiting the
official count ON the gubern atorial
race, Tom Campbell, republican nom.
inee, appears to be the only one not
displaying signs of excitement He
IS spending much of his time re-
ceiving friendds from all parts Of the
state, who are making their visits to
the fair an opportunity of congratu'
latlng the man with the big SOM
brero on his remarkable race.
Governor Hunt remains silent. He
expresses confidence to his friends,
out leaves the task Of starting rumor
10 democratic workers of various de-
%rees and stages of development.
Probably the most complete figures
on the state returns are In posses.
sion of Chairman Thomas Maddox
of the republican state central com.
mittee. Slight revision of sev-
eral counts yesterday boosted the
unofficial lead of Tom Campbell
from ITO to 206 votes-stiM extreme.
l.. close
The Parker post., 1916-11-18
Lease 1000 Acres.

The Parker Cattle company has
leased LOCO acres Cf Indian allot-
ments in the reservation. The work
Of leveMng and clearing the Land will
ae started just as seen as the neces~
sary equipment arrives. This will
consist of eighty head of mules
which the Fuller Eros. are ito ship
from the Imperial valley, and the
necessary number of fresno scrapers.
Mr.. L. P. TCEday, Manager of the
company, has been instructed to enter
into leases fer the land, and just as
soon as superintendent A. F. Duclos
returns from Phoenix the leases will
be drawn up and signed. The Par
ker Cattle company viii seed the en-
tire acreage to alfalfa, which will be
used for fattening the company's cat
tie which are ranged in the reser-
walton.
The Parker post., 1916-11-18
HIGH PRICES
FOR COPPER
DECEMBER DELIVERY OF COP
PER BRINGS RECORD PRICE
UPWARD MOVEMENT IN RED
METAL NOW ON.

The real bull market i'm copper has
arrived. During the entire period of
extreme activity in the red metal the
upward course OF prices was conser-
Vative. Now wi h the clearing UP OF
the odds and ends, with consumers
who have been dilatory, seeking to
cover, premium market for copper
is rapidly developing A sale of L.
OOO,O0O pounds of December copper
has been made at 30 cents. Sales of
spot electrolytic have been made at
81 cents For the first quarter of
next year business has been closed
at 29 1'2 cents and for the second
quarter at 90 cents Casting. copper
has advanced to 20 1-2 cents for spot
and % centsfor December. Lake cop
per is practically unobtainable
Throughout the copper market is
difficult to quote. Prices On all de-
livertes up tothe end of the first half
are subject entirely to negotiations
The upward movement in prices
since our last report has been sharp.
The end Is not yet in sight. The in
terruption to trade caused by election
day did not stop the reaching toward
higher grounds Copper is rapidly
shaping into runaway market Busi-
ness has been tremendous.
The insistent and large demand for
nearby copper is prCCf Of the state
ment made in our market report
that numerous domestic consumers
tailed to protect requirements Since
our last report dealers and producers
have sold fully 150,O0O.OOO pounds OF
copper. Nearby metal prices give
promise Of attaining levels predict
ed by leading authorities It Is stat
ed that spot copper will sell above
35 cents by the end of the first quar-
ter. Dealers who held large lines OF
spot metal at 80 cents found buyers
extremely desirous OF taking over
this metal and while q considerable
amount Of this speculative copper
has been sold it is ascertained that
dealers still retain control of sizable
blocks Of the red metal. A million
pound Lot of February copper sold at
% 1-2 cents. Several half million
pound orders for March were closed
at 20 cents. With producers almost
entirely cleaned out of first quarter
metal the dealers are beginning to
reap the harvest Mining and En-
gineering World