Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-08-18
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NEW.. PUBLICATIONS
OFF, P..DuT1otScQ.
in VARIOUS SUBJECTS

i Ulster has always been oAie or the
most puzzling OF the many problems
that have made incessanf trouble be.
tween England and Ireland. There
fare. comparatively few people In the
United States who understand listers
side OF the question aud all those who
like to be fair and just in their think
ing will welcome book on '.Ulsfer's
Stand for union,, by Ronald McNeill,
which the buttons are publishing.
The author eusieavors imam introdac-
tory outline OF the historical back
ground OF the Ulster standpoint to
show briefly the reasons for the cleay-
,ge between the north aud. the south
II ireland andAthen goes on to mar
rate and discuss the steps taken by
he Ulster Loyalists TO organize and
develop the movement against separa-
ion. That movement began almost
sorty years ago. when Gladstone fret
made Home Rule for Ireland the lead
ne issue in British politics. and Mr..
dcNeill follows its measures, and
steps carefully and with considerable
tetail through the years down to the
opening OF the Ulster Parliament on
Tune %, 1921. by King George. The
'uthor has taken an important part
the Developments : OF the later
ears, having been member OF the
standing Committee. OF the Ulster
Inionist Council and closely ASSOCIATE
d with the leaders OF tfievmovement.
Therefore he has personal knowledge
II almost every thing he has had to
record. The book has frontispiece
Il Sir Edward Carson, now Lord Car
'on OF Duncairn. 49, .I.sls 81. ys
DR.. Ferdinand Ossendowski, whose
:ccount of his escape from Bolsheviki
through the mountains OF Mongolia Is
taggeringly sensational, as told in
he volume entitled. beasts, Men and
iods," published by e. r. Dutton &
Company. is aiscientist of International
equation For nise years he was
lecretary. for Industries under Counte
Vitte, he attended the. recent confer
snce in Washington as an adviser,
Ind was sent by Poland to Genoa in
rider to supply accurate information
N conditions in the. Far East. DR..
tlbert Shaw, when he read the. man
script, described 1t as the most ex-I
raordinarily interesting manuscript 4
nave passed under my eye for years"
This story about German bombs, q
at and a cook Is told, by g. y. Bur-
lin in his Memoirs OF clubmap,"
: volume of charming "reminiscences
y an English author recently; pub
ished by E. p. DuttoR, a. Co. He Is
elling how, difficult writer's found It
o carry on'their work in London dur
ng the, bombing raids of the. Ger
mans. 81 endeavored,Y.. he says. ito
disregard the bombs and, miadful sot
arollope's old man.s'It's logged. s as
'oes it, worked doggedly on. Ny cat.
N the ether hand. treated bombs with
oftya indifference. and seemed to
imagine they were, fireworks left on.
a his honor One night when the
at and were alone in, my den, dur
ng a raid the cook, a very nervous,
systerical woman, was ,incoherently,
aging her. prayers in the, kitchen.
ihe suddenly came back from heaven
y to earthly comfort and tearfully be-
sought me to sit with her. beneath the.
safe shelter Of the kitchen stairs IN.
ii the danger passed. Nothing loath
o enjoy himself, the black cat &C.
r,ompanied us to. that happy haven.
Ne placed two chairs in our, refuge
and O. lighted candle on the hoor Ind
he cat. taking the centre. OF the stage
beside the candle. urbanely began to
wash himself. Every time a bomb fell
he cook screamed, Oh my. .gOh-h,
ny-yl 0h-h-h. mfy-y.H and bumped
Ter head against the stairs above us.
n the middle OF one. prolonged and
anguished 'Oh-h-h-h my-y-y-y!! she
suddenly caught sight of the cat plac-
dy licking himself with minute par,
icularity and shrieked, Look at that
human cat!' And the cat merely
neered at her and contentedly list
med to the crashing Of another
omb."
The gayest. brightest. -cleverest
little book that any publisher, has
rought out in long time is Tat
ings.' which the buttons have ready
or publication. II Is a combination
II a hundred pages of we'll printed
spigrams-four TO a spage--by. Sidney
rremayne and ten page drawings the
rontispiece' in color. by Anne HAIR
let Fish. The editor iof thea London
ratler. i'm whose columns these two
brilliant young people made their de-
nuts. happily say In his introduction
hat their literary. and artistic tai
,nts fit like the proyerbial glove, or
he musical and. literary alliance of
hose immortals. Gilbert and ,SulH-
IAN" The illustrations are clever.
/ decorative. humorous sand wonder
fully skillful. The epigrsms ARE
oithy.. witty. keen. and sharp and
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