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I AMONG THE NEW BOOKS
The Season's Discovery
A ROV1l.f tit IritArn.tlAnal talnt- m nnt
Ho discovery of every book season
XflneUenfifteen should be remembered by
the publication of Michael Arttlbashefs
'Sanlne" B W. Huebsoh. New York)
Whether or not It will be depend on th
American public's ability to accept and
understand a very unusual sort of man
ilnd an art of many shadings and cross
ing.
To begin with, there Is the Russian at
mosphere, physical and metaphyalcal We
call the latter "pessimistic," bul-is It any
idr than an ability conferred by an
neeidfnt or the race's mental digestion
f?to see that bare, terrible, sobering aspect
or our lives that comes to us all every
now and then, but which we cast oft by
the power of nothing more than good ani
mal spirits? Thero are three suicides In
"Sanlne " One of them comes to a weak
man who learns his weakness, another to
a strong man brought low by his follow
ing of others' ways, the third to a man of
ambitions too great for achievement. All
three feel tho bitter smallncss of their
powers and end It This too keen analysis
of life plays over women as well as men
Upon love far more than upon the other
sides of Ilusslanllfo which so often ab
sorb Husslan writer "Sex" added to
"pessimism" make an unusual dish for
the American.
Tho curious part Is that Artzlbashef
doesn't In tho least despair over life. Ifo
Xnos what will set It right for him. He
bestows that knowledgo upon Sanlne
Sanlne the Intense Individualist! Believ
ing only In his own life, he doesn't des
pair over an Inability to Judge and help
Jus fellows, he doesn't live by a social
codf that brings death upon disgrace, ho
doetn't bother his head over whether ur
not lie Is "weak" and so ends by being
trog That Is Artzlbashof's thesis: "an
nrclJc Individualism," he called It.
Tc all thin varied and, to the American,
fotetrn matter the reader will find addaJ
the 'formlessness" m common to Bub
slan fiction, Artztbaihef merely wants tu
talk about people now this one, now thatj
hero, how there and to end his sto-y
when he pleases He does It with n raro
quality of lyricism that Is a distinction In
Itself and that, coupled with an unflinch
ing realism toward every human emotion,
produces a remarkably satisfying stylo.
Backed by such writing and coming out
of such a background of wandering nar
rative, the drive of the climacteric chap
ters dealing with tho suicides Is tremen
dous. There, "Sanlne" meets any stand
ards or predilections that any nation of
readers may set against it.
"MONTY" SCULPS "IRV"
When tho recent dinner to Irvin S.
Cobb was nil but .started some
body snid, "We ought to have n
stntuo of Irv." Fortunately,
James- Montgomery Flagg was
hanging around. Swift rccourso
to clay and paint box produced
the nbovo memorial.
Ireland From
Another Angle
Only n short tlmo ago St. John Krvlne
"ventured Into the field of novel-v. riling
with "Mrs. Martin's Man," a forceful
book of problems, sordldnesa and tragedy.
Bo soon again he contributes another
novel, "Allco and a Family" (Mncmll
In. Now York). Versatility Is certainly
one of Mr. Irvine's dominant qualities,
for this time ho glvos us a picture of
Irish life from the humorous point of
view. Not that ho Imagines humor Is
void or problems. For Mr. Nubbs, tho
widowed father of four children the last
a babe In arms has many difficulties,
from feeding his children on tinned sal
mon to establishing himself lit a new
business. And tho worst of It Is, "'E's
that 'elpless." But young Alice comes to
tho rescue, ns the dying wlfo had askod
her to. She finds herself managing every
thing In sight father, children, household,
undertaker, Insurance agent, and even
,.tha new business, a newsshop In a most
engaging manner, and all at the age of 1G.
There Is more In tho book than the
humor of the situations. There Is char
acter drawing of no small value, and
there la cndltus enjoyment for the reader
from many angles. Behind all wo have
that charming Irish background, always
so fascinating to those who know Ireland
only from hearsay, nnd ns clearly painted j
an omy a native can.
Ellen Key and Peace
Idealism Is not generally welcomed
these days, but It has. its place, even
among the militarists, who think they
nrgue from the "practical side" alone.
In her newest set of essays, "The Young
er Generation" (Putnam, N. Y,), Ellen
Key very keenly analyzes tho coming
generation, their relations to the past and
the future and community, and adds a
few pointed thoughts on the big question
Of war. In her far-slshted mnnner nh
wishes for the young people of today
"more solitude, less association," bo that
they may not feel an Inward emptiness
later In life; and "the wings of longing
and intuition" are the rights and neces
sities of youth
Ellen Key may not supply a practical
method for accomplishing her Ideals, but
her knowledge of human nature and her
belief In progress toward a larger com
munity of spirit, give plenty of founda
tion for her remarks. To the women,
the young mothers of the coming genera
tions, who teach their children hv the
L head Instead, of by the hand, she gives
icr aiimi uiesnuge. un mem rests tne
duty of a world-wide peace, and only
through their teachings can that state
be brought about. Of these mothers, she
says:
"They must teach their sons to dream
of Elvjng their country, not a life, but
a life's work; they must associate their
sons ambitions and self-sacrifice with
peace Instead of with war."
It is plain enough that a child instilled
with these beliefs will grow to see the
strong Inter-relation between each coun
try, community and Indlvldual-whlch Is
the bottom of the peace movement. And
through this relationship comes the de
velopment of the Individual, which Is
summed up so well In the final essay,
"The Few and the Many," Youth has
again been championed by one of the
older generation.
The Jacob Stahl Trilogy
That tho remarkablo trilogy of Mr.
Bercsford "The Unrly History of Jacob
Stnhl," "A Candidate for Truth" and
"The Invisible Event" Is a splendid ex
ample of modern realism no ono can deny
But that It easily ranks with tho novels
of Wells, Galsworthy and Bennett, as
some of the critics so bravely say, Is a
question of doubt. Wells has more vltnl
ity nnd moves with greater force, Gals
worthy Is an nrtlst to tho core, and even
his realism never lets beauty of expres
sion tako a second place. With Mr
Bercsford neither vitality nor nrtlstry
are so marked, and though It would bo
Impossible to say he had failed In tho
task before him that of depleting tho In
timate and even trivial llfo of nn ordinary
man, with human weaknesses and reac
tions to the greater, rather than the
lesser Interest of his readers, still ho
lacks tho freedom of expression nnd de
velopment which the truo realism of the
"Jean Chrlstoph" or the Russian typo
accomplish so admirably.
But still, ue know Jacob Stahl Ills
early history, his associates and his
environment, give us a background
painted with a knowledge of psychology,
human nature and ultimate results In
the "Candidate for Truth" he struggles
with new forces and finds himself facing
a crisis of real love and courage Through
out there Is every evidence that Jacob Is
a true man, with the strength and the
weakness of us all And though "Tho In
visible Event" mny bring him finally to
middle-class marriage and domesticity
(after a miserable attempt at nn earlier
time) still thero Is no mistaking tho fact
that there is genuineness in the develop
ment, and lovers of realism will find the
simplicity of the outcome satisfying
enough to forgive the evident lack of
vitality. Even a certain kind of weak
ness may carry conviction with It, and
a writer who feels nnd thinks as Mr
Bercsford does probably lacks vitality
from temperament.
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A Faiy Tale for Grown-ups
To all managers of children's hospitals,
orphan asylums and kindred Institutions,
nnd to all persons Interested In tho work
of such institutions, "The Primrose Ring"
(Harper & Brothers, New York), by Ituth
Sawyer, must be strongly recommended.
In fact, It should have been dedicated to
nil such persons, with tho heartfelt plea
that they read It, digest It nnd profit hy
It. No doubt the cruise of many child
sufferers would bo helped thereby. "The
I'rlmroso Hlng" Is described as "a nrown
up fairy tale of today," and tells all the
wonderful things that follow tho pur
chase of a big hunch of primroses on
Slay Hve The fairies or, as the author
soems to prefer, "faeries" working with
or through the prlmroics, accomplish re
mnrkabto thlngi nt St. Margaret's Homo,
converting carping, prying, unsjmpa
thcllo trustees Into really, truly helpers
nnd causing them to learn that proper
treatment of tho child mind Is ns much a
philanthropic duty ns treatment of the
child body. Miss Sawyer has caught ex
actly the right spirit In which to tell this
simple little tale, which Is a forceful ser
mon ns well No ono with a heart that
beats for helpless, unfortunate little ones
can read It without his viewpoint being
broadoned
Book Gossip
lit "Tho Olllvant Orphnns," by Ines
Haynes Glllmorc, which they expect to
Issuo tho end of August, Messrs Henry
Holt & Co announce that the edition of
"Phoebe nnd Ernest" tolls how six
ndolescent orphans, each with n, consider
able ego, wcro strandod nt their mother's
death, started In on co-operative house
keeping", and finally found themselves.
Harper A Brothers announce that early
In July they will publish a new novel
by Holman Day called "Tho Landloper "
Thero has been nn Interval of nearly
throe yearn between this novel and Mr.
Day's last published book, "The Red
Lano."
Thomas Hardy and Mrs Hardy, accord
ing to news Just recolvcd from England,
have been srondlnir a. few weeks with
friends in London. Mr, Hardy Is snld to
bo In excellent health. It would be In
teresting Just now to discover whether
Hardy had any foundation, oven In local
gossip, for the story ho told In ono of
tho tales contained In "Life's Little
Ironies" the one called "A Tradition of
1S01." In this, It will bo remembered,
ho described a secret visit of Napoleon
to Kngland that ho might Judge for him
eelf whether tho point on the English
coast which had been picked out "as
suited to the landing of tho great Invasion
ho was planning.
Itex Beach has deserted the city of
"Tho Auotlon Block" for his summer
homo nt Lako Hopatcong, N. J. Hero
ho divides his leisure bourn between n
high-power motorboat nnd a racing nuto
moblle. In his now novel, which will ap
pear this nutumn, Mr. Beach Is said to
bo returning to tho outdoor world, far
nwny from city Ufa. '
Thero Is opportunity for comment In
tho following foreign ordors, received re
cently by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Trom Shanghai, Doctor Cabot's "What
Men Llvo By", from Manila, a number
of copies of C W. Barron's "Tho
Audacious War"; nnd fyom Tokyo sev
eral copies each of the Life of 8 P B.
Morse, Thomas II Dickinson's "The
Chief Contemporary Dramntlsts," Hern
"Japanese Lyrics," Woods Hutchinson
"Civilisation and Health," Horace J.
Bridge's "Criticisms of Life" nnd "War's
Aftermath," by David Starr Jordan and
Harvey Ernest Jordan.
J B. Ltpplneott Company will publish
within a couple of weeks a book of timely
Interest "Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of
War." Tho author Is Frederick A Tal
lin, whn iiflji nrttten fi number of popu
lar books on tho progress of tho world
In various lines of Invention, wppin
cotta published last winter his "Oil Con
quest of tho World," tho story of tho ro
marknble development of tho oil Industry,
with lis BBlonlshlng effect Upon modern
Industry, The Illustrations for tho now
book were many of them taken on or
near tho battloflelds of Curope, where
the airship of every kind Is undergoing
a baptism of fire. (
Tho Author's Lenguo of America, chose
Mrs. Helen S. Woodruff, author of "Tho
Lltllo House," "Tho Lady of the Light
house," oto., ns delegate to tho biggest
conference of women ever held In tho
Bouth tho Conference of Southern Wom
en, tne Boumorn writers- ienuo nnn
tho Educational jeague, mooting jointly
at Chattanooga, Tcnn. .lira, woourun
tint only explained tho purposo and as
pirations of tho Author's Longuo to the
conference, but also read a paper on tho
splendid work being clone In Now YorT
for the blind to nhlch work go all tho
proceeds of Mrs. Woodruff's "Tho Lady
of the Lighthouse " This Is tho first
convention of any kind to which the
Authors' League has ovor sent n. delegate.
Phi Beta Kappa Orations
It Is Impossible to read the selected
Phi Beta Kappa, orations, which have
been assembled In a book by n com
mittee of tho fraternity (Houghton
Mifflin Company, Boston), without being
Impressed with the closeness of the re
lation between American scholars iibiIUh
great enduring problems of national life
The volume opens with Horace Bush
nell's Tnlo address on "Tho True Wealth
or Weal of Nations,- delivered In 1887,
nnd closes with Paul Shorcy's delightful
dlsoussloh of' "Tlio Unity of the Human
Bplrlt," at Oberlln In 1310. Between theso
extremes are George William Curtis
epoch-marking dlscueslpn of "The Ameri
can Doctrine of Liberty," delivered nt
Harvnrd In 1SC2, whlcn made such a
profound Impression that Mr. Curtis was
compelled to repeat It 40 times within the
next year to patrlotlo audiences In New
England, Now York and Pennsylvania.
Other addresses Included are by Emer
son, Wendell Phillips, Andrew D. Whlto,
Charles W. Eliot, Woodrow Wilson nnd
many mora distinguished scholars. The
collection Is Invaluable to the student of
tho continuity of American thought nnd
American Ideals.
Dloodhounda on Trail of Assaulter
WYLLIESBUnG, Vn July 2.-Blood-hounds
wero today trolling a Negro who
tried to burn down tho home of S H.
llnmtot, a farmer of this community,
after assaulting his wlfo Mrs. Hamlet
bnrcty escaped from tho houso with her
llfo. Tho Nogro has fled In tho direction
of a neighboring swamp and is bolloved
to bo Btlll hiding thorc Tho dogs nro
hot on his trail
HAZLETON MAYOR RETt'IlNS
AS STOUGH SUIT CLOSESl
By a Staff Correspondent
HAZLETON, Tn., July -Following
Evnniellst Henry W Stouch hv rni:L
sloner of Public Safety Cullcn, Mayoral
James a. Hnrvev. atAr wltnnao i. !l!'
case, returned to this city
All factions concerned In tho situation?
fleeJnff tho city At such a time nnd keen
,419 " ....v..uw.,v uuniiuitu OUppOrU '
crs of Doctor Stousli assort that th
Mayor dared not 'take the stand nnd tes.
tlfy In favor of tho evangelist, because of
on ouster mandamus held ovor him .
club by John Flerro, one of tho four rnenjl
vi.tiii.uit; uMiiitinca huiii xvucior enough On
tho slander charge.
The suit will be closed until July J
wuiu me uufiuuwia win meet again tol
hear arguments. 'James Scarlet, counstfl
lor tne aeiencc, imo eervea noiico that hl
will move for the cntlro dismissal Of thi
UtUU ill lutib m in. 1
It Is generally agreed that this will n6t
do grnmeu ami inai n, voruici against the
defendant will bo found, chiefly beati.J
Chief of Police Turnbach flatly refuted!
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Trolley Kills Man; Widow Sues
Mrs. Lydla M Fischer, of 2623 Cramer!
sircci, v.aniacn, Biiiricu suit in tne Nen
Jersey Supreme Court today for taim
dnmnn-01 against tho Public Service rjoiu
wny Company for tho death of iher hui3
band. Peter Fischer, Who wift run dnnml
nnd killed by o. trolley cariWt !8th and!
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A Better Man than His Father. A
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Why Farrar is going into the Movies
This Man Has Made a Blue Pig
The Girl Who Grows Down Not Up
Why Should Children Be Nervous?
How the Light -Fingered Gentry
"Lift" Watches
She Is Painting a Fifty-two. Foot
Canvas
Can I Get Eight Per Cent on My
Money?
When Hash Was Graded
Different Kinds of Danger, Beauti
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Make Your Omelets of Frozen Eggs
Wax Figures That Wear Real Hair
and Smiling False Teeth
The Mystery of Ambrose Bierce
Loss of Both Arms Did Not Down
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The First Municipal Bat-roost in
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"Ye-e-e-s," says Mr. Little, twistin' up one
corner of his apron, "I did try; but then
I I sort o drifted into the coal business."
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by Sewell Ford.
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