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Show THE REVIEW. Literature and Women, The November Bookman has a picture of Maud Adams as Babbie in the Little Minister." The new edition of Thackeray's novels, soon to be issued in London, is to have a series of introductions from the pen of the novelist's daughter, Mrs. Richmond Ritchie. Thomas Nelson Page, author of that sweetest of dialect stories, Meh Lady," is about to publish his first long novel, after four years of patient work. It is entitled Red Rock, and is a tale of the South in Reconstruction days. 5. The club shall have a standing committee that shall report at every meeting on New things that people do not need to know. No member (vacations ex8 cepted,) shall not read any book he would not read twice. The twelfth also is too good to be omitted. 12. Any person of suitable age shall be eligible for membership in the Club, who, after a written examination in his deficiencies, shall appear in the opinion of the Examining Board to have selected his ignor- ance thoughtfully and conscientiously and for the protection of his mind. We can only take in that knowledge which is virtually related to us, said Hamilton Mabie in his excellent 5 Are you better fitted for your especial work or, if you have ening? nothing better, to fill your place in Are you happier for this society? added knowledge? A Club Woman. Mrs. Humphry Ward delivered the first lecture in a course at a new Settlement club in London. Her subject was Social Ideals," and from a report of her remarks we cull the following: What they wanted to avoid in the Settlement in the treatment of disputed questions was the temper of polemics. They wanted the serene and soothing touch of history and science. A Settlement was nothing if it were not a place of ideals. In England there were people whose and Culture," and souls were vexed by settlements and Nature essays, At last someone has found the public libraries, and all cheapening of we women would do well to learn knowledge. When we looked for the courage to cry out against the iniquity words The heart. these ambition, ideal man the words leaped into our by of much of our Sunday school literaHonor all men, love the the aspiration of the American woman minds, ture. Miss Agnes Repplier under This they would find is boundless, and it is the halo that brotherhood." Little Pharisees of the title of in the Settlement, and they should crowns our century; but while I firmly also find a common respect for the Fiction," administers a cutting rebuke believe the Ameriof the possibilities individual. They should set themto those, who with the plea of religious can woman in the aggregate are selves to regard each type in the nation teaching, paint unwholesome and disthere is no denying that the as nothing more and nothing less than torted pictures of life for unfortunate infinite, American woman as an individual has a being claiming the bettering and youngsters. limitations expansion of his or her own nature. these To limitations. learn There has been an immense imEducation, social intercourse, music, is her first step toward true progress. books, pictures, travel, were all a provement during the last few years To become absorbed in the pursuit of means to this, and these had been and in Sunday school stories and in the culture, for the mere sake of culture, were still sadly lacking among the class of books introduced into Sunday is about as profitable to the average masses of the people. It was for the school libraries, but one need only equalization of this that settlements the learn to as an woman attempt were specially meant. The citizen glance over the majority of our Sunhave us Let dictionary by heart. ideal must also play a part in any how realize to school papers day culture by all means, but let it be settlement, and behind this ideal children for unfitted and utterly trashy the culture that is virtually related there must be a second hidden ideal is the average Sunday school stpry. a driving force either philosopical to us. It is not necessary to take or Christian. As to the latter, Mrs. Here is a chance for the women. B Mrs. Arabic because does, up Ward said that in the Settlement they or because it is such an excellent had no religious platform, but for herIn Kedar's Tents," by Henry for the mind. We should self she expressed the hope that the training to become Seton Merriam, threatens select our mental work or diversion Christian interpretation would be adethe style. to fit our own special needs and tastes. quately represented among them in the future. Appropos of this fact is an exceedis an not a means, end, Knowledge contribution the to ingly interesting and with all the tempting facilities JBr f You are going East this fall, An November Chap-Boostyled, we offered for study by our clubs, why not try the which in Civilization," Experiment need to question ourselves closely as ighted Vestibuled trains of the assumes to be a description of the to what branch of work is of most Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RailSome Boston. Club of of Ignoramus be must what worth to us, and as to way? The Short Line from Omaha the are so ridiculously sensible sacrificed to properly pursue it. and Kansas City to Chicago and the should be personally that I feel they A woman has no cause to be ashamed East. There is none better. For all members of literary either of her adopted by her of ignorance or time tables, maps and other informaclubs. I quote the most pertinent: deficiencies so long as they do not tion, call on or write to L. L. Downshall be member 4. Every effect her life and her possibilities for ing, Commercial Agent, Room 2 Atlas pledged not to read the latest book good. The tests of all advancement Block, Salt Lake City. until people have stopped expecting it. should be, are your sympathies broad k, Steam-Heate- by-la- d, Electric-L- ws By-La- w rrn Articles from us. some Labor-SaviYourself. Overwork Buy 1 CASH. JD CC JD HNS Look at these prices for one week only - SPOT c. 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