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WE do not wish to set forth a
number of glowing statements
and fancy figures to allure the
prospective homeseekers, but
rather seek, by the reproduction of
facts and scientific theories, given out
by conscientious writers relative to
the condition of things as they exist
today, and as much information as
possible regarding the resources of
Towner county, N. D.
Towner county is the banner county
of the state, and in the midst of the
region in "which the famous No. 1 hard
wheat is grown to its greatest perfec
tion, and the prosperity of the farmers
of the county, taking them as a whole,
is very great, and the success some
of them have made in the few years
they have resided here is nothing short
of marvelous. There are still thou
sands of acres of vacant land which
can be purchased at very reasonable
prices, and on this land the success
the men now living here have made,
can be easily duplicated.
This section has advantages all its
own for certain lines of agricultural
productions. The grass family is de
cidedly at home here. For thousands
of years the wide expanse of plain and
majestic sweep of hill and valley have
yielded their successive generations of
the four score or more native grasses,
and the soil thus enriched is eminently
fitted 10 yield abundantly of the grasses
that man in the past has especially se
lected for his needs. At the state ag
ricultural college at Fargo a superb
collection of Towner county grasses
are ranged in attractive bunches, side
by side.
Through the efforts of seedsmen and
skilled farmers, varieties of Indian corn
have been introduced, and bids fair to
be a success.
The advantages of high altitudes in
plowing vegetables have long been
known, and some of the reasons have
already been pointed out. Add to them
a deep soil that never bakes and you
have the ideal conditions for vege
table?. Cabbages, lettuce, potatoes, cel
ery, beets, onions, etc., grow here to
practical perfection, and the rapid
growth that these vegetables make
gives them a tender quality and deli
cious ilavor rarely found in vegetables
shipped in.
Towner county is covered with a
rich, dark drift of alluvial loam, from
cnp to four feet deep, under which is a
clay subsoil which has the property of
holding moisture to a wonderful degree
and giving it out as needed for the
growing crops. It contains a practical
ly inexhaustible supply of soil ingredi
ents most valuable for agriculture,
namely: Soluble silica, lime, potash,
soda, phosphoric acid, nitrogen and
vegetable humus. There is no better
soil in the world for general farming
purposes, and none so well adapted to
the raising of wheat and other small
grains. It is easily pulverized, and
after the prairie is once broken culti
vation is done with comparatively lit
tle labor. The effect of deep winter
freezing and the rising of the moisture
to the surface in the spring thaw is,to
mingle the rich natural fertilizers of
the subsoil with the top soil, so that the
natural process of ff-rtilizatino is con
stantly going on. A distinguished for
• iun chemist, Dr. Aitkln, of Edinburgh,
in.l, an analyst to the Grain ex
< it; ngo of that city, pronounced Town
• r county soil to be the most interest
ing he had ever investigated. He says,
in his report upon it, that its texture
is such as to permit of the rapid rais
ing of moisture from beneath, and de
clares that he demonstrated by an
experiment that it has a capability of
raising water eighteen inches in one
day, thus showing its suitability to
withstand drought. With regard to its
fertility, he continues, the amount of
salts soluble in water is naturally
greatest in the upper layer of the sec
tion submitted to him, .but the slight
diminution in the quantity of soluble
sails in the lowest layer from that con
lain*3'! in the middle layer indicates
that, even at great depth, the soil may
1"- comparatively well supplied with
salts soluble in water and immediately
available for the use of the crops.
Towner county has many prosperous
and growing towns which are an in
dex to the prosperity of the farmers.
PERTH •
Perth is one of the newest but one
of the busiest and most important
towns in this section of the state. It
has a poulation of about 600 and is
rapidly growing. It is situated on the
Cando branch of the Great Northern
railroad, twenty-three miles west of
Cando, the county seat, and about 450
miles northwest of the Twin Cities.
The farming country tributary to
Perth for from twenty to thirty miles
in all directions is rich and very pro
ductive, which is evidenced by the
many wealthy and prosperous farmers
to be found here. Land is selling all
the way from $10 to $25 per acre now,
bui it is the general opinion that the
price will double in a few years.
Perth has gained a reputation of be
ing a town of great importance, and
this is due largely to the enterprise and
the business integrity of her merchants
and business men. The town contains
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a number of fine stores and some bus
iness houses that would be a credit to
a town five times the size. People
coming here will find the veiy best of
facilities, as there is now In course of
erection a public school building to
cost, when it is completed, about $7,
--500, and it will be ready for occupancy
by Dec. lof this year. It will have ev
ery modern equipment. The town con
tains three churches, five grain ele
vators, four general stores, two
banks, one drug store, one hard
ware, three implement houses, three
lumber yards, two meat markets, one
harness, shop, two livery stables, bar
ber shop, one hotel and a good weekly
newspaper. The following are some of
the leading business men:
The Bank of Perth was Incorporated In
1901 with a capital stock of $10,000, and
THREE OF THE FIVE ELEVATORS AT PERTH, X D.
now has $18,500 surplus and undivided
profits. This- is one of the solid banks
of Towner county. It does a general
banking business and deals extensively in
real estate. Mr. Ketil Stensrud is the
cashier and manager and is a banker of
many years' experience. He is from Glen
wood, Wis.
Haskins & Son own a large general mer
chandise store here, and also run a land
and loan agency. They control 2,50u
acres of fine lands, which is for sale. Mr.
Haskins came here from Southern Min
nesota in 1898 and has been very success
ful.
Currie & Riggs have a large branch
store at this place, of which W. A. Viel
is the manager. This Is an old reliable
house and are large dealers in hardware
and farm machinery.
Dr. J. J. Poole & Co. are owners of the
only drug store in Perth and carry a nice
stock of goods. Dr.-Poole is a graduate
of the Manitoba medical college and has
been here since 1902.
THE ST. PAUL.GLOBE; MONB^CWNOYEMBER 14, lUO4
BISBEE HIGH SCHOOL
The Northwestern Mercantile company
has one of the largest stores In this sec
tion. This company began business in
1903. but in that short period have built
up a very large trade. Oscar Hooker is
the manager.
James Taylor is the postmaster of
Perth. He is a young man. but has lived
in this county many years. He came
here from Missouri in 1888. He i» also
owner of Taylor's dray line and runs a
large farm near town.
S. A. Kasper runs the city moat mar
ket and has the business of the town. He
handles only the choicest meats. Mr.
KasJK-r has lived here since 1897 and is
well and favorably known.
The Hotel Perth contains twfenty fine
rooms. It Is run by James Anson. recent
ly of Bisbee. Mr. Anson is a very pleas
ant gentleman to meet.
Studnesg &. Agneberg, general mer
chants, began business In 1901 and enjoy
a large patronage. They have a very
handsome store, with its well stocked
with a fine line of general merchandise.
Mr. H. J. Laird is one of the pioneer*
of Towner county. He came here in 1889
and is the original owner of the townsite.
Mr. I^aln) has large real estate holdings.
and in addition to that is owner of a
grain elevator at this place.
Samue] Adams, though a man young In
years, is one of the most prominent and
substantial citizens of the county. He
is an extensive land owner and has sev
eral nice farras which are for sale. Mr.
Adams is from Southern Minnesota. He
is the Republican nominee for representa
tive this year.
BISBEE
Bisbee is an important grain ship
ping point and growing town of 500
people. It is situated in the northwest
ern part of Towner county, on the
HOT AIR TREATMENT
SAVES POISONED GIRL
New Bakiriß Process Is Used on Penn
sylvania Woman With Success
SCRANTOX. Pa.. Nov. 13.—A new
treatment for blood poisoning just tried
at St. Vincent's hospital. New York city.
has saved the life of Ml?s Lucy O Hara.
of this city. It is the baking process, the
hand being subject to intense beat for
many days, the heat gradually absorbing
the poison In the affected part.
Last December Miss O'Hara's hand was
poisoned while Fhe was washing with
borax and pome ingredient in It. For
two months she hovered between life and
death and eventually the hand and arm
became useless. Six weeks ago she went
to St. Vincents hospital, and theVe the
new treatment was started.
The hand wa* subjected to a heat of
300 degrees, and after it had baked at
that heat for some days the fingers,
which were stiff and unpiiable, showed
some improvement.
The muscles were expanded and began
to eject the poison, and slowly the finger
Joints began to resume their normal posi
tion. This treatment was applied for
three weeks, and the hand is now being
subjected to a forty minutes' baking every
day. It i? then massaged thoroughly and
treated with a hot air apparatus, and is
improving rapidly, so that it is believed
that in a short time the poison will be all
absorbed by the heat and she will have
the use of the hand again.
Things Looking Up
"If you are not careful." said the nan
with the take-care-young-man habit,
-you'l] have a breach of promise case on
your hands.'*
••Well, if that comes true." replied the
young fellow, it will be the first ca*e
to come ray way cmc« I graduated from
the law school."—Cleveland Leader.
T^E CENTER OF THE FAMOUS
C BIG COULEE COUNTRY
Cando branch of the Great Northern
railroad, thirteen miles from Cando, the
county seat, and about 475 miles west
of St. Paul.
The '; adjacent * country Is very fertile,
and is i rapidly being developed. There
•is yet a great deal of . unbroken . prairie
: land • that * can - be - purchased ' at 5 prices
I ranging from $10 to |12 per acre, and
i ßisbee ;Is therefore one of the most de
sirable points in Norij Dakota for new
rhonieseekers. to come ?■ to, as "most of
this land can tbe purchased on easy
| payments. Improved farms are valued
at $15 -to $2.7 pf-r ; acf: according t«
improvements and locatioiv ■ ~~ ...,-
Everything in Bisbee is , bustle and
activity, and her business men and
citizens are ''enthusiastic over. her j fu
ture. ". The town has good streets and
an elegant school . building, which was
c4psttJacted:ih at a cost otTS.OOO.
The village also contains ; thr<»«-t;hur<:Jv-
'eg, twtr'bank* and ftr« grain elevators.
..which show* its Importance »s a grain
market. The town ulsq contains o«e
of the best 'hotel* to be fotmd In tills
section of the state, and the usual
complement of generaf stores, etc. The
town, contains a repxesentsftive in every
line of trade, and people conning he*re
will-net have to g«r> Away from. _the
town for anything they m^y need.
'There is also a first-class weekly news
paper, published here, the Towjier
County Gazette. The following are
some of the leading business men:
i The First 1 National Bank of was
Incorporated* June .; 1903. and has a capi
tal . stock ■ of ?25.000.." It '. transacts a gen
eral hanking business and has * for sale
10.000 acres of fine lands. Prices • range
from ■ $15 :to ; >2S per acre. Mr. A. E. E*e
land .is v the. cashier land T manager. He
came from . Southern ; Minnesota . and - lo
cated here in V,l9olrL~:', ••-,".* .
* " Forbes £ Honeyford "are dealers ": *In
names* goods and • farm Implements. nVNV."
A. Forbes i and R. J.^Hbn^ytord; are ; the
members. of the- firm. Thev/.fcesan'busi
ness in - 1898 and are - the leaders in their
lines. ; . . ~'-^j ..i"^
• McKay Bror. are and < own a
very handsome store whkib. is well stock
ed - with . a '-fine • line • of ; drugs. • stationery,'
clears, - toilet and > fancy goods. They do
the , soda. fountain business oi - the - town.
The : business was established , in 1898.**--y
'. Olson's' department • store;-, is., one of - the
busy f business s bouses of -SiaJbee. They
carry a . full .line of everything •* usually,
handled. in •a » department store. '^ Julius-
Klm.juist. recently of j Stanley, Wis., is
the - general - manager. v =-. -• is,*- v -.i+. ~.* :^, r %
i - Harry v Abercrombie. pDopf of the
City Meat r market, : lias livedr in Bisbe»
twelve -years* and in business here for
frur years. Hie carries a nice {line of- choice
meats, fish and toysters ip season. ',
S. J. Ley Mercantile .company , are ex
tensive • i dealers ' in c genes&l „, faercftamllse
and, enjoy, a , very large retrooage/w'This.
company occupies : oneoorC r - the •:- largest
bui Mings ;in town, ° covering; a' floor . space
of 4.000 square feet. Mr. R. J. Ley. J .the'
owner, ■is village • treasurer, and also- treas
urer of - the school; board. r .- C** *' ~»" I
; The Haska-np-Thien - company; are- cx«
elusive ; dealers >In hardware and lumber.
This •is «one jof ■ the„- substantial .-business
firms "of-the -town and they v transact a
very « large . business. __ ,:i_ . . ■:,
•-- O. H. Elds%-op -is the manager for' Pe
ter DevSck, dealer in farm implement*
USHERS AT WEDDING
DESPITE BROKEN RIBS
Youth Suffered intense Pain, bat Performs
H's Duty at Ceremony
DAYTON, Ohio. Not. 13.—Local so
ciety circles sound the praises of Cieorge
Short, who came here from Bellefoataine
to act as usher at the Brandon"-Wilson
wedding. It was noticed by his friends
that he did not walk as efect as usual,
and that throughout the, auptial cere
mony his face, usually t>r%titoned by
smiles, bore a very sober expression.
- None of the guests, however, had any
conception of the great difficulty under
which he performed his social duties,
heroically suffering intense pain in order
that the wedding programme should come
off as planned.
After the wedding it was learned that
Mr. Short had just come from an exciting
game of football, in which he was serious
ly injured. Dr. Palmer, who 1 examined
him. found that three of the young
man's ribs had been broken.
TO BOIL
coffee only brings oat the danger
-3& ous caffeine, but to bofl ort
if oil 15 minutes)
POSTUM
brings out Che foil t strength of
Nature's healthful grains and
i^l makes a 'delicious beverage.
r; ..Get -the • Uttl« book. "The Road
to Welivilie, " in each pkg.
and »aeons Mr. Eidavog is an old re'i
aent-end a popular business man.
I. A. Hendrlckson & Co. own cne of
the It-adinp general merchandise stores)
p this ?ecUon The business was estab
lished in 189<5 and is nourishing. The
members of the firm are I. A. Hendrick
son and C. A. Christie, both thorough
business men and all residents.
The Columbia hotel i<? one of the best
and most popular hotels in this- section
of the state. Ha? steam heat and baths
•T«d ij» flrst-clas in every respect. R. J.
Luke is the proprietor.
ATLANTIC COAST IN
GRASP OF BLIZZARD
Continued From First Page
" Late In this afternoon it was reported
tht over 100 poles along the Erie railroad
had rone down, completely putting the
New York-Buffnlo-Chicago wires by that
route oat of service". Recourse for a short
time wu had to wires via Albany and
Syracuse, but a few hours afterward the
pressure of the lo* on the wires carried
them, poles and all. to the ground out
side of Poughkeepsie, thereby effectively
closing that service.
The Western I'nion was able to keep
open the way to Baltimore. Philadelphia
and most places in New Jersey, but busi
ness for other points save New England
wa*! only accepted subject to delay. Com
munication between New York and Bos
ton over all lines was uninterrupted. The
telegraph officials are unable to state the
damage until they can communicate with
the territories affected. Every effort is
being made tonight to make repairs so
that a few wires may be opened up to
the South and West by the time business
opens tomorrow. Special trains were en
gaged on most of the roads running out
of Jersey City and Hoboken and dispatch
ed late thi? evening laden with wire re
pairing gangs.
TJe Up Complete
Owing to the completeness of the tie
up the meu do not anticipate much prog
ress on repairs until daylight enables them
to examine thoroughly the extent of the
damage. The long distance" telephone
company has also been badly handicap
ped in its service. Many of its wires
are down in the stnrm swept area, but
as its poles follow highways rather than
railways tracks they are not as likely to
give way to washouts.
weather bureau yesterday sent out
warning advising sea captains to remain
in port over Sunday. Some damage was
done in and around New York.
Tonight the ferryboat Port Morris,
running between College Point and
Ninety-sixth street. Manhattan, went
ashore on a rocky ledge in Bowery bay.
There were ton passengers and the crew
aboard. Owing to the heavy sea it is
impossible to send wrecking boats to her,
but a police boat has gone to the rescue.
Owing to the fierce downpour the streets
of New York were practically deserted to
day. The high wind played havoc with
the street signs, which fell in showers.
Wind Breaks Windows
■ t Many windows were :- broken- and a few
passersby' were. cut ', by the : signs • and \ fly-
Ing glass.' The full' force; of . the gale ; was
felt : in the ■ harbor. »: Several : boats anchor
ed off Staten Island !"' dragged their
anchors. -T Late -in the evening "a^- freight
**rg*,» *if>Pa'rently/ unloaded, was blown
ashore during -; the height of - the gale in
Sandy -, Hook , bay. off i the V old ? Dynamite
, battery. The vessel ; lies in >a - very ; bad
position, jwith every sea sweeping her
decks. Tneiife savers are standing by, but
"are unable. to board ; the wreck. _
Owing to the high, was in the upper
harbor the ferryboats to Staten Island
were compelled to tie up. The battleships
Maine and Missouri, which are lying in the
roadstead off Tompkinsville. are riding
well, but have full steam up and double
authors out.
At B*>Mevue hospital the storm was felt
severely. One of the large elms standing
on ttw campus was blown down and half
a do«en men narrowly escaped being
crushed.
Later on a tent occupied by eighteen tti -
berculosis patients was wrecked by the
wind and the suffering people were ex
posed to the elements. They were re
moved to the hospital as soon as possible,
although most of them were drenched
to the skin.
Ax midnight the local weather bureau
said that 1.4S inches of rain and melted
snow had fallen. It was predicted that
the storm would be centered off the prov
inces tomorrow, thence passing out to sea.
Philadelphia Feels Force
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Nov. 18.—The
Southern storm which began here about
15 a. m. today seriously Interfered with
telegraph and telephone communication
in this vicinity. The telegraph compa
nies report that wires are down in nearly
aH directions excepting New York and
Baltimore. Communication with the in
terior of the state is entirely cut off.
Beyond the interruption of telegraph
and telephone service the storm did little
damage here. Rain, sleet and snow fell
all day. with a maximum wind velocity of
fbrty-one miles. Late tonight the storm
continued, although the wind had fallen
to thirty-six miles an hour. The total
precipitation up to 8 p. m.. when the last
observation was made by the United
States weather bureau here, was 1.83.
The weather bureau figures show that
if the snow had not immediately melted
it would have reached a depth of eight
inches. The second lowest barometer
reading in the history of the local bureau
was recorded at 5 p. m., when it was
25.7&. Reports by train from points in
the state show that heavy snow fell, aver
aging more than six inches.
Bo far as can be learned, not much dam
age was done in Southern New Jersey or
Delaware. Atlantic City reported a max
imum velocity of forty-four miles an hour.
At the Delaware breakwater a heavy
mist hangs over the harbor, but no casual
ties to shipping have been reported. The
wind there reached sixty-five miles. The
marine observer at the breakwater re
ports that the barometer this afternoon
got down to 28. »4. the lowest reading
in tn* history' of the station.
HINDERS TELEGRAPH
Snow Slorm Interrupts Service
of the Wires
; ■ WASHINGTON, ■ Nov. 13.—As the result
of a snow, storm which set 'in ; here short
ly before 11 o'clock 7 this morning,
Washington tonight was « completely cqt;
off from telegraphic and jj telephonic com
i munication with : the outside world. Later.
I a wire was obtained- west, "^- but ';. none.
north, : south ,or eaSt-t^-^r" *i-;-i^i- vV~ *-?-5-' r
Both the Western Union and Postal Tel
egraph companies report severe damage
tb'Wtr wires and their Inability,* to get
any messages through. Inquiry at ; the
1 railway stations developed '- the fact that
(trains were departing ?on schedule time
but that incoming trains were three or
Imorehours'late.'xryr.-'xV'""-*"" ' ; ' *
The snowfall of today was the first of
! the season, several | inches covering I the i
j ground. It started with la; drizzling ram ;
i and", later turned-into ; a heavy, wet snow.
The local telephone service was seriously
ihampered in,its"service.*.V -'.;, ;.-^ \ '
if;. ,;^sßaltimore In Its Grasp
BALTIMORE, Md.. Nov 13.—A snow,
wind anil rain § storm ."iwhich /"developed \
■here early this morning and cofiUuued
( throughout the day and night, caused an
almost complete"sprostration^ of ■ electric
light, telegraph,- .telephone Rod \ trolley
cars. A j number accidents were oc
casioned by the ULeavily charged wires
during, the * day. and this evening, cut Jso
> far -as known there have been no fatali
ttles.r-.-^.r^-j;..;.:; «_- '-\-tr-., ■i:-.\~.'.r.-;v-^■'<■'■?£
.tisWi th i the exception -ofl a i few-Western'
Union .wires to Philadelphia and New York
i Baltimore jis cut*, oft Jrom -communication T
with ; other points *of * the country. -H-V
s The f local weather observer sent -' out
this : evening a warning to ■ masters of ves
sels the effect a second storm is
traveling up the Atlantic coast, -and
:is expected Ito .reach this section tonight.
Aside s from the v interruption < to! telegraphic ■
and •» telephonic r communication -< with .-• the'
outside .world ~ and . the a minor iaccidents
above i referred ito . there . has ; been: no v ii
ous results recorded at midnight. -*-—'-.
WILD STORM RAGES
THROUGHOUT EAST
Wires Down and Cities In Darkness From
Weight of Snow
YORK. Pa., Noy. 13.—Telephone and
telegraph wires are down, trolley cars
are stalled, railway trains are greatly de
layed and th«"re is a general suspension of
traffic in this city and throughout York
county tonight as the result of what is
said to be the heaviest snow storm York
ever experienced at this time of year. It
is estimated that snow fell to the-,depth
of a foot on the level.
The city i«> in darkness owing to the
crossing of wires and the falling of many
poles, due to the wtres being weighted
down "with snow. No attempt was made
tonight to remedy conditions. All tele
phone service ts out of commission.
Big Tug Sinks
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Nov.* 13.—The
large tug John Gregory was caught in a
heavy wind storm near the mouth of the
Cuyahoga river in this city tonight and
sunk. Capt. Dell Minney was drowned
and three members of the crew were res
cued by the life saving crew. The tug
was valued at $20,000.
Snow In Tennessee
KNOXVILLE. Term., Nov. 13.—Nearly
an inch of snow fell in Knoxvllle and
throughout the eastern part of the state
today. The coldest weather of the sea
son accompanied it.
Blizzard at Saratago
SARATOGA, N. V.. Nov. 13.—With the
temperature at freezing point a heavy
snow storm began to day and is continu
ing tonight. It is accompanied by a driv
ing wind.
SON CHARGED WITH
MURDER OF FAMILY
Continued From First Page
after the daring robbery in the middle of
the day the robber drove rapidly down
the road leading to Newcastle for about
half a mile and then left the rig and took
to the hills.
At this time T. S. Palmer went to his
home, and being am expert shot, took
his rifle with him and went after the rob
ber. Upon reaching the spot where the
buggy was abandoned he noticed a man
climbing the hill on the opposite aide of
the road from that which the robber was
supposed to have taken.
Upon overtaking the man he found him
to be Adolph Weber. Julius Weber missed
one of his home-made money bags about
this time, which tallied very closely with
the one used by the man who held up the
bank.
Find Deadly Ball
No new evidence has developed today
except the finding of the pistol ball that
penetrated Mr. Weber's body. The doc
tors at the Auburn hospital found the
wound and last night Undertaker Walsh
found the bullet.
It was of the same caliber as that in the
bodies of Mrs. Weber and Miss Weber.
Nothing has yet been found in the bodies
that would materially aid in clearing the
mystery. The search will be continued
tomorrow. The inqueetwitt be* resumed
Tuesday.
DECLARES THIS IS
A DECADENT AGE
English Bishop Asserts That Women of
the Present Drink and Gamble
LONDON. Nov. 13.—The bishop of
Croydon joined in the despairing 5 cry
about the irreligion of the age in the first
of a series of short addresses to men at
Sfc Paul's church, Covent garden, yester
day.
"There Is a shameful luxury among the
rich," he said, "and even in view of a
vt-ry hard winter there seems to be In
difference to the needs of the poor and
distressed, and the rich go on with their
extravagant pleasures.
"The increase of drunkenness among
women, the disinclination of all classes to
do honest work for an honest wage, and
the mania for gajnWiagr-whjeUier it is the
society women with her perpetual bridge
or the man with his horse racing—all
point to the losing vt the nation's hold
upon religion.
"The observance of the Sunday in this
country is dying out, and the attendance
at public worship is fast diminishing. At
tacks of all kinds are being made upon
religion, and they are not antmated by
the spirit of inquiry, but by animosity.
"No suggestions of anything to take the
place of Christianity are made. The age
is openly ?poken of as being a decadent
age. which is not showing signs of prog
ress and improvement, but signs of de
generation and decay. The appointment
of a commission to Inquire into the physi
cal degeneration of the race shows that
there is something which greatly needs
improvement."
He also regretted to see, especially
among churchmen, an unwillingness to
take any public office involving labor of
any kind' except for personal motives.
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Harper's Book News
The
Masquerader
Here is a book made of
paper and ink like any other
book — but different. Who
shall say wherein the differ
ence lies? Who can tell just
why this book has been run
away by the public, why the
presses are kept continuously
busy over it, why the libraries
cannot, supply their patrons,
nor bookstores keep it suf
ficiently in stock? The fact
that it is a great story of a
man and a woman with red
blood in their veins does not
entirely answer the question
—there is mere than that to
it. Other novels languish.
Why not this?
When it was running seri
ally people kept writing to
the editor begging for ad
vanced proofs, one man plead-,
ing that he had heart disease
and feared he might die before
it came to a close. A reader
of the English Blackwood's
for sixty years says: "Not
since I waited feverishly for
'Monte Cristo' to appear have
I been so excited by a story»
And Mrs. Thurston has given
me what Dumas did not—a
perpetually increasing wonder
as to how the adventure is to
end."
The New York Evening Mail
says of the novel:
"This is a story of a strong man and
a strong woman and their high-handed
grasping for happiness in the face of the
moral law. The woman, magnificent in
her love, rises above considerations of
conventions, above fear, above conscience.
Circumstances gave her the right to fol
low the dictates of an overwhelming
passion. • • * It will take rank with
the few really good books."
Already in England and in
America the book is being
made into a play, and France
and Germany have begun
translating it.
Imperator et Rex
People whose knowledge of the
German Kaiser is derived chiefly from
newspaper cartoons will be surprised
and charmed at this delightful* picture
of Emperor William's home life and
intimate surroundings. It is written
by the author of "The Martyrdom of
an Empress," whose entertaining
volumes on European royalty are so
well knowa
The Cycle of Life
In these days most books on-science -
are forbiddingly technical. In "Tho
Cycle of Life" Df, Saleeby has given
us the net result of the latest scientific
thought in primer-like simplicity. The
subjects range from ••Evolution" to the
"Scientific Origin of Love,"
Vergilius
By IRVING BACHELLER
•• *Vergilius' moves with the spirit
of that great century, and is alive with
human interest. If I road the story
discerningly, \ see that human love is
not alone the inspirer of our best,
but that it also gives the revelation
beatific."—G. Ward Brigham, Pastor
of AH Souls' Church, Brooklyn.
Bruvver Jim's Baby
A bright tender little story, with the
quaintest trio of heroes — a lanky
miner, a baby waif, and a small dog.
There is fun and pathos throughout
the book.
HARPER & BROTHERS -
Franklin Square, New York.
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