££c San Francisco Sunday Call.
BOOKS KEVIEWED
"Nearest the Pole "by Robert E. Peary, U. S.N:
"Jhc British Cityr by FredmcC. Hove.
"Social and Religious Ideals," by. Artemus, Jean
Haynes. M. A. \s
"The Lady of the Blue Motor." 'by G. Sidney
JPatemoslcrl. ~, » : .
"Peace Chen as the World Civelh; or , The Ports
. tnouih Treaty and Its First Year s Fruits" by
John Bigelotp.
"Practical Health." by Leander Edmund IVhipple.
"Standards of Public Morality" by* Arthur Twin
ing Hadlcy.
"Text Book m~ General Zoology " by Glen W.
Herrick.B. S. A.
"The Majesty of Man" by George Miller Mar
ischall. * - -.
"Industrial Reader" by? Frank C. Carpenter. \'
"The Travelers Handbook" for Transatlantic
Tourists, by Josephine Tozier.
"Big Trees of California." by Galen Clark. -
"Just for r&o/\compi/cJ by Amelia Langdon.
"Nearest the Pole"
By Robert E. r*«ry. V,. S. X.. with an in
troCncUon by Theodore KowArelt. Pub!i«hM '
by Donbleday, Ptje Sz Co., ' Kew York.
Price $4.50.
WE have, for so long, read the
meager news items in the
daily press about the marvel
ous achievements of Com
mander Peary that it Is * -with keen
pleasure we take up the bulky volume
devoted to, the details of his great
work. *
It reads like a romantic tale of ad
venture end almost every -word Is a
tfcll^Ut. Every step of "the famous* voy
age of 1905-06 is described. The differ
ent members of the expedition, the"
outfit, the history in brief of former
atterirpts to reach the pole— all ara
touched upon.
Littl« can be said in tbe way of re
view of such a book other than com
ments on the style, etc., and Com
mander Peary makes an announcement
in the beginning \u25a0of the book as an
apology for the seeming haste *dls- %
played in this book. His announcement
takes the form of a. copy of a letter
from Morris K. Jesup. president of
the Peary arctic club,- In which he
conveys the Information to Commander '
Peary that the club is overhauling the
Roosevelt a.nd that when it is refitted
it vill &£ain be turned over to Peary
for a final attempt to reach the pole.
This not only shows the confidence
which la placed in him by the club, , 'a.
most Important organization, but "the
fact that the expedition will start this
euinnier excuses the author if he .be
comes too critical.
As for his Information, it is most
Interesting. There Is enough -about the
men personally," their hopes, "fears and :
sufJcrlngs, to make us fully cognizant
of all they had to go through- to ac-
compllsh Trhat they did.
The book is beautifully printed and
bound; contals« 411 pages, 94 .photo
graphs by the author, two maps and a
frontispiece in color by Albert Operti.
Not the least interesting feature of
this remarkable book is the address
of President Roosevelt "on his presen
tation of the Hubbard medal of the Na- ;
tlo&al geographical society- to Com
mander Robert E. Peary at the annual
banquet of the society, December 15,
1905.**
Peary's reply to the presentation
speech.is also given. There is no word
of hesitation or doubt In his speech.
He says positively that he must and"
•will Teach the pole and take the, line
cf deep sea soundings through the
polar ocean, which!has been the object •
of explorers for three centuries. And,
furthermore, he thinks and hopes it can
be done this summer. It will always be •
a satisfaction to the American people
that they, have appreciated Peary; he
Js the greatest of . explorers today.
Knowing this, his book is a double de
light, for it is modest, almost reticent
at times. It is most interesting reading,
and deserves a place in every library.
-• *':tH^B2dKSßaM£ffi!
"The British City"
By Frederic C. Howe, aether of "Tte Confes
sion* of a Monopolist." etc Published by
Charle* Scrlbner'a Sons, New York. Price
Mr. Howe isl best' remembered by his
; discussion of municipal ownership and
j allied economic topics in his former
l volume. ."The City." He has now. made
ia careful study* of. the English and
'Scotch municipal organization and, the
'. result of hi» labors is given to us in
j this book.
"The British City" is in many re
spects in advance^ of all others and is
the city where better than anywheje
else the principle of municipal owner
ship and administration has borne the
beat fruits.
Mr. Howe's account is full of his
torical and statistical detail and" at
the same time it Is a critical discussion
of the workings" of municipal owner
chip and of the lessons these contain
tor the solution of parallel, but by
no means identical, problems.
The author's view is _ strictly eco
nomic, and it is this motive that molds
municipal life and character, and,
therefore, the question jof privilege—
or, fn ojber_ words, of economic, in
terest that Ifes at .the bottom^ of all
others relating to municipal reform; It
is not the charter, the suffrage, or any
purely political Institutions that control
man's activities in this sphere of gov
ernment, -but the economic environ
ment. .-
This environment -is very different
in England from that in America and
the book contains a description' of the
„ economic situation in Great Britain that
Is ' novel, interesting and 'significant.
Most publicists here regard English
political organization and admlnlstra-"
tlon as perfection, but they!* will find
much to enlighten* them ln^this work.
It is the British city that [ is : the great \u25a0
political success and Mr. Howe givea
|it the utmost* praise. It is free from
j corruption; Its organization is simple,
1 direct and democratic. There is no
\u25a0 machine, no spoils system. ' Great
THE SUNDAY CALL'S BOOK PAGE
Britain has achieved what we in. Ameri
ca liave long prayed for, says Mr.
Howe^ — "her local -politics are in tho
hands of her businessmen."
This being the' case, why is poverty
at its worst in the British city? Why
is ; it that. .as Mr. Howe says, "so far
as human .welfare is- concerned good^
government is not enough. Mere hon
esty is not enough.". :
The answer is: "The British city is
under the servitude of an economic
master"-^— parliament, namely, the in
stitution of which, perhaps,: that "po-.
litical animal," the^ "•Anglo-Saxon, is:
proudest among all the achievements of
his race. Despite" its unquestioned hon
esty and efficiency, the British "city re
mains the ward^of its federal "master,"
which is as .indifferent'; to' the needs of
humanity -and *as arrogant in o'ppVes-..
sion of the'people "as the :boss .of fany"
American city." In parliament privi-.'
lege rules supreme. In spite ofjts po
litical democracy, it -is economically
feudal. Mr. Howe gives chapter and
verse for his statements, and there is.
nowhere .to be. found' a more striking
exposition of^ the great paradox' of
modern times whereby what passes for
a 'democracy without corruption is
really an oppressive and arrogant or- .
der anchored in privilege and feudal
tradition,- . tj . , , "
"Social and Religious Ideals" '
*»J Artemn* Jean Harnei,' :M. V A., minister of
tb« United Charch on the Green, New Hareu,
Conn. Published by Charles -Scrlbner's Sous,
New Tork. Price JL . . ' -K\
. The terrible unrest among Christians
concerning of vital Impor
tance In the faith is the. subject, of
this : little book. -The author explains
himself and 'his book .in- his /preface:
At the present 'time" many . thoaghifal* people
are \u25a0ertaaly perplexed by- qnestlona. that seem
to threw doubt upon the essentials of .the Chris
tian faith. > That _ra<jlcal i ac. reichlnz
chan»e« are taking place In onr theological con
ceptions cmjißOt be denied. What will be the out
come of these changes? How much Is left of the
old faith? Is there crowing up a new faith that
will meet the ' religions and social needs of a
new age? The answer , of traditional theology
to these questions will not,- It ti becoming clear,
satisfy earnest ' seekers . of . the truth." •..• *.~
The essays are written from the point of -vlelr
of one who frankly accepts the established -facts
of modern science and the new. biblical criticism.
of one ' who Is In f nil sympathy with that
znoTement of religious life which Is - finding Its
interpretation In . what ;. is known . v the . new
theology. This theology, approred by-.the reaion
lng Intellect, has yet to justify - itself to t the
spirit of man. The writer's appeal, therefore,' is
not primarily to donna. . but to ~i life itself.
• • • It will readily be seen that no formal
connection exists ' among the rarlons essays.
Each Is \u25a0 the : outgrowth of a particular mood—
f ra^mentaix. to be sure, but for that . Tery
reason adapted to tbe need of busy : men and
women. „ ..
A few titles from the contents illus
trate the author's point: "The Present
Day Protest Against Creeds," "The Child
and His , Education," "The Curse of^ the
Church," "Jesus of Nazareth a Solid
Historical Fact," etc. '
The author, handles his subject with
much skill and excellent argument.-!'.'/
"The Lady o! tbe Blue. Motor
' . By G. Sidney Paternoster, author of ."The Mo
tor Pirate.'"- etc. Published' by, L. C Page
& Co., Boston. Price C 1.30. • . - - . -
Automobile romances ' are no longer
the novelty, they were when Williamson
and Lloyd Osborne created their first ,
sensation. But they have not kept 1 the"
field entirely to themselves. v G. Sidney.
.Paternoster has written several motor
books, notably "The Motor Pirate" of a
few seasons back. His latest ; effort,
"The Lady of^the Blue Motor.*.' is alv
most as fantastic and quite as enter
taining. The* "lady"* is a wonderful
heroine. . Few in real life are so * auda - ,
clous ' or so brave. \u25a0 She drives her car
ata suicidal pace; but never has even a
puncture.
The hero," Geoffrey Hardinge, is, of
course, rich, also an enthusiastic motor
ist and bored to - extinction withllfe
until he meets her. He Is anything but
"bored after that. He_ scarcely finds
time . to eat and sleep, for the 'lady'!
keeps him pretty busy helping her. out
of fthe' various tangles "she gets herself
into.
v The hero usually has his car or hig
motor boat just where ; he wants them
most and they tear across ..France* and :
the English channel as easily "as though:
on. a park i boulevard. ,v However,'; all !
comes right 'ln- .; the' end, though ' for >
pome chapters the poor .heroine seema,
to be having a pretty hard time of it N
The villain is wiped out of the path
of the happy lovers and the ladyfai
courage and honor are : properly , ylndl^.
cated. It is. one of the. best; late, motor;
, stories, which seem - to; have ; lost ' nont
of their popularity. * -;
'•Peace Glfen as the World; Gifetb; or.
The Portsmouth Ireaty and Its^ First
YeaKs frjM& -
By \u25a0 John Btgeknrl I Published by th« Baker ft '\u25a0
Taylor "company, .New York. '
This little booklet by" John ißlgelcrw!
furnishes : the "evidence \ that - thousands \
more of llves>havetbeen,sacrinced'dur-^
ing the. first yearislnce't the; Portsmouth"
treaty than ', would "have : been [the ca«« ~\
'\u25a0 had ; the war continued f. until ] now. ! *f '~?*~:l
The : author; thinks " the r president
; badly advioedl when • he : allowed ' himself ,'
to intervene' between' Russia '\u25a0 and ' Japan
for the- reason that, as ;; president '"of • a
republic v he? could ; * not : propose " ; any
terms '.-: of \* treaty ? which - • the -' Russians''
could " accept : without suicide, : , and | that :
as\ the of; a republic-: !t- did'
not become [ him' to propose • any other. '.
The" book does ; not; help*, matters mucb.,S
it* rather seems - a senseless arguing of
a threshed out subject and' with nothing/
definite as to its 'object.*.;
'.'Practical Health"
"By Leander ; Edmund " Whlpple./ Published -f by
the.; Metaphysical' compan*. New - York.'
. -' " Price? 1.. 10. s, v', -•. ~y?;'~':/J/ -.7 :.:-.-"
.. Leander/ Edmund. Whipple !*is .one^of
the ; best known authors ; and writers
on metaphysical; therapeutics and!men
tal science.' JHls'i philosophy "is /given
in this latest ';book!'byrhim,' .^'Practical
Health,**- and one learns! how to become
healthy - by -right ' thinking. V The 'titles
of -his .chapters Vslve- one "more of=.an
idea of ' the scope -of .his'; subject. They
areTasi follows: {''Thought Action: in
Sickness," Action' in Health,"
"The : Specific :;lmag-e , ; Treatment,".
"Thought '•.Transference,** ."The; Eolly. of
\u25a0\Vorrj%"^\"Tlie., Value ' of.*'" Calmness,"
"The- Unselfishness of: Occult-i Study,"
"Healing: \ Methods',"
ages," "Mental; Safeguards","" ','Tlie ,Na T
ture' 1 of • Disease." '.•'Remedies— -How 'to
Us 6 the Mind.". ""Self-Help; Mental
Protection',":; Man,- Nature end-Health";
"The Nervous;" .XatureV of:\pisease,"
'"Emotion in Sickness and Cure,"'; " Sel
f and;,. "Health," ! "Curative
Thought,"- "The Supremacy.. of Mind."/,_. s
It .is ;a- book "as 'well; calculated; to
interest!; the ;seeker< after "metaphysical
instruction, as, theVstudenty who; desires
to "widen .} his v, horizon. <The> style
simple and unaffected.'*.. :;
"Standards of Public Morality.
By; Arthur Twining i Hartley, -president of . Tal« .
unlTtTslty. Published,; . by ;:• the jv Macmillai 1
enmpany, Xew. York; and' London. * t Price $1.. :
. The Macmillan cgmpany.;has.'inaugu
rated asocial progress, series- of books!
.edited by Samuel- McOune;l^indsay. : Ph. ;'
-D. ;: : The first," "The, New Basi.i\of. Civil
ization.'" "by Professor S* ;N,.' : Patten;
came out some time^ago," and- this! work -
is the in"-the: series. - » ; ' :
! At] the; outset of ; this work President
" Hadley notes thej contrast in r ttie~llfe:or
the American people between" its stand-,
ards ;of v and "public morality,
arid thenjesamines into, the 'reason* for ;
.this contrast with particular . reference
to the -two chief: forms: "of, organized
.social .activity— business :. and politics.^
•He discusses; the ethics/; of trade' and
corporate-* management; "the : workings
of bur -. poll tlcal. machinery,^ and "the , po-
lltlcal duties of the f cltizen,Vnot.fron| a.
merely theoretical point of butTaa
a public spirited citizen '^and>- .practical \u25a0
man- of affairs^ * : The book Is; full-offref-;
erences to ' significant .f events r; of .;*; the
recent past, yet, its : clear ißtatement '/of :,
principles gives: it a value*that ; will'eh-"
dure beyond the moment. 7 ? !
'Text Bookin General Zoology"
\u25a0 By Glenn W. Herrick. '8. , S. A.;? professor of
• biology iii the -Mississippi 'agricultural and '.
; v raechcnical college. .-" Publislied by the ' Ame
rican book company, New York:. Price 11.20.
•\u25a0'\u25a0 In"< this book each:; branch of \u25a0% the
animal 'kingdom ?>*ißl> introduced by , a
familiarand accessible; type.. The dis
'cussion \ of this : type ';' expresses ~ in* 'an
organized form'; the details 'of the iworK 1
i already;: supposed tojhave.vbeen^donfl"
In , the laboratory [. and field and ., brin gs
-out -the : characteristics- of # the
"of which the type* is'^an example? "'After.,
the? various : forms of --.the;: branch\ havo*
; been : studied, theirX; characteristics are
summed? up, .-their.; adaptations \to; en
vironment andjtheir^ecohonitcfslgnifif \
cance are :discussed!and," ; lastliV;a' clear/
concise classiflpationVofr' the\S group'Ais
given. > The! book";; is \ suited i for^use y in ,
\u25a0 any ; school'and | meets f fully;
the ; requirements -1 of the"- New %ybrk^
"state education .department's I ; "course in
zoolog>'. It will \u25a0 create an interest •Jn -
. nature, : train the !* powers? of \observa-'v
tion and give a -good U acquaintance
•with the lives,; habits and" activities ; of
.animals.'. -^.! .'\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0:,- .': ; *\u25a0 \u25a0.;; '. '.:.'. ';-.
"Toe Majesty^f Man
B.r Gffirfe Miller. Marlschall. Published hy
It. F. Fenno.&.Oo., New York. ' Price 23
cents./ \u25a0\u25a0 -;\u25a0\u25a0.-'\u25a0.-.;-'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'.'\u25a0\u25a0.. .
- , This ; little pamphlet 1 shows how fnan^
in every phasefof;his existence; can be
helped jandhis^ whole;- course of life
.changed -by an .appreciation . and ; ac
ceptance of the j Holy; Spirit. The hu-
rhan; soul- demands'" this ihelp and we
are promised that'all- who 'love" and ? be-':
lieve in Jesus Christ\wiir be helped" by;
- ; ; ;\u25a0:" -~': : . .-\u25a0:.-^ : , ; vc;-:-* \u25a0;"•;\u25a0;\u25a0*•
Such" things as -tlie divine fright of
kings ," a_ro considered ; blasphcmous.Vf or *\u25a0
the king is' a^ man withi as many* of the
failings as the commoner. ,^,* ' '
"Industrial Reader"
By Frank G.Y Carpenter. ; Published b7 the
,-/; ' American book company, -New,' York. Cincln
\u25a0 r* nati'and Chicago.': Price 60 cents.- '\u25a0"
; This is f_ the nrst.'of a;new'seriesVof !
supplementary/ readers : written^ by .the .
author T of- the Readers.**.
The book will t give a
knowledge ; of r the : productlonrarid \u25a0 prep- ;
aration of foods ; and :• show/ how . Vivill- ;
' zation and * commerce, grew 'from man'i"
need of : foods Z and , the" 1 exchange /.of ;
foods between the 'various n,ations. > J Th«
author: takes* the ; " children; on';persbn
ally/ cond . c .. : to urs j to •'. the ; great • food
centers of the^.world, jto ; the* markets':
sot exchange, to^ the factories^ the farms 3 :"
"the forests v arid > the ' c seas.^-Together^
they; visit the 'wheats fields, f the flour,;'
i mills, \the ; cattle; ranches and the,;pack-~
. ing houses. " They, learn \ to* understand u
\u25a0 the manufacture ;of ! dalryj product*" and".
go^ to, thensherles.^toi.thejbrchards' and
\vineyards *; and l to .!the | tea; "feoffee, 2 rice" .
and ; sugar ; plantations;":- f; '. C \u25a0\u25a0, ; .. *
: The volume- is as ; interesting v as ! a
story ' book .- and Ms *; profusely!- and ?at-" r
ijLractiyely illustrated' from photographs.
•TfheTraYeler^ Baodbook." For Traiis
:}Atlantic Tourists" .^. .**.* K\ fa
i l By i Josephine »Toiier.|o P.nblishea^by .-.Fuax ft'- 1
;\u25a0 ; iWajnalls \u25a0: company.^Kew ',Tork 'and*: Loridon.*
\u25a0 : ;.' Price -.fi. \u25a0;.'\u25a0;\u25a0 " :\u25a0 .S. : \u25a0;' "',;;\u25a0: :\u25a0 [-:'-'/ :.» ; ' :'
; STwb :- years .ago the first : edition.- of
Miss S Loaierls = book I appeared^andfeWas \u25a0 \u25a0".
Immediately Ivoted -;the>best'. manual } for *
travelers) which : hadHhen 'i been; offered. £
It has %been: reviaed^andfaddedi'to.^and "i
now noT essential v detail is -omitted: . ;
is f evens space devoted to; ad- "
vice and i. Hints, for /those v people"* who
contemplate JseelngV Europe !'in'niotor
cars, slttisaltogether a \very-; interest- '-
lrig : and ; valuable ! little"; handbook.-- !
"Big Trees of California"
\u25a0 ,By GaJen . Clart^ 'Published by <. tbf if anthnr, ' ;
••' v^Yosemite,"? Cal. ; Price, . cloth;. ' $1;, paper,- >
..-'., 50 cents. :;;-\u25a0- '.-./'\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0.•.'-\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0:•\u25a0\u25a0"•". >•-\u25a0-'.--
The history and characteristics' bf.tiiev'
big 'trees* 6t< California "will be -inter-,
estlng^reading* to :Califorhians 'as ' well v
*as s people /outside ;-of' the' state;'- and \u25a0"
many!" of - them,', will 'learn "-.many -new
'facts "'by a perusal of ahis! dainty : little
booklet.^- •'^:Xv r '\u25a0-: ;- - .. ; -/.-. ' \u25a0-! " ; < - ; -'."
- < " Galen^Clark, -the -author, is the dis- .
cover e?; of t the ; Maripbsa * grove \u25a0> of
. trlses.i and ; he] was * for ; many I years : the
«uardian^bf ; the)Yosemi telyalleyVl^ He' is
•4>years|old' andlhel has! lived If orjmore'
than _ 60 S years vln i the Iwonderf ul \ region
•f Iwhlch Jhe I writes. l £r^*^^^p^i^
: sktoraeyAof^Callforaia*^nd l i |a^former!
If«s*mltelp^klc"ommisaidnerjlwr6teTan
introduction f tql a| form er « book 1 byjMr/
| Ctarfc,%*The I IndiahsT of I the ;To9eniite,"
UNA H. H. COOL
t&iia atpart^of jthiat Vmay: be quoted "as
Vaptly|for3thlsjbook: J"^ . " ;"" _ /:
iV . Neidl«Mi* to say ! Mr.Tciaxk Is perfectly familiar .
.with : all the | mountain,' trails, i and.'-Botrrithstand-.
I Ing ; Ms > great I age,' 1 be J easily makes | long ; trips on .
foot j and : horseback : Which \ would 1 , fatigue \u25a0a | much
'} younger j man.'M He J Js I thoroughly,? familiar • with j
| the floral fauna . and I geology ; ot th e jVosem ite t val-j
I ley /and ; its \u25a0 surroundings.^* His knowledge of bot- ,
. any} is particularly, accurate,"* a \u25a0 kqow leJge gleaned I
5 partly :\u25a0 from "books, f bat \u25a0 mainly f from * close, " per-
I tonal \u25a0 obsenra Uon, * the ; best ] possible] teacher. ~%s%p
illus-'
trated" t'roni photographs and elabOt
rately printed- in -''three colors: It ; W
a^'mostv appropriate' souvenir, for east
e'rii friends. ; '- '• • *
"Just for Two"
-Compiler by . a tnMi» Lanardon. Poblished . by
\- ., th«»-,-H.- W. Wilson U-nmpany. - Minneapolis.
; , ; Price -SO cf-nts;-' specially bound. In white
\u25a0 '- satin. ;?.!.; '. . '?\
-'- r ;Among_the hundreds of r cook books
on the market thefp haslbe^n. !up > to
. riot\Vr not one /especially designed - to
m^et.the needs of the-young.brlde.
Recipes'" are^usually fitted for.^nve or
six ' people", and 'the waste ."caused ' by
.uslng-suchjrecipes • for: a family -of
[two is.appaTcnt. , ' i. .
--'- - -"Jnst\for'lTw"b",- is i .a^co6k ;bobk in
.;- tended : first" for) ~; the * young ; house
. keeper, ibut! It iis not "all; devoted- to slm
,'ple(and economical, dishes-f. AH^sorts
iof^dainty'^meals-. are- suggested,\ a'r-"
_~ rangejfl r esp«?cially for 'two> persons.- 1 1
%is V a ivery :: useful :. little \ book i and "> the
I enviable; reputation- of i_the"t author '"in-"
• sures^ its" success;*-', .-.;. \u25a0*>.'"."
6ossip^f Bwds^nd Pwpfe jtfta \u25a0 Make Jtei ;
\u25a0j^ ;lt*has beeri'^pbinted - out In "connec
tlon AwfthV ; theiseventleth\ birthday of =
Mr; ; Swinburse> ; that?he -Is i the: fourth
poet- who^ hasT managed '\u25a0 to do 5 Imagina
tive; work; In^thelmurky 'atmosphere ."of . :
London. ~<~j>. Mr.l Swinburne, iTPllliam »Morr
ris,'sßobert^Bro'wning;and;Rossetti, all
!conternporarles,>; were .^notYohly^- born i
in*the|Engllshicapltal*but 'spent the
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prosaic^scenesV and ; beneath', its 'dull
and j smokeTclouded k s kl es.T
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/Th« earning! agairist^'nature. fakers'*
will ;, not ; ;"= restrain ."Country.; Ll f e '•:': in '
'AmericaTjfrom'brlnglrig'Outilh 'Its July!
nunibijr; a! very .^elaborate '1 set jfbf i photo- f
graphs c : of \u25a0 wild* animal ; life^ ' However",
as • these ? were ? made ' In v the
,wilds (of wlthia Vcam-
era .especially '\u25a0 made,-;for.^thelpurpose.
andibyjDugm6re;\whols careful^about
!his '• natural J histo'ry, !"they. " musf r pass .
! muster^ even "at • the »Vfhlte ; Haose.'-Ss'T^
J ;...-;;.v; ! ;'A;=-» : -V-^*-:;^-» ..;\u25a0 *\~.~ "?\u25a0
..-•i In -these days, .when;" according \ to : the
fbooksellers.lthe'average'lifeot a^ novel'
i is j hardly (more : than : two » months,*; any
i book*- that} is (read- sixTinonttisf after* Its
i publication^ ls V almost -^ entitled to -the
;ratlngfof{a."!"classicrvlnu this "connection!
i it tls}t Is} interesting s to^note" the report of
books most In ". demand • la\ v the "• Juvenile
department of -the- JfeV Tork public li
brary. *, One "of. these for the past, week
Tras .Miss AKotfs "Little Women.**
which, iby,'- the way/ nearly always .fljr
urei^in: these; lists.;- Side by^' side with
It was E." N'eablt's V'Ths .Railway CiiC- \u25a0 •
dren**- (the "Macmillan company), -which
was, published' not v much' less than a
fear ago and has gone on steadily «ver
<ince. -' ! ~\-! y - : . -. '\u25a0-• . ; ; ; -.', : " -.'' '
.-"\u25a0 -^~ ' \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0-•<- - *'•!*" •
"iTfc^V English.*; too. Vare Kaviag th'etr
nature myth troubles.';' 'A correspondent
of \u25a0 «the £ Rvi'isv \u25a0 thinks y It
straijarß/.that^Mr. Burrell cannot ! eT»n
make a"joke;Trlthout*.betrayinir,h!s Igr-
norance Vof ,' lreland.' .. He - had .likened
certalnilriah'members to carrton crefws. ,
Xow! the carrion "crow." his critic points
out/, is not-'an .Irish ' bird., Ta» point
hardly seem»;wel? takenl- Couldn't you
call a man a dodo though the dodo b*
nb-fellow citizen bf;his?,'.The thing- has
been done here In America,- arid In th«
city'of iXe"W7.Yor&~.*
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The author. r of "Th# Cruis* 'of .th«
Fhihln's "Light" is a: alow and careful
wrlter/durins^.the.' early,*staares^of a
story.- .'During the opening chapters
progress is'difScult and many changes
are. made and 'many passages entirely**
rewritten. 'Toward the 'end. . however,
he always finds that > there, ls a. marked
'difference,*^ for then both words ' aad
Ideas C come • readily, and he '.writes
rapidly »atl with very few 'changes.
. vC • • - • : . .
.' -When General ; -Karokt: visited Tale
and : heard, the college y«ll. according
;to - John , ; Kendr!ck : ' Bangs, T in 'Harper's
Weekly,:he,trirnedto oneof the inter-
•preters in the party 1 and. asked. "What
t>e" .they, 'sayingrr.'. '• ;,
, ."They have -. just \ remarked.** «x
plalried , the interpreter, "that th«y ar»
very glad, indeed, to? see. you. and, that
they hope you will comessaln and' stay
longer.- .Tlsey congratulate you upon
your.victoriesjn the east. and. In con
clusion, they, wish to inform you that
you have been unanimously elected a
Eon of a Gamboller."
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The Improbability of the exlstenes of
such - a . murderous institution as tht
people's " league described In 'J.- A.
Mitchell's romance.- "The' Silent - War.
was. one of.- the severest criticisms
visited- upon .that widely read .work. It "
w-as said that such a society, .whose
object was the removal of those op
posed to 'the *, interests of labor, could
not exist for a moment. If there is any.
more proof .needed that.- truth. Is
stranger than fiction it is given'in this .
instance by the 'testimony .of Orchard
in the Idaho murder- trial. If -Orchard
Is .to be believed. Mr*. . Mitchell's imagi
nary 'murder .society was , a Sunday
school class In with th«
real thing as'lt'esiated In.th* westsrn .
mining states. * -<^>.
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-Having disposed of the "•-. "nature
writers.** Messrs." Long. Roberts, Lon
don . et . aL.- \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0! President Roosevelt " now
advises 'the reading of certain books of
pure fiction that have, as • he; expresses
it,' "the: prime quality" of being Inter
esting." yin- his speech at th» semi
centennial. 5 of. the Michigan y»crictal
tural school at Lansing. -Mich., Prwl
dent Roosevelt said:
"You will earn tha root prineiplas of
self-help and : helpfulness toward others
from' .'Mrs.- .>'*W!ggs *oC the . Cabbaga
Patch* just as much as from any for-.
mal treatise oii charity; ' you will learn
as, much: sound . social "and Industrial
"doctrines: from i OctayeThanet's*stories
of, f armers/ and wage workers aa from
"avowed /sociological . and , economic
studies; and I cordially recommend th«
first*" chapter of *'Aunt" Jans of Ken
tucky* .for nseTas tract 1 . In ; all fami
lies - where 'the: m«n v folks tend to, self- .
ish ( or thoughtless or overbearing , dis
regard of * the rights of > their'women
kind." - ~ • -• '
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i jA certain, newspaper having obserred
that, "the; name of Taft presents serious
obstacles. to lthe. political rhymester," a.
poet L.on the contributor's staff ,"of
Harper's vvveekly' rises ,to remark:
- Th» Rhymatcr «ad his note and lattzhwL
Said b«: '"That fellow most b« daft
If he can't see' the 'case of "Taft* -
To Poets; for*,, and Poets. aft. T
la dajs'llie th»*», wh«n tD»a of crtTf,
: When \u25a0 mea ; of deep - ao4 little draft.
Go In: for .every: kind of uraft.
Somebody most his nibs harechafhrf.
-Or'el«e h!s Iniy niblick's sclaSed.
. As » Editor t?,«odnM beeaffed
"If h« csa't <•» the eadlew raft • \u25a0
,'Of trhymln;: words .to point the shaft
•With which 'the expert Poets waft
. i The . tbocjthts their . Mnse - has- psr3.jrs.paw!—
..F»c ajsd asalast.oldßUlie Xaft -* - .
- ; Co t - to, p»d \u25a0\u25a0 Hx: i You're off yonx haft.
V An" important \ and: Interesting. Im
portation i of ,the 'Harpers ; is . "William
Thomas Arnold.' Journalist and His
torian." ; a>. biography . written In part
\u25a0by, Arnold's sisters Mrs. Humphry Ward.
t he 1 famous, novelist, and in. part by V C.
; iL Montague. "Arnold's friend and col
league. '.Anxunusual and* Interesting
feature Is-that' ln"no part'of the book
-la there. actual?collaboratlon, but that
>j>art ; Is entirely, written by ono author.
jpart; by the'other.'andlwith the sep- -
*afa{e authorship"-; 1 distinguished, thus
>. adding greatly ?to * the satis
faction. .-.";..• .. . '
John" vSCrokcr for 40 years
.'filled a -if "not ait elevated
-position -in • th» world "of -letters. In
though he tad the reputation of i
nietlng. hard /measure'to"; others. lt was
'certainly v . measured -.to ~" him again.
Perhaps few' nien who .lived within the
century 'Contrived,. to provoke'
a\ greater, arooun^ of personal hostility ;
than v He-'waa Ja man of .vast
'and* versatile! ability. 7 of singular ;as
: tuteness, ; of ; great .; powers *of - applica-
;tlon;,of a high,.sepse.*of ;duty. but^po*»~
sessed >n. asperity :" of ~t9tnperam«d \
which caused "him, to take a pessimist
"vlew-'df ! every thing, which came wlthia
, : his- keen bui- narrow "scrutiny.
-«.""'•' ..'•.\u25a0•;• - ; \u25a0\u25a0'..•'-.
'T Every, visitor to Boston* feels th« Ib
1 tere3t- of /the • city's " streets -and - balld
!n£3 and- environs, and most pcopls ara
wlthia .-atmosphere
of charm. 'To catch and " set'^ down
. something of this Interest and atmos
phere and Boston's individuality. Is tha
object-of.a'isketch In. the July Century,
.by. Samuel iL.Cro thers/. the . new. essay- •:
.Ist.' author of. TThe Gentle Reader." "Mri
?Crother's"? articles will I be -accompanied
'- byj five 'pages in ' tint* from drawings ' by
JulesGuerln.
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- .-The 'publication. of a volume "On. th«
Death of Mme. Laura" led a press clip
ping bureau in New York, which de-^
clares. u ; that, its;, Uter»TT ; department is
"absolutely perfect.'; to • address ~. a "com- \u25a0
' munication » to l'T." Petrarch. - In 'cars' of !
\Wllllamr.'rHelnem%nn, publisher. : Lon-\
.don.** i .jln : whlch Petrarch Is asked ta
send $5 if h«!wants to know-how much":
'publicity .* His'" book "i» securta*.** ,J Pe^
\ trarch '- has '• been - dead lust .; 533 . years.
This rls doubtless - the same j sgency that
{addressed V.lzaakl. Walton. "C in^cari of
Little." Brown-'fi^ Cov.'' Boston, upon the '*
• publication' "of a new edition of "Th*
Complete ? Angler,"! , soliciting • an^order
,fqr clippings of reviews of his "new
work.". MpBBBBBMBBBiH|
• -Llfeisanexnibitor at^the Salon dcs
/Artla*es-Humorlste*;- now,; running . at
the - Palais 'de^Glace " In /Paris. . .This " Is '
; the flrsf'year 'of Hhe * e.thlbltion.\ which
\u25a0 consists ''of drawings land def
.signs from which ] have been mad* .the
ipiclures^appearing In. the ' lsadlng hu
• morous publications of "tbV world.' '*