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The San, Francisco Sunday Call.
BOOKS. REVIEWED
-Victor HagosSnldUclud Autobiography
• (Post Scriplum de Ma Vie),, tanslated: fey
Lorenzo C'Rowfye.
"England and the "English," an interpretation, by
"Sir Willam Bcechcy, R. A.." by W. Roberts.
"Among the World* i Peace Makers" edited by
"Bait Angling- for Common Fishes," by Lotus
"With ChrisiAmong .Miners," by H . EAvclLevis.
; rTlctor Hugo's InlcHeclnal Antoblog
... rapny"
'
•\u25a0;-\u25a0. Translated Jy Lorenzo O'Uourkr.
SOAIK years ago (in the spring of
1S02) there appeared In France, a*
the chief memorial of the Victor
Hugo centenary, &. volume of his
r: *\ rStinss entitk-d "Post Scriptum de Ma
V VSc." It attracted marked attention;
:; \u25a0 bcins: accepted as the most authorita
. ;• tive commentary which had yet ap
: . pearcd on the personality of the great
: .-.French author and poet. This trans
. -'ation Is by Lorenzo O'Rourke, and he
'.".has written an extended introduction
:: on the significant quality of the book
.:.~«s tlie last specimen to appear In print
'.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0".of the prose genius of Hugo.
'/\u25a0'.__ This work in manuscript dates,from
: :.thf> exile in Guernsey •when Hugo's
-health underwent a prrave crisis: and
-Whlcli gave a marked melancholy to all
•\u25a0-•: h's later writings.
:..: Although this is not an autoblog
. :Taphy in the usual sense of the word,
:.:.°.ltj^jiß book has that quality in its r«j£.
.: • ;-i4-6n to the mind of Hugo. Hitherto
: yuTikriown phases of his genius are laid
:'bare, and new light is thrown upon
J| .his !:terar> T processes. ,-
Most of the material In this book was
:.V.-written in the solitude of his- Island
.. -home and Hugo directed that the man
'\u25a0'.;. tjscript should not be published until
. : eome years after his death, his pur-
: '• :pose being that he might, without rre
•'j'eerve, set forth his private conclusions
\u25a0;-.'.'*>n literature, philosophy, art. and r«
\u25a0:\ Jigion. Hugo's heirs, we are told/with
\u25a0;\u25a0•'.:• lield the book for a still longer period
In order that they might be able to
make it the chief memorial at the eel
; ;€bration of the centenary.
' . The first half of the volume is de
:voted to literature and art, while th«
second is more philosophic in tone, giv
v;'.;Jnsr the author's convictions upon the
££^hai9an soul, man's destiny and God. In
; ;«(Jdltlon to this, there have been put
:-.. together at the end of tae volume a
,;. eyries of aphorisms and epigrammatic
thoughts on all sorts of subjects, In
cluding history, politics, morality, love
"Fnd woman. The translator calls these
Mts. "Chips from the mighty work
.:. ,«hop." -
..-. The book may be described as a
:" sort of mind-biography, in a fragmen
tary way a history of that period in
• • his life which is of so much interest
.. . In a study of his genius, and as such
;'\u25a0' it of value.
It is difficult to speak of the liter
:• *ry value of a translation. Suffice it to
:. \u25a0". say that the French critics have ac
:-'.cepted It as on a level .with the best
\u25a0\u25a0':v.of Hugo's prose,
•..: . The introduction by Mr. O'Rourke
: ;'; ' Is all that Hugo himself could desire.
:Jf: .The translator Is frankly a worshiper
-. V v.jand raises Hugo to a pinnacle he never
'.V could have hoped to climb. He says
;/ that the world has come to "rank him
• \u25a0'. ;wii.n Homer. Aescliuylus. Dante and
\u25a0;\u25a0 ghakespeare.". One can scarcely let a
.-. '-.statement like that go by without criti
•": .tism. for \u25a0 Hugo, with all his -genius,
;\u25a0:. ponies very far from ranking with any
.'\u25a0•:•:..~*n» of those four. Such an ardent
.•;t<'or£hlper as our translator can not be
=.;.."*. good critic; he speaks always Jn the
\u25a0 : : Bsperlative: "All attempts to confine
'\u25a0'.': *uch genius wltliin the limits of defini
.Vtion are . foredoomed to > failtire,"
..•\u25a0* • • •'Nevertheless, scientific criti
.f clsm. eparred to emulation by the
;;V- . \u25a0LChievement of Talne with regard to
... Ntpoleon, had attempted to solve the
enigma of Victor Hugo."
Another thing, if all these things
;' were written by some unknown and
struggling author, would they be so
':'. yreat? There is a certain familiarity
about this which can not be placed
exactly: "To be born is 1 to enter the
Visible world; to die is to enter the
• .Invisible world. Of th£se.two worlds,
: -which is tho shadow? Which is the
r . liffhtr' ;^'^-i:'
And i s there bo much .new about
K\ this; Is It not rather a paraphrase of a
'.'; • ftmous speech:
'• *Tn politics I put-the country above
'!'•.. p«.rty. In religion I put God above
re derma.**?
-; • As «negroes Into the book deeper
.-\u25a0'• .aad fleeper one finds more and more to
.... criticise; the translator by his own at
t'tltud* of adoration and a charm of
•tyl*. and a convincing way of stating
his Meaa, Influences one at"first, but
that has worn~bff one feels that
literature has not gained as much as
deemed at first glance, and yet there
ar« hundreds of • little bits very quot
able, little things one will find which
\u25a0tide In the memory. A few i are se
\u25a0 ' looted at random which seem to bear
i.'the mark of the master:
'\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0'\u25a0':\u25a0' "TThat has man upon the earth mora
>- -.!than other-beings? The power of doing
:;;'\u25a0 rood or <vIL Power to do good or
..:-«vlL what is that? It is liberty.- And
-'\u25a0'\u25a0'whz.t more ia it? It is responsibility.
- :':l4berty here,, responsibility elsewhere.
.. Splendid discevery!" '. .
•: :• "Civilization is exhaled-from art as
•••perfume from the flower." .._..
"... "The literate, the erudite, the learned,
•\u25a0•'. mount by means of ladders; poets and
ertlsts are birds." , -
"A great artist ij a great man in a
irreat child." JSQmHSH
• "We Bee past time in a telescope and
\u25a0' present time in a microscope. Hence
'.'the r apparent enormities of the
"••.present." 't -, * -'" '
• There is nothing* startllngly*original
-. Jn the thoughts expressed Mfs only the
• way of putting them which makes them
Reem grreat. Every lew pages', we como
-across some paragraph which shows
• the tremendous labor the author- h*<l
' to co through in* order to, accomplish
• the rhetorical stuff given us..' It might
.mean almost anything or nothing.Wlt
'. ness this: ' ~ .
!"When, then, will It be understood
that poets are entities; that their fac-"
ulties, combined according, to' a loga-
rithm special to each mind,-- are, con
cordant; that at: the heart of all these
beings one. feels the-same' being, tho:
unknown; that in tßeee \u25a0 men- there ;is
•omethlnff elemental; that *what^they:
Co they must need*: do, well "roared;
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lion! That these things are necessary
and- climacteric, that" it , blows,' rains
and thunders Jn their works as in na
ture and that at certain - moments
earth trembles at their genius.* ••••».'
He has much.' more to say about \u25a0
genius of various sorts but is" It pro
found? Rather. Is it. twaddle?.
Occasionally one comes, across, a few
sentences containing personal: feelings
or "observations. Those bits-are inter
esting. He says: "I read today 'La
marfHie's Study on Les Mlserables.' It
might be called 'A Swan's Attempt to
Bite.*" - / : . .r. ,
When all' is said' and done; however,
no reader will find !this notebook, or
scrapbook dull. It is filled with the
exaggerations which lovers of Hu?o
are already familiar with—with ; epi
grams which he had hoped to hear
quoted, aphorisms which are charming
ly Hugoesque. •
The book is an addition to literature,
but will not add to Hugo's fame. It
will be looked upon more as.a literary
curiosity. Huso's friends and admirers
will believe all the-grandiloquent ut
terances of the translator. - but the
critic* will only smile indifferently."
-\
"England and theTnglish"
.By. Ford Madox Hueffer. - Published by" Mc-
Ciurc, ITjillir*. &.Xo.. New York, frlce $2.
A nTOst valuable to the
literature of English, life is made by
Ford Madox^+lTjeffeFln. his recent book
entitled -'England and the English."
The^work Jsjmost comprehensive and
instructtve 'sijfl**tHe ideas and theories
put forth' by^Mrv Hueff»r are so con
vincing 1 that, one .finds; alATiis precon
ceived*, notions;- on the subject forced
into the* badkgro'urid."";
: The autfibr's^-isub. title .is Van inter
pretation." * Thl^ .consists ;' of three
books. , Book/I-lncliides the following
chapters: "The Soul of London From a
Distance," "Roads Into ' Loiidon, '.
"Work In London;" "London at Leis
ure" and "Rest in .London." , Book-H
devotes ' Itself . to "The Heart of \u0084t he
Country ~ Between the . Hedgerows." ,
"Across the Fields," "In the Cottages,"
•'Tollers . of .the Field'-* and "L'Knvoi— '
'By Order of the Trustees* "Book 111
is "The Spirit -of the People," '•Tho
Road to the .West," "The. Melting Pot"
and "Conduct." J t v ._ ' " 'v:'.
Mr. Hueffer is"~at heart -a.'- poet He
has written of Rossetti and, the Pre-
Raphaelltes and the artistic instinct is
predominant ' in" him. His book is an
impa£sionate picture, of England. To
people who wish ; to ' read a literal . his
tory It will -not appeal at all. His
style is picturesque and. fascinating
and his pdwers of description are, a!-,
most wonderful. It Is all 6O vivid and
stimulating!
The opening lines" of his introduction"
wlll v be a surprise to most- readers, es
pecially:, when we^ consider that" the
author is aii Englishman.
Why is Xew York ' so unlike -'lonaon ? and why
should a Londoner feel so at home In New YorkT
The. two statements from which the two ques
tion* • arise — their ' promises — seem ' to be so mu
tually contradictory 'that, as it were, there, ap
peared to be no answer to i- either. \u25a0 For New
York is nnlike London; and the • Londoner — the :
true Londoner — does feel at home In. New York.
X think he t eels there , more at" homo - than . in
Manchester. • I am • certain : that ; there he - feels
more at lmtuo than in -Boston or Philadelphia. ' '
"^ Yet Boston— particularly In the streets below
tb«' o'd ' state hoase and in , the ' streets around
the custom house. In .Washington ' street (which
5h more like the Strand. than -is Broadway, New
York), or even in-- Trraionf- street, which is- re
motely ; like Knightsbridge, or, ,- In* " the Boston '
habit of mind \u25a0 whl<*ii .so intimately represents 1
the. habit of Hampstead— Boston or Philadel
phia are Infinitely* more:llk« parts : of ; I»ndon
than; is -New Y«'wk. In aoy of its, parts or as a
whole. Y«t lv Boston or- Phlladelpjila one feel*'
foreign: in N<nr_ York one feels as •if one ' ought •
at least to. pass, unnoticed. .. '\u25a0 ' - . \u25a0%
•And with thof-<» word* one adumbrates at* once :
the. reasou;'. Philadelphia ;.in<l Boston nre small,
enough.- old- enonjrh/. n-y^tallized enough, -' to 'be
proTlncial: New York Is- big enough," new enough,'
easy going .-enough, -to .be ,metropolitan.' : i for.;a
metropolis, . though It, may contain . a- fragment,
of • building .set " up -by 'Julias - Caesar/- is " always .
younc; a truly -prortneiar city, V though 7itj may i
hare been" founded only yesterday,' ls always old.
It 'ls old because- it> has; liTed* long enough* to
haVe learned .all the le**on It l» going to learn'
and-has erolred" the.nort'of .tnan.lt Is' always
going *to • eTolTe." ', In this r sense •. London,' though \u25a0
It :has ; l>een v where 1t J*'fo-,a ; conple of thou- .
uand .years. Jls "infinitely younger than ' Phila-'
delphia, - and so' Is" New •. York, thoughr New York !
i«,, say,' 'three and" Philadelphia 'only -two . hnn-'
4rtd* rears- old. f^i, • . \u25a0 \u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0-;-\u25a0-\u25a0; -\u25a0-\u25a0 \u25a0 "
plain arid cbnvin'c-i
jE^t^»^^ha^Bea»aa^^^Wgm'MW|iMMMJMM
Ing. London.: like ' New; York, ' has
gathered to itself a wonderful diversi
ty of people and races' whlc^ in a word
explains .the similarity- ,«• •A \u25a0 V ."V. ; ; ; .; '
; Even: the Londoner! walking . along
his own :streets , can't be sure: of the
type 'Of man he will meet. ..'• It 'is easy
enough" to pick .out other types — tha
Bostonian, the^Manchester' man: , they
are decided types- T but r there Us no New
Yorker, no Londoner. • >' . .'
.The whole book is. not devoted to
the discussion by any means; -it is only
the'opening of his introduction 1 ahd;'is
so interesting that one feels thelneces
sity of discussing it < before 'going Into,
the book. ." \u25a0 V v \u25a0 :;. \u25a0-•:.> .. ;- - •-\u25a0•
. The book deals -with , English ''life,
customs, ; mannerisms and social char
acteristics, and one' gets", much more
light on the; heart of the 'country,- arid
the real spirit of the people^than in
reading .hundreds of dry" books oh lit
eral history. It is a. valuable contribu
tion to. literature ano\ will 'interest all
sorts of readers. ." - " r f«p. - . \ .
"Sip William Beechey, R. A."
By* W. Ilobcris.J Importnl bjtCharles Scrib-
ncr's Sons, .New York v Trice ?2. .
During recent years the '".literature
of art has been erirlched by malnyn*
tab^e works, the best having been:
brought out by Charles Scribner's Sons."
The latest of the series is a monograph
of Sir -William: Beechey-done by AY.
Roberts,.whose work,'"The Book.Hunt
er -in. London,"-.;has , beern regarded *as
authoritative as .'well .asv interesting.'-
Roberts :does not claim that Sir Wil
liam : Beechey ranks with Sir /Joshua
Reynolds, v.Gainsborough ; and ,-Itomnoy,
but;says:; >- •\u25a0. , . \u25a0; . ..\u25a0•'.\u25a0•*.;• '\u25a0 ', -*- v
Just as all gfficfr»4)n an army cannot be gen
erals—at the same time^^-so \u25a0it * may ' Ik> urged
that, men of the "second rank are indispensable:
JJeeohey. with snob mcn'a.i Ople. Northcote and
many others, helped to consolidate and to con
tinue the position and work;- lx»Rnn" by tlie few
men whose fame lias to some dfifrwoTorshJidoTV
e«l the merits and achleToiucuts \u25a0 of \u25a0 tlie. lesser
artists. .\u25a0 - ~ . "
.This modest .presentation of j, the
merits ,of/Boechey's genius hardly, pre
pares the reader for the chroniolo'of
his work during,6o years. .It has been
given to few menito knoff:sm:a ii'lon's'
period of! usefulness. Beechcy's brusk.
was seldom idle. during the three'score
of years; he exhibited new,'; yportraits
to his last;days: his sitters were from
distinguished people; of "thevla'st quav
ter'of the eighteenth century* and the
ftrst 39' years \u25a0" of; the"^ nineteenth.
Knighthood"came for:the;entirely* sat
isfactory- pictures: painted for ': Eng
land's royal \u25a0 familyr,: Tr- • . - \u25a0 - \u25a0
. .Beechey's^ life -work -would furnish
ample - material ; for \ the sermon .that
.would: Impress the{faltering-- with r tho
Bignlflcance h Of "industry: ;This-painter;
was - methodical \ as- well^ as; faithful: to r
his • task, •\u0084and. the, excerpts'• from 'his';
diary; which \u25a0 show -.exactly vhowCmuch:
he j received for .his ; everyj canvas, *givo
some vinteresting : side- lights: on>J:the
appreciation of,'his • dayT'for-.the crca-"
tions-of igenius.'v;;;r- . - ~.'.-'» .' *\u25a0••'•
The little \u25a0; magazines".'; of;- that far- \u25a0
away, time gave much^attention"to the
progress jiriadc'\u25a0! by 'Beechey,iand' quota-
tions" from i them*: add * verification) to th 9:
claim- ofi-Roberts. 1 AThe:: compilation -of
the \ facts J about' Sir 'j, William ?«; Beechey
attests: mpst; exhaustiveS research.-, ThaV
genuine : charmf of {this ij volume'liescin
its; wealth ,of -illustration.1; •>lttv!con-"i
tains: \u25a060 \u25a0 excellenti--jreproductions .«•. «• of i
portraits \u25a0: by; Beechey,' \u25a0 many fof £ which >
are in "the" Royal \u25a0 and National \u25a0 gal leries.%
A', reflection^!,;of g the?-conditions:
which tßeechey vlivedyls--.'f ound'lin *the^i
fact; that? whenu he -. firstV: painted ;v; v plc"-i
tures' artists regarded \u25a0- somewhat
in •'. the >11 ght •of \u25a0} While; he"
was , still • in* .middles - lif«i.";- hei- was
knighted-and otherwise;honored.
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\u25a0.
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"Among the World's \u25a0 Peace Makers^
Edited byi -'\u25a0• Hayne r- DaVis. \u25a0'-' Publislied by the
\u25a0:: ProgredslTe' publishing, company,Vi»ew York.
. Price \u25a0 11.50'cloth,*$lvpai>et. :!-\u25a0;.-•.-, . .
Mr. Davlai LwasV'the i *secretary t of \u25a0 the
• - \u25a0 \u25a0//\u25a0\u25a0/\u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 "\u25a0 '-\u25a0;-\u25a0\u25a0
American. dcl<?g-at ion to tho thirteenth ;
; and*" fourteenth' 'conferences ot theMn
r terparliamintary-i union- 'and. gives -Jn
'this volume- an, exhaustive, account- of
the forming of > the k assemblage. "AH
people who are Interested; in the peace
conference, now; being .held -at ~ f : The
Hague wiirfindVniuch valuable data In !
this book: :\u25a0\u25a0> , " /"' V/-- ' '-'.\u25a0\u25a0'^f-;
.The author editor. gives much praise.;
to: William Randall '.'\u25a0?; Cremer.'-'.who
:, was '.the originator of- the 1 entire .move-;
"merit and', who .has {worked 1 faithfully'
\u25a0 for years for\lts accomplishment. .; Mr;
Cremer.was onV;6f thij first meh'elected
to , the *~ house ;? ofj commons', f romV the ..
; working-class:. '; ln' ISBS he was' prb'm- :
ih«ht as* a?- labor; leader in the;house
ami .made* many; speeches on the- Indus-;'
trial wars': of \that\ period.' nie^con-^
ceived ".th'e.idea' of all.'disputes^"
by arbitration and has been indomitable '-
in his efforts, in- this ,-direction;*,' - -\u0084; \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' ?:..•
. Quoting : f rom 'Mr^iCremer's reminis- -
cencos: .'.",- ,-•>"• C •\u25a0".
-l.hare long regarded • war \u25a0 with horror:'- In- ;
dusti-isl \u25a0 war, \u25a0 International / war. all ' kinds; of .
war. ", except: glanJine for principle ; against; all'i
i opposition. : I. mak* It .a .'rule- to; act :a«;<.<ordlotr
to principle. 1 , and 'I' always <oaH> for a^diYision
" or , the bouse when ; a - principle ; is : in volTed.~, Be- *
\\\z ,, Opposed . to ;. the ," Boer",; war .on principle, I .
, Toted.'eTery:.' time against;,; proriding.. l men.; and:
money * to : wage ; that • dishonorable : and < infamoni '
• struggle. '- On one occasion I onlyv six. members lof I
' the house '\u25a0 stood ..with 'i.mc. \u25a0;.•* 1 \u25a0 was 4 one.; of th*
1 few rabid antiwar ' members : who ''succeeded *in
retaining bis: seat. : A bright ' spot: In my^sky
' Is . this . meosage \u25a0.-. from * Sir/- William *~Harcourr : '»,
"Your i election Jls '.the: one patch In a black sky.'!
<- Iv. made" international f> arbitration- one »*of .\u25a0.' the
' plan'-cs of .my'platform.in^theunsuccessful. effort \
in ; thc'.h'ouse. . -As soon,. as I did win : a' seat-I
made good -that pledged \u0084 .". '\u25a0/ ,
' Mr.' Cremer {tells'pofj the ' memorial \to?
which- he "secured ; , 233 " signatures of .
his V, colleagues '< InV. parliament, 7 ; of : his '
r trip' to -and 'hisji introduction
\u25a0. to President' Cleveland ; by^ J Andrew- Car-V
negle ; and -of • Mr." Cleveland's •*\u25a0 courtesy;
andV' sympathy. : *\. .- :'."\u25a0\u25a0_ - ' ''«-y i .:->*:-i~ /A's^rd.
.>'-. \This \u25a0 .first ' tr ip"to: America' -was; In":;
1887 ; : Mr. :; Cremer{camo "againVin; 1896 y
and-- final Iyj in '\u25a0\u25a0 1 9 0 4,^when ; Mr." Roosevel t/\u25a0
'. promised' to* call i conference of -the na-j
:tibns,;.th'e L forming,' of '; the peace \u25a0 unfon;
seemed^, possible*. : - r . • * ;~,<-\-._. \ ; •
. r '\u25a0£ MrC: Davis wri tes'of President Rooie-"':
velt:^ ' . ' ' • --
In ' m.r opinion all i the 'others thinßf ' that ; the 7
- presiden t > has s done ;< to ,i promote * peace <; are .-, not v
• eqnal In \ rnlue *to 'causing : tho \ second conference ; ;
of nations to 1 conrene .-•. for a discussion ii of ths
things , that pertain " to : the t peace ' of ;tte '» world."
• ' .•.\u25a0\u25a0: :• '" Mr. ». Hooserelfa i serrlces ; hare certainly/
been I- both \u25a0; conspicuous * and S effectlre; ?. ' Almost
too < numerous,*-' in'^.fact.s:' to <r mention. ,< ?j f • s \u25a0•.•
" All hhe r years >of i Mr.T KooseTelt's ; busy ' Ufe.x all
the v bold i stands Vhe hasjtaken^for right,", were \u25a0
\u25a0\u25a0 steps •? in s bis ? : advanclnc g Career, V leading *, in ' t due' -
;Mme' i .to*"the^ho«r'.'whentthe? l -eooldv start> theY
. wheels tof .-.The z Hague \u25a0•, court," call : a : conference : .
\u25a0of i the. j nations. ; : end : the ; war,' in * Asia," 1 * move • the'
rworld's.capitalfacrossftheJAUantlc." \u25a0\u25a0;. -,\- "' ' _<^_ \
>lriterestlng ; Interviews,; are Vgiven^byr;
Mf.e Day is iwith "4 man y i.i of ; * the ''•$ peace >!
jWorkers.^'.^We > find \ \nt thel r| rank t such
'merii as iW. I :J.S Bryan, r » Lieutenant SHbb-|
son, v Hon. '"l Philip ? Stanhope.'it: Henri " La \
: Fontaine;'; Francis tfKossuth.Vj Baroness'!'
i t von?Suttn6r, ( fauthor>*>of £tVX»ay?riD6wnf
iYour>Armß/,'^and^ Hon.* 1 Richard :Bart--'
UNA H. H. COOL
holdt, .who.has aone during -the
pastyear'to^promoteithecause'ofrpeace
andj'narrowjthe?area t i[of flwarjthan al
mostfanyvotherj'.peaceßworker.v ; ...:
I, AH C data, ; from j" the .of ;*
theTmemorlaljbylthe 'British |
to^ President Cleveland % in? 1887, 'g downy
tOj and » Jncludlngi the s resolutions • of I tjie'v
fourteenth Xl Interparliamentary^ conf erfj
enceT(l*ndori);';ipo6^forico Diverting: .jThV]'
Hague f conference f* into^ a"; permanentV
body, l^ including % many/, newspaper X>e-T&
ports/ are : glyen in t tbis book in a clear.
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-' >; >companj. Price $1.25.
"The purpose of this volume," to quote
. Mr. Rhead, "is to be': a handy guide of
practical informatiqn; on how- to angle
for., common, and f ami liar bottom fishes
and of their, habits "for
»amateurs .'and young people."--He con
tinues:; ,"In England bottom or 'coarse
fishing* -has received 'considerable, at
tention,^ but. I am not" aware that in
America any book .has be,en written on
angling, for,ithe 'commoner and more
familiar^fishes." - ; ' .
The .subject-matter Is pclentiflc as
well;as practical, but It is written only
forrloyers "of the sport and will not in
terest-the'casual reader. •
"^ The s chapters "'on the .eel, codfish.
perch and: the sea bass tell the reader
aiany * interesting < facts about the fish
fla well as the art of angling for it. ,
'-.* In the lastchapter.an appeal is made
to all anglers against the unnecessary
cruelty in" angling- -methods. ."Wanton
1 cruelty, w to purposely, give, pain with
.out a;reason,"all .true men abhor."- -He
closes by." 1, stating that-"flshlngr Is ' a
pleasure to the angler, but no pain to
the fish, .for he dies a natural death .in
place off being torn asunder "or being
swallowed alive by; his neighbor." This
throws a":new. light on-the pleasures of
angling 'and, will -be'.rellshed by lovers
of-the sport. • .. ,
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By H. ElTet Lewis. Published by Jennlnsrt &
. Graham, Cincinnati, and Hodiier t Stouch
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While being devotional In spirit,'** H.
Elvet Lewis*cVWith;Christ Among,the
Miners" has a- distinct historical value
and Is Interesting reading even for the
mind on agnosticism bent. It deals with
the religious life* of fWale3," the spe-
cine theme being a consideration of the
incidents: and iimpresslons;' of.- a Welsh
revivaj. ' VA' "chapter ; devoted :'. to* ' invo-'
cations /by \u25a0' some ,Qf ,; the \ miners \u25a0 shows
% their?f childlike }l simplicity. and** confl
dence, '-but ''^lncidentally;^ make : -good
tftorjes. ", y At /an' experience; meeting one
of the, penltentsVjlnststingt upon .making
alconf esßion,*f said : ''O : Lordri Uiou 'hast
save&thV. worst ]in .this ' place^-and .that
Is S me! ? ; . No^ i beg : . pardon, , Lord ; p no w I
think Tof i it, 1 there ; ia r6n« i worse i than ] I
am." - ; Thou knowest whom X v m&aa— 1 -!
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Magazines
The July number of Out' West Is a
particularly interesting number. The
Initial article. ."Fourth of July In Cow
land," Is by Sharlot M. Hall, the assod
ate editor, and is illustrated with ex
cellent photographs by HartweQ of Lo»
J' Angeles and Clarence M. Shaw. : Eliza
. beth Grinnell adds to her nature article
'.by one on "California Reptiles*,** a very
J. happy treatment of a very disacr«eabl«
subject. Some good short stories are>
offered by such veil known contrlb
utors as Zoe .G.Williams, Esther Har
lan, Ethel Griffith,, Eugene Manlove
. Rhodes and many others.
The contents of the July Sunset can
not be mentioned till!one gives a few
words of praise to its cover. This mag
azlne spends much thought and care on
its covers and some of the best artists
in the state have offered designs from
time to time, but this one is so much
above~the average that Its artist. J. XI.
Gamble, deserves a few extra 'words of
praise. The v articles In'thls number of
Sunset are all of the first' qualityt
"When Mammoths Roved" Is all about
- the footprints of prehistoric origin found
in the" stone . quarrie^ of Carson, Ncr,
and as it is by Professor Gaorye Davis
Louderbach- of the department of treol
ogy and" mineralogy, in the imiversity
. of California, it;will carry weight with
it. Herman Sheffauer, our long: absent
California • poet, contributes a bit of
verse to the."Poppy.** beautifully illui
trated-by. J. II.: Gamble. Charles X.,
Field gives us "The Widow Magrufre
and the Goldfish,** a reminiscence of
April, 1906. It 'Is trag-1-comlc and
sketchily illustrated by "Will Stevens.
The best western writers contribute to
;.'Sunset and the magazine now has such
standing that.it is an honor to have
one's name in the index. '. -
Phllopolis "Is growing; it has, now
reached its.ninth number and it is still
' published for "those who care." This
month the place of honor Is given to
• Frederick J. Leggart, who writes an
Interesting article on "The Education of
the Adult." This is followed by "Tha
Lights Outside." by Alexander McAdle.
-."and some editorial.comment. It is an
attractive little magazine and Is
watched by hundreds of well wishers.
.The : Poppyland * Magazine (it has a
\-mission) is,in its third number. It ts
published monthly In the interests of
-the' Sacramento .valley, "the land-of
opportunity." .'.*. It especially Invites
stories C:for .promotion articles. This
number has no very Interesting articles
and "seems hardly—up to. its first stand
ard, .but it" promises a special Marys
ville number next' month, so that the
"people of that section of the state will
.be. Interested if none else are.
Gossip of Boob and People Who Mate Tben
- • That;ifajß-aret L..-Woods, author of
:- The"Invader." describes Oxford scenes
with so much vividness Is because she
lived at Oxford several .years, her hus
band -being fellow ana bursar of Trin
ity, college.'and.later Its president. Ha
la now master of the Temple in London.
Jlrs.-Woods was one oC the Crat wo
men members'" of \u25a0 the •',Oxford skatlnx
-club, 'which will explain sthe pict
. ;ures(juen«ss and Interest with'which, in
her novel, she describes.the. skatlny at
• Oxford.
. She Ilkas'tb ride,.as well as to skate:
and when at Oxford*-was also a member
of the university dramatic-society.
Will Levisfton Comfort, a favorite
contributor : to T Lipptacott/s and other
• hlg-h class magazines, Is a youngr Mlchi
can-man.^of.worldwide travels and
abundance of Journalistic experience.
His recent.stay. in. Kentucky„has pro
; duced" a: novel, (ihortly to. appear in
Uppincott's) for which Mr. Comfort*
frisnds predict . "doings** .when It Is
published.
" -. . .•-*•' •
: Caroline Lockharf belongs to Buffalo
Bill's country, Cody," Wyoming:, "and her
• easy,'breezy style ; ln wrltlnar must be
the--effect ,of western atmosphere;
though tha keen humor is all hec/own
—limited to.no section or climate, lip*
pincott's magazine will continue to pr»
«ent her best work.
Books Received
:. "Bar^r2o,"-by;ClaMßßce E. Mulford;
Outing publishing cocsj>«ny.
."Moody"s,'Manual -of Railroads and
Corporation Secoritlas," by: T. ;Moodyj
Moody, corporation. . * ,\u25a0\u25a0*"
, "American Railways as Investment*,**
by Carl Snyder; Moody corporation.
, v*'Storyaof' a i Cannoneer Under Btana
yrkll Jackaon.'*. by E. A. Moor%t Naal*
Pbllshlng; company.^fqpßQoß
'Story of Bacon's Rebellion." by Mary
wton; Stannard; Neale pubiishlni:
company. ....
.' \u25a0'^ausanias," by Charles .W. Kennedy
and J.'S. 1 Wilson; Neale publlahingr com
pany. HBSBflßES^iSabrd "'
'"New Harmony Movement,** by Lock
wood; D.Appleton*& (Jo. f
: "A xOuHlGlrl's: Destiny." by Mrs.
Bailie Reynolds:^Brentano"s.
,-\u25a0" "Social; Register Summer of ltO7*"
Register j association..*
*:; Special .of ] the; Censu s. Orifice;
- department:' of C commerce 9MA labor,
i' Washiagtoa. Et. C