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THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAy, PORTXAXD. DECEMBER 10, 1905.
the Debtor, by Mrs Mary E Wllklns Free
man. Illustrations by V. D. Stevens.
1.50. Harper z Brothers. Xew York City.
If JMrs. Freeman had believed in slang,
she would probably have christened her
newest novel "The Dead Beat" or "The
BojjUB-Check Man." But slarifr Is as far
from -this Rifted novelist's pen as a fu
neral undertaker at a -wedding. All the
same, Mrs. Freeman has written an en
joyable novel about a man who, although
he had decided to prey upon society, was
after all lovable. The book is one of
the really great ones of the year, becauso
of its easy, natural character work.
The chief actors in the novel-drama arc:
Captain Arthur Carroll, Southerner and
bogus check man.
Eddy Carroll, habitual fabilcator.
Randolph Anderson, lawyer-grocer.
Charlotte Carroll, the best or the Carrol Is.
The sceno is laid in Banbridge. within
easy railroad distance of New York City,
and Captain Carroll surprises the gossips
of the place by buying one of the great
mansions of the neighborhood and posing,
as a country squire. Carroll was blessed
with a wife, one slstfir. two daughters
lna and Charlotte and one son. Eddy.
Anderson made Eddy's acquaintance on
one occasion when the youngster was be
ing thrashed by his playmates for telling
lies. "Take -that, an that." yelled the
boy who was superintending the beating.
"You lied. You said your father kep a
tamo elephant in Xew York, and you
used to ride him.; an that you used to
set up a private circus every Saturday,
an charge 10 cents a ride, an' make J10 a
week. Take it ba-ck. Take It ba-ck. Ycr
lie. Yerlie ." It was then that Ander
son saved his futuro brother-in-law from
a continued beating. "At least I used to
make believe I had an elephant," whis
pered the loy to his protector.
Anderson's grandfather had been a cler
Kyman, his father a physician; and so the
young man felt bound to follow one of tho
learned professions he became a limb of
the law. But somehow clients did not
materialize. His mother explained her
Fon's dilemma in this fashion: "People
have to bo born and die, and when they
get into tho way of microbes they have
to call in a physician, and Pomo "few of
them pay him. so that he can manage at
least to live. With law. it is different. If
people haven't any money they can fore
ro quarrels, unless they are fqreed upon
them. Quarrels arc luxuries." So her
on became a grocer, saying: "People
oannot be coerced into buying my little
Ftpre of knowledge. Therefore I will try
them with my lljtlo store of butter,
cheese, eggs and molasses." In his spare
momenta he studied the habits of butter- j
files. That was before he fell in lo-
with Charlotte. Carroll. Anderson had
nnocently cashed a bogus check made
out by -her father, for $10. and did not
f inch when she presented another check '
of the same caliber, this time for ?25. I
Captain Carroll, in his prime, was "a '
vry handsome man, with a Viking sort I
of beauty." and ho was understood to i
own a mysterious mino located in the
mountains of Kentucky. In Banbridge,
he furnished his house and bought food
and clothing for himself and family by
the method of frenzied finance giving
checks which were not honored when pre
sented, at the banks oh which they were
Orawn. There were no banks' at Ban
bndgc. Even when the indignant store
orpcrs arose in wrath. Carroll's genius
n a financier did not desert him he kept
i"m quiet for a time with soft prom
ts. Then the storm did break with all
ts fury, and Carroll's fencing with his
.-editors is as good as that of the pro
fessional funny man In a stage comedy.
He drifted away to New York Citv,
'ooklng for work, and found that younger
men than he wens preferred. But his
t;ck turned, and. from a source that tho
authoress doesn't clearly explain. Carroll
vas in funds again. But all of his fam
ily, except Charlotte, had left him. His
checks were honored, for the first time
n his life, and his creditors called him
blessed. He faded away In the darkness,
w& when his daughter had married An
derson, tho Debtor returned one night to
he Anderson home and saw this pretty
'amlly picture:
frald of being- seen. Carroll looVed and saw
f-st the curtains In the sitting-room were not
'rawn, A warm glow of home ?emed to
f"i!ne "forth Into the "Wintry night. Carroll
went far enough to see the interior of the
room and saw Charlotte and her husband sit
ting there. Mrs. Anderson was there also,
Bhe was reading the Bible, as befitted Sunday
night. Now and then she looked at Charlotte
with a look of the utmost love and nrJde.
Anderson, who was reading' the paper, looked
up, and the watching man saw him, and his
eyes and Charlotte met. The watching man
knew that no anxiety about htm wa troubling
her then, that riie was extremely happy, anil
a feeling of sublime content and delight that
It nhould tw so. and he quite outside of it all,
varae over him.
After all. there if n't bo very much about
the Debtor in the book. lie is overshad
owed by more powerful characters.
The Ago of Louis XIV, by Professor Martin
Phllippson. being volume XIII of "A His
tory of All Nations." Lea Brothers St Co.,
Philadelphia.
It is a relief to turn from the recital of
the harrowing scenes of tho Thirty Years'
War -when Germany was on the verge of
ruin and when ruthless invaders and oth
er robbers spoke their terrible slogan:
"Whoever owns anything Is our foe." to
tho romance and the dash of Louis XIV,
of France, but who ultimately fell when
he aspired to bo the tyrant of Europe.
Dr. Phllippson Is the author of he 13th
volume of the present series, in addition
to having written the two preceding ones.
Tho present volume is divided Into two
portions: 1 Tho Revolution in England
and Europe in the middle of the 17th cen
tury. 3 The age of Louis XIV through
out Europe. Dr. Phllippson treats of
England and France struggling for the
masterv of RtirnriA nnH nl.n l.nl- -..! i
J existence, as one would shift cards in a
j game of chess, now up and now down.
jne most anuring word painting in the
book is the star-like rise of the great
Louis, aided by the statecraft of Mazarin
who was checkmated by Cromwell, prob
ably the greatest Englishman who ever
lived. But Louis lived to survive his own
success, after his armies had been
wredkod by those of tho English, under
William III and Marlborough. Tho peace
of Utrecht, in 1713, marked the decline of
France's power, and Joflay what place
does the great Louis occupy in history?
He was greater even after his death, for
ins country owed to him tho Intellectual
and social sway she began to exercise
over the balanco of Europe.
Xow, as to CromwelL It is to be feared
that Dn.Phlllppson's German training has
not enabled him to sec Cromwell in the
latter's true light, for ho writes of the
stalwart Lord Protector in a spirit of
condensation.
The illustrations In this volume aro
both admirable and curious. A fac simile
of Schut's copper-plate of the embarka
tion of Charles II at Schcvenlngen for
England is an interesting example of the
art of tho day. A cruder but not less
graphic picture is tho reproduction of an
engraving by Hollar, showing tho execu
tion of the Earl of Strafford. There Is.
too, a most admirable series of portraits
of the notables of tho nerlod. Th suc
ceeding volume will treat of "The A&e
of the European Balance of Power."
In the production of tills "History of
All Xatlons." 'the publishers are to be
congratulated on the fact that their offer
ing still continues to be tho best along
historical lines noticed this year even In
a season noted for its literary activity.
The high literary quality shown, each
writer an expert In his own special sub
ject, tho handsome bindings, admirable
printing and illustrative work, the large
amount of money spent, and the marked
enterprize shown, these aro some of the
features which stand out prominently
after reviewing 13 volumes of "A History
of All Xatlons." All promises have been
filled to the letter. The last volume Is as
meritorious as the first.
In and Ont of the Old MIkOob of California,
by George Wharton James. With 142 Illus
trations from photographs. $3. Little.
Brown & Co.. Boston.
An historical and pictorial account of j
m fjuuuKaii niicsjpns Knowing amonjr
other features tho analysis of the details
of tho Mission stylo of architecture; the
condition of the Indians prior to, during,
and after the Mission epoch; a careful
survey of the Interior decorations of the
Missions; a pictorial account of the fur
niture, pulpits, doors and other wood
work of the Missions; a pictorial account
of tho crosses, candlestick, and other
silver and brass work of the Missions;
an account of the various figures of the
saints at the Missions; and an exhaust
ive chapter on the complex and little
understood subject of secularization,
which -will make perfectly clear to the
reader the various pi undo rings the Mis
sions had to undergo.
A typical Christmas present for a per
son of refined taste, especially If he re
rides on the Pacific Coast. The whole
work is artistic
The, Cherry Ribband, by S. It. Crockett.
Illustrated by Claude Shepperson. JLSO.
A. S. Barnes & Co.. Xew York City.
Before opening this book one would
naturally guess that the subject matter
refers principally to the Scottish Cove
nanters, and on glancing at the first page
the guess Is correct. Here Is the first
sentence: "Ralth Ellison had not come
straight home from the Conventicle."
The period Illustrated Is when Jame? II
was King of Great Briain. and Claver
hous and others hunted down the un
happy covenanters. One of the latter
however, notably a girl named Ivie II ys
land, docs not belong to the meek taints
who can only chant a psalm. Mr.
Crockett pictures her as an unusually
pretty girl who In a duel with Sir Robert
Grler. of Lag, ran her sword through
his right EhoulSer. She is a girl Trhoa
Cromwell would liavo loved.
"The Cherry Ribband" is a return to
"The Lilac Sunbonnet" type because it
live practically through the same scenes.
Nothing that Mr. Crockett has written
for years approaches this noval In fresh
ness, romance and charm. It. Is a book
that no man with good, red blood In his
veins could refuse to finish after reading
one chapter. Xo milk and water times
aro depicted, but days that tried men's
iouls. It is also Scotch to tho core.
Tim Wires of Henry Ylir. by Martin Hume,
lllustratod. McClure, Phillips & Co., Xew
York City.
If tho picture shown as a frontis
piece of Henry VIII fat sluggish and
obstinate is correct, one wonders why
fix queens swore to love him. Henry
is pictured as the glorious leader of
tho Reformation. This is not tho view
taken by Mr. Hume, who Is a com
petent historical authority. on points
affecting English history and Is well
known as tho author of The Court
ships of Queen Elizabeth." "Tho Love
Affairs of Mary, Queen of Scots " etc
In the light of candid history Mr.
Hume's view of Henry is not the far-seeing-
statesman he has been so often
depicted sternly rcaolved from the
first to fre his country from the yoke
of Rome, and pressing forward "with
his eyes firmly fixt
of England's religious freedom. Mr.
Humo rather views the hero a a weak,
vain, boastful man, the plaything- of
his passions -which -were artfully made
use of by rival parties to forward re
ligious and political ends In the strug
gle of slants that ended in the Refor
mation. The text of this book shows
how each one of Henry's wives was
but an instrument of politicians intend
ed to sway tho King on ono side or
the other. From this point of view the
six unhappy Queens cannot be said to
have occupied the prominent places In
national history usually assigned to
them. 3Ir. Hume's history is a. most
vsriuablfi contribution to current lit
erature and the evidence of his re
search and frankness In writing mako
hw work all the more commendable.
His book will live.
The riorenr. of Landor, by Lilian Waiting.
2.50. Illustrated from photographs. Lit
tle. Brown & Co., Boston.
It Is not the ordinary Florence of tho
tourist we are asked to view In our
mind's eye. It Is the Florence of Wal
ter Savage Lander in that "Flower of
all cities and City of all Flowers" isa to
1864 during which time groups of the
ZSth century came and went, or. as In the
case of tho Brownings and the Trollopcs
came and stayed.
Among these pilgrims wishing to wor
ship at tho Landor shrine were: Lady
Lytton-Bulwer. Emerson (who visited
Landor in 1S31), Mrs. SomervIIle, Frances
Power Cobbe, Mrs. Stowe. Theodore
Parker. Margaret Fuller (Countess d'Os
soli), George EHot and Mr. Lewes, Mr.
and Mrs. William Wetmore Story. Linda
White (now Mme. Pasqualo VlIlaH). Sey
mour Kirkim (the P"jlfrllh antlnni..
who discovered Glotto'w faded fresco of
iante in tnc cnapcl or the Bargello).
Frederick Tennyson. Ira. Blagden. Mrs.
Brownings' most Intimate friend, the
Hawthorn 5, Hiram Powers and Harriet
Hosmer.
To Miss Whiting: her work must have
been one of love. She has invested her
subject whh a wealth of poetry, fine sym
pathy and a literary atmosphere. It Is
a beautiful Florence and a human Lan
dor to which she Introduces us.
KsglUk Heurs. by Henry James. Illustra
tions by Joseph Pennell. fX Houghton.
Mifflin Jt Co.. Boston, and the J. K. Gill
Company, this city.
The England -we are here Introduced to
is neither Joseph Chamberlain's factory.
England, nor General Booth's yabmerged
tenth one. It is the happy England of
the glorious tourist, with Its cathedrals,
abbeys, castles, churches, parks, romantic
rivers, etc. all pictured with fine taste
and attractively described by one who la
a master hand at desrrlptKe writing.
The pictures are unusually good.
GarriftOB, tfee NB-R-4taBt. by Ernest
Crosby. 50 cents. The Public Publishing
Company. Chicago.
Today Is the centenary of William LJoyd
Garrison, the famous abolitionist, who
was bom at Xewburyport. Mass Decem
ber 10. 1KG. Mr. Crosby's book of 111
pages is a notable one even at a. season
when books on the same subject are
numerous, because it u a peculiarly
sympathetic Sketch of Garrison vrw-
and considers slavery and the Civil War
iroxn an entirely original point of view.
Mr. Crosby thinks that the war did by
no means seme tne race question, and
that had the "erring sisters" of the
Southern States been allowed to go.
slavery, according to Mr". Crosby, would
havo died a natural death, and the states
would have reunited thn nr miuiiAn
having been peacefully and genuinely
iKMvea. .experts agree, iir. Crosby not
withstanding, that the race question was
a .secondary matter in the great struggle,
and that the one great issue was tho
prcservaJon or the Union. Still. Mr.
Crosby's views are well worth considera
tion. His book contains a photogravure
portrait ot uamson.
McAllister asd HI IKmble, by Arthur Train.
Illustrated. JI.50. Charles Scrlbner's Sons,
--ew York City.
Have you ever had a double? If so.
let us hope that the double did not prove
aucn a trouDiesome one as McAllister s'.
McAllister was a. clubman who hn1 tn.
herited a life of luxurinua
his double was a valet who had robbed
nim and was now leading a rogue's life.
There aro 11 thrilling detective stories
in mo oook, mo nrst being "McAlllatcra
ChristmaiL"
McAllister and a friend while dining
together Christmas
lng headlines In the dally paper: "What
mo -tenement-mouso Commission Has
Accomplished Further Xeed of Prison
nciorm. jucui.3icr thinks tho tene
ments are all right l!kewi th nr(mf
He cays: "I'd be glad to spend Christ
mas In no worse place than the Tombs."
Early Christmas mornlnir h w ml
taken for his double, arrefted. and sent
to tne .tombs to spend his Christmas
With a motlev collection of mluraM. v.,.
inanity. Here he learned something of
tnc reat sunenngs or men of the hope
lessness of wretches crushed by fate Into
the gutters of life. Tho thickening of the
pioi ana aueniangicment is presented In
a humorous and absorbing manner. The
stories arc entertaining and ought to be
popular.
For the Mikado, by Kirk Munro. Illus
trated. SL23. Harper Brothers, Xeir York
City.
Another of Mr. Munroe's stirring' war
aiuncs oeaung wun the Russo-Japane!
war. Takahakl. a Japanese lad. who had
won highest honors at Toklo in the se
verest test, physical and mental, that his
examiners could devise. Is given his
choice of the countrv in whlrh m
his naval education. Ho promptly chooses
.America ana is sent to Annapolis Xaval
Academy. Here he jnects Dunstcr
Brownlelgh and the two boys become
great friends. Dunsters ancestors were
Polish kings and at the outbreak of the
war in the East the Polish blood In bis
velng coursed madly and urged him to
join his Japanese friend against their
common enemy, Russia. They" meet with
most exciting adventures in the war. in
cluding daring exploits In submarine
boat warfare off Port Arthur. A story
that will captivate the interest of every
boy who reads it.
The Coon! of a Worldlr Godmother, by
j'trsis Mather, xi.50. Houghton. Mifflin
Jc Co.. Bozten.
A scries of letters dealing with the
dally round of modern society life, social
success, the value of ancestors, the fad
of philanthropy and all the Incidentals of
worldly life, as known In what Is gener
ally termed the "inner circles." It gives
the personal observations of a most ex
perienced, successful, and sensible member
of society. Mrs. MatherTs letters are
thoroughly amusing and have the wit and
sparkle which gave to "The Letters of
Elizabeth" its rjonularitv. Them ta mt..v.
common sense In the curtain lectures that
tne young girl receives from her patron
ess which should be of benefit to the
younger generation Just budding forth.
The book will be of decided Interest to
mothers and debutantes.
II Ubro D'Oro. Translated from the Italian
"r lira. Frances Alexander. JS. Little,
Brown & Co.. Boston.
This Is a collection of more than 120
miracle stories and sacred Iprrnr? -n-tr-
ten by fathers of the church and pub
lished In Italy In the ICth. 17th and 15th
centuries. The collection Is derived from
four books: "Selections from the Lives
of the Holy Fathers, together with the
Spiritual Field", Venice. 1S3; "Selections
from the Lives of the Saints and BeatI
of Tuscany." Florence. 1C27; "Selections
from the Wonders of God in His Saints."
Bologna, 1553; "Flowers of Sanctity."
Venice, 1725. The stories arc rich In
sacred history and have an enthralling
religious significance.
The BivtBlaxr Rod. by Francis Xesrtoa
Thorpe. Jl.SO. Utile. Brown & Co, Bos
ton. Here Is a strong, realistic story of the
oil fields of Pennsylvania in their early
days, dealing with the discovery, devel
opment and exploitation of oil. Tho
seamy side of the oil enterprise is laid
bare in a manner to command interest
from the start, and the story of home
life and family devotion lightens up the
sombreness of the picture of man's love
of money. The story is full of human
Interest, action, vigor and fine charac
ter sketching.
The RrotlicrV War. by John C. Reed. $2.
tittle. Brown Jk Col. Boston.
From the viewpoint of- a Southerner.
Mr. Reed, for 5 page?, gives a dbpu-
sloaata server of the eaueea leadtsg ttp
to Us am War. He strives to &ke
each, section recogsixe that the other was
conscientious asd patriotic He says this
Is what the Xorth should learn: "Slavery
In America was the greatest benefit that
any large part of the negro race ever re
ceived; and sudden and unqualified eman
cipation was woe Inexpressible to nearly
all the freedmen." As can be readily as
sumed Mr. Reed Is one of those who en
thusiastically Indorses the work of the
Ku Klux Klan. as he was one of Its com
manders. The book Is temperate and
able In the presentation ot the views of
doubtless a majority ot Southerners.
A GsMe to uw RIac of tfee Xlfeehnr. by
P.tchard Aldrlch. SL23. Oliver Dltson
Company. Bcstcn.
It was only after philanthropic reflec
tion and gradual elaboration ot artistic
and theoretical premises, that Wagner
drred to writo "The Ring ot the Xibe
lung." where the revolutionary and epoch
makimr Ideas which so mightily stirred
his mind crystallized Into form. It Is
not too much to say that this creation Is.
In many respects the most Important and
original of tho works of Wagner as a
zacyical dramatist. It was the advance
note in the structure ot modern music
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better guide than that supplied by Mr.
Aldrlch. Telling the story of the tri
ology ot Richard Wagner. Its origin
story and music. Mr. Aldrich's book will
commend Itself to opera. lovers as the
most readable and compact work on tho
subject which has yet appeared.
The Xew Idolatry aad Other DIscasIoas, by
ur. itasningtoa uiaaaen. 3i.ro. McClure,
Phillips ts. Co.. Xer Tork Cltr.
Xo greaier problem occupies the atten
tion of this country than social raoralltr.
the rapid accumulation of wealth by the
few. and the manner In which that
wealth In Its distribution affects the char
acters of men and the institutions of re
ligion, education and government. In
this little book of S3 pages. Dr. Gladden
gives his views of these and similar sub
jects. His views are evidently the result
of deep conviction. He thinks the trouble
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purity and love are the supreme realities.
and that to govern our lives by this be
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religion.
I. X. R. I. A PriMarr Story of tho Cnxis
by Peter Rosegger. Illustrated. McClure.
Phillips & Co.. Xew York City.
These mystic letters "I. X. R. I.'
symbol of the Christ, have been chosen
by Peter Rosegger, a German peasant-
born writer, as the title for his book.
It Is a colloquial account of the life of
Jesus supposed to be written by a poor
young carpenter in prison and under sen
tence of death for a crime committed
In a rash moment of socialistic enthu
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and doing good among men. and this lat
ter-day Evangel with Its directness and
simplicity of diction, makes the picture
real. The illustrations in four colors
were painted In the Holy Land by Cor-
win Knapp LInson.
Lyaette aad the Cob grc nu a, by Mary Far
ley sachora. si.W. Little, Brown & Co.,
JJoitoa.
If you took love and Washington. D.
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the play of "Hamlet." with the chief
actor left out. Lynctto Praller Is a girl.
who. In the first chapter swallows a
pepsin tablet to help the digestion of her
breakfast. She and Congressman Cart
wright arc the principal figures In this
book and Lynette's Southern accent and
temperament give the story a genuine
charm. Political and social life at Wash
lngton. D. C, are cleverly described, and
the lovemaklng between Lynette and her
Congressman is delightfully drawn out.
yea until th.e SSoth page
la Our Convent Days, by Agnes Reppller.
Houghton. MlffUn tt Co., Boston.
ana the J. K. GUI company, this city.
In her most delightful vein. Miss Rep
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the personal reminiscences of her child.
hood in a French-American convent
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and girls. The "Elizabeth" who figures
In the sketches Is Mrs. Elizabeth Rob-
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well-known artist, and the author of "The
Life of Charles Godfrey Lei and." "in
Our Convent Days." will awaken many
pleasant memory echoes about a time
which in many respects was our happiest
and most careless.
Mrs. Tree's Will, by Laura E. Richards. 11
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Boston.
One of the most curious wills ever
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tears and Indignant observations. The
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presenting their seprrate human traits
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Is long and Intimate, and her Illumina
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Caleadars for 1906, from Faul Cider & Co.,
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Four In number, each one as beauti
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verses oi poeiry ana selections ot prose
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The Traced !e of Xlax Lear, by William
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The notes, introduction, lists of variorum
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The fluctuations in fortune of an Vn...
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IX LIBRARY AXD WORKSHOP
"How Los Anrelea Rmvt" l j-f-
Illustrated article in tha DeemH!-
of ScemL "Christraaa at the Connor" and
Thi CTarlstBM Trim r tttA Ttr-tt..
seasonable asd admirably written.
Th recent political develonniurt In Vew
York City. Philadelphia and other EtaKKem
centers of. activity are strikingly portrayed In
th Detnber Review of Reviews, one interest
ing feature being won! asd tllcetrafd rlrtur-.i
of the men who hare been the priacipal Ac
Krr la the various contests. Mr. Steal eoa-
irnktsiMM 'Tl Wrn.r. i. CM .... r.. -T "Tfc t.
Xwreaker." aad Charles D Kay's article on
"What Do Oar O-.Tz-rt-h "RuHAlnnt SmrMar'
girea origiaa! views about a most latere Use
a
Readable IniTraatrUl ai tides- mark: The
World's Work foe Dceatber. Isaac F. Msrcos
soa writes with broad vision en "Tha FUht
for tho Open Shop"; Robert Hunter, who has
'-- "kbch ia mis city, itiim asout T-Iill-dren
Who Toll." and. other articles are. "Hav
.'CAW ny rreainers?" ana "Gun and cam
-irca v oy v. n. scnunngs.
...
Tho World of Today for December has a
number of Interestms features, among them
jnMiag: oi an American lewspa
Dr." hr Sir 1 c -if u.n.ran.it.. .-.-.- .
spocslbtllty of Insurance Officials." by W. D.
Vandlver; "The Swedtah-Amerlcan," by L. G.
Xorthland. and "The Liad Without Strttej
, oy u- Lcmngwcu.
All who have Journeyed in the Christmas
rwaa to iae oia noma in tne country nJ
experienced the delights of a glad time with
relatives we knew when we were younger will
read with unfeigned pleasure the story, "A
Mislaid Uncle." In the December number of
cs. .-iccois. as a c&rtstmas otferlng it
Is a rra. TJ.'.-i vintav'. i,M.im,.t
on "The Boy's Ufa of Abraham Lincoln" la
both Interesting and Instructive. "Sugges
tions tor Christmas Tableaux" are seasonable
Beginning with Januarr 1. the Countrv Cal
endar and Country Life In America will be
consolidated, the owner of the Countrv Cal
endar retalnintr an interest In the consoli
dated periodical. The Christmas number of
ice country Calendar Is up to Its usual high
fiaacara of iiterarr and artistic excellence.
one of the bestlllustrated stories being Dallas
Lore Sharp s "Christmas la the Woods."
Katrtna. Trssk tells of "The Garden of Yad-
do." and a most amusing sketch ts given of
iiy i-t Bear 'Jimmy. " by Ernest Harold
Baynes. with photographs by Mr. Bayn and
Muise a. Baynes.
Town Topics comes at this Christmas sea
son. In a form notable for Its artistic and
literary excellence. Illustrated with numer
ous u rawing by well.known American ar
tists, with x cover In colors designed by the
French artist, E. Lelong, this "Holiday Num.
oer with Its hundred pages Is artistically
distinguished. Its literature, however. Is of
exceptional Interest. Apart from tho poetical
contributions by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Bliss Carman and Clinton Scollard. whoso
names are a sufficient iruarantee, of delight
ful work, the contents present an array of
writers prominent in their respective de
partments of literary work. Sir Gilbert
Parker, the well-known English novelist, has
aa Important articte on a Question deeply
touching- the future relations between Eng-
lano and the United States. He entitles his
essay "The Meeting of tho Waters." Hon-
Andrew Montague, the Governor of Vlrxlnla.
contributes a valuable resume ot "The Year
in Pontics." pregnant In suggestive
thoughts. Some very Interesting and timely
conclusions are drawn by Rear-Admiral Jo
seph B. Coghlan and Lieutenant-Colonel W.
W. Wotherspoon. respectively, in their ar
ticles on "Tha Year In the Navy" and "The
Year in the Army." Both these gallant and
able authorities find In the Russo-Japanese
war many lessons to be taken to heart by our
own naval and military officers. On the
lighter side ot literature the Barone33 von
Hutten has a delightfully humorous tale In
"The One Way Out." and Mrs. C X. Will
iamson's story "Her Ladyship of the Attic"
possesses Its own peculiar charm. "Two
Women Grinding at the Mill" Is a strong
story by Edna Kenton: 'The Tear In So
ciety." "The Year in Literature." "The Year
in Art. The Year In Sport" are able essays
by writers of authority in their respective
subjects. A curiously Interesting study Is
that given by Richard Fechheimer In his
essay on 'The aw Blood and Blue Blood.'
which deals with the efforts made by various
people to enter society successfully. The
subject Is treated somewhat personally and
is yet a sociological study of some Imnor
tance. A contribution In a much-Iiithter vein
Is a palmist's reading of the characters of
several leading society women and men
from their hands. These are but the mare
special features In a literary miscellany
wnicn toucnes an sides or our social and po
litical life with graceful, suggestive and
humorous insight.
To cure scrofula, salt rheum, dvsnensfa
catarrh and rheumatism, take Hood's
saraaparuja.
Murine Eye Remedy Cures Eyes: Makes Weak
g.jrtr mtwu. iwnnrw c;g fain: uwci t hmart.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
THE COMFORTABLE WA
2
Overland Trains Daily.
THE ORIENTAL LIMITED
The Fast Mail
2
VIA SEATTLE OR SPOKANE
Leave.
Dally.
Portland
Time Schedule.
lArrlve.
Ipally.
To and from Spo
kane. St. Paul.
Minneapolis. Duluth
S:S0 am
11:45 pm
7:00 am
6:20 pm
and All Points East
Via Seattle.
To and from St.
Paul. Minneapolis.
Duluth and AH
Points East Via
Spokane. j
6.15 pm
8:00 am
Great Northern Steamship Co.
Sailing from Seattle for Japan and
Chins, ports and Manila, carrying
pascengers and freight.
S. S. Dakota (S7,20 toas). Dec 18.
S. S. Minnesota (DIs.). Feb. 1.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
(Japan Mall Steamship Co.)
S. a 1YO MARU will sail from Se
attle about Dec 12 for Japan ports,
carrying passengers and freight.
For tickets, rates, berth reserva
tions, etc.. call on or address
II. DICKSON.
City Tassenger & "Ticket Agent.
122 Third St. Portland. Or.
Phone Main 680.
S.R& Portland Steamship Co.
Operating the Only Paweager Steamers for
Colura-
- Sen-
worth Dock (end of 3d St.) at 8 P. M.
KEDCSED IIUUND-TKIP RATE. S23.
Berth and MeaU Included.
JA.S II. DEWSOV.
Phone Mala 268. 245 Washington St.
UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER ROUTE
Vrntn Tnrt!anrt tn TrH,rti an. . .
IN CONNECTION WITH REGITT.at t tw
AND STATE PORTAGE RAlT.-amr
STEAMER "MOUNTAIN GEM" leaves Ce
lllo every TUESDAY for ARLINGTON and
WAY POINTS, and every FRIDAY for
IRRIGON. ARLINGTON AND WAY
POINTS. Special rates for Umatilla, Wal
lula. Pasco and Kennewiclc
FREIGHT RECEIVED at Alder-street dock
every Tuesday and Friday.
For Information addess Supt. W p
Regulator LtnaT Phone MamO 14 MC o
For South -Eastern Alaska
Steamers leave Seattle 0 P. M.
S. S. Cottaxn ("1ft- vi9 ir
fVXcouver and, Sitka. Dec- S.
AIX1 about Dec 12.
For San Franciscan ri....
Queen. Citv of thm, it
Ulla. 0 A. M., Dec 4. 0. 14
10. 2. 23. "
Fortiasd Office. 249 Washington it. Mala 229
G. M. LEE. Pass. ts. Ft. Agt.
C D. DUN ANN. G. P. A.. 10 Market st. S. F.
ALASKA
FAST AND POPCLAR STEAMSHIPS
LEAVE SEATTLE 9 P. M.
" JrtTersoB.'' Dec 20. 31. 9 p. ac.
via. WrangeL
raralloa." Dec. 6. 23- 0 P. on
Dec C carries powder and gasoline, no
pawengers; via Wraagel and Met-
CICEAP EXCURSION RATHS.
On ezcursioB trips steamer calls at
Sitka. Mctlaka&tla. Glacier, W ran re I.
etc.. ia additioa to regular ports. of
calL
Call or send for "Trip to Wonderful
Alatka." -Indian Basketry," "Totem
Poles."
THE ALASKA S. S. CO..
Frank Woolsey Co.. Agent.
232 Oak-SC Portland. Or.
SSvt7r
XRATELES& GUIDS.
mm.
Oregon
Shopj line
mb Union Pacific
S TSAIHS 10 THE EAST DAILT
Through Pullman standards and tourln
sleeptag-cars dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spo
kane; tourist sleeping-car dally to Kansas
City; through Pullman tourist sleeping-car
(personally conducted) weekly to Chicago.
Reclining chair-cars (seats free) to the Eadt
dally.
UNION DEPOT. ( Leaves. Arrives.
CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:15 A. M. 6:25 P. JL
SPECIAL for tha East Dally. Dally.
via. Huntington.
SPOKANE FLYER. Sg
For Eastern Washington. Walla Walla.
Low Is ton, Coeur d'Aleae and Great Northern
points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS s.13 -p r 1 -.- u
for tho East via Hunt- DallV Daily.
tag ton.
RIVER. SCHEDULE.
FOR ASTORIA and S:CO P. M. 0:00 P. M.
tray points, connecting Dally. Dallr.
with steamer for llwa- except except
co and North Beach. Sunday. Sunday,
steamer Hassalo. Ash- Saturday.
st. dock (water per.) 10:00 P. M
FOR DAYTON, Ore- 7: CO A. M 6:80 P. M.
gon City and Yamhill Daily. Dally.
Rivsr points. Ash-st. except except
dock (water per.) Sunday. Sunday.
For Lewlston. Idaho, and war nolnts from
Rlsarla, Wash.
Leave Rip aria 8:40 A. M. or upon arrival
train No. 4. dally except Saturday.
Arrive Rlparla. 4 p. M.. dally except Friday.
Ticket Office. Third and Washington.
Telephone Mala 712. C. W. Stinger. City
Ticket Agt: A. L. Craig, Gea. Passenger Agt
EAST via
SOUTH
Leavas.
UNION DEPOT.
"OVERLAND EX"
PRESS TRAINS
for Salem. Rose
burg, Ashland,
Sacramentc. Og
den San Francis
co, ilojave, Los
Angelea, El Paso.
New Orleans and
the East.
, Mcrnlng train
connects at Wood
bum dally except
Sunday with train
.'or Mount Angel.
Silver; on, Browns
ville, Springfield.
Wend ling and Na.
tron.
Eugene passengor
connects at Woud
burn with Mt. An
gel and SUverton
local.
Corvallla passenger
Sheridan passenger
Forest Groie,
Passenger.
S:S P. M.
7:23 A. it
830 A. M.
4:15 P.M.
7:30 A. M.
ao P. U.
U0:45 P. M.
5:50 P. It.
8:25 A. it
tl-JO P- M
Dally. IDally except Sunday.
PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN
SERVICE AND YAMHILL
DIVISION.
Depot. Foot of Jefferson Street.
Leave Portland dallr for Oswego at 7.39
A. M.: 12:50. 2:05. 4. 5.20. 6:25. 8:30. 10:10.
11:30 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 5:30. V.M.
8:35 10:23 A. M. Sunday only. 8 A, M.
Returning from Oswego, arrive .romana.
dallr. S:S0 A. II.: 1:55. 3:03. 5:03. 6:13. 7:33.
0:35. 11:10 P. H.. 12:35 A. M. Dally except
Sunday. 0:20, 7:25. 30. li:5 A. at. aunaay
only. 10 A. M.
Leave from same depot for Dallas ana in
termediate points, dallr. 4:15 P. M. Arrive.
Portland. 10:10 A. M.
The Indecendence-Monmonth Motor Lias
operates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle. con-
nrcuns wiu a. tr. co. s trains a., laim
Independence.
First-class fare from Portland to Sacra
znnto and San Francisco. S20. Berth. $3.
Second-class fare, $15. Second-class cert&.
I.C0.
Tickets to Eastern points and Europe; also
Japan. China. Honolulu nd Australia.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and
WaaalngtOB streets. Those Main 712.
C. W. STINGER A. L. CRAIG,
Cltr Ticket Agent. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Astoria and Columbia
River Railroad Co.
Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives.
Dally. For Maygers, Rainier. Dally.
Clatskanle, Westport.
Clifton. Astoria, War
renton. Flavel. Hara
8:00 A. M. mond. Fort Stevens, 11:20 A. M.
Gearhart Park. Sea
side. Astoria and Sea
shore. Express Dally.
7:00 P. M. Astoria Express. 9:50 P. M
Dally.
C A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO,
Comm. I Agt.. 248 Aider st- u. . t .v.
Phone Main 906.
TIME CARD
OFTRAINS
PORTLAND
DAILY.
Depart. Arrlra.
Yellowstone Park-Kansas
CIty-St. LOUIS opeciai
for ChehaUs. Centralis.
Olympla. Gray's Harbor.
South Bend. Taepma.
Seattle. Spokane. Lew
lston. Butte. Billings.
Denver. Omaha. Kan
sas City. St. Louis and
Southeast .....8:30am 4:30 pa
North Coast Limited.
electric llgniec ior xa
coma. Seattle, Spokane.
Butte. Minneapolis. St.
i.T arid tha East... 2:00 Dm T:O0 n
Puget Sound Limited for
Chebaus. ueniraua. i-
coma and Seattle only.. 4:30pm 10:53pm
Twin City Express for
Tacoma. Seattle. Bpo
kane. Helena. Butte.
Yellowstone Park. Min
neapolis. St. Paul and
tha East - ...11:45 pm 6:50 pm
. ti m..,1tnn lnltfant nnn.ro! "Da...
Arent. 233 Morrison St.. corner Third.
Portland. Or.
COLUMBIA RIVER
Portland, The Dalles Route
Regulator Line Steamers
Leave Portland and The Dalles daily
except Sunday 7 A. M.. connecting
with Columbia Elver ft Northern
Eailway for Klickitat Valley Points.
Direct line for Moffets, Mineral,
St. Martin's and Collins Hot Springs.
Landing and wharf at toot of Alder
Street.
Phone Main 914.
WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE
FOR
Corfallls. Albany. Independence and Salem,
Steamer Pomona leaves 8:45 A. M.. Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday, tor Oregon
Cltr. Salem and way,
Steamer Altona leaves S:45 A- M.. Monday.
Wednesday and Friday.
OREGON CITY TRANS. CO.
OCIce asd. Dock. Foet Tayter St.
i-