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BOOKS
HARRIMAN'S ALASKATR1P
Foil' Account of the Scientific Expe
dition in Two Xolile "Volume
Other. -Late Publications.
What is -without question the finest
work .on scientific travel and exploration
ever put forth In America has just come
lrom the press of Doubleday, Page & Co..
of New York. It Is the report of -the
Harrlman Alaskan expedition of 1S99. In
two -noble volumes, -with S3 colored plates,
S5 "photogravure plates. 240 text figures
and five maps. It Is a monument to the
genius of Edward H. Harrlman, the great
financier -who organized the expedition
and met all Its expenses, and to the en
terprise of the publishing firm which
has put it out.
3ilr. Harrlman writes . a brief preface,
in which he expresses the hope that the
volumes 'will afford pleasure and In
struction and that the scientific material
the product of much faithful research
"by members of the expedition and pthers
entrusted with the study of the collec
tionswill prove useful contributions to
the knowledge of the subjects treated."
The introduction by Dr. C. Hart Merriam,
editor of the work, details the organiz
ing of the expedition, its purposes, the
route followed iiy it, and summarizes
its achievements. The narrative of the
expedition fls by John Burroughs, and
there are papers on the physical aspects,
resources and history, etc, of Alaska,
by John Mulr. George Bird Grlnnell,
William H. Dall, Charles Keeler, Bern
hard E. Fernow, Henry Gannett, William
H. Brewer, C. Hart Merriam and M. L.
Washburn. The Harrlman party came in
to Portland by way of the Columbia
Elver in 1899, taking in the scenery, par
ticularly Multnomah Palls, which Mr.
Burroughs describes, as the 'most thrlil
ingly beautiful bit of natural scenry we
witnessed on the whole trip." Oregon
people "may well be proud that amid the
volcanoes, glaciers, icebergs and islands
of Alaska, Mr. Burroughs found nothing
bo worthy as Multnomah Palls for this
tribute from his pen:
The train gave us only live minutes to look
at it, but those five minutes were of the most
exquisite delight. There, close at hand, but
withdrawn into a deep recess in the face of
the mountain -a all, like a statue In an alcove,
stood this Alston of beauty and sublimity. How
the siren mocked us, and made the few min
utes in which we -were allowed to view her so
taatailzlngly brief! Not water, but the spirit
of water, of a snow-born mountain torrent,
playing and dalljlng there with wind and
gravity, on the face of a vertical, moss-covered
rocky wall COO feet high. So ethereal, yet
co massle; a combination of a certain coyness
and lna)proachablcne8s, with such elemental
crandeur and pow er. It left nothing to be de
sired but a day In which to picnic upon the
flower-covered carpet of moss at its feet. The
brief view warmed me up like a great sym
phony. It was Indeed to the eye what the
sweetest and most stirring music Is to the ear
harmony, delicacy and iower. Such an air of
ropose and completeness about it all; yes, and
of the private and secluded. The nymph was
withdrawn Kto her bower, but had left the
door open. This element of mystery and shy
jiess was afforded by the well-hidden rocky
basin Into -wnich the water tell, and by the
curtain of rock which shut it off from our
View. Out of this basin the current emerged
near at hand and more familiar In a fall of 50
feet or more, whence it took its way to the
river In a clear rapid stream. It was as If
the goddess had reclothed herself In this hid
den rook-screened pool and come forth again
in more palpable exery-day guise. I hardly ex
pected to see anything In Alaska or anywhere
else that would blur or lessen the Impression
made by those falls, and I did not, and prob
ably never shall.
Henry Gannett writes that the natural
resources of Alaska are enormous. The
skins and furs, fish, gold, copper, coal
and timber are in value almost beyond
calculation. The mineral resources of the
territory are yet in an undeveloped con
dition, but unless- all signs fall, the chief
wealth to be obtained from Alaska will
he takenfrom the ground. Mr. Gannett
continues:
But after the enumeration of these latent re
Bources of the territory few are left to de
scribe. Alaska Is not a country for agricul
ture, nor for home-making. It has paid us Its
purchase price many times over, and In the
future will pour much wealth into our laps,
but It will never pay, as other accessions to our
territory have paid, In making homes for our
poeplc. At present few people go to Alaska to
live; .they go merely to stay until they have
mad:th43lr stake.
Farming as a. business Is Impossible under
"thVellmatlc conditions prevalent on the coast.
It Is granted at once that It Is possible to ma
ture certain .hardy crops In favorable seasons,
but this is quite a different thing from raising
crops in competition with California and the
Willamette Valley, even when the cos of
freight is added. It must be done at a proflt
or not at all. It Is of no avail to raise pota
toes when they can be brought from Portland
and yold for less than the cost of production
in Alaska. If thpre Is any part of the terri
tory In which farming can be successfully car
ried oh. It is the interior, which has a much
more favorable Summer climate than the
coastr but even there success Is doubtful. How
ever, as the higher rate of freight to the In
terior will hae the effect of a protective tariff
on homo products, it may be possible to raise
grain and vegetables at a profit under condi
tions which would be prohibitory on the coast.
But when it comes to scenery, that as
Bet 'imponderable and difficult to ap
praise," Mr. Gannett has a word of ad
vice -and caution for sightseers: "If you
are old, go by all means; but if you are
young, wait. The ecenery of Alaska is
much grander than anything else of the
kind4n the world, and it is not well to
dull one's capacity for enjoyment by see
ing the finest first."
Edncntionnl Problem In America.
The Education of the American Citizen. By
Arthur Twining Hadloy. Charles Scrlbner's
Sons, New York.
Yale's president has here grouped, such
of his public addresses and magazine arti
cles as bear on the problem of preparing
men and women to take their several
places in a social machine. It is becoming
evident, he holds, that the really difficult
political problems of the day can be
solved only by an educational process.
Not by the axioms of metaphysics on the
one hand, nor by the machinery of legis
lation on the other, "can we deal with
the questions which vex the human soci
ety. We must rely on personal charac
ter; and as new difficulties arise, we
must devolop our standard of character
tb meet them. It Is also becoming evi
dent that the real test of an educational
system lies m ita training of the citizen
to meet political exigencies. If It accom
plishes this result, it Is fundamentally
jrood, whatever Ise It may leave undone;
if it fails at this cardinal point, no
amount of excellence In other directions
can save It from condemnation "
Itudyard Kipling's Latent.
Kim. By Rudyard Kipling. Ioubleday, Page
& Co., New York.
They who read this story when it was
pahlished serially consider It Kipling's
"best and most mature work. Well it
mlghi he. If time counts for anything,
for we have the assurance of his pub
lishers that he worked on It for eight
years and prepared It with painstaking
care. It has all his marvelous knowl
edge and intuition of the varied life of
India, and In addition touches deeply the
truest chords of human nature. The
scenes and characters are some of those
Kipling knows best, and readers of "Plain
Tales From the Hills" will recognize peo
ple and places made familiar to them.
The story the wandering of the ubiqui
tous little gamin, Kim, with the aged
Lama in search of the tetter's healing
River of the Arrow; the Initiation of Kim
Into the great game of the Indian secret
service, is well told.
The Q.niberon Tonch.
The Qulberon Touch. By Cyrus Townsend
Brady. D. Appleton & 3o.. New York.
The hero, an American serving In the
English Navy, In EngliEh waters, snd at
Quebec, passes through a series of ad
ventures that culminate In the conflict
on the Brittany coast that showed the
power of "the Quiberon touch." The sea
fight at Qulberon, with the battle at
Quebec, were historical events of vital
Importance to the future of England and
America. Failing the victory at Quebec,
which virtually terminated the war on this
continent, the United States would prob
ably never have won their independence.
Without the victory at Qulberon, In which
the naval power of France' was annihil
ated, England might not have been able,
to hold New France, and the British
Empire would not, at that time, have
begun to be. The story of Wolfe is fa
miliar; but the magnificent fighting of
Hawke in the storm off Quiberon is prac
tically unknown. Yet he was one of the
most splendid seamen as well as one of
the most brilliant and dashing fighters in
the long, glorious line of English Ad
mirals. The crucial event of this story
ttn destruction of the French fleet sealed
the conquest of Canada and marked the
beginning of one of the greatest achieve
ments in state building the world has ever
seen the British Empire.
Tiie Outcasts.
The Outcasts By TV. A. Fraser. Charles
Scrlbner's Sons, New York.
This new book by the author of
"Mooswa" Is worthy to be classed with
Seton-Thompson's "Wild Animals I Have
Known" and Kipling's Jungle stories. Mr.
Fraser uses to good purpose his extraor
dinary Insight into the workings, of the
minds of animals, which was the charm
of "Mooswa." He makes the story ele
ment much more prominent, the theme
being the adventures of two outcasts, an
old buffalo bull named Shag, and A'tlm,
an Indian dog, who form a partnership
and agree to travel together. The book
Is finely illustrated by Arthur Heralng.
Sequel to the Amateur Cracksman.
Raffles. By E. TV. Hornung. Charles Scrlb
ner's Sons, New York.
Here we have the sequel to a volume of
clever stories about a pair of gentlemen
burglars, of whom the master spirit
seemed to go out of existence when in
the last chapter of "The Amateur Cracks
man" he leaped from the deck of a
steamer that was taking him to civiliza
tion and, presumably, to a prison. But
12 escaped a watery grave and resumed
his old tricks, which are described in
"Raffles." Afterward he dodged the po
lice by becoming a soldier and succeeded
in earning the respect of His command
ing officer before making his exit from
the world.
Romance of Lord Baltimore's Colony
Mistress Brent. By Lucy M. Thurston. Little,
Brown & Co., Boston.
'This charming romance deals with the
early days of Maryland, when Calvert,
brother of Lord Baltimore, was Its Gov
ernor. Margaret Brent, a woman of the
Queen Elizabeth type, came out to tile
new world In the same spirit of adven
ture that had sent her male friends and
kinsmen out to settle, -wishing to take
land, build, manage her own estates and
live her own life. She is the central
figure of a" romance which abounds In ad
venture and strong characterization.
Life on the New England Coast.
"Up and Down the Sanda of Gold. By Mary
Devereux. Little, Brown & Co., Boston.
Miss Devereux takes her title from
Longfellow's "Building of the Ship":
The ocean old.
Centuries old;
Strong as youth and as uncontrolled,
Paces restless to and fro
Up and down the sands of gold.
The story Is of the present time, and
the setting is in an American seashore
town. It has strong local color, and much
of the life typical of the old sailors on
the New England coast.
Stephen Calinari.
Stephen Calinari. By Julian Sturgls. Charles
Scrlbner's Sons, New York.
Stephen Calinari Is a young man in
whom Greek blood and English blood
mingle with curious results. The scene is
laid in England and Constantinople dur
ing the Russo-Turklsh War, some inci
dents of which have part in the develop
ment of the character of Calinari. The
psychological purpose Is the study of the
conflict of natures In a character half
Oriental, half English and the work is
well done.
The Story of a Little Poet.
The Story of a Little Poet. By Sophie Cramp
Taylor. Little, Brown & Co., Boston.
The hero is Paul Arlington, the little
boy poet, with a heart full of sympathy
for the poor. Strongly contrasted with
him Is his brother, Roy, a merry, romp
ing boy. The characters of the three chil
dren in the story the hero and his broth
er and sister have been taken from life.
Woven throughout the book Is a collec
tion of original sayings of the children.
and also of some letters they wrote and
verse they composed.
Xerr Volume In the Teddy Series.
Teddy: Her Daughter. A' tsequel to "Teddy:
Her Book," and "Phobe: Her Profession."
By Anna Chapin Ray. Little, Brown & Co.,
Boston.
The new book in which the lives and
doing of the McAllisters ara continued.
Is worthy of the favor bestowed on Its
predecessors. Teddy's daughter, Betty, Is
the center of the story, and the family life
at the seashore is attractively portrayed.
Teddy as a mother is a winning, sweat
woman, with high Ideals for her lovable
daughter. '
Captain Ravenshaw.
Captain Ravenshaw. By Robert Nellson
Stephens. L. C. Page & Co., Boston.
This Is a readable etory of the London
of Elizabeth's reign. One's sympathies
are aroused by the swashbuckler captain,
as well as by the lovely Maid of CheaD-
slde. -The scholar -who leaves his happy
nome and starves In London rather than
take a wife and settle in his ancestral
halls is a delicious conception. A lifelike
picture of the customs, manners and
speech of the people Is presented.
Indian Stories.
The- Punishment of the Stingy. By George Bird
GrlnnelL Harper & Bros., New York.
Mr. Grinnell's stories deal with peoples
of widely olfferent surroundings and hab
its; some with dwellers on the seashore.
and others with Inhabitants of the high
plains. As the Indians have no written
characters, memorable events are retained
J only in the minds of the people, and hand'
ed down by the elders ..to their children,
and so on from one generation to another.
Seated by the flickering fire In Blackfoot
skin lodge, or in seashore dwelling on the
Northwest coast, Mr. Grlnnell received the
stories from the lips of aged historians
and has set them down as-he heard them.
The author is a war chief of the Pawnees,,
and has a scat at the council fires of
many tribes.
The Affirmative Intellect.
The Affirmative Intellect. By Charles Fergu
son. Punk, Wagnalls & Co., New York.
Mr. Ferguson preaches that the king
dom of heaven is at hand. The primal
and spiritual impulse he finds In the faith
of the affirmative Intellect. Its outward
manifestations he see. In" embryo, in
three social organisms-, the church, the
political party and the university. The
positive organization of society, he be
lieves, will consist In a blending of the
three; the church dedogmatlzed; the party
humanized by the abolition of the political
machine, and the university democratized
by an infusion of the modern practical
spirit. To the university as the intel
lectual element of this combination of
heart, body and head Is assigned the
obligation of leadership. Its duty is to
train youths in American citizenship, not
that they may passively enjoy benefits
conferred, but that they may actively ex
tend the blessings of liberty and civiliza
tion to all classes and conditions, as well
as to all peoples and nations, that are in
the world. Through them the church will
be converted to the religion of humanity,
and the state Inspired with millenlal
Ideals, the accomplishment of which high
purposes shall rest, nevertheless, upon
positive, rational action.
Religion of Science.
Standeth God "Within the Shadow. By David
Starr Jordan. T. Y. Crowell & Co, New York.
A plea for the Religion of Science the
abiding faith In a controlling force so
vast that no problem, great or small, can
be reckoned without it. Men are slow to
recognize that nature has her own laws
and purposes. She is not the executor of
human justice. "The rain falls'1 on the
just and the unjust." When the tower of
Siloam falls men are prone to seek" for
the cause of It, not in its rotten founda
tion, but In the wickedness of those who
happened to be under it. The ideas which
Christ once sharply rebuked have been
the source of many superstitions. Men
In all ages -have been as "the wicked
generation that seeketh for a sign when
no sign shall be given them." God al
ways deals with us in kind. Of the same
nature as the action 19 Its reward or Its
penalty. This Religion of Science, then,
is retributive, and Is the just working
out of the Immutable laws of nature set
and established by the Creator from the
beginning. A varying law of nature would 1
be the destruction of the universe.
MMMHMHtMHt
I "NO OTHER WAT." t
I Powerful and Dramatic Stofy by I
Sir Walter Besant,
Begins Pnblication November 3. 1901. 1
In The Sunday Oregoniau.
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The People and the Revolution.
A Short History of the Revolution. By Everett
Tomlinson. Doubleday, Page & Co., New
York. ,
This work has grown out of the desire
frequently expressed to Mr. Tomlinson
when he was lecturing on the American
Revolution, that In some way the experi
ences of the neople, as well as the deeds
of the armies In that trying period, might
be presented to the present generation.
While the armies were fighting the battles
of the new nation, Mr. Tomlinson says,
"the lonely farmers or the scattered, bands
of hardy pioneers afforded glimpses of the
struggle that was then going on which
were as true tests of patriotism and as
evident expressions of thB life of the Na
tion as were the conquests won by the
regiments."
Trials of a Young; Cotton Planter.
Pine Ridge Plantation. By William Drysdale.
T. Y. Crowell & Co , New York.
The hero of the story is an underpaid
and overworked farm drudge, who is not
content to work aimlessly from -day to
day, but who sets out to make his own
living. He purchases a piece of cheap
land in the South and through persistent
efforts converts it Into a prosperous cot
ton plantation. The evolution of the
"patch" Into the plantation is consist
ently worked out by the author, and the
story is brimful of life and earnest en
deavor. Its purpose Is to show how
"liberty and living" may be secured
without capital and how independence of
character is bound to succeed in the end.
Faith, Denial and Doubt.
Wherefore Didst Thou Doubt? By Cleland B.
McAfee. T. Y. Crowell & Co., New York.
There are three attitudes we can take
toward -any statement. First, we can
say, "That is true" the attitude of faith.
Secondly, we can say, "That la hot true"
the attitude of denial. Thirdly we can
say, "Is that true or not?" the attitude
of doubt Doubt is not denial, although
jt Involves the denial of faith which relies
upon a statement as true. And because
of doubt, arise? the counter query,
wherefore? The walking of Peter on the
water Is analagous to the progress of the
soul through life; and the terms and ele
ments of this analogy are outlined In the
present little volume. v
Reynard the Fox.
Reynard the Fox. Edited by Joseph J. Mora.
Dana Ectes & Co., Boston.
A version of the famous beast fable,
translated Into English verse from the
Low German of the . fifteenth century,
and adapted for modern readers. This
book belongs to the rare clas3 which is
equally delightful to children and to their
elders. In this regard it may be com
pared to "Gulliver's Travels," "Ion
Quixote" and "Pilgrim's Progress." The
animals are not men dressed up In the
skin of beasts, but are throughout true
to their characters, and are not only
strongly realized, but consistently drawn.
As a FalHns Star.
As a Falling Star. By Eleanor Gaylor Phelps.
A C. McClurg & Co., Chicago.
A crippled child Is found on the steps
of a hospital, abandoned by his parents.
His helpless condition and remarkable
beauty appeal to a wealthy young woman
who happens to see him, and she gives
him a. home. The story Is a delicate little
study of two unusual temperaments, and
of the development of the woman's char
acter through her care for the child. The
account of a trip to Europe In the vain
pursuit of health for little John brings in
some clever descriptions of the cities and
people of Italy.
How to Make Baskets.
How to Make Baskets. By Mary White.
Doubleday, Page & Co., New York.
The revival of Interest in Indian baskets
has drawn attention to the art of basket
making. This little manual is the only
guide to the work. Miss White describes
In detail the few necessary Implements
and materials, and tells how to weave,
first the simpler forms, next the more dif
ficult patterns, and finally the complicat
ed work for which the Indians once were
famous, but which is now rapidly becom
ing a lost art.
Tales of China.
Traveler Tales of China. By Hezeklah Butter
worth. Dana Estes & Co., Boston.
Mr. Butterworth's book makes clear to
young people the new conditions, as well
asi the' ojd traditions of the Chinese peo
ple, and gives an Instructive and fascinat
ing picture of Russian China and Man
churia, as well as of the central empire.
It tells all about the new ports of the
Yellow Seat and the Trans-Siberian Rall-
way and also illustrates the manners and
customs of the native population by folk
lore tales and travelers narratives.
Lincoln's First Love.
Lincoln's First Love. By Carrie Douglas
"Wright. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago.
When Abraham Lincoln was a young
man he kept a store at Salem, 111., and
studied law In his spare time. He took
an active share in the life of the small
town, and many stories have survived
among the traditions of the place.- One
of these concerns his Interest In Ann Rut
ledge, the belle of the village. This epi
sode, like others in Lincoln's life, is not
necessarily authentic In all Its details,
but it has served Mrs.- Wright as a basis
for a delicate and pathetic little love
story.
Jack of All Trades.
Jlngleman Jack: His Pictures and Rhymes, of
the Callings, the Crafts and Trades of the
Times. Verse by James O'Dea, Pictures by
Harry Kennedy. The Saalfleld Publishing
Co., Akron, O.
This book contains the pictures and rhymes
Of Jlngleman Jack, a man of the times,
"Who used to be. termed by youth and by maids
And every one else as Jack- of All Trades.
He followed the callings of Toller, of Tramp,
Of Carpenter, Sailor and Miner In camp.
All manner of work he did and did well,
Until to the business of rhyming" he fell.
Woodland and Meadow.
"Woodland and Meadow. By W. I. Lincoln
Adams. The Baker & Taj lor Co., New York.
A series of Interesting papers dealing
with life on a New England hill farm,
inspired by the later day tendencies of
city people embodied in the phrase. "Back
to Nature." The illustrations made from
photographs taken by Mr. Adams are of
a high order.
Stories of Old Virginia.
In Our Country. By Marlon Harland. G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York.
The ten stories in. the volume combine
to afford a deeply interesting picture of
the social life of Virginia before the war.
There Is every mood in the book's pages
the merry, the tragic, the pathetic ail
portrayed in Marion Harland's engaging
style.
DOOKS RECEIVED.
"The Making of a Marchioness," by
Frances Hodgson Burnett. (Frederick A.
Stokes Company, New York.)
"Your Uncle Lew," by Charles Reg
inald Sherlock. (Frederick A. Stokes
Company, New York.)
"Mousme," by C.lve Holland. (Fred
erick A. Stokes Company, New York.)
"Our Ferns and Their Haunts," by
Willard N. Clute. (Frederick A. Stokes
Company, New York.)
"Karadac," by X. and Hesketh Prlch
ard. (Frederick A. Stokes Company,
New York.)
"The Moderns," by George Trimble
Davidson. (Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany, New York.)
"The Seven Houses," by Hamilton
Drummond. (Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany, New York.)
"Phllbrook Howell," by Albert Kinross.
(Frederick A. Stokes Company, New
York.)
"The Serious Wooing," by John Oliver
Hobbes. (Frederick A. Stokes Company,
New York.) ,
"The Silver Skull," by S. R. Crockett.
(Frederick A. Stokes Company, New
York.)
"Johnnie Courteau and Other Poems,"
by William Henry Drummond. Dr. Drum
mond's new volume strikes the same note
as his earlier work, "The Habitant," in
singing of the simple sturdy characters
of the North woods. Dr. Drummond Is
a "Canadian, as is Frederick S. Coburn,
the illustrator. (G. P. Putnam's Sons,
New . York.)
"Toothsome Tales Told in Slang," by
Billy Burgundy. (Street & Smith, New
York.)
The anonymous author of "Elizabeth
and Her German Garden" has written a
novel, "The Benefactress," which the
Macmillan Company, New York, has pub
lished, "The Benefactress" Is a young
English woman who has a fortune left
her by a German relative. She takes up
her property In Germany and lives there.
The story of her life in the German vil
lage is told with unfailing humor as
might have been expected of the woman
who was at once the wife of the man
of wrath and mother of the April, May
and June- babies.
New Book of Animal Stories.
Longmans, Green & Co., New York,
announce for the holiday season a new
volume of animal stories, "The- Violet
Fairy Book," by Andrew Lang. The
stories, as In all the other books of the
series, have been translated out of the
popular traditional tales in a number of
different languages. They are as old
as anything that men have Invented.
They were inherited by our earliest civil
ized ancestors, who really believed that
beasts and trees and stones can talk If
they choose, and behave kindly or un
kindly. They aro full of the oldest ideas
of ages when science did not exist, and
magic took the place of science.
Book Notes.
The Macmillan Company, New York,
will Issue tor the holiday trade the third
edition of "William Shakespeare, Poet,
Dramatist and Man," by Hamilton
Wright Mable. It will be fully lllus-.
trated.
"At the Sign of the Ginger Jar,' by
Roy Clarke Rose. For a number of years
Mr. Rose conducted a department of the
Chicago Record, In which passing inci
dents and the tendencies of the hour
were 'commented upon in clever, sparkling
verse. "Out of the Ginger Jar" was a
familiar and welcome caption to the read
ers of the Record. (A. C. McClurg &
Co., Chicago.)
"God's Sunlight," by Lewis W.
Smith. The author traces briefly but
Instructively the vital part played
by sunlight In the inner mechanism
of. nature not only at the pres
ent moment, but since the world
began. He then draws a noble lesson
from this constant shining of tne sun,
ana shows how just as vivifying rays
may be cast abroad from the sun' of the
spirit. (T. Y- Crowell & Co.. New York.)
"The Summer Gathering," by Dr. J.
R. Miller. "We ought to begin in early
youth to gather beautiful things into our
life gentle thoughts, noble truths, pure
memories, inspiring influences, enrich
ing friendships. Then we shall have a
treasure-house from which .to draw in
the days when work is hard, when sor
row comes, when the resources of glad
ness fail." The foregoing is Dr. Miller's
preface to a delightful and Inspiring little
discourse on an engrossing subject. One
can hardly Imagine a more important
topic for young men and young women to
consider than this of "Summer Gathering
for Winter's Need," since youth ,1s a time
of preparation for a life that may bo
lived but once. (T. Y. Crowell & Co
New York.)
"Two boys in the Blue Ridge," by W.
Gordon Parker. There is a fine out-of-door
air about this tale, and plenty of
healthy excitement. The episode about
the shooting of a black bear would alone
he worth the price of the book to any adventure-loving
boy. Then the account of
building a camp, of treeing coons, of
trapping minks and red fox, and of shoot
ing deer and lynx, will make every young
reader who has red corpuscles In his
veins want to spend his November holi
days in the woods. (Dana., Kstes & Co.,
Boston.)
"Jaconetta: Her Loves," by Mrs. M. E.
M. Davis. Jaconetta was a little' girl who
lived on a plantation In one of the Gulf
States just before the Civil War. Her
affections were first enlisted for a black
smith, then for a succession of men and
boys. The story gives glimpses of the
generous hospitality1 of old Southern fam
ilies and the condition of the state before
the war. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Bos
ton.) "Joy and Strength for the Pilgrim's
Day," by Mary Wilder Tileston. A com
panion boolc to "Dally Strength for Daily
Needs," and, like it, a selection from
writers of many countries and centuries,
of thoughts of courage, faith, hope and
love, to cheer and Inspirit the pilgrim
in his dally Journey and to remind him
of what he can do to help his fellow
travelers. (Little, Brown &. Co., Boston.)
"The Wage of Character," by Julien
Gordon. A novel of the world of fashion
and Intrigue. Glimpses of -social life in
New York are accompanied by pictures of
political life and society in Washington.
(D. Appleton & Co., New York.)
"Footing It In Franconia," by Bradford
Torrey." Mr. Torrey describes the vaca
tion doings of a set of enthusiastic nature-lovers
In the beautiful valley and
mountain Franconia country. It has to
do with nature, not In the abstract, but
36 these happy people saw and enjoyed
it. (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston.)
"Holly Berry and Mistletoe," by Mary
Caroline Hyde. A Christmas romance of
1492. (Little, Brown &. Co., Boston.)
"Her Grace's Secret," by Violet Twee
dale. (George W. Jacobs & Co., Philadel
phia.) "When Love Files Out o the Window,"
by Leonard Merrick. Certain phases, of
stage life In England and America are
pictured. The Influence of a woman's
loyalty in bringing success to another
woman is the motive developed graph
ically and sympathetically. (D. Appleton
& Co., New York.)
"The Arlckaree Treasure," by Albert
G. Clarke, Jr. Thirteen stories of adven
ture in Montana, all of which have been
published In Eastern and California pa
pers. The title story tells of the hunt
for a treasure near the British Columbia
boundary and of the loss of the searchers, I
except one. (The Abbey Prese, Isew
York.)
"The Sign of the Prophet," by James
Ball Naylor. A-well told romance of the
contests between General Harrison and
Tecumseh. Indian ceremonials and the
ways and methods of the Indians are
carefully followed. (The Saalfleld Publish
ing Co., Akron, O.)
NO ADVISORY BOARD.
Suggestion as to method of Selecting
Convention Delegate.
PORTLAND, Oct. 30 (To the Editor.)
The letter of J. C. Jamleson in Sunday's
issue of 'The Oregonian declining the ap
pointment as a member of the advisory
board to the county committee was
read with approval by a great many Re
publicans In Multnomah County, and es
pecially his challenge of the authority and
power of the County Central Committee
to create an advisory committee. The
chief duty of a county central committee
Is to manage the campaign for its party
after the nominations have been made by
the county and state conventions, so
that legitimately there is nothing further
to be done by the present central com
mittee, except, perhaps, to apportion, the
delegates to the next county convention
among the various wards and precincts,
and to issue the call for the county con
vention and provide a place for It to as
semble, as by the new primary law
passed at the last Legislature the Coun
ty Central Committee no longer appoints
judges and clerks of the primaries. .This
duty is hereafter to be performed by the
County Court. Said law was Intended to
remedy the abuse of power practiced by
the central committees of Multnomah
County, who have heretofore appointed
such judges and clerks In a large num
ber of the precincts as would arbitrarily
return as elected delegates previously se
lected by the committee, Irrespective of
the fact as to whether they were elected
or not." The central committee, having
arrogated to Itself the exclusive right to
name the delegates to the county com
ventlon, and by selecting such persons
as It could control, the committee virtu
ally selected and nominated the entire
county ticket, as well as the delegates to
the state convention. Now, what the Re
publican of this county demand Is:
First That fair and honorable men only
he appointed by the County Court as
judges and clerks of the primaries.
Secondi-That the Republicans of each
ward and country precinct be allowed to
select the delegates to the county con
centlon without Interference by the cen
tral committee or "advisory board."
Third That said delegates so chosen
shall nominate the county ticket with
out any such Interference.
Fourth That the delegates from each
ward shall elect their own central com
mittee, and that his constituents shall be
his advisors.
If this is done there will be an end to
party faction and strife in Multnomah
County, and if every Republican will go
out to the primaries and vote for good,
substantial men as delegates, who will be
controlled only by their own judgment,
the desired result will at once be ac
complished. BLUCHER.
Here's Eloquence.
PORTLAND. Oct. 30. (To the Editor.)
If eloquence is what the reader craves,
here it is, from Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy,
mother of Christian Science and several
other things: "Mr. McKInley began warm
ing the marble of politics into zeal, ac
cording to wisdom, quenching Its vol
canoes, uniting the interests of all peo
ples, and It ended In a universal good
overcoming all evil. May his history
waken a tone of truth that shall rever
berate, renew euphony, emphasize human
power, and bear the banner into vast
eternity." My!
This forensic strain has probably never
been oqualed, unless it was by a Metho
dist preacher, at the late annual confer
ence in Hlllsbqro, Or., where In a speech
against certain evildoers, he is said to
have hurst forth: "They are chasing a
shadow, which rises in a bubble, and
will oome down In their hands In ashes."
What will Chauncey M. Depew say now,
when he hears of all this? C.
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PLAIN TALK
To Catarrh. Sufferers.
Every person suffering from catarrh In
its many forms, knows that the common
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Is needless to argue this point or to cite
cases of failure, because every victim of
catarrhal trouble knows it for himself If
he has tried them.
A local application, If it does anything
at all, simply gives temporary relief; a
wash, lotion, salve or powder cannot
reach the seat of the disease, which Is the
blood.
The mucous membrane seeks to relieve
the blood of catarrhal poison by secreting
large quantities of mucous, the discharge
sometimes closing up the nostrils, descend
ing to the throat and larynx, causing an
irritating cough, continual clearing' of the
throat, deafness, indigestion and many
other disagreeable and persistent symp
toms. A remedy to really cure catarrh must be
an Internal treatment; a remedy which
will gradually cleanse the system from
catarrhal poison and remove the fever and
congestion always present In the mucous
membrane.
The beat remedies for this purpose are
Eucalyptol, Sangulnaria and Hydrastln,
But the difficulty has always been to get
these valuable curatives combined In one
palatable, convenient and efficient form.
Recently this has been accomplished arid
the reparation DUt on the market under
the name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets; they'
are large, pleasant-tasting lozenges, so
that they may be slowly dissolved in the
mouth, thus' reaching every part of the
mucous membrane and Anally the stomach
and Intestines.
An advantage to be considered also Is
that Stuart's Catarrh Tablets contain no
cocaine, morphine, or poisonous narcotics,
so often found In catarrh powders, and
the use of which often entdlls a habit
more dangerous than the disease.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are sold by
druggists at 50 cents for full-sized pack
age -and are probably the safest and most
effectual catarrh cure on the market.
HunrsY &pf
Bverywhere one hears that expression
hurry upl" It is a genuine Americanism
expressive oi inc
"rush" in which wc
live. Nothing-is swift
enough for us. We
race against steam
and lightning and find
them slow. We
grudge the time given
to eating, and rush
through meals as
though life depended
upon our haste.
Life docs depend on
our kaste, but not in
that sense. Look at
the obituary columns
of the papers and
see how many promi
nent men are carried
away by "stomach
trouble,1" "acute indi
gestion"" and other re
lated diseases. Their
lives have in general
been sacrificed to the
haste and rush of
business which over
looked the fact that
food can only nourish
the body when digest
cd and assimilated
and that the digestive
and assimilative processes can't be hurried.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
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The source of all physical strength is food,
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'By enabling the perfect digestion and assim
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"I was at one time as I thought almost at
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house and part of the time to my bed. I had
taken quantities of medicines but they only
seemed to feed the disease ; but I must say that
'Golden Medical Discovery' has cured, me, and
to-day I am stouter than I have been for twenty
years. I am now forty-three years old."
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DAY. J. G.. & L N ....313
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