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THE SukDAY OREGONIA; PORTLAND., 'OCTOBER 13, 19Q1.
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WITH BOBS AND KRUGER
Frederick W. linger'- Story, of the
"War In Soutn Afrlcn Other
v Late Publications.
FreflericJc W. linger had the unique ex
perience of being the representative of a
great London newspaper Trtth the Boer
army. He gives in his boolc, "With 'Bobs'
jjend Kruger" (Henry T. Coates & Co.,
'Philadelphia), a truthful account of what
fell under his own observation. He says
3als personal sympathies in the conflict
were eoniewhat mixed. Having made
'many warm friends while campaigning
with Lord Roberts' forces, his first sym
pathies were -on the English side, but when
the London Express sent him over to the
iBoers he was much impressed by the sin
cerity of those people and by the pathos
of their heroic struggle against over
whelming odds.
Mr. Unger went to South Africa upon
the slenderest possible connection with
ihe press, inspired by an account in one
of Kipling's books of a youngster jerked
on at the end of a wire." After numer
ous vicissitudes he accidentally ran across
Kipling and sought an interview, of which
he gives the following account:
I had less than 30 shillings left, all my
resources "were exhausted, and the time had
passed for a reply from America, and I re
alized that I could expect nothing from that
source In short, I was "up against It," and I
Icncw it The band was to play in the Mu
nicipal Gardens that evening, and I walked
up the long avenue until I found myself at
the Mount Nelson Hotel. I knew Mr. Kip
ling was staying there, and the impulse came
ever me to call on him. I sent in my card,
and a few minutes later found the greatest
little man of all England looking pleasantly at
me and saying:
"Well, what are you doing out here?"
I briefly told him of my aspiration to be
f n "youngster jerked on at the end of a tele
graph wire"; and how, now that I had failed,
I was ready to attempt my last alternative ,of
getting captured by the Boers on my return
to Stcrkstrom, and try my luck as a soldier
of fortune in their army. Mr. Kipling ap
peared much interested and said:
T like your nerve; but why don't you sink
your nationality and join one of our corps
of rough riders or scouts? There you'll get
the real thing."
I replied that tins would prevent my hav
ing the necessary freedom of movement, and
then suggested that he take me with him
as secretary, servant, driver, or in any capac
ity he could use me. Mr. Kipling hesitated
a moment, and then put me through the most
exhaustive examination I had ever had. Could
I cook, pack a horse, ride and drive, put up
a tent, beg, borrow or steal forage, tell the
truth or lie if necesary, mind my own business
and never aee or hear things not to be seen
or heard; was I "discreet," and was I sure
I would not ""poison him with my cooking?"
And then, when I told him that I was an
old Klondlkcr, ho chopped his questions ab
ruptly off with:
"Oh, I guess if you've been over the Chll
coot you have all the necessary qualifica
tions.' My hopes by this time had reached the
boiling point, and Just as I expected him to
say, "All right. Til take you with me," he
said the other thing. -
"You see' be added, by way of explana
tion, "J. could never have a man in the same
line as myself with me. You would be us
ing my material, and if you wouldn't you
should I would in your place; .in fact, I'd
io anything to secure a beat on anybody
else." I heard him out patiently, and then
said:
"But, Mr. Kipling, I hope you don't think
for a moment that I am so foolish as to think
myself in the same class with you?"
"That's just where you make a mistake,"
he snapped out' energetically; 4Vou should
think yourself every bit as good as X, and
make it your object to beat mo at my own
game. Tou are a newspaper man, and out
3iere to write what you see, and that is all
Tra. doing. Keep yourself thinking that you
,can do better than X can, ana don't let yourself
ihtnk anything else, and perhaps then you will
Te able to do so." Then, after a pause for
breath, he added, with a twinkle in bis eye,
"'But I've a pretty good start on you, and
don't Intend to let you, or any' one else, catch
up with me if I can help it."
The kindliness of his manner and the force
lulncss xf .his remarks were a powerful stimu
lant to me, and I felt fully half a foot taller
and more of a man in every way. As I
was deciding that I would follow his advice
and try to beat even the great Kudyard Kip
ling, he continued: "Jib, I'm no good or you;
!jut put your address on this card, and I'll
speak to a few iellows 1 know who might
be able to use you, and then let you know."
Then he gave me a hearty grasp of the
hand, said "Good luck to you." and I walked
back to my lodging-house as rich In optimism
and determination as any South African mil
lionaire who. has ever passed out of the Mount
2Jelsoa Hotel in the good old days before the
war.
Through the kindness of Kipling, the young
American was placed on the field staff of the
London Times, until C Arthur Pearson en
'gaged him as manager for the London Daily
Press In South Africa, and sent him secretly to
the Boer side.
General Gatacre is one of the somewhat
numerous British commanders whose rep
utations have been ruined or damaged
tby the war. Mr. Unger tells by what a
narrow mark Gatacre missed being one
.jt the war's successes instead of one of
tg .failures:
At this time General Gatacre was much
broken in spirit, and in the opinion of those
who had kriown ihlm a long while, a greatly
Tdianged man. Captain Tennant discouraged
any Interviewing, and it so happened I never
-came into personal contact with the General
xither than by a mere formal introduction,
which he acknowledged without comment.
Among the officers, correspondents and sol
diers, however, I found that he was highly
-esteemed as an officer and a gentleman. The
Tommies spoke affectionately of him as "the
old man." He had the reputation of working
ills men very hard; yet. It was always said,
"no harder than he himself worked." All
sympathized deeply with him In the disgrace
which had attended his Teverse at Stormberg
and after his dismissal, when the five Irish
companies were captured at Edenberg and
the blame was wrongly laid on his shoulders,
he being made a scapegoat to satisfy the
public clamor in England, every one acquaint
ed with the facts was loudly indignant, for his
failure to relieve the Irish companies was
,ald to be entirely due to orders being sent
to him direct, from Lord Roberts, to remain
where he was, until it was too late. Months
after, when I had become a guest of the
Boer army, I heard an interesting tale about
his reverse at Stormberg. General Oliver was
his opponent. Had General Gatacre marched
half an hour longer, on that disastrous night,
instead of retreating, he would have reached
an Impregnable position unoccupied by the
Boors, which would have separated General
Oliver from the rest of his army. Oliver's re
treat would have been cut off, and he would
have been forced to surrender to General Gat
acre. . The failure to do this ruined General
Gatacrc's reputation and shattered his health.
This is a striking instance of how an acci
dental decision the wrong way at a critical
time diverted victory from the British and
gave It to tho Boers, and Is ono of many
irstances which has mado South Africa "the
graveyard of reputations."
If the facts related below are true It is
easy to see that some interesting interna
tional complications may develop when
the war is over:
Another Item of interest was told me by a
government official, while at Machadodorp,
which has a strong .bearing on the attitude the
powers may adopt when the time for final' set
tlement at the conclusion of the war may
ctme. My informant said: "My! won't the
British be mad, when the war is over, to find
that, after all, they have lost the gold mines
for which they have really been fighting?"
"Why, how Is that?" I asked; "surely the
Boers haven't carried them off, nor have they
been destroyed, as was expected."
"Well, I'll explain it to you," he continued.
"Tou see, tho government originally leased
the mines with the provision that If at any
time they should remain unworked for a pe
riod of six months the leases would revert to
the government. Of course, the beginning of
the war put a stop to all mining operations,
and when the war was six months old the
government privately soid the reverted leases
to French and German capitalists. Now, when
the war is officially declared over, these cap
italists, through their governments, will In
sist on their claims, and all sorts of unpleas
ant complications for England will be tha re
sult. .Nothing will be done in this matter
until the war is entirely at an end, for the
powers desire that England shall have expend
ed as much of her resources as possible in her
contest with the republics. Bather clever of
the government, wasn't It? Tou see, in this
way, two of the powers have been furnished
with a technical excuse for interference, and,
in addition, the republics have succeeded In
enlisting on their side unnatlonal capital,
vhlch is the force behind all civil power, and
must fight for its rights wherever and by
whomsoever assailed. England will certainly
object to surrendering tho mines, and then
the trouble will begin."
It will be interesting, now that the war ap
pears to bo nearing its final stages, to remem
ber this phase of the subject, and watch to
see if there will be any international develop
ments which my Informant's remarks may be
the key to.
Mr. Unger was still with the British
forces when his sympathies began to drift
to the Boer side. Htftv it came about he
thus describes:
Then two sets of stretcher-bearers went out
to carry in the wounded men. Here was a
golden opportunity to get photographs of this
incident, and I went out into the open with
my kodak and 'snapped half a dozen films.
The sun was almost at the horizon, and I
was somewhat excited. The stretcher-bearers
were running, and when they came back to
the wall I had dropped my camera to help
lift the stretcher, with Its load, over to safe
ty behind. All this resulted in my pictures
being partly spoiled, either by insufficient ex
posure, due to poor light, or else, in my ex
citement, I moved the camera and blurred
the photographs. About ten minutes after
the last man was brought in X was standing
by the Maxim when a Tommy called to me,
"The Captain Is still out there." While he
was pointing out to me Just where the Captain
fell, I raw a tall figure jump over the wall
-some distance below and run out to where
the Captain lay, CO to 100 yards out, he hav
ing fallen at least 25 yards ahead of any
of his men. It was an ambulance surgeon,
whose name I afterwards learned was Moore.
Going up to the Captain, he quickly lay down
beside him. At first I thought be was shot,
but after a minute's examination he stood up,
and I saw him trying to lift the wounded Cap
tain upon his shoulder. The officer was a
heavyman, and the doctor was having a good
bit of trouble. Just then at their feet I
saw a splash of dust a foot or so high, then
another and another, and X knew that the
enemy was firing on them. "Great Scottl
They don't see that they are firing on a res
cuing party," I thought.
X ran out to help the doctor, and as I came
up to him he said, "Help me get him on my
back;' I tried, but the man was too heavy,
so the doctor rolled the upper half of him
Into my arms, holding the other end himself,
and we started to run back. Half way we
dropped our burden for a rest. "Zing! Zing!"
sounded overhead.
"Why, those devils are shooting at us!" I
gasped.
"Certainly," answered he doctor. "Come, we
mustn't stand hero. Don't stop to Hirt him;
take hold of his straps!" and, seizing him
by his belt and breast leathers, we dragged
him another 25 yards. Then two Tommies
came to our help, and the four of us lifted
the Captain and carried him back over the
wall, and laid him down on the clean grass
behind the Maxim, where further surgical
assistance came to Dr. Moore. I went over
to where the Dukes were sitting, and, thor
oughly exhausted, threw myself down on the
ground to rest.
The thought that the Boers had been shoot
ing at the doctor and me while, we were plain
ly a rescuing party put me in a fury. I
thought to myself, "They didn't hit us be
cause they were in their hearts so ashamed
of their act that they could not aim straight."
An officer came up and, pointing to a smear
of blood on my breast and sleeve, said, "I
nope you are not hurt?" No, X wasn't, but
I was getting very angry. Then, as I thought
of how my little mare had been crippled
the one that a night or so before had stepped
over me while I was half asleep on the veldt,
carefully lifting her feet so as not no step
on me a lump seemed to come up in my
throat, and I am not ashamed to own to a
moistening of the eyes. Just then I heard the
men shouting:
"There they go! They're clearing."
I jumped up, and there, sure enough, were
hose ant-llke specks on the veldt, half a
mile away, swiftly gilding up the -slopo of
the veldt toward the kopjes. The soldiers all
around were firing furiously. The thought
of my little mare and tho wounded Captain
urged me to action. I took a riflo out of a
Tommy's hand, and, lifting it to my shoul
der, took a long, careful aim at the little group
of fast-riding Boers. My finger was ori tho
-rigger and I was about to pull; but some
thing seemed to say: "You'll be sorry for this
some day," and I dropped the gun for a sec
ond. I raised it again with a smile at my sen
timentality; and then, as I shifted it "a little
to get the range, which had Increased con
siderably in the few seconds I had wasted,
X seemed to see a familiar picture in one of
my old schoolbooks. It was the rough wood
cut of the gathering at Lexington, showing
several dead bodies stretched on the village
green, with a fll of redcoats, smoking rifles
In hand, drawn up opposite; then out of the
retreat to Boston, with Yankee Boers behind
every tree and farm wall, pouring their flint
lock fire on the disordered column, while the
church bells all over the country were ringing
wildly; then I -saw the charge up Bunker's
Hill, the disordered flight down, the final tak
ing of the crest at the point of the bayonet;
in short, the Shot heard round the world'
came thundering down the century into the
heart of the veldt, and I heard Its ecno in
South Africa. These are the things I seemed
to see and hear while looking through the
sights of a" British rifle in the "Free State; and
as I realized that those little black specks,
now almost reaching the cover of the kopjes,
were merely minute men of another century
riding for freedom that they might continue
to fight for liberty and Independence, as my
ancestors had doubtless done many times, I
dropped the rifle, and to this day I devout
ly thank God that I did not fire the shot. Since
then the waving folds of the American flag
ave had a different meaning to me, and I do
not hesitate to adopt a British custom in re
spect to it the Englishman always raises his
hat when he passes his country's flag.
During the futile pursuit of Dewet, Wr.
Unger spent sufficient time on the extreme
advance line to be an eye-witness to the
great consideration shown to the families,
or the warring burghers- whenever the
British troops came up to a farmhouse.
Everything the advance line took, from
eggs and chickens to cattle and forage,
was paid for on the spot. On his return
to Bloemfonteln over the same path he
found that the stragglers had not been so
considerate. One farm where he spent the
night had been denuded even of the shrub
bery and trees about the house. Where
there had been plenty of stock, several
hundred chickens and geese, and forage in
plenty, the poor Dutch vrou did not have
left in the house even enough rye for a
single meal. She had been paid for a few
of her things-, but the rest had been stolen
by the stragglers. At another point Mr.
Unger stopped at a farmhouse where half
a dozen soldiers were chasing and catch
ing the few chickens that remained. This
was directly contrary to regulations, so he
asked the men what authority they had
for foraging. They replied that one ot
their officers had helped himself, and they
saw no reason why they should not follow
the example. By the gate, with her
frightened children hanging- to her skirts,
the vrou stood, crying bitterly. That this
war upon women and children arid the
aged was. waged with the knowledge ot
commanding officers is shown in a few
more cases, which aTe related:
Near Bloemfonteln f came upon a more strik-,
ing and pitiable scene of desolation. This was
farmhouse where a few day3 before I had
turned aside from the column to get a glass
of water. The hausvrouw had sent her little
girl for the water, which she brought me In
a pretty china cup. General French's Chief
of Staff was talking o the burgher, who was
one of those who had surrendered his arms
and taken the oath of allegiance. Several
white flags were flying overhead as a sign of
neutrality. This place was entirely In ahhen,
still smoking. The farmer's wife and children
were camped In an outbuilding, with a few
articles of bedding saved from the house. I
had seen the smoke of the burning house half
an hour after I had left It, ,but supposed it
was only a huge pile of forage being con
sumed to avoid Its falling Into tho hands of
the Boers. I learned that Just after I left
the place a party of Boers had 'occupied the
farm, and one of their pickets had firpd on
the scouts of the passing army. Information
of this was conveyed to the British General.
He ordered out a squadron of horse to clear
the farm of Boers, which they did. Then the
place was burned; tho old burgher and hll'
son were made prisoners. I afterward met the
officer who had charge of this work, and he
said, "It was the most miserable piece of
business I have ever had to do." His men
poured oil over the furniture and woodwork,
allowing only a few of the barest necessities
to bo removed; and then, despite tho pitiable
pleadings of the women and children, and thj
frantic protests of ,the old-whlte-halred grand
father, the torch was applied, and ono more
desolate home was added to the already too
long list which this unhappy war had pro
duced. This was but the beginning. I was half pre
pared for what was to follow, for I had heard
at Dewetsdorp that, since tho expedition had
been a failure, orders had been Issued from
Bloemfonteln that no more supplies would be
sent out to French's division. This meant
that they were to llvo on the country; and
that, somehow, excuses were to be found to
ignore the proclamations of protection guaran
teed by the Field Marshal. So parties of
scouts were- sent out to search the farm3 lor
concealed weapons and ammunition. A rusty
old gun or a handful of forgotten cartridges
was sufficient evidence; then the cattle, sheep
and horses were rounded up, all the carts
about the place loaded with anything of value
the marauders desired, the match was applied,
and a few prisoners were added to the already
over-long lists.
Between 20 and 30 homesteads were destroyed
between Dewetsdorp and Bloemfonteln to my
certain knowledge, and it Is very probable
that twice that number were added to tho
list by other detachments of French's troops.
In each case after the punishment had
been Inflicted some form of trial was given
at Bloemfonteln. Of course the prisoners had
very little opportunity to defend themselves,
and usually they were convicted and sent to
Cape Town. Some show of justice was ob
tained, however. vThe burgher who had owned
the first farm destroyed, and his son also,
were actually acquitted, as. it was shown that
they had not taken part In the firing on the
troops, and had protested against It; so, after
having lost their home and been marched SO
miles as prisoners, they were released. By
this time the son had gone Insane. I doubt
If any compensation was made other than the
filing of their claims, to be settled after the'
conclusion of hostilities.
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A VALUABLE BOOK.
History by Oregon Authors Appreci
ated In Cambridge.
Professor Frank "Waldo, of Cambridge,
Mass., author of "Modern Meteorology,"
sends The Oregonlan the following ap
preciation of "The Government of the
American People," recently published in
Boston:
For some time there has been growing
a feeling In the Middle and Western
States that the publishers of schoolbooks
which circulate over 'the whole country
draw too much on the East for their au
thors. The really competent and even
brilliant men in their own departments
of learning who are at work in the West
have, however, become so numerous and
so prominent that their claims to be
well represented in the publlehers' lists
have proved strong enough to -break up
the so-called "ring" of Eastern authors.
The latest names of prominent Western
educators to nc added to these lists are
those of President Strong and Professor
Schafer, of the University of Oregon.
It seems a long cry from Oregon to
Boston, but great reputations can travel
entirely around the world, and the repu
tation of President Strong and Professor
Schafer evidently reached Boston, after
traveling " some JJ000 miles, with sufficient
force to cause the important publishing
blouse of Houghton, Mifflin & Co. to
intrust to the hands of these educators
the task of preparing a proper text
book for Instructing our American youth
in that Important branch of education
the civil government of the United States.
That the publishers made no mistake in
the matter of selecting the proper au
thors for this work is plainly evident
from the success with which the latter
have completed their task.
It has been the custom in a treatise on
this subject to plunge at once into a
description of an established form of gov
ernment, and the pupil is left unaware of
its manner of development. This is not
the case, however,' with the present book.
The authors have given an introductory
chapter, which treats Interestingly and
accurately of the gradual growth of gov
ernment from small beginnings, and they
trace the ancestry of our own govern
mental forms through our English and
German , progenitors from the historic
time's contemporary with the Roman
conquests. Thus our civic , system is
traced back to a condition as primitive
as that' of the American Indians; an Illus
trative condition which every school boy
,or girl can appreciate.
After this introduction the township and
county government la first taken up as
being the logical foundation of our ex
isting governmental system. The system
of local government in the two principal
early colonies, Massachusetts, and Vir
ginia, are carefully explained, after which
Is given a graphical account of the spread
of these systems of the country, and
their expansion into the modern American
institutions of government. The spread
of the county system through the South
and West from its Virginia center, and of
the township system through the West
and Korthwest from its Massachusetts
center is carefully followed up. How the
two systems followed the westbound emi
grants from their earlier homes is clearly
traced out in detail in two interesting
examples which the authors selected for
presentation.
Quite unexpectedly to most readers we
find the Virginia county system repro
duced in the extreme Northwest, in Ore
gon,, but no mystification remains when it
is brought to mind that the pioneers of
Oregon were mainly from the (then)
Southwestern States, Missouri, Kentucky
and Tennessee furnishing the greater pro
portion ot the Oregonlan immigrants. The
gradual installment of this system in the
newly settled territory presented to mod
ern view an example of how the same
process had Operated in the early history
of the, country.
'The' second section is devoted to the
study of city government. In tracing out
the growth of our cities from their, earliest
beginnings the causes which promoted
this growth are carefuly pointed out. The
development of the cities of Boston. Phila
delphia and Chicago are treated in de
tail as marking distinctive types of our
great cities. The chap'ter on the problems
of cities is one of the most instructive In
the whole book, and indicates briefly, but
forcibly the civic, ' and, to some, extent,
the sociological questions which are at
present being threshed out in our popu
lous centers. The third and fourth sec
tions treat of the state governments and
the origin of our National Government.
Under the subject, of state government
matters connected with the development
of the colony into the state, and . the
adopted state governments are treated,
while under the subject of the origin of
the National Government the relations of
the states to each other are dwelt upon
by considering the conditions which made
union between the states difficult, the
growth of the Union, and the genesis of
the Constitution. These subjects have re
ceived but stepmotherly treatment in most
of the textbooks in the hands of school
children. It is true that the main facts
pertaining to these topics are usually giv
en as historical events, but the causes
which lead up to individual existing con
ditions and the process by which these
latter have been achieved have heretofore
been too much neglected.
The las"L and longest section of the
main text, that on the National Govern
ment, is given up to a brief explanation
of the general principles enunciated in
the Constitution of the United States and
the workings df the Federal Government.
The Cxact text of the Constitution is ap
propriately relegated to an appendix. An
other appendix contains a list of the
states, classified according to their origin.
Aside from the Interest which all true
patriots have in the proper instruction of
our youth in civic history and ivlc du
ties, this volume is of special Interest to
Oregonlans on local grounds. The au
thors have seen in the example fur
nished by the rise of civil government
in Oregon a typical case of the extension
in Western territory of the early Virginia
county form of local government. It is
.most satisfying to local pride that the
civil institutes of Oregon can be held up
to the view of the rest of the states as
typifying that form of government which
has sDread from its starting point in this
country over such a large section of the.
United States.
Supplementary to the body of the book
which treats of the United States collec
tively, the growth of civil government in
Oregon is specifically treated in the story
of "The' Rise vof a Western State," to
gether with the reproduction of the first
organic law or constitution of Oregon
(adopted in 1843), the provisional constitu
tion of Oregon (adopted in 1845), and the
state constitution of Oregon (adopted by
the" people in 1857 and approved by Con
gress in 1859). It is an interesting fact
that while so many persons have read
over the, Constitution of the United States,
yet comparatively few have read the con
stitution of their own state, and the in
troduction of the study of this latter in
the public schools is a step which has
been too long delayed. The accurate yet
graphical description of the gradual evo
lution of the present State of Oregon
from the trackless region of the unex
plored Northwest is presented so inter
estingly and in such simple language that
even quite young pupils can appreciate it,
and we venture to predict that it will be
read in thousands of homes by members
of the families into which the book is
carried by its scholar users.
French, and German Text-Books.
From the new publishing house of New
son & Co., New York, come two sets of
books of six volumes, designed for begin
ners in French and German. These books
have had a great success in England and
on the Continent. They are based on the
principles advocated by tba pioneers of
the "reform movement" in Germany by
the Association Phonetique Internationale,
by the "Committee of Twelve" appointed
by the National Education Association
to investigate and report upon the sub
ject of French and German instruction in
secondary schools, and by; a large number
o'f prominent teachers in the United
States, Switzerland and other countries.
The "Holzel Pictures," with which the
books are illustrated, have been success
fully used for many years as an aid for
teaching modern languages. By this meth
od the pupil learns to think In the lan
guage he is studying without reference to
the English equivalents of foreign words,
or the arrangement of words In English
sentences. Beginning with the simplest
phrases, the child Is led easily and gradu
ally to the expression of more complicated
ideas. He does not put English sentences
into French and German, nor' does he
translate French and German sentences
into English. His attitude toward French
or German is exactly the same as his at
titude toward English He reads, talks,
or thinks in German or French with the
same ease that marks his use of his moth
er' tongue.
Kew Religions Novel.
She Stands Alone. By Mark Ashton. L. C.
Page & Co., Boston.
Few novels of the present day can stand
comparison with this book, which must
be ranked in modern literature dealing
with the early Christian era as only sec
ond to '"Ben Hur." Its powar, Its beauty,
and, above all, its deep earnestness of
purpose and wonderful life and vitality,
mark It at once as a masterpiece. Mr.
Ashton ras succeeded in avoiding the
faults which have been common in prac
tically all the recent novels based on
tho religio-historical-theme vulgarity
and sensationalism. "She Stands Alone,"
while rapid in movement and intensely
dramatic in plot, is pure and noble in
every incident. The reader will be charmed
by its dignity and power, as well as by
its dramatic incidents and vivid portray
als of those wonderful early Christians
whose tfaith and self-secrlfice have been
the theme -of countless writers through
out the ages. ,
"She Stands Alone" is. the story of "the
lffe of the wife of Pilate, and the draw
ing of the lovely Euphroyne is a splendid
piece of work.
Views of ex-President Harrison.
Views of an ex-President. By Benjamin Har
rison. Compiled1 by Mary Lord Harrison.
Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis.
This volume contains all" the important
papers and addresses by General Harrison
since the close of his administration In
1S93. The subjects have a wide range,
and include discussions on government,
religion, education ana politics. General
Harrison's broad statemanshlp, his fear-
less frankness at the 'times when he dif
fered from his contemporaries on ques
tions of governmental policy, and his
strong style make the volume well worthy
of a place in the library. Among the con
tents of the book are, fha lecture on the
Constitution and its development, the lec
ture on the status of annexed territory,
and, papers on expansion, currency and
other subjects.
Books, of Verse,.
Kansas Zephyrs. By Ed Blair. The Amer
1 lean Thresherman, Madison, "Wis.
The Dead Calypso and Other "Verses. By
Louis Alexander Robertson. A M. Robert
son, San Francisco.
Delrdre Wed and Qther Poems. By Herbert
Trench. John Lane, .New York.
Mr. Blair's work breathes the free air of
his native state, with here and there a bit
of Kansas cyclonic diversion into the
dizzy mazes of city life. When Mr. Blair
is not busy bartering In his co-operative
store at Cadmas, he writes such jingles
as this:. x
Now some folks think that Kansas
Is Cyclonevllle turned loose,
Because we get new Ideas
And put them Into use.
"We do not ask for patterns
That some one else has made.
But go to work and make them;
' We are masters of the trade. '
"The dead Calypso" is the title poem of
a collection of verse by a California poet.
The sea picturesln "Iceberg" and "Hove
To" are better than the themes drawn
from antiquity.
Mr. Trench's verse belongs to the le
gendary period of Irish history, the earl
ier centuries of our present era and ,the
bardic love of the Druids.
Two Holiday Books.
Holiday books are early making their
appearance this year. Dana Estes & Co.,
Boston, have published two "The Tin Owl
Stories," William Rose, fully illustrated,
with quaint and original drawings by L
J. Brldgman, and "The Grasshoppers'
Hop, and Other Verses," by Zitella" Cocke,
illustrated "by J. J. Mora. Miss Cocke
comes of distinguished military ancestry,
and she had access as a child to a large
and carefully chosen- library of English
books. Her first literary work was done
on the plantation. With the money re
ceived for translations from French and
German she was able, when only 17 years
old, to put her younger sister in school.
Before coming to Boston, seven years ago,
Miss Cocke had had poems accepted by
the Century and, Harper's, and had pub
lished anonymously prose translations.
Her first book of verse, "A Doric Reed"
(Copeland &vDay, 1895), was cordially re
ceived by the press. Many of Miss Cocke's
verses for juvenile readers originally ap
peared in St. Nicholas and the Youth's
Companion, and a number of them which
have been set to music are widely popu
lar. vThe Tempting of Father Anthony.
The Tempting of Father Anthony. By George
Horton. A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago.
Realizing that the life and customs In
some parts of modern Greece are little
known to his American readers, Mr. Hor
ton has again happily chosen that country
for the background of a story. During his
long residence there he made a close study
of the ways of the people in the smaller
villages, and many of the episodes and
scenes in his latest book are based on ac
tual occurrences. Father Anthony Is the
eon of a village priest' and aspires to em
ulate his patron saint by forswearing the
joys of the world and leading an ascetic's
life. The events whlcli cause him to aban
don his ambition are described in a highly
entertaining and sprightly manner.
"Who's Who in America.
"Who's "Who lit America. A biographical dic
tionary of notable living men and women
In the United States. Edited by John W.
Leonard. A. N. Marquis & Co., Chicago.
This is an Invaluable book of- reference.
It is indispensable to libraries, newspa
per offices, and to all persons whose work
requires information concerning the liv
ing. The editor has been thorough and
discriminating and the fund of informa
tion, which the volume presents, is well
systematized.
Scrions Complications.
Serious Complications. By Frances Hanford
Delaney. The Abbey Press, New York.
The scene is laid in California. The
characters are full of life and the "serious
complications" are dwelt with by a ge
nius. Paul Abbot, the widower, is so
amusing in his efforts to be young again
that the book Is well worth reading If only
to know him better. The literary style is
charming, the development of the plot
strikingly original, and the whole story
clever.
Coals of Fire.
Coals of Are. By Frances Hanford-Delaney.
The Abbey Press, New York.
A story of human nature showing how
the selfishness of a man brings sorrow to
those whom he should love, and how a wo
man, though sinned against, may heap
coals of fire by her unselfishness and for
giveness. The characters portrayed are
such as we are constantly coming in con
tact with and' the scenes described are pic
tured with ability.
BOOKS RECEIVED.
"The Letters of Her Mother to Eliza
beth." (John Lane, New York.)
"Four-Leaved Clover," by Maxwell Gray.
A love story of English country life with
a shift of scene to India. The style is
conversational. (D. Appleton & Co., New
York.)
"The Devastators," by Ada Cambridge.
The action passes in London and the
country, although there are reminiscences
S. S. S. is a combination of roota
and herbs of great curative powers,
and when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
of poisons from theblood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
begins to improve from the first dose,
forS. S. S. is not only a blood purifier,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ens and builds up the constitution
while purging the bldod of impuri
ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases of a
blood poison origin, Cancer, Scrofula,
Rheumatisnf, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt
Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles,
and is an infallible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
A record of nearly fifty years of
successful cures is a record to be proud
of. S. S. S. is more popular today
than ever. It numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical corres
pondence is larger than ever in the
history of the medicine. Many write
to thank us for the great good S. S. S.
has done them, while others are seek
ing advice about their cases. All
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physicians have made
a life-long study of Blood and Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes a specialty of no one disease.
We are doing great
good to suffering
humanity through
our consulting de
partment, and invite
you to write us if you have any blood
or skin trouble. We make no charge
whatever for this service.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
from' the antipodes. The story Is a social f
study, and the work of the devastators
men and' women is traced in domestic
and in social 4Ife. (D. Appleton Co.,
New York.)
"A Short History of the American
Trotting ahd-Paclng Horse." by Henry T.
Coates. Contains tables of pedigree's of
famous horses, suggestions and opinions
on training and conditioning, rules for
track-laying, and a great deal of other in
formation. (Henry T. Coates & Co., Phil
adelphia.) "A Woman Alone," by Mrs. W. K. Clif
ford. A series of social studies, in which
the author shows her warm appreciation
ot the virtues and follies ot those who
are "on-with things" in the life of the
world.. The title story is as good as a ser
mon in the lesson it teaches to women
who have over much confidence in, their
own powers. (D. Appleton & (p., New
York.)
Few children's classics have had a
broader circulation or shown a greater vi
tality than Mary Mapes Dodge's delightful
story of Holland entitled "Hans Brinker,
or the Silver Skates." Year after year. Ir
respective of fads and fashions, and In
spite of the constant appearance of new
favorites, the sale of "Hans Brinker" goes
steadily on. This has been its history for
the 26 years that have elapsed since its
first publication, and the yearly sales are
greater than the sales of many new books
that are much talked about in print and
otherwise. In fact, the years bring scarce
ly a diminution "in the sales, and every
once in awhile, without apparent reason,
there Is a sudden, considerable spurt In the
demand. Antl.now the Scrlbnefs, who pub
lish this popular story, are cutting 51 oft
the price of their New Amsterdam edition
in order to give It a still wider circula
tion. This brings it down to the price of
an ordinary novel, while It retains Allen
B. Doggett's one hundred illustrations.
"Blossom Hosts and Insect Guests" is
a complete compilation of all that Wil
liam Hamilton Gibson ever contributed,
either in the way of text or illustration,
to the subject of the fertilization of
flowers, a branch of botanical knowledge
which he was the first American to In
vestigate. The plan of the book is as
follows: First, the theory of cross-fertilization
is clearly explained, and the
history of the subject traced out step by
step. Twenty-five flowers are then care
fully analyzed and the method of their
fertilization shown These individuals
stand as types of the various processes of
fertilization characteristic of our native
flora. The book Is not only valuable on
the side of theory, but in its practical
application to many of the common wild
flowers of the Eastern States, as all the
information, at, present available, for
some 260 species is tabulated, in a form
convenient for reference, in a supplement
of about 20 pages. (Newson & Co., New
York.)
The Old Boole Shop.
Where the air was ever musty
And old volumes, rare and dusty.
Filled each shelfl
Sat the dealer, bent and hoary.
Musing Bunyan's ancient story
Of the 'Pilgrim's path to glory
To himself!
Through the gate the Pilgrim passes,
And the old man dropped his glasses
'With a snore!
While a kitten full of capers
Played among the books and papers,
Overturned the stick and tapers
To. the floor!
Came a youth with ruff and buckles,
And the dealer rubbed his knuckles
In suspense!
But he found the gallant willing
To pay a crown for love tales thrilling
That were worth perhaps a shilling,
Or sixpence!
Nervous bookworms, gaunt, phlegmatic
Bards, with cobwebs of the attic.
Would Just drop
In to rummaze and compare
But not spend a penny there,
Till the dealer In tlespalr
Shut up shop!
New York Herald.
TRAVELEns' GUIDE.
EXCURSION
-TO-
BUFFALO
EXPOSITION
Low Rates to AH Points
East.
WRITE FOR PULL PARTICULARS.
TICKET OFFICE: Cor. Third and Stark Sts.
R. W. Potior. Tlokot Ajant
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
LEAVES
Depot Fifth and
I Street.
ARRIVES
For Maygers, Rainier.
Clatskanle, Westpoft.
Clifton. Astoria. War
renton. Flavel, Ham
mond, Fort Stevtas,
Gearhart Pk.. Seaside.
Astoria and Seis-ore
Express,
Dally.
Astoria Express.
Dally.
8:00 A. M.
11:10 A. M.
7:00 P. M.
fl:40 P. it,
Ticket office 235 Morrison st, and Union- Depot.
J. C. MAYO. Gen. Pass. Art.. Astoria. Or.
Time Card
of Trains
PORTLAND
Leave. Arrives.
"North Coast Limited".. 2:00 P. M. 7:00 A. M.
Twin City. St. Louis &
Kan. City Special .11:30 P. M. 7: P. M.
Puget Sound Limited, for
South Bend. Gray's
Harbor. Olympla, Ta-
coma and Seattle 8:6 A. M. 5:20 P. M.
Two trains dally to Spokane, Butte. Helena,
Mlnneapolli, St. Paul and the East.
A. D. CHARLTON.
Asst. General Pass. Ast,
235 Morrison street. Portland. Or.
Oregon City,
For Salem Way Landings
Steamers Altona and Pomona, for Salem and
way landings, dally except Sunday, 0:45 A. M.
Steamer Leona, for Oregon City, leaves Port
land dally and Sunday, 0 A. M., 1 and o P. H.
Leaves Oregon City 7, 11 A. M.. 3 P. M. Round
trip. 25c Phone Main 4a
OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION CO.
Office and dock foot Taylor street.
lilMMllMlUiM
fan
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
531 tEFtj
4l0
1MN Pacie
AMD
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
, UNION DEPOT. J Leave. Anjve.
' CHICAGO-PORTLAND 0:0OA. M. 4:C0P. M.
SPECIAL. Dally- Dally.
For the East via Hunt
ington. "
SPOKANE FLYER. 0.00 P. M. 7:00 A. M.
For Eastern Washing- Dally. Dally,
ton. Walla Walla. Lew
Iston. Coeur d'Alene and
GU Northern Points.
ATLANTIC EXPRESS. 0:00 P. M 8:10 A. it.
For the East via Hunt- Dally. Datly.
lngton.
OCEAN" AND RIVER SCHEDULE.
FOR SAN FRAN
CISCO. SS. Columbia
Oct. 9. 19. 20.
SS. Geo. W, Elder
Oct. 4. 14. 24.
From
Aln.tworth
Dock.
8.00 P.M.
FOR ASTORIA and
way points, connecting
with str. for Ilwaco and
North Beach, str. Ha?
salo. Ash-street Dock.
8.00 P. M.
Dally ex.
Sunday an.
Monday.
5:00 P. M.
Dally
ex. Sun.
sat. 10
P. M.
FOR SALEM and wuy
points, str. Elmors.
Ash-street Dock.
(Water permitting.)
6:45 A. M.
Mon..
Wed..
Frl.
:t-00 P. M.
Tuea.,
Thurs.,
Sat.
FOR DAYTON. Oregcn
City and Yamhill River
points. str. Modoc.
Ash-ftreet Dock.
(Water permitting.)
7:00 A. M.
Tues..
Thurs..
Sat.
3 P. M.
Mon..
Wed..
Frl.
TICKET OFFICE., Third and Washington.
TcleDhone, Main 712.
PORTLAND & ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
For Yokohama and Hong Konc. calling at
Kobe, Nagasaki and Sliancbal. taking freight
vis. connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar
thur and Vladlvostock.
INDRAVELL1 SAILS OCT. 23.
For rates and full Information call on or ad
dress officials or agents of O. R. & N. Co.
Leave
Depot Fifth ami
I I Street-.
Arrive
OVERLAND C
PKEss TitAi...
tor salem, Kojo
burg, Asnland, b-c-r
a m e n to. ugaeu.
b'an Francucu, lo
jave, Lo Angete-,
El Pao, New Or
leans and tlte Ea
8:30 P. M.
8:30 A.M.
7:43 A. M. t
7.00 P. M
At V o o d ti urn
(dally except Sua
day;, morning tr-ia
connect- with trala
for ML. Angel, till
erton. Browns
ville,, -prlneneld.
and Natron, and
Albany Local for
ML. Angel and -U-verton.
Albany passenger....
Corvallls passenger.
Sheridan passenger.,
4:00 P.M.
7:30 A. M.
4:50P. M.
10:10 AM.
5:30 P.M.
118:25 A. M.
Dally. Dally except Sunday..
Rebate tickets on sala Detween Portland, Sac
ramento and San Francisco. Nee rates $17.30
first class and $14 second class. Second class
Includes sleeper; flnJt class doea not.
Rates and tickets to Eastern point and Eu
rope. Alaj JAPAN. CHINA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Can be obtalneo from V. A,
Schilling. Ticket Ag-nt. 234 cor. Wahlngtoa
and Third.
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger Depot, foot ot JeCCer-on street.
Leave tor Oswego dally at 7:20. 0:4o A. M.;
12:o. 1:35. 3:23. 4:40, 0.23. 8:30. U:30 P. M.t
and l):U0 A. M. on bundays only. Arrive at
Portland dally at G:33. 8:30, 10:30 A. M.;
1:35. 3:10. 4:30. 6:15. 7:40. 10.00 P. M.; 12.4U
X. M. dally, except Monday. 8:30 and 10:03 A.
M. on Sundays only.
Leave for Dallas dally, except Sunday, at
B:05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at 0:30 A. M.
Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon
days, Wednesdays and Friday at 3:30 P. M,
Returns Tuesdays. Thursday and Saturdays.
Except Sunday. .
R. KOEHLER.
Macsger.
R. B. MILLER.
Gen. Frt, & Pass. Agt.
Ticket Office. 122 Third St, Phoni 630
TtjiVB The Flyer, dally to and
. ltrom Bt- Pau, Mlnne-
No. 4 japolls. Duluth. Chicago,
6:00 P.M. I and all points East.
ARRIVE
No. 3
7:00 A. M.
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers. Dlnta
and Buffet Smoklng-Llbrary Cara.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP KAGA-MARU
For Japan. China, and all Asiatic points will
leave Seattla
About October 15th
Pacific Coast Steamship Go
For Soutfi-Eastcfn Alaska
Leave Seattle 9 P. M.
Steauisnips COTTAGE CITY.
CITY OF SEATTLE or CITY
OF XOPEixA. Sepu 3, ti.
12. 17, 20. 22. 27; Oct. 2. 5, 7.
1" 1? ! "1 -rt Inu t
For furtharntormatlon obtain company's
folder. The company reserves ine rigat to
change steamers, sailing date3 and aours oX
salllnc without previous notice.
AGENTS--N. POSTON. 240 Whlngton st,
Portland. o7.: F. W CARLETON. N. P. K. R.
Dock Tacoma: Ticket Office. 61- First ave..
Seattle. M. TALBOT. Comm'l Agt.. C.W. MIL
LER. Asst. Gen'I Act.. Ocean Dock. Seattle;
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gea'l Agents.
San Francisco.
WHITE COLLAR LINE
STR. BAILEY GATZERT.
DALLES ROUTE.
Winter schedule Leaves foot Alder street
every Tuesday. Thun.dy ana Saturday morn
ing, 7 A. M. Leave The Dalles every Sunday..
Wednesday and Friday morning. 7 A. M.
Stop at the following landings for both
freight and passengers: Vancouver, Fisher's,
Washougal. Mt- Pleasant. Cape Horn. But
ler's, Warrendale. Cascade Locks', Stevenson.
Nelson Creek. Carson's (St. Martin's Hot
Springs). Collins. Cook's, Drano. White Sal
mon, Hood River. Bingen. Brooks, Mosler.
McClure's, Lyle, The Dalles.
ASTORIA ROUTB.
STR. TAHOMA (Alder-street Dock).
Leaves Portland dally every morning at 1
o'clock, except Sunday. Returning, leaves As
toria every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Oregon phone Main 35L Columbia phona 331.
HJF VV-l-a V.wsv VoSOfJOMA &yejTLR4
SS. ALAMEDA, for Honolulu. Saturday. Oct.
12. 2 P. M.
SS. SONOMA. Honolulu. Auckland and Syd
ney, Thursday,- Oct, 24, 10 A. M.
i. 9.SF HESaELS k B2QS. M., Bsneral Apib. 327 Harht St
"1 hmw OSn. 643 Harbt SL, fat ii. 7, PatiSs Ji
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