THE SUNDAY OREGOXIATf, PORTLAND, JUNE 9. 1907.
11
"Remembrance
Only Makes
t the Foot
steps Last
When Winged
Time, which.
Fixed the
Prints, is
Past"
Sir Joa BMMt.
IS
The Sheriff of Wasco, by Charlts Bftss Jack
son. Illustrated. M.SO. G. W. Dillingham
Co.. New York City.
Take Richard C.oeur-de-L,ion, Napoleon
Bonaparte. Stonewall Jackson and shake
them up with the aoul of Mohammed the
Fighter, and yon pet a faint Idea of the
personality of the hero pf this breath-and-rasn
novel, the Sheriff of Waseo
County. Oreron.
It's euch an. unusual pleasure to review
a novel of the Oregon country that one's
heart goes out to it as soon as the red-and-rold
cover Is. first seen. The story Is
fervent melodrama, pulsing; with many
fights, and Is so well told that your inter
est never flags. The tale starts in this
fashion:
"Wasco County, in the State of Oregon,
ftsd recently held an election to fill the
vacant post of Hheriff. Considering the
vo wti unanimous, there being but one
candidate who aspired to the honor, a stran
ger might have thought Wasco wag unduly
triumphant and elated at the-result. The
citizens, however, knew their own affaire.
The last Sheriff had been shot, and his
roee overpowered by a band of desperate
lem breakers and criminals who had chosen
the hills of Wasco County for their ren
WteBvous. The leader, a wild cutthroat
nameo. Hardeman, whom the Marshals and
Sheriffs of other states would gladly have
laid their hands on. had sent an Insolent
defiance into Centrevllle. begging for an
early election, that he might have another
Sheriff to annihilate.
Mr. Jackson, throughout the story,
speaks of his hero as "the Sheriff" and
doeen't bother about Christian name or
surname. The Sheriff was "tall, lean and
brown, with a gray-blue fearless eye that
women remembered and criminals also If
they lived long- enough." He was known
as the best shot in Oregon, and the man
ner In which he cleans up desperados
and bad men generally reminds one of &
healthy sausage machine In Its busiest
moments. Only one great outlaw defied
liltti one Hardeman, otherwise known as
flcott. This Hardoman Is painted as a
double-dyed ruffian, who killed and car
ried off women to the mountains as often
as he pleased. The story from the first
chapter describes the Sheriff's unceasing
pursuit of and many attempts to arrest
this Hardeman. Both men love Miss
Mj-ra Thorn, and the sentiment around
her is refreshing.
The best writing in the book Is that
contained In the twentieth chapter, de
scribing a fight to the death between the
fcheriff and Hardeman. Here Mr. Jack
son reverts to a good, old-fashioned flst
flght episode, followed by gun play. "The
Sheriff of Wasco" Is a gallant attempt to
win favor aa the adventurous Oregon
tiovel.
Mr. Jackson, write a stronger one some
day.
The Iron Way, by Sarah Pratt Carr. Illus
trated. A. C. McClurg It Co., Chicago, 111.
Telia the maglo story of the completion
of the Central Paclflo railroad In 180; and
in the telling, romance and reality are
strongly, yet attractively blended.
Last March, a first edition of this
novel saw the light and success was so
Instantaneous that three editions failed
to supply the demand. The fourth edition
Juet Issued Is now under review. The
authoress belongs to one of California's
pioneer families, and is perfectly ac
quainted with the men and times of
which she writes. She pictures a stirring
time when brawn and muscle wedded to
patriotism and Intelligence made a new
Vest, and linked with Iron bands far
reaching portions of our country.
The novel has. deftly caught the Paclflo
Coast atmosphere, and Its characters are
boldly sketched. They are work-a-day
people who do things. There is less
shooting and blood-spilling In "The Iron
"Way." than In most stories of thia class,
and a pleasant humor helps along the
general Interest. Governor Iceland Stan
ford often appears In the story as a mem
ber of the original "big-four," he. Mark
Hopkins. Charles Crocker and Collls P.
Huntingdon. Mention 1s made of Ben
Holladay's "palaca traveling coach."
Alfred Vincent la a provoking lover who
eta as If he were at home with sugar
plums, and he is far too deliberate In his
love-making with such a loyal soul as
Stella Anthony. It would have served
Vincent right, had Stella been allowed to
marry the Indian.
Old stage-coach days are strikingly
rnlrrored. and two amusing characters are
T'ncle Billy, stage-coach driver, and Sally
B., otherwise, Mrs. Bernard. " hotel
keeper. Mrs. Bernard's, opinion on
churchgolng:
"It's the proper caper," said she. "Then,
tt there's anything tn It running" lu
droves'" stampede the devil better'n goln
single. 1 tnqit say I ain't plumb flggered
St out. though. As for worshlppln God
well, tli organ an' the big choir, aa' the
rnlnister, an' the bir room, short en light
an long on people It's soberin an' pretty.
But If the people don't git more out of It
than X reckon God does, 'taint much.' '
Water Wonder, by Jean Thompson. $1.10.
Illustrated. Doubleday, Fag. & Co., N.w
York City.
What every child should know regard
ing dew, frost, snow. Ice and rain Is In
terestingly told of here, beautified with
32 Illustrations from micro-photographs.
The Illustrations which are unusually
good are by Wilson A. Bentley; and the
author, who Is a well-known teacher,
trlves a real message, telling what science
has discovered about familiar things.
The wonders shown by the microscope,
especially regarding snow-crystals, are aa
faithfully reproduced as those from per
fect photographs. The six subjects dis
cussed are: "When the Dew Falls." "The
Coming of the Hoar Frost," "F.tehlngs
by Jack Frost," "Mysteries and Beauties
of the Snow," "Ice and Its Formation,"
and "The Beneficent Rain."
Notice the beauty in the lines quoted.
Everything ehone with the dewdrops that,
sparkling and trembling, lay
Scattered to left and to right; and the
webs of the spiders were hung
Thickly with pearls and diamonds; light in
the mlud that swung.
Introduction to Infectious and Paraattte
Diseases, by Dr. Millard Langfeld. Illus
trated. 1 1 25. r. Blaktston's Son Co.,
Philadelphia
Without the use of unintelligible
terms dear to the heart of the learned
- expert. Dr. Langfeld. with the aid of
S3 Illustrations, gives an easily under
stood description of the fundamental
principles of the causation and man
ner of the transmission of infectious
disease. Much of the book relates to
bacteriology, animal parasitaa, disin
fectants and disinfection. Primarily,
the book, which consists of 860 pages,
was Intended for the use of nurses
In the hope that by studying; the work
illustrated, they could perform their
ife-and-death duties mora Jntelllgent-
v. - r
r . :
4wr
f
Ty and with grr eater satisfaction to
themselves. Yet the book Is perfectly
intelligible to the general reader and
can be commended to the class of read
ers for which it is intended.
Where Pwellt the Soul Serene, by Ptanton
Davis Klrkham. - 11.00. Paul Elder ft
Co., S'-w York City.
Thirteen singularly airrecable and sensi
ble studies of ethics, framed In language
marked with earnest purpose so notice
able in so many current sermons signifi
cantly from Unitarian pulpits. "The
Ideal of Culture," "Idea of Religion."
"Character and Its Expression, "Beauty
of Poise," are some of the studies given.
The author holds that there Is no such
thing as an absolute atheism, that there
are many strange gods, that there are
ntnety-and-nlne beautiful names of Allah
and many of (hem not lovely. In npeak
lng of iconoclasts who declare for the
one true God of lova. the author quotes
the lines of the Eleatic Xenophanes:
If sheep end swine and lions strong snd all
the bovine crew
Could paint with cunning hands and do
what clever mortals do,
Depend upon tt, every pig with snout
broad and blunt.
Would make a Jove that, Ilk htmtelf, would
thunder with a grunt.
The one truth Is Insisted on, that the
day of Judgment shali never come It Is.
The Theoretic! Syttem of Karl Marx, by
. I-oula B Boudin. l- Charles H. Kerr A
Co., Chicago.
In the light of recent criticism, this
book gives an exposition of the teach
ings of Marx, special attention being
paid to socialism as Illustrated by the
Marxian system of thought, the rela
tion of its different parts to each other
and the unity of the whole. In short,
Mr. Boudin means his book to be an
introduction to the study of Marx and
an aid to the understanding of him.
Of course, the presentation is an In
dictment of the capitalistic system.
Mr. Boudin Insists on calling' Marx
"the greatest thinker of the Nineteenth
century." This, however, is largely a
matter of opinion. The book, which
contains 286 pages, can be recom
mended as a valuable adjunct to the
study of the great Socialist, and Marx,
the dreamer, should be studied in the
way of general education.
Said tbe Koee, and Other Lyric, by George
Iltnry Mile. $1. Longmans, Green fc Co.,
New Tork City.
A loving service has been rendered to
American literature in publishing the now
practically unknown poems of George
Henry Miles, late professor of literature
in Mount St. Mary's College. Maryland,
and who died In the year 1871. He was
the friend of Emerson, Hawthorne, Long
fellow and Holmes, and although he can
not be classed as belonging to the first
rank of American poets, he has by sheer
merit, loyalty to high Ideals and the gifts
of fluency and facility of expression won
high place In the realm of cultivated ex
pression. Mr. Miles does not seem to have written
poems marked by their daring or length,
but will be remembered In the Southland
as a writer of pecuJarly dainty verse. The
beauty of "Said the Rose." a poem of
only 14 verses, lingers with grateful ca
dence In the memory.
Ttn KnameUed Pottery, by Dr. Edwin
Atle Barber. Ilurtratcd. t0 cents.
Poubleday, Page tt Co., Nw Tork City.
One of the art primers issued by
the Pennsylvania Museum and School
of Industrial Art. Philadelphia, for the
use of collectors, students and artisans,
containing an historical sketch, a re
view of processes and descriptions of
characteristic examples of the best
productions. The material Is in part
drawn from standard authorities on
the subject. The Illustrations of enam
elled vases, plates, mugs, wine Jugs,
etc., are unusually good.
Outdoors, by Ernest McOaffey. 11.25. Charles
Scrlbner'a Son. Nw Tork City.
Thirty-two sketches describing the
beauties of nature, but more particularly
the delights of fishing and shooting. The
style is easy, almost gossipy, and the
book Is Just th one to take with you on
a Summer afternoon to beguile the time
as you sit by a certain stream and en
deavor with a fishing-rod to lure trout
toward bait. It's a call to men of ele
gant leisure, on holiday bent.
Four Seasons la the Garden, by Eben s.
Rexford. Illustrated. $1.50. J. B. Llppio
cott Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
An elegant yet useful reprint of the best
book the amateur gardener can possibly
obtain anywhere at the price. It treats
of the simple flower bed or two in a
modest backyard to the more ambitious
garden of the suburbanite. Mr. Rexford
is a recognised authority on this subject
The Illustrations and typographical ar
rangements of the book are pleasing.
The Truth About the Caee, by M. F. troroa,
and edited by Albert Keywr. - Illustrated.
J. B. Ltpplncott Co.. Philadelphia.
Thirteen French detective stories from
the experiences of th ex-Chief of tha
Paris detective force, and said to be
true. Thrilling like all stories depleting
criminals and keeping the reader on the
alert to guard against surprises. The de
velopments are dramatic.
J. M. Q.
IX LIBRARY AXD WORKSHOP.
The first number of Uncle K emus' Maga
slne, through the ktndneu of the Sunny
South Publishing Company, Atlanta, 3a.,
bas been received- Tha new venture will
largely b southern by reason of Ita en
vironment and make a most suspicious
beginning. It tl U filled with fresh,
readabls matter. me ct tha principal
v . -.. J
torles ts "Th Schooner Mary E. Tonter
Guardian." written by John Fleming Wil
son, of this city.
The frontispiece of the Jun? Century is
a nw wood engraving by Timothy Cole.
Oerard's portrait of Comtesse Ttegnsnlt- d
Salnt-Jean-d'Angely. Other engravings on
wood in hi new perles from the French
masters by this ureatost cf living wood en
gravers will follow In succeeding numbers,
The Sheriff of "Wasco," "Water Won
ders." Th Truth About the Case.- "Four
Seasons in the Garden,'' '"Said the Row
and Other Lyrics." "Outdoors, and "Tin
Rnamelled Pottery" books reviewed on
this psge wero all rclvd throush the
courtesy of the J. K. Gill Co., X this city.
Is not the suppW of "best sellers" run
ning a littl low? asks the Fprtngneld
Mpss. Republican- At the head of cur
rent hovels In point of popular demand sr
mentioned "Th Port of Missing Mn." "The
TJon and the Mouse" and "Running Water."
And not on of them is a novel one need
read. It has been a dull year for fiction.
The short stories ef Miss Kstherine "Hol
land Brown are marked by their Imagin
ative qualities and for phases of human
life and character that press to the border
land reaching to thing, beyond common
vision. Hfr bst hooks are. "Dawn,"
"Reprieved" and "The Bridge Across the
Night."
Wrf. Helen R. Martin. In her new book,
"His Courtship." gives the following speci
men of pennnylvanla "Dutch" poetry writ
ten by a rustic swain. Hen MucMehenny, to
his beloved:
"I give to you this wlolet
In token that w two have met,
And hope that we already yet
Once more again together get."
Sunset for June Is crowded to the brim
With an Illumination of the - better San
Francisco that ts surely dawning, slowly
but surely, and arising above the dis
aster of April, lOOe. Its text . Is "The
Spread of San Francisco," the principal
article being well written by Rufus Steele.
Several fine views of San Francisco build
ings now In progress of erection are also
given.
Another portrait of Sir Walter Scott by
Henry Raeburn has Just been discovered In
the house of Mrs. Bishop, at Richmond.
England. Tt Is In bad condition, th paint
bavins; chipped off In several spots and a
crease appearing right across the nose.
Owing to its dilapidated look Mrs. Bishop
thought U was of little value, but experts
have told her that It is an oriRinal Rae
burn, and a replica of those belonging to
the Raeburn family, the Earl of Home, and
the late Baroness Burdett-Coutts. The pic
ture Is now considered worth $60,000.
It Is Interesting ti now that, in addition
to Dickens and Scott and Shakespear and
Eliot, there are numerous books which re
tain popularity for decades. A New Tork
publisher finds that there is not only a con
stant demand for their admirable sets of
these four great authors, but that other
books, popular, say, some half-century ago,
are still steadily sold. Such, for Instance,
are the works of Mis Mulock. especially
her "John Halifax, Gentleman"; such as
Du Chaillu's "Adventures In Equatorial
Africa," and other books; and such are the
novels of Charlotte Bronte, which bas been
In continuous demand ever since publica
tion, particularly her "Jan Eyre."
Very few studies or amusements are
more fascinating than 'archaeology or eth
nology and all Interested in this direction
should read an illuminative article by W.
C. Mc Bride entitled "The Clin Dwellers and
the Mormon Theory, ' published In the
June number of th Paclflo Monthly. It
bears the marks of careful research and
wise selection, and Is finely Illustrated.
There's real humor In a most enjoyable
Chinese story by Will Robinson. "The Woo
ing of Poon Tet Tn warm weather, you
can keep pleasantly cool by reading Lute
Pease's yarn, "The Freese-Cp-" It Is as
good as Iced air on a warm afternoon.
Hamlin riarland thinks that Tie bcame a
novelist through bis careful study of Haw
thorne's books. Garland says that he was
but a boy, living -with his parents on a farm
en the plains of Iowa, when his father.' a
man of New England birth, put several vol
umes of Hawthorne Into his hands. Gar
land was fascinated. From that moment he
thought of nothing but becoming a writer.
At first he dared not aspire to be a writer
of fiction, however, not realizing that he
possessed the imaginative gift, and his early
efforts at writing were essays descriptive of
life in th West. Graduall y, however, h e
felt his power expanding; then there came
short stories; then th novels that bav
mad him famous.
Th only actual living tomb of literature
extant is doing business daily on the battle
ship 'Virginia. His name, in full, is Pedro
of Guantanamo, and on a recent afternoon
he tk. so very busy that at on time It ap
reaied doubtful that he would be able to
dtfpose of tbe ship's literary surplus, com
plains the New York Times. Pedro Is an
ancient Cuban goat. - Prior to assuming his
present duties as mascot of the new f las
ship of the second division of the Atlantic
fleet b performed a similar duty for some
six rears on the second-class battle ship
Texas. As a kid be was trained to eat up
useless letters, bulky pamphlets, snd out-of-dat
orders, and in .the last few years h
baa earned a reputation a the most ca
pacious waste-paper basket on earth. That
be deserves the reputation nobody who ever
saw the animal at work will deny.
It bas been a matter of pleasureable satis
faction to Mrs. Freeman not only that her
latest works "By tHfe Light of the Soul,"
has been issued In English. Canadian and
Australian editions, in addition to th large
editions for the United States, but that fa
mous author, such as Mrs. Margaret De
land, bav written to her In terms of the
highest praise. And she has just received
a letter from Mrs. Minnie Maddern Ftske,
the actress, who haa won such distinguished
success in th dramatized Tess of the
D'Urbervilles and other great plays. say
lng: "Mary Wilkins Freeman la ever an un
failing refreshment to th soul and to the
mind. In all the world there Is but one
Mary Wllkina. In this last book she re
veals much of her loftiest spiritual philos
ophy and much of her most exquisite
burner. There are passages of wondrous
beauty.
Three dignified and delightful new books
ef verse: "The Hidden Plares and -Other
Poems." is th work of Alida Chanler Em
met, a sister of Lieutenant-Governor Chan
ler of New York, and of Robert W. Chan
lex, Sheriff of Dutchess County. New York.
Ic contains poems cf nature, life and. love.
and verses in p raise of children and of
friends. "Waifs, or Poems." by Bernard
Grady, of Washington. D. C.a is a booh: of
promise which contains several lyrics of
love that may awaken echoes in the reader's
heart. Of the remaining volume, "Ad IM
lectos," a little book of 27 birthday verses,
songs and translations, by Fannie E. Hunt
ington, a limited edition of but 73 copies
have been printed. This diminutive quaxto
on handmade paper, bound in decorative eel-ver-board
covers, with rubricated title pag.
is a most attractive example of bookmak
ing. y m
Among current reprints are: Third edition
of "His Courtship." the new Pennsylvania
Dutch story, by Helen R. Martin; second
edition before publication of 'The Princess
Virginia," by C. N- and A. M. Williamson,
second edition of Ellis Barker Butler s com
panion volume to th famous "Pigs Is Pigs."
"The Great American Pie Company": fourth
edition of Stewart Edward White's and
Samuel Hopkins Adams adventure tale of
the Pa-ific. "The Mystery"; fourth edition
of "Golden Numbers," and sixth edition of
The Posy Ring," by Kate Douglas Wiggle
and Norah Archibald Smith; fifth edition of
"The Four Million" and second edition cf
"The Trimmed Lamp," by O. Henry; eighth
edition of "Little Citizens." by Myra Kelly;
second edition of "The Master of Stair," by
the author of "The Viper of Milan," Mar-JorU-
Bowen; and second edition of Burton
J. Hendrlck's "The Story of Life Insur
ance.". -
Tbe news cabled from England a few
days ago that a probably epoch-making in
vention had been perfected, a proven by
an exhibition given under th auspices of
the Royal Society, is curfons as coming at
almost th earn time as the suggestion of
precisely the same Invention In th delight
ful new novel of William Deam Howells,
published a few weeks ao. For th widely
heralded English Invention from which so
much Is hoped. Is the running of electrte
cars upon a single rail. And in "Through
the Eye of the Needle" Chapter V. of Part
Second is the following, descriptive of the
railroads of Altmria: "There are ewtft
little one-rail electric expresses running
daily from one capital to another. The old
steam roads of tha capitalistic epoch have
been disused for generations. and their
beds are now tbe country roads, which are
everywhere kept In beautiful repair." Which
shows that Mr. Howells, in addition to bis
other titles to fame, must now be given
that of prophet, for his anticipation of such
a striking and original invention.
Tn Florence Morse Klngsley's new story,
"The Prlnctss and the Ploughman," a'e
these paragraphs: "A wild wind blowing In
from the open- sea came upon the softer
spirit, of earth brooding over blooming gar
dens, burgeoning woods and low-lying
meado-s luth with grasses, and meeting
thus the two clasped and mingled; then
stooping to earth, rushed with soft clamor
of shaken leaves through groves and thick
ets; ruffled into fretted silver the blue of
pools and streams; snatched tbe breath of
a million blossoms and bore it all living
into the streets and alleys of the crowded
town, pausing midway In prankish mischief
to whirl a sheaf of white pages from the
tap of a girl, who sat under the shelter of
a wide-spreading tree. The girl followed
the unlooked-for soaring of her thoughts
with startled eyes of clearest gray, then she
sprang up and pursued them with swift
footed energy as they danced and fluttered
high overhead, like giant butterflies drunk
with tbe win of summer."
.
Balsac celebrated "tbe woman ef thirty";
one .of his disciples and followers, "the
woman of forty"; and Mrs. Wood row has
now moved the limit of a woman's attrac
tion still another step forward, by writing
in praise of "the woman of fifty." In tha
first chapter of her new book, -"The Bird
of Time," her heroine. Madame Eglera. dis
courses with much eloquence an "Indian
Summer's. Lady" and her opportunities. In
these words: "A wide field of choice be
longs to the middle-aged woman. She may
strike vibrant chords of strong color or soft,
harmonious, moonlight shades. Tbe Indian
Summer lady Is not sensitive. That is a
form of egotism which may be excused at
sweet 18 but It is impossible at 5'. She
has learned with patience and humility
life's most difficult lesson self-control; and
she seasons all th dishes at her banquet
of existence with a. sens of humor. With
out it the feast would be aa flat as a vege
tarian dinner. But the last and crowning
charm of a woman of 5 Is repose. She
does not fuss or bustle. She has sown for
many years and now It Is time for her to
begin to reap some of her harvests, to
gather up her fruits and tears. And she Is
content because, as Mr. Howells expresses
It in one of bis stories, she has 'glimpsed
in certain luminous moments, an Infinite
eom passion encompassing our whole being
like a lea, where every trouble of our sins
and sorrows must cease at last like a clrcl
In th water.'
Mrs. Mary Stewart Cutting, the well
known author of "Little Stories ef Married
Life." bas received the following epistle in
defense of the ideals of "the best American
manhood" :
"This brief communication I fervently
bop you will take in the spirit in which it
is written based upon the truism that It la
Indeed our best friends (admirer In this
case) who tell us of our faulta A woman
of considerable prominence In society, and
of crest refinement and intelligence, fre
quently purchases a number of copies for
an equal number of her friends among
young girls. 'I am deciding on what book
to give the girls.' she remarked shortly be
fore Christmas. I suggested your book of
short stories of married life, remarking
that It was very cleverly written. X did not
think she could do better. Oh, no, she re-
flled, I would not get that author's produc
ions; they smell too stronsly of tobacco all
through; the writer seem to think that bad
habit an essential adjunct of adult mascu
linity.' I had heard a similar criticism, and
looked the matter up, and found in almost
every story of domestic life the atmosphere
befogged with cigar smoke. Recently in
one, where the hero remove his pipe to kiss
his wife. This may have been meant to
convey affection, but to those preferring a
sweet, clean mouth and breath you .must
admit It to be a trifle nauseating, and I felt
what a pity that any woman of conspicuous
ability should not stand up for the best pos
sible manhood. Thl Indulging in stimula
tion Is a growing curse to young men. There
are many splendid men quite as opposed to
the tobacco habit -as are women. I over
heard a fine specimen of young American
manhood a recent graduate from Tale
ay 'No, thank you; I have too much respect
for my nervous system to use tbe weed in
any way "
Tn speaking of "A Martyrdom ef English'
Harper's Weekly has this to say: A ques
tion that haa puzsled editors for many years
Is answered, at least in part, in "A Report
on the Examinations In English for Admis
sion to Harvard College," now published by
three gentlemen who are instructors In Eng
lish at Harvard. Most f the young men
who apply to newspapers for employment as
reporters are recent graduates of colleges
or universities, and desperate editors have
Ion it torn thlr scanty hair and wondered
where snd how these gentlemanly youths
have learned to maltreat the poor old Eng
lish language o diabolically. Now the se
cret is out. "Prep." school Is the place.
This, at least. Is the conclusion drawn from
reading th awful verbal tansies perpe
traded by carefully tutored boys seeking ad
mission at Harvard. Ample official warn
ing Is published that "no candidate will he
accented in Ensllsh whos work is seriously
faulty In spelling, grammar, punctuation, or
division into paragrapns.- et tn martyr
dom of the lanauase jroes on. Some of the
tortures Inflicted upon it are more lnsenlous
than anv invented by me (irana inquisition.
Of course, it Is a trifle exacting to expect
high standing in English from busy young
gentlemen whose energies are chiefly em
ployed In run n In sr. jumping, swimming, row
ing, field and track games, baseball, and
football; yet one wonders how even they
can contrive to Invent sucb brainstorm ef
fects as these:
"Imagine how severe a blow feels when
your oniy amiaoiiuy is aDauctea in a man
ner as Jessica was taken.
"I like Shakespear very well, and have
read most of his waveriev Novels."
"Addison passed bis arlv lif in tbe place
In which he was born. It was situated a
little way from Harvard College on what
was then called Tory's Row. He was edu
cated by a private tutor, and, at the age of
io. emerea narvara (oueg. h naa no
rooms at the College, but lived at his own
home. The beauty of the country around
his place afforded him many topics for his
books.
"The 'Autocrat" wss full of fresh idea
and. in the main, llttl stunts of pleasant
nonsense."
"His younger brothr was kind of jealous
of uoairey s lire. -
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David Starr Jordan. 75 cents. (Paul Elder
Co.).
"The Lincoln Story Book," by Henry L.
Wllliama. S1.S0. "Flip-Flap Fables," by
Frank E- Kallogg; "Cinder, the Diary of a
Drummer," by Wright Bauer (Dillingham
CO.
"Heroes of tbe Navy In America, ' by
Charles Morris. $135. (Llpplncott).
"The Changed Cross, compiled by An
son D. F. Randolph, and "The Conquest of
Bread." by Prince Kropotkln. 1L (G. P.
Putnam's Sons).
"Prophet's Lending." by Edwin Asa DIx.
$1.M- "The Pickwick Ladle and Other
Collector's Stories," by Winfleld Scott
Moody. $1.50; and "Short Cruises." by W.
W. Jacobs, $1.50. Scrlbners.
"Getting There," by Ninguno Santo, 30
cents Nune Licet Press)
Alexander Dumas' "Le Chevalier de
Maiaon-Rouge," edited by L. Sanveur and
E. S. Jonas, 4D cents. (American Book
Co.). .
Note All th books named in this list
were received through, tbe J. K GUI Com
panj, cf thia cU,
City Park Has Charms for Rich and Poor
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ARTIST HOIXDJCWOKTH STALKS BIO GAME WITH HIS rENCH.
THE City Park haa put on it 8prinj
finery and ta . ready to rceiv
tha outing crowds. - The Sunday
throngs numbered irrto tha th'ous&nda
yesterday the first creditable turnout of
the year. But hereafter, It is safe to pre
dict the greater popularity of the park
for at no time In the past have the
grounds been so attractive or has the
park offered ao much by Fay of whole
some amusement. The ensenble of bril
liant coloring Is dazxllnt; even to the eye
untrained to Nature's beauties. And
the residents of the soo and aviary
were never in such fine fettle and so
ready to entertain or be entertained.
It matters little whether you are a
millionaire suffering from automobiles,
fant horses, ennui and gout, or a rep
utable hod carrier troubled with an
abnormal appetite, excessive family
and Insufficient Income. The en
chanted acres of the park will afford
surcease from material cares. The
crisp, cool air, the riot of colors, the
Imposing pines and firs arrayed and
clustered about the pools and boule
vards, the animals with their amusing
antics these things combine to put
forth an irresistible influence. Could
some enterprising fakir bottle an es
sence of this delightful, invigorating,
refreshing environment and dispose of
it as a remedy for morbidness, some
remarkable cures would be effected.
There are many hundreds of persons
in Portland, thousands possibly, who
never yet have discovered the City
Park. The word park sounds dull and
prosy at best to the person of little
imagination. But In this particular
case the sound of the word is mislead
ing. Portland's city park is different
from all the others of the country in
that it is piled about in the foothills.
It is a strip of nature snatched from
the encroachments of a busy city and
touched up here and -there with man's
art in landscape gardening. He" haa
not tried to improve too much on na
ture. There are acres in the park
which have been unmolested other
than by the removal of weeds and
tangled underbrush. Millionaire and
pauper can well afford to meet here be
cause the millionaire cannot afford any
such grounds for himself, and the
pauper Is Just as welcome as the man
who has fretted himself Into a for
tune. It Is a place for every person
who has retained the slightest capacity
for wholesome enjoyment.
Botanist, zoologist, artist and sew
ing machine agent may meet on com
mon ground. The botanist will find a
wide field of research, one wherein he
c. . study most anything from the
anatomy and physiology of local plants
on up to theories of molecular struc
ture and growth of Intussusception.
The zoologist will be strangely at home
and if he be of a mind, may trace the
evolution of the specias from as far
down the scale as the procyon lotar,
to as far up the scale as man's immed
iate predecessor. The artist will find
himself bewildered by the rich color
ing, the graceful lines, the wonderfully
virile expression of nature. As for the
sewing machine agent he can have
the time of his life tossing peanuts to
the monkeys.
Speaking 'of monkeys, they are de
veloping a wonderful proficiency at
baseball out in the zoo. Bosco, the
wall-eyed trickster, who resembles
some Jovial old roue, catches every
thing that comes his way. Thus far
he hasn't muffed a single.peanut, pro
vided it was thrown with any degree of
accuracy. McCredle haa overlooked
something here, for with a little train
ing Bosco would be great at first base
or behind the bat.
In the bear pit a series of wrestling
and boxing contests are in progress to
determine the heavyweight champion
ship of the park.. This exercise is giv
ing the bears an appetite far beyond
their daily ration allowance and unless
Portland youngsters come forward
with more liberal donations of peanuts
a strike may result.
The traits which the various ani
mals have in common with the more
fortunate being, man, are indeed amaz
ing. Certainly they did not learn these
things from their human visitors, and
the resemblance of various mannerisms
may be attributed only to the short
comings of evolution.
There Is a" stately monk In the
monkey house whose pride is exces
sive. Hunger, of course, compels him
to condescend so much aa to eat the
same food as the other monks and fo
catch an occasional peanut. But he
does not associate with the other
monks and never a grlmmace doe be
bestow upon the curious throngs out
side his cage. A stately dignity is
always with him. His face carries
with it at all times an expression of
well-bred indifference to the pleasures
of the rabble and suggesta a contem
plation of things esthetic. No doubt,
were his activities not confined to the
monkey-house, he would appear at
large with a chilly presence, elegant
cVthes, more elegant demeanor and
possibly a monocle.
Just how he acquired this superiority
of manner cannot be traced. -He was
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purchased from an itfVierant animal
vendor and while he is supposed to
have originated In the Philippines, It Is
reported that he once saw New Ynrk
and was the guest at a monkey dinner,
ao fashionable with the New Tork
"400" some years ago. In which event,
of course, he la justified In declining
to recognize ordinary monkeys.
Then there is Wallace, the Hon, who
is like unto the unhappy person. Wal--ace
Is infinitely unhappy and without
cause. To be sure, his liberty Is de
prived him, but he knows nothing of
freedom, having been born in cap
tivity. He lacks the common capacity
BUGS AS BENEFACTORS
Nature's Wise) Check in Giving Us 7trodigal Harvests.
A RECOGNIZED authority on the sub
ject recently declared that If the de
structive insects of the world were to In
crease ten-fold in any twelvemonth the
human race would go out of existence.
There la also reason for believing that If
in America, the land of plenty and pros
perity, these Insects were exterminated.
gradually or suddenly, dire consequences J
would ensue; at least, the effect upon the
physical and mental activities of the race
might be deplorable In the extreme.
Apart from the birds, the winged" and
creeping things of the earth can boast
of few friends. The feathered tribes are
highly prized because, plucked and singed,
they furnish toothsome game courses at
fashionable repasts, while their plumage
gives tone and color to the artistic cre
ations of the milliner. Nevertheless. It Is
by no means certain that the despised and
grievously persecuted members of the fly
and bug kingdom do not serve a more
useful purpose in the general scheme. Ac
cording to the most trustworthy informa
tion obtainable, to their craving for sus
tenance and ability to satisfy appetite
must be attributed an annual loss In food
and other-products of tSOO.000.000. Figures
are sometimes prosy, and frequently they
are misleading: but it is estimated that of
this considerable levy the Hessian fly ex
acts 50,000.000 bushels of wheat, the cod
dling moth consumes $20,000,000 worth of
apples, the cinch bug collects a tax
amounting to $100,000,000 worth of grain,
the ox warble causes the death of $40,000,
000 worth of cattle, the boll worm and the
boll weevil, partners In foraging, account
for $32,000,000 worth of cotton, and the
granary weevil and Its industrious rela
tives do the rest.
Tet in spite of this tribute, nonchalantly
demanded and grudgingly rendered, fam
ines are few and far between. As the
years revolve there is usually abundant
occasion for thanksgiving for bountiful
harvests. Organize and perfect the war
Portland Woman Snubbed in Japan
Tells How It Feels to Be an Absolute Cipher at Formal Social Function.
BT MRS. H. W. SPENCER.
WOMEN do not count in Japan.
After various humiliating expe
riences I am beginning to find
this out and am trying to govern my
actions accordingly. To an American
born woman, accustomed from her
earliest recollections to chivalrous and
courteous attention from men, from
the picking up of a dropped handker
chief to the precedence given her on
entering or leavlmj a room, the dis
covery of entirely opposite conditions
such as prevail everywhere in the
Orient, Is bound to come with a dis
tinct shock.
In Japan women are quite second
ary. They serve certain uses, and ap
pear to be quite indispensable to the
maintenance of a flourishing popula
tion, but the Japanese male would no
sooner think of according them the
privileges and courtesies accorded to
women in America than he would think
of lying down peacefully beside the
Russian bear. .
The wife of our host was of course
not present. Japanese ladies never are
present at such functions. There were
seven guests and I was the only wo
man. (In America under such circum
stances the six gentlemen, including
the host, would have exerted them
selves to make the lady enjoy herself.
But not so the Japanese. The cen
ter of interest was my husband, and
every remark or gesture of nis was
the signal for entnuslastic bursts of
merriment or admiration. My bewil
derment, and I may admit, my ire, In
creased with the serving of the meal
ttself. Everything was passed to my
husband first, his tastes appealed to
and his pleasure consulted wlt'aout
any reference to me whatsoever.
All Japanese women are burden
bearers, from the highest to the low
est, and the burden that weighs them
down moat heavily is the burden of
masculine" indifference and disrespect.
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IN CITT PAR K ZOO.
for making adjustments. Conditions
demand that he become an egotist and
revel in the admiration that is be
stowed upon his powerful form. But
he prefers to worry because he cannot
get his paws on tho sneaky little"
coyote that occupies the adjoining cage.
He spends as much time each day plan
ning to gret at this neat little meal as
the average man of perverted ambition
does in plotting for a fortune. And
this, having become the aim of lils
life,, should he ever succeed and devour
the coyote, every other moment of his
existence might be vacant with the
focal- point of Interest thus removed.
fare now waged Intermittently upon the
flies, bugs, coddling moths, warbles and
weevils; poison and slap and spare not;
drive them into permanent exile from
field, pasture and orchard; disturb the
balance of nicely adjusted natural forces
and there la no escape from the conclu
sion that the inhabitants of the United
States would deteriorate. There would be
added to their bursting storehouses an
enormous increment; prices would de
cline: table supplies would become ' too
cheap; the beef trust would have to re
tire from business; the cotton growers
could not combine to hold back their crop
In the interests of bull speculators, and
cotton cloth could be had for the asking,
to the undoing of manufacturers. In a
word, life and Its living would be too .
simple. A deficit Is lamentable; but a
surplus may be enervating. '
In the circumstances described there
would be little or no Incentive to strive
and struggle and plan and plot for the
necessaries. Sloth would steal upon the
nation and make Its home here. To the
hurried, worried. Impoverished toiler in
the marketplace the wanderer, dreaming
away his days under the azure skies of
an eastern island, his imported hammocl'
shaded by the palms and rocked by the
soft airs from the coast line, his every
want supplied by riotous vegetation,
makes an entrancing picture; but it la
a picture that should be turned to the
wall. The lethargy, the too great meas
ure of contentment, that has entered his
soul la as fatal as the Juices of the poppy. .
His ambitions have vanished; he will not
span streams with cunningly devised
bridges, rear buildings that spear the
clouds, elect Presidents and educate his
half-breed family. He is out of touch
with civilization and with progress; he
will never climb.
The bugs are annoying; when they
pause to rest on shoulders, hats and gate
posts they are repugnant. Still, they have
their good points perhaps. Providence
(R. I.) Journal.
Thia indifference and disrespect does
not confine itself to the Japanese wo
men, but Is extended with a large and
generous breadth of mind to the women
of foreign countries as well. .
Shortly after my arrival in this land
of the rising run my husband and1 1
were the guests of honor at a Japa
nese dinner. This did not involve, as
I had Innocently supposed it would,
rny going into dinner on the arm of.
our host and being accorded every
consideration within his reach. On the
contrary our host, who Is really a
very delightful old gentleman after
you penetrate his Oriental shell, did
not pay the slightest attentlon-to me,
and I strayed into the room where we
were to dine quite like a lost sheep
and sat down on the first cushion I
happened to stumble over.
When the Geisha girls came in to
sing and dance for us my husband
claimed their entire attention. They
danced and sang to him, scarcely af
fording me the compliment of a glance
except when one of them came up to
me and desired to examine my clothes.
After an hour or two of this sort of
thing I felt quite bereft of any dig
nity or independence I may once have
possessed, and by the time we had
risen to take our leave every vestige
of my self respect had vanished.
Aa we rode home in our rickshaws
I had leisure to digest my impressions,
ana my eense of humor finally over
came my dismay. But dismayed one
certainly Is at first, and is quite apt
to be many times again.
HAZE1, W. SPENCER.
Secrecy In Building Warships.
(Chicago Chronicle.)
That strict secrecy which was observed
In the construction at Fairfield, Glasgow,
of the cruiser Indomitable will hence
forth be enforced In the case of all ships
built for the British navy. The staff will
b sworn in before being Intrusted with
the carrying out of minute details, and
no one In the yard will be able to learn
anything Ilk complete details of warship
design.
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