THE ST XDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 24, 1907.
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uO bteMG.4 bleaaed rainy day!
Here witf t sit and while away
The sober morn in this warm nook,
And browse through some delightful book."
Rev. J.
AMERICAN
BIRDS
PHOTOGRAPHED AND
STUDIED FROM LIFE
. LUNCH TIME-
WILLIAM LOVELL FINLEY.
tnirrican nlrds. by William I.ovell Finley.
Illustrated. fLSO. Charles Si-rlbner'a Sons,
New York City, and the J. K. Gill Com
pany. Portland. -
Not because this book largely tells about
Portland birds or because Its author Is a
Portland boy, but from the standpoint
of genuine merit that comes as gold from
the crucible of popular opinion. Mr.
l-'lnley's presentation of "American,
Birds." with wonderful photographs,
takes first place among books of Its class
this season. The chapters about "Jack
Trow" and ''Jimmy, the Butcher
Bird." for laughing humor and knowl
edge of bird life, are excellent, and Seton
Thompson never wrote anything better.
Mr. Finley makes1 one envious of his
bird friends they are almost human, and
are shown to have their little Joys and
sorrows Just aa tbe "higher lords of
?reatlon" who strut on the stage of
life, act their little day And It must be
noted that the birds Introduced In this
charming volume do not have their homes
'n some far-away, bleak Eastern state.
No, Indeed. They mostly inhabit the Co
lumbia and Willamette River Valleys. No
tlmlbt you and 1. gentle reader, have prob
ably seen fnany of -these birds, hut not
being blessed with the Finley eye, our
feathered brethren have passed unnoticed.
As civilisation advances, wild birds are
10 longer merely regarded as Vhlngs to
hoot at, to maim, lo kill, so that some
'oolish "sportsman" may exhibit some
iloody carcass nf a dear little animal that,
lever did him any harm, Just to give the
hooter a chance to pnse and say: "Look
it me! Look at what 1 did with my own
'Ml.- gun!"
Even savants are beginning to press the
'.ruth home that for all We know- the
,-lslhlo bodies of our animal friends may
re the receptacles of souls undergoing
torment until the Judge shall say. plty
mgly: "t'ome home." Although Mr.
Finley does not say so in his bonk, yet
this germ thought Is there. For Instance.
In speaking of a beautiful hummingbird
that settled in the Finley garden:
He dropped Into our garden like the flylng-
k fleck from a rainbow, probed at the geran
ium blossoms, and disappeared as the Hash
from a whirling mirror. I had often
Matched him and listened to the musical
hum or his wings, as It rose and fell In
sweetest cadences., 1. always had the unsat
isfied tinge of disappointment as I was left
gazing at the trail of this little shooting
tar of our garden, that hummed as well as
glowed. I long . to have him and call htm
mine. Not ctlged. mercy no: I wanted bis
llrhen-shtngled home In the Virginia creeper,
his two pearly eggs, ths horned midgets, the
little fledglings, the mother as ahc plied
I hem with food, and I wanted the glint of
..real, live sunshine that hovered and poised
shout the flowers and got away, a minute
tthereal sprite. And more than that. 1
wanted to have forever with me this mite
Ihst possesses the tiniest sou! In feathers.
It iR proper to explain, however, that
Mr. Finley does not altogether deal in
lentlment. For several years he and his
friend. Herman T. Bohlman. of this city,
have gone after wild birds and at the
,-lsk of life have often climbed dangerous
.rags to focus camera on the ways of
the birds of the air, when the latter are
at home. Many risky trips have Mr.
Finley and Mr. Bohlman undertaken and
they have worked at dlssy heights when
i false step would have meant being
lashed far below to death. But look at
I ho glorious result. In this book; wild
birds are practically brought to our vOry
doors, and their moods are Just as care
fully mirrored as a surgeon studies a
good-paying patient.
Several touching word pictures of family
life among so-called wild birds are given,
and some of these are among the most
Interesting of the book. They both appeal
and charm. One of the Finley theories Is
that golden eagles are mated for life,
Jtic. in speaking of the difficulties of
taking eagle pictures. Mr. Finley remarks:
"What does such a series of pictures rep
resent? Three months of patient waiting,
varied by six long mountain trips of two
days each: backaehlng tramps up trails to
the summit of a rock-strewn ridge, with
a heavy camera equipment; and" the snap
ping of over 100 of five by seven inch
piates, exposed at every available view of
the stronghold, from terra-flrma to tree
top." To place such a valuable nature-book In
the hands of a boy or girl who can read
intelligently, will be found to be a liberal
education and the means of Imparting
Instruction to young minds with clarity
of vision impossible In class study at any
school. Men and women may also with
great profit to themselves read the vol
ume. The style used Is so simple yet
educative that anyone can understand
what la meant. Thephotographs are so
good that they must be accepted as Ideals
for those who come after.
In writing his book. Mr. Finley pays
m w
this, the city of his home, a great com
pliment. .It is an horibr'td know that so
great a humanitarian dwells within Port
land's gates. , ..
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Itllicum Tales. By the Seattle Writers' Club.
Illustrated. Los man Hanford. Seattle.
Wash. ' ? 1
. Boston was once the.! hub of j literary
America, until haughty Indiana and Ohio
writers Vgan to wrtjsj supremacy frufm
the city of, the, Saced !B.ean. And now
comes Seattle into tho arena., determined
that the Hooslers shall not haven, every
thing their own way in the book line."
For, mark you, Seattle Is going to be,
literary and to create a new literary at-,
mosphere. Here's good lack.
The Seattle Writers' Club in an organ
ization of 25 men and women, many of
tliem being well known to the reading
public through magazine and book work.
During the four years of the club's exist
ence each member has been obliged to
turn In at least five stories a year, and
matters are so arranged that when' these
stories reach the club nobody knows
excepting, of course, the one author v of
one story who the author Is when' a eUOry
comes up. Bach member Is eat. pec ted to
criticise the sory, and when It Is pri
vately returned to the author that 141
vldual has a lively sense of hia oWn "rjer
fleiencies. So "Tilllcum Tataf)? rwgaii,
picturing Seattle and Pacific .Hortji west
types, and the table 'of contettts shows
this list;
"Laying the. 1 Ghost." by Klhwbeth C.
Daugherty.
"A Uordlan Knot." by Sarah Pratt Carr.
"Hulls." by Emma rarsVuis Jnsenhans.
"Northbound by Night." by Cordon
Houghton.
"Under the Flatlron." by Flora- Huntley.
"The Chief's Counterplot' by Edith Allen
Jordan. v
"A Matrimonial Epidemic at Skookum,"
Irbu K. Itoney Well
Iwsss uneness or Kameenase prairie." by
Florence Martin Eastland.
"A . : to Cecilia." by Mabel Volllntlnc
steam
"Five Hollars," by Francette Marina.
"The Taming of the Barons." by Cora
Chase Charlton.
"I'nder the Tricolor." by Frances K.
Byers.
"A Maker of Violins." py, Kathryne Wil
son. .n Extenuating circumstance' by E.
Adella Ljow.
"Ye- Tithe Mint and Rue." by Emma B.
Edwards
'On the Edge of Death Vallevf h A. M.
Walden.
"The Recoil of Circumstance.- by Flor
ence Mautl Farrer.
"A Doubtful Nationality." by Ellie Mills
.Lee- i. -
Jld Bills Awkwrd Squad," by Alice
Warrlman-Browne.
"The Burglar's Dilemma," by William
Douglas Johns.
The volumr under review consists of
308 pages, and the illusre,tions are stated
to be by Mrs. Elite Mills I and Miss
Margaret Josenhans, the latter being a
girl 16 years old. The venture is highly
creditable to Seattle, both In story-wrlt-lng
and Illustrations, although the latter
could be Improved in transference to pa
per. As for the stories, they are original,
readable and generally bold in touch, the
most amusing one being F. Roney Weir's
"A Matrimonial J3plmie at Skookum."
Did you ask which la the best? Nay,
reader that la a question of opinion. Be
side. Portland and Seattle are intimate
ly associated, and the present reviewer
wishes to retain his friendships in Se
attle. The Tree IVictor. by John Davey. Illustrated.
$2 The Saalfleld Publishing Co.. Akron, O.
When the original "Tree Doctor" was
issued some time ago. It aroused In
tense Interest !n tree culture, both In
this country and Canada. Mr. Davy
says chat so many calls were made
for the book that he has sent out this,
the second edition, which has these
improvements :
Two hundred and thirteen photographs, of
good quality: photographs generally ex
plained by notes contiguous to them; tree
surgery described and Illustrated In simple,
words: "pear blights" and other "blights"
not a dlrease. but the result or Injuries, the
source of dls-at.e; cause of "peach yellows,"
the far removal of trees from their native
environments: grape culture made simple: a
collection of flower photographs; special
Illustrations of vines, tho way to procure
them: native forests and their destruction,
the significance and remedies; relation be
tween trees, birds and Insects; photographs
Illustrating "stiff" and "free" landscaping;
and 20 formulas for the destruction of In
sects. A strong, patriotic American note Is
observed throughout, and this fore
ward appears: "This work Is sent
forth with a fervent prayer for
heaven's blessing; on it, and an appeal
to all to help in planting and caring;
for trees in the country that was once
pre-eminently the land of forests."
The gospel Mr. Davey preaches is to
urge the replanting and growing of
new forests on scientific principles by
B. Kenyon.
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individual, state and National enter
prises. "The future forests will start
in the American schoolhouse and the
American homo," states Mr. Davey.
"Preparatory to the great reforestry
movement whtoh must come, for the
human race esn't exist without It
teach the children.' Get them to under-
Latand the different kinds of trees and
ivie oi t'acii sina AlttKe mem
learn the -character and form of the
seed; teach them how to plant and
care for these little '"baby trees; how to
transplant .them, otc." ' The broad
ground Is taTcen that the tree Is a Mr
lug; creature: is sonjjetlmes sick and
requires medicine, and that it at all
times requires watchfulness and care.
Of eourso Mr. Davey enlarges on the
disappearance of our forests before the
Ages of commercial necessity, but it
would seem that he Is unnecessarily
troublt'd ivmt. draws a too dark picture.
For Instance," lie says on page 217t
"There is httt one thing that can be
replaced whfbn can be used In erecting;
ubodea and also for motive nower amd
rfueI--tho forests." But, hitherto each
iVge bas-worked out its own problems.
Edison Is perfecting a plan by which
InterohauErcablc moulds can bo n,1 to
pmake cheap houses of cement,' in 12
working Bttura,- und oil is gushing up
from the earth to be used as motive
power.
Still. "The Tree Doctor." showing
how sick trees nre made well, is a word
In season.
The Woman In the Rain and Other Poems,
by Arthur Stringer, 41.25. Little. Brown &
.Co., Boston.
Only a short time ago two highly sen
sational rapid-action novels. "The Wire
Tappers" and "Phantom "Wires" were is
sued, with the name of Arthur Stringer
as their author, and were accepted as
such in the . ordinary course of reading.
No hint had they of poetry, of the higher
thoughts of life. Therefore It is some
what of a surprise, that one becomes ac
quainted with Mr. Stringer, poet.
Seventy-seven poems are in this book of
264 pages, most of them short,'. while the
longest Is a play called "Sappho In Leu-
cadia" and extending from pages 17T-264.
"Sappho" is exotic almost sensuous, but
powerfully oorurtructed, somewhat after
the Byronic order. Most of the dialogue
is carried on between Sappho and Phaon.
her lover, a ifcsbian sailor. The end
comes when they exchange a. fatal kiss
shn staba Mm to death .apd herself leaps
Into ' the sea. "Then-, 'fsftritly, from the
harbor beyond the cliff sounds the chords
of 'The 3allors' Hgmn to Sunset,' as the
light ajowiy pales and passes."
"The Woma In the Rain," from which
the book takes its title, occupies aevan
pages and is along ambitious lines In
blank verse. It thrilllngly preaches the
story of a wanton, too old and withered
to lure victims to her, as of old:
And whines that she. too. -was a beauty
once ,
And took ' he, pleasures lightly, and could
laugh.
And prays her midnight sisters, while they
. have
A-plenty still to give unto the poor.
And 'leers at them. In wisdom all untoothsd
And quavers forth strange tunes they know
not of.
And steps some broken dance. . . ,
A shuddering creation is drawn of a
Marguerite Gauthler, decrepld and foul In
her old age. stripped of all the paint and
fuss and feathers with which romancs
making Dumas clothed her. Yet the
Stringer woman holds the imagination,
and Hhe picture is so dominant that It
won't stay shut out and will be remem
bered as one of the really realistic poems
of the year. ' j
Tho smaller veraea can all be read with
profit, but not with amusement. The
Stringer muse is too sombre, too dignified
for that. It rather compels you to listen,
while the strings are being touched.
Winston of the Prairie, by Harold Blndloss.
Illustrated. SI.. 10. F- A. Stokes company.
New York City, and the J. K. QUI Com
pany, Portland.
Many ranch stories depicting; life
in the West have appeared this sea
son, and after "The Virgrinlan" whon
these new books came along readers
wondered which "ranch author" would
receive the laurel crown. You know,
it has often been misplaced, but this
time it would appear that the victor
at the flood-tide of 3 SOT Is Harold
Blndloss in "Winston of the Prairie."
Its Interest Is so compelling and character-study
so clearly cut. Once you
start to read the novel, follow It to the
end you must.
It's mostly about prairie farm life
lu Western Canada, with a dash of
border life across our own frontier.
The two - principal characters are
"Farmer" Winston, a real hero, and
lance Cowethorne, gambler and general ;
bad man. At the opening of the "tale,
Winston was unsuccessfully trying to
farm poor land in the lonely country
running from Athabasca to the Ameri.
can frontier, and had from no fault of
his own about reached the end of hia
world's resources when crime-stained
Cowethorne comes along. The North
west mounted police are hot after Cowe
thorne, and to throw them off the track
he offers 1100 to Winston to Imperson
ate him. It so happened that the two
men strongly resembled each other.
Wrlnston accepts the offer and rides
away. So does Cowethorne, but in a run
ning fight with the police he shoots
and kills one officer.
How Winston comes into Cowethorne's
possessions and lives down that bad
man's reputation and wins Maud Har
rington's love Is told with a force that
stirs the blood of the most hardened
novel-reader. Prairie farm life with
its many charms, the growing and sell
ing of wheat, the picturing of clean and
wholesome living, should find many ap
preciative readers In such an agricul
tural state as Oregop. ,
And Mr. Blndloss is not guilty of
the usual fault of the Western ranch
novelist he does not make his men
use foul language.
How to Invest Your Savings, by Isaac F.
Mareoason. $1, in ooze calf, boxed. Henry
Altenks Company. Philadelphia.
In thinking about investing one's
savings, one is reminded In these days
of financial stress of the recipe for
hare-soup: "First, catch your hare."
But to those of saving habits and
may their number be legion Mr. Mar
cosson particularly shows how to avoid
snares laid by "fake" and shylock pro
moters. These include industrial lures,
bogus mining schemes, installment de
eoys, the bucket-shop with the spec
ulative drop, and other devices engi
neered by wily thieves to separate tho
luckless Investor from the dimes grow
ing to dollars which he has saved. The
statements devoted to mortgages and
women investors are so clear that even
a child couldt understand.
Mr. Marcosson, who denies, that he
has been "inspired" Jn the interest of
any scheme, is the financial editor of
the Saturday Evening Post, and "How
to Invest Your Savings" is based on
articles appearing lh that publication.
Demand has beon so keen for these
articles that Mr. Marcosson agreed to
publish them in permanent form and
there you are. Laymen, too, will ap
preciate the condensed glossary of
financial words and terms used in the
money market.
Who is Mr. Marcosson? He was born
in Louisville, Ky., and was a news
paper man In that city for some time.
Subsequently he went to New -York
City, where he became associate editor
and one of the principal staff writers
of the World's Work. While connected
with that magazine, he wrote a number
of notable articles. including "The
Awakening of Philadelphia," "The Kan
sas Oil Ktght" and "Harvesting the
Wheat." Then he became a finance
writer. One of his watchwords is:
"Practically everybody who works or
earns money in some way can put
aside 5 cents a day" and then he un
folds his money parable.
The Car of Destiny, by C. N. and A. M.
Williamson. Illustrated. The McCluie
Company, New York City.
The two Williamsons are quick to
catch the really current note In fiction,
being- enterprising to a degree. "The
Car of- Destirry" Is a novel depicting an
auto car trip In Spain, in which King
Alfonzo and bis (Jueon are characters.
The -hero is the ' Marque's de Casa
Trlana, an exiled Spanish nobleman
educated In England -exiled from
Spain because his rather had long ago
been concerned In a Carllst rising.
The Marques falls In love at first
sight with Lady Monica Vale, as the
reader speedily discovers on page
seven "I would not look. Yet tho air
seemed charged with electricity to
flash . a thousand messages, and my
blood tingled with the assurance that
she had my message; that unconscious
ly she was sending back a message to
me."
No novel in recent years has such a
aplcndld description at a Spanish bull
fight as "The Car of Destiny," and its
supreme moment comes when Senorita
"Me Maria del Pilar Ines O'Donnclly
Alvarez" leaps into the. blood-stained
arena, before 13.000 people and secures
from King Alfonzo pardon for her pet
bull. Vivtllo. Has a pulsing note of
audacity throughout.
Fluffy Ruffles, drawings by Wallace Morgan
and verses by Carolyn Wells. $1.30. D.
Appleton & Co., New York City.
Onl critically examining all the col
ored supplements published In Sunday
newspapers all ove'r tho country, one Is
free to remark that no creation has
this year been so sweetly original and
has caused more talk than dainty
Fluffy Ruf"fles; Sho Is a lucky
thought the verses and drawings be
ing wedded to each other.
The series in this valuable book,
measuring 13 by 9V4 inches, lias, of
( course, already appeared in print and
has met with enviable success. Fluffy
has grown to be so famous that a
new hat lias been named after her.
Are you searching for an artistic
Christmas present? Buy this. Fluffy,
120 drawings, in black and white,
with verses added.
The new pictures of Fluffy now ap
pearing In the Sunday Oregonlan do
not, of course, appear in this volume
they will adorn the Fluffy Ruffles
book to be Issued about this time
next year." We all admire Miss Wells'
Ingenuity in finding new positions
each week for her Fluffy, who as one
woman critic guesses. must be a
hypnotlsj.
Sin and Sorfety. By Professor Edward A
Ross. Price, tl.00. Houghton. Mifflin &
Co.. Boston.
Wholesacne in treatment and optimlwtlc
In conclusion, but without a trace of the
scold, this little book, will surely be a
force for the common good in arousing
and holding .public opinion toward high
ideals t( government. Its chief lesson is
to rationalize public opinion, modernize it
and bring; it abreast of latter-day sin: and
to make the blame of the many Into a
flaming sword, guarding society's sacred
Interests.
A letter ffom President Roosevelt to
the author Is printed, commending the
sane teaching of the book. Professor
Boss Is professor of sociology In the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
Two Ross ideas stand out: "We dream
that we live under a government of laws
we are actually under a government of
.men and of newspapers. The
crlminaloid prefer b prey on the anony
mous public, a consumer of custom-house
crime, a client of criminals, but oftener
a maker of criminals by persuading or
requiring his subordinates to break law."
Irish Songs, edited and arranged by N. Clif
ford Page. S1.2S. Oliver Ditson Company
Boston, Mass.
Among the songs of all nations. Irish
songs hold an admired place from their
peculiar mingling of the smile with tho
tear. The present collection. In 124 printed
pages of music. Is so well chosen and ar
ranged that the fis songs selected will
meet with every mark of popular favor.
Mr. Page has sought to meet the grow
ing demand for a goodly representation
of the best loved of Ireland's songs, to
supply accompaniments In keeping with
the spirit of each song, to present authen
tic versions of both text and music, and
he has succeeded wonderfully well.
The Spell of the Yukon. By Robert W.
Service. Edward Stern ft Co.. Philadel
phia. Mr. Service, from the rugged and fear
less qualitj- of his poems, is known as
the Canadian Kipling, and after reading
this little book containing 34 poems on
general Arctic subjects, the conviction is
pressed home that Service Is an unusual
ly clever imitator of Kipling.
Service's verse deals with primal in
stincts "and the passions of men. but one
wishes that such a skillful verse-maker
had Just a touch of humor and that he
would please, please write one poem
about one good woman. It does not seem
proper to always loll In the gutter and
forget the sun overhead.
The Service kind of verse can be
guessed at by reading one poem, "The
Parson's Son." a tale of a modern prod
igal, and concluding ith these lines:
This was the song of the parson's son. as
he lay In his bunk alons.
Ere the Are went out and the cold crept In
and his blue lips ceased to moan.
And the hunger-maddened malamotes had
torn him flesh from bone.
The Romance of an Old-Fasliloned Gentle
man. By F. Hooklnspn Smith. Illus
trated. Price, jfcgO. Charles Scribner'a
Sons, New York City.
Beautifully artistic and marked by pure
sentiment rather "The dainty kind of
novel a poet would write.
The "old-fashioned gentleman", is Adam
"Gregg, a famous painter. The story opens
as he paint the portrait in Maryland, in
the early 60s of the young wife of Judge
Colton, and when he and Mrs. CoUon find
out that they love each other, Gregg goes
away. Ten years pass, and when Gregg
returns lie finds the Colton mansion a
ruin and Judge and Mrs. Colton dead.
Their only son is living, and Gregg 4s
able to save young Colton from partici
pating in a dishonest financial deal,
though it temporarily cost him a girl's
love. Art atmosphere is skilfully pre
served. Four Volumes of the Prairie Clasafea, $1
oach. A. C McClurg C?. Chicago.
What are these books? "Ivanhoe" and
"Kenilwortb." by Sir Walter Scott, and
"A Tale of Two Cities" and "Oliver
Twist." by Charles Diokens. Although
there are many editions of standard au
thors, a complaint has arisep lately that
tlijere is a lack of uniform, handy-volume
editions of really great writers of fic
tion In uniform typography and make-up
at a uniform price. To fill this want,
these volumes, with paper made espec
ially thin and opaque, and clearly cut
"Scotch" face type made by the Miller
& Richard foundry, Edinburgh; Scotland,
are issued and may they do well. Each
Volume is embellished with a. frontispiece
in color by George Alfred Williams. Oth
ers 6f the series will follow soon.
Half-Hour lessons In Musle, by Mrs. Her
man Kntzschmar. SI. Oliver Ditson Com
pany, Boston.
Are ayour children too young to be sent
to a regular munlc teacher, and are you
puzzled for advice what to do? Get this
class workbook for beginners at the pi
ano, including as it does carefully se
lected and arranged material. While the
method followed is mors than- a kinder
garten one, it bridges the gap in conver
sational style between kindergarten play
and actual piano work- Each lesson is
Just as a mother would talk, with her
children, and interesting stories are told
about great musicians to make many
meanings plainer and prevent lessdns
from becoming dull.
Tales of a Small Town. By One Who Lived
There. J. B. Lippincott Company, Phila
delphia. So realistic and horrible is it that if
you want a small boy to stop fisttights
for ever so long, read to ' him "The
Village Bully," one of the nine stories
of this book, and you'll be surprised
at the result. The other stories, some
of them being about saloons and drunk
ards, picture everyday life In a small
American town and creep toward the
morbid. So glad 3uch people don't live
In Portland.
John Smith, Gentleman Adventurer. By C.
H. Forbes-Lindsay. Illustrated. J. B
Lippincott Company, Philadelphia.
Stirringly told, for boys. The life of
Captain John Smith, the founder of
Jamestown, Vs.. who was born In the
year 1660 In the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
Is related. Including his career as a sol
dier of fortune in continental Europe,
fighting against Turks and Spaniards.
The record Is not merely devoted to dry
facts, but romance and' sentiment are
skillfully woven together to make a read
able story fpr young Americans.
Whlttler: A Sketch of His Lite. By Bliss
Perry. Price. 75 cants. Houghton, Mifflin
A Co. Boston.
This HtWe volume has been prepared to
help mark the celebration of the cen
tenary of the. ''good, grey" Quaker poet's
birth. Selected poems are giventhe open
ing one being the - familiar "Barefoot
Boy." An admirable estimate of Whlttjer
comes as a foreword, the chief aim being
to present the principal formative lnflu-,
ence. which affeefed Whl)ttler!s career
and determined the trend of his vcrsV
Teddy Bears, by Ada L6ule Sutton. Illus
trated. $1. -The Saalfleld Publishing Co.,
Akron. O.
Pictured by A. J. Srhaefer, this book
is full of the brand of fun that tlqkles
children the kind of fun that Teddy
Bears stand for. Tho story of the
bears' lives Is told from tho moment
they emerge from the factory to attain
-departmental store dignity. Will make
an attractive Christmas present for
little ones. .
The Adventures of a DfsL By Nora Archi
bald Smith. Illustrated. The McClurs
Company, New York City.
A dainty story book for children, re
lating the adventuros of a Ifttle girl
named Betty. Muff a dog. and Bettykln,
a doll, the scenes being laid In the West
Highlands of Scotland to bagpipe ac
companiment A vision of "skirlln"
pipers appears on the book cover.
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Heart of Hie West. By O. Henry. The Mc
Clure Company. New York City.
Nineteen short, cowboy stories, puls
ing with the rollicking spirit of West
ern plains and with all the heart In
terest that distinguishes O. Henry's
work. Bartenders, cowpunchers, steers
and slxshooters revolve at lightning
speed, and work overtime.
Nursery Rhyme From Mother Goose. Illus
trated by G. G. Wlederselm. Price, SJ.SO.
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York City.
Happy thoughts in familiar verse and
colored Illustrations, tor children. In a
large, flat book, measuring over 12
Inches by lit. An ideal Christmas gift
for some lucky tot.
SUNDAY BOOKS
J. pi. Q.
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.
The Nether Millstone, by Fred M. WJilts.
$1.30 (Little-Brown).
Old Indian Days, by C. A. Eastman lite
Clure Company).
Children's Books and Reading, by Mon
trose J. Moses, (1.50 (Mitchell Kennerleyi.
The Jessup Request, by Anna Robeson
Burr, and Admiral's Light, by Henry Mllner
Rldeout. each ll.Ttit; and Home, School and
Vacation by Annie Wlnsor Allen, SI. 25
(Houghton. Mifflin & Co..
The Affair at Pine Court, by Nelson Rust
Gilbert, S1.0O ( Llpplncott s).
Sonnets of a Budding Bard, by Nixon
Waterman, nnely ' illustrated, 75 cents, and
A Calendar for Saints and Slnnsrs. size .
by l4. n (Forbes & Co.. Chicago).
Rob the Ranger, by Herbert 8t,rans; On
the Trail of the Arabs, by Herbert Strang, -and
The Jeweled Toad, by Isabel Johnston,
all Illustrated t Kobbs-Merrill).
Billy Whiskers. Jr.. and His Chums, and
anta Claus- Twin Brother, both children's
hooks. Illustrated, by Frances Trego Mont
gomery: and Toasts and After Dinner
Stories, 00 cents (Brewer. Bars A Co.),
These books were received through the
couretsy of the J. K. Gill Company: The
Jessup Request, Admiral's Light. Home,
ftchool and Vacation, Whlttler, and Sin and
Society.
t.
Warts Are Commnnlcable.
Washington (D. r.) Post.
"Recent experiments show that the
popular belief that warts are communi
cable Is warranted." says a writer. "In
oculation of hea-thy tissue with blood ob
tained from a wart will cause the growth
of a similar excrescence. It Is thought
that these growths contain an ultramtcro
scoplc germ to which Is due the transmis
sion from one person to another. At all
events, persons who have warts should
take measures to have them removed at
once."
Answers to Cry for Religious Light
To Mr. Buckman Is Commended
a Careful Reading of the
Scripture.
BY BLANCHE KOFORD.
IN The Oregonlan of Sunday, November
3, Thomas Buckman has Inserted this
advertisement: "Wanted A position so
clear tht everyone can understand." This
comes under the heading of an article
which he entitles: "Make Clear the Chris
tian Faith.'
This article seems to be based upon a
sermon recently given by Rev. Mr. Young
at Taylor-Street Methodist Church, and
this quotation from the sermon In ques
tion Is given: "If we give up all that Is
embraced in the. Christian faith, what
shall be the practical results?" If memory
serves aright, he might also have quoted
something to the effect that "the religion
of our fathers oug"ht to be good enough
for us." All of which depends upon what
the "religion of our fathers" was.
There was much food tor thought and
qontroversy In that same sermon, which
cannot be said of 'all sermons. ,
And even If the listener felt like asking
questions and making objections; that
was better than to have -been lulled to
sleep by the Voice of the parson.
It was Shakespeare who said that there
was nothing new under ' the sun. And
when a "now" philosophy or creed
springs up and vauuteth itself, if we look
closely, and study Into It, wo will find
that it is only a rehash of old doctrines.
This article says that the wonders of
the firmament' and the evidences and
testimony of 'geology, discount and dis
prove the accohnt of the creation as
found in Genesis. But It might be said
In brief refutation of this -"statement that
it all depends upon how Genesis is read.
But the article under discussion was too
honest, too sincere, tob convincing' of
earnest interest, to be treated as a heresy.
Has Mr. Buckman for relative or friend
a good, true, genuine, womanly woman?
If so, does he believe in her goodness?
If she chances to be a Christian or even
only religious, does he believe in her
less, for that reason?
Supposing he were to tell mo of that
Woman so sacred and beautiful to him
and I were to reply. "I do not know that
woman I never saw her. Do not ask me
to believe In her." Or perhaps he hd said
"she once lived but lias passed away."
That would strengthen my argument and
I would say. "Indeed, do not ask me to
believe In the goodness of one whom I
never knew, and whom youadmit your
self is dead. Tor cannot prove your as
sertions." Would not any true man tbink more,
not less, of his ideal, and would he not
be filled with "amazement and Indignation
at by obtuse affrontery?
Now, Mr. Buckman will certainly be
lieve In the goodness he has known and
proved. And so Christians believe In the
source of all goodness; In God, and in
Christ Jesus, who was tho best roan, and
the wisest, and holiest, and at the same
time the Divine Son of God, who came to
show "the way, the truth, and the life" to
Mr. Buckman and to the world.
So. If this plea for a "clear religious
belief" be an earnest and honest one. then
the answer came 1907 years ago, am an
swer so complete that only Divine Mind
which formed the universe could have
formulated It an answer- so simple In
form that little children can understand
it. And although God's plan In Its per
fection seems "too good to be true" to our
sinful minds, yet it Is true, and Is. In fact,
the only truth there Is.
"But," says the agnostic, "we all have
heard this before and we want some
proof. Jesus, If he ever lived, is dead
now, and sin and sorrow and death are
aU we know of life. With what little mllr
Imumf human happiness, that can b
wrung from ear brief existence. It looks
to us to be a very safe proposition to say
'Live while you five, for you will be a long
time dead.' " ."
It would be a terrible thing if such-a
belief had any foundation! As a matter
of fact nothing more false was ever pro
pounded. Christ Is not dead. How do I say that?
Becauao I have proven It. And Mr. Buck
man, and every agnostic, and every man
that lives, mars' and can prove it as con
clusively as I and more so, If he be more
faithful.
If he answers that he does not ac
cept the word of God. then we may
ask him why he demands an answer
from people who depend upon the
teaching of a. false book?
Jesus said. John vll:17: "If any man
Willeth to do his will, he shall know
of the teaching, whether It be of God,
or whether I speak from myself."
Now this statement Is true, or it
Isn't. If true, accept it; If not, your
demand for light at the hands of people
who depend upon a mythical Christ Is
nothing short of putting up a man of
straw, that you may show your great
strength In demolishing him!
Again, if. as Mr. Buckman says, "the
question can well be aoked at the
present day, 'What Is the Christian
faith?" " we may Justly ask. In this
case. "What is sincere inquiry after
Christian faith?" He shifts from his
first call for light as to the present
whereabouts -of the dead, to the Issue
of the "eVory-day practice," which is
Important, to be sure, but what has
that to do with his feverish desire to
know the present state of tho dead?
In telling us that the world does not
want, "a faith that allows one to go'
into the byways of sin and selfishness,
imagining that through the power of
their Christian faith they can escape
the consequences of their sins," he as
sumes that such a course is the legiti
mate fruit of belief In the Christian
faith, when the -most ordinary fair
ness would pronounce these things
done. In spite of and contrary to faith.
And when he speaks of the "woman
who had great Christian faith," and
who lacked truthfulness, and was
guilty of theft, he casts on "Christian
faith" an aspersion which neither the
facts nor Xalr logic warrant. And yet
he says: "'I would not wish to say
anything against Christian faith." Did
"Christian faith" cause this woman to
He and steal?
It does not matter what the differ
ence in creed, belief or doctrine of Ro
man Catholic, Evangelical Church, Spir
itualist or agnostic, If they are only
seeking. For If they seek, they shall
find, for this so complicated problem
Is so beautifully simple (like most
problems), when once the solution Is
found.
Let any one who desires a philosophy
of Christian faith so clear that he can
not fall to understand find for himself
every promise and commandment of
Christ Jesuo. Let him obey every com
mandment to tlie letter. Let him ac
cept and exact every promise literally.
Every one. Omit no test.
When he has accomplished this sim
ple and beautiful thing he will he
ready to Insert an advertisement In The
Oregonlan which shall read:
"Found The Kingdom of Heaven,
and Its righteousness and right, when
Christ commanded that I should find it
within myself. Found (Thriat and eter
nal life."
When Company Is Xigh.
Mexican Herald.
Mrs. Smith Yes. my little 5-year-old
girl is a great help to my housekeeping.
Mrs- Randall Why. what can such a
child do to help? Mrs. Smith She goes
down and tells the cook for me whenever
we're going to have company.
Lack of AVIMlngness to Be .
Guided Is the Basla of Mm! era
Complaints.
BY VICTOR DOHRIS.
PERMIT these lines in response to
the request to "make the Christian
faith plain," by Mr. Thomas Buck
man, in a recent isue of The Sunday
Oregonlan!
I had read the synopsis of Rev. Benja
min Young's sermon In the Taylor-Street
Methodist Church, of Which Mr. Buck
man writes, and it Impressed me as being
as unusually attractive for its marks of
clear vision and healthful directness.
But the piteous seeker for more light
declliies to be comforted, and proceeds
to describe the sorry plight in which we
find ourselves, and the poverty of the
sources he has consulted In his quest for
a "position so clear that everybody can
understand." There appear at least two
defects in his reasoning and wailing:
First, he makes an Issue of an unim
portant matter, when compared with far
greater considerations. He charges lack
Of a "perfectly clear" answer as to the
present state of the unbelieving dead; as
to whether they are "suffering now"' or
'lying in their graves waiting for the day
of resurrection." It is but fair and frank
to remark just here that tho apparent
lack of faith In God and his word, and a
lack of willingness to be guided by this
instruction, lie at the back of all he says.
This being true, he, and all like tym, are
hopelessly at sea until this fundamental
error Is removed.
Paul says, Romans vl:5, that "If we
have become united with him (Christ)
In the likeness of his death, we shall
be also in the likeness of his resur
rection." John says: "We shall be like
him." I John Hi::!.
Jesus says. John xiv:19, "Because I
live, ye shall live also." To the be
liever this Is enough; to the unbe
liever It is foolishness; hut we hope
believers or possible believers will
read these lines.
Real faith in the real trustworthy
Savior enables us to trust him. for
when and how the resurrection will he,
while we give our attention to the
superbly vital matter of being fitted,
through his grace, love and teaching,
for his approval and reception. "Blessed
are they who die in the Lord."
The word of God, In' the gospel, is
"clear" as to how to be In Christ, and
how to live in him that we may "die
In the Lord."
Second, he consults the wrong au
thority. He tells what the Seventh
Day Adventlst, the Catholic, the Uni
versalis!, the spiritualist and the be
liever In the "Millennial Dawn," have
to say.
Why does he, in his desperation,
consult these Instead of the word of
God?
Thousands and thousands will sub
stantiate the statement that Christ ful
fills every promise, and will offer proof
upon proof to confirm Its truth. And
Christians are neither liars, mistaken
nor fools. But these thousands of wit
nesses have proven their problems, each
his own, whereas the agnostic Is too
lazy, too indolent morally, to do so.
Many of theso witnesses have had
every doubt, every unbelief, that ever
agnostic Or infidel or even atheist had,
but they have taken the trouble to
prove the philosophy of Christ Jesus,
and the result was Inevitable.
Evidently Mr. Buckman believes In
the power of the universe, the harmony
of the spheres, even coming down to
our little old earth, which after all is
quite a nice little piece of real estate.
Probably, the seeker after Information
or. knowledge believes In Nature and
the laws of Nature. If so, let him ask
himself. What Is Nature? And who
made those. aws? There can only be
one correct answer.
He evidently does not believe in the
Bible. As .a matter of fact. It is a
great privilege to believe in the Bible.
And perhaps It may be news to some '
truthseekers to be told that the Book
of Job is the greatest and most pro
found poem ever written, that even
Shakespeare falls far short of its sub
lime excellence.
But so tAr as the Bible Is concerned,
consldor only those portions contain
ing Christ's works and words, and
teachings and promises. The rest of
the Bible may come latex, and is only
a privilege, not a necessity. Christ is
a necessity.
If he does not believe It did, why spread
it before thousands of young readers as
an example of "great Christian faith,"
while In the same paper he makes his
plea a "correct and upright life," and
praises "doing unto others as you would
have them do unto you"?
Jesus has "the words of eternal life."
None need be In tho dark; all may "walk
In the light as he Is in the light."
Let Christ, "who is the resurrection and
the life." take caro of the when and the
what of our resurrection.
If men are' saved, they can afford to
wait, or go to their reward now, as It
may please them. If they are lost, pun
ishment will be long enough, whether
they begin "suffering now" or wuit for
the resurrection.
Salem, Cr.
NOT MANY TEETOTALERS
Only 15 Per Cent of the Adult Maleg
Ranked as Such.
Per cent of men who drink, S ".
Per cent who drink to excess. 30.
Per cent who arelnebrlates, 12.
Per cent who are inebriates. 12.
i Per cent of women who drink. 65.
The man who is responsible for thesei
figures Is Dr. W. D. Lawrence, of Min
neapolis. "Fifteen per cent of the adult males
In this country are teetotallers," said
Dr. Lawrence to the Des Moines corre
spondent of the Clinton Herald, "whllo
55 per cent are what may be termed
privilege drinkers, that is, men who
claim tho right to take a drink as It
pleases them but who do not drink to
excess.
"Thirty per cent are diseased through
the use of drink or drugs these statis
tics relate to the use of drugs as well
as the use of liquor. They are Inebri
ates and have acquired the habit,
which Is beyond their control. Of
these 13 per cent are submerged.
"They are dipsomaniacs and require
the attention of the public, aid of
benevolent societies, organizations.
Seven per cent arc hopeless and it Is
uselese to expend funds on them ex
cept to Isolate and detain them, hu
manely and at work if possible."
The Fall of the Year.
Ninette M Lowater.
The year has rounded to its full and
waned:
Its hopes and Its fulfilments all are past
Before the Winter's open door at last
We pause and count what wa have lost and
gained.
Something of courage left us with the year.
Something of Joy and Hope our souls have
lost .
And where life's tides were vexed and
passion tossed,
Something departed which youth once held
dear.
No more will rose-hued visions rise, to chest
Our eager hearts with fair and lying lure;
We have gained strength to march with
weary feet.
And steadfastly in silence to endure;
And though we never win the victor's bays.
The Joy of the unconquered crowns our
aauna