THE SUNT) AY OKEGOXIAX. FORTXAXD. OCTOBER 4. 1908.
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"I have many times been driven to my knees by th
overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go.
My own wisdom and that of those aboutjne seemed insuf
ficient for that day.Vvabrabam Lincoln.
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Th Testing of Ulan Mallory. By Mrl.
Humphry W.rd. Illustrated. Price, $1.50.
Harper Broth. New York City.
A wis but rynical old heathen philoso
pher one wrote: "If you want to win a
woman, fo not cringe Jo her or swear
everlasting devotion. Rather be a good
actor. Muke hor think that you" must
he saved on this earth and that she Is
the one beautiful being to save you. In
other words, appeal to her pity."
furiously enough, this seems to ha
the plan pursued by Oliver Marshnm In
sliming I'tttna Mallory. but In the tell
ing of It all -Jire Is where Mrs.
Humnhrv--not Humphrey Ward shows
her consummate cleverness as a writer
rf really Brest, first-class fiction. "The
Testing of Pinna Mnllory" is a thought
ful study In rha rafter building and in de
picting the depth of emotion and suffer
ing. It Is fashioned like an altar rather
than a ro.- garden, and is sure to find
Itself m the verv froitt rank of the hi
novels of :! IM-tna .Mallory shines with
a grent white light and speaks to us
wi'h greater elofjuenve than any of Mrs.
Ward's women in her earlier novels.
"I-itdy noses I'liuglitor" or "Frnwieks
I'areer." Mas IMan Is more human.
i:i-re approachable. There Is an element
of nivsrery about her that rommands the
re,i..r to follow, and Hie Is like the saint
.f old in whom all dumb things and suf
feit'ic beings lound consolation.
of ronrfp. on the other hand, plana
may be ethereal and rare in our work-a-
dav life, but she romes as a welcome
breath in the sale of chance. Probably
If she hail be -n a cook cooped up all
day in a hot kltrhen. working to tirkte
the palates of two dox?n hungry board
er. or a telephone girl with nerves out
of g?ar. mentally wrestling with fren
xled subscribers who decline to believe
that a particular line is busy. Miss Diana
might have been startled out of her
smooth composure. For you see. she Is
an Knglish girl of birth, leisure and
hroedittg. a girl wfio didn't have to bother
about where the next Kail suit was com
Ins from. No. Indeed! Plana was a
dainty Miss, who Inherited wealth, but.
It must he admitted, considerable sorrow
as well. Yet. through it all sue is a lov
able heroine.
Mrs. Ward starts her story on, Christ
mas morning, and introduces us to the
bedroom of llss Diana Millory. Then
comes this go-mine "Ward" paragraph:
"The Star of Rethlehem and Christmas
dav.' Piana Mallory had Just drawn
back the curtain of her bedroom. Her
voice as she murmured the words was
full of a Joyous delight: eagerness and
yearning expressed themselves in her
bending attitude, her parted lips and eyes
intent upon a star. The panelled room
behind her was dimly lit by a solitary
candle, lust kindled The faint dawn
In front. t!v flickering candle-light
behind, illumined Diana's tall figure,
wrapped in a white dressing-gown, her
small head and slender neck, the tum
bling masses of her dark hair, and the
hand holding the curtain. It was a kind
and poetic llBht: but her youth and grace
nee, led no softening"
Miss Plana had Just reached England
to take up her residence on an estate
namd Brechoote. with a lovely old manor
house and village attached, supposed to
be located In Prookshlre. In the south
part of Eng'and. Diana's mother had
died IS years before, and her father more
recently. The girl remembered that her
fa'her was sometimes oppressed with a
secret sorrow: thst he traveled with her
to fore!gn eountries instead of taking up
a settled resident- In England, and that
her real family name was. 8parllng. Her
father had assumed the name of Mallory.
afrer his w-t'.-'s death. Why? Wait.
Although P:ana d't'n t know It. her
happiest moments were upon her as she
st.fttl mat Christmas morning at her
bedroom window. lover-free. and a
stranger to care. She was rears old.
and lived happily with her chaperone.
Mrs. Muriel Col wood. An ardent Imperi
alist, and believing in a greater Fng:and
beyond the seas. Diana was skillful In
political argument, but didn't run to
woman suffrage. Two lovers draw near,
tine is Oliver Marsham. member of Par
'i.rn.rt. and dependent upon his mother.
Lady Lucy Marsham. for an allowance
from his fattier s estate with which to
pav his Itvinir exper.sts. The other lover
1, young so'dier. Captain Roughsedge.
who seems to have been the better man
of the two. but the poorer talker. But
Marsham easily wins lie girl's heart, and
the love at- is sensibly done, without
gush.
Just then Diana receive a visit from a
-- xnt cousin, Laa Fanny Merlon, aad i
AN.
the point is madn clear that up to this
time. Diana had practically known noth
ing of her relatives. Miss Merton Is as
vulgar and mercenary as Diana ia dainty,
and moves In a state of continual Jealous
dislike, exhibiting that poor self-control,
bordering upon bad temper, which spe
cialists, for so much per. kindly class as
"neurotic." Miss Merton quickly quar
rels with Plana, asks her for JlunO hush
money, and then says to Mrs. Colwood:
"You don't know about Diana's mother?"
Mystery alley begins here, but the au
thor proceeds with, the story without
actually telling what the mystery Is, and
thereby shows her .keen. analytical art.
Miss Merton ultimately tells her cousin
that the latter'a mother once killed a
man and robbed her sister of money be
queathed to her. Sir James Childe, a
famous lawyer. ' who shout this period
first met Miss Diana, suspected from her
personal appearanoe that she is the
daughter of tua .woman he defended on
a charge of murder, and takes means to
protect Diana. But nagging tongue ar
busy, and hearing that Plana Is th
daughter of Mrs. Sparling, murderess,
Lady tarsham counsels her son to break
off the engagement with Diana. Mr.
Marsham la a weakling, does aa he is
told, and transfers his attentions to a
Miss Drake. Diana, doesn't break her
heart, but braves the scandal and goes
abroad.
It seems that. Diana's father was an
antiquarian, and proved to be so uncon
genial to his wife that he spent consid
erable time excavating sites of ruined
cities In Asia Minor. Bereft of husband.
Mrs. Sparling did not busy herself with
her little daughter, hut drifted into a fast
set where she gambled witli Sir Prancla
Wing and his wife. One night, while he
was drunk, Sir Francis made love to Mrs.
Snarling, and she repulsed him. Mrs.
Wing accused Mrs. Sparling of having
stolen trust money, and attacked her
character, and in a frenzy of despair Mrs.
Sparling seised a dagger lying near and
stabbed Lady Wing to the heart. ' Sir
James Childe urged mitigating circum
stances, but Mrs. Sparling was found
guilty of murder. Her sentence was com
muted, and when brought to her home.
she died.
When Diana is getting heart-whole
again, most of the people in the story
becom absorbed in politics, especially
Liberal politics, and one of them. Lord
Phfllo Darcy. a radical statesman, ap
pears to be a mixture of W. Ei. Glad
stone and Lord Roseherry. People gen
eral.'v sympathise with Diana In her af
fliction, and hold that she cannot be.
held tin to blame for her mother's act
Her old lover. Mr. Marsham, is generally
condemned for his unfeeling conduct In
breaking hla promise to marry Diana,
heredity or no heredity bogey. A gen
eral election comes along, ana .nr. .war
hsm finds himself so much out of sym
pathy with the electors that ha ia mobbed
and struck with a stone. He is seriously
Injured, and In turn is cast off by 'lis
new sweetheart. Miss Drake, who obvi
ously enough "doesn't wish to marry a'
cripple."
How is it all to end? Through th
mate of politics, aristocratic living, flna
descriptions of scenery and nesrt-Durn-iigs.
shines the spirit of Diana Malttiry.
PIio is tested In the crucible of human
living and comes out pure gold.
A spirit ta IMm. By Robert Hlchent.
Illustrated Price, $1.75. Harper Brota
rs. .New Tork i;lt-.
Loyalty to th charm reposing In Mr.
Hichens' other novel, "The Garden of
Allah " one of the really great novels In
the English language encourages one to
view "A Spirit in Prison" with eager In
terest. The title suggests Jailer and cll bars,
but In reading the tale these are not
physically present the fetters relate to
the region if the soul, in a psychological
sense. Love la- crucified, and out of much
pain and sorrow rises a better, spiritual
lor. An Italian atmosphere Is over all.
for Mr. Hichens stages his tale In Italy,
and Indeed so many phrases In It are
printed in Italian that to- thoroughly en
joy the aweep of action and character
expression one would b all th better
to understand the Italian language. It
would save groping In the dark. Blue
skies, eternal "sunshine, boaUnen who
sing tender songs as they ply their oars,
words that have a caress In them, people
who drink wine and smoke "bunches" of
cigarettes, different degrees of lov and
friendship these are the principal pic
tures offered. Above all hovers a study
of temperament.
It would seem that In writing A ypint
In Prison" Mr. Hichens has In a measure
copied th Italian atmosphere of Marion
("rawford. This time. Mr. Hichens holds
up a literary gem different from any nej
i , ...j hafA although it can
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not be devoured at a hastr reading, and
is somewhat difficult to understand. It
is not a case of The arrow in me air.
- After closing tne book, at mo mm
page, the thoughtful, reader realises that
j he has been watching the unfolding of a
soul's tragedy, the tragedy of Hermlone
Delarey. a widow, who is eaten up with a
love-hunger and is sucn a roicauu i
I pressed emotions that s"he Is generally
! misunderstood. She is a delicate creature
i of fancy, and much of her foolish soph-
i. . . I .t hat.-. Keen renlaced with
; common sense had she been obliged to
work hard for ner living. iei tie.
story Is one of the most striking of the
1 year, and haunts one like a photograph.
I The atorr opens near Naples, and pio
i tures an Island where live Mrs. Hermlone
Delarey. widow: her 16-year-old daughter.
I Vere. and their servant. Oaspare at
' least, these aie the principal inhabitants
of the romantic .spot. Vere Is listening
! to a fisher boy. Ruffo Scarla. singing
' - - j i i. i. r. aiMtahlne. Often he
J sings "Napoll Bella." Tears before Mrs.
' Delarey had absentea nerseir in i'ni.
trarel, and in the Interval her husband.
Maurice, betrayed a young peasant girl.
Maddalena. The letter's father. In re
I venge. throws Maurice into the sea.
where he was drowned, and Maddalena s
baby boy was born near .-New
Then the tragedy slept. Maddalena mar
ried Antonio Bemari. a man of loose
morals, who In the years to come often
brok his marriage vows.
Although Vere was not awaro of tne
circumstance, the boy she heard singing
"Napoli Bella" IS the son of her father
and Maddalena but of course, this fact
is kept carefully guarded until the story
grows in sweep and action. One friend
of the Delarey family Is Emtio Artols. an
author, who In the first place ought to
have married Hermlone. Instead of Mau
rice. Then she wouldn't have been
groping so long in her mental darkness.
A lover for Vere draws nigh, a Marchess
Isidoro Penacci. who on one occasion
"was smartly dressed In the palest pos
sible shade of gray, with a pink bright
tie. pink socks, brown shoes of the rather
boat-like shape affected by many young
Neapolitans, and a round straw hat. with
a small brim. that, was set lightly on
the side -of his curly head (hair?). In
his mouth was a cigarette and In his
buttonhole a pink carnation."
The story spreads out in "talky fash
Ion, and on page 503 is a momentous
phrase: -"The spirit that resteth upon a
He la a spirit in prison." From pages
623 to 59 a remarkable conversation takes
place between Hermlone and Artois. In
which the woman describes her Quixotic
temperament. The best drawn pictures
in the storv for inherent freshness, are
those of Vere and Ruffo Scarla, the
flsherboy. .
The Psychology of Advertising. By nr. Wal
ter bill Scott. Price, 2. Illustrated.
Small. Maynard k Co.. Boston.
Dr. Walter Dill Scott Is director of
the psvchologlcal laboratory of North
western University, and 1s recognized as
an expert In "advanced" advertising. In
this book he skillfully presents an easily-grasped
exposition of the principles
of psvchologv in their relation to suc
cessful advertising. His style Is lively,
yet dignified, and starts thought. Ho
presents pictures of advertisements
which are well known to the average
reader of newspapers and magaaines,
and tells in a crisp phrase why such-and-such
advertisement lingers In the
memory and makes one huy the goods It
recommends.
In chapter 1 Dr. Scott starts on a new
tack. He savs that cards containing
these questions were mailed to 600 rep
resentative business men In Chicago:
What r-hlcSBO daily or dallies do r
read' Which one do you prefer? What five
features interest you most? Do you epena
on an average as much as 15 minutes daily
reading a Chicago- paper? What Induced
you to begin the subscription of the paper
or papers? Were you ever induced hy means
of a premium or prise to subscribe for a
Chicago paperT
As the result of the replies he re
ceived. Dr. Scott says:
Judging from the answers of SWO men
the conviction Is forced upon one that they
do not cars to have a newspaper serv as
Interpreter, defender or advocate of the
truth. All that is desired is a brief but
comprehensive publication of the news.
That editor will be the most appreciated
who selects the news most wisely and pre
sents the unvarnished truth In all matters
In which the constituency are interested.
The Ideal paper would have to do only with
facts. The news would have to be well
written, but the interest would be mainly
in the news Itself and -not In the reporter's
or the publishers views concerning it.
I do not agree with these opinions.
What about clrlc reforms started
through editorial utterances In newspa
pers? There have been many such.
Dr. Scott's replies also gave these Tea
sons why men subscribed for their chos
en newspapers: "To keep in touch with
current events." "desire to be Informed." j
"to be Informed as to what is going on."
"to be up to the times and not a back
number "to be, en rapport with the
world." Forty per cent read two papers
and 21 per cent read three papers. Local
news had the highest attraction of the
newswares displayed. 17.8 per cent, and
political news second, while the reading
of drama fell to 1.1 per cent.
The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl.
Rv Eliza Frances Andrews. Illustrated.
Price. 2.50. D. Appleton t-o., .-vew
York City.
Written by a gentlewoman In an inti
mate yet militant style, these journal ex
tracts tell the story of the Old South from
a new viewpoint, and are unusually' in
teresting. The author was a Confederate
sympathizer, while her father supported
the cause of the Union. With Northern
vision, it is curious to meet with such
rabid anti-Federal sentiment,' but one
must remember the war-stricken time in
which the journal was kept.
"The changes of thought and feeling
hetween the middle of the nineteenth and
the .beginning of the twentieth century
are eo great that the impulsive young
person who penned the following record
and the white-haired woman who edits it.
are no more the same than were Philip
drunk with the wine of youth and pas
sion, and Philip sobered by the leseons of
age and experience." Such is the au
thor's frank explanation. She draws a
happy rlcture of her Southern aristocracy
of planters, and thinks that "it is doubt
ful whether the world has ever produced
a state of society more rich in all the
resources of a thoroughly wholesome,
happy and joyous life than existed among
the privileged "400' under the peculiar civ
ilisation of the Old South." The opinion
is expressed that the next war "they"
get Into will be against the negroes. The
author's comment Is expressed In crisp,
fearless fashion and is valuable as an
American record of fading memories.
The Old Allegiance, by Hubert Wales. 11.50.
Mitchell Kennerley. New York City.
Written with a boldness that makes
one gasp, and no more novel plot than
this has been unfolded during the pres
ent season. Mr. Deacon agrees with
his chum. Mr. Crewe, who is a student
at Oxford University, England, to visit
a lonely island named Strachan, off the
Scotch coast, for vacation. Here Dea
con finds himself in a nest of Jacob
ites, a remnant of the Scotch who
think that the Stuarts should occupy
the British throne. Deacon Is mistaken
for the pretender, James VI of Eng
land, and the luxury of being; a King
In secret is so refreshing that Deacon
keeps up the illusion. Dynamiters and
others guide the story to a whirlwind
finish.
Templar Tactics and Manual. By Langdon
8 Chllcott. Price, t.50. Thomas W. Burr
Printing Company, Bangor, Me.
Langdon Sargent Chllcott, the author
of this excellent guide to Templar tactics
and manual, is a Sir Knight of St. Johna
Commandery. Maine Consistory, and his
home is at Bangor. Maine.
Everything that pertains to drill, evo
lations. etc.. of Knights Templars will be
found within the compass of these H3
pages, and can be received as authorita
tive. The evolutions are based on the
system of turns employed in modern drill
regulations, and have been pronounced j
correct by military experta. In care of
preparation, and quality of cuts, plates
and general book-work, it can challenge
comparison with any other similar pub
lication. The table of contents: Introduction,
definitions, general principles, commands,
school of the knights, school of the com
mandery. ceremonies, escorts, salutes, the
card, orders, correspondence, asylum tac
tics, instruction for the band and drum
major, standards, banner, trumpet calls
and drill signals.
The book measures four and seven
eighths by seven and one-fourth inches,
and is bound by hand on flexible back
and covered with black grain leather. In
general appearance, the little book is ex
tremely neat and it is worth noting that
It has been adopted as the standard by
th Grand Templar jurisdictions of Maine
and Florida.
The Children's Ingfelow. Illustrated.
Price. 3. .Houghton, Mifflin Co.. Bos
ton. Curiously enough, the complaint has
been made that an adequate collection
of Longfellow's poems . for young peo
ple could not be found. " Houghton. Mif
flin & Co. have Just now supplied the
want, in this exquisite book which has
eight charming full-page Illustration in
color by popular artists, decorated title
page, sub-titles and headings in coldr.
and finely bound with a .pictorial cover.
Mor than sO poems, suitable for chil
dren, have been selected, 'many of them
gems. An unusually attractive holiday
present. - .' r .
G ant ob It C. By Arthur J. Eddy.. Illus
trated. Price, i.50. A. C. MeClurf
Co.. Chicago, and the J. K- Gill Com
pany. Portland.
At first sight this novel has a suspi
cion of muckraking, but once you t get
into the swing of the story you discover
that it Isn't so. ' "Ganton A Co." Is a
big. healthy, optimistic tale of business
and social life in Chicago, and particu
larly describes John Ganton, pork-packer,
of Ganton & Co., whose "capacity
output was 1200 cattle per hour. . The
scene where Mr. G?.nton undergoes a
surgical operation, pulses with realism.
Mr. Wind and Madam Rain. By Paul de
Musset. Illustrated. Price. 60 cents. Har
per & Brothers. New York City.
Different from the usual fairy tale, and
Just adapted to little boys and girls who
cry "Tell us a story something new."
Translated by Emily Makepeace, these
tales are taken from old Scotch-Breton
folk-lore. The imprisonment of Mr.
Wind and Madame Rain, and the jail
power of Peter the Peasant are all told
with that exquisite humor for which De
Musset is celebrated. ,
The Substitute. By Walter Camp. Illus
trated. Price. $1.50. D. Appleton a: Co.,
New Tork City. '
A Tale football story for boys, written
with that dash which Is linked with the
Camp name. The hero Is Richard God
dard. a fine, manly fellow, and all the
evolutions of his football career at Yale
are chronicled, so that the reader ab
sorbs a good deal of scientific football
knowledge without knowing it. The de
scription of the Yale-Princeton game is
a thriller. ' '
Pljyslc for Secondary Schools. By Charles
F Adams. Price $l.?n. The American
Book Company, New York City.
Mr. Adams is head of the department
of physics In the Detroit High School, and
his book thas sufficient demonstrations
for teacher and problems for pupil, while
fundamental principle are enforced and
brought home to the pupil by illustrations
touching the events of his dally life. Re
cent advanoes In electrical knowledge ar
noted.
Arnold Frits aiif Perlen, edited by May
Thomas. 30 cents. Th American Baak
Company, New York. (
Told In characteristic German, this
story relates the visit of a whole
some, high-spirited boy to a staid
bachelor household, and the pranks be
plays there. The little book Is well
fitted for productive elementary work.
and has a complete vocabulary.
A Jonrney of Joy. By Amy Blanchard.
. Illustrated. Price, fl.&0. Dana, Kates &
Co., Boston, Mass.
Amy Blanchard has achieved success as
a writer of books for girls, and In "A
Journey of Joy." In which two young
American girls and an elderly companion
Books Added to Library
The following books at the Public Library
went into circulation within the past week:
. BIOGRAPHY. .
Cavour Life of Cavour, by Edward
Cadnaan. fi07.
Goethe Life of Goethe; by Albert. Btel
schowsky: tr. by W. A. Cooper, v. 3. 1008.
Grev Hie Leaves from nis alary: ea. oy
the Countess of Strafford. 1904.
Ttolrne Memoirs of the Comtesse ' de
Boltrne: ed. by Charles Nlcollaud. v. . 1908.
Magill Slxty-fiy year In the life of a
teacher. 1907.
Owen Robert Owen, a biography; by Frank
Podmorc. 1807. I
BOOKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
Amlcis-t-"uH' oceano.
Ganghofer Das gottelslehen.
-Heer Felix Notvest; roman.
Aniicls Marocco.
Amlcto Oiarid.
Cavaliaro Pionlerl ed erol della storla
anierlcana.
Cooper Der letste Mohlkaner.
Daenell Geschlchte der Verelnlgten Stam
en von Amerika.
Egeatorfl Die sleben Gernopp.
Gaspey & Runge Engllshe konversation
grammatlk. ,. ,
Grimmelshausen Der abenteuerllcbe Sim
pllclus Slmpllclsslmu. 2 v.
He ring lsegrimm.
Janitschek Hartr sieg: roman.
Kretser Kin wersehloesener menscb.
Pnccinianti Antolocla della poesla Italians
da Dante al Melaetaaio.
Raabe Gf-sammelte erzahlungea. 4 v.
Raff ModellgeschicTlten.
Ticicke Im splnnenwlnkel.
Kentz Die golden ke.ua. und ndere erx
ahiungen. 5chm Michel.
Wendtland Drei novell.n.
tverner Adflcrflug; Ein Gottosurtell;, xwei
romane.
TYerner Freie bahn:
vt'llbrandt Villa Maria.
WolzoKen Erlebtes, erlau-htes, erlogenes.
"Worms Aus roter dammerung.
Zobellta Der bildhauer.
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL.
Bedford English children in the olden
time. 1907. ,
Brallsford Macedonia, Its races and their
future, it1. . ,
Do Windt Through savage Europe: being
the narrative of a Journey through the, Bal
kan States and European Russia. 190i.
FICTION.
Austin Santa Lucia.
Clemens A horse's tale
De La Pasture The unlucky family.
Kinkaid Man of yesterday.
Bryden Gold kloof.
Crockett. Red cap tales.
Four-pools mystery. .
Hawkins. Love logic and other stories.
Mantle. Gret.
FINE ARTS.
Gainsborough Thomas Gainsborough ; by
W. B. Boulton. m'7. .
Holrcyo i no .aiivuti got.w,
the central Italian schools. 1!05.
Holrovd The National gallery. London:
the north Italian schools. !MV
Kobbe The pianolist: a guide for planoia
player. 1907. jgxsTORY.
rrawford The romance of old New Eng
land churches. 19n.
Francois From Valmy to -Waterloo; ex
tracts from the diary of a soldier of the
Revolution and the Empire; tr. by R. B.
D HumeJeuten. of old Spain. 1906.
Rouse ed National documents: state
papers so arranged as to Illustrate the
growth of our country from ltoOa to the
P North i-Th. 'mother of California: being
an hMorlcal sketch of the little-known Und
of Baja California. 1908.
LITERATURE.
Cooper ed. Theories of style, with es
pecial reference to prose composition. 1807.
I ockwood and Emerson Composition and
rhe'toric for higher schoola laOL
Nicholson Old German lov songs: tr.
from the Mlnnesln iters of the 12th to the
14th centuries. 1907.
Adams ed. Through the year with the
p-ets. 12 v. lSj-J-lSfS.
Machen The Bib.e m Browning, with par
ticular reference to -The ring and the book."
1VrigM Short history cf Greek literature,
from Horner to Julian. 1S17.
eeaesa. Tragedies;, tr. into English Terse,
! tour Europe and also meet with lots of
I romance, she will gain new admirers.
Before Marriage. By lirt. Adolphe Hoft
j mann. Price, ;o cents. The vir Publlsh
j ing Company. Philadelphia, Pa.
j Filled with moral advice from a devoted
! mother to a eon, Herbert, who is 25 years
old and is about to get married. Its mes
sage Is also hygienic. But Herbert is eo
good that it is doubtful if he stands in
need of any counsel. .
Hillary on Her Own. fey Mabel Barnes
Grundy. J1..W The Baker Jt Taylor Co,
New Tork City. . .
A pleasant story' of a good-natured.
wholesome English girl who went to
London, where she ceased being an ele
gant idler and worked for her Irving.
rele Sam' Business. By Crittenden Mar
riott. Price. $1.50. Harper Brothers.
New Tork City.
Admirable for young people, especially
boys. The author tells what sort of a
business man Uncle Sam is, and how he
manages to govern this country.
Every Man for Himself. By Norman Dun
can. Price, $1.50. Harper ft Brothers,
New York City.
A reprint of Labrador ' sea stories, all
told with remarkable power and some
with fine religious tone. ,
JOSEPH M. QUENTIN.
IN LIBRARY AND WORKSHOP.
Mark Twain recently said that our best
hort-story writer today 'Is O. Henry. This
Is handsome of Mr. Twain.
-. ...
" A remarkable article. "Unrest in India,
is reprinted from the Hindustan Review in
the current numoer or xne Living Age.
...
The. picture shown on this book page Is
taken from Mary Stewart cutting a novel.
"The Wayfarers.' recently reviewed In The
Oregonlaa.
...
William Dean Howells Is to move Jo a
new office building largely peopled with
artists, at ino West rilty-seventn street,
New York City. , . .
. .
"The' Little Brother of the Bleb" hat
y reached Its sixth edition. Mr. Patterson
win dramatize the novel, ana iieDter co.
of New York, will bring It out January 18
at the Grand Opera-house, Chicago.
...
Another new book of rhymes and Quaint
pictures for the little folk will be Carolyn
wells and Harrison L'aurs ' ine wappy
chapa," funny fellows with as many mad
cap pranks as their Brownie cousins.
...
To their dainty line of year books de
voted to favorite authors- inomas t.
Crowell I'ft. are adding two new volumes.
"A Longfellow Calendar.' and "A Ruskin
Calendar. ' They win nevreaay soon.
.
Miss Clara Louise Burnham has returned
to the East from the Pacific Coast, which
she has taken as the background .of her
new novel. "The Leaven of l.ove. in it
she describes one of the famous winter re
sorts of California.
...
Tn a few davs there will be published
"The Fly on the Wheel." the new novel
by Katherlne Cecil Thurston, author of "The
Masquerade!-" and "The Gambler." This
story has been running aerially in t ne hook
man. where It has attracted much atten
tlon.
...
Harold MacGrath, author of "The Lure
of the Mask." has the out-ot-doors habit
It is said that most of his plots are con
cocted on horseback. Just at present he
is at Cape Vincent, N. Y.. His publlsherr
ventured to write him about some proois.
"Spare me if you possibly, can," he replied,
"I have only 24 days of Ashing left."
...
The Chicago Public Library has placed
Joseph Medlll Patterson's ''Little Brother
of the R eh" and professor Kobert tier
rick's "Together" on the forbidden list as
books unfit for promiscuous circulation.
Good! But the result of this advertise
ment around Chicago will be that the books
named will be more largely sold than ever
...
As an evidence of returning prosperity.
the Macmlllan Company reports that it has
recently booked the largest single order in
Its history. This order, which was received
from a well-known firm of booksellers, com
prised over 2000 titles, the number of copies
of single titles running as nign as lu.utsr.
This is probably the largest miscellaneous
order for books ever placed in America.
....
A new edition of Raymond MacDonatd
Alden's book of children's stories Is an
nounced. The title, formerly "Knights of
the Silver Phield, has been changed to
"Why th Vhlmes Rang." The change Is
due. to the fact that the latter title belongs
specifically to that story In the collection
which has won for Itself the greatest a-
to which have been appended comparative
analyses of the corresponding Greek and Ro
man play. Ivor.
PHIaOSOPHY.
Fairbanks. The first philosophers of
Greece: an edition and translation of the
remaining fragments of the pre-Socratic phll
osophers. 1898.
Munsterberg. On the witnes stand; essays
on psycnoiogy ana crime. iwa.
Plllebury. Attention. 1908.
SCIENCE.
Arrhenlus Theories of chemistry; being
lectures delivered at the university or Cali
fornia. 1907.
Glasehrook Mechanics; an elementary
text-DOOU. 1IM14.
SOCIOLOGY.
Compayro Herbert and education by in
struction; tr. by M. E. Findlay. 1907.
Oompayre Horace Mann and the public
scnooi in tn unitea btates; tr. by M. u.
Frost. 1907.
Compayre Jean Jacques Rousseau and
education rrom nature; tr. ny rl. .r. jago.
1907.
Compayre Pestalozzi and elementary ed
ucation; tr. by R. P. Jago. 1907.
RELIGION.
Matheson. The repreaentative men of the
Bible. Ed. 4. 1908.
Smyth. Passing Protestantism and coming
Catholoclsm. 1908.
. USEFUL ARTS.
Beach and others The apples of New
York. 2 v. 1905.
Donaldson Modern hot water heating,
steam and gas fitting. 1906.
Douglas Practical hints for concrete
constructors. 1KIJ.
Books added to the Juvenile department:
Carpenter Improving songs for anxious
children.
Pav Menehnnes. their adventures with
the fisherman and how they built the canoe.
Goose Mother Goose's melodies. with
music old and new; lllus. by F. S. Mathews.
Plutarch Tales from Plutarch, by F. J.
Rowbotham.
Brookee. Practical gas and oil engine hand
book; a manual of useful information. 19uo.
Clepperton. Practical paper-making; a
manual for paper-makers and owners and
managers of paper mills. Ed. 8. rev. 19"7.
Donaldson. Modern hot water heating,
steam and gas fitting. 190.
Gerhard. The superintendence of piping
installation In buildings; sanitary, hydrau
lic and gas. 1907.
Irvine. The magazine style-code; a manual
for the guidance of authors, reporters and all
who wrlle. 1906.
McComb. ed. Remco's manual of apart-ment-houee
service. 1907.
Macpherson. Municipal accounting. 1901.
Nutting A Dock. History of nursing. 2 v.
1907.
tmlth. The story of Iron and steel. 190S,
Vlgnler. Model steam engine design. 1907.
BOOKS ADDED TO THE REFERENCE DE
PARTMENT. A.Miei.tlnn of state and National food and
dairy department. Annual convention; 1908-
l9Cooper. General specification for steel
railroad bridges and viaducta. Rev. ed. 1906.
Douglas Venice on foot. 1907.
Hasse. Index of economic material In
documents of the states of the United
States: Vermont. 1907.
Journal of commerce and commercial bulle
tin from the column of replies and decisions
of the Journal. 1907.
McBeth The Nex Forces elnce Lewis and
Clark. 1908. ,
New international year book; a compen
dium of the world's progress for the year
1907: ed. by F. M. Colby. 1908.
Ooer. Guide to the West Indies and Ber
mudas. 19u8.
Qui etes-vous: Annuelre des con temporalis.
'Richardson. Alphabetical subject Index to
periodical articles on religion. 1908.
Sallows. The blacksmith's guide. 190T.
United States. Library of Congress. Di
vision of bibliography. List of book, with
reference to periodicals, relating to railroads
In their -relation to the Government and the
public. 1907. .
United States. Library of Congress. Di
vision of bibliography. List of the more re
cent works on Federal control of commerce
and corporations. 19o7.
Waddell. Specifications for steel brldgea
19a.
vvard Hlstorr of Englleh dramatic lit
erature to the death of Queen Anne, t r.
1. . . j
tentlon and which has been praised by
many teachers- as "the best story for the
kindergarten ever written." Professor Alden
Is a member of th faculty of Leland Stan
ford. Jr.. University, and is the son of
Pansy," the famous writes of Juveniles.
...
Among new Autumn books by Houghton,
Mifflin Company are "The Leaven of Love."
a romance of Southern California, by Clara
Louise Burnham"; "The Book of the Little
Past." a collection of poems about children,
by Josephine Preston Peabody"; "Amerlcao
Hero glories." by Eva March Tappan; "The
Children's Year-Book." edited by Edith
Emerson Forbes, and a new edition In flex
ible leather of "The Poems of New Eng
land." edited by Henry W. Longfellow.
...
Stanley Wsj-man declares that bis latest
novel. "The TVild Geese." is to be his last,
and bis defense is: "I think I have told all
the tales I have to tell. I should not care
to go on writing till the critic begin to
hint that I was beginning. to feel that it
had had about enough of me. I consider
that 1 have been very fortunate; critics,
publishers, the public have all treated m
well, and I am not going to presume upon
It. I am 8.1; I have had a long run. and
would far sooner quit the stsge now. whilst
I am still playing to a fun house, than go
on and tire the audience and ring the cur
tain down at last on half-empty benches."
...
Sara Beaumont Kennedy's amusing story.
"Told in a Little Boy's Pocket." is being
well received and will no doubt be a big
seller tn the list of Christmas "Juveniles."
The odd collections of iron nails, bits of
twine, etc.. which often find their way to
that safety deposit-vault a little boy's
pocket all relate, in the story, their pecu
liar experiences, and cause many a laugh.
The author's sister. Miss Cannon, was for
merly a teacher in St. Helen's Hall school,
this city. Sara Beaumont Kennedy Is also
favorably known for her creditable literary
work In a colonial novel. "The Wooing of
Judith."
...
Th London "Chronicle has been trying to
discover If much else thsn fiction Is greatly
read in England now. and this Is Its con
clusion: -The taste for reading and book
buying Is not, as some people say. limited
to novels. The return of the public li
braries make it clear that the ordinary
reader is, in an Increasing degree, looking
for the best In 'serious' literature biog
raphy, travel, history and so on. Of such
books even well-to-do folks usually have but
a sparse representation tn their libraries.
Two reasons suggest an explanation of this
the considerable prices at which these
works ate Issued, and the amount of space
which their size demands. The broad result
has been that very Interesting writings
often do not come Into touch with the mass
of resders until they have gone out of
copyright-" ...
Several interesting and valuable P''
letters enter tnto the sketch of Robert
Fulton In France." In the current number
of the century, on of which offsrs Indis
putable proof that Fulton was the first
to suggest the Erie Canal. The story- of
Fulton s experiments with ths first subma
rine torpedoboat Is told In these letter and
additional text by his great-granddaughter.
Alice Cary t-utoliffe. who calls atten lira
the fact that those who have criticized his
aim of securing "a lasting peace" by means
of a destructive agent, th torpedoboat. a
weapon designed to cause wholesale ruin
and devastation, should remember tnar. ne
was animated by the hope that so powerful
en Instrument In the hands of a righteous
nation would ultimately put an end to all
warfare on the seas.
...
Jack London's new story In the Pacific
Monthlv for October, entitled "Martin
Eden." la taking en shape and purpose, and
leads the reader to a" land In which up to
now London has never entered. It Is a new
experience not to find London writing about
snow, ice, wolves and dogs. It Is worth
while buying the msgasine for no other
experience than enjoying the new London.
Don Steffa has a commanding story, terrific
for Its . realism, depleting the bang-bang
career of "Soapy-' fimitn, one an ounaw
In the Paclflo Northwest and Alaska, and
for a hrlef nerlod a resident or this city
"Saving the Killdeer's Nest," by -William
Leon Dawson, is sympameiicany wrmru
and well illustrated. Felix Benguiafs
"Khorran. the Son of Btstam," is a beau
tifully-told Oriental love tale.
...
George Randolph Chester's tales of high
finance and politics, in which one "Bobby"
Burnit is th central figure, have been con
cluded, for the present at least, tn a wen-
known weekly periodical, which halls from
Philadelphia. Pa. These tales have touched
a popular chord, and so uniformly excellent
were they in serial form that readers were
actually impatient until the new installment
appeared. In the last issue, nowever. Air
Chester makes a mistake or judgment in as
snminir. on naae 20 of the magaslne in
question, that Mr. Burnit was ignorant of
the fact that his marany property, - west
marsh, had been drained, when he of
fered it for sale. At the time referred lo
Mr Burnit was no longer a rich Idler, but
the political boss ol nis town ana a wen
informed, capable business man,. ,
...
Now comes the announcement that "The
Collected Works of Ambrose Blerce." ths
great satirist, as edited and arranged by
hlmself, are to be published in 10 volumes
and that the first may be expected In Jan
uary. The price Is absurdly high so much
sn that T wonder how many conies will
really be sold. Yet Blerce known as the
man whose pen "dipped in vinegar draws
blood." Is not wltnout nis aamirers. mrn.
Gertrude Atherton says that Blerce has "the
best brutal imagination of any man In the
English-speaking race." and thinks that
"the reserve and brutality' 'of some of his
stories "produce an impression never at
tained by the most riotous Imagination,"
while Robert Barr refers to the "vein of
grlmness In all his worn, running even
llirninrh his humor." Edwin Markham sig
nificantly says: "Blerce Is our literary
Atlas."
...
Pasted on the cover of one library copy
of a certain 1907 novelvls a circulation rec
ord that causes profound wonderment. The
book has been taken out of tho library 14
times In all. 12 times on the same cam
That remarkable record is a matter for
serious speculation. How could a book of
that caliber convey to any soul a message
so tremendous that -a dozen readings were
desired ? By the average reader and by
critics it would he considered a common
knnv Bv the New York Press. When
published It created no discussion, made no
Impression: It aeservea to matte nunc, yet,
nnttx-ithstandlnr Its apparent mediocrity,
some scene therein, soma character, some
human note, went straight to the heart of
at least one reader. There has been no
skipping In reading that book. It has been
read carefully from cover to cover; not a
page that shows no signs of usage. These
,-, euiienees or ansorniion ot-m tjiu'i",, .
tesllmonv to the interest the story evoked
In It. one devoted reader. If it were an
other kind of book, a scientific treatise or
a textbook of some kind. It would be con
ceivable that a student might wish to take
It home 13 different times ana. pore .t
for a month at a stretch, but how a trite,
threadbare little novel can so stir a human
soul! Verily, here Is another mystery past
finding out.
i-i.. ih.i Oscar Wilde Is alive and
Is working In obscurity under an assumed
name has apparently died a natural death.
Tr 1. Interesting- to read In a recent London
letter that Oscar Wildes younger son It
now a monk In a Roman Catholic monastery.
Directly the boy lett scnooi n acnueu nt.t
the world, was no place for him and deter-
minert to leave it. He is sain to nave ue-
.inned . mind of extraordinary brilliancy,
more luminous than even that of his father.
Tnefnre lone the literary worm will stana
aghast at his work, declare hi few Inti
mates. Incidentally It will be of a totally
different nature from anything done by his
father. He will mane nis literary oenut en
tirely on his own merits snd under a nom
de plume. A mystic and a rellgleux, his
Ifleals are said to be the highest. His elder
brother has managed to hide his Identity,
though h resides In London and draws
comfortable sums In royalties from his late
father's plays and books. He Is reputed
to have a great love of music, and at pres
ent la devoting himself to composition. The
traglo story of Oscar Wilde's life and death
was carefully kept from these boys during
their childhood, though the mystery at to
why their name was changed troubled, them
not a little. A tutor in the school in which
they were placed, who later died In a luna
tic asylum, had a quarrel with the boys
and taunted them with their father's his
tory. For days they never tasted food. Then
they prayed their guardians to remove them
This was promptly done, and at the next
school to. which they went not even the
officials were aware of their identity.
. .
The finest and most complete private col
lection of Shakespeare's works In America
Is owned In Cleveland. O. The owner of
the collection Is Willis Vickery. For more
than 30 years Mr.- Vlcaery, who Is widely
known as an attorney and dean of the
Cleveland Law School, has been a student
and collector of Shakespeare's works, says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In the library
of his home at 140 East Eighty-fourth
street he has mor than 3000 volumes re
lating to the Bard of Avon. Among them
are 100 different editions of Shakespeare.
Including the first four lollo eaitlons ol nis
play Not once during th 30 years Mr.
Vickery has been collecting books has his
interest in Shakespeare lagged, and be has
written several important books on the
great poet and his worn, in aanition to ne
i th. editor of th Benksld Restoration
edition. The first folio edition, which was
published in 1623 and of which Mr. vickery
has a copy, is one of the most valuable
books in the English language Out of the
original edition of O0 there are not mor
than 170 copies extant today, most of which
are .in damaged condition from the efTect
of age. Mr. Vickery's copy It In a re
markable stage of preservation, and while
there are more perfect copies In collections
abroad, his first folio is perhaps the best
In America. To srive an Idea of its value
one has only to recall that the last copy of
the first folio which was sold brought
$18,000 In addition to the broker's commis
sion. It is this folio which contains ths
Droeshout portrait of Shakespeare, which Is
considered the most authentic likeness of
th great poet and dramatist.
...
Many and varied are the books to appear
In the coming two montht. Among the
moat pleasant announcements Is that of
Miss Zona Gale's "Friendship Village." Miss
Gale's quaint book, "Th Loves of Belleas
and Etarre." was on ef last season's lit
erary features. Rann Kennedy new, "The
Wlnterfeast." la to come In book form soon,
after Its stag presentation. Joseph Conrad
has two books sppeartng simultaneously In
England and America "A Set of Six" and
"A Point of Honor." Anthony Hope's new
novel is "The Grest Miss Prlver." a story
of English country life. Mr. Crawford Is
represented v "The Diva's Ruby." th last
of his trlology. "Th Gentleman." by Al
fred Ollphant. It a sea romance of Nelson's
dav. Ouida's last novel, "Hsllanthus." Is
published exactly as she left It John
Luther Long has also a new story, "Felice "
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED. '
The Imrrlsoned Mldshlr-msn. by Molly
Elliott Sea well. $1.25: Ths Forett Runner,
bv Joseph A. Altiheler. $I.V (ptleton
Story Book Friends. b Clsra Murray. SO
cents; Princess Wisla. y (Sophie Swett.
$1 SO (Little-Brown). M
Child's Reading Primer, by Amell Hytls.
2S cents American Book Co.).
1000 BIRDS
View of a Tenderfoot
Continued From Page a.
Ings. One New York, with canyons far
streets, is enouglt In one United States,
and we ought to catch our other cities
young and train them in the way they
should go. ,
-
I like the woodpiles of Portlard. They
give a primitive old-tlmey look to th
town, and the fir smells so fresh and
sweet. It crackles merrily In the firei
places, too. these cool evenings, and 1s al
together a Joy. But what a pity it seems
to burn up these grand old forests! The
scream of the sawing machine Is a cruel
sound In my cars, and it Is quite ss fre
quent as the roar of the coal chut In
New Tork.
Some day Portland -will be another New
York. The ferryboat to Vancouver and
all the drawbridges will give place to
subways. And th boats will go up and
down the river, a hundred where today
there is one. bearing brick where today
they tow long strings of logs, and bur
dened with world traffic.
Th people of Portland are more placid
than' the Middle Westerners. They tak
life more calmly than Kansas Cltyans,
with more reserve and poise so to speak.
You cannot call them slower, but they
have not that nervous energy, that keyed
up manner which betrays the Middle
Westerner.. To see the forward steps
Portland Is taking, one must acknowl
edge her people are far from slow and
they do it all with a great spirit of en
joyment, seeming to exult in even new
achievement as a child with a new toy.
Their Interest in all their modern Im
provements and accessions Is thoroughly
fresh and unspoiled. All are boosters out
here. No knockers move In good so
ciety. 1 like the spirit of the West. Its
people are true empire builders, and a
sojourn among them makes one anxious
to help in upbuilding a great and glorious
country. Come on out West!
The Dalles. Or- Sept. .10.
SUNSET ON TILLAMOOK HEAD.
BY B. A. CHILDERS.
Have you ever stood as the sun went dow
By the shore of the restless sea?
Have ydu seen th clouds. In their splendid
crown
The red-gold clouds, with a tint of brown
The day at Its close? Ah, toller In town.
You should be her thit v with me.
From Tillamook Head a picture It seen
In the glow of the setting sun:
The rainbow tints. In a silvery sheen.
The marvelous tints of ultra-marine, t
Th sunlight's glow on a sea of green
Where the ocean's surges run.
The painter's brush and the poet's wild
dream.
Its glorious beauties have sought;
They have longed to paint. In their pictures,
the gleam
Of the tinted clouds, but a misty stream
Of sunlight 'and shade, where the seagulls
scream,
Is all that their fancies have caught.
. t
God's pencil has-caught In a stream of light,
A picture that shall live for aye,
In the artist's soul through the misty night.
That shall stir his soul with a keen delight.
That shall keep his soul forever whit-
' 'Tis the close of the dying day.
Shucking Corn.
George Thomas Ed.-on In Kansas City Star.
Ho, boys, we go, boys, out to the nelds of
corn.
To the yellow ears and tawny spears that
hang in the frost of morn.
Where the partridge whirls from the ripened
burs and floats through the hazy sir.
And the wild geese cry In the Autumn sky.
and the day is dawning fair.
Pluck 'em and shuck 'era and ehuck 'em
away,
The corn that Is shorn In the morn of th
day.
The Koid that Is rolled In the fold of th
husk
- Weil rip and we'll strip and we'll crib
before dusk.
Gee. whoa, keep the row we're gathering
In the grain:
The swelling crib with bulging rib will shel
ter the store from rain.
The goldenrod, in tangled sod, llks laurtls
of the D-!.
In beauty fills the somber hills, suffused In
rich gamboge.
Th ripened grapes In petfect shapes, and
crimson apples cling.
Th cider press In firm caress their luscious
juices wring:
Th spsrHling cup. abrfmmlng up. well
arms, in nearly prai.-a.
In balmy hours of golden flowers of Indian
Summer days.
The fodder shocks of blsded stalks ilk
council wigwams stand.
And scarlet leaves In silent aheavtt describe
. warrior hand:
And here and there, through balmy air. an
arrowed thistle sails
On downy fur, and gossamer streams
threadlike 0 r tne dales.
Ha hi, the pumpkin pie. and hominy and
pork !
Speed along with happy eong. the day it
fine for work.
Yank the ear and sling It clear and chuck
It on th load
Tonight I see my desr Marl in the cot
tage ogwn in rus-
Pluck 'em and shuck 'em and chuck 'em
away.
Th corn that is shorn In the morn of th
day.
The gold that it rolled In th fold of the
husk
Weil rip nd wtil ttrlp and we'll crib
before dusk.
"Lullaby.
What though tbv stricken mother weep
Sleep. O my bsby darling, sleep!
The ship goes sailing out afar
Upon the bosom of Ihe sea;
The moon Is singing to a star
The lullaby I sing to thee,
While angels hover round and keep
Their loving vlgus o er my sieey.
And. though thy little eyelids close.
The wakeful star will not reoose;
Nay. mother moon.' it seems to say.
"l fain would watch the baby face
That drifts upon the ship away.
While angels guard that holy place
And sing the little soul to sleep
Upon the bosom of the deep."
What though thy stricken mother weep
Bleep on, O child, thy gentle sleep;
Ann may tny ntao r- .r . ubiu
in all thv life that is to be
As are thy baby dreams tonight.
When, floating on the tranuull sea.
Ths angei. and thy mother keep
Their VlgllS O or mj tjuiei .leap; f
So hush, my babe, and close thine eves.
As. floating oh the tranquil sea,
The angels com with lullabies.
And sing mem o er ano o er to tnee.
So hushaby-ou. hushaby.
Eugen Field.