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Richard ManUleld: The Man and the At tor.
Bv Paul Wllstach. Illustrated. t"hrle
Tibner's Sons. New York t'lty. and the
J. K. Gill Company, rortland.
Ajulless preen agents, in their haste to
assure ua that everything good In the
theatrical line waint Rood unleeia it
anie from what we Westerners call the
Kiist, nearly succeeded In persuadinR me
that Richard Mansfield, the great actor,
was born in Boston, and that lie was an
American througii and through.
Now comes Paid Wltetach. whose first
name is spelled "Pavl" on the book cover,
with the statement that Mr. Mansfield
waa born In Berlin, Germany, May
liCT. while his mother, who waa a pro
fessional singer, was temporarily residing
there. His father was Maurice Mansfield,
a London wine merchant, who was a
hort. portly little man with a rnddy com
plexion, and who sometimes played the
Tiolin to the distress of his family and
the neighbors. Maurice Mansfield's wife
was Ertnima Rudersdorff. who was born
In the Ulkratne, Southern Russia. When
he was quite jours; she married Dr.
KuchenmelHter. a professor of mathemat
ics, astronomy and philosophy In the
University of Frankford. Dr. Kuchen
meUter'a pedantic habits suited little his
wife's more fiery temperament, and. our
historian adds, "they soon agreed to a
era ration."
What happened to the unfortunate
Jviiclienmeister Is not related, but it ap
pears that he who had been hie wife
waa most fortunate In her marriage to
Maurice Mansfield. "She and the life
lovlns little Mansfield were the happiest
comrades. He loved her, petted her, and
humored her In the elaborate fashion she
demanded, and she maintained a con
spicuous position which flattered and de
lighted him." In oratorio, Madame Ru
dcrsdorff Mansfield achieved a permanent
triumph; her soprano voice was of con
siderable range, and this, coupled with
the remarkable certainty of execution and
thorough musicianship, enabled her to
take the position she held for SO years
as one of the first oratorio singers of
Europe. On the opera stage, when on
one occasion she appeared as Lucretia
Borgia, she purposely worked herself Into
a rage behind the scene, so that when
she appeared before the audience "she
was Indeed terrible to behold." In an-.
ewer to her burst of wild passion, the
tenor she addressed really believed hlm
eif to be in bodilr peril, and became o
cared that he could not remember either
muaic or words! In vain the orchestra
pave him his cue. Not a sound came from
that terror-stricken tenor, and It required
all the resources of the conductor to save
the performance from being a fiasco. So
much for Richard Mansfield's ancestry.
I have written about It at such length
because Mr. Wiletach's statement Is the
most authoritative I have so for seen.
Mansfield In his heart was Knglislu so
far as nationality Is concerned, and loved
the pomp of royalty.
.Read this account of "Richie" or Rich
ard Mansfield's first appearance on any
stage:
Hlchle'e public life began In his fourth
year. His motiier was dressing for a con
cert In which she was to sing at the Crys
tal palace. He wanted to go along, and
neither refusal nor threats dried his tear
ful determination. The mother mav hare
hen just a we bit proud of her willful
boy. Anyear. she consented. He was hur
riedly lresed la his best black velvet skirt
and eoer. with n wide .embroidered collar
fslilr.r over his shoulders, and rattled away
wrth her behind the hordes for the long
ride to tlie South. He a taken into her
dressing-room. The experience was entirely
new to the vounrster. He was much
awed by the vsstnrss of things, the lights,
the strjnte noise, the apparent confusion,
and he clung close to his mother.
When the 5tage manager came to the
door to ay that madame's tisrn had ar
r.ted and that the orchestra was waiting,
she strode majestically forth, as was her
ruKtom. from her own room straight to
the center of the stage. Her appearance
was greeted by a roar of applause, which
she acknowledged with queenly bow. She
did rot observe a subdued ripple of laugh
ter, however, and signalled the conductor
to begin. The music quieted the applause,
bat It did not hush the -increasing titter of
hlch she soon became painfully conscious.
(Uasclng about to see what could be the
occasion, sie discovered Richie beside but
somewhat behind her, frightened to stone,
but firmly clutching the hem of her long
train, which his llttie hand had seised as
she swept -away from him Into the presence
of the audience. This was Illchard Mans
field's first .appearance on the stage.
Mansfield' first intentional appearance
on til stase took place at the Derby
School In .Erurland. where he was a pu
pil. His amateur acting was considered
to hei remarkable, ami the Plshop of
Uohfield said: "Heaven forbid that I
tU
o,- & 6
should advise you to become-an actor,
but if you do and if I am not mistaken,
you will be a very great one."
The year 1S72 was fateful to the Mans
field family, for It was then that Madame
Rudersdorff went to Boston, Mas., to
sing- under the direction of "Pat" Gil
more at the World's Peace Jubilee. Here
Richard Mansfield began his American
ism, and was sometimes a correspondence
clerk in Jordan, Marsh & Co.'s office, a
teacher, a painter, and funny man at pri
vate theatricals. Then London called him
back, snd where the silent voice came
from he didn't know. He and hta mother
nnaiTplefl and she cut off his allowance.
J In his "painting" period, he discovered
whenjie sold hl pictures to his mends,
he afterward had no friends.
"They tell me you once lived by your
paintings." a woman remarked to Mans
field. "No. my dear lady; I lived In spite of
them." was the reply.
Kven In early days, Mansfield had his
Ideals mapped out.
Vbntented he was not; "he could not be.
His ambition was always reaching out.
Tears afterwards he said to the writer,
during a lull in a dress rehearsal: "This
responsibility and fatigue is overwhelming.
See that 'bright, care-free, contented young
fiddler there. He only plays a second vio
lin, .yet he Is happy. I can't understand It.
If I played second fiddle I ahould want to
play first. Then I should want to lead
But I should next want a bigger orchestra,
and yet a bigger. One who conducts muslo
must be able to compose, and I should want
to write magnificent music. If I attained
success as a composer. I should not be sat
isfied If I were not able to take first place."
"And then?"
He was silent, for he did not prefer al
rivi to admit practical conclusion.. In a
moment he sighed and confessed:
"Then I should not be content."
The fact notably stands out that In his
experience as a young actor In London.
Hansfleld first learned the lessons of
poverty and actual starvation, lessons
which afterward gave him moral fiber.
"When night came," Mansfield once said,
"I wandered about the streets of London,
and if I had a penny I Invested It in a
baked potato, from the baked-potato man
on the corner. I would put these hot po
tatoes into my pockets, and after I had
warmed my hands I would swallow the
potato. That is the truth."
Tho Oregoninn doesn't have space now
to enumerate Mansfield various theatri
cal triumphs, triumphs which have been
the most notable .of our generation. Suf
fice it to say that he made himself fa
mous In a night as a member of the Xw
York Union Square Theater Company. In
1SS3, playing the role of Baron Chevrial,
a sin-soaked reprobate. In "A Parisian
Romance." What took place on that
eventful night Is well-known history.
Mansfield, although revered as an actor,
was disliked for his frequent outbursts of
bad temper, and he indulged himself In
the latter so often that not only actors
and actresses, but stagehands, especially
some of the latter who live In this city,
were in open mutiny. "Mansfield Is fit
ted to boss Chinamen, but not white
men. was one criticism against him.
Mr. Wilstach tries to make hia hero as
pleasantly-appearing as possible:
While In San Francisco the company was
one day summoned to a photographer's
studio. No one guessed the reason. After
waiting an hour Mansfield finally arrived.
Arranging all In a group, he seated himself
In the center reading a manuscript. "Will
every one look a pleasant aa possible?' he
asked, as the photographer exposed the
negative. The Instruction for the next ex
posure was: "Now let everyone be vexed
and bored and close his eyes as if sound J
asleep." He continued to read, but, where
as In the first pose he had shown no In
terest. In this one hi face was beaming.
Of course, his Instructions were to be
obeyed, but no one understood, and grad
ually the members of the company drifted
out of the studio quite confirmed in their
belief In his madness. His old frlerd, Dan
Harklns. however, unable to curb his curi
osity, remained behind and begged an ex
planation. "Simply two pictures of niy
company ltstenlng to me reading plays."
remarked Mansfield. "TTie first w as a popu
lar author's; the second waa one of
my own." These pictorial jokes on his at
tempts as a dramatist amused him. and
thev hung in hi home the remainder of
his life.
To one luckless Individual who loitered
on the stajce during a Mansfield rehearsal,
the tragedian gave this lecture:
"Do tou not know." he exclaimed, "thv
rehearsal 1 sacred and private as the
home? We are a huge family. These are
my brothers and sisters, my children. There
are many trying moments In family life
not intended for the public eye. Pisclpllna
Is neceneary; It promotes good. It Is often
as painful for him who administers it as
for him who receives it. A parent heap
reproaches and punishment on his cflll
drea In private and without malice which
XlM-j aUUAX sf.it . I jl mtAJj-A'i ?
lie wouia noc areom o:
In public, and would be the flot to reient
comlni from nother." .
When the later productlom expanded nla
company, ojten beyond the 100 mark, the
noceaalty for discipline ent the tamily
aplrlt Into ec'.ise. and his nervous Impa
tience touched the matcli to that train of
osalp about his autocratic bearlns In the
tlieater. He waa born ulth as delicate a
et of nt-ve as was ever put under human
kin. and when, after every effort and ex
pense on hi own part, carelessness or
atupidlrv marred and often ruined lus un
dertaking, he met the situation In no soft
mood. HI passions fairly rode the gale
and the tempest was memorable while It
These tempters were al rtTnees and left
him quite dispirited. One night, the last
time be ever acted In Pittsburg, he broke
down after the lone monologue which con
stitutes the last act of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr Hvde." because he fancied everything
had been spoiled by careless etuge man-
' agement. but after nu temper . e
I to his dressing-room and sat In silent dis
tress until - O ciw;jt ii
fore he summoned hi dresser. Anger came
from sore nerves, cot from the heart It
was from the Has out. He cherished no
animosity.
During his visit to Cincinnati. O.. Manf
flo'd lived on his car at Fernbank. and
often ctel as umpire In a boys' game of
baseball played In a near-by meadow. A
Fernbank tory:
This yar flD3 of -Julius Caesar' he
Invited the Fernbank boys Into the city to
see him act. An order for a box was scrib
bled on a cr.l. and he tlioucht no more of
It A few nights afterward t.ie boys, much
scrubbed and much dressed P"-sented
them-lves at the door of the theater. T.ie
tickets were nearly all isken and only one
box remained unsold. The boys were told
there was no box to be had.
Retiring to te sidewalk, they decided to
press their claims with their friend. By
some miracle nothing less. for by no
chance was stranger allowed on Jans-Be'd-s
stage without an Invitation, and that
was rarei-they got past the stage door
keeper and rapped at the door of 1 ne stars
dressing-room. "Come In." called Mans
field, and they revealed themselves and ex
plained their grievance. When he under
stood he took the card and wrote on the
bark- "So box. no performance. R. M.
Need It be said that there was a per
formance? Next day. under the big tree
. the car. he talked hU bracter over
with the boys, and from such talks he de
clared he learned much.
t i rt 'VfnnKflpld'a "life
i ne nappu'Bc vm. v.
undoubtedly came, when be married ma
. n i . i ,. Dntrio i 'h m o ron . and
this
love was Intensified when his little
came Georgo Glhbs Mansfield.
The companionship between Mansfield
., mni wonderful.
boy
and
Tho
niS no mni-. . - -- . .
child's Imagination developed from the t
v t eli gnrl fantfl'
Imc
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e cmi.u laiK. i- w r.
nd It astonished thote pot quite In acco
ird.
The ratner unucr-w"
through this faculty that he reached
; bov. ,
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-as
So
lie ana viiow " -; -youthful
was the father In his disclosure
of himself to the boy. and so Proiou.
were the assumptions of the youngster, tlv
... .1 .aamall t nrMML tl
nd
lat
the
did
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your.gc.r nmn ui - - - - - .
thfir imaginations romplero-nt each otn
ler
that they lDciuiirea m .-..-
es
"G!bb" wild his father out walking
. .iMina vrtiii feet?
one
'V.VTl il.a the lit...
'e,.lS.!;: ,ed coal." and hi father
shoveled Imaginary coal Into the bo:
pockets with an Imaginary shovel un
til
they were --
The engine went fuU steam ahead, but
i.nnn him at a. dead
soon Jianeuini ' . , . ,,(,.
standstill.. . .'What's this? Somethln
broken?"
...iA,nnii. "Yes. sir."
After a careful examination of- Angers,
neck, elbows: "Of course. tn:s ens,!.
oiling" Forthwith his cane became along
touted oil can. and poked all over tiv
engine, which directly flew off at lightnlm
reeed! ; of course, any well-lubricate,
t n trine -would.
Few letters were written by Mansfield
w.j.. ... t lact several of these
to anyuuuj, uut m , ,
have been presented written to his wire
i ..witrujitMl ten-
and son, ana reveai m ui..kv-
. 1 . V, man'm Tinttire. An CI
tract from one letter to Gibbs when the
how van 'Years old:
And now Dada kisses his boy Jurt one
hundred ana one nine. . ... ---half
are for rnuddcr. Jefferson is bnngln
" i r i t.h. i. come to eat I
Lisas s suppei, a -' " .
. i l- v, i.ord he has such a good
.n.i m, eh r dear mudder.
A poem which Mansfield wrote "To
Beatrice." his wife, ana wnicu "
gives to the woria:
Bring me that coat!
I wore It when I wooed her first:
Her mlttened hand was oil that sleeve.
And stared me when I feigned to read
Her silence a command to leave.
Some fragrance atlll may linger there
Where once her perfumed tresses lay,
When she had sunk her golden head
Upon my breast, thats hallowed day!
Or vet. perchance, some allken thread
Of her dear locks may still remain.
There where they floated o'er my heart!
O search ye well and search again!
No Then perhap may linger now
The fragrance of the purple flower
That with her own dear hand she pinned
Upon my coat, that happy hour?
Bring me that coat!
Is there a mark upon the breast
Of tears, that were not sorrow shed?
Of tears, that her dear eyes had wept.
And they were tears of Joy, she said?
Search well the pockets, you will find
A tiny, useless bit of lace?
I stole It from the hand that hid
The smile that dawned upon ,her face.
Seek. Is the glove no longer there
That she unclasped to smooth niy hair,
As I had knelt and bowed my head
Upon her knee. In mute despair?
Bring me that coat!
Be there no vestige of these now.
Of amber-scented lock no trace?
There Is a silent witness still
More precious far than love or lace.
Tl here where you may scarcely see
The little rent a blackthorn tore;
IIAILKO AS THE SUCCESSOR
OF Jt'I-ES VERNE.
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H. G. WeHs, the I.ondoa Nov
elist. NEW YORK, Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) II. G. Wells, the London
novelist. Is the natural successor
of Juli"s Verne In the field of
Imaginative literature. To
American readers he Is more fin
ished than Verne thougrh possi
bly this difference can be traced
to the translator. Mr. Wells Is
no loss convincing: than Verne,
and to a public Just becoming
familiar with the terminology of
aeronautics, his "War In the Air"
Is a perfect picture of actuality
Instead of a prophecy of a poten
tl.il future Mr. Wells Is a fin
ished essayist as well as a
graphic descriptive writer, and
ha handles the social side of the
current problems he discusses.
Ills conclusion the lapse of man
Into barbarism from his rise to
the highest form of earthly de
velopment he makes very con
vincing: and a little grewsome.
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Thit'a where her loving fingers delved
That'a where her loving glances borel
Look at the stitches close and neat.
You'll barely find the rent I tore;
She mended all my life like that:
Bring me that coat, that coat once more!
For two years before his dsath Mans
field was advised by physicians to give
up etage work, but he replied that he
had decided "to retire for good in 1900."
The end came for him one August night
in 1907.
Though weakness made his body a prisoner,
his mind was restless every waking moment.
Manefleld could not bear to be alone, but
sent for one neighbor after another and
chatted with an unfailing cheerfulr.ees.
Thursday night thla was August 29 It
was manifest that the end waa near. His
wife, his brother Felix, who had accom
panied Ti!m from England. Gibbs' governess
and Brown gathered at his beusitle hort!y
afler midnight. , - .
His wife held both his hsnd in hers
firmly and repeated in a clear, not loud tone,
over and over agaiti: "God ia life." At one
tlnie he woke and recognized her, and when
he repeated "God ! life." he pressedher
hand and answered. "God is love." Pres
ently opened his eyes again. Again she
repeated, "God 1 life." but his only answer
was to raiee his hand with the familiar
gesture he made when hie mind was fixed,
and he drew her to him and fcused her As
he released her he lay smiling peacefully,
his eves open for a moment with a look
of Jov and delight, and the smile remained ss
he fell as'eep. "It was a though he knew
:! was love." anid Mrs. Mansfield, "and
there was r.ot for him the life I wanted, for
I meant here." , -
He did not apesk again. The vigil was
long. No one knew how long until the r!s
Irg sim broke acms the foot of his bed and
disappeared. The sudden burst of llgct
caught everr eve. When they turned to him
again he was no longer there
No attempt Is here made to measure
Mansfield as an actor; that would be
out of place. My duty has rather been
to present you to Mansneia as nis oi
oeranher sees him. The narrative is
based principally on the confidences of
Mrs. Mansfield: on the biographer's Inti
mate acquaintance extending over tne
last 10 years of Mansfield's life; and free
access to all of Mansfield's papers and
letters.
Mr. Wllstack has done his work splen
didly, and his book is a fine study of
many moods. In which delicate humor
is noticeable. In American biography
tne book will rank high.
Interplay, bv Beatrice Kfirraden. $1.50. Fred
erick A. Stokes Co.. New York City.
Women and marriage, especially women
who talK a ooul tneir past. u iin
tn. Tt, lu ilvr v.ns-lish nnve
In a nutshell. Miss Harraden, the author
of the celebrated "snips u nac jrass hi iuo
Night, makes one or ner women emu-
" There Is no sum large enough to buy
me. Aunt Caroline,' Margaret said grave-lj-.
'ilv. freedom, my self-respect, the play
of my own inuiviauamy, my
my views of life, my good spirits I
: v. . T1,qw n rvrioeless. Believe
taiuc c. . ' j -
me. people don't want to be liedeed
around. They nave to os ao iumo.j
vou've been to recognize the benefit of
i i. :. i.:.jnaH jr i inn ti nature
iit?titri ins Miiuirecj. -
has at any moment the impulse to be
gratetul, it wouia not bo ...
... nnn.ai.iotinn tr (those oeonle who
can from time to time make us feel that
we are able to cope with our impossi
bilities.' " ,
-.mrrv for the Eimnl
reason that she lias found a man who will
take care of her : Margaret s'
as follows, according to our author's
words:
Now about this man. this good and fine
man, who had shown tnat ne
What were her true feelings with regard to
him? She could offer friendship, comrade
ship, admiration nd respect She could not
give him love; but sh; might do as thou
sand of women had done before her and
pretend to give love for t!j. sake of a home
a nusoana anu a. iiiii y.p.v. ,ao
follow their example? only one more actress
to the long list. Mitr
prospects?. Shehad none She was tired-
the very tnougni mcu
could even deceive themselves about It It
they chose. Blame tne wonicu
long generations? No. The duty of "getting
settled In ll" had passed for i onet, "
perfectly legnimave uu - '
Suty of saving one's soul Ah but that was
in tne aara ages o. " ,v, Ti.re
there was a new order of 'thlnff"- TA"r?
were new opeuniRo. -
with the new order of things, no excuse for
the old habit Of aeuen. J'"
out Into the arena she must and would go
and take her chahce once more In h rough
and tumble of life far better that far
more lionest.
Hiss Harraden gives this crumb of com
fort to the suffragette: "The masculine
looking woman with the red tie and the
v, .1,4. unheslta-tinc-lv classified
as a militant suffragist. She had no means
of knowing that this person was the
quiet, domesticated mother of five sons,
for whose welfare she would willingly
let the whole world of women "go hang.
Jhe Wgllt of Four Candles, by C F. King
publisnea ay me u...
. ., uirt. f th nfr.'icv of
money, at frenzied finance and especially
at Thomas W. Lawecn, of Boston. The
latter magnate tried to "down" Mr. King
in various financial deals and the read
ing public has not yet forgotten the
' -lJrt an (fit ntr
echoes of the money tuiuii
. . . ir Kinfi- .started to
fight -Mr. Uwson. Mr. King s book de
scribes the financial "icucu t
he certainly handles the subject without
t x-nmA rxt tUrf oppusfitl are given.
' .r.t. fnp..B nf which they
stand charged In the court of public
opinion. Hoy much of the book Is li
belous must be left to the Judgment of
a lawyer say a l-nnaueipina, one.
, . , t.7 n ,ianit at several monev-
thugs of the stock exchange business, and
Mr King gives, wnat lie says i a couch
account of the tragic death of ex-Gover-
t-i,ii t Moses, of South Carolina.
who wae found dead in his room at Wln-
throp. Mass., two years ago, tne aeiiw
-e uth liora so fnr heen difficult Of
access. Mr. King also says that he is
"the one man wno nas ioubiil uiun i
. anH oanspH him to send
emissaries asking that the-battle cease."
The telling ot it an is cuin. uio
i m,,ia -vt . novel hut a regiment
of facts and every gun a repeater send
ing out cold lead.
There are some people so unkind as to
. 1- ThnmBl W l.lw!iOn 1 M !l rich
man and that he loves printer's ink well
but hlmseir more.
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The very atmospnere ot t-aris is ras-
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The name of the late Alice Freeman
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Four essays by Mrs. Palmer are en
titled: "Why Go to College?" "Three
Types of Women's Colleges," "Women'B
Education in the 19th Century," and
"Women's Education at the World's
Fair." The whole book is a remarkably
strong pica for the value of a college edu
cation, and specially concerns young
people. They should heed its wise coun
sel. The Conquest of the Great Northwest, by
Agnes O. I.aut. Two volumes. Illustrated.
Tile Outing Publishing Company, N'ew
York City, and the J. K. Gill Co., Port
land. The central Ideas In these two volumes
are Canada and the famous Hudson Bay
Company; and the task before the author
has been apparently to tell the true
story of the company referred to as ad
venturer, pathfinder and empire-builder
working through Canada from Rupert's
Land to California, until democracy
forced the feudal system1 established to
retire. The books Just touch the arrival
of the colonizer and pioneer. -
Immense research has no doubt taken
place in fashioning this record . from
documents of Hudson's Bay House, Lon
don, and a mass of hitherto unpub
lished, unexploited material bearing on
the subject at issue, found in the Pub
lie Records Office, London. But no
grisly skeleton is unfolded for the first
time, and the revelations, while tinged
with romance, the true spirit of adven
ture and general interest, are Just about
what the reader would naturally expect."
Tho literary style is breezy, hurried, and
often lacks dignity, but all this is elim
inated when one contemplates the ex
cellence of the historical picture and the
Industry of the historian.
It would not bo possible within the
limits of a 824-page book to present a
complete history of the operations of
the Hudson Bay Company, which had a
fur empire larger by actual measure
ment? than Europe. Think of the sweep
of territory ruled by the company's fac
tors Rupert's Land to California.
Where San Francisco now stands the ad
venturers once owned a 1000-acre farm,
and Imagination is fired as to what
changes might have taken place on our
map, today had these same restless empire-builders
succeeded In their daring
plan of buying up Mexico's bad debts
and trading those debts for proprietary
rights in California. Our author care
fully goes over this ground.
The first chapter begins In the year
1607 with a description of the attempt
of Henry Hudson to discover the passage
across the North Pole, as the book has
it. the memorable occasion when he
reached 82 degrees. Hudson's succeed
ing voyages are recorded, and the sixth
chapter describes Radisson. the path
finder, who discovers Hudson's Bay and
founds the "company of gentlemen ad
venturers." The existence of the new
company Is shown to be an epoch of
rude force, whisky and murder, although
the ultimate result was concrete author
ity over lawless Indian tribes and worse
half-breeds. One hails with satisfac
tion the arrival of fighters worthy of
the Hudson Bay Company's steel, "the
pedlar" the new Northwest Company.
Local interest deepens at the 1'oth
chapter, when the historian describes Da
vid Thompson, the Nor'wester, making
his dash for the Columbia River and sail
ing on to what is ow Astoria, reach
ing there July 15. 1811. only to find that
Astor's men had arrived before him.
The fascinating part of the second vol
ume begins at page 239, where John Mc
Loughlin steps on the scene of action.
and the story told of his empire-buuding
reads Hke a beautiful romance, so able
is the descriptive work. Opposite page
312 Is a picture of Mr-Loueulin. described
as ' King of Oregon. His entire story
Is told to the period when Oregon be
came part of the United States and the
recital 'is marked by sympathy and a
desire to do him Justice. The opinion
is expressed that the Christlike quality
ln McLoughhn s character places him
second to none among the heroes of
American history.
The volumes are suitably illustrated,
one notable illustration being a portrait
of Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, at
present Governor of Hudson's Bay Com
pany.
Out of Door In the Holy Ijind. by Dr.
Henry Van Dyke. Illustrated. $1.50.
Charles Scrlbner's Sans. New Tork City.
The Holy Land pictured absolutely
from a new point of view. This in itself
Is an achievement to be proud of. In his
Journeys here and there in Palestine, Dr.
Van Dyke and his companions wandered
far from the beaten paths of ordinary
travelers, and the result is this volume
of surpassing literary excellence -in which
thoughtful reverence for sacred things Is
the dominating note.
The lis of contents: Travelers' Joy,
Going Up 40 Jerusalem, At the Gate of
Zion, Alizpah and tne Mount or unves.
A Journey to Jerash, The Mountains of
Samaria, The Springs of Jordan, From
the Springs of Jordan to Damascus, An
Excursion to Bethlehem and Hebron. The
Temple and the Sepulchre, Jericho and
the Jordan.
The point Is made clear that "Christ
lanity is an out-of-doors religion." In
speaking of the Mount of Olives, in the
garden of Gethsemane, our author says
It Is here, in 'this quaint and carefully
tended garden, this precious place which
has been saved alike from the oblivious
trampling of the crowd and from the
needless imprisonment of four walls and
a roof. It is here in the open air, in the
calm glow of the afternoon, under the
LEADER OF TTIE EMMANUEL
MOVEMENT.
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Dr. ElTTOOd -Worcester.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) Dr. (Erwood Worcfster,
the leader of the Emmanuel
Movement, has been holding
meetings In New York City re
cently. Interest in the move
ment is spreading throughout
the country. Dr. Worcester Is
a native of Masslilon. O., and
was educated at Columbia Col
lege. He also studied at the
University of Lelpslc. He was
ordained a deacon In the Prot
estant Episcopal Cnurch in 1890
and a priest in 1891. He was
chaplain of Lehigh University
for six years and afterward act
ing rector of St. John's Church
in Dresden. He Is now rector
of Emmanuel Church, Boston,
which has piven its name to
this "thought-healing" . move
ment. .
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It' : 1
shadow of Mount Zion, that wa find for
the first time that which we have come
far to seek the soul of the Holy Land,
the Inward sense of the real presence of
Jesus."
The quiet illustrations are in harmony
with the peace of the text.
The Stroke Oar, by Kalpli T. Paine. Illus
trated. S1..V. The Outing Publishing Co.,
New York City.
Search where you will, there's not
another writer of stories in America who
can Invest college yarns describing foot
ball or boat rowinff with the real ability
of Ralph D. Paine, lately of Yale.
This story, "The Stroke Oar." is a case
in point and I see no reason why it
should not do for this country what the
more famous "Tom Brown at Oxford"
has done for England. It concerns the
doings of one strenuous young man
James Montgomery Stearns, who is
stroke oar of the Yale crew, but finds his
rowing activities interrupted by the fact
that owing to a queer train of circum
stances he is abducted and finds himself
headed for Hamburg. Of course there's
a girl In the case; Suzette Aiken, who is
loved by Stearns and several other young
men.
How Stearns breaks away and lands In
America just in time to take part in the
Tale-Harvard boat race and help his
XE1V YORK CLERGYMAN
PRESENTED WITH Pl'BSE
1 ,t
HuntluKton, of
Church.
NEW YORK, Dec. li. fSpe
clal.): Dr. Huntington Is one
of the best-beloved ministers
In New York. He Is the pas
tor of Grace Church and he
has a wealthy congregation.
Recently his people presented
to him a purse of $40,000. Dr.
Huntington promptly turned it
over to his church.
crew to victory. Is a fine bit of story
telling. And the Joke Is that Stearns
doesn't get his Suzette. The closing
verse is worth quoting:
The seasons come, the! seasons go.
The earth is iri-een or v.-hite with snow,
But time and change shall not avail
To break ttie friendships formed at Yale!
Who is Mr. Paine. Let this clipping
tell: "Ralph D. Paine rowed on the Yale
crews of '91, '92 and '03. He made the
crew in his freshman year, and had the
added distinction of being the only crew
man who had ever been chairman of the
Y'ale Literary Magazine, a fact which
shows that athletics dl not interfere with
the, cultivation of a man s liLerury
powers. Mr. Paine rowed No. 4 on the
'92 crew, which was one of tne fastest
eights that ever churned the waters of
the Thames at New London, conn. After
his graduation he was sent to Henley,
England, with the Yale crew as corres-
nondent. and with three otner graus.
improvised a four-oared crew and rowed
a scratch race with the Henley Boat Club
four, beating bv two feet. This race,
which, however, being something of a
joke, cannot be considered seriously, was
the only instance of an American couese
crew ever finishing first at Henley."
The Letters of Jennie Allen to Her Friend,
Mia. Miuurrore. hv Grace Tlonworth. Il
lustrated. 1.60. Small, Maynard & Co.,
Eoston.
Warranted to chase away the blues,
as it Is no more possible to read this
book without a smile than It is . to
gaze on snow-peaked Mount Hood
without wonder. The book is a nugget
of homely wisdom and shrewd observa
tion. and as for Its spelling . No won
der Mark Twain has already said:
"There's no spelling that can begin
with it on this planet, outside of the
White House."
Several selected thoughts:
I think about 5 per cent of foolishness lc
about right for Christmas girts, lou leave
that out and it seema too much like busi
ness.
We are going to live close to my folks so
1 can help them when tney neea me. ana
his mnjher i going to live with us. My
cup runneth over.
He is a Maine man. but a perfeck gentle
man. So Is his mother.
It seema as If that was th. way of the
world. A few folks enjoy the fruit and
othars slip down on the pcalings.
How many sins of omission we commit
trvin?: to keep our hands clean:
I told him how getting hurt was a pun
ishment for fighting on the Sabb&th day.
ud I knew lie never would dalr to do such
a thing again. "Huh:" says Bub; "when
a feller comes up and pulls your hair, Jiow
can you stop to think what day of the
week It is?"
The Way or the Indian, by Alfred B. Gil
bert. Illustrated. Frances K. Gotshall,
Portland.
The author of this booklet is a Port
land man. and illustrated as it is with
original drawings by Carrie M. Gilbert,
the offering will make a suitable gift to
all interested in the Indians of the Ore
gon country. Brief stories are given of
Sacajawea, Wallulah, Sitting Bull, Mult
nomah. Chief Joseph, Seattle Angelina
and Geronimo. These stories pulse with
a humanity toward the red man. and in
some instances beautiful idealism and
poetic thought creep in. Mr. Gilbert
knows what lie is writing about, for he
has lived with Indians of different tribes
and studied them at close range.
Good Night Stories, by Mrs. Frank Sittlg.
Illustrated. si.fiO. Kobert J. crombie fc Co.,
New York City.
Mrs. Slttig is noted as the foundress of
thef well-known Brooklyn. N. Y., Christ
mas Tree Society, and also as a writer
of hish-class, juvenile literature. The
stories within the covers of this book
were never intended for the public ear,
but were told by Mrs. Sittig to her little
son, when bed-time came. The stories
referred to are mostly about insect and
animal life, and it would appear that all
children hearing what is told by this
author would surely afterward not abuse
nv living thing. Y'et. the book isn't
"preachy." It has nearly a personal
charm.
The Other Americans, by Arthur Ruhl.
Illustrated. Charles scrmner a sons. .New
York City.
PeoDle persist in attaching only a
comic-opera importance to the other
America and the South Americans. This
book will cure all such wrong-vision
and shows that these far-Southerners
nossessed their Washington in such
men as Simon Bolivar, the liberator of
Bolivia. Old and new conditions are
strikingly pictured:
Under the wilting sunshine of Brazil the
rink pills of our ewbntian(l landscape
I-AapP-ar in jaK.v nfUUBUi.wi iv mr rnuina
Bosarias para Pessoas Pallidas; down the
wost coast, on walls against which Plz
xarra's men have been leaned. Is lifted the .
. . . -j '
Grace t
f
i
hopeful finger of our benevolent Dr. Munyon.
Through windows barred as in the old days
of Spanish viceroys, comes me duj t it
ter of the American sewing machine; in
mining camps, burled awny in the Cordil
leras, the llama drivers listen to the phono
graph. But there Is this saving clause:
They have had a difficult childhood and
vouth, these other Americans. Sins ot the
fathers, climate, often the dragging weight
of. an Inferior race, even some of their
roller qualities, have worked against thnn.
Yet thev. too. fought for ihelr independence,
they are pioneers. The task before them
Is essentially so much like ours that at least
a decently fair and neighborly spirit can
give Its encouragement and help. Half of
the Western continent Is theirs to tame umi
to train: theirs In which to build a future
homo for the Latin races, to work out
slowly and laboriously their experiment in
Democracy. 4
The Life and Strange, Surprising Atlventurea
of Hoolnson tnisoe. by Daniel Defoe. 11
lujstrnted. Two volumes. STi net. The
Houghton, Mirrlln Co., Boston, Mass., and
the J. K GUI Co.. Portland.
Two dignified volumes of a library edi
tion, printed from c'aslon type on fine
paper and handsomely bound in boards,
with leather back and label. One feature
otf this edition do luxe is the inclusion
of 16 Illustrations in photogravure by
Stothard, a series composed when his
fame was nt its best. The story part also
Includes "The Further Adventures of
Robinson Crusoe." As for the story it
self, no comment is necessary-
The Uve IKdls l'lay nays. By Josephine
Scribner Gates, illustrated by Virginia
Keep. The Boblis-MerviUe Co., Indianapo
lis. Cloverdale is the live dolls' town, and
this holiday book for children tells you
all about it in amuslner fashion. It ex
tends to 109 pages, and both illustra
tions and story are excellent, not one
jot of silly -matter being- -visible.
An Kngliiih Honeymoon, by Anne Holllngs
worth Wharton. Illustrated. J. B. l.lppin
' cott Co., Philadelphia.
A pleasure to eye and cultivated mind
is this story told In her letters by a
newly-made- bride, as she travels from one
pleasant, restful English town to another.
She describes charming, historical Eng
landwith the working folks and Indus
trial turmoil left out. Suitable as a girl's
holiday gift.
The Angel, by Guy Thome, f 1.50. O. W.
Dillingham Co.. New York City.
An English story picturing- a former
atheist who is converted and becomes a
preacher of Christ-like appearance. Ac
companied by Welsh disciples, he visits
London and becomes its moral scourge.
A novel of tiemendous appeal.
t a.10-litf- edited br Kate Douclas
Wlggin and Nora .Archibald amlth. The
McClure Co.. New York City.
This Is a third fairy book, a lance
collection of amusing stories selected
from nearly all languages. Shows taste
in choosing what is good and interesting.
Little Polly I'rlinroke mid Her Friends, bv
l-arro Frances warren. Illustrated In
color. The C. M. Clark Publishing Co..
good story for little girls wishing a
book as a holiday gift. The thick, black
type Is a joy.
JOSEPH M. QCENTIN.
IN I.IBKAKY AN1) WORKSHOP.
A new and revised edition nf Colonel
John S. Sliwbv's "Stuart's Cavalry In the
Gettysburg Campaign" Is In preparation.
Maud Howe's charming "-""n and Shadow
In Spain." which has won high opinions for
its sprightly text and fine Illustrations, has
gone Into a second edition.
"The Romance of American Expansion."
by 11. Addlngton Bruce, which has made so
marked a success in the Outlook this year,
v 111 be published in book form early In
J9U9.
The Illustration 011 this book page Is
taken from a picture In Plumnier . Junes
book "Shamrock Land." and. represents the
scene "The Top of the Morning to Ye, sir.
an.l Welcome." The book referred to was
recently reviewed in these columns.
J. c. Snalth's new novel. "Aramlnla." will
be published early next month. 2t is stated
thut this Is the story his admirers an'lct
'putid when he published, a ye.ir ago, "Wil
liam Jordan. Jr.". In "Araminta" he re
turns to the field of the legltiuiato novel of
character and manners.
...
Ul.ton Sinclair, the novelist. Is looking
for a home somewhere on the Pacific const.
He Is not looking, he says, for material for
a new book and "has done his sharo In
muckraking." Do you know- why? Be
cause "muckraking" doesn't pay as before.
Weary readers don't want It. They say:
"Give us a rest. Toil us something healthy."
...
In a few days there will be published "Lit-,
tie Masterpieces of Autobiography," edited
by George lies. The work Is in six vol
umes and Is to be published in the same
series with tho "Little Masterpieces of.
Prose," "Fiction," etc. Some of the men
from whose papers, letters, etc., the auto
biographical matter Is taken are p.tchard
Wagner. George Washington, Nathanlr
Hawthorne, Thomas- Jefferson, Joseph Jef
ferson, etc.
!
These books were recalled for review
through the.klndnesn of the J. K. Gill Com
pany, of thts cltv: "Good Night Stories.'
"Interplay." "An Kngllsh Honeymoon." "Out
of Doors in the Holy Land." "The Angel.'
"Tales of Laughter," and "The Stroke Oar.
The Illustrations in "Toodles of Treasure
Town" and "Hfr Snow Man," a children's
Sift book, reviewed in these columns last
week, are by Merle Johnson, a Portland
artist, who Is tha son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
Carev Johnson, of this city. Merle Johnson
has been Kast for sonw time and Ilia artlstio
Illustrations ghowunusualtalent.
George B. Shaw has repented. In a re
cent address he said: 'There has been an
Immerse amount of talk about a very much
misunderstood and little-known writer
named Shakespeare. Unless you understand
that Shakespeare was a man who was
writing music with words, you will never
understand anything about Shakespeare at
all " Mr. Shaw also stated that he had
spent quite a part of his life going about
lingland searching for books. It was. he
said, extremely difficult to find any. yet
there were a number of places whole h
could buy. a drink.
Moffat, Yard & Co. announce the publica
tion, next Spring, ot a book entitled "I he
Emmanuel Movement. Its Principle?, Moth
mi. nmli Results." The authors are F.lwnod
Worcester, D.D.. Fh.D., nnd Samuel Mc
Comb, D.D.. some of whore lectures recently
given In New York city w-111 iorm a part ot
the work. The book will In no senso sup
plant "Keliglon and Medicine." It will,
mi the contrary, amplify and supplement
that epoch-making book on the historical
.ml nio.tical sl.le. as Dr. Worcester's re
cent! "The Living Word." supplements it on
the philosophical side.
...
The Art of Newspaper Heading" Is the
title ot a profusely Illustrated book de
scribing the modus operandi or a pr-ss-clippliig
bureau. It explains how this com
paratively new lIlilHSHJ Klen iiiu-uijiin-in
to ohout 10(H) people, with offices lu every
capltol of the civilized world. It is esti
mated that the gross amount paid for clip
pings cggregaie ) . I1" ""
Burrelle In his book relates every detail,
of the work from the receipt of tho pnp.rs
to the final mailing of the items to the
client. It tells iicw uls bureau receives T.viO
newspapers daily, and how each reailer
has to bear in niinu in.""" proper nam.-
nd topics. The output ot mis oureau is
stated to be 3,000.000 Items each year.
Miss Ellen Terry tells us thnt Alfred
Tennyson taught her to say "luncheon" In
stead of '-lunch. ine tormcr is. m tact.
praTerred by Knf!ish writers not only as a
noun, but even as a verb. Thus Disraeli
oeaka of ladles "luneheoning on pcrigura
pie." In America, however, thougli lunch
eon Is considered more "elegant" than
unrh in describing the meal. It is less rirely
used. while the verb "lo luncheon" would
sound like Intolerable affectation to most of
1, says the New York Herald. I here Is
storv that the question once came up in
the household of William Dean Howclls.
He himself stood up for lunch, as noun and
verb. Mrs. HoVells declared for luncheon.
An appeal to the Century dictionary was
made.
"Lunch Is preferred! rrierl Jlr. How. us.
And who do you think." ha slyly added,
is given as authority?"
-Who?''
"William Dean Howclls." answered that
gentleman.
O. he s no authority . smartly retorlea
his w ife.
The passage in the dictionary is qtiotet
from "Venetian Life." and runs as f.illo-s:
"We lunched fairly upon little dlaiiea of
rose leaves delicately preserved."