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- ORKOOlf STATE TEDEBATIO!.
Preddeat Mrs. Sarah A. Erase. '
rint Vlee-Preekleot Mrs. tuniwl Whit.
. Jteeoed Vlce-Pmldest Mrs. rrederle 8. Dan
Keeordlng Secretary Mrs. M. L. SpeoMins.
Correepuodln Secretary lira. J. D. Hare,
4T Sixth street. Pertlasd. , -
Treasurer Urn. Caima. Watt Tnil linger.
' Pur Food Facts t
JFor Club Women to Consider. ; t
For the first time In the history of the
woman's club movement tha cluba can
, assist In pushing forward great na
' lional movement, namely the passage of
. the pure foofl law. At the next ses
Ion of congress this bill will come up
' asaln and It ahould rouse every club In
''the United States to gird on Its armor
and so Into tha fight. . for ' arrayed
against It are the most powerful forces
.' of greed, corruption and publio indlffer-
ence. -y t "- i " - ..
. "First of: these." says ' Alice Lakey.
chairman of the general federation com-
mlttee on pure food, "stands the Whole
'sale Liquor Dealers' association." She
; quotes In proof of this a circular letter
eent out last year, by the association,
which says tn part: "This association
. has accomplished a great deal for the
entire trade. . It has prevented the pas
sage of the Hepburn-Dolllvar prohibition
bill, aiming at national prohibition, and
the McCumber. substitute for the-Hep-
' burn pure food bill, containing1 cerfhln
provisions discriminating against whis
key. . . . We must continue our active
operations and we need your help. Tour
adhesion means more power to- us and
added protection to you."
In an article in the current-number
of the Federation Bulletin, Miss Lake?
aets forth the conditions clearly and
' gives some facta and figures which are
lust as real and as much In evidence' In
Portland today as they are In Chicago,
New Tork, or Washington. One of the
food adulterations she calls attention to
is saccharine," which has 100 times the
sweetening properties of sugar, but no
fond value whatever. It Is one of the
countless coal-tar derivations and la
only prescribed by physician for dla
betlo patients. Of coal-tar products she
says: - '
"They are a menace to publio health
thst every alubworoan should endeavor
to abolish. Already more than .500 dis
tinct colors hs-ye been added to the list
of coal-tar dyes, since the discovery In
1S0O that magenta could be used to
color wines." ,
J Food analysts have found these dyes
In milk, butter, cheese, ice cream, can
.dles and a dosen other every-day er
tides of consumption. ' i "
"Lust June It was discovered by the
Pennsylvania dairy and food division."
continues Miss Lakey in her article,
' "that oleomargarine, colored with poi
sonous aso, was being supplied as best
dairy butter to all the United Statee
' ships, the camp, marina- barracks and
hospital at League island. The last re
port from the Massachusetts board of
health shows that one Boston baker
nsed 1.000 pounds a day of a prepara
tion of rotten eggs,' deodorised with for
maldehyde. Formaldehyde is an anti
septic produced "from the oxidation of
wood 'alcohol. Would 'any. Nwwhwoman
give cakes made of such a confutation
as rotten eggs and wood alcohol to her
family to est r .
But even with this appalling' fact,
Massachusetts shows the smallest per
centage of , adulterated foods In the
country. . In New Tork City .000,000
; pounds weight of adulterated and harm
ful foods was destroyed last year by the
board of health. Dr. Winton of Con
ecticut made an analysis of a large
-quantity of soda water syrups and found
''more than one third of ; them ' colored
with coal-tar dyes. ;
- Out of 153 "food preservatives." the
buresu of chemistry found by far the
largest percentage to have come from
. Germany, which refuses to receive meat
preserved with borax. The report also
showed some of the most dangerous
and harmful ' chemicals to have been
, used. . ' .- ' ,i ' -
, Miss Lakey eaya:
"Dr. Ladd of the North Dakota food
.department . has entered a crusade
against all food containing a preserva
tive. - declaring that the state law for-
"hirta their use. and he will enforce them
luJaws. If every food official had this
temper and was ably supported by state
f authorities, adulterations of foods would
quickly end. if the women would do
tbelr duty too. What Is their duty? To
-work heart and soul for the passage of
a bill which mean uniform laws for the
whole country."
' This matter touches the women of
1 Oregon much more , nearly than ' they
' . realise. ' In our own midst we may find
- colored and preserved foods sent to us
from another state snd through whole
, sale merchants sent broadcast over, this
4 'state.
A pure food committee will bs formed
S in our state federation very shortly,
t and through this medium. It is 'hoped
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. , ' George W. and Urs. Carrie Chapman Catt. Mr. Catt, a flew York millionaire, dying, willed his body to
fellevue hor;: il, 'j t CLiectlon revealed that he had lived for months without a pancreas, one of the most
lrr''"t C
i c- 3, a Cirj
that the " women i Oregon will coop
erate with tha national pure food com
mittee and add their weight In having a
national law passed, aa well aa Investl
gating sod making publio existing con
ditions. .. . ., ;
it. it t :'-:-A
Reuro Opportunity ; ; r
For Oregon Study Clubs.
When Mrs. Decker took the helm to
guide tha general federation, the club
world . felt a bracing up along every
line and the confidence that was then
felt has been but strengthened as time
has gone byv As some one said: - "Even
In the minds of many club women who
were well trained thinkers at home and
keenly alive to the power of local fed
eration, there has existed a more - or
less hasy view of the real value of the
general federation. Mrs. - neater
has done more toward bridging over this
chasm, has dons more toward making
the club women of the country xeallse
that the general federation has real
Interest In the state federation and In
the, local clubs. , and is in reality a
parent organisation to whom the leaser
organisations may apply, than has aver
been accomplished before her time." "
One of the largest .factors in build
ing this bridge has Jeen the bureau of
Information, which has been estab
lished through the able- management
of Mrs. Mary I. ' Wood. , - - .
'Ah urgent request Is sent to the-' cluba
of Oregon to send their year books to
Mrs. Wood with any Information and
data that might be useful to other
clubs and In return-they are Invited to
make use of the bureau for, their own
benefit. y, . . s '."v ".
By writing to Mrs, Wood club pro
grams on almost any subject may be
bad. also programs for a consecutive
year's work and any general club Information.-
In preparing these programs
the eomm'ittee haa been- fortunate In
securins: able and valuable asslstsnce
as, for Instance, a certain great edu
cational institution noted for Ita ex
cellent work, hss furnished free or ex
pense set of study outlines prepared
by expert authorities on a number of
subjects. ..
This branch of the general federa
tion work can hardly be considered
more than started, yet this year-mors
than 160 clubs applied and were .fur
nished with study 'outlines which had
been prepared by men and women who
have given years of study to the par
ticular lines tn which they work. Every
club In Oregon that Is allied with the
a-eneral federation - either tnrougn tna
state federation or by Individual mem
bership la entitled to the benefits of
this bureau of information ana -win
promptly' receive anything desired 'by
addressing Mrs. Mary I. wooa, iz tiign
land street. Portsmouth, Nw : Hamp
shire. , r . '
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A Good Reason
For Business Woman's League.
' Some one recently remarked through
a local Darter that "there Is no need of
a business woman's league In Portland.
We are already organised' to death. .
Here Is an Instance which might prove
the contrary. In one of the largest and
best-known Institutions In the city young
women are employed at the munificent
sum of l per month, but the real com
pensation Is to oome, when at the end
of three years they are to be given s
decree which qualifies them to earn at
least 111 per week. .Of course no written
agreement is giveiv and when valuable
services 'hsve been rendered for a year.
or perhaps a little more, for some trivial
reason tha young woman Is summarily
dismissed to make room for another C
a month novice. - I a
What protection hss this young
woman who has been robbed of her
wages and deluded Into the belief that
she would receive a coveted reward for
her' long , years of unrequited service?
This Is not a suppositional case, nor an
isolated case, but one of many that has
occurred In this city and at this same
Institution. '
. If the business women, the wage-earning
women, were formed Into a league
for the protection of other wage-earn
Ing women of the city, quite Irrespective
of "class distinction." which seems such
a bugbear to many, these things could
not happen, and the question of what
kind of a league It would be would soon
settle Itself. ,
Many. Oregon Women . - '
Sympathise With Mrs. Catt.
', To the unanimous request that , was
made -to Mrs. - Carrie Chapman t Catt
When she was In Portland last June,
to remain and take charge of the suf
frage campaign, she made reply' that
her husband's health would not permit
of her remaining away : from him, but.
even with the , knowledge that he was
not well she was unprepared when the
summons came a few days ago and she
eras left to walk alone. . "b
Mr. George William .Catt. was 'an, en;
dsmsd impossible.
1 tineer who had acquired International
reputation, and had by his labor and
ability accumulated a large fortune. He
was heartily in sympathy with his
wife's work and was a generous con
tributor to the woman's suffrage cause.
In the death , of her hussand Mrs.
Catt has suatalned great loss tnd in
her-sorrow her many friends In Ore
gon extend to her their sincere sym
pathy. Few women have aver made a
deeper or more favorable Impression
upon an, audience than Mrs. Catt did
when she addressed tha peoph of Port
land thls summer . or .have left a more
loving memory among those she- met
socially. Her affliction has oome aa-a
personal sorrow to many women of the
state. f
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Russia's Race Prejudice j , v
Visited Upon Witte's Wife. V
Mrs. Wltte. wife of the Russian diplo
mat. Is -a Jewess who has embraced
Christianity. She IS said to be both
beautiful and good, but because of hei
Hebrew blood ahe haa been rigorously
excluded from court circles, so Intense a
race prejudice In the Imperial family ot
Russia, When Mr. Wltte married her
he was a modest official In tha Imperial
railroad service. ' Later, when he became
minister, first of commerce and after
wards of finance, he found every door of
"society" closed In his wife's face.
The Empress Mary Fedorowns, wife
of Alexander II U refused to receive her.
The present ientpress. though In many
ways more liberal, haa taken the same
course. Worse atlll. after iVon. Plebve
and the Grand Duka Sergius had been
assassinated, when everybody crowded
about Witte as the coming. man, a new
order . was issued. expressly forbidding
the ladles of the court ever to cross
Mrs. Witte's threshold! In spite of these
annoyances, the ostracised couple have
been very happy together, and their only
daughter baa married a young diplomat
belonging to one of the most distin
guished Russian families, who count
among their ancestors the, mother of
Peter the Great. Mr. Witte's friends are
now curious to see whether his success
In concluding the treaty of Portsmouth
will finally open the doors of the Wlntet
Palace and of St. Petersburg "society"
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A Practical Way ' : '. ).f::y
For a Committee to Report, -i - -''
One of the 'proposed features of the
next biennial' will be , a small fiat or
cottage properly furnished, where1, the
national committee on household eco
nomics will act as hostess and aimple
food will ' be prepared . and properly
cooked ' In the. most hygienic manner.
Good ' speakers will - be secured and
everything -dona- to further, this Im
portant branch of club work. There
will also be an exhibit by the pure food
committee. "
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SchooJ City Idea .
Receiving Help From D. A. R.
' The Daughters of the American Rev
olution have a hew committee recently
created" by Mrs. Donald McLean, president-general
of the organisation. This
is a committee which will have for Ita
object the. spreading uf the school city
Idea. Mrs. John A. Murphy. Who haa
done much to arouse publio interest In
the school city system, is chairman of
the committee.
The school eity Idea Is simply to form
the schools Into municipalities and al
low the children to govern themselves
after the manner of cities, electing their
own mayor and other officers, each of
whom . will have certain functions to
perform corresponding to the same of-
floes In a city government. Certainly
no better way could be devised to teach
children patriotism, civil service re
form and the use of the ballot. 1
.: v ft., ft-,, v;.;'vs
Hold Opposite Views '
And Their Records Show It.
Ex-President Cleveland and President
Roosevelt stand In sharp contrast in
their views on the woman question. Mr.
Cleveland thinks that if a woman Joins
even a aingle club, -her home and her
womanliness are In danger; and that It
women were allowed .to vote, the result
would be dlssster alike to women and
the - nation. ' On the other - hand, Mr.
Roosevelt when governor of New Tork,
recommended woman suffrage , tn his
message to the legislature, and In an ad
dress to the New York State Assembly
of Mothers he-said: v
' "A woman, to be a true mother, must
be more than a cross between head
nurse and housekeeper. She must have'
am Interest In outside things to keep ber
earn self-respect; snd .when she loses
thst. she loses the respect of her chil
dren. No family can become all it
should be If the mother, does not keep
In touch sufficiently with outside Inter
ests -and what Is going on In the world
to become an - Intellectual ' stimulus to
her children.''' Woman's Journal. - .
I BOOKS 1
, fX7HB Women of . America"
I Br Elisabeth . MoCracken.
,1 In the autumn of 1101 Miss
' McCracken 1 was commis
sioned by the Outlook company to make
a tour of the United States, making a
study of and reporting her personal ob
servations on the women she met as m
class. These observations and opinions
have been compiled and put into ooos
form , and from - henceforth will con
stitute one of the best works on the
women of this country extant, although
at times there Is a feeling that tha au
thor did not remain long enougn in
some sections of tha country to thor
oughly study and know the whole situ
ation. In lieu of this, however. Miss
McCracken has brought Into her worx
such keen observation. Quick percep
tion and happy expression on Is quite
willing to pass over an inaccuracy ox
ludamant one In a while and take the
whole as a moat ' excellent .work. .. She
hus divided ud her subject under it
general heads, taking either a class-
not socially, but as. for instance, "in
School Teacher" and women of a
given -Beet Ion, as "The Southern Women
and Reconstruction."
Quito rightly she begins with "The
Pioneer Women of the West" Though
it is not the nloneer woman we are ac
customed to put in that class, for peo
ple of the west have ceased to csll
young people pioneers ror ' nearly e
years, and the charming ' young girl
ahe sneaks of. who left tha Columbia
river boat to go with ber young bus
band Into unbroken paths jn 102. would
deprecate the term and feel she had
robbed her mother who probably a half
century before , came Into : nowiing
wilderness and would have considered
this rlrl'a surroundlncs luxury Indeed.
But the author has caught tha apirlt of
western women to a wonderful degree
and haa succeeded In portraying that
something every western woman knows
yet can't explain, that feeling ef In
dividuality and of helng a part of the
very country and whe will bear all dis
comfort and Isolation for the sake of
being i part of It. Of our own city the
author says: "From tha boundaries of
Portland, a city of as fixed a social or
der, of as mellowed a provincial cul
ture aa Cambridge, Massachusetts, tns
pioneer life setgned as remote as It
seems from Harvard unlversttyitself.
I soon found, however, that It waa not"
For the "Women of the South" Miss
HfeCracken has a very tender feeling
and has measured tnem witn jusuoe
snd equity: She particularly dwells on
the effect of the reconstructed south
upon Its women, snd In this connec
tion says: "The cherished traditions,
the no less valued memories, are not
quite all the Inheritance. The woman
who recalls, with a wotnan'ev memory,
the years before the war, recollects too
the 'years of the war and the years of
the reconstruction period after the war.
Perhaps these latter years she remem
bers more vividly. than the others, for
the iron of the time entered very deeply
Into her soul, so deeply that she could
not hide it from her daughter, so deep
ly that It touched her granddaughter.
It Is a portion of her granddaughter's
Inheritance; from It she can never be
severed, even in her happiest hours she
must feel It always. If not Its bitter
ness still Its pain."
perhaps one of the most Interesting
chspters of Miss McCracken's book, is
on "The American Woman of Letters."
It haa originality and food for thought
and her comparisons between some men
and Women of a certain class of writ
Ing and subjects Is striking, as when
she says: "Even, the American studies
of Mr. Henry James do not equal those
of Mrs.' Whsrton In ths continental
quality of their treatment On the other
band, not even that taost broadly Amer
ican of all Mr. . Howells' novels. The
Rise of Silas Lapham.' la recognised
by Americans ot all conditions of life
as being so deeply national in spirit as
Miss Sarah Orne Jewett's stories of the
coast of the slngle'and markedly pro
vincial etate of Maine." TAnd again she
says: "The distinctive quality of the
work of the American woman of letters
Is the vividness and' force of Its char
acterization; a quality so essentially
dramatic that Its vestige of that other
dramatlo requirement plot' will some
times be sufficient reason for converting
that story Into an acting play." The
author illustrates this by Mrs. Rice's
"Mrs. WIggs of the Cabbage Patch."
In every chapter ot "The Women of
America" the readers may find Just such
matter both to interest and to set them
thlnklnr. And. of course. It has special
appealing qualities to women readers.
though it could be enjoyed ana be prom-
able to men as well and there might
exert Its greatest Influence by awaken
ing some to what manner of woman the
American women really are, both In
their strong points and In their weak
ness. The Macmlllan Co. Price 11.(0.
"Letters of Labor and Love" By
Samuel M. Jones, known aa "The Golden
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the book the publishers ask, "How long
could you- run a factory without a boss
Or timekeeper?" . ,
That Is the wsy Samuel M. Jones
ran his. and what Is more wonderful still,
made a' large fortune and became the
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publishers also remark and the perusal
of the book but Justifies the question
"With this book st hand does It not
seetn foolish to go to France for an
able preacher of the aimple lifer ;
It was with no thought of publication
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distributed among the workmen and
friends ot Mr. Jones. During his second
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written and similarly distributed. When
Mr. Jones died, last summer. It wss
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appear ss given In this volume. The
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"Teddy Sunbeam" By Charlotte Grace
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"Entrees" May E. South worth. From
time to time the Paul Elder company of
Ban Francisco has published a most de
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This clever series of "polite cook
books" now Includes "Sandwiches."
"Salads." "Chafing Dishes." "Beverages,"
"Candles." and now comes "Entrees."
Some one haa called It "a gustatory
classic." and any housekeeper would call
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but specially tan this be applied to the
last for while msny people have origin
ality about sandwiches, beverages, etc.
the majority fall dlsmsuy when it comes
to an entree. The making of an entree
la something like the making of a suc
cessful social function where all one'a
friends are nice and good, but the very
goodness clsshes and produces an In
harmonious whole. On cannot with
Miss Southwortb's book at hand, make
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combining many good things, for she
tells you Just ths right "goodies" to use
for a perfect entree, and the result
gives any one a delightful "epicurean
thrllL" . . ' , ,
The book Is bound tn flexible paper
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10 cents.'.. .,'., . '"
' "Ben Blair" y Will LHHbrldge. As
the day of ths cowboy recedes and 11m
itless stretches of pasture land contract
within the boundarlea ot fences and are
held, only by virtue of warranty deeda,
the romance and plcturesqusness of its
life, aa well aa Its grinding hardships
tnd tempestuous peril are beginning to
be appreciated. In Its aftermath la
comlna- a style : of literature wholly
American, both In the subject and In the
telling. True, when the cowboy eouro
ride unmolested from sunup to sunset
upon his employer's domain, save for
the stray shot of savage, or nowung
band of ravenous beasts, his story was
told In letters of blood, to tne delighted
horror of schoolboys and the terror of
mothers, but It- too. has given way ,to
a saner, more civilised, portrayal of the
life, hardships and rollicking Joy of the
plainsman of nearly a Halt century
ago. , - '
Within the past year' at least a
score of stories have been written with
the scenes laid among the vast pasture
lands of the west with the cowboys
for their heroes, and their stirring Ufa
giving color to the book, but it will bear
no contradiction to aay that among
them all there has none ' come so
freighted with the real atmosphere ot
that departing day and people as "Ben
Blair.' --TT- . :
Never was a ' truer picture written
than the gambling ecene In Mick Ken
nedys saloon with -which ths book
opens: not a happy or cheerful picture
to be sure, but real, as even tne trav
eler of today may surmise if he crosses
those vast grasing lands and here and
there notices the crumbling remains
ot a sod shanty, burying In its debris
Ibe relics of past' festivities and de
bauch. Ben Blair came not with the first ot
those pioneers, but with the second gen
eration. . Born under a cloud, bis history
Is but hinted .at throughout the book.
and this stamps Ita atrong Americanism
snd proves "A man's a man fra' all ot
that" The story In Intensely Individ
ual, for while the setting ot South Da
kota ranch life, the typical cowboys
who gathered In Mirk Kennedy's sa
loon and Scotty Baker, the English
man of family, all add color and are nec
essarily a. psrt of the story,- It Is ths
character of Ben Blair that sets It apart
as one of unusual strength and Interest.
In his love-making toward the end.
when he-: follows Florence Baker to New
Tork and takes her by sheer force of
will from her society fiancee, the scenes
are somewhat overdrawn In their
trencth and Intensity, though there are
natures that dominate and compel to
them, aa did Ben Blair, but always.
like in him. there must be the underly
ing principles of honor end .courage.
If they bring love and respect Thia
Mr. . LtoM 'bridge has brought out finely
snd deftly, leaving no doubt In the mind
of his readors why the world wss well
lost to Florence Baker. '.
The book Is - quite , remarkable
throughout for Its clear, resonant tones.
The characters simply plsy out tne
story the author wishes to tell, avoiding
explanations and detail, and never lag
ging in Interest
Thia Is the author's first door-, and it
holds within Its covers excellent promise
for future work. ,
The book haa a striking frontispiece
In colors by Maynard Dixon, and quite
as striking cover design.- A. C. McClurg
k. Co. Price 11.10. c,
"Sweethesrts and Beaux" By Minna
Thomas Antrim. This Is ons of the
little books that wIlTappeal to many of
Maupassant's public groups, who cry
9ut to the writer: "Console me! Amuse
me! Make me sad! Make mc sympa
thetic! Make me dream! . Make me
Hugh! Make me cry! for It does sll
these things. It Is a string ef seed
pearls, of wit wisdom and beauty, pol
ished with - a deep understanding of
human nature and lustrous - with the
soul of wit brevity. ' Of the love thst
follows the sweetheart and beau period.
the author Is more witty than optimis
tic but she strikes with a sledge ham
mer blow some of the weak nee see of
post-nuptial days, and sugarcoata the
bitter In a most delightful manner.
Here. are seme of them: .
"Frensled Love, even ss Frsnsted Fi
nance, Is liable to a congestive chill."
Platonlo love : is a game, of which
Ife's derelicts axe passionately fond."
"A wlfs who Is Inssnely Jealous coaches
her husband In duplicity." "The divorce
court la the temple In which Hare go
to pray." A hundred-or more ef these
(little truisms find space between the
delicate traceries of Its ornamental
pages, and the book throughout is quite
worth having Sot Its beauty, both of
technique and of thought - It will no
doubt figure aa one of the dainty gift
books of the season; It Is published by
the Henry Altemue company.
' Magaslnes. -
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sons, member of the Isthmlsn ' Canal
company of 1104-1, -end of the board
Of consulting engineers, snd a civil en
gineer of high repute, has prepared for
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the November Century " a ; comprehen
sive account of the enterprise, discuss
ing the most pressing problems ot con
struction and their solution, the control
ef ' the American government work al
ready accomplished, the claims of sea
levels and locks, Culebra cut recent
changes In conditions and many other
matters of Interest The December Is
sue will begin a most Interesting series
of article by Frederick Trevor Hill, on
"Lincoln, the Lawyer." - Although Mr,
Lincoln's law practice extended over Z4
years, his life as a statesman, -though
but a little span comparatively,' haa so
far overshadowed his professional ca
reer, he 'Is hardly remembered as a
lawyer, yet some of the most remark-
able eventa of hie picturesque life were
during his practice of law. Mr. Hill's
articles are largely based on court rec
ords and personal Investigations In the
old eighth Illinois circuit over which
Lincoln traveled.. He haa also had ths
assistance of Robert T. Lincoln, Robert
R. Hltt and many members of the bar
and Historical society of Illinois.
McClure's Three very notable arti
cles characterise the November Issue.
The first - Is the beginning of Csrl
Schurs "Reminiscences of a Long Life."
whlch-haa been anticipated by the read-
era of McClure's for soms time. , Carl
Schurs Is a unique figure In American
history. He has had hla Intense admir
ers, and no less his severe critics, and
many look forward to these personal ar
ticles with Interest and expectation. .
A story by Rudyard Kipling is always
read. If not always admired, and when!
a new one appears it Is eagerly sought
and Ita merits discussed with Increas
ing Interest, and the fact that a new
and very ' striking one appears In ,thls
current issue will msks It a very popu
lar number, for which undoubtedly the
publishers have prepared by a largely
Increased - edition. ' "Railroads on
Trial." by Rsy Stannnrd Baker. Is
timely and, like everything else he has
written. Is forceful and to the point
A beautiful colored frontispiece Il
lustrates Mr. Kipling's story.
Impressions Quarterly, published by
Paul Elder A Co.. of San Francisco, Is
one of the elegant little publications
that is always welcome and acceptable.
The current Issue has the same hand
some cover in dark blue tones with a
mystic cover design done In silver, and
the heavy cream paper snd la type
which mskes It a perfect delight to
handle. . ' ' .
"Notes on Jspsnese Art", suggested
by Mrs. Amsdens "Impressions of
Uklro-ye." Is a very clear and full
resume of Japanese art-production by
Clarence Ludlow Brownell, a member of
the Japan society of London. ' .
Thomss R. Bacon writes an apprecia
tion of Hon. Andrew D. White and
speaks In complimentary terms of his
recent "Autobiography." There are
Some old Norse Sagas" which are won
derfully attractive. Several of these
Sagas" have appeared In -former, edi
tions and have made a decided hit The
third paper on "Art-- and Life. and
which deals with line and color, finishes
this Interesting series, and except for
several exquisite little poems, completes
the contents of this quarterly.
' n , , '. Literary Notes. , .
"London Fllma," - by William Dean
Howells. Mr. Howell's : pictures. pf
people and life In and about London and
the record of impressions msde upon htm
by the great city. show, this genial
essayist In his happiest vein. . His Ac
count of London Is a most engaging on
He draws Illuminating and humorous
contrasts between New Tork and the
English capital, chatting delightfully of
London - weather, of the street sights
snd noises,- of outdoor life In Rotten
ROW and Plooadilly, of tha costumes of
the women snd of the varied groups of
Londoners In their hours of recreation.
He gives us bright and sunny sketch
of a picturesque London: of the chil
dren of the poor, whom he says "havei
ths very dirtiest faros.! the world."
In fact, Mr. Howells takes us
about lr-'on w1'hh'n rM e
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interesting In London very suggestive.
There are It full-page Illustrations.
The book Is uniform, with "Literary
Friends and Acquaintances,? : Harper A
Brothers. .Fries 12.21,
- "Normandy." The- Maemlllans are
about to Issue "Normandy" aa the first
volume in a new and cheaper series of
"Color Books." . v- r .-'.-,..
The Illustrations have been repro
duced In facsimile from drawings by
Nlco Jungman, who excels In tbe delln .
cation of typea of humanity and ef cos
tumea The, text ie by Miss G. K. Mlt
ton, who is . the author of several
"London" books and who was associated
with Sir Walter . Besant In hie great
"Survey of London.'? ...
- '"Wee Winkles and Wideawake. Thia
Is a new Juvenile book by Gabrlalle K.
Jackson, tbe popular writer of children's
books and waa published by Harper as
Brothers October 13. t It relates In a
very delightful manner various adven
tures of every-day life which befall a
little girl and her brother. In the guts
of play, or stories, ths author contrives)
to teach valuable lessons. .The children
learn about their bonea and muscles
whst v It means to "feel tired"; they
learn bow a clock works, and one de
lightful chapter tells how to make cake,
with pink Icing. The. volume contains
eight full-page Illustrations In colors by,
Mary Theresa Hart - ..
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wedding - " -
' Jenkins Well. I'm not euro. The
bride's father got all the bills to pay.
the bridegroom had - to buy diamond.
brooches for the bridesmaids, the guests
had to give handsome presents; upon
my word. I think ths best man wss the
clergyman he ' was the only ene she
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