The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 26, 1906, SECTION THREE, Image 34

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Newspaper Page TextTHE ORECCri SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, " SUNDAY MORNING. AUCUX tX' KZl - tut-. ...; . . nn n t.' . :'ri: mi ii - r i 1 . tl A . MOMENT she standi poised above tne neana or me crowa tthe' living firebrand dives feet into the-dark watera below. -.. Tha wonderful womu who thua rlaki her Ufa twlca a day la a graduate of tba Harvey Medical college In Chicago, and ia taking thla meana . of earning enough money to start a sanatorium of bar own. '. . . " ' - When aha doea her thrilling blood curdling act aha weara a ault of canvas over ber tights, and gallons of gasoline are poured OTer ber. and then at ber ignal tba attendant appllea tha torch ' and a whirling mass of living flame takea tba place of tha quiet, well-poised - woman of tha moment before; and front tba time tha flame la applied until 'aha ' emerges from - tba water, her Ufa Is scarcely worth a atraw. ' If you have aeen Madame Liljens ;do the fire dive at tha Oaks you have see a, wonderful woman do a wonderfuLae; If yon haven't aeen her go soon, be caaae madame does not know whether It will be possible for her to extend her engagement. ..:''..'.-. ..,;.. Madame Ltljena, wbe weara a ault of canvas over her tights, la raised to a height of 0 feet: there aha Is drenched. with gasoline, and- then a light la ap plied and a mass of living flames she dives Into the water. . . I saw madame while she waa prepar ing to make her afternoon dive. She is a handsome woman, muscular but ' graceful in every movement; In her arms was tba smallest, whitest dog imaginable, and naturally thla was the first topic of conversation. descent;' she waa born in Warsaw, but her' chllflhoodi waaspeatslnSweden, but onljr.ior acttomentrthetrtwhershe was taught athletics aa part of her education. - la" Sweden every school child ' must take part in aquatic sports unless she is excused by a certifi cate from a physician; - . '. When asked when she made Iter first dive, madame laughed. "My first dive was made when I was very young, indeed.") she said, "and I got a what you call 'dandy licking for it I just escaped putting an end to all future greatness by .going . over the dam." -A. s-'-' -. Madame Liljens graduated from the Sweden. National Oymnaatio ! academy and won the medal from 29 competitors, all men. " She waa the only woman ' at the first Olympic games. She haa won medals In many parts of the world, one, of which she la very-proud, .was won at an exhibition of fancy swimming and diving before King -Oscar of Sweden; and another at an .. exhibition before King dward. , t . .Her professional work began In Amer ica about 14 years, ago. The highest diva she ever made .was from the roof of -the ., Coliseum In Chicago (0 feet Talking of her thrilling fire diva at the Oaks, aha said: . . -- .. i'l am the only ' fire diver In the world, man or woman. I endanger my life every time I make the dive. The greatest" danger, of course, la the possi bility of inhaling the flames; to offset this I take a deep, breath before the dive and hold, it until I come to the surface. y. . quancy to her speech. The wee dog's name la Trtxle, and though amall she occupies a very large place In tha af fections of her mistress. - . f Madame Llljens la of French-Russian ' "If I should breathe after tba torch was applied. It would mean Instant death; all depends on tha attendant ap plying the torch the Instant I. give tha signal. Many observing people, have asked m whye I Invariably make-the flat dive, "when there Is plenty of water. Pne must always measure - the - exact dlatanoa with tha eye before making the plunge, and I am,, afraid that if X don't make the flat dive In deep water that some time I will miscalculate the distance when diving In the tank and hit bottom." ... I asked her If she liked the work. Ida and I don't I like all physical exercise, but I sm anxious to practice medicine. My wish Is to establish a ssnatorlum for the slightly demented, and when I have made enough from my tlre dlving to make It feasible I shall start aurh a aanatorlum near- Chicago. Few people would guesa .that 1 am a full-fledged, physician, but before start ing to practice I shall take a more ad vanced course. .It is odd, but I have- always been Interested In - disesses of the brain, and have given' tba subject much etudy." - , When Death Waa Near. Madame - Llljena narrowest escape from deatu was at Modjeska. California. where aha dived Into three feet of water, thinning it was much deeper. - Three physicians declared ' ber neck broken- but, ssld she, laughing: - - . , "I am still here to tell the tale."' Thta Is not her first visit to Portland. She waa here ' three yeara ago and did high diving at the Multnomah carnival aha won a medal which still awaits her at the Multnomah clnb. M"HrJ."lJ'r. wtin I- a ti Ml t at H "- ..... -X. - . pv -4 CDOKALD ' OF QREOON By Eva KmeryDye. A.CMcClurg Company announce "McDon ald of Oregon." as a- sequel to "McLaughlin and Old . Oregon," but Mrs.- Dve says . thl exaeC although many of the same characters appear In both books. The "McDonald" Is an entirely separate story, dealing, however, with tha old Hudson Bay company regime In Ore gon, when tha McDonalds wsre among the chief -fur traders. It , waa .while writing the "MeLoughlln" that. Mrs. Dye first heard of the younger McDon ald, the hero of this new tale. . '. Tou ought to . see Ranald McDon ald." the old voyagers told her when the, questioned Hunt., concerning Me Loughlln, ''He knows more than any body." And. In ' fact, many of the cUolcMllncldents-f Mre-JSye'e-flre book were reUted to her by McDonald when once she had discovered htm. v "WhW excUlmed McDonald, "going to calTDr. MeLoughlln the King of the ColumbtaT 1 Beg pardon, madame, but I am King, of the Columbia." - And when ahe heard his remarkable story, Mr. Dye admitted that tha claim wta Juit. It was arranged that Mo Donald should come end tell ber his complete adventures,, but audden Illness and death prevented. But enough had already been outlined and directions were -given for finding , the mil narra tive from his letters -and (journals that had been lent to a friend In Canada. It took 10 or It years for Mrs. Dye to get track of the lost papers, and some, per haps, are not yet discovered, ibut the lory Is reasonably complete and inter woven as It Is with the coming of Amer ican Immigrants during the school years of Ronald McDonald, and the sudden outlook, of our government -upon and beyond the Pacific. It adds a most fas cinating and hitherto unwritten chap ter, to the wonderful development of tha Pa'clflo northwest.- Boms well- known names appear In tha narrative and some scenes are detailed that win he readily recalled by many now living In Portland and Salem. ",- , "If anythlng.1aaya MraDyev-tl have been overwhelmed with the wealth of material, and am deeply grateful to the pioneers who has assisted ma to a fuller vlow of Oregon's beginnings. Tha fejwitf will Vya rj4v fnr snla An September II. Published by A- C Mc-1 most charming and popular heroines Clurg A Co. I of tnis years fiction, u is a story - - ,. ' I without ' a dull, page and scintilla tes Ladv Bettv Across ths Water" B" I with wit and brilliant repartee, ba- C. N. and A. M, Williamson. Dual au-1 ildaa being constructed with wonderful 1 i m-mm - . . . ; v. . ' ' ' ' - -t .... ' : . . : ; C ,,' , t , i : ''? ' ' r .J . ;. T ' -i , ' ?i . eoverlea"' Tha 'material haa been ' brought Up to data and a summary haa been added of the brilliant achieve. ments of advanturera In the frosen north within the 10 years which have elapsed s)nr r"t"'"i Ii Not only may tha history of the mod. era lyrical drama be traced step by step In the new edition of "Tha Standard. Operas' to be published thla fall by Al C. MoCIurg Co., but tha famous alng era can be identified with the parts j. , which have brought them reputation. V i through en extended aeries of photo graphs, which wlttwother llluetrationa will enhance, the value of the work. George p. Upton la tha author. - Eva Emery Dye, Whose Book,' "McDonald of Oregon,1 Is in Press. The Harpers' have 'Just received a ' large order from Japan for ? William MrAdoo'ireceally-. published I, volume "Guarding a Oreat City," Mr. MoAdoo waa formerly police commissioner of . Greater New York, and tha Information contained In thla book respecting tha " problems Involved In safeguarding the members of a large community la of" , great p radical as well as theoretical -importance. ' - . " Mary Catherine Crowle whose tft- ', mancea of Old Detroit were so popular a few yeara ago, haa written a romance of 014 Quebeo entlUed "In Treaty with Honor," ; for fall publication. Ita ; ' events have to dp with a stirring and In- ' tensely .dramatic episode never before touched upon - by any novelist, tha Patriot war,v or - struggle of French Canada for independence In HIT-IS. Miss Crowley's publisher are Little, Brown A Co., Boston, . - v A. Ci Benson's Ufa of "Walter Pater" ! announced by The Maomlllan com . inny xor wirmvi in ina uagiiaa Men- -of Letters series. Mr, Benson, who wrote tha excellent life of "Roasettl" In the same Mrfes, hag in tha absence of fcny official blographejp of Pater, col- lected tha information as to tha aventa of tha life .from Pater's relatives and frlsnds. . :' .. , ; , ' i1- manoe f -tha-atwT,whHaa-fyttla hasardous. and which would no doubt have . shocked ' the lady mother., were Inexpressibly- funny, but full of sweet, innocent girlhood, alt of which -combine to maks .Lady Betty' one of the thorshlp Is rarely a recommenda tion except . 4n the case of the Wllliamaons, who are : so nota bly exceptional ' In the ' excellence of their work that they prove the rule. Lady Betty Is certainly as dainty and original a bit of femininity as ever came serosa the water to grace a novel and point a moraT.- TThe heroine herself would be surprised and shocked, how ever, to have her dnszllng little chronicle credited with a moral, and perhapa thla might be qualified by calling her a charming and unconscious phllosophlser I son Dodd. The subtitle, "Other Poems,' cleverness . The whole story run along o smoothly that one forgets It la the work of two writers, and there 4s never a place '- where tne reader can detect tha work of one from that of the other, which Is a rare talent for both to be able to carry along and auetaln. The book has a number of fine colored Il lustrations and a pretty picture of Lady Betty for cover design. McClure, Phil lips Jt Co, Price 11.60.' ... "A Modern Alchemist" By Lee Wll rtrIThlTalie wouldn't dream of mar rying again. "My life la too Independent as It Is.' she said,- "for me to burden myself with a husband. What would a husband have to on out maybe light the torch. Ha ha, I have found a good use for those nushands, enr' 2NGLAND TO CHECK SWEATING BY AMERICAN METHODS at :' ? Sy a ataff TO AROUSE public opinion to an extent that will compel legls- lation which will at least mitt ' gate the evils of sweating waa one of the primary objects of the recent sweated Industries exhibition in the most fashionable section of tha west end.- That result bids fair to be at tained. Largely through tha influence of Mrs, X Ramsay MflcAnruli. wifs of r' leader memt ha labor member of parliament. and one of tha most active organisers of working women's unions, a bill Is to be Introduced Into parliament dealing with the evil. One of Ita moat important provisions that providing for the li censing of home-working sweaters It la interesting to note, la the result of observations made In America where tba system obtalna In several states. : That Oreat Britain ahould seek a lea son from America In a matter eo im portant I derlfliwilir Hamulus View of the fact that Just at present owing to the revelations of the beef trust's Ini quities- and the Insurance scandals. f ' - A' U- 1! I fv k; . . ' a w 11 rtr AeT 1 1 r -i -csaa. mm eic ew b 41 1 lira. J. Ramsay Macdooald American methods generally are In bad oaor cere, , ,.-. "When my husband and I visited ths inlted sutes." said Mrs Mscdonald. "we roudo a special study of labor con aitiona, and soon discovered how erro neous is the popular notion that sweat Ing does not exist In -the-1ndof the free.'- Ia some sections it Is almost as nan as In parte of Europe. But in Jus. tioe to the - native-born American. . It should be acknowledged that most-of the aweatlng lii the United Suites Is """ T mnn ml n n 1 nun niivft' ne to America, from the continental countries in the hope of bettering their conuition, out carrying with them degraded standard of living. They get caught In the grip of the fierce competi tive atruggle. and their visions of com- rort vanish -in the reality -ef endless aruagery, and anxiety for daily bread "But despite this Americana have accomplished much more than wa have In the way of coping with the swoatlng evil by legislation. Eight states have aaopiea tne licensing system and doubt leas others will follow. It is the most srrective method I have met of Inaur. Ing Inspection of domestic work places. Though It only attacks dlret.tlv the rsaniiary siae 01 tne problem, by setting m sisnaara in one particular - below wnicn conditions may not fall. It lad! reot'y raises the minimum standard ail around. Tha worker who aecures a license secures with It a certain status; It Is not worth while to get one unless she means to work with some regular" ity; ana a nigner standard of cleanll nesa and comfort is Inevitably followed by a demand for higher w a ifes in return for work doners ' r; - "Of the excellent results of the sys tem In checking the evils of sweating my nusoana and l were convinced by the very simple testimony of our eves. and above all of our noses. Tenements hlch were -licensed were clean and sweet, though poor. Across the street we would perhaps, come across a block wnicn. it waa - unpleasant to go near, but in that block we found no Indus. tries going on, for the Inspectors would grant- no licenses.. In ' the. last . fr weens 1 have visited homes In England wnere cioinee ana other articles of com mon use were being made, which no In spector with a sense of smell could have noensea aa oeing kept In a wholesome condition. It has made me more eager than ever ta have In force In our coun try the same automatic method of In aurlng a visit . from the Inspector to premises whsra home ) work .Is car ried on. , 'An excellent feature of the ( the adoption of. which would mti Improve conditions nere. Is that requir ing that any : one - carrying on - work In his or her private dwellln. muat show to the employer from whom the work Is obtained, a license certlfvtna- that tha home Is kept In, a clean and suitable condition, and Is not over crowded. - And If tbe work Is given out WltbOUt ' the ' Production ' Of a llnnaa the punishment rails on the employer. By Introducing the American license taw lor sweaters In England we confi. dently anticipate being able to remedy seme of tha worst evils of home ut. ini." . - rather than a moralist. Lady Betty Bulkeley held the unenvi able position of being "the younger sis ter of the bachelor Duke of Stanforth and tha still unmarried Lady Victoria, and had been kept In the nursery by a describes more nearly tha nature of the book, but the one from which It takes Its name la the most pretentious, though the name scarcely epitomises the char acter of the poem, which ia rather the song of- lament of a mortal who pre- worldly wise mother who deferred her I sumed to Intrude upon the most sacred introduction to society until tha plainer I recesses of the human aouL Mr. Dodd Lady Victoria had landed the wealthy I seems to forget that ha la only a tnor- catch the mother and daughter wereltal, an Intermediate thing between the angling for.' At 11 yeara of age Lady I angel and the animal, and soaralntn Betty- knew about as much of society! the highest spheres of Uranus anade- and the world aa the American girl of 1 gcends to the deepest mysteries of death a, but with the same foresight that had land exhibits to the reader a picture of kept her In the hacklirroundJUlftioJJje caused iuhi ine man wuuia nv iuns regard Lady Betty as a child if they caught a glimpse of her or -came In contact' with her - clever personality, which must cast , a shadow over Lady Victoria's prospects and. In all probabil ity leave ber hanging on the family tree. 80 on the eve of a visit from Sir Gilbert Mantell to Battlemead Tower, presum ably to offer his "big splashy crest" to Lady Victoria. Lady Betty was hurried off to America under tha espionage of Mrs. Stuyveaant-Knox. ' . . ' Under any other circumstances Lady Betty's mother would not have tolerated "Mrs. Ess-Kay." as the daughtera had dubbed her but the - titled Uulkleys were horribly poor and would be In a bad plight If. the brother should marry title Instead of money. This, too, ths mother had tried to provide against by arranging a marriage between him and Sally Wood burn, the practical and lov able cousin of "Mrs. Ess-Kay," which failed, but left Sally the champion and friend of Lady Betty. It waa ahe who made plain many of the obscure things of a new country and a new people ta this unsophisticated English glrL him glow with a passionate longing t become free from earthly chains and follow , the high road of tha writer s imagination, . He further makes tha One ut the Tlfll things needing an ex planation waa the difference In the way "Mrs. Ess-Kay" greeted her acquaint ances on the way over. In responding to the inquiry regarding It, Sally said: "You may . have ' the bluest blood in America In your veins; you. may be aim ply smeered with ancealoiebut If you haven't managed to puehvforward In a clever,' Indescribable wayaielther they nor you will ever be noticed, and your early gray hair will go down to the grave In the Wrong Sec- Now do you understand why my cousin . A'f ' '1'-..' :' -'y ' ' : of Dorothy -Vernon KB 'of tha most, enjoyable ex-'. curslona I aver made In England had for Ita destination the Ma teria mansion, known as Had- three prsttyv-olmple-llttle poema,--wtth 1 an "after word" called "If Words could Reach Thee."-., Jlic hard O. Badger. price it..;-;..,",,-:-..,.. :.. 4 ( ... "The First Forty Tears of Washing ton Society" ' From tha letters and Journals of Mra Samuel Harrison Smith (Margaret Bayard), , edited by Oalllard I Hunt Thla volume pictures an almost untouched period in the history of tha social life of the capital. - The author waa Margaret Bayard, who -married Samuel Harrison Smith, tha dlstln- don halL Tba grounds of this estate pos- guished Journalist.' who waa the founder aeas an endless charm, being built up In of the National Intelligencer, tha oldeat stately- terraces, with long-drawn patha paper In Washington, and who, by his, and massive balustradee. above which position, came In contact with tba lead- grand old English, oaks spread out their Ing statesmen. Mrs. Smith had tha so- aged but protecting' anna. . It would be elal tact and political acumen of her dlfneW to imagine a more delightful family, tha famoua Bayards of Da la- country seat than this, possessing, as ware, and her letters and Journals give it does, extensive area and boundless a Vivid picture of her frlenda and of shade, as well as numberless blatorie tha great questions of the day. ' She memories. : For Haddon hall haa been was a writer of books popular In her in existence mora , than 700 yeara and time, and consequently even tha Inti- during all that time haa been In the poa- mate letters to her. friends show do- seaalon of only two families. Aa, there- cided literary skill and grace. Her Hftflfore, I descended from one flower-bor- in Washington" Began . wrtn tne ' nine- r dered- staircase to another tha Muae of taenth century and closed In 1140. v - I History seemed lurking In' the shadows Jefferson. MadlMin and Clay were I f this avlvan solitude, and I could fancy among the Intimates of ber household", that the ghosts of, former actors on this The literary foreigners who came to I si ass were silently awaiting me at the 4hls country all went to ' Washington, I dark terminus of every avenue. . In fact. and au met Mrs. smith - ana are .. ae-1 go laden la tha atmoapnere of Haddon scribed by her; The book contains nu merous . Illustrations and portrait I Charles Scribnefs Bona. , Price IZ.M. kel SaA ' Frinvlsuu and He with romantlo legends that one half ex- pacta to meet here soma of the former occupants of the place, arrayed m vel. cussing tna exciting news 01 ine esreat of tha Armada, or the escape of Mary, portunlty." In - the August Arena George Wharton James nas written a 1 UMn of .Scots. timeiy -ana tnougntrui arucie relating 1 . . A h, MMHtmnllA, Ae flon VMaitluM: I 9. &f BIa t Wl.i w iauor lur ill nmmm Am ri mmiw. . Mr. James was in San Francisco at the " was, however, on tne upper terrace time of the dlaaater and says. In an In- that we -were told of Haddon s ' most troductory clause, "Aa I stood on Nob romantlo bit of history.' . - hill looking over that vaat area, north, "That," said our guide, "la Dorothy south,. eaat and west, swept by deVas- Vernon's door." tatlng fire, I felt that, though here "And who waa Dorothy Vernon?" we waa desolation aad deatruotlon, I waa inquired. - . v looking for -that which stood for three I The old man looked a little shocked, miracle already wrought, and a fourth I and then replied: "JJIss Dorothy,' sir. one, which I prayed might be wrought" I was the fairest woman of all who were He then goes on to specify and ex. I ever christened, married or burled from -plain his conception- of these miracles, Haddon halL That" he continued, "was which are: First, the calm, controlled, I In 167. when Dorothra father, sir oeorg self-contained patience of the people of I Vernon, liver her In such style that ha resder-conscious that all his efforts tn nainenne 1 reach tha highest nolnt of slutnm mn makea narrow eyee for some people and I perfection are In vain. - But then In oroaa amiios ior oinersc - 1 -. 1 another poem he says: "How did Mrs. stuyvesani-Knox ever ,.w- -h, ,fc - - ' " HaVa OT.fcM . V U, : (Til, have the poor Wrong Setters for ac quaintance:), thoughr asked Lady Betty. ' .. 'v" ' "Because (she'd kill me If ahe heard Wnd,u,J Tordle?' mn; w pnr'M this) she haa only lately got Into the " "'7 . ',....:. , Right Set herself; end 'after trouble - lts Be7n through utterance of enough to give an ordinary woman ner- -u ', , forb., M T-M thin. ,h0?!J i Ur" ""-bearance; we are unpack the voua prostration. r If "they fall But CousTtlhVrin. P,V,B Jcon'ol-nc of America In general and New York in Pf dul1. mrelee f relghUge Of particular, you'd be. able to realixe what! n i. i.L : 1 " " r'": hard time she'd had when I tell foa pliLSaL?,w,,l. ,w 'J1 that until her husband died ahe lived I Pan 'j '"f.1Ml - V , 6Xo??- west of Chicago. To get Into tha Four HundredVlf you have lived west of Chi cago ,( unless you ! are a Callfornlan, hlch ia getting' to e rasnionaDiei is Just like having to climb over one of those great high walls of yours in Eng land bristling with nails - and broken glasa. Instruments sighed ' upon by .time and From ' age - to ' age articulate -. . -gers.". r ' A delightful and Inspiring little soem. "Wayfollows," Is one of many that com- pensaia-ior tne minor -botes and .rather This gives a pretty clear Idea of ihebBCur thoughta In some of the others. nitiiuu u. osogor wo. - met 11.60. - "The' EIe trio Spirit" By Marlon Couthouy Smith.' This Is a collection of nearly 10 short poem's, none of which Is much more than a half dosen stansas long,, and . the ..collection., takea its -title from the flrst. it is one of those mle cellaneour collections' with little Indi viduality, but -covering almost every imaginaDie auoject that one could think character of the woman who was to chaperon Lady Betty, and tha society she waa to be introduced to in the New York and Newport homes of her hostess. who believed that her own aoclal posi tion would be permanently established once : she entertained, aa a personal guest, a member of the nobility of Eng land, and married her to her brother. whose money waa supposed to cover the coarse vulgarity of his nature. New York, West Point and Newport might Inspire poetlo thought Some of are revelations to Lady Betty, and as. the poems have real merit In thought she writes her experience and tho end construction, not a. few are lacking book is supposed to be ber diary she ln literary polish, and many, as might writes-herself a-keen-sighted ' and re- be expected Inveo large a collection, are tnarkably clever observer.- In the moat commonplace. The thought In many Is childlike and Innocent manner possible line, aa ln "Tbe Soul's Endurance," and he sends home her shafts of criticism. In. this particular ons the expression of often sarcastic and scathing, but said It la exceptionally good; but iri many in sucn a DSDy- way no one womu ever I me aumor nas not teen nappy in chooa dream of taking offense at her; and I Ing tha softest and moat euphonious It is often in sucn an unexpected and misty wsy . one baa to catch one's breath quickly to realise that one haa been over the toasting fire. . But on the other hand Lady Betty 'measures up so correctly American - men and women words in which to clothe her thonght, I which gives a halting and harsh ex pression to what might otherwise be at tractive and touching. In tha collection are aeveral groups, among them "Sonrs of War. A number of these bear on he may be forgiven the attention she I the 'Spanish-American war, one being calls to their customs. Borne f her the "Ballad of . the Rough Rldera " adventurea, which bring about the ro-1. "Earlier poems" la another group of was famed throughout al) England foe his princely hospitality." "Was Dorothy the only daughter?" we asked. "No, there were two of them,' wae the reply, "and It was on the very Bight when her elder sister, Margaret, had been married here thattftCttngTi this done 1 San Francisco; second, the immediate and loving response of the whole peo ple of tba country to tha atrlcken city; third, the brave, hopeful courage of the people who have started to rebuild the city. The fourth miracle for which he prayed is for tbe rebuilding -or Ban Francisco without a wasteful haste, and hue) tills may and should be dene terms and duwu lluwe slips fair Mistress Dor- a most Interesting article, not only for I othy sloped. those who are. to rebuild this city, but "Elopedr" we cried; 'thla promise ta to every one Interested In clvle beauty be exciting. Go on." . a and utility, or the two, combined. Be- The old attendant warmed up Hire aa side's this article that cornea so nearly actor under generous applause, and led home to every coast .city, there are us Into the ballroom of the castle, evaral others by .western writers that "Weill" he exclaimed, with" the alacrity will be much appreciated. and earnestneas of one who told the facta for the flrst time, "It happened "Katrine" By Hor Rolfa Ollson. Tha I thus: '. Tha wedding guests had com The subtelty and charm of Mr. Gllson'f I hither from tha c ha pet, when It waa eud - . stories reach their highest point In thla denly perceived that Mistress Dorothy book. Larry, - tha newspaper man, had disappeared. No one could fail to , humorous, kindly, homely, lives over notice this; for she was far more beau, again the 'romance of his younger days tlful than any other lady at the ball. In the little daughter of the woman he and waa fairly Idolised by all who knew loaf On this slightly suggested theme her. . ' -. Mr. Ollson builds one of .his most - ' charming stories, full of humor and tha Rode Away On Summer Night. " tenderness which marks all his work. ' - , . . . ''-.-' The Illustrations of Mra Stephens de- NoM 01 many eultors had pleased eerve a special word, for the extraordl- ner' except one handsome fellow, named nary sympathy with which they depict JohB Manners, son of the earl of Rut. the charm of Mr. Ollson's character Und- Agalnat him no obJecUon could b . Tha Baker Taylor Co. . Price $1.60. urged, save that of a hong-existing family , - 1 ', quarrel. But over such a barrier th " "Lettere .to a Chinese Official" By lovers thought that they could safely . ' William' Jennings Bryan. On August 1 leap. Tea, oome to thla window," he J McClure, Phillipa Co. brought -out continued, "and you will aee down there, this book, which Is a reply to the among the trees, a little structure still - famous volume which has attracted ealled 'Dorothy Vernon's bridge," Close such wide attention both In England and by tQls- h'dd"" ,n ln 'bade, that night, ' America "Letter from a Chinese -Of- etood Dorothye lover, young John Man.' flclar-r-ln which' the Ideals and state ners, Who nad not been Invited to the of clvnisatlon of tha western world Du- Meantime a mutual friend, whll were "criticised from an orients! dancing with Mlee Dorothy,, whispered a of view and- ln comparison -with Chinese I mS from her lover, and In a moment standards. Mr.. Bryan's book Is more I more ine gin naa lere me room ana. than a mere remv to another hmv t, I naatenmg across inai onais, was in la a glowing confession of -faith in the Ideals and purposes of our race, and more particularly those of the Ameri can people.. It la a statement of the grounds' of his own patriotism and Is permeated with a spirit of wise and aereno optimism, - , . . stantly encircled in her lover's arms. Horses were waiting a few yards away, and off they rode through the summer night and the next -morning, ln Leices tershire, were made man and wife. . "John ' Manners waa Indeed, doubly fortunate, for he not only won a beautl fut "bride, but, after a short time, the Philip Verrill MlghMs la putting the whole estate of Haddon hall passed by finishing touches to a new novel, a this marriage Into the possession of hie western tale of the lumber I family, by whom It has been held more somswhat ths same general lines aa hla I nmB wTars. great success "Bruvver Jim's Babv." which will be published by the Harpers In the fall. The chief, figure ln the - ?aetxgae of ; ' From th Houston Post t'-rr-tr-"Are' you sure the sick man wanted meT' asked the physician, reaching for hla hst ' - "He didn't mention - your name, but he's screamln' for some one that'll put General A. W. Greeley. Arctic e. I him out of hla misery, and I thought of plorer, for many years chief signal of-1 you right away." story is a little boy. Mr. Mlghels' por trayal of childhood - la marked bv a I cnarramg realism wnicn very few au- mora nave auainea. fleer of the United States army and In charge of - tbe Paclflo ' division, with headquarters at San Francisco, has pre pared a "Handbook of Polar Ulsgov erles" which Little, Brown dc Co.. Bos. ton, .win issue this fall. Thla book 1 . Woman Tote la Italy. The first lady voter hss made" her ap pearance in Italy, where, aa a matter of. fact there ia no law prohibiting. women from taking part In electtona. Dr. Be- wlU contain an authoritative resume oflatrlc Sacchl.. who holda h doctor's de- polar explorations from the earliest vov- I ere and a DrOfeesorahlo at Msntua im agee to the present time, K being baaed I the first woman ta obtain Political in ma earner wanaoook of Arctlo Die-1 rights to Italy.