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THE OREGON SUNDAY IjOURNAU PORTLAND, , SUNDAY ; MOfcWlNG, JULY 7, 1S07. - UEVJ BOOKS AND THEIR PUBLISHERS f 't flciently In evidence In tha Inganlous title which rade In full, "How D0..1 the fllmp.i Spelling Bee , Impruv Each Blilnln" Ower." , Evidently Mr. wiater refuaea to take the efforts of the extreme spelling re formers nerlously. . "Rem ember the poor rorrigners, eaya one of the char actera or nis stories; "remember the ume oniaren. it ia for them that the Eno-Hah lanauaare xmtm" n.t ih tone of the book..' Quite -rt tmm him hlta at spelling reform, however, the nun aniriia ana rnr nf m. Utile tale make It a comio masterpiece. Rv rlirht nf It Mm -Gtr-. i i - - 1 iniri urn vntira una Btewart could inalntaln hi !ff,.i1!. American humorists. The I. mA .v.. . , , nncmiiwa, yo,f ic 50 centa. ARTNERA , OF PROVIDENCE" By , Charles D. Stewart When ' the "Fugltlvs Black smith",, made ita appearance the vast army of fiction read re realised that a new star had arlaen unusual one. and one with a atamp of Individuality that found no elaae ' ready waiting- for itin the peraon of , Mr. Stewart, It was the author'a first book and m- good deal of curiosity waa nanifeated to know whether In another ; book Mr. unique styl a atory with It "The Hohenlohe Memoirs" Edited by In "Partnera of Evidence" the au- fS2nl'!?Jm rt,?" IMl J" thor ha. fully demon-tratad hi. abUlty V$?t& ?&ftffi&tSLi iq sustain mo cnrnoii reputation nisi"? n ma amount or immediate first book gave him and haa carved for ?f8,f," rtd-. V1' 'n"1, "lt- Mmself a dl.tinguiahed place-In the England and Amwlcl th OermanV field of originality. But Mr. Stewart'a Everywhere they .have been looked upon moat ardent admlrera will have to ad- vil.10 um.nt" J?f the flrat Im- v. - ..,. - , Pwta.net While they have alao been ... inu areeiea as a remarkable contribution strength of Individuality he will have In literature of Intimate revelation. Xhe Impatient reader, or he who rtads molrs. The neameaa of publication of 10 Know how the atory win end, will I J"" "J ne time or which it treata not be nleased with Mr. Rtewrt- r'. "" materially to me . - , , 1 imHMTaime ana sensational auccasa It worka. HI. atorie. might bo compared haa enjoyed. It ia In two volumea. with to a atrlng of beads that muat be count- P?1?!"- Th" Macmlllan Co. Price d before the beginning and - end are tied together, with only an occasional IK ' ' - - ' ill- . - . .. , . 1 lvi earn ffivsMsar ,w : II : 1 in ryfrrm 11 52R"r.r. sw--j ia-r3oi tfrcrnH 1 Ill Hfffl'IA. tfl-Btt-iii. f '1 in u mj fmmmj in B&i!yPIw (I H'fcl .Wr-ttMII t taj I g Solid Oak Sideboard French Beveled Mirror, beautifully carved top, drawer lined for ailver- I ware' recnilnr nrire Wfl AA III Gadsby's price.. ?-id.UU 11 mii- Jtjiy 11 ta im ri --. 1, , ,, n it 1 M.00. "The "Way to Happlneaa" By Thomaa glimpse of the gold thread upon which R. Slicer, D. . Coming at a time when they are strung. But to the reader who dlaaatiafacUon and unrest are rife in enjoya the atudy of human nature, and 11 claaaea of aoclety, the theme of Dr. can absorb Ita lessons from the humbler I BUoefa little book la moat opportune. walka of life, Mr. Stewart'a booka will lTh author approaches the aubject from prove well, of delight, for they will the atandpolnt'of a profound lover of find In each, little bead a atory of hu- n, fallow man and a keen observer of man passion and desire, success or fall-1 na deeper needs. In the midst of a ure. aometimea pathetio but oftener hu-1 whoae aetlvttlea reach out into 1 worous and always told With the pen maJ?:rI'hJfu,e" ? our cnP' clviilia f a true philowpher. The thread of Ui.h" .nd...t.i' the atory will matter little to thoae that read, that hZini.. 7." riv". ran be reached or Interested In this I duty, but a neceaaity; that it la not iCiaaa or literature, and yet a peculiar I some tar-nrt ,.tii nr,n , "i iv owwarxa aiyie matiwhlch we are to search, but the Joy of the thread muat behere to hold the life; that happlneaa ia natural and of beada together, for they clip off abort, I the very essence of things, and that rwi mrv vuij mi vaiua in ineir reia- 1 in j ; tlnn, one to the other. proportion as we ceaae 10 be natural I we cease to be hannv: thnt the "nmrch 4 earn uaty, a atisaiaaippi ateamooat 1 ror nappineaa la the effort to secure waif, telle tha atory of "Partnera of la aelf-lubrlcatlng human life." The t rovmenc film weir itelna- urrM tn no I Macmlllan no. Prlra 11 ?K 'M by Elktna. head-pilot on the Wood-1 land. After making many futile at-1 "Memolra of The Com tense De j tempts to begin 1 Elklna tell, him to Bolgn" The most Important memoirs J "atart bar up full steam ahead and take nilhl,.h. Jl. im mmhm. vo ., w An I PUMianea in years. The Comteaae da crooked river and so you have got to Bofgne. famoua for her wit and charm tell a crooked atory. Nobody would ei- land the intimate friend of auoh people bv aavlna- that It must have been over aubriand. Tallyrand and other dls ; a year ago since be got Into the Valdes I tingulahed ieakera of her time, wrote mfxup, for be was then going on U her recollection. In a moat aparkllng and be la now going on IB: and the land brilliant style. The book Is full of 1017 u wn sun 10 wric js mn 1 anecuote. and atorlea and vivid with "V aides Mlxup. Igilmpaea of Important people. It be- nTina lonei a 100 long, on one occn- sins witn ner intensely Interesttns rsc- ton. in St Jjoala. Sam missed his boat, I ollections as a child of the court of . uwr gm. m juo on pmangcr uukl. iuiuii aii Derora tne revolution, then Intending to keep it till be caught up (takes up the beginning of the revolu-1 to his own boat. The Speed. While j tlon. the life of the emigres in Italy I ' on ins new dob n mei aianuet values, 1 anu nnfiuw, me napoieonic regime and . who waa returning from South America, I the restoration in 1814. The historical where be had gone to retrieve hi. lost I Importance and literary value of these fortune, but where -many mtarorttinea neiigoirui memoirs Place -them amongst bad overtaken him before his luck came the most Important book, of the period. to him. and be waa now returning, after Since the publication in France a many years, to his wife and daughter month ago the book haa gone through with wealth and luxury to offer them. Jvs editions. Charlea Scrlbnera' Bona. Circumstance took Sam And hia dog P'ice IJ.SO. Rags whe all through plays an im- , . - portant part off th boat with Valdea, "The Unseen Jury" By Edward Clary and they alone were" witnesses to Val- Root Tbia ia a atlrring novel. eate- manner of poverty and annoyance, had trayal of a great criminal trial. : disappeared and left no trace behind. A young man of good family and per- Now ft happened that Clancy, one of TOnaI charm, but dissolute habits, la Sam's chance acquaintances, and the . , ,.. .. .. ' real owner of Raga, had one time aaid "f cuaed of murder. Abour him ragea something to Sam about a lady f nut the atrlfe of the criminal courta. and lived at this ulace. and when Sam told tha author in a tmi. Mm,.,i. this to Valdea he offered Sam 1500 to -,. nrM.nt. V,.,.H, th. Klf . divide between the two of them if Sam 'unt ""'T vvllly the bitterness of would find Clancy and hunt up the- lu prosecution, tne not give and take of missing wife and daughter. Thta Sam croaa-examlnation, the battle of clever starts out to do and the people he lawyers for the admission of evidence meets aa he aearchee up and down the the unexpected revelation? and the Sr river ror Clancy are. rrom ume to time jutiicea and the tension amonfr the inm- tho partnera providence gives mm munlty. In his hunt. Sam, of courae haa hia Unjer th, burd(,n of ac-jgati,,,, tne living to earn aa he goes along, and nri.oner'a character his adventures and the stories of these 1 tlon. . artnera of his are the real life of the 00k. Sam Is a happy-go-lucky young ster and he generally sees and Judges G appy-go-lucky young- people with a boy's clear and unerring Slant. ine aumor nas znaae me uoy tells the storv .0 cleverly, one at tlmtj. almost forgets an older hand is guiding the pen. Tha book la elaborately and characteristically Uluatrated by C. J. Taylor. The Century company. Price 11.60. "Langford of the Three Bars" By Kate and Virgil D. Boylea. This Is an unusually vivid story of one of the transition periods In the history of the great middle west when the lawless fnese Of the frontier was beginning to give way to law and order, and the death struggle , of the cattle-rustless, the horse thief and the "bad man" waa lust beginning. Tha story is located In South Dakota and the authors show marked familiarity with places and people, which makes the story ring with .- consistency often absent when writ ars are telling of these past scenes. Langford was the owner of tha Three Bar ranch, and was the wealthiest and most extensive of all the cattle kings i of that part of the country. Being young and successful and exceedingly ; popular, he had grown a bit Imperious 1 and never dreamed that the cattle ruaf lers would dare run off his cattle, aa , . they were doing with the herds of small 'owners. 1 He had complacently watched this going on without using his strong po sition to protect his less fortunate .neighbors, but it was another matter when Oeorire WlUlston, one of the small reported to trftngrord tnat, while Another human problem in the story of universal interest is that of the law yer for the defense. In all the town he la the last person one would expect to find in that position. Moreover, if he wins in his task he will lose the girl J0"' whs f he fane something even worse la bound to happen. The ??0!',imSaMrot handling the eitua f111 keep the reader fn continual expectancy. Into this interesting net- .11 it 00 1 nas woven a luiuaiwo 01 iove ana noble self Prie 1.60. Frederlck A- Stotos Co. ng h tie he had aceldenlly , come upon a no torious band pfieattls"' thelves, and had been unseen witness, to the rebrandlpg -of aome.f LjWgford'B cattle. - Then ,ibepaitr,otia t:1of : "those famous batties t iwhicn were tne beginning of the end of brigandage on the plains. Fear and emolument tried every arm of me rarcicai government tnat existed In Dakota in that period, and almost , aione me young lawyer. llck Gordon, - undertook the almost hopeless task of convicting Jesse ulack, the leader of Tne gang, wnen ine coils of even Da kota law were beginning to wind prettv tightly around the desperado, his fol lowers uegan a warrare or blood and , fire. Some of these scenes the authors bave put with living pictures which ; hold the reader breathless with Interest .- and excitement.- Of course, there is -. plenty of romance to add a spice of ', weetness to the ator- for Iangford was a bachelor and so waa Gordon, and Wllllaton had a pretty young daughter 4 and the court stenographer that cnm , up from Wind City to report for her uncle, the Judge, was sympathetic and Intelligent and ao little Dan Cupid had a mI mm tillttv mm nil the rf ,k. "t boys around ' tBo, ranch were at that ' time. . --m The storv Is told directlv and well ' and It will be one more book to treasure up the history of a past that some years .ago cioseo its last page. The book is well bound In courae lln en end beautifully illustrated In colors bv N. iX wyetn, a. Mcciurg & Co. price 11.50. . ' J'How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee," fBy Owen Wlstef. By common consent Owen Water's latest book Is the most ' recklessly amusing ha has ever written. Its spirit la the spirit of purs farce, and tha vein f satlrs that runs through It only adds to the hilarity of the tale. . Xhs point t tbt ntiu ig In&ttl gut-, "The Garden Month bv Month" By Mabel Cabot Sedgwick. The object of this book Is to Klve the amateur in convenient tabulated form all informa tion needed for an Intelligent selection of plants for the garden, and to reduce to a minimum the number of unprofit able and needless experiments. From no other source can the reader obtain a clear notion of his needs and thereby TJ ,a fea8lbl Pan. The book is divided into months, a short but com prehensive deacrintlnn I. " ?lant, stating its appearance its heleht. ts possibilities and appropriate use and the proper soil and nmn,,., , Y"U. needed. The exact color of anv tiiZ can be found by means of a very com plete celor chart, to Recur th. ... of which Infinite labor haa been spent. iwu iiuuurcu enfrravings, mostly full-page, from photographs, show the appearance of the flowers and aive glimpses of attractive gardens. The book Is handsomely bound and will be a source of delisht tn nn. having an active or merely aesthetic In terest in flowers. Frederick A Rtnire. Co. Price 14.80. Now that the season Is over an n casting up of accounts Is possible, a summary of "Mr. Hammersteln's Serv ice to Opera" and an authoritative esti mate of ita place In the development of Our musical life should he nf !nia,t Such an article has been prepared for the July Centurv bv Richard Aidrich. music critic of the New York Times, who believes that "the best and moat characteristic gift of the new opera house to the musical public was the 'Intimate' onalltv in oneras to whih Intimacy belongs." . Satisfactory to Him. From the Youth's Companion. An automobile dashed along the coun try road. Turning a curve it came sud denly upon a man with a gun on his shoulder and a weak, slck-looklng old dog beside him. The dt was directly in the path of the motor ear. The char leur sounaed his horn, but the dog did npt move until he was struck. After that he did not move. The automobile stopped and one of the men got out and came forward. He had once paid a farmer 110 for killing a calf that belone-e tn nnlhw fapmiw ume ne was wary. Ivas that your dog?" "Yes'Wn h,m?" Certainly looks so." , va!uab'e dorr' ' Well, not so very" "Will 15 satisfy your' n"Wei' hJC? yu are." He hand- 22ji'.!MU.it0 tn.,,na' with the gun, and added pleasantly: -i m gorry t( have broken up your hunt." " : I-wasnt going hunting." replied the otiS" 5 h,e Pckt theTbill. Not going huntlnvv ti, v,, ,' you doing with the dog and the aun?" - wooas to snoot the dog.' 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