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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND? SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 7 1908. CRATER Great Trees Tliat! Male 0 i T r HE largest sugar pine Umber belt In the world remaining untoucnea by the lumbermen Is that on the tributaries -of the upper Rogue river In, southern Oregon called ths Crater lake timber belt. This Im mense forest containing billions of feet of saw timber begins at Butts falls nd stretches up into the mountains sur rounding Crater lake end , - upon ths .snowy sides ,of Mount Pitt. , 1 . There are at the present time two ' railroads projected to tap this timber belt, . The Paclflo & Eastern, owned by the Crater Lake Lumber company, and t an electric line to be operated by power 'generated at Butte Falls,. Both lines pave completed survey s far into the timber anS the Paclflo Fmg II miles constructed snd In operation between Medford end Eagle ' o. The sugar pine is ldedoLrm. -est commercial Wts-nee, . It the outward appearance of white pine, but take, a higher polish. For tfni.hing door and saVlt anpd box material sugar pine la unsurpassed. , A SUBWAY By Alice Maud aneaaowe.j G CARD Next sutlon. Grand Cen-. 'tral. ',.'.' ) , He How flad I am to' see you! I'd no Idea you traveled In, the Subway.. : .. - ov,t bftv, for the last week; , I t (she s colors slightly ) MP 5 to W c" every ' day now I dare say you heard my ratner -t , , , He Tea. I was so sorry I tried to find yon when I heard of the trouble. Tou believe that, don't . yout Before, when our positions wars so different. It seemed to me J I ought not t try sad see you, though I never forgot those days at Brighton never I . ; She (with a certain amount of re straintsThey were very pleasant. He The happiest Bays of my Ufsl Can you bear to tell me anything about It? I saw your father bad failed. Are vnn .. t She Quite poor; everything had to go. My father has started again; be hones In time things will mend. He And In "the meantime you have to turn out. That Is hard for you. - She I don't think so. I am young; and then so many women work now. . . He There is one who should not it I eould heln it. And I have been fortu nate lately: I could keep a wire.; She (looking up shyly) I always knew you wodld do well. You knpw, do you not, how heartily I congratulate you I Guard Grand Central. He Thank you. Bhall we go toons of those seats facing the engineer? I think they are more comfortable. (In ward comment!. Anyway, there will be no beast of an arm between us. Guard Next station. Fourteenth "tFhe7rlslng) So many people prefer to face the engineer. . He (after they are seated) I won der whether you'd cars to hear anything about my good fortune If you d take any Interest in It? . Bhe. (lookinsreproachful) Of course, I should. were always such good friends. .... '. . . . He (moving a little nearer her) You know I never wanted to be friends; but about my fortune. - Less than four months age -I ha quite ..a, respectable fortune "left me at least. I - call it re- epectable-'-it brings me viar. and I've the prettiest little flat tn Brooklyn we (laughjng) caU It West Kensington; it sounds more aristocratic. I wonder how far you travel? I won der, if It's not too far, If you and your mother would come some day and see my little p ace? I should be so proud to show It to you, and I think you would like It. : - -' '! . -- . 1 She (looking very rosy and shy) I'm sure I would I travel to Brooklyn, too, so It won't be any distance for us, - He (evidently delighted) Then 'we can travel up together every day that la (hastily). If you Won't obiect. She (more shyly) I shall be glad of your company, but I have to leave early at o'clock. - i . " , ,: . He My time exactly. And you re turn home about this time? , She--Yes. . He I can't tell you how pleased I am we met today. I wish the trains didn't travel so quickly: I've much to say : to you. I wonder It T might ask you something? ' " She Why, of course! He Are you very tinhappy pow, things have changed so much for you? She (smiling; JNOt at an unnapjiys It's only-our money we have lost ws till have one another. ; He (sighing) It must be beautiful to have somebody say thai of one, but vou used to be so rich. I sjppose t bash fully) $4,000 a year lt's really $5,000, because I earn $1,000, soems very lit. "tie you? . ' . she It seems a great deal now, , ' He It Isn't quite 1100 a week. Do you think a man and his wife could keep house ort that? She Why. of course. ' He Jo you think women would, as a rule, object to a flat?, She As a residence? . He--Yes ! ' She I think, as a. rule, they'd lovslt. Guard-Fourt'nth street. He Would you? Guard Next station, Brooklyn bridge. She (slightly agitated) I don't knpw sv v --1 I think l snouiu. - . He Last year, - when ws were at Brighton together, ws got along very well didn't we? , - , - , - Fhe-i-Very well. t v . m . ' He Do you remember how I felt leaving Brighton going back to town? She I remember 'yoU said you were sorry , to go. Us Do you remember one walk ws BAKE TIMBER, BEkT tLe Finest Lumler--Largest v. !", .FIFE TREReS 1J 1A.Kd TIMBBX BELT- , The fir or Douglas spruce Is tbs most widely distributed ' tree In the Rogue river forest. : Firs from seven to nln feet trunk ; in diameter and S0O feet high are common. The wood of the fir is noted for its qualities of strength, lesticity and toughness. It is especially . useful and Is employed where structures of great strength are- desired. Of tho two kinds, the red and yellow fir, the flatter is the most abundant. In out ward appearance tt ts much like, the eastern hemlock, but It is higher giade. The yellow pine is also a valuable tree. In outward appearanoe tt is much like the Norway pine, but Its wood la llghter-and stronger. ' The . cedar and oak timber of the Rogue river forest Is of fine quality. The loral of Madrona Is much like the Iron wood of the eastern states in out ward appearance, but the lumber la more like the Myrtle. When green thl wood Is nearly as soft as pine, but when seasoned It is as hard as maple, taking a polish equal to rosewood, 'i ... , , , , . i COURTSHIP had In the moonlight to Dreamland park, and what I said then? She You said so many things. ' He I said I'd give anything to be as rich as your father, because .then X could ask the girl I loved to be my "wit. She - (looking out of ths window) You're richer than father now. He (eagerly) Do you mean do you think I might ask her? . . She I think. Irrespective of wealth, a man may always ask ths woman he loves to marry htm. Hs (after a pause) I wonder If you ever thought of me, at all after I left Brighton? (Walts for an answer and does not get ons; - she looks out of window; the one cheek he can see Is very pink.) Guard" Brooklyn bridge.. Hs (leaning nearer to her) Won't you tell me? Did you ever give me a thought? j.-. Guard Next station, Fulton street She (still not looking round)-Yea sometimes. , He I'm so glad! I seem to have done nothing but think of you. I knew I should meet you again some day. You don t care about going up to town every day, do you? Being independent? Earning your own living? noma riri. do. and It makes It very hard for us fel lows, when when we want to take .car.iPf one of them. ..If you cared to a fellow, low. you wouldn't mind rlvln your Independence, would you? She (very low) No. 11 )w ana men let me comewlth you. ene aometimes I go to Coney Island "Hf'Wmgh .., n won takon. to VBrooklU r . . .. . fo?gotteyme?yOUr fthr and ,noth lorgocten mil r - only -we were somewhere else! last year. ' Do you like September? ltwmerT T Just becua sns very roucn: Dut 1 s holiday this year; I've only 10 wor. He Perhaos '-' w'a.M.wt.V "".L1 F,v M? T?rkln Ible thafyou should havs .. soon. It's horrible to work. If I had my way no woman snould Id vou. least of j alL - Wouldn't -llke a holiday this ?ear? " very hurriedly) We don't '' st we ilis lnthls world, - you - She aha. - He Sometimes ws do. f vou could, would you HKe a nonaayi . : She I I suppose so. - : He You can - have one If you like, Guard next Station, Bowling Green. , He Shall we go for a walk tonight? Or e ride on the trains? Just tell me now orten you ve tnougnt or me. jvever mind, then, 1 won't bother you. (After a minutes suencei xou can t tninK how. sweet I thought It of you not to mind the loss of ths money, so long as you had each other a lonely man like me feels a thing like that. She (very shyly) Havs you no one to car's for you? . , . .. ; He no relatives to spea or but there might be someone. Is theri? You'd now if . there vu me, He-Do you really? - ' tXSr?l&' acting She Really. I'm sure they'll ba . Z'.rVT' .V.e7,-'S with the then. WvlrerlM.; J"! L't aJLiSM tfsarion .Up &t Ti,i . . . . for hemow couia mm omy ", I dare say to vou all 1 want tn .! it - - - - a " , 1 1 1. s ,,no ..u. rn,.i virmiion iriD wank I Wish i a tns mucK to epeax at Brighton: 'vou climbed the hill that moonlight night . "l1?."" "I.h. 1 Knrl "He won his last racs handsomely." spinning round, will ultimately flr-J a XmZl TZr "X l'a"V "7" 'With first you let me take your hand 9nce I .SS irwi muS it hli failure to The talkative man turned to him common multiple of their movements .V r Parrish has given in w.T.hr. . . kissed it and vou scolded me a"4. w?ndelTducil. .A..riS sharply and asked; ', ; which will bring them Into a true line "ATf t.a' "L e -V.a5 ' ve 12 rhyme" with .confuse.' - Guard Fulton street. ' , AtoroUows I" a" Instant the barrier flew up. the 08 wrtt He (under his breath)-Darllng. 1 SVrt Ion? of th "I be your pardon, but I can show red flag cut the air and the shimmering g?JI.J" tVS. wv ITca lied uoon ni)!":,-.- t t ' Guard Next station. Wall street: ,k.B.suca if you where hs won a mils race In the line of scarlet blue, green, polka dot i.IVee husba7o?E He I wonder if you'd be angry If ft- ""a company wlth'n a fsw days." and other colors, blending with the dust nV ont time sweetheart tha vote" ,r not a soul can see us (takes he? hand). .hadyvr ae a mm tricfcind ii Brown turned to the back of his pro- of the track, swept down towards the WJ P'iTf ths mm adventures' "H.tn. ,hm.. v . ' Oh. please don't Uke It away Just a -iad gram where a list of ths meeting's first turn. aid the flnl outcome SakL hp " minute dear little handl , I wlsh-J As horses Twould begin an" ndless winners was given. ; hoping to ahow as they rounded Into the back Btretch fit thriUlna taJ wish It belonged to met mJiiot, through bJs Wewy brain. On! where Slssler nad won. bu was sur- Sixxler was a bad last, and the talkative tnrtuln taJea fta" evf len ; ..Hf",?' 7" TjlJt ursf. , . fl.nna ailencat f U0P. inI?M.R'J r...w w.ls,ii.- aw,S nrlsed and confuse-L. to find that the m.n . in itosnair. t0 'A ' ' .1 ' ,. l: . Hughes rhymes with accuse an l He-I ve not settled my holidays y.t. b-Vrarsnd T now and then ieipfng a' name did not appear. ' How could he "jack's list htr nerve," he remarked, toric anTlegLry Tntes What tlms of the year do you tfcinkis T tZAint lhsPwater havs mads such a mistakst c, "That fall has soared him." lyglWsrt7ln trle & Indian. fHearg rhyme with xTiraedwn nicest for a holiday? It was Bentember l..i.a'v... i ih. ,T,ni dreary t hmi 1 ,.m mk -Jack will heeln to make his run." 1. ve5"J,""L -I T i "i1 "eaJsl "y"??? with nursed; he 11 E,&'H:.'"Srril S saws ff ffiu ta tas ,1? ?5..-iirt; ssaii' ,.w. , ... p?etti than "vir or eTsa 1 had fr- always been In I've with you ' I wm? Susd the tialiUnt "tirter dashed ln then of another, until turning out of wedge that did not Change Its shade Jshable' effense to stick a r" " iotter! V,rTr el"e .. naa Ior Vou to bev wlfl daTllng Will vou? and picked up poor little Jack. the back stretch only Kaliyuga waa In until the wire had been passed. on . tter upsM-t down. im, .,g . , . Gusrd Wall atreet ' . 7 Sheth no hefe- Icat a front of him. On the turn the leader Then Brown noticed something whit; to insult the king4 throueh hi- e. , . yu,?f?Vu "rest. . , ne on, not nere, , i cani.answer ttiV" u went to bat. but Jack's scarlet. arms in his hand which he fouhd to be a card nt . m few centuries o v-i Firs in the World '.f. HIS LAST By John Barr. L ISLIE BROWN had become addict ea 10 iiurn.B rsiius j ... .iu. mm. hihu Tt got Its arln aently on him at ;(... i.. .,, k. .irt .1 l V Jilm.nt. T h..t throw off ""'"B with every move he became more hope- lessly emeshed. until, at the end of the first two weeks of the meeting he was rr,v-L k It.... ... Lnnatural to 'ZUa t- , ooiild take no comfort nVenbd.Ynr k "Mhs 11 win n ninnK. 1 ucri auu uvi' prS.iions. H. formed" no acquaintances i.i,.. nwiwn: the oeoDle of ?V"Vth5'. run. lad .ntlT?USe5n ' Id rcentlTVher; r, in tne iiiumira, no night passing under the wire. The stretch seemed to slide under their feet jike a great treadmill and, although the jockeys spurrsd and whipped and the horses struggled hard, hs always awoke with an unfinished race on hfs handa m- was T.ltuns: ln the grandstand on r j 7 .v. . -.VToi. i ths last day of the meet despair In 1 ' ' - " sweetheart!' Do I bother 0U? Poo iy-K H..n.l, In little a-lrl jt's a shame! . tiuard Bowling ureea. - He There woa?t be a soul' left soon but us' and the guarda If you'd en- He (excitedly) Why not? ; Do you "think I should kiss vou If you said veaf Answer the other question then. Have. taanyone wno cares tor me: von i ds cruel. ' . Have I, sweetheart? " She There must bs many. - He Is there ne? , (Silence) ' : - . . , " Guard Borough. Hall; all change, s-.-. (In the lift) - He (pulling her hand through his arm) Is there?. Bhe--Oh, don't vou know? Didn't you guess at ' Brighton T .. un. ausnaant Mind the stepi ' , . or tns united etates sis i i ' mtimmmmmtMmmmmmjtummmmwmmmmtmmmmtmmmmm (aniawtaWMawMwiMwaMMSwaMSSSSSSSSSSSS .". ',-.-! .-H q '-v . 4:. vj 4 Ul,yJ 1 ! v.v .... h i , l J .'.juiuui uu. . - ; - - - .."v..... t.v. ... . . .. ..... . . . ts 11 u iniiiou nstout. .uuvvu ui iiih. in o soon. APOSTROPHE From the Somervllle Journal.' O, fly. k Unwelcome fly, ' f Pray tell me why - ' "a ' Thou canst not lie v ' . In peaceful slumber till July, ' But spry, ! . ' fid sly, ' Must now come nigh, V . (Not shy), To pry, - And spv, - . ' - ' ' v And try - . My patience and my nerves, while X Make faces wry, And sigh! ... ' O, fly, All thy Reputed merits I deny! rny wotks Dene rhe words of those who praise thee, Myl in worosoi muse wno praise luce, wyi Were thou, Ot fly. o try To soar Into th sky, Oft high, 1 ' Where I Could all ray enemies defy). Now J ' .'. . Havs got my ey On thee, O. fly I " ' .And now my hand! Aye, aye! Now tell me, fly, Just why ' , Thou shouldst jiot diet Thou dust not detgn to make reply, O. flyT , Ooodby! """-"-- . . Sedan Cbalr Still In Use. From the London Globe. ' There has just died at Bayeux aae or s. tne laai propneiw c chairs In Franca It may surprl Life Job for BIr. Fairbanks. From the 8t Louis Post-Dispatch. Per ha os Mr. Fairbanks will agree to become the professional vice-president , WAGER hi. heart and his last silver, dollar In w were successrui gamoiers. one ani h other nuiet: one with an ex- Prlv. quickly changing countenance ana the other with apparently m sue- ?h. tw more or le.i: tor i week The activon'S would 1 AiU. among th2 n. Jri, joke with the bookmakers and then return to the immovable one. The two In ths hope or gleaning some iniorraa- won that would neip mm retrieve ni . H MnnlJ,.- . - . it. ace fami now very much as they had done "".i .. ----- rrv. ,.iir.,i. wnM .am . ni. xo w ... V.H.... a .kn.l chance. He won't be one. two. wuvw dwmci ' .". 1 ; he other fellow said: . . BrownNVouWsVmpportun- JTTi ' Uy toaps sntanc. ...' . , , " . your nut?" asked -the talkative man. and the other man appeared to smile, although not a line of his face moved. , , v. - x.. ...j . very badly, made a cash at the barrier, i r 1"" Sr"-.- reared, wniriea in a manner quite aiarm- '"S " ".."' int. ana tns next instant ne was na- .rf.,fc Th iltu. boy with the bright scarlet blouse landed heavily on the hard track. A trainer sprant nimbly over tha fence and secured Sixxler Just thatexcltedanin"aTwa7 v.v -"" w r . . I "?,. a. race on hU own account. In the wrong ""SP110": xtiTall T iimiuiu , aattlea It" Tres. said the other. 'NoDoajr out Jack can win our money on Slsxler. . T.nb m ,m. oi.ir" remarked Brown, although at the moment several anxious attendants were pending over ths little form whjch, as far as could be ihi. , . , v frown i last suvsr aouar was out people to knowthat this form or trans- eye. ana n? ''"- .nt lUustrsTtTont sense will' find" pfea'stire In six 'full- Biviit no to that time there ever hV wirnTng t now" tully colored pictures, most of thorn psg, reproductions . of the work ot w!?2 Orkney eoaehaa Sable for often otheV famous landscspe paintings, Charles andervelde. former president W 7f2ito n nhatrs might aSirlng clutton prevail! Then Bnd " duogravures from pho'tographa j the Grand .Rapids Camera club, on Oages of Francs people still make use lustrated by proflle-rospa, - sOvertn WMtw nyn.iitKr:AH lard a cloSe f r end and ; feflowamerisr. and the r actions seemea strangely ." ow iv the varied and conflicting interests ry A?"" wTl"' ,n Juiy, rne wen liar to Brown. He felt certain fhat rlng where he had seen that accident !rf,V.aar&d 0nftlal and commercla"- L.ih Ji'"?. la,A . Ari- same Duncn naa tinea up ior a miie """-YiT. J"". actuatlna- her nloneer colonists" may " ' mbui ' ansjiii, , .nu, ia.ir a few davs before, and they were could be no doubt. . fff,"n Ii,n coi.L":, J" Harvey J. O Higglnn' noveliaatlon of seen, was ureiess. tiotn men turneu -.. i ; ' w u J i I. iXLlTi . imn. nn1 i ;. i'l.. agely toward' the speaker and the talka. mind when hs said to the .two men: . nient ot the race, and as he "fk.a 7l'?I.!""n V-.'.'.. ' tlve one started 'with" i v 1 .'-'He won Ws last race handsomely.! It the mystery became clear. 'I he tire- it Into i 'u'" mk". . ' , , "You're a d!lT, but the other infer- Down the middle of the stretch came less horsea, which for two weeks had T str k- t . , rupted him saying quietly '"I'll lay you the scarlet spot. bending low over-the been circling In Ms muddled brain all to the - r t i r ; ' ten to one Jack doesn't ride Slsxie ln outstretched nock of the straining Sis- night, had at last finished ths race and tbs ss...r.i i . t NEW BOOKS 1 THEIR RITISII Highway and Byways from a Motor Car," by Thom- r n.rnhy- " as t. Murpny, - , Until one happens upon a book of -this kind they ars; The author found the tnns and road- Ieh',n" . KplStur th ' not abla to imagine the Immense talari-; b. snce and the Influence the automobile manyuld be the bound an .legantiri.;. - is destined to have upon oducatlon and of the motor over other method of i" ln S?Ta by ho Klnneya a. c. literature. . Railroads have , bound . to- tnvtV than anything else. I; its eeon- McClurg & to. rrlce l.t0. .1. ..iu.. .1 ik. . v. 1 omy. , To travel by rail and visit the ' , , gether the nations of the !arUy and th. piacM of interest requires the hiring ' "Her Ladyship." by 'Katherlne Tyna-i steamer s drawing the continents closer of eonveyances and many ; other Naturdinena and true-hearted deni'.i - very' year, but the motor will take up penees not incident to motoring. Mr. racy are the- keynotes of Sir. .uv,,.a ... 4ni Murphy begins his trip in and about Tynan's new . book, - . which wtn ' the mission of enllghtenea end lntellt- Londoi anf says; "If one purposes to brought out this uprlni. The portrsv ..1 gent travel where these two forces havs mike s tour by rail, London is pre- of the little countess In whom constant had, from necessity, to stop. They have eminently the center from which to companionship with her father has f.n had their limitations while the motor start, and to which one. wilt return at tered an independent, almost manlv faf eoms to nave none. 11 goes, tn- mogt conclu8lvely proves, into the beauty and can tarry over the lnteresU parting each day greatly . exceeds that Lord Dunlaver lock back to the gin ft Ing; It Is a law, unt its master s will of any other city in the world, the long- his choice and gives her own heart and and demands no hurrying according; to est through Journey in the island may hand to young Tldgh Itandal, the mn chedule; no "missing connections,, or 'be convpaased between sunrise and sun- ager of her estate, her decision 4n crowding by uncomfortable traveling set' . The motorist, however, finds a not surprise the reader, but leaves liiu companions. Jt is little wonder that, tnus equippea, a writer or Air. wurpny s . fascinating pen could create a book or so enierMuning tou iibuwjuys m. siiar- count me pleasant tnpa contiguous to acter. , - - ''''London..-' ..' It is a record of a tour' of 8.000 miles iBn5iardii.?ffi1,l?rr mnrf :il?.,2r.ter,jmy.: w ..w7..w.. inoe woo M.uin L'V" "r roScentlon whatever oT e delights of i1.11 description of the country, its by Qeorge Pattullo, accompanied by i'J SfotorP tvini T Rrltiali hlifhways! M?tor3r. nd ,lts lecndarr- The whole Uliistratrons hv Erwin E. Smith, a for motor traveling on British .hiKnways. thln u wrltten ln a clear, good lit- mer enwnunrher now atudvlna- art in Im.ti-. .i,!! -V.H M ti i ii.'!.rr'.t'!,i.frM fr.om unimportant .1e- ..tn.' Ml !!7sa MSS? ' "Ut Mfl " countries tincttnes. superb phoiograP.s. s5 full t the of all ?ada, and upon are plainly throus;n whlcn jir. Murphj motored, of the atmoapViere of the ranches, are ... , ...1 " i P J Ak. ha n1s anil their general charactlrlstics! -Besides this, the .objects of . interest scattered alrag any Durticular piece of road are gtvTm In brief information at ones so oesiraoia ana complete a w oe rvei- i . " i i afSBg tt-v, - i 1 . promptly and the other man. with equal promptness, placed a ten-dollar bill with it and handed the stake to ttie tamauve man. .. 'l ' g&& TTf iir M o-nt nn. riihhna nimseir a lit- ,1- v.. tX , na Bi,ir an, ,n anotner lnsUnt made himself tnB hero ot the grandstand by again appeanng on the oacg or tne norse. The. man with the. immovable face nodded and the talkative man handed eleven dollars to Brown. excuse me, gentlemen,-' sam Brown, rtl.,r .t.rJi tnr ' th. .SaTr ?Ain tnhianrinr descent rfe ttf tlkv in cr nnn rna mi isan r nn aiipnr "Slixler. two hundred to ten . , - - i. . j- v, l 11. iiiiii. riiN K..r u h n nfTiiifi nruw 11 i& -- --- "---r"- .. tne DWKmiKer. as ne nanaea a card with blue pencil marks on It. ".Tliaf hurl, In dm. tn ... thuri atari " . T " ' " saia the talkative man as Brown toon Wb"J ?al,ed" back rding to your say-so they'll his seat. twice. Accord! dT.ted hor.es with a doxen iKl "1 .v"' be off next tlm Brown remarked, 'a little before the half-mile post.' - "Probably we had better not run ths race at all. -aM iha tnlknttvA mnn with some mpatlence You ' mlglit trouble -rK- aoM th. fl. rr,on n-h. h!i i,. J?;?;.-' The bunch had nearly reached the half-mile poet when the scarlet form of little jacK, which had hltnerto been erect, bent slowly over Slsxlers neck and the horse responded to a few nrnd. jnd tne h o.rM responded to a rew prods from the little fellow's heels. Taking iorwara ana oaca movement, called .nRi".Jiinf: "Sixxler a head. Kaliyuga a neck- Countess a neck." called the announcer as the horses entered the streteh, and then, as they neared the wire. Brown sier wniie. as reguiuriy as trie uck na- v w, mo uiu uie iruuua tue- Hon to tn American;-' v The average tourist, wttR . xnm. ierri i ordinary intelligence and a llctl pa- tience, can get about- any part of the country without difffculty." , ,.-:.' various time m his travels. All prln- clpal railways lead to the metropolis, different problem confronting him In matting imion his center." He gives , the reasons and then goes on to re- . n. . v,.... ..n- n . ? Canterbury, and each . succeed- ing one relates, not only tne exuo- r.eVe.'f the moVorlst as he'tSs from place to place, but also gives a DO Hfl ACfl lllllit inn tft th A mnr sMil.Vtf U0. - Pff? & Co. J. K. GUI, s-wruao. rrioe z.so. . ' - ' ft iteaar Kross, by J. Van Derveer uniiiin m aiiaiiKn. weird adventure, hair-breadth escapes and marvelous coincidents they have n ail ln this book, which is named for the home of the early hero of the atory, which waa supposed to be In the Adl- ii r rnii n rtn tr n a e-itra th a vao as a - .AAmins a i- rondack country and "which had been with Spanish by any except tne eau for long the home of good, brave and ca ted class. , rt ' , intelligent men and women and the soat " 8 ,founat ,or ' th,FI ,I5,?i TWSrnSS. w'th rorhUant dash gw?rdld S"0" wt0e,Iy1 VoXth of hravrv hi a .n bi- power and the more widely spoken tn of braviiry that would do credit to Sir n Tom. of bll -tnri ? i on? 5 i-'hll .' ana one is rather dls- waiter Scott border warfare, vSnS1", t0. 52d iHf. "r, """V"!; yond 1887, when this section of xorK was necoming very prosy. r h utflrv nrnrnr r,nlrw nn.ni - .w. euSi. r ruin IOHUUBIUB VU .nuinaiini the kidnaping of the 6-year-old son of ana from Manila to the isthmus of Marlon Elwood and his handsome wife gUex. English is the common mertlunv Flora. A plot had been laid and, a 0f communication. It !. the languma subsequent events proved, was better alike of business and diplomacy. The carried out than was anticipated, to Filipino people, so eager to participate f:et possession of a valuable piece of in all the busy life of eastern Asia, so and belonging to Elwood. The plan ambitious to make their influence felt was to take and sequester ths child un.- and their counsels regarded, will be til Elwood had spent his fortune in the debarred from all this , unless they search for him; to loan money on the master this mighty English tongue, coveted ground and when it was Irre- Bobbs, Merrill & Co. are Dr. Barrows deemably mortgaged to foreclose, take publishers. the land and quietly return the child. . r . . V--.i A miscarriage in the plan left Elwood "The 8word Decides."' , "yMay.r'; in possession of his land, but lost to Bowen The author who,7wo yeara him not only his son but his wife as ago,-astonished thsllteraryworid alth well. In the fullness of time the res- her Immensely, P"1'."?,, Thh,? toratlon of all came to him as the most MP ot ;M1i,anI'ta'J"i, ,1. .-"'ti ! obtuse reader could discern from the new nov ,n hlfh.,L1l, rturM t0 ,tho first, but the devious ways in which It e?neB.of1h1t5 .onJhirn Italy that was brought about, the ompltcations . 11 A"i.how,M!rV(m a It i 'doubt' and the startling denouements, makes "h deP,c,t,.thJ" "m fm.t. 'and the v,r.trn 4i2rfta!lu MILk.?--"" Naples in the fourteenth century pre scription of the 'battle, of Gettysburg ,enUK one 0f the most romantic aifd It Jvi" JlZin- eJ?u' ,lh2 itiil r-5 fascinating settings afforded by history of the story for it is a story in two , lts entire range. Luxury and nwg- generatlons shows herself an 1 up-to- nfjCence were at their height at , the date young woman with ideas BO years . corrupt court of Queen Giovanna. over beyond her time, as to "what the future which hung a sultry cloud of feverish woman will be" - passion and murderous ambition. To One of the most attractive characters this court first came, as affianced hu- in the story is Hall Morehouse, the band of the queen, young Andreas. Scotchman, who In his blunt way says brother of the king of Hungary. There many good things and proves himself death awaits him in the treachery Df the good Samaritan to every one. the queen who can brook no division of The story Is too machine-made to be her property. Then the ' klngftiilmself very human or touch the tenderest comes In pursuit of vengeance, and also chords of sympathy though tt has. the to claim as his bride, Maria, sister of elements for this very kind of tale, and Giovanna. But he, too, yields to tha the author shows the ability to do more sinister fascination of. the. queen and finished work. Richard G. Badger Sc forgets the manly and honorable pur Co. Price $1.50. pose so soon as his feet are entangled . In the snare of lies and deceit set for "Prisoners of Chance." by Randall him in Naples, where, bad he cared t tt . 1 . a 1 . . . . 1 AwMnlMA hi. rMfttvAi n waa mBitw'nr jrarrjBii. vjtuuu as nis omr stories are, Mr. Parrish has eclipsed himself in this last. With the appearance of "When wilderness Was King," readers woke up ths fact that .new writer had .rteZ " nvnu vi iruuu, j.u iwi uibuuiuh Mr. Parrish has made his books ours h'tol;y. but a J historian he lacks the 2rP..rJ vfnf?"K"n2-epi!l J?H 2:., aI" - iV;..""- i' "hjch neVerr almost h, isS clS k hl? "J """J In the present story the author has background. cnosen nis scenes or action in 01a New s and the T date when the province Jlpiana was being Used as a pawn ance and Snaln for revenue and and all times. Orleans has an ng romance and a plctureequeness scarcely commanded by any other locality in ths United hfh0 SlS J S - - uncertainty is always a goaa to lniasi- . . . . . . . r . . - - . " nation and romance This may be illua- " l"' ' Pnr ton. From the day they landeJ thwlTuV.,;;.T and weUkep. and even ;.,, vl fttfcnW Jfnglxon children of the Sun. There are also -Hmp.ea of the m some Interesting vi . I A vw..w Benteen. whom records show really did rmuv it k ua rvmw iwvuci , hhu i the last ef them, Research has reside at ia retite iwcner. naa Known ln,y proven that In the extinct Natches ..ikl 1 - v. tnBV mv7teV oui and unfortunate .. . , . Taking It all through. Mr, Parrish has ."SIZZ, too 10." t ,... .,'... .... ..'. i . ' - t . ... hi. tIA.I ) .Tilling, nt ieuou. f v vnm.0 1 xr ni 1 rinu r vr nnrrmra n sarin rntasn w j- ' .-- - - - - - .:.. i. ik. v.f. e.,. miln of the !, mt t i nis uream oi tue niaiii uui PUBLISHli . ; ernaled.iaMM by history, a rms.r'; , vl nisiorm rurUon one i.(i( , quit- worth while, too. for It r..,i ' delightfully mtertaina. but It S 1 . ly lnntni tiye, in that It gtv a , . spirit, is limned upon a background xt tranquil life on an Irish countryl(1. satisfied In the feeling that lie h H- nessed a bit of real life, refreshing j Its genersl optimistic tone, A. , C t uiurg at CO.' irTJce 1.6U. ., ... A -. i. i. ' il' ..-"i. .i. ' of Photo-Era Is uniQtie, for It contains no lose thn lx "feature '--articles. ' Prh'ao. the most interesting :s "OHmn . f Towhov Life ln Texas." the school of the Boston Art museum. "A History of 'the ' Philippines.-, by David p. narrows, director 01 pudi n Instruction in the Philippines. In 0' book Dr. Barrows say;: basis ot wuwin; uiruui-iiuu h .? .....kk..'" the English language. This was, eanlv decided upon in vlow of the great num- &er or Filipino aiaiecta. tne answee ot a common native language or literaturi and the very moderate acquaintance F?" tongue the greater the possession of the individual who acquires it Of all the - .1.. J. n rnn., i h mosBrwidly ipok 'and ji8 most rap- IHIv anroailtnar Mnrenvdr. Enrliah H pre-eminently the language of the far ' ... .r t i . 4...MnTto "; u T , the destinies of all. It Is imposslhla . here to give any adequate Idea of the tuna - pienoor lJ"""r,, u wWch jSg iTi r ... '. : --it . Vermillion Pencil" by Hom'f Ita The author of this' book, whit er the McClure company has but recently u a lieutenant-general of ,ne -nmee ivriorni army. ' its unowi cJ1,na an.d the Chinese intimately: front "om"ra,yat"r'0Tu" T ,jLS,'t 2?," ft,"ewJt,nIT' hSS rftnlll iulpped for writing a real Chinese 1' T'.. r. 4vl Vr novel than any living American, and In " novel ne naa Deem aoie to give us a V"? J!?". "P""!,"? J f -k ?" """v ..' .y- - - v. The Century cony has a numhe. . g rSa4 DAsrniKi nna.i ire.ii.'t nm iininn Armv an tin. A Battle of Rbymes. From the New Tork Times. In t Heat-Hughes -Vampaign f.,r J" n U Icked." n.M Hearst rhymes with wor.,-. Hearst and neml Thev Koth . nanaal ' fn, k...ih t Ideas. . 1 x si b 19 ary worw, Baia in Imo with thirst Hearst rhm. "I'll ,n vni " rnll4 n.n..Kll...n "Hughes rhymes with booxe." Against the King. ' ' a From Pearson's Weekly. Many people blissfully Irrmglne t'it lese tnajeste that is, insulting rov.iiv --ta a crime- peculiar to roreinn cn , penny stamps to have bfu !:'ii i im!rht enslly have IkimU',! t fender ln prlnon on a cliar i.r to bring rli'icule on thn "v'":- n.. w.ntfmnt' for hi ' 1 - .Kin hia ni'liirs 1 staff I. Alan it to a . nunlnhii(l. ,'l ; "' t II At
