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| he Atlantic Monthly.

Paul Leicester Ford, author OF "The Hon.
Peter eterhng'' has written the opening arti-
Gle for the December Atlantic Monthly. He
deals with the American historical novel ana
makes an interesting statement of the por-
tions OF American history that our move lists
have successfully treated and further indi-
Gates to what extent our history lends itself
to such treatment. Colonel T. w Higginson
writes chetting!y on Literary London Twenty
Years ago" and Zangwill contributes a mas
terly paper on the last hours of Heinrich
Heine- Other features are "The Unpublished
Letters OF Dean Swift" a further instaIlment
OF the serial, "Caleb," and "Penelope's Prog
ress," by Kate Douglass Wiggin.
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MSOME CALIFORNIA WILDFLOWERS

come to be what it is; when we note its
relationship to other closely alliel fo7ms,
and locate It's place in the great world OF
plants"
The important point that we would en-
phasize in review of the "Wild Flowers
of California" is the completeness OF the
book. The names, haunts and habits OF
each flower are taken up and discussed in
detail, not in the dry manner of the pro-
1esslOnaI botanist, but in the chattV form
of an enjoyable magazine article. We
have a com plete list, first of all, of the wild
flowers; second, an explanation of the
terms used; then chapter on important
plant families and genera; following this
are elaborate descriptions of the flowers
themselves. These are cleveriy illustrated
with some of he finest pen and ink draw
ines We have ever seen bound in book
form. 1t should be mentioned that the
c. classes of flowers are divided according to
color as we'll as species. Complete indices
of Latin and English names and OF tech
nicaI terms, as we'll as a glossary, bring
the book to q close.
The volume, as we have said, appears to
have been compiled with the greatest of
care. Its authors have evidently had be,
fore them, not the mere idea of making
money from, their work but have beer i'm
bsed with the desire, first, of accuracy,
and hence reIia bIlity, AM then of en-
deavoring to instilI into the mind of the
reader love of plant life in general and
OF the flowers of California IN particular
Surrounding thi, short notice will be
found some specimens of the illustrations
contained in the book, but these merely
serve to give some slight idea of the
beauty of their originals. The author
and illustrator are to be commended Tor
the care they have taken in their work,
and measure Of praise is due to the pub
Usher for having supplied the need of a
valuabl guide to the fora OF California.
which will doubt ess find place in the Ii
brary not only OF the proiessed botanist,
but in that of all who desire to become
better acquainted with the profusion of
uncultivated flowers to be found within
the borders of this State.
EMANUEL ETZAa
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Frank Leslie's Monthly.

This number of Frank Leslie's Popular
Monthly is IN no wise behind its competitors
In point OF interest Frank Srockton's go
App.ejoy's Ghost contains clever ldea
worked out in his own peculiar manner
"The Famous Ranches of San Gabriel Valley"
by Miss de Luna, is accurate and of interest {
locally The other articles and poems are by
Amelia Z. Barr, Margaret Z. Sangsier aud
Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The hume GUS Baptists
on this coast will enjoy the paper by General
Y. L. Morgan, who deals with the past history
of their order and also furnishes some interest
ing statistics
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w TlIH a view to furnishing relia-
w bic haoo book * to s those who are in
William Doxey, publisher, At the Sign of
the Lark, has Issued a volume entitled
Wild Flowers of California" The sub.
ject is large one by reason of the fact
that whereas in colder climes nature only
permits flowers TO grow in stated and linn
tied seasons, here they bloom from jan
uary TO December. California with her
wonderfully varied climate has q fora
CORES pondingly rich and varied. and one
that is probably not surpassed b. any re-
glou Of like area in the northern hemi-
sphere.
The greatness of the task might we'll
have appalled, the botanlst desirous of
rendering a permanent service 10 resi-
dents OF California, but, to their credit be
il recorded, Mesdames Mary Eliza beth
Parsons and Margaret Warmer Buck, the
author and the illustrator, respectively,
OF the book before us, laid hold of it with
whole-souIed resolution whose very
ea-nestness promised success from the
start, and this they have undoubtedly at
tanned.
Whether we regard the book as a
treatise on botany pure and simple, as
a literary production, or as an illustrated
catalogue of California plant life, it is
alike deserving Of the highest praise.
The study OF botany is not a populer one.
AS is noted in the preface q flower IS often
looked upon as trivial thing by the un-
thinking, which may perhaps account for
th disfavor with which its study is re-
garded, not only in the schools but among
those whose fancy it is to devote oer-
tain portion OF leisure time to a fad or oc-
cupation. The dry y-as-dust textbook may
be held accountable in this regard and it
would be we'll If ali writers on the sciences
brought TO bear on their work a little of
the enthusiasm manifested by the ladies'
who have compiled this work on Cali
fornia wild flowers. They have done their
best 10 part to the reader some of their
own ardor in the pursuit of a knOwled ge
OF nature. They point out how little an
e expenditure of coin is required to follow
the study OF botany and they indicate
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think it is. Every railroad clerk in the coun-
try Will enioy reading this book, ard engine
drivers. brakemen and Pullman porters, being
also among the dramatis persole, it is only
natural to suppose that they Will also be
among It's purchasers. The heroine OF the
story rides with her young man on the en-
CINE and runs he train at express speed for
fitty miles or so, aud no one seems TO think 1t
out OF the ordinary. All this is done with the
approval OF the millionaire father. who finally
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Levy tells allow the Bible Came Down to Usp :;
T. " Smalley discusses Canadian reciprocity,
aud Alex Anderson summarizes the prog
ress OF the American Republics. There is also
a twenty-three-page department devoted to
the seasons new books, with an introd uctory
chapter by Albert Shaw on "Some American
Novels and Novelists.''
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McC1ure's.

The first installment Of Anthony Hona,s
new romance, Rupert of Hentzau," appears
in this number In it are narrated the further
adventures OF Rupert Rnssendyi and the
Princess Flevia, our o d fayoriles in 1.-THE
Princess OF Zenda." That the story is full of
excitement goes without saying. "Dr. Hedin's
HaTdships in Unexplored Asia" is the titie of
an interesting article from the pen of R. II.
Sherard. accompanied b. numerous illus ira.
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"a Prelude to Milton" TIE author has al
ready edited with notes 'Wordsworth's Pre-
lude," Selections From Wordsworth" "'The
Select Poems of Burns" "Tenuysons Prin-
cess" aud others. The aim of this volume is
TO present the poems which preceded the great
epics in the order and under the light of those
influences in the home ana in he school; in
the university and in The world-influences of
heredity, environment and will, hich nodded
the poet. The notes viii, therefore give each
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an undertaking most ittingly to be conducted
on q broad grin. In a fun-loving way he has
CHOSEN the lighter phases of the strife, and he
mas clothed the trials OF the soldier with a
gIamor that to a later generation seems to
take away from the career CT the volunteer
much OF the hardship that was inevitable.
Never before have certain wen-known features
OF army lie In the sixties been treated with
such keen appreciation of their humorous
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A LITTLE GEM.

TALES FROM NCCLURE'S - New York:
Doubleday d Mct lure Company For sale n,
Payot, Upham & Co Price p cen s.
This is collection of seven well-selected
and powerful short stories culled from Nc
Cures Magazine. and offered to the reading
public in handsome book form. Considering
the beautiful appearance of the books pub
Hshed in this series, one can hardly compre-
hend how the publishers can put them on the
market at such low figure. The illustrations
are lar above the average and the binding ia
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The Forum.

An article of timely interest in the Decem-
Der number OF this magazine is ''The Policy of
Annexation for America" by James Bryce.
author of "The American Commonwealth -
Captain Ayres treats of "The National Guard
and Our Sea Coast Defense" and Gustav
Kobbe deals with "The Dramas of Gerhart
Hauptmann." The ''Unconstitutionali;y of
the Hawaiian Treaty" is shown up By the
Hon. Daniel Agnew, ex-Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania ana Professor
HUNT OF Princeton contributes a mastery
article on ''Tn Mission of Lltera ture"
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sort" American writers. Mr.. Howells added.
ale getting to be more distinctively Amert.
can-"the Towering of our modern literature
Is to come" Fo modern American poetry Mr.
Howells cannot, even with all his national
enthusiasm and leniency, say very much
These are bad days, he admits. At most Amerf-
cans car boast some "captIvaiing songsters.
All thlngs considered, he continued, it is not
possible for America to claim Mr. Kipling, No
it is not
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Current Literature.

Ihere are many seasolable features in the
christmas number OF this popular magazine.
ne regular departments are of the usual uni
form excellence and much space is given over
10 regular Christmas matter The verse. es-
peeiaily, is happily selected, and the stories
run from the pathetic 10 the grewsome and
weird. Numerous illustrations are scattered
throughout The space devoted 20 a considere-
ton OF holiday books, and altogether the
magezlne is worthy prominent place ON the
Christmas tn HE -
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1T MIGHT BE WORSE.

THE MODERN PROMETHEUS-By f. Phinips
Oppenhem New York: T. Tennyson Neely.
For sale by Doxey.
This modern Prometheus is "a stalwart. tai
distinguished man., who in his youth had
the courage to give up poetry ard drew from
the earth, spade in one hand and a revolver
in the other, great fortune" With this he
returns to civilization, meets the love OF his
pauper days, who has married a Prince. and
marries some one else. The story is tuIl of
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FOR THE LITTLE ONES.

THE PLANT BABY AND ITS FRIENDs-Bv
Kate Louise Brown. Boston and Aew York:
Silver buTdett IL Co. Price 4S cents.
An exquisite little book. the illustrated les
sons OF which are partly talks and Dialogues
with and about plants; partly simple stories
in which the same characters are carried
along so that the children come 10 recognize
them as friends. Without conscious effort the
children discover how plants grow, what sort
OF leaves and flowers they have the various
parts of each and many things connected with
OH ut-of-dOor life. (Cloth
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What 10 Eat.

Ii you are desirous of living 100 years, an
article in the December What To Eat will tell
you how to do Another in teresting article
Tells what Shakespeare had to say on the sub
lect OF kissing for Dys pepsia," and there 10
much else in the Ii tile magazine to amuse and
instruct
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A STORY FOR CLERKS.

A ROMANCE IN TRANSJT-By Francis
Lynce. New York: Charles Scribner's.
1t is always refreshing to read how a rail.
road clerk on $40 month falls in love with
the presidents golden-haired daughter and
finally marrles her. Such extravagances so
seldom occur in everyday life that their ap-
pearance in fiction leads one to suppose that
existence is not quite so humdrum as we
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the Princess and the royal fsmily, spend
christmas day. The pictures accompanying
Inc article were made on the spot and ap-
proved by the Emperor. Sir Arthur Sullivan
contributes the words of his great song, 'sThe
Lost Chord" which, he CLAIMS, has never yet
oeen correctly printed. Numerous Christmas
stoFles appear over the signatures of Hamlin
0ar'"nd, Lillian Bell, Mary Z wilkins and
otherS equ1liy prominent, and the regular
departments have the true holiday flavor
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up Herod and Pharaoh in glorious confusion.
EMANUEL ELIAS

The second volume in the series entitled
PERIODS OF European History is just an
nounced by The Macmillan Company This
leaves the third and the eighth neriod. now
lacking to complete the series The present
volume deals with the years 9IS-I272 A. D.
aud the author is T. F. Tout, MA, Professor
II History a Victoria University, Manchester.
England. The value of the book is greatly
enhanced by excellent maps showing national
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tireiy different vein from anything he has ever
written before. Ruth McEaernev Stuart has q
sketch, "An Old-Time Christmas Gift" slave
story with very charming ending Two new
serials are begun, J. r. Trowbridge's Two
Blddlcutt Boys" and "The Larkin Athletic
Club" by Robert Hughes. A beautiful colored
trontlspiece gives distinction 70 the nun ber
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Outings New Volume.

The thirly-thlrd volume OF that admirable
monthly Outing, covering from April to Sep
tenber inclusive, is now out, and forms little
Horaiy In itself OF articles interesting to
sportsman, hunter, athlete and traveller The
number appears to be especially rich IN papers
on wheeling and fishing.
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appeal to many readers, but the most interest
Ing article in the magazine is that on cold
Mining In North America" which deals of
mi neS and mining from California to the
hlondike. Other articles of interest are
Some Literary Shrines of Manhattan" and
who Are the Greeks?" by w. A. Curtis
The poetical selections are up TO the usneI
standard
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IA KEN FROM LIFE (verses) - New York :
1'ouo eday q Mcclure Company For sale by
Payot, Upham & Co. Price IS cents
The best Vers Ce Society pu blished in this
country undoubtedly appears in that excel
lent publication Life. Seven hundred of these
rhymes have now been issued in daint; book
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| he Review of Reviews.

Although the Review OF Reviews contains
somewhat heavier matter than the other
Christmas magazines, its contents are none
the less interes ting. Ernest Knaufft coutrl-
outes an elaborate study of "John Gilbert and
Illustration in the Victorian Era"; DR.. C. H,
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The Ladies Home Journal.

Our German citize rs viii be interested in
the article entitled christmas With an En-
peror." wherein Herr Brave, an attache of the
court, tells how the German Emperor. with
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form, with illustrations by such artists as Glib
son, WenzeIl. Bunner, Van Schaik and others
equally p-ominent. None of the selections
are commonplace and several of them are
worthy of being handed down TO posterlty
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St. Nicholas.

KiplIng seems to be in demand at present,
for he contributes the chief story to this
charming monthly also. 1t is entitled, "How
The Whale Got lis Tiny Teeth, and is in en-
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provides for his unwelcome son-in-law, and
brings the tale 10 happy conclusion.
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Messrs. L. Prang & Co. of Boston have for
wardec to US some samples of their holiday
publications in the way of Christmas cards,
calendars and booklets. They are beautifully
gotten up, and a notable feature of their work
is that it is American from beginning 10 end.
the designing, the lithOgraphing and the
printing being done in this country.
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Lippincott's. S.

"Poor Chola," Powerful story by Julia P.
Dobney, mas the pace OF honor in the Decem-
ber Lippincotts. Emily Tolman's article on
'The Club Movement Among Women should
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tions from sketches and photographs. The
lale Mr.. Dana passes judgment on the generals
In Grants army before Vicksburg, and Kip
ling, Robert Barr and W. T. stead are among
the other contributors.
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better than that of many volumes selling g
four times the price
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SOME OLD FRIENDS.

! gurgling and gnashing OF teeth and should
appeal 70 the sentimenla ally inclined.
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MI HoweIls is in Paris and, it appears, he
has been visited by the interviewer, who ia
now almost as busy and all-peryading an indi.
vidual in Europe as he is in America Mr.
Howells views his country's fiction with spa-
clous complacency. The transatlantic real
lstic school satisfies him entirely. Messrs
Brander Matthews and Hamln Garland. Miss
Jewett ana Miss wilkins seem to him to be do
ing excellent realism OF the 'Jane Austen
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-12

The examiners of the Plymouth and Devon.
port board schools in connection with the
Peek prize fund report that they have noticed
tendency among some scholars to bring the
Scriptures up date. to the utter disregard of
Eastern manners and customs. In several
papers Herod's feast was referred TO as an 'sAt
Home; other scholars stated that it was ga
musical evening"" others again considered
that 1t was "a ball. and one brilliant youth
ctlIed 1t "a garden party" Many of the
femh char" cters in Biblical history were
called ladies' and Cornelius was styled
THAT gentleman" and many scholars mixed
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We have received from the publish her. The
Dodge Book and Stationery Company, q copy
of the California Girl Calendar" 1t is en-
tirely made in San Francisco by a native
artist, Miss Gertrude Partingtou, and is pub
lished by the firm mentioned. Its general ap-
pearance is equal to that of any of the high
class calendars of which so many are issued at
this season, and it can be recommended as
neat souvenir TO be sent to Eastern or foreign
friends. Its price is so cents.
The shorter poems of John Milton, edited
with notes by Andrew J. George, are an
nounced by The Macmillan Company for pub
lication in the early spring under the tile
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and social movements, and in point of schol.
erly research and careful handling the SUBJ
ject appears 10 have been treated with the
same skill that has contributed so largely to
the success OF the periods already published.
Few more artistic publications are placed
on the market than those issued by the pub-
fishing mouse of R. II. Russell, New York.
Among the Christmas publications announced
by this firm we notice: THE People of Dick
ems" Drawings by Frederic Remington, I"
Going TO the War in Greece" Picturesque
Bits of New York" and 'PnlI Mays Sketch
Book" Besides these there are numerous
beautiful calendars, containing fac-similes of
Illus trations by such artists Phil May,
Remington and WenZen Needless to say. all
oil these publications are gotten up in the best
style. The ordinary editions are worth DOS.
sessing while the editions de luxe viii. doub..
less sell we'll also.
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Scribner's.

Good fiction and abundant illustrations are
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poem us appropriate setting of natural Ter-
sonaI and historical associations and will rem
uer the book OF value both to the student and
the general reader.
III con trl button to Harper's Weekly for
december 4. Charles F. Lummis supports the
conclusion OF Nh Hodges that the celebrated
mesa Enoantada" was, as Indian tradition
asserts most certainly inhabited Incidentally
ne argues Tor the intrinsic relia biiity of In
u'ah trauinons, aIlGcing to the extreme ac-
curacy which they bestow, not only upon the
circumstances recorded out upon the actuaI
words in which it is handed down, from which
no deviation is permitted, and citing exam
pies OF the marvellous retentiveness and
method OF Indian memory.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-11-12
carlton.

Tuesday Nov. 9.-Mr. Welch, of
Thayer, was in the city last week.
A. r. Daniel went to Webb City
Thursday.
Joe Bromfeld, of Jefferson, Kansas,
came up this week.
Geo. Balch shipped a car of stock
from carlton Tuesday,
Mr.. Mccoy and family returned to
Peoria, ILL.,, Friday morning.
Mrs. VIM. Coulter, Of Cherryvale,
is visiting in carlton this week.
Mr.. Smith, of Seymore, Ia, arrived
last Friday. He is Mrs. Ad Clemens
father.
Jones, the photographer is making
special prices on all work from now
till holidays. Lindsay Block, Cha.
mute, Kansas. tt.
Mrs. Stoman, of Princeton, Ind,
and Miss Watt, of Xerix, Ohio, ar
rived the 3rd inst, to visit with their
brothers, William and John Watt.
Mrs. Schmids father, Grandpa
Lindsay died at his home in Cherokee,
Kansas, on the 7th Inst. The body
was shipped to carlton for interment.
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Odense.

Tuesday Nov. 81. A. Peterson
was on the sick list the latter part OF
the week.
Otto Olson who has been on the
sick list is reported as better.
The spelling school at this place
was failure en- account of the rain
Minnie Peterson was absent from
school last week on account of sick
ness.
Mr.. Clarence Steirwalt and Ed.
Fleming went to Walnut on last We'd
nesday to get load OF coal.
Miss Myrtle McGuffy was visiting
friends and relatives in the neighbor-
hood of Harmony the first of last
week.
Misses Winnie Reed, Grace Smith,.
Della Thornton and Truly Wheeler
were visitors OF our school on last
Saturday.
Chas. McGuffy, Jay McGuffy, Otto
Peterson, Robt. Peterson, Ora Wheel
er, Sion Wheeler, Jas. Fletcher and
Others went to the coal banks last
week.
The spelling school at Garfield was
we'll attended by the young people OF
Odense. and general good time was
had by all. The championship was
rather doubtful as all missed the
the word cassock.
Geo. Edwards and wife returned to
Ossawatomie on last Wednesday,
where Geo. is engaged as car inspec-
tor. They were accompanied by Miss
Mary Trammell and Miss Lizzie
Wheeler who will make short visit.
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Thayer.

f. w. Mead is at home. He arrived
last Saturday afternoon, having put
in the entire week driving from Frank
fort, Kansas to Thayer,
Constable-elect, Fred Carter is
working on the section this week.
Col, A. D. Mathies shipped a cal
load of hogs to Kansas City Tuesday
night.
Mr.. Hays, the piano tuner, is in
town this week. Helhas had consider
able work to do.
A. D. Lowrance and wife are visit
ing friends and relatives at Indepen'
dence this week.
Sheriff Prange was in town the lat
ter part of last week, passing the Gig
ars around to his many friends.
Ed. Ferguson, Harry Carlyle, West
Stall, Hank Smedlay and w. S. Mack
ey all of Thayer, are working on the
Parsons gas line.
John Cantly and family of Gales
burg has spent the past week visit
ing Mrs. Cantley's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Winters.