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CONCERNING BOOKS.

The L. G. Page Company publish a
long list of works of fiction, more or less
interesting and attractive. Among these
are: Edward Barry, South Sea Pearler,
by Louis Becke; God, the King, My
Country (Dieus, LII Reis, Mien Fredre j
by Mary F. Nixon; The Golden Fleece,
from the French OF Amedee Achard; /;
Slaves of Chance, novel by FerTier
Langworthy; Ada Vernham, Actress, by
Richard Marsh; A Georgian ACTRESS,
by Pauline Bradford Mackie; Cap and
Gown, in Prose, edited by r. L. Paget
and Her Boston Experiences, by Margaret
Allston. These books are all handsomely
printed and bound and most of them are
thoroughly illustrated.
Mr.. Louis Becke is so well known
through the charm of his South Sea Idyls,
that 1t seems almost superfuous to praise
this fresh work from his pen. Edward
Barry is, however, the first complete nov
ell by this clever writer, who has produced
an exceedingly interesting story of sea
life and adventure, the scene of which is
laid in the Lagoon islands of the Pacific,
those little known but beautiful places
with which Mr.. Beclxe is so familiar.
The hero of the story, Edward Barry,
ships as first mate on the brig Mahina,
which is bound on a cruise in search of
pearls and his experience with the des-
perate characters on board this vessel is
very tragic and will prove of intense in
terest to all who like exciting stories,
At the same time the love, which "rules
us all completely is by no mean ig-
nored, for Mr.. Becke draws vivid and
powerful picture of Woman's self-sacritice
and devotion. After daring escapadss,
wonderful escapes from battle, murder
and sudden death, the wheel of fate
takes another turn, and all ends happily
for those who have not already perished
in their sins.
Mr.. Becke' style is somewhat of the
Stevenson type, while he has much fresh
ness and originality of his very own.
The setting OF his stories is unusual and
fascinating.
Miss Nixon's work, God, the King, My
Country, adds one more to the constantly
growing list of meritorious historical
novels. The present volume she dedi-
Gates.
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The Beautiful Memory of
NV Eatbop


The Rev. j. Howard Nixon, D. D,
phe story deals with the romantic peri
cd of Edward the Black Prince, and the
scene is chiefly laid in Spain, and dur
ing the reign of Pedro the Cruel. The
tale recounts the adventures of twin
brothers, young English Knights, whose
family motto gives the title to the book
The Senorita Ynez de Viras is a charm
ing figure, and while the plot is simple
and not too buggy" it is managed
with much skill and vivacity, and the
story is, upon the whole rather more in
teresting than the usual book of this
kind.
The Golden Fleece is a very good trans
lation of Amedee Achard's La Toison
dor, and has number OF spirited Illus
trations. The beautiful Orphice de Mon
thicon is beloved by her cousin, the Mar
quis de Chivry, but is also sought by the
Comte de Chargepaul, bitter enemy of
the Marquis. Their loves and hates and
various exciting experiences, form the
romantic side of the story, which, how
ever, chiefly relates the adventures of a
young Gascon. gentleman, an officer in
the army sent by Louis XIV. to assist
the Austrians in repell1ng the Turkish
invasion under the celebrated Achmet
Kiuperli.
The Golden Fleece has been favorably
compared with the D'Artagnan ro-
mances, and Achard was one of Dumas's
contemporaries
The Slaves OF Chance, Ferrier Lang
worthy novel is coarse, vulgar and re-
yolting in plot and style, and the less
said about it the better. 1t certainly de-
serves no commendation, and it is pity
that it should have been printed. 1t has
not even the disadvantage of cleverness,
which causes so many immoral and hurt
full books to be widely read, and even
praised by the critics.
Mr.. Marsh's Ada Vernham, Actress, is
another abominable sort of book-fever-
ish, unvholesome and crude, with no re-
deeming quality.
A Georgian Actress, by Pauline Brad
ford Mackie Mrs. Herbert Miller Hop
kins), is already in it's second edition. be-
ing a sweet and clean story by the author
of Ye Lyttle Salem Made and Madenoi-
selle de Berney. The tale is prettily told
and has an antique flavor that is quite
fetching. It is a romance OF the days of
George III. and deals with the life and
adventures of a young, beautiful and tai
ented actress. The hrst scenes are set in
America, and then the leading charact-
ers are transferred to England.
While not remarkable in any respect
Mrs. HOpkins's book is well written and
pleasing, and the imaginary characters
disport themselves familiarly with Davy
Garrick and his wife, which gives quite
an air of historical reality to it all.
Her Boston Experiences consists of
series of pictures of modern Boston socie-
ty which are quite fresh, piquant and
amusing. AS Margaret AlIston'' is ad-
mittedly pen name, one is left in ignor-
ance as to the real authorship of the
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Susan A. Frank of Portland to James
Meserve of Dayton, lot of land located
at Gray Corner, for one dollar and other
considerable ms.
Edward e. Higgins of Boston and Wal
ter L. Higgins of Scarboro to Lottie e.
and Celia A. Jones Of Lewiston, lot of
land situated at Higgins Beach, for one
dollar and other considerations.
Josephine L Dalton to Melville G.
Hutchinson, both of Portland, lot of
land situated at Fessenden park, for
one dollar and other considerations.
Jonathan r. Lane to George W. New
comb both of Bridgton, lot of land sit
uated in said town, for consideration Of
$780,
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METAL SKYLIGHTS.

Owners OF buildings needing roof lights
would do we'll to look into the merits of
the skylights made by E. Van Noorden &
Co., Boston, whose advertisement ap-
pears in this issue.
The evolution of this light has been
going on during che twenty five years the
firm has been in business, and the result
is the finished mechanical product of
today. ..s.....s..-.s
A sheet of metal is struck up from the
flat in dies by steam power machinery
into a skylight bar, full length. without
cross seams, provided with a resting place
for the glass, and a drip utter below, so
that when the frame work is put togeth'
er, the glass bedded in putty, and a metal
cap placed over, the result is a structure,
rigid yet light, water proof from outside
storms, fire proof and proof against drip
ping from the sweat or condensed water
formed on the under side of the glass.
This dripping from within is due to hot
a ir from the inside striking the cold sur
face of the glass in winter, but in this
skylight it is carried OFF by the gutter
system above mentioned and disposed of
on the roof.
SkyIights put up by this firm twenty
years ago, are still in existence, as sound
apparently today as the day they were
finished.
Owing to the large floor space in the
FIRMS shop, and the powerful and rapid
machinery for making this work, the
cost Of these skylights has been reduced
to SO low figure that nobody can afford
to use wooden ones.
The firm have a complete skylight cata-
logue with about every style Of slzylight
illustrated that anyone could think of,
and viii send it free to anyone on reouest.
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The August number of the Atlantic
Monthly is, as one might expect, full of
bright and interesting articles, while
there are several papers which will attract
criticism and discussion. There is one
from President Hadley on Political Edu-
cation; Talcott Williams writes about
The Price of Order,-how to rule colonies:
and another is by Sylvester Baxter upon
submarine Signaling,-a new method of
saving life at sea.
This number is peculiarly rich in flo
tlon: Miss Jewett's The Foreigner: Alice
Browns A Sea Change; Caroline Brown q
Angels and Men, Fanny Johnson's Tbe
Pathway Round; Foster The Dungar-
ven Whooper, and Wetherbee's The Circle
OF Death, with the conclusion of HoweIIs,
brilliant tale, A Difficult Case. Miss
JeWett's story is a sort of continuation of
that most charming of books, The Conn
try OF the Pointed Firs and it is pleasant
10 renew our acquaintance with dear Mrs
Iodd, who was SO took aback that she
set right down on the turn o. the cellar
sCalrs. But this tale of The Foreigner
goes straight to ones hearu
M. L. b. W.
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an authority upon modern scientific r.
rigation. and in this book he tells us of
the wonders accomplished by this system,
and shows how arid deserts in America
are made to blossom like the rose.
Mr.. Smythe has edited The Irrigation
Age, and has been an officer of the
National Irrigation Congress, and his
work has taken him to all the states and
territories and of the arid regions, and to
nearly every valley or settlement of sspec-
ial interest He has talked with the pio-
neers, and has discovered the causes of
success and failure, and his writings on
similar lines have been accepted by
American periodicals and translated into
three different languages
He declares that 1.-The true opportunity
of the American people lies not in the
tropical islands of the Pacific and Carib-
bean, but in the vast unsettled regions of
our own country. Our true mission is
not to impose our dominion upon distant
lands and alien peoples, but to work out
the highest forms of civilization for our
own race and nationality"
Mr.. Smythe writes of the Continental
Conquest, the home building instinct,
and the blessing of aridity. He tells us
of the Mormon Commonwealth; the
Greeley Colony of Colorado; the Eyolu-
tion of Southern California, of Washing
ton and Oregon; the political great
ness Of Nevada, of Wyoming and Mon
tana. The latter part of his volume
treats of the surplus people in the United
States and their connection with the land
problem, and he believes that by the
means which he Indicates the American
people will press on, not through blood
shed or violent change, but, wisely,
patiently and surely-by gradual indus
trial and social lrevolution-to the realiza-
tion of their greater destiny" And that
destiny is to illustrate the highest possi-
bilities OF democratic Institutions.
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Cap and Gown. as one would judge
from the title, is a collection of short
sketches selected from undergraduate Pc
riodicals of recent years. They are very
creditable productions and the book will
have distinct value for students or
graduates Of the various colleges and uni
versities of the United States. They are
all prose articles and range from the
"Bowdoin Quill'' to the Leland Stanford
University ''Sequoia." cortland: Lor-
ing, Short & HarmOn)
The Portland daily press., 1900-08-18

From the publishing house of Nc
Clure, Phillips & Co. portland: Lor-
ing, Short & Harmony, we have volume
OF Impressions and Facts about Dwight
L. Moody, by Henry Drummond, with
an Introduction by George Adam Smith.
1t seems strange to be reading a sketch
of a man who has recently died, written
by a man who was also dead when the
book was first given to the public and
this is the case with Mr. Drummond's
study of the life and works of Dwight q.
L. Moody which was written in 1894.
shortly after the visit Of the former to
America.
In this interesting brochure much stress
is laid, by both writer's, upon the great
objection that Mr.. Moody had to any
thing like religious controversy. He
was practical laborer in the vineyard of
the Lord, and his constant cry was "I
am weary OF this strife, II is running
revival work and emptying the churches.
Couldn we agree to drop the Critical
controversy and go on in the Lord s work
tOgether?''
1t seems that in Northfield. where Mr..
Moody built up his educational institu-
t1on, the Roman Catholics wished to have
a church or chapel, and he assisted them
by giving a gOOdly sum OF money for
this purpose. A short time after it was
rumored that he was going to build a
churcn, and the site was pointed ont nv
the villagers, rocky knoll close by the
present hotel. One day Mr. Moody found
the summit of this knoll covered with a
huge pile of stones The Roman Catho-
lies had taken their teams up the noun
Galn ana brought down, as return pres
ent, enough building-stone to form the
foundations of his church,
The frontisIiece of this little volume
is an excellent portrait of Mr.. Moody.
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We are making history rapidly in these
days, and a valuable contribution to the
literature OF the time is Mr.. Julian
Ralph's Towards Pretoria, a striking
record of the war between Briton and
Boer; to the relief of Kimberley, with
summary of subsequent events, to the
hoisting of the British flag at Bloemfon-
tein. Mr.. Ralph is the we'll known cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, and he
promises that las time goes on. and
fresh matter of personal and imperial in.
tsrest Is gathered from the fields of ac-
tion, further records will be prepared on
similar lines, to carry forward and COM
plete the thrilling story of the war in
South Africa between Briton and Boer.'
His Historical Foreword gives first a
sketch of the Dutch in South Africa, de-
scribing succinctly the country itself and
the people who inbabit it. He calls it
IAN empire Of solitude and silence - or,
as Mr.. Bryce says of it, ga vast solitude
with a few oases of population" These
are the English and Dutch dOminions.
One could hardly find more brilliant
and picturesque account of the Briton
cu0 DO6l WAL lIOiu 4NdOdA ttIO 1ActI1
to the Relief of Kimberley than Mr..
Ralph has given us The volume has an
excellent map of South Africa or Africa
south of the Zambesi while the appen-
dices are full and valuable. They include
the chief events Of the Natal and Orange
Free State campaigns, a list of the army
decorations and promotions for gallantry,
etc., at the seat OF war, the names
and rank of all generals in COM
mand, with Field Marshal Lord
Roberts, Commander in chief. There
are tables British and Boer ordnance;
a transcription of the Presidents tele.
gram proposing peace, and Lord SAILS
bury's rep ly. Following all this is an
account of the conventions of 1881, and
1884, held by Her Majesty's Commission
ers for the settlement of Transvaal Terri
tory; Lord Methuen' IS report on the battle
of Maaghersfontein, and a summary of
events since the siege of Kimberley.
The book is published by the Frederick
II. Stokes Co., New York; Portland:
Loring, Short & Harmon:
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They can drink all they
want of Grain-O-the
more the better-and it
tastes like coffee.
All grOCers; l5c. and soc.
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En- la Cathedral,

Solemnfsima na sido la function
que tuvo lugar hoy en- nuestra Ca
tedral, bajo los aupicios della Colo
MIA espanola, y en- honor del apostol
Santiago, patron de Eapana. Ofici6
nuestro bondadoso Obispo cat6lico
de la Diocesis, y asisti6 al acto ell
consul espanol, ell general Davis con
su familia y cuanto mas distipguido
hay en- la sociedad puertorrique1a.
Ell panegfrico estuvo a cargo de un
elocuente orador, cuyo nombre des.
conocemos en- este momento, pero q.
demostr6 en- la sagrada catedra su
profunda erudicci6n en- la materia
que trataba con facilidad suma.
La colonia espafola de Puerto
Rico, puede estar satisfecha del en-
tusiasmo con que ha sido acojido su
patri6tico festival por todas las cla-'
ses On la sociedad de Sar Juan.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1900-07-25

Hoy vera la luz phblica "La
Defensa" -nuevo periodico diario del
partido republican,.
Hoy en- Bayam6n lucfan varias
casas banderas espano1as, y otras,
banderas americanas.
Sc le ha manifestado al Juez mu
nicipal de Ia ciudad de Utuado que
aun cuando ell articulo Is del Regla
mento para Ia ejecuci6l de la Lev
del Registro Civil, supone Ia presen
cia del Secretario del Juzgado de |
cabecera del Distrito para autoriza
con Ell Juez Ia aperture y cierre der
los libros del Registro; la orden &c
neral n1mero 70, 8. c. Sc refiere so
lamente.a al abono al Juez del gasto
de traslaci6n por este servicio.
En- las festas de Santiago Que
celebra ell Centre Espanol de Maya
gdez habra diana, Misa solemne, re
treta, fuegos artiicisles, velada lfri
co ~literaria, y bale de sociedad.
Ademas comisi6n de senoras du
rante ell dfa repartiran Glen limosnas
de cincuenta csptavos cada una Y
mil raciones q Eos pobres de Ia loca
lidad. ~
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En- ell 0|iInpo.

Ell I. Senior Obispo de esta DID
cesis en- nonbre de la Carload, ell
Vice Consul de Espana q. Angel 10.
Sc Cabrejo, como iniciador del pen
samiento, y las distinguidas damas
y oradores que han de prestrar ell
esplendor de su asistencia q Ia fiesta,
nos han dirijido ~invitaci6n para co.
mer con los pobres en- un banquete
de Glen cubiertos que ha debido to
ner lusar hoy & las dos de Ia tarde,
en- los terrenos (Olimpo3 contiguos q
la Estaci6n del tranvia de San Anto.
MO.
Mucho los complace Yer que en-
estas festas del patriotismo PENN
sular, nc sc echa en- divide a los des
heredados de la fortuna.
Agradecemos infinite la referi'
da invitaci6n para acto tan conmo.
vedor y caritativo.
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La velada fue improvisada; pc
70 este no fue obst&culo para que
resultase digna del casino, de la co
lonia espanola, y de la .culta socie.
dad que rodeaba la tribuua. Todos
cumplieron o su deber. La nota
patri6tica, ell genio latin fotaba en-
aquel ambito, sitio ne utral donde
hoy Sc estrechan la mano, espa1oles,
americanos y pusrtorrique1os, con-
servando cada cual sus afectos init,
mos, y su idiosincracia especial.
Dos horas largas dur6 la agra
dable reunion. Cuando a las doce de
la noche: regresabamos a nuestro
hogan por la Gale de Ia Fortaleza,
tranquila a aquella bora y vefamos
fotar agitada por el aire de la no
che la bandera que por tantos a1os
vimos ondear en- nuestros castillos,
icuantos recuerdos tristes ven1an q
nuestra memoria, haciendonos pen
sar en- la instabilidad de las cosas
humans, y en- la injusticia de los
hombres y de los pueblos!
Y una bora mas tarde nos rebu-
jabamos en- nuestro lecho, meditan'
do sobre las profecfas del Condo de
Daz, y ell tremendo empuje de los
Chinos, ALA en- la terra donde mace
ell Sol.
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Sc a|Imentaba pof mano
agena
(Del dlario Gel Imparcial,, ciudad
de Mexico.)

Tenfamos alg1n conocimiento de
la carta que pasamos q publican, pc
70 como no contabamos todavia con
los detalles mas salientes, y que en-
ella SO expresan, pospusimos ell ocu.
parnos del asunto hasta hoy que he.
mos recibido copia del escrito origi.
nal. De que esta carta es .verfdica
pueden vivir convencidos nuestros
lectores, pues las indagaciones que
hemos hecho demuestran palmaria-
mente que en- ella no consta NADIA q.
no sea la pura verdad. {
<San Francisco del Rinc6n, Gto.
Mexico, April IL de 1900
Muy Sres MICS:
Estoy autorizado para manifes-
tar a ids. que el joven JESUS Rodri
guez de esta ciudad, y de o%cupaci6n
flarm6nico, padeci6 por mas de 2
anos un reumatismo agudo que le
priv6 hzsta de los movimientos mas
indispensables, por cuya raz6n ma.
o agenas tenian que alimentarlo.
Varios medicos le vieron y casi min
guno le proporcion6, no digamos r.
livio, pero ri siquiera mitigar un
tanto sus sufrimientos. Tn amigo
del senior Rodriguez lie aconsej6 des
pues que tomase las Pfldaras Rosa
das del DR.. Williams y con tai obje
to, le regal6 un pomo de estas pfldo'
ras que tom6 con la f6 y la confianza
que nos merece la palabra de nues-
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Puertorriqu enos
y Ga||egos

Como las olas que vienen y van
On ell eterno movimiento del oceano,
han existido, de la hermosa region
americana en- la cual hasta aver on
dec nuestra bandera, "a Ia tambien
hermosa region .gallega, y de esta
a aque-la, dos %corrientes '~poderosas
De las p~intorescas aldeas, de las
populosas ciudades de mi nativa tie
ira, Sc desprend1an cada af1o hume
rosos retonos de la familia galaica,
para trasladarse a la floreciente isla
tropical. Venfan tras un sonado
bienestar que algunos pocos logra
ban e realizado.
Llegaban animados y guiados
por una potente virtud: la virtud del
trabajo.
Muy pocos de los laboriosos mo
zos gallegos a~lcanzaban la riqueza,
es cierto. Pero ejercitando las no
bles virtudes de la raza; dedicando
todas sus energfas al trabajo dfgni.
flcador, lograban la p1blica corside
raci6n. No pocos en- 10 mejor de su
edad, en- aquella en- que los impulses
de la juventud requiere ncumplida
satisfaction, rendfan su almaa una
digna mujer puertorriquera, y al
constitnir hogan honradO, renuncia-
ban a la patria de nacimiento para
vivir y morir en la patria de adop
cion.
Tambien emigraba hacia ALA la
juventud de este pals. Iba en- soil
citud de 10 que le faltaba ambiente
para su natural ~talento, fuente don
de apagar su sed de saber. Iban
anlmados por uu prop6sito sublime:
la ciencia. Pasaban allf 10 mejor de
la vida; y, desplegando sus hermo-
sas cualidades, dando vida y.anima'
ci6n a las aulas, cumpliendo sus de-
beres, conquistaban la pdblica con'
sideraci6n y ell afecto publico
Terminates sus estu dos, rotor
naban a su pals natal. P zero muchos
no venfan solos. Abrien1 DO SUI cora
ION a amorosos sentimientos, apre
ciando las excelentes cualidades de
la mujer gallega constitu fan hogan,
que ven1a a ser ]azo de union en-
ire la patria del nacimiento y la pa
tria de la inteligencia.
Los que volvfan de una....y {
ira parte, podfan olvidar jamAs los
amos de lucha, los uuos en- la cor
quista de la fortuna, los otros en- Ia
del Saher?
cQuien no los recuerda? Son uns
legion de c~ivilizadores y de conquis
tadOres pacf6cos. No mel c'oaamos
sino a los puertorriquehos 5. En- esq
falange fguran los medicos Ferrel
Hernandez, Font y Guillot Rodr
guez Cansio. Reguero Felid, Cabrers
Soler, Barrera Padre, Cordero, L;
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Casino ESpano|
(Velada lirico literaria)

Fue brillantisima la que Sc cele
bro anoche en- aquellos elegantes sa
lones. Escribimos bajo la impression
del momento y no podemos entrar
en- detalles como deseariamos: pero
podemos asegurar a nuestros lecto
res que pocas veces hemos visto una
reunion nj mas selecta, nj mas agra
dable
O;upaban Ia tribuua, por 9! sexo
hermoso, las senoritas B~ajatierra y
Tayares. Por 81 exc .contrario,
los senores Alvarez Nava, Arturo
Cruz. en- representation de Rodri
guez Cabrera DR. Vale, Diaz MAYA
FRO, Daub6n, Larroca, yMercado
[Mono| Ese punado de puertorri
auefos, a que a%companaban solo dos
peninsulares, fueron atraidos hacia
aouella tribuna por 81 irresistible in
fluio de la sonrisa de Rafael Fabian
que es TODD un caballero muy espa
mol y muy campechano, pero que
tiene muchas puntas de esta TERRA
de Pto Rico, y para estar mas en- ca
racter lleva una lindisima <costilla'
del pals debajo de su chaleco