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sPLENDOR OF GILBERT PARKER.
Writer'S Glass Doors and FIuukics
Cause Agent to Lose Courage.

An agent for an American publishing
house called not long ago upon Gilbert
Parker. the Canadian novelist and play
wright, al his house in St. James place.
London. Mr.. Parker makes handsome
income from his writings. and his wife
has fortune in her own name, They
live in one OF the artistocratic parts of
London. in an imposing house None
of these things. however. ruffed the
agent He had dealt with authors before
on both sides u the Atlantic and he
knew many publishers who were even
richer Therefore. in setting ont for Mr..
Parker's house he wore his ordinary
business clothes. and in spite OF the
cloudiness OF the day he carried no um-
brella- When he reached the house and
assembled the marble steps that lead 10
the glass doors he looked around him
for the bell, but before he could ind IL
two fiunkies, immaculate as to dress, i'm
movable to form and impassive as TO
face. stood like statues holding the doors
apart.
With this ceremony he was ushered
into a tiled vestfbule, at the further end
of which were more glass doors. Here
again he paused for the electric button,
But, as before. two more fiunkies, cast
in the same mold and clad In the same
style. opened the doors for him to enter.
This time he was in a handsome hail.
from which more doors opened upon
drawing rooms and studies. Here an
other and very superior fiunky met him,
asked him what his errand was and
took him into Mr.. Parker's reception
room.
Now, the agent had called TO bid for
the authors forthcoming book. He was
prepared to offer pretty stiff figure for
the same. but when he reflected that
MIR. Parker wrote only one book year.
that he lived In an expensive part OF
London, and that five fiunkies were ex-
pensive to maintain. he made up his
mind that he could not AFFORD to pay
what. In accordance. he believed would
be Mr. Parker's price.
Presently the author appeared, and
after pleasant chat, chiefly social Ia
character. and devoted largely TO cur
rent British topics. he started 20 leave
Mr.. Parker babe him adieu at the recep-
ton room, door. There the superior
fiunky took him in hand and led him 10
the first pair. apparently Jlist az they
were half an hour before.
AS he stepped on the outer stairs he
noticed that IL had begun 10 rain and le
carefully rolled up the bottoms OF HIS
trousers. This took him trifle longer
than usual. for he was unaccustumed TO
London weather. and happening 10
glance backward out OF the tail Of his
eye. he saw the two hunkies stim as
stone. with the doors wide open just as
he had left them.
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Somebody writing for the Chicago
Times-Herald has been exercising his In
genuity upon the names OF various au-
thors, and has produced the following
list.
The most cheerful author IL Samuel
Smiles.
The noisiest author-Howeils.
The tallest author--Longfeliow.
The most fiowery author--Hawthorne
The holiest author-Pope. a
The most amusing author--Thomas
TickeIi
The happiest author--Gay.
The most fiery author Burns
The most laxative author~-Chatterton
The most distressed author~-Akenside.
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Some time ago we came across n
French translation Of dn Maurier's
"Trilby." The work had been done by "A
very excellent French woman. and the
illustrations. evidently based upon thnse
OF the artist-poet. showed sincere at
tempt TO interpret the original text.
Notwithstanding. however. the most ex-
cellept intentions OF both translator and
artist the supreme Angio-Saxon signif-
canoe of poor Trilby was often lost sight
OF or ridiculousiy carieatured. and the
artist. while showing an admirable
knowledge Of the Partisan fashions Of
the period when du Maurier was strug-
Cling genius In the Quarter. betrayed his
utter lack OF the authors spirit In half n
dozen caricstures that were intended for
serious consideration. With all this In
mind. we recently picked up French
translation of kiplings first Jungle
Book. expecting To find therein the
usual collection OF delightful monstrosi-
ties that are TO be met with in most
French TRANSACTIONS Of English fiction
We were mistaken. Beginning with the
first page. we read the volume quite
through without having our literary sem
sbiiity Jared In anyway. More than
this, the phrssing was thoroughly Kip
lingesaue, and the ideas came to us like
renewed acquaintance with old friends
This translation Is the work OF Louis
Fabrlet and Robert dHnmleres. The
only apparent explanation of their unique
performance Is that one knew more
French that he did English and that the
other knew more English than he did
French. and that both had deep-rooted
and controlling sympathy for kipiing's
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NEW MANAGING EDIT0R FOR
THE NEW YORK EVENING POST.

TIN Hammond Lamont. formerly OF the
Pos,-lnieuigcncer, the New York
LIZ Evening Post has secured new
managing editor The selection has
fallen upon a man trained thoroughly in
newspaper work. for In addition TO his
experience on this Coast. Mr. Lamont has
spent many years IN hard and conscien-
ttous labor az reporter and editor. TIE
was horn at Monticello. sullivan county.
y. y. IN lisa. and h therefore IN the
aey day Of NE. From iNsa 10 iSSs MIR
lamont attended tho Albany high school
From there he toak the course NJ Har-
Vard coli~ge. and Wss graduated In is's,
After a frg years ~ teaching De- entered
she ranks az newspaper work. and found
employ nsent upon the Albany Argus. Ex-
press and Evening Journal lie also rep
resented the Associated Press In the New
YORK state legislature lie was a great
s,ulent sta a rare caparity for work
AFTER two years X service up0n the post
Intelligence dutins the early 's~ Mr.
lMmou; retired from the "Austltng"
IackS ~ journalism and bccame Instructor
fn EuElieh az Harvard college After three
Neats of seyvler va this capacity he ae-
cvptsi tse position II Professor % rhetoric
sc brown UNIVERSITY Hs has been in-
lucti Dy ere Evening Post ~ t5in thu
force % thst pager From time 20 time
sanae Cor iti@ articles have enisnated from
h.s pcu. aud there = every reason fof
tsuevine ira, Nj Lamont Will make an
acceptable etijtnr ~ that pap~r
R.a3efs ~ Ire Pest -Iutslmxsrcer ~u
remember thc imporfarg Mission lntrast.
oi Jo Ws tRm2ut when be- was s~nt by
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He tr,sJ Go .tuu ne. bat nausxaa 20
tse
Thcssh he wounded my toat vsa a
tIft
Aud hI rar away On che malufairs.
Sick wounded ta mis- gsfae g'tiNst
Rgt 8 zuw before ivr& s7 big ana so
SO errai4rs oo,,lA face unc 10 nxht
Th.o hack rRfsa oft ~ the uoantaIns
Gr-wn mighty . AErs ara 90 tsN
A1a gur GOSH q us nwn thaf the Sports~
aaan fa3 kif}s}
Tao h-uters ( sfne ttsA aith mF paw
Yes arn tn. tAershle IlrizE,y Wash.
Tho fhi.F 80 tle GHraiF clam
l frusht ua1, GEnt. tui 2 Von by NY
tuiEaf.
Aud 1 never Was courutrtd hv uar
We utkht ventura Re- saY. by way -
comment thst Mr. seton Thompson $
prose IS superior 90 has verse
Scflbnrrs Magazine was among the
first u not she vevs leader in the use ~
culurra Illustrations, and it aaS for arv-
erAI Years had SOME sr.r,-.st cas.r tsAtqre
ia tha August. aciion number This year
Air. ncary McCaTteT h4,s made a series
ss sg$.nA Landscape drawings. called
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undergraduate life at STANFORD to be much
what II IS elsewhere, with the addition OF
certain pictnresqueness Inherent in
California. They have the thinness and
frizziness inseparable from truthful ac-
count Of the life and outlook of the very
young person. and they have here and
there a iife-like touch OF that crude in
difference to things outside the college
students horizon which not infreauentIy
chsracterizes the undergraduate But
all these things are merits rather than
defects. for they are all realistic, and
attest the fact that these are genuine
stories by coIlege-boys about college boys.
t''Stanford Stories" BY Charles X.
Field and w. III. Irwin. Sis. Doubleday.
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From the July Critic.

And the thoughts OF men are wIdened
With the process of the suns"
A novelette, by Paul Leicester Ford. en-
titled Wanted. a Matchmaker" will be
presented In the September number of
Harper's magazine. This ls the Christ
mas tale which. as has already been an
nounced. will be brought out In an elab-
0rntely Illustrated book form later in
the year by Dotia. Mead a ca.
''rhe Furniture OF Our Forefathers,"
by Esther singleton. is down for early
publication by Doubleday. Page n Co.
The title is most comprehensive, while
the treatment of the subject inspires
several kinds of interest-historical. aes-
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Then IL dawned on him that Il was
London etiquette for iunkies 10 stand at
present arms" until the caller had
reached the street. SO he hastily de-
scended the flight and lost himself in the
crowd. AS he reached the last step the
fiunkies vanished, the doors came To, and
the Parker house resumed its natural
order
Two days later the agent summoned
courage to make Mr., Parker an offer for
his book by mail.-Saturday Evening
Post.
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iord)
4: Z:
NOTES AND NEWS.

Mr. Ernest Seton Thompson's wild
Animal Play" which appears in the July
number OF the Ladies' Home Journal, Is
not remarkable for the intricacy OF its
plot. and n. therefore. peculiarly suita-
bic for children. In the play the animals
are protected by the Angel of the Wild
Things" white the wicked Sportsman
comes TO grief Each of the familiar
favorites have an opportunity 70 speak
their piece. and this Is what Wahh has
10 say for himself
| am the terrible Grizzly
That lived on the far Piney creek.
held all the land from the Virgins
fork strand
To the hills beyond Anderson's peak.
The Sportsman had killed my poor moth
or.
My sisters and brothers and all.
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English and Kipiing's ideas. The volume
would form an excellent paradtgm for
the French student who might wish to
try his hand at the consiruirfg of French
into English. Incidentally IL. may be re-
marked that lie Livre de la Jungle"
which is published by the Societe du MeT-
cure de France, has already gone through
eight editions
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Midsummer" which have been printed
in five colors with very pleasing results.
An interesting work that will be issued
in the early autumn will be book of
verses by Carolyn Wells. illustrated BY
Oliver Herford- Miss Wells has won for
herself distinct position as writer or
verse and as a humorist. and has to an
uncommon degree that quality that We
term clever" Her clearness OF touch.
her pungent satire. her instructive apprs-
citation Of just the right word. and that
journalistic sense which enables her to
find the material in the very latest pop
ular fad of literature or life have prob
ably made her the most widely read of
all the contemporary light poets. There
is no other writer today with more
admirable use Of the bailade.. Her hu-
NOR is one that especially appeals to the
book-lover.
Mr.. Herford holds the same high rank
with his pencil that Miss Wells does with
her pen. and their collaboration in the
present volume is in all respects singular
~ felicitous.
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The perennial David Harum'' Is in its
four hundred and sixtieth thousand, and
the daily sale OF the book continues, the
orders coming mostly from the smaller
towns in the South and West.
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MI Lamont ulA t-cause managing Cd
.tor q the Evening Fost 7sptczaaef l.
Wan Horace White as calGsr in ~hief.
ar. Eawar4 p. CLARK, second IN esEa1
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thetic, patriotic and practical. Early
Dutch. English and French furniture that
ornarented Colonial homes are ~enter-
taininsly described: there Is much valaa-
bic Information presented. while the IN
terest is constantly augmented by the
story Of the things of past generations.
One Important feature of the book is she
pains taken by the author 10 show the
difference OF style that existed in diff
ferent colonies or at different times.
The English letter in the July number
Of The Bookman reports Miss Beatrice
Whitoys new story. "Bequeathed." which
the Harpers have just published, as he
ing one OF the ten books in greatest de-
mand during the past month in England.
Miss Whithys earlier story. The Awak-
ening of Mary Fenwick" scored de-
cided success some years since, and the
publishers are confident that Be
queathed'' viii meet with an equal favor.
as the first edition was sold out on the
day OF publication.
The July number of Harper's Magazine
contains a short story entitled Two; and
a Rose" by Alfred ollivant. author OF
Bob, Son OF Battle"
The bright career which promised for
the young artist. Emery Leverett Will
Jams was cut short by his death in North
Dakota some months ago. r. III. Russell.
the art publisher. who appreciated his
genius and gave him much encourage
ment In his work among the Indians, has
ready for publication this fall "A book
Of Mr.. Williams drawings Of the differ
ent Indian tribes. entitled AN Alpha
bet OF Indians" showing the warriors.
chiefs and squaws at their favorite
amusements and pursuits. The descrip-
tive text Ia written by Mrs. Williams in
a naive. straightforward manner that at
tracts the reader and holds his inter-
est. Mrs Williams accompanied her hus-
band to the West. and lived with him
In the very heart of the Indian country,
and they were adopted and truly loved
by the different tribes they come TO
know.
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James Lane Aliens new novel. The
Reign of Law. Tale OF the Kentucky
Hemp Fields" is highly spoken OF in Lon
don for its literary finish by the review
ers who have been favored with adj
vance copies OF the book. II Is being
issued there under the title OF The In
creasing Purpose although II was the
original intention OF the publishers 60 cali
II The Hemp-breaker" The origin of
the accepted title for English readers. as
indeed the keynote Of the story. is given
in Tennyson's Swell-known lines from
"Locksley HAIL.
Yet I doubt not through the ages one
increasing purpose runs,
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Weak Men
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fisn any man may quickly cure himself
after years ~ suffering from sexual weak
ness, lOst yitaiifY. niEhi laases, varieorsle.
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The July number of Harper's Magazine
contains a short story entitled Two; and
a Rose" by Alfred Olivant. author OF
Bob, Son OF Battle"
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The Macmillan Company have issued
new onc-voiume edition OF Mrs. Hum
phrey Wards last novel. ''IIelbeck OF Ban
nisdale." heretofore accessible only in the
two-v volume form The story Is not the
happiost OF Airs. Wards works. but It Is
strong, vital. compelling Whatever Mrs.
Ward puts into her books or leaves out
OF them. the throh OF life Is surely pres
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F|L|P|NOS GOOD FIGHTERS.
GEN. OTIS PAYS TRIBUTE TO
HIS RECENT ENEMIES.
Says Educational Movement Is the
Only Solution of ProbIem-Looks
for Improved Conditions When
Robber Bands Are Driven Away.

WASHINGTON, June 12.-During Gen.
Otis afternoon at the war department
in conference with the heads OF the vari-
Gus departments in regard to the condi-
ton and needs of their departments in the
Philippines, he had many questions to
answer in his intercourse with his friends
respecting present and future conditions
in the Philippines, and of these he
talked quite freely. He made one state
ment in particular which came as a dis
tinct surprise, in view of the fact that he
has spent year and half in fighting
the Eilipinos for he declared that these
same Filipinos were without question the
very best of any of thesAsiatic races liv-
ing on the Pacific coast and islands. He
paid a high tribute to their acquisltive
ness, saying that young and old were
alike anxious TO learn from the Ameri-
cans and quick TO do so If given an
opportunity. The demand for schools on
the American plan was Unsuitable. 1t
had not been possible 10 secure suff-
Client supply Of spanish-American text
books. the market having been denuded
of such.
When the book-hungry Filipinos were
told this they begged for American
without the Spanish text and TRANSACTIONS.
Gen. Otis found, to his astonishment.
that in the course OF a very few months
the Filipino children pick up fair knowl-
edge OF English. Even the old natives con
the text books in the effort to fix English
phrases In their minds There was a
dearth of teachers too. Gen. Otis often
had recourse to the soldiers in his ranks
who knew a little Spanish, and so were
suitable for detail as teachers.
Gen. Otis said he looked upon this edu-
cational movement as the only solution
OF the Filipino problem and was conf
dent that the spread of American ideas
through the Filipino schools would In the
end make good citizens OF the Filipinos
Gen. Otis was positively of the opinion
that the American forces in the Philip
pines at present were sufficient for all
needs OF course. he said Gen. MacAr-
guard to protect every Filipino house,
hold in the Ladrones to do that would
require a force of no Jess than 200,0 900
troops. and even then the task would oc-
cupy many years. As a matter of fact,
he said. Spain had spent several centuries
in the effort to stamp out the Ladrones
in the Philippine group. and there was
reason to believe that those brigands are
scarcely more numerous now than they
the islands were nominally at peace with
Spain
Gen. Otis was confident. however. that
conditions would steadily improve and
that little by little these robber bands
would be driven away Meanwhile he ad-
mitted that ii was often dangerous for
Fiipinos of the better class. who interests
naturally lay in American sovereignty,
to admit their preferences for they were
loss of property and to persecution in
stigated by various elements in the popu-
lation to whom American occupation was
obnoxious
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WARMLY INDORSE CLARK.
silver Bow Boltcrs Fulsome In Their
Eulogics of the Millionaire
Ex-Seuntor

BUTTE Mont, June l2-The Demo-
Gratis who left the silver Bow county
convention yesterday and organized a
convention OF their own, today named a
full delegation to represent this county
In the state convention Senator William
A, Clark heads the delegation
The resolutions set forth that the organ
tzation az separate convention was ne
cessitated by the tactics OF the faction in
control of the party machinery and the
refusal OF the convention TO Conccde the
other side voice In the proceedings. The
Auditorium convention is denounced and
Its action repudiated; the methods OF
those controlling II condemned and the
following plank Is on the senatorial ques-
ton:
I'VE cordially and heartily indorue the
actions 81 the Hon, William A. Clark. sem
aior of the United States from the state
% Montana. ia his endeavors TO prevent
the dehasement Of the ballot IN this
state. That We regard with pride the
record he has made since hs election to
the senate. and that we condemn the ne
lion OF those who Tor tho rrafiti,,ati I'm
Of personal spite and contrary to tho
wish OF the Democrats OF this county
and OF the people OF this state generally
have attempted without success to bring
him and the Democrats or silver Ruw
county and the state OF Montana into
disrcputc"
The platform ravors election Of senat-
orr by direct vote.
Congressman Campbell q course IN w
gress and "a the senatorial Investigation
Is denounced. Campbell g. a delegate 10
the state convention on the Auditorium
ticket
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ST. LOUIS CAH STRIKE
Company I- Vow Running Cars Reg.
nInrIr ON Schedule lime

ST Louis June l2-Tnere were M i'm.
portant developments tn the street car
strike situation ,1day The TRANSIT com
ticauy under control by reason II ~.
protection afforded By the police depart
ment and the sheriff posse comitafus
IL Was stated b. the c0mpauy's officials
that ears were running on every line
iu the city, going above the regular
schedule IN some cases ard on ain meet.
ing the demands OK traffic.
More men are nov employed by the
company than there is work for them TO
DO. according 10 General Manager Baum
hofi and not only " the force being con-
stsntly increased b. men coming IN from
other cities. but from the ranks u the
strikers themselves. he stated. Tonight
cars are running on all lines on about