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from New York newspapers before COM
ing to Chicago and after our acquaintance
[ do not believe year went by that
Field did not decline an engagement, per-
sonally rendered by Mr.. Dana, to go to
the New York Sun at salary nearly
double that he was receiving here.
But, as he told Julian Ralph on one
occas sion, he would not live in or write for
the East. For, as he put it, there was
more liberty and fewer literary "fellers"
out West, and man had more chance to
be judged on his merits and grow up
with the country"
Practically all Fields scholarship and
mental equipment, so far as they were
obtained from books were acquired after
he came to Chicago and he was never
lifted above the ragged edge of impecuni-
osity until he began to receive royalties
from the popular edition Of "a Little
Book of Western Verse" and "a Little
Book of Profitable Tales
His domestic life spent in flats or
rented houses until less than five months
before his death. The photographs taken
a few months before his death of Eugene
Fields home and the beautiful library in
which he wrote are ghastly travesties on
the nOmadic character of his domestic ar
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rangements for many years before June,
1S95-dreams for which he longed, but only
lived to realize for four brief months.
All the best Field wrote previous to 1890
and it includes the best he ever wrote
except "The Love Affairs of a Biblio-
maniac, was written in a room to which
many box stall is palatial and his sole
library was a dilapidated edition of Bart
lett's Familiar Quotations. Cruden's
concordance Of the Bible and a we'll
thumbed copy of the King James version
Of the Bible. He detested the revised
version. The genius of this man at this
time did not depend on scholarship or
surroundings, but on the companionship
Of his fellows and the unconventionality
of his home life.
Field never believed that he was sent
into the world to reform it. His aim was
to amuse himself and if in so doing he
entertained or gratified others, so much
the better. Reform away" he was once
reported as saying, reform away, but as
for me, the world is good enough for me
as it is. 1 am a thorough Optimist. In
temperament I'm little like old Horace
want to get all the happiness out of the
world that's possible
And he got it, not intermittentIy and in
chunks, but day by day and every hour
of the day.
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EUGENE FIELD AS A
FRIEND KNEW HIM.

1THERE has just been published by
Charles Scribner's Sons life of Eu-
Il gene Field in two volumes by Slason
Thompson. price $1,000 Mr..
Thompson was a warm personal friend of
Field and therefore well fitted to become
his biographer. These two volumes are
especially interesting account of the
great number of letters by Field to init
mate friends and the unique and original
illustrations reproduced which Field so
enjoyed making a part of his correspon-
dence. The numerous and little known
portraits of Field and the great wealth of
anecdote form a feature Of the books The
following extracts will serve to give an
idea of the contents of the work:
There were two Fields-the author and
the man-and it is the purpose of this
study to reproduce the latter as he ap-
peared to those who knew and loved him
for what he was personally, for the
benefit of those who have only known him
through the medium of his writings
In doing this it is far from my inten-
ton and farther from my friendship to
disturb any OF the preconceptions that
have been formed from the perusal of his
works. These are the creations of some
thing entirely apart from the man whose
genius produced them. His fame as an
author rests on his printed books and will
endure surely the basis of his art
was true, his methods severely simple
and his spirit gentle and pure. In his
daily work the dominant note was that Of
fun and conviviality.
1t is more than probable that Eugene
Field chose Chicago for the place of his
permanent abode after deliberately
weighing the advantages and limitations
Of its situation with reference to his
literary career. He felt that was
far East as he could make his home with
out coming within the influence of those
social and literary conventions that have
squeezed so much of genuine American
flavor out of our literature.
He had received many tempting offers
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The Old Northwest

"Baldwin's Conquest of the Old North
west by James Baldwin. is supplement-
ary to the same authors Discovery of
the Old Northwest yet is complete in
ltself. Commencing with the completion
OF the French colonization about 1735. II
covers period of a hundred years. end
ing with the last struggle. in this region.
between the forces of barbarisn ana ciI-'
llization QS32), and the completion of the
American conquest. This is an attemnt
to present for younger readers the LITTLE
known but varied, interesting and i'm
portant history of this magnificent sec
ton OF our country, the romantic side OF
which Is being exploited in such works
OF fiction as the late Maurice Thompson's
Alice OF Old Vincennes." published bv
the American Book Company. New YorIt
Price so cents.)
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perience that her last work, THE Chill
dren's Health" cannot fail to receive d
warm welcome. In the present volume
she does not pretend TO give a treatise on
health and hygiene from the standpoint
of disease treatment, but rather the pre-
vention of disease by the proper regula-
ton of life. She has succeeded admirably
and very closely approxtmated her idea
announced in the preface of writing "a
simple little manual containing the laws
of health as based upon evolution, and
giving broad outlines instead of pet the
cries" Her book begins with general
discussion on 1.-THE Health Demanded by
Modern Life" She then considers: 'The
Child and His Atmosphere" Educating
the Nerves" Natures Sweet Restorer,"
"Nutriment and Growth THE Relation
of Grace to HEALTH Vocal Expression"
Culture of the Emotions Defective
Children" and at the end gives a chap
ter on Recreation and Social Life
The Childrens Health is published by
The Baker and Taylor Company, New
York. Price, 81 25
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Merry Time Songs for Children

Although this charming collection Of
songs is designed for children, the moth
ers will enjoy them quite as much as the
little ones. Laura E. Richards, who
writes such pretty verses for st. Nicholas,
contributed to the number; also Anna M.
Pratt, who knows so we'll the tastes Of
the small child. The pages are reduced
from originals, several of which were dis
played at the late exhibition at the Hop
k1ns Institute. The illustrations are, of
course, delightful, for Albertine Randall
Whelan did them, and all of the little ones
who enjoyed her Moon Babies last year
will wish to have a copy of these songs
which she has illustrated. The music is
by Charles H. McCurrie, and is very tune
full. The melodies show great variety and
suit admirably the words for which they
are written. 1t is a local production and
deserves the popularity it will certainly
attain. published by Sherman, Clay &
Co., San Francisco.)
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JingIeman Jack.

'Jingleman Jack" is book to delight
the heart of the small boy. The rhymes,
by James O'Dea, cover many of the call
ings, trades and crafts of the day, and
the illustrations by Harry Kennedy and
designs by Charles Costello form no small
part in making the book a most attrac-
tive holiday volume. First we have a
jingle to the sailorman, followed by one
to the artist and then come in success
sion the lumberman, bricklayer, farmer,
teamster, tailor cobbler, miner cowboy
blacksmith, fireman, miller, engraver,
iron-molder, lawyer, glass-blower. baker,
cook, bridge-builder. printer-and so on
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a strong ally in their efforts toward bet
tering the condition of the town. Caleb
is simple, kind soul, with a fund of ma
tive humor and wisdom. He works for
years to give happiness to others. and at
last he finds his reward in prosperity and
in the love of a woman who is good
enough herself to appreciate the nobility
of Caleb.
Caleb Wright Is a simple tale of
quiet life. 1t does not arouse deep emo
tions. but it pIeases, as must do any we'll
drawn picture of life, even If this portray
only the simple events of lives which fate
has placed amid unromantic surroundings.
published by the Lothrop Publishing
Company, Boston. Price 81 SOD
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The Golden Tooth

The Golden Tooth" by ]. Maclaren
Cobban, is a novel containing a mystery
A murder is committed in England. and
an amateur detective sets out to find tba
unknown murderer. As is usually the
case In detective stories, the professional
detectives accuse of crime an innocent
man, and it is left for the amateur to in
ravel mysteries and to bring the real cul-
prit to justice. 1t is the strange thing
about stories of this class that in them
men who spend their lives unraVeling the
mysteries of crime always follow up a
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Caleb Wright.

Caleb Wright" by John Habberton,
the author of "Helens Babies" is story
of a small town in the West It differs
much from the typical stories of Western
life, with their accounts of the doings of
desperadoes. The little town where Ca
leb Wright and his friends live is peace
full, law-abiding community, whose main
disadvantage lies in being shut off from
the wider life of the great world. To this
town there comes from New York a man
and his wife, whose energy revoMtionizes
it's fortune and helps develop its re-
sources until it has a bright future be-
fore it. These people find in Caleb Wright
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Iilreo young Ranchmen.

"Three Young Ranchmen," by Captain
Ralph Bonehill, relates the adventures of
three brothers, Allen, Chetwood and Paul
Winthrop. These boys have been left to
support themselves as best they can on
lonely ranch in Idaho. They have a
hard time and meet with many thrilling
adventures, but at last prosperity smiles
upon them and they are able to leave
their ranch and go away to school and
college. published by the Saalf1eld Com
panY. Price S1l
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Books Received

IDYLS OF THE GASS-By Martha WoIfsn-
stein. The Jewish Publication Society %
America, Philadelphia.
THE BURGESS NONSENSE BOOK - BY
Gelett Burgess. Frederick A Stokes Comuapy.
New York. So Is.
ALPHONSE DAUDET-Selected Stories
Prepared for class use by +. Atkinson Jen-
kins- American Book Company. New York. soc.
TEN COMMON TREES-By Susan Stokes.
American Book Company New York. 40c.
DER PROZESS-By Roderich Benedix and
Elmer MUSZ HEIRATHEN-By Wfhelmi.
Edited by NJ B. Lambert. American Book
Company New York. soc.
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prcpertr and Trusts.

Under the titles, Democracy and
Trusts" and People and Property, there
have been published two addresses of
Edwin B. Jennings, who has achieved
considerable repute as a writer on eco
nomic topics, and VINO was a delegate
from New York to the National Anti
Trust Conference held at Chicago in 1900
Neither of the volumes undertakes any
thing like a careful study of the subject
discussed. Mr.. Jennings has decided
views on the trust issue and expresses
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tical needs of the classroom after long
experience, and may be used in connec-
ton with any beginners manual or les
sons. 1t seems well designed for over
coming one of the greatest difficulties in
laying rapidly and well the foundations
OF a knowledge of Latin grammar-that
of giving the pupil thorough and effecfive
drill on the verb. published bv tbe
American Book Company, New York
Price, so centsl
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Exercise Book.

Practical Exercises on the Latin
Verb, by Katherine Campbell Kelley,
teacher of Latin, Brooklyn Heights Semi
nary, is a copy book of blanks for exer-
cises on the Latin verb, prepared to econo-
mize the time of both teacher and pupil
and to present the verb in such a way
that its acquisition will be both easy and
permanent. 1t has grown out Of the prac-
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false clew, while a man who is supposed
to give his time and attention to other
pursuits suddenly develops a genius fer
the detection of crime which is as sur-
prising as it is sudden. Those who care
for any sort of a detective story will like
'The Golden Tooth; the more fastidious
would better avoid it, as there is really
nothing commendable in 1t. published
by F. NJ. Buckles, New York. Price
81 25)
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Tie Children,s Health.

A third volume has just appeared in
that excellent series, ''The Parents Lii
brary," written by Florence Hull Win
terburn. Mrs. Winterburn, in her books
Nursery Ethics and From the Child s
Standpoint" gave much that savored
of good common sense and years Of ex-
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The First Men in the Moon

In the latest book of Mr.. H. G. Wells
he takes his reader on long journey
through space and shows him enough
% the uSz-SSz = -As moon to make him
wish tnat the story were longer than It
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for some twenty-nine more. Each rhyme
has its own full page picture in colors,
which brightens the book and will allure
the youth into spending a few of his busy
minutes in the quiet occupation of read
ing and picture seeing instead of mischief
making. price 81 25)
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Doubleday, Page & Co. published last
week the second and concluding volume
of 1.-The Furniture of Our FOrefathers.
1.-The Latin Quarter in their French
Novels of the Nineteenth Century series.
THE True Story of Captain John Smith"
a biography compiled from unusual
sources by Katharine Pearson Woods,
and photography as a Fine Art by
Charles H. Caffin, with over a hundred
examples of the best work.
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c't5's't" 'a~tO 1ae*1~ >eN oa..e o>tcr~to,
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Little, Brown & Co. have just complet-
ed the publication Of their ValOis edition
Of the romances of Alexandra Dumas, IN
forty volumes. There are two styl q.
cloth and half morocco. It is uniform
with the Centenary Balzac.
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Maxfield Parrish. who has made some of
the most striking coIored pictures in the
December magazines, has gone to the
Southwest for The Century to illustrate
the series of articles on that country writ
ten by Ray Stannard Baker, which The
Century is about to print. This is Mr..
Parrishs first visit to the West.
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1t is announced that "Eben Holden is
soon to appear in an illustrated edition.
Scenes from the play now running at
the Savoy Theater, New York City, will
be reproduced together with Mr.. Bachel-
lers portrait as a frontispiece, and
very attractive gift book for the holidays
is promised. The success of the play has
been frequently commented upon. E. M.
Holland. in the title role, looks for all the
world like the picture of Uncle Eb used
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The international Monthly for Decem-
Der contains number of essays that com
bine a sufficient lightness of touch with
genuine interest and power. ''The Middle
West, by Professor Frederick J. Turner
of the University of Wisconsin. is a com
prehensive study of the main features in
the development Of the vast area under
discussion: The incidents of settlement
the two currents of emigration, Northern
and Southern, especially in their relation
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-12
NEWS NOTES

At a big labor meeting in Wilkes
barre Gompers limited that the day wa
coming when miners would demand an
8-hour day.
The Chicago Tosetti bowling team
established a new worlds record aver
age for three games in competition
making mark of 1,035 1-3..
Nine Of the negroes charged with
the shooting of J w. Dorsey and Town
Marshal Atkinson at Opp, Ala, were
committed to Jail without bail at An
dalusia on preliminary hearing.
The presidents of the leading
Presbyterian colleges and universities
of the middle west have united in q
call for a meeting to be held in Chi
cago December Goth, with a view to
forming a permanent organization anG
consider how the editorial work OF
the Presbyterian church may be adj
vanced by combination.
John Smidt of ST. Louis, serving a
life sentence for killing a Chicago art
list named Atwater, at Webster Grove
in 1897, was pardoned by Governor
Dockery yesterday. He had consump
ton and the prison physician recon-
mended he be released. He was first
sentenced to be hanged. AS Smidt
was considered only tool Governor
Stephens communted his sentence tC
life Imprisonment
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-12

however, is the control of the society
The friends of Miss Barton and those
whom she recognizes as her best
friends will seek to amend the cons;i
tuition In fact, they will submit q
new constitution and try to have It
adopted. The principal change they
seek to effect is to abolish the board
of control and substitute for it an or
binary board of directors. The criti-
cism Of the present bylaws is that the
board of control is clothed with abso-
lutte authority, which makes it embar-
RAISING to the president and objection
able to a large number of the corpora
tors and associate members, who de-
sire a more simple and democratic
form of administration. The board Of
control is composed of fifteen men,
bers, and these members have the alb
solute power of control of the business
and property of the association.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-12
SEA LION DIES OF GLUTToNY.
Feasts on 20 Pounds of Stone and
Rabbit and Then Expires.

Feasts on 20 Pounds of Stone and a
Rabbit and Then Expires.
New York, Dec. 10.-TWenty pounds
of stone and dead rabbit were found
in sea lion which died in the New
Zoo park in the Bronx. Gastritis was
the technical cause Of death, as shown
by an autopsy under the supervision
of Director Hornaday. The dead sea
lion had been an inmate of the park
for seven months.
Each of the sea lions received Z
pounds OF fish day. Until three
weeks ago this was sufficient for the
now dead animal.( Suddenly it's ap-
petite increased. Instead of Z
pounds day, q pounds of fresh fish
had to be given it, making its board
cost $3.50 per week Much surprise
was caused by the sudden develop
ment of its appetite, as there was ap-
parently no change in it's physical
condition.
Mr. Hornaday cut short the supply
Then a rabbit disappeared under
mysterious circumstances. Soon after
the sea lion was found floating on the
surface Of the pool, dead. An autopsy
showed several dozen stones weighing
20 pounds? in the animals stomach
The surgeon also found the missing
rabbit.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-12

nucleus Of the real continental army
was formed. To Valley Forge came
Lafayette who not only brought
material aid and encouragement, but
gave that pledge of French assistance
which inspired the Americans with
fresh hope and renewed determine
ton. DR.. Steuben, another visitor, be-
gan that series Of military drills
which finally whipped the soldiers
into a well-drilled army.
A portion of the field of Valley
Forge with the inner entertainments.
is in the possession of the state of
Pennsylvania. The building where
Washington had his headquarters IS
owned by one of the societies formed
and maintained to perpetuate rev.
dictionary memories al monuments
The outer line Of acknowledgements and
the only one actually occupied is still
private property. The headquarters
OF General Weldon, the trenches of
the New Workers, and Wayne of the
Virginians under Scott and Woodford
of the Jerseymen under Maxwell the
Connecticut mems trenches and the
redoubt are i'll in private
hads. So are the sites of Gen. Muh-
lenburg's and the commissary gen.
erals headquarters, John Moore's folt
and Fort Folly. All of these sites are
included in the plot of land which the
United States government is asked to
purchase for military park.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-12
NEGRO BANK CLOSED.
Officials Fail to Comply With State
Banking Law.

Philadelphia, Dec. 10-After an
existence of less than four months
the First Colored bank, North, at
1924 South Twentieth street, the only
one in Philadelphia managed ex-
clusively by negroes, has been closed
by order of the state banking commits
sioner on account of the failure to
file a certificate Of the good financial
standing, reputation and character of
the original stockholders. Becoming
alarmed for the safety of sum of
money which he has on deposit,
James W. Caldwell has also had John
Clinton, Jr., the president, arrested
on the charge of obtaining money un-
der false pretense. Clinton was ar
raigned and held in $500 bail for
court
The bank was incorporated in July
with a capital of $4,000 divided into
shares of 50 each. Clinton declares
that the institution is all right and
will resume business. A business of
$4,000 has been done since the bank
opened, he says, and every penny of it
is accounted for upon the books. There
is about $1,100 due depositors, includ-
ing Caldwell, he says, all of which is
covered by money now in the South
western National bank.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-12
MAY ASK CONGRESS
M'kINLEY MEMORIAL ASSOCIA-
TIONS TRY TO UNITE.
IN MONUMENT PETITION
National Memorial Organization Wants
Field of Popular Subscription Left
to Itself, but Will Join Arch Associ-
alton Asking National Action on
Fitting Monument.

Washington, Dec. S.-The board of
trustees Of the Mckinley Memorial as
ISOLATION met here yesterday A depu-
tation from the William Mckinley Me
mortal Arch association formally pro-
posed to the meeting the cooperation
of the two memorial associations in
the collection of funds and the total
thus collected to be divided, third 10
go to the construction of the arch at
Washington. The subcommittee met
an later decided not to accept the prop
osition and adopted the following res
olution:
ut is the sense of the trustees Of
the Mckinley National Memorial asso-
citation that the field of popular sub
scription be left to it, for raising the
sum necessary to provide a suitable
memorial to the late president at Can
ton, where the body lies; that this as
ISOLATION join the William Mckinley
Memorial Arch association of Washing
ton in memorializing congress to erect
a national memorial at the capital of
our country to commemorate this Ser
vice to the nation" The resolution
will be presented to the Memorial Arch
association at the meeting tomorrow
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-12
DEFENSE SCORES
IN BONNIE CASE

Washington, Dec. 7.-During the ex-
animation of DR.. w. P. Carr, who was
called as an expert by the defense
yesterday in the case of Mrs Bonnie
the counsel asked him 10 give an
opinion as TO the relative positions
Of Mrs. BONNIE and Ayres when the
shots were fired. District Attorney
Gould objected and the court held the
question could be asked as to the
effect of the firing produced by
pistol at a certain distance from the
object and also within what distance
the person using the weapon might
have stood in order to inflict wounds
such as were found upon Ayres' body.
The witness answered that from the
nature Of the wounds on Ayres' body
the pistol could not have been held
at a distance greater than "a to Is
inches from the body.