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Mr.. McCatcheon's GrauStark

"Graustark," the story Of a love behind
throne, by George Barr McCutcheon.
Herhcrt $. Stone Il Co, Chicago)
This is pretty love story, up.to.date,
clean and wholesome, Astounding In ad-
venture and told with a good deal Of fresh
American humor. There is a slight flavor
Of The Prisoner of Zenda." THE Con
splrntors" and "1he Puppet Grown" RIM
ming through It, and the adventures are
quite within the realm Of the improbable,
stn they are well told and keep the at.
teution.
The tendency Of this and the last two
Of the books just mentioned is to estab-
lish certain American as typical. He Is
brave. honest, alert and vigorous. an ex-
celent ideal ana one that Is dellehtful
contrast to the American abroad that tho
novellsts used to depictan inquisiiive,
coarse rich person, who almost Invariably
spoke through his nose and whose gram
mar was lamcntahle. Ike this new
American, and hope be will make his Inn
press on his compatrlots.
Another tendency Is to spread the idea
that the divinity that hedges the throne
does not keep ont the power of love
Cupid enters everywhere and levels bar
rlers in the most Irresistible way. "A
woman Is woman. although She be a
princess" Is the keynote. The finale IN
harmony. There are very pretty love
scenes, but the love is honest and true
and inspires sympathy The story gives
promise Of better things to come
The mechanical pnrt Of the book is not
very attractive, the colors, blue and white
used in the binding being so combined a'
| to be glarlng, and there are some typo
| graphical errors. There is one mistake
made by the writer, trinng It Is true, hui
ono that II is strange he did not notice II
reading bis proof lie makes the "gnvvo,
the imaginary coin Of his imaginary prin
cipality, to represent at one time less an
other time more, than our dollar. And
/ by tho bye his imaginary prncipnllty ha
some curious llws-laws which. with ~
tie modification, we might we'll copy. Tn
swift execution Of Justice might commen'
itself to our lawmakers. Altogether Gran
stark" is readable book. 1t kills tim
very arreeably.
Margaret Hadley Foster.
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Spencer will be encouraged by Prof. Fiske'a
arguments Here Is an evolntlonist OF the
most unmpeachahie scientific orthodoxy
and OF the highest ability, who lays the
foundations for the eternal hope broad aud
arm and deep. There Is no passionate
preaching, no anlrmadons at random. but
reasoning OF the coolest and most scientific
sort. Prof Fiske irrcfutably demonstrates
that, II the present state 81 knowledge does
not warrant the affirmation Of life ever.
lasting as an absolute certainty, the proba.
blllties point that way. The patient study
OF evolution ne believes, will In time sup.
ply the proof. To use his own language,
The Nineteenth century has borne the
brunt, the Twentieth will reap the frul.
ton"
II will be admitted by most readers. who
hove the frankncss to own up TO It, that
this belief is consoling most men, even
II they reach the point Of not caring about
personal Immortality, are brought to long
for It intensely after the death Of those
whom they have loved This notably was
the experience OF Buckle the historian, who
upon HIS mothers death by the force Of mis-
grief became convinced Of meeting her In
the hereafter.
The learned author treats the subject OF
the unseen world with all the strength OF
his prodigious scientific and literary attain
ments. Illustrations are drawn from the
animal world and from the history OF past
ages Of all nations; the mental capacities
Of the lobster and tho cutie fish are taken
into consideration, md also the idcns OF
Immortality OF the Hebrews, Egyptians and
the Greeks Rarely is It that one and the
same author can write about the cerebral
gangla and the molecular motions Of the
nervous system and also cite Homer, Nir-
gil and Dante.
Prof Fiske has dry sort OF wit as for
instance when he writes Of the Puritnnlc
scientific temper which while announcing
It's unalterable purpose 20 follow Truth
though she lead 10 indeS, takes kind OF
grim satisfaction In emphasizing the place
Of destination" His own conviction Is that
Truths path is upward In the other dlrec-
tlon. b. T.. t., Jr.
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From Kiplfnq's kim.

children should not see carpet on tho
loom TN the pattern is made plain.
Kim had been kicked as far rs single
letters. hut did not approve Of the road to
learning.
Wise men do not run about like chick.
ems IN the sun.
It will not do you any harm to keep you
ont of mischief
Certain things are not known to those
who eat with forks
Her tongue grows no shorter with the
years.
The hand Of friendship has averted the
whip Of calamity.
Therefore ] say in my heart the faiths
are like the horses. Each has merits In
its own country.
10 lmportune the wlse out OF season Is
Ia invite calamity.
lie only Soils oxen at two prlces-one for
himself and one for the government.
TO discuss medicine before the ignorant
is NJ one piece with teaching the peacock
TO sing.
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BalSac's Paws.

The dramatic works NJ Honore de Balzac
in two volumes issued from tho press Of
Laird g. Lee Of Chicago, translated for the
first time into English by e. de Vncourt.
Vermont These plays Of Balznc remind
one OF the story of Or. Johnson of the hear
who played the fiddle The wonder was
not the beauty Of the music, but the fact
that the bear could play II at all.
Nevertheless. the plays are not altogether
bad. The adding bear comparison Just
made holds only upon considering Balances
great fame as a novelist. That the author
of the Coincide Humane could write a
play even fairly well is a feat almost MS
great as II Shakespeare had written a novel
on Tennyson Longfellow thus tried 10
swim In untrIed waters in his novel Of
Hyperion and made lamentable failure
The first play is Vautrin In which figures
the erotesquely terrible ex-convict the mas.
ter mind Of the boarders Of the Maison
Vanquer. Quluoas Resources Is laid in the
the days OF Philip II Of Spain and deals
with steamboat said to have been Invent.
ed. according to the legend. by Spanish
pupil Of Calico and mysterlously destroyed
100 years before Fulton invented It TO stay.
Pamela Giraud deals with the times OF the
French restoration dsl9.1s30) and the plots
to place on the throne the duke OF Reich
stadt, recently made famous all over the
world by Sarah Bernhard In Rostand
L'AIglon The Stepmother and Mercadet
show the manners and customs OF French
life realistically.
Mercadet is unquestionably the hest play
Of the lot Although Balzac never witness.
ed its production dhe first performance al
the Thester dc Gymnase Dramatique was q
year after the great authors death) the
play's merit grew until, In 1869, Il was add
Cd TO the repertoire Of the Coincide Fran
caIse and It Is still played IN France.
The translation is on the whole well done
There Is no small praise with the work OF
such master Of language as Honore dc
Balzac. -. l.. g., Jr
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Letters Of an Ancient.

contemporary Of Abraham has fur
nished three volumes OF letters to feed the
epistolary appetite OF a modern public.
1.-THE Letters and Inscriptions Of Ham
murabi, King Of Babylon" have been pub
lshed In London. Hammurabl Is said TO
have been the Amraphel Of Genesis But,
even so. II seems difficult for the iayman
10 work up any enthusiasm over the CORE
spondence OF such an ancient Individual
One feels that the local color would be DIS
couraglngly unfamiliar, and that II would
be nearly Impossible 10 make OF Ham
murabl human intimate. Not SO In the
case of the modern letters OF modern men
as Bsmarck's, the Brownings', victor
Hugo's-where there is no chasm 70 bridge
over and where the reader steps at once
a. a friend Into the hearts Of great men
ana women.
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TqUfn Brothers.

A soft and gentle voice spoke to my heart
81 am so small aud tender; let me In,
/ will not harm thee. Sure II were sin
Prom one 30 bright and innocent 20 part"
And my heart echoing 1T were SIM" rose
Apd opened wide the portals OF my breast,
Saying This love shall be my honored
guest,
MY choice and sweet companion till lire's
close"
But soon. meek love became tyrannous
thing,
And from my heart he cast out all be
side.
Ambitions, hopes and fears, desires and
pride.
For IN my bosom he would be sole king
One inmate only might with him remain,
And share his klngdom-Loye's twin broth
er-Pain. III. J. s.
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Life Eper[aStina.

life Everlastlng' by John Fiske. from
the press Of Houghton, Mlfflln Co, be.
ing the lngersoll lecture at Harvard uni.
verslty delivered in December, 1900, Is a
hopeful little treatise. Readers who have
been depressed by the blank outlook of the
scientists OF SyeludeH IKE Darwin ana
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AN ETCHING.

Blown, flown. leaden. redden,
Haze, blaze yellow, mellow,
sun. chill dying, flying
Hail. quail. lcaflet, grleflet,
Amethyst, mist klst, ripe, pipe,
yearning, turning, burning. soulful. doleful,
Hush blush, dyes. skies crimson, Unison,
Gold. fold. cold. vanishing, banlshing,
Murky, turkey, falling, calling, disorder,
sober
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The Late MAGAZINES.

The Criterion appears this month with a
areV article on the great National tragc-
Y Dr Robert Stuart Macarthur in Will
lH AcKinley-An Appreclatlon-volces the
\ asplhs Of sorrow In every heart and the
nlfeehing value of the late presidents
'e'e life The frontsplece of the maya.
aa handsome portrait of Mr.. Nc
aaty by jay Hambrldge The opening
A'pefs OF Vance Thompson's serial, Kill
Y tae Mandarin" help TO make this Issue
''f more than ordinary interest
~
Most Lamentabe Comedy" is the
..k Of novelette, by Mr.. william Allen
ruae' which begins in the September ~
NY Of the Saturday Evening Post Of
'gaaelphla The serial Is a study Of
..-u'a' hysterics-the story Of a state
m mad The scene of the novelette, is
Nss.ern State laboring under the bur
panic year The central dgure
.,, nOceFy store demagogue, whose hare
,...l' oratory captures the state con-
..s s october Atlantic is an especially
'a' number Prof william A. Dun.
INA, Columbia reviews the series Of leg
~, acts aiming at the dlsfranchiSc-
. r,ss,' the negro in his paper on THE
M, Of Reconstruction" which 1tly
49, me Notable series of reconstruction
n',, s there is also an editorial on RE
nt's, and Acknowledgement" which
-'Ats the attitude 30 ~ ,,..t,,, a.,
L's subject, The publishers Of this
h n..% stopped its presses and postponed
ssasra~sa 0a'ion to pay a brief but vel
IN tribute to the latest-and 1t is
Sn, u0ped, the last-presldentla martyr,
s., smart Set for October opens with
h 0lo,s'a'e entitled 1.-The Career of Mrs
~, by S, Carleton and Helen Nile.
dsse, :, 'a'ter the author of Miss Van
srib5t,. mate Richard lie Caffeine con.
tHc,.,'. = short story to the number. The
F,n,.,.' Gods that details woman's
M a. WIN temptation. The splendor
\ On ~ Days" is an article hy Marvin
io,m.r compares the magnihcence OF
H. ages with the luxury OF the pres
Cisssr, "ordon Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
4 81 ~. regular contributor to the smart
Rsssnn ,ss Tor issue a story. "The Black
{ hrls ps study Of a light O. love Of
Eaiu.s aassr Saitus contributes a tale
"a a., Bouquet of Illusions" aud Clln
aaln,a q story, 'The Comedy of the
~ Genteman."
Va ~
+ Va ~, not a kinder critic in Europ
sss 100 s,stol, and this should go far 10
sld,uSs us to the clamor OF th
"A n.,s oi little men who FRY our a0aIns
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The Proper Time.

Detroit Free Press.
.Amy," said Mabel, ''when DO you In
tend 10 wear thar stunning bathing suit q
yG .'Wh.n tAs nsa arrivals replica AmA i
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pa ro,.. MOI kinder critic in Europe
s.sd rso 800 and this should go far 10
sQla,eSsO US to the clamor OF the
nstie, :, - httle men who cry out against
aon h, 'Stoagh every organ they possess
AoAlnishe zeitunT 20 the satur.
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Among the literary articles In the oc'o'
Der Current Literature are comprehensive
review Of the past years literary activity
In Europe, giving the most significant news
from Belgium, Bohemia, Denmark frahee'
Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary lta'S'
Norway, Poland, Spain and Russia trans
lations of brief extracts from Count lol'
stol's latest book; extracts from an essay
on Shakespeare unpublished until lhS'
MONTH. by Victor Hugo; a discussion py
Instin Mccarthy and others OF the lrish
literary revival; an English view OF VAT
N,-.itr,a, and most remarkable article
NV Gerald Stanley Lee on literary passion
ana the attempt to analyze y, Va enSool
zion such topics are ,dlscqsseu vnroDe'
and schools for detectives, ana 10 Hrt suS ~
anu nronosed exhibit Of muntelpal arr ~
the approaching st. Louis fAr'
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II is at this point that Mr.. StnrgiS
ability 10 handle dramatic situation IN
fine dramatic style Is shown The war cor
respondent aud his companion arrive at
Constantinople late one evening. Ihey
proceed al once to the home Of Miss Fame
ana her aunts. Al the foot OF the stairway
leading 10 the apartments Of the ladies'
fine dead body Of one OF their servants Is
found shot rings out on the evening
Or as the two young men startled By
their discovery, rush up the stairway
stephen enters first, 70 see Daria Fame
struggling IN the arms Of Colonel Moor
4 pistol IS IN her hand and wound 10
Moor's arm shows that her aim was true
stephen attacks Moor and Is IN fair way
10 do him serious harm when he Ia restrain
ed by Moor himself, who coolly says, IN
effect, "'Twould he Jolly odd thing fol
YOU TO I'm me- stephen, for-well, the truti
Is. I'm your father" Thereupon stepher
releases him aud he leaves the house
Subsequently Il develops that he has lai'
deliberate plans TO abduct Miss Fame, wa
has refused bis suit IN the old days at tn
beginning Of the war. His residence 4
lust aGeas tia aver frsn sASt ef Nile
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The house Of Rothschid has ever been
virtually a close corporation. 1t was tie
wish of the heads OF Its respective branches
that this should be It's policy and inter
marriages between their children were in
crlcated and encouraged. But loves young
dream tawes no note OF pounds. shilings
and pence and this generation Of the
daughters OF the famous house have welded
according TO the dictates Of their own
hearts. as the daughters OF Eve have been
doing since the world began. Lady Han
nah dc Rothschld, who marrier Lord Rose
berry, was one OF the most distinguished
Of those transgressors against the estab-
lished rule Of her family.
L. ". Pollard.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-01
HOME BECOMES cREMAToRY.
George james ana Four Daughters
burned to Death Near
Versailles, Ind.

Versailles, Ind. Feb. 25.-The home
of George James, four miles from here,
burned Saturday morning, and James
and his four daughters were burned to
death. Mrs. James and another son
were absent from home
The fire occurred at five o'clock.
Mr.. James got up, built fire and went
back to bed. The stove tipped over and
set the carpet afire and in short time
the whole house was in flames. The
daughters who slept upstairs were
aroused and came downstairs, but in
stead of going out doors they rushed in
the room where their father was. A
son, ~ years old, who was sleeping
with his father, got up and escaped
through back door. He then went to
the room in which the fathr and girls
were and smashed the glass. He tried
to get them out, but they would not
move. He then went to the dinner bell
and rang it until he was compelled to
leave by the fire. The bell called the
neighbors, but by the time they ar
rived the house had fallen in and the
inmates could not be rescued. The
mother of the family and one daugh-
ter were away on visit. The boy was
badly burned and his arm was severely
cut by the glass window. All of the
bodies were taken out of the ruins.
James was a soldier in the civil war
and was IS years old
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-01
DENvER'S MYSTERY.
Three More Women the Victims OF
An Unknown Murderous
Assassin.

Denver, COL, Feb. 25.-The mys-
ferrous assassin who has for several
months terrorized the people of Den
yer by murderous assaults upon wom-
en- walking alone at night, has added
three more to his already long list
of victims. All were assaulted within
few blocks of the same place and
within an hour. Each was struck
from behind on the right side of the
head with club and all were uncon-
scious when found. The victims are
Mrs. Mary Short, colored, who will
die; Mrs. Josephine Unterahrer, not
seriously injured, and Miss Emma
Johnson, who may die. There is no
apparent reason for the assaults and
the police are without the slightest
clew to the perpetrator. 1t is be-
ieved to be the work Of mailman.
These assaults have occurred at brief
intervals for about year and fully
score of women have been assault
ed, two or three of whom died.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-01

strike you SO; but, do you know, be.
iieve that friendship is the one undy.
ing bond of our race. All others have
| their limitations-even love Of man
and woman burns itself out. believe
that somewhere between men such .
friendship rs this exists: 10 love where
another loves instantly and forever;
to hate where he hates blindly and inn
placably; to hold his honor higher and
sweeter than life, his happiness above
ones own; to feel this holy affection
50 strong that it permeates every quail
ity of mind and body, and makes us in
truth that which we believe our friend
to be. In such friendship, Dick, self
perishes. We look into the eyes Of our
friend and say Commando We do not
/, question; we trust implicitly, blindly;
and if We err"
Life is black foreveri" somers had
arisen. and, taking his friends hand.
was regarding with affection his
flushed face. That 10 Frank Bsodnar
indeed" he continued. "You mean Il,
my dear fellow; and am satished that
II after i've years Of separation should
enter this room and say: Ny boy. II you
have no previous engagement and the
way is clear, you will do me great
kindness by stepping down the street
and letting me marry you out Of hand
to friend who is being or has been vic
timized'-wait, I am in earnest-you
would take up your hat, smooth your
hair, and join me before 1 reached the
ct h~l
madam and babies at home. But, my
dear fellow. haven't the ability to
throw myself headlong into plot. Il
is constitutional that I do not excite
easily. must ind my way up - par
by stages; while you, you were bern
above par. You may guess from my
metaphor what have been Doing OF
late, but it doesn't follow that I never
reach the point Of high tension. Nor
does it follow that am cold blooded
friend. A little sluggish blood some
times saves friendship. SIT down and
tell me all about It,"
"And that IL Just what may not
do" Somers studied the gloomy face
a moment in silence.
"You may At least tell me what you
would have me do, Frank"
II would have you come here TO-
night, let me blindfold you, take you to
q certain room in this city have per-
formed over you ceremony which will
unite you to perfectly honorable
woman, leave you there with her until
dawn, when shall bring you away. l
would have you ask me NO question
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-01

now or hereafter touching this mat
ter; have you regard this woman to-
night as holy charge and treat her
with the reverence and respect you
should yield to your dead sister; and
never from this moment until the day
comes when may release you-and
that may be near or far-would have
you seek to discover her name or place
of living. BY your marriage contract
you obtain NO rights whatever over the
woman or her property assure you
she will claim nothing of you-and
when the time comes for her to ask an
honorable divorce at your hands,
mere matter OF few years, ! think
you are to grant it openly and freely.
More than this may not tell you."
Somers had leaned forward upon
the table and was looking with deep
interest into the speakers face.
ut sounds like an Elizabethan ro-
nance, OF chapter from, Don Caesar
de Bazan.' am approaching par"
And then he added gravely: "You
have not forgotten that my mother
and yours were somehow cousins.
and"
II have not. Nor have l forgotten
that friends name and honor are
sacred whether he is or is not Of
kindred blood. And l have not for
gotten that the woman herSelf-this
woman of whom speak-confers an
honor with her blind trust. There
has been my chief difficulty. Dick.
In these days it Is hard to find Q
man into whose hands you may place
a young woman and say to her: Trust
him Implicitly" Somers smiled
slightly.
my dear fellow, don't you see that
it is you whom the woman will trust
in this instance, not me? I am opl5
to vindicate you"
Then you consent?"
''Why, Of course! l have no ties to
hinder me; and shall never marry
with any serious Intentions. As you
know. my life chance passed from me
when ! laid down my commission in
the army to become wandeeer.
am here to-day to sign for small
0A"iS -! ~o1AAs RspPefS W NY BA0Ao
mothers, and tomorrow shall be
OF again. do not think will be
inconvenienced much by the fact that
] shall leave bride In Richmond
whom have never seen nor am apt
TO see; and since II helps you and
your friend, why, ! am positively
happy over the affair. Fact Is, Frank,
am about up to par In this matter
now"
"You make me happy, Dick. True
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lis Going to Europe.

New York, Feb. 25.-Santa Teresa,
the Mexican Joan of Are" who was
accused of melting the Yaquis to re-
volt and who later astonished the Pa
cific states with her alleged healing
powers. is in New York, on her way
to Europe. Santa Teresa is going to
Europe with the family of Charles
Owens, of San Francisco. He is assoc
ciated in business with C. P. Rosen-
cranz. whose little son she is said to
have helped during recent sickness.
Mr.. Owens is president of the Bear
State Oil company.
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Announcements.

To accommodate those who are par
tlal to the use of atomizers in apply
ing liquids into the nasal passages for
catarrhal troubles, the proprieto,s
prepare Cream Balm in liquid form.
which will be known as Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is is cts Druggists or
by mail The liquid form embodies
the medicinal properties of the solid
preparation. Cream Balm is quickly
absorbed by the membrane and docs
not dry up the secre tions but changes
them to a natural and healthy char
acter. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren ST.,
N, u,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-01
Arsenic en- oyster soup.

Toledo, o., Feb. 25.-The local
chemist for the state dairy and food
commission Saturday announced that
he had found arsenic in large quanti-
ties in the remains of the oyster
stew. after partaking of which a
week ago c. II. Burnett, of Columbus,
o., and Michael Mcdonald, of Detroit.
died in Toledo household. The de-
tectives are now proceeding on the
theory that the case is one of. MUIR
der. involving principally the man
Burnett.