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New-York tribune., 1902-05-18

Statistics show that San Francisco's growth
during last year surpasses the record OF any
previous twelve months in the city's history.
Bank clearances for the last week were S2S-
912135. an increase Of 23.S per cent over the
clearances for the corresponding week Of last
year. This shows that san Francisco is doing
large a business as Los Angeles. Portland.
Seattle. Tacoma. Spokane, Salt Lake. Denver
and Omaha combined Transfers of real estate
for April were S5.311.593. or as mucl as the
transfers for the first three months of last year.
In the same months contracts for new buildings
amounted to much one-foUrth OF the value
OF all contracts for the first eleven months OF
last year. Nine savings banks Of the city report
deposits OF S134 100000 an increase Of 81, ,OOO-
600 over last year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
A Thrilling Tale OF the Revolution.

Within the limits of historical fiction,
there are standards of excellence Some
historical romances. that is to ray. are
better than others; some, We will admit, are
readable. despite the historical setting.
lack Of action, certainly, is not the defect
Of The Master of Appleby.' by Francis
Lynde (The Bowen Merrill Company
There Ia a continuous succession of thrill
ing situations in which American patriots
and Britishers and tories and Wild Indians
are mixed up. The hero is a rather Unusual
character. an American who has served a. a
combine the exploits of d'Arta gnan
with the sword with those to which our
Revolutionary romances have accustomed
us The heroine is bright and attractive
young woman, and the story Is only kept
up by mans stupidity in discovering that
he Is loved.
There ia plenty Of go in the story and
there are many striking scenes, and we
have no doubt that the author Is fully pre-
pared to turn it into play in case 1t proves
successful. There IL no reason why it
Judge from other historical romances that
have taken with the public. The love
story is fine, IL it is not wholly new and the
Incidents are bound together with skill.
We could wish the language to be little
less high-strung. but that might spoil the
book as a historical romance. The injection
Of Scots dialect into an American tale is a
little cruel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
We Review Book by Miss SOrelli.

The felicity has not been ours to read all
the works that Miss Marie Corell has writ
ten. We are imperfcctly educated in the
splendid literature that she has produced;
bur We think that "Thnlma" ,R. r Fcnno
a CO. has seen the light and tremendously
enhanced il before this Midnight with
ont darkness. without stars surely our
memory H. stirred aS we'll a. our admiration.
Book first, the Land of the Midnight sun:
book second. the Land of Mockery; book
third the Land of the Long shadow
whether old as our belief is. or new. as
the case may be, we are sure that "Thelma,
with i'- three books and $50 sacred and
coiu eating pages. will be wanted. This
book L. thick aud heavy. and dark with the
compactuess of its typography. We should
think that II represented Al least two pound
Of ineHt Unable treasure. A. once a price
less gift and a terrible missile to discharge
at an enemy. We should not like To have
ANYBODY throw -Thelma" AZ Us in anger.
We feel little troubled a. We contemplate
this rfic rnt work of genius and think upon
the wounds and black -and- blue spots poten
TALLY connected with it. II seems To Us
that Gen. Miles ought Ia get "Thema for
the army. Still. book of rare delight
when considered in it, pacific and legitimate
aspect We esteem It a high privilege to
he permitted to announce the publication
of "Tho.ma" 10y x T. Fsuno Co.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
NEW BOOKS.
Continued from Ninth Page.

and then--well. ] never really thought
beyond that. But the thing was taken out
of nv hands. and when | got your note
knew you were right 1 knew better than
you did. Adele is nearly mad-she L.
delirious now, thank heaven. but a little
while ago, just before your note came,
she knew what she was saying. and she
beg ged me To take her away. She had
child before this. not long after we wer"
married, but it was born dead, and after
that she never wanted 70 have another.
But lately she's thought differently about
il. and she's been happier in expecting TINS
one than I've known her to be in years.
/ didn't realize what II all meant to her,
until to-day. rather think I've lost them
both. | think she'll follow her baby but
perhaps
But 50 much will show to what pass
our captain of industry had brought his
enemies We suppose that Adele CON
tinued TO live. hut she had, with much
suffering. learned her lesson. She had
aspired to be Copper Queen, but she had
not been shrewd enough TO divine who
the Copper King was To be. II grieVes
US to behold the sorrows of Beauty, but
We feel in our heart that Beauty has no
right 70 snuh the Hero and We say 10 our
selves that Adele got exactly what III"
deserved
This story is plainly and vigorously
told II takes for itself new field. and
uses il very welt Among the lnutitud"
Of stories II l. fresh and NOTABLE"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
-Four lndeser, cd Feathers.

Harry Fevar-ha'n. in 4 r. " Mason :
story, Tho Four Feathers Thc Macmillan
Company, thougnt himself coward.
OTHERS. too. thought him - coward. That
j. tho explanation Of IN" four feathers.
The were white feathers. Three of them
were gift. from a. many men, follow OFF,
cer~ in the regiment To which Feversham
belonged. and expressed IN" opinion of
tho giver- The fourth was added 10y the
girl to whom Feversham was engaged, II
expressed her opinion.
Now. F"yersham belonged to a fighting
family. He va, a descendant of whole
genera ion, of soldier. In he Feversham
house in Surrey the hall was crowded with
portrait, nf Fovcr-haui~. and they were all
in uniform The FeverShams had been
soldiers from the very birth of the family.
In lace collars and bucket boots, in Families
wigs and steel breastplates. in velvet coats
with powder on their hair in shakos and
soalloNtails, in high stocks and frogg"i
coats they looked down upon this asst onsh-
ing recipient of four white feathers.
If portraits can think. there is no doubt
that they did some warm thinking. They
were men Of one stamp; no distinction of
uniform could obscure their relationship
lean-faced men. hard a. iron, rugged in
feature. thin-lippcd. with firm chns and
straight level mouths. narrow foreheads
and the steel blue inexpensive eyes; men Of
courage and resolution. without subtletes
or nerves or that burdcnsoinc gift of i'm
aginaton. which was now playing the
deuce with the Youngest Of the line.
For Harry Fevcrsham's cowardice was,
after all, wholly in his mind" He feared
q contingency doubly removed. He was
afraid that he was going TO he afraid Look
ing at his ancestors he felt that if he al
lowed himself to I've put 10 the test he should
disgrace them. Accordingly he resigned
from his regiment when it was ordered
away To the Soudan. But, of course. when
he got the four white feathers he found
that thinsp were not wor king exactly as
he had expected The disgrace from which
he had Wished to shield his ancestors had
obviously not been averted, His ancestors
indeed may be- said to have been fairly
up against" it, The feather bestowed
upon him by his etheart seemed TO be
particularly white
We were not surprised when he turned
himself to new plan He was no longer
a soldier, but the Soudan was wide There
was room in it for mistaken Feversham
who had mind to redeem himself. The
story goes on to tell what he did about the
feathers when he got there For particu-
lars we commend the reader to the story
itself, which is very good reading,
Mr.. Mason will be remembered as the
author of another story, Miranda of the
Balcony Being 80 remembered, ii is
not likely that he needs to have attention
directed to himself We will merely say
that he is an entertaining story teller here
as heretofore
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
4 Promising General History.

The late Lord Acton. who was Reglu,
professor of history at Cambridge when he
died had high reputation for learning
among English scholars which. perhaps,
may be- accepted instead Of the testimony
of his published works. He had planned
before his death a general history of mod
crn times. TO be executed by many more
competent hands. Hi- name has been
piouslv attached To The Cambridge Mod
ern History" whose real editors are DR.
A. W Ward. DR., G.. ". Prothero and Mr..
Stanley Iaathes. NJ. A @. and Of which the first
volume, published by the Macmilans, il
now before us II deals with the period
Of the Renaissance and of the great explo-
rations
A. history is written nowadays il was
inevitable that the volume should consist
Of series of monographs, When the new
adjustments of historic facts have been
completed It may be possible for a genius
such a. nearly every age has produced,
a twentieth century Gibbon, or Hallam or
Mommsen, TO present To the coming genera
tion- the lessons Of history in a synthetic
form. For the present we must remain
conten, with the work Of specialists. and
of these the Cambridge history has been
able to secure some Of the highest order
The introduction, for Instance. was written
by the late Bishop Creighton. ,ho creates.
English authority on the period; the Age
| of Discovery is treated by Mr. F.. J Payne
| of Oxford the Ottoman conquest by Prof
| Bury of Trinity College. Dublin: Venice,
| by DR. Horatio Brown the Early TudorS,
by DIR. James Gardner; he Classical Renas-
sance. by Prof Sir Richard G. Jebb; the Eve
of the Reformation by Mr.. Henry Charles
Lea, names that to professio scholars
are a guarantee Of the character of work
10 be expected, while the other chapters
are done by competent historical students
and not by literary amateurs.
The volume treats Of a very difticul,
period, one which it may almost be said
| has never been adequately handled. GER
tanly in English, from the standpoint Of
| history, II has been approached from
| the side of art and literature and relig ion
| but as il is the debatable land between
the end Of the middle ages and the begin
ming of the modern time, historians, save
| in very late years, have Stunned It, For
| the first time. therefore, we find that won
| derful age worthily described in English,
and this first volume of itself will make the
| Cambridge History worth reading. The
| sense of proportion is preserved remark
ably well, the narrative is put in readable
and excellent English. and tho volume
is altogether credit TO English scholar
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
An OppOrtunitx Lost.

We do not quite understand how it is
that THE March Of the White Guard"
by Gilbert Parker R. +. Fenno 4 CO...
should BE- forthcoming at this time. or
course it is extremely desirable that any
works from this gifted hand should be
forthcoming at any time. Indeed. We
should be glad to see them coming all the
time, and it is not quite plain why any
body should ever want anything else:
but We had supposed that the era of the
Gilbert Parker Canadian stories had firmly
and definitely closed itself some time ago.
and that the Gilbert Parker stories for
some time to come were to be exclusively
Egyptian. We notice. however that the
title page here says simply by Gilbert
Parker" and not by 'Sir Gilbert Parker"
and we think it possible accordingly that
the story anedates the title and Is old
enough to have got into the Canadian era
before the closing of tho same.
What troubles us particularly is that
The March Of the White Guard il per-
United to appear here without any intro
auction. This does not seem to us to be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
PUBLICATIONS.

Continued on Elsren'h Page
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22

proper in the case OF a Gilbert Parker story.
It does not seem respectful A Gilbert
Parker story is important enough to be
supplied with anything that properly be-
longs to it, We should have preferred
Of course. an introduction by Sir Gilbert
himself but if for any inconceivabe reason
he was unable to supply one. the duty should
have been intrus,ed to conscientious and
efficient delegate. We cannot believe that
Sir Gilbert will regard without emotion
the appearance Of a story of his thus ruth
les-ly deprived and -horn. Doubtless he
will do what he can Ia make the unfortunate
matter good. and We look with some as-ir-
ance for two introductions to his next
EGNp, ian story.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22

81, is tragic, pitiful, heart-rend-
ing-s page torn from the story Of
a ruined life. "-Commfyfi6/ hdpfr-
fGsr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
DANCING ACADEMIES.

At MISS MeCABE'S DANCING SCHOOL
EAST i7IH ST. Private and class lessons
daily; new classes forming. S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
BY ESTHER SINGLETON.
Profusely Illustrated. Royal Octave. Gilt Top Boxed
Price S net, Postage 80 cents additional.

In the years TIA i776 the three cities of the ranking
foremost the and reinenentS of domestic life York
Philadelphia and Boston, This period the social history North
America has heretofore found historian Miss Singleton has
combined the hard facts of history with minor things social and
domestic life in snguarly happy and effective manner
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07

LAS matter of fact" says
the New York Post, 1--WE get
but little heat at the hottest
season of the year and in the
hottest places. We get plen-
tiful proportion of the solar
heat-oue two. billionth part OF
it. The sun is pretty warm 10
be sure, but as it is 924 million
miles away from us, uand what
little heat we manage to get
comes to US through vast and
empty refrigerator, whose TEN.
perature is 200 below zero.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07
Self. Culture and Success.

A man does not need col.
lege education in order to sue.
coed III any ordinary business.
You may reach a commanding
position in the commercial or
political world without attain
ing a big h degree Of scholarship.
You may be successful, in the
purely material meaning of the
word, without a touch Of higher
culture, without any apprecia
ton of the nobler things of
life. You may be million.
aire, with great influence in
your community, and yet be
almost wholly ignorant of
books, art, music or travel.
But this is a very narrow
view Of success. Is the mean.
ing Of life not broadened and
beautified by an Expansive
mind, a wider horizon, and the
satisfaction of finer culture?
The glory Of sunset, the
beauty of Il landscape, or the
delicate loveliness of a lily is
not necessary TO our mere ex.
istence, but it adds much to the
sum of the highest thing of life.
Pictures and draperies are
not necessary to a wall, orien
tai rugs to Il floor, or delicate
pieces of statuary aud Oric.a-
brac to the furniture of a room;
libraries lined with noble books
are not absolutely essential to
bare existence; a knowledge of
the mysteries and beauties of
science, the fascination Of liter
allure, the delights Of music
and art, --uone of these things
are necessary TO the support of
life; but how barren life would
be without them If we were
suddenly deprived of these
things, what could we substi-
tute for them to differentiate
our lives from those of animals?
%. S Marden in July Sue.
cess"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07
LinwoOd Links.
Too late for last week.

Too late for last week.
Health good in this vicinity.
Assessor }. w. Pitt. of Hutch.
son. was transacting business
in these parts Friday.
Alf Upton, who has been
holding position in Fresno
City, Cal, returned home Sun
dav. Alf has many friends in
these parts, who welcome him
back.
Miss Filth Smith accompani.
ed by David Watts returned to
her home in Monroe City Sun.
day after three weeks visit to
her aunt Mrs. Il. L. Stewart at
this place
Geo. Keller sold his farm
consisting of 1873 acres to D. A.
Griffin consideration $3.50.
Misses Lula and Daisy Rol-
land, of Joplin, were the guest
of Henry Wilson and family in
Hatch.
Several from this place at.
tended The ice cream supper at
Spdlding Saturday night.
Mrs. A. G. Floyd who was on
the sick list last week, is able
to be around again.
Carr Bailey, Of White Rock.
South Dakota, and John Bailey,
of Graceville, Minnesota, in
company with their father j.
r. Bailey, of w. Hartford,
came in Saturday tc visit rela
tives and friends in these parts.
While Mrs. Grant Crandall
and Mrs. j. McClintic were re.
turing from a visit to Mrs. Bill
~ Bell one day last week the
animal which they were driving
began kicking and running, it
being narrow escape for then
Mrs. C received several
bruises about the head which
were quite painful though not
serious.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07
Bows Watch.

To the boys who wish to take
advantage of the DEMOCRAT Of
fer to give them a good service
able watch if they secure eight
(S) new subscribers or to get old
subscribers to pay up and one
year i'll advance. which will be
the equivalent, we wish to say:
Whatever you intend to do
ought to be done at once, for
other pr opositious will be laid
before the people very shortly.
1t would take a days time, pos
sibly two days, so if you want
to earn the watch hurry upland
get the subscribers.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07
Shel bina Fair Sept. 1919

1t makes all the difference in
the world where the gold comes
from. If washed out of the
sand of some creek bed, there is
great excitement and people al
most go crazy over it, while if
dug up out of the ground
in the shape of good
crops, dairy products and fat
stock, it provokes no comment
at all. Cape Nome, with all it's
wild Juror, only furnishes as
much gold as two good western
stock counties. Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07

The popular week end excur-
sion rates are again in effect on
the M. K. & T. R.R. For trains
after 10 p. m. each Saturdays
and trains all day Sunday
tickets will be sold to any
point on the NJ. K. ct. r. r.
where the fare is $3.50 or less
for one fare for the round trip,
good to return not later than
midnight Sunday.
j. r. BLAKEY, Agt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07

Hannibal feels that it has
outgrown its special charter
and wants to surrender it and
secure another which will en-
able the enterprising citizens
of the Bluff City to make Han
nibal a better city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07

his horse in the bed of shall
low stream flowing between two
rocks which he could touch
with either hand and tower
Jugs far above him.
The Indians had so long been
used 80 considering Surface as
superiuman that the awe in.
spring sight os the old man
sitting on his horse, rigid, his
spear poised, his eyes fixed up
on their leader, brought them
to a sudden halt. Snake.in His
Hole himself, though brave and
angercd at the abduction Of the
maiden, recoiled.
Stand aside. old man." he
cried 1--WE respect you for
your past deeds and your age
and would not harm you"
Suntace answered never a
word, sitting tiXedly, staring
before him without moving his
eyes from the speaker.
He is the god of the pass
cried one. mo man can 90
between the rocks while he is
there. He can call the light.
ming from heaven to aid him.
He is mortal" SAID Snake.
in HIS Hole and he hurled his
spear at Surface, but supersti.
tion diverted his aim, and the
weapon rebounded from the
rock at the right. Selling an
other spear. Snake. His Hole
hurled 1t again, only to strike
the rock on the left. Then the
warriors drew off and watched
the man they took for a god
from d distance. Evening came.
and still he mo"ed not. Night,
came and by the light of the
full rising moon they saw the
figure still sitting between the
roc ks, his eyes open and the re.
ection of the moon in the
moon in the water striking up.
on his glittering orbs.
When midnight came, they
said that no mortal could hold
a spear poised so long, surely
not an old man. When the pale
face of the moon looked at
them from the west, growing
more and more ashen before the
break of day and the old chief
still sat with his arm raised,
one by one the people before
him fell on their faces. When
the sun chased away the shad-
ows and the grim figure stood
out more clearly, Snake.in. His
Hole was emboldened to ride
forward. Drawing near, he
leaned forward and peered into
the white face. Then he knew
that Suniace was dead.
Rainbow took the maiden
across the river, then went
back to his father. While re.
crossing the river he met the
indians in 4 boat bearing the
body of his father, whom they
persisted in considering a god.
The two tribes were after.
ward united under Rainbow.
HESTER B. MERIwETHER.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-07
A Legend of the Colorado.

Try lHIDISn WHICH HONS l'C
Colorado there was once an In
dian chief of such imposing
mlen. such great strength, such
marvellous bravery, that his
own and neighooring tribes at.
tributed to hlm superhuman
powers His son. Rainbow, in.
herited much Of his fathers
manly beauty and courage aud
when the father became too
old TO lead in war he summon
ed bis people and representa-
tive> Of The neigbOring tribes to
witness tive ceremony of his ab.
dicatiOr IT, favor of the younger
man. When all were assembled
SunfaCr. the father, addressed
his son. admOnishlng him to
rule wisely, then cOunseIed the
visiting chiefs to keep the peace
ending by placing in the young
mans hand a spear which the
o!d chief had carried for many
years.
One Of the chiefs present had
brought his daughter, Singing
Water. to witnessthe ceremony.
Rainbow saw her and loved
her. Singing Water saw the
young chief and loved him.
Before the maiden returned
with her father to her country
Rninbow had asked for her hand
bu, she had been promised to
Another, Snake.in His Hole.
Singing Water had no sooner
departed than Rainbow fell in
to melancholy. HIS father, see
ing that Rainbow would be
useless as a ruler without the
maiden. proposed that they
should go together to her fath
err and endeavor to secure her
in marriage. They made the
journey. crossing the Colorado,
and appeared before the chief
He did not dare grant their
request for fear of autagoniz-
ing Snake, in.His Hole. Hav.
ing met with polite refusal,
they started, with heavy hearts
on their return journey. On
the way they saw Singing
Water sitting on rock waiting
to bid adieu to the man she low
ed. Rainbow rode up to the
rock which was to the height
of his pony's back. Singing
Water put her arms about him
and whispered in his ear, Take
me with you Placing her be
fore him on the horse, he gave
the word he used only when he
wished the beast to go at full
speed, and before the few PEG
pie standing about had realized
what he was doing Rainbow,
with his burden, was going like
the wind. Surface followed,
calling on his son II halt.
Snak in His Hole, seeing that
something was amiss, rode to
where the maiden had been
captured and learning what
had taken place, dashed after
the fugitives, calling at the
same time to other warriors to
follow him. SunGace when he
overlook his son chided hiM for
what he had done, saying this
was rash act with which to
begin his rule.
1t seemed to the lovers that
the old man spoke rashly, for
the Colorado lay between them
and safety and its crossing was
a slow process. Before they
could descend a thousand feet