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The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18
BOOKS
Reviewed i'm Brief

THE claim of the publishers that
A 'The Historians History of the
World, forthcoming in twenty-five
volumes, Is the most monumental liter
ary landmark Of the generation would
seem to be we'll founded after reading of
the prospectus issued. The work which
is brought out in this country by the
Outlook Company and in England by
the History Association, is indeed re-
markable affair since it incorporates
in its entirety excerpts from the works
of over two thousand historians Of all
ages and all lands, and links together
into an encyclopedia whole the record
OF mans activities from Genesis down
to abe present day.
The forthcoming work is the outcome
of a movement inaugurated six years
ago by Henry Smith Williams, Ii. D..
the English authority upon the art of
history writing. and a coterie of we'll
versed students of history OF Oxford
and Cambridge. Out of the History
Association which was formed by them
there was evolved the idea of collecting
into carefully edited work of CYCLIC
pedic proportions a consecutive history
of the world, which should embody
the writings of all authorities both
contemporary and modern. This idea,
fully developed in the completed plan
of the publication, introduces a new
idea in history writing since it at
tempts nothing less than the whole
story of human endeavor, viewed in its
totality.
To bridge over the gaps left inter
posed between the narratives of the
selected historians and TO round the
whole into something approaching un-
ity Henry Smith Williams, the editor
in chief of THE Historians History"
has associated with himself a staff OF
thirty odd European and American
historians Of note, whose task 1t has
been to serve as compilers, editors and,
in-some cases, translators of the great
mass of material gathered together for
incorporation in the work. When we
consider that the various tongues rem
dered into the English range from the
ancient Assyrian to the present-day
Japanese. we may comprehend the diff
culties attending the production Of
library such as this.
This cyclopedic method of attack
upon stupendous subjects Of history
seems to be growing in popularity.
Only recently we have had the oppor-
tunity of reviewing the first four vol
urnes of twenty on the history of North
America. Readers everywhere will
probably await the scheduled appear
ance of the first eighteen Of this new
series with no little interest.
Those who have followed with gen.
uine delight The Real Diary of
Real Boy" in recent numbers of the
Saturday Evening Post will doubtless
have no fault to find with the author,
Henry A. Shute. in that he has yielded
to temptation and produced a "sequil'
TO the same. Usually successful writ
ers who follow up the popular fancy
with sequels to the work that has
caught the reading eye make signal
failures of their attempt; in the pres
ent instance the real boy Is no less
real than he was to his many admirers
of the original diary.
For Plupy Shute the days continue
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NOTES
on Things Literary

COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA for
OSeptember is, as usual, large and
sumptuous magazine. superbly IL
lustrated throughout. Beginning with
Flowers by the Ten Thousand"
telling how they may be planted
for decorative effect on your coun-
try place at very little expense.
and Winning the Golf Championship, .
by Walter ]. Travis. the main articles
deal with widely varying subjects.
touching upon all sides Of work and
pleasure under the open sky. Among
other important articles The Russian
Wolfhound'' deals with the training of
this aristocrat of the dog family as a
hunter and a companion; The Train
ing of a Two-Minute Trotter" discloses
some reasons back Of the success Of the
racer that has never been beaten.
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STILL
Searching for Truth

according to his printed and
~ copyrighted word. one George Otis
Draper is Still on the Search" So
important for the welfare of mankind
does Mr.. Draper deem this state OF be-
ing that he uses the terse announce
ment as the title for his book Of travel
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

Anne Warner, the creator Of the In
imitable Miss Clegg," is In privats
life Mrs. Charles Ellis French OF st.
Paul, Mimi The Marrying OF Susan
Clegg," which appeared in the Century
Magazine last November. was her first
short story to attract attention. The
book. entitled Susan Clegg and Her
Friend Mrs. Lathrop," which will con-
tain entirely new material. is an
nounced for publication early in Octo-
Der by Messrs. Little. Brown & Co.
Miss Clegg is as notable a creation
as Mrs. Wigs, but as unlike the Lady
Bountiful Of the Cabbage Patch as she
is unlike any OF Miss wilkins New
England types" says Jeannette L Gil
der in The Critic.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

Mark Twain has leased a house in
New York for several years in one OF
its old historic neighborhoods. 1t is sit
uated on lower Fifth avenue. two blocks
from Washington square, region rich
In literary and artistic associations. 1t
Is tall. high-stooped dwelling. built in
the older fashion, substantial and COM
Portable. Within few blocks Of II is
the town house OF Richard Watson
Glider, editor Of the Century. and near
er still stands Mayor McClellan's red
brick Washington square home. and
not far from that the home Of Ernest
Peixotto, the artist. The neIghborhood
Is quiet and picturesque.
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CZEORGE OZAS2FH9EP
HU1H0R az
SZLL or
xEE 6EzPCI

uniformly "brite and fair" and life
runs on in the same crooked channels
Of boys fun and boys troubles. He
tells us of the periodic scraps with the
"stewdcats," of the ''fites" at school
and the lickings at home with the
same sweet candor as of yore. In the
present collection Of memoirs Plupy
has the scarlet fever, gets vaccinated
and licks Tt Crummet, all of which Is
highly interesting reading in the rich
vernacular of the writer. Mr.. Shute
has made a decided hit in his chosen
field.
(The Everett Press, Boston.)
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

The romance Of travel seems to be In
vogue. THE Lightning Conductor
took the reader through France, Spain
and Italy. In The Pursuit OF PhyI-
lis" by John Harwood Bacon, which
Henry Holt & Co. will publish
shortly, the many changes OF scene in
clude places in England, France, China
and Ceylon and there is said to be
much humor. The hero, ordered abroad
for his health, finds a package OF let
ters from a friend 0c his to an un-
known girl and on a whim tries to find
the girl.
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writings of George Otis have. as he
himself says, no appeal.
(Peter Eckler, New York; illustrated
by the author: price 81 5o)
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

Sunset Magazine for September with
Its warm, rich cover by Maynard Dixon
is throughout happy "reminiscences OF
the vacation days that are now pass
ing. The leading article. The Sea OF
Silence" by Joaquin Miller is a finely
worded description of that little-known
wonder OF the West, Crater Lake
Where the Trout Leaps Quickest" by
W. B. Kollmyer, sounds the praises OF
the McCloud from the fsherman's
viewpoint. Hooked Without Bait"
from the pen OF Marguerite Stabler. is
a little romance OF the Shasta region.
Gelett Burgess contributes 'sFelinda
Reads Tom Jones"-a sketch designed
to show changing literary fashions and
the varying code Of conventionality.
Altogether Sunset is up to its claims
a typical magazine of the West.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

A. ]. Bledsoe's book, Business Law
for Business Men," has come to its
third edition owing to the demand its
practical quality has created. Mr..
Bledsoe's book is designed, not 20 help
e business man out of legal compli-
cation, but to prevent his getting into
one. To that end the State statutes on
contracts, sales. notes, mortgages. etc.
i'm short all Of the legal phases OF
daily business transactions-are placed
for ready reference in this handy
volume. Mr.. Bledsoe's book should
reduce lawyers fees If taken in time" :"
published by the author, Ukiah;
price $3.50
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

Pearsons Magazine should have
especial interest for every Californian
this moth through its twenty-page il
lustrated article on california. Con-
trib1ted by Hamilton Wright. chief OF
the publication bureau OF the California
Promotion Committee. the story OF
California thus set forth has the double
merit Of rcadableness and authenticity
Besides giving in rapid review the ro-
mantle events contributing TO the total
of our States history. Mr.. Wright's ar
ticle contains an array of solid fac ;
concerning California as the land OF
opportunity. The work Of Mr.. Wright
should do much for California wherever
Pearson's Magazine is read.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

1t is distinctly amusing to read
Baedeker to America, for we are eager
to see what the distinguished inter-
national cicerone has selected as in
teresting about us. The third revised
edition of that we'll informed German
gentleman's handbook appears in fat
pocket volume of $50 odd pages,
crammed to the covers with abbrevi-
ated information. San Francisco and
vicinity comes in for good share Of
space, indicative through its very min
uteness of detail of the prominence
our city holds in the itinerary Of globe
trotters. 1t is mystifying, however, to
read that a side trip to San Bruno will
be rewarded by beautiful view. Can
this be the hog ranches or the dairies?
Imported by Charles Scribner's
Sons, New York; price $S CO.,
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

Harris Burland. one Of the younger
English authors. whose novels are
achieving popularity, has written a ro-
nance entitled THE Princess Thora,
which Little. Brown & Co. will publish
In this country in the fall.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

Scribners also import Baedeker's
Italy in one volume. This handbook,
compiled from the three previous vol
umes on northern, central and south
ern Italy, is designed for the use Of
travellers who are forced to compress
their tour into five or six weeks. and is
therefore devoted largely to the most
important points of interest. The
book sells at 81 40.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

In Ainslee's magazine for Septem-
Der is the first installment of a novel
by Agnes and Egerton Castle, The
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

The September Harper's contains
some OF the most notable short stories
OF the year by writers Of established
reputation as well as by certain new
writers whose work deserves attention.
There are eight short stories in the
number. presenting, together with the
installment OF Mrs. Humphry Wards
novel, a remarkable variety. Among
the contributors Of fiction are Justus
Miles Forman. Marie Van Worst. j.
Storer Clouston, Muriel c. Dvar, Ed
win Lefevre. Elizabeth Jordan, Alice
Brown and Hilda Mabee.
The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

Heart Of Lady Anne" The complete
novelet for the month is Her Broth
er's Tutor" by Caroline Duer. Mar
garet Sutton Briscoe contributes a
story entitled "Philanderings." Humor-
Gus fiction is represented by stories by
Joseph c. Lincoln. who contributes
The Booioo Man." and Holman F.
Day. whose story, For the Hand OF
the Widow Judson," is a sketch Of the
Down East Yankee. other stories are
Letters of an Outsider" bv Felicia
Goddard; The Winged Harp" by
Kate Masterson: The Little Blush
Rose" by Edith McVane, a new writer
of great promise; THE Duffer." by
Frank Saville; Mrs. Lawrence's New
Maid" by Anne O'Hagan. and The
MetamOrphosis of Colin" by Rafael
Sabatini. The poetry is contributed
by Arthur Stringer, Robert LOveman.
Arthur Ketchum. John Vance Cheney.
Theodore Roberts and w. ID. Nesbit.
The fourth sketch Of the series on so.
cial life in American cities appears.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-09
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATISM.

Democracy's disposition toward ex-
listing evils and injurious institutions
which have fastened themselves in
substantial growth is. and ought to be
sane. There is no desire on the part
of democracy to Wreak mischief: to
destroy without regard for the vel
fare of Legitimate business. There is
no mind to do violence where sound
method will achieve a better end. De-
mocracy will pursue no hysterical pur-
pose. but rather calm and scientific
course of eradication consistent with
the least disruption.
But. on the other hand. ii will by no
means content itself with the kind Of
conservatism expressed in Mr. Roosa-
velt's famous back down message on
the tariff and trusts: in which he de-
clared that the evils in these institu
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-09
LABOR VOTE IN POLITICS.

At the end of September, 1903 ac-
cording to the last report of the New
| York state department Of labor, says
the New York Commercial. there were
25S7 registered trade unions in all the
| 81 counties combined. The number
| mad increased 125 during the six months
from April l. The total membership
| in all these labor organizations was
1926. an increase Of 1854 IN SIX
| months--or about II per cent. OF this
total membership, 1852 We're women.
the registered male trades uniOnists
thus approximating $4,000 in New
York state If due allowance be made
for men not of the voting age and fot
those not naturaliZed and thus qualified
to vote, it is probable that not over
325 900 of the organized laborers in the
state are actual voting citizens Of it,
To be perfectly fair, let us call it $780,
GOO
Now how much of a figure do they
really cut in elections" At the latest
test of party voting strength in the
state at large-the gubernatorial cleo
ton of 1902-Odell. the republican
candidate polled 665.15O votes; Coler,
(democratic). 65530s; Hanford, Social
ist- democracy. 23,400: Manierre. pro
hibitionist, 20.49O: and De Leon $50
cialist- labor), 1855; a total vote of
1.3Sa,324.
The voting members of the trades
unions had Il strength more than half
as great as either Odell's or Coler's
and seven times as great as that of the
socialist democrat and the sOcialist-la-
Dor candidates combined. But they
made no practical use Of it at that state
election of 1902. They never do. At the
presidential election of 190S-when
Eugene Y. Debs. an ideal labor leader
within the conception of most trades
unionists.. was the candidate of the So
cialiSt democrats against Mckinley and
Bryan. the members of the labor or
S3nlZatlOlS III TINS state scattered tntlr
votes between the two leading candi-
dates, and Debs polled only 1889.
About the same thing happened in 1897
at the New York city election, again
in 1901. and still again last month.
The labor vote" counts for little or
nothing in this city or state.
And yet candidates on the stump
talk seriously of; it. as if it We're a
power in the electorate. Newspaper
organs openly bid for it! And scores
and hundreds of timid employers are
moved to vote against their own con-
victions-their own consciences-from
a fear of offending organized abor and
its candidates! What supreme folly.
The labor vote" here in New York
as elsewhere is wholly without shape
or substance or entity. 1t is the hOl-
lowest of all the hollow mOckeries
that lead otherwise sensible men to
make fools of themselves.
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w EAThE R.
Tonight and Tuesday light snow.


The great advantage in time pos
SeSSed by the evening paper on the Pa
Citic coast is again most forcibly illus
trated by the publication of the war
news from the far east. The first dis
patch to the Statesman received at S
o'clock this morning was dated at St.
Petersburg at D. m. this afternoon.
The difference of time in favor of the
evening paper is even greater at points
in the orient east of St. Petersburg.
Even in the difference of time between
the Atlantic and the Pacific coast the
evening paper on this side is given an
important advantage over the morning
paper. Owing to the fact that the sun
sets three hours earlier in Baltimore
than it does in Walla Walla, the States
man on going to press at 4 p. m. yes
terday was able TO give all the news
of the great fire up to : p. m.
The great increase in the street sales
of the Evening Statesman within the
last few weeks and It's rapid growth in
regular circulation show that the people
Of this city are beginning to appreciate
the superiority of the evening paper,
and that they will hereafter keep up
with the progress of events by reading
the news in the Statesman while it is
fresh instead of waiting fourteen hours
longer to read the enloalned article.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-09
California Club Women

SACRAMENTO, Cal. Feb IS.
cramentO is entertaining the thira
nual convention of the California H.,
GRAFTON of Women's clubs and in o,o,.
respects the gathering is the most 40
table ever held here. Delegates froo>
many parts of the state We're n,.,o,,.
this afternoon when the cony.n,io,
was formally called to order ny -.
president, Mrs. L. r. Darling. Aft.
addresses of welcome on behalf Of "a,
state, city and the local club Women
the delegates listened TO int.ras,;nc
talks by Mrs. Robert j. Burdatt. o.
Los Angeles, and several others Tbis
evening the visitors are to be antar
tanned at a reception arranged in th.ir
honor by the local club women. Tba
convention will be in session thronoh
Thursday.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-09

II is possible that the railroads may
be able to beat Mcbride at the repub-
lican state convention. but in that
event they cannot prevent the demo-
Gratis from declaring once more UNI
euuivOcalIy for an effective railway
commission and from nominating a
man for governor who will merit and
receive the votes of a majority of the
people. Such a candidate would be
Turner Tolman. McCrOSkey or ReSer,
who have proved beyond question their
fidelity to the cause of the people.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-09

nington. The Duchess died in 1887.
In 1879 she gave birth to son, Philip
Joseph Mary, Earl of Arundel and Sur
rev. The child was born deaf. dumb
and blind. During his lifetime the son
was the object of the greatest care and
affection on the part of the duke of
Norfolk and vast fortunes We're spent
i'm seeking cure for his affection.
Though there We're repeated rumors to
the effect that the duke was TO mar
ry in recent years it was not until his
afflicted son died about u year ago that
his engagement was announced.
The duke is enormously rich, in fact,
one of the richest men in England. Be-
field and elsewhere he is the possess
sor Of any number of country seats and
his home in Sussex, Arundel Castle, is
one of the show places of England.
The Hon. Gwendolen Constable
Maxwell who through her marriage to
the Duke of Norfolk becomes premier
duchess of England. is scarcely half
the age of her husband and is said to
be beautiful, charming and accom-
plished She is fifth in descent from
the ninth Lord Herres Earl of Niths-
dale. whose escape from the Tower on
the eve of execution once thrilled Eng
land. The present Lord Herries. of
Terregles and Carlaverock Castle. has
but two daughters. the elder of whom
C;wendolen is his heiress. and in de-
fault of a brother will carry her fathers
broad acres to the Towards, already
enriched by the heiresses of Mowbrays.
WarenneS and FitZ-AlanS. Like the
Towards the family of the bride are ar
dent Roman Catholics. The Hon. Jo-
seph Constable MAXWELL Scott, uncle
of the bride, married the heiress Of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-09
Iowa Grocers In Session.

DES MONIES, Ia, Feb. 9.-The an
nual meeting of the Iowa Retail Gro
GERS association in session here is wei
attended by leading members of the
trade throughout the state. The open.
ing session today was devoted to ad.
dresses of welcome and routine bust.
ness. Tomorrow the grocers will lister
to addresses by H. L. Fisher, secre-
tary of the Nebraska association, an(
by Charles r. Lott, of Chicago, presi
dent of the national association. ant
afterwards the delegates will indulge
in general discussion of the proposed
pure food law and its effect upon the
retail grocery trade. The meeting viii
close Thursday with the election O.
officers and banquet in the evening.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-09
ANYTHING TO BEAT MCBRIDE.

Senator Ankeny's paper tells The
Politician" of the Spokesman Review
that the reason why Spokane cannot
have a congressman is because to give
her one would be to eliminate one OF
the present delegation. No doubt the
-Ankeny- Stevenson machine would
gladly eliminate Cushman, and the To-
cal organ has stated that at the last
republican state convention Jones of
Yakima would have been eliminated if
PiCkrell of Whitman had been able to
deliver the votes of Whitman county
against the Mcbride commission plank
The commission question will be up
again at the state convention this year
and in order to prevent the reaffirma-
ton of the plank adopted 1T the Ia
coma convention in 1902 the railroad
gang would gladly sacrifice Cushman
Jones and Humphrey at one fell
SWoop. With the Stevenson bunch it
* anything to beat Mcbride and keen
the lobby in power at Olympia. To
accomplish this they would even imi-
tate Artemus Ward IN offering up all
their. country
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-09

lions were overmatched by the good
and that to disturb the evils would be
dangerous. In fact, the operation of
attacking them at all seemed to him to
| be SO very delicate that he declined to
advise it. He announced the doctrine
Of federation of ills and submission to
| injury.
Democracy will not consent to view
| as necessary evils such matters as
federal corruption, multcing tariff pro-
| lection and the palpable disorders of
| the trusts.
| Speaking upon the tariff. Represen-
| .ative Williams, in his recent and
widely read address, exhibited the
sound and Discriminate views which
! characterize the democratic attitude.
! saying that his party had no desire to
demoish the tariff at a single blow, to
down it's pillars and throw down the
structure with a crash. 1t would re-
quire a considerable time to reconstruct
tariff on democratic principles. In
his opinion. though, the partys final
intent was clear. To democracy tar
| if virtually represents tax upon con-
| sumers. \ democratic tariff, there
| fore. should as nearly as might be pro-
vide for equal taxation of consumers:
| for an equalized charge upon con-
sumption. or the thing consumed.
Mr.. Williams thus correctly interpre-
| ted democratic conservatism. Repub
! lican conservatism is a misnOmer, I'M
less the English language has suffered
| a distinct loss of meaning. The re-
publican party stands pat on its feder
! if, and especially on its machine or
ganization now in the flower Of
development The republican party is
! loath to forego the more abundant
fruitfulness which eight years per-
lection of a machine holds forth 1t is
obliged, to seek vindication upon it's
ly held by circumstances to the defense
of its career its purposes, its attain
mentS. Change of attitude is utterly de-
MED it, Its forced position from which
the times admit of no escape is eX-
pressed in the unfortunate phrase
stand pat" signifying extreme mega
ton; excluding the idea of determna-
ton to act to improve. to move at all:
denying intention and suggesting i'm
potence of will Stand pat is the po-
sition of a dire excuse. a party forced
against q wall. Can there be con-
servatism in such an ultra attitude?
The country is thoroughly tired of
stand pat" which denies not only the
possibility of remedy but the existence
Of essential wrongs. Democracy will
move along middle course, carefully,
guarding against unnecessary damage,
seeking gradually to effect desirable
changes.