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New-York tribune., 1905-12-19

That capacious craft in which so many useful
,-os ,rres were preserved from the ravages OF
tbe Flood has been source Of Inspiration to the
t,,7oorist time out CT mind, but we do not re-
,,er,ber ever seeing better play made with 1t
thar Ar. f. Boyd-SInith has made In THE
story of Noah's Ark (fIoughton. Miflin & Coz.
This oblong quarto, with its colored plates and
droiI text looks, when one first takes 1t np as
though it were simply book OF fun for children.
D. raader as old as Noah himself could not
,,,t ,sngb at the demure comicality Of Mr.. Smiths
aas,gns His human beings are quaint enough,
- h,s animals are even more delightful, and
t,,t. without his indulging in any exaggeration
..a,,er He does not caricature his elephants
whales. tigers. walruses. serpents and so on; he
simnIv makes them funny by dnt of hitting of
=. e~,ression or gesture with just the right
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
SEEK TO ENCOURAGE LAY WORK.
Episcopal Churches Want to Enlarge Opera
tions Along Line Of Seabury Society.

The Protestant Episcopal Church has recently en-
couraged effort in the direction OF what is called
'Iay reading and in church extension work IN
suburbs of cities. Laymen in Buffalo, Pittsburg
and many other cities have done excellent work in
response to this announcement In New-York the
Law movement takes the name of the Seabury So
ciety OF New-York. in honor Of the first American
Bishop During the last few months this society
has grown. and contemplates an enlargement of its
work.
of the Lay Helpers Association, have established
fourteen Episcopal missions In the Borough of The
Bronx and the city OF Yonkers. -Four OF these
have become parishes. six others have been trans
ferred to the charge of clergy and two OF the re-
mainng four so large that they can almost sup
port their pastors. About sixty men have at
different times been attached TO this work and
many more men volunteered for IL than could be
utilized. Al have worked without compey ysation.
The Neyv-York Society seeks now to gep Seabury
societies organized in other cities. II SEEK also 10
lay workers
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.

The State Civil Service Commission announces
examinations TO be held January 13 1906 for the
following places in the State and county SER
vice; Abstract clerk. onondaga County Clerks
Buffalo. $40: carpenter state Industrial school
Rochester $50 month: steam engineer and assIst-
ant in State hospitals departments and institutions
In the county service OF Albany. Erie Monroe
Onondaga and Westchester counties: fSrenoa, ~
fish hatchery. S.0So: inspector OF records and aS
counts. State Board of Charities. s. go 10 4fsj.
matron. Craig Colony. SI20 to $500; milk expert Ts-
partment OF Agriculture, $500 10 si.0a: male ofcer
state Custodtal Asylum. Newark. $50 and rnainten.
ance: physical Instructor. State fnstitutiorx "a
to a2O0 sanitary agent. Department OF Asricuiture
IS day
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
PRESIDENTS GIFTS TO PUPILS.

Oyster Bay. Dec 18.-President Roosevelt has
sent to Miss Sarah c. Provost. principal OF the
Cove School. which his children once attended a
generous check TO be used la buying Christmas gifts
for the pupils; The Christmas exercises at the
school, where the gifts will be distributed will be
held on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Roosevelt formerly
bought the presents for the pupils and the President
distributed them
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
Literary Vets's and Criticism.

Vous al donne une boule noire e. que ,e IA,
Iait parceque vous avez pour ancatre lie ogabre
lalDot qui fait broler Jeanne d. ArcI'" Here.
indeed, is long-lived resentment
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19

about Normandy. Illustrated with sketches in
color Now another volume the same subject
is to hand, got up in the same fashion. This Is
Normandy: The Scenery and Romance Of Its
Ancient Towns C. p Dutton & Coz by Cor
don Home. The text is like the text of so many
of these new color books. It is not ambitious,
but simply gives a fairly adequate description OF
the country. with such historical information in
troduced as may serve to give the travelling
reader a key to what lies below the surface Of
the things he sees For the rest are asked
to take particular note of the pictures. In this
instance they are more than ordinarily worth
while. Il is true that Mr. Home does not have
remarkable luck with Mont st. Michel or with
the famous Tour de Ia Crosse Horloge at Rouen;
but we hardly blame him, for they have been
painted to death. Most of his sketches are
charming, and some of them, like those of the
cathedral at Rouen, the western towers of Notre
Dame at st. Lo, the main street OF Coutonces
the Chateau d'O and Evreux Cathedral, are for
daintiness and precision far above the average.
The articles embodying his American impress
sions which Mr.. Henry James is printing in The
North American Review are appearing simulta-
neous in the English "Fortnightly Review"
They will be brought out in book form next
spring.
Inc election OF Mr.. EDWARD Robinson to the
post of assistant director at the Metropolitan
Museum is to be hailed with cordial approval
His recent resignation from the Boston Museum
terminated long period of service in that in
stitution, during which he labored with zeal and
with judgment to uphold a standard of admin
istration as high as any established by the sci
entifically trained officials in European galleries
He is himself a well grounded expert and while
he is perhaps stronger in classical archaeology
than in matters of painting, the point of gen.
eral excellence to which he carried the Boston |
Museum is testimony enough to the breadth of
sympathy and range of connoisseurship which
he will bring to the discharge of his new duties
His practical experience and the thorough !
scholarship which he has shown-notably in his |
of the casts at Boston-should make |
him Of high value to the Director and the trus- |
tees are to be heartily congratulated on his ap-
rointment
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
PICTURE BOOKS.
brightly Illustrated HoLdaa FOL
an1es for Little Folk.

Picture books devised for the entertainment of
the little folk form no inconsiderabIs proportion
OF the volumes issued by the publishers with
special reference to holiday demands. Authors
and artists have We'd this year In providing the
Kind Of literature and illustrations most likely
TO appeal to very juvenile tastes Some of these
DOCKS are OF the delightfully."- grotesque and
frankly farcical order. of which J. p. Benson's
"ooSie Beasts" tMoffat, Yard & Coz is char
Acterlstlo ana highly amusing example The
WHOLLY imaginary animals are described in jun
sles 10 match with an aptness that recalls the
nonsense verses and pictures OF Lear, as, for in
stance. In the case of
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19

humorous touch. The color printing II this
volume is. like the artists draughtsrnanship'
model of deIicacy and reserve.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19

Under the title of Ell Libro D'Oro'' little,
Brown & Coz Mrs. Francis Alexander has trans
lated a number of those tales in which the
Italian genius on its devotional side has mingled
the picturesqueness OF legendary lore with the
beautiful ideas of the church. The saints
with us all through this book figures of miracle
of loving kindness. For the religious reader
who. nevertheless does not want to be forever
studying conventional stories this should prove
a welcome holiday gift.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19

Famous American Authors" CThomas 7.
Crowell & Coz. by Sarah K. Bolton, consists of
chapters on Emerson, Hawthorne Longfellow,
Whittier, Holmes and Lowell. The life stories
or ruese men are told not only with full appre-
citation Of their writings, but with special pains
to bring out whatever is admirable in their char
acter. Quotations are freely used, and the au-
thor as generously adorns her pages with por-
traits and other illustrations. The volume is
handsomely printed with the title of eachachap-
ter appearing in red on the margin of the page.
It is more especially book for the boy or girl
just beginning to take a serious interest in
American literature.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19

The International News Company sends us
the December number of "The Connoisseur," a
magazine which we find preserves intact the
Der some years ago. The leading article by Mr..
Dudley Heath on "Cosway and the Eighteenth
Century Miniaturists" is capltally written and
rather more than capitally illustrated. Several
Of the plates in this number are in colors. The
frontispiece. after RusselPs Maternal Love-"
is print Of really exceptional quality. and the
tinted reproduction of Bartolozzfs stipple after
Cosway's ''Viscountess Bulkeley" is, In its way.
creditable a piece of work Excellent contri-
buttons on Delft snuff jars. old French furniture
autograph hunters and lace diversity the maga-
trations-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
THE BzAH.
THE BZAH.
In Moscow Turkish Bzah
makes carpets and rugs for tho CT,
he not only makes them.
But measures and shakes them.
And carries them down to the car


And carries them down the car.
The inimitable Golliwogs are again represented
IN Florence K Upton's clever drawings and
oertna upton's verses, in '"The Goliiwogs Fox
fuhr Qongmans. Green & Coz, in which the
misadVentures Of the wooden jointed tribe with
the hounds are graphically related. In "The
strange and Surprising Adventures of Jumbo
Crusoe' C. P Dutton & Coz. Clifton Bingham
recounts the experiences Of a shipwrecked sle-
phant, which somewhat closely follow those of
the original Robinson, with the substitution of
anir1als for human beings. The illustrations in
color and in black and white are by E. H.
thompson "a Child's Book of Abridged Wis
dom" paul Elder & Coz, by Childe Harold, may
confidently be placed in the hands of the young
est while its amusing drawings and verses will
De equally enjoyed by their elders The book is
attractlvely got up, all the publications
OF this Pacific Coast house and contains such
admirable advice as:
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
MISCELL4NY.

There is to be still another book Of fiction by
the late George Gisstng. His executors have
collected number of his short stories and they
viii be issued in volume in the spring.
Whether this volume will contain hitherto un-
published material not remains to DE seen
Meanwhile 1t would be interesting If some en-
terprising house were TO Its way toward
bringing out e uniform edition OF Gissing's
complete works. They certainly deserve the
compliment
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19

The December number of 1.-THE Burlington
Magazine" just published here by Robert Grier
Cooke, is not the most interesting number Of
this periodical which we have seen, but 1T con-
tains one or two items of significance.
Professor G. Baldwin Brown prints the first part
of paper on the way in which Greek women
dressed, and with his illustrations, taken from
the living model, he gives the fascinating sub
ject vitality. He remarks, for one thing.
that the experimental study of Greek dress
brings out into the clearest light the truth
to nature of the monuments" He tells the
reader just what material to and just how
to use 1t in order to fabricate Greek gar"
ment, and his notes are altogether OF the most
suggestive character. Another good article In
this number is by Mr.. c. J. Holmes on the
landscapes of Richard Wilson, and third is
Mr.. Hornes learned essay II Graf1one, the
disciple Of Alesso Baldovnetti- This magazine
is strenuously on the side of those who advocate
the purchase OF the Rokeby Venus" for the
National Gallery, purchase which has met with
some opposition IN England. but we may note,
by the way, that it's efforts do not seem likely to
be successful. It promises to publish a photo
sravure plate Of the picture In the next number,
boon for which many an American student
will be grateful
New-York tribune., 1905-12-19
Sir Horace RuasboIPs Last Volamne
of Diplomatic Stories.

FINAL REcoLIEcTToNs OF A DTPLoAfATIsT
Fy the Right Honorable Sir Horace Rumbold.
SO pp ao& Longmans Green G Co.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
GOULD STRIPS FOR WORK.

y GUILDS resignation of dictatorship the Hartman
accounted for by himself the ground going
build the Western Pacific and it proper for him
be director of competing line His presence in the Union
Pacific directory supposed the pmacy of the Gould
in that road and imply the final ousng of Mr. Hartman
hnkable that Gould would parallel line which he
already controlled represented minority holding
which he will doubtless let
Ibis last make the construction of the
Western Pacific and in that expectation ambitious scheme
appears Oakland for unneng the bay give the line
direct San Francisco AS that of the opinion
both cities will have be with ferry long
time.
The Western Pacific is the ambitious piece
strucon undertaken by the Goud The founder of the family
the habit of buying disabled roads cheap equppng
them important connections putting them the stock
ke and selling them dear In that way stock obbng railways,
the foundation of the family fortune made The sons
treat the running of railroads business and the Gould system
important part of the railway mileage of
If they build the Western Pacific give through
from without change of they will
render essential California They will
that line for the other roads will be forced by competition
to make Eastern Chicago ST. Louis
Joliet cutoff that will enable them give through
When that is done the time from San Francisco New York
viii be less than that
rapid traveller
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
SECRET OF HUMAN MAGNETISM
STUDY of the IN" Rays Throws Some New Light on
Failing in Love-
BY DOROTHY FENIMORE.

activity of any one of them causes an
outflow of IN" rays.
One OF the peculiar properties of these
particular rays is that not only the
nerves give them out. but the muscles
do likewise when under tension. Ap-
parently the human body stores them
up, and II Is the same way with the
lower animals. as experiments upon
dogs, rabbits and frogs have demon
strated. One great source OF the rays
is the sun: and they. In their turn. sat
urate some OF the objects upon which
they fall. while upon other objects
they have absolutely no effect.
IL II la true, aa has been claimed.
that the IN rays form part Of the
invisible sunshine which constitutes
ones aura. II they account for tele-
pathy or thought tranaference; II they
actually do Increase In some mysteri-
Gus way the perceptions of him who Is
subjected TO their Influence. We have
in them. perhaps. an explanation of
that physical attraction which has so
much TO do with falling In love"
Whether it is true or not. however, II
offers chance for an interesting spec
ulation. Notice how 1t fits in with that
theory of our genial professor concern
ing feminine magnetism:
''All excitements run TO love in wo-
men Of a certain--let us not say age,
but youth. An electrical current pass
ing through a coil of wire makes
magnet of bar of iron lying within 1t,
but not touching it. So woman is
turned into love-magnet by tin
should like to see one of them bal
anced .on pivot properly adjusted.
and watch if she did not turn so as to
point north and south, as she would if
the love currents are like those of the
earth, our mother"
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
BABY SHOPLIFTER.

An apparently respectable matron
carrying an ostensible baby in long
clothes, was observed fumbling at a
stall in one of the big shops Of the
Rue de Rivoli, Paris. The observers
of her movements were two detec-
tives, who had followed her into the
shop, thinking that they had seen her
before.
The men were correct in their sur
mise, for the matronly person is a
professional thief, with many previous
convictions. She was seen lifting sew
eral articles of cheap jewelry, and
then walked to another stall. whence
she abstracted some pieces of velvet
and silk. AS she was leaving the shop
the woman was arrested. At the po-
lice station she protested that she was
the wrong person and began to cry.
The ostensible baby also cried and the
police superintendent, being evidently
a father, lifted the veil of the in
fant's face and spoke soothing words
to the child.
Looking more closely at the baby
the police official noticed that its eyes
were quite dry and it's face bereft of
a trace of life. Tapping the infantine
visage he found that it was made of
cardboard. The bogus baby was a
receptacle for stolen property. On
it's body was a contrivance which,
when pressed, made the dummy in
FAINT evolve cries. The receptacle had
inside it a stolen bracelet and the
pieces of velvet and silk distracted
from the shop.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
T HE attraction OF personality to
personality. that physical element

HE attraction OF personality 10
personality. that physical element
of electricity which some critics OF
love are disposed to regard as the baser
side OF affinity. has been put upon
new scientific basis within the last year
or two by discovery and study of the
"N' rays by Professor Blondot OF
France.
We seem to have a clew at last 10
the secret of human magnetism and to
the phenomenon of loves polarity
Every now and then we hear of well
authenticated instances of love at
first sight" that battling mystery of
human experience. We are told. for
example, of a man who has always
shown marked indifference toward wo-
men, yet who surrenders uncondition-
ally on meeting a girl who is neither
especially beautiful nor talented. but
whom he recognizes at.once as the wo-
man that nature meant MIN to marry
How can we explain an occurrence
so strange. and so at variance with
what we know of the laws that gov
ern other human relationships? Let US
review briefly the experiments which
may light us out of our perplexity-
provided all that has been claimed for
them is true:
If one takes a small rectangular
piece of cardboard, spread on one end
with phosphorescent sulphate Of cal
cium-a substance which is made lu-
minous by rays of the IN" descrip-
tion-and passes it slowly over the hu-
man head, he is able, by watching the
variation of luminosity, to study the
various sense centers in activity, since
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
~. THE SMART SET ~
81 SALLY SHARP.

smart set. The gowuinS was in keep
ing with the Eastertide. the fairness
of the day lending it's favor. AS Miss
Hattie Currier Mrs. Hale was a we'll
known maid of society's group. and
this. her first large affair since her
marriage. was eagerly attended by all
friends The two large rooms. draw
fng-room and dining-room. were filled
with lovely yellow blossoms. daffodils.
iris and many others of golden hue
mingling their shades happily and en-
phasized by delicate candelabra up
holding the same color scheme. Re-
ceiving with Mrs. Hale were Mrs.
Frederick Funston, Mrs. Charles Flick
ert. Mrs James b. Kent Miss Kath-
leen Kent. Miss Amy Gum. Miss AL
lardt. Miss Nicholson. Miss Gertrude
Palmer. Miss Eva Rountree, Miss Jane
Barry, Miss Virginia Gibbs. Miss Helen
Gibbs.
Mrs. Ira Pierce. assisted by her
daughter. Mrs. Earle Brownell. enter
tanned in the beautiful home of Mrs.
Talbot yesterday on Jackson street
Bridge was the attraction, which was
enjoyed by nearly hundred and fifty
guests.
The Rose Room of the st. Francis
was very pretty scene yesterday aft
ernoon when Mrs Harry Rice Mann
entertained a large euchre party
Palms and potted plants added their
attractiveness to that of the room,
which was filled with the animation of
the players. Prizes were awarded and
refreshments served in the White and
Gold Room.
Mrs. John Edward Medau entertain
ed a large number of callers at a tea
yesterday in her pretty new home on
Cherry street. From to the guests
enjoyed the freedom and inspection OF
the apartments. which are delightful
and attractive in every way necessary
to a home.
The Friday Night Club of Oakland.
which met last night. included among
its San Francisco guests Miss Elsa
Draper. Miss Elsie Clifford. Miss Bea-
trice Fife. Miss Roberta Deal, Miss
Carol Moore. Miss Ertz.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wesley Ladd and
their daughter, Helen. who have been
spending the last week at Del Monte.
expect to come up to town tonight.
They will be at the ST. Francis. Mr..
Ladd belongs to the pioneer banking
house of Ladd & Tilton, Portland,
Oregon.
Mrs. Henry w. GoOde Of Portland,
Or, who has been spending the last
week at Del Monte, returned yesterday
and is at the ST. Francis. She will re-
main in town until next Thursday.
Mr.. Goode is the president and gem
eral manager of the Lewis and Clark
Exposition Mrs GOode is accompa-
MED by her daughter. Miss Helen
Goode, and her young son Henry.
Ex-MayOr Olney OF Oakland, with
his daughter. is spending vacation at
Seigler Springs.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
AN IDLE WISH.

Oh, give me back the good old days;
/ want the simple life,
The eare-free times before we knew
Bacteria were rife
We never boiled the crystal stream
The oaken bucket drew,
And if our mud pies reeked with germs
AT least we never knew.
But now we boil and bake and steam
And disinfect and burn,
We wash. and spray and shake and air
And fume and scrape and churn.
We think it will prolong our days,
No nook or Granny .shirk,
And just as every mierobe fees
We die of overwork Puck.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29

Miss Anna Frances Briggs and c. P.
Nelson Are having a very attractive
exhibit of oils and water colors at the
Seouoia Club. 5s4 Sutter street The
rooms will be open from 10 to daily
until next Wednesday evening Miss
Briggs leaves soon for Europe to con-
tinue her art work MIR. Nelson will
entertain tomorrow afternoon at the
club
The musical tea for the benefit OF
the Old Ladies' Home takes place to-
day at the spacious home OF Mrs Will
liam Tevis on Taylor street. near
Washington The event is to be most
important. artistically. and for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the home.
The programme includes some OF the
very best talent in the city, among the
participants being Mrs Richard Bayne,
songs Mrs. Casserly, Miss Ames,
piano and cello; Miss Grace Ewing,
songs; Otis Darlington. songs; Miss
Millie Flynn. songs. The young ladies
who will serve tea are Miss Louise
Redington, Miss Cora Smedberg. Miss
Carol Moore, the Misses Powers. the
Misses Sabin, Miss Christine Pomeroy,
Miss Emily Wilson. Miss Charlotte
Wilson, Miss Helene Irwin, Miss Lucie
Coleman, Miss Mary Langhorne. Miss
Edna Davis, Miss Harriet M. Young,
Miss Eliza Kline. Miss Helen Gibbs.
Miss Margaret NewhalL Miss Newell
browne, Miss Claire Nichols, Miss
Newlands.
The attractive new home of Mrs.
Walter Scott Hale on washington
street was the scene of a brilliant
gathering yesterday. Several hundred
guests were received between 3 and
at a tea that brought together all the
beauty and fashion of San Francisco's
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
STRANGERS.

to talk of her intellectual ability.
There being no other topic of CONVEX
sation on the mental horizon at the
time, he talked upon the topic en-
Enthusiastically.
When Martha Blakely paid her next
weekly visit to the Sawyers she was
told at once of the glowing compli-
ments that Warrender had paid her.
Martha was too surprised to state that
she had never met her fellow student.
Upon consideration, however, she
thought that 1t would be very rude of
her to deny the acQuaintanceship as
long as Warrender had seen fit to say
such pleasant things of her. In fact
she thought it incumbent on her to
return the compliment.
Her remarks having been repeated
to Warrender he added few more
compliments to his original state
ments, thus starting a game of ping
pong between the girl and himself of
which the Sawyers furnished the net.
And all the time they passed each
other every day on the campus with
out pretending to be aught but the
veriest strangers to each other.
Had either of them been endowed
with vivid sense of humor they
would have terminated such an abb
rupt situation long before they did
But Martha Blakely was the prim-
NEST of proper maidens and would no
more have thought of addressing
Warrender without an Introduction
than she would of jumping into the
lake in January. Warrender, for his
part, was reserved and shy, and suf-
fered agonies of remorse for his rash
words concerning Miss Blakely. His
Puritanic conscience kept assuring