New-York tribune., 1906-12-07

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n s6S A. 4, McClurg 4 Co
~. ..nilots" of whom Mr Hubert writes in his
.,- volume are the social and industrial
l..b-,alzers rather than the military leaders who
es. led expeditionary forces into the Western
--rssrness In fact. il is curious 10 mark how
-. - the latter devoted their energies to ex-
..,.i,- the regions thst they subdued and
80 n cur territory. Possibly they recognized
- vel the difficulties and disco uragements
nc. IN effect attended the efforts Of those who
.-,ual1v undertook the ungrateful adventure II
= noteworthy how few of the pilots" whose
,,-.s sre herein related reaped any substantial
benefit from their enterprise. George Washing
=, who fcresav the great possibilities Of the
west and was the pioneer promoter Of Western
investments and Of artificial trade routes. found
-,o-e -yexarion than profit" in his land spec,iIa-
ions The grist min which ne built Al Perryopo-
rs Penn before the Revolutionary War-prob-
sblv the frst 10 he constructed west OF the AlIa-
crsries-is eti1 i'm operation, and contains por-
lions of The original structure. Following Wash
,nr-ou. the author tells the stories Of Richard
henderson the founder IF TransyIvania. Rufus
Putnam the father ~ Ohio, David Zeizberger
,be leader o. the Moravtans. George Rogers
clark. the founder Of Louisville. Henry Clay.
the promoter Of the first national highway: Of
Morris and Clinton, fathers Of the Erie Canal:
Thomas 6-- fL-ItFFB LlNd1 promoters or canal
ard railway; Lewis and Clark explorers Of
Louisiana John Jacob Astor. and Marcus
Whitman. the hero of Oregon.
The book obounds in relations Of discourage
--.rts encountered and Of difficulties overcome
Dsr.5 ZeisberEer and three villages of hts
Chrsztianlzed Indians were driven out Of Penn
rrlvania ny The British. One hundred of them
ls,sr returned and were captured by the
Americans
-hs ques-to- vas raised shall we take our
prisoners y F1-tsburg or kin them?'' The answer
ss- I,se % as +e sIe-- ave Ven 70 ToT NV ann am
ais re said one 6esDerado a. he knocked his
fourteerrh bound victim the head. 7 think
have done gret-v well Go on in the same way
IN such wise were domestic missionary efforts
encouraged ny our forefathers More material
sr-erp-ise and effort were scarcely better re-
uarded. George Rogers Clark could Justly com
plat- u have given the United States half
the TERRITORY they possess. and for them 10 suf-
fer ne 70 remain iu poverty. in consequence Of
Il VIII not rebound much 70 their honor" It
could svan him nothing that the country tardily
paia his heirs the amount OF his claim thirteen
years asre- his death
N these days OF Panama Canal digging Il IS
interesting follow the progress Of the far
longer ditch dug from Lake Erie 70 the Hud-
sor Much n the way had 70 be hewn and ex-
esvstsd through the prinevaI forest where
the surveyors stakes could hardly be seen IN
the dense gloom" Special machinery was in
vented 70 clear the way for the diggers and 10
facilitate their operations. One machine work
ing OF the principle OF an endless screw. con-
nectsd with cable. wheel and a crank. ena-
bed single man 70 haul down g tree Of the
largest size without any cutting. Other novel
contrvsnces hauled the srumps from the ground
The whole cost OF the canal was under Ss OOO.-
CO., while the receipts during the first eight
years oc operation exceeded al estimates by
over 100000.
Readers 0: that sprightly periodical The
BOckra1," are promised for the coming year a
ssEial which ought TO prove OF capital interest
III. Maurice Hewlett has written IL He calls
Il "The STOPPING Lady" his heroine being one
"no Stoops 70 a lover far beneath her in station.
The scene is laid - London in the tine Of the
Aspolsunic wars
We are reminded os the excellent series OF
Sohn by 3 reprint Of Lanes Arabian Nights
which Is jUs- being brought out IN il by the
Macmillan 7 Is 70 fill four volumes two OF
which have thus far appeared In a brief pref
hce NJ Stanley Lane-PooIe explains the trif1ing
extent to which he has modified the edition Of
1852 tor Ire present publication. The integrity
O. the text Is preserved, and though a quantity
Ct the notes is omitted, this does nothing 20
diminish the se-E1cea bleness Of these volumes
;or the general reader. 70 whom they are, IN the
4ast resort. addressed Lanes version OF the
Nights" was long ago established in high re-
pure, and T. Is good TO have Il IN this new edi-
ton which is handy and inexpensive.
hero Of romantic adventures. who. from his
trst appearance n current fiction several years
sgo Won The favor Of q large public, turns up
again II a new volume Of short stories, Don Q
IN the Sierra" u. 3 Lippincott Company by K.
ana Heske-h Prichard. This hawk-nosed. bald
neaoec- Old br1gsnd IN his sornbre cloak makes
delightful company. IIis deeds may place him
q ocds with society but Of all the rascaIs whose
S-iVelry and charm have, in the novels been
EXPECTED 70 make them objects OF admiration.
ne Is perhaps. the most plausible and IikeabIe
hls good manners never fail him He iz al
ways the suaVe gentleman, with even "A touch
@ poetry in his attitude toward life The
S1'Aors of his being have no particular gracos
u stve, and they show ingenuity rather than
imagination IN those tales Of theirs in which he
a-Vays The central figure. It does not matter
what they set out 70 do they DO very well
IAey excite the readers curiosity as 10 how in
lle world Don Q's caprives are 20 be eztricated
"oa difficulty. or ag 10 what the brigand him
nav make or the perilous situations in
wien re is often involved. and. having set the
'saoer on the trail of e dramatic denouernent
~sy keep him warmly interested until the cIi-
I~< Is reached. This is the kind % book that
hnuses
>-other work Is 70 be added to the seven
eutA century travel series. in which was lately
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