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Same Old Tale of Cattle
Baron Versus Farmer.

The opposition of Western cattle
owners to the farmers encroachments
upon their ranges is made the basis of
a romance THE Cattle Baron's Daugh-
ter by Harold Bindloss. Hetty Tor
rance the daughter i'm the case. has
been educated i'm New York by her
millionaire father. owner of countless
herds and head Of the opposition to
the coming of the plowman to the
ranges With New York girl friend.
she returns to her old home. when the
trouble between the two factions is at
it's height. At the head of the plow-
man faction. to her astonishment, she
finds an old playmate, himself cat
tIeman and once friend of her fathers.
But there is now no friendship between
them, as the girl soon finds.
In the stirring events that follow
raids, shootings, murders and lynchings
the girl sides with her father. but
PLAYMATE is right. after all: that, too.
she thinks more of him than she had
thought A sensa tional elopement fol-
lows. with the cattle baron's riders in
hot pursuit. The arrival of United
states cavalry in the nick of time saves
the situation and enables the author to
end his book with honeymoon instead
of funeral.
The average reader will experience a
feeling of gratitude for the cavalry.
especially as the troop is commanded
by a rejected suitor of Hetty's. who
does the decent thing in the most ap-
proved style
(The Cattle Barons Daughter Pub
lished by Frederick A. Stokes Company,
New York. Price s1.50.)
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Sparrow Flies Into Lofty
Niche in Literature.

",rhe story Of Scraggles.' by George
Wharton James, is a tale of little
songbird which Professor James saved
from perishing of wet and cold and
which became his friend and COM
panion. Scraggles is not only a real
character. but probably the only bird
that ever breathed that has had a
serious book dedicated to it.
When Scraggles came into Professor
James life. he had just begun the
actual writing of I'm and Out of the
Old Missions OF California" and during
the building of the book the bird was
his constant companion, living with
him in his study and accompanying
him on his long walks. Now, just as
the last page of manuscript OF IN
and Out of Old Missions" was turned
from Mr.. James pen, Scraggles died.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Story of W0n1an's Club
Told From the Inside.

The ''woman's club problem" the
child labor problem" and a rafting
good love story all rolled into one is
Helen Winslow's The President of
Quex." published as serial last year
and just brought out in book form.
The story deals with woman's club
life from the inside. Quex being the
woman's club. and Mrs. Nancy Phayre
the president in the case. Mrs. Phayre,
a rich young widow, is made president
of QueX a year after her husband s
death. and Immediately the whole
course of the world changes for her
she has something worth while to do.
and does it. Under her politely siren
uous leadership the club takes up the
cause Of child labor and is pressing
the anti-child- labor laws before the
Legislature when it develops that Mrs.
Phayre is one of the worst offenders.
hundreds of children being employed in
her mills-worse still. they were put
there by her dead husband. father and
grandfather. The president of Quex
rises TO the situation. puts adults to
work in her mills and sends the chill
dren to school. Incidentally, Quex
doubles in membership because of this
splendid activity and sees one of its
favorite members elected to the school
board.
In the course of her activities against
child-labor Parker Clayton enters Mrs
Phayre's life. He is one of those ad-
mirablc men who stand up at woman's
gatherings, very straight. slim and
correct, in long Prince Alberts, and
make speeches on sociological prob
lens. lie has, OF course, given up his
career to work for the wretched, and
he has fine white hands and musical
voice of surprising volume His ma e
netism, too. holds everyb body in its
thrall. 1t would take pretty level
headed woman TO successfully resist
such combination. Anyhow the pres
ident Of Quex couldn't-or, at least,
dldnt-and so they were married. In
spite of his poverty and her riches it
was most admirable match. as all
the observing members OF Quex agreed.
Crhe President of Quex Published
by Lothrop, Lee G. Shepard Co. Boston.
Price $1.25.)
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Moral for Little Maids
Who Are Not Content.

In .Merrylips,' Beulah Marie Dix
tells a delightful story of a little sew
enteenth century maid who lived in
the strenuous days of Charles l and
wanted to be a boy. The book is dedi-
Gated ITO every little girl who has
wished for an hour to be little boy"
but it is more than child's story. 1t
is indeed one of the most entertaining
books of the year.
Merrylips, brought up to the age OF
eight years with her three brothers
in the great hall where her fathers
had lived for centuries, startles her
lady mother by her boyish pranks and
avowed intention of growing up into
a man. and is sent to live with her
godmother, gentlewoman who tact
fully trains her in the ways a little
girl should know. After year with
her godmother Cavalier and Round
head fly at each other, and the godmoth-
er, who belongs to the Kings party
and is custodian OF a large fortune in
Jewels, is forced to leave her estate.
On the eve of her fight Merrylips is
taken down with fever and is left be-
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Geronimo Dedicafes Book
TO Great White Chief.

Another book has been dedicated IN
President Roosevelt. Geronimo. the
Apache chief. who made things blood
lily interesting for two governments-
that of the United States and of Mex-
ico--for something more than a Quar-
ter of a century, has, through an in
terpreter and the editorial cunning OF
s. M. Barrett. given the world the
story of his life. Everybody con-
nected with the War Department IN
to but not including the President dis
'couraged its publication, but Roose-
welt finally granted the necessary per
mission. So Geronimo dedicated the
volume to the President because as
the old Indian says, II believe that he
is fair minded, and Will cause my peo-
pie to receive justice in the future. and
because he is chief of a great people .
The book itself is said to be pub-
lished just as Geronimo dictated it. 1t
deals with the history of the Apache
tribes and with Geromino's raids
against Mexicans and Americans. be-
ginning with the murder by Mexfcans
of Geronimo's wife and three children.
to his final imprisonment by the United
States Government. Geronimo severe
ly criticises the course of several we'll
known public men, whom he alleges
failed to keep faith with him or with
his people. prominent among them be-
ing General Miles.
While interesting from the stand
the most persistent warfare that In
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impossible Uncle Serves
to Provoke Laughter.

SEEING France With Uncle John" is
a clever satire on the American tourist
who does Europe in month. Uncle
John takes his two nieces to France
and is possessed of just two ideas. to
get over the ground as rapidly as pos
siblc and keep the girls out of the
way of designing young men. But
the two young gentlemen in love with
tho two young ladies manage to so
work upon Uncle Johns prejudices
that in the end he has no prejudices
against the young men--at all.
Uncle John is one of those impossible
Americans whom we read about much.
but never see-about as true to life
as the stage mIrishman or the Bret
Harte gambler. But he is as amusing
as the Irishman. and attractive as
the gambler, and the story of his ad-
ventures is well worth the reading by
any one who wishes good laugh and
has an hour to devote to it.
(Seeing France. With Uncle John.
Published by The Century Company,
New York. Price $1.50)
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Theme Is DiCkcneSque, but
Similarity Ends There.

There IS thematic similarity be-
tween Sir William Magnan's new novel,
The Master Spirit" and "A Tale of
Two cities" by Dickens. In each of
the stories one man rises to eminence
through the prompting Of a greater in
te1iect than his own. But the similar
tty ends there. Paul Gagtineau, whose
master spirit elevates Geoffr-y Her
riard to political prominence, is IN
character a far removal from devil
may-care, pessimistic Sidney Carton.
Gastineau's surprising intellect is used
for power and revenge, and its active
vehicle is ip a comparative sense. an
honest man. although he realizes that
he is utilized as the instrument 10
crafty a smarter mans unworthy de-
sfres. In the Dickens tale II was the
man OF brains who possessed the no.
bility Of character.
While at the zenith of his fame as
statesman Gastineau lost the use Of
his limbs in a railway accident, and
while his world mourned him as dead
he lived in obscurity, his indomitable
viii and intellect strong as ever he
had persuaded Herriard, young bar
1ister, TO let him dictate speeches ana
form plans by which fame would be
earned for the latter, and when the
story opens Herriard is receiving con-
Eratulations on the brilliancy Of his
orstorical effort in the House OF Com
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04

Had there been no st. Francis there
would have been no San Franciscan
order. and without the F'raEciscans
there would probably have been
no California Missions as We know
them. And st. Francis was passion
ate lover of birds. Mr.. James states
that. while pondering on these facts
it came to him as an inspiration to
dedicate his book to Scraggles. and he
did so. This caused so much inquiry
that the story OF Scra ggles seemed 10
be in order. and Mr.. James has told il
charming gly-or, rather. Scraggle does.
for the sparrow tells the story of her
being thrown out of her nest. Of her
recovery by Mr.. James. of the fast
friends they became and of the mar
velous experiences that she had
(The Story of Scraggles. Published by
Little, Brown & Co, Boston.)
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Typical American Youth
Is Nicely Presented.

"The Crimson Sweater" by Ralph
Henry Barbour. recounts the every
day experiences of n typical American
boy at a boarding school. and the au-
thor treats rather hackneyed sub
ject in way that holds the attention
of the reader-especially if the reader
be a boy himself-to the end.
Roy Porter. the hero. Is bright.
manly and more Interested in athletics
than in Latin. which is quite natural
and to be expected. After winning
the admiration of his schoolmates by
saving the football game for their side
and defeating their RIVALS. he forms a
hockey team to gain new honors, but
fails and takes his defeat as any fair
play loving lad would.
1t is a good. healthy book for boys,
and grown-ups will find it not lack
ing interest for them.
(The Crimson Sweater. Published
by the Century Company, New York.
Price S150)
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
New Book on Mars Affords
Food for Reflection.

The layman who delights in con-
templatlng the planet Mars as inhab-
tied by beings with Intelligence SINH
lar to that of the peoples of the earth
will find Edward s Morse's book,
Mars and Its Mysteries" entertain
ing and instructive reading. Mr..
Morse's study of the planet is for the
general reader, without any pretense
at personal investigation, with the ex-
ception of some thirty-four observa-
tions of the planet at the Lowell OBJ
servatory at Flagstaff. Arizona. But
the writer brings together about all
that has been said about Mars and
its possibilities.
Mr.. Morse holds that in answering
the question. Is Mars inhabited2 we
cannot look to the astronomer alone,
but to all classes of men whose ex-
perience fits them to throw light upon
the attractive problem. Thus, if the
so-called canals of Mars are regarded
as the expression of the work of rea-
soning beings irrigating large areas,
men familiar with the work of irri-
cation are better fitted than the as
tronomer, although working on the
data furnished by the astronomer, to
answer the question. Nevertheless,
Mr.. Morse points out that since the
figure of the earth was determined,
the worlds greatest astronomers have
held that the inhabitation of the neigh
boring planet is not only possible but
very probable. This is not true of
astronomers only. but of many other
great thinkers.
Naturally the mysterious canals" of
Mars claim much of the writer's at
tentfon He concludes that the vast
bands of color which cross the planet
are not Of water but of vegetation.
What we see then" he says. lis not
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-04
Sketch of Child Character
That Is Worth While.

A book that has all the earmarks of
a best seller" is The Little King of
Angels Landing" by Elmore Elliott
Peake-
In steamship explosion on the Ohio
a babe is miraculously saved from
death and falls into the hands of a
kindly old bachelor who lives alone,
and in his loneliness attempts to rear
the little waif that providence has sent
him. Although the child's life has
been spared, he is hopeless cripple
He grows UP TO be nine years old with
the rougher element among the boys of
his river town. with whom, In spite of
his infirmity. he becomes leader. His
guardian is counted an "infidel' and
woman hater," and the child be-
comes saturated with the narrow view
OF life that his home and surroundings
teach. With his small prejudices, the
suspicion of a cripple. his naturally
generous and chivalrous character
brings him in contact with some fine.
wholesome people, his teacher. whose
common sense way of handling him,
changes his life. and a minister, whose
Sunday-school he has been persuaded
to attend. being chief among them
These bring out the best that is in the
lad. and the process of il makes a most
delightful story.
The discussion of Christ as hero,
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minister, shows the happily drawn and
well sustained character finely. The
boy had confided in the minister that
the reason that he danced in saloons
a thing for which the minister had re-
preached him-was to get money to
have his body Strengthened that he
might marry his teacher. a weakness
on his part which he feared might pro-
woke ridicule, but the minister said:
NOW the Vbn dnpSrsf fo-
a good woman is not a good man. The
greatest heroes. the heroes of history,
have always loved good women Not
only that they have tried TO be like
them in tenderness and delicacy. Christ
himself was as gentle as a woman"
You don't call Christ a hero. do
your demanded Abe incredulously.
Il certainly do-the greatest hero of
them all"
Il never thought mich of him in
some ways" answered the boy, simply
But they might have lied about him
at Sunday-school," he added judi
ciously.
What did YOU hear about Christ at
Sunday school that made you think
less OF him?" demanded the minister.
We'll, his takin' water every time.
for one thing. and putin back that
feller's ear after Peter cut it off. If a
boy slugs me, I'll slug him back. just
like you or any other man would do
But look at Christ when they came to
cruelty him. He just let 'em do it,
he exclaimed with flashing eye, when
he was able 10 call all them angels
down with swords and wipe out the
whole gang. That allus kind of killed
Christ for me-"
The money that the Old-headed little
cripple had saved TO mend his broken
body went to secure notes that his
teacher might be voted the most popu-
lar young lady of her district. and the
generous little soul. on the surface so
hcpelessly material, was finally won to
its highest attainments. The book
ends prettily, with the child being re-
stored TO his parents
l-The Little King of Angels Land
ing. published by y. Appleton & Co,
Boston. Price sL25).
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hind. The little girl falls into the
hands of the enemy, to be rescued by
one of her brothers. who. to assist
in her escape disguises her a little
boy. He tells her that she must never
let it be known that she is a little
girl, to friend or foe, until she is safe
at home. The brother is captured by
the enemy and Merrylips finds herself
disguised as a boy in a Cavalier fort
ress without friend to whom she
can turn. But she pluckily lives
a little boy until the fortress falls.
and then still disguised, she makes
her way across England TO her faith
er's home. Before she reaches there,
however. she has adventures which
make her long for skirts and dresses,
and cure her of all inclination to grow
up into a man.
There is not a dull line In the book,
and the adult will get as much en-
tertainment out of ii as the little girl
who. like Merrylips, wishes to be
boy.
(Merrylips Published by The Mac
milan Company, New York;
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mons. Then the INSCRIPTIONS Gasti-
neau, having fashioned his tool. begins
10 use ii to punish certain persons who
had opposed his own struggle to reach
the place where he has placed another,
and his plan is progressing nicely when
Herriard falls in love with an Aus
trian Countess who had been passion
ately admired by his mentor ere ply
ical helplessness came to him. IL the
complications that ensue there are a
murder mystery and the miraculous
cure of Gastineau TO strengthen the
story and tax the readers credulity, but
the literary style is good and although
far from being subtle in his delneation
of psychological subject. the author
makes his narrative dramatically in
teresting.
(The Master Spirit. Published by Lit
tie, Brown & Co, Boston. Price S1.5O.)
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the canal which may be a slender
stream of water, but broad band of
vegetation. irrigated from these mar
row channels. These lines penetrate
and cross the dark regions in various
directions, which again offer addition
al proof that the so-called seas are
not seas but areas of vegetation
sparsely scattered, against which the
irrigated portions are of sufficient
strength and color to show"
Mr.. Morse goes at his task with all
the confidence of the amateur. Dogma,
whether the astronomer or churchman.
is toppled over with neatness and
dispatch. Dogma, says Emerson.
"shrivels as dry leaves at the door of
the observatory" Mr.. Morse evidently
takes his cue from Emerson, and, act
ing on it, succeeds in making very
entertaining and suggestive book.
MARS and It's Mysteries. Published
by Little, Brown & Co, Boston. Price
SD
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T j. Mcbride & Son. New York
A History OF the People OF the Unit
ed States. by John Bach McMastsr; d.
Appleton & Co. New York.
Witch Crow and Barney Bylow. by
James Ball Naylor: the Saalheld Pub
fishing Company. Akron. ohio.
The Chsrlatans. by Bert Lesion Tay-
lor: the Bobbs-Merril1 Company, In
dianapolis.
The Washington Word List BY Esta-
brook Chancellor the Macmillan Com
pany. New York.
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Books Received.

Foibles OF the Bar. by Henry s. Will
cox; Legal Literature Company. Chf-
cago.
FoibIes OF the Bench. by Henry s.
wilcox; Legal Literature Company,
Chicago.
Princess Martha. by Percy Byebner;
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dians ever waged against the United
States Government. the volume cannot
be said to add materially to our fund
of Indian traditions and history.
(Geronimo's Story of His Life. Pub
lished by Dufield & Co., New York.
Price sI501
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-02-16
A Few Legislative Notes

Hon Frederick anes of Wnnbago County, Tenth Senatorial District
who declared will
the
saloon by cutting the County feature opposition
county candidate understand has him.
predict here
the inside OF the hall representative from the Tenth
Senatorial District The Of the Tenth Senatorial District like
other people this state DEAL They do
who will sacrifice the whole of local option that
he have though that idea
they
than this they believe that all the the
stand the effects of the saloon which produces
protect the homes that destroying should therefore the right
vote the question They believe that that which touheth all
should be approved by ALL.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-02-16

The Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany, which operates the elevated and
subway railway lines in New York city,
has put into effect a rule against drink
ing which is more rigidly enforced than
any other. Even the odor of liquor on
a mans breath will cause instant dis
missal from the company's service, and
all men being employed must sign
contract not to drink.-Wine and Spirit
Gazette.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-02-16

The Commissioner of Internal Re-
venue has recently decided that a ply
stefan cannot prescribe whisky to pa
tient when it is not compounded with
medicine, without involving himself in
a special tax liability, even though the
whisky may have been prescribed and
sold for medicinal purposes only
Wine and Spirit Gazette.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-02-16
Unidentified"

TO- Is that the liquor
and hand in with the saloon representatives paid
tention to the wishes Of your constituents?
H. In other
tative representative Of the
a things together
referred which which
know chief
fused be here this evening frank discussion
where the facts will confront face to face?
of his constituency unless he them him freedom
forth and his
Similar meetings held Sandwich held
De Kalb County throughout
Part of the the filled
male quarte from Sycamore This will
large
Of the work carried
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-02-16
Bonaparte's independence
Morals Before Party is Advice of Great
Leader

Leader
In his address before the United So
ciety of Christian Endeavor, the Hon.
Charles ]. Bonaparte, secretary of the
navy and president of the National Mu-
nicipal League, said:
"The true lesson is that the question
of good government in America is essen
TALLY political one this is indeed true
of all governments, but more clearly
and emphatically of popular govern
ment than of any other. 1 mean by
this that what the friends of good gov
eminent in America (and especially in
America today have to do is much less
to devise methods for the efficient and
economical administration of public
affairs than clearly and frequently to
set forth, and constantly and forcibly
impress on the attention of their fellow
citizens, the true and admitted ends and
principles of government, and the daily
manifest and grievous derelictions of
duty on the part of public officers and of
the voters.
If, letting Utopia take care of itself,
dealing with present duty, which of a
surety needs and deserves our full
strength, we obey the voice of honor and
conscience within us, and do what we
know ought to be done now and here.
that which seemed impossible may we'll
come to pass; indeed, it will surely
come to pass, if we but try and try with
out ceasing to bring it, AS we strive
to gain better government, we shall
come to deserve one, and when we de-
serve this we shall have this. Free
dom is not the birthright of slum-
berers.'
Mr.. Bonaparte is man of the sort
of independence that causes him to seek
the end of good government by indie
pendent action when he deems it neces-
sary and by party means when that ap-
pears to him the surer way.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1906-02-16
THE ILLINOIS ISSUE
The Bar
The saloon is sometimes called bar, that s true

The saloon is sometimes called ba
A bar to heaven, a door to hell;
Whoever named it, named it we'll
A bar to manliness and wealth,
A door to want and broken health.
A bar to honor, pride and fame,
A door to sin, and grief and shame.
A bar to hope, bar to prayer,
A door to darkness and despair.
A bar to honored, useful life,
A door to brawling, senseless strife.
A bar to all that s true and brave,
A door to every drunkard grave.
A bar to joys that home imparts,
A door to tears and aching hearts.
A bar to heaven, a door to hell,
Whoever named it, named it well.