Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-03

Emile Poulsson, whose noted book,
Finger Plays" goes steadily through
edition after edition, and who has long
had a leading name In the kindergar-
ten work OF this country. is one Of the
few who can write really musical and
well-liked rhymes for children. and
her new book, The Runaway Donkey
aid Other Rhymes" proves it.
"'If': Guide to Bad Manners" Is
an amusing little volume of burlesque
verses and Illustrations by James
Montgomery Flagg. A number Of pop
ular but mistaken weaknesses and
ways Of humanity are carlcatured in
its nerrily sarcastic pages, and though
Little Of this sort OF thing goes a
lons way, there are a number OF hearty
laughs in the book.
Marriage" by Jane Dearborn Mills,
represents a new, enlarged and entire
ly rewritten edition of this little vol
ume. Prettily bound and printed, II
aims to help toward higher happiness,
through spiritual marriage. There is
no doubt OF the writer's fine intent or
enthusiasm. Marriage is character
growth and is gained through service"
is the foreword that opens the book.
"Glad Tidings: How to Obtain Hap
piness and Health" is the title Of
book concerning which the author, who
wishes to be known simply as "a re-
tired business man OF Chicago" says
that 1t has been written "to do good,
not to make money" Evangelical but
nonsectarian in character, it aims to
point out "the way to happiness and
health by following the teachings OF
Jesus"
Reading the Pepper Books is Just
like having the fun yourself" is the
unique expression Of girl OF 10 after
reading these famous books, and no
one has ever better expressed the true
secret OF the charm and enormous pop
ularity of this series, the tenth vol
ume Of which, Ben Pepper" Is now
ready. Other members OF the family
had had books named after them, and
1t was only fair that Ben, the "quiet,
steady-as-a-rock boy" should have sim
liar attention.
Miss Braddon, the novelist, enjoyed
her first triumph more than forty years
ago, but at 6S years OF 6ge-her birth
day fell a few days ago-she is still
able to weave plots with the best OF
them. Lady Audley's Secret" the
most notable piece OF fiction which
she devised, was her second long story,
and she was only "a when ii was pro-
duced. There is strange story of its
origin. John Maxwell, the publisher,
had determined to start a magazine.
By an unfortunate accident the serial
story was not forthcoming. The pub
Usher and editor were at their wits
end. Miss Braddon heard OF the diff
Guilty, and went to see the editor. There
were only twenty-four hours to spare.
what Is the latest time you could
give meT asked the young novelist
WELL" replied the editor, III the man
uscript Of the opening chapters were
to be on my breakfast table in the
morning that would be in time" Next
morning when the editor went down TO
his breakfast, he found among his let
tiers the first few chapters of Lady
Audley's Secret" The plot Of it Miss
Braddon had had in her mind; the writ
ing had been done at fever heat In a
few hours.
THE speculatlons OF John Steele"
by Robert Barr, recently. published In
parts serially and since elaborated into
a book, is an absorbing story Of one
mans struggles in the financial world.
The first, and by far best, part of the
story is taken up with his experience
In the railroad business, in which
Steele, as station master and general
utility man at an obscure way station
Kitchens Siding-shows wonderful
capacity and judgment In an emergen-
cy and rises from obscurity to emf
nence In railway circles, sometimes
over the heads OF older officials. He
is left a fortune by an uncle, loses
most Of 1t through those manipulations
peculiar to railway magnates-of his
own system, too-and goes of to Eu-
rope IN nun. a remnant or good
stock nets him a tidy sum on the rise,
and be returns to America to pursue a
series Of exciting but fruitless specu-
lativs contests, wherein he Is always
worsted by one opponent more shrewd
than he, with almost boundless re-
sources. His fortune Ia swept away,
but through certain poetic justice
he gets 1t all back and more In marry
ing the daughter OF his late business
enemy. John Steele is a vitality realis-
tic character and the history Of his
speculative enterprises is absorbing in
the extreme. but the effort to develop
convincingly sentimental side to him
in vain. Womankind enter more or
less into his mlsfortunes, but the final
love episode is merely grotesuue, a rc-
grettsble lapse from the otherwise mr.
tistic work In the book.
Looking Mt Himself
I'VE had quite a prominent actor as
guest at our house the other even
ing"
"Graciousl didn't you find 1t hard to