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BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
BIOGRAPHY.

THE MEMOIRS OF ANN LADY FANSHAWE. WIFE
OF THE; RIGHT HON. SIR RICHARD FANSHAWE.
IIART. 1900 -. Reprinted from the original
script in the possession Of Mr.. Evelyn John Fan
shave Of PaTsloes. With four photOsravure por-
traits twenty-our other reproduct tons Svo, PIP.
xiii Gi7. THE John Lane Company
little than n third OF this volume is given
To the Memoirs following which exhaustive
notes by editor five appendices and pedigree OF
the Fanshawe family from l4O0 TO 1907 The work
Is Illustrated from portraits by Lely. Teniers.
Veasurez others and from photographs OF places.
w 8 GILBERT. BY piith a Browne with twenty
three Illustrations. 12mo. PIP X &c CThe John Lane
Company
Reviewed another column.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
HIS FIRST PRACTICE.

A young man Philadelphia who many months
ago huns, up his shnsie attorney has
not as vet been overwhelmed with clients A
friend, entering the office the other day. noticed
on the desk cheap alarm clock
Taking il home. eh?'' he observed. Good thing
at this time of year. Every ones liable 10
sleep these spring mornings
The lawyer smiled Il have not purchased that
clock for the you mention L keep here
to waken me vAlen It's time 10 go home JUdSSo
Library.
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centricities and "Reminiscences Of Well known
Men and Women Who Are or Have Been Prom
inent in the Public Eye. Collected edited and
presented public by John De Morgan
12mO. PIP. 164. paul Elder & Coz
THE AMERICAN ESPERANTO BOOK A Compen-
dunn of the International Language Compiled
and edited by Arthur Baker. 16mo. PIP 1SO
(Chicago: Charles II. Kerr & Coz
ENTIRE NOUS SERIES Illustrated. 12ro. (Thomas
Y. CroweII & Coz
series of booklets devoted to short
by popular American writers.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY OF THE cINCIN-
tTI nv Charles Iukens Davis Illustrated.
svo DID. v. lo5. published by the Society,"
A concise history of the organization of the
society.
now TO TELL. THE BIRDS FROM THE FLOWERS.
A Manual of FIornithology. For Beginners
Verses and Illustrations by Robert Williams
wood l2mo, PIP. rs tPaul Elder col
collection of nonsense
IN LIGHTER VEIN. Collection OF Anecdotes
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
JUVENILE.

.NDrRoN TALES. BY John Kendrck Bangs Illus
trated by Clare Victor Dwiggins svo. PIP 1o2-
(phuadeiphfa: John C. Winston Company
ADVENTURES OF UNCLE SANS SOLDIERS. BY
a. General Charles King. John Habberton. captain
charles A. Curtis, Lieutenant Charles ID. Rhodes
and Others 16mo. pp. XII 243. Uaarper & Bros
In Harper's Adventure Series"
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AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS.

Albany. Aug. 2.-Superintendent Otto Kelsey ca
the state Insurance Department authorized to-day
the Eastern Life Insurance Company of New York
20 transact business. The company has paid IN
caDitaI of SlGOGoO
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

ham Mineral Railroad. branch OF the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad. at Johns station. to-day
The wreck was caused by spreading rails
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
NDER the guise Of genial Billy
II Sanders, THE NEGRO PROB

Sanders, THE NELSO fEOb-
LEM and it's remedy are discussed
by Joel Chandler Harris, Editor of Uncle
Remus's Magazine. These views are not
those of an itinerant, for Billy Sanders
has known the negro for nigh onto sixty
years.
The Richmond Girl. drawn by E. NJ.
Ashe as the cover design, is feature OF
the September issue. She's typically Vir-
ginian-
Little Children on the SHGp-BeGB Farm
is an editorial that will appeal to every
man and woman with heart-Or child
other FeGtUT6S-A mOtOr-car story, by
Louise Closer Hale author of Motor
Car Divorce" illustrated by Walter Hale;
NJ A. Lane writes of Weismann. the great
zOolOgist, brilliantly but simply; Harold
BOlce and Paul TietjenS contribute two
strong depaTtmentS-the New York View
point and the Drama
Ficti0H-"The King of N1akawaO's Jes
ter by John Fleming Wilson. author of
THE Schooner Mary E. Foster: Guar
dian: THE TribuIatiOns of a Rhyme-Fac-
tory" by Don Marquis: "The Serpent in
the Garden" by NOrval Richardson. and
.'The Kiss Denied by Reina Melcher-
IUHSfrGfiOHS-By Charlotte Harding.
James Preston. Alice Beach Winter, r. III.
PaIenske. G.. u. Haynes and r. J. Dean.
If you can't get a copy from the news
dealers send postal for a sample We'd
like your subscription The price is only
S1.O0 per year. Address
Uncle Remus's Magazine
ATLANTA, GA
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
Current Tah of Things Present
and to Come.

Mr. Swinburne who has been silent for con-
siderable period, has lately written a poem II
will be printed in the September number of THE
Fortnightly Review"
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

The Macmillan Company has In press a ne"
book by Mr.. owen Wister not a novel, but a
biographical study. It's title is The seven ages
Of washington" and in II the author Is SAID 10
give not a detailed account OF the first Presl-
dents life. but rather a comprehensive sum-
ming IN of his character and influence
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

Mr.. John Oxenham. who left so interesting an
impression with his novel Of Russian life called
THE Long Road" has just brought out announcer
story called "Rising Fortunes. II Is ho'h
with two heroes. a pair of young Scotchiheh WHO
set out from Edinburgh to London 10 win their
way in the world
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
NATURE STUDY.

DAFFoDILs. NARCIssUs. AND HOW TO GRoI
THEM AS HARDY PLANTS AND FOR CU
FLOWERS. With Guide to the Best yarietie
BY A. NJ Kirby. Illustrated 12mo, PIP 23
doubleday. Page Coz
In "The Garden Library
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POETRY.

THE ROMANCE OF KING ARTHUR BY Francis
Coutts. limo. pp xiv. 21s- (The John Lane
Company
THE SNOW BRIDE, AND OTHER POEMS. b.
Daniel Hugh Verder. N. n 12mo, 14O- (Pri-
Vately printed.)
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
SOCIOLOGY.

REVOLUTION AND COUNTER REVOLUTION IN
GERMANY IN 1s4s. By Karl Marx Edited 10y
Eleanor Marx Avelng. 16mO, 1872 (Chi-
cago: Charles II Kerr & Coz
In the STANDARD Socialist Series
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

The Century Company will publish early in
the fall The Quest OF the Colonial a book by
Robert and Elizabeth ShackletOn. These writers
have travelled much in the United States hunt
ing for old furniture. brass and china. In their
forthcoming volume they relate their expert
ences and describe their possessions.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24
Rare Books and Prints IN Europe.
IS A ALL-OUT-oF-PRI>T-B WRITE ME:

get you any book ever published on any
subject The expert book finder extant- When IN
England call and see my 100000 books BAKERS
GREAT BOOK SHOP. John Bright st. Birmingham
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

before you get to it. should not wonder II some
day you will be a professor of languages
The first second time when L coIlVersed With
Borrow in the British Museum, where ne "s1S
examining old Irish manuscript, and nade the
remark 70 me that he did not believe there was a
man now living who could really read sucn WORKS.
But this Nestor of the Romany ryes, VINO 5 Wa5
indeed a man of marvellous attainment ana fedI
genius was somewhat touched with the very very
common weakness of the old school thaC ne hlu
mastered many subjects Thus. he posltlveIy y9 de-
cared in his ''Lavoll that there are only o~enov i've
manuscript collection actually contains contains as
tween three and four thousand, all approNeu 90
authentic by the late Professor f. h. faHleL II5
What Borrow would have said had ne Deen III, .G11
that there were thousands of tnkerS now HVihS
who spoke the secret language Of the bafdS. 1H,
which was probably that of the Drulds-pasSes o0
lecture.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

We have received from Mr. Charles Barrnore'
tho rub,isber Of prints portraits of Lincoln and
Mark Twain. etched by Otto J. Schneider Both
are executed with admirable freedom and GER
tain feeling for pictorial effect The Lincoln is
based on the Gardner photograph. taken IN loof
the full face showing the President bearded IL
is dignified study and at the same time Is So
handled technically to possess good oeai Oh
animation. The portrait of Mark Twain was
tra wn from life and worked up with some AID
from a photograph The humorfst is presented
standing with his hands resting against MS
pockets There is a vivid play of light ana
shade about the picturesque head, Mr. Schneid-
er's vivacfous and facile touch counting 10 spe-
cal good purpose in mis- treatment OF the Han
Both of these plates of fair dimensions
r,ba,, mako striking souvenirs of their respective
subjects.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

Students of modern italian history ana espe-
cially of Mazzini's career, well remember 'Ne
grievance that he had against Lord Aperdeeh'
whom he held responsible for the opening py the
British postal authorities Of letters addressed 10
him when he was living in exile in London Mr..
q r Trevelyan the author Of the interesting
hook on Garibaldi which we reviewed not long
ago was driven by his Investigations TO accept
Mazzini's well known dictum on the matter that
Aberdeen and other honorable English gentle
men engaged in politics drew distinction ne
tween public and private ethics" Further deal
ings with the whole question have caused MN
TO revise his views, and in the course OF q letter
to '.The London Times he says: L nave ho"
reason TO doubt whether Aberdeen was 'le
prnne mover I'm the letter opening business ana
II have proof positive now lying before me that
he came to regret it exceedingly
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

Miss Edith 4. Browne has contributed to the
series OF booklets on Stars of the Stage, which
IS published by the John Lane Company.
sketch Of Mr.. W. s. Gilbert. 1t is a lightly
touched performance. giving the main facts OF
Gnbert's career. with here and there an anec-
dote. II seems that he can recollect romantic
episode in which he figured at the tender age of
two The family was in Naples and he was
sent out for a walk with his nurse. who. on
beirg told by two men that "the English gentle
man had sent them for the baby" promptly
handed over her charge. The were
b.igands. and it took small detachment of
carabinicr duly provided with the sum OF f25.
to rescue the child. Gilbert distinctly remem-
bers" says Miss Brown, riding in front of
man on an animal, through what seemed to be
n cutting with steep banks on either side; in
later days, when he was again in Naples. he
recognized in the Via PosppO the which
had irl pressed itself on his infant memory In
his fifteenth year his passion for the stage led
him 10 seek an interview with Charles kean,
who knew his father. The wise actor sent him
home. Miss Browne adds to her biography
list of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. with the
dates of their production. There is also bib
biography. and scattered through the volume
n number of photographs
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

Librarians are very useful and often sadly
overworked functionaries, and If sometimes they
take their Office with great seriousness no one
can grudge them this very small satisfaction.
It is always good, however. to have matters OF
classification properly understood. and so we re-
print with appreciation these remarks made by
a writer in The Library Association Record;
The question has often been posed rs librarian
shp a profession" And as often it has been an
swered in the affirmative But however often tihS
affirmative is made. the question itself remains
and the brings us no nearer the solution OF
the true underlying practical query. And TINS with
good reason for the definition of professionalism is
of necessity vague. It Is. after ALL but a popular
training and culture among mental workers IN the
same that the inferior clerk Is feIt 70
stand apart from the best mechanic. Putting ASIDE
the artists in word and action and form. the writer
the actor the sculptor and the painter. one class OF
profession represented by the army. the navy anu
standing and private income play ruling part
To this form professionalism, naturally the IL
hrnrian lays no claim. There IS another class.
rigdly examined. protected by IA iegaI register
against the competition of all unauthorized persons
RIt m. librarian cannot rank with the doctor: the
chemist and the lawyer Their exclusive privileges
are granted merely protection. perhaps or Il
somewhat theoretical nature. against moral or ma
teral damage the public The third, and greater
class TO which the librarian may legitimately as
rIra 10 belong Is that wide one in which some au-
tborftativc recognition OF experience and learning
serves TO stamp a man a tried and trustworthy.
and proclairns him such before his fellow clti-
zeue DID space permit, many instances interTe-
dIate between scholastic and architectural pro-
fessions might be quoted.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

Strangely set among all these CHEEKY and
graceful pages is a chapter, "An but Murder
That Night which is full Of grim suggestion
Even in city, when there is a grassy plot
and a water supply, may the lover Of flowers
have a lily pool. So gather from Mr. Bisset,
who offers mass Of practical instruction, to-
gether with a quantity of remarkably beautiful
halftones OF water plants and blossoms. Those
whose energies would fail before the prospect
OF raising water lilies from seed or coddiing
rare and delicate kinds in cleaning pond set
round with dainty strawberries and plumed
grasses may even have Sacred Lotus growing
In q haH-barrel In arid backyard. Let IL not
be forgotten that the barrel requires also few
goldfish TO work devastation among the MOS
quito larva. Like most other gardens a water
garden demands constant care. Pests that eat
the leaves come 81 swarms-aphides. leaf miners,
leaf beetles and other odious creatures Of that
uiees the evil nluskrat and mice in winter eat
tne sleeping lily roots; snakes dine OF the choice
soioi1sh: turtles destroy the seed vessels OF the
hnes and the young growths; and crawf1sh make
hevoc In the banks OF the pond. But 1t would
"een tnst eternal vigilance were a small price to
my Portraits float upon the CLASSY, cool, trans
Cncommonly faithful to life are the drawings
IN color OF exquisite American wiIdlings which
are Included In the book Of Lilies and Orchids I"
i"s 70 saying much. for the true coloring of the
niooei Is not always even often found in
Illustrations OF flowers. Miss Boardrnan has
extraordinarily successful in her attempts.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-24

THE STORY OF PORT ROYAL BY Ethel Ro-
$40. pp. 5o4. f. =. Dutton & co.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
AMONG THE MINORS

Manager Armstrong, OF the Joplin
team, is prospective manager of the
Topeka team. 1t is known that Arm.
strong has been offered the manager
ship of the champions.
II the proposed post-season series
between the champion teams of this
league and the Central league falls
through such series with the Wis
consin league champions is available,
as President Moll, of the Wisconsin
league, is eager to arrange such a
series.
Arrangements are under way by
which the pennant winners in this
league and in the Central league will
meet in series of games TO decide
the b class championship. The games
are to be played Immediately at the
close of the two leagues, on Septem-
ber 10.
The Springfield club has sold first
baseman Sam Reed to Shreveport for
$500.
A post'season series Is being arrang-
ed for between Toronto and Buffalo,
of the Eastern league, and Toledo and
Columbus. OF the American associa.
tlon. The series should be an inter.
esting one and will serve to get a line
of the relative strength OF the two
leagues.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
Dogs Ashes Preserved in an Urn.

A Philadelphia young woman, the
former mistress of an intelligent lit
tie fox terrier, who, until he died, was
the pet OF an entire neighborhood, has
hit upon most unusual method OF
keeping fresh the memory OF her little
pet. When the dog was taken sick
his mistress summoned at once vet.
erinarlan, who did everything possible
TO save the animal, but all to no pur-
pose. When 1t finally died the young
woman was disconsolate and eagerly
seized upon suggestion made half in
jest by friend that she have the re-
mains cremated The doctor was dele
gated to secure the services of assist
ants, and the ashes, after the cere.
mony, We're incased In a handsome
bronze vase, which now rests on a
table in the drawing room of the
woman. Beside the urn stands the
picture OF the little dog, taken when
he was standing at attention at the
command Of his mistress.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
WOULD ENLARGE BATTER'S
BOX TO IMPROVE HITTING
MANAGER M'ALEER, OF ST. LOUIS
AMERICANS, IN FAVOR OF
ADDING THREE FEET.

While Fielder Jones, leader Of the
champion White SoX, has been carry.
ing on his campaign against the spi,
ball ii remains for Manager Jimmy Nc.
Aleer, of the st. Louis Americans, to
suggest a practical remedy for not
only this, but to increase the battine
as well. II is nothing more nor less than
increasing the length OF the batters'
box and giving the batters more room
in which to maneuver.
AT present the batters box is six
feet long and four feet wide. half of 1t
being in front of the plate and half be-
hind. McAleer thinks that an exten.
sion of two or three feet on the front
end of the box would help the batter
along lot, without in any way inter.
fering with the present arrangement
of the game. This would give the bat
ter chance to run on the ball and
hit either a spit ball, curve. or break
before the latter>had a chance to devi-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
WOULD BAR THE WEALTHY.
Woman Ascetie Goes to Extremes In
Her Doctrines.

Whatever may be said about WON.
ans love of clothes and display, your
only true ascetic Is woman. MISC
Martha Bortle, preacher and clut
woman of Washington, is the latest
proof OF this fact. A few days ago
she addressed the Woman's club at
ChautauQua. n. Y, and even in that
spot, where the PRONUNCIATION of a
new doctrine is as common as the
breathing of the air, she made her
hearers gasp. Evidently Miss Bortle
accepts literally the parable OF the
rich man being in the same predica.
ment as the camel which would pass
through the needles eye, for she said:
II should like TO build elegant
churches in the slums, but l would
put up large bulletin board in front
with the notice: No persons wearing
diamonds shall enter this church. No
automobiles shall stop at this church.
No one who rides in a carriage shall
stop or enter this church. Only those
who walk or ride in street car are
entitled to seat in this house.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
SPIKE CAUSES MANY INJURIES
Hundreds of Base Ball Players Are
Laid Low by II Every Year.

Injuries resulting from spiking in
base ball are numerous. and every
season hundreds of ball players are
put on the hospital list because OF the
use of spikes, and many pennant
race has been changed because OF
these injuries inflicted on some star
player of a team which was fighting
for the flag. ,.
The variety Of spike now used be-
comes dangerous II player in slid
Ing feet first comes in contact with
the limb of an opponent. But as yet
no substitute has been found for the
murderous steel shoe attachments
that will answer the same purpose
that is, preserve the players speed
without detriment to some othal
players person.
A rubber-heeled and rubber-soled shoe
is talked Of, but this will not answer
the purpose. The leather spike us ed
in football is much too heavy aud
would decrease speed.
1t is a serious problem which might
have been taken up by the tribunal al
The Hague had Roger Bresnahan been
able to get leave OF absence to pre-
sent the case.
Players and magnates would wei
come something less dangerous than
the steel spike, but up to date there
is nothing in sight which will answer
the purpose.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
~ @ @ CURES
-. -. -. BLOOD POISON

Blood Poison usually little
ulcer which does always excite suspicion because Of its
firmly rooted the blood the mouth and
throat rash breaks the body
the hair begins glands the neck SWELL and often
ulceratng III
causing
makes physical wreck the
will with disease powerful Contagious Blood Poison
for the virus remains the Blood the trouble
toward dangerous stage and the end get beyond the reach
reliable Blood
Poison and that S. the greatest of all blood purifiers This remedy
attacks the disease the right going the blood and
the the blood
strengthens different of the body system and
humiaing
patient under the influence of s. s. and
continues until vg the driven from the blood and tho
sufferer completely restored health s. is not experiment
stage and being entirely free from minerals is safe we'll certain
suffering debasng
of
treatment book the disease medical all write
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ATLANTA. CA.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25

Larry Doyle has turned from
lemon into a peach in the eyes OF
Gotham fans.
Chicago players tout Miller Higgins
as the next manager of the Cincinnati
team.
Sherwood Magee and Hans Wagner
are having a hot race for top batting
honors
Pttsburg has not won game from
Pat Flaherty since his return to the
National league.
Frank Chance of the Cubs, picks
the Athletics as the next contenders
with the Cubs in the worlds series.
st. Louis critics believe that in an.
other season Bobby Byrne will he ac-
cepted as champion of the third
cushion.
Manager Hanlon recently made an
unsuccessful effort TO purchase Bob
Unglaub from the Boston American
club.
The Boston club has secured Short
Stop Oscar Westerberg from the Oak
land club of the outlaw California
State league.
Catcher Hardy made his debut with
the Cubs in Brooklyn. The scribes OF
that burg say that Hardy should prove
a star with year In Kings com
1any.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25
INFERRED IN STRANGE STYLE.
Man Who Wanted Books In His Coffin
Burial Robe Of Scarlet Silk.

Sir James Colquhoun, whose recent
ly proved will contains direction that
his body should be dressed for burial
In evening costume. was one of many
men who have made unconventional
arrangements for their interment,
says the Westminster Gazette. One
OF the most singular of these testa-
mentary directions was that of John
Underwood, OF Whittlesea, whose
body, fully dressed, was placed in
green coffin. Under his head was
placed a copy of Horace. his feet rest
ed on Bentley's Milton" Bentley's
Horace" was placed beneath his
back, and on his right and left were
third Horace and a Greek Testament.
Mrs. Margaret Cousins, Of Cuxton, in
Kent, made her last journey attired in
a flaming dress of scarlet silk; and
a coal newer, of Tong. near Leeds
lone Jack Hustler) was laid to rest
with his head pillowed on a lump OF
coal and with his pipe and tobacco
by his side.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-25

ate from straight line. Under the
present rules If batter hits a ball
while out of the batters' box he is
called out.
Most of the batters now stand close
into the plate, or on line with the
center of it, in order to Judge whether
a ball is over or not. This gives them
only the part Of the box in front of the
plate in which to move, or less than
three feet. Even a good, long stride
will take a batter over the front line
of the box. The after three feet of
the box are useless ground for most
batters.
With even two feet more added to
the front of the box batter could get
running start at the ball and hit II
before there was a chance for break