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His Couriship''

BY Helen r. Martin. author of .'Tillie. a
Mennonite Maid Illustrated by Alice
Barber stephens. Published by Mcclure,
Phillips & Co. New York.
It has been a long time since Mrs.
Martin has given the public Ions
novel 1t has seen her name only in
connection with short magazine stories.
This long story is, therefore, doubly
welcome.
The story of Eunice. the heroine OF
"His Courtship." is very different from
that of Tillie,p the Mennonite maid. But
Eunice is just as appeaiingly feminine,
and at times pathetic. and withal fully
as charming as Tillie.
This is the tale of college professor.
one Peter Kinross, who goes to the
Morningstars' farm to find a little rest.
He is scarcely settled when he hears
that two young ladies are also coming
to board and when he discovers that
they are the daughters of the president
of his college and her cousin, he ar
ranges with the farmers family that he
shall pass as their hired man.
Eunice is supposedly the adopted
daughter of the Morningstars. Kinross
can not quite make out the mystery.
for she is the household drudge and
yet seems more refined than any Of the
family, and in some way has succeeded
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
Navigating the Air"
Published under the auspices OF the Aero
club of America. Doubleday, Page & Co.
New York. Price $I.5o.

Published under the auspices OF the Aero
club ef America Doubleday, Page & Co,
New York. Price $50.
This book is of unusual interest. The
contributors are members of the Aero
Club of America, and each one has
made name for himself in either
achievement or invention pertaining To
aerial navigation.
Among the contributors are the
Wright brothers, inventors of the mo-
tor hier. Alexander Graham Bell,-in-
ventor of the telephone. gives the re-
suits of his own experiments in con-
structing a flying machine.
Lieutenant Frank p. Lahm describes
the winning Of the first aeronautic cup
race. he being the winner. Israel Lud
low, who has conducted most of his ex-
periments over the Hudson river. New
York, describes his aerial trips. John
p. Holland, the inventor of the sub
marine boat which has been adopted
by the United States government, de-
scribes How to Fly as a Bird
Captain Homer Hedge contributes an
article on the coming dirigible airship
which has been demonstrated to be as
serviceabIe in the air as a boat in the
water
Carl Diensbach, who writes the
introduction on practical air craft, is
one of the foremost living authorities
on aeronautical matters. Mr.. Diens-
bach is editor of the principal aero
nautical journal in Germany, is for
eign representative Of the Jamestown
Aeronautical congress, and, with Mr..
Ludlow, is co-editor of Navigating the
Air"
Each chapter is complete in itself,
being written by different well-known
authorities. In addition to the ex-
tremely interesting text there are many
fine illustrations taken from photo
graphs.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
'1e CheValier de MaiSOn-ROuqe''

By Alexandra Dumas, edited By L. Sauyeur
and r. S. Jones, head master OF the Amen
school OF West Newton. Published by the
American book company. Cincinnati and
Chicago. Price 40 cents.
This story by Dumas introduces the
reader to the most moving events OF
the revolution, those of the famous
year 1898. The scene is laid largely in
the Temple, the prison of the royal
family, and shows the dauphin in the
hands of the cobbler Simon. and the
sufferings of the young prince. Ths
book presents also the terrible strug-
gle between the Montagnards and the
Girondists for the control of the gov
ernment. The notes aid the pupil in
understanding the events described and
the vocabulary is complete 1t is Il
useful addition to the list of books for
the student of French.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
"ExmoOr Star; or the Autobiography
OF a Pony"

By A. F. Bonser. Published BY A. s.
Barnes & Co., New York.
Not since the days of Black Beauty"
has such a book as ''Exmoor Star ap-
peared- 1t is the history OF the life
of a pony, and the author gives lee
ture on the necessity of kindness to
animals, and particularly to horses in
their training He tells how the brutal
treatment given some horses by ignor-
ant owners has often ruined the dis
position permanently of some of the
best horses.
This particular horse. Exmoor Star.
is pet. and develops almost human in
telligence by kind treatment. He
saves two lives from drowning, wins "A
medal from the Royal Humane society,
and though he is injured in his ef-
forts to save the men. he earned a
long rest 1t is story well calculated
to interest grown people as children.
though much is made of the necessity
of training while younS.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
"The WatferSonS''

By William MarabeIl. Published by the au-
thor, San Francisco. Price $l.50.
This story. like others by the same
author, is written with q purpose and
under the guise, a very thin one. OF
novel, his preachment is made. The
subject is graft conditions in politics.
a particularly interesting subject TO
San fFranciscans Just now, and in the
general exposures in the book a clergy
man, some young women and several
others, come out with somewhat dam
aged regulations. Nothing new is de-
veloped, no suggestion as 10 the bet
terment of conditions is made and
nothing much happens. We all know
the corrupt condition of politics, and
unless one is willing to be refOrmer
and do something, of what avail to
write a long winded and tiresome make
believe novel on the subject? 1t is
not worth while.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30

BY Margaret Warner Morley. Illustrated.
Published by A. G. McClurg & Co., Chicago.
Price Si.23.
This book impresses one as being
written for children, but the author
says in her foreword:
This book is for children. 1t is for their
grandfa theirs and grandmotbers who were once
boys tand girls in the country and who may be
in danger after all these years of forgetting
about srassboppers. If the children persist in
reading so old a book they must not grumble at
the long words. but quietly hunt them up in the
dictionary. else wait until they themselves
are grandfathers and grandmothers, when they
will understand it all quite easily.
The book is written so that children
can understand it and though there are
many long words to look up in the
dictionary il the child wants to know
anything about grasshoppers this is
the book for him. Every sort Of
hopper is described carefully and tech
nically and through the pleasantest
sort of reading one absorbs much use
full knowledge.
The book is profusely illustrated and
the pictures add much value to the book.
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"a Kiaht in AYianon"

one. one ret ret play by Gale Young Rice author Of
Iyrics'' etc. Published u by Mcclure, ss Phi siln
lips q Co.. New York. Price 90 cents.
1t but whets desire to read this tiny,
all too short, one act play by Gale
Young Rice. This is. a single incident
in the love of Petrarch and Laura, but
1t is one of the most, striking situa-
tons in dramatic literature, and it's
strong climax could not be improved.
Petrarch has hopelessly loved Laura,
the wife of Ugodi Sade. for stwo,years
He has written her sonnets and canzoni
and is well nigh distracted. This night
he determines to forget it all in q wild
orgy of pleasure. He has a conversa-
tion with his brother, the monk Cher
ardo. who urges him against the de-
bauchery, but Petrarch answers:
I've borne until I will not For IT
is two years now since in the aisles of santa
2 CARA yonder my heart first went from me on
mad wings
And later on he says he is de-
termined
Now l will open all the gates to Pleasurel
To rosy Pleasure-warm unspiritual,
Rendy to spring
Into the arms of all
Whom bloodless Virtue pales.
The peculiar irregularity of form is
found through the whole play.
He dares his brother to tell her that
he has found peace in prayer and tell
him he will cure his love madness for
Laura with more madness:
With little Sancia's.
Whose soul is sweet SIM
Who lives but for this life and asks of Death
Only breath Of time before he ends it,
To tell three beads and Ill her mouth with aves.
Just for enough. she says.
TO the God that he made me''-as he did.
The songs of the girls who are coming
with his friend Lello to make the night
of revelry are heard outside:
To the maids OF Saint Remy
All the gallants 70 for pleasurey
To the maids of Saint Reniy-
Tripping to loves measured,
To the danes of Avignon
All the masters go for wiving;
To the DANES of Avgnon-
That shall be their striving.
Then they all make dramatic entry
singing. When the revels are at their
height a servant tells Petrarch that
Laura waits below. After all the two
long years of hopeless longing Petrarch
is paralyZed, but begs his friends to
wait In another room while he sees
Laura. She had believed in him inn
plicitly and has come to tell him of
her love when one of the women sings
from the other room
Well we'll Messer Petrarca: How long will
You shut us in this dark-that is black
As old Pope John the twenty seconds soul?
pretty fiesta, this!
Laura gathers her veil about her;
her dream is shattered; she had
thought his love a pure and holy flame:
And trusting But no matter,
All trust shall be embalmed and laid away.
20 with pity; seeing
Ny husbands even as other men.
This is nearly Petrarch's death blow
and his speech ends with:
have slain the spring forever, The green Of
the whole fair world. o Laura Laurai
The play has much merit and is by
far the most finished piece of work
yet from the pen of Mr.. Rice. 1t is ad-
vertised for production in the Players
theater in Chicago for next season.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
sThe Trimmed Lamp"

~ n ffenry author OF '-The Four Million -
Published BY Mcclure, Phillips & Co. New
York.
II seems very short time since 90.
Henry gave US The -Four Million"
end taught us an entirely new way TO
laugh; yet here he is again with The
trimmed Lamp-and other stories of
the Four Million" There are not so
renany laughs IN TINS book Most OF the
stories are decidedly serious in tone,
5ea1ing not so much with the bur-
fesoues as the seamy side of life. They
Indicate a deeper study OF human
paf.,re than those that went before.
Tbev are almost all Of people Of the
lowest strata of New York life, some
even Of thugs and criminals, but all
- handed his subject so cleverly.
II is diflcult indeed to analyze or
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
'9ndian Love Letters

Bv Marah Ellis R-@u. Pul''S,~d " A. c.
Meclurg q CO.. Chicago. sriee 81.
CELDOAI have love letters been pub
ushed which contained more of the
beauty Of pathos. the poignancy of
despair than these messages, which
seem literally written with the
hearts blood Of the noble minded In
dian who sent them to girl he had
loved:
he who writes was frst an Indian shepherd.
who dreamed dreams and sang songs Then for
one litrlc breath II heaven hc was called 10y Ton
tower over gateway that was very ancient
when the frst Csstilians came 10 the land.
When YOU let the Indians eyes look into your
own across a dinner table in New York, the
Indian knew I'm that fash that his bonds were
farther in the future than his eyes could see
only an Indian would be fair critic
Of such a book as this. Only an Indian
can tell US whether the author has
caught the emotion and true spirit of
his race: but any reader can judge of
the intrinsic beauty and value of these
exquisite prose poems.
The object Of the book is TO tell of
the hopelessness of the love which a
highly educated young native has for
4 an American girl he has met during
his college days
What place could an Indian. no mat
ter how highly educated. have in the
thoughts and life of a young girl of
birth and breeding But he was in
spired TO write these letters, which
breathe the spirit OF renunciation and
show how inevitable is reversion to
type.
The book is most unusual and is
2 very artistic production. The decora-
tfons by Ralph Fletcher Seymour are
particularly oommendabIe.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
Miss Frances Baird, Detective
Passage From Her Memoirs
By r. W. Kaufman. Published by L. C. Pa
Co., Boston. Price $i.25.

By r. ". Kaufman Published By L. c. Page
4 Co., Boston. Price $1.25.
And still they come. 1t SO happens
that detective stories of more or
less merit have been pouring in
for some time and 1t seemed that
the limit of endurance had been
reached. However. the latest. Miss
Frances Baird remained to be exam
ined.
One would imagine that the prob
lens of robbery and murder had been
solved. there have been such countless
thousands of words written upon the
subject; but it would seem not, for
this story of burglary, substitution,
suicide or murder and all the remark
able chain of events which precede
and follow are quite out OF the ordi-
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
prisoners Of Fortune"

By Ruel Perley smith. Published by l. c.
Page & Co, Boston. Price S1-5o.
It was hard work to persevere IN
the reading Of Ruel Perley Smith 5
new novel. Prisoners of Fortune but
we certainly fmbibed a lot of impress
sions of early Massachusetts bay colony
history. The tale is told by an old sea-
dog with a marvellous memory, who
writes his "reminiscences in the year
1757. Having been promised tale of
romantic adventure it is dreary in
deed 10 have TO wade through so much
more or less familiar carly New Eng
land history. However. the Bostonian
caught a pirate one day who was a
most entertainingly blasphemOus scoun-
drel He wanted tobacco, and when he
found a little friend I'm our historian
6then a mere lad) he gave him in return
a rhyme and rebus bearing upon hid
$den treasure. Now. we see daylight
Nhead and the story holds the interest
to the end. The style Of writing
changes abruptly here, too Up 10 now
il is an imitation Or the archaic style
of the early eighteenth century, but
from this moment the story seems
natural and human.
The narrator. Philip Campbell. later
on tries TO solve the curious dOggerel
given him by the pirate. His relatives
help-they all become treasure mad and
give up every interest in life other
than the finding Of the hidden treasure.
They are wrecked on the coast OF
Maine and have an exciting encounter
with the notorious Teach's band Of cut
throats They wander up and down
the coast and finally get clew through
which they are enabled to solve the
crz-pfogram given to Philip in his
childhood They find the place in the
Chesapeake country, but the treasure is
gone. 1t would be too dreadful TO leave
them so forlorD. so Mr.. Smith permits
them TO find the treasure in a derelict
which they discover on the way home.
Even a story Of pirates and hidden
treasure is not complete without the
love interest" and this one is no excep-
ffon to the rule. Mary Nane, niece of
the pirate captain, is all that the reader
can desire to mate with our courag geous
and persistent hero. but the story OF
their love and final happiness one must
leave TO Mr.. Smith. He has handled
his subject well and deserves much
praise. 1t is a fine. strong story.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
''The Treasure Trail"
By Frank Lille Polio,
p,~o r a. no.t...,

By Frank Lille Pollock. Published by L C.
Page Co., Boston. Price S1.25.
This is fine story of adventure. full
of exciting incidents. The story deals
with the search for some gold bullion
originally stolen from the Boer gov
ernment in Pretoria and stored in
steamer sunk somewhere in the Mo-
Eambique channel
Two different search parties are
trying to secure the treasure and the
story tells of the adventures and the
fnal recovery of the treasure by one
of them only a few hours before the
other comes up The story sounds like
a true story, so real and vivid are the
description of people and places. and
the love interest furnished by Mar
garet Laurie, who is a brand new type
in fiction, makes the book take rank
with the best romances of the day.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
.Races and Immiqrants in Amerlca,,

By John R. Commons, professor OF political
economy. University OF Wisconsin. Pub
lished by the Macmillan company. New
York. Price $1-50.
one of the most pressing problems Of
the day. Professor Commons believes
that the dormant factor In American
life. underlying all our political legal
economic. ecclesiastical and moral
problems. is the conflict and assimila-
tion of races. He has shown how the
heterogeneous elements that go to make
up the American people have Influenced
our institutions, pointing out the charz
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y. Published
by B. n. Huebsch New York. Price ST
In the paper wrapper of this little
book one reads the following:
1t has. been estimated that in the r-nitcd
States alone there go, 900 new victims of
consumption every year Thousands of them
seek high attitudes in the hope of reraininp
health and most of them leave their homes
without any knowledge Of the new conditions
which they must face This book is the first to
give such information. Whoever is afflicted
with tuberculoss, whoever has a friend who is
It's victim, whoever is treating patients whom
the disease is wasting and whoever is studying
the ravages Of this greatest scourge of our
time cannot AFFORD to neglect Gaining Health
in the West" =
Too often all the things claimed for
a DOCK, on its paper wrapper, are traps
Tor the unwary, hut in this case the
praise is we'll deserved.
The consumptive who seeks to learn
something about the conditions in the
western country to which he may have
been ordered for his health will find
the literature on the subject singularly
barren. There are many books on the
nature and treatment of his disease,
but the practical questions which a
stranger asks in Colorado and else
where In the same region have never
before been answered in book form
Mr.. Prices book should prove a boon
to the invalid and the physician, for
both need exactly the information
which it contains. It treats fully of
the different modes Of living in tent,
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
Landmarks Of Scientific Socialism"
BY Frederick Engels. Published by Charles
Kerr & Co.. Chicago. Price 81.

By Frederick Engels- Published by Charles II.
Kerr & Co., Chicago. Price 81.
This book is a very careful transla-
tion from DR.. Ingalls, original German
by Austin Lewis. 1t is not exactly a
TRADE against DR.. Eugene Duehring,
but his views on socialism are minutely
discussed and dissected and in the main
are condemned While the author ad-
mits the great pains of Duehring, he
cannot be made to accept any of his
views and his reasoning is interesting
reading.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
The Theoretical System Of Karl Marx

in the light Of recent criticism. BY Louis B.
BOndin. IL. NJ. Published by Charles H
Kerr Co.. Chicago. Price 81.
This book is the gathering and re-
printing of a series of articles which
first appeared in the International So
cialist Review. 1t treats of the dig
ficuIties encountered IN socialism in it's
revision of Marxism. and contains two
appendices wherein are treated the
0erversion and Misrepresentation most
frequently encountered.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
'The First Claim"
By NJ. Hamilton, author Of "Cut Laurels -
Published by Doubleday, Page Co., New
York. Price 81 80.

IOEk EIlCt %l-CO-
This novel appeared last year, but II
deserves more than a brief mention, it
is so unusual, so entirely unlike any
book which has appeared in many
years.
The extraordinary heroine. Valerie,
scarcely seems human at times; the
kindest thing one can say of her is
that her intellect is malformed. She
certainly is case of arrested develop
ment, and her flashes of beauty ana
foolishness charm while they repel.
This foolish child-she is little more
than a child--is married to man twice
her own age. OF course she is un-
happy, miserable; she wanted to be
free, ''to know that she would never
again have to submit to his horrible
kisses. To be free with some one
young, who would understand and want
to be happy and live
She found some one" who answered
All the requirements, so she ran away
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
"Seiourning, Shopping and Studying in
Paris

abeth Otis Williams. Published BY A. G.
McClurg & Co., Chicago.
This little book is exactly what it's
title says 1t is written for the use OF
women and girls going to Paris for
any or all the suggested reasons in
the title; whether for long or short
visits, 1t is equally suitable.
Hotel addresses are given, boarding
houses. shops. schools of art, teachers
and places of amusement-particula
those places to which women may
safely go without escort; enjoyable ex-
cursions by steamboat. railway or tram
way are suggested; mention is made OF
the usual charges for board, fees to
servants. and prices generally; in short.
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nary 1t is to be regretted that more
skilled hand could not have manipu-
lated the ideas of this author. 1t is
crudely done and very tiresome in
places, but in the main the story it
self Is good. Beautifully printed. artis-
tically bound and with a colored front
ispiece by William kirkpatrick, it
makes a very attractive volume.
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tionalities, their part in self-govern-
ment, their effect on wealth and It's dis
tribution. the forces OF Americaniza-
tion and the barriers against inunds-
tion.
The book contains mass OF statis-
tics, amazing, but OF the greatest in
terest to the layman. 1t is a scholarly
production, written by deep student.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-30
Books Received

Bird Notes Afeld." by Charles
Keller; Paul Elder & Co., San Fran
cisco.
Writing for the Press" by Robert
Luce; Clipping Bureau press. Boston
Social and Religious Ideals by
Artemas Jean Haynes; Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons. New York.
THE British City" by Frederic c.
Howe; Charles Scribner's Sons. New
York.
'The Big Trees of California" By
Gaien Clark; Galen Clark, Yosemite
valley.
Standards OF Publfc Morality" by
Arthur Twining Hadisys the Macmillan
company, New York.
Foods. or How the World Is Fed"
by Frank G. Carpenter; American book
company. New York
Textbook in General Zoology" by
Glenn w. Herricks American book COM
paEy. New York-
The Lady OF the Blue Motor" by G.
Sidney Paternoster; L. c. Page & Co.,
Boston.
The Haunters of the Silences." by
Charles c. D Roberts; L. c. Page 6 Co..
Boston
The Flying Cloud" by Morely Rob-
erts. L. C. Page & Co., Boston.
Nearest the Pole" by Robert E.
Peary. U. s. N; Doubleday. Page & Co..
New York
.'Tin Enameled Pottery: by Edwin
Atlee Barger; Doubleday, Page & Co.,
New York.
Water Wonders" by Jean NJ Thomp-
sopi Doubleday. Page s. Co.. New York.
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with him, but left behind her baby.
Gwendolin. From that time on the
story is OF the struggle OF Valerie
between her love for the child and heE
love for her husband, for after the
divorce her aduIterous lover marrioe
her The second husband was good
enough and kind enough, but his love
was not satisfying. she had to have
her child and after many dinculties the
child goes to live with them. The study
of this child is very we'll done, but
she is an unpleasant little person and
when she dies one feels little regret.
The surprising thing to the reader is
that a child so unloxable could have
caused so much anguish to Valerie
The future of James. the first husband
is smoothed out for him. for he marries
again and is happy and Valerie appears
10 be reconciled to her lot in her love
for Charlie.
The author has thus far succeeded
in concealing her identity under the
nom de plume M Hamilton It is
said she is an Irish woman. but she
knows her England we'll and also the
characteristics of the people. This book
is very carefully written and is bound
10 have as ardent admirers as enemies.
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the visitor to Paris is provided with
such useful information that she will
be saved the petty annoyances that
commonly beset the woman who trav
els alone to a foreign land. 1t is q
very valuable little handbook and
makes no pretenses beyond those
stated in the title.