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s'The Efficient Life"

By ruther IL Culick, director OF physical
training IN the New York public schools
Published by Doubleday. Page & Co. Price
Size.
TO begin with. this work is dedicated
to Theodore Roosevelt. who sometimes
the strenuous life. but who always
leads the efficient life"
This book is plain statement of
facts, which if followed will give the
best results in regard to mental and
physical well being. The authors
views on sleep are worth quoting in
their entirety:
Sleep is not only the time for physicai growth,
the time for mental growth-fhe time when The
personality Is formed: that impressions which
have been. gained during the day are worsed
total; that new resolutions which ve have
taken become rooted and strengthened then. nav
ideas that We have hit upon are diSested and
Be time when the mind sorts over its ex-
periences and casts up accounts
This Is true IN q special sense OF the In
presstons and impulses that come to US Just as
ment Of all moments when We are most sus-
ceptible to psychIc suggestion- II Il almost
like the state Of the hypnotic subject. when
every command = put a'ss us. szssSfi;n man
tase OF the opportunity this Offers: and when
he goes to sleep be VIII make sure that the
thoughts admitted Into his mind are strong ana
healthy thoughts-thouEhtS OF Joy, OF success
and accomplishment.
There is so much plain. good. common
sense In this book that It is, impos-
sible to overpraise 1t. One thing more
must be quoted to show that DR.. Gulick
himself has 1roeablx bssn nstuva$sd
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virginia (Mefrimac) Monitor Engage.
Inenf'

b. Joseph q. riFeash. Published by the fire
ash publishing corporation, Norfolk, Va.
Price so cents.
the country is flooded with a mass of
wonder. why. 1t is given to the public
official records, and what purports to
violent sides with the south or rather
confederate view OF the late unpleas-
antness, and the people of the north
sleeping dog to lie.s What good can be
gained by stirring up these people
again who have suffered so much?
a pamphlet has been received for
review, purporting to be a correct and
complete story of the operations
OF the Virginia (Merrimac) and the
Monitor in Hampton roads and adj
jacent water during the famous bat
tie on the Sth OF March, 1862.
Contrary to accepted belief the
writer asserts that the Merrimac was
the victor In that famous battle.
He. himself, was an eyewitness to
the battle. and he quotes other wit
nesses and letters and official docu-
ments to prove the truth OF his as
sertions.
Last spring another pamphlet. so
much like this one that this might
well be a second copy, was received,
but the writer wrote wholly without
animosity and, as he himself said. en-
tirely in the interest Of the truth In
histcrx. The present article IL net
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hction OF the day, than. can that mas
terpiece ny Scott
Scott has written Of Ciaverhouse more
than once. bat has created no suri
lovable characters as has Maclarea.
This fact. too, is remarkable. for Mac
laren was a Presbyterian. known IN
private life as Rev. John Watson. born
in the very region he describes in his
Book and of the very people who viii
always bear more than ? Erudge for
the name or Claverhouse.
Graham. to Geote from The envelope
or the book. was q scion OF the naughty,
impoverished house OF Claverhousc ana
kinsnaan to the martyred marquis Of
Montrose. lie was one OF the most
heroic brilliant. picturesque figures OF
his stormy age-aiways in the thick
or trouble. equally ready FOR Lore OF
for war. he flashed like z bright neteor
through the trouslous, dark politics II
the latter seventeenth century.
He Was born in tcs3 and every mo-
ment of his life was crowded with ada
venture till his death on ;he field Of
KilIicrankie in 1883. Much or his. life
was spent in hunting the co ienanters
over the moors and lrnurtains and kill
ing all who refused TO renounce their
new religion.
With Graham's usual luck in getting
into difficulties he needs must fail ia
love with lovely girl Of the forbid
den faith. lovely Jean Ccc;sranc, daugil-
ter OF strict Presbyterian. Lady
Cochrane. The lovely Jean has ju It
refused the love of young minister
of the new faith and it is willie Gra-
ham is searching for him taat he has
time TO carry his own love affair t. 4
happy lending. Tie book is flied VITA
thrilling adventures. all historically ac-
curate and told in Maclaren's most eS-
quisite style. 1t is easily his best
work and his recent unt'mely. death has
robbed the literary world OF one OF her
shining lights.
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'The Confessions Ci a DadGl"

b.. Ellis Parker Builer. su'ir'r. of .'Tifs !.
Pigs, -t5e 'srcai Aieer'saa -" C-iapa ~
etc. IUhiishcd bs fie CcaiCIy .sisspang g.
Now NoIi. Price - ceate.
Ellis Parker Butter ilas firmly es;ai,-
fished himself as a huia0risi with his
''Pigs Is pigs" and new book by bin
means "A smile. This latest prcdgctioii.
srThe Confessions Of q Daddy. should
have a new niche for itself, for while
full Of humorous lines 1t is a little bit
OF human nature, almost pathetic in
spots.
It is the tale. told in the FIRST person.
Of a young couple who began married
life pitying friends who had children
because Of fl.e trouble and annoyunces
and petty economies @ntailed by them.
~wen. iittie voasan. sars. cheerful Ike.
s'wc eont need Z lot - kiss 10 bs'si.s up ~
4ovr Do VIC -
She gave my band p soff squeeze In reply
And about lbs, ;hst g92. I,.'sf siis cow, !
says gaily Hass E'A deeide- Visit ,.-; e;.ler Z,
think how hRc you'll look rsa glad NC hs-c1't
no children--''
The suggestion comes here that their
love for each other IS hardly cnoaeh
20 prevent Loneliness, for
Martby dicu'f ausver and ,sica listca ~
ker face to Kiss her. uhst q you think. Sac
was cryiD.
Then came little daughter. 'aS per
revolutienized their theories and there
after was the only thing in their lives
Edith l.. was, Of course. in no sense
a remarkable child. but TO her perents
ssTne and Martby," she was 2 wonder.
The concluding paragraphs OF tie
book sum up the philosophy OF he
whole thing;
Aao 20 think there was once a time when
ne and Marthy thoasht a kid was more bother
fben ft was vorta; there aint no child r,,-
where that asn't worth than everything
else 10 the world all put together. No, Sir:
= baby has got more human nature in ii than
= mar has even. You take your big. rough
Rand to H. and you caestise it. that It
Ecresnns out and the next minute ii takes time
fr hefween sobs 20 hug its soft little arms
Ground your noci. and kiss ZOO. Amt that the
rcslesf kind OF human nature Why rhat-s
10 lind thsf makes the -vcrid worth iirin' IN
a. eli I don't seem 10 recollecf ever hearin
fbaf heaven was set aside a sort Of place
,rbcre married folk could hang about by fwcs.
r,~.e-, .sbaf las had experience knows that thac
,ronid be mighty poor kind Of heaven-one
,-ssbc,,f children In H. It's the child kind Of
,rToan nature that sweetcns Up the woTld.
Tie ..rfve ana take kind-takc your spankin'
when Il comes. and give back love in rctura
fcr It
II IS altogether delightful half
hours reading. Some good illustra-
tfons by Fanny J. Cary add much 20
the attractive volume.
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"Thc Toy Makers"
Ey Charles Feitoa Piigin. author OF Quincy
Adams Sawyer .'Blennerhasse.t.'' etc. The
G. NJ. CLARK publishing company. Boston.

ADAMS SaNTcT. -BlennerlaSSo.t, etc. the
G. NJ. CLARK publishing company, Boston.
The hand Of Charles Felton Pidgin
has lost its cunning. suspicion that
such Was the ease came over his rea,i-
ers last fall when he perpe ted 1spon
his admirers tfat penny dreadful 'r,le
Hidden Hand" That he is Very versa
tile we must admit. for this story. THE
Toy Maker is clean and I.;,ral and moi
neio6ramatic. but no other words of
praise ZEN De found for it. We cannot
bur wonder. ss it's aatisor intended the
book tor iHveni'c readers. but much Of
the story would be stupidly uninterest-
ing taen. so tlc only other solution OF
the difficulty is that MI Pidgin had
small opinion of his readers. and in his
fear OF oecuining too involved he goes
to the other extreme. Not a joke is
left unexplained. The passage leading
up to the following quotation Is, not
interesting enough to explain the. stu
alton: more tla-- that. the squire had
been seat to the dress makers for
some worm oir TO heal a broken
knee
I'm sorry / haven't any oil for poor
M. Quinn said the dress maker. M
bicycle needed oiling and | used it. The.
machines been wobbly ever since
1T sort of worms its way along.' re-
marked the squire who was 2
London Punci,--tlfe 'newspapcr.
Bravo" cried Sally. i've heerl it
before; but it's good just the same
The storysis crowded with people and
incidents and everything happens in
tTo days
A stingv Ole toy maker. John 3.
Stubbs, IS a student or magic and cleo
tricity and has grown haif dernented
with years OF bard work anG dclying
into the mysteries of the black art. He
has { foolish, half witted sen, q nephew
whose Inheritance lie has invested ip
his own business a,-6 kept the nephew
Ignorant OF the facef taat he Ras any
money, ard a young girl. lers. q wa:f.
on MIS- doorstep vhen sine was an in-
mt and whom he has brought up TO be
4 house servant. The toy Eseci. .css makes
2 beautiful life sized DOH in the image
of a lovely girl in the villa ge.zthe
sweetheart OF his nephew. lie hopes
TO animate his toy. and after training
her as he wishes. raarry her to his
stupid son. grand masquerade party
is TO hc given on Christmas eve To
which oTofybos,r in tie book is asked
end "a. Lail gives al . chance TO be out
and doing all the foolish things they
arc reqg.re'l 10 10 in ofGtr to ilris'l the
storS Gett;ne rt.adv for this bail. one
i.,gst confess; ia Go:nc sil,a'' aFiorat Of
amusement. ih:s lsird: % iai'sgn t,at is a
rather thar with the writer
The village tailor is making costumes
for several of tic participants: lie has
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Books Received

"Wherc DwelIs the Soul Serene" by
Stanton Davis Kirkham; Paul Elder 6
Co. San Francisco.
psychological Year Book. By Janet
Young; Paul Elder x Co.. San Fran
cisco.
THE Philosophy OF Hope bv David
starr Jordan; Paul Elder & Co.. San
francisco.
Navigating the Air. by the Aero
club of America; Doubleday. Page &
Practical Health, by feander Ed
mund whipple; the Metaphysical pub
fishing company, Ne* York
Oumasl. edited by L. Sauveur and
E. s. Jones; American book company,
New York
"sojourning. Shopping and Studying
in Paris by Elizabeth Otis Williams
A. c. McClurg & Co. Chicago
Seventy Years Young" by Emily NJ.
Bishop; B. w. Husbsch. New York
Gaining Health In the West" BY
George B. Price; B. w. Huebsch. New
York
.arhe Sons Of the seisneur," BY Helen
wallace; The Outing publishing COM
pany. New York
"Christy of RathgIin." by James
Riley: The c. NJ. Clark publishing
company, Boston.
personal Hygiene" by Walter L.
Pyle: w. B. Saunders company. Phila-
delphia-
ssrhe Care of the Baby BY J. p.
Grocer Grif1th: w. B. Saunders COM
pany. Philadelphia
Poems OF Emotional Love- BY Ruth
Crosby Dimmick; W. & Coukey COM
aCsmpbslrs 1907 Soil Culture Man.
ual." by H. W. CamRbsll; 3 W. Camp
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Dorothy Angsleigh.' A Story Of War
Times.

Br Agnes Potter McGee Published by W.
q. Consey company, Chicago.
We, have had nearly a surfeit of nov
els OF the civil war times. This one
has 10 literary style. but is pretty
good tale. Its one great merit from
northern standpoint is that all the
fine, strong. honorable characters in IL
are not southerners. for 20 read the
mass OF novels published lately Of the
times both before and after the war.
ore yvas almost forced to believe every
living gentleman of honor was south
e-ncr.
The story is a bit old fashioned, as
though it might have been written i'm
mediately after the war. It is full Of
dramatic situations. sorle not very
convincing, and horribly Illustrated.
The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
sThe CrOxley Master

b. A Conan Doyle. author OF IT'S Adttn-
lures OF Sherlock Holmes" etc Published
'aThe CroxIey MasterT is one OF the
finest short stories Doyle has ever
written. 1t tells OF young medical
student hard pressed to obtain money
to complete his education. He is en-
ployed as an assistant, by an apothe-
cary. who refuses to advance him the
money needed to complete his course at
the university, and, being suddenly
asked. because of his fine physique. to
take the place OF a disabled prize fight
er in an advertised fight, he accepts.
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guards the room or MS daughter perore
she was led astray by the stage. What
J stereotyped plot for poet with such
an imagination as Miss Wilkinson. Yet
no reader can call the tale stereo-
typed. Her handling of the subject is
SO different. so new, and so--poetical--
that the theme seems also g new one.
The descriptions OF the fields and
streams. these dear friends Of little
Rues. are vivid and one could walk
blindfoldcd t:arougl, the house of
grandfather Penrith so real does every
door and window seem.
Little rue keeps in her heart a ro-
mantle ,passion for her unknown
mother ard finally is able TO make the
silent door fly open. for for very love Of
therhild the tired old man becomes soft
cne.i aud takes his loving daughter 80
his heart again. No adequate descrip-
ticn of such tale can be given: its
beauty is III its dainty handling or Z
difficult subject. for the fbare plot Of
the story conveys nothing of the
charms CT. the book. 1T is a prose
poem and deserves much commcndsa-
ton.
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Tie Castle Of Doubt

rs John II. whitson. anthor Of ''The Rain
bow Crhsers." etc. Published @by Little.
E-Own Co. Boston. Prize Si.50.
This is a story Of real mystery. the
irst genuine surprise encountered in
fiction in many day. The story opens
with the.hero innocently walking along
the street. Suddenly he almost IS
snatched into q carriage with two
beautiful ladies. taken home with therus
Identified as the husband Of one, al
though he is bachelor and is sure
he has never seen either of them be-
fore. The plot Is most Ingenious. His
strange. predicar.ent offers the tempta-
tion of love. wealth and social position
and his strange adventures in tho
working out of the plot are keenly
interesting. and the ending totally un-
expected.
Good binding and excellent printing
together with frontispiece. in color
by /. III. Caiiga make a very attractive
volume.
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RE goes n heavily FOR training. FOR he
has everything to lose and also much
20 gain. He will certainly be dis
charged by the apothccary when he
hears of the fight. but if lie wins he
takes the gate receipts and co pounds.
The description of the fight IS given
in as great detail as are the accounts
OF fstic battles nowadays in the sport
ing pages. Ii is exceedingly wen done.
as how could it help being by such an
author? Doyle is not new 10 this sub
iect, "2odney Stone.' also tale OF a
prize fighter. being success OF many
years standirgs
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4. :. Barnes & Co.. New York. Price IS
cents.
Last year MrsI.oonlis made trip to
England and wrete some letters home
% the New York Sun. These he has
gathered together in book form and
chance to read them. He makes "A
Few Remarks a a sort OF preface TO
the book and much of them is worth
quoting:
The English Tie Cs very nEeh-mncl mere
than we like tneE,.
TO be sure tiier sakEowineIy co1dcsce16 TO
rs. but it is perfectly easy for Us 70 eoadeSSsnd
In our turn
One Of them once said to me- Haven't you
% awst. there's S sarssht we thsus a s4est deal
of him.
at the head Of ogr painters taios he's an
"Yoar t9ousats. my dear boz. cannot alter
his nationality
any great singers:''
Isn't Patti great enoush. She was child
sing And are Eanies and Nordca to &c
saeezed at? 1t is not respectful TO sneeze at
lady
voices were to he credited TO frrope.
took an ianocent pleasure IN telling them
fiat ever hundred years ago our Benlanlin
west was president Of their Eoys,i acaGeTny.
and that we tcax un Rcsard Wagner some time
before The English. Cid
The articles that 20 20 make NJ this book
came ont orisiI.aIly in. tic sew yerx sun and
enjoyed reading them exceedingly.
/ Only read ous al a tire. ycr5um sap
These quotations arc a ssir index of
what follows. Mr.. L.oomis gives q.
most amusing view Of English customs
oc WHICH ~ Bath in en- English Tub"
is not tho least amusing. There are
II che n;crs; and all are fun Of delight
ful fooling. They can he taken singfy
or at n sitting and the reader can be
promised that he viii not be bored.
Some excellent Illustrations by Robert
A. Grsef add materially to the pleasure
of reading the little volume.
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sThe Morninq Glory Club"
By George A. Kyle.
& Co., Boston.

By George A. Kyle. Published by L. c. Page
Co.. Boston
The Morning Glory club Is q womar's
club in small country village organ
lied for social Improvement and cul-
ture under the able leadership of Mrs.
Tweedie. OF course these poor, de-
fenscless women in the book are most
sarcasticslly abused By the author.
Men have done that since time innme-
mortal. and a woman's club Is always
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The San Francisco Sunday Call.
CONDUCTED BY UNA III. IT. COOL
with advice more or less impossibIs to
fs,f,t,---

with advice more or less impossible to
follow:
Not one man In a thousand has timc n ksep
himseif in the best possible physical eonditio1.
To DO. so would consume the largest part of mis-
voTsiag daT. People who write books on
hygiene hare way OF overlooking his
There is too much to do m other ines TO permit
TIC attainncnt OF perfection in any one What
we want is that degree OF cultivation that win
enable 20 live and work most intensely. We
cannot spend our whole time oiling and clean
Ing the. machine 1t Is efficiency we aim at.
not perfection.
The authors views on slouchinsss
as a common fault OF American men.
the foolishness of 'predigested'' foods,
the perniciousness of symptom swap
ping. should be read by every one.
The reasonabIeness OF every sug-
ge5tion of DIR. Gulick is what viii aD-
peal to every reader He recognizes
the fact that most OF US live in cities
under a greater or less strain, and he
offers help for the conditions under
which we must live.
The book is welt written and de-
serves much popularity
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Heart Melodies"

Edited by Mary AlIette Aver. editor Of "Dsfly
Cheer Year Book aud the Joys OF
Friendship" Published hy Iothrop. Lee
& Shepard Co.. Boston Price $780,
This is dainty little volume of Sc
lected poems of which the publishers
announcement can. be truthfully quot
ed:
Miss Ayers wide research. excellent taste
ard unusual Intuition in choosing gems or
thought in prose and verse that cheer. encour-
age and uIlift have become known throughout
the country. and tie beautiful third volume OF
choice selections By tiis gifted woman. who
rises superior TO her physical pain TO
gsafdeu 40 many. Is sure to be sought as
boos TO be kept at hand By those who
recognize the value of ElirisseTing to the mind
BY the noble and gracefully expressed thought
OF others. and who wish worthy an.i pleasing
tcsen for friends ct Easter hedSy season or on
any occasion For remembrance.
The book lis not planned in the
usual way. selection sor each day.
but may be left lying at nand To pick
up at any odd hour. II is attractively
bound In white &nd> gold
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m r nsls7,57 % de nztsar Mes Arx ay aa1na'
TRCM FTY LIFE MS az >lv1 ldLEnrt
BY JW SCHULTZ

constructed. sketch or q novel The
barest facts are given, no description
of country people or character 1t is
either a story written in the authors
youth hitherto unpublished or hastily
written now as a pot boiler. After
reading two failures from the same
pen in the last six months. the tempta-
tion, comes 20 read again his ''Blenner-
hassett, and Quincy Adams Sawyer
and see II they really are as good as tho
first judgment pronounced them. The
author would better read them, too, and
study the style.
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The previous works by this author,
Nerves in Order" Nerves in Dis
order" etc. have established the fact
that he has q. place in the library. so
1t vas no experiment to add this oie-
This volume deals with subjects OF
pressing and everyday Importance and
interest TO all. The author writes not
alone OF the household and it's hygiene.
but OF the human body as to.its organ
ization. functions and needs IN the mat
ter of care All OF DIR. Schoifelds writ
inss are based upon the sourdest
scientific principles. but they arc writ
ten in sucn a popular form that they
are readily understood by the layman.
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quite so temperate in it's views, but
reaches the same conclusions.
But since it Is over forty-fve years
since that famous battle one cannos be
blamed for wondering what good can
possibly rise now from stirring up a
controversy about it.
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~Graham Of CIaverhOuse''

pv Ian Msclaren author OF beside the Bon
s,te pr1er Bush !" etc. Published by the Au-
fborTs and Newtpspers' association, New
York and London. Price 30 cents-
Il Is a tragic thing that Ian Mac
laren could not have lived TO hear
ali the words Of praise that were TO
be given his last work Graham OF
cslaverhouse" will hold a position equal
60 that OF .aOId Mortality IN the hearts
of future generations. for it can no
more be forgotten, as is SO much Of the
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ssThc Silent Door,

Queens" s.The Far Country. = etc. Published
by Mcclure, Phillips 4 Co., New York.
Price $3.50.
This book Is the work OF a poet,
and In its beautiful handling of that
difficult subject--the child--it is al
most an ideal production The child is
one we all know; we see her character
fstics every day in the children about
u.s. Little Rue is the grandchild Of
old .custinian Penrith- The closed door
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"My Life as an Indian"

By J. W. Schultz llics.rnted from nheto-
graphs hr George Bird ti-inncIl Published
by Doubleday, Page 4 Co., New YorS.
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"The Home Life in Order"

By A. T. Seho6eld M d. Published by the
Price 81 so.
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a BaIh in an English Tub"

By Charles Ea;tel LOOMS Published by
4. :. Barnes & Co., New York. Price iJ
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By Ellis Parker Butler. stsirr. az ..rics 4
Pigs" '-fhc 'srcai aiaers,aa Pc C-sapa ". -
etc. I'uhished by tie CcatCiy reisaang
Now NoIi. Price - ceate.
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b. Joseph q. rireash. Published by the fire
ash publishing corporation, Norfolk, Va.
Price 80 cents.