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book before explaining It's title, The
Cage Ut is like cage" says Har-
den to Frederick, speaking of Austria
and the strict laws of the country; "at
hrst you are used to seeing the outside
world streaked with the crossing of its
bars, but after a while il becomes in
toierable, and you have to get out-set
away--come over here His words
also give a clue to the substance of the
book. He is Hungarian Socialist, the
kind of man who cannot sit still and
know Of the problems 70 be faced every
day without making some effort to
better tho conditions Of his time and
place. Whether or not his efforts are
in the direction OF the most good is for
the reader to decide. The love story
which develops at once between him and
the daughter or a struggling settle
ment minister is of first interest in the
book. and even that is lifeless.
The story starts out as III things were
really going to happen. but nothing
does. The bomb throwing tragedy in
Hnymarket Square is worked in toward
the last, to give local color, one may
suppose. but it is awkwardly done. The
book turns out finally to- be an unde-
veloped love story with a background
of slums, and strikes, and socialism.
none OF which is handled convincing
~. The pictures of sfum life in Chi
cago are the best features of the book.
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CONDUCTED BY UNA III. III. COOL

consideration. Moreover, there are
subtle suggestions In a new atmosphere
related to his work that he would
never get otherwise"
II seems remarkable that no one I'D
to date has had the courage to say
word of anything but most fulsome
praise OF Wordsworth and Tennyson.
Many have long agreed In private.
though they dared not write or say It,
with Clement Shorter, who writes IN
the London Sphere: The fact Is. that
Wordsworth was great poet because
he wrote certain incompatible lyrics
and sonnets that can be crowded into
one very small volume: Tennyson be-
cause he wrote Maud and a number
Of lyrics OF no great printed bulk Yet
I am quite sure that II Wordsworth
or Tennyson had suddenly ceased to
write and had not made q great reii-
gious appeal-Wordsworth to the High
Church instincts OF his day and Tenny-
son to the Broad Church instincts OF
his. and here we had their more bulky
writin gs-both poets would have been
written down as minor BY MANY
critic even to our OVID dA--'
Ibsen was a most secrerfve writer
His wife never knew a word Of what
he was doing until the play or pooh
was ready for the publisher. All his
enthusiasm and thought went undi-
luted into his work.
The man who In our times has had
the widest acquaintance with the liter
ature OF the time OF Shakespeare died
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Gossip of Books and People Who
Make Them

For some time a controversy has
ben going on among authors and edi-
tors on the question: should authors
travel?- Apropos OF that Gertrude
Atherton said recently in the London
Times:
IT think nothing of travelling from
Munich to California il find my
knowledge is not definite enough, and
for sRezanov [. went from San Fran
cisco to Sitka, trip of thirteen days,
with the return to Vancouver for the
overland train. for the sake of one
chapter. And / found it quite worth
while. for the mental picture l had
made Of the place from much descrip-
tion was quite different from the
reality 1t may be argued that a few
OF description. do not mat
ter one way or another. and that the
average reader will never know the
difference--likely as not will skip
them; but 1t matters to the author.
who Is not worth his salt unless he
writes drst Of all to please himself. ana
places his work before every other
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
"The Law Of Suggestion
Ry STANLEY Lefevre Krebs- Published by the
Science Press, Chicago Price. 20 cents

BY Stanley Lefevre Krebs- Published by the
Science Press, Chicago. Price. 15 cents
In the Law of Suggestion" Stanley
I.efevre krebs says his purpose is
threefold-' first, to give birdseye
view of the whole field for busy people
all about suggestion. but not, Of
course, all of it; second. to tear from
the subject that veil of mystery, or
"occultisnl' with which so many initi-
ates delight to surround it beeore the
eyes of the public; third. to awaken,
If possible. an earnest and patient study
of the matter on the part of parents,
business men, preceptors, preachers,
and people generally. as it can be OBJ
served by them affecting the affairs
not only of common life, but the pro-
foundest interests. also, of health. In
tellect and character-body, mind and
soul"
Many things along these lines are
satisfactorily explained by Mr.. krebss
and much of the charlatanry of mag
netism, clairvoyance and kindred sub
jects is exposed.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
"The Voice Of the Machines"
By Gerald Stanley Lee, autl

By Gerald Stanley Lee, author OF About an
Old New England Church. The Child and
the Book, 1.-The Lost Art OF Reading
Published by the Mount Tom Press, North
ampton, Mass. Price, 81 20.
In "The Voice of the Machines Ger
aid Stanley Lee, who has had a full
measure of praise for other works,
among them About An Old New Eng
land Church." ''The Child and the
Book and THE Lost Art of Reading"
has taken his poetic soul into too ma
terial realm. Recognizing the mean
Ing and influence of the machines made
,y man. he went~on to the world ma
hine-God's .work-evolving from both
:. bookful of weird deductions, many OF
them verging- on incoherency. In ma
hines the author found the duplication
of life and death, all of poetry and
philosophy, art and liberty, and through
his essays runs an obligato that the
man behind the ma chine is gentle
man. The material is as curious a
hodge, -podge as ever found its way into
book. Mr.. Lee announced THE Voice
of the Machines as a sort OF prelude
to two more volumes, Machines and
Millionaires' and Machines and
Crowds" Perhaps the books to come
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and fabulous wealth and the oIuer "a
clerk, of illegitimate birth. employed
by a company controlled by the other
man. They fall in love with the same
girl. a beautiful, strange creature,
daughter Of a weird old Socialist. For
convenience the poor man is called Ted
and the rich man Ned. Ted is the snb-
ject of remarkable piece of character
drawing. showing. as he does. the de-
grading influence Of the struggle for
money upon the normal respectable
Engiishman. Ned is so close to hu-
man perfection that the reader can't
but admire him. knowing. however.
that he cannot be real. Mrs. Steel
uses him for her philosophical and
spiritual mouthpice.
Aura, the beautiful heroine, falls in
love with the lord and tells him so,
but marries the clerk Her excuse is
not quite clear, but seems to be that
she cannot quite trust the madness
OF love which she feels coming upon
her. Later when Ned sees that Aura
is not happy, he tries to take her away
from the Indifferent husband, but she
stands fast. The story is irritating.
There are too many mistakes and too
much unhappiness in it, too much USE
less suffering.
There are three other love stories in
the book, all showing a rare appre-
citation OF the English and Welsh mid
die class characters. The scene is
mostly laid IN Wales and the pic
turesque descriptions OF that rugged
coast are fine. clear work. The pub
fishers say that the book was among
the six best sellers In England last
year, but while interesting and very
well written. and containing some
striking passages. II will hardly be q
popular story In America
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
aThe Book Of Camping and WOOdcraft''
BY Horace Kephart. Published By the Outing
Publishing Company, New York.

BY Horace Kephsrt. Published by the Outing
Publishing Company, New York.
It is very seldom that book de-
signed as handbook is really a hand
book. A real one has just been published
by tho Outing Publishing Company.
called s"The Book of Camping and
Woodcraft," by Horace Kephart. It's
purpose is best stated in few lines OF
the foreword thus: my one aim in
writing this little book Is to make 1t OF
practical service to those who seek rest
or sport in the wilderness, or whose
business calls them thither. / have
treated the matter of Quitting In some
detail, not because elaborate ontfits are
usually desirable. for they are not. but
because In town there Is so much to
pick and choose from. Thereafter. the
body OF the book Is mainly given up
to such shifts and expedients as are
learned In the wilderness itself. where
we have nothing to choose from but the
raw material that lie around US.
"As for camps situated within easy
reach OF towns or supply posts, every
one. suppose, knows best how to
crafty his own tastes in ntt:ng them
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up, and prefers to use his own ingenu-
ity rather than copy after others Real
woodcraft consists rather in knowing
how to get along without the appli-
ances of civilization than in adapting
them to wildwood life. Such an art
comes in play when we travel light,
and especially in emergencies, when
the equipment, or essential parts of it,
have been destroyed. 1 am not advis-
ing anybody to travel with nothing but
a gun and ammunition, a blanket,
frying pan and a tincup; but 1T has
been part of my object to show the
thing can be done, If necessary. with
out serious mishap."
= The book lives up to the authors
scheme and contains many and ex
haustive details of an outdoor life. Mr..
Kephart writes in simple and inter
esting style. and uses some excellent
photographs to illustrate his work
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
"The East Of Asia"

An illustrated magazine Published By the
North China Herald, Shanghai. Price per
bound volume, IS (sfex.); for series OF
hTe volumes. $50 (Afex,l.
Something unique in the way of a
magazine" that in truth. will have
grown into a book after the next is
sue. has come out OF China. 1t IS, called
The East OF Asia ind is published in
Shanghai. The next number, overdue
now. will complete the fifth and last
volume.
Running serially in this publication
Is "a -nvef. "Chao Chun.'S translation
from the old Chinese. the illustrations
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
"HOW Doth the Simple Spelling Bee'

A sssit by Owen wister, author Of THE -vir-
gi4ian.'' Published by the Macmillan Com
pany, New York. Price. so cents.
When the advance notes brought the
name OF Owen Wister's new book,
How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee
Impruv Each Shining OVER" interest
ing opportunities were at once sug-
gested. for Mr.. Wister has proved what
he can do in his own corner OF the field
of humor. Who does not remember the
story In The virEinian" OF Emily. the
locoed hen? And Lady Baltimore"
last years novel. was written in the
real comedy spirit. Surely by now Mr..
wister deserves the title of humorist.
At last the much advertised Spelling
Bee book arrived. II Is bit OF pure
fun and as such will be accepted by
the public The author IL friend OF
President Roosevelt and also a Har-
ward man, but he does not quite agree
with the famous adherent OF spelling
reform He simply cannot take It seri-
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ror which take one into the la
pressive prints. Translations
of Chinese poetry are truly interyS =
Giving the original text beside each
translation adds to the general good
appearance of the book That China
has had its Gray and its Elegy. the fol-
lowing proves:
The ponds are filed with weeds. the
banks with running stream.
The sunset hifis upon the chilly waters
CLEAN,
The cowherd hoSaeward rides his water
buffalo.
A tunelcss ditty from his oaten reed
doth blow.
Annotations explaining many Of the
character signs viii be greatly appre-
ciated by the English reading public.
for Chinese characters seem to always
stand for decoration to the Occident
mind Studies in Chinese dream lore
is another good serial in this pubiica-
ton All told. the Eve volumes will
make a worthy addition 10 good
library.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

surprise and delight to the reading
public that anything from her pen
since has commanded attention. So
far her productions have hardly been
up to the high standard set in the first
novel, but her latest book is certain
OF praise.
The Sovereign Remedy is gold and
II is found TO be really a remedy for
everything in this world-but love.
Two men. both named Edward Crut-
tenden, accidentally meet in a head
on bicycle collision. They become fast
friends at once and agree to travel to-
gether. one Of them being on his vaca-
tion- 1t is learned in the course of
argument that one is a man of title
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

the dramatic sense, and its literary
style is eminently effective and salts
flying.
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will explain the first. At least the au-
thor must have had some mis- sgivings
about this literary child. for he pre-
pared sort OF syllabus which he calls
a "Birdseye View" making an adden-
dunn OF it. Surely the book needed It.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
aThe Cage"

novel by Charlotte Teller. Published By D.
Appleton a Co. New York. Price. $1.bo.
Miss Charlotte Teller does not keep
one waiting long after beginning her
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
'The Sovereign Remedy"

A novel by Fion Annie Steel, author Of ION
the Face Of the Waters" Published BY
the Century Company New York. Price,
Flora Annie Steers first novel. "on
be Face Of the Waters" was such 9
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

ously. and the endless chances good
naturedly to satirize this much talked
of reform are fully used in his little
story.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

An Esperanto first reader Is now IN
press. consisting OF sixty-four pages.
and designed to follow the instruction
books 1t contains story by Mile. de
Beaufort, a short story by DR.. Zamen-
holt. the inventor OF the language and
several extracts after the fashion &c
the usual school reader
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

a few days ago IN London He was Mn
W. F. Craig. His learning was mar
veious and his scholarship profound
He had made extensive preparations
for an exhaustive Shakespeare lexicon
with illustrations from all the Iitera-
ture OF that period
But the finest fruit OF life devoted
to study was his work on the Dowden
edition OF Shakespeare. In the general
editorship of which he was associated
with Professor Edward Dowden OF
Trinity College. and In which he edited
personally with supreme success King
Lear II will be difficult 10 find a
worthy successor to Mr. Craig for the
superintencence Of the several volumes
in the edition which remain to be
printed
King Edwards brother-in-law. the
Duke of Argyll. has been engaged for
many months In writing his memoirs.
and these will contain the results OF
personal talks with some Of the most
interesting people the world over. In
Guiding a good many American states
men. generals. men OF letters. at
about the time his grace was Cover
nor General OF Canada-that Is from
1873 to 1888 He has already written a
book on The United States After the
War" and one or two books on Canada,
the Life and Times OF Queen Victoria"
He has also the gift OF verse; making
Few people think OF the multitude
OF mechanical considerations involved
in the making Of book. For instance,
the average reader Is not aware OF the
reason why the margins OF a book are
almost invariably arranged so that the
bottom margin Is greater than the top
and the outer margin OF edge greater
than that OF the inner. The reason for
this Is that were the margins to be
equal. by an optical illusion the pages
would have the appearance OF having
more margin on the inner and top
edges than on the outer and lower
edges This Is also true Of covers. 40
that publisher almost invariably
prints his title near to the upper edge
Of the books cover.
A friend Of Eden Phillpott triad "a
induce him to call his latest boo. The
Garden OF Eden." but he adhered 10
HIS frst choice My Garden"
Bobby Burnssr like other folks. onea
joked about his post mortem fame but
what he said was truly prophetic. A
recent popular celebration OF his birth
day brought out letter In which he
said: Il am In fair way Of becoming
as eminent as Thomas a Kempis or
John Bunyan, and you may expect
henceforth TO see my birthday inscribed
among the wonderful events IN the Poor
Robin and Aberdeen almanacs along
with Black Monday and the Battle OF
Boutwell, Bridge"
The identity OF H R. Cromarsh. au-
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

The identity OF H. r. Cromarsh. au-
thor OF The Mystery or Moor Cottage"
has been discovered She Is a sister OF
Conan Doyle, but her work has not even
CLINT Of the brflliancy that marks his
every effort
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

Brander Matthews Is the latest
American to be decorated with the
cross OF the Legion OF Honor. He has
done more than many Frenchmen for
the French drama. and the honor Is
well deserved
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

novel by Lucas Malet.- otherwise Mrs.
Mary ST. Le@er Harrison. daughter of
Charles Kingsley. and author Of ''Sir Rich
ard Calmady." Published hy D5dd, Mead
Co. New York. Price. 81 30
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

A friend Of Eden PhiIIpott tried 20
induce him to call his latest boo.. The
Garden OF Eden." but he adhered TO
his 6rst choice. My Garden"
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

A ssit by Owen wister author OF "The vir-
gl9ian.'' Published by the Macmillan Com
pany, New York. Price. so cents.
Mower County transcript., 1907-09-04
MINERS ASK DAMAGES
Strikers Will Sue Steel Trust
and st. Louis County.
GUARDS PATROL PROPERTY
Open Pit Mines Operating With Small
Forces and Underground Work.
ings Crippled.

Suits for damages aggregat1ng $oOO,-
900 will be instituted against the steel
trust and St. Louis county by striking
miners who have been shot or impris-
oned by special deputy sheriffs.
Armed guards still patrol all trust
property and despite reports to the
contrary the strikers say they are
making gains.
Within a week twenty strikers have
been arrested charged with rioting,
but the charges could not be sustained
In the local municipal court.
About 1000 men have been brought
in by the steel trust to operate the
mines To balance this the Western
Federation has sent $50 union miners
to other fields. The open pit mines
are operating with greatly reduced
forces, as are the stripping contract
ors. The underground mines, save
those of the independent companies,
are virtually idle.
Ten thousand strikers are still be-
ing cared for through the unions re-
lief fund. Another call for aid was
sent out last week and already more
than $4,000 has been the response.
Vice President Mahoney of the West
ern Federation has returned to Den
yer and the management of the strike
has been left in the hands of local
DartieS
Mower County transcript., 1907-09-04
rWo GIRLS BADLY INJURED
Run down by E Team Of Stolen Horses
in Minneapolis.

Horses stolen from the Northern
Candy company of Minneapolis and
then turned loose by the thieves ran
down two girls, seriously injuring Miss
Rosebud Salisbury and badly brulslng
Miss Mary Hobart.
The driverless horses came tearing
up Hennepin avenue just as the two
girls were crossing the street. Several
pedestrians saw the danger and called
to the girls, but it was too late. They
were struck by the horses and thrown
down, the wagon passing over Miss
Salisbury.
Both the girls were picked up and
carried into a pharmacy. DR.. Ripley
happened to be there and she gave
first aid to the injured. It was found
that Miss Hobart was not seriously in
jured. but her clothes were badly
torn. She was able to go home in a
carriage. Miss Salisbury, however,
was unconscious She had received a
deep wound in the hea4 and her limbs
and body were badly bruised.
The identity of the thieves Is not
known
Mower County transcript., 1907-09-04
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED.
Fatal Collision of Trains at GIyndon,
MINI.

Two trainmen were instantly killed
In a rearend collision on the North
ern Pacific road at Glyndon between
an extra freight and a gravel. Henry
Benz Of East Grand Forks, engineer
of the work train, and Patsy Riley,
foreman of the cable gang, who were
asleep in the caboose of the gravel
train, were terribly crushed and before
they could be rescued the caboose
caught fire and both were burned be-
ond recognition.
A coroner's inquest laid the blame
on Cornelius Buckley, a telegraph
operator at CAM Siding, and on Ed
ward McKenna, rear fagman of the
work train. Both are held under a
coroner's warrant and have had their
examination set.
The operator was held responsible
in that he failed to pull the block on
the approaching freight train, while
the brakeman was held jointly re-
sponsible for not having been at his
station at the rear Of the train to flag
the extra
Mower County transcript., 1907-09-04
SPINACH FOR THE WINTER.
Directions for Canning This HeaIthful
and SuccuIent Vegetable.

Pick over the spinach when you
have washed it and strip the leaves
from the main stems without bruising
them. Cover with cold water and
leave in this to freshen and crisp
them. In an hours time transfer the
leaves dripping wet, to a granite or
porcelain pot, adding no water except
that which drips from, the spinach.
Set this pot or jar in a larger vessel
OF cold water. Cover the inner ves-
sci closely to keep in the steam and
set both over the fire. When the
water in the outer pot begins to boil.
open the inner and stir the contents
gently with your wooden, ladle to
make sure that they are heated to the
center. Cover again and let the boil
go on for half an hour more. There
should be enough liquid from the sue
culent leaves to cover the spinach
when packed into the jars. Seal i'm
mediately.
Mower County transcript., 1907-09-04
Evaporated Pears.

Soak the pears over night in luke
warm water, first washing thoroughly.
When ready to cook put into small
pipkin or baking dish of earthenware,
sprinkle with sugar or sweeten to
taste with molasses; flavor with lit
tie whole Glove, cinnamon, or ginger,
cover with water, then cover the
whole with a close-fltting lid, and bake
in slow oven until the pears are ten
der and the liquid Of a jellylike con-
sistency These are delicious served
with hot gingerbread. If a gas range
is used, and you do not wish to keep
up the oven fire, simmer gently, cov-
cred, on top of the range, using either
the simmerer or small burner turned
low.
Mower County transcript., 1907-09-04
PROPER CARE OF SHOES.
Application of Petroleum Ointment 10
Good for Them.

An excellent preservative of shoe
leather is petroleum ointment. If
small quantity be applied to new
shoes it will soften the leather, and if
enameled leather will keep it soft
much longer than ordinarily and rem
der it less liable to crack. If worn
shoes are cleaned and blackened and
then rubbed with the petroleum oint-
ment their appearance and wearing
qualities will be much improved.
Have a box of oats handy and when
the shoes are taken off remove all
mud and dirt, lace or button them, fill
half full with oats and stuff the tops
with crumpled paper. When neces-
sary to wear the shoes empty them
and they will be found to have kept
their shape, and will not be drawn if
= they were the least bit damp when
taken off.
Mower County transcript., 1907-09-04
GROVER, CLEVELAND ILL.
Unable to Take His Customary Sum.
mer Vacation.

mcr vdCdIIOns
New York, Aug. 28.-Attention has;
again been attracted to ex-President:
Grover Cleveland by the announceI
ment from Princeton, N. j., that he
had given up all hope of leaving his
home there for his customary summer
vacation in New Hampshire because
of the state of his health.
Mr.. Cleveland has been troubled
with attacks of acute Indigestion for
a number of years and each attack
has been more severe than the one
that was before. The present attack
came as he was. about to leave for his
summer home. His physicians have
prescribed rest and quiet. Mr.. Cleve-
land, therefore, denies himself to Wis
1tors, but it is said at his home that
his condition shows Improvement
Mrs. Cleveland, who has been in New
Hampshire with the children, has re-
turned to Princeton.