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"SimDIiGts"

By julius Tuckerman. Published by the Amer.
lean book company, New York. Price 80
cents
Professor Luckman, head of the mod
ern language department. Central high
school OF Springfield, Mass. has written
very valuable little textbook. 1t is a
simple and very rapid method of teach
ing French pronunciation, which can
also be used as first reading book.
The first exercise can be read with
ease by beginner, the second intro
duces only one new difficulty, the thir6
another, and so on until in the so les
soDs all tho sounds have been explained
and practlcet,. This enables the student
To TX his Attention on the one sound he
is studying without being distracted by
large number OF rules and exceptions,
while the constant review in each les-
son of sounds already studied keeps d
frr1 hold on the knowledge acquired.
Those who bnve studied French but
are weak in pronunciation, will find a
review Of this book helpful and effect
i've The vocabulary contains every form
occurring In the text, so that the book
can be used even before the formal
study Of grammar Is taken up Reading
material on a variety of practical topics
completes the book.
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Memoirs Of Cornelius Cole"

Ex-United States SENATOR from California.
Published By Mclaughlin Brothers, New
York.
The memoirs OF Cornelius Cole, a long
ago senator In congress from Califor-
MIA. cover the period from 1s43 to 1879.
The first few chapters are big earliest
recolleetions Of childhood and youth.
lie was born and brought up In west
ern New York. but came early to the
Pacific coast and was identified with
much Of the early history OF the state,
which is entertainingiy and Intimately
presented in this book Senator Cole
now lives in the southern part of the
state. His place Is called coiegrove-
that was his wife's maiden name-and
Il is there that he did most Of the
writing OF these memoirs. The book
Is well written and beautifully bound
and printed.
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Pigs Ffc published by the Century com
pany, New York. Price 81.
This is gay little skit by the author
of Pigs Is Pigs" an entirely different
kind of book that may well have as
many enthusiastic admirers as Pigs"
1t is one long smile. A young married
couple are the proud and happy parents
OF q 8 months old baby. Having an in
come which Is no more than they need
for present wants. they are much exer-
cised as to the education of their young
son. fearing that they never can afford
10 send him to college. The father hits
upon scheme which he calls the Fee
nelby Domestic Tariff" Every article
that comes into the house is taxed-10
per cent for necessities and 80 per cent
for lrxuries--and all for the education
fund of .'Bobberts.'
All sorts OF ridiculous complications
and situations come up and Bridget.
the servant, adds much to the general
gayety \ young girl guest and q
young bachelor uncle of Roberts, also
visiting ,the Fenelby house, are called
upon 10 pay taxes on their clothes and
other possessions and then the smug-
Cling begins.
1t is a gay. inconsequential, foolish
little book but 1t q ,complishes its mis-
sion--'it is 20 laugh"
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viciousness have few peers. Two other
characters equally we'll drawn are
young Beverley. the veterinary sur
geon, and Miss May, the amiable little
school mistress. All sorts OF trouble is
T1ade by the vicious stories which the
two "peaconesses" spread abroad about
these innocent young people. and We
should be dreadfully disappointed il
things didn't turn out right In real
life we seldom have such vindicatton,
but it's all very satisfactory.
Aside from the good story. the book
demands recognition Tor itself for its
literary value. 1t is an excellent tale
and well told. and the American public
will look forward to something more
from the pen of this author.
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"A Kind That Found Itsdf'
By Clifford whit;in<bam Beers Published BIZ
Longmans. 0rfcn & Co., London and New
York. Price also.

Bs tiforo Hnitsln<Dam Beers Published by
I.ongmans. 0rfcn & Co., London and New
York. Price &l.50
No more effective appeal to the sane
on behalf of the insane has ever been
put into type than this singular human
document. Mr.. Beers work is cast on
the photographed form 1t IS the
record OF q man who was for a time In
sane, at hrst IN a mildly delusional form
and later violently. He was subjected
to all the treatments which modern sci
cnce in its blind way prescribes for
such cases. At first he was treated at
home then In a hospital and finally,
when Il was deemed unsafe TO have him
where he could escape, ne was taken to
an asylum. Other men have been tenn
porariIy insane from various causes,
but none has ever retained his memory
IN so remarkable degree as Mr. Beers.
The purpose Of the book is to bring to
the attention OF the public certain con-
dItlons with which he became ac-
quainted and to beg for reform in the
present methods of dealing with the in
sane. Much that he has to tell is aar-
rowing 20 a degree. He asserts that
hundreds OF men and women. by abuse
and neglect. have been prevented from
regaining a normal state of mentality.
The book Is interesting and one sees on
every page the effort the author has
made 70 be temperate and just. II is
only natural after experience such as he
had that he should err on the side OF
reform. There is much to interest and
arouse the phiianthropic, even though
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"Heyle's Standard Games"

The Great Indoor Amusement Book. Pub
lished By Laird & Lee. Chicago. Special
decorative board coYer, cloth back. Price
IS cents.
A new Hoyle, condensed as to matter
but enlarged as to subjects. is a wei
come addition to the literature of games.
This edition contains not only all the
card games, but full directions for
playing dominoes, bagatelle, chess.
checkers. and in addition. bowling, bill
liards and pool. One hardly needs to
be told that "Hoyle" is the standard OF
authority on all games. and when an
edition like this Is published at so mod
crate a price as to be within the reach
Of all the publishers are to be congrat-
ulated.
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"Ihe four Pools MfstefT'

By -. Published by The Century conf
pany. New York. Price sloo.
THE Four Pools Mystery" is really
a mystery until the very last of the
book, ard one must be b ase indeed to
make even a fair guess at the solu-
ton.
-Four Pools" is a stock farm. situ-
ated in the SHENANDOAH valley and
owned by fine old southern gentle
man, Colonel Gaylord. A cous of the
family. lawyer, living in New York,
is threatened with nervous prostra-
tion. the result OF oyerwork. so he
decides to accept a long neglected in
vitation of the colonel end goes south
for q much needed rest. He it II WHO
encounters all the mysteries. .nclud-
ing the ghosts, which happen 10 T. e
Four Pools farm and lis inmates and
the mysteries and final tragedy al u, ST
wreck two families.
The New York cousin Las a new +
paper reporter friend an lie sensla r
him to lc'p IN TIE unt NJ in~ He It
is who exhibits such wonderful detec-
tive qualities. His cleverBeEs IL the
only unconvincing pat the 5 ory,
but even that does not offend the ead-
er's Intelligence.
ern Plantation are excellent. true TO
'uc a''H NV o'SiotfW WI, hh vi
sketches OF their attitudes toward
superstition and Kindred subjects show
tho authors acquaintance with his sub
ject
What reason the author had for pub
fishing this book anonymously is be-
yond speculation. 1t needs no apology:
it does not bear any OF the marks OF
being the work OF an amateur. Be-
sides being an excellent mystery story.
II is a fair detective story. and nice
little love story, too. The whole thing
is told SO straightforwardIy that 1t
sounds like real experiences.
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The Silver EIaae'

pr ch>-iex r.. Walk. Published hv A. c. sic.
CluTg < Co.. Chicago. Price si.b0
"rhe silver Blade" Is a detective
story of the better sort. The realities
are kept In sight and the characters
are not 10y figures. The first essen
tial is the co p<e. In tn s case there
are two. The bleme ana SD on e
thrown on every one but tue fight on.
and so the story tangles. The author
succeeds in this STORY in keeping the
climax till near the end when the sur
prise is genuine
The silver blade was small paper
knife In Doctor Westbrook's office.
This knife was used in the killing of
Alberto de Sanchez and makes matters
look black for the young doctor. There
are a few sensational incidents ana a
few which strain the creduiitfes some
what, but on the whole II IL q good
mystery story, very well done and up
to date.
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Gossip Of Baals aai peape Ni1 Vie Thsn

Thomas Hardy's deepening popular
ity has long been apparent to the crit
ical reader. but IL is becoming obvious
now to the casual one. With the last
month or so three OF his novels have
gone to reprinting.
In the printed contention between the
realists and the romancists Maarten
Martens. the Dutcn novelist who lives
In France and writes in English for
American readers, has launched an cpl
grammatic sentence which should not
pass unheeded. IF realism Is truth
ne says, "then I am for 1t. In books,
as In life. the truth Is always best. Lies
failr'
Mrs. Daniel Lothrop (''Margsret Sid
ney") author OF the famous Pepper
books, ETC., reached New York April 4
on the Baltic after a year abroad with
her daughter. Miss Margaret Lothrop.
She spent few weeks in Washington
and then reopened her home. The
Wayside." Concord. Mass. May l.
Josephine Daskam Bacon spent the
winter in Bermuda writing serial.
"An Idyll Of All Fools Day"
Louise Maunsell Field. author OF
Katherine Trevelyan." is z New York
sr by birth. both her parents belonging
% families that have lived there for
;everal generations Her grandfather
:ollaborated with G. p. r. James in
ovel and also wrote volume Of
Memories"
The special feature OF the new edi-
tion OF Motley's Dutch Nation" will be
a chapter containing an account of the
reign OF Wilhelmina and also of her
Inauguration, of which the present
f-ffE
eyewitness. DIT. Grifis is a member OF
the Netherlandish societies OF litera-
ture. science and archaeology at Ley
den and Middleburg and favorably
known to Dutch scholarship. The
Dutch Nation" Is q condensed version
OF The Rise OF the Dutch Republics
with the addition OF those chapters
which extend the history to the present
day
The Black Bag is now the leading
best seller. Miss Ellen GIasgow's ''Ths
Ancient Law 10 second. The Shuttle
Is third. The Weavers." by Sir Gilbert
Parker. Is fourth, The Lady OF the
Decoration" is nth. and last 10 be
quoted is De Morgan's somehow
Good"
Rex Beach has lately been in New
York in connection with play now
being given there OF which he Is a
Joint author. Another literary visitor
soon to be In the metropolis IL Miss
Frances Little. author OF the very
popular book. The Lady OF the
Decoration" shs will speak while
there concerning her personal expe-
riences in Japan
Anarchy may become a popular sub
iect for Action. Max Penoertcn will
soon be in the field with novel called
THE Wheels OF Anarchy" as
resembling the Confession" OF Harry
Orchard. being the story OF an assassin
revealed from his papers. and in mar
rative made by his secretary. The ac-
ton takes place In Holland, yeniea.
England and spain.
Little. Brown q Co. have Just issued
The Louisa NJ. Aicott Reader" new
book OF supplementary reading for the
fourth school year. selected from the
writings OF Louisa N. Acott. This
school reader consists OF 10 OF this
authors charming short stsrisA simplsr
than Little Women"
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"Bridgektow"

By Rev. Mark Guy Pearse. Published by
Jennings Graham, Cincinnati. Price 81.
"Bridgetstow' is a novel of the sim
pie, quiet life of a Cornish parish. Tho
character of Rarson Montgomery is
quaint and lovable and Farmer Gregory
Is the controversial spirit with whom
the simple parson is ever holding his
discussions. in which all the philos-
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"ffasmss---The Scholar"

BY John Alfred Faulkner. Published by Jen-
nincs Graham. Cincinnati. Price 81.
This addition TO the Men OF the
Kingdom" series Is by the incumbent
OF the chair Of historical theology in
the Drew theological seminary. who
has given much study to the charac-
ter Of Erasmus. He maintains that
only two other literary men were ever
as popular 40 Petrarch--Erasmus and
voltaire. Erasmus Is pictured a. an
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
1Another FAIRY Reader"

By James Baldwin, author of "Fairy Stories
and Fables" etc. Published by the Amer
lean book company, New York. Price 5J
cents
Another Fairy Reader is the third
OF series OF readers which DIR. James
Baldwin has planned for use in the
schooiroom. The little book contains
IL fairy tales, selected with great care
from the folklore OF India. Persia, Hun
gary, Denmark. Uruguay and North
Britain. most of which are new. While
these tales are not didactic. they teach
the children lessons of kindness, cheer
fplness, helpfulness and courage The
illustrations are numerous and un-
usually attractive.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10
"Mo!hers in israel
BY J. s. Fletcher Published by Monl
Yard & Co.. New York. Price 81 %.

BY J. s. Fletcher. Published by Modat,
Yard & Co.. New York Price SIPS.
For some time o. S. Fletcher has had
considerable vogue In England and at
last America has taken him UP. The
first book published here by this author
Is Mothers in Israel" and Ii will bear
the most careful reading
The tale has TO do with a certain
small rural community in Yorkshire.
and If one can tnke the pictures pre-
scented as true to life the book is a
masterpiece.
A pastor OF city breeding and uni
versity ideas takes charge OF this little
community and he has very difficult
time Of 1t. The deadly sins he has TO
combat are slander and backbiting.
though no worse there than in any
other rural community. The two most
prominent and the wealthiest citizens
are Deacons Gill and Hammock: but they
are dominated by their respective
wives, who for downright malice and
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exponent of religion and philosophy,
and this, too, at time when he was
practically alone in his work In the
dark ages of Europe He Is known
as one Of Luther's opponents in the
work OF the reformation, although he
was neither Catholic nor Protestant,
holding a belief quite his own. Wheth-
er or not Erasmus was in earnest in
his attempt to change the pronun-
citation of Greek scholars is still un-
certain.
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dagger, but I swear that this quarrel
Is none of my making
No.-'tis of mine!--en garder"
The stilted style is plainly a moder-'
imitation and not convincing.
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but the half OF the book were true.
Mr.. Beers is graduate of Yale, and
his book is written In a clear and schol-
arly fashion. Professor Thomas r.
Lounsbury of Yale says "I have gone
over with great care the manuscript of
\ Mind that Found Itself and can
testify that TO me at least the interest
OF the narrative far exceeds that Of any
novel which have read in a long, long
time. 1t strikes me, indeed, as being
something besides a truthful human
document; II is we'll told document,
which one must say regretfuliy, truth
full documents are too oft unapt to be-
l do not believe In fact. that any in
telligent person whose attention has
been called 10 the subject will lay down
the work willingly after he is once well
started in its perusai. TO Its interest
can testify for myself: to it's value as
an inside account OF en- insane persons
psychology, after the opinion given by
such an authority as Professor James,
nothing can properly be said by any
one
Professor James OF Harvard writes 8
letter quoted in the Introduction of the
book not only encouraging and natter
ing to the author, but commencing 1t az
a scientific book for the study and seri.
Gus attention OF alienists.
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"Ihe Cheerful SmuggIers"

BY Ellis Parker Butler. author Of Pigs Is
Pigs etc Published by the Century com
pany, New York. Price 81.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

Little. Brown q Co. have Just issued
Tho Louisa NJ. Aicott Reader" new
book OF supplementary reading for the
fourth school year. selected from the
writings OF Louisa IL Alcott. This
school reader consists OF 10 OF this
author's charming short ster1sA simplsr
than Little Women
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h Jesse Lunch Williams. author Of THE
Stolen Story" etc. Published by the Cen
taly company New York. P.lce s1.50.
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Anarchy may become popular sui
iect for Action. Max Pembertcn wi
soon be in the field with novel calle
THE Wheels OF Anarchy"-described
resembling the Confession" OF Harr
Orchard. being the story OF an assassi
revealed from his papers. and in na1
rative made BY his secretary. The &C
ton takes place In Holland, Venie
England and spain.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-12

w. H. Twilegar and May Twilegar
to Mabel Ross, tn eeast half of the
northeast half and lots 1 and 2 of sec
ton 10, in township north, range 1
west; consideration $4,000.
Stewart C. Laughlin and wife to Eu-
gene Traver, part of the southeast
quarter of the southwest quarter of
section "a, township north, range
west, containing two acres located
near the town of Payette; considera-
ton $500.
William c. Stalker and Mary c. Stall
ker to L. A. Smith, the north half of
the southeast quarter of section q,
township 8 north, range west; con-
sideration $3.50.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-12
A Good Cabbage Story.

The Rigby Star comes forward with
good cabbage story-a yield of 10000
pounds per acre. This demonstrates
that there is money in cabbage. A
better demonstration however, is fur
nished by W. X. Abercrombie, of Otis,
who secured 4245 pounds from four
teen rows eighty feet long. Allowing
four feet to the row this would make
tenth of an acre or 42,450 pounds to
the acre. The Rigby man sold his cab
page to the wholesale trade, shipping
in car lots at rs cents per 100. Mr..
Abercrombie supplied local demand
at two and half cents per pound, or
$lo6.l2 for the tenth of an acre. Had
Mr., Abercrombie sold on the same
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-12
NEW YORK BY NIGHT.
The Spectacle of Its Lights From
Rivers and Harbor.

BY whatever route you reach or leave
Manhattan Island in the evening the
river lights are beautiful. On the North
-fiEer the spectacle varies according to
the hour and season, for the downtown
lights In Manhattan are more numer-
GUS when the days are short and the
tenants of the great Office buildings
have to light up. to finish their days
work. Across from the lower Jersey
ferries late In the afternoon Of a winter
day glow and sparkle the great COM
pany Of tall shafts grouped against the
sky, each one pierced to the top with
regular rows Of shining windows. A
memorable sight they make, those
shafts and huge blocks of cleaning
holes, reaching far above their neigh
bors that come between them and the
river. There is much in that spectacle
to recompense a tired man for being a
commuter, and nowhere else on earth
Is there the like of it.
And, besides the tall shafts and the
intervening lower lights and the glow
OF the streets that run to the river and
n~-sf0r II, IncrO rIvvr Nights
the ferryboats, with their long rows of
bright windows, hurrylng on their va
rious courses; the sound steamers going
out, other steamers coming in; all man.
ner of lights more sober on all manner
OF shipping; the street glare and the
ferry house and wharf lights ashore,
and, higher up, here and there the OBJ
rusive and commercial but none The
less radiant advertising signs.
The downtown office building lights
30 out early, most Of them, but up the
river some of the tall uptown hotels
continue, all the evening and In spite
or curtained windows, to be light
houses.
On the East river. besides the city
lights and the river lights, are the high,
curving bridges. very striking and
beautiful. with their unobstructed out
lines marked by the glow of the cleo
trio bulbs.
Ihere is poetry in these river lights,
bordered and framed by the dark shin.
ing water and reelected in it.-E. & |
Martin in Harpers. i
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-12
THE CITY MAN.
HIS Lot I'm Life Compared with That
of the Farmer.


According to the National Magazine
"men in the cities work twice as hard
as the farmers, and they get few or no
Holidays. Thousands and thousands of
professional men, clerks and men In
small business enterprises delve and
toll their entire lives away and at the
end are carried out to the cemeteries
without having had any more leisure
or enjoyment In their lives than a horse
on treadmill. The rut they toll along
in Is as narrow as case knife" This
Is not the farmers view Of the city
man, whom he sees only during vaca-
ton, when the city man is taking
brief and much needed rest. The farm
er sees him sporting his "glad rags"
and mistakenly imagines him to be all
the year round only an idle butterfly,
consuming the produce of the horny
handed son of toll. The truth, it Is
held, is that the city man, as a rule, is
the harder worker and gets much less
enjoyment out of life. He longs for the
rural scenes and occupations Of the
farmer; his dearest hope is to get back
to the country to spend his last years.
A few of the city folks make a big lot
VI muHey ana-svt their foiiles anu
amusements in the newspapers, but the
great majority Of city toilers live a
very monotonous and stupid as well as
a very laborious and poverty stricken
life. The farmer, it is concluded, has
the real thing" while the city man
has only barren aspirations and disap-
pointments. The contented farmer is
not only the wisest but the happiest
Of Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-12
Will Raise Frogs.

William Black, the local cigar man
and farmer, has conceived a very bril-
liant idea. Since buying what is known
as the China garden west of this city
Mr.. Black has discovered that he has
an ideal location for "froggery" and
proposes to engage in the raising of
French frogs for the Boise and Port
land markets. At these places good
price is paid for the delicious dish
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-12-12
Doesn't Like the rseld M.&A.s-

While picking up the corn altar tn
nusKers look out for seed ears. I
nave an extra crate for the seed corn.
and when find an ear that Just sufts
II Is put into this crate. Whsn the
crate is full l stand It outside soma.
what up from the ground, SO the air
can circulate through 1t. and cover Il
pver with a board This is repeated
until have plenty Of seed saved. Tns
WIND and air soon dry 1t out In GOOD
shape. I tried saving seed one year
BY going through the field and gettins
the earlier ripened ears. but when
nusked and thrown into a pie 1t look.
cd altogether too ordinary for seed.
There were all the different types and
shapes mixed together. and we fad n
% the hogs.-Ohio Farmer.