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"Ihe Power Supreme"
By Francis C. Nicholas.
Lee cumuany. Boston.

By Francis c. Nicholas. Published by II. z.
Lee company, Boston.
This novel by Francis Nicholas, who
has made many explorations in the
countries of South America. is interest
ing because lie gives SO many descrip-
tions OF people, places and conditions
little known 20 us. The strange, mys-
terfous countries naturally lend them
selves as an appropriate background
to tales of romantic and thrilling adj
ventures.
The novel is written in the first per-
son. the story being told by the hero, a
Spanish Indian. The opening chapters
give a wonderful description of hunt
for the india rubber tree by the ma
tiyes. The characteristics of the Indian
are brought out clearly in this descrip-
tion Of the hunt, his cunning and trick
cry. his almost brutal treatment of all
who interfere with his plans. The book
shows quite a scientific study of the
social and political conditions of the
natives and their poorly regulated So
cia1 order Is an object lesson to all
students of life. The story is a strong
one written in a most vivid and pic
turesuue style. 1t Is a pity that the
love story which holds one in breath
less expectation throughout is an un-
happy one with a tragic ending.
All the world loves love story as
much as ever. but the love story with
a happy ending holds first place in
popularity. The author probably feels
that his ending was the only logical
one and is no doubt more typical of the
primitive people he writes about. The
book is we'll worth reading.
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OF exciting adventures. the Liot being
laid In the time of the first OF the
Georges, when travel was made peril
Gus by the desperadoes that infested
the highways. Some OF the inns of that
period were the meeting places of these
robbers and it is in one of these dens
that the hero has an exciting adven-
ture with a disappearing bed. but his
quick wit saves him from death.
The love story running through the
book is interesting and cleverly han
died in that one does not know which
one of the fair maidens the captain
really loves until the last chapter.
Many a hero would consider himself
handicapped in the art of love making
by not knowing his own Identity but
the gay captain surmounts all such
obstacles with the gallantry of sol
der of fortune.
After all Tthe main thing in book OF
this kind is to amuse and interest and
the author succeeds In doing this, al.
though il is not so we'll done as the
RED Feathers" nor such exciting OF
pleasing reading
Mr. Roberts style makes up for al
deficiencies of plot. 1t is simple and
straightforward and its quaintness j;
typical of the period he describes.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
The Wayfsfas"

By Mary Stewart Cutting. author OF Tbs
Suburban Whirl." etc. Published oy me
Mcclure company. New York, Price si.SO.
Mrs. Mary Stewart Cutting has writ
ten her first long novel and it deserves
high praise. 1t is a book, however, Which
is sure TO be criticised by the
frivolous novel reader. the domestic
drama presented in II being decidedly
depressing and at times almost tragic.
AS with the short stories which con-
stitute this authors earlier work, The
Wayfarers" is of suburban life. The
household consists of Joseph Alexander
and his wife and two lovely children.
Joseph is approached by two magnates
OF the financial world and offered a
position with salary and percentage
to run big business in the city, the
making OF typometers. He is wild with
enthusiasm and accepts Here Is the
object of the book; the man, first for
love of his family, is anxious to make
money and place them in better po-
sition in the world. but he becomes in
a very short time just an animated
business machine with no ideas beyond
typometers. His family Is a second
ary consideration and they are almost
driven crazy. It is a curious thing, but
this one great defect in American fam
lily life is quite suddenly being appre-
ciated and no less than four fine novels
with this condition of affairs as the
central idea have been written this
year.
Much that might have been made art
istic in the story has been sacrificed in
order to make the story an absolutely
faithful portrayal of life. The life of the
particular suburban family which Mrs.
Cutting has selected was more than
usually gloomy, but only a pen Of su
periative cleverneSs could handle these
characters. They are dull people, So
credit to the author that she can holo
the interest and attention through 374
pages Of IL.
To give a real up to date love in
terest to the book a pretty southern
cousin, Theodosia Linden. is imported.
She comes to study music and is kept
busy with love affairs. All the
young men Of the book fall in love
with her and she makes a mess of
things twice in getting engaged to the
wrong man, but is finally paired off
properly. Dosia and her lovers are not
the kind of people one admires; they
seem TO be silly and inconsequential.
but unfortunately they are true to life:
every reader will find that he knows
several DosBas as well as her lovers.
The gloom is lifted at the last by
Justin's loss OF his business. In
losing IL he is brought to a reaiiza-
tion OF what he has been missing in
his home life and we leave them pre-
sumably happy ever after
The hook is remarkable and shows
how deep a student of human nature
its author is. There is too much gloom
and too little humor; no life is all
tragedy or all comedy, but the last is
almost missing in this tale.
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"Our Bird Friends"

By George F. Burba. Published - the Outing
company. New York. Price 81.
This book contains many things
young folks ought to know-and like
wise grown ups. according to the title
page. and it is truly described. 1t is
the plainest and simplest bird book
ever written and is quite different from
the average book of its kind. in that
any and all ages will be equally inter
ested. 1t is written by a newspaper
man, but where he managed in his
busy life to pick up all the information
about birds which he imparts is a mys-
terry. He has selected Is birds and the
bat to write about, and several other
chapters are devoted to Facts About
Birds"-how they sing and fly and
facts about migration The whole book
is as interesting as possible and, with
the 10 beautiful colored illustrations, IS
a valuable addition to the nature
library
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.'Swifps GuIIWer's Travels RctaId''
By James Baldwin.

By James Baldwin, Published by the Ameri-
can book company, New York. Price 35
cents.
All children like to hear Of the Lilli-
putian king who sat in the palm OF
Guliiver's hand and OF the Brobdfg-
nagian baby who cried to have CULVER
given to him as a toy plaything. But
they can not well read these stories In
the form in which Swift told them.
In this new volume of the well known
and popular Eclectic Readings DR.
Baldwin has rewritten the famous voy-
ages especially for children in the Sec
ond and third years in school. preserv-
ing as far as possible Swift's own simple
and unadorned style and retaining
much of his inimitabIe humor. The IL
lustrations are especially attractive
and amusing
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Books Received

Chinese Fables and Folk stories.'' BY Mary
Hayes Davis and Chow Leung; American book
company. New York
Short Stories of the Heroes Of the Church. =
BY Emma A. Robinson; Jennings & Grahams
Cincinnati. o.
The Power Supreme" By Francis C. Nichols;
R. E Lee company. Bosbo1, Mass.
Consumption" BY Charles H Taylor; E. b.
Treat & Co.. New York.
Betty OF the Recto=y.s BY Mrs. L T. Mesdes
Grossett & Dunlap. New York.
Commentary Upon Tennyson's In Memoir
iam.'" BY II. E. Shepherd; Neals publishing
company, New York
beyond the Blue Grass" By Geprgs Cres-
well Gill: Neale publishing company, New York
'.The Daughter OF Virginia Dare" By Mary
Virginia Walls Neale publishing company. New
s'The Soul Of Croesus." by Gerald vllliers-
Stuart: Cupples & Leon company. New York.
'sThe Gates OF LIFE by Bran Stoker; Cupples
& Leon company New York.
The Count and the Congressman" By Mrs.
Burton Harrison; Cupples Leon company, New
York.
s'Home Made JingIes.'' BY Grace sorensen:
Douglas printing company. Omaha
1.-THE Diary OF Lost One" edited By Mar
s.How TO Get Position and How to Keep II. %
by S. Roland Hall; Funk & Wagnalls company.
New York.
sPotted Fiction" by John Kendrick Bangs,
Doubleday Page Z Co.. New York.
ssSewing Seeds In Danny" By Nellie Z Nc
Clung; Doubleday. Page Co. New YORK.
sIlncoln. the Man Of sorrow, by Eugene W.
Chann; Lincoln Tempsrancs press. Chicago. u
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Chinese fables and Folk Slories''

By Mary Hayes Davis and Cheow Leung.
Published By the American Book company.
New York Price 40 cents
II any one has believed that the
Chinese literature does not possess the
fable let him read Chinese Fables
and Folk Stories which has been
compiled by May Hayes Davis and
Chow Leung- The volume is an eclectic
reader, designed for use IN the third
or fourth year OF school
These stories are as familiar TO the
children OF China as Red Ridinghood
and Cinderella are TO the children OF
America. and show the different phases
OF Chinese character better than the
reading OF history.
The illustrations are made from draw
ings by native artists. but must have
been marked up some for American
readers.
The book contains an English-Chi-
nese vocabulary. but what II can be
for Is difficult to make out. for the
Chinese is printed In it's native charac-
ter and without the transliteration so
necessary, but aside from that fault
the book Is excellent.
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The House in the Water"
n CharIes al n Rn

By Charles G. D. Roberts. author Of THE
Heart Of the Ancient Wood" ETC.. PUN
Price $50
Charles G. d. Roberts is not dis
heartened by the cry against nature
takers. He pursueE his way quite calm
ly and every little while produces a
book of animal stories which the ma
jority Of his readers praise without
stint
The present volume is a collection Of
short stories entitled The House in the
Water" which is, as one easily guesses,
a tale Of the busy little beaver and his
dam. This story is the longest in the
book, and although none of the matter
is new to the biologist il is given in
such an intensely interesting manner
that no one. old or young, will drop the
book till that story, at least, is finished.
Mr.. Roberts is doing a great work
with his animal books. If at times he
appears to stretch a point to make an
incident more attractive, on the whole
his information is as accurate as and
unquestionably more entertaining than
that of most scientific writer's. Any
writer who so successfully creates an
interest in the study of animal life
should be applauded.
The other stories in the book are
about the moose, bear, wolf and lynx
The descriptions OF the forest and the
life of the woodsman are splendidly
done, the authors graceful style being
too well known to need much praise
The book contains 80 beautiful full
page illustrations by Charles Living
ston Bull, the celebrated animal paint
er, and Frank vining Smith, and is. be-
sides, beautifully decorated 1t is one
of the most artistic publications of the
summer
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'In the Woods and on the Shore"
By Richard d. Ware. Published
Page & Co. Boston.

By Richard d. Ware. Published by L. c.
Page Co. Boston.
IN his introduction the author of
IN the Woods and on the Shore" says:
When have been unable to go after
to learn how the other fellow bagged
his. When I could not hunt my own
moose it has been a satisfaction to
read how the bull gave answer to the
call of one more fortunate
These sketches of happenings in the
woods and on the shore are but mar
ratives of personal experience with a
little OF observation and commentary.
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Consumption lis Prevention and Cure
By charIss !. 5. DayIs. ". D. PubI

BY Charles II. s. Davis, " D. Published
by E. B. Treat Co. medical publishers
New York. Price 81
While so many works on tuberculosis
theorize upon the subject this one
shows how it can be treated, and In the
large majority of cases cured, without
the use Of drugs and largely through
the patients own efforts. The author
emphasizes the vital necessity of an
open air life and rational system Of
diet, holding the belief that until nu-
triton Is improved little can be hoped
for. 1t Is a practical treatise on the
subject and leaves nothing to be de-
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BOOKS REVIEWED

"Together.'' By Robert HerricF.
The Woufuers" bu Mary Stewdrt Cutting.
"The House IN the Water. BY Charles c. D.
Roberts.
In the Woods and on The Shore By Richard
D. Ware.
The Gates of Life" by Bran St0ker.
The Poper Supreme" By Francis c. Mich
olGs.
"Captan Love-" bp Theodore Roberts
Betty of the Rectorp.' BY Mrs. L. T, Meade.
The Vegetable Garden By Ido D. Bennett
'.Spiffs Guil;per's Travels Rciold, By James
Boldpia
Sour Sonnets of Sorehead.' BY James P.
EdpeTS0n.
Our Bird Friends" BIZ George F. Burbd.
''ConsuH1pton-Its Prevention and Cure. BY
Charles H. S. Davis. NJ. D.
Chinese Fables and FOlk Stories.' BY Mary
Hayes Davis and CheOD Leung.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
captain love-

By Theodore Roberts. author Of "Red Fea TIL
ers,r etc. Published by L. G. Page & Co.,
Boston. Price $i.50-
In Theodore Roberts new book. Cap
tain Love-" the "lost memory hero
again makes his appearance. The read
ing public is becoming tired OF him and
one hopes that some newer device may
be invented by the writer's of romance
and adventure to hold the interest of
the reader.
In the very first chapter the poor
young hero is assaulted by highway
man and loses all memory OF his for
mer self; then he wanders through
the book under the name OF Cap
tain Love. The usual peculiar and
ridiculous situations arise from this
mistaken Identity. The book Is full
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
rTtI5E HOUSE IN THE WATEp
a rWk or ANIMAL 54oPIES
81 CHARLES 6 ? ROBERTS

aggressive, 1t is difficult to PICK out
things in the book to praise, for it is
poorly written and cheap and OBJ
vious. 1t is not worthy of its clever
author.
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been canvassed by the author: The
Ssnitmrv aud Economic Value OF the
Kitchen Garden" The Location OF the
Garden. "Plsnning the Garden" How
to Maintain Fertility" The Construc-
ttn1 an5 Care cs Hotbeds. Cold Frames
and Pits" ..Dn The Sowing of Seed"
.Transpianting. Tools Which Make
Gardening Easy" On the Growing OF
Various Vegetables Root Vege-
tables" Vine Vegetables and Fruit" "
Greens and Salad Vegetables" ''Peren-
nial Vegetables Storing Vegetables
ir Winter" The Gardens Enemies" +"
"Fa1l Work in the Garden"
While the book Is thoroughly UP to
date and a perfect mine of information
It is not of practical value to any read
er west of the Rockies.
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sired. as all the essential points are
thoroughly covered.
The first edition being exhausted the
author has deemed il advisable to add
several chapters to this edition on spe-
cial subjects He takes in Bovine Iu-
berculosfs.' THE Use of Milk" Gen
eraI Tuberculosis.' Marriage and the
Offspring" and also adds a list or tu-
,erculosis sanatoriums in the United
States.
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Together

Itgethef
Br Roberf Eferrtck author of The Common
Lot" etc Published by the Macmillan
company. New York. Price si.50-
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Gessip Of Books and People VINO Make Them

The first edition of Mr.. Crewe's Ca
reer," possibly the largest first edition
of a novel ever prepared, is entirely
exhausted. and a large second edition
is now in press The publishers re-
port that this second edition is already
more. than half sold in advance. and IL
Is probable that by the time it is pub
lished on the 25th 1t will be entirely
sold.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
JUDGE BROWN IS
A CANDIDATE
TO RUN FOR PROBATE OFFICE
NOTWITHSTANDING CHARGES
AGAINST HIM.

LAPEER, Mich, Sept. Judge Of
Probate Elmore A. Brown. who Is
charged by Detroit accounting Arm
with having taken $646.19 In illegal
fees during the eight years OF his In.
cumbency In ONCE. got back into the
race as q candidate for denomination
on the Republican ticket after having
previously withdrawn.
Friends of Judge Brown In five auto
mobiles are touring the country, seeing
every Republican voter possible and
assuring them that he Is candidate.
Judge Brown is very popular per.
sonally throughout the county. and
those conversant with the situation
say that II would not be surprising il
he were renominated.
Judge Brown held a conference with
some of his friends Sunday, at which
1t was decided that he should re-enter
the fight. AS he had announced his
at the time when charges
were first made against him, his name
will not appear on the primary ballot,
although the voters may write in his
name. Judge Brown declares that the
charges against him were trumped up
for political purposes, and says that
he was induced to withdraw while
under a great nervous strain
Prosecuting Attorney Reed has al
ready filed charges against Judge
Brown with Gov. Warner.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
FIRE MARSHAL
HA[TS CAMPAIGN
CANDIDATE WoRTH's MATCHES
NEARLY CAUSE DEATH OF
CHILD ON coNGREss-sT.

The little Observation-Disclosures
daughter OF Charles N. Parker. OF No.
551 Congress-st., was painfully burn
ed Monday morning as the result OF a
careless house-to-house distribution OF
a campaign appeal I'm the-iaterest- oil
Aug F. w. Worth. a Republican aid
ermanic candidate. containing score
of paper matches. The article had
been thrown on the porch of the Park
er home and In some way the child
set fire to her clothing. A physician
was called and attended the little one
and her rather had to be called from
his down town ONCE. Orders were
issued to Forth. by the fire marshal,
to destroy any folders that had not
been distributed and to gather up all
that. he could that had been sent out.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
CHILD SHARES
CAKES WITH BEAR
WHEN sEARcHERs FRIGHTENED
RRuIN AWAY LITTLE ONE
CRIED FOR 1T TO COME BACK.

PORT JERvIS, N. ", Sept. Mot
needing warning not to wander far,
10-year-old Maggie Tanning. of Chi
cago, who with her mother is visiting
relatives near Farnwood. Sullivan
county, was lost in the woods yester-
day. When found she was sitting on a
log feeding a half-grown bear with
cakes from a paper bag.
At the approach of the searching
party the bear fed. and the child cried
because they had scared II away. The
little girl said she had walked long
way. picking ane- eating hucklebsrsies,
and at last became tired ana sat down
on log TO eat her cakes, when tire
bear, which she thought was a dog.
came out OF the brush and she hand
ed 1t a cake. This was followed by
other cakes until the whole dozen
had disappeared. Then she said she
was about to follow her doggie to his
home, where she knew there would
be people who would take her home.
The child had been gone five hours.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
BROTHERS KEEP
SUICIDE PACT
HORSE DEALERS WERE THREAT
ENED WITH FINANCIAL AN
INHALATION.

EDINBURG. H.. Sept. when
financial difficulties overlook and
threatened to wipe out the business
of Elker and Benjamin Wolaver, broth
ers, and horse dealers here, they made
an agreement to commit suicide.
Elmer's body was found early yes
terday In the Sangamon river, IA
miles from here. Nearby his horse
and buggy were standing in thick
clump OF trees. On a vehicle was a
note saying that the writer had drown
ed himself Three hours before tie
body of Benjamin Wolaver was found
In small stream. an empty carbolic
acid vial olutchcd tightly in the right
hand.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
HUNDREDS SLAIN
BY PERSIAN REBELS

LONDON, Sept. 1.-The struggle
between the loyalists- and parliament
interests which has been going on for
weeks at Tabritz. Persia. developed
into a bloody incident on Aug. 20, ac'
cording to Teheran dispatch re-
ceived In Berlin.
The shah's troops, which had been
camped outside the town for days
while the leaders parleyed, entered 1t
unopposed on the 18th and were
drawn up at parade rest. The rebels
suddenly opened tremendous fusil-
lade on the soldiers. killing and
wounding 500.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
HISGEN NOW KNOWS
HE rs NOMINATED

NEW YORK, Sept. Thomas l.
Hisgen, of Massachusetts,, heard off,
ciaIly last night that he had been NOM
mated for president by the Independ-
ence party. II had been intended also
10 notify John Temple Graves, OF
Georgia, that he had been selected as
the candidate for uce-president. but
Mr.. Graves is at Warm Sulphur
Springs, Va, recuperating from an
operation. -
The speeches had one common
drift. that the old Republican and
Democratic parties were not the par
ties OF the people but Of the trusts,
and that the Independence party had
come to take the place OF both of them
and to see that the people finally got
their rights.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
Mich; Gilbert G.. Winnai. First Light
Artillery, Nashville, Tenn.

or the brave soldiers who fought
in the civil war, going to the front
from Michigan, there is one who Is
In Toledo today in spirit but not in
person. He Is Henry j. Darman, the
was born In Steuben county, New
York, In 1899. enlisted as a private in
Co. r, Seventh Michigan Cavalry, in
1853, and served till the close Of the
war. Mr.. Darman was wounded at
Yellow Tavern, Va, and went to Mis-
souri, 40 years ago. His present ad-
dress Is Liberal, Barton county, Mo.
The centarian is In rugged health and
is a member of Post No. 515, depart
ment Of the Missouri.
Another Michigander who fought In
the civil war Is Thomas Loughney. the
youngest soldier of the civil war. Mr..
Loughney's home address is Salt Lake
City. He Is In Toledo today, meeting
old comrades. Mr.. Loughney was born
In Canada, April 4, 1853, and enlisted
in Detroit on May IA. 1863. He was
rejected three times by Col. Smith. Of
Detroit, but finally was permitted TO
enlist. He became known as the
baby bugler,' OF Co. L., Seventh
Michigan cavalry, and served through
the war in Clusters brigade In the
army Of the Potomac.
He was bugler and orderly at Gus
ter's headquarters the winter OF '63
and was taken prisoner at the desper-
ate cavalry fight at Fravillion station.
Va, June II, 1864: after capture some
of the rebel cavalry gathered about
and shouted Here,
boys. we all have captured a baby in
the Yankee cavalry" Mr.. Loughney
was sent to Libby, then to Anderson
willie, and then to Florence and saw all
the horrors of those prison pens. and
is the youngest ex-prisoner OF war Of
the Union army.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
NOBODY WILL
FIGHT OTTO
BY TAD.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-Young Otto
came back from Los Angeles with a
smile as wide as telephone book
and a coat OF tan like an Indian.
Great place out there chirped the
knockout KID; rs he rubbed his hands.
81 only had one fight. 1t went one
round and then they all drew the Otto
line. Mcfarland and WEIGH cut me
off their list Mac is good fighter
but he has no punch. | don't think
he'll ever knock out really good
fighter.
JEFF? oh. he's big and fat. No, he's
through with the game. He won't
fight any meFe.- He's a great fellow,
though.
Eyes, was treated out of sight.
They were all good to me but no one
would fight me-"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-01
NEEEY.s SUCCESSOR
AND $4,000 GONE

HAVANA, Sept. la shortage of
upwards OF $4,000 has been discov-
cred In the bureau OF supplies and
vouchers in the general postoffice, OK
which Senior Rodriguez is chief. Ro-
driguez has not been seen in Havana
since Friday. and secret service police
are unable to locate him. Rodriguez
held the same post as Chas. +. Nicely.
who was convicted of extensive
frauds during the first Ame7can inter-
yention.