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New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
BY Arlo Bates 1orno. pp 300 Houghron, Minin &

BY Arlo Bates 12rno. pp 300, 'Housh'on' MIME q
THE HUSBANDS OF EDITH. BY George Barr NC.
Cutcheon Harrison Fisher Dec1rAIeA
by Theodore Hapgood. 12mo pP- 10 'Douu'
Mead & Coz
Tho story Of an escapade and what came OF It,
NFRYI, BY William Tllinghast Eldridge, ro1tLs H1
piece by John Rae. limo, pp VIII 80 'Oo1u NieaN
& Coz ..,s-,
A story of the abduction Of young and oean''iui
heiress =.
.CrTEu u-rvE,RFa Sandman Story BY Grazia
Deledda Translated from the Italian by ieIeI Ms
ter ColyiIl. l2Tno, PIP 300 tJoan Lane OO'--pa-''
4 tragedy of Italian peasant life
T-TTF, BISHOPS SCAPEGOAT. BY Thomas Bailey Clesg
I2m0. pp. 416. Gohn Lane Company
A story Of crime and its punishment
1-rrr- MASTER OF THE INN. By Robert Herrick
I2rro pp Charles Scribners SoIs)
The story of a doctor OF noble character
n-0ra All yOT-R TEARS. BY Maud NJ. YarGIey 12Ino,
Do 2sd tR F. Fenno Coz
A story OF love and crime
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

THE Boston TRANSCRIPT. is "a small volume of
forty-four pages bound in limp green morocco,
which shows the evidence of daily wear. 1t has
been labelled by Irving Notes for Knicker-
booker. 1S01-0S. written a slip of white paper
and pasted on one cover while the other he
has written on the cover itself, Notes for
knickerbocker. and Memorandum Book or
Washington Irving of Sunnyside, has been
written apparently by another hand on the in
side cover With the exception of a few blank
leaves the book Is filled with notes in ink and
pencil in Irving's very fine and almost unde-
Cipherable hand
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
REPRINTS.

rrrF .vD TFvrrEJRs OF ROBERT BROWNING b
Mrs Sutherland orr New edition reNls- Anl N Pa
-ag,rftten bv Frederic q. Kenyon With TWO pOr-
traits svo Do. xvii. +30 tEiOughton MlI-in * 90
THE, TRAINING OF PRIEST. An Essay in Clerical
F-dr+rstion With a Reply critics BY Rev
Tobn Talbot smith. d. l2nO. Pp- xxxiX- sol
tI.Ongmans. Green & Coz
,rYr, DcE-v.r STEP IN EVOLUTION. By J. a Funk.
d D. Ii. D. l6m0. pp. Vi lO1- tFunA 4 Wasnalis
rr,rrN ATI, OTHER ESSAYS. which is added
Martua BY Vernon Lee L-nio pp-
The Lane Company
FORMATIONS OF MODERN EUROPE Twelve Lect-
r1ras Delivered in University OF LOnQ0n %
ErU F{eich Second revised edition. limo. pp.
viii $50 CThe Macmillan Company
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
BOOKS OF THE WEEK.
APT AND ARCHITECTURE.

NAT-I-RE's AID TO DESIGN. By E s D. owen and
~ oniea " Buuce Comprising hundred and
fifteen haIftone reproductions from photographs
4ro pp \ So. John Lane Company
r,r-rI DT,-e HOME A Book OF Fundamental Ad-
t-ic- for the Iaymen About TO Build BY H W
Desmond and II. W. Frohne Illustrated with
Photographs and plans. Svo, PIP. ~ 'Baker
Taylor Company
pp % tCiiTord q Lawtonp
4 study Of color value applied 20 house dec
Grafton and furnishing.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
LITERATURE.

THE NEW AMERICAN TYPE AND OTHER ESSAYS
BY Henry Dwight sedgwick Emo PIP "4"- 'iio"gn
ton Mtiin & Coz
Papers on artistic, literary and educational SUD
jects
THE ESSENTIAL LIFE By stephen Serrlen Stai4'oi1
Tomo up vi pa. Charles Scrioner's SonsD
SIN ESSAYS ON THE PLATONIC THEORY 0e'
ETOWIEDGE AS EXPOUNDED IN THE IAlr-fS
DIALOGUES AND REVIEWED BY ARISIOIII->t- II
nv Marie V Williams 12mo. pp. VIII I"'- 'AH0
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

INDIA AND THE EMPIRE A Cons Consideration Of y,ss tas
an introtuction. BY SIR Edward f. Law. r. c. n, c.
r c s. / 12mo, xiv. 1873 uongniahs Green
Coz
THE TRADE AND ADMINISTRATORS OF THE Chl-
NEsE EMPIRE. BY Hosea baIlou horse' a %
vtb Illustrations maps and diagrams. evo. pp- XII
45 Qougnans Green CO..
survey Of he Of the Chinese
nire with special reference to her commercial rela
tions with foreign countries.
GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE. The Laws and
~ C,,.,on1. Regulating Election System ard the
roundauon and Control AZ Political Parties In ne
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
MEDICAL STUDENTS STRIKE BREAKERS

Six student strike breakers from local medieal
schools have been engaged az the Long Island
College Hospital Brooklyn. 20 take the places OF
the six intarnes who walked out az noon last
"Wednesday because. they said. they could not eat
the food provided for them Dr. Shaw. the superfn-
tsndent had refused 10 consider any eonpA~S
from them
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
SCIENCE

ASTRONOMY WITH THE NAKED EYE - = Ne. s
C,eorraphy OF Heavens With Description and
CbaTrs n C0nseIatiou Stars and Planets By Gar
rstt P Seryfss. 12Ho pp- xiv. 245 Harper s Bros1
CLIMATE Considered Especially IN Relation 70 Man
BY Robert Courcy War1 Illustrated SNo- pP-
xv, 3s2 &c. p Putnau's sons
l. .rb. Science Series edited bv Edwart Leo
Thornlike Pm D. and r. Z. Beddart. Il A. z r D
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
BIOGRAPHY.

TUT rIEF OF ALICE FREEMAN PALMER. BY
George Herbert Palmer illustrated s'O' PP'
asa (HouEhton Mifiin Coz
tn. caraer Of president Of Wellesley College
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
HISTORY.

GENERAL. HISTORY OF WESTERN NATIONS From
r116 X q to 1900 a u. BY Emil Reich vols; /
and IL svo pp. XVI, is2; X. AS THE macmillan
Company
These rU-o volumes OF the ancient empires o.,
Fsvnt Assyrfa and RabylOnia; OF the Hebrews anu
t565sni, ,ans the Archaic Heenes. the Greeks anu '
Romans. The third will be devoted 10 the rise OF
trhriSenty and further volumes will bring the MS
,or,. down l., the end OF the nineteenth century!
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
RELIGIOUS.

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY MEN OF LATITUDE Fore-
rTnna~s OF the New ThsOOgy- By Ei"ar4 tNus4sIsS
Ceorx- With portraits 12Ino pp x'iA- lS''
Charles SCri5nsr's SOBsJ
Studies y th. work of holm Hale William chi
rrgsvo-tb Iohu Smith. More Jeremy sLo''
SIR Thomas Browne and Richard Baxter
rt1u, .TO>-IN- LIFE Bv Henry sylvester Nash l2no
on tx I{s The Macmillan COmpanyJ
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
FICTION.

,ogp =, .ct EoD Fv Alice Brown. frontisp.ce
bv n " Churchill Icmo. 4ob tdouEhton
Mlrfu & Coz
A charming Young widow a witty old iady and her
gallant old lover. student fresh from faris
and professional labor leader are the chei chaIac-
ters n this comedy
THE INTOXICATED GHOST AND OTHER sIouHA
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
EnIIHATIONAI

u-rsr,-t COLLEGE FOR THE BOY7 Leading Types
in American Education. BY John Corbin Iiius-
trated 1cmo pp. xvi 213. tHoughtoh Mlrnln
Coz
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
POLITICAL SCIENCE.

DRIFT O. DREAMS AND MEMORIES q. MINE BY
Lola IAnehart I5mo. pp- IS privately pfntedp
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
NATIIRE STUDY.
POETRY.

SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE BY F 8 Earle Hlus-
trated. limo. wifi. 297. tThe Macmillan Company
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Apropos of this extract from Mr. Wells's
story ii is interesting to note DIR. Alexander
Graham Bells comment on Mr. Stedmans last
work-his Century article on aerial navtga-
ton 1T is obvious" says DR.. Bell, that sea
power will become Of secondary Importance
when air power has been fully developed
through the use of dirigible balloons and fly
ing machines In war. The nation that secures
control of the air will ultimately rule the
world"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Has Tolstov written a novel called Father
Sergius"? One Russian newspaper throws DOUBT
upon It. and then goes SO far as 10 summarize
the story The later work of the novelist has
fallen so far below his standard that no one
mead sorrow If the reports crediting him with
this new novel prove to be false.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
BOOKS and AUTHORS.
Current Talk of Things Present
and to Come

Mr. Robert Herricks new novel, Together,
is nearly ready for publication. 1t is not a
story built the conventional lines of court
ship with wedding In the last chapter, but
one dealing with the lives of married people.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

United States By Robert II Fuller I'm. pp "
26t TEe Macmillan Company
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Wordsworth's cheerful poem Of The I'm
ker'' is almost unknown, having until TINS sea-
son appeared only in a description OF Woros-
worth and Coleridge MSS. in the possession OF
a private collector It has now been given TO
the world in a new English edition OF the poems
of Wordsworth. Here II is:
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25
IN THE DESERT.
Il Fascinating NarratiUe of Id
Uentare.

WANDERINGS IN ARABIA BY Charles NJ
Doughty. Being Abrdgment of Travels
In Arabia Deserta, arranged with Introduction
by Edward Garnett. In two volumes 309 -297
Charles Scribner's Sons.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

The final volume Of the English translation OF
Taine's Life and Letters" IS coming out at
once.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

LL-oUT-OF-PRINT-BoOK WRITE NE;
can get YOU any 3o0k ever puolished on an.
.ubtect The most book finder extant w nTn "a
England call and 200 900 rare books bfn1cE|
GREAT BOOK SHOP. John Bright ST. BlFu1InsnaI--
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Washington Irving's diary. covering more 'ii'h
a year of his life in Spain Is 10 De one ol tne
treasures to be disposed OF In the sale, in the
a,,.,,non of the late ]. c. Chamberiain's colec-
49,, of letters and manuscripts An equally
desirable item is Irving's notebook for the
"u,tcl.rbocker History" This notebook, says
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

The Rev ]. 3. Cohu, rector of Aston Gin
ton late OF oxford. has just published through
Thomas Whitaker Inc, The Sermon on the
Mount as Viewed from the Modern Standpoint
I'm the form Of seventeen sermons.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

A lesson in the ways Of statesmen may be
found in an anecdOte of Gladstone at Oxford,
told in a tCornhilI'' article
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

NJ l. Condurier the editor of the "Depeche de
Rrest." tells in a volume entitled "Une Vile sous
le Regime Collectivste" the history Of his town
since a Socialistic majority captured 1t four
wears ago It is said therein that the manage
rnent Of the captors first spoiled by strikes the
shipbuilding industry. which is the staple OF
Brest The Pail Mall Gazette" adds:
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Nietzsches view Of Carlyle, as lately set forth
in an article on the mad philosopher OF Ger
many is characteristicalIy queer
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Mrs. Sidgwick, the novelist is about to bring
orf a book on Home Life in Germany" She
knows her subject well, for she is the daughter
of German parents. She was before her mar
rage to Professor Sidgwick Miss Cecily Ullman,
The readers Of her delightful novels know that
her literary style is free from any tincture of
TelltOrtC mannerism.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Mr Henry Hayelock ElHss new oooh' Ino
Soul OF Spain. is published to-day oy aousii''ii'
Miffiin & Co. Mr.. Ellis is physician ou' Pi ia0-
tised only a short time. his taste 1or literary
work being too strong to resist he mas peei'
49, ol7;+or nv the wav OF the Mermaid Series
of old Dramatsts."
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Ae n matter OF literary sensation the Just
rubIished memoirs OF J. 7. Delane the greatest
editor the London Times" has KNOWN IS lof
the moment taking first place Delahe was 'iie
a., ,rouans or Meredith's Diana of the Cross
,,,o,.s He was probably not the Tom Towers
- r-o,Ione.s hook THE Warden''-or IL he was
n was an unconscious portrait for the noFeHst
,,.a,ou-ad anv intention in painting il.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Miss Katharine P. Wormeley's translation or
The Memoirs of NJ Claude has had notable
success in England well as in this country
another edition having been demanded on the
other side OF the water. The English reviewers
have been bestowiug many praises on the uh-
common skill of the translator. 1t is sometimes
forgotten that perfect translation Is the out
come Of q gift as definite as that Tor origlhal
writing.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Csrlvl4 a man of strong words and attitudes, a
rhetorictan bv necessity who constantly agi-
tated by the desire for strong belief. ana me
feeling Of incapaCity for II. In that respect a
typical Rornanticist, The desire for a strong be
lief is not evidence of strong belief but rather
the contrary A constant PASS IN
sincerity as regards himself-that is his pro
prium: he is interesting. and will remain interest
ing thereby.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Chaucer's "Romaunt OF the Rose is to be the
first of the proposed special issues of the Flor
Press. It will be illustrated with cOored
collotypes from twenty water color drawings
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

Mr. w H. Davies who is described as the
new poet"-one OF a species far from rare-ls
lust bringing out book entitled The Auto
biography of a Super-T1Hmp." He tells therein
a frank story of his experiences as a tramp IN
the United States Canada and England
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

4 collection of the letters written by wagner
to poor Wilhelmne Plauer, his hrst "lie' ms
lust been published in Berlin. 1hefe are -o'
of these epistles the first OF which is dateo l0f-
a. tho time Of the production Of 'Rienzf In
-, The senaration OF the pair took place
a. 1919 and the last letter is dated 1868.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-25

II il said that seven thousand copies OF Lord
C-omer's book have already been sold in Eng
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
A NEW ONE

oscar Hammersten the great has given
new catchword in his letters to Miss who suing him
breach OF contract and incidentally
tiers for publication What better carefully
meaning and of his
Affinity while
and overworked until the
stood for just plain making
including deserton divorce and beating with
Oscars innovation enough
eign enough to include all that the
OF, did not Oscar carefully explain it.
you have to coddle
shrek from several ustriou warblers
hit
kissing Miss Lee at almost public place.
tured souls and later when he couldn't find
In the market he her and
as sort of comaraderie codde
Then another codde he told
to nature and while she
made her believe that had NICE large lovely
around him to be coddled to high
Oh! this "comaraderie living
ing job in certainly got
finty" looking pale and unnteresting
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
BAD MEMORY

On the gridron of examination
fully bad He couldn't
the Standard
remember how the Independent
Standard might cnch its
through which competitors
ness altogether. 1t was a of bad
Bad memory? Haven't people
their inusces their
sona weakness? When the
street in most
at $780, horses automobiles
had forgotten what they paid for these
would take for them
Often will build barn between paying and
forget all about when he makes
OF us who have watches diamonds
our tax list considerable Bad memory! We
paid for these things and the figure which
Old Rockeeers
he has really arrived delightful
low actually forget his early
by which it
Bad memory! 1t is hole through which
big and little Slip and there
sonally hunting
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
THE RULING PASSION

THE case of Antoine Boncha.
peau--' droned the clerk, shuffling
his papers. The judges upon the
bench watched the newcomer with
contracted brows. Bonchapeau
arose and shuffled forward into
the dock. He was a short, fat little
man, looking like decayed servi-
tor, which, in fact, he was.
you are charged with having,
on the fifth day of Thermidor, per-
mitted the escape from prison of
two aristocrats. the Count de Peri
CORD and the Baroness de la Fou-
cauld, while acting as turnkey"
the clerk droned on.
well, Citizen Bonchapeau, what
have you to say?" broke in the
eldest judge, brutally.
Bonchapeau spread out his hands
with deprecating gesture and be-
gan telling his story. At first his
voice faltered, so that nobody
heard him; gradually. however, he
succeeded in fixing his judges at
tention.
Gentlemen of the committe of
public safety" he began, Il am no
traitor. There is no drop of blood
in my body that does not cry out
for vengeance upon the aristocrats
no, not one.
Gentlemen, l was born in the
service of Madame mean Citl-
zeness Foucaulds mother. When l
grew up to manhood was made a
footman. Afterward / became a
butler and waited at table. All!
how l hated them. Citizen Peri
cord was a constant visitor at the
house when the citizenss was
grown. 1t was easy to see that
they loved each other.
But he had rival. It was 1.
Yes, smile, gentlemen, but am /
not as good as any man? And l
was a handsome fellow in those
days. And l waited at table. They
paid no more attention to me than
If / had been a dog.
"One evening l was so agitated
my hand shook, and l spilled some
wine over the citizeness' gown.
She uttered a little cry. That gown
would have kept a whole family in
affluence for a year, gentlemen.
Clumsy pig!' cried the count;
and, springing from the table he
struck me several blows on the
shoulders. Perhaps / should not
have minded that, but afterwards
he kicked me.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02

Gunpowder was invented by the
Arabians about 100.
At Lafayette, Col, a power house
has been built which runs cleo
trio roads. lighting plants. runs fac
tories and supplies power for cities
and towns about a circumference
of $50 miles.
The steel industry no longer
needs protection, says Carnegie.
And this without consulting Uncle
Joe Cannon. What rashness!
Guess Ty Cobb must be some
ball player-he's been placed on
every all star base ball team
picked by major league critics.
Mrs. Russell Sage, Hettie Green
and Anna w. Penfield are worth
5000, 100000.
Every visitor to the white house
must keep his hands in sight-dur-
ing public receptions.
A strange freak of nature is re-
ported from Calveston-a girl with
eyes like dove and pigeon toes.
'Rah for the safety razor man!
He has made seven blades grow
where only one grew before.
During the panic last year $4,000
persons purchased steel stock
shares.
"Sweedling" is a coined word in
vogue in England. 1t means swind-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
RATES RAISED

In connection with the raise freight is
announced that the effect who
will to
The merchants will
toners but they will do blame them There
no part OF these that profit the These
ton companies
These
and he has got to add this would
TO his he wholesaler
for his goods procedure
This is simple really
shovel or suit of clothes hat other necessity
haps kicks about the
thing to do with creating that
the existence of transportation
abnormal dividends through the
disposed
all the merchant does is
transportation
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
JOSEPH G. CANNON.

The planets have been remark.
ably kind to you, Mr.. Clemens,
especially the planet Earth. You
were born at the beginning of the
gilded age. AS child you spent
your life on the Mississippi. Your
friend Tom saw yer well on the
way to fame, and you soon be-
came the American claimant for
the mantle of Joe Miller. Your
writings made a hit alike at home
and with the innocent3 abroad.
But you met reverses, or rather
they hunted you out, so that
you have been both prince and
pauper. Like Puddin head Will
son, however, you overcame diff
culties by persistence. Taking a
tramp abroad he introduced you
to the royalties of Europe as a
Connecticut Yankee at King Ar
thurs court. Later you tried to
put huckleberry finnish on
Christian Science, but the end is
not yet I think this will be about
all, for do not want to write your
autobiography for you when you
can do it to SO much better advan-
tage. My parting advice is to be-
ware of burglars and copyright
pirates.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
Neat and Simple

Champ Clark loves to tell Of how
in the heat of a debate Congress
man Johnson of Indiana called an
Illinois representative jackass.
The expression was unparliament-
airy, and in retraction johnson
said:
while / withdraw the unfor-
tunate word, Mr.. Speaker, l must
insist that the gentleman from
Illinois is out of order"
"Ho wan l out of order?" yelled
the man from Illinois.
Probably a veterinary surgeon
could tell you" answered Johnson,
and that was parliamentary
enough to stay on the record.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
NSTANYfHiN

ling and wheedling, and is what
every husband stands for when
he's foolish. ~
With France and England in the
hollows of his hands, Kaiser, VIII
helm appears to have mitt full.
In her report of a robbery, Lady
Crowley listed for gold cigaret
cases. Sort of Lady Nicstins,. eh?
did you actually propose to
him, dear?"
Yes, but he thinks he did it
himself"
Alice Roosevelt, on the day of
her marriage to Nicholas Long
worth. cut her wedding cake with
the saber of an army officer.
Little grains of powder,
Tiny dabs of paint,
Make girls complexion
Look like what it amt"
| If, as old writer's claim, Adam
was the first alchemist, certainly
alchemy has had a long life, fol-
chemistry did not begin until the
middle of the eighteenth century
4
| Give a woman a rocking chair
| and a handkerchief and she is pre-
pared to cry with the whole
| world.
Despite the fact that the politi
clans were all against him; Judge
Ben S. Lindsey of Denver, popular
| ly known as the kids" judge
waws reelected by an unusually
large vote.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
0)0DES UP To
Mc MIL MUTE

Jet is a favorite for hair orna-
ments.
The grandfather.s frill is one of
the popular jabots.
"Hortensia give" very light
amethyst, and several shades OF
blond and yellow are among the
new colors.
White fox is used as trimming
on evening wraps from Paris.
The engagement bracelet in
stead of a ring is now often pre-
scented.
Even in deepest mourning Il lit.
tie white crepe as a turnover at
the neck and wrists is allowed.
The color and decoration Of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
COOKS NOT CROOKS

Editor, The Press--An article of
December l in reference to
Porch Climber Suspects" has
come to our notice. 1t seems as
though all suspects and crooks
will give their occupation as
cooks or walters. might call the
attention of the public generally
that those persons are not on our
list and we do not like to have
the public think that criminals
giving their occupation as cooks
and walters are any good union
cooks or citizens Of our grand city
of Spokane. Joe Lamping. Secre-
tary and Business Agent, Local
No. $50.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-02
Not Her Fault

Lady ION the Metropolitan rail
way, London)-Please, sir, will
you help me to get out at the next
station?
Gentleman Why. certaoinly,
madam.
Lady--You see, sir, it's this way.
Being rather stout, have to turn
around and get out backward, and
the porters always think | am get
ting in, so they push me back into
the carriage and say, Hurry up,
ma'am." I've passed four stations
that way already.