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COLLECTED POEMS.

Poems of Progress and New, Thought
PaStels BY Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Pub
lished by w. d. Conltey Company, Chi
cago.
This author is Il veteran in tho liter
ary field. and has wide vogue. Her
friends and admirers will be glad of
the message she conveys 10 them in this
volume. The contents are divided into
two parts. as tho title indicates, the
first containing the authors best and
most recent "talks in verse and the
second, the "Pastcls, " which were pub
lished previously IN a separate volume.
The following, Glove s Mirage is a
fair sample of the versifying, and also
of the sentiments:
Midway upon the route, he paused
And suddenly across the wastes of
He saw cool waters cleaning. and a
Green oasis upon his vision burst,
a tender dream, long in his bosom
Spread loves Elusive verdure for his
feet
The barren sands changed into golden
The way grew glad that late had seemed
She shone, the woman wonder, on mis-
soul:
The garden spot for which men toll
and wait:
The house of rest that Is each
hearts demand
But when, al last he reached the glcam-
ing goal,
He found. oh. cruel irony Of fate,
But desert sun upon the desert sand.
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pain at the heart, and franticaIly de.
mands Bella So Gavin hustles for a
substitute, he having failed to marry
as expected. and the aunt arriving three
months sooner than she was expected.
Gavin appeals To Davie Bessirc, but
she is 10th TO assume the pretcnse OF
a married woman. Then he finds an old
acquaintance, Gcnevra Talent. who
is only too ready TO take up the pre-
tense But on their getting back to the
bungalow. they find that Davie had re
pcnted and was on hand making the
aunt comfortable in bed. Gavin was I'M
mensely relieved, but had to explain
that he was in fact pledged to the other
Bella, and he telegraphs for her. Gene
vra makes a delay by changing the tcle-
gram. but when the right Bella appears,
she proves a most troublesome person
to All but Benjamin Cochran, and
these two finally solve the dilemma,
after little artificc from the aunt,
who was not long cheated, and who was
fully enlightened by David Bcssirc,
grandfather to tho girl Davie. It is
a pleasant story, cngagngly and in
goniously told, and will delight all who
read it,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02
INTEREST WITH INSECTS.

Little Busybodies: the Life OF Crickets,
Ants, Bees. Beetles. and Other Busy
bodies. BY Jeanette Marks and julia
Moody of Mount Holyolle College.
Illustrated Published by Harper &
Brothers, New York
This is an intimate study Of insect
life put forth entortainingly. with no
scientific slang in If, for the benefit of
children and older students. in the pre-
fatory ''Word to the Children and the
Wise. the authors explain that The
boys and girls who are characters in the
book are real. and the good times they
have are actual. There is first of all
the journey TO the summer headquar-
ters, then the village and lis surround
ings, then come THE Little Army
(Locusts and Grasshoppers). "Flddlers =
(Crickets) How Katy Did, (Katy.
dds. "F'ishiug' Dragon-F'Iies), "The
Swimming Pool (The May-Fly), "The
Rainy Day Leaf and Tree Hoppers)
"The Prize Lace- Wing. Ant-Tion,
and Caddis- Worm), "a Nagging Fam
ily' (Fiies and Mosquitoos), Camping
Out butterflies and Moths). "Camp.
in-the Clouds butterflies and Moths.
continued), "Storm Bound - (BeeUes).
- A Days Hunting (Bees). ''beaving
the Camp (Wasps), and "Eycs and
No Eyes (Ants).
All is set forth in lively manner,
and the children had much better
time with the grasshoppers, the ants.
and the dragon flies than those insects
had with them
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ASSUMING THE IMPROBABLE

DO the Dead Depart? And Other Ques-
tons. BY j.. Katherine Bates. The
Dodge Publishing Company, New York.
This is creduIous sort of scrap
heap, in which the odds and ends of
a rather light fancy are taken for gen
uine fact and "true story 1t is
curious TO see with what confidence
and unconcern the author calmly
brushes aside objections TO spirit re
turn and assumes as a demonstrated
fact the impossible, actual return of
the spirits Of the dead. If question
of this kind is to he settled by per-
sonal testimony without evidence
or real demonstration, then it is not
worth while TO bother with it at all.
The book is full Of credulous incidents
and instances, so cheap and trivial, so
unsubstantial and inapt, that il seems
indeed a marvel that any one could
think it serviceablc to bring them for
ward in support Of an important con-
tention. 1t is all trashy stuff to one
who is not follower after will-o the
wisps: but possibly a dcvotee might be
able 10 take it all in as something com
prehensible and real. But it is pretty
hard to understand the state of mind
Of the person who could so accept the
things set forth.
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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1909.

pcddler Of a silver polish. and has glib
tongue and enterprising spirit. He has
lost leg and stnmps around on wood
on pin. which he contrivcs TO make
serviceable in his amiablc, good-nat
nrcd and somewhat sarcastic way. How
ever. he is a real genius for trading and
money making. He is represented as thc
one who proposed TO Vanderbilt in car
her raj road days the consolidation of
The various joint-railroads in New York,
SO as 10 give a through line from the
metropolis to Buffalo and thence on to
Chicago IT seemed 10 be daring CON
ccption at that time, but one which
struck old Commodore Vanderbilt with
great force. The Hand Made Gentle
man was extremely shrcwd in educating
himself al lso, being kccDly observant Of
the speech of others and carrying
around with him a dictionary whereby
he got many useful words and made APP
piication of them. It is all very force
fully told, and besides Commodore Van
derbllt, ga man by the name of An
drew Carnegie is introduced as a prom
mont factor in the book, In the end
the Hand Made Gentleman comes out
triumphant. and the boy who came in
contact with him, as well as the boy 's
family, all receive immense benefit at
his hands. II is a right good business
story, told with an entertaining inter
est that never lags from first 10 finish.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02
A SAN FRANCISCO STORY

The Other Side of the Door. BY Lucia
Chamberlain With Illustrations by
Herman Pfeifcr. Published by The
Bobbs. Merrill Company, indianapolis.
The scene Of this novel is in San
Francisco, A generation ago a young
girl sees what she supposcs TO be
murder by James Montgomery, the
son of onc-time prominent and veal
thy family, but who has gone wild. He
has been consorting with gamblers, and
a glorlouslY beautiful Spanish woman
hgures IN his case. The man who is
KILLED had been the Hprotector of this
woman, and he and Montgomery quar-
relied, with the murder as tho result
The girl who tells the story passes
through series of adventures and com
science stricken reflections, but silks to
her story Of what she saw, the mur-
dcred man falling out onto the side
walk, with Montgomery jumping after
hlm, smoking revolver in hand Her
testimony as to this convicted Mont
gomery; but IN the meantime she
thought so much about him that she be-
came sick Of love for him, and does
some extraordinary and risky things
She has perilous adventure in the
Spanish woman s house, that seems
like bad dream but holds staunchly
to her resolve TO stand fast bv the
truth. and TO tell it all. In the end
1T appears that her blind faith i'm Mont
gomery was fully vindcated, and the
book closes with satisfactory outlook
for heart happiness for the two chief
characters. 1t is a well-told story. with
the interest kcenly maintained.
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THE CHERUB AND THE COUNTESS

Ford Published by Mitchell Kenncr-
ley, New York
This is a story of man who was Il
lion in business and speculation. a mas
ter of >'the street but rabbit in
society. He buys off-hand and for a
mere whlm. country place near New
York; which had to be sold as this
proud family which owned 1T mad be-
come Impoverished When "Cherub" !"
went TO take possession, he found the
former owner still in possession, de-
tanned by sick aunt of the daughter
Of the house whom 'Cherub - met and
Immediately became interested in. She
had married an Italian count. who tried
TO choke money out of her almost as
soon as the wedding ceremony was over,
and thus she never lived with him Her
father was a helpless old impractical
and as "Chcrub'' made acquaintance
with his charmcr the father resented
II. The daughter, who had supposed
the ''Cherub 81 occupancy to be only
temporary. tries to get away, but
"Cherub" sticks to her. and she gives
him her opinions of him in no uncer-
tain terms. He proves. however, that
he stands we'll, and agrees not 10 spec
uIate any more if she will stay on at
the place. But she finds in a day or
TWO Jhdl lueruD cueiHIcS III lNS
street are about TO slaughter him. and
she demands that he go and ''smash
them which he does in expert style,
by the help of some shares Of stock that
she has loaned hun. A bogus ''hus-
band - TO the countess appears and Is
promptly locked up in the ice-house.
Thence complications come in very in
gcnious fashion, and ''Chcrub mag
unanimously gives his friend Nick Wal
loway "his chance with tho girl But
everything comes "Chcrub 81 way at
the last. and quite satisfactory also to
the reader. tt is an ingenious, chatty
sort Of story, exceedingly enjoyable
in the reading.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02

An Enelishmans Home: a Play in Three
Acts. By Major Guy Du Maurier, ~
$. O. Harper e. Brothers, Publishers,
New York.
This is tho play which has set Eng
land ablaze with patriotic fervor, and
changed the phlegmatic Briton to an
apprehcnsivc, cautious patriot, deter
mined to do whatever Is necessary IN
order to safeguard his native land. The
absolute carelessness and sense of secu-
rity in which the average Briton rests is
set forth in exaggerated form in the
opening part OF this drama The lm-
possibility of any one interfering with
an Englishman in his home. or of tramp
ling upon the laws and institutions of
old England. are set forth in striking
and powerful form. There is in th'
minds of the characters who represent
the average English person, not the least
danger Of England being interfcrcd with
by anybody. An Englishman is secure
in his surroundings, in his home, in his
neighbors, aud in his daily routine Of
life. Nobody is going to interfere with
it in the least degree: nobody can in
terfere with ii. The daily round goes
on, amusements and sports are strong
features of interest to the young pco
pie, and there is no thought that any
one can come between an Englishman
and his pleasures. Then all at once the
scene changes. there is an invasion by
the stern Teuton, military interference
and arbitrariness which had been
thought altogether impossiblc: and Eng
lish traditions of peace, of security, Of
reserve. and of independence of action
and of safety are rudcly shattered. so
that absolutely nothing remains It is
certainly an awakening sort Of play,
and the sarcastic comment of the In
truding officer where he saws. 'sYes
here is what the late owner called An
Englishman s Home, - to stay as long
as he pleases, is tho finishing touch Ii
is play that has made a profound
stir IN England, and we should not Won
der if "A little of the doctrine it incu9.
Gates so strongly would be pretty goci7
for Americans also.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02
BOYS BOOK ON MECHANICS,

Harper's Machinery Book for Boys BY
Joseph u. Adams. With MANY llIustra- e
tjons and Dictionary Of Mechanical
Terms, Harper & Brothers, Publishers,
New York.
This is book divided into three
parts, each separated into the proper
subdivisions relating thereto. Part i,
treats Of "The Principles of Simple
Mechanics, - L" Mechanics Tools
''Power. Power TRANSMISSION,
.sWater-Powcr fWind Power.
"Steam. Power" E'EIectric Power -
and "Hydraulies,'' Part lG. treats Of
'Machinery.n "MetaI- Working Ma
cbjnerv.'' "Wood Working Machine
rv. "Stone and Marblc.W Working Ma
cbinery,'' Concrete Construction and
Machinery. "Mctal Castings and
Foundry Work Metals. Forging.
Welding. and Brazinen and "Miscel.
Ianeous Machines and Apparatus.
part III. treats Of Automobiles
.'Mntor Boats. - "Thc Stationary Gas.
Engine" and gives '.Shop Hints, >,
Formulas. = and "Tables, Gauges. and
Measures. - There is an appendix which
gives dictionary Of mechanical terms.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02
GARDENING FOR CHILDREN.

When Mother Let's Is Garden: u Book
for Little Folk Who Want TO Make Car
dcns and Don't Know How. Br Frances
Duncan. Illustrated by Ada RudcU
Published by Molfat, Yard e. Company
New York.
very pleasant little book this. in
which the Young boys and girls are
taught how 10 begin their gardens what
to plant. and how to arrange flower
beds and attend to them. and how TO
keep tab on everything in lis sprout-
ing. ITS growth and its maturity Then
come Market Gardening" 'Tndoor
Gardening, and the whole is adorned
with verses and quotations appropriate
to the subjects treated 1t is very
pleasant, as well rs very useful and
practical work for The Young folks. and
if thcy Will follow the directions i'm.
dustrousIy and faithfully, they viii bf
sure 10 reap their advantage and profii
by so doing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02
A TRIPLE COMPLICATION.

The Rule of Three: a Story Of piko's
Peak. BY Alma Martin Estabrook IL
luSirated by George f3rehm. Published
by Small. Maynard and Company. Bos-
ton
The three i'm this story who rule are
three BellaS. The scene opcms (and the
low of Gavin LangstaT on the side Of
Pixies Peak. As he was comfortah hly
smoking with his friend Benjamin Coch
ran. his attention was attracted by "A
bit of moving color. and his maiden
aunt, Mariana, Just arrived from ia,
pan. comes to him. She expected that
he was married to Bella Kaye. the aunt
having arranged that marriage from Of
old, and supposed the wedding to have
come off. Suddenly the aunt develops
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02

Human Nature in Selling Goods BY
James III. Collins, Published by Henry
Altemus Company, Philadelphia.
This little book discusses the qucs
tion, "Is the Salesman Necessary -
concluding that he is, and then passing
on TO tho questions Of " Banishing
Blue Devils - . Meeting Competition, -
and ''Tbc Training of a Salesman. -
The burden of it all is to show the
salesman how to scll-to do business
The successful salesman must be a keen
student Of human nature, and must be
of n cheerful, optimistic spirit, yet
keen and practical ON modern business
lines. II is an instructive, thought
stirring little book,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02
CYNICS OF A MAID.

Reflections OF a Bachelor Girl. BY Helen
Rowland. Decorated by Henry s. Eddy.
The Dodge Publishing Company, New
York.
4 book of short. sharp, cynical say
ings about men and maids. They arc
cutting and sarcastic. and AT the same
time contain prudent warning on occa-
sion. Some Of them are here repro
duced:
Just once more" is the DEVILS best
argument.
4 wise lover. like q good cook, knows
when the fire Is out.
The girl who marrics for love is bought;
but the Cir who marfies for love is sold
When 9 girl marrcs, she exchanges the
attentions Of all the other men of her aC-
quaintancc for the iuattcntion Of Just one.
\ man forgets all about how TO make
love after ten gears Of patrimony; but
its wonderful how quickly he eau get into
practice again after his wife dies.
In domestic quarrel il is not the one
who can hold out. but the one who can
hold 81 who usually wins
Failing TO be there" when a man
wants her; is the greatest sin woman
doesn't want hnT
All this talk about trial marriages seems
so superfiuous-consid siderins that marriage
has always been n trial
Many q woman who cannot be bought
with any amount Of gold can he won with
just little amount of brass
One touch OF highball makes the whole
world spin
4 niri and his conscience soon parted.
rhc reason man Is often tempted is
because most of the time that is what hc
is sitting around waiting for
1t may be very noble of man 10 have
no secrets from the woman he loves. but
It's rather hard on all the other women he
has gotten over loving
And so it goes, stirring Of such
phrases for 100 pages. II S bright, witty
work TOO, averaging we'll and mighty
entertaining.
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AN HONEST SENATOR.

y Gentleman from Mississippi. q Novel
Founded on the Popular Play of the
Same Name. Produced under the
Management of VIM. a. Brady and JOS
Il. Grismcr. The J.. 6 Ogilylc Pub
fishing Company New York
Time was when the writing of a
novel from the acts of play was a
novelty; the usual thing was the other
way about, to shape up play from
a novel. But of late years the making
of novels from plays has been done so
often that there is nothing new in it.
The play from which this novel is
formed is popular one, aud the novel
rs thus assured of popularity from the
first, as it is a faithful rendering of
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the story. The man from Mississippi
IS Senator Langdon, who has made him
self admiringly known to the public,
and who is selected by ring OF plot
tors in Washington TO be their tool.
But he proves TOO sharp Il tool, and the
native wit and genuine honesty Of the
man make him the master, even though
a daughter Of his, in love with one of
the. consp'rators, turns on her father
and undertakes TO blackcn his name
In the sensational scenes. "Bud -
Haines. the senator's secretary. who is
IN love with a daughter of the senator
comes out strong, and truth and virtue
prevail. 1t is lively story. pleasantly
told
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02

A new and revised edition OF Sidney
Lees Life OF William Shakespeare" has
Just been issued by The Macmillan Com
pany. Since the appearance Of the first
edition in 1898, Lees Shakespeare has
been the recognized authority for the
poets career and private history. The
new edition enlbodies all that has been
added to our knowledge by the labors Of
Shakespeare scholars In the years which
have intervened
To all students and lovers of/the poet
and his works. Mr.. Lees work Is in
valuable, Presenting as il does ali the
known facts OF his life within a brief
compass. it is both a readable biography
and an Indispensable reference work The
new edition merely increases and en-
Dhasizes the usefulness OF n book long
recognized as the standard in its field
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A RISING AMERICAN.

The Hand Made Gentleman a Tale OF
tho BATTLES of Peace. by Irving Bach
cller, Harper & Brothers. Publishers.
New York.
This story begins at the beginning,
with boy who driftcd along without
much sense Of responsibility TO his fam
lly. himself. or society. lie is easily
led about and tolled away from home.
He meets various adventures. among
them some with the Hand Made Gen
tleman, lively boy. who calls himself
commercial traveller. He is, in fact, n
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02

Camille Flammarion, whose study OF
Mysterious Psychic Forces" as trans
lated into English and published in this
country, set the Anglo Saxon world agog
the earth has heavings such as the ocean,
eight inches being the extent OF the rise
and fall of terra 6rma in every twenty
iour hours Critics point out that physi-
fact for a long time. and that If there
Is anything new about Flammaron's dis
coVerys 1t is the statement of the amount
OF oscillation, which hitherto has baffled
eNperimenters TO determine. FlammarSn
ascribes the discovery to Hccker, the
German astronomer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02

When she was a youngster Mary Rob
erts Rinehart spent her summers on
farm. There was an old wooden settle
in the Kitchen; the seat was hinged. and
one day underneath 1t she struck treas
ure trove- Under Fox's Book OF Mar
tyrs' were about ninety five OF the Nick
Carter nickel novels dripping with crime
and oozing with gore. They had pictures
too. They belonged TO the hired man,
pale-eyed, pale-haired creature. meekness
Itself. who reveled in crime on the sly
and dreamed OF making redskins tremble
at the mere mention OF his name.
Some go to ''The Had" for their in
spiratlon, some TO Shakespeare or the
Bible. The author Of THE Circular Stair
case and "The Man in Lower Ten
cheerfully confesses that she got hers
from Nick Carter at the age of nine
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02
ENTERTAINING BOOKLETS.

All Is Well. Edited by Jeanne Gillespie
Pennington. The Dodge Publishing
Company. New York,
The object Of this booklet is said to
be "to bring into active use some por,
tion of the latent mental and moral
courage Of Individuals - It's aim is
10 enforce sound character and a cheer
full. honest frame of mind: And In 1T
is found Il large collection OF good,
helpful savings. scriptural and other
wise, tending to aid every one in living
up to high ideals and practical help
fuIness, 1t is n wcllpresented publ
cation.
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REVIEWS OF BOOKS

All is well and fully set forth in plain,
untecbnical language, and the illustra-
tions not only adorn the text. but cXcn-
plify il in visible form. The work is
one that ought to he immensely attrac-
tive 10 boys, and the principles set
phcitly trusted for accuracy and per
feet usablc form.
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Cheer Up. BY Charles F. Raymond. The
Dodge Publishing Company New York.
This is a continuation Of the author s
Just BE Glad. aud in the same vein.
There is an excellent tone of cheerful
ness in the book and continued eXhort-
ations to he actively achieving.
Dream Of the lofty things in life, for
it is the lofty peaks that catch the
early morning ray; il is the peaks
that arc bright long after the foothills
sumbcr wrapped in the folds Of night,
is one Of the savings. Another is,
''Drink kills: so does worry. And
pages.
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LITERARY NOTES.

The novel by William Dean Howells, i,
is announced by the Messrs. Harpor
which was to have been published This
spring. has been postponed. A little vol
umc, made up OF two dramatic poems
Will take its place
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A LAWYER TURNED POET.

Joys of Earth BY Henry s. Wilcox,
Published by The Wilcox Books Con-
ccrn, Chicago,
|: is q surprise to find the author of
the pungent works, "Foibles of the
Bench, - "Foibles Of the Bar" etc, APP
pear in the poctical field. And yet he
does exceedingly well in that field, too.
a good deal Of the poetry in tho book
is personal, descriptive, and reminiscent.
Perhaps these stanzas from the poem
(page ID, "To My Violin, are as good
as any in the volume:
. Violin my Violin.
How sweet the voice that dwclls within
Thy little magic spell,
No bird that floats on airy wings,
No prima donna when she sings,
Can ever sing as well.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-02

The Century Co. will publish in May "A
book announced as decidedly out of the
usual-"BoN Furniturc-Jow To- Make 100
Useful Articles for tho Home" by Louise
Brigham. who has herself made tho arti =
cIeS she describes The book is 10 he
lavishly illustrated with pictures by Ed
ward H. Aschcrman from designs by the
author,