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New-York tribune., 1909-03-14

a MOST extraordinary species Is the torchhsh
n limo physHc !HciTerJ II has IN {, orInous
head. oLlique laws armed with rLncTous long
slender and sharp pointed teeth, while the
skin Is black and smooth. 4 conspicuous spine
projects above either eve On the upper Jaw
IN the middle there IS q large egg shaped bulb
supported on "A tentacle. The upper hall OF
this bulb IS white, while its stalk and lower
half are black Il possesses powerful phosphor-
esceut properties. the light being under the
control of the FISH This IS the torch ous-
pended from the lower Jaw there Is q long.
slender perfectly flexible, and whipllke ten
tacle which is enlarged and blturcated At It's
free extremity. This apPendage the torch
fish he's the power OF waving about II VIII
New-York tribune., 1909-03-14
$500 from One Acre
of Cucumbers

V. @. Hooks, near Run, Texas, in the
Gulf Coas, Country, gathered 400 crates Of
Cucumbers from 4 single acre, for which he
received $500. i cost him only S4.75 70
plant, water and grow the crop, and 5 cents
bushel 10 gather and haul il 20 The rail-
road station Over $500 clear profit for
Hrtle light work that many city man would
be glad 70 do Jus, Tor exercise.
ms ozn be done on one acre, think of the posi-
biItes from or 10 acres.
Have you such possibilities IN your present work
Why shoaldn you embrace The chance 10 gam for
tune, freedom and health Raising fruits and vege-
zbzs n me Gut Coast Country IS noC dlrhoult-any
Ok can do r. You can buy few acres on easy
terms and the INST crop, # properly cared for, should
more than pay Tor the land.
Life IN The Gulf Coast Country IS pleasant-the
winters zTe uld-rhe summers are pleasantly cooled
By Gulf brcczes.
Investigate 1hs proposition while the land IS within your
feach-leKt year i wlll cost noTe.
LEI M send ro1 some further infoT4tiul aoo-r tHe DIG
profits rerS are ma =l1 the , Coast County We
New-York tribune., 1909-03-14
Equipped with Electric Batteries


MOT the least Temarka ble Of the members o1
~ the tinnv tribe are those which secure their
food bv means of the electric batteries with
which Nature has fitted them. The best known
of these is the Gvmnotus. or electric eel, OF
south America Il possesses tour batteries,
which extend nearly the whole length Of It's
body The current passes from before back
ward and. remarkable 70 relate, extends
through the animals own brain. Large ones
fthev grow To- six or more feet IN lengthl have
been known To Kill a horse or d mule outright
with q single discharge.
The thuudertish tliala rtvWag) one u the cat
fishes. found IN Africa. which. even IN ancient
times was highly recommended by the doctors
for certain troubles, and the torpedo, OF elec-
trIc rav which latter exhibits all the known
mowers If electricity. rendering the needle mag
netic. decomposing chemical compounds, and
emitting the spark are the other electric fishes
that secure their daily iood in this remarkable
manner.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-14
AN ODD LOT OF FISHES

Ih,~, structures, however, aT, by
up means i a purely ornamental
and useless character tDr Il Is
New-York tribune., 1909-03-14
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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

to the island to be poets or dancers
or anything but workers. All Of them
want TO be something which they are
totally united for. and no one wishes
to be the stable boy. the drainman, the
dish washer or the scrub lady" Some
OF the situations and complications are
amusing. but always IN the background
hovers tragedy. Laws have TO be made,
force has 10 be used and all OF sud
den the whole thing is disrupted and
the experiment has proved a failure.
Mr.. Dixon quits his readers too
abruptly at the close He leaves too
many loose ends for untangling. One
wonders II Elena, a very interesting
character IN the first few chapters.
really married old Colonel Worth, and
what became OF all the gold and treas
ure which the traitors were trying TO
remove when the crash came. and
what happened to the beautiful island
OF Ventura and the several thousand
settlers. How did Catherine pass the
remainder OF her days? There are many
other little points not quite satisfac-
torily settled; it almost seems as il the
author had suddenly become hungry at
the last and had hurried Off his manu-
script in order to get the money with
a little polish the book would deserve
all praise As it is, 1t is of much in
terest.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

labeled. That is true enough; it can't.
The story is of the love of man and
a girl who are separated because OF
her coquetry. She believes he will come
back TO her and is faithful to her love
for him, as he is to her, but they are
kept apart. She is the posthumous
daughter of a confederate soldier and
through that a smattering of history
is brought into the book.
The book is unsatisfactory. Moth
ing comes of anything. The whole
thing is not really story, but rather
wandering and detached thoughts OF an
unhappy mind After the death of the
girl she goes to a place of Oblivion and
supposedly tells her father all the
events of interest in her life. Also she
wanders about and meets all the peo-
pie she knew in life and all troubles
are explained away, all questions are
answered and the mind is completely
at rest. No proof is offered of any of
this and the book is not beautifully
enough written TO make that an ex-
cuse for it. The advance notes are so
cleverly written that one is induced,
under false pretenses. to read a very
tiresome book
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

is beautiful and plainly innocent and
sincere and ready and anxious TO de-
vote her life. II need be. TO save her
comrades Norman was amazed at the
character Of the audience this first
meeting.
He had expected to see a throng
OF low browed brutes The first shock
he received was the feeling that this
crowd was distinctly an intellectual
one. They might be fanatics. They
certainly were not fools. The stamp
Of personality was clean cut on al
most every face. They were fightera
They meant business and they didn't
care who knew II. Some OF them wore
dirty clothes, but their faces were
stamped with the power OF free, re.
bellious thought power that always
commands respect IN spite Of shabby
clothes He looked IN vain for a single
joyous face. Not a smile Deep. dark
eyes, shining with the light OF purpose
mouth firm, headstrong, mercfiess and
bitter. but nowhere the giimmer Of a
ray OF sunlight. He felt with a sense
OF awe the uncanny presence of
tragedy"
Young Worth. after his conversion.
Immediately sets to work with a will
Tor the cause" He raises funds and
launches an ideal socialistic community
on the island of Ventura. GO miles off
- california coast at santa Barbara.
With him are associated Herman Wolf
a most repulsive socialist leader. and
Catherine, the affinity wife Of Wolf
IN no time the reader sees plainly
that these two are a vicious designing
pair, and they have Barbara Bozenta
mesmerized so completely that she sees
nothing wrong in anything they do.
From the time when the first thou
sand communists land on the island
the troubles Of Norman are legion He
tries 70 straighten out the difsculties
but II Is quite impossible The cooks
who have Joined the order have come
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
In Calvert's Valley"

By Margaret r. Montague author of The
Sowing of Anderson Cree. Published by
the Baker Taylor company New York.
In Calvert,s Valley" is a good story.
but not a great one. The plot Is in
teresting and we'll worked out, but not
as artistically handled nor so carefully
written as THE Sowing OF Anderson
Cree
Two innocent young people each
believe In their respective respon-
sihility for the death OF James
Calvert. The author keeps the
reader Interested 10 the last. IN
discovering the real criminal and
almost as much worried as is the hero.
Page Emilyn, himself over the sup
posed crime. Miss Montague has Sc
-lected central West Virginia as the
field for her novels. and we find tho
people of that region much more in
teresting than the other southern
mountaineers so well known to fiction.
At present. too. she has this field quite
to herself. for no other novelist has
yet seen fit to picture It. so her work
has the charm OF novelty
Hester, the charming heroine, is flesh
and blood and ct times fully as un-
reasonable as a real girl. The character
drawing Is all good; Mrs. Calvert. the
mother of the murdered man; Marie
Crocroft, whose love for her idiot boy
leads to so much trouble and tragedy,
the kindly old judge. who is more than
human. and especially Aunt Lizzie.
whose cooking positively makes ones
mouth water
The story is frankly melodrama, but
never cheap. and Is constantly relieved
by the authors keen sense of huuor
and her beautiful and appreciative de-
seription of the country which is the
setting of her story, The most impor-
tant thing about this second book by
this author is It's promise, of better
things to come. She shows much
ability.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

Venus victrix," she replied: There
was a fire in the studio" This story
not only shows the Indifference toward
all the proprieties which she enter
tanned, but 1t is an index to her char
acter as well. Pauline was not so am
bilious politically as her sisters. and.
though without doubt she deserved her
title, La Grande Amoureuse," and was
totally without a moral sense, her love
for her brother and her faith to and in
him make ones heart warm toward
her. After his fail she sold all her
him.
The book contains many Interesting
Illustrations and is artistically printed
and bound.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
Comrades"

By Thomas Dtzon Jr.. author Of The Leopard
spots" etc Published by Donbeday Page
a Co. New York. Price $3.50,
Thomas Dixon always has q story to
tells also he usually has neral 10
point and he does both fearlessIy and
well. IN this new novel he takes So
eialism as hts theme and shows up its
weaknesses IN most convincing and
startling manner
The opening chapters ef the book
are more carefully written than The
closing ones Tia these the author shows
lls the young hero talking with his
father over the principles of socialism.
One can not but take sides with the
father for the author is obviously
against socialism. and his best case is
made out GA that side The father
Saws 10 his son;
Opinions, my hey are the essence
OF ife-they may lead 10 heaven or
hell Opinions make towards er heroes.
patriots or traitors, criminals or
saints
But you believe IN free speech g'
persisted the boy.
Yes; and that's more than any Sc
cIalist can say. don't deny their right
10 speak their message. What I can't
understand Is how the people who have
been bounded from the tyrant ridden
countries OF the cid world and found
shelter and protection beneath cur flag
should turn thus TO curse the hand that
shields them"
The young man. Norman worth. gees
20 a socialist meeting and - converted
on the spot partly through hyateria.
tut largely through the personality Of
The lecturer or the evening. She Is one
Barbara Bozentas who Is nfcknafned
the Joa1 Of Are Of "the cause" She
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
Gossip OF Books and Writers

Was Ouida a prophst7 Her last
novel. 'Heliapthus." has It's scene IN
a country obviously intended for Italy.
but involved in the closest diplomatic
relations with the other countries OF
eastern and southeastern Europe. Some
thing very like the recent Balkan trOu-
BILE is hinted at IN certain situations
In the book. Ouida was certainly IN
close relation with people who knew
the diplomatic secrets OF Europe, and it
is quite possible that her knowledge
enabled her to guess far ahead the
trend OF events.
When the English say OF the voice.
How dreadfully American the usu-
ally indignant owner would be wiser
to repair the defect than 70 resent the
criticism. Those who recall the friend
ly crusade of Henry James and others
against our vocal depravtty, and those
who have noticed II for themselves.
should observe that one practical
woman has set about finding a remedy.
Katherine Jewell Everts has written a
book that the Harpers are about TO
publish which IS said TO be hlled with
arguments to remember, and exercises
the practice OF which will definitely
help to make musical the voice. The
book will bear the simple title. The
Speaking Voice"
J. J. Bell in a letter written from bis
literary corner IN Craigendoran. Scot
land, reminds Us what modesty may lie
In authors Ethel" a charming story
or Mr.. Bells. was an injured book IN
the fire that invaded the Harper house
last summer and the author wrote
from Clyde cottage: IT willingly agree
to your proposal regarding the fire
damaged copies OF Ethel I 'hops."
naively adds Mr.. Bell. that nothing OF
real value was damaged through the
fire" And this from an author whose
capture OF the public was recognized
as complete with the unforgottsn Wee
MacGreggor."
James Whitcomb Riley tells OF an
inquisitive lady who once heard him
say something on how poorly paid was
the profession OF literature.
But. Mr.. Riley" said she. surely
you have no cause for complaining
You must be very rich man. un-
derstand you get dollar a word for
all you write"
''Ye-e-es. madam" said Riley, with
his slow drawI but sometimes I sit
all day and can't think OF a word-not
even a dialect word"
James Barnes. author OF The Hero
Of Fri" and many other books OF par
ticular interest to boys. Is writing a
new juvenile, which viii be published
in the spring.
Eden Philpotts win return IN his
next novel to the field with which his
name Is most closely associated-the
Dartmoor country. The tale, which is
to be published early IN the year. Is
announced as "a big. serious story IN
the style Of Children Of the Mist
Ever SINCE the publication OF The
Simple Life Charles Wagner has held
the pastorate OF a church in Paris. in
stead OF in the country. where he first
entered upon his literary career. The
Home OF the Soul" his Forthcoming
book, Is supposed to show something
OF the effect on the author OF this
change in environment by broadening
OF his views
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
New Books Briefly Noted

The Gas Engine publishing company
of Cincinnati is sending out a little
book in the form of a story. which is a
perfect little pocket manual for the
greenhorn in managing a motor boat or
a motor car. The Girl and the Mo-
tor is the title and the author is Hilda
Ward. 1t is amazing to the reader
that a mere girl" can acquire the
astonishing vocabulary of technical
terms that Miss Hilda Ward has, but il
one can believe her story there is hope
for almost anybody If he or she perse-
we're long enough. The little book is
prettily bound in red. and is illustrated
by the author (Price SD
"A Book of Sweethearts" Is a collec-
tion of pictures of American type, BY
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

cents or 50 cents for q dozen. In the
general campaign against tuberculosis
this little booklet deserves an impor-
tant place
The January number OF the Path
Finder Is = particularly interesting
one, for II is the Poe centenary com
msmoration and devoted almost entirely
TO contributions on that subject VIII
liam Ellery Leonard writes a poem in
memoriam, but OF the other articles
The Permanence OF Poe BY Carl Hol-
Nday 10 easily the best and most In
teresting. Some selections from Poe'S
poems are given and several other
articles OF more or less interest, max
ing valuable little Poe memorial
The Path Finder Is improving and de-
serves to grow. Glen Levin Swiggett
Is the editor and the publishing address
In University press OF Suwanee, Tenn
City cents a year. 10 cents a copy.)
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
sx ~Am
Whut, s 'Wort6 Rec
BOOKS REVIEWED

Robert E. Lee, the Southerner," by
Thomas Nelson Page
Comrades" by Thomas Dixon Jr.
THE Women Bonapartes," by H. Noel
Williams
Madame de Pompad dour," by II. Noel
Williams
''Tamam," by Charles Chiffon Moore
"In caIvert's Valley" by Margaret p.
Montague
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
Books Received

The. Bishop and the Boozerman'' By Joel
Chandler Harris; Doubleday. Page q Co. New
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
/" Madame de POn1DadOur"
By II. Noel Williams. Imported by Cha
.crbner-s Sons. New York Price 81

BY II; Noel Williams. Imported by Charles
Scrbners Sons. New York. Price 81.
H. Noel Williams has so imbued him
self with the spirit of French history
that he might well have lived in the
fascinating French court, so graphic
are his descriptions of people and
events. He has written a thoroughly
interesting history of Madame Reca-
Inier and her friends, of Madame de
Montespan, of Madame du Barry and
several others. Now comes Pompadour
and lively is hardly a vivid word
enough to describe the book.
For Q years Madame de Pompadour
was the mistress of Louis XIV and was
a remarkable figure in that most cor
rupt court. She had an education ex-
celled by no woman of the time and by
few men. She did not help to degrade
her country. 1t was going to the dogs
as fast as possible when she took over
the reins of government, for Louis was
in her hands as surely as though he
were a baby Many OF her admirers
find much 10 commend in her protec-
tion of the men of letters OF the day.
She was generous and appreciative to
Noltaire and Montesqu.eu; she rescued
the elder Crebillon from poverty she
made the fortune of Marmontel, but
greatest Of all. made the encyclopedia
possible NY her encouragement of
Diderot and D'Alembert. French art
WAS almost unknown, but her favor
brought ii 70 the front again. She
bought many famous pictures by
Boucher and placed them in the court,
and also decorated the kings apart
ments at Marty in a truly royal fash
ion She it was who started the famous
SevTes manufactory N France. which
has never been equaIed by any other
china in the world. OF her political
ff-f.r
Of with praise is the founding of the
Ecole Militaire, which was the greatest
military school of the world for many
years and gave Napoleon his education.
With such n list OF truly admirable
qualities II seems pity that because
OF the terrible misfortunes and errors
OF the seven years war she should be
blamed and all her good deeds for
gotten. Her character. from a moral
point of view can not be discussed.
She was cold and hard and ambitious
and was punished IN the end by the
hatred of the people and the court and
the loss of the kings lo~e. She died
at the age Of -. having crowded more
into her short life than any other
woman of her day. She will always
have a certain charm for American
readers, for indirectly she played a
part in our national history. Had >sle
Canada might not have become a Brit
ish possession when it did. and our
own declaration of Independence would
have been deferred also; however that
is another "if" of history which seems
rather foolish after over a hundred
years.
The book is interesting and can not
fail to interest. IT contains reproduc-
ton of Boucher's famous picture OF
Madame de Pompadour for a frontis-
piece and is well printed and bound.
"Tamam"
BY Charles cbiltop Moore Published by The
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
'Tanian''

e&tAAeAtAA
By Charles Ghilton Moore. Published nv The
Neale company. New York. Price Sl.50
When Omar khayyam had written
the last line of his great poem, and
the sadness of a completed task en-
cornpassed the old man, he took up the
pen he had laid down. All was not
written; the last word was not said
And he wrote word that stood by
itself on the page-a word without
companion, without rhyme, without
comments lonely. terrible. fascinat-
ing word. The word the poet wrote
was 'sTamam'-The End. Not the end
of the poem, the completion of the
thoughts and emotions that had pressed
for tttterance. but the end of all things
the ultimate silence. That is to say,
oblivion
That statement taken from the pub
fishers advance notes on this book.
arouses curiosity which is not sat
ished by the book. The publishers
say further that the book can not be
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

James Barnes. author OF The Hero
Of Fri, and many other books OF par
tieular interest to boys. Is writing a
new juvenile. which viii be published
in the spring.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

Eden Philpotts win return In HIS
next novel to the field with which his
name Is most closely associated-the
Dartmoor country The tale. which is
to be published early IN the year, Is
announced as "a big. serious story IN
the style Of -.Chndren Of the Arist,,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-10

NOTICE TO ESTABLISH GRADE
Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council of the City Of As
toria, has declared - determination
and intention to establish the grade
on 36th street from the south line of
Franklin avenue to the north line of
Irving avenue, so that the grade
when so established win be at the
following elevations above the base
of grades as established by Ordi-
nance No. II of the City Of Astoria,
to-wit:
At the south line OF Franklin ave-
nue. at SO feet above the base of
grades; at the north line of Grand
avenue at 1746 feet above the base
of grades; at the south line Of Grand
avenue at l746 feet above the base
of grades; at the north line Of Harri-
son avenue at 1S1 feet above the base
of grades; at the south line Of Harri-
son avenue at l9l feet above the base
of grades; at the north line Of Irv-
ing avenue at 205 feet above the base
of grades; that between the points
above designated the grade shall be
upon an even and gradual slope.
BY order of the ommon council.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of
the City of Astoria, Oregon.
Dated, February 23, 1909. as~
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

foot outside Of either rail thereof, by
removing the existing street decking
and renewing the same with 4-inch
by l2-inch red or yellow fir lumber
from curb to curb.
That the costs and expenses of
constructing said improvement shall
be betrayed by special assessment
upon the lots. lands and prem
ises 50 benefited by the same, which
said lots, lands and premises are IN
cluded in the special assessment dis
ltrict including all lots, lands and
premises 50 benefited to-wit:
Beginning at the Southwest corner
Of Lot 2 in Block 1856 in the Town
now City Of Astoria as laid out and
recorded by J. M. Shiyely, and rum
ming thence East along the south line
Of Blocks 1856, l35, 134 and 1888 in
said Shivelys Astoria to the South
east corner Of Lot in Block 1888;
thence North along the West line Of
18th street to the Harbor line as
established by the United States
Government on the South side Of the
Columbia river; thence Westerly
along said Harbor line to a point
where the same would be intersected
by the East line Of 18th street ex-
tended Northerly on straight line;
thence Southerly along the East line
Of 18th street to point thereon S
feet North Of the North line Of Com
mercial street; thence West across
the said 18th street to the Northeast
corner Of Lot S in Tract "a" Of Nc
Clure's Astoria as laid out and re-
corded by the Astoria Real Estate &
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known as Lot S of Tract "Ae Of the
Astoria Real Estate & Exchange
Company's Addition to Astoria;
thence West along the North line Of
Lots 5 and s in said Tract "A" to
the Northwest corner OF said Lot 6
in said Tract ar; thence South along
the West line Of said Lot 6 in said
Tract "A" to the Southwest corner
thereof; thence on a straight line to
the Northwest corner Of Lot 2 in
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thence South along the West line Of
said Lot 2 in said Block 1856 to the
point Of beginning, all in Clatsop
County, State Of Oregon, and includ-
ing all lots, lands and premises and
water frontage therein, excepting
streets, all Of which are benefited BY
said improvement.
By order Of the Common Council.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge Of
the City of Astoria, Oregon.
Dated, February 23, 1909. sssI