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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24
''The Trail of the Lonesome
piuav
pine''


Pr John Fox IT. author Of The Little shep-
herd Of kingdom Come etc Published BY
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Price
S1-50.
In these days when nine out of every
ten people one meets write Cand get their
stuff published, tool one can not be
blamed for complaining that there is
no great American novel, nor yet any
writer who can hold the title of great
American novelist. Every few years
some story IS so much better than that
Of its rivals. and the 3aded and desper-
ate reviewers are so pleased to be able
to really read one book among the piles
Of trash with which they are flooded,
that they become hysterical and forget
N'hat they have said the same things
about the last good book
Now they have a chance. for John
FOX Jr. can write. He has been writ
ing short stories for a number of years
and steadily improving. His best long
story The Little Shepherd of King
dom Come" received praise from all
critics II was tale Of the Kentucky
Of 80 years ago. and described a saw
age, primitive condition, with no appeal
TO hysterical sentimentality or bloody
sensationalism. hut won every reader
with a rare literary skill and power
81 description winch was Photographic
I'm its CONTINGENCIES.
The latest long story by Mr.. Fox is
"The Trail OF the Lonesome Pine" The
author shows again his happy faculty
Of choosing felicitous titles The story
tells Of the Kentucky of today-the
rugged mountain part Of the country,
where The people are only beginning TO
break away from the old feud tradi-
lions. and only IN the first stages of
learning that there is some other law
than the shotgun law Of the noun
tains. It is q true picture Of the life
Of one section Of our country, one which
many writers have tried to do, some
with half success. bur none has known
his ground so thoroughly as Mr.. Fox.
The story, with all its picture Of the
crude mountain life. is love story.
pure and simple; poetic in its purity
and great in its simplicity. Not one of
the accessories Of the modern up to
date" novel are used. no divorces. no
pictures Of cheap society life, no fren-
lied finance nothing that can mean
the strenuous" life to our civilized
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24

thrown in for good measure. which
adds TO the interest of the book. a.. c.
Page & Co. Boston. $500
"Delftware-Dutch and English" Is
the latest collectors handbook BY
n. Hudson Moore. The book Is prac-
tically a history OF Delftware from
the earliest record. about 1890, TO the
present day. The most important new
information which the book contains
is a statement of JOOst ThOOfts pam
phlet. which tells the history OF The
Porcelain Bottle" the most famous OF
all the Delft factories. which was
founded in 1872 and is still in exist
ence. OF great interest is the list or
1876 Delft potters with a facsimile of
the mark of each and brief biOgraph-
ical note. The authors reputation for
earnestness and accuracy stamps the
book at once as a necessity to the coll
hector. Frederick A Stokes company.
New York;
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24

wicked not to give her a chance, and
it is some time before he realizes the
state Of affairs. Dave Tolliyer, a
cousin of June, is in love with June
and has decided while they are yet
children that he will marry, her, so
when Hale comes on the scene and
Dave sees the situation he becomes the
enemy for life of Hale.
In the business of promoting his
coal mines and railroads, Hale starts
quite town at the gap and has
some very exciting times trying to
make law and order. The mountain
people can not understand the new or
der of things. and when Bad Rufe"
Tolliver, very unmanageable member
of the elan, comes home from the west
and kills Falin there is trouble right
away. While Devil-Judd does not
condone his brothers crime, he will
stick to him through thick and thin,
and can not forgive Hale when lie ar
rests Bad Rufe. Hale is nominally en-
gagged to June, and that makes him a
Tolliver. and Devil-Judd argues that
Hale should no nothing against Bad
RUFF. He is arrested, however and
one OF the most dramatic scenes in the
book is the hanging scene. Not one
grewsome word Of description is used
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24

drop out, trimmed to their proper size.
at the rate of $500 impressions an hour.
Any paper that will hold together seems
to be suitable, to print on. but repro
auctions on uncoated stock are most
acceptable to artists and to people of
taste"
The record of the struggles, failures.
partly successful attempts and I'M
daunted persistence of Mr.. Saalburg will
make the full story of his work both
interesting and inspiring. This in
ventor of photogravure printing in col
ors was born in San Francisco, where
displaying marked artistic tendencies
early In life, his first work was per-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-01-24
New Books Briefly Noted

The Dragon stories is a rare little
booklet. printed iut Chinese fashion on
double PACED Chinese paper. The cover
design is fierce blue Chinese dragon
embossed on yellow Three character
istic photographs OF old Chinatown by
Arnofl Genthe add much to the artistic
value Of the little book..and the stories
are tales Of genuine rescues of Chinese
slave girl; told by a we'll known mis-
sionary vino will not permit her name
TO be used. A clever short story writer
has put the stories in good literary
form making the little booklet an in
teresting San Francisco souvenir. (Pa-.
cific Presbyterian publishing company
Oakland; so cents.)
Captain Thomas A. Scott. Master
Diver: One Who Was Not Afraid, and
Who Spoke the Truth -hv T. HoplSiss-
son Smith is one of the most delight
full vignettes contained in the True
American Types series The novels
which Mr. Smith writes are always
entertaining and wholesome, but this
is a true story. in parts of which the
truth is stranger than fiction. Yet it
may we'll be SO, for Captain Scott the
head of the Scott Wrecking company
until his DEATH was a deep sea worker
and wrecker and was truly among
those who go down to the deep
Through his submarine work on the
foundations of the lighthouses which
Mr.. Smith built in his profession of
engineer, Mr.. Scott became an intimate
and honored friend of the author Cap
tain Scott is the original of Caleb West
in Caleb West Master Diver" At
least two of the events here narrated
would seem incredible from the pen of
q less veracious biographer. Such
heroism deserves the permanent record
here given. american Unitarian as
ISOLATION, Boston; so cents.)
The Battle of Franklin" by Colonel
X. W. Banks. is q monument to the
friendship between the author and
Major F. l. Russell. These two friends
were in the same regiment and fought
side by side in that bloodiest battle
of the civil war. Colonel Banks had
already won honors for bravery. but
The state herald., 1909-12-10
ZelaYa,s Wild Schemes.

Washington.-Presiden Zelaya OF
Nicaragua has determined to fight to
tho end and make the American peo.
pie understand the extent OF his venge.
ance. according to II dispatch received
Sunday by DR.. Salvador Castrillo, rep.
resenting the Provisional Nicaraguan
government In the United States.
"'rhe plan is now for Zelaya to use
every means in his power to injure
Americans" DR.. Castrillo said, "and
II he is defeated he will leave for
Antwerp. where his wife now awaits
him. Zelaya has declared to his con.
fldential advisers his intentions to
fight. but first he will make deter.
mined effort TO interest the American
Congress against the State Depart.
ment and also seek to enlist tho
services OF Japan against the United
States. Senor corea. former minister
of Ielaya to the United States, is here
IN Washington now and | know. posi-.
lively. that he has In his trunk creden.
tlals to the japanese emperor. Strange
as II may seem. Zclnya seems to think
ho can make nm alliance with Japan
against the United States. He first
conceived the idea In 1897 and has
been brooding over the plan for some
time. The details OF the Zelnynn plan
show that Zclnya In willing 10 prom.
iso to Japan n canal In Nicaragua and
viii also pledge himself TO destroy the
Panama canal II Japan 80 desires. or
course the idon IN ridiculous, but Il
shows what Zclaya and his advisers
scheme TO do"
The state herald., 1909-12-10
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The secretary OF the Interior has ap.
proved the Colorado indemnity school
land selection for 1894 acres in the
Pueblo land district.
Rear Admiral r. II. Ingersoll, n
member Of the general board OF the
navy. is about TO be placed on the re.
tired list on account of age.
The secretary OF the interior has
withdrawn temporarily, pending nc.
ton by congress. ll9 acres along Half
Moon creek, Colorado. reported as con.
tanning water power possibilities.
The secretary OF the interior has
approved clear list No. 81 embracing
7,l9i.53 acres in the Pueblo land dis.
trict. selected by the state OF Colorado
as indemnity for loss OF school lands.
Secretary Ballinger on the Sd inst.
designated 140,S00 acres OF land in
Wyoming as subject to disposition un.
der the enlarged homestead law. In.
cluding these tracts, l2,2S6,0sO acres
OF land in Wyoming has been deslg.
mated as subject TO disposition under
the homestead law.
The forestry bureau reports that
during the past fiscal year permits
were issued Colorado stockmcn for
grazing 273.i99 cattle. 10000 horses
and $4,000 sheep on tho II forest
reserves In the state. this being II
per cent OF the cattle. 4 per cent OF
the horses and 3s per cent OF the
sheep In the state.
II Is being urged by tho postofficc
department In an unofficial circular
that people who contemplate the mail.
ing OF Christmas packages for delly.
cry In rural communities, post them
as early ms possible In order 10 avoid
congestion and consequent delay nt
pos,offlocs supplying carriers ON rural
routes. One delivery will be made on
all rural routes on Christmas.
Walter Wcllman. the noted journal
list and Arctic explorer. has Issued u
lengthy statement In which he gives
his reasons for disbellcylng DIR. Fred
crick A. Cooks account OF his having
discovered the North pole.
John II, Early, the "lcper" who
threw scientists OF two continents
into dispute. vcnturcd to show him.
self In Washington again on the I'd
inst. and was promptly put into quar-.
nntinc. Early made no effort to cs.
cape arrest. lie admitted he came 10
Washington prepared to attempt 10
make things lively for the district nu.
. thorition II they locked him up.
The state herald., 1909-12-10
GENERAL NEWS.

Independent telephone interests arc
said to have an available fighting fund
OF 100000 subscribed to do battle
against the Bell telephone interests
whenever the latter attempts to wipe
out competition.
BY the decision OF Judge Newman
Of tho United States district court at
Atlanta. Ca. Costa George Najour. n
Syrian by birth. is declared n white
man and eligible to American citizen.
ship.
Admiral Togo. chief OF the general
staff OF the Japanese navy. retired De.
comber LIST from the naval command
and became n member OF tho military
council Ho Is succeeded by Vice Ad.
miral Sir Gcro Ijuin.
A special received Mt Paris from
Madrid via the frontier. says: the
Spanish Episeopatc has pctitioncd the
government to close all the lay and
modern schools In the kingdom"
II. u. Nudge has been elected prcnI.
dent OF the Rock Island road. Mr..
Nudge formerly was general manager
OF the Santa Fc and later became soc.
ond vice president OF the Rock Island.
Edward p. Mitchell. for many years
on the editorial staff Of the Now York
Sun. has been elected president OF
the Sun Printing and Publishing Asao.
citation. succeeding tho late william
Laffan,
The state herald., 1909-12-10
ROOSEVELT OUT
FROM JUNGLE
ENTIRE PARTY WELL AND HAS
HAD RAREsT OF
SPORT.
ON VICTORIA NYANzA
PREPARATIONS MAKING FOR RE.
TURN JOURNEY DOWN
THE NILE.

Nairobi, British East Africa, Nov.
2.-Colonel Roosevelt and r. ]. Gun.
ninghame arrived at Naivasha on Oc.
tober Goth from an extended hunt,
looking extraordinarily brown and feel.
Ing extraordinarily well. They were
delighted with their expedition and
Colonel Roosevelt said both he and
Kermit were proud of having got their
elephants. and especially proud that
they had each got one when they
were unaccompanied by such expert.
enced hunters as Cunninghame and
Tarlton. The skins of the elephants
and the skulls and bones were brought
IN by porters. The huge skulls were
carried by eight porters, with reliefs
of eight more every now and then.
The loads were suspended from long
poles.
Sir Percy Girouard, governor of the
protectorate, who was on his way to
Uganda, stopped to pay his respects to
the former president of the United
States. The following day the Roose-
welt party went to Nairobi. There the
station was crowded with officials and
settlers. Lord Delamere was among
those to greet the ex-president and
they stood for few minutes discuss.
Ing his proposed visit to Lord Della.
mere's ranch at Moro on his return
from the Guazo Nguisho.
On Monday. the 25th, the party left
again for Londiani, whence the start
for the Guazo Nguisho was to be
made. On this trip the party passed
over the "Mau Summit" $500 feet,
the highest point on the railway.
Thence 1t was gradual descent to
Londiani. The following day Edmund
Heller, Kermit Roosevelt and Leslie
A Tarlton started for Eldama ravine
and were followed shortly afterward
by Colonel Roosevelt. The journey to
their shooting place will occupy one
week and they will spend three weeks
shooting there.
Colonel Roosevelts hunt at Moro
with Lord Delamere in December will
end his first African hunting. Then
on for Uganda and down the Nile to
Cairo.
A party. including Cunninghame,
went from Nairobi to Entebbe, the
capital of Uganda. in order to arrange
for the Roosevelt party's safety down
the Nile.
The journey to Port Florence or
Kisumu. which is the port of East
Africa on the great Victoria Nyanza
lake. was delightful. Proceeding along
the base Of the rugged Nandi Escarp.
ment. number of Kavirondo villages
could be seen. with their men, women
and children standing naked and un.
ashamed outside their huts, idly
watching the passing train. A few
miles from Port Florence. n view of
the lake. with its marvellous scenery,
opened up. Soon the train reached
It's destination and was backed down
to the pier alongside the steamer Gle.
ment Hill. which will convey Colonel
Roosevelt and his party over to En-.
tebbe.
It is believed that Colonel Roosevelt
and Kermit will arrive about Dec.
goth. They will remain at Entebbe
for three days. stopping at the govern.
ment house. and then will go by motor
car to Kampala. 20 miles distant.
Meanwhile the rest OF the party will
have gone on to Kampala direct to
pitch camp and prepare for the start
from that point.
The state herald., 1909-12-10
FOR OLD PEOPLE.

After reaching the age of forty tho
human system gradually declines. The
accumulated poisons in the blood
cause rheumatic pains in the Joints,
muscles and back. These warnings
should be promptly relieved and seri.
GUS illness avoided by using the fol.
lowing prescription which shows won
derful results even after the first few
doses and it will eventually restore
physical strength.
"One ounce compound syrup Of
Sarsaparilla; one ounce Toris COM
pound; half pint of high grade whis-
key. This to be mixed and used in
tablespoonful doses before each meal
and at bedtime. The bottle to be well
shaken each time" Any druggist has
these ingredients or can get them
from his wholesale house.
The state herald., 1909-12-10

II an applicant fails to make n grade
of 10 per cent. or better in his exami.
nation before the Colorado State board
OF medical examiners. he will not be
allowed in future TO take another ex.
animation on the same application.
He may take one more examination
within a year from the time he took
the first one. provided he pays another
$25 fee.
In order to make the city OF Greeley
more beautiful, Mayor Houston has
appointed X. Rothschilds. II. c. Wat
son and II. W. Hochbaum TO act as an
advisory committee with the City I'm.
provement association In regard TO
the placing OF sidewalks and trees to
encourage harmony In the general ap-
pearance in the city as well MS beauty
in individual property.
That Denyer's municipality condust.
ed thcater at the Auditorium is and
will be financial success has been
demonstrated In the nrst four weeks
OF It's operation. Just closed. For the
I'iloi wv klVhH WIN fs0tNNNi
of which the city nctted $500 prof,
after the payment Of $4,000 expenses.
The Shubcrt corporation from the
four engagements thus obtained mp.
proximatoly $4,000. The cost OF the
Sunday free concerts In included in
the expense account OF the Auditor,
ium. which averages $1,000 n week.
At mass meeting held In Greeley
for organization OF an Associated
Charities and Relief" association
twenty.four persons were appointed to
serve M board In divisions Of clgh,
for one. two and throc.yonr terms 70,
spcctiyoiy. This organization viii
handle ali charity work OF the city
and the adjoining country under The
auspices OF the Greeley Commercial
Club. the Ministerial Alliance and
other civic organizations.
There In practically no tuberculosis
among the children Of the Denver
schools. according 10 statements mad,
by school officials. at the Free Tubcr
culoris exhibition. DR.. Rose Kidd
Deere, n trunnt officer. said that IN
seven years experience she had
known OF but one case OF child bcinr
excused from school because Of tubcr
criosi-
The state herald., 1909-12-10
Death Of eIshop ooodseII.

New York.-Biahop Daniel Ayros
Goodsell OF tho Methodist Episcopal
Church died Sunday Mt his home In
this city. lie had been III several
weeks and death followed nm opera.
tion for carbunclc from which ho
had suffered greatly. DIR. Goodscli
was born Mt Newburgh. n. V. in 1910.
and entered the ministry In 1859.
From 1880 to 1888 he was literary cd.
itor for the Christian Advocate. In tho
latter year he was elected bishop.
Since then he has travelled extensive
" In nil parts Of the world.
The state herald., 1909-12-10
SHAFROTH LAUDS
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
LoRADo GOVERNOR TELLS
NEW WORKERS 1T WILL BE-
COME UNIVERSAL.
HAS PROVED ITS Merit
IN FOUR STATES PROPORTION.
ALLY AS MANY WOMEN AS
MEN CAST THEIR VOTES.

Denver.-A New York dispatch says
that woman suffrage will become uni
versal in this country was predicted in
a speech made here Friday by Gov
ernor Shafroth of Colorado, who was
the guest of the Equal Franchise
League. He was introduced by Mrs.
Clarence H. Mackey.
He said that equal suffrage is right,
expedient and practical, and asserted
that the women desire 1t.
1T was in the mountain states, the
birthplace of freedom" he said, that
suffrage first was given to women, and
it is as sure to extend to every state
in the Union. as that every principle
O: right is bound ultimately to tri.
umph"
Putting to himself the question
whether women want the ballot, he
said:
ASK the women of Colorado. Sub.
nit to those who have tried 1t the
question and scarce corporal's guard
will be found to vote against 1t.
1.-THE fact that no legislator has ever
introduced in the general assembly OF
Colorado bill to re-submit the ques-
tion to the people shows that there
is no demand for any change in the
elective franchise of that state. The
principle of equal rights for women is
as irrevocably determined in Colorado
as the freedom of the negro is deter
mined in the nation"
To show that the women vote when
they have the opportunity, Governor
Shafroth said that $4,000 women out of
$4,000 registered in Denver in 1908
had voted, while of 1880 men, 10000
had voted, the proposition being about
the same. On this point he added:
THE contention that good women
will not vote is fatty contradicted by
the returns in the four equal suffrage
states of the Union. In proportion TO
the number of women in these states,
fully as many vote as men,"
He also undertook to refute the con
tention that the exercise of the fran.
chise would degrade women. saying in
part:
"The respect for women is based
upon her intelligence and morality. Is
there anything calculated to degrade
her in the act of going to the polls
on election day. where she will find in
line her neighbors and friends. and
casting her vote to determine state
and national questions. and who shall
administer the affairs of the govern
ment? Does any man believe that he
has been degraded by casting an hon
est vote? Why should We assume that
It will degrade women and not men?'
The state herald., 1909-12-10
Wanted More.

Francis, aged 21a, was given a bunch
of grapes on his solemn promise not
to swallow the seeds" Very care
fully he removed them all, and en-
joyed the fruit as child always does
enjoy new goody. When he had re-
moved the last grape from its clinging
place. he handed the empty stalk to
his father.
Daddy" he said, will you send
this back to the store and have the
man put some more grapes on it?"
The state herald., 1909-12-10
Astonished the Company.

A famous dean was once at dinner,
the subject of discourse happened to
be that of extraordinary mortality
among lawyers. I'VE have lost" said
gentleman, mot less than six emf.
nent barristers in as many months"
The dean, who was quite deaf, rose as
his friend finished his remarks, and
gave the company grace-"For this
and every other mercy, make us truly
thankful"