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Foundations of German
u Q. y. kaTser ID y.

By C. 7. kayser and T. Aol1e=er- Published
hy the American book company. New York
Price 50 cents
Kayser and Montesers Foundations
of German is a book which meets the
needs and wishes OF the many teach
ers who desire TO reduce 70 a minimum
all preparatory work and 70 INTRODUCES
the learner at the earliest possible
moment to the literature OF the Ian
guage II therefore presents only top
les which are absolutely essential and
presents them briefly though clearly
II makes large use OF what has been
called living grammar" and thus en-
livens the instruction. stimulates self
activity and develops the feeling for
correctness of speech u lends itself
exceilently to conversational practice.
as the vocabulary Is selected from the
language of everyday life. and tbs
D. rases are OF a colloQuial and strictly
idiomatic character The connected
readings are simple and offer material
for composition and reproduction The
lessons are progressive and the Eng
Hsh exercises give the pupil a chance
TO test his knowledge and power, while
the exercises in word formation stlmu-
late his interest in the building up OF
the vocabulary. which viii be OF great
service in future sight reading
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''The Lookout Island Campers

By Warren l.. Eldred. illustrated by Arthur
o. Scott Published by Lothrop- Lee & shep-
ard company. Boston. Price $1-5o-
This is a story of active boys Of IS
or SO told by one of their number. and
the reader may guess which one In
one way and another they are able to
secure funds for an outing during their
summer vacation and are very fortu-
nate in the friendship of the principal
of their school and his friend, an ath-
letic young doctor Under the care Of
these two, whose intimacy dates from
college days, they go into camp on an
island well suited TO the purpose and
within easy distance OF thronged
summer resort A series OF exciting
bali games and athletic contests with
the boys at the hotel naturally follow.
and the boys display As many varieties
Of human nature as could their elders.
Two mysterious strangers lend excite
ment to the summer and give oppor-
tunity for some exciting detective work
IN which the boys take part The au-
thor 10 q man who knows boys thor
oughly and the whole atmosphere of
the story is merry. wholesome and just
what boys Hka-
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eu kenDeriey. New York
Joy. A few details as TO arrange
ments for the trip and we see them
in q compartment of the demi-rapide
leaving Paris After very little love
talk she lies down to rest, for four
hours must elapse before their desti-
nation is reached. Laurence also falls
asleep, and wakes to find that Mar
garet has died in her sleep. Added TO
his horror and his crushing grief is
the peculiar Inconvenience of the
whole affair. and il takes brave man
to do what he must If he disappears
at the same time their names will be
connected and her reputation. about
which there never had been a breath
OF scandal will be smirched- He must
at once establish an alibi, and that
means deserting his beloved dead
This he does, though il takes super
human strength. and catching fast
train back TO Paris he appears at q
few clubs and finally is obliged to
help the husband in his search for
her. The interviews with newspaper
representatives. police inspectors, serv-
ants and all sorts of prying and curious
people are agonizing and entail. IL
seems. too much suffering for any man.
The book is written with much
restraint and is cleverly handled
throughout
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have made his admirers think he had
written himself out The struggle for
the position Of governor of Virginia
leads TO an exciting bit Of electioneer-
ing in the northwestern part Of the
state. where the country people hold
the deciding votes The boss if one
may so call her, of this wild district
is Judy Peters. d rough country woman
OF most remarkable and interesting
personality. with heart of gold under
her rough exterior.
In this part of the world then is the
heroine Irene Of the Mountains found
Colonel Hsrgreaves. the successful can
Irene 10 his home at Richmond and
educafes her with his own daughter.
Irene's beauty, combined with her bril-
liant mind and natural culture and re-
nnenent. makes II possible for her TO
shine anywhere. and in that splendid
period before the civil war she is soon
loved and pefted by every one. When
love comes. however, she learns that
she is an outsider. for the young man
belongs TO one of the old and very
proud families. and his mother viii not
hear Of such mesaliiance- The story
IS q good one, well told. and not be-
yond the appreciation Of the schoolgirl
who is longing for romance The an-
thor has created satisfactory climax.
and his solution is sure TO please all
readers. The local color is particularly
well done. and whether the author is in
Richmond telling OF the glories of the
sion. or in the mountains describing q
fight at Judy Peters cabin, he is
equally at home. and his pictures are
equally clear.
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Prize Review of ''The Climber"

some -lEle during The sumner Double
osy. Page 4 Co offered some modest
prizes for reviews Of z r Bsnson's
book. The Climber They have 5us.
sent out a little pamphlet containing
the reviews which won prizes the first
OF which appears below Any one nay
compete for the prizes. and the publish
ers distinctly state that they do not
na1l puEs.- but good intelligent re-
views These rules must be followed
First-Copv 70 be written only on
one side & sheet typewritten prefer
able.
y second-The reviews 10 be not more
tazn 1.o06 words. 80 would be better.
Thir6-The msnuscript TO be sub
mitted not later than September IS.
The arsr prize is $50. the second is
$50. the third is SO, the fourth prize.
books from their book catalogue % the
snount OF $780, the fifth. books 10 the
amount q So the sixth. = subscription
70 Country Life in America. the sew
enth. subscription 10 The worlds
Work
Mrs Eumphry Wards novel. Mar
rage Z IA Mode. Is the next book 10
handle. and Il the reviews are as salts
factory as those received for The
Climber The publisher VIII probably
keep up this interesting experiment
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Number Primer"

ByM A. Bailey and George B. Gormann- Pub
Hshed by the American book company, New
York Price 80 cents
Bailey and Gsrmann's Number Primer
is not a teachers book. but teaches d.
rectly TO the scholar the as addition
combinations and their related subtrac-
ton combinations II does this inten-
sively. foreshadowing multiplication and
division by means OF counting exercises
The book supplements and aids the
teachers oral development OF the sub
5ect and supplies material hitherto fur
nished only by the teacher The vocabU-
larry includes SIS words in all. and is 50
carefully graded that IL is always with
in the grasp OF the ehildrs reading pow
ers-
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BOOKS REVIEWED

"The Holy Man of SANTA Clara by Fr. Zephyrin Engel
hzrdt, o. F. M.
Proving About the Pacific" by David Perry.
English Poems" by Walter C. Bronson, Lit. D.
Number Primer by M. A Bailey and George B. Cor
Famous Men of Modern Times" by John W. Haaren and
A. B. Poland.
Selections From Byron Wordsworth, Shelley Keats and
Browning" edited by Charles Townsend Copeland and
Henry Miller Rideout
Foundations of German" by C. F. Kayser and F.
Monteser.
Dorothy Brown" by Nina Rhodes.
The School Four" by A. T. Dudley
THE Lookout Island Campers" by Warren L. Eidred.
The Little Heroine School, by Alice Turner Curtis
@Prue at School," by Amy Brooks
Irene of the Mountains" by George Cary Eggeston.
The Uttermost Farthng" by Mrs. Beloc Lowndes-
Food Preservation"
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English Poems"

Selected and edited BY Walter C Bronson.
Lift D. Published by the University OF Chi
cage press Price sI.es
This volume is the second in a series
OF four volumes Of English poems in
tended especially for use with college
classes Volume " was the first 10
appear and the valve OF the books was
made clear at that time This book
covers the Elizabethan age and the
Puritan period. 155e-Isse. The author
says in his preface: In the present
volume the great problem in the se-
lection OF poems was 10 represent at
ali adequately the poetic fertility Of
the Elizabethan age. as shown by the
host Of lesser poets. and yet save
space enough for The supreme names
Of Spenser. Shakes 2eare and Milton"
The author gives two-f1fths of the
book to those three and the remainder
TO some so OF the minor roets-a
larger number than have been ad-
mitted into the other volumes Of the
series. but not larger in proportion TO
the full choir.
The selection has been carefully
and critically made and English
scholars everywhere VIII welcome this
newest of q very valuable series
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19

The holy nan OF santa Cara wss
Fl. Magan Catala- Q. 2. n and tais
book tells the story of bis lsfe, his
virtues and the miracles performed b
him Father EngeIhsrdt has already
written three volumes Of The enclesi-
ss1scal history Of Czlifornia, and those
who have been 50 fortunate as 70 read
them wiz be anxious 70 add this 10
the collection
Fl. Nsgin Catsla was born n SPAN
in l-sl. where he received his sarly
training Il was not unul 1uly. 1898.
thar re arrived IN California Nearly
al the records of his youIh and Of his
work IN Spain and n Mexico were
destroyed IN the various wars which
have afflicted spain and Mexico since
that tine II has not been discovered
just how p. Magfn reached santa
Clara whether ~ land or by ship,
but the records In san Francisco show
that he baptized q child n the Mission
Dolores OF August IS. I7ss. he Grst.
tine his name appears il the recor6s
e. santa Clara is On September !. l7sz.
when re baptized a boy infant who
= dds No. s5io II the register. That
zunbe- had been received into the
church since January y. 1T77. when
~ JunipenO Sierra founded TIE ials-
sion
From that Gay On Fr. as~in Ia
hored zealously and without sate-rCp-
tLoa al santa Cara for IS years. Nor
did he leave the boundaries OF the
mission except a few times in the
hrsr years Of his ministry He was
present al The founding OF Mission
San Juan Bsutista on June -. I7s7.
sld on that occasion Fr. Lasuen took
hin along TO san Carlos This vas
tie only time. as Tar ss TIE records
snow, that he ever saw tie hes6auar-
ters of zhe California missions after
his arrival Al santa Clara -hensh
tie lands Of Mission san Jose aa-
.olued those o. his oWn mission.
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''The School Four"


By A T Dudley. Illustrated br Charles Cope
land Published by Lothrop. Lee & Shepard
company Boston. Price S1zs
Mr.. Dudley. having by his phillips
Exeter Series placed himself in the
front rank of writers who give prom
inence TO school athletics. begins with
this book another series of similar na-
ture and no less interest. Stories of
the Triangular League" The events OF
the story center in the Westcott school.
one OF three which have formed new
league The leading forms Of athletics.
including rowing. figure in the gaining
Of points toward championship cup
and the rivalry is most intense At
Wesfcotf's the crowning student honor
is the captaincy or the school four, and
the way in which the succession TO the
coveted position falls TO the one best
deserving it forms the climax, Foot
ball is no less prominent in the prog
ress of the story than rowing. and both
general school life and competitive re-
Iations with other schools are graphi-
cally set forth One of the best fea-
lures Of this really great book for boys
lies in the contrast shown between the
boy with some ability who talks him
self into prominence at first. but does
not hold the pace. and the modest fell
low who starts quietly but is coming
al the time This book lis especially
valuable in that It gives a word
picture OF life at one Of the great pri-
vate schools which form such feature
OF the American educational world and
send to the colleges so many of the,
hest athletes and students
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19

os woman who would lie TO you and
laugh a i. and make you love her-a
beautiful and charming woman pos
sessed OF that subtle and insistent in
sincerity that is clever enough TO give
an effect ot what is not-a deliberate
insincerity that delights in. being honest
with itself. She is too clever TO sail
under false coIors. but nsunts the true
colcrs when she herself Is false Am
bition is her compass, ana when it
points TO a.rich husband he believes her
10 be what she leads him TO think she
is-although her best friend is in love
with him When the ruling passion
demands sacrifice Of others she unfail-
ingly makes the saeriice. never looking
back. with even a vain regret.
Conscientious, cultivated. and per-
fectly sincere and unintsresting. Edgar
enters with entire self-conhd. .nce;
while Lucia with inanite tact causes
him 70 fall in love with her. There is
fun length portrait OF him. doiae to
The life-as dull as Lucia is 7sivid-
Charlie is cleverly sketched and attrac-
there z Lucia without her Maud, Moth
ing IA the book shows the quality OF
the authors comprehension better than
Lucia's afaire with Charlie Her love
shines out LUMINOSITY against the dark
ening background-the single spark OF
sincerity that both giorfhes and dafles
her What could be more filed with
stiffness and meaning than this brief
para graph which is its prelude: The
light from the open windows OF the
drawing room shone out very clearly
on them illuminating his figure, as
he stood there. tall. eager eyed uncon-
scious Of himself. but very vividly con-
scious OF her. Ana Lucia knew that
she was playing with fire. knew also
that she was running the usual risk OF
those who do such things But she told
herself that she had not been in the
least burned yet: the FIRE was only de-
lighffully warm And she took couple
OF STEPS out Of the square OF illunina-
ton into the dusk. drawing him with
her"
with the crash comes a fare OF
divine are-love lighting and bIighting
everything else-then the darkness OF
Nemesis, from which there can be Nc
escape. The later crisis is finely han
died. II is remarkable how suddenly
and intensely the interest shifts TO
EdEzr-we approach the crisis from
another viewpoint as apprehensively as
n we knew nothing about 81 Through
out there is no objectionable scene or
sentence: the high moral tone is never
aggressive. but always dominant The
book is delsghtfuIiy sane and simple.
yet tremendously potential
one is not sorry for Lucia in the grim
loneliness Of the last pages. People
like Lucia must suffer somehow. scme-
where. and people like Lucia even
when they 60 suffer. are selfish.
hard OF heart TO the bitter end Lucia
wanted Charlie 10 come hack 10 her
she never regretted anything except
that Charlie didn't come back Rarely
has q writer understood heroine more
thoroughly or divuIged one with a
surer touch Lucia Is one OF the women
whom IL is hard to forgive and inpos-
sible TO forget All sense Of literary
craftsmanship is lost in what seems
more an absorbing Bit of life than OF
litersture-znd this Is novels high-
est achievement
LOUISE DE FOREST SHELTON.
Stratford- Conn
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Fr- Nagin seems TO have made hut
five visits there. and then only for the
purpose OF assisting the father IN ad-
ministering baptism 10 the multitude
Of converts that applied for adrnis-
sion After 1898 until his death.
period OF 80 years, the holy man. as
far as we know. never went beyond
the limits Of Mission Santa Clara save
for the purpose of winning converts
among the pagans as far as the San
Joaquin river
Fr- Magin Catala died November -.
1880. and was buried the next DAY. and
for 80 years the grave was undis-
turbed- Then II was opened 10 receive
the body Of another priest, and hls
coffin was raised and opened The
bones and the Franciscan habit were
al that remained. but some among The
crowd OF people had been present ~
the burial and could identify The re-
mains The people all about Santa
Clara looked with such unusual rev.
erepce upon the very name of Fr. Ma
gin that in 1859 z. series OF investiga-
tions was Instituted with regard TO
certain formslities which must BE OBJ
served in case Of beatihcation.
All the details OF the investigation
are painstakingly given in order. as
the author says. that the making Of
saint" may be seen TO be not any
very easy or simple matter. The re-
suit OF the investigation into the life
of Fr. Magln has brought TO light
many hitherto unknown bits Of his
tory. and the book viii be found OF
vital interest 10 students Of the early
history OF the state as well as of
church history
The book Is divided into three parts.
the first is devoted 10 a brief sketch
OF his life: the second TO his virtues
the third 10 his miracles and
prophecies L contains a number of
illustrations which add TO the interest
Of the text and is written with q 2iety
and devotion diScernible IN every line
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
FIRST PRIZE REVIEW OF THE
CLIMBER

one IS slightly surprised al nrsl
by The rather disa-uiag simplicity %
of Z r Benson's recent book
The Climber Doubleday. Page
CO. which begins with only two ex-
1remely young ladies' to carry on the
interest and the conversation. but even
though the young ladies are hardly out
of their teens one is tempted further
into The story. feeling somewhat ike
ar indulgent chsps-on. who neTerthe-
less enjoys 81 Then Aunt Cathie comes
forward into the sunlight OF descrip-
tives b-usQHe. awkward with heart
fulg Of shy sentiment and ro-
nance. an5 with he-. Aunt Eliza
beth-s splendid specimen OF maiden
-roIIusc- Lucia the most brilliant
ard beautiful OF the above men
f5oned young ladies. lives with her
surts Tie outlook is old fashioned
and uninseresting. Gazing into her
mirror she longs for other worlds TO
conquer An egotistscsl sense Of power.
of 6taess=sn inslstsnt sureness OF
success Is Like suel 70 the srnoldering
fires q her ambition she wanted,
Ehe wanted passionstely- She wanted
70 have ery1hing-wessth. position.
rank 10 have the world zt her feet.
70 be gazed st. admired. envieo. and
had Mephistopheles. or his feminine
counterpart. come II al that moment.
the bargain would have been struck
the moment he proposed II AS for
love. she Was quite willing 10 take IL;
more than that she even wanted 10
be loved with the same passionateness
that she wanted everything else: but
IS for feeling il. or for giving Il. she
was truly not aware whether it was
IN her power 70 do any such thing.
Besides. she felt she would
pay any price for what she meant 10
have. provided only the bill was sent
IN afterward. presented 10 her at the
END of life. as the waiter brings the ac-
count ~ the end OF dinner she
would have dined. that was ali that
uasrtered.
she begins by strategic maneuvers SO
begusIing that they appear simple and
sincere She Ss chsrming-2s only
bes utiful women know how 70 be-per-
1eclly charming 70 everybody. Grad
uzIIy. and with deliberztion. she twists
the thread OF the story round herself
The interest begins 20 vivify. Her ex-
stable vitality has e stirring quality
hat seems 10 overflow the full pages
and infect one. despite the fact that il
Is So cold and calculating There are
moments when one holds ones breath.
moments when tie story throbs with
human heart beats Lucia Is the kind
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
"The Little Heroine at School,
By Alice Turner Curtis. Second volume Of
Little Heroine series. Published by
Lothrop. Lee Shepard company. Boston
Price 81 %


Price <1-25
Happy Edith Austin. the Little
Heroine of Illinois, is sent TO girls
school in the suburbs Of Boston. where
she enjoys all the good times, learns
many valuable lessons. makes friends
and best Of all, discovers that she is
not waif without relatives, but has
cousins of whom she can be justly
proud and who are equally glad to ac-
her. 1t is complete story
in itself with a well defined plot. in
ciuding many delightful incidents. as
well as suggestions, in regard to en-
tertainments for school girls, and
shows q steady development OF char
acter which makes Edith and her
schoolmates valuable acquaintances
for girls Of 1e and IA. Her efforts to
economixe and her courage and success
in turning dislike into loyal friendships
VIII touch every girls heart and
awaken the desire to be as true to
her ideals as 10 Edith Austin
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
Irene of the Mountains"

romance Of cid Virginia By George Cary
Egxlestoa. Illustrated ~ Frank T. Merrill.
Published By Lo1hrop- Lee & Shepard con-
pzny. Boston Price Sl-5b-
Irene of the Mountains" viii be
eagerly welcomed by readers who count
Eggseston's books among their favor
ties. for In il he has come into his own
again For years certain limited field
in southern fiction has belonged 10 Mr.
Eggieston. bat the few preceding books
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
Selections From Byron,
Wordsworth, Shelley,
Keats and Browning"

Edited By Charles Townsend CopelAad and
Henry Miner Rideout- Published ~ the
Aneriesn book company, New York Price
40 cents
Selections From Byron Wordsworth.
Shelley. Keats and Browning" - the
title Of the most recent addition 70 the
Gateway series OF English texts. the
general editor OF which is Henry Van
Dyke This particular book Is under
the special editorship OF Charles Town
send Copeland. lecturer on English lit
eraIure in Harvard university. and
Henry Miner RideoUI- The book con-
tains - selections. all OF which are in
eluded IN the college entrance require
menfs in English In connection with
the selections from each OF the i've
poets Is an introduction giving a short
biography and some account OF the
authors work and its tendencies The
notes are brief and supply only needed
assistance. The poems included are
such as every scholar should be IA
miliar with, and as here presented they
are in a form that makes them clear.
interesting and helpful TO those who
are beginning the study OF literature
At the same time they supply the
knowledge which the student needs 70
pass the entrance examination
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The Holy Man of Santa Clara

81 & 1s ESs T I5s.at g a5 + \ '' " ~ ~ a Barry COMPANY san
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-07

the chief of a detective service Is
sleepless, while his men follow an
American president from village TO
village, and lose touch with him for
never a moment as he travels on
mission of peace ana good will through
American states? Can we fiat;er our
selves that European manners and
thoughts are beyond our geographical
borders, while these fears are enter
tanned? Draw the Black Hand on
postal card, mail it to any resident CT
New York city. and you will be visited
by the police Immediately. and all
your past investigated. Yet the Black
Hand would seem to be an innocent
emblem-as innocent as 3 ack Foot
or a Blue Eye. 1t is not prohibited
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-11-07
CLOSE TO THE HUMAN SIDE OF MAN
Little Sketches for the Pasme of Those Who Wish to Get
Away From the Commercial Side of Life for Moment

Imagine for one moment the feel
ings of citizen of the Roman en-
pirc when ne realized that under the
protection OF his country's laws an in
dependent or antagonistic community
was being formed which set those
laws at defiance when they were not
sanctioned by other laws OF which
his courts knew nothing: that his
neighbors appealed to an authority
greater than Caesars, and neld their
lives and property subject to the use
OF men without Official position, I'm
mediately a Roman convinced of the
existence of such a society must have
felt his country was in danger and
her empire won at such cost already
honeycombed for destruction at the
first assault from the outside.
But it is possible that careful states
men in our own time are equally dis
mayed because Of conditions some
what similar. The day is one OF com
bina:ions aoOrniag confinement within
the border lines of national govern
mcnis. but acknowledging a head with
ont capital. q government without
homes and principles that recognize
no local patriotism. May we observe
such conditions without the thought