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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16
MODERN SCHOOL BOOKS.

From the American Book Company,
Chicago. we have "Famous Men of
Modern Times by John II. Haareu
LII. d., district superintendent of
schools in New York City. and A. b.
Poland, PHI. D., superintendent of
schools, Newark, \. j. The volume
gives sketches of the lives and activities
of thirty three famous men, beginning
with Lorenzo the Magnificent and end
ing with Bismarck. The chiefs Of the
men of their times are given, the de
sire beng TO form a center about each
person, IN which the pupil can gather
the prominent events of the country
and epoch. The book is designed for
supplementary reading, and II is ad
mirably adapted thereto. interesting tho
pupils III tho persons and events of his
tory IN the most effective manner
From the same, We have Harvey's
Practical Arithmetic, Books One and
Two. The author is l.. D. Harvey,
president of Stout Institute. Nc
nomonic, Wisconsin. They contain all
the work that is needed in arithmetic.
under ordinary conditions, by element
airy schools. Each book is divided into
three parts, each suitable for years
work, beginning with the third wear.
The, series is especially designed to
produce competent skill and accuracy
and real mathematical powcr-rathcr
than scattered knowledge of enter
tanning 'lntormatlonal problems not
often encountered in actual life. The
trea atmcnt is strictly topical, each i'm
portant division being completed in
logical order before the next is taken
up The work is both written and oral.
The material for drill is adequate, aud
each topic is introduced by study
recitation as an example. and that is
a test of the asslmiIated knowledge Of
the pupil. 1t is good workable series,
especially calculated for the practical
use Of teacher and pupil.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

"Onc of the most impressive features
on the Istbmus of Panama at the present
where repairs OF all kinds arc done. and
large machines such the track -shlfter
are actually built" SAYS Vaughan Cor
nisf. the eminent English gcographer. In
his new book on THE Panama Canal and
its Makers (Boston: Little. Brown. &
Coz "As / passed from machine shop
to boiler shop, smith shop. car shop. pat
ern shop, and SO on, l felt myself back
among the circumstances OF OF the
great manufacturing towns. and forgot
for the time my actual surroundings. II
was with n feeling akin to surprise that
on quitting the foundry, I found myself
on the, fringe OF the tropical forest, now
descending sun. I may here note by the
way that the furnaces OF the foundry
produced considerable relief from the ef-
fects OF the tropical heat, which that day
was somewhat oppressive"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16
MARION CRAWFoRD's LATEST.

The White Sister BY +. Marion Craw-
ford. The Macmillan Company, Pub
fishers. New York.
This is the final work OF the prolific
and popular author. In if he returned
for his locality to Rome. the delight of
his heart. And in it reaPpears, some
of the former characters, created for
Saraciuesca; Ippolite no longer
young priest, bat an influential ec-
cIesiastic wise and trusted in counsel;
and others whom We have known in the
former story. printed twenty-five years
ago. The "White Sister, is charm
ing and beautiful girl named An
gela, the daughter of the Prince
Chiaramontc. an ariStocratic old ad-
papist than the Pope The prince is
killed in an accident, and it trans
pires that in his proud allegiance 10
the church he had refused 10 have his
marriage legally ratified by n civil
ceremony; consequently his only child
has no legal status as his heir. On
this curious but perfectly possible situ-
alton, complicated by thc girls love
for penniless Young officer. MIR. Craw-
ford has built story the dramatic pos
sibilities of which may be guessed from
the fact that IT has already been dra-
matized for production on the stage. Il
is novel that is a fitting close TO Mr.
Crawford s career, vital, charming. full
of forceful action.
A complete list Of Marion Craw-
ford S novels, with the year of the pub
lication of each is given hcrewith;
1882 Mr.. 1saacs.
1883 Doctor Cl3uGiuS.
lS8! \ Roman Singer
- To Leeward,
- An American Politician.
1881 ZoroaStcr.
1896 A Tale OF a Lonely Parish
1857 Marzio's Cruciflx.
Paul Pa atof,
Saracinesca-
1888 With the Immortals.
1889 Grefenstein.
SAINT llaria-
1s9o \ Cigarcttemaker's Romance
1891 Ehaled.
The Witch of Prague.
1892 The Three Fatos.
The Children of the King
Don Orsino
1898 Marion Darche.
Pietro Ghislcri.
- The Novel-What II Is.
1891 Katherine Laudcrdalc.
Love in Tdleness
The RslStons.
Casa Braccio.
Adam Johnstonc's Son.
1896 Taqulsara.
Corlcone.
1875 Ave Roma lYnmortalis.
1899 Via Cruci..
900 In the Palace Of the King
Southern Italy and Sicily; and
Tho Rulers OF the South
l90l Ma rietta, Maid of Venice.
1907 Cecilia. y Story of Modern Rome.
1902 Tho Heart Of Rome.
Man Overheard
1901 Whosoeyer Shall Offend.
1905 Fair Margaret.
Salvc Nenctia vols.
1905 a Lady OF Rome.
1907 Arethusa
The Little CITY OF Hope.
130S The rrimsdonna.
Th" Divs'S RUBY.
1909 The White Sister.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

plots begin even before; and they con-
tlnue on to the eud, when Frances, as
wife of Zembec. is implicated uncon-
sclously In the most reckless plots. in
the final one of which he loses his life,
and she makes friends with the British
consul at Warsaw. who brings pres
sure upon the Governor General to re-
lieve her from all charges. 1t is 4
story of merciless fcrocity made com
monplace; tale Of bloodshed as a
matter Of course. But it is we'll and
strongly told. with deeply-planned i'm.
3oiuatiyc forcp
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16
REVIEWS OF BOOKS

it was serious matter to meddle
with a Kings ward. especially with one
who was rich, as Lady Betty was: but
in the round of fashion s wheel and of
social upheavals, it was possible to
overcome even that peril: and in this
case the difficulty was met with cheer
full fortitude and Il fertility of resource
which left the lovers in the winning
class beyond overtaking. 1t is a charm
ing, pleasantly romance of days d
century old
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

The truth that is stranger than fiction
comes home in letter relating 10 The
Planter which Herman Whitaker has
just sent TO his publishers, the Harpers.
shot through the heart by his mandador,
! mean Roland Pollard, the New Hamp-
shire lad, whose efforts to do the right
thing by his enganchars inspired the
character OF David. l have only just
heard Of il through his mother. Let me
tell you, too, that by strange. coinci-
dence the lovely Mexican girl who gave
me the idea OF David's love, Consuela.
died coming into New York harbor the
other day on her first visit with her
American husband. / confess that these
happenings have had peculiar effect on
me. Though both the boy and the girl
were merely the genus OF the characters
as they are in the book, | feel that both
David and Consuela arc dead,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16
LITERARY NOTES.

"rhc Natural History OF tho Cuckoo -
which bird lovers and students will find
In The Living Age for May /, is full of
opt -thc-waY and little understood facts
reiatlng 10 one of the most peculiar of
birds. il is delightfully."- written. in style
free from tcChnICalitics
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

Walter PTichard Eaton. who made a
considerable reputation for himself as
dramatic critic Of the Now York sun,
and as the author OF "The American
Drama OF Today may he expected TO
make his debut as 2 novelist iowa rC
the end Of the month when Mcssrs.
Henry Holt and Company hope to issue
ms runaway Place May time idYl
of Manhattan. which he has written in
conjunction with Miss Elsie Morris I'm
derhll.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

Several years ago the attention OF the
late Robert G.. Ingersol was attracted
by young man whom he heard declainl-
ing one OF his own famous speeches, He
became interested in him. and was of as
sistance in placing him in Lawrence Bar
rett's theatrical company This was
George Hazleton: the author OF Mistress
Hazelton WAS for two years In Madame
Modjeska's company. His latest book.
like Mistress Nell was first cast In the
form Of a drama II is the love story of
Edgar Allen Poe. and was recently pub
lished by D. Appleton & Co, under the
title OF The Raven
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

Two interesting articles on European
politics. one on England and Russia and
one OH Foreign Policy, reprinted in The
Living Age for May and May IL, re-
spect!vely, were written by the late Sir
Rowland Blennerhassett. and represent
the last work of that brilliant and widely
informed commentator upon current po-
litical questions. The first is reprinted
from the National Review. and the second
from the Fortughtiy Review.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

''The Master Builders" a novel Of
James Edmund Dunning (American Con-
sui at Milan, Italy), will be published by
y. Appleton and Company. Though the
main theme OF the story is concerned
with the character OF a rather remark
able woman. the background of the novel
deals with an exciting episode in the de-
velopmcnt OF the navy Of the United
States,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

Sir Oliver Lodge, FRS, author oi
"The Substance Of Faith and other
works Of scientific import will furnish
the fourth volume in 'ITarpcr's Library
or Living Thoughts in which the three
initial volumes were by Swinburnc. Toll
stoi. and Flinders Petrie. Sir Oliver
work, TO appear shortly, will be entitled
THE Ether of Space"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

Pressmen and feeders wanted-The
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pie.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

The Knights Of Columbus minstrel
show, Salt Lake theater, May II.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

Judge Parry's Their Hearts De-
sires" and Sidney Lows "The Cockney
Bounder,'" reprinted in the May numbers
OF The Living Age. arc good specimens
OF the admirable short stories which that
magazine is in the habit OF presenting
to its readers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

An article on "The Flying Dread
noughts," which the Living Age for May
attention 10 one Of the alarming posi-
bilities OF the wars OF the future.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16
A GREAT UNKNOWN. ,

The Inner Shrine a Novel Of To-day. IL
lustrated- Published by Harper e
Brothers, New York.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-16

The Strain Of White. BY Ada Woodruff
Anderson. Illustrated by Frances RoS-
ers. Published by Little, Brown, and
Company. Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
A Mason at Siuht.

"I was interested. as were doubtless all other Masons, in the account of making President-elect Taft a Mason at sight said an old member of the fraternity. Making at sight means communicating the signs and pass words and the chief points of the ritual to the candidate with out requiring the candidate to pass through the ceremonies.
 "1n the ancient landmarks which all Masoas have subscribed to is this: The right of the grand master 10 make Masons at sight
 This high prerogative of the grand master is supposed to be seldom exercised Within the past 90 years only one man in Alabama has been made a Mason at sight. In 10O years only one man in Nir- ginia has been so honored-the late Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge, about 10 years ago Dr. Hoge was SD years of age when he was made d Mason
 In Mississippi quite a number of men have been made Masons at sight, but in most of the states the occurrence is ex- ceedingly rare"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
Parcels Post Tentatively

Instead of trying it on the dog the Senate committee on postoffices and postroads has reported in favor of try ing the rural parcels post system in two counties to be selected by the Postmaster General. The provision is embraced in the postoffice appropria- tion bill, and the presumption is that two counties out of perhaps 2O00 will secure after July i rural parcels post.
 There is no mention of any experi- mental postal savings banks, and this subject will no doubt go over to the future. Strong concentrated interests stand in the way of postal banks and parcels post, and it is surprising that even one of them is to be tried ex- perimentally in two counties.
 The Postmaster General would act wisely if he made Jefferson county Alabama, containing over 100000 peo- pie one of the counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
Intention of Governor Conner

Tt is my intention,' says Governor Conner, some time in the future, after the laws have had time for further trial, and after such trials have clearly demonstrated their imperfection, to call the legislature together in extra session, giving them an opportunity to correct such imperfection and to re- enact those laws which have been de- clared unconstitutional, and also to give the legislature opportunity to enact such additional laws as may be found necessary for the best interest of the state will only add that four years is a long time between sessions, and important matters might need at tention9
 The governor defers a call for special session because the laws should have more time for trial he certainly does not refer to the laws rendered invalid by errors in the sen ate journal, for those laws are as dead as Hector
 It is scarcely reasonable to think that he had in mind the anti-railroad laws, for they are tied up in the fed eral courts, and have not yet reached the United States supreme court. A decision in those cases cannot be se- cured before January, 1911, when new legislature will meet.
 It must be that the governor is waiting to see in what manner Bir- mingham, Montgomery and Mobile will enforce the statewide prohibition law. He has, however, seen all in that di- rection he will see. He sees blind tigers, interstate shipments in pro- fusion Hfid various devices for wetting the whistle, and he will see no more no matter how long he waits.
 The sooner special session is called the sooner would the injustice done by a slovenly senate journal be corrected, andt the sooner would additional laws for the good of the state be enacted. There is little indeed to be gained by a de- lay in this important piece of public business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
The heart bear Shall never sag with doubt; or shake with fear. Macbeth.
Work Ready for the New League

The new Business Mems league has plenty of work before it. The mer- chants of Montgomery recently se- cured reductions of freight rates on 30 different commodities, and these reductions range from 10 to 25 per cent. It means thousands to the mer- chants of Montgomery who may pos sibly divide the benefits derived from the reductions with their customers.
 But says the Montgomery Journal the secret of the whole matter is the river, and we need an organization of business men in order to make an open Warrior fit this market. The Warrior will be opened in 1911 abreast of Bir- mingham at a point perhaps 12 miles as a bird flies from Ensley, and it is time we were getting ready to bring it to bear on freight rates.
 The Business Mems league should formulate a plan at once for linking the river and this city together by llne of independent rails. This would give us water rates, for if the railroads did not grant us water rates, we could then use the open Warrior and secure them anyway.
 An open Warrior should be dis counted, and the Business Mems league can perhaps bring that about. It is none too early to begin the work. We must have water rates, even if we have to build an independ- ent railroad to the river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
The Late Thomas p. orasty.

The Baltimore and Virginia papers and industrial papers throughout the country contain eulogies of Thomas P. Grasty, who died last Tuesday morning in Tal- ladega county.
 The Baltimore News says: Probably no man in the country had a wider per- sonaI acquaintance with leading business men and men in public life in all sec tions of the country. but especially in the south He had a remarkable faculty for making and holding friends and never forgetting a man whom he had once met"
 John Skelton Williams of Richmond, president of the Georgia and Florida railway, expressed great sorrow when he learned of the death of MT. Grasty, whom he regarded highly. He said: Thomas P. Grasty was one of natures noblemen, and in his death the south loses one of her truest sons He was devoted to the southland, and no man did more than he did to advance her cause. MT. Grasty was a man of unusual attainments, and his writings of the resources of the south attracted worldwide attention. Loyalty was one of his strongest traits, and his death creates a vacancy in the ranks of those who were working to place the south where it belongs-at the top among the industrial and agricultural sections which will be hard to fill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20

before 1t can be brought about It is one of those subjects that call for a good deal of education to begin with, although it would seem as if man with his eyes shut would know the differ ence between a good road and bot tomless road.
 But the improvement of the country roads is an even huger task than the digging of the Panama canal, and state and county assistance is needed Fed eral assistance will never come except when invited by local appropriations. fne state and county must first ap propriate money to build hard modern roads, and then perhaps the general government will chip in to improve rural delivery roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
Senator Bankhead and Good Roads

When the agricultural appropriation bill comes up in the Senate Senator Bankhead will ask Congress to appro- priate $50,000 to the good roads cause. We give his amendment entire as the best way to show its scope and mean ing It reads as follows:
 For ascertaining the progress, charac- ter, extent and approximate cost of road Improvement now being made in the sev- eral states sufficient for the needs of transportation and communication; for Investigating the relative cost of trans portation of farm and other products over such roads after improvement, the relative increase of transportation by req son of such improvement and the advan- tages otherwise accruing thereby for as- certaining the relative effectiveness of township, county and state administra- ton, and for suggesting and devising ways and means of coordination and cooperation in road legislation and ad- ministration between the several states; for Investigating the feasibility, cost, ex- tent and probable results of national aid in the improvement and maintenance of rural delivery roads in the several states and for the preparation of detailed and comprehensive reports of such investiga- tions, to be submitted to the Congress of the United States as early as practicable, s50oO0.'
 The incorporation of this amendment in the agricultural appropriation bill would lay an excellent foundation for a good roads movement in the next Congress, and it is perhaps the best way to bring this big and important subject before Congress and before the people who must get behind it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
THINGS HE HASN'T DONE.

From Puck.
 He hasn't reformed the comic valen- tine nuisance. sane Fourth of July.
 He hasn't made April Fools Day an occasion of harmless practical jokes. He hasn't written any letters to Santa Claus
 Ills hasn't adjusted the suffragette situation.
 He basn't provided the last Rough Rider" with an office.
 He hasn't apologized to "Bellamy" or My dear Maria
 He hasn't altogether tanned Ben Till tended friend Jacob Riis.
 He hasn't improved the standing of Washington's baseball team.
 He hasn't said he does not care to succeed Senator Depew in the Senate.
 He hasn't admitted that he ever made mistake, or can make one.
 He hasn't learned to- love Uncle Joe" Cannon with a love that passeth all understanding.
 He hasn't acknowledged forgiving any one who ever did him an injury real or imaginary.
 He hasn't demonstrated an unwilling ness to call anybody's bluff dare or challenge. s.H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
The Iron Market.

The pig iron market is dull but there are signs of revival It is generally thought that a buying movement will set in before the first of March. Rogers, Brown X Co.'S Cincinnati report says: Sales are quiet but study. Specifying on contracts for shipment continues. In some lines business is reported excellent and it is hard to account for the apathy which manifests itself in others.
 "Orders for the most part are confined ,o small lots for early shipment and in this territory the actual sales are less than original inquiries when the business is finally done. Amoag the busiest con sumers are the pipe companies and agri- cultural implement manufacturers, who are melting a good tonnage.
 "Production of coke is somewhat on' due largely to the weather, and shipments last week were slightly increased over the week before Coke figures are very advantageous now for buyers. Even the best and highest grade cokes are being quoted at bargain prices
 'In neither pig iron nor coke is there any undue effort or the part of the pro- ducers to bring about business by sac- rificing values and 1t is not expected that it will be necessary to take any such steps,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
Action on SaWerS Deferred

The City Council did right to reject all bids for the construction of the Southside sewerage system. Those bids exceeded Engineer Hendricks es- inmates about 25 per cent, and the council did right to ask for new bids, and it should keep on asking for new bids until some are received that line up with MT. Hendricks estimates. The ex-city engineer knows what work can be done for in these times, and the City Council will not be misled if it stands by his estimates.
 The subject is the most important one that will come before the council this year, and the city is to be con graduated upon the fact that no con- bination of bids can be accomplished against the interests of the city and the abutting taxpayers.
 The City Council will put public sentiment behind it if it continues to manage the public business in a busi- ness way. It can do this in the matter of Southside sewers by adhering to MT. Hendricks estimates at least un- til they are proven to be unreasonable, and the man who attempts to do that has a days work at least on his hands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-20
ON BEING HAPPY.

The world owes Robert Louis steven- son a debt of gratitude. not only for the infinite charm of his writings, his qualities of imagination and his kindly humor, but principally for the hopeful spirit of his philosophy. Concerning hap piness he wrote:
 Pleasures are more beneficial than duties because like the quality of mercy, they are not strained, and they are thrice blessed. There must always be two to a kiss, and there may be a score in jest; but wherever there is an element of sac rlfice, the favor is conferred with pain and received with confusion. There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy, we shower anonymous benefits upon the world. happy man or happy woman Is a better thing to find than a five-pound note. He or she is radiating focus of good will; and their entrance into room is as though another candle had been lighted"