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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
New Books Briefly Noted

Mrs. Clarissa. Dixon has written q
dainty little pastel, which should add
fresh laurel TO her crown II. IS the
tale OF two little girls in small
western town. and is entitled Janet
and Her Dear Phe6e-- The author con-
fesses that she herself was. the model
for Janet and a dear friend was Phebe' 5
prototype Their fathers are social
enemies. and after a while the girls
are separated. However. an unusual
thing in children. the friendship sur
wives and is strong enough TO bring
them together later. on. The book is
filled with poetic fancy and IS a real
lesson OF love. tFrederick A Stokes
& Co. New York;
The Correspondents Manual" By
William Hickox. Is not q textbook It
is simply q compact little volume OF
practical suggestions for stenogrs-
piers. typewritists and clerks The
author has collected In this handy form
a number OF helpful things which in
all his 30 years experience he has not
found in similar collection The book
deals almost wholly with the things
that a veteran trainer OF secretaries
and clerks has found TO be abso-
lutely necessary The author Is well
qualified to speak with authority. being
the principal OF the Hicl<ox Shorthand
school of Boston (LothrOp. Lee &
shepard. Boston, so cents.)
steps Along the Path IS new
book BY Katharine H. Newcomb. author
OF Helps to Right Living In IL are
stated a few principles which are OF
practical use 10 those who desire 10
change from the emotional life 10 one
that is sane and helpful II they are
4-l 80 cd
they will find something vital and
worth while in every day. The book
is arranged under such general heads
as Thought Power" General. Meta
physical Principles" Tone and Atmos-
phere." etc. and each section is sub
divided into short discussions LO-
tfrop. Lee & Shepard company. Bos-
ton. sf40.)
In -Beteiguese.' BY J. L de Esaue.
the author attempts TO describe a trip
through hell. which he locates on Be
telguese. a worn out planet He names
some famous American money kings
as Inhabitants OF this abode OF evil
doors The book is fun or weird
coined words. such as -sklayres."
.-dgeut gawks" s-immewed gyres froth
black rnists -byoids' and many others
The poem does not eppear 10 be meant
TO be funny. but is almost as grotssque
as some OF Lewis CAROLS work N
Alice without his delicious humor.
We think the following quotation Is
about the best 20 illustrate the point.
also 10 prove it,
And Medeas in this vast plain.
Who blink at yon dysodiIe lamps.
Slap thenars and each bifurcous
AS javels drink from seyphus' bright
(connoisseur's press. Jersey city,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
with the Night Mali
b Ruoyzrd K5piing. Pub
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81 Eucyzrc hlpling- Published bE ilolpse1sFi
Page Co.. Se@F. York; p. Prize 81
Rudysrd Kipling has made 50 Sc
cure & place for himself IN lite sture
that one .hesftsteE a bit before q book
ike With the Night. Mail" 4 book
Hardly that rather a; short STORY, PEI
hsps. u. did Sppear.:iE -Tnsgazjne. form
6rst- sndsit Is stretched Almost 70 tbs
hres king. point 10 I'll a book; Of about 81
pages This. is the .<se1QIG hook e
appear in which one. side. .oals.~ 81 each
sheet is"used: Il: LOOKS like q rieas
book bpt it's -orly HALF a BOOK Kip
ling is newer dull: and = seems :fc
know intIifively. just Nrlls I VIII 4 rpfsa
10 the pcpuiaf taste This. tale Is an
account.of the EiIl .of. ss-poStsk airSklp
from LondoG< :. 70. Q1ehee. IN the year
1000 A. u -: =. >.
Kipling haodles' his ssibJeet, -isltA the
greatest case. and one. Scsfce. dare
laugh AZ his magma ton. Tor. most .of
Jules Nerne's stories have coma true.
sitter All the FUN: made ot- him 50
why not this2
A clever feature. Of. Ehe book Is. The
appendix. which consists or reports. .sof
disaster. notes. answers to. -c6rre-
sp0ndents and some Hcorldef.f11 der
tisemeuts. High level fafclCerss., p wind
lorers- and various other things arc
created ins the brain Of Mr.. Eipiins and
named accessories or aerial navjga-
zion
The book is artisticsily printed and
bound and contains some. lestrs tFuns
in color by Frank X. Bevendeclser and
r. Reuferdahi The whole thing Is
supposed 70 have appeared IN d ma ga
zine az the day. some time III eeoQ
A. D. and the idea IS consistently
worked out
We are Informed that EiinOr Ciiyh
has been prevented by a number OF
uisfOrtunes from returning 10 America
Iss soon as she had planned It ap-
pears that while couvalescIuE from =
recent Illness she WIS selegraplled to
60 10 her daughter. Aarsot, who had
beer seized with scarlet fever IN DFes-
1eu where both mother and daughter
we're QuarzzEiasd S0I some time
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"Stickeen''

By John Mir. srtlor Of oar National
Parks ctr. Published hy H9ughton Mif-
fin CO.. New York and Boston. Price 90
centx
A little gem has Just appeared which
deserves place among American elias
sizes and a special place in every Cali
fornian's library. "Stickeen. by John
Muir. is this little masterpiece. and IL
is as thrilling a tale of adventure as
has appeared in many a long day The
hook tells wildly the story OF the
crossing Of a glacier, and. with il is a
true dog story. so moving that it can
not be read aloud.
Mr.. Muir is one OF the foremost ex-
plerers OF America and has dfstin-
gnished himself besides as a nature
writer, but this story of the dog makes
one wish he would devote more time
TO animal stories. for nothing more
beautiful Sban this has appeared.
The book is written in picturesque
and almost poetic prose. and is an ex-
ample of perfect writing. all too rare
in these days of hurry and carelessness.
To the readers who know John Muir
by Our National Parks and such
works the book win be a surprise and
delight. for the heavy seriousness
and scientific state of mind are quite
absent from this unique little work
Stanley Olmstead. author of The
Emotionaiist is writing another novel
with scenes laid among the mountains
or his native state Kentucky
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sufrerings OF these helpless people he
is coidblooded indeed. A big. hurly
brute named Hertzer takes the part OF
Legree, and the scenes that caused such
excitement when Uncle Toms Cabin
first appeared are retold with a slightly
different setting.
David Mann. the Maine youth. pre-
tests vehemently. BUT sees that ne is
helpless. so he determines TO change
matters on the plantation of which he
has become manager. He tries kind
ness and generosity IN his treatment
OF the labore-s rather than cruelty and
blows. and so wins the ennitv Of Herr-
ger forever. Hertzer is bad all through.
but he Is one Of the important citi-
zens OF the district. and il is serious
matter to have him for an enemy.
The pictures of life in the tropics are
painted with a sympathetic hand The
beauty. the briIIiancy. the Ianguor and
the license of this lite are vividly por-
traycd. ard one is alternately repealed
BY its brutality and fascinated by it's
charm.
The character drawing is wonderful.
each one standing out clearly. making
picture not easily forgotten. The
art OF the author Is shown in his in
PRODUCTION Of charming love story
which runs through the book. and when
the horrors Of MS revelation about the
slaves becomes almost unbearable the
love story IS given a space and the
reader breathes again.
The book is without a doubt destined
TO be great success. and will surely
go through many editions. 1t appeared
about four weeks ago. and Mr. Whit
aker's publishers have alredy wired
him that the first edition Is gone and
the second ready Cor the dealers
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
"Parcimony in Nutrition
Bv SIR James Criehton Brcwne- p
Funk & wagnslls company.
f1rfra * cents

By Sir James Crieht0n- Browne Published By
Funk & wagnslls company. New York.
Price IS cents
Sir James Crichton- Browne. the well
known British medical man, has writ
ten a small book little more than a
brochure. attacking the theories OF
Horace Fletcher and Professor Chit
tenden of Yale. and says that they both
claim entirely too much for their
methods. The recent declarations OF
Professor Chittenden OF Yale get a
good part of Sir James attention. and
while this small book can not be taken
as a complete refutation OF Chittenden's
theories and those OF other writer's il
should at least act as sort OF check
on some OF the absurd claims made
by leaders OF the various dietary fad
ffstS. Frugality in nutrition. TO the
authors way of thinking. is utterly
opposed TO the experience Of the human
race. The book is interesting and in
structiye reading
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
1.-The Earth's Bounty"
so s..- = - - saae

b. Mrs. Kate v St Maur. author d The
Self-SapportiuE Home. Published BIZ the
Macmillan company. Price Sl.T5.
"A sense OF anconfessed failure
prompted US TO abandon city life" says
Mrs. Kate Y ST. Maur, the author of
The Earth's Bounty How. on basis
OF little money and less experience she
made a country home possible she mas
told in her former work, "A SeIf-sup-
porting Home" Her new book deals
with the same subject. though now
larger knowledge has brought greater
rewards.
After three years the II acres OF land
which they rented with the homestead
on it for $3.50 a year became more than
self-supporting. There was a surplus
at the end of that time and Mrs. St
Maur extended the scale OF her hus-
bandry. She has been successful. as
the title of her book indicates It has
not been without work. however The
glorious inyigoration OF the,
outdoor life on a farm. where each day
reveals some new interest. is what she
writes OF, but the emphasis is on "in-
dustrlous. Also. If each day reveals
a new interest. il reveals a new OPP
portunity for work as well. How to
make this work fruitful is what one
learns from Mrs. 81. Maur.
Her experience will bring encourage
couraged workers in the city. The
country home OF story books she says
covered with roses and Jasmine. has
been the ideal scene of our old age,
as il is for many others. Instead cir
cumstanceS forced her to seek "a small
farm where poultry fruit and veg
etables should, at least. reduce living
expenses" She found IL exactly as
satisfactory as the ideal home. others
who have the courage to follow may
experience, as well as she, the earth's
bounty.
Mrs st. Maur believes firmly in her
mission TO convert the city wage
Garner into a commuter with self
supporting home that will. IN time
place him beyond the uncertainty Of
business and small salaries. The sue
cess of her own experiment seems to
warrant her belief. for she has made
herself a delightful home In the Con-
necticut hills near Redding. not far
from Mark Twain's new country place
The Lothrop. Lee & Shepard company
has just received a letter from j. T.
Trowbridge. concerning whose safety so
much solfcitude was felt. as he sailed
for southern Italy in December. The
veteran author is ar Hotel Dole yue,
Naples. where he expects 10 stay for
some weeks TO come. Mr.. Trowbrfdge
is in excellent health at 81. He writes
that the only regret connected with his
trip is that IT occurred at the time of
the great disaster. together with tie
fear that some of his friends in Amer
lea may have been alarmed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
Trolley EoIIyn.

b Henry Wallace Phillips Published b.
Bo5es- Merrill company. Indianapolis Price
Trolley Folly is the title of the
first story in a collection OF eleven BY
Henry Wallace Phillips It is funny
there's no gafnsaying that-but the
other. stories IN the book do not come
30. to The. mark The author set a Ger
ts1n-: pare for himself in his Red
Saufgters stories bit these seem. la
bored. after the Spontaneous hunor OF
Red. And is II possible that this Is
tire Saline Il eniy. Wallace Phillips. who
.wF9te Ing Mascot Of Sweetbriar
:. 5lfIniTe Horesn.: vas a motorman on
"a trolley car No; sos and suddenly
y hen. lie ;inllerited 5000. FROM an un-
-kn9,wn maternal uncle in Ireland. it
went 10 his head. He tells his good
fortune - his running mate. the. con-
dgetqTi who: deiightedly enters into his
plans 10. celebrate.
II am. dead sick and tired Of going
over the same old streets said Jim
ME 'sIt occurs TO me at times that
IEf have 10 turn or. som 'ers or bust
yep. assented the conductor:
that's right. too. All the time the
same streets: All the time the same old
dog. that comes just 50 near getting
pinched7 al the tine the same fat man
waving. his gmbrelIa; all the time the
same Dagoes with gunnysscks filled
with something. and smelling with a
strong Italian accent. all tEe time the
same war over that transfer. after that
~ me young lady has Travelled half a
mile beyond where she ought 10 have
got of, II had another drink
could feel very bad about this
So they decide to kick over the
Traces. and the inha bitants OF that
town gre treated TO an amazing lot OF
crazy antics. It's the frothiest sort
Of nonsense and. is sure 10 bring
laugh.
Barr. Moses. author OF Dreaming
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BOOKS REVIEWED

with the Night Mail" BY Rudyard kipIing.
Trolley Folly" by Henry Wallace Phillips. &
THE Planter" by Eierm an Whitaker, 1855 =.
~oId Lady Number 81 by Louise Forsslund.
The Little Gods by Rowland Thomas.
The Gunrunner,'' by Arthur stringef.. s
"Stickeen." by John Muir. 81. s :: =
The Earths Bounty by Mrs Kate i. ST. Maur.
THE Buffers story. by Arthur Train.
"Psroinlony in Nutrition BY Sir James crich.:
GN-Brov.ne.
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Barr Moses. author OF Dreaming
River Just published is engaged upon
another novel. which. it is reported. is
OF very different character from his
first work
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
The Planter .

Of
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

Arthur Stringer, the author OF The
Wire Tappers." once said thar New York
was an ideal city TO live in II you
spent the winter In the West Indies
and the summer IN Canada
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02

HEIHgE EkAN
e.,ruae or T4e Buffers >SToFJ
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b. Arthur Train Illustrated b. 2 C. JohE
Published By Charles Serib1sr's Sons. Nel
York. Price 81 %
Evening star., 1909-03-14

ing his familiar phraseology and
the Chickering Quarter Grand,
valued at $3.50. and the Hardman
Autotone, valued at $3.50, are side
by side on the block. Don't you
hear the auctioneer crying, what
am | offered? What am | offered :?
Somebody start the bidding
What am | offered? What am |
ofered?'
Sounds like the real thing,
doesn't it? But good auc-
tioneer would tell you some
thing about the merits of the
goods he has to sell. | don't
really believe that is necessary
i'll the present case. Every
body who ever played a jewsharp
or beat a drum has heard Of the
Chickering, the piano that ante
dates the telegraph. and that now
is as far ahead in the modern de-
velopment of the art as it then
lead the old clavichord and kim
Evening star., 1909-03-14
$3.50 Chickering Quarter Grand
and $3.50 Hardman Autotone!

tendants, as we'll as many anna
teurs who had never fallen under
the spell of the flag and the bell,
were contestants.
Apparently very few of the bids
were made at random, and practi-
cally none were sent in except by
those who were looking for a bar
gain and who, at long distance,
were matching their wits-and
skilled bidding is one of the arts
against the other contenders.
Many of them had figured out the
proposition to a nicely, though, of
course, the figures ranged all the
way from quite low to the sue
cessful bidder at the top. At that
the man who made the highest
bid and to whom the Chickering
Piano, which was then on the
block, was knocked down." got
the biggest kind of a bargin.
But to get down to brass tacks
to the present proposition.
The Frederick Music Company
has now decided to conduct
double auction by mail, the big
gest proposition of its kind ever
held, and to put up, for disposal
by mail bids, a Chickering Quarter
Grand, the dream of most anna
teur home performers, valued at
$3.50, and a Hardman Autotone, a
piano that any one can play, the
most famous self-cortained player
piano that is made. valued at $3.50.
The highest bid received in each
case, that is, for each instrument,
will be accepted, no matter what
it is.
Certainly this offer gives the
canny mail auctionists of the Ma
tional Capital-and previous con-
tests have demonstrated that there
are thousands of them-a chance
to match their wits, and, if they
are successful, to carry off with
the high bid-and unquestionably
at a price much lower than the
market quotations-one or the
other of these superb instruments.
These folks know the selling price
of the Chickering Quarter Grand
and the selling price of the Hard
man Autotone. and if they want
either instrument it is up to them
to figure out just how much the
hundreds of other people. who
want one or the other of these in
Evening star., 1909-03-14

specify when sending i'll your bid
just how you mean to make 1t.
just what terms you propose and
just what kind of an old piano you
propose i'll exchange, so that fair
and reasonable estimate may be
made. And | don't mind saying
right now that all reasonable and
acceptable bids will be considered.
All bids should be plainly written
and addressed to w. +. Frederick
Music Company, 1928 F street.
Now, isn't this an interesting
proposition? Have you got a
piano? If you have, and it is an
upright, wouldn't you like to have
a quarter grand, that takes up
very little more room and that
has wonderfully better tonal quail
tiles? And don't forget that it is
a Chickering, too, and oldest and
most famous make in the world.
But suppose you prefer an up
right. Wouldn't YOU rather have
Evening star., 1909-03-14

a Hardman Autotone, piano that
will play itself or that you can
play, an instrument that is uneX-
celled in artistic qualities and in
trinsic merit. and that, for all its
self-playing qualities, cannot be
told, outwardly, from the best
models OF the regular type?
But suppose you haven't any
piano at all-but it is hardly nee
essary to argue this proposition.
OF course, you want one and have
been thinking and planning and
saving for one.
Well, now is the chance tor
everybody = those who have
pianos and those who have not !;
those who have all cash to pay
and those who have no cash at
all. The red flag is out, the bell
is ringing, the auctioneer is dron-
Evening star., 1909-03-14

Juanita Kaufman of Rhode Island ave
nue., returns to her home today. Miss
Mabel Kaufman, who is also her guest,
returns TO New York today.
Miss Adele Goldman returns TO her
home in Baltimore today after a two
week visit with Mrs Sidney Kaufman.
Mrs. A. Sigmund has returned from
Baltimore.
Mrs. A. Lehman entertained at a the
ater party Tuesday afternoon in honor OF
visitors.
Miss Juanta Kaufman gave a bowling
party Tuesday afternoon for number of
young ladies from out of town and their
hostesses. Miss Desiree Marks of New
York, having the highest score, won the
prize.
Mrs. Adoph Heyl gave bridge party
Monday afternoon at her home in North
Brightwood. Her guests We're Mrs. A.
Feist OF Newark. n. j.; Miss Rae Ben
jamin OF Atlanta. Ga; Miss Mira Span
dauer OF Norfolk Va. Miss Carrie Adler
Of Pittsburg. Pa: Miss Adele Go oman
OF Baltimore, Mrs. Albert Sigmund. Mrs.
A. Lehman. Mrs. Sidney kaufman, Miss
Evening star., 1909-03-14
A Bold Advertising Project Of
the ". F. Frederick Music Co.,
1928 F St., by Which Two
Lucky People Will Secure
Rich Prizes! Get a Bid
In at Once!

What is there that is so fas-
cinating about an auction? For,
of course, It's an undisputed fact
an axiom, almost-that auctions
are fascinating. Is it the spirit OF
personal competition, the match
ing of wit against wit, the pros
pect, even the possibility, Of get
ting something at little bit less,
or a great deal less, than it is
really worth?
The bargain proposition is one
that appeals to all sorts of folks,
rich and poor, young and old.
Sometimes people buy what they
don't want, just because they
think it is in the nature of a bar
gain, but this has to do with some
thing that all people want, today,
tomorrow and all the time.
The Frederick Music Company
can testify to the fact that there
is no more popular form Of auc-
ton than the auction by mail.
Lacking the red flag and the
clanking OF the customary bell,
the auction principle is still there
and seems to be just as attractive.
1t was not SO very long ago that
/ had occasion to call attention to
the first auction by mail that was
ever held in Washington. l pre-
dicted then that, being an auc-
ton, and having, in addition,
unique and attractive features,
that it would take and take hard.
1t did. Bids came in by the bunch,
the bundle, the bale, and it was
very easy to tell from glancing
at the figures that some extremely
experienced regular auction at
Evening star., 1909-03-14

dred instruments. Why, Jonas
Chickering had entered upon his
work as the leading intellect and
force in piano construction III
America as early as 1923. having
experimental for years before that
time. He represented at that time
all that was known in the realm
of art plus his inherent capacity
to develop his knowledge prac-
tically in the creation OF the
Chickering. Those were the
days OF the square piano. but
as early as 1880 Jonas Chick
ering made uprights, anticipating
by many years the manufacture
OF this class of instruments. Then
came the grand piano, OF which
the very first of its kind, with
full iron plate or frame, such as
are used today, was made by
Jonas Chickering in IS4o. From
fifty to eighty per cent of the
Chickering Pianos manufactured
and sold at the present day are
grands.
What am / offered? What
am | offered? Start the bidding,
somebody. Remember, there
are four ways to bid. All cash!
Cash and your old piano. In
stallments and your old piano!
All installments! What am | Of
fered? What am | offered?
Now for a word or two about
the Hardnan Autotone. The
autotone-no larger than the reg
ular upright piano, no different
in appearances distinctly
new creation. 1t is not too much
to call it the supreme develop
ment among musical lnstru-
ments which may be played by
hand, and which also offers the
perfect means whereby any one
is enabled to interpret all music
artistically, irrespective of pre-
vious technical training. And
that helps some! There is no
longer any quarrel over the adj
visibility of owning a piano
playable either by hand or by
perforated music rolls. The ar
tistic possibilities of such an in
strument have been not grudg-
ingly but enthusiastically admit
ted and welcomed by the great
est musicians of all lands. The
wonder, the fascination and the
popularity of this musical mar
vel have been demonstrated by
the thousands of music lovers
who have already purchased it.
What am / offeredo What am
| offered? Choose the instru-
ment you want and make a bid
on it. If after you think it over
you decide that your first bid is
too low and that somebody else
probably has topped you by a
few dollars or by five or ten. you
may change it. You may bid as
often as you please! Match your
wits against your neighbors. Be
one of the big crowd who will, if
not in person. then in spirit, at
tend this auction by mail.
THE AUCTIONEER.