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Allan, Son of a Gun Maker"

BY Harvey Rowen- Published by the Cocb
Little has been written about thu
time selected by Harvey Roweil for his
novel; the time just afte- the close of
the revolutionary war, at a period
when the colonies were loosely held to-
gether by the articles of confederation.
The author has had access to many
old histories and historical documents
not available to the ordinary reader,
and these have given him an oppor-
tunity to make a true picture of that
very interesting period in American
history. We are told that the authors
ambition was also to write story
mot only interesting, but sufficiently
prolific in ideas that it might be read
with profit more than once. and. in a
way. become classic library volume,
How far successful he has been the
reader must Judge for himself. Too
much space is perhaps given to preach
iness and too little to the real story.
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OF hidden orchestra, playing some
where among the palms. The subdued
murmur of many voices surrounding
him who was doubtless the foremost
Unitarian of his time, led the eyes
possessed of the blessing of sight In
that direction. Facing him there in
the office was a girls countenance,
framed with old fashioned curls-a
face of wonderful dignity and calm; !;
the sweet, strange, girl woman, speak
ing with mute lips and sightless eyes
for the deficiency in both the other
senses, so eloquently out of her weird
and lonesome world of unnatural
gloom. 1t was as If the foremost nv-
ing exponents of song and silence had
met together; as If righteousness and
peace had really kissed each other.
We could not help wondering. as we
went up to the union hall. where the
unusual pleasure of hearing the poet
read was yet in store for US, whether
there would be in 1t any reminder of
the professor. who read his Mare Ru-
VI I'LL dl lliC ldlAiOuS ldDiC With The
slightly singsong cadence observable
in poets who read their own verses,
with that occasional backward and
forward movement of the arms,
likened by some impertinent young
people to playing on the tromboner II
we drew breath once during the poets
very simple and natural reading of
that music prayer:
Our Father while our hearts unlcarn
The creeds that wrong thy name.
then made public for the first time, we
were unconscious of doing So Reach
ing the third stanza he seemed less the
patriarch than one who had grown
younger before our eyes. From that it
was climax upon climax of spirited in
tonation, to the end.
The orchestra aided the great assem-
blage then and there in consecrating
these beautiful words to the musical
service of man forever.
Near his left hand during the sing
ing sat Helen Keller, who, overcome
by the contagiou enthusiasm OF the
occasion. quantity passed ner hand
over the, face OF the poet. as if to ascer-
tain his feelings, and then, in trans
port of sympathy, kissed his cheeks.
1t was worth. as Doctor Donald said.
"a long journey to see good Doctor
Holmes playing at Copenhagen in the
presence OF SO many orthodox people
IN good and regular standing" There
were only a few seats in the hall.)
scores of young men and women stood
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in the lower entrance an hour later
and watched him depart in a cab
drawn by a sleepy looking horse,
whose duty of conveying the autocrat
to his ivy clad home in Beacon street
would gladly have been usurped by any
if not all of them
The summer passed quickly, as it
always does on Massachusetts, bay. We
heard of him frequently-at Beverly.
where his eighty-fourth birthday was
celebrated, and when in early autumn
he was seen again in Boston quite reg
ularly in his high gallery pew in
Kings chapel, and usually in partic-
ular nook of his own at the afternoon
symphony concert rehearsals. My book
Of his poems, well nigh priceless. yet
lacked his, autograph; and although
knowing full wei the Incredible num-
ber of requests made for his name for
such a purpose, I sent him my copy.
with one intended as present for
Mrs. John H. Wood of Iowa, asking
him. at his leisure. to put his name in
both. At noon. Sunday, November IL,
on coming from church in the near
vicinity, called at his door to inquire
IL my books were ready to take away
The Irish maid (bless her Stupidity
did not see the package wrapped and
addressed to me on the hall table. She
said: Il never known nothing about
nothing at all like that!" Waiting,
hat in hand, at the foot OF the stair
case, while the maid went up to get
more information. II do not want to
come down there If can help 1.-THE
near-"see If they're not lying on the
mantelr' There, leaning against the
balustrade, stood Doctor Holmes him
SELF his hair more silvered, his face, If
possible, more bright. more CHEEKY than
ever. Such an opportunity was not to
be lost; and an instant later I was sit
ting by him In front of his blazing
coal fire. 'Ill let you move up your own
chair" he said. when was your age
I always did that--for myself. and my
guests, too!' He reclned easily in the
great. comfortable sleepy hollow"
chair, his slippered feet stretched out
to enjoy the grateful warmth.
NO. do not think will shake hands
with you--at least until we are better
he said, smoothing the
wrinkles in the arm of his easy chair,
not the width of a hand from my own.
You've just come out OF the cold. you
know he went on amicably. another
young fellow, about as big as you are,
shook my hand awhile ago, and I
couldn't hold steady spoon for Z
whole week! Besides" with delight
deal with ,em and have to be careful.
} ou see.
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"Happy Hawkins y

By Robert Alexander wason. Published
When Happy Hawkins arrived Ia
beled cowboy story" 1T must be con-
fessed that 1t was picked up with a
sigh. There are enough and to spare
of good. bad and Indifferent. writer's Of
cowboy stuff and it has been almost
a drug on the market for the last sea-
son or two. But If Happy Hawkins"
falls under your eyes don't pass it by.
1t can be opened anywhere and read
for five minutes or an hour and it
will produce a smile any time.
In way quite his own Happy Haw-
kins tells his own story. The open
ing paragraph explains the difference
between him and real cowboys:
II wasn't really a westerner an
that's why I'm so different from most
Of 'em. Take your regular bonie fide
westerner an when he dies he don't
turn to dust, he turns to alkali but
when it comes my turn to settle I'll
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ernest Newton Bogg in the Spring
field Republican,
THE writer. holding a staff position
on Boston newspaper. had sew
eral times sought and narrowly
missed on several occasions meeting
oliver Wendell Holmes, and he jumped
at the opportunity when the city edi-
tor said Doctor Holmes had written an
original hymn for an anniversary re-
ception Of the Boston Young Mems
Christian union. announced for the
evening of May 81. 1898. A Boston east
wind rainstorm began that morning
and it is most undignified for these
to last less than three continuous
daysl He will never venture at his
age from his comfortable .aviary' on
Beacon street at auy other time than
daylight, sunshine and summer" But
city editors are not infallible To the
on the dark and gloomy night in ques-
tion, a stopped, bushy browed, frail
looking little old gentleman passed
quickly up the steps into the unions
reading room and Office. knew him
instantly, for that very morning l had
saved what the Holmes family says
was the best full length portrait of the
poet ever published, inserted in Bos-
ton weekly. There he was to the life,
overcoat, hat. all, exactly as the pic
ture had shown them.
His old friend, the president and
krofx of "a -
uncanonized saints, William H. Bald
win, also a small man physically,
rushed forward to meet Doctor Holmes
at the flower arched entrance to the of
fee with tears of real gratitude on his
radiant face; for the last. and indeed
the principal feature remaining to
make the affair an unqualified success.
heaven sent. so 1t seemed to be, was
an assured fact. Rev. Minot J.. Savage
bowed low over the slender hand of the
autocrat, as the latter, relieved of his
outer wraps, was led Forward to greet
his friends. the charming wonder child
Helen Keller and her no less remark
able interpreter. Miss Sullivan; Rev.
Robert collyer, Doctor Anagnos, Doctor
Donald of Trinity, Doctor Gordon, Lieu
tenant Governor Roger Wolcott and
the rest.
1t was singularly impressive pic
ture, this meeting between Doctor
Holmes and Helen Keller. A real gar
den of growing trees and flowers (per-
haps it was the abundance OF the lat
ter which lured the poet thither on
such night; a wilderness of electric
lights and expectant faces, the strains
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Babylonian Letters" 1t is expected that
these Investigations, which have been
in progress for the last year, will de-
tain him in London until April of next
year. after which he will resume his
courses at the university.
Rex Beach. author of The Barrier
AND The Spoilers" Alaska novels which
hold popular places on the Harper fic-
ton list, has been in New York after an
absence of several months spent at Hot
Springs, Ark, Mr.. Beach intends to pass
part OF MS summer on Long island.
Since DR.. Eliot's five foot bookshelf
has jumped into fame hundreds of
people far and wide offer ..improve-
ments" upon it. Here is one submit
ted by Gilbert Totten McMaster. M. D.,
to the New York Times Saturday Re-
view Of Books. 1t seems almost pre-
sumptuous for any one not a profes-
sional educator to offer such a list.
for after all it amounts to little more
than an expression of individual taste
l. The bible.
2 Shakespeare's works
3. Rand & McNaIly's Larger Geography of tIe
World. tAny large one.)
4 Ealon,s E1,s common school arithmetic.
beat. light electricity and sound
@. Pickering's astronomy.
EEIpy test book s1 political economy
0. American Commonwealth-Bryce
10 GeoIogy-say lie Conte's.
II. zoology-any text book
II. Botany-any text book.
u. Websters dictionary. either large or
small one But learn 10 words per day and
Is. AeDeid-Drsden. Acne ier '"so ana o0Ssssy
IL. Demosthenes' orations.
is. SaiIust
ie Rollins ancient history.
20. Macaulay's history of England
21. Guizot's history of France.
y. Eugene scbnyler's Peter the Great
o. carlyle's Hero worship.
"a. u. S. Grant-personal memoirs.
% THE Four Georges" and English Humor-
lists" By W NJ. Thsckeray.
26. ]. B. McMaster-" History of American
81 THE Rambler'-ssmuel johnson
%. Ben Hur," by Major General Lew Wal
sc. ssTbe Servant in the House, play. by
81. Bosweil's Life Of Samuel johnson.
32. Gibbon-''Decline and Fall of the Roman
Empire
If there is another state that contains
more literary people than Maine that
state has not been heard from Mar
garet Deland is at her cottage at Ken
nebunkport. William Dean Howells at
his at Kittery Point, Winston Churchill
is at Seal Harbor. Holman Day at New
Meadows River, Norman Duncan at
Moosehead and at Bar Harbor are Mrs.
Burton Harrison and Arthur c. Train.
or four writer's who are at Northeast
Harbor two are bishops and two are
former college presidents-Bishop
Doane and Bishop Greer, and Charles
w. Eliot and Seth Low-while two
other college presidents who are like
wise writer's, one. Nicholas Murray But
Ter of Columbia. is at Bar Harbor and
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12

sOoo- Euollsue0 Oy X = HennO q Co. New
himself in direct communication with
Mars. He can not only see the people.
but is able to talk with them. From
a wonderful Martian scientist, Almos.
he learns that Mars is about 1900 years
in advance of the earth in civilization
and science. and many other things,
which, In his almost terror stricken
state he can scarcely grasp. and the
exchange of souls is certainly too
weird a strain on the imagination.
While the love element Is perhaps
necessary, it distinctly weakens the
tale. The book is fairly well written
and simply and tastefully bound.
Basil King. suspected author OF
The Inner Shrine" was for 10 years
rector of Christ church at Cambridge.
and since 1900 he has been devoting
himself to a professional career of
letters. His first novel was ''Gri-
selda," and it was followed by Let
Not Man Put Asunder," In the Gar
den of Charity" The Steps OF Honor
and The Giants Strength" Mr. King
is so years Of age and his present
residence is Munich.
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"The Hungry Heart
pieton & Co New YORK Price 81 so ~ ~ i0' new e'e 'uDn

Wives for New" etc. Published by d. Ap-
made throughout the book of the diff
ference between love and lust, and no
writer Of today treats his subject VITA
more daring and at the same time
more decency, or with more absolute
knowledge and justice.
1t is not long before the neglected
and misunderstood wife has forgotten
the allegiance she owes to her hus-
band. and so cleverly is this handled
that the reader will pity and not con-
denim.
A young girl comes to live with this
unhappy family. Her people have died
and the vaughans are glad to take
her in. She is quite q different type
from Courtney, but in her way equally
charming. and Richard innocently re-
marks to his wife that she and the
young chemist would be very well suit
ed TO each other. At this point all
the emotions are brought into play
envy. jealousy, hate. loye-and each
one with perfect understanding. This
girl is a necessary part of the story,
not so much in herself, but to develop
the characters of Courtney and her
lover. Basil Gallatin.
While it hardly seems possible to
extricate these characters from the ter
rible muddle they are in, the author
does so and with very little strain on
the credulities. The lesson of the
book is perhaps to husbands more than
to wives. In this day and age women
demand more and more to be treated
like real human beings, and not like
animated toys. In effect the deduc-
tion of the story is: "Sit UP and take
notice Of the woman you have married.
and if she is a companion do not
treat her like a doll" The book Is
fully as interesting as "Old Wives fol
New" and quite as strong. The dis
agreeable part of it is the result of a
condition of affairs forced upon the
actors, and the author shows rare skill
in disentangling them from the un-
pleasant net in which they have been
caught. Although the book will be-
called immoral by some, it is fearful,
warning, a powerful lesson, terrible
example of the tragedy following in the
wake of carelessness. Indifference and
needless mistakes.
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People who have come to watch
anxiously each year for the new book
by David Graham Phillips will not be
disappointed in this one. The Hungry
Heart is doubly wonderful, being writ
ten by a man. II is a deep and ex-
haustive study of woman, unfortu-
and the author shows remarkable ap-
probation of her needs and of her ac-
tsons.
The hero and heroine have just re-
turned from their wedding trip when
the story opens. and in the first chap
ter OF 20 pages the whole tragedy is
revealed.
Richard Vaughan and his wife. Court
ney. have been friends since childhood.
and are apparently well suited TO each
other. Courtney is a very beautiful
girl with most amiable disposition
and the additional advantage of col
lege education. Richard, who is an
experimenter in chemistry, has spent
all his time since college, barring the
brief holiday he has given himself
for his courtship and marriage, in seri-
Gus scientific work. He has a labora-
tory at home. and Courtney. who has
studied chemistry, has planned to be
his companion and fellow worker, but
is grievously disappointed. Her hus-
band treats her like a baby. a beautiful
toy that he has purchased to ornament
his home and amuse him in his hours
OF relaxation. Therein lies the tragedy.
Although Courtney tries by every
means in her power to show him that
she has some brain, Richard is blind
and narrow and will not see. Even
when the child comes. he only acts as
II he had bought another toy for his
wife 10 occupy herself with. A wealthy
student. who invests some money in
Richards enterprises. studies at the
laboratory, and before long Courtney
discovers that he loves her. and soon
she returns his love. Richard is ex-
hibited in less and less attractive
light. He takes his wife for granted
and quite ceases the little attentions
OF the courtship days. while she is
literally starving for love. AS in so
many OF Mr.. Phillips stories. much is
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Gossip of Books and Writers

Margaret Deland is at her country
home at KennebunkpOrt Me-
David Graham Phillips is still in
Paris. He expects TO return TO this
country in October.
Elizabeth Jordan. author of Many
Kingdoms" etc. is back in New York
after q sojourn OF many weeks in
Spain.
A new novel by Robert Hichens is
promised for the autumn. The title
has not yet been disclosed, but it is
stated that the scenes are laid in
Egypt.
VIII Carlton is making a short So
journ in Vermont. This is not q vaca-
ton. he declares. since he processes
q profound disbelief in vacations.
Theodore F. Wolfe. author of Lit
erary Rambles at Home and Abroad" J"
: etc, is passing the summer vacation in
the valley Of the upper Delaware.
+. J. wylie. the oxford representa-
tive Of the Cecil Rhodes scholarship
trust and member of Brasenose col
Tege. oxford. has just arrived in New
York. from England.
Stewart Edward White is at his
home at Santa Barbara. which he
calls the Jumping off place" where
he is engaged on a new novel, much
Of which is already completed.
Joseph c Lincoln is at Brewster.
Cape Cod. his birthplace. where he has
just finished his forthcoming novel.
the last chapters of which were de-
lfvered to his publishers this week
Ed Rice, the author of ~OId Jim
Case has now gone into the ice. busi-
ness at Syracuse. the scene of his
book dealing generally with the life
OF his own community.
s b. Lancaster, whose arrival from
Australia was recently noticed in these
columns, is the pen name of Miss
Edith Lyttleton. Her latest book was
The Tracks We Tread Miss Lyt-
tleton is at present writing stories for
the magazines.
1t should be interesting TO know in
these days of simplifed spelling that
quite an acrimonious discussion arose
when Lord MacauIay's famous His
tory of England was published as to
whether Harper & Bros were justified
in having altered the authors spell
ing to conform to the orthography
OF Noah Webster
DR.. Robert Francis Harper. professor
OF Semitic languages at the University
OF Chicago, is conducting researches in
4 Assyrian Inscriptions al the British mu-
Seeum in London. in line with the results
heretofore published by him in a series
OF eight volumes entitled "Assyrian and
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rane company. New York Price S1-50.
We read in the introduction:
Our story opens in May. 1854. soon
after the close of the revolutionary
war. The armies had been disbanded
and the soldiers had returned to their
homes. These individuals had for
long time been deprived of the oppor-
tunity to profit by their labor. The
government was weak and impover-
ished. unable to compensate them for
their patriotic services. Poverty re-
duces men to level in some respects.
The intelligent. educated man was
compelled to earn his livelihood the
same as the ignorant. The occupa-
tion of a man was necessarily a poor
index to his ability. This state of af-
fairs tended to level social distinction"
The authors ideas are far beyond
his power of expression. The story is
crude and written in an amateurish
fashion and the love episode is most
unconvincing.
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President Hyde Of Bowdoin at Hancock
Point. After that there still remain
John Kendrick Bangs at Cape Neddick
and at York Harbor Thomas Nelson
Page, with no one knows how many
counties not heard from. T,
H. c. Chatfield-T Taylor, author of
flames Pathway" ETC., is a western
writer by birth and antecedents. His
grandfather, John Otis Taylor, was
one of the early settlers of Chicago
and his mother, Adelaide Chatfield,
was an Illinoisan. Mr.. Chatfield-T -Tay-
ior has written seven books. edited
newspaper and is a regular contributor
to the magazines. His hyphenated
name is due to a stipulation made by
an uncle who left him small inherit
ance.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12

, Small Maynard & Co.. Boston. Price $3.50.
.jist natchely become the good rich
soil o the Indiana corn belt"
Born in Indiana. he started out to
hunt Indians and see life at the ten
der age of 10 years. This book tells
his experience. While it is a real
story and connected story. il con-
tains many finished anecdotes which
are as full OF interest as any delight
full miniatures of the west can be-
The fine big qualities which go with
a free out of door life are the domi-
mating features of Happy's character
His adventures take him to Wyoming.
Texas. Nevada, California. Montana
and back again to Wyoming. While
the tale is full of action the emotions
are not sacrificed. and the skill with
which the romance is developed and
handled places the author among the
fiction writers of the day. The book
deserves the success it is sure TO
make.
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he took any public part With a white
rose in his buttonhole. settled upon a
little throne trimmed with laurel and
overarched by palms and surrounded
by the ladies of his court, he received
the congratulations of his friends and
read, at their request, and very touch
ingly, The Last Leaf" The clear,
frosty day after the following Christ
mas he walked briskly into the recep-
tion room OF Mrs. Annie Fields on
Charles street, and the writer, who
CHANGED to be waiting there. witnessed
a merry and very unautocratic presen-
tation of holiday greetings and gen
erous sprays OF English holly to the
hostess and to her guest. Miss Sarah
Orne Jewett. A few fieeting acknowI-
edgments OF salute. as occasion offered.
through the window of passing car
riage. were the final glimpses accorded
the writer of the revered. renowned
physician to the muse"
Books Received
The Hungry Heart David Graham Phillips;
d. Appleton 4 Co.. New York
Allan. Son OF Gunmaker.'' By Harvey
Rowell; cochrane publishing company. New
"zarlah. the Msrtian.'' BY R. n. Grisewood:
n ..Fi e, Eenn9 = Co. New York.
Small. Maynard & Co. Boston.
"a Number Primsr'. edited By ~. A. Bailey
New York.
The Holy Man OF Santa Clara By Father
T. Engelhardt; the James a. Barry company
San Francisco.
English Poems" edited by Walter c. BrOn-
son; the University OF Chicago. press. Chicago
Famous Men Of Modern Times" BIZ John
Haaren and A. B. Polam; American book COM
pany. New York.
"Irene Of the Mountains" by George Cary
Eggleston; Lothrop, Lee. Shepard company,
Boston.
The Uttermost Farthing." By Mrs. Belle
Lowndes; Mitchell Kennerley. New York
Dorothy Brown" by Nina Rhosdes; Lothrop,
Lee & Shepard company. Boston
Prue at school, by Amy Brooks; Lothrop.
Lee Shepard company, Boston.
The Little Heroine at School, by Alice
Turner Curtis. Lothrop. Lee 4 Sheppard com
pany. Boston
The Lookout Island Campers" By Warren
l. Eldred; Lothrop. Lee Shepard company.
Boston.
The School Four" By Albertus T. Dudley:
Lothrop, Lee Shepard company Boston
Selections From Byron. Wordsworth Shelley
Keats and Browning" edited By Copeland and
Rideouts American book company. New York
foundations Of German" by Kayser and
Monteser American book company. New York
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-11-19
FIFTEEN CLING TO
LAUNCH CAPSIZED
I'm EVERETT STORM

EVERETT, Nov ia.-Chilled by
cllnging 20 tho half-capaiEed launch
Moreno. which runs between Ey-
erett and Muklltoe. 10 or more OF
the little crafts passengers were
yesterday afternoon brought TO
Everett or taken to Mukilt0e, by
the vessels that put out 10 the
Norene's assistance as soon as her
plight was learned. The Moreno,
while headed for landing near
Mukiltoe. was caught In the trough
Of the sea and. beaten down by the
fierce gale that was blowing, was
thrown on her beam ends. hurllng
her passengers into the water
All on board the Moreno, with
the exception of one four year.old
boy. were men. and the child owes
hts life 10 the steadfast courage
Of gray haired companion who
never lost hold OF him Most OF
the passengers had time 10 put on
life preseryera and were able TO
scrambleon top OF the boat as she
lay over on her side After all her
passengers had been taken off. the
Moreno was lowed ashore. She IL
a 60-foot boat with 4s-horse pow.
er engine.