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League Publishing company, Los An
geles.)
practical Algebra by Joseph v. Col
Inns, is an extremely simple book for
first year courses, omitting everything
unessential and treating everything
essential, so that it is not unduly diff
ficult or obscure. 1t teaches together
related processes and topics, provides
many clear suggestions to the student
and encourages proving and checking
results 1t correlates algebra with
physics. geometry and other branches
of mathematics and contains a large
number of practical exercises and prob
lens # recognizes modern demands in
the teaching of algebra and aims to
make the study of elementary algebra
of practical value to those who have left
school without entering college. Gamer
lean book company, New York; IS
cents.)
''The Caverns of Dawn" is the title
of a bulky volume by James Paxton
voorhees,. In the form of a novel he
attempts to tell how the oppressed peo-
pie of the earth will turn and revenge
themselves in the course of time upon
their oppr essors. 1t is dreary, sordid
tale with bits of truth here and there,
but poorly written and difficult to read.
A lack of sense of humor in the
author destroys what little merit the
book might have, but in its present
form it is too evidently tract. (The
Raidabaugh voorhees, company, Plain
field, Ind)
THE Lump of Gold" is the title of
novel by Esther Baldwin Ferguson
which will cure any case of insomnia
known, for a drearier, duller book
would be impossible to discover in a
long days reach. The prospectus says
it is teeming with romance and is in
touch with the up to date and vital
topics of today, particularizing human
ity, equality of sex, race suicide, af-
finities, the white slave problem, etc.
These subjects may be touched upon,
but IL so In very small print or during
the readers nap. There is little or no
story at all and it is SO poorly written
that 1t is beneath notice. (Gilmartin
company, San Francisco. Price s1.50.)
THE Sky Blue" tale of the iron
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''Bucky 0,COnnOr"
Br Wlliam Macleod

BY willism Macleod Raire Published bv
q ". Dillingham; Co. New York. Price
:: "Bucky O'Connor" is the title Of a
very busy" yarn by william Macleod
.T2aine. who delighted us last year with
"Ridgeway OF Montana" It is a joy
Gus and dashing tale Of the great COW
country. It has, too. the same intimate
knowledge Of local color and the same
sure insight into the characters of the
fearless hardriding border Inhabitants.
Bucky O'ConnOr is set in the brown
Sunhaked southwest. It's hero is an
;of7cer Of the Arizona Rangers. and no
more delightful young I~ish-American
ever EOt into the pa ges OF fiction. Con-
: fronted with a double mystery. involv-
.iqg a dramatic train holdup. the dis
covery Of a child abducted many years
before. and the release Of an American
-Uniustly held in a Mexican prison. this
? competent youth solves both with the
assistance OF his friend. Val Collins. a
sheriff who has clipped the word fear"
from his vOca bularv. Through the
hook runs a double love story. both ap-
pealiT-g TO the heart Of the reader.
p: How Collins fought out his duel with
: the outlaw. tWOlf' Leroy. and found at
;. last 4 substratum OF gold in this terror
OF the border; how Wolf met and loved
= a good woman: how Bucky. with his
3fttle comrade "Curley." rode down into
Mexico and unexpectedly took a hand
IN "a revolution with results surprising
70 themselves and several other people-
: all this is told with a dash and a dra-
; snatic Ere only equaled by the same
: althor in his previous books. typical
Border story sure Of an interested
audience.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
John Marsh's Millions"

Wilkie Collins, Charles Reade and
Charles Dickens owed much of their
fame to the polemic nature of their
writings. In the form of highly coll
ored fiction they exposed and fayea
certain fragrant abuses in the social
system OF their day. The public Outcry
caused by their revelations resulted in
actual reform. The Klein and Horn
blow stories will do similar good work
in the same field. In The Lion and
the Mouse" the authors drew attention
to the growing peril of colossal for
tunes and sounded slogan of warning.
In The Third Degree they denounced
the Illegal cruel, inquisitorial methods
OF the police system.
This new book John Marsh's MIL
lions" deals with the delays OF the
law. corrupt lawyers. the mOckery OF
justice and also with a peril few OF
US realize is right here in our midst
the horror of the private insane asy-
lum. To an institution of this kind
any unscrupulous person. interested for
sordid reasons in getting a relative out
OF the way, is able 10 "railroad'' him or
her to what is virtually a living death.
The story briefly outlined is as fol-
lows:
John Marsh. great steel magnate.
dies. leaving millions. His brother. a
scoundrel and spendthrift. believes
himself to be sole heir, but unknown
to him John has married secretly and
made a new wiz. leaving all TO his
daughter. The girl comes to claim her
inheritance. The spendthrift. furious.
contests the will and, aided by a cor
rupt, rascally lawyer with a strong
political pull, succeeds in so blocking
the wheels of Justice in such way
that the case hangs for years. Finally
the court has to decide on the facts.
but the uncle succeeds in getting him
SELF appointed guardian. Having the
girl thus under his control, he deter
mines to stop at nothing, not even
crime. to cover up his rascality. With
the aid of the unscrupulous lawyer he
gets medical commission to consign
his niece to a lunatic asylum. How this
is done, the efforts OF the girl TO gain
her freedom. her final release and the
fate OF the men who put her there-a1
this make reading which for thrills has
seldom been sQuaied.
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DAILY WaYs to Health"
b. Emily NJ. Bishop. author Of Seventy Years
Young" etc Published by B. ". Huebsch,
New York. Price S150.

Br Emily NJ Bishop. author Of Seventy Years
Young" etc Published by B. ". Huebsch,
New York. Price S150.
Here is a book that does what it
sets out to do Moreover, it does it
well; does it with touch that makes
an eminently practical book delightful
reading. as reading. Think of making
such discouraging topics as catching
cold. headache, nervousness and in
somnia attractive, Whether or not
from sad experience, one has a per-
sonal interest in them.
Mrs. Bishop not only writes enter
tainingly of these, and many kindred
themes. but she makes him who is q,
victim of any Of these ills feel that he
can free himself from their dominion,
and makes those who have not sur
rendered to these conditions feel that
IT would be immoral to DO so after
reading her book.
Therein is set forth is a clear, con-
vincing manner the ways-daily ways.
as the author says-to prevent and to
alleviate the ills OF which flesh is not
heir. The arrangement of the subject
matter is capital and fits the needs of
busy people who want what they want
when they want It." Under 30 or
more different heads are given specific
directions for self help by right doing
and thinking toward oneself.
IF a half Of the common sense sug-
gestions in the last chapter. Keeping
Ones Body at Par" (happy phraseD, },
were fol1owed-and they easily can be
followed even by those who think they
have not a moment TO spare-many
big medical bill and many wasted
weeks of suffering could be saved Mrs.
Bishop emphasizes the utilization Of
scraps Of time, or ones odd moments,
for the body's prosperity. This is a
book 10 live by.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
New Autumn Juveniles
From LothrOp. Lee & Shepard, Boston.

= II there was ever livelier story Of
q boys boarding school than Win
ming the Eagle Prize, or the Pluck of
Billy Hazen," II has mysteriously es-
capped notice. The hero not only works
his way at Chatham military school
:after his fathers financial misfortune,
but has the pluck TO try for prize
which means a scholarship in college.
IT is very hard for a lad Of his makeup
ID do the requisite studying, besides
iSorking and taking a prominent part
a u athletics, and he is often in trouble,
Nor unlike some others who are nat
:urally antagonistic to the frank i'm
puIsive Billy, he scorns TO evade re-
sponsibility. His four friends are loyal
10 the fullest extent and all comes
right in the end. A strong, manly
book. Written by Norman Brainerd
Tim and Roy in Camp is the title
of Frank Pendleton's new story, and
into IL is crowded a wealth of sport
adventure. Indian stories. hunting and
camping. facts about animals encoun-
tered and all that Will please boys
heart Tim and Roy are cousins, and
the father Of Tim is a famous hunter
and trapper, who returns TO his native
village in Ohio after years Of wander
ing in the far west. This brave, skill
ful. simple hearted man takes his son.
boys on such a hunting and camping
trip as the most vivid imagination could
not have improved upon. They are
sUpremely happy in their enjoyment
in all that pertains to the woods, and
his campfire stories of experiences with
Indians. Each Of the boys has chance
to show his bravery and resourceful-
ness and each is equal to the occasion.
A safe and wholesome book.
Frank T. Odell tells of Larry Burke.
Freshman" in his latest book, and IL
ever q lad went through a freshman
year worth reading about it is this
same Larry He is a modest athlete,
bright student and all round good fell
iOW and well deserves his many friends.
The book bristles with activity, base
ball, football, ice hockey, basket ball,
track and field events. regatta ap-
pearing, and each sport brought in with
expert accuracy of detail and the real
ism that makes one live over his own
most thrilling athletic experiences.
Along with this is a charming narra-
tive Of student life and companionship
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
"The Lady of Shenipsit"
By Frederick P Ladd Published bv
& Walton Cn NeU York Price 6

Z.
Walton Co. New York. Price $1.25.
The Lady of Shenipsit' is a delight
full novel of New England. by Frederic
P. Ladd. Grace Andrews is Vermont
girl of college education. She has mar
ried George Bickford. ma agazine
writer of the most modern and Often
sive type, the man who should be a
drummer instead of literary man. and
she has humdrum existence with him.
His firm sends him to London, on ,busi-
ness and he feels no hesitation at 1eav-
ing his young wife and telling her he
wishes her to go TO his mother to live
during his absence. This treat TN snt
suddenly opened Graces eyes to the fact
that she had never loved her husband.
so as soon as he leaves she packs her
things and goes to Connecticut Purely
by accident she stops the first night in
the small village of Shenipsit, likes it
and sends for her trunks. From there
she writes her husband that their sep :
aration is final and tells him plainly
her reasons. She has tiny income
from. her mother and shortly began to
teach school for something to interest
her.
The village people are inveterate
gossips and interest themselves in each
others affairs to an alarming degree
They take it for granted that Grace is
widow. for she is wearing mourning
for her mother, and rather than enter
into explanations to the busybodies
she allows them to continue in their
belief. Because she is so reticent as TO
her affairs she speedily incurs the en-
nifty of the worst gossip in the town,
and this vicious old woman makes
much trouble and suffering for several
people A very pretty love story is de-
veloped, giving the author an opportu-
nifty to sketch the finest type of New
Englander for us. Each separate char
acter is clearly. drawn, showing Mr..
Ladd's perfect familiarity with the
types to be found IN the small towns
OF New England and displaying, too, a
genuine sense or humor. The plot IS
simple and only weakens in It's rather
melodramatic climax, which, consider
ing his good work in the earlier chap
ters, is inartistic and unnecessary.
The book Is we'll written throughout
and shows a decided advance and i'm
provement In the work OF this clever
author. 1t. contains few good illus
trations by Gordon Grant and is well
printed and bound.
The seventh number of the publica-
tion of the Academy of Pacific Coast
History is Just out and to the people
of San Francisco will probably be
found the most interesting of the Sc
ries- 1t is entitled Papers of the San
Francisco Committee of Vigilance of
1851" and is edited by Porter Garnett.
the assistant curator of the Academy
of Pacific Coast History. This colfec-
tion of papers came into possession OF
the University Of California with the
Bancroft library. They consist Of
minutes of the meetings. reports. tran
scripts Of testimony. letters. accounts
and vouchers. the total number of them
being about 500. The academy Will in
time publish all of them The present
pamphlet Is the constitution" of the
Organization and the autograph sigma
lures and addresses of 707 members.
1t will be found of great interest and
value. THE University Press. Berke-
ley. CALI.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

NeW Aork. Price Sl-50.
New Faces" is the title selected for
the collection of little stories by the
late AIyra Kelly. There are eight Of
them in the volume and they are
written in a different kew than those
winch are already familiar to the
<ted authors admirers These tales
are not Of the east side people we
know so well, but OF a new lot of
characters. interesting still but with
out the quick claim on our sympathies
which earlier collections of stories
had
The first tale tells Of the perform-
ance by Bowery club Of Hamlet
They are assisted and trained by some
> settlement workers and the result is
lrresistibly comic. The tale bears the
marx OF early composition and per-
maps would have been revised and
edited had the author lived. but it is
still entertaining.
gay little tale follows about the
troubles Of a bride and groom. The
bride registers her maiden name and
terrible and nerve racking conse-
auences follow. but all comes right in
the end. Another wedding story tells
Of the curious love affair OF the best
man and the maid Of honor both of
whom have been injured. The groom
has accidentally blackened the eye Of his
fricnd and the bride has also accident
ally struck her friend while playing
golf So the two MANNED attendants are
. 81 ken along on the wedding trip with
the principals. They wear goggles and
wells to hide their dishgurements and
are suspected Of being all sorts OF
g. criminals in consequence. But finally
both hiding under a table find the
!. solution of All their troubles in their
love for each other.
Gay little stories they all are and
charmingly written, making the reader
regret again that no more of them will
come from this authors pen. She gave
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
"The Peacock of Jewels"
By Fergus Hume. au

By Fergus Hume. author Of ''The Mystery Of
Dillingham; company. New York Price
s1.25.
THE Peacock of Jewels is all that
it's publishers claim for il, holding the
fascinated reader to the last page.
Every sort of mystery is used to ex-
cite the interest, and real surprise
awaits the reader In the end. The tale
opens with an uninteresting murder
of a poor. degraded opium fend in a
low London slum. When ii is learned
at the inquest that he had had in his
possession a beautiful ornament pea
cock wonderfully wrought and set with
Jewels, motive Is established for the
crime. which becomes more and more
complicated as the tale Unfolds. The
beginning of the trouble goes back for
over a hundred and fifty years. when
this peacock was given to member Of
a quiet English family then in India.
With the message that concea ed
in 1t were the directions to hiding
place in England OF a collection Of
jewels given to him as a reward for
helping a rajah and his family In time
of great peril. The secret of the pea
none OF the family ever succeeded in
solving it. and matters stood in this
case until 20 years before this tale
opens, when the peacock was stolen.
The only remaining member of the
family is a young girl of 20. who lives
in great poverty with an uncle at the
old family home. This uncle is niser
whose love for jewels is monomania.
He has sold his wards furniture and
lands to crafty his fad, and is a very
unlovely old person. One after another
of the characters in the tale are sus-
pected of the murder of the poor dere-
lict In the slums. but all clews lead to
the miserly uncle and 1t seems impos-
sible that he can escape.
1t is not fair to tell more Of a mys-
terry tale. foR it is a real Joy to read it
and arrive at a new solution in ones
mind in almost every chapter. The
book is poorly written. but who cares.
when the mystery is cleverIy handled
and the interest kept alive TO the last? :?
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

The announcement of a new book by
Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow,
novel and play. "The Lion and the
Mouse" is of particular interest to
thousands OF interested readers. These
clever fiction writers have today an
enormous following. Everything they
turn out is sure of a quick market.
The Lion and the Mouse" The Third
Degree" and other successful books
long ago placed them in the best SELL
ers" class.
The astonishing rapidity with which
Klein and Hornblow have attained this
enviable position among contemporary
novelists is due largely to the subjects
of their stories. all of which have an
irresistible attraction for most readers.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

half kills the boy. He broods over that
until he discovers, or his crazy mind
makes him think he has discovered,
that in revenge the boy is plotting to
poison him. So he Furnishes h i'm again.
Only this time he Furnishes him as the
black man has taught him to- punish,
in the only way the black man seems to
understand; that is, he tortures him.
From that moment the fall of that man
is rapid. The heat, the loneliness, the
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

us a view in her Little Aliens" and
Little Citizens" of the children of
the ghetto that we have never had
before and opened our eyes to a side
of life quite unknown even to New
Workers living within sound of the
childish voices.
A pretty little tale of the ingenious
ness of the author is told about her
first story. Having no confidence in
herself she sent a copy of it to all the
prominent publishers, but what was
her surprise and CONSERVATION to dis
cover that they all accepted it. Every
thing from her pen has been well
coined from that day to this.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
II e w F a c e S !"

BY Myra Kelly. author Of Little Aliens" etc.
published By g. ". Dillingham; company
New York. Price 81 80.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25

By Richard Harding Davis: Published by
$1.50.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-29
WAS GENEROUS TO A FAULT
Story Of Statesman Who Voted for
Anything That Would Force
Treasury to Pay.

There are innumerable stories about
Mr.. Brownlow, who recently died, his
manners and methods. His colleagues
never tire repeating his reply to the
representative of an uplift magazine
who was In Washington years ago In
terviewing members on the principles
that actuated them in the perform
ance Of the public duties.
"Mr. Brownlow," said this uplifter,
you have been In congress a good
many years and are known as an or
ganization, or machine, Republican.
But have you no faith, no principle, no
creed that guides your conduct out.
s&de OF party lines?"
Young man." replied Mr.. Brownlow
IN his rumbling voice, Il have the
proud record Of never having voted
against any proposition to take money
out of the federal treasury"
The uplifter gasped, and Mr. Brown.
low ambled on his way. His friends
say his statement was almost literal
at that.
lngratitude Mr.. Brownlow consid.
cred the one inexcusable crime. He
never was guilty of II himself. One
day a man who had done a favor for
Mr.. Brownlow asked him TO vote in
committee for an increase in salary to
an official In one of the government
departments. why, Mr.. Brownlow,"
he said, let me tell you something.
This is the most meritorious case -"
Mr.. Brownlow interrupted with a
snort. DO you want me TO vote for
an increase to this man." he asked.
Indeed do" said the friend.
Then" said Mr.. Brownlow, that's
enough. Never mind about that mer.
itorious business"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-29
This is MY Sind BIRTHDAY

Charles Sumner Howe, president
of the Case School of Applied Science
at Cleveland was born I'm Nashua. n.
H., Sept. 20. 1858, and received his
education principally at Boston Uni
versity and Johns Hopkins University.
After his graduation from college i'm
1873 he went West TO become princi-
pal of an academy at Albuquerque.
n. NJ. In 1881 he resigned TO take
postgraduate course at Johns Hop
kins University. after which he was
appointed professor of mathematics
and astronomy at Buchtel College,
which position he filled for six years.
In 1889 he accepted a position as pro-
fessor of mathematics and astronomy
in the Case School of Applied Science
and three years later he was elevated
TO the presidency of that institution.
Dr. Howe has written numerous ar
ticles on astronomy and kindred
branches Of science and has been
honored with membership in the
Royal Astronomical Society of Great
Britain and in the leading mathema-
teal and astronomical societies of
America
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-29
"THIS DATE IN HISTORY

15S5-Cartier's expedition left their
ship and proceeded up the st. Law
renee in boats. i' .ra
1645-The first deeds of Boston
lands were registered.
1671-Mediators between the colo
nists and the Indians met at Ply
mouth.
115S-Lord Nelson, the hero of Ira
falgar. born. Died oct. p, 1906.
1S7s-Indian massacre at the White
River agency in Colorado.
1SS5-Riots against compulsory vac
cination suppressed i'm Montreal.
1902-Emile Zola. celebrated French
novelist, died. Born April 4. 1910.
1901. S. battleship Connecticut
launched at the Brooklyn navy yard.
1sO9-Two thousand persons attend
ed the Hudson-F Fulton banquet in New
York.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-29
HAD SCRATCHED
FOR 28 YEARS
Till It Got to be Second Nature
Suffering Endless and Without
Relief-Cuticura Made Skin
as Clear as a Baby's.

III had known Of the Cuticlma
Remedies fifty years ago il would have
saved me two hundred dollars and an
immense amount OF suffering. My dis
ease (psorlasis) commenced on nv head
In o spot not larger than n cent. IL
spread rapidly over my body and got
under my nails. The scales would drop
off OF me all the time and my suffering
was endless and without relief A thou
s sa dollars would not tempt me to have
TINS disease over again. / am a poor
man but feel rich to be free of what
some OF the doctors called leprusy. some
rlngwerm, psoriasis, etc. / took
ana - sarsaparillas over year and
a half but got no cure. i cannot praise
the Cuticura Remedies too much. They
made my skin as clear and free from
scales as n baby's. All / used Of them
was two cakes OF Cuiicura Soap, three
boxes OF Cuticura Ointment and three
Bottles OF Cuticura Resolvont. II you
mad been there and said you would have
cured me Tor two hundred dollars, you
would have had the money. 1 was
covered with the scales but by using
Cuticura was soon as clear as any per-
son ever was. This was over TWENTY-FIVE
years ago and for long time. through
force OF habit, used TO rub my hands
over my arms and legs to scratch, but
TO no purpose II was well / had
scratched twenty-eight years and il
got 70 be a kind OF second nature to
me. Dennis Downing, Waterbury, VT,
November 81, 1907" go
cuticura Is the most economical treatment for
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soap ana bon 0f Cuticura Ointment are often
.uhcieht Sold throughout the world Potter Drug
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