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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
Friendship Village
Love Stories

By Zona Gale. Published by the Macmillan
compony, New York. Price $l50.
Miss Zona Gale is essentially a writer
of sentimental stories and she stands
alone in her particular field of senti-
ment. When The Loves of Pelleas and
Etarre" appeared it was welcomed as
something entirely new under the sun.
1t was filled with a quiet quaint sort
of humor and gay but not flippant phi
losophy that charmed all her readers
This she followed with Friendship
Village" which was chronicle of the
doings of number of sweet, simple
folk in a village almost too idyllic to
exist, yet convincing in its sentiment
and charm Now comes the Friend
ship Village Love Stories" which, while
quite complete in itself, is more a COM
plement than d sequel to its predeces-
sor.
There are young people in that vii
lage. of course. and in this book Miss
Gale writes of them and their affairs.
She tells us of their loves and their
pleasures. their daily lives and gayety.
The humor is of the New England type
quaint but irresistible 1t is difficult
TO describe Miss Gales work to read
ers who do not know 1t and quotation
does not do the author justice. One
little bit may show her style and
fashion she has for dreaming and NOR
dllHiItS
Il love it; love this going back into.
old time and bringing out its sweet
elements. / have said that there is
certain conservatism in which, if l let
my taste have its way with me, / would
luxuriate, as ! might indulge my love
of the semiprecious stones, or of old
things or of lilies of the valley, all day
long. And 1t is so that my self-indulg-
ence would lead me to spend my days
idling over these shadowy figures in
the old romances and in the old big
raphfes. The joy of it never leaves me.
Always from these books drfftsSout to
me the smoke of some hidden incense
that makes the worlG other. Not that
I want the world to be~that way. but /
like to pretend. / know now that in a
world where one must give of ones
utmost spend and be spent if one is
even to pay for ones keep, these in
cense hours must be occasional, not to
say stolen"
The book contains 19 tales of the
same collection of people, but each dis
tinct and all of the first quality of ex-
cellence
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
Books Received

''Your Character by Elizabeth Towne and
Catherine s Twsng; Elizabeth Towne Holyoke.
The Story OF Beautiful Childhood" By
Katherine E. Conway; the G.. NJ Clarke pub
fishing company, Boston
The Nest OF the SparrOwhawk, by the Bar
oness Orczy; Frederick A. stokes company. New
York
Crime and Criminals by the Prison reform
league; Prison Reform League publishing
pany. Los Angeles
Trees OF California by Willis Linn JepsOn;
Cunningham, Curtis & Welch, san Francisco
"Chaney's Stratagem." by Hannah c. Pinnix;
the c. NJ. Clark publishing company, Boston.
The Divine Seal" BY Emma Louise Orcutts
the G. NJ. Clark publishing company. Boston
Through the Wall" BY Cleveland MOtfett: ID.
Appleton & CO.. New York
plane TrigonOmetry.' by Edward R. Robbinss
American book company. New York
lie Meunier d d'Angibault." BY George Sand:
American book company. New York
.sRecollecti0ns OF Leonard" translated BY Z.
Jules Meras; Sturgis & Walton company, New
York.
''The Dream OF Love, a Mystery" BY Henry
Abbey: the Riverside press. Cambridge.
MONDAY Morning and other POEMS" By James
Oppenheim; Sturgis * Walton company, New
York
THE Renascence of Hebrew Literature" by
Nahum Slouschz the Jewish Publication So
ciety Of America. PHILADELPHIA
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
Tracks and Tracking"

By Joseph Brunner Published by the outing
company New York. Price sl.25.
Surprising success in hunting awaits
the student OF this little volume. It is
g dependable guide to the habits and
haunts Of wild game by graphically in
terpreting their tracks and signs. The
age. sex, speed, mood and destination
Of woodland creatures. whether or how
wounded almost their very thoughts
and plans. are a straightaway trail to
the hunter who follows MI Brunner.
Tracks and Tracking is the result
Of more than 20 years OF the most
painstaking study on the part Of the
author The illustrations are marvel
Gus for their fidelity to nature and the
descriptions are most minute and ac-
curate The book viii prove absolutely
Indispensable to the hunter who de-
mands complete equipment in his pur-
suit OF game.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
"a Curb to Predatory Wealth"
By W. V. Marshall. Published by r.
Fenno New York.

By w v Marshall. Published by r. F.
Fenno, New York
w V. Marshall in a volume en-
titled "a Curb to Predatory Wealth"
offers a remedy for the trusts and mo-
nopolies which are so oppressive to the
people. His suggestion is a graduated
sytem of taxation. proportioned to the
amount of capitalization. A brief quo
tation from the book will illustrate this
point, which the author would apply to
all property;
Upon the first s1,000,000 let us sup
pose the tax as determined by the
revenue needs is l cent on the dollar
Then in application the schedule would
run as follows For capitalization of
s1,OOO,O00 1 cent on the dollar; for cap
italization of $2,0O0.0 900, IL cents on
the dollar: for capitalization of $3, ,000,-
600, 12 cents on the dollar
AS the author progresses he makes
the tax of S5,000,000 more than so
per cent, which is death to the big
trusts. Conflscation has its disadvan-
tages quite as serious as monopolies,
and the suggested scheme of taxation
means practically coniscation for all
such giant schemes as railroads and
the great corporate industries. 1t
would seem that the authors scheme
might be modified in such way that
some benefit might be derived from it,
but as it stands it would be almost
universally condemned
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
"The Story of Dutch Painting

By Charles II Caf6n Published by the Cen
tury company, New York. Price $l.20.
Mr.. Caffin's earlier book, How TO
Study Pictures" is ranked as an ad-
mirable guide to intelligent apprecia-
tion and enjoyment of worth while pic
lures; and this volume on the painters
of the Dutch school of the seventeenth
century, a school which exerted
marked influence upon the develop
ment of European art and is today re-
garded as of the utmost Importance in
the worlds history of painting, is
most worthy and appropriate successor
to that book.
The tale of how the Dutchmen of
the seventeenth century developed
new school of painting is part of the
story of the lives and fortunes of the
Dutch people; and to know something
what these Dutch painters tried to do
and how they succeeded.
Mr.. Cafin discusses the life and work
of Frans Halls, Rembrandt. Jan Steen,
Gerard Ter Borch. Van Goyen. Hob
bema and Van Ruisdael He tells what
they accomplished in portraiture, In
landscape and in the representation of
the indoor and outdoor life of the peo-
pie, whysthey chose these subjects and
why they treated them as they did
Some of the especially interesting
chapters are THE Old Order Changes,
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rim,
Dutch Genre" biblical Subjects and
Portraiture" and Landscape" The
charm of the book lies chiefly in the
fact that it is written In nontechnical
language, which layman or young
student will find no difficulty in under
standing The book contains 20 half
tone reproductions of notable Dutch
canvases, which add materially to its
value as well as to its interest.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
"The Power of Speech
BY Edwin Gordon Lawrence.

By Edwin Gordon Lawrence. Published By
Price SIPS.
This book is the work of a man who
has devoted his lifetime to the study
OF the speaking voice and who is
acknowledged an authority in his pro-
fession. He has had 80 years expert
ence in elocution work on the plat
form, the stage and in the classroom.
He is the son of the late Prof Philip
Lawrence. one of the pioneer teachers
of oratory and dramatic art in this
country, a man who in 1869 founded
the Lawrence school, from which have
graduated such we'll known actors as
Adelaide Nelson, Margaret Mather,
Edith Kingdom, etc.
In simple. forceful and expressive
language the subject of the voice. it's
production. control and preservation. is
exhaustively treated without the use
of technical terms.
1t is a book useful to the school girl
and the school boy because 1t contains
instructions for the proper mode Of
breathing for If the scholar breathes
incorrectly there can not be health Of
body or clearness of mind. 1t treats
OF reading analytically, producing
thoughts. not the mere form of words,
thus stimulating the mind by causing
the scholar to grasp ideas which live
I1ellme, ana not C@mDer the Draln
with a mass of matter that is soon for
gotten. The aim of the book is to
create spirituality. mastering the voice
through the intellect and not the body.
1t is a book. too. for the teacher.
as 1t shows how the voice can be used
so as to permit speaking for long
periods with ease to the speaker and
pleasure to the listener and explains
how Speakers sore throat" may be
avoided and CURED.
The book shows much common sense
in it's treatment of the subject and is
simply and well written. The print is
excellent.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
In Widest Africa
By Peter Macqueen, T. r. 9

BY Peter Macqueen, +. K. G. S. Published by
L. C. Page & Co.. Boston.
months in journeying from place to
place in Africa. One part of the trip
of Mr.. Macqueen which he did in 4S
hours took Stanley, the explorer. four
months to accomplish. That shows
what wonders have been achieved
on the dark continent in compara-
lively few years. There are all sorts
of railroads and steamboats, and many
other evidences of civilization are to
be found. The author says that the
country will soon cease to be interest
ing, for it will be like every other part
of the civilized globe. And yet it will
be wonderful. for it will open up a
country more valuable than We
dreamed of.
Mr. Macqueen has interspersed his
narrative with numerous anecdotes and
stories which add vastly to the inter-
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
Rum and Ruin: the
Story of DIR. CALDWELL
BY Edward R. Roe. Published by Laird &

BY Edward r. Roe. Published by Laird &
Lee, Chicago. Price 81.
This is temperance novel, full of
pathetic human incident, relating the
unavailing struggle of a promising
young physician to overcome an in
herited craving for liquor. The story
opens with an account of the death of
one of the young doctors patients from
an attack of delirium tremens. This
patient, Nat Terrence by name. was
one of the few habitual drinkers who
never in his life said cross word to
wife or Children most interesting
family, who play prominent parts in
the story.
Doctor Caldwell becomes infatuated
with Maria Terrence, the beautiful
daughter of his patient, with
whom another young man is
also deeply in love. Doctor Cald-
we'll is in every respect superior
to his rival but his Unsuitable craving
for rum takes a more powerful hold
upon his life than his love for Maria
florence Fighting persistently
against the inherited tendency to inn
bibe strong drink, heNis the means in
many instances of saving others by
wise counsel and admonition, but him
self he Is powerless to save and finally
succumbs to the insidious attacks of
the demon alcohol.
The story is said to be based upon
real occurrences in an actual life, pre-
senting a powerful illustration of the
truth that there can be no temperance
or safe moderation in the Indulgence of
Intoxicating liquors Appearing now
when the prohibition movement is at
its height, it should be well received.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
BOOKS REVIEWED

"The Story of Dutch Painting" by Charles H. Cafin
Tracks and Tracking" by Joseph Brunner
Heavenly Heretics" by Lyman P. Powell
Sicily by Will S. Monroe
William Fitzhugh Gordon" by Armistead c. Gordon
The Land of Purple Shadows" by Idah Meacham Stro-
bridge
inns and Taverns of Old London" by Henry c. Shelley
The Power Of Speech" by Edwin Gordon Lawrence
I'm Widest Africa" by Peter Macqueen, F.R.G.S.
Rum and Ruin: the Story of DR.. Caldwell" by Edward
R Roe
"ACurb to Predatory Wealth." by w. v. Marshall
'The Pleasure of Reading" by Temple Scott
Friendship Village Love Stories" by Zona Gale
''I.ongshore Boys" by William O. Stoddard IT.
The Crime Of the Congo" by A. Conan Doyle
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
"LOngsi1Ore BOYS"
By William o. Stoddard Jr. Published By
J. B. Iippincott company, Philadelphia
Price $150.

j. B. Eppincott company, Philadelphia
Price s1.50.
We are told that 'Longshore Boys
is the true story. of how three boys
bought a sailboat with their own money
shore of Long island, the Great South
bay. They hunted and fshed to obtain
food for their table on the good ship
Snoop. Soon after they left the parents
and sister of one of the boys engaged
a sloop and sailed after the boys to
keep a sort of guardianship over them
without their knowledge This led TO
an increased zest for the boys, who,
until the end of the story, were haunted
by the mysterious stranger and owing
to the finding of black flag which was
dropped by the sloop firmly believed
that the object of the persons on board
was sinister.
The Snoop was boarded by real
harbor pirate and one of the boys bat
tied with the ruffian, and the crew of
the real pirate boat fed on the ap
proach of the sloop which, when it was
seen that the boys were safe, stole
away. In their cruising the boys en-
countered weird hermit, saw a ship
wreck and got some of the salvage.
Aulu al lHe adventures the three
boys swim, meet with sharks, crab,
hunt snipe and duck and have a real
good all around boys time. In one of
their baths the boat left them in deep
water and they had a race with death
1t was not long after this that the
sloop was stranded on a mud bank and
the boys in the Snoop discovered the
identity of the crew and passengers.
There is plenty Of fun and every ad-
venture was an actual experience In
the life of one of the boys.
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
''The Crime of the Congo"
By A. Conan Doyle. Published By

By A. Conan Doyle. Published by Doubleday.
Page & Co.. New York.
This book. which created a sensation
in England. is violent indictment of
King Leopolds administration of the
Congo Free State. 1t presents a re-
sumo of all the evidence. and terrible
evidence 1t is, which has so far been
brought to light in this matter. 1t is
difficult TO say whether or no the au-
thor has exaggerated cOndtttOns-the
book offers internal evidence that he
has not-but if half that he says is true
it is time that the Belgians give up
their control Of the territory. They
are accused Of having practiced atrOci-
ties worse than any that have been
heretofore recorded in history. They
are charged with murder and rape, ar
son and malignant cruelty, with chop
ping off the hands of even children as
evidence to their superiOrs in office that
they committed the proper number of
murders. The reason for all this, it is
claimed. is the unceasing demand of the
Belgian king for rubber. always more
rubber.
Since the book was written the
wicked and unlOved king has died. and
it is possible and devOUtly 10 be hoped
that the government may change for
the better.
The book is issued in paper covers.
the object being to offer it at a suf-
ficientlY low price to assure a large
circulation. The prohts from the book
will be used entirely In order 70 con-
duct further investigation into the con-
ditton in the Congo.
Trust Companies OF the United
States" is the title OF a work issued
by the United States mortgage and
trust company of New York. 1t is II
neatly bound volume of $50 pages nd
contains the last statements of the
trust companies of the country, ar
ranged by states. 1t is Of value 10
bankers and investors in stocks and
bonds. as il contains the financial
standing of every trust company in the
United States. A regularity of the
publication is that it gives merely the
bare figures of the trust companies
assets and liabilities without a word of
comment.
Cañon City record., 1910-09-29
SKETCHES

ever. The side that got the drop first
generally had its way, although many
stage guard has been shot dead by
one robber at the instant his gun
sent a handful of slugs into the body
of another. But the guards were
handicapped; the hold-ups always Sc
lected a. place where nature favored
them and took the stage by surprise.
favorite site for their operations
was a narrow and winding cut near
the top of long grade. As the
painting team climbed slowly around
some jutting cliff the driver and
guard found themselves looking
straight down the muzzles of two or
three ugly looking winchestsrs.
From behind boulder on right or
left there rose another masked man
with rifle leveled on THAR flank or
dered, Hold up your hands, There
was nothing else to do but comply.
A Winchester at ten PAGES is about as
certain death as prussic acid. Up
would go the hands of driver and
guard. Passengers inside hurriedly
thrust their heads from the door or
wondow-and withdrew them in IA
good deal more of a hurry. Then
while the guard was disarmed and
the driver put at the head OF his
team, the passengers were disem-
barked and gone through. The
coach was searched for hidden val
uables, the Wells Fargo express box
broken and sacked and the mail bag
ripped and its contents thoroughly
rifled.
Cañon City record., 1910-09-29
From Mondays Daily.

Pueblo, Sept 24.-Everything con-
nected with the educational train to
be operated through the Arkansas
valley was completed and partial ar
rangements made for ths proposed
Arkansas valley exhibit at the Chi
csgo Irrigated Lands show at a joint
meeting of the committees represent
ing the Arkansas Valley Commercial
association held a, Pueblo last We'd
nesday. Besides the members Of the
committees there were present Rob-
ert Wilson. Industrial commissioner
OF the Santa Fe and C. A. Hlnman
of the Colorado Agricultural college.
Members of the committees assert
that the Arkansas valley has never
realized more benefits from any ven
now scheduled. The Santa Fe VIII pay
all expenses OF operating the educa-
tionaI train, which will start from
Holly on Monday, December 8. and
spend q week traversins the southern
part OF the state. Leaving Holly. the
train Will be run to Canon City over
the Santa Fe and to Swink over the
Arkansas Valley railroad and after
coming to Pueblo will go to Sugar
City over the Missouri Pacific Every
way station along the route will be
included in the schedule for stops
Aboard the train are to be repre-
sentatives of the Colorado and KAN
sas Agricultural colleges. who will
deliver lectures to the Arkansas val
ley citizens wherever stops are to
be made. The various commercial
organizations in the valley VIII have
representatives aboard. but no ex-
pense whaoever TO the citizens will
result. as the lecturers will donate
their services. with the railroad com
pany and agricultural authorities
will deliver lectures 10 the crowds
educating them on certain affairs
in connection with farming and fruit
raising. Following the week the
train is TO be run. a farmers Institute
will be held in Pueblo Tho com
mittee arranging for the train is
composed OF Messrs Bane OF lamar:
Draper OF La Junta: Mall Of Granada:
Reardon. OF Denver and Wright Of
Rocky Ford.
Cañon City record., 1910-09-29
WILL RUN EDUCA-
T|ONAL TRAIN SOON
~ -, ri dx1s-sI

The discussion at Wednesdays
meeting showed that the Arkansas
valley exhibit at the Chicago land
show will compare favorably with
that OF any section OF the country.
The various commercial associations
are working to make the exhibit an
attractive one. and 1t was declared
Wednesday that when the displays
from southern Colorado are placed
upon exhibition In Chicago they will
take their positions In the lead.
Several special cars are to be used
in conveying the products.
Two carloads OF apples viii be q
part of the exhibit Instead OF the
fruit being tastily arranged and placed
on exhibition for view only. the Ar
kansas valley boosters will also baud
them out and let the apples speak
for themselves. Besides the exhibits
the delegation win taks along n large
amounf OF souvenirs OF this section.
Among them viii be small wooden
cantaloupes containing a narrow
strip OF paper describing the rcsour-
ces OF the valley. They will be fur
nished by 0rdway. Another unique
souvenir win be n dIminutive barrel.
nF1ed with beet sugnr. with the ex-
ception OF space taken up by tho lit
tie strip of descriptive literature.
Hundreds OF little souvenirs OF all
kinds will be distributed.
A booklet soon to be turned out
by the publicity commitfse. will fur
nish complete description Sf the val
ley and will be circulated along the
route 70 Chicago and at the land
show. The booklet is TO cos; $4,000
and 100000 are to be printed
Committees to arrange for the en-
hibit were-appointed as follows:
Pubiicffy-wIiiiam Wright. Rocky
Ford: Clark LaFever. Lamar; J. r.
Reardon. state immigration bureau;
F. r. Marvin. Las AnImas.
Exhibits-F. weItzcr. Rocky Ford:
II. S. Maddox. canUn City: Clark La
Fever. Lamar.
souvenirs-J. H. Jeuains. Pueblo:
c. A. johnson. Holly.
Transportaaon-J II Jenkins and
F. wsltzer.
Cañon City record., 1910-09-29
YOU TAKE NO RISK
OUR REPrTATION AND MONEY
ARE BACK OF THIS OFFER

We pay for all the medicine used
during the trial, II our remedy fails
to completely rslieve You of consti-
patton. We take all the risk. You
are not obligated to US in anyway
whatever, IL you accept our offer
Could anything be more fair for you?
Is there any reason why you should
hesitate to put our c aims TO pratt
cal test?
The most scientific, common-sense
treatment Is Rexall Orderlies. which
are eaten like candy. They are very
pronounced. gentle and pleasant In
action, and particularly agreeable In
every way. They do not cause diar-
rhoea. nausea. flatulenca. gripping or
any Inconvenience whatever. Rexali
orderlics are particularly good for
children, nged and delicate persons.
We urge you 10 try Rexall orderiiea
at our risk. Two sises, 100 and acc
Remember IN this community only
Cañon City record., 1910-09-29
FRONTIER
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The main attraction at one of the
county fairs in the Arkansas valley
this fall was venerable Concord
coach which had piled on thu Santa
Fe trail in the good old days Prob
ably half the attendance had never
seen such thing and they are more
used to automobiles than to the pi-
oneer modes of transportation The
automobile never can hope to rise
from its commonplace position as a
mere carrier, for the wild days OF
the west have passed forever. There
was a romance about the old Concord
rocking and rolling its great egg
shaped body through the wilderness.
plunging into new sights and new
scenes and always holding out a
chance of danger.
1t was in the hold-up that these old
stages figured most menorably. From
the rich mining camps of the noun
tains they carried passengers loaded
with money and express boxes heavy
with gold dust or bullion. The lone
ly stretches of the routes offered a
tempting opportunity for highway
men, or road agents. Thirty years
ago every man who left a mining
camp on a coach carried gun II he
had any valuables with him and II
any amount of gold or silver was
shipped there perched on the box next
the driver an alert and hair-triggered
guard, who rode the whole distance
with a sawed-of shotgun crammed
with buckshot lying across his knee.
There was seldom any shooting how
Cañon City record., 1910-09-29
A TOAST.

Here's to woman! for hsr We toll.
For her build structures to tho skies.
For her NE burn the midnight oil
And strive at last to win LIES prize.
Without her. who would care to chase.
The will o. wisp of fame. or seek
The plaudits Of the human race.
Or who would climb the mountain
peak7
Here's to womanl for her we hats.
For her we envy and despise:
For her wo brave the sternest fate.
For her speak truths and often lies.
For her we clothe ourselves. At times.
90 poorly clad for her sweet sake;
Perform good deeds and sometimes
crimes,
For her we mend our ways OF break.
Here's to womani the source Of all
Our hopes and fears, our avery plani
For her we rise. for her we fall.
IL In the woman makes tho man
And so raise my glass tonight
And unto woman this toast give;
II n for hsr we daily night
II is for her we strive to live