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New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
Il TRIO OF NOVELS
Romance, Comedy and Tale OF
Mystery.

MRS. FITZ- BY J. c. snaith. 12mo. pp sss
Moffat Yard & Co.
THE GREEN PATCH. By Bettina Hutten
l2mo, pp 366. The Frederick A. Stokes Com
pany.
THE SOCIAL BUCCANEER By FREDERIC s
Indianapolis: The Bobbs- Merrill Company
In addition to the invuriable pleasure OF has
fine workmanship. Mr.. Snath continues to give
us the joy of many surprises. In Mrs Fltz
he is in lighter mood undertaking to tell US
story of of the nnumerable imaginary pr1n-
cpalties that supposed to lie somewhere IN
Southeastern Europe and that are always In 4
state of eruption and of danger to their rulers
and their obligatory beautiful daughters WILL
out the daughters and the beauty there eVl-
IDENTIFY could be no romance. Anthony HOPE
began it. and he has had many imitators even
unto this day. But Mr.. Snaith has gone ms own
gait and produced story that makes one fo--
get Anthony Hope and leaves the imItators no
where. Not the least Of its delights IS the au-
thors whimsical smile below his energetic ser1-
BUSINESS. You may take the book Gu pted de ~
lettre as romanticisnl, and it is well worth
your while to do this, you may consider II as
the pastinle Of one Of our strongest men OF let
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

ters in fiction simply proving to your salts
faction and his own that he can do this kind
of thing, too, when he chooses. In either case
you will be sure of capital entertainment Ihe
early chapters move little slowly with their
elaborate satire of the stodgy self -suficiency
of English county society. but with the abouc-
ton of Mrs. FTtz which the said society as
sumes to be an eIope,nent with her chauffeur,
things begin to move and keep on moving with
increasing impetus to the end.
81 les, natchuIly los all taste for him. ex
planned the colored lady when asked why She
had left her husband. Daphnes father had no
other excuse when he deserted his wife and
three young daughters and went to live in
Italy but being rich, left them well provided
for a laudable measure to be taken by any
man who like Ibsen's heroines, feels that he
must live his own life. So far as readableness
is concerned Frau Won Huttens Green Patch
will rank among her best books She eschews
the matrimonial complication motif until very
nearly the end-Daphne's father is amply exon
Grated by his subsequent behavior to his dauSn-
ters-and then introduces it for moment only
to teach her heroine lesson On the way 10
this probably happy ending she presents TO Us
a number of characters interesting and c1versi-
fed enough to keep alive our curiosity IN the
seemingly simple but in reality lngenlousiy
woven complications OF her plot we tIdNti d
great deal between England and Italy-where
would the fiction of upper class England be
without that country2-and are taken all the
way to Cey1on for the denouement. A clever
book from a practised hand.
Taking from the rich to give to the poor was
Robin Hoods way of laying up treasure in
heaven It was a way much Iauded in English
balladry Mr. Ishams Social Buccaneer" has
a social instead of a religious conscience, but
the Robin Hood method Of doing justice and re-
storing balances is his own none the less He
does the Job thoroughly, systematically, haV-
ing begun by diverting from himself all possi-
bility Of being suspected. Not but that Hawk
shaws eagle eye rests upon him when old Skin
flint Pages safety deposit box is rified and the
Goldbere, pearls are in question. The plot
reaches all the way from a secret society IN
China to our own Chinatown and involves a
distinguished AngIO-Indian official and his Sec
retary, the moral of old japanese play, Sc
lected for amateur thoatrcals, and many other
matters. Enough has been said to inform
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

than to establish the Third Republic on lasting
basis. This, from reactionary point Oh Vle"'
was q grave fault, but at the same time 1t oiiefs
convincing evidence that the republic is the only
practical form of government for France OF TO-
oav The fact is the royaiists. or imperialists,
who figure in the French Parliament are, after
all merely fair weather blank cartridge
raonarchists who would be terribly embarrassed
if by any strange combination Of circumstances
q monarchy should be re-eSta bl1shed. Inc
'.noblesse~ enjoy immense social prestige under
the somewhat snobbish society conditions that
prevail under the Third Republic and they get
full share Of lucrative posts The blaze Of
social sunshine at a French court, with king and
queen or emperor and empress, princes, prIn-
cesses and all its piumes, feathers, regalIa end
patronage. would quite extinguish the minor
lights of the "noblesse,' who during the repub-
lie are the real queens of smart society, but who
under monarchy would have to play second
fiddle.
NJ Teste is very severe on his friends the roy
alists AMI has a great deal to say about the
vanity 'seffisflness'' and arrogance Of this
caste fermee.'' On the other hand the 'anat-
or1ly'' Of the republic is merCilessly dissected
with a sharp edged scalpel. A sort of X-ray
investigation is applied to sores, wounds and
diseases, alleged to be due TO the corruption and
venaIity of some Of the leading men of the pres
ent parliamentary rule M IeSte analyzeS Win
genial hurror and keen irony each Of the min
isteriaI 'crses''-there altogether forty-eight
of them-which have occurred since the ministry
Of Jules Faure down TO that Of Aristide BRAND
This clear outspoken arraignInent Of the re-
public by honest royalist who wisely re-
trains from drawing conclusions or making
prophecies, is highly instructive After reading
it an impartial reader can readily understand
why it is that the Third Republic, with all its
faults has lasted longer than any other regime
since the monarchy which fell in 1888, and that
taken all together it seems to have come TO
stay" Z. l. q.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
THE THIRD REPUBLIC
Il Luminous analysis of 1t by a
CIe0er ROydlist.

Paris, October 15.
NJ Louis Teste, wide awake journalist, vivid
des -riptive writer, clear headed philosopher and
stanch roya.ist. has completed solid, compact,
scholarly book Of five hundred closely printed
pages entitled the 'Anatomie de Ia RepubliQue"
Although the author is a reactionist avowed
opponent Of the republican regime, he writes in
absolute good faith, placing many important
problems in light, and his book is invaIu-
able for all who wish to understand the true
political situation of contemporary France A
piquant chapter deals with the National As
senlbly of 1871 In spite Of the fact that two
thirds OF tnat Assembly were monarchists they
never succeeded in accomplishing anything more
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

scribed, and confined to the mere facts of the
case. Taken altogether, this is an exceptionally
informing and interesting book. The reviewer
is forced to end with the words with which he
began this review There is here full measure
of the daring. danger and deprivation, Of the
spirit of adventure that appeals SO potentiy to
all of us. most of all in q narrative by the fire.
side Like all Arctic travellers, NJ. Whitney
has felt the lure of the North more than many
Of them he communicates the feeling to his
reader
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

What became Of "Aylner Papillon," Disraeli's
ersr novel written when he was only twenty?
II is hoped that the forthcoming biography will
solve that mystery. In the letter in which the
youth offered the Ms. to publisher he wrote:
NV plan has been in these few pages so to mix
11p any observations 1 had to make on the pres
ent state of society with the hustle and hurry
of a story that my satire should never be pro-
trrlded on my reader The boy was not en-
couraged to publish the story and apparently
never offered il to anybody else
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

teurs- 1t is superiuous to do more than merely
mention the lady.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

Ine "reminiscences of Goldwin Smith will be
pubilsned by the Macmillan Company on No
vember % The volume, which is to be Illus
trated has been edited by Smiths secretary
and literary executor Mr.. Arnold Haultain
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23
ARCTIC SPORT
Stories of Hunting rith Tx
Esquimdas.
EsQnimdus.

fT1-NrYNG WITH THE ESK1Mos- The Unique
Record Of Sportsman's Year among tsIe
No-thernmoss Trice-the Big Game EuntIhs.
the Native Life and the Battle Tor f.xiStSncs S3
through the Long Arctic Night BY Harry
yThitney Illustrated with photographs hy inc
au.hor svo, pp. xiv, 45s- The Century CON-
pary-
a
New-York tribune., 1910-10-23

The first sale of the Robert Hoe Hbr
take place in this city. at the Anders1
ton Rooms. early in February. It proI
be very important one
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
RETURN FROM CUBA.

George II. Nichols, accompanied by
Mrs. ]. +. Hambitzer and Mrs. w.
s. Jackson, arrived home yesterday
over the Copper Range Railroad from
an extended trip to Florida and Cuba.
Among the places visited were st. Au-
gustine. Palm Beach, Tampa, Havana
and New Orleans. The trip was a
most delightful one, and every mo-
ment was enjoyed by the travellers
who returned greatly benefited by the
change I'm scene and climate. Mr.
Nichols says that he is glad to be
home again, that he Is feeling me
and that nowhere has the weathe'
been more agreeable than right mere
I'm Hancock at the present time. ne
hest part of going away" quoted MT
Nichols. ais getting back" The trip
70 Havana is made readily through inc
great pier erected over the Florio'
lkevs leaving but six hours uii
~, hoat 70 Hayana. Both in HaV-
ana and in Florida, Mr.. Nichors par
90 encountered numerous people tre"
,ho conner country who are maKl"-
tours through the South. At New pr'
teams everybody is making prep"ra.
,ions 10 greet the Mystic shrirers OF "
49,, Occasion of the grand nation"
oonc,ave TO be held there next mont"
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
CRICKET LEAGUE MEETING
In HANCOCK ON APRIL 9

Secretary William Reid of the Cop
per Country Cricket League this
raorning announced Saturday, April .,
one week from the osming Saturday.
as the date for the holding of the an
nual league meeting. This meeting
will take place at o'clock on the
evening mentioned and will be held at
! the Hotel Mac, where delegates of the
various clubs OF the county will as
semble TO elect officers, arrange for
schedule. act upon new applications,
IL any should be presented and trans
act such other business as may come
| before the meeting.
The early spring assures long sea
son in which cricket games may be
played and 1t Is expected that the
schedule will provide for the beginning
of games early in May, and continuing
until Labor day. II Is expected that
| the same teams that constituted the
league last summer viii enter again
this year, and that the season will be
one of the most successful the league
has enjoyed since IL was organized.
| The Mesnard and the Quincy cricket
4 team have organized for the year. ana
have held successful concerts for the
purpose OF raising funds for the sea
sons expenses. Both these teams have
selected strong list of players and
will be represented by delegates at the
meeting on April 9. Calumet & Hec-
la, Kearsarge, Mohawk. Painesdale
TrImountain, Baltic and Tamarack
will, II is expected also send represen-
tatives and with these teams playing
there should be a series of games OF
the greatest possible interest to th'
lovers of the great English sport VIII
the incentive OF winning the N. w
Haire trophy as an incentive to eac'
organization TO put forth its best ell
L forts. There has been some talk her'
of the A. o. H., which has made
success of any sport 1t has taken UP
NAV organize cricket team am
while the members of the A. D. IA
: athletic association as yet lack tamH
iaritv with the game, they could quick
" learn and could be depended upo
70 do their best to make things inter
esting.
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
SEWER PLANS PREPARED.

CITY Engineer Craig has completed
p,ans for sewering unsewered sections
of West Hancock. and is preparing
plans for sewers in the Wright addi-
ton. also the west end of Quincy
street. The plans sumitted to the
board Of public works provide sewers
for all the upper portions of the city,
where heretofore on account or inc
rocky nature of the soil sanitary con
ditions have been and because OF tne
inability to construct cesspoois tha'
would not be flooded in rainy wea-
ther. Engineer Rentenbach OF the
pump house has asked the board o'
nublic works for some repairs and
visit of members of the board VIII DC
made TO see what improvements are
needed.
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
ERECTING IRON POLES.
Electric Light Company Taking Down
wooden ones on Quincy Street.

Yesterday the actual work OF taNihs
down the old wooden poles USED ior
suspending the electric lights anu
trolley wires on Quincy street was
begun by the electric light company
the first pole to be replaced being III
front of the high school. The iron
poles have been laid along the roadside
and the erection Of them will progress
rapidly and will probably be completed
bv the end OF the week. The poles VIII
he placed one hundred feet apart from
Reservation to Mesnard street, and OF
each pole will be three Tungsten lish's
OF an ornamental pattern piaceu aoo"'
twelve or fifteen feet above the side
walk. There will be light on every
corner. making four at each street IN
tersectlon. which .will.present very
attractive appearance, and aiiord al
Illumination not surpassed by any
city in the upper peninsula.
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
GRAND OFFICERS I.0.O.F.
TO VISIT In C0PPERD0M

Foster encampment, /. o. o. f. OF
Hancock, and Calumet encampment'
No. n, will be visited next week by
two of the grand officers of the state
encampment of the Independent Order
of odd Fellows who are coming to the
copper country on official visits, and
who will be present at two big meet
.ings. one to be held here and the other
in Calumet
ON Friday evening. April s. John B.
Penfield, of Vicksburg, Mich. grand
scribe. and Peter Belsing, grand chief
patriarch of the grand encampment of
the state. will pay an official visit to
the Calumet lodge, which on that oc-
casion will confer the golden rule de-
gree.
on Saturday evening, April 8, Mes
srs. Penfield and Belsing will be a.
Hancock, where the Foster encamp'
ment will hold special meeting ant
work the Royal Purple degree on
class of sixteen candidates, the cere
monies to be followed by a grand so
i clal SESSION, III WHICH HcihpNio ii"h
the South Range and other points vii
be present. The third degree Will ais
be worked on this occasion, the exem
plficaton to be by the degree staff o
the Calumet lodge, which Will com
down for the purpose.
Arrangements have been made 10
special train service on the Cope
Range railroad to accommodate thos
of the members of the higher branche
of odd Fellowship residing on tn
South Range. a special train leavin
Painesdale at 1880 p. m, and returnin
latter the meeting at Hancock Is FIN
ished.
on Friday evening next April l, tn
lannual ball and inspection of Superic
canton, Patriarchs Militant /. O. O. /
will be held at the Citizens bank ha
i'm Houghton. Colonel Thomas COMO
of Crystal Falls, editor of the Cryst'
Falls Diamond Drill and commander {
the regiment of Patriarchs Militant
which the Canton Superior is attaches
will be present in an official capacit
to inspect the canton, and he will
assisted by Major n. A. Metz, of Har
cock. and several other STAFF officer
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30

T.. A. Hamilton, the plumber, has
purchased a new runabout automobile.
which arrived a few days ago and
which he had out for the first time
Monday.
Mrs c. b. Saxby and Miss Mayta
Haas leave this Afternoon for a VISIT
TO Chicago and Freeport, III.
Richard T. Looney has returned
home from a trip to Escanaba. IRON
wood. Bessemer and other points on
business connected with his office OF
referee In bankruptcy.
DR.. ]. f. Scallon has returned home
from a business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. Dennis Donahue, senior, moth
er OF j. c. Donahue. is reported to be
seriously ill., and owing TO her advanc-
ed age her condition is regarded as
very serious.
The st. Patrlcks Minstrels will go
to Lake Linden this evening to repeat
the entertainment given by them re-
Gently
Harold r. I.aundy Is in HANCOCK ar
ranging for the organization OF camp
of the Woodmen of the World. one OF
the largest fraternal organizations Ia
the United States, camp was re-
Gently formed at Calumet and there
are branches in several other upper
Michigan towns.
The annual dance of the quincy bani
will be given this evening at the AM
phidrome.
Miss Maud Fountaine OF Calumet
has taken a position with the ca'u-
met branch of the Grinnell Brothers
store and is spending several days In
>. Hancock familiarlzlng herself with her
duties
Mr. and Mrs. William Yoke ce'e-
brated their twenty fifth wedding an
niversary on Tuesday evening at their
home in west Hancock. where a iargs
gathering of friends and relatives 'eN-
tended congratulations and enjoyed an
evening OF music, social visiting an
refreshments.
MORE HANCOCK ON PAGE TWO.
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30

and believed that he would I'LL the Of
flee with efficiency and honor. On mo-
tion the unanimous vote of the con-
vention was east for Mr. Hoffenbacher.
who was declared the nominee.
For city chairman August Mette was
elected. Messrs. A. +. Jacques and
Eneas McCauley, who were also nom
mated. withdrawing their names in Mr..
Mette's favor.
Both the Republican and Citizens
city ticket and the ward tickets were
filed by the secretaries with Clerk Mac
donald, the latter remaining in his Of
flee until the adjournment of the Sec
ond convention In order to receive
| them.
The city committees of both parties
were authorized to fill any vacancies
on the tickets should any occur be.
tween now and election day.
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
RUSH "WHiTE CITY" WORK.

George Hooking of the White City
was in town yesterday and reports
good progress on the work of fitting up
the new summer resort which Is being
established by w. II. Labb and hts
associates. A large circular building
is being erected for the merry go- round,
the old dancing pavilion is enclosed
with glass sides and Is to be used for
refreshment parlor and restaurant. a
board walk has been constructed
across the swamp to the Lake Super
ior shore. and the timber Is on the
ground for the figure eight roller
coaster. Now that spring is here worI
will be rushed and an early opening
of the summer resort season Is anti
cipated. Mr.. Hosking will havi
charge of the buffet as heretofore.
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
p,coLos FOR DRUM CORPS.

The instruments to be used by the
reoreanized drum and fife and pugie
CORPS Of the Hancock division OF the
npval reserves have arrived and VIII
he used at the first regular rehearsal
or practice to be held on Thursday eve
ming. The corps will be equipped with
picolos instead of ffes. in addition 10
bass drum. snare drums and bugles'
making a musical organization which
will be an important addition to the
nava, reserves division. Stanley Claf-
lin will be the instructor of the corps
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30

AZ 4 o'clock to nominate ticket III op-
nosition to the regular nomination
ticket selected at the caucus held sat
,,rdav night at Salo. The new ticket
,s headed by Dan washburn as candi-
date for supervisor; Tom Major was
endorsed for clerk: Charles HOFFMAN
Nominated for member of the board oil
review: Jacob Terrio. for treasurer
Potter Poisson for highway commits
s,oner: and Jacob Buska as justice o'
tho neace. Dan Andrews was en-
dorsed for overseer OF highways
Messrs. Terrio, Poisson and Buska
were on the regular nomination ticKe'
chosen saturday night but withdre"
80 r,n ON the Citizens ticket. lvoi
I,ndqren. former supervisor OF th'
township. failed to land nomination
Cor highway commissioner, for whlct
omce he was booking on ether ucke
and Il is reported that he VIII run IN
dependently.
Vial viii Run.
william Vial. who was defeated a
Tho FRANKLIN township caucus for nom
,na,Ion as highway commissioner p'
chor,os Kendall. has annonced his IN
,snt,on OF making run for the ON :
on slips. 49,
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
HANCOCK BREvITlEs.

The Park Brewing company has
leased the store in the olivier block
now occupied by A. l.. Lavy's liquor
store at the corner of Ravine and
Quincy streets. Mr. Levy Will move
into the Pearce building. corner OF
Quincy and Tezcuco, which is 10 be re-
modelled.
X. ]. Wilrtanen left last night for
Virginia, Mimi. where he will wrestle
n finish catch h-as-catch- match
with Johnny Hudson, the little Greek
who was recently defeated here by Col-
lns. He also has matches this week
with Coburn and Bartle, two Mesaba
range wrestlers.
II. S. Goodell of Painesdale, who for
lffteen years past has been agent IN
the copper country for the Crew-LeV
lick oil company of Philadelphia, has
purchased the local business and VIII
lconduct II hereafter in his own name
FRANK Francis will as heretofore con-
Itinue in charge of the office and ware
house located on the docks at the foot
of Tezcuco street.
Thomas Coughiln went to Ontonagor
today on business connected with th'
purchase of farm lands on which nj
firm has options. The incorporation
, of the firm of which Mr. Coughlin is
member under the name Of the Por'
tage Lake Realty company, this weeH
means the branching out of the com
pany's activities, which are alread!
very large Whether additional out
side capital is to be invested in tn
,, business or not is not announced
John Keyes returned yesterday iron
, o brief business trip TO Chicago.
The Calumet news., 1910-03-30
NO OPPOSITION TO MAYOR
JAMES FOR REFLECTION
No One Nominated by Citizens to
Run Against Republican
Candidate.
TWO CONVENTIONS ARE HELD

Last night was a busy time polite
ally i'm Hancock, there being four ward
caucuses of the Citizens party, a Re-
publlcan city convention and "A con-
ventlon of the Citizens party. The net
result was the nomination of w. Frank
lanes for another term as mayor, with
no opposing candidate on the other
side; Angus f. Macdonald received the
Republican nomination for clerk
against George Ross: Jay LanctOt was
nominated by the Republicans as can
didate for treasurer; while William j.
Uofrenbacler for treasurer and ID. G.
Shea for clerk were named by the Cit
liens.
The Republican and Citizens con-
ventions we're both held in the city
hall the former being held first. After
the Republican convention was called
TO order by City Chairman j. j. Eich-
kern Louis Ii. Richardson was elected
as temporary chairman and Webster
Dock. secretary. on motion COM
mittee of three on order of business
and organization, was named by the
chair; also n committee Of five on
credentials. The report of the first
named committee was to the effect
that the temporary organization DC
made permanent, that nominations be
made separately by wards, and thai
the nominations should be made indi'
vidually by ballot. Henry l.. Baer anC
w. w. Finch were chosen as tellers.
James Re-nominated.
The nomination of w. Frank james
for mayor was made by Judge Bentle!
in n brief speech and one ballot wa
cast by the secretary for the conven
ton, the announcement was received
with applause.
Macdonald Wins for Clerk.
The nomination of Angus Il. Macdon
aid for the office of clerk was made
G. A. Wright and that of George Ros
by w. w. Finch. Mr.. Wright spok
Of MIR. Macdonald's long service a
clerk and the efficiency that he ma
gained by experience, which has en-
abled him to discharge the duties {
the office i'm a manner to deserve III
support of the people for another tern
Mr.. Wright recalled the long career
the late Michael Finn as clerk and sal
that as n member of the council !
had frequent opportunities to note II
greater efficiency resulting from Ion
continuance i'm office.
A formal ballot was then taken on
one being required to decide or u
fifty votes in the convention Mr.. MAJ
donald received 80 and Mr.. Ross 70
Lanctot for Treasurer.
For the treasurership Napoleon VI
gle was placed in nomination by W.
Mason, Alphonse Drouin by Arcr