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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
BACHELLER POEMS.
In Various Moods Poems and Verses
br irying Hacheller Published by
Uarper g. Brothers New York.

In Various Moods. Poems and Verses
by Irving Bachelor Published py
Harper & Brothers. New York
Irving Bachelor has endeared hlm-
self to the reading public heretofore
through his novels. Now we get from
him a book of poems which shows his
mastery of English and of the art OF
poesv TO excellent advantage. Some OF
the poems are in dialect, and IT Viii
be recalled by those who have read
Bachelor S novels that he rs master
of New England dialects. The poem on
page - |'Of God or Caesar, dedicated
to a dead friend, is good sample OF
Mr.. Bachelors poetic style:
The veil of care Is lifted from his tace
How smooth the brow where toll had lett
its trace
How confident the look. how calm the
once keen With life and restless enter
And gone the lines tina, marked the
spirits haste
To do It's work, nor any moment waste.
Imperial peace and beauty crown his
Gods superscrlption writ upon the dead.
Behold herein, his dream. his inmos,
As n in time washed Parian marble
wrought
Truly he read the law we must obey:
Man moulds the image and God gives
the clay
And ii it's cast OF God or Caesar is
To each all render what Is rightly his
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
CONVENTION REJECTED,

The Girl Who Lived in the Woods B.
Marjorie Benton Cooke. With Five II
luStratioRS I'm ColorS by the kinneys
Published by A. G. McClurs 81 Co, Chi
CaSo.
The bohemian life is the inspiring
theme OF this novel The artist life
in Chicago is we'll touched mp therein,
ard the excitemeDts, Incidents, and
scenes during a labor war cut strong
figure in the story. The girl of the
novel is a talented artist who has
emancipatcd herself from the conven-
tions of society. and has extremely ad
vanced and radical views as to her
personal independence and conduct
She becomes tired and disgusted with
the artiicialitieS of lifc, even from the
artistic surroundings, and retires to
live by herself, in a way an outcast :;
but through contact with winsome
and natural little girl the springs of
human emotion and desire for COM
panlonship are awakened, and she is
brought back to earth in the most
natural and pleasant way. 1t is right
good story, vet it has rather too much
Of the lOoseness OF uncontrolled radical
thought prevalent in certain quarters
in this latter time. But it is strong
and well written, with the objection
able news obscured as much as pos
Siblc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
LIVELY BOOKS FOR BOYS.

The Boy Avla,ors' Treasure Quest. or.
The Golden Galleon. BY CAPTAIN VIII
bur Lawton. Published by burst and
Company New York.
This is continuation Of the highly
imaginative and vet in way possibly
practical Bov Aviators' series The au-
thor has taken those boys with their
giving machine to the Arctic regions to
the desert regions Of New Mexico and
Northern Mexico, to the wilds Of Af-
RIGA. and TO Nicaragua. has made them
engage in good work in the secret serv.
ice; and now he takes them in quest
after the golden galleon lost in a posi-
tlon where IT is imagInativcly possible
TO obtain the treasure. There is a lively
contest between a dirigible balloon and
the aeroplaDe. with triumph for the lat
ter. The boys win in this as in their
other quests, and they have the salts
faction of reclaiming from the Sargasso
Sea that which has always been sup.
posed to be irreclaimable, and up to the
present time absolutely so. The story
is one of the keenest interest from the
boy standpoint. and the possibilities in.
volved make it all the more enticing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
BLIND SEARCH FOR PEACE.

lard. Illustrated by AEce Barber
Stephens. Published by Harper &
Brothers, New York.
This is Il story of the Shakers 4
Young couple, Lewis and Alfalfa Hall,
i'll their wanderings 90 to d Shaker
settlement, Alfalfa is immensely struck
with the peaceful ways with the re-
nunciation Of worldly things. and with
the calm1css and quiet that everywhere
prevail. Accordingly she leaves her hus.
band III the search for peace and ioins
the Shakers. Presently. missing her, he
does the same. Later on the love for
her husband awakens again In her
breast, both having had to renounce all
affection of that kind on their full af-
fliation with the society The woman
is the Grst TO fDd out that she has made
a mistake. and she tells her husband
thai she wants 10 go home. He has
got so far in the tolls that he does not
even understand what she wants. Later
or he comes to understand. however. al.
though not in any way OF peace. Ii is
a tragical story throughout. Of mis-.
taken effort to obtain by wrong means
that which is already theirs by the nat.
ural and right means al hand A sor.
rowflil story il is. vet told with grace
and convincing candor that will be any.
thing but pleasant TO the Shakers. al.
though truth to say. the author does
them full Justice in their intent and
their principles so far as that practice
affects those only who do not have
strong love or great domestieity in their
temperaments. The lesson Of the story
is that that which appears good and is
good TO some bv no means fits the ease
of others. and that everyone must test
and decide for himself or for herself
the best way in life.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
A GRACEFUL NARRATION.

First Love. BY Marie Van Worst. With
Illustrations by +. Graham Cotes. Pub
lished by The Bobbs- Merrill Company.
indianapolis.
This is light, charming. and grace
full story of sentiment, fresh and en-
ticing. The theme is an old ono. The
story is based on young man S "calf
love,f where he fell into the worship
of a woman some years older than him.
self, but still youthful and enchanting.
The story is appropriately conceived
and handsomely set forth. There is at
the opening an auction of the effects
of John Bennett 5 father, John being
the hero of the story. The beautiful
Mrs. Bathurst, who comes to he the OBJ
lect of his love, buys the father s
much-prized shotgun and gives it to the
boy. This is the beginning of the
lad S infatuation, which is Intensified
by his visit To the Bsthursts aud the
surroundings there that are so much to
his liking. Finally. however. there is
the usual cure. in the usual way, the
whole making very pretty story
most gracefully told
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
HIGH ACTS, HIGH MOTIVE.

The Man and the Dragon. BY Alexander
Otis. With illustrations by j V. Nc
tall Published by Little. Brown. and
Company. Boston.
This is an American novel of the
hveliest type, We have here he fa-
miliar character of the ruthless, oppres.
slve boss of city politics, Against
him appears the clean, fearless agitator,
editor of the Carthage News, who com
bats the ringstcr and the ring, and
awakens public sentiment that is
disastrous to the boss and all his
machinitious. There is, inevitably, n
Young girl who sets the standard for
the agItating editor. and who is his in
spiration in large degree in what he
does, Naturally, a Just reward comes.
not alone in politics and the cleansing
of the city'S public affairs. but in love.
The lively character of the narrative
keeps interest keen all through, and
the final result is most satisfactory
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
OLD MYTHS TO MODERN USE,

Ancient Myths In Modern, Poets; hH :.
Helen Archibald Clarke, The Baker ID q
Taylor Company. Publishers, New YORK
This is .,ook in two separate parts.
The first deals with the Prometheus
Myth, Hesiod to Shelley, including,
first. the ancient Greek stories ana
their Interpretation, and second, the
poetic treatment of the myths IN Shei-
ley and other modern poets; me
second part of the book IS devoted
to 1.-THE Moon and the Sun from the
Homeric Poems 10 Keats.r This em
braces the story of Diana and Endy,
mion before and after Keats, ana
the Titan Sun of Keats; There are
twelve appropriate illustrations III the
book which is brought out In excellent
style by the publishers.
In literary studies of this kind there
is much interest to the speculative
mind, and especially to that speculative
mind if it is tinged with romance ana
poesv. To the general reader such a
book as this does not possess much at
traction because the themes treated are
obscure and their relation to the lltera-
ture of the ages is unmportant TO the
average man; but, to the inquisitive
mind studies like this are of the keen.
est interest, for, first. they show the
deep root which those old myths have,
and always have had, in the. minds OF
mankind; and second, they mean far
more TO the student of deep things
thau any mere surface showing would
Indicate They are. in fact, the founda'
tinn ideas of conscious mankind. 1T rs
with the liveliest interest. then, that
one secs these original myths, Ideas,
and creations carried through the liter
ature of the ages from their first
record on down to our own times In
doing this the author of "Ancicnt
Myths in Modern Poets has rendered
excellent service. aud her book is one
entitled TO unstinted praise.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
IN COLONIAL DAYS.

The Impos;or: a Tale OF Old Annapolis,
By John Reed Scott. with lllustra-
tions In Color by Clarence +. Under
wood Published by j. Il. Lippincott
Company. Philadelphia
This is story of old Annapolis,
bringing out the conditions of society
and of commercial, political and social
intercourse in the days of Colonial
Governor Sharpe. The author has
caught the trick of style Of the days
of the grandfathers and grandmothors
in very good shape, aud he has made
for the public here a right fine story.
true to atmosphere, with the proper
color and with the human emotions ex.
tremely well depicted throughout
There is love, there is hate, and good
deal of superciious contempt shown as
between the ladies of that day. lust
as he expects TO iud, and does find, the
same qualities in our present time. And
ii is all extremely we'll done
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
TELEPHONE DEVELOPMENT

The History OF the Telephone BY Her
bert =. caYson. Fully Illustrated
Published by a. c. McClurs G. Co.
Chicago.
This is q right good. up.to-date his
tory of the great invention Of the tele-
phone, and AN account Of the progress
that has been made in the development
or that invention and the immense bust
ness that has resulted ihercfrom. The
author is thoroughly posted on the
theme. and he shows what has been
done in the thirty five wears since eff.
forts to make the telephone a practical
invention have ben in evidence. 1t is
a right good, Trustworthy handbook Of
the telephone, and must be of very
great interest TO everyone wishing TO
study into that subject, or TO have the
data in useful form
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
SYMBOLICALLY PRESENTED,

The Steering Wheel BY Robert Alex
ander Wasou. Illustrated by Paul j.
Mcylan. The Bobbs Merrill Company.
Publishers. indianapolis.
The motto of this book "All the
world S ear. and all the men and wo-
men would be chauffeurs. - is the key
note of the book. iguratively speaking.
The author saws: 'Prlv3te affairs, i'm
portant enough in themselves. are mere.
" the cogs and valves of some large
car of destiny. As this car tears along
the difficult road Of circumstance. much
depends on the hands that hold the
steering wheel. 1t is the struggle for
the control Of this wheel which goes to
make up the larger dramas of life'
This is an ingenious way of putting
IT. substituting "A steering wheel for
the stage of Shakespeare, As a mat
ter of fact, however, the story has
nothing TO do with automobiles, but the
steering wheel and the automobile are
used symbolically and illustratively in
furtherance of the plot and the arcu.
ment. A young fellow returning from
his trip around the world this being the
finishing touch to his education, come es
TO the great steel plant of his uncle.
The uncle is a hard headed, practical
man of the world; a steel king not
only in industry but in mind The
nephew in the course of his education
and travel has imbibed very much OF
the socialistic idea. and has promised
large help to "the cause There is,
of course, a love story in the book. and
this is given precedence in point of mar.
ration. The latter part where business
and the soclalistic idea come in contact
is most exciting, and the love portion is
also injected therein TO post enter
tanning degree. The story is extremely
we'll written, is up to date in every way
and is sure Of a wide and favora ble
reading from the public
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
A STORY COLLECTION.

Four Hundred Good Stories. Collected by
The Baker & Taylor Company. New
York.
Four hundred good stories in one not
very large book would seem to be an
undue allowance. but thew are here all
right. and they are good stories, too.
Most of them are told with very few
words. and with an apt alluson that
brings them in Just right OF course
there is no pretense that these stories
are new, although some Of them may be
For the most part they are old, and
that IN way is a commondation for
them, because they have thus survived
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
WITH PIoUS INTENT.

The Day OF the Country Church. BY j.
Q. Ashenhurst. Published by Funk
Wasnalls Company, New York.
The author explains that his work is
not an attempt at Il scientific treat
ment of the problems in the rural dis
iricts and the rural churches, but that
it is the growth of experience in the
rural pastorate, and with due recog-
milton of the Limitations of a coun-
try pastor 5 work If the book aids in
awakiug the public interest aud dl,
recting public thought to the move
ment for the Chrlstianization and so
cisl Improvement of the rural districts
of America. the author s highest wish
will have been attained. We should
think that the book is well calculated
TO attain this object. Certainly it is
written in = sniIit OF sincerity and
p'ons devotion that leave nothing to be
desired.
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way. The end is death and madness,
but that does not detract In tho least
from the interest of the, story, nor
from the curiosity one fee in tracing
from the given promises what the nat ma
urnl results inevitably must be Inc
characters drawn are not great. lhey
are not admirable; and yet there is
charm about their story tnat VIII pe
SIRE 10 interest the reader and that
serves fully and admirably to illustrate
The theme of the story. The author has
done remarkably good work here, and
has consistently pursued the theme from
It's statement to its conclusion.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTION

The undersigned school board OF w
side school district: Woodside, ~
county. Utah. will receive bids up
o clock p. M. October lg. 1910 ioE
erection OF a school building, incau
Plans and specifications may DO
at the office OF Watkins & Birch. =
tects, Vermont building. Salt Lafc
Utah; also at the residence Oh
Huison. Woodslde. Utah,
Each bid must be accompanied "
certified check OF 5.per cent of she Am
thereof as a guarantee that the con con
tor will enter into contract and glv
approved bond within flve Gays at.s'
Ward is made, otherwise the amour
be forfeited to said district.
The trustees reserve the right y
feet any and all bios.
BY order Of the board OF trustees,
II. j. HUDSON. Cls
Dated at Woodside. Utah sepl
1910 60
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THE WAY OF THE THouGHr1Ess

Pans Mountain. BY Amelie Rivcs tPrin-
cess LToubetzkoy). Published by Har-
per Brothers, New York
II is inevitable when Ameie Rives
writes. that something much out Of the
ordinary Is produced That is so in
this case. The Pan here found is the
natural tendency of the human heart
and inclination away from dogma and
from the straightlacing of conventional
raining. An English poet, finding a
young girl not in the least conventional.
with the result, is the theme of the
story. The scene of il is laid in Italy
on the shore of one of the beautiful
lakes There the two meet and there
tbev pursue their needless and reckless
couTse. doing rs thev like and disre.
garding everything that stands in the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09

Green Mountains of Vermont. where the
scenes of her famous novel. The Wood
carver OF 'Lympus." are laid. Her latest
novel. "Flamsted Quarries,' dedicated ''to
those who toll has It's principal scenes
laid in Ne wYork City and in the small
Maine town OF Flamsted. noted Tor its
granite quarreS.
Owing to unexpected large advance or
ders for ''Flamsted Quarres" the pub
fishers. Little. Brown Co, Boston. were
compelled to print a second large edition
I'm advance of publication. ard il prom
scs 10 be one OF the leading novels OF the
season.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09

The Quest Of the Ages: or a Search for
the Poles of Truth. BY DIN Sandcford
Bean Published by Cochrane Publish
ing Company New York.
The author of this is professor in
Neayervllle College. Weaverville, y. G..
His fcreward explains that the book
IS the outgTowth of IN address de.
llvered before the Young Men IS Chris
tan Association, Charlotte. n. &. Its
purpose is TO inspire the reader with
a deeper love for truth. In so far as
it may attempt 10 answer the old ques-
ton. "What is truth?' it can fairly
he said that no advancement is made
toward that end in this book The
authors purpose is good and his
reasoning is fair from the standpoint
taken. But we have to agree to his
propositions first of all, and that is
where the book is weak
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
FOR THE GIRLS.

A Dixie Rose. BY Augusta Kortrecht.
With a FTontispece in Color by Ethel
Jenne Will Brown. Published by J. B.
Lippincott Company. Philadelphia.
This is a very handsome story for and
about girls, with the environment in the
South, and with the old colored nanny
as a prominent figure: carrying the
ideas and lively pursuits and the heart.
felt pleasures cnjoyed by girls in days
when there was but little trouble and
the sun sbone clear and warm, both
aphorically and actually. The Dixie
Rose herein depicted is right fra
grant. admirable rose in every respect
and those who read the story Will be
sure to agree to this.
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terest. The Rev. James BaiSe. the
thor. has written his book with. lal
10 presenting TO the general reade
an untechnical and attractive form
astonishing results OF the Varieus
plora tions which have proven the G
ence OF a sea power, the fact of v
being has been in the obscurity Of
unrecorded past. The volume 1s q
illustrated with photographs. and Is
vided with a map OF Crete, and q
OF the palace of kaknossos, where
extensive remains have been brougi
light
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING OCTOBER g. 1910

many vicissitudes and are not forgot.
ten by mankind IL is curious to see
the tracing Of so many of these stories
to ancient DAYS. Those who have heard
the stories may think that some Of them
may date back to their grandfathers
time, but on tracing the origin they
are found to date back hundreds and
even thousands Of years. They are none
the less good for that however. and to
one reading them for the first time
they are Just as good to him as they
were TO the first man who ever heard
them
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A JOLLY COMPANION,

Molly and the Unwlscman Abroad. BY
John Kendrick Bangs. Published by j.
Is. Lipplneott Company. Philadelphia.
Here is a master OF humor treating
subject capable Of immense diversif-
cation for the benefit. entertainment
and instruction Of the little folk. Mr..
Bangs Is master OF an easy, colloduial,
flowing style, captivating to old and
young alike. and when he puts his pew.
ers at the service of the children, they
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09
LITERARY NOTES.

John Steventon, the author OF the re-
Gently published book, The Hermit OF
Capri" who Is in real life Judge Tarillng
ton. father OF Booth Harrington. was
married last month to Miss Linda III.
schultz. q director in the public schools
OF indianapolis. his home city The au-
thor and jurlst is I'm his seventy ninth
year. An extended honeymoon trip took
the couple as far as Maine and New
York.
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REVIEWS OF BOOKS

arc served with the best there is. The
little girl who goes on this journey with
the Unwiseman has in fact a very wise
monitor at her elbow. and she goes
across the sea TO England to call on the
king, to go shopping. TO visit the Brit
lsh Museum, TO see Paris. the Alps, Ven
ice aud other parts of Italy, and then
returns home. She has in effect gained
through the reading of this book a
journey that is d delight, and also in
large degree much of educativc value
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09

Marion Harand seldom INDUCES in the
practice OF comparing the past with the
present 10 the disadvantage OF the lat
ter; vet. scattered heye and there
through her autobiography are strong
words Of common sense regarding this or
that modern fad, such as tho simple
Life" Speaking OF Virginia before the
war. she writes: I'm those same dark
ages, strong men. whom acquaintanCes
never accused Of cant. or suspected OF
Sentmentality. went 10 evening prayer
meetings, and accounted it a delight TO
hear two sermons on Sunday, laid pulpit
teachings TO heart. practised sef-eXami-
nation. and wrote love letters TO their
own wives II this were not the simple
Life latcr-day philosophsts exploit as
a branch OF the New Thought Movement.
IL will never be lived on this low earth .
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with the publication Of her new
novel ''Flamsted Quarrics" comes the
announcement from Nantucket that Mary
T.. Waller has purchased an estate there
aud will hereafter make her home on
this picturesque island off Cape Cod.
Mass. For many years Miss Walters
permanent residence has been I'm the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09

As an addition 10 their year Book
OF English Authors" by Ida Scott Tay-
lor OF American Authors" by the same
compiler. the II. NJ. Caldwell Company.
New York and Boston. have added "a
Year Book OF Famous Lyrics by Fred
eric Lawrence Knowles. These selec-
tions of the worlds prose and poetical
year. have been carefully made and ar
ranged. with notes and an introduction
by the compiler
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songs are such as the children like TO
sing and they are set forth here in the
best possible form with oil the adorn-
ments that can be admired the music
and text being clearly printed. and de-
done excellent work, and the com
piler has shown right good Judgment
in selection and Presentation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-09

The existence OF a naval power in the
Mediterranean far older than even
classic Greece, is a highly interesting dis
covery, and the story OF the Sea Kings OF
Crete revealed by recent discoveries in
the island. is one OF absorbing interest,
The announcement therefore, of the pub
the Prehistoric Civilization of Greece"
is one of particular and immediate in