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'S0nnthimg Of Men
Have KNOWN -

By Adlai E. Stevenson Published by A. c.
McClurg & Co. Chicago. Price 50. 80.
While Adlai Z. Stevensons active
political service extended from 1874,
when he was elected TO congress, to
1897. when he retired from the office
Of vice president. his political life really
stretched from Lincoln to the close of
the century and he had opportunities
given to few to see the wonderful
pageant Of historic figures which has
walked the stage since then.
The book is quiet evenings talk
with an old man whose life has had
dignity and distinction There is no
pretense IN the manner Of writing and
no unnecessary photographed details
are thrust upon the reader. The whole
thing is written in the kindliest spirit,
a kndliness which comes with age,
and is rich in the wit and hamor Of the
old style statesman and lawyer
From a literary point OF view the
book has many defects. It has no
form. is not even chronologically ar
ranged and its eulogies of past states
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may not appeal to every one, but there
things in this little book will be new.
One day there appeared in the Chicago
Tribune a little sketch of mother and
her young son and underneath this lit
tie conversation:
DO you know what Christmas really
means, dear?"
ooh, yes, mamma. That's when Santa
Claus comes and we all get lots of
presents"
rs that all it means?"
why. no. We all have lots Of good
things to eat, and--and papa says how
much money 1T costs him-and you get
all worried and tired out shopping
Doesn't it mean something more
than thatT,
"Oh, yes. We don't have to go to
school or nothing, and brother comes
home and goes to all the dances and
everything"
Listen, dear, and I'll tell you what
Christmas really means. Once upon a
time. long. long time ago, there was
little boy 0. ever so poor, and
he"
So that was really the beginning of
the preaehment. The book should be
celebrated. 1t is gotten up in dainty
holiday dress appropriate TO the sea-
son.
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''5s Best Of Tine
Worlds Classics

Selected By Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. A. -
Ph. D.. IL. B. Ten volumes. Published By
Funk & wagnan. New YORK. Price $780,
To all those who object to antholo-
giles one has only to point 10 The Best
OF the Worlds Classics restricted to
prose, edited and selected by Henry
Cabot Lodge. "the scholar in politics"
as he has long been known. II may be
true that they are for the indolent.
who wish TO develop their intellects by
the short cut process. but for the
average reader. If they have been
carefully compiled. as this series has,
they will simply stimulate the appetite
for more and better things
These volumes contain over 500 OF
the best prose writings of more than
200 OF the worlds best authors. Sena-
tor Lodge in his introduction says that
he has made "ah attempt to give ex-
amples from all periods and languages
of western civilization of what is best
and most memorable in their prose
literature. That the result is not a
complete exhibition of the time and
the literatures covered by the selec-
tions no one is better aware than the
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Y UNA III. III. COOL
"Cyrus Hall Mccormick

BY Herbert N. Casson, author Of tThe Ro-
nance of the Reaper" etc Published by
A. c.. McClurg & Co.. Chicago.
Herbert N. Casson has made the
industrial development of the United
States his own special study. having
previously given US two valuable books
along that line, 1.-THE Romance of
steer' and The Romance of the
Reaper" Now he is in the field of
biography and offers Cyrus Hall Nc
Cormick-His Life and Work" without
which no history of industrial develop
ment would be complete. To quote
from the authors introduction
Whoever wishes to understand the
making of the United States must read
other one man so truly represented the
dawn of tho industrial era-the grapple
of the pioneer with the crudities OF
new country, the replacing of muscle
with machinery, and the establishment
of better ways and better times in farm
and city alike. Beginning exactly 100
years ago the life of Mccormick
spanned the heroic period or our In
dustria1 advancement. when great
things were done by great individuals.
To know Mccormick is to know what
type Of man it was who created the
United States of the nineteenth CEN
tury.
"As Professor Simon Newcomb has
observed, 1T is impressive to think
how few men we should have had to
remove from the earth during the past
three centuries to have stopped the
advance of our civilization From
this point of view, there. are few Il
any, who will appear to be more in
dispensable than Mccormick. He was
not brilliant. He was not picturesque.
He was no caterer for fame or favor.
But he was as necessary as bread. He
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men are SO hattering that they sound
like funeral services. Yet the book
has value. for il is just and only what
its author claims for it in its title.
stevenson's chapters on Illinois sub
Jects are his best, but he lacks strength
when he writes Of Lincoln. Cleveland
and men of such broad views, though
ne does good work in his chapter on
stephen A. Douglas. He recalls that
Douglas, beaten and broken in health
and fortune. yet had courage and in
spiration 20 say these farewell words to
the Illinois general assembly:
II war must come-if the bayonet
must be used to maintain the consti-
tution-I can say before God my con-
for peaceful solution Of the trouble.
7 deprecate war, but II il must come 1
am with my country and for my coun-
try in every contingency and under all
circumstances
stevenson sprinkles ali sorts Of anec-
dotes through his book. some OF which
are well known and some new TO the
reading puoIic. They are most de-
liFhtful and told in sympathetic fash
ion. The chapter entitled Our Noble
Calling" contains score or more Of
purely legal anecdotes which are thor
oughly amusing The book, for all its
defects. IS thoroughly interesting, and
we have no doubt that politicians Of
the future viii hnd it a book for their
Libraries. There are So portrait illus
trations and the book is well printed
-,1 Fo--r5
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IA Knight Of the Wilderness"

BY oliver Marble Gsle and Harriet Wheeler.
Published by the Reilly & Britton company.
Chicago. Price $50
Mortimer Randolph Of Virginia is the
Knight OF the wilderness" and the
wilderness is the middle west as long
90 as when the Chief Black Hawk
and his terrible Indian warriors domi-
mated ali that territory and kept the
early white settlers on the alert every
moment Sylvia Hall is the heroine
'and thou beside me singing in the
wflderness"-and she IS typical
daughter Of the times. BY a series Of
circumstances she is led TO believe her
lover false, and il looks as II the vii
lain Of the book would win out but
finally he is shown Up in his true colors
and the ending is right"
In weaving in the historical back
ground. the romance OF the story is
not lost Abraham Bincoln's love for
Ann Rutledge is again told. winning
as usual the interest Of the reader.
The writer's of the tale have devoted
much time to Indian research. with the
result that the little sketches of IN
dian life and romance are filled with
interest The book is quite out OF the
ordina1r in plan and the story is full
Of interest One must confess TO a
strong prejudice against IL on account
OF the famboyant cover and illustra-
tiOns. The drawing is not so bad. done
by Twin Ney. bat the colors are fear
ful ard wonderful.
Oliver Marble Gale. one OF the
authors, is son Of Edwin Oscar
Gale. the author OF Gales Reminis-
ecences Of Early Chicago" He is a
newspapermah OF Chicago and has pre-
viously produced creditable literary
work.
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''The Marx He Knew"

BY John spsrgo. Published by Charles H.
Kerr & Co., Chicago Price so cents.
One of the most interesting volumes
which has appeared about the famous
father of socialism is this brief and
graphic account of his life by John
Spargo. 1t is told in the form of a
story. An old man who had grown up
with the great leader and philosophist
describes the leading events OF his
life to a young friend.
Marx, we learn, had a keen sense of
huiAor. was cautious and farseeing and
his charity and love for children
was boundless. AS to his charity-the
question is sure to arise-was 1t real
charity-for we learn also that il was
carried on at the expense of his family.
Marx neglected his beautiful wife, Jen-
ny Won Westphalen. and his children,
allowing them to want for the actual
necessities of life, while he devoted
himself to the cause. His wife died
of cancer and his own health was so
undermined that he died soon after.
This sketch, while giving the human
side of Marx and being of great inter
est. is scarcely full enough, even in so
brief a space; 1T should have little
more of his public life. The book con-
tains portraits of Marx, his wife, En-
gels and Lasalle, and they are very
well reproduced. The book is of value,
for so little is to be found in encyclo-
pedias. or biographical dictionaries con-
corning Marx, and his work entities
him to much consideration.
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sDorrien Carfax"

BY Novel; Griffith. Published by the John Nc
Bride company, New York.
If you have time, gentle reader, read
"Dorrien Carfax" twice. Then you will
see it's good points. If not you will
sure to condemn the book. In the first
place the paper cover contains two
eulogies one from "a noted American
critic the other from "a noted Eng
lish critic" that are so flamboyant they
are funny. Critics and reviewers hate
to have their opinions ready made for
them and almost invariably approach
a book heralded as this one is in an
aggressive manner really looking for
trouble. And here 1t is to be found.
II is a difficult book to place, for
while full of clever little touches on
modern questions (the story closes in
the spring of thfs year. 1909), and
some sprightly conversations, as well
as excellent character drawing, the
style throughout is initiative of some
Thackeray, Dickens, both in their least
to be admired parts, Henry James, and
once in while will be seen a flash of
George Meredith.
The book is undeniably clever. One
can scarcely avoid quoting some of the
apt sayings. A necktie is described
'as correct as Greenwich time" and
many others of similar nature The
author Is much too long winded; he
takes such deal of time in his de-
scriptions that even though some of
them are interesting one loses the
thread of the story. 1t is a modern
human drama containing many improb-
abilities and much that is inartistic,
but showing such originality in ideas
and expression on the part of the
author that one will watch for his next
work with interest
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"A Smokers Reyeries"
By Joseph knight. Published by n. NJ.
well & Co. New York and Boston.

By Joseph knight. Published by n. NJ. Cald-
well & Co. New York and Boston.
"A Smokers Reveries." compiled by
Joseph Knight, Is collection OF verse,
the theme of which is tobacco and
smoking. The compiler has included
choice selections from recent verse and
many poems that not only are original,
but were written expressly for the
little book. One signed by the COM
piles may be quoted:
An idle dreamer once day,
Life's busy whirl forgetting,
j sit and pun my cares away
And never think of fretting.
Cigar pipe, it matters not;
All sordid cares behind me.
Safe sheltered In some quiet spot.
With fayortte book you'll find me.
According to the publishers note,
none of the verses in the volume is
to be found in any other work of a
similar kind The book is attractiyely
bound and printed with a photogravure
frontispiece in sepia, the subject of
which is a smoker leaning back most
comfortably in winged chair, smok-
ing a long clay pipe, picture of
dreamy contentment and creature COM
fort. The decorated title page is
printed in two colors. The book mark
is an orange yellow ribbon of the kind
used in tying UP cigars on which is
printed "Perfectos." The book is a
companion volume to Pipe and
Pouch" previously issued by this
author.
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BOOKS REVIEWED

Something Of Men Have Known" by Adlai E. Steven
California Other Sonnets" by Fanny Purdy Palmer
"Dorren carfax" by NOVEL; Griffith.
Manhattan" by Charles Hansen Towre
The Best of the Worlds Classics selected by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge
"A Smokers Reveries," by Joseph Knight
The Marx He Knew" by John Spargo
"Jsne Jones and Some Others" by Ben King
Hawaii and It's Volcanoes" by Charles H. Hitchcock
What Does Christmas Really Mean" by John T. Me-
Cutcheon and Jenkin Lloyd Jones
"A Knight of the Wilderness" by Oliver Marble Gale and
Harriet Wheeler.
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fed his country as truly as Washing
ton created and Lincoln preserved 1t.
He abolished our agricultural peas
'antry so effectively that we have had
to import our muscle from foreign
countries ever since. And he. added
an immense province to the new en-
pire of mind over matter, the expan-
sion of which has been and is now
the highest and most important of all
human endeavors."
The materials offered the author
are so interesting that he could not
well spoil them and when the author
is an enthusiast like Mr.. Casson one
may be sure in advance that he has
done well. With the life story of Nc
Cormick the author has also told the
story of our industrial progress and
so romantic is he that 1t is difficult
indeed to believe the tale is of such a
material man and so material a mat
ter. The book is well worth reading.
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"Jane Jones and Some Others

BY Ben King Published by Forbes & Co., Chi
cago. Price s2
When Ben King died some Is
years ago it was found that his work
could all be placed in one volume. 1t
was a surprise to his readers, for some
of his quaint and humorous jingles
were so well known that it was diff
cult to believe he had left so little.
The sort of humor for which his name
is now synonym will never grow old;
he was one of the foremost humorous
poets America has produced.
This volume is a selection of 40
of his BEST known and most popular
verses and is handsomely bound and
illustrated in color for the holiday
trade. Among the poems will be found
that much quoted bit of pessimism:
Nothing to do but work,
Nothing to eat but food,
Nothing to wear but clothes
To keep one from going nude
and so on for FIVE more verses.
'The Hair Tonic Bottle, is another
which has probably been copied In
every newspaper in America, begin
ming: How dear to my heart is the
old village drugstore" and that world
famous parody: IfI Should Die To-
night"
The charm of these gay amusing
bits is that they contain no cruel satire
nor bitterness-just pure fun. The
book is a distinct addition to the gift
books of the season.
In a book entitled THE Modern
Mother a guide TO childhood mother
hood and infancy, DR.. H. Lang Gordon
gives large book full of good advice.
He tells of modes of prevention of
disease and tells of normal physical
conditions in a thoroughly common
sense fashion, and in a way to. be
easily understood by any and every
reader. He makes a special point of
the prevention of disease and says 1t
is of infinitely greater Importance than
cure. The book is written for women
and young girls and the latter will
find 1t a fund of information upon SUBJ
jects which are often too obscure to
them. Fully illustrated OR. f. Fenno
s. Co. New York. $4,000
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California and Other Sonnets"


Elder L Co, San Francisco. Price $3.50.
Just as the sonnet. that most perfect
of verse forms, is limited to IA lines,
so each of the two divisions of Mrs.
Palmer's delightful book is limited to
IA sonnets.
The first part is devoted to Son
nets of California" The opening Sc
quence creates a scenic setting for the
main theme, summarizes the romantic
past of California, and hints an i'm
preston of her social present. Single
sonnets, as my Garden by the Sea"
In a Canyon" The Carmel Valley
From the Rivers Mouth" ere luminous
with the out of door atmosphere in
which they are STEPPED. Monterey
Cypress" and THE Meadow Lark" may
be named as highly finished word pic
lures. The last is quoted:
Alert his eye, half hushed his liquid
note
When twilight gathers where the bar
ley green
For his rough nest provides a doubt
full screen;
But bold and high bursts from his
swelling throat
In praise of the brown mate not far
remote
His morning lay-a loud rejoicing
paean,
wherein the Joy of living well has been
quote
Some jargon. with muffied trill to add
Conidingly, I'm one of you. Not bad,
Ripe cherries, chr Then, settled for a
stay,
He brings his friends, melodiously gay,
To revel with him while the worlds
in tune,
And play the Bacchant 'mong the
grapes at noon
In the themes of the Post Meri-
diem" sonnets of part II the author
presents her more intimate inner
fancies, self-revealing speculations
upon life.- with dramatic and per-
sonal element which adds to their in
terest. OF these last one entitled In
the Making" demands quotation:
one glimpse of beauty ere the clouds
o'ercast
The rose of dawn! One moment when
we lean
Toward love triumphant till doubts
intervene
And in their shadow love and dawn go
past.
One little glimpse-and then while life
may last
with lowered eyes we plod a toll
some mean.
That which we would and must stand
faint between.
Or see our strength by others strength
surpassed.
Yet is there solace for his hampered
lot
Whose hurts are laid meath patient
natures spell,
Feast of the eye, thrill of the heart
are not
Her purpose set. Sufficient 'tis and
well
When pain and joy have borne their
fruitage ripe,
She finds within her world some
nobler type.
Flawless in structure. these Jewels
are instinct with sincerity of inspira-
ton that will endear them to the fortu-
nate possessors of the book. The edi-
tion is limited TO $50 copies, printed
on handmade paper in early English
type.
The 1910 Christian Year Kalendar
(Episcopal) is now ready. 1t COM
tains very complete church dictionary
and answers numerous puzzling church
questions. 1t will be found of great
assistance and value to vestrymen lay
readers, members of altar societies and
Sunday school teachers, besides being of
interest to the layman. (The Church
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02
''Eqwaii and
It's Volcanoes

By Charles H. Hitchcock. LID. Published
by the Hawaiian Gazette company Ltd.
Honolulu. Hawaii. Price 81. Postage 2o
cents.
Hawaii is of particular interest to
the students of seismology by reason
of the fact that it contains two active
volcanoes which occasionally contribute
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ssWIhaGD D0esC Christ
mos Really Me@m go

By John T. McCutcheon and Jenkin Lloyd
Jones. Published by Forbes & Co., Chicago.
Price so cents.
John t. McCutcheon offers a little
book--a sermon begun by him but fin-
ished by Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Its title,
What Does Christmas Really Mean?'
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plane and Spherical Trigonometry
with Tables" by Levi l. Conant, pre-
sents in concise and thorough manner
an adequate treatment of both the
theoretical and practical sides Of ele-
mentary trigonometry. An important
feature of the book is its logical rigor,
making II as remarkable for scientific
accuracy as for practical usefulness.
Under every topic or every new type
of example model solution is first
given Not only does the book give
a comprehensive treatment of the tri-
angle and its application TO surveying.
but IL offers sufficient additional ma
terial to equip the student for subse-
ouent study in higher mathematics.
american Book company. New York.
si20.)
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The 1910 Christian Year Kalendar
tEpiscopaD is now ready. 1t con-
tains very complete church dictionary
and answers numerous puzzling church
questions. 1t will be found of great
assistance and value to vestrymen, lay
readers, members of altar societies and
Sunday school teachers, besides being of
interest to the layman. (The Church
Kalendar company, ! Madison avenue,
New York. rs cents)
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
Atlantic City
Thousands Are There and
They're Enjoying Life

Atlantic City. July 16.-Although peoples
eyes are getting a heavenward habit OF
gazing with so many aeroplanes and air
ships about yet when one takes casual
glance down at the boardwalk, one dis
covers that it is no longer in possession OF
the Fluffy Ruffles GirI,g but the Puffy
Puffies Girl is here. Her hair is puffed-
and her gown of some thin white fabric is
purfed from shoulder to hem. and as 1t is
on a slim young slip of maid, 1t Is
charming.
great deal has been written about ths
big aviation meet at Atlantic City, and
experts have given the amazing figures OF
Curtiss's and Brookins's flights. Many have
admired the evenness of Curtiss's flying.
but it takes the summer girl to describe It
graphically.
She was sitting on the veranda Of the Mari
borough -Blenheirn along with flower bed
of other pretty girls in bright colored tlny
Summer dresses and hats, when suddenly
Curtfss shot out over the ocean, then settling
at a certain height. keeping at dead level.
and flying with wonderful evenness- ''Oh,
lust look!" she cried, ''how steady he goes:
he looks as if he was strung on tbs top
telegraph wire. Do Iookt He looks exactly
like one Of those little cashbox things that
run over your head in stores
A party Of distinguished naval officers of
the Argentine Republic came down this
week from Philadelphia, where they were
present at the launching of their new bat
tIeship. The party included F. Guaeio
EspindoIa, Valeno Tuajoan, W. Biant,
and George Yalber. They stayed at the
Traymore for the week end at the shore
New Workers at the Marlborough-Blen-
helm include Mr.. and Mrs. l. o. Naylor,
Mrs s. D. Bulky. d. II. Webster, Loring
Curtis, Mrs. A. A Adams. George David
son and Mr. and Mrs Marcel Steinbrugge-
Also at this house are Mr.. and Mrs F.
Burbridge of South Carolina, Miss Bur
bridge, Of London, England. and Mr.. and
Mrs j. F. Cunningham, of Jacksonville,
Fla.
General r. H. Pratt, U. s. A. retired,
and Mrs Pratt were guests OF the week
end at the Hotel Ostend. General Pratt
was for many years the head of the Car
Isle Indian School A group OF promi-
nent virginians at this house are Senator
e. H Jackson, A. G. Grove, Colonel c. g.
Strothers and Judge Matthew Harrison
\ number of automobile parties have ar
rived at the Shelbourne from Long Branch
ana Elberon. New York people at this
house include Mr.. end Mrs. L. Rosen, NJ.
z KinsIy, H. G. KenbIe and ". d. W.
liams.
At the Pennhurst some Of the New York
guests are: r. Creighton, Mrs c. Hunt.
C. A. Hunt, jr., and MIR. and Mrs. 5.
Mckee
New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
SPRING LAKE.

Swing Lake, n. j., July l6-GoVerhor
Fort of New Jersey and his son, Lesiie
q Fort. who Is his secretary, spent the
week at the Capitol at Trenton, return
fny here to-day Quite political colony
has gathered lately at Spring Lake. United
States Senator Frank o. Briggs and Hep-
resentatives Benjamin T. Howell, OF Ne"
Jersey. and Richmond P. Hobson, Of Ala
hama, are here for the season, as are two
former mayors of Trenton. Weilins u
s,ckel and Frank 8. Katzenbach. Others IN
the cottage colony include Martin Maloney'
Philip Rhineander. w. H. T. Hume. Sen
atof Blackwell. Frederick Roebling and
Richard Cadwalader.
Tennis enthusiasts are busily practising
for the tournament that will open here
the second week in August under the
auspices of the National Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION The courts are at the Casino
Club and playing there every morning helps
to draw q large crowd. which, after bath
ing In the club pool. congregates upon the
niazxas for this entertainment.
Registrations at the Aiaire include Mrs.
II. Ramsey, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Pomeroy.
of Brooklyn; Mrs Clarence Rapkin and
Miss Marian Rapkin. of Montclair, and
Miss Mary r. Devine, Of Newark.