Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-17

est treasures. The roll call of honor in
ciudes Padre de Sarria, Spanish mission
airy, who spent his years among the In
dians to die of starvation: John Bidweli.
typical hero of early gold DAYS and first
man 10 carry news of the discovery OF
gold to San Francisco: Charles r. stan
ton. the great-hearted hero OF the SHOWS"
who gave his life for those who had no
claim upon IT: Virginia Reed, "midnisat
heroine of the plains: Carson and Bcale
hero scouts; Harry Rolf. first rider and
other heroes of the pony express and
overland stage: James King of William
fearless civic hero OF San Francesca
whose murder caused the organization OF
the first important vigilance committees
IN lS,6; Huntington. Stanford. crocker
and Hopkins, building heroes OF the Cen
trail Pacific; Stephen J. Field. hero Of i'm
tellect: James Lick. whose penuriousness
made possible the Lick observatory. FREE
baths. laundries and homes for the poor
and aged: Adolph Sutro forever Identified
with the tunnel that bears his name. and
john Muir, Luther Burbank. Bancroft the
lstorian. Edwin Markham and many
others whose names are household words
OF today. There are chapters that tell or
the Bonner Lake tragedy and of the
many tragedies OF Death valley. and
through these and every other chaptel
runs the record OF supreme courage and
self-sacrifce OF men. who, whether they
were priests. trappers. explorers. nsyi-
gators or builders, were missionaries in
the sense that their lives of hardship
made possible California's splendor OF 10
day.
PRINCESS SAYRANE: Romance Of
inc Days Of Prester JOhn. BY Edith
ogden Harrison. author Of Prince
Silverwings." etc. With four pic
lures i'm color by Harold III. Beta.
chicago: A. c. McClurg & Co.
When Prester John ruled over Abyss
sinia, conqueror OF nations, fit descend
ant of Solomon and the Queen OF Sheba,
Egypt lay enthralled under hi. far
reaching power. To the caliph of that
ancient land came word from the en-
peror that his favorite daughter, Say
rane, had been designated as his bride.
Great were the preparations to receive
the emperors embassy. headed by his
brother, Christian priest Sayrane re-
belled in her soul against her virtual sale
to Abyssinia. She had been educated
far beyond the custom OF her time and
land and was in spirit an emancipated
woman. Togral, the priest ambassador
from Prester John, won her heart, but
none the less, she went forward to what
she regarded as a sacrifice, to spare her
father further humiliations at the hands
or his conqueror. Mrs. Harrison has told
the tale of this romance with a wonder
ioi hucatH anu Tlcn cOlOrlng or de-
scription. Heretofore a writer chiefly of
tales for children, she now proves her
ability as novelist, choosing an un-
familiar setting for the oldest OF stories.
Her leading characters, Sayrane. Tosral
and the scheming Yusuf, high priest OF
Egypt, move across the scenes as living
people. There are intrigues and plots and
stratagems. There are tragedy and
treachery. Over all is the glamour OF
the east, the mystery of an ancient land.
In some of her descriptive work Mrs.
Harrison shows signs OF a deep research
and displays q vivid imagination which
bespeaks further products from her pen
In the way of romantic fiction. The four
pictures in color by Mr.. Belts add rich
ly to the attractions of the book and
| effectively convey the spirit of the ro-
nance
The Tuck Christmas Cards.
From Raphael Tuck G. Sons comes .
budget of samples Of the beautiful calen-
dar and color work for which that house
has been famous for years. This seasons
output is I'm the main equal to all that
has preceded, while in some respects
there are advances in art and matter.
In addition to the usual attractive holi
day cards are some special issues, such
as a Dickens calendar, appropriate to the
centenary season; a Divine Guidance"
calendar. which appeals particularly to