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Nurse Marries Banker.

Rock Valley. May 1.-The engage
ment is announced here Of Miss Win
nifred Reaney OF Paulina, "a, but for
some time a nurse in the Rock Val
ley hospital, to John Huizwnga, vice
president OF the State bank OF Rock
Valley. The wedding Will take place
next month Miss Reaney was for
merly connected with the Samaritan
Hospital Training school in Sioux
City and Is well known there.
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Iowan Dead in Maryland.

Washington. May 11.-Thomas
Clagget, for years resident Of Keo-
kuk, is dead at his home, in Mary
land. near here. He removed from
Maryland to Keokuk in 1850 and mar
ried Miss Elizabeth e. Yeser OF that
city. Later he inherited an estate IN
Maryland and returned to the east,
naming his homestead "Keokuk." He
was brother of forme- Senator Clag-
get Of Idaho.
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IS YEARS EXPERIENCE

If you are looking for honest and ct
ficient treatment, you are invited to
call at the DR.. Stricken & Co.'s office
at your earliest convenience and have
them explain to you why their original
and exclusive methods are the best 10
be obtained and why they have been
able to bring about such GOOD RI
Suits.
REMEMBE we can cure you safe
ly, surely and soundly, even after all
other methods have failed. Yet the
price is within your reach and the
terms Of payment will be made to sui
your convenience. No man is too pool
to receive our best efforts.
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DL. Benz. /. S|dg'|ef < Go

1O5 8. Market ST., Up stairs.
Sundays, open from a. m. to IL nj,
the Great Western Insurance compan,
at this point.
Charles Mere Copeland was borl
April "a, 1896, at Russell, Iowa. Ht
was student at the Washington
school, being in the eighth grade. \.
The funeral will be held at Russell
Iowa the old home of the family Tht
body will be taken there over the lows
Central.
Children III.
The Copeland family are quarantin
Cd at present at the hospital with thu
exception Of Mr.. Copeland, who aftel
being fumigated, was allowed 70 GO
The remaining three children, I've
girls and one boy, are sick at presef-
one Of the girls being quite II.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
"The Christian Religion as
a Healing Power"

By Elwood Worcester and Samuel McCamb
Published By Nofat. Yard & Co. New York
Price 81.
Elwood Worcester and Samuel Me-
Comb of the Emmanuel church, Boston.
have written a new hook, The Chris
tian Religion as Healing Power"
In a predatory note they say: Since
the publication of the book Religion
and Medicine about is months ago a
widespread desire has been expressed
for a brief and simple exposition of the
ideas and methods of what has come
to be called The Emmanuel movement
This little book has been written in
order to meet this desire and should
be read as a supplement to Religion
and Medicine.
This book has a wider scope than
the Emmanuel movement itself 1t
makes clear in a way never done before
how Christianity, because of the truths
contained in it and because OF the
nature of the human soul, has a thera-
peutic power in those disorders which
involve moral and spiritual factors
The book is a moderately brief, sim
pie and frank statement of principles
and methods and is written in language
free from ali technical terms Hence
forth there should be no excuse for
misunderstanding or rnisconception of
this the most remarkable movement in
our time, for the founders of the work
have presented their case in such
clear, convincing and luminous way
that the man who runs may so read as
to understand it.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Books Received

Easy German stories.'' BY Z. H. Bierman;
American book company. New York
la Petite Princess" by Jeanne Mairer. 81
tied by Edith Healy American book company.
New York
Faith and Health. BY Charles r. Brown:
Thomas Y. CroweH & Co.. New York.
The Seventh Noon" by Frederick o. Bart
lett; small Maynard & Co. Boston.
.sThe Marker for S0cls" by Elizabeth Good
now; Mitchell Kenneriey New York
Each foF All aud AZ for Zach" by John
Parsons: Sturgis & Walton company, New YORK
.Isaedeker's Northern Germany. by Karl Bae-
dekeF; imported By Charles Seribners Sons New
York
The French verb by Lieutenant Charles f.
Martin: American book company New York
''Beebe's Picture Primer by Ella NJ. Beebes
American book company. New York
Scientific Living by Laura y Brown; the
Health Culture company. Passaic- n j.
..How to Study the Stars" by l. Rudeaux;
Frederick a Stokes company. New York.
The Chrisfian Religion as a Healing Power.s
hy Elwood Worcester and samuel AeComb; Mot
fat, Yard 4 Co.. New York
ION the Trail Of Washington" bv Frederick
T. Hill; d. Appleton & Co. New York.
.'Eehoes ard Prophecies BY v. D. Hyde
vogl; Ariel press. WestwOod- Mass.
The whfre Fla-ne." play BY Luke Nor,h,
the Gol1e1 -sess. Los Angeles
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27


TO know that Mrs. Porter is the daugh-
ter Of minister and was reared in a
spiritual atmosphere She says that
she never appreciated the bible until
she commenced her quest for the data
OF BIRDS of the Bible"
The production OF this book, has
meant much work during five years,
and now that the publisher has sent
this book to the world Mrs Porter is
lonesome. It is like a child grown up
and away from her. Mrs. Stratton-
Porter busted herself even to the dress
in which this child set forth. She de-
signed the cover from a tree which
grew in Palestine, from a photograph
made by Miss Doris Fortescue Carr of
London, who also photographed fossil
birds.
A majority OF the photographs used
in illustration We're made by Mrs.
Stratton-P Porter. They are of birds in
the vicinity of her home in Geneva,
Ind. II she had not made friends of
all the birds long ago she never could
have secured such interesting results.
IN collecting her pictures Mrs. Porter
has been assisted by Ottoman Ans
ch0tz. the greatest natural history
photographer OF Germany. the Hon.
George Shiras Sd; Herbert K. Job
Of America. and Hon. z. c. Cameron,
Scotchman and fellow of the Royal
geographical society of England.
One of the most significant Of the
illustrations in the book, The Geese
OF Maydoon. is a reproduction of
picture which antedates the time of
Moses. 1000 years ago. 1t was frescoed
on the inside Of tomb at Maydoon.
Later il was placed in a museum at
BooIak and finally transferred to
Cairo, where il was photographed for
the first time for this book. 1t is
supposed to be the Oldest picture in
the world.
Mrs Stratton- Porter has used so
pictures in illustration and each
one Is worthy. Many are genuine
achievements. Reproductions of the
crane are particularly beautiful. and
those of the ostriches are triumphs in
photography.
But even if Mrs Porter had not
pictured her books so generously it
would still have been Of absorbing
interest The text is so readable.
Her style is simple, lucid and in every
way has the charm that characterizes
all her work. particularly when she
has anything TO say of birds or any
phase Of nature study
Mere sentiment and love Of birds
have not been permitted to dominate
the preparation Of this work. Patient
SclenllIc research sSandS Ddck OF every
fact presented. For this reason it de-
serves a place beside the bible and its
commentaries, and when the student
who seeks is tired of the long argu-
ments as to the real meaning of an
obscure word and tired of the volume
of "highef criticism he may take
down this very human book and let
the birds tell their story.
The author went far afeld for in
formation. She ransacked the old
book stores of the oldest cities of the
old world and secured copies of the
works off Aristotle. Aristoohanes. He
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Echoes and Prophecies"

By v. D. HydeyogL Published by the ARIEL
Press, Westwood. Mass Price 81.
Echoes and Prophecies" is the title
of very remarkable literary produc-
ton from New England. An explana-
ton Of the title reads: Dramatic
Sparks Struck From the Anvil of the
Times by the Hammer of the Spirit"
and its author is V. d. Hyde Vogl The
book contains two plays. Love and
Lovers" and In Ye Olde Colonie." and
a dialogue, Dives and Lazarus" The
reviewer was quite unable to read
more than the first play. Love and
Lovers" and, Judging from its position
in the book, the author considers it her
best. If SO. it is quite certain that no
one will read beyond it,
In the first place. the subject is one
which is always unpleasant. In brief
the play tells of the seduction of Vir-
ginia Campion. member of the gradu-
ating class of q high school, by Louis
Perrault. teacher of bellies lettres and
moral philosophy in the same school
Virginia leaves school and takes a DO
sition as governess in the family Of
Rabbi Nazimova. The family know
Virginia's sad story but believe her
wishes to marry her they consent glad
ly. Just as the marriage is about to
take place, Perrault appears in front
of the synagogue and claims Virginia
as his, and she, confessing her love for
him. sees her betrothed husband die at
her feet, supposedly of heart diseas
superinduced by extreme emotion
The manner of writing and the
method of telling are extremely anna
teurish Every page deserves criticism
The story contradicts itself constantly,
the workmanship is extremely childish.
while the subject is one scarcely to be
associated with youth. If memory can
be depended upon, David Graham
Phillips wrote a play along similar
lines. the moral of which. like this, is
that the blame is to be shared equally
In this case, the author being a woman,
the feeling of shocked surprise is even
greater. However, the workmanship is
too far below the standard to warrant
severe criticism. and the book will die
a peaceful death, having attracted no
attention.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
''The Divine Seal"
By Emma Louise 0rcutt. p
G. III. Clarke publishing &C

By Emma Louise Ofcutt. Published BY the
G. M. Clarke publishing company. Boston.
"The Divine Seal, by Emma Louise
orcutt. is a''dip into the future" not a
good, sure plunge, but a sort of splash
ing around The time" of this book .is
we'll along in the twenty-first century;
the place is Alaska and the very far
north; the dramatis personae include
archaeologists, explorers. nystics and a
few ordinary mortals; the properties.
airships and all sorts OF electric devices
for use by land and sea.
The author evidently desires TO travel
the way of Jules Verne and H G. Wells,
but there is little that is plausible about
her meanderings. Anything fantastic,
anything that does not belong to this
age, simply happens" The scheme of
development-th plots not convinc-
absurd. This is the way the travellers
get about:
I'VE took the morning electra, leav-
ing Romanzoff at 10 O'Clock.
".All ready shouted the guides
May your search for ZallaIlah be
successful. said Governor Holbrook,
as he gave me a final handshake
Success to Zallallah" cried the
crowd. and were off.
over hills and mountains. through
valleys and tunnels and arches we flew.
arriving at Point Barron in L, hours
Zallallah is the beautiful queen of the
northern isles She was found by the
more than up to date explorers, and the
woong and winning of this immortal
promise that there will be real love in
the hearts of men and women in 1000
A. D.
This book is dedicated to Mercy War
rem chapter, d. a. r.
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Scientific Living or the
New Domestic Science"

By Laura " Brown. Published bv the
Health-Culture company. New York. Price 81.
A great truth Is emphasized In this
book, namely. that in the ordinary
ments become inorganic and food val
ues are destroyed This dietetic prin-
ciple Is most important and it is
claimed by the author that when gen
orally known and put into practice il
will restore the racial vigor as moth
ing else can; free woman from the
slavery of the cookstove and become
an important factor in the solution of
the servant problem.
The author does more than inform:
she arouses and inspires: she also
enters into the practical demonstration
of the new way; food tables. recipes
and menus are numerous and enlight-
ening and will prove exceedingly help
ful. not only to busy house keepers.
but also to all persons who desire to
get the greatest benefit and fullest
enjoyment from the daily meals.
She wisely refrains from urging the
exclusive use Of uncooked foods but
shows what methods of cooking can be
utilized A most interesting and prac-
ticaI feature OF their work is the clear
and discriminating instructions given
for the application of heat in prepar-
ing food. From the authors point of
view il becomes evident that the pres
ent mode of preparing food is not only
unnecessarily Iaborious. but that il
involves waste of the raw material and
puts severe tax upon the digestive
organs of the consumer The best
thing about the new way TO many
minds, however. will be that il greatly
enhances the appetizing qualities of the
viands. 1t treats of the chemistry of
food in a way that is easily under
stood and made practicable. The con
cluding chapter of the book deals with
associate influences" and gives sound
advice upon health factors other than
diet
The volume is thoroughly sensible
and enlishtenings original without be-
ing cranky. radical without being fad
dish; withaI, practical. plain and en-
tirely helpful. No one who is inter
ested in the all important question of
scientific living can afford to be with
out this book. II will be found of
interest to teachers and students of
domestic longevity. 1t is very care
fully and thoroughly indexed. adding
TO its usefulness.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

rodctus. Pliny, Altar and other writer.
most nearly contemporaneous will
bible historians. making 1t possibl,
to set in effective contrast the com
ments of Christians and the myth anC
fable of pagans of the same time This
quest disclosed a copy OF Pliny founc
in London. It was translated in 163t
by Philemon Holland, printed by Adam
Islip and sold by John Grismond il
Ivy Lane at the Signe of the Cum
1t was purchased in 1888 by JOSEPH
hniesman for FIG 20s. And this book
contributed its share to the verify ol
BIRDS of the Bible"
In Mrs. Stratton Porter's book EN-
phasis is laid upon the fact that the
birds of that time were used by all the
teachers to bring home the simple
truths to the people. They could under
stand the SMILES of the fowls of the
air Along This line attention is drawn
TO the satirieal comedy by Aristophanes
The Birds in which she shows that
ne used the birds to bring home def
mite truths She writes
But as he was simply parodying the
extravaganza and foolishness of the
people by making the birds found a
city and do the vain and silly things
he wishes to ridicule humanity for do
ing, his work has no scientific value
today are known by the same names
as they were then and have the same
habits and characteristics.n
In considering the birds OF the bible
the author makes striking classifiea-
tions. Under the subtitle, The Birds
of the Poets, she considers some of the
most beautiful parts of the sacred book.
among them this from Solomon:
For. 10. the winter is past.
The rain is over and gone;
The flowers appear on the earth:
Tie time Of the singing of birds is come
The voice of the thrush is heard n our land
The hg tree ripeneth her green fgs
And the vines are In blossom
They give forth their fragrance.
Nearly all the songs of David, of Sol
omon, OF Job and of Isaiah pay tribute
to the birds. OF David the author SAYS.
Watching the parent bird move over
her nest to shelter the helpless young
he saw a picture of trusting love and
so he cried out to the Almighty: L will
trust in the covert of thy wings" And +:
David's knowledge of bird habits
was in his mind when he penned the
Song of Trust which is a beautiful
example of his faith in God and his art
as a poet:
In the Lord put my trust;
How say ye to my SOUL
Flee as a bird TO your mountain?
Also:
When David sang the exiles' song
of rejoicing over his deliveranee and
praised the Almighty for his care of
the church he uttered a high bird note
Blessed be the Lord
Who hath not given us a prey TO their teeth
Our soul is escaped a bird ont of the snare
of the fowlers;
The is broken and we are escaped
Another segregation Classics Birds
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27

of Abomination," of which Moses men
tions most. In fact, in the very open
ing of her book Mrs. Porter SAYS that
the books of Moses contain references
to more birds than the writings of any
of the other compilers of the bible
In considering these birds of the bible
the author says that she concerns her
self with the pure food" laws OF
Moses. Although the hawk is in this
category he is in great favor with the
author. who gives him the place of
honor among the pictures and dwells
at length upon what is said of him.
Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom ?''
The birds of '-abomination" have par
ticularly interesting chapter to them
selves.
The dove who suggested to Isaiah, Il
did mourn as a dove has his own
chapter. OF the dove Mrs. Porter
writes:
Doves and pigeons were the most
common and best loved of all the Birds
of bible lands. They were so numer-
Gus that the very poor, who could not
afford the usual custom of building
cotes for the pigeons, made places in
their homes, and wandering tribes
could secure all they wanted in a wild
state. They were the chosen bird for
sacrifice, along with the best of the
part with things for which they cared
An owl ahawk or raven would not have
constituted a sacrifice. These birds
were considered nuisances that every
one would have been glad to Destroy
With the chapter on the eagle goes
that tribute from Job:
Doth the eagle mount up at they COMMAND
And make her nest on highf
She dweleth on the rock, and hath her lodging
Upon the crag of the rock and the stronghold.
For thence she speth ont her nrey,
Aud her eyes behold 1t afar Off.
Her young ones also suck up blood;
And where the slain are. there is she.
And the sparrow, which, like the
sheep, ties the average mind close 10
the time of Christ. has chapter in
this all absorbing book. One after
another of the bible writer's mention
the sparrow, the little home bird.
Mrs. Porter says:
Il think l should have loved to wor-
ship in that great temple at Jerusalem
where the doves and the swallows and
the sparrows were allowed to rest and
raise their young unmolested. 1t ap-
pears to me that all the choirs of ex-
pe9sive singers that ever chanted an
thems at divine service would not be
half so pleasing to an almighty God as
the prayers of the faithful raised in
that old temple, with the accompani-
ment of cooling doves the love notes of
the swallows and the mating ecstasy
of the sparrows."
Mrs. Porter should hear the birds in
Berkeley at the Greek theater when
they sing an obligato TO the works of
the masters of music It would mean
something to her receptive soul.
From this book we learn that the
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UllEe q A1rllalls IllellQatl-
tuF Hoover thought OF assembling
W the birds OF the bible in book.
Gene Stratton- Porter, that in
teresting woman Of the middle Yves,
who knows all the birds and butter.
flies as intimate friends and who has
the gift OF introducing these and Others
OF Gods little crea lures into the lives
OF people in q way they can not soon
forget sometimes does this in the form
OF novel; again in simple narrative
Either way IS charmful.
Birds OF the Bible" is Mrs. Stra+-
ton-Porter's latest work. and il IS
without question a valuable contribu-
tion 70 any library For the student Of
the bible as an inspired work this
book points q new and interesting way
TO travel. for the birds unfold beauties
that have been passed over. For the
one who considers the bible from a
literary standpoint a consideration Of
this book VIII be well worth while
because the authors study has been
searching. She has presented for the
reader every reference in the bible 10
birds, and every aIlusion to them. TAX
ing up the scientific history Of each
bird. an explanation Of why ii was
mentioned as il was and literary
study Of the text
For the one who reads and regards
the bible with critical curiosity Gene
Stratuon- -Porter's book viii be a sur
prise as well as an entertainment
The Birds Of the Bible" IS an unex-
pected means 10 a profitable end. The
author does not hesitate 10 step aside
from the investigation she has made
that she may adorn the tale with a
OF handling a big subject is one of the
distinctive features OF the book. For
instance. here is a good tip TO bible
class teachers:
With all Difference. I would make
this suggestion TO ministers and Sab
bath school teachers. Root and ground
your audiences and pupils in the geog-
rsphy OF bible lands. in the time Of
the worlds history, in the animals, in
the flowers IN the birds, in the Gus
toms and in the people. Make them
fully understand that il was a real
place, filed with the most interesting
Of real things. Put away the spirit
Ual side Of the bible for a time that
children especially can not grasp and
give them proper foundations on which
TO build Teach them the disposition
and character Of each man, from what
he wrote and his manner Of expression.
Depict his surroundings, what he wore.
ate and saw These are the things in
which people are interested concerning
living writers: and, after all, the bible
is only a record Of life and religious
traditions Of a past age. by a number
of different men No child can
grasp the idea Of the trinity or trans
fguration. or the resurrection; but they
can learn trees. flowers, birds, ex-
cuisite poems and people Then with
maturity. the spiritual side OF the ques-
ton viii develop itself"
Apropos Of the preceding excerpt il
viii no. be uninteresung for readers
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P[CTUEEJ FROM sBRDJ OF TIE BBIE'

best bible record of the ostrich IS IN
the thirty ninth chapter of job. This
bird, which is almost a beast, gets SCH
entiflc consideration in the bird book,
and his full significance as a bird OF the
bible lands. The other chapters treat
of The Cock and the Hen" The
Hawk" Quail and Partridge" THE
Bittern." .erhe swallow THE Pea
cock" "The Stork.7 The Raven" The
Pelican" The Pigeon, "The Crane"
and lastly The Owls Each chapter
is delight.
The authors last word is one for the
owls. that In bible times were regarded
as of i'll omen. particularly on account
of their voices:
Il have been in the habit of opening
the windows and calling them into the
cabin in winter. and letting them perch
upon my hands and head as I made
studies of them. They are the birds
with which / can converse so Familiarity
as to receive reply. and toll them with
my voice. If any deadly misfortune has
befalien me, | am not yet aware of it.
The Almighty made owls; so they have
their place and service. I am very fond
of the owls. I dislike to see any bird
become an object of repulsion merely
because it's voice does not harmonize
with our standard of melody All birds
can not be larks and nightin gales; but
1t is not their fault; and who are we
that we presume to criticise the crea-
tions of the Almighty, or the workings
of the evolution as he has planned
them?"
This home into which the owls are
invited is called 'Limberlost Cabin"
reminding the readers who know Gene
Stratton- Porter's books of The Girl OF
the Limberlost." With this viii come the
thought that there must be something
of her own life written into this novel.
At least one gets much of the person
ality of the author in her Birds of the
Bible,
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-27
Birds of the Bible"

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