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BOOMING. ROOkS.
Methods rhat Help sales and Some
schemes Thai wont Do.

The actual publisher publicity man.
says one who knows from much expert
encs. is generally n man just out OF COL
l..gp His business IA to send out notes to
oy.rwork"d reviewers; nine times out
81 ten he enthuses to such an extent
that he defeats his own end.
II read such and such hook. wrote
n critic to me once. because it ID the only
one about which YOU have never written
me letter had learned the leason Of
not overent husing. that kills.
The first essential to the literary
press agent il nothing more than a news
instinct He's got To find some way tn
get beyond TN. book column. That
column has its own clientele. and he
doesn't have tn work To get their atten-
ton. what he wants il to cross over and
get hold OF the general readers. This work
lies outside the mechanical reviews or
notices he sends out regularly to the
names on his list
Something alluring always counts for
more than quantity. You might get
columns of newspaper space filed and
not excite enough interest 10 sell book.
But 1t must he straight goods: any kind
Of trickery doesn't GO. | remember a
man who came To mo with a brilliant
scheme for advertising n book, so he
thought. IL was book on socialism.
and he thought that for q consideration
OF 500 he could arrange TO have q suicide
discovered at the morgue with a copy
OF this book clutched tight in his hand.
There's nothing 70 trickery OF that kind
Try To- find something alhiring hut legiti-
mate, something to tell the busy man or
woman that here IL "A real quality OF
human life in book or in author.
An exploded theory is that which used
To cause many books tn he sent out To
ministers suitable books The re-
ctpients always put the books in their
libraries. and that wac the last heard from
them. Another WORKOUT trick is that Of
advertising the timely OF the occasional
novel tn. novel about Wall Street or
about somathing else.
i don't think people are much inter-
ested in what kind % breakfast food an
author eats A fact that a man like
Arthur Rackham. who could illustrate
Alce in Wonderland and Rip Van Win
kle. as he did. was formerly an insurance
agent ss.'m- To interest them. Whether
knowledge Of the fact helps to sell these
books am doubtful
The publicity man must himself write
out many articles and send them out to
the provincial papers But besides the
newspaper channels there are Others.
Sometimes the most promising have the
least results
For instance. take a book like I'm the
Border Country by Josephine Daskam
Bacon Two hundred and fifty copies
of this were sent To a. many sunraeiats.
together with an interview with Mrs.
Bacon entitled Genius or Twins, in which
-h" said she would rather have children
he great painters than ba one herself A
facsimile of the interview was sent 10
the book dealers; but out OF IL all came a
sale Of only SCD copies. and that with
a good book nv an established author
I'm inclined 10 think that the trouble was
II was too much built up. the publicity
business must he AL straight goods
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lover cares for 90 the later editions % the
books
In spite of the DIFFICULTIES ~ hich tho
author % the photography has met with
the chi~f task from Tho collectors stand
point has b~en lstt untouched Marx
rwain's work u recent enough 90 he
traced in newspapers and magazines.
whenever il first appeared in that shape.
Tho Californian periodicals and not the
secondhand book shops are the real hunt
ink ground. These Mr. johnson hardly
touches. His volume - divided into:
books. speeches. letters. anecdotes; he
also supplies some Interesting NOTES and
an index II ~ printed nth ever-s ;ypo-
graphical attraction and - Published
only In limits.si EDITION
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4 saunt Among the E,ru.-.ns

There il some justification for tbs.
scepticism Mr.. Frederick Seymour shows
toward Etruscan studies IN Up Hill
and Down Dale in Anciaat Etruria-
'AppletonsD. though IL his knowledge
were deeper and more mp to date he would
write Of them with more respect. The
efforts to solve the Ina ffiing puzzle OF the
language. for instance. have been more
successful than he admits. and some
Of the guesses regarding the origin and
Character Of the people which he is in
clined to accept have been pretty de-
initely put aside. He Is perhaps pro-
voked into the hantering tone he uses
by the pedantic assurance and hazs rdous
deductions with which investigators in
archaeology. and notably those dealing
with Etruria, accompany the slight gains
on the unknown that they make. He
should he aware. however. that in recent
years matters have progressed no that
wa are likely before long TO know as
much about the Etrlscans "a We do about
the earliest Egyptians and the Assyrians
and Babyionians.
In the first part Of his book Mr. Seymour
reviews what he presents as the present
condition Of Etruscan research. the
theories regarding their origin. reli gion
history. arts and language. He has done
a real service in putting together all the
chief theories whether he believes in
them or not: the statement of these may
he accepted "a fairly accurate a. far n
they go; the authors preference for one
or another 10 different matter. The
reader may follow him or NOT a. he pleases.
and MIR Seymour tells him he may
The second and larger part is descrip-
tive. and the more interesting because the
places the author visits are mostly out of
the beaten track OF travel They all
figure among Lars Porsena's thirty cities:
SolterTa, Grossefo near Rusellae. Popu-
lonia, Cosa. yuIci. Cervsteri which 10
Caese. Chiusi. Orvieto which 10 voisinii.
and yiterbo Mr.. Seymour describes these
towns or sites as he saw them. he informs
his readers how to get to them. what there
IL to 10 seen in them. not restricting
himself TO the EtrIscan side. but recount
ing their history down to the present and
visiting whatever they have that is OF
interest. The descriptions vary in bulk
according 10 the length Of the author .
stay. for his account il OF personal expe-
riences; he writes almost a monograph at
volterra. The book IL readable and en-
tertaining: there is a good deal 81 infor-
nation. too, il the authors opinions are
not taken too seriously
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NrW BOOKS.


n a. IVAN, was deeply and very cen.
.....,.y esteemed by the two ladies
CO... g,u, h. boarded in London Ii.s
N.. "a Povey who was nearly 50, and
,.l.tn~ aunt Miss Povey. who was
t.. llCa- Malet. otherwise Mrs. Mary
~r scr Harrison. tells in her Vivid
ALL. ,NectIns story OF The Golden Gal
...' u,,eorSr n Doran Company how
49,, -lnG hymns to these ladies' in a
'"u"r how there was established
.. ward him gentle and beautiful
how they followed him with
sim. and thrills rather than with
i.r-'triinG when he acclaimed with
..- HHt hre upon the Sorrows OF society
....u dted himself and his high powers
-.~yice. particularly such service
deliver over the spoils OF the
.. - rich into the hands OF the plum
..r..i "por; how with much sense OF di-
...-r...-> IN the performance of his lofty
...-. non he went in for burglary on
...us discharged from his situation as
..r, Iu a mercantile concern: how he left
s narJEl Of precious -swsg.' including
...r antique toy. the golden galleon. in
,u. ..-tody of the adoring and unsus-
lux hA-e NOW ns TuSItAu
.... ulEht with broken head after another
-.rrrE nut IN this case interrupted mani
..-tarIon against the rich; how the polio.
came almost a. soon "a he did and nabbed
.m and discovered the beautiful store
..' Miss Miranda had in charge, and
au' he poor lady was affected by such
600 urur-ion and revelation. by such a
-.r-'"ring of a romance encountered
..rr"i tardily but cherished earnestly
met With a delicacy that greatly REQ
ends H.
ga" story. not very long is told with
,.-'"n, understanding and effect Six
Il.-'rarion- IN colors by {. T.. Brock
40 Neeplng with il. show nice respect
.rrrrs text a. well a. a nice understanding
.' Dr. not too common a man Hesitation
,u Ne part OF the illustrators nowadaysD
.ri are very well done.
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hood. WILDWOOD and IN al on hay r.,..
aons 10 the world. and describe. her a.
ne hA.s found her in his books. II IL
pretty veil done. IL tho reader bears in
mind that Mr.. Boulting Is mixing 40
the customs % several centuries, n matte,
thaf he does not often make clear, and
Keeps his eyes on the society tha, at
tracted the Notice % the chTonicier- and
satirists. with no cunsi Cieraf ion of the naSs
OF respectable women in town and co,In-
try or of the trading and working peo-
pie H. harps on the story Of Parisina
and other women whom tyrants put to
death; he makes single incident serve
"a proof for various deductions
The authors serious purpose IL rather
odd He holds a brief for the renaissance
and as he cannot deny the outbreak
against all moral restraint that mark.
that period and accepts as true all the
scandals that are gioried in in its litera
tnre. he ar CUES in justification % IL that
the preceding medieval period was no
better IN its morals or habits In proof
OF this he adduces Dante's Arrangement
OF Florence in the Paradise. assumes it
~ absolutely true and insists that the
conditions were general throughout Italy
He might just as well have included the
rest OF Europe Any land or any time
would make a poor showing IL Judged
by police and divorce court records.
however lively reading these may make
Something like that has been done by
MIR. Boulting in his indictment Of sex
That IL should he in Italy is due 90 the
accident OF his literary tastes. II is an
entertaining book. all the same. and
one not intended for the pure in heart
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Hooks Necels 81.

Financial. Economic and MsceIIsneou'
Speeches AMI Essays Henry Ciews IL. u
Irving Publishing Company. New YORK
secret Memoirs OF the Regency" Charles
Pinot DtIcIos tSturxis and Walton Company
Madame dc Pompsdorr Jean Louis soula
vie tStITEi> and Walton Company
The Pendulum" Scotia soTn tDutfeid and
Company
"RcyIS-d Dsrwinism The Rev simon Fit.
slnons. ~. =. Kenedy and sons. New York;
The Doings Of the DoIIivsrs- Grace Mac.
Govan Cookc (S'ursis and Walton Company
An Out OF Door Diary Marion Miller.
tstuTxis and wslion Company
The story OF the Island steamers Harry
n. Turner. The Inquirer and Mirror Press.
Nantucket
The Ar. Of Poadmskinx.- HARDWOOD Frost.
the Engineering News Publ shing Com pany.
New York;
Character GIlmp.es Of Most Reverend william
Henry Elder. n. u. Archbishop OF Cineinnsti."
Frederick Pusrei snc Company. New York;
Ia MaxirraiuTc GsngTenre.- r. Cuey dan de
RousssI 80 impnntD
Twenty Years In the HlmalsyA- Major IN.
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II seems rather early for A BibIiaSra-
phy Of Mark Twain" (HarpersD such a.
Mr.. Merle johnson has prepared: he as-
.ires 10 that IL was under way for years
before Mark Twain died II 10 . model
NJ what n modern photography should
be-. the title pages being described a.
infinitely and accurately a. though the
books we're incunabula and the volumes
coilated and measured IN " they w0re
first folio Shakespeare The work will
benefit collectors 81 first editions mainly
for our recollection is that ths early i'm
prints we're decidedly inferior in typogra-
ply. binding and every thing else q book
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From 'hc W. .imirs,rr GcEsifr.
= writing desk which belonged TO Charles
Dickens j. Ia he sold this week az the mart
in Wellington street
This 10 the desk who's reckless treat
ment bv American railway porter- hs
bitterly lanlentS IN letter addressed N
John Forster. dated December -, 1897
Nearly every case have he writes
- alrpadv broken. When we started
from Boston Yesterday 7 h~heli To my
un-p@akHhls ansy"u"ut. scott. INV dse-snr
hearing flushed Count"nance against the
VAlI of m" Gar and weeping bitterly. u
was over INV smashed writing desk
Among other rrliC- Of she novelist which
will curn., under the hammer ia IN. cane
chair used by him IN h,- private Office " hen
he edited ~ me i'.fr Round
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ID ely and amusing book has been
zen nv Mr.. william Boulting with the
Woman in Italy tBrentano' -.
rI.r Is libel on the sax and on the
.riry The author has ransacked the
w.. ,r,c-i and the chronicles for scandalOus
.ias and has found plenty Of material
,ssumption that the heroinss OF the
...srsrnn- tales. tor instance. are repre-
a. .sIya - tho women or the morals
.u"ir u-n age. or any other. will hardly
,~c"p'~d by his readers. even though
nay snare his enjoyment of the
PROPER IL IL not fair IN Esneralize
4 good joke or q salacio,Ia incident
100 seems 10 be- san ouiburst Of indie
.r.. moro or iess yelled. among British
r.'o-s Of late. Of which one unpleasant
ar.'"stAtIon mas pesn the publication
rre'entious biographies Of persons Of
ga 0rv reputation. books that are
,-ualy dun and unschoiarly in spite W
'r-.- length The same spirit seems 20
7rra'. This hook. but Mr. Boulting
' ITO well and enteriainingiy and he
err 4iniv hAs read his sources.
H. introductory explanation ~ the
r ." ~ ctIvaIrous love IL necessary hut
.ppy 10 bstrsys At once his fcndna o.
'~- incorr"ct generalization in his treat
.-"n' If Dante and Beatrice n" then
o BE- O. Up woman in every stage 81 her life.
n .denhood. bstrothal. marriage. mother
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Green and Company
-PiuiArrh on Finrstioa.- Charles g!Is:sn
sspsr. On. II. IL n. &C. ". deea.sSyracuse.b
-Phys zeal Training In end Qua Of sehooi.s "
William rOTrey Harris. ~. n &C.. ". Bardesn.b
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No. 10

different reason for buying this book APPEAR.
dally In this paper.
IL is an excellent hook for bows in
that II describes how Young Thaver
fought himself through all sorts and
sizes Of obstacles. and by splendid initia-
tive and untiring work helped TO create
the new magazine and the new advertis-
ing methods ~ perhaps no one else did. :
RUD',si Word
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Domestic Instruction,

4 day dream for P-thetic house builders
which would require a pretty long purse.
we fancy. To make real - contained in
Adventures IN Home Making hv Robert
and Elizabeth Shackleton John Lane
Company. The authors buy an old
fashioned hous. for "A respectable sum
and proceed to alter IL according to their
taste. There II fascination in watching
how one idea after another enters their
heads and tn. old house - twisted about
10 conform to it. After II has been com
pl.tely metamorpho-.'d they feel they
have the home they want, whether IL
would suit any one else is another matter
The story reads as n told Of actual ex-
periences: IL may. however. he an artful
device To- make new tricks IN house build
ing known to innocents who think Of
building their own houses. They lay out
their grounds too.
Under the title -PIattsrs and Pipkins-
a {. McClurg and Company. Chicago
Mary II Krout DISCUSSES a little manual
about keeping house. Her homilies range
from dish washing and busting to the
treatment of servants. manners and con-
versation. The author = lIghtness 81 tone
does not mitigate the severity Of her
precepts. II ir an amusing book.
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other hooks.

With I'll. DIRECTORY Of the Living
Graduates Of Yale University 9TH. Tutl.
Morehouss and Taylor Company. New
Haven the secretary Of the university
the Rev Arson Phelps Stokes. Jr.. sends
q circular note expressing the hope that
IL will prevent char ing the university
with being the alma mater Of various
so-callsd Yale graduates who are accused
Of divers and sundry crimes and INSIDE
maanors He IL unaware Of the pains
respectable newspapers take IN verifying
police reports that Yale man has got
into trouble. The number of delinquents
would he diminished II Yale were 10 pub
lish.a list Of all the men who ever AIT ended
the institution. as Harvard has just done
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-29

ernnsnt countenances d spotter, or
when those in authority do SO, they
instill i'd the minds of those who only
do this for money, the instinct that
makes liars and thieves OF men.
women and boys, and builds up q class
that il . much graver menace 60 the.
commonwealth than all the blind
tigers in 0hristendom. The way to
build up q country is TO teach the
mind and heart By communing with
the people; be an optimist ever and.
always; put your drinking houses
under strict surveillance, the pure
food law, no chairs, tables 81 any
devices whatsoever, good and solvent
bond, and forfeiture Of license, and
you will have things in much better
shape than now, when you are paying
much higher prices fer much meaner
stuff. You don't want your license
too high, for then you will have the
country lighting the towns, which
was the only reason for the parish
going prohibition.
These are my candid thoughts, and
I have as much right TO express them
as has the most rabid prohibitionist
on the earth.
In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, If those
who write me anonymous letters and
-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-29

BUDGET pOWN OF MELVILLE 1910.
Marshaps salary. 5000
Treasurerss salary S. 5000
Clerks salary 5000
Assessors salary. 1900.
Tax Collectors per cent......s.. 5000
Sinking fund bond and interest.
Moved by Joseph, seconded BIZ Il. CT.
Richard, that ordinance No. Ill be
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-29

- ? = aF - &Ea 1RkSS
Sinking fund bond and interest.
Moved by Joseph, seconded by Il. q.
Richard, that ordinance No. Ill be
passed.
ORDINANCE NO. Ill.
An ordinance prohibiting the sale of
fruit, soda water, ice cream, on any
kind OF soft drinks, OF other articles
allowable en- sale on Sunday. III the
same building where general mer-
ehandise or grocery business is con-.
Quoted.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Trustees OF. the Town OF Mel
vile, St.landry, Parish, Louisiana,
That it shall be unlawful for any per
son or persons, corporation or corpora
lions or otherwise to sell or offer for.
sale on Sunday In o. from the same.
building wherein they are conducting
q general merchandise or grocery store.
any fruit or vegetables, soda water or
any kind of soft drinks, ice cream, sher-
berts, etc., or other articles allowable
on sale on Sunday under the statute of
the State Of Louisiana.
Be II further ordained, etc,
THAT any person or persons, corpora
ton or corporations or otherwise who
shall violate the foregoing provision of
this ordinance shall upon conviction
thereof be fined not less than five dol
lSeo oAASSosVVy mo4o tAsA nICy uOklafs
lS50.O01 n all cost of court; and in de-
fault OF payment of fine and cost shall
pe imprisoned for g term d worked on
2 streets Within the discretion OF the
Mayor or shall suffer fine and impris-
onment or worked on the streets as the
Court maydeem proper.
Be it further ordained. etc.
That all ordinances or parts OF ordi-
nances u conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed, and this or
dinance shall take effect from and after
the LIST day OF February, 1910.
Ihus done, read aud passed in regular
session convened on this 4th day ofJan-
nary, AID, 1910, st Melville, st. Landry
Parish, Louisiana.
WILLIAMS, M. d. Mayor.
Attest: Ed. LEBLANC, CLERK.
Moved by Joseph. seconded hv 4 d
Richard that oraianance No. lI2 be-
passed.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-01-29
ORDINANCE no. III

1D14N@A1N 40 III.
IN ordinance prohibiting the sale Of
fruit, soda water, ice cream, or any
kind Of soft drinks, or other articles
allowable en- sale on Sunday, in the
same building where b general mer-
ehandise OF grocery business is con-
dI1afaT
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-28

-a e.
Torrance Saturday classes him with
the best garden men in this humble
circuit. Hunter nailed one to the
right center to start Keokuk's half.
Williams speared the ball with one
hand about a foot from the grounds
and crushed activities. A few innings
later Johnson in center grabbed a
very difficult one.
Keokuk had just few chances to
score during the encounter. In the
first a man was eased around to third
with one down and in the sixth and
ninth, second was reached. But for
the most part our chances were slim.
More Openings for Monmouth.
The Browns had few more chances
extended them than did these Indians,
but let us repeat, Burch was master
when under fire. A beautiful ope-ing
was shown in the 7th when Williams
led off with a double and was followed
by Fosters safe bunt. Johnson was
out, Bresnahan to Miller, and Williams
was caught between third and home
wien nc tiicu U sCoiS vi d Suoit oAc
to Collins. A moment later Collins
gave the fans palpatation of the heart
when he fielded ball to first when
he might have much easier forced
man at second, by taking one step on
to the bag. Burch got out of several
other holes that were less dangerous.
and only once-the eleventh-did he
allow brace of hits. The score: