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Maclean, is one of the cleverest and most
entertaining books of the year and ia
written in the most charming manner inn
aginable
The author has chosen plot concern
ing present day conditions that cannot
fail to please, and in the denouement of
the story the interest of the reader is
held to the very end
The events in THE Mainspring'' ara
absorbing and altogether probable and
hinge upon a gigantic struggle between
opposing financial interests In New York
which seek to obtain possession of a
northwestern railroad system, one side
headed by Jessup Craven, who IL "as
straight as die the other by Israel
Farnum, crooked as rattlesnake." At
the opening of the story young Ash
more, newspaper reporter, comes to the
Long Island Home of Mr.. Craven, who
is at the point of death. and is persuaded
to represent Cravens son, who is missing
and thus make possible the use of Graz
ven's money in the impending conflict. In
his new career Ashmore develops marked
ability. How he is kidnapped on board
a. boat belonging to one Of Farnums
agents. his fight with the latter and es-
cape, the cleanup of the Farnum crowd
on one of the biggest days Wall street
ever saw, and a most unexpected revela-
ton regarding Ashmore-these are among
the features of this unusual story Of love,
action and adventure, which will univer-
sally please.
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED REvIEws
LATER.)
THE HOUSE OF A THOUSAND
WELCOMES" By E. r. Upset. With
eight illustrations by Joseph Damon The
John Lane Company. New York.
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I particular. As we came across the 18TH
mus on the road we were surprised TO see
that there was no dust nor cinders and
very little smoke and when We asked
why we were told that the engines were
oil burning During my stay here l have
taken ride on one of these oil locomo-
tives, and after riding on it from Ancon
to culebra my face was as clean as when
left Panama.
My engine was No. .e5S constructed by
one of our American locomotive compa-
MES. and its only fuel was crude petro-
leum. The trip was arranged for me by
Mr.. A. X. Stone, the master of transport
tation of the Panama railroad and broth
er of Warren S. Stone, the grand chief of
the International Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. I was accompanied by
Mr.. James A. Craig, the senior travelling
engineer of the commission and the man
who ran the locomotive was Peg Con-
ners, one of the old standbys here and
well known In the states. Peg told
me that his engine weighed $4,000 pounds
and that it was carrying 300 pounds of
steam pressure.
The only fuel was crude oil. Just back
of the engine was an oil tank of $500 gall
Ions, and this held sufficient for a run of
500 miles. The oil was let into the engine
tnfOuSu pipes anu the III ctldfi toulu III
crease or lower the temperature by turn
ing a valve.
looked into the furnace A mighty
flame filled the fire box and I was told
that the heat within was 2200 degrees
above zero 1t made me feel as.if there
was only a sheet of brown paper between
me and Hades. 1 then looked out of the
window at the smokestaok. There was
practically nothing rising. into the air. bur
a moment later, when the fireman threw
shovelful of sand into the furnace. a
great black cloud burst forth, and the
SCOT flew out by the bushel. 1t is in this
way that the smoke pipe is cleaned the
tremendous draft caused by the flame car
rying the sand through and cutting the
| SCOT.
| As I rode I could see the economy of
using the oil. When we went down grade
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ber-neck trains. These are cars which
have been put on to take visitors through
the canal They may special trips through
the various divisions with a loud-mouthed
conductor and the charge is 81 a trip.
Handling the Traffic
II Is big job to handle 1856 trains a day
on a so mile line and its branches, and
am told that that job is better done here
than 1t has ever been done elsewhere
The trains move like clockwork, and
every engineer and every brakeman has
to be Johnny-on-the-spot to catch the sig
nails and not cause complications.
In the first place the labor trains have
to be on time to get the men to their
work, and the scenes at the round house
when the engines start out are worth no
tice. There are 100 and more engines at
Pedro Miguel, all of which leave at $50
a. M. Every engineer is ready before that
time. and when the whistle blows the
conductors and brakemen are all in their
places. We have record of dispatching
100 engines from that yard within five
minutes, and the usual time required is
only seven minutes. Some of these en-
gines 80 to Miraflores, some to the Guile
bra cut. and others to other places.
AT the same time other engines are sent
out from other yards and the whole sys-
tenn moves like one fine machine. In or
der to keep the engines in shape they are
gore over every night as soon as they
come in from the work and are cleaned
up and repaired before morning. Those
which need II are sent to the repair shops,
where the work is done chiefly by cleo
trio light all the defects being remedied
between p. m. and a. m
In addition to the regular trains there are
wreckinE trains, which keep up steam
night and day. There are hospital cars
which are especially fitted with mat
tresses and berths for carrying the SICK
of those who meet with accidents, and
there are coaling trains. which go through
the canal when the work is not in prog
ress and load the steam shovels and sup
ply the blacksmith shops and other places
where coal is needed.
The handling of the trains, and the man
Aging of the switches is a great work.
The trains are moved by flags and signals,
a green flag meaning south bound and
yellow one north bound. The semaphore
is also employed, and when the steam
shovels are working In the cut a negro
stands at each switch and turns 1t as the
yardmaster signals. Indeed the system Is
such that accidents are comparatively
few.
On an Oil-Burning Locomotive
The machinery and equipment of these
railroads are of the most modern descrip-
ton. The engines used in hauling out the
earth and rock are the largest of their
kind, and those of the Panama railway
proper are modern and first-class in every
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"A MAN IN THE OPEN"

BY Roger Poeock. The Bobbs, Merrill
Company, Indianapolis. Ind.
Bearing the decided stamp Of originality
"A Man in the Open,' by Roger Pocock
heads the list of early autumn books. 1t Is
an entirely new departure in fiction writ
ing but will be none the less welcome be-
cause of that. 1t is bound to attract at
tention by reason of its very oddly and
unconventionality. The author has tapped
fountain of humor that never dwindles,
his knowledge of human nature is seem
inglv limitless. the supply of adventure Is
hounteous, the philosophy Is shrewd and
original and the narrative never fails to
hit the target. One might think that Dc
Morgan had reached the acme of form
lessness, but Mr.. Pocock seems to go him
one better, though his structural method Is
artistic in its unevenness and serves to
emphasize the stalwArt character of Jesse
Smith. the hero.
In the beginning the story is related by
an Ignorant man In the first person from
his earliest recollection. Later. his wife.
whom he marries long after the beTinning
of the story and who is cultivated wonf-
an. takes up the tale and for few chap
ters carriers it on. when 1t is resumed by
the husband After the middle of 1t Is
past and there is trouble between the hus-
band and the wife. IT Is told In the form OF
letters from the man TO ms dead nother.
This unusual style has the advantage of
revealing. through their methods of re-
hearsine their experiences. the character
istics of the various figures in the story
and of injecting into the narrative a
charm of variety which keeps the interest
at fever heat. Surprise follows close on
the heels of surprise. and there is never
an instant when the reader has cause for
declining interest.
Another way In which the unusualness
Of the book strikes the reader is in the
matter of its setting. It begins far up in
Labrador where the hero is introduced
as small boy, living the rugged life OF
the fisher folk. The scene later shifts to
the Texas cattle country. but the prin-
cipal action takes rlace in British Column
bia, where Jesse Smith now lives and
where begins his real romance. All this
lends flavor to the narrative, for the au-
thor knows his country thoroughly and
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RAILWAY-By Frank G. Carpenter

the oil was shut off and gravity did the
work. The flow was also reduced at the
stations, and fuel was only needed when
the engine required 1t. Such an engine
costs about $4,000. It has what is known
as the E. I. track equipment. The one on
which l rode was built like a watch and
It ran as smoothly.
The Railroad Men of the Isthmus
Mr.. Smith. the general superintendent
of the Panama railway. tells me that I'm
Gle Sam has down here at Panama the
cream of the railroad engineers and con-
ductors of the United States. We pay the
highest salaries that are paid to railroad
men anywhere in the world and our men
have the best treatment We now have
altogether 413 locomotive engineers on tho
isthmus and $50 of these are receiving
more than $500 year. We have other
from $50 to s215 per month, and both en-
the main line of the Panama road, who
are receiving $3.50 a month
The wages of our conductors range
from $50 to s215 per month and both en-
gineers and conductors, like all the gold
employees of the isthmus, have 43 days va
cation with pay. They have also sick
leave for 80 days, making total OF u
days in the year that man may be out
of his work and still receive pay
AS result OF these advantages. making
the pay 40 or so per cent more than that
In the states. the railroad company has
no trouble in getting the best men. It
has a long waiting list. and every rail-
road man who has come here and gone
away wants TO get back. At first such
appointments were Ia -gely political. but
the misfits have beef discharged and
weeded out, until the service is now tina
most efficient to be found anywhere.
I am told that many of these railroad
men are saving money. They can lay
away more out of their salaries than they
could earn in the states, and, owing to tho
low prices of the commissary. they can
live more eheaply here than at home
The most of such men are fine LOOKING
physically and am told they are morally
clean. FRANK G. CARPENTER
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tails, but of the Spanish American war
and its perils and hazardous times we
are given an account which is at once In
teresting and compelling
We are told that Captain O'Brien was
Irish born, though brought up in New
York, and not content with being a
'landlubber." at IS he ran away and be-
came a cook on fishing sloop.
When the civil war broke out we find
Captain O'Brien third officer of the Illi-
nois, one Of the ships with which It was
planned to ram the Merrimac.
A thrilling story is the one in which
he relates how he carried the dynamite
to Colon in his schooner Rambler" ami
the terrific storm he encountered in the
Gulf of Mexico.
Afterward we find him allied with Cuba
and his recital concerning the notable
men he met. Garcia and others, and his
remarkable experiences, playing hide and
seek, lodging and out-witting the spies
and the detectives, makes romance out
OF an every day event that is full of color
anG effect.
Always law abiding citizen, Captain
Smith only turned his attention to help
ing those who were fighting for their
Political liberty. through the sheer belief
that they were In the right.
He explains in "a Captain Unafraid'
how he never was guilty of breaking any
law. save when his aid was necessary to
the down-trodden and helpless, and he
confesses himself rebel against any au-
thority that tends torrestrict human lib
erty in the sense that it amounts to des-
potisnl.
After an eventful life full of experiences
and adventuresome episodes In his old age
Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien is now
serving as a pilot in Havana-an interest
ing character from first to last.
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the glimpses of it he gives are photograph
lie in their reality.
But most remarkable of all is the char
aeter OF the hero. Never before since
men began writing of imaginary people
has anybody thought of such man as
Jesse Smith. He comes to life and all it's
experiences absolutely fresh, and although
he has many hard experiences he retains
much of the freshness that seems to be
inherent in his nature. All the primal
passions of men aref amiliar to him, but
the littleness, the meanness engendered
by human nature, he does not readily
comprehend. and each of them has to be
thrust on him afresh. He is not stupid
he is not wilfully blind he is not senti-
mental where human nature Is concerned;
but the little training he has had as a
child and his later life at sea and on the
plains have made him oblivious of small
things and have absorbed him in the vast
ness of nature. So, through everything
he remains simple. and he approaches all
situations and problems free from con-
ventional views and methods of treatment
With a character such as Jesse Smith
in the foreground. nothing but the unusual
could be expected to happen. Jesse be-
comes the center of action in a story of
love and adventure which is sufficient to
appeal to the most jaded literary appetite
The elements of the plot are not compli-
Gated. but they are absorbingly interest
ing, and while, of course, Jesse is the
principal figure, he has been surrounded
by goodly company whose acquaintance
is we'll worth making.
THE HANDSPRING"
BY Charles Agnew Maclean. illustrated
by Edmund Frederick. Little, Brown
& Company, Boston.
Nfoin NV RI or
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CHINESE PLAYMATEs.s

BY Norman II. Pittman. Illustrated with
pen and ink sketches by Sen Fab Shang.
l.. C. Page & Company. Boston.
China and Japan have always furnished
the most beautiful setting for stories,
plays and operas and in "Chinese Play
mates" the surroundings and atmosphere
of the far away Chinese empire lend them
selves most charmingly to the writer's
pen all of which Norman II. Pittman
has been clever enough to use in an ar
tistic and absorbing manner in his story.
'Chinese. Playmates' deals with little
China folk who furnish the personnel of
a story that is at once unique and inter-
esting.
The descriptions of the country and its
customs and its habits, the life of the
people. their peculiarities and their charm
the mode of dress and manner of living
are all given in detail, while the author
has woven them together about a plot
that is. sufficient to make the story one of
romance as well as fact.
"Chinese Plavmates' is one of the best
books of it's kind that has come from
the publishers for some time, and those
who are fond of reading of the Orient and
its people viii find stimulating influence
in It's pages.
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you valuable Information on more than
hundred world topics.
Fifth: Because the book Is about you.
directly or indirectly, and should be read
by every intelligent and patriotic citizen
in America.
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THE TREASURE BABIES"

BV MHrla TTOfINsOH DaVIeSs, 1T1ustfateU
by W. B. Killing. The Bobbs, Merrill
Ccnnanv, Indiananolis,
Although written before her latest and
greatest success. "The Melting OF Molly"
Maria THOMPSON Daviess has written no
more delightful story than 1.-THE Treasure
Rahies.'' which. while ii is a book for
children of that age when they no longer
care for juvenile books and have not Yet
formed a taste for those which are semi
grown-up. is equally as attractive to
"grown-ups." who will find the story
~i'i'e rs readable as children will. for
nothing could appeal to mothers and ia
+''e-s -nore rh-r a happy bunch of chill
dren hunting for the lost money belt of
SO >'.'~- r',o -sust leave them
to enter a soldiers home II the belt. which
ts hidden during an engagement In
=. civil var, is not found. as told In this
story. 1.-The Calico Bunch" as the an
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ROSEMARY"
BY Helen Sherman Griffith. illustrated

BY Helen Sherman Griffith. Illustrated
by II. Dewitt Welch. The Penn Pub
fishing Company, Philadelphia.
1t is pleasing in these days of problem
novels and sex questions to pick UP de-
lightful, wholesome, clean novel like
Helen Sherman Griffith has written in
Rosemary"
Those who love for love alone will find
in abundance the sweetest, purest and
most enchanting story of a girl who has
not by any means quiet, upeventful life,
but who passes through the tempestuous
times with credit to her-elf and finally ar
rives at the haven of happiness by the
normal route all of which leaves the
reader with a pleasant taste. as ii were.
in his mouth--the remembrance of beau
tisul story beautifully told.
Rosemary" is the sort of story that
makes you think good of everything and
everybody, and all that is high end noble
Of human nature Is brought out by he
author In striking lines and makes deep
impression upon those who are inclined to
believe with her that things are as she
pictures them.
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% HOTEL MAN. DOING GOOD
neas. wants a lady partner with
nee. Some capital necessary.
TO- particulars, Box 1l44. Boise.
eS1S
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
AND BOOMING HOUSES
FOR LEASE T-NFTiRNIsHEp,

FOR LEASE. UNFURNIsHED.
~ rooms. u baths, toilets. steam heat.
!aree rooms. One Of the incest places IN
me city All new and ready for occu-
pancy shortly. Rent very reasonable
oese location. unfurnlshed
o1-room modern apartment house.
s.auiPped with disappearing beds. gas,
IItones, refrigerators. in fact. every
known convenience. All new. swell loo.
rent low. See me for further particulars.
Ni'"o-IS rooms. modern: Main St; rent
$96; heat free: good lease: an eX-
es.oo cellent transient place.
SooVV-oo rooms. best location In city, a
modern, upto-date hotel; low
rent: long lease: terms TO right
party.
, we have places from TO 40 rooms;
IN tact. anything in this line for sale, we
nave II; satisfaction guaranteed.
HEADQUARTERS FOR HOTELS AND
LEASES.
RICHTER. REAL ESTATE.
% Main ST Phone 641.
A. l.. BRATTAIN. MGR. B. o. DEPT,
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FURNITURE REPAIRING


w WILLIAMS & SON. 166 N. ST, BELL
l5iS-K. Upholstering. chairs rccaned
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT


]. p GODDARD. c. p A. AUDITING
and general accountancy. b2e Mcintyre
bldg Wasatch 5l6t c@Os3
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Z, r7-RNIsHED HOUSE. VERY
In. moderate rent, strictly mon,
2l-W. eilo4
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FOR RENT

4 ~-5rpNTsuED HOUSE OF 6 or
.rs close In or East Ind 80. 81;
%asatch 5s17-W. eatS
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BOOK STORES

BITy S0---~~--->~>-S~-~~~-
IN iio sELL AND EXCHANGE
1o0th y; d NJ Book store, 10 East
rnone Wasatch 26ls. p2G12
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UfsL NEEDING FRIENDS WILL
hem at the Salvation Army. Ad-
N communications to Mrs, Adju-
1eate. 52l East Third South street
AXE City. n24S2
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SAFES AND VAULTS

:TTE 1866 TTE LINE OF SAFES AND
vsn,ss SUs always on nana; A rev sc,,ISr sscUhIu.
rand Tmp safes for sale. Write for e'r0u,as ,Ince
shealy Safe q Vault Co. IL r. " IozS7s
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
FARMS AND ACREAGE


FARMS FOR SALE.
BUY a FARM ON THE CAR LINE TC
HOLIDAY.
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m FURNISHED ROOMS AT 3
q apis Phone wasatch 3Si5.
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ACCORDIAN PLEATING


eUNBURST AND SIDE PLBATINo.
Mrs, NJ. N. Jennens. EOS East 3rd SO.
ct Bell phone Hyland ISL pI9t5
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FOR RENT
APARTMENTS FURNISHED
BRANSFORD APARTMENTS

(Near Eagle Gate)
location best In city. furnished and
unturnished suites: furnished suites. with
or without board American nlan; cafe
IN connection; open to the public.
-Tc
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DRESSMAKING
KEY-FITTING

J. 6unni,i iSG. LOCK WORK. BICY.
''' 20. Phones Bell 36e8 Ind.
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UPHOLSTERING, FRENCH POLISH
ing. mattresses rcmadc. Geo, A, Fhil~
lips & Co.. 1875 c at. Wasatch e42i. dl74S
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THE COLONIAL.
Elegantly furnished two and three
room apartments with reduced rates from
SZo and up single rooms. with or without
f205s
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WILMA DECORATING

sERTHA WS1S1T1sI,:-":1I WNGEN5;s?: ): sT11T1io>
Ia Third South China siiaSIs
NJ 30 priSes. Class and private
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ON UTAH AND IDAHO FARMS; LIB
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NO AGENT. NO COMMISSION. AN
the owner: will sacrifice properties for
a short time. 7-room modern frame as
a bargain. $500, cash. 5000: $40 a month;
blocks east OF State St
Double house. strictly modern 4 room
on either side; rents s37 per month $4,000:
easy terms. End North and 1st West sts
Corner lot. 66S125 t.. corner 2nd North
and 1st West; s45Oo; easy terms.
Lots opposite Capitol, cor. Vino and
Center $500 per rod; would make fine
site for hotel. bachelor apartments or
apartment house
800 acres. Will cut Up any amount to
suit; Tooee county bet. Salt Lake r. r.
and Western Pac r. r., $50 per acre. SO
per month. no interest.
$3.50. s acre lots. q miles west OF city
limit; $50 cash. bal $40 per month no
interest
JOS. BATMGARTEN.
so7 Scott Bldg. Salt Lake City. Utah
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CLEANING AND DYEING

SALT LAKE CLEANING co. asI so.
State st. Phones 52S5-Ss35. n,ass7
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WALLPAPER CLEANING
HAIR GOODS

FINEST LINE OF HAIR GOODS AT
lowest prices. See Mrs. Miner Vel
vet,na Shop. c. East 4th South. Wa
satch 2636. b1203
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PATENTS

MODEDLS BUILT AND PERFECTED;
unteed. V Nielsen. CT SO. State. assS2
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FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE
IMPROVED AND UNIMPRovED.
NOTICE.

Desiring 20 move my family TO Cali
fornia for three or four years, l oner
my beautiful country home. known as
Chateau Rouville,'' for sale. a thor
oughly modern. 11-room house. oeautl-
fully arranged. with all possible con-
venlences. together with all furniture and
fixtures. acres OF the finest KIND OF
fruit land. large barn. laundry, fruit
trees. a modern chicken plant thoroughly
stocked with blooded stock. Independent
water system. Whole property In splen-
did repair This Is recognized as one OF
the finest and most practical country es-
tates In Utah. right on Ashton avenue
car line, close to good schools. cool can
Won breeze and splendid surroundings.
Terms to suit purchaser. Apply to G. 8.
Vadner on promises. 9th East and Ash
ton ave. Phone HyIand 2010. d3s54
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FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE-A BARGAIN IN BATH
ing suits; IS mems IS women g.
boys, girls, all ne-piece, good quality
Main St d3S05