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THE SUNDAY CALL. | Qonglcied by G. Lathrop. e — entitled “Lin- which repre- est work of Edwin Mark- = which show the influ- on are in the minor- ms as if Pegasus ntly to - of vers r Poems, be kept of the go- fraternity mes are unworthy th test genius; but, after thing and a course of . her. for speculation books of verse ete the s beholdin, uing der 1 be con- y he coula the same high ider the best poems: saw the Whirlwind hurried on nd came down as it common road— t of Earth, prophecy; serious stuff 5, and com- She took Clay warn tain: ¥ and honor us nd was in him, the red y of light he shrinking weed oak flaring to the wind— o the Matterhorn oke and gesture of a king. pile as he buflt the State, splendid strength through every Pouring his blow, The conscience of him testing every stroke, To make his deed the measure of & man. o came the Captain with a mighty heart: _ And when the step of Earthquake shook the ’ house, ‘Wrenching the rafters from their ancient hold, He held the ridgepole up, and spiked again The rafters of the Home. He held his place— Held the loog purpose like a growing tree— Held on through blame and faltered mot at praise And when he As when a ki Goes down wi: And leaves & fell in whirlwind, he went down 1y cedar green with boughs b 2 great shout upon the hills, nesome place against the sky. OUR DEATHLESS DEAD. How shall we honor them, cur Deathless Dead® With strew of laurel and with stately tread? With blaze of re brightening overhead? Nay, not cheaper praises bring; They will easy honoring. Not all o m, breaking the blue noon, Not the rare reliquary, writ with rune, our reverent cheers, Not all the 3 bugles blown, Nor can we praise aione In the majestic reticence of stone: Not even our 1y ea: Cen honor them, passed upward to their spheres. Ney, we must meet our august hour of fate As they met theirs; and this will consecrate, Mhis honor them, this stir their souls afar, While they ere climbing to &n ampler star. The soaring piliar and the epic boast, The fiaring pageant and the storied plle May pariey with Oblivion awhile, To seve some Sargon of the fading host; But these are vain to hold Against the slow creep of the patient mold, The noiseless drill of the erasing rust: The pomp, the arch, the scroll cannot begulle The ever-ciroling Destinies that must Mix king and clown into one rabble dust. + Neo name of mortal s secure in stone:. Hewn on the Parthenon, the name will waste; Carved on the Pyramid, "twill be effaced. I the heroic deed and there alone, %s max’s one hold against the craft of Time, That humbles into dust the shaft sublime— Thet mixes sculptured Karnak with the sands, Unannaled, blown about the Libyan lands. How keep their mighty memories alive? In him who feels their passion, they survivel (Published by McClure, Phillips & Co., New York. Price $1) BooKs for eadin Pcople No* merely current fiction—but aiso all the important Works of the Day; a wide selection of Standard and Classical Literature. 238 POST STREET, San Francisco. Write for catalogne of publications. prodded now., poems | The Lovely Mrs. Pemberton. A book without a likable character in it is what Florence Warden has accom- plished in “The Lovely Mrs. Pemberton.” There may be those who will mingle their tears with the rather too ready tears of the heroine over the difficulties that come of having an adoring husband whom she is not quite sure of loving until the last page of the book; of being spled upon everlastingly by a green-eved, prying spin- ster aunt, who resents her nephew’s mar- riage; and of having attracted the notice of an unserupulous old libertine, who takes advantage®of her youth and his own Lord Thanington, is the leader. Innocent- 1y enough and with keen enjoyment of the gayeties of the county magnate’s coterle, she takes the pleasure that comes her way, suspecting no motive on the part of the Earl other than the avowed friendly interest in her husband and herself, until near the end of the book she gets her first real lesson in worldly wisdom. And here the akness of Peter Pemberton is plainly ‘shown. He loves his wife well enough to have forgiven her had ' she erred, but not well enough to give her the chance to prove her innocence until she pockets her pride and forces herselt upon im. The story is written in that pains- taking manner that relieves the reader of the mental effort of inference. (Publisted Jom Luther Leng. OHN LUTHER LONG wrote that remarkably clever little story, “Madame Butterfly.” Many will probably remember the dramatiz: version of it that was given some time ago at a local playhouse. For its deep iu- man interest, its delicate charm and 1its entirely out of the ordinary conceit of plot it won all hearts wherever presented. ““Madame Butterfiy” tells the tragedy in the life of a young Japanese Geisha girl who, through the passing whim of a naval officer, becomes his wife. He regards the match merely as an episode of a few happy months p: d in the land of flo ers and sunshine and sails away to native land, leaving abundant prom! to come again some day to see his little Japanese wife. Butterfly re- mains true to what she is pleased to con- sider an American wedding and not one of Japanese custom, and her only thoughts are for her golden-haired child and her sailor lover. The officer does return to Jepan, but he brings with him an Ameri- can wife, to whom he has confessed his foolish entanglement of former idle days. The wife condones the offense and is They imagine the ~ Geisha's will be more than minds are only di abused of this idea by the tragic suicide of poor little Madame Butterfly, who, with all her perverted ideas of morality, according to our code, is yet truer to her offspring and the natural laws of nature and of right and wrong than this man whe goes as a leader among men. “Madame Butterfly” is such an artistic creation that it seems a shame to men- tion in the same sentence the last writing of this talented, but uneven, author, “Naughly Nan,” published by the Cen- tury Company of New York. “Naughty Nan” tells the anxious to adopt the child. few that for a wounded scothed and t dollars story of a supposedly up-to-date New York girl wich decidealy bohemian tendencies. Nan has an aunt, who, to save her for an English clergyman to whom she had been .al- lotted in childhood, calls in the assist- ance of a nephew to care for the wiliful beauty while the aunt takes a trip to Europe. The nephew is to become en- gaged to Nan, that is, as far as the world knows. This make-believe betrothal is suppose to keep away the bohemian lovers and to throw Nan and the nephew together as much as possible that he may keep an eve on her and save her “for Cawdor.” Of course Nan and the nephew fall in love, but the man uses every ef- fort in his power to be true to the trust imposed on Nan decides to win him in spite of himself by getting another man to elope with her, kiowing that_her lover will follow. She plans to have him over- take them, then to tell the man with whom she has eloped that for him she cares nothing and forthwith to throw herself on the nephew’s mercy to marry her and save her good name. This fairy dream materializes into a raiflroad acci- dent in which the nephew sustains in- juries that frightfully disfigure his face. Nan nurses him, but when he is off the sickbed and the banddges take1 from his face she finds the sight more than she can bear and disappears to leave him to his fate. Then comes any quantity of trouble for th phew, but he finally beats out ag: fate in the end and wins Nan for his bride after all—by the aid of Mr. Long’s fertile imagination. The beginning of the story promises well, for the dialogue e Te 2 is snappy and bright; but t mainder of the book is strained and s . It will appeal to those who-are fond of “gallery play’’; if you care for the improbable, lurid and mawk- b * 1ohty Nan” will hold out a gleam of sunshine for you in the book world. 21 . relations with her hnsband, an obscure gounty solicitor. But weeping with the lovely Mrs. Pemberton does not necessi- tate liking her; and while Peter Pember- ton is wonderfully single-hearted in his devotion to his young wife he is much too ready to listen to the trouble-brewing aunt. The book has no surprises except for the central figure herseif, who upon m-.rri'ing the first man she meets finds herself suddenly absorbed into the smart set, of which her husband’s chief patron, el by F. M. Buckles & Co,, Price, $1 25.) New York. A Fool’s Year. The plot of “A Fool's Year” is some- what unusual. The central figure of the story is a young Englishman, Geoffrey Stewart, who does what heroes of novels seldom do. He accepts a bribe which is offered to him as the price of his silence about a dishonorable transaction of which he has become aware. Stewart is a T young man, whose only possession is a manor hcuse fast falling into ruin from neglect. Stewart lives in London with the family of a kinsman, Lord St. Ives. Lord St. 1ves has made the acquaintance of an American, Cyrus Ho??et. a man who has come to England with the intention of entering soclety there by the aid of the colossal fortune of which he Is possessed. It comes to the knowledge of Stewart that Hopper has been engaged in a dishonora- ble affair which has taken place \during the racing season in England. BStewart tells Hopper that he considers it his duty to let Lord St. Ives know of the affair. Hopper then offers to give Stewart a mil- lion pounds if the latter will keep silent. At first Stewart s very indignant at such, an offer, but when he hnsgnhad time to+ think of all he-might accomplish with the aid of this money he agrees to keep Hop- per’s secret. For a year Stewart silences his conscience and tries to enjoy the fruits of his dishonorable act. During the first part of this year he is happy enough. Then Stewart finds that because he does not tell how he has acquired his fortune his acquaintances are beginning to belleve that it has not come through honorable means. For his kineman’s sake Lord St. Ives does what he can to lull this smspi- cion, but even he feels that it is through fear that Stewart does not reveal the source of his wealth. Stewart meets a daughter of Cyrus Ho?— per, Patricla, and with her he falls in love. The thought that this girl would despise him if she knew the source of his wealth begins for Stewart a period of mental torture. To this he puts an end by returning the money to Hopper and by confessing his wrong to Lord St. Ives. Stewart eventually finds that his poverty does not stand in the way of his winning Patricia Hopper. (Appleton’s Town and Country Library. Cloth, $1; paper, 50c.) History of Los Angeles. A beok of interest in California is a “History of Los Angeles,” by Charles Dwight Willard, that has just been pub- lished by Kingsley, Barnes & Neuner Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Willard’s book pos- sedses the advantage of an_absence of “biographical sketches” and gives an abundance of matter in the nature of his- tory that is yeal history and not boom items of an advertising character. Ths volume is handy in size and well indexed. The matter contalned there was first pub- lished in the magazine section of the Los Angcles Herald during the months from July to December in 191. In its present form it will appeal to those of the Her- ald’s readers who are desirous of obtain- ing the history in a permanent form. R e \ Feminology. “Feminology,” by Florence Dressler, M.E., M.D., is a book or some 700 pages, tully indexed and illustrated. The idea of the volume is expressed in the sub-title, ‘“A Guide for Womanhood, Giving in Detail Instructions as to Motherhood, Maiden- hood and the Nursery.” Dr. Dressier should be well fitted for the task she has undertaken, for she is professor of gyne- cology in the College ot Medicine and Sur- gery, Chicago, and lecturer on diseases of women and 'children in the Queen Vic- torla Memorial Hospital and College for Nurses, Chicago. The general idea of the present volume is certainly to be com- mended, for it has been written in the spirit t : ‘“Nature effects cures herself. All the aling art can do is to discover what she is trying to accomplish, and as- sist to that end.” Dr. Dressler's plan is to show women how they shouid live and let live in order to avold fli-health rather han what medicines théy should take hen sick, She explains this’in Ter intro- duction, as follows: “As accessorles to the preservation of health, we have embodied some of the rudiments of sanitary science, such as the ventilation of the home, the need of hy- gienic dress, the necessity for external and internal cleanliness of the person and sur- r?undlngu, the best modes of exercises, ete. ““The human needs the agencies of pure air, pure water, pure food and sunshine in abundance. He needs to learn the law of moderation in all that he does to pre- serve an unimpaired body, and to know that he can never disobey any of nature's laws without suffering the inevitable con- sequence. ““When the practice of the'laws of health and the cardinal virtues becomes estab- lished happiress will increase with the years of life and the knowledge they bring. The mere animal happiness of childhood cannot be regretted nor com- pared to what is enjoyed by matured life, when health, ‘the vital principle of pliss,’ is ‘possessed. “Feminology” is published by C. L. Dressler & Co., Chicago. | Astrology. Laird /& Lee of Chicago have recently published a book on astrology by Comte C. de Saint-Germuin. Price $1. This book is 2 new departure in astrology, as the, author has based hLis work on an entirely new method worked out by himself, or rather rediscovered by him, as he claims it is the very method of the ancient Egyptians and Assyrian magi lost dur- ing the dark ages iatervening between their times and ours. Be this as it may, w3 certainly do not find in this work any of the difficult calculationc and opera- tions without which heretofore astrolog: does not seem_ to have been thought of. Instead, we find a simple - process of gleaning a few directions and all the re- _sults from simple tables. Anybody may be an astrologer now. The first eleven chapters prepare the student, making him, step by step, ac- auainted with the material with which the science deals, and from which it gathers the desired information. The twelfth chapter then teaches the method ofb\lxslng the acquired knowledge and the 1ables. ) “Verba Crucis.” ‘“Verba Crucis” is a meditation upon what Jesus sald on Calvary by T. Calvin McClelland, minister of the United Church, Newport, R. L. This dainty little book will aid to give a new meaning to the words of Christ uttered from his cross. The last words of any life are always regarded as significant utterances —for the soul, when face to face with the beyond, sees with larger, clearer vision. How much more significant should be the messages which fell from Jesus’ lips—his seven short utterances—Verba Crucis—on Calvary? o Courtship of Anne Page. Ellen V. Talbot, in her story “The Courtship of Sweet Anne Page,” has laid lovers of Shakespeare under especial ob- ligation by filling an inviting gap in “The Merry Wives of Windsor” with the charming romance of sweet Anne Page and her courtship by the three lovers, Abraham Slender, the tallow-faced gawk chosen by her father; Dr. Cafus, the gar- lic-scented favorite of her mother, and the “gallant Fenton,” the choice of that “youthful under-plotter/” her own wiliful self. How the second suitor was played against the first and the third bantered Mrs. Minnie Masdzrn U HISepicture of Mrs. Fiske, so well known' to San Franciscans by her work as Becky Sharpe and Tess, shows her in the role of Giulia in “Diittle Italy.” It may be that some time we will be fortunate enough to see the play, but in the meantime we must con- sole ourselves by reading it. R. H. Rus- sell, the New York publisher, has just produced a fine edition containing, besides the play_itself, an introduction by the author, Horace B. Fry, and as an appen- dix “The Preface to ‘Un Pere Prodigue,’ by Alexandre Dumas Fils.” Mr. Fry’s tragedy is a little gem. It has in it all the elements of power that extreme simplicity can give. It is as a play all that ‘‘Cavalleria Rusticana” is as an opera. Of course, much is lost when we must make our imagination feed on the cold type in lieu of the graphic acting that Mrs. Fiske can undoubtedly give to such a part as at of Giulia; still .the imaginat:on must be a poor one that can- not sympathize with and understand the possibilities of the tragedy through its incisive lines. | Fiske. In his introduction Mr. ¥ry g.ves the following apology, really where no apol- ogy at all is needed: “With apologies, therefore, the author,|& presents the short domestic tragedy of ‘Little Italy,’ clalming that it truly de- picts an obscure form of life in New York City, and that such a woman as Giulla really lived there. Nostalgia is a malady not confined to rich or poor; and trus love, however - humble, will scour the world to find its lost object. These themes will appeal to all, and might entertain the reader who never saw the .play en- acted. ‘Little Italy’ is only one more of ‘the short and simple annals ‘of the oor.” : pThe play would only occupy about a half-hour, and about the same time to read, but through the lines you read vol. umes and the story of all times and peo- ples. The piot can be told in a half-dozen lines. The heroine lives in the Itallan quarter of New York. She is overcome by homesickness for her sunny Italy, and when a former lover's voice is heard be- neath the window singing one of the old songs she induces her husband to eall him up that she may learn the song. The lovers agree to return to Italy, but the wife is overtaken by an accident while attempting to escape from the room unob- served by her husband and is brought back dead in her lover’s arms. The pla is so strongly human and so filled witl life as life is that you find the simple characters, once known, are in your mind to stay. Play “reading” is not as enjoy- able as play *seeing,” but Mr. Fry's ef- fort. even in book form, is better worth your while than many of the loosely con- structed, badly written dramas now shoved at our heads by energetic man- agers. Mr. Russell has used all the pub- lisher's art to make the little book what it is—a souvenir well worth preservation. Price $1. Here they-are treasured up tenderly, as from the lips of a dearly loved friend— reverentially, as from the heart of a Sa- vior. They are not treated in dry, didacs tic exposition, but with the brevity of simple affection. The writer displays a rare, close sympathy, and chooses lan guage ‘well befitting his noble theme. “We stand at the holy of holies of Jesus’ sor- row. Here the heart must be high-priest —the heart purged from curiosity and clothed with reverénce; the heart alone may raise the veil and enter the mys- terious shadow of this solitude.” The typography of the volume is in keeping with its spirit—a dignified black- letter type, with illuminated initials and tasteful page designs, making a beautiful and appropriate gift for the Easter sea- son. (lgubllshed by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., New York. Price 50 cents.) and coquetted and finally eloped with is made the matter of the plot. '(Published by Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York. 40 cents.) The Sandals. “The Sandals, a Tale of Palestine,” by Z. Grenell, has just been published by Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York. “The sandals” referred to were the foat covering or the “blessed feet” which were “plerced for our redemption,” and the story tells what were their wanderings and who were their wearers from the time that they fell to the lot of a Roman soldier when Christ’s garments were parted among his crucifiers, to the day when they came back to Mary, the mother of Jesus. The book is quite tastefully bound and {llustrated. Price 40 cents. TRE SEQCRETS OF THE STARS TRIs WEER MADE/CLEAR TC YyOU HE week beginning on Sunday, April €, will be under the dominance of Mars, Neptune and Saturn. Under this influence many large deals should be consummated. There should be important developments in rafiroad, traction and trolley-line en- terprises. There should be a boom in the manu- facture of all kinds of machinery. During this week the State Legislature will re- celve many applications for franchises, and powerful companies will be formed. There will be new movements in mili- tary and naval circles, and large appro- priations will be asked for Bpeculation will be steady and strong, but there will be large demands and: possi- bly corners in various lines. New powers, new forces, new personali- ties and companies will arrive in the cen- ters of trade this week, and will take bhand in the world's affairs. Conditions governing general health will be falir, but the nervous, overworked peo- ple should rest, as the vibrations will have & marked tendency to exaggerate nervous troubles. The weather should be warm and pleas- ant, with occasional April showers. Marriage. This is a propitious time for the con- tracting of the marital bonds. The 12th and 13th are especially lucky days, and those who marry on either of these dates will experience long and happy wedded lives. Business, April 6, Sunday—This day should be spent quietly and restfully. Letters may be written to-day, and social calls ex- changed. April 7, Monday—Business will be ex- cellent upon this day. Big deals will be April 6, Sunday—Those who celebrates* made and wholesale merchants shouls profit largely. Stocks, railroad, ofl and mining stocks should open strong. Metals should go up from 10 to 11. Sugar and provisions from 11 to 12. April 8, Tuesday—Business affairs and inventions should be pushed to-day dur- ing the hours from 12 to 8 p. m., Grain and sugar take the lead to-day, but will be quite changeable from 10 to 11, then down at 12. All lines should be up a bit at the close and some may be carried over. with profit. April 9, Wednesday—This is a propitious day for the starting of new enterprises. Contracts and legal documents should be signed from § to 10 &. m. or 18 to 2 p. m. Stocks open about the same, but go up, from § to 10; metals and mining between 10 and 12, with sugar and grain up at 1. April 10, Thursday—Business will as- sume an undecided and doubtful aspect on this day. Changes will be sudden ang puzzling. Do not start new enterprises upon this date. Markets open fair, go up from 9 to 10, but are under rapid fluctua- tions frem 10 to 12, then down at 1, clos- ing with an upward tendency. 2 April 11, Friday—There should be im- portant moves made by large corporations to-day, with beneficial results to em- ployes. This is a good day for the trans- fer of property and for affairs of law. Speculation will be uncertain to-day. Stocks will fluctuate—down at 10, up some from 10 to 11, down at 12, with a slight rise at the close. April 12, Saturday—This is an excellent day to push business, travel, ask favors and to gettle deals. Market opens up a bit, goes vp some by 10; sugar and pro- | visions up by 11, with a changeable close. Birthdays. the anniversary of their birth upon this date will travel or make changes in resi- dence during the coming yeas. Those en- gaged in business will experience a profit- able year. All‘had best beware of acci- dents. . April 7, Monday—This will be an active and a highly successful business year for those whose birthday falls upon this date. All should avoid unnecessary risks, new L3 “GLORYOF THEANGELS" AT STANFORD. Bee First Page. ENETIAN art mosaics in the Memorial Chapel at Stanford University, after the mosaics in a famous cathedral of Rome, are beautiful. The picture shown is a portion of a long panel extending the full length of the circular altar dome and the height of the figure of the angel is over 10 feet. : The mosaic work is being done by a Venetian firm, celebrated the world over for its art work in mosaics, and so satisfactory is the work in the Memorial Chapel that Mrs. Stanford has recently contracted for about $40,000 worth more of the mosaic . work for the front portion of the chapel. 4.be much to perplex and annoy them. ventures or speculation. Young women will have offers of marriage. April 8, Tuesday—Those whose birthday falls upon this date will find this year fuil of excitement and extreme activity in business. Professional people will reap artistic successes. Those in employ should vigilantly watch their positions. 2 April 9, Wednesday—All whose birthday falls upon this day should care for their health and avoid worrying, as there l"i"ay he young will experience a year full of pleas- ure and social enjoyment. April 10, Thursday—Those who celebrate their birthday to-day should be careful in making investments during the coming year. Some may change their occupa- tlon. Literary people should be success- ful. Widowers will marry happily. April 11, Friday—Those whose birth an- niversary falls upon this day should be- ‘ware of quarreling, for there is danger of litigation and lawsuits for them. Business people wilt'find this vear a successful and lucrative one. There may be iliness or ac- cident in the family for some. April 12, Saturday—Very strong plan- etary aspects govern this day and the events. that will occur during this year will' be very strenuous ones. Business will Increase to an astonishing degree for those commercially engaged. All should beware of sudden changes. Young women may experience unhappy love affairs. : Births. The children born during this week will be extremely energetic, with a desire for freedom and independence. They will be broad-minded and ambitious. They will become managers of railroads, steamship lines and electric companies, also govern- ment officials. The girls will be of happy dispositions and will become brilliant “*women. April §, Sunday—The children-born upon this day will be of restless dispositions and fond of travel. They will be ingenious and of artistic temperaments. The boys ‘will make money and will do well in gov- ernment service. April 7, Monday—The children of to-day will be active of intellect, energetic and thoughtful. The boys will possess ex- ecutive ability and will become managers of large corporations. The girls will be soclal leaders and will make brilliant mar- riages. April 8, Tuesday—The children born up- on this day will be fortunate in all of their undertakings. They will .be of strong constitutions and will be long-lived. ‘When past the age of thirty they will acquire great wealth through ihheritance. April 9, Wednesday—These children will be of bright dispositions, will be fond of pleasure and will always be surroufded by admiring friends. They will be highly respécted and will succeed in business careers. The girls will marry at an early age. April 10, Thursday—The children born to-day will be generous, kind and of most unselfish dispositions. They will always spend much money and time benefiting other people. - They will never be wealthy, but will be happy in their chosen flelds. April 11, Friday—The children born to- day will be thoughtful and persevering. They will be very fond of pleasure and “of entertaining. The boys should become successful pro- fessional men and the girls will be social leaders. ¢ April 12, Saturday—The children born upon this day will possess extremely at- tractive personalities. The boys will rise in life through the assistance of influential fridnds. The girls will marry while quite young and their alliances will be contracted under most romantic cire ————-the State’s large co: Wit and Wisdom From New Books. Compiled by the April Era. ‘Those who have real merit are the last ones to see it in themselves and the first to see it in others.—Josh Billings’ Allmi- nax. Every woman who loves a man and 's anxious about him is sure that if she can be alone with him for a moment he will tell her the truth about his condition. The experience of thousands of years has not taught women that if there is one person in the world from whom a man will try to conceal his ills and aches, it is the woman he loves.—Marietta. A man in whom the elements are really well mixed troubles very little about . women, in so far as physical charm is concerned.—The Art of Life. Slander is the crime of saying what other people think.—The Glant's Gate. It is that which by one chance or anm- other so commends itseif to a creature as to Incite it to tire emotion called love, which, not speaking in figures, holds the power of life and death. Personality sometimes achieves .this, circumstances always aid it; but in all cases the result 1s the same and always the world it exists in—during its existence.—The Methods of Lady Walderhurst. One of the keenest whipsgwith which a woman can be scourged is the und served confidence of her friends.—The Story of Eden. Th' laaw is made f'r the d people, but ‘tis read be th’ coorts fr th’ other wans. If they's a hole in it, th" lawyers shticks a crowba-ar in, an’ ti ’udl. gives a bit av-help, an’ bechune th’ two they ma-ake th’ op'nin’ big enough f'r to put a locomotive injine through.—Po- liceman Flynn. It is always unwise to into matters that are kept from us from motives of friendship or affection.—A New Messiah. There’s times whin the divvil's a saint to what 2 man is, an’ times whin a saint might wink at the divvle, friendly like, out av remimbrance of the ould days.— Patricla of the Hills. Men are singularly unoriginal when they make love or pray. Women and the Deity have been perpetually hearing the same thing from the beginning of speech. —The Story of Eden. More murder has been done in the sa- cred name of faith than in all the shib- boleths which man has manufactured to justify his crimes.—A New Messiah, There do be three grades of llars. Th’ common liar lies f'r th' fun iv it, th’ artistic liar lies f'r a pur-rpose, an’ th’ politician lies because 'tis his nature to; he do be built that wa-ay.—Policeman Flynn. it il Literary Notes. Boon after the publication of Mary Cowder Clarke/8 famous Shakespearean “Concordance”/ an American admirer of her book wrote her an enthusiastic letter of appreciation. As he was unusually gifted in an epistolary way Mrs. Clarke was Inspired to respond, and a corre- spondence was started that extended over eleven years. At that time Mrs. Clarke was in constant association with literary London, and her letters were full of de- lightful, gossipy comments on the doings of some famous people. It will be wel- come news to lovers of literature that these “Letters to an Enthusiast” will be br%ught out this spring by A. C. McClurg o. The Century’s *“Year of American Humor” is to be reinforced In the April number by several contributions, inciud- ing “Chimmie Fadden’s” “Discussion of L’Alglosi; and Woman,” by Edward W. Townsend/ for which Steele has made some takingl pictures in illustration of 5 ments on the play; “My by Chari¢s Battell Loomis, in which the writer makes gentle fun of the beginner In this sp! with plctures by Miss_Cory; ‘A Hard Road to Andy Cog- gins,” by Chester Bailey Fernald, author of ““The Cat and the Chergyd,” a rollicking tale of private theatricaly,,at Newport, told in Irish dialect, withispictures by Steele, and ‘Disciplining the & O." a humorous story showing how &:Western baseball club “‘caught &.Tartar,” by Wil- lis Gibson, a writer new to the Century, with pictures by Keller. ere are also shorter contributions of T3 verse in the department. * Vein.” ‘Willam Jasper Nicolls, whoss stery, “Graystone,” is just issued by the J. B. Lippincott Company, Was' bora in 1884, and after completing the cqurse in one of the Pennsylvania collegesentered busi- ness in the engineering departmént ef the Philadelphia and Readin irond. He ‘won some distinction in this employment, so that 1879 found him ch§f ineer o the Long Island Railroad, for which con- cern he accomplished the Celebrated task of bullding the extension that {éjncd the road with the Long Beach Raliroad—ene of the projects several aufhoritstive en- gineers of the time had declared imprac- ticable. He is now.rrelldent of one ef mining com; and a member of both the Soclety of Civi Engineers and the American o Mechanical Engineers, In addition to his works called “A Story af American Coals™ and “A Coal Catechisn¥’ he 1s known In the fleld of scientific llterature for his treatise on engineering called “The Rail ‘way Builder.” At present he is & resident of Philadeiphia. : D. Appleten & Co. have just brought eut a new edition of “The Presiderits of the United Btates,” edited by Genefal James Grant Wilson. 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