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m f WITH THE MAKERS AND LOVERS j ^ OF LITERATURE : Order Trend of Thought Along Paths Literary W E are not disposed to think of the man of letters as having anything to do wit^ the practical In life. President Woodrow Wilson, how ever, in a r«cent add'ess In his clear sightedness, took tf6r his subject, “The Statesmanship of betters.'’ Such a subject, in our usual way of thinking, would seem to be contradictory in itself.’ But President Wilson, in three propositions, makes us to oee matters clearly. Ha says: "The man of letters records the vari ous experience of men, bringing them into relation with the experience of other men, and thus deals with the opinions arid purposes which shape public affairs. The real statesman is the man who has thoroughly absorbed the wisdom of the world of letters. The setting up and nourishing of ideals is a great service which the men of letters render to the world. A retrospect of the life of our own nation, reveals the fact that our greatest pride rests in our traditional ideals. "The s K»ry of high purpose and achieve ment. which letters keep fresi, before the mind, is the compelling impulse of .still greater achievement in nobility and strength. The greatest service which letters can render is the influence upon tile future. it is upon experience that the world builds—either for warning or for profit and th« work of the historian in this respect has been well expressed in those words: ‘He gathers up and sys tematizes this experience and throws its light forward along the path of the fu- CONCERNING FICTION. Mr. Howells ana Sir*, umaxon have made some very virile remarks about fic tion in the late magazines. Mr. Howells gives the opinion that the dollar-and-a- h.alf novel of today is the dime novel ■ f yesterday. The expensiveness of th<- later work causes 1t to find a place on the library shelf, but the literary quality does not make i he author famous. Mr. Howells thinks not differently from the criticism which, albeit not public criti cism. is heard on every side, as to the character and value of most fiction which Is being deluged upon an unresisting reading public. We say unresisting, for there is no outcry made. So we believe that these two masters of fiction have given a timely message of convictions which "ache.” If they may but influence the'great indiscrlminat- ing reading class, and so bring about a greater reserve in what is read, we may hope for more deliberate as well a* mors artistic work. Jt would seem that to write “a book that will sell” might be the lowest motive of a literary aspirant. But, as Mrs. Wharton puts It, we all know that for the sake of a quick money-response, the "in tegrity of letters” has been injured; and also that this Influence has been etrong in "turning creative talent from the straight and narrow path.” IDEALS OF FICTION. A contrioi.lor o. Coaler s makes till* distinction in a conflict of ideals: “One a complicated, detailed, esoteric, aristocratic art, in which difficulty 1* made a clrture: teh other simple, famtlar, democratc*'—preference hying given to democratic art “by taste and principle.” I have thought that the democratic taste and principle may have had something to do with reconciling the public judgment to an over-realistic picturing or inartis tic life and circumstances. “Before such representative the ideal 1n life fades out of sight, and the virile :he heroic, the strenuous sets ltseir up like a dominant note. The nature or poetry as well as prose !s such as to in fluence a too great sympathy toward ele mental life and attract the vision away from the climaxes of human endeavor and human development. "We have, I believe, reached the turn ing point in this trend, and there is much of this literature which will abide; but as we get away from Its atmospnere wo will have a clearer vision and win realize that much of the writing of the present was a mood of the time anti shall give it the proper estimate. As President Wilson said in ills address, which was an exposition ot the use oi letters in our life, there will be a “noble ajijieal to us to keep the soul alive and live in the spirit in the midst of the materialistic pressure and rush of the time.” ON ALFRED AUSTIN. Norman Ilupgoo.t comes p.'i.y cio.-<- :o the mark of ridicule In his comment on Austin as a poet laureate. lie thinks that England lias reached "a limit” in mak ing the author of “FTodden Field" the successor of Tennyson and Wardswortli. He makes a selection of "a. morsel from the Briton. Here it is: “Lady 'Heron. OUT but 1! but. I! Am all rebellion, with no central sway. From forehead unto foot step. But why prate ?” llapgood makes one more selection, after the following rejoinder to the last: "Why indeed? Open jour mouth and shut your eyes and tnk'- it bravely, as bold men take medicinal fluid." One more, and this the last, as Othello said of his Desdemona kiss: "Lady Heron. The body of King James! Take it away! ’Tis for nothing now." Hapgood ends with tills lament: "Poor laureate! Many of us could do no better, but then, of course, we should not try, and we urn not laureates of the mighty empire whose poetry towers above the genius of all other nations, ancient or modern, with tiie possible ex- \ option of Greece." ARON NOSIRRAH. FRESH CUT LEAVES. "ANN BO) BY HuivBEX. (.From Harper's.) If there is anything that is more likely to draw the reader Into immediate con tact with the iieart ot his subject tnan tiie telling of the details ol a enuren quarrel, it would certainly be hard to find. When Mill Harben started on “Ann Boyd” by throwing to the front ot tiie hook the spice and warmth or a genuine gossipy church quarrel, tic plunged into a realm where thousands are at once interested. Ann Boyd is a unique character, win some and repcllant at the same time Although she is past fifty years or age when Mr. Harben introduces ner to his readers, she is still full or the Tire or youth, i he opening scene toils of a mis understanding betwen her and her pas tor, and there is an intimation of a past scandal In her life, which whets the ap petite for the coming chapters. There are two women who stand out prominently in the hook. The leading character is Ann, but there is another who Is as equally trite to life as Ann. She travels most of tne time under the guise of Ann's frigid, but in fact she is keeping alive scandal and the lurking fires of disgrace. 'Ann Boyd was a woman who spoke lit tle and did much. There are few like her—and yet as Harben says—there real ly are few who are Just the like of her. The book opens in a deeply- interesting way and closes with a heart throb which centers around and in Ann, but to tell the detail of it would be unkind to the prospective reader. It's a bool: which, holds the heart from the first page to FREE! Handsome Fur Scarf _ It l*i nearly on* and one-half yards Song, made from dark Baltic Seal, has sot heavy ’labs, is warm and dressy, and i« ihe very popular style which the illus tration shows, and we know you will be more ti an pleased with it. It Is an elegant iur end ttiurougiiK good, and It will give years of satisfactory wear. The only reason that we can offer them is that we had these furs made up for us by a leading manufacturer during the dull summer months, when he could afford to quota us a very low price. This i* the or.ly reason that w* are able to give you such an expensive premium. 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Wa run all the rielt* pay all post age, take back pictures not sold, and give you two of them outrirkt for your trouble in writing us, and pay you liber ally for what you sell. Write today; it will only take a minute. Address W. ft. CO.. IUt WMMactM strut. Out. I It, CHICAGO the last. It tells of things that are and of things whK.. most pti'ple have cr- perieneed at some time In their life. BY ITALIAN SEAS. (From bcrlbtier s.) There Is always a charm attaching itself to the telling of the picturcsque- ness of nature as it revels arounq the seas and waterways of quaint and ever- interesting Italy. In “By Italian Seas” Ernest C. Plexot- to has tried to tell some of the happy and beautiful .—...gs" and “seeings” in and around Ttaly. Tiie book is beauti ful! j' illustrated. In his opening the author says he ha* .sled to treat the book from the stand point of a love of nature, and he has ad- mirably succeeded. To lovers of the pic turesque in nature and humanity, vividly told and strikingly illustrated, this work will be a rare treasure house. TREASURE OF PYRE GAILLARD. (From The Century Company.; fn tb- -feature of Pyre Halliard" John Bennett has told a good story. When this is stated there Is nothing more to say. There is nothing startling, nothing unusual, nothing out of the or dinary. It is n story that reads well and leaves a gord taste in the mind after reautng. It was buried during tiie days "f the revolutionary war. After the civil war there comes to a southern family a surveyor, lie is attractive and kind. In t itne he unearths the buried treasure. Paring the period he also digs up a love scone in which he and a beautiful girl stand together. The mystery is Interest ing and the love story very sweet. ••American Impressions,” by Charles W a gxtei'. The author of “The Simple Life.” who paid America a visit; a few weeks ago. has taken the trouble to tell the public what lie thinks of America. The Amer ican public could doubtless write an interesting book on what they thought of him—but that’s another storj-. The book is dedicated to President Roosevelt, in which he is called “great hearted and peace loving.” Mr. Wagner expresses admiration for America. 1-Ie apologizes somewhat for this by stating that his view point may have been from one who was treated with greater love and courtesy than he imagined possible or expected. Had the book not been written by the author of “The Simple Life,” it would have no significance. It is a simple book, simply written. In- indeed there is nothing much in it but trite sayings and the telling of things already known. It brings out a few of the characteristics of American Ufa. which, while they are already knowfl, show that he is a keen observer. (Mc- i 'lure, Phillips & Co.) -Women of the Confederacy"—Un derwood. The women of the south will feel in debted to Rev. J. L. Underwood for his kind and glowing words about their val iant service to the south during the civil war. He presents in burning and graph ic style the heroism and extreme bravery and loyalty of the noble southern women 'hiring the time that “tried men's souls.” Dr. Underwood ie a Methodist prsaclier well known throughout the south, and lias compiled a book that Is most read able. It is largely a compilation of In cidents and anecdotes which are fill! of pungent and sparkling realities, iNeale Publishing Company.) •‘Daddy's Daughters”—Taggart. A catchj- little story with much mirth and love making. Paddy is a patient, hard-working literary man. and true to (he average literal"/ man's fate, finds it extremely hard to make both ends .meet. His daughters are. however, un like most literary men’s daughters, for i bey laugh away the suffering. Their adventures and love matches make a. very pretty, though simple. story. (Henry FdoJt & ’Co.) ••Compromises of Life';—-Watterson. The well known editor of Tiie Louis- ille Courier-Journal has gathered to gether for the first time some of Ills most able addresses, of which lie has many. They cover a wide range of sub jects, and are in many respects master pieces. Besides literary and biographical subjects, there are “lay sermons” of the* kind that have made Watterson famous. Watterson’s tirade against the “smart set" of New York and other places is also in the book. (Duffield & Co.) ••Tarbell’s Teachers' Guide”—Tar- Martha Tarbell has for many years boon compiling annually one of the most able and comprehensive commentary helps for the study of the International Sunday school lessons that is published. The one for 1907 is probablj' the liest she has ever gotten out. It is a work of nearly 600 pages and is packed Dill of everything needed by teacher or stu dents in the stud)- and teaching of the International Sunday school lessons. < Bobbs-Merrlll Company.) Pointed Tips From a Critic's Quiver. It is authoritatively stated that Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr., of ‘Clansman” fame, is writing a now novel which will short ly he turned over to the publishers. The scenes of the novel are said to be in the state of 'Louisiana, just preceding the civil war. A good story is going the rounds of th~ press on George W. Cable, tho author o', a number of popular novels on colonial life. He is said to have gone into a Bos ton book store recently and bought a. oepy of his latest book. “Creole Da ys.” net knowing that it was his own publi cation. Tho publishers, it seems, advised the present title, which is different from the one undei which he wrote the booh. He agreed to the change, but forgot nil about it. and did not recognize it under its new title. "Deacon Babbitt,” by Edgar Blank- mtin, is one of the quaintest novels since "David Ilarum." Everybody is ’familiar with the New England deacon—fn fact. with the deacons of all parts of the country. Old Babbitt is a typical char acter, and lis quaint doings and equally i.niqme sayings make the book a live one. ''•'% Miss Mary Mears is sootOv tdish a novel of striking posslgrt ft js entitle,] “The Breath of u Liners.” It those who have read it!* 1 what they are talking about, ai:,V. r.e fine critics have done so. it wi' v ke the reader’s breath “come short# . »:r. the first page to the last. It tql”*'Strenu ous” limes and "strenuoL- ' tilings, which, of course, means it is telling the talc of today in the world' of business and love. The New York Times says of Mr. Har bor's “Ann Boyd,” that Ann does not measure up to tiie typical Georgia or rcuthern woman. It complains that she is too rough and rugged. Therein lies il"' 'beauty of the storj - . Ann is a lypi till create..! blit there are few of Icr mwtm Kentucky’s Great Whiskey Express Prepaid from Distiller Direct to you 2 Gallons for $5 of thoroughly matured highest medicinal, Pure Rye or Bourbon w hiskey gallon each, in Myers' patent glass demijohns Whiskey, you need or one and to PROVE Fulton is the best send no money We ship on thirty days* credit if you have your merchant or hank write us iruaran teeing: account. No G.O. D. FREE 4 miniature bottles of Selected Fulton with each 2 gallon demijohn or eight quart bottle order accompanied with cash. Full Onart Hottles of Rye or Bourbon are expressed prepaid in plain boxes, either 4 for S3. ,8 for $(i. or 1 for $9* If not satisfied withgoods, return, and if paid for, all your money will be refunded by first mail. Warehouse No. 177 MYERS & COMPANY, Address Sot* 0,«m r.8. DnntLiaT Ko. 23, «th Di„. or Er. Onion from Arlioo*. C*lif..rnl«. I'o'orodo, Idaho, IlniuM*. X>. g„!-o. O,o*>!!. Ttah. Wishino ehhof 20 full quart jj-ttlln. or ♦ gallono in U-rnIjf-hm, nr r. ojl, for $15.*>3 b, propuM frolatht. "rile for ot . Wflt^or?urtooiorPaS7TuMonner!AniLprlceTi«7TEal<!il. COVINGTON, RY. kind. She Is hero, however, and can be 5.i en if hui bd up. And Harben has tol.i her life siorj- accurately anil tilled the pages of the book with liia usual witty sryings. The recent history ot the Stars and Stripes, published bj- Little, Brown Co., is one of the best historical works r* cently from the press. It goes in> all the hnpipy and interesting details of the history of the American flag, and gnes al! that has been said anrl ritten about it which is worth remembering. Some Books Just Published. “The Treasure of Heaven," by Mario Corelli. Dodd', Mead « Co. “Sailor of Fortune.” by Albert Bigelow rain.:. McClure-Phil lips Co. “Historia Amoris,” by Edgar Saltus. Mitchell Kennerl.v Co., New York. “Cruise of the Violetta.” by Arthur Colton. Henry Holt & Co. 'Saul of Tarsus.” by Elizabeth Miller. Bobbs-Merrill Co. “Queen of the Rushes, ' by Allen Raine. Jacobs Co. "Trussia,” bj- Dakjs Brinton. Jacobs Co. ‘W.ast Words of Evolution.” by IJ.veckel. Peter 'Bckler. "Our Constitution.” bj’ Edward Water man Townsend. Moffatt. Yard Co. "How to Appreciate Music,” by Gustav Kobbe. Moffatt-Yard Co. "Are You a Bromide,” bj’ Ge.lette Bur gess. B. W. Heubsch Co. “Mountain Land,” bj - Robert W. Cham bers. Appleton & Co. "The Complete Beaut)" Book,” by Eliz abeth Anstruther. Appleton & Co. “The Opened Shutters,” bj - Clara I otilse Burnham. Hou,ghton-MilTlin. “Bleached Keels,” by Henry M. Ride- eut. Houghton-Mifflin. A Plaintive Echo from Ye Olde Booke Shoppe. "For thirty-five years.” said the old tcok-store man, “I have been here at this stand selling books, buj'ing books, reading books, and studying human na ture, and about the most distressing con- c.usion at which I have arrived Is that about one person in every fiftj' is a thief. How do I arrive at the conclusion? Well, you see. more than a j’ear ago my good eye began to fail me through sympathy to the other one. which I had lost bv a cataract. I was to let some doctors try at it and tho result is that I have about lost my sight entirely. In conducting my business for several months past I have been forced to depend upon the honesty oi my customers, and I have found that some of them can no more be depended rqon for honest dealing than the average politician. In all these year* I have not accumulated very much wealth, but i thank God I have Improved my inind by reading every spare moment, and now that 1 am denied my greatest pleasure- leading—1 can only sit here, smoke m- prpe. think of the "great” tn< n who have been my customers, and let those who wish to come along and rob me of what little 1 have left. But, tut, tut, bat, if only one out of fifty steals a book or two front me I have still enough to la^t several decades, or. anyway, until I rn failed' to go where bookstores are un known and ■where book thieves thrive not . UNFAIR ADVANTAGE TAKEN. “About the meanest utex pi.-.jtu on rr.e since I lost my sight was by a shrewd young fellow who came in here and mad? himself agreeable. He. told me he was ao artist doing sonic portrait work for Mbs. Senator Blank; that his eyes failed him at time's, and he was force>l to walk out and give them a rest. 1 wish lie had walked in some other direction. Well, lie hung around my place for several days, talking books and asking me if I A Washing Machine FREE For 30 Days Here's*chmnc« for any woman to getaway a postal cs^d, uskir.g for a 8pollens Wash and we wti: rend you oue, on trial, for St)days. f you don't llUelt. if it doesn’ tlwfretcht . the wuh qalcker, better end with leee labor than any other loanlihie, tell us eo.and we'll par the freight back. If you do like It w* will make tonne of payment on auch <-«■» taatnllamnte that anyana can bay It. There are no atrlna* to thle offer. It’s a eqnare deal. W« make It. because we know that the SPOTLESS WASHER work itaetf. You only hare to ruLde t ,. S ou can do thieeiUlna or (landing. Opera'eu 1 either direction. Made of flneet (elected Virginia White Cedar. Steam-tight—never cornea looae. Mechanism all encloaed—no dancer of hands or clothing being caught. Ball bearing—lightest running. Scad to-day foe fall particular* of this ramarhable other ul oar prapealtioa. SPOTLESS COMPANY, Inc. Box, 664 AR, Chicago, III. SB AB.MhwVprk.N.t.84 AR.BMMMtift.Va. ha ( ) certain rare editions. T readily go to the point where f liked to see him come in, although he had spent more than seventy cents with me. He visited me often enough to get the lay oi the land—books, 1 moan—and when bv ceased dropping in I discovered that lie had got away with about $50 or S75 '.vortli of valuable books. I saw that 1 had been worked an 1 I never even hart the face to make inquiries to see if <w '.Mr. Adolphus Henderson" was an ar tist employed by Mrs. Blank. U'!u: would have been the good? He lied about Ms profession, for he was a thief mean enough to rob a blind man, and that's just what he did, too.” The old man laughed heartily at the way he had been taken in. refillgd his pipe and as he applied a match, said: “This -pipe maj" not smell very good, hut it's a blamed sight better than the eigars in.y one-time friend Representative John Wesley Gaines of Tennessee smokes. I lid lie ever offer you a cigar? No? Well, mj - good lrien 1, if he ever doss, don’t take it if you value your health. He gave me one once and I was just congratulating myself I would enjoj - a tirst-clasjs smoke at a congressman’s expense, but it was the vilest thing 1 ever put between riiy lips. 1 don't believe so mean a smoke could be gotten up in America. I will never take another from him, sure. But I have sometimes thought that Mr. Gaines gave tiie cigar to get even with me. it was this way: r am given to speaking plainlj- on all oc casions, and more than once I have gotten iii.v foot into it by being too plain. One day .Mr. Gaines anil two ladies came into the store and I showed him some very rare and valuable prints of JefOr- son. and he agreed to take them, telling me» to put them aside and he would call. Before he left the store I Jet fi.v somethlng about tiie ‘empty pated men in the house and senate,' and bless j - our soul, that Tennesseean got as mad as a wet hen and he never came back for the prints. Now, don't tell this yarn r, n him, for he is a good fellow after all. but don't Stolen Vs ” A LOVER OF BOOKS. “T was mighty proud to receive a visit from Tom Watson the other daj'—Tom Watson, that little wiry fellow, who came here as a representative from Georgia several j - ears ago and who show ed that he wss able to hold his own with the best and oldest men in the house. "Mr. Watson, by the way, was one of the best customers I ever had. He bought more books while he was In congress than old anj - other tnem'uer. Fact is 1 guess he bought more than any other senator or representative save Sam Ran dall. •Mr. Randall was the greatest lover ft old books 1 ever saw. and when he gave me fn o.der l would nil it even u It were necessary to mint in the marts oi other cities. Mr. Cummings, of New fork, was a good customer, not at all Choice about Ins subject, hut buying any books which seemed to strike n:s fancy, and ihe same was true of Senator Vance, of Nortn Carolina, and he was one of the best men l ever had ony dealings with. He never came in my place without a joKO to tell me. And Senator Ransom, . too. was a profitable customer, 'out - 11 darned polite that I was a:wavs on my pins wuen he was in tne den. i wore out two or three hats saluting him. Sen ator Darnels, of Virginia, is a digger into rare boons, and the subjects he wants are varied. He knows wnat he warns, pays the price and quits the shop With a. pleasant goouby. A powerful good customer of mine was Elija- ..,<>rse, of Massachusetts. He was called 'Stove Pol ish Morse's because he was manufacturer of a stove polish. Mr. Morse was, as the 'boys say, an advocate of the water wagon, and he was eternally after some thing touching temperance and the ev-1 of the drink habit. I believe he is dead, and a reallj’ good man died, too. 1 could go on all the afternoon und tell of the customers 1 have had and still have, but did you know that many, of our statesmen and politicians dislike for It to be made public that they are purchasers • >t’ old books? Indeed they do, and 1 have had them and their secretaries to caution me not to say anything about their buying such and such books. Just the other daj- I had an order—a profitable one. too, from a certain senator, ami with it came the explicit demand that the transaction be regarded as sub roaa? I suppose these gentlemen know what they want.why they want it, and I ask no questions and carry out instructions. There are many seekers after rare books in this city, and some of the collectors are shrewd enough not to let it lie mad" public what they are after, for natural!)' the prices would go up when it became laiowu that such and such books are 1u demand. “The go-betweens do a good business here. These shrewd fellows manage to find out the rich man who want (books on certain subjects, and then they go to the second hand dealers and buy in everything of the kind. The late Cap tain Howgate was one of those men. and he made good money during his “I dare say that in Washington can bs found some of the most valuable col lections of books in the world, and tr.e collectors are not all wealthy men, either. I know a mechanic who spends every spare dollar he has for rare books and f guess his collection will make him rich seme day. But T can't take the pleas arc in my books and business that I once did, for the loss of my sight places me so that I can only sit here and think o' what I have read and what I have seen, anti wonder, too. when the next unprin cipled fellow will come along and hook a book or tow. You see. T have the •price of each bcok mat ked in the buck and when a person picks up one out of the pile and asks me the price, why 1 simply tell him to look and see, and if i-.r says it's 50 cents, why T’ve got to u.'ke his word for it. Just the other day a fellow came in here and picked out a book—Dreams and Witchcraft—saying- if. was marked 50 cents. He handed' me o\ er the money and went out. About two hours afterward an officer came In with a man and a negro and asked ni l if I had sold the book. I told him I had !f It was marked to sell for 50 cents 'No.' said the officer, 'the price marked is $1 on the fly lesf.’ ‘Then l didn't sell b.' 1 replied-. The man who was with the officer confessed that he had mis represented the price to nie and offered to make good, but I told him no, I didn't ■slant anything further to do with him. You see. it was this way: After the thief—for lie was nothing less—bought tho book he left It on a. seat in the Bal timore anj Ohio depot, the negro picked it up and 1 the 'fellow had him arrested for stealing it. and the officer appealed to me to get straight of the transaction. 1* was settled by giving the negro th? book, and i guess he has been playing policy of some of the dreams told about in it. That fellow’s meanness fame home t:, him quicker **-•'-<- i - • ■ it wou jj LOVES HIS WORK. “No. I liaie no oesire -.-il out and quit, business. I feel more at home hero among my looks than anywhere else in the world, and even if I can’t sc to r ea !. tli*! very presence of the books seem to give me comfort. I shall remain here as long as I can pay rent oral get t mors. I would not be contented n r sat- i:died anywhere except righi here, sur rounded by my books and these old pic tures and prints. It would be difficult t > tell just what treasures I have in these rows, shelves and piles of hooks, for some of them have been here undi t- : unbed ifor many years. 1 never did take much care or pain in keeping things ship-shape, and when 1 bought book, hey were just dumped around anywhere to get them out of the way. Of course the rarest and most valuable hav e be n ai ranged so that they can be reached without a great deal of trouble, but the "all kinds’ are mixed from Jerusalem •■> Mexico, and will never be sorted out dur ing my stay in this world. I have tak n things easy all my life and when a ■ ■■ in ternet' came in just let him browse around and 1 pick out what hi- wanted. If asked a question I answered; if they kepi quiet I did the same. One day Mr. Speaker Ret-d stopped here, as he fre quently did, and ipieking up a book asked the price, r told him 50 cents, and he re id it was too much. I said he didn't have to buy it ut any price unless he wished to! As ho started off I glanced at the title of the hook and saw that 1; was ‘Scruples.' and then I called 'o him that T didn’t see what In the thun der lie wanted with a book like that anyway. He looked around, grinned and ambled on up towards the capltol.” SAM JONES’! Life and Sayings «F By His Wife. * AGENTS WANTED— Big Book: Price S?.50and $3.50 Agents are coining money. Send 50c for canvassing out- lit and contract for territory. Franklin-Turner Printing Co. 70 IVY ST., ATLANTA, GA. A MIDDLE-AGED WIDOW. Yery wealthy niff- looking. Tired of "single blessedness,'’ vrishcb to < Grrc*pond. Lock Bor 405, St. Joseph. Michigan. i-'RENni C'uiiadiaii girl, part Indian, pretty, -wealth.’, educated, would marry respectable white mar. Address Francis Ific-h, 235 Washington SU. Boston, Mans. and handsome Jadlos want to marry. Blur Hat of do* scrlptlonaiS: photos HiEK (sealed). HANDARD CON. CLUB, Dipt. 7. 10« Awi *»emia, Chicago, 111.. 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