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SATURDAY, JUNE U. 1907. NEW BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS—Reviewed By Arthur Pendennis, Jr. THE SHERIFF OF WASCO. By Ch*rle. Rou Jock.on. (O. W. Dll Ilnfrham Company.) If a reader I* looking for excitement nnd Just must have It, In the shape of a book, about mountain life on the Pa cific coast, where murders, sudden death and love are Insistently treated, there Is no book that will dll the bill better than ‘The Sheriff of Wasco. The Sheriff was given no name In the book, but this neglect on the part of the author Is Immaterial—there may have been some good reason for with holding this trilling Information. It Is considered “bad form' In Arlsona and New Mexico to make Inquiries as to the past life or former habitat of casual acquaintances, but It Is neces sary to hare at least a name In both Arizona and New Mexico. It may be, however, that higher up on the Pacific coast, near the Canadian border, even names are done away with. But all of this Is neither here nor there to the serious plot of the story. The Sheriff, who had been a civil engineer out In Washington state somewhere, comes to the rescue of hla bleeding country (b)eedlng In truth), by allowing himself to be elected sheriff of his county. Aft er the election the story of ‘The Sheriff of Wasco" dcsls with the experiences of this daring officer In hla pursuit of one Hardeman, a desperado “of the deepest dye.” Hardeman had commit ted every criminal act under heaven, and the Sheriff certainly had a diffi cult Job on his hands In tracking down the desperado, but the prospective reader can be sure he performed his duty and did It right up to date. Harde. man kidnaps a lovely young woman, whom the Sheriff (of course) rescues and (again, of course) falls In love with. The book, la very exciting and to those readers who rare for "gun-play" and Incorrectly believe that there Is lots of it still done on the Pacific coast, the book will prove very Interesting. Viewed as a contribution to higher lit erature, ‘The Sheriff of Wasco" could not be honestly said to be “among those present." but as an exciting ro mance, filled with hair-breadth escapes, firing of guns, long trails through the “trackless woods," It la a winner. There are many of us who still care to read of what the West may have been In the past, but which certainly It Is not. In the present day. The personal ex periences of Eastern "tenderfeet” prove that It Is much safer for life and limb (especially If trolley cars are taken Into consideration) In the “wild and woolly West" than In "the effete East." “The Sheriff of Wasco" ought to be a good seller. A great many people crave excitement In books, whether the situations seem plausible or not, and there Is “plenty doing” In “The Sheriff tout clear and positive In their utter of Wasco," and no mistake. MADAME DETrIyMES. By Edith Wharton. (Charles Scribner's Sons.) Mrs. Wharton's "Madame de Trey, mes" Is certainly clever. This short story has not much of a plot. Its charm being the careful delineation of the characters. The reader feels as If he had attended a surgical clinic, where all of the disagreeable sights were hur ried over and the odor of the anesthet ics was not disagreeable. :The story deals with the experiences of a young American gtrl who marries In a French family of the highest so cial position In Paris. It Is a disser tation on the higher French family life —their Ideals and the great difference between the viewpoints of the New Yorker and that of the Parisian. The atory hinges around the young Ameri can woman, who. Wanting a divorce, for cause, from her dissolute French husband. Is restrained In her pursuit of future happiness (that Is to say, marry ing another man) by the possible loss, through securing her divorce, of her young eon. The lover from New York enters Into this Parisian (unknown to him) social world, to assist If he can In getting this divorce. Madame de Trey mes, the sister-in-law of the unhappy wife, Is called upon to help the lovers, and the story relates to the two view points—one, the question of divorce as viewed by the two lovers, who want the divorce to marry each other, and also keep the child: the other viewpoint that of Madame de Treymes and of her family's opinion on the subject of French family unity. The book Is strongly drawn, as are all of Mrs. Wharton’s stories. The reader la unable to say when he has finished the book, what the two lovers decided to do about the divorce when they have been outwitted by the de Treymes woman. But for that matter, the book evidently was not written with the Intention of portraying a more sufficient plot than was necessary to give room wherein the characters could move and have their being satisfactor ily. It 1s a clinical study of fashion able French life In Paris. There are some amusing and no doubt true Inci dents given of Americans who go to Pnrls to conquer the old exclusive Faubourg St. (Jermaln and their lack of success In reaching the Inner circle. Madame de Treymes was a very con temptible woman, Judged by our Amer ican standards, but In her helplessness she appeals most strongly to the read er's compassion. The book Is very In teresting and It gives the reader a most Intimate conception of the life of the Faubourg St. Germain; It Is also very enjoyable and while no reader ever grows enthusiastic over any character yet drawn by Mrs. Wharton, they stand cold-bloodedness. The fact that all readers know and sometimes have an affection for some very cold-blooded attractive people In real life, add to the Interest. It Is real life which Mrs. Wharton always cleverly portrays and she has furnished In “Madame de Trey- mee" another charming production of her brilliant pen. WORRY, THE DI8EA8E OF THE AQE. By C. W. Saleeby, M. D„ F. R. S. (Frederick A. Stokes A Co.) Sound wisdom and scientific thought distinguish that keen and sympathetic treatise, “Worry, the Disease of the Age." It 1s an Interesting, Instructive and moat pleasing dissertation on worry, Its causes and Its action upon vital ity; upon the power to resist disease upon digestion and sleep and on our mental and physical skill in special occupations. Dr. Saleeby has written a great book, and his facts are put before . the reader so attractively and so forcibly that the perusal of hla treatise Is more than a pleasure as well as profitable and beneficial. 'The author takes up the different causes of worry. He discusses real, factitious and fictitious worry;, tells us how we may overcome or at least avoid much unnecessary worrying which undoubt edly leads to many physical and men tal diseases. The book Is no collec tion of "Don't*" and platitudes, but a great, strong, lucid presentation of a most Important subject. The perusal of this charming book leaves the.read er stronger mentally and physically, to withstand the ■ pin pricks which are dally magnified from normal mole hills Into hopeless mountains. Dr. Saleeby shows Also the physical and mental causes and cures of worry and Its relation to the drug and drink habits; to religion; to the bringing up of children and to success In life. The author has done a good work. If by only calling attention, In a most de lightful, readable way. to this subject of worry. There can be no doubt that most people worry unnecessarily and anything that can aid men and wom en to throw off, even the slightest part of every-day worry, Just that help to struggling humanity Is surely a Godsend and blessing. Dr. Salee- by's book will stimulate and assist any one; it removes many of the specks on our eye glasses and the reader la better fitted for the struggle for the survival of the fittest by reading "Worry, the Disease of the Age." It Is a good, strong book, and, writ ten by an authority like Dr. Saleeby. It Is well worthy of consideration and of incidental enjoyable profit. THE FLYING CLOUD. By Morley Roberts. (I,. C. Page' A Co., Inc.) For sate In Atlanta by Lester Book and "YOU POOR GOOD WOMAN," He said gently. From “Madame de Treymes," by Edith Wharton. story deals with a young Englishman, a greenhorn, who leaves -home, after a misunderstanding with his uncle, for a long voyage to Australia The book opens at the start of the ship, delight- ful'y named "The Flying Cloud," and she begins her voyage by jumping right Into a terrible gale. If any one wants a description, a genuine descrip tion- or a storm at sea, he or she must not miss Mr. Roberts' charming book. £ >* .?' ay ^ ah0 , a<1 of anything of Its kind that has been given the reading public In these latter days. The read er becomes a passenger and a worker along with the "greenhorn" and the fascinations of the sea life and the struggle of the ship and her human cargo with the elements of the winds and water are drawn with the pen of genius The captain of “The Flying Cloud is nn opium eater and the duty of governing the ship falls upon the old Scotch mate, Mackintosh and his as sistant, the second mate, Mr. Budd. The reader breathes In the salt air of the ocean In enjoying this charming book. The mate, the captain's wife and the second mato cast Into the sea all of the last supply of the captain's opium, bringing on the delirium of the latter by the cutting oft of his supply of drugs and the poor fellow follows cruel mistress, the opium. Into the The book deals only with this voy age, of the life aboard ship, and any one cannot read this diverting book without understanding thoroughly how the fascinations of sea life become fixed upon- the men, who go “down to the sea In ships." The reader nearly loses his life along with "The Flying Cloud" In going around Cape Horn. It Is Impossible to put In a review any thing like a Just appreciation or de scription of this well written book The next best thing that can be said Is Just to recommend It'as strongly as possible to discriminating readers. This department reviewed some months ago a charming book on Lon don social life, called ."The Idlers,” by Stationery Co. it is said to.be an historical fact that Sir Walter Scott never saw any English or any other kind of abbey In the ■moonlight until after ho had writ ten that wonderful description of one, now considered such a masterpiece of realism as seen In his mind's eye, un der the moon's soft rays. Be that as It may, It would be well nigh Impossi ble for the reader to believe that Mor ley Roberts was not thoroughly find Intimately familiar with "life on the ocean wave.” through personal experi ences, as shown most delightfully In “The Flying Cloud.” "The Flying Cloud” Is the most charming description of a sea voyage that one could possibly imagine. The cuv-ini itac, tuiieui x lie imerc, uy Morley Roberts, In wfllch Mr. Roberts dealt with London, as did Mrs. Edith Wharton, in "The House of Mirth." portray the same life In. New York, but Mr. Roberts did It better. It. Is dif ficult to see how an author can write two such entirely different books as “The Idlers" and "The Flying Cloud," both so delightful and so different Both are recommended as highly as possible by this department. “THE PRICE OF SILENCE," by M. E. M. Davis. (Houghton, Mifflin A Co.) The scene of “The Price of Si lence" Is laid In New Orleans. The prologue, based on a domiciliary visit, during the Civil war, when "Beast," Butler held sway In New Orleans, fur nishes the basis for the plot of the sto. ry Itself. Pierre de Laussan escapes from Ills mother's home, just before this visit, hiding a family helr-Ioom, a handsome sword, presented to *n ™' cestor of the family by General Lafay ette. Pierre de Laussan gets sway, but the Federal captain, ransacking the house, takes everything In sight. In cluding a letter about some family matters of the de Laussans. This let ter from the mother of the heroine to Madame de Laussan unjustlycastsn blight upon her own birth. She hav ing been adopted by a negro family the writer (mother of the heroine) thought that she was a real daughter, therefore herself a negro—so that to relieve her child and her husband, the mother returns to France, sending this explanatory letter, which the Federal captain (taking everything In sight) steals. . , The story of the book proper deals with a son of this Federal captain, who many years afterwards, in 190S, vlsjts New Orleans, falls In love with Noemle Carrington, daughter of the writer oi the stolen letter, and meeting no favor In the young girl's eyes, he uses this letter as a blackmail over the head of Madame de Laussan. Noemle s aunt, not only for money, but for assistance In winning Noemle's hand In marriage. The whole story turns out well, by the undoing of Cortland, the blackmailer, through the Southern lover, of whom Noemle Is enamored, and who visits Paris and straightens out the whole business. The plot Is well drawn and Interest ing. but It Is the atmosphere of New Orleans, which the author has undeni ably caught, which will delight the reader. It comes almost as near catch ing that well-nigh Impossible atmos phere of New Orleans and its delightful people as did Mr. Owen Wlster so com pletely capture and portray Charles- :— hi, -am_111/a “T.flflv Rnltlmore. ton In his gem-llke "Lady Baltimore. New Orleans has been waiting these many years-for some poet and lover to tell of her charm, and Miss Davis comes nearer than any one, now In mind, In reaching this most desired end. The author draws two old gen tlemen and the Madame de Laursan— all delightful characters and to those of us who have been fortunate enough to vlilt New Orleans and to live In French town, or even those who have not, the book will appeal most strong ly. Major Grandchamps, who finds It almost Impossible to even speak to his life-long friend. Captain Fernand Al lard, for allowing his sou. Maxima Al lard, to go to the academy at Brest Point—these two old gentlemen are fascinating In their Southern New Or leans true-to-llfeness. One can find even in these degenerate days living prototypes of these dear old gentlemen. In the Boston, Pickwick or Louisiana clubs In New Orleans. The book Is very attractive. A New Orleans woman, who ought to know, in speaking of the story the other day said: "It has caught ub," meaning th« atmosphere, the social lines and ail of that delightful thing which Is life In Now Orleans. It Is the best book descriptive of New Orleans socially that has yet come to this department. “THE STOLEn'tHRONE,” by Her- bert Kaufman and May Isabel Fisk (Moffat. Yard A Co.) Here la another -Zenda" story, as good or better than anything which Mr. Anthony Hope ever wrote. It Is written (In collabora. tlon) by .Miss May Isabel Fisk, who has written so many charming mono logues for magazines, etc., and Mr Herbert Kaufman, a young newspaper man, formerly of Washington, D. c In "The Stolen Throne" the ever pres, ent Englishman (but sometimes the hero Is allowed to be an American), handsome, charming and adventurous goes Into a mythical country, seeking what and whom he may see and de vour. The hero In this case finds plen. ty to keep him busy, namely, a charm ing reigning highness, Gurtha, grand duchesH of Strornburg. The hero falls in love, as he should, and the story of this alluring book Is laid around his troubles In winning his sweetheart. True love surely does not run smooth ly In romances, on the theory that there would be no romances should they ripple along as Mr. Gelett Bur gess would say, "bromldlcally.” Young Parker, with his friend, Ted Anstley, and with the assistance of the English diplomatic representative at court, are very busy in Strornburg,' attempting to circumvent the Russian Influence which is being brought to bear to dethrone Gurtha. Parker has discovered some "long lost papers" in England, show ing the rightful duke of Strornburg, and In his endeavor to assist Gurtha. he falsifies his papers. Parker, In line of his love and duty. Is compelled to kill his rival , for the hand and throne of Gurtha, and It Is about all of Park er's efforts, his and Gurtha's love, that make up a most attractive story. Gur tha was charming, a little unreasona ble, to be sure, but such unreasonable, ness only seemed to make her the more fascinating. So It Is In real life, and one can not object to realism, even In these degenerate days. There Is a poem told as a legend le the book of "Lady Marga,” and If there was nothing else save these verses. It would be a most worthy contribution to present-day literature. "The Stolen Tyrone" is very attractive. The book Ib bound to be popular. It Is bright and clean and picturesque, and Is way ahead of many of the books of these days. Of course, Parker wins his Gur. tha; It Is hardly necessary to add this still It Is well to warn the reader. } MR. DOBBS AND HIS DESK; HOW ONE LITTLE OFFICE CONDUCTS BIG BUSINESS No Ostentation But a Mighty Lot of Work. HOW BUSINESS IS SYSTEMATIZED Sales Manager of Coca-Cola Does Things Rapidly and Does Them Right. Several blocks removed from the cen ter of the retail district of the city, there stands a large building, one small, modest room of which, together with the desk and the gentleman who pre aides over this one conspicuous piece of | furniture, has played a part In the do- 'velopment and exploitation of Atlanta, j the value and far-reaching effects of ( Which are most difficult to estimate. This particular building referred to la* that of the Coca-Cola Company at | Edgewood avenue and Coca-Cola Place. '•The modest room Is the compactly . mada and furnished office of H. c. ; Dobbs, sales manager of the Coca-Cola l Company. In view of the tremendous ‘results that have been accomplished In this room, from all of which Atlanta 1 has been directly benefited In an .ad- Ivertlslng way, both the office and the man are deserving of special notice. In a way, both the office and the man are very much alike. Perhaps this Is hardly to be wondered at. since the one ie the direct creation of the other and i no great perspicuity or deduction Is 1 needed to form a very good opinion of the average business man from the ap pearance of his desk, office nnd other furnlshlnge. But In this particular In stance office and appointments form n i perfect photograph of the business side : of Mr. Dobbs. No Attsmpt st Display. In the first place, there Is not so much as the least possible suggestion of dls ■ play. Apparently, Mr. Dobbs has about as much use for Oriental splendor as Mr. Roosevelt hns for race suicide, and In all this office where so much Is ac complished every day, there Is no at tempt to Impress or oppress the casual visitor, as is so often the case In of fices where great bank president desks of mahogsny and other regal furnish ings are employed to give the sugges tion of awe-lnsptring dignity. Just a minute for the consideration of this really remarkable office and Its arrangement. Directly In the center Is the flat-top business desk of the sales manager. Directly back of It sits Mr. Dobbs. Just back of Mr. Dobbs In a corner the exact elxe of a typewriter machine and one choir (rather crowded, at that). Is hla'private secretary. No Room for Any Mistakes. There Is Just one other chair In this little office, and It Is directly at the aide of Mr. Dobbs and a seemingly never- ending procession of callers rarely leave It empty. From this It will he seen that this office has been so constructed by Its officiating manager and so ar ranged as to permit of doing only one thing at a time. And It Is just this doing of one thing at a time and doing It right that Is most ehsracteristlc of Mr. Dobbs and his methods. The Typical Atlanta-Geergisn. In both personality and business 8. C. D0BB8. Bales manager for Coca-Cola, one of the bualest men in Atlanta. mous for the reaping of accomplish menls. The welcome thrown across the threshold of his office Is the genuine kind to be expected from a native-born Georgian. The immediate hurrying to a consideration of the work In hand Is characteristic of the typical Atlnntan. Although a good listener,-as all execu tives must he, and able to see Into nil kinds of propositions from constant and long experience, he haa not the time to listen to long-drawn-out details and the visitor quickly realises that In pre senting hla proposition he must hit just a few of the high places, confident that his hearer Is fully able to fill In the Jumps. It Is either the ntmosphere, the per vading Influence of this crowded office or some other Indescribable power which makes tha every new-comer renllze that the ground on which he stands Is business ground with no chance or Inclination to loaa valuable time. And for the same reason the every visitor seems to take the least common multiple of all that he had Intended to say, divides by six and then subtracts some, only to find at the end of an Incredibly short time that he has accomplished all or mora than he had Intended. Very rarely docs this Atlantan re serve bis decision. Almost'always the visitor receives a "yes" or "no," for while this vacant chair In the sales manager's office Is one of the moat over-worked pieces of furniture In this country, It rarely plays the part of "anxious seat," for these are tho days of direct accomplishment nnd In no place le this better Illustrated than In all of the offices In this same building. ac- In- But granted that the proposition Is cepted, by the time Mr. Dobbs has jected some of his own Ideas together with those which have made the Coca- Cola Company famous, It Is doubtful If the originator would scarcely recognize his own plans. Mr. Dobbs' Rsmarksbls Desk. Then there Is Mr. Dobbs’ big desk. This Is another piece of furniture with a strong system and no nerves or It would have been relegated to a sani tarium long ago. Plied high In appar ently disorderly confusion. If such a thing Is possible, are letters, contracts, propositions, notices, etc But In spite of the size of the pile, the moment any letter Is wanted he secures It with one single grab, which proves that the Dobbs system Is hidden In the pile of correspondence, as well as other things. Then his method of handling this mass of letters ts sure to.occasion comment. Even while talking with visitors he Is constantly working his way through this idle, disposing of many with a quickly penciled memo randa. while placing others aside for the purpose of personally dictating tho answers. Uy working ever so rapidly one great pile Is barely disposed of bo- methods Mr. Dobbs Is the typical At-1 (one a messenger brings In another Inman, the kind that has made the I ritually formidable batch. To the un* Gat* City of the Bouth so Justly (a- Initiated the finishing of this constantly find this drink at all of the soda fouu accumulating mass appears ns discour aging and hopeless as the Invention of perpetunl motion. But as the one most concerned seems to take It In a very matter-of-fact, business-like wdy there Is really little need to worry on the part of others less directly Interested. It Is In the handling of this corre spondence that Atlanta wins. White there are many factories and represen tative offices of the Coca-Cola Com pany, the direction of this great busi ness still eontlnues from the Atlanta home offices ns It always has. The ad vertising which Atlanta secures as a result can not he estimated. And no chance of advertising Atlanta Is over looked. This policy was established right at the first by President Asa G. Candler und his same views pervade all of the offices and officials alike. In this way all of the traveling represen tatives and others are constantly say ing a good word.for Atlanta and the city must reap a great harvest from this kind of advertising sown In all sec. tlons every year. Mr, Dobbs as a Globs Trotter. Then, too, the amount of traveling on the part of Mr. Dobbs amounts to 30,000 miles n year or more, and It used to be even greater before the demands of his small "concentrated" office grew so large. And during tho travels of Mr. Dobbs In past years, he has per sonally visited every place In the Unit ed States big enough to boast of n rail road, In addlilon to many renched by more primitive methods. In this way he has carried the "Atlanta Spirit" to each and all of these places nnd In the years that followed has kept Atlunta constantly before their minds, both by correspondence and advertising of nil kinds. For this reason there Is scarce ly any doubt but that Mr. Dobhs hns a larger and wider and more far-reach ing acquaintance In a personal business way than any other Atlantan, although President Candler Is everywhere known as the head of this great concern. Mr. Dobbs has held every place be tween the bottom and sales manager. Associated with the company from the very etart, he waa the first man to go on the road and Introduce Coca-Cola. When, as It sometimes happens, Mr. Dobbs will wheel In his chair, look thoughtfully out of the window and grow reminiscent of the sales he made In those early days, some of his ex periences In the light of present clay facts seem ulmost Incredible. His first trip was through Georgia to Augustn, visiting many of the smaller Georgia towns on the way. During this event ful trip of thirty-one days he sold 136 gallons of Coca-Cola, To contrast the results of this trip with any of the single day's sales of any of the forty and more traveling representatives now on the road In the sales department, makes that pioneer visit seem like a chapter from the Revolutionary period of history, but as a matter of fact, com- partlvely speaking, it was only a few years ago. Advertising Atlanta Always and All Ways. Such has been the success of Coca- Cola, of a truth, a drink that certainly has played a prominent part In making Atlanta famous. Statistics, usually dlslnterestlng. tel! this story ns no glittering generalities can. In 18S* the total output was 25 gallons; In 1906, 2.107,661 gallons. And never a single shipment or label or communication regarding this tre mendous amount of Coca-Cola but has j carried with It the name of Atlnnta. V'hlle every place In the United Stnles now sells Coca-Cola, the foreign shipments are also growing rapidly. But this foreign business has not been pushed for several reasons; first of all. | because the growing demand In this country has so taxed the facilities of every factory end bottling plant as to ( keep ull busy. Still, both Canada and Mexico, and more recently. Cuba, have | mnde Coca-Cola their great national | drink. ' And there are many foreign j countries where the sales are steadily I Increasing without the least pushing on ' the part of the company. Among these countries, Brazil, Ecuador. Chill, Peru, Honduras. Panama and Buenos Ayres are conspicuous. Atlanta Advertised Abroad. A year or two ago, Mr. Dobbs re ceived a communication from a bill poster In Honolulu asking for sotm business. Mr. Dobbs replied that If he would Introduce Coca-Cola there he would give him an order. The offer was accepted. Now not only do trans pacific Americans sec these posters the moment they leave the ship, but they tains nnd bottled Coca-Cola In many other places. More than this, since the drink was Introduced, renewal orders have been constantly coming In. Tho American In London or Berlin and other foreign .cities also finds the drink which claims Atlanta as its home, waiting to quench his thirst, while In Calcutta and Bombay Coca-Cola has made remarkable strides In the last year. As another Indication of Mr. Dobbs and his business methods, It mny be stated that when It was decided, to push the campaign In Cuba, the sales manager Immediately took up the study of Spanish to letter fit himself for the work. As a result, he Is not only able to personally attend to the correspondence with dealers In Cuba, but with all of the many other coun tries where Spanish Is used. Records By the Volume. Included In this same office are many volumes of records. These records are never permitted to get behind and for this reason, Mr. Dobbs by referring to one of these can Immediately tell every detail nnd condition regarding the sales of Coca-Cola and how they compare with similar perlnda In tho past. In nddltlon, he carries In his vest pockot n small memorandum book with much of this snmc Information boiled ' down. Well-thumbed Is this tiny book and filled with columns of figures sufli clent to make the casual observer dizzy Volumes nnd scrap books tell of the tremendous amount of newspaper and magaslne advertising. All this Is but the crude picture of a little room thnt has played a real part In the business history of Atlnnta. It Is hoped that this will give some sug gestion to Mr. Dobbs, tho man. togeth er with hts working room, that has such nn enviable and far-renchlttg rep. uuntlon extending to the furthermost corners of two hemispheres. SCHOOL BOOKS BOUGHT THE PANAMA PRIMER Some Jests and Jibes From the Big Ditch, Directed at Most Everybody and Everything. D SECOND HAND books. We buy in any quantities. Call at store, mall list or phone Bell 1822. Ask for Mr. Uavan. SOUTHERN BOOK CONCERN, 71 Whitehall St. CONCAVED, ►HONED AND REPAIRED. Called for aiid delivered. HEALEY BARBERS’ SUPPLY CO.* Both 'Phones—No 1 N. Forsyth St. the army of worker* for find many days when time hangs heavy on their hand* nnd the dreary ralm tend them Indoor* to curse the weath er. the government, their bosses aud every thing else that bobs up In the conversa tion. There are plenty of knockers In the bunch In Panama, and tome bright mind conceived the Idea of a collection of knocks. The Tannin* Primer la tho re- »ult. published by noloody In particular, and circulated wherever It happens to go. One cony drifted from Panama to The Georgian office, and Is reproduced here: o«oooo<»woow«hwck>oooooo O O O THE CANAL PROPER. 0 0 0 a00000000OOO0O0000O00OOO0O What Is the Panama canal? A hole extending^ a short way across the Isthmus pf Panama entirely tilled with money. Where did we get It? William Nelson Cromwell kindly persuad ed the French Panama Company to sell It to us. What did the, French Panama Company get? Forty million dollar*. Was the coiupnny satisfied? It was astonished. What did William ^Nelson^Cromwell get? vying t v It hunt Wlint did we get? .The Greatest Engineering Feat of tl\e Igc. is It? It would lie If we could keep any en- What The home of the Culchrn cut. What Is the Culebra cut? One of the best places to spend money he resigned from the canal to * 0r ° * Job? CITY TAX NOTICE. Books are now open for the payment of 2d in stallment of city tax. E, T, PAYNE, City Tax Collector. tfeveral now, and the whole uatlon will be damulng it before long. What Is the principal dam? Ontun dam. Will It ever be constructed? It will be ns soon ns tho engineers find i way to mnke stone flont ou mud. What Is the Chayo* river? A depraved stream that goes on a toot *verr few weeks. What nre they going to do with It? They haven't found out. What sort of a canal Is this to be? A lock cuunl. Why? Because the president changed his mind. What Is the difference between ‘ * *" cnnal nnd a sen-level canal? Une Is Impossible and the other Improba Ide. Why did the president change his mind? Ho the dirt could Iteglu to fly. Is It dying? Its wings haven't grown yet. How much will the I’nnnmn cnnnl cost? Anvwhcre from two hundred millions to a billion. Why nre those figures so Indefinite? Itecnust; the cnnnl Is very Indefinite It What Is the principal lock? The hnmraer-iock the project has on the Is It likely that the cnnnl will Involve tut in any disputes with foreign countries? No; null's* we go to wnr with France for selling It to us. How long is the cnnal? About n century. When will the winal be completed? This Is u Primer; not a drenut-!>ook. 00.0 OOO0OOO000000O OOOsTCOOOO o o O PERSONNEL OF THE CANAL. O O O 0 O0OOO0OOO0O0OOO000OOOOOOO Who Is Admiral John G. Walker? The man who decided Nicaragua was the only place to dig the canal. Why wasn't It d ig there? Rmnelxody woke ilw tip. What did he do then? decided that l’& iama waa the only place to dig the canal Is he still on the commission? they wer» afraid he would decide waa the — Wn be dlacb of the present pro- It Is net fit to print. Why did the original commission cbsnge from Nicaragua to Panama aa the place ‘o dig the canal? The president changed first. What Unopened to Davis, Grunsky, Par- Who is Judge Magoon? He was governor of the canal sone. Was ho usked to resign? No; they wanted to r' place and sent him to < ^ Who Is John Finley Wallace? He Is a villain, a coward, a weakling, a cup, a despicable wretch and a mollycod dle. Because he resigned from the canal to take a better Job. Who Is Theodore P. 8honts? He Is nn able and unselfish patriot, man who hns done well for his count] of high nnd enlightened ideals and lol character. Why? Bonn i take a Who offered Wall Thoinna F. Ilynn. Who offered Hhonts a Job? Thomas F. Hynn. What was Wallace's Incentive? Mere lucre. What was Shouts' Incentive? The betterment of mankind. Who la John F. Stevens? The man who succeeded Wallace. Did he go to the Isthmus to stay till the cnnal was dug? slgna* , Because lie thought he, not the president, was digging the caual. ^O0OOOO0OOOOO0OOOOOOO0OO0^ O ON INVESTIGATIONS. O O O 0000000000000000000O000OOP What constitutes on Investigation of the cnnal? A trip to Panama. ‘ — **" -jv" President Uooseve^t What waa the Bigelow Investigation? A malicious and premcdltnted attack, distortion of farts, a scnndnlous story, a hurried nud Incomplete visitation. What was tho president's Investigation? A thorough review of the work none nnd under way. a searching Inquiry Into con ditions. n .personal, satisfactory and com plete inspection of everything in the cnnal tone. How long did Ponltney Bigelow stay on the Isthmus? Two days. How long did President Roosevelt stay on the isthmus? Three days. What Is the attitude of congress toward the canal? Congress thinks the glory should all be the president's. Is this unseldshuess on the part of con gress? Yes, nnd tender regard for the president, llow tender? Then what? Congress will sit bark nnd say, you so,” when the explosion comes. Doc* congress tbluk the president will dig the canal? * Congress politely hopes he will. How U«»o* the senate committee on Inter- *cnn!c canals stand on the question? It does not stnnd. It ha* laid down on It. Did the senate committee want n sea- level canal? ' It dbl nor. Why not? Because the committee wanted to be kind to the president. Don* that kindly feeling still prevail? Certainly: the senate committee would not It Is also determined the president shall have all the blame. 00OOOOO0OOOOOC oooooooorjov •> 0 CANAL C0NTRACT8. ° O O OOOSH»«OO0OOOOOOOOOOO«H9O What Is a canal contract? Something a canal contractor does not K ')Vli*t I. It bid) A nropoaltlon to do Hornet hit), that will ot In* allowed. What I* n cannl contractor? • A man who Is looking for trouble. Does he find It? All of them have so far. What Is a transcontinental railroad? An institution thst 1» tickled to dettta to nave a Panama canal, and thnt wonld un der uo circumstances have anything to •»« Change of the president's mind. Who Is William J. Oliver? He Is a sufferer from prestidigitation, In what way? The president changed his melon to a lemon. Did Oliver think he would get the con tract? He did. bat be didn't. What did he get? S'ome valuable experience. Waa he led to believe he would get the contract? * He thinks he was. What hns he learned? He hns learned to distrust circumstantial evidence. What else has be learned? He has learned there Is a (rent differ ence between being led and being pushed. Did Oliver put In the lowest bid? Yes. Did be complete bla bid? Yes. Did he have everyth! Kverytblng but one What wee that? Everything but a chance. What Is Oliver’s favorite motto? **A sucker Is born every minute.” What Is his own Idea of this philosophy? He thinks that he, personally, must have been bom twins. Will the canal be dag by contract? Not yet, but soon. Who Is Thomas F. Ryan? A man who saw the president recently. Who was Mr. Ityan for? He was for Mr. Hynn. Did bts visit to the white bouse have any bearing on the contract? Certainly not: M?. Ryan merely called to pay his respects. Then why Is Mr. Ryan's name brought in here? Simply because these respects were a long time overdue. Is Mr. Ryan a believer in the square deal? Ho far ns canal contracts are concerned he believes In a new deal, and he wants to 0000000OO00000OO0O00O0000O O o O TAFT AND CANAL. 0 O 0 O000OO00000000000OO000O000 Who is William H. Taft? lie la secretary of war. Has the president any further honors for him? He haa. What are they? The president Is training Taft to be offl clal gnat for the canal. What Is Taft's usual position? Holding the sack. Has Taft been to Panama? He haa. Wbat did be discover there? lie discovered that steam shovels make fine backgrounds for photographs and told the prealdent about It. Has Taft any ambition to dig the canal? He hna not. Why not? He Is very loyal to bis chief. If the army engineers do not succeed on the canal what will happen? Tho president will turn the navy looae on It. le there nothing permanent about the cnnal? Yea. What? Joseph Bucklin Bishop, the press agent. ■ndWHMKEY HABIT! cared at home wit> out pain* Book of p»r* ticulars sent B. M.WOOLLBY.M.P. ta»M. 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