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r.nJ,m)iwMjmafnrH niw w.i wiinpumy n pLppHffmgm 16 The Commoner, - ' VOLUMB 3, NUMBER HPfWtywpipmimn. wwpwwfwn' minium uhhjhwum ini"'fT"iimwi r-tf'V BOCKS RECEIVED. 'The Congressman's Wife." by John D Barry. (Smart Set Publishing Co., Now York.) Mr. Barry is an author and dramatic critic of note and the author of "A Daughter o? Thespis." "A Congressman's Wife" is somewhat unusual as a prizes story. It is simple natural and far from attpmpting tho construction of a new economy for tho universe. Tho main motive Is po litical, a now motive, by the way, that is beginning to supersede the histori cal, for which let 113 glvo thanks Tho scenes are laid first in Washington and then in Near York, Congressman Erlggs representing a metropolitan district; he gets Into tho toils of a lobbyist, Franklin West, and getting out of tho toils cost him his re-election. Mr. Barry's knowledge of the "inside" of Washington life is most accurate. Perhaps tho best sketch is that of tho senator; in which Mr. De pew must recognize himself. Fanny, the butterfly, is also daintily accom plished. All the people are individual. "Tho Man in the Cnmlet Cloak," by Carlen Bateson. (Saalfleld Publishing Co., Akron, 0.) In this story the reader is brought faco to face with the great Burr conspiracy. While portray ing Burr's great ability there is no at tempi to glorify him, and the story h a patriotic ono The story e full of adventure, with a deep plot and mysteries that are unfolding to the very ond. There is a romance in it, not introduced to add tht necfsary "heart interest;" but inextricably in terwoven with the plot. An entranc ing adventuress comes to Ohio as the English, emissary to Burr. Here sne encounters the sturdy patriot, Ezra, whose honesty and faith in her awake her long dormant conscience. In de- V fjL, FS &X' . iavXTT" 3 '))) tr rrnXrxiUU W5 OF CiO.nnn s-; . ., Yti2XZisw lAfANrtTrgTiSPU .'PRirP ' , I .W WJ II - A -. 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The most famous Philippine vol vano, and one of the finest volcanic cones In the world, Is that of Mayon Its height is 8,970 feet, and tho voi vano is visible at a great distance. Since 1776 records have been kept of its eruptions. In that year many plantations and villages were buried under a stream of lava which flowed down its eastern slope. About twelve hundred live? were lost in tho erup tion of 1814, which burled the country around a. part of the base of Mayon under the outpourings of lava and dust. A similar calamity In 1825 de stroyed the lives of about fifteen hun dred persons. In the nineteenth cen tury there were a number of severe eruptions, including one in 1886-87 which continued about nino months; an eruption In 1897 killed 350 persons and destroyed much property. Twenty-two violent oruptlons of this vol cano are on record. Next to Mayon the Taal volcano Is the most remarkable. It Is on an Isl and in the lake of Mombon, and the island, built up - Its outpourings, has an area of 220 square miles. The vol cano Is Incessantly ejecting dusuand vapor from its crater. Taal, as well as Mayon, has been the center of mimer i ft A Story of the Campaign of 1896, Together with a Collection of His Speeches and a Biographical Sketch by His Wife. ILLUSTRATED EDITION, PRICE, $1.50. ONLY 150 COPIES f -"-- - -"- - remain unsold. They are still offered at tho low price of $1.50 per copy, sent postpaid on receipi of price. These copies are handsomely bound in Half Mo ropoo, printed on heavy paper from clear type, contain over 600 pages. Orders will be filled in their turn until the supply is exhausted. When these copies arc sold the book will be out of print. Address W V i i 2 0. fl. WALTERS. IN 224S Vine St, Lincoln, Neb. w t 9 9 V ous destructive earthquakes, but no very great; eruption has occurred since 1864, when four villages around the D.ountaln were completely destroyed. Manila -'is well situated fori exper iencing nearly all the earthquake shocks radiating from the different volcanic centres of Luzon. It stand en alluvial soil, which Is usually m?" violently disturbed by erthqua than the underlying rock, and u enly thirty-five miles north of tue tive volcano Taal.-From America Geographical .Society's Bulletin.