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BOOKS REVIEWED
"Indian Love Letters." by Marah Ellis Ryan. <,\ ' ./ .
"Prisoners cf Fortune," by Ruel Perley Smith.
"The Siamese Cat," by Henry Mitner RidcouL y
The Trimmed Lamp" by O. Henry.
"Navigating the Air."
"The First Claim," by M. Hamilton.
"A Night in Avignon," by Cale Young Rice.
"The Shadole of a Creal Roc\," by William R. Lighlon. "
"Cainirg Health in the West," {Colorado, Neto Mexico.
Arizona) by Ceorge B. Price.
"Sojourning, Shopping and Studying in Paris," by Elizabeth
Otis Williams.
"Crasshopper Land," by Margaret Warner Morley.
"Miss Frances Daird, Detective — A Passage from Her
Memoirs," by R. W. Kauffman.
"His Courtship," by Helen R.iMaru'n.
"Landmarks of Scientific Socialism," by Frederic^ EngeU.
"Races and Immigrants in America," by John JR. Commons.
"Exmoor Star, or the Autobiography of a Pony," by A. E.
"The Treasure Trail," by Fran\ Lillie Polloc^.
"The H'attcrsons," by William Marabell.
"Le Chevalier Jc MaWon-Rouge," by Alexandre Dumas. .
"The Theoretical System of Karl Marx," by Louis B
Doudm, LL. M. . \u25a0
"Indian Love Letters"
Br Ma rah Ell 1 * P— •".. Pal»*«**»*<l 'v A. C.
McCttns & O'-. Chicago. iVriee $1.
SELDOM have love letters been pub
lished which contained more of the
beauty of pathos, the poignancy of
despair than these messages, which
Fccm literally written with the
heart's blood of the noble minded In
dian who sent them to a girl he had
loved:
Ho yr\\o writes was fir>t an Indian shepherd.
who diva mod dreams ami ptß| sonps. Then for
one little troath ot hcavon lie was oalled l>y yon
"frifnd" — and now lie works at a forpe in a
towor ever a c::trway thst was Tory an«-ient
Ti-b«n the first OaMilians .-ame to tho land. ' • •
When .v«-»u let th«> Indian's otpb look tnto yftur
wn across a dinner table tn New York, tbe
Indian knew in that flash that his bonds were
farther in the future than his c-yr? could sec.
Only an Indian would be a fair critic
of such a book as this. Only an Indian
can tell us whether the author has
caught the emotion and true spirit of
his race; but any rcad(*r can judge of
the intrinsic beauty and value of these
exquisite prose poems.
The object of the book is to tell of
the hopelessness <of the love which a
"highly educated young native has for
2 sui American girl lie has met during
"'his college days.
What place could an Indian, no mat
ter how highly educated, have in the
thoughts and life of a young girl of
•birth and breeding? But he was in
spired to -write these letters, which
breathe the spirit of renunciation and
f=how how inevitable is reversion to
tjpe.
The book is most unusual and is
a very artistic production.' The decora
tions by Ralph Fletcher Seymour are
particularly commendable.
"Prisoners of Fortune"
By Hucl Perley Smith. Published by L. C.
"Page & Co.. Boston. Price $1.50.
It was hard work to persevere in
the reading of Ruel Perley Smith's
new novel, "Prisoners of Fortune," but
\u25a0we certainly imbibed a lot of impres
sions of early Massachusetts bay colony
history. The tale is told by an old sea-
Cog 'with a marvelous memory, \u25a0who
writes his reminiscences in the year
1757. Having been promised a tale of
romantic adventure it is dreary In
rleed to have to wade through, so much
more or less familiar oarly New Eng
land history. However, the- Bostonian
caught a pirate one day who was a
most entertainingly blasphemous scoun
drel. He wanted tobacco, and when he
found a little friend in our historian
<then a mere lad) he gave him in return
a. rhyme and rebus bearing upon a hld-
Wic-n treasure. Now. we see daylight
and the story holds the interest
to the cod. The style of writing
changes abruptly here, too. Up to now
it is an imitation of the archaic style
of the early eighteenth century, but
from this moment the story seems
natural and human.
The narrator. Philip Campbell, later
on tries to solve the curious doggerel
Civen him by the pirate. His relatives
help — they all become treasure mSfd and
srive up every interest in life other
than the finding of the hidden treasure.
They are wrecked on the coast of
Maine an<l have an exciting encounter
with the notorious Teaeh's band of cut
throats. They wander up and down
the coast and finally get .1 clew through
which they are enabled to solve the
cryptogram Riven to Philip in his
rhildhood. They find the place in the
Chesapeake country, but the treasure Is
pone. It would be too dreadful to leave
them i^o forlorn, so Mr. Smith permits
them to find the treasure in a derelict
which they discover on the way home.
Even a story of pirates and hidden
treasure is not complete without the
"love interest," and this one is no excep
tion to the rule. Mary Vane, niece of
the pirate captain, i* all that the reader
can desire to mate with our courageous
and persistent hero, but the story of
their love and final happiness one must
leave to Mr. Smith. He has handled
his subject well and deserves much
praise. It Is a fine, strong story.
The Siamese Cat"
jjr Henrr Milncr Ridoout. llliiKtratinns by
'W. F. Grrfr. rnblifbed by MeClure, Phillips
V ;»-,..-, &. Co., New York.
Mr. Hideout has recently, completed
a trip around the world and after read
ing the "Siamese Cat." his latrst pro
duction, we know he had his ry«s wide
open while on his travels. The story is
totally unlike anything Mr. Rldeout
haa done before. It ia a story for an
Idle summer afternoon, written with
no other purpose than to amuse, but
so well -written that the interest is sus
tained to the very end.
A cat purchased as a pet for an
American Is the cause of all the trouble.
The cat has shown some sort of a
mysterious past, which leads to mur
ders and all kinds- of attempted vio
lence and crimes.
- - The love story running through it
Is entertaining and gay, and the humor
js of the kind one delights to* read
aloud. The descriptions in the book
are too well done for the kind of a
story it is, which is hardly a criticism,
since most of the light literature of
'the day is so badly written that It is
positively damaging.
•The Trimmed Lamp"
~Hr O ITenr?*. author of "The Fonr Slillioa."
- Published by McClure, Phillips &. Co.,' New
Vorfc.
* It seems a very short time since "O.
Henry" Kave us "The Four Million"
end taught us an entirely new way to
laugh; yet here he is again w!th "The
Trimmed Lamp — and other stories ;of
rjie Four Million." There are not* so
Wnany laughs In this book.- Most of the
"etories are decidedly serious in tone,
dealing not so much .with the bur-;
lesques as the seamy side of life. They
Indicate a deeper study of human
nature than those, chat .went before.
They are almost all of people : of the
lowest strata of New a York life, some
even of thugs and criminals," but all
are typical and no writer of * the / day
has handled his subject J so: cleverly. '
It is difficult - indeed t« • analyze -or
describe or even to broadly character
ize these stories by "O. Henry." He
* e , e " ls , so . completely in sympathy
wun the life he describes as almost to
7 one of them, and when he gives a
sketch of -high life" It has a distinct
flavor of the underworld.
He has a fine power of dramatic
description, as witness this next quota
tion. Liz has just killed her unfaithful
lover at a dance: •
Liz. ran out aad down, the street, swift an.l
irue as a woodcock fl.vlng through a jrrore of
paplingß at dusfe. \u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0 •: \u25a0 - • •
And then followed •''• • the liur and cry.
nowhere but In 'the '-bis cities «" *>s It survive,
and bere most of .all. where the ultimate per
fection of culture, citizenship 1 and -alleged su
periority Joins, bawling. In the chase. • ; ':
They - pursued— a shrieking mob of father*,
mothers, lovers and maidens— bowlinjr. yelHnir. ,
calling, whistling, crying for blood. .Well may'
the- wolf in' the big city stand outnlde the door. -
TJell may. bis heart, the tgenUer,- falter- at the
siege. \u0084 ..... 1
knowing her way,; and hungry for surcease,
she darted down familiar paths, until at last .
her feet struck the dull solidity of- the rotting
pier. And then It was but a few more panting
steps — and good mother East river took Liz to
her bosom, soothed her muddily but quickly, and
fettled In five minutes the problem that keeps
lights burning o' nights in thousands of pastor
ates and colleges.
Humor and pathos alternate in these*
stories, but the quality which deserves
the highest praise is the deep human
note of interest which the author
strikes squarely and firmly in the cen
ter.
The initial story. $*The Trimmed
Lamp," is not the best ' In the book.
By that, however, is not meant that It
Is less interesting: it is just that they
are all so good it's difficult to choose.
The story of "Elsie in New York," the'
last of the collection of 25, is one of the
most pathetically humorous of all.'
No, bumptious reader, this story iß'nofa con- .
tinoatlon of ".he Elsie series, lint if your Elsie :
had Ured over here In our big; city there might
have been a chapter In her books not very differ
ent from this. . 1 \u0084...---
Elsie is looking for a position and
the numerous difficulties she-encounters
are funny enough at their distance, but
more tragic to the friendless girl. \u25a0
A kind-faced old lady at an" employ
ment agency offers her $30 a month to
be her mttld.- . , - " v '
Elsie is about to stammer'a grate
ful acceptance when a, young woman
with gold eye glasses steps forward.' ;*-.
"I am Miss Tlcklebaum," said she, "of
the association for the prevention of
jobs being put up on working.g irls
looking for jobs. We 'prevented 47
girls from securing positions last week.
I am., here to protect you. Beware of
any onr who offers you a job. How do'
you know that' this - woman does not'
want to make you work as a breaker
boy in a\coal mine or. murder you to
get your teeth? If you accept work of
any kind without permission of our as
sociation you will be arrested by one
of our agents."
She encountered snags of various
sorts; a prohibitioni3t objected to her
working in a. candy, store because they
sold a kind of "brandy candy balls."
Between , these two stories are many
which arefeven better than their ex
cellent and picturesque .' titles: "The
Rubaiyat'of a Scotch Highball." "A
Madison Square Arabian • Night,"
"Brickdust How." "A Harlem Tragedy,"
"The Tale of a Tainted Tenner,' v are
some of them. \ : •
These tales are more than worth
while. One can safely recommend Uicm
to one's frlende. ' '. . - , > /
"Navigating. the Air"
I'ultllshod under the aucpiocs of s lhe Aero.
<-ltili i»f America. 1 I>,.ni.i. dsy. Paste &. Co.,'
Nt-w York. Price $I.W. , - \u25a0
This book is of unusual interest. The
contributors are members of the Aero
Club of America, and each one has
made a name for himself in either
achievement or invention pertaining, tti
aerial navigation. \t
Among the contributors are the
Wright brothers, inventors of. the mo
tor flier. Alexander Graham Bell^in
ventor of the telephone, gives the re
sults of his own experiments in con
structing a flying machine.
Lieutenant Frank- P. Lahm describes
the winning of the' first aeronautic cup
race, he being tlie winner., Israel L.uii -I
low, who has conducted most of his ex
periments over the Hudson river, Xcv/
York, describes his aerial trips. John
P. Holland, the inventor of the 'sub
marine . boat which has been 'adopted,
by the United States government, de
scribes "How to Fly as a Bird."
Captain Homer Hedge contributes.au
article on the coming dirigible airship
which has been demonstrated ..to be. a.-*
serviceable in the air as a* boat in the
water.
Carl Diensbach, who" w.rites the
Introduction on practical air craft, is
one of the. foremost living authorities
on aeronautical matters. Mr. Dlens
bach is editor of the principal aero
nautical journal- In Germany, is ; for
eign representative of the Jamestown
Aeronautical congress,, and, , with* Mr.
Ludlow, is co-editor of "Navigating tho
Air." : ,
Each chapter is complete in* itself,
being written by; different well-known
authorities. In addition to' they ex
tremely Interesting text there are many
fine Illustrations taken from -photo
graphs.
'The First Claim" ;
By M. Hamilton. ; anthor of , Cat , Laurel*."
Published by Doubleday, - Page fc Co.,, New
York. Price $1.50.
This novel. appeared last year, but' lt
deserves more than' a' brief .mention, .it
is so unusual, so entirely "unlike, any
book which has : appeared 'in many
years. : ,'\u25a0' =\u25a0_ ,:. : - \i":, \
. The extraordinary - heroine. .Valeric,
scarcely seems - human . at times ;> th«
kindest thing •\u25a0 one"- can say of 'her., is
that her Intellect is,' malformed.; She
certainly is a> case ;of arrested develop
ment,- and: her ; flaJßhes\of , beauty, and
foolishness' charm while ', they, repel. -
. This foolish chfld-r-she: is little," more
'than a child— is married to a man twice
her. own \u25a0 age. ;Of ' course ',; she"; is 3 un-j
happy., miserable; itshe' wanted \to i.be
f ree, ; fto know r that-: she^ would : never
again have , to f submit? to' his horrible
kisses. To:'.be, ; :free;lwith; some t one
young, who would Understand and want'
to be happy and > live."; ,V - . •'? >•
She' foundiVsome'onoV'whoranswered
aU the requirements/- bo \u25a0 ehe Tran' away
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with him, but left behind her "bafcy*
Gwendolin. From that tim« oa th«l
story is of the struggle ;of ;Tal«rt«/
between her love -for the child and iLta\ '
love for her hushandj ,for ' after tb*
divorce her adulterous lover marrlH
her. The .second husband was gvod
enough J and; kind - enough, ; but his 5 Ior«
was/ not satisfying, she' had: to h*V«
her child and after many dlntculties th«
child goes to live with them. The study
of this child is> very -well V'done, but'
she Is an unpleasant "little person and::
when she dies, onel feele i little ; regret. ;
The surprising thing, to :the reader, H \
that a child so unlovable: could have;
caused so much anguish to 'Valeric.
The future of James, the, first husband, \u25a0
is smoothed out for him, for he marries '
again and is happy andA'alerie'appears
to bo.rcc'onciled to her lot inher.love
for Charlie. ' .*
. The author has^hus far. succeeded
in concealing her identity under the
110 m de plume \u25a0 "M. I Hamilton.'' - It is
said she . is an Irish' woman, but she
knows her England well and also the
characteristics of the people! This book
is very carefully written and is, bound
to have as ardent admirers as enemies.
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"A Night in Avignon"
A one net play by Cale Young Rice, autbor of
- , ••Cii.irirs dt.Loeca." "Davld.T "Hays and
. I-jrlcw." etc. Published br ;McClure, Phil
lips & Co., New York/ \u25a0 Price 50 • cents. c
It but whet* "-desire Jto read this tiny,
all. too short; one ; act" play ; by^ Cale
Young-Rice. This is-a single incident
in the love of Petfarchv and rLaura,'; but
It is:, one | of..the : . mostV striklnfr~ situa
tions 1 i n dramatic ' li terat u'r?, " and f its
strong c.limax.could riot be Improved. r j
• .Petrarch 'has hopelessly .loved Laura,
the' wife' 1 of .Ugodi rsade,- fo ri two j years.
He has written her sonnets'andcanzoni
and .is, -well. v nigh 'distracted. VThis',night
he determines to fpfgot" ltall Jn'a wild
orgy of pleasure. .1 He' has a conversa
tion, with his, brother, -the- monk : -Gher
ardp. who urgesj';hfm fagai list; the .'de
bauchery, but Petrarch "answers: • .
_~ Ire- borne . nntil*!* Will not. .' • • .'• For, It
in -two years now since In. the aisles 'of Santa
Clara yonder my heart first went from me on
mad wings. ; " , :
• .'And later on ', he says he is de
termined:, .' * - ..
Now I will* open all the states to Pleasure I
. To rosy Pleasure — warm, unspiritual, v.
Ready to spring v .. . \u0084,
Into the arms of all .' . \u25a0 I . • . .
; Whom bloodless , Virtue pales.
The peculiar irregularity of form is
found through the whole play.
He dares his brother to tell.her that
he has found \u25a0 peace in': prayer and? tell
him he'will cure his love madness for
Laura with more madness: '
With little Sancla's!/
Whose eoul is a i*weet sin!..
Who liTes but for this lifo and asks of Death
Only- a breath of time- before *h«* ends; it. '
To tell three beads and fill her mouth wjthaves.
Just for enough. • she nays, »• ;.- . '
"To the , God that he made me"— as he . did.
The songs of the girls who are coming
with his friend Lello to, make the night
of revelry are heard outside: .-:. '.'.'.. ;
; ' To the maids' of TSulnfßpmyT SulnfRpmy •/
All the gallants : j:o -for pleasure; : ;
•• To the maids of.Salut llrniy — .
Tripping . to loto's . measure!
To the damps of ATlgnon . " ' .
AH the musters po for wiring;
To tbe dames of Avljfnon —
That shall be their slirlTinp. ;
Then they all make a dramatic entry
singing. AVhen the revels .are at their
height: a servant tells Petrarch that
Laura waits -below.}' After; alKthef two
long years of hopeless longing, Petrarch
is. paralyzed,- but' begs: his friends "to
\u25a0wait;"in another ;room ;while he';sees
Laura. . She\hadvbelievftdMn ; him im
plicitly, and has come to tell _hlm of
her love when one of the women' sings
from the* other ...room:-' *\u25a0\u25a0*'\u2666
Well.. well, Messer Petf area:, now longiwJll'J
You shut. us In this dark — that Is as black'
As old Pope John- the twenty-secoud's soul? • -
A pretty • festa, this! \
. Laura gathers her veil about her;
her "' -dream 'is siiattered; she ..." had
thought his lovea'pure and holy flame:
And trusting " • * .• ' • . But no matter, .
-, .; All trust shall, be embalmed and: laid away.
1 I - KO' wltlr piryV seeing , -.-'.•*\u25a0.
My husband— ls even ; as', other men. 'J . , : *-,
. This isinearly Petnarch's death' blow
and his speechends with:- • . \u25a0^',\:.
I bare' slain; the spring forert-r!' The: green of
the whole fair world.',* \u25a0\u25a0 *\u25a0-;\u25a0* O.Laura! I>aura l
"The play _• has 'much merit and-isl-by
far. the most finished .piece . of- work
yet from. the penof >Ir. Rice. . It'isad
vertised.for,-production in the: Players',
theater in Chicago for next season.:- ; -;
"The Shadow o!-a Great Rock"
Uy William K. Llgbton.fPHbllshed b.r G. P.
Putnam's .Sons, » Now ; York and London./.-
; "MidrJuly Eighteen Hundred: - and
Kjfty-four." So 'starts- Mr.;, Llghton 'in
his .line romance of 'the ; plains.^ .It. is
au tale •of some Vof /those \u25a0: hardy early
stfugglers who crossed ; the "**plafns'i< In
camp : wagons, "ahd> besld.es- the natural
hardships "of j such "a .^ journey/' had =the
terrible; . savage Indian \to contend
against: . '\u25a0 '-' '.;";\u25a0' : \u25a0•: \u25a0^..'.\u25a0.' '/. .'.":':\u25a0 *•
There/are; some, fine ; bits of charac
ter 'study in.the book.V^ In making' up
the- party, which starts 'on this partlc-'
ular trip; 1 all v sorts "of people areVde
scribed. The fine, 'strong, honest plains
man, the man who Is frankly hunting
wealth • and >*else; the adyen
turer just looking for experiences, and
lastly, the fugitive from Justice. "Thi3
particular fugitive is a victim of drink,
and while under its influence s has dis
graced himself iand, his family and "now
he and. his sister j have joined a hardy
bandof pioneers to 'try.their luck'and
fate in a new country^VAlsoVnhe sister
hopes to " reform/this; wWllJovcd -but 'tin
deserving brother. .' This' story.iis-. not
sensational, but ithas a f^w exciting
scenes very well done. The-fiarrative
style is excellent,, and, the love story
which develops is in a very fitting get
ting. It; is a good story, strongly'writ
ten. _*-:-..--\u25a0 \u25a0 . .. - \u25a0 • •
"Gaining Health in the West" (Colora
do, .New HeiicorArizona) ••-;-: i :
\u25a0 Being Impressions of a Layman. Baaed lon
J**en-iears'. Personal ,:- Experience .. with
Climate,' •by George B. - Price. Published
by B. V. Huebech, ;Xew York. Price . ?1 . •
In. the paper 'wrapper; of this little
book one reads- the 'following:: \u25a0,' '•,-.;\u25a0
_n has." been f estimated thit * -In the > rnlted
States \u25a0 alone I there • nre r 60,000 j new Tlctims r of/
consumption every 5 year.- - .Thousands' of ; them
\u25a0*** high altltndesiin ; the .hope -of a regaining
health 'and ; most ; of 'them "'leare' their homes
.without: any' knowledje'of , T ,the-.new. conditions
which they must if ace.XThis. book; is the' first to
KlTe :: such -,- Information.-. > WhoeTcr » la if dieted '
with rabercnloais, : wboerer ban a friend who Is
Its Tlctlm, whoeTer.-isrtreaUng patients ; whom s
the.dlsease is .wasting; and whoeTer; Is studying;
the v rarages vof : this j jrre« test 1 scoorge of >, our
time, cannot afford Ito 1 neglect \u25a0 "Gaintnr r Health I
in. the': West.". *.•-\u25a0 '-\u25a0,\u25a0.\u25a0..• \u25a0\u0084•\u25a0.-,:.:
;:Too often all ;the ; things claimedyfor
a book, on its paperlwrapper,' are' traps i
for i the f unwary, t bat? in ; this - case ,- the I
praise is well deserved. • v ' -
\u25a0 The consumptiye^whotseeksito learn'
something ;aboutHhcS conditions: in Cthoi
western ; country^ to\whlch ': he frnay .< have '<
been<ord*red"v;f6ri;his^ healths willVfind?
the.-literature" on: the, subject
barren." the?
nature ; and "treatment v of 'his
but? the j practical^qqisstlons |"-< whichC a*
stranger j ; asks •<' in and vTelse- f
where ' In "s the '\u25a0:. same's region i have (never'f
before been in^Vook* form.' ;-s
j* Mr.^ Price's • book] should ; prove • a/booh f
to:- the I invalid'^ and^ the't physician^ for $
both i need'dexiOcUy ; ithe il information
which ;it; conUins.* '^ltKtreatsV f ully fof r
the' different-m odes. of ' living ' in a ' tent, "
rfcnca, boarding! house; and. sanatorium,
and gives the cost of -each..^ -The: author
frankly; discusses the ' length of time
necessary : to regain ; health; -: the :'ques
tion { of;- obtaining : :, employment if . one.
needs , to .work for one's living, and :he
tells -how;. to -get \the most out of > life
if ; one's 'daily, bread'is V for.
There" 1 is information; concerning the sq
cial and -ethical- conditions "in '" the'com-,
; munities', "of, which; th^ ; tuberculous .pa
tient will ibecomVv^a- member, 1 and 'en
couraging 'words to him : who fmay be
come despondent' in' the .new surround-,
ing?. \u25a0 T •' : *lr{0: : - ;y: '-; '\u25a0 !;"./<\u25a0 ' ' " :• ]
Those .who are :as to wheth
er they .should gro.away; alone ; ori tako
their families with them when ordered
to- their., new.. abofie-.wlll ; ;finrl • a>,disf
cussion iof that and many other, prob^'
lerns . .which i each .'„ health i 1 ' seeker ?_.con
siders^peculiarly his : own. '.The chapter
on '"Don'ts" "in 'ltself Vivldences' wisdom
gained". from" experience; \u25a0 consumptives
should • studyi it. ; Finally/ there : sare
many facts "about \. climatic { conditions
in/Colorado, /.New . Mexico and- Ari
zona and about .the cities
in that section. : vr ;\u25a0 ;'\:. .',.//
: ".Though i the, author refrains from en
croaching tho I physician's : field, ; it
. is 'j apparent # throughout - the «.booU that
he ;is>weinyersed^inAthe"?scientific Jas-,
pe'ct . of the question v fdlscussed.'V s Hf>*;hSis
no prejudices, ; though; he has : opinions;
and Uhcy' are ;wcll •.worth*: reading, 1 , espe
cially, as they/are'; couched ; in good Eng
lish and! expressed 'l in a, 'style which
makes the-.book'an easy one to : read.> •
"Sojourning, Shopping and 'Studying jn
"}Paris" : ..:,/
\u25a0 A bandbooV 'particularly.. for women,'- by > TElir-"
; sbeth^Otia »Williams.i:Publlsbc4rby,- A.. C. :
';• McClurg &: Co:, :- ;.i _ , . * .'
• This i\ li ttle'v book ; is' / what I its';
' title* saya.'v It] is * written •; for,, the", use • of »
[women'-* and :• girls if going.;; to' Paris 'for ;
: any; or* all : the reasons Mn
• the>, title;!' whetfier' 'for vlopgi' or 'short 1
\u25a0 visits,: It -is ' equally: suitable. 1 ;-' :-> \u25a0-\u25a0':. i% :
I..C Hotel'; addresses are/given,^hoarding: .
hbuses,'/shops,") schools £of farti | teachers ?
\ and places I ot | amusemeht~par.£icularly )
those *; places f^. to^ which Vwomen - & may,
* t saf elyjgo'; without [escort ; ex;"
VursiorisSby steambpat^railway^c^jtram-!
; way?are* suggested; ;mentJon])s]maa'e':bt \
i the jjasual^ charges '» f or^bbard,^ f eea i'^toi
iervaats/and'prlces' generally; iu"Bliorr,
1 "JWM.TWWHi'M
tneV visitor, to Paris* is provided' with
such useful Information that she: will
be saved the petty, annoyances { that
commonly beset the woman .who trav
els --alone to a. foreign land. -:' lt is \ a
very ;; valuable little [ handbook and
makes- iio pretenses beyond those
stated - in : the title,
"Grasshopperland"
n.r \u25a0 >farsaret '. ."Warner \u25a0 Aforley. : Illustrated.
• I'uMishPd b.r,.\. C. McClurg k Co., Chicago.
"i Trice; $1.25. ' -
... This •book impresses one as" being*
.written for^ children," but -the ; author
says in her foreword:." :
ri\This boS'k '-'Is not for 'children. It la for their
grßnjdfathprs - and jrrandmothers j who wer« ] once
boys^and.Klrls. in the country and -who. may be
Ini danger; after,, all these years •of forprttlnst
about.' grasshoppers. ; If .the children persist in
readlusr so old a book they must not grumble at
tlie '\u25a0 lotus -/"cords, hut fjuletly; hunt: them up in the
dictionary. -" or : elso. wait \u25a0\u25a0 until 'they themseWes
are » grandfathers « and ' uraudraothers, when they
will understand it all quite easily. "
- , The . book is : written \ so \ that children
-^can understand.it and though -there are
many jlong words 'to \- ''look up: in the
[dictionary".' if the': child .wants to' know
anything : about grasshoppers this is
i the^booktTfor.:' him. k t;,!,'Every rjborf. of
'hopper is :described[ carefully and tech
? nicallyjS arid -^through -» the; ; pleasantest
{sort . of; reading; one^absorbs^ much; use
ful tkn6wledge.[>;'r'^ : f-yC *. \u25a0\u25a0_;' \u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0'.
Kl.The-jbook; is; profusely^ illustrated : and
tlie >pictures add much value to the book.'
"Miss fPrances^ Baird, Detective— a
j Pasisage From Her} MemoipsV;
Ijßt'R?W.I jBt'R? W.^ Kauffman. Published; by I/. C.'Paje
..,;>'& ;Co.;- Boston... Price ; 51.25. ' . Z.?^;",.. . ; •\u25a0
! i And^still - they : come! ' : ;. it' so happens
ithat vv^etecti ve 7; stories " ; of ;\u25a0 more \u25a0. or
less t^merlt"' .have "been v pouring .in
for^some. rr 4 tlme/ and V\it{; seemed that
x thef^ limit \u25a0*,• of :-;: endurance" .; had; been
reached." However,' the latest, F _ "Miss
iFrances Balrd,',' remained to be exam
ined^ , ; • " vi.-t-Y, \u25a0.\u25a0>- .. ; . •/::\u25a0"<-\u25a0 \u25a0-,"'\u25a0\u25a0..•--.'\u25a0-.
=.7. 7 One ;. would ; imagine that -sthe ;< probr
; lems •of •: robberyj and murder;had? been
>olyed > , t there \ have ibeen; such? countless
thousands of \ wordslwrltten'j'upon ; ; the
subject;j'but v itH w ouldy;seem^not,^for
;th'is ;?story/3 of v burglary, \3substittitjonr
suicide /or|mufder< and^ all Uhes remark
able'j-chalnvi of -^events".:, which V precede
andrfollow* are ; , quite *6ut?6f?the'ordi-
nary. It Is to. be regretted. that a more
skilled hand 'could .» not . have ' manipu
lated the ideas • of 3 author.; It is
crudely 'done . andTlvery: tiresome . in
places,; but, ln the > mam Uhe story it
\u25a0elf Is good. printed,, artis
tically bound and with a colored front
ispiece * by William Kirkpatrick, it
makes a very-attractive volume.
"His Courtship"
Br - Helen R. Martin, autbor of "Tillie. a
"Mennonlte Maid." Illustrated -by-. Alice
Barber Stephens. ' Published - by , McClure,
. Phillips & Co.; New i*ork. \ .v"
It has been a .long time since Mrs.
Martin has. given the : public a long
novel." It has • seen her -name only in
connection with short magazine stories.
This long storyN is, doubly
welcome. ; . .
The story, of Eunice, the; heroine of
"His Courtship." is" very different from
that of Tillie>the Mennontte maid. But
Eunice is Just as appeailngly feminine,
and at. times pathetic, and withal fully
as charming ''as .Tillie.
This is the tale of a college professor,
one Peter Kinross,' who. -goes .to the
Morningstars', farm to find a little rest.
He Is scarcely, settled when he hear 3
that two young ladies are also coming
to board, and when. he discovers that
they are the daughters of the 'president
of his college and | her cousin., he ar
ranges with the farmer's family that he
shall pass as: their t hired man.
Eunice Is supposedly \ the -adopted
daughterof the Morningslars. Kinross
can not - quite make out "the ' mystery,
for r she is the -household: drudge 'and
yet seems more refined than any. of the
family, and in-some:way.h*»!ittcee«<led
in acquiring a remarkable amount of
education.
While pursuing his rest, vacation and
quiet investigations Kinross falls into
plots and counter plots— country court
ships, disguises. 11 ' stolen Infant,
haunted chambers, murders, suicides,
ghosts and all sorts of entertaining
things. He is completely mystified
about Eunice's - education until one
night ; when \u25a0he has asked to ' sleep in
the haunted rooml lie Is, much sur-,
prised toflnd- it. furnished with luxury,"
complete [ sets, of the classical authors
being one of the evidences of culture
and refinement, showing the character
of the former occupant of the room.
He idly . picks .up ' a copy of 'one "of
Dumas' books | and . finds in • 1 1 ' the dying
confession of -the woman 1 . -who had been
murdered \ there. The paper "tells,. the,
secret of Eunice's birth, her mysterious
origin and the' brilliant, .future 'she
should have. ;, As -Kinross reads tho
ghost appears, and proves to be Eunice,
who has enjoyed these stolen, visits for
years, and' thus "secured her education.
The - story of .the -love : affair and the
solving of .all .the difficulties had . best
be left to Sirs/ Martini. It is 'sufficiently,
exciting and interesting to hold the at
tention ;of the > most ; casual reader/: and.
nothing in modern fiction Is so accurate
and at . the " same time \ artistic [as • her
picture [of the Low Dutch 'country of
Pennsylvania:/.' -. - ' r 'J.
"Landmarks of Scientific Socialism"
By. Frederick Enjrels./ Published by Charles H.
Kerr & Co.. Chicago. Price $1.-,/.
: \u25a0\u25a0> This '.book is a .very' careful \u25a0 transla
tion from Dr.; Ingall's ) original German
by * Austin^ Lewis." : It is . not exactly, a
tirade i against 2 Dr.] Eugene Duehring,
but hls\views [on: socialism are minutely
discussed and dissected and In the main
are 5; While^ the .author.; ad
mi tsj the? great [ .-palnV*of JDuehring,. ha
cannot be -made » to > accept^ any of his
views '" and his' reasoning ; is interestins
'flaces and Immigrants in America"
:',: By John- B.- Commons,': profe»»or of ;. political \u25a0
"• . economy.' l ". UniTerslty :of * Wisconsin. r*ub
-Ilshed^ by"' the L Macmlllan ; company, New
;. [;York. Price -^1.50.' -
- ;,This' book "is \ an' important ; study of
one '< of -the'rabstt pressing) problems of
the day. \* Professor i Commons 'believes
that V the :> , factor Y. In Ame rican
; lif e,' ; underlying^ all \our c < political: ; legal,
'economic/ '\u25a0-< ecclesiastical. > and ": .moral
. problems,, is^the; conflict rand;assimila
tion of ' races. ; He/ has ' shown}how. .' the
heterogeneous'^elemehts'that'gb to "make
up ;the' American "people -have ' influenced *
; our ' institutions/- pointing out" tba : chari
acteristics of the various races and na
tionalities, their part in self-govern
ment, their effect on wealth and Its dis
tribution, the forces of Americaniza
tion and the barriers asralnst Inunda
tion.
The book contains a mass of statis
tics, amazing, but of the greatest in
terest to the layman. It is a scholarly
production, written by a deep student.
"£xmoor Star; or the 'Autobiography
ola Pony" *$?M?
By A. E. . Eonser. Published bj A. S.
r " Barnes & Co.. New Torft.
Not since the days of "Black Beauty"
has such a book as "Exmoor Star" ap
peared. It is the history of the life
of a pony, and the author gives a lec
ture, on the necessity of kindness to
animals, and particularly to horses In
th*ir training. He tells how the brutal
treatment given some horses by Ignor
ant owners has often ruined the dis
position permanently of some of the
best horses.
This particular horse. Exmoor Star,
is a pet. and develops almost human in
telligence by kind treatment He
saves two lives from drowning, wins a
medal from the Royal Humane society,
and though he is injured in his ef
forts to save the men. he earned a
long rest. It is a story well calculated
to interest grown pe"bple as children,
though much is made of the necessity
of training while young-
•The Treasure Trail"
By Frank Ullie Pollock. Published by L. C.
Page & Co., Boston. .Price $1.25.
This is a fine story of adventure, full
of exciting incidents. The story deals
\u25a0with the. search for some gold bullion
originally stolen from tttr Boer kov
ernment in Pretoria and stored in a
•teamer sunk somewhere in the ' M
ozambique channel.
Two different search parties are
trying to secure the treasure and the
story tells of the adventures and the
final recovery of the treasure by one
of them only a few hours before the
other comes up.. The story sounds like
a true, story, so real and vivid are the
description of people and places, and
the love interest furnished by Mar
garet Laurie, who is a brand new type
in fiction, makes the book take rank
with the best romances of the day.
"The Wattersons"
Er William Marabell. Published by tha au
thor. San Francisco. Price $1.50.
' .This story, like others by the samo
author, is written with a purpose and
under the guise, a very thin one. of
a. novel, his; preachment is made. The
subject is graft conditions in politics,
a particularly interesting subject ' to
Pan" 1 Franciscans just now, and in the
general exposures in the book a clergy
man, some young women and several
others, come out with somewhat dam
aged reputations. Nothing new is de
veloped, no suggestion, as to the bet
terment of conditions is made and
nothing much happens. We all know
the corrupt condition of politics, and
unless one is willing to be a reformer
and do something, of what avail to
write a long winded and tiresome makci
believe novel on the subject? It is
not worth while. 4
'le Chevalier de Haison-Roup"
By Alexandre Pumas, edited by L. Sttmar
and E. S. Jones, bead master of the Alien
" school of West Newton. Published by the
American bonk company, Cincinnati mad
Chicago. Price 40 cents.
, This story by Dumas introduces the
reader to the most moving events of
the revolution, those of * the famous
year 1793. The scene is laid largely in
the Temple, the prison of the royal
family, and shows the dauphin in' the
hands of the cobbler Simon, and the
sufferings of the young prince. The
book presents • also the terrible strug
gle between the Montagnards and the
Girondists for the control of the gov
ernment. The notes aid the pupil in
understanding the events described and
the vocabulary is complete. It Is a
useful "addition to the list of books for
the student of French.
"The Theoretical System of Karl Harx"
in the light of recent crltloism. By Lonla B.
V. >n-!in. 1. 1.. M. Published by Charles H.
Kerr Jfc Co.. C'hlcagu. Price $1.
This book is the gathering^ and re
printing of a series of articles which
first appeared in, the International So
cialist Review. It treats of the dif
ficulties encountered In socialism in its
revision of Marxism.- and contains two
appendices wherein are treated the
Perversion and misrepresentations mo3t
frequently encountered.
Gossip of Books and People Who Make Ikm
A book on Bernard Shaw from
the pen of Holbrook Jackson, ths
secretary of the Fabian arts group, is
about to be published by E. Grant
Richards of London. A very different
treatment of the subject may be ex
expected from G. K. Chesterton, to
whom Fabianism is the unpardonable
sin and who is writing the volume on
Mr. Shaw in the "Stars of the Stage"
series that J. T. Grein is editing:
for the Bodley Head.
Stories of • Mary Raymond Shipman
Andrews are mentally starred by. the
observant reader when he comes across
her name In the table of -contents in
the monthly, magazine. Her stories
can always be, relied upon to be read
able, a test that seems to be becom
ing: increasingly difficult for maeazlno
fiction to meet. In "The Militant" (Scrlb
ner) have been . gathered nine of * this
author's recent stories of "parsons, sol
diers and other fighters In th» world,**
Books Received
"Bird Notes Afield." by Charles
Keeler; Paul Elder & Co., fan Fran*
Cisco..
'^Writing for .the" Press,** . by Robert
Luce; Clipping;. Bureau press. Boston.
"Social and Religious Ideals." by
Artemas Je&n Baynes; Charles Scrib
ner's Sons. New York.
"The British City." by Frederic C.
Howe; Charles Scribner's Sons, New
York^SM£Bßß&Lf!
- "The Big Trees of California," by.
Galen Clark; Galen Clark, Yosemita
valley.
" "Standards of PUblfo , Morality." by
Arthur Twining Hadler? the Jlacmillan
company. New York.
"Foods, or. How th» World Is Fed."
by Frank G. Carpenter; American book
company, Xew York.
"'Textbook in' General Zoology," by
Glenn W. Herrick; American book com
pany. New? York. "
"The Lady of the»Blac Motor,** by G.
Sidney Paternoster; L. C. Page & Co..
Boston. .
-. ;*Tne Haunters of the Silences." by
Charles G."D. Roberts; L. C. Page & Co-
Boston. •. -3SJSBSR4HPHA
- :"The Flying Cloud." by Morely Rob-*
erts;L. C. Page & Co.. Boston.
• !**Nearest the. Pole." "by Robert E.
Peary, -U.'S. N.; Doubleday. Page A Co.,
New York.';
T "Tin Enameled "Pottery,"* by Edwin
Atlee Barker; Doubleday. Pa^a & Co..
New; York." : .
":{" Water .Wonders," by Jean M. Tiamp-'
soji; '.Jtoublectey. Page &• C<W' New .YorJt.