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"The Sword in the Mountains"
XJy AJlee MacGowan, author «f "Judith Af the
r-.:nl«-rt=.2<1s," r;<>. by G. P.
Putnam's Sons. New YurU: price $1.50.1
Miss Alice -lacGowan lias become
well known through her previous
books. "Judith of the Cumberlands" and
•"The Wiving of Lance Cleaverage." but
her latest book, "The Sword In the
Mountains." will p-ive her a place .In
literature not before occupied by a
woman. This book Is a war story — of
the civil war — and, no better work on
that subject haa been done by any
\u25a0writer. It Is an unusual sobjeet for a
woman's pen, but Miss J.iacGowan hps
proved herself more than equal to the
task. TliJs is no war romance, like so
many others making the war incidental
In the romance, but a series* of photo
prraphs of the >nr itself, with a fine
romance on the Fide. The author knows
foot of the Cumberland moun
tain region, which is again the setting
The horror? of war are laid before
the reader with a strength difficult to
explain, for the style throughout is
repressed and one feels that the author
could tell us so much more If she
1 flC CCD 1.3*3.1 \u25a0" 1 . H r»i ( '. C* I s of tills t.3.16
live at Walden's Ridge, a high table
land north of the Tennessee at Chat
tajiooga. The ones we are most con
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••erned with are Vespasian Seacrest,
his son, Champion Seacrest, and Delora
Glenn, a neighbor's daughter. The war
<ioud in 1852, when this story opens, is
nn bigrger than a man's hand, and De
lora and Champ are stil! young chlif
tlren. One day Champ, a lad of a dozen
years, is out In the woods with his
«log, an old hound, when he meets the
Winchester boys. «sons of a rich and
influential family in Chattanooga. They
have dogs with them also and propose
a dog Jigiit. Champ's dog would have
won, even though he was the older of
t lie two, but a little cur was allowed
to join in and two against one was too
much. Champ was broken hearted over
EDWARD -STteATEMetfER
the injuries t<> his Cog and perhaps
expected sympathy when his father
that ov?:ii!)jr asked the cause of the
trouble. The brutal man tells his 'son
}i» will not have anything: on the place
that can-be Helped and declares lie will
shout the dog. This quarrel is the
most serious Champ and his father have
pvor had. and he runs away to his
mother's relatives. The father's char
i-it-r i^. splendidly drawn. His ap
].;i> ;:t brutality was, in his own mind,
v fort of tousrhening: and strengthen
ing process, and h<^ can scarcely un
dcrst&iid !:is sou's running away. He
follows him to Georgia hut is too late.
flip boy has frone with these relatives
I.' T<--.\as. then JiiO j? oa l of so many ad
\ eriturbus southerners.
The nr.vt 10 years, roll by. Delora
<',!f::!t's mother *iSos and her stepfather
deserts iit-r, co Delora is taken in by
Vcsi>a:;i..:i S^acrcsl and they grow very
f"i:d of « a< •!: other. Vespasian is a
strong: union man. but hfs home is in
\u25a0I: ::•. '-rous territory and he has many
narrow escapes. He is an old mani and
thinks that by remaining: at home and
1 •!l>i;:p- stray unionists in trouble he
• an V,c »;f more value to his side than
l>y soirip: to th«? front. Chimp, of
rourse, has beon associated with south
erners during his formative years and
when war breaks out he is among: the
first to go from Texas. The long 1 ,
hitter frtrujgsle is described from a
viewpoint not taken before in fiction:
Ihe division of families, father against
-"n In this case, is the acme of tragredy.
In that worst of all engagements,
«"!.!. :kamai:sra. the father, unable to re
main at home longer, enlists in the
northern army and there meets his son.
To «,uote: _
"It was hand to hand now. The blue
r!ad gunners, half naked, blackened
with smoke and soot, streaming: with
jsweatj daubed with blood, stood sav
npojy to their weapons; and when the
guns could no longer be loaded or Jired.
and the attackers' ammunition was ex
hausted, musket butts were swung up
•\u25a0<> meet sweatsticks and rammers in a
ferce hand to hand struggle. Vespasian
\u25a0t'^ang erect Jind. shouting to the oth
ers, ran to help defend the guns.
"Surrender!" yelled the oncoming
horde:?. A roar of defiance answered.
A union soldier with a broken sweat
stick in his hand flung it down and
caught up a big rock to let drive into
the midst of his assailants. The plat
form about the guns was a melee of
wrestling forms. It was like the pla*y
ground of a boy's school — a grim
school! Vespasian saw the man who
had carried the small battle flag on
his sword blade suddenly loom tall
above his fellows. In the instant of his
recognizing his son. the bit of silk
was twitched from its hold; a federal
soldier caught the ensign up; Champ
grappled with him and the two men
\u25a0rolled over and over. Leacrest stood
with leveled musket, knowing not for
which man he would have meant the
bullet had he dared to fire. Some one
else did shoot; the bluecoated arm re
laxed; the fingers of the hand un
gripped; the confederate officer dropped
from the gun platform, a spot* of scar
let on his gray coat sowing- where
he clutched tho cnia.il flag as he rolled
.'it-id scrambled to join his fellows who
were falling back down the slope.
"With a great shuddering sigh the
mountain man turned to the assistance
<«f hia wounded comrades. It had come
— and gone. God send that this en
counter be the last."
The rjook Is long, but the pages and
pages of description will not be skipped.
There is a compelling something about
them which will fascinate every reader,
even though he or she may declare no
love for war stories. We were some
years without war stories, and now in
the space of a few months two have
appeared — the other. "Ailsa Paige." by
Robert W. Chambers — which may be
taken as the expression of calm Judg
ment on that fearful struggle. All
writers were much too hysterical im
mediately after the war to do it Justice,
but these two novels from quite differ
ent viewpoints admirably paint the pic
ture. The author, deserves all praise
and the book should not .fee ; missed ' by
any one.
BOOKS REVIEWED
''The Sword in the Mountains," by Alice MacGowan.
"The Siege of the Seven Suitors," by Meredith Nicholson.
"The Paternoster Ruby," by Charles Edmond ' Walk..
"Princess Sayrane," by Edith Ogden Harrison.
"The Spread Eagle"
Br MonK mitbor of "Tbe I-oot
piint," etc. 'Pnb'W-u-J I><- Ch»rV« Scrib
ner's So-xf, N>w York. Price $1.20.)
'The Spread Eagle" Is the title of the
initial story in a collection of thirteen
by Gouverneur Morris. Of course, it
is a g-ood story; every one offered to
the public by thfs author has been
Rood. Since the dVath of O. Henry it
rtb\YA£D P5/LE.
is quite safe to say that Oouveneur
Morris is doing the best work In short
stories in America today. All the
other tales in the book are good and
far above the best offered by other
writers of the day. The book Is pref
aced by an author's note which is
quoted entire:
"Certain persons have told me ffot
notliinj?) the "White Muscats of Alex
andria"' resembles* a tale in the
"Arabia:' Nights." And so it does.
Most d.imningly. And this Is printed
in the hope of saving other persons
postage."
\u25a0 The average reader turns at or.cc
to "White Muscats" and reads it first.
It is the only talc in the book with a
sad ending, but it is a strong story
and one that will stand rereading
often. The author has the fine faculty
of working on the emotions of a reeder
until he is in the depths of despair
and gloom, when by the twist of an
f\\pr<?sEicn at the very last he changes
the obvious climate into joy and
laughter and gayety. "Ma'am?" is a
fine example of this trick and "The
Monitor and the Merrimac," "The Mc-
Tavish," '"The Parrot" and "On the
.''pot: or The Idler's House Party" are
oilier^. Old time Bohemian clubmen
of >lan Francisco wlllenjoy the climax
of "The Parrot," for It will bring back
to memory "Colonel Crtmoni" and his
bear story, where he "died like a man,
sir!"
There is a certain whimsicality about
•ill of fiouverneur Morris' stories which
is. perhaps, a sort of fashion of the
day; for sure it Is that many of our
younpr writers have traces of it. It is
roniinisccnt of Frank R. Stockton with,
if one. can imagine so impossible a
mixture, a trace, of Thomas Baily Aid
rich, without the broadest of the Stock
ton humor and %vithout the poetic gen
tleness of Aldrich. For reading aloud
these talcs are unsurpassed and can
not be recommended too highly. The
book is well printed and bound.
"The Paternoster Ruby"
Br Cl'.arips Edraond Walk. (Published hv A.
- C. & Co., Chicago. Price $1.55.)
Old Felix Page is found murdered on
the stairway of his own house in the
very first chapter of this tale. The
evening before the papers have been
full of his breaking up of the wheat
corner formed by Alfred Fluette, , his
great business rival. Page and Fluette
have had trouble before. It came about
by Page outbidding Fluette for the
celebrated paternoster ruby. Page
careJ nothing for it, but Fluette was
a gpm collector and it broke him up
considerably to have to lose this re
markable gem.
The night of the murder, two men
have been in the Page house.. One is
his secretary, Alexander Burke, the
other his nephew, whom he has not
seen for a long time. This nephew is
a lawyer and wins the sympathies of
the reader at once. The affair is most
complicated, but no one will puess the
unraveling of the mystery untjl the
author Is ready to tell. Tt is full of
hairbreadth escape?, 'midnight en
counters, ghostly visitors, cryptograms,
oriental sleuths, every sort of character
and device one can imagine with any
place at all in a detective story. What
we do not look for is a. love story and
it is not so bad." - ' . v
Usually, authors who have the gift
of tolling mystery tales make the love
episodes most false and unnatural. This
one, however, is fairly convincing and
has a ring of genuineness about It not
often found in tales of this character.
The author has written previously two
other detective tales, neither of which
Js as well done as this one. It Is ex
citing from start to finish, and though
the writing could bear improvement, it
is not by any means hopeless, and will
amuse an idle evening. f
"Princess Sayrane"
By E<litli Ojrden Harrison. (Published by A.
C. McClur? & Co., Chicago; price 51.35.)
The scene of this tale Is laid in
EgJ'Pt in the days when Prestu John,
emperor of Abyssinia, was its over
lord. Princess Sayrane Is the daughter
of the vassal king of Egypt and has
been betrothed to Prestu John most
unwillingly. Then the old,, old trick
is resorted to. It is so transparent to
the reader that -we wonder the author
does not take us openly Into her con
fidence. Prestu John, callings himself
his brother, Togral, comes to the court
of Princess Sayrane's father. He pre
tends to be an ambassador from Prestu
John and brings rich gifts. He is a
Christian and the court and people he
visits are Mohammedans, and 'In .his
quiet way he tries to make converts.
He succeeds In several, but does not
try to talk with the Princess Sayrane
on the subject; He has fallen in love,
and she has, too. She is miserable, for
she knows she must marry Prestu
John, and it is too awful to love > his
brother.
Religion and "political intrigue make
a number of complications, but at the
very last moment, when everything
seems to be at sixes and sevens, all
comes right. The evil villain is pun
ished as he well deserves and the good
get their just rewards.
The book Is written in such plain and
simple language that one,, thinks at
first it is intended for children, but
certain parts of : it, descriptive"; of the
evil doings of the grand mufti of
Egypt, are not particularly suited to
the childish mind. They, are * not'of
fensive, ,but inappropriate."* .
.The hook > is printed on .decorated
paces and contains some illustrations
in colorby'HaroldiH. Betts.
"^The Siege of the
Seven Suitors"
B.y Merortlth Moholson. rutlior of 'Tlf Ilmiso
ofn Thousand Candles." etc. (PubllsbPd by
Hottgbton. Mlfflln & Co., Hostou and New
York. Price ?1.20.) ;
Among the authors of Indiana Mere
dith Nicholson's name appears near the
top of the scroll. He has been a, best
seller and really deserved it, which is
saying a lot, for half the best seller?
are caused by clever advertising and a
public composed of sheep. Nicholson's
latest effort is entitled "The Siege of
the Seven Suitors," and the title pre
pares us for something unusual. All In
the same novel we have adventure, ro
mance and humor. The adventure,
which Is a real mystery, can .not; bo
mentioned, but the reader may safely
look forward to being mystified— and
satisfied. \u0084
A quiet, everyday sort of young man.
an architect who has specialized in
chimneys to such an extent that he is
now called a "chimney doctor," is tak
ing tea in an ultra-esthetic tea shop
one afternoon when a woman of more
than middle age comes in, and to hia
intense surprise takes a seat at his
table. The conversation ensuing pre
pares the reader for the whimsical tone
of the book, and it requires self-con
trol not to read that tea table chapter
aloud to the very nearest neighbor.
This character, Miss Octavia Hollister,
has a country place just outside of New
York, and she sends for" Arnold Ames,
the hero, to inspect her chimneys. No
flaw can be found in any of them, but
RALPH D. PAINE
the first evening of his visit one smokes
most mysteriously. What a: time he
has looking for the cause of the
trouble, and what aji v extraordinary
train of adventures follows his investi
gations.
The two nieces, of Miss Hollister,
Miss Cecelia, who lias "seven" to
handle, and her sister, Hezekiah. who
lives on a neighboring' farm with her
father, are both full of interest, charm
and mystery, but Hezekiah is the de
light of the book. She is a fairy, a
sprite, an elf come to life, as full of
mischief- as Puck, and not afraid of
anything. She is the most fascinating
of i all 'of Nicholson's heroines. -
Perhaps one quotation from the book
will give a sample o£, its quality.
Miss Octavia has been telling Ames
how she came to buy the house and of
one extraordinary condition of t»he sale.
It is that a certain pie vault has been
constructed in the house, and is to be
kept constantly filled with pies. It
can accommodate several dozen, and
they are given to the people- in the
neighborhood every second day. Miss
Octavia shows Ames the pie vault and
tells, him about the varieties and their
places on the shelves. She says in
conclusion:
"The soul color of pies varies great
ly, Mr. Ames. It has always seemed to
me that apple pie stands for the home
lier virtues of our civilization; it is
substantial, nutritious and filling. The
custard and lemon varieties are femin
ine and'do not, perhaps for that reason,
appeal to me. Cherry pie, at its best,
is the last and final expression of the
pie genus, and where cooks have. been
careful in eliminating the seeds,- and
the juice hasn't made sodden dough of
the crust, a cherry pie meets the soul's
highest^demands. Grape and raisin pie
are on my cook's index expurgatorius;
I consider them neither palatable nor
respectable. But rhubarb is the most
odious pie of all, In my judgment. /It
suggests the pharmacopia — only .-that
and nothing more. You will pardon me
for mentioning the matter, but one of
my gardeners, , a Swiss, crawled in here
two t nights ago and stole a rhubarb
pie, which I rejoice to say,' made him
hideously ill. The R's you will notice,
are placed near the floor and within
easy reach of any larcenous hand. The
ease of his approach was. his undoing.
The pumpkin variety reaches almost
the same lofty heights as the cherry.
When not overdosed with spices a
pumpkin pie conveys a sense of the
October. landscape that is the despair
of the best painters. In the gooseberry
I find a certain raciness, or if I may
use the expression, zip,: that is highly
stimulating. Both qualities you will
observe In Hezekiah; if you come to
know her well. The thought of black
berry or raspberry pie -depresses me,
but huckleberry buoys tho spirit again.
The huckleberry seems to me' to voice
a protest, and unless managed with the
greatest neatness and circumspection-it
is bound to stimulate. the laundry busi
ness. - As any one who : would eat a
cooked strawberry, would: steal a sick
baby's rattle, I need hardly say -that
the strawberry pies, even In their sea
son, shall have no place on these
shelves.,"
It is with such conversations and
whimsical descriptions that-the book is
filled, , but never, to ; the 'detriment or
dragging, of the story. ;. The action pos
itively gallops : 'and the reader | can
scarcely contain himself .until: he" has
solved the various mysteries.
V The book contains a in
color by C. Coles Phillips' and 20 text
illustrations by Reginald Birch. It is
well . printed and -bound. ; No one can
afford' to :mis3 : this entertaining story.
Felix ' Weill's "Historical French
Reader" contains SO selections for sec
ond year reading/ eachi a complete epi
sode. .;,.' They are , from -Martin, Julllan,
Froissart, f France," •-; Mlchelet; ; y.-De
Barante,,: Hugo, Mlgnet, Fenclon, Tal r
lemant - dcs Reaux.-Taine,; Hamilton,
Norrhand, \u25a0 St. Simon, : Rousseau, ]> De
Stael; Voltaire,; Marmontel,: VMoreau,
Lamartine, Thlers,';;Marbot, ; Merlmee,
Sarcey.and Loti;: .The original text has,
been preserved, so far-as' possible,; but
the abridgment^ of J the ? "Chanson •de
Roland" ;andithe selection from. Frols-,
sart has been .rewritten : in'; '^rnbdern*
French and ,'thej.textthas • been shorty
ened. 'L (Americam'book company,* . New'
York. -40 cents.) -,
Brief Reviews of New Books
William Farquhar PaysOn's novel
bears the title, "Periwinkle; an Idyl of
the Dunes." It is a \ pretty little tale
of Cape Cod and the seafaring peo
ple there, arid the .heroine, taken, from
a wreck when an infant, is a most^ at
tractive, girl; She is charmingly. Inno
cent, but not ignorant, and one grows
deeply interested in her affairs. The
book is "overwritten,"- if one may coin
an expression. The> author :< can- not
seem to confine himself to : a simple
narrative and, he Is; constantly talking
out of the picture. The tale, is worth
reading, in spite of that, the author
showing a real love of the sea. (Sturgls
& Walton Co., New York; $1.25.)
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"Ruth of the; Border", Is a typical
Randall Parrish story, and that means
|hat all who have read anything of his
will, buy ..this". b66k. It deals with a
time, now happily past, .when: Indians
disputed the western, frontier with the
encroaching whites, -and life was : one
long excitement. Good measure is given
in this story, for. besides the exciting
RANDALL . PAKRISH
adventure, there is a finely concealed
mystery and a first rate love story. It
holds the reader's attention -from the
first page to the last. Four illustra
tions in color by W. Herbert Dunton
add to the volume's attractiveness. (A.
C. McClurg & Co., Chicago; $1.35.)
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"The Pretty Girl Papers," which have
Interested many thousands of readers in
the Ladies' Home Journal, have been
revised by t^ie author for this genuinely
useful book. Th<? book will be found
of inestimable value to the young girl,
and a* large part of it to women as well.
There are 34 chapters on every imagin
able subject, all of which make for
health, beauty and moral Improvement.
A few titles follow: "Girls Who Come
to Pieces in Public," "What the Adver
tised Cosmetics and Beautifiers Really
Are," "Those Extra Pounds?," "Little
Ways to Pretty Up," "The Making of
a Beautiful Mouth." "Dust, Disease
and Colds," etc., etc. (Little, Brown
& Co., Boston; $1.25.)
* * •
Of course, the readers of "Get-Rich-
Uuick-Wallingford" will want to read>
about the early life of 1 their hero and
they will find a complete story about
his youthful days in "loung.Wailing
ford," by George Randolph Chester. It
would be almost a relief if something
done by this invincible young Napoleon
should turn out wrong. bu,t it doesn't.
J! Rufus Walliligford always comes-.out
or. top. The story of business is bound
together by a love story, which is of
interest and quite well done. The book
is j illustrated by T. R. T Gruger and
Henry Raleigh, and -is weir printed and
bound. (Bobbs-Merriir.Cor, Indianapo
lis; $1.50.) " . \u25a0\u25a0- \u25a0\u25a0\u0084\u25a0'-.', .£ *\u25a0'. '- <
"The Guillotine Club" is We title of
the new book containing four short,
stories by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell. The
first, from which the book Js named, is
as absurd as it is amusing, but told
with a splendid seriousness. "The
Fourteenth Guest" is a wierd tule, and
each reader must, make his own "solu
tion. .; The author offers none in "The
House Beyond Prettymarsh," cither,
and that is a really truly ghost story.
"The Mind Reader" shows least the
author's hand, but is an interesting
tale. It is a clever little detective story
and works out the details of a curious
murder to a satisfactory conclusion.
The stories are decidedly worth read
ing. .(The Century Co., New York;
$1.30.)
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•'The Uncrowned King" is the newest
of Harold Bell Wright's books, and
though entirely different and not to
be compared to his novdls, belongs de
cidedly to the uplifting class of litera
ture. His previous books can -also
claim that place," but they were novels
and made their appeal indirectly. This
book is a sort of Christian classic abd
It is a beautiful piece of work. - It
appeals to all that is true and noble
and wholesome us and the au
thor gives us an insight we have never
had before into his own life.V (Book
Supply Co., Chicago; 75 cents.)
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\u25a0 "The History of the Sherman Law
of the United States of America,", by
Albert H. Walker of the New York bar,
i« a careful history of this law, from
the very beginning, when on December
4. 1889, it was introduced as a bill.,
worked over by congress until July
2, j IS9O, when it became a law, through
the hundreds of: important cases down
to almost this date, when the Standard
oil case -] and the American tobacco
case are before the -public. These are
to be decided next year and again will
the Sherman law come under dis
cussion. This history. of the great law
is" important and interesting. (The
Equity Press, New York. ' $2.)
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V "The Unstrung \u25a0 Bow," by David O.
Batchelor, is a story of conquest. It
is distinctly a novel worth while, and
the publishers' praise of it. is not too
high. They say that the author, in
this novel has done for Peru what
General Lew Wallace -did for Mexico
4n "The Fair- God." The story, is told
in rytlnnic prose of beauty and power.
The author paints; his pictures , with
vivid : colors' and gives .us a perfect
image of the golden age of America
with air its • sumptuous barbaric I splen
dor. It Is a fascinating romance of the
middle.ages. (Sherman, French & Co.;
Boston; $1.20.) * . '-:"', •; ,':
Although colds'. are so common, their
origins, effects and ; cure are douddd
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Colds," clearly .distinguishes -between
the different kinds of colds,: shows; that
in spite, of \u25a0 their general nameilow
temperature Js; not ;the^agency: of ;their
being," describes the ; courses* of -the va
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grip, , and: gives most comprehensive di
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ing .one's, eelf against them; .This little
book may be; made of inestimable value
by , all who are '.willing to, follow a
physician's sensible advice. ;(A. C. Mc-
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wisdom of [ Oliver Herf ord, Ethel iWatts
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BOOKS FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
The very best boy's book of the year
is "The Horsemen of the Plains, a Story
of the Great Cheyenne War," by Joseph
A. Altscheler. It tells the tale of Bob,
a real boy hero adopted by the horse
men, or scouts. He goes with them on
hunting and trapping expeditions an< *
the author has the faculty of making
them very <real. A good picture
is given of the Cheyenne war with old
Roman Hose, the great chief and In
dian general. Custer appears; no book
of Indian fighting is complete without
him. It is a book that will Tie popular
with the. father as well as the son.
Very well written. V (The Macmillan
company. New York;. ?1. 50.)
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"Prue's Playmates", is the title of a
book all about Prue -Weston and her
little friends and is made. by the pen
and brush of Amy Brooks, author and
artist. Boys arid; girls will both enjoy
it. for Johnny Buffum and. the Butley
twins are constantly in evidence, and
one of the most appealing parts of the
book deals with Hi Babson,. the mis
taken boy, who thought joining a cir
cus would be easier than doing chores.
To know Prue is to love her, for no
morewinsome little girl: was ever put
in a> book and ; her wit and drolleries
make her attractive. (Lothrop, Lee &
Shepard Co., Boston; $1.)
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E. T. Tomlinson's second volume In
the "War for the Union Series" is en
titled "The Young Blbekaders." It ex
plaines the part ; which • the blockade
played In bringing the war to a close
and takes the readers Into the midst of
the blockading fleet. Without bitterness
it portrays some of the daring deeds of
each side in the struggle. There is an
abundance of action and excitement in
the story which Is founded upqn fact.
Its readers will be interested and will
obtain an insight into an important
and comparatively unfamiliar phase of
the irrepressible conflict. (Lothrop.
Lee & Shepard Co., Boston; $1.50.) '
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Ralph D. Paine, in "The Fugitive
Freshman," tells the story of Thomas
Winthrop Meserve Jr., who, having
ttE£E.DITJI ttICHOLvSQN
flunked, at college afirt gotten hope
lessly in debt a^ the result of his in
dolence and good nature, can see no
way out of his difficulties but by run
Notes and Gossip of Writers
Mr. Oeorgre Barr McCutcheon lias left
Chicago and* is now staying in New
York, where he expects to make his
permanent home. , He recently made
an automobile trip in New P^ngland.
during which he made an extended
visit at Kennebunkport, Me.
Colonol William H. Crook,- whose
"Thi-dugh Five Administrations," edited
by Margarita Spalding Gerry, author of
"The Toy Shop," is Just appearing:, tells
maiiy Interesting things about Lincoln.
He .was his bodyguard until his assas
sination," and when he was drafted for
army service the -president kept him,
declaring that he could not spare him.
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f. Mr. Louis Joseph Vance, author of
"The,. Brass Bowl." "Fortune Hunter,"
etc, Is in the Bermudas. Jlr. Vance
has chosen for his winter home a se
cluded region of the islands but little
known to tourists, where he will, be
able to indulge his whims as a sailor.
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William Morton Fullerton, the plris
correspondent of the London Times, ar
rived in New York recently. .Twenty
years ago he was well known as a lit
erary critic In this country, and during
his Paris sojourn he has made occa
sional, contributions to the American
magazines, the last of which was an
article in Scribner's on "Mr. Roosevelt
and France." * Fullerton writes French
with as much ease as he does English,
and his "Terres Francaises" has been
crowned by the French academy. He
has published two books In English —
"In Cairo" and "Patriotism and Sci
ence."
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Mr. Zane Grey, author of "The Heri
tage of the Desert," is a descendant on
his mother's side of the Zane family
that settled in the Ohio valley in 1769.
and so comes naturally by his love of
the wilderness. There is also a trace
of Indian blood in his veins, for one of
his ancestors, Isaac Zane, was held
prisoner for 13 years'by the Wyan
dottes, being eventually saved, by the
chief's daughter, whom he married.
Another ancestress. Betty Zane, saved
Fort Henry by running the gauntlet of
fire with her apron full of. gunpowder
in order to help out her, countrymen,
who had run short of ammunition.
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Those who refuse to believe; that
Dickens invented the peculiar names of
his characters will be confirmed In their
opinion by reading this extract from a
Middlesex voting list: Frances Narro
way Heaven, William- Paradise, . Alfred
Hmaggersgales, Th o m as Benjamin
Bumpus/ .Thpmas ;,' Stickalorum,
Needlestitcher and Fltzherbert Albert
Bugby Lord. The last is especially
good. One gan see the romantic mother
determined to call ; her boy
"Just to show some good feeling to that
poor la'Jy," and to call him Albert for
"'the dear handsome husband,
Mr. Lord." And one can hear the pro
salc-Mr. Lord's rejoinder: "He's goino'
to be called 'Bugby': after hi 3 grand
father!" So he was vf'Bugby" all his
school .days.: And what-majv-not fate
have : done with him" ln v scorn of the
Fitzherbert* and the Albert?' .-: : i
Reynolds'
Ace of Innocence
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ning away. He encounters a sort of
vagabond in Sergeant Hogan in New
York and they journey. to Florida to
gether. They have a series of surpris
ing adventures, which are anything but
pleasant to the freshman. It all de
velops his character and he finds that
he has not only made go6d with his
father and his college, but has found
the "one girl," too. It is a capital
etory. (Charles Scrlbner'a Sons, New
"The Story of the Grail and the Pass
ing of Arthur," written and illustrated
by Howard Pyle, Is the fourth and last
of this series relating to King Arthur
and tho Knights of the Round Table.
The author . has rewritten the tales
from the ancient legends, but has
adopted a quaint old style of lan
guage, easy to read and understand.
Gouv£jsriEUfc rtOßTia
but perfectly expressing the spirit of
the times. The pen and ink drawings,
some forty In number, are scattered
through the book and admirably illum
inate the text. The legends should be
known by every child and no more
charming way of acquiring them has
been seen than these Howard Pyle
books. (Charles Scribner's Sons. New
York; $2.50.)
"MotheV ; and Daughter." by Mrs.
Burton Chance, Is a helpful book for
young girls, discussing pleasantly and
wisely the relation of mother and
daughter, health of body and mind,
character building friendship, religious
self control, the j special problems of
the school plrl, the working girl and
the unmarried woman. The informa
tion and stimulus of this book usually
come only to those- girl fortunate in
having happy associations and happy
comradeship in the home: for the
many girls who lack such associations
and comradeship the book will prove
a helpful friend and counselor. (The
Century Co., New York; 51.)
• Some years ago Byron A. Dunn
wrote a series of war stories for boys
under the general title of "The Young
Kentuckian." They were so success
ful that he is inaugurating with this
ne"w book. "With Lyon in Missouri," a'
"Young Mlssourian" series. It Is just
the sort of book that every patriotic
boy or girl will take delight in. Not
only is the story full of "hairbreadth
BOOKS RECEIVED
"The Tragedy of Nan and Other Plays." by
John Masefield; Mitchell Keunerley. New Y-ork.
"Dante." by Heloise Dura at Rose; Mitchell
Kennerley. liew York. .
"Tbe Boy~ATiator»' Treasure Qnest," by Cap
tain Wilbur Lawton: Hnrst A C<v, New York.
"Books of Friendship," by Samuel McCord
Orothers; Macmlllan company. ICew York.
"Princess Flower Hat." by Mabel Os$oo«l
Wrlzht; Macmlllan company. New York.
"The Great While North." by Helen S.
Wright; MacmiHan company. New Yorkv
"The Unforueen." by Mary Stewart Cutting;
Doubleday. Page k Co.. New York.
"The Confessions of a Rebellious Wife,"
Small, -Maynard & Co.. Boston.
"The Prodigal Pro Tern." by Frederick Orln
Bartlett: Small. Maynard & Co.. Boston.
"The Scourge." by Warrlagton I>awson; Small.
Maynard & Co., Boston.
"At the New Theater and Others," by Walter
Prichard Katon; Small. Maynard & Co., Boston.
"Mary Wan- in Texas." by Annie Fellows
Johnston: L.C. Faze & Co.. Boston.
"The Court of Lucifer." by Nathan GalHzler;
L. £.' Pase & Co.. Bostou.
"Panama and the Ccnal Today." by Forbes
Lindsay; L. C. Page & Co.. Boston.
"The Whistler Book." by Sadakichl Hart
mann: L. C. Page & Co. Boston.
"The Art of the Munich Galleries." by Flor
ence Jean Ansell and Frank Roy Fraprle;.L- C.
Pafre & Co.. Boston.
"Seven Little Wise Men." by Frances Marga
ret Fox; L. C. Pace & Co.. Boston.
"The Boy Who Won." by Fannie E. Ostran
der: L.C. Pape & Co.. Boston.
"The by Robert Sloss; Outlnj
publishing' company, New York.
"Coartship Under Contract." by James Henry
Lovell Eajrer; Health Culture. New York. '
"The Frozen Fortune." by Frank Lillle Pol
lock; Macanlay company. New York. .
"Simply Women," by Marcel Prevost; Macau
lay company, New York.
"The Flying Mercury," by Eleanor M. Ingram;
Bobbs-Merrill company. Indianapolis.
"Son of the Wlcd." by Lucia Chamberlain;
Bobhs-Merrlll company, ' Indianapolis. .
"Youns Duck Shooters in Camp," by Frank E.
Kellogg; Frederick A. Stokes -company. New
York. /-*'
"Masters of the Wheatland," by Harold
Bindloss; Frederick A. Stokes company. New
York. '\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0.
"Dick Amonp the Lumber Jacks." by A. W.
Dimock; \u25a0 Frederick A. Stokes company. New
York.
"Tbe Boy's Drake.", by Edwin M. Bacon;
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.
"Tbe Love Affairs of Lord Byron," by Fran r
els Gribble: Charles Scribner's Sons. Now York.
."Sketches by Boz," by Charles Dickens;
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.
•"Oliver Twist." by Charles Dickens; Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York.
J "American Notes am! Pictures from Italy." by
Charles Dickens; Charles Scribner's Sons. New
\u25a0'L'lrlch yon Hntten." by David Starr Jordan;
Amor "can Unitarian association. Boston.
"The CjII of the Nation." by David Starr Jor
dan; American Unitarian Nassociation. Boston.
A^lT^T^T^lriil TT vmGn ' D BOYLES-
Kts^ '"ff^Hß last struggle of the Sioux for the lands "
A granted them in the Laramie Treaty of J@m
1868 forms the background for this love story of un- ISH?
usual power. During this struggle the daughter of the
Indian Agent is kidnaped — while her lover is in jdfc^i&mßi
jail convicted of murder. His escape through the . mSBBmm
aid of a frontier missionary, and his rescue of the #^filffi«lf
girl furnishes enough excitement for the most >i^^^]§if
captious fiction reader. It is the best Indian Jjg&s fiilsf
story of many years and the flhistrations in v •:[
color by Maynard Dixon .are in every way fgfflmff- '\u25a0*-»'* >\
worthy of the text. 1 *^ 1 * r-' : -ifM
A. _C. McCLURG & CO., Publishers \u25a0 IBWH|L
NOW ON SALE AT YOUR BOOKSTORE
escape3*trom the silachances of war.
but many of the Itflportant engas*
mentß of the civil war are accurately
as well as picturesquely, portrayed. The
book contains eight illustrations by
H. S. de Lay. (A. C. McClurg & Co..
Grownups have enjoyed Randall Pac
rish's books for a number of years and
now tho youngsters have a chance.
"Don MacGrath: a Tale of the River."
is the flrat story by this author for
young readers. Ho writes it with the
same vigor and interest that char
acterizps hi-" hoycJa and produces a
fine tr».le. The ctory derails the ad
ventures of a younjr boy on the ilis
sii-3ippi in thf latter days of th" river
steamer. - All sorts or experienr«-s fall
to his lot and his fine character is
proved more than once. (A. C. Me-
Clurg & Co.. Chicajro: $1.50.)
"Helen Grant's Decision" Is the title
of the eighth volume of the Helm
Grant books by Amanda il. Pougla*.
The seven, which have preceded this
have been Interesting to young girls,
but this one Is sure to brin?? disappoint
ment. Helen Is teaching in the West
field high school and is offered the
presidency of a -western college. She
decides to remain where duty seems tn
call,- and also settles a matrimonial
question, which ought to interest, but
falls on account of the sawdust char
acter of . most of the actors in the
drama. The book depends too much on
its predecessors and lacks interest of
its own. (L^throp, Lee and Shepard
Co., Boston; $1.23.)
Edward Stratemeyer offers the fifth
volume of his Lakeport scries for young
readers. It la entitled "The Automo
bile Boys of Lakeport," or "A Run
for Fun and Fame." It is quite com
plete in itself and Is. perhaps, the most
exciting and interesting of the series.
The Lakeport boys get an automobile
and win a race and have various ex
citing adventures with it. There la a
fine description of a thrilling ride down
a mountain road and the savins of a
costly machine from a burning garago.
The author understands motor car 3
MISS 3UC£ MAC-GOW/5H
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thoroughly antl consequenrty the events
he pictures are not at all improbable.
(Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., Boston;
"The Pfcilosophr of Lire." By Charles r.iibert
Daria: D. D. publishing compaay, Cblcag".
"The Starr of Spanish Palatine." by Charles
H. Coffin; Century company. New York.
"Book of Football." by Walter Camp: Cen
tury company : New York.
"WbirHsUrs." by O. Henry: Donbledar. Pas*
&. Co.. New Tork.
"The Water Scandal," h? Horace T. Banjaby
Jr.: Shaw publishing company. Grand Rapids.
Mich.
"The Folly of Buildios Tempts of P«-ar»
With Cntempered Mortar." by John Blgelow;
B. W.. Uuebscli. New York.
* l A Book of the Christ Child." by Eleanor
11. Bfoadns: D. Appleton & Co.. New York.
"L"wj9 Carroll." by Belle Moses; I>. Apple
ton & Co., New York.
f "Orer the Nonsense Koart," by Lnetll* Gul-
IlTpr: V. Appleton * Co.. New Yf*>rt.
"Our TjjUv in Art." by Mr*. Henry Jenoer;
A. C. Me-CJiirjr * CtK, Ch!<»aso.
"Artistic Humps,** by Mattel Take Priestnian;
A. C McClurs & Co.. Chicago.
- "Hanjllerafts in the Home." by Mabel Tute
l*riestman; A. C. M«-Clnr? & Co.. ChiC3!?o.
"Frontier naKad.'." by. Joseph Mills llanson;
A. C. JlcClnrg & Co.. Cblcaico.
•'The Spirit Trail." by Kate and Virgil D.
Boyles: A. c; MeClurs & Co., Chicago.
"Hldiien Water." by Dane Coolidge; A. C.
MeClnn; & Co.. New Ymrk.
"The Little Kln^." by <."h:»rte3 Major: Mao
mlllan company. New York.
"The Man Hisher Up." by Henry Rnssel!
Miller; Bobbs-MerriU company, lmllanatxjlls.
"Nightshade," by Paul Gywnne; Bretano's
New York.
"Memories and Impressions of Helen Mrxl
jesk*: 1 * Macalllao company. New Tork.
"Old Testament Narrative*." by Krtwart
Baldwin: American book company. New York.
"The Earth Cry and jOther rooms," by Then
dosla Garrison: Mitchell Kennerley. New Yrvrk.
"Lore and Friendship." by Lillian Shaffncr;
Paul Elder & Co.. San Francisco.
"A Book of Hfwpitality and • Recorfl of
Guests," by Arthur Guiteraan; Pan! EMrr &
Co. San Francisco. .
"'Sonl and Circumstance." by Stephen Berri«n
Stanton; Charles Scribner's Sons. New York.
"Tales of Man and Ghosts," by Edith Whar
ton: Charles Seribner's Sons. New York.
"The Bltie Arch." by Alice Duer Miller;
Chartoa &'rihner's Sons. New York.
"Tlie S<>rTl»n People." two yoluraes. by
Princ-p an«J Princess Laroiwvlch-nrpbe'iatWTich:
Charles Srrihner's Sons. New York.
••The Zix'.lac Birthday Book." by Beatrice
Baxter Rnyl: Baker Jfc Taylor Co.. New York.
"Chatterbox:" by J. Ersktne Clark; Dana
Estes A Co.. Bostun.
••Confidence, " by Edith B. Lowry; Forbea &
Co.. Chit-aso.
"The B>y Ranchers of PujTPt Sound." by
Harold Blndloss; Krederici A. Stokes ci>:npauy.
New York.
•;Hardlus's< Luck." by E. Nesblt: Frederick
A. Stoke* company. New York.
;* "Adventures of Two Ants." by Nanny liuu
raarstroin; Frederick A. Stokes company. New
York. , MJSBi