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BOOK PAGE OF THE SUNDAY CALL
"The Conservation of Natural
Resources in the United States"
i^Ctotet It. Vcn Uiso. . (Published by Tli<»
£C-c:n!£!*B oompanv, Nerr York. Price £2.)
The conservation of _ natural re
sources has created considerable dis
cussion, particularly during the last
few years, and a vast amount of ma
terial has been written concerning
every phase* of the subject. Until the
efpearance of this volume, however,
it has been necessary to search through
rnis^Haneous publications of the United
States government, magazine articles,
reports of special coinmissioi.s and
other fourees not easily accessible, if
cr.e Avante-d to. thoroughly cover- the
.'SttfcjecL No single volume has before
attempted to deal with the conserva*
tion of minerals, waters, forests,' soils;
, their relations to one another and to
humanity' as c. whole, as Doctor Van
Kis.» has so adequately done.
Tr> vi«« specialists the resume of jn-
Vestlffatlohs and experiments in their
own special fields will prove of preat
i.;se, while the many illustrations in
the volume serve as concrete examples
of what is being done and the results
of the work.
l*robaj>ly the most Interesting ienap-
ler la tUe book to the jrcnernl reader
pecially Interested in. conserva
tion ivill be the last one on "Conser
vn?irn arid Mankind,** in which the
authpr 4i«cusSes>. the conservation"- of
human life ;>!)i] happiness under such
a*; "IndtTjduallspa.*' "Woman
and Child Lahor." "Joy u> You.*' "Con
servatlon and Patriotism.*'' "The God-
Itfco DcFtiny of Mar.." etc.
J*rot V 3.3 Hlse, president of the TJni
vf?:(v of \V>rfinsir, was one of the
delegates lo the White House confer
ence and wa« a member of the national
pbnswy*a.t-lon oominlsfion appointed by
i iderst Xi '>o.«« v-rlt. He *s now chair
mi-a O- t!:e Ftato cOn. c rrvation corr.miF
e!on of Wisconsin and trie member of
ihf- bosrd of j.:orernors from Wiscon
sin of the National conservation asso
ciation. ar»i is a man veil qualified to
epeak" with authority on all topics
lie&rlcs dn thf subject of conservation.
For many years he has been prominent
in (feoiogieaJ work as head of a de
partmiQQt pt Vr-c United States R-eoJog
ical Euri'cy and of the Wisconsin sreo
logical an<l natural history survey, and
i.ns kl.vo published a number of books,
\\if result of his own independent in
wf=tjg-aiio:i In geology.
"The Green Patch"
I'- lv :!ii:a ma Detten. anthor >:t "liwehy."
He. -Publi'hf.i by Frederick A. Stokes &
• v. ., ».- York. \
•The Green Patch" is the most tan
tai!zin^ of :i3I t?:e books yet produced
i.y the bttroncss yon Hutten, for she
makes us r*-;id it through to the end,
siv.'ay.s hoping for Koniething to hap
pen. oaly to irritate us at the last by
one of the most inconsistent tales she
has perpetrated. Here Is a book full of
fine material bo badly managed that the
Fiory suffers, and it is all wasted.
Christopher Lambe is a husband and
of irreproachable morals. His
thrc*> littie grirls end his wife do not in
terest him in the least, however; in
fact, they bore him so dreadfully that
At last lie packs up his things and'
leaves. The author makes it perfectly
clear that boredom is the only' reason.
He coe.« not care for women nor for
m«jn. and after knocking about the
wtTricl he buys an estate in Italy and
lakes much pleasure in collecting all
RffrtM of treasures of art. He has no
desire for a divorce, and sends his wife
and children all the money they want,
oaljj demanding that he be let alone.
Sosu years pass, and his wife sends
tho youngest daughter to spend the
.winter with him, for she has 'had
Tht-y get along famously and be
come great chums. The girl's charac
ter is very interesting. She is plain
almost to ugliness and is a coward, a
liar and a thief in a childish way, not
criminal. Her two sisters are beauti
ful, but she loves one and hates the
other. The mother, for all her com-
Tnonplaceness, is most unusual in that
she* has submitted so calmly to her de
fi^rtion. She has apparently gone on
with h*-r life in the same fashion day
after day without cnange as when
Christopher was at home with them.
She, too, has no desire for divorce.
The curious background has some
ofCcct on the youngest daughter, the
plain Daphne, especially after her
winter with her father, for he has
become so attached to her then that
hp Insist* upon having her half of
every year, and this is destruction to
all discipline in the girl's upbringing.
If -the development of character in all
these persons was pursued reasonably
the- story might be Interesting, but It
Is most inconsistent. Hugh Gunning,
a good but dull young man. falls in
love with the eldest daughter, Sylvia,
who is co beautiful that he can not
:-ee»she Is more than ordinarily stupid.
The second sister, Susan, also beauti
"fuL but Jess so, loves Hugh and
maneuver* in an underbred fashion so
that "they are separated at the last
moment, and Ej'lvia marries a man ehe
has known but a few days.
* Sus- - an hop*s Hugh will turn to her,
but to everybody's surprise he nnally
marries Daphne. The climax of the
Ktory is unnatural, nasty and disap
poinUng. Hugh takes Daphne to
Ceylon for her. health, and while there
she has a liaison with a rascal whom
she is deluded into loving. The green
patch is a patch worn o% r er the rascal's
eye rtfler a shooting accident. There
seems no reason in the last incident
unless the author is paving the way
for a sequel, a very necessary sequel,
for several of the characters are left
in such unpleasant situations we
should like to pull them out.
The baroness, as usual, makes use
a fine epigrammatic style and is
en at times brilliant, but she is trad
ing- on her reputation, gained from
*.'Pa.m" and other talcs, and the reader
has a decided feeling of resentment.
The Etory Is purposeless and docs uoV
"The Blue Arch"
n.r Alicp Purr Mll>r. <Pulilishf«l h.T Charles
Soribncr'K Sons, Kew York. Price $1.20.)
"The Blue, Arch" is the second tale
with astronomy for a background
whith has come to the reviewing desk
during the last few weeks. This is
quite as clever as the first one, though
.of quite a different character. The
author of the first one took us with
her on her travels in Mexico, but Miss
Alice Duer ililler makes us interested
In a story, quite frankly a love story,
from the start. This book, like the
author's earlier works, "Calderon's
Prisoner" and "The Modern Obstacle."
Ls full of wit and humor, of clever talk
and the keenest observation. The
author has that rare quality possessed
by few •women, a sense of humor and
the restraint which must go with it to
make it effective. >
Nina Sinnott is introduced to the
reader at the close of her college ca
reer, she is particularly interested in
astronomy and mathematics, of course,
and had a great desire to go with an
expedition to So"uth America to study
something at an observatory. She had
no notion that a young and attractive
woman would be misunderstood if she
joined the party of men scientists. Her
mother would not permit it, so she
settles down at home hoping for some
thing to turn up nearer home \u25a0which
\u25a0will allow her to study the things she
loves.
Through her college, she is offered a
sccretaryphip to r.n astronomer at Davis
observatory, and, after a struggle, over
comes th» objections of her family and
goes. Dr. James Vester Is "queer." He
is a splendid scientist, but is all scien
tist when he is working, and has dis
charged every- assistant he has ever had
bfcause no one of them has been able
to understand him. Nina does, after a
time, and they are happy together. She
does not realise that she cares any
thing for the man himself until she is
offered a Ir.rt'-ireship at Brent collecro.
VeFttr adv!ses her to accept, and she
does, though reluctant to leave him.
Her experiences at Brent are varied and
net pleasant, though, unfortunately,
very human, and make interesting read-
Ing. The character of Lathrop, the
president of the college, is. "well de
veloped, and his wif*> must have ben
done from nature. She is too perfect.
Nina's fnmiiy are also ail carefully
sketched in, and the whole tale splen
didly put together. The love story Is
suggested at the right time, and no sur
prise or shock mars the climax. It Is
entertaining &nd well written through
out.
"Rome Life in Ireland"
By Itobcrt T.ynd. Illustrated from photo
rraphs. i Published by A. C. McClurg &
Co.. Chicago, t .
- In "JHome Life in Ireland" Robert
I-ynd has produced a most interesting
story, whether he intended to or not.
At the outset one gathers that the work
is to be 'henry, serious, an investigat
ing sort of thing, and his chapter heads,
at least most of them, indicate that he
has a serious purpose in view. Read
a f<fn~ of them: "The Irishman," "Farms
and Farmers," "Marriages and Match
making," '."Stories and Superstitions,"
"Schools and Children," "Wakes and
Funerals." "Priests and ParFons," "The
Irish Gentry," "Town Life With a Note
on Publ'c Life," "Games and Dances,"
"I'ooJ, Clothes, etc," "Tteligion," "The
Lives of the Workers," "The New Note
in Politics." "Politics and Gatherings,"
\u25a0"Manners," "Characters." "Literature
aud Music."' Surely every phase is
covered there. The author is too
strongly partisan, though he has made
a brave attempt to be of open mind
and write what seems to him to be an
unbiased account of existing condi
tions. Mr. Lynd is deeply in earnest
in his observations and investigations,
and the result of it all is. in the
author's opinion, that the cultivation of
a national spirit, a new sort of patriot
ism, in the Irish will be the saving of
the race and country arid regenerate it.
The opening lines of the first chapter
f!iow how the author approaches his
subject. ' "«The Irishman is one of the
world's puzzles. People seem to be
quite unable to agree as to who he Ib,
or as to what constitutes his Irishiiess.
.Some people say he is a Celt. Some
say he is a Catholic. Some. say he is a
comic person. Some say he is a melan
choly person. Others say he is both.
According to some, he is of a gay, gen
erous nature. According to others, he
is a shriveled piece of miserliness and
superstition.**
It is to answer these and many other
popular sayings and opinions tlyit this
book attempts to do, and though much
will be found to criticise, the interest
is undoubted. The author has devoted
too much time and space to trivialities
in an attempt, perhaps, to make his
book reach those readers who must be
amused and want even science and
facts given to them in sugar coated
capsules. What he has to say, how
ever, is done in a fine, straightforward
fashion, with no attempt at fancy
rhetoric He is Irish to his finger tips
and ail his sympathies are with his
misunderstood people. Better days are
coming and the optimism of the au
thor will hasten the good day.
Brief Reviews of New Books
"The Betrayal," a novel by Walter
Ncale and Elizabeth H. Hancock, is a
most surprising book. The author
cays Virginia was an independent sov
ereignty in colonial days and still
should be so. The book is a lament at
the sad fate of poor Virginia and pur
ports to be a sort of history of the
state's downfall. The remarkable part
of the book, nowever, is the vicious
fashion in which the authors attack
such honored .names of history as
Washington. Jefferson and Benjamin
Franklin. They can not defend them
selves, but the moderns who are in
sulted will, let us hope, do something
to get even. F. Hopkinson Smith,
Roger A. Pryor, H. G. Wells, Maurice
Hewlett, Mary S. Wilkins and many
others, including Theodore Roosevelt,
are mentioned with scorn, often insult,
and several colleges are more than
criticised. Of course In these days of
free press and> free speech the public
becomes hardened, but If this book
were of any literary value it would
make some trouble. It is poorly writ
ten and dull, so will probably escape
severe criticism. (Neale publishing
company, New York; $1.50.)
"The Arts and Crafts of Ancient
Egypt" is the title of an ideal handbook
on the subject by Mr. W. M. Flinders
Petrie. The ttrst chapter, "The Char
acter of Egyptian Art," Is particularly
illuminating. The author speaks of th«f
country. Its character, its sunshine and
its strong contrasts as having most to
do in determining the character of th«
art. Each chapter following takes up
some special sort of work; the statuary,
the reliefs, the painting, the architect
ure, jewelry and other arts. „ The book
is fully illustrated and the work of re
production well done. (A. C. McClurg
& Co., Chicago; $L 75.)
"Open Water," by James B. Connolly,
is a new collection of nine stories by
this virile youn-g writer. It is a bit
misleading, for all . are not sea stories',
but all are exciting and worth reading.
They are the best the author has pro
duced so far, which. is saying 'a good
deal, when we remember his "Out of
Gloucester." "The Crested Leas." "The
Seiners" and "The Deep Sea's Toll."
One tale in particular, "The Consum
ing Flame," is great, and will bear a
re-reading. The book contains' a few
r,ood illustrations and is well .printed
uji'd hound. (Charles Scribne'r'* Sons,
-New- York; ?1.20). -
UNA H.H. COOL
BOOKS REVIEWED
"The Conservation of Natural Resources in
-the United States," by Charles R. Van Hise
"Down Home With Jennie Allen," by Grace
Donvvorth
"The Green Patch," by Bettina yon Hutten
"The Gift Wife"
By Rupert Hughes. Published by Moffat,
Ynrd &. Co., New York. Price $1.35. Re
ceived through tho Emporium.
A quaint and original story is of
fered by Rupert Hughes in "The Gift
Wife," one which will interest and
amuse every reader and leave none
with a feeling of time wasted. It is
filled with fantastic incidents, but is
no strain on the imagination nor the
credulity.
David Jebb is a brilliant young Amer
ican surgeon, but he is a dipsomaniac.
He has studied his own case thor
oughly, but has been unable to find any
relief. His seizures are periodical. and
during the attacks he 'seems to de
velop a sort of secondary personality
which, when he recovers," he is unable
to recollect.
He is in Germany, on a train, when
he meets an old college friend and tells
him all about it. He is going to
Southampton to take steamer for
America and has with him a little girl
whose father has died and whom he
has promised to take to America to her
mother. He has just inherited $10,000,
which he is carrying in^ja money belt
around his waist. A series of acci
dents and events forces drink unwill
ingly upon him and ho is gone. He is
at Cologne.
When he returns to consciousness of
his Jebb personality he is in a Turk
ish harem. A> veiled lady. (beautiful, ' of
course), is caring for him and speaks
enough English to help him j collect
himself a little. She is the second wife
of a petty prince, to whom she is a gift
from the sultan. The prince has one
wife whom he loves and fears, for she
is fearfully jealous, so he has in the
phrase of the country "never lifted her
veil," even to discover her great beauty.
This fascinating woman, Miruma, and
Jebb, fall desperately in love, but Jebb
feels that nothing can be done till he
has made himself right with the world.
He has lost the child trusted to his
care and his $10,000 is also gone. By
performing several wonderful opera-
tions, one very delicate one near the
heart upon the wife of the petty prince,
he induces him to divorce Miruma, and
the way is clear then for him. The
tracing of his own steps back through
the weeks when he was masquerading
over Europe as Vanderbilt Pierpont is
most amusing, and the plot splendidly
enthralling. The author gives a fine
picture of life in Constantinople, but
his Turkish heroine is more adaptable
than any one in real life is likely to bo.
Hughes has either studied medicine and
surgery himself or has been remark
ably well coached, for hiß "cases" are
scientifically handled and convincing.
The book is more than usually interest-
Ing, and of the first quality in the list
of amusing fiction.
Pictures in Color
"Pictures in Color." by Harrison Fisher, and
"Girls," by Henry Hutt. (Published by-
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.)
The trade of depicting the pretty
American girl is a staple craft, with its
regular output every Christmas season.
Two of the good specimens of the
handicraft for the /season of 1910 are
"Pictures in Color," by Harrison Fisher,
an "Girls," by Henry Hutt. Both are
published by Charles Scribner's Sons,
New York.
The .fascination that a pretty girl
excites in real life is conveyed by these
two books, and they will be popular
gifts at Christmas time.- Fisher and
Hutt are skilled at their trade, they
are as reliable as mechanics, and if the
pretty girl painting trade ever becomes
unionized their pre-eminence will en
title them to high office in the gift of
their coworkers;. They do their work
well, and the result is assured. They
paint pretty girls, handsome girls, at
times beautiful girls. There isn't a girl
in either book who would riot claim the
proud attention of any man whom she
might meet.
The Hutt book Is a series of studies
of girls alone. The volume is decorated
with pen sketches, and in them Hutt
captures the illusive charm even more
successfully than he does in hia color
drawings. All. the Hutt pictures- are
new.
Fisher's book and his drawings are
more ambitious. He has his beauty in
the environs of romance, or in contrast
with other folks less beautiful. His
standard of beauty is higher, too, than
Hutt' 8. Here's to the trade of painting
pretty girls — may It never go on strike.
Mr. Weale, the distinguished author
of "The" Forbidden . Boundary, Manchu
and Muscovite," and^ recognized as an
authority on all matters j pertaining ; to
the yellow race,«is at present; in New
York City overseeing the final arrange
ments for the publication' of his new
\u25a0work. "The Conflict of | Color." which is
announced for NoFember l.\ Mr: Weale,
Jn a conversation; the other day, told a
number of interesting- stories of his
experiences in -China, 1 - where: he was
during the' Boxer uprising.'. One of :his
assets is an ability to speak the Chinese
language with; a fluency jndt surpassed
by jthe P native himself, and ;on /several
occasions this served Mr. Weale; to good
purpose, notably when he was beset by
a number of Boxers: ; His wit came to
his , rescue* I and he v rolled (off a lot of
Chinese at ; them. So" great; was their
amazement to; hear Chinese coming out
of his English ;face that fUiiJor, th<>
cover of it lie was able to jtaa.i.o/l;Ia
escape. ;; r 7^^lagy*JaHßßM
•'Home Life in Ireland," by Robert Lynd
•'The; Gift Wife," by Rupert Hughes
"Pictures in Color," by Harrison Fisher
"The Blue Arch," by Alice Duer Miller
Holiday Suggestions for the Young People
Charles Major has woven about the
childhood of Louis XIV of France a se
ries of interesting stories under the
title of "Tho Little King." 1 The book is
well suited for holiday gifts, since the
initial story is a Christmas one, and
there are appropriate j illustrations in
color throughout the volume, especially
designed by J. A. Williams. The stories
are dominated by the love and devotion
of sweet mam'selle, the little king's
nurse, who understands his boyish as
well as his kingly nature, and helps
him into as well as out. of many a
scrape. Mr. Major's book will delight
the older reader, for each incident is
depicted not only with charm, but with
dramatic feeling, and it will interest
the younger reader no less because- it
relates the adventures of a real boy,
(The Macmillan company, New York;
$1.60.)
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A' handsome Christmas book is en
titled "A Book of the Christ -Child,"
consisting of a collection of legends re
told" by Eleanor Hammond Broadus.
The author has collected her material
from .many sources other than the bible,
and between them are some .selections
in verse from the miracl^ "plays arid
early poets. The book la illustrated by
reproductions of many", of the famous
old masters and the printing stud bindi
ng are of the very;best. (E>. Appleton
& Co., New York). " '
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Miss Belle Moses, who wrotij^.the fine
life .of Louisa May Alcott, has. now
done the same thing for '<• Charles Lut
widge Dodgspn. She has entitled her
book "Lewis Carroll, ""the beloved name
by which Dodgson was known and will
be remembered." Thi3 life is written in
language to be easily understood by
the same children who know and love
"Alice in Wonderland," and it tells how
"Alice" came to be written and many
others of the author's works. '"- The loV
ers of Alice will be interested, in know
ing all about their favorite author, and
Miss Moses has succeeded admirably in
showing the most interesting side of
this unusual man. (D.' Appleton & Co.,
New York; $1.25). * -
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That Homer Davenport can write for
the entertainment of the public only
second to his drawing: for it j was
proved last year when he wrote . the
tale of hisjourneyings into Arabia for
the Arabian, horse... His new book is
"The Country Boy" anda subtitle, "The
Story of His . Own \ Life," :te|ls: us that
the book is autobiographical^.. Thelook
the author gives us at; his 'early 'life is,
very; interesting- and \u25a0 the illustrations
to . all the anecdotes, done by himself,
mako the - book interesting: alike to
young and ~ old. The dry humor /will
appeal to all.: The book is "worths
while. (t>. W. iDlllingliam Co;, New
York; $1.25.) '
\u25a0,: "Myths; and Legends of the Pacific
Northwest" is the of a book for
young people by Katharine ; BA Judson.
These : legends have never ; been-, col
lected before and, \u25a0 aside .from; being in
teresting, are of real value-to students^
American folklore is meager -compared
to that of other lands, and books' like
this are doubly welcomed.- The'author'
has collected \ the \u25a0 stories at ; first hand
and has illustrated her book from pho
tographs. - It Vis* an; addition- to any
library. '"-• (A. C. McClurg. &?, Co.,' Chf- :
cago.). v^ : \u0084 -. .,;_\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0•••^- y - .-:
.-.'\u25a0: Edwin M. : Bacon, whom every boy
knows - through - VThe Boy's Hakluy t," 1
has written a companion volume en
titled >"The- Boy's Drake," than "wHich
-it 3 would ibe difficult; to -find Tone n >ore
iinteresUng. He tellsj in vivid English
the story., of this -greatest sea^nghter
of l the sixteenth .century,- and 'though
all; he writes jis; fact,' he: succeeds-" in
t !:ro wing a sort v of ; glamour; bver^the
which will make the?reader
forget ;; that - : he \u25a0 is absorbing, history
with liig exciting tale of romance and
adventure.; The, author, writing: . for
an American \u25a0- audience, gives more
space to the „ adventures' on, the Cali
fornia coast than would an English
writer. The, book, v/hile^ intended . for
boys, will interest all readers. It is
well " written.'- v {Charles -' Scribner's
Sons, New, York; $1.50.) -,
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- Harold Blndloss has made a name
for himself 'in writing 1 of the g:reat
Canadian northwest, but now he turns
his hand to a juvenile and proves that
he is master of this art as well. "The
Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound" is the
title and the book positively bristles
with; excitement. -The** boy hero is
suddenly thrown- upon . his own re
sources and the hardships of ranch life
are clearly shown. For good measure
the author mixes his hero up in a
struggle ag-ainst some smugglers who
are doing business in opium and Chi
nese. It gives an opportunity for
melodrama whicn will please the boy
readers. and it does not weaken the
tale in any way. The book is illus
trated by Edwin Megargee. (Fred
erick A. . Stokes & Co, New York;
JJ.50.)- ; :
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The "Boy Explorers" series has a new
number in w Dick Amo.ng the Lumber
Jacks." by A. W. Dimock. Dick and
his , chums 'join the forestry division
of a paper company, composed of young
college graduates who are gaining
practical experience in forestry and
surveying. The boys have all sorts of
adventures and encounter many hard
ships, but the weather and the elements
are. responsible for their worst trou
bles. They are able to be of real serv
ice to the company-by doing: some de
tective work, saving the association
much trouble and expense. (Frederick
A. Stokes & Co., New York.) \
• * . •
Ruth McEnery Stuart's companion
volume to her adorable "Sonny" is enti-
tied "Sonny's Father" and issure to
be, as successful as the earlier book.
Sonny's father tells this story in a se
ries of monologues, and the old doctor
is a silent and sympathetic listener.
Sonny's father is a grandfather, and
we learn all about Sonny's children
through him. They are real human
children and the author, with her keen
sense of humor, makes her sketches of
them delightful reading. If you loved
Sonny you must love Sonny's father.
He is quite as good. (The Century com
pany, New York; $1).
The late F. Marion Craw/ord once re
marked that "after all, the first object
of the novel is to amuse." And surely
there is, even perennially, a wide place
for. the novel written fsankly for the
sole purpose of entertainment.
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Books Received
•'The Autobiography of Thomas Collier Platt."
B. W. Dotlge & Co.. Nevr York.
"Don Quixote," W James Ualtlwin. American
book company. New York. \u25a0 \u25a0
"Pragmatism .and' Its Critics,*.', by Addison
Webster Moore. . University ; of Chicago press,
Chicago. \u25a0 . "
-'iThe Big Oame of Africa," by liichard
Tjailer. - D. Appleton & Co.. New ' York.
"With Sully Into the Sioux Land," by Joseph
MM* Nanson. . A. C. -McClurjr & C 0. .: CMcaco.
'"Celobrntcd Criminal Casts of Arcerl« : a." by
Captain. Thomas S. Duke- James H. Barry com
panjVSan -Francisco.
"The Superintendent," by Irene Welch Gris
soni. j Alice llaniniaii i company. New York..
"Crow Step," ' by Georgia Eraser. Witter &
Kintner. New Yorfe. * -
"Octol.tr. Vajra bonds," by Richard le GalH
ennp.... Mitchell Kennerlpy. New York. \u25a0
1 "State Socialism in New -Zealand," by James
Edward le : Rosvignnt and .William \u25a0 Dowiilc Stew
art. Thomas Y. 'Crowell & Co., New York. i
"The Lndy." !-y. Kmily James IMitaaia. Stur
gls' & Walton • Mwupany, New, York.
"Poems ot Max Ehrnian." Dodge publishing
company. New York. -
"African and European. Addresses," by Theo
dore ' Uoosevclt. G. . P. ' Putnam's Sons, New
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"Lords .of ' Industry," by Henry -.Demerest
Lloyd. - G. P. I'utaam's Sons. New York.'
"The Grent " Moments In v Woman's Life,'.' by
Emily Calvin Blake..- Forbes & C 0. ,: Chicago.
. "Army Goose Melodies." by Florence Kellogg
Kreb;!. - Paul Kldor & Co.. San Francisco. .
\u25a0 "The Uhymins King,", by Louise'AyresGar
nett.'; Rand-McNslly company. New! York.- .
- •••The Pied Piper- of Ilameliu," by Uobert
Brownlnp. Rand-McNally. rompany. New York.
./.'The Justice of - Gideon.", by . Eleanor . Gates.
Maeauley. company. New York.
' "The Slow Coach." by- E. V. Lucas. Mac
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"Theft." hy Jack London. MaciuiHan com
pany. New York. • . .
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company. ,New i York.v
"Ileroea of . California,',' by : Georpe Wharton
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Some Autumn Books
In Jean Lang's "A Land of Romance"
Is told the romantic story of the Scot
tish border from the time of the build
ing of the Roman wall. Much history
is missing, but one is supposed to, know
it, and the romance collected in this
book is not found in any history. The
tales of the border battles, clan feuda,
end the records of the lawless strug
gles in the days of Mary Stuart and
bonnie Prince Charlie are admirably
told and the incidents have been chosen
with a fine taste and discrimination.
The book reads like a novel, and is
vastly more entertaining than many.
{The Dodge publishing company. New
York. $2.50.)
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"The Marvels Beyond Science" is the
title of an unusually interesting book!
It is written by Joseph Grasset, M. D.,
n distinguished French scientist, and
translated by itene Jacques Tubeuf.
We know that many things which at
one time were considered mysterious
and occult are n6w scientifically ex
plained, and on the strength of that
he says: "There is no 10-gical situation
which hinders facts not yet belonging
to science from ceasing some day to be
occult and becoming scientific." The
author has very thoroughly covered
the subject and in a very interesting
manner. (Funk & Wagnalls, New
York; $1.75).
* • •
W." A. Ilir^t, in his book, "Argentina,"
gives a thoroughly comprehensive pres
entation of a tountry little known to
travelers. It is larger thnn Russia in
Europe and is highly civilized, but,
being out of the beaten track, is
thought by many people to be still in
a cavage state. The chapters tell of
the* country, its history, constitution,
industries, agriculture, commerce, lit
erature, education, religion, etc:., etc..
but the information is condensed and
well written. The book contains many
photographic illustrations from differ
ent sources, all of interest. It Is a
very valuable book, well printed and
bound. (Imported by Charles Scrib
ner's Sons,' New York. $3.)
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"The Basis of Musical .Pleasure." by
Albert Gehring. is devoted to an enu
meration and description of the actual
sources of musical pleasure. The chap
ter headings. "The Power of Tone."
"Form." "Association," "Symboliza
tion, "Tonal and Mental Parallelism,"
indicate his manner* of treatment. The
big thing in the book is an essay on
"The Opera Problem," in which he
discusses the dilemma of choosing be
tween dramatic truth and the beauty
of regular forms. This is followed by
another essay on "The Expression of
Emotions in Music," in which he con
cludes that the formalists are right
when they maintain that music need
not be expressive in the sense of a
definite portrayal or denotation, and
that' the expressionists may be right
when they insist that it shall awaken,
nurture and- harmonize- with the' feel
ings, and thus express them by con
tagion op sympathetic arousal. (G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York and London;
$1.50.)
*•- . •
"The Girl Who Lived in the Woods"
is the title of the first novel by Mar
jorie Benton Cooke. It tells the story
of Cecilia Came, a young artist who
flees to the woods to live alone in a
cabin because the little things in. life
absorb her to the hurt of her art. Her
t own romance comes to her there, but it
Js a complicated affair and takes some
time to smooth all the rough spots on
the road to happiness. The story is
interesting, but the characters are
rather wooden and most unconvincing
in their speeches and actions. The lit
"le child of the tale, Bobby, is human
in spots only. The author shows much
promise. (A. C. McClurg & Co.. Chi
cago; $1.50).
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"Studies in Spiritualism" is the title
of a book by Amy E. Tanner*; Ph. L>.
It contains an introduction by D. G.
Stanley Hall, in which he says: "To
my mind, the treatise is the sanest and
best of the many that have" of late ap
peared in this field, and should be care
fully pondered by all interested in the
subject. * * ' * Those with skepti
cism enough to have been Impartial
have never been able to arouse interest
enough to treat these studies thor
oughly. Thus I can not but hope that
this book wijl mark the turn of the
tide." With such recommendation, all
interested in the subject are sure to
read it wKh profit. The author has a
clear, good style and tells of the expe
riences and investigations with Mr 3.
Piper and other famous mediums in a
most interesting fashion. It is a book
to interest all readers. (D. Appleton &
Co., New York; $2.50).
• • •
An absolutely crazy book is written
by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence with
the belligerent title "Bacon Is Shake
speare." And crazy though it .is. it an
noys and irritates to a degree that
makes one wish to abuse the writer
rather than allow him to drop quietly
into the. oblivion he deserves. This
baronet, of whose literary pretensions
we have never heard before, writes
dreary chapter upon chapter proving
the cryptogram theory in a more out
rageous fashion than Donnelly at his
worst. That wonderful word in "Love's
Labor Lost," honorificabelitudinitatibus,
is the explanation, but it is much too
'long, too complicated and too comic to
explain it in this notice. That a man of
Bacon's erudition revealed himself in
so cheap a fashion is impossible of be
lief and after reading the explanation
offered by the titled author no educated
person can take it seriously. The book
is not worth the paper it is printed on
noV the space taken by , this notice.
(The John Mcßride company, New
York.)
Eobert FulkersonjJ^
TJOW many of you, comfortably \ \
j£~]|_ reading your papers ona mile-
a-minute train, stop to think \\ "^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Ona in a thousand, perhaps, and Mr. j /^l^^V^'^^^feil^S
Robert Fulkerson Hoffman happens to be /#l^^^^^^^^^^
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.Mark EnderbyMnakeshi3 race "against ' \Vv^ **W (i 'V\ '\^ \^s
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nings of a^ furious storm in the mountains of -iiin*--- T " "\u25a0"\u25a0
New Mexico," and see if it doesn't thrill you as no tale of railroading has ever done.
Illustrated by IV. H. Foster, $1 . SO
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NOW ON ME AT YOUR BOOKSTORE
"Down Home With
Jennie Allen"
By Orac«- Donworth. (PublNhed by Small.
Mayaard & Co.. Boston. Frfee $1.50.)
Not often is a sequel so interesting:
as the story of which it i 3 the rounding
out. and one hag a conscious feeling 1 of
regret when the first book has been
of such excellence as "The' Le.tters of
Jennie Allen," for fear it 3 luster might
be dimmed by this continuation now
appearing in book form. This book
is entitled. "Down Home "With Jennie
Allen." and if possib!o is evyi bette
than the first. It will be remembered.
that Jennie, In the form of letters to
her friend. Miss Musgrove, told her
own little romance. Sow. in this hook,
Jennie and her husband. Ed Spinn^y
and the brother's family, go for a visit
to the old home in Maine. Jennie keeps
a diary and. though she has improved,
she has the same difficulties with her
spelling and grammar which she ha'i
in the letter*; but her heart is as big
and her nature as kindly as in the days
when she made wrappers for the de
partment store.
"Down home" is Chlctoosct, Me., and
the characters of the neighborhood a»e
sketched with a clever pen. Poly Blit
tery is a real person and one we are
sure to remember long after the book
has been' put away. Ed still makes
his atrocfous puna an(J fits more and
more perfectly into Jennie's scheme of
life. Homely i 3 the only fitting ad
jective for this uplifting book. That la
no Joke — that "uplifting 1 ." The book is
filled with great philosophy and teaches
that the best happiness la in making
others happy. These two books demand
a reading. One feels grateful to the
author.
Clara Laughlin, the author of "Just
Folks," who has been spending a few
weeks in New York city, has returner!
to Chicago, where she wllVresume her
duties on the editorial staff of the Con
tinent.
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