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Show KfeVIEWS OF BOOKSH l( frEBSHIP APVENTUBES. Perlmuttcrr Thch1 Copnrtner-mirs Copnrtner-mirs and Adventures, By pOlnss. Illustrated. Publlnhed J. Altemua Company. Phlludel-an Phlludel-an extremely diver! inc book, Aho Potash plays the. leading pcrlmutter on occasion is a ad, but on the whole, Abo is e character in the partnership. pcns with Mr. Potnsli sol-over sol-over the lonscs he has sus-oueh sus-oueh a previous partnership, 1 an appointment to meet a e partner, however, who will crablo money in the business, tine for the party that was nd close the transaction, he Pcrlmutter M a , restaurant, c two get to talking and fix s to suit themselves. Then IE business in which they are akes on an activo life, and ivc various adventures in the ido, soliciting custom, getting driving sharp bargains,; male e investmonis, gettinfj msur-ia msur-ia fact, transacts the. rou-ary rou-ary mercantile life, but in a eir own. They nro wholes.il-be wholes.il-be Potash is the seller. Many situations arise, the partners ed argtimonts, but on the y pet along together very author has brought out tho of this trade in a most en-stylo, en-stylo, and tho dialogue, a E Yiddish, is immensely funny tuations. The book is ono of st sort, full of .scenes that s scope for the writer's hu-aiB hu-aiB humor is of tho breeziest, We kind, yet on the whole, indly. leaving no heart-burns ig The author has struck field, which offers great op-, op-, and doubtless his imitators ay. , DOUBLE CHASE. t, By Frank Saville. With II-s II-s "bv Herman Pfelfer. Pub-Llttle, Pub-Llttle, Brown, and Company, uit here is of a young Amer-rhom Amer-rhom blackmailers' attempt to ilo ho is traveling in Europe Africa. John Aylmer, a :er at Gibraltar, is zealous in ;ion of tho lad, and he also a pursuit of his own, to win kxmt Claire- for his wife. It lively, exciting double chase, : us to Mohammedan fatnl-Jhristlan fatnl-Jhristlan rascals more than the concluding chapters there nan interest'' story of the character of the great earth-yTessina, earth-yTessina, involving the charge char-ge story. It is a vivacious irnlism, that rounds out the aphic and realistic style. The s to the realism of the pur-lizing pur-lizing tho local knowledge he a a trip of his own made ain and Tangier, and end-ina end-ina at the time of the earth-that earth-that the "local color" is at appropriation. The story is ritten, is full of action," and ly readable. ITED LITTLE ESSAYS, f Life, and Other Little Es-Omnlbus Es-Omnlbus Rebus et Qulbusdnm 7 William Cleaver Wilkinson, i by Funk Wagnalls Cora-w Cora-w York. !ior explains that .he has d.e-, lely from conventional lines up this, book. ,Hchas noith-o noith-o make it unconventional nor ling so. To those who think of nis inclusions may bo un-i un-i willing to admit that very 3 of them are. Some of the tho book have been printed sals heretofore, and, as the nits, tho book is made up the oxtremo of miscellaneous jgoneous matter which for-fication, for-fication, organization, or or-rary or-rary presentation. There are E these little essays; all of ihort. pointed., and well pre- pared. The subjects treated range from travel to instruction in leaching, the critique of hymns, literary criticism, social so-cial questions, pulpit swindling, appreciation appre-ciation of cannl horses, the insido facts of a famous speech, and imitation maxims max-ims after the fashion of Rochefoucauld. The essays are right good and deserve a place in 'every well selected library. PHYSICAL GEOGEAPHY. Manual of Physical Geography. Dy Frederick Fred-erick Valentine Emerson, Ph.D.. Instructor In-structor In Geolony In the Unlvcreltv of Missouri. Published by Tho Macmillian Company, New "York. The author explains that the exercises in this manual have, for the most part, arisen out of Iris class-room experiences. Tho book is made up chiefly of a series of questions, with very little- explanatory explan-atory text. Diagrams of various sections sec-tions are given, and tables of atmospheric atmos-pheric and other phenomena. Tho work is so made up that various portions of the subjects treated mny bo taken out of their order, and an' locality may be considered without reference to other localities. Directions for the construction construc-tion of weather maps aro given, and a large number of drawings are constructed, con-structed, which aro serviceable in the prosecution of the study. There are eighteen chapters in the work, the subjects of wlrich are. "The Earth as a Planet," "Climate Temperature," Tem-perature," "Moisture of tho Atmso-phere," Atmso-phere," "Cyclones and Antic3'clones," "Miscellaneous Climatic Phenomena," "Common Minerals and Pocks," "The Contour Map." "Weathering, Streams and Stream Valleys," "Land Forms in Various Pock Structures: Stratified and Hoiuogoncous Honks." "Land Forms in Folded and Tilted Rocks." "Land Forms Due to Faulting and Volcanism," "Gladation." "Lakes," ''The Ocean," "Shore Lines and Forms," "Harbors," "Soils," ''Studies of Typical Typ-ical Areas." There is also an appendix and an. index completing, tho work in good form. This immediate region is treated on the Socratic method under tho title, "The Eastern Border of tho Great Basin.' Ba-sin.' referring to grouped maps to be obtained from the United States Geological Geolog-ical Survey free of cost. The questions are found on pages 257 to 260, Salt Lake City being a center of observation. observa-tion. The work as a whole is a right good ono. well deserving the favorable consideration of tho public. AN ABSTRACT STUDY. A Study, of God, Man and Destiny, as Disclosed by Love and Fidelity of Truth, and hy the Evil Reverse of Such Love and Fidelity. By Addison Braln-ard. Braln-ard. The Cochrane Publishing Company, Com-pany, New York. There is a long preface to this work, m which the author explains how he was led to form the conception that is presented in the work. Treating of tho Godhead, ho holds that since the source must be like that which proceeded pro-ceeded from it, the second is like the first, and the first must also bo like tho second. That is, if one of two beings is like tho other, both must bo aliko. Later on in tho writing ho practically states the same conclusion as to the devil and evil doers, but does not draw-the draw-the analogj' quito so close. He con demns the employer of labor who depresses de-presses the wages of employees, and also the laboring man who seeks to increase his wages by strikes accompanied by disorder and violence. He condemns each in tho same degree. It is, on the whole, a rather &ry discussion, tending constantly into the abstract and of rather rath-er feeble hold on tho practical affairs of life. ) AN IRISH NOVEL. Kllmeny of the Orchard. By L. M. Montgomery. Mont-gomery. With Four Illustrations In Color from Paintings by George GIbbs. Published by L. C. Page & Compnny, Boston. ( This work is apparently devoted to the purpose of showing how a great peril threatening a loved one will arouse dormant faculties in the person strongly affected. Ivilmcny is a girl who lias been deprived of her speech anil is a very loving and lovable character, char-acter, an Irish girl, to Jc sure, who is deeply in lovo with Eric Marshall, school teacher for that place. It is Eric's peril that rouses the faculty of speech m Kilmeny so that she is able to call out and warn him of his danger. It is a sentimental, romantic story, written writ-ten in right good style, as we would have the right to expect from a well proved author like this, who has given us heretofore, "Anno of Green Gables," "Anne of Avonlca,1' and other popular works. A SOHOOL-GIBL BTOBY. .Commencement Davs: a Novel. By Virginia, Vir-ginia, Church. Illustrated. Published by L. C. Page & Company, Boston. This is a work which takes pains, apparently, ap-parently, to degrade the character of a lovely girl, Lorraine Douglas. Sho has a scapegrace of a brother who is a forger and a thief. The father denounces de-nounces and renounces the boy, and warns the girl to havo nothing' to do with him. However, she holds fast to him and turns from her father; and her school days are made miscrnblo on account ac-count of it. She is popular on her own account and above suspicion, and j'et for her brother's sake she twice robs a students' fund and has the meanness to ask another girl to stand in the breach and shoulder the blame, because that other girl is so high in character, so exalted in tho estimation of all, that suspicion could not really attach to her. It is difficult to sec tho purpose of such a novel ns this, unless it is to show that girls ought to renounce their brothers and pursue a courso self contained and selfish for themselves. Tho moral is not good, and the picture prosoutcd is one revolting to the moral sensibilities. LITERARY NOTES. Winston Churchill's "A Modern Chronicle" Chron-icle" heads the list of boohs most In do-mand do-mand during the month of May, and It lends by a tremendous margin. The number of points accorded to It by Tho Bookman In Its article on "Bost Selling Books." Is 382, while Its nearest competitor com-petitor has less than 100. This condition would seem to recall tho old days when there was ono tremendously successful book, and only one, at a time. "The Cave-Woman." by Miss Viola Burhans. which Messrs. Henry Holt and Company put on tho market on June 11th, Is not, as the title would lead one to suppose, a prehistoric talc, but a huomor-ous huomor-ous and original story of today which begins and ends In a cave. Though this novel was announced some time ago, tho author, who is a msot conscientious workwoman, withdrew It and still further Improved the manuscript, even aftor It had been accepted by her publishers. The critics appear to agree that E. Phillips Oppenhelm Is at his best when he deals with a story of International Intrigue or diplomatic treachery, and some of them go so far as to state that "The Illustrious Prince" is "by far the bost and most important novel he has written." Like "A Maker of History," It deals in a measure with recent historical events. Among the characters Is "one of tho smoothest villains Mr. Oppenhelm has ever created." to quote an enthusiastic enthusias-tic reviewer. "The niustrlous Prince" is already numbered among the six best sellers In many book centers. Georg Schock has put In the pages of her now novel. "Hearts Contending," many glimpses of tho quaint life of the Pennsylvania Germans. Both pathetic and humorous was Ash Wednesday in the Hclllgthal "On that day everv house was cleaned from top to bottom, "and the dust burned: every garden was covered with ashes, which remained until the spring rains washed them into the ground; every cow was sprinkled .with ashes, like a mourner In the Old Testament, Testa-ment, and their long contemplative faces, thus oddly topped, stared out of barndoors barn-doors and over barnyard fences." Messrs. Henry Holt and Company have just concluded arrangements with Logan G. McPherson. whose "Working of the Railroads" Is now " In its fourth, and his "Railroad Freight Rates" In its third edition, for a book on "Transportation "Transporta-tion In Europe," based on his recent experiences ex-periences there. Tiro publication of certain cer-tain papers on this subject In the Now York Sun brought numerous requests for an entire book on It. Tho publishers are making the best haste possiblo and hope to have the new volume out In July, the advance demand for it being so largo that they do not keep it over for fall issue, is-sue, as ,is usual with books about that time of year. Englishmen's fear of a German Invasion In-vasion seems to account for the eagerness eager-ness with which Gen. Homer Lea's new book. "The Valor of Ignorance." Is being read in London. Harper & Brothers announce that for the third time they are making a large shipment of this work to England In Canada "The Valor of Ignorance" has caused even more interest, inter-est, because the possible Japanese invasion in-vasion of North America is a very real problem to Canadians. For tho most part they agree with General Lea "that the United States, notwithstanding its clnlm of suzerainty ovor practically the whole of tho Western Hemisphere, with the exception of Canada, Is unpronarod for war: that a wnr betwoon the United States and Japan is Inevitables; and should such a wnr take place the TTnlted States will lose her Pacific Const States." Tho report that Henryk Slenklewlcz had planned to visit America to attend the meetings of the Polish National Congress does not appenr to havo been authontlc, for the famous Polish novelist novel-ist sent no acceptance of the Invitation he received to be present. It will bo recalled that the author of "Quo Vadis." "Whirlpools," etc.. once visited this country- He was one of a littlo band of Polish patriots, among whom were Mme. Modjeska and her husband, Count Bo-zenta, Bo-zenta, who bought, a ranch In California and started what might bo called a Polish Brook Farm. It was a Cooperative Co-operative Society, but as all Its members mem-bers were geniuses. It suffered for want of practical arrangement. Sienklowlcz did not remain long in this country, but went back to Poland, where he published a few short stories with America for their background. Accuracy never did barm to any historian, his-torian, and Mr. George Cary Eggles-ton. Eggles-ton. both as mun and writer. ha3 a reputation for being punctilious in this regard, and not only so, but ready to bacK a statement with document, chapter, chap-ter, and verse. The following anecdote Illustrates this Many years ago Mr. George Cary Eggleston, whoso "History of tho Confederate Con-federate War" has Just been published by the Sturgls and Walton company, wrote a book of war reminiscences In which he reported General Leo as having hav-ing said something, the report of which proved to be displeasing to General .Tubal A Early. General Early asked an old Confederate officer If he knew anything any-thing about "this man Eggleston. who dares to sny, etc., otc." For reply tho officer said; "Yes. he and I were tent-matos and messmates for thco years. I know nothing noth-ing of the matter you refer to, but I can assure you that Mr. Eggleston Isn't a man to put anything Into print without knowing it to bo a fact; and he has a habit of keeping his proofs in handy pigeon holes." Early reflected for a moment, and then sold: "I was thinking of contradicting him in a magazine article, but I reckon I'll let him alone," Memoir of Princess, Special Cable to The Tribune. CONSTANTINOPLE. June IS. Tho Constantinople authorities have at length commonccd operations against the dogs of the city, which for centuries havo formed a permanent part of tho popula- tion. Tho new regime decided that they were a nuisance and must be got rid of. Their number is estimated at about 30.000. In m'&re than half the quarters of Pera and Stamboul detachments of policemen po-licemen and sweepers, armed with lassos and huge wooden tongs, and followed by an Imposing array of dust-carts, aro raiding raid-ing the unsuspecting and familiar boasts. The Princeton University entrance examinations will bo conducted this year by Prof. Ii. S. McNicco and will be held at tho High school June 15th to 18th. tho same dates upon which the examinations arc held at Princeton. Specimen entranco examination papers, pa-pers, catalogues and general information informa-tion mny be ohtniuod b.y application to Prof. McNicco at his "rcsioeuce, 1136 Blaino avenue. Bell Telephone Forest 103. |
