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Show I)BE TALES OF THE NORTH, "iilh of Men. and Other Stories. By ; London Tin Macniillan Company, HiSers, New York City. Ibea: stories, London appears to tttlir atl.vai.tugo than in his long i. These are all bright, mealy, and itful to read There 13 something ; and caplUatlng in them, and the the llavor, the insinuating deviltry all Is great. "The Faith of Men" i how two Klondike miners woro rllcc lo s.u which should go out iUI?a(lon; -no had a girl waiting but Ire v.'ouldn t go unless the dice 0. They didn't and he stayed; the sent, ond llu- man who stayed got iiis which male him act the fool, hi dramutic cloai- of the scene Is ;ly put. "A Hyperborean Brew" Is or)' of a scheming white man among ranso poopli who live on tho rim of relic sea. Involving Intrigue, diplo-and diplo-and a very practical outcome. "A of tho Pliocene" is a hint, through ter's tale and a pair of foot-wear iMft lh mammoth is yet allvo in the rc-Ka rc-Ka of Alaska "Too Much Gold" la hitory of the restless rush of the pros-iiT pros-iiT Into new camps, and tho tricky i!s 0' e no-account staking out lo an Wintmttn. and what came of iL "Tho t" Thousand Dozen" is a story of a &xd spallation, and the vengeance tho alator took upon his cargo. "The (inlaw of Lit-L.lt' is a diverting tale (bargaining and overreaching, between 'Inter and an Indian chief, with the Viir In bad case at the last, shrewd l?ssh he was: It Is a fine story. "Ba-, tf' Is Uie itory of n dog that was 11 ffi brutal and savage throughout, with Mrribo ending. "The Story of Jees trli that of one of the loose cntangle-'J cntangle-'J formed by the minors and traders rJi tho, native women, but this one was decidedly superior character; the ?7 U ono of tho best that London lias "yjrilten. Tlii'Si- stories have all ap-tm ap-tm before In magazines; but it Is good K thorn bound together, and attainable volume. There are others oX hla cf the north that abio deserve this ffWmont, and doubtlesi; will receive it. 'ijwn la a young map yet; lie wasone first to, take the Klondike trail, and e-iorrledfep of that country, lis peo- nd its manners and customs, is at ?t fcand, |