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Show I , j , jf; pS5xS SSX!2S25 S-)QtiS)2)SytXSS 111 i CURRENT PUBLICATIONS! j jj COLONIZING THE SOUTH. r I jiljij Hlalory or North America. Volume II. !?'!',. j .WiJ The Colonization of the South. By Potor 3 tr (Hi .Toaeph Hamilton. Tho History undor the If t; ".'l editorship of Guy Curloton lyec. Ph. D. ,1 it , i'j j of Johns Hopkins and Columbia Unlvor- j ' i. j 1 sUIhf. Published for subscrlbora only, by j u'll George Barrio & Sons, Philadelphia. (J 1 1,1 ' fn Tnc Prnv'ous volumes of this jrrcat hla. j , V' jiljj tory treated of tho Discovery of Amorlcn, n if Mr nnd ' tn1 mllnns doh belnp: handled on 1 J';fl 1 VI lllc to"'a,, method, untl very satlafnc- " jl O'uJ'J torlly. Thle volume- In like mannor Is on l IK ) i(Jj 1110 topical phm. Tho editor In his able 5i 'Sy I' 'Ml preface puts forward with forco tho prop- 1 'f T w'l osltlon that thero was from th llrst much l M Sfdlf ,7icr? Jr. the cr.'.onlcntion of the pouth- Iji Ji.j i'rn regions; they wero the homo of ro- j (i) 1 mancc and of shifting mysteries. It was i iM 'r If,,. believed that "sold and precious stonco ' L;' Tsi! might bo had far tho gathering, and I i'S hi I srlr- 'an,1 perfumes abounded. ''fcfl''1' '' Id within the conflnoa xvero thought to bo it kl' '(.'' i-1 wonderful cities with walls of gold, foun- I f ' i '''' f j talna that save perpetual youth to thoso S f V ' 'f i i who laveu themselves therein, arid j?ar- 'l ' ') .1" ilcns In which might bo partakon tho do- 11 f 'f j' 'f, I llRhta of Eden." All this wan in contrawt j J 11 1 1 1 with the colonization of Now England, ' t ) ! 'i ';i ! whero all was prosaic strusglo and down- i'i! rlpht (oil and irrlnd. And referring aped- ' j 'jj. 'j j llcally to tho contonts of this volume, tho ' editor very justly proclaims: "Tn tho ' It lil ! present volume the great men of tho past ' Lj U , live again. We rango tho forests with , '."'!; j. soldiers and hunters of France and Spain, pj . and peek, as it were, to further tho J i '!(! schemes of ambitious commanders. Wo j! ' , ' , Hall with colonists that Raleigh sent, and i j ' ; wc labor under iho rule of tho Virginia .1 f1 ;!j Company. We are with Oglothorpo and jj ''p j M'. his associates In his Georgian enterprise. ' i : I jj liut the days of tho soldier gavo way to ij i l,J trie days of tho plantor; tho agriculturist M 1 ", ''-j! displaced the trappor; the stockralsor, tho I ".j ,1 hunter. Tho ambitious schemes by which , !' control of waterways was of tho greatest ! ' ' '. Importance because of the carriage of j' furs, gave place to plans for making tho , ' tI rrost of lands available for the raising of r'i ( "Hl tobacco." 2 j j , And the success of tho author Is thus ''.'j i ', !l commended: "The author has made much Ji iy 'i'ljil ... of n'3 opportunities. lie sets before us j 1 .,1 Iho history of tho years of colonisation In j j (, 't a manner deserving of large praise. I : ', j With skill and Judgment ho has given us Hi I 'f i he romance, and yet ho presents naught jl i ; 1 1 hut the romanco of fact, as ho sets bc- j ' J1' I forc us tno activities of tho tlirec con- 'J I ', i , tending nations and tho triple methods by Jjl j which they pursued their colonial poll- I, II lii ,, J cles. In all this ho has, becauso of his ' li J jn-w uso of tho source materials, and of hla j j " ' la wide knowlcdgo of the subject, been ablo 'i Ji' ' m to draw a picture that la fresh and of :;'. , .hI unusual Interest. Ho has given us a chap- (i j, lor that has never been adequately prc- I i i ; J .sentcd." It Is a pleaauro to bo able to j '' '3 add our unauallfied Indorsomont to this y ' 'jj high praise. Tho work Is all that such a , i " '; ' history ought to bo In presentation, schol- ll'll'i , ; J arshlp. and authority. , ,J I ' v. Tho author explains that ho consulted ji, j . and tiscd original sources liberally, and li' ' ' also the colonial documents whoso accu- ' , . ' intilatlon is a rich storehouse for the his- I I ' , .'. ';i torlan. For Spanish and French times, ho gl , ' j', i obtained much now material. In maps and fl' f , 'i ', ) - documents, from Spain and France; "but J !, j' '. ' ,j the study of British Florida that.Inter- h. 'j ,f, : ,' ostlng If abortive British colony, Ik al- I'U.Ib I , ji most original, based on tho Holdlmand )' p ..(f 1 Papers, and much manuscript material in 1 ' uA England." And the hope Is expressed that ' the present volume will tend to unify the i ;j beginnings of Southern history, and Instl- j jljj1 tutlons, to show, at least In outline, what j';' t :l eroat part was played upon this stage, j, and how much of American history finds "fj! hero Its genesis or explanation." That , ! 'i f modest hope will certainly be realized, for jl'-iiL'' l llprc is 10,111(1 thc beginnings and the ten- '"I' j I dcucles; sometimes the end also , I i tj I The history proper opens "with a review I '; I of the effect of tho crusades and the mo- i, ir'M nopollzlng of tho trade route3 to tho I 1 1 Orient by the Mohammedans; which led the westorn nations to make strenuous i li )' 1 , ! fxertlons for rcllof. The discovery of ( l , i i America was the result of one of thoso jflY efforts. Tho Spanish settlement of Flor- ,j u,a ls recited, and the awful treatment I ' J of the natives referred to, with the ro- 1 ' Irjs lief brought by tho ecclesiastics. Then ' ., ! j J comes "French Florida," with the cruel J !, j internecine struggles, Raleigh's scttle- , ' ' ment of Virginia follows, then "Virginia ' I !, Mider tho Company," "Tho End of tho , 1 t) j .'ompany," and "The OM Dominion," four . ' chapters of living interest. "Carolinas un- , 1 '.J dc-r the Proprietors" come next, with tho . i comioslle character of tho colonists. 1 ) j "British Institutions:' comprises thu eighth , , chapter, a fine and clear exposition of tho i , ' 1 lj k social features of the settlements. The 'j , , finding of Louisiana by La Sallo and Iber- , p yllle's settlement of Mobile arc two chap- ' , Vrs which mako plain the picture of I . j those times. A brilliant chapter tell3 of If I j - "The Mississippi Bubble" that wild spec- K iv jji tilatlon and wide-reaching swindle organ- ) ; J ' 'ij lzed by John Law, but it has somo Mings H '( that might well havo been left out. Tho , :) Illinois country- Is . doscrlbed . in. chapter .''"'I'ljl I twelve and the colonization thore of tho J .V French. "Louisiana under Royal Govei- ii ;'?( nors," "Franco-Spajilsh Rolations," and 1 ; "Tho -nglo.-Sp.anl3h Border" are thro' J ,ji i, chapters of tho highest Interest. They , ! cause the times to live anew. "Georgia, , , I." (" ;fcl the Buffer Colony," and Oglethorpe's great h i ii OUHICHH.-IH, niui uiu wars anci I j bloodshed that came naturally from tho u '1. .',! border location, aro detailed. "Anglo- ) I 1 i' I French Rivalry Sr. the Valley" treats of I ' - ' i'Irl tho rivalries In the great Mississippi val- I ley. tho positions of the rival claimants fl , ' ( and the Intrigxics with tho Indians. "Open ', !, !' TVaa-" id a chapter which deals with tho ! 1 n )" if ! warfare which resulted from tho condl- , , i f '., i .tluns i elated In thu provlous chapter. "Co- , lonlfd Life on tho Atlantic" gives a view 1 I ' .of lho 'nternal affairs of tho colonists In J Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Pi'' ! H jfin(1 Georgia, with an unexplained rancor , l , 'n;alant the Scotch-Irish. Chapter twenty, 'l1 j "Tho oridaa." tells of tho passing of !l' ' JlJ Bpanlsh sovereignty, and tho gradual mas- H' l j ''.'jJ tory of the English settlers. "Across the l' ! ' i Alleghcnlea" tells of the beginnings of iV 'i. ,: that mighty flood of Immigration which U, :j jioured Into Kentucky, and Tennessee, and I I ' I' H ,hc 0nl valley, with the contest for frco ' i ' . jj shipment of goods down tho Mississippi, fl ' ' $ jj "Tnc Latin Romnant" is a chapter chiefly ,'1 1 f.ifl of unstable and 6hIfUng rjilc, with tho SK H? constant growth of tho colonies in h) I. strength, also In tho spirit of indopend- : j, ence. "Wldonlng the Spanish Boundaries" LHHtl V 'f't K,VCS the story of sPaln'3 Power on tho W.; i' jf-lfi lower Mlsblsslppl and along the Gulf, at " I ,i I I's maximum. Tho llnal chapter, "Amer- ' il .ife Iran Tendencies," brings the stor' to tho ' cl"3e of colonial period, with tho outlook Hi' IP Hi'1'! forecasting tho fact that came, tho dominance domi-nance of tho Americans In all tho region. A chronological tablo and list of Illustrations Illustra-tions follow. As In tho other volumes, so In this, there Is a wealth of Illustrations In portraits, early maps, plats, charts, and fac similes of Important documents that adds greatly to tho interest and value of the whole. Many of tho portraits and Illustrations are In colors, and exceedingly well presented. Tho double pago map just preceding chap-tor chap-tor I., "Jollofs map of tho Mississippi, dated dat-ed 1674," Is remarkablo both for Its distortions distor-tions and for tho really astonishing knowledge know-ledge it displays. It gives the Ml.sslsBlpp.l river with fair accuracy; gives lis source In a number of lakes; sIiowb a big stream now called the Missouri emptying Into the Mississippi from tho northwest, below the Ullnoln and above the Ohlor and tho Red river a big stream emptying from tho northwest not far relatively from where it docs dobouch. Tho lakco aro all given, but much misshapen oxcept Suporior, which was Iho beat known of all at that dato. In somo resiects this ls the least satisfactory satis-factory of all tho volumes thus far Issued. Is-sued. It has projurllccs and displays of Injustice In-justice and animosity that aro unworthy of so high a thomo and so great a work as this will bo In its entirety. But on tho whole It will maintain tho high standard set by tho editor and tho publishers. Tho history Is tho best to date, and will always al-ways remain an epoch-making publication, largo In plan, wldn In scope, and carried out with a breadth of scholarship and depth of research which Irresistibly commend com-mend It to tho student and to all who want a comploto and authoritative history of tills continent. ' THE IOlGAZINES. Tho July Century has for frontispiece a lino picture in color, "Tho New West Point." followed by an Illustrated paper of the same tltlo by Sylvester Baxter; It Is vfgy fine. Jack London's serial, "Tho Sea-"Woir," ls continued In tho samo brutal bru-tal vein. "Tho 12il Eyo and Witches' Xlght in Rome," by Maud Howe, ls good reading. "Manchuria" Is an excellent descriptive de-scriptive and photographically Illustrated paper by James W. Davidson, 17. S. Consul Con-sul at An-Tung. In "Russia in War-Timo" Andrew D. White gives us somo vivid recollectlonti of his Russian experiences. "Tho Most Popular Book In tho World," curious facta about tho printing, sale, and distribution' of the Bible. "Tho Youth of Washington," by S. Weir Mitchell, told In autobiographical form, continues Its attractiveness; It ls a good conception, well carried out. "The Magna Charta of Japan," by Baron Kcntaro Kaneko, one of the four authors of the Japanese Constitution, Consti-tution, not only gives an excellent idea of that Instrument, but shows tho exceedingly exceed-ingly high opinion hold of it by Herbert Spencer and James Bryce. The number is extraordinarily rich in seajsonablc and humorous hu-morous stories, and the poems and departments, depart-ments, "Topics of the Time," "Open Letters," Let-ters," and "In Lighter Vein, arc excellent It Is a magnificent number of a monthly that Is always great. The Century Co., publishers, New York. Tho most sensational feature any American Amer-ican magazine has captured In years is Thomas W. Lawson's "Frenzied Finance, tho Story of Amalgamated Copper," which begins in tho July Issue of Everybody's Every-body's Magazine. Mr Lawson was one of the organizers of that gigantic corporation, corpora-tion, and he knows oxactly what happened to tho millions that were lost through Its manipulation. Ills first arllclo Is' an announcement an-nouncement of distinctly dramatic Interest, Inter-est, and promises revelations of the highest high-est Importance to every ono In tho country, coun-try, lie frankly states that his purpose In telling the story Is to set himself right with tho thousands of Investors who, through his instrumentality, put their money Into Amalgamated and, as claimed, havo been plundered; also, because his conviction 1b that the best way to educate tho public to realize tho evils of which such affairs as Amalgamated are tho result, re-sult, is to expose the brutal facts regarding regard-ing tho conception, birth, and breeding of what he ways Is the worst offspring of the modern system of finance. The main nar-i-atlve will deal with the real heads of Standard OH anft Amalgamated; II. II. Rogers and William Rockefeller and James Stlllman of the National City bank. Addlclcs, of Delaware, Helnzo of Montana, and James R. Keene of Wall street will flguro amongjts chief characters; and we aro promised such a showing up of financial finan-cial personalities! .'and methods as this country has not yet had, dcsplto the disclosures dis-closures of tho recent shipbuilding trust expose. Another feature of Intorest In the number Is tho beginning of Hall Calnq's now serlat "The Prodigal Son." in which the novelist returns to his earlier style. .Xh,erc, . Is a special i;ulogistlc article on Judgo Parker, and E. a. Rlggs of tho Now York Sun writes of tho national conventions conven-tions ho haa attended tho past twenly-flvo years. Seven good short stories and other good things adorn tho number. The. Ridg-way-Thaycr Company, publishers. New York. The Booklovcrs Magazine for July opens with a very fine account of the Filipino exhibit at SL Loula, which contahm about twelve thousand tons of exhibition and building materials, and which "In novelty, thoroughness, and scope exceeds any other exhibit" there; the article Is handsomely hand-somely illustrated. "The Forbidden Land." by V. C. Jameson Reld, tells, with Illustrations, of tho march of civilization into Tibet. "A Gallery of Popular Art," by Leila Mechlin, with color reproductions, reproduc-tions, describes well the Corcoran collection collec-tion in Washington. "A Great German Portrait-Painter," by Harrison S. Morris, with reproductions of four portraits by Franz von Lenbach,, Is a true art. criticism. Harold Bolco's great papers, "Tho Two Pacifies," continue, this part being on tho dawn of a new era In China. "Gods, Gems, and Mascots." by Harry Dillon Jones, with Illustrations, tells of the life work of Maxwell Sommervllle In collecting the furnishings fur-nishings of a Buddhist temple In Philadelphia. Philadel-phia. "Studying Poetry with a Camora," by Phobo Westcott Humphreys, gives an illustrated idea for a boys' photograph club. "Mountain and Shore" Illustrates some typical summer playgrounds of America. "Vanderdecken: a Chantey," Is a ' humorous reproduction In fac simile. "The Man Who Held tho Curtain," by Jo- soph Blethen, Is a well-told story. A collection col-lection of "Tho Best New Things In the World of Print," with Illustrations, closes a numbor of much ability. The Library Publishing Company, Philadelphia. Harpor's Bazar for July has Xor frontispiece frontis-piece jho third of tho comic ,"Simplo Pleasures of Childhood" series, a typical show of mischief Margaret Deiand'3 . "Concerning Glass Houses" Is a very pleasant but biting essay, which comes In Just right. "Maeterlinck and tho Eternal Womanly," by James Hunakor. Is both an explanation and a criticism. Tho Paris letter deals with the rolations of tho women wo-men to the army. There are "Midsummer Fashions," "Outing Gowns lor Summer." "Pattern Sheet," "Simple Fashions," "The Housekeeper's Tool-Bag," "Hints to Housewives," "The Cold Dinner," editorial edi-torial comment of force, and book notices, stories, poems, and many other good things. Harper &, Brothers, publishers New York. ' i : Ainslco's for July, "the magazine that ontertalns." haB a new cover design that goes well as an Illustration to tho novelette, novel-ette, "Baccarat," a compromising story by Frank Danby. Other stories aro by Beatrice Bea-trice Hunscom, Josoph C. Lincoln, S. Carloton, J. W. Kcnnard. Owen Oliver, Chauncoy C. Hotchlclss, H. H. Howland, Soumas MacManus, L. J. Van Ness. Jano Maurice, Eustace Ieighton. Jeannetto Scott Borton, Olivia Howard Dunbar, M. H. Vorse, Fletcher Cowan. There are poems by Clinton Scollard. Carolyn Wells, John B. Tabb. EUn Wheeler Wilcox. Mary Wheeler, W. D. Ncsblt, Y. Knott. Arthur Stringer, Dora Slgcrson. John Vance Cheney, Che-ney, an essay by Dorothy Dlx, and a re-View re-View of "The Wearing Dramatic Season," by Alan Dale. "For Book Lovers" is a series of good reviews. Alnslco Magazine Co., publishers, New York. ' Country Life In America for July has for cover-pago a design in blackberries, and for contents design, dandelions; the frontlspleco'is a view of sheep In California, Cali-fornia, 'iho opening article Is "How to Tour In an Automobile," copiously Illustrated. Il-lustrated. The ."Country Homes of Famous Fa-mous Americans" shows and describes that of Nathaniel Hawthorne. "The Common Com-mon Shells of the Seashore and the Queer Creatures that Live Insldo" Is written In Instructive and sprightly style, and ls Illustrated Il-lustrated fiom photographs. "A Co-oper- atlvo Country Colony" tells how a group of persons have made themselves comfortable comfort-able at Red Springs, Long Island. "A Rcst-Curo for Horses" tells of a farm devoted de-voted to this form of treatment. Tho "How to Mako a Living from tho Land" scries treats In this numbor. of sheep-ranching sheep-ranching in the Northwest, with many Illustrations. "A 'Flyer' In Cantcloupes" gives an account of a skillful effort In that direction, with a Judicious discrimination discrimi-nation between varieties. "Bob-Whlto and Ills Family," with photographs by th author, gives a vory fair Idea of quail life. "How to Havo tho Best Sweet Corn"' is Instructive and no doubt expert, as ls also "How to Stuff a Bird," by Ernest Thompson Thomp-son Seton. "How to Grow Blackberries" and "A Practical Houso for Squab-Ral3lng" Squab-Ral3lng" arc excellent aids to domestic economy. Smaller articles In great number num-ber and variety flll out an admirable number, and all tho illustrations are real art pictures. Doubleday, Page & Co., publishers, New York. Pearson's for July begins tho second series se-ries of "Indian Nights Entertainment;" tells of "Running 'the Campaign," a retrospect and forecast, with many portraits; por-traits; tells "How Don Q. Paid for His Cigarettes;'.' has an Illustrated sketch of David Bclosco; rehearses "The Battle of the Washita;" and contlnuos Henry George's caustic exposures of modern predatory pre-datory finance, with a severe write-up of tho United States Steel corporation. Tho article in the numbor, howovor, which Is of the highest Interest to survivors of the war-time, Is "Thomas Nast A Picture of the Times when History was Warm In the Making: Reconstruction," by Albert Blgelow Paine, Illustrated with reproductions reproduc-tions from Nast's drawings and sketches. It Is a strong and brilliant 'number of this cor-welcome monthly. The Pearson Publishing Co., Nov.' York. The World Today for July ban its usual complete and well-condensed review and statement of the events of tho month, notes of tho persons who have llgured prominently during the month, forecasts of oncoming matters of Interest, and summaries sum-maries of tho world's thought. Besides all this carefully prepared and useful matter, mat-ter, thero 'are special articles of high merit, as "South Africa Today." an Illustrated Illus-trated paper by W. T. Stead. In sshich ho suggests that tho country must remain essentially Dutch; a lino review of.Maurus Jokal'o work, by Raffaello Simboll, with portrait; "How a Labor Machine Held Up Chicago and How the Teamsters' Union Smashed the Machine," by Ernest Poole, with portraits; "The Truth About tho Cowboy," by Andy Adams, with lllustrn-tloua; lllustrn-tloua; "The American Tourist from tho British Point of View;" "Christians In Japanese Politics;" "The Intellectual LIfo oi unicago, VLmoncan itule In Porto Rico;" "The Russian of Today;" "Are School Teachers Underpaid?" fby Win. R, Harper., president of tho Unlvorslty of Chicago). The Illustrations In this splendid splen-did monthly aro of a high character, in tint, and extraordinarily line. Tho World Today Company, publishers, Chicago. Leslie's Monthly Magazine for July has a fine and fully Illustrated article, "Tho Monaco of the Iceberg," Illustrated from photographs. A Just tribute to a bravo man Is carried In "The Hero of. fhc 'Missouri,' 'Mis-souri,' " by Philip Lorlng Alien, "Speaker and Leader," by J. Adam Bede. compares Mr. Cannon with John Sharp Williams. "Tho Men In Control," by John R. Rathom la a showing, with portraits "of prominent party men. "Tho Rrar Discoverer Discov-erer of' the Northwest," by Agnes C. Laut. shows that Radlsson was thero ahead of all tho noted explorers. "Tho Graft of Honesty" is a sketch of Martin Murphy of Buffalo. "Imported Americans" Ameri-cans" continues Broughton Brandonburg'a scries, this bringing us to "tho harvest." There is a sketch of Charles Warren Fairbanks, Fair-banks, with portrait, a view of "Tho Heroes of tho Yalu," and a number of good stories, poems, and reviews. Frank Leslie Publishing House, Now York. Young's Magazlno Xor July has Blxteen . ,'.ri,, ' '...' . ', : . i complete stories, all very well written and pithily put "Her tmclo Jack," "Fato and tho Duchces," "Conquest In a Cellar." "Tho Editor of tho Question Column," "Lotlers That Cross." "Tho Prlco of Happlneao," are samplo stories of tho sixteen., six-teen., and they aro all admirably told. Courtland II. Young, publisher, New York. Sports Afield for July has a story of much merit, "Old Joe, tho Optimist of Yellow Gulch;" it dcscrlb03 "a Westorn Fourth of July Celebration;" tells of "Somo Birds that Nest In Jackson Park;" has a racing Mtory, "The Luck of the Also-Ran;" lota u know the - Joys of "Troutlng on tho West Branch of Wolf River," and of "California Snipe Shooting;", Shoot-ing;", describes "The War Shields of the Moros," and has a goodly array or outdoor out-door sports and adventures. Spor' Allcld Publishing Co., Chicago. LITER AH Y NOTES. .Jn nil the long list of college graduate's tnis year, the name which enslly attracts tho greatest attention Is that of Helen r' .,3a K(,"er graduates from Rad-cllffo Rad-cllffo college, Harvard, on Juno 23, and tho event will bo given especial significance. signifi-cance. Many distinguished peoplo havo been Invited to be present, and newspapers newspa-pers and periodicals aro dl3playlng close Interest In tho subject. Mi33 Keller has already proved her ability In one Hold of Ilfo work that of literature. Her book on Optimism," showing her wondorful a"d sunny vein of philosophy, as well as attitude toward life, published a few months ago by Crowcll. is now tn its tenth thousand. Stanley Weyman chose for tho scene of his last novel, "The Long Night," tho city of Geneva, and therebv gained tho eternal friendship of tho people of Geneva. Gene-va. It Is testimony to tho lldollty of Mr. oymun's story that the leading citizens of Genova have united In presenting him with an illuminated and Inscribed ad-.r,0ft? ad-.r,0ft? .?nd a bust of Calvin. "The Long Night Is now being translated Into iTonch for tho Bpeclal benefit of the peoplo peo-plo of Switzerland. McCIure-Phllllps. the American publishers of "Tho Long Night, state that It has mado a greater success than any of Mr, Wcyman's previous pre-vious books. "The American City: A Problem In De- mocracy." by Dr Dolos F. Wilcox. Is tho latest Issue In tho Citizen's Llbrarv of Economics, Politics and Sociology, edited by Dr. Richard T. Ely for the MHcmlllan company. The author's concern Is not to present an exhaustive array of facts and theories, but to discuss what seem to him tho fundamental principles of the American Ameri-can city problem, and to point out Its real ielailon to the great problem of human freedom as It is being worked out In American political Institutions. The volume vol-ume may be 'considered an extonded and thorough essay on a themo which has brought out In recent years an Immense body ot literature. The president of the United Society of Christian Endoavor, Row Dr. Francis E. Clark, tolls In the Youth's Companion of Juno 23 of some of his experiences In different dif-ferent parts of the world, speaking Through an Interpreter" In Europe alone Oltrhten dllTereni Inniriifirr.v woi-a used last year to Interpret his addresses to tho aihllcnccs gathered, to hoar him. The late Henry Seton Merriman. author of "Barlasch of the Guard" (McClure-Phllllps), (McClure-Phllllps), though not much of a social Hon abroad, was a splendid host at home. At ono tlmo he lived. In tho country at the top of a very steep hill, and extended tho following racy wolcome to his visitors: "Ei'ory man who bicycles up my hill is rewarded at the top with a bottle of champagne." It Is a difficult hill, and every man who accompllsedthe feat got his bottle, as did also a great manv other men who tried, fallod and acquired nothing noth-ing but a great thirst. Whether to use her own name, which has a commercial value, or tho name of her husband, which may not have. Is tho problem which confronts a literary woman who marries after she haa become famous. Mrs. Humphrey Ward alar ted with her husband's name, and would not now bo recognized by tho public as Marv A. Ward, which Is the name she signs to her let terse. Mrs. Gertrude Atherton. likewise, has becoino famous since her marriage, and Is therefore known bv her lato husband a name, but dropped her own mlddlo name of Dodge, which she had hitherto used. Mary E. Wllklns. whose new book. "The Givers," Is Just off tho Harper press, decided to add her husband's hus-band's name to her own for literary usage immediately after her comparatively recent re-cent marriage, although as Mary E. -Wllklns she was famous on soveral continents, conti-nents, and she now signs Mary E Wllklns Freeman to all her works as well as her correspondence. The people who make catalogues havo somo difficulties when well-known literary women suddenly chango their names by marriage, and tho purely business side of tho question, as it affects the commercial value of a name, is occasionally somewhat complicated. "Fox. Duffleld & Companv are to satisfy satis-fy a crying noed," says the New York Sun, ".by publishing 'Crozlcr's General rmory; a Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor ' The book, which is edited by. William Armstrong Crozler. F. It. S.. is to furnish descriptions of nearly two thousand coats of arms, with the name of the llrst of -the family In America, the dato of his coming and tho place In which he settled. "Here Is matter to force upon Colonial Dames and Revolutionary Daughters not among the two thousand elect a reollza-tlon reollza-tlon that their badges are but vanity, and to administer a snub to the possessors of crest and insignia of the fresh every hour vavletv." i Tho book Ms published under tho auspices au-spices of tho Genealogical association of New York. Dr. S. Weir Mitchell is a writer who takes great pains with l.ls work before It goes to tho uiibllc. Oftentimes ho has his books completely set up In type, and tho type distributed after two or three sots of proofs havo been 'taken, and on these he will work for months. His present pres-ent Century serial. "Tho Youth of Washington," Wash-ington," was put Into type a vear and a half ago. and when It was readv for publication pub-lication after long consideration and correction. cor-rection. Dr. Mitchell was anxious to have IL appear, at once In book form; but tho conductors of Tho Centurv persuaded him to allow It to see dght llrst in the magazine. maga-zine. Tho over-present subject of taxes Is vory suggestively discussed by Wlntlnop More Daniels in a paper upon "The Ethics rt Tnvntlnn" In fl,r r.inn A iUn.lA , . .. tracing wlih vivacious pen somo of tho humors, Inconsistencies, and wrongs of our present system, Mr. Daniels concludes in an optimistic vein. "Fortunate Is It for us that tho lines upon which tho icforni of direct taxes must proceed have been so clearly marked out. and hat some of our commonwealths havo already taken pronounced steps In tho right direction. Tho taxation of real cstalo by and for tho local governments exclusively, the practical exemption ot credits and chattels In Individual hands and tho relegation both of tho administration adminis-tration and the proceecds of corporate taxation to tho Stato governments, foreshadow fore-shadow tho financial reform to which wo may somotlme attain," Following the plan which St. Nicholas has carrlad out for soveral months, tho July issue will havo an Instructive article designed to presont valuable facts in a way entertaining to both young and old "A Day with Hudsqn Maxim" la tho tltlo of Joseph H. Adams's sketch, which will toll many Interesting details b'C tho great 'nventor's life and work Hudson Maxlm'n residence Is In Brooklyn, where a visitor tlnds him as much at home among hla high oxnloslves as hlH cook is in her kitchen. My, Adams tells, among other things, of being Invited to lunch on Welsh rabbit cooked in a chafing-dish over a lamp filled with not alcohol but nitroglycerin. Messrs. Paul Elder and Company an-nounco an-nounco for fall publication, In a special limited edition. "Upland Pastures," a ee-ries ee-ries of out of door cosays by Adeline Knapp. These essays, oo far as they ore localized, deal with tho beautiful things -y J-1 ' - ' t-V-i-k.. ' .-'' '- of Spring and Summer In California. Thoy axo 'permeated, however, with a philosophy phi-losophy which Is universal; their readings ave from the broad pago which nature, spreads open for us everywhere, that who will may learn Its message of beauty and of rejoicing. Tho essayist says: "All tho things of nature arc for man's use and Joy, but perhaps they servo their highest usu when he returns God thanks for their beauty." The edition Is to bo limited to 12M coplea, printed from typo which will not be used In any, other edition,, on Ruls-dale, Ruls-dale, hand made paper, with rubricated titles and Initials and a photogravure of a painting mado for tho book by William Keith. 1100 copies only aro to be for sale. BOOKS FOR SUMMER READING. Just now, when everyone is planning his or her vacation, travelers to mountains, moun-tains, seashore or country want to know what books to tako with them. Tho following fol-lowing books, widely different In character, charac-ter, aro among the best new novels, and each Is full of entertainment and amusement. amuse-ment. The events in "The Crossing." the new novel by Mr. Wlnoton Churchill, author of "Richard Carvel" and - "The Crisis," take place In the wilderness from which havo been carved the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana and llllnolo. David Ritchie. Its horo, crows up In North Carolina, crosses the Blue P.ldgo with the American Immigrants of 1777 Into the Great Wilderness, fights British and Indians, In-dians, and goes with George Rogers Clark and his men to Kaakaskla and to Vln-cenncs, Vln-cenncs, whero they trap tho British General Gen-eral Hamilton, ' The Hair-Buyer." David's later adventures carry him to St. Louis ard down tho Mississippi to New Orleans, whero he finally wins the beautiful Helcno. Many charming women besides the heroine appear In the book, which overflows with the romance of adventure, the atmosphere of the woods, and the spirit of tho American pioneers who won the Northwest. Mary Stuart ls the heroine of Mr. Maurlco Hewlett's new novel. 'Tho Queen's Qualr," which stands out among the year's books by Its distinction. Us power. Its force, and Its picture of life In a heroic ago. The lovely Queen of Scots still fascinates the world. Mr, Hewlett's book surpasses former attempts to tell Mary's romance because he haa sought to And out her secret by finding out her heart. Mary herself, magnetic, beautiful, passionately alive, athlrst for love, Is tho center of a tale teeming with Interest, plot and Intrigue. It Is a novel of flrst-rato flrst-rato power and Interest. "The Singular Miss Smith," on the other hand. Is a bright, breezy storS' of a beautiful heiress who thought sho would find out how working women live. Partly. Mrs. Florence Morse Klngsley Is poking fun at some of tho solemn undertakings of women's clubs; but chiefly sho tells a charming love story of tho old-fashioned sort. Miss Smith suddenly gives up her Investigations as to why girls would rather work In factories than In prlvato houses, because she finds herself confronted confront-ed with a problem of very much moro pressing Interest. The best of the summer books for a man Is "The Merry Anne." by Mr, Samuel Mcrwln. who wrote that other virile story of business life, "Calumet K" which, by tho way, has Just appeared in paper covers at 2n cents. "The Merry Anno" is a fleet little schooner that carries lumber from port to port on Lake Michigan, and Dick Smiley, her young captain. Is working work-ing hard to pay for her and to win tho girl ho loves. Bovcrldge, his rival for Annie's hand and a spy of tho revenue M.-I vaf, iiiiu suiuitjii'u ilui auuuiu mu Merry Anno and tries to prove Dick guilt ar.d to put him to shamo before Annie. Several exciting voyages lead to the chaso of the culprits through Uie woods of the northern peninsula. Mr. Thomas Fogarty has embellished the book with thirty attractive drawings. The hero of Margaret Horton Potter's new novel, "The Flame-Gatherers," Is an Arab Prince of the house of Asra. who Is captured In battle by the Rajah of Mandu. Owing to an ancient curse, tho Asra "must die If love thoy cherish." Ahalya falls deeply In love with Asra, and the first part of the tale relates their growing love and Asra's light for her against the Rajah's vizier. Asra gives up his talisman against tho cure to win Ahalya; and how it all comes out must bo left to the reader. The action Is constant, con-stant, and tho story glows with life and color and charm. "Tho Adventures of Elizabeth In Ru-gen" Ru-gen" Is oven moro fascinating and plquunt than the same author's "Elizabeth and Her German Gardcrf:" Elizabeth makes a driving trip of eleven days, round Germany's Ger-many's largest Island', relating her amusing amus-ing adventures with peoplo and picturing the watering place' In the light of her sunny personality. But most of all it Is the charming and gracious woman herself her-self who comes out In these adventures that gives the book Its special attraction. "The Woman Errant" Is partly based on a curious modern social phenomenon tho challenge of the woman domestic by the woman errant. Barbara, Evan and tho twins, of courso, reappear In this new story by tho anonymous author of "Tho Garden of a Coinmirtcr's Wife" and "Peoplo "Peo-plo of tho Whirlpool " It contains among Ita characters several young women who enter buolneM life, not through necessity, but for the sport of It, or for extra pocket I monev. caring little as to tho result of their 'action on others. It Is less a garden book and more a novel than Its predecessors, predeces-sors, but It has charm, good philosophy, and Interesting characters and incidents. Tho themo on which It lo partly based la being a great deal discussed nowadays, yet It has been untouched hitherto In Action. |