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Show masmse JJ'THE LITTLE BKOWN MEN." xT Inftn- nn Attempt at Interpretation. By f fficadlo Hearn. The Mncmlllun Com ?ponyT publishers. New York. Literally tlie lust literary work of the iatlngulshcd author; he corrected the ' Irial proofs by cable, and on his alck bed. i io states that though a thousand books If Ah irvo been written about Japan, of all Scso scarcely a scoro arc of real value. a . bho difficulty Is to get at what Is the t 4 ctual underlying forces In Japaneso life. Cmonj: these Mr. Hearn put-s religion. ' Lnd then, the history of Japan Is yet to written, though there arc mountains of "heUKaterlal, but It Is all most difficult to fN&ork up. And he says: "So vast and In-frlcnte In-frlcnte the subject that tho united labor nf U )t a generation of scholars could not ex-S ex-S must It. and so difficult that tho number it scholars willing to devote their lime to 'th!i $ must always bo small." Jtn. Mr. Ilcarn has lived In Japan for four- 5cn years, and yet. though at first ho Jle 4 iionght Unit he knew about the people. YT ie now says that his best and dearest ,? fiend once said to him: "When you find, rig r four or five years more, that you can-reufl can-reufl iot understand the Japaneso nt all. then V, h rou will begin to know something about to hem." And ho adds: "After having real-fro?it real-fro?it d tho truth of my frlond's predlctlon-cf predlctlon-cf ! Tfter having discovered that I cannot un-S un-S orstand tho Japaneso at all-I feel better Hk qualified to attempt Uils essay " :an3flt Is not easy to see tho loglo of this; ihlbut U Is plain that ho has given us a book of rare Interest, and ono which gives a reader tho Insight into Japaneso ways sctG!ind Ideas that is most Intimate, The i, , 1 contrariety of Japanese mcthoda as com- pared with our own; tho rulo of convorso et? , In most things, makes tho contrast very iVjcurlous. Then the origins of Japanese cus-tfepomF. cus-tfepomF. tho sociological and religious ideas, ' tfconstltuto a fascinating study; and when 9d'Who presentation Is mado by such a dlll-r dlll-r iKent student, euch a master of expression, yIfth0 Interest redoubles. Ho treats first of I tftif?" oC tn0 strangeness and charm of Ja-heifpan; Ja-heifpan; then of "Tho Ancient Cult," "The 1 pj Religion of tho Home," "The Japaneso t ti ! iFamlly," "Tho Communal Cult," "Devcl-Il'opments "Devcl-Il'opments pf Shinto." "Worship and Per-"Wii Per-"Wii Section. ' "The Rulo of tho Dead." "Tho ma introduction of Buddhism," "The Higher 13 H JBuddhlsm." "The Social Organization," ,., , E'Thc Rlso of tho Military Power." "The farei glellglon of Loyalty," "Tho Jesuit Peril." e Iv t'Feudal Integration." "Tho Shinto Rc- wlval," "Survivals." "Modern Restraints," i'iiEprtlclal Education." "Industrial Dan-cgt Dan-cgt gCre "Reflections." 1 l-Mr. Hearn writes from a deeply sympa-ot' sympa-ot' thetlc view of Japan and Its people. Ho ."fyonounced his citizenship In this country ok: S0 bccomo a Japaneso subject, and became PHti ft 'professor In the national university at i im Iloklo, and wore the Japaneso dress. He v fiias In this book mado an Important con-31 con-31 K "ftrlbution to tho literature of tho world, r,.l fend scholars will not bo slow to recognize S?hcfact- JJsjIB A PROBLEM STORY, as lift M Double Harness. By Anthony Hope Pub-JJPK Pub-JJPK f llshed by McClure, Phillips & Co.. New at i'York City. jl'When Anthony Hopo writes, all the yJ5. '"world wants to know what it Ib about. Tho "V1 (author of "Tho Prisoner of Zenda," "The (Dolly Dialogues," etc., never falls to con-23 con-23 jiucr tho reading public, and never Is any-hing any-hing but most entertaining. The theme roa ref tho atory Is thus laid out: 2 8upposo you were a pretty good sort of pi y fellow no vices, and all that and had criti married a girl with a lot of Ideals. :2 Suppose In a few years she began to -i ithlnk you were not making married life q rfyvhat she expected, and allowed a young 'man to make lovo to her. d 'J Suppose you were a young woman, with -.a desire for iho best in life, fl 1 Suppose It turned out your hu3band was fjj -,3u3t commonplace, nclf-satlsed, and un-J un-J iable to glvo the lovo you felt your due. A 5L,Supposo there came Into your life a man lTu felt could give what you most hun-JMRrcd hun-JMRrcd for ori What would you do? ' Jjj 4 Given that situation, ono by no means I jj Extraordinarily out of tho common, and yo;i ,Uhe story never falls to bo of Interest. iW ! Given such a situation to a brilliant olid! jjtory writer like Mr. Hope, and the result ml) lis Bomothlng most entertaining, and much oril So bo sought after .for good reading. His W Statement of Uio case 13 both brilliant and t,er.? Entertaining, and his solution Is both re tVlll and oxcclIent T,le 1,ook not rli,C $ack rcadere, first, because of Ita author-tltiS author-tltiS Jn'n ant socondly, for its own salte. j .7-' it UJ. A B.EALASTIC NOVEL. Is P ; tho iiTho Common Lot. By Robert Hcrrlck. s ?S vl Tno Macmlllan Company, publishers, S novel of tho most rigid realism. It ff6 ? itella tho Btory of tho rush to get money ' frtl at attendB tho PUBlilng llfo of Chicago. -hf youns man "vvho nad boen educated by p!tj D cnormously rich uncle, and had been ut throu&h tn0 best ochool3 of Europe, jjjg Broduatlng as an architect, came back to i, pert Chicago. He expected to Inherit tho bulk vltij tof his uncle'B money, but tho old man left rith' it to found u great Industrial school. Tho hH. (jyoung architect starts In hla profession, koncst nnd clcan-mlndcd.Nand though dls-kConUlnlcd dls-kConUlnlcd at thQ which put iho nasjH fe0111111 n-way from him. ho worked hon-M hon-M e,tly and falthfully. But on setting up . &S itor himself, he found that "pull" to get H tibualncss was tho rule; there was a woman I -5-1 I110 too5 a vast Interest In him; he mar- rlcd a girl of lofty mind and staunch, true : Ideals, and though they wero happy, the fnlstruut at their method of life, and the things ehe did "not understand caused much anxiety to the wife- Gradually tho ..rcllItect becamo more and more Involved Ifci an(1 ho stPPfid at nothing. But Jm Jf conaclencc was not qulto dead, and his Hrt5 1 w Wa3 alwnya hlB lruo rnentor. Tho Xl n'tcct. however, kept going In deeper . .1 ind dePcr, until a great flro startled him J, s'1 of himself. He got found out. too, hef-mt that: and was mado t0 3Urter some lTJL V10 PalM 1111(1 nenalt,es tnnt ho had jairoerlted. A great horror which came on dSv a mad hbn loso hl3 r,CIA'e completely. tC aU ho know about tne Jb which e MUfid ll- and ho told the truth about It . ' 3 h0 was nItlruH' weak throughout. cArt Wn,uthlnf; but th0 Greater moral ill ? 0C hlS W,f0 hcld h,m up lo lh0 iV 11 lB a splendidly told Htorv. y brutall-v natural, disclosing ' 5 ilv I and contacta as plainly and dlrcct-?y dlrcct-?y f Zola'3 Cat n0V("3: and It of-1 of-1 lea puta one in mind of tho grai Frcnch- man's uncompromising materialism. That It Is a powerful story, strongly and relentlessly re-lentlessly told, Is certnln; It Is. great, and will certainly make a noise In the world, as It deserves to do. A JAPANESE STORY. The Lovo of Azalea, By Onolo Watanna. Illustrated by Gazo Foudjl. PublWhNl by Dodd, Mead & Company. New York. An intimate Btory of Japan, presented with an enticing art that captivates the reader at once; It Is a beautiful book. Tho story Is ono that, though entirely Japanese, Japa-nese, appeals very strongly to any one of Imagination and sensibility. It opens upon a grotesque scene of the natlvo view In a Japanese village of tho methods and meaning of tho labor of a missionary. If tho action proceeds for tho girl Azalea with a rapidity which Is as surprising as It Is uncompromising, ono need only say that It Is tho product of a mind subtlo In Its way, yet a way that Is not ours. The missionary la a boy, as thoughtless and pitifully weak In practical affairs as a foolish child could be, and tho Inevltablo suffering and misery ensue, but these fall, as they usually do, on tho Innocent, and not on the foolish person who has left tho roof off for tho storms to fall upon the one leaBt ablo to bear them. It Is a fascinating fascinat-ing story, exceedingly well written, and tho reader is held spellbound to tho close. It Is a work dainty, alluring, and destined to a frreat popularity, of which It Is In every way worthy. Tho Illustrations aro real art, and tho pago decorations set off tho text admirably. SOME EINE SHORT STORIES. Christmas Eve on Lonesome, and Other Stories. By John Fox. Jr. Illustrated in colored plates. Published by Charles Scrlbner's Sons, New York City. The high repute of the author of theso tales is so well known, that the reading public expects a treat whenover his name appears on a title-page. And It always gets tho treat. Theso Kentucky stories aro of excellent quality and flavor; they aro told with such a charm of diction nnd wealth of power in narration that criticism criti-cism Is stilled; one can but read and admire. ad-mire. Tho stories are "Christmas Eve on Lonesome," "The Army of tho Callahan," "The Last Stotaon." "The Pardon of Becky Day." "A Crisis for the Guard," "Christmas Night With Satan." There Is a fascination In theso wild stories that captures one, and holds him In admiring perusal to tho end, and ho gets there with regret, wanting more. It Is a gTcat gift to be ablo to tell stories such as these, and no ono has tho gift of story-telling In moro alluring form than has Mr. Fox. Ho makes tho world his friend through his pen. A STRIKING CHILD'S STORY. In tho Closed Room. By Frances Hodjrdon Burnett, author of "Little Lord Fnuntle-roy" Fnuntle-roy" and "The Little Princess." Illustrations Illus-trations by Jesslo Wlllcox Smith. Published Pub-lished by McClure, Phillips & Co.. New York. The famo of Mrs. Burnett will not bo materially affected by this work. It Is a story of touching interest, told with tho master's hand, and allvo with human Interest. In-terest. It Is the story of a little girl In a city who is tormented with tho nolao and clangor of tho rushing life, and who Is taken out of It all by her parents, who become be-come caretakers of a great houso for the summer. Tho change made In tho life of tho little girl, her heavenly Joy and content con-tent at the changed conditions of her life, aro told with an Insight and power that make tho work take strong hold upon one, and that prove the wiiter to have thought deeply on the psychological effects of such change, and upon the workings of the child mind. It is a story that in tho hands of almost any other writer would have a sorrowful ending, but In Mrs. Burnett's tho sorrow Is changed to an ecstasy that banishes grief. The way It Is all handled Is a rai'o exhibition of sympathetic and spiritual power, and the work must strlko tho reader as something qulto out of the usual class. But Mrs, Burnett's works aro always that; they aro In a class by themselves. them-selves. Her admirers will gladly welcome this new volumo from her pen, A TALE OF NERO'S DAYS. Tho Sign of tho Cross. By Wilson Barrett Bar-rett Published by J. B. Lipplncott Com- NovollBts arc finding early days of Christianity Chris-tianity a frultfull theme for tho operation of their ingenuity and art, especially since the voguo of "Quo Vadl3." Ono Is Irresistibly Irre-sistibly reminded of that great work In reading this. The author casts IiIb scones at Nero's court, and he doplcta brilliantly tho scenes of despotism, Intrigue, sensuul-Ity, sensuul-Ity, and srossness that flourished there. The astounding fierceness of tho persecutions persecu-tions of tho Christians la well indicated in these pages, and tho fiendish Ingenuity which attended tho tortures Inflicted upon the hapless victims. Nero is prominent In theso pnges, as the cruel scourge, tho dreaded tyrant of all alike, from noblo to plebeian. The steadfastness of tho martyrs, mar-tyrs, and particularly of the young girl who In a way Is the hciolno of tho novol and of tho play, la one of tho constant marvels of the human race; It Is a glory' of tho earth The young patrician who Is In lovo with her la also a noble typo of manhood, and It Is hard for tho modern mind to concolve tho chains that bind him to tho corrupt court; yet it was Impossible In those dayB for a shining mark to escape from Caesar. Tho writer has given the world a story of marked power and force, It Is worthy of tho highest praise, both In Its conception and elaboration. It is illustrated il-lustrated with eight pictures that reproduce repro-duce actual scenes taken from the play. Tho publishers have mado a beautiful book of It, and it deserves a very wldo popularity, popular-ity, which wo hwe no doubt but It will achlove. A CREEPY BOOK. Twenty-five Gho3t Stories. Compiled and Edited by W. Bob Holland. Tho J. S. Ogllvlo Publishing Company, Now York. A book well calculated lo glvo one the shivers. Somo of tho stories aro anonymous, anony-mous, and somo havo famous names ub their authors. They comprise, "The Black Cat," by Edgar Allon Poe; "Tho Played Hand," by Guy do Maupassant; "Tho Vengeance Ven-geance of a Tree," by Eleanor F. Lewla; "Tho Parlor Car Ghost"; "The Ghost of Buckatown Inn," by Arnold M. Anderson; "Tho Burglar's Ghost"; "A Phantom Toe"; "Mrs. Davenport's Ghoat," by Fred-crick Fred-crick F. Schrndcr; "Tho Phantom Woman"; Wo-man"; "Tho Phantom Hag," by O. P.; "From the Tomb," by Guy do Maupaa-eant; Maupaa-eant; "Sandy's Ghost": "Tho Ghosts of Red Creek," by S. T. ; "Tho Spectro Bride." by Ella W. Poatt!-;; "How He Caught tho Ghost," by Julia T. Bishop; "Grand-Dame's Ghost Story," by C. D.; "A Fight With a Ghost." by Q. E. D.; "Col. Halifax's Ghost Story"; "Tho Ghost of the Count"; "Tho Old Mansion"; "A Misfit Ghost"; "An Unbidden Guest." by Margaret W. Cogswell; "Tho Dead Woman's Wo-man's Photograph," by Ella W. Peattlo; "Tho Ghost of a Live Man"; "Tho Ghost of Washington," by M. Carthago. A GREAT SHORT STORY. Dan Black. Editor and Proprietor. A Story by Seymour Eaton. Illustrations from pen drawings by V. Floyd Champ-bell. Champ-bell. Tho Library Publishing Company, Philadelphia. A note accompanying this story says that Robort Barr pronounces It tho best story of tho decade. He would not bo far wrong In saying It For vigor, pith, and virllo Interest thero are few stories that approach it, and fewer yet that reach Its high level. Seymour Eaton, the author of It, Is president of tho Tabard Inn Corporation, Cor-poration, and ono of tho best-known advertising ad-vertising men In tho country. His work in this fine story is especially strong. Following Fol-lowing Is a life-picture of iho chief character: char-acter: Dan, Black was the editor and proprietor of tho Northern Yankee News, a weekly newspaper published In the early seventies seven-ties In a small town In northern Michigan. A choice bit of description of the man follows: fol-lows: "Black was tall, bony, awkward, rather untidy In tho matter of clothes, and had about him an air of devilish recklessness. reck-lessness. His faco was molded and lined to the point of refinement, clean-shaven, determined, kindly only, when ho smiled, which was seldom. One arm wns withered, with-ered, and was pocketed in a sleeve with tho cuff Fathered to a bunoh point by a running-string; ono uyo was totally blind nnd was hidden by a leather lap, kopt In place by a cord which was lost to view in a head of thick, wavy brown hair. In riveting the attention the double deformity deformi-ty was as nothing compared with tho commanding com-manding figure and face of tho man. Black looked Hko a fighter wno had lust returned victorious from battle or. rather, who was on the march from one battle to another. Ho was a soldier who never stood at ease, who never went on furlough, fur-lough, who objected to dress parade." A DELIGHT FOR THE CHILDREN. McCluro's Children's Anna! for 1905. Edited by T W. II. Crosland and W. Colllnge. Published by McClure, Phillips & Co , Now York. An enticing book for tho children, with broad pages In which appear expressive color pictures, simple verses, and slmplo stories for the nursery folk thai thov can enjoy by thomsclvea or that you can read to them. Most of the material is new, but tho little ones will be glad to find hero and there somo of their favorlto Mother Gooso rhymes nowly Illustrated, and som: of the classic fairy talcs simply retold. Tho be3t writers for children In the land havo contributed con-tributed to tho volume, and they have been well seconded by tho quaint humor and fancy of tho artists. It Is a beautiful book, suro to bo Immensely popular In the nursery. A KEY TO INTERPRETATION. Ealanco: tho Fundamental Vorlty. By Orlando J. Smith. Offering a Key to tho fundamental Scientific Interpretations Interpreta-tions of tho System of Nature, a Definition Defini-tion of Natural Religion, and a consequent conse-quent agreemont between Science and Religion. With an appendix containing Critical Reviews by Scientific and Religious Re-ligious Writers, and a Reply by the Author to his Critics Published by Houghton. Mufflln and Company, Boston; Bos-ton; A. R. Dergo & Co., Salt Lake. This work Is certainly put forth in attractive at-tractive form, and Its pages aro alluring reading, not dry, a3 philosophy too ofton la made. The Idea underlying Mr. Smith's key Is that naturo always holds tho balances bal-ances even; that effect Is equal to causo, and that tho Hfo wo see and enjoy la but a phase In an endless life, to deny which Is to deny tho ceaselessncas of action and reaction, the uniformity of Nature, which calls for persistence, and denies that anything any-thing la, or can bo, lost. And yet, we are Inevitably confronted In such arguments with the pitiless logic of analogy. If that la true for the future, It Is equally truo for tho past, and wo havo enjoyed a previous llfo even as wo aro to enjoy a llfo to come. But If wo are lo bo as fully cut off from our present llfo In tho life to come as wo aro now cut off Xrom tho llfo we havo had hitherto, then of what profit will It be? Do wo have any knowledge knowl-edge of or connection with any prior life? Not in any conscious way. If the llfo that Is to como la to bo equally oblivious of tho present life, then It 1h of no Individual In-dividual Interest to us. That Ib not the Immortality of the Christian faith, nor the realization of tho orthodox teaching. Agree that the doctrine of "Balance" is strongly put, that it presents a solution: tho conclusion Inovltably follows that such Immortality la after all, practical annihilation. FOLKS OF THE YAZOO DELTA. Tho Law of tho Land. Of Miss Lady, whom It Involved In Mystery, and of John Eddrlng, gentleman of the South, who road Its deeper meaning. A Novel. By Emerson Hough, author of "The Mississippi Bubble' With Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. The Bobba-Morrhl Company, publishers. Indianapolis. This novol is strongly told, and yet it Is lacking In the element of Impartiality. Ono need not complain so much about that, however, as about the lack of application appli-cation of tho conditions created to the country at large. It defends tho disfranchisement disfran-chisement of the nogro, merely as a local necessity; and wo supposo the country Is In the mood to acqulesco In that, but It omits to tako duo reckoning of tho effect ef-fect of that disfranchisement whllo retaining re-taining the negro as a factor In acquiring and holding representation in CongTcas, If tho negro is lo bo disfranchised, ho should be counted out; 1C whlto men only aro to govern, white men only aro entitled en-titled to representation. But the etoryl Well, it Js a delightful one, told well, and bringing to tho front somo very charming characters, tho horo and heroine to begin with, as named nbove, nnd Colonol Blount tho hospitable. Tho days of pleasant Intercourse, of bear- hunts, of fierce resentments and prompt punishments, are mado to bo days of actual ac-tual life In theso pages, and the llfo Js a glory of existence. Tho young people seemed far apart at tho first, but lovo, tho leveler, mado tho course of meeting smooth, nnd If one has to disagree with the politics preached, why, what has that to do with tho story, a pleasant and deftly deft-ly told one, of much wit and excellent literary lit-erary quality. . A VIRGINIA STORY. My Lady of the North: Tho Love-Story of a Gray-Jacket. By Randall Parrlsh, author of "When Wilderness was King." Published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago. Chi-cago. Tho author of this bright and lively story won a distinguished success 'by his "When Wlldi-rness Was King." This novel Is his second venture It Is a story altogether foreign to tho first, being the narrative of a Confederate officer In autobiographical auto-biographical form, of his noteworthy adventures ad-ventures and halr-brcadth escapes during the War of tho Rebellion. Tho scene Is laid In Virginia, and tho action is Indeed rapid. There Is no time when tho narrator narra-tor Is not In a tight place, and due to death, but a miracle always saves him. It all camo about chiefly by tho mistake oi a Federal detachment handing over a lady to him whllo ho was carrying Confederate Con-federate dispatches, lie was taken for a Federal officer, and tho lady was to pass on to another part of the army, apparently apparent-ly to meet hor husband. A scries of adventures ad-ventures sets In for the officer and tho lady thereupon, which may fairly be called strenuous But those who keep In mind Mr Parrlsh'a first story will recall that ho llkea to keep hla people In hot water and to save them, when they nre saved at all. as by flro. That quality la retained In full measure In this atory. which la well plotted, vigorously written and Ingeniously worked out Tho book Is suro to bo well received by tho reading public, and to win wido favor. POETRY OF SELECTION. Florence In tho Poetry of tho Brownings. Being Selections of the Poems of Robort Rob-ort and Elizabeth Barrett Browning which have to do with tho Hlstorv, tho Scenes, and the Art of Florence. Edited by Anna Benson McMahan. With over sixty full-pago Illustrations from Photographs. Pho-tographs. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co.. Chicago. A sumptuous book, beautifully printed, profusely Illustrated, and a delight equally equal-ly to lovers of Florence, to lovora of Browning, and to lovers of art, a sentiment senti-ment which all who seo and cxamlno this book will most heartily approve. It Is In every way an admlrablo and beautiful presentation, appealing on tho Florenco sldo to but few comparatively, but on the Browning side to overybody. The selections selec-tions aro mado with Judgment and taste, and nre most enticing, oven when removed re-moved from their natural settings. FAIRY TALES BY A MASTER. The LIttIo Giant tho Big Dwarf, and Two Other Wonderful Talcs for boys and girls from Eight to Eighty Years Old. By Thomas Dunn English, author of "Ben Bolt," Illustrated by Lucy Fitch Perkins. Published by A. C. McClurg Mc-Clurg & Co., Chicago. It had been' known to tho public that the lato Dr. Thomas Dunn English was a writer of fairy stories, for hla daughter, Mrs. Florence English Noll published a book of hla "Fairy Stories and Wonder Tales" somo yoars ago. But on Dr. Dunn's death, April 1, 1902, four of his" stories that were not in that book were turned over to tho compiler of those stories, sto-ries, Arthur Howard Noll, his literary oxecutor, and now thoy aro printed In elegant book form, In accordance with tho author's wish. AH hnvo been carried in newspapers or magazines heretofore, except ex-cept "Tho Adventures of Wydawyk," which now appears for the first time The wholo comprise a very beautiful collection, collec-tion, Joyous to overy youthful heart, however how-ever old or young. LIFE STORIES FOR THE YOUNG. From A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, wo havo four nice little volumes comprising compris-ing tho first Issue in a series of biographical biograph-ical romances which they are publishing, entitled "Life Stories for Young People." They aro translations from tho German by Mr. George P. Upton, who Is famous as a translator. In Germany, a special point Is mado of providing wholcsomo literature lit-erature founded on history, for children. This series will In a way meet the lack of such literature In this country. Tho stories are told with Teutonic simplicity and directness, and will cortalnly bo a welcome addition to tho young people's llteraturo of this country. They aro as follows: "Tho Maid o.f Orlcanc" translated from the German of Frederick Hennlng, comes first to hand. It divides her atory Into two distinct parts, and tells both with faithfulness and sympathetic power. Another An-other fltory. tho abduction of Mario of Chaflour, her rcHCuo by Jean Ronault, and their final happiness relieves tho deop aomborness of tho latter portion of tho story. "Mozart's Youth," translated from the German of Franz Hoffman, gives tho inspiring in-spiring story of tho great master's triumphs, tri-umphs, leaving him "crowned with honors, hon-ors, the idol of hla tlmo, a marvel to tho greatest musicians, lluahcd with success, nnd exultant in the pride of genius, standing stand-ing on tho threshold of youthful manhood, the brightest, most beautiful, most attractive, at-tractive, most lovablo figuro In tho world of music." "William Tell," translated from tho Gorman of Ferdinand Schmidt, la mado to typlXy patriotic purpose and independence independ-ence of charactor. Tho opening chapters describe the sports of the people, the homo llfo of Toll, tho driving of the herd to tho mountain grass plats, the fight with the vulture; then como tho chapters which tell of tho riso of tho pcoplo against tyranny, and the story bo universally uni-versally current It Is all beautifully pro-sentcd. pro-sentcd. "Ludwlg van Beethoven," tranalatcd from the Gorman of Franz Hoffman, gives a summary of tho childhood and youth of tho great musician, tho story of his later years being concisely put, In order or-der to completo the narrative. It la, as tho translator saya. tho story of a sad atrugglo against obstacles which appeared almoBt lnaupcrablo; and Its lenson for youth Is the reward of world-wide famo which followed tho exorclso of Industry, courage, honesty, olf respect, and abso-luto abso-luto devotion to hla calling. BOOKS FOR THE SCHOOLS. From tho American Book Company, Chicago, we havo Nlvcr's School History of England.- It la meant for tho higher grades. It Is written In a clear, Blmple Btylo, nnd lays especial stress upon tho progress of civilization as exemplified In llteraturo and art "and traces not only tho growth of thoso principles of liberty and self-government which arc tho common com-mon hcrltago of tho Anglo-Saxon race, but also the" gradual development of tho British Empire nnd Its rise to tho front rank of the world's manufacturing and commercial powers. Also, from tho same, William E. Chancellor's Chan-cellor's Arithmetic for Evening Schools. Tho compiler has taken pains to put In tho practical portions of tho study, and his book Is very well adapted to tho instruction in-struction for which It vas designed. Also, from the same, Studies In English for Evening Schools, by tho same author. It gives plain and practical rules and methods, but wo have noticed that of all studies pursued In tho schools, that of grammar Is tho least successfully applied. Also, from tho same, by tho same author, au-thor, Reading and Language Lessons for Evening Schools. A book for beginners, and well serving tho purpose of a textbook text-book In learning to read, as it la plainly printed and handsomely Illustrated. . THE MAGAZINES. Gunton'B Magazlno for October discusses dis-cusses with much favor, President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's letter of acceptance. Then follows a very' ablo discussion. "Wages and tho Cost of Living," which powerfully supports sup-ports tho Hon. Carroll D. Wright In hla statistics, and utterly discredits Mr. Cowherd, the Democratic politician who assailed Mr. Wright. "Tho United States Board on Geographic Names," by Stanhope Stan-hope Sams, la a cheerful riddling of a pompous, inflated humbug, which observes neither fact law, or even its own rules In Its arbitrary dictations and erroneous forms, "Great Britain's Crown Colonics," by Stephen Pierce Duggan. Ph, D., Is a good exposition. "The Labor Voto and What Controls It," by D. L. Ceaso, shows that it Is a matter for tho personal choice of every individual. A good, strong magazine. mag-azine. Tho Gunton Company, publishers, Now York. The Craftsman for October opons with nn apotheosis of tho Right Rov. Fredorlck D. Huntington, Bishop of Central New York, with which goes a portrait of the Bishop, which la of the highest merit as an art product "Mural Painting Xrom tho American Point of View," by Charles M. Shean, Illustrated, Is glvon, and it Is followed fol-lowed by Irene Sargent's "Comments" on tho same. "A Bit of American Folk Music" Mu-sic" is a transcription by Natalie Curtis of two Indian aongs, lllustratod in color, with the music. "Thoughts Occasioned by an Anniversary, a Plea for a Democratic Demo-cratic Art," by Gustav Stlckley, Is a strong argument, and It Is Illustrated In color, in tint, and In black. "Craftsman's House, No. 10, Series of 1!KM," Is done In colors, and tho whole Is very' fine. It Is a valuable, desirable magazine. Gustav Stlckley, publisher, Syracuse, N. Y. Tho Overland Monthly for October gives great space in text and Illustration to the Knights Templars conclave, all making a strikingly handsomo appearance. "San Francisco as a Convention City" Is tho oponlng paper In the number; It Is Illustrated Illus-trated with pictures of tho Knights' con-clavo. con-clavo. "Maneuvers at Camp Atascadero" is an account of tho recent military exercises ex-ercises thore. "Tho Czar's Concessionaires" Concession-aires" Ls a scorching arraignment, showing show-ing that tho war with Japan was brought on by speculators' greed. "Early California Cali-fornia Journalism" and "History, Origin, nnd Meaning of Somo California Towns and Places" continue, and aro both good stuff. Thero aro good sketches, stories, and poems, and tho number Is unusually rich In Illustrations. Overland Monthly Company, San Francisco. The Popular Magazine for November gives further adventures of a serial hero, "In Which O'Rourko Pays a Debt " Thero is a political Btory, "The Speaker of tho Evening.'' tho "Little Stories of tho Stage," aro seven In numbor, all great Thero are serial stories, complete stories, and stories in parts. It is a mo3t livoly magazine, full of good, entertaining reading. read-ing. Street fc Smith, publishers, Now York. The Rand-McNally Bankers' Monthly for September tells "How Trust Money is Invested." Charles W. Stovcnaon discourses dis-courses on tho value and the propriety of secrecy In a bank under tho titlo "Silence "Si-lence la Golden;" thoro Is a discussion of the "Crop Movement Curroncy," a talk on tho organization of National Banks; an lnsistcnco on tho valuo of strong reserves; re-serves; an account of country bank balances bal-ances in New York, nnd general financial nnd commercial Information and reports. Rand, McNnlly & Co publishers, Chicago. Chi-cago. Tho Literary Collector for September ' traces tho publications of John Bellamy, 1G20-W, and lta frontispiece ls a plcturo of rnro old binding, "Some Books on Magic," Mag-ic," by J. H. Slater, ls a curious showing, of muoh Interest Book reviews, notes, j and guide to tho magazines complete tho ! number. Tho Literary' Collector Press, Greenwich, Connecticut. The Architectural Record for October ls dovoted to an exposition of "Tho Modern American Rcoldcnco," Its plan and deco- ' ration. A largo number of residences of tho finest olasacs are put under contribution contribu-tion to furnish Illustrations for the number, num-ber, and all aro beautifully presented and shown. Tho toxt gives on Introduction, then "Tho Hall," "Tho Llvlng-Room," "Tho Dlnlng-Room," "Tho Bedroom," ' "Tho Kltchon." Theso aro all 3hown with such profusion of example, oo artistically and bo thoroughly depleted, that tho num- bor la a delight It Ib a beautiful magazlno maga-zlno always, and In a brilliant exponent of ' art In American architecture. The Archl- I tectural Record Co., publishers. New York City. Sunsot for October gives an Illustrated paper on "California's Army Camp," an account of the recent military maneuvers at Atascadoro; a trlplo-pago colored Inset shows a lively sccno after tho maneuvers maneu-vers aro over. There la a good history of tho old sloop of war Ponsacola, in whlcli the names and portraits of famous mn appear. "Dairying in Oregon," "Tho Ollvo Induotry In California," "How Almond3 Aro Grown," "A Sierra Emplro" (Plumas county), and "Between Two Rivers" (Sutter (Sut-ter county) aro all excellent dcscrlptlvo articles. "Tho San Pedro Brcakwator" ls a tlno Illustrated arllclo of special Interest In this region as showing tho big Improvement Improve-ment at tho port terminus of our San Pedro, Pe-dro, Lob Angeles & Salt LaJto railway. The number carries also good stories, poems, roviowa. and sketches. Published at San Francisco, by tho Passenger Department De-partment of tho Southern Pacific Railway. The Four-Track News has on its cover-page cover-page a view of tho North Dome, Yosomito; Its opening paper Ib an account, handsomely hand-somely illustrated, of a visit to Coylon. Governor's Island Is described, with pictures, pic-tures, and an account of tho groat Chicago Chi-cago flro is given. "Tho Valley of the Genesee," "Ancient Bruges." a Wallapal sketch, ."How Ocean Greyhounds aro Named." "A Vanished Race" (tho Mound-Builders"), Mound-Builders"), "Tho Shakers of Mount Lebanon," Leba-non," "Elmwood, tho Llfo-Long Homo of Lowell," and other good things In prose and poetry aro found In tho number. George IT. Daniels, publisher, New York. LITERARY NOTES. Mrs- Alice Hegan Rice, the author of Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch" and Lovey Mary," Is lo contribute tho leading lead-ing serial to tho Century during the coming com-ing year. Mr. Hamilton W. Mable's "Backgrounds of Literature" will bo published presently by the Macmlllan company In a new? and enlarged edition. A new chapter on the Hawthorne Country, with illustrations, will bo added to thoso on tho country of Irving, Emerson. Wordsworth, Scott. Whitman, Gootho and Blackmore. Doubledny, Page & Co. publish a now and cheaper edition (?5 Instead of 510) of Mr. Walllhan's remarkable series of photographs pho-tographs of deer, elk, mountain llona, etc.. which he gathered together undor tho tltlo of "Camera Shots," and reproduced repro-duced In photogravure. These pictures wero all taken In tho animals' natlvo haunts, and the time Is now passed when they can possibly bo duplicated. Taerc Is an introduction by Theodore Roosovclt Harry Leon Wilson, tho author oi "Tho Seeker," Is Bpendlng the fall days In tho woods near Walpole, N. II. Somo of hla .friends havo been trying to lnduco him to play golf, but he refused. Ho makes tho following unlquo definition of golf: "Golf has too much walking to bo a good gamo, and just enough game to spoil a good walk." Tho new book by John Fox., Jr., "Christmas Evo on Lonesome, and Other Stories," ls out The stories which mako It up picture the tragedy as well ,as tho pathos and humor of llfo In and naar tho Kentucky mountains. Tho dramailc Intensity In-tensity o.f the episodes In "Tho Last Stetson" Stet-son" is relloved by tho richly humorous scenes and charactcra In "The Army of tho Callahan;" whllo the little girl and h,?Ld?ff SLy'. wh0 nro th0 Principal fig-m fig-m ln Cb-rl3tmas Night with Satan?" ,,.Lca,l t0 ov?'y reader the first half T.ho,u, Shepherd of Kingdom Come. The stories are Illustrated in col-ors col-ors from drawings 'by Schoonovcr, Ashe. Campbell, Potts and Kellor. I Alfred Russell Wallace's book. "Man's iIaca ln tho UnlvorsQ." hao stood a steady I flro of scientific critlolsm for over a year, and tho author, far from abandoning his IH theory oxprcrocd in it that tho earth Is tho center of the universe, which was IH pr-nto-i fnr earthly man alone, sc3 new fM arguments in support of hla thcoiw. Mo- IH w.e"Pn,1Ups shortly bring out anew edition of tho book, in which wlU bo in- eluded a now chapter containing an ad- dltlonal argument dependent uiion tho theory of evolution. Owen Wlster's story of tho cowboy who ?"3 ,,0.k n-F. Jor a Sod Christmas, and round it In tho most unexpected quarter. appropriately named "A Journey In search of Christmas," ho.3 been prepared in a new drosa for tho holiday trado by Harper & Brothors. It la one of thoso otorlca that alternately produce tho tears and smllea of tho reader, and Is1 lull of tha real spirit of Christmas. It It capitally UlUBtratcd by Frederic Romlng-too, Tho Macmlllan companv has, ln prepar-atlpn prepar-atlpn a now edition in ten vol ames of tho writings of Benjamin Franklin. This Is being prepared by Prof. AlbcJt IL Smyth of.,, , Fn,lversItv of Bennai;lvania. 'who will Includo in his work at out COO new iottoro and manuscripts unlmowii to Ja-red Ja-red Sparks or oven to John Rigelow. for-mcr for-mcr editors of Franklin's letters. William Henry Shelton's, new story, 'Tho Three Prisoners," a ti-ue tale of ad-vonturo ad-vonturo In tho Civil war, w ill be published Bhortly by A. S. Earnea '& Co. ln their popular East and West se ics for younger readers. Mr. Shelton wrs a participant In tho war. His story hi said to toll tho adventures of some bo.vs and a school-maatcr school-maatcr who becamo ln blved In tho war and all manner of halrljreadth escapes In spite of themselves, aril mado their way out after many thrlll'mg experiences by dint of Ingenuity and yluck. IH When Maglstrato Oornell observed less than a year ago in The Jefferson Market Pollco court that ho would novor trust to a woman's identification, and that when wrought up and e:c!ted sho was not to bclloved undor orth. ho was speaking from nlno years' ritual experience on tho bench. In "Nancy Stair." tho new book by Elinor Macaj tncy Lane, which has Just been published by D. Applcton & Co.. New York, Hugh Pltcalrn. tho dls-passionate dls-passionate lawyer and impartial Judge, observes. "When a wo man's emotions are stirred you can't bell eve a word sho says. The minute sho becomes a wifo or mother she ceascu ln so jiq degree to havo a con-science. con-science. Yoi; can't civilize a woman." Who wants to? |