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Show I J Current Publications IN THE PHILIPPINES. Philippine Ltff in Tonn and Countrj i: H James A I.e toy, Anicrlrn n Consul at H Durango. Mexico; for two years con- H nectod with the Phlllpplin 'omml,-?l"i J during the establishment of civil Rev JaaBB eminent In the Philippine niustrSted BlgBaBJ G. P Piitnutu Son?. publisher'. Ni H Bui few living men art n competent B. Mr. Lc Roy to write a book on th Phll- H ipplnes and their people. His services BmAM (horn In the creative period, when tho H civil Rnwriimctit took hold, and hi long H residence In the archipelago gave him un- H visual opportunities of original Irivestlgs- Baai Hon. which wore fully used by hln trained I intellect, his excellent discrimination nnd H hie literary ablllts 1 ' tolls of "Origins and Blends." "A Typical Filipino Cotn-munliv." Cotn-munliv." "Manila and Other City Pweli-crs." Pweli-crs." "Filipino Religion and tho Religion b Question," "Csolqulsm and Local Belt H Government." 'Education and Public H (""pinion." "Tribal nnd GeogTSphtcoJ Influ- fl enres Toward Disunion." "Trade and In- ipmnJ Development," "The Filipinos and H tha Orient, ' and there Is complete In- H dex. There are eighteen half-tone lllus- BABAB trntlons. all typical and representing BH some characteristic; and ther la a Rood BBB map of th nrchlpelngo It Is an ndml- H rabty written hook, calm. eautloUB, an"! H well balanced. Mr La Rnv has heen H writing for The Tribune a series of letters BBB descriptive of Secretary Taft'a recent ft: visit to the Philippines; the Inst of them BBP) npp'-ars thil morning on another page. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT INDEED. H The Spirit of Christmas By Henrv Vnn BBH Pyk.. Published by Charles Scribner's BH Sons, New York H This Is a treas-.ire-hr.nse of Christmas BBJ beauty and Christmas sentiment. It BftBH opens with ' A Dream-Story, ' roprosent- BH tng a scene In heaven along tho curving H shores of tho River of Life. Thren H might v angels return from their labors H nmniiK men, st r-i Ichtenl nj; out their tnn- H tries anil troubles, and Counsel is taken BBM hf to the best way to bring sorrow to an H end. Michael, the warrior, urged that the H goafl he (riven power over the bad, and H that evil be repressed with the strong BftBfl hand, I'rlel. the angel of peace, argued BBBB that gvod men ahue power when they BH get It. and urged that warning nnd conn- IMl should bo tendered to the erring, Raphael Ra-phael replied Ihat knowledge puffs nun 1 up. and that no way had yet been found I to make men like God. Then a little j child-angel appears and tells that tho I problem will be solved hy God becoming num. the prophecy of the coming of the Savior. It la all told with a beauty of diction and a wealth of sympathetic, -plendld love for man's great possibilities that It Is a wonder to read. The great llttlo book gives also "A Little Essay" on Christmas-Giving and Christmas-Living; "A Short Christmas Sermon" on Keeping Christmas, nnd "Two Christmas Prayers." one for the home and one for lonely folks. If un- lacks the Christmas spirit In himself, he will surely find it in this deeply touching book. I IN COLONIAL DAYS Life in the Eighteenth Century Py ..i.r.-' cary Kggleipm Published by A. S. Barnes & Company, New York. This Is an Illustrated account of the manner of life of the people, of the colonies. colo-nies. It describes the building and furnishing fur-nishing of the more luxurious homes In A irglnla and In the Northern cities, with the social life and amusements, customs, the growth of trade and Industry, and the economic difficulties created or fostered fos-tered by British laws. It is a vivid outline out-line of the way the eighteenth century olonlsts lived, worked anil amused themselves, them-selves, how they were governed, how they dressed, what they believed and how they worshiped While political and military mili-tary facts are set down In their order, the main purpose of the book Is to give In vonwnbnt form an interesting story of life, manners and customs during tho colonial period from 1700 to the outbreak of the revolution. In this purpose the author hns been eminently successful. B His long study In this Held has partlcu- larly fitted him to write such a book as H tills, certain to be a successful one, as 1 his former books were "Our First Cen- tury, " "A Captain in the Ranks." "Run-nlng "Run-nlng the River." and others. The work is plentifully illustrated, and Its scope Is wide, the subjects all being treated in-Ulligently in-Ulligently and fairly There la an ap-pendjx, ap-pendjx, which comprises a table of im-h im-h portant and contemporaneous events. The reader of today Is fortunate In hav-H hav-H ing such books as these to guide him in his estimate of the colonial regime. H A WILLING LAD WINS The YdUng Section-Hand. By Burton E. Stevenson. Illustrated b) I.. J Brldg-man. Brldg-man. Published by L C. Page & Coni-pgny, Coni-pgny, Boston; D A. Callahan Salt Lake Tills young section hapd is given, by the H ready favor of the author, such opportu- nlties for service and for such spectacular achievement as seldom fall to the lot of any one In the employ of h railroad, or of anv other business, for that matter. t It Is the skill of the novelist that keeps all these within the limits of reason and the bounds of actuality. Tho boy, .crv--J ' iCp Walsh, out of work, tired, hungry, l . 9 f""l discouraged, applies to the boas of a section oraw for work. He was taken on H " reluctantly, because of the suspicion that, being but a boy. he could not stand tho H hard work. But he was eager, he soon fc.v-M: made friends, and his opportunities c;une along In due course, be acquitting himself in every position to the complete sutU-faction sutU-faction of those over him. It is a fine vtory. well SOME ALLURING GOSSIP. f'M Mis. .Inn and sirs Jimrnlo: Certain Town jiiV-l HJxperleiicea Of the Second Mrs. Jim as Lted to Jimmle's wife By Stephen J' '"il 'onrod. Vith Frontispiece In colors, Tom a Drawing, by Arthur W. Brown.' S9fe7lJ Published by L. C. Pago & Company. k$$VJ Hoston; D. A. Callahan, Salt Iako City "Mrs Jim" is a dearly beloved gossip, 1 wfid has hor way with everybody, and licl 1 St way is always the best for them. She gyp g SSlps In steaJy monologue, telling of a nojid "Children's Day,' of 'The Outdoor h lilting." "Mark Williams." "Mrs. Par- HljM k ' 'The Return of the Prodigal. rhe j Split In the Church." "Margaret Lee," H9l ' 'Commencement," "On Being a Grand- I toother. " "Fourth of Jul." "A Call at Mark Williams's," Dolng Something for the Preacher," "Clearing Up," "Ben Pnr- 1. " ''Mark's illness," "Tho Sunday School Plcnl.-, "FrSnkle and the Wd-iw." Wd-iw." "The Fishing Trip.' "Mrs. Jim and tank Brown." "Tho Stranger." "Old .'oiks' Picnics." "Miss Polly and the in- valid," "A Morning Caller," "Borrowing the Blmmsos," "The Parker Surprise,'' "Mark s Surprise." "Sutiday-Sehool. ' nnd the wedding Tliero fa g charm In the easy style of the writer that Is quite cap. tK.-.tlng. and the humor of every situation Is deftly brought to the front. it Is si delightful Ix.ok. full of entertaining shrewdness, s GOOD CHURCH HISTORY The Disciples of Christ. n ESrrett Gstes Ph. f The Baker & Taylor Co., publishers, pub-lishers, New York This Is one of the volumes In the admirable admira-ble series, "The Story of the Churches " Issued by the above named publishers. It. Is published In uniform Style with the former for-mer volumes. It takes up the story of the movement originated hy Alexander Campbell, Camp-bell, from whom the name "CSmpbelllte" comes rH applied to the rct The d-slRH of the works la to furnish a uniform series of church histories, brief hut complete, and in volumes of convenient Ize. Leading Lead-ing historians of the various denominations denomina-tions write the story, each for his own sect. An account practically complete enough for all ordinary purposes Is chilled chi-lled In the volumes, and that It la all written writ-ten In the best possible spirit, Is assured from the broad view of the author of each, who naturally sympathises with his own sect, but makes no assault upon others. oth-ers. This series of books is both Interesting Inter-esting reading and directly valuable as authoritative history as applied to each sect. Thin volume fully maintains Its position po-sition among the others of the series, for Its clearness and exactness of statements, state-ments, and for tho eminently Christian spirit which pervades It. THE JOY OF LIFE. A Corner In Women, und Other Follies. By Tom MagSon, Tin Cover leicn and Frontispiece by Charles Daful Gibson Gib-son The Illustrations b Allan Gilbert. Gil-bert. Raymond M Crosbv. John Cecil Clay, B. w Kemble, T. EC. Uanna, .ir . .1 M. Plagg. K W. Rend. A I . Blash- field, Budd, Bhert, ami (M la is Published Pub-lished by Moffat, Yard fc Company, Now York. All the artists and good fellows co-operated In making this brilliant book the great suc-cens that It Is. The title story Imagines the sudden nnd unannounced disappearance of all the women from New York. Then Morgfeller appears as tl).- manipulator of tho corner. First Bridget Murphy comes In, and the disconsolate, dis-consolate, unkempt, seedy, hungry antl generally disreputable crowds of men follow' fol-low' the lead of Morgfeller to the StOI lc exchange, where bids are to be received for her services A rb-h bachelor buys her In for 1120,000. Then Maggie McCarthy McCar-thy appears, and the bidding was wild. Morgfelli r adds to his "pile" 'as one and another woman Is brought forward, with days In between when no woman was to be had. Finally the women all come laek. and are hilariously received, even tho villains who had been congratulating themselves on no more wifely tyranny, no more millinery or dressmaker' bills to lay, and so on. Joining In the hilarity which the happy return creates. There are upwards of two hundred other titles In this book, each one. a delight. Tom Masson's work Is always pithy, and always al-ways counts for alertness and for the Joy of life. A NOVEL OE POWER. The Pang-Yang. Bv Elma A Travis, M. D. Published by McClUTS, Phillips Js Co., New York. Given a tender, nervous, lively girl from the South, sent North to New York because be-cause of the dedth of her Southern relatives rela-tives and lack of money, to live with kin-folk kin-folk there. Given the pinching economics, the narrowness of the village life, tie restraint, re-straint, the lack of vital Interests, the want of culture, the religious sentiment that was shocking to her Independent Inde-pendent mint! that had been nourished nour-ished on Spend r and strong logic. Given her bright wit and repartee that make her the envy .,f all and place all men at her feet. On thc C'thc-r hand. conceive a tough, harsh-spoken, harsh-spoken, selllsh, conventlon-desplslne; man. who defied public sentiment; who had been brought up In the hardest and most debased schools of experience; who took delight In baffling all reasonalrfe expectations expecta-tions of what he would say or do; an infidel, in-fidel, a scorner, but with the strength and magnificent manhood of a free life; let him and this girl come together, and see hat ensues. That Is what the author of this thoughtful novel has sought to solve. There Is much by-play of incident and of discussion on philosophic lines. In which an able old doctor and the girl BXS the principal speakers, but In which tho man of action and force Joins at times. There is also a New England conscll tic 8, possessed by anothsr maid than the one, from the South It Is a fascinating story muglcully well told, and displaying a. depth of reading and a literary powi r that are profound. A GALLANT STORY My Lady's Slipper. By Cyrus Townsend Brady Pictures by Charlotte W-.11 Ditzler. Published by Dodd. Mead a Company, New York. A dainty book, with embellished pages, and a dalntlly-told little story of the French court and the day-: vvh n Doctor Franklin and Commodore Paul Jones wero there. The. hero of the story. Ma.stcr Francis Burnham. a North Carolinan who was serving under Cunningham as a privateer, landed, lonely ajid penniless, on Kuropcan soil. To ease his fortunes ).. acted the footpatl, taking the purso of Monsler du Tremigon; but Ihat gentlo-mun gentlo-mun spcdlly found him out, and though the robbery was committed In lOncland. he calls Burnham to account In Paris, and compels him to aid him in a scandalous scandal-ous plot against the brave and beautiful Comtesse do Villars. This lady. Burnhani bad rescued while on his way to Pans from a gang of footpads who had caught her. But ho was forced to do the villain' will, and he fe.und his reward In It. first in the lovo of tho lady, and next in the hate of Tremigon. who had him plumped Into prison. Then he Was out by tho fa-I ; 1 ' of his ady, and in hy the hate of his nemv, un the Queen of Prance, King Uouls, Dr. Franklin and Paul Jones appear, ap-pear, and the whole Is brought to a satisfactory sat-isfactory end. it i:. .1 graceful, gallant story. POETRY OF WOMANHOOD. My Lady of thr Search Light. By Mary 1 1. ill Leonardi The Grafton Press, publishers. pub-lishers. Net York. The until. 11 -in'.-, with melodious srtaln to set forth the relation of womanfa I I" humanity, ami her poem Is a noble effort In that cause fhe preamble represents the Morv as hrtvlng been n-vialcd to the author by the Statue of Liberty at a moment mo-ment when the face of the statue Is Illuminated Illu-minated by a searchlight ray directed upon II from one of the vessels In the harbor. Written In blank verse, with lyrics Interwoven, the poem has an allegorical alle-gorical significance and suggests the suc-eS.,. suc-eS.,. views that have be.n held at different dif-ferent historical -ras regarding woman's relations to man ami to the world she lives in. The culmination of the story gives a clear presentation of the modern views of the subject as they have been developed In the W estern world. The exc. -li ru e of the poetry as such Is evident; the deeper meaning lepays the search for it. The prelude gives the key of (he poem. In thsm sprightly lints; From the Orient CH.me n voice In th . Primal. "Unto man is wonuui I 1" For his tiss sitd blessing " Kurnp s Middle Kpoch thn fpnur- in accent fourth "N'nv, :n her with Ivnlghtb ct.vk Mnn .'.hall yield devotion." Modern Jigs and Wsstsni Wtorld What In Thy decision? Sportk with wlndom to t tie port Of the listening fa tare MAN OF STRENGTH. I-.IIster Rill "a Man " Kv Albert K LyonS. Published by Richard (i P.idger. The fJorhnm Press, Boston. This is a very well-told story of a young man who was llrm In his positions, and was backed not onlj by k I men and bad men. but who was a host In himself. He was In n tangle with a "captain of Industry'1 In-dustry'1 who controlled vasl wealth ami properties, and won out, by sheer pluck and llrmnrss, being sure ,u the same time ti haVS all the advantage that 11 w II-planned II-planned campaign could give lie was a favorite with a rich banker's daughter, and was loved and trusted by all. And In the end. he won a victory all along tho liOS, anl brought bin personal affairs Into a smeioth. pensant haven. The lesson Is not only that a man In working for fair-ReSS, fair-ReSS, for the good of himself, and to help others, must not only be a man In every St use of the word, but must prepare himself him-self to fight his battles, with all tho ammunition am-munition available, helping lilriis. It out of the war material of foe, at need. The story Is told with force and skill, It Is stormy all through, and deals with labor and commercial and financial problems, with a sure knowledge. It Is a good book, and deserves a wide reading RARE GOOD HUMOR. Captains All P.v W. W Jacobs. With Decorations and Ten Full-page Illustrations Illustra-tions by Will Owen. Published by Charles Scribner's Soph. New York. When Mr. Jacobs puts forth a book. those acquainted with his writings prepare pre-pare to laugh. And their laughs will be many and hearty over the stories In this book. The title story Is the timid but novel courtship of three sallormsn, who are all frightened off at the last a most diverting result. "The Itoatswam's Mute" Is the tale of a backward suitor who hired a tall soldier to put up a Job on his adored. thnt would bring her to the scratch; but it turned out badly, in the funniest way. "The Kss! Kgc" went bad also; and "The Constable's Move" shows tho mere citizen to bo no match for a man on "the- force," even though he may thrash him. "Bpb's R( demption." "Uver th. Side." "The Temptation of Samuel Purge, rhe Madness of Mr Lister." and "The White Cat" are polly cur. -killers, delightful in their humor "Four Pigeons" Pi-geons" Is a humorous story of craft und guile that worked like a charm, while having two sets of men In wild distraction, distrac-tion, it Is the niost laughable story In the book, and ono that cannot fall to "bring down thi house" ev 1 y time. A RUNAWAY PRINCESS The Princess Prlscllla's Fortnight. By the uuthor of "Elizabeth and Her Ger; man Gardsn." Published by Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. A young und beautiful princess at a dull little German court com. ludei at the end of her twenty-first year that as she has lived for that length of time n an exalted station, she will go and live for a like length of time In a lowly station, close to and among the people. Where can she do this? In England, of course There she can hide hereclf completely, and live as an English lady. She goe, accompanied accom-panied by her faithful Frltsllng, and they meet the discomforts of exile life In England Eng-land The princess docs not escape wooers, woo-ers, but where-as those of the continent have heretofore stood at a respectful dls-tance dls-tance and have made tlx 11 ttpproai lies with all due formality, these of England go right after her. personally It is a rude shock, and there are many Much shocks. Finally, in the most graceful vvuy in the world, the prince comes, makes known to her that she has not been hidden hid-den at any time, that they at home have known all about her lligll and her life in England, antl the romance conies to a close In a most charming way. it Is a beautiful story, told with Wit and fascination. fasci-nation. " A." MUSICIAN'S ROMANCE. " Zsi: an International Romance, By Rupert Ru-pert Hughe. The Century Co.. publishers. publish-ers. New York. This Is tho story and at the hiEt the love-story of a Polish pianist In New York He delivers a noble battle for recognition, rec-ognition, and as he is a genius, fo he wins great lame and success Above all. and drst of all, he wins the Interest and admiration of Rose rlargrSVS, a rich man.' a daughter, who applies to Ladlslav ttho musician's! name) to studv under him. as a poor girl v,ho.-e living must be gained b her musical efforts He teaches her. and the two become wildly Infatuated Infatu-ated with each other. But Rose's father Is indignant; he had Intended Rose for an English duke, and he considers her r -gard for Ladlslav as sheer Insanity. When the muslclaji saves Rose's life at severe cent to himself, the father Is all the more determined to separute the lovers. The Pole is In despair, but is helped hy ir-ounisUuicei ir-ounisUuicei ami mnd fcisnds of tumsell and of Rose, it Is a line stor)', told with the skill and grace ol the tralind writer vv ho hai .1 good Story tO tell. Mr Hughes Is the author of "American Composers." "Quids Hook to ih. World or Music," "Love Affair of tireat Musicians." nnd "Songs by Thirty Americans." Ho Is a native of Missouri, a graduate of Western West-ern Reserve University, and has received Lhi degree of Master of Arts from Yale. l'niv trait WELL-TOLD STORIES. Land Ho! Bj .Morgan Robertson. Published Pub-lished b) Harp.-r & Brothers) New York. This author docs good work In flea stories. The central figure in these is "Scotty," n giant Highlander, a rough, fighting man, ploun but crafty, and con-BClsntlOUS con-BClsntlOUS when the reverse brings him bod luelc He was punished for four years for pocketing a stray coin, ami WSJ the Jonah of every ship he was transferred trans-ferred t., In all that time, ami he sailed on all the seas In the course of his wanderings wan-derings Finally ho comes to be a iiarge-mon iiarge-mon lii New York harbor, and makes some heroic and valuable salvages, finally g'Uing 1 he benefit ,,f fi good one for hints' hint-s' If He Is 3 sort of old man of the sen, .1 m ister in sallcraft, a very Hercules In doing things that are usually tho work of Un. to five men, or a whole crow There are Other sea-stories also In the book, "The Cook and the Captain," "The lane of iast Resistance," "The Lobster," "On Hoard the "Athol " "The Magnetized Man," "The Mistake." "The Submarine Destroyer," "The Dancer." "On the Rio Qrands." They are all marvelously well told, and have the true flavor of the born story-teller's work. THE MAGAZINES. The Century Magazine for December I prints Alfred Domett's Christmas Hymn, with pictures In color and decorations, all very beautiful. "An Intimate Study of the Pelican,'' by Frank M Chapman, Is a thorough study from nature, copiously Illustrated. Il-lustrated. "Scenes In Lower New York" comprise four full-page Illustrations of striking scenes. "Scenes In Heaven" Is n fantasy by Julian Hawthorne. ' Historic Pajaces in Paris" shown the Hotel de Crllloii. with good df set ipt Ions Katharine Kath-arine I arl'S personal narrative of life at the ("blue,, curt Is concluded "Lincoln "Lin-coln the Lawyer," first paper, by Frederick Freder-ick Trevor Hill, begins wen nnd Is fully illustrated. "Cole's Engravings of Old Spanish Masters" reproduces "St. Cath-. Cath-. 1 1I11. In Prayer." "The Russian Players In New York are reviewed hy Florence Brooks. The Action Is very strong, comprising com-prising stories by Myra Kelly, Iiwrence Moit. Alice Hegan Rice Maurice Francis Egan, Jncob A. Rils. Elliott Flower, and others. Mrs Humphry Ward's serial. "Fenwiclt's CareCr," Is continued, bidding fair to be her best story. The department) depart-ment) are fully up to the standard, and so s the poetry. 1 1 is a great number of the most enterprising of monthlies. The Century -Co., publishers. New York. The Bankers' Magazine for November discusses unfavorably Secretary Shaw's "Additional Currency" plan; considers the Panama canal bonds In the light of their causing inflation in being made the basis of further bank issues of currency; gives a scheme of scientific note clr illation, approves ap-proves (he enlarging use of gold as mnn-OJ mnn-OJ . Comments critically on the New York bank statement: notes with disparagement disparage-ment the approval by the American Banking Bank-ing Association of the shlp-subsldv proposition; propo-sition; and culls especial attention approvingly approv-ingly to the work of the American Bankers' Bank-ers' Assoclatlem, and besides gives in full lhi proci -dings of Its thirty-first annual convention. The elements of successful banking, trust company organization nnd management, banking and commercial law. and general banking and financial news are all well dealt with. It Is always a strong, level-headed magazine. The Bankers Publishing Co . New York. Tales for December gives the translation transla-tion from the Russian of Nikolas Tel- eshov's "Children;" from the French of HsnrJ Landau. "Her Aside,' from the Danish of Hermann Bang "The Four Diablos." from tin French of Leon Fraple, ' Ills 'Missus';" the American of Beatrix-Dcmorest Lloyd. "The Cheesecloth Cheese-cloth Pattern;" from the German of Fritz von Oatlnl. "The Herb of Truth;" from the French Of Princess Metchersky . "A Race on the Neva;" from the Italian of I Coin rt" lll.i'iv, ' -'.,i the S i Irg of Souls," from the French of Nonce Casanova. Casa-nova. "The Crimson Hand:" from the Spanish of Jacinto uctavlo Plcorn. "Gas-paron'S "Gas-paron'S Revenge," from the French of Daniel Leceueur. "As the World Judges," from, tho Russian of Muxlm Gorky, "On Christmas Eve;" from tho German of Natuly von DschestTUth, "Love and the Barometer;" frem the French of Jean Rel-brach, Rel-brach, "Siren Voices' (concluded): from the Russian of Sehedrln. "Two Little MouJlkS;" from the German of Rlcarda Huch, "Blmbaoh's Last Incarnation;" from the Hungarian of Koloman Mlk-szath. Mlk-szath. "The King's Clothce." There Is a biographical sketch of each of the authors au-thors eiuoted. It Is a rate treasure-house of tho world s best literature. Tales Publishing Pub-lishing Company. New York. M' Ciun 's Magazine for December opens on a portrait of Governor Joseph W Polk o! UlSSSOurl, and a highly eulogistic eulo-gistic essay upon him by William Allen Whits, "Love of Life" Is a critical, ex-p. ex-p. iiiil. d story, by the noted author, Jack London. of a man's long-dra wn-out struggle for life In bleak Alaska. Carl Schurz's "Reminiscences of a Long Life' continue his recollections of school clays In Germany. "Railroad Rebates ' is a trenchant papei by Ray Stannard Baker. "The Final Test of Christlunlly," by the Rev Charles D W illiams, is a strong plea for manhood Thero are excellent stories. ioems. and a highly favorable estimate es-timate of Mi Hughes, who Is doing the inquisitor act on the life Insurance companies com-panies The S S. BlCCIure Co. publisher publish-er New York- The National Geographic Magazine fur November opens with an address. "Geography." "Geo-graphy." delivered by Rear-Admlral Sir W. J L Wharton. K. C. B F. R S., In Johannesburg last August, before; the British Association for the Advancement of Science, able and learned. "The Birthplace Birth-place of Civilization" notes the Immense ar as of doac-i'tcd and sand-covered eltns In Turkestan. "The Proportion of Children Chil-dren in tin- Dnlted States ' is given In text and diagram "The Returns from Alaska," "We Occupy the Best Position on the Map." "Forests Vital to Our Wel-i.n. Wel-i.n. 'Cotton and the Chinese Boycott," "Immigration to the Southern states ' and oilier Rrtlles evCU'lUc. a luuuiier wf . k great excellence. Published by the National Na-tional Geographic Society, Washington, D- C. Harper's Bazar for December has for frontispiece "A Surreptitious Pinch." distinctly a Christmas scene. The third chapter of 'American Women In British Pesjloty" Is jflven. good reading. "The Debtor." Mary E. Wllklns Freeman's serial. se-rial. Is concluded The first part of "Periods "Pe-riods of Household Tier, ration" Is glvrn. ! the Life fJf sir pompous Proudtlt. ' eight the Llfo of Sir Pompous Broadfll," eight full-page- drawings. "Ths I'hrlstmas Dinner" Din-ner" receives Instruction, tho fashion?, gowns, prior nments. and embellishments riiive full attention, and t ho number is great for Christmas Harper & Brothers publishers. New York. The Smart Set for December has a portrait por-trait of Consuelo Marlborough for fron-lisptece fron-lisptece A novel, "Bondage," by Edna Kent, follows, a matrimonial story with UpS and dows. told in Intense nnd brtlll.ini Style, There Is a wealth of good stories and poems In the number, which are all first class literature The magazine nevet falls to be what It emphasizes, "a magazine maga-zine that entertains. " An attractive feature fea-ture about It Is the fact that It has no continued "torles, but every number Is complete in Itself. The Esti Ess Publishing Publish-ing Co., New York Alnslee s Magazine for December opens with a novelette by Felicia Goddard. 1 Trade and the Tremonts." a sprightly (refition. well written; and there are complete com-plete Stories, among others by Lloyd Os-boumsi Os-boumsi Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, Owen Oliver, Oli-ver, Anno O'Hagan; poems hy John B. Tsbb, Theodore Roberts, Clinton Boollard, and others. There are essays by Jullen Gordon and Anno Rlttenhouse There Is a review, "Drama in the Doldrums," by Alan Dale, and bright book reviews It is an entertaining monthly Alnslee Magazine Mag-azine Co., New York. The December Pearson's continues the "Don Q." stories; tells of "When the President Is at Home." has a line eulogy of Chief Joseph, the Nez Perce chief; continues con-tinues Albert Rtgelow Palne's serial, "A Soldier of Fortune," rounds up "The Oreatest Standing Army In th World" (the school children of the United States); recites how "f.Jeorge Harlls Suburbanite, lip-scs a Christmas Tne" (by Charles Battell Loomlsi, and has many fine stories sto-ries ami poems. The Pearson Publishing Company. New York The Harden Magazine for December gives Its valuable "Gardener's Reminder;" details "Record-Breaking Experiences In Gardening," giving many remarkable yields; urges ' House Plants for Christmas Presents;" counsels against burning the autumn leaves', has a .valuable paper on "Peach Trees and the San Jose Scale;" glvis "New Ideas for Christmas." treats of "Making New Varieties," and has a great wealth of excellent reading. Dou-bleday, Dou-bleday, Page & Company, publishers. New York. The Red Book for December has a strong story by Lloyd Osbourne, "The Renegade, ' and stories by Morgnn Rob-. Rob-. rtson and Edgar Saltue. There are six other complete stories In the number, and ill illustrated and well set forth. Besides tho stories, there are twenty-eight full-page full-page portraits of netresses. In tint. In many poses There is a review of Parisian Pari-sian modes, and critical mention of "Some Dramns of the Day " A lively, entertaining entertain-ing magazine The Red Book Corporation, nubllshers. Chicago. 0 Everybody's Magazine for December takes the Journey "With Pilgrims to Mecca," with Ibu Jubayr All as guide "Soldiers of the e'ommon Good," by Churles Edward Russell, tells of the founding of co-operation in England by th. flannel-weavers. Itwson's "Frenzied Finance" continues. as does Rex E. Baker S "The Spoilers " There are "Little "Lit-tle Stories of Real Life," a dumber of complete stories, and the number Is well and profUSSiy Illustrated, It Is a growing publication. The Rldgw.iv -Thayer Company, Com-pany, publishers. New York Young's Magazine for December has sixteen short 6torles by skilled writers, whose matter is aways bright and attractive attrac-tive to read. "A Christmas Reincarnation," Reincarna-tion," "The Christmas Hilarity of Borax Smith. Trying a Course of Bluffs," and "Crumble's Christmas Gift" aro seasonable season-able cheer) reading. Courtland II. Young, Pi.bllsher. New York The American Illustrated Magazine tOl December has for great specialty. Judge Peter S tirosscup "Who Shall t.iwn America"" a discussion and solution of the question whether or not the prosperity and property of America shall belong to the Individual American. "The Mastery of the Earth. by W. S Harwood. Is a valuable study In economics There is a great expos of a swindle, by Arthur Train, in 1 e""olonel Amnion and the Franklin Bnydlcats." Mary" Cholmonds-ley's Cholmonds-ley's serial. "Prisoners. " continues, nnd there are good stories, poems and pictures. pic-tures. Colver Publishing House, New York. The Rand-McNally Bankers" Monthly maki s a plea for small bills urging their m ed; but coin is far better. "Trust Companies Com-panies and New York Clearing House" Is an address by William A Nash, urging their membership. "Ability of the Bank Clerk," "Publicity to Reach the People," and n good amount of financial and commercial com-mercial Information are carried in the number. Rand, McNally & Co . publishers. publish-ers. Chicago The Gray Goose for Oetober has for first story. "The Eye of Jungs," a story of hynotlsm and love; then "The Joy of the Jug, rhe Talc of the Telltale Tale '' "A Professional Feud," etc.. and there are good shorter stories and poems The Outing Press, publishers. Deposit. N Y LITERARY NOTES. Tho Harpers arc printing this wett new edi-tl.ni edi-tl.ni ..f Mnn' K Wilkin Fryman's VOlumi of ili.jrt ftiji k-i. V N, s Ennlnn.l Nun' ,111 I "Young Lueretla." -" The Debtor." her latest novel just Issued )tvv..eii covers, ha alr.-jily gonu Into a seconu e-Ultlon. A second edition of 1 The Dlai-v of a BriJo" hn. t,f . n l.vaicl hy the Crow)! wlrhln tlx weeks alter publication. The book has attracted at-tracted Keneral attention, being likened by BOOM readi'in lu the "Ellsabsth" l-"kr The author's name la not given. The many readers n ho have know n mi. I love. 1 in. lavender. Willy King, and other e.li Chester folk, will welcome the announce-nn-nt that Harpi-i's Magazine w 1 1 1 begin with ih. 1 January number a novel ..f Old Cheater by MarKjra Dcianj 'The Awakening ' u Mrs. Deland has caller) her new story, Introduces many of the characters mode hnkn thri.uffh h--I.avrU-,-Ul,; blltO''MdLrflgUi;; a woman, a Mraiurrr to Old ChsetST, who comes to live at the Stuffed. Animal house. Those who have read the advance hpM declare It to he a work unuaual iinncth. baaed on un original nnd during conception. It will In fu. l- Illustrated by Walter Appleton Clark. 5Imi. A C Mcc'lurc rfc 1 v. announce thai Mr ftandill rarrlsh's lonR-exprcfd wnrk. 1 "Historic IIHnola: A Romance of the Early I Days," will ready about tho mlddl of November No-vember The scope of tn work has developed I couch beyond th- original plan, and th" hook will now t..- a tare volume of wmr ,'jKi pages, with over tlftv Illustrations. The work Is a distinct contribution u the annals of the West, tor comparatively few rvaiize that no Stale of the Cnlon iria'R Illinois In the romantic ro-mantic Incidents" of th- early days. These are full of color, action nd adventure, for ni.uvr, these peaceful plains and woods once wavd th- nags "f four contending notions, while men of the white racn and the red strove continually contin-ually for mastery Here cams prlo and soldier, sol-dier, honest settler and Rasing outlaw, noble and penajit. coureur de bos and Canadian I voyugcur, each bearing his part In the gTeat j struggle of two centurlr-s The continued conflict con-flict with savagery, the conspiracy of Pontine, the wars of the revolution ond of 1 all had their fields of bet Ma on Illinois toll; ami there Is scarcely a county without Its romantic legends. Its Interesting traditions of thr past. Th" printing of Alfred pomMi's "Chtlslnins Hymn In Illuminated text with four illustrations illus-trations by r. X Leyendecker in full color. lslde eight other psges In tint, makr-, the "hrlstinns Century a magazine rich in c . ,). r . Among the pliiurrs In lint will lie Tlmnthr Coles tv r-jd-engrai Ing cf Zurburan n "-lalnt e-Hiherlno in Prsssr." a picture of the Christ by raul Jullen Meylnn. and Andre Castalgne s drawing of an Interior of the Hotel de Cflllon-Pollgtvnc Cflllon-Pollgtvnc There will be also four full-page productions. In black and while, of drawings by Thornton Oakley of Interesting scenes In lower Nw York Two Presidents "f the t'nlterl Slate have rpreced themselves SS better l-lraed with rent oons of themselves by John T. Mc-Cutcheon Mc-Cutcheon than hy tho. fr-un anv other pen. In his new volume. "The Mysterious Stranger Stran-ger and Other Cartoons," there are some more cartoons of Orover Cleveland, for which Hie rx-Presldent cannot but have as much favor an he had for the one he liked so much wo yeSTS ago, and President Rr-rnevelt's a Imlr.i-llon Imlr.i-llon for the series representing him In h. re-ctnt re-ctnt hunting trip and the oiher series showing his stampede through the St Iiuls exj-oslt ion, has N-en outspoken ond empha'lc Harpr's Weekly for November IS Is a spa-clal spa-clal horse show number, containing many photographs of celebrated winners and their wners, and authoritative articles on such timely subjects u "Coaching and Pai k Driving Driv-ing " 'ChOOSlng a Hunter." "The Orvid Points or a Polo Pony." and "The Fortunes ami Incidents of Twenty-one Years," an ace-cunt of tho progress of the New York lior.-e nhow since It was first started twenty-one cars ago hy a handful of enthusiasts With a small entry list In th old Ollmore s garden, with a speeucuiar exhibit by the fire department depart-ment aa tho feature of chief attraction. The Menace of Privilege A Study of the Dangers to the Republic from the Exlsl n of a Favored ClaM. I Hie full title ,,f Henry George. Jr.'s new- book, which the Macmll an company are Just publishing The volume Is a brief, plain, direct presentation of the great problems, simple and complex, ihat are rising ris-ing In the Pnlted States and ominously pressing press-ing for tsolutlon. In particular Mr. Oorge takes up such subjects as the cause of the extraordinary Inequality In the dlftrlhutlon r.f wealth, the rise of class feeling, the growth of the aristocratic Idea, the rise of a militant trade unionism and the deepening corruption of pollUcs. At a time when the result of the recent census In the Pnltl States are playing so large a part In all political and economic discussions, dis-cussions, sspsclsl Interest attaches to a paper pa-per In the November Atlantic upon "How Sttt-tlatlcs Sttt-tlatlcs are Monufactured. " by William H. Allen. Al-len. Mr. Allen was one of th" special ag nts of the census, ond had an extended uxpe-rlcnce toth In collecting the statistics nnd In their e edification and arrangemrnt He believes, and proves to the satisfaction of the reader, that a vasl majority of the Industrial statistics, sta-tistics, uion which a great amount of money end energy were expended are fallacious an 1 misleading. He points out that the sSt Of questions by which these returns were obtained ob-tained was calculated rather to prove a thesis already existing In the minds ol' the census authorities than to elicit the unvarnished facts, and that the returns are In consequence. Invalidated It Is an Important paper, likely to lead to Important results ' The Spanish BznlonTS,'' Just ready for publication bv A S Harm's A ',, pi.seni In a uniform four-volume set, the original narratives nar-ratives carefully edited, Of the great Spanish explorers who followed Oolumhus nnd. Instead uf stopping at Ihe shores, were the llrst whl'e men to penctrato and make known the In-ti In-ti rlor of our country. "The Spanish Explores" Explor-es" Includes "Kirst Aero .is the Continent; the J. unit'V "f Alvar Nunez Cabexa d" Vara from Florida to th Paelrtc. ir.-lK." edited hy A. F Handell-r; "The First Explorer of the S- uth Narratives of the Career of Hernando de Soto, I.'vW-1W2." edited by Edward Gaylord Ronrne. profesor of history In Yale university. univer-sity. In two volumes, nnd "The First Explorer 01 iiu West; the Journey of Ooronado, lM'i-iM2." lM'i-iM2." translated and edited by George Pnijo-r WInsblp |