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Show I ' Current Publications RAILROAD DISCRIiaXN'ATIONS. Hl j Tilt Hi-art of the rtnllrood Problem. The His- 1 tory of Railway Discrimination In tho Unlt- cl Bmtr. with Efforts nt Control, lleine-j lleine-j Proposed, and Hints from Other Coun- T trie. By Prof. Frnnlc Parsons, Ph-O.. au- thor of 'Tho City for the People." "Tho j Story of Now Zealand," etc. Pulillnhcd by Kittle, Brown, and Compnny, Boston. The author of this very able book at-J at-J trncted much attention by his testimony before tho Senate Commerce Committee In Its Investigation ot railroad rates. Ho Hi "has for twenty years, been writing and opeaklng on the relations of the railroads f to the public, and has' Investigated the railroad problems of Europe. In tho Hl course of hla studU-s. undertaken for the HL preparation of a book on the relations be- HT tween tho people and tho railways, Mr. Pnrsons becamo convinced that tho heart of the railroad problem lies In the qucs-Hl qucs-Hl tlon of Impartial treatment of shippers And as this subject Is far too large to x he fully treated In tho single chapter Hj r that could bo dvotd to It In tho broad work on which ho was engaged, It was HJ thought best to treat the subject of dle- 1 crimination In a. separate work of Bufll- 1 clent alee to do Justice to tho subjoot. The main complaint agalnBt our railroads y Is not that the rates as a whol are un- 1 reasonable, but that favoritism Is shown for large shippers of epecial Interest hav-lug hav-lug control of railways or a apodal pull with tho management. He has verified 1 the complaint In a remarltably closo study ' of foctB, an instance of which Is noted in his citations of certain glaring dlscrlm- Hj ) (nations In rates against Salt Lake City. j In fact, tho work Is a compendium of . facts on this subject, with clear renson- ; ing from tliese facts, and practical sug- gestlons for a betterment of discrlmlna-lions, discrlmlna-lions, concerning which there Is com-Hj com-Hj plaint. The facts In reference to railway Hl i favoritism and discriminations nro fully Hl brought forth. It Is a most able, thor- Hj 1 ough worlc Some of Its chapter headings and sub-topics are as follows; ( The Law and tho iract; Paojoa and Poll- , tics; Payjonccr Ribatf and Other Forma of Favoritism In Paasencer T raffle. Freight Dln-criminations. Dln-criminations. Tho Early Years; Tho Granger j ljiwn; The Hopburn Investigation. 1S79; The Senate. Committee, l&SS; The Interstate Com-merer. Com-merer. Act, IS57, and its Effects; Work of tho Interstate Commission; Direct Rebates. Sub-V Sub-V Htltutcs for Rebates; Dental of Fair Fnclll- BV ' tie. Oil and Beef, Importo nnd Export?; Bn Locality Discrimination. Lone-Haul Declalonn BBw y of tho Supreme Court; Ten Team of Federal BBjl i RoRUlatlon; Tho Elklns Act, 1P03. nnd Its BBS ,1 i:rfccts; Tho Wisconsin Rovclatlonn; Tho Colo- BBB i-flilo Fuel and other Cases. Fren Cartage, BBn State Trofno, Demurrage, Expense-Bill S)'h- BBn tern, MlllInff-tn-Transli, i-tc ; Midnight TnrUTs BBH nnd Elovnlor Fcs; Commodity Dlscrlmlnd- BBW Hon; Discrimination by Classification, Various BBB J other Mothods. The Terminal Railroad Plan: BBH Prlvato-Ctir Abuse; The Long--Uaul Anomaly; BBH Nullifying tho Protective Tariff; Summary of Over Sixty Forms of Discriminations; Tho BBH ) DlfTicultles of Abolishing Discrimination; PBH j Remedies Proposed, Po'jllng-. Flxlnp Rates by BBH Public Authority, etc.; Objections of Ronda; pBHJ , Alleged Errors of Intemtato Commerco Com- PBHI mission; Can Reculatlon Secure the Needful PBHJ , Dominance of Public Interest; Hints from oth- BBH or Countries. I REWARDS WELL EARNED. H The Man and His Kingdom. By E. PhllllpR BBH Oppenhelm. Illustrated from Drawings by BBH 1 Charles Grunwald. Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston. A voyage on sapphlro seas to a typical Hj "republic" In South America throws to- gethcr a rich and adventurous Engllsh-HJ Engllsh-HJ man and a girl of the republic, who Is born to political adventure and breathes gladly tho atmosphere of peril nnd plot. She warns tho young man that on ar-Hl ar-Hl riving at the end of the voyage he will Hj .see her no more, but ho stubbornly Insists that ho will meet her Things get to Hl moving directly, and the flimsy character Hl of the dictator's government that is found Ij Is of the traditional style, weak, rotten, i i and braced by such military power as Is" x possible, against revolution. The personal courage, ability and address of the dic tator-president tide his affairs over at-( at-( tacks some sly and some open; but there Is plenty doing, and tho dramatic sltua- tlons multiply In which lovo, Intrigue, tind insurrection play their parts, and the women tiro only a little less active than the men In certain phases of the ttir-. ttir-. j moll. The ferment works out In quite an i unusual way In this very lively and captl-' captl-' ,m vatlng romance, and the young English man gels all he deserves It Is fasclnnt-r fasclnnt-r 1 ing reading all through. ANOTHER HUMOR VOLUME. Alark Twain' Library of Humor. Volume II Womn and Tiling. Illunirattd. Harper X 1 Brothers. iiubll.ilirfr, New l'ork. A volume made up of selections by Mark 'fSvaln, especially when there are no restrictions against putting In nnythlng j ' of his own that he sees 111, ought to be ; the funniest book going. Hut this book makes onn echo Bret Ilarte's "Do I sleep, do' I dream. Do 1 wonder and doubt?" It ', is nol nltogother a bore, and yet It cer- r talnly Is not especially entertaining. The contents are "The Esquimau Maiden's . Romance," by Mark Twain; "Mr. Slmp- klns's Downfall," by W. I,. Alden; "A Sleeplng-Cur Experience," 'oy Bret 'llartc; , "A Woman In a Sloo-Shop," by May Isa- liel ElBk; "Santa Fc Charley's Kindergarten," Kindergar-ten," by Thomas A, Janvier. "A Financial Finan-cial Genius," by Henry Edward Rood; "Mry. Noah's Ark." by Oelctl Burgess; "Tom's Aunt," by Mark Twain; "The Fable of the Fatal Album and the Leap for Life." by Georgo Ado; "Tho Fable of Sprlngfleld'n Fairest Flower and Lone-scmo Lone-scmo Agnes Who Was Crafty," by George Ade; "A Pleasure Exertion," by Marietta Mari-etta Holley (Joslah Allen's Wife); "Speech on Washington's Birthday." by Simon Ford; "No Undo of Ours." by Charles B. Dc Camp: "The Idiot and the Landlady." by John Kendrlck Bangs: "Their First Quarrol." by William "Dean Howclls; "The Crane nnd the Widow Be-doll," Be-doll," by Francis M. Whicker; "Tho Settlement Set-tlement of Drydon vs Shard, ' by W O. Inglls. "A Barnyard Mystery," by Ed-wlna Ed-wlna Stanton Babcock; "Mr. Bush s Kindergarten Kin-dergarten Christmas." by Hnyden Car-ruth- "Tho Mystery of Speech." by Josephine Jose-phine Daskam; "A Little Essay on Books," by F. Peter Dunno (Mr. Dooloy): "Billy Campbell's Junglo Story. by Hugh Pondextor; "Twenty Minutes for Refreshments." by Owen "Wlster; "Experiences "Expe-riences of the. Mc-Wllllamoes with Membraneous Mem-braneous Croup," by Mark Twain; Tho Klnd-Heaxtcd She-Elephant," by Georgo T. Lonigan; "Tho Rymcstcr's Confession," Confes-sion," by Burgcs Johnson; "After tho Funeral," by J. M. Bailey; "Tho Shopper," Shop-per," by Robert J. Burdotte; "A Zoological Zoolog-ical Romance," by Charles Follon Adams; and "Obson-atlons." by Josh Billings, Thcro are somo good things amongst it all, too; It Is not altogether a desert. THE TURBULENT SOUTHWEST. The- Olori'-Scokcrs: Tho Romance ot Would-be Would-be Sunders of Emplro In the Early Days of the Great Southwest. By William Hor-oco Hor-oco Brown. With sixteen Portraits and bIx-ten bIx-ten llliutratlvo Initials. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co.. Chicago. The author of this excellent and exceedingly exceed-ingly Interesting work has made a thorough thor-ough study of tho various efforts to found local governments In Texas, Independent of Mexico, at an early day. The records aro not as complete as one could desire, but there Is enough to give a pretty fair Idea of what was intended In each case, who took part In tho .movement, what was dono, and the outcome And the facts are grouped together hore, and are narrated In a mo9t effective way, tho reading of tho stories all true being a delight, de-light, more absorbing than any tale of fiction. The narrative begins with a statement of the condition of that region after the War of Independence, tho ad-vcnturorH ad-vcnturorH and tho discontents, the obstructions ob-structions to American Incoming, "Wilkin- i son's plots and baseness and other plots, the Burr conspiracy. Philip Nolan's reckless reck-less expedition of 1SO0. Kemper's buccaneering; bucca-neering; the Indifference of tho general Government; Magce's exp'edltlon In 1S11, which finally came to grief after gratifying gratify-ing successes; Colonel Perry's exploit and its bloodshed and his death In battle; Dr. Long's effort, prolonged amid much distress; dis-tress; the coming of the Florida exiles; the disastrous Texas-Santa Fe expedition of 1811; and all told with a directness and 'vivacity that leavo lltllo to be desired. But tho Alamo massacre Is not here, nor many other of the better-known events and battles, the Intent apparently being to narrate the things less well known. It is remarkable that nearly all of those romunccs of attempted conquest are also romances of the heart, women having a sway over and Inciting the deeds of the adventurers in a way that Is stimulating and quite unusual. The author Is to be cor.cratulated for his excellent work In this historical summary of events in that great region which has had so many vicissitudes, vicis-situdes, but which for the past twenty years has been forging so powerfully to the front. He tells things that ought not to be forgotten; nor will the great deeds be allowed to fnde from the memory of an admiring mankind. INTRIGUE AND PLOT. The Princess Oljra. By Ervln Wardtnan. Published Pub-lished by Harper & Brothers, Now York. Tho author of this work Is a Salt Lake boy by birth; he was schooled at Philips Acudetny, anil later was a graduate of Harvard. He has been a very successful newspaper man, and stands high In hla profession. This story Is a proof that he likes stories, and that he has read "The Prlsonur of Zenda,". for "The Princess Olga" has much In common with that pioneer novel In this ileld, lo which there have been many Journeylngs since. Gordon Gor-don Harding, whom the confidential agent of a great banking firm, recommended recom-mended for u strenuous mission, who had proved his mettle by quelling an insurrection insur-rection In a Mexican mine and by putting through an all but Impossible piece of railroad ' construction, was an American engineer. Ho was wanted to go to a lltllo llt-llo kingdom In southeastern Europe, called Crevonla, to work a concession and to see that the succession to the throne was settled satisfactorily to the banking Interests, lie was about to refuso. but at a party he met a Mademoiselle Valllant, who was about to sail for Europe, and he concluded to go on the same ship with her, and undertake the mission. On the voyage over, he made vigorous love to tho young lady, who told him not to think of such u thing, and that when they left the ship he should never see her again. He assured her that they should meet, and they do meet at all sorts of unexpected unex-pected places. Finally Harding reaches Crevonla, and flnds It and the neighboring neighbor-ing city of Wel8sburg full of spies and plots, and he has somo very serious setbacks, set-backs, the Princess Olga being his most active and effective foe. How he met all domands nnd survived all Intrigues, having hav-ing his own way from the first to tho last, make a very pretty story, which is told with vigor and a breadth of view truly admirable. GOOD SCHOOL BOOKS. From tho American Book Company, Chicago, we have Brooks & Hubbard's Composition-Rhetoric, tho aim of which is to enable pupils to learn to express their thoughts freely, clearly, and for-olbly, for-olbly, giving them at tho same time examples ex-amples of literary mastership that should elevato their taste and win their appreciation. appreci-ation. Sufficient of technique Is carried to give the pupils the key to correct their mistakes, and to put them upon the path of literary excellence. It Is a suitable and most expert source of Instruction, of great use In the school room, well adapted adapt-ed thcroto Alec, from the same, Smlley'a Manual of American Literature, intended to open tho course to a further study of masterpieces master-pieces of American literature. It uoes back much further than usual In such manuals, giving John Smith tho primacy; then como the Hay Psalm Bonk, the first English book published in America; then Anne Bnulstreel, Michael Wlgglesworth, William Bradford, John Wlnthrop, nnd Samuol Sowall. The formal treatment by chapter, includes the two ministers. Cotton Cot-ton Maiher and Jonathan Edwards; then come chapters each for Franklin, Jefferson. Jeffer-son. Hamilton, Frenoau, and tho more generally known names. Tho treatment Is chloily biographical, and In ench case th.ero Is the subject's portrait. It Is an admirable volume for the school. From the same, Baldwin's Thirty More Famous Stories Retold. Intended for the thitd year In tho schools. They are told In an entertaining way, an,d lncludo tho stories of Columbus and the egg, Galileo and tho lamps, Newton and the apple. Watt and tho teakettle, and others of like character The book Is handsomely printed, and profusely Illustrated It should bo a Joy to the puplis. From iho same. Dumas'a Excursions sur los Bords du Rhln. A brief Introduction shows tho high quality of Dumas's work, and his famo as an author. The legends arc In his beautiful French., nnd his version ver-sion glvos added" luster to tho old tales. Nothing bettor for tho pupil who Is beginning be-ginning to road French could bo found than these brilliant pages from Dumas. THE MAGAZINES. Harper's Magazine for May opens with Mrs. Mlna B. Hubbard's account of her explorations In unknown Labrador, a most fascinating story. "The Blubbor-Hunters" Blubbor-Hunters" describes tho taking and working work-ing up of whales. Thomas A. Janvlor hna a charming account of his revisit to Mexico. "How Mod Feel In Battle." by S H. M. Byers, tells how ono man felt. "Feeding the Mind" Is a hitherto unpub lished essay by tho late Iwls Carroll, author of "Alice In Wonderland " Dr. Saleeby contributes . "Is the Human Race Mortal?" a speculative essay on tho power of tho mind. Thorn are stories by Justus Miles Forman, Allco Brown, Ncl-scn Ncl-scn Lloyd, Johnson Morton, James B. Connolly, and others; Margaret Deland's serial. "The Awakening of Hclona Ritchie" continues; there aro good poems, and tho departments, as always, are great. It lr. the great old magazine, ever young and always In the lead. Harper & Brothers, publishers. New York The Popular Science Monthly for May has a scientific study of "WatklnH Glen and Other Gorges of the Finger-Lake Region of Central Now York." by Professor Profes-sor Ralph S. -Tarr. Then comes "A League of Peace," by Andrew Carnegie, very strong for arbitration. "The Body's Utilization of Fat" Is explained by Dr. Frank S- Mathews "National Control of Introduced Insect Pests," by Professor E. Dwlght Sanderson, Is a convincing plea for It. "Individual Adaptation to Environment," Envi-ronment," by Professor Josoph Hershoy Bair, Is pessimistic as to the further evolution evo-lution of mankind. "The Disease and the Remedy." "The Psychology of Yellow." and "Bird Photography In Norway" with "The Progress of Science," completes a strong number of this admirable monthly, which Is a powerful educational force throughout tho whole countrj. The Science Sci-ence Press, publishers, Lancaster. Pa. Outing for May begins a horror-story of the hungry Arctic wilds of North America Amer-ica bv Jack London"; a hunt of men and dogs by a wolf-oack that was not unsuccessful! unsuc-cessful! fills tho opening chapters. There are full-page pictures of flowers and trees, and ono In colors "The Unexpected Strike." shows a llsherman taken at a disadvantage "A Little Brown Horse" shows successive steps In training a live ly stepper, and the advances in price unit accompanied them. "Hunting the Sawfish" Saw-fish" Is a stirring sea sketch. "The Tragedy Trag-edy of the Tigers and the Power of Hypnotism" Hyp-notism" Is a death-tale In the Side-Show Studies. Ralph D. Palne's "The Builders," Build-ers," serial, reaches the commerce of the Pacific. "The Pass," Stewart Edward White's story, Is tlnlshed. In good style. "General Daniel Morgan, the Hero of Cowpens." Is a tine character sketch. The number. has many stirring stories and sketches, and Is a model' of typographic beauty- The Outing Publishing Company, New York. McClure's Magazine for May has the opening of a series ot papers?. "Tho Story of -Life- Insurance." by Burton J. Hen-drlck, Hen-drlck, which Is the most concise and powerful pow-erful arraignment .of. the bad methods which have ho much prevailed, that we have seen any where. There Is the beginning be-ginning of a scries by Rudyard Kipling. 'Robin Goodfellow and His Friends." which Is well .shown up. Carl Schurz's Reminiscences of a Long .Life" continue in most Interesting vein There are many line stories, and there Is ulways Something Some-thing worth while In this magazine. The S. S. McClure Co.. publishers, New York. The Reader for May Is "Indiana Number,' Num-ber,' all the contents were written by Indiana In-diana men. and the IIbI of good Indiana writers Is not' all exhausted, either. The opening essay Is by Senator Beverldge, "National Integrity," a right manful presentation pre-sentation of tho soundness of the popular heart. James Whllcomb Riley Is represented, repre-sented, and George Ade, and Meredith Nicholson; John T. McCutcheon and George Barr McCutcheon; and Alice Woods, Bllzobeth Miller, Frederick Smith, Alonxo Rice, and others well skilled. There are homilies, scoldings, criticisms, studies, and all sorts of things In the number, and It Is altogether a credit to Indiana, as well an to Is editors aiwl writers, and to Its publishers, the Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis. Scrlbncr's Magazine for May has a color scene for frontispiece, "Moonrlse," very rich. "Vanishing Indian Types" ro-vle.w3 ro-vle.w3 and pictures In tint, interesting specimens of tribes of tho Southwest "A Corner In Normandy." by Mary King Waddlngton, Is well described and profusely pro-fusely Illustrated. "The Railways of Africa." Af-rica." with many pictures, tho second of the series. Is a valuable and most Interesting Inter-esting paper, "General Sam Houston and Secession," by U. S. Senator Culberson of Texas, seeks to prove the great old man a full secessionist at the last. "The Baths of Lucca," by Nolth Boyce, Is a fine essay. Thcr are excellent stories, and the departments are In admirable form. Charles Scrlbncr's Sons, publishers. publish-ers. New York. Watson's Magazine for May opens with upwards of twenty pagos of editorials by Tom Watson. "The Philadelphia Vigilantes," Vigi-lantes," ''A Solution of tho Railway Problem," "Ovorcapltallzatlon of Railroads," Rail-roads," "What Life Insurance Is," aro specialties In ' which Popullstlc reasoning prevails. Tho - usual department are maintained, and Ihere Is good (lotion and much other tlctlon. Tom Watson's Magazine. Maga-zine. Now York City. The Atlantic Monthly for May opens with an essay by Richard Mansflold, "Man and the Actor," which Is full of stage craft. John Burroughs tells of "Camping with President Roosovelt," In the trip to Yellowstone National Park In 1P03. "The Critic and the Law" Is based on the celebrated II VmjI suit ngalnst Col-llor's Col-llor's Weekly, and a general discussion follows. "Life Insurance and Speculation" Specula-tion" Is a caustic review of somo developments develop-ments of tho Insurance Investigations. "Bacdcckcr in tho Making" Is an appreciation appre-ciation of guidebooks. "Holidays and History" Is a plea for a Columbus Day, Liberty Day fbesldes Independence Day), and Lincoln's birthday. "The Terraced Garden" Is a charming sketch." "Recent Shakespearean Llt!raturo." "Tho Primitive Primi-tive Tipper." "The Art of Composition" nnd "Froudo" arc nolo spoclalties. There Is fiction of high quality, poems of merit, nnd the ever Hvoly "Contributors' Club." It Is a lender of thought and literature. Houghton. Mllllln and Company, publishers, publish-ers, Boston. St. Nicholas for May lias for opening. "Geoffry ot Monmouth's Dream." poetic po-etic fancy, melodious and ilno. "Tho Homo Outing of Mrs. Uerrlck" Is a domestic domes-tic story well told. Tho sorlalB are well advanced, ad-vanced, and thero nro comploto stories of good quality. "Plantation Stories," by Graco Mac Gowan Cooko Is fair rivalry with "Br'er Rabbit." There aro two pages of photographs, pictures of Bcencs In Jnpan Tho number ban Its departments depart-ments kept up In tine stylo, and It Is full of prcttv and nourishing things for the boys and the glrlp. Tho Century Co., publishers, New York. The National Magazine for May opens with Jo Mitchell Chappie's always Interesting Inter-esting "Affairs nt Washington." woll illustrated. il-lustrated. "Mexico's War Minister Greets Northern Neighbors" Is a hearty paper from General Reyes. Mexico's War Minister Min-ister and army commander. Charles Warren War-ren Stoddard has a story and a poem; and there aro a number of good talcs and verses. Lively and well Illustrated tiro many of tho contributions, and departments depart-ments are well maintained. The Chappie Compnny, publishers, Boston. Current Literature for May has Its departments de-partments strongly and well filled. Tho "Review of the World" comprises ten main titles, with thirty sub-titles; "Persons "Per-sons In the Foreground." four titles; "Literature and Art," eight; "MubIc and the Drama," eight; "Religion and Ethics," Eth-ics," nine; "Science and Discovery." six; "Recent Poetry," eloven; "Recent Fiction and the Critics," four. Thero Is a tragic story by Jean Rlchopln, and a page of "Tho Humor of Life" Current Literature Litera-ture Publishing Co , New York. - Wayside Tales for May has a contribution contribu-tion from Gen. O. O. Howard, "Noted Men of War and Pcaco," his personal reminiscences. Richard Falrchlld tells of" "The Real Dowlc and the Zlonlto Colony." Col-ony." and Murray S. Schloss also has a sketch of Dowle. "Women of Italy" Is a description of their llfo. with eleven full-page Illustrations from photographs of the various types. There la a letter from a Russlun revolutionist; there arc reviews, stories, and departments of- Interest. In-terest. M-U Company, publishers. Chi-' cago. Recreation for May tells of and Illustrates Illus-trates "California Trees and Birds;" gives "Glimpses of Newfoundland;" shows how tho remains of prehistoric animals nrc found In Alaska: tells of "Playing Gipsy In Colorado," and has many an alluring outdoor sketch. And to show that the outing season is about to begin, Dan Beard explains, with many diagrams, how-to how-to throw the "Squaw Hitch." It la an enticing magazine. Wm. E. Annls. publisher, pub-lisher, New York. The Black Cat for May has for opener. "In' the Court of God." a J.W prize story by Edwin Carllle Lltsey; "Handwriting In the Air." by Lieut. F. V. S. Chamberlain; Chamber-lain; "The Edge of Life." by Winona Wilcox Pane; "The Lady In the Greer. Veil," by Don Mark Lemon; and "A Man, a Woman, and u Baby," by C. F. Martin. Mar-tin. They are all good stories, too. The Shorratory Publishing Co.. Boston. LITERARY NOTES. "The recent discussion started by tlie action, ac-tion, of the Bioolclyn Public llbrury In quea-llonlm.' quea-llonlm.' the advltabllity of allowing' children tinder tinmen to read of the prunkn ot Mark TWuln'a Immortal boyx. Tom Sitwyer und Huckleberry Finn," wild a lllerury critic, recently, reminds ono of tho btury of the careful lady ulAml lo purclmae u book for her on. " 'Show me scino book aulluble for a child, please,' she bald to the clerk. 'No fiction, but ubtoluto truth, and without ub-aurdly ub-aurdly fanciful pictures ' Well, madum ' The bookseller paused, his cyo running over his alielves; then, with u flash of lnuylratlon, lio took down a volume. vol-ume. "I ahould ihlnV: tills inlwht meet your requirements,' ho suld. And ho handed her Wentwoi th'n Geometry.'' Mr. Ernebt Inj;eroll s now Ixxik. "The Llfo of AnlmnlM," Is to bo Illustrated with colored 11 liter, lnoro tnun a hundred publlHheil photowmpha from life, and many ordinal druwlnirs. It Is the life of the animals to which tho author devotim himself '.ho part they dully plnv In the world around them, not thelt portion In a muaeum or In a KChcmu1 of eluHslltcatlon Tho whole la treated In the lltrht of the latcHt facts. Tho Mncmlllan company promises Mr. Inccrsoll book for Issuu bufulo June. The Harpers arc endliiE to press Mrs. Humphry Ward's new. novel, "Fenwlck'a Corevr." which Is now nppronchlnK comple- ; tlon as n. aerial in The Century Mnirazlne, where the auccoialvu Installments liuvo been followed with keen Interest. It Is generally conceded tlmt In choosing an her hero nn artist, a tenlus In tho rough. Mrs. Ward has tnken up a more broadly sympathetic and nioro distinctive thnmu than ever before be-fore Not only huH she agulnst created tho dc-1 dc-1 llBThtful social atmoophona thul formn so lareo a part of her charm as n writer but acalnst this brilliant background eho hna traced tho career of tho youni; Weotmorc-land Weotmorc-land painter with tho most thorough and eompaaslonuto understanding of hln sullen yet sensitive nature, with Its alternating manifestations mani-festations of uncouthnoHs nnd ccnlue. From Its very nature "Ffnwlck's Career" Ik destined des-tined to reach an even wider audience than did "Lady Rose's DaURhlcr" or "The Marriage Mar-riage of William Aahe ' Tho object of Tho Now Earth," tho forth-comlnc forth-comlnc book by Mr. W. 8. Hnrwood, who wroto "Now Creations In Plant Llf Is to brine out In an clear and cntcrtalnlnK a way ns possible the remnrkablo prosrefts which has be;n mado In tho past two KcncrntloiiH In all that pertaJna to the cultivation of tho earth. Within that period tnc entiro American Ameri-can Bystem of agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, flori-culture, forestry and dairying has been developed, de-veloped, our National Agricultural bureau lias been established, tho reclamation by Irrigation Irriga-tion of the American dcort hnn been undertaken, under-taken, and th great work of the Suit experiment ex-periment stations ha become a commanding factor In our National prourcsn. Greater progress hna been made In till deportments of agricultural llfo than In nil the centuries thai pr:cdcd this period. All thco remarkable remark-able advances uro descrlbod in this volume., which gives a full account of tho renaissance of Amerlc-an agriculture, and describes the striking and fascinating; ovents that occur In modern a-rrtcultural llfo. Tho Macmlllan company com-pany announce Mr. Harwcod' book Xor issue tho middle, of May. t |