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Show Ij1 l j DRY-FARMING INSTRUCTION. ' ' I , Dry Farming: Its Principles anil I'racllce. . ny William Maedonnld. M. P. 'h' " 1 m I ' f-'o. D., I'll- Follow of the Royal ho- I ' , ! ciely or IS.llnlninc and the CeoIoRlcal . Sorlciv or " ilondon. Dry-In.l. Apmo- i mjst. Transvaal Department ot AriIuu- '! I tnrc Foreign Vice-President m i o rro- 1 ! PPOiullngr Secretary for tilth 1J -Ki. "J i 1 i ln Comn-oss. illustrated. Publlm.u i ' I ' ' ly the Century Co., Now oiu. ! - I! Tliis vory prnciical nnd important I m ' work, thouj?li bavinp lit tie to do with i ; . " ' American practice, is, in ft. just as J oud for America as for South Africa, , Australia or anywhere else. Tho priu- ' triples of dry-farming , are the same i 1 Tvhnrovor dry-fa run is practice , and I tbero is no question but Unit this is ; , one of the roat questions of the i daj - ! : and ono of exceeding miportanoe to ' : : , many countries, and to our own not less ' ! i than any. Tho author says that ho - : 1,1 two fundamental problems ol dry-fann- ! ; ! ! inxr are "tho conservation of ; , an(1 uic maintenance ot soil Tlihii, t ' " ii and to the practical solution ot these " ;l ! two problems this work is devoted, t . 'j Wo have iust hat! a dry-farnuue con- ! ..... ;.i 'Nfmilana. and everybody I " ! : :! tWoiiehoul all this region is deeply in- 1 i terested in the problems involved in drv-farminc Tho author's work is un- W " doubt ally expert, not only theoretically . 1 'I I but praclicallv. Tho workis illustrated . i fullv, and undoubtedly will be oi the J I hichest sorviccs in dry-farmiac opera- .M ; tions. Tho chapter titles are ''History ! of Drvfarminc," "Smno . Points in I Practice," "The Conservation of boil - ill Aioisture," "Rainfall and Evapora; i , tion " "The Problem ol Tillage, 'i i ..' "The Campbell System," "Dry-rarn,. 1 i iuc Zones," "Dry-land Crops,-' 'The !r Traction-cncine in Dry-farm nip." and "Dry-land Experiments." Tho illustni- . ' t;ous arc mostly of American scenes. ' ! Utah comes in for a full sharo of these. " ..i There is an illustration of a ''Dry-farm ! : in Iho Middle of tho Desert, Washington County , Utah;" another, "Their Tirst in' Home on a Dry-farm. Juab County ('',! Utah;" still others, "Sacc-brush, Desert I i !i of, Utah," "Dry-land "Wheat m Utah' ;i ! . and a number of general illustrations I i! ' . that, arc as applicablo in this Stato as , . i ) anywhere. Tho work is much to bo com- J 1 n-onded as practical, instructive, anil i j as dealiuc fairly and well with one ot ' hi i the most important activities of modern I agriculture. ,! il OUR NEIGHBORS,, THE ANTS. ! t 1 ' J ' Ant rommiinlttcs and How They Arc ' 1 Govr-med: n Study in N"L"ral U cs. Kv Henry Christopher aieCooK. IHiib- . ,i : tnited from Nature. Harper & L.rotli- i ors. rubllslici-s, Kew York. 1., "" : Tho public knows favorablv of this ' . ! author by his previous works, JSa- L'! :1 tare's Craftsmen," "Tho Tenants ot an Old Farm," and other works on ? ' , imtural history lines. A good many ot i 1 1 jus papers mivu ih.-i.-ii : t. h 1 of ore in the "Transactions ot the, , . . Anioriean JinlomoluRieal Society." aujl.; , a portion of the chniiters of this book , .(' !i have been printed in the Magazine and ' Mi ! ' arc iii a wav familiar to the magazine- j' ''!' reading public. The delight of that ! . j; public, however, is enhanced by having '( 1 thorn brought together in this elegant i'l form, and printed so admirably as they i :ir0 in this volume. The author has j made a lifetime study of ants. It has ji i been more than thirty-two years al- .11 ' most, a full general ion of men since q 'r-1 'y he published in the "Transactions ot ; i tho American Entomological Society, Mr ' ! ),is first observations of American ants, ' a ii mid since then he has given to the M ,.J world iu books, in publications of scieu- ' V i.iflc societies, and in magazino articles, ' : i Ids studies of various .sjiecies, chieily ' ' i if devoting liimscll' to their habits rather " i ' ,1 than to their systematic classification; : I; : j uiuj he has brought them down to date i . , bv asnociatiug therewith the observa- !; i tions of some of the loading naturalists fY 1 o" the scientific world. There is a. pro- 15 fact, a table of authors and references, . ii and an index. The chajiters. mimber- , . ing sixteen, are as follows: "Fraternal h MIV ,' Confederacies and Communal Tiight- V j') eousness Among Social Ants," "Neat- II 1 ' ( ii jniinc." "Engineering Methods in Ant ' '! l ift Structures," "Supplying .the Communal I Nations,'-' "Feeding the Commune." il J "The Language of Ants and Other In- 'JJ( fects." "How Ants Communicate," ' "Femalo Government in Ant. Coinmuni- i ',!!' tics." "The Problem of Communal Dc- 'jr.'J; pendents," ""Warrior Ants, and Their 'J1 J Equipment for A"'ar," "How Ants Car-1 Car-1 i j;! - rv on "Wnr," "Alien Associates and i j' 'I Affinities iu Ant Comniuues," "Aphis 1 Herds and Ant Associates," "Tho i 1 J vi Founding of Slave-Making Ant Com- j M V muncs,"' " Problems and Personal De- ! IR , uevoloucc." "A Note iu l(cvicw." AiA i ' It is a work in every way to be com- Jl, 'H! mended, as scientifically accurate, and , i j,, Jm at tho same time as most agreeable for i y . popular reading. ' k !', " il ' ROMANCES OF CHIVALRY. mi W (Jj ItSjf Cltivalrv. Bv .lanies IJrJinch Cabell. 11- r v ( , lustratod. Harper & Brothers, Publlsh- j ilj j ' ; nrs. Kew York. 'ft Those stories of chivalry are a work- ii.Hl ' ,n" ovcr antJ'eu5, romances supposed jo 'A ij to havo been written in 1470 by Nico- ft M , Ins do Caen, a dependent on the Duke, i ''A ' ofPurgundy. The retellcr of these stor- i '3- 'A ios. as he explains in tho "Precaution- () !j ;rj al," confesses to having- abridged the I Ii 'M tales with a. free hand, lie has used I ,iN'J the material as it seemed to him ad- I Hi II 'J, vrintaircous. csneciallv in "Tho Story HL;'; '.!' of Ihc Satraps," where Gloucester is '') mado to say things in a much better K'1 form than in tho original. The aim H Jrj ' , t' of th author has been to firo the iiiy ;' modern reader a a opportunity to "peer W ': i j at onr world's youth when chivalry H ;;J' lt.i was regnant, and common-sense aiid B'Sd cowardice were still at nurse." The H' tv iv 'Precautioual" explains ver- fairly Ht 'A X the source from which the maierial V V iSr'j "3S ti,'5c,,! all(l 'ne object of the re-1 re-1 i; 'HJ&i production. The prologue deals with H n ' chivalry in general and with its iiitiue- H','Hjf j diatl application to the stories in par- H !. Prill ticular. mid then conic the stories of V 4t " "Sestiua." "Tenson' 'Mat- ! p Trap." "Choices." " Uoiisovvil'o," f "jj "Satraps," "Heritage." "Scabbard." ' ' ' Xa va ryost-, ' ' a nd " Fox-Brush. ' ' The H i.'i'j wliol( in completed with an cpilougc, B a sort of tearful adieir to U"' stories B .f. 'i and to their subject. The flay or of H lA tho middle ages is well maintained both H j;)' v iu stylo and the language of the uar- H U r( ration, and altogether Iho book is a de- H Wt '',? lightl'ul ono from flic romantic noint of j! ( ij CULTIVATING WILL POWER. B 'rtli ttf) Th" Kducation of Hie Will : the Theory ' ij f and Practice of Kolf-C'iiltiir. 1!' .tales W f tt fa vol. Lilt. 1,).. l'h. D.. lioctor of tlio h! 'Ml i 1 Academy of Aix, Fiance. Autliorlx.d B imlil! TraiiKlatlon by Smith Kly Jelliffe, I )it'l M.D.. I'll. D. Published by Funk & H 1'Hi i Wagualls Company, New Yrk. 1' 'ill This is a work ipiito in lino with w I'lliuu "l0 ('r'" ' H0 1,lll('n t')'s surt ot B illlrrJr literature of Iho present time. The 1 , . v.'hole of it seems chiefly to be nn up- H Jjj K plication multifuriomdv expanded of the H 'It ft; old maxim that the gods help tlio.se who H U fj! help themselves. This work goes into H i;j t! the theory and prattice of will power Hi hl and the control of tho will ovcr the 1 1 - thoughts and acts, in tho thorough, logical log-ical way of the French mind. The volume opens with a discussion of evils which must bo combated in educating tho will, and then proceeds to show tho possibilities that lio in its judicious training, which is merely another way of staling that inertia of will and body must be overcome and directed in a certain cer-tain channel and kept iu that channel, chan-nel, and kept moving, in ordor to effect ef-fect tho result aimed al. The author dwells upon the relation of athletic exercises ex-ercises to will power and to intellectual intellect-ual labor, whilo bodily hygiene, eating, eat-ing, drinking, etc., .are considered from tho point of view of the education ot tho will. He who is to attain all these things must be under tho control ot (he will, and must remain so to effect the result desired. Further on. the author considers idleness, sentimentality, sentimental-ity, social evils, and home relations, most, cleverlv. Tho joys of work are sot forth enthusiastically, aud the part, which good books may play iu training train-ing the charucter and in spurring ono on to higher attainments is set forth with strength and clearness. The book is ono of iho best in this lino of thought that has vol appeared. HOWELLS ON ENGLISH CITIES. .Vven lSiiftlish Cities. By Yv D. Howo.lla. Illustrated. Harpoi & Brothers, Pub-llshcrt--, N'cw York. The ripo scholarship, fine art, and delicate charm that surround the writings writ-ings of Mr. Howells arc all seen at their best in this volume. He confesses to "A jModc.st. Liking for Liverpool," in a chapter of five sections. Then he sets forth in four sections "Some Merits Mer-its of Manchester." Then in six sections sec-tions he gives us a view "In Smokiest Sheffield." Transferring to the north nf England, he shows us iu eleven sec-lions sec-lions a "Nine Days' Wonder iu York.' Then he gives us pleasantly, "Two Yorkshire Episodes." He then treats us to "A Da3' at Donchester and an Hour Out at Durham." We are next introduced intro-duced to "Tho Mother of the American Athens," the same being Cambridge, which really appears more ancestrally Virginian thnu Bnstonia. He then takes us to "Aberystwyth, a Welsh Water-place." Water-place." telling all about it in eight sections and some fine illustrations Then we go with him to "Llandudno. Another Welsh Watering-place," very finelv described in text aud picture. The 'final chapter in nineteen sections gives us some "Glimpses nf English Character,'.' all very" deftly drawn, subtly sub-tly analyzed, and ' felicitously considered. consid-ered. The book is one of the most attractive and graceful of the year, ono which must bo immensely enjoyed by all admirers of Mr. Howells; and the general public is sure to take it to its heart with warm affection and appreciation. A GREAT PIONEER. The ronouest of the Missouri: being the Story or the Life and Exploits of Can-tain Can-tain Grant Marsh. Uy -Joseph Mil s Hanson. With Map and Thirty-six Illustrations. Il-lustrations. Published by A. C. Mc-Clurg- & Co.. Chicago. This is a fine large volume of the sort that is invaluable both to the reader of current events and events that have occurred within a lifetime, and to tho future historian who will have all within with-in his view and to whom nothing finer, nothing more safisfactorj'. can possibly appeal than this sort of book. Captain Marsh began his river career bv obtaining a position under Captain Alfred Reno, of the steamer Dover, at. the Pittsburg lovee; as a lad of twelve ho became cabin boy for his first, trip. He got his first glimpse of the Mississippi Missis-sippi in 1S52, and made his first ac-uua'niTaiK'C ac-uua'niTaiK'C With tho Missouri two years later, when ho shipped as deckhand deck-hand on Uic Missouri river steamer F. X. Aubrev, Captain Ambroso lieedcr i:i command." and ran during the open season sea-son between St. Louis and St. .Joseph, Missouri. From that time onward, he luis been on tne jnissoun river in many capacities. A chapter tells' of old-time packets and the meu who ruled them; others toll of the battlo morn of Shiloh, of going with S11II3' iulo tho Sioux lands, of the "Luella" at Fort Benton in vigilante days, of a blockade 011 the upper Missouri caused by the crossing of a vast herd of buffalo, of tho great fight by Forsyth on Bcechor's Jslaud with a vast swarm of Sioux com maiided by Roman Nose, of the campaign cam-paign of the Seventh Cavalry, of the exploration by steamer of the Yellowstone Yellow-stone and tho" Big Horn, of the Custer campaign, of many hairbreadth escapes and of perils endured with faithfulness and fortitude. Necessarily Iho life story of a man like Captain Marsh, who lias been on the Missouri River for fifty-five years, has much to do with public affairs, with men in high positions, and with important events of a historical and patriotic character. Accordingly, wo. find Captain Marsh associated with Shcridau. Custer, with Bono, with Miles, with Buffalo Bill, and with all the splendid splen-did old company of fighting men, explorers, explor-ers, aud those undaunted souls who were ready for any enterprise, for an;,- task that they might be called upon to perform; per-form; aiid the man who bears his full share in it, as Captain Marsh evidently did, is worthy 01 tht-Vundying esteem laud gratitude of his countrymen. This style, and the volume is ouo that deserves de-serves a place in every library, and its story, adventures, aud lessons, a place in every heart. TOR THE CHILDREN, Polly nnd Dolly By Mary Frances Blals-dcll. Blals-dcll. Illustrated by Mvrmnn 1 1 oyer. Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Com-pany, Boston. This is'a simple, cheery little story, iu which Polly, Dolly, Xcd aud Ted aro figures, and is designed to be road to and by children aged from five to seven. sev-en. The short sentence method is employed, em-ployed, and the construction of the f-enlenccs has been made siiuplo with a view to ease of reading. Tho author is an expert writer of boohs for children, chil-dren, and in this book ho scores another an-other success. Yania Yama Land. Where Evoiythlnsr Is lJlfferciit. By Gr;u!u Duffle Boylan. II-, II-, lustrati-d by lidKar Kllcr. The Hcllly & BriLliin Co.. Publishers, Chicago. This is a very handsome child's book, got up in first-class fashion. The pic-lures pic-lures are in color and tint, and the text is in largo plain type on good paper. It has for title chapters, which express very well Iho subjects; "Tho Birthdu Ladv." "Tin Canyon of Lost Rainbows," Rain-bows," "Frog Folks," "Tho Mcndow, of Stares," "Tall Timber Laud,"! "Tho Secrol." "Tho Lovolv Ladv." "Tho Capture," "The Secret Wish." "The Rebel Totem Poles." '.'Amethyst Mountain." "Porcupine Vallev," "The Tree People," "Old Acquaintances'," Acquaint-ances'," "Moving Day," "Varna Varna Laud," "Princess Iviiuawav,'' "The Battle," "The Star Spangled Banner." It is one of the finest and one of the l? most, attractive child's books of the season. LonRohoro Boys. By W. O. Stoddard, Jr. Willi Illnstrnllona In Color by Herbert Ptilllnner. Published by .1. I!. I.ippln-cot.t. I.ippln-cot.t. Company, Philadelphia. This is a story of boys' occupations along the Long island shore. They fish, (hey hunt, thoy sail, and they have a splendid lime 'generally. Most of the time lho.y are upon their own responsibility, respon-sibility, but occasionally l hey get a lift from the experienced sailors and longshoiomcn. who have tho utmost good will towards the boys. Tt is an attractive, well-written boys' storv which will no doubt be popular with the lads who read. A FINE ART PORTFOLIO. Mv Hankie and Others. Pictures of Western Frontier Life- By Charles SehrcyvoKol. Published by Mortal. Yard fi Company. Xew York. This is a splendid collection of drawings draw-ings by one who has made a special study of army and Indian life on tho plains and in the mountains; of the Indian skirmishes nnd battles; of tho scouts: ot the cowboys; and ot tne who life which accompanied the struggle for white supremacy in all that vast region. In most of the drawings, galloping gal-loping horses arc a prominent feature. Tho first picture which gives Iho principal prin-cipal name to the book, gave the artist a great fame, almost over night, by its exhibition iu the Nationcl Academy of Design nine years ago. wiuung the Clarke prize and establishing the painter's paint-er's reputation. It is a curious story that lolls the history of that drawing. After painting it, Mr. Schrcyvogcl tried to dispose of it among the lithographers. lithograph-ers. One firm offered to buy it for a mere pittance to use for a calendar. The artist agreed, but the purchaser backed out after all, because it would not reduce to the right size. Then the artist tried to have if hung in a restaurant res-taurant on the East Side of Xcw York, hoping that it would be seen there and would find a purchaser, but the owner would not. hang the picture because he did not think it. was good enough. Then some of the artist's friends, on seeing it, persuaded Mr. Schroyvogcl to send it to the exhibit of tho National Academy Acad-emy of Design. He . did so without much expectation that it would oven bo acepted, much less be a prize winner: but it took the much-coveted "Clarke" prize of $:100 for "the best American figure composition." Since that great, hit, Mr. Schrcyvogcl has utilized every ev-ery opportunitj' to advance his art along the same line, and the distinguished distin-guished success he has met since that first triumph is well testified to by this extremely fine, artistic volume. The great point in all the pictures is their suggestion of vigorous action nnd the associations which they call up in connection con-nection with the strenuous strugglo which i-.Iiov in nnrt. nict.iiro. Mr. Schrev- vogel has been much in the West, going go-ing first, to Ignazio, in the Ute reservation reser-vation in Colorado, then visiting Arizona Ari-zona and making special studies of the cavalry in action; and he also visited many parts of the plain aud mountain regions. There are thirty-six pictures in this book, every one full-paqc, the pages being broad and the print on heavv paper. The titles aro as follows: "Mv Bunkie." "Defending the Stockade." "On the Skirmish Line." "The Last Drop," "A Friend in Need," "Standing Them Off," "How Kola," "A Sharp Encounter." "Doomed," "Even Chances." "Tho Night Hawk." "Custer's Demand." "Off the Firing Line," "Breaking Through the Circle." "Attack at Dawn," "Surrounded," "The Indian or the Trooper," "Saving Their Lieutenant," Lieu-tenant," "Saving tho Emigrants," "Fighting Scouts," "The Rear Guard," "Hard Pushed." "Pickets." "The Silenced War-Whoop." "Tho Lost Dispatches." "In Safe Hands." "Saving the Mail," "Going for Reinforcements." Rein-forcements." "'An Unexpected Enemy. Ene-my. " "Dispatch Bearers." "A Mot. Trail," "Dead Sure." "A Beeline for Camp." "Tho Scout," "Charge," "A Fight for Water." POPULAR. SHORT STORIES. Options. By O. Henry. Illustrated. Published Pub-lished by Harper .V Brothers, New York. This is a volume of sixteen short stories bv this always popular author. He strikes tho center every Time. No ono is so fertile in genius and so pithy iu writing short stories as is this author. au-thor. Perhaps the most, catchy story in the lot is the ono called "Thimble, Thimble." which it appears brought thousands of letters to the editor of the magazine in which it was first published, pub-lished, there being a sort of puzzle 111 it which the renders wished to find out. about; they wanted to know "which fellow got the watch." Another called "Supply and Demand," was also a prize sl'or.y. and it certainly deserves a prize. The titles of the stories are, "The Rose of Dixie." "The Third Ingredient," "The Hiding of Black Bill." "Schools and Schools." "Thimble. "Thim-ble. Thimble," "Supply aud Demand." "Buried Treasure," "To Him Who Waits," "Ho Also Servos." "The Moment Mo-ment of Victory." "Tho Hoad-Unuter," "No Story,"' "The Higher Pragma-' tim." "Beat-Seller." " Kus in Ur.be." "A Poor Rule." They arc all not only readable, but. they are decidedly entertaining enter-taining and attractive. A LONGFELLOW BOOK. Lonpfcllow's Country- By Helen Archibald Archi-bald Clarke. The Baker and Taylor Company, Publishers, Is'cw York. This book is "Gratefully and Faithfully Faith-fully Inscribed to the Poet's Much-Loved Much-Loved .Daughter, Miss Alice V. Longfellow," Long-fellow," who is also with others thanked thank-ed appreciatively for material in getting get-ting up the work. It is a suriiptiipus volume, handsomely printed on good paper, the binding being rich and at-1 (motive, and the work as a whole exceedingly ex-ceedingly fine. It is beautifully illustrated, illus-trated, all of the pictures being in fit setting and appropriate. Wo have first a description of sceues ami references "Along the Coast of New England. " exceedingly interesting and historically instructive. The next chapter is "Under "Un-der the Shallow of Blomidon." a mountain which is made exceedingly attractive iu to.xl and picture. "Idyls from History" occupies some fifty pa-gen, pa-gen, iu which the work of Longfellow is shown to be based upon the verities of recorded facts; his writing was much more than tho usual, backed by historic his-toric record, greatly more than artistic tracery around the hard fact of events that had happened, "Tho New England Tragedies" are &hown lo be based upon actual trial records and convictions of the. so-called witches. "The Lore of Hiawatha " is based on Indian tradition, tradi-tion, and the recognition of these is offered of-fered in a loying lottor from (wo Ojib-ways. Ojib-ways. Then wo come. "In Cambridge." to the immediate residences, haunts, and surroundings of (he melodious poet. Iu this, as well as other parts, (he pic tares aro full of keen personal intere.-L, and the '. oluinc as a whole h a worthy tribute of affection and respect to the P memory of Longfellow. 1 THE ALEXANDRIAN ROMANCES. Tho Komanee of Akxander the Prince. I Tho Romance nf Alexander the Kins-The Kins-The Romance of Alexander and lloxana, 1 11c ic.a:iurian jtomnncus. nhall Monroe Klrknmn. Tho employ PhllllpK Company, Publishers, Chicago. These fine historical novels are in the l.rncsl sense a growth. Tho author wroto first, "Iskauder." Then he wrolo "Alexander the King," and "Alexander and Roxaua." After com-pletintr com-pletintr tho trilogy, however, ho found that " Jskandur"" was inadequate, and so he devoted two yearn to the rewriting rewrit-ing of that romance and now calls it "The Romance of Alexander the Prince." Thus tho first of the trilogy is tho Inst to bo completely written. We have many historical novels ol different ages and peoples, but few have come from tho era of the great Alexander. The period was one of unrest un-rest and continual war. Macedonia had lo fight for her existence, then for her inipromacy. The subjugation of Greece was next in order; thn of Asia Minor, of Egypt, and of Persia. Each of those novels is a complete f.tory in itself, vivid, thrilling, undertaking to convey tho rich color of life in tho.e strenuous times to tho comprehonr.iou of the modern reader. Each being a complete novel in it-self, they aro linked link-ed togethor by tho personality of the great Alexander, who is tho dominating figure throughout. Even during the lifetime of his father, King Phillip, lit? wfl'j a greiit personage. It must be conceded that Ihe author has been admirably ad-mirably successful in reproducing the vanished life of Alexander's time. Tho work is strong, yet full of delicacy, sentiment, and local adaptation. The ftoricB aro woven around and include the proa test mon of that ace of the world, and also the greatest women; thoso who, though they pl.Tyod preeminent pre-eminent parts iu the shaping of the world, have hitherto been neglected by writers of fiction. Tho gorgeous pageants, pa-geants, the riotous feasts, and frenzied' battles, tho splendid deeds of heroes, the loves, hates, fears, intrigue?, hopes, and ambitions of the greatest figured of a splendid age reappear vividly and in appropriate colors. Towering above -ill, and alike a figure commanding in all Iho novels, tho great Alexander is mado to live again in the flesh, animated ani-mated by a lofty ambition mingled with unselfish, as well as cruel acts, tender friendships, and steadfast loyaltj to his word and to his friends. Tho author, Marshall M. Kirkman. is nn adept, skilled well in the art of story-lolling. Ho is, in fact, a trained export. Ten years ago ho wrote a book, "The " Romance of Gilbert Holmes" a love story of tho dayo of Lincoln and Douglas, that charmed the critics of America and England with its beauty and delicacy of touch, and is still appealing to readers because of t.:i. 1:1. . , 113 IIUlll'M, UI1U lllgll 11LU1.W.V i.jr . For half a century n closo aud ardent student of the history of the ancients, his virile imagination' seized upon Alexander Alex-ander the Great, as tho contral figure of hia romances. In thcse romances tho great conqueror lives again, animated animat-ed by a lofty ambition and love of conquest, but mingled with a pure nnd unselfish love tender in his friendships friend-ships and steadfast in his loyalty lo his word and those about him. Tn the telling of his slorios tho author is at onco vivid and painstaking in tho por-1ra-al of the stirring and romantic events with which he deals, and so cleverly clev-erly does ho interweave the history of the time with the romance that jt becomes be-comes an integral part of tho warp and woof of the whole fabric. The publishers havo put forth tho novels in fino form, three volumes. The illustrations are good, some of them ia vivid oolors, ind altogether tho serb'S is one much to be admired and desired LITERARY NOTES. , "The Attiludo of Canada," by Pro- ' fessor George M. Wrong of tho Univer- , sdty of Toronto, wilh which The Living j Ace for November 13 opens. Is an intelligent in-telligent and highly interesting presentation presen-tation of Canadian opinion, touching ini- j perlal questions and hfcldentally with , reference to the United Stales. At the Collin Armstrong sale In New , York last week the large paper edition of the works of Thomas Bailey Aldrlch, , published by Houghton Mifflin Co.. at K41. was sold for $71. The large paper edition of Flskc's "The Discovery of America," published at S16. brought SfiO.uO; and the autograph edition of Bret Ilarte's works, published at $111, was sold for $200.25. The railroad question seems to be becoming be-coming almost as vital a nntlonal one as tho tariff. Tho fourth printing of Logan G. Mcpherson's ''Working of the Railroads" Rail-roads" (Henry Holt and Company) ban just been called for. Tho demand for this earlier book of his continues steadily, while bin later one, "Railroad Freight nates: In Relation to tho Industry and Commerce of the United States." Is already al-ready in its third edition. Both these books touch very interestingly and fairly 1 upon the relations of the public and the stale to the railroads. Eliza Calvert Hall's "The Land ot Long Ago." just published by Little. Brown & Co., is calling forth criticisms which could not fall to delight the heart of any author who has an appreciation of good lltcr.i-tui". lltcr.i-tui". The book has made the same Impression Im-pression on several leading reviewers, who compare it with the work of George Eliot. The country folk of the now world arc singularly like the country folk of the old world, both in their manner of life, and their manner of speech. The discerning reader will see at once tho relationship re-lationship that exists between the people of Goshen aud the people of Dorlcote Mill. And the public that still remembers and reads "The Mill 011 the Floss" and "Adarn Bedc" will welcome "Aunt Jane of Kentucky" Ken-tucky" and "The Land of Long Ago." After funning through six regular editions edi-tions in the course of a few months .a special Kansas edition of William Allen White's novel, "A Certain Rich Man." .has made Its appearance. Il would bo difficult to (Ind In the whole hisiory of fiction an instance parallel to tin- avidity ; with which this novel has been recognized recog-nized by Mr. White's nnigbbors as a great portrayal of the real "West. ISm-porin.lbe ISm-porin.lbe author's home, Is a city of no nioro than ten thousand inhabitants, and yet more than two thousand copies of this book have been sold thoro alone and nn order for many hundreds more of tho now edition has been sent in in advanco of publication. After one has sold enough copies of a book to provide every family In a city with one, It Is natural to sup-pot"; sup-pot"; tha.l that particular place is saturated sat-urated with that particular work. The capacity of Emporia, for "A Certain Rich Man" scsnis to be unlimited. j Tho opening article in Tlr.? livlng Age for October ::0. Is "An Hour with tho Pope" by Reno Lara, who recently en,-joyed en,-joyed an interview with the Pope under tho moat favorable circumstances, and who gives. in tills article. Intimate, glimpses nf tho Pope's personality and Ida atliludi: toward public questions. A subjeel which Is much discussed in England of late, and which has attracted considerable attention also In the Pulled .States "Slave Labor upon Cocoa Plantations.5' Planta-tions.5' h tin; topic of an article which The Living Aro for November 1" reprints from the Contemporary Review. The international character of publishing publish-ing vtoday was vividly shown lately, "Art in lireat Britain and Ireland." by Sir Walter Armstrong, was published simultaneously simul-taneously by Charlen Scrlbner's Sons. Now York: William Holnomunn of London. Lon-don. Ilachettc et Cle of Paris. Julius Hoffmann of Hlutlgart. Insluln liallano D'.irt Orafichc of Bergamo and the LI- bcrla. Gutonbcr? dc Jocc TUns of Madrid. This boolc Is the first of a series of handv manuals of the history, of sin Kinds' of art from the earliest times to th present daw one volume being dc- voted to each country, and the series covering England. America. Holland. Spain. India, Egypt. Italy. Franco, etc. "Whv Docs Germany Build Warships." In The" Uvlng Age for Dec-ember C, discusses dis-cusses a much-discussed question from the opposite point of view from that which usually determines expression of opinion In the English reviews. The author au-thor Is Dr. T-Ians Delbruck. professor of hlstorv at tho Berlin university, and his aim "is to explain and defend Gorman Gor-man policy in the matter of naval expansion. |