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Show BEACH'S NEW ALASKA STORY. Tho Iron Trail. An Aluakon rtomfinco. By Rei Boach. IlluntrAlcd. Published by Harper &. mothers, Now York. TI1I3 Is a 3lory most tit for tho times. In It Ijj found tho delallH and the sum-mlri)?' sum-mlri)?' up of tho government's treachory towards Alaska nnd those who would open the coal, the forests, and other resources re-sources in that great feglon. The government gov-ernment has not only blocked progrens In AlQoka. holding It practically stationary station-ary for the last fifteen yeurH or more, but has been guilty of cruel lnJtiHllce to II1030 who illed honestly and fairly under the law upon coal and other public pub-lic lands. The government acceptod their money, their preliminary payments, and has hung up tho entrloB ever since, and kept the money. As one of tho characters charac-ters In the story pays: "If you agreed to buy a city iot from a real estate dealer, and nfter you paid him his prico he refused to give you a deed, you'd at least expect your money back, wouldn't you? Well, that's the case of Undo Bam and tho Alaskan minors. He not only rofiiBes to deliver the lot, but keeps tho monoy, and forces them to pay moro every year," in the way of assessments to koep their claims alive. The spealcor further says: "I represent a body of rich men who, because of their power, aro regarded with suspicion; but If thoy did anything bo dishonest as vhat our governmont has dona 'to its own people thoy would bo Jailed." Besides that, thoro la a fair suspicion that tho hold-up on the- coal lands of Alaska is in the interest of tho coal syndicates syn-dicates of the East, and tho government Itself suffers from thin Btato of affairs, Just as any one suffers who has under takon to do anything In Alaska. Fraud has been charged from tho first against coal filings In Alaska, yot no fraud has been proven, but oven If there were a case or two of fraud the land office says that ninety-nino innocont men shall suffer suf-fer rather than one guilty man shall eseapo. The cry of fraud is a more pretense nnd tho ordinary rule of the criminal law Is exactly reversed In the attempt to make good the cry of fraud. "There Is something sinister back of t," says one of Iho characters, and he proceeds to explain. "Since all the high grade, coal of the Pacific coast must comc from the Kast, who. thon. would discourage tho oponlnsr of local lloldB but those very interests? Every ton we burn means a profit to the Eastern miner and railroad man. Yes. and twonty per cont of tho heat units of evory ton hauled is consumed in transportation. Isn t that waste? "Evory two yeai-n It costs our navy the price of a battleship to bring coal to the Pacific fleet, while we have plentv of better fuel right here on the ground. Our coal 1b twenty-five hundred miles nearer to tho Philippines than San Francisco, and twelve thousand thou-sand miles nearer than Its present source. If Alaskan coal beds were opened up. wo wouldn't havo this yoarly fteht for battleship appropriations; we'd mnki ourselves a present of a first-class navy for nothing. No. our claims were disputed, dis-puted, and the dispute was thrown Into politics to keep us out of competition with our Eastern cousins. We Alaskans fiat In a gamo with high stakes, but after tho cards were dealt the rules were changed." , , The storv Is of a great, honest nnd efficient man, S Eur ray O'NclI. who undertook un-dertook to open the Alaskan country and had aB rivals a great trust disguised under the name of Heldlcmann. Thero is also a scheming tough and flrury operator op-erator named Curtis Gordon whp makes it his business to thwart O'Nctl n even- way possible. Incidentally swindling ovcry ono who trusted him, and robbing the widow and the fatherless. I ho situation sit-uation works out disastrously for the fraud and flashy operator, and although Murrav O'Nell has tremendouB diflicul-llc:i diflicul-llc:i nnd many disappointments, nil comes out satisfactorily at the end. A lovo storv running through the book afTccts a girl whom Murray O Neil rescued res-cued from shipwreck, almost at the loss of his own life, nnd Dan Apploton, n fine character, whom Curtis Gordon discharged dis-charged and who went. Into Murray O' Noll's employ Appleton fell In' love with Natalie, whom O'Nctl had rescued, and Appleton's sister foil in lovo with O'NoW. and for a long time the result was In doubt. Tt Is a beautiful, well told storv of the Alaskan .situation, that should be presented to every oil zer. of tho United States; and wo bollevo that this work of Rex Beach's will go far towards making the needed presentation. presenta-tion. MOUNTAIN FLORA AND FAUNA. I'orrtnt flroTci and Cfcnyon Stream; Notes on Wetern Forests and Shado Ttpm. Shrubs, VMi. Form Animals and Wild Gamo, nmoBfr tho Mountain?, lakes. aDd Watorlnlli. By J. H Paul. Ph. D., Proreiior or Nature Study at tlin Unlvoralty of Utah, and Clnudo T. Hnrncs. M. S. , Mombcr of Iho American Ornithological Orni-thological Union. Published by Tho Dctorct Xewa, Salt Laho Olty. This Js a very handsomo book, which shows forth the beauty of mountain, stream, and grovo In Utah and othor mountain States in amplo and beautiful form. There Is an Introduction setting forth the purposes of the book "to use trees and forests as teachers;" and ample am-ple explanations are given us to how this can bo done. There arc presentations of facts alEO which show tho necessity of getting this Instruction, as woll as tho feasibility of it. Tho calamitous los3os by flros, by Insects, by pests of various kinds, aro sot forth, and tho necessity of doing everything that Is possible to auve tho treos by tho extermination of the pests that prey upon thorn, and tho prevention pre-vention of forest fires, are dwelt upon plainly and convincingly. Tho book Is divided Into four parts: Part I, "Forest Orovea and Canyon Streams;" Part II, "Forests of tho Plateau;" Pla-teau;" Part III, "Big Oamo and Othor Forost Animals" ana Part VI, "Some Fore3t Insects." Part 1 treats of trees, shrubs, and plants, being a fair and reasonably com-pleto com-pleto description of the floral life of the mountain region. Part IT, treating of tho forests of tho plateau, gives the location of tho forests, shows how the tree3 aro raised from Good and otherwise, and gives tho names of the nuraorlos located in tho various National Na-tional forests. Part III, "Big Gamo and Othor Fore3t Animals." Is a good natural history of all the mountain region, Imparting valuable Information. Part rv "Some Forest Inaeots," treats of tho chief of these, both in text and Illustration. The book Is handsomely and profusely Illustrated, and Is a valuable worlc for air thin region. Wo understand that It has been adopted in the public schools, and we commend that adoption aB not only proper, but manifestly desirable. ART OF "WRITING- STORIES. Tho Art ot Story Writing. Faota mid Information about Lltorary Work of Practical VaUis to both Amateur nnd Professional Wrltors. Dy Natlftnlol C. Fowlor, Jr. Published by Sully & Kloln-telch, Kloln-telch, New York. This author has given tho public much useful Information and Instruction In his books "Starting in Life," "Mow to Obtain Ob-tain Citizenship," "The Art of belter Writing." "How to Savo Money." and othor good, convenient handbooks. In this woll-prescnted llttlo volumo tho author difiCUSBes everything which the story writer or would-be writer of stories need3 to know. The book covers tho whole art of writing, the technique of construction, is a guldo In the framing of conceptions and themes, and in working work-ing thorn out; and Js also an aid In the financial placing of the work after It is written. Therefore, tho reader ha3 the whole theory and practice bofore him in this book. There aro forty-eight chapters chap-ters therein, each ono dealing with a division di-vision of tho subject in an instructivo way. and althogcther that Instruction is made complete. GUIDING IN HAND CRAFT. How to Mnko ThlnfiR: rjuerlbinp In Slmpl Ivn-Utiase Ivn-Utiase tho MakliiR "J Objects of Moto or Iyj.ia Uflpful Charactnr. Dy Arolilbald Williams. Published Pub-lished by Sully & Klolntelch, Now York. The author nf this boolc has given to the public heretofore- several books of tho samo kind, as "I-Tow It Is Done." "How It Is Made" and "How It Works." Ho declares it his desire that his readors should learn to uso their hands, nnd lcam to frnmo things that they want or have use for. by their own Ingenuity and labor. The book Is quite a large one, and tho author explains that ho has made It sn through tho dcslro to cator to different differ-ent tastes. Tho work Is well Illustrated bv drawings, ami Is very handsomely presented pre-sented by the publishers. The title chapters chap-ters arc as follows: "A Sawing Trestle." "A Joiner's Bench." "A TJundy Bookstand." Book-stand." "A House Ladder," "A Developing Develop-ing Sink," "A Poultry House and Run." "A Shed for Your Bicycle," "A Target Appnratus for Rlflo Shooting." "Cabinet-Making." "Cabinet-Making." "Telegraphic Apparatus," "A Reciprocating Electric Motor." "An Elec-irlr Elec-irlr Alarm Clock," "A Model Electric Railway.'" "A Simple Reciprocating Engine." En-gine." "A Horizontal Slldo-Valve Engine." En-gine." "Model Sleam Turbines," "Steam Tops." "Model Boiler?," "Quick-Boiling Kettles " "A 1 lot-Air Engine." "A Wu-ter Wu-ter Motor," "Model Pumps." "Kites." "Paper Gliders." '"A Self-Launching Model Aeroplane," "Apparatus for Simple Scientific Experiments," "A Rain Gauge," "Wind Vanes with Dials," "A Slrensth-Testlng Machine" "Lung-Testing Apparatus," "Home-Mado TTarmono-graphs." TTarmono-graphs." "A Self-Supplying Matchbox," "A Wooden Workbox," "Wrestling Puppets." Pup-pets." "Double Bellows," "A Homo-Mnde Pantograph," "A. Silhouette Drawing Machine." Ma-chine." "A Signalling Lamp" and "A Miniature Gasworks." It is comprehensive comprehen-sive and practical, an qxccllcnt guide for handiwork and to successful construction. LIGHT IN DARK PLAGES. The Lure of tho Tlamn. Dy Mark Dangor. Tho Mneaulny Company, Pulillshe r.i, N'cw York. This Is a story with a purpose. That purpose Is to fight tho "white-slave" traffic. The first deBlgn was to light for legislation to suppress that traffic, but legislation camo suddenly and strong, and now the purpose Is to awaken the community lntcrost to the evil and peril of that, traffic, and with that purpose the work Is completed and glvon to the public Tho author claims In his profaco thai it Is a true story from beginning to end. It Is a "story of a Whlto Slave, who, without trickery, kidnaping, or brutality, found herself onsnarod forever by tho lure, through vanity perhaps, but above all through Ignorance." For, as Is quoted, quot-ed, "Ignorance Is the Devil's best asset." as-set." And so tho purposo of this story Is to dispel that Ignorance, and to shed the light of truth aiTd knowledge no that the abominable ovll may bo eradicated. eradi-cated. The author's purposo In this is excollcnt, and his story Is plainly and realistically told. It Is well designed to meet the author's purpose In shedding knowledge and light whero there Is now altogether too much darkness; and in that darkness there is a world of peril and of evil. Let In tho light, and darkness dark-ness will lice. And this book Is a good Illuminator. EQUUS, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL. 1'ho Story ot JI.iath.or. Dy May Wynno. PnblUhed by Thoinnfl Nolson &. Sons, Now York. This Is a vory fine sainplo of the animal ani-mal story scries, which from time to time ire so nccoplnblc to the public. It Is a story of a horse, Imaginatively told by the liorso Itself, nil In tho best possible Htylo. HVather Is a senslblo and appreciative sort of it horso from tho horso standpoint, stand-point, and deals very faithfully with the ray that mankind uses the horse; and sometimes, sad to say, abuses him. The tylo of the writing Is excollcnt, and If Lho horse side of the human Intercourses iroblom can bo presented In any bottor ;vny than herein, Wo are not awaro of it, Certainly nothing better could be desired, ind In no moro charming way could It )0 presented than it is In this book. TO "WHET THE WITS. 1 Handbook of Conundrums, ny TIdllh n. Ord-v;ay. Ord-v;ay. Published by Sullr Klolntolcli, Nn-Yoric. Nn-Yoric. The author of this book has made much cseiuch In this lino, and has given the ubllc heretofore In "Synonyms and Anonyms" An-onyms" good representations of ro-iearch ro-iearch of various kinds. In this book he author "presents a grindstone wherein where-in then reader may whot hlo wl)p," nnd 'like all grindstones, though It-Vonn la tow, Itn Ingredients aro of remotu origin." There are samples here of many forms of acute brain work, all following an Introduction Intro-duction which lo a shrewd explanation and treatise on the general subject of conundrums and riddles. The tltlu chapters chap-ters arer "Early English Wit," "Mythological "Mytho-logical Conundrums'," "Biblical Conundrums," Conun-drums," "Historical Conundrums." "Conundrums of the Alphabet," "General "Conundrums," and "Charades, Stories, and Contests." Altogether the book Is one that Is fresh and desirable in Its line. IN GORGEOUS DAMASCUS. Aladdin From Broadway By Frederic S. ' l)im. Illustrated by William Thacher Van Dresaor. The nobbvMerrlll Company. Publishers, Indianapolis. Indian-apolis. The scene of this story opens In Damascus, Da-mascus, with the central llguro a red-beurded red-beurded pilgrim from Mecca, who turns out to be an American, Jack Stanton by name, who has boon thwarted In love by a rich rival, and thereupon vanished apparently ap-parently from the earth. Scenes begin to develop at once, and tho dervish Is taken up and made use of by a rich merohant who has, In a fit of rage, divorced di-vorced his wife, but repents at once and wants to get her back. Howovor, under the IToharamedan law he cannot tako her back until eho has boon made the wife of another, and that other also divorces her, Stanton is made this intermediate hU3band and finds all at onco that the discarded wife does not want him to divorce di-vorce her. He pledges himself not to do so, and makes his escape, since it would mean inurdor for him to stay. A street sceno Is depicted wherein the dervish saves the hourl from a bad fall as she was undertaking to mount her camel. Tho girl turns out to be Mary Carruthers. and Stanton falls In lovo with hor. Ho continues to moot hor, he abducts ab-ducts her, and they share hair-breadth escapes together, but the worst he goes alone. Tho story In one of gorgeous Improbabilities, Im-probabilities, but Is placed In such a rich setting, with such Arabian Nlghta imaginings, imag-inings, that the roador 1b carried along In the storm of rich Imagination and deep coloring It Is all worked out in the handsomest Htylc, and tho happiness of all concorned is assured henceforth. Not tho least important matter In the development de-velopment of tho plot Is tho winning of a bet In whloh Jack Stanton stakes his whole fortune on tho success of his Hocca pilgrimage; a bet which ho wins from a British noble. Lord Fitzgerald, his indis-ponsablo indis-ponsablo benefactor in the Damascus peril. Thon ho had an Idea that the Mohammedan marriago was valid, but found out better, though it took a good deal of enlightening Instruction to set hlin at his ease Mary Carruthers is a fino type of a heroine, and Jack Stanton Is excellent as a hero. The story Is rich In fancy, and well told, and the reader Is sure to enjoy it to the full. CHRISTIAN ORIGINS. Tho New Testament Terlod and Its Leadors: How Christianity -eras Proparod for. Inauguratod, Emancipated from Judaism, and Became Univer-nal. Univer-nal. By Frank T. Loo, D. O. Published by Sherman, Fronch A Co.. Boston. Tho author of this work has written much in tho samo lino of argument and Ideas contained heroin. He 1b tho author of "Popular Misconceptions ng to Christian Chris-tian Faith and Life," "Bible Study Popularized," Popu-larized," "Sidelights on the Bible," and othor works. In this book Mr. Leo Bhows in tho first part a providential preparation prepara-tion for Christ and Christianity, and the historical, political, and religious situation at the time of tho Advent, togethor with tho actual inauguration of the now faith, historically considered, aro net forth. In tho second part, in connocllon with charaotor studios of the early leaders, is traced the development of Christianity as It outgrow and finally freed itsolf from Its Jewish swaddling clothes, and un-trammelcd un-trammelcd made its way among the Gen-tlloa Gen-tlloa The gradual growth of a conviction convic-tion among the leaders that this new religion re-ligion wns Intended to be independent of Judaism and for all mankind (although at first thought to be but an addition to It and for Jews or Jewish proselytes only), as well aa their Individual contributions to this end, Is made pluln. Largo space is naturally given to Paul's work In this connection, since It was he who fought the battle through to a successful finish. Iudoed, tho lucid setting forth of this struggle and Its causos constitutes, perhaps, per-haps, the leading feature of the book. In tho closing chapter the solid grounds for the conviction that Christianity is the final religion, divinely Intended to be such, and ultimately to bo universal, arc presented In strong and masterly fashion. The first part has an introduction and four chaptors.: "The Providential Preparation Prepa-ration of the World for Christ," "Tho Historical. Political and Religious Background Back-ground of tho New Testament," "The Forerunner'' and "Christianity Inaugurated." Inaugu-rated." Part second treats of "The Loaders. There Is an Introduction, and then there aro chapters on "Peter," "John," "Stephen," "Philip tho Evangelist," "Barnabas," "Bar-nabas," "Paul," "Other Leaders." and "Emancipated Christianity, Universal, Final," and so the author closes his book, with Christianity the ultimate and final religion of the world. He dooH gopd work in this, and shows to advantage In the different points of historical foundations upon which he builds and develops hla themo. It Is a good work, prepared In excellent style. TWO BOOKS OF POEMS. Tho Thoban UsrIo and Othor Poems. By Chester Allyn Hoed. Published by Sherman, Kronen & Co., Boston. The opening poem In this worlc, which gives title to tho book, takes us back to the times of Greece In her glory, and it applies a contrast between thon and now. The poema are extremely woll phrased, and tho author's facility or expression ex-pression In Thymic power and molodlous numbers proves oxoollent. The book cpn-talns cpn-talns twenty-three poeni3, each of considerable con-siderable length, and all of them exceedingly ex-ceedingly well dono. Tim Mountain Spring, and Other Poems. By Nannie Nan-nie It. Glass, Published by Sbcrrrmn. French & CO., Boston. This 1b a volume of short poems, the opening one giving titlo to the book. The sentiment throughout in the poems is rollgious. The titlo poem of tho book, takes for Its text RevclallonH xxll, 17, "And let him that Is athlrst come. And whosoever will, lot him take the wator of life freely." Tho poem Is a good sample of the author's sentiment and poetic power, and we reproduce It In full, as follows.' I Trandcred down n mountain road, Past flower and rock and llohen sray, Alouo with naturrt nnd hr Ood. Upon a flitting summer day, Tho foret skirted to tho odso Of Capon river, Hatnpablro'a gem. Which, bathing many a prlmcorse lodg. Oft spurkled Ilka a diadem. At length a silvery spring 1 spied. (lurgllng through moos and fern along. Waiting lo bless with cooling tldo All who were gladdened by Its song. Oh, who would pass with thlnitlnc Up And burning brow, this limped wave: Who would not pttuco with Joy and sip? Its. crystal depths who would not crareT This query woko a volco within Why sIIkIiI tlio spring ot God's grt lo. That fount that oloamcth from all sin. Our purchase paid by Chrlot above? Whoever will may drink! Oh. why, Wom toilers In Utls oarthly strife, Uftjrct a mansion lit lho sky, ItcJocL licrtvon's bliss and andlesa Ufa? AN IMAGINATIVE FANTASY. A World of Women. By J. P. Beresford. Tho Maraulay Company, Publlshero, New York This Is a sort of a frivolous story, aimless, purposeless, and impossible. It lb- a more figment of the imagination, without form of Bubtancc. The Idea of the book Is thus presented: What would bo the result If lwirly nil tho men la tho world wcro suddenly xtermtnatvd? Such Is thn kernel around whloli the author has created this story. A plague kills off men. until all ICnropa Is practically prac-tically a woman' world. Two things are noticeable, no-ticeable, Ono Is the process ot mnn'n rlltplnitlon tho movoment of tho book, which, of course. Is mors or leu melodramatic; cad tho othor 1 mm '. tlio problems -which nrlso when all tho males nr DMI ! killed and woman finds hersolf mistress of Uf. HjB j and Itn government. Ml! All class distinctions and sex distinctions ari M i abolished: women work Uko aea, boicg no long- PiB or dependent upon men; mothers arc tlio most BH precious things In tho state; thoro axo no uselcs- HI ' womnn living In frivolity; and people no longer fKffl ' worship money and woalth, position And power. OHM but lead hoaltby, useful lives. fJmm Tin book Is intendod aa a oatlro on the lire' jDfft women lead nowadays nnd tho appalling vanlf Ijl of modern olvlllzatloru nil An erratic Imagination supplies thN Mill j material for the novel, which is not 5hJ j likely to be much regarded by the Amcrl- raja . can public, or, for that matter, any 'Ml: discriminating public anywhere. fl I ' MENUS FOR THE YEAR. i j The Dinner Calendar for 19H. Br F.mnl Mtr- rllt Farmer, Author of Tho Boston Cooklnc Vnljl ; School Cook Book. Published by Sully & Klein- f j tolch. Now York. t This Is a handsome cnlcndnr with a jlljjjj , full programme of menus for ovcry day in ftglj j tho next year, beginning with Thursday, fiM ; January 1. 1014. There Is for every day mm . In tho year a goodly menu, with special Mm dishes and special dalntlea for lmportnnt ifiir occasions throughout tho year. The din- jBTO ! nor menus aro not espcolally elaborate. Biff but they are sufficient, they aro dainty Jm and they are prepared to suit the besi mm tastes In gastronomic art. It Is surpris- Ba lng to sec their variety and their ex- Wnm' collehco throughout. The special prep- wlSt arations lo go with the dinners of dif- itil' ferent days In tho year are all fully and filgl appropriately dosorlbcd, with ample direr- gaBa tions. The housekeeper could not posfl- jjjljj bly do better .than to refer froquontly to mil this dinner c&lendnr, and If Bho should ifu follow It entire no doubt sho would Mi M receive tho hearty praise of those whom she would serve. II LITERARY NOTES. 1 j Jcffory Farnol's novel, "Th.e Anmlmir Oontle- Hei man" appear.i to b In greater demand through- rim out tho English-speaking world than vas bN U ml , flrrl great success. "Tho Broad Highway." Thn jjJutj atory of Barnabns Barty. who Ot out for London BlfiJ ' to become- a gentleman, has .proven so popular B 12)1 I In this country that Little, Brown ft Co. hav ISifl prlntod n second larg edition And for four months ISli the book has been nmong tho six bfst soTIers i Rfrul ! reported in tho Bookman. Sioil Joseph Bucldln Bishop's wtrk on th Pansms. rflCl! canal called "The raaaina Gatoway," published R Rll' by tho ScrlbDers, Is an authoritative etorjr of tho j canal from concoptlon through execution told in 3 aft n popular bur, exact manner. Mr. Blthop bad thene UWKR throo great advantages In -writing this bookr WL Ills carter as x Journalist fitted hlra to order th Mmu grtat body of Information and prssent It n- gaglngly; his placo as sfwrmlary to the commls- flip)! rlon made him for moro thin wven years c. spec- f WI tutor of tho canal's construction, and gave him In- S Inn formation unnttalnablo for any other; his pre- H &!' enco on the bccuo Rav him thn cbanoo to gft th" N jM ( finest pltcures. Therefore, ho has written the IB (fill authoritative history of tho cannl In a manner Sil l to bring out Us "human Interest, from TDs L- Bt ;kI 'i nups upward;" and no ono can ever qul It in U RW i knowledge and accuracy. t;Sn "Social Eolutlon." try Dr. T. 8. C1ip!n of ralSffl Rmltli College, will bo lsmicd by the- 0ntnry SulSuJ Co. tn September. It will present an sl- I'Jutl montary and readable, but scientific, sunny of Efiyp lho Important facts and prlnolplea Involved In th Wmul evolution of human nature from lowor forms of Rffif g life, nnd will havo over eighty Illustrations from KmhM dla.Trams, maps, and photographs. Ufll.Tx McBrlde. Nast & Co. ore Just publishing "J5ym- BRlfifi! boltam of Animals and Birds Tteprewntod In Eng- lit I El llsh Church Architecture." by Arthur It. Collins wiilE and "In Midsummer Day.V by August Strlnd- Hlllffl brjr. The latter In very much tn the nature of Eiflnir a, novelty, for It contains much that w-onld show PfJfBut tho author ns a pronounced typo of optimist. ftfjfffcr In tho nw volume of "The Diary of France, wjflfr Lady fihollov" (Scrlbnenrt. th writer tolls how flflftji her great friendship with tho Duko of Wellington g2Kt wa r.uddonly lnterruptod, and how tho gonial o&wP wit of her husband closod tho breach. kU "The duke, having written a private letter to HSlfi I Sir John BurgojTH on tho defenseless staro ot Wat ft England. Sir John Sholloy thought good in, tint BQilC 1 Interests of England to make publlo its contents, In SBnf which pious dnty. as sho thought it. Lady Shel- JjjJ tt j ley did bor utmost to help him. Tlio eonsequoncs wfijfiif was that the duko wroto hor a series or tramen- TWfnfSll douB-i-arcastlc letters, ("It Is quit delightful to Bkfe Ipf live In times with your ladyship: with Sir John. jBSlltfs Lady and Minis Durgoync.' ete.. and their friend- W" '&i ship for two -renr wns ruined. It was repaired JlIK ;P. to somo citnt by Sir John Shollcy. who walkel fljji lj up to tho duke at a party and remarked In hl llrlB tfi most winning way how tho cackling of geeso bad iMalK once saved Romo. 'I hnd beou thinking, he Raid. aljiTtJt that perhaps the cackling of my old so ouo mar tl SC. ret save England!" Tho duko burst Into a heart7 MM Jjfl iaugh. 'By O d, Shelley, you are right," ex- claimed. 'Give mo your honest hand.'" WSj, fM L-ltc W. Quirk, whoso 1912 book for boys. "The ft It IB Fourth Down." pronounced "tho best football sto- JJK .! ry of tho vear," has reached a. third printing. j ,) ' -ffl has completed tho second volume of the Well- If i !R worth College Series, which will bo published In 51 f ill tho autumn undor the title of "Tho Freshmsn j ;fj Hlght." Mr. Quirk was educated at tho university m r in Hall Calno's now novo!. "The Woman Thou fflji m Oavf.sl Mi." Just published. w the cause of H J one of tho grcatost eneatlona over known In -$ txndon literary circles. Tho author boycoltod fifiti" all thn principal libraries which aro the lsadtng ilgf? book distributors In the kingdom, and on publics- Ifigj).. K Hon day. July 31, thoy did not bavo a slngl IQfc M; cony to sell or lond. f- Early In tho wonk the LibmrlM association quos- Uk tl'ouod the morality or tho novel, Tho uweclatton IKpl agreed to supply any private demand for It. but wKsf declarod thov would exclude It from ths lendlnc Sfffi i, libraries. Mr. Calne hold that this was s libel fCJ j on tho morality or the book, and that lr H wa jjWi. . not fit for general circulation it was not fit for um i any circulation. . . K3T . The Libraries association thereupon hold a mim- Irl w ber of meetings to dUcus tho situation. Tn tho ifsjrsfl meantime Hall Cnino telegraphed to many dlstln- PSi1' gulshrd persons among thn clergy and laity rs- Ifflla' questing their opinions of his book. PcriR "The answer I rccolved," said the nutlor. iMtllr "wori almost unanimous In stating that overybodr fffflll'K ought lo read 'The Woman Thou (lavcot Mo, be- IJir causo It deals -with on of the greatest social prob- Soilf Tlio Libraries' association oulckl7 reconsidered ftsM their first decision and gavo Mr Cain thi noc- Itlf , wry aoaurauco that all restrictions bad bonn with- wi drawn, and that his novel would bo placod In gen- f eral clrrulatlon and then onlr were thoy '-able to En , supply thslr clamoring subicribsrt. jtj h. |
